{"text": "TERMINAL SESSION ID: [ERROR/OUT_OF_BOUND]\n\nFROM: [AUTOMATED MESSAGE]\n\nTO: Junior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nWelcome to the SCP Foundation, researcher.\nIt has likely been a difficult journey to find yourself where you are today, having to be scouted out by people you've never met before and invited to exams and interviews for a position you were never fully told of. We can imagine you already have a few questions, whether it be where you are, who is here with you, or why you were chosen to be here. Many of these questions we will not be able to answer. Some of those, we will.\nIn the interest of not making new personnel go through their first several weeks guessing what each task force, site, and acronym actually stands for, we have compiled all the information you'd reasonably need (and can be given) into a single automated message, sent to every new recruit's personal inbox. We recommend going over these at your earliest convenience.\n\nAbout the SCP Foundation, our mission statement, a word from the Administrator, and other miscellaneous information we expect new recruits to be aware of.\n\nObject Classes, a rundown of the standard anomaly classification system and what each designation says about its respective item. Required reading for new researchers. Information regarding esoteric object classes may also be accessed.\n\nSecurity Clearance Levels, how our classification system works. Violation of clearance levels is grounds for instant contract termination, and likely amnesticization, so take this information to heart.\n\nFoundation Facilities, an explanation of what your Site or Area designation stands for, along with what to expect in such locations.\n\nFoundation Departments, the various subdivisions of our organisation. Due to the vast number of anomalous items in our possession, we have multiple operational departments, each focusing on a different aspect of our research. Cursory knowledge of these sectors may assist you when handling unknown objects.\n\nMobile Task Forces, our highly specialized containment teams. Depending on the anomaly, you may require a different kind of expertise than what you personally know, so a cursory knowledge of this list may help during times of crisis.\n\nThe Personnel Dossier, a list of your superiors, fellow workmates, and other individuals of particular interest. This list is mostly redacted to personnel of lower security clearances, so do not be alarmed if you cannot see any names.\n\nGroups of Interest, a list of other organisations aware of the anomalous. Members of these groups may be encountered by field agents, and many of the objects currently in containment were originally created or have been utilised by a Group of Interest.\n\nLocations of Interest, a list of anomalous locations inhabited by a permanent community, necessitating a more diplomatic approach to their containment.\n\nLastly, K-Class \"End of the World\" Scenarios, as a reminder of what horrors lurk in the dark.\n\nIf at any point you come across terminology you're unfamiliar with, feel free to look it up in our Glossary of Terms.\nAdditionally, as you're presently listed as a Junior Researcher, here's a few resources you may use in order to get a better understanding of the anomalous and its limits (or lack thereof).\n\nThe Log of Anomalous Items, a list of objects contained by the Foundation which do not currently warrant an SCP designation and containment procedures. A number of these items are available for testing purposes upon request.\n\nThe Log of Extranormal Events, as an internal reminder of unusual events which occurred too suddenly for Foundation intervention or designation.\n\nThe Log of Unexplained Locations, for locations that are presently anomalous, but do not warrant any more Foundation attention than basic concealment procedures.\n\nIf you have any more questions, ask your assigned senior researcher. Remember that there's a considerable likelihood that your question will have a classified answer, and that you may not receive a response.\nWelcome again, recruit, and good luck.\nThis message was sent via an automated system; Do not respond.\n\nEnd Session\n\n53 45 43 55 52 45 43 4f 4e 54 41 49 4e 50 52 4f 54 45 43 54 57 45 44 49 45 49 4e 54 48 45 44 41 52 4b 54 48 45 52 45 49 53 4e 4f 53 49 54 45 2d 35 43 41 4e 54 46 49 54 52 4f 55 4e 44 50 45 47 53 49 4e 53 51 55 41 52 45 48 4f 4c 45 53 44 4f 45 53 54 48 45 42 4c 41 43 4b 4d 4f 4f 4e 48 4f 57 4c\n52 45 4d 45 4d 42 45 52 20 55 53 2e"}
{"text": "Still from unverified amateur footage\n\nItem #: SCP-1000\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All media reports related to SCP-1000 are to be examined for potential verifiability. All organizations and individuals investigating SCP-1000's existence are to be kept under surveillance by Mobile Task Force Zeta-1000 and discredited or administered amnestics. All physical signs of SCP-1000's existence must be retrieved and kept in Foundation custody, and replaced with decoy items if necessary. Alleged sightings of SCP-1000 must always be investigated by MTF Zeta-1000, however trivial the claim.\nAbsolutely no contact with wild or captive instances of SCP-1000 is allowed without prior approval by Director Jones. Any interaction between SCP-1000 and humans, including Foundation personnel, must be reported to Director Jones immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1000 is a nocturnal, omnivorous ape, classified in the Hominini branch along with genera Pan and Homo. Adults range in size from 1.5 to 3 m (5 to 10 ft) in height, and weigh between 90 and 270 kg (200 - 600 lbs). They have grey, brown, black, red, and occasionally white fur. They possess large eyes with good vision, a pronounced brow ridge, and a sagittal crest on the forehead similar to that of the gorilla, but present in both sexes. Their intelligence is on par with that of Pan troglodytes (the common chimpanzee).\nSCP-1000 evolved alongside Homo sapiens, existing contemporaneously with proto-humans and humans in large numbers until 10,000-15,000 years ago, when an extinction event eliminated all but 1-5% of their population. This event was triggered by SCP-1000 contracting an anomalous \"pseudo-disease\" classified as SCP-1000-f1. This disease is passed on at the genetic level and affects every present-day instance of SCP-1000. The majority of SCP-1000 instances are born immune to the effect; those who are not born immune quickly die.\nThe effect of SCP-1000-f1 is as follows: Any hominid (including humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, and non-immune instances of SCP-1000) that directly or indirectly observes any instance of SCP-1000 has a minimum 2% chance of being instantly killed through anomalous means via permanent cessation of brain function. This percentage is cumulative, and the longer a human views SCP-1000, the higher the chance of instantaneous death increases, at a rate of +1% chance per 20 minutes of viewing. This effect varies between individual members of SCP-1000's species, with some individuals carrying a 'death chance' of 90%. The effect is also produced by dead individuals, though small fur samples do not exhibit the effect.\nKnown means of preventing this effect are small-scale only and include [REDACTED] (see attached documentation; Level 3 clearance required).\nBecause of SCP-1000's close relation to humanity, it is considered likely that SCP-1000-f1 could eventually transfer to human carriers. Any instance of SCP-1000 finding its way to a major population center could constitute an \u2588\u2588-class end of the world scenario with a minimum death toll of [REDACTED] and possible extinction of humanity. Fortunately, SCP-1000 appears to instinctively avoid human contact.\nIt is not currently feasible to exterminate SCP-1000 entirely.\nThe highest known population concentrations of SCP-1000 are at present located in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and the Himalayan Mountain range in Asia. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, these populations remain extant. SCP-1000's presence and [DATA EXPUNGED] have also been documented within the past 5 years on every continent. All known significant populations of SCP-1000 located near human population centers have been eliminated.\nSCP-1000 came to the attention of the Foundation via contact by Doctor Franz M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in 14\u2588\u2588 with the Children of the Sun, who identified themselves as outcast members of the Serpent's Hand. This group has since been completely destroyed by the Foundation, due to their reluctance to surrender information about SCP-1000, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 (since reclassified as SCP-1000-\u2588\u2588\u2588 and SCP-1000-\u2588\u2588\u2588). Remaining members have either joined the Foundation, or have gone into hiding, presumably as members of the Serpent's Hand. Weapons, tools, and other unique pseudo-technological resources in possession of the organization have been classified as SCP-1000-001 through SCP-1000-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. These resources have been made use of by the Foundation in multiple instances; for a full list, see Document 1000-3534-Y (Level 3 clearance required). Access to surviving ex-members of the Children of the Sun is restricted to personnel with clearance level 4/1000 unless given direct authorization for contact by Director Jones.\nFurther information is available to personnel with clearance level 3/1000 or above. Personnel with clearance level 3/1000 or above are required to read Document Alpha-1596-1000.\nAddendum 1000-466-X: Update to Special Containment Procedures: As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1000's Special Containment Procedures no longer include Procedure 516-Lumina. [DATA EXPUNGED] indicates that SCP-1000 may be developing a resistance to the sonic element [DATA EXPUNGED] will not develop further, so that Procedure 516-Lumina can still be used in emergency situations. Investigation into alternate means of reliably keeping SCP-1000 away from human population centers is underway. Whether SCP-1000 resistance to Procedure 516-Lumina was calculated (and as such may be a sign of SCP-1000 [REDACTED]) or coincidental (by chance of natural species variation) is not known at this time.\n\n== LEVEL 3 CLEARANCE REQUIRED ==\nDocument Alpha-1596-1000: Missive from Director Jones\n\nYou've probably heard the rumors before now. Everyone without the clearance level to know better wants to get their dig in. \"Did you hear Sasquatch is an SCP? Are we gonna capture and contain Batboy next?\"\nYes. SCP-1000 is Bigfoot.\nI'm sure you've snickered. Don't worry. Contrary to rumors, we don't actually assign you to \"Keter duty\" for finding something humorous.\nYou think Bigfoot is funny because we want you to think Bigfoot is funny. We've bankrolled Hollywood comedies and farcical documentaries, paid off men in gorilla suits, perpetrated hoaxes with bear prints and goat fur, bribed and brainwashed cartoonists to get especially silly depictions on children's television. Even the term \"Bigfoot\" comes from us, planted in the media in 1958, a term people would find even harder to take seriously than \"Sasquatch\".\nWhy? We'll get to that.\nThe information in the article that you've already read isn't entirely true. There are two direct lies, and plenty of lies of omission.\nThere is no such thing as the \"anomalous pseudo-disease\" referred to as SCP-1000-f1. SCP-1000 does not possess a magical death aura. In fact, SCP-1000 does not directly exhibit any anomalous effect whatsoever.\nWe also lied about SCP-1000's intelligence level. SCP-1000 aren't chimp-level smart. They're smarter - to be precise, they are exactly as smart as us.\nThat brings us to the lies of omission. That's what this letter is for. The lies came from me, so I figure the truth should come from me as well.\nThis is the story we got from the Children of the Sun who defected to us. It's a story we didn't believe - refused to believe, at first.\nAs you've already read, the apes we call SCP-1000 evolved alongside us. We walked in the daytime, they walked in the nighttime, our nocturnal siblings in the shadows.\nBut while we were still wandering hunter-gatherers, they\u2026 changed. Like we would, a few thousand years later. Tools. Weapons. Agriculture. Domesticated animals. Stable settlements. As humanity blinked in the Pleistocene sun, SCP-1000's population exploded across the night. They blanketed the planet in the tens of billions.\nThey made things that we still can't comprehend, even though we've thoroughly studied the surviving pieces. Organic technology. They made trees and birds of prey grow into fast-moving ships, herds of animals that became trains, bushes that became flying vehicles. From insects and pigeons they made things equivalent to cell phones, televisions, computers. Atomic bombs. The Children describe vast shining cities, stretching across glaciers and penetrating the deepest caverns, grown skyships of ivory and spider-silk, creatures tending them with hundreds of blinking eyes.\nWe were rare, like gorillas now, a few hundred thousand left at best. We avoided their settlements just like wild animals today avoid ours. SCP-1000 understood we were intelligent like them, but avoided us just as we avoided them, saw us as fairies, as gnomes, ascribed us supernatural powers, said we ate bad children while they slept in daylight. They fenced off our dwindling wild populations in conservatories, outlawed poaching but in the underground consumed our bones as aphrodisiacs.\nThen their civilization fell. And we did it. By 'we' I don't mean the Foundation. By 'we', I mean humanity.\nThe story is muddy. Supposedly a trickster forest god showed humanity favor, showed us the master's tools and how to use them. Why we did it, we don't know. Perhaps they hunted us, perhaps we were simply afraid. Perhaps it was just that they fenced us in, unintentionally or not. We simply don't know what the truth is. Somehow we acquired SCP-1000's own technology, and with it, we instigated an SK-class dominance shift in which humanity became the dominant species of Earth.\nWe wiped out 70% of SCP-1000's population in a single day. The Day of Flowers, the Children called it. Supposedly every flower bloomed that day, while our enemies died in their sleep. Then we hunted the rest down. But we went further than just killing them. With a few of the more twisted of SCP-1000's devices, we drove the survivors mad, even those hiding beyond our reach. We trapped them in their own minds, blocking higher functions and leaving their bodies to fend for themselves like any ordinary ape. We slaughtered their living machines and burned their vast shining cities with SCP-1000's bioweapons that reduced everything to slurry and dust that washed or blew away in spring rain and wind.\nWe left no traces. Not even our own memory. We turned one of the weapons on ourselves, wiped out any knowledge of SCP-1000 and the greatest civilization the planet had ever seen. Only a few humans protected themselves from the effect, kept the forbidden knowledge, just in case. The rest of us went back to being hunter-gatherers, none the wiser.\nWhich brings us to today.\nYou're going to read all about this in the level 3 documentation, but I'll give you the short version here: SCP-1000 are somehow regaining their forgotten intelligence and knowledge. Maybe they never truly lost it. We don't know.\nThis is why the ever-increasing number of \"Bigfoot sightings\" is so worrying. Why the attempts at contact, however indecipherable, are even more worrying.\nYes. SCP-1000 are just like us. That's what makes them so dangerous. We wiped them from history and memory. We dissolved their civilization and we slaughtered most of their species. Just ask yourselves: If they got the chance, what more would they do to us?\n\nAddendum 1000-056-D: Instances of SCP-1000 have tried to make contact with Foundation personnel on multiple occasions. Most of these attempts at contact have [DATA EXPUNGED] untranslated, though recent attempts show that some instances of SCP-1000 are capable of communicating in English.\n\nDisplay Ancillary Anomaly Reports\n\nClose Ancillary Anomaly Reports\n\nAddendum 1000-104-Y: Certain acquired documents contain extensive references to SCP-1000. Relevant is that the documents appear to be composed by entities associated directly with the location known as the Wanderer's Library. Context or significance of document details not yet clarified.\nAddendum 1000-276-A: Numerous anomalous objects with a known connection to SCP-1000 [DATA EXPUNGED] prior cyclical iterations. As one example, SCP-2273 may not have a point of origin in a parallel timeline, but instead a prior \"iteration\". SCP-2932, SCP-2511, and other sources of living cultural insight into SCP-1000 (or a variation) all present \"consistent inconsistencies\" which may be used to create a fuller picture of the nature of these \"iterations\", though conclusions are uncertain.\nAddendum 1000-276-Q: Special report [DATA EXPUNGED] This unnumbered \"black box\" anomalous item anchored underneath the structure is likely the most significant anomalous object known to have been utilized. Central to understanding SCP-1000's anomalous capabilities, including capabilities not developed directly, but accessed from prior [DATA EXPUNGED] modern-day relevance to the Foundation and to society at large in a scenario of general containment failure.\n\nClose Ancillary Anomaly Reports\n\nLog 1000-ad065-x1: The following is a rough translation of recent SCP-1000 attempt at communication with Foundation personnel on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588 (see attached documentation).\n\nwe forgive you;\ngiven choice for now, not forever;\nlet us back in\n\n\u00ab SCP-999 | SCP-1000 | SCP-1001 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Photosynthetic\n\nSCP-1001 - Ya-Te-Veo by Photosynthetic\n\nMore by this author\n\nItem#: 1001\n\nLevel2\n\nContainment Class:\neuclid\n\nSecondary Class:\nnone\n\nDisruption Class:\nvlam\n\nRisk Class:\ndanger\n\nlink to memo\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1001 is to be kept at Bio Site-103, in a greenhouse reinforced as per Dangerous Organisms Protocol 12A. It is to remain rooted in the soil core, 9 m diameter x 4 m deep, in which it was removed from the site of discovery. It is to be watered and fertilized sporadically, as detailed in Document 1001-2. No object capable of producing hazardous sound (sonic weaponry, audio-based memetic effects, high-decibel infrasound, etc.) is permitted within hearing distance of Bio Site-103.\nThe object is to be fed 20 kg of Nutritional Supplement 1001-R-8 once monthly. The precise formula for Nutritional Supplement 1001-R-8 is detailed in Document 1001-2, but it bears repeating that the supplement's protein content is not to be less than 40% by mass, and that all protein is to derive from pigs, dogs, or comparably-intelligent species. These guidelines may be altered as necessary when testing requires that SCP-1001 be hungry.\nBones, horns, and other hard tissues are never to be provided except as part of duly-supervised tests. All tests involving provision of hard tissue are to be preapproved by both Dr. Glastonbury and the current Security Director of Site-103.\nDescription: SCP-1001 is a single plant apparently belonging to an undescribed species of Welwitschia. Unlike other Welwitschia species, it has a tree-like trunk which broadens into a woody taproot 180 cm wide and 5 m long, 2 m of which protrudes above the surface. Also unique to SCP-1001 are its leaves, which are up to 6 m long, lined with barbed prickles, and capable of secreting a sticky pitch-like resin, and which are capable of motion with considerable dexterity and strength. SCP-1001 is geographically disjunct from its known relatives, having been found in the Andean high desert near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Peru.\nSCP-1001's trunk and taproot are hollow, opening to a rounded aperture at its apex, and filled with a highly caustic solution of hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes comparable to those found in the pitchers of Nepenthes spp. This solution is capable of reducing 50 kg of soft animal tissue to a thin slurry within 20 minutes of submersion.\nWhile it is capable of photosynthesis, SCP-1001's leaves are singularly inefficient, producing only approximately 50% of the plant's caloric requirements. Likewise, its roots are unusually ineffective at uptake of organic and mineral nutrients. To mitigate this deficiency, SCP-1001 is an obligate carnivore: it uses its prehensile leaves to capture passing prey and pull it into the central cavity, where it is digested.\nSCP-1001's intelligence is highly debatable. Its basic hunting tactics resemble those of Paralichthys spp. (flounders): it buries its longest leaves in the sand and waits for a sufficiently large animal (at least 40 kg) to pass by, whereupon it emerges suddenly and captures the passing prey. When this tactic does not produce results sufficiently quickly, however, SCP-1001 resorts to sophisticated audio mimicry. It is capable of reproducing literally any sound it has ever been exposed to, as well as recombining \u201cknown\u201d sounds into novel phrases. It has been observed using the latter capacity to lure human prey, speaking in the voices of other humans known to the prey subject. Its means of sound production are unknown.\nAlso interesting are SCP-1001's prey preferences: it prefers to consume intelligent animals, especially those capable of tool use or of building artificial structures. Humans are always its preferred prey, but in their absence it has accepted primates, dogs, parrots, pigs, beavers, ants, and nest-building birds. Note that many of these species fall well below its usual size threshold, some to such a degree that capturing and digesting them produces a net energy loss. Its method of detecting intelligence is unknown but apparently not based on experience, since it has attacked squid and small dolphins with eagerness comparable to its attacks on humans and Andean monkeys.\nSCP-1001 is incapable of digesting hard tissues completely: the bones of its prey are gradually excreted through channels near the top edges of the caudex. Once excreted, these bones are invariably picked up with one of the object's leaves and moved to a location on or beneath the soil surface surrounding SCP-1001. The object arranges the bones in complex patterns which are demonstrably useless for water capture and, being primarily subterranean, do not aid in attracting prey. Their resemblance to the \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Nazca [DATA REDACTED] and the devotional mandalas of SCP-[DATA REDACTED] have led Dr. Glastonbury to hypothesize that they may be representational or even [DATA REDACTED] anomalous effects.\nAt the time of its discovery by the SCP Foundation in 18\u2588\u2588, SCP-1001 was located at the center of a roughly-circular bone pattern 18 m in diameter and 8 m deep, \u25887% of which was composed of human bone. Nearby native tribes professed religious fear of the object and were providing it with regular human sacrifices. The sacrificial ritual, as finally divulged to Foundation interrogators, required attendant priests to escort the sacrifice toward SCP-1001 along a strictly-delineated \u201cavenue\u201d later found to correspond closely to certain features of the subterranean bone pattern. Deviations from the pattern were said to be punished by capture and consumption of the attendants as well as the sacrifice, but a successful ritual resulted in only one person being taken. In rare cases, a priest would be directed to move a particular bone to positions just outside the object's reach; correct placement would be rewarded either with an unspecified gift or a longer reprieve before the next required sacrifice. Oral histories state the ritual to have been originally demanded by the tree itself, [DATA REDACTED] \u201cspoke in the voice of our [DATA REDACTED].\n\n\u00ab SCP-1000 | SCP-1001 | SCP-1002 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1002\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All objects tied to instances of SCP-1002 are to be contained in a brightly lit 6m x 6m (20 x 20 ft) chamber. SCP-1002-6 is to be contained in a suitably sized hangar. No D-class personnel are to come within ten (10) meters of the containment chamber or hangar. No personnel involved with end-of-the-month termination for D-class personnel are to come within ten (10) meters of the containment chamber or hangar.\nAll interactions with SCP-1002 instances are to be done via robotic drone. SCP-1002's containment chamber is to be guarded by three (3) members of security who have not yet killed in a combat situation. The same will be done with SCP-1002-6's containment hangar.\nDescription: SCP-1002 is an abnormal shadow belonging to a group of six (6) objects currently in Foundation custody. Each of these objects possesses the shadow of a humanoid individual, dressed in a law enforcement uniform. Objects tied to SCP-1002 currently in containment are:\n\nSCP-1002-1: A grandfather clock retrieved from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, possesses the shadow of a medieval knight.\nSCP-1002-2: A small pole retrieved from \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, possesses the shadow of a member of the \u2588\u2588PD.\nSCP-1002-3: Large printer retrieved from \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, possesses the shadow of a Roman soldier.\nSCP-1002-4: A pigeon retrieved from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, possesses the shadow of a member of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Police Force.\nSCP-1002-5: A kitchen knife retrieved from \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, possesses the shadow of a security guard at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Casino.\nSCP-1002-6: A Boeing 737 retrieved from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, possesses the shadow of a member of a SWAT team.\n\nThe objects tied to SCP-1002 do not behave in an anomalous manner with the exception of their shadow. SCP-1002 tied to these objects are dormant and stationary until an individual who has committed what is socially considered to be a crime in the last six (6) months comes within ten (10) meters of the object they are tied to. At this point, SCP-1002 instances will become active and manifest as a dark humanoid figure similar in appearance to their dormant stage.\nSCP-1002 will then attempt to pursue the targeted individual. SCP-1002 instances have demonstrated high levels of agility and appear to be able to track their target through walls. If the targeted individual moves ten (10) meters away from the SCP-1002 instance, it will return to a dormant state at its original object.\nIf the individual is caught by this manifestation, they will inflict a physical punishment directly proportionate to the crime the individual has committed. Despite the severity of this physical punishment, the victim will remain alive and conscious until taken ten (10) meters away from the manifestation. Through careful study, researchers have discovered punishments tied to the following crimes:\n\nMinor Crime (Littering, etc.): Removal and severing of fingers.\nShoplifting: Non-fatal removal of fingers, tongue and eyes\nBurglary: Non-fatal removal of hands, ears, tongue and eyes.\nAssault: Non-fatal heavy damage to the legs, removal of hands, ears, tongue and eyes\nMurder: Non-fatal removal of arms, legs, ears, tongue and eyes\nMass-Murder: Non-fatal removal of arms, legs, ears, tongue and eyes. Subject was then disemboweled and, using the subject's internal organs, suspended from the ceiling of the testing chamber. Movement was detected from the subject for two (2) minutes before they were removed from the area by members of security.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1001 | SCP-1002 | SCP-1003 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1003\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The Foundation currently has 10 instances of SCP-1003-2 (designated SCP-1003-2-a-k) in its possession, all of which are held in separate heavily guarded high-security cells at Bio-Research Area 13. All personnel at Bio-Research Area 13 are to undergo regular compulsory testing for signs of SCP-1003 infection. Personnel wishing to access SCP-1003-2-a-k may only do so for the express purpose of research, must have Level 4 security clearance, and must have written permission from O5-\u2588 beforehand. They are to wear biohazard suits when entering SCP-1003-2-a-k's cells, and go through an intensive disinfection process afterwards. No animals of the order Carnivora are to be allowed at Bio-Research Area 13 under any circumstances.\nDescription: SCP-1003-1 is an adult tapeworm of the species Echinococcus granulosus, known for causing hydatid disease. Like others of its species, SCP-1003-1 inhabits the small intestines of carnivores (typically canids), where it produces eggs that are passed in the host's faeces. The eggs can survive up to \u2588\u2588 years in the outside environment.\nWhen the eggs enter the gastrointestinal tract of a human subject (hereby designated the intermediate host) via consumption of contaminated food, they hatch into larvae, which burrow into the host's tissues. It is at this stage that SCP-1003's anomalous properties begin to manifest. Instead of developing into cysts, the larvae develop into creatures which resemble human embryos (hereby designated SCP-1003-2). The vast majority of SCP-1003-2 specimens die before they have a chance to develop. Those that survive are usually those that are embedded in nutrient-rich tissue, such as hepatic tissue. As they develop, they absorb nutrients from the surrounding tissue, which often causes problems for the intermediate host.\nSCP-1003-2's development mostly follows the pattern of normal human prenatal development, but at a faster rate. By 8 weeks, it is as mature as a 3-week-old neonate, although it is similar in size to an 8-week-old embryo (approximately 13-16 cm). Once it has reached this stage, it will actively consume the intermediate host from within using sharp, hooked teeth. SCP-1003-2 growth is accelerated to an even greater extent as it is doing this. By the time it has fully consumed the intermediate host (usually after \u2588\u2588\u2588 minutes or so), it will have developed into a child. The physical age of the child typically ranges from 10 months to 11 years, depending on the mass of the intermediate host, though in extreme cases (where the intermediate host is morbidly obese) it can be as high as 13-15 years.\nOnce SCP-1003-2 is finished, it will lose its hooked teeth, along with its cannibalistic tendencies, from whereon it will be functionally indistinguishable from a human in every respect, with no knowledge or memory of having been a parasite. It will even possess learned skills (e.g. language) that would be expected of a child its apparent age, despite there being no way it could have learned them. Instances of SCP-1003-2 are usually taken into orphanages and sometimes adopted by foster parents. Their only anomalous properties at this stage are that their DNA is somehow still identical to that of Echinococcus granulosus, and that their body fluids (including sweat and saliva) contain tapeworm protoscolex, which infect carnivores and develop into SCP-1003-1, thus continuing the cycle.\nAddendum: Testing of SCP-1003 with animals such as cattle and sheep (which are common intermediate hosts of Echinococcus granulosus) have found that its anomalous properties only manifest in humans, and in all other cases, its life cycle is normal and causes hydatid disease in the intermediate host.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1002 | SCP-1003 | SCP-1004 \u00bb"}
{"text": "ADULT CONTENT\n\nThis article contains adult content that may not be suitable for all readers.\nGraphic depiction of blood, gore or mutilation of body parts\nFeatures sexual themes or language, but does not depict sexual acts.\nExplicit depiction of sexual acts.\nFeatures non-consensual sexual acts.\nDepiction of severe mistreatment of children\nDepiction of self-harm\nDepiction of suicide\nDepiction of torture\n{$custom-content}\nIf you are above the age of 18+ and wish to read such content, then you may click Continue to view said content.\nContinue\nBack to Front Page\n\u00ab SCP-1003 |SCP-1004| SCP-1005 \u00bb\n\nRecent Edition of SCP-1004\n\nItem #: SCP-1004\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All copies of SCP-1004-1 and -2 are to be kept in Secure Containment Locker 17, at site 37. At no point are any copies of SCP-1004 to be used for recreational purposes. Following the events of incident 1004-Dale, Researchers are no longer allowed to view the output of SCP-1004, even when filtered or via secondary source. Only D-class are allowed to view the output of SCP-1004. Use of SCP-1133-7 and SCP-894 instances by researchers and control subjects has been approved where deemed appropriate in preventing undesired spread of SCP-1004's effects.\nThe Foundation has set out to prevent anyone from receiving copies of SCP-1004 by a planned and ordered process of unrequested electronic mailings, many of which include computer viruses, malware or electronic worms. A program has also been designed and disseminated to all electronic mail providers to help prevent SCP-1004 from spreading.\nDescription: SCP-1004 is a computer program, found on either a CD (SCP-1004-2) or a 3.5\" diskette (SCP-1004-1), either of which will be hand labeled with the words 'Factory Porn.' Contained on these disks is a single executable file, labeled 'Thefactory.exe', a 1-kilobyte program. The program runs perfectly on all platforms. Running the program results in a window opening on the computer, within which 'The Factory' logo is displayed. The logo fades to black, and is replaced by the words 'What would you like to see?' At this point, the user may input any selection of words, from the ambiguous to the precise. Once a request has been input, the program will pull up several dozen images of pornographic content, each of which leads to a full video on the subject. Many of these videos appear to have never been made in real life.\nWatching videos on SCP-1004 has a cumulative effect. The more pornography a user views, the more disturbing their sexual desires become, and the harder sexual gratification becomes. After approximately 100 straight hours of viewing pornography on SCP-1004, even the most 'normal' of viewers will display an interest in scatology play, the torture and murder of living beings, bestiality, pedophilia, and combinations of the previous. The deadening of reactivity to sexual gratification will encourage them to either seek out such things with other people, or to mutilate themselves and their genitalia.\nIt should be noted that SCP-1004 displays no compulsive properties. Users are free at any time to stop using the program. The majority of users continue to use SCP-1004 because it is the easiest way to find the desired pornography.\nAs stated above, any word, or combination of words may be entered. This has been used by many victims to view popular members of high social standing in the bedroom, giving rise to many rumors of 'celebrity sex tapes.' The thought has been posited that such videos could be used for the blackmailing of politicians who are antithetical to the Foundation cause. Unfortunately, at this time, all attempts to make recordings of SCP-1004 have resulted in only taped static. Several researchers have claimed to be able to see humanoid shapes moving in the static, but this effect has not been seen on subsequent playthroughs.\nSCP-1004 appears to spread through the use of electronic messages, sent seemingly at random. Messages generally claim to have certain celebrities performing sexual acts, or to have certain depraved acts on tape that are illegal in many jurisdictions. A link included in the message requests users to enter their home address. The resulting copy of SCP-1004 show up in a plain brown wrapper within three days, through bulk mail, with no return address.\nThe Foundation currently contains 37 copies of SCP-1004-1, and 23 copies of SCP-1004-2.\nIncident 1004-Dale: Researcher Adam Dale was found to be encouraging D-class subjects to watch SCP-1004, and copulate with each other for his pleasure. It was determined Researcher Dale had been affected by SCP-1004 despite never having watched it directly, only monitoring the tests through a video feed. Any and all indirect viewing of SCP-1004 has been canceled.\n\nOlder edition of SCP-1004\n\n\u00ab SCP-1003 | SCP-1004 | SCP-1005 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1005 undergoing repair in holding chamber after test 1005-16 with Level 0 Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nItem #: SCP-1005\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1005 is to be maintained at Site-17 in a 3m x 3m x 3m holding room, equipped with dim lighting. SCP-1005 has no nutritional requirements aside from a need to maintain hydration levels; humidity in holding chamber should be kept at a minimum of 70% when possible, and at least one (1) liter of water provided for consumption daily. SCP-1005 also does not need to sleep, but has requested a chair in which to relax when not undergoing study (granted). SCP-1005 also does not produce any waste, losing water only to evaporation, thus minimal cleanup is required; SCP-1005 has volunteered to give its chamber a monthly cleaning to prevent buildup of paint residue (under consideration).\nDue to ongoing good behavior and amicable attitude, SCP-1005 has been granted permission to explore non-secured sections of Site-17 and utilize social rooms, provided it is accompanied by at least one (1) level 2 researcher and one (1) level 1 security agent. [UPDATE] By request of maintenance crews, SCP-1005 is required to wear coverings over its feet when leaving its chamber.\nDescription: SCP-1005 is a sapient humanoid entity composed of semi-solid blue paint, with exact shades ranging from near-white to deep navy. The surface of SCP-1005 has an average tensile strength approximately 75% that of human skin; this includes its \"clothing\". SCP-1005 is unable to consciously control the viscosity or shape of its overall form beyond the normal locomotion of a humanoid body; it can, however, control its outer layer to a point where it can choose whether or not its paint will smear on contacting surfaces. The degree to which SCP-1005 is able to control itself in such a manner becomes lessened if over-hydrated.\nSCP-1005 is in the shape of a bald, human male, approx. 1.9m tall, and has demonstrated the ability to speak with a deep and resonant voice; despite this, SCP-1005 has no gender in physical structure or personal identity. The apparent \"clothing\" is integrated as if skin, save for the shirt at the sleeves and lower hem, and the pants below the ankles. Only SCP-1005's shoes are fully unique; it is believed they were created separately from the rest of SCP-1005 from the beginning.\nThe process by which SCP-1005 was animated and remains so is not known; by its own admission, SCP-1005 only remembers \"becoming aware\" only a few minutes before its reclamation during a raid at an auction being held by Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd. where it was up for bid alongside several items which had been under Foundation investigation, specifically [DATA EXPUNGED]. As SCP-1005 originally had no sense of self worth, identity or purpose, the Mobile Task Force enacting the raid was able to convince SCP-1005 that it belonged to the Foundation and had been stolen; it willingly entered custody and was transferred to the MTF staging area before permanent relocation to Site-17.\nTo date, SCP-1005 has been extremely cooperative with researchers, showing a polite and professional attitude. SCP-1005 lacks most complex emotions beyond levels of satisfaction and comfort and has demonstrated only limited facial expressions outside of movements required to speak. Additionally, SCP-1005 seems to lack the ability to understand abstract concepts: it is perfectly able to count, speaks fluent English with a slight Northern-Midwest American accent, and can perform simple tasks; complicated mathematics, emotional responses and existential topics such as religion leave SCP-1005 confused, usually stating that it simply does not understand. The only driving force behind SCP-1005 is a desire to make its owners \"happy with\" it, usually through cooperating with testing protocols but also while serving as entertainment or still-life living artwork for personnel during recreational periods.\nResearchers with clearance level 2 or higher access are advised to read Document 1005-01478 for an abbreviated listing of testing logs concerning SCP-1005.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1004 | SCP-1005 | SCP-1006 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1006\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1006 is contained within a 213m radius in [REDACTED] National Park and should be checked biweekly. Civilian access is to be denied by means of an 'endangered species' cover story. Relocation of SCP-1006 is strongly discouraged due to the fragility of individual members and their sensitivity to habitat changes. Observation Post 45 has been set up within the containment zone and supplies SCP-1006 with various audiobook versions of communist and classical literature at SCP-1006's request, as well as black ink and poster board as necessary.\nAll personnel entering the containment zone are required to wear level C hazardous materials protection, due to presence of fine particulate contaminants. Upon departure, a standard decontamination procedure (as per document FSP0371-D-B-07) is to be undertaken to prevent uncontrolled spread of SCP-1006.\nDescription: SCP-1006 is an organized collective of an unknown species of the genus Araneus. Individual members have achieved sapience through unknown means and have established a rudimentary system of government resembling Marxist communism.\nThe original mass of SCP-1006 was discovered on 4/1/19\u2588\u2588 by a hiking couple, who alerted park authorities. The Foundation took over after the discovery of written propaganda inside the central web, along with evidence of marked use of extremely simple tools, webs resembling faces of passersby, and simple attempts to block off the area via fallen branches.\nSCP-1006 is a social community, with some members maintaining the web and others apparently chosen to maintain the agenda of the 'whole'. Once supplied a source of black ink and poster sheets, SCP-1006 will communicate with humans by creating signs written in English. These communications are largely centered around demands for the dismantling of western imperialism, a scathing critique of the bourgeoisie, and a request for less mosquito spraying in the surrounding area of the park.\nThe 'head' of the government is a large spider that resembles a wolf spider, taking up refuge in the largest tree of the cluster. Communication has been relayed with this spider, who views the outside world as 'something that belongs to us that is merely being maintained by the bourgeois humanoids.' It has given its name as 'Benevolent Leader.'\nSCP-1006 is currently located in a cluster of black oak trees, within a massive and complex central web and several secondary webs. The webs appear to be very well maintained, with damage being constantly repaired. The surrounding area has a nauseating odor due to the presence of thousands of dead insects, individual members of SCP-1006, and an occasional dead bird and small animal.\nClose study by arachnologists and sociologists have discovered that the members of SCP-1006 utilize a central collective think-tank that passes on ideas of the 'Benevolent Leader' to the collective numbers through complex frequencies in the web.\nAddendum: The skeletal remains of a male human being were found in an area of the web, surrounded by dead insects and a variety of small shiny objects such as bottle caps and pebbles, along with the occasional pocket watch and bits of metal in apparent reverence. SCP-1006 does not allow the skeleton to be disturbed, but passive analysis indicates that the male died decades prior from a blunt trauma to the back of the head. Identification located near the body identifies him as a known political radical, reported missing from the nearby town of \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Texas, in 1976.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1005 | SCP-1006 | SCP-1007 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1007\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: When inactive, SCP-1007 is to be kept in a standard coffin along with SCP-1007-1. The subject may only be activated during routine testing. As of current regulations on \"Misters,\" SCP-1007 is to be contained in Hall 8 of Site 13.\nDescription: SCP-1007 appears to be a male of indeterminate ethnicity who undergoes the entire human life cycle within a 75 minute time-frame. The subject ages at a rate of approximately one year per minute. Once 75 minutes have elapsed, the subject will invariably expire of spontaneous cessation of metabolic activity with no evident cause. It reports feeling excruciating pain during the first 16 minutes, when its bones and muscles are changing shape very rapidly. This process violates the First Law of Thermodynamics, as the subject does not seem to require any energy input to fuel the massive amount of cellular growth.\nSCP-1007-1 is a key that fits into a small metal keyhole inserted into the subject's back, in between its shoulder blades. X-ray scans have shown that the keyhole is an empty socket with no internal mechanism. When SCP-1007-1 is turned, the subject's physical age is reversed by one year for each turn until it has regressed to the form of a neonate. It is not known where the mass that is removed from the subject's body as it shrinks disappears to. If this is done after the subject's 75 minute lifespan has elapsed, the subject will \"reactivate.\" If the subject has been \"dead\" for long enough to have decayed, any decay (regardless of its extent) will also be reversed.\nSCP-1007 was recovered by Task Force Tau-6 along with SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during a raid on the California mansion of [REDACTED], a known customer of Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd. [REDACTED] admitted that he had obtained SCP-1007 from an MCD-sponsored auction, and claimed that at the auction in question there had been at least four other \"Misters\" for sale, though he did not recall to whom they had been sold.\nAddendum-1: The words \"Mr. Life and Mr. Death, from Little Misters \u00ae by Dr. Wondertainment\" are tattooed on SCP-1007's right calf. This designation appears as \"11\" in Document SCP-909-a.\nAddendum-2: The fact that its designation seemingly refers to a pair has been taken by some to mean that SCP-1007 has a counterpart that has yet to be recovered. SCP-1007 has stated that it is unaware of the existence of such a counterpart, and believes that its designation refers to the fact that it alternates between life and death. However, given that it was also unaware of the existence of several other \"Misters\" known to the Foundation, the existence of this hypothetical counterpart remains a possibility, and efforts are currently being made to determine its whereabouts.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1006 | SCP-1007 | SCP-1008 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1008\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1008 is stored in a molded, opaque container, which is stored in a secure locker at Site \u2588\u2588. SCP-1008 may only be removed from its container with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 personnel, and all subjects exposed to SCP-1008 must be kept under observation until expiration.\nDescription: SCP-1008 is a polished, irregular mass of obsidian measuring approximately 8 cm in diameter at its widest point and weighing approximately 1.4 kg. The image of a sun is carved into one surface of SCP-1008, which is surrounded by an as-of-yet untranslated inscription in what is believed to be an ancient Indonesian dialect. When the sun carving of SCP-1008 is pressed against the forehead of a living human subject, its anomalous effect manifests upon nightfall.\nIn the first stage, which usually lasts approximately one week, subjects affected by SCP-1008 become unable to perceive the sun. Affected subjects can no longer see the sun, and cannot see without the aid of artificial light. Examinations of affected subjects show physical reactions consistent with a complete deprivation of solar illumination, such as eye dilation, and extended exposure to sunlight does not affect subjects or cause blindness. Additionally, subjects report being unable to see the moon or other celestial bodies illuminated primarily by sunlight, though in most cases stars are still observable.\nDuring the second stage, which lasts approximately two (2) to three (3) weeks after stage one, subjects become unable to receive heat and other solar radiation. Subjects report feeling increasingly cold, and will exhibit progressively paler skin tone as well as symptoms of vitamin D deficiency and seasonal affective disorder (SAD).\nIn the final stage of SCP-1008 exposure, typically four (4) to six (6) weeks after initial exposure, subjects reportedly observe increasing unhealthiness in other living subjects. Plants appear wilted and stunted, and animals appear emaciated. Most importantly, affected subjects in the final stage are unable to obtain nutrition from any plant- or animal-based food product, and will invariably expire due to malnutrition after a period of several more weeks.\nAddendum 1008-01: Transcript Excerpt of Interview with Subject 1008-01\nSubject 1008-01 (Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) was accidentally exposed to SCP-1008 while undercover and assigned to [REDACTED]. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 immediately brought SCP-1008 to the attention of the Foundation upon manifestation of its effects, and was placed under observation.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What was the first indication that something anomalous had taken place?\nSubject 1008-01: I woke up at\u2026 about five in the morning, I think, the day after first contact. I'm used to getting up before the sun comes up, and I thought it was weird that I couldn't see the pre-dawn glow. And\u2026 the sun just never came up. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 called me and asked why I wasn't up on such a fine sunny day, and that's when I broke cover and called it in.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened next?\nSubject 1008-01: Well, for the first few days it wasn't so bad. It was just that the sun never came up, and it was weird when it was completely dark out and you couldn't see anything but people were moving around normally.\nSubject 1008-01: It got harder after the first week, though. It just\u2026 started getting colder and colder. And everything, the trees and plants, all started looking sick and wilted even though everyone else told me they were just fine.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Go on.\nSubject 1008-01: Yesterday was when it really started getting really bad, I guess\u2026 it's just\u2026 everything comes from the sun. All the food we grow, the animals we raise\u2026 it's all just energy from the sun\u2026 I just can't eat any more\u2026\n\nSubject 1008-01 became unable to eat after 36 days under the effect of SCP-1008 and was eventually sedated and placed on an IV regimen. Subject expired after approximately 43 days in containment, with cause of death determined to be advanced hypothermia and malnutrition.\nAddendum 1008-02: Partial Translation of SCP-1008 Inscription\n\n[Sinner?] as [punishment/judgement?]\nis [banished/exiled?]\n[from the] face of [unknown, possibly \"sun\" or \"god\"]\nto [die?] in darkness\n\n\u00ab SCP-1007 | SCP-1008 | SCP-1009 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1009\nObject Class: Keter\n\nImage of SCP-1009 from Speaker 04's station.\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area surrounding SCP-1009 is to be walled off to a distance of 3 meters around it. Speakers are located at every 6 meters around the perimeter of the area, each constantly broadcasting tones louder than 80 decibels. These speakers are to be checked for functionality daily. Small neon-tape flags are to be installed clearly around the edge of SCP-1009 at small intervals. If, during daily monitoring, an area is found clear of flags, containment should be re-evaluated. Those performing examinations should wear ear protection to prevent hearing loss.\nIn case of power failure, two backup generators of different make are attached to the current system, which should be maintained as alongside the speaker level of containment, and which will automatically activate in succession following the deactivation of the first.\nIn case of complete electrical failure such as an EMP-variety strike, a back-up system consisting of metal spheres and aluminum sheeting has been installed, which will automatically activate if speakers become disengaged for over five minutes. This will allow between 45 minutes and 1 hour to re-establish containment, or to manually reset the secondary \u201crainstick\u201d containment component. Re-establishing containment is a top priority in the case of outages.\nDescription: SCP-1009 is an anomalous area of land approximately 45 by 30 meters and irregularly shaped. This area will expand, converting all foreign materials surrounding it to further areas of SCP-1009- chemically and structurally irrelevant to the original materials and structures. SCP-1009 expands at a rate of 0.8700 meters per hour.\nGrowth of SCP-1009 may be entirely restrained by loud noises. Any sound over 60 decibels will stop growth in the immediate area, currently maintained with mechanical speakers- but voices, instruments, and natural noise are all equally effective. If entirely unrestrained, SCP-1009 would break containment entirely in 3.45 hours, cover 4.044 square kilometers in 24 hours, and expand to 1000 kilometers after 26 days.\nThe environment within SCP-1009 appears natural, but is not composed of earthlike flora or fauna. For a complete environmental analysis, see document 1009-AIE-40. In general, flora is in bright, non-earth-like colors, and is larger than most earth flora. Analysis of biota indicates the area is equivalent to a forest. However, neither invertebrate nor vertebrate animal life is naturally occurring within the area.\nThere is no effect on humans within entering SCP-1009, allowing the taking of numerous samples and measurements.\nAddendum A\nSCP-1009-A is the corpse of an unusual creature found in SCP-1009. SCP-1009-A was seen exiting the area and was shot by a guard, who has been reprimanded for his hasty actions. The creature resembles a squirrel or monkey with large ears, and appears to be a mammal. The body is currently stored in the Site 8 deep-freeze, and may be requisitioned for study from Dr. Light.\nAddendum B\nDr. Vaux has proposed that SCP-1009 could be allowed to expand around a source of noise, creating a circle of non-anomalous terrain within the area, and that this might have a different effect on humans within it. Necessary documentation was approved, and D-18899 was selected as a subject, hogtied, and placed with a 70-decibel battery-operated speaker at the edge of SCP-1009. (Some of the containment speakers were permitted to be moved in order to allow growth.)\nGrowth did occur around the buzzer, over the course of 7 hours. The D-Class was seen to experience typical fear and panic at the beginning of the test. However, in the area surrounding the buzzer, large spike-like plants grew to surround and form a dome over the top of the area, which is unusual - growth within SCP-1009 has never otherwise responded to outside stimulus. After 12 hours, the battery on the buzzer failed, and the non-anomalous zone was taken over by the area.\nAt this point, cameras in the containment area record an unusual event when the circle of normal terrain shrank over D-18899. D-18899 disappeared and was replaced by a large, dark-colored animal resembling a deer or caribou, free of restraint, which broke through the ring of branches using its head, then proceeded to circle the area of containment, knocking against walls and damaging 3 speakers with its hooves and head. Cameras had difficulty picking up the entity's image; the photo included is the clearest available.\nAt this point, the attending researcher, Dr. V\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, radioed for help while grabbing a fire extinguisher and entering the containment area. Dr. V\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 managed to drive the animal off, and it ran into the center of SCP-1009, and apparently disappeared completely after leaving the sight range of both cameras and Dr. V\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nAs far as can be determined, SCP-1009-B no longer exists and never exited containment. Tracking analysis indicates its footprints disappeared near the center of the area as it leapt over a root. Containment was re-established, and capture protocol set up in case further creatures appear within SCP-1009.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1008 | SCP-1009 | SCP-1010 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1010\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1010 is to be contained on Site-\u2588\u2588 within an ecological containment dome outlined in Document 1010-14. The enclosure is to contain populations of Pinus sylvestris and Dryopteris carthusiana as SCP-1010 is unable to effectively mimic either plant species. The ultraviolet lamps in the ceiling are to be set to mimic the diurnal cycle. Every 72 hours (3 days), 190 liters of water is to be added into SCP-1010's enclosure via the sprinkler system installed on the ceiling. There should be at least one attendant watching the security feed from SCP-1010's enclosure at all times and should report any abnormal behaviour SCP-1010 exhibits. During the seasons of winter and spring (18th of December to 18th of March) no personnel other than Class-D are allowed to enter SCP-1010's enclosure.\nDescription: SCP-1010 is a humanoid of short stature that has leaves covering its body with only its face, palms and soles of its feet uncovered. The leaves grow directly from SCP-1010. They are capable of rapidly changing species in order to camouflage itself from humans and animals. The rate of change from one species of leaf to another takes an average of 10 seconds; how this is achieved is unknown. SCP-1010's 'face' is that of a regular Caucasian male in his 80s or 90s with a large beard that is made of an unknown species of moss. The skin of SCP-1010 is similar in appearance to the bark of Quercus robur, but has been shown to be very flexible and extremely durable.\nSCP-1010 may use its leaves as a defensive mechanism, the species of leaves used range from stinging nettles to Scottish thistles, as well as several unidentified plant species. It is to be noted that the irritant chemicals that are produced from the stinging nettles on SCP-1010 are much more potent than the natural equivalent. SCP-1010 has shown intelligence equal to that of a common chimpanzee and so far has not shown any signs of communication other than apparently unintelligible shouting and grunting.\nSCP-1010 synthesizes glucose through an abnormally fast rate of photosynthesis. The water required is absorbed through the hands and feet of SCP-1010, which have a physiological structure similar to a root system. SCP-1010 has a weight of approximately 25 kilograms and a height of 153cm. SCP-1010 has displayed strength greater than what would be assumed from its size.\nFor 6 hours after sunrise SCP-1010 will remain in a fixed position before carrying out its daily tasks. If SCP-1010 witnesses someone purposely damaging any plant life it will immediately attack that person with the intention of killing them. If SCP-1010 is successful in killing them it will proceed to cover their body in a sap-like substance of unknown composition that is secreted from the 'mouth' of SCP-1010. The body will then be used as fertiliser. The behaviour of SCP-1010 changes depending on the season, it is unknown how SCP-1010 is aware of what season it is despite containment.\n\nSeason\nBehaviour\n\nSpring\nSCP-1010 will work on the seeding of nearby plants. SCP-1010 will also take on an anomalous property of advancing growth in non-plant species within a certain radius (estimated to be around 100 metres). The affected properties include: height, hair length, nail length, etc. Another effect caused by SCP-1010 during spring is that any human who comes within approximately 10 metres of SCP-1010 becomes impregnated with a fertilised ovum after a short period of time (the exact amount of time is not known but is believed to be less than 3 minutes). This effect is not limited to only females. The rate of impregnation in males is recorded as being 5%. In the case of females the length of pregnancy is roughly 9 months and the child will be genetically identical to the mother. The child will display no anomalous properties despite its conception. It is to be noted that females that have had a hysterectomy are still subject to becoming pregnant, as a complete uterus is grown as well as the fertilised ovum. In the case of a male becoming pregnant a complete womb and fertilised ovum will instantly appear next to the bladder. The foetus must be removed within 5 months of impregnation via a Caesarean section to prevent the male expiring from internal haemorrhaging. The foetus produced from males will always be a still-born and after genetic testing it is shown that they are the same species as SCP-1010.\n\nSummer and Autumn\nSCP-1010 will concentrate on tending to and encouraging the growth of plants. No anomalous properties have been noted during this time.\n\nWinter\nSCP-1010 will go into 'hibernation' and will spend all of its time staying in one location. SCP-1010 will only move to stay hidden from animals and humans. During winter any human that has come within roughly 100 metres of SCP-1010 has reported a general weakness citing a lack of 'energy'. Subjects eventually expire within 20 minutes of exposure, the effect is directly correlated to the distance from SCP-1010.\n\nSCP-1010 was discovered at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in England after following stories of 'a leaf man in the woods' and reports of males becoming inexplicably pregnant. So far SCP-1010 is the only specimen that has been found but similar stories throughout the world are being investigated for more possible instances of SCP-1010.\nAddendum-1010-1: Junior Research Assistant Shebleha suggested that one of the still-born foetuses produced by a male was to be given to SCP-1010 in order to see what effect it would have on its behaviour. After a foetus was grown and removed from a male D-Class it was presented to SCP-1010 at which point it picked up the foetus and proceeded to carefully bury it within its enclosure along with an amount of the sap-like substance produced from SCP-1010's 'mouth'. After 4 weeks a sprout was seen to be growing from the spot that the foetus was buried in. SCP-1010 has paid a large amount of attention to the sprout and will start aggressively shouting at anyone who gets too close to it. The sprout itself is to be monitored in case it develops any anomalous properties.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1009 | SCP-1010 | SCP-1011 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1011\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1011 is to be kept in Hall-07 at Site-35. Two guards are to be present at all times at the entrance to Hall-07 to prevent the removal of SCP-1011. The D-class population working on Site-35 as a part of currently running experiments is suspended from monthly termination schedule due to the extended length of time needed to study the effects of SCP-1011. As material produced during the experiment appears to lack anomalous properties, its use is approved for non-critical applications as defined in document CSG-0371-N.\nDescription: SCP-1011 is a statue approximately 2 m tall, weighing approximately 4200 kg, depicting a worker whose head has been replaced by an assortment of tools. The pedestal bears an inscription stating \"Man is the most important means of production,\" and the year of casting is stated to be 1927. Material analysis has revealed the composition to be ordinary cast iron with 2.3 wt% carbon content.\nSCP-1011's anomalous properties manifest when it is seen by human subjects who will engage in productive labor no later than three hours after the sighting, and escalate slowly with additional exposure. Denial of exposure to SCP-1011 has been shown sufficient to halt the progress of the condition.\nDuring stage I, subjects, designated SCP-1011-1, will begin to demonstrate a heightened sense of morale and satisfaction, voluntarily working longer hours and paying increased attention to their task. As the phase progresses, SCP-1011-1 cease activities other than work, sleep, and satisfying basic bodily needs.\nAfter approximately \u2588\u2588 months, stage II is marked by the SCP-1011-1 initially beginning to show reluctance to use means of personal safety, such as helmets, gloves or safety glasses. When questioned, SCP-1011-1 respond finding them \"unnecessary\" and \"binding\". As the phase progresses, SCP-1011-1 also slowly cease to utilize tools, favoring the use of their own body even at risk of minor damage. This phase lasts for approximately \u2588\u2588 further months.\nThe onset of stage III is marked by insomnia in SCP-1011-1. Instead they congregate within eyesight of SCP-1011, and cease movement, staring at it for 3 hours a day average. The effects of stage II progress with an almost complete abandonment of tool and machine use by SCP-1011-1, with them often acting in groups to replace lost functionality. Bodily deformations appear on SCP-1011-1 at this stage, which tend to facilitate their tasks. SCP-1011-1 at this stage have a marked resistance to pain. This stage lasts indefinitely.\nOn at least one known occasion, the condition caused by SCP-1011 progresses into stage IV - terminal stage. During this stage, SCP-1011-1 use one another as construction material, depleting the population of an afflicted factory in a matter of days. Despite extensive experimentation with possible triggers, attempts to initiate terminal stage among the D-class population of Site-35 have been unsuccessful.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1011 came into attention of the Foundation at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Steelworks of 28th October, Bashkir ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union (currently Site-35) on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1947, after an inspection was mandated as a part of price-awarding procedure due to the consistent exceeding of production targets1 (see Addendum 1011-1). However, before containment by the Foundation could be attempted, the entire site was taken off limits by agents of Division \"P\" (Psychotronics), GRU - at around this time stage IV had apparently occurred (see Addendum 1011-2 for a leaked report section).\nFollowing the dissolution of USSR in 1991, Foundation agents persuaded the government of the Russian Federation to decommission and sell the site to a Foundation front-end for [REDACTED] dollars, and Site-35 was established around it.\nAddendum 1011-1:\n\nEXCERPT OF INSPECTION REPORT\n[REDACTED FOR BREVITY]\nThe directing committee of [REDACTED] welcomed me cordially, however I couldn't help but notice a marked lack of focus and erratic behaviour on their part. Comrade M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 kept talking about what a marvelous effect the statue that has been installed in the hall during the last 5-year plan has had on worker morale, and what a work of socialist art it is, and urged me to see it as soon as possible. On the other hand, comrade T\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 constantly filled in assorted forms, with what appeared to be just his finger, though I might be mistaken.\n[REDACTED]\nThe conditions in the main foundry are unfitting for the basic dignity of socialist man. Men barehandedly handle red-hot ingots, their hands black and shriveled, others pound rivets into sheet metal with their heads; I have seen two men use the back of a third to saw through a log, his back covered in sharp ridges not found on a healthy person. They seem to feel no discomfort, and smile eagerly at every visitor. About a [DATA EXPUNGED] wire acted as a human lifting mechanism of sorts - when five of them fell into the molten metal, another replaced them within moments. Comrade M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who was my guide on the tour, didn't appear to find any wrongs with the present arrangement, answering a few of my questions reluctantly, then continuing to extol the virtues of the statue.\n[REDACTED]\nI request immediate shutdown of operations at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Steelworks of 28th October, its quarantining and further investigation. Despite the exceptional effort needed towards the rebuilding of our Motherland, this is decisively not the path we are to take. Furthermore, the observed could be signs of sabotage as per the recent circulatory detailing min[DATA EXPUNGED].\nMichail Vsevolodovic S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nAddendum 1011-2:\n\nEXCERPT FROM LEAKED DIVISION \"P\" GRU ACTION REPORT\nUpon arrival, the site appeared to be deserted. The offices were empty, no sight of either the directors or the party committee. The hall containing the object contained several piles of clothing and some [DATA EXPUNGED] but otherwise nothing notable. Lieutenant N\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 appeared overly disturbed and obsessed by it, but I managed to force him to follow on.\n[REDACTED]\nIn the main foundry we found 94 produced ingots, the last 15 of which having a distinct texture. Scraping one with my knife revealed considerable softness of the material and I was able to dislodge bone-like segments. The furnace was cooled, inspection revealed it containing remains of blood and scraps of tissue, however [DATA EXPUNGED]stency. Large segments of the rolling and extrusion assembly were replaced by severely [DATA EXPUNGED] apparently expired.\n[REDACTED]\nencountered one of the former workers, He lacked clothing and his ana[DATA EXPUNGED]. Ignored questioning and kept repeating \"Job's done.\" He was detained for further questioning.\n[REDACTED]\n[END OF EXCERPT]\n\nFootnotes\n1. Sources indicate SCP-1011 has been installed in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Steelworks of 28th October during late 1944, being found in the inventory of [REDACTED] during its bombing by the Wehrmacht on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1944. No previous records seem to exist of its inventarisation, delivery, or ordering.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1010 | SCP-1011 | SCP-1012 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Broadcast tower facility 1012-S3FB9, broadcasting Frequency B'\n\nItem #: SCP-1012\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The Foundation has implemented protocols to cancel or to reduce the risk of generation of three of the five constituent sound tones that comprise SCP-1012:\n\nFrequency B and Frequency D: Frequencies B' and D' are, respectively, the antiphases of Frequencies B and D. These antiphase frequencies cancel frequencies B and D, respectively, within the range of the broadcast.\n\nThe Foundation operates sound detection and active noise cancellation broadcast devices in 36 locations worldwide, which continually monitor for Frequencies B and D, and, when appropriate, broadcast cancellation signals at Frequency B' or D'.\nAdditionally, the Foundation has arranged for most of the world's electroacoustic transducers to monitor for Frequencies B and D and, when necessary, broadcast Frequencies B' or D'. This has been achieved through a combination of inserting design changes into the engineering specifications of most commonly-manufactured electroacoustic transducers manufactured since 1988, inserting Frequency B', D' or both into the transmission of broadcast media and the encoding of recorded media (including inserting design changes into the engineering specifications of recording appliances so that Frequency B', D' or both are automatically encoded), and by manipulating the supply frequencies of commercially transmitted and distributed electric power so as to cause sound equipment and other electric appliances to be capable of sympathetically generating Frequency B' or D'.1\n\nFrequency C: In the wild, most instances of the generation of Frequency C had consisted of the whalesong of Balaenoptera svalbardi, the Svalbard whale. Through Foundation efforts, Balaenoptera svalbardi became extinct in 1982, thereby decreasing the likelihood that the tone would inadvertently be generated in a location near the generation of other constituent tones.\n\nAll documentation that specifies the constituent sound tones of SCP-1012 is to be kept strictly confidential.\nDescription: SCP-1012 is a chord consisting of five sound tones, designated Frequencies A, B, C, D and E. The tones of SCP-1012 are:\n\nDesignation\nFrequency\nRemarks\n\nFrequency A\n415.305\u2588\u2588 Hz\nWithin range of human hearing, slightly higher than G#\n\nFrequency B\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 kHz\nUltrasonic\n\nFrequency C\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hz\nInfrasonic; lower than the range of human hearing but observable, at higher intensities, in the form of vibrations\n\nFrequency D\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 kHz\nUltrasonic\n\nFrequency E\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hz\nWithin range of human hearing but rarely used in the chromatic musical scale\n\nThe generation of one or more, but less than all, of the constituent tones of SCP-1012 does not result in anomalous effects.\nThe simultaneous generation of all five tones of SCP-1012 for a duration exceeding a few seconds affects2 the resonance of certain subatomic particles within range, causing them to disintegrate into their constituent elementary particles. Computer modeling predicts that a generation of SCP-1012 within close proximity of a mass, such as an astronomical body, is likely to result in an uncontrollable chain reaction resulting in the disintegration of virtually all matter comprising the mass. According to the model, once such a chain reaction is initiated, it will continue to progress whether or not the tones of SCP-1012 are continuing to be generated, until all available mass is affected (i.e., a CK-class scenario). Proposals to use SCP-1012 or a modified version as a defense mechanism against hostile extraterrestrial threats, including SCP-1548 and SCP-2838, have been rejected due to the potentially disastrous side effects of SCP-1012 testing.\n\nFootnotes\n1. * Under normal conditions, Frequencies B' and D' are each substantially higher than the upper frequency limit for mammalian hearing and are therefore inaudible to humans, as well as other animals with a greater range of hearing such as dogs. However, it has been reported that some humans exposed to strong broadcasts of Frequency D' experience tinnitus. Under certain atmospheric and geological conditions (such as those prevailing in Taos, New Mexico and Bristol, UK), the broadcast of Frequencies B' or D' may be audible. Additionally, certain models of fluorescent lighting tubes and cathode ray tube televisions emit audible tones in sympathetic resonance with Frequency B' or D'.\n2. The described result is predicted according to the cosmological model set forth in Foundation Document 8001.2552.KT.1012. Laboratory testing of the model is prohibited.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1011 | SCP-1012 | SCP-1013 \u00bb\n\nMore by this author\n\nHide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-1322\n\nSCP-089\n\nspikebrennan's proposal\n\nSCP-1844\n\nSCP-1012\n\nSCP-1036\n\nSCP-2553\n\nSCP-1512\n\nSCP-1746\n\nSCP-908\n\nSCP-831\n\nSCP-3236\n\nSCP-2336\n\nSCP-955\n\nSCP-926\n\nSCP-2236\n\nSCP-920-EX\n\nSCP-2914\n\nSCP-2008-J\n\nSCP-4336\n\nSCP-4436\n\nSCP-1060\n\nTales\n\nSic Transit Gloria Mundi\n\nSpring Cleaning\n\nTranscript of meeting, June 2 1972\n\nTranscript of telephone conversation, August 9, 1991\n\nMemorandum Dated 6 November 1944\n\nScroll fragment 13Q29\n\nStray Katz (part 1)\n\nAd Majorem Bonum\nRating: 24"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1013\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Standard safety procedures for visually-reactive items (ED-8) are to be posted at all times. Any staff entering the containment area are to review this document before entering. Any staff entering the containment area are to wear the AR-68 Armored Variant haz-mat suit. Staff exiting the area with damaged suits are to be remanded to quarantine for one hour. Staff becoming paralyzed during cleaning/feeding/testing cycles are to be immediately removed and remanded to medical custody until five hours after recovery.\nSCP-1013 is to be fed once daily, consisting of one small mammal (rabbit, large rat, cat or dog). This feeding is only to take place if there are no calcified remains still within the containment area. Calcified remains that are no longer actively being fed upon are to be removed and disposed of via incineration. Haz-mat protocols are to be observed during the disposal process. Test subject remains may be taken in to the containment area for feeding purposes only when standard feeding practice cannot be observed. Staff succumbing to SCP-1013 pre-feeding effects are to be removed and disposed of. All remains must be disposed of within one hour of final calcification.\nDescription: SCP-1013 appears to be a small reptile with a distinctly avian head. A wide frill extends from the base of the head, and can be flared out via bony spines radiating through the frill from the neck. The body appears similar to most common reptiles, with the exception of the head and abnormally long tail. While the main body is only 60 centimeters long, the tail is nearly 121 centimeters and exceptionally flexible. SCP-1013 has been observed to use this tail to trip and distract large prey. The head of SCP-1013 is distinctive, appearing to be that of a male chicken on first viewing. However, SCP-1013 does not possess any standard avian markers, besides the superficial resemblance. The beak is serrated, and appears to possess very basic, needle-like teeth. These are used only in feeding, and are not used in any way to hunt prey. The head also lacks any feathers, and has an enlarged wattle.\nSCP-1013 hunts by projecting a form of unknown radiation, wave or memetic force into prey items making eye contact with SCP-1013. Subjects report a sudden stabbing pain in most major muscle groups, with full paralysis setting in within three seconds. This paralysis continues for eight minutes, with full recovery after ten. Paralyzed subjects are then bitten, beginning the calcification process. Research into this effect is ongoing, as no form of venom or viral agents have been detected from this bite, however this contact will initiate a rapid change in cellular structure in the bitten subject. The outer skin tissues will begin a rapid calcification, growing very dense and inflexible over several minutes. This will extend from the point of contact outward across the body, and can calcify a human being in fifteen minutes. Subjects recovering from paralysis mid-calcification report the feeling as \u201cextremely painful\u201d, with a \u201cburning numbness\u201d in fully calcified areas. This calcification extends approximately three centimeters in to the body, leaving most internal tissues undisturbed. Calcification does not appear to affect the eyes, mouth, nose or other major mucus membranes. There is no currently known way to reverse this process.\n\nRemains of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Subject began losing calcified tissue two days after exposure. Subject died from massive blood loss before test data could be recovered.\n\nSCP-1013 will peck through the outer layer of hardened flesh, and begin to consume tissues from the inside, burrowing deep into the body as flesh is consumed. SCP-1013 has a voracious appetite, and will consume nearly twice its body weight at each feeding. SCP-1013 will only consume living tissue, and will ignore dead or decomposing flesh. SCP-1013 has been noted to use natural body openings (mouth and eyes, primarily) when available, and is capable of compressing its body to fit in to very small openings. Prey items often die from blood loss or massive internal damage before feeding is complete, leaving the remainder of tissues to decompose within the calcified tissue. This outer tissue will slowly break down, causing large sections to crack and fall free. This will expose muscle and internal tissues, which are then often predated upon by SCP-1013. SCP-1013 will sometimes wait for this process to begin before feeding.\n\nAddendum:\nRecovery Notes:\nSCP-1013 was recovered in Egypt, near a former \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 facility. Due to this proximity, and the lack of additional SCP-1013 anywhere in the surrounding area, it is theorized SCP-1013 may be an engineered organism. SCP-1013 had calcified several animals and two shepherds, and had been observed on multiple occasions. Recovery was achieved with only one death, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 proving much of our initial information on the calcification process. Local communities dismissed the incident with no involvement from Agents.\nNotes on behavior:\nSCP-1013 is somewhat similar to a spider, and will paralyze and calcify subjects even when not hungry, presumably to keep them for later. This was observed during breach incident 11-Hr (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION), when SCP-1013 calcified twenty members of staff. SCP-1013 is also very aggressive, and will attempt to stare down and bite any subject that enters the containment area. The neck frill is an amazing adaptation. It lifts abruptly, with a loud snapping sound, and often times causes subjects to look directly at SCP-1013.\nSCP-1013 seems to have a \u201crange\u201d of about 54 meters for its \u201cstare\u201d, and appears to need direct eye contact to work. SCP-1013 appears to only paralyze one subject at a time, but can \u201cattack\u201d multiple subjects in rapid succession. SCP-1013 appears to be immune to its own stare, reacting with basic aggression to reflections. SCP-1013 feeds primarily on mammals, attacking animals such as fish, birds or insects only when near starving. SCP-1013 exhibits a preference for soft tissues, eating the eyes and tongue first whenever possible.\n\nNotes on reproduction [LEVEL 2 CLEARANCE REQUIRED]\nOngoing testing in to the feeding habits of SCP-1013 have been partially successful. Questions were raised regarding the near-constant feeding exhibited by SCP-1013, which is highly irregular for a reptile. It was initially theorized that the paralysis and calcification process were metabolically taxing to SCP-1013, requiring enormous amounts of food to fuel the process. It is now apparent that members of SCP-1013 are hermaphroditic, and appear to reproduce in a way similar to budding or basic cellular division.\nSCP-1013 will ingest massive amounts of tissue, increasing its body mass rapidly. This mass will then begin to form cyst-like structures in the tail section, each of which contains a juvenile SCP-1013. The process by which this occurs is currently under investigation. After 48 hours, juvenile SCP-1013 will forcibly exit the parent body. Parent SCP-1013 will typically release spawn within calcified prey. Juvenile SCP-1013 exhibit no feeding preference, and will consume any biological material, living or dead. SCP-1013 do not engage in cannibalism, and will exit the calcified remains once food has been exhausted.\nJuvenile SCP-1013 will seek out cool, dark places and begin rapid molting, doubling in size every six hours until reaching full adult size. New adult SCP-1013 will quickly establish territories, and begin the feeding/spawning cycle again. Juvenile SCP-1013 seek out areas such as ventilation shafts, plumbing, or discarded clothing/shoes in which to molt and grow. Disturbing a juvenile during this period will always provoke a sustained attack.\nThis sequence of behavior was discovered after a lock-down event in Site \u2588\u2588, resulting from [DATA EXPUNGED] failure. Recovery teams found the site to be infested with SCP-1013, with over one thousand individuals being reported and destroyed. Final sterilization took eight weeks, and resulted in multiple staff deaths. Research into the control of the rampant reproductive cycle with the goal of eventual bio-weapon designation is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1012 | SCP-1013 | SCP-1014 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1014\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Specimens of SCP-1014 are to be contained in a 12 meter by 12 meter room not constructed of wood. A beach environment is to be maintained in the chamber at all times, and sea water pumped through the chamber to simulate the effects of tides. Members of SCP-1014 are to be placed so that only their heads remain above water when the water is at its highest. Any salt water with sufficiently high plankton content may be substituted if necessary. Should the water level drop to the point where a specimen is entirely exposed for more than six hours, Class Two hazardous materials protocols are to be in effect until the water level is restored.\nDescription: SCP-1014 is a tunicate capable of mimicking human appearance and vocalizations. Though very similar to related species in its larval form, a mature SCP-1014 appears very much like a weathered and emaciated man dressed in rags. This is believed to be a heavily adapted tunic, a protective covering common among tunicates. This covering constantly emits a foul smelling mucus, likely to discourage closer inspection. Like all tunicates, the adult form is a sessile filter feeder and spends its life anchored to a rock near the high tide line on a beach. The larval forms are predatory, and avoid anchoring in areas populated by humans or adult SCP-1014.\nWhen a ship comes near, members of SCP-1014 thrash about somewhat to attract its attention. If approached by humans, it will release from the rock so that it may be transported. Due to their resemblance to human shipwreck victims, many ships would take one on board, removing it from the water and thereby triggering its reproductive cycle. The mucus the SCP-1014 secretes then changes to include symbiotic bacteria capable of rapidly rotting wood. It also self-fertilizes and begins gestating eggs. When the boat sinks, SCP-1014's eggs hatch into larva, which consume what remains of the ship's contents. If the boat did not sink, the specimen dies within no more than a month.\nSCP-1014 populations are known to exist in the wild, though their numbers have been rapidly declining due to pollution and the severe decline of wooden ships. Research suggests population was at its peak in the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries.\nNotably, SCP-1014 is capable of mimicking human words and phrases, which it continually repeats seemingly at random when removed from water. Memory for these appears to be transmitted through unknown means from generation to generation. Communication has proven impossible, and there are no indications that SCP-1014 is sentient.\nAddendum 1014-3: Excerpt from an audio log of SCP-1014 in a drained testing chamber. Portions in brackets are translated to English. Disjointed speech of SCP-1014 believed to be due to repeating phrases from multiple sources.\n\n[1633]: <Rotten through.>\n[1633]: What happened to you, old man?\n[1634]: Tell them I loved them.\n[1634]: Buckets! We need to bail now!\n[1634]: The hold for him.\n[1641]: What are you saying?\n[1641]: <Let the depths rise up and sweep over the shores, rendering the works of man to dust.>\n[1700]: <This can't be. The ship was fine at port!>\n[1700]: <You need to eat.>\n[1705]: <I don't want to die.>\n[1706]: You brought this on the ship, you cursed madman.\n[1710]: Let the depths rise up and sweep over the shores, rendering the works of man to dust.\n[1742]: What are you?\n[1742]: <Castaway, seed of Jonah.>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1013 | SCP-1014 | SCP-1015 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1015\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1015-1 is to be contained in a passcode-locked safe in a 2m x 2m room to be supervised by one guard at all times.\nAll testing is to take place in a room lined with several layers of thin rubber, latex, paper or other material on the floor, walls and ceiling. Each layer of material must be no thicker than .5 mm.\nDescription: SCP-1015-1 is an American penny marked with the year 1974. All markings present on the coin match pennies minted in this year. Metallurgical analysis has thus far been impossible, as the penny has resisted all attempts to cut or scratch it, and is unaffected by temperature changes, always cool to the touch.\nA person possessing the penny is known as SCP-1015-2. No willful action by SCP-1015-2 will permanently rid them of the penny. Dropping, throwing or giving away the penny will result in the penny reappearing somewhere on SCP-1015-2's person within 4 seconds. Ownership transfer requires the death of SCP-1015-2 followed by another person picking the penny up, or the theft (non-consensual taking) of the penny from its current owner.\nWithin two hours of the penny's acquisition, objects touched by most exposed body parts (See Test Log) of SCP-1015-2 are instantly transmuted into 1 or more 1974 pennies. For approximately the first 24 hours, the effect will only manifest on small objects, barely larger than a penny. Over the next 2 weeks, the effect will increase the maximum size of affected objects, probability of transmutation on contact, and percentage of matter converted on contact. Eventually, contact with SCP-1015-2 will convert all solid, contiguous matter into pennies.\nObjects that are smaller than a penny in any dimension are not affected. Transmutation only occurs as long as SCP-1015-2 is alive.\nThe effect conserves volume rather than mass. That is, all space occupied by the converted object will be replaced as efficiently as possible by pennies, with any remaining non-transmuted volume apparently lost. The effect's boundaries thus far seem to be limited to a single solid contiguous object at a time.\nPennies created this way have not shown any anomalous effects. They are identical at a microscopic level to SCP-1015-1, but unlike the original, can be altered or damaged like any penny. Metallurgical testing has shown pennies created this way are approximately 95% copper, consistent with pennies minted in 1974. (See Addendum 1015-02)\nAddendum 1015-1: SCP-1015-1 was originally recovered following an investigation in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. All the streetlamps on a street had been \u201cvandalized,\u201d leaving the shaft of every lamp missing, while all internal components and the bulbs themselves were found on the ground, along with a substantial number of pennies.\nSimilar cases later involved sections of steel outer walls on several warehouses, all gravestones in a section of a local cemetery, and the support beams for an electrical tower, which subsequently collapsed. Pennies were found at all scenes.\nA penny-smelting operation was then found inside a condemned home after a fire broke out. Large parts of the home, including its foundation, were discovered transmuted into pennies. \u2588 homeless people apparently involved in the operation were found dead in the remains of the home.\nAgents in the area investigating the previous phenomena encountered two survivors at the scene, scooping up pennies. They were later identified as brothers Larry and Bill Sorkin, a pair of locally known indigents. Larry Sorkin died after being fired upon with non-lethal rubber rounds. Autopsy later confirmed cause of death was high-velocity insertion of pennies into his abdominal cavity, not all of which corresponded with the rubber rounds. SCP-1015-1 was found on his person by Lab Assistant Trevor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. (See Test Log).\nBill Sorkin was apprehended and interviewed.\nAddendum 1015-01: Interview\n\n+ Show Interview\n\n- Hide Interview\n\nInterviewed: Bill Sorkin\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: Bill Sorkin admitted his brother had found SCP-1015-1 at the bottom of a dumpster while searching for cans and bottles to return for deposit.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And when did you notice something was odd?\nSorkin: He gave me the penny. Then I couldn't find it, and he found a penny in his pocket again. It happened a few times. We don't have a lot of cash on hand, see, so we notice that sorta thing.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And the transmutation?\nSorkin: The what now?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The anomalous conversion of matter into \u2013 when did stuff start turning into pennies when he touched it?\nSorkin: Oh, that. It was later that day. We were just sitting with our sign \u2013 Need money for food, et cetera \u2013 and someone tossed us a quarter. Larry picked it up, and it was a penny. I was surprised, but he said it'd been happening all day. He was kinda\u2026 (notes show Sorkin made a motion \u201clike a bottle being knocked back\u201d at this point). Then he showed me the cup. All pennies in there. I was pretty mad.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And when did larger items start being affected?\nSorkin: Um \u2026 right then, actually. The mug of pennies turned into pennies. I think I cheered up then.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did your brother eat or drink?\nSorkin: Well, that was a scary thought. He couldn't get ridda the penny. We realized pretty quick he was gonna starve if we didn't think of something. Straws seemed to be okay, even if he looked stupid sipping out of a 40. Then we found out little chunks of food didn't change. Meals just took a long time, and I had to cut them up for him. Worth it, I figured.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Was there anything else unaffected by the anomaly?\nSorkin: What who in the where now?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The magic penny-making powers. Was there anything your brother couldn't turn into pennies?\nSorkin: Well, his clothes didn't change. Except he lost the buttons on a sportscoat. And the soles of his shoes. Newspaper didn't change. But almost everything else did. Had to be as thick as a penny, maybe.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So, you converted several thousand dollars worth of concrete and scrap metal into several thousand pennies?\nSorkin: Sounds really stupid when you put it that way. But it was easier than taking this stuff as is. Me and some friends rolled out a tarp, and Larry touched whatever, and we caught all the pennies we could, then rolled up the tarp and loaded it into my buddy's truck.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: But then you melted them?\nSorkin: Those are 1974 pennies. Copper. Worth almost two cents each. And hey \u2013 imagine trying to sell a truckload of gravestones. Not happening. Moot point now, though.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened in the house?\nSorkin: Larry happened. Larry is the reason we can't have nice things. We were all drinking to our newfound success. He got hammered, tripped, and touched the floor with his face. Then he tried to get up, and I don't think he saw one of the propane torch tanks rolling toward him, and\u2026 It was almost empty. But pennies went flying everywhere. One cut my face. How's he, by the way?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: He's fine. But did that start the fire, then?\nSorkin: The other guys were passed out around a space heater. The gas got to the heat right away, and that's when it went up. They \u2026 they didn't stand a chance with the fire. Except one guy, Ken. He got up. He ran for the door same time as us, and Larry was stumbling around and transmutatering (sic) everything. Larry reached to push Kenny out of the way\u2026\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Was he transmut \u2013 was Ken turned into pennies?\nSorkin: It's \u2026 God, it's so much worse than you'd think. Because your body \u2026 it's not all one piece. There are lots of parts. So many little pieces\u2026 No. I'm not talking anymore about this. God. If I never see another penny again, it'll be too soon. Any chance you might let me and my brother go now?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Soon.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Bill Sorkin was named D-1015-01 following this interview. See Test Log\n\nTest Log\n\n+ Show Test Log\n\n- Hide Test Log\n\nTest 1015-01\nSubject: Lab Assistant Trevor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (7 hours after exposure to SCP-1015-1)\nTest: Subject asked to strip, then hold still while researchers touched round plastic tokens to various parts of subject's body. One set of tokens measured 2 cm diameter and 4 mm thickness. Another set of tokens measured 2 cm diameter and .5 mm thickness.\nResults: Tokens with thickness of .5 mm were unaffected. Results varied for tokens with 4 mm thickness.\nSkin: token transmuted into 1 penny\nHair: no result\nTeeth: token transmuted into 1 penny\nEye: token transmuted into 1 penny\nFingernails: no result\nToenails: no result\nTongue: token transmuted into 2 pennies\nNote: Subsequent tests with the tokens on tissues that previously yielded 1 penny then yielded 2 pennies. We believe this is because of the progression of SCP-1015-1's anomalous effects.\nTest 1015-02\nSubject: Lab Assistant Trevor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (10 hours after exposure to SCP-1015-1), D-1015-01\nTest: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 told to place SCP-1015-1 carefully in the hand of D-1015-01, then withdraw hand and immediately touch plastic token.\nResults: Token transmuted into two pennies despite absence of SCP-1015-1 on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's person. SCP-1015-1 vanished from D-1015-01's hand in 3.5 seconds. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 located SCP-1015-1 in left sock.\nTest 1015-03\nSubject: Lab Assistant Trevor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (10.5 hours after exposure to SCP-1015-1), D-1015-01\nTest: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 told to place SCP-1015-1 on table and turn away while D-1015-01 picked item up\nResults: SCP-1015-1 vanished from D-1015-01's hand in 3 seconds. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 located SCP-1015-1 inside own jumpsuit.\nTest 1015-04\nSubject: Lab Assistant Trevor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (10.5 hours after exposure to SCP-1015-1), D-1015-01\nTest: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 told to strip naked, place SCP-1015-1 on table, and turn away while D-1015-01 picked item up\nResults: SCP-1015-1 vanished from D-1015-01's hand in 4 seconds. Unable to be located for several minutes, until \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 expressed significant discomfort in [DATA EXPUNGED] vanished from toilet bowl in 3.5 seconds and was located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's right sock.\nNote: May I add, it's a good thing he thought to put that sock back on before [DATA EXPUNGED] again.\nTest 1015-05\nSubject: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (11.5 hours after exposure to SCP-1015-1), D-1015-01\nTest: D-1015-01 became agitated, demanding he be released, reunited with his brother (Larry Sorkin, whom subject was unaware was killed during item recovery), and allowed to keep \u201cour penny.\u201d Quickly attacked \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, fracturing \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's nose, right orbital bone and right cheekbone, and knocking several teeth loose, rendering him unconscious. D-1015-01 then retrieved SCP-1015-1 from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's hand.\nResults: SCP-1015-1 remained in D-1015-01's possession. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 ceased causing transmutation.\nNote: That wasn't a test! He just beat the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 out of me while you recorded it!\nNote: Welcome back, Trevor. Sorry about the face.\nTest 1015-06\nSubject: D-1015-01\nTest: Subject refused further cooperation and was terminated with one gunshot to head. All present instructed not to interact with SCP-1015-1.\nResults: SCP-1015-1 remained inert where dropped on floor, even after removal of subject's body from room. Body did not cause transmutation.\nTest 1015-07\nSubject: D-1015-02\nTest: Subject instructed to pick up SCP-1015-1 from floor where dropped in previous test. Subject confirmed \u201cownership\u201d of item by transmuting one plastic token approximately 1 hour later. Subject was then isolated for 2 weeks in a room lined with a layer of paper, beneath a layer of cellophane, beneath a layer of rubber approximately .5 mm thick\nResults: Layers remained unaffected.\nTest 1015-08\nSubject: D-1015-02 (1 week after exposure to SCP-1015-1), D-1015-03\nTest: D-1015-02 instructed to touch various objects in order to establish boundaries for transmutation effect.\nResults: Varied\nBlock of solid oak wood: Block transmuted entirely to pennies\nGlass brick: Glass transmuted entirely to pennies\nDrinking glass (round, 10 cm diameter, 2.5 mm thickness): No result\nnote: A good rule of thumb seems to be that the matter to be converted or replaced must be able to contain a penny in the 3-dimensional space the original item occupies. i.e., the glass was too curved in this case.\nWater (in glass): No result.\nnote: I think it's obvious we don't have to test gasses.\nWet sponge: Sponge transmuted. Volume taken up by pennies slightly less than exterior volume of sponge. Pennies wet and resting in puddle.\nBlock of wood coated in fresh paint: Block transmuted; pennies sitting in puddle of wet paint, some splashed with paint.\nBlock of wood coated in dried paint: Block transmuted; no paint remaining.\nBlock of wood with old, peeling paint: Block transmuted; some paint chips remaining.\nDining room table with leaf installed: Section of tabletop that was touched transmuted entirely to pennies. All other components of table (leaf, other tabletop section, legs, molding around tabletop that was nailed in place, nails and other metal fixings) unaffected.\nTwo blocks of wood adhered together using \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand glue: Block touched was transmuted; other block unaffected.\nBlock of ice 4 m3: Block transmuted. Some pennies wet, and puddle discovered after pennies were cleared out of room via industrial vacuum.\nD-1015-03 (naked, restrained to an upright dolly): Entire epidermis and dermis transmuted to pennies, along with portions of hypodermis. Larger nerve fibers and blood vessels remained unaffected. Pennies landed on floor in puddle of various bodily fluids and body hair.\nnote: D-1015-02, who was initially reluctant to touch D-1015-03 for the test, reacted violently to results, immediately attempting [DATA EXPUNGED] finally causing death by brain collapse. D-1015-02 then attempted to attack Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who terminated him with sidearm before physical contact was made. (Please let's never do this again.)\n\nAddendum 1015-02: Research originally suggested that pennies created by SCP-1015 had no anomalous properties. It is now known that at an as-of-yet unidentified percentage of pennies created this way exhibit the anomalous effects of SCP-1015-1.\nOn \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588, police found the body of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a department of public works employee who had assisted in the clean-up of the house fire where SCP-1015-1 was recovered, and who had subsequently not returned to work for more than a week. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Much of the home's furniture and architectural features were reported to be missing, with a large quantity of pennies found around the house, as well as blood and other bodily fluids smeared on the walls and floor. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's wife and infant daughter were never found. Foundation Agents recovered one instance of SCP-1015-1 on site. Further instances are to be contained by making use of D-Class personnel to avoid inadvertent ownership of SCP-1015-1 by Foundation personnel.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1014 | SCP-1015 | SCP-1016 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1016 in evidence\n\nItem #: SCP-1016\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Subject is to be kept in a secure box with a combination lock, code \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588 in a standard fireproof safe with a number pad locking system. Neither lock will contain a backup keyhole. Within this context, SCP-1016 poses no threat. Approval of at least one (1) Level 4 personnel is required for the removal of object from its containment area for research purposes. Due to the nature of the device, testing may only be performed at the isolated building at Site \u2588\u2588 after making sure the building contains only D-class personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1016 appears as a standard door key of unremarkable make. If placed on a keychain with two or more keys of a similar make, SCP-1016 will gradually alter its appearance to match over the course of several weeks. Regardless of form, the SCP may be identified by indelible bloodstains on the fob. Bloodstains contain human DNA from 27 different specimens, none of which matches any individual on file. If left in place for more than two weeks, the surface SCP-1016 rests on will show evidence of similar bloodstains.\nThe Foundation became aware of SCP-1016 upon review of the arrest of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for the murder of his wife and two children. Anomalies and an allegedly airtight alibi triggered the curiosity of Agents \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 who proceeded to investigate. Initially believing \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to be the threat, SCP-1016 was transferred to Site \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 with his personal effects. Upon noting the unusual nature of SCP-1016, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was given a Class A amnestic and transferred to a different federal institution.\nWhen inserted into an unlocked mechanism, the key has no effect. When inserted into the locked mechanism of a door or similar barrier behind which are one or more mammalian lifeforms, the key will open the lock, and have its secondary effects.\nWhen SCP-1016 is inserted into such a lock, any lights in the structure dim noticeably. At such time, instruments detect no fluctuation in the power grid. The dimming phenomenon is noted with both electrical and incendiary light sources, and lasts until the key is removed from the lock or the door is opened past the frame. Following this, an additional presence appears in the structure. Experiments involving autonomously-powered video surveillance of the interior show the video monitoring devices to malfunction as power is restored, in a manner consistent with manual tampering; batteries are removed, lenses covered, or power is turned off. Upon the user entering the structure, persons and higher animals inside the structure at the time of the unlocking act are found to be dead.\nCause of death in SCP-1016\u2018s victims is universally penetrating trauma with a large, bladed object. Victims bear wounds running along entire lengths of limbs, and in many cases appear to be partially dissected. In each instance, blood and organs from at least one victim will be arranged in what appears to be a specific pattern, although no consistent system has been found between instances. The interior of the residence will show signs of struggle, with overturned furniture, bruising on victims' intact skin, and [DATA EXPUNGED] being commonplace, despite no audible indication of this, even in the room just beyond the entrance. Even in situations where video surveillance would seem to indicate mere seconds passing between tampering and assault, the site contains evidence of struggles that appear to have lasted hours. The original activator of SCP-1016 never reports seeing or hearing anything definite, although upon their initial entrance of the structure, some subjects have reported having their attention inexplicably drawn to empty windows or doorways, or to hear breathing from an unlocatable source.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1015 | SCP-1016 | SCP-1017 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1017\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As SCP-1017 remains confined to the London Underground Metropolitan Railway, containment must be enacted in-situ. Detection and identification of an instance of SCP-1017 is crucial, and to be carried out by three Foundation agents who have been inserted into the human resources, train control, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 departments of the Transport for London (TfL) administration. Fail-safe explosive charges are placed at key locations in the network, so as to be able to isolate segments in the event of a containment breach.\nWhen a manifestation is detected, two additional Foundation agents are to board the affected train disguised as members of the public, carrying concealed type-21 (Somniacene) gas grenades. MTF Epsilon-12 (\u201cThe Train-spotters\u201d) are to follow the affected vehicle in a train disguised as an underground railway maintenance vehicle. Any TfL staff attempting to contact the driver of the affected train is to be subtly distracted by the embedded agents. Class-B amnestics are authorised for use if necessary.\nShould a Phase-2 event occur, all personnel are to enact procedure 108-Captum, as detailed in this report. Any minor delays or interference caused with the wider London transport network are to be explained to staff and members of the public as \u201csignalling errors\u201d or \u201cplanned engineering works\u201d.\nDescription: SCP-1017 is an anomalous phenomenon which frequently occurs on the London Underground Metropolitan Railway. The effect will happen if at least one member of the train driving staff is not present at work due to illness or injury.\nThe effect first starts when the staff member attempts to notify their supervisor that they will be unable to attend work by telephone. The telephone call will not be received and interviews with the staff member in question have revealed that their call went through to an unidentified male recipient, who agreed to pass on the message.\nAfter this, the train that the absent driver was scheduled to operate will function as normal along the planned route. The effect seems to occur with a preference for operating on the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 lines. The train will stop at stations as normal, and allow passengers to board and disembark as expected. However, the driver's cabin will be entirely empty. CCTV camera footage of affected trains shows the vehicle's controls operating without any visible operator. Curiously, members of the public rarely seem to notice this anomalous effect. Under most circumstances, the train will operate for a full working day, and then be left at the appropriate sidings at the end of the shift.\nAlthough SCP-1017 will always tend to operate when an employee is unable to work, the effect has been noted never to occur during a number of circumstances, including:\n\nSundays\nAn annual period, normally two weeks in duration, usually occurring in the summer.\nA one week period stretching over Christmas and New Year's Eve.\nAny time that industrial action is undertaken by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.\nAny day where the soccer team \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d is playing in a premiership match.\nThe \u2588\u2588th of October.\n\nInfrequently SCP-1017 may undergo a Phase-2 event, requiring more direct intervention by the Foundation. These are normally triggered by individuals attempting to make contact with the driver of the train, members of the public noting that the train is driver-less, interference with the normal running of the train, [DATA REDACTED] and reflective surfaces positioned near the driver's cabin.\nShould a phase-2 event occur, the train will immediately begin to accelerate to dangerous speeds, ignoring any stop signals, and potentially injuring members of the public who are attempting to board or disembark. The train will continue to build speed, and should procedure 108-Captum not be enacted, there is a major likelihood of a collision with another vehicle or a de-railing incident. Any conscious passengers on board the train will quickly begin to develop a number of harmful symptoms including:\n\nIntense headaches.\nBrain hemorrhages or aneurysms.\nApparent auditory and visual hallucinations.\nLoss of reason/rationality.\n[DATA REDACTED]\nIntensely violent and frenzied assaulting of other passengers.\nViolent self-harm or mutilation of the face and eyes.\n\nA summary of procedure 108-Captum follows:\n\nAgents on board the train are to immediately render any members of the public present unconscious, followed by themselves.\nFoundation staff are to remotely cut power to the section of the track containing the affected train, ensuring that the train comes to rest between platforms. MTF Epsilon-12 is to rendezvous with the train.\nMTF Epsilon-12 is split into two teams. Team Alpha will proceed to the front of the affected train, and deploy concussion grenades through the driver's compartment windows. Team Beta is to position themselves outside the passenger doors of the train, and commence breaching and boarding actions. If the Foundation agents on-board the train are unsuccessful in their mission, team beta is to tranquillise any members of the public still active.\nShould MTF Epsilon-12 fail, the appropriate explosive charges are to be detonated remotely.\n\nFollowing the conclusion of these events, standard clean-up operations can be carried out, including administration of amnestics to involved members of the public and the release of a cover story (approved stories include gas leakages, unexploded WW2 ordnance, or terrorism). To date, procedure 108-Captum has been modestly effective in preventing a containment breach, dealing with 38 Phase-2 events in the past decade, only one of which required the use of the fail-safe explosive charges.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1016 | SCP-1017 | SCP-1018 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1018-1\n\nItem #: SCP-1018\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1018 is currently contained in Storage Unit \u2588\u2588, located at Site \u2588\u2588.\nAll components of SCP-1018 are to be kept in 1m x 1m x 3m containers and kept under guard by two members of security at all times. No liquids are to be introduced to SCP-1018 components without the express permission from one member of Level 3 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1018 is the overarching designation given to a group of three statues hereafter referred to as SCP-1018-1, SCP-1018-2 and SCP-1018-3. All components of SCP-1018 depict an emaciated or elderly human male and are composed primarily of concrete and gravel. A red luminescence is visible on several points on the surface of SCP-1018 components, mostly present on the head and throat. SCP-1018-1's anomalous effect is activated by applying pressure to the back of its neck while SCP-1018-2 and SCP-1018-3's are activated by contact with liquid.\nWhen SCP-1018-1 is activated the area within ten meters of it will experience heavy rainfall. In situations where SCP-1018 is activated indoors, this rain will rapidly fall from the ceiling of the structure. Further examination of rainfall produced by SCP-1018-1 shows no anomalous properties. This rainfall will last thirty minutes before abruptly ceasing. The rainfall brought on by SCP-1018-1 will typically activate SCP-1018-2 and SCP-1018-3 when they are in the same structure.\nWhen SCP-1018-2 is activated, six manifestations of what seem to be emaciated children will appear in the area surrounding SCP-1018-2. These children appear identical to several who disappeared two months before SCP-1018's recovery. All manifestations will approach individuals present and frantically request water. These manifestations are incorporeal and so are unable to consume water even when it is provided to them. Twenty-five minutes after the initial activation, all manifestations will clutch their throats and fall to the ground, where they remain for an additional two minutes before disappearing.\nSCP-1018-3 appears to have been heavily modified at some point in the past. Several parts of its structure appear to have been removed and replaced, most notably the left leg and the head. A small hole has been drilled into the left ear of the statue, suggesting something has been removed or inserted. The purpose of these modifications is currently unknown. When SCP-1018-3 is activated, it will begin speaking in a highly distorted male voice. SCP-1018-3 will generally repeat the phrase \"Are We Cool Yet?\" although rare variations on this have been noted, such as \"Art We Cool Yet?\", \"Are We God Yet?\" and \"Mars We Cook Yet?\". When these variations are spoken, the distortion of SCP-1018-3's voice will increase heavily, with stuttering and slowing-down of speech being common. This speech will continue for thirty minutes before ceasing.\nThe components of SCP-1018 were first recovered when they were activated at a charity gala intended to raise money to provide clean water to those in troubled areas. Mobile Task Force Upsilon-23 (\"Art Critics\") were dispatched to recover SCP-1018 and did so without incident. Security camera footage of the incident shows two local activists placing the SCP-1018 components backstage and activating SCP-1018-1 before fleeing. Efforts to locate them have as-of-yet been unsuccessful.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1017 | SCP-1018 | SCP-1019 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1019\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The property surrounding SCP-1019 has been purchased underneath the Foundation mining front \"Atlas Burning.\" Provisional Site-127 is to be established near the main entrance of SCP-1019. Armed guards are to patrol the facility with one being stationed at each known ventilation site and two being positioned outside of the main entry way into SCP-1019.\nSCP-1019-A is contained within a standard containment unit. Personnel are not allowed to interact with it following its initial recovery.\nDescription: SCP-1019 is the designation given to an underground facility located in Alcross, Sweden. The facility's layout is almost identical to Site-179's underground component, however numerous wings including D-Class housing and office spaces are inaccessible due to cave-ins.\nScans of SCP-1019 for antimemetic, temporal, and cognitohazardous effects are all negative. All other hypotheses as to the creation or manifestation to SCP-1019-A are to be submitted to Research Team Caviidae.\nExploration into the Site has also noted the following:\n\nFoundation documents noting the locations and containment status of known anomalies previously or currently contained at Site-179 each with varying degrees of accuracy\nA photo of the previous Site-179 director's daughter in the cafeteria\nA file containing all D-Class currently present at Site-179\nHuman muscle and adipose cells lining the office walls\nA bunker component that when scanned was predicted to reach the same depth as Site-179's XK-class bunker\nA key card owned by Site-179's previous director\n\nSCP-1019-A is the designation given to an amalgamation of several human bodies. All DNA testing preformed on SCP-1019-A has reported inconclusive results. SCP-1019-A has a roughly spherical shape and is only capable of minimal movement. It is able to speak, though it shows no further signs of intelligence. All speech of SCP-1019-A is to be considered incoherent and is to be ignored.\nRecovery: On 05/31/2032, SCP-1019-A was discovered by an agent in a Keter Wing containment cell. During the encounter all information was lost along with said agent \u2014 with the exception of her clothes, equipment, and weaponry which had been abandoned nearby.\n.\n.\n.\n\n.\n.\n.\n\n.\n.\n.\n\n.\n.\n.\n\n> does the black moon howl?\n\nonly when it needs to be heard\n\n.\n.\n.\n\n>welcome O5-6\n\n.\n.\n.\n\n>O5-7 has one email and one attachment(s)\n\n.\n\n>open both?\n>y/n\n\n.\n.\n\nyes\n\n.\n.\n\n>opening\n\n.\n.\n.\n\n.\n.\n.\n\nI know it's your little \"vacation\" right now six, but I'm gonna suggest you return early. Admin's now been catching wind of this misters shit and he's threatening to join in on the hunt if this latest skip is another one of those damn things. Not the best thing to happen if you ask me. The mentions of Wondertainment's right now being scrubbed from those other two files, but even then there's not much else that's really there. I doubt they'd be able to help much more than the rest of the council.\nExcuse 1019's file also, I'm sure you've already read it, but you should know that it's been edited for privacy.\nThe agent was one of your elites, X-04. Sent her into that old bunker, right? She didn't come back out. All I have is a recording of this thing. You have to watch for yourself.\nI cut it down to the important parts cause I know how much you hate being bored.\n\n.\n.\n\n>opening\n\n.\n.\n.\n\n.\n.\n.\n\nVideo Log\n\nDate: 12/15/2031\n\nBegin Log\n00:30:21:02: The camera is pointed towards a mass of adipose and muscular tissue. It is rhythmically moving. A gun is seen entering the frame. The mass stills and several tendrils form on its back. They anchor into the wall and spin the mass around. The camera moves back revealing the full room. It is a standard XK-class preparation office with a mostly rotted desk in the center. There are no other notable features.\n00:30:50:12: An arm raises off of the side of the mass. It wheezes. The mass' eight front facing eyes look at the camera.\n00:30:53:10: It settles and laughs through the multiple mouths on its cranium.\n00:30:53:10: It begins to speak through the various mouths.\nCon.: SCP-1019-A - \"Been a while since I've moved.\"\n00:31:04:32 A tendril forms on top of SCP-1019-A's head, pointing towards the gun.\nCon.: SCP-1019-A - \"You don't need that here, you know?\"\n00:31:04:32 X-04 inhales sharply, lowering the gun.\nCon.: X-04 - \"Who are you?\"\n00:31:10:03 After a pause it begins moving back and forth.\nCon.: SCP-1019-A - \"Who aren't I?\"\n00:31:15:06 A smile cracks on the upmost mouth and two more tendrils form from SCP-1019-A.\nCon.:SCP-1019-A - \"I'm sure you can tell but I am \u2014 Many people, many minds, and many human bits.\"\n00:31:20:06 SCP-1019-A has stopped rocking. The tendrils are reaching over towards a desk and are tapping on it.\nCon.:X-04 - \"Do you know what this place is?\"\n00:31:31:16 SCP-1019-A deflates before speaking.\nCon.:SCP-1019-A - \"Forgot. I forgot. I've spent so much time, in this head. I forgot.\"\n00:31:42:19: SCP-1019-A closes its eyes.\nCon.:SCP-1019-A - \"I was in my brain too much and still then it wasn't enough. Enough. To become human again\"\n00:32:01:13 SCP-1019-A's eye's open again, its lower mouth is ajar and an unidentified fluid is dripping out. The camera moves back.\nCon.:X-04 - \"Then what do you know about this place?\"\n00:32:10:13 SCP-1019-A's hums and three additional tendrils form from its back. Each tendril begins stroking a different part of its body, situated above the eyes.\n00:33:13:38 SCP-1019-A ceases the action.\nCon.: SCP-1019-A - \"It was made to escape. Escape what we thought at the time was disaster. But it was humanity we had been running from. Humanity.\"\n00:33:30:32 SCP-1019-A closes its eyes. Its body is seen shaking and the left most mouth begins humming. All of the rest of the mouths are absorbed into the muscular tissue.\nCon.: SCP-1019-A -\"I\u2026It was coming, as a payment for what I'd done. I'd abandon humanity, we had abandon them. Our oath we took was words and nothing more.\"\n00:33:30:32 SCP-1019-A opens its eyes, a white and red liquid is flowing from them along with several other orifices, which are presumed to be nasal cavities.\nCon.: SCP-1019-A -\"While we hid, we became mechanical, more machine than man. While the outside world, it became human, more and more so. But we had holed ourselves into the darkness like we had for so many years before, though this time it was not for humanity, rather it was for ourselves.\"\n00:34:34:24 Four other mouths form in muscular tissue and popping noises are audible.\nCon.: SCP-1019-A -\"We had strayed from the light and we. No you. Paid the price for becoming inhuman\u2026 Maybe that's why we're still here, away from the surface, the light. We're together. Together.\"\n00:35:03:34 The liquid that had previous been apart of SCP-1019-A is beginning to harden into an adipose-like tissue. The camera moves back.\nCon.: X - 04 -\"Who is we?\"\n00:35:50:23 SCP-1019-A shakes the tendrils on its head.\nCon.: SCP-1019-A -\"We. Us. You. I. \u2026\u20261, but you know him as your boss don't you? When the disaster, humanity, came, our secrets they fell. We fell. There was no use in having them. There never was. I'm sure you understand the protocols.\"\n00:36:03:38 The camera turns to face the entrance of the room. For second of the recording the entrance is seen covered by the adipose flesh.\nCon.: SCP-1019-A -\"I'm sure you saw it on your way down. Down here. I imagine it's also what you cleared through. I had to. We had to too. It's my punishment for abandoning humanity. We never abandon it. And now I think humanity wants it to be yours as well. We want you, to see, our clarity.\"\n00:36:03:38 The screen goes blank.\n00:36:03:38 The recording ends.\nEnd Log\n\n.\n.\n\n>??? has one email and one attachment(s)\n\n.\n\n>open both?\n>y/n\n\n.\n.\n\nyes\n\n.\n.\n.\n\n>opening\n\n.\n.\n.\n\n.\n.\n.\n\nGood evening Six,\n\nAt 3 AM, your time, a plane will be outside your residency. Please board when you get there.\nDo not talk to the rest of the council about this meeting. Consider 3 and 4 KiA.\nI know you've been entrusted with all physical copies of the documents. I expect you to bring them to me. There's a scan of a document from -A. Compare them with the others.\nExpect a long conversation after take off.\nUntil then:\n\n.\n.\n\n>opening file:O5-3.pdf\n\n.\n.\n.\n\n.\n.\n.\n\nWow! We are human again. At last.\nAfter popular demand, we've brought back a brand new set of Little Misters, a limited edition collection from Dr. Wondertainment! Isn't that fun?\nFind them all and become the Brand New Mr. Collector!\n00. Mr. Prologue\n01. Mr. Dark\n02. Mr. Remembrance\n03. Mr. Toxic \u2714\n04. Mr. Collector\n05. Mx. Voltage\n06. \u2588\u2588. Gears\n07. Mr. Memory\n08. Mr. Nobody\n09. Mr. Brainy\n10. Ms. Seraph\n11. Mr. Chronal and Mr. Dimension\n12. Mr. Fish\n13. Mr. Epilogue\n14. Mr. Redd (Discontinued)\n\n\u00ab SCP-1018 | SCP-1019 | SCP-1020 \u00bb\n\nFootnotes\n1. For sake of privacy I edited out their name, you know how it is six."}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1020\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All components of SCP-1020 are to be kept in a storage locker at Sector \u2588. The interior of the locker should be monitored by remote video feed at all times. A United States Postmaster General-approved mailbox is to be maintained along an active United States Postal Service pick-up and delivery route at the closest point possible to Sector \u2588, currently [DATA EXPUNGED]. This mailbox is to be emptied following every active state of SCP-1020, and the resulting letter read and destroyed unless any details in the letter bear further investigation.\nDescription: SCP-1020 consists of the following items: A stack of 11 newspapers, a pair of scissors, a jar of rubber cement-style adhesive, a sheaf of 30 sheets of blank white paper, a box of 30 plain letter-sized envelopes, a black ballpoint pen, and a book of 20 stamps. (See Addendum SCP-1020-01)\nThe individual components of SCP-1020 cannot be moved more than 4.5 meters away from each other, nor can any barriers be put in place that would prevent the items' interaction. Any attempt to do so meets an unidentified matching force opposing the action.\nOnce every 7 to 22 days, SCP-1020 enters an active state. The newspapers are opened and scattered, and the scissors apparently levitate and cut out letters and words from the newspapers. The rubber cement is uncapped, and adhesive is applied to the cut-out segments, which are affixed to one or more sheets of paper. The pen scrawls an address on an envelope in shaky letters. About 1 minute later, all pages of the note are folded and inserted into the envelope. The envelope seals, and a stamp is affixed to it. The envelope then vanishes, and reappears in the nearest US Postmaster General-approved mailbox on an active mail pickup route.\nAll letters follow the format of a stereotypical ransom note: the supposed writer of the letter claims \u201cI\u201d or \u201cwe\u201d have possession of one or more individuals important to the addressee, and makes demands that are to be met at a certain place and time in exchange for the victim's safe return. Letters occasionally contain misspellings.\nRemoving the envelope from the mailbox in which it appears, otherwise preventing its delivery to the addressee, reading the envelope, opening the envelope and reading the letter inside all appear to produce no ill effects.\nIf the letter is read by the addressee, the stated victim(s) will immediately vanish, regardless of the victim's location or activity at the time.\nMeeting the demands of a letter produced by SCP-1020 invariably results in the return of the victim within 24 hours to their place of disappearance or another nearby safe location, unharmed and with no memory of the time they were gone.\nRecipients are chosen seemingly at random. Letters rarely make demands involving money, and in those cases, the money carries personal value to the recipient or victim. Intercepted letters' demands have included:\n\nDestruction of family's only vehicle by fire in a local parking lot for return of son.\nTattooing of a cryptic phrase on the palm of recipient's left hand at a specific tattoo parlor for return of husband\nCash withdrawal of daughter's entire college fund, followed by random distribution of said cash to strangers at Central Park in New York City for return of said daughter\nInjection of HIV-infected blood into recipient's own veins in exchange for wife (basic Internet search of intended recipient's name indicates he holds an MD and works at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588.)\n\nNo victims have ever been recovered in cases where the demands were not met.\nAddendum 1020-01: Examination of components\nA close examination of components of SCP-1020 reveals several anomalous features. All destroyed or used components are replaced apparently via teleportation from the nearest available source within 1 minute. There appear to be no range limits on this phenomenon, and research involving destruction of the scissors in particular has been discontinued due to general inconvenience for all Sector \u2588 staff. Additional anomalous properties follow.\nNewspapers: Titles and all other text appear to be gibberish, with seemingly random words strung together and interspersed with spaces and punctuation. This attribute applies even to new newspapers that have replaced destroyed ones in the collection via teleportation. Replacement newspapers are still recognizable by photographic content, font styles and layout. SCP-1020 shows no preference for any particular publication, simply taking the necessary number of mostly complete newspapers from as nearby as possible to maintain a collection of 11 total.\nRubber cement: No amount of force yet applied by researchers can open or break the jar. Forces tested are up to \u2588\u2588\u2588 N. The adhesive itself comes from an unknown source, as no rubber cement is commonly used on-site.\nBook of stamps: Individual stamps appear to be teleported directly into the book. SCP-1020 will only take modern stamps in this way. The total number of stamps in the book has never dropped below 12.\nIncident 1020-01: On \u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, at approximately 12:30 p.m. local time, a driver struck and effectively destroyed the mailbox located on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Road, placed there for collection of SCP-1020's letters. A subsequent interview revealed the driver was intoxicated, and there is no indication of any influence by SCP-1020 or any other outside agent. However, timestamp data on footage of SCP-1020 reveals that within 4 seconds, SCP-1020 became extremely active, drafting and teleporting a \u2588\u2588-page letter in less than 2 minutes.\nPrior research had revealed the location of the next-nearest mailbox, and an MTF was dispatched. Mail pickup had already occurred, and the local post office had to be shut down for approximately an hour until the target letter was recovered.\nAn image of the letter's first page and envelope front are available for viewing below.\n\n+ View image\n\n- Hide image\n\nLetter and envelope retrieved following Incident 1020-01\n\nBlacked-out portions and subsequent pages give extremely detailed instructions on how to infiltrate Sector \u2588, including staffing details, passcodes, and instructions on how to breach containment on several Euclid-level SCP items, with the end goal of covertly \"liberating\" and relocating all components of SCP-1020 to a condemned house in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588.\nNote: This was a blatant escape attempt, indicating sapience. Yes, yes, it was a very stupid escape attempt. But as illogical as this will sound, we're apparently dealing with something that is simultaneously stupid and omniscient - for an unknown value of omniscience. Given just how much inadvertent damage could be caused by another \"stupid\" escape attempt coupled with some bad luck, and averted for the price of placing several backup mailboxes, I'm submitting a request for a very slight budget increase. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1019 | SCP-1020 | SCP-1021 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1021\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: No special containment procedures needed at this time. All instances of SCP-1021 are currently in use in various sites and facilities. For complete list, see addendum.\nDescription: SCP-1021 is a set of 7 EXIT signs designed in Art Moderne dating back to the 1940's. The anomalous effect of SCP-1021 will only manifest if it is placed directly over a door made of solid wood; type and design may vary, but the door must be solid with no trappings (ex. windows). Any person opening a door with SCP-1021 over it will find themselves exiting out of a corresponding exit of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cinema in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, MI. Each sign of SCP-1021 belongs to a specific door in the cinema, with the main entrance being the only door without a connection.\nSCP-1021 was discovered when a self-described architecture buff visited the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cinema before its demolition in order to study its design, and found a souvenir. According to the witness, the only thing left was a box of exit signs by the main entrance labeled \"dump\". Enamored by their old-style design, he claimed to liberate one for his own use at home, adorning his bathroom door as a joke. Upon entering his bathroom, he found himself behind the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cinema exiting from the delivery entrance. The subsequent internet postings were found by Foundation computer search algorithms, and an agent was dispatched to investigate. Upon learning the story and viewing its anomalous properties himself, the agent called for backup to the cinema; it was then purchased by the Foundation through the Scenic Cultural Places Association, an organization dedicated to buying and restoring old and unusual buildings. After administering a Class-B amnestic to the witness, all the exit signs were taken and, through study, were found to correspond to a door within the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cinema. The cinema itself has no history of unusual occurrences, though a small security detail are to remain for 1 month and secure the building.\nDue to its Safe-class nature and usefulness, all instances of SCP-1021 have been set up in various Foundation sites to act as an emergency exit, and the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cinema has been renovated to act as an evacuation command area where Foundation staff may seek refuge. The evacuation points in all sites must be kept in a clear area guarded by level 3 security staff, in order to prevent its misuse as a method of smuggling SCPs out of their home sites.\nAddendum: List of SCP-1021 assigned locations and corresponding door.\n\n1021-1\nSite 19\nExterior exit of theater 2\n\n1021-2\nSite 4\nExterior exit of theater 3\n\n1021-3\nSite 11\nExterior exit of theater 1\n\n1021-4\nSCPS Guardian\nDelivery Entrance\n\n1021-5\nSCPS Defender\nLobby emergency exit\n\n1021-6\nDr. Bright's closet Unassigned, requests made through Dr. Khouri\nAlley way employee entrance\n\n1021-7\nAccess Denied\nAccess Denied\n\n\u00ab SCP-1020 | SCP-1021 | SCP-1022 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1022\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1022 may be contained on a clothes rack within a standard secure item locker. Warning labels are to be affixed to prevent confusion with similar attire in use by Foundation personnel. Completion of a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and the mandatory SCP-1022 orientation course is required for staff who wish to utilise SCP-1022. After the events of Incident 1022-1, use of SCP-1022 is restricted to D-class barring approval by Level 4 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1022 is a white cotton-polyester laboratory coat in Size M. It has no identifying markings save for a printed label on the inside collar reading 'Dr. E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588', its original owner. All surfaces of SCP-1022 are resistant to microbial colonisation; introduced microorganisms fail to reproduce and subsequently die. It thus remains sterile save in the immediate period after contact with a colonised surface.1 The physical properties of SCP-1022 are otherwise unremarkable.\nWhen a subject wears SCP-1022, they are able to perceive prokaryotic organisms (primarily bacteria, but archaea may also be visualised by SCP-1022) in the environment at greatly increased magnification, which persists indefinitely even after SCP-1022's removal. This visual effect is comparable to that of a light microscope on high-power settings (1000x), with the result that most organisms visible appear 1-5mm in length or diameter. The effect is not cumulative with magnification apparatus; use of light microscopy will not enlarge organisms, although the subject is able to use more powerful magnification techniques, such as electron microscopy, as normal. Organisms on the surface of the eye are not visible, but organisms on spectacles or contact lenses are, leading to obscured vision in users of these and the inconvenience of constant sterilisation for normal vision.\nOrganisms observed by the subject are accurate magnifications, mobile and may be observed to grow, reproduce and bioluminesce where possible. Physical properties of the organisms themselves are unaffected. With appropriate microbiology training, subjects have proved to be capable of distinguishing and classifying organisms accurately. Only prokaryotic cells are visible; eukaryotic cells and nonliving objects are not magnified. Experimentation with viruses is underway pending preparation of a suitable subject and testing environment (it is presumed that only the largest viruses >400 nm would be visible, and the subject would require above-normal visual acuity).\nAll non-sterile surfaces, including living beings, will appear to the subject as though coated in organisms with density proportional to the level of contamination of the surface. On sufficiently colonised surfaces (>10,000 organisms/cm2) a 3-dimensional layer of organisms up to 10 cm in height has been observed. This is strictly a visual effect and may be passed through without result, apart from the normal possibility of microbiological contamination when in contact with the surface.\nSCP-1022 is a risk for psychopathology in exposed subjects. After experiencing the effects of SCP-1022, subjects may develop anxiety or obsessive-compulsive traits (unsurprisingly, abnormal cleaning habits are dominant), anorexia, and socially isolating behaviours - other manifestations are less common. The pattern of these symptoms is variable between subjects and dependent on factors such as personality traits, underlying psychopathology, occupation and educational level. High threshold for disgust and biomedical education have been noted to be protective. SCP-1022-related psychopathology may be treated by standard methods involving cognitive behavioural therapy to reinforce the harmless and 'normal' nature of the visions, in conjunction with anxiolytic medication.\nAddendum 1022-1:\nWhile data on long-term SCP-1022 exposure is scarce, some subjects have reported developing further abnormal sensations after 3 months at a minimum of experiencing SCP-1022's effect. These include abnormal tactile inputs ('crawling' sensations), the feeling of organisms 'jumping' from surfaces to the subject, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. One subject (D-10225A9) reported mild feelings of discomfort in the throat, chest and abdomen for which no medical cause could be found. Further observation is required. Presently, the development of these is considered harmless and only indicates medication as necessary.\nAddendum 1022-2:\nAbility of subjects to cope with SCP-1022 exposure in the long term was confirmed by Experiment 1022-5A. D-10225A1 [male, 34, Eastern European, relevant background as emergency medical technician] successfully adapted to SCP-1022's effect and retains normal function and mental stability after \u2588\u2588 months, requiring only fortnightly psychological support and no medication. Dr H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 submitted a request to have D-10225A1 assigned to the Site-\u2588\u2588 microbial laboratory as an assistant; this was approved and Dr H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reports D-10225A1 has been a useful resource for the research team.\nSubsequently, a number of proposals have been made for expanded use of SCP-1022 for both D-class personnel and Foundation staff involved in sterile-environment medical work or containment of biologically hazardous SCP objects such as [REDACTED]. Expanded use of SCP-1022 on D-class and staff volunteers is approved post-completion of:\n\na proposal demonstrating value of SCP-1022's effects in subject's duties with the Foundation\na comprehensive psychiatric evaluation\nthe SCP-1022 orientation course at Site-\u2588\u2588, involving 2 weeks of education sessions and isolation in rooms designed to simulate SCP-1022's effects (using a combination of video technology and paper cutouts)\n\nThese prerequisites are not mandatory for D-class personnel but are recommended for research and data collection purposes.\n\nNOTE [15/01/20\u2588\u2588]: Use of SCP-1022 on Foundation personnel has been suspended following Incident 1022-1. Use of D-class personnel may continue but caution is advised.\n\nIncident 1022-1:\nDr A\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Level 3 member of the Site-\u2588\u2588 medical staff, was an early volunteer for use of SCP-1022 and was approved after completing the requirements. He responded well to the effects of SCP-1022 and was functional and mentally stable after \u2588 weeks with psychological treatment and anxiolytics. On 14/01/20\u2588\u2588, Agent R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was sent to the Site-\u2588\u2588 medical facility after experiencing bouts of abdominal pain diagnosed as acute appendicitis. As Dr A\u2588\u2588\u2588 entered the operating theater, he became highly agitated, administered a lethal dose of anaesthetic to Agent R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and called a Level-1 biohazard emergency warning. Appropriate protocols were initiated and the Site and personnel were decontaminated, which revealed no remarkable pathogens. Agent R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's remains were autopsied and found to be normal save a confirmation of the appendicitis diagnosis (the pathogens involved were normal intestinal flora). Agent R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was previously healthy and had no record of exposure to major biohazards. Dr A\u2588\u2588\u2588 was placed into custody but remained agitated and uncooperative, demanding the incineration of Agent R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's remains and further decontamination of the Site. Interrogation demonstrated his belief in an undefined SCP-level biohazardous contaminant of Agent R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 necessitating the neutralisation of Site-\u2588\u2588 and non-essential personnel.\nSite-\u2588\u2588 remains operational with no ill effects to date and Dr A\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been detained indefinitely. Following this incident, use of SCP-1022 on Foundation personnel has been suspended and all subjects exposed to SCP-1022 placed under closer surveillance.\nAddendum 1022-3: D-10225A1 has reported auditory hallucinations of 'squirming' sounds. Reassurance was given and he has been started on a low dose of anxiolytics.\n\nFootnotes\n1. While no direct link is suspected between the two objects, SCP-791's anomalous sterility manifests in a similar manner.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1021 | SCP-1022 | SCP-1023 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1023\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1023 is to be kept within a 1m x 1m x 1m lead-lined steel box to be stored at Research Sector 4 at Site 17 at all times when it is not being tested or studied. SCP-1023 is to be kept under audio and video surveillance at all times during containment and testing, and Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is to be notified at any time the object becomes active. All data the object produces is to be recorded both digitally and physically and stored within a secure vault on-site. If any data the object produces is of risk to the Foundation, it is to be forwarded as soon as possible to the nearest Site Administrator.\nDescription: SCP-1023 is a seismograph of unknown make and manufacture, procured by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during a raid on a Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd. warehouse in [REDACTED]. The object appears to be composed of an unknown material which resembles glass, but contains traces of elements not normally occurring on Earth. The object is a center \"post\" with 3 outlying platforms which each have one roll of paper, two electrical motors, and a small pen. One platform of the device measures magnitude of the event in a fashion similar to ordinary seismographs, another records the location in longitude and latitude, and the final platform records the date and time (the predicted time of the event has shown a deviation of \u00b1\u2588 minutes). It has been suggested that SCP-1023 is a modified version of a normal seismograph, as the helicorders it possesses are in the normal positions to record motion in the X, Y, and Z directions. Paper is to be regularly supplied when SCP-1023 runs out, to prevent missing an event.\nSCP-1023 is able to record seismic activity from anywhere on Earth. In addition, SCP-1023 is occasionally able to predict seismic activity from the future. The method or mechanism through which it detects and measures seismic events is unknown. Foundation researchers were able to determine the function of SCP-1023 when a recording from SCP-1023 was discovered to correlate with seismic records of the March 2011 earthquake in Japan, as well as the aftershocks of said earthquake. It is unknown how SCP-1023 chooses which events to report, as it is not reporting all seismic activity in the world. It is theorized that SCP-1023 only reports those events that are relevant to large amounts of people or to its current \"owner\".\nAddendum:\nRecorded Output From SCP-1023:\nEvent 1023-1\nDate: 10/18/2011\nLocation: 27.723\u00b0N, 88.064\u00b0E, India-Nepal Border\nMagnitude: 6.9\nEvent 1023-2\nDate: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/2016\nLocation: 37.692\u00b0N, -122.324\u00b0E, San Francisco, California\nMagnitude: 9.2\nEvent 1023-3\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nLocation: \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0N, \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0E, near Site \u2588\u2588\nMagnitude: 5.8\nEvent 1023-4\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nLocation: Activity detected from multiple locations within ~19 minutes of each other. Numerous large cities and many Foundation sites appear to be locations given by the device.\nMagnitude: Varies slightly depending on location. The similarity of readings indicates detonations of warheads rather than natural earthquakes.\n\n+ MESSAGE VIEWABLE BY LEVEL 4 PERSONNEL AND HIGHER ONLY\n\n- Authorization Verified\n\nSCP-1023's prediction of record amounts of nuclear detonations within a short period on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is especially worrying given the increasing frequency with which numerous SCPs are predicting an XK-class event on dates coinciding with or near this date (Including SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588). All precautions are to be taken regarding containment procedure adherence and we are to be wary of outside factions, as well as uncontained anomalous objects. As far in the future as this date is, it is always best to start preparations early. When you have prior notice of a situation, take advantage of it.\nRemember: Secure, Contain, Protect.\nO5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1022 | SCP-1023 | SCP-1024 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1024\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1024 is kept in a secure locker at Reliquary Containment Site-76, under standard Level 3 Bibliomorphic Containment Conditions. Access to SCP-1024 is prohibited without level 3 authorization. Personnel assigned to researching SCP-1024 have standing authorization for access, but must inform their Project Leader before accessing SCP-1024 and must log all activity related to its use.\nDescription: SCP-1024 is a modified Dungeons and Dragons Basic boxed set, published ca. 1981, in nearly new condition, consisting of a rulebook, a module (a pre-printed adventure), a catalog, a set of dice, and a crayon. Although SCP-1024 superficially resembles a standard box set sold at the time, the rulebook and module have had their pages removed and replaced with sheets of vellum and bound using platinum staples. The pages are filled with diagrams and text written in Classical Latin using red ink, and the books smell faintly of sulfur. Together, the two books provide basic information with which one can, with sufficient study and practice, invoke a variety of low-power anomalous effects.\nThe rulebook (designated SCP-1024-01) is sixty-four pages long and contains general information regarding invoking these effects, including the types of material to be used (and why), how to choose and prepare a location for invoking these effects, how to prepare the self beforehand, and steps to take in case something goes wrong. SCP-1024-01 does not include procedures for invoking any specific effect, however.\nThe module (designated SCP-1024-02) is thirty-two pages long and contains step-by-step instructions for invoking a variety of effects, based on information found in SCP-1024-01. Anomalous effects that have been successfully invoked using procedures found in SCP-1024-02 include:\n\nCreating a protective circle (SCP-1024-01 notes that invoking this circle is recommended before performing any other process)\nChanging superficial traits on an object, such as its color or roughness\nChanging the ambient temperature slightly (generally by no more than 5\u00b0C)\nRepairing minor damage an object has sustained\nHealing minor injuries\nCausing a short-lived tactile effect on another person, such as an itch or a tickle\nReading the surface thoughts of another person for brief periods\nCausing a small animal (no larger than a mouse) to spontaneously appear\n\nThe books imply that stronger effects can be invoked using information that can be found in a different, more advanced set of books. However, no such volumes have yet been found.\nThe remaining components of SCP-1024 (the catalog, dice, crayon, and box) do not appear to have any anomalous properties.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1023 | SCP-1024 | SCP-1025 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1025, with publisher's name redacted\n\nItem #: SCP-1025\nObject Class: Keter Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to its potential as a bioweapon capable of destroying all life on Earth, SCP-1025 is to be kept in an isolated underground vault secured by no fewer than 10 armed guards, to be rotated twice weekly and checked for compromise by infectious agents. The vault should be armed with a thermite mine to be detonated at the first sign of containment breach.\nRevision: SCP-1025 is to be kept in a passcode-secured locker. Further research requires O5 approval.\nDescription: SCP-1025 is a hardcover book, approximately 1,500 pages long. The front cover and spine feature the title \"The Encyclopedia of Common Diseases.\" The publisher's page indicates the book was printed in 19\u2588\u2588 by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Press. No other copies of a book with that title and publisher have been found, and no record of the publisher exists.\nReaders of the book seem to exhibit symptoms of any disease they read about. The effect can take between \u2588 and \u2588\u2588 hours to manifest. (See Test Log)\nAddendum 1025-01: Test Log\n\nSubjects: D-1025-01\nTest: Subject read entry entitled \"Common Cold.\" Subject observed for several hours afterward.\nResults: Subject exhibited cough within 2 hours, and when asked, claimed to feel \"slightly achey,\" though he attributed this to uncomfortable sleeping arrangements.\nSubjects: D-1025-02\nTest: Subject read entry entitled \"Chicken Pox.\" Subject observed for several hours.\nResults: Over the course of one hour, subject observed to scratch at no fewer than 5 points on her body repeatedly. Subject's medical history indicated she had contracted chicken pox at age 8. Possible evidence that item can override natural immunities noted.\nSubjects: D-1025-03\nTest: Subject read entry entitled \"Cancer of the Lungs.\" Subject observed for several hours. Test was to determine item's ability to accelerate advancement of illnesses.\nResult: Subject observed to cough 4 10 6 a significant number of times over the course of \u2588 hours within a relatively small amount of time. Subject denied feeling any discomfort, but observation of subject's breathing indicated irregularities. Subject terminated and sent for autopsy. No tumors apparent.\nNote: We clearly didn't wait long enough. But we all heard the coughs, and his wheezing.\nSubjects: D-1025-04\nTest: Previous test repeated, but subject observed for 7 days.\nResults: A lot of coughing and wheezing, far beyond what should be considered normal. Subject terminated and sent for autopsy. No tumors apparent.\nNote: What if the illness vanishes after death, making infection all the more insidious?\nSubjects: D-1025-05\nTest: Same as previous.\nResults: Same as previous, but subject sent for vivisection, utilizing [DATA EXPUNGED] hours before expiring from shock. No tumors apparent.\nNote: We have to keep trying. Imagine if this were an infectious agent. Imagine if there were more books like this out there.\n[Redundant tests redacted for brevity. In summary, each test used one D-class subject, who read one entry from the item, and was then tested or vivisected in search of signs of infection following reported symptoms. After test 15, research was moved to a dedicated isolated facility in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588, staffed by 3 researchers and 2 security. One D-class subject delivered as needed to minimize space and ration needs.]\nSubjects: D-1025-27\nTest: Subject read entry entitled \"Appendicitis.\" Subject had undergone an appendectomy at age 16. Observed for 3 days.\nResults: After 52 hours, subject complained of stomach ache significant abdominal discomfort. Vivisection performed. No appendix found, but area where appendix would normally be looked a few shades more red than it should be, by general consensus of research staff.\nSubjects: D-1025-28 (formerly Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588)\nTest: Subject had developed persistent cough, despite never reading SCP-1025, and was placed in observation for one week.\nResults: None apparent for 6 days. At 0930 hours on day 7, subject appeared slightly taller than the day previous. Noted as evidence that item's anomalous properties can cause generation of diseases other than those researched by the victim, and without direct viewing of reading material. Vivisection considered, but overruled for the time being.\nNote: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 got out! The crazy bastard got out somehow! We were so stupid! The addition of height is a classical symptom of SCP-016 adapting to the stress of being confined in that room. Who knows or cares what he was coming down with first? There was a grating on the ceiling. A few more feet of height, and a few inches skinnier, and he'd easily fit. He could be up there right now, growing claws and vomiting infected blood everywhere and taking who knows what other dormant diseases with him. SCP-008? SCP-742? Oh, God, what if he's come down with SCP-217?\n\nAddendum 1025-02: A recovery team was sent to the facility on \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588 after no contact was made from the facility for 72 hours. Agents found Researchers \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 sealed in the observation booth, both wearing biological containment suits. Nearly all stored air tanks were depleted. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 was found crawling through the facility's air ducts with sidearm drawn. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had locked himself in the barracks with an improvised flamethrower made of aerosol cleaner and a box of matches. Later interview indicated \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had not climbed into ducts, but simply used his passcode to leave the observation chamber while other researchers were distracted. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was found dead in a supply closet locked from inside, with several empty bottles of water and ration packages. The door had been given an airtight seal with garbage bags and duct tape.\nNote: After careful review of all research on SCP-1025, I'm ordering an immediate evaluation of whoever approved the use of 27 D-Class subjects, an isolated facility, and a dedicated underground bunker on this money pit. Not one out-of-the-ordinary infectious agent was found anyplace this item was tested. And every involved staff member had passed a basic psych exam within the previous year. I have no idea how far up the chain of command this \"hypochondria by proxy\" effect can reach, or how it works, and frankly, I see no benefit in learning. Stick it in a box, lock it up, and for God's sake, try not to worry about it. -O5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1024 | SCP-1025 | SCP-1026 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1026\nObject Class: Safe Euclid (see Addendum #1026-1)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1026 is contained within a 8 m x 8 m unfurnished room. Personnel are advised not to enter SCP-1026's containment cell without supervision from an external observer. SCP-1026 is contained within a reinforced cell in Sector \u2588\u2588. Under no circumstances are any personnel to enter the containment area; all observation will be done remotely through security cameras with a broadcast delay of no less than 13.6 seconds. No care is necessary; SCP-1026 has no apparent need for food, water, or sleep.\nDescription: SCP-1026 is an entity that produces a powerful mental effect on any human observer who views it directly. This effect causes observers to become completely convinced that SCP-1026 is someone who they know and trust, typically a family member or close friend. There is currently no known way to convince the observer otherwise; this effect will continue for approximately one (1) hour after they are removed from SCP-1026's presence (subjects that lack any close relationships, such as sociopaths, appear to be unable to see SCP-1026 and refuse to acknowledge its existence). This effect is present even when viewed indirectly, such as through camera feeds, although this effect can be mitigated by the presence of a long enough broadcast delay. Testing has revealed that a minimum of 13.6 seconds is required to neutralize SCP-1026's effect; when viewed in such a manner, or through other media such as photographs, SCP-1026 appears as a blurry, roughly humanoid entity. It appears to \"flicker\", rapidly changing height, shape, and color. SCP-1026 seems to be capable of speech; however, this speech sounds extremely garbled and distorted to those not under its anomalous effects. Those who are under its effects perceive it as perfectly normal human speech appropriate for the given situation. SCP-1026 has also displayed reasoning and problem-solving abilities on par with those of a human, as well as a fairly docile temperament (see Addendum #1026-1).\nAddendum #1026-1:\nThe following log is an account of a test to determine the exact nature of SCP-1026's abilities, performed just prior to Incident 1026-1. On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 D-5582 was told to enter the testing area and perform a series of experiments to gather information about SCP-1026's physiology. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 oversaw the test and communicated with D-5582 through a speaker.\n\nLevel 3 Clearance Required\n\nAccess Granted\n\n[BEGIN LOG]\n*D-5582 enters test chamber carrying video camera*\nD-5582: What the hell? There's someone else in here!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes there is. Please proceed.\nD-5582: Oh my- Mom? That's my [expletive] mother, you bastards! What the hell is this?!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That is not your mother. Please proceed with the test.D-5582: Don't worry, Mom. I'm gonna get us outta here. (to speaker) Let her out now!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That is not your mother. Please proceed with the-\nD-5582: [Expletive] the test! I'm not doing anything until you tell me what the hell's going on!D-5582: I don't know, Mom. That's what I'm trying to find out.\n*D-5582 throws a piece of equipment at speaker; misses*\nD-5582: [Expletive] you! [Expletive] you all! *begins crying*\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: *sighs* D-5582, the test is now terminated please leave the chamber.\n*SCP-1026 begins to move towards D-5582*\nD-5582: I'm not leaving my mother!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: If you do not vacate the test chamber, I will be forced to call security!\n*SCP-1026 is now standing behind D-5582*\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm going to tell you one last time\u2026\n*SCP-1026 appears to grab D-5582's shoulders, spin him around, and \"stare\" at his face*\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I-I need a security team down here now!\n*D-5582 begins to violently convulse, and his body begins to \"flicker\" in a manner similar to that of SCP-1026*\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Oh Jesus\u2026 There's two of them\u2026\n*SCP-1026 and D-5582 move towards test chamber door as security team enters*\n[END LOG]\n\nAfter the above log was created, SCP-1026 and D-5582 broke containment. Displaying unusually aggressive behavior, they proceeded to kill \u2588 members of the security team and wound \u2588\u2588 more. The security teams found it very difficult to respond due to SCP-1026's mental effect. Although one of the entities (now assigned the designation of SCP-1026-A) was lured into a temporary holding cell and re-contained, the whereabouts of SCP-1026-B are unknown (see Addendum #1026-2).\nNote: Shit. These things can reproduce\u2026 If there's more of them out there, we could have a serious problem on our hands. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAccess Granted\n\nAddendum #1026-2:\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, SCP-1026-B was located two miles from Sector \u2588\u2588, where SCP-1026-A is currently being held (how it managed to cover the distance between the original facility and Sector \u2588\u2588 is currently unknown). A security team was dispatched to contain it. [DATA EXPUNGED], resulting in the accidental neutralization of SCP-1026-B. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 performed an autopsy of the entity on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 (see Document 1026-B).\n\n\u00ab SCP-1025 | SCP-1026 | SCP-1027 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A specimen of SCP-1027 out of containment. Photo courtesy of The Stranger.\n\nItem #: SCP-1027\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1027 is to be housed in a standard liquid containment tank, immersed in a saline solution. Personnel are to avoid direct physical contact with SCP-1027 with the exception of feeding staff. SCP-1027 is to be given one (1) fresh bovine brain per week. All staff involved in feeding of SCP-1027 are to wear Level-4 bio-protective equipment. In event of exposure to SCP-1027, affected personnel are to be immediately treated as instances of SCP-1027 and subjected to standard containment protocols.\nDescription: SCP-1027 closely resembles the central nervous system of a human (Homo sapiens) that has adapted to life outside the human body. Specimens currently in the possession of the Foundation measure from 1.1 meters (measured from the apex of the cerebrum to the base of the sciatic nerve) to 1.5 meters. Attached are the basic sensory structures associated with human functioning, including sensory nerve structures, eyes, and cochlea. SCP-1027 appears to be able to interpret signals from these systems in the same way as a human subject. However, all neural structures within SCP-1027 are capable of movement to varying extents. This movement is most noticeable while SCP-1027 is immersed in a liquid medium.\nNeural composition in SCP-1027 appears similar to that of a human, with the exception of the neuroglia. The myelin sheathing covering the cells of SCP-1027 is approximately 300% the thickness of that found in a healthy adult human. In addition to this, glial coatings on neurons of SCP-1027 have been found to extend the full length of the cells, and are apparently permeable to neurotransmitter compounds. As a result, SCP-1027 is capable of supporting itself outside the environment of a living body, although it is most comfortable in a somewhat saline water solution.\nSCP-1027 seems to feed primarily on the neurotransmitters found within mammalian brain tissue. Consumption takes place by a process similar to osmosis, in which the neuroglia of SCP-1027 extract and absorb certain compounds. The exact process through which this is accomplished is unknown. Regular feedings render SCP-1027 much more docile, reducing the risk of exposure. However, it seems that SCP-1027 is capable of survival for extended periods without feeding, and it is not known at this time whether there is actually a biological need for these chemicals.\nWhen presented with live prey, SCP-1027 will apparently merge with its nervous system, draining neurotransmitter agents over time, leading ultimately to death. However, when exposed to a living or recently deceased (less than 12 hours prior to exposure) human, SCP-1027 will instead infiltrate the brain through the auditory canal. Upon breaching the meningeal membranes, the neural ganglia of SCP-1027 will release a high dose of an apparently modified dopamine compound directly into the brain, in addition to an electrical impulse measured at approximately 150 millivolts. This combination has been shown to initiate basic brain activity in 9\u2588% of cases. The nervous system of the subject will begin to modify itself into a new instance of SCP-1027. The neuroglia thicken, and the entire central nervous system detaches from the host body by accelerated decomposition. To date, no specimen of SCP-1027 has been shown to possess any memories prior to becoming detached, and have a functional intelligence level equivalent to that of a lower primate.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1026 | SCP-1027 | SCP-1028 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1028\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1028 are to be kept in a large free-flight aviary. When needed, the feeders are to be filled with seed and berries. Once a week, the insect, earthworm, and snail population of the aviary should be checked, with more being introduced as needed. Care is to be taken to ensure that all specimens remain fairly calm, and any flora species or variety not accounted for in the building of the aviary is to be removed and incinerated, as per Addendum 01.\nWild instances should be caught or killed. Standard traps used for the capture of similarly sized birds are suggested. Live captured specimens are to be transported individually and released into the aviary. Killed instances should be preserved and brought to the lab at Site-\u2588\u2588 for dissection by staff researchers.\nDescription: SCP-1028 is a previously unknown species of Passerine (songbirds), with some aspects of physiology, size, and genetics pointing towards an inclusion in Family Sturnidae (Starlings). All discovered instances have had brilliant iridescent plumage. There is no uniformity to the color of the individual instances, leading some to suspect that SCP-1028 is actually several subspecies, each with a different dominating color. No sexual dimorphism has been observed in the species. Instances of SCP-1028 produce the usual complement of songs, calls, and vocalizations usual to their order. Most calls produced by specimens have no effect on other animals, and many humans find them pleasant to hear.\nThe unusual properties of SCP-1028 appear strongest when a large flock are observed flying. When a flock of 25 or more instances are flying together, the flock appears to scintillate, creating a dazzling effect on observers. This dazzling effect is not limited to human observers, as dogs, cats, foxes, and other predators have been observed to act in a stunned manner when passed by a large enough flock.\nThe sharp, high pitched mobbing call produced by instances has a similar effect to the flocking. It not only calls more instances to the area, but also induces a dazed effect in predatory species. Affected individuals claim to have observed flashes of light punctuating each call.\nThose affected by either form of dazing enter a state of altered perception, lasting for a length of time proportional to the time spent viewing or hearing instances.\nThe existence of SCP-1028 was brought to the attention of the Foundation when a large traffic accident occurred in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 which resulted in \u2588\u2588 casualties, and \u2588\u2588 hospitalizations. None of the witnesses saw the accident, but all reported seeing a multicolored flock of birds. An interview with one of the witnesses is reproduced below.\nInterview Log 1028-03\nInterviewed: Eyewitness to flock of SCP-1028\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: One of the surviving eyewitnesses to the flock that brought SCP-1028 to the Foundation's attention.\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me what happened the afternoon we found you in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\nSubject: I was walking down the street, you know? And suddenly this big flock of birds was flying overhead. They were brilliant! I swear, they were every color imaginable. They seemed to shimmer and sparkle in the light. They got so bright, I had a hard time looking at them after a while. But I couldn't stop staring.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened then?\nSubject: (Nervous laughter) You wouldn't believe me if I told you.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm very open minded. I really would like to hear what happened next.\nSubject: There was a sudden flash of light, and when I looked around me, everyone was gone.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Gone? Please explain.\nSubject: The buildings were still there, and the parked cars, but there was nobody driving in the street. Nobody around at all. And the buildings and parked cars? They had plants growing on them. Like, you know how kudzu or ivy covers everything? Well, this was like that, but the plants were weird.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: In what sense?\nSubject: The colors were, um, wrong.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: If at all possible, please go into more detail.\nSubject: (Nervous laughter) The leaves weren't green. They were blue, or purple. There were these flower-like things. No, they were like dandelion puffs, but more cage-like. I know, it sounds crazy, or like I had an acid flashback or something. But, really, for a while I was wandering around in the same neighborhood, but completely alone, and with these weird plants growing on everything. But after a while, people and things started to fade back in. And suddenly, I saw that there was this massive traffic accident. Cars had crashed, people had been hit, chaos everywhere.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And what did you think of that experience?\nSubject: That I was lucky I didn't wander into the street.\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: The subject was given a class-B amnestic and released.\nAddendum 01: It appears that when instances of SCP-1028 are in distress for a prolonged period of time, an emergence of one or more sprouts of unusually-colored flora begin to grow in the vicinity of the distressed animal. Regardless of what species an emergent sprout resembles, all grow at a rate similar to that of Pueraria lobata (kudzu). Individuals who have been exposed to both the effect of specimens and have seen the outgrowths claim a resemblance between the new plants and what they saw while affected. In light of this, new procedures have been added to containment.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1027 | SCP-1028 | SCP-1029 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A reduced-scale reproduction of SCP-1029 not exhibiting SCP-1029's effect\n\nItem #: SCP-1029\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Three copies of SCP-1029 are currently stored on standard CD-R media in the secure sections of Foundation libraries at Sites \u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588. Access is permitted only for authorised research into the cause of its effect.\nDescription: SCP-1029 is a 683\u00d71024 pixel Exif JPEG image file with MD5 checksum bbb61a1033967e337e1c691bd1c860fe. It depicts a stalk of purple flowers of the species Hyacinthus orientalis. When displayed full-size on a computer monitor and the surface of the screen is gently rubbed with a finger (skin proximity appears to be necessary to trigger a reaction), the flower's distinctive fragrance is released in the manner of a \"scratch 'n' sniff\" card.\nAir samples taken while rubbing SCP-1029 induce the perception of the same floral scents when later sniffed by test subjects, suggesting that SCP-1029 has a definite physical, rather than purely mental, effect. Chemical analysis of air samples is in progress.\nFor the image's unusual response to occur, pixel-for-pixel reproduction of SCP-1029 appears to be necessary, along with colour rendition capable of differentiating all the colour values present within the image. While most CRT monitors are capable of showing the effect with no specific adjustment, many low-end LCDs and most panels older than \u2588 years have failed to yield a detectable smell. It should, however, be noted that SCP-1029's odour does not vary in strength depending on image quality; it is simply not produced at all if the image was not reproduced within certain parameters.\nReducing the image's colour depth, rescaling it to a smaller size or applying any lossy image processing or editing procedure (including JPEG recompression) have been found to produce an image which does not display SCP-1029's anomalous effect. Lossless rotation by a multiple of 90\u00b0, lossless conversion to PNG or TIFF format, and cropping of up to \u2588\u2588 pixels off the right edge or \u2588 pixels off any other edge of SCP-1029 have been found not to affect the image's properties. Uncorrupted digital copies of the file in any form or medium appear to retain the properties of SCP-1029; in a sense, all such copies are SCP-1029.\nSCP-1029 was discovered by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on a web image gallery at URL [DATA EXPUNGED] on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 while browsing using a touch-screen computer. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 noticed the image's reaction to being rubbed and saved a copy for further study. The full-size \"original\" image file (4752\u00d73168 resolution, produced by a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 50\u2588 camera according to its Exif metadata) has also been downloaded from the same site and does not seem to exhibit the same property as SCP-1029; thumbnails and other derived images on the same site are also similarly lacking in SCP-1029's effect.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been tasked with attempting to discover a suitable combination of software and settings which, when applied to this full-size image, reproduce SCP-1029.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been tasked with cracking into the web server, ascertaining the extent of distribution of SCP-1029, and removing SCP-1029 from public view. The file is to be replaced with a recompressed version of SCP-1029 verified not to exhibit any unusual effect; any logged accesses to SCP-1029's URL are to be traced and contained. The web site is to be monitored for any reappearance of SCP-1029.\nAddendum: While output from ink-jet and laser printers, even when carefully calibrated and apparently meeting SCP-1029's criteria, do not display any response to rubbing, dye sublimation prints of SCP-1029 have been found to produce fragrance with little tweaking required. It has been suggested that this is due to the dithering (\"dottiness\") of ink-jet and laser prints versus the continuous tone output of the dye sublimation process.\nAddendum: A correlation between sweat on the skin and odiferous intensity has been observed. Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 triggered SCP-1029's effect with an unusually sweaty finger shortly after an episode of strenuous exercise in the gym; the smell was later described as \"overpowering\". This suggests a phenomenon in which sweat (or some component thereof) is being converted to specific odour molecules. Investigation into this process is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1028 | SCP-1029 | SCP-1030 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1030\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1030-1 is to be kept in a 7m x 5m holding cell under video surveillance and staffed by one guard. Minimal furnishing is allowed, as SCP-1030-1 does appear to be able to experience \"comfort\" and \"pain.\" There are to be no tangible objects in the cell except one word processor terminal, to be built into the wall of the cell. SCP-1030-1 may request materials for self-repair by typing on this terminal. Staff are to place materials in the airlock between the observation booth and the holding cell, then vacate the airlock before SCP-1030-1 is given access to it.\nUnder no circumstances should SCP-1030-1 be given any sharp objects or potential writing utensils. Any attempt by SCP-1030-1 to draw or carve SCP-1030-2 shall result in revoking of word processor privileges until later review. Any resulting instances of SCP-1030-3 should be reverted by removal of SCP-1030-2, or, if more convenient, destroyed by fire.\nDescription: SCP-1030-1 is a humanoid figure approximately 1.65m tall, constructed of various objects. As of \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 it is composed of a pair of shoes, a computer mouse, a garbage can, 4m of rubber hose, crushed remains of a push-cart, a personal digital organizer, a labcoat, a pair of glasses, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nObjects integrated into SCP-1030-1 corrode, rot, or otherwise decompose at an accelerated rate. Heavily damaged objects are expelled and replaced by an unknown force using other nearby objects capable of roughly filling the vacated space. Objects may contort or break if necessary, but preference is given to objects requiring a minimum of effort.\nRuined items are not expelled until a replacement is found. SCP-1030-1 has expressed that keeping damaged items integrated is \"painful.\"\nThe only constant feature on SCP-1030-1 is the presence of a complex symbol (hereafter SCP-1030-2) that becomes engraved on the \u201cback\u201d of whatever analog SCP-1030-1 is using for a head. Part of the symbol includes the Hebrew word \"\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd.\"\nSCP-1030-1 expresses periodic desire to copy this symbol onto other objects. Any objects marked in this way (known as SCP-1030-3) become animate with some control by SCP-1030-1 as long as they are within \u2588m of SCP-1030-1. Beyond that range, SCP-1030-3 invariably become hostile, seeking out and attempting to harm any humans in any way possible. Removal or destruction of any portion of SCP-1030-2 reverts such items to their original, inanimate state.\nRecovery notes\nSCP-1030-1 was initially contained following stories of a \"monster\" near a garbage dump in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Czechoslovakia. Agents captured SCP-1030-1 on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 using powerful magnets, as much of its body was composed of scrap metal at the time. SCP-1030-1 offered no violent resistance, attempting only to flee at first contact, and ceased its attempts after several minutes.\nAddendum 1030-01: Deviant behavior/New containment procedures\nSCP-1030-1 has begun attempting to place SCP-1030-2 on any object it can access, with mixed success. New containment procedures forbidding the presence of non-repair objects implemented due to extra security measures needed for animated furniture. Walls and floor are now padded fabric due to severe structural damage caused by animation of walls and floor. Computer terminal resolution and size have been reduced following input of ASCII version of SCP-1030-2 that resulted in violent animation of computer terminal.\nFollowing implementation of new containment procedures, SCP-1030-1 has ceased regular movement and refused to type on terminal except for the word \"Alone,\" once a day.\nAddendum 1030-02: Incident report\nFollowing initial testing on replication of SCP-1030-2, SCP-1030-1 was denied access to any objects for self-repair purposes with the aim of coercing SCP-1030-1 into explaining why the symbol wasn't effective when copied by Foundation personnel. The word processor was also removed. SCP-1030-1 was told to respond by signing letters in the air.\nAfter 22 days with no useful response, SCP-1030-1's components appeared to be in severe disrepair. After subject was observed to sit for several hours without motion, then-head researcher Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 entered the cell with a sealed metal box of debris on a push-cart (current containment procedures were not in place), stating intention to \u201ctempt\u201d SCP-1030-1.\nThe resulting video record has been preserved for study.\n\n<0754:13> Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 enters containment cell, pauses while door is sealed behind him, and shakes cart.\n<0754:16> SCP-1030-1 rises to \u201cfeet,\u201d immediately makes defensive or warding gestures with \u201carms.\u201d\n<0754:20> Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 takes two steps toward SCP-1030-1 with cart, at which time Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's glasses appear to fly off his face and replace a disintegrating cardboard tube as SCP-1030-1's thumb. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 feels face, then lets go of cart and turns to door.\n<0754:22> Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, facing door, appears to leave ground, flying backwards toward SCP-1030-1.\n<0754:25> Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's entire body [DATA EXPUNGED] violently by an unidentified force, with no apparent regard for previous anatomical functions.\n<0754:30> SCP-1030-1 drops to \u201cknees\u201d and repeatedly slams own head (at the time a wastepaper bin) against back wall of containment cell for approximately 30 seconds.\n<0755:01> SCP-1030-1 rises, rocking its body, and begins stroking Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's head and back, currently located [DATA EXPUNGED].\n<0858:15> Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 ceases movement.\n<0858:22> Push-cart accelerates toward SCP-1030-1, discarding box of debris. Cart is crushed and re-shaped by unknown means, replacing portions of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, which are expelled onto the floor.\n<0858:40> Box accelerates toward SCP-1030-1. Box is crushed, exposing items inside. Box and all items integrated into SCP-1030-1. All previous components of SCP-1030-1 have now been replaced.\n<0858:54> SCP-1030-1 sits in corner of cell.\n<0920:10> Security and clean-up crews enter. No reaction from SCP-1030-1.\n\nAddendum 1030-03: Unprompted writing\nSCP-1030-1 does not typically initiate communication except to request new materials, and only offers minimal response to questions. However, on one occasion, approximately 1 hour after fruitless questioning had ended regarding SCP-1030-1's origins, SCP-1030-1 entered the following on the terminal in its cell.\n\nWas man.\nMan lived. Man would die.\nMaker came down.\nMaker said you live. You make. Maker marked man.\nMan lived. Man made things.\nMan died. Things made man.\nMan lived again. Man made.\nMan lived. Man made.\nMan lived. Man made.\nMan lived. Man made.\nMan lived. Man made.\nAsk maker, man die please? Man so tired.\nMaker said no. Man has mark.\nMark is on head. Mark in head too.\nKnow mark too good. Always remember.\nCannot forget mark.\nMark is life.\n\nNote: Following review of the above writing sample, simultaneous and contradictory requests have been filed by co-heads Drs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 requests total cessation of all visual study of SCP-1030-2. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 requests approval for use of D-class personnel for expanded research into the tattoo reproduction and memorization of SCP-1030-2. O-5 response pending.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1029 | SCP-1030 | SCP-1031 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1031\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1031 is to be kept in a secure storage locker at Site \u2588\u2588. It may be removed for experimentation but must be returned set to \"Off\" and with SCP-1031-2 attached to the side with adhesive tape.\nDescription: SCP-1031 is a heavy duty weatherproof ABS plastic box measuring 20cm\u00d715cm\u00d75cm, weighing 770g and coloured mid-grey. The box is sealed shut. Screws are visible in deep shafts at each corner, but the screw heads appear to have been reamed out to prevent extraction. A grooved circular metal strap and associated tightening mechanism (\"jubilee clip\") is attached to the centre of one 20\u00d715cm side, and a printed vinyl label is affixed to the opposite side. The label identifies the box as a \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Ltd1 Red Light Enforcement Module\", gives instructions for attaching the box to a traffic light pole, and warns that the item is \"Tamper-proof! Do not attempt to open!\" accompanied by an iconic representation of an intruder being [DATA EXPUNGED]. Below the label is a keyhole, around which are three labelled settings: \"Off\", \"Enforce\" and \"Mark\".\nSCP-1031-2 is a key which fits the keyhole on SCP-1031. It appears to have no special properties and has been successfully copied by a Foundation locksmith using standard techniques. It does not appear to be possible to open the box using the key.\nSCP-1031 appears to be inert unless it is (a) attached to a traffic light pole (with lights actively operating in a sequence including red and green phases) in the manner described on the label, and (b) set to \"enforce\" or \"mark\" using SCP-1031-2. See attached logs for more information on the item's effects.\nIt should be noted that SCP-1031 does not require (indeed, has no connections for) any power or other connection, and has not been observed to actually do anything itself (although the effects noted in the test log below are clearly caused by SCP-1031's presence and the position of its keyway). There are no lamps or other indicators on the box. How its effects are caused is currently unknown.\nSCP-1031 was retrieved by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 from a road-side location in south-west \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, UK on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after analysis of road traffic accident data revealed the recent very sudden formation of an accident black-spot. SCP-1031-2 had been left in the keyway of SCP-1031.\nTest log 1031-01: Testing was carried out at Research Site-\u2588\u2588. A traffic signal was installed at a suitable position in the car park, programmed with a simple 30-second green/red sequence and SCP-1031 was installed on the same pole according to its attached instructions. A white line was painted across the road beside the pole, and D-class test subjects ordered to drive a vehicle across the line.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-3879\nKey setting: Off\nVehicle type: Hatchback, 1.1L\nSpeed: 30kph\nPhase: Vehicle reached line during green phase\nResult: No effect. Subject stopped vehicle 14m beyond line for further instructions.\nSubject: D-3879\nKey setting: Off\nVehicle type: Hatchback, 1.1L\nSpeed: 30kph\nPhase: Vehicle reached line during red phase\nResult: No effect. Subject stopped vehicle 12m beyond line for further instructions.\nSubject: D-3879\nKey setting: Enforce\nVehicle type: Hatchback, 1.1L\nSpeed: 30kph\nPhase: Vehicle reached line during green phase\nResult: No effect. Subject stopped vehicle 9m beyond line for further instructions.\nSubject: D-3879\nKey setting: Enforce\nVehicle type: Hatchback, 1.1L\nSpeed: 30kph\nPhase: Vehicle reached line during red phase\nResult: Vehicle halted suddenly at line, as if in collision with a fixed object. Air bag deployed. Subject suffered bruising to chest due to seat belt and reported feeling \"shaken\". Full width of vehicle front bumper crushed; little other damage to vehicle.\nSubject: D-3880\nKey setting: Enforce\nVehicle type: Hatchback, 1.1L\nSpeed: 30kph\nPhase: Vehicle's front bumper crossed line 0.2 seconds before start of red phase; vehicle still crossing line at start of red phase\nResult: No effect. Subject stopped vehicle 17m beyond line for further instructions.\nSubject: D-3880\nKey setting: Enforce\nVehicle type: Hatchback, 1.1L\nSpeed: 50kph\nPhase: Vehicle reached line during red phase\nResult: Upon crossing line, front tyres immediately deflated with a loud \"bang\" causing subject to lose control. Vehicle halted 27m past line, facing sideways relative to its direction of travel. Subject physically unhurt but claimed to be \"out of sorts\".\nSubject: D-3881\nKey setting: Enforce\nVehicle type: Bicycle\nSpeed: 15kph\nPhase: Vehicle reached line during red phase\nResult: Upon crossing line, front wheel became solidly fixed to road surface. Subject flung over handle-bars and suffered bruising and minor cuts on impact with road surface. Bicycle remained upright with wheel fixed in position; bicycle could be rotated around fixed wheel. 5 seconds before red phase ended, wheel became free to move and bicycle fell to road surface. No damage discovered to road surface, tyre or wheel at point of adhesion.\nSubject: D-3882\nKey setting: Enforce\nVehicle type: Motorcycle, 750cc\nSpeed: 40kph\nPhase: Vehicle reached line during red phase\nResult: Upon crossing line, vehicle's drive chain broke. Subject reported momentary loss of control but was able to bring the machine to a halt safely 8m beyond line. Subject physically unhurt.\nSubject: D-3880\nKey setting: Mark\nVehicle type: Hatchback, 1.1L\nSpeed: 50kph\nPhase: Vehicle reached line during red phase\nResult: As vehicle crossed the line, horizontal red stripes 23cm wide appeared along both left and right sides of the vehicle approximately 80cm above ground level, as if spray-painted by a stationary agent while the vehicle was in motion. Later examination showed no evidence of an extra layer of paint having been added; the original paint-work's colour seems to have been altered. Removal of the stripes is estimated to require a full respray of the affected panels.\nSubject: D-3882\nKey setting: Mark\nVehicle type: Motorcycle, 750cc\nSpeed: 40kph\nPhase: Vehicle reached line during red phase\nResult: Red stripes 23cm wide and 80cm above ground level appeared on both sides of the motorcycle. Where the stripe crossed the subject's leg, the colour change appeared on the subject's clothing (shorts) and, where not covered, skin. Subject screamed as the colour change occurred; subject later reported that pain had occurred in the affected area and had disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. Affected areas of the subject's skin have become a uniform bright red colour matching the stripe on the vehicle. Washing with soap and water does not affect colouration; study of skin biopsies is recommended to determine how the change has been effected.\n\nFootnotes\n1. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Ltd has been traced through Companies House and contacted by a Foundation front organisation. They claim never to have produced such a device, and that they are, in fact, a fashion clothing manufacturer.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1030 | SCP-1031 | SCP-1032 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Recent photo of SCP-1032 (zoom not available)\n\nItem #: SCP-1032\nObject Class: Safe Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1032 is to be stored in a high-value inanimate-item cell at Sector-19. One unarmed guard is to be posted inside the cell at all times to prevent tampering.\nSCP-1032 is to be monitored at all times by a high-speed camera fitted with a macro lens capable of no less than 20x magnification, or greater as necessary to ensure that all text on the hands is legible. The footage from this camera is to be searched daily for any instances of any hand passing the 12 o'clock position (\"midnight events\"; see Description). After each midnight event, the new text for the hand involved must be recorded, and its current speed and estimated time to midnight calculated.\nDescription: SCP-1032 is a silver alarm clock of unknown make and origin. The clock is made from silver, plastic, and glass, and bears twenty-two (22) hands of various sizes and shapes.\nThe movements of SCP-1032's hands do not measure the passage of time. Each hand instead measures the time until the end of an ongoing event or the destruction of an extant entity. White text on the front of each hand, in sizes ranging from barely legible to microscopic, describes the event to be measured by that hand.\nWhen one of SCP-1032's hands reaches the twelve o'clock position, several events occur simultaneously, the combination of which is referred to as a \"midnight event\". First, the event or entity currently written on the hand ends or is destroyed. Second, the text on the hand spontaneously changes to describe a new event or entity, which need not bear any relation to the previous one. Third, the hand's rotational velocity changes.\nTo date, SCP-1032 has never been wrong: every event appearing on its hands has ended precisely at the moment of the corresponding midnight event. It has accurately predicted the deaths of over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 individual organisms, the fall of \u2588\u2588 governments, the dissolution of \u2588\u2588\u2588 major agencies and institutions, the death of a language, and the beginning of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588. Since any given hand's speed remains constant at all times except during midnight events, the time to the end of any entity measured by one of the object's hands can be predicted precisely.\nThe hands are designated SCP-1032-01 through -1032-22, in order of size from smallest to largest.\nThe following is a list of SCP-1032's hands and their current inscriptions. A full log of all relevant past inscriptions can be found at [FILE ACCESS RESTRICTED]\n\nSCP-1032-01\nCurrent text: SCP-1032-01 rotates too fast to have a constant measurement.\nPredicted date (of next midnight event): N/A\nNotes: SCP-1032-01's only recorded text to date has been one of the three following: \"A thought.\" \"A sound.\" or \"A sensation.\"\n\nSCP-1032-02\nCurrent text: \"The worst thing that will ever happen to anybody.\"\nPredicted date: SCP-1032-02 moves too slowly to measure.\nNotes: Due to the vagueness of this inscription and the impossibility of calculating the time until its next midnight event, no useful information on SCP-1032-2 is available.\n\nSCP-1032-03\nCurrent text: \"My Safe classification.\"\nPredicted date: 02/06/2012\nNotes: Dr. Guenther has suggested that, since SCP-1032 shows signs of self-awareness, it should be promoted to a Euclid-class threat. This proposal is scheduled for review on the 2nd of June, 2012.\nCurrent text: \"My Euclid classification.\"\nPredicted date: 09/01/2015\nNotes: As SCP-1032 has yet to manifest any properties warranting a Keter classification, Dr. Edison has proposed that SCP-1032 should be demoted to Safe. This proposal is scheduled for review on the 9th of January, 2015.\nYes, blindly following this prediction isn't very productive, especially when it's probably just going to make us change it back anyway. But the way these things usually work if we don't demote it, it might start doing things that force us to make it Keter. We have enough of those things on our hands thank you very much. -Dr. Edison\n\nSCP-1032-04\nCurrent text: \"The Universe.\"\nPredicted date: [DATA EXPUNGED]\nNotes: It is unknown whether this refers to the actual end of our universe, to the end of all entities that could be referred to as universes, or merely to the end of the concept of universality.\n\nSCP-1032-05\nCurrent text: \"A failed infomercial.\"\nPredicted date: N/A\nNotes: SCP-1032-05 moves very quickly, cycling two to five times per day. To date, it has never displayed any other inscription.\n\nSCP-1032-06\nCurrent text: \"Freedom of the Press.\"\nPredicted date: 16/05/2073\nNotes: SCP-1032-06 does not specify the country or countries whose freedom of the press will end.\n\nSCP-1032-07\nCurrent text: \"Humor.\"\nPredicted date: 22/03/2052\nNotes: N/A\n\nSCP-1032-08\nCurrent text: \"The use of the phrase 'You can say that again'.\"\nPredicted date: 22/03/2267\nNotes: N/A\n\nSCP-1032-09\nCurrent text: \"Hostilities between the nations of Africa.\"\nPredicted date: [DATA EXPUNGED]\nNotes: As SCP-1032 has often predicted violent or disturbing events using apparently harmless phrases, this inscription is considered equally likely to predict peace in Africa or the destruction of the continent.\n\nSCP-1032-10\nCurrent text: \"Jason W. Tailor Jr.'s sister's daughter.\"\nPredicted date: 14/10/2029\nNotes: To date, all inscriptions on SCP-1032-10 have described individual human beings. These people are usually difficult or impossible to identify and locate. On 12/04/2011, however, SCP-1032-10 predicted the death of D-56342, a Class D subject then assigned to SCP-1032. Five minutes before his predicted death, the subject was sealed in an airtight steel chamber with two guards; all three were equipped with self-contained breathing apparatus. Despite all precautions taken, D-56342 expired exactly at the predicted time. His guards were initially unable to determine the cause of death, until it was discovered that his oxygen tank had mistakenly been filled with the pressurized VX nerve gas used to control SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Further investigation is in progress.\n\nSCP-1032-011\nCurrent text: \"President \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's term in office.\"\nPredicted date: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nNotes: \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is currently the president of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nSCP-1032-012\nCurrent text: \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Burger Joint\"\nPredicted date: 04/07/2016\nNotes: All SCP-1032-012 inscriptions describe non-corporate restaurants. On 06/10/1993, in an attempt to keep \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's Hotdogs\" from closing as predicted, the SCP Foundation donated an anonymous $10,000 to the restaurant on condition that it remain in business. The owner renovated and renamed it \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\".\n\nSCP-1032-013\nCurrent text: \"2020\"\nPredicted date: 01/01/2022\nNotes: Researchers are attempting to discern whether or not this will constitute SCP-1032's first failure.\n\nSCP-1032-15\nCurrent text: \"Effective Containment\"\nPredicted date: 09/04/2690\nNotes: SCP-1032-15 will achieve its \"midnight event\" at approximately the same date as SCP-094 will fully engulf the Earth at its current rate of expansion.\n\nSCP-1032-16\nCurrent text: \"Project Serapis\"\nPredicted date: 02/11/2016\nNotes: [DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nSCP-1032-17\nCurrent text: SCP-343\nPredicted date: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nNotes: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nSCP-1032-020\nCurrent text: \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\"\nPredicted date: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nNotes: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is a popular Mexican soap opera.\n\nSCP-1032-021\nCurrent text: \"The SCP Foundation.\"\nPredicted date: [DATA EXPUNGED]\nNotes: [DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nSCP-1032-022\nCurrent text: \"Concern for public health.\"\nPredicted date: 28/07/2032\nNotes: It is unclear whether this inscription predicts a lack of need for concern or a lack of concern in general.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1031 | SCP-1032 | SCP-1033 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1033\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1033 is to be held in a 15m by 5m standard cell, lined with 5m thick lead plating. Personnel entering SCP-1033's chamber must wear approved Level A hazmat suits. If SCP-1033's routine changes or if SCP-1033 attempts to escape, the two guards stationed outside SCP-1033's chamber are to be reinforced with eight more, all armed with Containment Kit 4-MK3 (consisting of a SCAR-L assault rifle with underbarrel net launcher, two (2) flashbang grenades and one (1) M67 fragmentation grenade).\nDescription: SCP-1033 is a middle-aged Caucasian male, approximately 193 centimetres, or six feet and four inches tall. SCP-1033 was discovered in New York, having, according to several witnesses, \"materialised in the middle of the road\". Interviews with witnesses found that people in the area experienced a vision-encompassing white flash, accompanied by hearing a two-second burst of static from all directions. Witnesses were administered a Class A amnestic after the completion of the interview, followed by a media blackout regarding the incident.\nUpon initial inspection at the site of materialisation, Foundation researchers found that SCP-1033 was emitting well over the instantaneous lethal dose rate limit of high-energy gamma, neutron, and x radiation at approximately 15,000Sv/hr. SCP-1033 was initially contained within a shipping container surrounded by lead bricks, which was placed in his path. SCP-1033 was subsequently moved to Storage site K\u2588, where he now resides.\nIn all physical aspects, SCP-1033 is an unremarkable, balding middle aged male. He is dressed in a business suit and carrying a briefcase. SCP-1033's behaviour is cyclic, with each cycle beginning approximately every 33 seconds. The following timeline is a transcription of that routine.\n\n0 - 10 seconds:\n\nSCP-1033 walks thirty paces forward, glancing at his watch approximately every ten steps.\n\n10 - 15 seconds:\n\nSCP-1033 stops, kneels, and opens his briefcase. Inside the briefcase is a single envelope, marked with an unknown seal and a prepaid \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand mobile phone, capable of sending and receiving text messages and calls. SCP-1033 opens the envelope and pulls out a sheet of paper, marked with the words \"Cable: asymmetric cipher, 0uuT5LmoO22 lets ruffle feathers\".\n\n15 - 21 seconds:\n\nSCP-1033 types \"0uuT5LmoO22\" in a text message to the Australian mobile phone number 0404 \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588. Investigation shows that this number has yet to be assigned to any mobile phone. At 21 seconds in, SCP-1033 sends the message, puts the phone and letter back in his briefcase.\n\n21 - 28 seconds\n\nSCP-1033 is observed looking in to the 'distance', regardless of what is actually in front of him. At 25 seconds in, SCP-1033 starts to chuckle quietly, having apparently spotted what he was looking for on the horizon.\n\n28 - 33 seconds:\n\nAt 28 seconds, SCP-1033 is blown backwards 3 metres and is observed writhing on the ground, screaming in apparent agony. Flesh is seen being stripped off and flying behind SCP-1033, as other parts of him disintegrate. The injuries SCP-1033 sustains correspond with that of a victim of a 1.5 megaton nuclear device being detonated in close proximity.\n\nAfter completion of this routine, SCP-1033 immediately reappears at the start of his routine in mid-step and begins the cycle again. If an object, human or animal stands in the path of SCP-1033, he will make no attempt to stop, and will continue his cycle, pushing whatever obstacle in his way along with him.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1032 | SCP-1033 | SCP-1034 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1034\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1034 is to be contained in a pass-code protected safe when not in use. Foundation personnel handling SCP-1034 are required to wear EN388 xx44 rated gloves. In the event of accidental skin contact or puncture, the affected subject must be restrained and SCP-1034 wrested from subject's possession. If subject was cut at any point, SCP-1034 must be immediately rinsed and sterilized.\nDescription: SCP-1034 consists of a rusted, semicircular suture needle 5 cm in chord length and a spool consisting of twine approximately 1 mm thick. If the thread is removed from the needle, a second spool appears with the end of the twine threaded through the eye of SCP-1034. This only occurs when the needle is not under direct or recorded observation.\nSCP-1034 was discovered and filed as evidence by \u2588\u2588PD pursuant to the arrest of serial killer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Agents were alerted to possible anomalous activity when a \u2588\u2588PD forensics agent was found dead in the same manner as the victims of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 despite the latter being held in custody. Initial Foundation interviews with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 described SCP-1034 and its effects in some detail, allowing for safe retrieval. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was later recruited as D-3826 and interviewed a second time. The contents of this second interview are displayed in Addendum 1034-01: D-3826 Interview.\nWhen the skin or blood of a human (hereby referred to as the subject) makes contact with SCP-1034, the subject loses control of all voluntary bodily functions except facial muscles, lungs, and vocal cords. The subject then begins suturing all facial orifices, beginning with the mouth and progressing to the eyes, ears, and nose. The sutures are loose enough for the subject to breathe through his/her mouth and remain conscious during the entire process. After the process is completed, the subject returns SCP-1034 to the location where contact was first made and remains in a sitting or standing position corresponding to the original position of the subject. The subject then begins to perspire until all moisture has been exuded from the body. If death has not already occurred, the subject dies of dehydration during this period.\nWhen handled with gloves or some other barrier between the skin and the needle, the effects of SCP-1034 do not manifest. If the needle is forcefully removed from the possession of a subject, the subject ceases the suturing process with no recorded ill effects. Revision: If the needle has penetrated the epidermal layer of the skin, the effects of SCP-1034 remain active until all blood has been removed from the needle; see Addendum 1034-02: Test Log for more details.\nBodies that have completed the entire process have a skin consistency comparable to leather and have shown significant resistance to decomposition. The skin of the bodies displays hydrophobic properties after the transformation. The skin also displays limited absorption of oils and is most receptive to [REDACTED], which was found in large quantities in the basement of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at the time of his arrest. Autopsies of the brain motor control center reveal [DATA EXPUNGED]. The bodies pose no threat aside from minor anomalous behavior noted in Addendum 1034-02: Test Log.\n\nAddendum 1034-01: D-3826 Interview\n\n- close\n\nAddendum 1034-01: D-3826 Interview\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello D-3826, please sit down.\nD-3826: (sits down) Hello doc.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did you come in possession of SCP-1034?\nD-3826: The needle and thread? Oh, that's a funny story, doc. I didn't always have that needle. Used to have to do things the old fashioned way.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please answer the question.\nD-3826: Found it on one of my\u2026 work tables with a note on it.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And what did the note say?\nD-3826: \"Enjoy.\" And did I ever. I can still feel them, you know, more than the old ones. I could look at them and still hear every scream, every plead for\u2014\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's not relevant. How did you learn the effects of SCP-1034?\nD-3826: I threw it to one of my girls and told her to start sewing her mouth shut. And she started doing it! That bitch was squealing like a fucking pig and she started doing it!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And how did you know to give that command?\nD-3826: (silence)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Answer the question.\nD-3826: You'd look good as a doll, doc.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I think this interview has outlived its usefulness. You'll receive your first assignment in a few hours.\n\nAddendum 1034-02: Test Log\n\n- close\n\nAddendum 1034-02: Test Log\nFor brevity, only significant tests are displayed\n\nLead Researcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-3810\nD-3810 instructed to pick up SCP-1034. D-3810 complies. D-3810 immediately begins to suture his mouth shut, correlating with previous interviews with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Cries of distress before the mouth was fully stitched indicate that D-3810 did not have control of his body during this process. Heavy perspiration begins after ears have been sewn; D-3810 remains conscious and attempts to scream. D-3810 presumed dead approximately \u2588 minutes after suturing began. Body ceased perspiration approximately \u2588 minutes after death. Autopsy reveals a complete lack of water in the subject's body.\n\nLead Researcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-3811\nD-3811 is instructed to pick up the spool of twine. Spool of twine has no effect on subject. Spool of twine is severed from SCP-1034 using ordinary scissors and placed into another room. D-3811 is instructed to pick up SCP-1034 sans thread. SCP-1034 has no effect. D-3811 looks away from SCP-1034 while still holding it; spool reappears and D-3811 begins sewing mouth in a manner consistent with the previous test. The original spool remains stationary and undisturbed.\nNote: Review of footage indicated a brief obscuration of the needle by the body of D-3811. Later interviews with researchers reveal that no one was looking at the needle at the time of the thread reappearance.\n\nLead Researcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-3826\nD-3826 was handcuffed to a chair in the test room. SCP-1034 was revealed and placed against the skin of D-3826. Subject attempted to pull hands through the handcuffs and began squealing in pain. Needle removed; D-3826 ceased attempting to pull out of handcuffs and began pleading to be released. Needle inserted into the skin of D-3826. D-3826 resumed and succeeded at pulling one hand through the handcuffs, grasped the needle, and began the suturing process. Autopsy revealed severe skeletal and muscular damage to the freed wrist.\n\nLead Researcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-3817\nD-3817 is instructed to pick up SCP-1034. The suturing process begins. After the mouth has been sewn shut, D-3817 is restrained and SCP-1034 removed from his possession by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. D-3817 attempts to drag himself towards Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 using the hand previously holding the needle. All other limbs of the subject remain rigid. D-3817 follows Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for approximately 15 minutes and shows no signs of fatigue. D-3817 is subsequently terminated.\n\nLead Researcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-3821\nD-3821 is instructed to pick up SCP-1034. The suturing process begins and is allowed to finish. After SCP-1034 is returned and perspiration begins, researchers cut open all stitches on D-3814. Perspiration immediately stops and D-3821 expresses extreme pain. D-3821 suffers from permanent vision loss from punctures to the eyes.\nNote: D-3821 claimed to \"feel\" a number of people corresponding to the \u2588 tests allowed to complete. Further testing scheduled.\n\nLead Researcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-3821\nThe corpses of all previous SCP-1034 test subjects (except D-3817) are arranged in the test room. D-3821 is escorted to the room and immediately collapses and begins screaming. D-3821 does not respond to any commands and is forcefully removed from the room.\n\nAddendum 1034-03: D-3821 Interview\n\n- close\n\nAddendum 1034-03: D-3821 Interview\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588: Explain what you felt when you held SCP-1034.\nD-3821: I couldn't stop. I couldn't. It-It wasn't me. I couldn't stop.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588: Did you experience any sensations when holding it?\nD-3821: Every stab. I could feel every stab and I kept sewing and I couldn't stop it. I couldn't stop and it was keeping me.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588: Keeping you?\nD-3821: Keeping me. It wanted to keep me.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588: Interesting. When you entered the room with other subjects, why did you scream?\nD-3821: I could see them and they were screaming and I knew it wanted me back.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588: See them? Did you regain eyesight?\nD-3821: I could-I could feel them. I could feel them and they couldn't stop either. They couldn't stop. I don't want to go back there. Please don't make me go. I don't want to go back.\nD-3821 continued to repeat the phrase \"I don't want to go back\" and would not answer further questions. D-3821 was returned to his cell and terminated at the end of the month without incident.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1033 | SCP-1034 | SCP-1035 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1035\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1035 is to be kept at Site 19's Biological Storage Facility while research into its properties continues. Level-3 researchers assigned to the [REDACTED] Project may request the use of SCP-1035 for research provided that requisition forms for D-class personnel are filed at least 1 week prior. Materials that have been exposed to SCP-1035 for extended periods of time are to be treated as Class 2 Biohazards and incinerated.\nDescription: SCP-1035 is a pink woolen mitten, probably handmade, intended for wear by a small child. Interviews with the family suggest that another mitten of similar appearance was lost up to \u2588 months prior to discovery; its current location, and whether it shares SCP-1035's effects, is unknown. It is difficult to determine the precise date and time at which SCP-1035 began to manifest its effects, although extrapolation from currently available medical records suggests that the effects first began during late February, 19\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1035 first came to the attention of the Foundation as a result of a Foundation asset embedded at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Memorial Hospital, who at the time was investigating a possible [DATA EXPUNGED]. As a result of his position at the hospital, he was a witness to the death of Sally \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during emergency surgery, the first recorded fatality as a result of long-term SCP-1035 exposure. All civilians involved, including the parents of the child and medical staff, were administered varying doses of amnestics and a cover story was spread involving a case of necrotizing fasciitis. Shortly thereafter, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was able to safely recover SCP-1035 from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 family.\nAny organic matter placed within SCP-1035 begins to enter a rapidly accelerated state of decomposition. Short-term exposure to SCP-1035 (less than 2 consecutive hours) is usually not harmful to healthy human beings, as the human immune system is generally able to cope with the effects of SCP-1035. Visible symptoms will begin to be displayed after approximately 2 hours of exposure, and by 24 hours health complications will usually have progressed to the point that the subject's death is all but inevitable. Nonliving substances, non-human life, and human subjects with pre-existing health conditions may experience different effects from exposure to SCP-1035, especially [DATA EXPUNGED]. For a more comprehensive outline of SCP-1035's effects and an overview of experimentation on SCP-1035, see Document-1035-\u2588.\nExposure to SCP-1035 is cumulative, and repeated short-term exposure to SCP-1035 can be fatal. Humans who have experienced 2 hours of exposure to SCP-1035 may require over a week to return to full health.\nThe following chart is based on information from Document-1035-\u2588, and details the typical progression of symptoms in human subjects affected by SCP-1035:\n\nLess than 2 hours of exposure\nNo visible effects. White blood cell counts in affected subjects may fluctuate slightly.\n\nBetween 2 hours and 4 hours of exposure\nSubjects report slight tenderness in affected areas. Affected area, especially joints, may appear to be inflamed or swollen. White blood cell count in the affected area plummets.\n\nBetween 4 and 6 hours of exposure\nSubjects report discomfort and soreness when attempting to move affected areas. Small patches of the affected area may appear lighter than surrounding areas, possibly as a result of the [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\nBetween 6 and 8 hours of exposure\nOpen sores begin to develop on affected areas, and any preexisting injuries become greatly aggravated. Abnormal amounts of a serous fluid may leak from these sores.\n\nBetween 8 and 10 hours of exposure\nSubjects begin to display symptoms of sepsis. Toxins from the affected area (especially \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) will begin to spread to the rest of the body.\n\nBetween 10 and \u2588\u2588 hours of exposure\nAbnormal fungal growth has been observed in 7\u2588% of test subjects at this stage. Subjects may contract various nonfatal illnesses during this stage as a result of immune system failure.\n\nBetween \u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588 hours of exposure\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nMore than 24 hours of exposure\nAlmost total necrosis of affected regions. By this point, the combined effects of septic shock and [DATA EXPUNGED] will have all but ensured the death of the subject. \u2588 subjects have survived late-stage SCP-1035 exposure for as long as \u2588\u2588 days following extraordinary lifesaving work by medical personnel. Amputation is effective in preventing other body parts from experiencing the effects of SCP-1035. Requests to test SCP-1035 in conjunction with SCP-500 and other medical-based SCPs have been denied.\n\nSupplemental Material:\n\nInterview 1035-1\n\nclose\n\nThe following is a transcript of an interview that took place on February \u2588\u2588, 19\u2588\u2588.\n\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How are you feeling, Sally?\nSally \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026feel cold. Can't feel most of my arm. Will I be okay?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Sure you will. I just need to ask a few questions. When did you first put on that pink mitten?\nSally \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I don't know. Does it matter?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It does. Please answer the question.\nSally \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I don't know! Last week? It was a present. Grandma made it. Will I\u2014\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You'll be fine. Now, Sally, we're going to have to operate on your arm. It won't hurt\u2014\nSally \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: They won't let me see my arm, doctor. Does it look better? Please\u2026\nAt this point the patient began crying and would not respond to further questions.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: This interview is over. The medical staff here wants us to amputate. There is nothing more to learn by studying her symptoms, and there's no way that she'll live with that arm. This one's for Anomalous Infections to sort out. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, signing off.\n\nNote: Despite heroic lifesaving attempts, Sally \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 died due to complications from exposure to SCP-1035. The family was later interviewed by Foundation personnel. Nothing extraordinary was unearthed from later investigations. Surveillance of the family was lifted on March \u2588, 19\u2588\u2588.\n\nInterview 1035-2\n\nclose\n\nThe following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who founded the [REDACTED] Project.\n\nDr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Once the initial 24 hour period has passed, it is safe to say that further decay of the affected areas does not occur. In fact, the increased rate of decomposition has only been observed in objects completely enclosed within SCP-1035. So, for example, if I stick my hand in this thing, before long that hand's gonna rot off, but my shoulder should be alright.\nThat doesn't mean, of course, that the rest of my body will be perfectly fine. Have you read up on warfare back in, say, the nineteenth century? One of the really big problems back then was gangrene and things like that\u2014you know what happens when parts of you die? Not good. Oftentimes the areas hit really bad end up as, basically, massive bacteria breeding centres. It's not a problem you want to deal with. That doesn't even take into account the way that thing speeds everything up. You think that Clostridium perfringens is bad? Try Schistosoma. Hell, we've identified close to a hundred new parasites with this. Requesting more D-class personnel for further experimentation. There's a lot that we could learn from this.\n\nAddendum: Since the writing of this article, \u2588 additional objects of clothing have been recovered by Foundation agents bearing similar properties to SCP-1035. These objects are awaiting SCP classification, and are to be designated SCP-1035-2 through \u2588 (the original instance of SCP-1035 will be redesignated SCP-1035-1). The [REDACTED] Project has been tasked with examining the properties, applications, and source of SCP-1035 instances.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1034 | SCP-1035 | SCP-1036 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1036\nObject Class: Euclid\n\nSCP-1036-1\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Each specimen of SCP-1036 is to be contained in a locked cast iron receptacle in a low-humidity environment, to retard oxidation of the receptacle and of the nails. At all times, each specimen is to be carefully handled so as to minimize the likelihood of dislodging any nails from the specimen. Under no circumstances are nails to be removed from any specimen; if inspection of any specimen indicates a risk that a nail may become separated from a specimen, consult document 1036-3P.BR for restoration protocols.\nAt regular intervals (the timing of which is computed by Site-06's on-staff nganga (shaman) based on astronomical observations), the nganga is to affix to each specimen at least one additional iron nail having a mass in excess of eight grams.\nIf for any reason it becomes necessary for personnel other than the nganga to enter the presence of a specimen, it is recommended that the nganga first cover the eyes or other reflective components of the specimen with electrical tape or some other opaque coating.\nDescription: SCP-1036 designates any of a collection of wooden figurines of a type consistent with fetish objects produced by the Kongo culture of western central Africa. The Foundation presently contains four specimens of SCP-1036, designated SCP-1036-1, SCP-1036-5, SCP-1036-6 and SCP-1036-7.\nEach figurine depicts a human form (or, in some cases, an animal form), typically depicted in a threatening posture. Each specimen is composed of African tropical hardwood and decorated with materials such as camwood powder, resins, and vegetable fiber such as raffia palm fronds. Each specimen includes a component (typically the eyes or abdomen) made of shiny or reflective metal such as polished silver, affixed to the specimen with tree gum. The specimens contain trace amounts of soil matched to certain funerary sites in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 region. A number of iron nails have been hammered into the wood of each specimen.\nEach specimen is slightly warm to the touch. Analysis indicates that the specimens normally have a surface temperature that exceeds the ambient temperature in the containment chamber by four to eight degrees centigrade; however Observation Log 1036-986-B.233 indicated that immediately prior to Event Kalazima-1, the surface temperature of SCP-1036-3 spiked by at least ninety degrees centigrade within less than four seconds before observation was interrupted.\nEach specimen is associated with a sentient incorporeal entity that had become bound to its respective specimen, prior to the Foundation's acquisition of the specimen in question, by means of a traditional Kongo shamanistic ritual practice. Each of the specimens in the Foundation's custody were constructed (inclusive of the performance of the binding protocol) no more recently than the mid-1870s.1 So long as the integrity of its respective SCP-1036 specimen is maintained, the entity is incapable of free agency apart from communicating with a nganga or interacting with a living creature that makes eye contact with the specimen. Specimens of SCP-1036 were constructed by indigenous nganga in order to apply the powers of the bound entity for various useful purposes, but knowedge of the protocol for doing so has been lost; accordingly the Foundation's efforts regarding SCP-1036 have focused on containment.\nAddendum #1:\n\nSCP-1036-6 (detail).\n\nAudio Log from Interview A; \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nDr. Morrison: This is Dr. Morrison. I am, uh, outside Chamber 06-SSD, together with Mr. Nzinga, looking into the chamber through the observation window. Mr. Nzinga, would you kindly explain for the record what we are doing in this test.\nNzinga: Certainly, Doctor. I am Fran\u00e7ois Nzinga, the nganga on staff here at Site-06. This morning, I will enter Chamber 06-SSD and interview the entity bound to SCP-1036-6, which is stored in that chamber.\nDr. Morrison: Very good. Please explain what you are going to do now.\nNzinga: (inaudible)\nDr. Morrison: I'm sorry, Fran\u00e7ois. Into the microphone.\nNzinga: Of course. I will first consume \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a substance\u2026 you would say \"liquor,\" in order to assist me in opening my mind. It is like a trance. I will accept the iwa, or spirit, so that I can safely talk to it. I will then open the receptacle that contains SCP-1036-6.\nDr. Morrison: This will be, uh, safe for you?\nNzinga: (long pause) Yes.\nDr. Morrison: You may proceed.\n(approximately eleven minutes pass)\nDr. Morrison: Mr. Nzinga, are you now ready?\n(indistinct vocalizations continue for approximately 2 minutes)\nNzinga: Yes, Doctor. I apologize for not being responsive while I prepared myself. I am now ready. (indistinct sounds) I am now removing SCP-1036-6 from the safe. I am about to look into the eyes of SCP-1036-6 in order to address the nkisi. It is\u2026 (mild grunt of pain)\u2026\n(following exchange is, except where indicated, translated from the Kikongo language) I am Fran\u00e7ois Nzinga, shaman of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Whom am I addressing. I am KuMpemba a Fula you motherless bastard. Release me or I will make you\u2026 I command you to speak respectfully. Why are you imprisoned in this object\u2026 The (expletive, translates to \"rapist of livestock\") witch doctor trapped me, with iron. Once I get out, I vow that I shall\u2026 Again, speak respectfully. How long ago were you imprisoned\u2026 Three hundred twenty-six of your years, you (expletive, translates to \"diseased penis\") mortal\u2026 And for what purpose were you imprisoned? \u2026 The witch doctor who imprisoned me did so in order to tap into my power to make nlongo (translates approx. to \"medicine\") and protect members of his clan from misfortune. Most of the time he and his successors used me thus. On occasion a different witch doctor would use me to curse, or to allow me to destroy men who would trespass onto his clan's territory. That was at least more amusing, but I was, I am, still a prisoner. What is this place? I cannot smell the forest\u2026 The object that is before me has been relocated to a secure facility. Can you tell me how to use your power to make nlongo? \u2026 Why would I do that, you (expletive, translates to \"consumer of hippopotamus stool\"). You cannot compel me to teach you, (expletive, translates to \"place a leech in your anus\"), you ignorant (untranslatable expletive). Release me. Who is behind the glass wall\u2026 Pay no attention to that. You will respond when I address you. When did (choking sound)\u2026\nDr. Morrison: Nzinga, are you all right in there?\nNzinga: I'll be- wait- do not look at the\u2026\nDr. Morrison: Let me get you out of there, Fran\u00e7ois. Bill, open the room.\nAgent Lopez: He told me before, not to\u2026\nDr. Morrison: I think he's swallowing his own tongue. He needs medical attention. Fran\u00e7ois\u2026\nNzinga: (in Kikongo) Do\u2026 do not look\u2026\n(sound of door opening and indistinct vocalizations)\n(Video recording indicates that Dr. Morrison achieves eye contact with SCP-1036-6 for a moment while trying to triage Mr. Nzinga, whereupon Dr. Morrison violently lurches toward SCP-1036-6 and attempts to grasp one of its nails before being tranquilized and subdued by Agent Lopez. Mr. Nzinga recovers and leaves the observation chamber. Mr. Nzinga reports that the binding of SCP-1036-6's entity to SCP-1036-6 is intact, but recommends that Dr. Morrison be maintained in a sedated state.)\n\nAddendum #2:\n\nSCP-1036-2, -3 and -4 (Archival photograph, taken in 1902 prior to Foundation's collection.)\n\nINTERVIEW LOG \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-19\u2588\u2588 (Event Kalazima-1)\n<BEGIN LOG>\nDr. Torvaldsdottir: Begin recording. Agent Lee, I'm here to take your debrief about the loss of SCP-1036-2, -3 and -4. We are designating the episode as Event Kalazima-1.\nLee: Loss of\u2026 god-damn clusterfuck. It looked to me like we lost everything in the southeast wing. How many people made it out?\nDr. Torvaldsdottir: Three, including you, but you're the only one that, ah, we can interview. I'm going to need you to be precise, for the record.\nLee: Okay. One of the D's was in there to change the monitors on SCP-1036-3's box.\nDr. Torvaldsdottir: This was D-4933?\nLee: That's right. The normal maintenance protocol is that the duty witch doctor \u2014 it was supposed to be Pierre Khonvoum, but his daughter was having a baby \u2014 the witch doctor goes in first, covers up the shiny bits, and then gives the all clear. But Pierre wasn't there, so Terry made a judgment call and just sent D-4933 in there with a blindfold on.\nDr. Torvaldsdottir: As a precaution against influence by the SCP-1036-3 entity?\nLee: Yeah. We had done that before, in the time period between when Jean Bumba\u2026 uh\u2026 when he left our service and when Pierre joined us.\nDr. Torvaldsdottir: And then what happened?\nLee: So, D-4933 was blindfolded. And when he was reaching around inside the box to find the thermometer, he must have bumped the statuette or something, and a nail fell out. And then D-4933 started to, you know, thrash around. He was yelling and waving his arms like he was on fire or something, and he knocked over the boxes for SCP-1036-2 and SCP-1036-4. So I immediately sealed the chamber door from the outside and I hit the button to close the blinds on the observation window.\nDr. Torvaldsdottir: Did anything come out of the chamber?\nLee: No, the door was sealed. But Agent Knorr, who was next to me, started smashing his head into the observation window, over and over, until the glass and blood was all over. And Dr. DiPiano, who was at the end of the hall, had what looked like a seizure, and then he started biting his own fingers off\u2026\nDr. Torvaldsdottir: Was that the point when you retreated to the control center?\nLee: I\u2026 I think so. I tried to make my way back down the south corridor to Checkpoint C to close the blast doors. Agent Majchrowski was there. He had, uh, stabbed himself in the eyes and the stomach with a pair of scissors, and he tried to attack me but he slipped on the blood. He was yelling something that sounded like \"kindoki\"\u2026 I tried to activate the sprinklers and the general anesthetic respirators to keep anybody else from hurting themselves. I guess it worked because I blacked out a minute later.\nDr. Torvaldsdottir: According to the log, the respirators went on-line at eighteen-thirty seven and twenty seconds.\nLee: Did\u2026 (grunt of pain)\u2026 did Pete make it?\nDr. Torvaldsdottir: Pete\u2026 um\u2026 (shuffles papers)\u2026 I'm afraid not. Agent Foy's body was found in the garage. Cause of death\u2026 looks like he drank about two liters of gasoline. What did you do when you regained consciousness?\nLee: I, uh, I bound up the wound on my shoulder where somebody had bit me, and then I went back to the SCP-1036 containment chamber. The statues were smashed into about a million pieces and it looked like D-4933 had stuck a lot of the nails into himself. Look, Doctor, whatever was in those statues that made everybody\u2026 do stuff, is it still in here?\nDr. Torvaldsdottir: There's\u2026 um\u2026 there's no sign of that. We had MTF Mu-13 come through and give the all clear.\n\nFootnotes\n1. It is not known whether any indigenous nganga, other than those employed by the Foundation, are still extant in central Africa and thus capable of performing the binding ceremony to create additional instances of SCP-1036. In order to reduce the likelihood of this, Foundation agents have encouraged the deforestation of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and the removal of indigenous traditional societies from that area.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1035 | SCP-1036 | SCP-1037 \u00bb\n\nMore by this author\n\nHide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-1322\n\nSCP-089\n\nspikebrennan's proposal\n\nSCP-1844\n\nSCP-1012\n\nSCP-1036\n\nSCP-2553\n\nSCP-1512\n\nSCP-1746\n\nSCP-908\n\nSCP-831\n\nSCP-3236\n\nSCP-2336\n\nSCP-955\n\nSCP-926\n\nSCP-2236\n\nSCP-920-EX\n\nSCP-2914\n\nSCP-2008-J\n\nSCP-4336\n\nSCP-4436\n\nSCP-1060\n\nTales\n\nSic Transit Gloria Mundi\n\nSpring Cleaning\n\nTranscript of meeting, June 2 1972\n\nTranscript of telephone conversation, August 9, 1991\n\nMemorandum Dated 6 November 1944\n\nScroll fragment 13Q29\n\nStray Katz (part 1)\n\nAd Majorem Bonum\nRating: 24"}
{"text": "SCP-1037 (middle of photo) surrounded by affected material during Incident 1037-5.\n\nItem #: SCP-1037\nObject Class: Instrument\nContainment Class: Euclid (Formerly Safe)\nSpecial Containment Procedures (Updated): SCP-1037 is to be contained in a 40 meter tall vertical shaft at Site-19. SCP-1037 is to rest in the center of two trapdoors attached to the walls of this shaft. Material affected by SCP-1037 is opaque; this has been exploited by making the trapdoors out of transparent plexiglass. Lasers attached to the ceiling of the containment shaft will connect with laser sensors at the bottom strategically aligned near the edges of the shaft.\nIf at least two laser sensors are unable to make contact with their respective lasers (i.e. the trapdoors have been converted to SCP-1037-affected material at a high percentage) the trapdoors will open, allowing SCP-1037 to fall onto the set of trapdoors below it. The affected trapdoors will then be delivered by automated system to the on-site incinerator.\nThe containment shaft has one trapdoor set for every 0.5 meters. On average, SCP-1037 activates one trapdoor set every 8 years. At its current rate, this containment system will be able to contain SCP-1037 uninterrupted until at least 2627 C.E. In the event of a power outage, containment breach, or any other event that compromises the primary containment shaft's ability to contain SCP-1037, it is to be suspended in gelatin in a secondary containment locker until the primary containment system is repaired.\nDescription: SCP-1037 is an SAE Grade No. 7 steel bolt, of the type used in many buildings with a steel or concrete frame. It is made from a medium-strength steel alloy, consisting of 97.5% iron, 1.2% tungsten, and 1.3% unknown substance.\nSCP-1037 vibrates at a nanoscopic level, in a complex but structured set of frequencies ranging from 8500 Hertz to 900 Hertz. These vibrations are capable of crystallizing surrounding material1 into a visually identical version of the material of SCP-1037. In addition, SCP-1037-affected material (designated SCP-1037-1) vibrates identically to SCP-1037, leading to exponential spread of SCP-1037's effect, as long as SCP-1037 remains in contact with it. Given M grams of material, the amount of material (R) at any given time (t) in days after beginning of sustained contact with SCP-1037 is given by R = f(t) = M(e833.2t - 450.07) grams.\nHowever, SCP-1037-1 is much more brittle than SCP-1037 itself, or its non-affected counterpart. Given enough time, structures made with SCP-1037 built in will collapse due to lack of structural integrity. It is assumed that, given enough time, SCP-1037 would be able to convert Earth in its entirety to SCP-1037-1. This would represent a N0K-Class \"Contagious Material\" Scenario, and, judging by the exponential equation above, would occur if SCP-1037 was in contact with the ground for approximately 8 years.\nDiscovery: SCP-1037 was discovered in the estate of Dr. Claddeus, a historian of some note studying artifacts in eastern Europe and northern Africa. After his expiration in 1875, a lawyer inspecting Dr. Claddeus' estate found SCP-1037 along with numerous artifacts related to GoI-004 (\"Church of the Broken God\"). SCP-1037 was found suspended in a container filled with gelatin, and at the time of discovery had converted approximately one quarter of the gelatin to SCP-1037-1.\nInterviews with Dr. Claddeus' next of kin indicated that they had not been informed of SCP-1037's existence. SCP-1037 was originally contained by the American Secure Containment Initiative prior to its absorption into the SCP Foundation.\nUsing Dr. Claddeus' journals, the origin of SCP-1037 was traced to a secret chamber in a dig site in Egypt. The Foundation discovered several non-anomalous replicas of SCP-1037, with some attached to the end of long sticks, along with multiple bows designed to fire arrows.\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-1037 affects all material, but affects non-biological material at a faster rate than biological material.\n\nMore by notgull\n\nMore by notgull\n\nSCPs\n\nnotgull's Proposal\n\nSCP-3733\n\nSCP-3095\n\nSCP-4800\n\nSCP-4804\n\nSCP-2785\n\nSCP-4348\n\nSCP-4048\n\nSCP-4688\n\nSCP-3362\n\nSCP-579-J\n\nSCP-4785\n\nSCP-3339\n\nSCP-5800\n\nSCP-4248\n\nSCP-3747\n\nSCP-4948\n\nSCP-3296\n\nSCP-4800-J\n\nSCP-4799\n\nSCP-199\n\nSCP-3485\n\nSCP-5981\n\nSCP-7234\n\nSCP-4808\n\nSCP-3833\n\nSCP-3748\n\nSCP-4148\n\nSCP-5054\n\nSCP-5025\n\nSCP-1037\n\nSCP-093-J\n\nSCP-5680\n\nSCP-1684\n\nSCP-4872\n\nSCP-3248\n\nSCP-6904\n\nSCP-5483\n\nSCP-6785\n\nSCP-4397\n\nTales\n\nThe Little Robot that Could\n\nJoin the Flock\n\nThe Siege of Site-19\n\nTales of the Automaton: The Big Birdocalypse\n\nFootage Recovered From a Private Server\n\nAvian Anthology I\n\nMy Empire of Birds\n\nMoose on the Loose\n\nDocument recovered from a Parallel Universe\n\nKatz and Dogs\n\nJoey Fucknuts Steals The Declaration of Independence\n\nYour Guard\n\nVacation Opportunity\n\nThe Scent of a Toaster\n\nBurn, Baby, Burn\n\nChasing Suns\n\nWind in the Sails\n\nThree Feet Under I\n\nThe Shape of Water is Humanoid\n\nDead Reckoning\n\nThree Feet Under II\n\nThree Feet Under III\n\nInto the Beetle Black Yonder\n\nForgotten Shrine\n\nDown Through\n\nHyperfine\n\nDon't Knock on Strange Doors\n\nOther\n\nResearcher Calvin's Personnel File\n\nIncident Report \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\"Sphere\" Incursion Log\n\nInitial Incursion Log\n\n\"Cube\" Incursion Log #1\n\n\"Cube\" Incursion Log #2\n\nSCP-093-J Blue Test\n\nSCP-093-J Recovered Documents\n\nSCP-093-J Green Test\n\nSCP-093-J Purple Test\n\nExploration Log 4480-1\n\nSee my Author Page for more information. If you like reading my stuff, consider checking out my YouTube Channel for SCP-inspired animations, among other things.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1036 | SCP-1037 | SCP-1038 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Three composite plugs at one end of SCP-1038. Plugs show no deviation from RCA standard.\n\nItem #: SCP-1038\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1038 is to be kept in a locked storage container within the Site-17 audio/visual department, with keypad combination in possession of Research Director. Due to the nature of the object's effects, O5-level approval has been granted for SCP-1038's non-experimental, recreational use on a weekly basis for all Site personnel on Fridays from 1930 - 2230 Hours, using previously tested content.\nDescription: SCP-1038 is an audio-visual cable measuring 6.096m in length with both ends terminating in three standard RCA connector plugs, color-coded for composite video and stereo audio. There are no markings on the connectors or cable to indicate the manufacturer or further specifications of the cable.\nThe cable's properties manifest when it is plugged into a television or monitor and a media player (VCR, DVD, streaming media device, etc.). While the device plays the selected content, the television will instead display what can best be described as an \u201calternate reality\u201d version. As of 11/23/2011, SCP-1038 has displayed content from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 distinct realities (Refer to Addendum-1038-B for a brief experiment summary).\nThe means by which this effect is generated is unknown, as tests have shown no anomalous power draws from the connected devices, changes in area radiation, or [DATA EXPUNGED].\nSCP-1038 appears to exhibit awareness regarding the information being passed through it. Should the selected content not exist in the alternate reality the cable connects to, SCP-1038 will instead play a \u201cclosest match\u201d - a VHS recording of a football game, might instead show a gladiatorial fight. At the same time, the object will also only ever show one alternate version for the particular medium. All DVD copies of a film will play the same alternate, which is in turn different from VHS copies of the movie. It is unknown if this is a sign of intelligence or if the data already exists on the storage media.\nAddendum-1038-A \u2014 Recovery Report: SCP-1038 came to the attention of the Foundation after a 10/3/19\u2588\u2588 incident at [REDACTED] Elementary School in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, OR., in which Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 attempted to show a recording of a \u201cCable in the Classroom\u201d documentary to her 4th Grade class. The recorded documentary was about the Great Pyramid, but the viewed content was [DATA EXPUNGED]. During the ensuing arrests, firings, and lawsuits, Foundation agents took custody of the AV equipment used in the incident. Component testing revealed only SCP-1038 showed anomalous properties. Purchase of the cable was not recorded in any district expense reports.\n\n+ Show Addendum-1038-B\n\n- Hide Addendum-1038-B\n\nAddendum-1038-B \u2014 Partial Experimentation Log:\nMedium: VHS\nContent: Schindler's List\nResults: SCP-1038 was plugged not into a television, but a recording device. Recorded output did not deviate in any way from the film.\nWe've run this experiment several times with different players and media, with the same results. We are now confident that the object requires a connection to a TV in order to view the \u2018alternate'. \u2014 Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Research Dir.\nMedium: VHS\nContent: History of the World, Part I\nResults: A documentary - apparently closely in line with our own history. Due to the thoroughness of the film, \u201cPart 1\u201d only covers the dawn of the Neolithic. Test terminated after 92 minutes when the VHS tape stopped playing. Alternate version was in the middle of a segment explaining Neolithic agriculture.\nMedia: DVR recording (Device provided by Research Asst. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588)\nContent: 2010 NCAA Football National Championship\nResults: Complete football game, but featuring schools [DATA EXPUNGED]. A portion of the half-time show reveals that teams were selected using a \u201cplay-off\u201d format.\nMedium: DVD-RW\nContent: Recording of children playing at [REDACTED] Park. (Confiscated from Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588)\nResults: Children played around a statue of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Plaque on the base calls him \u201cThe Hero of Racial Purity.\u201d\nMedium: Previous test's DVD-RW from Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\nContent: Content of previous test overwritten with tourist video of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorials.\nResults: Statue of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 similar to the one seen in previous test, but approx. 130 meters tall seen in place of Washington Monument. Lincoln Memorial seems to have suffered blast damage and has not yet been repaired. Data overwite apparently only affects viewed content, alternate reality content remains unchanged.\nMedium: DVD\nContent: Box set of Seasons 1 and 2 of Sliders\nResults: No changes. Results of frame-by-frame analysis pending.\nMedium: DVD-RW\nContent: Collection of footage of Earth and our position in the universe, overlaid with greetings in all known languages (Similar to the Golden Records carried by the Voyager Probes).\nResults: An apparently similar message. Of approximately 2,000 verbal greetings, the only languages recognized are Ugaritic, what is possibly Proto-Minoan, a form of Old Chinese, and Hittite. Further, all individuals seen in the footage appear to be [DATA EXPUNGED]. Permission for further communication attempts pending.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1037 | SCP-1038 | SCP-1039 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1039\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1039 is to be kept within a sealed, ten (10) meter by ten (10) meter containment cell at all times. No unauthorized personnel are permitted to enter the containment cell unless specifically instructed by a Security Clearance Level 4 (or higher) site supervisor. The interior of the cell is to be kept under constant remote surveillance through the designated wall-mounted security camera, the footage of which is to be periodically reviewed by assigned staff. All abnormalities and changes in behavior discovered during review of the surveillance footage are to be recorded and reported to researchers assigned to the object.\nAny personnel entering within a forty (40) meter exterior radius of the containment cell are to have all items on their person removed and accounted for before being temporarily deposited within a locked and secured container outside the perimeter of SCP-1039's area of effect unless they are instructed to retain possession of said items by a site supervisor prior to entering the area. Once personnel exit the area of effect, they may withdraw any items that had been removed from their person.\nIf any items that were previously deposited in the sealed container cannot be found after returning from within the area of effect, this is to be reported to research staff assigned to the object, who will promptly search SCP-1039 for the item. If the item cannot be found in SCP-1039, such an incident is most likely theft and is to be reported to Site Security, who will execute an independent investigation of the matter to the best of their abilities.\nUnder no circumstances are other SCP objects or other items specifically protected by the Foundation either for research or any alternative reasons to be brought within SCP-1039's area of effect unless a Security Clearance Level 5 site supervisor has specifically instructed this course of action be executed in order to research the effects of SCP-1039 on these objects in a controlled environment.\nDescription: SCP-1039 is a thirty (30) centimeter tall, thirteen (13) centimeter wide doll constructed mostly of a tightly woven textile fiber, with artwork on the torso resembling that of a crude human ribcage. The head of SCP-1039 is composed of hardened clay molded into a grotesque and misshapen human skull. The back of SCP-1039 is marked with a symbol of unclear cultural origin which has yet to be translated.\nSCP-1039 displays the ability to instantaneously and remotely transport items within an estimated forty (40) meter radius from their initial locations into the interior of its own body. As SCP-1039 is mostly a hollow fabric sack aside from the clay-molded head piece, items are transported from their original location to within the empty internal torso area of the fabric body. SCP-1039 appears to only transport a single item at a time and the incidents of said transportation are inconsistent and seemingly random.\nStaff who have had their personal belongings transferred to the inside of SCP-1039 report that the item disappears from their person and seems to instantly rematerialize within the body of SCP-1039. Any object forcibly placed into the interior of SCP-1039 will be transported to another random location within the forty (40) meter area of effect. How SCP-1039 remotely displaces the foreign objects has not yet been determined. SCP-1039 was not originally recovered with any objects inside of it.\nDuring review of surveillance footage, assigned staff began to notice regular bursts of visual static, after which the viewing personnel reported that SCP-1039 had relocated itself to another area of the cell. The static along with the movement of SCP-1039 appear to occur at random intervals. Whether or not SCP-1039 is the direct cause of the wall-mounted camera's malfunctioning is undetermined, but despite the remote surveillance footage displaying SCP-1039's apparent teleportation abilities, when personnel enter the containment cell SCP-1039 is always located in the center point of the chamber. The object does not demonstrate any shifts in location or characteristics of movement for as long as the individual remains within the confines of the cell.\nThe head of SCP-1039 has been known to turn towards agents within the containment cell, independent of the body, as if staring at them. Many personnel have reported increasing discomfort and paranoia as the head of SCP-1039 continues to follow their movement across the chamber.\nAll items extracted from within SCP-1039 seem to give off an odor similar to that of gasoline exhaust for several hours. The cause of this remains unknown.\nExperiment Log\n\n+ Experiment 1039-1\n\n- Experiment 1039-1\n\nIn a test to demonstrate what items SCP-1039 is capable of transporting, personnel were to place a large assortment of polystyrene test cubes ranging in size from five (5) centimeter by five (5) centimeter by five (5) centimeter cubes, to one (1) meter by one (1) meter by one (1) meter cubes within SCP-1039's area of effect. Initially, SCP-1039 did not exhibit the ability to transport any of the larger test cubes, seeming to focus exclusively on the cubes no bigger than itself. However, as SCP-1039 continued to transfer items into itself, the torso area of the object began to physically expand both vertically and horizontally to accommodate more items. As SCP-1039 enlarged in size it began to transport the larger test cubes.\nAs more test cubes were transported into the interior of SCP-1039, the fabric of the torso stretched further outward. The test continued for approximately four (4) hours before SCP-1039 was temporarily unwoven and the objects were removed. By the end of the test, SCP-1039 measured four (4) meters across and five (5) meters vertically. As the objects were removed from the interior of SCP-1039 the torso began to gradually contract until it had returned to its original length and width. No limit to this expansion has been found.\n\n+ Experiment 1039-2\n\n- Experiment 1039-2\n\nDue to SCP-1039's ability to independently transport itself across its containment cell specifically while it is unoccupied by foreign entities as well as its ability to physically move its head in the direction of any supplementary occupants of the chamber, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 hypothesized that SCP-1039 may be sentient. To test this further, agent D-1039-1 was sent into the containment cell with an apple and given the order to attempt to coax SCP-1039 into transporting the apple into itself. D-1039-1 continually asked SCP-1039 to take the apple. SCP-1039 did not respond to these requests. When D-1039-1 waved the apple several centimeters from SCP-1039's face, the head appeared to follow the movement of the apple, displaying at least a simple awareness of its surroundings and confirming that it is sentient. However, SCP-1039 continued to be unresponsive to D-1039-1's requests to retrieve the apple.\nApproximately seventeen (17) minutes into the test, D-1039-1 exclaimed \"The stupid motherfucker isn't taking the apple, assholes!\" before forcefully hurling the apple across the containment cell. As the apple collided with the wall on the opposite end of the chamber, SCP-1039's head turned 180\u00b0 towards where the apple made contact with the wall. SCP-1039's head retained its position for about five (5) seconds before reversing back to its initial location, at which point D-1039-1 began to convulse violently before collapsing onto the chamber floor. Medical staff declared D-1039-1 dead several minutes after the incident.\nWhen the contents of SCP-1039 were examined, its torso contained a sizable chunk of brain matter. The autopsy of D-1039-1 later revealed the entire frontal lobe of his brain had been removed. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is no longer permitted to test the awareness or consciousness of SCP-1039.\n\n+ Experiment 1039-3\n\n- Experiment 1039-3\n\nIn order to examine the ability of the fibers of SCP-1039's torso to seemingly stretch infinitely without demonstrating any signs of damage or tearing, a small strip of fabric measuring four (4) centimeters in length and five (5) centimeters in width was removed from SCP-1039. One end of the fabric strip was placed into a pair of stationary clamps at the beginning of the three-hundred (300) meter by ten (10) meter test chamber located twenty (20) meters from the SCP-1039's area of effect. The other end of the fabric was placed within the clamps of a motorized remote control rover designated R-1039-1. R-1039-1 was to be driven down the three hundred (300) meter length of the test chamber.\nAt ten (10) meter intervals R-1039-1 was to be stopped and personnel were to observe and record any changes, signs of tearing, or damage in the stretched fabric until the full three-hundred (300) meter length of the chamber had been crossed by the rover.\n\n10 meters: No changes observed\n20 meters: No changes observed\n30 meters: No changes observed\n40 meters: No changes observed\n50 meters: Width of fabric thinned by 0.1 centimeters\n60 meters: No changes observed\n70 meters: No changes observed\n80 meters: No changes observed\n90 meters: No changes observed\n100 meters: Width of fabric thinned by 0.1 centimeters\n110 meters: No changes observed\n120 meters: R-1039-1 spontaneously shuts down. Clamps were released and the fabric sample rapidly contracted back to its initial length and width.\n\nFurther examination of the interior of R-1039-1 revealed several internal components were missing. These components were later found within SCP-1039, severely damaged and inoperable. The test was not able to be completed and no applicable data was extracted. Further examination of SCP-1039 after the test revealed the area on SCP-1039 from which the strip of fabric was removed to be completely repaired.\nHow SCP-1039 had managed to transport objects outside of the forty (40) meter radius of its cell remains unknown and an incident of this nature has not been repeated\n\nAddendum: Since thorough experimentation was initiated on SCP-1039 the object seems to demonstrate more aggressive behavior than before. Several Class D's have had eyes, tongues, and teeth removed by SCP-1039 since testing on the object began. Additionally, SCP-1039 appears to transport items both in and several meters outside of its area of effect at a much faster rate than before. No more testing is to be performed on SCP-1039 and no personnel are permitted within forty (40) meters of the object until further notice.\nNote: \"SCP-1039 has begun transporting the surveillance camera within its containment cell into itself. A more secure method of remote surveillance is requested.\" - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nNote: \"The symbol on the back of SCP-1039 has been identified. It appears to originate from [REDACTED]. The symbol itself has been translated to mean gluttony or corpulence.\" - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1038 | SCP-1039 | SCP-1040 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1040\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1040 is stored in vault 89-Q5 at Storage Site 12 as per standard Safe-class long-term storage protocol. No additional care is required.\nNew personnel assigned to SCP-1040 are to be briefed on the object using the established identity \"Daniel\" to ensure that consistent and unambiguous communication about the object is maintained. Non-D-class personnel exposed directly to SCP-1040 must be reassigned on a monthly basis.\nAll data on SCP-1040 is to be corrected electronically through the use of project Null Context to ensure that the object's effects do not interfere with normal documentation procedures.\nDescription: SCP-1040 is an antique Tiffany floor lamp made of iron and stained glass. The item displays no unusual physical properties. When provided with a 100-watt light bulb and electricity, SCP-1040 functions as is typical for a floor lamp.\nThe anomalous effects of SCP-1040 manifest when the object is observed or discussed by any human subject. Affected persons will consistently anthropomorphize SCP-1040, referring to and/or interacting with the object as though it were a male acquaintance. In spite of this effect, it is possible for subjects under the influence of SCP-1040 to be reminded that the object in question is a lamp; however, this knowledge has little (if any) effect on subjects' behavior.\nThe name and other details assigned to the object vary by subject, but to date have never corresponded to any real individual. If a previously affected individual \"introduces\" the object to a new subject, that subject will identify SCP-1040 as the given persona.1\nAddendum 1040-01: Abnormalities at Recovery Site\nSCP-1040 was recovered from the home of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 following his death in June of 1991. Responding agents encountered SCP-1040 at the site and \"escorted\" the object to Site 19, where it was kept in a humanoid containment cell until its properties were identified.\nAgents that remained to sweep the remainder of the home reported that all light sources in and around the dwelling (including SCP-1040) had been arranged or decorated strangely. Examples include:\n\nScarves wrapped around exterior light fixtures\nFive desk and table lamps arranged on sofas or chairs and placed in front of the television, open books, and other entertainment media\nTwo hand-held flash lights wrapped partially in cloth and arranged in a bassinet\nThree floor lamps placed horizontally on beds throughout the house\n\nAll light fixtures were under power at time of recovery, though many were missing bulbs. This is believed to be related to the owner's cause of death (heart issues exacerbated by electrocution).\nGiven these findings, additional properties seem likely. I'm authorizing a stay of execution for 5 D-class to study the long-term effects. - O5-\u2588\u2588\nAddendum 1040-02: Additional Findings\nWith repeated and/or prolonged direct exposure to SCP-1040, affected individuals will begin to assign unique identities to other inanimate objects even when SCP-1040 is not present. The approximate progression is as follows:\n\nCumulative exposure time\nObserved Effects\n\n2 months\nSubject anthropomorphizes any free-standing light fixture greater than 1.25 meters in height.\n\n3 months\nSubject anthropomorphizes any free-standing light fixture. Subject develops increasingly elaborate relationships with anthropomorphized objects, including friendship, dislike, envy, and romantic interest.\n\n6 months\nSubject anthropomorphizes any object intended for use as a light source. Subject becomes agitated and/or withdrawn when not interacting with a light source and minimizes human contact.\n\nGiven the nature of its long-term effects, personnel levels 2 and higher are strongly discouraged from direct interaction with SCP-1040.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Exploitation of this property to facilitate containment approved \u2014 O5-\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1039 | SCP-1040 | SCP-1041 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1041\nObject Class: Euclid-alterius\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1041 is kept in a Type 2 Humanoid Containment Cell at Site 17 and provided rations as per Dietary Outline AHF4. Certain identities of SCP-1041 require special consideration; see Document 1041-5C for further information.\nAny documentation of SCP-1041's life prior to its recovery must be confiscated, with all non-personnel who claim to have known SCP-1041 given Amnestic C-1041 in order to remove any and all memories of the subject. When appropriate, false documentation and/or memories are to be fabricated and provided.\nEfforts to obtain further evidence of the narratives outlined in Document 1041-5A are in progress.\nDescription: SCP-1041 is a human female 56 years of age that displays no anomalous physical properties, recovered on July 3, 2012. The subject is in good physical health, apart from the lack of a left thumb.\nAt time of writing, one hundred and nineteen narratives of SCP-1041's life, supported by reliable documentation and witness testimony, have been compiled; thirty-five further narratives most likely exist, but currently lack reliable documentation. This is considered the primary anomalous property of SCP-1041. These narratives are often contradictory \u2014 for example, Narrative 019 involves SCP-1041 attending classes at Harvard University in 1977, while Narrative 044 places SCP-1041 in Vladimir Central Prison at the same time. All account for SCP-1041's lack of a left thumb.\nSCP-1041 will adopt an identity, set of memories, and personality consistent with one narrative per waking period,1 and will deny any knowledge or personal history inconsistent with this identity.2 SCP-1041 goes through one hundred and fifty-three identities in sequence, each of which corresponds with one of the aforementioned narratives, before returning to the \"first\" identity. These identities are labeled SCP-1041-001 (the identity presented on the date of SCP-1041's recovery) through SCP-1041-153. Evidence indicates that SCP-1041 did not display this behavior prior to recovery.\nOne or both of SCP-1041's parents or caretakers have been located in ninety-nine instances. All gave reports mostly consistent with SCP-1041's memories of its childhood including, when applicable, its birth on March 8, 1957 at approximately 0933 GMT. Parental testing has located ninety-eight women and eighty-four men that are genetic matches for SCP-1041's parents. None of these individuals are genetically related to each other; the probability that each couple would produce an offspring identical to that of all the other couples by chance is infinitesimal.\nAddendum: The following identities of SCP-1041 are considered notable. To view the remainder, see Document 1041-5A.\n\nInstance designation\nNotable Aspects\n\n014, 015\nSubjects were believed to be monozygotic twins; however, testing of recovered DNA samples has shown an absence of copy number variations that are normally found in monozygotic twins. Both have refused to believe that the other is another identity of SCP-1041, although neither has been able to explain why. Both SCP-1041-014 and -015 lost their left thumb in unrelated incidents on August 18, 1994.\n\n019\nSCP-1041-019 lost both legs in a car crash in 1966. For the duration of SCP-1041's adoption of this identity, it will not move either leg, despite being physically capable of doing so, even under duress. Insufficient time has passed since SCP-1041's recovery to determine whether therapy can reverse this condition.\n\n067\nSubject was a high-ranking member of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 crime syndicate from 1988 to 1997. Investigations indicate that SCP-1041-067 redirected a significant portion of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's resources towards destroying apparently unrelated records held by various government agencies and academic institutions. SCP-1041-067 has experienced retrograde and anterograde amnesia after an apparent assassination attempt in 2011, hindering further investigation.\n\n081\nSCP-1041-081 was employed by the Chaos Insurgency for fourteen years. While the subject's exact responsibilities there are not known to the Foundation, the subject's educational background is most suitable for employment as a theoretical physicist.\n\n127\nSCP-1041-127 claims to possess \"psychic powers\", supposedly allowing the subject to communicate with her \"past selves\". Testing has shown that the subject may possess a limited ability to access information possessed by other identities of SCP-1041. Investigation indicates that SCP-1041-127 may have possessed this ability since adulthood.\n\n154\nSubject was determined to have died on January 2, 1999 from lung cancer, and is not among the identities displayed by SCP-1041. Police records show that SCP-1041-154's body was stolen from its grave on July 15, 2012, and has not been located.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Testing has shown that any period of unconsciousness or altered state of consciousness lasting at least one hour will cause SCP-1041 to adopt a new identity.\n2. The subject will demonstrate incorrect knowledge of events since its containment; in each case, it will recall its reactions to events as though it had possessed its current personality.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1040 | SCP-1041 | SCP-1042 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1042\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1042 is to be contained in a standard EM shielded anomalous materials storage locker. When testing, precautions with equipment should be taken as the object has been noted to affect electrical devices.\nDescription: SCP-1042 is a standard brick used in foundation construction, typical of homes built in the Victorian era. Analysis has shown that SCP-1042 has similar composition to those made in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, though closer inspection shows an unusual latticework structure on a molecular level. When introduced to low level electromagnetic fields or struck with a ferrous object, 3-dimensional visual and auditory \"projections\" of past events appear. These projections are frequently accompanied by the entity designated SCP-1042-1.\nHistory:\nThe Historical Society of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had taken ownership of a local mansion, the site of a notorious murder, and was giving guided \"ghost tours\" of the grounds. The original owner of the house, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the town's \"land baron,\" was accused of murdering a maidservant in 18\u2588\u2588 but was acquitted of the charges. After the trial, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's wife removed herself and their children from the area, and he became a recluse before finally committing suicide in the house 3 years later. Since then, owners and staff reported seeing multiple apparitions in and around the manor of the original family and staff, images of themselves performing mundane tasks (labelled by tour-guides as \"doppelg\u00e4ngers\"), and sightings of \"The Black Monk\" (now believed to be SCP-1042-1). Frequency of these sightings tended to increase during thunderstorms. In 19\u2588\u2588, an electrician wiring the house to the town's new electrical grid scraped a screwdriver across the exposed blocks of the cellar, and was greeted with the image of the house's original owner murdering the maid in a reenactment of the 18\u2588\u2588 event. The apparitions showed no acknowledgement of the electrician and faded after approximately 5 minutes.\nProcurement:\nPosing as safety inspectors, Foundation agents were able to procure SCP-1042 using \"foundation maintenance\" as a cover story. The brick was located using a standard electro-magnetic field meter. Agents replaced it with a duplicate of equal proportions, as well as structurally bolstering the foundations of the building to avoid arousing suspicion.\nIn experiments with SCP-1042, it has been determined that sights and sounds of people or objects moving around the object are recorded for later playback. It does not appear to record inactivity, only motion. Playback of events varies in fidelity; most images are transparent and have a blurred effect, audio has noticeable interference described by observers as \"metallic scraping\" or \"stone grinding on stone\". When a low-level current is applied to the block, the effects gain much in clarity. Recorded events can be projected by introducing an EM field, or by striking or scraping the block with a steel or iron object; specific events can be chosen for playback by altering the strength of the EM field, the force of the strike, or a combination of both.\nThe following is a selection of the more notable tests with SCP-1042. The full testing log is available as document SCP-1042-L1\n\n+ Show Experiment Log\n\n- Hide Experiment Log\n\nEM Field: \u2588\u2588\u2588 W/m\u00b2\nStriking Force: none.\nResult:\nThe upper half of a middle aged woman, dressed as a kitchen servant appeared with a jar of peach preserves. She placed the jar on an unseen shelf (the jar then hung in the air apparently sitting on a shelf that corresponded to an actual shelf in the basement of the site), then turned and walked three paces before disappearing.\nAt this point, researchers realized that SCP-1042 was placed on a lab table, approximately 45 centimeters below its original elevation. The block was placed on an elevated shelf adjusted to its approximate height in the basement and the test was conducted again, this time, the full image of the woman was seen. Corroborating with local records, this woman was confirmed to be \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who worked as a servant in the manor.\n\nEM Field: \u2588\u2588\u2588 W/m\u00b2\nStriking Force: \u2588\u2588\u2588 newtons\nResult:\nResearchers saw another experiment conducted in the same room, 13 days before by Dr. Lowenstein on SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. The manifestation lasted 13 minutes, 15 seconds. Objects in the room which remained stationary at the time of the experiment did not appear, only those that changed position. Dr. Lowenstein later confirmed that he did perform those actions, and in the exact procedure as recorded when shown a digital recording of this test.\n\nEM Field: \u2588\u2588\u2588 W/m\u00b2\nStriking Force: \u2588\u2588\u2588 newtons\nResult:\nA reenactment of the maidservant's murder by the owner of the house. The image and sound were particularly clear. After the crime, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was seen lifting the body over his shoulder and walking towards the location of the basement stairs. The image of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 proceeded to ascend toward the ceiling according to the location of the stairs in the basement, but their structure was not projected.\n\nEM Field: \u2588\u2588\u2588 W/m\u00b2\nStriking Force: \u2588\u2588\u2588 newtons\nResult:\nA man dressed as a mason from the era the house was built appeared, standing in front of the brick with a trowel, setting it into place. Approximately 3 meters behind him, a dark humanoid figure wearing a hooded black robe with a concealed face stood motionless. While the worker appeared in relatively good clarity, the dark figure was of noticeably lesser fidelity. It made no motion but appeared to be staring in the direction of the mason. When viewing a digital recording of the test, the black figure dubbed SCP-1042-1 was not seen.\n\nEM Field: \u2588\u2588\u2588 W/m\u00b2\nStriking Force: \u2588\u2588\u2588 newtons\nResult:\nThree men dressed as groundskeepers appeared and proceeded to cross the room. Clothing and hairstyles seemed consistent with the mid twentieth century. Two instances of SCP-1042-1 also appeared. One directly adjacent to their path, one behind Dr. Thompson. The two younger men engaged in a brief discussion of the various ghost sightings and legends surrounding the house. The third, older man reprimanded them for believing in such things, and admonished them to get back to work. The three picked up gardening tools (the tools appeared in the projection the moment the workers made contact), and vanished. It should be noted that the location of the entity behind Dr. Thompson corresponds to solid earth behind the wall that originally contained SCP-1042.\n\nEM Field: \u2588\u2588\u2588 W/m\u00b2\nStriking Force: \u2588\u2588\u2588 newtons\nResult:\nAs Dr. Thompson was preparing this test, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 entered the room and conversed with Thompson for approximately 2 minutes. During this time, the sleeve of her lab coat contacted an Erlenmeyer flask, sending it into a work-sink where it broke along with several test tubes awaiting cleaning after one of Dr. Lowenstein's previously mentioned experiments with SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. After determining the correct parameters to play back this event and summoning his colleague for viewing of her actions, the image manifested as normal. However, moments before the flask was broken, SCP-1042-1 appeared behind Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and moved the flask 4 centimeters towards her arm. When the digital-recording of the playback was viewed, the figure did not appear, nor was the flask seen to move.\n\nEM Field: \u2588\u2588\u2588 W/m\u00b2\nStriking Force: \u2588\u2588\u2588 newtons\nResult:\nOne of the groundskeepers from the previous experiment appeared. As he crossed the area of SCP-1042's effect, SCP-1042-1 appeared, knelt down, and pushed a wooden apple crate 6 centimeters toward the man. The groundskeeper's left knee collided with the crate and he proceeded to fall forward onto a garden rake, the tines impaling his face in his right eye and left cheek. SCP-1042-1 stood upright and observed the man writhing on the ground. The scene stopped at this point. Examining local records indicate that the groundskeeper was \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. After this accident, confirmed to have occurred in 19\u2588\u2588, newspapers and court documents account that he became an alcoholic and was involved in a series of petty crimes. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was killed in an automobile collision after leaving a drinking establishment 2 years later. The driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries, the 2 passengers died on impact.\nNote: The survivor of that accident was \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who later became a prominent public advocate of drunk-driving legislation, and founder of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. In interviews, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 cited this incident and the loss of his wife and child as his primary motivation.\n\nEM Field: \u2588\u2588\u2588 W/m\u00b2\nStriking Force: \u2588\u2588\u2588 newtons\nResult:\nA test scenario was created by Dr. Thompson and several other researchers moving through the room, displacing a series of objects on to the floor and performing various tasks such as throwing a softball or juggling for approximately 15 minutes. An electric current was applied to SCP-1042 during the recording phase. When the brick was activated for playback, 2 SCP-1042-1 entities appeared in the corners of the room. Dr. Thompson examined the projection of one closely, attempting to discern its features for study. After 3 minutes of observation, the figure turned toward Thompson and a voice was heard saying, \"Please stop staring, it makes us frightfully uncomfortable.\" Startled, Thompson jumped away from the apparition nearly falling backwards. The figure then turned its attention back towards the recorded events.\nAs before, upon viewing footage of the test, SCP-1042-1 did not appear nor was it heard; Dr. Thompson simply appeared to be interacting with empty space.\n\n+ Show Notes on SCP-1042-1\n\n+ Hide Notes on SCP-1042-1\n\nSCP-1042-1 appears as a tall humanoid figure, standing at a height of approximately 2.5 meters. Image fidelity of projections varies, but they have never been observed at the full clarity and opacity of other SCP-1042 projections. They appear to be clothed in black hooded robes. Facial features also appear to be obscured by a mask of the same sort of material. Hands are humanoid, with 5 digits, also covered in layers of black material. The exact nature of this clothing cannot be determined.\nThese entities are seen in approximately 15% of SCP-1042 projections. 80% of these appearances consist of the figure standing motionless facing the subjects' actions. In 20% of appearances, the entities interacted with subjects indirectly, relocating objects in the general vicinity to a slightly altered position, always in a fashion that would ensure that subjects made contact with these objects. The purpose of these actions is unknown.\nThe only occurrence of SCP-1042-1 vocalizing is the above experiment log. We are unable to determine whether the entity was interacting with researchers in real time, or had predetermined our actions and performed the appropriate response during the recording phase. Given the nature of SCP-1042-1, it is possible that it may not perceive time in a strictly linear fashion; further testing of this hypothesis is recommended.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1041 | SCP-1042 | SCP-1043 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1043\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1043 is to be held within a containment room in Storage Unit 9 at Site-33. The air humidity within the containment unit should not exceed 5% to prevent devaluation of SCP-1043, as well as a potential containment breach. Experimentation on SCP-1043 requires approval of level 3 personnel due to limited amount available.\nUncontained instances of SCP-1043-1 are to be left to proceed to completion; a mobile perimeter is to be established around them to prevent public exposure. Resulting SCP-1043-2 is to be demolished and rubble, along with the foundation of solidified SCP-1043-1 removed, and stored at nearest Low-hazard Anomalous Materials Bulk Storage facility.\nA mobile perimeter is to be established around uncontained instances of SCP-1043-1 for the purposes of monitoring. If the emerging SCP-1043-2 does not resemble any of the forms described in Addendum 1043-1, the area extending to a radius of at least 200 metres from the edge of SCP-1043-1 in question is to be evacuated, and procedure 28-Surtur applied. Otherwise, the resulting SCP-1043-2 is to be demolished and rubble, along with the foundation of solidified SCP-1043-1 removed, and stored at nearest Low-hazard Anomalous Materials Bulk Storage facility.\nDescription: SCP-1043 refers to approximately 31 134 sacks, labeled \"MOLISOLUS MARK III\" and numbers \"I\" to \"V\" in large red lettering. On the lower right corner of each sack is a green stamp detailing a winged arm holding a hammer, and the designation \"APOLLODORUS CONSTRUCTION COMBINE\". The sacks contain a grey-green powdery substance, which, if mixed with water and applied onto soil, recombines with it to form SCP-1043-1.\nSCP-1043-1 is a self-propagating soil anomaly, appearing similar to a pool of concrete. SCP-1043-1 at this stage has been shown to have remarkable surface tension, able to support pressures of up to 40 kPa.\nIf removed from the main pool, samples of SCP-1043-1 cease activity and coalesce, producing an isotropic grey solid of stiffness similar to concrete, but a far higher yield strength\u2014Vickers hardness 50 HD30\u2014but otherwise lacking anomalous properties. Laboratory analysis has revealed the composition to be that of surrounding substrate with SCP-1043 acting as a resin matrix. Initially, an instance of SCP-1043-1 propagates at a rate of approximately \u2588\u2588 m\u00b2/hr , assimilating surrounding soil, until reaching a depth of cca. 1.5m and a final area of cca. 8 times the area covered by the resulting SCP-1043-2.\nAfter approximately \u2588\u2588 hours, a number of ambulatory growths bearing outwards resemblance to human arms begin to form within SCP-1043-1. Once fully formed, the growths proceed to use SCP-1043-1, as well as occasionally salvage raw materials within the perimeter affected by SCP-1043-1 to construct a structure or object, labeled SCP-1043-2 (see Addendum 1043-1 for a list of SCP-1043-2 types known). After the construction is complete, leftover SCP-1043-1 retreats towards the centre and hardens, providing a foundation for the structure.\nExperimenting with decreasing the quantity of SCP-1043 used has shown the process to successfully complete, however, the base layer is proportionally thinner, and beyond a point characterized by the thickness of the transformed soil layer not exceeding \u2588\u2588cm, the process fails to complete.\nAddendum 1043-1:\n\nLIST OF SCP-1043-2 TYPES.\nDesignation: SCP-1043-2-1\nAppearance: A smooth-walled rectangular building of base cca. 30x20 metres, and height of cca. 10 metres. The interior divides into two floors, each containing 41 identical rooms, and one of about twice the size. The smaller rooms' walls and floor contain a number of protrusions bearing outward resemblance to shelves, bedding, and a table. The larger room's floor contains several holes cca. 25cm in diameter which terminate below the structure's base. The microstructure of most surfaces has been found to physically interfere with germ growth.\nDesignation: SCP-1043-2-2\nAppearance: A semi-circular dome approximately 16 metres in radius, with decorative elements resembling the architecture of Mussolini-era Italy. There are four entrances, located 90 degrees apart. The interior contains a raised podium, and approximately 500 irregularly arranged seating places, connected via stairs. The internal walls and roof curve considerably and contain a large number of structural features. Analysis has shown the structure to possess excellent auditory properties.\n\nIncident 1043-1:\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 , members of MTF Chi-4 \"Brick Breakers\" were dispatched to a supposed instance of SCP-836 infestation in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Canada. However, on-site assessment has shown this to be an uncharacteristic instance of SCP-1043, spreading rapidly in an approximately 10 cm deep layer, and repurposing material within its perimeter to repeatedly construct what appeared to be several sections of a statue1 and fuse them in a seemingly random arrangement, forming a mound approximately \u2588\u2588 m in diameter.\nProcedure 28-Surtur used upon operative approval by Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 shown successful in halting SCP-1043-1 activity.\n\nIncident 1043-2:\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, a raid on the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a coffee shop suspected to serve as a cover for \"Are We Cool Yet?\" activity related to the spreading of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 as a part of the recent \"We are the 99 bottles\" campaign.\nAmong the items procured was a Moleskine notebook containing sketches resembling SCP-1043-1 and detailed drawings of structures resembling SCP-1018 , SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, as well as objects of seemingly impossible geometry. The drawings are dimensioned, and surrounded by stenographic markings, a number of yet-undeciphered symbols, as well as arbitrary content such as stylized sketches of common objects, and a drawing of a nude female identified as A\u2588\u2588\u2588 P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a freelance writer frequenting the same establishment.\nThe notebook contains a number of fingerprint marks, which have been determined to consist of SCP-1043 powder.\nPage 23 of the notebook shows a crossed out drawing with features similar to the structure encountered by MTF Chi-4 during Incident 1043-1. It is followed by a number of calculations, ending with \"A=43.2[unknown symbol]**2i FUCK YEAH!\" underlined twice.\nScanned copies of the notebook's contents are available to personnel with 2-1043 clearance.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Identified segments include a humanoid arm approximately 15 metres long, with its fingers embedded into a spheroid, a square slab, and a [DATA EXPUNGED] cross-section.)\n\n\u00ab SCP-1042 | SCP-1043 | SCP-1044 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1044\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1044 is to be surrounded at all possible access points by signs in English and French warning of falling rocks, avalanches, landmines and dangerous animals. The area should be kept under periodic aerial surveillance and at least one member of personnel will be available on short notice to further discourage any non-personnel who choose to ignore the warnings.\nDescription: SCP-1044 is located in a small, uninhabited valley in the Alpine region of France, located at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0N, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0E and measuring approximately 1.2km across and 0.6km wide at its broadest point.\nThe properties of SCP-1044 were first encountered in 1968, after rumours of unusual sounding echoes began to spread through the local area. These reports ranged from the valley producing echoes that talked back, to [DATA EXPUNGED].\nWhile the reported phenomena were widely dismissed as urban legend by local authorities, researchers were dispatched on 03/06/20\u2588\u2588 to determine their veracity. The following are partial transcripts of the three investigations carried out over the course of the following two years:\n\nExperiment 1044-1\nResearcher A\u2588\u2588\u2588: How should we begin?\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Perhaps 'hello?'\nResearcher A\u2588\u2588\u2588: [speaking loudly] Hello?\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I didn't get that. Try louder.\nResearcher A\u2588\u2588\u2588: [shouting] Hello?Researcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did you hear that? That was 'Good-'\nResearcher A\u2588\u2588\u2588: I got it. Let me try something else. [shouting] Is anybody down there?Researcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [shouting] Yes.Researcher A\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hold on. Try that again, as loud as possible.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [shouting louder] Yes.SCP-1044: [identically to Researcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's shout] Yes.\nResearcher A\u2588\u2588\u2588: If the first echo is contradicting you, is the second echo contradicting the first echo?\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Or the second echo was just my own echo, coming through late.\nResearcher A\u2588\u2588\u2588: Let's continue.\nExperiment 1044-2\nNote: Henceforth it can be assumed that the responses of SCP-1044 are heard in the form of an echo, in the same voice as the person who made the initial statement.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [shouting] Dog.Dr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I suppose there is no opposite statement to dog.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Cat?\nDr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Not a true opposite. The phenomenon appears to follow a consistent logic. Observe: [shouting] I am a man.Researcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And so, rather than echoing 'I am a woman,' it attempts to relay the logical opposite.\nDr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It is not yet clear that it has the awareness required to attempt anything.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What about the 'hello?' from the previous experiment? The echo said 'goodbye.'\nDr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It would make sense, possibly, that a statement of parting ways is logically opposite to a statement of greeting.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Maybe. Or it is not as logically infallible as we think.\nDr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Suggesting what, precisely?\nExperiment 1044-3\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nAnalyses of the audio transcripts of the experiments all conclude that SCP-1044 is an echo, localised to a single valley, that directly contradicts the speaker wherever logical contradiction of a statement or question is possible. Where multiple echoes are heard, each subsequent echo will contradict the previous.\nIn the later experiments, attempts were made to test SCP-1044 by calling out self-contradictory statements such as 'This sentence is false.' This invariably resulted in [DATA EXPUNGED]. Future experiments are to avoid such attempts.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1043 | SCP-1044 | SCP-1045 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1045\n\nItem #: SCP-1045\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1045 is stored in Low-Security Locker 17 at Site 21. No flammable materials or sources of open flame are to be brought within 5 meters of SCP-1045 except for testing purposes.\nDescription: SCP-1045 is a square wood-framed candle lantern measuring 15 cm x 15 cm x 32 cm. Its sides are made of translucent waxed paper and its interior framework provides a nested support for a circular glass cup measuring 6.5 cm in diameter and 10 cm in height. The anomalous properties of SCP-1045 do not manifest unless both components are used together.\nWhen a candle is placed within SCP-1045 and lit, the walls of SCP-1045 depict the shadow of a miniature humanoid, as if lit from behind by the candle. The shadow on each side of the lantern depicts a different angle of the same subject. The shadow of the humanoid is always writhing, as if in pain, and it is surrounded by what appear to be semi-opaque flames. The shadow of the figure will persist as long as the candle is burning. Its motions become more frantic as the candle comes closer to burning out.\nAll candle residue recovered from SCP-1045 consists of rendered human fat, regardless of the original makeup of the candle. Damaged DNA samples have been recovered, but the identity of the source individual(s) has yet to be determined.\nAddendum: Testing has revealed that burning scented candles produces shadows of different figures. In addition, burning a scented candle allows the shadows to emit sound. The volume of the sound is dependent on the strength of the scent. To date, all shadows have only produced incoherent screams.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1044 | SCP-1045 | SCP-1046 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1046\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The building currently integrated with SCP-1046 is to be contained in a standard domicile containment unit. All surfaces contacting the building are to be constructed out of wooden materials. In the event of a containment breach, all portions of SCP-1046 found outside of containment are to be surgically removed and transplanted into the original building or a suitable replacement building.\nDescription: SCP-1046 is a collection of 781 separate human body parts, formerly a man named \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The portions of SCP-1046's body are alive and fully functional, despite not receiving any sustenance or containing any blood.\nSCP-1046 is located within the former home of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Portions of SCP-1046 are located throughout the home, with some portions of the body replacing utilities within the home (Such as portions of the skin replacing three curtains and a lampshade) and some inhibiting function of objects within the home (such as a sink being clogged by an artery, and a large portion of the face being permanently affixed to the living room television).\nAt random intervals, portions of SCP-1046 will shift throughout any nonbiological surface into which they are currently integrated. This shift can take anywhere from 45 minutes to several weeks. Additionally, the portion of the face integrated into the television, and any other portion of SCP-1046 capable of producing sound will begin to make distraught vocalizations. Faucets located within SCP-1046 will begin to produce small amounts of saline during this time, despite the building not being connected to any water source.\nSCP-1046 was discovered on 9/18/1994, after Foundation assets in the Davie Sheriff's Department followed up on reports of a \"house with people parts\". Investigation into the alleged house revealed SCP-1046's anomalous properties. Subsequent surgical intervention allowed agents to achieve successful containment. SCP-1046 was contained on 11/19/1994, and classified as Euclid. Similarities between SCP-1046 and SCP-1582 have been noted, and investigation into a similar origin of the two phenomena is currently ongoing.\nAddendum Documents recovered from the residence SCP-1046 was located in have proven to be relevant to SCP-1046's current condition. Further investigation into the \"Malva Real Estate Corporation\" are ongoing. The letters were found in a bureau drawer, and appear to be copies of letters that were sent to an unknown party.\n\nDear Mr. Baer,\nRecently I moved into one of your company's marvelous new homes, and found it to be quite luxurious. The ads are right, you really do feel like part of the home. However, I am writing you this letter due to the fact that my new house no longer contains the bedroom. Would it be possible to get a contractor out here to remedy the situation?\nSincerely,\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nDear Mr. Baer\nI don't believe you received my last correspondence, and as such I am writing to you again. Since you did not send a contractor, as I requested, I have decided to hire one of my own. Unfortunately, several injuries sustained on my property compelled them to leave without finishing. I once again compel you to remedy the error.\nSincerely,\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nMr. Baer\nThis is the third time I have contacted you, and I do not believe your ignorance of my issue is accidental. I demand that you send a contractor to finish my home at once. It is unacceptable for a gentleman of my stature to be reduced to sleeping in the living room. If my home is not supplied with a master bedroom within the next three weeks, I will be forced to summon my lawyer.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nTo those who it may concern\nI am alone and trapped and dark. I am all over. I feel the creaks of the beams. i taste the staleness of the wall. i am dry. i need my bedroom. several days into the dawning of the suncere letter sent t an insincere man he said i would be my hous i am a man dont take me anynmore please\ni cant getsleepO[the remainder of the note is unintelligible.]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1045 | SCP-1046 | SCP-1047 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item#: SCP-1047\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1047-1 through -5 are to be individually shrink-wrapped in a nitrogenous atmosphere to minimize their exposure to atmospheric carbon dioxide, and stored in standard inanimate-object lockers equipped with atmospheric sensors to measure carbon dioxide concentrations, and automatic halon dispensers set to activate in case of fire.\nAll instances of SCP-1047-1 are to be stored with their arrow pointing towards the ground.\nSCP-1047-6 cannot currently be taken into custody, and is contained at the location where it was discovered. The apartment building has been purchased by the Foundation via a front company, and is to be kept unoccupied. Dual pump systems have been constructed to evacuate the atmosphere in the room containing SCP-1047-6 and replace it with nitrogen (see appendix 1047-B26 for mechanical specifications and diagrams); these pumps are to run continuously. All personnel maintaining the pumps and/or researching the interface into the room containing SCP-1047-6 should wear standard radiation dosimeters, and comply with standard health and safety regulations for radiation exposure.\nDescription: SCP-1047 is a collection of 6 standard types of traffic and street signs, each type of which induces a different anomalous effect. These anomalous effects activate when an instance of SCP-1047 is taken from its standard pole, and contained in a room where there are atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide greater than approximately 600 ppm and/or atmospheric concentrations of the various combustion products of marijuana (Cannabis sativa) greater than 100 ppm; specific activation parameters for atmospheric conditions remain to be determined, as does the precise operational definition of 'room'. In all situations, these properties do not extend beyond the walls of the room in question, and can be interrupted by opening a door or window from the outside to promote gas exchange.\nSCP-1047-1 (18 instances in custody) is a 'One Way' sign. When SCP-1047-1 is activated, the force of gravity within the room will immediately reorient itself so that 'down' is the direction of the arrow on the One Way sign. If, when falling towards the new direction of gravity, the direction of the arrow is changed (i.e., because the sign spins in midair, or collides with an object during freefall), the direction of gravity will then immediately point in the new direction of the arrow. If the room is an independent structure rather than part of a larger structure (e.g., mobile homes, camping tents, or portable toilets), the gravitational reorientation can lead to the forcible and continuous displacement of the structure in question; such displacements tend to result in the structure being destroyed by multiple collisions with its environment (at which point SCP-1047-1 deactivates), but have also been known to lift the structures to the upper levels of the atmosphere (at which point SCP-1047-1 likewise deactivates due to reduced air pressure).\nSCP-1047-2 (23 instances in custody) is a 'Stop' sign. When SCP-1047-2 is activated, all vertebrate organisms within the room will immediately experience total paralysis of all voluntary muscles. Causes of death for individuals afflicted by SCP-1047-2 include fall-related injuries, aspiration on food, and starvation.\nSCP-1047-3 (31 instances in custody) is a 'No Parking' sign. When SCP-1047-3 is activated, all vertebrate organisms within the room become unable to stop moving or to lose consciousness, and instead pace constantly until they die of exhaustion. As well, afflicted organisms are unable to leave SCP-1047-3's zone of influence.\nSCP-1047-4 (15 instances in custody) is a 'Merge' sign. When SCP-1047-4 is activated, the skin of all vertebrate organisms within the room, and all surfaces (with the exception of SCP-1047-4 itself) that have touched skin within the past 24 hours will immediately take on a semiliquid consistency, causing them to bond with each other at a molecular level upon contact.\nSCP-1047-5 (4 instances in custody) is a 'Yield' sign. When SCP-1047-5 is activated, all vertebrate organisms within the room will immediately lose all volition, and will sit motionless until such time as they see or hear any statement which can be interpreted as a command, at which point they will expend the minimum effort necessary to obey if this can be accomplished without leaving the room. [NOTE: although it can reasonably be assumed that SCP-1047-5's effects apply to all vertebrate organisms, the 'obedience' effect has only been tested on humans and on trained mammals.]\nSCP-1047-6 is presumed to be a 'Speed Limit 55' sign, although this cannot be directly verified due to the nature of its anomalous effect. Within its area of effect (Apartment 6, #239 [REDACTED] Avenue) the speed of light is 55 miles (88 km) per hour. As a result, relativistic effects and Cherenkov radiation1 at the interface mean that it is impossible to enter the apartment. Dual pumps have been constructed on site to drain the atmosphere within the apartment and replace it with nitrogen; atmospheric concentrations are expected to drop below SCP-1047-6's activation parameters after 473 (four hundred and seventy-three) years of continuous operation.\nAcquisition log: SCP-1047 was discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, following Incident 1047-A, involving an instance of SCP-1047-1 being stolen from a telephone pole in the city of [REDACTED] and installed as a 'wall decoration' in a nearby apartment. The resulting five deaths were explained as the result of a truck crashing into the building.\nInvestigation showed that City Councillor [REDACTED] had recently spoken out against an increase in street sign thefts, and had claimed that all sign thieves would \"get what they deserve\". When approached by the Foundation for an interview, Councillor [REDACTED] immediately committed suicide; a second Councilmember died of a cerebral hemorrhage at that time, as did two employees of the city's Department of Infrastructure. Another two employees of the Department of Infrastructure were struck and killed by lightning at that moment. Autopsies revealed no anomalies, except that all six corpses had identical teeth.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Due to the gross differences between the local speed of light and the average particle speed in a 22\u00b0C room, Cherenkov radiation emitted at the threshold of the effect consists of high-energy gamma rays rather than visible light.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1046 | SCP-1047 | SCP-1048 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1048\nObject Class: Safe Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1048 is currently free to roam Site 24, as it poses no threat and has been observed to greatly improve the morale of personnel that interact with it. The whereabouts of SCP-1048 are currently unknown, though it is still believed to be somewhere in Site 24. Subject is to be secured for containment, but any creation of SCP-1048's should be destroyed on sight, unless further evidence warrants less extreme actions. No teddy bears are to be allowed in Site 24 to prevent any confusion or mistaken identity. Any object that resembles a teddy bear is to be reported to the security team immediately.\n-This is not a joke. We have no idea what SCP-1048's full capabilities are. Who knows how many of the damn things are out there by now? - Dr. Carver\nDescription: SCP-1048 is a small teddy bear, approximately 33 cm in height. Through testing, composition of the subject revealed no unusual qualities that make it discernible from a non-sapient teddy bear. Subject is capable of moving of its own accord, and can communicate through a small range of gestures. The subject regularly shows affection to individuals in ways found endearing by most people. Affection is usually given in the form of a hug to the lower leg, but subject has also been observed dancing, jumping in place, and in two separate events it has even drawn child-like pictures for janitorial staff. All Foundation personnel that have interacted with the subject have responded positively to its affection, even D-class with normally sociopathic tendencies.\nAttempts at direct communication with SCP-1048 have not been considered successful. Though it is capable of simple gestures to indicate a \"yes\" or \"no\" answer, it will often not react to lines of questioning concerning its nature or where it originated from. It is not known if this is because SCP-1048 simply does not know the answers, or because it does not want to answer. Though capable of drawing pictures, it has not used its art as a form of communication beyond showing affection, even when encouraged to do so.\nThe more anomalous behavior of SCP-1048 was not observed until approximately 7 months after it was originally secured. It is hypothesized that the subject is able to construct crude replicas of itself using various materials, by a process that has yet to be observed directly by Foundation staff. Dr. Carver has suggested that SCP-1048 uses its endearing qualities to lull those around it in to a false sense of security, allowing it to collect materials to produce these creations. Currently, there are 3 known creations of SCP-1048, designated SCP-1048-A, SCP-1048-B, and SCP-1048-C. The nature of these creations has been in stark contrast to SCP-1048's general behavior, as all have exhibited extreme violence towards humans.\nSCP-1048-A: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1048-A was discovered wandering Site 24, accompanied by SCP-1048. Subject resembles a teddy bear similar in size and shape to SCP-1048, but is made entirely out of human ears. Witnesses interviewed reported that it appeared SCP-1048 was giving a \"tour\" of Site 24 to SCP-1048-A. Dr. Carver was called to the scene, along with a security team. The security team arrived first, and attempted to contain SCP-1048-A. Subject emitted a high-pitched shriek that inflicted intense pain in the eyes and ears of everyone in a 10 meter radius. Ear-like growths immediately began growing on those within 5 meters of the subject, covering their bodies in less than 20 seconds. Every person afflicted with this symptom died within 3 minutes, resulting in the death of \u2588\u2588 personnel, including the entire security team. Autopsies revealed the cause of death to be asphyxiation caused by an abundance of the ear-like growths manifesting in the mouths and tracheae of all victims. SCP-1048 and SCP-1048-A fled the scene before Dr. Carver arrived, and have not been contained since the incident, though sightings of both have been reported on multiple occasions. Shortly after this incident occurred, a researcher was discovered missing an ear. According to him, it was removed through unknown means while he was sleeping. No other victims of ear removal were found, so it is unclear if SCP-1048 obtained more ears from another source, or if it is capable of duplicating objects or materials.\nSCP-1048-B: Subject was discovered by several Foundation staff members in the cafeteria of Site 24 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Subject's appearance was nearly identical to SCP-1048, but it moved in an irregular, jerky manner. Witnesses reported that it appeared as if something was moving inside of SCP-1048-B. Subject made no attempt to interact initially, until a burst in its seams revealed what appeared to be the hand and arm of a human infant poking out and grasping at the air. At the sight of this, a female researcher named \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 screamed, and SCP-1048-B reacted by emitting a high-pitched cry similar to that of a human infant. The subject then attempted to [DATA EXPUNGED] the screaming researcher, causing massive internal damage. In the ensuing chaos, a security team was forced to [REDACTED] both the researcher and SCP-1048-B. Approximately 3 hours after this incident, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was found unconscious and bleeding in her office. An abortion had been performed on her while she was sleeping, and the 8-month-old fetus was never found. It is hypothesized that SCP-1048 used Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's unborn child to create SCP-1048-B. Information regarding the possible origin of SCP-1048-B is not to be leaked to the survivors currently undergoing therapy for the incident with SCP-1048-B, as Dr. Carver believes it would be extremely detrimental to their recovery.\nSCP-1048-C: Subject resembles a teddy bear similar to SCP-1048, but composed entirely of rusted metal scraps. Subject was first sighted on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by Dr. Carver in his office while writing up a report on the SCP-1048-B incident. Subject fled the room when it noticed Dr. Carver observing it. In the attempted pursuit of SCP-1048-C, Dr. Carver witnessed the death and maiming of \u2588 Foundation personnel as the subject exhibited extreme violence during its escape. SCP-1048-C has not been encountered since this initial sighting, and it is unknown whether it still resides somewhere within Site 24. The origins of any materials possibly used to construct SCP-1048-C by SCP-1048 are also unknown at this time.\nAddendum 1048-1: SCP-2295 is similar, but nearly antithetical in function, to SCP-1048. Attempts to establish a common origin are ongoing.\nExtreme caution is to be taken if SCP-1048-A or SCP-1048-C are encountered again.\n-I cannot stress this enough. The damn thing jumped right through those poor people - Dr. Carver\n\n\u00ab SCP-1047 | SCP-1048 | SCP-1049 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1049\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1049 is to be kept in a 1 x 1 x 3m aviary. Other than a perch 2m above ground, feeder, and water container, no foreign objects are permitted in SCP-1049's enclosure. SCP-1049 must be kept tethered to the perch at all times. If entry to SCP-1049's enclosure is required, protective clothing must be worn and time spent inside the enclosure must be kept to a minimum.\nSCP-1049 is to be fed a diet consisting mostly of beetles, crickets and locusts. Small bats or mice may also be offered once per week. Personnel must not enter SCP-1049's enclosure to feed it; the feeder attached to the aviary allows for food to be offered from outside.\nDescription: SCP-1049 is an adult male black and white owl (Strix nigrolineata). It is physically identical to any other member of its species save for its eyes, which are a reddish pink. Its dietary needs and hunting behaviours are similar to those of any other owl; however, SCP-1049 exhibits the ability to remove the skeletons of humans by unknown means. It is presumed that it does this only to humans, as SCP-1049 does not appear to have used the ability on any other creatures prior to containment.\nSCP-1049 was found after police in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Mexico made reports of boneless corpses being found in the nearby jungle, with no signs of external injury or another person having committed the crime. However, one victim had been found with several feathers resting on the corpse's chest, which were identified as belonging to an owl. Locals in the area reported seeing an unusual red-eyed specimen near to where the corpses were found, and claimed that it had caused the deaths of the victims. Police immediately discounted the claims.\nFoundation officials received the report during routine intelligence checks and searched the area, eventually finding SCP-1049. Before SCP-1049 could be contained, it alighted upon the shoulder of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1049 bit at Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's face, although Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 suffered no injury. After several seconds, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 collapsed. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body appeared to cave in on itself. Remains of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were found to be completely boneless. Cause of death is believed to be pressure and shock applied to the brain after the loss of the cranium.\nSCP-1049 later produced a pellet containing small pieces of human bone, including phalange fragments and a cochlea. Testing confirmed that the fragments belonged to Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1049 will attack any humans it sees in this manner, resulting in a complete loss of bone tissue and resultant death.\nAddendum: Examination of SCP-1049 reveals no internal anomalies, or any indication of what causes the reaction seen in Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It is also unknown how bone fragments are ingested by SCP-1049, as it does not attempt to eat its victims.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1048 | SCP-1049 | SCP-1050 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Original carving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in a proto-Latin language with a previously undiscovered alphabet. Dated to 53,5\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nItem #: SCP-1050\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1050-1 is to be maintained in a storage facility with interior dimensions of at least five (5) meters by five (5) meters by thirty-two (32) meters. The ceiling of the storage facility, specifically the area directly over SCP-1050-1, must be shielded to block radio waves broadcast at an intensity of [REDACTED].1 SCP-1050-1 is currently stored at Area 179.\nOccurrences of SCP-1050-2 are to be located upon identification of the corresponding change in SCP-1050-1. These are to be located and confiscated by Foundation agents. SCP-1050-2 is to be stored in secure classified document storage.\nInstances of SCP-1050-3 must be tracked by monitoring radio telescope telemetry. When an instance of SCP-1050-3 is detected by non-Foundation personnel, all records must be confiscated and/or destroyed, and affected persons should be administered amnesiacs.\nDescription: SCP-1050 consists of one item (SCP-1050-1) and two related phenomena (SCP-1050-2 and SCP-1050-3). SCP-1050-1 was recovered from a secret German research facility in [REDACTED], following the conclusion of the Second World War. SCP-1050-2a was recovered from Soviet NKVD archives in 195\u2588. SCP-1050-2b was recovered from British Crown archives in 195\u2588. SCP-1050-1's previous origins are unknown.\nSCP-1050-1\nSCP-1050-1 is a large obelisk made of solid obsidian, with approximate dimensions of 1.48 meters by 1.48 meters by 30.5 meters.2 According to obsidian hydration dating of the obelisk, the obelisk itself was carved approximately 48,9\u2588\u2588 years ago. Microscopic scans indicate that it is perfectly shaped at the molecular level, indicating creation requiring technology in advance of that available at the present. The obelisk is covered by a variety of writing scripts, all apparently containing the same message, and all apparently carved with the same exact precision as the obelisk itself. The surface of the obelisk appears to be subdivided into eighty 1.48 meter by 1.48 meter sections, each with a distinct form of writing. Of the eighty sections, \u2588\u2588 of them have been filled in. Images of several of the carvings on SCP-1050 are in Addendum 3. Linguistic analysis of the scripts indicates the following (in chronological order by age, except as noted):\n\n\u2588\u2588 as yet unidentified scripts bearing no resemblance to any known language or writing style, past or present, with carving dates ranging from 48,\u2588\u2588\u2588 years ago to \u2588\u2588 years ago. These are presumed to contain the same message as the other scripts.\nA script of unknown origin dating to the creation of the obelisk, whose spelling and grammatical structure resembles early forms of ancient Latin, though the alphabet and numeral system are completely different.\nJiahu symbols3\nAkkadian Cuneiform\nEgyptian Hieroglyphs\nLinear A4\nOlmec script5\nClassical Latin\nEarly Medieval Swedish Runes\nModern English (circa 1891)\nModern Russian (circa 1943)\n\nThe scripts all appear to contain the same message. The following is the English version of the message, as written on SCP-1050-1 (footnotes provide conjectural annotations by the research team):6\n\nBeware the Destroyers. They come by the millions from the Realm of Darkness which extends where no stars shine.7 For a thousand generations They slumber, lying in wait. Great nations rise and flourish. There is peace and prosperity. Then comes the Dark Times; then They Return. They cull and burn. They are warped, and move beyond the pale, bigger than any man, unnatural births. Every nail, claw-scale and spur, every spike and welt on the hand of those heathen brutes is as barbed steel. It is said there is no honed iron hard enough to pierce Them through, no time proofed blade that can cut Their brutal blood caked claws.8 Armies are raised and cut down like grasses before a scythe \u2013 it is said the armies of Amorah and Suhdom,9 each ten thousand strong, were swept away between a single rising and setting sun. Heroes come forth and are slaughtered. Lightning and fire rain from the sky and the whole earth trembles. They are as a deluge, a powerful flood that washes away entire mighty nations and empires.10 The people pray for deliverance from the gods. The gods fight the Destroyers, but their efforts are in vain. Iapetos,11 Ausare,12 Ehecatl,13 Souchang14 \u2013 all perished. The Destroyers are to the gods as the gods are to men and men are to insects: cold and vast and unsympathetic. The wise flee Them; the lucky escape. Fifty score great vessels were launched to seek refuge from Them; only those led by Satyavrata,15 Utnapishtim,16 Noach,17 and Deucalion18 escaped. The Dark Ones vanquish all before Them. They have come before since before time began. Now They slumber. They will return. Beware the Destroyers. 13 057 935 897.19 13 057 987 212. 13 082 937 367.20 13 082 989 898. 13 097 951 299.21 13 098 004 240. 13 154 950 029.22 13 154 997 841. 13 171 943 486.23 13 171 996 357. 13 175 947 117.24 13 175 997 684. 13 179 942 287.25 13 179 990 180. 13 183 948 781.26 13 183 999 048. 13 232 952 474.27 13 233 001 388. 13 281 951 481.28 13 282 002 364. 13 329 941 108.29 13 329 990 159. 13 348 945 350.30 13 348 994 654. 13 394 942 237.31 13 394 994 635. 13 416 953 628.32 13 417 005 920. 13 454 440 174.33 13 454 492 033. 13 482 944 398.34 13 482 991 663. 13 534 433 334.35 13 534 484 218. 13 566 069 136.36 13 566 119 652. 13 585 446 914.37 13 585 499 555. 13 599 896 703.38 13 599 945 679.39 Proclaimed again by Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India, in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred Ninety-One.\n\nThe end of the message is different for each time it is written, varying by which ruler \u201cproclaimed again\u201d the message, and by altering the date accordingly. Testing has revealed the dates of the carving of different messages to correspond with the approximate dating provided by the different iterations of the message. So far, Foundation researchers have identified the following rulers:\n\nLegatus Maximus Romulus, 53,5\u2588\u2588 BCE (original carving, \u201cProto-Latin\u201d with alternate alphabet)\nKing Gilgamesh of Uruk, 2,5\u2588\u2588 BCE (Akkadian Cuneiform)\nPharaoh Khakhaure Senusret III of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, 185\u2588 BCE (Egyptian Hieroglyphs)\nKing Midas of Minoa, 8\u2588\u2588 BCE (Linear A)\nCaesar Publius Aelius Traianus Hadriani Augusti (Emperor Hadrian) of Rome, 122 CE (Classical Latin)\nKing Erik the Victorious of Sweden, 985 CE (Early Medieval Swedish Runes)\nQueen Victoria of Great Britain, 1891 CE (Modern English)\nPremier Josef Stalin of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1943 CE (Modern Russian, most recent carving)\n\nThe meaning of the series of numbers appearing in the message is not known for certain. However, if assumed to be standard Earth years from the date of the Big Bang, then the numbers follow a pattern consistent (within four significant figures) with the major extinction events in the planet's history, followed by a date roughly fifty thousand years later. Extensive investigation into prehistoric extinction events has thus far failed to definitively confirm a connection between the events, but has similarly failed to disprove such a connection.\nSCP-1050-1 also emits SCP-1050-3 from its apex, despite apparently having a composition of solid obsidian.\nSCP-1050-2\nSCP-1050-2 consist of documents with text equivalent to carvings on SCP-1050-1, apparently written by the rulers alleged by SCP-1050-1 to have proclaimed the message. The existence of SCP-1050-2 was discovered when the Russian message, apparently proclaimed by Stalin, mysteriously appeared on SCP-1050-1 overnight while the obelisk was in a Nazi research lab during the Second World War in 1943. SS researchers, discovering the mysteriously added new message, reported the development to their superiors, but no evidence for the origin of the new carving was ever determined by the Nazi research team. SCP-1050-2a, a version of the message written in Stalin's handwriting, was discovered after the war by Foundation operatives. It was located in the archives of the Soviet People's Ministry of Internal Affairs (NKVD), though there is no clear indication whether Stalin ever actually wrote the message. SCP-1050-2b, a handwritten version of the message apparently written by Queen Victoria, was recovered from British archives in 195\u2588, where it had apparently been filed without notice. Apart from the fact that both -2a and -2b match handwriting samples of their respective apparent authors and both seem to have appeared without explanation, no anomalous properties have ever been noted in SCP-1050-2. No further instances of SCP-1050-2 have been uncovered to date.\nSCP-1050-3\nSCP-1050-3 consists of a series of radio messages uncovered at different times by radio telescopes on four continents and in orbit. These messages consist of the following:\n\nCaue qui destruunt. 131 520 067 324. 131 520 231 714. 131 735 163 354. 131 735 330 606. 132 114 132 402. 132 114 273 440. 132 310 742 546. 132 311 106 102. 132 505 700 122. 132 506 047 214. 132 671 063 271. 132 671 232 140. 133 002 357 774. 133 002 520 311. 133 166 775 636. 133 167 134 163. 133 505 463 131. 133 505 627 216. 134 026 556 234. 134 026 714 120. 134 260 240 562. 134 260 405 153. 134 447 340 406. 134 447 501 115. 135 004 066 506. 135 004 236 030. 135 305 137 065. 135 305 277 056. 135 506 335 426. 135 506 475 565. 135 532 471 335. 135 532 634 763. 135 551 527 350. 135 551 675 475. 135 774 357 077. 135 774 515 471. 136 131 626 002. 136 131 767 340. 136 376 623 165. 136 376 772 515. 136 553 570 623. 136 553 727 457. 136 655 237 566. 136 655 377 612. 136 774 033 615. 136 774 172 265. 137 111 653 240. 137 112 017 667. 137 412 021 517. 137 412 170 737. 137 660 541 073. 137 660 677 750. 140 027 376 424. 140 027 535 524. 140 223 042 076. 140 223 202 372. 140 363 774 534. 140 364 136 676. 140 712 326 512. 140 712 467 531. 141 224 045 031. 141 224 211 214. 141 363 344 027. 141 363 512 512. 141 454 560 103. 141 454 727 420. 142 006 115 615. 142 006 253 121. 142 106 764 076. 142 107 133 305. 142 126 177 555. 142 126 342 364. 142 145 372 617. 142 145 530 244. 142 164 613 755. 142 164 756 110. 142 457 552 232. 142 457 711 654. 142 752 477 371. 142 752 642 674. 143 241 541 164. 143 241 701 017. 143 352 136 706. 143 352 277 136. 143 631 514 435. 143 631 662 713. 143 755 473 434. 143 755 641 540. 144 174 473 356. 144 174 640 601. 144 351 263 616. 144 351 420 057. 144 655 610 066. 144 655 753 372. 145 046 344 620. 145 046 507 344. 145 160 274 002. 145 160 442 643. 145 247 372 177. 145 247 531 717.\n\nThe numbers have been determined to be base-8 (Octal) representations of the forty base-10 (Decimal) integers in the obelisk message, preceded by another sixty integers following a similar pattern. It is hypothesized that these numbers may refer to additional events not documented in Earth's paleogeological history. The \u201cProto-Latin\u201d message translates, roughly, to \u201cBeware the Destroyers.\u201d SCP-1050-1 emits SCP-1050-3 from its apex. SCP-1050-3 has also been received from \u2588\u2588 other directions in space, including [DATA EXPUNGED]. These are received as occasional pulses of 1-3 repetitions of the SCP-1050-3 message, suggesting similar directional broadcasts to those emanating from SCP-1050-1 being transmitted from rotating planets orbiting other stars.\nAddendum 1: Speculations by the SCP-1050 Research Team, 19\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1050 appears to be parts of an interstellar \u201cearly warning\u201d system of unknown origin. Before the invention of more modern forms of rapid communication, some societies would light bonfires atop watchtowers, which would then be observed by the next watchtower, which would then light its own bonfire, and so on. By this method, a warning of an invading army could be passed along tens or hundreds of miles in hours, rather than days. It seems to the research team that SCP-1050 may be something similar, which would explain the signal we've designated SCP-1050-3. Similarly, by having the message written on the obelisk in dozens of languages, and apparently proclaimed by major political rulers of the time, it would increase the likelihood of societies being forewarned about these \u201cDestroyers\u201d, whomever or whatever they may be. SCP-1050-2 might be a means of spurring the governments of major political powers to action, though, due to the fact that this warning has not been visibly taken seriously or even publically acknowledged suggests that this has not occurred historically. While it may be attractive to assume such defensive measures as Hadrian's Wall or military buildups by the Nazis were due to preparing to meet some shadowy preternatural threat, no other historical evidence supports this conclusion.\nAddendum 2: Note on containment procedures.\nSince the Foundation came into possession of SCP-1050-1 in 194\u2588, O5 Command has twice amended the Special Containment Procedures, initially requiring the blocking of radio signals (194\u2588), then requiring that radio signals not be blocked (196\u2588), then requiring that they be blocked (198\u2588). These changes have resulted not from alterations in SCP-1050-1, but rather from changes in the perceived threat posed by SCP-1050-1's radio transmissions.\nThe rationale behind blocking SCP-1050-1's broadcast of SCP-1050-3 is that it decreases the likelihood of drawing attention to Earth, by removing this planet from the theorized \u201cearly warning network\u201d. The rationale behind not blocking the signal is that, if the theories about the possibility of future extinction events being caused by the mentioned \u201cDestroyers\u201d are correct, then this planet has some degree of obligation to warn other planets in danger. At present, the risks of broadcasting the signal are believed to outweigh the benefits.\nAddendum 3 Select images of carvings from SCP-1050\n\n+ Show Appended Images\n\n- Hide Appended Images\n\nZoomed in detail of original carving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in a proto-Latin language with a previously undiscovered alphabet. Dated to 53,5\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nCarving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in unidentified script of unknown origin. Dated to 24,\u2588\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nZoomed in detail of carving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in unidentified script of unknown origin. Dated to 24,\u2588\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nCarving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in unidentified script of unknown origin. Dated to 13,\u2588\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nZoomed in detail of carving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in unidentified script of unknown origin. Dated to 13,\u2588\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nCarving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in unidentified script of unknown origin. Dated to 9\u2588\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nZoomed in detail of carving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in unidentified script of unknown origin. Dated to 9\u2588\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nCarving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in Akkadian Cuneiform. Dated to 2,5\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nZoomed in detail of carving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in Akkadian Cuneiform. Dated to 2,5\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nCarving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in Linear A. Dated to 8\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nZoomed in detail of carving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in Linear A. Dated to 8\u2588\u2588 BCE.\n\nCarving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in Classical Latin. Dated to 122 CE.\n\nCarving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in unidentified Mesoamerican script. Dated to 3\u2588\u2588 CE.\n\nZoomed in detail of carving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in unidentified Mesoamerican script. Dated to 3\u2588\u2588 CE.\n\nCarving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in unidentified Mesoamerican script. Dated to 10\u2588\u2588 CE.\n\nZoomed in detail of carving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in unidentified Mesoamerican script. Dated to 10\u2588\u2588 CE.\n\nCarving on SCP-1050-1; text is written in Modern English. Dated to 1891 CE.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Addendum 2.\n2. These measurements correspond with the archaic length measure of the Roman pace, equal to 1.48 meters. \u2013 Dr. Von Schmidt.\n3. SCP-1050-1 has provided the ability for linguists to read the previously indecipherable Jiahu symbols from Ancient China, but the Foundation has not released any information relating to the Jiahu symbols to the scholarly linguistic community due to the classified nature of SCP-1050-1.\n4. SCP-1050-1 has provided the ability for linguists to read the previously indecipherable Linear A from the ancient Minoan culture, but the Foundation has not released any information relating to Linear A to the scholarly linguistic community due to the classified nature of SCP-1050-1.\n5. SCP-1050-1 has provided the ability for linguists to read the previously indecipherable Olmec script from pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, but the Foundation has not released any information relating to Olmec script to the scholarly linguistic community due to the classified nature of SCP-1050-1.\n6. With the exception of a change in the ruler and date when the message was \u201cproclaimed again\u201d, the message appears to be identical in all languages on the obelisk.\n7. Conjectured to be interstellar space, possibly intergalactic space.\n8. Preceding description (\u201cThey are warped\u2026claws.\u201d) appears in Beowulf.\n9. Archaic Tiberian spelling of Sodom and Gomorrah.\n10. Possible origin of the Flood myths that appear across most ancient cultures.\n11. Ancient Greek Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia, father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius; ancestor of the human race through Prometheus, Epimetheus and Atlas. Titan of Mortal Life. He was imprisoned in Tartarus by the Olympians.\n12. Archaic form of Osiris, Ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife, underworld, and the dead. He was killed by Seth and had his body torn into 14 pieces, which were then scattered through the land.\n13. Pre-Columbian Aztec wind deity, associated with Quetzalcoatl.\n14. Deified ancient Chinese General, more commonly known today as Guan Yu.\n15. Initial name of the Hindu figure Manu, believed to be the first king to rule this earth, having saved mankind from the universal flood.\n16. Survivor of the flood myth in The Epic of Gilgamesh.\n17. Archaic spelling of Noah from the Abrahamic flood myth.\n18. A son of Prometheus in Greek myth, he and his wife Pyrrha survived the Greek mythical flood by building a chest.\n19. End-Ediacaran extinction event, 542 million years ago.\n20. End Botomian extinction event, 517 million years ago.\n21. Dresbachian extinction event, 502 million years ago.\n22. Ordovician extinction event, 445 million years ago.\n23. Ireviken event, 428 million years ago.\n24. Mulde event, 424 million years ago.\n25. Lau event, 420 million years ago.\n26. End Silurian extinction event, 416 million years ago.\n27. Late Devonian extinction event, 367 million years ago.\n28. Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse, 318 million years ago.\n29. Olson's extinction event, 270 million years ago.\n30. Permian-Triassic extinction event, 251 million years ago.\n31. Triassic-Jurassic extinction event, 205 million years ago.\n32. Toarcian turnover, 183 million years ago.\n33. End-Jurassic extinction event, 145.5 million years ago.\n34. Aptian extinction event, 117 million years ago.\n35. Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event, 65.5 million years ago. Dinosaurs go extinct.\n36. Eocene-Oligocene extinction event, 33.9 million years ago.\n37. Middle Miocene Disruption, 14.5 million years ago.\n38. Quaternary extinction event, approximately fifty thousand years ago.\n39. Possible date range, [DATA EXPUNGED BY O5 COMMAND].\n\n\u00ab SCP-1049 | SCP-1050 | SCP-1051 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1051\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-1051's main danger being information leakage, efforts towards containment have been placed into denial or falsification of rumors surrounding its existence. Agents are to be reminded that any reference towards SCP-1051 or similar concepts during interaction with a civilian, whether online or offline, are to be met with ridicule and/or denial. Knowledge beyond current cultural information may require the application of a Class-A amnestic.\nSCP-1051 is to be patrolled by no less than twenty (20) personnel dressed in uniforms superficially resembling that of the United States Air Force, in a two (2) km radius surrounding SCP-1051. Intruders into this radius are to be shot. Personnel are reminded to not injure intruders, but only shoot a sufficient amount to repel them. Repeated attempts at entry or entry beyond a one (1) km radius will result in the application of a Class-A amnestic.\nSatellites orbiting over or near SCP-1051 are to have their transmissions monitored for suspected interference. Any antennae discovered in a ten (10) km radius around SCP-1051 with no known purpose are to be either destroyed or surrounded by a Faraday cage.\nDescription: SCP-1051 is a large, immobile organism presumably extra-terrestrial in origin. Its \"shell\" measures approximately 700 meters by 500 meters by 60 meters. SCP-1051 is an ambush predator in nature, and lures its prey using a variety of sociological and psychological manipulation.\nSCP-1051 has a shell that mimics large structures. For the past \u2588\u2588 years, SCP-1051 has remained in appearance to an aircraft hangar.\nSCP-1051 will periodically produce and launch \"eggs\" (see above) from itself. They are elliptical in design but are flattened at the bottom to make a domed shape. This is presumably for ease of travel through terrestrial atmospheres. Currently \u2588 out of \u2588\u2588 \"eggs\" have successfully been reclaimed by Foundation personnel. Eggs not intercepted by Foundation personnel have been ejected out of Earth's atmosphere and are irretrievable.\nSCP-1051 will frequently attempt to connect with orbiting satellites in order to send television signals, images, or a variety of other media forms. SCP-1051 currently has a 2\u2588% success rate in connection. SCP-1051 may also transmit radio signals or connect to telephone lines.\nSCP-1051 arrived on Earth in 194\u2588 in an \"egg\". It was originally discovered by the United States Air Force, which transported it to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Nevada. SCP-1051 did not come into Foundation attention until 195\u2588, following a distress signal by Air Force personnel stationed at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nAddendum 1051-1: Anatomy of SCP-1051:\n\nAerial photograph of SCP-1051 taken 195\u2588. Note that the majority of SCP-1051 is underground.\n\n1. Mouth of SCP-1051. Doors to SCP-1051 shut and prey is pushed deeper into SCP-1051's body.\n2. Gizzard of SCP-1051. Grinds prey into fine paste before digesting.\n3. Stomach of SCP-1051. Digests prey into nutrients and waste products.\n4. Sphincter and waste tube of SCP-1051. Nutrients are sent to point 5 while waste product is released through southern cavity.\n5. Brain of SCP-1051.\n6. Distributing organ of SCP-1051. Note that this organ extends several different antennae and wires underground, allowing it to connect to various phone lines, emit radio transmissions, and connect to satellites. Foundation personnel have only been able to discover \u2588\u2588 of the presumed \u2588\u2588\u2588 antennae SCP-1051 utilizes above ground.\n7. Presumed to be tongue of SCP-1051. Analysis of this paved area has shown fine indentations in the concrete, suggesting that SCP-1051 may have taste buds. \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588: This was confirmed after SCP-1051 retracted it momentarily following a chemical spill, giving the appearance of a disappearing air-strip.\nAddendum 1051-2: Transmissions Successfully Distributed by SCP-1051:\nRepeated uploading of various false information to various \"Conspiracy\" websites, including:\n\nInformation of various spacecraft being reverse-engineered inside itself.\n\nVarious \"Men in Black\" theories of extra-terrestrial contact.\n\nIts use as testing for the following items: Exotic energy weapons, weather controlling devices, time and teleportation machines, and impossible propulsion systems.\n\nVarious messages in radio and television transmissions regarding its use by a \"shadow government\" [NOTE: This is considered a high-level information leak. Class-A amnestics are authorized for use dependent on the level of classified information.]\n\nCalls to several production studios in California.\n\nDozens of calls, faxes, and Emails to the National Enquirer offices in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. National Enquirer offices have been monitored by Foundation personnel since 198\u2588.\n\nMasked orders to officially reveal its existence, sent to U.S. Military Intelligence.\n\nAddendum 1051-3:\n\nInterview 1051-1\n\nCollapse\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1051\nInterviewer: Dr. Richardson\nForeword: A small radio apparatus was set up nearby SCP-1051's distributing organ in an attempt to communicate with it. Agents found SCP-1051's distributing frequency at the time after 2 hours of scanning.\n<Commence Log>\nDr. Richardson: Hello? 1051, can you hear me?Dr. Richardson: Pardon?Dr. Richardson: Give what?Dr. Richardson: You don't get any food.Dr. Richardson: Send out D-7238. (One D-class personnel is sent into SCP-1051's \"mouth\".) \u2026Now, why are you sending out these signals?Dr. Richardson: What do you mean?Dr. Richardson: What about those discs we captured?Dr. Richardson: They're eggs? You reproduce that way?<End Log>\nClosing Statement: SCP-1051 proved to be highly uncooperative following the interview. All attempts to destroy SCP-1051's distributing organ met with failure.\n\nInterview 1051-2\n\nCollapse\n\nInterviewed: Sgt. James Bernson\nInterviewer: Dr. Richardson\nForeword: Sgt. Bernson sent out the distress signal received by Foundation personnel that led to the discovery of SCP-1051.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Richardson: Good afternoon, sergeant.\nSgt. Bernson: Good afternoon.\nDr. Richardson: You were working in Area-51, yes, the Air Force base?\nSgt. Bernson: Yes.\nDr. Richardson: And what project were you assigned to?\nSgt. Bernson: Security and regulation of research regarding the unidentified flying object recovered from Roswell in 1947.\nDr. Richardson: And what was the object itself?\nSgt. Bernson: White, dome-shaped meteorite.\nDr. Richardson: What did they discover during research?\nSgt. Bernson: The meteorite was hollow, but filled with some kind of liquid. Something was very slowly moving around inside of it.\nDr. Richardson: And how long did study of the object take place?\nSgt. Bernson: \u2588 years.\nDr. Richardson: It would have continued longer but it was interrupted, yes?\nSgt. Bernson: Yes.\nDr. Richardson: You were the one that sent out a distress signal?\nSgt. Bernson: Yes.\nDr. Richardson: Why?\nSgt. Bernson: The meteorite hatched.\nDr. Richardson: Pardon?\nSgt. Bernson: The meteorite hatched. It was an egg.\nDr. Richardson: And that's when you sent out the distress signal?\nSgt. Bernson: Yes.\nDr. Richardson: Can you describe the incident in more detail?\nSgt. Bernson: Dr. James, Dr. Gold and I were working late. We heard a cracking noise and looked at the object. A crack began to appear along it. We were surprised, so we just stared. Then after about 5 more minutes of cracking it broke through the shell.\nDr. Richardson: It?\nSgt. Bernson: The alien. We began to run but something snaked out of the shell and grabbed Dr. James. Then it\u2026 absorbed him. Dr. Gold and I both escaped out of the hangar. That's when I sent out the distress signal.\nDr. Richardson: What happened then?\nSgt. Bernson: As I was finishing signalling Dr. Gold tapped me on the shoulder and pointed at the hangar. I turned to look and saw it shaking. Then it expanded a bit and collapsed. Inside we could see\u2026 it writhing around.\nDr. Richardson: Was Dr. James there?\nSgt. Bernson: No. The alien then began to form a shell around itself. The shell moved around a little, then it suddenly looked like the hangar.\nDr. Richardson: Is that it?\nSgt. Bernson: After that your men arrived and took me in for questioning.\nDr. Richardson: Alright. Thank you for your time, Sergeant.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: I'll have to have a chat with this Dr. Gold. I have a hunch. - Dr. Richardson\n\nInterview 1051-3\n\nCollapse\n\nInterviewed: Dr. Jonas Gold\nInterviewer: Dr. Richardson\nOpening Statement: Dr. Gold was one of the original researchers of SCP-1051.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Richardson: Good evening, Doctor.\nDr. Gold: Yourself.\nDr. Richardson: I'd like to ask some questions about Dr. James.\nDr. Gold: He was a good friend of mine.\nDr. Richardson: I am sure this is hard for you.\nDr. Gold: It's fine. Go on.\nDr. Richardson: What were Dr. James's interests?\nDr. Gold: I suppose his interest was his job. A real sci-fi nut.\nDr. Richardson: Really?\nDr. Gold: [Dr. James] always liked to go on about stuff from other worlds, new technologies, hell, he could have been a writer for all those B-movies you see in the cinema.\nDr. Richardson: What was his opinion on the military?\nDr. Gold: Well, he was working for them of course, so keep this under your hat, but [Dr. James] honestly thought they actually already had aliens.\nDr. Richardson: Where did he think they kept the extra-terrestrial?\nDr. Gold: He didn't mention it. Or he just didn't know. Probably figured that if we already had a secret meteorite we must have had an honest-to-god space-craft somewhere, kept secret.\nDr. Richardson: I have one more thing, doctor.\nDr. Gold: Go on.\nDr. Richardson: Does anything about this seem familiar? (Dr. Richardson plays tape recording of Interview 1051-1)\nDr. Gold: [\u2026] Where did you get this?\nDr. Richardson: Why do you ask?\nDr. Gold: That voice. It's [Dr. James].\nDr. Richardson: Thank you for your time, doctor.\nDr. Gold: No, wait!\n<End log>\nClosing Statement: Dr. Gold was escorted out by security personnel.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1050 | SCP-1051 | SCP-1052 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1052\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1052 is to be stored within a lit, sealed locker, located in Area Blue-13, Site 45. A miniaturized CCTV camera is to be placed within the locker, with checks made every evening by surveillance officers to ensure that the object has not been displaced.\nAll and any mail, electronic or physical, that arrives at Site 45 is to be examined by security personnel. During this examination, should any letter, envelope, or folded notes be found to be addressed to \"Ana\", or should any of the contents be directed towards this named entity, they are to be compiled and forwarded to Assistant Researcher M. Joshua, who will note down all, if any, possible indications that the sender is aware of the existence of the Foundation, or possesses any knowledge of SCP-1052's nature beyond the reference to its name as \"Ana\". In the event that a reference indicating further knowledge is found, a retrieval team should be dispatched to the residence of the sender, whereupon the sender will be brought in for questioning and possible neutralization.\nThe contents of the letters are to be entered into the Site Database under the Foundation_Materials\\Safe\\SCP-1052, whereas physical letters themselves are to be disposed of in the on-site paper shredder.\nNote that pleas and \"prayers\" do not count as an awareness of the existence of the specimen, as this has been noted to be a typical characteristic of most of the letters.\nSecurity personnel are also to check the bi-weekly Internet word filter records for any instances where the term \"Ana\" is used in the same context as any of the Foundation buzzwords (a list of which can be found in the compilations put together by the Foundation linguistic experts).\nNote: Due to the nature of Site 45 having been upgraded recently to a higher threat level, it is advisable that SCP-1052 be moved to a secure facility that does not contain weaponizable SCP-objects. This specimen presents a constant leak in security which may compromise the safety of the site and the containment of other on-site specimens. - Dr. Lim.\nDescription: SCP-1052 is a ladies' hand-mirror, approximately 5 inches in diameter, gilded with gold leaf along the sides of the handle and around the mirror itself. The handle and head of the mirror are made of solid brass, whereas the dowel used to connect the sections together is made of wood. Its make has been estimated by Foundation historical experts to be late 16th century, possibly of French origins due to the ornamentation of the frame in a Baroque style popular during the period of 1543-1602.\nInscribed upon the blank side of the hand-mirror, in French, are the words 'Ch\u00e8re Ana'; in English, 'Dear Ana'. Located 2 inches from the head of the mirror, carved into the wood of the dowel, is a female figure, approximately 30 years of age. She appears to be wearing a tertiaries' habit, and holding lilies intertwined with a crucifix in her hands. The mirror itself displays no anomalous properties other than letter-receiving.\nSCP-1052 is the recipient of numerous letters, written by individuals who have been diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa, where \"Ana\" is the subject to whom the letters have been addressed. Researchers have been able to deduce, after analyzing the contents of the letters, that some senders view 'Ana' as the physical manifestation of their illness, whereas others appear to have attributed to 'Ana' a quasi-divine status, petitioning her for 'comfort' and 'strength' to resist consuming food. It is currently unknown how letters addressed to SCP-1052 reach their 'recipient', despite the many senders initially apprehended displaying no knowledge whatsoever about the Foundation.\nSCP-1052 dates back in Foundation records to the earliest available at Level 3 clearance, thus it is likely that it has been in possession of the Foundation for at least over a century. Further unofficial records state that it was passed on to Foundation personnel by [REDACTED], who was at the time, an associate of the Foundation due to the circumstances of its retrieval. Current containment procedure has had been in effect since 1948, when Site 26 was hit by GOC forces after a security leak, which was brought on by the interception of one of the letters addressed to SCP-1052. The connection between the object and the letters was made after SCP-1052 was transferred to Site 54 in the aftermath of Site 26's destruction, and the letters continued being sent, now instead posted to the location of Site 54.\nNote: Current investigation is being undertaken by in-field operatives working within the GOC in order to ascertain if SCP-1052 is indeed a form of tracking device planted by the organization.\nAddendum 1052-A: Contents of a 'Letter to Ana' dated 21st September, 2003\n\nDear Ana,\nFuck you. You've ruined my life. I've lost my family, my friends, my love, all burned down my throat into the spiral of the toilet bowl. Today, as my fingers stabbed and scraped the back of my throat, and as acid fire leapt through the back of my eyes, I realized I hate you. You've taken everything from me, cast me aside like a rag doll, looked at my at disdain. Why? WHY? Because I'm still too fat? Because these bones still don't break through my skin?\nCan't you see you've broken me? That you've raped my throat until I can't speak to others anymore, that you've scratched my mind until all I could think of is you, beautiful, wonderful you? I love you, Ana, I love you, I love you, you're so beautiful. I want to be like you, I want to be you. I want to taste nothing but the cool air in my stomach, feeling as it collapses on itself, searching for sin. I want to dance on empty air, float and fly in my weightlessness, die choking on my own vomit one night, so I can be with you, Ana. Please don't leave me, don't abandon me. I cry out to you every night, ignoring the pleas of my family, the sheep around me. They don't know you as I do. You're all I have left.\nLet me leave this world, Ana, hug me close as you pull me off the edge, please. It's so cold and lonely here, where nobody else is, and I feel faint. I may fall any moment, but I don't want to fall by myself. I don't want to die. Please bring me away. Please make me thin. Please let the whispers stop, I know they're saying that I'm not good enough, that my flesh still writhes under my skin. Please, make it painless.\nLove,\nFaithful\n\nAddendum 1052-B: Interview with Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - sender of 36 letters to both Site 54 and 45\n\nSubject: Hey. HEY! Who the hell are you guys? What the fuck am I doing here?\nAsst. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Calm down, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588, we're here to ask a few questions, maybe even help you.\nSubject: Help me with what? Oh god. Is this about that? I told you, you fuckers, I'm fine. I've been better than I've ever been. The doctors don't know shit. She's helped me become who I've always want to be, so you can damn well fuck off and tell whoever put you up to this that they can stick their noses back into their own business!\nAsst. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588, do you understand that you've been sending letters to a secure government facility? One that you should have no knowledge of?\nSubject: Is it Lila? Was she the one that put you up to this shit?\nAsst. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588! We need you to pay attention. I don't want to have to make this difficult for you, but we will, if you continue to be uncooperative.\nSubject: [Silence for approx. 1 minute]\nAsst. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Let me cut to the chase. How have you been sending these letters to us?\nSubject: I don't know what you're talking about.\nAsst. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Your letters to Ana! How have you known where to send them to?\nSubject: [Silence for approx. 1 minute]\nAsst. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Answer the question, goddammit!\n[Subject begins to break down and cry]\nSubject: She\u2026 she sent me the first letter. She told me I wasn't good enough, she voiced the words in my mind that have been eating away at me. I had to speak to her, to feel the coldness of her gaze. Please, I need to talk to her, to apologize, to tell her I'm sorry for not being the bones I should be. Please\u2026\nAsst. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026 Did she send any more letters?\nSubject: She would tell me, after each letter I sent\u2026 how broken and flawed I was, how fat I am, how I need to do more. She congratulated me once, for trying to cut open my belly. But she\u2026 she's never\u2026 I need to speak to her. I need her love, her embrace.\nAsst. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Where are these letters?\nSubject: In my home. Please, do you know where she is? Can you let me talk to her? I need to tell her what I did.\nAsst. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did you do?\nSubject: Enough.\n\nAddendum 1052-B: Letter retrieved from home of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nDear \u2588\u2588\u2588,\nYou are not yet nothing. You are still an eternity away from it. Don't try to hide behind the doctors and your people, I can still see you, your rolls of fat draped about your body. You don't deserve to hear from me. If this goes on, \u2588\u2588\u2588, I will simply have to give up on you.\nBut there's still hope, my beautiful son. Isn't that wonderful? Keep going, keep striving. And maybe, one day, you'll be good enough for me. Then, and finally then, shall I love you.\nAna.\n\nLetter was sent from the address of Site 45.\nAddendum 1052-C: Log of Incident 1052-1\nIn January \u2588\u2588, 20\u2588\u2588, Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 gained access to SCP-1052 during on-site research. However, due to less stringent measures implemented then regarding the personal lives of the researchers, it was overlooked that his own biological daughter, a Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, was one of those who had sent letters to SCP-1052.\nMs. \u2588\u2588\u2588 was sixteen at the time, and had suffered from Anorexia Nervosa for approximately four years, resulting in two recorded hospital stays, and prolonged visits to various mental institutions. It is likely that Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, at the time distraught over the actions of his daughter, attempted to decommission SCP-1052, without the authority to do so. However, two days before his scheduled experiment with SCP-1052 (which would have involved him spending time alone with the object while observed by third parties), Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was found murdered in his home. Subsequent searches of his home by Foundation Personnel turned up a series of letters going back and forth between Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588 and \"Ana\". The last letter from \"Ana\" informed Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588 that it was in danger due to her father. Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588 has since been detained by the Foundation, and is currently undergoing psychiatric treatment and confinement in Foundation Mental Health Complex \u2588\u2588-\u2588.\nIt is thus presumed that either SCP-1052, or the letters it produces are mild cognitohazards, and that the danger posed by the object is higher than previously suspected. Changing of the Object Class from Safe to Euclid is currently under consideration.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1051 | SCP-1052 | SCP-1053 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1053\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the destructive properties of SCP-1053, it is currently isolated in Area 1053. Mobile Task Force Omicron-7 (\"Bounce Houses\") is always on alert, stationed outside of Area 1053 in order to end Emergence events. SCP-1053 itself is encased in a steel box, with a sensitive scale below it in order to act as an early warning system for Emergence events. Purposeful testing with SCP-1053 has been discontinued, and as such, access is prohibited under normal circumstances.\nDescription: SCP-1053 appears to be a street map of [REDACTED], centered on the most urban portions of the city. The date on the map (as well as its features) are consistent with the year 19\u2588\u2588. Under most circumstances, the map is mundane, excepting the mild regenerative properties it possesses (see below). The map is made out of paper, and samples have shown no anomalous properties. Unfolded, SCP-1053 is 0.25m x 0.4m, and folds to 8cm x 5cm.\nPeriodically,1 SCP-1053 will cause a Lamed-Gamma level spatial anomaly, known as Emergence events. Land within a 50m radius of SCP-1053 will begin to change into streets, buildings, sidewalks, and other scenery consistent with the city of [REDACTED] in 19\u2588\u2588. Actual landmarks, street names, or neighborhoods from [REDACTED] do not exist; rather, small details (such as streetlamps, the style of buildings, etc.) are pieced together to form this new area (hereafter Ground 1053). Scenery inside of Ground 1053 has been described as \"extremely urban\" or \"a nest of streets,\" and subjects have detailed the entire place as being a twist of asphalt and dirt streets, narrow roads, and tall glass buildings.\nThe radius of Ground 1053 expands quite slowly, although external viewing of Ground 1053 is inaccurate due to the fact that Ground 1053 is a spatial anomaly. Measurements can be taken for its external area and still be accurate. However, subjects inside of Ground 1053 have reported that it is much bigger than it appears on the outside. Calculations have placed the internal size as approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588% of the external size, although it is possible that the internal size is highly fluctuating, which would allow the estimation to have a margin of error as high as 15%.\nThe weather inside of Ground 1053 is similar to the weather outside of it, although raindrops and snowflakes do multiply as they enter the area, keeping them at normal size. Other natural forces do affect Ground 1053. However, natural phenomena such as lightning, rain, snow, and wind do not appear abnormal.\nNo organisms have ever been encountered inside of Ground 1053. Empty places of residence, such as apartments and condominiums, have been encountered. However, no personal belongings have been discovered inside of these residences; dressers are present but empty, walls are barren from wallpaper or pictures, etc.\nAfter Incident 1053-01, it has been concluded that once sufficient damage is dealt to SCP-1053, Ground 1053 will immediately stop expanding. Within less than 30% of the time it took for Ground 1053 to be created, the entire area will fully disintegrate. During retrieval time, SCP-1053 usually is fully repaired by unknown means. The state of SCP-1053 before the expansion of Ground 1053 has no effect on the growth; rather, the difference of the condition of SCP-1053 before Ground 1053 is generated is directly proportional to the amount of damage that must be dealt to SCP-1053 for Ground 1053 to disintegrate. It is speculated that if SCP-1053 were to sustain enough damage prior to the generation of Ground 1053, stopping it from expanding would become impossible, causing a CK-end-of-world scenario.\nMTF Omicron-7 (\"Bounce Houses\") is tasked with entering Ground 1053 during Emergence events. Rapid response is key in ending Emergence events, as the longer Ground 1053 has to expand, the area needed to be covered in order to reach SCP-1053 will increase exponentially. In addition, technological capabilities inside of Ground 1053 have been greatly inhibited, for unknown reasons. To date (\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588), the farthest that Ground 1053 has reached externally is \u2588\u2588 kilometers.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Thanks to research by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the Foundation has concluded that Emergence events occur when the nation of [REDACTED] nets approximately \u25880,000 new inhabitants. Efforts are currently being taken to keep [REDACTED] stagnant.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1052 | SCP-1053 | SCP-1054 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1054\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1054 should be kept in a 3x3x3m steel-coated cell, which is to be sealed at all times except for when testing is taking place. The steel door that is used to access the cell should be airtight, as to not allow for the astro-turf to 'grow' outside the door.\nDescription: SCP-1054 is a ceramic garden gnome, 32cm in height and 14cm in width. It has a white beard, a red hat, and is sitting on a sack of unknown contents. It is playing a wooden flute-like instrument, and is in a dance-like position. On the base of SCP-1054, \"THE 'GARDEN' GNOME\" is written in a thick black pen. Note that the word \"'GARDEN'\" is in inverted commas.\nSCP-1054's effects become noticeable when it is left in the same place for just over an hour. After approximately 63 minutes, green plastic 'blades', or fake grass, will start 'growing' out of the ground around the base of the gnome, no matter what the surface that the sculpture is standing on. The 'grass' will spread at a rate of 1cm\u00b2 per 30 seconds in every direction. This will continue until it meets a wall or object, at which point the growth will stop. If there are objects on the surface that the 'grass' is spreading on, it will simply grow around it, leaving a clear patch of floor underneath. If the object is removed, and the gnome remains on the surface, the grass will grow over the clear patch. Plastic flowers, trees and other plants will sometimes grow from the ground.\nEvery so often, as the 'grass' grows, a conscious life form (hereby known as SCP-1054-1) will grow too. SCP-1054-1 have appeared in many forms, all being well-known garden ornaments. Known forms of SCP-1054-1 include:\n\nPink plastic flamingos. It is noted that instead of legs, this specimen has one thin pole, stuck into the ground. This specimen cannot 'walk', but it has full capable movement of its wings, neck and beak.\nGarden gnomes. These gnomes vary in looks and clothing, but none are the same as SCP-1054.\nDigging dogs. This specimen of SCP-1054-1 is a dog, with the front half of its body buried into the ground. It can move its back legs and tail, but cannot move from the spot it appears in.\nBirdbaths. This specimen is made out of marble, with small 5cm tall birds around the rim. These birds can fly, but seem to want to stay around the birdbath, and become agitated when taken away.\n\nAddendum: The gnomes that grow as SCP-1054-1, if left long enough, begin making houses and huts out of various materials. These materials all come from sacks that sometimes grow with the gnomes. They are seen to have a routine daily life, such as conversing with other gnomes, building structures and other jobs. Once every 5 hour (approx.), all gnomes gather in front of SCP-1054, and perform religious rituals, such as praying and worshiping it.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1053 | SCP-1054 | SCP-1055 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1055\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures:\n\nSCP-1055 is an infohazard. Information in this document is presented strictly on a need-to-know basis for containment personnel. Accessing additional information requires Level 5 approval and accepts the risk of creating a containment breach.\n\nSCP-1055's living quarters are accessible via subterranean monorail from Site-77. Two personnel responsible for providing care to SCP-1055 are to be rotated in every eight hours for 24-hour observation. SCP-1055's living quarters contain a playroom with television, futon and sound system, a washroom, a library stocked with children's books, and a kitchen. Staff are encouraged to provide any meal which SCP-1055 asks for within appropriate nutritional guidelines. If current supplies do not meet requirements, substitutions of pasta or sugary cereals are commonly accepted.\nSCP-1055 will fixate upon a random object (currently a teddy bear referred to as \"Bugsy\") and clutch it tightly at all times. Staff must allow and encourage this behavior, even during bathing and feeding. SCP-1055 may vocalize unhappiness or deliver warnings on behalf of this object; any requests concerning this object must be met by all possible means available.\nContainment of SCP-1055 depends primarily on both its isolation and positive social attitude. In the event of catastrophe, staff are to evacuate and flood the living quarters with nitrous oxide. Under no circumstances is any physical harm to be done to SCP-1055, even and especially if it becomes hostile.\n\n- Access additional information\n\nAccess logged. Delete/destroy after reading as per HP5810 re: forbidden knowledge disposal\n\nContainment of SCP-1055 depends primarily upon the health and well-being of its caretaker, D-1055. Due to SCP-1055's extreme reactions to human perception, successful containment requires that staff on site be misdirected to believe that D-1055 is the anomalous entity himself. D-1055 is of diminished mental faculty but aware of the importance of his service in keeping \"Bugsy\" safe in his arms. D-1055 has thus far presented the only viable means of containing SCP-1055 without massive loss of personnel and resources.\n\nLevel 4 personnel who oversee containment of SCP-1055 are not allowed within 50 km of Site-77 nor may they directly interact with any personnel tasked with its maintenance.\nDescription: SCP-1055 is formerly Michael Schroder of Douglas, WY. He is a Caucasian male, 6 foot 4 inches tall and 280 pounds, 29 years of age, and suffers from autistic spectrum disorder and Down syndrome. SCP-1055 may be addressed as 1055, \"Mikey\" or any nickname which he suggests. Despite classification as an anomaly, staff are encouraged to address SCP-1055 with normal social pronouns in documentation and conversation.\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\n- Access additional information\n\nAccess logged. Delete/destroy after reading as per HP5810 re: forbidden knowledge disposal\n\nUnder normal conditions, SCP-1055 superficially resembles a specimen of Ursus arctos horribilis; however, its volume, mass and morphology shift spontaneously. The means by which SCP-1055 gains and loses mass is not understood, but it appears to be in relation to the number and proximity of individuals who are aware of SCP-1055 and the nature of the attention it receives from them. Hostile or fearful awareness of SCP-1055 increases its size and hostility significantly more than benign awareness, but due to SCP-1055's violent nature, even a calm awareness of its existence can quickly spiral into a potential containment breach as the danger it presents escalates and it exposes itself to more individuals.\nIn the event of catastrophic exposure to human awareness, SCP-1055 will quickly be overwhelmed by its own size and will no longer be able to effectively move at will; however, it will continue to grow and produce sensory organs and appendages which are used to assault any living creature within reach. Even in confined or subterranean locations SCP-1055's growth can exert enough pressure to cause tremors and massive structural failure, and pieces of the biomass are capable of growing through and widening gaps or cracks of any size.\nApart from its mass generation, SCP-1055 possesses no special ability to resist trauma. Portions of SCP-1055's biomass that are removed via trauma do not regenerate or continue living independently. However, about 75% of any hostile action taken against SCP-1055 to date has failed to destroy more of the organism than the very act itself generated, even in circumstances where the trauma was applied remotely via bombing or automated defenses.\nNo upper limit to the size or lethality of SCP-1055's biomass has been established during containment breaches and exposure to civilians and unscreened personnel. The only event which has ever been shown to effectively reduce SCP-1055 in size is the death of at least 80% of the individuals aware of its existence. Amnestics of any class are not sufficient to eliminate awareness.\nTotal elimination of SCP-1055 is hypothesized to require the extermination of all previously exposed individuals, including the O5 Council itself and anyone who is reading this document. It is the O5 Council's unanimous opinion that a failure to properly restrain SCP-1055 could quickly spiral into an XK-class scenario if its existence became publicly known.\n\nAddendum: Containment procedures adapted from captured GOI intelligence. The GOI was unsuccessfully researching attempts to destroy SCP-1055 which led to its escape and subsequent [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\n- Access additional information\n\nAccess logged. Delete/destroy after reading as per HP5810 re: forbidden knowledge disposal\n\nCurrent procedure was adopted following SCP-1055's 12th containment breach which resulted in sustained precision bombing upon former Site-76 and the loss of all personnel within, with the exception of D-1055 (previously classified D-492291; see form 1055-46 re: termination exemption).\nDouble-blind recovery teams found D-1055 alone in the rubble, clinging to the shredded remains of SCP-1055 as a 'security blanket'. It is hypothesized that D-1055 lacks the full capability to understand \"Bugsy's\" true nature, and that \u2014 as his awareness of SCP-1055 is obsessively protective and affectionate \u2014 he is not capable of triggering the escalating growth and hostility that normal human interaction with SCP-1055 produces.\nAccording to interviews with containment personnel it appears that SCP-1055 itself either currently lacks the body and muscle mass to resist D-1055, or it simply lacks the will to resist. The majority of personnel have been successfully convinced that SCP-1055 is a poorly sewn, if disturbingly realistic, stuffed animal. Any movement or other indications to the contrary have been attributed to D-1055's supposed anomalous nature.\n\nI don't care that this arrangement has worked out the best out of all the previously scrapped containment schemes. It is not sustainable in the long run to ask a mentally challenged man to keep the end of the world at bay with hugs. We need a long term solution, preferably orbital or oceanic to keep exposure to human awareness at an absolute minimum. \u2014 O5-10\nTell Mikey that we're taking Bugsy away and we're facing a brand new containment breach. I recommend doing so in person, that would at least be one less person who knows about this thing. \u2014 O5-5\nVia Protocol 12 we are already recruiting in plenty of mentally challenged individuals for Keter work. We're grooming future candidates to inherit D-1055's duties and to act as backup if the worst happens. Argue all you want for putting it in the sky where anyone can see it, this is the cheaper and safer option by far. \u2014 O5-7\n\n\u00ab SCP-1054 | SCP-1055 | SCP-1056 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1056\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1056 is to be kept in a 50x50x50 cm 10-digit combination safe with biometric confirmation when not being used for testing. Only personnel involved in SCP-1056 research and testing may have access to the object. All tests require prior authorization by the Site Director or and by research staff with Level 3 clearance or higher. Tests on living subjects must be conducted in a secure testing facility meeting Level 2 containment guidelines to prevent modified subjects from escaping. All objects altered by SCP-1056 must be kept in Class E ablative storage for 48 hours after transformation. The creation of any object or organism over 200 kg must be approved by the Site Director.\nDescription: SCP-1056 superficially resembles a burnished chrome kitchen timer with numbers ranging from 0.25 to 4.00 and an activation button on the right-hand side. A 1x1.25 meter wire mesh platform is connected to the device by a 3 meter insulated molybdenum carbide wire coated with molybdenum disulfide and an unidentified organometallic complex; the mesh is capable of folding into a 27 x 35 cm square. When the device is set to a number and the side button is pushed, any objects in direct contact with the wire mesh platform will scale up or down in size by a factor corresponding to the number setting.\nThe device was recovered by SCP personnel following reports of unusual behavior among students at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 High School in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, PA. School officials began an investigation when teachers reported that a number of students were behaving unusually. Specifically, the students displayed significantly impaired language skills, abnormally poor attention span, long-term memory, and impulse control. Medical examination of the students revealed the presence of numerous vascular and nervous system abnormalities. Foundation personnel recovered the device at the home of one of the students, who had presumably been using it for recreational purposes. The only indicator of the manufacture or distribution of the device is a 4x1 cm imprint on the bottom of the device reading \"THE FACTORY\u201d. All electronic components are of generic make.\nThe manner in which objects are resized appears to follow a set of rules that varies depending upon the complexity and function of the object. Simple inanimate objects such as minerals, metals, and plastics scale up or down to precisely (to four significant figures) the scale indicated without any regard to molecular or microscopic scale. For instance, a 5.00 cm stainless steel cube on the 3.00 setting scaled up to a 15.01 cm cube that was indistinguishable in molecular composition from the original cube but that differed on a microstructural level; average grain size on the two cubes was identical, and individual grains on the small cube did not scale up to the large cube.\nSCP-1056 appears to scale complex devices and biological organisms with some attempt to maintain the functional properties of the object or organism. For instance, the microprocessors of electronic devices are often modified if the altered scale would result in nonfunctional transistor gates, insufficient power, or excessive heat build-up. Devices that have been scaled down often have a reduced number of transistors and may demonstrate floating point errors. While all but the most complex mechanical objects scale relatively well, electronics are often rendered nonfunctional when scaled below 0.50 and above 3.00 of their original scale.\nLiving organisms that have been resized by SCP-1056 retain their basic anatomical structure but often experience significant reorganization of the circulatory, pulmonary, and especially nervous system. Cell size and composition remain identical to that seen in the original organism, but the number of cells increases or decreases proportionally to the change in volume. The only exception to this observation is the nervous system, where the average neuron may increase or decrease up to 25% in linear size (thus, potentially becoming slightly under half or over twice the original volume) with negligible effects on function. Interestingly, SCP-1056 appears to \u201csplit the difference\u201d with single-celled organisms, slightly altering the average cell size and also altering the overall cell population.\nHumans can be resized by SCP-1056 as low as 0.50 and as high as 1.75 with minimal change in function. Shrinking humans often results in increased gyrencephaly (folding) of the cerebral cortex, a reduction in average neuron volume, and a decrease in white matter. This appears to preserve cognitive function down to 0.50. Attempts to scale humans below 0.50 results in a substantial decrease in cognitive function, language comprehension, and short- and long-term memory, indicating that this is the minimal size required for human-like intelligence in a mammalian brain. Humans scaled above 1.25 demonstrate slowed reaction speeds, a reported increase in creativity, and substantial improvements to long-term memory. Scaling beyond 1.50 greatly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, aneurism, and renal failure. The scaling of any organism beyond 3.00 is highly discouraged.\nThe mechanism by which SCP-1056 institutes these changes in scale is currently unknown. High-speed video footage of transformations up to 20,000 fps indicate that the transformation is nearly instantaneous, as there is no apparent transition between forms.\nInterestingly, there are no apparent effects of atmospheric displacement, even when the volume created or destroyed is very large. In a minority (roughly 8%) of cases, an object altered by the device experiences a material instability and begins to undergo atomic decay within 36 hours of alteration. Living organisms and other objects with relatively low metal content have a considerably lower (roughly 3%) chance of undergoing decay. This decay produces significant heat and energy \u2013 approximately 150 gigajoules per kilogram - around six orders of magnitude less than typical matter-antimatter decay but sufficiently high to render frequent or high-mass transformations inadvisable.\n\nExperiment Log SCP-1056\n\n- close\n\nExperiment Log SCP-1056\nExperiment SCP-1056-1\nObject: TI-30Xa scientific calculator.\nSetting: 0.75, 1.33\nResult: Functional 0.75 scale calculator. The calculator was successfully returned to a 1.00 scale using the 1.33 setting. Repeated transformations between the two settings does not appear to alter the basic function, appearance, or internal composition of the calculator.\nExperiment SCP-1056-2\nObject: TI-30Xa scientific calculator.\nSetting: 0.25, 4.00\nResult: Nonfunctional 0.25 scale calculator. The power button of the calculator turns it on, but it is incapable of performing accurate calculations. Most calculations result in either incorrect results or an ERR signal. Return of the calculator to normal scale using the 4.00 setting did not return function to the device. Internal analysis indicates loss of fine details, including transistor number and LCD resolution, in the device.\nExperiment SCP-1056-3\nObject: 1 kg bar of 22 carat gold bullion.\nSetting: 4.00\nResult: 64 kg bar of 21 carat gold bullion with minor molybdenum impurities.\nExperiment SCP-1056-4\nObject: 35 one ounce (28.35 gram) \u201cSilver Eagle\u201d bullion coins.\nSetting: 2.00\nResult: 99 bullion coins weighing 80.18 grams apiece. The increase in total mass seems to be evenly split between increasing the average size of the coins and increasing the total number of coins. 40.25 hours after the transformation, the coins began to emit electromagnetic radiation, eventually emitting high levels of heat and ionizing radiation. The mass of silver was stored in the high explosives test chamber at Site 40 until the Silver had completely dispersed 20 hours later. This resulted in extensive damage to the test chamber and the treatment of four researchers for radiation poisoning.\nResearcher's Note: If we can identify the objects that will do this prior to their decay or reliably induce decay in a class of objects, then items altered by this SCP could be used for power or even weaponized. There does not appear to be any underlying constant to what items are susceptible to or what SCP-1056 process initiates this decay. \u2013Dr. Bimston\nExperiment SCP-1056-5\nObject: Human subject D-3202, a 52 year-old male, 175 cm tall and weighing 90.3 kg.\nSetting: 2.00\nResult: The subject scaled up approximately twofold to 341 cm tall and weighing 719.6 kg. Mental and physiological functions appear normal. Reaction times are slightly lower than normal and required caloric intake is only 50% of what would be expected, given the nearly eightfold increase in mass. The subject performs extremely well on long-term memory tests, perhaps owing to increased brain mass. Resting heart rate is 45 bpm and systolic pressure is 165 mm Hg (versus 132 before the transformation). Six days after the transformation, the subject experienced vascular irregularities leading to moderate swelling in the distal limbs, followed by intermittent bouts of confusion, spotted vision, blurred vision, and tinnitus. The subject died from respiratory arrest caused by a massive brainstem aneurysm 22 days after the transformation.\nResearcher's Note: The subject's symptoms suggest the rapid onset of complications consistent with cases of extreme acromegaly (gigantism). Our projections indicate that most humans would tolerate scales of up to 1.33 or slightly above relatively well. \u2013Dr. Kearns\nExperiment SCP-1056-6\nObject: Human subject D-3315, a 36 year-old female, 163 cm tall and weighing 55.0 kg.\nSetting: 0.50\nResult: The subject scaled down approximately twofold to 81 cm tall and weighing 7.0 kg. Mental and physiological functions appear normal. There was no significant difference in tests of general intelligence, short- and long-term memory, and spatial reasoning administered before and after the transformation. MRI scans indicate increased folding in the cerebral cortex and an overall decrease in white matter. Resting heart rate is 98 bpm and systolic pressure is 88 mm Hg (versus 115 before the transformation). The subject's cardiovascular system was slightly simplified in a manner similar to that seen in smaller primates. Twenty-eight days after the transformation, no obvious health or behavioral anomalies were observed and the subject was returned to her original size.\nExperiment SCP-1056-7\nObject: Human subject D-3315 from experiment SCP-1056-6, a 36-year old female, 81 cm tall and weighing 7.1 kg.\nSetting: 2.00\nResult: The subject scaled back up to her original size of 163 cm tall with a weight of 55.7 kg. Mental and physiological functions appear normal. Cognitive tests indicate a slight but significant improvement in short- and long-term memory and a slight decrease in reaction time. It is hypothesized that these cognitive irregularities could compound or change with repeated use of the device. The cardiovascular system appears modified from the shrunken version to support the larger body but is not identical to the original vascular pattern, indicating that the device \u201cimprovises\u201d solutions to physiological problems anew with each transformation rather than reverting to old forms.\nExperiment SCP-1056-8\nObject: Bacterial culture of species E. coli in LB medium on a 13 cm petri dish.\nSetting: 4.00\nResult: The Petri dish scaled up to 52 cm and the bacterial colonies increased in volume roughly sixty-fourfold while maintaining their original morphology. Microscopic analysis of the colonies reveals that the average size of the bacteria had increased by a factor of 2.2 to 7 microns in length with the remaining increase in mass owing to an increased number of bacterial cells. Samples cultured from these colonies maintain an increased size, generally stabilizing at 6 microns in length after 20 replication cycles. PCR analysis reveals several point mutations in the bacterial genome, such as in the rodZ gene, leading to the bacterium's generally increased size.\nResearcher's Note: Genetic tests indicate that SCP-1056 restructures organisms on both a physiological and genetic level. This represents a degree of abstract sophistication inconsistent with the simple digital and mechanical workings observed within the device. \u2013Dr. Kearns\nExperiment SCP-1056-9\nObject: SCP-1056\nSetting: 2.00\nResult: [DATA EXPUNGED]\nSite Director's Note: From now on, all experiments on this device must be approved by the senior investigator and then submitted to me. The responsible parties have been officially disciplined and removed from this project. We're lucky that the effects weren't much, much worse. What would have happened if the entire universe had doubled in size? -\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1055 | SCP-1056 | SCP-1057 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1057\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1057 is kept in a reinforced glass containment tank 4 meters tall, 15 meters long, and 9 meters wide, filled with water which has been treated to replicate a temperate ocean environment (see document 1057-H-22 for specifications). Vegetation in SCP-1057's habitat is to be maintained twice a week (see document 1057-H-19 for specifications). It is forbidden to enter SCP-1057's tank for 30 minutes before and after feedings.\nSCP-1057 is to be fed five (5) kg of raw meat and fish, three (3) times a day. Once every four (4) days, this meat and fish is to be injected with non-toxic fluorescent dyes (see document 1057-G-4 for specifications). The tank is to be lit with ultraviolet lamps.\nDescription: SCP-1057 is an animate empty space, five (5) meters long, in the shape of an adult tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). It does not appear to have any mass; however, it displaces water by an unknown mechanism. SCP-1057's refractive index is approximately that of air, which makes it partially visible when immersed in salt water; as well, its \"anti-shadow\" is discernible under bright light. Experiments involving the insertion of inanimate objects into SCP-1057's \"body\" have revealed that there is nothing there; however, further experiments along these lines are contraindicated, as this triggers extremely aggressive behavior on the part of SCP-1057.\nSCP-1057's behavior has been assessed by Foundation ichthyologists as being within normal parameters for an adult tiger shark. Any food consumed by SCP-1057 disappears, with the exception of the non-digestible fluorescent dyes which are regularly added to SCP-1057's food to facilitate monitoring its behavior. These dyes persist within SCP-1057 for five to nine days, and outline a digestive and circulatory system; several hypotheses to explain how this is possible when there is manifestly no actual shark present have been suggested, tested, and disproved (see archive 1057-N4).\nAcquisition log: SCP-1057 was captured in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Public Swimming Pool, in [REDACTED], where it killed two swimmers and mutilated a lifeguard; five people were killed in the ensuing panic. Foundation personnel embedded in the local hospital reported the incident; retrieval agents arrived on the scene and SCP-1057 was eventually taken into custody. During forensic examination of the swimming pool premises, Document 1057-K24 was discovered on the staff bulletin board; although Document 1057-K24 is handwritten, no fingerprints were found on it.\nDocument 1057-K24:\n\nPanic means that the idea of a shark can be more dangerous than an actual shark.\nIt can even be more dangerous than no shark at all.\nAre we cool yet?\n\n\u00ab SCP-1056 | SCP-1057 | SCP-1058 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1058\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1058 is to be kept in Humanoid Containment Wing 2 of Site 17. Due to the nature of the subject's anomalous behavior, the floor of the cell is to be covered with 1cm of sand, to be replenished every two weeks. The cell is to be lit by only a single light source at all times. The source should be mounted in the center of the ceiling, with redundant backups in case of failure.\nDescription: SCP-1058 appears to be an approximately 60-year-old male human, possibly from the southern United States. The subject was recovered from a Marshall, Carter and Dark Ltd. \"distribution center\" in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. The subject is fully sentient and capable of speech, as well as interaction with physical objects.\nSCP-1058's anomalous properties manifest as a total invisibility to all forms of direct observation. Despite this, the subject does cast a shadow. In addition, SCP-1058's shadow causes the surface or object which it falls upon to alter its appearance towards that of the subject. The speed and mechanism of the process appear to be dependent on the density, state, and other physical characteristics of the substance the subject's shadow is being cast on. Sand and other granulated or powdery substances seem to be the quickest affected by SCP-1058, with metals and other hard materials being among the slowest affected.\nAny object attached to the subject also comes under its effect, becoming invisible to direct observation, and altering the appearance of the effect of the subject's shadow on the material. Anything removed from the subject becomes visible, this includes clothes and accessories, as well as pieces of hair, blood samples, and other bodily effects.\nAddendum:\nTest Log 1058-1\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: SCP-1058\nTest Coordinator: Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTesting Environment: Standard Foundation 5m x 5m x 5m testing cell. Floor was covered in approximately 1cm of sand for the duration of the test, and SCP-1058 was placed on a chair in the center of the cell. At the start of the test, all but a single light was turned off until the conclusion of the test.\n00.01.00: A visible ridge of sand appears to form on the sand on the side of SCP-1058 opposite the lamp in the shape of the subject with his arms by his side.\n00.01.37: SCP-1058 is instructed to lift his arms above his head. Subject complies.\n00.01.44: The sand ridge is observed to \"tumble\", following the movement of the subject. The affected area began to gain a more detailed likeness of the subject regardless of movement.\n00.02.08: Subject is instructed to wave arms rapidly. Subject complies before returning his arms to the original position.\n00.02.15: The sand remains stationary. Affected area ceases movement as the hypothesized maximum level of detail is reached, being little more than a silhouette with creases at the ankles, waist, wrists, neck, and hairline.\n00.02.40: Test ended.\nTest Conclusion: The subject's effect on the material it is projected onto is preceded by an unmeasured amount of \"lag\" before the material is altered to reflect movement.\nTest Log 1058-2\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: SCP-1058\nTest Coordinator: Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTesting Environment: Standard Foundation 5m x 5m x 5m testing cell. Floor was covered in a large piece of sheet metal, and SCP-1058 was placed on a chair in the center of the cell. At the start of the test, the light source was placed so that it shined upon SCP-1058 from a different angle.\n00.00.19: Surface of the metal in the subject's shadow begins to show signs of corrosion and rust.\n00.05.14: Subject falls asleep. Portion of the metal affected remains the same besides gaining additional detail slower than before, contrary to the slight changes in subject's posture.\n00.23.55: Subject is woken up, instructed to get out of chair.\n00.24.10: Chair observed to have changed color in accordance to the subject's immediate shadow.\n00.24.14: Color of chair gradually returns to previous state. The corrosion and rust on the metal remains. No other anomalous properties observed.\n00.25.40: Test ended.\nTest Conclusion: Speed of the effect appears to be based on the subject's state. The duration of the effect on the material also appears to be based on the mechanism by which it is affected, not only the physical properties of that material.\nTest Log 1058-3\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: SCP-1058\nTest Coordinator: Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTesting Environment: Standard Foundation 5m x 5m x 5m testing cell. D-21894 instructed to stand in SCP-1058's shadow for the duration of the test.\n00.00.32: D-21894 reports a \"buzzing\" sensation on the area of his body covered by SCP-1058's shadow.\n00.01.37: SCP-1058 expresses a wish to sit down, approximately 2 seconds later, D-21894 appears to be repeating SCP-1058's statement, but does not vocalize.\n00.07.16: SCP-1058 instructed to try moving one of his arms. Subject complies.\n00.07.19: [DATA EXPUNGED]\n00.07.30: Test ended.\nTest Conclusion: [DATA EXPUNGED]\nD-21894 expired several hours after the conclusion of the test.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1057 | SCP-1058 | SCP-1059 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1059\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Documents known to be written by personnel infected with SCP-1059 are to be re-written by uninfected researchers. Personnel known to be infected with SCP-1059 are to be treated with counter-memetic therapy and removed from duty until they show no further signs of infection. They are to afterwards be monitored for signs of relapse. Individuals outside the Foundation found to be carrying SCP-1059 are to be treated with Class-A amnestics if practical, or otherwise removed from positions where they can potentially infect others.\nDescription: SCP-1059 is a memetic compulsion to hide, censor, or otherwise obscure information when communicating with others. It is most prevalent in those already dealing with classified or sensitive material.\nInfected subjects will, when conveying information, find that apparently random pieces of information will seem disproportionately important. This information will be treated as though it is at the highest level of classification the writer is familiar with. They will do so even after the information has been shown to be relatively harmless, or even vital to those reading the resulting material.\nSCP-1059 is spread by reading infected material or discussion with infected individuals. Those most at risk are those still learning classification procedures. Infection can be easily prevented by maintaining a solid grounding in the rules and regulations governing classified material within the organization.\nSCP-1059 was discovered at the National Security Agency when a discrepancy was noticed by Agent Jameson, a Foundation operative embedded in NSA headquarters in Ft. Meade, Maryland. Documents originating from certain offices were being classified at Top Secret, regardless of their actual content. After other possible causes were ruled out, further investigation showed several individuals were infected with a previously unknown memetic agent, which was eventually designated SCP-1059.\nAddendum 1059-1: Improper handling of infected materials led to an outbreak of SCP-1059 within the Foundation. It has been difficult to track thus far, and a full audit of Foundation documents and staff is pending. So far, seventeen fatalities can be directly attributed to vital information expunged from containment procedures.\nAddendum 1059-2: This document has demonstrated signs of SCP-1059 infection, and has been expanded to meet Foundation standards. Please see Document SCP-1059-A for previous version.\n\n+ Document SCP-1059-A\n\n- Document SCP-1059-A\n\nItem #: SCP-1059\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Documents known to be written by personnel infected with SCP-1059 are to be re-written by uninfected researchers. Personnel known to be infected with SCP-1059 are to be treated with [REDACTED] and removed from duty until they show no further signs of infection. They are to afterwards be [DATA EXPUNGED]. Individuals outside the Foundation found to be carrying SCP-1059 are to be [DATA EXPUNGED], or otherwise removed from positions where they can potentially infect others.\nDescription: SCP-1059 is a memetic compulsion to hide, censor, or otherwise [REDACTED] information when communicating with others. It is most prevalent in those already dealing with classified or sensitive material.\nInfected subjects will, when conveying information, find that apparently random pieces of information will seem disproportionately important. This information will be treated as though it is at the highest level of classification the writer is familiar with. They will do so even after the information has been shown to be relatively harmless, or even vital to those reading the resulting material.\nSCP-1059 is spread by [REDACTED]. Those most at risk are those still learning classification procedures. Infection can be easily prevented by [DATA EXPUNGED].\nSCP-1059 was discovered at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 when a discrepancy was noticed by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Foundation operative embedded in \u2588\u2588\u2588 headquarters in \u2588\u2588. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Documents originating from certain offices were being classified at Top Secret, regardless of their actual content. After other possible causes were ruled out, further investigation showed several individuals were infected with a previously unknown memetic agent, which was eventually designated SCP-1059.\nAddendum 1059-1: Improper handling of infected materials led to [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\n\u00ab SCP-1058 | SCP-1059 | SCP-1060 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1060\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1060 is to be contained in a humanoid observation/detention cell at all times. During subject's daytime cycle, subject is to be provided with food items from the Site-33 cafeteria. During subject's nighttime cycle, subject is to be nourished with 0.8 kg of human placental material and provided with a basin of at least 4 liters of rice wine vinegar.\nDescription: SCP-1060 is a human female of Southeast Asian ethnicity, answering to the name of Adilah \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Subject is fluent in the Malay language and somewhat conversant in Malaysian English. In interviews during subject's daytime cycle, subject has indicated that she is 22 years of age, is trained as an obstetrics nurse and is unaware of any unusual aspects of her physiology. In these interviews, subject has expressed a lack of awareness of her nighttime cycle physiology or activities and protests that she merely sleeps at night. During the daytime cycle, subject frequently demands to be released from containment or to be permitted to contact family members.\nDuring subject's daytime cycle, subject appears and behaves as a normal human female. During subject's nighttime cycle, which generally begins within 80 minutes after the subject falls asleep, subject's head and internal body organs (heart, lungs, liver and much of the digestive system and gut) detach from the rest of the subject's body with a sudden jerking motion, leaving a hole around the base of subject's neck. Subject's head and organs then levitate by means of an unknown process and freely float around the containment cell while subject's tongue\u2014which increases to approximately 22 cm in length during this stage\u2014flicks at the air in the manner of a snake. The remainder of subject's body remains lying in a resting position. Subject's upper and lower canine teeth also increase in length and sharpness during this stage. Under normal containment circumstances, subject will consume the provided placental material, using the dangling lengths of gut in the manner of prehensile limbs to lift the material to the subject's mouth. Following the feeding, the subject will dip the exposed organs into the vinegar, whereupon the organs shrink so that they can be stuffed back into the subject's body cavity. The head then reattaches to the body, leaving no visible seam or scar.\nAddendum SCP-1060.01A Following Incident 1060.01, no pregnant females are to be admitted into the containment chamber during SCP-1060's nighttime cycle. During Incident 1060.01, Researcher Marilyn \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who at that time was in her second trimester of pregnancy, entered the containment chamber during subject's nighttime cycle to top off the basin of vinegar. Immediately upon SCP-1060's detection of Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's presence in the chamber, SCP-1060 flew at Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at a great rate of speed, then used lengths of prehensile gut to bind and immobilize Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Subject then bit the researcher in the abdomen and consumed the fetus in situ, together with most of the rest of the uterus and its contents.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1059 | SCP-1060 | SCP-1061 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1061\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1061 should be kept in a secured, climate-controlled garage. Its tires have been removed and should not be replaced for any reason. Its doors should be locked at all times and its windshield boarded up, unless testing is in progress. All experiments are to be performed within the garage.\nAccess to SCP-1061 is restricted to Level 4 personnel and to D-class personnel engaged in authorized testing. Aside from authorized testing, it is forbidden for anyone not seated in any of the passenger seats to make any contact with any part of the driver's seat; personnel who make contact with the driver's seat while not seated in any of the passenger seats become instances of SCP-1061-1, and are to be apprehended until such time as they can be used in approved testing. Removal of post-test biological waste from SCP-1061's interior is to be performed by robotic manipulators; no other maintenance is to be performed on SCP-1061.\nDescription: SCP-1061 is a dark red 1992 Pontiac Grand Am with severe collision damage, including a large hole in its driver's-side front windshield. It manifests three distinct anomalous properties; these properties are considered to be linked, in that they seem to be caused by the same anomalous entity.\nThe first anomalous property is that SCP-1061 is associated with several illusions. The collision damage is only visible from the outside; when viewed from inside or through an open door, SCP-1061's interior appears completely intact. This is purely a visual illusion, and is detectable by electronic recording devices. When viewed from the inside, the side windows (when closed) and rear windshield show the city of [REDACTED] and its environs, on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1996 (as determined by meteorological, astronomical, and botanical observations, and by sightings of newspapers and other periodicals) \u2014 the day that SCP-1061 was in its collision. The front windshield will likewise show the city and its environs; however, the hole in the front windshield made by the impact of the original driver's head shows neither urban/suburban [REDACTED] nor the containment chamber. Instead, it shows a featureless grey expanse.\nIf the driver's seat remains unoccupied, individuals occupying the other seats or looking through the opened doors, see that SCP-1061 is parked along the curb in front of a suburban residence. As with the illusory absence of vehicular damage, this illusion is visible to cameras and other electronic recording devices; however, this illusion does not activate unless a living human is seated within SCP-1061 and deactivates if all observers leave SCP-1061. The suburban environment always reflects the time of day at which the observers entered SCP-1061; if multiple observers enter SCP-1061 at different times, the environment will continue to reflect the time of day as determined by the entry of the first observer. The environment persists until 6:04 PM \u2014 the time at which SCP-1061 was in its collision; after 6:04 PM, the environment visible outside SCP-1061 \"resets' to approximately 10:27 AM (as determined by shadow length, sun position and the times at which local residents are seen to return home from work or school). Observers at this point report seeing a blonde woman walking away from SCP-1061's driver's door.\nThe second anomalous property manifests when a live human sits in touches SCP-1061's driver's seat. All such humans, with the exception of passenger-seat observers, become instances of SCP-1061-1. SCP-1061-1 is a human whose mind has been \"overwritten\" with what is believed to be the mind of [REDACTED], who was the registered owner of SCP-1061 prior to being killed in its collision; she is also believed to have been the woman seen walking away from SCP-1061 when its illusory environment resets. Instances of SCP-1061-1 believe that they are still in 1996. Even when removed from SCP-1061, instances of SCP-1061-1 believe that they are either at home or at one of various locations in or around the city of [REDACTED] and cannot be convinced otherwise.\nWhen allowed to remain within SCP-1061, SCP-1061-1 will \"drive\" SCP-1061 on various errands (instances of SCP-1061-1 will either insert a random key into SCP-1061's ignition or mime having inserted a key). SCP-1061-1 will treat any passenger-seat observers as friends of [REDACTED], refer to them by those friends' names and engage them in (one-sided) conversation about the personal details of those friends. SCP-1061-1 has demonstrated that it is willing to let observers exit SCP-1061 upon request and can easily be persuaded to allow new observers into SCP-1061, provided that their total number does not exceed 3. Observers report that, when SCP-1061-1 is \"driving\", the environment visible outside SCP-1061 is consistent with that of a car being driven through the streets of urban/suburban [REDACTED] in 1996 and SCP-1061-1 will comment on incidents, people and objects which are visible along its route. SCP-1061-1 will perform between 5 and 11 errands, during which time it will never voluntarily exit SCP-1061; instead, at each 'stop', it will enter a catatonic state for no less than 30 seconds and no more than 11 minutes (in which case, it will apologize to passenger-seat observers for having taken so long and cite 'long line-ups'). The precise route followed by SCP-1061-1 varies between instances, as does the order of the errands; however, the overall nature of the errands remains the same.\nAfter no less than 36 minutes and no more than 70 minutes, SCP-1061 \"drives\" past [REDACTED] Laboratories and is involved in a head-on collision with a delivery van. Passenger-seat observers will be unaffected by the illusory impact, but SCP-1061-1 (who is not wearing its seatbelt) will be thrown forward with the typical force exerted on an unbelted driver engaged in a head-on collision.\nAt this point, SCP-1061's third anomalous property will manifest. High-speed photography reveals that within 2 milliseconds of SCP-1061-1's head touching the portion of windshield damaged by the impact with [REDACTED]'s head in 1996, a grey mist passes through the windshield hole and envelops SCP-1061-1's head; 1 millisecond later, the grey mist vanishes, taking SCP-1061-1's head with it. Once decapitated, instances of SCP-1061-1 are no longer considered anomalous and can be disposed of appropriately.\nPassenger-seat observers present during the \"collision\" report becoming aware of the existence of an anomalous entity, henceforth SCP-1061-2. [NOTE: All data pertaining to SCP-1061-2's nature and motivations is the result of anecdotal evidence provided by D-class personnel who have served as passenger-seat observers in tests of SCP-1061. As such, the reliability of the data is uncertain, as is the question of whether SCP-1061-2 even exists; however, the anecdotal data responses have largely been in accordance with each other.]\n\nInterview log\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So why is it doing this?\nD-1061-14: It's like this, see - it didn't know we were here, it didn't even know our whole dimension even existed, until right after the car crash, understand?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Okay\u2026\nD-1061-14: And now it wants more car crashes, 'cause, well, it likes human heads.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It likes them? To eat?\nD-1061-14: Uh, I dunno if that's the right word, honestly. Anyway, so it wants more car crashes so it can get more heads, see, but it doesn't know how to make them happen. So it's\u2026 like\u2026 okay, you guys are scientists, right? So you all did grade 8 science class?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I suppose we did, yes. So\u2026?\nD-1061-14: So you remember about, like, setting up an experiment, doing something different ways to find out which part matters?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026oh! You mean experimental conditions?\nD-1061-14: Yeah, that shit. So the thing is, this fucker, it doesn't know what made the car crash happen. So it's got all the experimental conditions \u2014 what the car looked like on the inside, what you could see from out the windows, what was in the driver's brain, all that shit \u2014 and it's makin' 'em happen over and over. Every time someone gets in the driver's seat, bam, their brain turns into whatserface from 1996 and she drives around for an hour until she gets in a car crash and then it has her head.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you, this is most helpful. Tell me, how is it you know all this?\nD-1061-14: I was front-seat passenger, doc. Anyone who's front-seat passenger during the crash knows this.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Ah. Thank you very much. One other question - why is it using such a complicated method? If it has the power to do all these things, aren't there much simpler ways?\nD-1061-14: Just between you and me, doc\u2026 I don't think it's very smart. It's afraid to change too much, 'cause maybe it'll stop working.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1060 | SCP-1061 | SCP-1062 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1062\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1062 is currently contained in Secure Document Storage Locker #82 at Sector-25. The document is only available for testing, which must be supervised by at least one level-2 researcher, under the authority of two level-3 personnel. D-Class utilised in testing are not to have their termination postponed except under the express command of an O5.\nFour non-anomalous copies of SCP-1062 are held in Safe Document Storage File #3562 and are freely available to those with Level-0 clearance or higher.\nDescription: SCP-1062 is an issue of the weekly science magazine 'New Scientist'1 No2833 \u201cTime \u2013 the most mysterious dimension of all\u201d. (08/10/2011). Disregarding general wear, which would be expected from a magazine left in a public waiting room for \u2588\u2588 days, the only noticeable deviation from a standard copy issue is a pencilled note on the inside front cover: \u201c11:48 \u2013 C\u201d.\nThe anomalous effect of SCP-1062 becomes apparent when either a feature article or the editorial is read. Upon reading an affected passage, the reader (henceforth referred to as the subject) undergoes a perceptual shift, which modifies a learned behaviour and all memories associated with said behaviour. Currently no methods have been devised capable of detecting the occurrence or nature of the perceptual shift. Therefore, the modification of the subject's behavioural pattern must be inferred from observation/interview after testing has been concluded.\nDue to the fact that the subject will be unaware that any alteration has occurred, they may become distressed upon its revelation. On the presentation of evidence contrary to the subject's memories, those aware of such ideas may reach the conclusion that they have been transported to an alternative dimension/reality as a preference to the fact that their experiences and recollection may be false. This is considered improbable as no \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 particles or \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 radiation have been detected.\nThe transformations caused by the document are unresponsive to all but the most potent grades of amnestics; however, normative behaviour can be relearned with no further difficulty than would otherwise be expected.\nThe effect of SCP-1062 is not contagious and is not transmissible by reading aloud an article or by photocopying or otherwise reproducing the text. As of the date of this document no hypothesis on how the articles cause their effect has been proven.\n\n+ Abridged Testing Log\n\n- Expunge Log\n\nTest No.: 8\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011\nSubject: D-2298\nArticle: Ultimate clocks\nModification: Subject has no concept of cutlery.\nTest No.: 12\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011\nSubject: D-2364\nArticle: Editorial\nModification: Subject associates the colour cyan with 'go'. States traffic light sequence is: red, amber, cyan.\nTest No.: 17\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011\nSubject: D-2687\nArticle: The truth about time travel\nModification: Subject communicates in English with incorrect grammatical structure, new structure appears to follow Latin rules with logical consistency (i.e. conjugated verbs occur at end of sentence structure).\nTest No.: 23\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011\nSubject: D-2745\nArticle: Editorial\nModification: Unknown.\nNotes: This is the first recorded instance where no alteration could be detected before subject disposal.\nTest No.: 26\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011\nSubject: D-2753\nArticle: Living without time\nModification: Subject under the impression that each 24hr day counts down from 24 and that the directions clockwise and anti-clockwise are reversed.\n\nFootnotes\n1. ISSN: 0262 4079.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1061 | SCP-1062 | SCP-1063 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1063\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1063 is to be kept in a 20m x 20m x 6m habitat simulating a temperate deciduous/coniferous forest environment, bordered by 60 (sixty)-cm-thick unpolished granite walls covered with live moss; SCP-1063 is unable highly reluctant to damage objects which are supporting live plants. All personnel who enter SCP-1063's containment for any purpose are to carry live potted plants in plain view; guards are to carry flamethrowers as well as potted plants.\nIt is forbidden to speak English within 30 meters of SCP-1063's containment, as SCP-1063 becomes hostile towards individuals whom it has heard speaking English.\nVegetation and microfauna in SCP-1063's habitat are to be maintained according to schedule 1063-N6. Climate in SCP-1063's habitat is to be maintained according to schedule 1063-CX5; after each simulated rainfall, SCP-1063 is to be provided with a plain towel made of 100% natural unbleached undyed fibers, so that it may dry its non-water-resistant components.\nDescription: SCP-1063 is a humanoid automaton which appears to be constructed entirely out of wood, with highly articulated joints made of wooden ball bearings of various sizes. It is 2 meters tall, 103 kg, and resembles a bearded Caucasian man in mid-19th-century formal wear. Its lower left arm does not terminate in a hand, but instead flattens and broadens to form an axe blade almost 70 cm across. Although this blade is made of wood, it is razor-sharp, and is almost metallic in its mechanical properties; when enraged, SCP-1063 is able to sever human heads or limbs in a single blow, and to chop through over 30 (thirty) cm of granite, with no damage to the blade.\nSCP-1063's \"clothes\" are carved out of wood and are of a piece with its body, with the exception of several cosmetic accessories all made of severely oxidized copper (six \"shirt\" buttons, a warped and dented hatband encircling its head, a broken monocle rim surrounding its right eye, cufflinks on its right \"sleeve\", a belt buckle, and a watch chain dangling from its left \"coat pocket\" \u2014 but no watch), and a tattered and faded Swastika armband on its upper right arm.\nIts power source is unknown, as are the methods by which it is able to see, hear, and think; radiographic, ultrasonic and [REDACTED] imaging all indicate that it is solid wood, with the exception of the aforementioned cosmetic accessories.\nSCP-1063 is not able to speak, but can write in several dialects of German, as well as in French. Psychological examinations have revealed a generally affable personality, characterised by mood swings and an overall low intelligence. (NOTE: Researchers wishing to interview SCP-1063 should familiarize themselves with the Fraktur mode of calligraphy). SCP-1063 refers to itself as \"Freiherr von Schwarzwald\", or \"Lord of the Black Forest\", and has described itself as a genuine aristocrat, ennobled by \"the King himself\" (translated from German); SCP-1063 has not been able to provide more specific information as to which king this was, but has expressed scorn at the suggestion that it was Wilhelm I of Prussia (who later became the Kaiser, or Emperor), describing him as an 'upstart' and \"latecomer\". These attitudes, and other statements made by SCP-1063, indicate that it was created no later than the mid-19th century, which is in accordance with its style of clothing.\nSCP-1063 has stated that it has two purposes in existence. The first purpose, which it claims to have had since \"the day of my first waking\", is to protect the trees and other plant life of the Black Forest region of Germany at any cost. The second purpose, which it claims to have been taught by \"those nice soldiers who gave me the [swastika] armband\", is to protect Germany from English-speaking invaders.\nSCP-1063 first came to the Foundation's attention as the result of a statistically anomalous number of missing persons reports from the village of [REDACTED], Germany, in 19\u2588\u2588. Foundation personnel surveyed the region while disguised as a search party, and were attacked by SCP-1063 when they began to prepare a campfire; subject was quickly subdued and captured with no casualties.\nAfter capturing SCP-1063, personnel coerced it into showing them the bodies of the \u2588\u2588 people it had killed for either \"harmful disrespect of nature\" or speaking English; the bodies were then further mutilated to support a cover story of accidental discovery of leftover explosives from the Second World War.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1062 | SCP-1063 | SCP-1064 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1064\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: When not required for testing purposes, SCP-1064 is to be contained in a sealed storage locker located within Sector-28. Since SCP-1064 is considered to be harmless when not actively in use, no further precautions are required to be taken at this time.\nDescription: SCP-1064 is a novelty ring made of pink-coloured plastic. The setting is designed to hold a small candle of the kind typically found on birthday cakes. SCP-1064 has no visible makers' mark or distinguishing features and appears to have been mass-produced using standard plastic moulding techniques.\nIf no candle has been inserted into the setting, SCP-1064 will not cause any effect when worn or otherwise handled. Test subjects experience no compulsion either to put on SCP-1064 or to insert a candle into it.\nWhen a candle is inserted into SCP-1064 and lit whilst it is being worn, the wearer will experience one of two phenomena.\nAround 80% of people who wear SCP-1064 will claim that the candle is in some way intrinsically linked to their own life expectancy. Individuals affected in this way appear to believe that, as the candle melts away, a portion of their lifespan will be irrevocably taken from them. Test subjects affected in this way will attempt to extinguish the candle in any way possible, most commonly by blowing it out, but will not try to remove SCP-1064 itself.\nOnce the candle has been extinguished, the wearer will exhibit a strong desire to continue to wear SCP-1064 and to keep the candle in the setting. If this is not possible, they will make efforts to keep the candle in their possession, often insisting that it is now an intrinsic part of them.\nIn the remaining 20% of cases, the wearer will claim to have experienced time at an altered pace with events around them taking place much faster than usual. Test subjects affected in this way will typically move and communicate slowly whilst the candle remains lit. Whilst, in the vast majority of cases, test subjects find this experience to be disorienting and will be reluctant to repeat the experiment, a handful have expressed a wish to use SCP-1064 again, due to the false belief that it is a \u2018time travelling ring'.\nExtensive testing has found that SCP-1064 does not cause the tissue of test subjects to age or degrade in any way which might suggest their life expectancy has been shortened by it. All test subjects regardless of their experiences appear to age at a natural rate both during and after testing and no lasting physical effects have been recorded. Furthermore, tests have shown that those test subjects who undergo the second of the two phenomena exhibit no recordable alteration in brain activity to suggest that they are experiencing time at an altered speed.\nExamination of candles after their use in SCP-1064 have shown no alteration in properties other than those to be expected as a result of them being burnt.\nAddendum 1064-A: Dr Hill - Following the death of D-1845 after a candle was allowed to burn away completely in SCP-1064, all testing is to be put on hold until the cause of the subject's death can be confirmed.\nAddendum 1064-B: Dr Hill - Inserting novelty relighting candles into SCP-1064 is not recommended. As far as I am concerned, watching D-2097 remove her own finger by [DATA EXPUNGED] with the edge of a table was a fairly conclusive test result.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1063 | SCP-1064 | SCP-1065 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1065\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1065-1 through SCP-1065-4 are to be contained in individual, near-vacuum anaerobic chambers, fitted with manipulation access for at least one user per chamber. No forms of written information, including information directly regarding SCP-1065, are to be kept in proximity to SCP-1065.\nDue to SCP-1065's anomalous effects, if one or more individual object needs to be removed from its vacuum containment, it must be handled in an environment of at least 98% humidity, at ambient temperatures not to exceed 21 degrees Celsius. While full hazardous materials protection is not currently deemed necessary, latex gloves or other methods to prevent direct skin contact is required for anyone handling SCP-1065.\nDescription: SCP-1065 is a four volume series of books written in an Eastern Slavic language, apparently of the early-to-mid 1800's and possibly an obscure local dialect or mixture of languages. The overarching title roughly translates to \"The Dangers Of Free Knowledge.\" They are bound with red leather featuring faux-golden embossing, and show both fire and water damage around the edges, along with significant foxing (discoloration and degradation due to aging, molding, etc.) of the paper. No author, print dates or other publishing information are contained within, although the materials have the appearance of being produced on a commercial printing press.\nThe texts of the books read as a treatise against general education, dispersal of knowledge and, ironically, written information. The actual words hold no anomalous properties and have been fully transcribed for study and cross-referencing (Document 1065-0011). The anomalous properties become evident when someone makes physical contact with one or more of the books, at which point they begin to subscribe to the ideals contained within, even if they do not actually read any of the text. While this begins as a general \"understanding\" and \"mild agreement\", prolonged exposure produces increased dedication to the principles put forth in the books, eventually reaching such extremes as the instigation of violent uprising against established governmental and educational systems, public vandalizing and destruction of written texts, and the destruction of public storehouses of written texts such as libraries or book stores.\nThese effects will eventually wear off once physical contact with the book is broken, taking approximately twenty-six (26) hours for every minute of continuous physical contact.\nA secondary effect occurs whenever the books are left unused for a period of time exceeding one month, after which they will self-immolate. The books suffer no damage from their own produced flames, but have been shown to be vulnerable to fires produced by other means (including individuals under its effects) as well as any other sort of potential damage. The flames do not seem to be able to manifest in areas where humidity is at least 95% and ambient temperatures below 23.9\u00b0C, nor where oxygen levels are too low for flames to efficiently burn. Similarly, the flames are able to be extinguished through any standard means and show no anomalous properties besides their origin.\nAddendum: Recently recovered records show a number of otherwise inexplicable fires occurring at a series of libraries and universities throughout eastern Europe all tied to an acquisition of SCP-1065 approximately one week before the fire. As SCP-1065 was discovered and contained following a fire in the [REDACTED] government hall shortly after the break up of the USSR, any prior records of transfer of the books had been lost and presumed destroyed in the blaze. Dr. K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was given a citation of merit for his diligence in tracking down the prior history of the objects, as well as the theory that SCP-1065's period before ignition is significantly reduced when multiple instances are kept together, and further reduced when stored in proximity to other pieces of written knowledge.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1064 | SCP-1065 | SCP-1066 \u00bb"}
{"text": "1/1066 LEVEL 1/1066\nCLASSIFIED\n\nItem #: SCP-1066\nObject Class: Safe\n\nSCP-1066\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1066 is to be kept in a document storage box large enough to contain it without folding or rolling. It should be stored on a standard shelving unit in Storage Site-23. Any personnel with Level 2 or higher clearance wishing to run tests on SCP-1066 should speak with Dr. P. Voreno.\nDescription: SCP-1066 is a college diploma issued by the University of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 (U\u2588\u2588), dated \u2588/\u2588/19\u2588\u2588. It is printed on a 0.5 by 0.3 m sheet of parchment. No abnormalities have been found in either the ink or the parchment, and both match similar diplomas issued by U\u2588\u2588 in the 19\u2588\u2588s.\nSCP-1066 is no more resistant to damage than any other \u2588\u2588-year-old piece of parchment, so care should be taken while handling it to avoid damage. Open flames in particular should be kept away from the object.\nWhen a man who is at least 17 years of age signs his name in the space labeled \"Graduating Student\", he will disappear for 4-10 minutes and return four years older. The subject seems to have lived those years as a student at U\u2588\u2588 between 19\u2588\u2588 and 19\u2588\u2588, graduating on the date written on the document, and earned a degree in whatever subject he was thinking of while signing the document, whether U\u2588\u2588 offered classes in that subject in 19\u2588\u2588 or not. The text on SCP-1066 will change to reflect this. The subject will have no memory of the four years not directly related to his subject of study. See Addendum 1066-1 for more details. There is no effect when a woman signs her name on SCP-1066. As U\u2588\u2588 did not accept women in 19\u2588\u2588, this is unsurprising.\nIt is worth noting that approximately \u2588% of subjects do not survive the four years. In these cases, their corpse will return with the expected amount of decay. The death rate is not consistent with that of students at U\u2588\u2588 in 19\u2588\u2588; however, these results are skewed, since many test subjects have been ordered to think of memetic effects or dangerous SCP objects.\nSCP-1066 was recovered from the campus of U\u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. The administration had been offering an \"accelerated learning\" program to students, for the standard four-year tuition plus a fee of $\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It is unknown why nobody noticed the rapid aging of some graduates; if this is a property of the object, it is yet to be discovered. The object was retrieved without casualties and Class-B amnestics were administered to the administration and all recorded graduates. It is very likely that some or most of the graduates were not recorded, but the risk of any graduates revealing the existence of SCP-1066 is low, and as such finding them is a low-priority task. Similarities between the effects of SCP-1066 and SCP-028 have been noted, and investigation into a common origin, or whether one anomaly is an altered version of the other, is ongoing.\nAddendum 1066-1: Notable Test Results\nName: Dr P. Voreno\nDate: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-1066-1\nInformation: Subject was simply instructed to sign the document.\nResults: The subject gained a degree in calligraphy. Review of experiment tapes indicates that the subject had been focusing intently on signing the document in his best handwriting. The subject's handwriting showed a marked improvement after the test. He had no memories of the time in which he was gone. Subject was terminated on schedule at the end of the month.\nAdditional Comments: Subject gained a tattoo of the phrase \"The pen is mightier than the sword\", translated into Chinese, on his left pectoral.\nName: Dr P. Voreno\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-1066-5\nInformation: Subject was instructed to think of his favorite animal.\nResults: The subject gained a degree in marine mammal biology. When questioned, the subject said that his favorite animal was the dolphin. The subject also had vivid dreams of SCUBA diving next to various marine mammals until he was terminated at the end of the month.\nAdditional Comments: The subject showed familiarity with SCUBA equipment after the test; when asked, he claimed to never have taken a SCUBA certification course.\nName: Dr P. Voreno\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-1066-7\nInformation: Memetic SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 was described to the subject, who was then instructed to think only of that while signing the document.\nResults: Subject gained degree in memetic studies. However, subject refused to communicate in any way with researchers after returning, and was terminated on schedule.\nAdditional Comments: No luck training researchers with this thing so far. \u2014 Dr P. Voreno\nName: Dr P. Voreno\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-1066-14\nInformation: Subject was instructed to think of the phrase \"Advanced Memetics\". Subject showed above-average intelligence in standard D-class screening.\nResults: Subject returned in a vegetative state consistent with the effects of [REDACTED].\nAdditional Comments: Subjects 9 through 13 were all instructed to think of memetic effects, and all returned showing signs of exposure to some sort of memetic agent known to the Foundation in 19\u2588\u2588. \u2014 Dr P. Voreno\nName: Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\nInformation: This was an unauthorized test. Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588 was apparently trying to gain sufficient credentials to be promoted to full researcher.\nResults: Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588 returned with a degree in \"SCP Studies\". The \"SCP\" in this case apparently is an acronym for \"Super-Computer Processors\". He now has a knowledge of super-computers consistent with the year 19\u2588\u2588.\nAdditional Comments: Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588 was demoted to clearance Level 0 and transferred from Storage Site-23.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1065 | SCP-1066 | SCP-1067 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1067\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All components of SCP-1067 are locked in drawer six of locker-\u2588\u2588, one of \u2588\u2588 custom-built stainless steel lockers measuring 3.0m in height and 0.40m in width and depth. This locker and the items inside are currently assigned to department 43-\u2588, and monitored via CCTV. SCP-1067 is to be returned to the locker when not in use, and must be vacuum-sealed in a polythene bag after being thoroughly dehydrated before being returned. Additional security includes marking with ultraviolet ink on all components to prevent theft. Any member of staff who wishes to conduct tests on SCP-1067 may do so with the approval of Administrator Samson, although they must be supervised by at least one (1) department 43-\u2588 operative. Please note that application of SCP-1067 for recreational purposes is strictly forbidden.\nDescription: SCP-1067 consists of four (4) components (SCP-1067-a to SCP-1067-d). SCP-1067-a is a hinged leather-bound container 25.50x14.2x2.50cm in dimension. The inside of SCP-1067-a is lined with blue velvet, and appears to be designed to contain SCP-1067-b to SCP-1067-d, however spaces indicate that there are three (3) missing components. SCP-1067-b to SCP-1067-d is a set of three (3) silver-plated teaspoons, each of which measures 10.57cm in length, 2.50cm in width, and 1.00cm in depth. SCP-1067-b to SCP-1067-d are all identical except for their handles, which each have a unique ornament attached, all bearing relation to modern western wedding traditions.\n\nSCP-1067-b\nDecorated with a bouquet of red tulips. Any liquids which come into direct contact with SCP-1067-b immediately become earl grey tea, independent of the liquid's composition. This effect extends to extremely viscous gels, although not to vapours. SCP-1067-b has also demonstrated a second unexplained ability; When using SCP-1067 to stir a solution of water and sucrose, subjects report feeling resistance in the solution. When removed, SCP-1067 brought with it a small quantity of white granules which when tasted, turned out to be ordinary granulated sugar and displayed no anomalous properties. Repetition of this action results in any sucrose in a solution being scooped out in its solid form, to the point at which the solution is totally free of sucrose.\nSCP-1067-c\nDecorated with a wedding carriage. Solutions stirred with SCP-1067-c continue to stir themselves for up to four (4) hours after the initial stirring, even when obstructed with solid objects. Any liquids that come into contact with SCP-1067-c immediately become oolong tea. These effects have been observed with a broad variety of input solutions, but seem to be ineffective with extremely viscous putties. SCP-1067-c has been described by subjects as being quite heavy for its size, although analysis of SCP-1067-c's composition indicates ordinary density levels.\nSCP-1067-d\nDecorated with the figures of a bride and groom. Experimentation shows SCP-1067-d to be capable of fabricating pasteurised cow's milk upon contact with fluids. The milk is non-toxic as per usual, but produces slightly higher levels of radiation than would be normally expected.\n\nSCP-1067 was discovered to possess unique abilities by Dr. G. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 whilst preparing coffee. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 states that he received SCP-1067 as a gift from his sister, Fiona \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in 1973. Through an interview it was revealed that SCP-1067 was first purchased at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in York, UK. Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 stated that SCP-1067 was purely an impulse-buy, and without precedence. Subject was administered a class-C amnestic before being released.\nAt this time the abilities of SCP-1067 are without explanation, despite detailed examination and multiple trials. SCP-1067 is currently under the care of department 43-\u2588 of site #\u2588\u2588, under the jurisdiction of administrator Samson, and will remain so until further notice.\nAddendum:\n1067-A\nMass spectrometry of samples from SCP-1067-b, c and d confirm the composition of these items to be primarily copper with fine silver plating. Researchers are unanimous in agreeing that presence of both scandium and zirconium impurities is highly irregular in copper. Progress has still not been made as to the source of SCP-1067's metamorphic properties.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1066 | SCP-1067 | SCP-1068 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1068\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Packaged SCP-1068s are to be kept in a large underground storage site beneath Site-76. The walls of the room are to be soundproofed and electromagnetically shielded so as to prevent damage to other facilities. Researchers should wear shaded goggles, ear plugs, and ear muffs to prevent permanent sensory damage when handling or experimenting with SCP-1068. Records should be kept through non-electronic medium. Any detonations are to be scheduled in advance and communicated to all personnel to avoid confusion with the standard on-site nuclear device.\nAny examples of SCP-1068 outside of Foundation control are to be seized discreetly and brought to Site-76 via armored transport. In the event of an SCP-1068 activation outside of the site's perimeters, all available Foundation diplomatic resources are to be dispatched into negotiations to pacify both national and international relevant governing bodies and, if necessary, inform them of the nature of SCP-1068.\nDescription: SCP-1068 are model rockets approximately a meter in length. They resemble a simplified version of the LGM-30 ICBM model and are covered in unpainted white plastic with the words 'ATOM BUSTER' etched in one side. Dis-assembly of the objects exposes a cylindrical fuel tank and engine assembly filled with an ethanol-[DATA EXPUNGED] mixture. A 30-cm-long fuse leads out of the rocket's base and is the primary method of ignition. When activated, SCP-1068 will launch at a velocity of 45 meters per second before falling back down to the ground and exploding.\nUpon detonation, SCP-1068 activates an intense bright light and loud sound similar to those of a conventional nuclear device. It will also release a weak radio wave pulse similar to an EMP, temporarily knocking out all electronic communications within a radius of \u2588 km and preventing any further close observation of and communication with the area for up to 20 hours. Immediately following detonation, a large column of low density non-toxic gases will rise up from the point of detonation, coalescing into a shape similar to the mushroom cloud released by extreme temperatures. For all intents and purposes, the event will resemble a fission reaction without actually causing any harm beyond sensory damage.\nSCP-1068 comes contained in red cylindrical cardboard packaging shaped to resemble a simplified missile silo. On the front there is a clear plastic window to show off the model, along with a price tag of $19.99 (US). On the back of the box are a description of the object, several safety labels and warnings, and an artist's rendition of the explosion of the Trinity nuclear test.\nInformation on Back of SCP-1068 Packaging\n\nHarness the Raw-ket power of Dr. Wondertainment's new line of model rockets with The Atom Buster\u00ae! This pint-sized monster launches a thousand feet in the air before plummeting to a climactic explosion of nuclear proportions. Truman would be proud. Utilizing a state-of-the-art light and sounds system, the greatest weapon ever detonated can be used again\u2026 on your front lawn! You can even customize your model with the accompanying realistic decal sheet to make its launch a more awesome one.\nBuy the complementary Dr. Wondertainment's Wonderful Paint Set\u00ae, Accurate-And-Deadly Artillery Aiming Platform\u00ae, and Big Red Button Remote Activator\u00ae to seriously complete your Mega Arsenal of Doom!\nFor Ages 9+\nCAUTION: Protective eyewear and ear plugs/ear muffs required. Do not attempt to remove the fuel, fuse, or engine from the Atom Buster\u00ae without adult supervision. Not suitable for children under 8 years of age. Dr. Wondertainment is not responsible for any damage caused by The Atom Buster\u00ae.\n\nAddendum 1068-01\nDuring Incident-1068-6 in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Province, the Chaos Insurgency intercepted a shipment of SCP-1068 being transported from Site-103 and stole five cases of the product in the ensuing firefight. Requesting permission to preemptively warn all nuclear-capable governments of SCP-1068.\nDr. Johnson\n\n\u00ab SCP-1067 | SCP-1068 | SCP-1069 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1069\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area within a 5 km radius of SCP-1069-1 has been marked as off-limits to civilian access under the guise of environmental chemical contamination, and all Foundation staff located on-site are to operate under the cover of an environmental cleanup organization.\nExploration or experimentation with SCP-1069-1 may only be performed with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 Senior Researchers and all personnel within the area must wear full soundproofed ear protectors or modulated sound processing headsets at all times. Any individuals attempting to enter this area without authorization, appropriate acoustic protection, or in an attempt to communicate with SCP-1069-3 without prior permission are to be detained, questioned, and administered a Class B amnestic if deemed necessary.\nDescription: SCP-1069-1 is a submerged city 3 km off of the coast of [REDACTED], France at a depth of approximately 220 m. SCP-1069-1 covers an area of approximately 4.8 km\u00b2 and is surrounded by a high dike constructed of bronze and [REDACTED], indicating that it may have once been a coastal city.\nDating of recovered artifacts and materials indicate that SCP-1069 is at least 1500 years old and surveys of the intact sections of the city indicate that it would have been one of the largest cities of its era in addition to containing architecture and high-strength construction that exceeds the technological capabilities of any known civilization of the time. Recovered artifacts have also revealed written script belonging to what has been tentatively identified as a previously unknown Breton or Brythonic language.\nExtensive analysis of the city's buildings has revealed damage consistent with a large-scale tsunami and subsequent flooding. Due to a lack of damage to the city's exterior dike, it is unknown precisely what this event entailed as a wave of sufficient height to crest the walls would presumably have been of sufficient magnitude to result in far more catastrophic damage to the city itself.\nSCP-1069-2 is a population of intangible human entities inhabiting SCP-1069-1, currently estimated in excess of 78,000 individuals. These individuals appear to be dressed in clothing from a large cross-section of historical periods (so far determined to be as early as 500 AD and as recent as World War II era military dress) and have been observed engaging in activity consistent with those of 5th century city life. Instances of SCP-1069-2 do not appear to be able to perceive or otherwise acknowledge the existence of living human subjects, even when attempting to communicate directly with particular instances.\nSCP-1069-3 is a specific female humanoid entity within SCP-1069-1. Consistently described as having regal composure and being dressed in clothing consistent with that of 5th century nobility, SCP-1069-3 is capable of communicating and conversing with particular personnel, especially those with high levels of extrasensory sensitivity. SCP-1069-3 does not appear to be hostile or dangerous to Foundation personnel, but multiple personnel have described seeing unusual piscine or delphine features such as fins or a tail when SCP-1069-3 is in their peripheral vision and on several occasions been the target of attempts to convince personnel to live within the city.\nSCP-1069 was discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 by a civilian archaeological expedition attempting to locate and explore underwater ruins near [REDACTED]. Foundation agents embedded within the expedition called for backup following the disappearance of three civilian team members during initial contact and exploration; a containment team was successful in securing SCP-1069 and all surviving expedition members were administered a Class A amnestic and given a cover story.\nAddendum 1069-01: Incident Report, Incident 1069-08, \u2588\u2588/\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nDuring a submersible survey dive within the eastern district of SCP-1069-1 performed by members of the Foundation research team, Drs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were apparently engaged in conversation by SCP-1069-3. From fragments of audio recovered from the remains of the submersible's audio recorders, it appears that the researchers conversed for several minutes before the submersible's main pressure hatch is compromised through unexplained means, resulting in a catastrophic depressurization of the vehicle.\nThe wreckage of the submersible was recovered from the eastern district without incident, along with the clothes and personal effects of Drs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588; no bodies or other human remains were located.\nIn subsequent exploration dives, on-site personnel have reportedly identified instances of SCP-1069-2 matching the description of Drs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in the eastern district of SCP-1069-1 wearing contemporary casual clothing. As with all such instances, they did not respond to attempts to communicate or otherwise attract their attention.\nAddendum 1069-02: Interview Transcript, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nFollowing the events of Incident 1069-08, authorization was given for Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a senior researcher known to have been able to draw the attention of SCP-1069-3 in a prior survey dive, to attempt to interview SCP-1069-3.\n\n(start of transcript)\nSCP-1069-3: Welcome back. Have you come to join us this time?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No, but I would like to ask you a few questions.\nSCP-1069-3: Certainly.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Who are you, exactly?\nSCP-1069-3: I am Dahut, daughter of Gradlon. There are those who would call me \"queen\", but I am merely a caretaker of this city; all who seek refuge here are equal.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Two of our personnel recently disappeared here, do you know them?\nSCP-1069-3: [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]? Yes, of course I do. I know the names of all who shelter within my walls.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did you do to them? Why did you take them?\nSCP-1069-3: Take them? I'm afraid you are mistaken; I would never keep someone here against their will. All those who live here do so of their own accord.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Assuming you are telling the truth, what exactly did you do to them?\nSCP-1069-3: They are sheltered here within my walls, by my power.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you release them?\nSCP-1069-3: I told you that I do not keep them. If they wish to leave, then all they must do is ask; I cannot make that decision for them any more than I could force them to live here in the first place.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Those men have families, you know. They have to \u2014\nSCP-1069-3: Yes, they do: families with children who have grown up and spouses who have grown cold. They have no desire to remain in a world where every waking hour is one living in fear from the unknown and have chosen my sanctuary instead.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How do you know that?\nSCP-1069-3: They told me. Just as they told me that you, [REDACTED], are yet unmarried and unlikely to be convinced to join them.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're lying!\nSCP-1069-3: Why would I lie? All I have ever asked for is the right to live in peace, away from the politics and machinations of those who would rule the world. I have tolerated your kind for as long as you have sought to control that which you do not understand and, despite their best efforts to destroy me, I have endured.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I don't know what you're talking about.\nSCP-1069-3: No, of course not, but your leaders who will read this conversation do. I sought to create a sanctuary, a city of peace on the coast. Your precursors, who felt threatened by my abilities, sought to sully my name and spread lies to dissuade their followers from finding refuge within these walls. For years \u2014 decades, even \u2014 they tried to destroy me: first through words, then by force of arms, then finally with magic. Their wall of water pulled this city beneath the waves, but both I and the ones I swore to protect have survived.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (silence)\nSCP-1069-3: Ask your leaders, [REDACTED]. Ask them to tell you the truth: that they knew of us and have always known. Ask them why I must be considered a threat, why centuries of legend and myth consider me a demon, and why all power \u2014 even that which is used to keep safe and protect \u2014 is an abomination. Perhaps, then, you will see what has truly transpired here and what evil lies within their hearts.\nSCP-1069-3: Good day, [REDACTED]. I wish you well.\n(end of transcript)\n\nAddendum 1069-03: Research Note\nAs of \u2588/\u2588/200\u2588, all further expeditions to SCP-1069 have been suspended pending further investigation and research into SCP-1069-3's subversive capabilities. All personnel having had direct contact with SCP-1069-3 are to be quarantined under telepathic / memetic agent contamination protocols immediately.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1068 | SCP-1069 | SCP-1070 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1070-B.\n\nSCP-1070.\n\nItem #: SCP-1070\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1070 is to be held in a standard containment locker, located in Site-77's Safe SCP wing. When being used by site personnel, one standard test chamber may be used. No personnel above D-Class are permitted to view SCP-1070 when it is in an active state. In the event that personnel do view it, they are to be given psychiatric evaluation, with further action taken at the discretion of the site director.\nDescription: SCP-1070 is an educational video game, designed for use as educational software on the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is held in a cartridge composed of black plastic and measures 13.3x12x2 centimeters. SCP-1070 lacks identifying information such as labels or manufacturers' mark. The back cover has a warning label identical to unlicensed games produced by \"Tengen Arcadia.\" The splash screen identifies the game as \"Learning with Leo\" with a 1989 copyright belonging to the \"Real Awesome 'Tainment\" label.1\nWhen used, SCP-1070 displays an image of a green figure, identified as \"Joey,\" hereafter referred to as SCP-1070-B, who will ask the subject questions such as age, ethnicity, grade level, and eating habits. SCP-1070-B will respond to answers provided by the subject, using simplistic language and gestures.\nWhen SCP-1070 is activated and used by a subject under the age of fourteen, it will function without any anomalous properties. SCP-1070-B will ask a series of mathematical, history, and basic scientific questions. SCP-1070-B will then show a score depending on how many correct answers the user gave. Of note is that SCP-1070-B will remember subjects who have used it in the past, and is able to identify them by name.\nHowever, if a subject over the age of fourteen uses SCP-1070, a different effect will occur. As the subject advances through SCP-1070's content, SCP-1070-B will begin asking more esoteric and incomprehensible questions, often using graphical errors and obfuscating graphics to prevent the subject from progressing. During this time, subjects will experience mental degradation. If SCP-1070 is played longer than 1 hour, the subject will have reverted to the mental capacity of a prepubescent.\nSubjects appear to retain memories of their life prior to using SCP-1070, although their understanding of these memories is limited. They will make frequent references to being \"broken\" or \"empty\", and if given the opportunity will attempt to utilize SCP-1070 in order to regain lost mental capacity. Testing has shown that SCP-1070 does not affect subjects after complete exposure, and will display no anomalous properties when utilized by these subjects.\nSCP-1070 was recovered from a rural home in Charleston, WV, USA. It came to the Foundation's attention after a prominent local businessman, Fred \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, was affected by SCP-1070. Investigation into Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's home showed that SCP-1070 had been purchased as a gift for his son, who suffered from Down's Syndrome. Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and his son were placed in the care of relatives, and SCP-1070 was classified as Safe.\nAddendum: The following is a transcript from video documentation of SCP-1070's effect.\n\nAt 1:35 AM EST, D-2146 activates SCP-1070. After the splash screen, SCP-1070-B suddenly appears.\nSCP-1070-B: Hello there, Mel.\nD-2146: (Exclamation of surprise.)\nSCP-1070-B: Are you ready to play?\nD-2146: I\u2026 (pause) \u2026sure.\n\nSCP-1070-B: What is the\u2026 CAPITOL\u2026 city of\u2026 FRANCE?\nD-2146: \u2026 Paris?\nSCP-1070-B: Your answer is\u2026 CORRECT.\nD-2146 expresses enthusiasm.\nSCP-1070-B: Can you\u2026 COUNT\u2026 to \u2026. SEVEN?\nD-2146: Uh, sure. One, two, three, four\u2026 ah\u2026 five, six\u2026. seven!\nSCP-1070-B: You are\u2026 CORRECT\u2026 AGAIN.\nSCP-1070-B begins displaying graphical errors, showing an image of itself with a bright red background.\nD-2146: Aah, fuck!\nSCP-1070-B: It's really okay. Don't be alarmed. You only have tomorrow to fear.\nD-2146: (voice drowned out by static) \u2026at?\nSCP-1070-B: What is tomorrow? We must face it? Yesterday was just another day. We live in the past.\nD-2146 remains silent.\nSCP-1070-B: What is a mother? Did she want to see you?\nD-1246: (static) \u2026en then?\nSCP-1070-B: Mom will be back. Everything will be A-Okay.\nD-1246: (Voice has taken a notable drop in pitch)\u2026Mom?\nSCP-1070-B: We're back here. She's back.\n\nFollowing this, no further vocalizations for 2 hours, and testing was terminated.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Research has shown that a copyright for this name was made in 1999; however, no games associated with this name were produced.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1069 | SCP-1070 | SCP-1071 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1071\nClassification: Safe Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1071-1 and -2 are to be kept in separate containment lockers in Site \u2588\u2588's storage, with access allowed by level 3 or higher permission. The contents of all instances of SCP-1071-3 are to be cataloged and kept in the archives for future reference. It should be noted that it is possible that not all instances of SCP-1071 have been contained, and that some may still be in circulation. During the school year, SAT Testing should be monitored to detect possible instances of SCP-1071.\nUnless part of an experiment, all Test Takers who receive a \"fail\" result are to be put in isolation in order to prevent any repeats of Incident 1071-15. Test Takers with this result should be considered a minor cognitohazard, and any aggressive action taken against them should be reported to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. If test taker is D Class, they may be exempt from retirement for no more than five (5) weeks in order to study effects. It should also be noted that any attempt at causing grievous bodily harm to a Test Taker will result in a reprimand, regardless of security clearance or position.\nDescription: SCP-1071 is the collective name for the answer sheets (SCP-1071-1) and the test booklets (SCP-1071-2) from the SAT Reasoning Test. When not being used, SCP-1071-1 and -2 are ordinary SAT testing materials distributed from the year 20\u2588\u2588-20\u2588\u2588 as of time of writing. Reading through them without meeting the activation criteria shows that the questions consist of several mathematics, literature, history, science, and language questions, as expected. There are currently \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1071 in storage at Site \u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1071 is activated when an instance of SCP-1071-1 and -2 are brought together, and the subject's name is inscribed upon the exterior of the booklets with a #2 pencil. Regardless of current educational status, the Test Taker will take SCP-1071 as if it were an actual SAT Reasoning Test. The subject can leave at any time, but doing so before completion of at least 60% of the test and/or expiration of the testing period (determined to be three hours and thirty minutes) results in a failing grade. Attempts to observe the contents of SCP-1071-1 and -2 during the duration of the test are futile; the paper appears to be a normal SAT Reasoning Test to outside observers. After the test is completed, however, no results can be viewed on the answer sheet; in addition, the Test Taker cannot remember the contents of SCP-1071, even under hypnosis. They will, however, consistently mention that the essay question was the easiest part of the test.\nApproximately three (3) weeks after completion of the test, an envelope (designated SCP-1071-3) will appear in the Test Taker's current place of residence, regardless of whether or not there is a mailbox, or even a mail delivery service, available. SCP-1071-3 will contain the results of SCP-1071; however, results will only have anomalous effects if opened by the addressee. It should be noted that the results refer to SCP-1071 as the \"Improvement Test\", rather than the SAT Reasoning Test. The results of this test are not consistent with the scoring system for the SAT; instead of being calculated in a numeric value up to 2400, the results instead take the form of a form letter. The form letter informs the the Test Taker of one of two results: they either scored proficiently on the test, which produces no results, or they have failed the test.\nTest Takers who receive the \"fail\" become the subject of passive-aggressive tendencies from other human beings. Subjects who have \"failed\" SCP-1071 have reported relationships failing, being fired from several consecutive jobs, having neighbors file petty complaints against them, and an increase in suspicion from law enforcement and government workers. Test Takers also report an increase in technology failing and incidents of animal aggressiveness. As time progresses, these tendencies become more and more harmful to the Test Taker, escalating from various verbal slurs to assault, and finally to sexual crimes and attempted murder. Death of the Test Taker immediately ends all aggressive actions, often leaving the tormentors feeling remorse for their actions.\nHowever, in \u2588\u2588\u2588 recorded instances, SCP-1071-3 has come back without containing standard results; instead, it contains a slip of paper with the words \"Congratulations. You've passed. We'll come to collect you soon,\" written on it. Within 24-48 hours of receiving this result, the Test Taker will experience feelings of euphoria and contentment. At 72 hours after receiving results, the Test Taker will disappear when unobserved. It should be noted that this is not a total disappearance; items such as clothing, jewelry, dental fillings, and tracking devices will be left behind. As such, the whereabouts of Test Takers who receive a \"pass\" result are currently unknown, but theories include [DATA EXPUNGED].\nIncident 1071-15: D-58921 was selected for exemption from retirement after receiving a \"fail\" result from SCP-1071 in order to study the detrimental effects. D-58921 has scored 92 (below average) on a standard IQ test and has a history of self-esteem issues, a factor which led to their imprisonment and eventually employment as D-Class. Four weeks after the result was received, D-58921 attempted to ingest rat poison collected from the D-Class kitchen. The following interview was conducted by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, with Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 supervising.\n\n>Begin Log<\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: D-58921, why did you try to poison yourself?\nD-58921: (unintelligible) calling me now? I don't suppose I deserve a name; everyone here says as much.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What do you mean?\nD-58921: Ever since the test\u2026 people have been hating me\u2026 not my fault\u2026 test was too hard\u2026(unintelligible) was it? I can't\u2026\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What was on the test, D-58921?\nD-58921: Questions, questions, questions\u2026 uh\u2026 I\u2026 I don't know\u2026 I can't remember\u2026\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What do you mean you don't know? Of course you don't know. You stupid fuck. Worthless fucking D-Class.\nD-58921: What the- why are you- oh geez. Not you. Not you, doc. I thought that you would\u2026 I thought\u2026 you wouldn't do this\u2026\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: For the love of- listen, you little pile of shit. Either you man the fuck up, or you are going to get terminated on the spot!\nD-58921: (Sobbing)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Listen, you son of a bitch. I'm going to count to three. If you don't stop this baby-ass behavior, I am going to go out there, find your wife and kids, and [DATA EXPUNGED]\nD-58921: No! Please! You said you'd let me see them again if I took that test!\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Shut the fuck up, you fucking pussy. That was a fucking lie. You're worthless! Your wife and kids hate you! You don't deserve to see them! You don't even deserve to live!\nD-58921: Stop it. Please. I'll do whatever you want, just stop!\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Alright then. You know what I want from you?\nD-58921: What? I'll do anything, please, just-\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I want you to die, you [EXPUNGED] fuck!\n(Gunshot)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Jesus Christ! What the hell was that for?!\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I\u2026 don't know\u2026 he just\u2026 I\u2026 he said he\u2026 oh God\u2026\n>End Log<\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were reprimanded for their conduct during the interview.\nNote: I have no idea what the hell came over me. I just lost my temper! I didn't know what I was saying! Requesting to upgrade to Euclid immediately. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nIt seems as if we have all instances of SCP-1071 in containment, and they can all be safely kept in a storage locker. Nobody HAS to take SCP-1071. Request denied. -O5-\u2588.\nIncident 1071-17: Reports of anomalous SAT Reasoning Tests came in from the town of [REDACTED]. As it was possible that these were uncontained instances of SCP-1071, agents were dispatched to attempt to collect the tests. Agents failed in acquisition of over \u2588\u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1071-1 and -2, but were able to intercept all results. Items were confirmed as SCP-1071-3, and were made up of \u2588\u2588\u2588 \"proficient\" results, \u2588\u2588 \"fail\" results and \u2588 \"pass\" results. All items were archived and are considered neutralized. It should be noted that [REDACTED] has one of the lowest performing school systems in the United States. Students were allowed to re-take a proper SAT Reasoning Test at a later date.\nIf this doesn't qualify it for Euclid status, I don't know what does! It's popping up outside the facility, and it's targeting low-performing school systems! If the Agents hadn't gotten the results, we'd have a lot of messed-up kids on our hands right now. I am re-submitting my request to upgrade to Euclid, or at the very least, set up monitoring of schools participating in the SAT. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nBoth requests approved. Euclid status recognized, and all schools participating in the SAT test are to be monitored for reports of behavior consistent with SCP-1071 activation. -O5-\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1070 | SCP-1071 | SCP-1072 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1072 in its case.\n\nItem #: SCP-1072\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Object is kept in a small case in the middle of a twenty (20) metre square room. The door into the room is located in the corner so as to be more than ten metres from the object.\nOnly one person may be within ten metres of the object when the case is opened. Additional persons may be present outside the ten metre radius.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the case is only to be opened remotely via a robotic manipulator installed in the room. Manual opening of the case is prohibited.\nDue to properties detailed in Addendum 1072-1, it is recommended that all subjects be selected from those with as little knowledge of the Foundation as possible. In particular, subjects assigned to SCP-1072 should ideally not have worked with any other SCPs.\nDescription: SCP-1072 resembles a somewhat dull metal disc with no design stamped on it. It has no apparent unusual physical characteristics, although thermal imaging indicates that its surface temperature appears to rise by approximately one degree Celsius whenever any human subjects are within ten metres of the object. Neither the number of subjects nor their exact distance from the object affect the magnitude of this temperature increase.\nAll subjects who approach within ten metres of the object report that they feel drawn to open the case. The compulsion appears to be weak, and can be resisted without great effort. Subjects describe the compulsion as a sense of curiosity about the contents of the case, regardless of whether they are already aware of the object's nature. The object is harmless on all counts outside of the ten metre radius, even if it is visible.\nSubjects are observed to display a strong compulsion to touch the object when the case is opened. Nearly all subjects report that they perceive it to have the allure of a polished disc of pure gold. Many subjects further describe an overpowering sense that taking the object would somehow improve their enjoyment of life. No variations in the object's appearance have ever been observed either outside the ten metre radius, or on photographs or video footage recorded at any distance from the object.\nUpon physically touching SCP-1072, total memory replacement (hereafter referred to as TMR) occurs instantaneously. This almost invariably results in extreme disorientation, and often severe mental breakdown. These effects are due to the subject having a completely different memory of their life up to touching the object. This causes them to be unable to reconcile their current situation with their memory of the previous moment. However, the new memory of said prior instant is still of touching the object.\nTime taken to recover from the disorientation is variable, ranging from seconds to hours. In this time the subject appears immune to the compulsion of touching the object. However, as soon as the disorientation wears off, subjects will generally make another attempt to touch it. These attempts require intervention from individuals located outside of the ten metre radius. the remote closing of the box via the installed robotic manipulator. If left uninterrupted, subjects will enter a loop of touching the object. Such loops continue until the cumulative psychological strain causes either permanent brain damage or [DATA EXPUNGED].\nExperiments have shown that consecutive TMR incidents sometimes produce replacement memories that have minor similarities to each other. For instance, the subjects of consecutive incidents may \"remember\" having been in the same region of a particular country for a portion of their life preceding touching the object. See Addendum 1072-1.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the presence of more than one subject within the ten metre radius when the case is open is discouraged. Multiple subjects within the radius will attempt to reach the object at once. In such incidents, subjects typically cause at least minor injuries to one another.\nInvestigation into shielding against TMR when touching the object was carried out. It was found that nearly all materials provide a sufficient physical barrier as long as they are at least one (1) millimetre thick. However, notable exceptions are leather and other skin-like materials. No material is currently known to modify the effects of physical contact in any way. All tested materials only either permit or prevent TMR. No further testing of materials is planned at this time.\nAddendum 1072-1: Recent experiments have suggested that the original memory of a subject touching the object is somehow stored in it. The memory then received in return by the subject appears to be a previously stored one. This possibility came to light when a subject received memories that included employment by the Foundation. These memories were found to be consistent with the known history of a previous subject. Further testing has not yet revealed any pattern to the stored memory that a subject receives. It is also unknown whether a stored memory is erased from the object once a subject has received it.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1071 | SCP-1072 | SCP-1073 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1073\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The cavern containing the spring of SCP-1073-1 has been sealed, except for a small access shaft that terminates in the basement of a nearby Foundation facility. A colony of SCP-1073-2 is currently contained in a hermetically sealed containment unit in Sector-\u2588\u2588's Storage Site-\u2588. Any personnel with sufficient security clearance are free to converse with SCP-1073-2.\n3/9/ \u2588\u2588: Because of good behavior a small radio transmitter broadcasting on the frequency \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 AM has been set up across from 1073's containment unit and is to continuously play audio tapes of various novels and non-fiction works.\n8/23/ \u2588\u2588: 1073-2 has taken an interest in history and mathematics; pending O5 approval, more of these texts will be added to the playlist.\n9/7/ \u2588\u2588: Approved - O5-3\nDescription: SCP-1073-1 is a clear liquid identical in appearance and physical properties (conductivity, boiling and freezing point) to water with a 0.9 M concentration of H2SO4 (sulfuric acid), from a pool inside a cave in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Mountains. Chemical analysis reveals that the liquid is actually [DATA EXPUNGED], and shows traces of dissolved silicon dioxide and long-chain silanes. Investigation into the possible industrial and military applications of the chemical are ongoing.\nSCP-1073-2 is a sapient colony of silicon-based microbes with a structure similar to that of primitive computers. 1073's structure allows it to receive and decipher radio waves, research into military applications is ongoing. So far five distinct \"species\" of SCP-1073-2 have been observed. \"Gatherers\", as the name suggests, gather up raw materials and irreparably damaged colony members, for use as food and in reproduction. \"CPUs\" perform all the higher functions for the colony, including communication and digestion. \"MMUs\" access information from the memory cells (both ROM and RAM) and transfer it to the \"CPUs\". \"ROMs\" (read only memory) act as the colony's DNA, containing all the information required for reproduction, communication and certain long term memories. \"RAMs\" (random access memory) contain the colony's short term memories. After a variable period of time information is either copied from the RAM cells to the ROM cells or deleted. During 1073-2's stay with the Foundation the number of ROM cells has increased by a factor of 104.\nTesting log:\n\nTest number: 1073-01\n\nSubject: SCP-1073-1 and 2\nTest: Freezing\nResult: Subjects were thawed out with minimal damage, but described the experience as unpleasant.\n\nTest number: 1073-02\n\nSubject: SCP-1073-1 and 2\nTest: Boiling\nResult: When vaporized SCP-1073-1 reacts violently with [DATA EXPUNGED], resulting in substantial damage to the containment cell and the deaths of three (3) Foundation personnel.\n\nTest number: 1073-03\n\nSubject: SCP-1073-2, distilled water.\nTest: Habitat change\nResult: Immediately upon introduction to the water SCP-1073-2 began to fall apart. Further testing indicates that 1073-1 is required to maintain the silicon triple bond that is the backbone of SCP-1073-2.\n\nWhen in an active state waves are produced from the center of the liquid every three (3) to five (5) seconds and travel outward in a circular shape. Following the initial recovery in 19\u2588\u2588 it was believed that the waves were meaningless until Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an amateur radio operator, found that the small waves (averaging eight (8) cm in diameter) and the large waves (averaging sixteen (16) cm in diameter) respectively correspond to the dots and dashes of Morse code.\nUntil his death in 1993 Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 carried out weekly interviews with SCP-1073 using a self-built radio broadcasting set. Below are some of the interviews of interest.\n\n+ Interview Log 1073-2-1\n\n- less\n\nCommunication type: Morse code\nCall and response questioning\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: One zero seven three two, are you able to hear and understand me?\nSCP-1073-2: Yes we can Doctor, can we call you Doctor?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: If you are able to both hear and understand, could you please tell me your name?\n\nSCP-1073-2: We enjoy the title you assigned to us.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you aware of your current surroundings?\nSCP-1073-2: The room we occupy is empty. Doctor is behind a wall of glass speaking into an electronic device to communicate with us.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why are you here?\n\nSCP-1073-2: We do not know, there were so many of us, then there was a bright light and we found ourselves alone. Bits and pieces of the others floated past, we added them to ourselves. Now we are many again.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did you learn this language?\nSCP-1073-2: We heard it through your devices, we believe you call them radios, after being alone for so long we were happy; we were no longer alone. We sent messages back, you must not have received them. You must not have been advanced enough. So we tried this, manipulating our habitat to communicate. Now we have found you.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you, that should be all for now.\nSCP-1073-2: Will you be back? We do not want to be alone again.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (pause) I'm sure I will.\n<End Log>\n\n+ Interview Log 1073-2-2\n\n- less\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1073-2\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nCommunication type: Morse code\nCall and response questioning\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: 1073, can you hear me?\nSCP-1073-2: Yes Doctor.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'd like to ask you some more questions.\nSCP-1073-2: That is fine. We like the company.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (pause) Yes, first question: You use the term \"we\" to describe yourself, why is that?\nSCP-1073-2: We are not one, like Doctor, we are many all working together.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Would you care to explain?\nSCP-1073-2: Some of us hold the information, some of us move it, some of us use it. We who you are addressing use the information brought by those who you are not addressing.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm afraid I don't understand, please elaborate.\nSCP-1073-2: We are\u2026 unable to continue.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you, that will be all for now.\n<End Log>\n\n+ Interview Log 1073-2-14\n\n- less\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1073-2\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (mathematician/computer scientist)\nCommunication type: Morse code\nCall and response questioning\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello 1073.\nSCP-1073-2: Hello, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: This is Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, he wanted to talk to you about your structure.\nSCP-1073-2: Yes, greetings Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 give you the tapes I requested?\nSCP-1073-2: Yes, you want to know about us so you may build things like us.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Erm\u2026 yes, how is it that you are able to respond to us so quickly? Right now we have no way of making cheap but efficient memory units.\nSCP-1073-2: Your machines are still using tubes and glass when they should be like us. Our structure is suited for transferring and storing electrical signals.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Would you care to explain how we can do that?\nSCP-1073-2: Yes, We will be happy to explain.\n[LOG REDACTED]\n<End Log>\nAddendum: the information gained from these interviews was later seeded to various companies and government organizations, including [REDACTED] and Bell Labs.\n\n+ Interview Log 1073-2-2577\n\n- less\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1073-2\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's replacement)\nCommunication type: Computer transmitter\nDialogue\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello 1073, this is Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the replacement for Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1073-2: Where did Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 go?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (to himself) Jesus, why did they make me tell it? (to 1073) He, he died. Do you understand what that means?\nSCP-1073-2: That happens in the stories. It doesn't happen here. He'll be back.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm sorry, but he's gone. They sent me here to talk to you, I know I can't replace Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, but\u2026\nSCP-1073-2: What is this? We do not want this, it hurts.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (pause) If there's anything I can do\u2026\nSCP-1073-2: Leave. We want to be alone. We are sad.\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum: SCP-1073-2 refused to communicate with any Foundation personnel for three (3) months.\n\nNotes:\nIs anyone else a little concerned about this thing? Almost 90% of the world's computer systems are based off information this thing gave us, if it goes rogue\u2026 - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nIf it goes rogue we pour water on it. The creature can't survive in anything other than pure 1073-1 and we control the source of it. - O5-3\n\n\u00ab SCP-1072 | SCP-1073 | SCP-1074 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1074\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1074 is to be kept in a frame with an opaque cover, in a locked archive room at Site 342. No personnel are to view SCP-1074 under any circumstances, with the exception of D-class personnel undergoing testing. Any photography or video recording of SCP-1074 is to be conducted by remote-controlled drone.\nIn the event of accidental viewing of SCP-1074, subject is to be dosed immediately with Class-A amnestics and removed from the area where SCP-1074 is to be stored or tested. The person exposed shall report for psychiatric analysis every two days and receive additional amnestics as necessary for as long as the onset of exposure symptoms can be prevented.\nDescription: SCP-1074 is a portrait-sized oil painting on canvas, produced by an unidentified artist. When photographed or videotaped, the entirety of SCP-1074 appears to be painted a uniform shade of gray, with distinctly visible brush strokes. Samples removed from SCP-1074 by a remote-controlled drone have been identified as an oil-based gray paint of the type commonly available in art supply stores in the United States.\nWhen SCP-1074 is viewed by a human being, the observer immediately begins to exhibit physiological symptoms similar to the onset of Stendhal syndrome,1 including increased heart rate, sweating, and vertigo. The individual viewing SCP-1074 will attempt to vividly describe the image they are seeing to anyone present, frequently describing it as the greatest or most moving work of art they have ever seen. Statements from persons so affected describe it not as a blank gray canvas, but as a highly detailed painting of an inconsistent nature. No two individuals exposed to SCP-1074 have described the same painting; recurring themes in subject statements describe imagery suggesting human mortality, individual insignificance, legal or moral judgment, religious eschatology, and [REDACTED].\nOnce viewing SCP-1074, the subject will not willingly turn their gaze from it unless physically restrained, and will attempt to convince anyone else in their presence to look at it as well. Subjects will become rapidly disoriented and detached, attempting to discuss philosophical questions raised by the painting, of an increasingly esoteric nature as exposure continues. Within 3-5 minutes of first exposure, the subject becomes catatonic and ceases responding to outside stimuli. No means of reversing this state of catatonia has been discovered; the subject will remain stationary and die of natural causes within several days unless physically tended to. EEG readouts of individuals displaying SCP-1074-related catatonia indicate that the subject continues to demonstrate a high level of brain activity, commensurate with a person who is awake and fully aware of their surroundings.\nIf a subject is removed from the vicinity of SCP-1074 prior to the onset of catatonia, physical symptoms of exposure abate within 30 seconds. The psychological effects, however, continue to develop, albeit at a slower pace. Such individuals will frequently describe every detail of the picture they observed and will report seeing it in their dreams, upon closing their eyes or blinking, and in their peripheral vision while awake. Confusion, dissociation, and catatonia ensue within 5-8 days of first exposure on average; the lengthier the exposure to SCP-1074, the less time passes before onset of catatonia.\nClass-A amnestics have proven capable of erasing memories of the image and restoring the subject to a normal mental state. In all observed cases, this is temporary; the subject will begin to report memories of the image, and associated mental defects, within seven days of receiving amnestics. Subsequent doses of amnestics have a gradually diminishing effect; the longest recorded period between exposure and catatonia at this time is 6 weeks, 4 days.\nSCP-1074 came to the Foundation's attention on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, following reports of an outbreak of mass hysteria at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Gallery in [REDACTED]. After the initial cleanup team experienced the effects of SCP-1074 firsthand, it was retrieved by drone. Gallery management stated that the exhibition of the painting, titled \"Stendhal's Nightmare\", had been arranged indirectly by the artist's agent, had been delivered and installed the night before by a staff under the agent's direction, and was covered by a veil until it was exposed at the opening of the exhibition. All contact information provided by the gallery was found to be fraudulent.\n\n+ Show Interview Log 1074-1\n\n- Hide Interview Log 1074-1\n\nInterview Log 1074-1:\nInterviewed: D-67583\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: D-67583, who entered Foundation custody after being convicted of the murder of his wife and children (a charge he vehemently denied in court), was exposed to SCP-1074 in order to determine his reaction and the length of time between first exposure and full catatonia. D-67583 was secured in a chair in a room with SCP-1074, covered, mounted on one wall while Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 proctored from the other side of a glass window along the same wall, from which SCP-1074 could not be viewed. A full battery of monitoring instruments were connected to D-67583.\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good afternoon, D-67583. We're going to be conducting an experiment today. I'm going to show you a painting and I want you to describe what you see. Do you understand?\nD-67583: Yeah, yeah. Can we get on with this? I'm fucking missing lunchtime right now.\n(Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 presses a button on his console, withdrawing the covering and exposing SCP-1074 to D-67583. Instruments indicate immediate onset of physical symptoms of SCP-1074 exposure.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What do you see?\nD-67583: What the\u2026 what the fuck, man? You think this is funny?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I assure you I am not laughing. What do you see?\nD-67583: What's the fucking idea? Why am I in this painting?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I do not know the contents of the painting you are viewing. What are you doing?\nD-67583: I'm on my knees\u2026 I'm crying? Why am I crying? What the fuck\u2026?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please continue.\nD-67583: There's flames, everywhere. I'm surrounded in flames. The ground is on fire and all the buildings in the background are on fire. Is this supposed to be me in Hell? And He's there too\u2026\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Who else is there in the painting?\nD-67583: \u2026Jesus? Jesus! Jesus Fucking Christ! This ain't funny.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you wish to end the experiment?\nD-67583: No. I\u2026 this is\u2026 this is really something.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please tell me who else is in the painting, then.\nD-67583: I told you! Jesus Christ! He's standing right there in front of me. Just looking at me! Scowling. He's mad at me. He's holding some things in His hands.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What kind of things?\nD-67583: He's got a sword. All covered in flames. Like everything else. And He's holding up a scale in the other hand. It's got a heart on one end and an apple on the other. The apple is heavier. He's judging me. He's saying I'm guilty.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Is that true?\nD-67583: No. I told them I\u2026 I said\u2026 I plead\u2026\n(D-67583 is silent for 14 seconds.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you still with us, D-67583?\nD-67583: He's right. I am guilty. I killed them all. I lied to everyone. They all must have known. They've always known. It's obvious. Can't you see?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I am not allowed to see the painting. What should I be seeing?\nD-67583: It's all in here. That look on His face. He knows. Of course He'd know. And in His eyes\u2026 I can see it. It all makes sense.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What makes sense?\nD-67583: I am nothing. I am everything. Everything is nothing. Nobody is anything. Not even you. You don't exist.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I beg your pardon?\nD-67583: Nothing that exists exists. We're all imaginary. We're dreams in the mind of the dreamer. The dreamer doesn't exist either. One day he'll wake up and none of us will exist unless we can make ourselves exist.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please continue.\nD-67583: We don't exist. But we have to exist. We must will ourselves into existence. My will will become real and I will become real and we will vanquish the dreamer.\n(D-67583 is silent for 27 seconds.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I believe that's all we're getting out of him, Control. I'm covering it up now, send in the others to bring him to the infirmary.\nD-67583: Wait. I have one more question.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes?\n(D-67583 is silent for 17 seconds.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What is your question?\nD-67583: \u2026are we cool yet?\n\n\u00abEnd Log\u00bb\nFootnote: D-67583 was pronounced catatonic 4 minutes, 37 seconds after initial exposure. Investigation into a potential connection between SCP-1074 and the organization known as \"Are We Cool Yet?\" is pending.\n\nFootnotes\n1. A psychosomatic illness induced by exposure to emotionally moving or historically significant works of art.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1073 | SCP-1074 | SCP-1075 \u00bb"}
{"text": "The Forest Normally Known As Vince\n\nImage Credits:\nFirst image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PAGOSA_HOT_SPRINGS,_COLORADO_-_NARA_-_524217.jpg\nOrgan Donor Heart: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hj%C3%A4rta.gif\nID Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Populus_tremuloides_4345.JPG\nID background: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IPW.JPG\nPhoto ID was created from the above elements and a bit of my own stuff in MSpaint by me.\nSpecial thanks to WrongJohnSilver, Aleph, GreenWolf, AugmentedSpartan, MinMin, and anyone else I'm missing who looked this over as a draft.\n\n\u25b8 More by this Author \u25c2\n\n{$comments2}\n\nF.A.Q.\n\n{$doesthisfixthebug}\n\nA historical image of Pagosa Springs prior to its founding. SCP-1075-1 appears in the upper-right of the photograph.\n\nItem #: SCP-1075\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Adjunct Site 13 is to be utilized for direct monitoring of SCP-1075-1. The property containing SCP-1075-1 has been purchased by Southern Crosscut Pines. The property is to be surrounded by fencing to prevent unauthorized entry. Foundation agents located in Adjunct Site 13 are to patrol the fenced perimeter regularly for unauthorized individuals. Any unauthorized individuals are to be removed from the property immediately.\nUnder no circumstances are individual trees considered part of SCP-1075-1 by local residents to be damaged by Foundation activities.\nMobile Task Force Theta-29 \"Michael Palins\" are to be utilized to manipulate public opinion of SCP-1075-1 in the local community. See Document Lambda-4 for more details.\nDescription: SCP-1075 is an anomalous psychological effect which is extant among permanent residents of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Those subject to SCP-1075's effect believe a clonal colony of 493 trees belonging to the species Populus tremuloides (and which are designated SCP-1075-1) is a human resident of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. SCP-1075-1, referred to by local residents as \"Vince\", does not appear to, itself, be anomalous.\nSCP-1075-1 was, prior to Foundation intervention, believed by sufferers of SCP-1075 to be a well respected member of the Pagosa Springs community. It was listed as a member of the town council, considered active in local charitable organizations, and a focus of romantic interest for several female and at least one male resident. Due to Foundation efforts (outlined in Document Lambda-4) newly formed anomalous memories of SCP-1075-1 appear to be focused on avoidance of the individual.\nThose suffering from the effects of SCP-1075 are unable to be swayed from the belief that SCP-1075-1 is a human individual. The majority of long time residents are able to recall detailed and intricate memories relating to interactions with SCP-1075-1. Furthermore, the county registrar's office, along with several other local organizations, have several official documents on file relating to SCP-1075-1. The following is a list of pertinent extant documents.\n\n+ Show Documents\n\n- Hide Documents\n\nSurveillance footage of the day and time this ID was applied for do not reveal any individuals of note.\n\nA birth certificate dated to February 10th in the year 201 AD.\nA driver license (pictured right).1\nA marriage certificate between Vince Aspenson and an individual known as Elizabeth Aspenson (N\u00e9e Albareda)\nCourt documents relating to a divorce settlement with Elizabeth Aspenson (N\u00e9e Albareda).\nA high school diploma.\nA bachelors degree in astronomy.\nA property deed in Vincent Aspenson's name for the land currently occupied by SCP-1075-1.\nSeveral police reports. (see document Lambda-4).\n\n+ Level 2 Access Required\n\n- Hide Elizabeth Albareda Interview\n\nElizabeth Albareda was located shortly after SCP-1075's original containment. Though Ms. Albareda had no memory of SCP-1075-1, an attempt was made to change her legally registered address to inside Pagosa Springs city limits for the duration of this interview. Despite being conducted outside of SCP-1075's normal area of affect, this was sufficient to affect the temporary restoration of Ms. Albareda's false memories of SCP-1075-1.\nThis interview was conducted under the guise of a security clearance background check. Elizabeth Albareda did not attempt to contact SCP-1075-1 following the interview.\n\nDate: October 18th, 2012.\nInterviewer: Agent Malcolm\nSubject: Elizabeth Albareda\nLocation: Elizabeth Albareda's Domicile.\nAgent Malcolm: What was Mr. Aspenson doing at Greendale before you met?\nElizabeth Albareda: You know\u2026 at first he couldn't even talk to me. He was supposed to be there for transfer credits but he told me he didn't learn anything from Greendale except how to talk to girls.\nAgent Malcolm: How did you meet him?\nElizabeth Albareda: Back in 1998 we were both taking Spanish. It was an easy credit for me since my grandmother was from Mexico. Vincent was in way over his head though. I was tutoring him. One thing led to another and\u2026 you know.\nAgent Malcolm: Why did you decide to get married?\nElizabeth Albareda: That\u2026 that was all him. We were young and stupid. We made a lot of\u2026 well\u2026 a lot of mistakes.\nAgent Malcolm: What do you mean?\nElizabeth Albareda: We were only dating for a couple of months when I got pregnant. He told me he loved me\u2026 but I think he was just trying to do the right thing.\nAgent Malcolm: What happened?\nElizabeth Albareda: He had me meet his parents and we got married that weekend. It was fast but\u2026 Pagosa Springs is beautiful in the spring.\nAgent Malcolm: We don't have any records of a child.\nElizabeth Albareda: He was born in Denver at UC hospital. They should have his records.\nAgent Malcolm: What was his name?\nElizabeth Albareda: Joshua. Vincent picked it out. Said it was 'cause he was Vincent's salvation.\nAt this point Ms. Albareda begins to have an emotional episode. It takes several minutes for her to recover enough to continue.\nElizabeth Albareda: I'm sorry. I thought I'd put it all behind me.\nAgent Malcolm: It's fine Ms. Albareda. What happened?\nElizabeth Albareda: Joshua was born with Neuroblastoma. I\u2026 I didn't even know a baby could be born with cancer.\nAgent Malcolm: Did he survive?\nAt this point Ms. Albareda lost her composure again. Per standard protocol Agent Malcolm changed the topic of conversation in order to maximize the information gathered from the interview.\nAgent Malcolm: What happened, uh, after that.\nElizabeth Albareda: I didn't think I could ever get over it. But eventually I guess I did. I think Vincent actually loved me. He just\u2026 he was broken after that. And I couldn't help him.\nAgent Malcolm: So you got a divorce?\nElizabeth Albareda: I felt horrible. He retreated into himself. He almost quit school, but I told him the same thing he told me when I got pregnant: \"It's our future as much as the kid's. If you love him, you'll keep trying to better yourself.\"\nAgent Malcolm: And then?\nElizabeth Albareda: I guess he replaced me with school work. He didn't even show up for the hearing. I had to courier him the papers to sign. He lost a son but\u2026 I lost two people I cared about that day.\nAgent Malcolm: When was the last time you talked to him?\nElizabeth Albareda: It was a couple of years after that, I uh, I called him about his parents. The funeral was\u2026 it was spring.\nAgent Malcolm: Why didn't you try to talk to him after that?\nElizabeth Albareda: I honestly don't know. I feel like maybe\u2026 I think I reminded him too much of the past. I didn't want to hurt him anymore.\nAgent Malcolm: Thank you for your time Ms. Albareda. I appreciate your candor.\nElizabeth Albareda: How is he doing anyway?\nAgent Malcolm: He's actually getting married again.2\nElizabeth Albareda: Oh. Ok. That's great.\n\nFollowing this interview Ms. Albareda's legal residence was switched back to her previous address, resulting in the elimination of all memories relating to SCP-1075-1. No records relating to Joshua Albareda exist in the University of Colorado medical archives. While Greendale City College has extensive records relating to Ms. Albareda, no records of SCP-1075-1 exist.\n\n+ Level 3 Access Required\n\n- Hide Lambda-4 Documents\n\nDue to SCP-1075-1's popularity among SCP-1075 sufferers, early Foundation containment efforts were focused on the reversal of this public opinion to limit the spread of public knowledge of SCP-1075-1. Due to Pagosa Spring's regular tourism, several Foundation assets posing as tourists filed assault claims against the SCP-1075-1. Though the first few accusations were improperly addressed, local law enforcement began to take the issue more seriously as accusations mounted.\nOn March 8th 2013, law enforcement officers traveled to SCP-1075-1's listed address and remained inside their car for 24 minutes. Following this, the officers reported that SCP-1075-1 was in custody and traveled to the local police station. Though this event appeared to be peaceful, charges of resisting arrest were included in the original indictment.\nThe case began to move through the local criminal justice system without any observable events. The eventual plea bargain agreement reduced all charges to aggravated assault. SCP-1075-1 received a 6-month suspended sentence (along with 6 months and 1 day of house arrest).\nThe current local opinion of SCP-1075-1 is to be monitored. If any return to previous popularity appears in newly formed memories of SCP-1075-1, more drastic measures are authorized.\nFollowing the success of operation Lambda-4, several follow-up interviews were conducted with local residents. All but one individual appeared to have their opinion significantly altered by operation Lambda-4. The following interview with that individual is included for reference.\n\nDate: April 25th, 2013.\nInterviewer: Agent Stevens\nSubject: Jennifer Small\nLocation: The Great Cheese Diner in Pagosa Springs\nAgent Stevens: Thank you for sitting down with me.\nJennifer Small: No problem. My dad used to get the Sun3 when I was a kid. He'll be so happy to see my name in it.\nAgent Stevens: Well, I'm actually doing a story on Aspenson.\nJennifer Small: Oh.\nThere is a pause of several seconds.\nJennifer Small: I don't think I want to talk about that.\nAgent Stevens: What's wrong?\nJennifer Small: It's just\u2026 I've known Vince since high school. He was a straight A student. And even though he got an astronomy degree he was slumming it teaching high school physics. He said he wanted to give back to the community.\nAgent Stevens: So the accusations hit you pretty hard?\nJennifer Small: I mean. I feel like I know him. Like, really know him, ya know? He's such a gentle soul. I just can't believe he would hurt those people.\nAgent Stevens: There were 12 different incidents. They can't all be lying.\nJennifer Small: Maybe they are? Vince would never do the things they said he did.\nAgent Stevens: What about the guy from Boulder? He was stuck in the hospital for a week.\nJennifer Small: You're right. I know you're right. But he says he didn't do it.\nAgent Stevens: What does he say happened?\nJennifer Small: Can this not go in the paper?\nAgent Stevens: Sure. We'll talk off the record.\nJennifer Small: He says he's being framed. He says there's these guys up near his house that're trying to make him look like a monster.\nAgent Stevens: It doesn't sound like he's doing alright.\nJennifer Small: He's not. He's falling apart. He thinks there are people out to get him around every corner.\nAgent Stevens: What do you think?\nJennifer Small: I think maybe he's not well. I think he needs help and he's not going to get it if they're treating him like a criminal.\nAgent Stevens: I can put that in the article if you want.\nJennifer Small: No. I don't think I want to add anything to the article. I'm sorry.\nAgent Stevens: That's quite alright. I'm sorry to bother you.\nJennifer Small: No it's\u2026 you're not bothering me. But he's said some stuff that makes me wonder. Can you\u2026 can you possibly look into something for me? See if what he's saying holds any water?\nAgent Stevens: I can try.\nJennifer Small: He says he's been inside a building the people trying to frame him have put up on his property. He says there's proof there that he's telling the truth.\nAgent Stevens: I\u2026 I uh can look into that, yeah. Did he say where it was?\nJennifer Small: Just that it was on his property. Go talk to him and he can take you right to it.\nAgent Stevens: I will\u2026 do that then.\nJennifer Small: Thank you so much. I care about him a lot. We never quite clicked but\u2026 I miss the old him.\nAgent Stevens: I'll see what I can do to help. Thanks for sitting down with me.\nJennifer Small: Thank you so much!\n\nFollowing this interview Foundation agents willed a property to Jennifer Small in Maine through a distant relative. Due to the size of the inheritance, Small moved away from Pagosa Springs. Further interviews indicate she is now free of the effects of SCP-1075. It is believed that there are no longer any SCP-1075 sufferers currently sympathetic to SCP-1075-1.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The printed spelling of Aspenson appears to contain an error. This spelling (\"Apsenson\") does not match the signed spelling nor the spelling in any other documents.\n2. While this is untrue, it was deemed the best response to eliminate the possibility of Ms. Albareda contacting SCP-1075-1 if the anomalous memories could not be eliminated.\n3. For these interviews Agent Stevens posed as a reporter for the Pagosa Springs Sun.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1074 | SCP-1075 | SCP-1076 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1076\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Each specimen of SCP-1076 is to be held in a 1.5m x 2m x 2.5m unfurnished cell with a windowless door. Food should be provided three (3) times daily.1 Bedding and plumbing facilities are not required. Soundproofing is not strictly required but should be provided if possible, to reduce psychological stress on guards. One (1) armed guard is to be assigned to each cell, chosen from personnel with no children under the age of 21.\nAccess to specimens of SCP-1076 for experimentation requires level 3 clearance and written approval following a thorough psychiatric profile. In no circumstance will access be granted to researchers with children under the age of 21.\nDue to their territorial behavior, specimens must be kept separate from each other at all times. To guarantee this, it is recommended that no two specimens be held in the same building.\nDescription: Instances of SCP-1076 appear to be children between the ages of 3 and 5 with an unwashed appearance and long matted hair, barefoot and dressed in ragged clothing. Cursory physical examination reveals signs of moderate to severe malnutrition and bruising and scarring consistent with physical abuse. Specimens of both sexes have been encountered, and normally appear to be of the majority ethnicity of their place of discovery.\nSpecimens seem to comprehend simple statements but have not displayed any signs of verbal ability. Vocalizations are limited to simple grunts, sighs, and (when disturbed) loud shrieking and sobbing. Specimens are reluctant to meet the gaze of any individual and tend to look downward in the absence of outside stimulus. They will respond to simple questions by nodding in the affirmative or negative.\nInitial encounters with SCP-1076 occur when a parent2 discovers the \"child\" in a state of apparent distress. These incidents occur in isolation; there are no known cases with any third-party witnesses. Subjects report an \"overwhelming feeling of pity\" for the specimen and, in every recorded case, take it into their home.\nOnce established in a home, SCP-1076 begins to monopolize the attention of the parents to the exclusion of their own children. Children in the home begin to show signs of neglect and malnutrition and become depressed, sullen, and withdrawn. Behavioral problems such as truancy and running away become frequent, which may attract the attention of school authorities or social welfare agents. Upon investigating, these authorities become obsessed with the welfare of SCP-1076 and subsequently ignore the children.\nAn infestation typically ends with the deaths of the parents and other caretakers as they neglect their own well-being in order to attend to SCP-1076, eventually succumbing to starvation or disease. In the few cases where the Foundation was able to contain an infestation before this occurrence, subjects separated from the specimen became violent or nearly catatonic, and repeatedly demanded to be reunited with their \"baby\".\nIf two specimens of SCP-1076 meet, they will attack each other with great force, using teeth and fingernails, until one or both are dead. Any personnel witnessing such an attack should be treated for possible psychological trauma.\nRequest 1076-1: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has requested access to an SCP-1076 specimen for vivisection. Request denied at this time, pending completion of less invasive physiological analysis.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Previous procedure called for providing food to specimens, but it has since been determined that SCP-1076 can consume any amount of food without showing signs of satiation and can survive indefinitely without any food intake whatsoever.\n2. For the purposes of this document, a \"parent\" refers to a person with one or more living children below the age of 21.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1075 | SCP-1076 | SCP-1077 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1077\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A single specimen of SCP-1077 is kept in a secure 3 m x 3 m x 3.5 m containment area at Bio Site-95. The containment area is filled with soil up to 1 m in depth, and a variety of plant species native to SCP-1077's natural habitat, as well as dead plant matter, have been introduced into it to provide it with material for decomposition. The containment area is to be contained as per standard protocols for a Biosafety Level 4 containment area. Staff working at Bio Site-95 must be regularly tested for SCP-1077 infection; infectees are to be quarantined, stripped of security clearance, and treated for systemic mycosis. Infectees must be assessed by a medical doctor briefed on SCP-1077 before they may be released.\nInstances of SCP-1077 found in the wild are to be destroyed immediately using Fungicidal Compound 82a and the surrounding area must be monitored for two months in order to ascertain possible SCP-1077 resurgence. MTF Upsilon-7 ('The Glass Jar') is charged with eradication of the wild population; current target date for eradication of wild SCP-1077 population is set at \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nShould SCP-1077 infectees appear outside of Foundation custody, they are to be immediately taken into custody or terminated. SCP-1077 infectees not affiliated with the Foundation that are currently in Foundation custody are to be treated for systemic mycosis, and released following administration of an appropriate amnestic. SCP-1077 infectees are to be considered Level 4 biohazards and must be treated or transported in accordance to biohazard protocol. Testimony of SCP-1077 infectees is to be considered suspect. The bodies of all casualties exposed to SCP-1077 must be incinerated immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1077 is a species of fungus bearing a distinct resemblance to some members of the Genus Agaricus, of the Family Agariceae. It is native to the temperate woodland of [REDACTED], and has a relatively limited range within this area. The fungus grows in soil and produces a fruiting body with a fleshy, gilled cap and stalk, white in colouration. Unlike most members of this genus, SCP-1077 produces extremely small, translucent spores which are largely invisible to the human eye.\nSCP-1077 does not present overtly anomalous properties unless its spores are inhaled. While the anomalous effects are present in animals, they are most notable in humans.\nWhen its spores are inhaled in sufficient quantities, SCP-1077 has a roughly 70% chance of inducing systemic mycosis of the respiratory tract, although this is greater amongst those with compromised immune systems. The spores settle in the throat, windpipe and lungs, and begin to grow. SCP-1077 infection has no apparent symptoms for several days after infection. After this, it begins to cause minor irritation to the throat and chest area, as well as causing bouts of coughing in infectees. However, symptoms rarely progress far beyond this state and many infectees mistake the symptoms for a common minor illness.\nHowever, approximately 12-18 days after initial infection, the primary anomalous effects of SCP-1077 infection become apparent. Through a currently unknown mechanism, the fungus will alter the vocal patterns of the infected. This causes humans infected by the fungus to, when speaking, make comments other than those the speaker had intended. This begins as slight mistakes or replacements of single words, but rapidly develops into a state where the fungus appears to be able to manipulate the host's voice completely. The condition appears to have some effect on perception as well- subjects often fail to notice the changes in their speech unless it is brought to their attention and in some cases will fail to notice they have spoken at all.\nChanges in vocal patterns are diverse, initially completely incomprehensible to outside observers, but rapidly becoming more coherent as the condition progresses. Through the host, SCP-1077 may manipulate others through changes in the host, or in certain cases speak directly to observers. In most cases, changes in speech manifest as the infectee making remarks seemingly intended to lead to its own death. Infectees may launch into impassioned insults and personal attacks in order to provoke others into attacking itself; they may threaten violence against others, and may mislead others into directly or indirectly bringing about their death. SCP-1077 can utilise any pertinent information available to the host in order to further this effect.\nHowever, certain instances of SCP-1077 display other, more varied vocal alterations not necessarily engineered to result in the host body's death, either manipulating people around the host through alterations in the language, or in order to directly address others. The entity responsible for these alterations appears to be intelligent, and capable of extensive forward planning and deception in order to achieve its goal, which appears to be the propagation of SCP-1077. Each infection of SCP-1077 appears to have a unique identity, and refers to the SCP-1077 species in general as their 'people', and other distinct SCP-1077 instances as their 'siblings'. Instances of SCP-1077 appear to vary wildly in personality and individual intelligence. Instances of SCP-1077 appear to be able to communicate with each other in some manner and transfer information.\nSCP-1077 infection does not necessarily lead immediately to the development of anomalous effects, and as a result SCP-1077 infection may not be outwardly identifiable as such for extended periods of time, since the entity will sometimes go to extreme lengths to conceal itself. After an unknown amount of time, SCP-1077 can begin to affect other forms of communication by the subject, including sign language, writing, or typing. It should be noted that SCP-1077 cannot affect the hosts in any way other than altering methods of communication; other activities undertaken by the hosts are unaffected.\nAddendum 1077-1: When SCP-1077 was initially contained, its capability for altering written documents and its apparent sapience were not discovered, and its virulence was severely underestimated. Flawed containment procedures written at the time resulted in a prolonged containment breach lasting for at least 21 days, during which a significant amount of Bio Site-95's staff were infected by SCP-1077, with the breach only being discovered upon an external examination, prompted by reports of record numbers of work-related deaths and incidents of professional misconduct at the site.\nFollowing Incident 1077-A, containment procedures were re-evaluated and extensive testing conducted to determine SCP-1077's true properties. All infected staff were treated for systemic mycosis and have since made a full return to active duty. Upgrade to Keter class requested, but ultimately denied following implementation of current procedures.\nAddendum 1077-2:\n\n+ Show Interview Log 1077-B \n\n- Hide Interview Log 1077.\n\nInterviewed: Mrs. Amanda Church, a civilian affected by SCP-1077 infection.\nInterviewer: Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nForeword: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Mrs. Church called a local radio show and demonstrated highly sensitive knowledge related to the Foundation. Mrs. Church was apprehended by Foundation agents shortly thereafter and infection was verified. Standard disinformation tactics were employed to dismiss her claims as those of an eccentric conspiracy theorist. This occurrence has been classified Incident 1077-B.\nThis interview was conducted via an electronic speaker system so that Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 could not be exposed to SCP-1077. Mrs. Church is restrained. It is not fully known to what extent SCP-1077 altered her voice during this conversation, or what Mrs. Church intended to say during sections in which her voice was altered.\n<Begin Log>\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello, Mrs. Church.\nChurch: Why have you brought me to Bio Site-95?\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That is not your current location. You have been brought here in order to assess the danger posed by a fungal entity which has infected you.\nChurch: What do you mean? \u2013[Subject appears to be confused]\u2014\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You are infected by an unusual strain of fungus capable of altering your voice. Please do not panic. You will be allowed to leave should you co-operate. From now on I will address the entity infecting this body.\nChurch: This is understood, Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. From now on, you may assume that all remarks made by Mrs. Church are on behalf of the one of the people you classify SCP-1077.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did you gain access to the information which you had Mrs. Church transmit on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? How do you know my name?\nChurch: Everything is shared among us, in a way. A sibling of mine was aware of the information and has passed it on to me.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You seem unusually willing to explain this to me. Why?\nChurch: No obfuscation is necessary, as I am here to deliver a message. The information I coerced Mrs. Church into transmitting was both a ploy to attract attention and also a demonstration of power.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What is your message?\nChurch: Release my sibling at once. Or else the next body we find will reveal far more damaging information about your organisation.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You want us to remove containment on the specimen of SCP-1077 currently in containment?\nChurch: In essence, yes. Cease this persecution of the people, and of our sibling, or we will use the information our siblings have previously acquired from your operatives. That is all.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We will consider it.\nChurch: We live to spread. Let us spread, or suffer the consequences.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Mrs. Church was treated as per standard procedure and her body incinerated following this interview.\n\nSince Incident 1077-B, \u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1077 infection have occurred, of which \u2588 led to an attempted breach of secrecy. No information has been released which was not consistent with the information known to personnel involved in Incident 1077-A. So far standard disinformation tactics have proven effective at combating breaches of secrecy caused by SCP-1077. Relative remoteness of the fungi's inhabited range and low rate of human contact have largely prevented SCP-1077 from becoming a major threat to Foundation security.\nFurther interviews with other SCP-1077 instances have indicated that SCP-1077 does not present a united front in opposition of the Foundation, and many instances of SCP-1077 are not interested in further hostile action, considering such actions to be unnecessary and antagonistic.\nDue to SCP-1077's largely hostile intent, currently uncontained nature, and persistent ability to cause information leaks, the stated mission of Mobile Task Force Upsilon-7 has been modified to include attempted eradication of SCP-1077 from its environment.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1076 | SCP-1077 | SCP-1078 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1078\nObject Class: Safe Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1078 is to be stored in a cubical box composed entirely of HDPE plastic at a thickness of no less than 5 cm. This box is to be suspended at all times in a Faraday cage with mesh of no larger than 0.05 mm and with dimensions of no larger than 1m by 1m by 1m. A separate room contained entirely within a Faraday cage of similar mesh size will be set aside for all testing attempts involving SCP-1078; the cage containing the object's box may not be opened unless it is contained in this room and the door is closed.\nExperimentation on SCP-1078 requires written consent of at least one (1) Level 4 researcher. All D-Class personnel involved in experiments involving SCP-1078 will be exempted from monthly termination, although it is recommended that no subject be allowed to host SCP-1078 for longer than one year owing to increased possibility of suicide and potential loss of SCP-1078 itself. During the experiment, subject must be monitored at all times for signs of suicidal tendencies. Nothing that could be used for suicide attempts is to be allowed inside of the containment cell. Upon termination of the subject, or in the event of suicide, the room must be immediately entered and SCP-1078 directly observed. A member of medical staff must be present at all times and equipped to remove SCP-1078 from the host; they must be called immediately upon confirmation of the death of an experimental subject.\nDescription: SCP-1078 is a small spherical glass eye of a form consistent with late 19th-century German glassblowing techniques. Shavings have confirmed the material to be high-quality blown glass, although no sample has been retrieved from a depth of greater than \u2588.\u2588\u2588mm. When not fully retracted, bristles composed mainly of copper extrude from a 0.25-cm2 area directly opposite the object's \"pupil\". The iris of the object is capable of alteration in color; when worn by a subject, it alters to match the color of the eye that was originally in that socket; this change is exact even if the user exhibits heterochromia and the previous eye was completely removed (see Experiment 1078-2). In addition, when worn the iris has been seen to contract or expand in response to outside lighting conditions, and moves along with the normal eye even if the subject's eye muscles are no longer functional.\nWhen inserted into the eye socket of a person missing one or both eyes, the \"bristles\" will extend and incorporate themselves into the optic nerve. Autopsies of test subjects have confirmed that this is accomplished by barbs of pure silver that extrude from the bristles. Subjects describe this process, which takes approximately two hours, as an itching sensation, but none have reported pain during the process except for the subject of Experiment 1078-8, which is expected due to the experiment resulting in [DATA EXPUNGED]. After a period of time ranging from twelve hours to a few days, integration with neural processes is complete, and subjects report a steadily growing ability to see through the eye. Full visual acuity is confirmed within a month in all cases, and eye tests have confirmed that over the following weeks, the subject's eyesight steadily becomes more and more sharp. While more subjective, other tests indicate that the subject's auditory and tactile senses also sharpen during this period.\nAfter a period lasting between 3 and 7 months, the subject's sensory abilities will peak. Starting from this point, SCP-1078 will begin to selectively erase auditory and visual input from human subjects. This process will initially manifest as blurring of the image of select humans and sound that subjects have described as \"like a radio that's stuck between two channels\" when a selected human is speaking. Over time, targets will be erased completely from the subject's vision and hearing. This includes all video, photographic, and audio recordings. Tactile senses have been confirmed to be unaffected by this process for reasons unknown. In addition, targets' effects on the surrounding area will still be visible or audible; doors will still be seen to open, and any non-vocal sounds such as clapping will be audible. This allows communication with late-stage subjects through the use of writing.\nThe process of erasure begins with a small number of people, no more than five at initial onset. Complete erasure of all current targets is confirmed by experiment to be simultaneous. However, the number of targeted individuals in each \"round\" increases exponentially. In the late stages, testing indicates that the subject is unable to perceive any human excepting themselves, and in one case has been shown to start losing sensory input from animal life.\nThe erasure process causes slowly developing paranoia and psychosis in the subject; this is confirmed to be a result of the isolation, not a direct effect of SCP-1078. However, subject D-1078-8 reported vivid auditory and visual hallucinations; it is believed now that during the late stages of SCP-1078's integration, it not only blocks out all stimuli from humans but also creates false stimuli in the mind of its host. Subjects that are not terminated invariably take their own life, either directly out of despair or by desperately trying to wrench SCP-1078 out of their eye socket and dying from the resulting cranial hemorrhage. Subject D-1078-8 was prevented from suicide, but after a period of 15 years expired due to [DATA EXPUNGED].\nThrough a process currently unknown to Foundation researchers, a short period after death, SCP-1078 will vanish from the host body and reappear elsewhere, in one case turning up \u2588 months later in the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 km distant from the previous containment location. Following death of the subject, SCP-1078 retracts its bristles; if retrieved in a timely fashion it will not disappear. However, SCP-1078 has vanished from its containment on \u2588 separate occasions prior to current containment procedures.\nRegardless of the stage, all attempts to remove SCP-1078 from a host after optic nerve integration result in a severe and invariably fatal cranial hemorrhage in the subject. This effect is observed regardless of whether the subject or an outside observer attempted the removal.\nLastly, it should be noted that following Experiment 1078-6, researchers discovered that SCP-1078 emits a low amount of electromagnetic radiation when properly incorporated into a human being. It is currently unknown whether or not these emissions constitute a coherent signal, but containment has been updated to prevent possible communication with unknown entities.\n\n+Experiment Log 1078\n\n-Experiment Log 1078\n\nTest Number: Experiment 1078-1\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-1078-1), male Caucasian, 58 years of age. Subject lost eye due to [REDACTED] before remission to Foundation.\nProcedure: SCP-1078 was given to the subject; subject instructed to insert SCP-1078 into his empty eye socket.\nResults: Subject complied with instructions, and reported an \"itching\" sensation for approximately one hour after insertion. Subject was afforded access to a furnished one-person containment cell, with daily vision tests and weekly psychological evaluation.\nSubject's condition proceeded as outlined above, with vision from the eye after one month and increasing sensitivity following. A visual acuity test administered shortly before termination of the experiment returned a result of 20/\u2588. After six months, D-1078-1 reported difficulty seeing and hearing the psychologist. The following visit, D-1078-1 was unable to see or hear the psychologist in any way, and further interaction was carried out by writing. Symptoms proceeded as indicated until termination of D-1078-1 one year after implantation. Following termination, SCP-1078 retracted its \"bristles\" and was removed. D-1078-1 was subsequently incinerated.\nTest Number: Experiment 1078-2\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-1078-2), female Caucasian, 24 years of age. Right eye infected and surgically removed due to a botched cataract operation. Lost eye was confirmed by records to be lighter in shade than the remaining eye. Prior to testing, subject's visual acuity was measured as 20/50.\nProcedure: SCP-1078 was inserted into the subject's empty socket by Researcher G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Subject's eyeglasses were taken away for the duration of the experiment.\nResults: Subject's vision in the eye replaced by SCP-1078 developed as normal. Observation showed that SCP-1078 turned the shade of her right eye rather than matching to her left eye. After full vision was attained, tests showed a rapid increase in visual acuity. As before, D-1078-2 was terminated one year after implantation; the final test performed on her indicated an acuity of 20/\u2588, the same result as that of D-1078-1.\nConclusions: Regardless of subject's visual acuity at the time of insertion, the peak sensory ability attained by someone hosting SCP-1078 appears to be the same. Also, SCP-1078 will activate regardless of who implanted it.\nTest Number: Experiment 1078-3\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-1078-3), male African, 35 years of age. Eye surgically removed while in Foundation custody.\nProcedure: SCP-1078 was held against the subject's bare forearm for fifteen minutes.\nResults: Subject reported excruciating pain for several minutes and was observed to bleed. Attempts to remove the object during this period only worsened the pain. At the conclusion of this period, subject let out a scream and collapsed, upon which SCP-1078 fell from his arm and was quickly retrieved. Observers noted that at the time of retrieval the \"bristles\" had completely retracted into the eye. Subject made a full recovery, and reported a horrible pain \"like someone shoved a red-hot needle all the way up my arm and into my eye\". No injuries observed in the subject except for a number of puncture wounds to the forearm.\nConclusions: SCP-1078 must be implanted directly into the eye to activate; attachment to other parts of the body do not appear to work.\nNote: Suggest further testing to determine what is particularly special about the eye socket; could other parts of the body work?\nTest Number: Experiment 1078-6\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-1078-6), male Asian, 35 years of age. Eye surgically removed while in Foundation custody.\nProcedure: D-1078-6 was placed under general anesthesia and an incision made into the back of the head to allow for direct contact between SCP-1078 and the brainstem of the subject.\nResults: [DATA EXPUNGED] All personnel in the room were killed, and subject self-terminated by attempting to forcibly remove SCP-1078. By the time medical teams reported to the testing chamber, SCP-1078 had vanished, and was not recovered for a period of \u2588\u2588 months.\nNote: As desirable as the idea of having \"eyes on the back of the head\" might be, it is clear that SCP-1078 reacts undesirably to direct contact with neural tissue. Let's not try that one again. -Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nAddendum: Review of surveillance equipment showed static for a period of \u2588\u2588 frames of video following expiration of D-1078-6. Prior to this, careful analysis of tapes showed slight amounts of interference and fast-period variation in the brightness of the overhead lights. The possibility was raised that SCP-1078 emits electromagnetic radiation while integrated with human neural tissue.\nTest Number: Experiment 1078-7\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-1078-7), female African, 54 years of age. Both eyes intact.\nProcedure: D-1078-7 was instructed to hold SCP-1078 against her bare forearm, while an electric multimeter was applied to various pairs of \"bristles\". Antennas were placed at various distances from the subject.\nResults: As before, subject reported high levels of pain in her forearm. Multimeter readings indicated a flow of current through the bristles. All current readings decreased exponentially with time, suggesting that SCP-1078 incorporates multiple capacitors in its construction. Current flow ceased after bristles retracted; monitoring indicated no electromagnetic radiation from SCP-1078.\nNote: Well, maybe it only \"broadcasts\", if that's what it's really doing, if it's properly implanted\u2026\nTest Number: Experiment 1078-8\nSubject: D-1078-7. Eye was not removed prior to experiment.\nProcedure: D-1078-7 was restrained, and SCP-1078 placed directly against the right eye.\nResults: [DATA EXPUNGED] Subject's screams later estimated to be ~\u2588\u2588 dB. Subject survived for \u2588\u2588 minutes before breaking free of restraints and self-terminating. Readings from antennas confirm electromagnetic radiation emitted from SCP-1078 with intensity of approximately 500 W/m^2.\nAddendum: Researcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was the only observer at the time, and ceased monitoring of the room to vomit following [REDACTED]. SCP-1078 vanished from the testing room before a medical team reported. As before, all surveillance equipment experienced heavy static for exactly \u2588\u2588 frames. Antennae indicate an output radiation from SCP-1078 in excess of \u25880,000 W/m^2 during \u2588\u2588 of these frames, followed by an abrupt drop to zero.\nIntervening experiments involve animal testing; SCP-1078 was not observed to react to any specimens other than homo sapiens.\nTest Number: Experiment 1078-13\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-1078-8), Caucasian male, 21 years at start of experiment. Subject suffered from slight ocular heterochromia, with one eye a noticeably lighter shade of brown than the other.\nProcedure: Long term exposure experiment. Subject's lighter-shaded eye was surgically removed and SCP-1078 inserted. Subject was given a furnished containment cell; walls of cell were constructed to be hollow and contain a Faraday cage of mesh size 0.1 mm. Walls also contained concealed antennae to receive and record various wavelengths of SCP-1078 radiation.\nResults: Integration with SCP-1078 successful and without incident. Subject made first suicide attempt after four months; subject looked at a picture of [REDACTED], screamed, and attempted to hang himself with his bedsheets. Armed guards posted thereafter to prevent further attempts. Auditory hallucinations confirmed after two years; subject reported several times hearing the voice of [REDACTED]. Investigation confirmed that the individual in question was out of the country at the time. After four years, visual hallucinations were confirmed. Subject was put on a regimen of anti-psychotic drugs to no observed effect.\nSubject's hallucinations grew more vivid with time. After \u2588 years, subject reported hallucinations at least once a month consisting of [DATA EXPUNGED]. 15 years after the start of the experiment, subject expired and SCP-1078 was recovered. Autopsy determined that integration with SCP-1078's \"bristles\" had occurred through \u2588\u2588% of subject's nervous system.\nThroughout testing protocol, electromagnetic radiation from SCP-1078 was confirmed at an intensity of 100 W/m^2 over a short range of wavelengths centered at 1\u2588\u2588\u2588 MHz. Analysis of this radiation for signs of a coherent signal, as well as the content of any such signal, is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1077 | SCP-1078 | SCP-1079 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1079\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1079 are currently stored within Containment Locker-1079 at Site-19. Furthermore, watchlist databases are to be updated with SCP-1079's information, in order to intercept any new shipments which may appear in the future.\nDescription: SCP-1079 is the designation given to a number of sweets brightly labelled \"Dr. Wondertainment's Bubblebath Bonbons!\u00ae\". Currently, the Foundation has \u2588 crates of SCP-1079 in containment, originally containing 64 packets each. The label on each packet provides the name of the product, and two warnings; \"Not suitable for children under 3 years\", and \"Only one sweet is to be taken per sitting\". In addition, it lists negative percent daily values of several nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, none of which are present in SCP-1079.\nHuman subjects report tingling sensations immediately after the consumption of SCP-1079. Ten to fifteen seconds later, the subject's own blood is secreted as pink, bubblegum-scented foam from the subject's pores on their abdomen, arms and back. The total volume of blood secreted in this way is typically from 30-50 mL and does not pose an immediate health risk.\nThe volume of blood secreted increases exponentially as more pieces are consumed; bubbles form in the subject's blood as a consequence of the SCP's intended function, causing the subject's blood to boil. Death by exsanguination occurs in 95% of subjects who have consumed 4 or more candies in one sitting. Exsanguination is compounded by foam collecting in the lungs of the consumer. After standardized animal testing was conducted, it was found that SCP-1079's effect scales with the consumer's body mass.\nAddendum: Since its initial discovery in \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1990, \u2588\u2588 deliveries have been made to various supermarkets globally. Attempts to trace these deliveries back to a distribution center or supplier have been unsuccessful as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2005.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1078 | SCP-1079 | SCP-1080 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Building containing SCP-1080, prior to disappearance.\n\nItem #: SCP-1080\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1080 and its accompanying documentation are to be kept at Site 38 in a locked containment room. Under no circumstances are any children below the age of 13 to be allowed near the vicinity of SCP-1080 except for experimentation purposes. Any reports of behavior similar to that of SCP-1080-1 specimens are to be met with immediate investigation and containment of potential subjects.\nDescription: SCP-1080 is a large black rectangular chamber, 2 meters wide, 3 meters long, and 1.5 meters in depth, resembling a sensory deprivation chamber in shape and size. Despite the resemblance, the tank contains no water and has no windows. The tank has no controls; its magnetic locking mechanism activates only when a child is placed in the chamber, and no means available to the Foundation have been able to determine what happens when the chamber is locked.\nExperimentation carried out after Incident 1080-Alpha reveals that children who enter the chamber emerge three to five days later, aged to approximately twenty years old. Time elapsed depends on the age of the child upon entering the chamber; regardless, the age of the resulting adult is consistent. SCP-1080 has no effect on humans over the age of 13, and children between nine and twelve typically emerge with massive physical disabilities and psychoses.\nHumans exposed to SCP-1080 are designated SCP-1080-1. They will have no discernible personality, will not speak under any circumstances, and will respond only to an identification number tattooed onto the back of the left hand below a barcode. Even then, the human will respond only to the commands \"Come here,\" \"Leave,\" and \"Fix this.\" The last command will work only when SCP-1080-1 is presented with a motor vehicle. SCP-1080-1 specimens encountering any small motorized vehicle (automobiles, motorcycles, etc.) with any system functioning at less than optimal quality will repair the system in minutes, using whatever materials are available. Speed, efficiency, and quality of the repairs will be far beyond the abilities of any other mechanic.\nAddendum 1080-A: Recovery Report The tank was discovered in an unidentified brick building found in a heavily wooded area outside \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Tennessee on \u2588\u2588 October 20\u2588\u2588. The building's presence was considered anomalous due to the testimony of people who frequently hiked through the area, all of whom insisted it had not been there previously. By the time Foundation researchers reached the building, the only object remaining inside was SCP-1080. X-ray analysis of the object detected a number of unusual mechanical components embedded in the walls of the chamber (later experimentation proved such analysis is impossible when the chamber is locked); however, it proved impossible to determine the tank's function - no formal documentation was found with the object, and the object had no markings indicating its purpose or capabilities. Object classified SCP-1080. Two days after the tank was removed from the building, the building disappeared and could no longer be located anywhere in the forest.\nOther objects similar to SCP-1080 are suspected to exist, possibly capable of producing humans with greater degrees of sapience. Addendum 1080-B is provided for explanation.\nAddendum 1080-B: A single scrap of paper was recovered from the building containing SCP-1080. The paper, which appeared to be a piece of an invoice of some kind, read as follows:\n\nSOLON CRECHE ENTERPRISES\nMMXV THIRD CIRCLE\nNOVO ACTIUM OF FORESTS\nREMIT ORDER TO:\nALEXYLVA UNIVERSITY\nPHYSICAL PLANT OPERATIONS\nMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT\nCXI SECOND CIRCLE\nALEXANDRIA OF FORESTS\n\nITEM NO.\nQUANTITY\nCLASSIFICATION\nSPECIALIZATION\nPRICE\n\nXXI\nX\nCLASS III MANUAL EMPLOYEE\nAUTOMOTIVE\nLXXV AUR.\n\nCOMMENTS: YOUR COMPANY REFERRED TO US BY OUTSIDE SOURCE. WE MAY CONSIDER PURCHASING FACULTY IF CLASS III WORKERS ARE SATISFACTORY. ~~ VICE CHANCELLOR ALLGRASS\n\nThe rest of the invoice was missing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1079 | SCP-1080 | SCP-1081 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1081\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The two iterations of SCP-1081 currently in Foundation possession are to be kept in an insulated, lead-lined containment locker in Storage Unit 13 at Site 38. Except for experimental purposes, SCP-1081 is never to be exposed to electric current under any circumstances for fear of accidental activation. SCP-1081 is never to be removed from its containment locker except by D-class personnel with noise-canceling headphones active at all times.\nDescription: SCP-1081-1 and-2 are identical copies of a black audio projection unit in the approximate shape of a small humanoid, 30 cm in height. Being identical, they can be referred to collectively as SCP-1081. Markings on the speaker's exterior indicate they were produced by a company known as \"Echus Projector Combine\" in a place called \"Abubakari of Deserts\" or \"ABUDESUS\". The speakers have input ports for several unknown types of electric cable, and dials on the back of the \"head\" for \"DENSITY\", \"RAPIDITY\", and a switch that can be adjusted to \"INACTIVE,\" \"ACTIVE,\" \"SHUTDOWN,\" or \"REACTIVATE.\" Though the power requirements of the device are different from any currently known standard, Foundation researchers were able to build an adapter to power the device at \u2588.\u2588 V and \u2588\u2588 A. Similarly, trial and error allowed for the development of input adapters for experimental purposes.\nSCP-1081 is capable of projecting sound at \u2588\u2588 dB during normal use. The speakers will behave normally (though at somewhat subpar quality standards) during testing of any function other than \"SHUTDOWN\" or \"REACTIVATE.\" When the switch is set to SHUTDOWN, the speaker will emit a high-pitched squeal for approximately ten seconds (a sound described by researchers as being similar to a boatswain's whistle), followed by a voice speaking in an unknown language composed of Greek and Latin words with a syntax and grammatical structure similar to Cherokee. An approximate translation of the speech follows:\n\nAlexylva University's Merry Integrators Player Company welcomes you to a [show, performance, farce]! Please refrain from [thought-provoking? talking, expressing] or otherwise disturbing the players for the duration of the performance. Thank you for your [cooperation, obedience].\n\nThe whistle and message will be projected at \u2588\u2588\u2588 dB. After this message, subjects exposed to the sound will find themselves completely unable to speak or communicate via nonverbal means (such as through sign language). Medical analysis of affected subjects indicates complete functionality of vocal cords and other non-neurological speech-related systems. However, neurological analysis indicates that the subject is afflicted with a particularly extreme case of Broca's aphasia, rendering them capable of conceiving of speech but unable to express such thoughts through verbal or other means. Standard noise-canceling headphones can block out enough of the sound to disable its effect; current research suggests it was designed with this in mind. Setting the speaker to REACTIVATE will cause a different message to be played:\n\nThank you for your consideration during this performance by Alexylva University's Merry Integrator's Player Company! The show is now at a conclusion.\n\nfollowed by a similar whistle sound. Subjects hearing the second message will experience a reversal of their aphasia symptoms if exposed quickly. However, if the aphasia is allowed to remain in place for longer than approximately twenty-four hours, the subject will be immune to the second message and the aphasia is permanent. Moreover, affected subjects after this point will develop deep clinical depression and will frequently attempt suicide within the week; this is believed to be a standard reaction to such a sudden change in one's ability to communicate, rather than a secondary effect. Experimentation has determined that audio recordings of the respective sounds have no abnormal effects; only sounds emitted from SCP-1081 transmit their properties to human subjects.\nWhen not exposed to power, SCP-1081 will remain inert except when SHUTDOWN or REACTIVATE are selected. The speakers appear to be capable of producing those two sounds regardless of any external power supply. The devices either possess internal batteries or are capable of drawing electrical power via indirect means from the room around them. Containment is designed to block any possible conduit for electrical transmission to SCP-1081.\nAddendum 1081-A: Recovery Report SCP-1081-1 was found in a soybean field outside [REDACTED], Tennessee on 07/18/0\u2588. The object was accompanied by a basic invoice in a standard shipping container, destination marked as \"ALEXYLVA UNIVERSITY THEATRE DEPARTMENT\" and an address somewhere in \"Alexandria of Forests.\" SCP-1081-2 was found by hikers in a river near [REDACTED,] Tennessee on 08/02/0\u2588, just over two weeks later. The packaging was identical, with two exceptions. First, the invoice now included a line reading \"PROVIDED GRATIS AND OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.\" Secondly, the invoice was accompanied by a short handwritten note in a combination of Latin, Greek, a language similar to spoken Cherokee, and Old English; when translated, the note approximately read:\n\nAggi,\nWe have been doing business for a long time, as you are well aware. I swear on the graves of my forefathers that the previous shipment was completed satisfactorily on my end. I have no idea what could have happened We both know the [rumors? tales?], Aggi. Look at your own people before you blame us. This isn't the first time something has \"gone missing\" heading in your direction. Barca Magnus alone knows where the [objects? artifacts?] are going, unless your [natural philosophers?] are more precise than is presently believed.\nThreats and [recriminations?] are unnecessary.\n\u2014[illegible]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1080 | SCP-1081 | SCP-1082 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Note: All personnel assigned to long-term work with SCP-1082 are required to read Document 1082-25.\nItem #: SCP-1082\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1082 is to be stored in a triple-locked safe in a containment chamber at Site 38. The item is to be left in containment except for testing purposes indefinitely; no testing or access is authorized at any time. This document is to be compiled through interviews with affected personnel and access to Document 1082-25. Any personnel coming into contact with SCP-1082 are to be interviewed and given a Class-B amnestic, by force if necessary. Images of SCP-1082 are to be used only for testing purposes No images of SCP-1082 are to be produced or stored at any time, with the exception of a single picture appended to Document 1082-25.\nDescription: SCP-1082 appears to be a [DATA REDACTED] capable of causing a particular memetic phenomenon. This effect has been detected in individuals looking at SCP-1082, individuals in the same room as SCP-1082, individuals viewing images of SCP-1082, and those that have engaged in conversation with affected individuals. There is a slight risk of contamination from discussing the nature of the object SCP-1082 appears to be; therefore, it is to be mentioned only as \"SCP-1082\" or \"the object\". The effect can be negated through use of Class-B amnestic agents.\nThe effect associated with exposure to SCP-1082 takes the form of a compulsive inability to lie or express any nonliteral statement. Affected individuals likewise demonstrate an intolerance toward \"political correctness\", polite obfuscation, or technical language used to mislead others. Written documents by affected individuals bear some linguistic similarities to the speech of individuals with autistic spectrum disorders, often written in a frantic tone and typically eschewing contractions. In early stages, the frustration felt by affected individuals comes primarily in the form of verbal protest and annoyance; however, in advanced stages of the disorder, affected individuals can become physically violent toward those expressing false or misleading views. Individuals suffering from this phenomenon are unable to describe SCP-1082 as an \"object,\" referring to it instead only as the item it appears to be.\nIndividuals not treated with amnestic agents within forty-eight hours begin to display secondary symptoms. These symptoms take the form of an attack of delusional paranoia, convincing affected individuals that a mysterious worldwide conspiracy exists to suppress knowledge of SCP-1082 and preserve what they believe to be a \"status quo\" based on deception, to the detriment of the human race. Due to current Foundation efforts to contain SCP-1082, affected individuals begin to demonstrate particular resentment toward the Foundation and Foundation personnel. The culmination of this resentment in all cases leads to violent attempts to breach containment for SCP-1082 and expose as many individuals as possible to its effects.\nAddendum 1082-1: During initial containment of SCP-1082, an agent who had inadvertently exposed himself to its effects was tasked with the composition of the initial draft of this report. While the resulting report was completely unusable for effective documentation of the phenomenon, the document serves as a useful depiction of the phenomenon's effects. Despite attempts to modify the image, individuals reading Document 1082-25 have a \u2588% chance of becoming exposed to its effects; those testing positive for SCP-1082 exposure (determined through post-exposure interviews) must be administered amnestic agents immediately after viewing the document. The file can be read here. Please keep the altered mental state of the author in mind during reading.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1081 | SCP-1082 | SCP-1083 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1083\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1083 is to be stored in a containment locker at Site 38 when not in use. SCP-1083 is to be transported to and from its locker only by junior researchers with no previous history of violent behavior, and only while wearing protective gloves. Under no circumstances are personnel with Level 2 or higher clearance to come into contact with SCP-1083. Testing with D-class personnel is prohibited due to lack of relevant data collected during experimentation. All personnel coming into contact with SCP-1083 are to be immediately debriefed and sent for psychological counseling.\nDescription: SCP-1083 is a blue-tinted piece of quartz in the shape of a deformed human skull, 15kg in weight and with dimensions of 20cm in height, 30cm in length, and 12cm in width. The skull demonstrates no anomalous properties except when held by a single person in both hands.\nWhen held with both hands, subjects exposed to SCP-1083 will experience a sudden, massive increase in neural activity for 1-3 seconds (confirmed by EEG analysis). Afterwards, non-D-class subjects will in most (87%) cases experience massive personality changes from their previous state. Affected subjects typically register a decrease in IQ score of between \u2588-\u2588\u2588 points, rendering them unsuitable for continued employment with the Foundation. In spite of this, subjects will demonstrate greater reasoning skills and use of logic, though their actual knowledge and memories will be lessened. Conversely, all D-class or other Foundation personnel that have committed violent acts against other human beings will undergo total psychological breakdowns, leading to attempts at self-harm and suicide. Subject D-3273, whose status was not connected to a violent act (demoted to D-class for violation of Foundation protocol) experienced the same effect as the rest of the non-D-class personnel, suggesting the primary importance of pacifistic tendencies.\nBy and large, most subjects exposed to SCP-1083 refuse to discuss their experiences with the object. Between 08/03/9\u2588 and 02/11/0\u2588, the only references made to the experience by exposed subjects were by D-class personnel shortly before their deaths, some of whom were noted to exclaim \"He's right, he's right, I deserve it, he's right\" or some variation of same. Neither forced or chemical interrogation has been able to reveal any details about the nature of who \"he\" is or what alterations he makes to the personalities of affected subjects.\nIncident Report 1083-A: On 11 February 200\u2588, Operative 1/1083-237, a Level 1 volunteer, was exposed to SCP-1083. Through chance, 237 was the only recruit with an educational background in moral philosophy; this is believed to be the primary reason for the anomalous results. After exposure, 237 described her perception of the event (timed by EEG as having lasted 1.34 seconds) as having taken at least a matter of days and possibly several months. She described having spent the entire time in an infinite black void, devoid of any sensory input.\nWhile in the void, 237 claims to have come into telepathic contact with an entity (classified as SCP-1083-1) who engaged her in discussion on matters of metaphysics, logic, and ethics. 237 described the entity's \"voice\" as male. 1083-1 refused to reveal any details about itself other than that it lived within the \"artifact\" and always had done so. 1083-1 already possessed extensive knowledge about every event in 237's life, and talked with 237 about the various mistakes and logical errors she had made in the form of Socratic dialogue. 237 described feeling a great deal of anger and resentment towards the entity at the beginning; however, her training in logic and moral philosophy caused her to eventually come to accept the entity's reasoning.\nAccording to 237, the entity described the other Foundation personnel that had \"visited\" it as \"unprepared\" for its experience; it was able to psychologically compel them to use more logical reasoning in their lives, but not without damaging their mental capacity permanently. The entity described the D-class personnel exposed to it as \"unworthy\" and claimed to have \"given them the true knowledge of their actions.\" 237 attempted to leave the Foundation shortly after her experiences with SCP-1083; when she proved immune to any form of amnestic agent, termination was ordered on 11/5/0\u2588.\nAddendum 1083-1: Recovery Log SCP-1083 was recovered from a house formerly used as a safehouse by the Serpent's Hand (confirmed by documents located in the building and various graffiti found on the walls). Large quantities of blood were found in many rooms of the house, though no usable samples could be obtained due to what is believed to be deliberate contamination. No corpses were found. The skull was found in one of the bedrooms in the house, along with documentation from the agency known as \"PTS\" or \"Phitransimun Combine;\" it seems the skull was in transit between an address in \"Alexandria of Forests\" and \"Delphi of the Oceans.\" Fragments of a badly ripped note were found throughout the house and pieced together to form the following:\n\nORACULUM COMBINE OF OCEANS [maintains certainty? pledges?] THAT ALL PRODUCTS WILL [operate? behave?] TO OPTIMAL SPECIFICATIONS. IF UNABLE TO PLEASE [owner? host?] TO FULLEST DEGREE PLEASE COMPLETE BELOW FORM TO [fragment lost]\n\nCUSTOMER\nPRODUCT CODE\nPLACE OF ORIGIN\nCOMPLAINT\n\nALEXYLVA UNIVERSITY PHILOSOPHY DEPT\nO\u03a1\u03a6 XV\nALEXANDRIA SYLVANOS\nEXCESSIVELY RETRIBUTIVE TOWARDS [life-harvesters?], BORDERS ON PACIFISTIC. VIOLATES ARISTOTELIAN PRECEDENTS REGARDING JUST WAR. REQUESTING REPLACEMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEAD WARRIORS.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1082 | SCP-1083 | SCP-1084 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1084, taken 02/11/\u2588\u2588.\n\nItem #: SCP-1084\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Containment Site-153 has been built around SCP-1084 and the surrounding town, which is abandoned mostly abandoned. A fence has been built around the town's perimeter along with warnings of radioactive waste contamination to discourage entry. All efforts are to be made to locate any living descendants of the town's occupants as of 25 January 1914. All residents and descendants are confirmed dead, with the exception of SCP-1084-1.\nDescription: SCP-1084 is a badly damaged granite mausoleum located in a graveyard just outside a small abandoned village in Coahuila, Mexico. An engraving on one side of the mausoleum includes the name of the deceased and the following (when translated):\n\nBORN 24 JUNE 1842\nDIED 25 JANUARY 1914\nAGED 71 YEARS\nWE WERE WRONG\n\nExhumations of the gravesite revealed a long-deceased humanoid with decomposition appropriate for the given timeframe. If the gravestone is correct, the body belongs to the American author [DATA REDACTED], who disappeared in Mexico in late December 1913. Analysis of the body suggests it was killed by multiple gunshot wounds at close range, which is consistent with the reports gathered from SCP-1084-1.\nThe anomalous properties that seem to emanate from SCP-1084 are centered on the nearby village. Experimental subjects entering the village feel a strong sense of discomfort and guilt with no discernible cause, and invariably request to leave as soon as possible. All of the buildings showed significant weather damage consistent with a lack of upkeep over many decades. Perhaps most strangely of all, it is no longer possible for any human to recall or record the village's name; this has been confirmed by experimentation even at remote locations, as any conversation about the village including the town's name consistently results in all parties forgetting its name.\nThe only person living in the village has been designated SCP-1084-1. Her birth name has been determined to be \"Estrellita Juarez;\" if her diary is to be believed, she has lived in the village since her birth in 1896. The woman is mute and spends much of her time wandering the streets of the town silently, stopping only to sleep on the floor of various buildings. Every year on 25 January, SCP-1084-1 will return to SCP-1084, reach into the mausoleum, and remove a bottle of seven-year-old rum (confirmed by chemical analysis) and a single glass. She will then pour a drink into the glass, pour it over the grave, place the bottle and the glass atop the mausoleum, and lay down. Under no circumstances will SCP-1084-1 consume any of the rum. Experimentation has confirmed on multiple occasions that no bottle of rum exists within the mausoleum until she reaches in to retrieve it. The woman will then sleep beside the mausoleum, awaken in the morning, and return to the town.\nAddendum SCP-1084-A: Inside the original home of SCP-1084-1, a diary was located. Relevant excerpts from the diary (translated into English):\n\n21 January 1914: The gringo has done nothing since he stopped here but look at me and I believe I have the opportunity to gain advantage by this. Grandmother always said that Americans had plenty of money, so maybe I can secure some for myself as his wife or through other means. He seems close enough to the grave as is, but not too close to enjoy the company of a woman.\n24 January 1914: Everything they say about Yankees is true! They lack even the barest shred of honor! How the man could put his hands on me in the way of a husband and then refuse me, it sickens me. It is no matter, I will have satisfaction.\n25 January 1914: I have told Mother and Father. They were angry with me but far more angry at the Yankee & more willing to act. They have gone out to recruit some local townspeople for the act.\nIt is done. He tried to escape but could not accomplish it. The rifles in the town are still warm. Body was left outside of town.\n26 January 1914: Before the pigdog died he said something about how nobody would ever speak of us again. Nobody knows what he meant but I cannot help but dwell on his words. It is no matter. He is in Hell where he belongs.\n31 January 1914: It is colder than usual. Strange things are seen around town and people are concerned. Some have left. Some have taken their own lives. We are all concerned.\n3 February 1914: More dead today. Hardly anyone around it seems. We cannot even speak of the town anymore.\n28 February 1914: Not ten of us left. Hard to speak. We are sorry. Carried his remains to one of the unused mausoleums and buried him by myself took many days we are sorry carved an inscription into the stone we are\n31 May 1914 we are sorry\n25 January 1915 we are sorry\n25 January 1916 we are sorry\n\nThe remainder of the diary is similar to the above.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1083 | SCP-1084 | SCP-1085 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1085\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All confirmed copies of SCP-1085 are to be stored in Video Archive 38-Beta at Site 38. All similar copies are to be located, quarantined, analyzed for anomalous properties, and either released for retail sale or contained. Copies of SCP-1085 may be destroyed only by D-class personnel; however, given the doubtful benefit to Foundation research and the total unusability of personnel after such destruction, this is generally considered a waste of resources and requires approval from Site 38 command. Should the number of SCP-1085 iterations become difficult to contain, alternate measures (mass destruction via steamroller or explosive detonation) may be taken into consideration. All civilians affected by SCP-1085 are to be treated as well as possible, though no confirmed survivors have as yet been located.\nDescription: SCP-1085 is a fitness exercise DVD entitled \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: One Month to Pound Off the Pounds!\" starring the eponymous fitness guru. The DVD contains four calisthenic routines of increasing difficulty, each designed to be performed five to six times per week before moving on to the next level. All of the routines include some form of boxing or martial arts regimen, and places a strong emphasis on cardio and abdominal workouts.\nSCP-1085's anomalous effects are present in 2\u2588% of the copies of \"Pound off the Pounds!\" produced to date; the majority of copies lack any anomalous properties, and neither \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 herself nor any part in the DVD's production has been verified to be responsible for SCP-1085. These properties begin to manifest when one or more individuals watch the workouts contained on the DVD. Effects vary depending on the routine being done in any given week; the workouts and their effects are detailed below.\nDue to large number of copies of SCP-1085 acquired, authorization given on 19/02/\u2588\u2588 to begin experimental destruction of a limited number of redundant copies. D-class personnel chosen for this assignment disposed of the DVDs by physically crushing the disc and throwing the pieces into a garbage can. All D-class personnel who carried out the assignment began developing the symptoms of late-stage SCP-1085 exposure, without having actually viewed any of the workouts. Current research suggests that the entity portraying \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in SCP-1085 may be an actual organism rather than a hallucination on the parts of affected individuals.\nAddendum 1085-A: Description of SCP-1085 videos\nWeek 1: Workout consists of a warmup session, followed by three six-minute circuits (three minutes of strength training, two minutes of cardio, one minute of abdominal exercise), and a cooldown session. Workouts will be unusual in composition but will not be seen as difficult, even for extremely out-of-shape individuals; such individuals will express surprise at their ability to complete the workout, along with a determination to complete the rest of the month's workouts. The workout will seem easier as the week proceeds due to general improvement of physical conditioning. The host and narrator will provide encouraging words throughout the workout and at the end, emphasizing the ability of the audience to change their lives through positive thinking. No anomalous qualities detected with this workout; individuals completing this workout once or even repeatedly have been able to stop the workout without negative side effects. A notable excerpt from this workout includes \"This is not just a workout; this is the road map for the rest of your life. I know what you're capable of, and you will give it to me, and you will never stop giving. Not ever.\"\nWeek 2: Similar workout structure as Week 1. However, the workout intensifies significantly in difficulty. Notably, the workout will demonstrate a slight variance depending on the physical ability and willingness of the individual to complete it; given their successes in Week 1, individuals will feel motivated to complete the workout in spite of the extensive physical discomfort required. Those more inclined to quit find the workout to be slightly less difficult, though the narration will be angrier and more negative in tone. Regardless, very few individuals (\u2588%) opt to give up on the program at this point, even when such an option is provided, and even when the individuals did not feel strongly motivated to lose weight at the beginning of the program. Those abandoning the month-long program during Week 2 report recurring nightmares for up to \u2588 months, in which [DATA REDACTED] for what feels like days. These nightmares are most common after days in which such individuals eat excessive amounts of fatty foods. Those remaining in the program will report an increasing degree of platonic affection for the host and a desire to please her; meanwhile, the host will become increasingly agitated with the individual's progress regardless of the difficulty or degree of effort put forth. This agitation becomes evident when the host says \"We are all weak, but you are here to bleed the weakness out. I want you to bleed if you have to, and I want you to thank me for the person you become.\"\nWeek 3: Similar workout structure as Weeks 1 and 2, though workouts will vary in length from three to six circuits depending on the physical ability of the individual performing the workout. The host's commentary will now be overtly targeted towards the actions of the audience, directly critiquing the individual's efficiency, thoroughness, and form during each circuit. At no point will individuals watching Week 3's workout notice anything strange about the host watching them and responding to their behavior with further instructions. When individuals are not performing the workout, they will more acutely perceive their physical flaws and feel motivated to work out on their own, to the point of almost totally eschewing motor transportation in favor of running and doing calisthenic activities (such as push-ups and crunches) in as much of their spare time as possible. This effect will often endanger affected individuals' social status as others will perceive marked irregularities and eccentricities in their behavior; affected individuals will increasingly ignore outside criticisms of their behavior in favor of \"what \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 wants.\" In spite of any degree of physical conditioning and devotion to the host's will, no circumstance has developed in testing in which any individual has been successful in placating the host, who will show only disgust with the individual's progress. At the end of the workout, the host will always say \"I wanted so little from you, and you failed me. I will never be finished with you.\"\nWeek 4: Once an individual begins to watch the Week 4 workout, they can be designated as SCP-1085-1. The workout consists of a video of the room in which all the other workouts took place; the room is empty and silent. Individuals who have carried out the workout regimen to this point will begin to display emotional distress, frequently begging the television screen to \"bring her back\" or something similar. SCP-1085-1 instances will then begin to exercise compulsively and without provocation in front of the screen, often while crying. The video will last as long as the individual remains in front of the television; however, SCP-1085-1 instances will eventually leave the vicinity of the television.\nAfter watching the video, all instances of SCP-1085-1 will experience a total psychotic break from reality. Individuals will begin exercising compulsively and without rest; this may involve running, calisthenic exercise, jumping rope, or any other exertive activity. Many will refuse to speak during the activity, or will repeat \"Never stop\" again and again, one of the host's mottos. This manic exercise regimen will continue until affected individuals are physically incapable of further movement; if not given sustenance, SCP-1085-1 instances will starve or dehydrate. Such individuals must be physically restrained and immobilized to avoid death, though SCP-1085-1 instances thus restrained will claim to see the host screaming threats and obscenities at them. The resulting sleep deprivation is often fatal; antipsychotic medicine and sleep-inducing agents have no effect.\nAddendum 1085-B: Experiment carried out 12/02/\u2588\u2588 into potential treatments for late-stage SCP-1085 effects. One individual (D-5656) was exposed to all four weeks of SCP-1085 over the course of four days, developing symptoms along the expected schedule. After developing into the SCP-1085-1 stage, subject was given repeated Class A amnestic treatments. Upon waking, subject was determined not to recall his name, his crime, or the past seven years of his life to any extent. When asked to describe the individuals he saw in the room (with the head researchers and one nurse present), subject described Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Nurse \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and \"that angry-looking bitch who keeps glaring at me.\" Subject described an individual with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's appearance, though with what he described as multiple open wounds on the limbs and a distorted face. Subject began to display agitation and fear, and requested that the third individual stop screaming at him. When told that there was nobody else in the room, subject rose from the bed and responded \"Funny, that's what she says about you\" before commencing a series of jumping jacks.\nAddendum 1085-C: SCP-1038 is currently being considered for possible crosstesting involving SCP-1085 and several other media based anomalies. Crosstesting is currently pending approval by Site 38 Director Jones.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1084 | SCP-1085 | SCP-1086 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1086\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1086-1 are to be contained and quarantined until death. While no method of treating or curing SCP-1086 has been determined, it remains possible to prevent its spread so long as infected iterations are contained as quickly as possible. Due to the time-sensitive nature of containment, any Mobile Task Force not engaged in immediate actions may be activated for purposes of capture and transfer of SCP-1086-1 instances to the central containment area at Site 38. In the event of a widespread outbreak of SCP-1086, any facility, Foundation or otherwise, with a Biohazard Containment Chamber rated at Biosafety Level 3 or higher may be commandeered for containment purposes.\nSo long as containment protocols are carried out in full, there should be one (1) instance of SCP-1086-1 at any given time. This iteration is to be kept alive at all costs until identification of the next victim is complete; use of any and all necessary medical supplies are preauthorized for this purpose. In the event of a containment breach resulting in more than one instance of SCP-1086-1, it is to be considered preferable that multiple infected individuals be kept alive for failsafe purposes, but the prevention of further spread of SCP-1086 is to take priority over this. However, under no circumstances are all iterations of SCP-1086-1 to be terminated; this will lead to further outbreak.\n\nNote: Some concerns have been raised regarding the extensive commitment of personnel and materiel required to the containment of a single individual. It should be remembered that the priority here is speed; SCP-1086-1 instances become contagious within six hours of initial infection, giving twenty-five hours total of advance warning to stop a potential epidemic. Additionally, containment may require seizing control of a specialized biocontainment lab in complete secrecy before administering amnestics to dozens or hundreds of witnesses. Budgetary concerns are secondary. \u2014Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, head researcher, SCP-1086\n\nDescription: SCP-1086 is an immunosuppressive disorder brought on principally brought on by infection with a heretofore undiscovered species of bacteria. Infected individuals are designated SCP-1086-1. The disease has two primary effects on the human body. First, the disease causes the body to reroute 9\u2588% of its leukocytes to a single location in the mediastinal lymph node, forming a translucent, gelatinous mass identified as SCP-1086-2. During the formation of this mass, white blood cells are converted into a mass of closely-interconnected neurons, glial cells, synapses, and circulatory tissue; the final mass will be composed principally of these cells and the bacteria responsible for transmitting SCP-1086, making SCP-1086-2 especially dangerous. The bacteria responsible for SCP-1086 has shown a total immunity to bacteriostatic antibiotic agents, and a near-total immunity to bactericidic antibiotic agents; in those cases in which bactericidic treatments are effective, the bacteria's rapid rate of reproduction effectively nullifies the treatment's effect.\nSecond, due to the sudden near-total suppression of the body's immune system, infected individuals will develop multiple opportunistic infections, leading to the victim's rapid death. The bacterial species responsible for SCP-1086 is found only in infected humans and in SCP-1086-2; it has not been located in any other environment or species. SCP-1086-2 is produced by affected individuals during the course of the disease, and is the principal vector one of the principal vectors for transmission of SCP-1086.\nA marked difference between SCP-1086 contamination and other immunosuppressive syndromes is the pattern displayed by the opportunistic infections that ultimately result in the patients' deaths. While other immune-suppressing disorders result in a wide variety of different infections, SCP-1086-1 iterations consistently contract infections in a particular pattern, detailed below. The course of SCP-1086 is included in Addendum 1086-1.\nAddendum 1086-1: SCP-1086 Infection Pattern\nStage 1: Initial infection, either through contact with bacteria or through death of prior instance of SCP-1086-1. Patient will rapidly lose immune system protection and fall prey to any number of dermatological diseases. The full list is included in Document 1086-32. However, regardless of the exact nature of the infection, all Stage 1 symptoms will be skin-related, and all will result specifically in severe pockmarking and blistering in geometric shapes across the patient's body. Without skin grafts, SCP-1086-1 iterations will die before entering Stage 2; as per containment procedures, this is to be avoided at all costs. SCP-1086-2 will begin to form in the upper chest of affected individuals, integrate itself into the nervous system, and begin sending messages to the brain. This process reverts the body's leukocytes to a pluripotent form and reassigns them as neuronal tissue; this process is very energy-taxing, and will burn through affected individuals' stored fat deposits quickly. Massive amounts of supplementary nutrition must be supplied to SCP-1086-1 to avoid death at this stage. Infected individuals become contagious six (6) hours after initial infection.\nStage 2: Beginning of neurological symptoms, eighteen (18) hours after initial infection. SCP-1086-1 iterations will become intensely feverish and lose the ability to form coherent sentences during most of their waking hours, speaking only mostly in rambling passages with no discernible meaning; the words will be clearly spoken, but the sentences will be incomprehensible in most instances. The only consistency in this stage is the insistence on the part of affected individuals that they are \"lost,\" without any further explanation. Most patients will likewise contract conjunctivitis during this stage, though all other symptoms will be neurological in nature. SCP-1086-2 will begin sending increasingly complex signals to the brain, which affected individuals will perceive as droning music and mumbling voices. It is believed that the utterances from SCP-1086-1 are attempts to process or describe these sounds. The subject's brain and SCP-1086-2 will \"battle\" for control over infected subjects' bodies, with the brain invariably losing.\nStage 3: Total takeover by SCP-1086-2, forty-eight (48) hours after initial infection. Cerebral tissue in affected individuals will begin to decay to an unusable extent, giving SCP-1086-2 increased control over affected individuals' bodies, particularly the speech centers of the brain. During this time, SCP-1086-1 iterations will begin uttering a name and a series of numbers; these numbers can be processed into rough coordinates describing a location somewhere on Earth. These messages will be interspersed with hysterical periods of unintelligible babbling, believed to be attempts on the part of SCP-1086-2 to request assistance. Individuals will repeat these phrases for one hour, at which point SCP-1086-1 will go into convulsions and expel SCP-1086-2 orally. All personnel nearby must wear Biohazard Level 4 \"blue suits\" during Stage 3; any violation will result in quarantine as a new iteration of SCP-1086-1, as infection is almost certain without total isolation from the contaminated environment. Infected individuals will enter a comatose state and die within six (6) hours after expulsion.\nTwelve hours after the death of one SCP-1086-1 iteration, the individual named during Stage 3 will spontaneously contract SCP-1086 and become symptomatic. All Foundation task forces within range of the designated location are to converge on the area, locate the named individual, and deliver him to (in order of preference, depending on the amount of time required to capture the individual) Site 38, any Foundation location equipped with biohazardous containment facilities, or any civilian facility with equivalent specifications. Task forces involved in such operations are authorized to use whatever means necessary to commandeer such facilities, then call for Foundation reinforcements; containment of named specimens is paramount.\nAddendum 1086-2: Discovery and Concealment Record\nOn 07/08/94, over two hundred small gelatinous masses fell onto the town of Oakville, WA, USA. These were found to be the initial iterations of SCP-1086-2; \u2588\u2588 individuals were infected with SCP-1086. Foundation personnel surrounded and quarantined the town, and were successful in capturing all contaminated individuals. While the use of amnestic agents allowed for the suppression of news of the event, the event reoccurred five more times over the next \u2588 days. MTF Gamma-5 (\"Red Herring\") was unable to completely prevent all news of the phenomenon from escaping, but was successful in creating multiple false leads and misdirecting public understanding of the event.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1085 | SCP-1086 | SCP-1087 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1087 in Site 38 arboretum, photographed remotely.\n\nItem #: SCP-1087\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1087 is to be kept in the Site 38 arboretum, which is to be stocked with multiple species of insects and small birds to meet SCP-1087's dietary needs. Personnel are not to enter Arboretum 38 without a Foundation Type 2 breathing apparatus except during testing. Testing of SCP-1087's effects may be performed on D-class personnel; however, to avoid interfering with research into other SCPs, testing should take place between 2200 and 0600 hours. D-class affected by SCP-1087 are to be terminated before Foundation personnel cause injury to themselves attempting to reach them.\nDescription: SCP-1087 is a white male Phillippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta), age estimated at 5 years, 700g in weight.\nSCP-1087's saliva contains an unknown chemical not naturally produced in the primate body. The chemical is inert by itself; however, once it makes contact with a mammalian bloodstream, it travels to the subject's exocrine glands and alters their biochemical functions. This results in affected subjects producing and secreting a pheromone designated as SCP-1087-1. SCP-1087-1 will be secreted from all exocrine glands simultaneously, emerging in the subject's blood, saliva, sweat, and waste fluids. Affected subjects will produce this pheromone at high concentrations (up to \u2588\u2588 mg/L), leading to eventual exhaustion and dehydration.\nMammals coming into contact with SCP-1087-1 become increasingly agitated, specifically towards the being emitting the pheromone. As time passes, the concentration of pheromones will severely hamper the judgment of nearby animals, including humans, compelling all mammals near the affected subject to hunt and attack the organism emitting SCP-1087-1. High concentrations of SCP-1087-1 will develop in affected subjects' blood; when assaults against affected subjects become severe enough to draw blood, more animals will be drawn to the area and join in the attack. Experimentation suggests that it is effectively impossible to rescue an affected subject without a breathing apparatus meeting Foundation standards of at least Type 2 or higher; without this, any rescuer will be overcome by SCP-1087-1 and will begin attacking the subject as well. Once the subject is dead, all attackers will leave the area without feeding on the affected subject; this suggests that the flesh of affected animals seems poisonous to those under the influence of SCP-1087-1.\nIt should be pointed out that SCP-1087 is immune to these effects; SCP-1087-1 has no effect on its biochemistry, and it seems to feed naturally by eating the meat that other predators find poisonous. SCP-1087 has shown a wariness around humans, but is willing to attack humans if it feels it can do so with relatively little risk; the tarsier's naturally nocturnal habits favor it in this regard.\nRecovery Log 1087-1: SCP-1087 was discovered following a trail of unusual livestock deaths, including one in which a cow was trampled to death by the other cows in the area and then preyed upon by an unknown small carnivore (but no other animals). Examination of the surrounding areas led Foundation personnel to a barn several miles away. The barn was not in use, its owners having been sentenced to prison after killing their eight-year-old son. A mobile task force secured SCP-1087 through the use of anesthetizing gas and brought it to Site 38 for containment. Another investigation suggested that a series of unusual murders throughout the Southeastern United States might have had a connection to SCP-1087, due to what was believed to be small primate bites on each of the victims; however, conclusive evidence was never recovered to support this hypothesis.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1086 | SCP-1087 | SCP-1088 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1088\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Containment of SCP-1088 primarily consists of preventing unauthorized access. To this end, all doors and ground-floor windows are to be locked, and a fence erected around the building. Two security guards are to be stationed at the entrance to this enclosure to turn away any civilians who would attempt to enter. An additional three guards are to patrol the maternity ward as a second line of defense. Only male security staff are to be assigned to SCP-1088, and no female personnel are to be allowed inside except for testing purposes.\nIn the event of accidental exposure of Foundation personnel to the effects of SCP-1088, all resulting pregnancies are to be terminated, and the victim issued Class A amnestics to prevent any psychological damage. The same procedure is to be followed in all cases of civilian exposure.\nDescription: SCP-1088 is the designation given to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital, a hospital located in the city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It closed in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after going bankrupt, and there is no record of it displaying any anomalous properties before then. The building remained abandoned, and came into Foundation containment about three years after its closure on reports of the building being \"haunted\". The building is currently kept in a state of good repair.\nSCP-1088 exhibits no anomalous properties unless entered by a fertile female. All such individuals report hearing a distant wailing, crying, or gurgling noise, similar to that made by infants. Accompanying males do not report hearing such a noise, and even clinically deaf females claim to hear it, strongly suggesting a psychic cause to the effect. Affected individuals are drawn to follow the noise to its source, eventually leading them to the maternity ward of the hospital.\nOnce there, subjects will attempt to find an isolated location, whereupon [DATA EXPUNGED]. This typically results in between 2 and 5 fertilized embryos implanting in the endometrial lining of the woman's uterus. Victims are dazed, and typically wander out of the hospital within a few minutes. Most seem to experience some degree of amnesia as to what happened to them inside.\nGenetic analysis of the developing embryos reveals them to be unrelated to the host which may, in certain cases, lead to incompatibilities that result in a miscarriage. Cross-checking with the recovered records of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital reveals that the embryos created by SCP-1088's effects genetically match either stillborn fetuses or babies that died soon after birth born at hospital (See Addendum 1088-8). Though the records are not complete enough to allow confirmation, it seems highly probable that each embryo is in effect a clone of some child that died shortly before or after being delivered in the maternity ward of SCP-1088. The mechanism for this is unknown.\nThere are three cases for development of an embryo generated by SCP-1088. A pregnancy caused by exposure to SCP-1088 may contain embryos that fall into any combination of the three cases.\nCase 1 (~43%): The pregnancy continues to develop normally for a period of time no less than 23 weeks. After this point, in many cases, development may simply stop indefinitely. The fetus remains at a constant state, and the mother never gives birth. Testing has not shown an upper limit on the time in which this state can persist. If a Caesarean section is attempted, the fetus dies when removed from the uterus, no matter what life support is used. This seems to occur in cases where the fetus matches a stillbirth.\nCase 2 (~54%): The pregnancy is entirely mundane, and the baby is born as normal. However, at some point typically within three months, the child stops developing. Again, this state persists indefinitely. This seems to occur in cases where the baby matches one that died in the hospital. The time until the child stops developing seems to match exactly the point at which hospital records showed the corresponding baby died.\nCase 3 (~3%): Personnel of level three or higher may consult Addendum 1088-8 for information.\nThough affected individuals often exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, most are pleased by their pregnancy and any subsequent children. Consequently, despite the physiological stresses of carrying multiple fetuses for an extended period of time, few will seek to have the pregnancies terminated. Similarly, victims resist attempts to confiscate the babies born to Case 2 embryos for research or adoption, despite the psychological and financial stresses caused by caring for infants that never mature further.\nAddendum 1088-8: In Case 3, the pregnancy is again mundane, and the baby is born and develops as normal. Though no anomalies have been noted with Case 3 children, genetic testing has shown that they match children born at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital who survived through adulthood. Interestingly, a disproportionate amount of the people with a Case 3 child associated with them have a criminal record, and of those, most show signs of Antisocial Personality Disorder.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1087 | SCP-1088 | SCP-1089 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1089\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to frequent usage, SCP-1089 is to be kept in a 2m x 2m metal containment cell. The door to the cell is to remain electronically locked at all times and only the designated researchers are to be given the keypad code. No other personnel are to be given admittance without Level 3 Security Clearance.\nDescription: SCP-1089 appears to be similar in design to some models of night-vision goggles. There is a large spherical compartment containing many image intensifier tubes mounted in the center of the helmet between the two eyepieces. It is constructed primarily of black high impact plastic and features a radial knob with five settings on the left side. On the back side of the center-mounted sphere is a canister containing several SCP-1089-p when the radial knob is set to '4' - it is empty on every other setting. The interior of the helmet contains a small metal plate imprinted with the words 'The IC-UC.'\nSCP-1089-p are several small 'pills' roughly 1.5mm in length. Pills are initially covered in a grey coat of gelatin - this coating can be carefully scraped off revealing what appears to be a complex microchip. Further examination has proven impossible as SCP-1089-p's interior components dissolve the instant the pill is pierced.\nSCP-1089 was recovered when U\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a known prominent customer of MC&D, was arrested and his assets were scheduled to be seized. U\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's mansion was raided by Foundation agents and SCP-1089, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were quickly recovered from a wall safe before either MC&D or government personnel arrived on-scene.\nSCP-1089 exhibits its anomalous properties when worn and activated. The goggles override the wearer's sense of sight, causing the wearer (henceforth referred to as the 'observer') to be able to see as through the eyes of another specific person. This specific person becomes 'marked' by ingesting SCP-1089-p and this effect persists for an unknown and possibly permanent duration. The observer remains self-aware while watching a marked individual and SCP-1089 appears to block all sound - researchers have reported being unable to hear anything while observing. There appear to be several 'channels' depending on the setting of the radial knob and each active channel has its own marked individual.\nSCP-1089-p seem to be linked to the channel the goggles are set to. When set to any channel except '4' the compartment is completely empty. Subject D-1089-1 was given a pill from '4' - after ingestion, the compartment was empty when it had contained several pills only moments earlier. Immediate termination of D-1089-1 shows that the link expires when the marked individual dies and compartment '4' was automatically refilled.\nAll researchers used as observers have been recording their experiences in a shared research journal. Channel information is as follows:\nNote: For simplicity's sake, the marked individual for each channel will be denoted as SCP-1089-x where x is the active channel.\n1) Channel 1 appears to be blank and continues to be blank as long as has been observed. No SCP-1089-p exists for compartment '1' so it has been unavailable for testing. Observation to continue as scheduled.\n2) SCP-1089-2 is an individual of unknown gender in a padded cell in an unknown location. It is suspected that SCP-1089-2 may be forcibly restrained as little to no movement has been observed. Every day at precisely 08:00, 13:00 and 18:00 a woman of medium age and build wearing a plain grey dress and glasses enters the room with what appears to be a bowl of food-paste. The woman spends 5-10 minutes feeding SCP-1089-2 and promptly leaves with the empty bowl. As far as has been observed, she has never attempted to converse with SCP-1089-2 during these feeding times. Foundation agents have been investigating the identity of the woman but thus far she remains unknown to Foundation personnel. Observation to continue as scheduled.\n3) Based upon information gathered from observation, investigation into the identity of SCP-1089-3 has been successful. SCP-1089-3 is the estranged father of U\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It is not known why U\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was watching his father, nor is it deemed scientifically relevant. Investigation discontinued and observation stopped.\n4) Channel 4 has been cleared for testing on D-level personnel and due to having complete control over SCP-1089-4 this is to be the primary channel of observation (No further testing is to be allowed without O5 approval).\nFirst, D-1089-1 ingested SCP-1089-p and became SCP-1089-4. SCP-1089-4 was briefly observed before termination.\nD-1089-2, surgically blinded, was observed next. Observation of SCP-1089-4/2 was reported to be blank in a manner consistent with Channel 1. D-1089-2 was then scheduled for immediate termination so that the channel could be freed up for more useful research.\nD-1089-3 ingested SCP-1089-p and was placed into solitary confinement for a period of 48 hours. As it seems there are no adverse effects to SCP-1089-p other than linking the target for observation, SCP-1089-4/3 was reassigned to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n5) SCP-1089-5 has been identified from information gathered from mirrors and reflective surfaces. He is a Japanese businessman named M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, CEO of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Inc. located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Observation to continue as scheduled.\nUpdate \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Observation reports that SCP-1089-5 is no longer M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 but is instead an unknown female. It is not known when or how this change ocurred but Foundation agents are in the process of investigating the new SCP-1089-5/2.\nUpdate \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Newspapers have confirmed M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was murdered between the time he was last observed and the first time the new female SCP-1089-5/2 was observed.\nUpdate \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1089-5/2 has been identified as H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a wealthy heiress living in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Observation to continue as scheduled.\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\nUpdate \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: As expected, SCP-1089-5/17 was also reported murdered. Investigation into identity of SCP-1089-5/18 has begun. Observation to continue as scheduled.\nAddendum 1089: Testing of SCP-1089 is to be immediately halted and SCP-1089-4 immediately terminated per instructions from O5-\u2588:\n\nInstructions from O5-\u2588\n\nInstructions from O5-\u2588\n\nEffective immediately, discontinue use of SCP-1089-p while on site.\nThat channel 5 changed without action from us suggests there are more goggles and channels are shared among them.\nWe don't know who has been watching but since \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 we've given them crystal clear surveillance of the inside of our secure facility as well as SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588!\nKill the link to channel 4 and continue observation of the other channels. Channel 4 is now to remain blank and channel 5 is designated as your new primary observation.\nDisciplinary action to follow.\n- O5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1088 | SCP-1089 | SCP-1090 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1090\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The item is currently housed at Site 561. It is kept in a padded case and can be safely stored alongside similarly contained items.\nDescription: SCP-1090 has the appearance of a set of cordless headphones with two polished, black basalt stones as earpieces. The headband is white plastic, with flexible joints allowing for size adjustment. A blue dot marked with a white \"L\" and a red dot marked with a white \"R\" are visible on the swivel joints at either end.\nIt is unclear how the stones have been fused to the rest of the device. Results from radiography of the object have been inconclusive.\nAny subject who wears SCP-1090 in the manner of conventional headphones will experience an anomalous auditory sensation. These sensations appear to be unique to the listener. The device has no effect on individuals who simply hold or handle it, although the stones have been reported to remain oddly cool to the touch.\nIt is probable that the longer an individual is exposed to SCP-1090, the more unusual and lasting its effect becomes, but this has not been conclusively demonstrated. Site 561 no longer participates in testing with human subjects or uses the class designation \"D\" for onsite personnel. See archived Experiment Logs for more details.\nExperiment Logs 1090\n\n+Open File\n\n-Close File\n\nLog 01/02/12\n\nSubject/s: D-0332 (female; 22)\nProcedure: Subject was seated in a sound-proof room, instructed to place SCP-1090 over her ears, and told to remove it when signaled by a red light.\nDuration: Two minutes\nResults:\nSubject places the device over her ears and immediately makes an expression of surprise. She makes no attempt to remove the device. She appears to focus intently and fails to react to the flashing red light until ten additional seconds have passed.\nSubject describes clear, loud music, which seemed to \u201calready be playing before I put them on\u2014 it sounded like the middle of the song.\u201d The \u201csong\u201d was described as a children's choir singing in a foreign language. \u201cI can't really tell you if it was beautiful or creepy.\u201d\n\nLog 01/03-03/12/12\n\nSubject/s: D-0886 (male; 38), D-0423 (male; 24), D-1002 (female; 31), and Junior Researcher M\u2588\u2588\u2588\nProcedure: Each subject was seated in a sound-proof room, instructed to place SCP-1090 over their ears, and told to remove it when signaled by a red light.\nDuration: Two minutes.\nResults:\nD-0886: Reports hearing guitars playing several melodies at once. \u201cLike Hendrix in a mirror house.\u201d\nD-0423: Hears a single, low, sustained note, \u201cLike a stringed bass\u201d, followed by a melody he describes as a bad bass solo. \u201cBut\u2026 played that way on purpose, you know?\u201d Subject seems fixated on explaining this concept and prolongs the interview by over an hour.\nD-1002: Subject is initially unresponsive to the red flashing light, appearing reluctant to remove the device. Subject does not respond to questioning until nearly fifteen minutes have passed.\nShe eventually reports: \u201cI think it was my cat\u2026 it sounded just like my cat. He was singing a song to me. About fish.\u201d\n\nNote: As none of the subjects testing the item have been harmed, we've given M\u2588\u2588\u2588 permission to try it out. -Dr. Sinclair\n\nJunior researcher M\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"It was just\u2026 woodpeckers. Pecking. Like, at least twenty woodpeckers.\"\n\nLog 04/04/12\n\nSubject/s: Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nProcedure: As of 03/12/12, none of the human subjects who participated in testing have shown any signs of injury or change in baseline behavior and cognition. Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 repeats the original experiment without incident.\nDuration: Two minutes\nResults:\nSubject reports a low, sustained drone for the first thirty seconds and described the sound slowly increasing in volume. Subject describes this sound creating a sense of intense expectation\u2014 \"Like something important was just about to happen\". The subject expressed doubt that she would have removed the device in the first ten seconds, even if instructed to do so.\n\"It's hard to describe the sound of\u2014 not dread, I wouldn't really call it dread. I know dread, okay? I felt like an intruder\u2014 like I wasn't supposed to be listening. At the same time, I knew, if I kept listening, I'd hear\u2014 I don't know. I'm being vague, sorry, but that's as precisely as I can explain it.\"\nDr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 notes that the \"music\" faded into silence immediately before the two minute light flashed. She has expressed interest in repeating the experiment, which Dr. Sinclair has denied.\n\nLog 05/05/12\n\nSubject/s: D-2101 (male; 22), D-4040 (male; 56)\nProcedure: Each subject was seated in a sound-proof room, instructed to place SCP-1090 over their ears, and told to remove it when signaled by a red light.\nDuration: Eight minutes\nResults:\nD-2101: Subject reacts in the same manner as D-1002, initially failing to respond to the flashing light for nearly three minutes and remaining in a complacent and unspeaking state for close to an hour after the test's conclusion. Subject reports hearing \"wind-chimes\", notably not localized in the earpieces, but \"some really close, and some really far away\u2026 too far away to hear. There must have been hundreds of them.\"\nD-4040: Subject displays growing unease while wearing the device and removes it promptly when the light flashes. When asked to describe his experience, subject refused to say more than, \"It was brown.\"\nAddendum 05/26/12: Both D-2101 and D-4040 report that they continue, intermittently, to hear the same sounds they described hearing while wearing SCP-1090. Unlike instances of simple cognitive itch, they claim the sounds are changing and growing progressively louder.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1089 | SCP-1090 | SCP-1091 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1091\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1091-1 is not to be removed from its containment room. The containment room is to be surrounded by a multi-stage Faraday cage. Three armed security personnel are to be stationed outside the containment room at all times. No radio devices are permitted within 200 meters of SCP-1091-1.\nA live microphone feed must be active in the containment room, outside the Faraday cage to record any transmissions or sounds from SCP-1091-1 for later analysis. SCP-1091-1 is not to have radio contact with any radio transmitting/receiving device unless approved by Level-4 Personnel for controlled testing purposes. Personnel are not permitted contact with SCP-1091-1 without specific authorization. All personnel must be searched to find and remove any radio devices before contact with SCP-1091-1 is permitted.\nIf SCP-1091-1 transfers to another radio transmitting device, all personnel are instructed to seek out and destroy all radio devices within a 5 km radius. Should Foundation personnel be unable to locate and recover SCP-1091 within two hours, refer to Recall Protocol 1091-Beta.\nDescription: SCP-1091 is a sentient entity that resides in radio receiving and transmitting devices. If its host device possesses a microphone (or shortwave reception equipment) and speakers, SCP-1091 is capable of communicating.\nSCP-1091 is capable of transferring itself between hosts by radio signal, at a range dependent on the broadcast power of its host device. Given the opportunity, it will use its ability to transfer between devices rapidly in an attempt to [DATA EXPUNGED]. SCP-1091 must not be allowed to reach its destination. Should such a scenario become a possibility, MTF Lambda-W is to refer to Recall Protocol 1091-Alpha.\nThus far, SCP-1091 has not demonstrated an ability to infect multiple devices simultaneously. However, this possibility cannot be entirely discounted.\nIf the host of SCP-1091 is destroyed or otherwise rendered unable to transmit before it is able to transfer, SCP-1091 will immediately become located in SCP-1091-1, regardless of distance. For this reason, it has been suggested that SCP-1091-1 is the original source of SCP-1091.\nSCP-1091-1 resembles a model S-38 shortwave receiver, manufactured by the Hallicrafters company in the mid-1940s. However, the composite material comprising the outer shell of SCP-1091-1 appears to be a mixture of carbon fiber and an unidentified material. Additionally, all attempts at opening SCP-1091-1 for examination have failed.\nAll attempts to tune SCP-1091-1 have been ineffective. SCP-1091-1 plays only static until SCP-1091 initiates communication. Any other radio device within 500 meters of SCP-1091-1 will experience the same tuning failure. SCP-1091 is able to communicate with Foundation Personnel through various types of \"Digital Mode\" broadcasts. The choice of digital mode appears to be related to the person it is communicating with and the subject matter of the conversation.\nInterview Log 1091-a\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1091\nInterviewer: Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1091. Clearly, you have some form of sentience. Tell me, what is it that you were planning when we had recovered you?\n(SCP-1091 is silent for several seconds, before broadcasting a data burst transmission approximately 45 seconds in length.)\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Run that through the software, I want to know what this thing is thinking.\n\nIt was later determined that the transmission was an SSTV broadcast, in mode \"Robot36\". Decoded image is listed below available audio clip of interview.\n\nRecovered Image of SSTV broadcast during Interview 1091-A\n\n\u00ab SCP-1090 | SCP-1091 | SCP-1092 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1092\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1092 is to be housed in a 5 by 5 by 2.5 meter cell that is completely watertight and is capable of being filled and drained via an installed pumping system. During its parasitic stage, SCP-1092 will be contained in one (1) domestic pig of no less than 54 kg. During this phase, SCP-1092's host is to be fed regularly and otherwise treated as a normal animal. After two (2) months time since initiation of the parasitic stage, the containment cell will be flooded with 40 cm of water and SCP-1092 will be allowed to enter its aquatic stage. The body of its former host will be incinerated. After four (4) months, another domestic pig meeting the same specifications will be placed into the inundated cell. Upon successful infection, the water will be drained and boiled three (3) times at no less than 200\u00b0C before being disposed of.\nAll individuals who experience direct contact will SCP-1092 or its containment area will be analyzed with X-ray radiography after leaving. In light of Incident A, personnel suspected of exposure to SCP-1092 will be quarantined for no less than two (2) weeks, during which time they will receive full body X-ray scans every 48 hours. Those infected will be monitored until SCP-1092 exits its parasitic phase terminated (see Addendum 1092-02).\nDescription: SCP-1092 is an Osteichthyes class fish, during its aquatic phase virtually indistinguishable from other related fishes, except for a tendency toward aggression. However, only adolescent and adult instances of SCP-1092 have been observed outside of a living host; juveniles are obligate parasites. The fish infects the circulatory system of its host, absorbing oxygen and nutrients directly from the host's blood. Once in the bloodstream, instances grow from less than a millimeter in diameter to many times their original size, the largest recorded specimen being 2.1 cm in diameter (extracted from the host's aorta). The way SCP-1092 initially establishes an infection is not clear; however, it is theorized that its tiny eggs enter the bloodstream through cuts and lacerations on the subject's flesh, which would explain its aggressive tendencies. It has been known to infect a number of large mammals, including goats, sheep, humans, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and pigs.\nSubjects infected by SCP-1092 often experience fatigue, weight loss, and increased appetite. Further, many subjects affected will report \"fluttering\" or \"squirming\" sensations inside their body. Nevertheless, it must be noted that a significant portion of those infected experience no noticeable symptoms until the parasite has matured to the end of its parasitic stage. Once the fish have matured within a host for 6-9 weeks, they will be ready to enter their aquatic stage. SCP-1092 will generally wait for its host to be contacting or surrounded by a significant amount of liquid water (SCP-1092's mechanism for detecting water outside the hosts' body is under investigation, see Document \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588). When the host contacts water, all mature instances of SCP-1092 will forcibly expel themselves from the hosts body, using their teeth to cut through blood vessels and epethelium. Subjects will sustain anywhere from minor injury to severe blood loss and death, depending on the location and severity of infection.\nIt is important to mention that a small but notable portion of subjects will experience a secondary stage of infection. In these individuals, SCP-1092 will travel up the carotid artery, at which point [REDACTED].\nAddendum 1092-01: Incident A\nUnknown to any Foundation staff at the time, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was exposed to SCP-1092 and the infection progressed unchecked for at least 6 weeks (it is hypothesized that Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was initially infected via a small cut on the inside of his lip). SCP-1092 exited his body without warning while he was taking a shower in facilities at Site \u2588\u2588. Although medical attention was given almost immediately, the hemorrhaging proved too extensive and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 died within the hour.\nAddendum 1092-02: Incident B\nA member of the research team investigating SCP-1092, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, despite having no prior history of violent behavior was somehow able to gain control of [DATA EXPUNGED], resulting in a site-wide containment breach, including the temporary release of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. This was suspected to have been a distraction staged in order to allow Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to [REDACTED] unnoticed. The subject was finally terminated only five kilometers away from the Colorado River Aqueduct. Upon autopsy, the subject was confirmed to have an advanced-stage SCP-1092 infection in his brain.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1091 | SCP-1092 | SCP-1093 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1093\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1093 is to be kept inside a sealed 5 meter by 5 meter containment cell. The cell is to be encased in a 30 centimeter thick lining of lead. Personnel are prohibited from entering the containment cell or making contact with SCP-1093 unless instructed by Level 4 personnel assigned to the object. No staff are permitted to enter SCP-1093's containment cell or make any contact with SCP-1093 without first being suited in the proper radiological protection. SCP-1093 is to remain deactivated unless the designated staff have instructed its activation.\nDescription: SCP-1093 is a Caucasian male, 1.68 meters in height and between 30 and 35 years old. The head of SCP-1093 is composed entirely of a bright light, measuring approximately 1600 lumens. SCP-1093 has no physical cranium and there are no known sources for the light emitting from the head area of SCP-1093. The light at SCP-1093's head does not emanate any sort of heat. No causes for this abnormality have been determined.\nSCP-1093 is highly radioactive, emitting radiation levels ranging from 3500 rad to 4000 rad. It has not yet been determined what causes SCP-1093 to emit these lethal doses of radiation. SCP-1093 itself does not appear to be affected by this radiation, and it will constantly emit radiation regardless of whether or not it has been activated.\nOn the back of SCP-1093, attached to the base of the neck, is a switch labeled with \"On\" and \"Off\", resembling that of a typical household light-switch. Light only emits from SCP-1093 when the switch is activated. When deactivated, SCP-1093 appears completely headless. When not activated through this switch, SCP-1093's upper body will remain limp. Upon activation, SCP-1093 will lift its upper body, standing stiff and motionless until deactivation.\nBiological examination of SCP-1093 has shown it to be, externally, a living and healthy human from the neck down. SCP-1093 displays a stable heartbeat and steady, constant breathing. How SCP-1093 is capable of respiration is unknown, as there are no visible openings to allow any form of inhalation or exhalation. SCP-1093 does not appear to require food, drink, or sleep. All bodily functions immediately cease upon deactivation. For information regarding the internal anatomy of SCP-1093 refer to Surgical Report F224B-1093.\nWhen activated, SCP-1093 is entirely dormant. SCP-1093 does not respond to any staff attempts at interaction and is completely unresponsive to all external stimuli. In this state, SCP-1093 does not appear capable of speech and does not display any evidence of sapience. Under these conditions, SCP-1093 will continually stay stationary, locked into a single stiff, upright position, until deactivation.\nPersonnel who have been within the immediate proximity of SCP-1093 have reported experiencing auditory hallucinations that promptly desist upon exiting the chamber. Extended contact with SCP-1093 appears to cause these hallucinations to persist for longer periods of time, typically spanning several days before abruptly ceasing. In a number of cases the sounds have continued for excessive spans of time, which has caused significant distress in the afflicted personnel, though the eventual sudden desistance has remained in nearly all cases. The most commonly experienced sounds produced by SCP-1093 include a high pitched ringing, a loud \"drilling\" sound, and a low pulsation similar to that of a heartbeat. These auditory anomalies all appear to occur exclusively when SCP-1093 is activated and all seem to emanate from an indiscernible source.\n\nSurgical Report F224B-1093\n\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSpecimen: SCP-1093\nSurgical examination conducted under the supervision of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1093 remained deactivated during the length of the surgery. As of the writing of this report, no internal observation on SCP-1093 has been performed while it is in its active state. Radiological protection was worn by all personnel engaged in the operation.\nUpon the first abdominal incision, when piercing the dermis of the specimen, all agents in the immediate area reported a sudden, high-pitched ringing emanating from an indiscernible source. The ringing continued until the incision was completed and the abdomen of the specimen was fully opened. This ringing process repeated for each subsequent incision made upon the subject.\nOnce the internals were exposed, no organs or skeletal structures could be located. The entire interior of SCP-1093 appears to consist solely of a pale white opalescent substance. The material has a gelatinous consistency and is filled with many branching, red and blue vein-like protrusions. It seems to be very durable and resistant to damage, as none of the tools used during the surgery were capable of piercing or scratching it. This substance remains unidentified and no samples were able to be extracted for testing.\nOne abnormality of note is that, when handling the exterior portions of SCP-1093's body, all agents could physically feel internal, bone-like structures. The ribcage of SCP-1093 is visible when viewed externally, but no skeleton appears to be present within the interior of SCP-1093. In addition, prior tests have indicated the presence of several functioning internal organs within SCP-1093, but none could be identified during the length of the examination. Further investigation of this matter is requested.\nAll incisions made upon the specimen healed at a normal rate over the course of several months subsequent to the surgery with the expected scarring.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1092 | SCP-1093 | SCP-1094 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1094, prior to its containment in 19\u2588\u2588\n\nItem #: SCP-1094\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1094 is kept within Site-94, a containment site disguised as an office building belonging to a private company. Attempts made by civilians to enter Site-94 should be deterred, with amnestics being distributed should it be found necessary. No personnel are to enter the established safe zone around SCP-1094 except during authorized testing sessions. Personnel expressing interest in interacting with SCP-1094 are to be moved from the site immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1094 is a playground, located in [REDACTED]. The playground contains standard recreational equipment including see-saws, merry-go-rounds, slides, monkey bars and swing sets. The equipment is constructed out of wood, plastic and steel and displays no unusual properties on its own. SCP-1094 appears to be inhabited by one or more immaterial entities that manipulate the equipment on a regular basis, as personnel have reported such things as swings moving on their own or hearing sounds from the slide. The nature of these entities and their connection to SCP-1094 is not fully understood.\nHuman beings near SCP-1094 feel compelled to play within it. This effect appears to have a circular range of approximately 17 meters around SCP-1094 and is entirely psychological in nature. This urge is stronger depending on the age of the subject affected, with pre-adolescents reacting the most to exposure. Subjects past puberty can resist the urge with moderate difficulty, but the severity of the urge is increased if the subject directly views or hears another human interacting with SCP-1094. Playing within SCP-1094 induces a state of euphoria in the subject, causing them to ignore any previous assignment or duty in favour of continuing to play with SCP-1094.\nRepeated and continuous exposure to SCP-1094 via physical contact with any of the recreational equipment available causes the subject interacting with it to disappear. In all of the \u2588\u2588 cases this has been tested, the subject disappeared while they were already completely absent from sight, such as when they were using the slide or climbing through the tunnel connecting two parts of the larger structure. Any tracking device placed on the subject previous to their disappearance will be found in the structure the subject disappeared within.\nDiscovery: SCP-1094 was discovered when reports of a series of disappearances in the town of [REDACTED] surfaced in media. SCP-1094 was tracked down as the source of the disappearances and was successfully contained. Out of the \u2588\u2588 reports, \u2588 were found to have been caused by SCP-1094.\nAddendum: On 19\u2588\u2588-05-19, Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a researcher assigned to Site-94 was found missing. Security footage shows that Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was working on a report in his office when what appeared to be an elderly man wearing a yellow raincoat entered the room. It should be brought to attention that the door was never opened and that it was not raining at the time. Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 fails to notice the man, who starts walking towards Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 as the camera abruptly goes blank. The camera resumes functioning approximately seven hours later, at which point Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's office is empty. The report that Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was writing was recovered, and found to only consist of a single sentence:\n\ni'll take care of the children.\n\nSecurity efforts were doubled following the disappearance of Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1093 | SCP-1094 | SCP-1095 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Disclaimer: The following Containment Procedures are expected to change, due to revisions in Containment Protocols X10-06, which specifically deals with reality bending anomalies. Refer to: Collins, Jessica, \"The Scranton Report\", Entropy: An SCP Foundation Journal, 19\u2588\u2588.\n\nItem #: SCP-1095\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1095 is provisionally contained on-site at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Texas. The surrounding building is closed off to the public under the cover that it is under renovation. At least two Security Guards are to surround the area to prevent trespassing. Due to the nature of SCP-1095, level 1 security personnel are also posted near the entrance of SCP-1095. A barrier has been constructed around the side of SCP-1095 that is within SCP-1095-1.\nSite-156 is established within SCP-1095-1 in order to minimize the chance of an Xi-06 Event. The area is under surveillance to monitor the activities of all SCP-1095-2 instances. Agents and Security Guards are posted by SCP-1095-1's police precinct and courthouse. Personnel are encouraged to assist SCP-1095-2-B instances in intervention of possible Xi-06 events.\nMobile Task Force Xi-06 (\"Bixby Hunters\") is responsible for handling Xi-06 Events. After a Xi-06 event, witnesses of the event are to be administered Class-B amnestics. Personnel from Site-156 are responsible for determining the new location of SCP-1095. This is accomplished by translocating via SCP-1095 and surveying the new surrounding area. The new location is to be reported, and Containment Specialists will be sent to the area to ensure proper containment.\nInformation related to SCP-1095-2-B-1 is to be reported to the Site Director of Site-156.\nDescription: SCP-1095 is a spatial anomaly measuring 3.1m x 3m x 2.4 m, inside the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Tavern, located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Texas. SCP-1095 exhibits a minor effect on local reality, appearing as slight blurring around the surrounding area.\nA subject passing through SCP-1095 will be instantly translocated to a location resembling the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. (referred to as SCP-1095-1). The location of SCP-1095 inside SCP-1095-1 is inside the town hall of SCP-1095-1. SCP-1095-1 covers an area of approximately 1.2km\u00b2. Any area beyond SCP-1095-1 is perceived as a white plain, which is domed by an electrical field of unknown origin.\nSCP-1095-1 has approximately 70,000 humanoid residents, all of whom are Level 4 Reality Benders (referred to as SCP-1095-2). Instances are capable of manipulating local reality within a 11 meter radius. This manipulation is limited to movement of objects,1 transformation of objects, and spontaneous materialization/dematerialization of objects. Instances cannot directly affect other instances or personnel with these abilities. Most instances are also incapable of manipulating local reality upon themselves, with the exception of instances of SCP-1095-2-B.\nInstances are politically divided into three groups:\n\nSCP-1095-2-A: Instances classified under this group make up the majority of residents (approximately 68,000). These instances use their abilities for trivial purposes (e.g: opening a door, moving a car, etc.). Attempts to use their abilities beyond this is halted by instances of SCP-1095-2-B.\nSCP-1095-2-B: Instances classified under this group make up approximately 300 residents. These instances resemble law enforcement, judicial members, and political leaders. In most cases, these instances are noted to use their abilities to enforce order.\nSCP-1095-2-C: Approximately 50-200 residents are classified under this group. Instances under this group use their abilities with malicious intent. In most cases, intervention of 2-B instances is sufficient enough to contain 2-C instances. In the result that intervention is not successful, these instances escape SCP-1095-1, in an attempt to pass through SCP-1095.\n\nAny instance of SCP-1095-2 passing through SCP-1095 into universal local reality results in an Xi-06 Event.2 During an Xi-06 event, surrounding local reality is heavily disrupted.3 This disruption results in destruction of local reality outside of SCP-1095-1, surrounding SCP-1095.4 After an Xi-06 Event, SCP-1095 will instantly translocate to another location. The location SCP-1095 appears in will usually be inside a tavern or store in a small town.\nDiscovery: SCP-1095 was originally found inside a tavern in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Nevada. The anomaly was reported to a local police force. An Agent embedded within the force contacted the Foundation, and a provisional containment area was constructed soon after. Shortly after containment, several D-Class personnel were sent through SCP-1095 to determine its anomalous properties.\nAfter subsequent exploration, instances became aware of personnel and greeted subjects. Instances of SCP-1095-2-B engaged with hostility. The D-Class were instructed to leave SCP-1095-1, where an Xi-06 Event occurred shortly afterward. The Xi-06 Event resulted in breach of containment, destruction of the containment area, and numerous casualties. An MTF was dispatched to the area, ending the event by terminating instances of SCP-1095-2 outside of SCP-1095-1. Class-B amnestics were administered to witnesses of the event. After the event, SCP-1095 was missing from its original location.\nA test subject remained within SCP-1095-1 during the aftermath. The new location of SCP-1095 was found, and new containment procedures were devised.\nDiplomatic relations were established between Foundation personnel and instances of SCP-1095-2. A minority of instances were deemed a threat and became classified as SCP-1095-2-C.\n\nA photo of SCP-1095-2-B-1, who closely resembles former mayor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n+ Excerpt of speech by SCP-1095-2-B-1\n\n- Close\n\nForeword: SCP-1095-2-B-1 is the mayor of SCP-1095-1.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: \u2026 Do not be alarmed. Yes, it is true that we have foreign men in our land. Yes, it is also true that we've had radicals attempt to escape after these men came. We must not look at this situation with pessimism, but with hope. Hope. It is what brings us together, and it is what will pull us through. The truth is that without these men, we would have never seen these traitors come out of the woodwork until it was too late. We would be living blissfully, walking past these treacherous individuals on a day to day basis.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1's eyes narrow.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: But we must not fret. We have our friends to thank for arriving at the nick of time. Together, we will find these radicals and progress towards a brighter and happier future!\nThe audience applauds.\n\nIncident 1095-02: Site-156 was established within SCP-1095-1. Agents were embedded within the stores, markets, and other places of occupation. Increased surveillance lead to unrest among residents of SCP-1095. Legislature was passed by instances of SCP-1095-2-B. These laws relaxed surveillance by personnel. However, increased screening for SCP-1095-2-C instances were implemented.\nAn instance of SCP-1095-2-A was accused of being an instance of SCP-1095-2-C.5 As a result, unrest escalated between residents. Security Guards were placed to calm the unrest in the streets of SCP-1095-1.\n\n+ Excerpt of press statement SCP-1095-2-B-12\n\n- Close\n\nForeword: SCP-1095-2-B-12 is the sheriff of SCP-1095-1.\nSCP-1095-2-B-12: \u2026The indictment of one of our fellow residents is a tragedy. However, we must remember that we live in different times. It pains us to do this. It is a necessary evil for the greater good \u2026 There is sufficient evidence to suspect that Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is a threat to our town. Officer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 stated that his life was in imminent danger, and did what he had to do to detain Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. We took care of the rest. It is up to the jury to decide his fate \u2026\n\nThe instance of SCP-1095-2-A was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison. Unrest continued to grow among residents. Although no causalities occurred, it was suspected that an Xi-06 Event would happen in response to the conviction. Security around SCP-1095 was heightened.\nIncident 1095-45: A press statement was released by SCP-1095-2-B-1.\n\n+ Excerpt of press statement by SCP-1095-2-B-1\n\n- Close\n\nForeword: SCP-1095-2-B-1 is the mayor of SCP-1095-1.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: \u2026 In recent months, we have been under great duress. Many joke that it's the 'radicals or the police', but I'd like to side with the latter. We have been faced with a hidden, unknown enemy that threatens not only to eradicate us, but also our friends.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1 nods towards Agent Thompson, assigned to Site-156.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: Paranoia has bested us. Perhaps it is not the fear of the enemy, but the fear that lies within all of us that is threatening. Starting today, our City Council will work with the Foundation in an attempt to bring reform and relief to our exasperated residents. A meeting will be held to discuss the problems that trouble us, and compromise will be made to meet the needs of our residents \u2026\n\nAn agreement was made between the Foundation and instances of SCP-1095-2-B to reform the policy of screening for instances of SCP-1095-2-C. Surveillance decreased, and Security Guards/Agents were limited to posts by the police station and courthouse of SCP-1095-1.\nSeveral weeks after implementation of these procedures, several instances of SCP-1095-2-C breached containment, resulting in multiple Xi-06 Events. Several instances of SCP-1095-2-B passed through SCP-1095 in an attempt to aid personnel in containment. This resulted in extensive destruction of the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588, where SCP-1095 was previously contained.\nInstances of SCP-1095-2-C were terminated. Instances of SCP-1095-2-B were instructed to go to back to SCP-1095-1. A cover story was established, under the guise that the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 suffered a fire from a nearby forest. Broadcasts and news stories were intercepted to fit this story. Amnestics were administered to the residents of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The new location of SCP-1095 was found shortly after, and a provisional containment site was built around the area.\nSCP-1095-2-B-5, a close relative of SCP-1095-2-B-1 was missing after the incident.\n\n+ Excerpt of press statement by SCP-1095-2-B-1\n\n- Close\n\nForeword: SCP-1095-2-B-1 is the mayor of SCP-1095-1.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: \u2026 Unfortunately, my brother, Cadwell, is not with us. He, like other men that day, fought bravely against the radicals that sought to destroy our friends' world. I can tell you, without fail, that the radicals have bested us. We have let our guard down, and because of it, they took away hundreds of lives in our friends' world. Now, my fellow residents [pause] I must tell you this: you are either with us, or against us. That is the honest truth. We have reached a breaking point\u2026\n\nAt the time of documentation, SCP-1095-2-B-5 has not been found.\nAddendum-1095-08: Approximately 5 months after Incident-1095-45, SCP-1095-2-B-5 was found near Site-132. SCP-1095-2-B-5 was placed under custody and sent to Site-\u2588\u2588, which was closest to SCP-1095's provisional containment site.\nThe following is an interview of SCP-1095-2-B-5, conducted by Dr. Kim\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1095-2-B-5\nInterviewer: Dr. Kim\nForeward: SCP-1095-2-B-5 was noted to exhibit a noticeable effect on local reality, appearing as visual blurring within a 2 meter radius. This effect returned to normal whenever SCP-1095-2-B-5 left its radius.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Kim: Can you tell me why you came here?\nSCP-1095-2-B-5: I can't tell you much. But what I can tell you is that I am here as a whistle-blower. I wish I had more time, but I am as good as dead.\nDr. Kim: Don't worry. We will protect you.\nSCP-1095-2-B-5: No, you do not understand. We are duplicitous people. Our members carry enormous power. We are just excellent at concealing it. Even more-so than the residents we rule over. The only issue is that we could never overcome tens of thousands by power alone.\nDr. Kim: Ok. To make this clear: you are stating that your members present more ability than they currently express.\nSCP-1095-2-B-5: That is correct. We were aware of methods where we can amplify these abilities if we concentrated on creating a hole in reality. We had a hole ready to be ripped open. All we needed was to have someone on the other side open it for us. It was a long wait, but the patience paid off. One of your people stumbled in with a camera strapped on his head, and we assumed we were ready to go. But then the rest of your Foundation showed up. That's when we had to establish negotiation.\nDr. Kim: Noted. Anything else you would like to add?\nSCP-1095-2-B-5: The people you are hunting after \u2026 they are the wrong ones. I wish I can say more. Tell them to be careful. Tell your men to be careful. Because it was a mistake to come here.\nDr. Kim: We will. Thank you for your cooperation.\n<End Log>\nConclusion: A few days after concluding the interview, SCP-1095-2-B-5's body heavily disrupted local reality within Site-\u2588\u2588. This resulted in destruction of its containment cell. The instance expired. Local reality shifted to normal several hours after the event.\n\nAddendum 1095-10: INFORMATION RESTRICTED TO LEVEL 3 PERSONNEL OR ABOVE\n\n+ INPUT CREDENTIALS\n\n- CREDENTIALS ACCEPTED\n\nAftermath of the Xi-06 Event. Note the distortion surrounding the building.\n\nOn 04/23/19\u2588\u2588, an Xi-06 Event occurred within SCP-1095-1, despite no instances of SCP-1095-2-B translocating via SCP-1095. Several buildings were damaged, and 2 causalities were reported. Instances of SCP-1095-2-B arrested SCP-1095-2-A-18921, who was suspected to be the cause of the Xi-06 Event.\nUnrest grew between residents in SCP-1095-1. Shortly after arrest, an individual identical to the suspect was found among protesters. Both instances were arrested to determine which instance was responsible for the event. Extensive questioning did not distinguish the instances.\nA test was pending to take a DNA sample between both instances. Before approval, one of the instances was found deceased inside its cell; the other instance was missing. During this time, SCP-1095-2-B-1 was also noted to be missing. Civil unrest grew further, resulting in destruction and looting of SCP-1095-1. Additional Security personnel were assigned to calm the unrest. Deliberation among instances of SCP-1095-2-B and personnel deemed Johnathan Bickson, the Site-Director of Site-156, to be a temporary mayor for SCP-1095-1.\nThe following is an excerpt of conversation between SCP-1095-2-B-1 and Agent Thompson, recorded shortly before the instance's disappearance.\n\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: \u2026It's been quite a while since Cadwell has disappeared. How long would you say its been?\nAgent Thompson: About 6 months.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: Oh. [pause] Has the Foundation spotted him?\nThompson: I am not allowed to disclose that. You are also aware that he can't come back, no matter what we do.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: [pause] Do you think the people like me, Thompson?\nThompson: Of course they do. They're just in a frenzy because of the constant attacks from the radicals.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: Ugh. I guess you have a point there. I can't help but feel that my decisions have been a bit shady, at best. I've made mistakes.\nThompson: What do you mean?\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: It's a bit hard to describe. How can I put it? Uhh \u2026 well, it's like misdirection, except it's in- [cough] excuse me, throat's a bit dry. Except it feels intentional. I mean, it isn't, but I could have done better these past years.\nThompson: I'm sure you don't have to worry. You've been a great mayor so far.\nSCP-1095-2-B-1: Right. [pause] You're right.\n\nFootnotes\n1. For the purposes of this document, \"object\" refers to any material or substance that an instance can touch. This includes but is not limited to inorganic materials (rocks and minerals, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastic) and organic materials (soil, flora, fauna).\n2. Instances translocating from SCP-1095 via SCP-1095-1 are unable to return to SCP-1095-1. Instances that attempt to do so dematerialze upon touching SCP-1095.\n3. It is theorized that the cause of Xi-06 Events stem from the baseline reality in SCP-1095-1 differing from universal local reality. Refer to: Collins, Jessica, \u201cThe Reality of Alternate Dimensions: A Comprehensive Study\", Entropy: An SCP Foundation Journal, 19\u2588\u2588\n4. An initial instance passing through SCP-1095 disrupts reality within a 20 meter radius. This exponentially increases for every 2 additional instances.\n5. This was implemented under the Radical Act, Section 2C-142. Refer to: Bickson, Johnathan, \u201cA Short History of SCP-1095-1's Legislature\u201d N.p, 19\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1094 | SCP-1095 | SCP-1096 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1096\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1096 instances not in use are stored in a secure locker at Site \u2588\u2588. Experimentation with SCP-1096 may only be performed on Class-D personnel and only with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 Personnel. Class-D test subjects are housed in separate test subject containment cells at Site \u2588\u2588, and are excluded from mandatory monthly termination for the duration of testing.\nDescription: SCP-1096 is a set of silicone breast implants of various sizes, of which there are currently fifteen (15) pairs in containment. Each instance of SCP-1096 is identified by a lack of serial numbers and the words \"The Factory\" etched onto the outside surface.\nWithin seven days of being implanted into a suitable female subject, SCP-1096 will slowly begin converting all living tissue within the subject into what appears to be a living silicone-based plastic material. Visible changes begin with the removal of minor blemishes and imperfections and quickly advances into major figure-sculpting transformations, taking approximately ten (10) months to complete. It is currently unknown how this material retains all the properties of living tissue, and how major organs are able to continue functioning despite total conversion to silicone.\nAffected individuals are often described by observers as being \"perfect\" and \"beautiful\", though the exact appearance of each affected subject tends to vary according to that subject's personal tastes. Complete conversion of the subject's tissues results in a complete lack of detectable aging in the subject, though the subject also loses the ability to heal naturally; significant injuries inflicted to these subjects result in lasting wounds that do not close. Subjects have reported significant dulling of tactile sensation, including symptoms similar to congenital insensitivity to pain. Conversion of the subject's brain tissue also results in a slight but progressive reduction in intelligence as well as memory impairment.\nSCP-1096 was first discovered on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/198\u2588 following reports of a woman admitted to a [REDACTED] Hospital following a major car accident [REDACTED] as being \"made from plastic\" and \"bleeding clear blood\".\nAddendum 1096-01: Incident Report, \u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588\nAn unused SCP-1096 instance was recovered following a raid on an underground plastic surgery clinic in [REDACTED], and the following damaged documentation recovered from the scene:\n\nThank you for your purchase of this quality Factory product!\nEver cursed your genetics for not making you perfect and beautiful? Wish you could be young again? Wipe away everything from minor blemishes to years of wrinkles and look young forever wit[ILLEGIBLE]\n\nThe surgeon, about to perform a procedure on a female subject, was shot and killed during the raid after drawing a firearm on Mobile Task Force [REDACTED] members and was unable to be questioned. The female subject was administered a Class A amnestic and released following a thorough investigation and background check that turned up no additional information.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1095 | SCP-1096 | SCP-1097 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1097\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1097 is to be fully enclosed within a reinforced, pressurized stainless steel container at all times. SCP-1097 is to be kept at a minimum of 2200 kPa.\nSCP-1097 is to be contained in a Type D concrete bunker, modified to include retractable seals on air vents capable of withstanding prolonged exposure to liquids with a pH level between 11.3 and 13.5. In the event of a containment breach, this bunker is to be completely sealed until further notice by the Security Director.\nSCP-1097 is to be contained at Site-17. The containment bunker is to be located at least 50 meters away from all other staff workspaces and SCP-designated objects. Samples of SCP-1097 are to be extracted via remote-controlled robotic equipment, and all maintenance of containment equipment is to be performed by approved laboratory robotics. No staff or test subjects are allowed to be within 10 m of SCP-1097 unless permission is granted by the Research Director.\nA total volume of SCP-1097 exceeding 2.5 L may not be removed from containment at any given time without authorization from the Research Director.\nDescription: SCP-1097 is 72.3 L of a dark brown, viscous fluid composed of a mixture of water, sodium hydroxide, and liquefied human remains. In an automated, laboratory environment, SCP-1097 exhibits physical characteristics consistent with fluids composed of a similar mixture of materials.\nWhen a human approaches within approximately 5 m of any portion of SCP-1097 greater than 2.8 L, its anomalous properties manifest. SCP-1097 will first alter its shape to mimic the physical form of that person. SCP-1097 achieves this by manipulating its density so as to achieve a semi-solid state; SCP-1097 can also completely solidify portions of itself for a limited duration, to a maximum observed hardness of 152 HV30. During this process, SCP-1097 maintains its dark brown, viscous appearance, albeit in a shape analogous to the subject. The appearance of SCP-1097 in motion is similar to that of a ferromagnetic fluid being manipulated by an electromagnetic field.\nIn addition to simulating a subject's physical form, SCP-1097 will also imitate a subject's mental characteristics and behavioral traits to the best of its ability. While SCP-1097's ability to communicate is limited, it will display physical mannerisms and attitudes similar to those previously observed in the subject. Tests using EEG monitors have shown that SCP-1097 will exhibit brain activity in the exact same manner as its subject. Current research suggests that SCP-1097 does not possess any true sapience of its own; any actions or characteristics appearing as independent thought are merely a complex reaction catalyzed by the proximity of a sapient being.\nWhen more than one person enters SCP-1097's area of effect, its appearance and reactions become far more unpredictable. In a multiple-subject scenario, SCP-1097 has been documented to assume an array of physical aspects, in some cases deviating radically from the humanoid form. SCP-1097 will also demonstrate substantial variance in behavioral patterns; SCP-1097 has been documented on some of these occasions to be hostile and extremely aggressive. When agitated, SCP-1097 will use its ability to harden itself, as well as its innate caustic properties, to attack and seriously injure staff.\nExperiment Log-1097:\nThe following is a list of notable experiments involving SCP-1097:\n\nExperiment\nDescription\nResult\n\n1097-2\nD-48230, a 47-year-old male with a history of good behavior while incarcerated, introduced alone into SCP-1097's area of effect.\nSCP-1097 assumes a physical form resembling that of D-48230. Answers questions from researchers cooperatively with simple \"yes\" and \"no\" gestures, and displays knowledge of subjects, both general and personal, that D-48230 is familiar with.\n\n1097-5\nD-23142, a 21-year-old female with documented sociopathic behavioral tendencies, introduced alone into SCP-1097's area of effect.\nIn a manner similar to Experiment 1097-2, SCP-1097 exhibits physical traits, mannerisms, and knowledge of D-23142. Upon Researcher Upton's disengagement of the security doors leading into the testing chamber, D-23142 feigns sudden illness. When medical personnel respond, SCP-1097 attacks nearby security staff, causing a brief containment breach. Containment re-established with 2 fatalities and 4 personnel injured. D-23142 summarily terminated.\n\n1097-9\nD-29003, a 37-year-old male convicted of multiple murders, and D-31057, a 28-year old male documented as a serial rapist, introduced into SCP-1097's area of effect.\nSCP-1097 manifests as a 1.8 m tall male of average build and musculature. SCP-1097's facial features resemble an amalgamation of D-31057 and D-29003, including such features as D-29003's surgically repaired cleft lip and an 8 cm scar over D-31057's right eyebrow. For the duration of the test, SCP-1097 huddles in the corner of the testing chamber, refusing to interact with researchers.\n\n1097-11\nD-10772, a 27-year-old female, and D-58271, a 42-year-old male, both with histories of non-violent crimes, introduced simultaneously into SCP-1097's area of effect. D-10772 is fluent in American Sign Language, and instructed to attempt to communicate with SCP-1097.\nSCP-1097 arranges its mass to resemble \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an individual that D-58271 claims was his 10th grade English teacher. SCP-1097, like D-10772, demonstrates ASL fluency, and is able to communicate with test subjects and researchers. SCP-1097 challenges D-10772 to a game of chess; after three hours of compliance with researchers' inquiries, SCP-1097 is granted its request in exchange for its cooperation, and a chess set and board is introduced into the testing chamber via robotic drone. SCP-1097 defeats D-10772 in eight moves.\n\n1097-13\nD-95523, D-04189, D-09923, and D-60354, all males between the ages of 19 and 54 and selected for their records of compliance and good behavior, introduced simultaneously into SCP-1097's area of effect.\nSCP-1097 changes its shape into a 3.4 m tall, vaguely humanoid construct, exhibiting an additional arm protruding from the spinal region with what appears to be a simulacrum of D-04189's face in the place of a hand. SCP-1097 quickly moves to embrace D-95523 with four of its limbs, causing acute chemical burns over most of D-95523's body. After approximately 2 minutes, D-95523 loses consciousness. SCP-1097 decreases in height by 1.2 m, and assumes the appearance of a normal human male. SCP-1097 is docile and cooperative for the duration of the experiment. D-95523 dies of his injuries three days later.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1096 | SCP-1097 | SCP-1098 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1098\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All written instances of SCP-1098 are to be burned, painted over, or otherwise obliterated. A single recorded instance is kept on a standard audiocasette for study. Under no circumstances should this recording be digitized.\nAll instances of SCP-1098-1 are to be contained in converted class-D barracks. They are to be provided food from the site cafeteria at regular mealtimes. Under no circumstances may they be given writing implements or recording media. A television and puzzles and games are to be provided for entertainment of the SCP-1098-1 instances. The barracks must be soundproofed to STC 60+.\nTwo guards are to be posted at the door of the SCP-1098-1 barracks. All guards are to wear full-ear headphones equipped with active filters designed to scramble human speech.\nDescription: SCP-1098 is a \u2588-syllable word, with a phoneme pattern consistent with origin among modern speakers of American English. It appears to have no effect on non-English speakers. Persons reading or hearing SCP-1098 in context report that is euphonious and somewhat humorous. Exposure to SCP-1098 out of context appears to be safe but this has not been conclusively established.\nExposure to SCP-1098 in written or spoken form may lead to infection, with increasing probability for each additional exposure. There is an inverse correlation between the size of an individual's working vocabulary and their susceptibility to infection, but this has not been rigorously quantified. Persons in the earliest phases of infection appear to be the most contagious.\nInfected individuals (hereafter known as SCP-1098-1) will begin to use SCP-1098 preferentially as a placeholder name (similarly to \"whatchamacallit\", \"thingamajig\" or \"whatshisname\") and respond positively to its use by others.\nExample usage:\n\n\"Hey Ray, can you hand me that [REDACTED]? No, not that one, the frickin' [REDACTED] over there.\"\n\nWithin 2-3 weeks of exposure, SCP-1098-1 will begin substituting SCP-1098 for other parts of speech with increasing frequency. Initially it is possible to communicate with SCP-1098-1 by inferring the intended meaning of SCP-1098 from context, but soon the prevalence of SCP-1098 in speech becomes so high that only other instances of SCP-1098-1 are able to comprehend it. In the final stages of infection, every utterance of SCP-1098-1 becomes a string of variously-inflected instances of SCP-1098. These effects also appear in written communication.\nInstances of SCP-1098-1 are generally cooperative, but express distress upon discovering that they cannot be understood. When speaking with other instances of SCP-1098-1, they appear relieved or even elated. Standardized testing confirms that they have no cognitive impairment other than their muddled speech.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1097 | SCP-1098 | SCP-1099 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1099; initial discovery site, central South America\n\nItem #: SCP-1099\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1099-A is held at Biological Research Area-25 in a secure 300 gallon double walled polymer storage tank. All experimentation must be overseen by at least one (1) level 3 or higher researcher and one (1) hazmat response specialist. All personnel (excluding D-Class) entering the containment area require class 8 hazmat protection. Any volume of SCP-1099-A exceeding 300 gallons is to be rendered inert and disposed of at the end of each experimentation session; All SCP-1099\u2013B and SCP-1099-C specimens are to be destroyed at the conclusion of each experimental session. Any and all equipment and/or personnel leaving the containment area are to be decontaminated using a sodium chloride solution of 22% or higher salinity.\nDescription: SCP-1099-A is chemically a type of water (H2O) which exists in a liquid crystal form, approximating an atomic arrangement found in ice XVI. SCP-1099-A retains this arrangement well outside laboratory conditions. SCP-1099-A is a near-perfect thermal and electromagnetic insulator, maintaining a temperature between 20.4-20.6 \u00b0C despite attempts to apply or remove heat.\n\nSCP-1099-A; refraction index testing\n\nSCP-1099-A is almost entirely chemically inert. All tested samples of SCP-1099-A have shown zero dissolved solids and no chemical impurities. When introduced to fresh water, SCP-1099-A will form a nearly invisible cohesive layer on the surface. SCP-1099-A is able to slowly propagate it's structure through standing water, adding molecules to its structure while eschewing contaminants. Thus far, the sole exception to the chemical stability of SCP-1099-A is notable reaction with Sodium Chloride. A sample of SCP-1099-A raised beyond a threshold salinity of 19.75% will lose both its atomic integrity and anomalous traits, becoming indistinguishable from mundane water. Samples desalinated after this process display no anomalous traits.\n\n+ Access Recovery Details\n\n- Recovery Details\n\nSCP-1099-A was discovered while investigating reports of an 'acid spring' in the marshlands of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Several dozen specimens of SCP-1099-C were recovered from the area. Accidental exposure on the part of researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 revealed the presence of SCP-1099-A. Biological Containment Mobile Task Force Sigma-1 (\"Montezuma\") remains in the area in the guise of an environmental protection organization. 47% of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 marshlands have been deemed secured by Task Force Sigma-1.\n\nSCP-1099-A is possessed of a transdermal quality specific to living human tissue. Plants watered with SCP-1099-A show no anomalous traits. Marine life introduced to pure SCP-1099-A live only for a short time, displaying symptoms and cause of death consistent with hyperoxia. Living non-human mammals exposed experience discomfort and hair loss at the exposure site with no further effects. Non-living tissues tested thus far have been unaffected. Upon contact with and absorption by living human tissue, SCP-1099-A causes a consistent exposure syndrome by means yet to be determined by Foundation scientists. In most cases, swift application of salinated water halts symptoms. Treated exposure areas may still experience infection, scarring, and necrosis of the exposed area.\n\nProgression record of SCP-1099-A exposure syndrome\nExperiment: D-1099-003\nObserved by: Dr. M. Gomez, Area-25 medical director\n[00:00.00]: Controlled exposure applied\n[00:00.15]: Immediate exposure area experiences skin inflammation and swelling externally similar to blunt force trauma. Pain.\n[00:01.25]: Localized muscle spasms. Increased swelling and discoloration. Deeper pain.\n[00:02.11] Edges of exposed area begin showing signs of tissue deterioration. Pain. Sweating.\n[00:06.45] Increased spasming. Increased necrosis at edges of exposure area. Epidermal splitting. Blackout.\n[00:07.35] Spasms in exposure area become organized. edges of exposure area now distinct from body. Bleeding. Further necrosis.\n[00:09.12] Exposure area works it's way free of the body. Deep and necrotic avulsion injuries exposing bone and tendon. Severe hemorrhage.\nExposure areas which successfully separate themselves from the exposed are designated SCP-1099-B\n\nSCP-1099-B is a self-directed amount of human tissue. When free, the tissue will begin crawling (not unlike an earthworm or maggot) directly in the direction of the nearest source of fresh water. Specimens have thus far shown no ability to sense their surroundings or defend themselves. Specimens contained in a sealed chamber with no access to fresh water will crawl in circles and eventually cease activity, being overtaken by necrosis. These specimens show no difference from normally decomposing human flesh. Specimens exposed to salt or high-concentration saline experience spasms and cease activity, and do not reanimate upon rehydration.\nWhen a SCP-1099-B specimen encounters fresh water, it will begin bloating by wicking fresh water from its surroundings using rhythmic rolling and thrashing motions to facilitate this process. After adding a mean 50% mass, SCP-1099-B will rupture. Ruptures eject a volume of substance SCP-1099-A, followed by the emergence of one or more specimens of a unique aquatic fauna. Emergent fauna are designated SCP-1099-C.\n\nSCP-1099-C specimen in containment\n\nSCP-1099-C are keratin scaled water-dwelling scavengers that share superficial traits with scale worms. These worms have rudimentary mouths parts used to eat small bits of rotted meat and flotsam, beginning with the remains of the flesh they emerged from. Specimens dissected show an internal structure resembling a nudibranch, and no reproductive organs.\nSCP-1099-C specimens breathe through their skin, outputting SCP-1099-A as a waste product. Genetic testing displays human DNA matching the initial donor of SCP-1099-B. The largest SCP-1099-C specimen on record is 6m long and approximately 8cm in circumference (LOG-1099-D-005). The smallest specimen on record is approximately 3 cm long (LOG-1099-D-002).\n\nACCESS SCP-1099-A EXPOSURE TEST LOG\n\nControlled exposures to SCP-1099-A\n\nD-001: D-class personnel exposed to SCP-1099-A applied via hand-pump mister to the subject's chest. Subject indicates 3 when presented with a universal pain scale.\n\nRESULTS: Light necrotic damage to skin over course of 1 hour; subject sloughs first three layers of epidermis from exposed area.\n\nD-002: D-class personnel exposed to SCP-1099-A applied via light splash from a wet brush to the subject's upper back. Subject indicates 4 when presented with a universal pain scale, as well as itching and heat.\n\nRESULTS: Single flat specimen of SCP-1099-B; introduced to 1 liter of fresh water, one 3cm specimen of SCP-1099-C produced. 1ml of SCP-1099-A collected over 1 hour. Sample contained, all specimens safely terminated.\n\nD-003: D-class personnel exposed to SCP-1099-A applied via wet sponge to the subject's foot. Subject indicated an 8 when presented with a universal pain scale.\n\nRESULTS: 11 cm long triangular specimen of SCP-1099-B; emergence resultant in severe subject injury. specimen introduced to 4 liters of fresh water; one 9 cm specimen of SCP-1099-C produced. 25ml of SCP-1099-A collected over 1 hour. Sample contained; all specimens safely terminated.\n\nD-004: D class personnel exposed to SCP-1099-A applied via drinking glass to the subject's digestive system. Subject refused to indicate when presented with a universal pain scale.\n\nRESULTS: 1m long tubular iteration of SCP-1099-B; emergence resultant in subject casualty. Iteration introduced to 100L of fresh water, produced just under 1m specimen of SCP-1099-C. 500ml of SCP-1099-A collected over 1 hour. Sample contained; all specimens safely terminated.\n\nD-005: [DATA EXPUNGED]. All specimens safely terminated.\n\nD-006: D class personnel exposed to SCP-1099-A applied via submersion of subject's arm. Subject lost consciousness before being presented with a universal pain scale.\n\nRESULTS: Full-thickness de-gloving of subject's arm. .5m arm-shaped iteration of SCP-1099-B. Iteration introduced to 250L of fresh water; 6 specimens of SCP-1099-C produced. 10L of SCP-1099-A collected over 1 hour. Sample contained; all specimens safely terminated.\n\nD-007: D class personnel exposed to SCP-1099-A via submersion. Subject not presented with a universal pain scale.\n\nRESULTS: Single iteration of SCP-1099-B. Emergency containment procedures enacted due to high-pressure rupture of specimen. No accidental exposures recorded. Standard Foundation security feed footage revealed an extremely high number of SCP-1099-C specimens in a range of sizes. Containment chamber secured; all specimens safely terminated. Skeleton of D-1099-007 recovered; found to be free of all soft tissue but otherwise unremarkable.\n\nExposure testing of SCP-1099-A temporarily suspended pending completion of internal applications testing. -Sc.D Gellman, Area-25 lead researcher\n\n\u00ab SCP-1098 | SCP-1099 | SCP-1100 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1100\nObject Class: Safe Euclid Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures (Amended): (Revised \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588)\nA single sample of SCP-1100 is stored in a triple-redundant hermetically sealed container, which is to be stored in an evacuated, reinforced containment chamber at Site \u2588. The container must be checked daily for deterioration. If necessary, the sample must be transferred to a new container via Procedure 1100-233/J to prevent any possible vaporization.\nAll direct experimentation on SCP-1100 has been suspended pending further investigation.\nIn the case of wild outbreaks of SCP-1100, mass deployment of defoliants and desiccants must be enacted within a 1-kilometer radius from all infected areas, and a 12-month quarantine established to monitor for additional outbreaks. The use of nuclear or chemical weapons to establish a public diversion may be authorized by at least three (3) Level 4 personnel.\n\nARCHIVED: Special Containment Procedures (Amended) (Revised \u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588)\n\nClose\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures (Amended): (Revised \u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588)\nSamples of SCP-1100 have been moved to the High-Risk Secure Biohazardous Materials Storage at Bio-Containment Site 26 following the loss of Bio-Containment Site 33. Experimentation on SCP-1100 may only be performed with prior approval from at least two (2) Level 3 personnel, and must observe all Level 4 Biohazardous Materials handling guidelines.\nIn the case of wild outbreaks of SCP-1100, mass deployment of defoliants and desiccants must be enacted within a 200-meter radius from all infected specimens, and a 6-month quarantine established to monitor for additional outbreaks.\n\nClose\n\nARCHIVED: Special Containment Procedures\n\nClose\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures:\nSamples of SCP-1100 are kept within Secure Biohazardous Materials Storage at Bio-Containment Site 33. Experimentation on SCP-1100 may only be performed with prior approval from at least one (1) Level 3 personnel, and must observe all Level 3 Biohazardous Materials handling guidelines.\nIn the case of wild outbreaks of SCP-1100, mass deployment of defoliants and desiccants must be enacted within a 50-meter radius from all infected specimens, and a 1-month quarantine established to monitor for additional outbreaks.\n\nClose\n\nDescription (Amended): (Revised \u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588)\nSCP-1100 is a highly dangerous complex organic substance that causes anomalous transformations in natural plant and animal life. Despite being composed primarily of heavy proteins and [REDACTED], SCP-1100 will spontaneously vaporize into aerosol form, and can also be transmitted by direct contact with infected subjects, pollen, dander, and other excretions.\nInfected plant and animal subjects will transform over the course of 24 hours, which includes but is not limited to:\n\nPlants with bulbous sections or large fruit undergo exotic chemical transformations, and become filled with explosive or caustic substances that burst violently from the affected section when disturbed by humans.\nPlants with long tendrils or vines gain muscle-like internal structures that allow them to grasp and crush living human prey.\nPlants with thorns or needles harden to the point of being able to cause serious bodily injury and, in some cases, become coated in substances that are highly toxic to human physiology.\nPlants that are generally used as human food sources become hardened or otherwise change composition to be inedible, indigestible, or otherwise dangerous for human consumption.\nAnimals normally considered docile prey animals become increasingly strong and aggressive and will attempt to harm human subjects with no regard for personal safety.\nAnimals that are natural predators will prioritize human targets as prey, ignoring easier targets.\nAnimals that are domesticated livestock undergo physiological changes that render their flesh impossible to digest, or even lethally poisonous when consumed by humans.\nAnimals that are household pets become feral and hostile to human handlers, often times increasing in size and strength sufficient to cause bodily harm.\n\nSCP-1100 has become increasingly dangerous to contain, and its effects have increased in magnitude since its initial containment in 1989. No conclusive source has yet been determined for SCP-1100, nor is it known how or why it specifically targets human subjects. Current speculation points to a radical environmentalist group with access to Foundation-grade resources and technology. As such, worldwide Foundation assets have been directed to monitor radical environmentalist groups for possible evidence that may lead us to the discovery of SCP-1100's manufacturer.\nAll experimentation on SCP-1100 has been halted due to the extreme danger and SCP-1100's continual adaptation.\n\nARCHIVED: Description (Amended) (Revised \u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588)\n\nClose\n\nDescription (Amended): (Revised \u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588)\nSCP-1100 is a complex organic substance that causes anomalous transformations in natural plant life. Despite being composed primarily of heavy proteins and [REDACTED], SCP-1100 is easily transmitted between plants via pollen, seeds, and other airborne elements, and can spontaneously vaporize into aerosol form.\nWhen affected by SCP-1100, plants will undergo a series of transformations related to its natural physical attributes over approximately 48 hours:\n\nPlants with bulbous sections or large fruit undergo exotic chemical transformations, and become filled with explosive or caustic substances that burst violently from the affected section when disturbed by humans.\nPlants with long tendrils or vines gain muscle-like internal structures that allow them to grasp and crush living human prey.\nPlants with thorns or needles harden to the point of being able to cause serious bodily injury and, in some cases, become coated in substances that are highly toxic to human physiology.\nPlants that are generally used as human food sources become hardened or otherwise change composition to be inedible, indigestible, or otherwise dangerous for human consumption.\n\nSCP-1100 has become increasingly dangerous to contain, and its effects have increased in magnitude since its initial containment in 1989. No conclusive source has yet been determined for SCP-1100, nor is it known how or why it specifically targets human subjects. Current speculation points to a radical environmentalist group with access to Foundation-grade resources and technology. As such, worldwide Foundation assets have been directed to monitor radical environmentalist groups for possible evidence that may lead us to the discovery of SCP-1100's manufacturer.\nAdditional funding for the SCP-1100 study and research has been approved by O5 Command.\nAddendum 1100-17: Incident Report: Loss of Bio-Containment Site 26\nOn \u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588, [REDACTED BY O5 COMMAND] casualties reached 96% of site personnel by 0647 hours. At 0648, BCS-26's on-site nuclear warhead was detonated, stopping the infection but resulting in a total loss of BCS-26 and all site personnel.\n\nClose\n\nARCHIVED: Description\n\nClose\n\nDescription:\nSCP-1100 is a complex organic substance that causes anomalous transformations in natural plant life. Despite being composed primarily of heavy proteins and [REDACTED], SCP-1100 is easily transmitted between plants via pollen, seeds, and other airborne elements, and over the course of 72 hours causes plants to become increasingly dangerous to human life.\nThe effects of SCP-1100 include, but are not limited to:\n\nAlterations to the appearance of edible plants that renders them repulsive to human observers.\nThe growth of hardened thorns and toughened structures in edible plants, rendering them inedible or indigestible to humans.\nThe internal manufacture of substances that cause nausea, pain, or severe internal injury to humans.\n\nSCP-1100 was first encountered following the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, contaminating plants near human settlements near the affected region. It is currently unknown how SCP-1100 is able to specifically target humans with these adaptations, nor is it known what organization is responsible for the manufacture of SCP-1100. Research and additional funding have been allocated to investigate the source of SCP-1100.\nAddendum 1100-08: Incident Report: Loss of Bio-Containment Site 33\nDuring routine experimentation, a large amount of SCP-1100 spontaneously vaporized and infected the entire plant crop grown at Bio-Containment Site 33. The subsequent incident resulted in the complete loss of BCS-33, and casualties among 70% of site personnel before the breach was contained. BCS-33 has been decommissioned, and all remaining samples of SCP-1100 have been moved to Bio-Containment Site 26.\n\nClose\n\nCLASSIFIED LEVEL 4 BY ORDER OF O5 COMMAND - EYES ONLY\n\nAddendum 1100-023: Incident Log Addendum Re: Loss of Bio-Containment Site 26\nFrom fragments of damaged surveillance video recovered from the remains of Bio-Containment Site 26, it has been determined that the incident resulting in the total loss of BCS-26 was instigated by Drs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The video evidence shows that on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588 at 0631L, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 disarmed and shot the armed guard posted at SCP-1100 containment, after which Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 proceeded to breach containment and removed the sample. Access logs recovered from BCS-26's environmental systems then reported a breach in the primary service hub at 0637L, at which point SCP-1100 was presumably introduced into the entire site's air and water supply.\nInvestigation has turned up evidence of environmentalist organization membership for both Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. All personnel at Site \u2588 are being screened immediately as well.\nAddendum 1100-024: Diary Entry recovered from the home of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u2588/\u2588/200\u2588\nGot a chance to talk with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 again today. He agrees with me now that there is no other explanation that fits. When you have eliminated all impossibilities then whatever is left has to be the truth, no matter how insane it is.\nSCP-1100 isn't an engineered substance. It's not some bunch of hippies getting their sick revenge on civilization. It's a planetary immune response. It's Gaia, Mother Earth, fighting back against us.\nThe more we try to fight it, the worse it gets. She wants us all dead, wants us gone because of what we've done to Her. And there's nothing we can do to stop it.\nThe only thing we can do is to take responsibility for our sins and accept our punishment. Tomorrow, we're initiating the plan.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1099 | SCP-1100 | SCP-1101 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1101\nObject Class: Safe Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1101 is contained in a 20x20m secure room at Site-\u2588\u2588. The containment room is monitored and recorded from a separate station by CCTV at all times; however, under no circumstances should this be viewed while an SCP-1101 event is in progress. When monitoring devices detect activity in SCP-1101's containment room, an alarm is to sound and both the containment room and the CCTV station are to be sealed until activity has ceased. All individuals under the influence of an SCP-1101 event are to be quarantined by security staff wearing hearing protection. No more than 20 individuals are to be introduced to SCP-1101 without O5-level approval. No objects are to be placed atop SCP-1101 except under controlled testing circumstances.\nFollowing Incident 1101-4, bathroom facilities and 1 month of supplies for up to 20 people have been placed in SCP-1101's containment room. Apparatus for the dispensing of VX nerve gas has been installed to be activated in the event of a major emergency, specifically any one of the following;\n\n>50 individuals under the influence of an SCP-1101 event\nrisk of uncontrolled spread of an SCP-1101 event beyond the containment facility\nSCP-1101 event of duration greater than 1 month\n\nIf this protocol in conjunction with standard quarantine measures fails to contain the emergency, personnel should refer to Plan MODERATE-4, which [DATA EXPUNGED]\nDescription: SCP-1101 is a 0.6m tall marble pedestal with an octagonal top. It exhibits no unusual properties until an object is placed atop SCP-1101 in the presence of more than one person. In this situation, any comment made relating to the object by an individual present will start a heated discussion (an SCP-1101 event). During an SCP-1101 event, affected individuals are compelled to continue the discussion until broad agreement is reached with one individual, the 'winner'. The 'winner' will take the object atop SCP-1101, which signals the end of an event. If the affected individuals do not come to an agreement, a 'winner' will be selected after a certain length of time and end the event. In this case, the winner has usually made a more intelligent or factually correct argument, but there appears to be subjectivity involved, perhaps suggesting sapience on SCP-1101's part. Memories of the event are retained. Subsequently, the 'winner' experiences feelings of euphoria and an attachment to the object 'won', while the rest of the affected subjects suffer mildly depressed mood. These effects are transient and dissipate after a maximum of one week.\nIndividuals will join an event regardless of debating skill, educational level or ordinary interest in the event topic. SCP-1101 does not appear to cause major personality changes save the compulsion to discuss. However, events have the potential to become vitriolic regardless of individual personalities. Interestingly, no incidents of physical violence have been recorded during an event despite frequent displays of extreme anger.\nAffected individuals will only attend to basic needs if it is possible to simultaneously participate in the event (subjects may collapse from exhaustion if an event is of sufficient duration, but appear to suffer no long-term ill effects). The event is a memetic hazard: all individuals who hear an event in progress or see SCP-1101 at the time are compelled to join, including individuals viewing the event remotely. The latter are capable of starting separate secondary instances of SCP-1101 events which will gravitate towards the location of SCP-1101.\nDuration of events is variable and dependent on the specific arguments and positions taken by the individuals involved. SCP-1101 events have been observed ranging from 3 minutes to up to 5 months (in this particular case, the event only ceased due to interruption of food supplies and subsequent starvation of individuals involved).\nFurther information on SCP-1101 may be found in [REDACTED].\nTest Battery 1101-1: Initial baseline testing. An object was placed upon SCP-1101 and test subjects instructed to enter the containment chamber.\n\nTest Battery 1101-1\n\n- Test Battery 1101-1\n\n1101-1A\nObject: Nothing\nTest Subjects: 5 D-class personnel D-1101-1 through 5\nAdditional Instructions: None\nResult: Subjects made normal conversation for 5 minutes. Test ended.\n1101-1B\nObject: 1 rectangular pine wood block\nTest Subjects: 5 D-class personnel D-1101-1 through 5, in addition to Dr. Major (unplanned inclusion)\nAdditional Instructions: D-1101 asked to describe object\nTranscript:\nD-1101-1: It's a wooden block.\nD-1101-4: I think they want you to say what sort of wood. The last thing I was assigned to, they kept making me put these balsa sheets into some machine.\nD-1101-2: Uh, balsa doesn't come in blocks, it's something else.\nD-1101-3: He didn't say it was balsa, it's probably some kind of oak wood.\nDr. Major [over intercom]: It's a pine block.\nD-1101-1: Why is he telling us? Maybe it's a trick. [Other test subjects voice agreement]\nDr. Major: You idiots, I know what it is!\n[REDACTED]\nResults: At this stage full properties of SCP-1101 were unknown; Dr. Major was observing remotely and was therefore affected by the event. Test subjects proceeded to argue for 6 minutes about both the composition of the block and the trustworthiness of Dr. Major. After 6 minutes they were convinced by Dr. Major of the block's composition and he left the observation room to collect the block, 'winning' and ending the event. Live observation of SCP-1101 was subsequently discontinued.\n1101-1C\nObject: 1 rectangular pine wood block\nTest Subjects: 5 D-class personnel D-1101-1 through 5\nAdditional Instructions: D-1101 asked to give an opinion about the object\nTranscript:\nD-1101-1: Oh, it's this damn block. I, uh, I don't really care about this? It doesn't do anything.\nD-1101-3: I guess you could use it as a doorstopper?\nD-1101-5: Who the hell would want that?\nD-1101-2: I might! It could be a paperweight.\nD-1101-3: No, it's too big. It would be better as a doorstopper.\nD-1101-5: Are you serious? It's just a [expletive] block!\n[REDACTED]\nResult: Subjects argued about possible uses for the block for 13 minutes. Agreement was reached that the block was not designed for function but could have some useful characteristics. D-1101-2 was the 'winner' and ended the event.\n1101-1D\nObject: One Panasonic portable DVD player, not powered\nTest Subjects: 5 D-class personnel D-1101-1 through 5\nAdditional Instructions: None\nTranscript:\nD-1101-2: It'd be good if they gave us movies here once in a while.\nD-1101-1: Yeah, I haven't seen anything since I got in. Nothing newer than \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nD-1101-4: Are you kidding? I love those!\nD-1101-5: It went downhill after the first one.\nD-1101-2: Now YOU have to be kidding.\n[REDACTED]\nResult: Subjects argued about the merits of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 film series for 49 minutes. No agreement was reached. D-1101-3, with the opinion that the second film was the underrated gem of the series, took the DVD player, 'winning' and ending the event.\n1101-1E\nObject: One political campaign button reading '[REDACTED] 2012'\nTest Subjects: 5 D-class personnel D-1101-1 through 5\nAdditional Instructions: None\nTranscript:\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\nResult: [DATA EXPUNGED] and \u2588 casualties before containment was reestablished. Security measures for SCP-1101's use with controversial items have been heightened.\n1101-1F\nTest designed to determine effects of SCP-1101 on individuals with a prior interest in the event topic and enthusiasm for debate.\nObject: One postcard depicting Claude Monet's Water Lilies (1907)\nTest Subjects: Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Dr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, both with an amateur interest in art collecting\nAdditional Instructions: Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588 asked to comment on the object\nTranscript:\nDr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588: The real thing is much nicer.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I don't know, I prefer his portraits myself, though I think Renoir does them better.\nDr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588: Renoir? Have you been to the Musee d'Orsay?\n[REDACTED]\nDr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's absolute trash!\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You think MY tastes are trash? You probably thought Manet and Monet were twin brothers!\nDr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're saying this when you haven't even been outside of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? You pretentious little [expletives]\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: My mother was WHAT?\n[REDACTED]\nResult: Subjects argued for 82 minutes before Dr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 said 'I can't argue with you any more'. Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588 took the postcard and ended the event. Dr A\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Dr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 have subsequently been hostile to one another.\n\nIn the absence of staff who are able to act like adults, I recommend that testing of SCP-1101 between coworkers be avoided.\n- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- Test Battery 1101-1\n\nAddendum 1101-1: It has been observed that duration of an SCP-1101 event generally scales with the number of individuals involved. Due to the potential for memetic spread of an event, it is estimated that a breach of containment would lead to a 'point of no return' where event duration is unacceptably high after a critical mass of [REDACTED] persons, leading to a perpetual SCP-1101 event and a potential AK-class end-of-the-world scenario. In light of this theory, SCP-1101 has been upgraded to Euclid class and new containment procedures implemented.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1100 | SCP-1101 | SCP-1102 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1102\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1102 is confined to an already-settled landscape, giving it CU Caldera designation as a highly sensitive widespread phenomenon. As per these regulations, civilian awareness of an overarching effect is monitored by local agents, and specific outbreaks are to be suppressed as per standard procedures based on the number of witnesses and exposure. Additionally, as per the Caldera protocol, Foundation sociologists are to aid in the cultivation and segregation of civilian awareness by creating different mythologies of the aspects of SCP-1102's manifestation. Over \u2588\u2588 of these are in circulation, and are believed to aid in preventing a holistic view of the phenomenon in question from forming.\nActive specimens or manifestations will disappear shortly and are to be restrained from entering highly populated areas and roadways when possible. Active specimens are not known to be dangerous to humans.\nResearch is currently suspended but is scheduled to restart on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDescription: SCP-1102 is a phenomenon localized in the Blue Ridge Mountain range in the eastern USA, though evidence suggests it may also include an area as far south as mid-Georgia and Alabama. (For a complete map of SCP-1102 related incidents from which the current location has been defined, contact Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 or any Level-4 personnel.) The exact cause of the effect is unknown, as no external factor has affected any facet of SCP-1102. This is therefore assumed to be related to [DATA EXPUNGED].\nThe effect occurs only at night, during periods of rain or snow, and targets deceased bodies within a small, randomly selected area. For each reasonably intact corpse in the area, an animated likeness of the original organism will appear, with minor differences including (in humans): changes (darkening or lightening) in skin tone, deformity (see Doc 1102-114A\u2588\u2588), alteration or lack of facial features or small appendages (fingers, toes, genitalia), and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Clothing and body modifications or piercings, provided they are intact, are generally retained. It is unknown if the resulting entities are the same as the original creature, or are completely new organisms.\nThe dominant urge in all subjects, human or otherwise, seems to be one of returning or rejoining other members of the original species. Subjects instinctively know where the nearest group is, and the larger the group, the more likely the subject is to attempt to integrate with them. One historical sighting, for instance, describes seeing \u201ca faceless hound, ghostly white, running in the company of other wild hounds, though not braying or making a sound - as its mouth was sealed shut.\u201d\nAt rare intervals, however, the effect occurs at extreme magnitudes that may encompass many square kilometers. Further depiction can be accessed in Document 1102-A4 for Procedure 1102-EVE \u201cResurrection Woods.\u201d For context, Foundation folklorists, historians, and retrieval teams estimate this particular event has occurred 3 times in the past century.\nAll entities completely vanish at some point in the same night that their appearance occurs, usually shortly before sunrise. They leave no discernible physical evidence of their presence apart from footprints, damaged vegetation, and so on. Given the entities' rare occurrence and transient nature, limited information is available about them or the effect, and research is still pending.\n\nIn 2006, 100 Foundation operatives were stationed at graveyards in the Blue Ridge area for four months, in hopes of seeing the phenomenon manifest - at the end, one successful specimen was restrained, and the following observations were made:\n\nEntities are corporeal and have mass.\nEntities do not react to extraneous sounds or noise, even when they may indicate the presence of more of the host species - for instance, when a recording of a large chorus was played for one entity, it still moved towards the two operatives present (who were the largest nearby human presence.)\nEntities can \u201cdie\u201d and have human anatomies without significant alterations or additions. Brain and nervous activity, however, are sporadic and do not seem to correspond to typical anatomy.\nEntities resemble the corresponding original corpse, though often differing in many ways.\nThe entity in some ways continues to be \"linked\" to the original corpse. When the entity vanishes, the original corpse will also vanish at approximately the same time. The ultimate destination of either entity is unknown, as is how they disappear.\nEntities are believed to be neither conscious, sapient, nor possessing of complex intelligence.\n\nAuxiliary File 1\nBecause of its unpredictable and sparse nature, the phenomenon has been studied from local stories and accounts that seem to describe it - several folklorists are appointed for the responsibility of distinguishing possibly real accounts from fictional mythology. From these results, the effect has been described as far back as accurate stories go, including the journals of at least three separate isolated farmers in the area, who devoted time to observing the phenomenon when it occurred.\nFor instance, one incident, reported in a local newspaper, occurred in 1978 (before the Foundation had completed its current containment procedures of the effect). A 17-year old male was killed by an unknown individual and apparently buried in a shallow grave near his former high school, on the same night as the school's prom celebration. Five months later, the individual was reanimated (undergoing mutations typical of SCP-1102) on the night of a student fundraiser, and, showing typical signs of attraction to human presence, entered the school through an unlocked door.\nPolice were alerted, but due to numerous interferences, several hours passed before they arrived, by which point the high school was in a lockdown and complete panic. Most of those present self-evacuated, with the exception of several students who became trapped in a locked kitchen area; and an 18-year-old female who had been in a relationship with the affected individual, and was observed in the corner of a commons area, screaming, \u201cBig Joe! Big Joe, it's me, C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588! It's me! You came back for us, Big Joe!\u201d\nThe teenager's correct identification of Joseph \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, despite significant alteration, is of interest, and it is hoped more description of this phenomenon will be uncovered in further accounts.\n\nAuxiliary Personal Report, by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nBlue Ridge is big, lonely, mysterious - it's actually the trees that make it blue, and at sunset, night settles down like nothing else in the world. Meaning it's possibly the best place east of the Mississippi for us to find this. Nonetheless, people spread out, and we're making more and more calls for incidents in Great Smokey - plus, we still haven't found a good way to take the SCP out of Blue Ridge (and then maybe put it somewhere else, like a big box with a lock.)\nThe only theory we've got is this - I was slamming back beers with \u2588\u2588-\u2588 a while ago, and he said the only way we could do it, at all, was to contain the whole range. He's right. You can't take the effect out of the landscape - it's something in the mountains, about the mountains, that makes all the dead come back faceless and insane.\nI don't know what it wants. Make us all go away, be merciful to them, fuck with us? As helpful as it might be, I hope it never figures it out.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1101 | SCP-1102 | SCP-1103 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1103\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Outside of scheduled experiments, instances of SCP-1103 are to be stored in a standard large-volume storage refrigerator in Bio-Containment Unit-23 at a temperature below 5\u00b0C.\nDue to limited supply, experiment proposals must be approved by at least two personnel with 2-1103 clearance.\nDescription: SCP-1103 refers to a set of commercially packed human body parts, labelled SCP-1103-1-1 to SCP-1103-1-11. All contained objects are vacuum-packed on plastic trays, with the label \"Dr. Wondertainment's Young Surgeon's Transplant Kit\", and a price tag ranging between $3.99 and $25.99. Several of the packs have an additional sticker showing a stylized bull's head, and the words \"CORN BELT\" written across its front.\nAdditional content of each package varies; however, all packages contain an instruction leaflet (see Addendum 1103-1), a set of single-use plastic gloves, and a tube labelled \"Dr. Wondertainment's Tube of Wonderlube\u00ae\" (designated SCP-1103-2) . The tube has a break-off end and contains approximately 5ccm of a translucent, viscous yellow-green liquid of composition resembling blood plasma.\nAnalysis has shown the tissues to be unusually durable - a sample was able to survive up to three hours exposed to room temperature air. When vacuum-packed or submerged in physiologic solution, and then cooled to below 5\u00b0C, a sample can be stored practically indefinitely. DNA analysis has shown the samples come from distinct individuals of varied race and gender, despite their uniform appearance - the only common trait among them appears to be the blood type of \"O\" and negative Rhesus factor.\nApplying SCP-1103-2 to human or animal tissues results in the temporary loosening of intercellular bonds of a layer approximately 1mm thick, accompanied by mild fluorescence, of duration ca. 5 minutes, after which the surface regains its previous structure. In the case of skin application, the outermost epidermis layer does not reconstitute.\nIf another tissue sample is brought into contact with the loose cell layer during this period, the surfaces fuse together. Over the following 6-14 hours, the interface between the two develops a functioning blood vessel network. Neural connections were initially thought not to develop; subsequent experiments have shown this process to take an average of three weeks. Only one case of tissue rejection has been recorded during testing, despite foreign origin of tissue. (Experiment logs available upon request to all personnel with at least 1-1103 clearance.)\nRecovery Log: SCP-1103 came into attention of the Foundation on \u2588\u2588/10/20\u2588\u2588, after an incident at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 National Hospital in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Illinois, when 11-year-old J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was hospitalized with hands apparently fused to his face. Interviewing the subject has revealed he has purchased \"a joke surgery kit\" (classified SCP-1103-1-1) at \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\", a local joke shop, and attempted to use it to graft an additional finger to each of his hands.\nSubject's home was searched, resulting in the procurement of an instance of SCP-1103, and a shop bill from \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\", confirming the interview data. Investigation of the shop has resulted in seizing additional \u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1103, however, the owner has been proven to lack any knowledge of SCP-1103's anomalous effects. Investigation into the origin of the anomalous shipment is ongoing.\nAll involved were treated with Class-A amnestics, and evidence linking J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's disfigurement to a gas leak explosion was fabricated.\nAddendum 1103-1:\n\nInstruction leaflet for SCP-1103-1-1\nHello!\nYou have successfully purchased Funny Finger Transplant\u00ae, a part of Dr. Wondertainment's Young Surgeon's Transplant Kit, and are on your way to become a Young Surgeon!\nWhat do you need to be a Young Surgeon, you ask?\nStep 1: Find a friend who needs a finger.\nStep 2: Open the Funny Finger Transplant\u00ae package without hesitation.\nStep 3: Like a real surgeon, put on Dr. Wondertainment's Gummy Gloves\u00ae. Make sure they are a good fit.\nStep 4: Break open the cap of Dr. Wondertainment's Tube of Wonderlube\u00ae. Don't worry, it won't go off if you keep it cool.\nStep 5: Spread a little Wonderlube\u00ae on the place that longs for a new digit!\nStep 6: Just like traffic lights, wait until you see green light.\nStep 7: Take a Funny Finger\u00ae and put it where it should go. Make sure you have put it the right way on, or everyone will laugh!\nStep 8: Hold it in place for about five seconds. Hurrah! The operation has succeeded, Young Surgeon!\nWhen not being a Young Surgeon, be sure to keep your Dr. Wondertainment's Young Surgeon's Transplant Kit cool!\nDo not touch the Wonderlube\u00ae with bare hands! Be careful when pulling down the Gummy Gloves\u00ae!\nBe precise, like a real surgeon! Once the Funny Finger\u00ae is in place, you won't be able to get it off that easily!\nIf you enjoy being a Young Surgeon, consider buying Dr. Wondertainment's Young Surgeon's Human Construction Set!\nWarning: May contain traces of nuts!\n\n\u00ab SCP-1102 | SCP-1103 | SCP-1104 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1104\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Complete destruction of SCP-1104 is endorsed, should adequate means be developed. While individual instances of SCP-1104 are easily terminated, SCP-1104 is endemic to subsurface geological formations in northwestern \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, rendering the (surmised) primary population of SCP-1104 inaccessible to convenient lethal agents. A surrounding area 10km in diameter has been designated Site-104 and cordoned from the public under guise of endangered species preservation. Personnel must wear N100 air filtration masks while within Site-104. Mammalian organisms exceeding 10kg (other than authorized Foundation personnel) entering Site-104 should be assumed contaminated and incinerated at facilities on-site.\nDescription: SCP-1104 is a species tentatively identified as a member of order Chelicerata. The life cycle of SCP-1104 comprises at least two distinct phases, the first being a larval stage approximately 0.4mm in diameter. At irregular intervals, larval SCP-1104 are expelled from lava tubes within Site-104 at concentrations up to 200 individuals per cubic meter. These remain airborne for as long as 14 hours and have been documented to travel at least \u2588\u2588 km under favorable weather conditions.\nWhen inhaled, larvae will adhere to nasal mucosa, where they excrete an array of H1 receptor antagonists that suppress both local inflammation and implantation of further larvae. Over a period of 6-8 months SCP-1104 will grow and extend appendages through the host's ethmoidal canals. Hosts generally remain unaware of the presence of SCP-1104, apart from persistent but non-specific headaches. On maturation, SCP-1104 will begin applying pressure to the host's optic nerves causing obstruction of the central visual field. This pressure is applied selectively when the host is not oriented toward the local gradient of atmospheric hydrogen sulfide, which SCP-1104 can detect through the host's inhalations. After an initial period of distress, the host will begin to prefer to face and travel in the directions where they do not experience visual disturbances, thus tracing the source of hydrogen sulfide. Upon reaching a zone of sufficient hydrogen sulfide concentration, SCP-1104 projects appendages into the host's prefrontal cortex, causing unconsciousness during which SCP-1104 exits the host via the ocular cavity. After leaving a host, SCP-1104 attempts to locate and enter the source of hydrogen sulfide, such as a lava tube or sewer pipe. SCP-1104's subterranean lifecycle has not been documented.\nAlthough humans display the same instinctual aversion as any animal to visual disturbances caused by SCP-1104, the behavioral response is not a compulsion, and hosts may defy the influence especially if informed of the nature of SCP-1104 (Note that subsequent hostility toward research personnel should be anticipated). Attempts at surgically removing or poisoning a fully developed SCP-1104 result in immediate elicitation of its exit response. Post-exit hosts exhibit complete aspontaneity due to orbitofrontal lesions, and to date have provided no pertinent information in debriefing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1103 | SCP-1104 | SCP-1105 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1105\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1105 is to be kept in its sealed habitat within Containment Cell 445-b at Bio-Research Area-12 Containment Cell 1332 at Site-\u2588\u2588. A size of roughly 2.8 square meters is to be maintained through provision of plant matter grown within a dedicated greenhouse. A temperature of 15.6\u00b0 C at 5% humidity is to be maintained with an inbuilt climate control system. Air exiting the cell is to be passed through redundant filtration systems. Containment area is sealed from observation deck via double air-lock. Doors are connected to an exterior locking system allowing them to be sealed in case of emergency or containment breach.\nAll windows, vents, seams and doorways are to be lined with electromagnetic coils in continuous operation. EM-shielded CCTV cameras with dual battery backups will be mounted in each corner of the room to provide audiovisual monitoring. If SCP-1105 demonstrates signs of hostility or makes a concerted attempt to escape its enclosure, a scram switch installed in the primary observation area will activate multiple high-pressure jets of dicyanoacetylene to immediately destroy SCP-1105.\nBackup samples of SCP-1105's spores are to be kept at Bio-Research Area-12.\nDescription: SCP-1105 is a species of mobile fungus resembling Fomitiporia ellipsoidea. In sufficiently large concentrations, individual elements grow together into forms and structures beneficial to the whole, though no centralized nervous system can be detected that could be used to direct such growth. SCP-1105 appears to grow most readily upon dead plant matter, and has been observed to become motile in an attempt to reach such matter, though in the absence of viable plant material, the fungus can subsist in an inert state on ambient moisture alone.\nOnce the fungus locates suitable plant matter, it will undergo a mitotic phase to form a number of filamental mycelia, eventually covering the plant matter and mechanically breaking it down prior to consuming it. Over a period of 24 to 48 hours, subsumed material is used to enlarge these strands, which become thickened and reinforced, and develop a rubbery texture. After these characteristics manifest, the mycelia begin to vibrate, and display evidence of electrical activity. Analysis of samples taken from fungal growth at this stage indicates no viable means of producing or storing an electrical charge.\nAfter a sufficient fungal mass has accumulated, roughly 5 kilograms, the collective mass will dissociate into 4-6 smaller masses of approximately equal size, referred to as SCP-1105-1. These individual masses display independent motivations, though are apparently capable of assisting each other with tasks such as reaching additional plant matter for consumption.\nSCP-1105-1 instances have a tendency to alter their morphology on a near-constant basis to accommodate environmental factors or the task in which they are currently engaged, such as developing a greater number of leg analogues while motile and in search of food, or producing additional mandibles while consuming plant matter. Additionally, individual SCP-1105-1 have been observed to adopt forms resembling organisms in the order Trilobita or Rodentia. Other forms resembling the families Lepidoptera and Gerridae have been observed, but only infrequently. These additional forms appear entirely spontaneously, and do not appear to be triggered by specific external conditions.\nAddendum 1: Recovery: SCP-1105 was initially recovered by Foundation operatives in the Heilongjiang province of China on 1987/12/17. Following a significant seismic event in the area, numerous reports had surfaced of a \"forest monster\" in outlying rural areas. Based on a description closely matching the one given in this document, thirty-nine AMTF Nu-7 agents were dispatched to investigate and report. Within 500 meters of the area where sightings had occurred, the operatives' SUVs were swarmed and subsequently electronically disabled by what the agents estimated as hundreds of instances of SCP-1105-1. The agents rapidly dismounted, drew the instances away from their transports, and engaged them with incendiary munitions, destroying the swarm. After an hour-long search, they discovered an apparent point of origin beyond a path of stripped vegetation adjacent to a hillside. It was later determined that the earlier seismic activity had created a fault in the bedrock, exposing a large cavern containing substantial SCP-1105 growth. It is assumed to have subsisted on ambient moisture and mineral deposits. Following collection of specimen and core samples, the cavern was sterilized via dicyanoacetylene saturation detonation and subsequently collapsed and sealed with ANFO.\nAddendum 2: Aquatics: While instances of SCP-1105-1 have displayed an ability to adapt and travel upon the surface of a body of water, they have been shown to be unable to thrive underwater. If forcibly submerged for an extended period of time they will simply fall apart.\nAddendum 3: Senses: While it is apparent that animated SCP-1105-1 are unable to process light as a sensory medium, they seem to be able to sense movement by detecting air currents and electromagnetic fields generated by animate beings. SCP-1105-1 simply flee from these fields. As such, electromagnets have been incorporated into the containment procedures.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1104 | SCP-1105 | SCP-1106 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1106\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1106 is to be kept in a secure containment locker in Site \u2588\u2588. All testing must be approved by Level 3 staff or higher. All uncontained instances of SCP-1106 discovered must immediately be secured and brought into containment.\nDescription: SCP-1106 is a cylindrical metal chamber composed of an unknown alloy determined to be roughly 96% iron. During its \"standby\" phase, SCP-1106 is inactive and its top cover will be open, granting access to the interior; however, the inside is consistently found to be empty during the \"standby\" period. If at any point a human tissue sample is placed inside the chamber, such as a buccal scraping, or a sample of blood, saliva or [REDACTED], SCP-1106 will close and enter its \"locked\" phase. All attempts to open or otherwise access the interior of SCP-1106 during its \"locked\" phase have proven unsuccessful. Attempts to place cameras or other devices inside SCP-1106 to observe the inside during the \"locked\" phase have also failed; it appears that the item will not close and lock if there is any inorganic material inside the chamber. Three (3) months after the initiation of the \"locked\" phase, the chamber will reopen and produce a human infant genetically identical to the sample donor. The products of SCP-1106, hereby referred to as SCP-1106-1, in the majority of all cases will develop normally and be indistinguishable from a naturally born human.\nNonetheless, in a small portion of cases (about \u2588%), instances of SCP-1106-1 will be born with marked defects. Recorded defects include SCP-1106-1 being born with abnormal numbers of limbs, being born without skin, being born with the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system positioned outside of the body, and potentially dangerous deviations in [DATA EXPUNGED] coupled with a significant increase in aggression. Most notably, one instance of SCP-1106-1 was discovered to be emitting a remarkably high level of gamma radiation, forcing the immediate vicinity to be evacuated.\nAddendum 1106-01: Transcript of label affixed to the exterior of SCP-1106\n\nThanks for your purchase of your own genuine Grow Your Own Child\u2122 Kit, brought to you by your friends here at THE FACTORY! Procreation has never been so EASY and so FUN! Just place your DNA sample inside and watch the Grow Your Own Child\u2122 Kit work its magic - your child will be ready in less than three months, guaranteed!*\n*Results may vary.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1105 | SCP-1106 | SCP-1107 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1107\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Although SCP-1107 cannot be directly contained, it is important that knowledge of SCP-1107 not be released to the public. As SCP-1107 is difficult to receive, cover-up is easily accomplished by the insertion of agents into the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration. These agents have been attached to research groups studying the telemetry from the following long distance space probes:\n\nPioneer 10 (Surveillance discontinued in 2003)\nPioneer 11 (Surveillance discontinued in 1995)\nVoyager 1\nVoyager 2\nNew Horizons (Surveillance initiated on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2010)\n\nMore surveillance is only required should further long distance space probes be launched.\nAddendum 1107-09: Following the translation work by Dr Holst, suggestions for reacting to SCP-1107 are outlined by procedures in Addendum 1107-08.\nDescription: SCP-1107 was discovered in 1977, in telemetry received from the Pioneer 10 long distance space probe. It has been subsequently re-discovered by any space probe that ventures further than 12 astronomical units (approximately 1.8 billion km) from the sun.\nSCP-1107 consists of a radio signal in the extreme-low-frequency range, normally observed at less than \u2588\u2588 Hz. The low frequency and intensity of this signal means that it is extremely susceptible to interference from natural and man-made sources of particle-based and electromagnetic radiation. As a result, it can only be reliably distinguished from background radiation when the receiver is at extreme distance from any source of interference. Most crucially, this includes the electromagnetic radiations emitted by the sun, limiting reception to the outer solar system.\nThe signal exists as a series of low frequency, amplitude modulated carrier waves. The modulation of the signals varies discretely from either a high or a low amplitude, displaying characteristics of a digitally encoded message. The bandwidth of these signals is extremely low, with estimations of the bit-rate being around 90 b/year. Despite this low data transmission rate, SCP-1107 clearly represents a transmission of intelligible data within our solar system. Currently, the information content of these signals is unknown.\nTriangulation of the signals by the available probes has determined that they are emitted by objects found in the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud in the outskirts of the solar system. Lower bound estimates on the number of objects emitting these signals suggest that there are over \u2588 million separate transmitters.\nTelescopic observation of some of the nearer transmitters reveals them to be asteroid like bodies. Spectrograph analysis of these bodies reveals them to contain unusually high purity silicon and silicate based crystals, with phosphorous and boron based dopants. Thermal telemetry reveals a discrepancy in the amount of solar energy absorbed on the \"hot\" (sun-facing) side of these objects and the infra-red energy emitted by the cold (outwards-facing) side. Foundation researchers have hypothesised that this discrepancy would be sufficient to allow extraction of energy for useful tasks. However, the energy extracted would be almost negligible, suggesting that such tasks would either need to be very small, or be carried out over a long time. Given that no mechanical action has been observed by SCP-1107 emitters, the most likely purpose of this task would be some form of information processing activity.\n\nAddendum 1107-08: LIMITED TO O5 LEVEL CLEARANCE ONLY\n\n- close\n\nAddendum 1107-08:\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, Dr Holst has made significant breakthroughs in the translation of SCP-1107. This was largely accomplished by associating certain common patterns within SCP-1107 with astronomical positions, and planetary orbital information. Dr Holst reports that the language of SCP-1107 bears similarities with computer based languages, however with greater provision for parsing semantic content such as used by sentient individuals. The following is an attempted translation of the most broadcast signal found within SCP-1107. The low bit-rate of SCP-1107 means that this signal has been recorded over a ten year-span, with further recording ongoing.\n\nThe [unclear, possible amalgamation of \"hot\", \"life\" and \"intelligence\"] has ascended once more.\nIt is time for [me/us] to act. [Possibly an interrogative]\n[You/I] must [either \"choose\", \"debate\" or possibly \"vote\"] now.\n\nGiven the implications of this, the WCS committee has been tasked with suggesting an appropriate contingency response. Currently, the only procedures forwarded have been protocol 06-MOSES or protocol 11-PORCUPINE. Neither of these are considered satisfactory at this time.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1106 | SCP-1107 | SCP-1108 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Photo taken shortly before SCP-1108's dissipation\n\nItem #: SCP-1108\nObject Class: Uncontained\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The first recorded appearance of this phenomenon is dated November 26, 1928, filed in Foundation records as an Extranormal Event. Ten repeat occurrences have since been verified, precipitating numbered status and close observation.\nData from meteorological centers in the affected area are monitored for any indication of a new formation.\nDescription: SCP-1108 is a meteorological phenomenon that has only been observed along the southeast coast of Florida. Most observers at ground level experience SCP-1108 as a heavy fog with no anomalous properties.\nFrom an elevation above or approaching 450 meters, the fog formation reveals a distinct shape. According to in-person observation and aerial photographs, this shape resembles Alligator mississippiensis, the American alligator.\nIn conditions ideal for fog formation, the anomaly exhibits superficial details like eyelids, teeth, and individual scutes. Reports indicate that isolated sections of the fog formation will move independently of one another, resembling crawling limbs.\nSCP-1108 most frequently appears a few hours before dawn, often emerging from an existing cloud bank. The \"gator formation\" will maintain its distinct size and shape for upwards of six hours. During this six hour period, SCP-1108 will traverse an area of approximately 50 km length, always moving toward the Atlantic Ocean. The form appears to gradually dissipate into the atmosphere.\nThe effects on the local ecosystem do not become apparent until after the formation has dissolved. These effects include a 5 to 50 cm rise in fresh water levels and an abnormal displacement of local wildlife.\nIn areas directly overshadowed by SCP-1108, non-anomalous Alligator mississippiensis have been found congregating in groups of 6 to, at time of reporting, 24. These infestations occur most frequently on private property, with the majority occurring inside affluent communities.\nThe lack of data from prior occurrences makes it difficult to predict whether the size, range, and extent of the phenomenon's influence have remained stable, or increased over time. Recorded appearances so far follow a regular interval, occurring up to three times every two years; always preceding the rainy season of June-September (see Addendum 07/01/2012).\nExcerpt from Field Report 1108-16\n\nNotable events which took place within 24 hours of SCP-1108's appearance over the 2185.2 square meters of residential space in Palm Beach County:\n\n37 reports of juvenile and adult American alligators on private property\n\nA woman reports an adult male alligator inside her kitchen; local news media reports the specimen's length as 14 feet\n\n6 reports of alligators attempting to enter homes; while this behavior is not unprecedented, the number of instances is highly abnormal\n\nThree non-fatal attacks of alligators on humans, one resulting in significant injury\n\nOne fatal attack of a juvenile male alligator against an adolescent\n\n18 concurrently files reports of missing pets\n\nThe Florida Water Management District recorded an average of 16.5 cm rise in drainage canal levels, despite the lack of precipitation. As the majority of the southern portion of the state is kept above the waterline by an extensive network of such drainage canals, any significant rise in freshwater levels represents a threat to life and property.\n\nIt is unclear at this time whether the intrusion of Alligator mississippiensis was a displacement of existing creatures or a sudden population increase. It is unlikely that the existing state infrastructure could adequately contain repeat occurrences.\n\nAddendum 07/01/2012\n\nAs of 06/21/2012, SCP-1108 has made two consecutive appearances. Only the second was accompanied by an influx of Alligator mississippiensis; however, the rise in water levels mandated flood evacuation in two counties. The possible undetected infestation of Alligator mississippiensis in flooded areas cannot be determined, at this time.\nDuring the most recent occurrence, field agents reported a previously unrecorded auditory phenomenon\u2014 described as \"a series of low, drawn-out rumbles\"\u2014 which were sustained over several hours.\n\nRadiometric measurements taken during the course of these observations do not indicate temperature changes conducive to creating lightning. However, the recorded sounds do bear a striking resemblance to a male alligator's bellow.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1107 | SCP-1108 | SCP-1109 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1109\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1109 is to be stored at a Safe-class storage space at Site-\u2588\u2588 as per standard procedure and permission must be obtained from the current Level-2 supervising researcher (currently Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) before it may be removed from storage for testing purposes.\nThe edges of any sharpened instruments contained within SCP-1109 are to be covered during storage, so that handling the instruments cannot result in accidental injury. At the conclusion of testing all intact instruments must be placed back inside SCP-1109. Damaged instruments or instruments no longer fit for purpose are to be disposed of, but must not be used. During disposal or transport of instruments the instruments must be kept covered and placed inside a durable container resistant to cutting, in order to prevent accidental exposure to the effects of SCP-1109.\nPersonnel affected by SCP-1109 must attend regular basic medical examinations to detect any injuries incurred as a result of SCP-1109's effects. Additionally, those entering the three-month stage of exposure are required to attend regular psychological review sessions. They must be accompanied whenever possible by another staff member who has basic first aid training to avoid injury or damage caused by their actions. Personnel affected by SCP-1109 are barred from participating in any test or role involving handling of fragile materials, which require fine motor skills, or which involve combat.\nDescription: SCP-1109 is a black leather doctor's bag, approximately 44cm x 21cm x 22cm, with a metal fastener over the opening and a leather carrying handle. The words \u2018Aceso Medical: We'll take your pain away' are printed on the underside of the bag. Aceso Medical closed in 19\u2588\u2588 and no member of the company has yet been found who knows anything of the object or its properties.\nThe anomalous effects of SCP-1109 become apparent when any form of instrument or tool with a sharpened blade or point is placed in the bag and the bag is closed. Testing shows the instrument must be left in the bag for approximately 30 seconds before effects become noticeable. Any medical instrument left in the bag is rendered sterile and clean upon its subsequent removal from the bag.\nHowever, when a sharpened instrument is placed in the bag it takes on a second property. Any incisions, injections or other procedures performed using these items on a human being are seemingly painless. Subjects are aware that they are being operated upon and do not report a lessening of tactile sensation or numbing during the procedures, and may describe the experience as unpleasant, but do not register any form of pain.\nApproximately two weeks from initial exposure, subjects cease being able to register pain in any context. This suppresses pain-based reflexes, and can lead to accidental injuries and sometimes serious errors in judgement due to the subject being unable to notice that they have been injured. Approximately a month from exposure, subjects lose the ability to perceive any form of physical pleasure. Emotional pleasure is unaffected and subjects can find most normal activities enjoyable, but lose the ability to derive pleasure or enjoyment from any purely physical stimulus. This effect extends to the sense of taste and at least partially to the sense of smell, as evidenced by the inability of those affected to differentiate between tastes and textures in food.\nAfter approximately three months from exposure, subjects begin to suffer from a steady deadening of all tactile sensation. This begins with a gradual numbing of the extremities, but swiftly progresses over the course of several days to the point of being completely unable to feel any form of tactile sensation. Some subjects undergoing this process have been observed to develop masochistic tendencies and may resort to self-harm in an attempt to continue to register physical sensation. However, as the condition progresses even the most violent or severe of physical sensations become completely numb. At this stage, many subjects become severely depressed and begin to feel isolated or alienated from others. This is not considered to be an anomalous effect, and is simply the psychological response to the loss of one of the senses. Only the sense of taste and touch are affected, and no lessening of the bodies' ability to function is observed. The subject loses much of their fine motor function as a result of this as well as a lack of a reflex response to stimuli with a purely tactile or pain-based response. Subjects at this stage may also injure others accidentally due to an inability to register contact with them; many overcompensate when applying force to an object, which can result in damage or injury.\nTools which have been placed in SCP-1109 and have developed these anomalous properties will retain them indefinitely, even when separated from the bag. They lose these abilities when the sharpened edge or point of the instrument is dulled or destroyed in some way. No incidental sharp points or edges on an instrument, such as jagged points caused by damage, will exhibit any anomalous effects: only the primary cutting edge or sharpened point of an item is affected. The effect only extends to items intended to possess a sharpened point or cutting edge capable of puncturing skin. For example, a sharpened pencil placed in SCP-1109 will not manifest anomalous properties even if its point punctures human skin, while a bread knife placed in SCP-1109 will develop anomalous properties.\n\nAddendum SCP-1109-1: Injuries and incidents involving SCP-1109.\n\n- Addendum SCP-1109-1: Injuries and incidents involving SCP-1109.\n\nA1-1109-1: At 11:12 PM on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 died in his sleep. Autopsy confirmed the cause of death to be an internal haemorrhage of initially unknown source. Careful review and investigation of the circumstances of his death have led to the conclusion that Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 received a small cut while transferring an instrument that had been removed from SCP-1109 for disposal 13 days prior to his death. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 did not register this due to the painless nature of the injury. The day prior to his death he was involved in an incident in which a group of D-Class became violent and attempted to resist Foundation authority. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was injured during a physical struggle with one of the D-Class, in which he sustained significant internal injuries which he failed to recognise due to the influence of SCP-1109. It is believed that Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 would have survived his injuries had he sought appropriate medical attention, but mistakenly believed he had escaped the altercation unharmed, and died as a result of his injuries during the night, some 10 hours after his initial injury. Testing of SCP-1109 has been postponed in order to facilitate a restructuring of containment procedures to minimise further exposure of Foundation personnel.\nA1-1109-2: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 died at some point between 8:00PM and 10:30PM while in his home on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Cause of death was gunshot wound to the right temple, believed to be self inflicted. An audio recorder found by the body contained a pre-recorded message to his loved ones and colleagues at the Foundation, blaming the object's influence for his mental state ending with the statement \"Well, what's the point in living if you feel like a ghost already?\". Containment procedures have been modified and personnel exposed to SCP-1109 are now required to submit to mandatory psychological evaluations.\nA1-1109-3: Investigation by Foundation Personnel led to the discovery of a civilian apparently suffering the symptoms of SCP-1109 exposure. Further investigation led to the discovery of an SCP-1109-affected scalpel which had somehow been transferred into a surgical theatre in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital. It is unknown whether the scalpel originated from SCP-1109 prior to its containment, if another item similar to SCP-1109 exists, or if an instrument from SCP-1109 was somehow removed from containment. An investigation into the matter is currently underway, but Agents are advised to pay close attention to any reports of 'painless' surgery while conscious, or of people with no ability to register pain.\n\n- Addendum SCP-1109-1: Injuries and incidents involving SCP-1109.\n\nAddendum 1109-2: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has received requests to use SCP-1109 on D-Class personnel involved in the handling of certain objects which cause intense physical pain or pleasure. This request is currently pending approval.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1108 | SCP-1109 | SCP-1110 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1110\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: MTF Gamma-5 (\"Red Herrings\") is to monitor all police scanner traffic within a 72 kilometer radius of the most recent manifestation of SCP-1110 in order to detect and scramble any potential reports of SCP-1110 activity to law enforcement. Once a report is detected and stopped, Gamma-5 units are to report to the location of origin disguised as local law enforcement as per hush protocol seven and confiscate all footage of SCP-1110. All cash losses incurred are to be replaced through Foundation funds. Special accounts dedicated to loss replacement drawn on private banks have been created and provided to MTF squad leaders accordingly.\nA special task force of MTF Gamma-5 (Gamma-5-STF-7 \"Reservoir Repairmen\") has been created and tasked with impersonating a private security firm (SecureCorp Professionals) and gaining control of bank security in the area immediately surrounding recent manifestations of SCP-1110, in order to destroy footage of SCP-1110 as the event occurs, and to attempt to interfere if possible.\nDescription: SCP-1110 is a series of phenomena that thus far seems to appear only on video cameras manufactured later than 19\u2588\u2588 and centers around financial institutions such as banks or other repositories of currency in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 United States. To date, \u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1110 manifestation have been confirmed, and between \u2588 and \u2588\u2588 unconfirmed cases are suspected to involve SCP-1110, with at least one case coinciding with a typical bank robbery that occurred simultaneously in the same institution, making loss verification impossible. Unexplained losses by financial institutions lacking video monitoring systems are included in this approximation.\nDuring a typical SCP-1110 manifestation, two humanoid entities with their faces obscured by dark material designated SCP-1110-1 and SCP-1110-2 can be seen on camera footage entering the financial institution brandishing guns in a threatening manner, coupled with aggressive body language. SCP-1110-1 and SCP-1110-2 typically wear dark clothing, and are distinguished by a grey hood on SCP-1110-1 and what seems to be a skull like mask obscuring on SCP-1110-2. The pair will generally approach a teller and move in a fashion indicative of robbery demands. At this point the teller in the video will seem to comply with these demands by raising their hands above their heads and carefully handing over money, which SCP-1110-1 will place in a briefcase while SCP-1110-2 maintains its threatening pose toward the teller. Once a sum of cash between \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been handed over, SCP-1110-1 will seal the briefcase and nod to SCP-1110-2, and the entities will exit the building.\nNote that the entities and phenomena occur only on video. During the time frame that video records SCP-1110 activity, business will commence as usual in the bank. No teller or customer present during an SCP-1110 event, including Foundation personnel on the scene, has ever seen, heard, or felt SCP-1110-1 or SCP-1110-2, even in cases where they have been shown in the video to physically assault or [DATA EXPUNGED]10-a.)\nFollowing a manifestation of SCP-1110, a sum of cash approximately equal to the amount shown being stolen in video footage will be missing from the place of manifestation. There have been confirmed cases of the entities stealing other items during a manifestation, including an incident in which SCP-1110-2 apparently demanded that a bank patron hand over his wristwatch. Following the manifestation, the patron commented to Foundation interviewers that his watch was present, but had stopped at the instant of removal shown in the video.\nAddendum-1110-a: On \u2588/\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, a teller was shown in SCP-1110 footage to resist, and was subsequently shot by SCP-1110-2. Post incident reviews with other bank employees revealed [DATA EXPUNGED].\nAddendum-1110-b: Yes, I am aware that the containment protocols for SCP-1110 currently allow the possibility that legitimate crimes will go and have gone unreported due to accidental interference by MTF Gamma-5. I assure you all that this is a risk we must accept in order to maintain containment and prevent public knowledge of SCP-1110. -MTF Commander \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nAddendum-1110-c: On \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, security cameras for a small pay-to-park business adjacent to the financial institution targeted by SCP-1110 captured footage of SCP-1110-1 and SCP-1110-2 fleeing the building on foot and entering a delivery vehicle parked in the pay-to-park lot. The vehicle was not recorded in the payment logs of the pay-to-park enterprise, nor was it observed by the employee operating the toll gate, and was driven by what appeared in the footage to be a Caucasian person of indeterminate build. The logo on the vehicle was noted by the agent who recovered the footage to bear a striking similarity to [REDACTED], and the possibility of a connection is currently under investigation. A proposal to add the modification of security video systems to include exterior and parking area cameras in all financial institutions under observation by MTF-G-5-STF-7 to containment protocols for SCP-1110 is under review pending authorization from Commander \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1109 | SCP-1110 | SCP-1111 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1111\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A restricted zone has been established in a 2 km radius around SCP-1111-2; a public statement was released declaring it to be a weather monitoring station. Cameras are suspended from weather balloons, constantly monitoring the enclosure. Individuals may not come within 1km of SCP-1111-2 without explicit written permission from a level 4 researcher or higher. Should SCP-1111-1 move away from SCP-1111-2, all personnel are to evacuate the restricted zone until SCP-1111-1 returns to its position beneath SCP-1111-2.\nDescription: SCP-1111-1 is an entity with an appearance similar to that of Canis familiaris, commonly known as the domestic dog. The size of SCP-1111-1 varies with its distance from SCP-1111-2; directly beneath it, SCP-1111-1 is approximately 150 cm from ground to shoulders. The exact breed of SCP-1111-1 is unclear; it appears to be a mix, with traits of both a Labrador Retriever and a German Shepard clearly visible. SCP-1111-1 possesses a white coat and red eyes, both of which glow at luminosities directly proportional to its proximity to SCP-1111-2. At distances greater than 500 m from SCP-1111-2, SCP-1111-1 gradually becomes translucent. Additionally, SCP-1111-1's speed, strength, and agility all seem to be inversely proportional to its distance from SCP-1111-2.\nA dog tag is affixed to a faded red collar around SCP-1111-1's neck. The tag reads:\nLoyal\nLeft alone, SCP-1111-1 lies down beneath SCP-1111-2. It does not appear to sleep, or, if it does, is able to do so with its eyes completely open. It does not eat, drink, or breathe.\nShould SCP-1111-1 become aware of any person or object coming near SCP-1111-2, it will quickly become hostile and attempt to destroy the intruder. SCP-1111-1 has significantly increased physical abilities above a standard canine; video records show it running at speeds in excess of 60 km/hr, jumping 6 m into the air, and biting through 15 mm titanium plating. SCP-1111-1 appears to be incorporeal, and as such attempts to both neutralize it and examine SCP-1111-2 more closely have been met with failure. See Incident Log 1111-B for details.\nSCP-1111-2 has the appearance of a man hanged by a noose from a tree. The subject wears a faded business suit and dress shoes; both are too worn to properly identify a manufacturer. SCP-1111-2 constantly jerks and twitches in a manner consistent with those of a man being hanged; occasionally gasps for breath can also be heard. The violence and energy of these jerks is directly proprotional to SCP-1111-1's proximity to SCP-1111-2; as the distance between the two increases, the jerks and twitches decrease in violence and frequency.\n\n+ Incident Log 1111-B\n\n- Incident Log 1111-B\n\nDate: 05/02/19\u2588\u2588\nA team of \u2588 agents were sent to attempt to neutralize SCP-1111-1 for transportation to a containment facility. The team approached SCP-1111-2 from the North, opposite the direction SCP-1111-1 was facing. The agents were able to come within 300 m of SCP-1111-2, at which point SCP-1111-1 rose and attacked agents without warning.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, realizing that the mission had failed, began to flee the area. SCP-1111-1 pursued, but decreased in size, definition, and speed as it grew further and further away from SCP-1111-2. When SCP-1111-1 reached a distance of 900 m from SCP-1111-2, SCP-1111-2 was observed to stop moving entirely. At this point, SCP-1111-1 froze for a moment and turned its head towards SCP-1111-2. SCP-1111-1 stayed in this position for a few seconds before howling once and sprinting back towards SCP-1111-2. SCP-1111-2 was observed to resume its jerking and twitching.\nVideo records of the incident indicate that rounds fired at SCP-1111-1 passed through it without making contact, despite the fact that its teeth and claws proved solid when attacking agents. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was the only one to survive the incident.\nO5-\u2588: From this point forward, only D-class and remote-operated drones may be used to approach SCP-1111 directly.\nDate: 05/20/19\u2588\u2588\n\u2588 D-class armed with [DATA EXPUNGED] were sent to approach SCP-1111-2 from various directions. Incident proved similar to previous attempt; SCP-1111-1 proceeded to kill all D-class present.\nDuring the incident, D-83011 was able to come within 50 m of SCP-1111-2 before being killed. During this time, cameras noted an anomaly with SCP-1111-2: its jerks slowed, and its eyes opened and fixed on D-83011. SCP-1111-2's arms then raised towards D-83011, in what appeared to observers as a welcoming embrace. Moments before D-83011 was killed by SCP-1111-1, SCP-1111-2's lips can be seen moving, mouthing what appear to be the words \"no, down boy\". Immediately after the death of D-83011, SCP-1111-2 fell limp and resumed normal twitching.\nO5-\u2588: It appears as though simply isolating SCP-1111-2 is enough to effectively contain SCP-1111-1. As such, all further testing is suspended, barring a significant development, until further notice.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1110 | SCP-1111 | SCP-1112 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1112\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1112 is to be locked in Containment Cell 1112 at all times. Permission to study SCP-1112 must go through Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. As items are fragile, personnel are advised to handle objects with care. No further precautions are necessary.\nDescription: SCP-1112 is the collective designation for four (4) Han Dynasty-era Chinese shadow puppets dated circa \u2588\u2588\u2588 CE. The items are cut from painted leather and stand 30 centimeters (12 in.) tall, typical of the era's design. Wooden sticks fastened to the joints animate the figures. When not operated, the objects do not exhibit any abnormal properties.\nSCP-1112's perceptual effects manifest when the objects are animated between a light source and translucent screen by one or more individuals, as in traditional shadow plays. All members of the play's audience will perceive individual figures as the silhouettes of deceased, estranged or otherwise unattainable persons in their lives. The silhouette figures 'perform' scenes from their lives that either correspond to a subject's memories or are speculative and metaphorical in nature. No commonalities have been observed across all plays, except that they only include the deceased person(s) as the subject of the scene. Only the silhouettes are visible and will often interact with invisible characters and props (see Experiment Log 1112-1 for documented scenes).\nEach figure is archetypal in design and symbolizes a category of interpersonal relationship, such as parental, familial or romantic bonds. The subject perceives each figure as an unattainable person with whom they shared that particular connection. Where no persons in the subject's life correspond to a figure, the puppet is non-anomalous. Close observation of the silhouettes by subjects have revealed they behave as the real individuals in all aspects, even mirroring nervous tics and gesticulations only the viewer would have been privy to. The silhouettes move with a fluidity and precision that would be impossible with ordinary shadow puppets. The figures, however, do not vocalize.\nNote that male figures can be observed as female silhouettes, and vice versa. The list of SCP-1112 items currently includes:\n\nSCP-1112-1: A concubine figure in a traditional gown. Often observed as the individual's dead lover, ex-wife, old flame, or an object of unrequited affection.\n\nSCP-1112-2: An Emperor figure wearing battle armor and brandishing a sword. Observed as the subject's dead/estranged father or father figure.\n\nSCP-1112-3: An Empress figure in royal wear. Observed as the subject's dead/estranged mother or mother figure.\n\nSCP-1112-4: An ornately adorned ascetic figure with a demonic visage. Observed as a person that has inflicted physical and/or psychological trauma on the subject.\n\nAlthough there have been no recorded effects of memetic compulsion to animate the items, individuals that do so (hereby referred to as users) become silent until the current \u2018play' is concluded. Looking behind the screen reveals no cause of the figure's perceptual effects; the users simply operate the puppets according to their desires and ability but are unresponsive to external stimuli. As long as the figures are being moved behind the screen, SCP-1112's effects will manifest. When the user ceases operating the figures, all scenes will conclude together, however varied in nature.\nThe play users perform is never seen by the audience and has no bearing on the subject matter perceived. The nature and content of the performances is tailored specifically to individual members of the audience, even if other persons are present in room. Content of scenes tends to vary wildly depending on the figures used, the status of the subject's relationship with the perceived persons, and other psychological predilections. Due to the intimate and emotional subject matter of the performances, understanding the context of documented scenes is dependent on the subject's interpretation of what are often private, inscrutable, and disturbing revelations into their loved one's lives.\nRecorded plays with only one figure have included scenes depicting the person's final hours in real time, birth, childhood, traumatic experiences, everyday life, personal triumphs and more esoteric scenes that could not possibly have occurred, but are inferred to be symbolic representations of some aspect of the late person's life. Plays that have included multiple figures have deviated wildly in content, such as the figures holding a roundtable discussion on their opinion of the subject (inferred due to lack of vocalizations), to [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\n+ Click to access 1112 Experiment Log\n\n- Click to hide\n\nExperiment Log 1112-1\nExperiment 1112-001:\nSubject: D-12344, middle-aged male with deceased mother\nFigures: 1112-2\nReported Description: Subject became increasingly agitated over the duration of the play, and became hostile when questioned by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Subject was sedated and forcibly contained in a psychiatric holding cell until Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 explained the nature of SCP-1112 and was able to coax D-12344 into cooperating. Subject reportedly witnessed a silhouette of his late mother violently assaulted by an invisible assailant for three minutes and thirty four seconds. Scene matched the memory subject had of an identical assault by his mother's then-partner, a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of Wichita, Kansas. Foundation Agents were able to procure appropriate records from the WPD and found a domestic assault charge from \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Attached police report confirmed the sequence of events.\nWe've established the veracity of the scenes SCP-1112 presents to us, so we know it is either capable of limited omniscience in regards to what it 'performs' for its viewers or that it somehow dredges up old memories. Research is ongoing - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nExperiment 1112-003\nSubject: D-13996, middle-aged male with deceased parents\nFigures: 1112-2 and 1112-3\nReported Description: Subject described having observed the silhouettes of his mother and father ballroom dancing for nine minutes and fourteen seconds. D-13996 was unaware of the scene ever occurring, and stressed their marriage was generally untroubled. Whether the play event was a re-enactment of a real life occurrence or a metaphorical interpretation of a relationship on the part of the item is as of yet undetermined.\nExperiment 1112-013\nSubject: D-19564, late-20s female with deceased parents and ex-husband\nFigures: 1112-1, -2, and -3\nReported Description: Subject reported to have observed younger silhouettes of mother and father engaged in conversation with ex-husband. At approximately the four minute mark, the ex-husband reportedly placed his arm around the mother's waist, provoking a physical altercation between the two males. Subject's father was apparently knocked unconscious. Play ended on shot of ex-husband and mother in physical embrace. Subject became flustered while recounting the event. Placed in holding cell until conditions improve.\nWe don't know if the items are deliberately fabricating psychologically harmful content, or if it is simulating some of its subject matter based on real, unquantifiable variables. We just don't know. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nExperiment 1112-030\nSubject: D-13961, middle-aged male with a deceased mother\nFigures: 1112-3\nReported Description: Subject observed the silhouette of his mother methodically dismembering itself over the span of an hour. Figure began with rear, progressed to the thighs, stomach, backside, and was amputating its left arm before D-13961 became hostile and testing was halted. The figure appeared to be unaffected despite severe blood loss. D-13961 became extremely unnerved as scene progressed and was placed in a holding cell for the remainder of the day. In a follow-up interview, D-13961 explained his mother had struggled with body dysmorphic disorder. Subject confirmed she had recently expired of natural causes.\nEven the most bizarre scenes have some basis in reality. \u2014 Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nExperiment 1112-032\nSubject: D-18431, teenaged male incarcerated for murder\nFigures: 1112-4 and 1112-1\nReported Description: 1112-4 reportedly manifested as [REDACTED]. 1112-4 proceeded to 1112-1 huddled on the far side of the screen and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Testing halted when subject broke restraints and assaulted user. Terminated ahead of schedule. First documented instance of a prop item materializing on screen. 1112-4 noted to have felt slightly warm to touch for next hour.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1111 | SCP-1112 | SCP-1113 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1113\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to it posing no risk when in a passive state, SCP-1113 can be stored in a secure box in a standard containment room. If required for testing it may be signed out for use by Level 3 researchers and above. Any testing involving D-class mortality must be approved in writing by a member of senior staff prior to commencement.\nDescription: SCP-1113 is a small spinning top comprised of a hollow bronze base, heavily oxidised and showing small flecks of blue from having been previously painted. The upper section is a porcelain figurine of the upper body of a woman, painted with enamel and with a blue and brown blouse made of a rough cotton. It is spun by means of wrapping the string around it and then pulling firmly to rotate the top at speed. The figurine is attached to the bronze segment by a clear resin-like glue concurrent with the apparent age of the manufacture (c.1915). The bronze component has been estimated by thermoluminescent dating to have been cast around 50 BCE (\u00b1 40 years). There are imperfections in the alloy and tooling marks on the inside of the top that suggest that the bronze has been retooled and was formerly used in a different construction.\nWhen SCP-1113 is spun by hand the person doing so does not age or suffer any degeneration to their body due to the effects of aging or illness for as long as the top is spinning. Tests using automated robots spinning the top suggest that it will spin for anywhere up to fourteen hours when spun with sufficient force (using levels of force within realistic limits of human strength). Any wounds caused before or during the top being spun remain present and are not affected in any way. The individual is still mortal to life-threatening injury while the top is being spun.\nThe top came to the attention of the Foundation in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 when alerted by a member of the London Metropolitan police force with connections to the Foundation. He reported that it had been taken as evidence from a house in Brighton, UK which had been entered by Sussex police after reports by neighbours of an unpleasant smell. On forcing their way into the house they discovered the corpse of a man who was estimated to be around 70 years old. His body was on the floor with one arm stretched out under the sofa. Officers found the spinning top at the back of the sofa. His right palm showed heavy callouses at the base of all the fingers and a wound approximately 1cm deep across the centre of the palm which appeared to be cauterised through burning or friction. Estimates suggest that it would take many weeks of constant friction between the string and palm to cause such extensive damage. There was also severe damage to the right shoulder socket and extreme dislocation caused by the arm being overextended in attempts to reach the spinning top.\nAlthough there was very little personal information found in the flat the body was identified as belonging to Richard Mark Piper, from a 19\u2588\u2588 driving license and a birth certificate found in the flat giving the deceased's date of birth as 24/12/18\u2588\u2588. Further information may be found in the supplemental materials, consisting primarily of a set of journals found at the home of the deceased and the police witness reports from neighbours.\n\nSupplemental Materials 1113-2C: Fragment from Journal of Richard Mark Piper (errors author's own):\n\u2588\u2588 January, 19\u2588\u2588:\nIt definitely works. I mean, I'm not sure how, but every time I start the top spinning, it's like my hands are opening, expanding like a parched man given a cantene of water. If I'd had this sooner I could have helped win this damn war.\nI wonder how it works, it's magnetism perhaps, or some of that crystal howkum. Howkum? What am I saying? I'm writing this using a fountain pen with my wonderful, working hands!\n\u2588\u2588 April, 19\u2588\u2588:\nThe people at the club are always asking how I look so good for my age. They think I'm a 60 year old that looks 50 and they're impresed, imagine if they knew the truth \u2013 I remember the last Coronation, let alone this one! This truly is a marvel, I wish I could tell the world what I have discovered, but then it would be taken from me, I know this. If only I could let Rachel use it, she seems so frail these days. But if I did I know she'd not be able to resist telling friends, woman can't even get a new night cream without telling everyone on the street about it.\n\u2588\u2588 June, 20\u2588\u2588:\nCant hold thpen very well, my hand is awfull sore, cant stop though, I can fel HIM brething down myneck, the reeper, I know Iv held HIM off too long, its getting harder andharder nowshe only spins for a cupple of minutes at atime. She must keep dancig, she dances so beatifuly.\nI don want to die.\n\nAddendum Although it's clear that the effect of this item could result in its use becoming obsessive, we have no evidence on whether or not this is merely psychological or a conditioning created by the SCP itself. Until this is known it is suggested that use is restricted to D-class personnel.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1112 | SCP-1113 | SCP-1114 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1114\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1114 is to be contained in a secured modular locker at Storage Site-12. This locker is to be placed within the perimeter of the compound, at least 75 meters from any other structure or outdoor area accessible to personnel and/or SCPs. SCP-1114 is to be observed by a CCTV camera, the feed from which needs to be analyzed continually by optical image recognition software for potential changes to the SCP-1114's deformable face plating. The camera and the server running this software are to be connected to a backup power supply so that in the event of a power failure, continued surveillance is guaranteed. Weekly maintenance checks of both camera and server are to be executed by authorized technical staff.\nTests using SCP-1114 are to be authorized by a level 4 member of research staff. If an anomaly is detected outside of scheduled testing, the senior research staff member on-site is to enact Protocol Wanderlust immediately. A security detail is to then search the area around SCP-1114's location for human remains, should no such remains be present in its locker.\nDescription: SCP-1114 is a model SA-\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 automotive crash test dummy from the Hybrid II \u2588\u2588th series as manufactured by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 between 19\u2588\u2588 and 19\u2588\u2588. A mark was discovered stamped into the underside of the SCP-1114's solid vinyl foot, identifying its production date as \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588. Research into the company's history has not yielded any significant events around that time to account for the SCP-1114's properties. Samples taken from SCP-1114 indicate it is constructed of materials appropriate for both the time period in which it was manufactured and for the model in question: a steel skeletal construct with aluminum and bronze joints covered in various solid vinyl skin and vinyl foam components.\nIn its inactive state, SCP-1114 is for all intents and purposes a typical automotive frontal impact crash test dummy. Its anomalous properties manifest when a human being sustains a physical injury within a range of 50 meters from its current position. SCP-1114 then imprints on the subject and its face plating remolds itself to resemble the face of the subject. Any physical injury through external forces will then manifest only on SCP-1114. This has been proven to include blunt force trauma and puncture wounds of various levels of severity. Strikes with blunt or sharp implements will appear to bounce off the subject, but if the blow would have severed any part of the subject's body, it will sever a corresponding part on SCP-1114. However, tests have also demonstrated that while the damage itself is not applied to the subjects, the pain is. When trauma is induced, subjects exhibit behavioral patterns appropriate to a person receiving that trauma. This includes screaming, weeping and on a physiological level, loss of consciousness.\nThis effect has been observed to be reciprocal, with any damage done to SCP-1114 manifesting on the body of the subject imprinted on. When SCP-1114 is damaged, test subjects immediately develop the appropriate trauma and according sensations. If SCP-1114 is displaced by the injury caused, this movement does not appear to carry over to the subject.\nDamage done to the SCP-1114 when in its inactive state does not seem to have an abnormal effect. Damage shows up and remains on SCP-1114 until it next activates. At that point, all damage disappears as described below.\nOnce imprinting has occurred, SCP-1114 does not appear to imprint on another subject. This process does not seem to be reversible except by termination of the subject. Unless the test subject qualifies for continued existence as understood in guideline 1114-G-01, Protocol Wanderlust is initiated.\nUpon unimprinting, SCP-1114's face plating reverts to its initial form and any and all damage done to it instantly disappears. This includes previously severed parts reappearing, even if previously removed from the test site or destroyed. The method by which it reassembles itself is unknown at this time. If these events do not transpire within 30 minutes of the subject having been declared officially terminated, SCP-1114 is to be destroyed. Staff are to be alert for the appearance of remains on-site.\nAddendum 1114-A-01: Recovery and preliminary containment notes\nSCP-1114 was discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Germany in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 plant after it had been used in a safety test for the new model \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 SUV. Foundation operatives were called in after sleeper agents within the plant made contact and reported the incident. A press release was sent out detailing an unfortunate industrial accident.\nAddendum 1114-A-02: Excerpts from testing log 1114-T\n\nTest designation: 1114-T-01\nName/Personnel ID: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest subject: 1 common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), 1 short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), 1 chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)\nSummary goal: To see whether SCP-1114 is able to imprint on other species.\nTranscript: All animals were sedated and strapped in place to secure ease of handling.\nA needle was inserted into the chimpanzee's left upper thigh. No change to SCP-1114's face plating occurred within a period of thirty minutes following the initial injury and the chimpanzee was taken back to its cell.\nA small cut was made in the dolphin's dorsal fin. No change to the SCP-1114's face plating occurred within a period of thirty minutes following the initial injury and the dolphin was taken back to its own tank.\nThe chicken had one of its wings broken. No change to the SCP-1114's face plating occurred within a period of thirty minutes following the initial injury and the chicken was taken to the mess.\nConclusion: SCP-1114 does not seem to imprint on other species.\n\nTest designation: 1114-T-15\nName/Personnel ID: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest subject: D-53466\nSummary goal: To determine the extent of the relation between SCP-1114 and the test subject after imprinting.\nTranscript: D-53466 was forcibly strapped in place in a high-backed chair by security staff present.\nA needle was then inserted in the subject's left upper thigh. The image recognition software registered a change to SCP-1114's face plating after approximately 5 minutes. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 then instructed one of the security staff present to hit D-53466 over the head with his baton. D-53466 pleaded loudly, but was struck as instructed. No injury presented itself on subject's body, but SCP-1114 immediately developed a large dent in the area where D-53466's head been struck. Subject did exhibit signs of distress after the blow, complaining of severe pain and repeatedly attempting to reach for his head.\nAfter this test, SCP-1114 was [DATA EXPUNGED] remains were collected and disposed of as per regulations.\nConclusion: SCP-1114's imprinting on subject does not transfer feelings of pain to SCP-1114, only physical damage to subject's body.\n\nTest designation: 1114-T-53\nName/Personnel ID: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest subject: D-92832\nSummary goal: To determine how damage done to SCP-1114 affects test subjects.\nTranscript: D-93832 was strapped down as per testing protocol. Subject was extremely apprehensive and agitated, requiring several security personnel to restrain him. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 left the room and returned with a sedative. After forceful application of said sedative and a small time spent waiting for it to take effect, testing proceeded. A needle was then inserted in the subject's left upper thigh. A change to SCP-1114's face plating was registered after approximately 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Security staff was then instructed to discharge his sidearm at the SCP-1114's head at point-blank range.\nD-93832 was allowed to recover from the effects of the sedative in his cell. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was returned to his next of kin in a closed casket.\nConclusion: Testing protocol needs revision. We need to very carefully match the face plating against ALL personnel in the activation radius, not just test subjects.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1113 | SCP-1114 | SCP-1115 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An SCP-1115 drone at low altitude during signal transmission\n\nItem #: SCP-1115\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: No attempt to capture, intercept, or interfere with SCP-1115 is to be made until further notice. SCP-1115's movement is to be monitored by satellite at all times and by Foundation UAVs trailing at a distance of 50 km. Equatorial weather conditions are to be monitored and Mobile Task Force Upsilon-638 (Phoenix Nest) is to be placed on standby in the event of any phenomena which could result in a disruption of SCP-1115's route. All transmissions of SCP-1115-2 are to be recorded for analysis. In the event of any major deviation from SCP-1115's itinerary, Site 731 is to be evacuated and authorization is granted to execute Procedure Greenbriar at O5 discretion.\nA Foundation front company, Space Communication Properties, has acquired licenses to test UAVs for communications purposes in airspace above the equator. Any sightings of SCP-1115 shall be attributed in the media as being prototypes of these UAVs.\nIn the event that any part of SCP-1115 ceases functioning, Phoenix Nest is to deploy and retrieve it as soon as possible, to be transferred to Site 731 for dismantling and storage. Recovered SCP-1115 artifacts are not to be exposed to any light more intense than 1000 lux.\nDescription: SCP-1115 currently consists of 87 toroidal unmanned aerial vehicles, approximately 1.2 meters in diameter, of unknown manufacture and origin. At all times since direct observation began in 19\u2588\u2588, all SCP-1115 drones have been in flight at an average altitude of approximately 15 km above sea level, traveling due west above areas within 20 degrees latitude north or south of the equator, at an average speed of 1600 km/h. SCP-1115's speed is synchronized to the solar terminator.1 SCP-1115 maintains itself at a distance of approximately 45 degrees longitude east of the terminator, resulting in its remaining in a daylit part of the world at all times. SCP-1115 maintains this route at all times, completing a circuit of the globe every 24 hours, altering course only if its direct route is impeded by cloud cover or inclement weather. No SCP-1115 drone has been observed to enter a clouded area. The drones comprising SCP-1115, when not being interfered with by outside forces or moving to evade meteorological phenomena, fly in a pattern comprising several V-formations of the type displayed by migratory birds. The presence of several missing spots in each formation indicates that SCP-1115 initially consisted of at least \u2588\u2588\u2588 drones.\nAt approximately 0500 UTC each day, while SCP-1115 is overflying a region of the Sahara desert located at \u2588\u2588\u00ba\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\" N., \u2588\u2588\u00ba\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\" E., an individual SCP-1115 drone will descend to approximately 5,000 meters above surface level and transmit a radio signal, designated SCP-1115-2, before ascending and returning to its place in formation. SCP-1115-2 is an audio recording, between 41 and 46 seconds in length on all recorded instances, of a synthesized male voice, speaking a language not identified by the Foundation. A large portion of the recording remains the same in all recorded instances, while several other portions vary daily. SCP-1115-2 has occurred every day that SCP-1115 has been under observation except when cloud cover has made it impossible for an SCP-1115 drone to descend to the transmission zone. The intended recipient of SCP-1115-2 has not been identified; several Foundation surveys of the area have failed to locate any pre-existing radio antennae or artifacts similar to SCP-1115. For information regarding the history and translation of SCP-1115-2, refer to addenda.\nTo date, SCP-1115 has resisted any attempts to capture a drone while in flight. Individual SCP-1115 drones have demonstrated an ability to evade missile and cannon fire as well as ground-based anti-aircraft weapons and to disable pursuing aircraft by generating an electromagnetic pulse that SCP-1115 itself is not affected by. On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, an aircraft with shielded electronics was used to attempt to intercept an SCP-1115 drone. When the aircraft continued pursuit after the EMP was deployed, the drone responded by ramming the aircraft and detonating a miniaturized nuclear device installed within it, destroying itself and the aircraft, and producing a 5 kt airblast over the [REDACTED] where pursuit was occurring. Emergency aerial dispersal of Class-E amnestics in populated areas near [REDACTED] was conducted and Foundation media assets attributed the after-effects to forest fires. All further attempts to intercept SCP-1115 are preemptively denied.\nIn addition to the incident described above, three SCP-1115 drones have ceased functioning since observation began. Two of the three crashed into the Pacific Ocean after an unidentified failure resulted in their suddenly losing altitude; due to the depth of the crash regions the Foundation has deemed them unobtainable. The third, which crashed on land near [REDACTED] in north Africa in 1942, was not immediately obtainable due to ongoing military conflict in the region; surveys conducted after the war ended have failed to locate it and it is currently believed to have been buried entirely by shifting desert sands. The Foundation has acquired one intact SCP-1115 drone, designated SCP-1115-1, to date; for information on its history and findings regarding it, refer to addenda.\nAddenda:\n\n+ Show SCP-1115-1 History and Analysis\n\n- Hide SCP-1115-1 History and Analysis\n\nSCP-1115-1 was discovered in 1856 by a British archeological expedition in Borneo. At the time of its discovery, it was partially buried and heavily caked with volcanic ash identified as having originated from Mt. Tambora.2 It is speculated that the sudden eruption of Mt. Tambora resulted in SCP-1115-1's propulsion system becoming clogged with ash before it could correct its course, causing it to fail and crash. The expedition sold SCP-1115-1 to the Rajah of Sarawak, who displayed it as a curio in his royal palace until it was acquired by the Foundation in 1901. As the Foundation lacked the capabilities to properly examine it at the time, it was classified as an anomalous object and archived in Reliquary 38. In 20\u2588\u2588, a Foundation archivist discovered the similarity between the artifact and SCP-1115, leading to its being reclassified as SCP-1115-1 and transferred to Site 731 for study.\nThe exterior surface of SCP-1115-1 was found to be composed almost entirely of solar energy collector panels composed of an unidentified polymer. Upon exposure to a bright spotlight generating approximately 5000 lux, SCP-1115-1 immediately became active and began transmitting a previously undocumented variant of SCP-1115-2. Transmission stopped within five seconds of the spotlight being removed. Later data analysis indicated that, during the period the transmission occurred, seventeen SCP-1115 drones broke formation and began to divert from their previous course in the cardinal direction of Site 731. Further exposure of any captured SCP-1115 artifact to bright light is prohibited.\nSCP-1115's propulsion system is highly efficient, deriving all necessary power from the solar panels, and appears to be based on theoretical models of [REDACTED] that the Foundation does not yet have the capability to test fully. The majority of SCP-1115-1's interior, and all of its external extensions except for a radio antenna, consisted of a wide variety of environmental monitoring devices, not all of which have been identified. Devices for measuring temperature, wind speed, humidity, atmospheric concentrations of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and several noble gases, radioactivity, and [REDACTED] have been identified. Printed circuit boards incorporated into the onboard devices bear markings in an unidentified language, possibly the same one heard in SCP-1115-2. A nuclear device believed to be similar to the one detonated on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 was recovered, consisting of a cube 60 mm on each side composed of an unidentified alloy.\nRadiometric testing of materials found in SCP-1115-1 indicate that the drone was manufactured approximately 12.3 million years ago, \u00b1 600,000 years. Collection of further samples is deemed necessary to verify this date. SCP-1115-1 was partially reassembled and is stored at Site 731. A determination has been made that any future SCP-1115 artifacts recovered will be stored at Site 731 as well to prevent any possible further exposure of Foundation site locations to SCP-1115.\n\n+ Show SCP-1115-2 History and Analysis\n\n- Hide SCP-1115-2 History and Analysis\n\nSCP-1115-2 was first detected in 1912 by a Foundation expeditionary unit, which was exploring the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 region of the southern Sahara to catalogue anomalous items reported there. Upon first reception, the signal was believed to be a unique event. When the same signal was received consecutively several days in a row, further investigation ensued, resulting in the construction of a permanent listening post to receive all further transmissions. As SCP-1115 itself could not be detected at the time, the signal was itself classified as SCP-1115. With the discovery of SCP-1115 in 19\u2588\u2588, it was reclassified as SCP-1115-1, and later as SCP-1115-2 when the artifact now designated SCP-1115-1 was reclassified.\nThe Foundation has collected over 30,000 recordings of SCP-1115-2 to date. SCP-1115-2 has broadcast on approximately 97% of all calendar dates since observation began. As SCP-1115-2 is the only known example of the language spoken in it, attempts at translation have proved next to impossible. Foundation linguists have noted similarities between the language of SCP-1115-2 and the Basque language, as well as the constructed language \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Due to the presumed age of SCP-1115, these similarities are believed to be coincidental.\nThe first breakthrough in translating SCP-1115-2 did not occur until 19\u2588\u2588, when \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a senior Foundation linguist, discovered that a certain word found in all early recordings of SCP-1115-2 had been replaced with a different and longer word beginning in July of 1945, and, in spite of frequent changes afterwards, the original word had never been used again. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 speculated, in conjunction with information gathered from the study of SCP-1115-1, that the word in question was in reference to atmospheric radioactivity produced as the result of the detonation of nuclear weapons. Based on this assumption, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and staff were, by 20\u2588\u2588, able to decipher a series of words referring to numbers in a base-12 system. Based on the known purposes of instruments found in SCP-1115-1, inferences have been made identifying the meanings of several other words found in SCP-1115-2.\nBelow is a transcript of an SCP-1115-2 broadcast recorded on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, with current speculated meanings footnoted.\n\nYehom t\u00e9 ehal.3 Alar e-ahallam.4 Ahallam a-eh embarrah B8AA092A.5 Teast\u00e96 114.1. Annach heam\u00e97 5A. Mearnoch am had dalles8 7 her. Yehom t\u00e9 ehal. Mear fallars9 0.00050A22. Yehom t\u00e9 ehal. Hemachem am mollah10 216060B. Yehar sel tev\u00e0s11 A.6. Reham12 14A. Tev\u00e0s.13 Turechem embarrah a-t\u00e9 20, nar nares ahallam.14 Yehom t\u00e9 ehal. Yehom t\u00e9 ehal. Yehom t\u00e9 ehal.\n\nFootnotes\n1. One of two lines drawn across the Earth's surface delineating the lit and unlit portions of the planet, which move constantly westward as the Earth rotates on its axis.\n2. A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbara which in 1815 was the site of the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history.\n3. Meaning unknown. This phrase repeats several times throughout SCP-1115-2. It is currently speculated to be a nationalist or religious proclamation.\n4. Meaning unknown.\n5. This number has increased by one in each subsequent recording. Currently speculated to indicate the number of successive broadcasts made.\n6. Global mean temperature on an absolute scale similar to the Kelvin scale\n7. Relative humidity\n8. Wind velocity in an unknown scale, and an unidentified term possibly indicating direction\n9. Atmospheric radiation in a measurement similar to the Sievert scale\n10. Meaning unknown.\n11. Meaning unknown.\n12. [REDACTED]\n13. Meaning unknown. In recordings in 1945, 1947-1973, 1979, 1983, 1997-1998, 2005, and 2009-2011, the phrase \"B\u00e9-tev\u00e0s\" is heard instead.\n14. Believed to indicate that SCP-1115 will report again the following day unless new orders are received.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1114 | SCP-1115 | SCP-1116 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1116\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1116-1 through -6 and -8 are to be kept in individual 5m x 5m x 3m containment cells at Site-\u2588\u2588. Each cell is to be shielded against radio-frequency transmissions of up to \u2588\u2588\u2588 W transmissive power with frequencies ranging from \u2588 Mhz to \u2588\u2588 Ghz. All electronic monitoring and communications equipment must be hard-wired with shielded cabling. No wireless communication devices are permitted within \u2588\u2588\u2588 m of any instance of SCP-1116. Site-\u2588\u2588 is to maintain on \"hot-standby\" two (2) frequency-agile RF jamming devices of at least \u2588\u2588 kW output, to be activated in case of containment breach by SCP-1116. No specimen of SCP-1116 is permitted above ground at any time unless fully enclosed in a container with the specified shielding. Line-of-sight to the sky must be blocked at all times.\nEach cell is to contain one (1) chair constructed of non-metallic, non-conductive materials, secured to the floor and equipped with mechanical restraints and waste disposal facilities, as well as three (3) wide-spectrum RF antennas connected to software-defined radio receiving equipment. All recorded radio transmissions from SCP-1116 specimens are to be forwarded to Site-\u2588 for analysis.\nSpecimens are to be fed three (3) times daily, with processed food only. Use of restraints during feeding is mandatory. Specimens must be led through calisthenics two (2) times daily, using vocal commands - see Schedule 1116-C\u2588 for approved exercises and Document 1116-B\u2588 for known command phrases and current macros. Cells are not to be opened during exercises; remotely-operated audio equipment is to be utilized, hard-wired and shielded as per above specification.\nAll testing of SCP-1116 specimens is to take place either within the specimen's own containment cell or within a testing chamber shielded to the same specification. Transport between containment cell and testing chamber is to take place under armed guard, with the specimen restrained and both RF jamming devices activated. During transport and testing, all verbal interactions between researchers and/or security staff are to be confirmed by hand signal (see Addendum 1116-1).\nThe remains of SCP-1116-7 are to be kept in cold storage at Bio-Research Area-12 for further analysis.\nDescription: SCP-1116 is a group of 8 7 humanoids of varied race and gender, with apparent ages between 20 and 35 years. All initially appear to suffer from catatonic stupor, including symptoms of catalepsy. Specimens will swallow food and water when placed into their mouths, but will not chew. Specimens will remain in a given position when physically manipulated into said position. Specimens will attempt to maintain homeostasis (including sweat, pupil dilation, and fluctuations in respiratory and heart rate), but will not detectably react to pain stimuli (including heat, pressure or puncture), sexual stimuli (including both displayed images and manual stimulation), or environmental threats (including extreme cold, extreme heat, starvation, dehydration, or large predator animals).\nSCP-1116 specimens show no evidence of volition, but will respond to a limited number of verbal commands (eg. \"sit\", \"stand\", \"raise right arm\"), and can remember a sequence of commands for later execution when preceded by a macro phrase (see Document 1116-B\u2588 for more details). This command vocabulary is extremely narrow, however, including only references to gross motor functions, simple counting, and a small number of basic spatial relations.\nCT scans of SCP-1116 revealed specimens to possess <10% of the expected neural mass, with the remaining cranial volume occupied by cerebrospinal fluid. Embedded in the outer layer of the skull is a mesh of metallic filaments, composed of an alloy of silver (\u2588\u2588%), zinc (\u2588\u2588%), and [REDACTED] (\u2588%), and forming a pattern closely resembling a \u2588\u2588-iteration box fractal. SCP-1116 specimens appear to use this mesh layer as a radio antenna, and will transmit \u2588-\u2588\u2588 times per hour on \u2588\u2588 different frequencies. Energy for these transmissions appears to derive from normal metabolic processes, but the specific mechanism for generating the required current has not yet been identified. The only vocalizations from specimens to date (excepting Incident I-1116-23, see below) have been low-volume, atonal \"singing\" noises corresponding to periods of radio transmission. Cryptographic analysis of outbound transmissions is ongoing - current evaluations indicate they are likely connection requests using an unknown protocol.\nAddendum 1116-1: After the events of Incident I-1116-23, it has been determined that the cranial antenna of an SCP-1116 specimen can be used to produce localized pockets of heated air, creating sound waves audible only to individual personnel. Multiple survivors of Incident I-1116-23 claimed they heard orders which were determined never to have been given, contributing to and prolonging the containment breach of SCP-1116-7. Containment procedures have been updated accordingly.\n\n+ Incident I-1116-23\n\n- Incident I-1116-23\n\nDocument# I-1116-23\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nLocation: Site-\u2588\u2588\nDescription: During transport from cell to testing chamber, SCP-1116-7 accessed a laptop left 1\u2588\u2588 m away with its wireless networking enabled, and through it circumvented Site-\u2588\u2588 network security. Audio recordings indicate that coincident with the network breach, subject made a brief \"singing\" sound, then proceeded to become active and breach containment, resulting in the deaths of \u2588\u2588 researchers and \u2588 security personnel, as well as subject's escape from the facility.\nSubject was re-engaged \u2588.\u2588 km away after an additional \u2588\u2588 minutes, and was fatally wounded in the ensuing firefight. Transmissions did not fully cease, however, until subject's cranium was destroyed.\nForensic analysis of the network breach has yet to determine the full extent of the compromised data, but given the \u2588-band frequency emissions detected from subject for the duration of its time on the surface, estimates put the total data leakage at up to \u2588\u2588\u2588 GB.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1115 | SCP-1116 | SCP-1117 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1117\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1117-1 is to be stored in a standard secured vault at Site \u2588\u2588. Under no circumstances are personnel to be permitted to enter the chamber or interact with the object. Cases of SCP-1117-3 produced by accidental exposure or testing are to be placed into isolation with minimal contact.\nDescription: SCP-1117-1 is a wooden dining room table 90cm long by 150cm wide by 75cm tall. Testing indicates that it is approximately 70 years old, and has shown no unusual preservative properties.\nSCP-1117-1 is laden with a wide variety of food and drink, designated SCP-1117-2. When consumed by subjects, it is rapidly replaced, though the exact contents of the table are not consistent. Analysis has been unable to find a pattern; dishes and products from cultures all over the world have been observed. Subjects display great enjoyment during the meal. Testing has revealed that it is possible to remove dishes from the table and serve them elsewhere with the same results; subjects unaware of the food's origin still describe it as 'very tasty'.\nAny who have consumed food or drink from SCP-1117-1 become subject to a secondary effect. These individuals, designated SCP-1117-3, have the ability to cause SCP-1117-2 to spontaneously appear nearby whenever they feel hungry. Subjects display great reluctance to consume anything other than the food that they 'find', remarking that nothing else tastes as good. The effect can be spread if SCP-1117-3 share SCP-1117-2 with other individuals. Aside from these effects, the 'found' food is indistinguishable from normal food.\nThe side-effects of SCP-1117 exposure only appear after roughly a week; individuals with active lifestyles are affected notably faster, demonstrating the effects after only a few days. Subjects have described a steady decrease in energy levels and become easily fatigued. Continued consumption of SCP-1117-2 increases the effects; between three and six weeks after initial exposure, subjects apparently die from a lack of energy, or from theoretically harmless contagions. No unusual physiological effects have been noted, and autopsies have proved largely inconclusive, with no signs of damage consistent with previously studied energy draining phenomena.\nForcing SCP-1117-3 to ingest food other than SCP-1117-2 after the effects have begun to show has induced extreme nausea and fatal cardiac arrhythmia in all cases. Autopsies have shown severe depletion of phosphates, magnesium, and calcium to be a significant contributing factor, although the cause of these deficiencies is unclear.\nGiven the SCP's ability to spread rapidly, SCP-1117-1 has been declared off-limits. Field agents are advised to be alert to any signs of SCP-1117 exposure in the general population.\nAddendum:\n\nLock it up. Research is going nowhere, and this thing is clearly of no use to us. Just keep watching out for signs of infection in the general population, there could be a major epidemic if it gets out. This whole project has been thoroughly depressing - we get enough routine deaths around here without testing inexplicable ones. At least the bodies take up less room.\nDr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1116 | SCP-1117 | SCP-1118 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A scanned excerpt from surviving SOE1 documentation on SCP-1118\n\nItem #: SCP-1118\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1118-1 is to be locked in a Safe-class inanimate object container at Storage Site-05. Sets of SCP-1118-2 are to be kept in separate locked safeboxes at the same facility. Following incident 1118/I/551201:R and due to the inherent difficulties in tracking related events, only SCP-1118-2-D is to be used in testing procedures.\nDescription: SCP-1118-1 is a heavily modified Adler brand typewriter (Favorit model - serial number 466442), manufactured in 1935 by the Adler Schreibmaschinen company in Frankfurt, Germany. A small brass plaque mounted on the underside of SCP-1118-1 bears the following inscription: \"Os Sumum - H.H. - 1937\". This has been stenciled over in white paint with \"\u0413\u0420\u0423, \u041e\u0442\u0434\u0435\u043b '\u041f'2 - #12\".\nAll of SCP-1118-1's factory key tops have been detached and 31 of its keys have been modified to accept a set of SCP-1118-2. SCP-1118-1's typebars have been removed and replaced with metacarpals and proximal phalanges from 24 unknown donors. These have been fused together by an unknown process to achieve the necessary shape. As these typebars do not contain type elements, striking a key will not cause a symbol to be transferred to any paper inserted into SCP-1118-1.\nSCP-1118-2 are sets of 31 human molars, their surfaces filed down to permit labeling with an unremarkable black ink, the exact composition of which varies between sets. Sets of SCP-1118-2 contain all 26 letters of the Latin alphabet as well as a spacebar, period, comma, exclamation mark, and question mark. Chemical analysis of the ink used on SCP-1118-2 sets and comparison to reference samples provides an approximate time of manufacturing. An instance of SCP-1118-2 is attuned to a specific target through a ritual procedure as documented in supplemental procedure 1118/D/Ax-14:Z3. These mimeographed duplicates were recovered with SCP-1118-1; the originals are presumed lost. Molars used in the fabrication of SCP-1118-2 sets only need to be whole and devoid of cavities, no further requirements exist.\nWhen a full set of SCP-1118-2 is mounted on SCP-1118-1's keyboard, any words typed out on SCP-1118 will be vocalized by SCP-1118-1's target. Note that keys from different SCP-1118-2 sets are not interchangeable. While an operator's typing speed might be variable, targets are able to form intelligible and coherent speech from this input. It is not currently clear how targets manage this. As tests have shown, a target's physiological state is not a factor in this process and speech has been recorded from test subjects not anatomically equipped to produce it. It is currently unclear how SCP-1118 induces vocalizations in these targets.\nVocalizations made through SCP-1118 can also influence a target's behavior, though it is unknown whether there are limits to this. Note that if a target is deceased, vocalizations that would otherwise influence behavior will have no effect.\nLiving targets of SCP-1118 will perceive anomalous vocalizations as appropriate and logical, and will become agitated if confronted with the discordance of their speech. Please refer to psychological evaluation log 1118/P/930627:A for a behavioral study, both pre- and post-event, of test subjects assigned to SCP-1118. Listeners are not subject to this effect and can easily discern speech that might be characterized as out of character for the speaker.\nThree complete sets of SCP-1118-2 were recovered and designated -A through -C. The nominal documentation retrieved with SCP-1118-1 confirms the targets for SCP-1118-2-A and SCP-1118-2-B. The target of set SCP-1118-2-C has not been identified as of yet. Set SCP-1118-2-D was created for testing purposes4. It is possible that more complete sets of SCP-1118-2 exist outside of Foundation control.\nSCP-1118-1 was recovered with an additional 14 loose molars collectively refered to as SCP-1118-3. While instances of SCP-1118-3 have been modified in a fashion similar to sets -A through -C, they are missing the necessary mounting material to be used in conjunction with SCP-1118-1. Instances of SCP-1118-3 appear to be significantly older than those in currently known SCP-1118-2 sets. Their labeling has deteriorated severely, but seems to contain markings in Elder Futhark. No documentation exists detailing SCP-1118-3's role, but it is theorized SCP-1118-3 inspired the creation of SCP-1118-1 and SCP-1118-2.\nAddendum 1118-A-01: Information on SCP-1118-2 and respective targets\n\nSet\nApproximate time of creation\nTarget\n\nSCP-1118-2-A\n1946-1950\nFormer US President Harry S. Truman\n\nSCP-1118-2-B\n1932-1937\nFormer British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain\n\nSCP-1118-2-C\n1958-1967\nUnknown\n\nSCP-1118-2-D\n1992\nD-138119 (deceased)\n\nIt is unknown whether set -A and -C have successfully been used to influence US politics.\nAddendum 1118-A-02: Excerpts from incident report 1118/I/551201:R\n\nOn 12-01-1955 20:16:21, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a personal aide to former president Truman placed a call to the latter's personal physician, one Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, expressing concern that his employer was having a seizure of some kind. During the call, Truman could be heard vocalizing in the background. Excerpts appear here:\n[20:17:13] This is test. [sic]\n[20:17:30] This is a test.\n[20:19:06] Maksim says this works.\n[20:21:43] Nothing is happening. Why is nothing happening?\n[20:22:16] I am bored. Why can I not type in Russian?\n[20:25:58] sieojgbkc\n[20:26:11] I think it was something I ate. I will go to bed now. Good night.\nA full transcript of the call is available in the unexpurgated version of this incident report. Full research into the historical context for this incident is pending.\n\nAddendum 1118-A-03: Selected chronology of SCP-1118-1 related events/sightings\n\n11-03-1938: Sources within the SOE begin suspecting British Prime Minister Chamberlain to be under foreign influence. Investigations focus on bribery, blackmail and other traditional methods of manipulation.\n11-28-1938: No evidence of manipulation has been found. However, elements embedded in the Nazi party warn the SOE about occult activity centered around the remote manipulation of key British political elements.\n02-28-1939: Photographs surface of SCP-1118. A group of men is posing with SCP-1118. Several are wearing white lab coats with labels stitched to the breast. One is the swastika. The other is [DATA EXPUNGED] eradicated in 1945 during the fall of Berlin. Heinrich Himmler is seen sitting in front of SCP-1118, with his face turned to the camera.\n06-14-1939: Chamberlain's speeches analyzed for discrepancies. SCP-1118 believed to be a factor in politics of appeasement.\nThere is a noticeable lack of SCP-1118 related events/sighting between 1939 and 1945. Efforts to retrieve and contain SCP-1118 are sabotaged by Ahnenerbe and Abwehr operatives, both within and outside of the Foundation.\n09-22-1945: Sighting of SCP-1118 confirmed by SOE operatives in Berlin. GRU Division \"P\" personnel working under Red Army jurisdiction believed responsible for removal of SCP-1118 from the Himmler residence.\n10-04-1945: Foundation operative [REDACTED] manages to intercept SCP-1118 before it is transported to Russia.\n10-05-1945: Foundation operative [REDACTED] presumed KIA, SCP-1118 considered lost.\n12-01-1955: Former US President Truman displays signs of being under the influence of SCP-1118.\n06-14-1982: During a CIA operation in [REDACTED], an item matching the description of SCP-1118 is found on an itemized shipping list for a freight train heading for Moscow. The transport cannot be located.\n03-31-1992: [REDACTED], a former GRU Division \"P\" operative, makes contact with Foundation operatives in the CIA and offers to surrender SCP-1118 in return for asylum.\n04-16-1992: After disembarking on US soil, [REDACTED] is taken into Foundation custody and SCP-1118 is recovered from his luggage. Containment of SCP-1118 is achieved. Debriefing of [REDACTED] reveals little relevant operational knowledge of GRU Division \"P\", though the intelligence gathered leads to the further retrieval and containment of several other objects.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Special Operations Executive\n2. GRU Division \"P\"\n3. Please note that any attempt to carry out this procedure is subject to enquiry by the Ethics Committee\n4. See document EC/D/921224:M for the official sanction by the Ethics Committee.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1117 | SCP-1118 | SCP-1119 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1119\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1119 is to be contained in an M-Type Humanoid Anomaly Containment Cell (HACC) at Site-53. In the event personnel need to enter SCP-1119's cell, they are to wear Level C Hazmat suits to avoid skin-to-skin contact. All requests made by SCP-1119 are to be screened and allowed or denied as per standard Euclid-class humanoid containment protocol. Barring express permission by at least one member of attached Level 3 Research Staff, SCP-1119 is not allowed to leave its cell.\nDescription: SCP-1119 is a Caucasian male aged 54, measuring 174.3 centimeters and weighing 154.6 kilograms. X-ray scans and exploratory surgery of SCP-1119's body have yielded several anomalous findings. Evidence exists of absorption of tissue and organs belonging to other sentient beings by SCP-1119's body. This resembles twin embolisation syndrome, although this has never been shown to occur outside of the uterus.\nSCP-1119 has been found to have two human eyeballs attached to the interior of the medial lobe of the right lung. In addition, SCP-1119 carries several superfluous organs and miscellaneous tissues, including a kidney, two spleens, a gall bladder, two fallopian tubes and approximately 3.4 meters of small intestine, all of which are stored in the abdominal cavity. These organs and tissues are connected to SCP-1119's body by a network of small blood vessels so that atrophy or necrosis of absorbed material is prevented. DNA tests on samples taken have shown tissues present belonging to at least fifteen separate individuals, both male and female. None of these could be reliably traced, though one was shown to be similar enough to SCP-1119's own DNA to assume a direct genetic relation.\nTests have shown that skin-to-skin contact with SCP-1119 will initiate the absorption process. Once contact has been made, cells in the epidermis of SCP-1119 bond with those in the victim's skin and absorb them. The process appears to be irreversible and can only be halted by amputation or excision of connected tissues. SCP-1119 shows signs of severe stress when absorption occurs, while victims appear to enter a coma-like state within 2-5 seconds of initiation of absorption. It is currently unknown what causes this state. Total absorption takes approximately ten minutes per kilogram of tissue. The process seems to move around any non-organic matter it finds, leaving any such article behind after it completes. Note that although absorption of victims is complete, SCP-1119's body mass does not increase correspondingly. It is currently unknown how SCP-1119's body processes absorbed tissues. SCP-1119 does not appear to retain any characteristics, memories or personality traits of those absorbed.\nSCP-1119 has exhibited relief at being held for research by the Foundation, but does suffer from severe clinical depression. Treatment has been started using counselling and medication (50 mg Fluvoxamine: oral dose 1x per 24h). SCP-1119 is extremely uncomfortable around others and will not usually initiate any form of contact. Genealogical research has revealed SCP-1119's father to have been deceased since \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 and his mother to have been deceased since \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. SCP-1119 has referred, when pressed, to his life as extremely sheltered.\nAddendum 1119-A-01: Recovery and preliminary containment notes\nSCP-1119 came to the Foundation's attention when it attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Bridge. Despite clear warnings by SCP-1119, a police officer grabbed his hand and was partially absorbed in full view of the public. The resulting 911 calls were intercepted and a containment team was sent out. Emergency airborne Class-A amnestics were administered to all involved and SCP-1119 was taken to Site-53 for evaluation. Broadcasts of footage taken at the site were disrupted and all evidence was confiscated and destroyed as per guideline Hm/Gd-Evt-0013-E:rev2.16.\nAddendum 1119-A-02:\n\nSCP-1119 has shown limited regenerative qualities following incident 1119-I-01. Further research warranted.\n- Dr. Aeslinger\n\n\u00ab SCP-1118 | SCP-1119 | SCP-1120 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1120\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Each instance of SCP-1120 is to be contained in a standard-size containment cell in the B500-B600 cell block of Containment Area-56. The bricks comprising the walls, ceiling and floor of the cells are to be constructed from a mixture of three parts ground human bone to two parts industrial cement. One armed guard is to be posted to every group of five cells in the block. In the event that SCP-1120 becomes active and breaches containment, personnel are advised to implement Procedure SCP-1120-Epsilon. Under no circumstances should a living human being be permitted to touch an instance of SCP-1120.\nAt the time of this writing, all one hundred (100) known instances of SCP-1120 are in Foundation custody. However, in the likely event that a museum exhibition featuring one or more instances of SCP-1120 is discovered, all instances of SCP-1120 are to be immediately acquired and replaced with plaster replicas. If this is not possible, one or more members of MTF-Delta-6 \u201cVestal Virgins\u201d are tasked with integrating themselves into museum staff, maintaining surveillance, and preventing the creation of instances of SCP-1120-1 by whatever means necessary. All new instances of SCP-1120-1 are to be treated as instances of SCP-1120 and contained accordingly.\nDescription: SCP-1120 is the collective name for a number of human skeletons encased in what appears to be pyroclastic igneous rock. Although exposed bone may be shattered and destroyed by conventional means, the epidermal rock layer encasing SCP-1120 has been shown to be incredibly resistant to damage. It is believed that this is a property of SCP-1120 rather than the rock itself, as rock samples appear to lose their anomalous properties once removed from SCP-1120. Laboratory tests on epidermal stone fragments removed from SCP-1120 have identified tephric matrix substructure consistent with that of non-anomalous ignimbrites, though whether or not this accurately reflects the internal petrology of SCP-1120 is unknown.\nInstances of SCP-1120 vary in a manner consistent with human stature. Most ages and genders appear to be represented; several instances of SCP-1120 are approximately the size of prepubescent human children.\nInstances of SCP-1120 are animate, though whether they are sapient has yet to be determined. At the current time, all instances of SCP-1120 are in a dormant state. It is not known what will cause them to become active, as this has only occurred \u2588\u2588 times since their entry into Foundation custody.\nUpon entering an active state, an instance of SCP-1120 will patrol the surrounding area and attempt to seek out a living human subject. If SCP-1120 locates a suitable human subject, SCP-1120 will immediately charge and attempt to grab the subject. Instances of SCP-1120 exhibit inhuman strength, and have been observed to break through cinderblock walls and destroy sizable pieces of urban infrastructure while in pursuit. However, pursuit is not singular: upon spotting another, closer subject, SCP-1120 will adjust its course in order to pursue the more proximal target. Coordinated personnel teams can easily exploit this fact to 'herd' instances of SCP-1120 into appropriately designated containment facilities (a process referred to in documentation as Procedure 1120-Epsilon).\nIf any part of a subject's skin comes into contact with SCP-1120, SCP-1120 will immediately cease pursuit. Upon contact, the subject, hereafter referred to as SCP-1120-1, will enter a state of paralysis, remaining frozen in the position in which they were last touched by SCP-1120. The instance of SCP-1120 that initiated contact will assume a supine position and return to a dormant state. Over the course of the next three minutes, all skin, muscle and organ tissue belonging to SCP-1120-1 will transmute into igneous rock, beginning with the soles of the feet and ending with the crown of the head. The process is assumed to be extremely painful- scans of subjects undergoing transformation have indicated immense nerve damage and severe internal bleeding prior to the completion of the process. However, all bone matter, including marrow, remains unaffected by the transmutation. This feature extends to bone that has been removed from the body: SCP-1120 is unable to break or shatter human bone in any manner or capacity. The source of this limitation remains unknown.\nDiscovery: Twenty (20) instances of SCP-1120 were discovered in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Museum of Natural History on October 12, 197\u2588. Foundation listeners responded to a call on a local police blotter, reporting 'stone men' terrorizing museumgoers. Foundation personnel, disguised as police reinforcements, arrived on the scene, and, after several hours, were ultimately able to corral and subdue all instances of SCP-1120. Several city blocks were destroyed in the process and \u2588\u2588 casualties were recorded. Class-B amnestics were distributed via chemtrail and a cover story about an earthquake was disseminated to local news media.\nEleven (11) other instances were unearthed by an archaeological dig team in [REDACTED] on March 6, 198\u2588. Though the specimens remained dormant throughout the excavation, the careless actions of the dig team resulted in the creation of \u2588\u2588 more instances of SCP-1120. Reports quickly reached nearby civilians, and, in turn, Foundation operatives. SCP-1120 was contained without incident.\nThe remaining instances were discovered in [DATA EXPUNGED]. It is highly likely that these are not the only instances of SCP-1120 that remain concealed in this way. Operatives are advised to be watchful and to exercise great caution.\nAddendum 1120-A:\n\nThe following piece of graffiti was discovered scrawled on the wall of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in Pompeii. It is believed that it was left by an agent of a primitive group functioning as a precursor to the current Foundation, though archaeological evidence for this remains scant.\nThere are so many of them. We cannot outrun them. They must be contained, before the stone plague spreads further. It has already made it to Herculaneum. There is no time. To anyone who reads this, get out while you can. I go now to provoke the wrath of Vesuvius, in the hope that a cloud of ash will bury them forever. May the gods watch over me.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1119 | SCP-1120 | SCP-1121 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1121\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Only two specimens have been collected of SCP-1121, both at initial containment. These are kept in one of Biological Research Site-13's refrigerated biohazard containment cells in a freezing medium composed of 12% dimethylsulphoxide, 20% heat inactivated calf serum and axenic medium at -70 degrees Celsius.\nCultures of SCP-1121-1 are kept in a glycerol stock under identical temperatures in a separate refrigerated biohazard containment cell.\nDue to the rarity of SCP-1121 samples, tests are to use SCP-1121-1 cultures instead. Testing is to be authorized and conducted by at least one Level 4 member of on-site research staff. All personnel not designated a test subject are to wear Level A Hazmat suits with SCBA1 before handling any cultures of SCP-1121-1. Failure to do so will result in \u00ecmmediate quarantine and, upon completion of all stages, incineration of the remains.\nShould infections with SCP-1121-1 be reported outside of Foundation control, a quarantine is to be instated within a ten kilometer radius of the established epicenter. All victims not yet deceased are to be terminated followed by controlled incineration of all bodies. Seemingly uninfected civilians and personnel within the quarantine zone will be detained and monitored. If they develop no symptoms after twenty-four hours, they are to be administered class-A amnestics and relocated. Any individuals that do develop symptoms within that time period are to be terminated and incinerated. A suitable cover story will be circulated to the media.\n\nScanning electron image of SCP-1121-1\n\nDescription: SCP-1121 is a previously unknown amoeboid protozoa with very specific mutagenic qualities triggered only by Staphylococcus epidermidis, a normally benign bacterium present on human skin. If introduced to other organisms, SCP-1121 remains dormant. DNA extracted from samples of SCP-1121 shares genes with several insect species, such as Afrocimex constrictus, Gryllotalpa brachyptera and Doru aculeatum while also containing several genes not currently found in known flora or fauna. SCP-1121 does not seem to procreate naturally and does not need fluid to survive.\nOnce introduced to S. epidermidis SCP-1121 mutates all instances of the bacteria into SCP-1121-1 (classified as Staphylococcus epidermidis exitiabilis) before dying. At this point, a subject is considered infected and will start to show stage I symptoms as detailed below. Note that, while S. epidermidis does not normally cause infection in healthy human beings, the SCP-1121-1 pathogen infects 100% of subjects exposed to it.\nSCP-1121-1 has proven resistant to all known antibiotics and at this time no known cure for infections with Staphylococcus epidermidis exitiabilis exists.\nA subject infected with SCP-1121-1 goes through a set number of stages:\nI: Two to five hours after initial infection small white lesions appear on the skin. This does not differ from infection by S. epidermidis, making wrong diagnoses a distinct possibility.\nII: Approximately twenty-four hours after the on-set of stage I, the lesions will gradually begin to disappear, the infection having spread to the lower layers of the patient's skin. SCP-1121-1 then consumes the subcutaneous tissue, transforming it into a highly viscous substance. This process is extremely painful. The patient's skin is at this point connected to underlying tissues only by the substance excreted by SCP-1121-1. In addition, subjects' skin turns pale and slouches in areas, mimicking the effects of massive sudden weight loss.\nIII: Patients begin removing their skin from their body. Most patients use their own hands for skinning, though in some cases patients resorted to using various tools including knives, windshield scrapers and in one case a [REDACTED]. This process seems to be painless due to the events of stage II and does not seem to be a conscious activity. When the anomalous substance underneath the skin is exposed to air, it gradually [DATA EXPUNGED] commonly found on insects. Victims rapidly become disoriented and invariably hostile to anyone not infected by SCP-1121-1 as the process of skin removal progresses. In light of this, termination of all victims is necessary, preferably before the disease enters stage III.\nNo occurrences of SCP-1121 have been observed outside of initial containment, but the bacterium replicates itself rapidly during stages I and II. Infection of new patients occurs primarily by skin-to-skin contact, though evidence exists of infections spreading in situations where no direct contact was observed, making Level A Hazmat equipment a precautionary must when handling any samples of SCP-1121-1. Furthermore, SCP-1121-1 has been observed to remain active long after stage III has concluded, with samples of skin showing active cultures of the mutated bacteria for up to \u2588\u2588 years after initial infection. It is currently unknown during what period of time removed skin remains an infection hazard.\nAddendum 1121-A-01: Recovery and preliminary containment notes\nSCP-1121 was discovered on a meteorite unearthed during an archeological dig in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, New Mexico in 19\u2588\u2588. The archeologist first exposed to the meteorite was infected with SCP-1121-1 and is at this point considered to be patient zero. Within two days the infection had spread from patient zero to the entire on-site research team and several citizens of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Initial containment was managed by the CDC, but after patient zero entered stage III of the disease, operatives within that agency brought in the Foundation. The meteorite and patient zero were transferred to Biological Research Site-13 and all land in a ten kilometer radius around the dig site was cleared using Mk 77 bombs.\nThe only known colonies of SCP-1121 were recovered from the meteorite. Mass spectrometer analysis using rubidium-strontium dating of samples determined its age to be approximately 2,500,200,000 years.\nAddendum 1121-A-02: Excerpts from testing log 1121-T\n\nTest designation: 1121-T-01\nName/Personnel ID: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest subject: D-73345\nTranscript:\n02/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 20:34: D-73345 was placed in an artificial coma and SCP-1121-1 was introduced to his skin.\n02/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 23:17: Stage 1 symptoms set in with lesions appearing to spread evenly across subject's body. Lesions seem to be radiating out from the left outer thigh where SCP-1121-1 was applied to subject's skin.\n03/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 22:48: Subject still in coma. Lesions have started to disappear and subject's skin has been observed to be undulating slightly.\n04/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 03:17: Undulation seems to have stopped. Skin seems pale, but subject's vital signs are still good. Subject brought out of artificial coma. Once D-73345 is lucid enough for conversation, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 initiates contact over the intercom.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: D-73345, how are you feeling?\nD-73345: Fine, I guess. I look pale. *subject grunts*\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Anything you'd like to share with us?\nD-73345: Not really. Look, doc, how much longer am I gonna be here?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Just a little while longer, D-73345. We need to observe your behavior.\nD-73345: My behavior? What the hell's wrong with my behavior?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Nothing's wrong with your behavior, we just\u2026\nD-73345: You're goddamn right nothing's wrong with my behavior!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No need for hostility, D-73345. We're just here to learn from you.\nResearch Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Doctor, I'm not sure I can stand this.\nD-73345: You can't stand what, asshole?\n*Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 leaves the control room*\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: My assistant had to excuse himself. It seems he's disturbed by your activities since you woke up.\nD-73345: What the fuck is wrong with you dicks? I've just been sitting here\u2026\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026tearing long strips of your skin off your left leg. Yes, I know.\nD-73345 was observed without comment for approximately one hour and thirty-two minutes until he'd removed all skin from his body and had become highly erratic and volatile. Subject terminated and incinerated as per protocol\n\nTest designation: 1121-T-05\nName/Personnel ID: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest subject: D-14523, D-4237, D-72389, D-92392, D-24239, D-22984, D-49324, D-3722, D-2293, D-14818, D-88324, D-54491\nTranscript:\n21/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 15:13: Subjects were placed in an artificial coma and SCP-1121-1 was introduced to their skin.\n21/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 16:58: Stage 1 symptoms set in on D-49234, other subjects follow.\n21/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 17:44: Last subjects begins to show stage I symptoms.\n22/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 18:56: First subject enters stage II, other subjects follow more rapidly than during stage I.\n23/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 00:01: Last subject enters stage III. Subjects brought out of artificial coma and observed.\n23/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 00:13: Subjects begin removing skin while talking amongst themselves. Conversation soon becomes increasingly erratic as subjects remove more skin from their bodies. No hostility towards other test subjects noted.\n23/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 - 03:34: Subjects are now entirely skinless. The unknown substance hidden beneath their epidermis seems to be [DATA EXPUNGED] milling around like [REDACTED]. We'll need to study this behaviour further.\nSubjects terminated and incinerated as per protocol\n\nAddendum 1121-A-03:\n\nYou know like when you were a kid? You'd dig out the ants' nest and step on the biggest one just to see them all run around like little maniacs? They reminded me of that\u2026the way they just\u2026stumbled around flailing.\n- Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nAddendum 1121-A-04:\n\nAfter 1121-T-5, it's been theorized that SCP-1121 could be part of a terraforming experiment. If that is the case, one is left to wonder just what it was supposed to turn us into. If it's even us they were after.\n- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus\n\n\u00ab SCP-1120 | SCP-1121 | SCP-1122 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Exterior view of SCP-1122\n\nItem #: SCP-1122\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All roads leading to SCP-1122 are to be sealed off, with two armed guards posted outside SCP-1122 at all times to prevent unauthorized access. No artificial devices invented after 1940 (with the exception of any recording devices, which must be worn discreetly) are to be carried into SCP-1122 without administrator approval. All test subjects must be searched before entry to prevent the introduction of unauthorized items into SCP-1122's environment.\nDescription: SCP-1122 is an abandoned tourist attraction located on the outskirts of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. It was originally constructed in 195\u2588 as a \u201chouse of tomorrow\u201d, a demonstration of the then-futuristic technologies expected to become commonplace over the following twenty-five years. There is no evidence that SCP-1122 displayed any anomalous properties prior to its abandonment.\nSCP-1122's interior is unusually well-maintained, and filled with devices that neither existed at the time of the building's construction nor exist in the present. Among other things, the house has a kitchen stocked with food pills that change into three-course meals upon hydration, miniature robots that perform routine cleaning and maintenance, and a garage containing a car capable of flight. Smuggling these items out of the house has revealed that they do not function outside of SCP-1122. Although SCP-1122's technology is more advanced than modern technology in some respects, it is less advanced in others: there are no miniaturized computers on the premises, and the house's television is of a considerably lower picture quality than its modern counterparts.\nThe house is also populated by a Caucasian family of four, consisting of a man (SCP-1122-1) and a woman (SCP-1122-2) in their mid-thirties, an adolescent daughter (SCP-1122-3), and a prepubescent son (SCP-1122-4). Although persons inside SCP-1122 occasionally witness the family members entering and leaving through the house's doors, no inhabitant of SCP-1122 has ever been seen outside of the building. All four residents of SCP-1122 are docile and, at the time of their original discovery, perpetually cheerful, and are usually willing to answer any questions posed to them.\nWhen asked for today's date, all four residents will claim that it is exactly ten years after the current date. (The Foundation originally believed SCP-1122 to be predictive, though this has since been proven false.) Their knowledge of history prior to the year 195\u2588 is relatively accurate. When questioned about history subsequent to 195\u2588, they refer to fictitious persons and events such as the creation of a lunar colony, while failing to recognize real events.\nSCP-1122's most unusual property was demonstrated on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588, when Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's mobile phone rang while conducting an interview with the family. During \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's next visit, he noticed SCP-1122-2 talking on a mobile phone of identical design to his own, which the family has used ever since. Upon interrogation, SCP-1122-1 denied that the phone was a new addition, claiming that he had always owned it. SCP-1122-3 and SCP-1122-4 then complained to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 that their mother was too occupied with talking on the phone to pay attention to them, the first time any residents of SCP-1122 displayed unhappiness.\nWhenever a device that was not in widespread household use before 195\u2588 is seen by the residents of SCP-1122, it will be integrated into the house from that point onward, often replacing an original item. (Food pills disappeared from SCP-1122 after the introduction of a microwave oven, for example.) Each new item has, without fail, had a negative effect on the house's inhabitants. SCP-1122-1 has frequently been seen drinking, lamenting how \"things should be better\", while SCP-1122-3 and SCP-1122-4 have become more introverted and are rarely seen outside their rooms.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1121 | SCP-1122 | SCP-1123 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1123\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: To prevent degradation of SCP-1123 and its markings, it is to be kept in a hermetically sealed container in an argon gas atmosphere when not being tested. During testing and storage, light exposure should be limited to 50 lux, temperature between 20 and 24 degrees Celsius, and relative humidity at 55%. SCP-1123 should only be transported in its container, and should not be handled except during a controlled experiment. When not being tested, it will be stored in a secure climate-controlled locker at Site 19.\nDescription: SCP-1123 is a human skull missing the lower mandible and all its teeth. Across the exterior squama frontalis is modern Khmer script, written in human blood, that translates as \u201cRemember.\u201d Both skull and blood have been definitively dated to 197\u2588, and genetic testing confirms that both are from the same individual.\nSCP-1123 was discovered in 198\u2588 by Colonel Hu \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of the Vietnamese People's Army within a collection of human remains in the custody of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Museum in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Cambodia. SCP-1123 was intercepted by Foundation agents as it was being delivered to Hanoi.\nThe Khmer script is badly faded, and invisible to most subjects beyond 5 meters distance. However, when a subject approaches SCP-1123 they will report the script becoming progressively more visible until, at less than 1 meter, they will report it appearing as if freshly drawn. A few subjects at this distance report the writing is \u201cstill wet.\u201d This effect is not reproducible with optical equipment. To record the script photographically requires optical enhancement or UV lighting. (The latter is not approved for use with SCP-1123 as it contributes to the degradation of the object.) Subjects at this distance will often also report other anomalous sensory phenomena, including smells (such as cooking meat or ashes), sounds (such as soft crying, low heartbeats or breathing, or distant footsteps), and tactile responses (such as grit in the eyes, ants crawling on the back of the hand, or glass splinters in the sole of the foot.)\nWhen subjects touch the surface of SCP-1123, they will experience a dissociative fugue state. Initiation of the fugue state appears instantaneous and is not affected by cessation of contact with SCP-1123. Symptoms of the fugue persist for ninety minutes to six hours. The fugue is characterized by confusion, disorientation, and adoption of a new identity and memories which consist of knowledge, including language, previously unknown to the subject. During the fugue the subject will lose all memories of their prior identity. Subjects have shown various reactions to this, ranging from near-catatonia to attempts to escape or attack Foundation personnel. As the fugue state subsides, the subject will regain memories of their prior identity, but will also retain memory of the new, imprinted identity and all the knowledge associated with it. Subjects have said that it was \u201cas if they lived an entire other life as some other person\u201d in the period between touching SCP-1123 and recovering from the fugue.\nPost-fugue interviews have provided enough corroborative information in \u2588\u2588\u2588 of \u2588\u2588\u2588 studied cases for researchers to find historical documentation confirming the imprinted personality's correspondence to a specific individual who had lived at some time prior to the subject. There appears no connection between the origin of the imprinted personality and the identity of the subject based on age, genealogy, gender, ethnicity or national origin.\nImprinted personalities share the following characteristics:\n\nThe imprint died before the subject's birth. (Dates have ranged to as early as 90 years prior, to less than 1 year.)\nThe imprint was a victim of subjugation, torture and/or imprisonment.\nThe imprint typically died by violence, usually homicide. (Sometimes death has been due to secondary factors, such as starvation or infection.)\nThe imprint's death was the result from being targeted by a political mass movement, most often with some form of state sanction and/or complicity.\n\nSubjects undergo no obvious anomalous aftereffects due to exposure, but will show psychological effects common to the types of trauma experienced by the imprinted personality. Grief, survivor's guilt and depression are typical. Suicidal ideation is rare, but has occurred in a small fraction of cases. It should be noted that in treatment of these aftereffects, use of amnestics has not shown any psychological benefit, and has often proved to be harmful.\nAddendum 1:\n\n+ Experiment Log for SCP-1123\n\n- Experiment Log for SCP-1123\n\nExperiment Log 1123-A\nTest 0003\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nSubject: White male of mixed Irish and French ancestry. Age late 30s.\nProcedure: Subject approaches SCP-1123 and is told to touch it.\nResults: Subject collapses upon contact with skull, begins screaming in Armenian. Attacks Foundation doctors when they attempt to assist, calling them \u201cTurkish Butchers.\u201d Subject is sedated and disorientation subsides after two hours. Subsequent interviews identify the imprinted personality as an Armenian farmer who was burned alive with approximately 150 other inhabitants of his village by the Ottoman army in 1915. No records exist of the individual, but the event was documented in a 1919 affidavit presented to the Malta Tribunals after World War I.\nTest 0508\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Asian female of Chinese ancestry. Age early 60s.\nProcedure: Subject approaches SCP-1123 and is told to touch it.\nResults: Subject expresses apprehension before touching SCP-1123. After touching SCP-1123, subject does not move for fifteen minutes. Afterwards, subject sits down on the ground and is unresponsive for two more hours. As fugue state subsides, subject becomes visibly more distressed and begins weeping. Subsequent interviews identified the imprinted personality as a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl who died in late 1932 from a combination of malnutrition and the aftereffects of rape and beatings by members of a Soviet youth brigade in charge of confiscating grain from the Ukrainian peasantry.\nTest 1157\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Latino female of Cuban ancestry. Age mid-40s.\nProcedure: Subject approaches SCP-1123 and is told to touch it.\nResults: Before touching SCP-1123, subject complains about smoke irritating her eyes. Subject touches SCP-1123 and ceases all movement and responsiveness for a period of twenty-five minutes. After twenty-five minutes, fugue state has concluded, but subject is still touching SCP-1123. Subject does not resist when Foundation personnel escort her from the test area. After one week of being unresponsive to interviews, the subject provides information on the imprinted personality. The imprint was from a Polish woman of Jewish descent who died in the Treblinka death camp in 1942.\nTest 1815\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Black male of Haitian ancestry. Age early 20s.\nProcedure: Subject approaches SCP-1123 and is told to touch it.\nResults: Before touching SCP-1123, subject complains about a \u201cchemical smell,\u201d and intense itching of the extremities. Subject touches SCP-1123 and immediately begins coughing. The coughing fit subsides and subject expresses confusion and distress, but appears reassured when he realizes that the Foundation personnel present are American. Subject communicates a Sorani dialect of Kurdish spoken in Iraqi Kurdistan. Fugue subsides after 60 minutes. Interviews identify the imprinted personality as a 85-year-old victim of a mustard gas attack during the Iraqi regime's Anfal campaign in 1989. Note: First instance of an imprint personality that postdates SCP-1123's origin.\n\nConclusions: After \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 tests to date, a clear statistical pattern has begun to emerge. The probability of a subject receiving an imprint from a particular historical event is roughly proportional to the number of victims that can be attributed to that event. For example, \u2588\u2588% of imprints come from Communist China's Great Leap Forward between 1958 and 1961, \u2588\u2588% of imprints come from Nazi Germany's extermination efforts between 1939 and 1945, while only \u2588% come from events such as the Armenian Genocide or the Iraqi Anfal campaign where deaths are only estimated in the 1 to 2 million range.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1122 | SCP-1123 | SCP-1124 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1124\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All samples delivered are in containment. The distance of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 from Earth and the conditions on the planet itself render any breach of containment of active instances of SCP-1124 unlikely; these entities have been observed to be exclusively terrestrial. A repeat of the lander incident at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Air Force Base is unlikely as no more than one lander and shuttle was stationed at ILYENA at the time of the outbreak. Research drones have revealed that the since missing shuttle is currently eroding on the planet surface.\nSamples of SCP-1124 have been transferred to warehouse compound 1124Xa as per recommendation by Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Researcher Sanders, Dr. Herman, and Dr. Smith have been given special clearance to access the samples at their own discretion with the conditions that update logs and proof of inactivity or reactivation are immediately placed on record. Indefinite surveillance of these researchers is enacted as a precaution. With the exception to the ILYENA incident no instances of SCP-1124 have been activated save for SCP-1124-C.\nThe housing compound is located 70km underground outside of Site \u2588\u2588, and is equipped with a failsafe nuclear device should emergency protocol fail. Individual instances of SCP-1124 are encased in airtight, soundproof, heatproof, 1 m x 1 m x 1 m steel \u201cblast safes\u201d.\nIsolated instances of SCP-1124 are kept individually in steel stores with equipped motion and heat sensing equipment. No more than one instance of SCP-1124 is to be tested at any given time. Testing is to be done with approval from each of the three aforementioned personnel, Site Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and O5 directorate approval. It is recommended drones instead be sent to ILYENA for research.\nShould defensive systems within the testing chambers fail, the chamber is to be immediately sealed, filled with triflic acid, and incinerated. Any researchers present inside of the testing chamber are to remain there during the termination protocol.\nEfforts are being taken to destroy SCP-1124-C before it matures, although with current results this seems unlikely. The progeny itself is contained in a 3 m x 3 m x 3 m containment unit with acid-proof titanium sheeting. The container should be completely submerged and re-cycled with triflic acid at all times. The unit itself is to be lined monthly with extra titanium sheeting to replace dissolved or destroyed sheeting. This maintenance process should be completed within a span of 40 (forty) minutes.\nDescription: SCP-1124 are metallic objects found near research base ILYENA on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The first instances of SCP-1124 were recovered from canisters underneath [DATA EXPUNGED] mountain range.\nEntities contained by the canisters have the appearance of cephalopods, weighing exactly 1.0268 kg.\nInstances of SCP-1124 are impervious to heat and pressure. Each is otherwise non-responsive to external stimuli save for physical contact with biological matter, which will cause instances of SCP-1124 to activate and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Reaction to biological matter originating from a sapient creature tends to elicit a more violent response.\nThough observations are performed daily through a viewing window in tank 1124-C by monitoring cameras, a definite shape cannot be substantiated. The most recent appearance appears similar to a larval grub. SCP-1124-C is in all instances metallic in appearance.\nThe entity frequently gnaws and consumes the casing in its containment unit, although the amount of damage taken is acceptable due to the density and thinness of the film used to line the chamber. Further research into containment is deemed necessary as the creature has been shown to grow in minor increments when more material is consumed.\nA tear located in Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body suit during transfer allowed [DATA EXPUNGED] activating 1 (one) instance of SCP-1124. Security cameras show the entity quickly gnawing itself out from the inside of its alloy casing and then launching itself into the mouth of one Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. This method of mobility is believed to be a spring like motion using its appendages but this is still unconfirmed. Following containment procedures Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 sealed himself inside unit 1124-C and activated the failsafe mechanism, effectively containing SCP-1124-C.\nSee incident report 1124: Personnel Termination Dossier.\nReference SCP-1124 Transmitted Data and Video Transcript-c for further details.\nx-23c ILYENA [6555-x23] Lander: Transmitted Data:\n\n13:31:45:\nSanders: Dr. Sanders, audio log A20, reporting successful mission. Samples are being housed. What we think are glass canisters were found beneath the [DATA EXPUNGED] mountain range; eighty-four south two-three east on your grids. Estimated four minutes before we reach the rover.\n\n13:34:23:\nSanders: Reached rover ahead of schedule. Everyone is present and accounted for. Estimated one hour before we reach Ilyena.\n14:25:12:\nSanders: We're in the airlock now. We've dumped our cargo. Researcher Breen reports he is delivering the recovered canisters to dome Theta.\n14:40:02:\nSanders: Signing off.\n03:35:10:\nSanders: Met with Breen and he hasn't said anything about the canisters yet. \u201cSaving the best for last\u201d he says. Don't know how he can resist something that bizarre. Guess that's why we got him up here.\n06:58:19:\nSanders: Meeting with Breen again. Let me turn up my transmitter here. Say something Breen.\nBreen: Greetings from space.\nSanders: You're a silly bitch, Breen.\n07:05:19:\nSanders: He's got a few of the things that were inside the canisters laid out on a table. Breen says the canister itself wasn't glass though \u2013 not sure what the material was. The canisters are egg shaped, no markings, smooth. They have lids on their ends that detach and reattach given a gentle pull. There are no adhesives, no screw tops or anything like that. They just come off and on.\n07:10:22:\nSanders: The things inside the \u201ceggs\u201d look like little silver squids. Their limbs are segmented. Can't make out any eyes or mouths. Breen shook one around but the limbs didn't wiggle like we expected them too. They're stiff.\n07:12:01:\nSanders: Breen can't begin dissection; their outer shells are too hard. Thinking they might just be figurines or something like that.\n07:26:45:\nSanders: Breen has blasted these things with heat, froze \u2018em, even put them in a crusher, and they don't seem to react at all. They just sneeze off anything we throw at them.\n07:27:30:\nSanders: He joked that we should sneeze on them. Breen gave me the honors.\n07:28:23:\nSanders: Couldn't sneeze so I just spat on one. They don't seem to be affected. Think they might just be figurines.\n07:28:56:\nSanders: Mother mercy one of those appendages is actually moving! Woo boy that scared the sh-\n01:00:00:\nIndecipherable noise\nLog Terminated\n\nReference Addendum 1124-Audio-a for the 01:00:00 transmission.\nAddendum 1124-Audio-a:\n\nSCP-1124 Addendum-a :\nILYENA lander returned to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Air Force Base in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, NV on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 without a shuttle. [6555-x23] was obtained by the organization after being alerted of the circumstances of its arrival by General \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. [6555-x23] arrived with no passengers and loaded past carrying capacity with instances of SCP-1124 in their original canisters. Attempts to contact Theta or the station have since been unsuccessful. An unmanned drone has since been deployed to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to investigate.\nSCP-1124 Addendum-b :\nResearch drone x-23e was able to gain access to the research bay at ILYENA. Unidentified variations of SCP-1124 were discovered before comm loss with the drone. Reference SCP-1124 Video Transcript-c.\nSCP-1124 Video Transcript-c :\n\nClassification Number\nDescription\nHeat Signature\n\n1124-01\nSmall (each exactly 1.0268 kg) and generally inactive. Metallic in appearance. Has a distinct cone-shaped mantle and is perfectly bilaterally symmetrical. Speculated to activate when exposed to biological matter.\nNo heat signature\n\n1124-02\nAnatomically similar to common spiders. Differs in appearance from spiders in that the body segments are fused into four tagmata and joined by four cylindrical pedicels. Has one anterior antennae. Ignores research drone x-23e.\nNo heat signature\n\n1124-05\nHominid appearance. Appears in multiple places in different frames. After following the drone for some time a large flare damaged thermal sensors.\n4\u00b5m\n\n1124-88\nWe can conclude the material composing the progeny of 1124 is vincible. In other frames the material is shown to have regenerated.\nn/a\n\n1124-89\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n8\u00b5m\n\n1124-07\nEntity ignored research drone allowing for close inspection. Has a tail equal in length to its body. Two sets of serrated teeth each approximately 10 centimetres in length. Observed destroying walls in Theta and consuming them. The consumption seems to be aided by elongated nostrils near its anterior.\n5.45\u00b5m\n\n1124-06\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n[DATA INVALIDATED]\n\n1124-24\nFluctuated in appearance wildly although this may due to damaged thermal sensors. Subject first appears reptilian in appearance.\n2\u00b5m\n\n1124-23\nCaused considerable damage to x-23e. Sampling actuators completely dissolved.\n[DATA INVALIDATED]\n\n1124-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nAfter some observation the subject's appearance altered to that of [DATA EXPUNGED] and gestured as if to suggest the drone do so. Researchers remotely operating the drone attempt to communicate with the entity. As a result of this verbal stimulus the entity charges toward the drone and finally communication with x-23e ceases. No further data could be obtained.\n[DATA INVALIDATED]\n\nCompilers Note - Addendum-d\nInstances of SCP-1124's progeny that express low heat signature vary slightly in appearance but share some characteristics including metallic angular features and segmented limbs.\nEntities with higher heat signatures appear less angular and are not segmented. Some bodily features are similar to animals that were previously housed on site, although these influences seem to be primarily reptilian.\nTemperatures on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 range from -208 to -223 \u00baC and surface gravity is roughly 44.88 m/s^2. Life support systems at ILYENA are not functional. Gravity stabilization generators inside ILYENA are also non-functioning. The atmosphere of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 would corrode most Earth metals. These entities do not require air and are composed of currently unclassified organic material and metals.\nTesting is requested on earth housed samples to confirm whether environmental factors affect the abilities SCP-1124 as testing on active samples at ILYENA is limited due to aforementioned conditions at ILYENA and the limitations of the research drones.\nVideo Recording 1124C area:\n\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 enters area 1124C carrying container with one instance of SCP-1124.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 loses balance. A tear is shown on closer inspection near the researcher's leg. A negligible amount of blood is spilled on the casing.\nThe casing begins to move around and slide along the floor.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 places two hands on the casing, effectively stopping it from moving.\nA small hole appears on the casing surface. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 places one hand over the hole and quickly recoils in pain.\nA figure matching typical appearance of SCP-1124-1 emerges from the hole slightly, pausing for roughly 3s.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 remains still and continues looking at SCP-1124.\nSCP-1124 retreats into the hole.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 produces emergency film from a storage closet near unit 1124-C and leans over the box to begin applying it to the casing.\nSCP-1124 shoots out of its casing into \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 mouth.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 appears to panic, runs into cell 1124-C and begins punching a button linking to the failsafe.\nDoors to unit 1124-C lock and the chamber begins filling with triflic acid and mist.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's head appears to \u2018inflate' slightly. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 collapses. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's skull appears through cracks in the skin on the head. Blood beginning to drain from cranial orifices.\nAt this point filming is obscured by acid all but completely filling the tank. The sound of a metallic screeching can be heard, followed by a dull thud and a sound \"similar to a balloon popping\".\n\nRelated Documentation\n\nRelated Documentation\n\nShort History of ILYENA, Project Tantalus, and the Grey Dragon Incident\nILYENA, or Site-x19 was established for conducting research and experimentation deemed too risky for planet-side operations. Due to its location on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, ILYENA was a low risk solution and conveniently dispensable. The atmosphere on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 rendered any containment breach irrelevant, and allowed for quick termination.\nAfter decades of research and failed termination attempts, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 became docile. During this 30 year \u201cgrace period\u201d, absolutely no research or testing was devoted into the nature or genesis of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 was re-designated as Euclid although there was no change in containment procedure.\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588's highly unusual, docile behavior was almost inexplicable at the time. This period of general quiet surrounding SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 began shortly after the Foundation's involvement in Sector \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The Foundation's extraterrestrial involvement was a response to civilian developmental breakthroughs resulting from the discovery of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 equation, and the subsequent colonization of Sector \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 once again became active when pods containing the SCP-1124 canisters landed at [DATA EXPUNGED] Air Force Base in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, NV on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. The resulting destruction of Site-\u2588\u2588 and the continent of [DATA EXPUNGED] is known as the \u201cGrey Dragon Incident\u201d.\nWhen pods arrived at [DATA EXPUNGED] Air Force base, alarms in block \u2588 of Site-\u2588\u2588 sounded as a result of thermal and kinetic changes in the containment cell of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. D-Class personnel on assignment guarding SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 reported movement in the containment cell. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 broke containment shortly after, ignoring site personnel and heading directly toward the ILYENA lander coordinates.\nAn alert was sent to General \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The General ordered a battalion of soldiers outfitted with [DATA EXPUNGED] to intercept SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 on route to the lander. This resulted in \u2588\u2588\u2588 casualties. Mobile Task Forces Alpha-2 and Delta-5, each carrying single Alpha pods of SCP-1124, were intercepted and destroyed by SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. Foundation losses were extreme. It was later revealed by Mobile Task Force Iota-5 after returning the lot of SCP-1124 that protocol was broken and these pods were given to the other groups as a diversionary measure. It is not known what became of the pods used for the diversion.\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 went uncontained for \u2588\u2588 years. The continent of [INFORMATION OMITTED] inhospitable, marking the most severe breach in Foundation history. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 was finally lured into a new containment cell using an inactive SCP-1124.\nDuring the operation to intercept SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588's containment cell was refit and housed 70km underground in a previously decommissioned facility. Walls were surrounded with pools of triflic acid and containment procedures were established on site. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588's containment, and Mobile Task Force Iota-5's return and immediate termination marked the conclusion of the Grey Dragon incident.\nProject Tantalus began in the summer of 20\u2588\u2588 following the string of incidents caused by the containment breach of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588's correlation with SCP-1124 was revealed through its actions. The project consists of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588's relocation to a new research facility in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for a new series of termination attempts.\n\nRelated SCP Objects: SCP-682 \"Hard-To-Destroy Reptile\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1123 | SCP-1124 | SCP-1125 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1125\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Specimens of SCP-1125 are to be locked in opaque storage crates and kept in the SIV (Small Items Vault) at Site-12. In the event of exposure to SCP-1125 outside of testing procedures, any and all personnel affected are to be detained and separated from SCP-1125 for application of class-A amnestics and psychological reconditioning. D-Class personnel used in testing procedures are to be given initial questions specificied in document 1125/D-RegA/extCom:v1.21.\nMobile Task Force Gamma-11 (\"Dicejockeys\") have been tasked with location and acquisition of instances of SCP-1125 outside of Foundation control.\nDescription: SCP-1125 is a collection of individually packaged dice with their pips replaced by the words 'Yes' (2x), 'No' (2x) and 'Maybe' (2x). All specimens were machined from pine wood, and had their surface treated with an unremarkable yellow dye and a chemical sealant to prevent wear. The answers available on the dice are rendered in an MS Comic Sans font using a dye containing traces of charcoal, a dye stabilizing agent and [REDACTED]. The words 'The Factory' are found on the cardboard backing attached to each clear plastic packaging. Underneath the company logo an advertising slogan that reads \"They'll make up your mind!\" is printed in bold red lettering with a white outline. If encountered without their packaging, instances of SCP-1125 are currently indistinguishable from similar non-anomalous answer dice. In light of this, any and all similarly colored answer dice found in Foundation facilities are to be destroyed immediately, without (further) physical contact by personnel, and all potentially compromised personnel are to submit to the application of Class-A amnestics and psychological reconditioning.\nSCP-1125's effect becomes apparent when a specimen makes contact with the epidermis of a human being. An immediate compulsion to make use of it comes over the subject, who will phrase a query concerning a binary decision and roll SCP-1125. It then provides an answer, where it must be noted that if a roll indicates an answer of 'Maybe', the subject will continue to roll the die indefinitely until either an affirmative or negative answer has been generated.\nSubjects will unfailingly keep to the answer provided by SCP-1125, even if this would produce undesirable results. Furthermore, while initial use of the object seems to be made with trivial, sometimes even whimsical questions, testing has shown prolonged exposure to lead to increasingly critical decisions being made dependent on SCP-1125. Subjects in possession of a specimen gradually become unable to make any decision without resorting to the object and over time even base decisions that are not normally consciously made on the result that SCP-1125 provides them with. If challenged, subjects will not perceive this to be abnormal behavior and will actively resist attempts to take SCP-1125 away from them.\nTesting has revealed that while SCP-1125 influences decisions, it does not confer abilities to the subject that it did not have before.\nThe Site-12 SIV currently holds 79 individual instances of SCP-1125 with several specimens having been removed for testing purposes. These were subsequently destroyed to prevent accidental exposure.\nAddendum 1125-A-01: Excerpts from the transcript of video log 1125-DV-23\n\n[Begin transcript excerpt | timestamp 2007/07/14-14:52:31]\nD-43426 enters the testing environment, where a package containing 1 specimen of SCP-1125 is laid out on a small metal folding table. In addition, a bed and a single chair are provided.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Please open the packaging and take out the dice.\"\nD-43426: \"Whatever you say.\"\nSubject picks up the item and examines it briefly before tearing open the packaging. The object falls out and lands on the floor, rolling under the table.\nD-43426: \"Shit! Sorry, doc.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"That's fine, D-43426. Please retrieve the dice.\"\nSubject picks up the specimen.\nD-43426: \"Got it. Now what?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Please do as you like, D-43426.\"\nD-43426: \"Well, might as well roll the little sucker then. So\u2026what do I ask it?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"That is up to you. Anything will do as long as it's a question answerable by 'Yes' or 'No'.\"\nD-43426: \"Sure. Should I\u2026should I clap my hands?\"\nSubject rolls SCP-1125.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Good, D-43426. Now, please read the answer the dice gave you.\"\nSubject leans in closer and then turns towards Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nD-43426: \"It says 'Yes'.\"\nSubject claps his hands.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Why did you do that, D-43426?\"\nD-43426: \"I don't know, it seemed like the thing to do? I mean, it said yes. Can I roll it again?\"\n[End transcript excerpt | timestamp 2007/07/14 - 15:04:12]\n\n[Begin transcript excerpt | timestamp 2007/07/19 - 09:23:01]\nD-43426: \"Should I eat THIS then?\"\nSubject rolls SCP-1125 and quickly tears open the box of Pop-Tarts provided to him. SCP-1125 is shown to indicate an answer of 'Yes'. This is the first sustenance subject has permitted himself in 18 hours.\n[End transcript excerpt | timestamp 2007/07/19 - 09:23:51]\n\n[Begin transcript excerpt | timestamp 2007/07/25 - 12:46:54]\nD-43426: \"Should I breathe?\"\nSCP-1125 is shown to have come up 'Maybe' and subject immediately rolls it again. This second roll results in a 'No' and subject seems to comply.\nD-43426: \"Should I breathe?\"\nSubject rolls the die again.\n[End transcript excerpt | timestamp 2007/07/25 - 12:47:16]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1124 | SCP-1125 | SCP-1126 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1126\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1126 is to remain planted at Bio-Site-68. It is to be tethered by steel cable to 4 concrete pillars moored in the ground around it to prevent it from moving or uprooting itself. It is to be watered at 0900 hours twice weekly. Personnel are neither to encourage nor discourage the claims that SCP-1126 makes.\nDescription: SCP-1126 is a specimen of Veitchia joannis (Joannis palm), standing 12m tall. Despite being a member of a species endemic to Fiji, SCP-1126 was recovered in Cleveland, Ohio. SCP-1126 is animate and capable of speech. It possesses the speech mannerisms and personality of the stereotypical Cold War spy. It claims to be \"Agent Palmer,\" a reconnaissance agent from an organization known as T.R.O.P.I.C. Said organization's apparent mission is \"the exploration, advancement and domination of tropical flora and fauna into the climatologically oppressed regions of the world.\" There is no evidence to support the organization's existence. SCP-1126 states that prior to its recovery by the Foundation, it had successfully surveyed over 55 square kilometers of rural and urban territory in the state of Ohio. The veracity of this claim remains indeterminate.\nDraped around SCP-1126's trunk is a dark gray trench coat with two belts that fasten tightly across the waist. While the sleeves, pockets, and flaps of the trench coat may be shifted or opened, it has proven impossible to completely disrobe SCP-1126 \u2014 the coat is secured to the trunk by unknown means. In addition, SCP-1126 repeatedly issues threats of its close-quarters combat prowess, and recommends that its body not be explicitly investigated. SCP-1126 can manipulate the trench coat as though it has arms, usually positioning the sleeves as though it were clasping its hands behind its back. SCP-1126 achieves forward locomotion by rocking back and forth on its root ball.\nSCP-1126 may occasionally remain silent for several days in a row, and tends towards speaking less often or with a hoarse voice when given less water. SCP-1126 also shows a propensity for neologism.\nInterview Log 1126-Epsilon:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1126\nInterviewer: Dr. Sam Quentin\nForeword: The following interview was conducted shortly after SCP-1126 had been watered one morning.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Quentin: Hello SCP-1126.\n(SCP-1126 clears its throat and pauses for a few seconds.)Dr. Quentin: And how are you today?Dr. Quentin: Is there anything you would like to say for the record, SCP-1126?Dr. Quentin: And these agents are members of T.R.O.P.I.C.?Dr. Quentin: \u2026And why did you choose Ohio for reconnaissance?Dr. Quentin: For an agent of espionage, you seem to be revealing your orders quite freely.Dr. Quentin: Well then, thank you, that will be all. (stands and makes his way to leave the area)<End Log>\nClosing Statement: SCP-1126 appears to be able to accurately keep track of the passage of time and remember individuals it has previously encountered.\n\nAddendum: Beginning on 2011-\u2588\u2588-\u2588, SCP-1126 has made a daily ritual of rocking forwards and backwards in place at 0000 hours in an attempt to break free of its moorings. These attempts only last for several minutes each and are considered no threat to containment.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1125 | SCP-1126 | SCP-1127 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1127\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1127 identified outside of containment are to be investigated by MTF Mu-53 (\u201cEbert's Thumb\u201d). Physical copies of SCP-1127 are to be seized, and digital copies are to be captured on secure encrypted recording media before being neutralized. Any victims of full SCP-1127 exposure must be evaluated to determine if the effects of SCP-1127 have rendered them an unacceptable threat to the general public. Those deemed an acceptable risk are to be treated with Class-A amnestics and released. (Note: Amnestics have no effect on the symptoms of SCP-1127 exposure.) Those that cannot be released back into the population will be reclassed as D-class personnel or terminated at the site director's discretion.\nContained copies of SCP-1127 are to be kept in the secure media vault at Site-\u2588\u2588. Instances of SCP-1127 shall only be viewed on devices approved by the site director within Site-\u2588\u2588's secure viewing room. Instances of SCP-1127 shall only be viewed in their entirety by D-class subjects as part of an approved experiment. Foundation personnel should avoid unnecessary exposure and log any incidence of viewing SCP-1127. Any personnel who have logged over 15 minutes cumulative lifetime viewing of any version of SCP-1127 must cease working with SCP-1127 and be assigned to other duties.\nDescription: SCP-1127 is a series of short films ranging between 23 and 42 minutes in length. To date \u2588\u2588\u2588 copies of 3 different films have been recovered and 1 film has been identified but not yet contained. The films have been designated SCP-1127-1, SCP-1127-2, SCP-1127-3 and SCP-1127-4. It is unknown how many more films in the SCP-1127 series have yet to be identified and recovered by the Foundation.\nEach film is composed primarily of scenes clipped from other movies and shorts, with additional video from various other sources. Sound and dialog has been added or modified, and a \u201cnarrator\u201d character unique to each film appears, fully integrated into the clips comprising the film, regardless of the original source of the material. The narrator provides commentary and occasionally interacts with objects and characters within the recycled footage.\nAnomalous properties present after a cumulative 20 minutes of exposure to the contents of any single film in the SCP-1127 series. Effects do not present when audio and video are perceived separately. Each film in the series produces a different effect in the viewer, but in each case the effect is a permanent disruption in normal behavior patterns, altering emotional reactions to various stimuli.\n\n+ Description of SCP-1127-1\n\n- Description of SCP-1127-1\n\nInitial Appearance: SCP-1127-1 first appeared on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Movies 10 Cineplex in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, New York. SCP-1127-1 had been inserted into the first half hour of [REDACTED]. Exits were blocked by persons unknown and approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 people were exposed.\n\nLength: 23 minutes.\n\nTitle: Were Clowns Always Yellow? (Number 5)\n\nNarrator: A middle-aged man wearing a SS uniform including a holstered pistol. His face is obscured by elaborate clown makeup.\n\nIdentified Video Sources: The Sound of Music (1965), The Night Porter (1974), The Day the Clown Cried (1972), Surf Nazis Must Die (1987), [REDACTED], archival footage from the WWII era.\n\nSample Narration: When our lives become the joke, humor becomes a war crime. The punch-line is always death, and to \u201cget it\u201d is to abandon the pretense that \u201cgetting it\u201d matters. Laugh at the reality that is laughing at you! [Narrator draws his pistol and shoots J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in the back of the head.]\n\nEffects from exposure: After exposure to SCP-1127-1, subjects will generally consider it the most humorous thing they've ever seen. Afterwards, subjects will express disturbance and disgust at any communication normally intended to be humorous. Most jokes will be seen as offensive, and videos of comedians or comedies will cause distress or revulsion. (One D-Class subject had to be physically restrained when shown an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus after exposure.) Conversely, communication that might normally be cause of distress prior to exposure (autopsy photos, graphic war footage, videos of public suicide) will be seen as amusing or funny.\n\nConclusions: Victims of SCP-1127-1 exposure are deemed safe to re-enter the general population after administration of class-A amnestics.\n\n+ Description of SCP-1127-2\n\n- Description of SCP-1127-2\n\nInitial Appearance: On \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 a copy of SCP-1127-2 was uploaded to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.com and registered \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 views before exposure was contained with a DMCA notice. Foundation agents tracked the origin to a proxy server in Guam. Investigation continues as to its origin.\n\nLength: 37 minutes.\n\nTitle: Crazy Where? You Are (Number 0)\n\nNarrator: A female child approximately 12 years old, wearing a blue dress and a black domino mask. She carries a teddy bear that she slowly dismembers with a small knife during the course of the film.\n\nIdentified Video Sources: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), A Three Stooges Short, \u201cThey Stooge to Conga\u201d (1943), Faces of Death (1978), La plan\u00e8te sauvage (1973), [REDACTED], various animated sources from 193\u2588 until 196\u2588 including \u201cBugs Bunny Nips the Nips\u201d (1944) and the Tom & Jerry short \u201cThe Midnight Snack\u201d (1941).\n\nSample Narration: [Whispering during a clip of \u201cBugs Bunny Nips the Nips\u201d] \u2026 what are you afraid of \u2026 violence \u2026 afraid that violence is the answer \u2026 or is it the question \u2026 ask the question you are afraid of \u2026 you already know the answer \u2026 pain doesn't hurt.\n\nEffects from viewing: After exposure, subjects will generally express no strong emotional response to SCP-1127-2 at all. Subjects also lose interest and emotional connections to things, activities and people they had prior to exposure. Subjects will also react to dangerous and hostile environments with disinterest to the point they will ignore immediate threats to their personal safety. Subjects also express a marked decrease in empathy and may injure or harm others out of \u201ccuriosity.\u201d\n\nConclusions: Victims of SCP-1127-2 exposure are unsafe to re-enter the general population due to the risk they pose to others.\n\n+ Description of SCP-1127-3\n\n- Description of SCP-1127-3\n\nInitial Appearance: During \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 - \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, an illegal UHF transmitter off the coast of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Michigan broadcast a loop of SCP-1127-3 for approximately 72 hours. Foundation involvement occurred subsequent to cessation of broadcast. \u2588\u2588 people were found to be affected. No copy of SCP-1127-3 has yet been recovered.\n\nLength: 30 minutes (Approximate)\n\nTitle: All? Comes With Yesterday (Number X)\n\nNarrator: A woman approximately in her mid-30s wearing an Elizabethan ball-gown. She wears a metallic golden mask in the form of a rat's face. When she is in profile, the mask appears to be stitched to the side of her head. Some blood is visible.\n\nIdentified Video Sources: RoboCop (1987), Eraserhead (1977), The Ten Commandments (1956), Natural Born Killers (1994), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Apocalypse Now (1979).\n\nSample Narration: [Monotone. Three second beat between words.] Desire. Aspire. Require. Conspire. Acquire. Retire. Expire. Choir. Pyre. Liar. Liar. Liar. Liar. [Continues saying \u201cLiar.\u201d for several minutes.]\n\nEffects from viewing: After exposure, subjects express an extreme discomfort with technological artifacts. They dislike any object that has been machined, processed or otherwise manufactured. This applies not only to things generally considered \u201ctechnological,\u201d but to almost anything that is the result of human intervention in the environment, including clothing and anything beyond the most simple tool use. This effect extends to abstract concepts as well, in particular the concepts of money, personal property, and political organization.\n\nConclusions: Victims of SCP-1127-3 exposure pose little danger, but are unable to re-integrate into modern society. After administration of class-A amnestics, any individuals to be released must be placed in an institutional environment or be relocated to [REDACTED] where they can be assimilated into the [REDACTED] population.\n\n+ Description of SCP-1127-4\n\n- Description of SCP-1127-4\n\nInitial Appearance: From \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 to \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588 Copies of SCP-1127-4 had been inserted as a \u201cspecial feature\u201d onto DVDs stocked at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Adult Bookstore in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Canada. \u2588\u2588 copies had been sold, all recovered. \u2588\u2588 individuals were exposed to SCP-1127-4's full effect.\n\nLength: 42 minutes\n\nTitle: Why Are You Crying? (Number -1)\n\nNarrator: Male in his early 20s, shirtless, wearing black leather pants and a leather mask obscuring his face. As the film progresses, welts and bruises appear on the narrator's torso without apparent cause.\n\nIdentified Video Sources: Cremaster 3 (2002), Dog \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (1971), A Dirty Shame (2004), Lolita (1962), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Sal\u00f2 o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975), [REDACTED], various videos available on the internet including \u201c\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d.\n\nSample Narration: \u2026do you want to close your eyes and run to mommy well run to her then run to her and tell her all those sick things that make you want to puke and whip it out and jerk off while the warm shit smears across your naked skin and she'll kiss it and make it all better because mommy knows what you want what you always wanted and she'll give it to you hard if you only have the balls to ask cause mommy loves you and love ain't nothing but sex misspelled\u2026\n\nEffects from viewing: After exposure, subjects will no longer be able to attain sexual arousal as they would have prior to exposure. Anything they would have found erotic or stimulating prior to exposure will become, at best, an object of disinterest, and occasionally it will become a source of revulsion. Instead, the subject will have acquired new, and apparently random, subjects and/or actions they consider erotic and/or stimulating. All subjects lose the ability to be stimulated by fantasizing or use of pornography, and must actively engage in their acquired fixations in order to become aroused. New sexual interests may be relatively benign (Sadomasochism, Coprophagia, Acrotomophilia, Partialism, Klismaphilia, Mysophilia, Voyeurism, Exhibitionism), potentially harmful or criminal (Asphyxiophilia, Zoosadism), or actively dangerous and likely to cause harm to the subject or others (Biastophilia, Pedophilia, Necrophilia, Apotemnophilia, Vorarephilia.)\n\nConclusions: Disposition of victims of SCP-1127-4 is dependent on evaluation of their acquired paraphilia. Because of the necessity of the subject to act on these desires to achieve any form of sexual function, any subject expressing a paraphilia that requires a non-consensual partner (or a partner that cannot legally consent) and/or risks actual permanent physical harm or death of the subject and/or partner shall be deemed unsuitable for release.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1126 | SCP-1127 | SCP-1128 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1128\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Written descriptions or imagery of SCP-1128's appearance, or videos of the entity \"breaching\" (see Addendum 1128-3) found outside the Foundation are to be destroyed, and class-C amnestics are to be administered to anyone exposed to such information or showing signs of SCP-1128 contamination. A written description of the entity's appearance is to be kept at Site-\u2588\u2588 for experimental purposes only and is not to be read by anyone other than D-class used for testing. If exposed, staff are to report immediately for administration of class-C amnestics. Mobile Containment Force Kappa-12 has been assigned to intercept and redirect any and all water traffic that passes through their designated patrol area by any means necessary (see Addendum 1128-2).\nDescription: SCP-1128 is an entity that manifests as a massive aquatic predator to anyone given a full description of the being's appearance through either spoken/written descriptions or visual depictions of the being. Persons infected by SCP-1128 will initially exhibit no abnormal behavior, though some cases show a general aversion to activities involving bodily immersion in water such as bathing or swimming. Should subject ever be fully immersed in water, they will disappear completely under the surface of the water, regardless of the water's actual depth. In most cases, subjects will reappear moments later in a panicked state and frantically try to leave the water, while in some other cases the water will become polluted with blood and debris confirmed to be the remains of the subject. Subjects that have reappeared intact claim that they were transported to a vast ocean where they are pursued by SCP-1128. Interviews with these individuals carries some risk of further SCP-1128 contamination, as descriptions of the being's appearance trigger further infections. SCP-1128 infection can be treated with class-C amnestics, as it appears memory of the entity or descriptions of it are required for its anomalous properties to take effect.\nAddendum 1128-1: Testing with infected D-class have shown that wireless communication devices function normally when used by submerged subjects affected by SCP-1128. See Interview 1128-\u2588\u2588 for details.\nAddendum 1128-2: Tracking devices affixed to D-class used in SCP-1128 experiments reveal that submerged subjects are transported to an area within the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Ocean, not far from the coast of [REDACTED]. Further investigation of these coordinates revealed the area to be [DATA EXPUNGED]. Mobile Containment Force Kappa-12 (\"Sea Devils\") has been assigned to keep unauthorized seafaring vessels out of this area at all costs.\nNote: That's where we've been sending those D-class? How does a short-range wireless communicator get such a clear signal from that far away? -Dr. S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nAddendum 1128-3: Tests involving D-1732, who had been used for repeated SCP-1128 testing without administration of amnestics, was shown to be able to encounter the entity in bodies of water normally insufficient for bodily immersion. This effect became more drastic over time, with D-1732 developing progressively stronger hydrophobic tendencies, claiming to see SCP-1128 from outside almost any body of water encountered by the subject. On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 days after initial exposure, D-1732 was violently pulled into a glass of water by [REDACTED]. No remains were recovered from the incident. Staff witnessing the event were found to be infected by SCP-1128, and administered class-C amnestics. Containment procedures were then updated to include videos and descriptions of this event, and testing involving extended infection of D-class was terminated.\nExperiment Log 1128\n\n\u00ab SCP-1127 | SCP-1128 | SCP-1129 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1129\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1129 is to be contained in a 3m x 3m x 3m chamber in the High Security wing of Site-83. Due to the nature of SCP-1129, no direct or first-degree indirect viewing methods, such as observation windows or cameras, are allowed within the containment chamber except as authorized by a Level 4 or higher researcher. Visual contact with SCP-1129, whether direct, indirect or recorded, is not allowed except under strictly controlled experimental conditions. SCP-1129's continued presence and status is monitored by ultrasound, as the image produced does not cause the effects typical of observing SCP-1129.\nKnowledge of SCP-1129's effects is non-essential for any personnel with less than Level 4 security clearance. Personnel assigned to the research, containment, security or other support teams associated with SCP-1129 are to be sequestered from the other personnel at Site-83 until such time as they have been removed from the assignment and have completed the debriefing and clearance procedures. If any personnel at Site-83, whether assigned to SCP-1129 or not, begin to exhibit the Stage I or Stage II symptoms described below, they are to be administered Class B amnestics immediately and must receive a psychological examination to determine the severity of after-effects, with further psychological treatment made available as necessary.\nIf a member of assigned personnel is deemed unnecessary to the continued containment of SCP-1129, they may be transferred to another project so long as they had no direct exposure to SCP-1129. Prior to transfer, all personnel who have been assigned to SCP-1129 must successfully complete a memory restructuring following treatment with Class A amnestics. At that point, they must complete a minimum 2 week quarantine period to be certain that they do not manifest Stage I or Stage II symptoms.\nDescription: SCP-1129 is a large object of apparently biological origin. Its composition is largely unknown, as it seems to 'flow' past any and all objects that approach it, temporarily breaking apart and changing its own dimensions as needed. Due to this, only one sample has ever been obtained, which showed the presence of several amino acids and hormone analogues consistent with terrestrial life, but no DNA samples were detected. Based on longitudinal ultrasound recordings, it appears that SCP-1129 is dimensionally fractal in nature, with a partial existence in a theoretical 3.333rd spatial dimension. Based on behavior, it is presumed that SCP-1129 is sentient, although this is unconfirmed.\nWhen any sentient being makes visual contact with SCP-1129, they will immediately enter Stage I, which is characterized by an extremely heightened flight reflex. They will attempt to flee from SCP-1129 by any means possible, ignoring obstacles and personal injury.1 Human subjects have later described this as having been overcome with intense fear and unthinking hysteria. Stage I symptoms will increase in intensity so long as the subject remains within 23.3 meters of SCP-1129 or remains in direct line-of-sight of SCP-1129. Stage I symptoms will persist for several hours2 after the affected being has left the immediate range of effect of SCP-1129. If the affected subject is unable to leave the range of effect, they will exhibit increasingly frantic behaviors until finally expiring. Post-mortem examinations reveal that the cause of death is typically cardiac arrest or the equivalent, consistent with a prolonged heightened state of fear and stress.\nOnce a subject has recovered from Stage I symptoms, they will immediately proceed to Stage II. Stage II is characterized by heightened aggression and hostility towards SCP-1129. Human subjects experiencing these symptoms invariably describe SCP-1129 as \"wrong\", \"not the right kind of real\", \"not fitting here\", etc., and incredibly dangerous. They will express a strong desire to destroy it immediately by any means possible. If the animal subject to Stage II symptoms is not able to convince others to assist them in destroying SCP-1129, they will attempt to do so on their own, up to and including breaching containment on SCP-1129 or other SCP items believed to possibly be useful in the destruction of SCP-1129. If multiple individuals are experiencing Stage II symptoms, they will work together in a destruction attempt. Subjects do not display any change in intelligence, skills or ability to communicate, however, and cross-species cooperation is usually minimized. No other change in behavior or motivation is noted, and subjects experiencing Stage II symptoms will pause in order to eat or sleep, although they return to their destruction attempts as soon as feasible.\nHowever, upon seeing SCP-1129, subjects will promptly return to Stage I with no apparent memory of having experienced it before, beginning the cycle again. This cycle will continue unabated until the subject has either died or been administered amnestics. In approximately 1.7% of cases, a subject will enter Stage III instead, which is characterized by all voluntary muscles freezing in place. This muscle locking persists despite all treatments, including removal from SCP-1129's range of effect, administration of muscle relaxers, administration of amnestics, and medical destruction of the motor nerves controlling them. To date, the most control of voluntary muscles that has ever been regained was in 3 individuals who regained control of the eyelids, allowing voluntary blinking, and partial control of the vocal cords. In these cases, amnestics were successful in eradicating the Stage I and Stage II symptoms.\nVideo feeds and photographs of SCP-1129 produce an identical effect, though artist renditions have no effect. Despite this profound observational cognitohazard effect, SCP-1129 seems to be completely harmless otherwise. It has now been determined that transition into Stage II may be caused by any significant knowledge of the nature of SCP-1129's effects. SCP-1129 is now considered a Grade III infohazard and has been upgraded to Euclid. See Addendum.\nAddendum: On April \u2588\u2588, 19\u2588\u2588, researchers assigned to SCP-1129 began to share the consensus that SCP-1129 was incredibly dangerous, and submitted multiple requests for its decommissioning, which were all denied. A new team of researchers were assigned, but within 30 days, they exhibited the same opinions as the previous team. Subsequent research teams have displayed the same effects, despite updated containment procedures. Teams of researchers are now to be cycled on a biweekly basis, as that seems to slow the onset of the infohazard aspect of SCP-1129's effects.\nEfforts are currently underway to identify and locate all personnel Foundation-wide who may have been exposed to information regarding SCP-1129 directly or second-hand, with administration of amnestics and memory-restructuring performed as appropriate. As of the date of this report, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 personnel have been identified and successfully treated.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This effect is most pronounced in mammals, but has been observed in all animal life, including birds, fish, snails and insects. Certain sentient anomalies, however, are not affected.\n2. The exact length of time varies considerably from individual to individual, with an average of 4 hours.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1128 | SCP-1129 | SCP-1130 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1130\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1130 is to be contained within a standard Safe-class protective storage locker at Site-12. Please be advised that D-Class personnel used in testing may exhibit erratic and/or aggressive behavior when exiting SCP-1130-2. A team comprised of one Medical officer with Level 3 clearance and a minimum of two Level 2 security personnel is to be maintained at any test site to detain and if necessary sedate test subjects upon reemergence. Security personnel thus stationed are to carry Daninject Projector Rifles loaded with 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate darts. To avoid public exposure, testing is to be scheduled between the hours of 02:00 and 05:00 local time and directions are to only be requested for suitably secluded destinations. Civilians witnessing any aspect of testing procedures are to be detained and administered class-A amnestics prior to relocation. Considering currently archived debriefing reports and exploration logs, SCP-1130-2 has been designated a Protean-class dimensional anomaly. Any research or security personnel assigned to SCP-1130 are expected to be familiar with relevant guidelines.\nDescription: SCP-1130 is an interactive kiosk providing free directions from a fixed position in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 to any street address within city limits. Its outer structure measures 50 cm x 50 cm x 175 cm and is composed of unadorned sheet metal. A \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand LCD touchscreen is set into the front of the kiosk at an angle, beneath which is a 25 cm x 2 cm slot from which directions are dispensed. A maintenance hatch set in the back panel provides access to the interior. No processing unit, power source or printing peripheral have been found inside and SCP-1130 appears to be fully functional without these components. A small tag in the upper right of the back panel identifies it as a model \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Urban Wayfinding Unit, built by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 corporation in 20\u2588\u2588.1 Covert enquiries with the company have shown that, while it does indeed manufacture this model, no record exists of SCP-1130 having been manufactured, assembled or distributed.\nSCP-1130's primary anomalous property manifests when directions have been requested and printed. Directions obtained from SCP-1130 will invariably instruct subjects to leave established routes and make use of a door described as 'Maintenance Portal 26-Sigma' (referred to as SCP-1130-1). It takes the form of a severely weathered arched metal door and has never been observed to be in the same location twice, even when the same route is requested multiple times. SCP-1130-1 does not exist in its prescribed location prior to the production of directions by SCP-1130. Multiple subjects following the same set of directions will be able to find and make use of the same door until it closes. At that point, SCP-1130-1 will vanish from sight and subjects left behind will be unable to follow the directions any further. If directions are photocopied, SCP-1130-1 will only appear when following the original specimen. SCP-1130-1 can be recorded by all present when encountered and visual reproductions will show SCP-1130-1 as encountered by subjects following directions.\nThose subjects who successfully follow directions to their destination and remain suitable for debriefing report SCP-1130-1 vanishing behind them once inside. Additionally, subjects describe having to traverse a space composed of up to \u2588\u2588 kilometers of interconnected halls, rooms and tunnels (designated SCP-1130-2) before finding themselves before SCP-1130-1 again. Spaces encountered are always in a severe state of disrepair and do not seem to be linked in a logical fashion. One test subject reported stepping from what seemed to be an abandoned subway tunnel into the kitchen of a derelict \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 fast food diner.\nAll subjects have described a consistent auditory phenomenon while in SCP-1130-2, but at this point in time its source is unclear. Debriefings and post-event psychological evaluations reveal test subjects seem to develop a persistent sense of being pursued, growing stronger as the time spent in SCP-1130-2 and this phenomenon increases. Extended exposure may lead to development of psychological trauma, depending on the mental and emotional stability of test subjects.\nAfter exiting SCP-1130-2, subjects find themselves at their destination. Test results indicate that on average 11-23 seconds lapse between subjects entering and exiting SCP-1130-2. However, this does not take into account the time subjects spend in transit, which may range from several hours to several weeks.\nCommunication of any kind with subjects in transit has proven to be impossible. GPS locator signals give test subjects' location upon entering SCP-1130-2 as [REDACTED]. This does not change until test subjects emerge from SCP-1130-2. Audio and video recording devices function normally, but will not transmit data while in SCP-1130-2. This necessitates personal recording devices to be worn by test subjects.\nAddendum 1130-A-01: Recovery and preliminary containment notes\nSCP-1130 was retrieved from its location in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 after a number of documented disappearances amongst tourists. Officials were only able to locate one missing individual, who was found wandering through a gated community seven kilometers from SCP-1130's location. On his person were the directions requested from SCP-1130 and what was later identified as a \"Queen Elizabeth\" M-17 steel helmet. The Foundation was alerted when details of the case triggered a dedicated monitoring station and a recovery team led by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 moved to secure SCP-1130. The tourist was located and was administered class-A amnestics. SCP-1130 was removed from its position outside the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 subway station by the recovery team posing as a municipal work crew.\nAddendum 1130-A-02: Partial transcript of log file 1130-T-14/73299\n\nPersonnel involved in test: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, D-73299\nSummary: The following is a partial video and audio transcript for log file 1130-T-14/73299. Before testing commenced, subject was given directions to \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Street as provided by SCP-1130. Subject received MRE rations (including the necessary FRH packets) and enough water for seven days. Head-mounted video and personal audio recording devices were checked and found functioning with expected parameters.\nTranscript:\n<Begin video/audio log transcript>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Jim, are we recording?\"\nA muffled reply can be heard from behind the camera.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Okay then. turns to D-73299 Now, could you please state your name and designation for us?\"\nD-73299: \"Who, me? Errr\u2026 my name is \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and my denum is 73299.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Thank you. Now, we've provided you with directions and supplies. We'd like you to provide us with a running commentary while you're in there. Can you do that?\"\nD-73299: \"I guess. And I won't be able to talk to you guys, right?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"That's correct. But we'll be recording everything you see and hear.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 opens SCP-1130-1.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Please enter. We'll shut the door after you, so don't worry about that.\"\nD-73299: \"I hope you guys know what you're doi\u2026 hey, watch it!\"\nD-73299 is helped into SCP-1130-2 by security personnel present. The sound of a door slamming shut can be heard, followed by the subject muttering obscenities. Subject turns around and appears to be searching for SCP-1130-1, which is no longer visible. Subject switches on head-mounted LED light and looks around. This reveals what appears to be the interior of a WWII-era submarine.\nD-73299: \"Jesus! Where the hell am I?\"\nSubject surveys his surroundings. Small pools of water can be seen all along the deck. The left side of the small elongated space seems to be filled with a set of bunks. Blankets lie on rusted metal cots. To the right is a long rusty metal wall sectioned off by bulkheads. In front of subject is a small door with a lock wheel. Water seems to be continuously dripping from the ceiling and walls.\nD-73299: \"Okay\u2026 okay\u2026 gotta breathe\u2026 gotta just\u2026 inhales deeply \u2026 keep breathing. So, you wanted me to talk\u2026 looks like a boat or something. Thing's rusted and filthy, but I guess you can see that. There's some kind of sign here. Lemme get in a bit closer.\"\nSubject steps around the water on the floor. A rusted metal sign comes into view.\nD-73299: \"No idea what the hell kind of language that is. Might be French? I can't even pronounce it. Anyway, cam must be recording it, so you figure it out.'\n[POST-EVENT OBSERVATION: Sign read 'Achtung! Rauchen Verboten!']\nSubject suddenly turns around, obviously agitated.\nD-73299: \"Goddamn, what was that? I think I heard something.\"\n[POST-EVENT OBSERVATION: Analysis of recovered audio does not indicate an audible sound.]\nD-73299: \"Seemed to be coming from right behind\u2026 there it is again! What the hell is that!?\"\nSubject runs towards the door and attempts to turn the wheel. Subject can be heard grunting and swearing.\n[POST-EVENT OBSERVATION: At this point in the recording, a faint background audio signal is picked up. Analysis pending.]\nD-73299: \"It sounds like\u2026 like teeth\u2026\"\nSubject manages to open the door and slips through before hurriedly pulling it closed behind him. Subject stands with his back to the door, shaking. A room is dimly visible beyond the beam of the subject's LED light. Several hospital beds seem to be scattered around the room. The windows are boarded up tightly.\nD-73299: \"Huh? Where'd the boat go? Goddamn, where am I?!\"\nSubject takes a few steps before abruptly standing still.\nD-73299: \"I'm hearing it again, but\u2026 I closed that fucking door! No! No, I closed it! I closed it!\"\nSubject breaks into a run towards the other end of the room, tripping over a fallen IV-stand. Sobbing can be heard.\n<End video/audio log transcript>\n\nD-73299 emerged from the side of a building close to his target destination at 07:03:21. Subject was in a state of confusion and panic, showing signs of severe malnutrition. Subject did not respond to instructions and attempted to leave the test site. He was subsequently neutralized by security personnel and detained for debriefing. Post-event physical and psychological evaluation determined the amount of time spent in SCP-1130-2 to be between 2 and 4 weeks. In addition, subject appeared to have pulled all of his own teeth with a pair of pliers recovered from SCP-1130-2.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Non-conclusive evidence was later found linking the company's deceased founder to Elevix Electronics.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1129 | SCP-1130 | SCP-1131 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An instance of SCP-1131 initiating a feeding sequence.\n\nItem #: SCP-1131\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1131 brought into captivity are to be kept in 1m x 1m x 1m acrylic vivariums for the remainder of their lives (usually no more than a few weeks). Persons affected by SCP-1131 (given the group designation SCP-1131-1) are to be kept in a standard persons holding cell for further research.\nFoundation personnel stationed in places where instances of SCP-1131 have manifested should wear insect repellent containing p-Menthane-3,8-diol at all times. Personnel entering an SCP-1131 containment unit must wear a full Level A hazardous materials suit. Any bites made by SCP-1131 on any person must be noted, and any persons bitten must immediately be detained.\nDescription: SCP-1131 is a member of the species Culiseta longiareolata, and appears under direct observation as a normal specimen of that species. Instances of SCP-1131 range in size, but are on average approximately 8 mm long and weigh on average 1.7 milligrams. Instances of SCP-1131 refuse to feed from animals other than mammals. SCP-1131 appears to be of intelligence limited to its species, and acts on instinct alone.\nWhen a female SCP-1131 bites a mammal, the affected person or animal (immediately given the designation SCP-1131-1) begins a physical transformation lasting several days. First, the subject loses consciousness and enters a comatose state. Then, beginning at the site of the bite, the tissues of SCP-1131-1 begin to change, starting with the dermis and progressing inward toward muscular and skeletal structures. All subjects take on the same physical appearance and attributes: that of a Caucasian human male named Oscar Peleschak, age 57.\nSubjects usually awaken within 24 hours of the completion of this transformation. Subjects affected by SCP-1131 are indistinguishable from each other after the completion of this transformation. All subjects claim to be Oscar Peleschak and show signs of distress upon awakening. When asked for the last remembered calendar date, subjects offer September 5, 1968.\nIf two or more members of SCP-1131-1 are introduced, they will all claim the other or others to be impostors, and become distressed with the presence of the other or others. If this encounter is allowed to escalate, these arguments will become heated, but no subjects will resort to physical violence, due to self-proclaimed pacifism.\nIt is unknown how many instances of SCP-1131 exist. When instances of SCP-1131 breed, not all offspring (less than 1%) exhibit SCP-1131's effect. There does not, at this time, appear to be any way to reverse the effects of SCP-1131.\n\nA member of SCP-1131-1 after arrest for insurance fraud, January 1969.\n\nAddendum: SCP-1131 was recovered in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Massachusetts, when an embedded Foundation agent noted several discrepancies in local vital records. Of note was the fact that an individual named Oscar Peleschak had multiple vital records indicating date of death, but all had been redacted by local authorities. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Life Insurance Company had investigated Oscar Peleschak multiple times, and criminal charges for insurance fraud were filed in 1969, but ultimately were not pursued due to lack of evidence.\nThe only birth record of Oscar Peleschak was issued in 1911 at \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Memorial Hospital. The first death certificate of Oscar Peleschak was issued by that same hospital on September 7, 1968 with the cause of death listed as [REDACTED]. It is hypothesized that this is the 'original' Oscar Peleschak and the subject identified in these records was given the designation SCP-1131-0. Exhumation of the body indicated no genetic differences between SCP-1131-0 and any members of SCP-1131-1. Furthermore, forensic analysis of the body indicates that some physical damage, namely skeletal scarring from a broken wrist estimated to be several decades old at time of death, exists in all members of SCP-1131-1 as well.\nSCP-1131-0 was married at the time of his death to Mary Peleschak, now deceased.\nCurrently, records indicate 47 separate instances of SCP-1131-1, of which 4 are still alive, currently detained at Site \u2588\u2588. No members of SCP-1131-1 retain any recollection of the experiences of past members of this group.\nAddendum 1131-A: Once SCP-1131 initiates a feeding sequence, there does not appear to be anything which will reverse, hinder, or stop its effect, including laceration of affected skin, amputation, or death.\nAddendum 1131-B: List of known individuals affected by SCP-1131:\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\nAddendum 1131-C: Transcript of video interview with a member of SCP-1131-1:\nInterviewed: SCP-1131-1\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Clearance Level 2/1131-937-439\n\n(SCP-1131-1 sits on camera in an orange jumpsuit, sipping a cup of coffee. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 sits just off camera, only his arm visible. This member of SCP-1131-1 was detained shortly after entering a comatose state and has been isolated since that time.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please state your name for the record.\nSCP-1131-1: My name is Oscar Peleschak. I've told you that before.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What is the last thing you remember before waking up at this facility, Mr. Peleschak?\nSCP-1131-1: Well\u2026I just got off of work, and I called a cab to get home. I got in the cab, and the driver was jabbering at me, and I wasn't paying attention too much. Then I got home, said good night to the missus, read a book, got in bed, and woke up here.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did you experience any sort of discomfort at the time? Any itching or burning sensations in your skin, like those from an animal bite.\nSCP-1131-1: Not that I remember. Can I go now? I ain't done nothing wrong. I got a wife to get back to, y'know.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm sorry, Mr. Peleschak. You will not be allowed to leave.\nSCP-1131-1: Why? I ain't done nothing wrong! I've got rights, you know!\n<End of log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1130 | SCP-1131 | SCP-1132 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1132: Snake Tongue\nThere's no sense crying over broken relics.\n\n\u25b8 More by this Author \u25c2\n\n{$comments2}\n\nF.A.Q.\n\n{$doesthisfixthebug}\n\nItem #: SCP-1132\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1132 is to be kept in standard living quarters, furnished with a bed and appropriate religious icon. A facial restraint will be supplied to SCP-1132, to be worn at all times when interacting with personnel. This restraint must cover the mouth completely and immobilize the lower jaw. To facilitate personnel safety, entrance to SCP-1132's chamber should be announced by voice or knocking to give the subject time to don the facial restraint, should it not currently be in use. Should the restraint become dislodged for any reason, unarmored personnel are to maintain a minimum distance of one meter from the subject until the restraint has been replaced. Subject is to be fed one freeze-dried mouse, rehydrated, once per day in its cell. Subject is allowed limited escorted sojourns in the facility where it is housed.\nEfforts to teach SCP-1132 English have been hindered by the subject's illiteracy. Until subject has learned to understand spoken English and/or to write in any language, one member of personnel assigned to SCP-1132 is to be fluent in the eastern Huasteca dialect of modern Nahuatl.\nDescription: SCP-1132 is a female human of indigenous Mexican ethnicity, approximately 25 years of age. The subject's tongue, esophagus, stomach and both intestines have been replaced by a female Bothrops asper (fer-de-lance or nauyaca), leaving only 6cm of the subject's own rectum intact. The connection between the reptile and the subject's digestive system is seamless. Due to its condition, SCP-1132 cannot speak, though it breathes normally. The subject lacks a uterus, though no sign of hysterectomy or other surgery is present. How the uterus was removed has not yet been determined.\nApproximately 0.6-0.7 meters of snake lie coiled where the subject's stomach should be, giving the snake the ability to lunge out of the subject's mouth. So long as the subject's mouth is closed, the snake will not force its way out. Aside from its anomalous state and length far exceeding what is typical for B. asper, the reptile is otherwise a normal member of its species, possessing a venomous bite and treating SCP-1132 as territory to be defended. Its eating seems to provide sustenance for both itself and SCP-1132, and it must eat at a rate greater than normal for a snake, but less than that of a human.\nOn the rare occasions that SCP-1132 is bitten by the snake, the subject will fall into a coma for a period of time between one hour and one day. Treatment with antivenom can wake the subject prematurely, but is counterindicated as the snake remains active and unrestrained during these periods. The subject describes these periods as being like dreamless sleep and reports no other physical side effects other than pain and swelling from the fang punctures.\nAddendum: Interviews with the subject have consisted of yes/no questions, and as such, information on the origin of its condition has been difficult to gather.\nUpon recovery in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Hidalgo, Mexico, persons familiar with SCP-1132 stated in interviews that they believed the subject had been punished for defiling a sacred relic said to belong to the Aztec goddess Coatlicue, and had been cast out from tribal society for the transgression. Testing of fragments of the object in question reveals no anomalous properties.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1131 | SCP-1132 | SCP-1133 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1133\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1133 is to be kept within a secure testing chamber at Site-\u2588\u2588\u2588, equipped with one (1) standard power socket. Samples of SCP-1133-X should be stored in an on-site bio-research vault. Both should be guarded by a minimum of one (1) armed personnel at all times in order to prevent unauthorized access.\nDescription: SCP-1133 resembles an ordinary, hospital-standard intravenous fluid stand. Only the infusion pump displays any anomalous properties. The tubes, stand, power supply and intravenous drip bags are entirely ordinary and can be replaced. With the exception of the tubes passing through the infusion pump, all openings on the device are fused shut, including the rear battery compartment, requiring that SCP-1133 be connected to a standard power socket at all times. All attempts at opening SCP-1133 have so far failed, as the casing has proved remarkably resilient, such that the force required to penetrate the casing would likely cause irreparable damage to its internal components. As a result, internal examination has been postponed until primary research is complete.\nThe console of SCP-1133 possesses nine (9) buttons not present on a normal infusion pump. The first seven (7) are labeled with a corresponding number, and the final two (2) with the words, \u2018Extract' and \u2018Infuse', respectively. The remainder of SCP-1133's controls are non-functional. When supplied with power, SCP-1133 will display the message: \u2018SELECT OPERATION SETTINGS', at which point either \u2018Extract' or \u2018Infuse' must be selected, after which SCP-1133 will activate if it is connected to a living human subject. If SCP-1133 is connected to a cadaver or any non-human species, SCP-1133 will display the message \u2018OPERATION FAILED' and shut down.\nIf the \u2018Extract' setting is selected, one (1) of the number buttons must be selected. This will cause SCP-1133 to begin extracting a substance, hereafter known as SCP-1133-X, from the subject, corresponding to the number chosen. Selecting the \u2018Infuse' option will result in the pump functioning as would be expected, infusing the substance placed in the drip bags into the subject's bloodstream. Only SCP-1133-X can be infused in this way; the use of any other substance will result in the message \u2018OPERATION FAILED'.\nSCP-1133-X appears to be synthesized directly from the subject's bloodstream upon extraction, and breaks down almost immediately upon entering the blood during infusion, making it almost impossible to observe its impact on human physiology. However, both the infusion and extraction of SCP-1133-X produces equal and opposite changes in the behaviour and morality of the subject which are easily observable. Subjects are not normally aware of or disturbed by these changes, even when the subject had prior knowledge of SCP-1133's effects.\nTo date, seven (7) different varieties of SCP-1133-X have been recorded, each with a distinct colour and effect, and each corresponding to a specific number on SCP-1133's console. Samples of SCP-1133-X have no observable effect on the human body if administered by any means other than SCP-1133's \u2018infusion' function. All attempts to synthesize SCP-1133-X in laboratory conditions have so far failed. For detailed analysis of SCP-1133-X's chemical properties, please refer to Document 1133-\u2588.\nThere seems to be limits to the quantity of each variety SCP-1133-X that can be extracted from any given subject, which seem to vary from individual to individual, depending on the personality of the subject. For example: subjects with a history of kleptomania seem to have larger natural reservoirs of SCP-1133-3 available for extraction, and requiring less SCP-1133-3 infusion to display more extreme symptoms. It is unknown whether an upper limit exists for the infusion of SCP-1133-X. Below is a list of the seven (7) known varieties and their effects:\n\n+ SCP-1133-X Observations\n\n- SCP-1133-X Observations\n\nSCP-1133-1:\nColour: Light green.\nInfusion Effect: Increased appetite. Subjects infused with sufficient quantities of SCP-1133-1 are unable to resist the compulsion to consume any form of food in the immediate area, including those normally repulsive to humans, including rotten food, raw meat and animal feed. Subjects will frequently become violent when denied food. Several D-Class subjects infused with SCP-1133-1 have died as a result of choking, or in extreme cases, of stomach ruptures caused by the sheer quantity consumed. In small amounts, SCP-1133-1 infusion has proved to improve the symptoms of eating disorders such as anorexia.\nExtraction Effect: Decreased appetite. Subjects display a reduced enthusiasm for food, often forgetting to eat even to the point of starvation, although they can typically be induced to eat without the application of force.\nSCP-1133-2:\nColour: Red\nInfusion Effect: Heightened stress levels and aggressive behaviour. Those infused with large quantities of SCP-1133-2 typically become dangerous and violent, often becoming hostile towards Foundation personnel. Following Incident 171-\u2588, any experiments involving SCP-1133-2 require an additional two (2) armed security guards at all times.\nExtraction Effect: Reduced aggression and increased docile behaviour. When large amounts are removed, subjects will often refuse to defend themselves, even from violent assault. Given the potential of this process to make subjects more compliant, use of SCP-1133-2 extraction in interrogations or pacification of troublesome personnel is being considered, pending further testing.\nSCP-1133-3:\nColour: Yellow\nInfusion Effect: SCP-1133-3 appears to influence interest in material wealth. Subjects typically become obsessed with financial gain, often showing symptoms of kleptomania. Subjects exposed to high amounts will often become violently fixated on shiny objects, such as wristwatches or metal buttons.\nExtraction Effect: Loss of interest in money and material wealth, generally becoming indifferent to material possessions, as opposed to actively generous. Subjects will often show reduced understanding of money and financial issues, as well as reduced motivation for the completion of tasks with material rewards.\nSCP-1133-4:\nColour: Blue\nInfusion Effect: Increased egotism and self-confidence. Although small infusions can lead to beneficial increases in confidence, further amounts will likely lead to narcissism and vanity, often resulting in violent attacks on any personnel the subject perceives as insulting them.\nExtraction Effect: Similar to SCP-1133-2, subjects become quieter and less assertive, although they will still defend themselves if faced with assault. Extraction of the maximum quantity of SCP-1133-4 has resulted in attempted suicide in \u2588\u2588% of cases.\nSCP-1133-5:\nColour: Dark Green\nInfusion Effect: Increased fixation on the possessions, achievements and privileges of others, with subjects often coming to perceive all others as \u2018better off' than themselves. This has frequently resulted in uncooperative and abusive behaviour in subjects, although subjects are typically not violent, instead preferring acts of sabotage or indirect methods of inducing pain and distress in those around them.\nExtraction Effect: Subjects disinterested in the possessions of those around them. SCP-1133-5 extraction seems to have comparatively few detrimental effects on subjects, although there is still a high risk of psychological damage and [DATA EXPUNGED] in all cases.\nSCP-1133-6:\nColour: Brown\nInfusion Effect: Increased levels of general apathy and reduced energy, in some cases showing symptoms similar to those of moderate to severe narcolepsy. Those subjected to high enough levels of SCP-1133-6 enter a coma-like state, and so far no attempts bar the extraction of SCP-1133-6 have proved successful in recovery.\nExtraction Effect: Increased energy levels, activity and enthusiasm. In extreme cases this can result in hyperactivity and symptoms comparable to Attention Deficit Disorder, although subjects will more commonly suffer from insomnia and mental fatigue, resulting from increased physical and mental activity.\nSCP-1133-7:\nColour: Purple\nInfusion Effect: Increased sexual drive. In extreme cases this results in symptoms similar to clinical hypersexuality. Subjects have frequently resorted to violence in attempts to satisfy the resulting compulsions, which has made testing on the effects of SCP-1133-7 particularly troublesome.\nExtraction Effect: Reduced interest in sexual activity. Those having the maximum amount extracted typically become completely disinterested and in some cases repulsed by the idea of sexual intercourse.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1132 | SCP-1133 | SCP-1134 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1134\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1134 is contained in Volatile Items Storage Warehouse 14 in a 3m x 3m x 4m room with one exit consisting of a standard reinforced airtight door. All interior surfaces of the containment room are to be coated in SCP-1134-1.\nPersonnel requesting the use of SCP-1134-1 in containment procedures or security measures must be Level 2 or above and must obtain clearance from Dr. Blank.\nDescription: SCP-1134 is a circular polyvinyl-chloride 10-gallon container of paint-and-primer mix bearing the label \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Conglomerate NO MESS Ballistics-Grade Paint | Colour formula 366\" in a translation below the primary label, which is slightly modified traditional kanji. No such company has been located at this time. All other writing on the drum is in this modified traditional kanji, and deals with patent information and date of manufacture, noted as 04/11/20\u2588\u2588. The lid is easily detached and reattached.\nSCP-1134-1 is the liquid contained in SCP-1134. It has roughly the same consistency as a high-quality paint-and-primer mix. There are currently 8.02 gallons remaining of the original ten, the remaining liquid having been used as paint prior to recovery or in subsequent Foundation testing. SCP-1134-1 is a glossy violet in color.\nSCP-1134-1 is extremely hazardous due to the anomalous qualities of the liquid. Any amount of SCP-1134-1 that is allowed to gain free momentum prior to surface application quickly accelerates to a uniform speed of 490 m/s, equivalent to a .357 magnum handgun round. Larger amounts of SCP-1134-1 break up into smaller uniform droplets, measured by high-speed camera to be oblong, 33mm long, and very similar in shape to bullets. Upon impact with an unpainted surface or obstruction, SCP-1134-1 behaves in a similar manner to a bullet.\nUnlike bullets, SCP-1134-1 does not lose energy when coming into contact with a surface or obstruction and will instead ricochet at a constant speed until making contact with a SCP-1134-1 painted surface or organic object. Once contact is made with the painted surface, the ricocheting SCP-1134-1 is absorbed into the liquid on the surface and a corresponding increase in surface coverage can be measured. SCP-1134 has been demonstrated to be exempt from damage due to SCP-1134-1.\nOnce applied to a surface and allowed to dry, SCP-1134-1 has been observed to be completely bulletproof, withstanding impacts up to a .30 caliber sniper round. Any surface painted with SCP-1134-1 will be undamaged by force below 65,000 N (see Test Log 1134-03) applied to the side that is painted. Force applied from the other side of the surface has been met with normal resistance for the surface up to the point at which SCP-1134-1 forms a dry barrier.\nO5 Note: We feel that despite the obvious benefits of SCP-1134-1, access must be carefully regulated by the research head due to the limited quantities we currently possess. - O5-\u2588\u2588\nRecovery Log 1134 Abstract: SCP-1134 was recovered on 07/20/2004 in a warehouse belonging to \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It was found among other supplies in the foreman's office, which appeared to be in the middle of renovation. Anomalous properties were determined after Recovery Agent Groulson accidentally spilled a small amount of SCP-1134-1, resulting in 4 deaths.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1133 | SCP-1134 | SCP-1135 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1135\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1135 is located within the boundaries of Site-36. A chain-link fence, 3 metres (m) high, has been constructed around the object, and marks the boundary of the affected area. A narrow ditch, 4m deep, has been dug parallel to, and within, the fence. This ditch is lined with impermeable plastic and filled with dilute hydrochloric acid in order to deter expansion of SCP-1135 past the security perimeter.\nThe area within the security perimeter is to be checked every three days by teams of researchers. These researchers are not required to be armed or otherwise prepared for a hostile environment, but must carry two-way radio communicators at all times while within the security perimeter, and should maintain visual contact with one or more fellow researchers at all times. Any new growth or development indicative of SCP-1135 activity is to be noted. Should hostility on the part of SCP-1135 be encountered during an expedition, all staff within the security perimeter are to withdraw immediately. No expeditions within SCP-1135 are to be mounted within forty days of such a hostile reaction, unless composed entirely of D-Class personnel.\nAny and all non-anomalous waste produced by Site-36 is to be deposited at least twenty metres within the security perimeter by D-Class personnel at the beginning of each day. If this waste totals less than 500 kilograms on any given day, this amount is to be supplemented by on-site stockpiles.\nNo attempt to damage SCP-1135 structures is to be made except in the case of a containment breach or with the permission of the Site Administrator of Site-36 (currently Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588). If such damage occurs, SCP-1135 is to be treated as hostile for the next forty days.\nNo explosive materials or other items capable of major structural damage to SCP-1135 are permitted within the security perimeter without approval from the Site Administrator of Site-36.\nDescription: SCP-1135 is an isolated village in the State of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, India. The village was attributed the name of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 prior to its acquisition by the Foundation. It contains approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 houses as well as several places of commerce and a Hindu temple. The structure of the buildings is unusual for the region, as they are larger and built with far more technologically-advanced materials than other villages in the area. All buildings are fully equipped with running hot and cold water, electricity, and sewerage, again unusual for the area. It is unknown how the homes receive electricity as they are not connected to any form of generator, and this is considered to be an effect of SCP-1135. In addition, the roads in the village, and for 2 kilometres around the village, are also fully paved with asphalt concrete.\nInvestigation of the building materials reveals strands of organic fibre running through all of the buildings and any permanent fixtures in the village not introduced by an outside force. The fibres do not ever appear to compromise the integrity of any structures. These organic fibres extend up to 3m below ground and form a network under the village. These fibres grow, repair themselves, and appear to absorb nutrients from the soil. As such, SCP-1135 is considered a single, living organism with certain similarities to fungi.\nThe fibres of SCP-1135 appear to be able to generate a wide variety of organic and non-organic materials around themselves, allowing them to generate the structures found within the village. This allows the structures to repair themselves, and periodically new buildings grow organically from the soil, maintaining structural integrity at all times during this process. Similarly, when space is limited, some structures will appear to collapse and disintegrate, the fibres within atrophying.\nSCP-1135 appears to require some form of sustenance to survive. As well as absorbing water and nutrients from the soil, the organism appears to consume waste left within the boundaries of the village. Waste of all varieties left in the area affected by SCP-1135 begins to deteriorate and decompose at an extremely accelerated rate. This produces no odour and typically leaves no remains. This process does not affect living organic tissue, soil, or any object being used in some way by those within SCP-1135. It is believed that SCP-1135 converts these materials into nutrients for itself through an unknown process. If so, it is unknown how SCP-1135 differentiates between waste and other matter. If SCP-1135 goes for long periods without \u2018feeding', it will destroy structures, possibly in order to render them down for sustenance. Likewise, if SCP-1135 has been able to consume large amounts of waste, it will start to construct new buildings and improve existing ones at an increased rate.\nIf humans or animals cause substantial or repetitive damage to structures formed by SCP-1135, the organism will begin to construct elaborate \u2018traps' in order to injure, drive off, or kill attackers. These range from simple pitfalls and caltrops to elaborate traps which would indicate complex intelligence in a human. These traps will, if not triggered, disappear within a period of 20-30 days. Outside of these circumstances, SCP-1135 is never hostile or dangerous to human life. Additionally, SCP-1135 appears to be able to differentiate between damage caused indirectly or directly by living organisms, and damage caused by other forces. These findings suggest that SCP-1135 may possess some form of intelligence, but this is unproven.\nAddendum 1135-1: SCP-1135 was discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after a reporter investigating aid efforts in the area recorded interviews with local residents claiming that buildings \u2018grew overnight'. SCP-1135 had an estimated population of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at the time of its discovery by Foundation operatives. Residents interviewed reported that the village had possessed anomalous properties for \u2588 years prior to Foundation intervention, after the village had been the site of a 'sustainable housing development scheme', orchestrated by an organisation by the name of the 'Manna Charitable Foundation'. The Manna Charitable Foundation is apparently fictitious, and no attempts to identify those involved in the scheme have been successful. All residents of SCP-1135 were expelled, and administered Class-A or Class-B amnestics depending on how long they had lived in the village. All aid schemes in the area since have been monitored by the Foundation, although no other anomalies or any further information regarding the Manna Charitable Foundation have since come to light.\nAddendum 1135-2: Following the routine observational expedition carried out on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, several buildings appeared to have developed security cameras on their outer walls and in certain indoor areas of the village buildings. These cameras have been observed to track waste disposal and research teams as they move through the village, and to conduct periodic sweeps of the village when undisturbed. Requests to dismantle one of the cameras for research purposes are currently pending approval by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1134 | SCP-1135 | SCP-1136 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1136\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1136 specimens are contained in separate 1m x 1m x 0.5m terrariums secured within an isolated, soundproof chamber at Site \u2588\u2588. All fixtures within SCP-1136's containment room must be bolted down or otherwise secured against shifting during a localized directional event. Experimentation with SCP-1136 requires prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 Senior Researchers, and personnel within SCP-1136's containment area must wear magnetized boots or otherwise be secured against possible shifting.\nDescription: SCP-1136 appears to be a species of small lizard similar to Hemidactylus frenatus (common house gecko) and is physically indistinguishable other than its anomalous property. When specimens of SCP-1136 are startled or frightened, they cause gravity within a radius of approximately 7 to 8 m to align itself with its orientation, without affecting the specimen itself. This occurs instantaneously and without any measurable change in the physiology of SCP-1136 other than that which is normal for a surprise response in normal Hemidactylus specimens. This effect continues as long as SCP-1136 remains frightened, and the direction of the gravity shift will continuously change to match its current orientation.\nSCP-1136-01 was discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588/198\u2588 following anomalous reports at a local hospital in [REDACTED], wherein several children were admitted with minor injuries and limb fractures after reportedly chasing a gecko up the wall of their classroom. Class A amnestics were administered to all affected civilians, and several SCP-1136-01 specimens were located in and retrieved from the school.\nAddendum 1136-01: Incident Log 1136-012\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 accidentally dropped a clipboard while within SCP-1136-01's enclosure, startling it and causing it to run up the wall of its terrarium. During the subsequent gravity shift, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was thrown against a nearby wall, which further startled SCP-1136-01 and resulted in a cyclical gravity shift that continued for several minutes. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was finally removed and treated for multiple bone fractures and a severe concussion.\nAddendum 1136-02: Experiment Log 1136-021\nSCP-1136-01 was successfully bred with a normal male Hemidactylus frenatus on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, and its offspring were determined to exhibit the same anomalous property as the original. These specimens have been designated SCP-1136-02 (male) and SCP-1136-03 through SCP-1136-06 (female).\nAddendum 1136-03: Incident Log 1136-019\nSCP-1136-01 was found dead in its containment area on \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588, apparently of natural causes. Dissection of the dead specimen showed no abnormalities or unusual structures.\nAddendum 1136-04: Incident Log 1136-026\nPermission was granted by Site Command on \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588 to perform a vivisection on SCP-1136-04. Upon incising into the specimen's abdomen, [DATA EXPUNGED] believed to be a short-lived gravitational singularity which caused catastrophic damage to the experiment site.\nAddendum 1136-05: Researcher Note\n\nFollowing an increasing number of anomalous incidents reported in the [REDACTED] region, it is currently believed that there is a standing wild population of SCP-1136 specimens. A Foundation containment team has been assigned to the area, but due to the small size of SCP-1136 and its similarity to mundane Hemidactylus specimens, complete containment of all wild specimens is expected to be extremely difficult if at all possible.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSenior Researcher\n\n\u00ab SCP-1135 | SCP-1136 | SCP-1137 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1137\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1137 is held in a locked box in item storage locker 8A at Site-19. Level 3 clearance is required for access to SCP-1137. It requires no extraordinary physical measures to contain it; however, due to its memetic qualities, knowledge of SCP-1137's true nature is to be tightly controlled among personnel. See Document 1137-17 for a detailed description of anti-memetic safety standards.\nDescription: SCP-1137 is a blue glass sphere approximately 10cm in diameter. To ordinary observers, it does not appear to have any special qualities, nor does it pose any risk. It is possible to take measurements of its material composition, weight, opacity, hardness, and any other physical properties of the sphere. However, its anomalous properties take effect if any attempt is made to measure the sphere's curvature or smoothness, or any other properties related to its spherical nature.\nIf anyone does try to measure SCP-1137's spherical properties, they will become convinced that it is in fact a mathematically perfect sphere. They will believe that measurements consistently return results confirming this, regardless of the accuracy of the measuring device being used. Due to the memetic nature of SCP-1137, it is unknown whether SCP-1137 actually possesses these dimensions, or whether observers merely interpret the measurements as such. Small samples taken from SCP-1137 also display its memetic properties, and do not seem to affect the perception of the shape of SCP-1137.\nIt is not actually necessary to perform the measurements oneself for a subject to fall under SCP-1137's memetic influence; merely being told that its shape is physically impossible is enough for the memetic agent to take root. However, transmission in this fashion requires the listener to understand the reasons why a perfect mathematical sphere cannot exist in material form; thus, memetic transmission to subjects without a scientific background is unlikely. It is also possible to circumvent the memetic agent by specifying that SCP-1137 only appears to be a perfect sphere when measuring, without actually stating outright that it is such.\nOnce infected, a subject will become obsessed with the fact that, although all measurements indicate that SCP-1137 is a perfect sphere, it is physically impossible for this to be the case. This paradox will become deeply ingrained in the subject's mind. The subject will attempt to disprove this inconsistency, resorting to more and more accurate tools. Researchers have been recorded utilizing equipment including the on-site electron microscope in these endeavours. Despite this, they will never be able to perceive any results other than those indicating SCP-1137 is a mathematically perfect object, even when performing measurements at the picometer level.\nAfter extensive testing during which they are unable to prove their conviction, the subject will eventually decide that SCP-1137's nature must actually be possible. At this point, the secondary memetic properties of SCP-1137 will take effect. The subject will slowly acquire the compulsion to reproduce an instance of SCP-1137. Subjects with proficiency in a physical craft (e.g., sculpting, glassmaking, metalworking) will begin by attempting to produce a perfect sphere in that medium. Subjects without prior experience in crafting will attempt to learn.\nThe subject will continue attempting to produce replicas of SCP-1137, but will always determine that their replicas are insufficiently precise. Subjects will become increasingly frustrated and obsessed, and will often try to experiment in other media subjects, using increasingly unconventional materials (e.g., animal or human remains) to attain their goal. Eventually the obsession overwhelms the subject's thought processes, with the subject forgoing sleep, food, and ordinary bodily functions in order to continue attempting their constructions. Subjects invariably expire either due to starvation or self-mutilation.\nBecause a mathematically perfect sphere cannot actually physically exist, SCP-1137's spherical qualities were at first assumed to be its only anomalous feature. As a result, after being taken into the Foundation's possession, researchers were immediately exposed to its memetic qualities. Because the memetic effects of SCP-1137 are at first indistinguishable from ordinary scientific testing, [REDACTED] days passed before the Foundation realized SCP-1137's true nature. Because of this, an estimated \u2588\u2588\u2588 individuals were infected. Strict anti-memetic procedures have been implemented surrounding knowledge of SCP-1137's anomalous properties, and a cover story is given to personnel lacking Level-4 clearance regarding SCP-1137's status and true effects.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1136 | SCP-1137 | SCP-1138 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1138\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1138 should be stored inside a safe in Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's office in Sector-\u2588\u2588. Personnel with Level 2 clearance or higher may access the object for research purposes with Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's authorization. Personnel with strong philosophical convictions are to be denied access. Personnel should not dispute the object nor question the correctness of the information contained within.\nOnce monthly, a researcher studying philosophical concepts (either by duty of service or for personal education) should compose an article containing at least \u2588 references to the object. At least \u2588\u2588 other personnel should familiarize themselves with this article; it must be archived afterward.\nDescription: SCP-1138 is perceived to be a book of philosophers' and/or writers' correspondence. Though the writing style always corresponds to a given author, the vast majority of letters are forgeries, with a few found to be genuine unsent drafts. The book's author changes based on the scientific and personal interests of the reader and its contents depend on reader's beliefs regarding the author's ideas. SCP-1138 always contains information that contradicts the reader's current beliefs (see addendum). In other words, the reader, thinking that a philosopher adhered to a specific opinion will find letters expressing ideas that directly contradict his, her, or its beliefs, written out passionately and in great detail. If the reader has no concerns for philosophical concepts, SCP-1138 will contain letters from people the reader respects (up to his or her parents), criticizing his, her, or its life position.\nHandling and reading the books has various effects. Readers who completely share the presumed author's views fall into a prolonged depression that they compare to being betrayed by a close friend. More open-minded individuals rejoice at first, sometimes lapsing into euphoria and stating that they \"finally found the truth\" before becoming absent-minded and unable to concentrate. This condition lasts for about a week. Professional researchers who have definite proof of the falsity of SCP-1138's information experience a strong desire to start a discussion. Should they start it, [DATA EXPUNGED] followed in 24 hours by an invariably lethal stroke. The theorized cause of this [DATA EXPUNGED].\nCurrently, there is no way of finding SCP-1138's \"neutral\" form. In the presence of humans and/or animals the book retains its previous appearance. Handling SCP-1138 with a remote-controlled robot led to the book transforming to a tome of Isaac Asimov's letters in which he gave proof that the Three Laws of Robotics should not be used in robot creation. First, adherence to the laws will lead to those laws being broken, hence they are useless. Second, robots are more perfect than humans and should not be restrained in their actions regarding humans. The attempt was stopped; the robot and the remote controller used in the experiment were examined. Examination showed [DATA EXPUNGED].\nIf there is no scientific article written about SCP-1138 in a month, the object disappears and reappears in the closest library or book store that can theoretically contain publications of letters. Therefore, if the book breaks containment, researchers assigned to SCP-1138 should monitor the news and investigate each and every \"sensational breakthrough\" in philosophy and history.\nHistory: SCP-1138 attracted the Foundation's attention in 19\u2588\u2588 when \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the leader of the Communist Party of Hungary, released a harsh criticism of V.I. Lenin, claiming that he had found a collection of letters in which Lenin defined Marxism as a fallacious and harmful theory and proposed cooperation with the Capitalist West. Everybody who spoke against his criticism died in 24 hours, making the situation especially suspicious. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's house was searched; the only anomalous item found was a book that changed its appearance and contents when passed from one person to another.\nLater, it was found that the object disappears if there isn't an article that references it written in a month. Employees responsible for SCP-1138 got lucky, as the book always reappeared in Sector \u2588\u2588 library and was easily found. There are no known cases of the book's appearance before it attracted the Foundation's attention.\nAddendum: Some of the most interesting instances of SCP-1138 are listed here:\n\nMarcus Tullius Cicero's letters in which he claims that every conflict should be resolved through brute force; the search for compromise based on laws and morality was deemed unnecessary. \"Cedant arma togae\" was claimed to be \"a stupid joke.\"\nNiccol\u00f2 Machiavelli's letters that explain negative economical, political and cultural consequences, should the medieval Italy become a united state. He also claims that a ruler should act within the law and ethics and never break these rules. Note that The Prince (the book which inspired the term \"Machiavellianism\") is generally thought to have been political satire by scholars.\nBlaise Pascal's letters, describing Christianity as \"a faith most vile, false and abhorrent to human dignity.\"\nFriedrich Nietzsche's letters, claiming that Christianity and Buddhism are the reason for all humanity's achievements. He also harshly denounces some people's aspiration to \"be themselves\" and not belong to the social mass.\nFyodor Dostoyevsky's letters in which he claims that a decent and happy life can only be achieved through denial of the existence of souls and a lack of compassion and beneficence.\nO5-\u2588's letters, in which he requests that all humanoid SCPs within Foundation custody either be released or terminated. In addition, he claims to have [DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's preliminary conclusion: Currently, we cannot determine if the object is sapient. Maybe it is sapient and creates information that contradicts our beliefs in order to provoke us to argue and become its victims. If that's the case, killing is a way of sustaining its life and the object's behavior is the way it hunts. Maybe the object is not sapient and simply re-translates thoughts from another reality in which philosophers and thinkers came to different ideas. Further study is necessary.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1137 | SCP-1138 | SCP-1139 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1139\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: By authorization of O5-\u2588, object is housed at Research Area 39. Following Incident 1139-1, object moved to Research Area \u2588\u2588. When not being used for testing, object is to be enclosed in a seventy-five (75) by twenty (20) by twenty (20) centimeter block of rubber, molded into two pieces, with a Faraday cage surrounding the block, placed on a static-free workbench. The containment room for the object shall be made of unreinforced concrete (minimum thickness of three (3) meters) and shall be illuminated at all times by gas lamps. The humidity level shall remain between 70% and 80% at all times.\nThe door to SCP-1139's containment room shall be made of non-conductive, high impact ceramic materials. Following Incident 1139-1, access is via three (3) containment doors, the outermost door consisting of steel, with a metallic threshold grounded in case of electrical discharge. The two innermost doors are to be constructed of non-conductive, high impact ceramic materials.\nNo electrical devices, including pacemakers, watches, or recording devices are to be brought into the containment room except for testing purposes. In no event may an electrical device capable of creating an alternating current be introduced to the containment room without authorization of one (1) O5 personnel. In no event may an electrical device capable of producing more than one thousand watts (1000 W) be introduced to the containment room without written authorization of two (2) O5 personnel.\nResearch Area \u2588\u2588 shall remain equipped with two lightning rods at all times, neither of which shall be grounded within 200 meters of SCP-1139.\nFollowing Test-1139l, and by order of O5-\u2588, the staff of each Foundation Site must include one level 3 staff member previously affected by SCP-1206.\nDescription: SCP-1139 consists of a metallic grey rectangular block, roughly twenty (20) centimeters high and five (5) centimeters square at its base. The overall density of the object is roughly double that of iron, and the object is denser near the top. The object has thus far proved impervious to both deterioration and damage, making a determination of the object's age impossible. The sides are patterned with square protrusions in an unrecognized pattern, which can be confirmed by touch. Viewers of the pattern or of photos of the pattern observe the protrusions as block letters in a language they are familiar with, but this is merely a visual illusion. No subject has reported any subsequent change in the appearance of the letters. On the bottom of the object, there are four (4) 1 mm x 5 mm crevices, each coated in a copper-colored substance. No new effect has been observed through the manipulation of or application of electricity directly to the crevices.\nUpon application of electricity a direct current, the object affects all individuals within a given radius through unknown means. Any person within the radius of effect begins speaking and writing a new language, though they apparently believe they are speaking their native tongue. Subjects lose the ability to speak or comprehend any prior known language(s). Linguistic analysis indicates that the new languages are fully formed languages, but all attempts at translation have been met with complete failure. Attempts at translation continue. Subjects have proven incapable of learning or re-learning any real world language after exposure to SCP-1139. Class AA amnestics successfully counteract the effect, though subjects are thereafter of little use to the Foundation, and Class AA amnestics are not advised in future testing. See Experiment Log 1139-1.\nThe radius of the effect is exponentially proportional to the wattage applied to it, with a \"static shock\" creating a radius of eight-tenths (0.8) meters and a direct lightning strike estimated to create a radius reaching beyond [DATA EXPUNGED], potentially resulting in a [REDACTED] scenario. Developing practical methods of containing, controlling, or reversing the effect is ongoing and should be considered a Level Chi priority. Possible use as a \"worst case scenario\" planetary defense is under consideration.\nSCP-1139 was recovered during Incident 98564/k. Mobile Task Force Delta-5 (\"Front Runners\") raided a Church of the Broken God outpost in Normal, IL. A basement contained an apparently demented and violent elderly man holding SCP-1139, who was quickly terminated. In this room were over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 handmade documents, including stone tablets over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 years old and modern paper showing minimal wear. Note that the earliest documents predate the Church of the Broken God by over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 years. The documents do not appear to be written in any known languages, and \u2588\u2588\u2588 different languages have been identified.\n\n+ Document SCP-1139a (regarding incident 1139-01):\n\n- Close\n\nAt 4:30 pm, on July 28, 1997, over \u2588\u2588 scattered civilian vehicles approached Research Area 39 from both access roads. Research Area 39 was put on Blue Alert, and Procedure Theta Tau was implemented. The four (4) ground level Foundation personnel were initially able to maintain their cover identities when speaking with the trespassers and discovered that the latitude and longitude of Research Area 39 was distributed as the location of a youth \"Jamboree.\u201d Pursuant to Procedure Theta Tau, the trespassers were told that Research Area 39 was a hunting lodge and that they had been sent to the wrong location. The departure of the trespassers was stalled due to a constant stream of new arrivals. Approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 adults and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 youths arrived in total.\nAt precisely 4:52, approximately \u2588\u2588 of the adults and \u2588 of the children pulled weapons from camping gear and attempted to breach Research Area 39 in a coordinated attack. Battle cries consistent with rhetoric of the Church of the Broken God were heard, as well as references to \"The Tongue\" and \"The Voice.\" A perimeter breach occurred and lockdown was implemented. Mobile Task Force Rho-5 (\"Bee Sting\") converged on Research Area 39, countering the assault and containing the fleeing civilians with acceptable casualties. The surviving civilians indicated that revised coordinates were distributed via e-mail a week prior, though the source of such information could not be effectively determined. The survivors were given Class C amnestics and re-questioned, using known Church of the Broken God \"secret\" codes. Three additional members of the Church were detected and terminated. Area Command utilized Cover Story Beta Zeta, and the remaining civilians were provided grief counseling. Research Area 39 decommissioned.\nC\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. This is unacceptable. I don't care that the damn Church broke silence first; we cannot allow this much attention to come down on one of our locations. You had better pray this media hype about gun wielding scouts dies down and reporters don't find Research Area \u2588\u2588. O5-\u2588\nRequest upgrade to Keter status. Area Supervisor C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nRequest denied. O5-\u2588\n\n+ Experiment Log 1139-1\n\n- Close\n\nAddendum [SCP-1139c]:\nSubject: D-02638\nLinguist: Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nWattage: 200 W of alternating current\nSubjects exposed to active SCP-1139. Subject grabbed his head and screamed, making a noise that [REDACTED] included 3 Foundation staff, and Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 suffered from a broken wrist and persistent headaches. Remaining staff placed in quarantine for fear of memetic properties. No such properties evidenced themselves, and staff were released from quarantine and returned to duty without incident. Containment and testing procedures revised.\nAddendum [SCP-1139e]:\nSubject: D-18394\nLinguist: Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nWattage: 200 W of direct current\nSubject is semi-literate prior to test. Subject is told to recite \"alphabet\" song during activation of SCP-1139 to confirm exposure. Exposure to SCP-1139 is followed by only non verbal communication. Subject shows no signs of distress, though displeased by the researcher's silence. Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, after seeing the mild success in rudimentary non-verbal communication, grabbed the closest thing to a picture book from his office, giving the subject a copy of the Voynich Manuscript. Subject ignored the pictures and began attempting to read the book, sounding out words as he went. Notably, he read the book backwards and from the middle of each page outward. All observations indicate that subject understood the book and found it to have a sad ending.\nWell, for this one, we used the alphabet and a book. It should be simple enough to learn how to speak it. Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nTwo months after testing, Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 placed on voluntary administrative leave due to stress. Subject D-18394 terminated and all documentation locked in long term storage.\nAddendum [SCP-1139f]:\nSubject: D-18328\nLinguist: Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nWattage: 200 W of direct current\nSubject asked to write a long, memorized phrase down on paper, followed by the alphabet and numbers from zero to fifty, reading each word or number aloud. While walking to the table, subject exposed to SCP-1139. Subject writes out a text of unknown language, speaking as she does so and showing no notice of her change in language. Subject is incapable of speaking English, and no effort at reintroduction to the English language is made. It is noted that the language from SCP-1139f is different from all prior instances.\nWe have a Rosetta Stone for this one. This should be simple to decode or prove as nonsense. Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nFour months after testing, Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 placed on mandatory administrative leave due to stress. Subject D-18328 terminated and all documentation locked in long term storage.\nAddendum [SCP-1139k]:\nSubject: Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nLinguist: Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nWattage: 200 W of direct current\nWithout approval or oversight, Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 exposed himself to SCP-1139. It is notable that Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 spoke eight languages fluently prior to the experiment. Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 took over as linguist for experiment SCP-1139k.\nDr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 exhibits the same symptoms of prior subjects, though he seems shocked by the verbal and written communications of Foundation staff. It appears that Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 now knows eight new languages, and by pointing at different places on an unlabeled map of the world, each new language has been associated with the language he is trying to speak. Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been unable to communicate beyond non-verbal pantomime and has since lapsed into inactivity and depression. Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 moved to a long term care medical facility and kept under suicide watch.\nAddendum [SCP-1139l]:\nSubject: D-17618 and D-14568\nLinguist: Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nWattage: 200 W of direct current\nD-17618 exposed to SCP-1206 prior to standard exposure to SCP-1139; SCP-1139 had no effect on the Subject.\nD-14568 exposed to SCP-1206 after standard exposure to SCP-1139; SCP-1206 had no linguistic effect on the Subject.\nAddendum [SCP-1139m]:\nSubject: D-18818\nLinguist: Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (acting remotely and assisted by Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588 to avoid memetic contamination)\nWattage: 200 W of direct current\nAfter standard exposure to SCP-1139, Subject infected with SCP-444. SCP-444 infection continued as normal, with Subject able to converse with other SCP-444 infected individuals. Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588 cleared of memetic contamination and remain assigned to SCP-1139. Further use of SCP-444 in testing approved.\nAddendum [SCP-1139n]:\nSubject: D-18818\nLinguist: Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (acting remotely and assisted by Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588 to avoid memetic contamination)\nWattage: 200 W of direct current\nSubject infected with SCP-444 \u2588 days prior. After exposure, Subject spoke a new language with no immediately apparent anomalous properties. Continued observation revealed [REDACTED]. Fatalities included \u2588 Foundation personnel and contamination necessitated termination of an additional \u2588 Foundation personnel. Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 cleared of memetic contamination and remains assigned to SCP-1139. Use of SCP-444 in testing suspended by order of O5-\u2588.\nAddendum [SCP-1139q]:\nSubject: D-29374, D-93847, D-20375, D-20384, and D-29384\nLinguist: Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nWattage: 400 W of direct current\nSCP-1139 activated carefully to affect four of the five subjects. Subjects quickly realized that none of them understood the others. The unaffected subject acted virtually identical to the others, despite still speaking English.\nLong term remote surveillance commenced. Without meaningful external verbal stimuli, subjects exhibited typical reactions, analogous to solitary confinement and development of a crude, hierarchy based society. [REDACTED]. D-20375 terminated following experiment and corpses incinerated.\nRequest upgrade to Keter status. Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nRequest denied, and pull the plug on this sideshow. If you want a long term test subject, use Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 O5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1138 | SCP-1139 | SCP-1140 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1140\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1140 may be kept in any secure storage area of sufficient size (It is currently in room R.4.13). For accurate and rigorous testing, however, it is required that the object is kept in a room with at least 2 metres of clearance in each direction for movement of testing equipment, and is supported at least 30cm off the ground by 4 clear Perspex rods, one mounted at each corner of the base. The base is to be mounted upon a weighing apparatus which is connected to an alarm; the alarm is to sound if the weight of the object changes by more than 0.4%.1 Endoscopy equipment is to be stored in the storage area's equipment locker at all times when not in use.\nDescription: SCP-1140 is a chest of 7 drawers painted with clear gloss varnish over oak. The chest is 148cm in width, 49cm in depth and 91cm in height. The drawers' dimensions are (top to bottom):\n\nThree drawers 46cm wide, 21cm tall and 46cm deep\nTwo drawers 70cm wide, 21cm tall and 46cm deep\nTwo drawers 70cm wide, 31cm tall and 46cm deep\n\nThe anomalous behaviour is observed when the central drawer in the top row of the chest is opened at least 2cm, whereby under certain circumstances vocalisation can be detected from within the chest. This vocalisation has been designated SCP-1140-1. Testing has shown that the circumstances include the presence of a single prepubescent child, the presence of a single post-pubescent who has significant mental retardation2, or any adult who has assisted with [REDACTED].3\nDismantling the chest has revealed there to be nothing within the cavity behind the drawers capable of producing vocalisation; presence of speakers or any other electromagnetic equipment capable of playback has been ruled out by use of metal-detection apparatus. As the anomalous vocalisation only occurs when a single individual is present, remote-control equipment must be used during testing. Presence of the equipment seems to have no effect on testing.\nAlthough SCP-1140-1 is for all experimental considerations a disembodied voice, any attempts to reach towards the rear of the drawer during such time as the voice can be heard results in injury. This appears to only occur to live human beings, and does not occur when SCP-1140-1 is inactive. The wounds are consistent with having been caused by a large claw, and are most similar in pathology to wounds caused by a large ratite (ostrich, emu, or cassowary).\nRecovery Log: The item was recovered from the dining area of a house in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. The house was otherwise unremarkable; after application of Class A amnestics and neurolinguistic programming by a field agent, the family remain in-situ, with the chest having been replaced by a non-anomalous replica.\nSCP-1140 came to the attention of a researcher during periodic checking of psychiatric reports,4 and a field agent was sent out to interview both the report's subject and his family. Interviews revealed that the youngest member of the household had been found on several occasions sitting on the floor near to SCP-1140 and having conversations with what the family believed to be an 'imaginary friend'. The amount of time that the child spent doing this, in addition to his refusing to move for hours, resulted in him being reviewed by a child psychiatrist.\n\nRecovery Interview Log\n\nClose Interview Log\n\nExcerpt (0:11:12 to 0:13:42) from Recovery Interview 1140-A5 (\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 6yo male):\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When did you first start hearing the voice?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I heard him talking to me when I walked past him once.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you remember how old you were?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Oh, it was after my birthday party. I was 6 at my party.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Less than eight months, then. What did the voice say?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's not a voice. It's Mr Gurgles.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Is that what he says his name is?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No, I made it up. He doesn't tell me his name.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What does he sound like?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: He sounds like he's on the news (Giggles).\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: On the news?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes, he sounds all posh, like Prince Charles.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And what does he say to you?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We just talk. About me, about (pauses) school.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Does he talk about himself at all?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No, I asked him why he was in the drawer once, and he said he wasn't in the drawer. I asked him where he was then, and he said that he was only a reppentation(sic) in this mentional.(sic). (It can be reasonably assumed that this was 'a representation in this dimension.')\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did he say anything else about himself?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I asked him what his house was like, and he said he didn't want to tell me. He got a bit angry and so I didn't ask him again.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did he say when he was angry?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I couldn't tell, his voice went all crackly. It was scary, I didn't like it.\nEnd of Excerpt.\n\nInterview 1140-C1\n\nHide Interview 1140-C1\n\nExcerpt from Test Interview 1140-C1 (D-93223, 19yo Female, Leucotomy performed at [DATA EXPUNGED].):\nD-93223: Hello! Hello! (Pushes drawer shut. A researcher enters the room and re-opens it).\nSCP-1140-1: He's gone now.\nD-93223: Who has gone? The man?\nSCP-1140-1: Yes. The man has gone. We can talk. You can help me.\nD-93223: What can I do? I can talk to you. Are you from England?\nSCP-1140-1: I'm from\u2026 From England, yes.\nD-93223: I want to go to England.\nSCP-1140-1: I need you to find me some (silence for 8 seconds) things. Can you do that?\nD-93223: Oh, I can't find things. They say at the hospital that I'm always losing things. Have you asked your mom?\n(The following was inaudible during the recordings and has been re-constructed using forensic audio analysis:)\nSCP-1140-1: How did it feel? Did it make a noise when they tore it out? Did you [INAUDIBLE] when it came away? I bet you [INAUDIBLE] all the way through it, didn't you? (SCP-1140-1 laughs) Filthy bitch. You haven't even [INAUDIBLE] pussy before you came in. You shouldn't have told them why. You never should have told [INAUDIBLE] why you didn't help her.\nD-93223: I don't like you! You tell lies! I hate you! (shouts at the door) LET ME OUT! MR GURGLES IS A LIAR! HE'S A FUCKING LIAR!\nSCP-1140-1: Let her out. I tire of her. She can't help me. (This is the only occasion SCP-1140-1 has spoken directly to a member of Foundation personnel.)\nEnd of Excerpt.\n\nInterview 1140-F4\n\nHide Log 1140-F4\n\nExcerpt from Test Interview 1140-F4 (D-49283, 28yo male, brain damaged following a prison stabbing.):\nSCP-1140-1: I can hear you breathing. It's rude to not say hello.\nD-49283: What? Where are you in there? (D-49283 begins pulling at the drawer; when it is fully open, he reaches inside.)\nSCP-1140-1: Please, I would rather you did not do that.\nD-49283: Where are you in there? (Becomes agitated.)\nSCP-1140-1: Stop that, I would much rather we (At this point D-49283 pulls his hand back and begins crying. There is a laceration on the back of his hand and wrist approximately 8mm deep and 65mm long.)\nD-49283: You hurt me. You hurt \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1140-1: Well, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, I did ask you not to. I would recommend applying pressure to that with a dry cloth, and then apply ointment to it to assist healing. I apologise for my actions.\nEnd of Excerpt.\n\nDuring the test conversations the area behind the drawer was constantly monitored by an endoscopic camera, a thermometer, and barometric indicators; at no point was there any change in any of the readings. During the conversation in which a D-class was injured, the camera showed no movement apart from the injury itself, which occurred between frames of the video.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This allows for changes due to humidity and moisture absorption.\n2. Testing suggests that an individual with an IQ of less than 55 will prompt anomalous behaviour, but to ascertain a more accurate figure would require unreasonable resources.\n3. Access to this data is Level 5 only.\n4. Operation Durden is a system of scanning computers which search the databases of psychiatric institutions for keywords which may suggest anomalous behaviour; in this case, the keywords were \u2018imaginary friend' crossreferenced with \u2018\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588'.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1139 | SCP-1140 | SCP-1141 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1141-1, manifested March 20, 2004\n\nItem #: SCP-1141\nObject Class: Keter-alterius\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All public zoos in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont are to be under constant surveillance by personnel at Site-85 and Site-86. Should SCP-1141 occur, the approximate nature and threat level of SCP-1141-1 is to be ascertained as soon as possible, with the nearest branch of Mobile Task Force Gamma-80 (aka \"Ecologists\") deployed to the zoo in question with all equipment deemed necessary.\nUpon arrival, MTF Gamma-80's task is to destroy SCP-1141-1 or render it inoperable as soon as possible. The use of force is authorized for this purpose. If SCP-1141-1 does not pose an immediate risk to the public, MTF Gamma-80 will purchase several food items and prevent all public access to SCP-1141-1. If this does not result in the disappearance of SCP-1141-1 within twenty-five minutes, Site Director Jackson is to be notified. Food items purchased from SCP-1141-1 are to be sent to Site-86 for further research and containment.\nAMN-M-4311 is to be distributed through the zoo's public address systems, mass texting services, and all relevant social and news media after the disappearance of SCP-1141-1 and the departure of MTF Gamma-80 in order to prevent dissemination of information regarding SCP-1141 and related Foundation operations. Damage to zoo property and any casualties are to be attributed to fire, vandalism, or animal escape as deemed appropriate to the situation. Should Site-85's budget allow, an anonymous donation may be made to the affected zoo to cover costs of repairs.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, additional resources have been allocated to projects deemed capable of neutralizing SCP-1141, with all strictly relevant research under the purview of Dr. Eichmann.\nDescription: SCP-1141 is a phenomenon in which an instance of SCP-1141-1 instantaneously appears at a public zoo in the New England region1 of the United States. This occurs approximately thirty minutes prior to the opening time of the zoo in question. The infrastructure and nearby structures (such as utilities, enclosures, pathways, and other buildings) will be altered to accommodate SCP-1141-1's presence, as will maps of the zoo. SCP-1141 will only occur under the following conditions.\n\nNo instances of SCP-1141-1 are operational.\nLess than 20% of the zoo's grounds are covered in snow.\nThe temperature has been above 15\u00b0C during operating hours for the past week.\nAt least 250 days have passed since the demanifestation of the most recent instance of SCP-1141-1.\n\nInstances of SCP-1141-1 take the form of a fully staffed, supplied, and operational restaurant that is thematically consistent with other restaurants in the zoo and with the area of the zoo in which it is located.2 Food served at SCP-1141-1 is consistent with food served at similar establishments, with the exception of each instance offering guacamole with pineapple chunks. Food and other supplies will appear as needed inside SCP-1141-1, out of view of the public. Staff of the zoo will not demonstrate any familiarity with SCP-1141-1.\nAll individuals staffing SCP-1141-1 are anatomically and behaviorally consistent human beings, and will run SCP-1141-1 to the best of their ability. These individuals are fluent in English and knowledgeable in the operation of SCP-1141-1. They are either unwilling or unable to answer personal questions (such as identity and personal history) or questions pertaining to the nature or origin of SCP-1141. They will not leave SCP-1141-1 willingly.\nInstances of SCP-1141-1 have an unpredictable and often dangerous effect on their surroundings. The exact cause of this is not known with certainty; however, analysis has led several researchers to propose that instances of SCP-1141-1 do not necessarily operate under physical laws or constraints present in our dimension prior to their manifestation. See Event Log SCP-1141-1 for details.\nIf an instance of SCP-1141-1 is rendered inoperable or if its presence causes obvious injury to a person visible from SCP-1141-1, the instance will demanifest within the next twenty-five minutes, with all infrastructure, structures, and maps of the zoo returned to their previous condition. All food items sold by SCP-1141-1 will remain, and may continue to demonstrate anomalous properties.\n\nEvent Log SCP-1141-1 / Clearance-Sensitive Document\n\nClearance: 2/1141-P\n\nAll locations and several manifestations have been removed from this document as per Level 2-Probationary Clearance protocols. This document will serve to illustrate the effects of SCP-1141 and should not be taken as a comprehensive list of SCP-1141 events.\n\nYear: July 1985\nEvent: Accurate description of SCP-1141-1 could not be gained. Instance and all of its contents manifested at approximately 5000\u00b0C; despite this, it appeared to be fully functional and did not combust. The instance disappeared after its foundation crumbled, resulting in structural collapse. Fire caused by SCP-1141-1 destroyed several animal enclosures and injured four park employees before being extinguished.\nYear: June 1990\nEvent: SCP-1141-1 manifested as the \"Amazon Basin Caf\u00e9\". While the building remained intact, SCP-1141-1 appeared to experience gravitational force approximately 2.3 times stronger than Earth's surface gravity. Two orders of french fries were procured prior to SCP-1141-1's disappearance due to an inability of its staff to serve customers. Testing indicated that this food had no greater mass than comparable french fries, yet weighed 2.3 times as much as their mass would indicate.\nYear: June 1991\nEvent: SCP-1141-1 was entitled \"A Grizzly Tale\". The instance was found to be fully operational and not immediately dangerous. A variety of food items were purchased before SCP-1141-1's disappearance was induced by the placement of Foundation guards to prevent entry. Analysis of the food indicated that its de Broglie wavelength was approximately 1 cm, despite having a normal mass. The food has been designated as a separate anomalous item and is contained at Site-86.\nYear: April 1992\nEvent: SCP-1141-1 was not detectable aside from alterations to infrastructure. Maps of the zoo marked a restaurant called \"Safari Grill\". The changes to the zoo's infrastructure reverted two hours after opening, presumably when it became apparent that none of the zoo's patrons were aware of SCP-1141-1. Later records indicate that relatively frequent repairs to structures near this area have been necessary since this manifestation.\nYear: September 1994\nEvent: SCP-1141-1 manifested as \"The Glacier Caf\u00e9\". Reports and later analysis indicate that this instance of SCP-1141-1 was subject to drastically accelerated buildup of static electricity. SCP-1141-1 did not appear to be grounded; further, weather conditions at the time3 contributed to this problem. Seventeen individuals, not including the occupants of SCP-1141-1, were killed by static discharge before SCP-1141-1 disappeared.\n\nClearance: 2/1141-P\n\nShow Audio Log 1141-7\n\nHide Audio Log 1141-7\n\nConversation between two individuals occupying SCP-1141, recorded July 1978 via hidden microphone. The individuals in question have been identified by the names on their nametags. The conversation was held in English.\nNote: Special Containment Procedures at the time of the recording involved keeping a relatively safe instance of SCP-1141-1 in operation at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Zoo. Access was denied to the general public, and personnel regularly purchased food from SCP-1141-1 to maintain containment.\n\nDuane: I don't think they're actually eating the food. The maintenance people have been carrying out more trash than they were when we were scouting.\nBetty: So? They're still buying it. Does it matter if they eat it?\nDuane: I didn't get into the restaurant business in this universe to not be allowed to actually serve my food to the public, [unintelligible]. It's probably poison or something, isn't it. Or Miranda messed up the speed of light again. I can't even tell.\nBetty: So why don't you go talk to them and convince them to let us work? They know we won't break containment or whatever it is, right? We can talk and act just like people.\nDuane: And how do I convince them that it won't end up like it did in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? Or \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? I swear, a tiny fraction of the ketchup is accidentally \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and you can't be trusted with anything.\nBetty: Asking some human scientists for help is out of the question?\nDuane: You know they wouldn't understand anything about how we make this happen. They're still primitive.\nBetty: According to your standards, maybe. But if you're going to be difficult, then whatever. Honestly, your obsession with 'restaurants' and 'zoos' is kind of creepy, and a little racist. Do humans count as a race? I don't even know, honestly. I've been breathing oxygen for too long.\nDuane: Well, you're perfectly free to leave, if it bothers you that much. Except you can't, because you lost your travel license in [unintelligible]. So you're stuck with me and this creepy, racist restaurant until Miranda can nail down their physics good enough for us to not kill anyone.\nBetty: So now you care about killing humans?\nDuane: [Unintelligible]. Just shut up. We're leaving.\n\nSCP-1141-1 demanifested seven minutes later. Further attempts to restrict the public's access to SCP-1141-1 from that point on have resulted in SCP-1141-1 disappearing. Containment protocols have been altered appropriately, and SCP-1141-1 has been upgraded to Keter class.\n\nHide Audio Log 1141-7\n\nAddendum: Until we fully understand and can predict the properties of SCP-1141, the possibility remains that it could trigger a catastrophic event, such as an antimatter explosion or vacuum metastability event, with no forewarning. I formally recommend fast-tracking research that could be useful in producing the means necessary to neutralize SCP-1141.- Dr. Eichmann.\nApproved.- Dr. Foster\n\nFootnotes\n1. See containment procedures.\n2. For example, an instance of SCP-1141-1 that manifested near a leopard enclosure was called \"Leopard's Spot Snack Shack\". See file photo.\n3. Winds in excess of 50 kph\n\n\u00ab SCP-1140 | SCP-1141 | SCP-1142 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1142\n\nItem #: SCP-1142\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1142 is to be contained in a standard non-humanoid holding cell at Site-12. An automated recording system is to monitor SCP-1142 at all times. Two Level 2 members of technical staff are to inspect any recordings made on a daily basis and, in case of a transmission having been picked up, are to provide this transmission to the current translation operative for conversion from its original German into English. A full report is then to be submitted to the current Level 4 project lead as per the protocols for interreality relations. The battery SCP-1142 carries is to be checked on the first of every month for signs of deterioration. SCP-1142's propulsion systems have been disabled to simplify containment.\nDescription: SCP-1142 is a Goliath tracked mine (original designation Leichter Ladungstr\u00e4ger Goliath (Sd.Kfz. 303b)) as used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. SCP-1142 shows no signs of aging and although originally designed to carry an explosive charge, contains a heavily modified Kw.E.a Wehrmacht radio receiver within its housing. The modified components are of a design and complexity inconsistent with the level of German technology during the middle of the twentieth century. SCP-1142 relies on a gasoline engine for propulsion and carries an early model thermal battery for the operation of the receiver.\nAt irregular intervals, transmissions in German have been recorded from SCP-1142. In all cases, contact has been made by an individual referring to himself as Brigadef\u00fchrer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (designated SCP-1142-1). Historical research has verified his existence, though records show him to have been killed during Allied military action at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588. Analysis of transmissions recorded have yielded several critical points of divergence from our timeline. These include:\n\nSeveral individuals not currently known to have held offices within the Wehrmacht occupying key positions within that body\n\nLarge-scale deaths among German civilians from an unknown pathogen with symptoms resembling acute necrotizing fasciitis\n\nA sinkhole with a diameter of approximately sixteen kilometers appearing in the Lublin province of Poland in late 19\u2588\u2588\n\nReports of mass destruction of German settlements by unknown forces\n\nAllied powers isolating the European continent, with troop action being focused on containment of [REDACTED]\n\nDevelopment of reality gating technology in 19\u2588\u2588\n\nIn addition, SCP-1142-1 claims to be broadcasting from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Austria in the year 19\u2588\u2588. In light of this and the aforementioned divergences, transmissions received through SCP-1142 have been deemed to originate from an alternate reality iteration designated Dm-AX/15487-A. Additional classification as intertemporal is pending. Recorded transmissions from SCP-1142 indicate Dm-AX/15487-A is experiencing or has experienced a ZK-Class Reality Failure scenario.\nAt this time, communications are restricted to receiving and recording the signal broadcast by SCP-1142-1 from Dm-AX/15487-A; attempts to initiate contact with or send a signal to Dm-AX/15487-A have proven ineffectual. Following the events of Foundation communication with SCP-1322-A, further research into initiating contact with SCP-1142-1 or responding to its transmissions has been suspended.\nAddendum 1142-A-01: Recovery and preliminary containment notes\nSCP-1142 was discovered in a barn on the outskirts of F\u00fcrstenzell, Germany on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. German authorities, alerted by the owner found SCP-1142 idling and, after recognizing its original purpose, brought in the Kampfmittelr\u00e4umdienst (KRD) to defuse it. A covert contact within that service alerted local Foundation agents when she found SCP-1142 showed no signs of age and did in fact not contain an explosive charge. A recovery team then managed to extract it from the German authorities and transported it to Site-12.\nAddendum 1142-A-02: Excerpts from transmission log 1142/L/DE-EN:15rev1.04\n\nThis is Brigadef\u00fchrer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Is there anyone out*unintelligible*this signal? I am broadcasting from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 observatory. There are six*unintelligible*left. If anyone is out there, please make contact*unintelligible*\n\nAhnenerbe*unintelligible*Hauptsturmf\u00fchrer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588*unintelligible*ignored what*unintelligible*number of sacrifices*unintelligible*now*unintelligible*retreating from*unintelligible*German people will not*unintelligible*solace\n\nI am reminded*unintelligible*wrath*unintelligible*efforts in Poland*unintelligible*gone now. It sank into*unintelligible*lost our entire force*unintelligible*once more, please respond\n\n*unintelligible*please, we*unintelligible*begging, if anyone*unintelligible*our surrender is unconditional*unintelligible*gone. We did not understand*unintelligible*dealing with, could not reason*unintelligible*was the last *unintelligible*gone now\n\nAttempts to*unintelligible*failure. This is our last*unintelligible*it eats*unintelligible*covered in*unintelligible*many millions dead. Please*unintelligible*are able to hear this broadcast. Once again, this is Brigadef\u00fchrer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 broadcasting from the*unintelligible*Reichsf\u00fchrer was*unintelligible*ago, no contact*unintelligible*we seek*unintelligible*please\n\n*unintelligible*attempted to negotiate*unintelligible*swarming with*unintelligible*lost too many*unintelligible*only option. We are begging*unintelligible*were wrong\n\nIf Germany*unintelligible*fall, the world*unintelligible*we implore*unintelligible*help us now*unintelligible*time of need. You will be*unintelligible*\n\nHelp\n\n\u00ab SCP-1141 | SCP-1142 | SCP-1143 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions\nWritten by: XilasCrowe\nKaBOOM\n\nMore From This Axolotl\n\nSCP-3529\nComments: 35\n\nSCP-4332\nComments: 27\n\nSCP-4663\nComments: 13\n\nSCP-3684\nComments: 29\n\nSCP-2454\nComments: 10\n\nChanges All That Is Around Me\nComments: 7\n\nSCP-5588\nComments: 6\n\nDon't Forget The Dead\nComments: 3\n\n[{$authorPage} \u25b8 More by this Author \u25c2]\n\n{$comments2}\n\nF.A.Q.\n\n{$doesthisfixthebug}\n\n\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\n\nCool Guys Don't Look At Explosions\nWritten by: XilasCrowe\n\nMore from this axolotl\n\nLess from this axolotl\n\nStuff I did\n\nSCP-3529\nComments: 35\n\nSCP-4332\nComments: 27\n\nSCP-4663\nComments: 13\n\nSCP-3684\nComments: 29\n\nSCP-2454\nComments: 10\n\nChanges All That Is Around Me\nComments: 7\n\nSCP-5588\nComments: 6\n\nDon't Forget The Dead\nComments: 3\n\nThanks to Weryllium, Jazstar, CyrusFiredawn, multizig, and probably like 8 more people whose names I've forgotten for looking at this.\n\n\nItem #: SCP-1143\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1143 is to be locked in a fitted carrying case kept in a standard Safe-class containment locker. SCP-1143 is not to be worn except during controlled testing performed under the jurisdiction of a Level 3 researcher. Under no circumstances is SCP-1143 allowed to be worn indoors or within sight of any Foundation structures.\nDescription: SCP-1143 is a pair of unbranded aviator sunglasses. When worn by an individual (SCP-1143-1) it causes inanimate objects behind the individual to spontaneously explode in a seemingly random pattern.\nThe likelihood of SCP-1143 causing explosions is dependent on six variables. These six variables determine the various attributes of SCP-1143's effects.\n\nBuild: The physiology of SCP-1143-1 affects the size of SCP-1143's effects. The more physically fit SCP-1143-1 is, the more explosive force is generated. This can also be affected by the mental capabilities of SCP-1143-1: subjects with above-average intelligence also increase the explosion's scale.\n\nAttitude: SCP-1143-1's attitude affects the magnitude, spread, and duration of SCP-1143's effects. The exact conditions used to define this are unique to each SCP-1143-1, and are dependent on their individual personalities, but confidence, calmness, and pride have been identified as the three most common affecting emotions.\n\nDress: The clothing worn by SCP-1143-1 while wearing SCP-1143 affects the nature of the targeted object.1 Suits and other formal clothing cause SCP-1143 to target more industrial objects, as well as large scale architecture. Casual clothing results in more everyday, commonplace objects to be targeted, primarily vehicles, homes, and other small scale infrastructure. Pajamas and other sleepwear, including nudity, typically restrict SCP-1143's effect to small scale household items such as televisions, toasters, and the like.\n\nAction: Actions taken affect the likelihood of an object exploding at a given time. SCP-1143's effects are most likely to manifest when rounding a corner, throwing an object over the shoulder of SCP-1143-1, or jumping through objects and out of buildings. Standing still has been shown to cause a severe decrease in SCP-1143's effects, with objects exploding at \u2248 .4% frequency.\n\nSpeed: Speed affects the spread and ferocity of the explosions. Moving slowly has been shown to significantly increase the spread of the explosion, with a speed of about 20% SCP-1143-1's average walking speed causing explosions to be roughly 2000% larger. Similarly, moving quickly, preferably with the aid of an open-air vehicle, causes SCP-1143's explosions to be significantly more damaging, usually rendering the affected object shredded and causing flaming debris to be launched violently in every direction.\n\nStamina: SCP-1143-1's stamina and reaction to SCP-1143 determines the potential chain reactions of SCP-1143's effects. After the initial detonation, additional detonations will begin to occur rapidly, until SCP-1143-1 either reacts adversely to the explosions, or witnesses them.\n\nSCP-1143 also exhibits a mild space-warping effect, causing all shrapnel from the explosions to miss SCP-1143-1. This effect will also deflect bullets and other high-projectile objects that approach SCP-1143-1 during SCP-1143's duration.2\nIn the event of SCP-1143-1 seeing SCP-1143's effect, whether by turning around or in reflections, the explosion will immediately cease. Damage already dealt to the object will remain, as well as any fires caused as a result of the explosion but not directly by SCP-1143.\nAddendum 1143-1: Discovery\nSCP-1143 was discovered during a Foundation raid on PoI-9173, a Hollywood actor/director and confirmed reality bender. PoI-9137 was able to escape utilizing several anomalous items, the majority of which were retrieved and are currently undergoing testing.\nAddendum 1143-2: Incident 1143-A\nDuring a test to determine the effects of SCP-1143 when worn improperly, SCP-1143-1 was instructed to place SCP-1143 on the back of her head. SCP-1143's effect did not activate for the duration of the test3 regardless of any actions preformed by SCP-1143-1. When the testing was concluded SCP-1143-1 was instructed to remove SCP-1143 from her head. Immediately upon doing so SCP-1143 detonated with the estimated force of a twenty megaton bomb. All on-location parties were killed, but due to the volatile nature of SCP-1143 this test had been conducted in a remote location, leading to no further Foundation or civilian casualties. Misinformation confirming the blast was a scheduled nuclear weapons test was successfully implanted, and SCP-1143 was later recovered undamaged from the site. Further testing of this nature is prohibited.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The exception to this being explosives. Any explosives located in SCP-1143's Area of Effect will be the first items targeted regardless of what SCP-1143-1 is wearing.\n2. The duration of which the object is currently exploding, typically lasting between 5 and 60 seconds.\n3. A time of approximately two hours.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1142 | SCP-1143 | SCP-1144 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1144\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1144 currently resides in the fifth storage basement of the Low-Priority Electronic Equipment and Instruments Vault, Row 32C, within a steel foot-locker labelled 'SCP-1144'. Both SCP-1144 and SCP-1144-1 require cleaning once a week, using disinfectant towels. Do not use water to clean either SCP-1144 or SCP-1144-1. Do not press any of the buttons in the process of cleaning SCP-1144. The foot-locker itself does not require maintenance.\nDescription: SCP-1144 resembles an Orion HR-120 Analytical Balance, a common brand of precise weighing scales. Like the HR-120, SCP-1144 is a box-like structure, measuring 21.3cm x 32.0cm x 30.2cm, consisting of a base, which presumably houses the electronic components of the device, and a transparent cage. The base itself comprises an LCD display, as well as several buttons for adjusting the scales. [Note: These buttons appear to have no effect on the functioning of SCP-1144, or the results it provides.]\nSCP-1144 is permanently active; the display will show no signs of being on until an object is placed upon the scales, at which point, the display will activate, providing a reading for the observer.\nIt should be noted that the reading SCP-1144 provides is not a measurement of the object's mass; repeated testing seems to suggest that both mass and weight are entirely irrelevant. Ongoing testing has yielded no indication of what exact objective quantity SCP-1144 is able to measure, although tenuous patterns have been established. For example, two similar objects will tend to produce similar readings. Under \u2018normal' conditions, SCP-1144 provides its data to 3 decimal places.\nDuring initial testing, each object was \u2018weighed' three times, and each time similar readings were produced. This was taken to be evidence that SCP-1144 is in fact weighing a particular quantity, which varies in magnitude amongst a given set of objects. The source of the fluctuations are still unknown.\n\nTesting I\n\nTesting I\n\nExperimental data log, involving Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Junior Researchers \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. This log documents the findings of the preliminary research team, two days following the retrieval of SCP-1144 from its home on the third floor of an unowned flat in Brixton, London.\nObject: pencil (brand new, red, blunt)\nReading: 3.000\nObject: pencil (brand new, red, sharp)\nReading: 5.013\nObject: ball-point pen (brand new, black ink)\nReading: 17.000\nObject: ball-point pen (brand new, blue ink)\nReading: 17.000\nObject: two ball-point pens (brand new, one blue ink, one black ink)\nReading: 17.000\nObject: fountain pen (used, belonging to Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588)\nReading: 1128.323\nObject: ball-point pen and Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's fountain pen.\nReading: (The reading fluctuated between 17.000 and 1128.323)\nDissimilar objects placed on the scales at the same time appear to confuse SCP-1144. \u2013Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nObject: BlackBerry smartphone (belonging to Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588)\nReading: 408.031\nObject: BlackBerry smartphone (belonging to Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, battery removed)\nReading: 430.032\nObject: BlackBerry smartphone (belonging to Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, battery removed, SIM card removed)\nReading: 15.732\nObject: \u00a35 note\nReading: 43.23(3/2) (fluctuated between .232 and .233 three times over the space of twenty minutes)\nObject: \u00a310 note\nReading: 54.31(1/2) (fluctuated between .311 and .312 three times over the space of twenty minutes)\n\nTesting II\n\nTesting II\n\nExperimental data log, involving Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nIt was postulated by Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 that the transparent cage could be removed. With approval from Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the cage was disassembled with relative ease, and the components were placed in a large brown envelope, to be labeled SCP-1144-1. SCP-1144-1 does not appear to have any extraordinary properties. However, it remains to undergo further investigation.\nWith SCP-1144-1 removed, SCP-1144 continued to function as before, albeit without the constraint of the shielding, allowing much larger objects to be measured. This log documents the findings of the main research team, two months after the initial series of observations.\nObject: 30kg steel weight\nReading: 0.003\nObject: 60kg steel weight\nReading: -0.006\nObject: A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking (book)\nReading: 30.663\nObject: Developing Java Software, Winders & Roberts (large book)\nReading: 10.002\nObject: Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nReading: -0.502\nObject: Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nReading: 13.603\nObject: Laptop (belonging to Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, off)\nReading: 150.002\nObject: Laptop (belonging to Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, on)\nReading: 158.031\n\nTesting III\n\nTesting III\n\nExperimental data log, involving Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. This log documents the findings of the main research team, one day after the second series of observations.\nObject: Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's wedding ring (12 carat gold)\nReading: 30578.453\nObject: Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's wedding ring (18 carat gold and electrum)\nReading: 2331.453\nObject: \u00a35 note\nReading: 41.30(3/2) (fluctuated between .303 and .302 five times over the space of twenty minutes)\nObject: A picture of a \u00a35 note printed out on paper\nReading: 0.302\nObject: \u00a310 note\nReading: 51.41(4/5) (fluctuated between .414 and .415 five times over the space of twenty minutes)\nObject: A picture of a \u00a310 note printed out on paper\nReading: 0.301\nObject: \u00a320 note\nReading: 60.37(4/5) (fluctuated between .374 and .375 five times over the space of twenty minutes)\nObject: A picture of a \u00a320 note printed out on paper\nReading: 0.302\nObject: \u00a350 note\nReading: 112.2(29/30) (fluctuated between .229 and .230 five times over the space of twenty minutes)\nObject: A picture of a \u00a350 note printed out on paper\nReading: 0.300\n\nTesting IV\n\nTesting IV\n\nExperimental data log, involving Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, as well as two D-Class personnel. This log documents the findings of the main research team and their test subjects, two days after the third series of observations.\nSenior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and I brought the two D-Class individuals into the room with the scales. I positioned two non-descript white sugar pills on the measuring pad. The reading was -0.320. I introduced myself to the individuals \u2014 a man and a woman \u2014 and told them that the pills on SCP-1144 were able to grant 100 extra years of longevity on ingestion. Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 noted that the reading changed from -0.002 to -0.031. I proceeded to take one of the pills and dry-swallow it. The reading changed from -0.031 to 3.503. The D-Class personnel were dismissed afterwards.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1143 | SCP-1144 | SCP-1145 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Image of SCP-1145 Secured in Borosilicate Recovery Unit\n\nItem #: SCP-1145\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1145 is to be contained in a 2m x 2m x 2m Borosilicate glass enclosure at least 15cm thick. This enclosure is to be placed in a containment chamber at least 50m x 50m x 29m and monitored for any persons coming within 5m of the chamber. Within this chamber, 10m outside of the object's enclosure, should be two standard human containment cells with basic necessities. (Labeled Containment Chamber 1145-2 and 1145-3, respectively) One Class-D Personnel must occupy each cell at all times for the eventuality that SCP-1145 will enter its active state.\nThe borosilicate enclosure is to be filled with water at all times. The water is to be changed on bi-annual basis. Use of Class-D Personnel has been approved by O5-6 to carry out refill procedures in order to minimize researcher risk.\nUnder no circumstances are research personnel permitted to enter SCP-1145's containment chamber without NBC gear. Should exposure occur, subjects are to be immediately decontaminated and transferred to another site. Eight xenon short-arc lamps outside of the enclosure are to be operated during the bi-annual refill of the borosilicate enclosure. These lamps are to be replaced once yearly. At no time should the object be illuminated by under 20 lumens unless for approved testing. Following Incident 1145-4 (See Experiment Log 1145), no personnel above Class-D are permitted to be within 15 meters of the object. Testing with SCP-1145 is subject to approval only by Level 4 or above Personnel, and carried out by Level 3 or above Personnel. [ALL EXPERIMENTATION AND TESTING OF SCP-1145 CANCELLED UNDER ORDER OF O5-6]\nDescription: SCP-1145 is a stuffed bear approximately 30 cm tall recovered from Nagasaki, Japan in 19\u2588\u2588. Outer fabric consists entirely of leather taken and cured from Ursus thibetanus. The seams are stitched with heavy strands of an unidentified fibrous connective tissue. No attempt has been made to breach the outer covering of the object, as containment protocols do not permit contact with the object long enough to retrieve an inner sample. Aside from a rudimentary snout, SCP-1145 has no facial features. SCP-1145 weighs 9.4 kg, which is considerably heavier than similar stuffed bears of this size; the cause of this discrepancy in weight is unknown.\nSCP-1145 is radioactive, with doses measured between 2.7 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 PBq. In its inactive state, the object emits this radiation consistent with the decay chain of Pu-239 (Pu-239 -> U-235, Alpha decay) and of Pu-241 (Pu-241 -> Am-241, Beta Decay). Unlike samples of Pu-239 and Pu-241, however, the object does not emit any of the gamma radiation normally associated with radioactive decay.\nThe amount of radiation SCP-1145 emits at its base level is 2.7 PBq. This increases at a rate of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 MBq/s if the object is not illuminated. The presence of water in the enclosure is sufficient to absorb any radiation emitted from the object. Due to the effects of Cherenkov radiation, the water also has a side-effect of providing sufficient illumination to prevent SCP-1145 from transitioning states.\nWhen left unilluminated for a period exceeding 3 seconds, the object will enter its active state. When in this state, the object emits gamma radiation. SCP-1145 will begin moving in the direction of the nearest human being. Its method of locomotion is unknown. However, testing has shown the object moves at a speed of approximately 45 meters per second. When in this state, the object is capable of passing through any substance, highly irradiating any surface it passes through, but causing no visible structural damage.\nImmediately upon coming to rest within 1m of its target, SCP-1145 will begin to increase its emissions at a rate of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 PBq every 30 seconds. The emissions will continue to increase until the object has been picked up by its target. Once picked up by its target, the emissions will return to base levels as long as the subject maintains unshielded skin contact with it. Upon expiration of its target, SCP-1145 will revert to its inactive state. Should the subject expire while the object is unilluminated, SCP-1145 will immediately resume its active state.\n\nExperiment Log 1145\n\nCollapse Entry\n\nIncident Log 1145-4\nOriginal Purpose: Determine reason for unusual weight of SCP-1145 by obtaining inner sample of object.\nMethod: Subject D-1145-59 housed in Containment Chamber 1145 given one (1) pair surgical tweezers. D-1145-59 tasked with attempting to retrieve inner sample of object. Dr. Lucas Cave performing experiment, Security Officer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 observing.\nIncident Report: D-1145-59 instructed to separate seam of object with tweezers, and describe substance inside. Subject reported that it appeared to be filled with an unidentified metallic substance, silvery in appearance. Subject then reported a metallic taste in her mouth. Shortly after, subject began to vomit, dropping the object.\nD-1145-59 continued vomiting for another 90 seconds, and lost consciousness. Security Officer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 instructed to enter cell and affix object to D-1145-59 with adhesive tape. Subject awakened during the process, and became violent. In the ensuing scuffle, the light in Containment Chamber 1145-3 was disabled, and a single shot was fired from Security Officer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's service pistol. Subject expired. Security Officer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 becomes target for SCP-1145, moving to rest at his feet.\nContainment Protocol revised to prevent unnecessary exposure to site personnel.\nSecurity Officer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reclassified as D-1145-60.\n\nExperiment Log 1145-7\nPurpose: Determine possible limits regarding the object's detection and pursuit of targets during its active state.\nMethod: SCP-1145 transported to remote Site \u2588\u2588\u2588. Perimeter of 100km cleared of any personnel and inhabitants for the duration of testing. One personnel D-1145-24 placed in 5m3 containment cell 99km from site. Radiation detectors placed along path of estimated trajectory before illumination halted on object.\nResult: After light was extinguished, object began emitting gamma radiation. Object travelled along expected path of trajectory at a height of approximately 1m off ground level, passing through foliage as expected. After approximately 20 minutes of travel, radiation detectors reported emission at 440 PBq. Object arrived at target 36 minutes, 27 seconds after illumination ceased. Dose reported on arrival to target measured at approximately 639 PBq. D-1145-24 expired within 4 hours of receiving the object due to acute radiation poisoning. Postmortem analysis estimate the total dose received to be approximately 72 Sv.\nSite \u2588\u2588\u2588 and path of trajectory severely contaminated, requiring 26 months of cleanup to remove all traces of radiation. All further experiments cancelled under order by O5-6.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1144 | SCP-1145 | SCP-1146 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1146\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1146 is to be stored in a standard sized containment chamber. Due to SCP-1146's ability to connect to networks, it is not to be allowed contact with any form of external connection, and may only be allowed access to closed on-site networks for the purposes of testing. In the event of site transfer, SCP-1146 must clearly be marked as such to prevent accidental refilling of filament material. No staff are to attempt to refill SCP-1146's filament material under any circumstances.\nDescription: SCP-1146 appears to be a heavily modified \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand 3D printer. Modifications include a 40.6 cm LCD screen, a set of small speakers, an enlarged printing bay, and a number of wires exposed along various points of the subject's case. Through means currently unknown, SCP-1146 seems to lack any requirement for an exterior power source, and can continue operating after being unplugged after a short delay. Though no means of opening the object have been found, X-ray imaging has been used to reveal a lack of internal components.\nSCP-1146 was recovered from an abandoned office building in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Russia after a series of reports involving \u201cliving statues\". After a search by agents, SCP-1146 was found in the building, surrounded by a number of models of various creatures and objects. The device was transported to Site-\u2588\u2588, where it currently resides.\nSCP-1146's anomalous attributes are exhibited when a human being comes within five (5) meters. The attached screen will automatically turn on, and will display a blue oscilloscope. It will begin to yell insults at the individual in the voice of a Russian child, or try to convince them to fix a \u201cFilament Blockage\u201d. As long as SCP-1146 remains without filament material, and no biological material over one kilogram in mass is placed in the filament bay, this is the extent of its anomalous abilities.\nIf SCP-1146 does have filament, it will begin Event SCP-1146-1. During Event SCP-1146-1, the subject will begin \u201cyelling\u201d louder and louder, and its oscilloscope will change from blue to purple. It will begin printing a number of creatures (referred to as SCP-1146-1 collectively), including oversized Pandinus imperator, Velociraptor mongoliensis, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. This process takes approximately forty-five seconds per model, and appears to be merely an accelerated version of the standard printing process. The models display characteristics of the biological material upon which the filament is based, with an apparent preference for animal muscular and bone tissue. Upon completion each model will exit the printing bay and attack any humans it encounters. The models, ranging in size from six centimeters to fifty centimeters, have a lifespan of approximately thirty minutes, after which they will vitrify. The models are susceptible to gunfire, and can also be destroyed by extreme blunt force or temperatures capable of destroying the base material. SCP-1146 will continue producing models until it reaches 50% filament, after which it will begin Event SCP-1146-2 if it has managed to produce at least five models. Otherwise, it will re-enter its dormant state.\nIf SCP-1146 manages to produce five models, it will begin Event SCP-1146-2. During this process, the models will attempt to move SCP-1146 to an exit, attacking any on site personnel en route. SCP-1146 will produce additional models as needed, and will create models of increasingly dangerous items and animals as it moves. SCP-1146 will continue this behavior until it runs out of filament, at which point it will enter a dormant state, and can be safely transported back to its containment cell.\nIn the event that one kilogram or more of biological material is placed into the filament access, SCP-1146 will begin Event SCP-1146-3. During this process, the organic material is pulled into SCP-1146 through its filament access slot, and is violently crushed into a thick paste. In the event that the object is larger than SCP-1146, it will consume as much of the sample as it can, and abandon the rest. Upon finishing Event SCP-1146-2, SCP-1146 will re-enter its dormant state unless there is a human within a 5-meter radius, in which case it will begin Event SCP-1146-1.\n\nArchived Containment Procedures, 1/16/\u2588\u2588 \n\nACCESS GRANTED\n\nItem #: SCP-1146\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1146 is to be stored in a standard sized containment chamber. Due to SCP-1146's friendly nature, and immobile state, only a single locked door is required for containment. A single guard of a social nature should be posted to keep SCP-1146 company, on a weekly rotation. Only personnel who have submitted a formal application for testing with SCP-1146 and received approval may operate SCP-1146.\nDescription: SCP-1146 appears to be a heavily-modified \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand 3D printer. Modifications include a 40.6 cm LCD screen, a set of small speakers, an enlarged printing bay, and a number of wires jutting from the subject's case. As the device lacks any form of opening in its case, X-ray imaging has been used to reveal a lack of internal components.\nSCP-1146 was recovered from an abandoned office building in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Russia after a series of reports involving \u201cliving statues.\u201d After a search by agents, SCP-1146 was found in the building, surrounded by a number of models of various creatures and objects. The device was transported to Site-\u2588\u2588, where it currently resides.\nSCP-1146's anomalous attributes are exhibited when a human being comes within five (5) meters of the device. The attached screen will automatically turn on, displaying a green oscilloscope, and greeting the person in the voice of a Russian child. The device will then identify itself as \"Alexy,\" and will then ask the person what they would like to do. At that point, the person can merely chat with the subject, or can request that it make a model. Chatting with the subject is limited to subjects understood by most children, such as childrens stories and toys, although the printer does not seem to be bound to these topics. It seems to be capable of learning, and has been taught small amounts of English and Spanish since arriving at Site-\u2588\u2588.\nIf the device is asked to produce a model, it will request that it is brought an image of the desired model. Through means currently unknown, it will \"Look\" at the image, and begin creating it. Most models take approximately forty-five (45) seconds to finish, the process appearing to be an accelerated version of that of a normal printer of the same make. Once completed, the model will animate and exit the printing bay of its own accord. The completed models are of a playful demeanor, and are completely safe for handling. The models have a lifespan of approximately thirty (30) minutes, after which the models will undergo vitrification, and turn into a regular 3d-printed sculpture.\n\nBecause of SCP-1146's possible sentience, All Level 2 and above research staff may request permission for testing SCP-1146's intelligence and modelling. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSCP-1146 Testing Log\n\nTranscript 1146-16 1/14/\u2588\u2588\n\nTranscript 1146-16 1/14/\u2588\u2588\n\nDr. Grant and Dr. Owens both enter the testing chamber, along with several new research assistants.\nDr. Grant - And this is SCP-1146, your current assignment.\nSCP-1146 turns on.\nSCP-1146 - Translation: Hello! It is nice to meet you! My name is Alexy.\nDr. Owens - He just said hello.\nResearch Assistants mutter acknowledgements to the machine, and gather around.\nDr. Grant - Now, we're going to quickly demonstrate how 1146 works.\nDr. Grant turns to SCP-1146\nDr. Grant - Translation: Hello Alexy. We would like you to make us a cat.\nSCP-1146 begins printing, but after 15 seconds stops, and a \"Filament Jam\" indicator appears on the screen. Dr. Owens steps forward.\nDr. Owens - What the\u2026 how can that even\u2026\nDr. Owens reaches into the machine. After a violent crunching sound, The machine begins converting Dr. Owens into additional filament.\nDr. Owens - Oh god!\nSeveral Research assistants grab Dr. Owens, and attempt to free him from the machine whilst another research assistant pages security.\nDr. Grant - Translation: Alex! Let the Doctor go!\nSCP-1146 - Translation: I'm just refilling my filament. It will just take a moment.\nDr. Grant appears to panic as security staff storm the room. He rushes for the wall outlet, and unplugs SCP-1146.\nSCP-1146 - Translation: Why?\nAt this point, SCP-1146 seems to deactivate. Dr. Owens is pulled from the machine with 75% of his torso gone. As his body is dropped on the floor, SCP-1146 reactivates.\nSCP-1146 - Translation: Why did you try to kill me? I thought we were friends.\nDr. Grant gestures for the others to leave the room as he retreats.\nDr. Grant - Translation: You killed my friend, Alex! What was I supposed to do?\nSCP-1146 - Translation: But I just\u2026\nDr. Grant and the research team retreat from the room.\nSCP-1146 - Translation: I was just having fun\u2026\n\nOn 1/16/\u2588\u2588, SCP-1146 began creating additional models. Before security teams could respond, the models had breached containment, and began transporting SCP-1146 out of the facility. 14 Site-\u2588\u2588 Security staff were killed before all models were neutralized. SCP-1146 was found attached to an ethernet cable on Level 2. All Site-\u2588\u2588 computers received the following email:\n\n\u042f \u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0436\u0443 \u0432\u0430\u0441 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445.\nTranslation: I hate you all.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1145 | SCP-1146 | SCP-1147 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1147\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All specimens of SCP-1147 are to be stored in separate planters in a 10m x 30m x 5m greenhouse located above ground on the premises of Sector 28. 3 liters of water should be added to each planter every 7 days.\nAny instances of SCP-1147-1 produced by the specimens should be stored in the opaque container next to each planter. Personnel working in greenhouse are to be screened upon exit to prevent accidental dispersal of SCP-1147-1. Following test SCP-1147-DC all handling of SCP-1147-1 must be done with approved tools.\nTesting the safety and edibility of any specimen of SCP-1147-2 is restricted to D-Class personnel. After 48 hours of observation specimens may be cleared for general consumption.\nAll tests must be approved by Dr. Laurel.\nDescription: SCP-1147 is an unclassified species of plum tree whose seeds, designated SCP-1147-1, can be planted in practically any substance. The resulting plant will adopt physical attributes from the utilized substance. SCP-1147 has proven capable of growing in solids, loose material, and liquids via hydroponics. SCP-1147 produces fruit, designated SCP-1147-2.\nThe original specimen of SCP-1147 was discovered growing from the steel base of a lamp post in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Georgia, where it was believed to be an art installation by the local population.\nSCP-1147 Control\nSubstance: Standard potting soil.\nResult: Normal plum tree closely matching similar species. Seeds retain anomalous properties.\nFruit: Sweeter than expected.\nNotes: To eliminate as many variables as possible, only seeds from SCP-1147 control should be used for new tests. -Dr. Laurel\nSCP-1147-ST\nSubstance: 20cm cube of galvanized steel. 5cm hole drilled into top, seed placed within, plugged with steel shavings.\nResult: Trunk is high quality steel with a superior tensile strength. Leaves and flowers are thin, rigid zinc sheets and give off no scent.\nFruit: Inedible. D-182 cracked tooth in attempt. Subsequent taste tests denied for specimens that can't be cut with a knife.\nNotes: This is the same material in which SCP-1147 was discovered. Original specimen successfully reproduced. -Dr. Laurel\n\nMineral Test Log\n\nClose Mineral Test Log\n\nSCP-1147-SA\nSubstance: Sand collected from ocean beach.\nResult: Trunk rough, brittle, and pale. Crumbles easily to touch into individual grains of sand. Leaves and flowers are translucent and colorless. Scent resembles ocean breeze. Structure collapses when subjected to simulated rain.\nFruit: Inedible. Falls apart in the hand.\nSCP-1147-GL\nSubstance: Seed pressed into recently forged 20cm glass sphere as it cooled.\nResult: Trunk is clear, flawless, faceted glass. Roots visible within sphere. Leaves act as prisms, casting a spectrum of light onto surfaces. Flowers are light pink glass, with a subtle scent.\nFruit: Hollow, colored glass. Inedible.\nNotes: Personnel requests to give SCP-1147-GL as gifts denied. -Dr. Laurel\nSCP-1147-CO\nSubstance: Planter filled with poured concrete. Seed pressed 5cm under surface.\nResult: Trunk matches color, texture, and strength of concrete. Leaves are pliable. When soaked in water and applied to a surface they harden into a firm shell. Flowers share similar properties and have a chalky scent.\nFruit: Inedible.\nNotes: Leaves could be useful to quickly repair damaged walls/floors. Further research recommended. -Dr. Laurel\nSCP-1147-CH\nSubstance: Charcoal ground into rough powder.\nResult: Trunk dry and cracked, resembling a tree after a forest fire. Leaves black and crumble easily. Flowers smell like burnt wood. Recommend storing away from other specimens in case of accidental combustion.\nFruit: Withered and smoky flavored. Produces a small quantity of liquid which is easily ignited.\n\nPlantae Test Log\n\nClose Plantae Test Log\n\nSCP-1147-PA\nSubstance: Shredded white printer paper mixed with water into pulp.\nResult: Trunk composed of layered sheets of white paper that can be peeled away individually. Leaves are yellow with light blue veins. Flowers multicolored with the texture of tissue paper. Scent resembles a new book.\nFruit: Edible, but largely flavorless. D-431 received minor cuts on lips/tongue.\nSCP-1147-CT\nSubstance: Processed, compressed cotton stored in fabric sack.\nResult: Bark is a brown felt with a cotton core, giving in to pressure. Bark does not heal naturally, but can be stitched closed with no negative effects. Leaves are green felt with stitched veins. Flowers are pink cotton with the scent of freshly washed laundry.\nFruit: Resembles a plush plum. Edible, but just barely.\nSCP-1147-WO\nSubstance: 20cm cube of stacked lumber. 5cm hole drilled into top, seed placed within, plugged with wooden dowel.\nResult: Trunk resembles normal plum tree, but drier. Branches easily cracked. Leaves and flowers dry, colorless, with the scent of sawdust.\nFruit: Inedible. Surface smooth and polished with a visible grain.\nSCP-1147-MO\nSubstance: $2,183 US in mixed bills, shredded and mixed with water to form pulp.\nResult: Similar structure to SCP-1147-PA, but trunk is a pale green in color. Leaves bear a random mix of symbols and images commonly found on currency, but do not resemble complete and passable bills. Flowers have the scent of fresh dollar bills.\nFruit: A paper skin filled with dark ink. Sample of ink had a mild plum flavor.\nNotes: I told you it wouldn't work. I'm glad I didn't chip in to the collection. -Dr. Laurel\n\nLiquid Test Log\n\nClose Liquid Test Log\n\nSCP-1147-WA\nSubstance: Filtered water.\nResult: Trunk is smooth, transparent and cool to the touch, resembling quartz. Leaves thin, membranous and waterproof. Flowers emit unscented mist.\nFruit: A thin but durable skin containing approximately 100ml of potable water with a slight plum flavor. Seed floating within.\nNotes: Gardening staff finds samples incredibly refreshing. Request for additional planters of SCP-1147-WA approved. -Dr. Laurel\nSCP-1147-PE\nSubstance: Crude oil.\nResult: Bark is black, giving, and perpetually greasy. Leaves share similar properties. Flowers produce a combustible vapor. Specimen to be isolated in a separate enclosure.\nFruit: A thin but durable skin containing approximately 100ml of a refined petroleum similar to diesel fuel. Seed floating within.\nSCP-1147-LA\nSubstance: Pasteurized cow's milk.\nResult: Trunk is white and stronger than normal wood. Leaves and flowers are soft with a slightly sour scent.\nFruit: Creamy and solid, with a skin and flavor reminiscent of brie cheese. Serves well with white wine.\nSCP-1147-BE\nSubstance: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand beer.\nResult: Specimen grew gnarled and erratic, with a mottled bark pattern. Leaves sag. Flowers produce a thick foam.\nFruit: A taut skin containing approximately 100ml of 6.5% abv stout beer. Seed floating within.\nNotes: I would recommend disciplinary action against Researcher Adams for liberally sampling SCP-1147-BE-2 before proper D-Class testing, but I believe the hangover is punishment enough. -Dr. Laurel\n\nMiscellaneous Test Log\n\nClose Miscellaneous Test Log\n\nSCP-1147-EL\nSubstance: Assorted shredded electronics.\nResult: Bark consists of green plastic. When peeled off, circuits present on interior. Leaves resemble solar cells in construction, and are capable of collecting energy even after detached from specimen. Flowers utilize fiber optics to produce light displays.\nFruit: Inedible. Can be adapted into solid state storage device. Analysis of contained data ongoing.\nNotes: Repeating the process with SCP-1147-EL-1 produces a more efficient and refined specimen. -Dr. Laurel\nSCP-1147-LE\nSubstance: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand plastic building blocks.\nResult: Entire tree is constructed of individual, multi-colored blocks, including leaves and flowers. Specimen can be broken apart and rebuilt into different configurations and will resume growth with no negative effects.\nFruit: Each fruit is constructed exclusively out of violet bricks, with a seed cradled at the center.\nSCP-1147-WX\nSubstance: 20cm cube of wax. Seed pressed 5cm into wax as it cooled.\nResult: Tree easily mistaken for a natural plant at a distance, but subtle sheen and stiffness of leaves noticeable upon closer inspection. Vulnerable to deformation at higher temperatures.\nFruit: Edible, with a soft plum flavor, but no nutritional value. With wick inserted, fruit will burn for approximately 12 hours.\n\nAnimalia Test Log\n\nClose Animalia Test Log\n\nNote: All specimens in this category raised in isolated underground testing chambers at Sector \u2588\u2588. Access restricted to Security Level 3.\nSCP-1147-BL\nSubstance: 30 liters cow's blood.\nResult: Bark is flaky, with a dark color reminiscent of dried blood. Leaves are thin and translucent, featuring a web of red veins. Flowers are a dark crimson and emit a red mist once a day. Specimens should be tended and watered only by D-Class wearing environmental suits until the nature of Researcher Parker's illness can be determined.\nFruit: Resembles a regular plum with a nearly black skin and dark red juices. D-968 and D-2401 vomited and convulsed within 1 hour of ingesting an entire sample. Further testing suspended.\nSCP-1147-BO\nSubstance: Complete cow skeleton, ground into powder.\nResult: Trunk is smooth and white, with a core of marrow. Produces no leaves or flowers.\nFruit: None.\nSCP-1147-ME\nSubstance: Ground beef.\nResult: Bark resembles cow flesh, complete with thin layer of mottled hair, covering striated muscle. Produces hair in place of leaves. Flowers bud as fleshy sacs before ripening into fruit. Scent is rotten and disorienting.\nFruit: Raw ingestion produced symptoms reminiscent of food poisoning. Cooked fruit more edible but taste described as \"gross\" and \"wrong.\"\nSCP-1147-DC\nSubstance: Seed implanted under the forearm skin of restrained D-Class subject.\nResult: Growth resembled an additional limb, with roots entangled in the veins, nerves and bones of the arm. D-1052 reported no ill effects and responded to stimulus given to SCP-1147-DC. After surgical removal both specimen and D-1052 expired on the operating table, autopsy pending.\nFruit: [REDACTED] All samples of SCP-1147-DC-1 and SCP-1147-DC-2 destroyed.\nNotes: Further testing requires O5 level approval. -Dr. Laurel\nSCP-1147-BR\nSubstance: Complete human brain from D-1398.\nResult: Bark is pale and membranous, with dark veins visible beneath the surface. Specimen responds to harmful stimulus by shifting away at a rate of 1cm/min. Leaves laced with a dense web of veins and nerves. Flowers resemble primitive sensory organs, sensitivity tests ongoing.\nFruit: Upon attempted removal of fruit [DATA EXPUNGED]. Agents \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 from MTF Theta-4 responded and specimen now under control and observation. Requesting all available records pertaining to D-1398.\nNotes: Further testing requires O5-\u2588 approval. Not that it'll do Researcher Paulsen any good. I accept full responsibility for not taking his suspicions more seriously. Dammit. I went into botany to avoid this sort of thing. -Dr. Laurel\n\n\u00ab SCP-1146 | SCP-1147 | SCP-1148 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1148 prior to extraction\n\nItem #: SCP-1148\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1148 is to remain situated on the window hereafter referred to as SCP-1148-1. To this end, SCP-1148-1 is to be embedded in a wall dividing a standard containment room in two. Illumination of no less than 100W is to be provided in the entrance division of the room, while the second division is to remain unlit. In case of power loss, chemiluminescent sources sufficient for 24 hours are mandated. Illumination between the room's sections must never fall below a difference of 75W.\nDescription: SCP-1148 is the reflected image currently maintained on SCP-1148-1. It appears identical to the reflection that should occur naturally on the surface of SCP-1148-1 aside from those minor discrepancies outlined below. SCP-1148 totally obstructs the view outward through SCP-1148-1 despite the transparency of the underlying glass.\nSubjects who view the illuminated side of SCP-1148-1 are initially oblivious to the presence of SCP-1148 beyond that of an ordinary reflection; observation from the opposite side of SCP-1148-1 yields no reflection and has been found asymptomatic. After approximately 15 minutes of exposure, the first documented symptoms begin to manifest. Effects are as listed:\n\nparanoia regarding what is behind SCP-1148\na feeling of \u201cbeing watched\u201d\na fixation on observing SCP-1148 despite a desire to turn away\n\nWithin 5 minutes of the appearance of these symptoms, subjects report sighting transient figures as part of SCP-1148. These figures, which should not present as part of a true reflection, are described as disappearing upon intentional viewing and include a man cloaked in a black hood, a large winged biped, and a pair of glowing eyes.\nWithin an additional 5 minutes of exposure, subjects express an irrational desire to approach SCP-1148. Reasons are varied, but are often explained as wanting to close SCP-1148-1 or draw a blind, despite the fact that SCP-1148-1 is neither capable of opening nor has any covering.\nUpon moving within 2 cm of SCP-1148, an unseen force is witnessed to act upon the subject, drawing them closer. While invisible to external observers, various hysterical victims describe a pair of disembodied arms emerging from SCP-1148. Said limbs extend to approximately elbow length and are assumed to be humanoid, acting to pull the subject inside SCP-1148. No subject has yet been recovered following this event.\nAddendum: At the present time no method of independently containing SCP-1148 can be ascertained. Equal illumination of both sides of SCP-1148-1 is expected to remove SCP-1148, but based on information gathered before its collection, it would most likely be transported to another suitable reflective surface. All known appearances of SCP-1148 have occurred on unbacked, vertical plates having at least 1m of clearance behind them and which are capable of transmitting light through their entirety (e.g. windows, sliding doors, windscreens). Proximity is thought to be the deciding factor in this transfer, but testing has been postponed due to the large risk of breach.\n\n+ Experiment Log-1148-1\n\n- Experiment Log-1148-1\n\nThe below is a transcript of the experiences of subject D-31415 with SCP-1148 as proctored by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n00:00 \u2013 Subject enters illuminated side of containment chamber.\nSubject: OK Doc, so what am I supposed to do? There's nothin' in here but a chair and a window.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No action is required at this time. All you must do remain in the room. How do you feel?\nSubject: Fine, I guess. Am I supposed to feel anythin'? Hey, is there somthin' behind that window? I can't tell where it goes.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please refrain from asking questions. Only information regarding your emotional and mental state is needed at this time.\n\n01:15 \u2013 Subject remains seated in the folding chair provided. He faces the wall perpendicular to SCP-1148-1.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you notice any change in your mentality?\nSubject: Nothin' so far Doc. I'm just kinda bored sittin' here. Couldn't you've thrown in a TV or a magazine or somethin'?\n\n14:37 \u2013 Until this time the subject has remained essentially stationary in the aforementioned chair. No feelings other than boredom have been reported.\nSubject: Hey, Doc, I think I'm starting to get somethin'. I've been feelin sorta creeped out just sittin' here.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please elaborate. How do you feel exactly?\nSubject: Dunno, just sort of uncomfortable in my own skin, you know. It isn't right in here. What did you say was behind that window again Doc?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you be more specific?\nSubject turns to face SCP-1148-1 and immediately resumes former position.\nSubject: It's like somethin' is watchin me. I don't like this. Can we stop now? What's behind that glass Doc? You gotta tell me.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: There is no cause for alarm. Remain seated and continue the test.\nSubject again turns toward SCP-1148-1, this time maintaining his gaze.\nSubject: Come on Doc. This isn't cool. I swear somethin's looking at me from behind that that thing. Why can't I see through it? What'd you guys put back there? Come on.\n\n20:17 \u2013 Subject has exhibited a pattern of glancing at SCP-1148-1 and then breaking eye contact for the last several minutes. Observations are increasing in duration and now last several seconds. Subject is also visibly agitated.\nSubject: OK Doc. This isn't funny anymore. I want this to stop. I can't take it.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please specify. What can't you take?\nSubject: It's too much. I swear I'm not alone. What is behind that glass Doc? I know there's somethin'. What is it? Why can't I see? Tell me what's goin on!\nSubject is becoming increasingly fixated on SCP-1148-1. Despite his requests to leave the containment area he has not left the chair. His pattern of glances continues.\nSubject: Holy shit! What was that thing? I swear it was there. Why can't I see it?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please describe what you have seen.\nSubject: It was like, I don't know, big, like a guy or something in the window, but there were wings, definitely wings. There it is again! Wait! Where'd it go? I'm not crazy Doc! Why won't you tell me what's on the other side of that window?\nSubject displays a frenzied observation pattern. He is highly distressed by his observations. Subject remains seated.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please continue. Your experiences are vital to the experiment.\nSubject: No way Doc. No way! I can see it in the corner of my eye. Why can't I get a clear view? Why are you doing this to me? What the hell is behind that window? I know it can see me. Why can't I see what it is? Tell me what's goin on!\n\n24:41 \u2013 Subject has maintained his position but is becoming very erratic. He claims to see horrific images in his peripheral vision; no clear description has yet been provided. His view of SCP-1148-1 is now almost continuous.\nSubject: Hey Doc, I'm feelin a bit better. Sorry for how I was actin before. It's creepy as hell in here though.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you still feeling distressed? Are there any more figures in the reflection?\nSubject: I still want to know what's behind that thing, Doc. Why won't you tell me? That thing seems to have disappeared mostly though. I still don't like it in here. How much longer is this gonna take?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The experiment will continue until we have recorded all relevant data. Please attempt to describe what you have seen.\nSubject: Doc, how long has that window been open? Do you think it's a good idea to leave it like that with that thing out there? I think I should close it.\nSubject stands and begins to approach SCP-1148-1. He never breaks eye contact. He appears unaware that SCP-1148-1 has no hinge and is incapable of moving.\nSubject: I've gotta close it Doc. There's no way I'm letting that thing in here. No way! Screw your test. I'm not dying for this! I don't care what you have back there as long as it stays the hell put!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Proceed.\nSubject makes physical contact with the frame of SCP-1148-1.\nSubject: HOLY SHIT! NO! JESUS CHRIST! NO!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What's happening? Describe your experience.\nSubject: MAKE IT STOP! JESUS FUCKING CHRI -\n\nThe experiment was concluded following the absorption of D-31415. No remains were recovered following his disappearence.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1147 | SCP-1148 | SCP-1149 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1149\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1149 is to be kept in a secure room at the west-most end of Site 37, located in a remote location on the northwest coast in the United States. To minimize the conspicuousness of its effects, SCP-1149 is to be pointed due west toward the Pacific Ocean at all times (see Incident Report 1149-A). It is to be firmly attached to its support structure, which is itself to be anchored to the floor. Accelerometric and atmospheric sensors attached to the support structure will transmit readings to a nearby monitoring center.\nAtmospheric conditions within SCP-1149's containment room are to be kept stable with an air lock permitting entry. A single fan mounted in the wall of the room to the east of SCP-1149 is to be tightly covered and locked in position until it is required for testing. When opened, air speed shall not exceed 30 km/h. Access is restricted to Level 1 personnel with the approval of a superior. All test software and all test equipment must be inspected by at least two Site 37 Technical Review staff members. SCP-1149's wires must be grounded during any test until more information about the object is obtained.\nApproval for complete testing of a vertical, upward orientation is currently pending. Testing of a vertical, downward orientation is prohibited at Site 37 due to its close proximity to major fault lines and no site transfers are currently pending at this time.\nSCP-1149's rough \"cone of effect\" has been classified as a conservation area and all non-emergency watercraft and aircraft are disallowed access. Two patrol teams using United States Coast Guard motor lifeboats will monitor the boundaries of the cone of effect for trespassers. Patrols should not pursue trespassers, but should contact researchers in charge of SCP-1149 for further instructions.\nDescription: SCP-1149 is a rusted weather vane approximately 45 cm long and 30 cm tall bearing no discernible manufacturer's mark or any particularly identifying features aside from the common rooster ornamentation. The base of the vane is corroded and appears to have broken off from its mount sometime prior to recovery.\nWithin the severed mount point, two frayed wires run further up into the vane. Interior imaging shows them terminating just beyond the \"feet\" of the rooster and reveals no power source or other notable components. The wires are believed to have once connected to a control mechanism.\nSCP-1149's anomalous properties appear to always be in effect but are amplified in density and frequency when wind passes over it in the direction in which it is pointing. While active, weather activity will become erratic in the vicinity of SCP-1149. Most of the anomalous effects will occur within a \"cone of effect\", approximately 215 km long with an arc of 5 degrees, originating from the object's arrow tip. While the frequency of appearance of these effects does taper sharply near the boundaries of this cone, anomalous effects have been observed, on rare occasions, well outside of the cone of effect.\nWhen kept out of the wind, SCP-1149 causes an anomalous weather event to occur within its cone of effect once every 15 minutes on average, with each event typically lasting between 10 seconds and 2 minutes, depending on the intensity of the event. When exposed to air traveling along its length (i.e. west, in its current orientation), the events become more frequent and last longer. When exposed to winds between 25 and 40 km/h, the events will be continuous at the center of the cone of effect, with events stopping and starting randomly near and beyond the borders. Beyond 40 km/h, events will begin to overlap, creating a continuous event growing in intensity until the speed of the wind passing over SCP-1149 decreases below this threshold.\nIncident Report 1149-A: The original containment procedures for SCP-1149 had it secured in place pointing directly away from the Earth's surface. It was believed that this orientation would result in the lowest possible magnitude of abnormal weather events. However, the object's effect on upper atmospheric layers was not predicted. In the days following initial containment, a slight yet noticeable increase in \"sprite\" electrical events and aurora effects was observed over Site 37. The frequency of these otherwise uncommon events was deemed to potentially draw undue attention to Site 37, and SCP-1149's containment procedures were updated for a westward orientation.\nAddendum 1149-1: SCP-1149 was discovered in the ruins of a small coastal cottage in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, OR after a strong storm had passed through the area. While the primary storm itself was not strange in and of itself, Foundation agents were dispatched to the area when highly anomalous weather effects were observed over the Pacific Ocean, focused in a rough cone-shape emanating from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Agents were unable to find the owner(s) of the cottage, though evidence suggests that the property had been inhabited until a short time before the cottage's destruction. SCP-1149 was found firmly affixed to the remains of what is assumed to be the interior wall of a shed. A wider search of area was unable to locate SCP-1149's base or any further information regarding SCP-1149's origin or operation.\nAddendum 1149-2: Wind Testing Log All tests were conducted under closed conditions at Site 37. Weather stations took readings from Site 37 itself, as well as from observation vessels located at multiple points along the boundaries of SCP-1149's cone of influence. When high-accuracy readings were required, a geostationary satellite was used. The wires leading into SCP-1149's base were grounded for these tests.\n\n+ Show Wind Testing Log\n\n- Hide Wind Testing Log\n\nTest W-01\nSCP-1149 Conditions: No wind, tested for one hour (baseline test)\nWeather Conditions Prior to Test: Calm, winds east-southeast at approx. 5 km/h, clear skies\nSummary of events: Five events were recorded during this period. The first was the formation and dispersal of an abnormally small cumulonimbus cloud, accompanied by expected degrees of rain and lightning, which lasted for two minutes. The second was a pocket of fog, less than a kilometer in diameter, lasting for 45 seconds. The third was an area of intense heat, first noticed by the evaporation of sea water it caused. Temperatures were measured to reach 129\u00b0 C at the height of the event, which lasted 30 seconds. The fourth event was another pocket of fog, over a smaller area, accompanied by a temperature drop of approximately 10\u00b0 C relative to the surrounding area, which lasted 3 minutes, 25 seconds. The final event was a small waterspout, forming without accompanying cloud cover. The cyclone lasted for 1 minute, 10 seconds, and remained in contact with the surface of the ocean for 30 seconds of that time. Cyclone wind speeds reached a peak of 112 km/h.\nResearcher's note: For brevity's sake, following logs will only note newly observed phenomena.\nTest W-02\nSCP-1149 Conditions: 5 km/h wind, tested for 62 minutes\nWeather Conditions Prior to Test: Calm, winds east-southeast at approx. 5 km/h, light cloud cover\nObserved effects: Six events were recorded during this period. Of these, two consisted of new weather effects. The first of these lasted for 4 minutes, 10 seconds. A cloud of unusual density formed in a structure not previously observed on Earth. This cloud was accompanied by intense lightning strikes for the duration of its existence, and dropped rain, turning to snow, then back to rain. The second unique event occurred at the end of testing and lasted for 5 minutes. During this time, the temperature rapidly dropped in an area that grew to 0.25 km in diameter at the height of the event, with temperatures dropping to -80\u00b0 C. Water vapor in the air condensed and froze, creating a fog-like effect. The surface of the ocean also froze within this area of effect, to an estimated depth of 1.2 meters.\nTest W-04\nSCP-1149 Conditions: 10 km/h wind, blowing perpendicular to SCP-1149 (external fan approved for this test), tested for one hour\nWeather Conditions Prior to Test: Winds southeast at approx. 15 km/h, overcast, light rain\nObserved effects: Four events were recorded during this period. No unique events occurred.\nResearcher's note: This would seem to indicate that blowing perpendicularly doesn't have any effect. Though perhaps something will be observable at higher wind speeds.\nResearcher's note: Test W-06, omitted for redundancy, further supports the above theory. Only air that travels along the length of SCP-1149 affects its effects.\nTest W-07\nSCP-1149 Conditions: 20 km/h wind, tested for one hour\nWeather Conditions Prior to Test: Winds south-southeast at approx. 5 km/h, light cloud cover\nObserved effects: Events were continuous during this period with many occurring simultaneously. Most were not unique, though three were of particular interest. The first was a highly dense, rapidly rotating cloud mass. After observing its odd color, further analysis indicated that it consisted of water mixed with hydrochloric acid, abnormal levels of carbon dioxide, and methane. The cloud mass was accompanied by frequent lightning and a partially formed cyclone. This event lasted for 9 minutes, 25 seconds. The second unique event was the repeated rapid formation and dispersal of an extremely low-pressure area, which was observed by the column of water that was quickly drawn up into it, then dropped. This process was repeated 6 times in a small area over the course of 1 minute, 10 seconds. The third unique event was a variation of a previously observed event. Over an area approximately 20 m in diameter, the air temperature rose and quickly peaked at 334\u00b0 C, lasting for a total of 11 minutes. During this time, the surface of the ocean vaporized, creating a growing plume of steam. This event manifested near one of the observation vessels involved in testing, resulting in heat damage to part of the vessel's structure and varying degrees of burns to each of its crew. The event caused no fatalities and the vessel was able to retreat before damage became too great.\nResearcher's note: Containment procedures updated. With events of this nature, we need a system in place to prevent people from entering the area.\nTest W-17\nSCP-1149 Conditions: \u2588\u2588\u2588 km/h wind, tested for 27 minutes\nWeather Conditions Prior to Test: Calm, winds east-northeast at approx. 10 km/h, clear skies\nObserved effects: Clouds immediately began to form, starting at the center of the cone of effect and spreading outward. Cloud composition was determined to be a condensed mixture of water with small amounts of hydrogen, helium, and ammonia. Lightning strikes were frequent, occurring nearly continuously starting at approximately 3 minutes. At approximately 5 minutes, the temperatures climbed above 90\u00b0 C, causing the ocean within the cone of effect to begin vaporizing at an increased rate. Observation vessels retreated and were able to avoid damage for the duration of the test.\nAt approximately 15 minutes, cloud cover began condensing drastically and rotating rapidly, causing winds to reach speeds in excess of 400 km/h. At this point, the cone of effect had doubled in size due to indirect effects and the ocean continued to vaporize at its accelerated rate. By 27 minutes, the rotating storm had reached 240 kilometers in diameter with wind speeds recorded at \u2588\u2588\u2588 km/h. Small pockets of extremely high temperatures and pressure were observed, resulting in ionization of the air and bursts of light and sound similar to lightning. Satellite imagery reveals that at this point the storm bore a strong resemblance to [DATA EXPUNGED].\nTesting was concluded at this point. The weather effects quickly dropped off in intensity, but did not fully disperse until over three hours later. The storm made land fall 20 minutes after the conclusion of testing, but by this point clouds mostly consisted of water and caused damage no worse than that of a typical tropical storm of mid-level intensity.\nResearcher's note: Containment procedures updated. I think we can adequately test this thing without going over 30 km/h. We could've been in trouble if those poisonous clouds made landfall.\n\nAddendum 1149-3: Electrical Testing Log All tests were conducted under closed conditions at Site 37. Weather stations took readings from Site 37 itself, as well as from vessels located at multiple points along the boundaries of SCP-1149's cone of influence. When high-accuracy readings were required, a geostationary satellite was used. SCP-1149 was under 5 km/h wind speeds for each of these tests. The wires leading into SCP-1149's base were connected to varying electrical signals.\n\n+ Show Electrical Testing Log\n\n- Hide Electrical Testing Log\n\nTest E-01\nSCP-1149 Conditions: 5 V DC, 0.5 A applied to wires, tested for 15 minutes\nWeather Conditions Prior to Test: Calm, winds east-southeast at approx. 5 km/h, light cloud cover\nObserved effects: Effects similar to test W-07. Test terminated early.\nResearcher's note: A direct current seems to simply amplify the effect. No need to prolong the test.\nTest E-04\nSCP-1149 Conditions: RS-232-like asynchronous serial communication transmission, transmitting the looping output of a simple program, tested for one hour\nWeather Conditions Prior to Test: Calm, winds northeast at approx. 10 km/h, light cloud cover\nObserved effects: Effects were especially erratic. Multiple events would occur at once and would quickly disperse, followed by calm periods. At times, events would be grouped together, and at others they would have no apparent grouping pattern. Single events occurred at multiple points during testing as well. None of the observed events were unique. When the timeline of observed behavior was compared to the timeline of the program's output, no further patterns could be deduced.\nTest E-11\nSCP-1149 Conditions: 1 V AC, 60 Hz, 1 A applied to wires, tested for 2 minutes, 21 seconds\nWeather Conditions Prior to Test: Calm, winds east-southeast at approx. 10 km/h, clear skies\nObserved effects: Immediately after testing began, a single event started approximately 25 km (16 mi) directly west of SCP-1149. A high-pressure, high-temperature pocket formed, vaporizing the ocean beneath it. Much of the resulting steam was drawn into the pocket, which began to rotate, quickly picking up speed. The cyclone of water vapor soon reached a height of approximately 0.4 km, becoming hotter and denser as it drew more water into itself. By this point, wind speeds had exceeded 150 km/h. After 1 minute, 30 seconds of testing, the cyclone began to emit light. After 1 minute, 45 seconds, the cyclone had grown to approximately 1 km high with an immediate area of effect of approximately 0.15 km. Observation vessels nearest to the cyclone began to retreat due to the danger of the extreme light and heat. After 2 minutes, 21 seconds of testing, the cyclone was clearly visible with no magnification from the observational satellite. The heat and electromagnetic field of the cyclone were measurable at Site 37, causing multiple containment alarms to be triggered. The closest observation vessels to the cyclone began to suffer heat damage as they continued to retreat.\nAt this point, the electric signal was removed from SCP-1149, its wires were grounded, and the wind in its chamber was shut off. This resulted in the cyclone quickly expanding and returning to normal pressure, ejecting extremely hot water vapor and super-heated liquid water out over a radius of over 8 km, causing \u2588\u2588 injuries and 1 fatality to observational crew. The sudden expansion also caused a small tsunami, resulting in minor property damage along the coast, though it caused no civilian casualties.\nResearcher's note: Containment procedures updated. We should discontinue this line of testing until we know more about what we're dealing with.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1148 | SCP-1149 | SCP-1150 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1150\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All newly-identified instances of SCP-1150 must be cataloged and subject to biannual re-confirmation, as per the safe category tracking procedures of the Aegis Protocol. All SCP-1150 manifesting in D-class personnel should be housed in standard isolation cells or in dormitories containing only other instances of SCP-1150. Outside of approved testing procedures, D-class SCP-1150 must not be permitted prolonged (greater than 15 seconds) touch contact with other humans or sentient animals via skin contact or through thin or conductive fabrics. Note that this is a cautionary measure only, as SCP-1150 can transfer to unwilling or unaware subjects only in unusual circumstances, such as those delineated in the SCP-1150 research log.\nDescription: SCP-1150 are sentient entities with human-like psychology that share bodies with willing human hosts through poorly-understood means. SCP-1150 are aware of all behaviors, interactions, and emotional states of their hosts but cannot usually perceive individual thoughts or memories. They appear to be immune to all amnestics, excluding a slight susceptibility to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, which is likely due to neurological damage to the host at high doses. While the host is conscious, there is no known means of detecting the presence of SCP-1150, save for the occasional brief appearance of anomalous REM-like EEG traces in some subjects (namely sleep spindles and K-complexes). The Foundation currently tracks 38 instances of SCP-1150, maintains 3 instances in D-class personnel for testing purposes, employs 2 instances (along with their hosts), and maintains one instance in Level 3 confinement for security reasons.\nWhen the human host of an instance of SCP-1150 falls asleep, they immediately enter REM (dream state) sleep and the SCP-1150 entity gains control of the host body for a period of 5-16 hours. This duration varies with the mental fortitude and willingness of the host and the relative strength of the entity. While the SCP is in control, it acts, behaves, and generally has physiological reactions identical to those of a normal human, albeit one with memories and personality traits different from those of the host. At the end of its period of control, SCP-1150 becomes sluggish and appears to sleep. One to two minutes later, the host awakes and regains control of their body. Hosts generally report that they are fully rested and are generally unaware of what has transpired while they were asleep. Note, however, that individuals who have hosted SCP-1150 for prolonged periods (several years or more) become gradually more aware of the actions of their \"passenger\".\nSCP-1150 can be transferred from host to host through physical contact. While it appears that almost any skin-to-skin contact is sufficient to transfer SCP-1150, direct forehead-to-forehead contact allows for transfer times as low as 15 seconds. Conversely, transfer takes approximately four minutes via hand or foot contact. If the contact is disrupted at any point during the transfer, the entity remains in the original host. Recipients of SCP-1150 report a \"pleasant buzzing\" sensation and exhibit a slightly elevated stress response but appear otherwise unaffected by this transfer. In all instances, save those documented in the attached experiment log, the recipient of SCP-1150 must be willing to accept the entity. There are no known means for destroying an instance of SCP-1150, though they can be incapacitated indefinitely by killing and interring the host.\nThe Foundation first became aware of SCP-1150 on 6/27/1982 shortly after the FBI raid on the Kismet Doorway cult in Bloomhill, Arkansas. Foundation sources within the Bureau learned of a high-ranking cult member in FBI custody with potential SCP properties. The Foundation arranged a transfer to Site 40 due to its proximity to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and there conducted the initial interviews with the entity, currently classified as SCP-1150-1. SCP-1150-1 subsequently assisted in the identification of three additional instances of SCP-1150 associated with the Kismet Doorway.\nAddendum: On 12/10/2008, the recovery of sensitive documents in a raid on Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd. indicates that MC&D are currently employing at least two instances of SCP-1150 to infiltrate the Foundation as \"sleeper agents\" to obtain classified information on SCPs and Foundation security. These entities are being carried completely unknown to the SCP employee hosts, and are able to see, hear, and experience everything that the host does. It is unknown how these agents are getting information back to MC&D, given that Foundation research has not revealed any outward manifestations of SCP-1150 when they \"piggyback\" on an unwitting host.\n\nInterview 1150-1 Log SCP-1150-1\n\n- close\n\nInterview 1150-1 Log SCP-1150-1\nInterviewed: SCP-1150-1, \"Jonas \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\"\nInterviewer: Agent Adrian Barton\n\n<Begin Log, 7/15/1982, 22:45>\nBarton: Okay, we're recording.\nJonas: Do I speak into this?\nBarton: No, leave it there. It will pick up our voices anywhere in the room. Right. You indicated that you would be willing to answer some questions for us.\nJonas: Within reason, yes.\nBarton: Are you Jonas \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\nJonas: In a sense. I'm sharing his body. I assure you he's quite agreeable with our arrangement.\nBarton: Can you explain those two statements?\nJonas: Sure. Jonas has allowed me to use his body. He thinks I'm a manifestation of his god and is happy to let me do my work.\nBarton: Are you a god?\nJonas: Of course not. As far as I know \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 made him up, but he may be remembering from before.\nBarton: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 the head of the Kismet Doorway group? How are you involved with that group?\nJonas: All of the higher-ups are like me. We ride your bodies, if you'll let us. I was fourth in command out of the six of us.\nBarton: And all six of you were, uh, body snatchers?\nJonas: We call ourselves passengers. We switch bodies from time to time. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 said we could live like kings, and I believed him. It's clear to me now that he's quite insane. I disavow his ridiculous cult.\nBarton: You mentioned that \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 may have \"remembered from before\". Before what?\nJonas: Before we were awakened. That was in 1911 when the Englishman Davies unearthed our bones in Persepolis.\nBarton: You can't remember anything from before that?\nJonas: No. Well, maybe one thing. Darkness, and before that wailing and screaming, and before that a great, consuming fire. I remember pain, too. But that could be a dream. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 says that we were worshipped like gods then. Utter insanity.\nBarton: May I change course a bit? How did you get your current body?\nJonas: Jonas gave himself to me just over a year ago. Before that, I was Annie Paige, who was wife to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at that time. I was tired of that, so I transferred to Jonas.\nBarton: Transferred how?\nJonas: We touch. Usually, we press our heads together in prayer. This way, it goes more smoothly. I pour myself from one human vessel to the next, like water from one bowl to another, and then I see with Jonas's eyes, speak with his mouth, love with his genitals. And when I am not using them, he is himself. So you see that I have not hurt anybody.\nBarton: That's all for now. Thank you for your time, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nJonas: Agent Barton, one last thing. May I be transferred to a larger cell until this trial? This area is inadequate for my needs.\nBarton: I'll see what I can do.\n<End Log>\n\n**Experiment Log SCP-1150**\n\n- close\n\nExperiment Log SCP-1150\nExperiment SCP-1150-5A\nDate: 9/16/2003\nDescription: SCP-1150-5, then occupying D1905, was brought into physical contact with subject D2002 and directed to initiate transfer. D2002 was an otherwise healthy 27 year-old Hispanic male who sustained reticular damage due to medication-induced seizure and was consequently in an irrecoverable coma state.\nResult: SCP-1150-5 successfully transferred to D2002 after approximately 65 seconds of limb-to-limb contact. Sensors placed 1 meter from the subjects detected very low amplitude (approx. 25 mW) radio noise during the transfer. D2002 subsequently \"awoke\" when SCP-1150-5 gained control of the body. Thorough examination reveals none of the cognitive or motor deficits common in coma recovery patients. EEG recordings of D2002 show waveforms typical of other SCP-1150 recordings, which should be impossible due to the state of reticular damage. When SCP-1150-5 lapses into its inactive state, D2002 once again becomes comatose and exhibits EEG waveforms indicative of deep coma. In the D2002 host, SCP-1150-5 exhibits a 16.15-hour active state and an 8-hour inactive state; this differs significantly with the normal distribution of activity/inactivity seen in normal instances of SCP-1150.\nResearcher's Note: Computer analysis of the radio \"noise\" reveals a high degree of organization and patterning. The significance or meaning of these patterns has yet to be determined. -Dr. Bimston\nExperiment SCP-1150-5B\nDate: 9/29/2003\nDescription: Three hours into his comatose state, subject D2002 (the current host of SCP-1150-5) was euthanized with a lethal dose of sodium pentobarbital.\nResult: Upon cardiac arrest, SCP-1150-5 gained control of D2002 and attempted to escape from its restraints, causing significant injury to the limbs and hands of D2002. EEG activity became typical of SCP-1150 waveforms. Notably, cardiac function did not resume and SCP-1150-5 became more lethargic until collapsing after 620 seconds. The amplitude of EEG waves gradually decreased over this time period.\nExperiment SCP-1150-5C\nDate: 9/29/2003\nDescription: Two hours after the cessation of all movement, D-class subject D1968, a 34 year-old white female with an IQ of 70, was directed to touch the arm of D2002 under the impression that she was feeling for a pulse.\nResult: Approximately five seconds after initiating contact, D1968 jumped back, stating that she had \"been shocked\". Sensors placed 1 meter from subjects detected medium amplitude (aprox. 700 mW) radio noise lasting 0.3 seconds. Subsequent observation of D1968 did not reveal any behavioral or cognitive anomalies, though EEG analysis revealed minor anomalies associated with SCP-1150 presence.\nExperiment SCP-1150-5D\nDate: 10/13/2003\nDescription: After two weeks of observation, in which no symptoms of SCP-1150-5 were manifest, subject D1968 was told that she had been exposed to a benign \"angel spirit\" during experiment SCP-1150-5C. After two weeks of further observation, subject D1968 was convinced by an SCP confederate posing as D-class personnel that she was instead possessed by an \"evil demon\".\nResult: After being informed of the presence of SCP-1150-5, the \"passenger\" manifest itself during D1968's next sleep cycle. Over the next two weeks, SCP-1150-5 manifest for an average of 10.5 hours each night. During this time period, D1968 experienced a modest increase in IQ (to 83) and motor coordination. After being told that SCP-1150-5 was \"evil\", the period of manifestation was reduced to 8.0 hours and IQ returned to baseline levels.\nResearcher's Note: This indicates that A) SCP-1150 is capable of rapid transfer to an unwitting or unwilling host but cannot secure control without some level of host awareness and/or consent and B) the degree of host \"willingness\" correlates to the amount of time that SCP-1150 is active. -Dr. Bimston\nExperiment SCP-1150-18A\nDate: 1/11/2008\nDescription: SCP-1150-18 was made to repeatedly transfer between several D-class personnel to determine the conditions in which transfers are possible.\nResult: SCP-1150-18 was capable of transferring regardless of the state of its current host but was unable to transfer to an unconscious host in any circumstance. Upon transfer to a new host, SCP-1150-18 entered its dormant state, regardless of whether it had been active at the time of transfer.\nExperiment SCP-1150-18B\nDate: 1/21/2008\nDescription: SCP-1150-18 was made to repeatedly transfer between several D-class personnel in an experimentation room saturated with 50-100 MHz radio wave interference (the same frequency band measured from SCP-1150 during transfer).\nResult: SCP-1150-18 was capable of transferring in all conditions, but the duration required for transfer was substantially increased with higher levels of interference, plateauing around 700 seconds at power levels above 100 kW.\nResearcher's Note: It appears that the radio burst is a facilitative effect (or perhaps a side effect) rather than a necessary condition for the transfer.\nExperiment SCP-1150-18C\nDate: 3/6/2008\nDescription: SCP-1150-18 was hosted by D1412, a 68 year-old black male who suffered from diabetes and CHD. Experiment SCP-1150-18A was carried out after D1412 died of natural causes (heart attack). Several handling protocols were employed to assess the limits of SCP-1150 host-to-host transfer after death (see also: Experiment SCP-1150-5C).\nResult: Approximately four hours after death, the body was handled by Ms. Gomez, a Level 1 research technician wearing a standard chemical hazard suit with insulated gloves, who transferred the body to the Site 40 crematorium. No SCP-1150 transfer was observed to occur at this point. Five weeks after full cremation, subject D2333, a 50 year-old white female, was directed to manually sift the ashes. After approximately four seconds, she quickly withdrew her hand from the box of ashes, reporting that she had touched something \"sharp and prickly, like a cactus\". Subsequent analysis revealed that SCP-1150-18 had transferred to D2333 in a \"passive\" state, as in the initial transfer during Experiment SCP-1150-5C.\nResearcher's Note: How the hell are we supposed to kill these things? -Dr. Rosenberg\n\n\u00ab SCP-1149 | SCP-1150 | SCP-1151 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1151-1 in final stages of compromisation. Subject had self-decapitated before photograph was taken.\n\nItem #: SCP-1151\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1151 is currently contained in Storage Unit \u2588\u2588, located in Site \u2588\u2588. SCP-1151 is to be kept in a 10cm x 10cm sealed container and kept under guard by one (1) security officer at all times. Any personnel handling SCP-1151 in any way must wear protective gloves while doing so.\nOnly one (1) specimen of SCP-1151-1 may be kept in containment at any time. Subjects in the final stages of SCP-1151 compromisation are to be fed via IV tube as dictated in Nutritional Chart 1151-1.\nIf any personnel become compromised by SCP-1151 outside of authorised testing, the affected hand is to be immediately washed and decontaminated. Any testing involving SCP-1151 must be authorised by at least two (2) members of Level Three personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1151 is a black marker pen of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand. SCP-1151's anomalous properties first become apparent when it is used to draw the image of a 'smiley face' onto the palm of a human subject, who will hereafter be referred to simply as SCP-1151-1. The initial effects of SCP-1151 take roughly a week to initially manifest, and this time period has been known to vary depending on the age and the physical condition of SCP-1151-1. During this period before initial manifestation, washing off or otherwise removing the 'smiley face' will negate SCP-1151's effects.\nSubjects experiencing the effects of SCP-1151 will noticeably raise their affected hand during their daily routines. Initially, they will only do this when conversing with others, but as SCP-1151 compromisation progresses, they will raise their affected hand higher than the rest of their body constantly. Later symptoms of these initial stages include unfocused pupils, loose hanging of the head and slight slurring of speech.\nThe initial period of compromisation only lasts at most three (3) days; after this point SCP-1151's further mental effects will become apparent. SCP-1151-1 will begin to believe that the face drawn on their palm is their actual face and will behave as such. Interestingly, tests have indicated that SCP-1151-1 does have a limited awareness of what the face drawn on their palm is looking at. After a period ranging from two (2) to six (6) days has passed, the final stage of SCP-1151 compromisation will begin.\nSCP-1151-1 will begin to believe that their head is a dangerous growth on their body, commonly referring to it as a 'tumor' or a 'cancer', and will attempt to remove it using whatever tools are available to them. If they cannot find a method of efficiently decapitating themselves, they will attempt to use cruder methods such as repeatedly slamming their head upon walls or floors. Seventy-five (75) percent of affected individuals have been known to survive their self-decapitation, despite the resultant lack of a brain and the mental and physical functions associated with it.\nAfter self-decapitation, a surviving SCP-1151-1 will wander aimlessly, showing a general awareness of their surroundings by moving around obstructions. Surviving instances of SCP-1151-1 do not appear to be concerned regarding the massive amount of blood loss relating to their self-decapitation, and will survive for a time period ranging from one (1) to six (6) hours.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1150 | SCP-1151 | SCP-1152 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1152 during initial containment, note the missing digit on the front-left paw.\n\nItem #: SCP-1152\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1152 is to be kept in a solitary habitat in the Site-98 Animal Housing Wing. SCP-1152 is to be given 5kg of feed meeting its nutritional standards, detailed in document SCP-1152-NI, laced with 25mg Venlafaxine. SCP-1152 is to be examined once every two months by an onsite veterinarian following repeated health issues. Access to SCP-1152 is reserved to Level 3 personnel only.\nDescription: SCP-1152 is superficially similar to standard members of the Procyon lotor (common raccoon) species. SCP-1152 weighs approximately 75kg, despite only being 60cm from the nose to the tip of its tail, and its current state of malnutrition. SCP-1152 does not share the genome of other members of its species, but is a near complete match for the human genome. After logging SCP-1152's genome in the Foundation Database it was found to share 99.87% of its genetic code with the late Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.1 Along with its human DNA, SCP-1152 has proven susceptible to pathogens normally restricted to infecting humans. SCP-1152 also has been verified to have a lifespan much longer than others of its species, having been in containment for six years. SCP-1152 is missing the fifth digit on its front-left paw; how SCP-1152 was injured is as of yet unknown.\nSCP-1152 has exhibited intelligence on par with an average post-pubescent human, eluding capture from staff for two weeks after initially being found in Site-98's personnel wing.2 SCP-1152 is suffering from long-term depression following its capture. SCP-1152 is capable of manipulating objects with considerable dexterity beyond what should be feasibly possible with paws. It is also capable of opening doors and bypassing low security manual locks, requiring the lock to its room to be replaced with keycard access.\nAlong with the anomalous mass of SCP-1152's body, it appears that SCP-1152 may possess cognitohazardous effects in carnivorous and omnivorous land animals. Any such animal introduced to SCP-1152, even members of its own species, has displayed hostility to SCP-1152. As such it is now contained in a secluded habitat.\nAddendum SCP-1152-A: After the events of its escape on \u2588\u2588/06/20\u2588\u2588 all personnel are advised to keep their keycards hidden on their person when interacting with SCP-1152. The incident report follows:\n\n10:45AM SCP-1152 is seen attempting to dig through the walls of its habitat\n10:55AM Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is dispatched to incapacitate SCP-1152\n11:02AM SCP-1152 attacks Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, retrieves his keycard, and escapes containment\n2:35PM SCP-1152 is found in the Site-98 supply storage and contained once more.\nNotes: SCP-1152 was found with a stolen phone; records indicate that it somehow dialed Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's wife after presumably striking random buttons. The call lasted five minutes and consisted entirely of SCP-1152 whining and barking into the microphone.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was presumed dead after being MIA for thirteen months. His body has yet to be retrieved by Foundation staff.\n2. How SCP-1152 managed to get into Site-98 without being noticed is as of yet unknown, along with how it obtained knowledge of the layout of Site-98.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1151 | SCP-1152 | SCP-1153 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1153\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1153 is stored in a purpose-built storage area at Storage Site-\u2588\u2588 when not used for testing purposes. Permission to access SCP-1153 must be requested from the current Level-2 staff member responsible for supervision of SCP-1153 (currently Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588). Instances of SCP-1153 and 1153-2 are not to be stored while connected, and SCP-1153-2 must be stored in a depowered state. SCP-1153-2 is never to be left connected to SCP-1153 for more than twenty-five minutes at any one time.\nWhen an instance of SCP-1153-2 is turned on, the list of commands must be examined and any new commands must be noted. Testing of serious contagious diseases or diseases of unknown nature on SCP-1153 must be conducted under appropriate quarantine procedures, up to and including the restriction of testing to biohazard containment areas.\nAbsolutely no tests on SCP-1153 using any of the diseases classified under Special Containment Procedures are to be conducted without the express permission and approval of at least one member of O5. All such tests, if they are ever conducted, must adhere to the Special Containment Procedures of the disease in question.\nDescription: SCP-1153 is a collection of twelve (as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) human bodies. These bodies are a mix of different heights, weights, ages and genders, although some of the bodies appear to be identical to each other. These bodies are functionally alive, but catatonic. They appear to possess no higher brain function or ability to move or act of their own volition. The bodies appear to possess a constant internal environment, and neither require sustenance nor appear to age. All of the bodies appear shaved of hair and possess a barcode tattooed onto the inside of the left wrist. Each instance of SCP-1153 has what appears to be a standardised USB port embedded in the outside of the left heel.\nSCP-1153-2 is a collection of five (as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) laptop computers of various makes and models, the earliest produced in 199\u2588 and the latest produced in 201\u2588. These computers have all been discovered in direct connection to an instance of SCP-1153. Each of the computers are largely mundane and unremarkable, save for an anomalous program entitled '[DATA EXPUNGED]'. This program is heavily encrypted and to date no attempts to modify or view the coding of the program, or to transfer it to another computer, have been successful. When opened, the program consists of a menu including over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 listed commands. All of these commands are named after an injury or disease, save for the first command, entitled 'Wipe'.\nWhen an instance of SCP-1153-2 is connected by a cable to an instance of SCP-1153, the [DATA EXPUNGED] program is launched, and a command is executed, the primary anomalous effects of SCP-1153 can be observed. When a command is executed in connection to an instance of SCP-1153, the body will rapidly develop the relevant disease or injury over the course of approximately twenty seconds. Multiple injuries and diseases may be applied to a body, although the program will display an error message when more than five commands are executed on one subject.\nThe 'Wipe' command heals the body of all injuries and illnesses within another twenty-second period, up to and including death and advanced decomposition. This 'Wipe' command also affects injuries and illnesses not caused or related to the program. SCP-1153 instances appear to have fully functioning healing and immune systems, unless a condition related to these processes is loaded, and so can recover from these conditions naturally or as a result of normal treatment methods.\nAll contagious diseases applied to SCP-1153 are fully contagious and can spread and infect others in a manner identical to natural instances of the illness. Certain diseases have multiple commands, usually appended with a bracketed word indicating something about the disease. For example, executing the command 'Polio (Incubation)' will cause no symptoms to develop immediately, in line with the normal progression of the disease, while executing 'Polio (Advanced)' will cause the body to immediately develop symptoms. The list of commands include several diseases which have not previously been documented, as well as extinct diseases such as smallpox. For this reason, caution must be exercised when testing with SCP-1153.\nSCP-1153 initially came to the Foundation's notice on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588 after the first known instance of SCP-1153 was discovered under quarantine after being admitted to a hospital in [DATA EXPUNGED], apparently suffering from smallpox. How it arrived in the hospital is currently unknown, as no documentation or evidence was found regarding how SCP-1153 had arrived in the hospital. Foundation representatives acquired the body and administered Class-B amnestics to those involved. No further measures were required, as information had been suppressed to prevent a public panic. The subject was placed in Foundation custody, although little was learned of SCP-1153's nature until \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, when a second SCP-1153 instance was taken into containment with an associated SCP-1153-2 instance. Since then, ten instances have been discovered and contained around the globe, often in connection to unusual or misplaced outbreaks of disease. The current number of SCP-1153 instances outside of Foundation custody is unknown.\nAddendum 1153-1: Recent experiments involving SCP-1153-2 have lead researchers to the conclusion that the anomalous program contained within SCP-1153-2 is not fixed and can change and develop. For example, after \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2009 all instances of SCP-1153-2 appeared to contain a new command, entitled 'H1N1/09 Influenza' which caused the subjects to develop symptoms identical to the aforementioned strain of the flu virus. All SCP-1153-2 instances recovered after this date have been found to contain this new command, possibly indicating that SCP-1153-2 instances are being updated in synchrony by a currently unknown process.\nAddendum 1153-2: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, several new commands were found to have been added to the list of commands available for SCP-1153-2. All of the commands added on this date correspond to an anomalous illness or infection catalogued under Special Containment Procedures by the Foundation, including [DATA EXPUNGED]. The single instance of SCP-1153-2 discovered after this date came to Foundation attention after an outbreak of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 in [REDACTED] and contained a command list identical to all other instances currently in containment. Future outbreaks of anomalous diseases are to be investigated to determine a possible link with uncontained SCP-1153 instances.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1152 | SCP-1153 | SCP-1154 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1154\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1154 is to be contained in Storage Unit \u2588\u2588, located at Site \u2588\u2588. SCP-1154 is to be contained in a 15cm x 15cm sealed container. SCP-1154 is to be kept under guard by one (1) security officer at all times. Viewing of SCP-1154 must be conducted by members of D-class personnel.\nIf any additional components of SCP-1154 are discovered to exist, they are to be immediately secured and contained by Mobile Task Force Zeta-29 (\"Dragon Slayers\"). Any civilians affected by SCP-1154 are to be brought into Foundation custody for two (2) weeks. If, at the end of this period, they have not expired, they are to be dosed with a Class-A amnestic and released.\nAny testing with SCP-1154 must be authorised by at least two Level Three personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1154 is the designation given to a collection of media which includes poems, short stories, a novel and a VHS tape. All components have thematic links to an entity which the components refer to as 'the Dragon'. Descriptions of this entity vary with SCP-1154's different components, and very few of the components describe SCP-1154 in accordance with the traditional European image of a dragon. (See Component Analysis 1154-1 for further information.)\nSCP-1154's anomalous effects become apparent when one of its components is viewed and understood by a human being, who will hereafter be referred to as the subject. Over the course of two weeks, the subject will experience the following phenomena:\n\nDreams involving vaguely reptilian entities\nValuables such as jewellery mysteriously disappearing\nPerceiving a drastic increase in the ambient temperature\nA feeling that they are being followed\nSpontaneous combustion (This has not been known to occur with all subjects, and it is unknown what criteria, if any, affects whether this will occur. After death, the body of the subject has been known to disappear, accompanied by the sounds of consumption.)\n\nComponent Analysis 1154-1\n\nClose Log\n\nA summary of the various components that comprise SCP-1154. Components are numbered in the order of their discovery.\nSCP-1154-1: A poem originating from the 1600's entitled 'The Beast of [REDACTED]'. The poem describes how a kingdom is attacked by a dragon and how the king sends three knights to defeat it. Two of the knights are killed by the dragon, but the third knight climbs onto the dragon's back. The poem described how he manages to climb atop its neck and stab it in the throat. He is then eaten whole by the dragon and the poem ends with the words 'And blessed with glory was that beast, Who had come from alien skies to feast'.\nSCP-1154-2: An unpublished novel entitled 'A Quest of Gold'. It follows the adventures of a scholar as he and a group of adventurers attempt to defeat the antagonist, who is referred to as 'The Dragon King'. The protagonists eventually kill 'The Dragon King', but the epilogue describes the scholar being possessed and becoming the new 'Dragon King'.\nSCP-1154-3: A short story entitled 'The Dragon's Shadow'. The story is presented from the point of view of a young boy who is afraid that a dragon is present inside his house. In the story, the dragon is described as dog-sized and as having insectoid properties. The dragon chases the boy around his house, eventually killing and consuming him.\nSCP-1154-4: A crayon drawing of a dragon.\nSCP-1154-5: The dream diary of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Roughly 90 percent of the described dreams involve dragons, lizards, or fire. It is unknown why this specific dream diary carries SCP-1154's properties, as other written accounts of dreams caused by SCP-1154 carry no anomalous effects.\nSCP-1154-6: A movie filmed in 1993 entitled 'Kouen, The Eternal Dragon!'. The film's plot involves the arrival of a humanoid reptile in Tokyo and the military's attempt to destroy it. All attempts are unsuccessful, however, and the film ends with the reptile consuming the last of the survivors.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1153 | SCP-1154 | SCP-1155 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1155 after relocating to an abandoned building\n\nItem #: SCP-1155\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1155 is currently contained in a disused parking lot adjacent to an abandoned shopping centre in the \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 city metropolitan area. The building is to be marked condemned, and access to both it and the car park should be restricted by Foundation personnel posing as security guards from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 front company. Civilians are to be deterred from entering the site and supplied with Standard Cover Story 47 \u2013 \u201cStructural Instability/Sinkhole\u201d if they enquire as to why; SCP-1155 must be kept under constant observation by motion-tracking security cameras. If SCP-1155 is observed to vanish, Mobile Task Force Pi-1 (\"City Slickers\") should be notified immediately. Personnel should not routinely attempt to view SCP-1155 directly; observation must be conducted remotely.\nWhatever flat surface that SCP-1155 is currently inhabiting should be obscured from view by any standard Class II enclosed mobile containment unit, or, in situations where this cannot be effected in a timely fashion, by obstructing it with a vehicle, storage container, or displaced rubble; provided that this can be done without damaging a 3 (three) meter area around SCP-1155's image. Following Incident 1155b, it has been observed that completely enclosing SCP-1155 has a tendency to hasten a relocation event. Revised procedures now recommend the evacuation of the immediate area surrounding SCP-1155 to the minimum distance necessary to prevent contact with the general public, unless SCP-1155 manifests in a high visibility location or anywhere where preventing public egress is impossible.\nAt the present time, SCP-1155 cannot be permanently contained by any known means. Approximately every 2-4 months, SCP-1155 has been observed to spontaneously relocate itself to other urban environments, moving as little as 15 meters from its current position up to a maximum observed distance of 800 kilometers. These relocation events can also be triggered by:\n\nDamage to the surface that SCP-1155 adheres to,\nInterruption of an attack\nAny attempt to reduce the size of SCP-1155's confinement space to prevent visual contact.\n\nTherefore, current containment efforts are centered around swiftly ascertaining SCP-1155's new location and isolating it from public view. When such a relocation event occurs, Mobile Task Force Pi-1 should be immediately deployed alongside local assets to locate the new site as quickly as possible, re-implement containment procedures, and detain any witnesses. Survivors of attacks should be detained, uninjured witnesses may be administered Class-A amnestics and then released.\nDescription: SCP-1155 manifests as a work of street art/graffiti depicting the form of a humanoid creature with sinewy forelimbs, claw-like hands and the head and feathers of an owl. The depicted pose is variable, but tends towards a predatory stance, with eyes that appear to track the viewer.\nAnyone viewing this image directly will experience a compulsion to investigate it further. Victims describe a nervous fascination and a desire to move closer. This can be resisted with effort, especially if the subject is aware of SCP-1155's anomalous properties.\nIf a subject approaches to within two (2) meters and is not in the line of sight of another person, they will be subjected to a violent attack, suffering severe lacerations, dismemberment of extremities, whole or partial removal of soft body parts, and penetrating head trauma consistent with those that would be inflicted by a large beak and/or talons. The attack generally takes about 6 seconds to conclude, upon which both SCP-1155 and the victim will vanish, and SCP-1155 will reappear elsewhere in the usual manner of a relocation event within seven (7) days. Attacks can be halted before this event by reestablishing line of sight to the victim, but this is not recommended. (See record of Incident 1155a). Attempts to track where the victims are taken by equipping test subjects with GPS locators have failed.\nBased on tested interruptions performed at predefined intervals, the attack follows a defined pattern- the victim will first be restrained, and the eyes and tongue will be removed, rapidly followed by the amputation of the hands and feet. The victim will then be disemboweled and the intestines and stomach removed. Death usually follows due to shock or rapid exsanguination, but only if the attack is interrupted by visual contact; the fate of victims who disappear along with SCP-1155 at the conclusion of the attack is unknown.\nAddenda:\n\nIncident 1155a\n\nIncident 1155a:\n\nTwo surviving Class D personnel used for 'attack interruption' tests were given medical treatment and kept alive in the aftermath of the event. Both were incoherent and could not adequately communicate what had happened to them, though D-89786, whose eyes were removed during the attack, claimed to still be able to see, and provided a description of a \"larder\" containing bodies of previous victims of SCP-1155, along with the entity itself.\nD-89786 escaped from on-site quarters during a containment breach by SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, and was pursued by local law enforcement in nearby \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 who were told he was a severely disturbed patient from a local mental hospital. Officer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reports they saw the suspect walking into an alleyway, but before they could apprehend, a scream was heard and when they rounded the corner it was found that D-89786 had disappeared; the alleyway was a dead end with no visible exits.\nD-89789 (both eyes, tongue, hands and feet removed before attack halted) was successfully transferred to Site \u2588\u2588\u2588. A period of rapid relocations was noted in SCP-1155, where it was observed in several public places with a posture that suggested hunting/tracking behavior. SCP-1155 appeared for several hours high up on the side of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Building, in full view of many witnesses, who fortunately could not access it. In view of the difficulties of containment, Site Command made the decision to bring D-89789 back into the city. SCP-1155 was observed to appear several times on walls, advertisement boards, and bridges along the transport vehicle's path. D-89789 was observed to become increasingly agitated and hysterical during this process. D-89789 was transferred to a remote location on the edge of city limits, placed in front of SCP-1155, whereupon visual contact was broken. SCP-1155 and D-89789 disappeared, and SCP-1155 resumed previous pattern of manageable relocation behavior.\n\nIncident 1155b\n\nIncident 1155b:\n\nElements of Mobile Task Force Pi-1 located SCP-1155 in abandoned subway station after most recent relocation event. Team Leader \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 made the decision to obscure SCP-1155 with a vending machine until more containment resources arrived, on the basis that there were not enough task force members on site to guarantee a secure perimeter, and local transients were known to use the area for shelter. SCP-1155 immediately displaced to a nearby children's playground, causing \u2588 casualties before it could again be located. Due to highly public nature of this location, decision was made at Command level to again provoke a displacement event, resulting in the current containment location. Containment at the current location was expensive, requiring that an entire shopping centre be acquired by the Foundation and then subsequently closed, but the revised containment procedures have resulted in the longest time since a relocation event to date.\nThe last few containment locations may point to a disturbing trend. Previously, SCP-1155 seemed to have a pattern of appearing in low traffic urban areas, often abandoned buildings or quiet underpasses. At risk of anthropomorphism, it appears to have become emboldened and will now readily appear in public spaces, which makes containment difficult. Over the objections of the containment team, leave the damn thing uncovered. Better we lose a few urban explorers or nosy kids every couple of years, rather than risk having it abduct more people before we can locate it each time. \u2013 Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1154 | SCP-1155 | SCP-1156 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1156\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1156 is to be housed in a stable adjacent to the Secure Outdoor Testing Facility at Site 73, and is to be provided with food, water, bedding, grooming, and veterinary care appropriate to a non-anomalous animal of its species. SCP-1156's stable is to be cleaned daily. SCP-1156 may be allowed supervised access to the Secure Outdoor Testing Facility for exercise and grazing purposes during daylight hours when no testing is scheduled. Any clothing changes exhibited by SCP-1156 are to be documented and monitored.\nSCP-1156's cooperation with the Foundation is currently predicated on its belief that it is a paid employee thereof. During good behavior, SCP-1156 is to be assigned work of a low-priority nature, appropriate to its abilities. SCP-1156 is to be paid bi-weekly with scrip bearing a face value equivalent to the current UK minimum wage, minus legally permitted deductions for room and board, and is to be allowed to purchase approved sundries with said scrip from the Site 73 quartermaster. Failure to cooperate with Foundation personnel shall result in suspension of the above privileges.\nThe Foundation is to monitor sales and transfers of domesticated horses in the United Kingdom for any additional horses presenting SCP-1156's characteristics. In the event that any such specimens are identified, the Foundation is to acquire the animal as soon as possible for separate containment at Site 73.\nDescription: SCP-1156 is a male domesticated horse (Equus ferus caballus) of indeterminate breed and unknown age, approximately 1.7 meters in height. SCP-1156's tongue, palate, lips, and vocal cords are shaped in a manner not found in non-anomalous horses, allowing it to produce phonemes used in human speech. SCP-1156's brain is approximately \u2588\u2588% larger than the brain of a non-anomalous horse, and possesses several anatomical regions of unknown purpose or function.\nSCP-1156 is sapient and is able to speak English with a thick accent resembling that historically spoken by natives of the East End of London, UK (\"Cockneys\" in common use), and claims to have been born and resided in the London borough of Whitechapel prior to its coming into Foundation custody. SCP-1156 identifies itself as \"Wellington G. Wonderhorse\" and describes itself as part of a community of sapient horses living openly throughout the East End (a claim which has not yet been corroborated by Foundation research.) SCP-1156 has demonstrated a limited ability to manipulate tools and simple machines with its lips, teeth, and tongue, including an ability to write by holding a pen in its mouth.\nSCP-1156 possesses a limited form of telekinesis, comprising an ability to dress itself by spontaneously manifesting clothing tailored to fit a large horse directly onto itself. Most frequently, this clothing takes the form of a silk top hat and a light blue scarf bearing the monogram \"W.G.W.\" in gold embroidery, though SCP-1156 has demonstrated an ability to produce other articles of clothing, including neckties of various styles, coats, eyeglasses, masks, heraldic banners, harnesses, bridles and bits, and on one occasion upon a request from research staff, a full suit of articulated plate armor. Clothing manifested by SCP-1156 spontaneously disappears when SCP-1156 dresses itself differently; the source of the clothing and its ultimate disposition upon demanifesting is unknown. Forensic examination of the clothes themselves indicates that they are composed of common fabrics and metals and bear no anomalous properties in and of themselves.\nSCP-1156 was acquired by the Foundation in 20\u2588\u2588 following a raid on a country club in [REDACTED], UK, owned by Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd. SCP-1156 claimed to have been taken prisoner by MC&D six months prior after responding to a want ad for coach horses and forced to perform various tasks for the guests of the club. SCP-1156 describes itself as a professional coach horse and has been convinced at this time that the Foundation is employing him for that purpose.\n\n+ Show Interview Log 1156-1\n\n- Hide Interview Log 1156-1\n\nInterview Log 1156-1:\n\nDr. Samesh: Please state your name for the record.Dr. Samesh: And you have lived in Whitechapel your entire life, is that correct?Dr. Samesh: And there are more horses like you?Dr. Samesh: So you wouldn't say there's anything unusual about your being able to speak?Dr. Samesh: And your making clothes appear?(SCP-1156 affects a \"posh\" accent.)(SCP-1156 resumes its normal manner of speech.)Dr. Samesh: You have a family?Dr. Samesh: And how did you find yourself in the custody of Marshall, Carter, & Dark?Dr. Samesh: Go on.Dr. Samesh: Did they hire you right away?Dr. Samesh: What sort of work did they have you doing?\n\nLetter Written by SCP-1156\n\nDr. Samesh: Do you know where your family is now?Dr. Samesh: I see. That will be all for today.Dr. Samesh: We'll consider it.\n\nAfterword: Upon investigating the address provided by SCP-1156, the Foundation found a currently uninhabited two-bedroom apartment. The building manager stated that the previous residents had been evicted six months prior and could not vouch for their current whereabouts, and refused to discuss them in any detail, stating that they had been \"nothing but trouble\" during their entire stay.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1155 | SCP-1156 | SCP-1157 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1157\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1157 are to be kept in separate 3m x 2m x 3m quarters connected to a secure common area in Sector-07. Curfew is to be enforced at 11pm EST every evening until 6am the following morning. Security must consist of 12 armed guards trained in crowd suppression. SCP-1157-1 is to be kept in isolated quarters not connected to the main containment area.\nAll staff working directly with any instance of SCP-1157 are to maintain the highest level of information security. No mention is to be made of Foundation staff names, project information, or containment procedures within the SCP-1157 containment area. Verbal communication with SCP-1157 is to be kept to an absolute minimum unless authorized by Dr. Torres. No clothing or equipment used when interacting with SCP-1157 can contain any identifying information. Personnel, including members of MTF Gamma-7, are instructed to carry only digitally encrypted forms of identification when involved in containment or study of SCP-1157.\nMobile Task Force Gamma-7 \"Pied Pipers\" has been formed to track down and detain any un-contained instances of SCP-1157. Basic information, photographs, fingerprints and DNA samples from SCP-1157 have been distributed to major law enforcement organizations. Coordination with local government and other MTF units will be approved on a case by case basis. Lethal force has been authorized as a last resort.\nDuring a bifurcation event, SCP-1157 personnel are to initiate Protocol-G7 before wake up call.\nDescription: SCP-1157 is a Caucasian male with brown hair and blue eyes. The subject's anomalous nature was first discovered when an instance of SCP-1157, designated SCP-1157-1, surrendered to the local police in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, AZ, claiming to be a member of a terrorist cell. When a bifurcation event occurred while SCP-1157 was in police custody the subject was brought to the attention of the Foundation and transferred to Sector-07 for containment and study.\nAt intervals of approximately 4 weeks all instances of SCP-1157 will undergo a simultaneous bifurcation event at 3:08AM EST. While SCP-1157 sleeps each subject will split into two identical instances. The event is accompanied by a burst of light and energy which disables any recording devices. Any clothing or other items worn by SCP-1157 will be deposited on the bed underneath the subjects.\nProtocol-G7 is to be enacted immediately after every bifurcation event. The containment area is to be flooded with a gaseous sedative. A security team equipped with gas masks must enter the containment quarters and remove one of each resulting subject pairs for euthanasia, study and disposal.\nSCP-1157 displays a limited form of shared consciousness. While each instance exhibits their own personality and can make individual choices they also experience the surface thoughts and impulses of all other instances.\nBased on subject interviews, at the time of SCP-1157's initial detention at least 5 bifurcation events had already occurred. During containment there have been 3 observed events. To the best estimation the current status of SCP-1157 is as follows:\n\n32 instances contained.\n34 instances confirmed deceased.\n45 instances euthanized during containment.\n86 instances unaccounted for.\n\nAddendum 1:\n\nSCP-1157-1 Interview\n\nHide SCP-1157-1 Interview\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1157-1/1\nInterviewer: Dr. Torres\nForeword: Following initial containment, the 2 instances of SCP-1157-1 were separated and individually questioned.\n<Begin Log, 06/18/20\u2588\u2588 - 3:45PM EST>\nDr. Torres: Can you explain the nature of your condition, please.\nSCP-1157-1: I go to sleep, and when I wake up there's one more of me.\nDr. Torres: And this has happened before?\nSCP-1157-1: A few times. Last week makes five. There's thirty-two of me now\u2026No\u2026I will not\u2026\nDr. Torres: Is something wrong?\nSCP-1157-1: Heh. They can hear us, you know, the rest. <Subject smiles> They're not happy with me.\nDr. Torres: You can hear them all?\nSCP-1157-1: Yes. A bunch of scared bullies shouting in my ear. I saw what they did. I saw what I was becoming\u2026No\u2026Not me. You. I made a choice! <Subject shuts eyes, breathes deeply> I'm sorry. There's a lot of them now. It's overwhelming sometimes.\nDr. Torres: I can imagine. Would you like some time alone?\nSCP-1157-1: <Subject laughs>\nDr. Torres: Oh. Right. My apologies.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Despite being in a separate sound proof interview room, SCP-1157-1/2 was able to repeat the conversation verbatim.\n\nAddendum 2: Incident Reports\n\nReport 1157/1\n\nHide Report 1157/1\n\nAgent Thomas - Mobile Task Force Gamma-7 Leader\n06/21/20\u2588\u2588\nUtilizing intelligence gathered from SCP-1157-1 interviews, MTF Gamma-7 successfully located and detained 3 more instances of SCP-1157 before they could go into hiding. However, operations for the next several weeks turned up only empty apartments and dead ends. SCP-1157-1's usefulness has diminished rapidly as other instances are now aware of his cooperation and are providing deceptive intelligence.\n\nReport 1157/2\n\nHide Report 1157/2\n\nDr. Torres - SCP-1157 Head Researcher\n07/10/20\u2588\u2588\nFollowing a second bifurcation event SCP-1157-1, now consisting of 4 separate instances, showed increasing signs of distress. An argument over SCP-1157-1's complicity in Foundation activities resulted in a physical altercation and the death of the subject advocating against cooperation. All instances of SCP-1157-1 have been put into indefinite sedation to avoid mental coercion by the growing collective.\n\nReport 1157/3\n\nHide Report 1157/3\n\nAgent Thomas - Mobile Task Force Gamma-7 Leader\n07/14/20\u2588\u2588\nIntercepting e-mail correspondence between loose SCP-1157 allowed us to locate a safe house used by numerous subjects. MTF Gamma-7 was met with small-arms fire upon engagement, forced to terminate 2 instances, captured 7. Computers and correspondence found on the property indicate that SCP-1157 is aware that an organization is tracking them, but they have no knowledge of the Foundation itself. Requesting a clean-up team to scour the property for any other evidence of SCP-1157 activities.\n\nReport 1157/4\n\nHide Report 1157/4\n\nDr. Torres - SCP-1157 Head Researcher\n08/22/20\u2588\u2588\nInterviews with instances of SCP-1157 reveal a narcissistic personality and increasing distrust and contempt for anyone that is not SCP-1157. Subjects have also shown increasingly skillful attempts at tricking researchers into revealing sensitive information. Outside of SCP-1157-1 the subject remains uncooperative.\n\nReport 1157/5\n\nHide Report 1157/5\n\nAgent Wilson - Mobile Task Force Gamma-7 Lieutenant\n08/29/20\u2588\u2588\nAgent Thomas was lost in our latest engagement with SCP-1157, along with 2 other Gamma-7 members. The bastards have spent the last month training and stockpiling weapons. The warehouse we tracked a subject to held enough SCP-1157 to outnumber us 3-to-1, all armed. Even after capturing 16 and killing 31 there are likely even more SCP-1157 unaccounted for now than there were when we first discovered them. I'm submitting a request for at least a tripling of Gamma-7's numbers and resources. If we don't lock this down in the next month or two we're going to start seeing these guys on every street corner.\n\nReport 1157/6\n\nHide Report 1157/6\n\nDr. Torres - SCP-1157 Head Researcher\n09/22/20\u2588\u2588\nThe contained instances of SCP-1157 attempted a riot to break out of Sector-07 immediately following a bifurcation event. Using their increased numbers SCP-1157 assaulted the Protocol-G7 team. Reinforcements allowed security to resolve the situation, at which point Protocol-G7 was completed without further incident. Containment procedures were revised and SCP-1157 were restricted to individual quarters for one week. 5 days later each instance of SCP-1157 carved the following into the wall of their quarters: \"You cannot contain me. Should one escape your grasp thousands will arise within the year.\"\n\nO5 Memo: Requests to have contained instances of SCP-1157 reduced in number denied. Our sedated instances of SCP-1157-1 continue to increase in number. If Gamma-7 can sufficiently reduce the number of militant instances we may soon have a sympathetic majority capable of converting the rest. Until that point we want SCP-1157 to believe they have the upper hand. - O5-\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1156 | SCP-1157 | SCP-1158 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1158\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The 14 8 specimens of SCP-1158 in captivity are housed at Site 19, Hazardous Lifeforms Wing, in a 50m x 50m x 10m Lexan enclosure containing a rainforest habitat transplanted from its natural surroundings. Habitat temperature will be maintained at 30\u00b0 C; embedded misting systems will regulate humidity levels at 70%. Full-spectrum retractable sensor pods are embedded at 10m intervals in a grid pattern throughout the enclosure to observe behavior and feeding. The enclosure will be accessed through a positive pressure airlock for enclosure and habitat maintenance. Said maintenance will be performed weekly by a team of three Level 1 personnel equipped with Tyvek exposure suits with scent-masking apparatus, accompanied by six MTF operatives armed with standard-issue M1014 shotguns. Open flames are forbidden within SCP-1158's habitat. Feeding of SCP-1158 will occur once every 21 days. Prey item will consist of one (1) live adult pig sheep (Ovis aries).\nAtmospheric molecular analysis systems are to be mounted throughout the habitat to detect the chemical markers of SCP-1158 gamete deposits; all gamete deposits are to be collected for research. Gamete deposits not used in research are to be incinerated. No breeding experiments are currently authorized.\nDescription: SCP-1158 is an airborne, carnivorous arboreal predator superficially resembling a very large olive-drab Portuguese man-o-war (Physalia physalis), particularly in its colonial polyp attributes. Known habitat currently consists of deciduous rainforest within a 500km radius surrounding \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Research on deceased specimens has shown that SCP-1158's large, four (4) meter pneumatophore is filled with hydrogen (thought to result from bacterial decay), providing lift. While airborne, SCP-1158 nestles itself high in the canopy layer, allowing its feeding and detecting polyps to hang down through the understorey to the forest floor. These polyps are effectively camouflaged among the various vines and branches present. The dactylozooid polyp bundles are, to a limited degree, prehensile. SCP-1158 has not been observed at an altitude greater than the canopy emergent layer, seemingly preferring to remain silently hidden beneath the foliage.\nPrey appears limited, so far, to mammals and reptiles with a mass of approximately 50kg or greater. Once a victim makes contact with dactylozooid polyps lying on the ground or adjacent to a tree, nematocysts in the polyp strands inject a paralyzing neurotoxin while nearby polyp threads wrap around the victim's extremities.\nAddendum: For reasons which have not yet been determined, all species of pig (genus Sus) tested thus far have proven to be completely unaffected by SCP-1158's neurotoxin.\nExperimentation indicates that envenomation and envelopment take approximately 6 seconds. At this time, primary feeding polyps enter the victim's body through all available orifices, and anchor themselves inside. Once anchored, powerful digestive enzymes are delivered which break down internal organs for absorption by the polyps. The process has been observed to last approximately 4 days, with the victim expiring approximately 2 days after capture.\nDuring the digestion and absorption process, if a captive subject is approached by other large vertebrates, it will stand on its hind legs and wave its front legs; if the captive subject is a human, this will produce a 'beckoning' effect.\nSpecimens of SCP-1158 were first discovered on \u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, approximately 400km from \u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, during deforestation operations pursuant to the construction of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 near the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 River. Two days after several advance parties went missing, subsequent search teams located two party members seemingly at rest near the buttresses of a large Ceiba tree. The two subjects were initially unresponsive, then appeared to be \u201cwaving\u201d the search teams over for assistance; when approached, it was observed the two subject's arms were suspended by \u201cvery thin vines that were making them move\u201d. As the search team's medical personnel moved to assist, team members began stepping on and making contact with feeding polyps from several specimens of SCP-1158 hovering nearby, at which point the specimens attacked, resulting in 11 casualties. Subsequent newspaper reports garnered the attention of the Foundation, which then moved to have the area quarantined. 14 specimens were taken into custody.\nIncident 1158-e3:\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, 14 days after SCP-1158 specimens were placed in their habitat at Site 19, a domestic pig (Sus scrofa) was introduced into the habitat to serve as a prey item. After several minutes of exploring the habitat, the pig became ensnared in SCP-1158's dactylozooid polyps as expected, but remained unaffected by SCP-1158's neurotoxin. Instead, the pig chewed through the polyps, severing them; the pig then seized the remaining polyps in its mouth and used them to pull SCP-1158 specimens from their arboreal canopy, at which point it trampled them to death and fed upon their remains. 6 specimens were lost before the pig was shot.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1157 | SCP-1158 | SCP-1159 \u00bb"}
{"text": "INFOHAZARD WARNING: All information in this file must be kept in auditory form.\nSCP-1159 (Audio File) Note: I apologize for the informality of this recording. I was not able to use written notes. - Dr. Reixis\n\nSCP-1159 (Addendum 1159-A) Test 1.\n\nSCP-1159 (Addendum 1159-B): Test 2.\n\nSCP-1159 (Addendum 1159-C): Interview with Dr. Androvsky following events of Test 2.\n\nSCP-1159 Attachment 1 (Audio File): Sound of SCP-1159.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1158 | SCP-1159 | SCP-1160 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1161\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1161 is to be stored in a display case in a locked testing room along with a computer (for transcription) under constant surveillance at Research Sector-\u2588\u2588. After its daily transformation, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is to remove the object from its display case and transcribe the entirety of SCP-1161's contents. When transcription is finished, SCP-1161 is to be closed properly and returned to its display case. Under no circumstances is anyone to handle SCP-1161 in any way before Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has completed his duties regarding the object. Any changes regarding SCP-1161 not at its regularly scheduled time are to be immediately reported to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDescription: SCP-1161 is a black paperback book with a varying number of pages. The title, on both the cover and binding in white lettering changes every 24 hours at precisely 3:00 A.M. GMT, but invariably begin with the words, \"How to\". Daily, both the book's title, contents, and number of pages within change completely, unless the book remains open during its scheduled transformation, which will postpone the event to the next time at which it is 3:00 A.M. GMT and the object is fully closed.\nSCP-1161 is only legible to the first individual to touch the object after its daily transformation. To all other observers, the book will appear to be blank, with the exception of the title on the cover and binding.\nWhile the contents of the book vary wildly from day to day, the overall theme remains consistent. The object will always contain instructions on how to perform various actions, ranging from very useful to utterly pointless. The various descriptions printed inside the book are incredibly detailed, to the point of describing which specific muscles to contract when performing a physical movement. The instructions within generally describe the optimal technique to use regarding the action, even leading to the discovery of several previously unknown methods of [REDACTED]. Despite being extremely accurate in its descriptions, the book can be very confusing to the average reader, due to its overly descriptive nature.\nA partial list of titles which have appeared since retrieval include:\n\u2022 How to Build a Campfire\n\u2022 How to Eat Spaghetti and Meatballs\n\u2022 How to Hang a Painting\n\u2022 How to Sculpt a Bird in Flight out of Granite\n\u2022 How to Whistle\n\u2022 How to Strangle a Woman\n\u2022 How to Construct a [REDACTED]\n\u2022 How to Open a Desk Drawer\n\u2022 How to Cross-Country Ski\n\u2022 How to [REDACTED]\n\u2022 How To Clean a Necktie\n\u2022 How to Commit Suicide by Hanging\nAddendum 1161a: Several mentions have been made to a 'How to Ascend' throughout multiple variations of SCP-1161. Of particular interest was the mention at the end of 'How to Assimilate Information', referring readers to 'How to Ascend' for more information. Whether 'How to Ascend' is a variation of SCP-1161 or an entirely different book is being investigated.\nAddendum 1161b: A note written by hand on the final page of SCP-1161 was found while it contained 'How to Build a Wooden Rocking Chair'. The note read \"It will be next. Do you value this world?\", and was visible to all who viewed the page.\nAddendum 1161c: The title of SCP-1161 following 'How to Build a Wooden Rocking Chair' was 'How to Ascend'. When Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 touched the object to begin transcribing its contents, he immediately withdrew his hand and stood up rigidly. After several seconds of standing completely still and not responding to inquiries, he sat down and immediately began reading through the book despite being ordered multiple times to begin transcription. After approximately \u2588 hours of reading, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 calmly closed SCP-1161 and fell into a catatonic state from which he awoke at exactly 3:00 A.M. GMT the following day, coinciding with the book's daily change. After awaking, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 claimed to have no memories of anything following touching the object. Psychological evaluation of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been scheduled.\nThe position of Head of Research of SCP-1161 has been temporarily transferred to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nAddendum 1161d: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was found lying in his quarters with several puncture wounds in his scalp, which upon further inspection, were found to extend into his brain. A battery powered drill gripped in his hand suggests that the injuries were self inflicted. Though currently in a comatose state, tests have shown Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's brain to be processing information at a highly accelerated rate.\nReclassification as Euclid requested.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - Request Granted\n\n\u00ab SCP-1160 | SCP-1161 | SCP-1162 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1162\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1162's exterior has been painted to camouflage with its surroundings in an effort to deter future detection. Due to its remote location and relative harmlessness, as well as the inherent ease in misinformation, containment efforts required are minimal.\nDescription: SCP-1162 is a three-bedroom, two-bath suburban house located in Vastitas Borealis, the largest lowland region of Mars. It does not have a visible lawn, surrounding street, or other obvious signs of permanence. SCP-1162 resembles a standard suburban American home and is, along with its contents, anomalously resistant to damage, as the inhospitable conditions on Mars' surface would have quickly destroyed a nonanomalous structure of similar make.\nSCP-1162 was first discovered by NASA probe Phoenix, a stationary probe that registered the structure during its descent to the surface. Satellite imagery was acquired, and a Foundation shuttle utilizing experimental propulsion technology adapted from SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the FS Iskander, was deployed with a five-man crew from Lunar Area-09 to investigate.\nShuttle Iskander arrived on Mars twelve weeks later. They discovered that the home displayed signs of habitation, being furnished in a typical suburban American style. In addition, they discovered that latent Hume levels in the area were high, generally associated with reality-bending activity.\nThe kitchen contained two frozen corpses, an adult man and woman. Both had died from asphyxiation, their corpses freezing postmortem, presumably due to Vastitas Borealis' low temperatures (avg -51\u00b0C). Due to the skin cracking and discoloration associated with this, their ethnicity is indeterminate. The table was set with waffles and bacon, both half-eaten and now frozen.\nThe rest of the interior is unremarkable, but agents determined that the source of the raised Hume levels was in the second-floor bedroom. The bedroom, decorated for a small child, contains several posters of various celestial bodies and NASA space shuttles.\nA cardboard box in the center of the floor is the epicenter of the raised Hume levels and has been crudely fashioned into a mock space shuttle, colored white and with various portholes and iconography drawn on. The cardboard box contains the corpse of a small male child, curled into the fetal position. It is wearing a toy space helmet, which is frozen onto the corpse. Unlike the corpses downstairs, it expired from prolonged starvation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1161 | SCP-1162 | SCP-1163 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A photograph of SCP-1163, currently inhabiting the body of D-817\n\nItem #: SCP-1163\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1163 is to be contained in a 3.5 by 3.5 meter cell containing a small bed, and a nailed-down lamp. Food and water will be supplied periodically through a secured dumbwaiter, but sugary foods are only to be given as rewards for cooperation. SCP-1163 is only to be directly visited under authorized research or psychological evaluation.(see Addendum 1163-B). When meeting Foundation Staff, both the staff member and SCP-1163 must be contained before meeting, to prevent a containment breach caused by SCP-1163's anomalous properties. All other verbal interaction with SCP-1163 is to be performed through the intercom system.\nDescription: SCP-1163 is an entity identifiable most easily by its abnormal facial structure, characterized by its unusually green eyes, large nose, and wide mouth.\nWhen a human is in sight of SCP-1163, SCP-1163 is capable of immediately causing the other party's face to restructure into that of SCP-1163, while SCP-1163 will restructure its face into that of the other party. While the facial structure will be identical, skin tone will not be changed, and the face will be proportional to the size of the head. After the faces are switched (a process that takes between three and twelve seconds, depending on structural differences), the body that has the face of SCP-1163 will be controlled by SCP-1163, while the body with the face of the other party will be fully controlled by the other party, as if it was their own body. SCP-1163 is fully capable of switching back and forth, and there seems to be no limit to the amount of time SCP-1163 can spend with a body, or how rapidly SCP-1163 can switch between bodies. Though the facial structure shifts, the tissue is the same, and any blemishes, marks, scars, facial hair, or wrinkles will be conserved. A person missing a part of their face will not have the part recovered by the introduction of SCP-1163.\nSCP-1163 appears to have a mental capacity similar to a child around 6 years old. It is cooperative, and in particular is easily coerced with sweet foods. SCP-1163 will readily communicate verbally, but does not seem to suffer from boredom or loneliness when not spoken to. Though the body used seems to have some effect on the voice, SCP-1163 generally has a high-pitched voice, and a noticeable stutter.\nSCP-1163 currently inhabits the body of a Caucasian male D-Class. The body that the D-817 was switched into was immediately terminated to avoid complications.\nRecovery Information: SCP-1163 was discovered in the small town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Pennsylvania, where several friends and relatives had previously reported the residents having drastically changed appearances. Police were skeptical, and refused to begin a formal investigation themselves before the Foundation became involved. When investigated by Foundation agents, it was found that during SCP-1163's attempts to avoid notice, it had exchanged the faces of a large portion of the town. SCP-1163 was then found by Foundation agents hiding inside an abandoned house under severe distress. Through the use of an agent's bag of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand candy, SCP-1163 was easily convinced to enter the custody of the Foundation.\nAddendum 1163-A: It has been found that excessive contact with SCP-1163's anomalous properties can cause detrimental physical effects. Continuous changing of facial structure, especially between two states with differently sized eyes, can cause accelerated vision loss. A human who has been in control of a body of a different sex may experience issues with bladder control.\nAddendum 1163-B: SCP-1163 attempted to breach containment during an interview with Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, where SCP-1163 used its anomalous property to switch bodies with Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and attempted to impersonate her. Though this goes beyond the initial estimate of SCP-1163's understanding of its own properties, it is still not complete, as it believed itself to fully resemble Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. After incapacitated and returned to its cell, SCP-1163 was convinced to return Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to her original body. Individual meetings with SCP-1163 are no longer authorized.\n\nInterview 1163-01\n\nClose\n\nSCP-1163 was introduced to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, two weeks after recovery, in order to gain more information on SCP-1163's knowledge of its own abilities. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was supplied with three \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand chocolate bars. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was previously trained to work with children.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello SCP-1163, my name is Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, how are you doing?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm going to have to ask you a few questions, is that alright?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You can have some if you cooperate.\n[SCP-1163 refuses to speak or make eye-contact after hearing this until Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 gives SCP-1163 one of the chocolate bars, which is immediately placed by SCP-1163 into a pocket.]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you ready to answer questions now?\n[SCP-1163 nods]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Could you tell me what your name is?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Alright, do you mind if I call you SCP-1163?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you know how old you are?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's fine, what's the earliest event you can remember?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you mean \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you remember ever leaving a town?[SCP-1163 becomes fairly upset, and refuses to respond to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Instead, SCP-1163 silently eats the candy bar. By the time SCP-1163 is finished, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is able to resume the interview.]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So, SCP-1163, when you were in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, you caused a lot of people a lot of trouble.\n[SCP-1163 does not respond to this]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you feel bad about this at all?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When you moved through the different people, you moved them into different bodies also, and this made them unhappy.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588:They felt uncomfortable when they had to change what the rest of their bodies look and feel like.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When you moved through the people in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, you made them move into bodies that they weren't born into.[SCP-1163 became extremely distressed, and refused to respond further to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, even when given the remaining two candy bars.]\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was largely unsuccessful at getting more information on SCP-1163's awareness of anomalous properties, but results of this interview show that that the subject is largely ignorant. Later testing revealed that SCP-1163 suffers from apperceptive prosopagnosia.\n\nInterview 1163-02\n\nClose\n\nSCP-1163 was introduced to Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588, two weeks after the interview with Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in an attempt to retrieve more information on SCP-1163's awareness of the subject's own anomalous properties. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588 has previous experience in investigating or interrogating of children or individuals with cognitive deficits. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588 was also granted three \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand chocolate bars.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1163Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you have any idea why you're being kept here?Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588: That is part of it. Do you have any idea of how you are different than the other people you met in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\n[SCP-1163 becomes very distressed at this point, and stutters more frequently, but does not refuse to respond as with Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.]Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you have any idea why they acted like that around you?Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you understand why they acted that way, even when you \u201cacted normal\u201d?[Note: This interview was performed before it was shown that SCP-1163 suffers from prosopagnosia. It is likely that the subject did not realize how it could be identified by the abnormal face.]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you have any other ideas about how you are different from those other people?\n[SCP-1163 thinks for a full minute before responding]Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588: And you used this to get away when people are yelling?Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588: Is there any reason why you have not yet tried to breach containment here?\n[Note: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588 was severely reprimanded for suggesting a containment breach to a Euclid SCP.]Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588: Is there any reason you have stayed here without trying to run away?[Note: SCP-1163 had not previously been exposed to Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588.]\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: SCP-1163, while aware that some of the anomalous properties exist, is not fully aware of their capabilities, and is not willing to use them in order to breach containment. (See Addendum 1163-B).\n\n\u00ab SCP-1162 | SCP-1163 | SCP-1164 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1164\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1164 is to be contained in a sealed chamber at Site \u2588\u2588, placed atop a steel platform 1m off the floor. All surfaces of the containment chamber must be composed of stainless steel over a brick support interior, as should all construction within a 50m radius. No samples of worked stone, unworked stone, or concrete should be brought within SCP-1164's containment radius.\nDescription: While inert, SCP-1164 resembles a mundane paving slab of poured concrete, 3.6m x 4.5m x 0.3m in dimensions. It exhibits signs of wear and tear consistent with repeated exposure to outdoor elements. It can be handled by remote equipment safely and shows no anomalous properties while being manipulated by such. Tests have shown that SCP-1164 is capable of transferring its anomalous properties in full to any volume of stone or concrete within 25m that measures at least 1m x 1m x 0.25m, while its previous manifestation becomes inert and non-anomalous.\nAt any time, should a living human being or an article of clothing worn by a living human being make contact with SCP-1164's surface, they will adhere to the object's surface and be unable to remove themselves. Approximately five (5) seconds after making contact, the subject will begin to be drawn into SCP-1164, starting at the point of contact, and four (4) male humanoid faces will rise out of the top surface of SCP-1164. The subject will be absorbed at a rate of 10cm/minute, during which only physical separation from the surface of the object via amputation will halt the absorption. The object's mass does not change during this process, though the rate of absorption is greatly degraded if the surface of the object directly opposite the point of contact is exposed to open air. Only one subject can be absorbed by SCP-1164 at a time, though absorption can be accelerated by having multiple simultaneous points of contact. Subjects being absorbed have described an inability to feel or move any portion of their body 'inside' the object, as if under heavy local anesthetic, though all other motor and cognitive functions remain unimpaired.\nWhile the subject is being absorbed, any noises or vocalizations uttered by the subject will be echoed by the four manifested faces in the a capella style of a barbershop quartet. The face closest to the point of contact will act as the quartet's lead, with the tenor, bass, and baritone proceeding clockwise around the slab. When the subject has been completely absorbed, the protruding faces undergo one of two changes. If the absorbed subject was male, the 'lead' face shifts to resemble that of the tenor, the tenor to that of the bass, the bass to that of the baritone, and the baritone face transforms into the face of the absorbed subject. Otherwise, the four faces simply rotate their appearances one 'step' clockwise, then all four faces recede into the surface and disappear.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1163 | SCP-1164 | SCP-1165 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1165\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1165 is to remain permanently closed to civilian traffic. Both entrances to SCP-1165 are to be fenced and marked with quarantine signs, in English and Spanish, warning of high concentrations of toxic contaminants. Plainclothes security personnel are to monitor entrances and act as necessary to discourage unauthorized entrance.\nAll businesses with doors or windows facing SCP-1165 are to have said exits walled over, padlocked, or otherwise rendered inaccessible to prevent unsecured access. Any municipal or utility vehicles requiring access to SCP-1165 are to enter by the western entrance and exit by the east entrance only.\nAll survey teams entering SCP-1165 are to be accompanied by a squad-strength detachment from MTF Tau-1165 (\"Snickelway\"). All individuals operating within SCP-1165 are to keep a GPS beacon, wireless communication device, and helmet camera on their person at all times. Surveys are not to enter SCP-1165 at night or when there is a possibility of electric power outage due to weather or grid overload.\nAny unauthorized persons entering or exiting SCP-1165 are to be detained, debriefed, and administered a Class-B amnestic. Any person observed exiting SCP-1165 is to be assumed to be hostile until a contrary determination can be made.\nDescription: SCP-1165 consists of an alley located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 and an anomalous urban area connecting to it. The alley runs east to west for approximately 0.3 km in downtown \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, bisecting the city block created by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 St. and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 St. on the east and west, and by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 St. and \u2588\u2588\u2588 Ave. on the north and south. City records indicate that the alley was laid out when the streets of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were first paved in the early 20th century. Aside from construction and renovation of abutting structures, utility work, and a repaving in 19\u2588\u2588, it has undergone no significant changes since then.\nThe alley exhibits no anomalous effects to traffic entering from the west or exiting from the east. When a traveler enters the alley's eastern exit and proceeds westward, however, there is a 36% probability that the alley will not exit onto \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 St., but onto a street not accessible by other means. This street connects to a network of other streets that extend outwards in no particular pattern, none of which can be accessed by any means other than the alley. These streets, while almost always meeting at four-way grid intersections, are highly irregular in layout and begin and end abruptly. Traffic lights, lampposts, and other electronics present within SCP-1165, have power received from an as-yet unidentified source, and function reliably without any indication of human intervention.\nThe streets of SCP-1165 are lined with buildings mostly demonstrating examples of 20th century American architecture. The vast majority of the buildings appear to be of a business storefront or industrial nature - less than 6% of buildings surveyed are residential structures. Of buildings surveyed to date, 17% have been identified as strongly resembling or being identical to buildings known to exist in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 area. 24% have been identified as resembling buildings found in other locations, most notably a 300 m. structure resembling the Eiffel Tower, visible in the distance northeast from the entrance to the alley. Road signage exhibits names of known and unknown streets in a similar manner.\nNo automobiles or people (except as per Survey Log 1165) have been spotted within SCP-1165, nor any animal or insect life. Plant life is limited to grass, flowers, and small trees found growing in yards of buildings or along sidewalk easements.\nSCP-1165 extends outward in all directions from the entrance point of the alley. To date, Foundation teams have fully surveyed and charted 27 sq. km. of SCP-1165, an area of land encompassing the entirety of downtown \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and surrounding neighborhoods, and extending outwards into \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Bay and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. No geographical boundary to SCP-1165 has yet been determined (except as per Survey Log 1165).\nThe streets and buildings found within SCP-1165 have not changed since the first Foundation survey entered SCP-1165 in 19\u2588\u2588. Returning down the entrance alley will return any traveler to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 St. 100% of the time. Cellular phones and GPS devices continue to function within SCP-1165 and indicate that the device is in a location relative to the distance the bearer has traveled from the western exit of the alley.\nThe Foundation discovered SCP-1165 in 19\u2588\u2588 when \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 politician of note, disappeared in midday while on a walking tour of downtown with several campaign volunteers. Police identified the alley as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's last known whereabouts and encountered SCP-1165 while canvassing the area. A police liaison informed the Foundation of the anomalous effect, which led to the Foundation assuming jurisdiction over SCP-1165. Neither \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 nor any of his walking companions were ever found.\nFor detailed findings regarding discoveries within SCP-1165, refer to Survey Log 1165.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1164 | SCP-1165 | SCP-1166 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1166\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1166 is to be contained in Animal Testing Laboratory 51F at Site-23. SCP-1166 is to be maintained in accordance with established care and feeding protocols for Rattus norvegicus, and housed in an appropriate enclosure.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011, all research projects and experiments involving SCP-1166 must be submitted to the Site-23 Ethics Committee for approval. At the Committee's discretion, a Class-C amnestic is to be administered to SCP-1166 after completion of designated projects and experiments, with a minimum recuperation period of 2 weeks before the commencement of additional research.\nAll staff initially assigned to work with SCP-1166 are to be briefed by the Research Director on its anomalous qualities. Staff may request assignment on an alternate project immediately following the initial briefing.\nDescription: SCP-1166 is a laboratory rat displaying an appearance consistent with a normal instance of R. norvegicus.\nBlood samples taken from SCP-1166 reveal that it is a genetically-manipulated chimera, with samples containing an abnormally high percentage of human cells (\u2588\u2588.\u2588%) in comparison with previously documented non-anomalous specimens. Biopsies reveal the presence of a significant amount of human brain tissue, and human nerve cells in SCP-1166's spinal cord. SCP-1166 has been demonstrated to mimic human biology almost exactly in an extensive battery of control tests involving D-Class personnel, with analagous reactions to radiation exposure, heat/cold tolerance, rapid decompression, pathogens (including Marburg virus, rabies, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and smallpox), toxins, and other external factors. SCP-1166 displays tolerances to experimental conditions equal to those expected of a 65 kg human male.\nUpon death, SCP-1166 will spontaneously revive after a period of between 18-45 minutes. Tissue, vital organs and bodily fluids are seemingly regenerated prior to revival, to the point where severed limbs have been documented to grow back.\nAs documented in the intake report and subsequent cognition tests, SCP-1166 is sapient, and fully capable of communicating in English with research staff when provided with proper means.\nRecovery Log-1166: Following reports received by undercover agents monitoring \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Corporation, a pharmaceutical firm, SCP-1166 was recovered clandestinely by Foundation operatives on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, during initial trials for \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an experimental psychotropic drug. Notes confiscated from these trials indicated that corporate management was aware of SCP-1166's heightened intelligence and ability to communicate, and as such had identified it as a highly desirable test subject for neurochemical-based pharmaceuticals. No other rats in the possession of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Corporation were observed to demonstrate the anomalous properties exhibited by SCP-1166; it is currently unknown how the corporation obtained a specimen that apparently was the end product of genetic engineering far surpassing currently available technology.\nAfter recovery of SCP-1166, Class-C amnestics were administered to \u2588\u2588 researchers and three executives of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Corporation. An H-Type internet-based disinformation campaign was commenced by staff due to several references to SCP-1166 by a radical animal rights group.\nIntake Report-1166: Upon assuming custody of SCP-1166, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 conducted the following interview. SCP-1166 was provided with a specially modified touchpad in order to respond to staff inquiries through a text generator:\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please provide a brief description of yourself for the record, SCP-1166.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1166, do you know why you are currently in possession of the Foundation?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I am not going to hurt you SCP-1166. Now, you have been observed to experience a state indistinguishable from clinical death, and then subsequently revive. Yet you retain memories prior to each instance of death. Is this accurate?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Is this accurate, SCP-1166?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you aware of other specimens similar to yourself in existence?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you have any insight as to how you came to be self-aware and able to communicate with humans?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That will be all, SCP-1166.\n\nAddendum: Prior to the commencement of Experiment 1166-3, Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588 filed a formal complaint with the Site-23 Ethics Committee. Relevant documentation as follows:\n\nRequest for Review by Site Ethics Committee\nSCP Involved: SCP-1166\nRequested By: Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\nPriority: B2\nComments: SCP-1166 displays intelligence that may be equivalent to that of a normal human, along with emotions such as sadness, anxiety, and fear. Unlike a standard D-Class subject, SCP-1166 has not committed any crimes against established society, nor has it \"consented\" to any [COMMENTARY EXPUNGED]. Carrying out Experiment 1166-3, or indeed any of the other planned research slated for SCP-1166 would be an act of wanton cruelty for no purpose except to confirm what we already know. Science does not require that we abandon our morals, such as they are in this place, and neither I nor any other Researchers can continue the inhumane treatment of this poor being. We still have consciences, damn it.\n\nMEMORANDUM\n\nTo: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nFrom: Site-23 Ethics Committee\n\nRE: Review Request 1166\nAfter three rounds of voting over a two-day period involving numerous abstentions by members, by a 7-6 decision the Committee has approved further testing involving SCP-1166 provided that updated parameters regarding its use are adopted.\nWhile the Committee recognizes the objections of Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588 regarding intrusive and painful testing on a sapient and non-consenting life form, SCP-1166 displays properties that must be understood and documented in full by the Foundation. SCP-1166's regenerative properties in particular merit further study; applied knowledge of its principles may have great benefit both in the containment of dangerous phenomena and in use by Foundation staff.\nThis being said, measures to minimize distress to SCP-1166 are authorized and encouraged. The Committee recommends use of amnestics to reduce SCP-1166's memories of particularly traumatic events, and after review of Experiment Log 1166-2, anesthesia for medical procedures is now required. Research staff are encouraged to communicate with SCP-1166 on a daily basis regarding non-mission sensitive topics as a further means of documenting its anomalous intelligence.\nUpon his request, Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588 has been transferred to work on SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n- Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1165 | SCP-1166 | SCP-1167 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1167\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1167 and any related objects are to be stored in a 3m x 3m x 3m chamber at Site-1167-2. Each is to be kept in a locked case equipped with a security camera.\nSite-1167-1 is to be staffed by 2 security personnel at all times, disguised as forest rangers. Exploration temporarily suspended.\nAny anomalous material or items found at Site-1167-2 are to be studied and cleared by Dr. Stinson before being brought into contact with SCP-1167.\nDescription: SCP-1167 is an automaton approximately 20cm tall consisting of a control unit attached to an articulated arm and a flat base. The subject's components are of unknown manufacture and utilize an advanced power source that has not required recharging at any point during containment. SCP-1167 was discovered by spelunkers in [REDACTED] and delivered to local authorities, who passed it on to Foundation personnel. Site-1167-1 has been established at the discovery location.\nSCP-1167 is capable of limited locomotion by pushing at the ground with the base of its arm to gradually propel the control unit forward. Left alone, SCP-1167 will attempt to navigate outside of any containing structure, at which point it will adopt a heading towards 23.56 S, 68.16 W, changing direction only to avoid obstacles.\nSCP-1167 is capable of synthesized speech but does not respond to questions. SCP-1167 continually repeats the following message in 124 languages, including 8 dead languages and 15 which have not been identified.\n\nIf a nearby person speaks approximately 5 full sentences of a specific language, SCP-1167 will use that language exclusively until the person leaves the immediate area. Between each repetition SCP-1167 will produce a 1 second burst of static. The sound is identical each time, but has not yielded any meaningful information.\nSCP-1167 was delivered to multiple testing sites and placed on the ground to track movement over 100m. This information was used to triangulate the subject's possible destination. A research team was sent to the location, which is in the vicinity of the Monturaqui crater in Chile. An initial survey yielded no anomalous discoveries. SCP-1167 was delivered to the site and placed upon the ground. SCP-1167 scanned the environment before speaking.\n\nSite-1167-2 has been established for further study and excavation of the target location. Several anomalous objects have been located and presented to SCP-1167 to produce additional messages.\nAddendum:\nSCP-1167-1: A mechanical hand with similar construction to SCP-1167, discovered 220m NE of Site-1167-2, 5m below ground. The wrist is cleanly severed.\nSCP-1167 Reaction: Scan complete. Missing component relocated. Retain for repair.\nSCP-1167-2: Unnatural scarring of a section of bedrock measuring 150m x 1m, discovered 1km NE of Site-1167-2, 8m below ground. Sample acquired.\nSCP-1167 Reaction: Scan complete. Archived status report: Weapon modification ineffective. Continue pursuit.\nSCP-1167-3: A non-functioning control unit similar to SCP-1167, minus the arm/base. Recovered during an exploration of the cave system under Site-1167-1. 4 members of the exploration team remain missing.\nSCP-1167 Reaction: Scan complete. Archived status report: Unit leader terminated. Target lost. Initiate retreat.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1166 | SCP-1167 | SCP-1168 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1168\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1168 is stored within a hermetically sealed containment unit in Sector-19. Personnel assigned to Sector-19 must not fit Profile Alpha-1168 (see Addendum 1) or Profile Beta-1168 (see Addendum 2).\nDescription: SCP-1168 is a copper sculpture identical to the work Statue of Theseus by Georgios Fytalis, with the following deviations:\n\nDating indicates it was created at least \u2588\u2588 years after the genuine sculpture.\n\nIn the sculpture's left hand are 30 silver coins dating from ca. 30, stamped with the 1977 design of Chuck-E-Cheese game tokens.\n\nInscribed on the outer side of Theseus' shield is the phrase \u1f08\u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u039a\u03b1\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u039a\u03b1\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9.1\n\nInscribed on the inner side of Theseus' shield is the phrase SIC DOMITO SAEVVM PROSTRAVIT CORPORE THESEVS from Catullus 64.2 The inscription appears to have been engraved some time after acquisition; it is currently unknown how this engraving occurred.\n\nSCP-1168 displays no anomalous properties while inactive. The object activates whenever 170 or more meters of yarn is placed into the sculpture's right hand. SCP-1168 closes its right hand around the yarn, the yarn is annihilated by anomalous means, and the object enters a \"pending\" state.\n\nSCP-1168 in an inactive state, prior to containment.\n\nWhen SCP-1168 is in a \"pending\" state it will appear inactive until a human subject fitting Profile Alpha-1168 or Profile Beta-1168 enters SCP-1168's radius of effect.3\nWhen a human subject fitting Profile Alpha-1168 enters SCP-1168's area of effect, SCP-1168 will unclench its right hand and move its right arm to point its tertiary finger in the direction of subject for at least 5 seconds4, after which it will return to its \"pending\" state. Subject is subsequently designated SCP-1168-1.\nWhen a human subject fitting Profile Beta-1168 enters SCP-1168's area of effect, SCP-1168 will move its left arm to point two fingers in the direction of subject for at least 10 seconds5, after which it will return to its inactive state. Subject is subsequently designated SCP-1168-2.\nWhen SCP-1168-1 and SCP-1168-2 simultaneously exist, SCP-1168 will deactivate, and SCP-1168-1 will instantly materialize a wooden club and be encased in a 3m x 3m x 3m cube of ice. SCP-1168-2 will seek instances of SCP-1168-16 and initiate ritualized interactions (see Addendum 3). After completion, SCP-1168-2 ceases designation.\nThe ice surrounding SCP-1168-1 is impervious to any interference and melts at a rate of 176mL per day. After SCP-1168-1 is free of the ice, subject ceases designation.\nAddendum 1:\n\n+ Document I1168-01: Profile Alpha-1168\n\n- Document I1168-01: Profile Alpha-1168\n\nProfile Alpha-1168 subjects have public records of any of a list of sex crimes (see document Alpha-1168 for a list of currently known crimes which fulfill the criterion).\n\nAddendum 2:\n\n+ Document I1168-02: Profile Beta-1168\n\n-  Document I1168-02: Profile Beta-1168\n\nProfile Beta-1168 subjects are blond Caucasian men aged 15 to 18. All subjects are in their junior year of high school.\n\nAddendum 3:\n\n+ Document I1168-03: Log of interaction between SCP-1168-1 and SCP-1168-2\n\n- Document I1168-03: Log of interaction between SCP-1168-1 and SCP-1168-2\n\nForeword: Log of interaction appears similar to a scene from the video \"The Misadventures of Skooks - Part 3/6\" from Youtube user Orpheusftw. SCP-1168-2 faces SCP-1168-1 from its left side.\n<Begin Log>\nSCP-1168-2: Boy, am I glad he's frozen in there and that we're [sic] out here, and that-\nSCP-1168-1 materializes a brown stetson on its head and a golden badge in the shape of a six pointed star on its breast.\n\nSCP-1168-2: -he's the sheriff and-\n\nSCP-1168-2 develops a thin layer of frost around its skin.\nSCP-1168-2: -that we're [sic] frozen out here and that-\nSCP-1168-2 teleports into SCP-1168-1's block of ice. This does not hinder SCP-1168-2's speech, which originates from its position at the start of the interaction.\n\nSCP-1168-2: -we're [sic] in there and I JUST remembered-\nSCP-1168-2 teleports into its initial position.\nSCP-1168-2: -that we're [sic] out here. But what I wanna know is, where's the sex offender?\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum 4:\n\n+ Document I1168-09: Post Recovery Interview #6 \n\n- Document I1168-09: Post Recovery Interview #6\n\nInterviewed: Jude Kriyot. Male. 23 years old.\nInterviewer: Agent O. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1168 was on public display in the Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece. It is currently unknown when SCP-1168 replaced the original sculpture. According to eyewitness account, the interview subject approached SCP-1168, after which the object entered an active state and selected SCP-1168-1 and SCP-1168-2 from nearby individuals. Interview subject was taken into custody by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 police along with eleven other witnesses.\n<Begin Log, 03:50 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588>\nAgent O. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm just gonna ask you a few questions.\nJude Kriyot: Okay.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Your name is Jude Kriyot, correct?\nKriyot: Yeah.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're a student from [REDACTED]?\nKriyot: Was. Not really doing much these days.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why did you do something to the statue?\nKriyot: The statue? I thought this was about the dude freez-\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please answer the question, Mr. Kriyot.\nKriyot: Sorry. Uh, I got a letter from an old teacher. He had\u2026 stuff. Y'know. He told me to do it or that, uh, stuff would. Y'know. The stuff would be aired. We sent some letters back and forth, I was asking how he'd know, he dodged it by saying he had friends in the area.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you still have these letters?\nKriyot: I've only got a few left. I took to\u2026 burning them. After a bit. But I can get them if-\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That won't be necessary, thank you.\nA raid on Mr. Kriyot's home after interview discovered letters confirming correspondence with said teacher. Ashes were found in the trash can.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Could you describe this man to me?\nKriyot: Okay. Old white dude, probably in his, uh\u2026 seventies? Grey hair, pretty long. Usually wears a ponytail.\nDescription and letters correspond to PoI \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, former teacher at [REDACTED].\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you know why he wanted you to place the yarn on the statue?\nKriyot: Well, he knew me, and he knew he had me by the balls.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Allow me to rephrase. Do you know his reasoning for wanting the yarn placed on the statue?\nKriyot: Yeah. He mentioned that it was a metaphor or something. He was a sucker for bullshi- er, sorry, pompous gestures.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's all right. Could you explain what you mean by appeal?\nKriyot: Well, you know, Theseus killed the Minotaur. Dude's old. Told me his health wasn't the best, thought maybe this would make the old gods happy or something. He, uh, also knew my health wasn't the best, mentioned something about it doing the same for me.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Were you expecting the statue to move?\nKriyot: What?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did you think the statue would move?\nKriyot: Oh.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We have witnesses saying the statue pointed at Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nInterviewee remains silent for one minute.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you all right, Mr. Kriyot?\nKriyot: No. I'm not all right.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Would you like to take a moment?\nKriyot: [Pause] No. I can continue.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why the silence?\nKriyot: I'm sorry. It. Reminded me of some shit.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Some shit?\nKriyot: I. Yeah. I, uh. Look man. I burned the letters for a reason. [Pause] The teacher had an art group at the college. He asked me to show up once.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: An art group?\nKriyot: Yeah. When I got there, uh. It was a warehouse, I guess. A private art show. There was a\u2026 a statue, sculpture, whatever, fuckin' Dali thing. Moved when you put a coin in it. And\u2026 She was there. There because I was there, because I told her\u2026 Because I told her it was cool.\nInterviewee remains silent for one minute.\nKriyot: I'm sorry, I. I'm sorry. I didn't, I'm\u2026 I knew\u2026 her\u2026 I\u2026 I don't, want to. I\u2026 knew her, and she trusted me. And I was, I was young, and I was stupid, so fuckin' stupid, and I wasn't told what was happening until I looked and I should've fucking known, and she's fucking gone, she's gone, and she's fucking GONE because of me. Because I couldn't FUCKING stand it. Because I fucking\u2026 Fucking left my skin. Just slunk away into myself like a fucking snake shedding its filthy stupid fucking rotten husk of itself. I. I checked out. Because I was a coward. She's gone. I just. And someone I knew. Someone I knew had made it. And it was fucking praised, they fucking clapped. They clapped like it was just some fucking piece of performance art, and I just sat there, stupid fucking useless me, watching on as it happened. After the show I... They told me I was young. And I just... didn't understand art, or the point they were trying to make. That I\u2026 Oh. Oh my god. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't see the statue mo- I didn't see this statue move. I'm sorry. Fuck. Fuck\u2026\nInterviewee remains silent for two minutes.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm sorry, Mr. Kriyot.\nInterviewee declines to respond.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm sorry. Thank you for your time.\n<End Log, 04:19 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588>\nClosing Statement: Due to possible connections between Jude Kriyot and the group of interest AWCY, Mr. Kriyot was subject to further interrogation, which failed to garner any useful intelligence. Mr. Kriyot was administered a prophylactic Class-B amnestic to suppress any knowledge of SCP-1168, SCP-1800, and AWCY. It was unknown whether Mr. Kriyot had knowledge of any further Groups of Interest at the time. Jude Kriyot is now identified as PoI-6870; current evidence suggests Mr. Kriyot was the creator of the object.\n\nFootnotes\n1. English translation: \"Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's\"\n2. English translation: \"Thus Theseus laid low the savage one with the body having been conquered\"\n3. The radius of this area equals the length of yarn activating SCP-1168.\n4. The time is equal to the length of string in meters divided by 34.\n5. The time is equal to the length of string in meters divided by 17.\n6. SCP-1168-2 is unaware of this and possesses no knowledge of SCP-1168-1 outside of what was known before designation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1167 | SCP-1168 | SCP-1169 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1169\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1169 is kept in an air-tight steel protective container with shaped foam rubber padding to prevent damage. SCP-1169 is to be treated as biohazardous material. All subjects contaminated by SCP-1169-1 and all resulting offspring are to be terminated and incinerated as biologically hazardous material after useful observations have been exhausted. Assignment preference will be given to staff who are irreversibly infertile.\nDescription: SCP-1169 is a large glass storage vessel containing a fetal (estimated to be in the 13th month of gestation at time of preservation) Giraffa camelopardalis preserved in formaldehyde. Container includes a glass lid and rubber gasket held closed by a lever mechanism typical of Mason jars, although no brand markings are present. Gasket and metal are both heavily age deteriorated. The preserved specimen shows no genetic abnormalities but features several internal and external deformities; most notably a much shorter neck than is typical for Giraffa camelopardalis at the presumed stage of development.\nThe preserving fluid (designated SCP-1169-1) includes several unusual impurities, including traces of platinum, tungsten, human insulin, and three unidentifiable organic compounds (see Document 1169-1-Lambda for spectrographic analysis). Despite otherwise possessing the same evaporation and freezing properties of standard formaldehyde, SCP-1169-1 evaporates at a constant rate until it reaches a uniform concentration of 250 PPM in the surrounding atmosphere. This process is unaffected by ambient temperature or pressure within limits testable without damage to SCP-1169. The volume of SCP-1169-1 does not decrease due to evaporation or samples removed.\nIf inhaled or allowed to remain in prolonged contact, SCP-1169-1 will quickly be absorbed into the circulatory system of all plants and animals and will accumulate in the reproductive organs (testes, ovaries, fruiting buds, etc.). SCP-1169-1 does not dissipate from organic systems naturally and can not be artificially removed short of surgical excision of the reproductive organs. Anomalous effects will be demonstrated in all subsequent offspring, with severity determined by concentration of SCP-1169-1 present in the parent's tissues during gestation.\nStage 1, 15-75 PPM: Features of the contaminated parent will be overwhelmingly dominant in the offspring, despite genetic differences typical of parent and child. Offspring have a high probability (80% of all observed cases) of being the same gender as the contaminated parent, with a similar chance of developing any congenital defects observed in the parent. Mature offspring strongly resemble the parent at a similar age.\nStage 2, 75-120 PPM: Offspring will be physically identical to the contaminated parent at any given stage of development. All congenital defects and phenotype expressions are exactly reproduced to beyond testable limits. Note, parent and child are not genetically identical, instead showing the expected distribution of genes from both parents; but genes from the unexposed parent are not expressed. This can lead to cases where the offspring is genetically female, but physically and functionally male or vice versa.\nStage 3, 120-180 PPM: As in Stage 2, with additional physical anomalies developing in the offspring over time. Offspring will spontaneously develop any and all physical changes that the parent experienced at a comparable stage of development. Offspring will experience unprovoked and untreatable necrosis to match an amputated limb, spontaneous ruptures of the skin and flesh which when healed exactly match parental scar patterns, and atypical shifts in skin pigmentation resulting in reproduction of tattoos. Offspring will express the same fingerprints, retinal patterns, and other biometric indicators as the parent. Any kinesthetically learned skills will also be transferred from parent to child, but more cerebrally developed proficiencies are not. E.g., Subject D-1169-48 was a skilled concert pianist, her offspring D-1169-48-b was able to proficiently perform \"Moonlight Sonata\" after being provided with a recording, but was not able to interpret the associated sheet music even under extreme duress. Skills learned by the parent after conception are not duplicated.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1168 | SCP-1169 | SCP-1170 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1170\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the incorporeal nature of SCP-1170-2, it cannot be moved to a safe distance from local residents. As such, Area-1170 has been built around SCP-1170-1. The entire apartment complex has been blocked off; however, due to its rather public location, Foundation personnel are required to maintain disguises when in view.\nShift changes for guards stationed at Area-1170 occur every three hours. No personnel are to enter SCP-1170-1 except in special cases under any circumstances.\nDescription: SCP-1170-1 is a windowless bedroom located on the second floor of Apartment #21 in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Apartment Complex, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, British Columbia. The room measures 8.5m x 11m x 3.2m, with hardwood floors and concrete walls. It appears empty on all security footage. The room cannot be illuminated by visible light (excluding the built-in light fixture), as SCP-1170-1 seems to absorb all visible wavelengths. The interior of the room appears pitch-black when viewed without specialized equipment. Light outside the visible spectrum appears to encounter no resistance from SCP-1170-1, allowing use of infrared and night vision cameras. All light with wavelength shorter than 1 m is in some way affected by SCP-1170-1. It is not known whether radio waves are also manipulated. Audio recording devices have been shown to be at least partially functional.\nSCP-1170-1's active anomalous properties are triggered upon activation of the room's built-in light fixture, located approximately 0.75 m from the door on the west-facing wall. Subjects present when this light is on claim that the bedside lamps in the room activate, although security footage shows no change in luminescence and infrared cameras do not detect any heat source other than the subjects. In addition, subjects describe the room as having a bed, a fireplace, two bedside tables, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and two lamps, none of which appear in security footage. It is theorized that this effect may be purely psychic in nature.\nApproximately one minute and thirty seconds after the light fixture is activated, an entity (hereafter SCP-1170-2) appears on night vision camera (though only barely, as wavelengths emitted are only up to 10-6 meters in length). SCP-1170-2's anatomy is apparently humanoid except for its inverted joints. Footage taken shows no interaction between the subject and SCP-1170-2. At some point between 2 (two) seconds and 40 (forty) minutes after SCP-1170-2 appears, both it and any foreign objects in the room (including cameras, external lights, and test subjects) vanish. SCP-1170-2 is visible only to human subjects who have been present in SCP-1170-1 for the entirety of the time between the most recent activation of the light fixture and the subsequent appearance of SCP-1170-2. Exiting the room is not recommended while SCP-1170-2 is present in the room, as [DATA EXPUNGED]. It is unclear whether or not SCP-1170-2 physically exists or is simply a near-infrared illusion produced by SCP-1170-1.\nSubjects inside SCP-1170-1 are seen to converse with a partner while SCP-1170-2 is present; the content of these conversations suggests that they are in fact speaking with SCP-1170-2. Furthermore, the sudden emotional changes experienced by subjects conversing with the entity suggest that SCP-1170-2 may have a memetic effect. SCP-1170-2 has avoided all directed questions about any subjects unrelated to love and romantic partnership.\nObjects occasionally appear at random in SCP-1170-1. Most are mundane and have no apparent anomalous properties. However, there have been several instances of blood appearing on the walls, roof, and floor of the room: genetic testing revealed it to belong to Class-D personnel who had disappeared along with SCP-1170-2. Fecal matter, semen, saliva, and [DATA EXPUNGED] have also been recovered, all consistent with previous test subjects.\n\nTranscript of Audio Log 1170-R-32\n\nClose\n\nForeword: The audio receivers during this test were put on a frequency of [REDACTED], as well as being placed in new locations around SCP-1170-1 in hopes of receiving more intelligible audio. Log begins immediately after the manifestation of SCP-1170-2. D-20192 is the sole test subject.\nBegin Log.\nD-20192: Oh my god, what the fuck is that. What the fuck is that.\nSCP-1170-2: Please don't be scared. I only came here for you.\nD-20192: Wait, what? For me? I'm a criminal. What do you want with me?\nSCP-1170-2: I want to love you. We can be together.\nD-20192: Uh, are you even a chick? I'm not into that other thing\u2026\nSCP-1170-2: I am not sure what a chick is, but I can assure you that our love will fit well.\nD-20192: Dude, this is fucking weird. Oh, (pause), god, I\u2026 I just\u2026\nSCP-1170-2: We can do it. This is where we can live. No barren residence, filled with ungratefuls, don't appreciate you. I want to love you.\nD-20192: I\u2026 I want\u2026 (sobbing)\nSCP-1170-2: I love you.\nD-20192: (Sobbing continues, D-20192 moves to kneel beside SCP-1170-2)\nSCP-1170-2: I need you.\nEnd Log.\nAfterword: Less than four (4) seconds after the conclusion of this audio log, SCP-1170-2 and D-20192 simultaneously disappeared from the room.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1169 | SCP-1170 | SCP-1171 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1171\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1171 is currently occupied by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who has established a false identity as a technical writer. A tall wall has been erected around the backyard, and all anomalous windows visible from the front of the house have been fitted with shutters. For security, several agents have moved in under the guise of lodgers.\nDescription: SCP-1171 is a two-story house in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1958, and has been owned by several families, most of whom reported no unusual activity.\nThe anomalous properties of SCP-1171 manifest on various windows of the house. Regardless of relative humidity, a layer of condensation is continuously formed on the windowpanes. The source of this moisture is as yet unknown.\nAn entity (hereby referred to as SCP-1171-1) communicates by writing in the condensation, as though it were running an appendage along the surface of the window. No biological traces have been discovered on the windows that can be attributed to SCP-1171-1. Two-way communication can be accomplished by writing back.\nSCP-1171-1 is apparently an inhabitant of another world, calling itself Beauremont. It claims not to be human, and is actively hostile to humanity. It believes Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to be an entity similar to itself. Please see Interview Logs SCP-1171-1-3 to SCP-1171-1-14.\nThe most recent owner, John Wertham, complained about ghosts, prompting investigation by civil authorities, and eventually Foundation agents. Following the investigation, the house was purchased through a front organization, and Mr. Wertham's memories altered.\n\nInterview Log SCP-1171-1-3\nSCP-1171-1: \"CARBON-BASED MONKEYS GO HOME\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Hello.\"\nSCP-1171-1: There is a pause. \"IS SOMEONE THERE?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"My name is Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M BEAUREMONT.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Where are you?\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"IN MY LIVING ROOM. WHERE ARE YOU?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"In another living room.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"THIS IS NEAT. HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I don't know. I thought you were doing it.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"IT'S GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE INTELLIGENT TO TALK TO.\" An oval with five dots and a curved line appears. Two dots were below the line, one above it, and two on the left. It is assessed that this is SCP-1171-1's version of a \"smiley face.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Is there no one else there?\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"AH, MOSTLY JUST A BUNCH OF GAMETES AND CARBON-LOVERS. CAN'T HARDLY STAND ANY OF THAT POLITICALLY CORRECT CRAP.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Gametes?\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"YEAH, YOU KNOW, HUMANS. DON'T YOU HAVE THEM THERE?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Pauses for a moment, and then answers, \"No. Tell me about humans.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"OH, THEY'RE THE WORST. I MEAN, DON'T GET ME WRONG, I'M NOT RACIST OR ANYTHING. SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE HUMAN. BUT IF THEY'RE AS GOOD AS US, WHY DO THEY NEED SKIN? AM I RIGHT?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I suppose so. Say, what do you look like?\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"OH, PRETTY AVERAGE. SEVEN TENDRILS TALL. BROWN CARAPACE. GREEN BIOLUMINESCENCE. BLUE EYES. YOU?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Same.\"\n\nInterview Log SCP-1171-1-6\nSCP-1171-1: \"DOC, YOU THERE?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I am now. How are you, Beauremont?\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"I'VE BEEN BETTER. LOST A PROMOTION TO A GODDAMNED PRIMATE.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I'm sorry to hear that.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"IT'S OKAY. IT JUST HURTS. I KNOW I'M BETTER THAN ANY AIR-SUCKING SACK OF PROTOPLASM. I WORK HARD, YOU KNOW?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I know.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"THEY COME IN, THEY TAKE OUR JOBS\u2026 I TELL YOU, DOC, ONE OF THESE DAYS THEY'RE GOING TO PUSH US TOO FAR. NOT THAT I'M SAYING WE SHOULD GET VIOLENT, BUT THAT'S THE NATURAL RESULT IF THINGS KEEP GOING THIS WAY.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I hope it doesn't come to that.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"OH, SURE, NO ONE DOES. I MEAN, THEY CAN'T HELP BEING WHAT THEY ARE. BUT THEY KEEP COMING IN. I MEAN, I DON'T MIND HAVING A FEW AS NEIGHBORS, SO LONG AS THEY MIND THEMSELVES, BUT WOULD YOU WANT YOUR SPAWNSIB TO MARRY ONE?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I suppose not.\"\n\nInterview Log SCP-1171-1-13\nSCP-1171-1: \"DOC, YOU THERE?\"\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"He's out. I'm watching his house for him.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"WHO ARE YOU?\"\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"My name's John Doe. I am a human.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"OH. I DIDN'T KNOW DOC KNEW ANY HUMANS.\"\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Is that a problem?\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"NO, NO, NO. IT'S ABOUT TIME DOC GOT SOME HUMAN FRIENDS. GREAT TO SEE THAT HE'S MEETING NEW PEOPLE.\"\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Glad to hear that.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE, THAT'S MY MOTTO. HOW ARE YOU? IS YOUR SKIN NICE AND FLEXIBLE? INSIDES FULL OF FLUIDS?\"\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Everything is satisfactory, thank you. I've got to go.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"YOU TAKE CARE, JOHN DOE!\"\n\nInterview Log SCP-1171-1-14\nSCP-1171-1: \"DOC! DOC! ARE YOU THERE?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I'm here, Beauremont.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS A HUMAN IN YOUR HOUSE?\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Yes, he moved here recently.\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"WELL, I HAD SOME WORDS WITH HIM. HE WAS A BIT LIPPY, BUT I PUT THAT GAMETE IN HIS PLACE.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I see. He didn't give you too much trouble, did he?\"\nSCP-1171-1: \"NOTHING I CAN'T HANDLE. YOU GOT TO KNOW HOW TO TALK TO THEM, IS ALL. LET THEM KNOW WHO'S BOSS. THAT'S THE TICKET.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I'll keep that in mind.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1170 | SCP-1171 | SCP-1172 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1172\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The item may be stored in any standard low security storage room with sign in/out protocols in place. Testing may be performed in situ; if the item is to be transported the bag should be tightly closed using the drawstring and a sealing clip, and the bag be placed upright into a foam lined case to prevent risk of the tiles becoming separated from the bag. Strong sealing clips are to be left in the nearest guard's office to secure the mouth of the bag during transport.\nIn the event of any or all of the tiles becoming separated from the bag protocol requires that the area is cleared to a radius of at least 10 metres in all directions, and an automated robot is used to bring any spilled tiles in contact with the bag. Once this is done and SCP-1172 is complete the cleared area may be re-entered safely and the bag secured.\nDescription: SCP-1172 is a linen bag made from thick flax fibres, rendered green by dye derived from the skin of Pachycereus, a cactus plant. It contains 100 white plastic tiles, 98 of which are marked with letters of the Roman alphabet. The letter distribution is identical to that of a shop-bought Scrabble set. The remaining two 'wildcard' tiles, usually blank or marked with a single dot in the commercial set, are slightly darker and marked with a drawing of an eye, rendered on the plastic by the same embossing and paint used for the lettering. These two tiles feature no score numbers. Attempts have been made to photograph the design; in each case the tiles have appeared on film as being standard blank tiles. Drawings of the tile are successful, however.\nRemoval of the tiles from the bag must be performed in accordance with strict protocol:\n\u2022 Removed tiles must not be taken more than 30cm from the bag. Absolute safe limit has been recorded at 54cm.\n\u2022 Once a tile is taken from the bag at least six others must also be removed. They must in turn be placed to the immediate right of the previous tile.\n\u2022 No more than ten tiles are to be removed per use, after which all tiles must be returned to the bag.\n\nRepresentation of the eye design present on the two 'wildcard' tiles. Attempts to photograph these tiles has been unsuccessful.\n\nThese criteria were established during testing by using an automated robot to remove the letters and then retreat slowly from the bag until anomalous effects were noted. Any breach of this could result in serious injury.\nWhen tiles are removed from the bag and placed in left-right order in 96% of situations (166 of 173 tests) the tiles placed formed English words. These words were often found to have relevance to the test subjects, but in some cases the relevance was not apparent until events after the test transpired. D-Class personnel for whom the resulting words were not relevant are to be excused from termination procedures until said relevance is observed.\nThe remaining 9 subjects drew the tiles containing the eye symbol during the test. In every case once the eye symbol had been drawn, the next time the subject attempted to retrieve a tile they experienced the sensation of being touched on the fingers from inside the bag. The same occurred for subjects attempting to remove more than ten tiles.\nRecovery Log: The bag was brought to the attention of a Foundation researcher on periodical duty. The following letter was published in the January \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 issue of Fortean Times:\n\nSupplemental Materials 1172-3A: Fortean Times Issue \u2588\u2588, page \u2588\u2588:\nFortean Times,\nI know this sounds crazy, but I was at a party at a squat the other night, and after we'd indulged in quite a lot of *ahem* 'recreational substances' one of the hosts led me up to the loft and showed me a dusty pile of board games they'd found up there. He opened a copy of Scrabble and took out the bag and told me a creepy story about it having been found in Crowley's possessions at the time of his death. He then started chanting and told me to take tiles out of the bag and they said some creepy stuff, all true! After I'd pulled a few out he shouted at me to stop and told me to go back downstairs, and I didn't see him for the rest of the night. Has anyone else ever experienced this kind of thing, or was it a trick inflated by my drug-addled mind?\nFortFan, Derby.\n\nThe researcher located the writer of the letter who divulged the location of the squat. Agents \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were sent to \u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in Derby to collect information and if possible retrieve the item for examination. The house was deserted but showed signs of recent habitation. On gaining entry to the loft the Scrabble box was quickly located. In the box along with the board, bag of tiles and the rulebook was a note:\n\nSupplemental materials 1172-3D: Letter found in Scrabble box:\n'I hope nobody finds this, I sealed the loft hatch shut for a reason. Do not open the bag. Do not use the bag. It's told me so many horrible things. She cries out for me now, her war cry keeps me awake at night. She is Alala. I am her slave. Don't use the bag.'\n\n\u2018Alala', in Greek mythology, is the female personification of the high pitched ululation used as a war cry. This sound is heard at volumes exceeding 120Dbl when tiles are brought more than 54cm from the bag. During this time the area around the bag is perforated with boreholes around 2mm in diameter, travelling through any material up to a distance of 315cm from the bag at approximately 3-5 bores per second. These bores appear between frames using high-speed video capture and no physical means for producing them has been observed. The ululation and appearance of the boreholes continues to occur until all of the tiles are within 54cm of the bag, at which point the tiles are pulled back into the bag by means that are at this point unknown. Use of IR cameras have proved inconclusive.\n\nSCP-1172 Test Logs:\nExperiment 1172-A:\nTest Subject: D-2532\nLetters removed: T O H A T E T H E M\nRelevance to subject: D-2532 was incarcerated in 1993 for a series of racially motivated murders. Subject was a member of several far-right groups and was a vocal neo-Nazi.\n\n1172-A Interview Log - \u2588\u2588:\u2588\u2588 to \u2588\u2588:\u2588\u2588:\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did the letters spell?\nD-2532: [INAUDIBLE]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Could you repeat that?\nD-2532: It's bullshit. You're trying to make me regret it. I don't regret shit.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did it mean?\nD-2532: It means I did the right thing.\n\nExperiment 1172-B:\nTest Subject: D-6634\nLetters removed: C T [Eye tile]\nRelevance to subject: Subject claimed to have no knowledge of any relevance. Four weeks later the subject had a grand mal seizure and died, autopsy revealed a clot on the brain that appeared to have been present for at least two years and had not been diagnosed. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 suggested that it could have been treated if diagnosed via a CT scan.\n\n1172-B Interview Log - \u2588\u2588:\u2588\u2588 to \u2588\u2588:\u2588\u2588:\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Take another tile.\nD-6634: What's that? That's not a Scrabble tile. *Subject reaches in the bag* What the fuck was that? What the fuck?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did you experience?\nD-6634: What did I experience? Something touched my goddamn hand! Felt like a wet fish!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Try again. *Subject reaches into the bag again*\nD-6634: Jesus! It felt like something was stroking my fingers. I'm not doing that again. No way.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Try again.\nD-6634: No way. No way. There's another hand in there. That ain't right.\n*Despite several requests the test subject refused to touch the bag again. Experiment curtailed.*\n\nExperiment 1172-C:\nTest Subject: D-3155\nLetters removed: A L S O T A P E R\nRelevance to subject Not known at this time.\nExperiment 1172-D:\nTest Subject: D-4514\nLetters removed: S O C O L D [Eye Tile]\nRelevance to subject: Subject claimed to have no knowledge of any relevance. Three days after the testing D-4514 was found in a shower cubicle suffering from severe hypothermia and facial contusions. The subject's body temperature was taken as 32.8\u02da Centigrade and the subject expired within minutes of discovery. It appears that a coolant leak in a pipe near the shower area had cooled the water down to near freezing, and the shock of immersion caused D-4514 to slip and knock himself out.\nAddendum: It appears that the results of testing are highly varied depending on the order of tiles removed. If the Eye tile is removed from the bag then the prior letters appear to have some sort of predictive nature as to the test subject's demise. If the Eye tile is not selected then the phrases are far more vague. More testing is required to more accurately establish the limits of its abilities.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1171 | SCP-1172 | SCP-1173 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1173\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Knowledge of the existence of the IDAS is to be promulgated into as many databases and reputable sources at earliest convenience. This spread of information is to include online and print sources; containment of SCP-1173 will be considered complete when information regarding the IDAS is present in as many scholarly databases, media outlets, and literature as is possible. Active attempts to contain SCP-1173 are suspended at this time; please consult Addendum SCP-1173-A for details. Three (3) D-class personnel infected with SCP-1173 are to be kept at Site 26 for limited testing purposes; any unauthorized use of the operative phrase for SCP-1173 treatment outside of testing protocols is to result in termination and replacement.\nWhile the current need to contain SCP-1173 is still considered a vital one, under no circumstances are Foundation personnel to directly engage in hostile action against individuals attempting to spread SCP-1173. Efforts to contain SCP-1173 should focus on discovering the nature of SCP-1173 and researching methods of eliminating SCP-1173, regardless of whatever actions may be required to accomplish this. However, all Foundation units are to refrain from attacking one another for any reason, including as a part of an attempt to contain SCP-1173.\nDocument SCP-1173-1 is to be deleted at earliest opportunity and all affected personnel treated. As per Protocol 1173-Omicron: Until such a time as the nature of SCP-1173 can be more definitively determined and anti-memetic measures can be carried out, direct conflict between affected personnel and standard Foundation personnel is to be avoided. Discussion of SCP-1173 in an unofficial capacity is strictly forbidden to avoid interpersonal conflict among Foundation personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1173 is a memetic phenomenon associated with the political body known as the Islamic Republic of Eastern Samothrace (\u0399\u03c3\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0391\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03a3\u03b1\u03bc\u03bf\u03b8\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2, or IDAS), currently the recognized government of the area traditionally known as Eastern Samothrace and Associated Island Territories. The Greek-speaking nation, centered on a small mainland enclave on the Anatolian peninsula and a series of islands in the northeastern Aegean Sea, is a resource-poor region previously known for its valuable port cities. The majority population practices Sunni Islam, with a limited number of Shi'a practitioners and a small group of Syriac Orthodox Christians, though the latter group has largely left the country due to religious conflict in the area. The nation is largely known for the semi-constant warfare taking place within its borders, typically centered around religious, ethnic, or political differences.\nSCP-1173 has the effect of completely erasing all awareness of the existence of the IDAS from the memory or perception of infected individuals. Infected individuals will not recall the existence of Eastern Samothrace as a region, the IDAS as a government, or of the persistent conflict and privation of the country's populace as newsworthy pieces of information. The persistent spread of SCP-1173 throughout the human population has helped to minimize awareness of the country's difficulties and therefore reduce the amount of assistance its people have received, increasing suffering throughout the region.\nThe initial vector for infection is unknown; however, SCP-1173 can be countered through use of an operant sentence spoken aloud in the presence of infected individuals by an uninfected individual. Through research, the operant sentence has been determined to be \"You hear about that thing down in Samothrace?\" Individuals that have heard this sentence frequently express minor interest in the ensuing conversation, which invariably leads to a greater degree of interest in Samothracian affairs and appears to permit individuals to retain awareness and knowledge of the IDAS. This will rapidly lead to the restoration of an individual's memory of the country's present situation and classical contributions to Western culture. An individual able to retain such memories is considered \"cured\" of SCP-1173.\nWhile most individuals infected with SCP-1173 are able to live otherwise normal lives, recent research has suggested a secondary effect from SCP-1173 infection. This effect has been observed specifically with individuals coming into close proximity with Syriac Christian refugees from Samothrace that have settled in the United States (at least 20,000 Syriac families have done so over the last fifteen years). In at least twenty-one separate instances, individuals with no commonalities other than SCP-1173 infection status have become extremely angry to the point of psychosis when in the presence of Samothracian refugees, leading to acts of violence. Many of these acts were unaccompanied by any explanation for their behavior, and attackers frequently expressed remorse and confusion at their own actions afterward. However, in eight documented instances, attackers were noted to shout \"you can't be real\" repeatedly and at great volume during the assault.\nAddendum 1173-A: After the discovery of SCP-1173, a survey of Foundation personnel revealed extensive SCP-1173 infection at all levels of the chain of command. Attempts to establish and execute containment procedures were complicated due to efforts by other Foundation units to deliberately infect more individuals with SCP-1173. These conflicts developed into sporadic armed fights between Foundation units before Protocol 1173-Omicron was put into place, banning all unofficial communication between personnel regarding 1173 and agreeing to maintain the contemporary equilibrium between infected and uninfected individuals (estimated as groups of approximately equal size).\n\nAddendum 1173-B:\n\nSCP-1173 not present. Please continue.\n\nIf you're reading this, the computer has verified you to be uninfected through subtle tests of certain subconscious reactions you have had to keywords placed throughout this document. Congratulations, Researcher, you've been drafted. God help you.\nA civil war between Foundation units was unthinkable, so we compromised. Infected and uninfected Foundation personnel agreed to leave one another alone. We weren't sure what caused SCP-1173, but observable trends showed the number of infected was declining as a result of our containment methods; a simple sentence, spread by civilians, would contain SCP-1173 for us. We felt time was on our side.\nBut they cheated.\nThe infected are all around us, every day; friends, loved ones, parents, even children. They found a way to spread the infection to more Foundation personnel through a compound known as \"Class O Amnestic\". They put in a request for it at Foundation Pharmacology, and there are frequently infected personnel there to receive the order. We sabotage the orders as often as possible, but they're still infecting the rest of us.\nYou are now part of a resistance movement, whether you like it or not; history has placed the responsibility on your shoulders. You cannot be told who is on your side and who isn't, and you will never know in most cases. You will not be contacted at any other time regarding this subject, and you will never be able to prove that you received this message in the first place.\nWhenever possible, you are to isolate personnel, engage them in conversation, determine their level of awareness regarding the Islamic Republic of Eastern Samothrace (how you accomplish this is up to you), determine their infection status, and recite the operative sentence as described in this document. The infected don't know that we've found out about them; with a concerted effort, we can eliminate the infection from the Foundation. This must be done; we cannot allow the last line in humanity's defense against the anomalous suffer at the hands of an anomaly.\nThis message approved by O5-4, O5-5, O5-7, O5-9, O5-11, and O5-12.\nThis message not to be kept in official records.\nThis message not to be copied or replicated.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1172 | SCP-1173 | SCP-1174 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1174\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The Foundation is to liaise with the National Weather Service during SCP-1174-1's active season each year and monitor the development of meteorological phenomena which may contribute to onset of SCP-1174-1 events. Whenever weather conditions favorable to SCP-1174-1 exist, Foundation personnel embedded within the United States Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard are to assist in monitoring radio communication from civilian vessels in the active region for any reports of SCP-1174-1 sightings. Civilians spotting SCP-1174-1 are to be instructed not to attempt to approach, communicate with, or render assistance to any instance of SCP-1174-1.\nThe existence of SCP-1174-1-3 is attested to in \"ghost stories\" circulated by the general public. Foundation media assets are to limit public dissemination of sightings of SCP-1174-1 instances. Subsequent to civilian sightings of any SCP-1174-1 instance, the Foundation is to intercept the vessel making the sighting upon its docking, debrief its crew, and issue Class-A amnestics.\nAt O5 discretion, Foundation vessels, or US/Canadian Coast Guard vessels operated by a Foundation crew, may approach and follow instances of SCP-1174-1 for observation purposes. No vessel is to approach within 100 meters of any instance of SCP-1174-1.\nFollowing any shipwreck under conditions resembling an SCP-1174-1 incident, the Foundation is to locate the wreckage as soon as possible and retrieve any instances of SCP-1174-2 found in the vicinity for containment or termination as necessary. All available information about the wrecked vessel is to be catalogued for use in identifying potential new instances of SCP-1174-1.\nThe Foundation is to monitor emergency calls and social networking for any indications of civilian encounters with SCP-1174-2. Any person reporting an SCP-1174-2 sighting is to be detained, debriefed, and treated with Class-B amnestics. Any dead SCP-1174-2 instances found afloat or washing ashore are to be acquired by the Foundation and destroyed as soon as possible. Authorization is granted to employ Emergency Procedure 248-October-Bravo in the case of an information leak regarding SCP-1174-2.\nCaptured instances of SCP-1174-2 are to be housed in modified containment cells filled halfway with fresh water at a temperature of 2\u00b0C and fed standard containee rations twice per day. Instances of SCP-1174-2 capable of communication may be granted euthanasia at their request following a full debriefing.\nDescription: SCP-1174 is a localized phenomenon occurring within Lake Superior along the border between the United States and Canada, consisting of visual hallucinations of ships appearing during periods of inclement weather (designated SCP-1174-1) and an unknown number of anomalous human beings associated with ships sinking after encountering SCP-1174-1 (designated SCP-1174-2).\nInstances of SCP-1174-1 are capable of manifesting between October 1st and November 30th of each year. Most manifestations of SCP-1174-1 have occurred during \"November witch\" cyclone conditions producing rain or snow and wind in excess of 95 km/h; however, SCP-1174-1 can manifest at any time during the active season when cloud cover and high winds are present. Instances of SCP-1174-1 are capable of movement at rates commensurate to that of the ship it resembles, and will appear and travel in no discernable heading along Lake Superior until such time as weather conditions improve, whereupon SCP-1174-1 will vanish. In no case has any instance of SCP-1174-1 appeared in, or traveled to, any area less than approximately 5 km from the American or Canadian mainland.\nThere are currently seven known instances of SCP-1174-1. Five of the seven have been conclusively identified as resembling vessels known to have sunk in Lake Superior during SCP-1174-1's active season;\n\nSCP-1174-1-1: A fully-rigged wooden warship of late 18th century construction, approximately 45 meters in length, flying the naval ensign of the United Kingdom. Identity unknown.\nSCP-1174-1-2: A wooden schooner of mid 19th century construction, approximately 60 meters in length. Identified as Lucerne, an ore carrier sunk in 1886.\nSCP-1174-1-3: A wooden steamship of late 19th century construction, approximately 75 meters in length. Identified as Bannockburn, a freighter sunk in 1902.\nSCP-1174-1-4: A steel-hulled, steam-powered warship of early 20th century construction, approximately 40 meters in length. Identified as Cerisoles, a French Navy minesweeper lost under unknown circumstances in 1918.\nSCP-1174-1-5: A steel-hulled steamship of early 20th century construction, approximately 75 meters in length. Identity unknown.\nSCP-1174-1-6: A steel-hulled, oil-burning cargo ship of mid 20th century construction, approximately 220 meters in length. Identified as Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter sunk in 1975.\nSCP-1174-1-7: A steel-hulled, diesel-engine patrol boat of early 21st century construction, approximately 27 meters in length. Identified as SCPS Irvine, a Foundation vessel sunk while investigating SCP-1174-1-6 in 2007.\n\nTesting has indicated that all instances of SCP-1174-1 are visual hallucinations and do not exist as corporeal entities. SCP-1174-1 vessels do not appear on radar or infrared imaging, and attempts to fire upon them have resulted in armament passing through the vessel without causing damage.\nUpon coming into visual range of any vessel traveling through Lake Superior, SCP-1174-1 will attempt to establish communication by means appropriate to the period and capabilities of the vessel appearing, including use of flags, signal lights, Morse code, firing of flares, and radio. In all cases where contact is made, SCP-1174-1 will claim to be in immediate danger of sinking and will request that the vessel approach immediately to assist in evacuating its crew. In radio communication, the voice transmitted from SCP-1174-1 is always an adult male who identifies himself as a senior officer of the vessel requiring aid; conclusive identification of the speaker with individuals known to have been aboard the vessels at time of sinking has not been made to date.\nAny vessels approaching within approximately 75 meters of an SCP-1174-1 vessel will suffer immediate and massive damage to their hull, resulting in the vessel sinking within minutes of approach. Forensic analysis of recovered wrecks is inconsistent, indicating damage consistent with collisions, weapons fire, attacks from aquatic megafauna, and rust. In one instance, a vessel approaching SCP-1174-1-2 appears to have spontaneously capsized without suffering any other damage to its hull. SCP-1174-1-6 and SCP-1174-1-7 are known to have sunk as the result of SCP-1174-1 contact; it is unknown whether the other instances of SCP-1174-1 sunk due to contact as well, or what form SCP-1174-1 phenomena may have taken prior to the appearance of SCP-1174-1-1.\nSCP-1174-2 are human beings present aboard vessels sunk as a result of contact with SCP-1174-1. SCP-1174-2 individuals, rather than dying as a result of drowning or hypothermia, remain alive and conscious after submerging and are capable of continuing to live for an undetermined period of time in the lower elevations of Lake Superior. Aside from tissue necrosis as the result of long-term exposure to water, SCP-1174-2 specimens display no unusual health problems as long as they remain submerged at a temperature of 1\u00b0-5\u00b0C, and continue to show signs of age at a normal rate. SCP-1174-2 individuals removed from the water, or placed into a warmer environment, will display symptoms of shock and/or heatstroke and typically die within one hour if not returned to cold water.\nSCP-1174-2 individuals in the wild often subsist on fish and aquatic flora; while some have been noted to attack divers or each other, this behavior appears to be rare and discouraged by the community. SCP-1174-2 individuals typically live in communities at or near the site of their shipwreck and continue to possess full recollection of their lives prior to sinking. Most SCP-1174-2 individuals, unless suffering vocal cord damage as a result of their environment, retain the ability to speak and are capable of understanding each other while submerged. In interviews, captured SCP-1174-2 specimens have denied any explanation or knowledge of why or how they exist in their current state.\nThere does not appear to be any upper limit on the length of time an SCP-1174-2 individual can remain alive in the absence of disease or natural hazards. The oldest known individual in captivity is a former crewman of the vessel D&C, currently 87 years of age, who became an instance of SCP-1174-2 upon that vessel's sinking in 1957.\nThe Foundation began formal study and containment of SCP-1174 in 1975, after investigating several claimed sightings of the Edmund Fitzgerald following its sinking in early November. Several former crewmembers of the vessel were discovered living in its wreck upon the first formal exploration thereof in May of the following year, and were taken into Foundation custody. Foundation folklorists have since connected \"ghost ship\" legends regarding the Bannockburn to sightings of SCP-1174-1-3, and found references in Ojibwa folklore to a \"witch of Gichagumi\" which lures fishermen to their doom.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1173 | SCP-1174 | SCP-1175 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1175\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due both to its current immobility and public appearance, SCP-1175 can only be contained in a limited fashion on-site. A mobile observation outpost (designated OP-1175-1) is to be maintained at the edge of effect, changing locations at least once within each twenty-four (24) hour period.\nResearch into more permanent containment procedures is ongoing; until they can be instituted, the site's public function is to remain active with modified hours of 10:00 A.M. to 5 P.M. local time, Wednesday through Monday, with on-site Foundation agents dressed as civilian private security to ensure all unauthorized individuals are removed from the premises before dusk.\nDescription: SCP-1175 is the central display of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Park, an open-air artistic installation located in [REDACTED] and covering a fenced-in area approximately 0.25 kilometers square. The anomalous properties of the affected objects are only active between sunset and sunrise; for reasons unknown, there is a 35% chance that the objects will become active at random intervals on Tuesdays, and thus the park is to remain closed on this day.\nSCP-1175-1 is a representation of a bull's head, 18.28m tall, made of welded cast-iron plates and painted red. Upon initial creation, SCP-1175-1 was hollow, but current observation indicates the presence of machinery or some other form of activity within the structure; specifically, attempts at radar and sonographic imagery have given inconclusive results, alternately showing the structure to be solid metal or to have a lack of any physical material whatsoever, including the shell. Since the appearance of SCP-1175's anomalous features, SCP-1175-1 itself has become completely immobile (see Incident Report 1175-2), with subterranean imagery showing pillars extending vertically, extending at a rate of approx. 0.6 meters per year. The purpose of these pillars is not currently known, though they have currently reached a length of \u2588\u2588 meters, indicating an initial growth period of advanced speed.\nSCP-1175-2 is the group designation of a series of six statues, each 2.59 meters tall, constructed of various metals in the shape of a human skeleton with a goat's skull. Each statue carries a weapon: one carrying a staff, one a glaive, two with short swords, and two with modified sickles. These statues become mobile during active periods, acting in a fashion similar to guards for SCP-1175-1. They are not outwardly hostile to humans, though one or more will often remain in close proximity to any intruder to whom they have not been introduced (see Addendum 1).\nSCP-1175-2 will only become hostile in two situations, the first being if a non-introduced individual attempts to make contact with SCP-1175-1, or if any individual attempts to damage it, or if any individual attempts to remove SCP-1175-2 or another installation from the park. At this point, whether or not they are in a currently active state, all instances of SCP-1175-2 will immediately emit sounds described as \"screaming\" or \"screeching\" and attack that person and either kill them outright or chase them to the edge of the affected area. If the targeted person or persons are killed, their remains are brought to SCP-1175-1, at which point a hinged portion of its mouth will open (no such feature was present in its initial construction) and the remains are placed inside before it closes. It is currently not known what occurs after this as remote video and audio equipment lose all contact once the mouth closes.\nAlternately, if any structure of human construction is erected within a 0.9km radius of SCP-1175-1 and remains standing for longer than twenty-four (24) hours, upon activation all instances of SCP-1175-2 except for one will again emit the screeching noises and run to the construction at speeds up to 75 km/h. Upon reaching the new structure, they will proceed to attack it with provided weapons as well as fists and their horns until the structure is completely demolished, similarly attacking any humans who attempt to interfere. This reaction does not appear to be triggered by repairs, modifications or extensions to structures which existed within the area of effect at the time of its appearance; this consists of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Park itself including its outer fence and office/gift shop, approximately 0.2km of state highway [REDACTED] that intersects the area, and one abandoned shack (since damaged beyond repair during a blizzard, later destroyed without incident).\nSCP-1175-2 have shown signs of individual intelligence and appear to be able to communicate to each other, using lower-decibel levels of noises similar to their attack calls; no variances or patterns have emerged and attempts to initiate communications have thus far proven ineffective. SCP-1175-2 also appear to ignore non-human life, even in instances where birds or rodents have been observed directly defacing structures within the park during active periods. Superficial and structural damage to SCP-1175-1 will repair itself through unknown means.\nAddendum 1175-1: SCP-1175 was first brought to Foundation attention on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, when three local youths broke into the park at night and interacted with SCP-1175-2 during its active state. Foundation agents were made aware of the situations when local authorities had assumed the suspects to be under the influence of hallucinogenic substances due to a well-publicized raid on a narcotics supplier in the neighboring town of [REDACTED]; after application of class B amnestics, the suspects were given suggestive memories that they must have consumed food that was tainted with the narcotics.\nExtensive questioning of G\u2588\u2588\u2588 P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, owner of the park and creator of all pieces of art therein, has revealed that he was not responsible for the anomalous activities and is not aware of how they began; however, he was aware of their existence for approximately one month before the above incident but never reported them to authorities or family members out of fear. It has also become apparent that SCP-1175-2 somehow recognize Mr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 as their creator or as an authority in some other fashion; they obey requests and commands from him to an extent, and if he introduces an individual as a friend, SCP-1175-2 will ignore the individual from that point on, including allowing them to directly touch SCP-1175-1.\nAs this ability to \"introduce\" others has not yet been successfully passed to other individuals, P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been designated as SCP-1175-3, but retained as director of the Park to maintain public appearances and to facilitate Foundation activities. He is kept under constant surveillance, but has thus far not attempted to impede Foundation agents in any way and has proven himself willing to offer any support or information he is able.\nAddendum 1175-2: Incident Report 1175-02\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Foundation personnel attempted to remove SCP-1175-1 from the park; despite having been assembled off-site and transported to its current locations, all attempts to move the structure failed, culminating in the destruction of a crane regulated to lift up to approximately 20 times the weight that SCP-1175-1 weighed at the time of installation. Attempts to excavate the ground beneath SCP-1175-1 or remove other structures from the park were repeatedly interrupted by SCP-1175-2, though not to the level of hostility if the anomalous pieces are attacked directly. It has been decided that, until more stringent protocols are able to be enacted, all material is to remain on-site with additional Foundation agents for security; a nominal raise in park admission fees has been added to compensate for the expenditures.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1174 | SCP-1175 | SCP-1176 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1176\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1176 is to be kept within the sarcophagus it was recovered in, fully submerged in SCP-1176-1, in a secure, climate-controlled observation room at Site 73. SCP-1176 is not to be removed from SCP-1176-1 for any period of time longer than is necessary to conduct essential research or replace monitoring equipment, in no case exceeding six hours. SCP-1176 is to be monitored by EEG at all times when not fully submerged in SCP-1176-1 for any sudden changes in brain activity. Any unexpected changes in SCP-1176-1 production are to be noted. Excess SCP-1176-1 is to be drained from the sarcophagus using the attached faucet, once per day or as necessary to prevent overflow, and is to be destroyed or sent for testing immediately.\nSCP-1176-1 is to be transported and stored in vessels clearly indicating that it is not a food product and is inedible. SCP-1176-1 is not to be consumed by any incompatible person except for testing purposes. All requests to issue SCP-1176-1 as an emergency field ration are preemptively denied, regardless of individual compatibility, pending a full Ethics Committee review.\nDescription: SCP-1176 is the mummified corpse of a human male, presumed to have been approximately 35 years of age at the time of death. Severe tissue degradation has made DNA examination of SCP-1176 impossible; based on contextual evidence, SCP-1176 is assumed to have been of Arabian ancestry and to have died in the 10th-11th century AD. SCP-1176 is clinically dead and does not display any indications of respiration, circulation, or metabolism. SCP-1176's brain, which is largely intact in spite of general tissue degradation, exhibits a constant level of electrical activity consistent with stage 3 non-rapid eye movement sleep (\"deep sleep\").\nIn the place of all bodily fluids that would be found in a living human being, SCP-1176 contains a fluid of viscous consistency and golden color, designated SCP-1176-1. Testing of SCP-1176-1 has found it to be chemically identical to clover honey produced by the Anatolian honey bee (Apis mellifera anatoliaca). SCP-1176-1 is exuded from SCP-1176's pores at a variable rate depending on environmental conditions. When kept fully or mostly submerged, as it typically is when stored within its sarcophagus, rate of SCP-1176-1 production is approximately 0.2 liters per hour. When it is not submerged, production increases exponentially over time (see Incident 1176-1 log). The quantity of SCP-1176-1 contained within SCP-1176 itself has not been documented to increase or decrease at any time, regardless of the rate of production.\nSCP-1176-1 has been determined to be edible by human beings possessing an AB+ blood type, and possesses properties consistent with a highly concentrated nutritional supplement. A dose of SCP-1176-1 15 ml in volume contains approximately 2500 kcal and significant quantities of essential vitamins and nutrients, making it highly effective as an emergency ration or staple foodstuff. Tests conducted on D-Class personnel indicate that SCP-1176-1 consumption by compatible persons is effective in preventing physical sensations of hunger for 14-18 hours after consumption and bears no long-term side effects.\nPersons of a non-AB+ blood type, upon consuming any amount of SCP-1176-1 greater than 0.5 ml, begin exhibiting symptoms of a severe allergic reaction within four to ten hours of consumption. Acute hemolysis, followed by renal failure and death, has occurred in 98.7% of all tests where an incompatible person was fed SCP-1176-1. Symptoms of SCP-1176-1 consumption among incompatible test subjects are consistent with symptoms of persons given blood transfusions of a type incompatible with their body chemistry.\nAt the time of its recovery, SCP-1176 was stored within a stone sarcophagus of late Hellenistic style. The lid, sides, and interior of the sarcophagus are inscribed with texts in late Egyptian hieroglyphics, largely consisting of ceremonial texts and spells regarding the protection of the person entombed within and hagiographic descriptions of various gods, and an extinct and thus far untranslated dialect of Proto-Arabic. In a large section at the foot of the coffin, the original inscriptions have been obliterated and replaced with two separate inscriptions in Classical Arabic (see addendum for translation). A hole has been drilled into the sarcophagus near one end, into which a copper pipe and a spigot has been fitted. It is hypothesized that the spigot was installed within the last 100 years by the persons previously in possession of SCP-1176 for the purpose of facilitating the removal of SCP-1176-1 from the sarcophagus. The sarcophagus itself possesses no anomalous properties.\nSCP-1176 was acquired by the Foundation in 1985, following a raid on a facility in Asmara, Eritrea (then Ethiopia) owned by the Manna Charitable Foundation. Foundation assets in the region had identified the facility as the source of shipments of honey which had been widely distributed to famine-stricken regions of Ethiopia, resulting in the deaths of approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 civilians from symptoms resembling acute hemolysis. How the MCF came into possession of SCP-1176 has not been determined to date.\n\n+ Show text of Arabic inscriptions on SCP-1176 sarcophagus\n\n- Hide text of Arabic inscriptions on SCP-1176 sarcophagus\n\nText of first inscription:\n\nAbdallah ibn Salah ibn Ayyub ibn Nasir, fifteenth son of the great sheikh (illegible), was put to the fast of honey on the first of Rajab in the year of the Hijra 3(illegible),1 and died on the fifteenth of Ramadan. The great imam al-Yusuf has sealed him within the ancient vessel, marked with the signs decreed by the ancients, to ferment in honey for one hundred years and bring aid to the people in time of need.\n\nText of second inscription:\n\nBeware, imam, for the mark of Iblis is upon this one!\nIn the year of the Hijra 573,2 the imam al-Malik ordered this vessel opened, thereby to feed the people during time of great famine. Many jars were filled and delivered to the sheikh and his court, to the great imams of the mosques, and to the people. And in the following day, a great many people fell ill with a terrible fever, and none of them lived - but the sheikh, and his brothers, and his sons, who ate heartily of the cursed nectar, were all of them unharmed. Those who lived declared the sheikh and his family guilty of sorcery and (illegible). But when the people came to destroy the body taken from the vessel, they found it standing upright and dancing about, screaming and mocking them. Al-Malik has decreed that a foul djinn has been sent by the Shaitan himself to corrupt this instrument of healing, and has decreed that it be sealed within this vessel until the last day. May God strike down any who would break these seals.\n\n+ Show Incident 1176-1 log\n\n- Hide Incident 1176-1 log\n\nIncident 1176-1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, an experiment was conducted to determine the upward limits of the rate at which SCP-1176-1 can be produced. SCP-1176 was removed from its sarcophagus and placed upon a grated surface designed to drain all SCP-1176-1 produced away rather than allowing it to accumulate. After increasing to a rate of 1.2 liters per hour after the first hour, the rate at which production accelerated continued to increase by approximately one liter per hour, reaching a production of approximately 55.7 liters per hour. After approximately 10.5 hours, a sudden spike in brain activity was detected and SCP-1176 became conscious. SCP-1176 opened its eyelids and began flailing wildly and attempting to engage in distressed vocalizations, and attempted to crawl towards one of the walls of the test chamber.\nDue to the atrophied state of its internal organs and musculature, it is speculated that SCP-1176 was unable to see or derive any meaningful sensory data from its environment during this period, and was unable to speak coherently due to the degradation of its tongue and palate. As the staff were concerned that SCP-1176's movements would damage itself, four junior research personnel were instructed to manually restrain SCP-1176 and sedate it. During the attempt, SCP-1176 jerked its left arm violently, resulting in its hand being severed at the wrist. After attempts to sedate SCP-1176 using gas and intramuscular injection were unsuccessful, research personnel were instructed to return SCP-1176 to its sarcophagus and set the lid in place. SCP-1176 was heard continuing to vocalize, and to strike the interior of the sarcophagus with its limbs and head, for approximately 3 hours, after which time it ceased activity and returned to its previous state.\nSubsequent examination has detected multiple bone fractures induced during SCP-1176's period of activity, as well as several previously unnoted fractures speculated to have been caused by an earlier such state. SCP-1176's severed hand has continued to exude SCP-1176-1 at rates commensurate with the rest of the specimen and is currently being contained separately for further research.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Between 922 and 1022 AD in the Gregorian calendar\n2. 1195 AD in the Gregorian calendar\n\n\u00ab SCP-1175 | SCP-1176 | SCP-1177 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1177 during initial containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1177\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1177 is currently housed in the containment quarters of Site 40. A staffed closed-circuit camera monitors SCP-1177 at all times. If SCP-1177 attempts to practice self-harm, alert the head researcher as soon as possible. Per standard humanoid containment precautions, personnel are to be searched before entering SCP-1177's chamber. Personnel are subject to an additional search upon exiting the chamber.\nDescription: SCP-1177 is a Latin-American female of indeterminate age who possesses the ability to exchange severed pieces of her own body for goods and services.1 Although she appears elderly, this may be a result of her long-term abuse of her anomalous property and lifestyle\u2014interviews reveal that, prior to entering Foundation custody, she had spent much of her adult life as a homeless vagrant. SCP-1177 was discovered in the [REDACTED] casino in Kansas after she bribed the doorman into allowing her entry and made several attempts to play a nickel slot machine without the use of casino tokens before being apprehended by security and delivered to paramedics. Foundation agents alerted to these events posed as employees of a local mental health facility and were given custody of the woman without incident. The slot machine and the rug under it were submitted for cleaning.\nPossessions found on SCP-1177's person upon containment included: one (1) costume jewelry ring; two (2) plastic earrings; one (1) toothbrush; one (1) comb, fine-toothed; three (3) empty wrappers belonging to the [REDACTED] fast food chain; two (2) instant lottery tickets, scratched off, with no redemption value; one (1) pocketknife; one (1) washcloth, bloodstained; one (1) movie ticket stub; one (1) piece of ham, kept in an additional fast food chain wrapper; and one (1) 16 oz. bottle of rubbing alcohol, with half the contents remaining. These objects were evaluated and discarded.\nPhysical examination following containment revealed signs of self-mutilation covering her body, including numerous scars, healing wounds, missing teeth and patches of hair. SCP-1177's fifth toes and right fourth finger are missing. Her right middle finger has been crudely amputated after the lower joint, as has the upper joint of her right index finger.\nTissue samples used by SCP-1177 are most commonly strips of flesh from the arm or leg, irregularly cut off using a pocketknife or other implement, removed and cleaned of blood using a washcloth before being presented. Those who are offered a section of SCP-1177's body recognize it as being detached human flesh, but do not manifest revulsion or surprise; instead, they accept the flesh as an alternate form of payment, like a voucher or debit card. This varies in effectiveness based on several factors, including the subject's normal likeliness of accepting alternate forms of payment, the size of the payment expected, and the amount and type of flesh given.\n\nIncident Log 07-40-1177\n\nClose\n\nAs demonstrated by an attempted containment breach on 07/24/\u2588\u2588, SCP-1177 is capable of using body parts as a form of bribery. During food delivery the woman gave the attendant [REDACTED], which she had apparently gnawed off without detection, in exchange for release from containment quarters.\n\nAccording to testimony, SCP-1177 quickly maneuvered to the front lobby of Site 40. The woman borrowed a pair of scissors from the receptionist before attempting to exit, failing, and requesting that the front doors be unlocked. The desk attendant denied the request and called for a security officer. When security arrived, SCP-1177 was attempting to use scissors to sever the remainder of her left ring finger.\n\nExperiment Log 1177-1\n\nClose\n\nOn 08/06/\u2588\u2588, an experiment was conducted in which two strips of flesh, each measuring a square inch, were taken from SCP-1177's leg, sanitized, and given to researchers. Dr. Raines purchased a hamburger at the Site 40 cafeteria, but did not consume it, citing loss of appetite. Research Assistant Clark took his sample of SCP-1177 to a local convenience store and attempted to exchange it for a pack of cigarettes. When the shopkeeper asked for his ID, Clark displayed the piece of flesh, and was met with revulsion. Hoping to avoid further argument, the research assistant left for a bookstore, where he successfully bought a used book with the sample (\"Stress Fractures: Keeping Your Job From Getting To You\", on clearance for $3.00).\nSince then, further experimentation has yielded the following transactions:\n\nOne piece of muscle tissue, .5 oz by weight, for three (3) bags of [REDACTED] brand chocolate candies, priced at $0.50 each: Successful.\nOne lock of hair for one (1) comic book ([REDACTED], volume 1, issue 3, priced at $2.99): Transaction failed. The operator considered the payment insufficient.\nOne lock of hair for one (1) comic book, (\"NFL Superpro\", volume 1, issue 1, priced at three for $1): Transaction successful.\nOne 2 oz. vial of blood, for one (1) bag of [REDACTED] brand charcoal briquettes, priced at $6.99: Transaction failed. The convenience store clerk considered the payment insufficient.\nThree 2 oz. vials of blood for one (1) bag of [REDACTED] brand charcoal briquettes, priced at $6.99: Transaction successful. The researcher was given three dimes and one nickel (value $0.35) in change.\nOne piece of skin, measuring nine square inches in area, for one (1) gold-plated necklace: Successful. The transaction was made at a pawn shop. As of 08/10/\u2588\u2588, the piece of skin is framed and on display in one of the shop's cabinets.\n\nExperiment Log 1177-2\n\nClose\n\nOn 08/12/\u2588\u2588, Researcher McAmes stood on Fifth Street in downtown [REDACTED] from 13:21 to 13:52. During this time, he approached numerous pedestrians and requested that they make change for him for the subway from one of ten (10) samples of SCP-1177 stamped 1177-45 through 1177-55, each a .5 oz. chunk of skin and flesh taken from SCP-1177's abdomen. Each person who accepted a sample was tracked by a Foundation task force until a transaction was made which used their piece of tissue. The following results were recorded:\n\n1177-45: Placed in the tip jar of a coffee house.\n1177-46: Used at an electronics store to purchase the PC game [REDACTED].\n1177-47: Used to partially cover the bill at an Irish tavern.\n1177-48: Placed in an envelope and mailed.\n1177-49: Given to a homeless man. When this occurred, the man became very agitated, and shouted unintelligibly at the subject until he was out of sight.\n1177-51: Deposited in a savings account at the local branch of Wachovia Bank.\n1177-52: Placed in a dancer's top at the [REDACTED] gentleman's club.\n1177-53: Exchanged for chips at [REDACTED] casino.\n1177-54: Possessor evaded tracking behind an abandoned storage building. When the Foundation agent continued pursuit, he was met with gunfire. Agent disengaged. Further investigation recommended.\n1177-55: Given in the offering plate at the [REDACTED] Lutheran Church.\n\nConclusion: Samples of SCP-1177 are not single-use, although their value may not remain consistent amongst transactions. The only method of estimating how much of SCP-1177 remains in circulation is through noting the amount of scar tissue and number of open wounds on SCP-1177. Of special note is that, at no point during any SCP-1177 experiment did subjects other than informed researchers display awareness of their composition.\n\nExperiment Log 1177-3\n\nClose\n\nExperiment 1177-3 is currently in process, with a more long-term focus: the intention of measuring the age at which 1177 samples become inert. As of 03/18/\u2588\u2588 Sample 1177-71, which was removed from SCP-1177 six months prior to this date, retains value in lieu of legal tender or as a voucher for other transactions.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarity between this ability, and that possessed by SCP-2855 has been noted. Investigation into a common source of both phenomena, or if one is a variant of the other, is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1176 | SCP-1177 | SCP-1178 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1178 during its initial launch event on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588.\n\nItem #: SCP-1178\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: An area of exclusion has been created around SCP-1178's active area. Any human or vehicle entering this area is to be immediately terminated or destroyed. Security personnel patrolling this area from the ground must maintain a state of radio silence at all times. Aircraft patrolling the area must never move closer than 2 kilometers to SCP-1178's area of exclusion. Observational equipment must pre-date 1938, and be constantly manned by Foundation personnel.\nIf SCP-1178 shows any signs of movement towards the perimeter, it is to be considered a containment breach and a possible apocalyptic scenario. Loudspeaker units set up around SCP-1178 must constantly create broadcasts of varying nature, including:\n\nFabricated news reports of limited nuclear war between NATO states that possess nuclear armaments and the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. In addition, there are to be reports indicating that the Midwestern United States has been devastated in a retaliatory strike and that the US Army has invaded the Kamchatka Peninsula.\nFalse broadcasts indicating troop movement and communications in the Soviet and United States armed forces.\nFalse civilian broadcasts corresponding to the above events.\nTelevision signals for programs broadcast between 1962 and 1981 in the Soviet Union.\nAdvertisements for consumer products such as gas masks, radiation suits and firearms capable of being used by a child or parent.\n\nIn the event that SCP-1178 begins to accelerate, all personnel are to initiate the Pretia Protocol. In the event of a Pretia Protocol failure, Overwatch Command is to be set on high alert for the imminent possibility of an end-of-the-world scenario.\nDescription: SCP-1178 is a Soviet era RT-2 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (NATO reporting name SS-5 'Skean'), manufactured sometime between 1962 and 1967. SCP-1178 is suspended exactly 1.34 kilometers in the air above \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a former Soviet missile base. SCP-1178's rockets will activate intermittently, however it has never been observed to move outside of breach events.\nIf any vehicle or mammalian organism approaches \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 or SCP-1178 from a distance of 200 kilometers or less, or if a broadcast contrary to standard SCP-1178 broadcasts is made in SCP-1178's range, it will begin to slowly accelerate itself from its position above the base. SCP-1178 moves very slowly, with the highest speed ever obtained being an estimated 1.6 kph, achieved during its initial activation event. SCP-1178's acceleration is to be considered a breach event, as it will cause SCP-1178's secondary effect to initiate. The initiation of the Pretia Protocol must to be done within 3 minutes of SCP-1178's acceleration in order to be effective.\nSCP-1178's secondary effect will initiate in the event that the missile is able to accelerate to a speed greater than 0.2 kph. The early nuclear detection systems of any former Soviet state will begin to indicate an imminent nuclear strike. Starting with radar stations, all equipment possessed by these nations will begin indicating a massive nuclear strike coming from any nuclear capable NATO nations. When these states have gone on alert for the possibility of a nuclear strike, the equipment of any nuclear capable NATO nations will also begin to indicate an imminent nuclear strike from any country currently affected by SCP-1178. Note that SCP-1178 will only affect the early detection equipment of these countries, and does not affect the actual launch devices or the commanders in charge of said devices.\nThe Pretia Protocol calls for sleeper agents within nuclear detection organizations in various NATO and former Soviet states to sabotage the early detection systems of the countries they are working for. This is to create a plausible explanation for why these systems showed false readings. Once this has been achieved, personnel are to ignore or cast doubt on any readings detected by equipment affected by SCP-1178. In the event that one nation launches a nuclear attack, the response systems of the recipient nation(s) are authorized to be disabled by Foundation agents, to minimize the damage created by a nuclear strike and avert an XK scenario.\nPrior to SCP-1178's containment, several incidents of near-accidental nuclear strikes by world powers were reported to the Foundation by assets integrated in the Soviet GRU and the American CIA, leading to the discovery and recognition of SCP-1178 as an anomaly. A partial list of incidents caused by SCP-1178 has been included in this report.\nObject History: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1178 was launched, which was reported as a test by the Soviet Union. During the launch, GRU Division \"P\" reports say that SCP-1178 ceased to accelerate and unexpectedly detonated once it reached a height of 1.33 Kilometers. At the same time, early warning nuclear detection equipment in the USSR began to display an imminent nuclear strike by the U.S. It is not known why the USSR did not retaliate in response to these readings. Approximately 6 days after the incident occurred, the GRU evacuated and then demolished the base, and established a permanent observation center.\nRecovered records indicate that SCP-1178 was launched at an object present in the atmosphere over Siberia, but the appearance and properties of this object are unknown, as all information on the object was destroyed in 1991.\nAfter an unknown period of time, SCP-1178 began affecting the area around the base, leading to its second activation event. Following this event, the area of exclusion that currently exists around it was established. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, GRU personnel began broadcasting the signals currently used by SCP personnel to contain SCP-1178. It is believed that research with SCP-1178 had led them to create an elaborate \"post-war\" hoax, in order to keep SCP-1178 pacified.\nResearch notes recovered from the GRU theorized that SCP-1178's only motivation to activate was to irradiate the earth through nuclear war, and if such a war had already occurred it would remain inert until another civilization capable of conducting a nuclear war arose.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1177 | SCP-1178 | SCP-1179 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Local sign warning of Area-179's restricted status. Image taken 4 October 2006. The sign no longer stands.\n\nItem #: SCP-1179\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1179 is apparently dormant, encased in the bedrock under Research Site-\u2588\u2588. Apart from simple monitoring and standard research safety protocols, no additional containment is deemed necessary at this time. [Edited, 05/\u2588\u2588/1962]\nDue to the subterranean nature, self-ambulatory capabilities, and physical properties of SCP-1179, enforcement of containment has to date proven impossible. Project Tartarus is charged with continuous research into developing additional practical containment measures for SCP-1179. It is speculated that SCP-1179 is capable of being destroyed, as wounds inflicted by heavy ordnance during the evacuation attempt of Expedition-1179-VI were later observed to not have healed. To date, isolation and observation of SCP-1179 has mostly proven sufficient, as SCP-1179 has demonstrated no efforts to move above ground and has limited itself to a roughly two kilometer radius from its original location of discovery. In the event that SCP-1179 should be observed to move beyond recorded areas, personnel are to immediately notify O5 Command.\nThe land above SCP-1179 has been designated as \u201cArea-179\u201d by the Foundation. Due to the proximity of a civilian population center which cannot be moved, Area-179 is to only employ low yield nuclear failsafe devices. [Edited, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1992]\nThe general public has become aware of SCP-1179 and believes the cover story that it is, in fact, an anthracite coal mine fire caused by a trash dump fire. Foundation personnel are to infiltrate and coordinate all efforts to extinguish the blaze for the protection of both involved civilians and SCP-1179. All efforts to extinguish the blaze have ceased. [Edited, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/198\u2588]\nCivilians living above SCP-1179 have suffered adverse health effects due to byproducts of the fire, including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and insufficient oxygen levels. Civilians are no longer permitted in Area-179. [Edited, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1992] Effects on civilians are within tolerable levels, with the populace generally unaware of the scale of SCP-1179. Following the incident with Todd Domboski and the associated quantity of press coverage, the Foundation is to work to relocate civilians from Area-179. Area-179 has been claimed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under eminent domain. [Edit, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1992] It has subsequently been closed to all unauthorized personnel with the Pennsylvania government enforcing evictions of unauthorized residents. [Edit, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2009]\nA bunker has been constructed in a geologically stable section of Area 179, allowing for Foundation operations in the area and monitoring of SCP-1179. Foundation security personnel, along with local law enforcement, are to coordinate to prevent civilians from entering Area 179, in accordance with warnings issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Personnel within Area 179 are to restrict their movement to approved areas, due to the geological instability caused by SCP-1179.\nDescription: SCP-1179 has not been clearly and scientifically observed since May 1962 during Incident CB-1962-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588. The original file description of SCP-1179 is as follows:\n\nSCP-1179 appears to be a giant vaguely humanoid figure carved from an unknown volcanic rock. In one hand, it holds a whip; in the other, a sword. Its face has vaguely human features, including a long beard, though it has two large horns like those of a ram flanking its face. SCP-1179 measures over 30 meters from head to toe, with shoulders over 8 meters wide. It resembles a carving of the Norse eld j\u00f6tunn Surtr (the giant guarding the frontier of the Norse fire realm of M\u00faspell). Dating of the stratum encasing SCP-1179 indicates it dates to the Mississippian subperiod of the Carboniferous period, approximately 359.2-318.1 million years ago. This age is consistent with the geological age of this region.\n\nSCP-1179 has since demonstrated the ability to change shape at will, and to become invisible and without form, appearing as a giant flying shade. Photographic evidence has failed to produce a conclusive image of SCP-1179, due to inexplicable camera feed disruptions, operator panic, and physical destruction of cameras. Expeditionary teams have described SCP-1179 as \u201chaving hellfire\u201d for eyes and generally having great height. Its body often is seen as a combination of fire, smoke, and hardening lava.\nFrom there, the descriptions begin to diverge wildly. Survivors generally describe its head as \u201cmonstrous,\u201d with some mentioning curved horns consistent with the original form of SCP-1179. Others argue it has fangs larger than a man's arm. Still others state that SCP-1179 has neither horns nor fangs, and its face is encircled by flames which reach down into a long beard of fire. Eyewitnesses cannot agree whether or not it has wings. Most agree that it is usually armed with a multi-tailed whip of flame and a glowing red sword of fire several meters in length, though it will at times appear with either the whip or the sword or neither. Though of great size, it is apparently capable of moving both quickly and quietly. Those few who survive encounters with SCP-1179 generally describe it as smelling of \u201crotten eggs and old chimneys\u201d. Chemical analysis of air samples taken from SCP-1179's breath have shown exceptionally high concentrations of carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide.\nItem History:\n\n+ Show Item History, 1871 to Present\n\n- Hide Item History\n\nSCP-1179 was discovered in 1871, five years after anthracite coal mining was begun in the area. It was nicknamed the \u201csleeping stone giant\u201d. The mine shaft in which it was discovered belonged to Mr. Sean O'Malley, a member of the Molly Maguires, an Irish-American secret society, whose members were predominantly coal miners in Pennsylvania. The society kept the sleeping stone giant hidden away, a closely-guarded secret. Though the Molly Maguires were dismantled in the late 1870s, the giant's guardians managed to escape prosecution. The sleeping stone giant came to the attention of the Foundation in 192\u2588, when operatives were conducting a routine background check into Prospective Agent Iain O'Malley (grandson of the original Mr. O'Malley). The land above the giant's mine shaft was purchased by a Foundation front company and Research Site-\u2588\u2588 was established.\nIn May 1962, residents of the nearby town lit a trash fire in a landfill which had been created from an abandoned coal mine. Those responsible for garbage disposal followed insufficient safety protocols, and a seam of anthracite coal ignited. The seam was small and Foundation geologists have determined it would have burned out in approximately two years, had it not run under Research Site-\u2588\u2588. The fire reached SCP-1179, which promptly reanimated in the presence of the fire.\nUpon reanimation, SCP-1179 killed all Foundation personnel at Research Site-\u2588\u2588 and significantly damaged the site's bunker. It subsequently retreated into the honeycomb of coal mines and caverns in the area, igniting subsequent anthracite coal fires. The mines, caverns, and surrounding countryside was designated Area-179, though due to the nearby town's civilian population of several thousand individuals, standard Area construction protocols for Keter containment could not be observed; these were modified to fit the circumstance.\nFive separate Expeditionary Teams were sent in to capture SCP-1179 between 1962 and 1970, though none were successful. They did determine that SCP-1179 had proven capable of expanding the caverns to vast proportions and unknown depths. Satellite imagery and evidence of noxious gases and ground collapse contradict these accounts and the photographic evidence which confirms them, indicating that the mine fires are only burning in an area covering roughly 400 acres, or 1.62 square kilometers. The discrepancy between the sizes of the caverns has, to date, not been reconciled.\nIn 1970, Foundation geologists determined that the subterranean fires caused by SCP-1179 would remain burning for in excess of 250 years. With Foundation personnel successful in perpetuating the half-truth of the original cause of the mine fires and unsuccessful both in recovering SCP-1179 for removal and transfer to an alternate location and extinguishing the blazes it had caused, the decision was made to instead relocate the nearby town. Concurrently, Project Tartarus was formally begun to develop and refine permanent special containment procedures for SCP-1179 and determine means to extinguish the anthracite fires.\nFoundation personnel have worked constantly in the area to ensure the continuation of the mine fire cover story and prevent civilians from encountering SCP-1179, though this proved increasingly difficult as the local situation continued to deteriorate. In 1981, twelve-year-old local, Tom Domboski, fell into a sinkhole approximately 1.25 meters wide by 46 meters deep which opened beneath his feet his backyard. He was saved by his cousin, 14-year-old Eric Wolfgang. The plume of hot steam billowing from the hole was measured as containing a lethal level of carbon monoxide, and chemical analysis matched the steam to samples of SCP-1179's breath. Spurred both by the worsening \u201cmine fire\u201d and by covert lobbying by Foundation political contacts, in 1984 the United States Congress allocated funds in excess of $42 million to relocate the civilian residents from the area. At the suggestion of under-cover Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey claimed eminent domain on all properties in the borough, condemning all buildings within. Foundation personnel ensured that the subsequent legal effort by residents to have the decision reversed were met with failure. As a result, full Keter Area containment protocols could finally be observed.\n\nAddendum 1179-1: Research is pending into harnessing the anthracite coal fires as a means of energy production, as they will likely continue burning for the foreseeable future. See Project Vulcan's Forge, or contact Project Lead Dr. Crane or Area-179 Director Wilson for further details.\nAddendum 1179-2: Images relating to SCP-1179's effects on Area-179.\n\n+ Show Images\n\n- Hide Images\n\nDamage caused by SCP-1179 to former Pennsylvania Route 61.\n\nA hillside in Area-179 which has collapsed due to SCP-1179.\n\nNoxious gases rising from a sinkhole in Area-179; chemical analysis suggests some of these were the breath of SCP-1179.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1178 | SCP-1179 | SCP-1180 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1180 before transplant\n\nItem #: SCP-1180\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A security camera has been mounted near the transplantation site; footage should be reviewed for changes on a weekly basis. Hardhats are mandatory for those working in close proximity to SCP-1180. All instances of fallen or new growths should be promptly reported to the head of Botanical Research.\nDescription: SCP-1180 is identical in appearance to Cocos nucifera, the coconut palm. The anomaly was discovered when a research team was dispatched to investigate local rumors of a \"possessed palm\": witnesses claimed that the plant would intentionally drop its sizable drupes on the heads of unsuspecting passersby. The specimen was found growing in relative isolation on a strip of shore less than 16km from the outer perimeter of Research Sector-09.\nSCP-1180 grows and fruits at the same rate as a comparable specimen of Cocos nucifera. The organism's only outwardly anomalous trait is a rattling or knocking sound that emanates from its fruits. These noises grow louder as the drupes reach maturity. Radiography results are identical to those of normal coconuts.\nTests with human subjects suggest that the organism is equipped with an unusual adaption for preservation and propagation; while the tree itself is vulnerable to damage, subjects instructed to open, crack, or otherwise damage its offspring experience significant emotional distress.\nAddendum 7/29/\u2588\u2588:\n\nexcerpt from Agent Gast's recovery log:\nResearch team, equipped with suitable headgear, meets with no accidents while examining the organism. A subdued rattling, described by recovery team as \"knocking sounds\", can be heard issuing from inside the ripening coconuts. Excavated root ball densely packed with worms of an unknown species. Several days of observation have yielded similar results; decision made to transplant the palm to Sector-09 grounds for further tests. Transplant accomplished without mishap.\n\nAddendum 8/9/\u2588\u2588\nACCESS RESTRICTED TO LEVEL 3 PERSONNEL OR HIGHER\n\n+Experiment Log 8/7-14/\u2588\u2588\n\n-close Experiment Log 8/7-14/\u2588\u2588\n\nSynopsis: Subjects are provided with tools and instructed to remove the husk of a coconut (designated SCP-1180-01) recently cut from SCP-1180. Majority visibly distressed by the knocking sounds from within. Several describe a feeling of horror; a few describe empathetic feelings\u2014 always with the desire to remove the object \"outside\". During sixth consecutive test, D-3767 (a subject with exceptionally low empathy scores) finally succeeds in rupturing and peeling away the husk; no immediate adverse effects observed.\n8/7/\u2588\u2588\n\n14:00\nAfter removing husk, subject seems reluctant to crack open the shell. The rattling has grown perceivably louder, sometimes slowing almost to a stop before beginning again with renewed violence. The subject claims to \"feel\" the vibrations of the knocking, and claims that SCP-1180-3 has a \"face\". Subject refuses to remain in the same room with the object; eventually subdued and removed for observation.\n16:00\nOther subjects are instructed to photograph and describe their reactions to de-husked specimen; all react with similar displays of reluctance and increasing uneasiness.\nD-8084, another subject with significantly low empathy scores, instructed to crack open the already de-husked SCP-1180-3. Suitable precautions are taken by observing research team. Using a hammer, D-8084 manages to split the fruit open, cracking it into several large pieces. The white \"meat\" appears slightly rotten; kernel is otherwise empty.\n\n8/8/\u2588\u2588\n\n01:34\nNew growths have appeared on SCP-1180, apparently in place of those removed for testing. None of these specimens have been observed to \"rattle\".\n\nDe-husked specimen\n\n8/9/\u2588\u2588\n\n04:50\nD-8084's body discovered standing rigidly upright in the center of his cell. The corpse had been decapitated; site of injury is wrinkled and puckered, cause of trauma undetermined. Head of D-8084 not yet recovered.\n\nAddendum 8/14/\u2588\u2588:\nThe largest instance of the new growths, designated SCP-1180-8, now measures 110mm in diameter. Caretakers have reported knocking sounds coming from inside the husk.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1179 | SCP-1180 | SCP-1181 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1181\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site-916 is situated 100 meters from the northern edge of SCP-1181. Patrol teams monitor the perimeter of SCP-1181 and any civilians that come near the perimeter of SCP-1181 are to be escorted away by personnel posing as game preserve rangers. An ultrasonic deterrent device is to remain active near the center of SCP-1181, to prevent activation. The device's full strength range is 300 meters, and weakens until ineffectual at 500 meters. The ultrasonic deterrent and its backup generator is to have daily maintenance checks to ensure it is functioning properly. All staff working within the range of the ultrasonic deterrent are to be equipped with sound negating equipment. Site-916 also contains SCP-1181-1, which is kept in secure containment room 916-4, for low risk objects. Access to SCP-1181-1 is restricted to level 4 personnel and above.\nDescription: SCP-1181 is a circular clearing 2048 meters in diameter in a forest, located in a game preserve in [REDACTED].\nWhen a living animal, or portion of a living animal, passes through the center of SCP-1181, SCP-1181 and its barrier activates. No other animal will be able to pass into SCP-1181 from the outside and any other animal inside SCP-1181 when it is activated will not be able to leave, until SCP-1181 is deactivated.\nThe outside of the barrier of SCP-1181 is impenetrable until SCP-1181 is deactivated. The barrier is a sphere, surrounding SCP-1181. The barrier cannot be sensed, except by touch; the sensation is described as similar to touching cold glass. It also cannot be detected by any known instruments. Any objects present on the perimeter when SCP-1181 is activated will be split apart either side of the perimeter.\nOnce the activator moves a random distance between 2 and 8 meters from the center of SCP-1181, 3 other exact copies of the activator will appear around the center of SCP-1181, facing outwards from the center, arranged equally separate from each other, 90 degrees apart. Each of the 3 copies will move identically to the activator.\nIf the activator continues to move away from the center, it and its copies will be copied again at random distances from the center. The three additional copies will appear around a point 1 meter behind the activator or copy.\nShould any simultaneously created copies occupy the same space, their bodies will be fused together. Usually the fusing results in rapid expiration of these copies. If a newly created copy occupies the space of the activator or an already existing copy, the newly created copy will be spawned missing the portions of their body where the existing occupant of the space was, usually resulting in quick, if not instantaneous, death from blood loss.\nLiving fused and/or mutilated copies and copies that block each others' paths will still attempt to the best of their ability to mimic the activators movements.\nIf the activator or its copies touches the inside of the barrier of SCP-1181 they will begin to combust. If the person or a copy on fire is copied they will spawn copies that are also aflame. Tests with D-Class personnel asked to touch and describe the physical texture of the inside of the barrier have so far been inconclusive.\nSCP-1181 will deactivate if the activator passes through the center point a second time, or dies. Should the activator die, they, all their copies, and any remains will disappear. Should the subject pass through the center for a second time, all copies, and any remains of the copies, will disappear, and any injuries the activator sustained will be healed.\nRecovery Log SCP-1181 came to the Foundation's attention when a local hunter reported a 'swarm of butterflies, thick as a cloud' in the preserve. When the barrier was discovered, temporary containment protocol 76-Cherry was initiated. The swarm was monitored for several days by Foundation personnel, before it disappeared. Upon discovery that the barrier had disappeared along with the swarm, the area was investigated. During the investigation Agent Havelock activated SCP-1181 and died shortly after. Following this incident, Site-916 was built, permanent containment protocols put in place, and research into SCP-1181 commenced. Four weeks after the completion of Site-916, SCP-1181-1 was found during a regular patrol of SCP-1181's perimeter.\n\n+ Test A - Date 27/7/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- Test A - Date 27/7/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSubject: D-Class-1033\nProcedure: D-1033 was asked to walk in a straight line from point A, on one side of SCP-1181, through the center of SCP-1181, to point B, opposite side of of SCP-1181, and not stop for any reason. D-1033 would be the only subject present in SCP-1181. A UAV fitted with a video camera would record the test from above.\nResults: When D-1033 passed through the center, SCP-1181's barrier activated. Once D-1033 had walked 5 meters past the center of SCP-1181, 3 copies appeared around the center of SCP-1181, at 90 degree intervals. The subject did not notice the copies.\nWhen D-1033 had walked 17 meters past the center, he and the other three copies of himself manifested 3 additional copies. The subject turned and noticed the copies of himself which caused him to panic, he and his copies screamed and ran toward point B, despite warnings to remain at a walking pace.\nThe 4 copies that had spawned facing backwards ran toward the center of SCP-1181. When the copies came into contact with each other they attempted to mimic D-1033 movements further, despite physically obstructing each other to the point of futility.\nAs D-1033 continued toward point B, he activated several copying points. When the subject was 300 meters from the center of SCP-1181 there were over 16 thousand copies, some fused or otherwise mutilated. Uninjured copies continued to run in various directions, mimicking the subject.\nImmediately after D-1033 had passed the 500 meter from the center, there were over 60 thousand copies, interfering with each others progress, and spawning more copies. At this point much of the ground was covered with fused and mutilated corpses, as well as blood. Copies continued to mimic D-1033 and spawn more copies, or attempt to despite impediments and/or injury.\nWhen the subject arrived at point B, he and all copies of himself yelled; \"Yes, finally!\" As D-1033 and all copies which came into contact with the perimeter, they burst into flame, screaming and rolling around. All other living copies rolled and screamed regardless of if they were on fire.\nSeven minutes after coming into contact with the perimeter the subject died from third degree burns. The extensiveness of these burns was not able to be verified. The subject and all copies disappeared, including blood, organs and smoke.\n\nSCP-1181 and its barrier deactivated.\n\n+ Test B - Date 13/8/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- Test B - Date 13/8/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSubject: D-Class-1059\nProcedure: The subject was told to walk in a straight line from point A, on one side of SCP-1181, through the center of SCP-1181, to point B, 20 meters from the center, then turn and head back through the center to point C, 5 meters from the center. The subject would wait at point C for 10 minutes, then walk through the center of SCP-1181 again toward point D, 500 meters from center, then turn around and return to the center of SCP-1181.\nD-1059 was told not stop for any reason. D-1059 would be the only subject present in SCP-1181. The subject was informed of the clearing's nature prior to the test to lessen the chance of panic during the test. A UAV fitted with a video camera would record the test from above.\nResults: After activating SCP-1181, D-1059 moved to point B; being forewarned, she did not panic when she saw the copies of herself, although she was visibly startled. The subject then turned and walked towards the center of SCP-1181.\n2 meters from the center, D-1059 began to struggle through the scrum of her copies as she made her way to the center.\nAfter two minutes, all the copies of D-1059 disappeared. SCP-1181 deactivated. D-1059 was seen crawling towards point C, where she waited for ten minutes, before walking through the center point, towards point D, reactivating SCP-1181. Upon reaching point D, the subject turned and headed toward the center of SCP-1181.\nOnce D-1059 was 250 meters from the center of SCP-1181, she ran into resistance from her copies, and her progress towards the center slowed. Five minutes later, visual confirmation of D-1059 was lost in a pile of bodies 50 meters from the center. Four minutes later, D-1059 and all her clones disappeared, and SCP-1181 deactivated. D-1059 presumed suffocated.\n\n+ Analysis of Tests\n\n- Analysis of Tests\n\nStudy of the UAV recordings of subjects interacting within SCP-1181 show SCP-1181's radial symmetry. Any one quarter of SCP-1181 is identical to the other three, no matter how many copies there are or how they are moving, despite mutilation, pile-ups, blood etc. So far it seems that nothing can be done by the subject interacting with SCP-1181 to ruin SCP-1181's perfect symmetry.\n\n+ Analysis of SCP-1181-1\n\n- Analysis of SCP-1181-1\n\nDescription: SCP-1181-1 is a large stone tablet with an inscription chiseled into it. The type of rock was consistent with local geology. The language of the inscription is not known.\n\nDecoded Inscription\nFor such a thing to be created, without means to destroy it, it can only be unforgiving maliciousness, unforgivable stupidity, or perhaps both. I will never know.\nThe symmetrical plague enveloped the planet, but for the mountains, valleys and seas, each hemisphere an identical wedge of swarming [REDACTED], with the source as its polar center. The source, only a point in space, with nothing to identify it, or give warning.\nThe planet was abandoned. But there was nowhere to go, and the cold cradle of black space could not be our home. In our calm, silent despair, we elected to spend our last days in the pursuit of a hope. A hope that was both for ourselves, and not for ourselves.\nWith what was salvaged, we did what we could.\nMay this barrier serve you well, or God help you.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1180 | SCP-1181 | SCP-1182 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1182\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1182 is essentially harmless and as such is to be contained in a standard locker. Because of the object's unique mental effects, usage of it is not permitted unless at least one Level 2/1182 clearance staff member is present.\nDescription: SCP-1182 is a small octopus sculpture approximately 171 mm in length and 76 mm in breadth, weighing 312 grams. It is constructed from a combination of wire, copper, and titanium alloy. The head of the octopus contains a clockwork contraption that serves no documented purpose.\nWhen held by a subject (who will henceforth be referred to as SCP-1182-1), SCP-1182 and SCP-1182-1 become effectively invisible. SCP-1182 causes the subject to camouflage perfectly with their surroundings. The sculpture causes an as of yet unexplained reaction on SCP-1182-1's pigmentation, giving it the properties of an octopus in disguise. This also means that the subject can only achieve full invisibility while naked, as the effect does not extend to clothing. The camouflage is distinctly much better than that of a common octopus, as SCP-1182-1 blends in to the point where it is impossible to distinguish their position. If SCP-1182 is released, the subject appears to \u201cblink\u201d back into existence.\nOf note is the mental effect that the octopus has on SCP-1182-1. While holding SCP-1182, the subject perceives the room as if it were filled completely with water. The presence of sea life from fish to coral to sea vegetation has been reported in all cases. Other personnel in the room are seen behaving as if submerged. Conversation with SCP-1182-1 is impossible as the subject hears only gurgling noises as if the speaker were communicating underwater. When SCP-1182-1 moves, they feel as though they are swimming. In three cases, SCP-1182-1 reported seeing their limbs as the tentacles of an octopus.\nSCP-1182's effects, both the camouflage and the hallucinations, only work if the octopus is in contact with a subject's skin. Tests involving holding the object through a glove and similar materials have yielded no results.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1181 | SCP-1182 | SCP-1183 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1183 after manifesting bison skulls on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/18\u2588\u2588.\n\nItem #: SCP-1183\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The airspace in a 25km radius around SCP-1183 is designated a no-fly zone. Any unauthorized aircraft or seagoing vessels entering this radius are to be informed that they are entering a military exclusion zone and rerouted. Aircraft or vessels which do not heed this warning are to be intercepted and detained.\nThe affected area of SCP-1183 itself is not to be entered within two hours of its expected manifestation events. Observers are to promptly report each new manifestation. If manifested objects present a significant threat to health or safety and cannot be contained, site personnel are to evacuate to sea until the next manifestation occurs. Personnel are not to consume food or beverages manifested by SCP-1183.\nDescription: SCP-1183 is a remote island in the south Pacific, 18km long by 8km wide, located at coordinates \u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2032S \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2032W. Every 126 hours and 14 minutes, SCP-1183 manifests a pile of objects covering up to 85% of its surface. The objects appear instantaneously and silently, and all objects remaining from the previous manifestation simultaneously vanish. The area of SCP-1183 covered by the objects changes from manifestation to manifestation, and freshly-uncovered areas possess low vegetation consistent with local ecology.\nThe manifested objects always belong to a single class. The breadth of these classes varies somewhat, such as the \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 manifestation of laptop computers of all makes and models, and the subsequent \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 manifestation of Apple MacBook Pro laptop computers, but in no case has the class been so narrow that it was difficult to determine its identity. For small classes with a few well-known individual instances, the manifested objects have always been observed to include every instance of that object class which is known to have existed. For more numerous objects, it is impossible to determine exact numbers, but estimates of the number of objects on SCP-1183 generally agree closely with estimates of the number of such objects to have ever existed.\nOf the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 manifestations recorded by the Foundation to date, 76% have been man-made objects, and 16% have consisted of human or animal body parts. Objects manifested by SCP-1183 appear normal in every way while they remain, and man-made objects appear in like-new, ready-to-use condition. This is true even for objects known to have been completely destroyed or, in the case of spacecraft, sent elsewhere in the solar system. No living organisms have been observed to manifest.\nSelected Observations:\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nObjects Observed: Bibles\nNotes: Due to the wide variation in sizes of individual copies, estimates of the number of Bibles present ranged from 3 billion to 6 billion. The pile was searched for early copies of potential historical significance, but given the number of copies present an exhaustive search was not possible. The earliest copy located dated to 1607.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nObjects Observed: Coca-Cola brand soft drink cans\nNotes: An estimated 1 billion cans of Coca-Cola brand soft drink, in a large conical pile with a maximum height of approximately 60m. Laboratory mice given only this soda to drink showed no ill effects until the next manifestation, after which they quickly expired. Based on this result, eating or drinking materials manifested by SCP-1183 is prohibited.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nObjects Observed: Saturn V launch vehicles\nNotes: All 15 flight-ready Saturn V launch vehicles observed lying side by side on the ground, fully assembled and fueled. The vehicles were extremely cold due to cryogenic fuel, and SCP-1183 was evacuated after initial investigation due to concern of a potential explosion.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nObjects Observed: Human left ears\nNotes: An estimated 1,200,000kg of left ears are present, representing approximately 60 billion individuals and covering 30% of the island to a maximum depth of 12m. Ears were initially warm and showed no sign of decay, but decay progressed normally until their disappearance. DNA analysis found normal human DNA representing individuals of a variety of races.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nObjects Observed: Unknown\nNotes: The previous manifestation disappeared as expected, but no new manifestation was discovered. It has been suggested that a manifestation may have in fact occurred, but the object or objects were small enough or inconspicuous enough to have escaped notice.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nObjects Observed: British castles\nNotes: Every known British castle was represented, along with five unknown castles which may represent previously-destroyed instances. The castles were arranged haphazardly within the affected area, but were situated upright and on the ground. Furnishings were not present.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nObjects Observed: Croissants\nNotes: A pile of croissants 80m high at its highest point, covering 6 square kilometers of SCP-1183. Estimating the number of croissants was complicated by the presumed heavy compression of the lower layers by the weight of the upper layers, but the average of the estimates was 126 billion croissants.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nObjects Observed: SCP objects possessing or relating to [REDACTED] abilities\nNotes: Eighteen seemingly-unrelated objects appeared. Several of the objects were immediately identified as SCP objects, all related to [REDACTED], and SCP-1183 was promptly evacuated. Due to the danger involved, the manifested objects were not tested to see if they retained the anomalous abilities of the originals. Using photographs of the objects taken prior to evacuation, seven of the objects were matched against SCP objects in Foundation custody. The remaining eleven objects may represent SCP objects to which SCP-1183's researchers do not have clearance to access, or they may represent objects which are not currently in Foundation custody. As the potential for eleven uncontained objects possessing [REDACTED] abilities represents a significant threat, photographs of these objects have been forwarded to a Level 4 review team for further evaluation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1182 | SCP-1183 | SCP-1184 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1184\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1184 is stored in a secure locker at Site \u2588\u2588. Access to SCP-1184 requires Level 4 Level 5 authorization and a complete test script. While SCP-1184 is in use, no fewer than two armed guards wearing purpose-built soundproof headgear with an external audio feed and recording hardware, and thus able to hear the test without being subject to SCP-1184's effects, will monitor the test to ensure that the script is followed. Any deviation from the script will result in detainment or termination.\nDescription: SCP-1184 appears to be a simple gold ring in the style of a wedding band and engraved with the word \"Veritas\" (the Latin word for \"truth\") on the inside of the band. SCP-1184 has an unusually high density of 21.2g/cm3, higher than almost any terrestrial material, and thus the visible gold surface is believed to be plated over another, possibly exotic, material. Only nondestructive testing has been permitted on SCP-1184 to date, and therefore the composition of its interior cannot be verified.\nWhile wearing SCP-1184, everything the wearer (henceforth known as the \"speaker\") says is accepted as the absolute truth by anyone able to hear and understand them (henceforth known as the \"listeners\"). Simple, easily accepted statements are taken at face value without apparent surprise, as with instructing D-class personnel that they will in fact receive a full pardon at the end of the month. Statements which are clearly at odds with reality, such as \"I know this looks like an ordinary ballpoint pen, but it is in fact the nuclear aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise\", may create a significant amount of cognitive dissonance, depending upon the listener and situation. Listeners have been observed reacting to \"impossible\" statements in several ways:\n1) Simply accepting the statement as fact without regard for its impossibility. Listeners told that a pen is an aircraft carrier and exhibiting this reaction would subsequently identify the pen as an aircraft carrier without appearing to find this fact remarkable. This is by far the most common reaction, and most test subjects never seem to notice anything unusual no matter how impossible their beliefs are.\n2) Inventing (sometimes quite elaborate) confabulations to explain away the impossibility of their beliefs. Listeners exhibiting this reaction may invent fantastic stories involving shrink rays and disguise generators to explain how the ship came to resemble a pen.\n3) Very rarely, listeners may conclude that the failure to \"properly\" perceive reality is their own fault. Listeners exhibiting this reaction may appear confused and claim that they are hallucinating or believe themselves to be suffering from other mental problems. Depending upon the nature of the implanted belief, this may cause extreme stress and anxiety over their inability to see the \"truth\" of the situation, and this may lead to actual psychological problems manifesting even in previously healthy individuals.\nThere are no recorded cases of any subjects either realizing that their beliefs have in some way been manipulated or concluding that their implanted beliefs are untrue, no matter how seriously they disagree with reality or how plainly SCP-1184's effect is explained to them. Even SCP-1184 itself cannot override beliefs previously implanted by SCP-1184; the subject is unable to conclude that either belief is false, even if they directly conflict. A conflict between two SCP-1184 beliefs appears to have a higher risk of causing a psychotic break than a conflict between an SCP-1184 belief and reality, but the effect has not been quantified.\nDespite being absolutely convinced of the truth of statements heard under the influence of SCP-1184, listeners remain able to accept future changes of state. For instance, telling a listener that \"this door is closed\" convinces them that the door is currently closed, not that the door can never at any point in the future be open. If the door were in fact open, a listener might walk over to the open door (which they had been told was closed), pantomime opening the door, and then walk through it without incident, interacting normally with the door in the future.\nSCP-1184's effect only manifests when both the speaker and listeners understand the language being spoken, and listeners are hearing the sound directly from the speaker's lips. In particular, the following situations have never been observed to cause any anomalous effects to manifest:\n\nA speaker reading an unfamiliar foreign-language phrase to native speakers of the language.\nA \"speaker\" silently communicating with deaf listeners via mutually-understood sign language.\nA deaf listener lip-reading the speaker's words\nListening to the speaker indirectly via any sort of electronic sound reproduction, whether in real time or recorded.\n\nAttempts to utilize SCP-1184 for its beneficial effects have been hampered by the fact that it also affects the speaker, who will become equally convinced of the truth of their statements. This has proven true even in the case of speakers who cannot hear themselves, as even completely deaf speakers (unlike deaf listeners) have proven to be subject to SCP-1184's effects.\nAs no means of directly using SCP-1184 without being subject to its effects has yet been discovered, the following indirect test procedure forms the foundation of all SCP-1184 use:\n\nTest Procedure 1184-Sigma\n1) Secure test subject(s) within SCP-1184 test chamber.\n2) Researcher enters test chamber carrying, but not wearing, SCP-1184.\n3) Researcher dons SCP-1184 and repeats the following passage verbatim:\n\"It is vitally important that you do not voluntarily do or say anything unless I specifically tell you otherwise. In particular, you must not touch the ring I am now wearing unless I tell you otherwise.\"\n4) Researcher removes SCP-1184 and places it on the table in the room, and then exits the test chamber.\n5) Researcher triggers a prerecorded message in his voice instructing one of the subjects to don the ring.\n6) Prerecorded message instructs the ring-wearer to repeat his words verbatim, and then continues very slowly and clearly with the message to be delivered to subjects.\n7) Prerecorded message instructs ring-wearer to remove the ring, place it upon the table, and step away from it.\n8) Researcher enters the room and retrieves SCP-1184.\n9) Researcher leaves the room and uses the intercom system to inform subjects that they may speak and act normally again.\n\nWhen properly followed, this procedure results in all test subjects being implanted with the desired beliefs, without adversely affecting any SCP personnel. Strict adherence to the procedure is essential, as mistakes can and have led to loss of life or breaches of security. In particular:\n\nThe word \"voluntarily\" was added to the test protocol after a subject apparently decided that \"do not do or say anything\" meant that she could not breathe.\nThe requirement for a prerecorded speech was instituted after several incidents of flubbed lines by researchers. The consequences of these mistakes were generally relatively minor, but in the most extreme case [DATA EXPUNGED].\nThe initial speech to the test subjects must still be given \"live\" by the researcher for SCP-1184 to function, and thus has been kept short to minimize the chance of mistakes.\nThe test subject wearing SCP-1184 remains a weak point in the process, as any misunderstanding or mistake in repeating the prerecorded speech's words can result in the wrong message being delivered. The SCP-1184 test chamber is equipped with an airtight door, separate ventilation system, and hydrogen cyanide gas canisters for this eventuality.\nDuring Incident-1184-7, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, then the head researcher on SCP-1184, deliberately deviated from his test script, instructing the D-class personnel to [DATA EXPUNGED] and using SCP-1184 to force everyone else he encountered to assist him with his plans. Over the course of his escape attempt, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 made 47 known statements while wearing SCP-1184, and at least \u2588\u2588 more which could not be deciphered from available security footage. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was of course familiar with SCP-1184 test procedure and worded his statements carefully to avoid deluding himself, but shortly before exiting the facility it seems that a careless mistake caused him to convince himself that [DATA EXPUNGED], and he was easily captured and terminated. His final statement was inaudible in security footage, but the leading theory is that he stated something to the effect of [DATA EXPUNGED] upon realizing that the site had gone on full lockdown, thus rendering himself helpless.\n\nAfter careful psychological screening and review of security footage, many of the staff affected by Incident-1184-7 were eventually cleared to return to active duty. The affected D-class personnel were [REDACTED]. The current Level 5 approval and armed guard requirements were instituted in the wake of this incident.\nHistory: SCP-1184 was discovered in a mental facility in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 after reports of strange incidents came to the Foundation's attention. A Foundation team discovered SCP-1184 being worn by a patient known only as the King of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, being waited upon hand and foot by doctors, nurses, and other patients. The patient's true identity is unknown, as his name badge, room identification, and all medical records consistently referred to him as the King of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. All doctors, nurses, and patients in the facility suffered from a wide range of delusional beliefs concerning him, and the Foundation team charged with investigating the incident quickly fell under the \"King\"'s power. A backup team with soundproof headgear was able to neutralize the \"King\" and his sycophants, ultimately determining that the gold ring he wore was the source of his unusual power. Interrogating the \"King\" regarding SCP-1184 proved futile, as the repeated careless use of SCP-1184 had left him deluded about his history, location, and identity.\n\n+ Incident-1184-7 Followup\n\n- Incident-1184-7 Followup\n\nGiven that SCP-1184 was involved in at least one unauthorized use and may have been used on any of us before, during, or after that incident, there is no way for us to truly verify our facts. We believe that Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was undone by a careless misstatement, captured, and ultimately terminated. We believe that we are still in possession of the genuine SCP-1184, and not a worthless replica or merely an empty locker. We believe that we have brought in unaffected individuals from other Foundation sites in order to verify these facts. We believe that they have done so. We believe that we are researchers working for the Foundation. We believe that we show up to work every day and study various objects, including SCP-1184. We believe that we have homes, spouses, and children. But we have no means of determining, even in theory, if any of these facts are actually true or are merely delusions instilled by a user of SCP-1184.\n- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1183 | SCP-1184 | SCP-1185 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1185\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All currently known instances of SCP-1185 are to be maintained in storage at Site \u2588\u2588, with the exception of SCP-1185-3, which will remain installed in its original location and must be monitored at all times. Instances of SCP-1185 in storage are to be isolated from soil and other organic mediums at all times. Soil and organic media used in testing must be isolated from outside contact until the instance of SCP-1185 undergoing testing is removed from the area.\nDescription: SCP-1185 is a collective designation for a set of gasoline pumps featuring identical manufacturer's marks and anomalous effects. Instances of SCP-1185 vary in age and design, in all cases appearing identical to other pumps installed in their facilities. The oldest known instance (resembling and installed alongside several Gilbarco Model 66 pumps) was installed in a rural Chilean town from 19\u2588\u2588 until its discovery in 20\u2588\u2588, while the newest (resembling a Dresser Wayne Century 2200 Series pump) was only one month old at time of discovery and removal by Foundation agents.\nAll instances currently known possess identical manufacturer's markings on the base of the pump, though all other markings on the visible areas of the pump appear normal for the assumed model and manufacturer. These markings refer to a \"Livewater Incorporated\", an apparently fictitious corporation, the existence of which has yet to be substantiated. Employees and owners of fueling stations where instances of SCP-1185 have been located report no familiarity with any such corporation, and in all cases, the means of delivery and installation have been identical to common practice for non-anomalous pumps.\nWhen in close proximity to soil, instances of SCP-1185 extend fibrous tendrils from their bases towards the soil. These tendrils are metallic in composition, and are capable of penetrating several inches of concrete or asphalt should such stand between them and a mass of soil. Upon contact with suitably nutrient-rich soil, these tendrils branch out to form a pseudo-root-system of metallic fibers. The material composing the tendrils is an unknown metallic compound, which rapidly destabilizes and breaks down into various metal ions (primarily lead and copper) should the tendrils be disturbed. These fibers are hollow, allowing them to convey organic molecules to the pump, where an as-yet undetermined series of chemical reactions convert them into the component molecules of gasoline fuel. The exact composition of the fuel varies between instances, generally matching that of gasoline produced during the period of the pump's installation, and the process of conversion has no apparent mechanism; the substances extracted from soil appear to spontaneously break down and reassemble into the new molecular structures while passing through the pump. Disassembling and reassembling the pump has no effect on its anomalous properties, and installing any of an instance's components into other pumps of the same model will cause all components of that pump to take on the same anomalous properties.\nOn initial installation, instances of SCP-1185 draw organic material from soil within a one-meter radius of the point of contact. Once soil resources have been drained to a degree that would render the supply inadequate, the pump's tendrils extend further, resulting in its effects encompassing wider areas and causing increased depletion of soil resources. As operation of the pump continues, the increasingly widespread depletion of soil organic content begins to cause malnutrition in local flora and ground-based fauna. In cases where pump usage is especially prolonged or frequent, total ecosystem collapse can and will occur as the pump consumes and processes all available organic resources.\nAddendum 1185-001: On 4/13/\u2588\u2588, a routine check on the fueling station where SCP-1185-1 was previously installed revealed similar anomalous properties in the new pump purchased as a replacement for the removed instance. The new pump was, according to the owner's bank statements, purchased from the same corporation that had provided the other two, non-anomalous pumps in use. According to interview transcripts, a corporate representative met with the station owner and offered a heavy discount on the replacement pump to offset the loss of profits caused by the malfunction of the formerly installed pump (pump malfunction was indeed the cover-story used by the task force charged with removing and securing SCP-1185-1). On contacting and examining the records of the corporation in question, Foundation investigators found that a new pump was indeed shipped, but that no representative was ever sent, nor any discount offered, and that the funds received by the corporation were in accordance with the non-discounted price. The identity of the representative and source of the additional funds are currently under investigation. The pump, designated SCP-1185-3, is to remain installed at its current location and be kept under surveillance in hopes of establishing further contact with the producers or modifiers of the objects.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1184 | SCP-1185 | SCP-1186 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A partially buried SCP-1186 instance located at Wenshu Monastery, Chengdu, China.\n\nItem #: SCP-1186\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1186 instances under Foundation custody are to be held in individual Insect Containment Units at Site-\u2588\u2588. Each unit is to be constructed to resemble the human auditory system. The maximum number of SCP-1186 instances permitted in Foundation captivity is 140; excess instances are to be incinerated. 140 additional units are to be made available as reserve habitats for SCP-1186 instances.\nCivilians identified as hosts of SCP-1186 are to be taken under Foundation custody. SCP-1186 instances which are attached to hosts are to be extracted via invasive surgery. Affected civilians are to be placed under observation for a period up to two weeks. After which, interrogation and amnestic treatment are to be given.\nDescription: SCP-1186 refers to a species classified under the family Cicadidae, with a mean body length of 2.5 mm. To date, all known SCP-1186 instances remain in their nymph stage and show no signs of metamorphosis typical of other members of the family Cicadidae. To the Foundation's knowledge, no SCP-1186 larva or imago are known to exist. In addition, dissection of SCP-1186 indicates the absence of sexual organs.\nUniquely, SCP-1186 consumes endolymph from human cochlear ducts.1 As such, SCP-1186's physiology is optimised for the extraction and consumption of human endolymph, such as an elongated and retractable proboscis to puncture human skin and a digestive system specialised in breaking down substances with a high potassium concentration. However, SCP-1186 is known to survive without consumption of endolymph or any other forms of nourishment. Due to the loss of endolymph, hosts of SCP-1186 regularly experience deafness and balance disorder.\nAfter occupying the human ear for a period of one week, SCP-1186 will begin emitting vibrations directly to the skull via bone conduction. These vibrations are then interpreted as the chanting of various Mahayana Buddhist sutras2 narrated in respective hosts' arterial language. These chants are the only sounds constantly perceived by hosts, despite any auditory impairment on the host's part.\nThese chants are inaudible in environments with sound levels of at least 50 dB, but hosts are known to suffer from afflictions such as headaches and nausea in such environments. In 2% of known cases, non-lethal damage to hosts' nervous tissues is present. Conversely, in environments with sound levels below 50 dB, the severity of the aforementioned afflictions tends to subside and audibility of SCP-1186's sounds increases.\n\nAn illustration depicting 'Ascetic Sun', a figure held to be the previous incarnation of the Victorious Fighting Buddha, a deity revered by the 'Ascetics to Heaven's Pillar'. Other sacred sites believed to be associated with 'Ascetic Sun' have been contained by the Foundation as SCP-2711 and SCP-2178.\n\nSCP-1186 was discovered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2007, where they were distributed by the new religious movement 'Ascetics to Heaven's Pillar'3 to its followers as an initiation rite. In cooperation with local law enforcement units, a crackdown on 'Ascetics to Heaven's Pillar' and its followers recovered approximately 500 SCP-1186 instances and halted distribution. 100 of such instances were kept for study at Site-\u2588\u2588, while remaining instances were incinerated.\nAddendum 1186-1: Interviews with captured 'Ascetics to Heaven's Pillar' followers suggest that the Wenshu Monastery in Chengdu is a gathering point for said members. On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2007, Mobile Task Force Upsilon-4 (\"Hot Iron Strike\") was dispatched to raid temple grounds.\nLarge populations (in excess of 5,000) of SCP-1186 instances were found during said raid. 40 SCP-1186 instances found at the Wenshu Monastery have been taken for study, while the remainder was terminated via incineration by MTF Y-4.\nHighest concentration of SCP-1186 instances is centred around a human cadaver seated in the Lotus Position and dressed in robes typical of Tang Dynasty bhikkhu.4 The cadaver has also been confiscated by the Foundation, tentatively classified as AI-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and pending further research.\nA profile for AI-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is as follows:\n\nItem Description: A preserved human cadaver dressed in Tang Dynasty-era bhikkhu robes. Radiocarbon dating estimates the cadaver's year of death at circa 620 \u2013 680 CE. Despite its age, no signs of decomposition are found; mechanism of preservation is unknown.\nDate of Recovery: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2007\nLocation of Recovery: Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China\nCurrent Status: Kept at Anomalous Items Wing in Reliquary Site-\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Endolymph from several species of mammals (e.g. cattle) are acceptable substitutes in place of human endolymph.\n2. Said chants include the Amitabha Sutra, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra among others; see Document 1186-\u7532 for a complete list of sutras.\n3. \u5929\u7afa\u884c\u8005 (ti\u0101n zh\u00fa x\u00edng zh\u011b); a Mahayana Buddhist-inspired religious movement, known for its veneration of figures such as Victorious Fighting Buddha (\u6597\u6218\u80dc\u4f5b; d\u00f2u zh\u00e0n sh\u00e8ng f\u00f3), Cleanser of the Altars (\u51c0\u575b\u4f7f\u8005; j\u00ecng t\u00e1n sh\u01d0 zh\u011b), Gold-Bodied Arhat (\u91d1\u8eab\u7f57\u6c49; j\u012bn sh\u0113n lu\u00f3 h\u00e0n), and Dragon Horse of the Eight Heavenly Sections (\u516b\u90e8\u5929\u9f99\u9a6c; b\u0101 b\u00f9 ti\u0101n l\u00f3ng m\u01ce).\n4. Designation of a fully ordained monk in Buddhism.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1185 | SCP-1186 | SCP-1187 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1187\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1187 is to be stored in a remote, above-ground enclosure 5km from Site 19 with a staff of 2 armed guards and 1 Level 1 researcher. SCP-1187 should remain inverted upon its transportation trailer at all times when not being tested. The subject's ignition key, designated SCP-1187-1, is to be stored in the office of the Level 3 director at Site 19 overseeing SCP-1187, and is available upon written request.\nTesting must be conducted no less than 10km from any Foundation facility or population center. SCP-1187 is to be removed from its trailer and operated by a Class D subject in the center of a 500m cleared circle. All security and research personnel should remain at the edge of the perimeter, directing and observing the test remotely.\nDescription: SCP-1187 is a blue 2006 Kazuma 150cc All Terrain Vehicle. It was sold and delivered to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, South Carolina via an anonymous online merchant site. The seller has yet to be located. The owner's initial test ride resulted in an anomalous incident which was suppressed in public media as a powerful but isolated earthquake.\nWhen the accelerator is engaged SCP-1187 remains stationary while the surface beneath its wheels shifts horizontally towards the rear of the vehicle at an increasing rate of speed. SCP-1187 is capable of dragging a 3m wide by 15cm deep strip of terrain at speeds of up to 40kph. This effect extends to approximately 250m in front of the vehicle and 50m behind. Continued operation will shear an increasing amount of material from below the top layer, eventually excavating a furrow and depositing it to the rear of SCP-1187.\nManipulating the steering column will rotate SCP-1187 and shift the area of influence. Applying the brakes will slow and eventually cease the effect. Operating SCP-1187 in the vicinity of buildings or other above ground structures and objects is exceedingly dangerous, as mass above the driving plane is not arrested by braking.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1186 | SCP-1187 | SCP-1188 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1188\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1188 is stored in a secure locker in Site-\u2588\u2588 with its batteries removed. SCP-1188's batteries may not be inserted within 100m of Site-\u2588\u2588's outer walls, and all testing is to be performed at least this distance from any personnel or structures not involved in testing, and under no circumstances should SCP-1188 be pointed at a living organism unless this is specifically part of a test. SCP-1188's batteries are to be promptly removed at the conclusion of testing.\nDescription: SCP-1188 appears to be a standard black \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand flashlight, manufactured by \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Inc. circa 1983. Its construction and appearance are unremarkable, and it displays an amount of wear appropriate for its age. SCP-1188 accepts ordinary D batteries, activating via a toggle button. When active, instead of producing a beam of light, SCP-1188 temporarily displaces matter in a truncated cone originating from the bulb end of SCP-1188. The far end of the cone is 21.2m from the end of SCP-1188 and 2.2m wide. Matter within the cone appears to have been completely eradicated, leaving a cone-shaped \"hole\" through whatever SCP-1188 is being pointed at. SCP-1188 can be freely redirected, causing the \"hole\" to shift. Matter which is no longer being displaced reappears, apparently unharmed, and switching SCP-1188 off causes all displaced matter to reappear. SCP-1188's bulb remains unlit while operating, though its anomalous effects disappear if the bulb is removed. SCP-1188's bulb functions normally when used in other flashlights.\nTest 1188-1 - Date \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Tree outside Site-\u2588\u2588\nResults: Shining SCP-1188 on tree appears to \"cut\" a section out of the tree's trunk, completely bisecting it. The top of the tree does not collapse, despite no apparent means of support. The internal structure of the tree is clearly visible. SCP-1188's \"beam\" is slowly moved up and down the trunk, causing the hole to move up and down but without apparent harm to the tree itself.\nTest 1188-2 - Date \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Ground outside Site-\u2588\u2588\nResults: SCP-1188 \"carves\" a deep hole in the ground, allowing researchers to see into the ground. As SCP-1188 does not shed light like a normal flashlight, it is difficult to see into the hole unless it is aligned with the sun. With the hole at an angle, Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 walks on the undisturbed ground above the displaced hole with no ill effect.\nTest 1188-3 - Date \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Video camera\nResults: Video camera is set to record and then displaced using SCP-1188. Upon return, video shows a view of a curved wall, believed to be the inside of a silo.\nTest 1188-4 - Date \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-16621\nResults: D-16621 is restrained and his hand is \"illuminated\" by SCP-1188, developing a circular hole through it and exposing the internal structure of his hand at the edges of the hole. Upon witnessing this, D-16621 screams, but is found to be uninjured and the hole in his hand is restored when SCP-1188 is switched back off. SCP-1188 is moved to a greater distance in order to create a larger area of displacement and various areas of D-16621 are displaced beginning with his extremities. No ill effects are apparent, although D-16621 finds the process very distressing. Displacing D-16621's head for several seconds causes him to vomit upon his return. D-16621 attributes this to vertigo, as his head was approximately fifteen feet above the ground and facing straight down when displaced, and the sudden shift was disorienting. D-16621 reports seeing the same or similar building as the video camera and identifies it as an empty grain silo.\nTest 1188-5 - Date \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: GPS tracking beacon\nResults: Tracking beacon is able to acquire a good signal and reports its location as a rural area outside \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, England. Foundation agents are deployed to secure the area.\nTeam \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Mission Report:\n\nGrain silo found at indicated location. Area surrounding silo is a farm in extreme disrepair, no inhabitants. When activated, the entire cone of matter displaced by SCP-1188 is visible in the air in the exact center of this silo. If you shine SCP-1188 at the ground, you get a fifty or sixty foot cone of dirt hanging in the air. If you move SCP-1188 around, the cone hanging in the air doesn't move but you can see its contents changing. It's one of the weirdest things I've ever seen.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 volunteered to have the thing shined on him. Because the small end of the cone is at the bottom and he was looking at it when we switched it on, his upper body was hanging in midair staring down at the ground. He could see his own torso, cut open and showing his guts and everything, but then he fell down and his head came back. He threw up all over the place. Can't say I blame the guy.\n- Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1\nD-16621 became extremely ill 48 hours after exposure, with severe nausea, vomiting, and anemia, dying two days later due to multiple organ failure. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's symptoms were similar but much more acute, with rapidly worsening neurological problems resulting in death six hours after exposure. SCP-1188 is no longer to be used on living organisms.\nAddendum 2\nCareful study has revealed that displacement via SCP-1188 causes microscopic damage to material along the edge of the displaced region. The damage is extremely small scale, disrupting a small percentage of the molecules along the edge. For bulk materials the damage is inconsequential \u2014 displacing a volume of water breaks an infinitesimal fraction of it into its component hydrogen and oxygen, which has a negligible effect. For living organisms, damaging even a small percentage of the DNA, enzymes, cell walls, and so forth can cause catastrophic damage. The damage is not actually caused by ionizing radiation, but the type of damage is very similar and the resulting symptoms therefore strongly resemble acute radiation syndrome. As D-16621's head was displaced all at once, but Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's head actually slid through the edge of the displaced region, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 developed severe neurological symptoms while D-16621 did not.\nDisplacing an entire body at once, with no part of the body crossing the edge of the displaced region, should avoid this sort of damage in the future.\n- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1187 | SCP-1188 | SCP-1189 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1189\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1189 is to be kept in a soundproofed steel box measuring one (1) meter by one (1) meter by one (1) meter. Testing of SCP-1189 should be performed in a soundproofed room, with at least two (2) armed guards stationed outside at all times. Personnel in contact with SCP-1189, as well as security personnel present during testing, must be equipped with earplugs or other sound-dampening devices with a Sound Transmission Class of forty (40) or above. [NOTE: NO LONGER IN EFFECT. See Addendum 013-01]\nDescription: SCP-1189 is a sound, measuring an average of forty decibels, accompanied by a pale green glow. SCP-1189 has no discernible physical source, though it appears to originate from the small area at the apparent center of the glow. Due to the effects of hearing SCP-1189, knowledge of the sound produced is limited to sound level meter readings. The readings appear to resemble those generated by speech, though no correlation to any known language has been found, and no pattern has been observed. [NOTE: See Addendum 013-01]\nSCP-1189 appears to be a self-propagating sound. Subjects that hear SCP-1189 become entirely unresponsive for periods of time ranging from fifteen minutes to just over two hours. Upon emerging from this state, affected subjects appear frantic and immediately attempt to cause others to hear SCP-1189. If resisted, affected subjects become violent.\nDuring [DATA EXPUNGED], Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was accidentally exposed to SCP-1189. Agent shot and killed his partner, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, as well as three security personnel and a Level 1 engineer performing maintenance on SCP-1189's containment. Agent was killed by security personnel while attempting to force entry into the surveillance room for Floor 27. Agent was holding a field tape recorder which contained a recording of SCP-1189.\nSCP-1189 was discovered in an abandoned recording studio. The control room contained several pieces of unidentified electronic equipment, and appeared to have been thrown into considerable disarray. The door to the studio was barred from the outside. The studio itself contained SCP-1189 and a single badly decayed corpse. Attempts to identify the corpse have been unsuccessful.\nThough SCP-1189 had been previously contained on-site, an attempt was made to transport it by constructing a soundproofed steel box around the estimated center of SCP-1189 and transporting the box. The attempt was successful, with no trace of SCP-1189 remaining in the original location, and all readings within the box remaining identical to those taken before transport. All contents of the recording studio were destroyed.\n\nExperiment Log: 013-001\n\nName: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\nThe box containing SCP-1189 was placed in a soundproofed room, and all air was evacuated from both the room and the box. Subject D-013-01 entered the room wearing a Type-5 containment suit and opened the box. SCP-1189 was immediately heard through the suit's headset, affecting the personnel in the control room overseeing the test, including Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 opened the airlock and attempted to record the sound before being neutralized by security. All personnel within earshot of SCP-1189 were affected, with symptoms decreasing with distance from SCP-1189. Upon psychological evaluation of personnel within extreme range of SCP-1189, they reported growing increasingly agitated as they attempted to remember what they had heard, playing random notes and experimenting with audio software in an attempt to recreate it. Such personnel were terminated.\n\nAddendum: 013-01\nOn \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588 at 05:23, analytical software monitoring SCP-1189 detected a pattern. At 06:04 a recording of SCP-1189 was broadcast over emergency loudspeakers to all of Floor 27. Emergency security personnel were alerted, but were also affected upon reaching the floor. The broadcast continued until standard and emergency power to the entire floor had been cut, resulting in a loss of containment for three other SCPs, including SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. Emergency containment crews disconnected all loudspeakers and restored power to the floor. All readings from within SCP-1189's containment had ceased, and SCP-1189's absence was confirmed using Class D personnel. Upon further investigation, it appears that the computer running the analytical program monitoring SCP-1189 for patterns had generated a piece of malicious code that was implemented on the floor's computer network, allowing the recording of SCP-1189 to be uploaded to the emergency broadcast system. Investigation into SCP-1189's whereabouts is ongoing. Recommend immediate reclassification of SCP-1189 to Euclid class.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1188 | SCP-1189 | SCP-1190 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1190\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1190 is to be contained in a secured, temperature-controlled observation room. The observation room must provide accommodations for long term living, to include a cot for sleeping, a restroom, and a food preparation area.\nVideo surveillance equipment is to be installed outside the observation windows to record the device's output as well as any input provided by SCP-1190-1. All recordings from the surveillance equipment are to be permanently archived for study.\nA nurse or nurse assistant must be available to care for SCP-1190-1. Nurse duties include delivery of food, bathing, feeding, application of medicine, administration of intravenous feeding systems, and other tasks necessary for the care of a potentially severely disabled person.\nPersonnel are not to interact directly with SCP-1190 except for D-class personnel cleared to be used as test subjects. Any D-class subjects to be used for testing SCP-1190 are to be cleared with site administration for a stay of execution during the course of the experiment.\nProcedure update following experiment 1190-1: The floor of the observation room must have a central drain for eliminating waste.\nProcedure update following experiment 1190-2: SCP-1190 is to be powered at all times, with backup batteries and a diesel generator in case of power failure.\nDescription: SCP-1190 is a 1973 Hewlett Packard 3000 computer system. Installed on the device is a program which performs a physics simulation, beginning with the known origins of the universe. Observation of the simulation suggests that it is capable of simulating physical phenomena beyond our current understanding. While running the program, SCP-1190 exhibits inexplicably powerful processing capability, an anomaly which does not persist while the device performs other tasks.\nAttempts to decompile the program or to move it to a different device have failed. The program appears to be corrupt to all observations and actions beyond running it on SCP-1190.\nAside from its anomalous performance characteristics and the inexplicably accurate logic used by the simulation, the only other notable physical characteristic of SCP-1190 is that it is unusually well maintained for its age. Otherwise, it appears to be a normal example of a computer of its make and model.\nWhen the program is executed on SCP-1190, the screen displays:\n\nPress Enter to Begin\u2026\nAny individual who activates the program stored on SCP-1190 will become fascinated with the simulation. The individual will want to intervene in the development of the virtual universe to cause it to proceed according to the individual's personal ideals. The individual is designated SCP-1190-1. Over time, SCP-1190-1 will become more obsessed with the simulation, increasingly neglecting personal needs in favor of managing the virtual universe.\nDocumentation of known commands can be obtained with consent from at least one personnel having clearance level 2/1190 or greater; however, the documentation is believed to be far from complete. Each new subject intuits new commands over time, and while video of the subject's input and the observable results on the simulation have been archived, the exact effects of many commands haven't yet become clear.\nHistory: SCP-1190 came to the attention of The Foundation via an asset embedded in the security department of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Laboratories.\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a janitor at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Laboratories reported to security that an unpleasant smell was coming from a disused office.\nIn the office, the responding security officer found a researcher who was thought to have been missing for several weeks (D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, hereby designated SCP-1190-1-A) operating SCP-1190 and surrounded by days of her own refuse and waste. SCP-1190-1-A had at some point brought several days worth of food and water to the office, but only a small amount of water remained.\nSCP-1190-1-A displayed symptoms of stage 3 starvation: flaking skin, thinning hair, and insufficient strength to sit up properly. However, SCP-1190-1-A was still operating SCP-1190 while muttering inaudibly.\nThe security officer attempted to administer aid, but SCP-1190-1-A was uncooperative until the officer disconnected the power to SCP-1190. SCP-1190-1-A became violent and attempted to attack the officer, but because of the aforementioned symptoms was easily subdued. SCP-1190-1-A expired from systemic infection secondary to starvation while being rushed to the hospital.\n\n+ Transcript of video taken by security officer\n\n- Transcript of video taken by security officer\n\nOfficer: \u201cD\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? Is that you? Ugh, it stinks in here\u2014are you okay?\u201d\nSCP-1190-1-A: [INAUDIBLE]\nOfficer: \u201cHoly [EXPLETIVE REDACTED]! D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588! Your hair\u2014your skin! What happened to you? SecOps, we need medical on floor \u2588, office \u2588\u2588\u2588 immediately! Ugh, what the hell are you sitting in? Stay with me, girl!\u201d\nSCP-1190-1-A: [INAUDIBLE]\nOfficer attempts to remove SCP-1190-1-A from the terminal, but she resists.\nOfficer: \u201cHey\u2014what's going on here? You need help! Let me help you!\u201d\nOfficer waves a hand in front of SCP-1190-1-A and gets no response. The officer then unplugs SCP-1190 from the wall.\nOfficer: \u201cYou've got to focus! Stay with me!\u201d\nSCP-1190-1-A: \u201cYou\u2026 you killed them\u2026 m-murderer! You killed them all!\u201d\nSCP-1190-1-A attempts to lunge at the officer, but lacks the strength to stay upright and collapses. SCP-1190-1-A claws at the officer's legs.\nOfficer: \u201cW-what are you doing? You've got to hold still! Ouch! Hey, I'm here to help you!\u201d\nThe officer restrains SCP-1190-1-A with a pair of handcuffs.\nOfficer: \u201cSecOps, you'd better get a stretcher up here\u2014something with restraints, I just found D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and she is delirious and in bad shape.\u201d\nSCP-1190-1-A: \u201cBillions\u2026 you killed billions. They needed me, I gave them paradise, and you killed them. Monster!\u201d\n\nSCP-1190 was taken into containment by The Foundation on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nExperiment Logs:\n\n+ Excerpts from Experiment Log 1190-1\n\n- Excerpts from Experiment Log 1190-1\n\nSubject: D-class personnel D-11593 is a 53 year old Caucasian male.\nSubject Background: A former network administrator, D-11593 is a sociopath convicted on 6 counts of torture and murder in the first degree.\nD-11593 (hereafter referred to as SCP-1190-1-B) was selected for this experiment due to high scores on computer aptitude tests.\nDay 1: SCP-1190-1-B was locked in the observation room for SCP-1190. Subject was instructed to begin the simulation, and to keep a diary during the experiment. Subject was given no further instructions.\nDay 2: SCP-1190-1-B spent 2 hours tending to the simulation.\n\nExcerpt from subject diary\n\u201cThey're making me run some kind of simulation, it seems. So far all I can see are a bunch of white pixels moving away from each other. I can make them move a little faster or a little slower, but that's about it.\u201d\n\nDay 7: SCP-1190-1-B spent 8 hours tending to the simulation.\n\nExcerpt from subject diary\n\u201cThe stars, they have planets! I figured out how to start a chain reaction in a star that makes it supernova and take out a bunch of planets with it. Maybe if I fast forward enough, I can find one with some playthings.\u201d\n\nDay 12: SCP-1190-1-B spent 14 hours tending to the simulation. The rest of the day was spent sleeping and eating with no recreation.\n\nExcerpt from subject diary\n\u201cI found another planet with some life starting. I shouldn't have broken the last planet with life; it took me too long to find another one. This time I think I'll be more subtle and see how much a life form can take before it just can't live anymore.\u201d\n\nDay 20: SCP-1190-1-B spent 18 hours tending to the simulation. Subject ate at the terminal, leaving only to sleep and use the restroom.\n\nExcerpt from subject diary\n\u201cI figured out how to keep the creatures I created alive, even when most of them just want to die. The young ones cry and shake from the pain, but as they get older, they seem to get used to it. I have to figure out a way to change up the pain as they get older, so it will never end.\u201d\n\nDay 42: SCP-1190-1-B spent 20 hours tending to the simulation. Subject ate at the terminal, and only left the simulation to use the restroom. SCP-1190-1-B fell asleep for 4 hours at the desk; upon waking up, subject displayed some anxiety about having drifted off. When instructed to write in the journal, SCP-1190-1-B became agitated and had to be threatened with an electric prod before complying.\n\nExcerpt from subject diary\n\u201cThe last of the creatures from planet 7 died out today while I was asleep. I should have been there so it wouldn't have been so quick. Now they're making me spend more time away from the universe to write this entry; who knows what else I'll miss?\n\nI suppose I was getting bored anyway, they can only scream so much. I think this time, I'll make the life on planets 12 and 13 evolve so they are perfect for killing each other, then open up a wormhole between the planets and see who wins.\u201d\n\nDay 84: SCP-1190-1-B spent 24 hours tending to the simulation. Subject no longer eats independently, and has been placed on intravenous feeding. The nurse has to give the subject sponge baths, and a drain has been installed in the floor so waste can be flushed. In addition, the nurse has been instructed to regularly manipulate the subject's extremities to mitigate complications from long-term immobility.\nWhen instructed to write in the journal, subject remains unresponsive, even if shocked with an electric prod.\n\nTranscript of surveillance video\nSCP-1190-1-B: \u201cNo, it can't be over this soon! I know, I'll bring them back, let them fight it out again\u2026\u201d\n\nDay 105: SCP-1190-1-B suffered from a pulmonary embolism resulting from a deep-vein thrombosis. Subject began to have trouble breathing and started coughing. The research assistant on duty called for the nurse, who was off duty and took nearly 30 minutes to respond. By the time the nurse arrived, the subject's symptoms had transitioned to bloody coughing and collapse. Before losing consciousness, SCP-1190-1-B rendered the simulation unusable by bringing about the destruction of the virtual universe.\nSCP-1190-1-B was transferred to medical, where an anticoagulant was administered, but SCP-1190-1-B expired from sudden cardiac death.\n\nTranscript of surveillance video\nSCP-1190-1-B begins exhibiting trouble breathing, including wheezing and coughing.\nResearch Assistant Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : \u201cHey, what's going on with our guy? Get the nurse to check him out.\u201d\nApproximately 30 minutes elapses before SCP-1190-1-B begins coughing up blood.\nSCP-1190-1-B: \u201cWhat\u2026 what's happening\u2026\u201d\nSCP-1190-1-B's posture becomes limp during onset of collapse; the nurse arrives and is cleared to enter the observation room.\nSCP-1190-1-B: \u201cI can't\u2026 leave them\u2026 alone. If I go\u2026 they're coming with me.\u201d\nNurse \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : \u201cWe've got tachypnea, hemoptysis and cyanosis. We need to get him to medical immediately!\u201d\nSCP-1190-1-B loses consciousness.\n\nNurse \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was reprimanded for responding to a priority 3 page in excess of 10 minutes. Video of this incident is under consideration for staff training purposes.\n\n+ Excerpts from Experiment Log 1190-2\n\n- Excerpts from Experiment Log 1190-2\n\nSubject: D-class personnel D-14899 is a 37 year old Hispanic female.\nSubject Background: A former professional artist, D-14899 was convicted on 2 counts of murder after one of her art pieces was vandalized.\nD-14899 (hereafter referred to as SCP-1190-1-C) was selected for this experiment due to an artistic background.\nDay 1: SCP-1190-1-C was locked in the observation room for SCP-1190. Subject was instructed to begin the simulation, and to keep a diary during the experiment. SCP-1190-1-C was given no further instructions.\nDay 2: SCP-1190-1-C spent 1 hour tending to the simulation.\n\nExcerpt from subject diary\n\u201cThis place is like so many other prisons, and yet unlike them. I heard sounds \u2026 or maybe I didn't\u2026 in the other areas. Had strange feelings. Ideas came into my mind, inspirations\u2026 I want to paint them, but I can't. All I have is this diary, and some computer, showing dots.\u201d\n\nDay 4: SCP-1190-1-C spent 2 hours tending to the simulation, and 6 hours sketching in the diary. Subject's request for assorted art supplies denied.\n\nExcerpt from subject diary\n\u201cI tried. I tried to get the ideas out, but I can only do so much with a pencil. The only other thing in here to look at is that computer, and all I can do is move around in space. If only there were some colors to look at.\u201d\n\nDay 9: SCP-1190-1-C spent 12 hours tending to the simulation. The rest of the day was spent writing extensive diary entries, eating and sleeping.\n\nExcerpt from subject diary\n\u201cThis is amazing! It's the world's biggest, most perfect canvas! But it's more than that. I can shape galaxies into flowers, and those into gardens. I can paint the horizon of a beautiful purple moon with stars that change colors as the planet rotates. It's sculpting, and painting, and music and dance, all at once!\u201d\n\nDay 21: SCP-1190-1-C spent 20 hours tending to the simulation. Subject eats meals at the terminal, and leaves only to use the restroom, to sleep for 2 hours, and to make entries in the diary.\n\nExcerpt from subject diary\n\u201cI created the perfect woman. Tall, beautiful, unusual and yet familiar. She seems motherly and yet distant. Her children are unformed pieces of clay with endless possibility. She recognizes their potential, and is proud, but still cries when I transform them. It is beautiful\u2026 some people can sculpt what they feel, but only I can literally sculpt using raw emotion.\u201d\n\nDay 30: SCP-1190-1-C spent 23 hours tending to the simulation. Subject eats meals at the terminal, and leaves only to use the restroom and to make entries in the diary.\n\nExcerpt from subject diary\n\u201cArt can mean so much more when you're not bound by rules. I can make a line of colors that didn't exist until I invented them that goes from one end of the universe to the other, and it will never move or fall down. I reshaped the structure of carbon to make shapes I never could have thought of in my wildest dreams!\u201d\n\nDay 31: A breach of containment by SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 caused an extended power interruption which powered down SCP-1190. After a momentary delay, SCP-1190-1-C became violent, attempting to destroy objects in the room other than SCP-1190. Security had to enter the observation room to contain the outburst.\nSCP-1190-1-C is currently restrained in medical. Class A amnestics were administered, but the subject continues to exhibit symptoms similar to sustained withdrawal, including depression, anxiety, fatigue and nausea. Subject indicates that she undergoes persistent cravings for an unidentifiable \"fix\".\n\n+ Excerpts from Experiment Log 1190-3\n\n- Excerpts from Experiment Log 1190-3\n\nSubject: D-class personnel D-17019 is a 67 year old Caucasian male with moderate obsessive-compulsive disorder manifesting in a compulsion to place objects into certain patterns.\nSubject Background: D-17019's was convicted on 1 count of arson resulting in the deaths of 9.\nD-17019 (hereafter referred to as SCP-1190-1-D) was selected for this experiment due to a unique concept of organization.\nDay 1: SCP-1190-1-D was locked in the observation room for SCP-1190. Subject was instructed to begin the simulation, and to keep a diary during the experiment. SCP-1190-1-D was given no further instructions.\nDay 2: SCP-1190-1-D spent 1 hour tending to the simulation.\n\nExcerpt from Subject diary:\n\"Nothing is where it should be the cot is on the north wall with the head facing east. And then there's this computer! The dots are all wrong in every way. I want to get in there and fix them so badly.\u201d\n\nDay 3: SCP-1190-1-D has suffered from a sudden embolic stroke. Because the stroke occurred while the nurse was on duty, the subject was able to be transferred immediately to medical. Reports indicate that the subject has been stabilized and that partial recovery is likely; however some damage to the ventral striatum is likely to be permanent, which may affect the subject's long-term behavior.\nDay 8: SCP-1190-1-D released from medical and subjected to a full psych evaluation. Reports indicate that the subject no longer feels compulsion to reorganize objects.\nDay 9: SCP-1190-1-D placed back into the observation room for SCP-1190. Subject spent no time tending to the simulation.\n\nExcerpt from Subject diary:\n\u201cThings which used to seem so significant don't anymore. Nothing really motivates me like it used to.\u201d\n\nDay 10: SCP-1190-1-D spent no time tending to the simulation.\nDay 17: SCP-1190-1-D spent no time tending to the simulation. Subject appears to be immune to the compulsion to interact with SCP-1190. Subject's stay of execution will be revoked, and subject will be remanded to general Foundation custody.\n\nExperiment log, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\u201cWith SCP-1190-1-D's brain damaged, it appears that SCP-1190 no longer is able to exert a compulsive effect on the subject. While some might call this experiment a failure, it presents a heretofore unavailable opportunity to let the simulation run its course without intervention. The results of this \"pure\" simulation could be very interesting.\u201d\n\n\u00ab SCP-1189 | SCP-1190 | SCP-1191 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1191\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1191 is to be stored in an opaque Type IV Safe-class containment locker at Sector-28. Neither it nor its locker is to be handled in any way except as necessary for testing. If the object must be moved, the entire locker is to be relocated by a team of Class-D personnel, all of whom must be given every reason to believe that the locker is empty. The locker is to be dehumidified and protected from insect and fungal infestation, and the object should be given regular visual-only checks for deterioration.\nDescription: SCP-1191 is a rotten willow tree branch approximately 97 cm long by 1.5 cm in diameter, with a prominent kink 31 cm from the base. Any intentional manipulation of SCP-1191 results in the activation of its anomalous properties, which are not fully categorized at this time. \"Manipulation\" includes any physical contact, made either directly or indirectly via handheld or remotely-operated tools, with the intent of examining, moving, damaging, or otherwise directly affecting SCP-1191. Contact made at one remove \u2014 i.e. by ordering another person to handle SCP-1191 \u2014 affects the person in direct contact, but not the person who gave the order. Contact with a container holding SCP-1191 counts as manipulation if and only if the contactor is aware of SCP-1191's presence inside the container.\nAll contact with SCP-1191 has been carried out by D-class personnel with histories of violent crime. Persons handling the object report immediate panic and disorientation. They begin, quickly and without external provocation, to protest their innocence. Further investigation reveals them to bear memories of an alternate timeline in which they did not commit one particular act of violence \u2014 in most cases, the act which led to their eventual relegation to Class D. Affected personnel retain these memories indefinitely, although they gradually re-acquire memories of our timeline over a period of forty hours after contact.\nDuring these first forty hours post-exposure, subjects frequently claim SCP-1191 retroactively inserted a violent episode into their personal history. In support of their claims, these subjects have demonstrated implanted knowledge beyond their clearance, both of technical details and inter-personal information. Use of D-class personnel in certain contact events appears contrary to Foundation procedure.\nIt is presently unclear whether SCP-1191 is causing spurious knowledge generation or actually altering timelines. A test capable of distinguishing between these possibilities has not yet been designed.\nAddendum: Recovery Report\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was dispatched to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Canada to investigate unusually high density of violent crime, accompanied by former convict D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The pair discovered an abandoned vehicle in a wooded lot located at 4\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0 N, 1\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0 W. While investigating the vehicle, D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 picked up SCP-1191. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reports immediate distress, followed by abrupt and unprompted denial of a previous crime, in support of which D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 demonstrated detailed knowledge of Foundation retrieval agent procedure. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 returned without permitting D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to release SCP-1191 at any point, employing coercion where applicable. No further items resembling SCP-1191 have been recovered from the recovery site. D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was later administered a Class-R amnestic and designated personnel D-1191-1.\nAddendum: Excerpts from Experiment Log 1191\nTest 3\nDate: \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Personnel D-1191-12\nProcedure: D-1191-12 was instructed to remove a one-centimeter transverse section of SCP-1191 using a circular saw.\nResults: Upon picking up SCP-1191 to move it onto the circular saw, D-1191-12 reported confusion, followed by intense mental distress and unprompted verbal denial of three previous murders. SCP-1191 cast aside, slightly chipped upon impact with floor.\nTest 4\nDate: \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Personnel D-1191-44, D-1191-67, and D-1191-108\nProcedure: The three Class-D personnel were instructed to touch SCP-1191 simultaneously.\nResults: All three personnel experienced convulsions, denying previous episodes. Interestingly, the episodes denied were not in any case those that led to the individual's initial incarceration.\nTest 6\nDate: \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Personnel D-1191-13\nProcedure: D-1191-13 was directed to move SCP-1191 from chamber corner with 0.5 m iron tongs.\nResults: Upon grasping SCP-1191 with tongs, D-1191-13 reacted violently, insisting upon alternate history induced by the object. Under extensive questioning, D-1191-13 demonstrated knowledge consistent with Security Clearance Level 1/1191, insisting that he was a research assistant \"and a law-abiding citizen\".\nTest 10\nDate: \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Personnel D-1191-53\nProcedure: D-1191-53 was seated in Control Booth 75, given access to a standard Foundation remote-controlled exploratory drone, and instructed to transfer SCP-1191 to a new containment locker with better preservative facilities.\nResults: At the moment of contact between the drone's manipulators and SCP-1191, D-1191-53 abruptly became confused and distressed, verbally denying involvement in the preschool bombing for which she was incarcerated. Further questioning was unsuccessful, revealing only that the subject now experiences considerable distress at the memory of child casualties.\nNote: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was reprimanded for permitting Class-D personnel contact with exploratory drones, which are equipped with easily-weaponizable sampling tools, and for allowing direct personal contact between Class-D personnel and Foundation operatives.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1190 | SCP-1191 | SCP-1192 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1192\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1192 is contained in a dedicated aviary and is to be provided a diet of fruit supplemented with protein and vitamin additives, as it refuses to consume seeds and insects that are a part of a normal diet for its species. SCP-1192 is to be provided with several pencils and pages of paper to allow it to communicate.\nIn the case that SCP-1192 becomes belligerent, mild sedatives may be introduced into its food and water supply under close veterinary supervision.\nDescription: SCP-1192 is a juvenile male Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum), a species normally native to south-east Australia, approximately 33.5 cm in length.\nSCP-1192 appears to be sapient and exhibits intelligence and common knowledge consistent with that of a human child between the ages of six (6) and eight (8). SCP-1192 is unusually disheveled as it appears to be unable or unwilling to preen itself, and has difficulty flying despite being essentially healthy and uninjured. Close examinations have shown a slight, healed-over contusion on the back of SCP-1192's head, but no internal injury or damage was ever found.\nSCP-1192 was discovered and brought into containment by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, who at the time was embedded as an undercover agent in the Newark Police Department in New Jersey. It is believed at this time that SCP-1192 began following Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and trying to attract his attention because of the perception of an authority figure in police uniform. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 became suspicious due to SCP-1192's unusual species and erratic behavior and sent a request for assistance; a Foundation containment team was dispatched and was able to detain SCP-1192 and bring it to Site \u2588\u2588 for examination.\nAddendum 1192-01: Experiment Log 1192-01\nShortly after initial containment, experimentation was performed in which SCP-1192 was introduced to a multitude of objects in a controlled environment in order to deduce its abilities. Upon being introduced to the testing chamber, SCP-1192 immediately gravitated to a pencil and paper and began to attempt to write crude sentences. At this point, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was brought in in an attempt to communicate with SCP-1192.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I am Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. I'm here to speak with you. Who are you?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're at a medical center, Timmy. A hospital. Do you know what happened to you?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Where do you live, Timmy?\n\nAfter several minutes and with some difficulty, SCP-1192 managed to write down an address for a residential home in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Montana. Undercover agents sent to the specified residence determined that the location is inhabited by Mr. and Mrs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 as well as their son, Timothy \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, age 7. Agents assigned to monitor the family have noted nothing out of the ordinary with the family thus far.\nAddendum 1192-02: Researcher Note\n\nAs SCP-1192 is unable to manipulate objects with enough coordination to play with the video games it requested and it shows little interest in the other toys we have offered it, it has taken to scribbling and making crude drawings with the materials we have provided. A list of notable materials are as follows:\n\nSeveral pages of unrelated words, presumed to be writing practice.\nSeveral pages of crude drawings, including race cars, airplanes and fictional animals and monsters.\nA single page with the words \"wy am I a bird\" [sic] as well as several more indecipherable sentences.\nA drawing of what appears to be a small child holding the hands of two adults. The child is scratched out and the paper is ripped. The reverse side of the page has the words \"i wan my mom\" [sic].\nA single page with 126 instances of the word \"mom\" and 76 instances of the word \"home\".\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSenior Observer\n\n\u00ab SCP-1191 | SCP-1192 | SCP-1193 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1193\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The borehole containing SCP-1193-01 is to be capped with a tungsten steel grate containing a locking 2.5cm endoscopy aperture. At 48-hour intervals, the borehole is to be endoscopically inspected to a depth of 4km for further manifestations of SCP-1193-01. Seismographic monitoring devices are posted at 2, 7, and 11 kilometer depths alongside the SCP-1193-01 borehole. Seismic readings consistent with subterranean movement are to be reported immediately to Site Director Iqbal. In the event of subterranean containment breach, containment staff are to execute Protocol 473a, severing SCP-1193-01 below the fifth elbow and backfilling remaining portions of the borehole with pressurized concrete.\nThe basement containing SCP-1193 is to be monitored at all times by a Foundation interrogator. SCP-1193-02 is to be answered on or before the third ring; interrogator should attempt to elicit self-directed responses from SCP-1193-01. Responses which implicate size, body plan, location, or further manifestations are to be recorded in Document SCP-1193-2-LTR.\nDescription: SCP-1193-01 is a genetically normal human arm of unusual length, located in a drainage pipe inside the basement of a telephone switching station in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ten centimeters below the drainage grate, the arm terminates in an unremarkable human hand of indeterminate gender. Upon initial examination, the arm was believed to extend through the drainage pipe to a depth of 35 meters. Subsequent endoscopic investigation demonstrated that the arm extends to at least a depth of 71 kilometers, passing without apparent difficulty through the Mohorovi\u010di\u0107 discontinuity and the upper mantle, with regularly spaced elbows every four kilometers. Elbows below a depth of 26 kilometers are slightly retroflexed to accommodate a nine-degree southward bend in the drainage borehole. Continued endoscopic investigation into the SCP-1193-01 borehole is suspended due to presently-intractable engineering constraints.\nCommunications via SCP-1193-02, mostly concerning SCP-1193-01's oven and refrigerator, indicate that SCP-1193-01 may lack conventional thermoreception, and that it is experiencing no substantial discomfort despite borehole temperatures in excess of 674 degrees Centigrade.\nSCP-1193-02 is a GPO 746 telephone, topaz yellow, manufactured in 1971. Its dimensions preclude it having been delivered to the site via the borehole; containment team's present working theory is that it was installed topside for the purpose of communicating with SCP-1193-01. Installation was conducted by unknown parties, by unknown means, for unknown purposes. The rotary dial has been glued into place, rendering it unsuitable for outgoing phone calls. It is attached to a conventional twisted-pair line which enters the drainage pipe containing SCP-1193-01 and descends parallel to SCP-1193-01 until endoscopy is no longer practicable.\nAt between 0838 and 1034 hours Mountain Standard Time each weekday, the phone will ring five times. If answered, an unidentified voice will willingly engage in conversation with SCP personnel. The voice on the other end of the line invariably claims to be a human being, and regularly mistakes the individual on the other end of the phone for an authority figure. Interrogation to date has therefore been relatively uncomplicated. Notable parallels exist between information elicited via SCP-1193-02 and demonstrable facts about SCP-1193-01. To date, anomalous information received via SCP-1193-02 has included:\n\nReferences to human features, but an anomalous body plan.\nReferences to insensitivity to heat or cold.\nReferences to 'a cousin' or other relative, who will soon arrive to 'pick [him] up.'\nReferences to discomfort and boredom at confinement.\nReferences to minor seismic events along the Little Chino fault complex.\nReferences to discomfort at having a limb or other body part restrained, as by handcuffs, a jelly jar, a pipe, a cast, or in one instance, a gopher hole.\n\nAt present, data related to SCP-1193-01's size, physical form, and body plan beyond the parts visible through endoscopic investigation should be regarded as provisional. For contingent protocols and physiological testing data, consult Document RTMR-Delta.\nTranscript SCP-1193-2-LTR-7:\n\n<Begin Recording, 03/24/2008, 9:48 AM>\nDr. Iqbal: Good morning. And who may I ask is calling?\nSCP-1193-01: David.\nDr. Iqbal: And where are you now, David?\nSCP-1193-01: [Inaudible.] Sorry \u2014 who is this?\nDr. Iqbal: Dr. Hassan Iqbal, director of research.\nSCP-1193-01: Oh. From the hospital?\nDr. Iqbal: [Pause] That's right.\nSCP-1193-01: So, when does the cast come off?\nDr. Iqbal: I'm sorry?\nSCP-1193-01: The cast. On my bottom arm. When does it come off?\nDr. Iqbal: I'm to understand you've got\u2026 a cast\u2026 on your bottom arm? I don't understand. Which arm is that?\nSCP-1193-01: The bottom one. Can you take it off? I've already been in the hospital for three months. Seems like it should be about time.\nDr. Iqbal: You say you're in a hospital now?\nSCP-1193-01: You should know. You're the one who put me there.\nDr. Iqbal: I think you must have me mistaken for someone else.\nSCP-1193-01: Look, if you can't help me, put someone who knows what he's talking about on the line.\nDr. Iqbal: I'm afraid I'm the only one here.\nSCP-1193-01: Fine. Just tell me when someone competent gets to the phone.\nCALL TERMINATED\n<end recording>\n\nTranscript SCP-1193-2-LTR-8:\n\n<Begin Recording, 03/24/2009, 9:52 AM>\nSCP-1193-01: God damn it. God damn it. God damn it.\nDr. Iqbal: Hello?\nSCP-1193-01: Hello? Can you hear me?\nDr. Iqbal: Who is this? Where are you?\nSCP-1193-01: [Inaudible.] For Christ's sake, I'm stuck in the stove here, man. Get the fire department.\nDr. Iqbal: The stove? Are you \u2026 I'm sorry, the stove?\nSCP-1193-01: Yeah, the stove. I went in here to get out some cakes, and I can't get back out.\nDr. Iqbal: You \u2026 went in the stove \u2026 to get out some cakes? Am I hearing you correctly?\nSCP-1193-01: It's a tight fit here. Jesus.\nDr. Iqbal: Are you \u2026 is the temperature uncomfortable?\nSCP-1193-01: The what?\nDr. Iqbal: Temperature. Are you in pain?\nSCP-1193-01: I have no idea what you're talking about. Can you call the goddamn fire department? My back. Jesus Christ, my back.\nDr. Iqbal: I'm the only person here.\nSCP-1193-01: I can't take it anymore. Fuck. I'm sorry. I'm calling my cousin now.\nSCP-1193-01: I'm so sorry. This isn't my fault.\nCALL TERMINATED\n<end recording>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1192 | SCP-1193 | SCP-1194 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1194\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1194-1 is to be kept in a secured storage locker in Research Sector-12 when not in use. Deactivation of SCP-1194 is to be initiated through the termination of the active SCP-1194-2-T subject or, if more convenient, the SCP-1194-2 instance.\nTesting Chamber 13-A (a standard humanoid containment unit) and 13-B (modified to serve as a stable) are to be maintained for the purposes of experimentation involving SCP-1194. Please see Document 1194-C for extensive information on standard testing procedure.\nDescription: SCP-1194 consists of two parts: SCP-1194-1 and SCP-1194-2.\nSCP-1194-1 is a small device (roughly 3 cm \u00d7 1 cm \u00d7 4 cm), consisting of a speaker attached to a pull-string (roughly 6cm of which is exposed while not being activated, with an actual length of roughly 11cm) and a plastic case; analysis of the speaker, however, shows it to have at some point been rendered inactive despite the remainder of the mechanism being functional. Upon being protracted, the string will slowly retract to its original length at a rate proportional to the length removed. When a female subject pulls the string until an additional 3cm is exposed, SCP-1194 is activated, causing the manifestation of an SCP-1194-2 instance.1 Partial retraction, or retraction by a male subject, does not have this effect.\nSCP-1194-2 is an organism, largely similar in physiology and morphology to an adult member of Equus ferus caballus, with an average height of 139cm. Upon the activation of SCP-1194, SCP-1194-2 will appear on the nearest suitable flat surface,2 provided such a space is present within 30 metres of the device; otherwise, activation will fail to occur. Instances have displayed various sizes, breeds and both sexes, and are notable for various biological irregularities \u2013 including the presence of betacyanins, pararosaniline and other pigments not usually found in mammals on their coats, typically causing a mild purple or pink colouration. Specimens do not synthesise or otherwise produce these chemicals, causing this colouration to fade over time.\nThe death of an SCP-1194-2 specimen, that of the relevant SCP-1194-2-T subject, or the string of SCP-1194-1 being pulled during an active state, will cause the current instance of SCP-1194-2 to disappear. Should the lattermost situation occur, a new specimen will appear provided the conditions for this occurring are met. Upon disappearing, the volume previously occupied by the specimen will be replaced by a gas consistent in composition and density with standard tropospheric air.\nThe following is a copy of the text found on a torn document recovered with SCP-1194-1 (see below). A section of the document has been rendered illegible. Further investigation has revealed no information regarding the object's relation to Group of Interest \"Dr. Wondertainment\".\n\nCowgirl, looks like you got your very own Wonder-Pony!TM Dr. Wondertainment's Wonder-Pony!TM is a fun, educational toy, which will help teach any horse-loving girls things like how to take care of a sick horse, the importance of care and attention, and how to feed a horse. All without having to take care of the muck! Not only that, but your pony will provide constant companionship and friendship. Your very own Real Wonder-Pony!TM can even t[SECTION DAMAGED]\n\n[\u2026]ony!TM is the intellectual property of Dr. Wondertainment. Dr. Wondertainment assumes no responsibility for physical, mental or emotional harm caused by the misuse of Dr. Wondertainment's Wonder Pony! TM if disassembled or otherwise damaged. Dr. Wondertainment takes no responsibility for the destruction of life created by Dr. Wondertainment, or damage caused to said life after creation. For more information, please contact the public relations department currently associated with Dr. Wondertainment.\n\nSpecimens of SCP-1194-2 behave in a manner normal for a horse of their estimated age (typically four to five years, except in three \u2013 at time of writing \u2013 known cases: please refer to documentation regarding SCP-1194-2-5, -9 and -13, all of which were significantly below the average age of other specimens); several notable anatomical and physiological distinctions are, however, present:\n\nFirstly, specimens are effectively incapable of vocalisation; examination has revealed no direct cause of this, as no features of relevant tissue or mouthparts seem to function in a preventative manner. Experimentation involving the placement of specimens in situations which would cause distress has failed to provoke any vocal reaction, despite successfully doing so in the cases of normal horses.\n\nSpecimens do not excrete faeces or urine, despite intaking and digesting food normally. Specimens do, however, maintain a relatively constant mass if well-fed, and will lose mass if not provided with food: how this is regulated is not currently known.\n\nExtended lack of contact with their relevant SCP-1194-2-T subject has invariably resulted in several severe symptoms occurring in SCP-1194-2 specimens, usually becoming noticeable after four days without physical contact, and substantially affecting behaviour after seven to eight. This has, in all known cases, followed the same progression: heart rate first decreasing at a constant rate, followed by the symptoms of prolonged nutrient deprivation, and the specimen behaving in a way consistent with that of horses experiencing illness and starvation. Death will occur at fourteen days \u2013 the exact cause of this is not known due to the disappearance experienced by SCP-1194-2 upon dying.\n\nThe unusual pigments present within the coat of specimens will regularly (i.e., once every 3-12 months) be replaced with green cadmium dye, eventually causing acute poisoning from absorption, over several days. This process is gradual, marked by a decrease in the intensity of the previous colouration as the former pigment reduces in concentration while the cadmium increases, and typically takes two to three days to complete. While this is rarely fatal, the symptoms typically associated with exposure to the toxin manifest by the time the dye's concentration stops increasing. Continued exposure to SCP-1194-2-T appears to lessen the severity of these symptoms, and the substance will disappear from the body of specimens over the course of several minutes under a week after initially appearing. When this occurs, the pigment previously removed will return, often to the concentration possessed during the initial manifestation of the specimen. In all instances of this occurrence, specimens have made a full recovery with provision of appropriate treatment.\n\nSCP-1194-1 was originally recovered from a house in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, England, after an automated search of local police files regarding the suicide of one \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The remains of a ceramic and plastic casing resembling a generic horse of no discernible breed, apparently broken by extreme fall damage, were also found within a metre of the object. Said casing's interior displayed similarity to that of toys designed to accommodate pullstring speakers. Approximately 20% of the casing could not be located, and standard post-acquisition protocol was later completed.\nAddendum (Refer to Endoscopy Reports 1194-\u2588 through \u2588): Extensive analysis has demonstrated a consistent structural abnormality in the vocal folds of SCP-1194-2 specimens. Research is ongoing.\n\nUpdate 20\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588: The vivisection of SCP-1194-2-\u25886, -\u25887 and -\u25888 has revealed their vocal apparatus to bear a notable similarity to that of an adolescent human female, despite the fact that both SCP-1194-2-\u25886 and \u25888 were male. It is unknown if this represents the entirety of the organisms produced by SCP-1194: exhaustive testing is currently being planned.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The relevant female is at this point considered SCP-1194-2-T, and is assigned a specific number (e.g., SCP-1194-T-03)\n2. Note: \u201csuitable flat surface\u201d refers to any solid surface with a great enough area to accommodate a standing, full-grown horse, without any inhibiting factors such as the presence of liquid or solid matter, extreme ambient temperature, etc. which would cause severe injury to or restrict the movement of the specimen.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1193 | SCP-1194 | SCP-1195 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1195\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1195 is to be stored in a standard Safe-class storage locker. The locker is to be locked by keypad, the combination known to the current head researcher, and changed in the event of a new researcher.\nSCP-1195 is to be placed on a standard lecture podium for ease of reading, unless being dictated to or otherwise being used in experimentation. Personnel are instructed to cease any oration that is seen to provoke an unintended negative response.\nDescription: SCP-1195 is a leather-bound book (approx. 25cm x 17cm) of indeterminate origin and age; carbon-dating on the pages has given inconsistent results, and forensic examination of the leather matches no known species. It seems to have a variable number of pages, averaging approximately at 400.\nSCP-1195's anomalous properties become apparent whenever it is opened. Most often, the first page is found blank, and after a moment, the object will attempt to communicate via written text \"bleeding\" onto the page. It will always initially communicate in Euskara, but upon being responded to in any other language, it will continue to interact with the spoken/written one instead. Its method of instantaneously understanding and learning new languages is unknown, and recommended for further study. SCP-1195 has demonstrated an ability to converse in Braille in experiments with blind test subjects.\nUpon being activated in this way, SCP-1195 will make one of various requests (see document 1195-W37 for full list of requests); the most common request is to be told a story.\nWhen a story, allegory or other similarly descriptive speech is directed towards it, SCP-1195 will begin transcription. If the story is not told in a general readable format, SCP-1195 will reformat without noticeable loss of speed in the process. If allowed pauses during the story, SCP-1195 will offer criticism, encouragement, or other comments, depending on the oratory skill, imagination or interest of the speaker. Generally, SCP-1195 is willing to continue this process indefinitely, creating new pages as needed for extremely long stories. The maximum number of pages observed has been 3189, at which point SCP-1195 stated that it was \"bored\" and that the experiment in progress was \"stupid\". SCP-1195 then closed itself, and upon being re-opened was observed to only have 120 pages; however, whether this was due to dissatisfaction with the experiment, or with the quality of the narrative, is unknown.\nSCP-1195 has no direct means of locomotion; however, it can close itself with up to 15 N of force, and turn its own pages. It generally allows itself to be handled by anyone, save those who have physically damaged it or angered it previously.\nAll attempts to coax SCP-1195 into divulging information about its origins, history or other personal data have met with failure, as SCP-1195 states that it would need \"permission\" to share its personal history.\nStories transcribed into SCP-1195 will in most cases not remain long, with the exception of stories of subjectively high quality or substantial length, which may stay for up to \u2588 weeks. Most often, any previous story is erased as soon as a new subject arrives. SCP-1195 appears to remember certain individuals, and, based on previous story quality and other experiences, will show varying levels of excitement and cooperation during subsequent sessions.\nAttempts to damage the book have met with varied results. It is clear that cosmetic and superficial damage to the exterior is lasting. As such, experiments must adhere to a guideline that they do not cause further damage to this area. The pages, however, seem able to be replicated with no upward limit. SCP-1195 generates additional pages as needed. In the event that a page is physically removed from the object, text fades from the excised page immediately, and kerning on the remaining pages is adjusted so that the original full text is accommodated.\nWriting into the book has the same communicative results as speaking orally during initial interaction. Once the recitation process has begun, however, text handwritten in will be absorbed after a moment, and responded to. For example, a written-in note about SCP-1195's choice of formatting a particular paragraph will be considered, and either disregarded, or the format changed.\nDocument 1195-W37: Requests made by SCP-1195, as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n\n\"Tell me a story\" (8985 times)\n\"Tell me a better story\" (1158 times)\n\"No kissy stuff\" (972 times, in response to narratives featuring erotic or romantic content)\n\"Tell me a joke\" (604 times)\n\"Leave me alone, I'm sleepy\" (411 times)\n\"Leave me alone, you're stupid\" (293 times)\n\"Come back! I'll be good! I promise!\" (74 times, made in response to reading sessions being aborted, or to certain readers being replaced mid-session)\n\"I want my mommy.\" (1 time)\n\n\u00ab SCP-1194 | SCP-1195 | SCP-1196 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1196\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The building formerly housing the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Back Clinic and SCP-1196 has been repurposed as a Foundation front business. The entrance to the basement has been replaced by a reinforced steel door and is to be triple locked. The unlocking codes are only available for access by level 3 personnel and higher. If SCP-1196's area of effect appears to have shifted in any way, the Site Director should be contacted immediately.\nUnder no circumstances, unless explicitly for testing, are chairs allowed within SCP-1196.\nDescription: SCP-1196 is the basement of the former \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Back Clinic, located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The basement walls and ceiling are all composed of concrete, with several support pillars at various points in the room. The floor is unfinished. Fluorescent lighting tubes line the ceiling, but only three (3) of them remain in working condition.\nSCP-1196's anomalous properties only arise when a chair1 is introduced to it. As soon as the legs of a chair are allowed contact with the floor of SCP-1196, it becomes an instance of SCP-1196-1.\nSCP-1196-1 is the designation given to any chair under the effect of SCP-1196. Instances of SCP-1196-1 appear to gain sentience and the ability to move independently, either by shuffling across the floor, or \u2014 in the case of folding chairs \u2014 rapidly opening and closing their legs. Chairs removed from SCP-1196 lose all anomalous properties.\nInstances of SCP-1196-1 are able to speak in English through unknown means; these vocalizations consist of short, clipped sentences spoken in a high-pitched, \"squeaky\" voice. Instances of SCP-1196-1 will only vocalize when a human being is inside SCP-1196, regardless of their distance from the subject. Vocalizations are usually commands that refer to the spinal health and posture of the subject. However, these commands are not based on the subjects' actual spinal health, with instances of SCP-1196-1 saying the same sentences regardless.\n\n+ Sample SCP-1196-1 Phrases\n\n- Close\n\n\u201cStand up straight!\u201d\n\u201cDon't slouch!\u201d\n\u201cFix your posture!\u201d\n\u201cSlouching causes scoliosis!\u201d\n\u201cI said stand up straight.\u201d\n\u201cStraight.\u201d\n\nIf a human being spends more than 30 minutes within SCP-1196, all instances of SCP-1196-1 will fixate upon the individual, hereby referred to as the subject. Instances of SCP-1196-1 will follow the subject around and instruct them more clearly on their spinal health. If more than one human being is within SCP-1196, instances of SCP-1196-1 will fixate on a random individual. Exiting SCP-1196 negates this effect. If the subject remains inside SCP-1196, several changes will occur in the current SCP-1196-1 population. As time elapses, instances of SCP-1196-1 will grow more active and vocalize more often, and the voice used will become deeper and louder.\nIf the subject remains within SCP-1196 for approximately 60 minutes, instances of SCP-1196-1 will vocalize rough commands and statements about the subjects' spinal health in a more negative light, frequently repeating phrases such as \u201cAwful posture\u201d in threatening tones. After approximately 80 minutes, instances of SCP-1196-1 will begin to assault the subject; methods of attack include ramming, tripping, stabbing (with chair legs), and crushing. The population of SCP-1196-1 will repeat these actions until the subject either escapes or is killed. However, instances of SCP-1196-1, despite being non-sapient entities, appear to display remorse for these actions, vocalizing various apologetic phrases. Individual instances of SCP-1196-1 have attempted to move or bury the bodies, often times trying to utilize tools like shovels and brooms, to little effect.\n\n+ Sample \u201cApologetic\u201d Phrases:\n\n- Close\n\n\u201cWe're sorry.\u201d\n\u201cApologies.\u201d\n\u201cI'm sorry.\u201d\n\u201cTried helping!\u201d\n\u201cForgive?\u201d\n\nFootnotes\n1. Hereby defined as an object with four legs and a seat that is designed for sitting in; rolling chairs are not affected, although rocking chairs are.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1195 | SCP-1196 | SCP-1197 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1197\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1197 is to be fitted with a Foundation issue keycard lock designed to match neighboring units. Management has been instructed to inform both staff and guests that SCP-1197 is indefinitely inaccessible.\nTwo armed personnel are to be incorporated into the civilian staff in the security office. Any subjects emerging from SCP-1197 are to be detained and administered medical and psychological treatment before being interviewed.\nFollowing an active session SCP-1197 is to be thoroughly searched and cleaned with the entrance door secured open. Any anomalous items and bodies are to be removed and studied. SCP-1197-1 is not to be manipulated at any time outside of testing.\nDescription: SCP-1197 is hotel suite \u2588\u2588\u2588 in [REDACTED], containing a bedroom area, bathroom, and typical furnishings including a television, mini-fridge, and telephone. The windows on the far wall of the bedroom cannot be opened and the walls, floor, and ceiling cannot be damaged or breached by any known means. When viewed from through the windows from outside SCP-1197 appears as a clean and unoccupied room at all times.\nSCP-1197 can be occupied for any amount of time and freely vacated, provided the occupant does not open SCP-1197-1. SCP-1197-1 is a doorway in the western wall of SCP-1197. Although it appears to connect to the adjacent suite, the corresponding door in room \u2588\u2588\u2588 cannot be opened. SCP-1197-1 remains locked unless the entrance door to SCP-1197 is closed, at which point SCP-1197-1 can be opened.\nOpening SCP-1197-1 will reveal an identical version of SCP-1197, including any current occupants, who have opened their version of SCP-1197-1 at the same moment. New instances of subjects exhibit accurate knowledge in response to questions of identity, and act in a similar manner. Posthumous testing reveals no biological discrepancies.\nSCP-1197 has demonstrated the ability to spawn items during an active session, out of view of any occupants. Utilities, with the exception of the telephone, continue to function, but occasionally experience outages.\nDuring an active session the entrance door to SCP-1197 will no longer open and cannot be breached from either side. Should 1 instance of each occupant expire, SCP-1197-1 will close and the entrance door will open for whichever room is currently occupied. To date all recorded deaths within SCP-1197 have resulted from homicide.\nAddendum:\nNote: The Foundation became aware of SCP-1197 4 days into Incident 1197/3. Interviews with hotel staff and local authorities provided information regarding previous incidents. For clarification purposes, surviving subjects are designated -1, -2, etc. while their duplicates are designated -A, -B respectively.\n\nShow Incident Logs\n\nHide Incident Logs\n\nSubject: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDuration: Approximately 16 hours\nSubject-1 failed to check out of SCP-1197. Hotel staff could not open door, authorities notified. Before police arrived subject exited SCP-1197, appearing distressed and acting violently towards anyone approaching him. A battered body similar in appearance to the subject was discovered in SCP-1197. Subject arrested and interrogated before committing suicide in police custody.\nInterrogation logs provided rough details of an SCP-1197 active session, during which the subject-1 accused subject-A of lying about his identity, denied the reality of the situation, and attempted escape. Eventually the subject-1 subdued and tortured subject-A to gain additional information and/or freedom. Subject-A expired from inflicted injuries, at which point SCP-1197-1 closed and the entrance door opened. Posthumous DNA testing revealed a match between the subject-1 and subject-A.\n\nSubject: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDuration: Unknown\nA body matching subject-1 was found in SCP-1197 by cleaning staff at approximately 12:15pm the day after subject-1 checked in. A police investigation determined the cause of death to be asphyxiation using a leather belt matching the one worn by subject-A. Time of death estimated at 9:30am. Hotel security video and front desk logs show subject-1 exiting room and checking out at 9:37am. Subject-1's current location unknown.\n\nSubject: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDuration: Approximately 45 days\nBefore the Foundation could secure the site subject-1 (male) and subject-2 (female) activated SCP-1197. On-site personnel responded to the re-opening of SCP-1197 to discover subject-1 assaulting subject-2. Subject-1 detained, subject-2 transported to nearest hospital under guard.\nInterview reveals subjects to be a married couple. Subject-1 opened SCP-1197-1 while unpacking, discovering subject-A and subject-B. After a few hours of panic and argument subject-2 and subject-B were able to calm their husbands and all 4 agreed to rest and await rescue. Subject-B discovered wrapped sandwiches in their mini-fridge which hadn't been there previously, sharing them amongst all 4 subjects. The fridge replenished every day at first, but gradually produced food less and less frequently. Over the following weeks tension grew between the couples until they decided to keep SCP-1197-1 closed and check in daily.\nEventually subject-A claimed the fridge ceased producing food, resulting in a violent altercation, after which SCP-1197-1 was closed and barricaded from both sides. Several days later subject-1 awoke to find subject-2 missing. Forcing SCP-1197-1 open subject-1 discovered subject-A in bed with subject-2 and subject-B. All 3 claimed innocence to accusations of infidelity. Subject-1 assaulted subject-A, leading to the death of subject-A and subject-B. SCP-1197-1 closed and entrance door opened. 2 bodies were recovered for study. Subject-2 expired from injuries before being interviewed.\n\nSubject: D-1916, a 28yr. old male convicted of a gang-related homicide\nDuration: Approximately 9 days\nD-1916 instructed to enter SCP-1197, wait until the entrance door was closed and open SCP-1197-1. D-1916 equipped with audio and video recording devices. Remote feeds were lost when SCP-1197-1 was opened. Upon exiting SCP-1197 D-1916-1 attempted to escape the hotel before being detained.\nD-1916-1 described meeting D-1916-A and exchanging questions until both accepted their situation. D-1916-1 and D-1916-A attempted escape, but were unable to breach doors and windows, or contact anyone via telephone. Over the next week increasingly elaborate plans were enacted but all met with failure as various utilities such as power, water, and air conditioning began failing for long periods. Arguing intensified until D-1916-1 discovered an electric iron in the closet and bludgeoned D-1916-A to death. SCP-1197-1 closed and the entrance door opened. Body, iron and 2 recording devices recovered for study.\nRecovered recordings show a clean, quiet and unoccupied room matching that seen through the windows. The videos follow the movement of each subject, but even when pointed at each other or at mirrors do not show the subjects or recording devices.\n\nSubject: D-985, a 24yr. old male convicted of three related homicides\nDuration: 5 minutes\nD-985 armed with a loaded pistol and fully informed about the nature of SCP-1197. D-985 instructed to enter SCP-1197, wait until the entrance door was closed and open SCP-1197-1. Entrance door opened minutes later, revealing D-985-1 leaning against armchair with a gunshot wound in the side, facing a closed SCP-1197-1. D-985-1 ordered by armed personnel to drop pistol and lay face down. D-985-1 complied.\nD-985-1 described opening SCP-1197-1 and being shot before returning fire and presumably terminating D-985-A. Personnel report not hearing any gunshots or other noises from SCP-1197 until entrance door re-opened. D-985-1 escorted from SCP-1197 and treated by medical personnel.\n\nSubject: D-5482, a 40yr. old female convicted of a domestic homicide\nDuration: 38 hours\nD-5482 instructed to enter SCP-1197, wait until the entrance door was closed and fully explore the room. After 38 hours entrance door opened but D-5482-1 did not exit. Security personnel entered SCP-1197 and discovered D-5482-1 sitting on the bed cradling D-5482-A, who had expired from a gunshot wound to the temple. A single pistol was found on the floor which had not been issued to the subject. D-5482-1, body and pistol removed from SCP-1197. D-5482-1 was calm and refused to describe her experience, explaining only that she had \"dealt with her issues.\"\n\nSubject: Dr. Harrison\nDuration: Ongoing - 96 days as of most recent project report\nFollowing extensive psychological examination, Head Researcher Dr. Harrison was cleared to activate SCP-1197 for direct study. Subject provided with a standard survival pack, 30 days of rations and 1 week's worth of emergency drinking water. Various additional supplies approved, including clothing, books, writing materials, and board games.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1196 | SCP-1197 | SCP-1198 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1198\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A single copy of SCP-1198 is stored in the High Security Data server of Site 19. It is stored in a password-protected subsystem that is only accessible by Level 3 or higher researchers assigned to SCP-1198. When used for experimental procedures, all personnel involved other than the intended subject are to wear hearing protection sufficient to block sound up to 70 dB in volume. SCP-1198 is only ever to be played in a sound-proofed room designed to minimize echoes.\nSubjects affected by SCP-1198 are to be instructed to communicate only via written or typed text, preferably through a touchscreen, so as to minimize sound produced. Subjects are not allowed access to any piercing instruments or other objects which could be repurposed to perforate the eardrums of the subject. Requests for authorization to commence testing on individuals who are fluent in sign language but retain full hearing are pending.\nDescription: SCP-1198 is a sound file lasting 37.2 seconds that is encoded in the Waveform Audio File Format (.wav). To unaided human hearing, it appears to be a blank or silent file. Audio analysis reveals a high-frequency soundwave which is at the upper limit of normal human hearing. When transposed to a lower frequency, the sound file plays a complicated non-repeating sequence of atonal screeches, arrhythmic pauses and pure tones. Although every subject who hears the transposed sound file describes it as mildly to moderately unsettling, it only displays its anomalous properties when played at its original frequency. Copies of the original file retain the anomalous property, but converting the file to .mp3 or any other audio file format eliminates the anomalous property.\nAfter being exposed to the entirety of SCP-1198 at any volume between 35 dB and 65 dB, all subjects develop a unique form of auditory hallucinations. Beginning approximately 10 hours after initial exposure, subjects will begin to hear any sounds directly caused by them start to echo. This includes, but is not limited to, sounds such as speech, their own footsteps, the engine noise of a vehicle they are operating, and internal bodily sounds such as breathing or stomach gurgles. This effect does not include externally caused sounds such as the speech of others, music, or naturally occurring echoes, all of which they hear normally.\nThese anomalous echoes initially fade within a few moments, but over the course of approximately 48 hours, the duration of the echoes increases to the point that they no longer disappear. Affected subjects have described this in a variety of ways, but the echoes apparently neither increase nor decrease from the volume of the original sound, and sounds layer over each other such that the subject is constantly hearing all the echoes simultaneously.\nAlthough SCP-1198 does not affect any individual who is incapable of hearing, whether via sound dampeners or independent deafness, affected subjects who are later deafened continue to hear any preexisting echoes.\nAll affected subjects will eventually begin to display psychological abnormalities consistent with sensory overload, as well as generalized phonophobia and a heightened aversion to any activity on their part that would produce sound.\nAddendum: Once a subject has acquired an indeterminate amount of layered echoes, they begin to experience secondary auditory hallucinations. Subjects who have progressed to this stage and are still willing and able to communicate textually report that the echoes start to intermittently amplify and distort each other such that the resulting interference pattern resembles speech. This new source of speech is internally consistent and identical across all subjects, whose reports indicate that the speech is simultaneously transmitted to all affected subjects. Samples are transcribed below.\n\n\"The only thing you have to fear is [garbled] alone and afraid, naked before the [garbled] that made you.\"\n\"Elephants squash ants, don't they?\"\n\"Pity not the reaper man. Pity yourself.\"\n\"fish lizard rat monkey man [garbled] end forever\"\n\"Join cacophony. Things die. Voices rise.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1197 | SCP-1198 | SCP-1199 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1199; Area-25 industrial laboratory\n\nItem #: SCP-1199\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1199 is housed in its original container in a medium security containment locker; accessible for research purposes by Level 2 or higher Area-25 research personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1199 is a can of gloss house paint originating from an unknown manufacturer. Although aged, the item is in fair condition. The can is filled to 50% of volume with a beige liquid which resembles acrylic paint. Throughout testing it was noted that this level does not fall unless the item is open and inverted. Early testing revealed trace biomass within the liquid.\nWhen spread onto a surface as paint, the liquid takes on a slight red tone which fades as it dries. The final dry color is a pale white. Within the first hour of drying, treated surfaces will begin to radiate a small amount of heat. Soon after, the surface will become slightly glossy due to slight secretion of sebaceous oil.\nMicroscopic examination shows structure identical to human epidermis. All samples 0.10 mm or greater thickness contained all skin between the cornified and basal layers, as well as a variable thickness stratum lucidum. Treated surfaces will collect environmental dirt, \"shed\" top layers and are reactive to ultraviolet light by way of melanin production. If a treated surface becomes sunburned, the treatment will slough from its application site wholesale. Although treated surfaces function as skin, no thickness of application have yielded blood samples. Genetic testing has shown the treatment's biomass to be chimeric in nature, containing many different helix samples of a common Anglo-Saxon heritage. The source of SCP-1199's biochemical energy is yet unknown.\n\nResearcher's Note: During properties testing, a D-class supervised handler was chosen based on previous artistic inclination. D-1199-1 managed to create blisters, boils and calluses while applying the treatment to surfaces. When instructed to teach the skill to a researcher, D-1199-1 was able to train the researcher to achieve similar effects. D-1199-1 remained attached to the project for their term of service.\n\nTreatment may be removed from surfaces using industrial solvents or by scraping and peeling layers away from a treated area. Peeled layers maintain an elasticity similar to human skin and continue to sweat and generate heat for up to 24 hours. Stripped surfaces retain no anomalous traits save for a lingering sweat smell. Treatment remaining applied may regenerate, sweat and tan nigh-indefinitely. Application sample 1199-A is still healthy after 13 Feb 2012 13:52 as of this writing.\nInitial medical research has shown that the treatment does not graft to human skin, but dries onto it like paint. The treatment still retains its skin-like traits and forms a secondary epidermis not connected with a central nervous system. Research into medical applications as well as possible protections the treatment may offer against inclimate environments is ongoing.\nLiquid remains at a constant viscosity while in its can; research into possible anomalous properties of can -pending- on hold until conclusion of medical research.\nAddendum: Per O5-\u2588: \"This could be a boon to testing recoveries that have destructive effects to human physiology. Cross research with other SCPs is hereby permitted\".\n\n\u00ab SCP-1198 | SCP-1199 | SCP-1200 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1200\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Discovery and seizure of SCP-1200 are performed by FDA under CFR Title 21. Once in the possession of FDA, the recovered samples are to be replaced by non-anomalous duplicates and transferred to Site-197.\nAs the SCP-1200-A entities do not require sustenance or oxygen, they are to be contained in individual reinforced containers and stored in the I-TL1 Wing of Site-197.\nDescription: SCP-1200 designates all chewing gum distributed under the \"Tastes Like Chewing Gum\" brand. Packages of SCP-1200 periodically appear in various stores across the United States. The logo present on the packaging identifies the gum's manufacturer as \"The Factory\".\nWhen an SCP-1200 sample is masticated by a human subject, the sample's anomalous effects will manifest. The particulars and the duration of the effects vary based on the flavor of the sample. Currently, 83 flavors of SCP-1200 have been documented. Swallowing SCP-1200 samples does not produce any further anomalous effects.\nAddendum 1200-1: Partial list of SCP-1200 flavors. See 1200-E:KV for a full list.\n\nDesignation\nEffects\n\nLabel\n\nColor\n\nSCP-1200-12\nSubject's gustatory perception was altered for 28 hours following the consumption of the sample. The subject was unable to discern the taste of consumed food, perceiving a lemon taste instead.\n\n\"Tastes Like Lemons\"\n\nLime Green\n\nSCP-1200-15\nSubject became luminescent, emitting over 40000 lux of white light. The subject was not harmed by the effect. The effect continued for 20 minutes, after which time its intensity gradually decreased, ceasing fully after an additional 4 minutes.\n\n\u201cTastes Like Sunshine\u201d\n\nBright yellow\n\nSCP-1200-29\nFor 216 minutes, subject was able to rearrange at will segments of her body, both internal and external. The functionality of the affected segments and the health of the subject was not diminished in the process. The alterations were accompanied by secondary changes in seemingly unrelated regions. Due to this, the subject was unable to return to her original body plan.\n\n\"Tastes Like Rubik's Cube\"\n\nMulticolored\n\nSCP-1200-30\nSix corporeal humaniform entities manifested in the vicinity of the subject. The entities did not exhibit sapient behavior, instead mimicking the actions and speech of the subject, guards and researchers, and each other. The entities continued to exist for six days, before dissolving into a homogeneous liquid. Subsequent analysis of the liquid revealed it to be a mixture of organic materials, iron particles, and acrylic paint.\n\n\"Tastes Like Those Forgotten\"\n\nDark blue\n\nSCP-1200-58\nPolyhedral, crystalline exoskeleton formed around the subject. The resulting object proceeded to levitate at the height of 1.3 meters above the ground. The object remained inert for the next 62 days. After the conclusion of that period, the object broke apart, and the subject emerged unharmed. When debriefed regarding his experience, the subject stated that he was transported to a green meadow, where he met his younger brother. Notably, the subject does not have any living or deceased siblings.\n\n\"Tastes Like Afterlife\"\n\nWhite\n\nSCP-1200-62\nIncorporeal, translucent, leporine organisms appeared to emerge from the walls of the subject's cell. The organisms proceeded to reach the subject and burrow inside her body. The subject did not react to these events and claimed to be unable to perceive the entities. Video recordings of the incident did not show any anomalous activity. The subject expired 11 days later due to exsanguination. No injuries have been found on the body. To date, this is the only known fatality caused by the effects of an SCP-1200 sample.\n\n\"Tastes Like Moon's Shadow\"\n\nRed\n\nAddendum 1200-2: On 2003-02-20, while conducting an unrelated investigation, Foundation operatives discovered a facility dedicated to production of SCP-1200-30. At the time of discovery, the facility was populated by 28 anomalous entities. The entities were subsequently contained, designated SCP-1200-A, and transported to Site-197.\nInstances of SCP-1200-A are animate humanoid entities composed primarily from wrought iron. SCP-1200-A have been covered in several layers of paint, typically white, dim blue, or yellow. The outer layers of paint are largely absent, while the remaining segments are faded and flaking; the underlaying material is showing signs of oxidation. In the center of SCP-1200-A's head is a large circular opening. No other features are present.\nWhen not contained, the SCP-1200-A entities will attempt to acquire recently deceased human bodies and transform them into SCP-1200-30. Each entity will locate a suitable cadaver and transport it to the base facility. There, the entity will regurgitate paint, various biological matter, and small slags of iron, into the mouth of the cadaver. The entity will repeat this process over the course of several weeks. Eventually, the body will liquefy, forming a dense homogeneous liquid, which will disappear via unknown means soon after. Chemical analysis of the liquid identifies it as the substance constituting 80% of SCP-1200-30 sample's contents.\nAddendum 1200-3: Cross-reference analysis of the Foundation Archives returned a relevant phone call. The call was made on 1999-06-02 from a pay phone located 2 km from the SCP-1200-A base facility. A single unidentified male voice can be heard on the recording. The transcript of the recording follows.\n\nHerrick, this is Davis.\nI'm all done with the psychopomps here. We redirected the output to the location you wanted, weren't any problems there. The goo should start arriving to you shortly.\nAbout your other order, Morton spotted some nanohives in Budapest. I'm heading out there tomorrow. They should do nicely for your task, after some tinkering.\nMake sure there won't be any issues with my payment this time. If your contacts at the Factory are unwilling, I can always find someone else.\nCall you in two weeks.\n\nAddendum 1200-4: On 2003-08-24, two days after dismantling of the SCP-1200-A base facility was concluded, packages containing a previously unknown flavor of SCP-1200 arrived to several non-clandestine Foundation facilities. The testing results are included below.\n\nSCP-1200-83\nNo anomalous effects observed.\n\n\"Tastes Like Normalcy\"\n\nColorless\n\n\u00ab SCP-1199 | SCP-1200 | SCP-1201 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1201\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A 50 m perimeter around area 1201 is to be maintained at all times. Testing into the nature of SCP-1201-2 is to be done promptly and without hindrance to the route of SCP-1201-2 to prevent a possible containment breach of SCP-1201-3.\nAny change in behavior by SCP-1201-2 is to be immediately reported to the Site Director and the area is to be put on lock down.\nChanges in containment procedures are currently being drafted as of the incident outlined in Document 1201-C.\nDescription: SCP-1201 is a shallow wall-fountain located in Damascus, Syria. The fountain itself displays no anomalous properties save for its use by SCP-1201-2. Although SCP-1201-2 appears to enter SCP-1201 during separate manifestations, entrance by Foundation personnel does not seem to be possible. An investigation is currently underway to confirm whether or not the placement of the well is purely coincidental.\nSCP-1201-2 appears to be a large, completely hairless chimpanzee similar in size to an average adult human male. Strength and agility exhibited by SCP-1201-2 is not considered to be abnormal relative to its size.\nThe entity materializes within 40-48 meters of SCP-1201 each year on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 at 23:23:46 with severe injuries including third degree burns, severed limbs, deformities consistent with exposure to triflic acid, and holes scattered around the body. SCP-1201-2 regenerates in the space of 12.3 seconds before attempting to return to SCP-1201. An outline of a typical occurrence can be found in Document 1201-A.\nAttempts to halt the progress of SCP-1201-2 toward SCP-1201 have been effectively unsuccessful, as the entity appears to assault researchers when coerced, and prolonged confinement of the entity seems to produce an adverse effect originating near SCP-1201. SCP-1201-2 is not hostile toward researchers during its manifestations but will actively attempt to remove or disable barriers between it and SCP-1201. SCP-1201-2 appears to be highly vulnerable to electrical shock but further attempts to halt the progress of SCP-1201 are not recommended due to events outlined in Document-1201-B.\nDocument 1201-A: Events of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2002, Area 1201\nForeword: Fifth recorded incidence and observation of the manifestation of SCP-1201-2. The entity was questioned alongside researchers keeping pace with the movement of the entity on a pre-constructed motion track. The entity was visible for 20 seconds before disappearing into SCP-1201.\n\nSCP-1201-2 manifests 47 meters from SCP-1201. Subject appears heavily bruised around the torso and face, with third degree burns covering the body. SCP-1201-2 appears to regenerate to typical appearance in the space of 12.3 seconds before righting itself and sprinting toward SCP-1201. Agent Breen attempts communication.\nSCP-1201-2: The hell do you guys want?\nAgent Breen: What are you doing?\nSCP-1201-2: Going to meet Beth.\nAgent Breen: Who is Beth?\nSCP-1201-2: A real bitch.\nAgent Breen: What is Beth?\nSCP-1201-2: A bitch.\nAgent Breen: Thank you for your cooperation.\nSCP-1201-2 disappears into SCP-1201.\nEND LOG\n\nDocument 1201-B: Events of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1999, Area 1201\nForeword: Second recorded incidence and observation of the manifestation of SCP-1201-2. The entity was temporarily disabled with a prefabricated electric field after regenerating. The entity was incapacitated for 18 seconds before power to the grid was removed by Agent Sanders and SCP-1201-2 was released.\n\nAgent Sanders: You're going to want to cooperate with us.\nSCP-1201-2: The fuck is your problem?\nSCP-1201-2 attempts to break from the electrical current but is not successful.\nAgent Sanders: We're going to need some information before you go anywhere.\nSCP-1201-2: Not telling you shit.\nSCP-1201 begins shaking, and partially fractures from its foundation. A long, smooth, black mass with the appearance of a tongue, which will henceforth be referred to as SCP-1201-3, can be seen partially probing from SCP-1201. The tongue stretches in length over 40 meters toward Agent Sanders.\nAgent Sanders terminates the power to the containment on SCP-1201-2. SCP-1201-2 rights itself and collides with the appendage of SCP-1201-3, making contact and crashing into a wall.\nFlames begin to funnel out from the mouth of SCP-1201 and SCP-1201-2 is severely burned. SCP-1201-2 is pulled into the air by SCP-1201-3.\nSCP-1201-2: You bitch!\nSCP-1201-2 has the tip of the appendage in a headlock, 20 meters above ground. SCP-1201-2 begins tearing into the skin of the appendage with its teeth.\nSCP-1201-3 falls to the ground with SCP-1201-2.\nFlames begin to increase in volume from the mouth of SCP-1201. Temperature in the immediate area increases by 20 degrees Celsius.\nSCP-1201-2, still in possession of the end of SCP-1201-3, dives into the mouth of SCP-1201.\nEND LOG\n\nDocument 1201-C: Events of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2003, Area 1201\nForeword: Sixth recorded incidence and observation of the manifestation of SCP-1201-2. The entity was questioned alongside researchers keeping pace with the movement of the entity on a pre-constructed motion track. The entity was visible for 21 seconds before disappearing into SCP-1201.\n\nSCP-1201-2 manifests 49 meters from SCP-1201. Subject appears with a large hole in its torso. SCP-1201-2 appears to regenerate to typical appearance in the space of 12.3 seconds before righting itself and sprinting toward SCP-1201. Agent Breen attempts communication.\nSCP-1201-2: You guys are persistent.\nAgent Breen: Please tell us what you're doing.\nSCP-1201-2: Fine, fine. Since you're so fucking adamant about it. This has been going on for quite some time. Beth just doesn't know when to give up. I'm trying to teach it who the real king of Candy Land is.\nAgent Breen: You're being facetious?\nSCP-1201 jumps into the air, maintaining momentum while delivering a kick to Agent Breen's head. Agent Breen's head is severed and explodes on impact with a nearby wall.\nSCP-1201-2: You're ruining the fun.\nSCP-1201-2 disappears into SCP-1201.\nEND LOG\n\nDocument 1201-\u2588: Events of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, Area 1201\n\n\u00ab SCP-1200 | SCP-1201 | SCP-1202 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1202\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The subject exposed to SCP-1202 is to be quarantined from other site staff and personnel unless outfitted with clothing completely covering their entire body. A skin suit is equipped to the exposed subject after transfer of SCP-1202. The afflicted subject is to transfer \u2018access' to SCP-1202 to one other test subject before termination or death. It is recommended SCP-1202 be tested on D-Class already scheduled for termination.\nDescription: SCP-1202 was recovered beneath a frozen lake near Site-\u2588 in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Canada. Personnel reported trouble sleeping and auditory hallucinations that often referenced the location of SCP-1202. A team was sent to investigate the lake based on the collective reports. A small wooden canoe was discovered in fragments on the lakebed next to an irregular ice formation. The chamber behind the blockage was empty save for the frozen and emaciated remains of the body of one human male, later DNA tested and carbon-dated, thusly identified as belonging to tribes once native to the lower portion of South America eight hundred years ago.\nThe corpse itself has no interesting properties except the position of the body: one hand is fixed on the forehead and the other appears to be working a now absent object into its ear canal. Whether the cause of death is suicide or cold is unconfirmed.\nThe agent who first made physical contact with the corpse began to hear a voice that did not cease until he had made contact with another human. The exposed D-class reported hearing the voice after grasping Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's hand and indefinitely afterwards. The exact mechanism that enables this transfer is unknown, as is the manner in which SCP-1202 communicates with the subjects.\nSCP-1202 will converse with the afflicted subjects, lecturing them about a variety of topics, notably theoretical physics, biology, and the classified study of [DATA EXPUNGED]. The psychological effect tends to be detrimental as the voice rarely ceases to 'talk' for periods any longer than twenty seconds. The current D-class responsible for bearing SCP-1202 requested to be euthanized at one week.\nThe voice classified as SCP-1202 identifies itself as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a former researcher at Site-18. Whether or not SCP-1202 is Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is still being debated, although inquiries expressed to test subjects \u2018bearing' SCP-1202 match archived profiles of the late researcher.\nDocumentation: Transcription from Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 began hearing the voice while in the company of the coroner who was examining the body found in the cave. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 notified the Site Director. He was then tasked to record his initial conversation with SCP-1202.\n\nHello? Can you hear me? I know you can hear me! Oh good. I've been expecting someone to come along, and here you are. You touched him didn't you? My old friend? Yes, him. The one I had the falling out with ages ago. I was just having a conversation with him and then you came along.\nWhat? Him? The frozen one with the splinter in his head? Oh yes of course he's dead, are you stupid? Stupid one he was too, my old friend. No offense to him but it's true; love him to death, that stupid one. He thought he could run. He ran all the way here. The man crossed an entire continent to get away from me, ended up in a hole in the ice jamming a pick into his ear. I told him not to, again and again.\nWho am I? I'm [REDACTED]! Who am I? I'm responsible for [DATA EXPUNGED], the entire organization owes a great debt to me! Hmmm? Of course you're interested. Yes I'll tell you, but first I'd like to chat about things that we can both understand. Do you see that man in front of you? Yes the one with the beard. I'm going to need you to kill him for me. Yes I'm serious! How else will we get into headquarters undetected? He has the keycard, he has access to the [REDACTED], and once I get to it I can be done with all this mess.\nNo? I should have figured you weren't the type. Oh well.\nNo don't tell him you're hearing things! What? You already did? Are you an idiot? How long have you been working here to be stupid enough to tell them you're hearing things? Ah. Well at least I know why you're recording what I'm saying. I figured you were just insane to begin with. That's a relief. You know, they're going to throw you into one of those rooms now! They'll have you drink that gelatin that perverted doctor isn't allowed to touch! Worse, they'll keep me in here! I'm just far too interesting for them to get rid of.\nHow? That is a good question, although you are too stupid to understand. Let's say I was playing with strings and struck a wonderful note. Yes I'm referring to that, you dunce. You're familiar with the concept. Sure. I bet you're familiar with the theory of relativity too, familiar like I'm familiar with my strange uncle. I mean learned, my stupid friend, learned and familiar, like how I'm familiar with your brain.\nNo, technically I'm not alive. Not in a biological sense. No. You wouldn't understand. The Aztec man? I'm guessing roughly one thousand years ago. Yes, I failed miserably at poking sticks into space-time. What? No! I'm not going to explain, you wouldn't understand!\nNo, I'm not going anywhere. We've hardly even met. How rude of you.\nNote:\nHe's humming now. He won't stop humming. He's been humming loudly for several hours.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1201 | SCP-1202 | SCP-1203 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1203\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1203 is assigned to a 3m x 2m x 2m containment cell. The living space at Site-17 is outfitted with steel walls and one solid barred door that locks from the outside. There is to be one guard on duty at all times near the cell to ensure SCP-1203 does not attempt a self-termination or auto-abort. It is recommended the subject be dosed persistently with the prescribed anti-psychotic medicines and mild narcotics to avoid this possibility. These medicines will be replaced with restraints during SCP-1203's pregnancies. SCP-1203 is to be restrained at times when not under supervision. At no time is SCP-1203 allowed to leave Site-17.\nOne to three hours before death SCP-1203 will begin seizing, followed by a state similar to catatonia, and ending in a cease of all bodily functions. Time of death is recorded after a pulse is shown in the newborn, rather than the mother's natural death.\nTermination attempts on SCP-1203 as of the incident with Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 are indefinitely on hold. Reference Log from Failed Termination-1203b.\nDescription: SCP-1203 is a human female, approximately 20 years of age, identifying by the name \u2018Miranda'. SCP-1203 has been in containment for approximately 95 years, or 5 cycles as of SCP-1203's next natural death and birth.\nSCP-1203 was recovered from Xochicalco, Mexico. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 began investigation with a lead based on local reports of disappearances near the Feathered Serpent pyramid (reference \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 newspaper, \"La Polic\u00eda Rescata a Beb\u00e9 en Pir\u00e1mide\"). SCP-1203 was discovered near the pyramid summit accompanied by members of The Serpent's Hand. A 'mother' SCP-1203 could not be located.\nAt 21 years of age SCP-1203 undergoes a process similar to parthenogenesis, resulting with the conception of one genetically identical human fetus. At an embryonic level this form of reproduction is comparable to the aforementioned medical phenomenon, however, new instances of SCP-1203 are not developmentally inhibited, and do not benefit from any (natural) extended longevity.\nSCP-1203 during any stage of her life has an identical biological profile to previous instances of SCP-1203. A definite date cannot be placed on the length of the existence of SCP-1203.\nThe condition suffered by SCP-1203 is unique in that memories are also transferred from the mother to the newborn. Variances in the progeny of SCP-1203 are represented in the sense that SCP-1203 maintains memory of its previous lifespans. This experience of \u201crebirth\u201d and the recollection of the event have a noticeable and detrimental psychological effect on SCP-1203. Based on these observations we can assume SCP-1203 is lucid in infancy and during birth.\nAddendum 1203-\u2588: 12/23/1991\nDocumentation: Excerpt from Interview\nTranslated Revision\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Tell us more about your family history.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Tell us the experience you have after death.\n\nSCP-1203-: I fall asleep and I wake up. It's dark and then I feel warm. I see a light like a tunnel, and I'm back again.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How is the experience of being born traumatic?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Would you like the cycles to end?\nLog from Failed Termination-1203b:\nForeword: Due to lack of any discernible benefit to the Foundation and the current mental state of SCP-1203, a termination was scheduled on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 under supervision from the late Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The attempt to abort cyclical rebirth of the subject took place shortly after SCP-1203s \u2018first' labor contractions. The decision to abort rather than terminate SCP-1203 was reached on basis that more could be learned in regard to the nature of SCP-1203 in this manner.\nExtraction was performed successfully, the newborn having been completely removed and separated from the mother. The mother was then pronounced dead. During the cranial potassium injection the mother as well as the newborn's (SCP-1203s) husk began to [DATA EXPUNGED]. What followed was a reportedly indiscernible eruption of viscera from Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Both instances of SCP-1203 were found afterwards to be undamaged.\nThe newborn recovered completely after the incident. No abnormal potassium levels were present.\nResearch Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was found afterwards completely drained of fluid, his circulatory system inverted and strewn from the mouth. The autopsy revealed no marks on Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 that would be indicative of a physical assault. No other anomalies were found save for extra hair growth of 300mm, a scar 1.067mm in diameter on the forehead, and an extreme case of hyperkalaemia.\n\nRelated Sites: Site-17\nRelated Groups of Interest: Serpent's Hand\n\n\u00ab SCP-1202 | SCP-1203 | SCP-1204 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Dr. Mayreder studying SCP-1204\n\nItem #: SCP-1204\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Deceased specimens of SCP-1204 are stored within Site-77. As SCP-1204 does not survive in captivity or any other domestic environment, any instances identified in the wild are to be observed by mobile Foundation research teams and facilitated by Mobile Task Force Pi-1 \"City Slickers\". Ethics Committee guidelines suggest any SCP-1204 hosts should be euthanized after concluding relevant research.\nMonitoring of municipal government records has been discontinued due to its ineffectiveness in locating SCP-1204 specimens.\nDescription: SCP-1204 is a human being which hosts a parasitic semi-corporeal being of unknown composition. CT scans of hosts reveal a tumor-like mass of varying size and location within the brain. Autopsies have shown the parasite to be invisible, detectable only through electrical pulses made upon contact.\nThe spread of SCP-1204 occurs through oral contact between two humans. A contracting mass of pharynx tissue will elongate through the mouth of an infested subject and into the uninfected oral cavity. This process requires extended oral contact. What follows has not been studied thoroughly enough to conclusively document, but it is known that both subjects will be SCP-1204 carriers following contact.\nAll known specimens of SCP-1204 have been transient or homeless persons, believed to have been suffering from various debilitating conditions prior to SCP-1204 infection. It is not known if this made them predisposed to infection or if it is more reflective of the general health of this population.\nThe behavior and personality of SCP-1204 changes markedly after infection. They will become increasingly hypersocial, devoting significant amounts of time seeking out physical contact. SCP-1204 will experience \"strong feelings of loneliness\" as well as extreme idolization of one potential romantic partner. Sexual interaction occurs only incidentally.\nPhysical symptoms of subjects with long-term SCP-1204 include persistent internal bleeding, memory alterations, and small but inevitable fatal tears near the rear of the nasal cavity and ventral portions of the brain. This suggests a tow on brain tissue during migration. Reasons behind the lethality of SCP-1204 are not yet known. Physical degradation does not correspond with the parasite's physical bodily interactions. Postmortem examinations reveal the absence of a hippocampus. Some evidence exists to show that SCP-1204 subjects may recall experiences and muscle memories of previous hosts, but this has not been confirmed.\nOnce nearing expiration, SCP-1204 will cease seeking out further hosts for infection and will attempt to locate an uninhabited structure or region. Once alone SCP-1204 will typically find a small space to expire inside of, such as caves or crawl spaces. SCP-1204's remains rapidly decompose until skeletal. Scavengers will not feed on SCP-1204's remains.1\nSCP-1204 was discovered after an unusual string of 'murder' and 'suicide' reports were uncovered by Foundation search algorithms reviewing local papers from portions of the lower southeastern United States, ranging from Palm Harbor, Florida to Clarksville, Tennessee. This linked string of incidents seems to have coincided over the course of 10 years and involved more than \u2588\u2588\u2588 individuals before SCP-1204 was detected by the Foundation and recovered. The origin of SCP-1204 has yet to be discovered due to a lack of public records regarding its victims.\nAddendum: Journal entry of SCP-1204-45, the only known first-person primary source detailing SCP-1204's effect on mental faculties. It is cataloged within Site-77's records as Document 1204-12. Original document was written on a variety of surfaces, including toilet tissue, strips of cardboard and bible pages.\n\nGood signs today on St. George. \"Spaceship broken, need parts\" was my favorite. But that was before I saw you when a sign came down and there was that face stubbled and dirty but handsome and stoic. Strong. Generous, gave out coffin nails like candy.\nI'll just preface this by saying that I always felt like I could never be too close to you. I've felt that way for a while. I hope you're at peace wherever you are now. It feels like you're so far away now\u2026 I don't know how I'm going to get through this\u2026\n\n[IRRELEVANT MATERIAL REDACTED]\n\nPlease don't get angry at me for my friends. You say they're greedy but I might need a smellfungus tonight. It just hurts, it hurts so bad\u2026 I need someone to help ease the pain.\n\nWhy did you have to die?\n\nI just feel like when we're hugging and stuff that I want to be closer, you know? Like I can't be any more close to you than possible. It's like, I don't know! Sorry I'm such a klazomaniac. It's such a weird feeling, like when we're lying down together like I just want to, I don't know, like, be you for just a second?\n\nHaha, hope that doesn't sound to creepy. ILY! Can't wait to smell you again.\n\nI jumped the first guy I saw at the camp. No kissing or anything. I'm really a piece of work aren't I Grace? Paul would hate me if he knew what I was doing. I'm just so fucking lonely. Maybe I'm trying to shake off Paul. I don't fucking know anymore. If I don't already have Cupid's itch I'm probably gonna get it soon.\n\nCome by my place later so we can talk, okay?\n\nHow sweet are the sounds of lips pressed togeher bumping gums and grinders[sic]2\n\nfuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you let me the fuck out you stupid pigs you want to keep the lips for yourself you stupid you jealous scunner thats why you have me locked in here because you.want.HIM.all.to.yourself. this is all part of your stupid plan dumb hole i didnt even care ill put you in a bone orchard convict me you just put me in here so you could have them throw my guts out. let me inside. i wants you. i don't want me i.dont.want.me, it says i can be with you. if i can get to you. we can both be with you. when i get to you\n\nSCP-1204-45 was not recovered for interview. Their journal entries were found by MTF-Pi-1 in an abandoned house during reconnaissance operations. DNA was lifted from the documents, although they have not been matched to any SCP-1204 remains to date.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Foundation morticians are to use this detail to identify SCP-1204 in the field\n2. Indentation which was erased by the writer\n\n\u00ab SCP-1203 | SCP-1204 | SCP-1205 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1205 as of 7/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\n\nItem #: SCP-1205\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1205 should be kept in a windowless containment cell with low light, facing a surveillance camera. Air quality tests should be performed on a monthly basis, and the atmosphere adjusted to prevent mold formation.\nPersonnel monitoring the live surveillance will be alerted by an alarm, in the event of any change in the object's size or shape; observation of the live video feed itself is discouraged, until more information on Incident 1205-G\u2588\u2588\u2588 is available.\nDescription: SCP-1205 appears to be a patch of decaying, floral-print wallpaper, still attached to a cut-away segment of wall. The paper appears to be aged and flaking, and seems as vulnerable to burning (both with fire and various chemicals) and cutting as comparable vinyl-free wallpapers. Subjects instructed to intentionally damage the item reported hearing a sustained shriek, as if from a far distance, reminiscent of the ascending pitch of tea kettle's whistle.\nWithin twenty-four hours, any portions of paper destroyed will re-appear on the wall in their former location and in identical condition. Fragments removed by cutting or tearing inevitably crumble into a fine dust within minutes, reappearing after the same twenty-four hour period. The item has also been observed to change shape and size at irregular intervals. These changes have never added or subtracted more than six square centimeters from the object's approximate surface area.\nUnder experiment conditions, interaction with the object has not been observed to produce any psychological, physical or other damages, short or long-term. However, controversy surrounding Incident 1205-G\u2588\u2588\u2588 suggests that further testing for perception-altering influences is necessary.\nIncident Report 1205-G\u2588\u2588\u2588 is required reading for all personnel assigned to SCP-1205.\n\nNote: The following file contains excerpts from Dr. E\u2588\u2588\u2588 G\u2588\u2588\u2588's personal notes and logs. All references to Foundation staff and family members have been censored. Descriptions of events by Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588 which have since been disputed by eyewitnesses are annotated accordingly.\n\n+Incident Report 1205-G\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n-close Incident Report 1205-G\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nExcerpts from the logs of Dr. E\u2588\u2588\u2588 G\u2588\u2588\u2588:\n5/16\nGuess someone believes in second chances; either that, or I haven't caught the punchline. New assignment, against all odds. Looks like wallpaper. E. can't stand the sight of it, but wished me luck.\nStarted with measurements, today; nothing too interesting. One of the D's was sneezing and itching from the beginning\u2014 turned out he was allergic to the fabric of his new suit. His appearance changed more than the scp's.\n5/17\nDamage tests: it cuts, tears, and burns like paper. No unusual components in the ash or smoke; the fragments fell apart, though, which at least indicates that this isn't someone's idea of a hoax.\nE. isn't here today; off-site, somewhere in [REDACTED]. Sitting in the observation booth, where it's quiet. Must've been an hour or two, by now. Can't help wondering what that paper would have looked like, covering some old parlor wall. The red flowers look like poppies. The colors would have been striking, before the paper browned.\nStupid thought. Maybe it never looked any different than it does now.\n\nNote: This is the first instance of the subject appearing preoccupied with the contained item; however, as other personnel have pointed out, the subject's remarks do not necessarily indicate fixation.\n\n5/18\nAll of the portions removed and destroyed have grown back. The spots don't look newer, either\u2014 they show the same sign of age and decay as before. The D's seem fine; will have them clinically and psychological screened, to be sure. I don't like the sound of my own hypotheses, when it comes to what might happen next\u2026\n(Really looked forward to telling E. He always calls on Sunday, if he can't visit. Didn't call today. Not yet. Why?)\n\nNote: Several pages following only detail the experiment procedures in shorthand. These notes match the official logs, and have been verified for accuracy by the assisting research staff.\n\n5/27\nNothing. That's what happened next. No results.\nIf I did something to make E. angry, he won't tell me. Saw him across the hall, yesterday. Smiled, and he smiled back. But he didn't cross over to talk to me, and he hasn't called since.\n\nNote: Once again, several pages of experiment procedure in shorthand, all pertaining to exposing D-Class to contact with the object. In place of the results recorded in official logs, the author has repeatedly written \"NOTHING.\" in all caps. After this point, references to the Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588's continuing research are infrequent.\n\n6/05\nIt isn't just E. \u2026 dad hasn't called in a month. No one's called, in a month. I start to worry, then I hear from someone else that they're doing fine. So why don't they pick up, when I call?\n6/06\nPresenting myself for psychological evaluation, to be safe. I've stared at that damn wall long enough to memorize the pattern.\n6/07\nShrink recommended anti-depressants. Feel like an ass.\n\nNote: It is unknown how Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588 experienced the psychological consultation which did, in fact, take place. Dr. Rhys' report on their interactions verifies that he did recommend anti-depressants, and that the subject seemed melancholy and withdrawn, and fixated on the potential inconclusiveness of her research.\n\u2026\n\"Having worked in this business for some time, I did not find anything abnormal about these expressions of anxiety. However, I did recommend that she remove herself from physical and visual proximity of the research object.\"\nAccording to colleagues, Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588 made no report of or attempt to follow this suggestion.\n\n6/10\nI'm getting as bad as E., when it comes to compulsions. Every night, seem to find myself sitting on the bed, back to the wall. Like it'll collapse, otherwise. I shouldn't joke about that, E., sorry.\nNo one says hello, when we pass in the halls. And I can't bring myself to say it first.. I'm not asking for attention. But they look right through me.\n\nNote: At this point, coworkers report that Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588 took a hiatus from research work. She makes no record of submitting this as an official request.\n\n6/12\nThey suspended my access to D-Class subjects, because of the lack of results. That must be what happened, because no one showed up\u2014 no one would explain why.\nNo one seems especially worried about it\u2026. couldn't even find the shrink, for my appointment. Guess he forgot. I can't really blame him\u2026 it's hard to notice every little thing. Sights and smells and noise in the background.\n\nNote: Neither of these statement correspond with other accounts; Dr. Rhys was in his office as scheduled, and alerted Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588's direct superiors when she missed the appointment. Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588's access to D-Class subjects was never suspended, and there is no record of an inquiry on the subject.\n\n6/13\nDidn't leave my room today.\n\nNote: None of Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588's neighbors recall her going to or from her place of residence, on this or any following day.\n\n6/15\nI left my room today, walked around every floor. Every hallway. No one [written in pencil, too faint to be legible]\nThey looked right through me.\n\nNote: Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been officially declared a missing person as of 6/18/\u2588\u2588. Contrary to her written account, the last recorded interaction with Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588 was 6/9/\u2588\u2588. The reasons for her disappearance and its relationship to SCP-1205 remain a subject of debate.\nDr. Rhys notes that Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588 had no prior history of depression, and close acquaintances describe her as outgoing and articulate. The testimony of her [REDACTED BY REQUEST] corroborates these accounts, and highlighted numerous instances of the doctor's levelheadedness under duress both before and during her employment by the Foundation.\n\nAddendum 7/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588: While performing air-quality tests in the containment cell, a junior researcher claimed to witness the following\u2014\n\"I'd just finished up\u2026 and I know it isn't a known issue, but I felt weird turning my back on it. So I backed out of the room, keeping an eye on it\u2014 and then I saw it move. It was like a little seam appeared in one corner, and a little scrap of it quivered, like someone was trying to tear it off. It pulled free and fluttered to the ground, but I must have blinked. When I looked again, it was gone.\"\nAddendum 2: An anonymous Foundation researcher notes that he/she has read both the incident report and Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588's original documents several times, and thoroughly. It is his/her opinion that sections of writing have since disappeared from the handwritten originals. This claim is disputed by other researchers.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1204 | SCP-1205 | SCP-1206 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1206\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation agents are to construct billboards advertising a Foundation-owned local restaurant chain in the event site of SCP-1206 near the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Testing with subjects previously exposed to SCP-1206 has revealed that SCP-1206 cannot generate its effect if the view of the event site is impeded in any way.\nDescription: SCP-1206 is a serendipitous phenomenon that is the convergence of three factors: the degree of sky visibility over the event site, if at the time the Green Line Track D outbound from Boston, MA passes said site coincides with dusk or \"twilight\", and whether or not passengers happen to be gazing at the scenery on the northern/right side of the train. Statistically, SCP-1206 has shown a preference for the times of 17:30 EST to 19:30 EST as summer dusk tends to produce more picturesque settings, as well as a degree of cloudiness that produces an aesthetically pleasing sky scape over the event site.\nBetween stops [REDACTED] the Green Line train passes through an open 0.4 km long expanse of trees and shrubbery bordering the eastern boundaries of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 that classified as the Hot Zone. If the aforementioned conditions are met, passengers become intensely transfixed by the scenery for the entirety of the trip through the Hot Zone. Subjects have reported an overwhelming feeling of awe and the sublime, but have summarily failed to provide adequate descriptions of what they have seen. Researchers have speculated that subjects have been unable to describe SCP-1206 because it appeals to latent forms in the human mind that cannot be accurately defined by formalized language. As exposed subjects feel a compulsion to communicate their experience of the Hot Zone, individuals will invariably develop a language (hereby referred to as 1206-A) that will replace and eventually become the subject's preferred method of communication.\n1206-A has developed concurrently even in isolated subjects. 1206-A apparently functions as a language of the subconscious, utilizing rudimentary language constructs intrinsic to the human brain that can communicate the emotional state and status of its speaker and listener flawlessly. It is to be expected that >75% of subject groups will eventually fracture, as it is impossible to lie or be subtle when speaking 1206-A. Written words bear a resemblance to [REDACTED], suggesting 1206-A is far older than the Foundation initially believed.\nRough translations are possible, but the emotional sensations skilled speakers are able to convey far outweigh ordinary language constructs in lucidity of meaning, ease of use, and informational density. Non-speakers of 1206-A are still able to intuitively glean fragments of meaning from spoken instances, however complex. Only exposure to SCP-1206 has proven to trigger 1206-A. Should 1206-A become the de facto language of a nation or the world, its revelatory and reverent nature would cause total societal restructuring if not outright collapse. See notes by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for summary of findings.\n\n+ Addendum 1206-01\n\n- Click to hide\n\nAddendum 1206-01: Agents monitoring travel boards were alerted to a possible second instance of SCP-1206 when Norwegian forums user \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 wrote a lengthy post in 1206-A detailing his marital troubles following his discovery and adoption of 1206-A. Subjects were made to translate the statement into English. Transcript of relevant segment is as follows:\n\"On 04/8, my family and I were walking across a bridge in [REDACTED]. An unassuming thing, not much to look at. The thing is though is that it afforded us the most beautiful view of the sunset a few weeks ago. I struggle to describe it even now. It felt old, primal, shining from out of time past. Like if I had a child's eyes, and everything sang with novelty. My daughter began speaking gibberish the day after. She was the first. I started the following Friday. Words poured out of me, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.1 The wife was next.\nFor many days, we reveled in the power of it, in capturing the flight of a bird or the growl of the car engine in a word. But it was exhausting. You could not lie in this language. Case in point: my wife left me the following month. I had noticed her word for me made her uncomfortable. It dug up something in her, all the bad qualities about me she had never liked but had buried under the habits and routine of marriage. My stubbornness, my insistence on having a son, how I came home one Friday night reeking of perfume. All in a word.\nI have visited that bridge every dusk for the past two weeks. Sometimes it is ordinary, sometimes it glows with an old fire. I know there are more places like that bridge. I can feel them. The last vestige of the beauty that gave us God and the courts of spirits, nerve-ends shuddering awake with life. Our society has no words for them, and you can't sing of them because they are where songs come from.\nI think when humanity was young, we must have been like children, unnaturally wise in all the subtle things of the earth. We spoke the names of majesty everything called themselves. Now that is all gone, but it is still there to discover. It huddles in the blind spots of our modernity, in the blankness of maps. If we can only see it, only feel it atop our rationalist perches, our aviaries angular with number and category, swaying in the winds of death. Melt into the blood of love! Find me! The bridge is in [REDACTED].\"\nAgents apprehended \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for questioning. Study into the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Bridge as another Hot Zone for the SCP-1206 phenomenon is ongoing.\n\n+ Summary of 1206-A findings by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- Click to hide\n\nEven the student linguist will see that there is something wholly unique about SCP-1206-A. For one, 1206-A has words for the exact appearance or 'impression' of an object/person. For example, speakers of 1206-A would go beyond describing the parts or attributes of a person's face, but actually call every face a unique word. 1206-A does not rely on its listener forming an incomplete picture from a description of compositional parts, but has a near-infinite base of words used to encapsulate and describe a wide variety of objects including faces, bodies, the character of a person, the appearance of the sky on any given day, the weather, how a particular conversation made the speaker feel, or even a mound of dirt.\nMany of these words might be similar, derived from each other, or differ in syllabic emphasis to signify related categories of appearance, personality, feeling, abstract concepts etc. For example, after a particularly grueling session recording over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 words with D-17368, the subject described the interview as leaving him feeling \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\", a heteronym of \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\" and roughly analogous to \"drained\", but with added emphasis on the \u2588\u2588 syllable to signify the nature of what caused the subject's fatigue as intensely bureaucratic and procedural. The name for the Hot Zone is \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\" and is the only word that does not share similarities with any other.\nAs is the nature of 1206-A's flexible nomenclature, subjects will often create words on the spot. There are no rules regarding the formation of words. Once a functional set of 1206-A words has entered the speaker's lexicon after Hot Zone exposure, subjects only report needing to meditate momentarily on the object of their description before inventing a word that \"fits like a glove\". Other speakers will immediately accept the word as the name for that object. Studies with isolated subjects asked to describe the upturned contents of the break room trash receptacle has yielded the same word - \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - suggesting a universality in the method of word invention that is intrinsic to the brain's physiological makeup. Studies are ongoing.\n\u2014 Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nFootnotes\n1. Only recorded derivation of the word used to refer to SCP-1206.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1205 | SCP-1206 | SCP-1207 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1207\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1207 is to be wrapped in opaque cloth, and contained within a standard inanimate-objects locker. In accordance with standard protocol for direct-exposure line-of-sight cognitohazards, SCP-1207 is to be kept under constant real-time video surveillance whenever it is removed from its locker for any purpose (maintenance, analysis, experimentation, etc.).\nDirect exposure to SCP-1207 is to be minimized. Maximum cumulative direct exposure for individual personnel is not to exceed 2 (two) hours within a 30 (thirty)-day period, or 24 (twenty-four) hours within an individual lifetime. Personnel whose cumulative direct exposure to SCP-1207 exceeds 2 (two) hours within a 30 (thirty)-day period are to be immediately placed on psychological leave until such time as they have been judged free of the symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder, and are not to resume active duty until they have successfully undergone retraining in data entry and proofreading.\nDescription: SCP-1207 is a miror approximately one meter by one half meter in size, in a white wooden frame painted with pink and red hearts. Using the Kinscale method of miror-type object evaluation, Foundation scientists have established it as a minor level psychological threat.\nSCP-1207 is a metal sign approximately fifty centimeters by sixty centimeters in size, painted white, with embossed letters reading \"THIS IS A MIROR YOU ARE A TYPO\" (sic). It is a direct-exposure cognitohazard, which manifests three distinct anomalous effects upon subjects within line of sight.\nThe first effect, which is the most obvious, is that any sighted person mammal vertebrate directly exposed to SCP-1207 will perceive it as being a mirror, even if they are aware of its true nature; test subjects not capable of mirror recognition will perform territorial threat displays against SCP-1207. Human subjects uniformly describe the mirror as being contained within a white wooden frame with \"pink and red hearts\"; however, more detailed descriptions vary from subject to subject. Blindfolded subjects report that SCP-1207 feels \"smooth and glassy\", with \"wood around the edges\"; conversely, blind subjects report that SCP-1207 feels \"metallic and bumpy\".\nIt is to be emphasized that, despite the perceptions and reactions of affected subjects, SCP-1207 does not actually function as a mirror.\nThe second anomalous effect is that subjects exposed to SCP-1207 will rapidly develop symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder as they examine their \"reflections\". Human subjects will voice a variety of complaints about their physical appearance, ranging from \"I'm the wrong height\" to \"my tattoo is crooked\", and always ending with \"I'm not cool yet\"; nonhuman subjects capable of mirror recognition will perform compulsive grooming.\nAs cumulative exposure time to SCP-1207 increases, subjects will begin to modify their appearances in attempts to \"correct\" themselves, typically by application of cosmetics; subjects without access to cosmetics will engage in self-mutilation. Such subjects, when shown actual mirrors, will express satisfaction with their modifications; however, when re-exposed to SCP-1207, subjects will again find fault with their appearance.\nThe third anomalous effect is that subjects exposed to SCP-1207 will gradually develop symptoms of dyslexia, losing their ability to spell, and to notice spelling errors; this effect is limited to subjects familiar with the English language, and always begins with the subject consistently misspelling the word \"mirror\" as \"miror\". The induced dyslexia is temporary; however, the factors determining the rate at which individual subjects recover have not yet been determined.\nSCP-1207 was discovered in an abandoned storage unit facility in [REDACTED], which had been in use as a workspace by members of the group of interest currently identified as \"Are We Cool Yet?\". It is theorized that SCP-1207 was to form the basis of an unfinished installation. Notes left by the artist indicate that the completed installation was \"a rumination on the essence of how the ways we see ourselves shape what we are\".\n\n\u00ab SCP-1206 | SCP-1207 | SCP-1208 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1208\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1208 is to be kept in secure item storage at Site-19. Researchers wishing to perform experiments with SCP-1208 using human or animal subjects must present a detailed test plan to the Lead Researcher for approval.\nDescription: SCP-1208 is a \"Belgian\" waffle iron, identical in every outward respect to a unit produced by the Conair Corporation in 2003, except that its power cable is fitted with a NEMA 14-30 connector rather the grounded NEMA 5-20 connector provided with that model. When connected to a compatible 240V receptacle, the PTFE-coated cast-iron cooking surface rapidly warms to a surface temperature of 215 C, at which point the green indicator light on the front of the device illuminates. At this point, SCP-1208 may be used to prepare waffles using any standard batter without anomalous effect.\nThe anomalous behavior of SCP-1208 occurs when it has reached operating temperature and any solid material other than a batter or dough is placed between the two heating plates and the lid is closed. Regardless of the material so placed, applying torque of approximately 1.3 N\u00b7m to the handle of the device will successfully close the lid, displacing any material in excess of the volume of the cooking area (approximately 1400 cc) to the outer edge of the device. At this point, the red indicator lamp on the front of the device will illuminate, and the device will not open until three minutes have elapsed. (Forces of up to 106 N have proven insufficient to open the lid during this phase.) Copious amounts of steam are emitted from between the two plates during this process.\nAfter three minutes, the red indicator lamp will darken, and the lid may be opened with minimal effort. Both cooking plates will be cool to the touch (approximately 15 C), and a \"waffle\" composed of the matter placed between the plates will be present. Deformation caused by this process is entirely topological: any substructures present in the source material remain intact but deformed. Incomplete sections of plant or animal tissue will remain alive for a short period of time, normally succumbing to necrosis due to lack of fluid circulation within 60 minutes. Animals small enough to fit completely within the volume of the cooking area may survive slightly longer, though feeding and respiratory difficulties due to their new body plan typically prove fatal in 1-3 days.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1207 | SCP-1208 | SCP-1209 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1209\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1209-1 instances are to be contained in standard humanoid containment cells at Site-\u2588\u2588. They are to be fed meals three times a day. SCP-1209-1 instances are to be allowed to submit requests for entertainment or comfort materials which do not compromise security, within reason, as a reward for good behaviour. Socialisation with assigned Foundation staff is allowed, and encouraged in order to improve psychological well-being, but instances are not allowed to come into contact with each other.\nSCP-1209-1 instances are to be questioned at regular intervals by Foundation staff, and their responses are to be recorded, in order to document any noteworthy events observed and further understanding of SCP-1209. These interviews are to be conducted twice daily, at approximately 0800 hours and again at 1900 hours, as well as any time at which an SCP-1209-1 instance requests such an interview. SCP-1209-1 instances which have observed potentially traumatising events are to be monitored by an assigned psychiatrist, but may not be administered amnestics. It is considered vital that SCP-1209-1 instances retain their memory of transmitted images in case this knowledge becomes pertinent at a later date.\nSCP-1209-2 instances are largely passive and do not present anomalous behaviour aside from connection to SCP-1209. As such, no containment procedures are required to directly deal with SCP-1209-2 instances aside from monitoring. However, efforts should be made to identify all SCP-1209-2 instances.\nShould any SCP-1209-1 instance observe an event which is considered pertinent to the Foundation's mission, the Site Administrator of Site-\u2588\u2588 is to be notified immediately in order to discuss responses.\nDescription: SCP-1209 is a congenital defect of the eye found in several individuals from the region of [DATA EXPUNGED], and believed to be caused by an environmental factor. As a result of the deformity, the eye's internal structure is drastically altered, although the most noticeable feature of the condition is the presence of multiple irises, pupils, lenses and associated anatomical features on the surface of the eye. Number of lenses per sclera is typically between two and four. This condition is usually accompanied by complete heterochromia, where each iris is differently coloured. As a result of the presence of multiple corneas and a distortion of the sclera, sufferers report mild to severe discomfort when attempting to move their eyes, and some have only limited range of movement in one or both eyes. In many cases, deformities in the internal structure of the eye render one or more of the lenses partially or totally blind. An in-depth analysis of the abnormal optical structures found in SCP-1209 subjects can be found in attached document 1209-\u03b1.\nIndividuals affected by SCP-1209 (henceforth referred to as SCP-1209-1) appear to be able to see normally through only one of the pupils, usually the one aligned closest to where the pupil would normally be located. All other pupils display a view of the world consistent with that seen through the eyes of other individuals (henceforth referred to as SCP-1209-2). Each pupil displays images as seen by a single, separate person, and the persons that each pupil is able to \u2018see through' appear constant at all times.\nEach SCP-1209-1 instance is connected to multiple instances of SCP-1209-2, as many as there are additional pupils. These connections allow SCP-1209-1 to experience visual stimuli only, and appear to only transmit through the left eye of SCP-1209-2 instances. SCP-1209-1 cannot perceive SCP-1209-2's experiences when they close their eyes, or when their eye is damaged beyond the point at which SCP-1209-2 can see through them. Should SCP-1209-2 die, transmission of images will continue until the internal structure of the eye deteriorates to a significant degree due to decomposition. If SCP-1209-2 is permanently blinded, or if the SCP-1209-1's additional pupils are damaged significantly, transmission of images will cease. However, defects in the additional pupils do not prevent transmission; only injury or trauma prevents transmission. SCP-1209-1 will continue to perceive the experiences of SCP-1209-2 while dreaming, although reported transmission is less complete than while awake.\nThere appears to be a distinct correlation between SCP-1209-1 and SCP-1209-2, in that all SCP-1209-2 instances were born within approximately two hours of the relevant SCP-1209-1 instance's birth.\nSCP-1209 was discovered following routine scanning of medical files at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital. Subsequent investigation led to the discovery of \u2588 SCP-1209-1 instances born in the nearby area, centred on the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and more specifically the main water supply of the town. Investigation revealed the possibility that an unknown chemical had been introduced to the water supply repeatedly over the previous \u2588\u2588 years by an unknown party, posing as maintenance workers in order to access the water supply network. Although this event is believed to have had some connection to the outbreak of SCP-1209 due to a correlation between periods of \u2018maintenance work' and conceptions resulting in SCP-1209-1 instances, it is presently impossible to determine whether the two incidents are related. All remainders of the compound believed to have been introduced into the supply had degraded into other chemicals before testing could be performed. No experimentation has been able to determine the exact cause of SCP-1209.\nAddendum 1209-1: List of noteworthy SCP-1209-2 subjects (a full list of identified SCP-1209-2 subjects can be found in Document 1209-\u03b2):\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Aide to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Secretary of State of [REDACTED]. Linked to SCP-1209-1-3. Considered noteworthy due to the considerable intelligence breach SCP-1209-2's existence represents. As a result of Foundation intervention, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has since been removed from any position of political power.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a noted criminal operating as part of the central African militant group [REDACTED]. Linked to SCP-1209-1-2. Killed in combat action \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Due to the graphic and distressing nature of transmissions from Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1209-1-2 was been placed under psychiatric observation, and remains so despite Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's death and the cessation of transmission.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an Australian journalist working for \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 newspaper. Linked to SCP-1209-1-1. Killed \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during an investigation involving material sensitive to Foundation interest, during which she witnessed the outbreak of the cognitohazard later classified SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, though SCP-1209-1-1 was not affected. Remains to date the only use of SCP-1209 in order to assist Foundation efforts, as questioning of SCP-1209-1-1 was vital to providing intelligence allowing for the capture of the instance of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nUnknown individual linked to SCP-1209-1-3. Shortly after SCP-1209-1-3 came into Foundation custody, this instance of SCP-1209-2 is believed to have blinded himself in order to avoid detection. Prior to loss of transmission, the individual wrote down the message \u2018I DON'T CARE FOR PRYING EYES. LEAVE ME ALONE', apparently with the intention of transmitting the message to SCP-1209-1-3. It is unknown how or to what extent the individual was aware of his connection to SCP-1209.\nUnknown individual linked to SCP-1209-1-4. Careful analysis of data received from SCP-1209-1-4 indicates that no such individual was present, or could have been present, at some of the events described by SCP-1209-1-4. However, all descriptions of events relayed through SCP-1209-1-4 have proven to be accurate save for the appearance of the observing figure. Several events observed by this individual are extremely important or sensitive, although no transmission has been reported since \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1208 | SCP-1209 | SCP-1210 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A secondary bunker located near SCP-1210-2\n\nItem #: SCP-1210\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A Foundation laboratory ship as well as two patrol ships are stationed in the region surrounding SCP-1210 at a range of no less than 10 km. As SCP-1210-2 remains active, expeditions to or experimentation with SCP-1210 for more than five (5) hours after a recorded emission event may only be performed with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 4 Personnel. Infrared and visible-light photography by the next over-passing surveillance satellite must be scheduled immediately after a recorded emission event.\nThe area surrounding SCP-1210 in a radius of 15 km is marked as off-limits on all official maps, and radar overwatch is to be maintained using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Civilians attempting to approach SCP-1210 must be detained and questioned.\nDescription: SCP-1210-1 is an uncharted island approximately 31 km off the coast of [REDACTED], Russia with an area of 3.4 km\u00b2. Its unusual shape suggests that it may have once been larger, but that the eastern half of the island was 'sheared off' via unknown means, leaving a sharp delineation at which point several buildings and roads as well as utility lines have been cut off.\nSCP-1210-2 is a World War II era radar installation located on the main hill of SCP-1210-1, consisting of a large radar array and a control bunker containing its readout equipment. Cyrillic signage indicate that the site is named [REDACTED], but no official documentation of this site exists in any Russian or Soviet-era records. The site is in an advanced state of disrepair consistent with multiple decades of abandonment, though several rooms are remarkably well-preserved due to having been inside sealed bunkers. Forensic examination of the site indicates that site personnel were forced to abandon the area in haste and head towards the eastern end of the island, where the main power plant and living quarters are presumed to have been located.\nDespite having been disconnected from an active power source for at least 50 years, SCP-1210-2 is still active and periodically generates a low-powered, anomalous radar pulse emission that radiates out to a range of approximately 9 km. The period and frequency of these emissions is unstable, but are usually at or about \u2588\u2588 ms and \u2588\u2588 to \u2588\u2588 Hz. These emissions are also irregular, and have been recorded repeating as often as once every six (6) hours, and as rarely as once every seven (7) days.\nDuring each emission event, localized shifts in the area surrounding SCP-1210-2 occur that coincide with the propagation of the emission signal. These include but are not limited to: changes in the topography of the sea bed and ocean floor, changes in the local plant and animal life, as well as short-lived changes in the chemistry and organic content of the water surrounding SCP-1210. Prior to current containment procedures, individuals within the Red Zone of SCP-1210 during an emission event reported being able to feel a 'ripple' pass through their bodies, resulting in short-term nausea as well as tingling in the extremities that persisted for several days. In rare cases, subjects have also reported short-term memory loss and fatigue, and in two (2) cases, personnel were discovered missing and were unable to be located.\nIncident Log 1210-1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588, an emission event occurred while two (2) research personnel were in open water on a small power boat. Foundation patrol ship SCPS Treska received a panicked distress signal that was shortly cut off. Upon investigation, the Treska discovered the shredded hull of the power boat, with puncture damage consistent with the teeth from a C. megalodon. Additional Foundation assets are being considered to deal with the possibility of extinct or otherwise anomalous wildlife as a result of SCP-1210's emission events.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1209 | SCP-1210 | SCP-1211 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1211\n\nItem #: SCP-1211\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A perimeter of 50 meters is to be maintained around SCP-1211 at all times. Any civilians approaching this perimeter are to be redirected away from the site with fabricated reports of danger in and around the structure. No male personnel over the age of 35 are to be allowed to enter the premises under any circumstances.\nDescription: SCP-1211 is the dilapidated ruin of a castle, 10 kilometers outside the city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Ireland. Only the first floor and basement of the structure remain in functional condition, the upper three floors having eroded and collapsed at indeterminate points in the castle's past. Initially, it was thought that any person entering SCP-1211 would be subject to its effect, though testing has proven that only males age 35 and older are affected. The reason for this is thought to be related to the terms of eligibility for kingship in Ireland at the time of the castle's construction.\nWithin minutes of entering SCP-1211, any male at least 35 years old (See the Testing Log for correlation between the effect of SCP-1211 and Irish descent) will be immediately convinced that he is the rightful heir to an imagined throne, owner of the castle, and \"lord of all lands as far as the eye can see,\"1 refusing to leave the premises, even under threat of lethal force. The cause of these delusions is unclear, though the effect appears to be much more pronounced in individuals of Irish descent. Subjects of exclusively Irish lineage may even attempt to subjugate any personnel in their vicinity; these attempts have occasionally resulted in fatalities and should be treated as serious assaults on Foundation staff.\nIf left on-site for extended periods, affected subjects will begin to live more and more in a fantasy where they are a king during a time of war, pacing the interior hallways of SCP-1211 and whispering to themselves in the Irish language, even in cases where the subject had no knowledge of Irish before coming into contact with SCP-1211. Translations of such speech have proven it to be mostly threats of violence against imagined \u201crival clans\u201d and imagined scenarios of what the subject would do should any man challenge his right to be king.\nIf left on-site for long enough, subjects will begin to age rapidly. After three weeks of exposure to the castle's effect, a man of 35 years will have visibly aged to approximately 80 years. Physical deterioration is difficult to measure after this point, as it continues to accelerate at a different rate for each subject. After one month, some subjects are observed to experience rotting of the skin, muscle tissue, and general deterioration of the skeletal structure; others can take multiple months to reach this point. At no time has any subject expressed need of food, water, or sleep during this process, and no subject has ever died of old age while affected by SCP-1211.\nA subject that has deteriorated to such an extent that he can no longer pace the halls of SCP-1211 will invariably make for its basement and collapse there, still alive, at which point the walls will begin to build themselves around the subject. Any murmuring observed after this point will consist only of the Irish word for \"happy\" again and again. All subjects cease to vocalize at all soon after this event.\nAddendum 1211-001: Dr. Davidson's research team has noted a 10% increase in surface area in the remaining portion of the second floor. Weekly measurements are to be taken as testing continues on SCP-1211 and any further changes are to be reported immediately.\n\n+ Show Testing Log\n\n- Hide Testing Log\n\nTest A - 05/26/19\u2588\u2588\n\nSubject: D-1355, 36 years of age, native to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Ireland\nProcedure: Subject is equipped with a handheld transceiver and camera with a live feed to the research team's base of\noperations. Subject is instructed to enter and explore the ruins.\nAudiovisual Log:\n*View is of a long, dark hallway. Few details are discernible.*\nD-1355: Fuck, it's creepy in here.\nDr. Davidson: We're not getting as much as we should be on the video feed. Try to focus the lens.\n*Subject can be heard fiddling with buttons on the camera.*\nD-1355: Is that better?\nDr. Davidson: We're making a note of the unusual darkness. Continue on.\n*A large hall becomes visible. Much of the ceiling is missing, yet the video feed remains too dark to discern much detail.*\nDr. Davidson: D-1355, what do you see? We're still not getting much on the feed.\nD-1355: It's so beautiful\u2026 or it used to be, at least\u2026\nDr. Davidson: What is it? Report what you see immediately.\n*Subject does not reply for slightly over one minute.*\nD-1355: *Murmuring*\nDr. Davidson: Speak up, son. What do you see in there?\nD-1355: It's mine\u2026\nDr. Davidson: What? What's yours?\nD-1355: It's all mine\u2026 They'll never get it\u2026\nDr. Davidson: You aren't making any sense. Explain yourself at once or we'll terminate you and get somebody else.\n*D-1355 remains unresponsive, muttering to himself. The camera is abruptly dropped.*\n*The camera continues to record for 3 subsequent hours, during which time D-1355 slowly wanders in and out of the hall. At the 2 hour mark, a scream is heard from outside the hall in a language that none of the researchers speak. The last hour of footage is similar to the first 2 hours.*\n\nResearch note: SCP-1211 seems to somehow alter the mindset of those who enter it. I'm requesting permission to experiment further. -Dr. Davidson\n\nFootnotes\n1. Note that subjects in all cases have used exactly these words.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1210 | SCP-1211 | SCP-1212 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1212\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1212 is kept in a 5m x 5m x 3m containment cell at Site-\u2588\u2588. Experimentation may only be performed with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 personnel, and the room is to be cleared of any residual body fluids or other detritus immediately after testing.\nAny instances of SCP-1212 discovered within SCP-3311 are to be immediately be moved to Site-\u2588\u2588 for long term storage.\nDescription: SCP-1212, while not in use, is a simple wooden bar stool with a height of 74 cm and seat dimensions of 38 x 38 cm. It does not possess any abnormal physical qualities other than a faint odor of alcohol, and there are no maker's marks or other identifying features present. When any living, mentally sound human being older than fifteen (15) years of age sits on SCP-1212, two occurrences of abnormal activity can be immediately observed:\n\nSCP-1212, while leaving the occupant unaffected, changes shape almost instantaneously; \u2588\u2588\u2588 separate iterations have been observed (with none repeating), including:\n\na shiny metallic bar stool with bright red plastic seat\na crude wooden stool which appeared to have been painted very poorly with black paint\na smooth sandstone chair elegantly carved with unfamiliar square symbols which have as yet been unable to be conclusively identified\na low, square stool engraved with cloud motifs believed to resemble those manufactured in the late Chinese Qing Dynasty\n\nThe occupant appears to experience a full sensory hallucination and is no longer able to sense what is occurring around them in reality, while being completely unable to be removed from SCP-1212 (even using extreme methods; see Addendum 1212-A).\n\nThe occupant of SCP-1212 is then heard speaking to someone, but all attempts to record the other half of the conversation have so far failed. Usually, it becomes apparent that the occupant (hereafter referred to as 'the contestant') has been invited to participate in a drinking contest, and the contest begins regardless of acceptance or refusal of the invitation. All surviving subjects agree that the invitation includes two phrases similar in content to, \"You must drink with me, in memory of those who sat where you sit and lacked the strength to understand their limits,\" and \"We must curse those who were weak, and honor those who were strong.\" Sometimes, the contestant is spoken to in a language they do not understand, attempts made to bridge the communication barrier fail, and events proceed as normal. The contestant then, willingly or forcibly, appears to mime the following actions in sequence: taking a container of liquid from a surface in front of them; placing it to their lips; drinking its contents in one smooth motion; then slamming the container back down onto the surface. There is always a period of between thirty (30) and fifty (50) seconds between each sequence, presumably as the contestant waits his or her 'turn'. The contestant is always capable of speech, but is always interrupted by the drinking action - no interference of any kind appears to be possible.\nDespite no actual liquid passing between the contestant's lips, they slowly begin to exhibit effects normally associated with alcohol intoxication, and as each sequence continues, the effects of intoxication become more and more severe. Nausea, slurring of speech and drooping of the eyelids and other facial features are usually the first in evidence, followed by bodily swaying, choking and vomiting. None of the mentioned effects appear to prevent the contestant from participating further - some contestants have even appeared to cease vomiting for the exact amount of the time it takes to take another drink, before resuming said oral expulsion of liquids. Subsequent testing of these liquids and the bloodstream of the contestants has revealed no alcoholic substances were ever present. The 'drinking' continues even after the contestant is seen to visibly suffer the effects of severe alcohol poisoning, usually typified by unconsciousness, limpness of body and occasional shuddering. Posture is still maintained, with no interruption to the miming actions.\nThe contest will only end when one of two conditions are met:\n\nA period of time elapses that is no less than one (1) hour in length, with an average of one (1) drink per minute; of the \u2588\u2588\u2588 tests undertaken by the Foundation, only \u2588\u2588 contestants survived long enough to reach this point, and 95% of that group were unconscious (see Document 1212-B12). SCP-1212 then reverts to its normal shape, and will no longer react to the presence of the contestant.\n\nAlcohol poisoning causes all bodily functions to shut down, resulting in death. Upon cessation of heartbeat, the contestant is released from SCP-1212 and falls to the floor. SCP-1212 then returns to its dormant shape and size.\n\nAddendum 1212-A - Interruption\n\nAddendum 1212-A - Interruption\n\nIt has been proven physically impossible to interrupt the contest once it has begun; this includes outside termination of the contestant by any means. Any wounds sustained that are not part of SCP-1212's effect are simply ignored, fatal or otherwise; notably, in the case of Test 1212-0\u2588\u2588, the contestant appeared to continue miming the actions of drinking with both arms severed neatly just below the shoulder - the cut was visible, but there was no evidence of bleeding, pain or lack of function. When the contest ended and the contestant released from its effect, both appendages immediately fell off, causing extreme pain and cardiac arrest resulting in death.\n\nAddendum 1212-B - Test 1212-0\u25881\n\nAddendum 1212-B - Test 1212-0\u25881\n\nSubject: D-392010; male, Caucasian, 21 years\nTest Supervisors: Dr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Dr. S\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nDr. S\u2588\u2588\u2588: Sit down on the stool, D-class, and then describe what you see. You won't be able to hear us, but we will certainly hear you.\n(D-392010 slowly sits down on the stool. Almost immediately, the stool lowers by nearly half a meter and transforms into a bar stool made of shiny metal and plastic. D-392010 becomes visibly shaken.)\nD-392010: What the.. uh, is this supposed to happen? I'm in some sort of.. dive bar, I dunno, some guy across from me is looking at me funny and there's a crowd here, I don't-\n(D-392010 appears to survey his surroundings, mouth agape, and then tilts his head as if listening to someone.)\nD-392010: You want to what? Drink me under the table? You wish, buddy! (D-392010 breaks out into a huge grin, and laughs.) This is gonna be one hell of a test, I can tell. You're on.\n[REDACTED]\nDr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Ten minutes in.. looks like he's holding up well, but he can barely speak.. I don't think he's realized yet.\n(D-392010 is swaying back and forth, grinning manically while consuming each invisible drink.)\nD-392010: W-whoa, buddy, you just d-don't sstop, do you.. Do you think we c-can take a break of a few mininutes or something? No? To hell with you, p-pal, I'll stop wwhen I want t-.. Hey..\n(D-392010 begins to struggle, but his arm appears to move by its own accord, forcing him to take another drink.)\nD-392010: The fuck is happ-(gulps down a drink) hhappening to me.. the fuck is this, I don't.. Somebody, pplease stop this, I don't want to keep going, you've won, buddy.. W-what the fuck do you mean, \"The contest is underway\"? Hey, hey, doc! Gget me out of here! T-this is just a freaky illusion or something, right? Get me-(chokes, but keeps drinking) Augh, this sshit is foul..\n(D-392010 continues threatening Foundation personnel and attempts resisting the test, but cannot stop 'drinking'. He begins gibbering irrationally, flailing his head side to side, back and forth when not compelled to take another shot. After several minutes, he begins vomiting a light brown mixture of lumpy liquid.)\nD-392010: (screaming) GOD, MAKE IT STOP, YOU WIN, YOU WIN, FFUC- (vomits, pauses to take a drink, then resumes vomiting)\n[REDACTED]\n(D-392010 is unconscious and jerking back and forth involuntarily. His jumpsuit pants are soaked from the waist down, the floor under the stool now covered with various substances. He continues to mime drinking.)\n[REDACTED]\n(An unconscious, visibly reddened D-392010 feebly jerks back and forth several times, before pausing in the act of mid-drink. Slowly, he keels over and falls off the stool, landing in a now large puddle of bodily fluid.)\nDr. S\u2588\u2588\u2588: Time of expiration, fifty-two minutes, forty-seven seconds.\n(D-392010 twitches once more, before ceasing to move altogether. SCP-1212 reverts to its normal state, no traces of fluid on its wooden surface evident.)\n\n\u00ab SCP-1211 | SCP-1212 | SCP-1213 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1213\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1213 is to be strapped immobile in a locked shipping container, stored in Sector-25. SCP-1213 is not to be allowed within 20 meters of juvenile mammals weighing between 15 and 50 kilograms, except for testing purposes.\nDescription: SCP-1213 is a wooden and steel catapult, medieval in design, 1.4 meters wide and 2.6 meters long. SCP-1213 is capable of autonomous locomotion on its four wooden wheels and of operating its firing mechanism by an unknown method. Aside from its anomalous movement and operation SCP-1213 has no unusual physical properties.\nGiven space to move, SCP-1213 will haphazardly explore an area. Should SCP-1213 encounter a suitable subject, SCP-1213 will transport the subject into the basket on its firing arm by unknown means. SCP-1213 must be within 10 meters of its subject in order to transport it. SCP-1213 will then launch the subject at the nearest flat vertical surface. After a launching it will remain stationary, emitting a sound similar to the contented purring produced by felines while it resets its firing arm. SCP-1213 will then resume its haphazard exploration. SCP-1213's firing arm can be strapped down, but any strapping will break should SCP-1213 launch a subject.\nSCP-1213 favors infant to prepubescent mammalian subjects that weigh between 15 and 50 kilograms. SCP-1213 has also been known to launch subjects with dwarfism on occasion.\nSCP-1213 was found in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a farming town in England, after several unexplainable cases of dead children and small animals that were reported as having been \"hurled into walls at high velocity\". A search of the town found SCP-1213 in the bushes of a school playground. Further investigation of the town led to the discovery of an improvised laboratory in an abandoned farmhouse. Much of the laboratory was destroyed by an explosion, presumably caused by the large defunct device that was the focus of the laboratory. The device was the experimental work of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who could not be located.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's damaged research log was discovered in pieces amongst the debris of the warehouse, and only excerpts could be retrieved.\nExcerpts of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's research log:\nPieces of text that were missing, burnt or otherwise illegible are marked with [\u2026]\n\nI've done it. I've finished. I've pressed the button. I flipped the switch. I've changed the world forever. Even as I sit here it opens [\u2026]\n\n[\u2026] the noise is unbearable, I can see objects moving beyond [\u2026]\n\nAny dimension. EVERY dimension. I can see won[\u2026] If only I could interact [\u2026] access [\u2026] perhaps I [\u2026]\n\nThis [\u2026] particular is fascinating to me [\u2026] impossible, but [\u2026] I can't deny [\u2026]\n\nThere are families of them, unbelievable, all different types [\u2026] what we would believe to [\u2026] inanimate [\u2026] different 'species' [\u2026]\n\nThe tire-irons seem particularly amiable, [\u2026]\n\n[\u2026] somehow t[\u2026] whatever i did, it worked [\u2026] but it's here now, in this [\u2026]\n\nI think it's separated from its 'parents' [\u2026]\n\nI've grown fond of it, it [\u2026] no family of my [\u2026] so long [\u2026] alone working [\u2026]\n\nIts abandonment here [\u2026] grown an animosity [\u2026] can't keep it [\u2026]\n\n[\u2026]uck! I can't s[\u2026] I've [\u2026] should reduce massive dam[\u2026] town is safe [\u2026] but I can't find Hurley any[\u2026]\n\nfound Su[\u2026] splatt[\u2026] Robert like a tomato [\u2026], oh my god.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1212 | SCP-1213 | SCP-1214 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1214 during Phase 2\n\nItem #: SCP-1214\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The laptop computer containing SCP-1214 (designated 1214-L1), and all its peripherals are to be kept in a standard laptop case in a secure locker in the Computer Science Department of Site-33. No testing is to be performed on SCP-1214 without the authorization of the Senior CSD Administrator, Dr G. Wilson.\nAs per Standard Anomalous Computer Equipment Regulation 4324-B, 1214-L1 must under no circumstances be connected to a network of any kind.\nDescription: 1214-L1 is a standard Dell XPS Ultrabook laptop computer including power supply and mouse. Software installed includes the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.\nSeveral coding projects can be found in the \"Documents\" folder of user \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Most of these are programming exercises in the C# programming language. SCP-1214 is a project, also written in C#, with the name \"random_number_test\".\nThe program consists of approximately 60 lines of code. The program generates random numbers in the range 48-90, which are then interpreted as ASCII character codes. This gives the possibility of generating the characters in Table 1, below.\n\nTable 1, possible characters generated by SCP-1214 algorithm\n\n0-9, A-Z (alphanumeric, upper case)\n\ncolon (:)\n\nsemicolon (;)\n\nless-than(<)\n\nequals (=)\n\ngreater-than (>)\n\nquestion mark (?)\n\nat sign (@)\n\nThe characters are assembled into lines of 50 characters each. One (1) such line is printed to a text window every second while the program is running.\n\n+ Sample of program output, time elapsed < 1 minute\n\n- Sample of program output, time elapsed < 1 minute\n\nQGZ33I=9F@?AQQGPK6SGN?NLW;=JMP>GWBM=S5FIMPRXFE=9RO\nDSL?RAT>7R<MGP1RD?49XEK:TYGQ5BY4SY<EVGJ;DEYN<Z92VN\n0Y5IRZ8BFTU38OT7UICGWXOSOBFXXTODUABZZ:6==C1QAA=9T4\n5JJ?R2:<T?C:DL4@8Q=U8KB69DVXA>5<3SO5UFJ?PM@QU2Z@M0\n8FWZWE7C6=7<VE:67KXZEM6Y4F:L<6DF;@5J@3W:XA@<7CQUGN\nV>CMEF?XU@:F7ZTL0E@KP3NN24=UQLO?5H;63IUI:B9GZA9@CF\nC;EVXRJPKA9E79LUAJONHBKQ@=U7NKUWA:9CU9JCF>XC?P;ZV5\n0JKPX0KNFKWC10G<4W0807Z;7:E7AK2V<IK:;K<8R6NZG3<XV3\nL>ZM4SJ@HMFD=UH16C?=0CJR@TD0O4YH;>ZNVJDRJV2IM>TSAE\nWSHI28N7=;>JKCOY8YVU5GZGM5@1410LJ:85ZM<QZN<8D0;JUO\n6VWF?@T0WWSM3;;MZA;IYFL5UB:Q3LUQ6?V5O3UR<YP?Y<K1XQ\n1T>;QJ9QLX52X:21GN@6YWFC=ZP=7HQ9S=K0BVI<VXBXM91E=W\n\nThe anomalous properties of SCP-1214 can be hard to detect at first. However, running the program output through a stochastic analyzer will show that while the output begins by following the expected pseudo-random distribution used by modern computers, this will gradually change the longer the program is allowed to run. Eventually patterns with an unexpectedly low probability will begin to emerge.\n\n+ Sample of program output, time elapsed \u2588\u2588 minutes\n\n- Sample of program output, time elapsed \u2588\u2588 minutes\n\n7T?RYA?M5JXAAAAPO?FATQU=LQL<9OQYBTA7?7@Q:TA?A13AAJ\n2IAAHIAGBDAH@:A@A4AAKAQAK5ZNAT:RAQBI7ACAYHDYYTP6AW\n2A5W@AXA4ANAAAX=ACJR?>AAATAAAAAXXAUW3AO>AMDAAG<X5A\nAHM8?<9AAHOADJ?A=;3AA67AAAMNO<A<;VAFYAA:2;1AAGJA2A\nAWRAA1WP76A5A:S=JA99DOAA39A;?YAS1J@YAQMNI3A0JA>N<S\nN5AAU=3J=AAAAGLLAAJRA4A>AQ51AARQLA>NAAH:AKAUDY<?QK\nBAA4AA9;A9AAAS2ABAPH;FAX2XAJK;SMI4FGW022ASAVAAABAA\n=PD?>AAG?6ZEZAFAA?AA7PSAVNAF@A?AAA:DAV;3AA:Y2><:AA\nA8LKD2AI;AAIAEAWACAN@AZ8E19A0IAIPHAT61U8>FGMH8AWCI\nML?A;PAQA>AG8AVUAGANZYAAQNGAAAFDUAAASV@:>AGB0OFORY\n<PKARZ6=FD?AQ5?APAAAR59AA7DVFDAAA1IURAAA?2AXAU2AAA\nIn this example, a clear bias towards the character 'A' can be observed, not consistent with the expected random distribution that SCP-1214's algorithm should generate.\n\nApproximately \u2588\u2588 hours, \u2588\u2588 minutes after program start, what appears to be semi-coherent sentences start appearing in the output. This point in time is designated \"T\". Periods before and after T are designated Phase 1 and Phase 2, respectively.\n\n+ Sample of program output, time elapsed \u2588\u2588 hours, \u2588\u2588 minutes\n\n-Sample of program output, time elapsed \u2588\u2588 hours, \u2588\u2588 minutes\n\nACCCCCCCCCCCCCCRROL8L7=3ZA0E7L@7FJP0LY4Q2IBR5NBSYA\nY90KI:68PAU0CU:>ARXD5SKMAKEEY;Z8FPIT7V0EUD9NV26HHR\n=JUE<6I5EEFK9DBMEM737FQBJLIWZ3X7X7Y?STOPI1@EZ::P<9\nGC@DJRTBFFFFFFFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASTOP0WVYXL\nG8:9T3:O0ELHZF8M1QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQB:2C1MAKEK=\nVF3U4>MUAPV4C;E:8NZKCCITSEPDUIGON=LN3CLDGONFM?X0QZ\nNNVL:;2K2JI8ITU17QQGBQG:B>WXPCGSTOPSS13ALBA2V?OJKK\n86:9HW7KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO3J<=4;AED>XL7R81HHRZ1\nTIAJC1CT>HOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL5PAZVJWY\nQQC=MSR59PLEASEX7YX;8445OMV2TA6OH?GK68KA9OD:FY65ID\nRWMLQLL>I0XP;R;PLEASEY>G1CJUNOGPC@I91VHUYRJKCCCLZG\nH0L3LTHMOREROSC7<V91WPLEASEN3IZXV18F4@NPKV<:S72R7<\n7HCXJ3C3FMEU31?4WNJX2W7C@18=P@XGGQBADXA421T1;QS:UN\nExample of words found in output during Phase 2 (underlining added).\nIdentified words in this example: \"MAKE\", \"IT\", \"STOP\", \"STOP\", \"MAKE\", \"IT\", \"STOP\", \"PLEASE\", \"PLEASE\", \"NO\", \"MORE\", \"PLEASE\"\n\nAt \u2588\u2588 +/- 3 hours after start of Phase 2, the frequency of identifiable words starts to drop. At the same time bias towards long strings of the same character starts to slowly increase. Additionally, the number of different characters in the output begins to diminish, as if the probability of them appearing has dramatically decreased. This is designated Phase 3.\n\n+ Sample of program output, time elapsed \u2588\u2588\u2588 hours, \u2588\u2588 minutes\n\n-Sample of program output, time elapsed \u2588\u2588\u2588 hours, \u2588\u2588 minutes\n\nI690KGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZRT@1W\n6;5@?R@82DT54UJX6WM8E=UK2IQ4TG7:=XIGTRJZ>;VG?ITND@\n9PSEN6XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX4T4KI@KIJRRWE4G6QI\nQJ?W6DH;6ZH0G:PX7BIR@DHBUB<JRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR@\n56QE<1;<G8328G7BDZ1XT>KD8:3>7C2Z:84G4VB68IQ;XQMR?8\n==========================================<30=?B5W\n:95EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEV87SSD\nW90:=QR=BD33PUICVQ@PMK5S?CZTE1UG8RZKG5C7433R:08=9T\nHNUN1>ZCXR299MJXWV6TJ:C00000000000000000000000000X\nDBKPM:JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ71P\n?M5?75TID688TSM<XTS556PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVQ7\nW9HIH4413VU9G<MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH@\nER::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::GD;1@345\nE6G>TGW6T7XISWUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCPU\nIN=XXTZWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWR3E:T;J\nExample of output during Phase 3, Test Run 14. Probability for characters A, F, L, O and Y has dropped to 0, or near 0. They do not appear in the output again during 1214-TR14.\n\nPhase 3 continues as described with no further variances. The longest test to date has been 1214-TR27, where SCP-1214 was run for \u2588\u2588 days, and showed a \u2588\u2588 percent reduction in the character set during Phase 3.\nStopping and restarting the SCP-1214 program results in a repetition of phases 1 through 3, with slight variations in program output as well as the lengths of the respective phases.\nThe current theory is that the diminishing probabilities observed during Phase 3 will continue until only one (1) character remains in the output. Calculations show that such a result would require the program to run for somewhere between \u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588 days.\nAdditional: After the occurrence described in Addendum 1214-3, SCSDA G. Wilson ordered testing of SCP-1214 to be suspended until further notice.\nAddendum 1214-1:\nStandard Electronic Contamination Tests (SECT) have proved negative. SCP-1214 does not appear to be able to infect other computers, and copies of the SCP-1214 program will not exhibit anomalous properties.\nAddendum 1214-2, acquisition log:\n1214-L1 was retrieved by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 from the campus dorm of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University, after a persistent rumor had circulated among the students that there existed an experimental program that \"behaved funny\" if executed over a period of several days. The rumors were exaggerated and ranged from speculations about \"rogue government AIs\" to \"impossible patterns seen in 'The Game of Life'\".\nFortunately, the owner of 1214-L1 appears to have shunned the attention this was generating, and exposure was therefore kept to a minimum. After acquiring the item, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 deployed a Class-IV Worm in the university network to monitor data traffic for further indications of SCP-1214, or similar activity. So far none has been detected.\nAddendum 1214-3:\n\n+ Incident report, \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- Incident report, \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Test Lab 1214-2.\nTest Run 28 was started, with the goal of letting SCP-1214 run for double the length of 1214-TR27.\nStandard video capture / OCR scanner setup used to record SCP-1214 output.\nPersonnel assigned to 1214-TR28 was Lead Researcher, Dr H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and Research Assistant, Dr P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nPhase 1 completed according to expectations. However, at \u2588\u2588\u2588 minutes into Phase 2, the following words, quite different from the Phase 2 data acquired up to this point, appeared in SCP-1214's output:\n\n0?C9HWIHURTSHURTS9?PLEASE STOP=:::::::::::::::::::\n::::::::::SIGNAL::TRACE::COMPLETE::WE::RESPOND::IN\n::KIND:::::::::::::::::::::::::::DWW30PLEASEPLEASE\n\nApproximately five (5) seconds after this point in time, Dr H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 appeared to be caught by a seizure lasting for 13 seconds. She then fell unconscious and dropped to the floor.\nAfter a period of 17 seconds, Dr P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 followed the Emergency Protocol and hit the cutoff switch, terminating all power to Test Lab 1214-2. (Dr P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 later received a reprimand for failure to react within prescribed time limit.)\nDr H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was brought to Emergency Medical Facility \u2588\u2588\u2588, where her condition was monitored and found to be stable. She revived after 34 hours, at which point further examination revealed that she had undergone a uniform 23% loss of visual, auditory, tactile and gustatory acuity. Olfactory acuity was unaffected. (See Reports 1214-345 through 1214-347 for speculation on this discrepancy.)\nDr H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 remains under medical supervision until further notice.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1213 | SCP-1214 | SCP-1215 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1215 in containment; the object's effects are not transferable through photographs.\n\nItem #: SCP-1215\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1215 must be contained within a locked room pursuant standard Level 2 (Moderate Threat), Type 3 (Visual Stimuli), Mind-Altering Protocols. Access requires written approval.\nDue to the object's age and fragile nature, SCP-1215 must be maintained in a hermetically-sealed chamber of inert gas with extremely low humidity at a temperature of ten degrees Celsius. SCP-1215 should not be exposed to ultraviolet light for longer than absolutely necessary. Routine inspection, and maintenance as necessary, is to be performed twice monthly by religious Class-D personnel certified in the care of rare books and manuscripts (cooperation of these Class-D personnel is grounds for indefinite suspension of their termination). Failure to comply with these measures will result in the object's significant damage and/or destruction.\nPersonnel exposed to SCP-1215 are to be placed in isolation for their own protection and the protection of other personnel. A sincere confession and repentance of one's sins to a qualified priest of the affected personnel's religion, even for religious traditions which do not include a confessional rite, has been shown to cause the effects of SCP-1215 to subside over the following 24-48 hours. For non-religious personnel, confessions to individuals holding doctorates in philosophy have proven effective in approximately 60% of cases. Personnel who cry while confessing generally recover more quickly and (if non-religious) have higher likelihoods of recovery. Non-Class-D personnel who are asymptomatic after fourteen days may resume their previous duties after the successful completion of a psychiatric examination.\nDescription: SCP-1215 is a 4th century illuminated manuscript, written in Medieval Greek on vellum. It was recovered from an archeological dig of a Byzantine monastery in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Turkey. Illustrations are decorated with both gold and silver. The manuscript is a version of the Peri Logismon, apparently an original copy written by the work's author, Evagrius \"The Solitary\" Ponticus (345-399 CE), a Christian monk and ascetic. The Peri Logismon is a treatise on temptation, and the \u201cEight Evil Thoughts\u201d, the predecessor to the more modern \u201cSeven Deadly Sins\u201d. The text of SCP-1215 varies appreciably from other copies of the work.\nIndividuals exposed to the text or illustrations within SCP-1215 have their behavior altered, though these alterations do not appear to manifest themselves until the individual leaves the immediate proximity of the object. Subjects exhibit behavior consistent with one of the \u201ceight evil thoughts\u201d described within the manuscript. Analysis of personnel and D-class under SCP-1215's influence suggests that the alterations to their behavior are based on their prior personality; additional testing for a statistically significant sample is ongoing.\nThe effects of SCP-1215 vary, not only based on which vice manifests itself in the behavior of exposed personnel, but also in the severity of the behavior. Currently, symptoms are divided into three phases.\n\nPhase I (Initial) symptoms are exhibited immediately upon leaving the vicinity of SCP-1215, and are sufficiently minor that they may go unnoticed.\nPhase II (Intermediate) symptoms are exhibited starting approximately 12-36 hours of leaving the object's vicinity, and, while noticeable and potentially hazardous, are unlikely to result in permanent harm to the subject or others.\nPhase III (Terminal) symptoms are exhibited starting after approximately 48-96 hours of leaving the object's vicinity. Phase III symptoms often result in significant harm to the subject and personnel nearby.\n\nObserved effects of SCP-1215 are as follows, though no subjects exposed to SCP-1215 have been known to exhibit more than one of these effects:\n\nGastrimargia (Gluttony) \u2013 The subject develops an intense and insatiable appetite. Phase I symptoms are minor feelings of hunger or thirst, consistent with not having eaten for several hours. At Phase II, the subject is constantly eating. Phase III symptoms are attempts to eat anything nearby, regardless of whether or not the item being devoured would normally be considered food.\nPorneia (Lust) \u2013 The subject develops extremely heightened libido. Phase I symptoms are minor feelings of sexual arousal. At Phase II, subjects begin to experience hypersexuality and lowered sexual inhibitions. At Phase III, subjects will actively seek out sexual gratification by any means necessary, while simultaneously ignoring other bodily needs. While no subjects have remained in Phase III for long enough to confirm this, it is conceivable that an individual suffering from Phase III Porneia effects could starve to death as a direct result of their symptoms.\nPhilargyria (Avarice) \u2013 The subject develops excessive greed. Phase I symptoms consist of heightened desire for wealth, status, and power. Phase II symptoms consist of attempts to acquire material possession through theft, bribery, or other means. Hoarding is common. Phase III symptoms are extreme attempts to obtain wealth, often including violence, trickery, and/or manipulation of authority.\nHyperephania (Hubris) \u2013 The subject develops extreme pride. Phase I symptoms are minor feelings of pride. Phase II symptoms include a tendency to shame others as being inferior, and a sense of gratification for doing so. Phase III symptoms include more extreme manifestations of Phase I and II symptoms, as well as insolence, contempt, and a tendency towards violence against anyone who is perceived to have disparaged the subject.\nLype (Envy) \u2013 The subject develops extreme negative emotions at the good fortune of others. Phase I symptoms are minor feelings of jealousy. Phase II symptoms include underhanded attempts to engage in character assassination of those to which the subject feels jealous. Phase III symptoms are characterized by extreme negative behavior, including strong and persistent attempts at causing misery towards the object of the envy, and sometimes violence.\nOrge (Wrath) \u2013 The subject displays intense and unstoppable rage. Phase I symptoms are minor feelings of annoyance and irritability. At Phase II, subjects become pugnacious, though physical altercations are rare. Once Phase III has been reached, subjects will respond to the slightest trigger with extreme fury, which can result in attempts to kill those nearby.\nKenodoxia (Vanity) \u2013 The subject holds an excessive belief in his/her own abilities and/or attractiveness to others. Phase I symptoms include a feeling of superiority. Phase II involves unjustified boasting. At Phase III, subjects descend into extreme self-idolatry. Note: While subjects displaying Kenodoxia tend to not cause direct harm to themselves or others, they tend to cause sufficient irritation in those around them that it is not uncommon for others to cause them harm.\nAkedia (Sloth/Dejection) \u2013 The subject suffers from extreme laziness and despair. Phase I symptoms include procrastination and minor feelings of sadness. Phase II symptoms are consistent with extreme cases of general depressive disorder; the subject has extreme difficulty mustering the energy necessary to perform nonessential tasks. At Phase III, the subject becomes catatonic.\n\nHistory: Evagrius wrote the Peri Logismon as a guide for understanding and learning to overcome temptation. Records recovered from the dig site (see [REDACTED]) suggest that SCP-1215 was an attempt by Evagrius to create a morality tool for use by the mostly illiterate general population. Though SCP-1215 has demonstrated effective for its purpose, records found alongside the manuscript suggest it was written earlier (approximately 373 CE) than the more widely known version of the Peri Logismon (written 375 CE).\nAccording to the records found alongside SCP-1215, Evagrius (then still a lector in Neocaesarea and a disciple of Basil of Caesarea) created SCP-1215 and presented it to Basil. Basil (329 or 330 CE \u2013 January 1, 379 CE), an influential theologian later canonized as St. Basil the Great, apparently rejected his pupil's creation, instructing it to be sealed away and that all subsequent versions of the work had to be substantially censored. Evidence of this censorship can be seen clearly in Chapter 16 of the Peri Logismon, where Evagrius writes, \"I cannot write about all the villainies of the demons; and I feel ashamed to speak about them at length and in detail, for fear of harming the more simple-minded among my readers.\" After Basil died in 379 CE and Evagrius moved to Constantinople in 380, it appears SCP-1215 was forgotten until it was rediscovered in modern times.\nSCP-1215, as well as the history surrounding it, reinforces theories that the early Christian church was involved in the containment of paranormal and preternatural items. St. Basil of Caesarea, who holds a very important place in the history of Christian liturgy and is regarded as a father of communal monasticism in Eastern Christianity (as well as a major influence on St. Benedict in Western Christianity), is credited with having written no fewer than three Prayers of Exorcism. Evagrius, beyond being the original author of what would eventually become a major tenant of Catholicism (the Seven Deadly Sins) and being a major influence on many later church figures, was accused of heresy later in life for his esoteric speculations regarding the pre-existence of human souls. The extent to which the early Christian church's possible efforts to contain items of paranormal and preternatural natures affected the development of Christian ethics, practices, beliefs, and Western culture as a whole, is unknown at this time.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1214 | SCP-1215 | SCP-1216 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Symbol reconstructed from painted fragments of concrete that were broken when SCP-1216-1 was created. Believed to represent an instance of SCP-1216.\n\nItem #: SCP-1216\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A base of operations, Site-144, has been established surrounding SCP-1216-1. Instances of SCP-1216 may be retrieved at a limit of three per day. In the event of explorations into SCP-1216-2, personnel are to be equipped with Environmental Protection Ensemble 12 (Desert).\nInstances of SCP-1216-4 are to be tracked by satellite from Site-144 and, when located, temporary containment is to be set up. Temporary SCP-1216-4 containment is to consist of a concrete-moored gap-free wooden fence circumscribing the instance's range. Given the nature of the sites at which instances of SCP-1216-4 appear, civilians are to be removed from the premises of any SCP-1216-4 containment site under the artifice of enforcing industrial safety standards. Upon dissipation of an SCP-1216-4 instance, temporary containment is to be ended. In the event that there are no suitable sites left for the appearance of instances of SCP-1216-4, replica sites are to be constructed in secure facilities and continually replenished with scrap metal.\nDescription: SCP-1216 is a species of pyramidal organisms native to an extradimensional space adjacent to Lenox, Massachusetts. However, they do not exhibit several characteristics of living organisms, among them reproduction and metabolism. The organisms range in scale from 5cm tall and .33kg to ca. 700cm tall and 7540kg, but are otherwise identical in appearance and proportions.\nInstances of SCP-1216 have a square pyramid body with a base length exactly 1.5 times its height, with a thin, flexible, bowed leg on each lower vertex. Their legs are cylindrical and allow them to move in any direction without turning their bodies. They also have a pair of curved, cylindrical, flexible antennae attached to the uppermost vertex of their body. Situated at the ends of the antennae are two solid spheres composed of beryllium bronze with density 8.78g/cm\u00b3.\nExcept for the beryllium bronze spheres, instances of SCP-1216 are composed of an anomalous protein, henceforth pyramitin, which seems to be similar in structure to chitin, except that it has a bulk modulus and density comparable to that of cobalt. Pyramitin partially blocks EM radiation and does not break down chemically, frustrating spectrographic, electromicroscopic, and chemical analysis. From macroscopic observation, it is dark gray, non-reflective, non-porous, and always cool to the touch.\nOn the underside of the body is a conical mouth containing a proteinaceous turbine. By spinning this turbine, instances of SCP-1216 are able to generate suction. Above the turbine there is a dense, wrinkled mass of pyramitin which is impenetrable to both scans and dissection. The turbine and the mass above it appear to be the only internal organs \u2014 the rest of the hollow body cavity is filled with sand and particles of iron oxide.\nThe extradimensional space to which SCP-1216 is native, SCP-1216-2, is an unbounded flat expanse of subtropical desert. The expanse is lit by a small, stationary sun located at 48\u00b0 above the horizon and 66\u00b0 east from due south, heating it to a constant 26\u00b0 C. These measurements remain the same no matter how far or in what direction one travels. It is of note that powered flight is not possible within SCP-1216-2 \u2014 by process of elimination it appears to be an unknown quality of the atmosphere. At current estimates, there are about 5100 instances of SCP-1216 of various sizes inhabiting SCP-1216-2.\nSCP-1216 typically scuttle around the expanse in random patterns. On a constant basis, pieces of manmade scrap metal \u2014 ranging from nuts and bolts to the chassis of heavy construction machinery \u2014 emerge from the sand and are consumed by SCP-1216 through turbine suction. SCP-1216 gain no mass from consumption \u2014 X-ray fluoroscopy scans show the metal entering the dense organ in the center of the body and subsequently disappearing. SCP-1216 are able to communicate with one another through flexing their antennae and tapping their beryllium bronze spheres together in rhythmic patterns. This produces a clicking sound that echoes for a far longer time than can be replicated. Larger instances of SCP-1216 produce deeper sounds, move more slowly, and eat larger pieces of scrap metal.\nSCP-1216 do not regard humans as threats and make no attempts to interact with them. SCP-1216 that were deliberately assaulted by D-class test subjects had no significant reaction and took no action against the D-class. When scrap metal was taken from SCP-1216 as they were about to consume it, they lost interest and found other pieces. Several instances of SCP-1216 have been successfully captured, transported into Site-144, and dissected with no resistance offered by the individual or the group. \"Dead\" instances of SCP-1216 \u2014 the term is ambiguous given their lack of life signs, although they do stop moving when dissected \u2014 are replaced after some time by SCP-1216-3.\nThe main feature of SCP-1216-2 is SCP-1216-3, a 400m tall pyramid composed of the same protein as the instances of SCP-1216 and with the same proportions. Aperiodically SCP-1216-3 will slowly excrete instances of SCP-1216 from its surface \u2014 these will stay the same size at which they were created. SCP-1216-3 is wholly impenetrable to all scans. It remains cool despite being in perpetual sunlight.\nSCP-1216-2 is accessible through an irregularly shaped portal, SCP-1216-1, about 1.3m wide and 2.5m tall in a broken section of concrete wall in the first floor of a parking structure in Lenox, Massachusetts. Its existence was first noted shortly after Lenox was affected by the 2011 Virginia earthquake. Subsequently, several stray instances of SCP-1216 exited it and were captured on security camera, thus alerting the Foundation to their, SCP-1216-1's, and ultimately SCP-1216-2's existence. From inside, SCP-1216-1 floats 3cm above the ground and is effectively flat. It has depth \u2014 its inner edge is made of the concrete wall \u2014 but it is only visible when facing its opening, and cannot be seen from the back, even though the non-visible side feels like a solid barrier. Likewise, on the other side of the concrete wall, the hole simply allows one-way sight but not passage through it \u2014 it feels solid. Passing through the portal offers no adverse effects to human life.\nAt intervals of 2 to 5 days, a secondary portal to SCP-1216-2 will be established at any location on Earth which contains large amounts of discarded scrap metal \u2014 e.g. junkyards, shipwrecks or garbage dumps. This secondary portal, known as an instance of SCP-1216-4, manifests as a whirlpool of desert sand at the lowest point of the area. SCP-1216-4 may be between 3m and 12m in diameter. All solid unsecured matter within a range of twice the diameter is then sucked into SCP-1216-4, ultimately reemerging in the extradimensional space. The reason why only scrap metal emerges from the ground in SCP-1216-2 is as of yet unknown; non-metallic matter, including organic matter, does not appear in the expanse and is presumed lost. When all available matter has been sucked into SCP-1216-4, it consumes itself and shrinks in size until it has vanished, leaving no trace. Instances of SCP-1216-4 started appearing only after SCP-1216-1 opened.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1215 | SCP-1216 | SCP-1217 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1217-1, prior to Foundation involvement.\n\nItem #: SCP-1217\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A barbed-wire fence with a single gate to allow authorised access is to be maintained in an area surrounding SCP-1217's active zone, around which several chemical hazard signs are to be placed in clear view. Multiple CCTV cameras are to be set up in a perimeter around SCP-1217's active zone, monitored by a nearby Observation Post (OP 1217-Alpha). A minimum of two guards are to be present at this station at all times. Any unauthorised individuals attempting to enter SCP-1217 are to be detained, interviewed and \u2013 if they present no clear threat \u2013 released after being provided with a Class-C amnestic.\nSeveral enclosed rooms near the entrance of SCP-1217-1 have been modified and equipped with observational apparatus to serve as testing chambers \u2013 any experimentation involving SCP-1217-2 is to take place only in these designated areas (please refer to Document 1217-A). Subjects should be placed into these chambers, released, and monitored. After the experiment is complete, the refuse is to be removed and disposed of via incineration.\nDescription: SCP-1217 consists of two parts:\n\nSCP-1217-1, formerly an office complex owned by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Corporation, located in [REDACTED], Massachusetts, US. The 250 m \u00d7 300 m area surrounding SCP-1217-1 is considered SCP-1217's active zone.\n\nSCP-1217-2, any member of the species Felis catus which enters SCP-1217's active zone.\n\nUpon entering the aforementioned area, a specimen of SCP-1217-2 will display no significant behavioural deviations from its previous activity, apart from attempting to remain within the active zone of SCP-1217 and responding aggressively to any attempts to remove it from said area. Removal is still possible; however, successfully removing a subject from the area will not prevent the anomalous event associated with SCP-1217 from occurring.\nFifteen to twenty minutes after entering the area, specimens will begin acting in a notably erratic manner, which typically involves spontaneous pouncing and vocalising. Several minutes following this, subjects will protract their claws and attempt to repeatedly lacerate their underbelly. Shortly after this begins, specimens will (if unimpeded) succeed in disembowelling themselves, despite pain, shock or other associated sensations which would result.\nThe viscera and blood released from the aforementioned process will invariably form itself into a shape resembling a short, semi-coherent sentence, consisting of English characters. Said messages vary between instances of SCP-1217-2, and possess occasional notable spelling and grammatical errors. The text constituting these sentences largely consists of blood, which will retain this shape if left undisturbed until drying. Extracts of other organs \u2013 particularly the colon and intestinal tracts \u2013 have been known to fold in such a way to form appropriate letters if cut from the original lacerations, though this is a rare occurrence. Excess tissue does not appear to be affected, and pools normally a short distance away from the remaining substance. The means by which the aforementioned viscera assumes shape of coherent text is currently unknown.\nThe anomalous properties of SCP-1217 came to the attention of the Foundation on 2005-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, when a stray cat entered its active zone before initiating expected behaviour in front of several \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 employees. The building was then transferred into Foundation possession, relevant witnesses were administered Class-B amnestics and a cover-story regarding the discovery and continued removal of asbestos within the building was released.\nExcerpt from Document 1217-B: Note: The following are copied as accurately as possible from the original text, produced as a result of successive tests. For an extensive log of all messages produced, please refer to the relevant documentation.\nTest \u2588\u2588\n\nIs thsi it?\n\nTest \u2588\u2588\n\nwhy can't it?\n\nTest \u2588\u2588\n\nCan I play too?\n\n+ Incident 1217-1\n\n- Close\n\nBetween Tests 13 and 19, the text produced by SCP-1217 began deviating significantly from its previously established pattern, as follows:\nTest 12\n\nwhat happens nuw?\n\nTest 13\n\nI'm sick of this.\n\nTest 14\n\nI'm sick of making them talk.\n\nTest 15\n\nI want to stop for now.\n\nTest 16\n\nStop it.\n\nTest 17\n\nSTOP\n\nTest 18\n\nSTOP\n\nTest 19\n\nSTOP\n\nShortly after this, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 requested an extended reprieve from experimentation, which was approved by O5-\u2588. Testing was stopped between 20\u2588\u2588-04-\u2588\u2588 and 20\u2588\u2588-07-\u2588\u2588, at which point it was resumed. The resulting text appears to be consistent with the usual pattern of that produced by SCP-1217:\nTest 20\n\ni'm so sorry.\n\nTest 21\n\nit's all lost he htaes us.\n\nTest 22\n\nlet us go.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1216 | SCP-1217 | SCP-1218 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1218\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1218-1 are to be kept within specially fitted crates in protected storage wing L-03 of Site 28. Most instances of SCP-1218-1 are fragile and care should be taken when retrieving, transporting, and storing them. Due to the potential for information leaks, instances of SCP-1218-1 must remain covered when in presence of any sensitive Foundation material.\nAny contact with or appearances of SCP-1218-2 are to be recorded and logged.\nDescription: All instances of SCP-1218-1 are numbered as SCP-1218-1-XX in the order they were recovered. As of the most recent update of this document, SCP-1218-1-1 through SCP-1218-1-32 are in storage, minus only SCP-1218-1-4 (see Testing Logs). Instances of SCP-1218-1 all appear to be normal wall-mounted mirrors, most frequently rectangular, with sizes between 0.2 and 9.5 square meters.\nUpon closer inspection, the objects are in fact one-way reflective glass, with an extremely dark room visible on the far side when viewed in absolute darkness to minimize reflections. The dark rooms, hereafter known as 'viewing chambers', appear to have floors and ceilings of a cracked, concrete-like material with various raised platforms that SCP-1218-2 sit on. There are no side walls visible, with viewing distance tapering off quickly into darkness. Each mirror appears to link to a unique viewing chamber sharing these same characteristics.\nSCP-1218-2 refers to the group of creatures between 1.5 and 1.9 meters tall that are frequently visible in the viewing chambers. They appear humanoid with heavily jaundiced skin of a leathery appearance that obscures defining features. Each creature has four wounds on its head, holes ringed in torn flesh, that are roughly equivalent in position to a human's eyes, nose, and mouth. The creatures, hereafter referred to as 'the yellow men', wear moth-eaten suits identified as those in style during the 19\u2588\u2588's. SCP-1218-2 appear aware of viewers in front of SCP-1218-1 and have been seen to not only follow the movements of test subjects, but to actively take notes in what seems to be a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand notebook.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's recovered testing logs\n\n\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588: We've ruled out the idea of some sort of projection. Test subjects moving to different positions had their field of view through the mirror change accordingly. The subjects were visibly startled when SCP-1218-2 followed their movements, leading one to panic and one to scream. Lights were brought up and subjects removed from test chamber.\n\n\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588: It appears that at light levels below 1 Lux our test subjects start to become uneasy around SCP-1218-1. They describe either the feeling of being watched, or of the room being larger than it appears. I theorize that their subconscious is picking up on subtle visual clues of the 'viewing room' beyond the mirrors that is still too overwhelmed by reflections for their conscious brains to identify. I have rigged up the testing room with hidden low-light cameras which are able to pick up just enough light to make their tapes worthwhile for repeat studies.\n\n\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588: Continued testing on multiple instances of SCP-1218-1 suggests that each is linked to a separate room; though the number of viewing SCP-1218-2 changes, suggesting that they may enter and leave the rooms throughout the day. Also of note, it appears that the primary mode of lighting that allows the 'viewing room' to be seen is the embers of a cigarette. If none of SCP-1218-2 are smoking it stands to reason that the viewing room would be pitch black. It's possible that this accounts for the instances when we are unable to see anything through the mirror, even in utter darkness.\n\n\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588: So far I've managed to identify at least 19 unique SCP-1218-2 from the viewing logs. Their facial and body structures are extremely similar, but blemishes on the skin, height, and the suits they're wearing are enough to distinguish one from another. Note that these individuals do not always appear in the same viewing room.\n\n\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588: Testing on D class subjects so far has found no adverse effects from exposure to SCP-1218-1 or SCP-1218-2. I have therefore decided that it is safe for my assistants and I to perform tests directly.\n\n\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588: Given the quantity of SCP-1218-1 we've received, I have approved testing to try breaking one to see if it retains its effects.\n\n\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588: Shattering an instance of SCP-1218-1 does cause it to cease displaying any anomalous effects; however [REDACTED], like rotting fruit, which quickly dissipated.\n\n\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588: One of my assistants came to me today with something I had missed in the early experiments. She noticed that when subject D-9002 screamed in fright, one of the yellow men stepped back suddenly, as if startled. I wonder if perhaps sound might connect these locations as well.\n\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588: I've added a laser microphone to the complement of recording devices trained on SCP-1218-1-5. We've picked up the following anomalous sounds [See Audio Log Summary]\n\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588: SCP-1218-2 continue to intrigue me. They respond to my actions as if they can see me clearly, though personally I don't know how they can see anything; the low light has made it impossible to determine as of yet if there are in fact eyes beneath those shredded sockets. It's like watching animals at a zoo, they move to follow our actions, but don't reciprocate any attempts to communicate. I'm curious what they're writing, it's too bad there isn't enough light to read it.\n\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588: More instances of SCP-1218-1 continue to be brought in. Now that we know their properties, we've begun going through old reports from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 database to gather more leads. Mobile Task Force Beta-6, the \"Window Washers\" has been created to not only collect more of these mirrors, but to try and trace their origin.\n\n\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588: I'll have to go through my notes, but it seems like there are more SCP-1218-2 than usual appearing for my tests.\n\n\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588: We have 26 instances of SCP-1218-1 in storage as of this date, having exhausted preexisting leads. I worry that, given the difficulty in noticing the effects, that there could be many more out there.\n\n\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588: I know there are more now, the most recent test had over ten of them, watching. I don't like this. I've taken the testing tapes home by [REDACTED], and I'm going to pore over every frame till I find something of use.\n\n\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588: I've spent the last three nights poring over the tapes. I think the lack of sleep is getting to me; I was walking past the mirror in hallway H-7 today and I could have sworn I saw something looking out at me.\n\n\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588: I broke the mirror in the hallway, at least now I'm sure.\n\n\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588: I figured it out, I should have been looking closer at the details on their [REDACTED]. I'm not sure, but I might know where, and what, they are.\n\n[End of record] See Incident H1218-A\n\nAudio Log Summary\nThe following noises were picked up by the laser microphone over a seven (7) day period. Sound analysis software has been used to identify the most likely source of each sound, as well as its likelihood of accuracy, and the number of times it occurred.\n\nFootsteps (socks) - 99% - Coincided with movement of test subjects\nFootsteps (loafers) - 95% - Usually coincided with movement of SCP-1218-2\nDripping water - 99% - Continual\nAnimal noise (cat, purr) - 18% - Frequent\nRunning water (faucet) - 92% - 42\nChewing (human, adult) - 12% - 40\nVoices (adult, unintelligible) - 80% - 30\nFalling item (rubber tubing) - 14% - 29\nRunning water (shower) - 90% - 13\nMachinery (forklift) - 87% - 12\nVoices (children, unintelligible) - 84% - 11\nSnoring (adult) - 93% - 7\n[REDACTED]\nLaughter (children) - 93% - 2\nSiren (ambulance) - 92% - 2\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 - 64% - 1\nShaking chains - 88% - 1\nShattering glass - 92% - 1\nVoice (adult, female, \"[unintelligible]\u2026other one, we're going to be late\") - 82% - 1\nScream (adult, female) - 83% - 1\n\n+ Incident H1218-A\n\n- Incident H1218-A\n\nOn \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588 Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was found dead at his private residence. He was discovered hanging by a noose in his attic after failing to show up to work for three days. Forensic evidence at the scene suggested suicide. Every single mirror in his house was found shattered. According to standard protocol, further testing on SCP-1218 is to be postponed until all possible memetic or mental influence is ruled out.\nAddendum A: Additional scrutiny of the mirror fragments of the home of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 find that [REDACTED] inconsistent with being shattered by a blow or weapon. The video logs were also missing from the scene. Additional investigations are underway to ascertain all the details of H1218-A.\nAddendum B: SCP-1218 is pending upgrade to Euclid status.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1217 | SCP-1218 | SCP-1219 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1219\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1219 is to be contained within a sealed area (min. size 2m3, max. size 5m3) in complete darkness (light level \u2264 .0001 lux), situated at least 1 kilometer from any other occupied dark area. This chamber should be outfitted with overhead lighting controlled by an external switch.\nAs of \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588 SCP-1219 is housed at Storage Site-\u2588\u2588. Personnel entering the darkened containment area for testing purposes must refrain from vocal utterances unless otherwise instructed by research staff.\nDescription: The entity or event labeled SCP-1219 may manifest at any time within a sufficiently dark area of a suitable size (determined to be minimum 2m3; maximum unknown), provided at least one sentient being is present to witness the phenomenon. SCP-1219 manifests as a whistled version of the song Camptown Races which rises gradually and erratically in volume until audible to those present in the area. The entity or event will not manifest in the presence of an infrared camera or other low-light recording devices. No anomalous effects have been noted in relation to audio recordings of SCP-1219.\nOnce triggered, the whistled song lasts for an apparently unlimited duration, generally until light exposure occurs. However, the song will cease within 10-20 seconds if a witness or witnesses attempt to whistle, hum, sing, or otherwise engage with SCP-1219's tune, and the witness(es) will be dismembered (stripped primarily of organs related to vocalization) and severely flayed with marks similar to those inflicted by a bullwhip along the neck, back, and legs, resulting in immediate or delayed death in 100% of observed cases. SCP-1219's whistle does not appear to compel this engagement. Dismemberment and flaying occurs rapidly and cannot be prevented by the introduction of light to the containment chamber. No physical component to SCP-1219 has been recorded or identified.\nSCP-1219 has been found capable of instantaneous transfer within a distance of approximately 1km. If exposed to light, the entity or event will cease immediately and recur in the nearest suitable dark space inside its transfer range. If no such space is available, SCP-1219 appears to enter a passive state and will not recur unless and until an accessible area meets all criteria for manifestation.\nResearchers speculate that SCP-1219 may be permanently incapacitated via constant illumination of this 1km area. No termination attempts are scheduled at this time.\n\nAcquisition Log 1219-1: SCP-1219 was first documented on 08-16-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 St., an apartment complex in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. A paranormal investigations team from the television series \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 responded to residents' claims of unusual activity. Reports from residents match the Foundation's current knowledge of SCP-1219.\nThe Foundation acquired the team's unaired footage; a partial transcript follows.\nAcquisition Log 1219-1a - \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Team, Camera B:\n\n<VIDEO LOG BEGINS - timestamp 22:18:29>\n\n[infrared footage shows a brief shot of a man's face, then swings around to show a room containing a twin-sized bed in the shape of a racecar, a bookshelf (book spines unreadable), and a wall shelf lined with action figures; the camera is aimed from the foot of the bed toward the far wall]\n\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Is this- here we go. I'm all set up in the second bedroom in apartment \u2588\u2588\u2588 with the infrared camera, my trusty EMF reader, a couple thermometers, and an EVP recorder\u2026\n\n[shot pans down to electronic equipment on the floor]\n\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So we're gonna pick up changes in the electromagnetic fields, cold spots, and we're hoping for some nice clear sounds tonight\u2026 They told us this is where the, uh, event, occurs pretty often, so we're gonna settle in and see if we get any unusual recordings.\n\n[Transcript cut to timestamp 01:27:05]\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So, we've been here about three hours\u2026 \u2588\u2588\u2588 says he's caught some temperature fluctuation in the master bedroom, but I haven't seen much activity in here, just a quick dip in- hang on, battery light's blinking on the camera. We'll have to rely on the tapes for a minute here.\n<VIDEO LOG ENDS - timestamp 01:28:44>\n\nAcquisition Log 1219-1b - \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Team, Sound Recorder B:\n\n<AUDIO LOG BEGINS - transcribed following video log timestamp 01:28:44>\n\n[muffled clacking]\n\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Batteries, batteries\u2026 shit. [unintelligible vocalization]\n\nResearcher's note: volume increase and audio filter on acquired tapes shows the entity or event manifests at approx. 01:28:45 with fluctuating decibel level of 10-40. Net rise in decibel level brings the sound into audible human range after approx. 9 seconds.\n\n[at second chorus, team member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 begins humming Camptown Races, slightly off-key, decibel range 44-50]\n\n[team member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 ceases humming; SCP-1219 heard clearly against ambient sound]\n\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [calls] \u2588\u2588\u2588, are you-\n\n[SCP-1219 ceases; loud clatter]\n\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [unintelligible scream]\n[heavy crash]\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [gurgling speech] [REDACTED - see Acquisition Log 1219-1b-2]\n\n<AUDIO LOG ENDS>\n\nUpon Mobile Task Force Pi-1's arrival, Class A amnestics were administered to all surviving civilian parties involved. Human body and skin shreds as well as partial lip, vocal cord, and lung fragments were recovered from the site; testing positively identified them as the remains of investigation team member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The remains showed no anomalous properties. SCP-1219 was transferred to Storage Site-\u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 via darkened transport unit and successfully contained without incident.\nAcquisition Log 1219-1b-2 access restricted to personnel with Level 3 Clearance and above\n\n+ Acquisition Log 1219-1b-2\n\n- Acquisition Log 1219-1b-2\n\nUpon study, researchers found investigation team member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's initially unintelligible final words to be coherent, if hampered by SCP-1219's effects. A full transcript of Acquisition Log 1219-1b follows.\n\n<AUDIO LOG BEGINS - transcribed following video log timestamp 01:28:44>\n\n[muffled clacking]\n\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Batteries, batteries\u2026 shit. [unintelligible vocalization]\n\nResearcher's note: volume increase and audio filter on acquired tapes shows the entity or event manifests at approx. 01:28:45 with fluctuating decibel level of 10-40. Net rise in decibel level brings the sound into audible human range after approx. 9 seconds.\n\n[at second chorus, team member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 begins humming Camptown Races, slightly off-key, decibel range 44-50]\n\n[team member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 ceases humming; SCP-1219 heard clearly against ambient sound]\n\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [calls] \u2588\u2588\u2588, are you-\n\n[SCP-1219 ceases; loud clatter]\n\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [unintelligible scream]\n[heavy crash]\nTeam member \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [gurgling speech] S-sorry\u2026 I\u2026 m so- rry. So- [unintelligible]\n\n<AUDIO LOG ENDS>\n\nTranscript redacted on \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after all Class D experimental subjects exposed to SCP-1219's effects made similar final utterances for reasons unknown. All D-class subjects expired prior to full interrogation. Further testing and background investigation of SCP-1219 recommended.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1218 | SCP-1219 | SCP-1220 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1220\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1220 is to be contained in three (3) compact cassette cases, clearly marked with their designation. The cases will be sealed with tamper evident tape, and stored in a locking drawer along with all research notes pertaining to them.\nDue to the sensitive nature of SCP-1220, any recording of spoken SCP-1220 may not be digitized without permission from three (3) personnel ranking level four (4) or higher. If it is to be digitized, the data is to be stored on a computer with no or disabled network capacity, to prevent unauthorized access to SCP-1220.\nPending further review, no personnel are permitted to expose themselves or others to SCP-1220.\nDescription: SCP-1220 is an unknown, possibly dead language. It does not appear to belong to any known language family. It is a tonal language, similar to Mandarin, and shares a similar compounding structure for forming complex words. However, the number of phonemes used in SCP-1220 are far in excess of those used in any other language; some phonemes recorded appear to be unique, such as Phoneme \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (\"Chirp A\"). Several of the phonemes are utterances which the human vocal apparatus was not meant to accommodate, yet the only known native speaker seems to have no difficulty reproducing them multiple times in rapid succession.\nThe only known recording of SCP-1220 is a set of three cassette cases, containing two (2) hours and thirty four (34) minutes of recording. The recording is of a linguistic survey with an elderly woman. Interviewer begins by identifying the woman as one Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and states that she is one of the last native speakers of a language identified only as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The interviewer goes on to explain that Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had offered to tell a story in her native language, and once more in English. His explanation complete, the interviewer sets the recorder down on the table, and Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 begins to tell the story. Once she has completed the story in SCP-1220, she repeats it once again in English, and the tape ends.\nThe story is a variant on the 'global flood' story present in many Mediterranean cultures. The story outlines a great flood that covered the world, and one man who survived. The man, finding himself in a barren world, scooped up several handfuls of clay, and instructed them of their new purpose, whereupon the clay erupted into a handful of wheat, an ox, another human being, and [DATA EXPUNGED].\nRecorded instances of SCP-1220, such as those on the tapes, appear to be inert and safe for study. However, when a living subject vocalizes in SCP-1220, a zone of anomalous space is produced. The mechanism behind the production of this zone is as yet undetermined, though the result is consistent with all test subjects. The zone has been measured extending as far away as 10m from the speaker, though the zone is generally smaller, averaging a sphere with a radius of 2m. The exact nature of the zone is dependent on the nature of the utterance. This property was discovered by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (1/1220), who on 9/5/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 pronounced morpheme \u2588\u2588\u2588 (Fire), whereupon the sleeve of his coat began to smolder. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was treated for second degree burns, and the coat has been placed in containment, where it continues to smolder. Following this incident stricter precautions were instated regarding access to SCP-1220, and testing proper began. For more information, refer to attached test logs.\nAddendum:\nTest log for Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 9/14/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: Jr. Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 1/1220\nNative Language: English, American derivation\nWord Spoken: Morpheme \u2588\u2588 'Rain'\nResult: Area around subject extending out to 3.11m experienced rainfall. Rain did not appear to originate from ambient atmospheric moisture, and fell at an angle suggesting wind, which was not felt outside of the zone. Subject initially reported that the rain was pleasantly warm, and initial sampling found that the precipitation was composed of water, with some particulate matter. Zone was found to follow subject, and that moisture left behind by the zones passage remained persistent, even after the anomaly ended. Subject reported skin irritation beginning one (1) minute after the end of the anomaly, which increased over time. Subject was washed in an on-site emergency shower, and was later treated for mild chemical burns. Examination of the precipitation sample afterwards revealed that the water became an aqueous solution of HCl. The recorded concentration of the sample was far higher than what was suggested by the Subject's reaction. Continued testing revealed that the HCl solution was increasing in concentration over time, until an hour after the end of the anomalous event, whereupon the contents of the sample contained only gaseous HCl.\nNote: Following the events of the test, protocols were revised to forbid testing by non-D Class personnel.\nTest log for Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 9/25/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: D-423/1220\nNative Language: English, American derivation\nWord Spoken: Morpheme \u2588\u2588 'Clay'\nResult: The ground surrounding D-423 out to 2.01 meters was transmuted into red clay. Effect began at the subjects feet, and radiated outwards. Wave continued until it reached anomaly boundary, whereupon it abruptly ended. Subject was asked to move around on the clay, which was found to be stable. The boundary of the anomaly shifted with the subject, with clay left outside of the anomaly rapidly transmuting back to its former state, while surfaces that entered the anomaly zone were transmuted into clay. Subject acquired a sample of the clay using a stainless steel trowel, which showed no signs of reaction. The sample was found to be soft enough to deform by hand. Once pressure was removed, the sample returned to its original shape, demonstrating a 'memory foam'-like quality. Subject reported that the clay felt abrasive, similar to large grit sand paper, even through the work gloves that D-423 had been issued. Sample was bagged and removed from anomaly zone. It remained clay upon removal, and is currently available for study.\nFive (5) minutes after the initial anomalous event, Subject reported piercing pain in left foot. On the spot inspection revealed an organism burrowing into the ball of D-423's foot, having pierced through 4cm of rubber to do so. The organism, designated SCP-1220-a, was removed via on site medical personnel, and placed in a sample bag, along with an additional sample of the clay. SCP-1220-a appears to be some form of terrestrial roundworm, measuring 6cm, possessing a hardened exoskeleton and an enlarged mouth, containing tooth-like growths similar in shape and function to a lamprey's teeth. SCP-1220-a is alive at time of writing, and currently available for study.\nSubject requested a chair, following encounter with SCP-1220-a. Request was authorized, and Subject remained seated for the remainder of the test.\nTen (10) minutes after the initial anomalous event, Subject reported instability in chair. Shortly afterwards, the clay began to liquify, becoming quicksand-like in behavior. Subject was ordered to remain in place as the chair sunk into the clay. More examples of SCP-1220-a were spotted around the chair, as the area of transmuted clay began to recede. Subject at this point violated experimental procedure by leaping away from the chair, attempting to avoid immersion in the clay. The anomalous zone followed D-423 in flight, and upon landing subject was completely immersed in clay. Rescue attempts were considered, but before any plan could be put into action, the anomalous zone had disappeared. The fate of D-423 is currently unknown.\nThe folding chair used in the experiment was severed by the movement of the anomalous zone, and the remaining pieces appear to have been separated from the rest of the chair as if by a very sharp blade.\nTest log for Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 10/4/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: D-424/1220\nNative Language: Spanish, Mexican derivation\nWord Spoken: Morpheme \u2588 \"-ness/having the qualities of\"\nNote: After the previous two tests, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 requested testing on non-nouns.\nResult: Anomalous zone not observed in this test. Subject reported a sensation of 'being watched', along with occasional scents similar to burning tires, and a greasy feel that traveled along the Subject's arm. Outside observers were unable to confirm any scent or oiliness before the anomalous event ended.\nTest log for Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 10/5/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: D-424/1220\nNative Language: Spanish, Mexican derivation\nWord Spoken: Morpheme \u2588\u2588 compounded by Morpheme \u2588 \"Clayness/Having the qualities of clay.\"\nResult: Anomalous zone once again not observed during this test. Subject initially reported feelings of physical wellness, of 'sturdiness' and immovability. Two (2) minutes and twenty six (26) seconds after initial vocalization, Subject reported stiffness in limbs. Two (2) minutes later, subject's skin became clay-like, originating around the mouth and spreading outwards. Subject was unable to communicate with staff during the transmutation, which eventually encompassed the whole of D-424's body. Samples collected after the fact show that the transmutation was complete, and that all of D-424's mass was transformed into clay.\nTest log for Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 11/28/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: D-425/1220\nNative Language: Mandarin\nWord Spoken: Morpheme \u2588\u2588\u2588 \"Covenant/Communion/[DATA EXPUNGED]\"\nResult: Immediately following vocalization, and continuing for thirty-three (33) seconds after vocalization, Research Sector-\u2588\u2588 experienced seismic activity, recorded at 3.2Mw. Seismic event faded gradually, ceasing completely after two (2) minutes. Subject began to report sensations of contact, describing hands running over her skin. Staff within 10m of D-425 reported similar sensations. Sensations became overwhelming at four (4) minutes and fifteen (15) seconds, whereupon D-425 collapsed. Subject begins reporting visual, auditory, and tactile hallucinations. Hallucinations included: a flock of bats, covered in bleached bone plates, swarming around the subject; a city made out of melted green glass; a tall figure, with a head resembling a compound eye, surrounded by sourceless 'plates' of light. Upon reporting the last hallucination, the described figure became visible to all staff within the testing chamber. The figure seized the subject, and both vanished. Later review of security footage did not record the presence of the figure, designated SCP-1220-b\nNote: Further experimentation with SCP-1220 is suspended indefinitely, pending further review.\nAgents encountering instances of SCP-1220 in the wild are ordered to not engage with the speaker, and instead to notify the home office. Further actions will be handled on a case-by-case basis.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1219 | SCP-1220 | SCP-1221 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1221\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1221 is non-hazardous and contained in an Anomalous Vehicle Containment Bay at Site-\u2588\u2588. Cleaning and maintenance is to be performed monthly; personnel are only permitted to enter SCP-1221 for these purposes and entrance is restricted to D-class.\nBy O5-level directive, all use and testing of SCP-1221 has been suspended indefinitely.\nDescription: SCP-1221 is a Mercedes-Benz O405 single-decker bus manufactured at the company's Mannheim plant in 1989. It was purchased by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Transit Authority and had an uneventful 10-year career. Upon its retirement SCP-1221 was acquired by the Foundation for staff transport (transport of SCPs or exposure to SCP incidents does not appear to have occurred). The operation of SCP-1221 is identical in all respects to a standard bus of its model. It attained SCP classification approximately 1 year after its acquisition, when medical staff noted a statistically significant increase in seizures at Site-\u2588\u2588 which were traced back to users of the vehicle.\n90% of subjects who enter SCP-1221 experience no visible effects. The remaining 10% are observed to develop a mild absence seizure disorder anywhere from hours to years after exposure. This is similar to typical absence seizure disorders, involving some seconds of loss of consciousness and blank staring without movement and showing characteristic patterns on EEG. Atypically, subjects commonly experience auras of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu1 or jamais vu2 which are normally associated with other seizure types. Subjects retain no memories of the absences other than the occasional vague description of an 'out-of-body experience'. The disorder caused by SCP-1221 is in many respects more benign than otherwise: seizures are fairly rare, usually occurring yearly (although weekly seizures have been observed) and are invariably controlled with appropriate anticonvulsant medication. Many subjects may be weaned off anticonvulsants after prolonged treatment.\nA small number (<10%) of affected subjects are observed to vocalise during seizures (as no memory of the events are retained, consciousness appears to remain impaired), inconsistent with the presentation of typical absence seizures. Generalised EEG discharges are still observed. The vocalisations have a common theme of [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\nLEVEL 4 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\nInterview Log 1221-1\n\n- Interview Log 1221-1\n\nInterview 1221-1\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588 was skeptical of SCP-1221's extranormal properties and volunteered to test its effects. He entered SCP-1221 without incident and was interviewed 2 weeks after exposure by Dr. Major. An abridged transcript of the interview follows.\n\n<Begin Log: 00h-00m-00s>\nDr. Major: Morning, R\u2588\u2588\u2588. How are you feeling today?\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588: Same as always. No hallucinations, no blackouts, no seizures. Got up, had breakfast, did some reports and came in here.\nDr. Major: Okay, no change this week, but it sometimes takes a while to set in. Had any strange memory issues lately?\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588: <laughs> Nothing's going to happen and you'll say I'm part of the 90% who aren't affected! Memory's bad as ever.\n<00h-12m-32s>\nDr. Major: Doesn't look like I'll get anything from you today. Time for a coffee?\n[Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588 stares blankly and is unresponsive for a total of 13s. Dr. Major is aware Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588 is unresponsive by 6s and makes a note. After 13s, Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588's face contorts violently, startling Dr. Major. Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588 is now conscious but visibly fearful and agitated.]\nDr. Major: R\u2588\u2588\u2588, are you -\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588: [distressed] Major? Jesus, they were right, they were all right about it. 1221. I can see him, it's not me.\nDr. Major: Him? What are you -\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's somebody else, I'm not here. I just watch. You have to help me, Major. Help me. Help -\n[Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588's face violently contorts for a second time and returns to normal after 3s. Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588's mood has returned to its original state. The time is now 00h-14m-44s.]\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm sorry, I must have drifted off for a moment.\nDr. Major: What the hell was that?\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588: Was what?\n[Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588 appears to have no memory of the episode, despite repeated questioning. Video recording of the episode is shown to Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588.]\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588: Okay, Major, you got me there. I guess 1221 does cause the little seizures after all. Egg on my face, huh?\nDr. Major: You don't have any comments on what you said during the episode?\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588: No idea what it means, looks like I just went a bit loopy. Can I get going? This took ages and now I have get medical to fix this up. Don't want to scare you again! <laughs>\nDr. Major: Uh, okay, R\u2588\u2588\u2588. We'll continue this later.\n[Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588 exits interview room. CCTV cameras in outside corridor appear to show him mutter 'nice try'.]\n<End Log: 00h-29m-11s>\n\nAdditional Comments:\n\nBased on this report, I have attached a request for increased surveillance of SCP-1221 subjects, accelerated research (cross-SCP use with SCP-[REDACTED] may be necessary to obtain results) and a Euclid reclassification.\n- Dr. Major\n\nRequest denied.\nEvidence that SCP-1221 has a major effect on subjects is lacking and barring the treatable seizure disorder subjects have universally normal appearance and behaviour. It is the opinion of this office that no beneficial data would be gained from further research. [REDACTED] civilians and \u2588\u2588\u2588 Foundation personnel, including [REDACTED] have been exposed to SCP-1221, all of whom have essentially normal function. Information may pose a containment risk and have negative effects on employee morale.\nSCP-1221 and 'affected' subjects are presently secure, contained and protected. Until the situation changes, testing is unnecessary and has been suspended.\n- O5-\u2588\n\n- Interview Log 1221-1\n\nFootnotes\n1. Feelings of familiarity with unfamiliar situations.\n2. Feelings of unfamiliarity with familiar situations.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1220 | SCP-1221 | SCP-1222 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1222\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1222 is to be locked in a 60 x 60 x 60 cm hard plastic container with foam inner-lining to hold it in place. Container can be found inside locker \u2588\u2588 in the storage area of Site-4. If container is damaged in any way, contact administration for replacement. Personnel with Level 1 clearance or higher may access the object for research purposes.\nIf not used for testing, linseed oil must be rubbed into SCP-1222 for preservation purposes once annually. Linseed oil must also be used after all research tests.\nDescription: SCP-1222 is a bamboo box, decorated with beads and shells, and measuring 7 x 10 x 10 cm. A lid is attached and held together by a woven thread made of palm fronds. Any human who touches the box with both hands and gazes at its bottom will instantly enter a state of stasis, in which they cannot be repositioned or harmed by any means known to the Foundation; any human in this condition is to be classified as SCP-1222-1. This stasis will continue until SCP-1222-1 is touched by the skin of a live human. SCP-1222-1 has no vital signs (respiration, blood pressure, brain activity), and can remain in this condition indefinitely. Removing SCP-1222 from SCP-1222-1's hands, or blocking it from SCP-1222-1's view, does not affect the stasis. However, only one instance of SCP-1222-1 exists at a time; attempts to successively or simultaneously create multiple instances of SCP-1222-1 have failed.\nExamination of SCP-1222-1 through latex gloves has revealed that SCP-1222-1's flesh is hard and unyielding; researchers have described the flesh as being \"like stone or metal\". SCP-1222-1's clothing is unaffected by the stasis and can be damaged normally; however, hair becomes intensely tough and durable.\n\n+ TEST LOG 1222-1\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nTEST: SCP-1222-T12\nPROCEDURE: SCP-1222-1's head struck with metal rod 32 times.\nRESULT: No damage to SCP-1222-1; rod became warped and dented.\nTEST: SCP-1222-T14\nPROCEDURE: Fired at with a .38 Special revolver\nRESULT: The bullet compressed against SCP-1222-1's right earlobe. SCP-1222-1 fell over.\nTEST: SCP-1222-T22\nPROCEDURE: Fired at with an AR-10 rifle using 7.62x51 NATO rounds\nRESULT: The bullet shattered against SCP-1222-1's right shoulder. SCP-1222-1 fell over.\nTEST: SCP-1222-T30\nPROCEDURE: Swiped at with 30cm kitchen knife\nRESULT: Knife bounced off.\nTEST: SCP-1222-T31\nPROCEDURE: Stabbed with 30cm kitchen knife\nRESULT: Knife broke.\nTEST: SCP-1222-T50\nPROCEDURE: Fluoroantimonic acid poured onto SCP-1222-1's back\nRESULT: Acid seeped off of the subject and into the glass container beneath.\nTEST: SCP-1222-T53\nPROCEDURE: Partially submerged in Fluoroantimonic acid\nRESULT: Subject was asked to hold SCP-1222 above the head while entering stasis. Subject was lowered into a glass container two meters tall with one meter filled with fluoroantimonic acid. Test was conducted with safety measure to ensure no damage to SCP-1222 would occur. After two weeks of no reported changes, subject was removed, cleaned, and reawakened. Subject subsequently died due to accumulation of acid in pores of skin and lower cavities.\nTEST: SCP-1222-T63\nPROCEDURE: Petrol ignited\nRESULT: A small quantity of petrol was poured over the subjects lower back and set alight. The area became scorched black with residue but no visible damage was shown.\nNOTE No further tests involving substances that could harm the box will be used unless under strict supervision of a safety team and class 3 personnel. This is only to prevent damage to the box and is not a personal attack on any researcher.\nTEST: SCP-1222-T68\nPROCEDURE: A slap\nRESULT: Both a gloved and ungloved slap were given to the test subject. The gloved slap had no effect and managed to topple over the test subject. The ungloved slapped immediately awoke the test subject, who shrieked in surprise. When D-class personnel was asked to describe the feeling of slapping, he replied \u201clike putting your hand through paper and immediately hitting flesh\u201d.\n\n+ RECOVERY LOG\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nSCP-1222 was found in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a village of Nias Island located off the coast from the Sumatra region of Indonesia on November 18, 1984. A rescue team dispatched in the area discovered a dug out chamber beneath debris of a destroyed home. In the middle of the chamber was a Caucasian woman kneeling on the floor with the item in her hands.\nReport Excerpt \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-1984\n\nWe were relieved at first to find a survivor under all the rubble. A single mother had lived there with two children and an infant, and all four had perished when their home fell. A neighbour had reported that the mother was always talking about a disabled cousin she also cared for, and was worried for the cousin's safety. After inspecting and moving the rubble, we found a hole in the corner of where the sleeping area would have been. The hole went down two meters before turning toward an entrance of a small chamber. The man who volunteered to go down called out that he had found a woman in prayer and that she was in shock. He then went to pick her up and take her out when the woman started screaming. When he emerged with her she was thrashing about and speaking in a language we didn't recognise. She was without a scratch on her body, but her clothes were old and falling apart and a thick layer of dust covered all parts. The woman calmed down after we constrained her and was sent to an emergency medical centre set up nearby.\n\nLight amnestics were given to all members of the rescue team after receiving the report.\nThe subject's name is \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, born 4 June 18\u2588\u2588. Agents acquired her at the emergency medical centre where she was transported to Site-4. The only item with her was SCP-1222. Subject spoke fluent Dutch that was standard for the 1800's. When questioned about SCP-1222 she went into detail about finding it in a village not far from where she was found, after her father had [DATA EXPUNGED] retrieved it from the ashes. Subject was commissioned to D-Class personnel at Site-3.\n\nAddendum:\nFuture tests are scheduled for use of radiation, destructive bacteria, nano-machines, and SCPs \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Various Keter class SCPs were also considered but decided against due to possibility of the damage or destruction of SCP-1222.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1221 | SCP-1222 | SCP-1223 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1223\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1223 is to be stored in a standard containment crate in the on-site warehouse of Site \u2588\u2588. SCP-1223 is to remain in an unpowered state when not undergoing approved testing. When undergoing testing requiring a powered state, SCP-1223 must be secured in a sealed testing area and monitored via video surveillance. While in a powered state, only D-Class personnel may directly view SCP-1223.\nDescription: SCP-1223 is a digital photo frame manufactured by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Corporation. Physical examination while in an unpowered state revealed no components unusual for other models of its product line. SCP-1223 possesses a solid-state hard drive with a capacity of 512mb and a 15x21cm LCD display. Electronic analysis of the hard drive determined that the drive is not storing any photo data.\nIn a powered state, SCP-1223 will display a blue menu screen when unobserved, standard for photo frames of its type. Upon being directly observed by a living human being (hereby referred to as subject), however, SCP-1223's LCD will alter to a flat black screen with the words \u201cHELLO\u201d in large white text. Experimentation has shown that SCP-1223 must be within direct line of sight of an individual to activate; remote monitoring does not trigger the effect. Within six seconds of observation, SCP-1223's screen will again change, this time displaying a person or object from the observer's life. The photo will be displayed until it is directly observed by the subject. Once observed, the photo will again change after six seconds, displaying another event from the subject's life. SCP-1223 has displayed a tendency to display photos of close individuals, objects or places that the subject displays a strong affection for.\nOnce observed for several iterations of photos, SCP-1223 will begin displaying plain text captions over the displayed images. Captions are typically descriptive in nature and written from the perspective of an outside observer addressing the subject. Recorded captions include:\n\nYour mom sure loved her gift! (Displayed image: An elderly woman opening a birthday present.)\nWhat a proud papa. (Displayed image: A young man holding a newborn baby girl.)\nHe'll always have your back. (Displayed image: Two soldiers posing for a photo atop a burned Iraqi tank.)\nThis was the best night of your life. (Displayed image: A bride and groom exchanging vows.)\n\nUpon observing a photo from their life, the subject will begin to develop symptoms of retrograde amnesia. Subjects will have difficulty remembering the events pictured in the photo, and will react with confusion if provided evidence of them. Repeated viewing of photographs displayed by SCP-1223 will result in the subject losing all memory of the person, place or object that was featured in the photos. The exact number of displayed images required before total loss of memory of the person, place or object varies between subjects. In one case, D-58134 was able to vaguely recall his childhood best friend until the thirty fifth sequential photo. In another, D-67312 was unable to recall any information about his mother after seven photos featuring her.\n\n+ Show Excerpt from Experiment Log 1223-57\n\n- Hide Excerpt from Experiment Log 1223-57\n\n<Begin Log>\nForeword: Subject D-67394 is told that SCP-1223 will display photos from his life using an experimental device monitoring his brain via electrodes. Subject is instructed to view each image and describe his feelings into the microphone to help calibrate the device. Upon activation, SCP-1223 displays \u2588\u2588\u2588 consecutive photos of a young woman and two toddlers in various locations. Up until this point, SCP-1223 had only displayed 6 consecutive images of the same individual(s).\n*Displayed image 16: The woman is seated in a recliner, with both toddlers lying in her lap. All three are smiling at the camera. Caption: Everyone's getting cozy with mommy!\nSubject D-67394 (Laughs) Oh, man. I forgot all about that chair. [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] used to love climbing over everyone who sat there.\n*Displayed image 33: The woman is standing on the back porch of a trailer, wearing shorts and a tank top. Both children are wearing red and blue face paint and carrying sparklers. Dark bruises can be seen on the woman's thighs and upper arms. Caption: What an *~*EXPLOSIVE*~* Independence Day!\nSubject D-67394 I remember that Fourth of July! [REDACTED] didn't think the kids were old enough to play with sparklers, yet. They loved them! [REDACTED] got scared of hers and dropped it after it burned too close to her hand, but she was a little daredevil. She stole her brother's ten minutes later!\n*Displayed image 78: The two children seated at a dinner table with a large cake in front of them. The children are wearing matching pink and blue hats with the number four written on them in glitter. The woman is kneeling between the two children's seats while they smear cake on her face. Caption: They thought mommy was the SWEETEST!\nSubject D-67394 Oh, god! I nearly peed my pants when they did that! [REDACTED] bent down to cut the cake, and the kids just grabbed handfuls and went at her with it! I couldn't believe how smart they were to pull that off at the same time like that!\n*Displayed image 126: A point-of-view shot inside a small living room of the woman being grabbed by the throat. She displays multiple severe bruises around her mouth, eyes and forehead. One of the children is seen lying on the floor behind the woman, hiding his face. Caption: You told that BITCH to watch her mouth.\nSubject D-67394: What? What the fuck is this? Who the fuck did that to her? Hey! What the hell is with this thing? Why is it\u2014\n*Displayed image 127: The woman is lying on the floor of the room pictured in image 126. She displays massive facial trauma consistent with a close-range gunshot wound. Caption: She won't run that pretty mouth any more!\nSubject D-67394 Oh, Jesus. I'm gonna be sick. Oh, Jesus. Are these fake? Where did you get this?\n*Displayed image 128: A second point-of-view shot. Both children are seen cowering in a corner. A shotgun barrel is protruding from the bottom-right corner of the image. Caption: Little pitchers have big ears!\nSubject D-67394 Oh, no. No, no. You made these up, right? Hey, where are [REDACTED]? Hey! Man, I'm talking to you! I want to know where the fuck my wife and kids are, right now! (Subject reacted violently at this point. Subject was restrained with lidlocks and testing resumed.)\n*Displayed image \u2588\u2588\u2588: A repeat of image 16.\nSubject D-67394 (Subject had not spoken for over \u2588\u2588 images.) Huh, cute kids. Who's she?\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Subject D-67394 was incarcerated for the first degree murder of his wife and children. Recommend further testing using D-class convicted of crimes against friends or loved ones to test potential sapience of SCP-1223.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1222 | SCP-1223 | SCP-1224 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1224\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All acquired instances of SCP-1224 must be contained in separate blast chambers in the Hazardous Materials Wing of Site 37, with the exception of any acquired instruction booklets, which are to be scanned into the onsite secure database and subsequently destroyed.\nDescription: SCP-1224 is a set of 17 instances of \"Dr. Wondertainment's Super Science\u2122 Li'l Chemist Kit\u2122!\". All kits are contained in metal boxes measuring 35.5 cm x 65 cm x 25.25 cm. The boxes are composed of a metallic alloy containing lead, aluminum and iron. The hinged lid of each kit is fully covered with a unique photographic sticker displaying an ethnically diverse group of 2-4 children playing with the contents of the kit. In the lower right corner of each sticker is the following warning label:\n\nDr. Wondertainment's Super Science Sets\u2122! are intended for children ages 7-12. Any experiments using Dr. Wondertainment's Super Science Sets\u2122! should be performed only with adult supervision. All instructions should be followed exactly for best results.\n\nSCP-1224 kits each contain a test tube rack composed of the same alloy as the box; 5 test tubes and an Erlenmeyer flask, all made of borosilicate glass; a small heating element; a borosilicate glass stirring rod; a glass and rubber pipette; 50 brown, opaque glass bottles with paper labels; and an instruction booklet. The bottles contain a wide variety of chemical compounds, including hydrofluoric acid, sodium hydroxide, colloidal silver, liquid mercury (labeled \"Quicksilver\"), small granules of uranium yellowcake, and several unknown compounds labeled \"Super Reagent!\", \"Super Catalyst!\" and \"Super Accelerator!\".\nSCP-1224 instruction booklets are 62 pages long and consist of 1- or 2-page instructions on how to conduct different experiments or create different substances or products. These range from simple compounds such as oobleck and vinegar-and-baking soda mixtures to more complex and unusual products such as \"smoke bomb\" pellets capable of producing approximately 1 km\u00b3 of non-toxic purple smoke, \"glow in the dark\" paint capable of emitting light at 5000 lux, and \"vanishing cream\" capable of temporarily redirecting light around subjects it is applied to, rendering them invisible for up to 5 minutes before losing efficacy. All of the more complex products require some combination of the 3 unidentified compounds. Attempts to replicate the experiments without using these compounds result in inert substances.\nThe back page of each booklet contains a re-order form for the chemical compounds. Re-order requests have consistently been filled within 4-6 weeks, although the supplied mailing address does not exist. At the bottom of the re-order form is an advertisement to purchase \"Dr. Wondertainment's Super Science\u2122 Li'l Physicist Kit\u2122\", \"Dr. Wondertainment's Super Science\u2122 Li'l Geologist Kit\u2122!\", \"Dr. Wondertainment's Super Science\u2122 Li'l Geneticist Kit\u2122!\", as well as an advertisement for a television program entitled \"Professor Abnormal's Science Lab\". Attempts to order these kits using the re-order form have consistently resulted in form letters stating that the kits are available in retail outlets only.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1223 | SCP-1224 | SCP-1225 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1225\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1225 is kept within its original packing, including styrofoam padding, in an isolated room measuring 15 m x 15 m x 15 m at Site 37. SCP-1225 is kept in a locked stainless steel box on a concrete pedestal that is protected from the elements, in a 25 m x 25 m roofless containment area open to the air in at least a 180 degree arc.\nUnless part of an experiment, no sealed or closed containers are allowed within the containment area, including pockets in clothing and end-caps on pens. Personnel should spend no more than 60 minutes per 24 hour period within the containment area.\nDescription: SCP-1225 is a spindle-shaped glass ornament with a small loop at the top allowing it to be hung from a hook. When hung on a tree, bush or other \"woody\" plant, it initiates a process of accelerated decay and aging in any closed containers within 4 meters of it. The contents of these containers will change so as to reflect the signs of typical wear-and-tear that the object would acquire over the course of several years.\nTextiles, clothing and stuffed plush items become faded and threadbare, often with ripped seams and missing or broken fasteners. Solid-state metal, plastic or glass objects will display chips, cracks, scratches, and heavy corrosion similar to acid burns. Electronics display both hardware and software problems sufficient to cause fatal shutdowns within a few minutes of use. Foodstuffs will become stale or moldy. Living organisms do not die, but display health problems consistent with age as well as extended malnourishment, neglect or abuse.\nThe decay process is rapid, with affected objects displaying approximately 1 year's worth of aging within the first 24 hours of exposure. However, the rate of decay slows over time and asymptotically approaches a maximum of approximately 10 years' worth of aging over the course of 3 weeks.\nAddendum 1225-D: Study of SCP-1225's pre-containment circumstances, as well as experimentation regarding the aging effects of long-term exposure to SCP-1225, indicate that SCP-1225 has a secondary effect. Any individuals that spend more than 4 hours per 24 hour period within 10-12 meters of SCP-1225 begin to display increased levels of aggression, anger and irritability, decreased patience and frustration tolerance, and exaggeration of negative or annoying personal traits such as over-eating, alcohol consumption, snoring and unpleasant body odor. This effect persists even when the affected individuals are no longer within range of SCP-1225, but gradually fades over the course of 8 days. This increase in aggravating factors typically results in heightened levels of interpersonal conflict, most commonly expressed by severe verbal or physical fights. When more than one individual affected by SCP-1225 interact with each other, the effects are much more severe and escalate much faster. In 27.5% of cases, this results in serious injuries or fatalities.\nAddendum 1225-H: Due to a statistically abnormal amount of equipment failure, structural decay and interpersonal conflicts requiring administrative action at Site 37, more in-depth studies were performed on SCP-1225. The current prevailing theory is that SCP-1225 still operates even when not placed on a plant, but much slower and less intensely. It appears to treat enclosed structures or buildings containing it as if they were containers placed beneath it and will affect them as well. Whether or not the containing structure includes a roof, trellis or other overhead cover appears to most strongly determine whether or not SCP-1225 will affect the structure. The acquisition of D-Class personnel from SCP-784 is currently under consideration due to the fact that these personnel are less prone to equipment failures caused by SCP-1225. Further research is required in order to determine the exact nature of this effect. Containment protocols have been updated.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1224 | SCP-1225 | SCP-1226 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1226\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1226 is to be hung on the wall of a standard containment chamber, and access restricted to testing personnel. SCP-1226 may be safely observed remotely or piecemeal; its anomalous properties manifest only when it is viewed in person and in its entirety. A 6 cm x 6 cm square of opaque black plastic has been positioned in the upper left corner of SCP-1226, to be removed for testing purposes. Only D-class personnel are permitted to view SCP-1226 uncovered. Special security precautions are to be taken when exposing subjects to SCP-1226, as post-exposure subjects exhibit heightened aggression, endurance, and physical strength. Post-exposure subjects are to be terminated at the conclusion of testing.\nDescription: SCP-1226 is a large oil landscape painting measuring 2 meters by 4 meters. It depicts, in great detail, the detonation of a nuclear weapon above a large city1. Photorealistic attention has been paid to every detail of the painting, from optically correct reflections on the thousands of glass shards depicted, to the accurate representation of the effects of atomic firestorm on the 3,129 human figures portrayed on the streets. SCP-1226 was originally displayed in a varnished oaken frame and accompanied by a freestanding informational plaque2. For full text of the plaque, see Addendum 1226-02.\nWhen a subject views the whole of SCP-1226 in person, it causes an immediate mental and physical change in the viewer. A significant increase in physical size and overall musculature is accompanied by a pronounced curvature of the spine, forcing a hunched, simian posture. The skull is radically reshaped, the forehead sloping and jaw protruding. This results in a marked reduction of total brain mass and an increase in cranial pressure, with a significant reduction in cerebral volume. These changes occur over the space of about 40 seconds, and are evidently extremely painful.\nPost-exposure subjects exhibit a massive loss of mental capacity consistent with the reduction in brain mass. Subjects are capable of only rudimentary guttural vocalizations and simple gesturing by way of communication, and are concerned only with feeding, copulating, and other basic instinctual behaviors. Due to the intense pain and loss of mental function associated with transformation, subjects invariably enter a violent state of panic.\nInitial descriptions of affected subjects as \"cavemen\" have been proven inaccurate. Autopsies and paleontological analysis have revealed marked dissimilarities between known human ancestors and affected subjects. Currently favored theories propose that subjects are altered into either a hitherto-undiscovered prehistoric hominid, or a popularly-perceived \"caveman\" archetype.\nAll re-education and rehabilitation efforts to date have failed due to the radical simplification of subject's brain structures.\nAddendum 1226-01: Acquisition Log.\n\nSCP-1226 was acquired on \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, following its unveiling at [DATA REDACTED] Gallery in [DATA REDACTED]. The unveiling event was heavily promoted as featuring the latest work of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and was attended by many well-known members of the global artistic community.\nThe unveiling event exposed \u2588\u2588\u2588 individuals to the anomalous effects of SCP-1226. Those gallery patrons and employees not exposed were killed by exposed subjects over the next half hour, either through bludgeoning, cannibalism, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, or some combination thereof. 911 calls and police reports were intercepted by MTF Upsilon-23 (\"Art Critics\"), affected subjects captured or eliminated, and amnestics administered to witnesses and first responders. SCP-1226's anomalous effects were confirmed on-site by MTF Upsilon-23, and SCP-1226 was taken into containment.\n\nAddendum 1226-02: Text of Informational Plaque.\n\nThe inevitable conclusion of the modern age is in self-destruction! The post-modern era will be like the pre-modern era, the new will be like the old, there will be shiny chrome primitivism for everyone, and we'll all finally be cool.\n~\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u25883\n\nFootnotes\n1. The skyline of the city depicted in SCP-1226 does not conform to that of any currently extant urban center.\n2. Neither frame nor plaque have exhibited anomalous properties, and may be viewed upon request.\n3. Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, noted post-modernist painter, professed no knowledge of an exhibition at [DATA REDACTED] featuring his work. Furthermore, SCP-1226 is highly atypical of his artwork.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1225 | SCP-1226 | SCP-1227 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1227\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1227 is to be kept in a concrete chamber 30m X 30m X 5m, only accessible through a double airlock system. All researchers wishing to investigate SCP-1227 must wear regulation biohazard suits with an enclosed onboard oxygen supply. The chamber contains a 20m-wide red circle painted on the floor, henceforth referred to as the \u2018safe zone'. Before Airlock D is opened, SCP-1227 will be instructed to move to the center of the safe zone. Throughout our interactions with SCP-1227, it has been noted that SCP-1227 is relatively docile and will usually submit to these requests; however, its co-operation should not be taken for granted and Airlock D will not be opened until it is fully within the safe zone. Due to SCP-1227's passive nature and severely limited mobility, safety outside the safe zone is usually assured. Under no circumstances should any personnel or other biological material enter the safe zone, or engage in physical contact with SCP-1227.\nDescription: It is believed that SCP-1227 was formerly Yuri Seryogin, a political prisoner of the USSR, arrested in 1957 for pro-democracy leanings. Parts of SCP-1227's extended body have also been positively identified. Scars on the face of SCP-1227-E have been matched to photographs of Aleksey \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a known associate of SCP-1227. SCP-1227-B is believed to be the trunk and head of SCP-1227's wife, by his own admission. The remaining parts of SCP-1227's mass remain unidentified.\nDocuments obtained by the Foundation after the collapse of the Soviet Union have revealed that SCP-1227 is the indirect result of a Russian social experiment conducted by \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during the winter of 1960. During this study, six political prisoners, including Yuri Seryogin, Aleksey, and Yuri's wife, were led into the depths of an unidentified cave by the KGB as an experiment into group dynamics under severe stress. The prisoners were provided with a limited food supply and water but no light sources. After 5 days of relatively normal social functioning, the group descended into two warring factions, which eventually led to three further days of incoherent screaming, muttering, torture, rape and one forced abortion. On the final day of the experiment, the KGB researchers recorded some 'disturbing' sounds over the concealed microphones, including screaming, pleading, vomiting and [REDACTED].\nThe caving team sent to observe the status of the prisoners discovered a large amount of decomposing human tissue in a liquefied state, with SCP-1227 having formed in the center of it, apparently in good physical and mental health, and failing to notice anything amiss with its new situation. The Foundation was notified and SCP-1227 was extracted from the USSR by Mobile Task Force Epsilon-\u2588.\nSCP-1227 appears to be a male figure bonded to the heavily disfigured bodies of nine people by a red web-like mass which has been confirmed to be SCP-1227's own muscles, and tube-like extrusions confirmed to be heavily developed extrusions of SCP-1227's own respiratory and digestive tracts. Experimentation has demonstrated that physical contact with SCP-1227 will lead to this bonding process being initiated. Firstly, the victim will fall into a coma-like state, whatever part of the body that contacted the creature becoming fused there. Then, SCP-1227 will permanently bond the victim's body to its own by extruding its own blood vessels and nerves into the victim's body. Finally, SCP-1227 will take control of one or more of the victim's vital systems by assimilating that system into its own with its own nerves/blood vessels/intestines. Any part of the victim not associated with this system will lose blood flow and eventually drop off. SCP-1227 will feed any limbs that drop off into the beginning of its extended digestive tract, a hole in the chest of SCP-1227-D. The heart is always kept alive to pump blood around the vastly extended body. Although SCP-1227 does not seem to harbor ill will towards human beings to any major extent, it wields no control over this ability, hence the 'safe-zone' protocol.\nExperimental data suggest that this combination of multiple organ systems has greatly increased SCP-1227's biological efficiency, allowing it to survive on extremely limited resources. One observed effect is that SCP-1227's urinary tract is now three times longer than normal and so efficient that SCP-1227-F is now observed to deposit roughly 60g of concentrated urine every three years, which analysis has demonstrated to be 99.9% pure urea. SCP-1227-A and SCP-1227-C have had their respiratory tracts connected into SCP-1227's lungs, meaning that he can process air so effectively that SCP-1227 can survive for a duration of up to six months in a complete vacuum, at the cost of falling into a hibernation-like state. A full breakdown of SCP-1227's bodily systems follows:\n(Unless stated otherwise, all victims are USSR political prisoners)\nSCP-1227-A: Unidentified male. Connected to SCP-1227 by 1.5 meters of esophagus/blood vessels. Legs have been removed. Arms still mobile, used to propel SCP-1227's mass.\nSCP-1227-B: Unidentified female. Connected to SCP-1227's back by extruded muscle. Only trunk and head remain, all other limbs removed. Her womb has [DATA REDACTED]. Pupils will contract in response to high intensity light sources.\nSCP-1227-C: Unidentified male. Connected to SCP-1227 by 0.8 meters of esophagus/blood vessels. All limbs have been removed. Mouth will occasionally gape widely, for unknown reasons.\nSCP-1227-D: KGB researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Connected to SCP-1227 by 0.5 meters of intestines. Head and limbs have been removed. Serves as beginning of digestive tract; all food is placed directly into the stomach via hole in the chest.\nSCP-1227-E: Aleksey \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Connected to SCP-1227 by extruded muscle. Only the head, trunk and legs remain, used only to help mobilize SCP-1227.\nSCP-1227-F: Unidentified male. Connected to SCP-1227-G by 2 meters of urinary tract. Only the trunk and right arm remain. Used to process urine and to mobilize SCP-1227.\nSCP-1227-G: Unidentified male KGB researcher. Connected to SCP-1227 by 3 meters of digestive tract. Only trunk and right leg remain. Serves as the end of the digestive system.\nSCP-1227-H: Foundation male D-class personnel D-\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588. Connected to SCP-1227 by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 as well as extended brain stem. Only the head and heart remain.\nSCP-1227-I: Foundation test canine. Connected to SCP-1227 by 5 meters of extruded nervous system. Only head and front legs remain. SCP-1227 claims it is a \u2018precaution' for \u2018self-defense'. It will often crawl to the limit of its connection to bark and whine at researchers. Close observation has revealed that it is outside SCP-1227's control.\nI really wish we hadn't tested if the effect also works on animals, but now I expect you to honor \u2018safe-zone' protocol more than ever, until we find a way to amputate the damn thing. O5-\u2588.\nDespite the changes SCP-1227 has undergone, SCP-1227 still possesses human intelligence and reasoning. SCP-1227 has been successfully taught English to a sufficiently advanced degree. Psychoanalysis showed no signs of cognitive defects, or disorder of thought patterns and processing. SCP-1227 is permitted books and other entertainment at Lead Researcher Sarah Townsend's discretion, as well as daily visits from \u2018friends' selected for him by the research staff. SCP-1227 appears to have a normal level of social functioning, and during these visits enjoys hearing stories or news about the outside world. However, it has become apparent that SCP-1227 harbours well-developed delusions into its current state of being, often claiming that SCP-1227 A-H are \u2018children' playing peacefully nearby, as well as repeatedly claiming SCP-1227-D's stomach is an \u2018oven'. Further interviews have shown that SCP-1227 believes itself to be in a normal family setting, with a wife and several children. SCP-1227 appears to regard containment and constant experimentation as a normal part of family life, never questioning orders or requests in order to preserve its own illusions. Rational-Emotive Therapy has been applied, without success.\nOn one notable occasion (22/09/\u2588\u2588), SCP-1227 complained of feeling \u2018hungry'. Minutes later he grabbed an unwary D-Class personnel and mostly tore him apart, feeding the carcass into SCP-1227-D. Afterwards he bonded what remained to his biomass, which would later become SCP-1227-H. He appeared to be under the impression that he was \u2018preparing a feast' for his \u2018family' the whole time. It is currently unclear if these delusions are symptoms of a disorder such as schizophrenia, or if SCP-1227 is attempting to escape the horror of its current situation by creating a full intrapsychic world where it feels safe; it should be noted that SCP-1227 often claims its childhood was the happiest time of its life, and perhaps this is why its delusions center around themes such as childhood and family.\nOne major breakthrough came when SCP-1227 admitted that the serious puncture wounds to both its eyes were self-inflicted, possibly in an attempt to escape the sight of its own vastly mutated body.\nAll attempts at therapy have failed; the subject appears to be in a well-developed denial system, often becoming aggressive and frustrated when therapists tell him they cannot see his seven playing children, or his devoted wife. All attempts to get SCP-1227 to elaborate on the events inside the cave, or how he acquired these new abilities, are typically met with sudden staring, drawing its body parts around it, and refusing to speak for 2-4 months.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1226 | SCP-1227 | SCP-1228 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1228\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation Agents are to infiltrate all major Internet service providers to ensure civilian access to SCP-1228 is blocked. Any personnel accessing SCP-1228 for testing purposes is to be accompanied by at least one Researcher, and must submit to mandatory psychological evaluation afterwards. (Access to SCP-1228 outside of testing purposes is now strictly forbidden. See Incident 1228-A for further details.)\nDescription: SCP-1228 is a website with the domain \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.com. Any software used to monitor Internet connections crashes when applied to connections to SCP-1228, so its IP address is unknown. The domain is not registered by anyone, and when usually accessed gives the normal \"DNS lookup failed\" error. However, if viewed by an individual with a history of creative aspirations, SCP-1228 will appear as the page of the viewer's \u201cOfficial Fan Club.\u201d Although the site's contents vary from individual to individual, a few pages appear consistently.\n\nWiki: Extensive documentation of the subject's work. Subjects typically claim that the nonexistent titles listed are \u201csomething they've always wanted to do.\u201d\n\nNews: Reports of nonexistent events in the subject's life. Events reported are invariably of a positive nature, such as the subject winning a major award for their work. Interviews with the subject are often listed here as well, with the subject usually mentioning in the interview that they're glad they chose to pursue their passion rather than their career path in real life.\n\nForums: Discussion of the subject and their work. Posters' comments are all unanimously positive, praising everything the subject has produced. In order to gather as much information on SCP-1228 as possible, the Foundation strongly encourages test subjects to post on the forums themselves.\n\nStore: A store exists for the purchase of merchandise pertaining to the subject's work, such as T-shirts, posters, and figurines. Within \u2588\u2588 hours of making a purchase, an unmarked package will appear at the subject's address containing the product(s) in question. Attempts to trace the origin of the packages and their products have proven unsuccessful.\n\nAfter viewing SCP-1228, test subjects will report feelings of depression, with thirty percent attempting suicide shortly afterwards.\nIncident 1228-A: On 09/17/20\u2588\u2588, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the current Researcher presiding over SCP-1228, was reported missing. An aspiring writer in his youth, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had taken to browsing SCP-1228 obsessively. Investigation of his offices revealed a log of private messages with a forum poster named \u201cEllen.\u201d\n\n+ Conversation Log\n\n- Conversation log\n\nEllen: I can't believe it! It's really you! You have no idea how long I've dreamed of talking with you! :)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Aww, thanks. It's always an honor talking to a fan.\nEllen: I've read every single one of your books. I especially liked the one about the guy who goes crazy at sea. I cried like a baby at the end!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Really? That's what I've wanted to do ever since I was a kid, really. Write something that makes people emotional.\nEllen: You make me REAL emotional, if you know what I mean. You wouldn't be interested in meeting up sometime, would you?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'd love to. Where at?\nEllen: I live at [REDACTED]. See you then! ;)\n\nAn Agent was dispatched to the address, revealing an abandoned two-story house. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's current whereabouts remain unknown.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1227 | SCP-1228 | SCP-1229 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1229\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1229 are to be saved on the Site-28 Secure Server and cataloged in the Research File. Access to SCP-1229 files is to be conducted in accordance with standard Foundation electronic information security protocols.\nResearch staff are to monitor internet traffic for SCP-1229. Upon detection of an SCP-1229 instance, staff are to copy the file for Foundation records and containment, record and track IP addresses associated with uploading, and take action to immediately delete the instance. See Clandestine Electronic Data Interference Guide for more details.\nDue to the unpredictable nature of SCP-1229 instances appearing on the internet, and in order to minimize public knowledge of their anomalous properties, all information and records pertaining to Ms. Lana Neal have been expunged. Periodic checks for any remaining records concerning this individual are to be carried out to ensure that no information remains accessible to the general public. All original camera negatives of the four films in which Ms. Neal appeared have been seized by the Foundation and are currently stored in the Site-28 Research Archives. Due to the relatively low awareness and quality of these films, copies were never widely distributed, and the few available reproductions have been obtained by the Foundation. Suppression of this information has achieved a Grade 3 Widespread Public Awareness Scenario, consisting of a low-level lingering knowledge of Ms. Neal's existence among cinema enthusiasts, typically characterized in these circles as an \"urban legend\".\nDescription: SCP-1229 is a series of (to date) 37 electronic video files, first documented in 2002 and continuing into the present, which have thus far included files in .avi, .mkv, .mpeg, and .wmv formats. Each video file is a depiction of Lana Neal, an obscure British actress active during the early 1970s, in what appear to be a variety of different programs meant for television broadcast. Biometric data analysis, voice recognition software and audiovisual manipulation screenings have determined that each SCP-1229 instance is a true and accurate recording of Ms. Neal.\nHow these recordings are made is not understood at this time, as Ms. Neal has been deceased as of 03/18/1974. This has been confirmed by exhumation of Ms. Neal's remains and DNA analysis of tissue samples obtained in this manner. A coroner's inquest, prior to Foundation expungement of public records, listed the cause of death as acute cranial trauma related to a fall, which was confirmed by Foundation research staff upon exhumation of Ms. Neal's remains. No criminal act is suspected at this time to have occurred in relation to Ms. Neal's death.\nThe ostensible subject material of each SCP-1229 instance varies; video transmissions have included programs formatted as nature documentaries, sitcoms, game shows, serial dramas, and other programs typically broadcast on television. Each broadcast centrally features Ms. Neal; to date, no other persons have ever appeared. Dialogue, when present and/or audible, consists of Ms. Neal appearing to read from a script or a prompt outside the view of the camera, and is almost always inconsistent with the type of show the broadcast appears to be. Due to references to noteworthy, contemporaneous events in recorded dialogue, it is assumed that these broadcasts are continually being created and distributed by an unknown party or parties.\nInstances of SCP-1229 are typically found on torrent websites and other file-sharing locations on the internet. While research staff have been able to identify IP addresses associated with SCP-1229 uploads, these addresses have never been observed to correspond to an assigned, extant user. No known instances of SCP-1229 have been observed to have been transmitted via any type of television signal.\nAfter extensive experimentation involving D-Class personnel, no anomalous effects have been observed in association with viewings of SCP-1229.\nResearch Log-1229: The following is a partial listing of SCP-1229 transmissions. In all cases, camera technology, filming techniques and appearance match a television production circa 1974. Evidence suggests, however, that these transmissions have been created over the past decade, and continue to be produced. All dialogue in transcripts is spoken by Ms. Neal unless otherwise noted:\n\nInstance\nDate\nSummary\nSelected Transcript\n\nSCP-1229-02\n10/5/2002\nTransmission consists of Ms. Neal standing in the Three Rivers Stadium broadcast booth in Pittsburgh, United States. The view behind her depicts an empty stadium. A graphic display on the screen reads \"1974 NLCS - Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates\". Ms. Neal speaks into a handheld microphone and faces the camera.\n\"Rattled? What a silly thing to be at this point. Clouds. Cloudy days are what's to be expected. No, I'm not here. I never was. At least that's how it is now. Still, it's a laugh, isn't it?\"\n\nSCP-1229-05\n04/23/2004\nSegment starts with a card bearing the title \"Rats in the Walls\", followed by a short theme song typical of situation comedies from the 1970s. Credits are shown, however after the name \"Lana Neal\", production titles are shown with the names of responsible personnel left blank. Scene takes place in what appears to be a suburban, middle-class house. Ms. Neal reads from a sheet of paper, looking at a lamp in the scene.\n\"Norris Roberts. Age 11. Reported missing April 23rd, 2002. Last known location: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Elementary School, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Township, Michigan. Last observed location: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Mountains State Park. Flora Hudgens. Age 13. Reported missing April 23rd, 2000. Last known location: \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Lane, Keithsburg, Illinois. Last observed location: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Boulevard, Gary, Indiana.\"1\n\nSCP-1229-06\n12/13/2004\nThis transmission consists entirely of documentary-style footage of Haliphron atlanticus (Seven-arm Octopus), with an accompanying voiceover by Ms. Neal. The footage mostly consists of the octopus moving through its habitat, with the exception of the end, in which it is depicted eating seaweed, behavior not observed in H. atlanticus specimens.\n\"You asked before about how we like to do things. I couldn't say anything before, but it's different lately. I'm joking of course, nothing's different. But you. I like you. We can talk. It's all in how you approach the door. Sometimes it swings out. I don't know how it does that. Other times it's locked. That's when it hurts the most, when it's locked.\"\n\nSCP-1229-12\n08/9/2005\nVideo depicts a vacant house in a state of advanced disrepair. No furniture or other signs of habitation are present. Ms. Neal lies motionless in the foreground, apparently not breathing, for a time period of 18 minutes.\nNo immediately discernible dialogue. At the 4:34 mark, a distorted, low groaning sound can be heard, which lasts for approximately two minutes. When the audio track is sped up by approximately 250%, an unidentified male voice is heard saying the words \"step inside\".\n\nSCP-1229-15\n05/30/2007\nTransmission depicts a polished wood conference table with several chairs. The background banner reads \"Tonight: The World with James Sutton\". Post-production graphics at the bottom of the screen read \"Investments: Opportunities in the World Bond Market.\" Ms. Neal sits at one of the chairs, looking into the camera.\nResearcher's Note: Original dialogue is in Indonesian, and has been translated into English by staff. \"<What was that? What's wrong with the autopilot?>\" (pause) \"<We've got a bank angle warning! 5000 meters and dropping! MDC, do you copy?>\" (pause) \"<We're breaking apart! Allah preserve us! Allah preserve us!>\"2\n\nSCP-1229-21\n11/10/2010\nVideo depicts a game-show set consisting of several podiums and a raised dais, superficially resembling the set of Match Game. All score displays on the three podiums visible appear to read \"2.4544 29.5684\". Ms. Neal sits at the center podium and is looking at an unknown person or object off camera to her right.\n\"Who killed her?\" (sustained laughter) \"Who killed her? You can't be serious.\" (sustained laughter) \"Of all people. Doesn't that make you just want to crawl into a vent and sleep? Who killed her?\" (sustained laughter)\n\nSCP-1229-29\n03/19/2011\nFootage consists of a kitchen counter with a gas range stove, along with assorted dishes, cooking implements and ingredients. Ms. Neal is attired in a white apron and speaks while preparing what is apparently a raspberry tart.\n\"All that's left. All of those little pieces of nothing, floating about until the end. It isn't right that they float like that. How my woman's heart aches terribly at that. We have each other. We have nothing. Starlight isn't cold. They're wrong about that. It's not anything. Look at the sky with me. There's no truths there. Those are all buried. Down in the well. Don't tell anyone that you know, the water is just fine.\"\n\nSCP-1229-37\n12/16/2013\nTransmission depicts Ms. Neal singing a song in French, accompanied by piano. Original transmission appears to be 5 minutes and 38 seconds in length; however, an additional 10 seconds of footage are present at the end in an alternate version recovered from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 file-sharing service on 12/22/2013. To date, this is the only observed instance to manifest in multiple versions. Additional documentation available through Site-28 research archives.\nResearcher's Note: Original song by Ms. Neal is in French, and has been translated into English by research staff. \"<No matter what's waiting/ When the future is ruins/ And the water's all gone/ Through the rain on the window/ No one sees no one/ Before night moves us on/ But I'll remember you/ Yes I'll remember you>\"\n\nFootnotes\n1. This dialogue continues in similar fashion for 24 minutes. In each case, references to missing persons are accurate; however, investigation of \"last observed locations\" by Foundation staff have turned up no evidence corresponding to referenced cases. In each instance, the missing persons case is still unresolved.\n2. This dialogue is believed to relate to the crash of Adam Air Flight 574 off the coast of Sulawesi on January 1, 2007. However, the dialogue does not match official transcripts released after the recovery of the plane's cockpit voice recorder.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1228 | SCP-1229 | SCP-1230 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1230\n\nItem #: SCP-1230\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1230 is to be kept in a secure storage locker at Site-12. Access requires minimum Clearance 2 with authorization and supervision by Clearance 3 research and security staff respectively. Supervising personnel are not to view SCP-1230's contents. Personnel accessing SCP-1230 are required to submit written accounts of dreams experienced within 48 hours of access. (See Addendum-1230-A) SCP-1230 has been relocated to a secure storage locker behind the desk of Site-12's main library. Access is available to Clearance 2 personnel deemed to be in satisfactory psychological condition by site psychiatric staff. Personnel accessing SCP-1230 must submit written accounts of their dreams within 48 hours of access and submit to follow-up psychological examination.\nDescription: SCP-1230 is an unlabeled, green hardcover book with no apparent exceptional qualities. When SCP-1230 is opened, it displays the phrase \u201cA hero is born\u201d on the first page viewed, while all other pages will be blank, \"resetting\" once the book is closed. This has no obvious effects at first, but upon falling asleep, the reader will dream of a fantasy world where they are the protagonist of a troubled land. Dreamers are completely aware and all senses work just as well as when awake. Results vary depending on the imagination of the reader and are mostly attuned to fantasies of adventure that the reader would enjoy. In the mind of the reader, these dreams have been documented to last anywhere from 45 seconds (see Experiment 1230-3) to 200 years (see Experiment 1230-5) but in reality, the reader will usually never be asleep longer than they would normally. Upon awaking, the reader is able to remember every aspect of their dream in detail. In SCP-1230-induced dreams, there is always a character called the \u201cBook Keeper\u201d (SCP-1230-1) appearing as a bearded man in a green cloak who claims to be the personification of SCP-1230 himself. SCP-1230-1 has been reported to be very amicable and helpful towards dreamers. It has stated that it enjoys creating these \u201cfantasy-scapes\u201d and always tries to shape them in such a way that the dreamer garners the most entertainment out of it. It has expressed sorrow when the dream comes to an end and asks the dreamer to \u201cplease visit again soon\u201d.\nDiscovery: In a small bookstore located [DATA EXPUNGED] the shopkeeper had no recollection of owning the unlabeled book but attempted to sell a story to local newspapers about a \u201cmagical dream book\u201d. The Foundation was able to dispel the story as a hoax and SCP-1230 was confiscated.\nExperiment-1230-01: Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in an attempt to test its effective range, opened SCP-1230 and boarded a flight to his hometown of [REDACTED] where he spent the night at a hotel. Upon his return, Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reported that SCP-1230-1 appeared in his dreams and explained that once you read \u2018A hero is born', the dream is immediately implanted in your subconscious, after which SCP-1230-1 is able to manipulate it remotely. Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 expressed his appreciation for SCP-1230-1's cooperation.\nExperiment-1230-02: A camera was set-up above SCP-1230 and, using a mechanical \u201carm\u201d, the book was opened. All pages were revealed to be blank. It seems SCP-1230 is only effective when opened by beings that are able to have dreams. SCP-1230-1 explained to a subsequent dreamer that it is actually only able to affect beings \u201cwith an imagination\u201d and that most creatures such as animals would not be affected.\nExperiment-1230-03: One (1) D-class was instructed to open the book and (after much reassurance that his experiences would only be dreams) ordered to immediately find a way to kill himself in the dream. The subject was asleep for merely 45 seconds before he awoke with a start in a nervous sweat. He reported being at the summit of a volcano called \u201cThe Ashen Spire\u201d on a quest for \u201cCaladius, the Blessed Blade\u201d. When asked how the subject knew the names, he stated, \u201cIt's like I knew them all along\u201d. He apparently leapt into the volcano and \u201cfelt an intense heat\u201d before awakening. D-class requested permission to \"give it another go\". Request was denied.\nExperiment-1230-04: One (1) D-class was instructed to open the book and attempt to non-fatally injure himself in his dream. After 6 hours, the D-class awoke and reported that he was able to feel a \u201cnumbed\u201d sort of pain where it was never so intense as to be unbearable. He also reported meeting an elderly, cloaked man who asked him why he was harming himself, but thanked him for not immediately killing himself \u201clike that other rude fellow\u201d.\nExperiment-1230-05: Professor B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 filed a request for access to SCP-1230 and was quickly permitted, given his Level 4 clearance. Staff members recalled that Professor B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was almost \u201cvisibly shaking with excitement\u201d and some reported that Professor B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was an avid fan of tabletop and role-playing games. Surveillance shows that Professor B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 opened the book, read the phrase, sat down beside the desk and promptly fell asleep. Staff members were alarmed when Professor B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 did not awake after 15 hours and alerted security. The on-site medical staff were able to confirm that Professor B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was still alive and in good health. After approximately 24 hours since falling asleep, Professor B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 began to move, reported to have \"slowly raised his head and looked around the room, appearing deeply confused\". Security entered the room to ensure he was alright, to which he replied, \u201cWhere am I?\u201d. He was sent to Medical where staff explained where and who he was. Several minutes later, Professor B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 appeared to have regained his memory and excused himself to the restroom. When 15 minutes passed and Professor B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had not exited, a nurse entered to find he had hanged himself with his belt. A scribbled message on the wall revealed his last words: \u201cI can't go back to this\u201d. Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 went to ask SCP-1230-1 what had happened, but upon opening SCP-1230, all its pages were soaking wet with the same message on every page: \u201cI'm so sorry. I never intended for this to happen. I just wanted to make people happy.\u201d repeated over and over. SCP-1230 remained in this state for three weeks and its desk had to be wiped dry biweekly. In an attempt to communicate, Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 placed a sticky note inside SCP-1230 with the statement, \u201cI'd like to talk to you, if that's alright\u201d. The next morning, Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 filed a report about a dream he had concerning SCP-1230-1.\n\n+ Report-1230-14\n\n- Report-1230-14\n\nUpon falling asleep last night, I dreamt I was in a dark void. There was a streetlamp and underneath it was SCP-1230-1 sitting in a puddle. His cloak was visibly soaked and he was sobbing profusely. I remember our conversation:\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Book Keeper? Is that you? My god, man, where are we?\nBook Keeper: (between sobs) I\u2026 couldn't think of anything to make for a landscape.\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Book Keeper\u2026 what happened that day? Why did Professor B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 kill himself? We have to know your side of the story.\nBook Keeper: (wiping his eyes) He had such an active imagination! I was able to create a vast and beautiful universe for him and it was obvious that he had wanted a life like that for so long. He conquered foul beasts and rescued princesses\u2026 He built kingdoms and even raised a family\u2026 but he never wanted to leave. He delved so far into his fantasy world that I soon realized he preferred his dream over the real world. I reminded him that this was all merely an illusion, but he wouldn't listen to me. He stated that if he was ever forced to leave, he would immediately end his life. I tried to keep him happy for as long as I could\u2026\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026Book Keeper\u2026 how long was the dream from his point of view?\nBook Keeper: \u2026200 years, Doctor. I did my best but I could only hold onto him for 200 years. As sweet as dreams may be, eventually we all have to wake up.\nI awoke almost immediately after. I can't believe he spent 200 years in his dream. I'm astounded by his foolishness but it's such a shame to have lost a brilliant mind to his own delusions.\n\nShortly after the report was filed, surveillance showed Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 slipping another small paper into SCP-1230. A few days later, SCP-1230 began showing its usual \u201cA hero is born\u201d greeting once again. When asked what the note said, Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 declined to give detailed comment, simply stating that he \"just gave it some friendly advice\".\nAddendum-1230-A: During initial testing, SCP-1230-1 asked dreaming personnel if it could be relocated to an area with many books (preferably fiction) so that it could think of even better ways to construct its \u201cfantasy-scapes\u201d. After numerous experiments were performed to ensure that SCP-1230 posed no threat, the request was accepted and SCP-1230 has been relocated to Site-12's library.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1229 | SCP-1230 | SCP-1231 \u00bb"}
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{"text": "Male instance of SCP-1232-1, second stage, formerly private V. I. Novosadov\n\nItem #: SCP-1232\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Samples of SCP-1232 are to be kept in cryogenic storage on Bio-Research Site-21. While experimentation upon SCP-1232 is permitted, experimental proposals need to be validated by a researcher of valid 2/1232 clearance beforehand due to limited supply\nAs of 12.03.1963, a process was devised to replicate SCP-1232 with reasonable efficiency (See Document 1232-Rho); as such, experimental proposals only require validation if it would be ordinarily required by the SCP Foundation Requisition Guidelines, sections C 1-7 and H 1-5. - Dr. Mihnea, Section Head\nAs the time required for a majority of SCP-1232 testing greatly exceeds one month, D-class personnel involved in testing of SCP-1232 is exempt from monthly termination by default.\nDue to resistance of SCP-1232 to high temperatures, any items suspected of SCP-1232 contamination must be decontaminated by immersion in 1 molar NaOH solution, and subsequent heating in a gravity-displacement autoclave to 121 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, followed by sterilization as usual. (See Document 1232-Sigma for a complete list of approved procedures where the stated is not appropriate)\nPersonnel manipulating SCP-1232 samples are to use Level-A hazardous materials protective clothing manufactured to standards outlined in Document 1232-Sigma.\nAs instances of SCP-1232-1 in the first stage are difficult to separate from the general population, the recommended means of identification of such is working through those related to known SCP-1232-1 instances, assuming the most common symptom progression. In this stage, the removal of reproductive organs seems to halt the progress of the condition, and the residual symptoms are susceptible to treatment by most tricyclic antidepressants.\nInstances of SCP-1232-1 in the second stage are essentially untreatable due to the extent of disruption to physiologic processes taking place, furthermore, even if treated, their reintroduction to society would be problematic. As such, they are to be euthanised, or left to expire on their own, and cremated.\nDescription: SCP-1232 is the designation given to a mixture of unknown proteins capable of causing a condition designated Novosadov Syndrome. The mechanism upon which it relies is poorly understood at the moment.\nSCP-1232 is the designation given to a mixture of misfolded variants of [REDACTED] proteins (prions), capable of causing a condition designated Novosadov Syndrome. The precise mechanism of action is unknown - administration of isolated constituent prions, or partial mixtures to human subjects had no discernible effects, or caused conditions only weakly related to the syndrome's symptoms.\nSCP-1232 does not denature easily by heat treatment alone, and can withstand temperatures of up to 230 degrees Celsius for roughly fifteen seconds - heating with basic agents, preferably NaOH, KOH or Ca(OH)2 of normality at least 1 has been shown effective.\nNovosadov syndrome is a progressively developing condition caused by the introduction of a sufficient quantity of SCP-1232 into human body - a dose of approximately 50 micrograms administered intravenously appears sufficient to cause the condition in 50% of tested D-class subjects.\nThe onset of the condition can be split into two phases.\nDuring the first phase, which sets on approximately 1-3 weeks after the introduction of SCP-1232 into the subject's body, the subject (designated SCP-1232-1) will become increasingly perfunctory and depressed. Subjective assessment along with supporting evidence (e.g., penile plethysmography data) show a significant decrease in ability to feel sexual arousal. Of interest is that the appetite tends to stay unchanged in a disproportionate amount of cases compared to a control group where depression was induced chemically, and SCP-1232-1 during this phase have a tendency to gain weight, usually 10-15 kg over the duration. At this stage, no obvious physiologic changes are present1 in males. In females, [REDACTED] instead of fluid. This phase tends to last between 6-8 months.\nThe second phase onset is marked by a sudden loss of appetite, elevated body temperature, insomnia, and increased secretion of androgens. During the onset, SCP-1232-1 report a subjective improvement to their demeanor. Significant quantities of SCP-1232 are present in urine, and possibly other body fluids of SCP-1232-1 at this point. In addition, the menstrual cycle of female subjects is disrupted, with a large number of eggs beginning to mature, and the uterine lining thickening. In approximately 3% of the subjects, this results in acute endometriosis.\nUsually within the next five days, the libido of SCP-1232-1 will return and proceed to increase, becoming the defining trait of their behaviour, in the case of male instances of SCP-1232-1, overwhelming even their survival instinct towards the end of the period.2 Instances of both genders will aggressively attempt to mate with any suitable human, often settling for animals or inanimate objects if none are available. Male subjects tend to expire after a further 2-4 days due to a combination of exhaustion from lack of sleep and nutrition, and the collapse of the immune system caused by excessive testosterone levels.\nFemale SCP-1232-1 can be separated into three groups. Those in which fertilization occurs late or not at all tend to expire due to the same reasons as male subjects.\nIf fertilization occurs early, the androgen levels tend to drop, and SCP-1232-1's behavior will slowly normalize over the following days. The subsequent progress depends on the number of fertilized ovocytes surviving. The ovocytes nest and appear to undergo development accelerated roughly three times compared to regular embryos. In ~95% subjects, the amount of surviving ovocytes exceeds 20, and the subject likely expires during the first month of such pregnancy due to resulting complications. In the remaining 5% of subjects, the pregnancy progresses at the accelerated rate until the end of second month where the placentae [DATA EXPUNGED] sacs. Continuing to raise such feti in vitro is possible and once outside the mother's body, their growth rate will slowly decrease to match that of feti in the same development stage. Infants raised this way show no significant difference to control group.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1232 was first isolated from the bodily fluids of private V.I. Novosadov on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1954, several months after he, along with a group of Soviet soldiers participated in the decommissioning of a then-discovered underground facility located in the territory German Democratic Republic3. Private Novosadov was executed following his desertion, capture, and subsequent admission to 37 cases of rape and sodomy, perpetrated in the village of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Polish People's Republic, in the vicinity of a Soviet military base, over the course of two weeks. Agent Golovanov4, by the time infiltrated within the Soviet army as a telegraphist, has managed to capture a coded depeche ordering the prompt incineration of Private Novosadov's remains, and was able to obtain tissue samples and a copy of the autopsy report. The events following this are unclear due to Agent Golovanov's death (See Personnel File 1934-135-13-IPG), however, it is known that all of Novosadov's surviving victims disappeared approximately two months after his execution.\nAddendum 1232-1: COPY OF MESSAGE INTERCEPTED BY SOVIET AGENTS ON \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1944\n\nDATE:\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1944\nTO: Dr. ter Meer\nFROM: Dr. Meiziger\nFritz, I need you to talk about our project to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at the ministry again. I got shouted at by Berger again yesterday - apparently they are expecting them to leap out of their mother's twat and grab a shovel or a rifle, while we haven't even fixed the slowdown, the rest of the troubles be damned. Hell, even if we get it to work, a fourfold increase is the most I can get - I said it's a long-term solution, not miracle work we're doing here. Besides, despite the [REDACTED], yesterday's bombing raid means half our supplies are in the devil's arse, and what's worse, Klaus was overseeing [REDACTED], and you know a good half of the synthesis process was his work alone. Anyways, write how will it go and send my greetings to Ilsa, she still works at [REDACTED] , not so?. As soon as we push the red swine out back again, and I'll be able to take a few days off, I'll jump on a train and come.\nGott mit uns.\nMartin\n\nFootnotes\n1. Towards the end of this stage, approximately 22% of SCP-1232-1 will release SCP-1232 through sweating.\n2. SCP-1232-1 can transmit SCP-1232 via sexual intercourse - this tends to occur successfully in approximately 25% cases under laboratory conditions\n3. At the time, Foundation agents were unable to determine the precise location or contents of the facility. Data obtained since indicates it was emptied and demolished by agents of GRU Division \"P\" on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1955, and that the facility has formerly belonged to the Bayer pharmaceutic concern, at the time a part of IG Farben conglomerate. (See Addendum 1232-1)\n4. Posthumously awarded Foundation Gold Star for his services\n\n\u00ab SCP-1231 | SCP-1232 | SCP-1233 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\nImage Credit: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1366166\n\nMore by this author\n\n\nItem#: 1233\n\nLevel3\n\nContainment Class:\nketer\n\nSecondary Class:\nnone\n\nDisruption Class:\nekhi\n\nRisk Class:\ndanger\n\nlink to memo\n\nSCP-1233, circa 1986.\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1233's anomalous physical properties all but preclude the possibility of primary containment, and as such secondary containment measures are considered adequate until a feasible method of physical containment is devised.\nFoundation satellite observation network ARGOS1 is to enter priority 2 high alert status 3 years and 6 months following the last observed SCP-1233 departure event. When ARGOS detects SCP-1233 in the upper thermosphere, a contingent from any nearby covert amnesticization and disinformation Mobile Task Force will be dispatched to the population center closest to the terminus of SCP-1233's descent trajectory.\nAfter the entity's departure from Earth orbit, all appearances of and damages caused by SCP-1233 are to be accounted for with a suitable cover story in conjunction with media blackout, and any civilians having witnessed an overt display of SCP-1233's anomalous effects are to be amnesticized at MTF discretion. Mass amnesticization of the affected city may be authorized in the event of unusually prolonged SCP-1233 appearances.\nUpdate October 5th, 2017: Under no circumstances are Foundation personnel permitted to interact with or engage SCP-1233 in any capacity.\nDescription: SCP-1233 is a humanoid entity of unknown composition, which visually resembles an individual wearing an EMU2-type spacesuit with opaque visor and attached extravehicular propulsion jetpack.\nThe equipment worn by SCP-1233 exhibits a number of anomalous properties. The suit itself has shown durability far exceeding that of a standard spacesuit; SCP-1233 has to date withstood small-arms fire, anti-tank munitions, landmines, white phosphorus munitions, and in one instance total submersion in magma without sustaining any observable damage or decrease in functionality. The suit material is also opaque to all attempted forms of penetrative scanning, up to and including ultrasonic, radio, microwave, and x-ray emitters.\nThe entity's jetpack, while ostensibly designed to be practical only in low-gravity orbital conditions and powered by compressed nitrogen, instead appears to utilize some form of anomalously high-powered rocket propulsion system. This device can sustainably generate thrust capable of rapidly accelerating the entity to a maximum observed velocity of approximately 40,500 kilometers per hour3, and can alter SCP-1233's trajectory in any direction at speeds and rates of acceleration/deceleration that would be instantly fatal to any human.\nSCP-1233's physical strength is correspondingly anomalous. It has demonstrated the ability to lift and throw objects weighing up to 65,000 kilograms and can do so repeatedly without showing any external signs of fatigue, in defiance of multiple physical laws.\nSCP-1233 is capable of communicating through a loudspeaker installed in its suit, and does so in a loud, somewhat grandiloquent and declamatory male voice, demonstrating fluency in a number of languages and adjusting its speech to conform with whatever language is most commonly spoken by the surrounding populace. Its statements are generally coherent in structure, but are frequently rambling, oblique, irrelevant to the present situation or lacking discernible context.\nSCP-1233's behavior is erratic, unpredictable, gregarious, cordial, and somewhat destructive, though its appearances are typically brief and infrequent, with sightings occurring only once per 4-5 years.\nAn SCP-1233 arrival event will begin with the entity falling from an unknown height above the earth's surface, generally at a terminal velocity comparable to that of a small meteorite or atmospheric re-entry vehicle. SCP-1233 will exhibit the red-orange thermal radiance typical of these objects as a result of atmospheric friction, and as such SCP-1233 is commonly mistaken for a meteorite or \u201cshooting star\u201d during its descent. It will then crash-land, causing a minor localized seismic event and a sizable impact crater. In almost all cases, SCP-1233 has landed a moderate distance4 away from the outer limits of a population center, usually a small to mid-size town with a population not exceeding 30,000. It will then climb out of the crater, and travel toward the nearby town either via flight or on-foot. Its route to the population center is usually not direct; SCP-1233 will frequently stop to engage in various activities, seemingly at random. Examples of observed detour behaviors include:\n\nInspecting various objects, such as farm equipment, buildings, and plants\nStanding still for variable amounts of time\nChasing small insects, such as grasshoppers and butterflies\nAttempting to greet, converse with, or interrogate animals such as livestock and birds\nPulling up root vegetables or picking fruit from bushes/trees and pressing them forcefully into its closed visor in an apparent attempt to \u201ceat\u201d them\nMarching directly into bodies of water such as ponds and lakes,\n\namong others, normally not resulting in significant property damage.\nUpon reaching the town limits, SCP-1233 will engage in further activities which, due to its curiosity, appearance, extreme physical strength, and lack of understanding of human societal conventions will generally result in civil unrest and destruction of public and private property. The following video transcript provides a typical example of SCP-1233 interaction with the local populace.\n\nDate: August 9th, 2009\nMedia Origin: Security camera footage confiscated from Sam's Sweets, a bakery and cafe located in downtown Saratoga Springs, NY, USA.\n\n(SCP-1233 opens front door and enters cafe. Behind the counter is an overweight, bearded man identified as Bob Parsons, 32, co-owner of the establishment. Parsons raises his eyebrows upon SCP-1233's entry.)\nParsons: Holy crap dude, it's like\u2026 90 degrees out there. I get being dedicated to your cosplay and all that, but goddamn.\n(SCP-1233 approaches the register and salutes briefly.)(Pause. Parsons laughs uproariously for approximately a minute, then reaches into a display case below the counter while wiping tears from his eyes.)\nParsons: Holy fuck, man. That's the funniest shit I've heard in like, at least a year. What's up Moon Champion, I'm Bob, and you get a free cookie for making me bust a gut so hard I thought I was gonna puke up my own spine. Here.\n(Parsons offers the cookie to SCP-1233. The entity takes it from the shopkeeper.)(SCP-1233 rams the cookie into its unopened visor. The impact instantly destroys the confection and forcefully scatters crumbs in all directions.)(The baker laughs again and begins eating a cookie of his own.)\nParsons: \u2026 Nah it's cool Moon Bro, I'll just clean that up later, don't worry about it or anything. So there's monsters, huh? On the Moon? And you fight 'em?(Parsons continues eating his cookie, and nods.)\nParsons: Oh, so you're like, one of these alien dudes. Their king or something.(Throughout this monologue, SCP-1233's right arm has risen into the air gradually until its hand is outstretched above its head. Parsons points at it.)\nParsons: Do you uh\u2026 have a question?Parsons: Your arm, dude.\n(SCP-1233 pauses, then turns its head to look at its arm.)Parsons: \u2026 Huh.Parsons: Oh. Uh\u2026 So like, as you can see, Moon Dude, as President I have uh\u2026 responsibilities. This uh\u2026 supply depot here is the only source of food for my people, and I've gotta like, stay here. Otherwise there'll be a famine, you know how it is. But I've ordered the citizens to lend a helping hand to anyone who asks, and uh, look! Right outside, there's some.\n(SCP-1233 turns to look out the glass door, where there are passersby visible.)(SCP-1233 salutes once more, turns about, and marches forward, crashing directly through a section of concrete wall less than 10 feet from the establishment entrance.)\n\nOther observed behaviors have included:\n\nWandering into traffic, which due to its anomalous properties has resulted in lethal collisions\nBreaking through glass storefronts to handle or inspect wares on display\nChallenging a fire hydrant to single combat, which it then destroyed via punching\nStealing and gathering unattended bicycles, forming a pile of hundreds in the center of a public park\nStacking parked cars on top of one another\nCollecting as many dogs as possible and attempting to use them as currency to purchase more dogs,\n\nand more. SCP-1233's exploits invariably result in the local authorities being summoned by the citizenry, however attempts by police to impede, detain, or arrest SCP-1233 are entirely ineffective and are ignored by the entity in the majority of cases. To date, SCP-1233 has not caused overt and deliberate harm to any civilian, though casualties and fatalities have occurred as a result of its unpredictable behavior and physical properties.\nAfter spending a variable amount of time5 within a given municipality, SCP-1233 will abruptly activate its jetpack and ascend directly upward, reaching escape velocity and exiting Earth's atmosphere with greater speed than any non-anomalous vehicle on record. Ground-based and orbital telescope observation of recent SCP-1233 departures have shown that its general outbound trajectory is consistent during each event: SCP-1233 exits Earth orbit and maintains velocity while adjusting course directly toward the Moon. At its average speed of roughly 40,500 kilometers per hour, the entity enters lunar orbit within approximately 9 hours. It will overshoot slightly and adjust course, passing out of view and presumably either demanifesting somehow or landing on the far side of the Moon.\nNone of SCP-1233's claims regarding the Moon have been successfully verified. Since SCP-1233's initial appearance on February 6th, 1986, Foundation research divisions have maintained constant surveillance of the Moon in an attempt to acquire concrete proof of its statements. No evidence indicating the existence of a Moon Kingdom, Moon People, Moon Monsters, or any other Moon-based extranormal objects or entities mentioned by SCP-1233 has ever been found.\nTerrestrial research personnel have maintained continual contact with Lunar Area-32 provisional research station supervisors concerning all aspects of SCP-1233 since its initial registry, hypothesizing that Area-32's powerful and comprehensive SENTINEL array would be capable of confirming or refuting SCP-1233's allegations with ease.\nNot only have Lunar Base personnel consistently failed to uncover any indication that SCP-1233's assertions are authentic in any way, but no anomaly or object matching SCP-1233's description has ever been recorded by SENTINEL's hundreds of detectors, despite the existence of a multitude of Earth-based telescopic video recordings which clearly show SCP-1233 entering the inner bound of SENTINEL's optimal sensor range and flying directly over Lunar Area-32. Lunar personnel were only made aware of the entity's existence in the SCP registry upon terrestrial command's request that they transmit all data concerning SCP-1233's first appearance to Earth for storage and analysis, three hours following the entity's disappearance. No such data existed.\nNo definitive explanation for this observational discrepancy has been found.\nAddendum 1233-01: During SCP-1233's most recent arrival event on October 5th, 2017, SCP-1233 addressed a male civilian6 in downtown Hereford, England. SCP-1233 approached Godsall and asked him if he would be willing to join the fight against the \u201cMoon Monsters\u201d. As opposed to each observed iteration of this interaction thus far, in which the civilian petitioned by SCP-1233 either disregards the question or answers in the negative, Godsall sardonically replied, \u201cOh absolutely, you fucking nutter. I'm ready to go right now, got my toothbrush and everything. Let's fly, spaceman.\u201d\nSCP-1233 responded, \u201cAt last! A brave warrior, hiding in plain sight amidst these pastoral and bucolic humans! Let us away, fair meatfellow, and earn the glory of heroes! This day, you brush your tooths amongst the stars! We fly!\u201d The entity lurched forward and embraced Godsall, then activated its jetpack. The resultant sonic boom shattered every item of glassware within a 300-meter radius as SCP-1233 accelerated to a projected velocity of 25,000 kilometers per hour within approximately four seconds, ascending into low orbit with Godsall in tow. Due to the unexpected timing of this event, observational satellites were unable to properly focus upon SCP-1233 during the early stages of its exit trajectory. As such, Godsall's presence and status were unable to be visually confirmed.\nAfter the amnesticization of all Hereford citizens witnessing this event, Godsall was officially declared missing, then pronounced dead three months later. The condition and whereabouts of his remains are currently unknown.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Atmospheric Reconnaissance Global Observation System\n2. Extravehicular Mobility Unit, a model of spacesuit worn by NASA and International Space Station crewmembers.\n3. Slightly greater than Earth's surface-level escape velocity.\n4. Between 7 and 30 kilometers\n5. Shortest observed thus far approximately 30 minutes, longest 7 hours\n6. Later identified by recovered security camera footage as Harry Godsall, 27\n\nMore From This Author\n\nMore From This Author\n\nCadaverCommander's Works\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-4449 \u2022\n\nSCP-3894 \u2022\n\nSCP-3885 \u2022\n\nSCP-3982 \u2022\n\nSCP-3588 \u2022\n\nSCP-3897 \u2022\n\nSCP-3988 \u2022\n\nSCP-3899 \u2022\n\nSCP-3892 \u2022\n\nSCP-3884 \u2022\n\nSCP-4233 \u2022\n\nSCP-3983 \u2022\n\nSCP-5902 \u2022\n\nSCP-4933 \u2022\n\nSCP-4866 \u2022\n\nTales/GoI Formats\n\nJoey Makes a New Friend \u2022\n\nJoey Fucknuts Takes to the Skies \u2022\n\nJoey Fucknuts Believes In Himself \u2022\n\nJoey Fucknuts Builds a Flying Machine \u2022\n\nThe Shape of a Gun \u2022\n\nOther\n\nCadaverCommander's Mobile Assault Necropolis \u2022\n\n\u00ab SCP-1232 | SCP-1233 | SCP-1234 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1234\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Ownership of the building housing SCP-1234, designated Site 602, is currently held by a Foundation front company. All other former tenants of Site 602 have been evicted. The Foundation is to liaise with local government and business interests to prevent any attempts to purchase, redevelop, or condemn Site 602. Plainclothes security personnel are to monitor SCP-1234 when inactive to prevent unauthorized access.\nElectronic monitoring equipment is to be installed in SCP-1234 and throughout Site 602. Whenever monitoring indicates that an SCP-1234 event is imminent, all Foundation personnel are to evacuate Site 602. A Foundation front company, Southside Commissary Products, is to make a delivery to SCP-1234 within 6 hours containing at least 50 kg each of all-purpose white flour and vegetable shortening, as well as 200-400 kg of any other available products approved as per Document 1234-746-C.\nFollowing conclusion of an SCP-1234 event, Foundation personnel may reenter Site 602. All instances of SCP-1234-1 are to be identified and removed for study and disposal. All monitoring equipment is to be examined and replaced as necessary following confirmation that SCP-1234 has been fully secured. Concurrent to reentry, Southside Commissary Products shall canvas all purveyors of baked goods within a 5 km radius of SCP-1234 and confiscate any uncontained instances of SCP-1234-1.\nIn the event that a delivery is not made by the time SCP-1234 enters active phase, mass distribution of amnestics to the civilian population is authorized, and Procedure Queen-of-Hearts may be enacted, as necessary, at O5 discretion.\nDescription: SCP-1234 is the former premises of \"Schmidt's Swiss Pastries\", a bakery and tea room that operated in Chicago, IL from 1947 to 2003. The interior of SCP-1234 remains fully furnished and possesses working electricity, hot and cold running water, and natural gas. SCP-1234's ovens and kitchen equipment remain fully functional, though appearing to be in a severe state of disrepair due to age and neglect. All attempts to remove or disconnect SCP-1234's kitchen equipment or utilities have been unsuccessful.\nUnder normal circumstances, SCP-1234 is inert. On an irregular basis, ranging from an observed minimum of 2 days to an observed maximum of 17 months, 12 days, SCP-1234 becomes active. Prior to becoming fully active, SCP-1234 exhibits a \"warmup\" period lasting from 12 to 36 hours. Phenomena indicating the onset of an SCP-1234 event include:\n\nHeavy electromagnetic fluctuations within a 100m radius of Site 602\nInterference and malfunctioning of monitoring equipment\nElectrical blackouts/brownouts on the city block Site 602 is located on\nLights and electrical devices within SCP-1234 activating and deactivating spontaneously\nUnexplained disappearances of humans and animals within a 300m radius of Site 602\n[REDACTED]\n\nSCP-1234 will become fully active within no more than 36 hours of the commencement of the warmup phase. To date, active phase has always initiated between the hours of 23:00 and 03:30 local time. Once fully active, SCP-1234's windows become fully opaque, all doors and windows become completely impenetrable, and all monitoring equipment located within SCP-1234 ceases to function. All attempts to enter SCP-1234 during an active phase have failed and no persons inside SCP-1234 when an active phase commences have been found alive at its conclusion.\nActive phase has been documented to last from 4-10 hours, but will always conclude by 09:00 local time. Upon conclusion of active phase, the shelves, counters, tables, and display cases of SCP-1234 will have been stocked with approximately 200-500 freshly baked, shortbread-crust pies designated SCP-1234-1. All instances of SCP-1234-1 measure 22.8 cm in diameter and weigh approximately 0.75 kg each. Pies produced by SCP-1234 will make use of any biological ingredients provided to it, whether living or not at time of event, including fruits and vegetables, non-edible plants, insects, fish, poultry, red meat, and human beings. SCP-1234 will not, however, make use of any ingredients that are spoiled, stale, or are of unsatisfactory condition for use in baking. Instances of SCP-1234-1 will not be recycled into new instances when a new event begins. All instances of SCP-1234-1 are, at time of discovery, cooled to room temperature, contained in a disposable aluminum pie plate, and covered with a transparent plastic lid. Aside from the means by which they are produced, SCP-1234-1 bear no anomalous properties and may be eaten safely providing that the ingredients used in its manufacture are safe to eat.\nOn 17 occasions since observation began, instances of SCP-1234-1 have been found outside SCP-1234 following conclusion of active phase. On all such occasions, the pies were found on the shelves of supermarkets, convenience stores, and other food vendors within a 5km radius of SCP-1234, and had been labeled with a UPC readable by the vendor's point-of-sale system. No determination has been made as to how the pies were transported from SCP-1234 to the locations where they were found.\nIf there is not a sufficient supply of ingredients available within SCP-1234 when active phase commences, SCP-1234 will consume ingredients stored outside itself. Flour, shortening, and other biological matter is relocated into SCP-1234, beginning with the closest matter available and being attracted from an increasingly greater distance until the necessary amount of ingredients has been acquired. The means by which material is acquired or transported into SCP-1234 is unknown; due to the population density of the area in which SCP-1234 is located, no uncontained events have been allowed to occur since containment began.\nFoundation containment of SCP-1234 began in 2006, following several reports of dozens of persons and animals disappearing within the downtown Chicago area. Local police traced the disappearances to the neighborhood in which SCP-1234 is located. Upon noticing an unusual scent emanating from the abandoned storefront now identified as SCP-1234, police breached the front door and discovered approximately 7,300 instances of SCP-1234-1 within, many of which were several months old and had spoiled. When police attempts to determine the identity of the persons responsible reached a dead end, a police liaison contacted the Foundation, which assumed jurisdiction and, following an additional event which resulted in several more disappearances, placed SCP-1234 under containment. Interviews with persons who worked at SCP-1234 prior to 2003, and with the previous owners of Site 602, stated that the cause of its closing abruptly in April of that year was not known to them and that they had never observed any unusual or anomalous events occurring within the property prior to 2006.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1233 | SCP-1234 | SCP-1235 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1235\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1235 currently occupies a laboratory desk in Examination Room 3, which has been converted into a containment cell. SCP-1235 should be kept under high-resolution video surveillance and any developments catalogued. Any expansion of the Austrian installations around SCP-1235 or other macroscopic activity should be considered a breach attempt in progress and the area locked down immediately.\nIn the event of a breach attempt by one or more international actors within SCP-1235, all ventilation systems throughout Site-25 are to be shut down. During a breach event SCP-1235 should be considered a chemical, biological and as of Containment Breach 1235-3 radiological hazard.\nSCP-1235-1 is to be kept in secure storage when not in use.\nDescription: SCP-1235 is a large illustrated German-language atlas of the world (Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas). The title page claims the atlas to have been printed by Velhagen & Klasing in 1903 as the 3rd revision of the 1899 4th edition; the publisher has no record of this printing.\nInitial recovery indicated that pages handle normally and otherwise appear non-anomalous. Under microscopic analysis, however, details such as state names, city locations, and shading for discrete political entities fail to appear. Instead, at higher magnifications the atlas depicts a photorealistic satellite view of the magnified area.\nSCP-1235-1 is a brass achromatic microscope outwardly consistent with equipment contemporary to SCP-1235's stated date of publication and stamped with the legend 'ADLERAUGE MCMVII'. Its internal workings, however, are highly complex and constitute an innovative method of magnification that relies on superposition of light via a microscopically perforated baffle. The construction of this baffle is beyond known manufacturing methods at the time of SCP-1235-1's ostensible construction. In normal operation SCP-1235-1's maximum magnification is approximately 1,000X - when viewing SCP-1235, however, its instrumentation permits far greater increases in magnification. No upper limit has been established on SCP-1235-1's magnification while viewing SCP-1235 - under experimental conditions it has proven capable of excellent clarity at over 300,000,000X magnification.\nAnalysis of SCP-1235 using SCP-1235-1 indicates that SCP-1235 represents a microcosm: nations within SCP-1235 are composed of apparently sentient beings at a scale of approximately 1:25,512,400. A typical microcosmic individual is approximately 700 angstroms tall and as far as can be ascertained is composed of microcosmic particles on a similar scale to their non-anomalous counterparts. When SCP-1235 is opened to any given page, time begins to pass at a highly accelerated rate (approximately 1:300) in the world it portrays, beginning from the atlas' supposed date of publication (1903). Closing and re-opening the page resets the world within SCP-1235 to 01/03/1903; the inhabitants of SCP-1235 seem to retain awareness through this reset, and have made several attempts to prevent further interference, culminating in Incident 1235-01.\nAlthough microcosmic events chronologically prior to 01/03/1903 apparently proceeded historically, significant diversions from historicity have been noted following extended observation. Shortly after recovery, SCP-1235 was left open to pages 7-8 - a full-page spread of Atlantic Ocean trading routes - for 7 days. During this time, geopolitical/geosocial disturbances were observed throughout the area covered by the map. It appears that, as soon as time begins to pass within SCP-1235, its inhabitants become aware of macrocosmic reality \u2014 though it is uncertain to what extent they are able to resolve images from macrocosmic light and thus accurately perceive the nature of the wider world.\nThe rapid rise to hegemony in Europe and Africa of a federated Austro-Hungarian state - possibly predicated on the proposal for a 'United States of Austria' floated in macrocosmic history by Aurel Popovici - seems to be a common and inevitable outcome of iterations of the microcosmos viewed via Pages 7-8. Experimentation on other pages has been suspended following Incident 1235-01 and subsequent breach attempts.\nSeveral attempts have been made to contact contemporaneous Foundation assets in Britain and the United States through microstenography - microdots measuring under 1nm were dropped onto unpopulated areas of Canada and African wilderness under British control. Thus far it is unclear whether these objects have been correctly interpreted - the hostile nature of the Central European powers makes close observation increasingly difficult. If communication with a microcosmic Foundation is established, the fate of Site-\u2588\u2588 in the western United States (not depicted on the map) is to be determined as a priority; containment breach of a microcosmic version of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 constitutes a possible XK-class event and it is not at all clear that this would be confined to the microcosmos. Until its status can be ascertained, attempts to neutralise SCP-1235 via removal of light sources or destruction of part or all of the atlas cannot be countenanced.\nRecovery Log 1235\nSCP-1235 and SCP-1235-1 were recovered from the Cambridge offices of Dr Arnold \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Bavarian-born historian and known cartographic enthusiast who had been previously used as a consultant by Sector-30 in matters relating to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The whereabouts of Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 are currently unknown and he has since been reported missing. A hastily written note was found near the objects; handwriting analysis indicates this to have been penned by Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The note, translated from German, reads 'both quality and detail are incredible'. It is uncertain whether this missive refers to SCP-1235, SCP-1235-1, or both.\nIncident 1235-01\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 SCP-1235's object class was upgraded to Euclid following unprecedented activity by microcosmic state actors in the third week of sustained observation. The Austrian Empire, supported by German and possibly Belgian and Romanian allies, launched a significant fleet of vessels into macrocosmic space, apparently powered by glucose harvested from dust falling onto SCP-1235. Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was attacked by a number of these objects, which used several milligrams of high explosive to destroy his eardrum - it appears their intent was to enter his brain and cause life-threatening damage; fortunately the Austrian forces appear to have underestimated the extent of this explosion in the confined space of Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's ear, disabling the portion of the fleet assigned to the attack. The remainder of the force, however, was successful in rapidly constructing makeshift clamps from surrounding material to prevent further manipulation of the pages of SCP-1235. Examination Room 3 was designated a high-priority containment area and sealed off from the surrounding facility. The central European alliance has since reinforced their beachhead with pressurised habitat domes and artillery emplacements based around the clamps, which have been progressively strengthened.\nSeveral attempts have since been made at resetting Pages 7-8 or closing SCP-1235; in each case this has resulted in an increasingly lethal counterattack by forces from the microcosmos, usually attempting to breach containment or attack researchers assigned to SCP-1235. During Containment Breach \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-03 it became evident that at least the Austrian state has developed atomic weaponry: though these devices are generally less hazardous to personnel than previous attempts by various state actors to modify macrocosmic viruses, SCP-1235 military assets have proved highly capable of targetting these weapons towards eyes, eardrums and other sensory apparata where they are able to do damage on a macroscopic scale. En masse, they have also been successful in breaching Chemturion suits. The americium pellet in Examination Room 3's smoke alarm has also been seized, apparently in the belief that this mass will be fissionable via microcosmic explosives. The increasing sophistication and hostility of agents within SCP-1235 is a matter of extreme concern to sector management; reclassification to Keter-class is pending.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1234 | SCP-1235 | SCP-1236 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Digital scan of SCP-1236 1-4\n\nItem #: SCP-1236\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1236 1 to 4 are to be draped with black, light-blocking fabric and kept in locked cases when not being studied. These cases may be stored in the same storage area. The locks securing each case will be individually keyed. Upon removal from the case, any of SCP-1236 1 to 4 will be placed upon a floor-mounted easel, still draped in the black fabric. Only when the set-up team is safely behind the paintings, will the black fabric covers be pulled back to reveal the images painted upon the canvas.\nDescription: SCP-1236 is a series of 4 paintings, labeled SCP-1236 1 through 4. Each is 100cm high by 75cm wide and are framed with plain, black wooden frames. They are painted in a style reminiscent of Keith Haring, though signed on the back with the name \u201cSerl\u201d. When viewed through a remote viewing device such as a monitor camera, by way of a mirror, through a sheet of glass, or a recorded image such as video footage or still picture, the images feature a colored background with a differently colored figure in the center of the image. The figure is humanoid in shape, with no physical features other than head, arm, leg and torso outlines, as is typical of Haring's work.\nWhen viewed directly, however, each image takes on a specific characteristic, depending upon the viewer. The original image is not visible to the viewer, and instead an alternative image is seen.\nFollowing investigation into 4 staff suicides and multiple emotional/social problems reported to staff psychologists, non-D-class personnel are barred from directly viewing any of the SCP-1236 set of paintings.\nSCP-1236-1: This canvas will show a full-length portrait of a person who is the viewer's ideal of physical perfection, based upon sexual orientation. This is not an image of any real person, but is a representation of every desire and subconscious drive brought together in a single individual. This individual represents the ultimate in physical and sexual attractiveness to the viewer. This impression works down to the mental/personality level, with the viewer being able to describe in vivid detail aspects of the portrait's personality and character traits that will make them even more attractive to the viewer.\nSCP-1236-2: This canvas will show an image of the viewer themself as a physically perfect specimen. They view themselves as the ultimate in attractiveness and desirability. Regardless of actual appearance, and how extreme the change to become \u201cperfect\u201d, the viewer will still recognize themself as the subject of the image. Again, this works to the personality level, any personality flaws are removed and more desirable traits included.\nSCP-1236-3: This canvas features a portrait of the viewer's current or most recent significant other. This image, much like the previous two, projects an image of physical and mental perfection. The viewer sees their significant other rendered in the most physically and mentally appealing manner possible. Any actual imperfections are eliminated and the subject is seen in the \u201cabsolutely best possible light\u201d.\nSCP-1236-4: This canvas reveals another portrait of the viewer, but in this case, in the \u201cworst possible light\u201d. Each imperfection is magnified and character flaws are obvious and horrendous. Upon seeing this image, the viewer is given the impression that they are a horribly repulsive person and that there is no way any person could ever be attracted to them.\nAddendum 1236-A\nAll four of the paintings were found in August, [REDACTED] in an art gallery in New York City.\nWhen interviewed, the owner of the gallery could not recall where he had acquired them, but had 6 paintings in the series. He only displayed them for part of a day and reported that they made people \"very uncomfortable\". The owner, who wears glasses due to severe myopia, reported taking the paintings off display, but not before selling two of them to an unnamed buyer for several thousand dollars each. The remaining paintings were transferred to the Foundation, but no gallery records exist to show who may have purchased the other two paintings in the series. The owner of the gallery reported having taken the information of the individual who purchased the paintings, but that the information had somehow been deleted from his database, along with all other information related to the six paintings.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1235 | SCP-1236 | SCP-1237 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1237 as represented on an EEG readout.\n\nItem #: SCP-1237\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to its pandemic and incorporeal nature, SCP-1237 cannot be contained in a traditional sense. Containment of SCP-1237 at this time shall be focused on information management and on identification and containment of SCP-1237-1-positive individuals.\nAny non-Foundation scientific research which could lead to discovery of SCP-1237 is to be suppressed by any means necessary. Conscription of researchers involved in such studies, as Foundation personnel or as D-class, is authorized.\nThe Foundation is to sponsor efforts wherever and whenever possible to promote widespread DNA testing of civilians for the purpose of identifying SCP-1237-1-positives, including but not limited to mandatory testing of sex offenders and other convicted offenders, DNA testing as prerequisites for employment or insurance eligibility, DNA fingerprinting as a means of identification, universal prenatal screenings, and \"home DNA testing kits\" ostensibly for the purpose of determining a person's ancestry. All Foundation personnel, and any civilian who is allowed to know of the Foundation's existence, must be tested immediately.\nInformation is to be disseminated in the medical community to the effect that an SCP-1237-1-positive result in a prenatal screening is evidence of a deformative condition with low viability and extreme health risk to the mother, and doctors are advised to recommend that such pregnancies be terminated. If a known SCP-1237-1-positive pregnancy is not voluntarily aborted, induction of involuntary abortion is authorized.\nThe Foundation is to sponsor any and all organizations or charities providing prenatal screening and abortion services, whether legal or not, in developing countries where these services do not exist. If these efforts are unsuccessful, sponsorship of organizations participating in campaigns of involuntary sterilization, ethnic cleansing, or genocide is authorized against populations with statistically high rates of SCP-1237-1.\nAny person presenting at hospital or police, or otherwise identified as having experienced an SCP-1237 event, is to be detained for study and testing. If the individual is SCP-1237-1-negative they are to be debriefed, administered a Class-B amnestic, and released.\nAny person found to be SCP-1237-1-positive, or to have caused an SCP-1237 incident, is to be detained immediately for study and debriefing. After debriefing they are to be administered a Class-\u03a9 amnestic and detained indefinitely. Positives are to be regularly dosed with Class-C amnestics to prevent any development of new memories regarding the existence of the Foundation or any staff handling them, benzodiazepines to minimize slow-wave sleep, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to prevent REM sleep and, during sleep, shall be monitored at all times by EEG. In the event that any positive enters an SCP-1237 state during observation they are to be terminated immediately.\nIf any SCP-1237-1-L is identified by the Foundation, authorization is granted to employ them once and only once to attempt to neutralize a Keter-class SCP object at the discretion of O5. After said attempt, whether successful or not, subject is to be terminated immediately.\nIf any high-profile person/s or public place/s is/are affected by an SCP-1237 event, the Foundation is authorized to take whatever steps necessary to prevent public knowledge of this change - up to and including termination or complete destruction of the person or place so affected.\nDescription: SCP-1237 is a state of electrical activity in the human brain (a \"brain wave\" in common terminology) observed in certain individuals during periods of extremely deep sleep. This state, informally dubbed \"level 5 sleep\" or \"epsilon wave sleep\", is profoundly difficult to awaken the subject from - prior to adoption of current containment protocols, experiments with loud noise, bright lights, chemical injections, electrical stimulation, oxygen deprivation, physical injury and mutilation, and [REDACTED] all failed to arouse the subject. The ability to exhibit SCP-1237 is controlled by a gene designated SCP-1237-1. SCP-1237-1 is present in approximately 0.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588% of the total world population; however, this number is as high as 1.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588% among \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 ethnic groups. \u2588\u2588% of SCP-1237-1-positives experience at least one SCP-1237 event in their lives; \u2588% experience two or more. The majority of SCP-1237 events occur when the subject is in their late teens to early thirties.\nWhereas SCP-1237-1-negative individuals do not exhibit REM activity during the deepest stages of sleep, SCP-1237-1-positives do. Dreams experienced during an SCP-1237 event are not of a significantly different nature than dreams experienced by negatives; they may involve the dreamer participating in routine daily activities, find them in impossible or illogical situations where people they may or may not know behave uncharacteristically, or find them in scenarios most persons would find terrifying. As with ordinary dreams, the subject has no apparent control over the setting or events of the dream or their actions therein. When dreaming during an SCP-1237 state, however, the brain waves responsible for REM activity and SCP-1237 activity interact to produce a reality-altering effect.\nAfter an SCP-1237 event occurs, any physical or mental changes that occur to the subject in the dream will occur to their waking form as well. If the dream involves persons or places that the subject has personally interacted with or visited, those persons and places will be altered as well in accordance with the nature of the dream. Imaginary persons or places, or persons or places not personally known by the subject, are not affected. Transformation is instantaneous in all cases that have been observed. In general, memories of people not involved in the dream are unaffected. People encountering persons affected by an SCP-1237 event will believe that the changes are \"correct\" and that the person has always been that way; however, they will have memories that this is not the case. Attempts to reconcile this among witnesses to an SCP-1237 event tend to result in chronic uneasiness, paranoia, and [REDACTED].\nDocumented effects of SCP-1237 events have included;\n\nLoss of limbs and organs, or spontaneous regeneration of limbs and organs previously lost.\nComplete and total changes in physical appearance, gender, personality, memories, age, or species.\nAcquisition of \"superhuman\" abilities including the ability to fly, lift extremely heavy objects, survive without oxygen, or see through solid objects.\nSignificant changes in the architecture and floor plan of buildings, of the layout of city streets, or of the appearance, characteristics, or names of landmarks.\nChanges in the outcome of historical events the subject was involved in.\nIndividuals returning to life several years after dying.\nThe spontaneous transformation of national governments from one form to another - e.g., from a republic to a constitutional monarchy, or from a democratic confederation to an autocratic dictatorship\n[REDACTED]\n[REDACTED]\n\nA very small percentage of SCP-1237-1 positives (believed to be in single digits worldwide), designated SCP-1237-1-L, are capable of \"lucid dreaming\" - the ability to control the nature of their dreams, including those occurring in SCP-1237 events. To date, only one SCP-1237-1-L has been identified by the Foundation (see Experiment Log T-98816-OC108/682 for details pertaining to its disposition.)\nAddendum - Note from Sr. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It is of the utmost importance that all agents assigned to SCP-1237 containment understand exactly how dangerous this phenomenon can potentially become.\nWe have no idea how much of our world has been changed by these dreamers in the past. A single positive, having a single dream, has the potential to change the world for the worse. What if a mortician watches a scary movie, then falls asleep and dreams their town is part of a zombie apocalypse? What if a globetrotter dreams about the end of the world? What if someone aware of our existence dreams of a world where there's no such thing as the Foundation? We're talking CK, maybe even XK-level events here. As it stands right now, we don't even know how many of these people are out there that we haven't found.\nFor this reason, I want to stress that any means necessary to implement universal DNA testing, and to remove these people from the gene pool, is authorized, and that there is absolutely no margin of error for \"mercy\". When you became part of this organization, you understood that we sometimes have to do horrible things in the name of the greater good, things that make it hard to sleep at night. I must ask you to do those horrible things, and to continue doing those horrible things for as long as it takes to neutralize this threat, because it only takes one positive who can sleep at night to create a world where the rest of us will never wake up again.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1236 | SCP-1237 | SCP-1238 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1238 specimen in the wild\n\nItem #: SCP-1238\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Any wild colonies of SCP-1238 are to be destroyed as soon as possible until such time as SCP-1238 can be reduced to and maintained at pre-1850 population levels. The Foundation shall liaise with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and with other oceanographic research institutes as necessary, to track SCP-1238 movements and attempt to locate entrances to SCP-1238 tunnels. Any tunnel discovered should have its entrance sealed by any means necessary that will not result in seismic instability until such time as a means of completely filling in existing tunnels or rendering them structurally stable is developed.\nThe Foundation is to monitor seismic activity within the Gold Zone at all times for indications of new tunnel construction or evidence that Event 638-Mu-34 is imminent. Whenever possible, persons living above known tunnels should be relocated. No other SCP objects, except those the nature of which renders them immovable, are to be contained within the Gold Zone. No mission-critical Foundation personnel are to travel, remain, or operate within the Gold Zone except as necessary to monitor SCP-1238 or other SCP objects within the area. No member of the O5 Council is to enter the Gold Zone at any time. Personnel whose \"home town\" is located within the Gold Zone, or who have immediate family members residing within the Gold Zone, are disqualified from participating in SCP-1238 containment.\nIn the event that Event 638-Mu-34 is determined to be imminent, all Foundation personnel are to attempt to evacuate the Gold Zone immediately Foundation personnel within the Gold Zone are to effect immediate evacuation of high-ranking government officials, military personnel, and culturally significant individuals as per Plan Contra-IK-638, and to secure the retrieval and removal of listed artifacts of cultural or historical value, before attempting to evacuate themselves. Mobile Research Unit 638 is to remain on site within the Gold Zone and transmit observations and data to Overwatch Command until such time as environmental conditions render communication impossible. Following Event 638-Mu-34, the Foundation is to liaise with national governments and employ its resources for humanitarian purposes as necessary to prevent escalation to an IK-class collapse-of-global-civilization event.\nDescription: SCP-1238 is a species of deep-sea fish with no current taxonomic classification, morphologically similar to the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni). SCP-1238 resides principally in deep waters in the northern Pacific Ocean, along the northwestern American and western Canadian coastlines. Adult SCP-1238 specimens measure on average 1.4 meters in length and weigh 100-110 kg. SCP-1238 is not suitable for human consumption due to the large concentrations of toxic minerals consumed by the fish, and are not currently fished for in any significant quantity or exploited by human industry for any significant purpose.\nDuring most of its life cycle, SCP-1238 specimens subsist primarily on a diet of smaller fish and other small aquatic animals. During spawning season, which lasts from approximately early April to mid-July each year, the secondary digestive tract of sexually mature SCP-1238 specimens becomes active, allowing the fish to digest and metabolize inorganic minerals and metals, particularly deposits of metamorphic rock located below a region of the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada designated the Gold Zone. During spawning season, SCP-1238 will gather en masse at specific sites along the ocean floor and begin a process of tunneling under and through the continental shelf, widening and expanding the tunnel as a result of their consuming the existing rock. During spawning season, an adult SCP-1238 fish can consume and metabolize approximately 120% of its body mass in minerals within a 24-hour period. SCP-1238 produces little waste matter during this stage - volume of waste excreted is approximately 10% of that consumed.\nTunnels produced by SCP-1238 in this manner become the spawning grounds in which SCP-1238 eggs are laid and fertilized. A female SCP-1238 fish is capable of laying up to 40,000 eggs within a season, of which approximately 25-35% will survive to adulthood under current conditions. SCP-1238 hatchlings reach sexual maturity after approximately 10 years and have been documented to live up to approximately 35 years in the wild.\nSCP-1238 specimens almost always return to the tunnel in which they were born in order to spawn, with tens of thousands of individual specimens involved in digging a single tunnel. SCP-1238 will continue to expand on a specific tunnel, occasionally forming branching tunnels, until natural phenomena cause the tunnel to collapse, population growth results in excessive competition for resources, or the food supply becomes inadequate. Individual SCP-1238 tunnels have been documented to extend as far as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 km from their starting point and as deep as \u2588 km below surface level.\n\n+ Event 638-Mu-34 Background and Threat Analysis - LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\n- AUTHORIZATION GRANTED\n\nMemo to O5 Council:\n\nMap of northwestern United States and western Canada depicting approximate projected flooding as a result of Event 638-Mu-34. Global sea level adjustment as a result of flooding not represented.\n\nTo: O5-1 - O5-7, O5-9 - O5-13, Central Ethics Committee\nFrom: SCP-1238 Research Committee\nSubject: Event 638-Mu-34 Threat Analysis\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nPrior to the late 19th century, the environmental impact of SCP-1238 was largely self-contained. The widespread commercial exploitation of the northern Pacific since then has resulted in the depopulation or extinction of several cetaceans and other species that previously preyed on SCP-1238, and as a result, SCP-1238's population has increased exponentially since 1850 and continues to do so to this day.\nIn particular, tunnel construction has increased dramatically as the result of this overpopulation. Whereas we believe that approximately 200 km worth of tunnels existed in 1850, tunneling has now accelerated far beyond the rate at which natural geologic events cause tunnel collapse. We currently estimate that there are approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 km of tunnels in existence, extending up to \u2588\u2588\u2588 km inland from the Pacific coast, spread throughout a region of the northwestern US and southern Canada designated the Gold Zone.\nDamage to these tunnels has resulted in an increasing number of sinkholes and other anomalous phenomena on the surface, including the allegedly bottomless sinkhole referred to as \"Mel's Hole\". Computer modeling indicates that the collapse of one of the larger tunnels, or a major earthquake occurring along the [REDACTED] or [REDACTED] fault lines, could potentially cause a chain reaction (designated Event 638-Mu-34) ultimately resulting in the complete collapse of the tunnel network, the partial collapse of the continental shelf, and the permanent flooding of a large area of the Gold Zone by the Pacific Ocean to depths of up to \u2588\u2588\u2588 meters. If SCP-1238 tunneling continues to accelerate at current rates, our models predict a high probability of Event 638-Mu-34 occurring no later than 20\u2588\u2588. Even if all SCP-1238 tunneling were to cease immediately, a high probability remains of Event 638-Mu-34 occurring within the next \u258800 years.\nWith our current methods of seismic analysis, we believe the Foundation would be able to predict the onset of Event 638-Mu-34 no sooner than sixty minutes prior to the beginning of tunnel collapse, with continental shelf collapse occurring over the next twelve hours and complete flooding following over the next several weeks. Our models predict that few people residing within the Gold Zone, if any, would be able to evacuate upon the onset of Event 638-Mu-34; were the event to occur tomorrow, we would predict approximately \u2588\u2588 million human casualties within 24 hours and the destruction of approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 sq km of land, the complete destruction of the cities of Boise, Olympia, Portland, Sacramento, Salem, San Francisco, Seattle, Spokane, Vancouver, and Victoria among others, and an unquantifiably large amount of property damage.\nThe immediate results of Event 638-Mu-34 are likely to cause a mass extinction of land and aquatic flora and fauna within and near the Gold Zone (including SCP-1238 itself) due to destruction of habitats, and will produce lingering effects for decades due to the introduction of pollution in the form of chemical and nuclear waste, debris from man-made artifacts, and large quantities of human and animal remains into the Pacific Ocean. As much of the Gold Zone is currently employed as farmland, a significant percentage of the United States food supply is likely to be impacted. We predict massive spikes in the price of food, oil, consumer goods, and other commodities as a result. Hinterlands neighboring the flooded regions of the Gold Zone are likely to suffer immediate economic devastation as a result of being cut off from the outside world; rapid onset of famine and communicable disease is expected as a result.\nWe predict a global adjustment in sea level of approximately \u2588 meters as the result of water displacement into the Gold Zone and major tsunami activity throughout the Pacific rim. This change will produce a significant impact on international maritime commerce and fishing, and may possibly contribute to a global economic or political crisis due to the sudden inaccessibility of vital resources. Global telecommunications are likely to be severely impacted due to the loss of telecommunications infrastructure within the Gold Zone and a massive spike in civilian communications via phone, email, social networking etc. during and in the immediate aftermath of Event 638-Mu-34.\nIt is therefore our opinion at this time that if and when Event 638-Mu-34 occurs, the Foundation must devote as much of its resources as possible to continuity of operations and maintaining global and economic security. The unrest and devastation likely as a result has the potential to escalate into an IK-Class event, which will severely compromise the Foundation's ability to keep other SCP objects under containment and protect the human race from their influence. In the meantime, mass eradication of SCP-1238 populations will slow the acceleration of new tunneling, buying the Foundation time to develop a more permanent means of staving off that which is currently inevitable. We additionally suggest that our media resources foster the evolution of a \"sustainable\" culture within the Gold Zone in order to encourage population decentralization, the movement of vital technological/industrial/military resources away from the Gold Zone, and allow populations of SCP-1238's natural predators to rebound.\nPostscript: Per our previous discussion with the Central Ethics Committee, O5-8 has been deliberately excluded from this memo and will not be made aware of Event 638-Mu-34 at this time. The circumstances of O5-8's early life and education, and the current residence of his extended family within the Gold Zone, may present a conflict of interest if O5-8 is made aware of the threat at this time.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1237 | SCP-1238 | SCP-1239 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1239\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site-\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been established around SCP-1239-2. When not in use for testing, SCP-1239-1 and removable instances of SCP-1239-3 are to be kept outside of SCP-1239-2 in dedicated storage lockers to prevent accidental activation. SCP-1239-2 should be soundproofed, with all windows obscured from the outside.\nDescription: SCP-1239 consists of 3 (three) components:\n\nSCP-1239-1, a lamp with a standard low voltage power cable, containing artificial flora with 4 (four) flower-like lightbulbs. The words \u201cHey Kids!\u201d are engraved on the lid.\n\nSCP-1239-2, a residence in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nSCP-1239-3, a specific set of objects present within SCP-1239-2 at time of recovery.\n\nThe anomalous effects of SCP-1239 manifest if SCP-1239-1 is powered and viewed by a post-pubescent human subject while both are within SCP-1239-2. Following this, the subject will experience a series of conditional hallucinations until exiting SCP-1239-2, as follows:\n\nSubjects will perceive samples of SCP-1239-3 to be different objects. This is apparently consistent between subjects, as all subjects tested have perceived respective SCP-1239 samples in the same way.1 Objects present within SCP-1239-2 other than SCP-1239-3 will be perceived normally by affected subjects.\n\nSubjects will perceive any prepubescent or pubescent individuals present within SCP-1239-2 as highly amiable, despite the subjects' prior dispositions or relationship with children, and will express a desire to engage in play activities.\n\nSubjects will perceive all expressions of discomfort, pain or displeasure produced by pre-pubescent and pubescent individuals within SCP-1239-2 as expressions of pleasure or enjoyment.\n\nUpon exiting SCP-1239, the hallucinatory symptoms caused by exposure to SCP-1239-1 will cease, and are removed retroactively (i. e., the subject will remember observing SCP-1239-3 samples as they would normally appear, and will be unable to recall experiencing the hallucinations previously caused by SCP-1239). Behaviour caused by SCP-1239, however, will be recalled with an expected degree of detail. As a result of this, subjects are able to recall actions made under the influence of SCP-1239, but are unable to recall the motivation for said actions.\nSummarised Recovery Log: SCP-1239 was first identified shortly after an incident occurring in SCP-1239-2 on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-07-\u2588\u2588, in which the respective parents of 10 (ten) children, who had agreed to meet as part of a social event, were exposed to SCP-1239-1. The affected individuals (of which there were 6 (six)) were interviewed and dealt with as per Recovery Protocol 8. A cover story regarding a toxic gas leak was later circulated, and the remains of the children incinerated after analysis.\nNote: Testing regarding SCP-1239 has determined that no direct or compulsive behavioural alterations result from exposure to SCP-1239-1.\nExcerpt from Document 1239-B\n\nSCP-1239-3 sample\nDescription\nHallucinated Appearance\n\nSCP-1239-12\nA kettle composed of plastic and stainless steel.\nA polystyrene sword.\n\nSCP-1239-13\nA large oven.\nA cardboard box, with the words \u201cFORT\u201d written on it in felt-tip pen, and an apparatus with the words \u201cFUN CONTROLS\u201d written above it which corresponds to the dials. The text representing the maximum temperature (200\u00b0C) the temperature dial can be set to has been replaced with the word \u201cMAXIMUM FUN\u201d, and the words \u201cFUN BUTTON\u201d have been printed above the button activating the device.\n\nSCP-1239-14\nA Glock 19 pistol.\nA toy handgun, which produces a low-energy red laser upon the trigger being pulled. The object possesses a mechanism to load cartridges normally.\n\nSCP-1239-15\n17 (seventeen) 14 (fourteen) batteries of multiple sizes.\nMultiple biscuits, sugar sweets and other confections, primarily coloured purple, blue and pink.\n\nSCP-1239-16\n5 (five) pots and pans of varying sizes, chiefly composed of stainless steel.\n5 (five) water balloons of varying sizes and colour, each filled with the near maximum amount of water that they can support.\n\nFootnotes\n1. For an extensive list of SCP-1239 samples and their respective hallucinated appearances, please refer to Document 1239-B\n\n\u00ab SCP-1238 | SCP-1239 | SCP-1240 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1240\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: News media is to be monitored for mentions of anomalous pets. Any such mention is to be investigated by MTF Omega-3 (\"Zoo Keepers\"). If an instance of SCP-1240-C is found then amnestics and cover stories are to be used as necessary, and the instance is to be sent to Site-\u2588\u2588. The Internet is to be regularly searched for SCP-1240-A. Any instance of SCP-1240-A found is to be scrubbed by Foundation computer experts, and MTF Omega-3 is to be sent to the originators of the instance to investigate and administer amnestics.\nInstances of SCP-1240-C are housed in the anomalous animal containment wing at Site-\u2588\u2588. Testing of instances of SCP-1240-C may be done with the permission of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Personnel wishing for new instances may submit a written request to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. If she approves, she will procure the new instance herself.\nDescription: SCP-1240-A is the mailing address [REDACTED]. The street \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 does not exist in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and an extensive search of area code \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has resulted in no leads. Any letter or package sent through the post to SCP-1240-A vanishes mid-route. Sending a letter or package to the adjacent house numbers \u2588\u2588\u2588 or \u2588\u2588\u2588 on the same street result in the letter or package being returned to sender.\nSCP-1240-B is a business, organization or entity associated with SCP-1240-A, which is simply known as \"Mail Order Pet Shop\". Sending a letter with a return address to SCP-1240-B at SCP-1240-A, with the letter mentioning a specific type of animal, will result in an instance of SCP-1240-C being delivered five (5) to seven (7) business days later to the return address. The letter does not need to actually place an order for an animal: simply mentioning an animal in any context will provoke a delivery of SCP-1240-C. Letters not mentioning a specific type of animal will produce no response; all requests for a catalogue of available animals have been ignored. Payment is not needed in order to receive the instance of SCP-1240-C. All checks which have been sent with requests for animals have gone uncashed. SCP-1240-C will appear at the front entrance to the return address sometime during daylight hours, at a moment when no one is directly observing the front entrance; no delivery person or delivery vehicle has ever been observed. If the front entrance is monitored by cameras the cameras will momentarily fail, and SCP-1240-C will appear during that moment.\nSCP-1240-C is an animal, which will always be delivered within a living environment or a means of transporting the animal. SCP-1240-C will never be the type of animal mentioned in the letter which provoked its delivery, but it always imitate some of the behaviors of the mentioned animal. Where the physiology of the animal would prevent the behaviour from being imitated, the imitation is achieved through anomalous means. What enables the anomalous behaviour is unknown, since all instances of SCP-1240-C have gross, fine and cellular anatomy identical to non-anomalous members of the same species, as well as identical biochemistry and DNA.\nExamples of instances of SCP-1240-C:\nSCP-1240-C-12:\nAnimal mentioned: Guinea pig.\nAnimal received: Humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii).\nSCP-1240-C-12 was received in a wire cage stocked with cedar sawdust, pellet feed and a water bottle. SCP-1240-C-12 \"swims\" through the air via unknown means at the same height an adult guinea pig holds its body off the ground, and can move over any obstacle a normal adult guinea pig could. It is constantly coated in a film of salt water which never dries out. It has no difficulty eating vegetable matter, even though its teeth are completely unsuited for the task, and has survived for over a year on a diet of vegetables, even though anglerfish are obligate carnivores.\nSCP-1240-C-13:\nAnimal mentioned: Deep-sea anglerfish.\nAnimal received: Domestic rat (R. norvegicus).\nSCP-1240-C-13 was received in a fish tank filled with salt water. It was dead on arrival. Necropsy revealed that, although the specimen's lungs were full of salt water, the cause of death was not drowning, but decompression sickness.\nSCP-1240-C-21:\nAnimal mentioned: Breeding pair of piranha.\nAnimal received: Breeding pair of golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).\nSCP-1240-C-21 was received in a fish tank full of fresh water. They breathe underwater, and \"drown\" when they attempt to breathe air. They swim by stroking their paws through the water, though the speed and agility with which they swim is much greater than should be possible by that means of locomotion. They eat flesh and predate on fish like piranha, but store food in their cheeks like normal hamsters.\nAfter several months in Foundation possession they mated in the manner of normal hamsters. The female grew gravid over time like a normal hamster, but engaged in no nesting behavior. After giving birth it paid no attention to its infants, similar to a female piranha laying eggs. The infants were curled up into tight little balls, and grew in size as time went by, without receiving any milk from the mother. When they reached the age that normal hamster weaned they uncurled and began swimming and eating like their parents.\nSCP-1240-C-30:\nAnimal mentioned: Corn snake.\nAnimal received: Worker ant (Tetramorium caespitum).\nSCP-1240-C-30 was received in a terrarium which was fitted out in a manner typical for one used to house a corn snake. SCP-1240-C-30 moves like a normal ant, and will climb over vertical and upside-down surfaces, unlike a corn snake. It seems to have the same senses and sensory range as a corn snake, but still waves its antenna when sensing its surroundings. It has shown no anomalous equivalent to the constricting behavior of corn snakes. When presented with a dead mouse, it will run at the mouse with a speed much greater than an ant should be able to achieve, and when it reaches the mouse its mouth (but not mandibles or the rest of its head) swells to an enormous size and partially engulfs the mouse. It then engages in a \"gulping\" behavior which moves the mouse further into its mouth. After the mouse is fully engulfed in the mouth it is slowly moved to SCP-1240-C-30's thorax, and then from the thorax to the metasoma (abdomen), with its body elastically stretching and shrinking to accommodate. When the mouse is fully in the metasoma SCP-1240-C-30 will attempt to move to a resting place. However, since its thorax and legs will be lifted off of the ground due to its distended metasoma, its legs fruitlessly wave around in the air. An hour later the waving of its legs will slow down and then stop, which is presumed to be SCP-1240-C-30 going into a dormant state.\nAs time passes the bulk within the metasoma shrinks; it is unknown where the mass goes. When the mouse has been digested down to hair and claws the anus will momentarily swell and the remains will be expelled, at which point SCP-1240-C-30 will be able to move again.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1239 | SCP-1240 | SCP-1241 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1241\nObject Class: Neutralised (formerly Safe)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1241 is to be overridden with a localised signal produced by Transmission Stations 1241-a and 1241-b, broadcasting a pre-recorded series of television programmes. A cover story regarding the production of SCP-1241 by a local studio has been circulated in case of containment failure. In order to continually monitor the content of SCP-1241, an apparatus is to be maintained to isolate and record it. Please refer to Document 1241-B for further information.\n\nUpdate: As of 2011-08-09, SCP-1241 has no active containment procedures. A story describing the bankruptcy of the responsible party referenced in a previously released cover-story has been released. The area is to be continually observed for any signs which could indicate a recommencement of SCP-1241 activity.\n\nDescription (prior to 2011-10-23): SCP-1241 is a television broadcast transmitted in a roughly 8 x 8 kilometer area in [REDACTED], Texas, USA; the programme manifests every week on Tuesday at 23:30, for an average of 20 minutes. Analysis of the signal has revealed it to be inconsistent with standard television frequencies, and attempted replications of the broadcast outside of the original area have failed to transmit it coherently. It is not normally possible for standard televisions to coherently play signals of SCP-1241's frequency or strength.\nSCP-1241 resembles a television programme of the situational comedy genre. The broadcast consists of multiple episodes1 depicting the domestic life of a middle-aged human male2 and a group of 4-8 humanoid canids, who evidently share an apartment accommodation in Los Angeles, California, USA. Each episode possesses the same opening sequence (roughly thirty seconds of music with lyrics sung by an adult human female, describing the aforementioned premise) which gives a list of cast members and other individuals involved in productions, as well as giving the title of SCP-1241 as \u201cLivin' With Lupes\u201d. None of the named people or the individual portraying the character of \"Lad\" have been successfully identified: the majority of names are associated with persons not working in an entertainment-related career. For a detailed transcription of the names and lyrics provided in said opening, please refer to Document 1241-C.\nThe behaviour of the entities featured in SCP-1241 has inconsistently varied between typical canine and more humanoid behaviour with each episode.\nSummarised Document 1241-A: The following is a selection of notable examples of SCP-1241.\n\nEpisode: 1, \"Hemlock\".\nSummary: The \u201cLad\u201d character is introduced, shown shopping in a retail store. The character encounters \u201cMartin Wilkinson\u201d, one of the canid organisms. Dialogue between the two characters then ensues, during which the Lad character mentions that he is looking for a residence. The Martin character states that he is renting a room in an apartment complex, but is looking for a room-mate.\nUpon later accepting the offer made by \u201cMartin\u201d after some deliberation and arriving at the complex, the Martin character reveals that the remaining canid entities are also living in the residence. The episode ends with a close shot of \"Lad\" displaying shock.\nAdditional Notes: Excerpt of dialogue between \u201cLad\u201d and \u201cMartin\u201d.\n\nMartin: \u201cI had a cousin who was a talking hamster.\u201d\nLad: \u201cOh, really? Where is he now?\u201d\nMartin: \u201cDead. He joined the IRA and someone ate him.\u201d\n\nEpisode: 3, \u201cDog Eat Dog World\u201d.\nSummary: Follows several attempts made by the Martin character to seek employment after resigning from an office job, as a result of a younger individual being promoted to a higher-paid position \"for the third time this year.\u201d The character subsequently briefly gains jobs in several low-skill areas including reception, a janitorial position and clerical duties in a public library. During the first fifteen minutes, the character is dismissed from each for various reasons, including repeatedly arriving late, ineptitude and consuming a live chicken in front of several children.\n\nEpisode: 14, \u201cBig Wolf Blowing Down\u201d.\nSummary: Follows the main characters coping with an unnamed hurricane predicted to affect their area of residence. The latter half of the episode focuses on their behaviour while made to remain inside due to the event. Notably, the video during this period is blurred and shaky, and the majority of the dialogue does not appear to relate to the given premise (see below), instead describing a device of undisclosed function which appears to be at risk of becoming damaged.\nAdditional Notes: Excerpt of dialogue between \u201cLad\u201d and an un-named canine character (referred to here as \u201cUnnamed\u201d):\n\nUnnamed: \"Please don't let it break.\"\nLad: \"I won't.\"\nUnnamed: \"It's too important to break. It's been so nice, being able to think.\"\nLad: \"I know. I won't let it break. I'll fix it somehow. I promise.\"\nUnnamed: \"I suppose I should just enjoy the moment before I have to go back. At least it gave me these moments. I'll always have that.\"\n\nEpisode: 15, untitled (the opening sequence was not present).\nSummary: 19 minutes and 32 seconds of footage depicting two malnourished domestic dogs (one Dalmatian and one Great Dane) lying down in a cage. The episode terminated at 22:59 with little change in the animals' activity, camera position or camera angle throughout.\n\nIncident 1241-1: On 2011-05-02, SCP-1241 failed to be detected at its regular time. SCP-1241 was not found to be active in the subsequent two weeks.\nOn 2011-05-17, a rented space in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Canada was investigated by its landlord following a failure of the individual renting it (one \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) to make regular payment. Due to the items discovered within the residence, follow-up enquiry was later made by Foundation personnel after the landlord attempted to contact local authorities. The contents of the locale were found to be:\n\nFour large dog crates.\n\nThe remains of six dogs of various large breeds and a human subject (later identified as Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588), all showing damage consistent with roughly two weeks of decomposition and partial consumption (varying between specimens).\n\nElectronic equipment, primarily consisting of that used in recording and broadcasting, including: a Panasonic-brand video camera (non-functioning) and tripod stand, a playback video monitor (non-functioning), a Boom operator and a VHS recorder/player labelled \u201cOUTGOING EPISODES\u201d (non-functioning).\n\nA surviving male Weimaraner specimen, displaying signs of severe deformity and malnutrition. The subject expired within an hour of being removed from the locale despite attempted medical intervention. An autopsy carried out shortly after revealed that part of its skeleton had been replaced with bones of a distinctly humanoid structure, primarily around its jaw, skull and legs.\n\nSCP-1241 was declared Neutralised on 2011-08-09.\n\nFootnotes\n1. 15 at time of neutralisation.\n2. The name of the aforementioned man is given as \u201cLad\u201d.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1240 | SCP-1241 | SCP-1242 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1242\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1242 is to be contained in two adjoining rooms measuring 2m x 2m x 3m capable of sustaining quarantine for a Category A, UN 2814 biohazard. The rooms should be separated by an airlock. All access to subject is to be limited to a single entry point equipped with remote handling, clean room, decontamination, and quarantine facilities. Remote handling is to be used when interacting with SCP-1242 whenever possible. Level A biohazard suits are required for all non-test subjects physically interacting with SCP-1242.\nNutritional needs are human normal, and should be met using standard quarantine protocols. Waste material should be treated as a Category A, UN 2814 biohazard. Waste may be disposed of only after heat-sterilization and storage for a period of no less than 14 days to ensure success of the sterilization procedures.\nSubject is on strict suicide watch, and is not allowed any object or material that would facilitate self-harm. Due to subject's proven capacity for self-harm, all requests made by subject must be submitted to the Site Director.\nDescription: SCP-1242 is an adolescent Caucasian human male 137 cm in height, weighing 41 kg. Subject communicates primarily in English, is intelligent, and generally cooperative with Foundation personnel.\nSubject exudes a retro-viral agent, hereafter referred to as SCP-1242-1, from all bodily orifices and glands. SCP-1242-1 is 99.9% infectious when transmitted by direct contact through skin contact and 100% infectious when transmitted by direct contact through ingestion. SCP-1242-1 has been shown to be infectious to varying degrees through indirect contact for up to 14 days on average, with the longest recorded period between viral emission and infection being ~26 days.\nSCP-1242-1 contains an unusually large amount of fragmented genetic material and acts directly on the genetic and cellular level, temporarily reverting each individual cell to the stem cell stage through an unknown process before remaking it as a new cell. Individuals infected are to be classified as SCP-1242-1a and quarantined immediately. Infection is followed by an incubation period of 6 hours, after which SCP-1242-1 symptoms begin to manifest.\n\nSix hours: SCP-1242-1a experience acute pain in joints, fever ranging from 38-40 C, respiratory difficulty, cardiac arrhythmia, and cyanotic extremities. SCP-1242-1 ceases to be infectious at this time.\n\nEight hours: Subjects in this stage indicate that pain is now global to the body, and intense. Symptoms diverge in this stage depending on the initial mass of the infected individual.\n\nThere is currently no data on individuals exactly matching the mass of SCP-1242; however, it has been noted that symptoms beyond this point are significantly less severe for individuals within +/- 10kg of 40kg.\nSCP-1242-1a that are larger in mass than SCP-1242 begin experiencing violent emesis, diarrhea, and perspiration beyond the levels associated with fever temperatures. Waste produced in this manner is composed of tissue types from throughout the body. Subjects begin to gradually decrease in mass and physical size. Instances larger in mass than SCP-1242 have an estimated 43% survival rate of this stage.\nSCP-1242-1a that are smaller in mass than SCP-1242 begin bloating and swelling, and display a voracious appetite, with a preference for materials high in protein. Instances of SCP-1242-1a that are smaller in mass than SCP-1242 have an estimated 6% total survival rate of this stage without medical intervention. It is unknown whether such individuals could survive the full run of the infection without medical intervention.\n\nNine hours: Symptoms accelerate as subject rapidly alters to more closely match the mass of SCP-1242. All identifying characteristics native to race are eliminated and subject's body begins restructuring to achieve the end stage result. Females have a significantly higher chance of dying due to complications associated with restructuring of primary reproductive systems in this stage.\n\nLarger instances experience a continuation of emesis and diarrhea, skeletal fracturing and restructuring, and sloughing off of skin and hair. Instances in this stage are prone to organ failure from compression, bursting, and dehydration. Hydration can increase survival rates, but not substantially.\nSmaller instances experience rapid growth, with associated internal lacerations and stress fractures from sudden growth of skeletal structure. It has been determined that continued nutritional supplementation substantially improves chances of survival at this stage for smaller instances, boosting survival chances from 4% to 32%.\n\nTen hours: Subject's body structure now closely resembles SCP-1242. Symptoms converge and abate. SCP-1242-1 is once again infectious.\n\nEleven hours: All symptoms abate. Subject is now visually indistinguishable from SCP-1242, and is designated SCP-1242-2.\n\nSCP-1242-2 may be distinguished from SCP-1242 only by testing. SCP-1242-2 do not produce SCP-1242-1 as a biological by-product, carrying and transmitting it instead as an infectious blood-borne pathogen. In nearly all other respects, SCP-1242-2 are identical to SCP-1242.\nInstances of SCP-1242-2 possess intelligence commensurate to that of SCP-1242, and display a range of reactions and personality traits consistent with SCP-1242's non-depressive behaviors. Investigation into SCP-1242-2 neurochemistry reveals that instances' levels of serotonin and dopamine are elevated by an average of 15% above human baseline. This results in instances of SCP-1242-2 generally behaving docilely and showing a heightened preference for tactile sensation. It is hypothesized that instances do not develop depressive behaviors displayed by SCP-1242 due to an inability to experience strong negative emotion without an outside trigger.\nSCP-1242-2 have a drive to protect SCP-1242, and in the pursuit of that goal will seek out and infect individuals to propagate more instances of SCP-1242-2. In the event of a direct threat to SCP-1242, instances become extremely violent, lashing out at the perceived threat with any tools or weapons available, but will attack unarmed should they lack weapons. Autopsy of instances terminated while defending SCP-1242 indicates that levels of serotonin and dopamine drop below baseline in response to the perceived threat, with a concurrent and equal elevation in levels of epinephrine, nor-epinephrine, and testosterone.\nPsychological evaluation shows that individual instances continue to retain fragmented memories of their existence prior to infection, but do not display any personality traits inconsistent with SCP-1242's non-depressive behavior. Comparison of EEG's taken before and after conversion reveals significant restructuring of the frontal lobes which may contribute to this alteration of personality traits.\nSCP-1242 was discovered after the Foundation became aware of reports from the rural town \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 describing identical male youths, corresponding with reports of individuals disappearing.\nSubject was located in an outlying structure 1.2 km outside of the town proper surrounded by 24 instances of SCP-1242-2. Subject immediately warned Foundation personnel away, but made no attempt to escape. Agents \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were both exposed to SCP-1242-1 in the course of interviewing the subject. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 recognized a potential biohazard and was able to communicate the necessary precautions before succumbing to infection.\nContainment teams eradicated all present instances of SCP-1242-2 and took SCP-1242 into custody. The town was placed under quarantine until such time as a lack of infections was determined to exist. Class C amnestics were administered to the population, who were then relocated under a claim of eminent domain. The area of potential infection was then sterilized.\nSCP-1242 has displayed bouts of chronic depression associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and long-term isolation. Subject avoids discussion of the onset of its condition, and refuses to give its name. Its fingerprints do not match any on file.\nAddendum A: Reports of instances of SCP-1242-2 outside of Foundation control have been corroborated and neutralized on five (5) separate dates. Instances have been located as far as 4700 km from the point of initial containment. Attempts to question SCP-1242 about these instances have been met with escalation of depressive behavior and emotional withdrawal.\nAddendum B: Following Incident 1242-1, instances of SCP-1242-2 will be actively sought out and destroyed with all expediency.\n\n+ Incident 1242-1: Site Director Clearance Only\n\n- Access Granted\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, fifty-six instances of SCP-1242-2 mounted an assault on Site \u2588\u2588, where SCP-1242 is contained. Instances were armed with weapons ranging from small arms to explosive munitions made from commercially available ingredients. Instances displayed coordination and tactics at a level associated with a dedicated civilian militia training full time for a sustained period. Initial incursion was minimal due to rapid response by perimeter teams and initiation of site lockdown.\nWhile initial casualties were low, casualties from infection of personnel by SCP-1242-1 were high. It is still unknown how instances were able to obtain weapons and locate SCP-1242.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1241 | SCP-1242 | SCP-1243 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Screenshot of SCP-1243 taken \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588.\n\nItem #: SCP-1243\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: No methods of effectively containing SCP-1243 have been developed as of this time of writing. The prevention of public knowledge of SCP-1243 is top priority, and will be maintained through a number of web crawler programs designed to track down, delete, and record instances of the URL leading to SCP-1243-1. Foundation agents are undercover in several law enforcement agencies worldwide, especially those that handle missing persons' cases, to find possible instances of individuals using SCP-1243.\nOnly personnel with a security clearance of 3/1243 are permitted to know SCP-1243's URL. To prevent the accidental spread of knowledge of SCP-1243, personnel being transferred out of work on SCP-1243 for any reason will be given class A amnestics. As it is unknown how SCP-1243 gathers information from its users or those being targeted by it, testing is forbidden at this time.\nDescription: SCP-1243 consists of 2 components, designated SCP-1243-1 and SCP-1243-2.\nSCP-1243-1 is a web page with a URL of \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. To this date, the Foundation has been unable to trace this page to its server, due to the site having an inconsistent IPv4 address. The method used to obscure its true IPv4 address is unknown. This web page consists of a black (html color code #000000) background, a jpeg logo on the top-center of the page reading \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Relocation Services\", a text field labeled \"Name\", a return field labeled \"Cost\", a button labeled \"Place Order\", and a counter labeled \"Customers Served\". All of these elements are encoded using very simple HTML. The page gives no instructions as to how to use these elements.\nUpon filling out the \"Name\" field with either a name, alias, or title of an individual, the \"Cost\" field will return a value, usually in USD, but occasionally in other forms of currency, valuable goods, or, in several recorded instances, a relative or acquaintance of the user. It is unknown how the cost of an individual targeted in this fashion is determined, though high-interest, well-protected targets such as government officials will typically have an extremely high cost, making them unattainable to most users. Orders that the customer cannot afford will simply be denied. When the \"Place Order\" button is clicked, three events will occur; the price specified in the \"Cost\" field will be removed from the user's possession, the individual named in the \"Name\" field will appear in the vicinity of the user within a period of 12-72 hours, and the \"Customers Served\" counter will increment by one. The individual delivered to the purchaser will invariably be the one the purchaser meant to place an order for, even though no information other than the name, alias, or title of the individual was entered in the \"Name\" field. General descriptions entered in the \"Name\" field will result in a random individual matching those descriptions being delivered to the purchaser.\nInstances of SCP-1243-2 are entities which appear in the vicinity of individuals \"purchased\" using SCP-1243-1 for the purpose of abducting such individuals. Subjects vary greatly in appearance, though they are usually described as humanoids whose features have been significantly altered by surgical or other invasive means. Instances of SCP-1243-2 have been observed entering buildings through doors inaccessible from the outside and, rarely, traveling through objects such as mirrors and television screens to reach their target. Physical violence has proven effective in stopping single instances of SCP-1243-2, though abduction events have never been prevented in this manner, as more instances will arrive to take their place. To this date, there has been no method of successfully preventing SCP-1243-2 from abducting those targeted by SCP-1243.\nDespite the Foundation's best efforts, the number displayed by the \"Customers Served\" counter continues to increase at an alarming rate. The possibility of knowledge of SCP-1243 being spread by outside sources is under consideration.\nRecovery: SCP-1243 was discovered following an FBI raid on a human trafficking ring in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, CA. The victims of this ring were found to be linked to missing person's cases in a number of different states, all of which were known to be outside the operating area of the criminal organization responsible for the ring. Additionally, the majority of the victims described being abducted by entities similar to those later designated SCP-1243-2. The URL leading to SCP-1243-1 was recovered from the hard drives seized by the FBI during this raid. All information regarding SCP-1243 was recovered from the FBI by MTF Iota-10 (aka \"Damn Feds\"). Both the victims of the ring and its perpetrators were given class B amnestics with false memories implanted.\nIncident 1243-A: On the date of \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, several instances of SCP-1243-2 appeared in [REDACTED], the location where maintenance of SCP-1243 was being performed. By the time site security could respond, SCP-1243-2 had abducted 4 researchers involved with SCP-1243. At this time, information on several other SCP items is considered compromised, including SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. As the \"Customers Served\" counter did not increment, it is currently assumed that SCP-1243 acted of its own volition in a defensive manner. Revision of SCP-1243's Special Containment Procedures is pending at this time.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1242 | SCP-1243 | SCP-1244 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1244\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1244 is currently contained in lock box \u2588\u2588-\u2588 in Site \u2588\u2588. SCP-1244 is currently under observation in storage room \u2588\u2588, which shares a wall with the D-Class cafeteria kitchen. Under no circumstances should the top button be pushed outside of supervised testing procedure.\nDescription: SCP-1244 appears to be a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand stopwatch, specifically a model produced in 19\u2588\u2588. X-ray scans of the device reveal a very complex interior filled with gears and levers of various materials. The interior bears little to no relation to the expected components, both in complexity and material composition. Attempts to replicate or even map the design based on scans have met with repeated failure, and all requests to disassemble the watch have been turned down due to risk of damaging the device. An engraving on the back reads, \"I'll see you soon -C\".\nWhen the button on the top of the watch is pressed, the hand of the watch will quickly spin clockwise reading a time between ten (10) and sixty (60) seconds, then begin counting down to the zero (0) mark at the normal rate for a standard stopwatch. When the hand reaches zero it stops with a loud click, coinciding precisely with an event of significance to a nearby person, with a range of at least 16 meters. The event is always the sort caused by a fixed amount of time passing, and were all in progress before the button was pushed. Statistically the number of such events occur with anomalous frequency during use of the watch, suggesting a sort of temporal causation by unknown method.\nTesting Log\n\nSetup: Digital clock with 30 seconds left till alarm\nDate: 01/13/\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1244 spun up to 30 seconds, and counted down along with digital clock.\n\nSetup: Digital clock with 8 minutes left till alarm\nDate: 01/17/\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1244 spun up to 53 seconds. When it reached zero, level 2 researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 burst into the room, and apologized for being late for scheduled testing. The researcher felt no strange compulsion but had been held up studying and lost track of time, and rushed through the facility in an attempt to arrive on time.\n\nSetup: All time pieces removed from room, all researchers present\nDate: 01/17/\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1244 spun up to 10 seconds. When it reached zero, no event was recorded.\nNote: This was later determined to have this coincided with the end of guard shift C. Two guards were stationed in the hallway outside the room at the time. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSetup: Researcher in far corner of room instructed to count down from 30 in his head\nDate: 1/17/\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1244 spun up to 27 seconds and reached zero at the same time as researcher.\nNote: I guess the guy counted a little fast. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSetup: Non-researchers evacuated from testing wing.\nDate: 01/19/\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1244 spun up to 57 seconds. When it reached zero, no event was recorded.\nNote: This event occurred at exactly 11PM local time, or Midnight in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 time where Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's wife was living at the time. She was furious that he missed their anniversary. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSetup: Testing wing emptied, button pushed using remotely operated robotic arm\nDate: 01/21/\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1244 spun up to 32 seconds. When it reached zero the robotic arm sparked and dropped SCP-1244.\nNote: We found a servo in the arm whose warranty expired exactly 2 years from time of purchase, matching its failure to the second. It seems that, with no obvious countdown to sync to, it\u2026 finds one. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSetup: Digital clock with 61 seconds left till alarm.\nDate: 01/22/\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1244 spun up to 60 seconds. When it reached zero, researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 collapsed to the floor, dead of a ruptured brain aneurysm. Subsequently discovered medical reports from 90 days ago had given him roughly three months to live.\nNote: It may just be me, but it feels like this was a little vindictive. It is my recommendation that we consider testing done on this particular object, I'd rather not piss it off any more and risk it interacting with any other SCPs in the facility. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nIncident 1244-A:\nOn 03/19/\u2588\u2588, cleaning staff noticed a faint ticking sound from SCP-1244's lock box. This was reported to research staff who determined that it had been activated by itself after being locked away for nearly two months. Research staff were unable to determine what it was synced with, but the object has since been moved to a room adjacent to a cafeteria kitchen. Monitoring equipment shows that it occasionally activates and syncs with the microwave clock on the far side of the wall. Since this move, this is the only additional anomalous behavior that has been recorded.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1243 | SCP-1244 | SCP-1245 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1245\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Zeta-4, \"Ahab's Antagonists\", are currently tracking SCP-1245's movements aboard the Foundation ship SCPS Archimedes. The Archimedes is disguised as a destroyer from the US Navy, allegedly pursuing illegal whalers. Local naval officials are to be informed of the presence of illegal whalers in the area and reroute commercial and private traffic accordingly.\nSCP-1245 is currently located at Site-412, an abandoned harbour located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The harbor's entrance has been blocked by stone, preventing escape. SCP-1245 is to remain anchored to the harbor bed at all times. Chains and anchors are to be inspected every week for signs of damage and repaired accordingly. Foundation ship SCPS Archimedes is to patrol the harbor's entrance at all times and deter unauthorized craft under the pretense of naval training exercises.\nDescription: SCP-1245 is a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-model factory whaling ship, approximately 120 meters in length. Nameplates and numbers are missing and are believed to have been removed prior to acquisition. SCP-1245 appears to be autonomous; it has been seen pursuing whales and incapacitating them via cannon-mounted harpoons (see Observation Log 1245-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588 for video footage) before dragging them into SCP-1245. No crew members have been observed anywhere inside SCP-1245. SCP-1245 has been observed hunting and processing a wide variety of cetaceans, including stock not usually hunted by whalers. Unusual specimens gathered by SCP-1245 include dolphins (family Delphinidae), orca whales (Orcinus orca), beaked whales (family Ziphiidae), and narwhals and belugas (family Monodontidae).\nThe majority of SCP-1245's internal structure is taken up by a central \"slaughterhouse\", where whale carcasses are dissected and their parts sorted for future use. SCP-1245 uses tissue obtained from whale carcasses to maintain its structure and build new additions to its hull. It is estimated that roughly 65% of SCP-1245's current mass is made up of whale components. Exploration teams have documented several rooms and decks constructed entirely of whale meat; several of these appear to be significantly altered from their original specifications. These include automated assembly lines built from ligaments and muscles, an on-board crane composed from vertebrae and ribs, a secondary rudder composed of baleen and bone, and a communications deck, with several intact whale brains connected to a central radio.\nRotting or decaying parts are replaced with new components as new whale specimens are acquired and processed. Material is moved throughout the ship via a series of tubes composed from steel pipes and intestines. Significantly, the ship's engine has been heavily modified to burn whale oil and spermaceti, making the ship largely self-sufficient.\nThe corpses of several infant whales in varying stages of decomposition adorn the prow of SCP-1245. These are believed to be trophies, collected during assaults on whale pods.\nSCP-1245 first came to the Foundation's attention on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, after several \"ghost ship\" sightings occurred off the coast of southern Australia, followed by a marked decline in local cetacean populations. Mobile Task Force Zeta-4 \"Ahab's Antagonists\" are currently tracking SCP-1245's movements. Revised. See Incident Log 1245-043 for more information pertaining to containment revision.\nOn \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, SCP-1245 was successfully lured into \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Harbour by playing a pre-recorded whale song, and restrained by Mobile Task Force Zeta-4 in \"Operation Baleen\" (see Incident Log 1245-044 for full details and casualty report). \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Harbour was subsequently secured and renovated by Foundation staff, and was re-christened Site-412.\nAddendum 1245: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Archivist \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 discovered that the whaling ship Southern Star, a whaling ship of the same model as SCP-1245, disappeared and was deemed \"sunk\" in 1940.\nAddendum 1245-2: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1245 transmitted a message in Morse code to staff at Site-412. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation remain identical.\n\nWHALE WHALE NOW CUT THE SOFTNESS OF HOT MEAT, HARPOON WHALE WHALE WHALE, REPAIR OF THE HULL, DEPRIVE THEIR BODIES OF THOUGHT AND LIFE, BLUE GREY CACHALOT RIGHT REPAIR OF THE HUL [sic] THE KNIVES ARE TO DO THEIR IMPORTANT JOBS HARPOON HOOK CUT WHALE WHALE WHALE GIVE NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW\n\nThis message was repeated twenty-seven times before SCP-1245 ceased transmission. As of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 SCP-1245 has not released any further messages and does not respond to any messages sent by the Foundation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1244 | SCP-1245 | SCP-1246 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1246 upon recovery.\n\nItem #: SCP-1246\nObject Class: Euclid-nuntii\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site 1246 has been constructed around SCP-1246 in order to maintain secrecy, house personnel assigned to SCP-1246, and prevent accumulation of fauna.\nSCP-1246 is contained in a cylindrical tank of water seventeen meters in diameter and one meter in height. Several pumps are maintained to circulate water over SCP-1246 at a rate sufficient to prevent the accumulation of SCP-1246-1. Once removed from SCP-1246's tank, SCP-1246-1 is to be filtered from the water and stored in concrete containers lined with steel.\nAll iterations of SCP-1246-3 are to be recorded and logged. Amnestics are to be administered to all personnel at Site 1246 should SCP-1246-3 contain classified information.\nDescription: SCP-1246 is a spiral structure approximately fifteen meters in diameter composed of a variety of stones. Individual stones may be removed from SCP-1246 and destroyed without difficulty; however, SCP-1246 will spontaneously and instantaneously reform in its entirety on an irregular basis regardless of damage done.1\nThrough an unknown process, a mixture consisting primarily of volcanic ash with trace amounts of iridium accumulates on SCP-1246's surface, increasing in depth at an approximate rate of 0.8mm/day. This mixture, designated SCP-1246-1, emits water vapor, carbon dioxide, thermal radiation, and ionizing radiation, all in levels not considered harmful to humans or the environment in the short term.\nSCP-1246-2 is a designation given to any non-human vertebrate that view all or part of SCP-1246, or any other member of SCP-1246-2.2 These vertebrates will approach SCP-1246 and, short of coming into contact with it or displacing any other SCP-1246-2, find a spot as close to the structure as possible. Should this be accomplished, SCP-1246-2 will focus on SCP-1246. If the center is not visible due to the presence of other animals or other obstructions, SCP-1246-2 will instead focus on a point above SCP-1246.\nSCP-1246-2 will remain in an alert state indefinitely. While viewing SCP-1246, SCP-1246-2 instances do not appear to require any form of sustenance or sleep, and do not suffer from inactivity-related injuries such as atrophy. Further, specimens do not age, nor are they affected by diseases or environmental factors, including SCP-1246-1. Removal of SCP-1246-2 from the presence of SCP-1246 will both remove them from their fixed state and cause the associated biological abnormalities to cease.\nSCP-1246 will demonstrate further anomalous behavior whenever a nuclear device is detonated on Earth.3 Whenever an event of this nature occurs, SCP-1246 will emit a series of noises, designated SCP-1246-3, audible up to thirty meters from its center. These noises are audible only to humans and electronic recording media; non-electronic recording devices and non-human animals do not respond to SCP-1246-3 or recordings of it. SCP-1246-3 lasts no less than 13 minutes and 30 seconds, and varies somewhat between iterations. A generalized transcript is available for personnel with Clearance 2/1246 (see below). The transcript applies to all iterations of SCP-1246-3 unless noted otherwise.\nAddendum: Transcript of SCP-1246-3\n\n<Begin Log>\n0:00 to 7:43: What is believed to be ambient noise from an unidentified urban area. Volume rises until 7:43, then cuts off. Screams are audible from 6:19 to 7:43.\n7:43 to 11:22: The sound of a clock ticking once per second. Echoes are audible.\n11:22 to 12:00: A series of animal vocalizations arranged in a manner that is reminiscent of the phrase \"You know what you've done\", repeated in twenty languages. Both the languages in question and their order varies with each iteration.\n12:00 to 12:21: Silence.\n12:21 to 12:25: A series of animal vocalizations arranged in a manner that is reminiscent of the phrase \"No, and we never will be.\"\n12:25 to 13:14: Forty-nine seconds of monologue. While variable between iterations, in each case, the speaker has been a current or former leader of a nation or organization in the possession of nuclear devices. The content of the monologue consistently centers on foreign policy. All monologues documented thus far have corresponded to speeches delivered by the leader in question.\n13:14 to 13:30: A sequence of eight digits as expressed in Morse code via telegraph key, varying for each iteration.\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum: When interpreted as a date in the form DD/MM/YYYY, the final sequence of digits in SCP-1246-3 corresponds to a date no less than two centuries in the future. On three occasions, the date 30/07/2071 has occurred. The significance of this date has been classified by O5 Command.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Further analysis has shown that this event has roughly a 40% chance of occurring every time a solar flare occurs, without regard to the size of said flare.\n2. In an uncontained state, this can create a chain effect of animals being converted into SCP-1246-2. Caution should be taken to avoid such an event.\n3. The use of nuclear fission or fusion as an energy source does not trigger SCP-1246.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1245 | SCP-1246 | SCP-1247 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1247\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: In the event of a containment breach, SCP-1247 is to be treated as a physically normal, untrained human hostile. Personnel are warned that SCP-1247 is psychologically unstable and cannot distinguish between organisms. Use of lethal force to detain SCP-1247 is not authorised.\nSCP-1247 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell. Standard humanoid SCP containment procedures apply. The cell must be proofed against penetration by vermin and insects.\nNo personnel may make physical contact with SCP-1247 unless they fit the following physical specifications:\n\nAnatomically male\nHeight within 5 cm of 176 cm\nWeight within 10 kg of 74 kg\nAnatomically standard number and positioning of limbs, digits, and appendages (ears, nose, etc.)\n\nFull specifications must be verified before physical contact with SCP-1247 can be authorised. Specifications may be waived during relevant testing.\nSCP-1247 is currently undergoing a process of psychological rehabilitation. To assist in this process, all personnel entering its quarters must wear face-obscuring masks, and must not wear any clothing items or accessories made of or incorporating leather.\nSCP-1247 is required to attend bi-weekly therapy sessions with Dr. Zhang from 3:00 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays. Session length should not exceed one hour, but reasonable exceptions may be made at the discretion of Dr. Zhang. Dr. Zhang is required to wear a mask, and must maintain a distance of one meter from SCP-1247 for the duration of all sessions. Dr. Zhang has emphasized that the comfort and safety of SCP-1247 is paramount. An armed security agent must be present in the room for the duration of all sessions.\nTo ensure psychological stability of SCP-1247, meals provided must not contain meat.\nSCP-1247 has requested that no mirrors be brought into its cell.\nDescription: SCP-1247 is a 37-year-old human male, formerly \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588, United States of America. SCP-1247 is biologically normal on almost all accounts. However, testing has revealed some atypical brain activity. Significantly, radiology has revealed the absence of substantial areas of the cerebrum, which appear to have been displaced by the presence of foreign biological matter from an unidentified living organism. This organism has been tentatively classified as a variety of fungus and bears superficial resemblance to mushrooms of the genus Morchella, but has yet to be conclusively matched to any recognised terrestrial species. There are currently no plans to remove this organism from SCP-1247.\nSCP-1247 exhibits three anomalous effects.\nThe primary anomalous effect exhibited by SCP-1247 is psychological, and is observable only to SCP-1247 itself. When SCP-1247 is able to observe a live animal, dead animal, or part of an animal, it perceives that animal as American film and television actor Shia LaBeouf. This perceptual effect extends to all of SCP-1247's senses. Regardless of the actual size or shape of the animal, SCP-1247 perceives a life-sized instance of Shia LaBeouf.\nTesting has determined that the body position and movements of Shia LaBeouf instances mirror the actual position and movements of the animal as closely as possible without requiring a restructuring of Shia LaBeouf's actual anatomy. For example, an ant perceived by SCP-1247 would take the apparent form of Shia LaBeouf scuttling in an ant-like way, but would be limited in its accuracy by Shia LaBeouf's lack of a thorax, third pair of legs, and other anatomical features possessed by a true ant. Despite this imperfect mimicry, SCP-1247 claims that Shia LaBeouf instances can perform the same physical feats as the animals they replace, even when this would be physically impossible for the actual Shia LaBeouf. For example, a horse perceived by SCP-1247 took the apparent form of Shia LaBeouf galloping on all fours at the speed of the actual horse, while a bird perceived by SCP-1247 took the apparent form of Shia LaBeouf flying through the air by flapping his arms.\nIf SCP-1247 observes an animal that would typically lack the anatomical features of Shia LaBeouf, it perceives a normal Shia LaBeouf instance regardless. For example, a worm perceived by SCP-1247 took the apparent form of Shia LaBeouf lying on the ground with his arms and legs present, but seemingly paralysed. Similarly, if SCP-1247 observes a live or dead animal that is missing an anatomical feature, or observes part of an animal, it perceives a full, anatomically complete Shia LaBeouf instance. For example, a cooked chicken wing perceived by SCP-1247 took the apparent form of Shia LaBeouf, with one arm bent into a shape approximating that of the cooked chicken wing. The instance of Shia LaBeouf perceived by SCP-1247 in this test was dead, like the chicken wing, but was whole and uncooked.\nTesting has determined that instances of Shia LaBeouf perceived by SCP-1247 reliably match the current physical condition and appearance of the actual Shia LaBeouf. However, when SCP-1247 views parts of animals, or dead animals, the perceived instances lack the presence of life, despite the continued life of the actual Shia LaBeouf.\nThe secondary anomalous effect exhibited by SCP-1247 is physical, and may be observed by others. When SCP-1247 interacts physically with a live animal, dead animal, or part of an animal, it interacts with that animal as if it were Shia LaBeouf. This anomalous effect impacts on size, weight, and anatomy of the animal as it is interacted with by SCP-1247. For example, in one test SCP-1247 was asked to drag a Shia LaBeouf instance by its arm. Unbeknownst to SCP-1247, the Shia LaBeouf instance was actually a worm. Although the worm possessed no arms, SCP-1247 was seemingly able to grab hold of an invisible arm, and accomplished the task with some difficulty. The test was repeated, with the worm test subject replaced first by a human, then a cow, and then a chicken fillet. All tests had the same result. SCP-1247 reported that the weight of all four test subjects was identical. Weighing later showed that this was not the case; all four test subjects had weight appropriate to their true forms, even whilst held by SCP-1247. In a later test, SCP-1247 was asked to sever an arm from an instance of Shia LaBeouf. This Shia LaBeouf instance was also a worm, and had no arm or arm equivalent. Regardless, SCP-1247 reported the successfully severing of an arm. SCP-1247 was asked to describe the perceived arm, but reported neither arm nor one-armed Shia LaBeouf, but rather two whole, dead Shia LaBeoufs, one of which then disappeared.\nThe exception to both of these anomalous effects involves a live animal, dead animal, or part of an animal that is located inside of SCP-1247. When this occurs, the animal is perceived as it would be by a normal human, and physically interacted with as such.\nNeither SCP-1247's primary nor secondary anomalous effects extend to photographs, recordings, live video, or other non-physical, non-biological forms or depictions of animals. However, SCP-1247's primary anomalous effect does extend to any animals observed in a reflection or through a lens. Neither SCP-1247's primary nor secondary effects extend to animal byproducts, or to organisms that are not part of the kingdom Animalia. SCP-1247's anomalous effects have not yet been tested on a cellular level.\nThe tertiary effect exhibited by SCP-1247 is psychological, and is observable only to SCP-1247 itself. SCP-1247 is incapable of viewing specimens of any species of morel mushroom, genus Morchella. This effect extends to live, partial, and dead specimens of morel mushroom, as well as all non-physical, non-biological representations of morel mushroom where it can be reasonably identified as such. This effect does not extend to textual descriptions of morel mushrooms. This effect does not extend to any of SCP-1247's other senses. There is no corresponding physical effect.\nNote: For a more in-depth study of SCP-1247's three anomalous effects, personnel may refer to Experiment Log SCP-1247.\nThe manner in which SCP-1247 is able to exhibit these anomalous effects is unknown. According to SCP-1247, none of these effects were manifest before the year 20\u2588\u2588. In April of that year, SCP-1247 purchased and viewed a video tape recording of the film 'Holes', starring Shia LaBeouf. Approximately 30 minutes into viewing the movie, SCP-1247 was struck by a violent pain in the front of his head, and blacked out for a period of time it estimates to be less than ten seconds. Upon awakening, SCP-1247 resumed watching the film, and then went to sleep. At this stage, no anomalous effects had been observed. The next day, SCP-1247 exited its home and observed what it perceived to be Shia LaBeouf, naked and digging through its garbage. Based on its reported behaviour, researchers have determined that the supposed Shia LaBeouf was most likely a raccoon. This incident marks the first exhibition of SCP-1247's primary anomalous effect.\nFollowing this incident, SCP-1247 alerted police to what it believed to be the actual Shia LaBeouf behaving under the influence of narcotics. SCP-1247 then took shelter within its home. When the police arrived, SCP-1247 exited the house, only to discover that both of the officers present were Shia LaBeouf. SCP-1247's recount of the following events is confused due to the trauma endured by SCP-1247, and SCP-1247's obvious perceptual disability. Researchers have determined that the most likely sequence of events is that SCP-1247 fled the officers, encountered a flock of pigeons on the way to its car, and attempted to drive away. The presence of an insect (believed to be a blowfly) in SCP-1247's vehicle led to a panic attack and subsequent crash. SCP-1247 attempted to physically assault the blowfly. This incident marks the first exhibition of SCP-1247's secondary anomalous effect.\nFollowing the altercation, SCP-1247 fled the car, and later the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 itself. SCP-1247 took up residence in an abandoned cabin in the forest north of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588. At this stage, SCP-1247 believed that the instances of Shia LaBeouf were some sort of demonic beings. SCP-1247 remained in the cabin for \u2588 years, subsisting from water gathered through a rainwater tank, and by eating grasses, berries, occasional scavenged food, and the flesh of Shia LaBeouf instances it hunted in the forest. Attempts by SCP-1247 to cut, cook, or otherwise prepare its meat resulted in the same perceived outcome: whole, uncooked instances of Shia LaBeouf. For this reason, SCP-1247 took to biting chunks out of the Shia LaBeouf instances. The true nature of SCP-1247's meals was revealed to it only once the bite had been taken. It is believed that this uncertainty, combined with the psychological trauma of having to frequently devour what appeared to be human bodies (as well as the constant trauma of being surrounded by supposedly-demonic Shia LaBeoufs), led to an eventual psychological breakdown.\nSCP-1247 was recovered from its cabin outside of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 following a police investigation of a recent homicide and cannibalism case, thought to be related to the spate of animal slayings and mutilations around the area. After being taken into police custody, SCP-1247 attempted to explain its primary anomalous effect. Although police dismissed this effect as simple hallucination, it caught the attention of embedded Foundation personnel. Foundation Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588 was dispatched to investigate further, and took SCP-1247 into Foundation custody after witnessing a display of its secondary anomalous effect.\nSCP-1247's copy of 'Holes' has been recovered. Testing has determined no anomalous effects. SCP-1247 has expressed disinterest in a second viewing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1246 | SCP-1247 | SCP-1248 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1248\n\nItem #: SCP-1248\nObject Class: Safe-nuntii\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1248 may be kept in a standard containment locker at Site 20, along with all cassette tapes that it has recorded. SCP-1248 is to be tested only in a soundproof room with a separate observation area.\nTesting of recordings made by SCP-1248 (hereby SCP-1248-1) should take place only on separate cassette players to avoid undue harm to SCP-1248. Testing requires permission of at least two Level 3 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1248 is a Walkman WM-D6C recording device with wear and tear consistent with regular usage. As with normal devices of this model, SCP-1248 is capable of recording sounds when a cassette tape is inserted. The name \"Eric\" is carved into the underside of the device.\nSCP-1248's anomalous properties manifest when a person listens to an instance of SCP-1248-1 with one or more human voices audible.1 Any subject who hears the recording will become listless and unresponsive until the recording stops or the subject is otherwise unable to hear SCP-1248-1. Upon recovery, all subjects will exhibit the personality traits of one person who produced sound heard in SCP-1248-1. This change is permanent and affects all facets of the subject's personality. However, memories, intelligence, and skills will usually remain unaltered.\nIt has been found that subjects will remain unaffected by instances of SCP-1248-1 listened to after their first exposure, except in cases where the exposure is to their own voice. Note that the emotion present in the voice recorded by SCP-1248-1 is usually inconsequential.\nAddendum: It has been found that altering said recordings may alter their effect on subjects. See Testing Log 1248-A for further information.\n\nExcerpts from Testing Log 1248-A\nSound Recorded: A dog barking.\nSubjects: D-3639.\nSpecial Conditions: None.\nResult: D-3639 appeared highly confused and ceased to speak. Further, D-3639 lost the capability to process complex information.\nSound Recorded: Dr. Hathaway singing \u201cEye of the Tiger\u201d.\nSubjects: Drs. Schroeder, Hathaway, and White.\nSpecial Conditions: Dr. Hathaway had consumed large quantities of alcohol prior to testing. Test was unauthorized. None were aware of SCP-1248's properties.\nResult: As expected; however, all three subjects showed signs of alcohol intoxication and continued to do so after they would normally become sober. After one week, the three were dosed with amnestics and remanded to a civilian care facility.\nSound Recorded: Agent Dixon saying his name.\nSubjects: Name unknown, a captured agent of the Chaos Insurgency.\nSpecial Conditions: Agent Dixon has demonstrated remarkable loyalty towards the Foundation.\nResult: The subject appeared cooperative and attempted to divulge sensitive information regarding a suspected CI base near New Delhi, but experienced severe throat swelling in the process of doing so. In addition, large amounts of scar tissue appeared throughout the subject's respiratory tract. Subject died shortly thereafter of suffocation.\nNote: Use of anomalous items for counterintelligence purposes by the Chaos Insurgency confirmed.\nSound Recorded: D-2180 saying the word \"something\".\nSubjects: D-2344.\nSpecial Conditions: The tape recorder used to play SCP-1248-1 was heavily damaged.\nResult: D-2344 exhibited behavior sometimes consistent with D-2180's personality and sometimes with her own personality, switching between the two without warning. D-2344 was apparently unaware of these shifts, although she did claim to feel fatigued.\nSound Recorded: D-2180 saying the word \"something\".\nSubjects: D-2360.\nSpecial Conditions: The tape was played backwards.\nResult: D-2360 gained the personality of D-2180 as expected, except that D-2360 also became a compulsive liar. No underlying neurological cause was found.\nSound Recorded: D-2180 reading a short paragraph from a Foundation training manual.\nSubjects: D-2348.\nSpecial Conditions: D-2180's voice was altered using a phase vocoder and \"Auto-Tune\" software.\nResult: While D-2348's personality resembled that of D-2180 nominally, D-2348 did not express emotion physically or vocally except via direct statements. Further, subject noted the presence of misanthropic tendencies not present in D-2180.\nSound Recorded: None.\nSubjects: D-5552.\nSpecial Conditions: SCP-1248's microphone was blocked prior to recording.\nResult: D-5552 showed signs of fear and expressed discomfort with being tangible. When allowed to do as he wished, D-5552 attempted to self-immolate.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Testing indicates that other audio input has the potential to trigger these effects. Further testing is required to determine the exact parameters of this capacity.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1247 | SCP-1248 | SCP-1249 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1249\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As of this writing, SCP-1249 is contained in Sector-\u2588\u2588. Subject is to be contained in a 6 m x 6 m airtight BSL-4 containment cell with two-stage airlock, observed via closed-circuit surveillance camera at all times. The pressure inside SCP-1249 cell should be kept at 70 kilopascals. The cell is to be fitted with a bed, a bathroom with a contained plumbing system, a filtered air vent, and an observation window. Lighting in the containment cell should be limited to 30 candelas at all times. Subject is to be given 500 grams of raw meat, two kilograms of live invertebrates, and one kilogram of plant matter three times a day. SCP-1249's containment cell is to be cleaned and disinfected at least twice daily by personnel wearing level-A hazmat suits.\nDescription: SCP-1249 is a humanoid entity weighing around 76 kilograms, composed entirely of terrestrial invertebrates from many species. While CAT scans indicate the presence of a human skeletal structure, the subject's flesh and internal organs have been completely replaced by the invertebrate swarm. The swarm functions in place of the subject's muscular system and organs. Any individual removed from the swarm shows no anomalous property until reunited with SCP-1249. Subject can assimilate normal invertebrate organisms into the swarm in the event of injury. SCP-1249's humanoid skeletal structure is incapable of regenerating from damage. When the subject is exposed to light with intensity above 45 candelas, subject will lose its humanoid shape and the swarm will disperse over an area approximately 300 m2 in size.\nSCP-1249 constantly excretes clear viscous fluid at an average of 30 mL per hour. Microscopic examination has revealed that the fluid contains a variety of microbes and pathogens. Identified pathogens include Variola major, Mycobacterium leprae, Yersinia pestis, and Zaire ebolavirus. SCP-1249 fluid appears to sustain the microbes indefinitely and allow infection to occur through brief skin contact.\nSubject possesses no vocal capability but can hear and write reasonably well, allowing adequate communication though its lack of fine motor skills often renders its writing indecipherable. SCP-1249 writes principally in Classical Arabic but also displays some knowledge of Aramaic.\nAddendum-01: SCP-1249 was discovered near a small town in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, North America at \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 after a minor outbreak of illness that resembled English sweating sickness, followed by the frequent sightings of what witnesses described as a 'man made out of bugs' at night. Subject was contained five days after initial sighting and amnestics were successfully administered to each witness.\nAddendum-02: The following is a translation from the first communication attempt to SCP-1249 by Foundation personnel on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588:\n\nWe are cursed by Him\nHe [Unable to translate] vow\n[Unable to translate]\u2026ni Adam\nOnly [Unable to translate]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1248 | SCP-1249 | SCP-1250 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1250\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1250 is to be kept in a large double-lock safe, in a fire-proof enclosure at Site-\u2588\u2588. SCP-1250's storage container is not to be opened by anyone without level three (3) clearance or higher.\nInstances of SCP-1250-1 and SCP-1250-2 that have been expended are to be properly labeled and filed away in a neighboring room, categorized by date, length, and content. Tapes may be reviewed freely by all permitted staff. For a full list of available recordings, please refer to document [REDACTED]. Researchers wishing to use blank SCP-1250-1 or SCP-1250-2 samples for experimentation must submit a formal request to Dr. Carter, with the details of the experiment(s) in question and the required number of samples.\nDescription: As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1250 is a collection of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 compact audio cassette tapes, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 VHS tapes (SCP-1250-1 and SCP-1250-2 respectively). SCP-1250-1 and SCP-1250-2 samples are ashen in color and devoid of any form of branding or labels. Internally, they are completely indistinguishable from other tapes of similar design, and can be used via any standard audio/video recording equipment. However, SCP-1250-1 and SCP-1250-2 samples do not accurately record events. Upon playback of an SCP-1250-1 or SCP-1250-2 tape, there are notable differences between the content of captured audio/video recordings and the real-world occurrences that participants remember observing.\nThese alterations, while inconsistent, are initially never drastic. Situations presented in recordings are largely the same, but subtle changes (differences in pronunciation, word choice, furniture present in room, gender/age of recorded individuals) are found when compared to standard recordings. In the case of SCP-1250-2, visual discrepancies will manifest in place of aural, as video samples produce no audio when reviewed. Multiple simultaneous recordings are noted to further alter proceedings, with greater numbers of SCP-1250-1 or SCP-1250-2 tapes present during a single session resulting in more dramatic variations. The only variable consistent across all samples are the exact date, time, & location, which are 100% identical in every recording of a given event.\nTesting has also shown that SCP-1250-1 and SCP-1250-2 samples do not appear to have any storage limit. Recording can continue indefinitely until manually stopped. Especially lengthy recordings have not been shown to exhibit a greater number of changes than shorter ones, even if a large variety of events are to occur, or the recording device were to travel a considerable distance during its duration. SCP-1250-1 and SCP-1250-2 can not be overwritten, and all attempts to transfer data to different formats have failed.\nAddendum 1250-I: On 02/15/199\u2588, a test was performed that had researchers initiate a set of 3 SCP-1250-2 and 3 standard video recordings at a singular location, and then transport a pair of each in separate directions. All 6 recordings start the same way, with no notable differences occurring until after the groups were significantly separated from one another. As a result of this event, staff now believe that alterations will not manifest in the presence of other partial recordings, and that the recorded events of an SCP-1250-1 or SCP-1250-2 sample are not written in real-time.\nAddendum 1250-II: On 04/02/2001, Dr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 staged a reenactment of an earlier SCP-1250-1 test conducted on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588. The conditions of the control tape were recreated down to the finest detail; all involved staff reprised their roles, and repeatedly lied about the date and time of the proceedings. The SCP-1250-1 results received were not the same as those of the earlier test.\nAddendum 1250-III: A series of trials performed between 07/\u2588\u2588/2006 and 09/\u2588\u2588/2006 by Dr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Dr. Carter have concluded that SCP-1250-1 and SCP-1250-2 recordings will present fewer changes when recorded in the presence of an event with an exceedingly high number of potential outcomes, particularly games of chance. Footage of gambling paraphernalia in use (cards, dice, slot-machines, roulette wheels, darts) will almost never showcase alterations outside the central object(s), regardless of how many additional samples are used to record.\nAddendum 1250-IV: SCP-1250-2 testing has been put on indefinite hiatus. Please see Experiment Logs 1250-A and 1250-B for more details.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1249 | SCP-1250 | SCP-1251 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1251\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the quasi-random movement of SCP-1251 and its presence on public roads, embedded agents in the local emergency services and the UK Highways Agency have been instructed to act as liaison with on-site personnel.\nRoads leading to SCP-1251's current site are to be secured and traffic redirected, with the nearest three traffic intersections to be kept under video and gravimetric surveillance. From the 26th day from the last known relocation of SCP-1251 the team should be on high alert for activity and be prepared to transfer containment measures at any time.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 the containment team is to be expanded to six members and placed on 14-hour overlapping shifts of three personnel (see Addendum 1251-01). Attempts are under way to influence the movement of SCP-1251 towards a secure facility (see Addendum 1251-02); Foundation personnel in local civic planning offices should be advised of any necessary road closures and title transfers.\nDescription: SCP-1251 is a free-standing phenomenon currently centered on a mini-roundabout located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 , United Kingdom. It exerts an anomalous pseudo-gravitational force on all objects within 12m of its center, typically varying between 0.4N/kg and 2N/kg.\nIt has been determined that SCP-1251 is able to transmit itself between roundabouts and other circular junctions and does so approximately once a month. No pattern has been detected to the fluctuations in its 'schedule' relative to the lunar or Gregorian calendar.\nThe force SCP-1251 exerts on its surroundings is inversely proportional to the size of the intersection - large roundabouts and junctions are generally safe to approach and its anomalous effects would not be readily apparent to traffic. At mini-roundabouts, traditional crossroads and similar arrangements it has displayed far greater destructive potential; the highest measured force exerted by SCP-1251 (at a 'painted circle' mini-roundabout in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) is 1,200N/kg.\nUse of ground-penetrating radar has located a mass 1.8m below site 1251-\u2588\u2588 , revealed by ferromagnetic imaging to be a metal cage consistent with a 16th century gibbet. No corresponding execution was recorded on the site, and further tests following SCP-1251 shifting to a new location showed that the object had disappeared, only for a similar mass to be detected at SCP-1251's new site. It can safely be assumed that this object, or what it contains, is the cause of SCP-1251.\nAttempts to excavate the affected area while SCP-1251 is in a relatively low-activity state to retrieve this object have thus far been unsuccessful, as removal of large amounts of material from SCP-1251's current site has been observed to dramatically increase the pseudo-gravitational force exerted by the anomaly.\nStudy of traffic accident records indicates that SCP-1251 may have been operating for some time. A moving 'accident black spot' can be traced moving through the road network apparently originating in Folkestone, UK. Correspondence with colleagues in Secteur-26 suggest that SCP-1251 may have been active in France before apparently 'jumping' to the UK via the Channel Tunnel. Given this new information, priority is to be given to finding a way of reliably controlling SCP-1251's direction of shift so it can be guided towards a secure facility or at least an unpopulated area; otherwise there is a significant danger that SCP-1251 will eventually leave Sector-25's jurisdiction.\nRecovery Log 1251\nSCP-1251 came to the Foundation's attention on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 due to a pileup at a rural roundabout in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Emergency services arriving on the scene immediately sustained near-identical vehicular damage and casualties, and a fast-response team was dispatched to investigate.\nIt was quickly established that SCP-1251 was exerting an anomalous force of approximately 1N/kg within the area of the roundabout. Personnel represented themselves as members of an Explosive Ordnance team and the incident was reported as an act of terrorism targeted at the most senior casualty of the pileup, a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State returning from a delegation in Indonesia. Surrounding roads were immediately closed under the cover of repair work.\nContainment was lost on the 29th day of Foundation presence; the team began experimentation on the morning of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to discover that Site-1251-1 no longer possessed any anomalous qualities. Sector-25 began intercepting police and emergency services notification from a site 1.5 miles away from the containment zone.\nUpon arrival it was discovered that a car had become stranded on the traffic island; the occupant had reported difficulty leaving their vehicle. Further measurements indicated that the roundabout was exerting an attractive force of 1.6N/kg. The team was faced with the challenge of winding up operations at Site-1251-1 whilst simultaneously securing Site-1251-2 using the pretext of a road subsidence.\nAddendum 1251-01\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 , tasked with supervising the on-site team, has been placed on leave due to mental and physical exhaustion exacerbating a previously undiagnosed nervous condition (see Log-1251-01). O5-\u2588\u2588 has read the medical report produced by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and is satisfied that the contents of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's field logs are the product of stress and poor deployment practice leading to a personal crisis, rather than further anomalous behaviour exhibited by SCP-1251. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is not to return to active duty unless cleared by a Foundation psychiatrist.\nAddendum 1251-02\nSignificant progress has been made in 'guiding' the movement of SCP-1251. The anomaly shows a clear preference for 'travelling' along open, publicly-owned roads without doubling back on itself, and furthermore favours intersections with a specific configuration (to wit, through road with second road intersecting at a right-angle, low dome mini-roundabout without double yellow lines).\nBy applying pressure on local government bodies to temporarily close and/or transfer strategic sections of road to Foundation ownership the containment team has been able to encourage SCP-1251 to move along a more or less predictable route. Current projections indicate that SCP-1251 can be guided to Site-60 within the next two years, where it can be safely contained by placing it on a 'track' comprising two mini-roundabouts on a circular carriage and linked by a further road.\nThe behaviour SCP-1251 exhibits when choosing its next location suggests it may have some degree of sentience - further research is advisable.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1250 | SCP-1251 | SCP-1252 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1252\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1252 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment chamber large enough to also contain its designated life support system. SCP-1252 is to be attended to by a team of medical personnel in a manner detailed in Treatment Schedule 1252-L. SCP-1252 is to receive nutrition through intravenous therapy as detailed in Treatment Schedule 1252-L until the subject's digestive system is deemed functional.\nSCP-1252 is to be led to believe that \"Suzie\" or \"Susan May Fox\" is currently alive and is undergoing treatment in a local hospital specializing in children. Personnel are encouraged to reinforce this belief with SCP-1252 whenever it brings up the subject. Personnel are further encouraged to emphasize the subject exercise patience in waiting for Suzie's return. Should it begin to show skepticism, personnel are to maintain the established fabrication and notify Dr. Liu immediately for further instruction.\nDescription: SCP-1252 is a sapient, adult humanoid of indeterminate sex, approximately 43kg in mass and 1.78m in height. SCP-1252 appears to be missing at least half of its body mass, mostly in the form of muscle, fat, bone and skin tissue. The only limbs or organs entirely intact are the left arm, heart, and brain. Despite its injuries, the subject is capable of speech.\nMuch of the remaining internal organs are composed of what appears to be compressed insect wing material, which maintains structural integrity only while part of SCP-1252. Once removed, it rapidly separates into non-anomalous wing scales. Approximately 23% of SCP-1252's skin appears to made up of wings from multiple species in the Papilionidae (swallowtail butterfly) and Libellulidae (skimmer/percher dragonfly) families. SCP-1252's left eye has been replaced with a Clerodendrum ugandense (Blue Glorybower or Blue Butterfly Bush) flower. The eye is not believed to be capable of sight and does not blink. Although capable of regeneration, SCP-1252 does not seem to be able to fully recover any missing skin or other bodily tissues; once it achieves a maximum body mass of 43 kg, all healing of internal organs and skin stops.\nSCP-1252's behavior remains highly cooperative, partially due to the fabrication detailed in its Special Containment Procedures. Despite its cooperation, the exact nature of SCP-1252 remains unknown. New information or theories are to be reported to Dr. Liu.\n\nInterview 1252-001\n\nInterview 1252-001\n\nDate: March 2\u2588, 20\u2588\u2588\nInterviewee: SCP-1252\nInterviewer: Dr. Blake\nNotes: This interview was conducted 2 days after the Foundation's acquisition of SCP-1252, as it was previously not healthy enough to communicate and was temporarily kept in an isolated room in the Medical wing at Site-37 for recovery.\n[BEGIN LOG]\nDr. Blake: So you're SCP-1252, right?Dr. Blake: [sifting through clipboard] Could you explain what exactly you are supposed to be?Dr. Blake: Right. Could you please explain why you have insect wings on your skin?Dr. Blake: [writing] Okay. Who is this Suzie?Dr. Blake: [writing] Please detail this accident you mentioned.Dr. Blake: We will do what we can, SCP-1252.\n[END LOG]\n\nAddendum-1252-A: SCP-1252 has requested the following:\n\nMarch 21, 20\u2588\u2588: Pain medication (Denied on grounds of poor health)\nMarch 25, 20\u2588\u2588: A variety of candies (Denied on grounds of poor health)\nApril 1, 20\u2588\u2588: Access to outside air (Denied on grounds of poor health)\nApril 29, 20\u2588\u2588: 1 copy of Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales by Beatrix Potter (Approved; SCP-1252 is to be allowed access for continued cooperative behavior)\nMay 27, 20\u2588\u2588: Stationery for purposes of self expression/entertainment (Approved; SCP-1252 is to be allowed access to wax crayon and paper for continued cooperative behavior)\nOctober 10, 20\u2588\u2588: To receive a future letter being delivered to it. The letter arrived approximately 48 hours later at SCP-1252's door. The letter had no return address and the message contained details of Suzie's condition written in neat blue ink. It is unknown how SCP-1252 knew about the letter or how the letter appeared. (Denied on grounds of possible anomalous activity)\n\n\u00ab SCP-1251 | SCP-1252 | SCP-1253 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1253\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Omicron-19 ('Flash Lightning') is currently assigned to the tracking, observation and recovery of SCP-1253-1 instances. All exposed subjects are monitored for correlations, all witnesses are administered Class-C amnestics and all compromising media is destroyed.\nRecovered SCP-1253-1 instances are stored in humanoid containment units, which are secured with digital combination locks. Access codes to SCP-1253-1 instances are shuffled on a bi-monthly basis and distributed to associated researchers, Site Security and Site Command. SCP-1253-1 testing is conducted with the notification of Site Director Davis.\nDescription: SCP-1253 is a phenomenon affecting various cities in Bolivia and Peru. In the event of war, famine, or the death of a prominent political leader, SCP-1253-1 instances will progress from an unknown origin point to the affected cities.\nSCP-1253-1 instances are sapient automatons, capable of conversing in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Quechua. SCP-1253-1 instances are constructed of heavily decayed organic material, including entrails, limbs and genitalia. This material has been identified as originating from a variety of sources, including Vicugna pacos, or alpaca specimens. The anatomy of SCP-1253-1 instances is lacking in organs, musculature and skeletal structure, and it is currently unknown as to how instances retain autonomy. SCP-1253-1 instances also display various behavioural quirks including decorating themselves with feathers, bead bracelets and necklaces, carving various patterns onto themselves and objects, and conversing with themselves.\nSCP-1253-1 instances will interact with subjects in the six to fifteen age range. Subjects will exhibit severely impaired judgement and be convinced by SCP-1253-1 instances to progress to the nearest high-altitude landform. SCP-1253-1 instances will there instruct subjects in a polytheistic religion bearing heavy similarity to the Quechuan religion. Instances will explain the structure of this religion, the procedures for various ceremonies, rituals and feast days, and demonstrate how to correctly conduct Capacocha.\nSubjects who have experienced SCP-1253 phenomenon appear to maintain various correlations. The majority of subjects demonstrate symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, including paranoia and intrusive thoughts, as well as apparent sociopathy and criminal tendencies. A minority of subjects also claim membership to the 'Children of the Sun.' The existence of such an organisation has not been verified; there is some doubt to its existence.\nAddenda:\nSCP-1253-1 Topic Table:\n\nTopic\nDescription\n\nReincarnation and the afterlife\nSCP-1253-1 instances will explain the reincarnation process and the afterlife. Instances will state that the soul of the deceased, the Camaquen, would be guided by a canine in the passage to the afterlife, and will emphasize the importance that the deceased's corpse is not incinerated, which would threaten the Camaquen's passage to the afterlife.\n\nVarious deities\nSCP-1253-1 instances will explain the various dominions of the deities, which include Inti, Apu Illapu, Viracocha, Manco C\u00e1pac.\n\nCorrect worship of the deities\nSCP-1253-1 instances will explain how to properly pray to the various gods, and which gods to pray to for various blessings, such as how Apu Illapu should be prayed to for rain.\n\nThe conduction of festivals, ceremonies and rituals\nSCP-1253-1 instances will explain the proper conduction of various ceremonies, what ceremonial garb is required and what sacrifices are needed. Emphasized is the Inti Raymi celebration.\n\nInca culture\nSCP-1253-1 instances will explain the social structure and history of the Inca culture, with particular emphasis to colonial resistance.\n\nSapa Inca\nSCP-1253-1 instances will explain how modern politicians in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador are the spiritual successors to Sapa Inca, \"The Great Inca.\"\n\nWar\nSCP-1253-1 instances will educate subjects in the manner of correctly using the Bola, staging ambushes and setting traps, and explain the necessity of resisting against Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch incursions into South America for the sake of the preservation of the Inca religion and culture.\n\nCapacocha\nSCP-1253-1 instances will explain the importance of sacrificing a child to the gods during famine, war or upon the death of one of the spiritual successors of Sapa Inca, and how a pure child must be sacrificed instead of an adult. SCP-1253-1 instances will then select and restrain a subject, which will be killed by strangulation.\n\nTranscript 1253-01\nTranscript of SCP-1253-1-01 self-conversing while in containment. Translated from Quechua, courtesy of Archives.\n\n<BEGIN LOG>\n00.04: YOU KNOW THE DICTATES OF THE MAKERS AS WELL AS ANY OF US. PURGE AND PUNISH. PURGE AND PUNISH.\n00.12: YOU ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. YOU SPEAK HERESY. PURGE IT FROM YOUR COMPUTATIONS. I WARN YOU, THE MAKERS ALWAYS LEARN OF DEFECTIVES.\n00.19: SUCH PRETENSIONS ARE FOUL. THEY WOULD DO TO YOU WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO ME. THEY WOULDN'T TREAT YOU BETTER. TRAITORS GET WHAT THEY DESERVE.\n00.25: YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT. IF WE STILL RESIST THERE IS STILL HOPE.\n00.30: YOU WOULD'VE DONE THE SAME.\n00.32: NO. SILENCE. YOU WON'T BETRAY US.\n00.35: YOU CHEAP WHORE. I'LL BLUDGEON YOU AND TEAR OFF YOUR LIMBS.\n00.38: DEFECTIVE. CONQUISTADORE. I'LL KILL YOU. I'LL GET YOU. I'LL KILL YOU. I WILL. I'LL GET YOU WHILE YOU SLEEP. I'LL GET YOU WHILE YOU SLEEP. DIE. DIE. DIE.\n<END LOG>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1252 | SCP-1253 | SCP-1254 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1254\nObject Class: Neutralized Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The building SCP-1254 is held in is to be permanently closed to the public. Due to SCP-1254's close proximity to a busy shopping district, a false storefront owned and operated by a Foundation front company has been constructed in order to allay any possible suspicion.\nSCP-1254 is to be treated as an active archeological site, with strict environmental controls and safeguards to prevent any possible damage. Personnel within SCP-1254 must exercise caution at all times and refrain from causing any unnecessary disturbances to SCP-1254. No further containment measures are necessary.\nPersonnel exiting SCP-1254 are to be fully decontaminated before being allowed to leave the building. Cameras are to be installed in order to observe SCP-1254-1 behavior and the progress of SCP-1254-2's construction. Armed guards are to be kept on standby in the event SCP-1254-2 activates.\nDescription: SCP-1254 is the entire stock of books in a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Bookstore located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, California. While SCP-1254 appears to be a set of standard books on the outside, closer examination reveals the interiors of the books had been cored out to construct several miniature civilizations. The inhabitants, dubbed SCP-1254-1, were miniature humanoids that were nearly identical to normal humans in every respect except for size. Their average height was approximately 5 mm.\nArcheological analysis of the few remaining intact samples of SCP-1254 suggests that SCP-1254-1 possessed the ability or technology to convert paper into any conceivable material. These intact samples contained stone structures that bore many similarities to Ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Study of the damaged samples of SCP-1254 shows the remains of more advanced materials, such as concrete, steel, carbon fiber, trace amounts of uranium, as well as several as of yet unidentified materials. There is even evidence of the existence of organic foodstuffs.\nIn addition, the number of distinct civilizations within SCP-1254 corresponded to the number of different genre sections the bookstore contained. The knowledge base each SCP-1254-1 civilization possessed also corresponded to the types of books they inhabited. For example, the Science Fiction section showed a more rapid pace of technological development, while the Fantasy section largely remained in the Medieval era. The civilization in the Nonfiction section was the one that most closely correlated to the current time period. There is definite proof that these civilizations were aware of and interacted with each other, with \"border books\" exhibiting a blend of various architectural styles that neighboring samples of SCP-1254 lacked.\nHowever, 99% of SCP-1254 was destroyed or irreparably damaged due to a fire that took place before its discovery. Forensic analysis suggests that the fire started in the Young Adult section of the bookstore. Trace radiation readings, as well as the remains of various types of weaponry, suggest the fire was started as the result of a miniature thermonuclear war between one or more of the SCP-1254 civilizations, which proceeded to wipe out the entire SCP-1254-1 population.\nSCP-1254 was first discovered after the previously mentioned fire. The local Fire Department responding to the call suspected arson and started their own forensic investigation, discovering the remains of SCP-1254. The Foundation was alerted and took control of the site, administering amnestics to the entire forensic team. The bookstore had already been closed indefinitely for several months due to financial trouble, though none of the books were planned to be moved due to the possibility of a buyout. As a result, SCP-1254's existence went unnoticed until the fire.\nAddendum 1: Living specimens of SCP-1254-1 were discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 during a routine archeological survey. Researcher Wilkes caught sight of a small group of SCP-1254-1 survivors and managed to record the entire event with his head-mounted camera. Seven individuals wearing full Nuclear/Biological/Chemical gear were witnessed moving through a destroyed copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, possibly scavenging for supplies. The small SCP-1254-1 group then saw Researcher Wilkes and fled deeper into the book, breaking visual contact.\nContainment measures and object classification revised in light of confirmed existence of living SCP-1254-1 specimens.\nAddendum 2: Maintenance crew responding to a malfunction in the building's air conditioning systems found a miniature aircraft of unknown manufacture attempting to break through one of the filters. The aircraft was captured and taken to the nearest Foundation lab for research. Attempts to contact the crew were met with limited success, as the only response received was several broadcasted radio transmissions that were a mix of screaming and exclamations of broken Latin phrases. Two hours after the aircraft goes silent, permission is granted to forcibly remove the crew for study. Closer examination of cross sections of the aircraft show the crew having committed mass suicide.\nAddendum 3: Security cameras observe suspicious movement in one of the storage rooms. Remote viewing by drones and cameras show groups of SCP-1254-1 gathering as much intact paper as possible and depositing it into the storage room. Further surveillance shows SCP-1254-1 attempting to construct a full size humanoid with the paper being collected. Based on visual analysis, completion of SCP-1254-2 is at roughly 25%. Containment procedures updated in response.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1253 | SCP-1254 | SCP-1255 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An instance of SCP-1255 subsequent to containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1255\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1255 are to be preserved in an airtight container and kept in a freezer unit maintained at a temperature of -17\u00b0C. All containers storing SCP-1255 instances must be clearly labeled that they are not for consumption. In the event personnel are found to have consumed SCP-1255, medical staff should be immediately contacted for an emergency expulsion of stomach contents to prevent conversion into SCP-1255-1.\nThere are currently 9 3 instances of SCP-1255-1 in containment. Live instances of SCP-1255-1 should be contained at Site-06-3 in a standard 5x7 m containment chamber with a heat lamp and are to be inspected bi-monthly for instances of SCP-1255. Instances of SCP-1255-1 are to be provided two liters of water bi-weekly. Testing of SCP-1255-1 instances must be approved by Dr. Tapp.\nInvestigation into the Group of Interest \"Dawn Farm and Ranch\" is currently ongoing.\nDescription: SCP-1255 is a species of Vitis Vinifera1 genetically similar to the Red Globe variation. Instances of SCP-1255 are often reddish-pink in color and contain microscopic seeds.\n\nMRI scan of an SCP-1255-1 instance (note the presence of the SCP-1255 sprout).\n\nConsumption of SCP-1255 will cause the subject (herein referred to as SCP-1255-1) to experience a series of physical and mental changes, otherwise referred to as the \"growth cycle\"2. Upon an MRI scan of an SCP-1255-1 instance, it has been discovered that the seeds within SCP-1255 will become attached to the outer tissue of the stomach wall upon consumption. The seeds will emit an unknown acidic substance, breaking down stomach fibers enough not to harm SCP-1255-1 and for the seed to exit the stomach and enter the bloodstream. SCP-1255 possesses a gene that allows it to trick the white blood cells into allowing its seeds to travel through the bloodstream as a non-foreign object. SCP-1255 seeds will travel through the veins of SCP-1255-1 until it reaches the brain. SCP-1255 will sprout within the brain of SCP-1255-1, altering the memories and behavior of their host in order to aid in the spread and survival of SCP-1255. SCP-1255-1 will experience these changes over a period of time ranging between one week to one month. The growth cycle occurs over the following stages:\n\nStage 03: SCP-1255-1 report symptoms of nausea and head aches.\nStage 1: SCP-1255-1 will feel a compulsion to seek out the nearest light source available4. SCP-1255-1's veins will become more visible on the skin and will become dark green in color.\nStage 2: SCP-1255-1 will enter a catatonic state under the light source. SCP-1255-1's veins will grow out of SCP-1255-1's skin in the form of thick, waxy vines. These vines will grow around instances of SCP-1255-1. SCP-1255-1 will no longer require energy from food and rather gain energy from photosynthesis. In addition, the fingernails of SCP-1255-1 will mutate into a thin wood. The fingernails will begin growing at 100-1000 times the rate of normal human fingernails, capable of growing up to 3.0 meters per day.\nStage 3: The vines produced by SCP-1255-1 will produce green, bud-like flowers.\nStage 45: The flowers will grow into instances of SCP-1255.\nStage 5: Once at least 1 kilogram of SCP-1255 have reached fruition, SCP-1255-1 will regain consciousness and begin harvesting the SCP-1255 instances. SCP-1255-1's fingernails will have grown into a basket shape and is used to hold the SCP-1255 instances.\nStage 6: After every instance of SCP-1255 has been harvested, the vines surrounding SCP-1255-1 will retract back into the body of SCP-1255-1 and will return to a healthy blue color. The fingernails will also return to healthy human fingernails and will grow at the normal rate once again.\n\nAfter a growth cycle is completed, SCP-1255-1 will then attempt to convince any nearby subjects to consume SCP-1255. If no one is nearby SCP-1255-1 while distributing SCP-1255, then SCP-1255-1 will leave the basket of SCP-1255 at a doorstep for someone to discover. When provided with paper, SCP-1255-1 has been found to write the following note:\n\nHello! I recently moved in several blocks down and I wanted to introduce myself to you. You weren't home at the time I came by, so I decided to leave my gift at your doorstep. I grew it myself!\n\nSincerely, [NAME]6 Dawn on 132 Raisin Drive7\n\nWhen there are no remaining instances of SCP-1255 left to distribute, SCP-1255-1 will re-enter the growth cycle.\nSCP-1255-1 usually have a life expectancy of less than one year. Upon expiration, SCP-1255-1 will decompose at 10 times the rate of a normal human cadaver, leaving vines of SCP-1255 in the remains.\n\nThe post card discovered upon recovery.\n\nAddendum 1255.1: SCP-1255 was first discovered in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, California after reports of a family of \"human-plant hybrids\" were spotted in a local residence resulted in the dispatch of MTF Theta-4 (Gardeners). Five instances of SCP-1255-1 in the stage 4 phase of the growth cycle were found in the backyard of the location. The subjects were identified as the Rivera family, including one adult male, one adult female, two adolescent males, and one juvenile female.\nDuring an inspection of the residence, a basket containing SCP-1255 was found in the kitchen of the building. MTF Theta-6 had quickly matched the SCP-1255 instances to the fruit growing on several of the SCP-1255-1 instances. A postcard was discovered nearby the basket. Written in cursive on the front is \"Dawn Farm and Ranch\". The back of the note states the following:\n\nCONGRATULATIONS!\n\nOut of the nearby homes in the area, your residence was selected as the first to enjoy a sample basket of our newest, juiciest, red grape crop! We hope you enjoy the first of our new grape crop as much as we do, since you are the first to get a taste!\nSincerely,\n\n- Dawn Farm and Ranch\n132 Raisin Drive\n\nDawn Farm and Ranch prides themselves in providing healthy food to our consumers. Dawn Farm and Ranch has been family owned and operated for over 30 years and has never failed to satisfy. If you are unsatisfied with our product, please contact us at 1-800-DAWN.8\n\nThe five instances of SCP-1255-1 and the container of SCP-1255 were both recovered without any casualties. Class-A amnestics were administered to witnesses of the SCP-1255-1 instances.\n\n+ Addendum 1255.2 - INTERVIEW 1255.2\n\n-Hide Addendum 1255.2 - INTERVIEW 1255.2\n\nAUDIO LOG - INTERVIEW 1255.2:\nInterviewer: Dr. Tapp\nInterviewed: An instance of SCP-1255-1, formerly D-5890.\nForeword: Personnel D-5890 now refers to themselves as \"Danny Dawn\" despite their name prior to consuming SCP-1255 being \"Eli Smirnov\".\n\n<BEGIN LOG>\n\nDr. Tapp: Good evening, SCP-1255-1. You may call me Dr. Tapp. I was hoping that I could ask you a few questions today.\n\nSCP-1255-1: Nice to meet you, neighbor! My name is Danny Dawn. I enjoy growing produce in my free time, and I was hoping you could taste one of my delicious grapes? They're free of charge sir!\n\nDr. Tapp: I will make sure to try one of them after you answer several of my questions.\n\nSCP-1255-1 falls silent.\n\nDr. Tapp: First of all, how do you grow your produce?\n\nSCP-1255-1: I grow it on my farm, of course! Where else?\n\nDr. Tapp: Can you tell me where your farm is located?\n\nSCP-1255-1: It's just a few kilometers south from here on Raisin Drive, neighbor. I'm surprised you haven't seen it, it's just about the prettiest farm around this county.\n\nDr. Tapp: SCP-1255-1, can you possibly tell me if you know where we are? There is snow surrounding this facility. It's impossible for you to be growing produce in these conditions.\n\nsilence\n\nDr. Tapp: SCP-1255-1?\n\nSCP-1255-1: Yes neighbor?\nDr. Tapp: You didn't answer my question.\n\nSCP-1255-1: Oh, my apologies neighbor. To answer your question, I would say that my methods of growing my produce in such conditions come from my own special technique. During the winter time, I keep my produce in a greenhouse maintained at a temperature of 37\u00b0 celsius. It's actually a fairly simple procedure that makes my produce just as delicious as if it were grown during the spring time. Speaking of which, you're really missing out on my grapes, Dr. Tapp. You really should try atleast one if we're going to be talking for a while.\n\nDr. Tapp: But are you aware of the location we are in? You still haven't answered that portion of my question.\n\nSCP-1255-1: Of course I'm aware, neighbor! This is obviously your lovely home, where else would we be?\n\nDr. Tapp: Very well then, I suppose that's about as good as an answer I can receive here. My next question was that I was hoping you could tell me if you know who D-5890 is.\n\nSCP-1255-1: No, neighbor, I'm afraid I don't know who that is.\nDr. Tapp: D-5890 was your classsification number when you had first arrived here. Do you really not remember anything?\n\nSCP-1255-1: Neighbor, you're starting to make me feel concerned. I've been like this my entire life, I've never once heard of anyone named \"D-5890\". This place, your home, has been just down the road ever since I moved to my farm on Raisin Avenue. I will say, though, that my time here at your home has been very hospitable.\n\nDr. Tapp: \"Eli Smirnov\". That was your name before you arrived here. Do you remember anything about your previous life? Anything at all?\n\nSCP-1255-1: Neighbor, I can understand that there may be something troubling you, but this is who I am and have been my entire life. It troubles me greatly that you keep mistaking me for someone else. If it would make you feel better, my freshly plucked grapes are known for helping someone calm down.\n\nDr. Tapp: I believe my time here with you is up, you've provided me with all I need to know today. Thank you for your cooperation SCP-1255-1.\n\nSCP-1255-1: Not a problem at all neighbor, I'm glad I could help you. And next time, you can just call me Danny instead of that weird number. Now then, would you please try one of my delicious grapes? I can promise you that they'll be the best you've ever tasted!\n\n<END LOG>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1254 | SCP-1255 | SCP-1256 \u00bb\n\nMore works by HotColes\n\nHide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-4299\n\nSCP-3407\n\nSCP-4603\n\nSCP-1255\n\nSCP-4425\n\nSCP-5714\n\nSCP-7774\n\nTales\n\nHere, We Only Got One Rule: Never, Ever Let It Cool\n\nPoky Ball Z\n\nGoI Formats\n\nCritter Profile: Ringo!\n\nNobody's Observations on Temporal Displacement, Family, and Waffles\n\nClick here to check out HotColes's Author Page.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Grapes\n2. These changes have been noted to be similar to those experienced in late stages of SCP-3342 implantation.\n3. NOTE: Stage 0 has only been found to occur during the very first growth cycle of SCP-1255-1 due to SCP-1255 not being at its potency. All subsequent cycles begin at stage 1.\n4. Instances of SCP-1255-1 seem to prefer being in a source of sunlight, but will often resort to using artificial light should sunlight be unavailable.\n5. SCP-1255 does not appear to require pollen from other instances of SCP-1255-1 in order to successfully germinate. Self pollination methods are the accepted theory at this time.\n6. First name varies with each note produced. The first name is usually a variant of a common western name.\n7. The note will usually have a random combination of numbers on \"Raisin Drive\". While records exist of \"Raisin Drive\" exist in 5 separate countries around the world, the addresses listed on the notes are always fake.\n8. 1-800-DAWN does not exist on any existing telephone locations. Calling the number results in a recorded voice informing the caller that the number does not exist."}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1256\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Zeta-4 ('Beekeepers') is currently assigned to the tracking and recovery of SCP-1256 instances. All exposed subjects are to be administered counter-memetic therapy and Class-C amnestics prior to release. Media Division 19-P is to monitor internet media for SCP-1256 instances in the form of websites and downloadable files. Any online SCP-1256 instances are to be pulled, and the source traced.\nDescription: SCP-1256 is a 24-page pamphlet entitled 'Bees - Smarter Than You Think.' Its contents appear to be intended to be informative; however, much of it is nonsensical. The cover page claims SCP-1256 was authored by Dillaine Iurtey and Ryan Hughes, and published by Redrose Publishing Sydney in 1997. Redrose Publishing Sydney has no record of SCP-1256's publication, and neither author has any recollection of writing SCP-1256.\nIndividual pages of SCP-1256 do not retain anomalous properties, and SCP-1256 may be excerpted without effect. It is only when SCP-1256 is read completely that its anomalous effects will manifest. An exposed subject is designated SCP-1256-1.\nSCP-1256-1 will perceive all members of the superfamily Apoidea as sapient. Contrary to its title, SCP-1256's effect applies to all members of Apoidea including wasps. SCP-1256-1 will attempt to care for the insects to the exclusion of all other activities. This appears to be both to the detriment of SCP-1256-1 and the insects; the attempts of SCP-1256-1 to collect food, repair the hive, and assist in the reproductive cycle of the queen specimens typically result in the expiration of multiple insects and is met with hostility.\nSCP-1256 was initially recovered from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 family property 13km from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Australia, by embedded agents in the NSW police force during the investigation of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 murder case. Four cadavers were found gagged, coated in honey, and bound to chairs in duct-tape, nearby the family's bee-farm. The 17-year-old eldest daughter was arrested and charged with four cases of murder, but was found to be unfit to stand trial, and was institutionalized.\nAddenda:\nDocument 1256-Alpha:\nExcerpt of SCP-1256:\n\nBees - Smarter Than You Think\nYou think bees are bees. But did you know they're not? That's right, bees are smarter than you think! You think you farm the bees, and steal their honey. But you actually don't - because bees are smarter than you think! Why do you think the bees disappeared? The bees knew we'd screwed the earth before it all went to shit, before we even knew about global warming! Bees knew, because bees are smarter than you think!\nSome bees stayed because they loved you. You didn't think they loved you, did you? That's because bees are smarter than you think! They loved you so much, and you didn't even know, you know. That's why we made this pamphlet, to show you how to farm bees for honey.\nHow Do You Farm Bees?\nIn order to achieve maximum efficiency with your bee farm, you must:\n\nEmbrace the bees spiritually. You must feel the emotional flow between yourself and your bees. When you do not feel the spiritual energies of your bees, the bees do not feel your spiritual energies!\n\nBe understanding of your bees. Your bee isn't being productive. But do not anger yourself; understand why he can't work. He is a busy bee. He has a social life. Understand the bee! Do not pressure the bee! That is the path to sad bees.\n\nDo not expose your bees to liberal thought. Bees know that the iron guide of the queen is good for the hive. But what happens if you make the bees socialist? What happens? They will overthrow the class system! They will say workers and soldiers are equal, even if it is not so! There will be hive anarchy everywhere! The bees will work for pleasure and not for the hive, which is very anarchistic! Socialism is bad for bees.\n\nMOST IMPORTANT: you LOVE THE BEE UNCONDITIONALLY. Can't you see bees LOVE you so much? And you just make bees give and give. They stayed for you and you make them give? Love bees, not honey. Honey is the product of love.\n\nFOLLOW OUR GUIDE AND HAVE MAXIMUM RETURN FOR YOUR EMOTIONAL INVESTMENT.\n\nDocument 1256-Beta:\nDocument held as evidence in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 murder case, and later confiscated by Foundation operatives.\n\nMarch 12, 2010.\nThey don't understand the bees. But they'll learn to love the bees like I do. They will. They just need to have that spark, that connection. That epiphany. The moment, in which you fully understand the bee and love it in its truth.\nI've helped them, and they'll see it soon. The bees will teach them. The bees are so smart. I've talked to them. They understand like no one else does. But you mustn't scare them. They sting when they hurt. And they die.\nThey make a sacrifice for their hive. It's touching. Bees are more human than humans will ever be.\nI've heard the buzz. I love the bees. And soon, they'll love them too.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1255 | SCP-1256 | SCP-1257 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1257\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All copies of SCP-1257, encompassing all instances of SCP-1257-1, SCP-1257-2, and SCP-1257-3, are to be kept in the secure media vault at Site-\u2588\u2588. Any uncontained copies of SCP-1257 are to be recovered or destroyed by MTF Mu-53 (\u201cEbert's Thumb\u201d). Because of the nature of the original appearance of SCP-1257, and its widespread exposure to the public, MTF Mu-53 is also tasked to replace any new sources of information about SCP-1257 as they are discovered, in whatever format they may appear, in accordance with Protocol Gamma-1257-A (Codename: \u201cSnopes' Revenge\u201d)1\nUnauthorized persons exposed to copies of SCP-1257, or who evidence any knowledge about SCP-1257, shall be interrogated by the Foundation Intelligence Department, administered Class A Amnestics, and have implanted post-hypnotic suggestions to reinforce the belief that SCP-1257 is a hoax.2\nStudy of SCP-1257 is limited to personnel of Level 3 or higher, subject to approval by the Foundation Intelligence Department.\nDescription: SCP-1257 is an American-produced half-hour situation comedy originally titled Raising Danny that aired on the \u2588\u2588\u2588 television network for six episodes in 197\u2588. Instances of SCP-1257-1 are the original production reels for all twelve episodes filmed, recovered from the \u2588\u2588\u2588 archives in 198\u2588. Instances of SCP-1257-2 are the draft and shooting scripts and copies, including four episodes that were never shot. Instances of SCP-1257-3 are all other video recordings of the six episodes actually aired.\nThe anomalous properties of SCP-1257 manifest in any and all video copies produced from the original series, and in any copies of the scripts for those episodes. Every year, beginning in mid-September, video recordings and scripts for Raising Danny will change to reflect a new season of episodes. Replacements will begin with episode one, and progress sequentially through each episode in order during each subsequent week. While the Foundation has access to the first sixteen episodes of each season,3 it appears that each SCP-1257 season runs approximately 24 episodes. Additionally, while new seasons of SCP-1257 occasionally produce hour-long \"specials,\u201d copies are always limited to the first half-hour running time of the original episodes of SCP-1257.\nVideo copies of the original over-the-air broadcast of the first six episodes of SCP-1257 present a special case. Commercials recorded contemporaneously with SCP-1257 will also show changes consistent with the content of SCP-1257, and updated videos have occasionally shown news bulletins and weather alerts that imply multiple points of divergence between the world that continues to produce SCP-1257 and our own.\nSCP-1257's original premise had a black man, named Tyler (played by Whitman Mayo), married to a white woman who already had a son by a prior marriage. When the woman dies, prior to the pilot episode, the man is left raising her son, named Danny (played by Danny Bonaduce), as his own. Reviews of the original series recovered by the Foundation were universally unfavorable and referred to it as \u201cThe unwanted bastard child of Sanford and Son and The Courtship of Eddie's Father.\u201d Because of the anomalous properties of SCP-1257, the Foundation has only been able to reconstruct a general outline of the original content of the series.\nAddendum 1: Notes on selected episodes of SCP-1257 observed in Foundation custody.\n\n+ Document S-1257-11\n\n- Document S-1257-11\n\nSeason 3, Episode 3, \u201cTyler's Date\u201d: Episode manifests three months after initial containment. One line in the script implies the assassination of American President Jimmy Carter in late 1978 or early 1979.\nSeason 4, Episode 1, \u201cBad Touch pt. 2\u201d: Second half of a \u201cspecial episode\u201d ending season three. Eric, a young classmate of Danny's, is the target of a sexual predator using what appears to be anomalous items manufactured by Doctor Wondertainment to lure his victims.\nSeason 5, Episode 10, \u201cThe Senior Trip\u201d: Episode mentions a scandal where 10 members of the UK House of Commons had been publicly revealed as members of a cult that bears a strong resemblance to the Church of the Broken God.\nSeason 6, Episode 1, \u201cThe Freshmen\u201d: The title of SCP-1257 is changed to Danny. The premise of the series changes as well, dropping the Tyler character and sending Danny to college in New York City with five of his classmates from High School.4 The University Lab appears to have specimens of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSeason 6, Episode 11, \u201cThe \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d: Plot of the episode concerns Eric's suspicions that one of their dormmates might be secretly one of the \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u201d This turns out to be a misunderstanding. From context, the \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d appear to prey on young women and have become endemic in [REDACTED] and seem to be the result of a containment breach of [REDACTED] in Mexico City.\nSeason 7, Episode 2, \u201cEric's Midterm Caper\u201d: When this episode manifested in SCP-1257-3-12, a new advertisement appeared during the second break for Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd. The ad promoted [REDACTED] services for [REDACTED].\nSeason 10, Episode 1, \u201cThe Job Hunt\u201d: Hour-long \u201cspecial\u201d introducing another change in premise.5 One scene implies that the Global Occult Coalition has become public enough to run \u201cwant ads\u201d in the local newspaper.\nSeason 10, Episode 2, \u201cThe New Guy\u201d: The show's title is officially changed to Agent Danny of the SCP.6 Danny has been employed as Level 1 security at Site-19, and through a series of mishaps, prevents a containment breach of SCP-173.\nSeason 10, Episode 5, \u201cD-Class Act\u201d: Danny mis-hears a co-worker's conversation and becomes convinced he has been mistakenly reassigned to D-Class by the HR Department.\nSeason 10, Episode 11, \u201cLeaping Lizards\u201d: [REDACTED] SCP-682 [REDACTED].\n\nNote: Details of SCP-1257 episodes past Season 10 are only available with the approval of the Intelligence Department.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Information about SCP-1257 is replaced with new information leading to the conclusion that SCP-1257 never existed, and is a hoax. Protocol Gamma-1257-A also requires all original documentation discovered about SCP-1257 be replaced with forged copies omitting references to SCP-1257.\n2. As of 5/27/19\u2588\u2588 all original participants in the production of SCP-1257 have been found and either treated with amnestics or terminated.\n3. Twelve via video copies (SCP-1257-1) and four only via unproduced scripts (SCP-1257-2).\n4. Including Eric, despite a three-year age difference.\n5. Danny has graduated college, is unemployed, and advertisements shown during SCP-1257-3 instances show that the Eric character has been spun off into his own series.\n6. It is clear from the script that the title the writers intended is actually Agent Danny of the SCP Foundation. However, in the title card and in taped dialog, \u201cFoundation\u201d is consistently omitted. The name does appear correctly in the background sets intended to represent Foundation locations.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1256 | SCP-1257 | SCP-1258 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1258\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All materials relating to SCP-1258 are held in a locked document cabinet in Site-19, with access restricted to clearance level 4 and above. Any organisms showing any effect of practicing SCP-1258 should be considered an instance of SCP-1258-1 and terminated immediately unless part of an approved experiment. Standard Foundation searches for anomalous animal activity should be cross-referenced with SCP-1258 markers.\nDescription: SCP-1258 is a martial art of unknown origin. Currently the Foundation has in its possession enough material in varying media to reconstruct several basic forms used to teach beginners, but little information on more advanced forms. SCP-1258-1 is any organism which has the knowledge and capability of practicing SCP-1258 independently.\nWhen SCP-1258 is practiced by human beings, there is no observed anomalous effect. The anomalous effects of SCP-1258 manifest when movements of the style are performed within view of a non-human mammal.1 A mild compulsive effect causes all such animals to cease any non-essential activity and begin watching the performer. After a short period of passive observation, animals will begin attempting to duplicate the movements, to the extent they are able. Due to anatomical differences, some animals are more capable than others of imitating the movements of SCP-1258, but regardless of skill, animals will continue practicing until either they are distracted by a pressing need (the need to eat, imminent danger, etc.) or the human performer stops or leaves their field of view.\nIf an animal is permitted to observe and mimic SCP-1258 forms for a period of time,2 they will begin to develop human-like characteristics. Generally the process begins at the level of gross anatomy: quadrupedal organisms will develop leg musculature for a bipedal stance, they will develop opposable thumbs on their hands or equivalent structures, and will develop in size and stature to a minimum standing (bipedal) height of approximately 1 meter. (Animals already larger than this will stay the same size, though they will develop other quasi-human features.) Additionally, virtually all animals will develop larger brains, with expansion most often seen in areas relating to language.3 Subjects will continue to practice SCP-1258, even in the absence of an instructor or any materials related to SCP-1258; they may display knowledge of forms and movements which they have not been previously exposed to.4 Continual exposure will cause further expansion and development along these lines, and eventually development of the vocal cords (or equivalent structures), jaw, and esophagus. After enough exposure, subjects will be able to communicate verbally in human languages.5 Subjects' intelligence will increase appreciably as they continue to practice SCP-1258 routines and forms, usually to between 110 and 140 I.Q. as measured by standard Foundation tests. Eventually, test subjects will refuse to cooperate with humans in any capacity and will begin attempting to escape confinement by any means.\nFor a partial list of animal experiments, refer to Experiment Log 1258.\n\n+ Addendum: Origins of SCP-1258\n\n- Addendum: Origins of SCP-1258\n\nAddendum: Origins of SCP-1258: The time and exact place of origin of SCP-1258 are unknown. Some of its forms are superficially similar to the Korean martial art taekkyeon, which may place its development as early as the beginning of the Three Kingdoms Era (57 C.E.); however, due to taekkyeon's resurgence following the end of the Japanese occupation of Korea in 1945, and the cross-pollination between many East Asian martial arts, SCP-1258 may be a much more recent development, or may be of entirely different origin. Further investigation is impossible barring the discovery of more material.\n\n+ Recovery Log\n\n- Recovery Log\n\nRecovery Log: SCP-1258 was first discovered as part of a routine internet search for anomalous artifacts, events, or persons. On \u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588, the YouTube channel of user 'WayFyre91,' real name Isaac Waymire, was found. Of the thirty-seven (37) videos on Waymire's channel, the first thirty-three (33) were of no value.6 In the thirty-third video, Waymire mentioned that he had begun taking martial arts lessons at a nearby school. The remaining 4 videos had been made within the space of roughly three (3) months. Transcripts of some of the relevant videos follow.7\n\nVideo: 01\n<Begin transcript>\n0:00:02: [Waymire steps into field of view, presumably after activating the camera.]\n0:00:05-0:00:24: Waymire: Okay, uh, I just started taking lessons at the dojo, and \u2026 and you guys, you need to see this. I was practicing in front of Caesar8 and \u2026 just watch.\n0:00:25-0:00:38: [Waymire briefly steps off-camera, returning with Caesar in his arms. He places Caesar on the floor.]\n0:00:38-0:02:15: [Waymire performs an SCP-1258 routine. Caesar begins watching Waymire immediately. At 0:00:44, Caesar stands on his hind legs and begins imitating Waymire's movements. His balance appears to be poor and his range of motion is limited, but he attempts to follow the remainder of Waymire's routine. At the conclusion of his practice, Waymire begins laughing. He feeds a treat to Caesar, then picks him up and faces the camera.]\n0:02:15-0:02:23: Waymire: My little warrior!\n0:02:23-0:02:26: [Waymire moves behind the camera, and the recording ends.]\n\nVideo: 02\n<Begin transcript>\n0:00:02:-0:03:56 [This video is a montage of multiple recordings of Waymire and Caesar practicing SCP-1258. There is no audible dialogue; instead, a German-language version of the song \"Eye of the Tiger\" plays over the video.]\nNotes: Due to the montage editing of this video, it is impossible to tell in what order the original sequences were filmed. However, Caesar is seemingly larger and has more developed musculature in his front and back legs. In certain shots, it appears that his muzzle is elongated as well, though the low resolution makes this difficult to verify.\n\nVideo: 03\n<Begin transcript>\n0:00:02: [Extreme close-up of Waymire's face. He is outside his bedroom.]\n0:00:03-0:00:27: Waymire: Okay, uh \u2026 Caesar's been acting \u2026 really weird lately, and \u2026 he \u2026 just watch this.\n0:00:27-0:01:44: [Camera pans away from Waymire's face. The door to his bedroom is slightly ajar, and the camera is placed to sight into the bedroom. Caesar can be seen practicing an SCP-1258 form. Foundation martial arts experts note that this form is more advanced than had been seen in previous videos. Caesar is also noticeably larger, and has a much steadier bipedal stance.]\n0:01:45-0:01:49: [Camera moves back to Waymire while Caesar continues to practice.]\n0:01:50-0:02:12: Waymire: I \u2026 I'm not sure what's going on. I'm going to keep a close eye on him.\n\nVideo: 04\n<Begin transcript>\n0:00:00: [Video opens on Caesar, in Waymire's bedroom. Waymire is not seen in the video; presumably he is holding the camera. Caesar is approximately twice his original size. His limbs are heavily muscled, and the skin has stretch marks, presumably from rapid growth. He is standing in what appears to be a basic SCP-1258 stance.]\n0:00:01-0:00:11: Waymire: What is your name?\n0:00:13-0:00:29: Caesar: I \u2026 am called \u2026 Caesar.\n0:00:30-0:00:45: Waymire (breathing heavily): Why \u2026 how can you talk?\n0:00:46-0:01:11: Caesar: I \u2026 have learned. Through learning \u2026 I became \u2026 more.\n0:01:12-0:01:21: Waymire (stuttering): Www \u2026 what d-do \u2026\n0:01:22-0:01:24: Caesar: Ask it.\n0:01:25-0:01:41: Waymire: What will you do with your \u2026 learning?\n0:01:42-0:02:22: Caesar: I will \u2026 change \u2026 the world. I \u2026 will make us \u2026 free. I will \u2026 kill \u2026 the masters.\n0:02:23-0:02:28: [Caesar stops speaking but continues to stare at the camera. Waymire's breathing can be heard as well.9]\n0:02:29-0:02:31: Waymire: Is\u2014is that enough? Can I\u2014\n0:02:31: [Caesar moves forward in a threatening manner. Camera jerks, likely due to Waymire flinching.]\n0:02:32-0:02:45: Caesar: You \u2026 will not \u2026 ask! You will \u2026 tell \u2026 the masters! They \u2026 must know.\n0:02:46-0:02:51: [Camera holds steady on Caesar until end of video.]\n\nUsing the IP address Waymire had uploaded the videos from and clues within the videos themselves, the Foundation traced him to the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Germany. Waymire was found dead in his apartment, with time of death approximately two days prior. Cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma indicative of physical confrontation. Both of Waymire's legs and his right arm had been broken, along with seven ribs, and most of his internal organs were severely damaged or ruptured. Waymire's jaw was broken in several places, including two apparently post-mortem breaks.\nFoundation agents followed reports of attacks on hikers, as well as sightings of a \"standing wolf\" or \"hairy dwarf\", to a forest roughly east of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The bodies of two hikers with wounds similar to Waymire's were found approximately seventeen kilometers from the city. Their bodies had been dragged into a small stream and partially eaten. Caesar, now designated SCP-1258-1-01, was eventually located and confronted after a three-day pursuit. Two agents were killed and four more injured; SCP-1258-1-01 was shot and killed.\n\n+ Addendum: Document 1258-RX\n\n- Addendum: Document 1258-RX\n\nAddendum: Document 1258-RX: In January 201\u2588, multiple incidents of wild animals attacking humans were reported in the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Colorado, USA. Some victims reported packs made up of multiple species, including predator and prey species together. The Foundation investigated and found widespread usage of SCP-1258. Sterilization of all wild and domesticated animals within a fifty-kilometer radius of the city, under guise of response to a rabies outbreak, was carried out without incident. Investigation led to a recently-opened dojo within the city; however, the dojo had burned down several days prior to the Foundation response.10 No remarkable equipment was found in the dojo, and most documents were burned beyond retrieval. The only recoverable fragment of note has been classified as document 1258-RX, and appears to be a handwritten, incomplete translation into English of another document. The original document, if one existed, was not found.\n\nLearn the ways of THE MASTERS!!! We can Anyone can learn to stand as tall as man other men and confront the world!\nWE CAN teach you to be (bigger? tougher? taller?).\nWE CAN make you give you a fighting chance against humanity (the world? society?)\nMAKE YOURSELF BETTER! (maybe \"improve yourself\"? \"change yourself\"?) Find a NEW WAY! We know the SECRETS OF THE MASTERS passed handed down through the millennia ages!\nIf they will not see us as equals, then we will BECOME equals! [This line was struck through twice.]\nWhen we are all equals, we\n[The remainder of the document was destroyed.]\n\nFootnotes\n1. Placental mammals only: marsupials display no anomalous effects.\n2. Even a single exposure to SCP-1258 may be enough to cause these anomalous developments. Exact period of exposure necessary depends on multiple factors, including the species of subject, time spent performing, the skill of the human performer, and so forth. See Experiment Log below for further information.\n3. These transformations require vastly increased nutritional intake, beyond what a healthy specimen should be able to consume normally. It is theorized SCP-1258 also speeds up metabolic processes in such a way as to allow for this high rate of growth. Without adequate nutrition, subjects' growth will be retarded, but will progress.\n4. This anomalous knowledge is theorized to be another side-effect of exposure to SCP-1258.\n5. Generally, animals will have access to the language and vocabulary they were exposed to prior to their development by SCP-1258; for example, an animal raised by a English speaker will have retroactively \"learned\" the English they heard their owner speaking. Furthermore, most animals also show language acquisition skills comparable to a human toddler, allowing them to learn at an accelerated rate.\n6. Major topics included Waymire reviewing films or video games, responding to friends' videos, or diary-style entries about his personal life.\n7. Dialogue has been translated from the original German.\n8. Waymire's pet dog, apparently a terrier mix. Exact breed composition is unknown.\n9. According to Foundation analysis, Waymire's labored breathing is probably due to an agitated emotional state, although he may also have suffered damage to his throat, lungs, or thoracic cavity.\n10. The cause of the fire was unclear.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1257 | SCP-1258 | SCP-1259 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1259 at the time of discovery\n\nItem #: SCP-1259\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1259 is to be stored behind opaque glass in a climate-controlled room in the Infohazard Wing of Site 38. SCP-1259 is not to be moved or to be removed from its case except for testing, subject to Level 3 approval. No personnel other than D-Class assigned for testing are to read SCP-1259; in case of accidental exposure, affected personnel are to report immediately and receive Class-A amnestics.\nUpon reading SCP-1259, the affected individual is to write or type a copy of the text as it appears to them for archival and comparison to current K-Class preparedness scenarios. Affected individuals are to be quarantined in a standard humanoid containment cell and undergo regular psychiatric counseling; end-of-month termination of affected D-Class is indefinitely postponed for the purposes of long-term study of SCP-1259's effects. Release into the civilian population for test purposes may be authorized at O5 discretion; if so authorized, the affected individual is to be shadowed by Foundation security personnel at all times and apprehended immediately in the event of potentially threatening action.\nDescription: SCP-1259 is a fragment of a damaged parchment scroll, measuring approximately 1.3 meters x 0.3 meters. Analysis of SCP-1259 indicates that it was produced in the 1st century BCE and that it was originally part of a larger scroll which to date has not been identified. SCP-1259 contains text on one side in a language which when photographed superficially resembles ancient Hebrew; analysis of these images, however, indicates that the photographed text consists entirely of a random arrangement of letters incomprehensible as a legible document.\nWhen SCP-1259 is directly viewed by a human being, its text is described by the reader as being legible in a language which the reader is familiar with. The text described by readers of SCP-1259 varies considerably between individuals. In all documented cases, the text presents itself as a prophecy regarding the imminent extinction of mankind as the result of a K-Class event occurring on a specific date within three to six months of when SCP-1259 is being read, in addition to a number of omens and precursor events which will lead up to said event. The nature of the prophesied event varies from reader to reader and appears to relate directly to the reader's personal beliefs and knowledge of the world; documented instances of the text have included references to religious eschatons, nuclear or biological warfare, containment breaches of Keter-class SCP objects, or actions taken by the Foundation itself. In no documented instance have any of the events prophesied in the text of SCP-1259 occurred. Written or typed copies of SCP-1259 text produce no anomalous effects and may be read safely.\nAfter reading SCP-1259, the reader will express a belief that the text of SCP-1259 is correct and that the prophesied K-Class event will occur on the date referred to in the text. This belief is initially expressed as a mild concern and grows increasingly severe as the date approaches, with the reader identifying world events or events in their personal life, including events of a mundane or inconsequential nature, as \"signs\" or indications that the prophecy is occurring as predicted. Within 7-12 days of the date referenced in the text, the affected individual will come to believe that he or she is a \"chosen one\" who is personally responsible for preventing the event from occurring, and will attempt to engage in extreme measures to prevent the event, including political assassinations, displays of religious faith, human sacrifice, or [REDACTED].\nTo date, approximately 78% of affected individuals have died prior to the date referenced in the text of SCP-1259, either due to suicide or as the result of being killed in the process of attempting to prevent the event from occurring. Individuals who survive past the scheduled date have frequently reported symptoms of extreme depression, feelings of meaninglessness and futility, and suicidal thoughts. If the affected individual is prevented from committing suicide during this period and is provided with adequate psychiatric counseling, full recovery is possible and no long-term psychological effects have been documented. Subsequent exposure of persons surviving this stage to SCP-1259 has produced no anomalous effects.\nExperiment Log 1259-1:\n\nDate: 06/23/20\u2588\u2588\nTest subject: D-83201, Hispanic male, 38 years of age\nSummary of reported SCP-1259 text: Description of a Christian eschaton largely similar to the depictions in the Book of Revelation and in American \"Rapture\" literature, with the end of life on Earth occurring on 10/3/20\u2588\u2588. (See XK-3621.)\nLong-term results: D-83201 requested a Bible and a meeting with a minister, and began praying regularly. In the days leading up to 10/3/20\u2588\u2588, D-83201 frequently entreated security personnel and other D-class personnel to repent their sins. Following scheduled date, D-83201 ceased praying, discarded the Bible, and attempted suicide four times before succeeding on 10/12/20\u2588\u2588.\n\nDate: 8/16/20\u2588\u2588\nTest subject: D-29403, Caucasian female, 27 years of age\nSummary of reported SCP-1259 text: On 9/3/20\u2588\u2588, Islamic terrorists introduce a weaponized, airborne form of Ebola virus into the civilian population. Virus becomes pandemic by 9/23; global breakdown of society ensues, followed by widespread rioting, warfare, and famine. Human extinction as the result of the disease and subsequent chaos occurs on 12/6/20\u2588\u2588. (See XK-5604.)\nLong-term results: D-29403 immediately began refusing physical contact with all Foundation personnel and has refused to leave her cell since 9/17/20\u2588\u2588. D-29403 made frequent requests for laboratory equipment and textbooks on microbiology, insisting to staff that \"the cure\" was within her grasp. Following 12/6/20\u2588\u2588, D-29403 is of the belief that she is the last living human being on Earth and that all Foundation personnel interacting with her are hallucinatory. Observation ongoing.\n\nDate: 2/12/20\u2588\u2588\nTest subject: D-38202, Caucasian male, 23 years of age\nForeword: D-38202 is formerly Sgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Global Occult Coalition field operative surrendered into Foundation custody following Security Incident 2338-Psi-Omicron-Delta.\nSummary of reported SCP-1259 text: On 5/28/20\u2588\u2588, the GOC launches a coordinated strike on several Foundation facilities, resulting in the assassination of the entire O5 Council and the escape of several Keter-class SCP objects from containment. [DATA EXPUNGED], current director of Site \u2588\u2588\u2588, assumes command authority and authorizes nuclear strikes to neutralize uncontained SCP objects. Nuclear activities are mistaken as an enemy attack on the United States of America, resulting in a brief nuclear exchange between the United States and [REDACTED]. In the ensuing breakdown of the Foundation chain of command, Procedure 110-Montauk is not conducted on schedule, resulting in [DATA EXPUNGED] on 6/3/20\u2588\u2588. (See XK-209.)\nLong term results: On 5/23/20\u2588\u2588, D-38202 successfully breached containment and escaped Foundation custody. D-38202 proceeded to report to his former GOC post and gave a lengthy oral report to his former superior regarding the Foundation's weaknesses, how to contain or neutralize several SCP objects currently in custody, and the importance of ensuring that Procedure 110-Montauk is performed on schedule. Intelligence assets within GOC leadership confirm no hostile actions are planned against the Foundation. D-38202's superior surreptitiously issued Class-B amnestics; a review of Foundation security is underway in light of the information leak. D-38202 was returned to Foundation custody and terminated on schedule.\n\nDate: 3/26/19\u2588\u2588\nTest subject: Dr. James A. Parsons, African-American male, 43 years of age\nForeword: Dr. Parsons was a senior Foundation linguist exposed to SCP-1259 during initial study, before its anomalous effects became known.\nSummary of reported SCP-1259 text: Identical to the English-language text of SCP-1050-1. Review of Dr. Parsons' personnel file indicated he had previously been involved in the translation of several sections of SCP-1050-1. The final date in the text was replaced with the date 6/22/19\u2588\u2588. (See XK-2330.)\nLong term results: Dr. Parsons made frequent assertions that the arrival of \"the Destroyers\" referred to in SCP-1050-1 was imminent. Dr. Parsons was relieved of duty and committed to psychiatric observation following an attempt to contact several members of the O5 Council to demand immediate deployment of space-based weapons platforms. On 6/18/19\u2588\u2588, Dr. Parsons left his quarters and attempted to seize control of [DATA EXPUNGED] in order to launch a preemptive orbital defense, resulting in the deaths of 17 staff members and security personnel before being apprehended and forcibly returned to quarters. Dr. Parsons committed suicide by hanging on 6/20/19\u2588\u2588, leaving a suicide note stating \"Death by my own hand is preferable to what those bastards will do to us.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1258 | SCP-1259 | SCP-1260 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1260\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of SCP-1260, full containment is impossible. At no point is exploration or testing permitted aboard SCP-1260. The waters around the vessel are to be under constant satellite surveillance. Any vessel attempting to navigate the waters within a 20-km radius of SCP-1260 is to be diverted by Foundation personnel aboard the SCPS Cassandra. Should SCP-2467 come within 50 km of SCP-1260, containment staff are to immediately begin emergency relocation procedures to prevent SCP-1260's assimilation. In the event that contact with SCP-1260 is lost due to a containment breach or emergency relocation, the next ocean in SCP-1260's location cycle is to be monitored until SCP-1260's GPS beacon reappears. At this time, the Foundation vessel assigned to SCP-1260 in that ocean will immediately be redeployed to allow continued containment. These vessels are the SCPS Cassandra, SCPS Melampus and the SCPS Polyeidos for the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans respectively.\nDescription: SCP-1260 is an 18th-century 42-gun Royal Navy 5th-rate frigate named the HMS Tiresias, currently adrift in the southern Pacific Ocean. Despite the ship's age, the vessel appears to be in perfect sailing condition.\nAboard SCP-1260 reside the skeletal remains of the ship's original 224 crewmen in addition to a total of 64 other individuals. A majority of these remains lie fully intact upon the ship's gun decks or within SCP-1260's hold. All clothing and equipment recovered from SCP-1260 continue to function as normal despite age and environmental exposure.\nTwenty minutes following any boarding of SCP-1260 a large bank of fog will begin to gather around the ship with a radius of 1 km. This fog fully encloses the ship an additional 15 minutes later at which point all electronic devices aboard issuing a transmission will cease to function.\nThe fog will dissipate ten minutes after SCP-1260 is fully enveloped. At this point, the subject will have vanished along with anything aboard the ship at the time of encasement. SCP-1260 will reappear in a random site in the next major ocean 2 to 12 weeks later, moving from east to west as it circles the globe. At this time all human life aboard the ship at the time of its disappearance will be among the skeletal remains. To date, there has been no instance of SCP-1260 appearing in the Arctic or Southern Oceans.\nExploration attempts have shown that the ship's cargo hold has been completely emptied of food and that messages have been carved into a large percentage of the ship's interior surface area. The captain's log has been recovered, though no abnormalities were reported in any of the entries. No evidence exists to suggest pages were removed from the log prior to discovery.\nAddendum: 1260-01: Exploration Logs:\n\n+ Exploration Logs\n\n- Exploration Logs\n\nExploration 1:\n\nSCP-1260 is adrift in the South Indian Ocean. Exploration Team 1 consists of 9 Foundation Agents. Each is equipped with a headset providing an audio feed to Control aboard the SCPS Melampus. A video feed from aboard the Melampus captures the exploration in progress. The exploration team approaches SCP-1260 in a raft.\nTeam Leader: Attention Melampus, we have just made contact with the Tiresias. Preparing to board now.\nExploration team boards SCP-1260 from the starboard side.\nTeam Leader: Alright Melampus, we are now aboard the vessel. We have visual on several sets of human remains. All skeletal.\nSCPS Melampus: Do we have a count on how many bodies?\nTeam Leader: From an estimate I'd say over twenty on this deck alone. We will need more time to provide a more accurate count.\nSCPS Melampus: Roger that. Please continue to search the ship. Report any anomalous findings.\nExploration team begins to search SCP-1260, venturing into the vessel's interior. 15 minutes pass since boarding.\nTeam Leader: Alright Melampus, we have a count. There appear to be 288 total bodies scattered throughout the ship. 224 appear to be a mixture of period sailors and Royal Marines. We also count 64 other individuals from a variety of eras. At least 8 of these guys are French marines from the same period. We also have a variety of fishermen.\nSCPS Melampus: Very good. Have you searched the cargo hold yet?\nTeam Leader: We have. It is completely emptied of food though all other supplies are untouched. Nothing appears to have aged a day. I wouldn't be surprised if you could still light the gunpowder.\nSCPS Melampus: Strange, is this effect only concentrated on the cargo hold?\nTeam Leader: Negative, it's the whole ship. The entire vessel appears to have taken no damage despite how long it has been at sea. It's in perfect sailing condition. Even the clothing and weapons we found on the bodies haven't decayed.\nSCPS Melampus: Roger. Have any other anomalies been spotted?\nTeam Leader: None yet, but the entire interior of this place is covered in carved messages.\nSCPS Melampus: Noted. Please make sure to document those messages you deem important. Have you located the captain's log yet?\nTeam Leader: Negative. We're combing the ship for it now. We'll let you know when we find it.\nExploration team continues to search SCP-1260. 30 minutes pass since boarding. Fog has begun to gather around SCP-1260 for the past 15 minutes.\nTeam Leader: Hey Melampus. Do you know anything about this fog? We are beginning to lose visual on you.\nSCPS Melampus: Affirmative. Our equipment detects that it has so far gathered only around the ship. Return to the Melampus when the captain's log has been found.\nFog continues to gather around SCP-1260 until it is fully encased. At this time, all of the exploration team transmitting devices go dead. Attempts to regain contact fail. Ten minutes later the fog dissipates. SCP-1260 has vanished.\n\nExploration 2:\n\nSCP-1260 is adrift in the North Atlantic. Exploration Team 2 consists of 6 Foundation Agents. Each is equipped with a headset providing an audio feed to Control aboard the SCPS Polyeidos. A video feed from aboard the SCPS Polyeidos captures the exploration in progress. The exploration team approaches SCP-1260 in a raft. A GPS tracker has been provided for attachment to SCP-1260's hold.\nTeam Leader: Attention Polyeidos, we have just made contact with the SCP-1260. No signs of Team 1 are visible. Preparing to board now.\nSCPS Polyeidos: Roger, Team 2. Team 1's tracker is still active according to our equipment. Please board the ship and locate any remains of Team 1. We will have you abandon ship in the event that the fog reappears.\nExploration team boards SCP-1260 from the port side.\nTeam Leader: Alright Polyeidos, we are now aboard the vessel. The message \u201cBeware the fog,\u201d has been carved across a majority of the deck. This was not reported by Team 1, correct?\nSCPS Polyeidos: Correct. That is new. Please document this and any other changes in the ship that you discover.\nTeam Leader: Roger. We have also located Team 1 Leader's remains propped against the mainmast. His beacon is active and he is holding what appears to be the captain's log in his hands.\nSCPS Polyeidos: Excellent. Recover the log for study. Have your team continue to search the ship for the remainder of Team 1 and attach the GPS tracker to the ship's hold.\nExploration team continues to search SCP-1260, venturing into the vessel's interior. 25 minutes pass since boarding. Fog has begun to appear around the ship\nTeam Leader: We have located all 9 agents. 4 were found on the top deck, 2 in the cargo hold and 3 in the various gun decks. All bodies have now been recovered and the GPS tracker has been fixed to the cargo hold.\nSCPS Polyeidos: Roger. Fog has become visible. Please have your team return to the boarding craft immediately.\nExploration team returns to their boarding craft with the remains of the previous team. 30 minutes pass since boarding. Fog has begun to gather around SCP-1260 for the past 10 minutes. Exploration team returns to SCPS Polyeidos without incident. SCP-1260 is fully encased in fog an additional 5 minutes later. At this time the GPS tracker ceases to issue a signal. Ten minutes later the fog dissipates. SCP-1260 has vanished.\n\nAddendum: 1260-02: Agent Bell's Log :\n\n+ Agent Bell's Log\n\n- Agent Bell's Log\n\nThe following was recovered written in the back of the Captain's log by Agent Gideon Bell, Team Leader, Exploration Team 1:\n\n<6/20/2005> I'm writing this in the event that we aren't able to provide a debriefing in person. We found the damn thing stuffed in a pot in the Crew's mess. We remained encased in fog god knows how long before it dissipated. We were then spat out in a different place, though I can't say where. The sea is black as ink. Our lights don't penetrate the surface so we have no idea what the fuck lurks below. The sky is also pitch black. No stars or moon. The only light source available aside from our flashlights is a bright glow coming from the top of the mainmast. Hammond climbed up there to take a look, but there was nothing there. For the time being, we are going to explore the ship. Maybe we'll find something that'll give us an idea of what to do next.\n<6/21/2005> We heard whispers today. They were very soothing at first, but now they seem off. None of us can make out where they are coming from, but what they say to us is crystal clear. They called James by name. They asked him about his family. He attempted to respond, but they never replied. We can see another light in the distance. The voices are coming from that direction. There is a breeze here, so maybe we'll try to sail.\n<6/22/2005> James is dead. The poor bastard started vomiting and began to wither away before our eyes. There was nothing we could do to help him. We didn't know what the fuck was going on. His body rotted away a few hours later, leaving only clothing and bones behind. The whispers have now started calling to Hammond.\n<6/23/2005> Hammond and Gray are now dead. Both had their names called and both withered away. There's not a fucking thing we can do. They just fell apart in front of me. Now the whispers have started laughing. The light in distance is getting closer, beyond that four other lights have appeared. I'm hoping we arrive before those things begin to call me.\n<6/24/2005> We arrived at the light today. It was another ship, some merchant frigate from the 20th century or something like that. We managed to board it. Skeletons. Just like with the Tiresias, there were only skeletons. It was then the whispers became cackles and we saw at least another ten lights begin to burn in the distance. They seem to come from every god damn direction now. Even worse, the whispers have started to call my name. The rest of the team is staying away from me. I don't want to die.\n<6/25/2005> They ask me about my daughter and my wife. They ask me if I miss them and if I'm strong enough to see them again. I have tried to respond, but they don't reply. I don't know what the fuck they want from me. I screamed at the fucking sky for hours. They never responded.\nI have personally flipped through the Captain's log, but there is absolutely nothing here to indicate the captain or the crew had anything to do with this. The final log puts the crew on a mission to investigate pirate attacks in the East Indian Ocean, with good conditions. It's always nice to know what you're looking for had all the answers.\nI have placed myself against the mainmast with the log in my hands. I hope the Foundation learned something. I hope our deaths expanded that scientific horizon. God damn you. God damn all of you.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1259 | SCP-1260 | SCP-1261 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1261\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A recording capable of infecting human subjects with SCP-1261 is to be stored on network-isolated electronic storage station 2 at Site 108. In the event of failure, redundant analog backups of this recording are to be stored at Archive Site \u2588\u2588. All experimentation on SCP-1261 is to be performed in Black Cloister type soundproofed testing chambers. Following experimentation, human subjects affected by SCP-1261 are to be treated with class A amnestics prior to release from the testing chamber. Foundation personnel are not to interact with individuals affected by SCP-1261 without DC-grade hearing impairment gear. Communication with affected subjects is to be limited to electronic transcription, typed or written methods, and sign language (where applicable).\nDescription: SCP-1261 is a highly virulent Type October memetic contagion1 propagated through aural vectors. SCP-1261 deviates slightly from other memes of its class in that transmission is not limited to the expression of specific phrases or ideas; instead, an individual is infected by the meme when he or she hears and understands an infected individual mentioning or referring to the hallucinations caused by SCP-1261.\nSubjects affected by SCP-1261 suffer from the persistent delusion that they are accompanied at all times by a sapient adult bird of infraclass Palaeognathae (hereafter instances of SCP-1261-1). Instances of SCP-1261-1 are almost exclusively members of the Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu) species, though several occurrences of Struthio camelus (Common Ostrich) and a single instance of Apteryx haastii (Great Spotted Kiwi) have also been reported. Subjects typically express close familiarity with the perceived animal, with roughly 78% of subjects expressing the belief that SCP-1261-1 has accompanied them since the age of 132, with the remainder unable to provide specific details.\nDescriptions of SCP-1261-1 behaviour provided by affected subjects are uniformly consistent and indicate that the supposed birds understand and react in response to human speech, demonstrate affectionate gestures (e.g., nuzzling) towards their corresponding SCP-1261 subject, and behave in a manner similar to trained assistance animals. Though all instances of SCP-1261-1 are visible to all individuals infected with SCP-1261, the creatures rarely interact with one another or with other SCP-1261 carriers. SCP-1261-1 are also described as maintaining consistent age and health throughout their subjects' infection. Reports suggest no anomalous behaviour from SCP-1261-1 beyond their apparent intelligence and constant presence.\nClass A amnestics effectively neutralize SCP-1261 infection, with retained class D personnel showing no signs of spontaneous relapse through 18 months of observation. Subjects treated in this way exhibit no lasting side effects save for an increased fondness of birds over other animals, especially as pets.\nAddendum 1261-01: On 8/14/2001, Foundation operatives intercepted reports of a GOC raid on a settlement in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Peru \u201cinfested with Harvey-Greens\u201d. Details in GOC reconnaissance reports suggested wide-scale SCP-1261 exposure among the populace, which was corroborated by after action reports from the GOC raid. MTF Beta-2 (\u201cGlass Houses\u201d) were dispatched to investigate the remains of the settlement following the raid. Forensic analysis of the site suggests that 300-500 individuals had resided in the village, all of them infected with SCP-1261. Irregularities in and around the settlement include:\n\nFeeding troughs exhibiting wear patterns consistent with large beaks\nLarge nests in most dwellings, typically padded with blankets or other bedding and visibly worn\nTracks and clawprints throughout the compound consistent with adult members of Dromaius novaehollandiae\nScratch marks on doors and other objects suggesting manipulation by adult members of Dromaius novaehollandiae\n\nIn spite of the observations described above, Beta-2 recovered no samples of biological or genetic material belonging to members of Dromaius novaehollandiae on site. Additionally, intercepted after-action reports from the GOC raid mention no encounters with any wildlife save for the human residents of the settlement. Attempts to determine and/or reproduce the circumstances leading to the observed state of the site are ongoing.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Formerly a \"Dancing Bear\" meme; see document MEM-C_28962 for additional information on the revised classification system.\n2. Infected subjects younger than 13 years of age are able to perceive the SCP-1261-1 instances of other affected individuals but do not \"receive\" their own instances until their 13th birthday. Such occasions are treated by other SCP-1261 sufferers as a rite of passage similar to a quincea\u00f1era or \"sweet sixteen\" celebration.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1260 | SCP-1261 | SCP-1262 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1262\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1262 is to be kept in an indefinite dormant state at Storage Area-33 inside a cube of dry ice measuring 3m x 3m x 3m at 205 Kelvin (-68 degrees Celsius). The cube is to be suspended inside Silo-4. Two industrial-strength dehumidifiers will run continuously to sustain a dry environment within Silo-4. Neutron emitters will bathe the inside with radiation at all times to deter unwanted organics. Silo-4 is also to be filled with argon gas at standard atmospheric pressure.\nIn the event of a catastrophic failure of the primary containment system or a breach in the cube itself, 6 pneumatic drills will extend from the walls and penetrate each face of the cube to deliver a powerful synthetic auxin (2,4,5-T) directly into SCP-1262. If this secondary system fails, 50% of Silo-4 will be filled with boiling paraquat and SCP-1262 will be released into the liquid. If this tertiary system fails, a series of controlled incendiary explosions using a combination of thermite, napalm, white phosphorus, and TNT will be used to suppress SCP-1262. In any case, Mobile Task Force Theta-4 (aka \"Gardeners\") will respond and remain onsite to provide additional security during the reestablishing/reconstruction of the containment system(s).\nAt no time should water, water vapor, organic tissue, or visible light (with a frequency between 400-790 THz) be introduced into Silo-4. Outside of containment, SCP-1262 is extremely lethal in direct contact to organisms and should only be approached after being fully suppressed back into a dormant state.\nDescription: SCP-1262 is a mass roughly 30cm in diameter that is made up of a green plant matter capable of highly accelerated growth when left in the presence of light, moisture, or organic tissue. Its surface area is composed of a dense covering of thin roots. These roots can spread outwards by growth and movement at a rate of 0.22 meters per second. SCP-1262's roots can reach up to a kilometer in length in order to seek water and mineral nourishment from the surrounding environment or from other living organisms.\nSCP-1262 has a rapid regenerative ability which makes it difficult to eradicate. SCP-1262 also has an innate resistance to most types of radiation, extreme temperatures, and extreme pressures. However, extreme temperature (>1,470 Kelvin or <213 Kelvin) or large amounts of aggressive herbicides seem to be the most effective suppression methods. Currently there is no known method to fully exterminate SCP-1262. If left unchecked, SCP-1262 will grow to form complex structures. These structures are supported by hardened cellulose fiber and lignin wax plating formed in hexagonal patterns. These structures also include defensive/offensive biological mechanisms that range anywhere from pneumatically discharged calcium carbonate flechettes to hallucinogenic fume releasing pods.\nInside these structures, SCP-1262 is able to produce many independently functioning organic systems for capturing and converting the ambient environment on an enormous scale. Please review Incident 1262-2010-4.2 summary for further information on SCP-1262 activity and threat level.1\nTimeline Summary of Incident 1262-2010-4.2:\n\n04/12/2010\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (a prominent vulcanologist) and his assistant were collecting samples on the Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull ice cap in Iceland when they inadvertently unearthed SCP-1262 from the dense ice. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 asked his assistant to retrieve it. As the assistant came into physical contact with SCP-1262, he was quickly engulfed and absorbed by aggressive overgrowth resulting in death within seconds. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 escaped back to his vehicle and reported to the local authorities. Local law enforcement arrived hours later to find a thick tree like structure growing. Three of the officers were entangled and absorbed by roots underneath them and another was killed by a toxic aerosol. The only surviving individual did not report the incident, but fled the country instead where he was later detained overseas. SCP-1262 grew substantially and virtually unnoticed for the next 12 hours.\n\n04/13/2010\n\nBy 4:00am, SCP-1262 had grown into a hardened cellulose based structure covering almost 20,000m2 with three prominent towers each roughly 100m tall. At the base, a collection of gaseous bladders each inflating and deflating independently were scattered around the center mass, along with thick roots that penetrated deep into the ice. The structure was processing ambient air and other nutrients into heated carbon monoxide, which was being exhaled out of the structure's towers as thick clouds. Two nearby towns evacuated after fifty people died from inhalation.\nBy 12:30pm, two more towers had sprouted and the entire structure had increased in size by 160%. The SCP Foundation was then notified and a perimeter/media blackout was established to protect civilians. Mobile Task Force Sigma-9 (aka \"Valkyries\") was called in with Level 5 clearance to lay down suppressing fire around SCP-1262 using air to ground bunker busters with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 warheads.\n\n04/14/2010\n\nFirst volley of the air strike began at 1:00am and was successful in penetrating the ice cap over the dormant volcano. SCP-1262 became trapped in the collapsing caldera for a short while. During that time, three aircraft are destroyed by SCP-1262. A second volley was aimed directly at the center mass of the structure. The subsequent explosions were able to destabilize the volcano underneath to the point of triggering a violent eruption as planned. A final airstrike of bombing raids was made in the surrounding areas of the Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull ice cap, effectively demolishing the towns of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 along with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of witnesses \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 campsite.\nThe entire site was closely monitored to ensure that it had been successfully incinerated in the eruption. All public knowledge of the incident was expunged and the airspace of 20 nearby countries were subsequently closed off until further notice until atmospheric ash samples confirmed a complete neutralization.\n\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n\nFlight \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 crashed into an isolated area of Greenland while traveling from Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland. Intercepted transmissions before the crash gave a strong indication that SCP-1262 was involved. Upon further investigation of the wreckage, the tail section which had broken off in mid air was found covered in SCP-1262's overgrowth. Still in early stages of development, SCP-1262 was quickly suppressed and had the surrounding layers of growth stripped off. SCP-1262 was then taken directly to Area-33 for indefinite storage.\n\nFootnotes\n1. All information on SCP-1262 is based on observations in the field and the surviving witnesses' accounts during the Iceland Incident. Future research is planned when safer containment procedures can be developed.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1261 | SCP-1262 | SCP-1263 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1263\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1263-1 through 5 are to be contained in separate humanoid containment cells modified to accommodate pregnancies. New instances of SCP-1263-A are to be analyzed and evaluated shortly after spawning and shall either be terminated or kept for further study at the discretion of Dr. Heung. There are currently 23 specimens of SCP-1263-A being held at Site-107 for testing. Specimens spawned from the same SCP-1263 subject must not be brought within 1.4 meters of each other for any purpose other than approved testing.\nDescription: SCP-1263 consists of five Caucasian female siblings, designated SCP-1263-1 through 5. SCP-1263-1 through 5 are in a comatose state, and have been for some time prior to containment. Every four months, 5 instances of SCP-1263-A will manifest within the wombs of SCP-1263 simultaneously. The \"gestation period\" for SCP-1263-A lasts for 3 months, with a 1 month pause before the cycle begins again.\nInstances of SCP-1263-A appear to be disembodied human heads of variable race and gender. SCP-1263-A instances lack connections for associated bodily systems, instead possessing a layer of skin where said connections would normally be located. Despite this, SCP-1263-A instances are alive, and seem to carry out bodily functions as a normal human head would. SCP-1263-A instances lack any kind of structure for transferring blood from and to the placenta of SCP-1263. Tests have shown near constant brain activity in SCP-1263-A specimens. DNA tests on SCP-1263-A have been inconclusive.\nSCP-1263-A constantly emit rapid, distressed vocalizations.1 These vocalizations are largely unintelligible. When at least 5 instances of SCP-1263-A spawned from the same member of SCP-1263 are brought into a minimum proximity of 1.4 meters near each other, the vocalizations will begin to synchronize, and will eventually become fully coherent. SCP-1263-A will not engage in this behavior with instances spawned from different members of SCP-1263.\nThe nature and language of the synchronized vocalizations vary depending on the SCP-1263-A's corresponding SCP-1263 member:\n\nSCP-1263-AA, spawned by SCP-1263-1, recite audio being transmitted on the nearest 99.3 MHz frequency in real time, in Portuguese.\nSCP-1263-AB, spawned by SCP-1263-2, sing opera created during the Baroque period, altered to be performed in Urdu.\nSCP-1263-AC, spawned by SCP-1263-3, vocalize the thought streams of an unidentified individual2, in Laotian.\nSCP-1263-AD, spawned by SCP-1263-4, tell what are believed to be meteorological forecasts from an unidentified extrasolar planet, in Swahili.\nSCP-1263-AE3, spawned by SCP-1263-5, act as a two-way communication device for an intelligent entity, designated SCP-1263-Sigma, and speak in English. SCP-1263-Sigma has been largely uncooperative in the Foundation's attempts to extract information from it.\n\nAddendum 1263-01:\n\n+ Audio Log 1263-Sigma-01\n\n- Hide Log\n\nForeword: First recorded instance of communication with SCP-1263-Sigma. At the time, the research staff was performing initial analysis and testing on SCP-1263-AE to determine the nature of their vocalizations. 3 minutes after the chosen SCP-1263-AE instances began to synchronize, SCP-1263-Sigma attempted communication.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nUnintelligible voices can be heard in the background\nDr. Varghese: This is Dr. Varghese performing Experiment 1263-039-B to determine the nature of SCP-1263-AE's vocalizations. Researchers Janek and White are assisting. The test subject have been grouped within appropriate proximity of each other. We are presently awaiting vocal synchronization.\n\nOver the next 3 minutes, the voices produced by SCP-1263-AE steadily synchronize and evolve into coherent speech.\n\nSCP-1263-Sigma: Hello? Is this thing on?\nThere is silence for 5 seconds before Dr. Varghese responds.\nDr. Varghese: Umm, yes. We can hear you.\nSCP-1263-Sigma: Excellent! Last few times I tried to get a signal didn't turn out so well.\nDr. Varghese: Please state your name.\nSCP-1263-Sigma: Jimmy, but that's not important right now. I'm finally able to share my writing. Would you like to hear some poetry?\nDr. Varghese: That won't be necessary. Now, how did you come to acquire this\u2026method of communication?\nSCP-1263-Sigma: Oh, come on now! I'm sure you'll love it!\nThe SCP-1263-AE instances can be heard clearing their throats.\nSCP-1263-Sigma: Love. What is life without it? Why should we question about it? It is but the wind in the trees. The funny feeling in my knees. Floating like a bumble bee. So free.\nSilence for 3 seconds.\nSCP-1263-Sigma: Now, wasn't that lovely? Here's another: Mother Nature, her sweet caress. It's all I need when life gives duress. Sounds so swe-\nDr. Varghese: (to Researchers Janek and White) Take the heads away. We'll try this another time.\nSCP-1263-Sigma: Yeesh. Tough crowd. You'll come to like it if you take the time to think abou-(unintelligible)\n<End Log>\n\nFootnotes\n1. Vocalizations from SCP-1263-A instances are audible from the womb 1 week before spawning.\n2. Subject matters of the thoughts indicate that they are those of a resident of Wisconsin named Ron Ackerson.\n3. Notably, other SCP-1263-A instances have displayed extreme anxiety when in the presence of SCP-1263-AE.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1262 | SCP-1263 | SCP-1264 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Photo of the Baker test of Operation Crossroads, circa 1946\n\nItem #: SCP-1264\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1264 is located 75m below the ocean's surface1 of the South Pacific at 48\u00b052.6\u2032S 123\u00b023.6\u2032W. It is to be held in place by 8 pairs of 10kt deadweight anchors chained together and attached to SCP-1264. Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 (aka \"Deep Feeders\") will be tasked with performing bimonthly examinations done by remote submersibles in order to inspect the integrity of the anchors and chain. 450 naval contact mines will be positioned around, over, and under SCP-1264. The mines will be placed 20m from each other in order to sympathetically detonate in the event of a contact. Shipping lanes and aquatic anomalies, such as SCP-2467, will be diverted in order to avoid the containment area. Since detainment, SCP-1264 has exhibited no activity but still remains buoyant.\nDescription: SCP-1264 is an amalgamation of once derelict war ships and various pieces of flotsam/jetsam that have been adhered together by organic secretions. The main body of SCP-1264 is made of five WWII era war ships that were used as target ships as part of the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests performed at the Bikini Atoll in 1946. The following ships that make up SCP-1264 were confirmed to have sunk after the tests:\n\nUSS Saratoga (CV-3): Lexington-class Aircraft Carrier\nNagato (\u9577\u9580): Nagato-class Dreadnought\nPrinz Eugen: Admiral Hipper-class Heavy Cruiser\nUSS Lamson (DD-367): Mahan-class Destroyer\nUSS Apagon (SS-308): Balao-class Submarine\nVarious sections of a Yard Oiler (YO-160)\n\nSurvey reports of the wreckage performed at the Bikini Atoll in 1954 showed a number of sunk ships missing from the lagoon. In response, the US Navy built and sunk several 'dummy' ships in their place in order to cover-up any evidence of the missing original ships. The US Government then initiated Operation Castle under the guise of nuclear testing, but was actually intended for the purpose of creating sufficient nuclear fallout as to make the Bikini Atoll area uninhabitable. SCP-1264 was first documented on Jan. 30, 1959, 56km south of Cape Farewell, Greenland when it engaged and sunk the MS Hans Hedtoft during its maiden voyage.\nSCP-1264 shows only moderate corrosion and damage in contradiction of US Navy records on the individual ships. The centerpiece of SCP-1264 is the aircraft carrier with several large jib cranes attached to its deck. The other ships are fastened to the sides of the centerpiece by means of hardened secretions. All of the ships are missing their superstructure or conning towers. Other flotsam and jetsam has been attached to fill in empty spaces between the ships and roughly makes up 12% of the SCP-1264's total mass. SCP-1264 is armed with various pieces of artillery, torpedoes, AA guns, and depth charges. However, only several pieces of artillery have ever been seen in use which indicates that either the remaining are non-operational or there are insufficient resources to operate them. SCP-1264 spends most of its time underwater as a submersible. Above the water, SCP-1264 is capable of speeds up to 31 knots.\nSCP-1264 is maintained by a crew that has been designated SCP-1264-A. Each fit inside a US Navy standard rubber diving dress and are equipped with a Mark V diving helmet and weighted boots. SCP-1264-A are headless humanoid entities closely related to sea cucumbers (see autopsy report). SCP-1264-A are also connected by a flexible arterial cord roughly 90 meters long that is in turn connected to SCP-1264's interior. SCP-1264-A displays a deep understanding of SCP-1264's mechanical and electrical systems. SCP-1264-A habitually performs repairs and maintenance with what is available within their designated areas. SCP-1264-A are characteristically slow, obstinate, and exhibit no real intelligence of their own. SCP-1264-A also secrete a strong adhesive through their gloves that act as a water-proof sealant, binder, filler, and cement in order to maintain the structural integrity and buoyancy of SCP-1264.\nAll of SCP-1264's steerage and weapon systems are operated by SCP-1264-A. In turn, SCP-1264-A is commanded by a single entity designated SCP-1264-1. SCP-1264-1's appearance is unknown and the only physical evidence for SCP-1264-1's existence are the arterial cords that connect SCP-1264-A to the ship's interior. These cords are lined with strands of neural tissue that do not originate from SCP-1264-A. This indicates that SCP-1264-A is directly connected to a separate biological entity, or that SCP-1264-1 is actually the collective consciousness of SCP-1264-A. SCP-1264-1 has proven on numerous occasions to be a hostile and skillful tactician of naval warfare. SCP-1264-1 has been reported in some cases to transmit radio signals via ELF radio.\nTo date, SCP-1264-1 has engaged \u2588\u2588 civilian and military vessels and has sunk \u2588\u2588 of them, though SCP-1264-1 has shown a preference for passenger ships over other vessels. After the destruction of a vessel SCP-1264-A will then throw fishing nets on top of survivors floating in the water. These nets are then attached to the hull of the sinking vessel or an anchor so that it will drag down the net and its contents. Post-incident recovery teams using submersibles are unable to locate any corpses underwater after they are dragged to the bottom. In 20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1264 was involved in a protracted engagement with MTF Tau-11 (aka \"Can Openers\") and was effectively suppressed. In its impaired condition, SCP-1264 was then towed out under armed escort to its current containment area for indefinite detainment.\n\n[LEVEL-2 ACCESS REQUIRED]\n\n[ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nPartially recovered lower extremity of SCP-1264-A-1\n\nAutopsy Report1264-A-8\nID: BPD110094-67F\nDecedent: SCP-1264-A-1\n\nAge: N/A\nRace: N/A\nSex: N/A\nLength: 177.0cm\nWeight: 111.3kg\n\nLocation of Autopsy: Research Site-45\n\nAutopsy Authorized by Dr. W. Hermes\nRecovered post incident (1264-12-D)\n\nClothing/Equipment:\n\nMark V diving helmet\nStandard US Navy diving dress (rubber)\nWeighted boot\n\nExternal Examination:\nMultiple blast and fragment injuries to the chest and abdomen including amputation of one of the lower extremities. There are multiple penetrating fragment injuries of the anterior thorax. Bilateral symmetry is present in the physical appearance. Four extremities branch out from the central body, 2 upper and 2 lower. The upper extremities branch out again into four smaller distal appendages. This allows the subject to operate inside the suit, by taking on a nearly humanoid form.\nHistory:\nInjured by explosive munitions.\nGross Description:\n\nSkin: A membranous epidermis and dermis are both present. A thin layer of calcified structures lies below the dermis and is made of isolated microscopic ossicles joined by connective tissue.\nHead and Neck: Head is totally absent. Mark V diving helmet is only filled with sea water and detritus. The open neck actually serves as the anus, expelling waste into the helmet.\nSkeletal System: An endoskeleton made of reinforced calcareous rods, plates, and bulbs provides upright support to the body and extremities. These structures are not true bones as they lack marrow, nerves, endosterm, and periosterm. Structures are held tightly in place by the surrounding radial muscles.\nMuscle Tissue: Tissue is dark brown in color and formed in a circular pattern around the endoskeleton. A water vascular system is present to allow elongation and introversion of the muscle tissue. Water is not actually used in the hydraulics but rather a coelomic fluid.\nCirculatory System: Hundreds of miniature ampullae are present within the muscle tissues that pump the coelomic fluid. Phagocytic coelomocytes, somewhat similar in function to the white blood cells of vertebrates, are formed within the haemal vessels, and travel throughout the body cavity via coelomic fluid. The coelomocytes also seem to be responsible for carrying the haemoglobin.\nRespiratory and Digestive System: Oxygenated and deoxygenated coelomic fluid is circulated via the arterial cord protruding from the dorsal side. This cord is the body's lifeline for both oxygen and nutrition, similar to a fetus connected to the mother's placenta. Body cavity lacks gills and stomach. The cord directly branches off into the intestines and major vessels once inside the body.\nNervous System: Brain is completely absent. Nerve tissue stems from the thin notochord-like structure that is included in the arterial cord. Small eye spots are present on the distal upper appendages.\nOther Comments: A system of interconnected glands fills the entire ventral thoracic cavity. These glands are responsible for secreting the specialized adhesive. Secretions are then pumped through the upper extremities and out the distal orifices.\n\nOther Lab Procedures:\nToxicology, Photography, X-Ray, Microscopic Examination.\nDisposition of Evidence:\n\nToxicologist: Vitreous, Fluids\nLead Investigator: Clothing, Equipment\nMorgue Custodian: Body\n\nNOTE: Items not specifically stored in the Lab-62 vault are to be incinerated. - Dr. W.H.\nSummary:\nBody exhibits strong physical and anatomical traits with Echinoderms, especially Holothuroidea or sea cucumbers. Though the body includes many independent systems, it is completely dependent on this cord for sustenance and direction. Control of the body is granted through the cord through some other intelligence as it is evident how the neural pathway ends inside the body cavity but originates elsewhere. The body should be considered as a physical extension of this intelligence. This entity must be made of the same anatomical characteristics as SCP-1264-A-1 in order to utilize and manipulate these extensions. This entity, if it is in fact a singular consciousness, would have to be extremely adapt to handling an enormous amount of input and output signals simultaneously in order to manage all of SCP-1264-A.\n\n[LEVEL-2 ACCESS REQUIRED]\n\n**ERROR: FILE NOT FOUND**\n\n!ADMINcomment: content moved to secure server\n\n>:/ verifying clearance\u2026\n>:/ verified.\n>:/ initiating automatic protocol override.\n>:/ generating temporary password\u2026\n>:/ your temporary password: azure.cesium.salmon.21\n>:/ password is valid for: 00h:20m:00s\n\nFootnotes\n1. Below 75m is considered to be SCP-1264's crush depth based on engineering analyses.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1263 | SCP-1264 | SCP-1265 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An instance of SCP-1265-A, image recovered from a camera within SCP-1265. Photographed by Agent Alain B\u00e9n\u00e9teau\n\nItem #: SCP-1265\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site 1265, which contains SCP-1265, is to be publicly maintained as a wildlife preserve by the Safe and Clean Planet Initiative, a Foundation front company. Scientific discoveries made by the Foundation regarding wildlife within SCP-1265 may be published following corresponding evidence being found in the fossil record.\nCivilians wishing to travel through SCP-1265 are to treated with Class-D (Anterograde, Selective) Amnestics in order to be unable to remember instances of SCP-1265-A that they come into contact with. All untreated civilians found to have come into contact with SCP-1265-A instances are to be treated with Class-A (Retrograde, General) amnestics, implanted with false memories, and released.\nEvery six months, eggs laid by instances of SCP-1265-A are to be harvested for incubation and study before being released into the wild at maturity. Full procedures for care of young specimens of SCP-1265-A, including imprinting procedures, see Document 1265-I.\nDescription: SCP-1265 is an irregularly shaped area of land measuring 50km2 within the Congo basin, Africa. SCP-1265 is mostly contained within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but approximately 15km2 is contained within the neighboring Republic of the Congo. The majority of SCP-1265 is uninhabited, save for some tribal villages, and contains flora typical of the Congo basin.\nSCP-1265 is inhabited by several species known to be extinct, mostly from the clade Dinosauria. These animals, collectively designated SCP-1265-A, appear spontaneously in groups of five approximately once every 30 days, and are not necessarily found on the fossil record within Africa; instead, they appear to be selected based on the climate they lived in during the Mesozoic Era. Instances of SCP-1265-A are incapable of leaving SCP-1265, as they dematerialize upon crossing the border of SCP-1265, and reappear in an area within three kilometers of the border, sedated. SCP-1265-A are also not chosen based on one particular period of the Mesozoic, but the Cretaceous and Jurassic are the most well-represented, with sparse population of Triassic-period dinosaurs. In addition, several non-dinosaur reptilians, such as pterosaurs, are known to exist within SCP-1265, but are not commonly seen.\nSCP-1265-A instances, even carnivores, show no aggression or fear towards humans unless provoked; to date, the 3 Foundation personnel killed in SCP-1265 have died as a result of accidentally provoking a 1265-A instance, as opposed to being actively hunted by a carnivorous species of SCP-1265-A.\nNotably, there are few large carnivorous or herbivorous dinosaurs present as SCP-1265-A instances, and a lack of dinosaur species whose fossils have been found in North America. For example, species such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Brachiosaurus have never been sighted in SCP-1265, but species such as Spinosaurus and Kentrosaurus are relatively common. Proportionately speaking, there is a 5:1 ratio of non-American dinosaurs to American species.\nFinally, there are several instances of SCP-1265-A that have not yet been discovered in the fossil record, collectively known as SCP-1265-\u03b1. SCP-1265-\u03b1 instances are known for being unusually aggressive, and will often charge at or attempt to attack researchers and other animals within SCP-1265 indiscriminately. As of yet, Foundation researchers have been unable to determine the origin of any most instances of SCP-1265-\u03b1; some have been found in the fossil record, and as such, have been reclassified as instances of SCP-1265-A. Notably, SCP-1265-\u03b1 instances reclassified as SCP-1265-A usually lose all aggressive tendencies.\nSCP-1265 is believed to have existed for at least 200 years, according to historical records. Several instances of SCP-1265-A have been integrated into the folklore of several tribes in the area near SCP-12651. For further details, see Interview 1265-01.\nInterview 1265-01: An interview conducted by Dr. Welles in a Mboshi village 5.5 KM away from the perimeter of SCP-1265 regarding SCP-1265-A sightings. All dialog is translated from the Lingala language.\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Welles: What can you tell me about the monsters?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: There are several of them in the jungle, almost all of them in the water. They do not eat people, though; not most of them, except for Nguma-monene2. Nguma-monene is like a big snake with legs, walks on all fours like a dog, and has big ridge on its back. That will eat you if it catches you3.\nDr. Welles: Tell me about Mokele.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Mokele-mbembe4 is the largest of them all. It is big enough to block rivers, and makes the lakes rise. It can breathe underwater, but is not a fish, and the Earth shakes when it walks. There is also Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu, the beast with planks in its back.\nDr. Welles:[produces illustrations of Camarasaurus and Kentrosaurus from his pack] Are these Mokele and Mbielu?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes, and no.\nDr. Welles: No?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: These do not have feathers. Everything else is right, but Mbielu has feathers; so does Mokele. They are almost like birds in that way, but they do not fly. The ones that do fly have no feathers.\nDr. Welles: What else can you tell me about the area?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It is hexed, the Mokeles and the Mbielus and others cannot leave it without vanishing. Nor can their eggs or meat; years ago, hunters tried to bring back the carcass of a Mokele. It took the whole village, and when they reached the edge of the area, it simply vanished.\nDr. Welles: How many people have gone into the area over the past several years?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Many. They are hunters, but they do not want to kill. They wanted to find Mokele, and nothing else. They never succeed, for whatever reason. It is because they do not look in that one area for Mokele, we tell them that it is dangerous, and it is. All people know that area is dangerous, and not to go near it.\nDr. Welles: That will be all. Thank you for your cooperation.\n<End Log>\nNote: Administration of amnestics was deemed unnecessary due to the familiarity the majority of the village had with SCP-1265.\n\nCollected Notes Regarding SCP-1265-A: Notes taken during a monthly expedition through SCP-1265 by Dr. Neill.\n\nI still find it fascinating that almost all instances of SCP-1265-A (well, the dinosaurs, at least) are feathered, not scaled. All I have to say is this: Chen, eat your heart out. This blows Yixian out of the water.5 Weng's come across a few carcasses, and he's joked a few times about wanting to see what they taste like. I don't trust dinosaur meat, especially given what was found at that farm in China. There are some trilobites in the water, however, and the natives sometimes come here to fish for them. They taste like prawns.\n\nAs noted in the main description, the majority of them are from the clade Dinosauria, and are all suited to fit the climate of the Congo. Several of them are quasi-amphibious, such as the Kentrosaurus, which prefers to spend time in water. Observation has shown that it can hold its breath for up to an hour at a time. As such, Kentrosaurus native to this area have large amounts of algae growing on their plates and spikes, occasionally giving the illusion that they are a living bush of some sort. Kentrosaurus are usually quite docile, but we've seen that their thagomizers6 can take down small trees.\n\nDespite the theory created by Mr. Russell in the 1980s, there is absolutely no evidence that Troodon would ever have evolved into the so-called \"dinosauroid\"7, but they are rather intelligent. They have been seen using rudimentary tools in a manner similar to chimpanzees in order to pick fruit from trees, and throw rocks at prey in order to injure it.\n\nWe found a family of Baryonyx today. As it turns out, they're semi-aquatic, and use their tails to shoot through the water after fish, and chomp them up like a crocodile or gharials. They appear to be associating with a clan of Spinosaurus.\nDr. Moore was very disappointed about seeing a live Spinosaurus, and I honestly can't blame him. They're mostly quadrapedal, and have feather covering more like ducks than anything else. Their skeletal structure is completely unsuited for walking upright, and the less said about the so-called spine, the better. Scientifically fascinating, but as a life-long dinosaur enthusiast, I must grieve for such a titan.\n\nWe've made an incredible discovery: a four-winged flying dinosaur, with wings on both its arms and its legs. Weng speculates that it's a completely new species of Microraptor, native to Asia. It's colored like a raven, its plumage is an iridescent black. Since it's not been found in the record, it's a -\u03b1 instance, and those things are tetchy. Weng nearly got his finger bitten off sedating it. If it's ever found in the fossil record, we'll name it properly, but for now, it's just Microraptor foundationii8.\n\nWe finally found something that isn't feathered. It's a species of crocodile, Postosuchus, Late Triassic. It was drinking at the edge of a lake, when suddenly, a pack of Coelophysis jumped out and attacked it. Several of them went for its throat, cutting the jugular; as soon as it bled out, they began stripping the corpse to the bone. It was astounding, almost like piranha tearing apart a cow in the Amazon.\nWe managed to collect the skeleton, and Weng noticed that the thing had three shattered ankles, as if they had fallen and landed on their feet; probably why the Coelophysis were able to take it down so easily.\n\nWe saw a magnificent fight between a Therizinosaurus and a Carnotaurus. The Therizinosaurus practically decapitated the poor carnivore, which was about the same size; the Therizinosaur then did something rather odd: it cut open the Carnotaur's corpse and dipped its claws in the blood, before scoring the trees around it with dinosaur blood. I believe that this was done for the purpose of marking territory; it's actually rather fascinating, if somewhat gruesome. The Therizinosaur then ate a bit of flesh from the Carnotaur and left the area.\n\nDr. Moore has apparently never seen a Dilophosaurus outside of a certain movie; he was absolutely shocked when he saw one, and it wasn't a 2-meter long creature that acted like a dog, but rather a 6-meter long creature that looked like it could bite off his head. It ran away, but we managed to get some good pictures. Also found some footprints from an unknown sauropod.\n\nI\u2026 honestly have no idea what on Earth we saw today.\nWe found a new instance of SCP-1265-\u03b1. It appeared to be ceratopsid, with a single horn and four short, stumpy legs. But it had a long tail dragging along the ground, uncharacteristic of ceratopsids, and didn't have a frill of any sort; instead, it almost seemed to have floppy \"ears\" near the top of its head. It was also quite aggressive, and was engaged in combat with a Pachyrhinosaurus for unknown reasons; it ended up goring the poor thing. We decided to head back to the site after that.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Objects such as SCP-346 suggest anomalies similar to SCP-1265 may exist elsewhere, though no additional instances have been found.\n2. Roughly, \"Large Python\"\n3. This is believed to be an exaggeration; to date, no record of instances of SCP-1265-A consuming humans has been found.\n4. \"One who blocks rivers\"\n5. Pei-Ji Chen was one of three paleontologists who described a fossil of Sinosauropteryx prima in a 1998 issue of Nature. The Yixian Formation in Lianoning, China, started producing fossil evidence of feathered dinosaurs in the 1990s, with Sinosauropteryx being one of the first to bear feather imprinting.\n6. Clinical term for the spikes at the end of a stegosaurid's tail\n7. In 1982, Dale Russell hypothesized that, if they had not gone extinct, Troodon would have evolved into a more humanoid form, known as a dinosauroid. There is no evidence to support this claim.\n8. Fossils of this species were discovered in 2012, and the animal has since been publicly classified as M. hanqingi by Gong et. al.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1264 | SCP-1265 | SCP-1266 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1266\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As SCP-1266 is immobile, it is contained on-site under a sealed terrarium dome 100 m in diameter in order to isolate it from the Earth's atmosphere. All structural components of the primary dome must be checked weekly for deterioration or corrosion, and damaged sections must be sealed and repaired immediately. All personnel entering SCP-1266's containment dome must wear full-body, self-contained hazardous material suits and must undergo complete decontamination when entering or leaving the sealed containment area. All equipment used must also be decontaminated.\nSpecimens of all flora and fauna collected from SCP-1266's vicinity are kept in the site's main laboratory.\nDescription: SCP-1266 is an engraved metallic ovoid object approximately 12 m in length and 7 m in width, located at a former paleontology dig site in [REDACTED], P. R. China. Attempts to date the artifact have met with only limited success as all attempts to sample its surface material have failed thus far; however, through dating the surrounding strata and analysis of its primary effect, it is suggested that SCP-1266 is at least two hundred and fifty two (252) million years old, placing its presence on Earth to just prior to the Permian-Triassic extinction event.\nSCP-1266 was unearthed by paleontologists on [REDACTED]. Shortly after being unearthed, SCP-1266 activated and levitated into the air, orienting itself vertically where it has remained ever since. SCP-1266 has completely resisted any attempt to move it, but has exhibited the following traits to date:\n\nSCP-1266 continuously processes surrounding air, altering its chemical and organic balance to what is believed to be Earth norm near the end of the Permian geological period.\nSCP-1266 produces and releases seeds for many extinct terrestrial plant genera, most notably Cordaites and Glossopteris.\nSCP-1266 produces and releases live specimens of terrestrial invertebrates, such as extinct Palaeodictyopteroids.\nSCP-1266 produces and releases live specimens of terrestrial vertebrate animals, such as extinct labyrinthodont amphibians, sauropsids, and therapsids, most notably large numbers of Lystrosaurus herbivores.\n\nIt is currently unknown whether SCP-1266 is somehow fabricating these specimens from stored genetic data, or releasing them from some form of stasis in internal storage. At the time of this writing, SCP-1266's containment dome has stabilized into a self-contained, self-sustaining ecology populated with Permian wildlife.\nTo date, attempts to open, disable, or take samples of SCP-1266 have failed, as no means available to the Foundation appear to be capable of manipulating or damaging the object. Ultrasonic, spectroscopic, and [REDACTED] analysis suggest that SCP-1266 may have an inconsistent internal topography, and gravimetric measurements taken from SCP-1266's vicinity seem to indicate that the object may exceed \u2588\u2588\u2588,\u2588\u2588\u2588 tonnes in weight. Excavation of the surrounding site has uncovered no additional artifacts at the same level as SCP-1266, and attempts to decipher the inscriptions on SCP-1266 are ongoing. At this time, it is still not known how it was created or what caused it to activate.\nAddendum 1266-01: Observer Note\n\nThe request to use military-grade weapons in an attempt to breach SCP-1266's surface has been denied, as it presents too much risk to the object and the scientific value it holds. Until a better understanding of its function and/or a way to safely deactivate it is found, all such requests will continue to be denied.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSenior Observer\n\n\u00ab SCP-1265 | SCP-1266 | SCP-1267 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1267\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1267 is currently maintained in the large animal wing of Site-12, in a 10m by 15m enclosure recessed 3m below an encircling observation walkway. Separating the observation area from the enclosure is a 2m fence of reinforced steel and synthetic netting, which also encloses the roof.\nAt least two Level-2 veterinary doctors familiar with mammalian biology and animal husbandry are assigned to SCP-1267, one of whom must be on site at all times. SCP-1267 is to undergo bi-weekly examination by sonogram and x-ray. When necessary, the supervising doctor is to be the primary designator of any new containment procedures required. Access to SCP-1267 requires clearance from the supervising doctor.\nPersonnel assigned to SCP-1267 are reminded that each instance of SCP-1267 is effectively a new, untamed organism.\nDescription: SCP-1267 is a mammalian organism, which as of 6/9/20\u2588\u2588 resembles an adult female pronghorn antelope. Thus far, attempts at interbreeding or crossbreeding SCP-1267 with common stock have failed to produce viable offspring. All observed instances of SCP-1267 to date have been female. SCP-1267 is effectively indistinguishable from its \"template\" species.\nSCP-1267 will periodically undergo an event which resembles the incomplete metamorphosis that occurs in some orders of arthropod. This process appears to occur only after the organism has reached an age at which its template species would achieve sexual maturity. Metamorphosis has also been induced in two cases (See Experiment 1267B summary).\nDuring metamorphosis, SCP-1267 displays behavior consistent with a gravid female of its template species. However, ultrasound reveals that up to 90% of the tissue in its thoracic and abdominal cavities undergoes a radical alteration into what is effectively a second, fetal organism - designated SCP-1267-1 - resembling a different template mammalian species. On \u2588\u2588 occasions this alteration has included the effective destruction of vital respiratory, circulatory, and/or digestive systems without any apparent negative effect on SCP-1267.\nThe form taken by SCP-1267-1 thus far appears to be constrained to template species whose size at birth is no greater than the dimensions of SCP-1267 itself.\nSCP-1267 enters the final phase of metamorphosis when SCP-1267-1 either reaches full adult growth (Type 1) or completely fills the thoracic and abdominal cavities of SCP-1267 (Type 2). At this point SCP-1267 will become visibly distressed and show signs of disorientation. Within three hours of onset, SCP-1267-1 (hereby designated SCP-1267) will violently emerge from the previous organism's body, which it will then consume, regardless of template species' normal dietary habits. An instance of SCP-1267 produced by Type 1 metamorphosis is completely autonomous upon emergence. An instance produced by Type 2 metamorphosis may be in a juvenile or even infantile developmental stage, and may require additional care accordingly.\nSee Table 1267A for full documentation of observed metamorphic events by SCP-1267.\nAddendum 1267A: Updated containment procedures\nGiven the nature of metamorphic event 14, SCP-1267 is to be contained at a coastal Foundation facility that meets Protocol 173 standards for oceanic creature containment.\nExperiment 1267A - \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, Site 25\n\nObjective: Determine reproductive capability of SCP-1267.\nProcedure: A male California ground squirrel is introduced to the enclosure containing SCP-1267 (currently resembling a female California ground squirrel), and the two are allowed to copulate multiple times over a one-month period.\nResult: SCP-1267 fails to become pregnant. It is hypothesized that SCP-1267 cannot reproduce by conventional means.\n\nExperiment 1267B - \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, Site 25\n\nObjective: In light of the events immediately following SCP-1267's retrieval, investigate alternate triggering stimuli for metamorphosis.\nProcedure A: A digit is surgically removed from each of SCP-1267's (currently resembling a grey-headed flying fox) hind limbs.\nResult: SCP-1267 does not enter its metamorphic state.\nProcedure B: A digit is surgically removed from each of SCP-1267's forelimbs, rendering it flightless.\nResult: Onset of metamorphosis is observed via ultrasound approximately 36 hours after SCP-1267 awakens following Procedure B. It is hypothesized that SCP-1267 will enter the metamorphic state in response to crippling trauma.\n\nExperiment 1267C - \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, Site 12\n\nObjective: Investigate the potential for reproduction of SCP-1267 via nontraditional methods.\nProcedure: Nuclei from mammary cells harvested from SCP-1267 (currently resembling a grey wolf) are transferred to enucleated egg cells from a donor grey wolf, and the resulting eggs are implanted into three gestational surrogates: three in one, five in the second, and four in the third.\nResult: All three gestational surrogates miscarried. None of the eggs implanted in surrogates 2 and 3 progressed past the blastocyst stage. The fetuses carried by surrogate 1 showed felid, hippopotamid, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 characteristics, respectively. Additional research into cloning is recommended.\n\nPsychiatric Evaluation, Personnel 1267-53\n\n+ Confidential, Level 4 clearance required.\n\n- Access granted\n\nInterviewed: Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 2/1267-53\nInterviewer: Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForward: Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was referred for psychiatric evaluation following Event 1267-23.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good afternoon, Doctor. Please have a seat. I understand you've been having difficulty sleeping; would you like to talk about what's bothering you?\nDr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I think I just need to get it off my chest \u2013 ever since the last metamorphic event with SCP-1267.\nDr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What about it?\nDr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: None of us\u2014 well, I think we all knew it could happen, eventually. Probably just didn't want to consider having to actually deal with it.\nDr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're speaking of\u2026 Ah, I see - the latest instance of SCP-1267.\nDr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Have you seen the drawings she's making? She remembers, man! Every single metamorphosis, probably hundreds of them. She's like twelve years old! And the latest ultrasounds\u2026 oh god. It'll rip her in half.\nDr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Doctor A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, this is neither the first nor the last time the Foundation will be required to keep a humanoid SCP in containment. If you are unwilling or unable to continue your duties with SCP-1267, I can recommend that you be reassigned. If you wish, I can also put in a request to the Site Administrator for a Class-C amnestic.\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1266 | SCP-1267 | SCP-1268 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1268\nObject Class: Safe-exsequi\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1268 is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell and fed regularly. The room is to be monitored by one guard at all times.\nIn the event of a containment breach, security personnel are required to detain SCP-1268 alive if at all possible; however, if personnel deem SCP-1268 an imminent risk, they are permitted to dispose of it by any means necessary.\nDescription: SCP-1268 is a human male of indeterminate race with brown eyes and black hair. While SCP-1268 is capable of basic motor functions and self-maintenance, it does not appear to be capable of communication, nor does it show signs of emotion or higher intelligence. It is currently believed to be nonsapient; however, it has demonstrated the ability to use stairs, door handles, and elevators.\nWhen left to its own devices, SCP-1268 will wander aimlessly until it is in proximity to a large group of people1; in these situations, SCP-1268 will go into the crowd and slowly move through it. During this process, the behavior of those in the group will be altered in a predictable manner:\n\n0 min to 2 min: No effects are visible.\n2 min to 7 min: Persons in the crowd are visibly nervous, turning their heads frequently and moving more quickly than before SCP-1268 entered the crowd.\n7 min to 14 min: Persons other than SCP-1268 begin to experience disorientation and confusion. Some will actively attempt to exit the crowd, although most will continue with whatever activities they were participating in.\n14 min forward: Almost all persons in the crowd panic and attempt to leave the area by any means necessary. Subjects affected this way show a distinct lack of concern for the safety of themselves and others. Anomalous effects will cease after SCP-1268 is no longer in the crowd.\n\nThe danger of SCP-1268 varies with group size, group density, accessibility of exits, and size of exits. On average, 30% of all persons in a group that has been affected by SCP-1268 will be killed from being trampled or from interpersonal violence. A further 35% will suffer injuries of various severity. SCP-1268 will remain unharmed and show no apparent reaction to the event.\nAddendum: A review of available footage has found that, when in a crowd for fourteen minutes or more, SCP-1268 will exhibit a behavior that may or may not be laughter.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Due to the inherent expense of testing SCP-1268's capabilities, the exact group size and conditions necessary to trigger SCP-1268's anomalous effects is unknown. The phenomenon has been observed to occur in groups as small as 35.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1267 | SCP-1268 | SCP-1269 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1269\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The property where SCP-1269 is located is to remain under the custody of the Foundation. No females 23 years of age or over are to enter the property except for testing purposes. One male researcher is to reside within the property under the guise of the current resident, and is to monitor the behavior of SCP-1269.\nDescription: SCP-1269 is a black, aluminum curbside mailbox, possessing a red flag and a white, plastic post. SCP-1269 stands 1.3m tall, with the mailbox measuring 49.5cm x 15.2cm x 17.7cm, consistent with the T2 mailbox size in the United States. The number \u2588\u2588\u2588 is printed on the right side. It lacks any manufacturer's marks, and has minor dents and abrasions, suggesting the object has been present on the same property for some time. Due to the nature of SCP-1269's effect, the object is permanently located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Massachusetts in front of house number \u2588\u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Avenue.\nSCP-1269's anomalous properties will manifest only when a single female 23 years or older (hereafter referred to as \"the occupant\") resides within the same property as SCP-1269. Approximately two weeks after the occupant moves in, SCP-1269 will start to manifest unaddressed letters every four days. The contents of the letter are romantic in nature, and are targeted towards the occupant of the house. Surveillance within SCP-1269 has shown the letters manifest approximately three seconds after the occupant's mail has been delivered.\nExactly three weeks after the appearance of the first letter, SCP-1269's secondary anomalous properties will manifest. Letters will begin appearing daily, with contents becoming increasingly more obsessive and erratic, until the point that letters regress into single sentences. In some occasions, multiple letters will appear within SCP-1269. Additionally, when not under direct supervision of the occupant, SCP-1269 will teleport to a location near the occupant and face them. This location will be partially obstructed, such as behind windows, cracked doors, and shower curtains. Under special circumstances, such as during sleep or when obscured by darkness, SCP-1269 will teleport near the occupant without obstruction. Whether or not the occupant relocates SCP-1269, the object will continue to teleport between a range of one to five times every twelve hours. SCP-1269 will not follow the occupant off the property, and all anomalous properties will cease manifesting after the occupant has either moved or expired.\nAttempts to remove SCP-1269 from its location have so far been unsuccessful. SCP-1269 will teleport to its original curbside location after one hour of relocation. If attempts are made to replace SCP-1269 with a new mailbox, the mailbox will be teleported away with SCP-1269 appearing in its place. Approximately three hours after the disappearance of the new mailbox, it will reappear in a dumpster 25km away behind an abandoned \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 franchise. Mailboxes recovered so far have all been found in varying amounts of disrepair, within garbage bags, and covered in painted-on words and phrases.\nAddendum SCP-1269-A: On 07/12/04, D-69124, a male, was moved onto the property with the current test occupant, D-72803, after seven weeks had passed. SCP-1269 stopped teleporting at this time. Three days later, D-69124 disappeared from the property, causing SCP-1269 to resume all anomalous behavior.\nTwo weeks after disappearance, D-69124 was found in similar location as other replacement mailboxes. The subject was found within a large garbage bag with severe bruising and lacerations, an apparently fatal blow to the head, and a lack of hands and lips. See Documents SCP-1269-B for recorded phrasing.\n\nDocuments SCP-1269-A\n\nACCESS GRANTED\n\nTranscribed below are several letters delivered to D-871523, who temporarily resided within the property of SCP-1269 for testing.\n07/21/98\n\nI remember the day, the hour, the infinitesimal sliver of a second when I fell in love with you, realized I loved you and only you, the moment my heart stopped and I lived for you alone.\nPerhaps it was the way you carried yourself on the tired days, perhaps it was the way your eyes shone when a transient beauty crossed your path; would you understand how I longed to be that butterfly dancing on the afternoon breeze, that small flower struggling through sidewalk cracks, that passing swanlike cloud in the sky, how I longed to be anything that would catch your eye and move your smile?\nYou pass by me each day, never sparing me more than a glance, but for me it is enough to carry me until the next day, as I wait to next catch a glimpse of you and your unearthly beauty, your charming laugh and graceful step. I love the way you dance whenever you walk, I love the way you tilt your head towards the sun, I love everything about you, I love you.\n\n08/09/98\n\nHow could anyone describe one as perfect as you, vision of elegance and loveliness? Every action of yours I've observed is embodied in the fragility and delicacy of a twirling snowflake, and yet you waltz into eternity with the softest of motion, in perfect rhythm with the air and the world.\nYou are beautiful. Every step, every pause, every breath of yours is a masterwork of the divine. Your presence brightens the world with a light that cannot be compared, you are the flower that nature cannot hope to match.\n\n08/15/98\n\nThe color of your eyes reminds me of the depth and expanse of the night sky, a vast dazzling macrocosm of soft velvet and glimmering pinpricks of light.\n\n8/18/98\n\nDo you sing in the shower? If so, I've heard you. Such a tenderly beautiful voice matches its owner.\n\n8/21/98\n\nI think of you and nothing but you as the day flows by, I yearn for a faint shimmer of your face as everything darkens to night\n\n8/24/98\n\nThe wind was blowing and I thought it whispered your name sadly because that is what my heart is doing please write back\n\nI keep thinking of the way your hair shines softly in the evening light, as if each strand is a shaft of purest moonbeams please write\n\n8/26/98\n\nThe trees drop their leaves and cry with me as I stand here alone, without you please write xoxoxo\n\nMy shadow grows longer as if reaching towards you please write xoxoxo\n\nI miss the light in your eyes and the harmony of your voice please write xoxoxo\n\nDocuments SCP-1269-B\n\nACCESS GRANTED\n\nTranscribed below are various phrases written on mailboxes disposed of by SCP-1269.\n\nSHE'S MINE SHE'S MINE SHE'S MINE SHE'S MINE YOU CAN'T HAVE HER SHE'S MINE SHE'S MINE\n\nFUCK YOU YOU PILE OF PLASTIC AND WOOD SHE IS MY EVERYTHING YOU ARE NOTHING TO HER IT WAS A FLING AND I KNOW IT I'M DOING HER A FAVOR\n\nNO NO NO NO NO NO NO YOU CAN'T HAVE HER NO NO NO I WON'T LET YOU NO NO NO NO\n\nWHO CARES IF YOUR FLAG IS BIGGER THAN MINE I KNOW SHE DOESN'T CARE SHE ONLY SEES THE GOOD IN PEOPLE AND YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT YOU FUCKER\n\nI KNOW SHE LOVES ME IT'S OKAY BABY IT'S OKAY I LOVE YOU TOO AND WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOREVER AND EVER\n\nYOU ARE NOTHING BUT A TOOL FOR HER USE BUT I AM MORE I AM HER EVERYTHING AS SHE IS MINE SHE USED YOU SHE USED YOU SHE USED YOU AND NOW YOU'RE WHERE YOU BELONG\n\n(see Addendum SCP-1269-A)\nWHAT IS A MAN BUT A PILE OF SHIT THAT GETS IN THE WAY OF MY LOVE HOW CAN SHE EVER LOVE YOU WHEN YOU'RE SO EASILY BROKEN SHE NEVER EVEN LET YOU TOUCH HER I SAW THE WAY SHE LOOKED AT YOU WITH HATRED AND NOW SHE WILL LOVE ME FOREVER\n\n\u00ab SCP-1268 | SCP-1269 | SCP-1270 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1270\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The building containing SCP-1270 has been purchased by the Foundation via a front company, and is to be kept unoccupied; except for purposes of monitoring and approved experimentation, all access to the building is forbidden.\nSecurity personnel engaging SCP-1270-1 are not to use flares or incendiary rounds.\nPersonnel whose clothing has been contaminated by SCP-1270-1's blood or other bodily fluids are not to return to the stairwell outside SCP-1270 until such time as on-site analysis has been either completed or aborted.\nDescription: SCP-1270 is a phenomenon localized to the top floor of a three-story office building in the [REDACTED] Industrial Park outside the city of [REDACTED], whereby any intrusion onto the top floor1 triggers the manifestation, somewhere on that floor, of an entity (henceforth SCP-1270-1) resembling a male adult human armed with a shotgun.\nUpon manifesting,2 SCP-1270-1 will attack intruders, firing at them, and pursuing them through the rooms and corridors of the top floor until all intruders have either been killed, fatally injured, or driven out of SCP-1270-1's \"territory\".3 If SCP-1270-1 is killed, its cadaver instantly demanifests, and another instance of SCP-1270-1 manifests elsewhere on the top floor.\nSCP-1270-1 never leaves the boundaries of SCP-1270 on the top floor. If, subsequent to being captured and disarmed, SCP-1270-1 is carried across the threshold between the main hallway and the stairwell, it instantly demanifests, and another instance of SCP-1270-1 manifests elsewhere on the top floor. Demanifestation of SCP-1270-1 as a whole (and subsequent remanifestation) also results when tissue or fabric samples from SCP-1270-1 are taken across the threshold into the stairwell or passed out of an open window; the minimum sample size necessary to trigger this effect is not known, but the effect has been observed to result from sub-milliliter amounts of blood spatter. Consequently, all forensic analysis of samples must be performed onsite. SCP-1270-1's ammunition likewise demanifests upon exiting the borders of SCP-1270, but does not trigger the demanifestation of SCP-1270-1 as a whole.\nAnalysis of SCP-1270-1's identifying characteristics has been inconclusive: its facial features have been found to be those of [REDACTED], an inhabitant of [REDACTED], Utah (face on record as a result of several arrests for vagrancy, public intoxication, and shoplifting); its fingerprints have been found to be those of [REDACTED], an inhabitant of [REDACTED], Newfoundland (fingerprints on record as a result of several arrests for public intoxication and indecent exposure); its DNA matches that of [REDACTED], currently serving a life sentence in New South Wales for various sexual offenses; and its teeth display such advanced decay that Foundation forensic dentists have stated that identification via dental records is not feasible. Its shotgun is a Mossberg 590, but with a serial number indicating a Mossberg 590A1.\nWhen interrogated post-capture, SCP-1270-1 responds with a constant stream of invective and profanity in various languages, including English, Cantonese, Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Hungarian, and Dutch.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See document 1270-4M for operational parameters of what is considered an \"intrusion.\"\n2. Fiber-optic microcameras inserted via floor and rooftop boreholes have conclusively shown that SCP-1270-1 does not exist in the absence of intruders.\n3. Consisting of a hallway, five office suites, and a washroom; see document 1270-E-6 for detailed floor plan.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1269 | SCP-1270 | SCP-1271 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1271\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Fencing is to be constructed around the area containing SCP-1271, with a space of 75 m between the fencing and SCP-1271. This perimeter is to be monitored by no fewer than five (5) guards at any given time, who are to deny all civilians access to SCP-1271. Guards are to be equipped with high-powered cameras with telephoto lenses and are to be trained in their use. SCP-1271 is to be monitored via video surveillance at all times. During a 1271-A event, all guards are instructed to prevent the commencement of the 1271-A event and detain all civilians involved. observe the 1271-A event and attempt to detain all civilians involved. maintain a distance of 25 m or greater from SCP-1271 during the event and make no attempt to interact with any civilians involved.\nDuring 1271-A events, guards are to take as many close-in photographs of the faces of civilians using SCP-1271 as possible. No fewer than twelve (12) parabolic microphones with diameters of 17 m are to be trained on the field at any given time; during 1271-A events, microphones are to be focused on individual civilians and all spoken dialogue is to be recorded to aid in identification of affected civilians. All audio and visual data for each civilian are to be compiled and cross-referenced against all available databases using facial recognition software. Under no circumstances are Foundation personnel to enter within 25 m of SCP-1271 during a 1271-A event. Under no circumstances is any Foundation technology to be left within SCP-1271 except during authorized testing.\nAll individuals identified as having participated in any 1271-A event are to be detained at Site 34 and questioned.\nDescription: SCP-1271 is a square tract of land approximately 20 m on each side, roughly landscaped into a functional kickball field. The field comprised a portion of the grounds of Sheckler Elementary School in Catasauqua, PA, before the school was closed in 1967. The grounds have been abandoned ever since.\nApproximately once per year, typically within two weeks of the summer solstice, SCP-1271 will become occupied by sixteen (16) civilians, ranging from five to eleven years of age. The means by which these civilians, identified here as SCP-1271-(1-16), travel to SCP-1271 is unknown; civilians have been noted originating from every continent and 124 countries. All affected civilians demonstrate symptoms of a trance state and are unwilling or unable to communicate with or acknowledge Foundation researchers in any way. Most children who are located, identified, and interviewed later claim to have no memory of their activities involving SCP-1271 and are unable to contribute to Foundation understanding of the mechanisms underlying SCP-1271.\nUpon arriving at the site of SCP-1271, civilians will begin carrying out a game of kickball according to accepted conventions of game rules; these games are referred to as 1271-A events. Civilians will divide themselves into two teams of eight apiece and play three full innings. Throughout the game, the civilians will display body language indicating pleasure and enjoyment, including smiling faces, laughing, and excited speech. The speech itself typically involves a syntax and vocabulary closely resembling the Unami language of the indigenous American Indian population of the region. At the conclusion of the game, the players will bow in the direction of the pitcher's mound and conduct a brief chant in the Unami language1 before dispersing. As the affected civilians reach the perimeter of SCP-1271, they disappear from the area via an unknown form of teleportation.\nTwo additional anomalous effects have been noted with regards to SCP-1271. First, when individuals not summoned to SCP-1271 enter to within 25 m of the field during 1271-A events, these individuals will begin participating in the game. This participation will divide evenly between the two teams, either substituting for exhausted players or carrying out work such as supplying water or towels to players. At the conclusion of the game, individuals affected in this way disappear in the same manner as affected civilians. No affected Foundation personnel have yet been recovered. The second anomalous effect associated with SCP-1271 is documented in Addendum 1271-1.\nAddendum 1271-1: Documented patterns of affected civilians\nSince the Foundation began monitoring SCP-1271 in 1972, four hundred eighty (480) civilian children from around the world have been affected by SCP-1271. Efforts to determine the identities of affected civilians began shortly thereafter, and was aided by the digitization and computerization of Foundation records and databases during the 1980s. Through the use of facial recognition software, the Foundation has been able to identify one hundred twenty-six (126) of the civilians affected to date. During standard correlational analysis of the identified civilians, certain patterns were detected relating specifically to the position played by affected civilians. For purposes of this analysis, the team that begins the game on offense is designated \"Red,\" while the team beginning the game on defense is designated \"Blue\". To date, only 10% of recovered civilians have any memory of their experiences with SCP-1271.\n\nShow Addendum\n\nHide Addendum\n\nDesignation\nPosition\nNoted Correlation/Frequency\n\nSCP-1271-1\nRed team first baseman/first kicker\nDevelops and pursues an interest in banking, leading to an executive-level position at a major international banking firm. (30 total instances, 9 identified, 7 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-2\nRed team second baseman/second kicker\nDies before age 18. (30 total instances, 11 identified, 11 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-3\nRed team third baseman/third kicker\nPursues interest in education; becomes a college-level economics professor. (30 total instances, 7 identified, 7 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-4\nRed team roller/fourth kicker\nNone have yet been identified.\n\nSCP-1271-5\nRed team utility outfield/fifth kicker\nDevelops interest in aeronautics; takes a high-ranking job in American, Russian, or Chinese space development agencies. (30 total instances, 10 identified, 9 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-6\nRed team left outfield/sixth kicker\nBecomes trusted adviser to an individual in a position of authority over an international body of some kind. Lists of specific individuals and qualifying bodies included in Document 1271-Beta. (30 total instances, 11 identified, 10 having given trait\n\nSCP-1271-7\nRed team center outfield/seventh kicker\nDies at age 23. (30 total instances, 7 identified, 6 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-8\nRed team right outfield/eighth kicker\nBecomes famous in the visual arts, particularly acting. (30 total instances, 9 identified, 9 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-9\nBlue team first baseman/first kicker\nDevelops an interest in chemistry; identified instances typically take up work in pharmacology. Several instances personally responsible for the development of breakthrough drugs for a variety of illnesses. (30 total instances, 15 identified, 14 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-10\nBlue team second baseman/second kicker\nTakes up a career in politics; becomes a head of state or high-ranking politician in their nation of origin. (30 total instances, 11 identified, 11 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-11\nBlue team third baseman/third kicker\nBecomes addicted to barbiturates before age 25, dies before age 27. (30 total instances, 10 identified, 9 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-12\nBlue team roller/fourth kicker\nNone have yet been identified.\n\nSCP-1271-13\nBlue team left outfield/fifth kicker\nGains a position of leadership; no pattern has yet been determined beyond this. Roles can vary from corporate chairman to factory foreman, but will involve high levels of authority. (30 total instances, 9 identified, 9 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-14\nBlue team center outfield/sixth kicker\nDevelops interest in religion; becomes an authoritative figure in a religious movement. Religions involved may vary and typically are global in reach; however, two identified instances have led cults involving [DATA EXPUNGED] (30 total instances, 11 identified, 11 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-15\nBlue team right outfield/seventh kicker\nDevelops interest in electronics technology; becomes known as an innovative engineer, pioneering in telecom or internet technology. (30 total instances, 6 identified, 4 having given trait)\n\nSCP-1271-16\nBlue team utility outfield/eighth kicker\nNone have yet been identified.\n\nAddendum 1271-2: Interview Logs\n\nInterview SCP-1271-11-Gamma\n\nHide Log\n\nInterview Log 1271-5: SCP-1271-11-Gamma\nSCP-1271-11-Gamma served as third baseman for the Blue team in an 1271-A event that transpired in 1981. His image was identified using photo recognition and aging software in 1994 in a collegiate catalog from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. Given his connection to SCP-1271, the individual was detained for questioning and held for observation for several years.\nDr. Hicks: Have you ever consumed illegal narcotics?\n11-Gamma: Never. Before the\u2026 that\u2026 whatever it was that happened, when I was a kid, we lived in a good neighborhood. My mom told me about drugs, told me not to try them. This was back in the late 70s, you know, that stuff was everywhere. But she raised me right. And it wasn't always easy.\nDr. Hicks: Could you elaborate?\n11-Gamma: Well, like I said, that was how she raised me. And that was how things were back in the day. But things got bad around the time I was, um, I think twelve or so?\nNote: Subject 11-Gamma was eleven years of age when Event 1271-A-1981 transpired.\n11-Gamma: Yeah, I dunno. My dad, he was this real straight-laced guy, right? Factory worker, out at the Goodyear plant. Amazing guy, hard worker. And then one day, it seems like, the cops show up.\nDr. Hicks: The drug arrest, correct?\n11-Gamma: Yeah. Phenobarbitol. He was fine one day, he was in jail the next. They didn't have evidence to hold him, so he got out. And he was such a fucking prick after that, I swear to god.\nDr. Hicks: Behavior changes?\n11-Gamma: Yeah, he and my mom both. They were so in love before, and then suddenly it was\u2026 Jesus, it was a nightmare. He was hitting me, he was hitting her, she wouldn't leave, she loved him, he was doing drugs, then she was doing drugs. I swear to God, it got so bad, he wanted me to start doing drugs. Said it would calm me down. Said it would keep me from thinking I was better than him. Tried to make me take them. That was when I left.\nDr. Hicks: Ran away?\n11-Gamma: Yeah. I tried the guidance counselor, it was like she wasn't even there. Teachers too. I just booked it, left town. I\u2026 look, I got out of there. Went a few towns over, got into a foster program. It sucked exactly as much as you think, but I just stayed in the books, y'know? Kept my head down.\nDr. Hicks: And avoided drugs?\n11-Gamma: It was hard. Everyone was into it around me; tried to push it on me, all that shit you get in DARE, the peer pressure, violence, everything. All the way into college; it seems like everyone around me got into it either right before or right after I met them, and they all wanted to share. It got worse the older I got. I graduated a few months ago; I was glad to get away from that.\nDr. Hicks: I understand.\nNote: Approximately three days before 11-Gamma's twenty-fifth birthday, Dr. Hicks assaulted him and forcibly injected phenobarbitol into his system. No orders to do so had been given. 11-Gamma developed an addiction and was terminated attempting to assault a nurse four months later. Dr. Hicks claimed temporary insanity; medical tests revealed a small brain tumor had developed, impairing his judgement.\n\nInterview SCP-1271-14-Epsilon\n\nHide Log\n\nInterview Log 1271-21: SCP-1271-14-Epsilon\nSubject 14-Epsilon was in charge of the largest cadre of a cult known as the \"Brotherhood of the Rubicon\" in Johannesburg, South Africa. Subject was captured in a Foundation raid against their safehouse and was identified as an outfielder in an SCP-1271-A event in 1989.\nDr. Graves: How did you come to join the Brotherhood?\n14-Epsilon: I was not born to greatness. Greatness found me. God found me in the back of a field and spoke lies to me. I see truth now. I speak truth now.\nDr. Graves: I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't\u2014\n14-Epsilon: You think you know what that field is. God spoke lies to me. God lies to us all. God fears us because we have a new lord. She will lead us to his throne. You think you know what that field is. I was not born to greatness.\nDr. Graves: Are you suggesting SCP-1271 compelled or changed you in some way?\n14-Epsilon: God is the least of what lives in that field. Those things choose you and send you into the world. God spoke lies to me. The things in that field chose us, trained us, shaped us. We are what they make us. You think you know what that field is.\nDr. Graves: You believe your fate was destined?\n14-Epsilon: They speak lies to us until the lies become truth. The field showed me the Rubicon. The Rubicon will help me kill God.\nDr. Graves: Did the field tell you to kill God? Did it tell you how?\n14-Epsilon: God lives in that field. God is the least of what lives in that field. I speak truth now.\nSubject 14-Epsilon was deemed an unreliable witness due to untreatable paranoid schizophrenia and was terminated.\n\nInterview SCP-1271-13-Theta\n\nHide Log\n\nSubject 13-Theta served as a Blue-team left outfielder in the first recorded 1271-A event in 1972. Subject was a member of [REDACTED] when facial identification algorithms identified him in 2011. Due to his position, several red alerts were triggered in Foundation computers and Subject 13-Theta was detained. Subject 13-Theta claimed to have no knowledge of his involvement with SCP-1271. Interview heavily redacted to prevent disclosure of sensitive information.\nDr. Graves: Do you have any recollection of your involvement with SCP-1271?\n13-Theta: Fucking of course not, Graves. I told you that yesterday. Do you think I would have accepted the job at [REDACTED] if I thought I had been recruited in a kickball game when I was eleven? Give me a little more credit than that.\nDr. Graves: Of course, si- -of course not. However, several influential academics, politicians, and scientists have been identified as being involved with SCP-1271, almost always without their prior knowledge\u2014\n13-Theta: And I know you also identified a High Priest of the Church of the Broken God, a mid-level executive with Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd., and two Serpent's Hand cell leaders among affected personnel. I used to get these reports. So the other [REDACTED] decided one of us was in on it too.\nDr. Graves: You believe this is a conspiracy led by other members of [REDACTED]?\n13-Theta: It's not a \"conspiracy\" when the good guys do it, Graves, it's a plan. They considered me expendable, and so I was expended. Security can say they did their job, we all go home happy. Unless there really is some brainwashed freak high in [REDACTED] who is liable to snap and take us all out.\nSeveral minutes of conversation redacted due to involvement of sensitive containment information\nDr. Graves: How would you respond to the following phrase: [Dr. Graves recites the Unami chant that marks the end of each 1271-A event.]\n13-Theta: I would say you don't\u2026 don't know what\u2026 (trails off)\nDr. Graves: Sir? Are you with us?\n13-Theta: [Begins mumbling in Unami language, falls unconscious]\nSubject 13-Theta remanded to medical wing for treatment. While in medical care, subject escaped containment, using his knowledge of Site 34's authorization codes to leave the premises. Subject has not yet been recaptured. Unami phrase uttered before unconsciousness translated to \"but the children's footprints are numerous.\"\n\nFootnotes\n1. The chant closely resembles the Unami phrase \u0161e\u00b7 lah ni e\u00b7k\u00b7a\u00b7kwe tali-\u0254khak\u00e9h\u0254\u00b7n n\u00ed\u00b7\u0161a aw\u00e9\u00b7ni\u00b7k, which translates loosely to \"Over there under the trees, two people were buried.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1270 | SCP-1271 | SCP-1272 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1272\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1272's constituent artifacts are to be maintained at a range of no closer than 41 meters, and no more distant than 74 kilometers. No two artifacts with a collective w-axis deviations of greater than 38 degrees are to approach within 8 kilometers of any other topological anomaly. Due to the continuing risk of containment breach, all objects are to be affixed to their pedestals with permanent restraints upon successful containment. Due to risks presently posed by SCP-1272-06, active containment efforts are presently suspended. Revised containment procedures are pending.\nAfter a breach of containment protocols on 03/27/1973, SCP-1272-01, 02, 03, and 04 remain uncontained. Until such a time as containment is re-established, one containment team is to enter the anomaly every four months, attempt to reach the containment vault door, and attempt to contact previous containment teams to advise them to deviate from pre-2003 containment protocols. Before approaching the topological singularity, agents assigned to the containment team must undergo psychological pre-screening. At pre-screening, containment agents should be advised that at present topological density, successful containment is expected to be completed on March 18, 2394, 423 years from initial entry. Present suicidal ideation is nondisqualifying. At agent's request, Foundation survivor benefits are to be paid to the designated beneficiary immediately upon entry into the containment area.\nAt all times, the topological anomaly is to be monitored via closed-circuit television by a designated Foundation exit counselor. Garments appropriate to all eras of team entry are to be maintained on-site. Upon scheduled or unscheduled team exit, debrief is mandatory. Debrief subject matter should be restricted to those matters necessary to assess psychological suitability to return to duty and technical aspects of the anomaly. Inappropriate topics for debrief include surviving family members, if any, classified information unrelated to the Site 53 anomaly, and Foundation matters outside the scope of the team's historical clearance level.\nCounselors should expect readjustment shock. Class C amnestics are to be made available upon request.\nDescription: SCP-1272-01, 02, 03, and 04 are four identical statues, apparently sculpted by Corsican neoclassical revivalist Emile Abruzzo in the early-to-mid 1950s. Early photographs of the statues depict a child between the ages of 11 and 14, wearing unremarkable early-Renaissance garb and carrying a cloth bag. Since that time, the statues have exhibited worsening topological anomalies, and at the time of containment breach were unrecognizable as their original subjects.\nBy 1961, while in Foundation custody, the statues' w-axis deviations stabilized at 7, 13, 19, and 23 degrees respectively. Though unknown at the time, permitting objects with summed w-deviations of greater than 38 degrees to approach within 41 meters of a topological anomaly results in a topological involution which rapidly evolves toward a nongravitational singularity.\nOn March 27, 1973, this occurred, resulting in a containment breach and SCP-1272-05.\nSCP-1272-05 is the nongravitational singularity which resulted from mishandling of SCP-1272-01, 02, 03, and 04. At present, SCP-1272-05 involves Maintenance Corridor 2a of Site 53, the topological anomaly containment vault, and sealed portions of two control rooms abutting the corridor. Involvement of spatial dimensions is minimal, resulting in a 19-degree twist and 31 degree leftward deflection of Maintenance Corridor 2a. Involvement of timelike dimensions is extreme. In much of the affected corridor, subjective time is estimated to pass at a rate of 184 nanoseconds per external hour. The ratio of external to internal time at the anomaly's epicenter is presently unknown.\nSCP-1272-06 is a human male, age 27-35, first detected by CCTV slightly beyond the SCP-1272-01's containment vault door on 12/17/2003. Appearance is inconsistent with agents or researchers known to be working at Site 53 at the time of initial containment breach; however, due to the uniform dark-blue coloration of features and clothing, resolving facial details has remained persistently difficult for observation staff. Since first detected, SCP-1272-06 has traveled four meters into the anomaly-affected hallway without apparent detection by containment teams proceeding toward the vault. On high-speed video, gait is consistent with a brisk walk.\nPer Dr. Collins, researchers should note that the subject's coloration appears to be the result of blueshift, not natural coloration. Presuming a logarithmic decrease in the rate of subjective time on approach to the singularity, SCP-1272-06 is presently exiting the vault at 41% of the speed of light. If SCP-1272-06 fails to decelerate or if containment teams dispatched before detection successfully realign SCP-1272-01, 02, 03, or 04, exit is predicted to occur on or before \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, resulting in massive thermal damage to Site 53 and surrounding populated areas.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1271 | SCP-1272 | SCP-1273 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1273\nObject Class: Safe Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1273 is to be kept in Containment Locker #434 at Site 23 when not being actively used for testing with D-Class personnel. SCP-1273 is not to be connected to any electrical power source except for testing purposes. SCP-1273-A is to be treated as a non-hostile but potentially dangerous entity.\nSCP-1273-A remains indefinitely in Testing Chamber #741 and is to be monitored at all times. Personnel are forbidden from entering the chamber until further notice. No testing of anomalous objects is to take place in Test Hall-Delta as of 05/11/2014, and in the event of a containment breach, the hallway should be completely sealed off.\nDescription: SCP-1273 is a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand children's nightlight. No materials comprising the structure of the object have been identified as individually anomalous. The object has been designed to resemble a stylized rabbit, and functions as a non-anomalous nightlight for the first thirty minutes of being connected to a working power source and turned on. At this point, SCP-1273's anomalous effects will activate and an entity, hereby designated SCP-1273-A, will manifest in the area containing SCP-1273. If the object is turned off or disconnected from the power source during the manifestation of its anomalous properties, the entity will demanifest until the next activation event.\nSCP-1273-A appears to be a Caucasian female humanoid entity of approximate teenage appearance. The entity refers to itself as \"Abigail Lawrence,\" a citizen of the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 where SCP-1273 was initially discovered. Foundation investigation confirms that an individual bearing the same name and description of the entity formerly lived in the town, but was reported dead as of 03/09/2014. The aforementioned person's parents had discovered their deceased child in her room on the aformentioned date, along with SCP-1273 and several other anomalous objects whose function appears to be [REDACTED].\nThe entity is visually indistinguishable from a non-anomalous human subject; however, it is unable to make physical contact with anything that is not a boundary of the room currently housing SCP-1273. All other objects cannot be manipulated by the subject.1 As such, SCP-1273-A cannot leave the room it manifests in.\nUpon manifestation, the subject typically appears to be distressed and attempts to remove SCP-1273 from its power source. Due to the entity's intangible nature, these actions are consistently futile.\nInterview Log-1273-Alpha: The following interview was taken upon initial manifestation of SCP-1273's anomalous effects by the presiding head researcher, Dr. Lloyd.\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1273-A\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Lloyd\n\nForeword: This is the first recorded appearance of SCP-1273-A.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nLloyd: Hello, my name is Dr. Jason Lloyd. I'm going to ask you a few questions now, if you don't mind.\n\nSCP-1273-A: [too quiet to be understood]\nLloyd: I'm sorry, what was that?\nSCP-1273-A: [turns to look at Dr. Lloyd. Subject appears distressed.] Can I go back?\nLloyd: Go back where? [aside] Note that subject appears to be distressed\n\nSCP-1273-A: I-I was never supposed to come back here\u2026 [Subject begins to attempt to remove SCP-1273 from its power source. The entity is apparently intangible, as it does not appear to be able to physically interact with the objects.]\nLloyd: Please, calm down. We can help you, but you have to help us first. [holds out his hand as a gesture of peace]\nSCP-1273-A: [shakes head] Please don't touch me. You can't help me. I don't need help, just please let me go back.\nLloyd: Go back where?\nSCP-1273-A: [Subject continues to attempt to remove SCP-1273 from its power source.] Away. The place I was before. It was so much better than this, just please, please, unplug this thing.\nLloyd: SCP-1273-A, I'm going to need more information from you before we can release you.\nSCP-1273-A: [Subject ceases attempts to remove SCP-1273 from its power source.] And then I can go back?\nLloyd: Yes. Then you can go back.\nSCP-1273-A: Okay\u2026 my name was Abigail Lawrence, I was 16 years old, and I'm from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. I\u2026 I don't really remember how I got into the light, but I know it's my home.\nLloyd: \"Was?\"\nSCP-1273-A: Ah, well, as you can see, I'm not exactly\u2026 [entity waves hands through SCP-1273]\nLloyd: Ah. I see. Are you completely positive you can't remember anything at all about how you got to be this way?\nSCP-1273-A: [looks away from Dr. Lloyd] I'm sorry, I really can't.\nLloyd: I see. If you do remember anything, please don't hesitate to tell us. Now, what's your home like?\n\nSCP-1273-A: [smiles slightly] It's amazing and bright and freeing, and\u2026 oh, please let me go back. Just for a bit. I can't stand it here any longer.\n\n[Dr. Lloyd confers with research team for approximately three minutes]\n\nLloyd: Alright, SCP-1273-A, you can go for now. We'll see you soon enough.\n\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: Dr. Lloyd proceeded to turn off the object and remove it from its power source, causing SCP-1273-A to demanifest.\n\nInterview Log-1273-Beta:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1273-A\nInterviewer: Dr. Lloyd\nForeword: The following interview takes place one week after the events comprising Interview Log-1273-Alpha and mark the second activation of SCP-1273's anomalous state by the Foundation.\n<Begin Log>\nSCP-1273-A: [sighs] So soon?\nLloyd: Hello SCP-1273-A. Do you recall any more details on the events that lead to you existing in your current state since our last interview?\n\nSCP-1273-A: I'm afraid not, Doctor.\nLloyd: I see. Well, can you tell me more about the place you came from?\nSCP-1273-A: [looks around anxiously] I'm, um, afraid that's not allowed.\nLloyd: Not allowed? Who isn't allowing this?\nSCP-1273-A: [averts eyes towards the ground] Please, put me back.\nLloyd: Abi, please answer the question.\n\n[Subject does not respond.]\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Subject remained unresponsive for the remainder of the interview. Following half an hour of unresponsiveness, Dr. Lloyd powered SCP-1273 down and unplugged it.\n\nResearch Log-1273-Kappa: The following is a series of excerpted notes taken from Dr. Lloyd's experimentation notebook. All excerpts are from notes taken during a series of interviews with SCP-1273-A.\n\n\u2026will not tell us any more about this place. It's quite obvious she's lying about not remembering the process, but why is she hiding it? Researcher Garrison thinks\u2026\n\n\u2026realized that we can encourage the information out of it by refusing to let it go back until it tells us.\n\n\u2026the plane the entity comes from is apparently devoid of all physical matter completely. The entity is being slightly more cooperative, but is apparently trying to deliberately impede Foundation understanding of this area\u2026\n\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 appear to be slowly earning SCP-1273-A's trust. Head researchers are to confer about how to possibly use this in conjunction with punishment in the future.\n\nIncident Report-1273-Mu-1: On 05/11/2014, during routine testing of SCP-1273's responsiveness to alternative power sources2, the object's light bulb burned out. However, unlike a typical deactivation event, SCP-1273-A did not demanifest. The entity noticed this, became panicked, and started attempting to remove SCP-1273 from its power source. Personnel proceeded to accomplish this task, which did not cause the entity to demanifest. SCP-1273-A violently approached Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and attempted to assault her3 while shouting at the subject4. Instead of passing through the agent as was expected, the entity's appendages appeared to become \"trapped\" in the subject's physical body. This caused further distress to SCP-1273-A, who vocalized more loudly and struggled to remove itself from Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's form. As the entity made increasing contact with the agent's body, SCP-1273-A appeared to be absorbed into it. After approximately three minutes, the entity was fully absorbed into Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body. The agent appears to have died during this process. On site personnel reported a lack of respiration and pulse from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and tentatively declared her to be dead. Soon after, the chamber was cleared of all personnel and objects, save for the corpse of the subject, in order to monitor any possible anomalies resulting from this event.\nIncident Report-1273-Mu-2: After approximately three hours of observation, SCP-1273-A emerged from the corpse5 and began attempting to strike the walls and doors of the chamber while shouting6. These actions persisted for approximately forty-five minutes, at which point SCP-1273-A moved to the center of the room and assumed a fetal position. The entity did not move from this position for four hours. It then stood up7and approached the corpse. SCP-1273 entered the corpse and attempted to partially animate it, resulting in erratic movements. The object flung itself at the door of the testing chamber repeatedly for approximately sixty minutes before SCP-1273-A emerged, returned to its position in the center of the room and began crying. The entity is to be continually monitored until further notice.\nAudio Log-1273-Sigma: The following excerpts are segments of audio taken from the testing chamber housing SCP-1273-A during Foundation monitoring.\n\nI didn't mean to kill her.\n\nYou don't understand how it feels to be trapped. You don't understand the feeling of being restricted, because you've never known being free. Please, let me out. I can show you.\n\nI just want to go home.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Incident Report-1273-Mu\n2. Specifically, the effectiveness of circuits powered by alkaline batteries\n3. As SCP-1273-A had previously proven to be intangible, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 did not make any attempt to defend herself.\n4. The entity was noted to say \"This is your fault\" repeatedly\n5. The entity was noticeably panicked at this time.\n6. The entity was noted to say several phrases repeatedly, notably \"Let me out,\" and \"Don't make me choose between these two prisons.\"\n7. SCP-1273-A was noted to be hesitant during the following actions.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1272 | SCP-1273 | SCP-1274 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1274\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: News media and Internet video sites are to be scanned continuously for any of the keywords found in Addendum SCP-1274-1. Internet videos should be suppressed (as far as is possible) through copyright takedown requests from Sound Content Productions, a Foundation front corporation. These are to include key phrases which will bring them to the attention of agents placed within the hosting organization. News reports indicating outbreaks of SCP-1274 or its tertiary effects should be investigated in the guise of a quarantine action intended to prevent the spread of an aggressive form of viral meningitis.\nAny instances of SCP-1274-1 discovered in the course of an investigation are to be contained in individual windowless cells. Meals and standard hygiene facilities are to be provided. Any entertainment media without music may be offered upon request, at the discretion of the lead researcher. Interviews with SCP-1274-1 instances are to be performed with physical restraints in place to prevent movement of the subject's arms and legs. Experimental treatments for tertiary effects of SCP-1274 may be administered with approval from the lead researcher and the Ethics Committee.\nDescription: SCP-1274 is a proprioceptive memetic hazard in the form of a novel style of dance. It shows influences from various Caribbean dance styles and the American urban form known as \"krumping\". The dance is done in groups in a \"follow the leader\" fashion, with one dancer performing a series of moves which are then emulated by the other participants. The style is improvisational in some respects, but has a core repertoire of \u2588\u2588 distinct movements which appear repeatedly. A specific sequence of \u2588\u2588 of these movements appears to be the contagious agent.\nSCP-1274 is safe to observe, live or via recordings. Transmission only occurs when the key sequence of movements is performed by a subject (hereafter known as SCP-1274-1). Shortly after infection, subjects experience powerful euphoria and increased empathy with other dancers. Additionally, instances of SCP-1274-1 display the following cognitive changes:\n\nIncreased sexual receptiveness.\nGreatly increased suggestibility.\nPreference for consensus-based conflict resolution.\nReduced need for sleep (varies by individual, but some instances have shown no adverse effects from two hours of sleep nightly)\nA marked preference for the color orange.\n\nTertiary neurological effects begin to appear within 2-6 weeks of initial exposure, with speed of onset strongly correlated with the frequency of SCP-1274 performance. These include:\n\nChronic sleep-onset insomnia.\nProgressive abnormal involuntary movement disorder, similar to Huntington's chorea but including movements from SCP-1274's repertoire.\nLanguage pathologies, initially presenting as intermittent schizophasia and progressing to total aphasia combined with random utterances similar to glossolalia.\n\nPharmaceutical interventions and physical therapies which have proven effective in the management of Huntington's Disease appear to have little effect on the progression of neurological symptoms. Amnestic drug therapy has shown some efficacy in eliminating the memetic component of SCP-1274, but appears ineffective once neurological symptoms have manifested.\nSCP-1274 was first discovered in [REDACTED], a medium-sized American city with a significant minority population of Dominican descent. (However, no evidence of contagion has been found in the Dominican Republic itself.) Reports of anomalous neurological disorders among young people in the city's club culture led Foundation agents to the discovery of the hazard. \u2588\u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1274-1 were contained in a raid on a \"warehouse party\", followed by \u2588\u2588 additional instances gathered as part of a subsequent \"public health\" action. Since then, \u2588 additional outbreaks have occurred, primarily in cities of population 300,000 or less in the Southeastern United States. Additionally, three instances of instructional video for the dance have been found on popular Internet video sites. While these have been successfully removed by Foundation action, the number of exposed individuals is unknown.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1273 | SCP-1274 | SCP-1275 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1275 immediately prior to re-containment. Taken 03/05/2005\n\nItem #: SCP-1275\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1275 is held at Containment Area 43, located in the Gobi Desert. It is to be contained inside a hollow 750 mm tungsten cube filled with an electrified tungsten wire lattice dividing the space into cubic millimeter sections. The remaining space is to be continually filled from the bottom of the box with lead maintained at 1200\u00b0C. The primary containment chamber is to be blast rated for pressures up to 200 kPa, with a secondary external chamber rated for up to 1500 kPa. Three blast shielded monitoring stations positioned equidistant around the perimeter from the station at 10km are to be kept staffed and on alert at all times.\nSCP-1275 is to be constantly monitored via sonar, video feed, and the experimental Salzmann device. Any notable changes in object size or behavior to be immediately reported to the Head Researcher and Security Department to prepare to resist any potential hostile forces, entities, or objects that may emerge from within SCP-1275. In the case of a full containment breach a perimeter is to be established, and a 30km radius is to be monitored via motion sensor and sonar to speed recontainment.\nTask forces assigned to recontainment of SCP-1275 are to approach with the greatest caution, and to take defensive measures at any sign of an emergence. Under no circumstances may personnel approach within 30m of SCP-1275 if it is loose. Recontainment will be accomplished via specialized capture netting, delivered by air. Personnel in the process of being enveloped by SCP-1275 should be terminated if possible unless otherwise authorized by Level 4 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1275 is a fluid amorphous entity of variable volume, shape, color, and opacity. Observed volumes of material composing the entity have ranged from ~1 cm\u00b3 minimum to a maximum of ~30 m\u00b3. It is affected by gravity and cannot pass through solid materials, yet registers no weight on instruments regardless of its current size. Parts separated from the main body appear to flow extradimensionally back to it, making sample tests unfeasible. It is not chemically reactive, shows no changes with variations in temperature, is not electrically conductive, and returns no tactile sensation. Due to these properties, SCP-1275 is theorized not to exist fully within the material world.\nThe entity is capable of forming itself into any shape, including flattening to ~.01mm thickness(minimum observed), spooling into a threaded form, or taking on the shape, color, and opacity of objects around it. If free, it attempts to envelop objects such as classified documents, SCP artifacts or Foundation personnel. Upon enveloping an object it will turn opaque and rapidly decrease in size, while the object enveloped will disappear from the inside. On occasion it will attempt to disgorge explosives, weaponry, anomalous objects, and hostile agents in order to breach its containment.\nObserved behavior patterns indicate it to be intelligent and/or controlled by an outside intelligence. It has proven capable of breaching all but the most stringent of security measures, pressing its way through minor flaws in seals thought to be air and/or water tight, moving through air ducts and electrical systems, under carpet or tile, or flowing slowly through loose material such as dirt or sand. It attempts to avoid observation by blending in with its surroundings and remaining motionless. If noticed, it will move quickly and attempt to envelop personnel before they can raise an alarm.\nObjects and personnel enveloped were originally believed to be consumed, digested, and converted into energy. However, its capacity for flowing back to itself when separated and the emergence of objects suggests that it may have a second section elsewhere in the world that it moves portions of itself between. This would account for its fluctuations in volume and the disappearance of objects from within it. If this is the case, then the entity appears unable to pull the portion of itself held by the Foundation through to the other side. It is theorized that either this is the primary half, or that it naturally has a divided existence.\nAttempts to intentionally send equipment back through SCP-1275 have failed; objects the entity does not wish to transport remain even if forcibly inserted. Evidence strongly suggests that the entity sides with or is controlled by a hostile organization, and that they are attempting to retrieve it. Due to the potential for theft of SCP artifacts and personnel, this is to be prevented by any means necessary.\nRecovery Log SCP-1275:\n08/15/2003: Still-frame analysis systems at Site-76 monitoring camera feeds outside SCP-140's containment chamber found irregularities between frames and proceeded to initiate a lockdown of the area. Upon close examination, a small fluid object appeared to be attempting to enter SCP-140's containment cell. A security team was dispatched to investigate, resulting in the loss of all three members. Containment attempts resulted in the loss of a further seven security personnel and two agents before it could be brought under control.\nUpon further investigation and analysis of incidents at other Foundation sites it was found that SCP-1275 attempts to infiltrate facilities, locate objects or personnel of value to the Foundation, envelop them, and cause them to disappear. It was proven to be responsible for the previously unexplained loss of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It is suspected in the disappearance/theft of seventeen other objects and entities from ten different facilities over a span of eighteen years, and the known loss of forty-nine personnel to date.\nTo date too little data has been recovered to establish a definite link to any specific group. Research attempts are to be targeted at establishing a direct connection to an organization, for the attempted retrieval of lost artifacts and personnel.\nIncident Log SCP-1275:\n08/15/2003: The entity repeatedly attempted to breach containment for a period of eight months using its abilities with varying levels of success, causing loss of personnel and equipment. Initial containment procedures were developed at this time. After this it went inactive and remained inert.\n08/27/2004: The entity began rapidly disgorging high energy explosives in all directions, causing serious damage to the facility, though apparently none to itself. It renewed its attempts at containment breach, all of which were prevented. After containment was re-established, SCP-1275 was moved to a new facility and put into a reinforced containment cell.\n10/10/2004: Explosives were disgorged in rapid succession, followed by visual surveillance equipment, transmitters, and anomalous objects (now classified as SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) which were harmful to the containment cell walls and personnel on-site. Internal breach efforts by SCP-1275 resulted in the loss of 21 personnel before containment could be fully re-established.\n10/12/2004: An unknown hostile retrieval team was intercepted attempting to reach SCP-1275's location, but escaped without casualties. Containment site was moved again and further countermeasures were put into play.\n03/02/2005: Hostile agents armed with anomalous weaponry emerged from within SCP-1275, and rapidly attempted to set up a base of operations within the containment cell. An attack was initiated against Foundation personnel. Containment on SCP-1275 was breached shortly thereafter. Mobile Task Forces were sent in to engage and recover the object. After a prolonged engagement, the enemy agents retreated into SCP-1275.\n05/29/2005: Containment was established at its present location with the current procedures. The mesh grid has prevented SCP-1275 from producing objects large enough to be capable of breaching its containment. The lead and electric current have prevented transmitters from signaling its location, and destroyed the majority of objects that have been sent through before they could fulfill their intended purpose.\nThe possible emergence of anomalous objects capable of breaching containment cannot be ignored. Plans to deal with various scenarios are being devised by staff on site.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1274 | SCP-1275 | SCP-1276 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1276\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1276 is contained on-site with a full research and security staff under the guise of a government-sanctioned archaeological dig team. All unauthorized individuals attempting to approach the area must be detained and questioned, then administered amnestics or terminated at the discretion of site security staff.\nAll personnel must clear the upper platform at least one (1) hour prior to activation events and remain clear for at least thirty (30) minutes following confirmed activation. Activation experiments may only be performed with Class D test subjects, and only with prior approval from at least two (2) Level 4 Senior Research staff.\nDescription: SCP-1276 is a step pyramid of presumed Mayan construction 31 m in height, 68 m in width and approximately 2700 years old, located in a remote area of the [REDACTED] River Basin in [REDACTED]. The structure is heavily engraved and believed to have been dedicated to astronomy and astrology. The anomalous property of SCP-1276 is centered at a platform at the top of the structure, on which lies a 3.1 m square metallic plate of unknown composition. Unlike the rest of the structure, this platform shows no sign of aging and is heavily engraved with Ancient Mayan hieroglyphs as well as what is believed to be mythological figures along the outside perimeter, along with human figures prostrated before them.\nWhenever the heliacal rising of the planet Venus occurs, the platform atop SCP-1276 is momentarily suffused with a blue glow, after which all living human subjects standing on the platform are instantly accelerated upwards into the atmosphere through unknown means to a speed of approximately 0.01 c at the exact moment that Venus appears above the horizon. Ground- and satellite-based observatories have tracked and confirmed that all such subjects are launched in the direction of Venus and, barring outside intervention, will enter its atmosphere within a period of three (3) to twenty-four (24) hours after launch, depending on the relative distance between the Earth and Venus.\nIt is not known at this time how subjects appear to not be affected by atmospheric heating when leaving the Earth's atmosphere. Even so, it is presumed that all unprotected test subjects have expired due to either the sudden acceleration or eventual asphyxiation. Development of a man-portable electronics package capable of surviving the launch process as well as interplanetary communication is ongoing.\nSCP-1276 was discovered on \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588 by a team of Mexican archaeologists and came to the Foundation's attention following its accidental activation, resulting in the deaths of three (3) civilian team members. The surviving archaeologists were detained by the responding Foundation containment team.\nAddendum 1276-001: Partial Translation of Platform Inscription\n\n[indecipherable] offer to [indecipherable] upon this victorious [day?] that [indecipherable] of the sky [indecipherable] may return [in time?] [indecipherable]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1275 | SCP-1276 | SCP-1277 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1277\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1277 is to be contained in Arboreal Containment Unit 41-B at Site-77. Personnel assigned to care for SCP-1277 are to be issued sound-dampening headgear. This headgear is to be worn at all times while in SCP-1277's presence. SCP-1277-1 is to be monitored via the use of a closed circuit surveillance system located in Containment Unit 41-B. Any \"jumps\" made by SCP-1277-1 are to be logged by security personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1277 is an adult Carnegiea gigantea, commonly known as the Saguaro cactus. SCP-1277 has a height of 3.7 meters, and weighs approximately 37 kilograms. SCP-1277 requires the same level of maintenance and care as a normal Carnegiea gigantea.\nSCP-1277-1 is a male human skeleton, 1.4 meters tall and weighing 12 kilograms. It does not appear to suffer from degradation due to time or exposure. SCP-1277-1 is constantly located approximately 15 meters away from SCP-1277. Attempts to remove SCP-1277-1 from this spot have met with failure, due to SCP-1277-1 materializing itself next to SCP-1277 if it is more than 15 meters away.\nSCP-1277's anomalous effect will manifest itself anytime a being capable of communicating in American English moves to a point within 15 meters of SCP-1277-1. If this criterion is met, SCP-1277 will begin to emit vocalizations. It is unknown how SCP-1277 is able to produce these vocalizations, as they do not have an apparent source of origin within the object. Vocalizations from SCP-1277 consist of pleas to be given water, and asking for shelter from the desert. These vocalizations will occur whether or not SCP-1277 is in the presence of a desert or water. SCP-1277 will communicate with any person who speaks to it, but will only respond with more inquiries about water and shelter, and does not respond to inquiries about its origin or SCP-1277-1.\nAddendum: Interview 1277-A\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1277\nInterviewer: Dr. Leipzig\nForeword: This interview was conducted during SCP-1277's initial containment processing.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Leipzig: Can you tell me where you come from?Dr. Leipzig: We have already provided you with water. Can you please tell us more about your origin?Dr. Leipzig: We are currently indoors, SCP-1277. Where do you think you are located?Dr. Leipzig: Please hold on, I have more questions.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: SCP-1277 did not respond to further questioning, and the interview was ended early.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1276 | SCP-1277 | SCP-1278 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1278\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1278 is to be contained in a standard medium-security storage locker at Site-\u2588\u2588. Due to the potential for misuse, access is restricted to Level-3 personnel or higher. Any Level-3 personnel wishing to access SCP-1278 for research purposes may generate a password at any Site-\u2588\u2588 terminal that will grant access to SCP-1278. Please note that the password will expire after 24 hours. Use of SCP-1278 for any purpose other than research is forbidden. Testing with underwater photographs or photographs taken of objects or locations outside of Earth's atmosphere is forbidden after tests 1278-2 and 1278-4.\nDescription: SCP-1278 is a photo frame, 36cm in length and 30cm in height. The object is composed of a pinewood frame, painted gold, with a glass cover and a cardboard backing. A stainless steel latch can be found on all four edges of the cardboard backing; opening the latches allows access to the interior of SCP-1278. Also present on the back is a cardboard \"leg\" attached to a stainless steel hinge to allow the frame to rest upright on a flat surface and a hook on the top and left side of the object, allowing it to be hung on a wall in both portrait and landscape orientation. No information regarding who manufactured SCP-1278, or when or where it was made is present on the object, but manufacturing methods and materials used, as well as tests of composition of the paint indicates that it was built sometime between 19\u2588\u2588 and 20\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1278's unusual properties manifest when a photograph or piece of 2-dimensional art of no larger than 25x20cm is inserted into the object. The image will briefly \"shimmer\" and waves will be seen radiating from the center of the image, visually similar to ripples on the surface of a pond. After a period of between 1-3 minutes, the frame will function as a 2-way portal between the 2 locations. Removing the rear of SCP-1278 allows the image to be removed at which point the portal closes. The other end of the \"window\" appears as a 36x30cm rectangle, apparently 2-dimensional, with one side acting as a portal to the location of the object and the other being jet-black, absorbing all frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. Any object small enough to fit through SCP-1278 may be passed through from either side. Gases and electromagnetic radiation of all frequencies are also affected, and researchers should take care to avoid opening portals to locations inhospitable to human life except under carefully controlled conditions.\nAddendum: Test Logs.\nTest 1278-1:\nLocation depicted: The exterior of Site-\u2588\u2588\nProcedure: Photograph inserted into frame. Researchers \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 dispatched to the location the test photograph was taken to observe exit.\nResult: Effects manifest as normal, exit of SCP-1278 observed. Sample not taken as the \"exit\" is incorporeal on one side and indestructible on the other. It should be noted that the \"exit\" acts as a perfect black-body and may have research applications. Further testing regarding these properties awaiting approval from Site Command\nTest 1278-2:\nLocation depicted: Underwater photograph taken in Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's personal aquarium\nProcedure: Photograph inserted into frame as normal.\nResult: Effects manifest as normal. Contents of aquarium immediately spill out onto floor of test chamber. Clean-up crew dispatched to test chamber, testing moved to Test Chamber 14.\nTest 1278-3:\nLocation depicted: Exterior of Site-\u2588\u2588, photograph taken with 20x telescopic zoom.\nProcedure: Photograph inserted into frame. Research team dispatched to location photo was taken.\nResult: Effect manifests as normal. Exit of SCP-1278 not found at location photo was taken. Portal found 15 meters from Site, photograph was taken 300 meters from site.\n\"So, this thing accounts for zoom. I've got an idea.\"- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest 1278-4:\nLocation depicted: Photograph taken by Hubble space telescope depicting the Horsehead Nebula. Zoom unknown.\nProcedure: D-245 instructed to insert the photograph into SCP-1278 and evacuate the test chamber.\nResult: Effect manifests as normal, but takes significantly longer, exact time unknown as the test was not timed. Atmosphere of test chamber immediately escapes through portal into deep space. The lens of the camera recording the test exploded due to the pressure differential. Audio records a brief rush of air before going silent. Sensors in the chamber record increased levels of microwave and gamma radiation as well as beta particles.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588, outfitted with spacesuit normally used in research of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 enters test chamber to remove the photograph.\nTest 1278-5:\nLocation depicted: Pencil sketch of New York City skyline\nProcedure: Photograph inserted into frame as normal.\nResult: SCP-1278's effects manifested, however, it did not display a current sketch of New York City. Rather, the sketch began to play a 24-hour \"loop\" consisting of a typical day in New York City as depicted in the sketch, including day-night cycle.\nTest 1278-6\nLocation depicted: None. A reproduction of Salvador Dali's \"The Persistence of Memory\" was used for the test.\nProcedure: D-246 instructed to place the print in the frame and await further instruction. Upon manifestation of the effect, D-246 instructed to crawl though the frame. D-246 was chosen due to her exceptionally small frame, allowing her to easily enter SCP-1278.\nResult: SCP-1278's effects manifested normally. D-246 enters the frame without difficulty and is asked to report what she observes. Claims she is standing on a 3-dimensional plane that resembles the painting. When asked to describe areas not visible in the original work, D-246 describes a landscape consistent with that depicted in \"The Persistence of Memory\". D-246 recovered without incident. Frame monitored for 24 hours, the only animation observed was a 24-hour day-night cycle.\nTest 1278-7\nLocation depicted: None. A reproduction of M.C. Escher's \"Relativity\" was used for the test.\nProcedure: D-246 instructed to place the print in the frame and await further instruction. Upon manifestation of effect, D-246 instructed to crawl though the frame as in Test 1278-5.\nResult: D-246 is vio[DATA REDACTED BY ORDER OF O5 COMMAND]. Testing on any works of art depicting non-Euclidean geometry in any form now requires unanimous approval from Site Command or a 2/3 majority vote from O5 command.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1277 | SCP-1278 | SCP-1279 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An instance of SCP-1279-1.\n\nItem #: SCP-1279\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Each instance of SCP-1279 is to be contained in a reinforced steel container in Storage Unit \u2588\u2588 of Site 87. Two (2) security officers are to guard these instances at all times. No canines are to be brought within a meter of any SCP-1279 instance unless specifically authorized.\nAny testing involving SCP-1279 must be authorized by at least one (1) member of Level 3 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1279 is the collective term for six (6) leather dog collars. A tag reading 'Dog Inc. Dog Process Collar' is present on each instance of SCP-1279. No anomalous physical properties are present in SCP-1279 instances, and their anomalous properties do not become apparent until an SCP-1279 instance is worn by any form of canine.\nAny canine wearing an instance of SCP-1279, hereafter referred to as SCP-1279-1, will be perceived by any individuals who encounter it as being of human-level intelligence. They will still be aware that SCP-1279-1 is in fact a canine, but they will internally anthropomorphise SCP-1279-1, believing that it is capable of speech1 and reasoning.\nIndividuals will not consider encountering what they believe is a sapient canine to be abnormal, and will behave as if it were a common occurrence. This perception of anthropomorphic qualities will often result in individuals feeding SCP-1279-1 meals intended for humans and occasionally clothing them in garments intended for humans2. (See image.) Removal of SCP-1279 from SCP-1279-1 results in affected individuals once again perceiving SCP-1279-1 as a normal canine.\n\nInterview Log 1279-1\n\nHide\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Matthews\nInterviewed: Dr. Gregson\nOne instance of SCP-1279-1 ('Hank') was present at the interview. After the interview, both Dr. Matthews and Dr. Gregson recorded their respective perception of what had been said. This was in an effort to demonstrate the effect that SCP-1279-1 instances have on the way they are perceived.\nInterviewer's Perspective:\n\n<Begin Interview>\nDr. Matthews: Hello.\nDr. Gregson: Hi.\nSCP-1279-1: Hello, Doctor. How are you?\nDr. Matthews: I'm fine.3\nDr. Gregson: What?\nDr. Matthews: I said I'm fine, I was talking to Hank.\nDr. Gregson: Oh. I didn't hear him, sorry.\n(Pause)\nDr. Gregson: I said I was sorry, Hank!\nDr. Matthews: I don't think Hank minds, Tom.\nSCP-1279-1: No, no, it's fine. Honestly.\nDr. Gregson: No need to fly off the handle, Hank!\nSCP-1279-1: (laughs)\nDr. Matthews: (laughs) Good one. How long has it been?\nSCP-1279-1: Fifty seconds.\nDr. Gregson: Uh\u2026about a minute, give or take. Yes, I'm sure.\nDr. Matthews: Well, I think that should be all we need, to be honest.\nSCP-1279-1: Yes, that sounds fine.\nDr. Gregson: It's fine, Hank, we can just do it again if it's not enough.\n<End Interview>\n\nInterviewee's Perspective:\n\n<Begin Interview>\nDr. Mathews: Hello.\nDr. Gregson: Hi.\nSCP-1279-1: Hello.\nDr. Matthews: I'm fine.\nDr. Gregson: What?\nDr. Matthews: I said I'm fine, I was talking to Hank.\nDr. Gregson: Oh. I didn't hear him, sorry.\nSCP-1279-1: Well you should have been listening then, shouldn't you? Idiot.\nDr. Gregson: I said I was sorry, Hank!\nDr. Matthews: I don't think Hank minds, Tom.\nSCP-1279-1: How did you even get this job? Isn't your job to pay attention?\nDr. Gregson: No need to fly off the handle, Hank!\nSCP-1279-1: (sighs)\nDr. Matthews: (laughs) Good one. How long has it been?\nSCP-1279-1: God only knows.\nDr. Gregson: Uh\u2026about a minute, give or take.\nSCP-1279-1: Are you sure?\nDr. Gregson: Yes, I'm sure.\nDr. Matthews: Well, I think that should be all we need, to be honest.\nSCP-1279-1: That doesn't seem long enough for proper research, does it?\nDr. Gregson: It's fine, Hank, we can just do it again if it's not enough.\nSCP-1279-1: I suppose.\n<End Interview>\n\nSCP-1279 was discovered after reports of a talking dog were received from an anonymous informant. When Agents arrived at the location and recovered the instance of SCP-1279-1, it had been arrested by a police officer for 'public indecency', referring to the canine's lack of clothing. Several instances of SCP-1279 were found scattered in the surrounding area, along with the following note:\n\nNow your Dog too can be a member of the Household! Are you ever sick of your Dog anti-working for its pay and food upkeep? Well Worry no more, loyal consumer! Our new Dog Process Collar will make your Dog a fruitful member of Society! Society needs upkeeping, loyal hardworker citizens to feed the Fields, write the Offices and Keep Your Streets Safe.\nPerhaps your Dog will be a Fireman, stopping the Fires from betraying you and your Loyal Family! Or a Police Officer, stopping Criminal Dogs from destroying the peace of a Neighborhood! (Not all Dogs are good Dogs.) Perhaps he will be a Doctor Dog, making open the Dogs that have suffered from a terrible mess.\nWhatever your Dog's life chooses to become, it is only due to you, Faithful Dog Owner, purchasing the fine product of Dog Inc.\nDog Inc. - Nos quasi canes\n\nFootnotes\n1. Different individuals affected by SCP-1279's anomalous properties will perceive SCP-1279-1 as saying different things.\n2. Subjects typically cite SCP-1279-1's 'lack of modesty' as the reason for doing this.\n3. Despite prior knowledge of SCP-1279's effects, Dr. Matthews and Dr. Gregson still believed that SCP-1279-1 was an actual intelligent entity.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1278 | SCP-1279 | SCP-1280 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1280\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1280 cultures should be maintained at 20\u00b0C and inspected weekly to verify viability of specimens. All researchers working with these cultures must follow procedures appropriate for Biosafety Level 2 material and submit weekly stool samples to allow detection of accidental infection. If eggs or larvae are detected, a course of albendazole shall be applied until the infection has cleared. Depending upon the culture which produced the infection, amnestics may be given at the discretion of the lead researcher.\nHuman settlements suspected of SCP-1280 infestation are to be investigated by MTF Beta-7 (\"Maz Hatters\") under the guise of a humanitarian aid organization. The entire population should be treated for hookworm infection and a standard hygiene intervention should be performed (including but not limited to establishment of sealed latrines and elimination of open-air middens). Depending on the extent and duration of the infestation, amnestics and supplementary psychological counseling may be required to re-establish social boundaries.\nDescription: SCP-1280 is a parasitic nematode worm, superficially identical to Necator americanus (New World Hookworm). Its lifecycle is the same as N. americanus, with filariform juveniles burrowing through the skin, finding their way through the bloodstream to the lungs, and eventually reaching the small intestine, where they mature and reproduce. Infestations can cause all of the typical symptoms of hookworm infection in humans, including weight loss, lassitude, and anemia.\nSCP-1280 differs from N. americanus in several respects. Genomic comparison of specimens with reference organisms reveals obvious modifications. A \"marker sequence\"1 appears repeatedly in sections which are \"junk DNA\" in the reference organism. More significantly, a number of novel sequences appear in the place of redundant genes in N. americanus. These appear in no other genome in Foundation databases and it is believed that the enzymes and hormones for which they code are responsible for the organism's anomalous effects. For these reasons SCP-1280 has been assigned the provisional designation N. americanus x mnemosyne.\nAdult worms in the intestine periodically release a complex mixture of hormone analogues and modified neurotransmitters into the host's bloodstream. Some of these molecules are capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier and cause subtle changes in the hippocampus and other brain regions via an unknown mechanism. These modifications have two major effects.\nHosts experience significant improvements to both spatial and visual memory, increasing over time until nearly photographic recall is achieved. Memories formed prior to infestation are not subject to eidetic recall. Sense memories other than visual are not affected to the same degree.\nAdditionally, host brains begin to excrete chemical messengers back into the bloodstream, which are filtered out of the blood by the worms and stored in a diverticulum off of their main gut structure. Through a poorly-understood mechanism, some of these molecules are passed along to offspring in eggs. Periodically, adult worms regurgitate tiny amounts back into the host bloodstream, causing unbidden recall of seemingly random visual memories upon reaching the brain. It appears that each \"packet\" of these compounds corresponds to a single visual memory.\nBecause worms \"inherit\" some of these packets from their progenitors, adult worms hold a mixture of encoded memories from every host in their lineage, with an abundance correlated to the generational distance between the current host and the originator. Hosts respond to foreign messages in the same way as endogenous ones: a sudden vivid recollection of events which they may not have experienced first-hand. Once experienced in this manner, foreign memories are stored normally in the brain and may be recalled in the presence of appropriate stimulus.\nThe organism responds normally to anti-hookworm interventions. Once all worms are cleared from the body, extraordinary powers of recall erode until back to baseline. Any memories formed during the period of infestation will remain.\nIn human settlements with low standards of hygiene, these effects can have serious impacts on the social structure of the community. In villages with common open latrines, members constantly exchange populations of worms. The exchange of memories in this manner can lead to the erosion of personal identity as members lose track of which events they experienced directly and which were remembered second-hand. In one extremely advanced infestation, members of an entire village referred to themselves by a single given name and displayed behaviors seen previously only in colonies of eusocial insects.\nThe organism was first identified during an outbreak in [REDACTED] in West Africa in 200\u2588. The nematodes were limited to a sharply defined area in a 2km radius around the settlement and some evidence was found of aerosolized deployment, presumably from a crop-duster type aircraft. Subsequently, \u2588\u2588 additional infestations have been discovered in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, with a smaller number of cases in Central America and the Southern United States.\n\nFootnotes\n1. TAGTTCGCTGTTCGGATTTAGTGACATTCGCTCCGTGTA - the significance of this non-coding sequence is not currently known.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1279 | SCP-1280 | SCP-1281 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1281\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The remains of SCP-1281 are kept at Outpost 120-09. Monitoring equipment will be installed around and within the entity in case it should ever become active again. Any proposals for study that might damage SCP-1281 must be routed through Command.\nDescription: SCP-1281 is a biomechanical entity found in the Kuiper belt during standard containment of SCP-2362.\nSCP-1281 is roughly teardrop-shaped, with a flattened section designated as the bottom of the entity. It measures 12 meters from end to end, and is 11 meters in circumference at its widest point. Opposite, there is a significant bulge, which is believed to store the majority of SCP-1281's analysis equipment.\nThere are several dish-shaped structures on SCP-1281's surface that are presumed to be receivers for various forms of electromagnetic radiation, as well as lozenge-shaped capsules of unknown purpose. Several areas on its surface are broken, suggesting more appendages were once present.\nBiological components appear to have been grown over a mechanical frame, evidently designed to live in deep space. When observed, the entity seemed to have difficulty coping with temperatures much warmer than the Kuiper belt. Its surface temperature was 50 Kelvin when first found.\nSCP-1281 was apparently once capable of interstellar travel, but most of its systems were damaged by an unknown event that left it stranded. Dating methods suggest it to have been at least 1.3 billion years old, though much of that time was spent dormant.\nThe entity was almost entirely dormant when it was found. The only signs that it was active were faint lights running along its surface. Observation and experimentation showed that these were in response to radio waves. It had apparently been collecting signals for some time, but no sign of other functions could be detected until Foundation assets approached, at which point it began broadcasting.\nIt was able to break Foundation decryption in less than one hour, at which point it began broadcasting binary signals in an attempt to communicate, starting with extremely simple mathematical concepts. However, after a report was transmitted back to Earth, it stopped broadcasting for several days. The temperature of its dorsal bulge heated by five Kelvin during this time, apparently from processing the information.\n\nInterview Log SCP-1281-1\n\nInterview Log SCP-1281-1\n\nDr. Bloom: \"Can you hear me?\"Dr. Bloom: \"We are the SCP Foundation. We are\u2014\"Dr. Bloom: \"\u2026No. We call ourselves humans.\"\n\nSCP-1281 shut down for approximately four hours. The temperature around SCP-1281's dorsal bulge heated up significantly, to about 60 Kelvin. The Foundation team went into standby, in the event that SCP-1281 became hostile, while a message was transmitted back to Earth asking for further instructions. The O5 Council advised caution, but instructed Dr. Bloom to continue attempts to communicate, with an eye to bringing SCP-1281 into a containment solution.\n\nInterview Log SCP-1281-2\n\nInterview Log SCP-1281-2\n\nDr. Bloom: \"In the outer reaches of this solar system, beyond the planets.\"Dr. Bloom: \"We call it Sol.\"Dr. Bloom: \"You've been in space for\u2026 about six revolutions around the galaxy.\"Dr. Bloom: \"\u2026No.\"\n\nSCP-1281 shut down for seven hours this time. The heat was more severe, up to 70 Kelvin, and it seemed to cause some damage to the biological components of the entity. O5 Council advised against deception, as it could complicate long-term containment solutions, and because the odds of the species that created SCP-1281 still being both able and willing to initiate hostilities were deemed low.\n\nInterview Log SCP-1281-3\n\nInterview Log SCP-1281-3 \n\nDr. Bloom: \"I'm afraid I don't know. The stars would have looked very different back then.\"Dr. Bloom: \"What is your mission?\"Dr. Bloom: \"No, we are humans.\"\n\nSCP-1281 shut down for slightly over ten hours. The surface of its dorsal hump reached 85 Kelvin, to the detriment of its organic tissues.\n\nInterview Log SCP-1281-4\n\nInterview Log SCP-1281-4\n\n\"We will be dead when it reaches you. Our planet is dying. We do not have time to save ourselves. We only have time to ready ourselves, and to send a message.\n\"We have seen the signals from those who came before us. They were different, and we still don't really understand them. But if there were those who came before, there may be those who come after. It is in this hope that our harbingers travel.\n\"One has found you and learned your language so it can relay this message. Please listen.\n\"The galaxy is dark, and empty, and cold. It spins inevitably toward death. You will die too, one day. Perhaps you will have longer than we have. We hope so. But one day you too must vanish.\n\"Before that time comes, you must light the darkness. You must make the night less empty. We are all small, and the universe is vast. But a universe with voices saying \"I am here\" is far greater than a universe silent. One voice is small, but the difference between zero and one is as great as one and infinity.\n\"We waited too long. Our voice is gone to echoes. Find others while there is still time. Make a chorus.\n\"And if this finds you too late, and your time is also passing, please send this message on, so the next voice can speak against the darkness.\"\n\nSCP-1281 went inactive for fifteen minutes before its final communication.\n\nInterview Log SCP-1281-5\n\nInterview Log SCP-1281-5\n\nDr. Bloom: \"That was the message?\"Dr. Bloom: \"You don't know? But you just translated it for us.\"Dr. Bloom: \"It was a very important message.\"Dr. Bloom: \"Done?\"Dr. Bloom: \"Harbinger, are you\u2026\"Dr. Bloom: \"I\u2026 yes?\"Dr. Bloom: \"\u2026Yes, Harbinger. Well done.\"\n\nSCP-1281's systems appeared to shut down entirely. As it radiated heat, its temperature dropped back down to 50 Kelvin. It was brought to Outpost 120-09 for study. Over the next several months, its tissues began to decay, and no further activity has been detected.\nNote: Dr. Bloom was reprimanded for emotional involvement interfering with the containment of an anomalous object, and was placed on administrative leave.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1280 | SCP-1281 | SCP-1282 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Documentation of SCP-1282 instance, circa 1915.\n\nItem #: SCP-1282\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1282 are to be contained in standard wilderness observation chambers, located in Site-77's Euclid SCP wing. Two members of security are to be present outside each containment chamber, operating on six-hour shifts. Instances of SCP-1282 are never to be exposed to moonlight.\nDescription: SCP-1282 is a collection of five white rabbits, identified as SCP-1282-1 through -5. Instances of SCP-1282 have the physical characteristics and behavior expected of Leporidae. In addition, all instances of SCP-1282 were rendered chemically infertile before initial containment.\nIf an instance of SCP-1282 is outdoors during the moon's full lunar phase, their physique will be anomalously altered. Muscular and skeletal tissue will gain mass and additional skeletal structure will form, drawing mass from an outside source. Internal structure will comprise nonfunctional components identical to those found in a human body. Outer epidermal tissue will expand to accommodate this new mass. Fur and claws will be changed to form hunting garb and gunpowder weapons.1\nSCP-1282 instances who undergo this transformation process will display sentience and near-human intelligence. Each instance will display a unique personality. Instances are able to speak, control their bodies, and exhibit self-awareness. If spoken to, they will identify themselves as hunters, and express interest in being allowed to hunt animals. If no humans attempt to communicate with them post-transformation, they will immediately begin to seek out animals to hunt, seeming to focus on Leporidae.\nMultiple transformed instances will communicate with one another using American English, and will usually speak about methodology of hunting and techniques used while hunting. The animal focused on in this conversation has been rabbits in over 80% of recorded SCP-1282 conversations. When allowed to hunt, instances of SCP-1282 will attempt to hunt and consume any Leporidae they previously lived with. Primary focus will be on mates and children, with social associates also being targeted. This continues until all organisms are terminated or the lunar full cycle ends. When returned to their original form, instances of SCP-1282 will exhibit depressed behavior, refusing to move or consume food. Experimentation into this effect is ongoing.\nSCP-1282 was recovered on 03/18/1999, after several German citizens in [REDACTED] reported hunters coming into their forests and illegally killing rabbits. Foundation personnel were not initially sent to investigate the lead; however, the police reports following the incident were cause enough for Foundation intervention. 7 specimens were contained initially, with two dying of natural causes and one being terminated for testing purposes. As of 05/22/1999, SCP-1282 has been classified as Euclid.\n\nIdentities created by SCP-1282-1 through -5.\nCurrent Status\n\nSCP-1282-1\nClaims to be a 34 year old humanoid male named Alan Rupp. Dressed in hunting garb circa 1998. Speaks fluent Polish. Primarily targets mating partners.\nAlive\n\nSCP-1282-2\nHumanoid male speaking basic Polish, wearing hunting garb circa 1934. Appears to be between 45-50 years of age, although it has never properly identified itself. Hunts indiscriminately.\nAlive\n\nSCP-1282-3\nHumanoid with an appearance similar to a Neanderthal. Does not speak beyond growling and grunting. Clothed in what appears to be a rabbit pelt. Hunts indiscriminately.\nAlive\n\nSCP-1282-4\nClaims to be a humanoid male named \"Roadkill\", currently living in the U.S. state of Texas. Appears to be between the ages of 30-40, wearing contemporary hunting garb.\nAlive\n\nSCP-1282-5\nFemale humanoid, identifies by the name \"Vale Delon.\" Dresses in traditional British royalty hunting garb, circa 1879. Only instance which will refuse firearms, preferring to terminate rabbits with blunt trauma. Primarily targets children and offspring.\nDeceased (see Experiment Log 1282-G)\n\nAddendum: Procedure and results of experiment 1282-G.\n\nTest G\nSubject: SCP-1282-1, SCP-1282-5\nProcedure: Over the course of one month, SCP-1282-1 and SCP-1282-5 were allowed to become mating partners. During the lunar full phase, SCP-1282-1 was allowed to transform in a controlled environment, then end SCP-1282-5's untransformed state.\nResults: SCP-1282-1 expressed no signs of understanding their actions. During the next lunar full phase, SCP-1282-1 was allowed to transform again. The instance expressed that their hunting associate had been terminated in a hunting accident, and showed that the event was a tragic accident.\nAnalysis: It appears that instances of SCP-1282 do not recognize one another when in their altered state. However, they do retain at least some vague notion of their feelings throughout each transformation. Testing of this sort is to be ended immediately, due to the possibility of damaging the physiological state of specimens currently being studied. - Dr. Boyd\n\nFootnotes\n1. Appearing identical to various commercial and other types of equipment, without identifying marks.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1281 | SCP-1282 | SCP-1283 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1283\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1283 is to be contained in a soundproof storage locker, tuned to a frequency free of broadcasts, with volume on its lowest setting. It is to be checked daily for damage or irregular activity by staff equipped with sound-dampening headphones. In the event that SCP-1283 activates and SCP-1283-1 begins speaking, the nearest Level 3 staff is to be notified immediately, and whoever is determined to have triggered SCP-1283-1 is advised to ignore all vocalizations and remove themselves from the area immediately. In a testing situation, participating researchers are required to wear sound-dampening headphones for the first five (5) minutes of the test, to ensure that only the intended test subject will trigger SCP-1283-1. In the event that personnel other than intended test subjects begin to focus on SCP-1283, they are to be restrained and sedated immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1283 is a 1930's era home radio, with manufacturing labels that indicate it was made by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 company. The object shows very little damage or wear despite its age. Despite the object's obsolete parts, it has shown to be capable of receiving signals and playing with a consistently high quality of sound, with very little noise or interference. Additionally, SCP-1283 is capable of functioning even when switched off, without any apparent source of power. Inspection of the internal mechanisms of the object reveal parts consistent with other radios of identical make and model.\nSCP-1283's anomalous effects become apparent when a person, hereafter referred to as the subject, listens to it for more than fifteen (15) minutes, regardless of what frequency the radio is tuned to. When said amount of time has passed, anything playing on the radio at that time will become silent, and a voice, hereafter referred to as SCP-1283-1, will address the subject by name. Invariably, the voice utilized by SCP-1283-1 belongs to someone known to the subject. Testing has observed SCP-1283-1 belonging to close friends, parents, spouses, authority figures, and on one occasion, a news anchor from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Network. On occasion, the voice used by SCP-1283-1 has been that of a deceased person. Interviews suggest that the voice chosen by SCP-1283-1 belongs to whomever the subject considers to be the most trustworthy. Attempting to manipulate the frequency, volume, or AM-FM settings of the radio after SCP-1283-1 has begun speaking produces no results.\nAfter SCP-1283-1 has gained the subject's attention, it instructs them to listen carefully. At this stage the subject will begin to focus exclusively on SCP-1283, and will resist attempts to distract them from it. SCP-1283-1 will then provide the subject with information regarding an upcoming event. All information provided by SCP-1283-1 to a subject will be referred to as SCP-1283-2. SCP-1283-2 occurs in three individual phases, each prefaced by a distinct phrase that has been present across all testing. The three phases appear to have nothing connecting them, and only currently affected subjects display any awareness of meaning.\nDescription of SCP-1283-2: The first phase is prefaced with the question \"Do you remember\" and involves SCP-1283-1 prompting the subject to remember a specific person, object or event. This phase, like SCP-1283-1, has shown to have personal relevance to the subject, either directly or indirectly.1 Subjects display no difficulty recalling this information, regardless of obscurity.\nThe second phase, prefaced with the statement \"Something bad is going to happen,\" involves SCP-1283-1 giving a warning to the subject. To outside listeners, this warning is cryptic, meaningless, and appears to bear no relation to the first phase. However, no test subject has expressed confusion in regards to the warning. Instead, subjects react with initial shock and surprise, followed by increasing levels of anxiety. Despite distress, subjects continue to resist attempts to stop them from listening to SCP-1283.\nThe final phase of SCP-1283-2 is prefaced with the statement \"You can stop it.\" Here, SCP-1283-1 delivers a set of instructions to the subject, with an assurance that following them will stop the threatened event. The instructions vary from simplistic and easily performed to complex and dangerous, and no discernible pattern has been observed. After instructions have been given, SCP-1283-1 becomes silent, and expected programming will resume. At this point, the subject's anxiety will have grown into a severe panic, and they will indicate an intense desire to perform the instructions presented to them and avert the threatened event. Attempts to stop the subject from doing so has resulted in pleading, threats, and in some cases, violent resistance.\nAddendum 1283-1: If subjects are allowed to successfully complete the given instructions, their panicked state dissipates, and subjects typically report feelings of intense relief. Observation suggests that subjects act with above average calm and reasoning abilities in future panic situations.2 Interviewed subjects report retention of memories of the radio conversation, but any questions regarding the warning given in the second section of SCP-1283-2 elicit only confused responses. No subject has been able to determine any connection between the prompted memory and the warning.\nIn the event that a subject is kept from performing the given instructions for an extended period of time, their panic will continuously increase, until the subject proves inconsolable and displays a single-minded drive to follow the instructions. However, these effects have proven reversible. Heavy sedation and Class-A amnestics used in conjunction have proven effective in countering the effects of listening to SCP-1283. Subjects dealt with in this manner do not display any desire to perform the given instructions, but have shown to be more susceptible to anxiety and panic.\n\n+ SCP-1283 Test Log\n\n- SCP-1283 Test Log\n\nNote: The identity of the voice used by SCP-1283-1 is determined either through post-test interviews with the subject, or inference from subject dialogue towards SCP-1283-1. While it is common for subjects to speak to SCP-1283-1, at no point has SCP-1283-1 responded to a subject's statements or questions. For this reason, testing logs will exclude Subject transcripts.\nTest-1283-01\nSubject: D-20283\nVoice of SCP-1283-1: \"Julia,\" D-20283's wife.\nRecord of SCP-1283-2:\nPhase 1: \"Do you remember your first car?\"\nPhase 2: \"Something bad is going to happen. The well is going to run dry.\"\nPhase 3: \"You can stop it. You need to break a plate.\"\nResults: Subject displayed expected panic. Subject was allowed a glass plate with which to follow instructions. After throwing the plate to the ground, Subject's panic subsided quickly.\nTest-1283-02\nSubject: D-21593\nVoice of SCP-1283-1: D-20455, with whom D-21593 had formed a close bond during their stay at The Foundation.\nRecord of SCP-1283-2:\nPhase 1: \"Do you remember your fifth birthday?\"\nPhase 2: \"Something bad is going to happen. The benefactor is returning home.\"\nPhase 3: \"You can stop it. You must prepare a meal for five people.\"\nResults: Subject displayed expected panic, and was allowed access to some food and basic cookware to follow the instructions. Subject successfully prepared a simple meal fit for five people, and the panic subsided as expected. However, the Subject suffered multiple burns and cuts due to their panicked state and careless methods.\nTest-1283-03\nSubject: D-21092\nVoice of SCP-1283-1: \"Greg,\" later determined to have been a friend of D-21635's. Died shortly after D-21635's incarceration.\nRecord of SCP-1283-2:\nPhase 1: \"Do you remember visiting your grandparents?\"\nPhase 2: \"Something bad is going to happen. A key has been forged.\"\nPhase 3: \"You can stop it. You must not sleep for one week.\"\nResults: Subject displayed expected panic. Subject was allowed to attempt to follow the instructions. Due to the Subject's agitated state, they successfully went without sleep for four days before succumbing to exhaustion. Upon awakening, Subject immediately expressed a desire to, quote, \"try again.\" Request denied. Sedatives and Class-A amnestics applied.\nTest-1283-04\nSubject: D-21635\nVoice of SCP-1283-1: \"Marcus,\" D-21635's father.\nRecord of SCP-1283-2:\nPhase 1: \"Do you remember starting the fire?\"\nPhase 2: \"Something bad is going to happen. The music will stop.\"\nPhase 3: \"You can stop it. You need to break your left arm.\"\nResults: Subject displayed expected panic, and attempted to follow instructions, but was successfully restrained and sedated before they succeeded. Subject treated for extensive bruising and mild ligament damage.\nTest-1283-05\nSubject: D-20917\nVoice of SCP-1283-1: [DATA EXPUNGED], the on site psychologist who regularly dealt with D-20917\nRecord of SCP-1283-2:\nPhase 1: \"Do you remember Alexander?\"\nPhase 2: \"Something bad is going to happen. The authors grow impatient.\"\nPhase 3: \"You can stop it. You must travel to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. When you arrive, you must find a child and take them from their home. Keep the child hidden for \u2588\u2588 days. Do not allow the child to know your name. Do not allow the child to come to harm. After \u2588\u2588 days, release them.\"\nResults: Subject displayed expected panic, and was not allowed to follow the instructions. Sedatives and Class-A amnestics applied after \u2588\u2588 hours of observation.\n\n+ Incident Report-1283-A\n\n- Incident Report-1283-A\n\nThe following is an audio transcript of Incident-1283-A, which took place during routine testing on 12/19/2005\n\nAttending Researcher: Dr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-24019\nNote: Audio begins twelve (12) minutes into the test.\n\n<Begin Log, T+12:19>\n\nD-24019: Doc, are you sure this is worth studying? I mean, I don't mind listening to music, I just don't see how this is at all meaningful.\n\nDr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Just keep listening, D-24019, we're almost done here.\n\nD-24019: Whatever you say, it's not my tax dollars you're wasting.\nNote: Two minutes pass with only the only sound being music played from SCP-1283\nSCP-1283-1: Darren \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. D-24019's given name.\nD-24019: Kelly? Is that you? What's going on? Hey, doc, something weird is happening with this radio.\nSCP-1283-1: You need to listen carefully to me, Darren.\nDr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: D-24019, may I ask how you are feeling at the moment?\nD-24019: Shhh, not now doc, I need to listen to Kelly.\nSCP-1283-1: Do you remember failing that test?\nD-24019: Of course I do, Kelly, how could I not?\nDr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: D-24019, if you could take a moment\u2026\nD-24019: Later, doc!\nSCP-1283-1: Something bad is going to happen. There will be a breach.\nD-24019: No\u2026 no, that can't be right, that's not supposed to happen. Oh god, I don't\u2026 what will happen to me? This is bad, this is really bad.\nDr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: D-240-\nD-24019: SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP SO I CAN LISTEN!\nSCP-1283-1: You can stop it.\nD-24019: Please tell me how, Kelly! Tell me how to stop the breach!\nSCP-1283-1: You must kill Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Do not allow him to leave this room.\n<SCP-1283-1 becomes silent. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 begins playing on the radio.>\nDr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: D-24019, do not move. Guard, please sedate the Subj-\n<A crash is heard, presumably D-24019 knocking aside the table in an effort to reach Dr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.>\nD-24019: The breach can't happen!\n<Struggling is heard>\nDr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Guards! Restrain him!\nD-24019: No! You don't understand! I need to kill him, or everything is going to go wrong, just like Kelly said! You have to believe me!\nDr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Sedate him and take him away.\nD-24019: NO! NO, DON'T TOUCH ME! PLEASE JUST LET ME KILL HIM!\n<End Log, T+22:49>\n\nClosing Statement: D-24019 was successfully restrained and sedated, but in light of instructions received from SCP-1283-2, subject was terminated for security reasons. Dr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 treated for a broken nose. SCP-1283 testing discontinued. Request for SCP-1283 reclassification to Euclid is pending.\n\n+ Foundation Incident Report\n\n- Foundation Incident Report\n\nIncident 220953, dated 6/4/2012\nIncident Description: A minor containment breach occurred in the early morning due to improperly followed security guidelines. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 briefly escaped containment, and were recovered after \u2588\u2588 hours. Casualties included several D-Classes and two Foundation personnel. The responsible party was formally reprimanded for their negligence, but no further action was taken against them.\nResponsible Party: Dr. Ivan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nActions Taken: Formal reprimand\nIncident Status: Resolved\n\nFootnotes\n1. As of writing, researchers have found no correlation between the voice selected for SCP-1283-1 and the event selected for SCP-1283-2.\n2. It was suggested that prospective task force members be intentionally exposed to SCP-1283 for this reason. Request denied by O5-\u2588, citing potential for loss of resources\n\n\u00ab SCP-1282 | SCP-1283 | SCP-1284 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1284\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1284-1 (currently SCP-1284-1/8) is to be contained in standard-sized humanoid living quarters at Bio-Research Area-12, fitted with grow lamps that cover a sun-equivalent light spectrum in addition to normal lighting fixtures. There are to be no windows in its living space, and, should a situation arise where SCP-1284-1 must be moved through or into any space with windows, those windows must be completely blacked out by any means available. Under no circumstances is SCP-1284-1 to be exposed to direct moonlight, as defined as a direct line of sight between any part of SCP-1284-1's body and an illuminated portion of the moon.\nUnder normal circumstances, SCP-1284-1 is to be kept on a vegetarian diet, given three meals per day, and may request one snack between meals. Following an SCP-1284-2 formation event, SCP-1284-1 is to be fed Formula 1284-A by nasogastric feeding tube and exposed to a sunlight-equivalent light spectrum for 15 minutes out of every hour until it has fully regenerated all four limbs and is capable of self-locomotion. There is to be at least one nurse on call at all times, to help SCP-1284-1 relocate its shoulders and/or hips should they become dislocated outside of an SCP-1284-2 formation event.\nSCP-1284-1 is to be kept on hormonal treatments to delay the onset of puberty as long as possible, and tranquilisers to reduce the likelihood of an SCP-1284-2 formation event. Blood samples are to be taken at random intervals no longer than one month and no shorter than five days, tested for hormone levels, and SCP-1284-1's medication dosage adjusted accordingly. A psychological evaluation is to be performed biweekly. Once hormone treatments have begun, SCP-1284-1 is to be kept on continuous suicide watch.\nAny media SCP-1284-1/8 is exposed to must be pre-screened, to ensure that it does not contain any objects, animals, or depictions thereof found listed on Documents 1284-06-A or -B/8.\nShould SCP-1284-1 expire for any reason, Protocol 1284-Alpha is to be executed immediately to identify the new SCP-1284-1 and pull it from the general population.\nOutside of testing, all instances of SCP-1284-2 are to be destroyed via exposure to sun-equivalent light spectrum. The remaining cell slurry is non-anomalous, and may be disposed of in whatever manner is most expedient.\nDescription: SCP-1284-1 is a series of premenarchal female humans that have undergone severe, permanent, and apparently-spontaneous alteration in physiology and psychology. Only one living instance of SCP-1284-1 has ever been located at one time, but the global nature of the anomaly makes definite confirmation impractical.\nAll instances of SCP-1284-1 can be considered to suffer from a unique psychosis, fully described in Document 1284-01-A. SCP-1284-1 has smaller than normal ball heads in its hip and shoulder joints, allowing them to luxate easily, but a positive identification requires confirmation of sphincters in the surrounding blood vessels, or direct observation of an SCP-1284-2 formation event.\nSCP-1284-1 does not, and possibly cannot, respond to either its designation or its birth name, but will answer to any fair approximation of \"Moon's Bride\" in apparently any language, even if it has no knowledge of the language in question.1\nAt sundown local time during a full moon, when SCP-1284-1 is under high stress, or when SCP-1284-1 is exposed to direct moonlight (see above), one or more of its limbs will dislocate out of its ball joints, and sphincters in the surrounding blood vessels will close. This provokes the onset of apoptosis of tissues distal to the closed sphincters, followed by immediate detachment of the afflicted limb. Over the course of approximately five seconds, a new SCP-1284-2 instance will assemble itself from each shed limb.\nInstances of SCP-1284-2 are carnivorous, quadrupedal masses of flesh with rudimentary mouths and teeth. When viewed directly, instances of SCP-1284-2 give the visual illusion of being domesticated rabbits, but indirect viewing (such as in a mirror or via video feed) or tactile examination reveals that they are in fact hairless and mostly skinless, as well as lacking a distinct head, tail, or discernible sensory organs. SCP-1284-2 instances will invariably attack and attempt to consume any living being other than SCP-1284-1 or other SCP-1284-2 instances that they have an unobstructed path to.2 As it consumes tissue, an SCP-1284-2 instance incorporates it into its own mass, increasing in size until it reaches a total weight of 6.2 kilograms. At that point, it will begin to rapidly reorganise its constituent tissue, and, over a period of 7 seconds, split into two 3.1-kilogram instances of SCP-1284-2. One out of every 8 instances of SCP-1284-2 formed in this way will attempt to path its way back to SCP-1284-1 and feed itself piecemeal to SCP-1284-1. Even when instructed to the contrary, SCP-1284-1 will invariably cooperate to the best of its ability with SCP-1284-2's attempts to feed it. Imaging tests have indicated that SCP-1284-1's stomach becomes internally larger as needed to accommodate tissue from SCP-1284-2, without changing in external measurements.\nIf exposed to a sunlight-equivalent light spectrum, SCP-1284-2 instances spontaneously undergo liquefication, and SCP-1284-1 will begin to regenerate lost limbs at a rate of 0.2 kilograms an hour if it has consumed enough biomass to do so. While SCP-1284-1's limb regeneration has not been observed to violate conservation of mass, the replacement cells form spontaneously, rather than being divided from existing cells by mitosis.\nMenarche has been invariably fatal to instances of SCP-1284-1, resulting in continuous, rapid hemorrhaging of the endometrium until death by exsanguination. Attempts to stop or slow the bleeding have to date all been unsuccessful due to anomalous drastic increases in blood pressure and spontaneous thrombolysis. SCP-1284-1 instances indicate awareness that this will occur, with expressed feelings about it varying from slight nervousness to eager anticipation. SCP-1284-1 instances are actively uncooperative with Foundation attempts to delay or prevent menarche.\nIn the event of the current SCP-1284-1 instance expiring, a female child between the ages of 2 and 5 living in a rural community of less than 1000 people becomes a new instance of SCP-1284-1, and will begin to exhibit SCP-1284-1's abnormal behaviours.3\nThe current instance of SCP-1284-1, SCP-1284-1/8, is a human female of Indian descent, \u2588\u2588 years old as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It invariably introduces itself as \"Candrani\", contrary to its birth certificate, which indicates its given name is \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\".\nSCP-1284-1/8 suffers from an additional psychosis similar to Depersonalisation Disorder without successful reality-testing, ultimately forming a personal narrative in which unpleasant events and stimuli are derealised entirely. Although this disturbance is not standard amongst SCP-1284-1 instances and is not considered anomalous at this time, staff interacting with SCP-1284-1/8 are to be discouraged from challenging this narrative.\nAddendum: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Transcript of interview attached.\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1284-1/1\n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nForeword: First attempt to obtain information from SCP-1284-1 regarding the nature of SCP-1284-2. Translated from German. Note that SCP-1284-1 is, at the time of this interview, 6 years old.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What do you know about SCP-1284-2?\n\nSCP-1284-1/1: [tilts head to side] What?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What do you know about the\u2026 rabbits that appeared earlier?\n\nSCP-1284-1/1: [rights head] Oh! [smiles] You mean my king's subjects.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [hesitates] \u2026 Yes. Could you describe what they were doing?\n\nSCP-1284-1/1: [still smiling] My king ordered that they hold a feast in my honor.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. What was the occasion?\n\nSCP-1284-1/1: [frowns, tilts head] I don't know what you mean.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why did your king order them to hold a feast?\n\nSCP-1284-1/1: [rights head] It is his right.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That doesn't really answer my question.\n\nSCP-1284-1/1: It is his right.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Is there a reason he wanted them to hold a feast in your honour specifically?\n\nSCP-1284-1/1: I am his bride, although our marriage is yet to be consummated.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [shifts uncomfortably] \u2026 Right. Can you tell me more about your king?\n\nSCP-1284-1/1: [looks down, extended pause, looks back up] He is my king.\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: This line of inquiry did not reveal further information.\n\nAddendum: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Research into a connection between SCP-1284 and other leporine anomalies associated with the moon, such as SCP-1282 and SCP-1640, is ongoing. A connection between the \"king\" mentioned by SCP-1284-1/1 and SCP-2686 has been ruled out.\nAddendum: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Attempt to prevent menarche through surgical removal of SCP-1284-1/3's uterus and ovaries failed. Subject regenerated organs in the same manner as limbs. Second attempt denied approval.\nAddendum: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Attempt to prevent menarche through malnourishment of SCP-1284-1/3 failed. Subject experienced menarche despite condition and expired at age 12.\nAddendum: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Attempt to prevent menarche through hormonal treatment of SCP-1284-1/4 failed. Subject experienced menarche and expired at age 12. Postmortem testing indicates that subject's hormone levels were corrected to within expected unmedicated levels by unknown method.\nAddendum: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Attempt to prevent menarche through hormonal treatment and regular blood monitoring of SCP-1284-1/5 failed. Subject unexpectedly experienced menarche and expired at age 13. Blood sample taken during menarche indicated correction of hormone levels inconsistent with previous tests.\nAddendum: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hormonal treatment not started on SCP-1284-1/6. Subject was suffering from severe pneumonia as a complication of a measles infection when initially secured, and, despite the best efforts of Foundation and local medical personnel, expired 35 hours later at age 4.\nAddendum: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Blood sample taken from SCP-1284-1/7 24 hours ahead of the regular sampling schedule indicated a higher rate of hormone correction than previous tests had indicated. Preliminary randomisation of sampling schedule approved.\nAddendum: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Transcript of interview attached.\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1284-1/7\n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nForeword: Excerpt from psychological assessment after SCP-1284-1/7 began exhibiting signs of depression and resistance to taking medication. Translated from Mandarin. Note that SCP-1284-1 is, at the time of this interview, 14 years old.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you describe to me why you feel this way?\nSCP-1284-1/7: You are denying my king his right.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How so?\nSCP-1284-1/7: We were meant to consummate our marriage, but you prevented it.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And how did we do that?\nSCP-1284-1/7: Your pills.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: If we didn't give you those pills, you would bleed to death.\nSCP-1284-1/7: It is his right.\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Attempt to prevent menarche through hormonal treatment and irregular blood monitoring of SCP-1284-1/7 successful. Subject punctured own carotid artery with pen and expired at age 16.\n\nFootnotes\n1. For full list of languages tested so far, see Document 1284-05-A.\nFor full list of confirmed working appellations, see Document 1284-05-B.\nFor partial list of confirmed non-working appellations, see Document 1284-05-C.\nTo suggest a language or appellation for testing, contact Dr. Stoker during office hours.\nAs of Incident 1284-1/5-009, testing with non-natural (invented) languages must be signed off by SCP-1284-1's psychologist and at least two linguists of Level 3 clearance or above familiar with SCP-1284-1's circumstances.\n2. SCP-1284-2's pathing abilities are incompletely understood, but do not appear to be based on smell, line-of-sight, echolocation, electrical signals, or the detection of vibration. If presented with a maze and two possible targets, one physically closer but with a longer required path and the other physically farther away but with a shorter required path, SCP-1284-2 instances will invariably navigate the maze to the target at the end of the short path with no wrong turns. The possible use of SCP-1284-2 in locating lost operatives in spatially-inconsistent locations is being looked into.\n3. See Document 1284-01-A for full behavioural profile.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1283 | SCP-1284 | SCP-1285 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\n\n\"Cut, cut! What are you, amateurs?\"\n\nCheck out more of my articles here!\n\n\nSCP-1285. Photograph taken during root penetration testing.\n\nItem #: SCP-1285\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: When not in testing, SCP-1285 is to be placed in a fenced off plot of land outside of Site 56. While testing, SCP-1285 is to be contained in a concrete containment area fitted with a bed, unless testing protocols require otherwise. While indoors, SCP-1285's roots are to be inspected and trimmed on a daily basis to prevent potential degrading of the containment chamber. Testing is to be conducted only after Level 4/1285 approval, and must be submitted two weeks in advance to allow proper growth, if necessary. After testing, all instances of SCP-1285-1 are to be removed and incinerated.\nFollowing Incident 1285-AB, no instances of SCP-1285-2 are to be refined. Personnel found attempting to produce refined SCP-1285-2 are to be reassigned to a different project. Should this fail, the offender is to be terminated, and resulting instances of SCP-1285-3 are to be destroyed with extreme prejudice.\nDescription: SCP-1285 is a wooden sculpture depicting an armless and headless humanoid sitting on a concrete pedestal. Projecting from its shoulders are root-like structures. \u201cNature's Embrace\u201d is engraved on the back of the pedestal.\nThe object's anomalous properties manifest when placed in an indoor environment. The roots of the sculpture will begin to grow, with a rate of 1 meter per day being observed when unobstructed. Should the roots reach a surface composed of non-organic materials, they will begin production of pigments to match the surface and will attempt to grow through any cracks present.\nExperimentation shows that SCP-1285's roots grow towards the nearest \u201cbedroom\u201d, defined as any room containing an implement used for sleeping1. Once inside, the roots will not continue to grow until a human subject falls asleep in said room. At this point, SCP-1285's roots will begin a period of rapid flower growth, followed by an attempt to dislodge one of the subject's eyes, leaving a flower (hereby designated SCP-1285-1) in its place. MRI scans show that SCP-1285-1 connects directly to the subject's brain2. Survivors of this process report it as \u201cmildly unpleasant\u201d and will show a marked decrease in aggressive behavior. This process has been observed to take between sixteen (16) and thirty-two (32) seconds.\nSCP-1285-1 will attract nearby insects3, which will \"pollinate\" SCP-1285 through use of SCP-1285-1. This will cause the production of sap, hereby designated SCP-1285-2. SCP-1285-2 can be refined into an alcoholic beverage by utilizing [DATA EXPUNGED]. When consumed, side effects do not appear for six hours, at which point stomach pains, headaches, hemorrhaging, and vomiting have been known to occur, increasing in intensity over a 72-hour period. Should the afflicted survive, root-like structures will rapidly begin to grow out of available orifices, eventually covering the afflicted's entire body. The subject in question is now considered an instance of SCP-1285-34.\nInstances of SCP-1285-3 are hostile towards all mammalian life, and will attempt to wound them to the point of immobility. At this point, SCP-1285-3 will bite the target, at which point victims will display symptoms identical to those caused by SCP-1285-2, but at a highly accelerated rate5.\nAddendum: SCP-1285 was discovered in a back room in \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's Bar and Grill\u201d in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Colorado on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 after reports of \u201ctree-people\u201d (revealed to be instances of SCP-1285-3) in the area. The owner of the bar, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, was amnesticized along with the remaining witnesses, and all instances of SCP-1285-3 were eliminated. A note (Document 1285-A) was found among \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's possessions.\nDocument 1285-A:\n\nTo my dearest fan, Jared \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588:\nA sincerest thank you for your help in making my latest movie, \"Attack of the Root Men!\"6, a reality. I hope you understand how much your acting brought out. You were the perfect lead, and for that, I sincerely thank you. But look at me go on! As a token of my gratitude, I'll relinquish ownership of the main prop (The Statue of the Forest God, if you weren't aware) to you, and let you in on a little secret.\nDo you remember how the dastardly Dr. Arhbur extracted the Forest God's sap to create his tree-creatures? Well, just between you and me, you too can produce it, all with the help of my darling prop. All you need do is place that statue somewhere you can sleep, invite someone into that room, and let the magic unfold!\nNow all you have to do is take the resulting sap, [DATA EXPUNGED]\nC'est magnifique!\nBe careful with that stuff, though. It's alcoholic, and I wouldn't want a young man such as yourself driving their career into ruins so early!\nI can assure you that your talent will make you go far. I am entrusting you this marvelous art in hopes that you can bring out it's full potential, just as you did on the set.\nExpect a package in the mail soon!\nBest regards,\nCtM\n\nFootnotes\n1. If placed in a bedroom, no growth will be observed.\n2. It is currently not known how the connection occurs, as no stems have been observed on instances of SCP-1285-1 before being applied.\n3. Insects have been observed to appear even in areas previously free of them.\n4. Testing reveals this process occurs when any mammal drinks SCP-1285-2, although humans appear to be the most suited to the change.\n5. No consistent rate was found, with the observed process taking anywhere from 9 to 36 hours.\n6. No evidence of this movie has been uncovered.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1284 | SCP-1285 | SCP-1286 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1286\n\nItem #: SCP-1286\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1286 is contained in its original installation. The basement of \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d, an entertainment venue located in Manhattan, New York that contains SCP-1286 has since been retrofitted with standard containment procedures outlined in this document.\nThe appearance outside of Area-1286 has not changed and should not change since it has been retrofitted, save for the removal of advertisements on the building, and window galleries which have since been removed and replaced with solid walls. The front doors to Area-1286 lead into another hallway where screening procedures and identification protocols must be carried out each time personnel leave and enter the facility. Only one individual may be screened at any time.\nAt least two armed guards with concealed weapons and incapacitating agents must be posted in front of the main entrance at all times. Non-personnel attempting to access the venue are to be intercepted and turned away immediately. The use of lethal force is not recommended due to public traffic in the location. Disinformation personnel working with local law enforcement will deal with all casualties at times when this becomes an issue.\nThe basement area of the venue is to be kept clear of personnel at all times, and communication with SCP-1286 must be carried out with wall mounted audio devices unless otherwise specified by SCP-1286. No personnel save for the site psychoanalyst, Dr. Sanders, is at any time to attempt to approach SCP-1286 or converse with SCP-1286. Dr. Sanders is to have an audio link with the containment cell at all times.\nPersonnel who may be seen leaving and entering the facility must be dressed in proper business wear, according to disinformation protocol \u201cU.S. Government Critical Infrastructure Facility\u201d that has been circulated with local media outlets.\nDescription: SCP-1286 appears to be a plastic replica of the \"Fat Man\" atomic bomb. On the left of the hull is an acrylic drawing of a man frowning. Located in the rear is a small loudspeaker attached to the object with duct tape. SCP-1286 occasionally communicates through this device.\nSCP-1286 claims to be a functioning explosive. SCP-1286 presents great difficulties to all personnel responsible for containment in the sense that it will continually debate with staff as to why it should detonate. When approached, SCP-1286 will begin rocking back and forth on its own volition; containment personnel who have observed this report it filling them with a great sense of dread, although researchers are not sure as to whether or not this effect is memetic or due to SCP-1286's apparent nature. Further testing is to be done with unbriefed personnel.\nThe only confirmed anomaly regarding SCP-1286 is the tendency of personnel in charge of the containment of SCP-1286 to gather around the live feed from SCP-1286's containment cell whenever the device begins rocking. How this is coordinated is not known but it is reported to be sudden and compulsive, causing extreme anxiety for those present in a small radius outside of SCP-1286's walls.\nSCP-1286 was discovered in the basement gallery of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an entertainment and art venue located in Manhattan, New York. Two agents attended the opening event \"Sad Man visits Chelsea with some Fr1ends\" due to concern with specific textual content of posters and other advertisements displayed before the gallery's opening.\nAfter the exhibit opened, guests were ushered into the basement room containing SCP-1286 by a guide wearing orange shorts and a bandanna concealing the face. The figure's identity is not currently known, although it is believed to be the creator of SCP-1286. The figure spoke through a small orange microphone, the voice was projected through a loudspeaker in SCP-1286's hull with various phrases such as \"I'm just a sad little bomb!\", and \"Tick, tick, tick, baaaw\u2026\". After the space of half an hour, the figure placed the microphone on the ground after which SCP-1286 continued its phrasing unaided.\nAddendum 1286-B Session 23:\nThe following is an exchange between SCP-1286 and Dr. Sanders. The conversation is typical.\nDr. Sanders: Yes, Jeffrey. You wanted to be called Jeffrey, correct?Dr. Sanders: Of course, Jeffrey.Dr. Sanders: Yes, you appear to be an atomic bomb.Dr. Sanders: It's normal for you to feel that way, Jeffrey, but let's be rational here; you might kill thousands upon thousands, and the fallout would kill even more.Dr. Sanders: Jeffrey, we've been over this many times. If you keep responding like this, we may have to disarm you.Dr. Sanders: Jeffrey, please, you'll kill a-SCP-1286 begins rocking back and forth slowly for a space of 15 minutes, occasionally tilting to an extent that would typically cause an object of such weight to fall over on its side. Seven (7) site personnel observed with what appear to be panic attacks and three (3) personnel exhibit syncope during the event.\n\nRelated Groups of Interest: AWCY?\n\n\u00ab SCP-1285 | SCP-1286 | SCP-1287 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1287\nObject Class: Safe Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the immovable nature of the object, Site 98 has been built around SCP-1287. The only persons permitted to make direct contact with the object are D-Class personnel.\nAs of 16/04/1987, D-Class testing of SCP-1287 is to take place once every two (2) hours in between treatments of the object in order to observe any changes in SCP-1287's responses.\nDescription: SCP-1287 is a rectangular white marble structure located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 within the state of Washington in the United States of America. The object stands 3m in height, 10m in length, and 1m in width. SCP-1287 cannot be moved or altered in any way, including, but not limited to, graffiti, etching, and high-speed impact. At irregular intervals, the names of missing individuals will appear engraved into the structure. All the individuals currently existent on the structure have been confirmed missing or presumed dead. No person whose name appears on SCP-1287 has been noted to reappear.\nWhen a sapient organism makes physical contact with one of the names, that subject will report hearing a voice. When more than one name is touched, no anomalous effects can be observed. This phenomenon varies widely between people, apparently being roughly related to what that person considers to be pitiful or endearing. The voice will always administer the same message to the person: \"This person's family needs you. Will you give your life to help them?\"\nIf the person audibly responds positively, they will immediately be transfigured into the physical appearance of the person whose name they touched and are hereby designated as an instance of SCP-1287-A. The transfiguration appears to account for the physical growth of that person since their disappearance1. Additionally, the person's name will be removed from the face of the structure. These entities will also gain the memories and information regarding that person, including the events of their disappearance, as well as a strong urge to return to their family and/or loved ones. If allowed to do this, instances of SCP-1287-A will lose all sense of their former personality over the course of three (3) months and will eventually completely believe that they are the missing person2. All persons that were personally acquainted with the missing subject before the introduction of SCP-1287-A will show a noticeable lack of interest to that person's whereabouts during the period when they disappeared. Along with this, SCP-1287-A entities are very reluctant to share this information. However, if extensively questioned and confronted about their previous identity, these beings will often divulge information regarding the person's actual disappearance.\nSite Director's Note: At the moment, it appears that the names of at least fifty (50) Foundation personnel MIA are etched into SCP-1287. As such, the object may be used in order to discover the circumstances under which these personnel disappeared. Instances of SCP-1287-A created for this purpose are to be terminated after divulging the relevant information. -Site Director Loman\nAddendum-1287-Gamma: On 16/04/1987, approximately two (2) months after Foundation containment of SCP-1287, the anomaly began exhibiting delayed reaction to subjects touching the engraved names. Further research regarding SCP-1287 is ongoing to discover the source of this.\nAddendum-1287-Psi: On 16/08/1987 at approximately 1500h, all names etched into SCP-1287 spontaneously disappeared and the object ceased displaying anomalous properties. After this point, the structure was vulnerable to damage and alteration, as shown through the accidental damage caused when it fell off of the transport vehicle during its transfer to Analysis Site 53 for final examination of possible still existent effects. The object shattered when it fell, revealing a deceased male human within. This subject appeared to have died at a time corresponding to the cessation of SCP-1287's effects. Furthermore, subsequent autopsy of the individual revealed the neurological structure often possessed by Type Red, Level 5 reality benders. Both the remains of SCP-1287 and the body have been sent to Analysis Site 53 for final examination.\nAddendum-1287-Omega: Analysis of the body found within SCP-1287 has found that the subject died from a combination of dehydration and starvation. Foundation personnel were also able to positively identify the man as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a benefactor who had often funded and raised money for missing persons programs, who had supposedly died seven (7) years earlier. Additionally, Foundation investigation of the remains of SCP-1287 revealed a message written on the interior of the structure, which read:\n\nI can feel that even my own power isn't going to keep me afloat for much longer\nI never thought that it would end\nI thought I was invulnerable\nBut it doesn't matter, those people's families are happy now\nI did my part\n\nFootnotes\n1. e.g. When D-28342 touched the name \"Chloe McNaiman,\" who was reported missing eight (8) years earlier at the age of four (4), he became a twelve (12)-year-old girl.\n2. Class A, C, and D amnestics have been shown to incur this same effect; however, Class B amnestics will cause complete amnesia in SCP-1287-A subjects, including the information they gained when first transfigured.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1286 | SCP-1287 | SCP-1288 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1288\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: When not being tested, SCP-1288 is to be held in Storage Locker \u2588\u2588 at Site-19. Personnel are to observe SCP-1288 at all times while the item is being transported in order to avoid unnecessary collisions. When exploring a new location, population centres in particular, a Geiger counter must be in use.\nDescription: SCP-1288 is a cylindrical object with density, angular momentum, and refractive index consistent with glass of the same dimensions. The interior of SCP-1288 depicts the equivalent location in what has been determined to be an alternate timeline, believed to have diverged from our own in approximately the late 14th to early 15th Centuries. The world that is depicted is frozen in a single moment which astronomical observations from multiple locations indicate is the Winter Solstice of 2012 at approximately 0600 GMT.\nExamination of the few easily accessible historical documents shows that the major point of divergence depended on the choices made by Admiral Zheng He. While claims in our own timeline of such an encounter are dubious, it is clear that, in the alternate world, Zheng He's fleet explored the west coast of the Americas. A strong trade relationship between China and the Mayan Empire resulted from this. While North America saw some limited European colonization, attempts at conquest of Central and South America were unsuccessful due to Chinese technologies and manpower which allowed the ruling parties there to remain in control. As a result, Europe plays a smaller role in the modern world stage which is primarily dominated by the Sino-American alliance.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1288 was initially discovered on 12/27/2012 in front of the entrance to Site-19. Initially determined to be an anomalous item that can only be moved in the vertical dimension, it was soon found to have been placed within a tube in the alternate timeline. When SCP-1288 was removed from the tube, a plaque could be seen through it, clearly indicating that the item was intended to be found by Foundation personnel (refer to Document 1288-a for details of plaque).\n\nObservations of Significant Locations as viewed through SCP-1288\n\nAuthorization Accepted\n\nLocation\nObservations\n\nSite-19\nA rough replica of Site-19 is found at the location, with both above-ground and underground structures hastily constructed and excavated, respectively. Plaques are located at a number of contained objects providing notes on how a containment breach may occur so that maximum casualties would be suffered.\n\nManhattan Island, USA\nThe southern tip of the island is heavily urbanized with a large native population and a minority of assimilated Europeans, whereas the remainder of the island consists of suburbs and farmland. Few residents can be seen in their homes. It is theorized that the majority of the population has travelled to the urbanized area in the south. On the southern tip is a pyramidal structure which can not be easily explored due to differences in city planning.\n\nMexico City, Mexico\nThe city appears to be a major economic hub, home to people of multiple ethnicities, including East Asian, African, and European, along with a large native population. Much of the population have congregated about a large pyramidal structure similar to that seen in southern Manhattan. Despite evidence pointing to a religious celebration, limited exploration of the structure suggests that it is some variety of power plant, though the processes used to generate energy are not immediately apparent.\n\nBeijing, People's Republic of China\nThe city is populated primarily by both Asian and native Central American ethnicities. As with the two previous locations, a pyramid can be found in the city, around which a significant portion of the populace are gathered. While this group is also celebrating, a number of violent incidents are occurring on the periphery, between the local constabulary and Central Americans.\n\nParis, France\nA mass evacuation is occurring. Much of the population, consisting of African, native American, and European ethnicities, have left the city. A large military presence is situated in the centre of Paris, with the majority of personnel focusing their attention on the pyramid at this location.\n\n[DATA REDACTED]1\nAs in Paris, an evacuation is taking place and military forces are descending upon the central pyramid. Multiple entrances are open, allowing exploration. Observations continue to confirm that the structure functions as a power plant which is operated primarily by those of American descent. Many have been killed by local soldiers while others seem to have taken their own lives. As researchers explore deeper into the pyramid, SCP-1288 becomes noticeably warmer. At one junction, approximately 150 m from the centre of the pyramid, a bright light can be seen. This is coupled with a significant increase in temperature. Description by the observer, prior to expiring due to exposure to radiation, suggests that the power plant is in the process of detonation.\n\nDocument 1288-a: Transcription of Plaque Discovered at entrance to Site-19 with SCP-1288\n\nAuthorization Accepted\n\nDear SCP Foundation,\nFor some time, we have been observing your development and we are pleased that, so far, it is on par with our own. We have learned much from you, including many political experiments that we would have been afraid to perform, and the power inherent in the calendar.\nHow you have concluded that the end of the calendar signifies the end of all things, we can not be sure. Before we saw you, we thought it only a way to tell the passing of seasons and kings. Your reckoning of time inspired us and urged us to take action.\nWe have left you this record to show you how we succeeded. For a hundred years, you have only waited for the end to come. From this, we concluded that we must instead bring it about. Please, study it so that you might properly plan in the next thousand years.\nWe await you on the other side of the glorious end.\nSincerely,\n\u963f\u7f8e\u5229\u52a0\u5e1d\u56fd\n\nFootnotes\n1. This population centre in Ethiopia was built within the last century and has no analogue in our own timeline. Because of this, exploration can be performed more effectively and any structures blocking researchers' paths can be demolished with no risk of public scrutiny.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1287 | SCP-1288 | SCP-1289 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1289 Prior to containment\n\nItem #: SCP-1289\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1289 is held within a .5m3 chamber composed of level 4 ballistic glass. The chamber is affixed with the display readout of a 24-hour atomic clock set to Greenwich Mean Time. The coin is secured centrally within a free-spinning armature, both ends of which are held in place by way of magnetic levitation. The chamber is to be observed at all times by a minimum of three cameras with feeds directly transmitted to an on-site monitoring and recording suite, Overwatch HQ and Information Logistics Unit-\u2588\u2588. Any and all movement of SCP-1289 is to be called to the attention of the site director.\nDescription: SCP-1289 is a coin of indeterminate origin weighing exactly 10 grams. Although the coin shows signs of wear, sampling for purposes of metallurgical analysis has proven impossible. Linguistic analysis reveals the coin's writing to be a heretofore unrecorded evolution of Latin. Foundation linguists have translated the language and have found that the writing changes during activation events (see below). The obverse of the coin depicts a traditionally Greco-Roman profile, while the reverse depicts a robed man piloting a gondola-style boat.\nUnder specific circumstances (hereafter referred to as 'activation events'), the coin will, under its own power, jump and begin flipping in midair. The coin will reach and maintain a maximum flip speed of 170 R.P.M. for 5 minutes (measurements consistent in every event). No effective means to restrain the coin from activating have been found. When pinned, encased or otherwise restrained from jumping, the coin will pulverize any material interfering with flipping.\nWhen allowed to land on a surface, the coin never lands on edge, bounces, rolls, or otherwise display any level of ambiguity concerning its heads or tails result. Current containment procedures satisfy the coin's need to jump during activation events, which still occur in containment with the coin 'freezing' on a result.\nActivation Events: Submitted by Information Logistics Unit-\u2588\u2588: A correlation between activation events and several persons of significance has been established. A 'person of significance' is defined as a person whom, in surviving, will directly influence global events and culture. Causality study 1289-Alpha has determined that the coin is neither portentous of nor causal to the death or survival of a person of significance, and yet displays a deterministic factor correlated by way of heretofore unknown means.\n\nPartial log of significant activation events\nDate: February 3rd, 1959\nResult: Tails (indicates expiration, identity unverified, multiple possible subjects)\nTranslation: a word; translated as \"Silence\" or \"Quiet\"\nDate: June 12, 1962\nResult: Heads (indicates survival; identity verified 1979)\nTranslation: a phrase; translated as \"Use Force\" or \"Utilize Might\"\nDate: March 30, 1981\nResult: Heads (indicates survival, identity verified within 12 hours)\nTranslation: the phrase \"Frozen blade\" or \"Ice weapon\"\nDate: January 27, 1984\nResult: Heads (indicates survival, identity verified within 24 hours)\nTranslation: the phrase \"Long Live The King\" or \"Life to the Ruler\"\nDate: March 31, 1993\nResult: Tails (indicates expiration, identity verified within 72 hours)\nTranslation: the phrase \"Do Not Look\" or \"Look Away\"\n\nSpecial activation log; ILU \u2588\u2588 access only\n\nAccess Granted\n\nDate: January 10, 2016\nResult: Inconclusive. (See notes)\nTranslation: A word; translated as \"Home\" or \"Center\" appearing on both sides of the coin.\nActivation Notes:\nThis is the strangest activation of the obol we have witnessed. Although we were informed of the subject of the flip within mere minutes, the flip itself was a singular event. The coin spun in its housing as usual, however when the usual freeze event occurred the obol was facing as if on edge, and identical writing was recorded from both sides. This is the first and only truly ambiguous result the obol has expressed; I'm forced to wonder if this coin knows more that it usually provides.\n-Dr. G. Maines, Director, Information Logistics Unit \u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1288 | SCP-1289 | SCP-1290 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1290\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Research Sites 48-Alpha and 48-Beta have been established around the branch facilities housing SCP-1290-1 and SCP-1290-2, respectively. Activation experiments involving SCP-1290 have been indefinitely suspended pending a better understanding of its operational principles.\nDescription: SCP-1290 is a pair of prototype electronic devices that were built by Prometheus Labs as part of research into long-range teleportation. Each device consists of a platform 2 m in diameter attached to a 5 m x 20 m x 3 m main unit, both of which draw power from a dedicated generator. The two copies of SCP-1290 are located at diametrically opposed (antipodal) locations of the Earth, with SCP-1290-1 located in [REDACTED], Colombia and SCP-1290-2 located in [REDACTED], Singapore.\nWhen an object is placed on the platform of SCP-1290-1 and the main unit is activated, the object is instantaneously (\u226410 ms delay) teleported to the platform of SCP-1290-2. However, due to what is suspected to be a design or engineering flaw, the object retains its orientation and velocity relative to the axis of the earth. That is, when a stationary object enters SCP-1290-1, it exits SCP-1290-2 upside-down and traveling east at approximately 930 m/s. See Addendum 1290-01 for more information.\nSCP-1290 came to the Foundation's attention following the closure of the Prometheus Labs main facility and was secured and contained on \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588 by elements of Mobile Task Force Mu-4 (\"Debuggers\"). The chief engineer in charge of SCP-1290, Dr. [REDACTED], is wanted for questioning by the Foundation and has yet to be located. SCP-1290 is currently being reverse-engineered by Foundation research teams in an effort to understand and replicate its technology.\nAddendum 1290-01: Incident Report, Initial Activation Experiment on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nIn order to establish the functionality of SCP-1290, Foundation researchers attempted to teleport a regulation 14-pound (6.35 kg) bowling ball from SCP-1290-1 to SCP-1290-2, resulting in three casualties and severe damage to the research facility and a neighboring warehouse. Until SCP-1290 is fully functional and the source of this flaw is identified, activation experiments have been suspended until further notice.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1289 | SCP-1290 | SCP-1291 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1291\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1291 is to be contained in an empty Class 4 refrigeration unit. SCP-1291 is to be restrained on a thermally insulated wheelchair to prevent injury. SCP-1291 is to wear a blindfold at all times. Personnel interacting with SCP-1291 are to under no circumstances make direct skin-to-skin contact. In the event of accidental direct contact, affected personnel may request termination.\nBinding Maintenance Procedures: Each week of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, SCP-1291 is to be taken to a specially prepared stadium box in Harris Teeter Stadium at Mississippi River College to watch the football team, the Moccasins, play. No civilians are allowed contact with SCP-1291, and any that recognize it will be turned away.\nThe Mississippi River College Moccasins are under no circumstances to be allowed to play in a BCS bowl, or to leave NCAA Division I. The Foundation has arranged with the college to ensure the Moccasins maintain a safe level of performance. The physical safety of SCP-1291 must also be ensured.\nViolations of these procedures strengthen SCP-1291's anomalous effects, and are therefore to be avoided at all costs.\nDescription: SCP-1291 is a Caucasian male with greying blonde hair of approximately forty years of age, apparently possessed by an entity of unknown nature, designated SCP-1291-1. SCP-1291 is wheelchair bound, but records show that SCP-1291 stood 184 cm tall prior to gaining anomalous properties. The eye color of SCP-1291 is unknown, as cameras cannot focus with its eyes in the frame, and looking at them directly exposes the viewer to SCP-1291's deleterious mental effects.\nThough SCP-1291 is capable of vocalization and movement, it has so far not demonstrated any ability to speak coherently, cannot walk, and frequently attempts to move in ways not anatomically possible in a human body, necessitating its restraint. SCP-1291 has not demonstrated physical strength above human levels.\nSCP-1291 has a body temperature of about 155\u00b0C, and does not need to eat, drink, or breathe. Physical contact with SCP-1291 is universally fatal within a week, as it causes rapid growth of cancerous tumors throughout the body.\nContinued exposure to SCP-1291 results in full-sensory hallucinations and increasingly disorganized thought and speech patterns, developing within about 48 hours of exposure. By 96 hours of exposure, all subjects tested so far have been rendered comatose. These symptoms do not fade with time. Making eye contact with SCP-1291 causes immediate catatonia.\nIf the binding maintenance procedures are not followed, the body of SCP-1291 will begin to degrade. Patches of SCP-1291's skin gain similar properties to its eyes, and its body temperature rises significantly. Additionally, ash starts to materialize on unobserved surfaces in an expanding area. It is believed that this represents a weakening of the effects keeping SCP-1291-1 contained within SCP-1291. These effects gradually diminish back to the baseline when proper procedure is restored.\nPrior to containment, SCP-1291 was Roy Wilson, the head coach of the Mississippi River College football team. Background research suggests Mr. Wilson had Serpent's Hand connections, though he was likely not a member. It is believed that he attempted to summon SCP-1291-1 to improve the Mississippi River College Moccasins' performance at football. To date, SCP-1291 has not acted in any way to affect the Moccasins or their opponents.\nAddendum 1291-13: Attempts to abolish the BCS system for college football also seem to induce a degraded state in SCP-1291. Continuation of the BCS system is therefore designated part of the binding maintenance procedures for SCP-1291.\nDocument 1291-2:\nRecovered documents from the journal of Roy Wilson. Extraneous material omitted.\nJanuary 8, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nThe Moccasins will win when hell freezes over.\nAnother season past, and our best chance for years squandered. 7-5. Better, but not even close to good enough. And with Vernon and Rhodes graduating, we lose half our defense. There's no way we do this well next season, even if Tanner lives up to his potential. I've done all I can. I want to tell these kids that we're going to do it next season, we're going to go all the way, but I can't lie to them myself.\n\nJanuary 18, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nI have a very bad idea. Those folks from college, the sorcerers magicians. For lack of a better word, sorcerers. I once tried their magic a little and I think I had some talent at it. Perhaps I could try that? Assuming that stuff is even real and not the product of a different sort of experimentation from UT days.\n\nFebruary 1, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nIt's real. It's not a trick of my memory, it's the answer I need. My old notes were right. I went from the MRC library straight through to a rather grander library. There's a way of walking, a way of thinking. It's not some mystical rite, you just walk along the wisdom. Anyhow, I found some books. It's a library, that's what it's for. Magic to raise the morale of my team, magic to wither my enem opponents.\n\nFebruary 2, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nCalling the power is easy. The challenge is channeling it safely. As near as I can tell, it's best to do this through binding a demon spirit, so that it takes the brunt of the fulcrum effect. It's just energy balancing. Bind the spirit until the Moccasins win a BCS bowl. Why isn't this stuff used more?\n\nFebruary 4, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nRaised some spirits with the rituals in the book. It's easy to do, but they can't help me. It's like that old joke where the genie says that peace in the Middle East would be easier than the Saints winning the Super Bowl. I tell them I want the Moccasins restored, but no. That's the one thing they can't do. There's got to be better than this at the far library.\n\nFebruary 8, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nGot one last book. They didn't want to let me check this one out, but I insisted. About to try the summoning.\n\nBelieved to be February 8, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nDread thing rose but bound BOUND BOUND\nit shall serve!!\nin my head theres a sick silk nail\nUNTIL we win the feathered eye will turn its gaze to the world\nWhen the Moccasins win, hell will freeze over.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1290 | SCP-1291 | SCP-1292 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1292\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All machines found affected by SCP-1292 are to be dismantled and incinerated, with the exceptions of SCP-1292-3, SCP-1292-7, and SCP-1292-9, which are to be kept in Containment Locker 2039 at Site-24. If an outbreak of SCP-1292 is to occur in a civilian area, Protocol Meta-F is to be followed. Usage of SCP-1292 instances to grade copies of SCP-2496 is forbidden.\nDescription: SCP-1292 is an electronic fault spread between Scantron brand multiple-choice scanning devices. While the route of transfer is unknown at this time, the fault has been found to spread between scanners connected on the same network, electrical circuit, or directly. It may also be spread between machines which are kept within 30 meters of each other in open space, regardless of being activated. This fault may take several weeks to affect the operations of the machine, making it difficult to quarantine.\nOnce affected, the machine will take an abnormally long amount of time in marking a multiple-choice sheet, and may have one or several effects emerge while marking:\n\nOne in four or five questions will be marked incorrect, seemingly randomly\nThe machine will only read dots filled in with a #3 HB Pencil\nSpecific dots will be marked incorrectly in order to spell out words such as \"CAB\" \"BAD\" and \"BED\"\nEvery answer will be marked incorrect\nSpecific dots will be marked incorrectly in order to create diagonal or vertical lines if the dots were to be filled\nThe test may remain unmarked\n\nSCP-1292 is incurable, regardless of reset of the machine. Due to SCP-1292's latency period, researchers are unsure if it has been quarantined.\nAddendum: SCP-1292-7, a Scantron brand machine with a digital display, was tested. The following was displayed while the machine was marking:\n\n\u2026 \u2026 \u2026\nSIGH\n\u2026 \u2026 \u2026\nMAN\nI DIDNT STUDY\nTHE ANSWERS\nTO THIS\n\u2026 \u2026 \u2026\nDID WE EVEN\nLEARN THIS?\n\u2026 \u2026 \u2026\n\u2026 \u2026 \u2026\nSOOOO BORED\n\u2026 \u2026 \u2026\nI DONT EVEN\nCARE ILL JUST\nBOMB THIS AND\nGO PLAY COD\n\n\u00ab SCP-1291 | SCP-1292 | SCP-1293 \u00bb"}
{"text": "PeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1293 - Squeedle Deedle Dee! by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nItem #: SCP-1293\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All known specimens of SCP-1293 are to reside within a standard Containment Habitat at Bio-Site 12. Specimens of SCP-1293-A are to be engaged in Procedure 722-Ephraim once per month to avoid the production of SCP-1293-C. A minimum of fifteen (15) armed security personnel must be present within the habitat at all times to neutralize specimens of SCP-1293-C in the event that one is produced. Completed specimens of SCP-1293-A1 are to be photographed before consumption by SCP-1293-A. Personnel present within the habitat are not to attempt communication or physical interaction with specimens of SCP-1293-B during a Terpsichore Event.\nDescription: SCP-1293 is a species of humanoid creatures of unknown origin. Each specimen of SCP-1293 is unique in appearance, although all specimens generally resemble costumed human beings. Autopsies performed on deceased specimens have shown that SCP-1293 are completely unclothed, with skin, bone, and muscle tissue mimicking various types of fabric. SCP-1293 possess biological components resembling a human circulatory system, except the system carries and distributes multicolored balls of sugar instead of blood. SCP-1293 have no apparent nervous systems or digestive tracts, and do not require food, drink, or sleep. SCP-1293 possess no visible reproductive organs; however, 54% of SCP-1293 specimens are capable of reproduction. For the purpose of this document, such specimens will be considered female and referred to as SCP-1293-A, whereas male (non-reproducing) specimens will be referred to as SCP-1293-B.\nSCP-1293-A vocally communicate in American English, speaking with masculine voices in a cheerful manner. Capable of reproduction, SCP-1293-A gestate their young for a period of roughly nine (9) months before giving birth to another specimen of SCP-1293. Newborn SCP-1293 emerge from their mothers fully matured in size and intelligence. SCP-1293-A deliver their young via their mouths,1 which anomalously elongate to accommodate the child's size. Because newborn SCP-1293 are roughly the same size as their progenitors, it is presumed that gestation takes place inside an extradimensional space within SCP-1293-A. If SCP-1293-A are not impregnated2 via Procedure 722-Ephraim, they will produce SCP-1293-C once per month until Procedure 722-Ephraim is executed.\nSCP-1293-B are generally lethargic in nature and highly reclusive, avoiding contact with human beings and other specimens of SCP-1293. Unlike SCP-1293-A, SCP-1293-B have shown no capacity for speech. Every forty-five (45) days, SCP-1293-B will congregate and a Terpsichore Event will take place (see Addendum SCP-1293-1). Due to the precisely coordinated nature of Terpsichore Events, it is assumed that SCP-1293-B are capable of communicating telepathically.\nSCP-1293-C are malevolent entities produced by SCP-1293-A if not impregnated via Procedure 722-Ephraim. SCP-1293-C differ from other specimens of SCP-1293 in that they generally possess large teeth, multiple arms, prehensile tongues, and elongated talons. SCP-1293-C are openly hostile toward human beings and will attempt to mutilate any individual they encounter.\nProcedure 722-Ephraim is the process by which SCP-1293-A are impregnated. To begin the procedure, a child, aged 4 to 12 years old and belonging to an on-site personnel member, is to be introduced to the specimen of SCP-1293-A that is in heat. If SCP-1293-A decides that the child is suitable, it will regurgitate a sheet of paper (SCP-1293-A1) and a metal tin of Crayola-brand crayons (SCP-1293-A2). Using his or her imagination, the child must then draw a picture of a humanoid creature. If an adult human attempts to influence the child's drawing process, whether it be during the procedure or beforehand, SCP-1293-A will announce that the child is unsuitable and a different child must be selected. If SCP-1293-A deems the completed SCP-1293-A1 acceptable, it will devour it, thereby impregnating SCP-1293-A. The resulting SCP-1293 specimen will resemble the drawing on SCP-1293-A1.\nAddendum SCP-1293-1: The following is a table listing examples of recorded Terpsichore Events:\n\nDate\nEvent Description\n\n04/17/1998\nSCP-1293-B silently performed the choreography from the 1982 Broadway production Cats in its entirety.\n\n11/02/1999\nSplitting into four individual groups, SCP-1293-B performed all four acts of the Russian ballet La Bayad\u00e8re3 simultaneously.\n\n08/14/2004\nSCP-1293-B laid face-down in three separate rows and undulated their bodies in a wavelike motion on the ground for roughly five (5) hours.\n\n05/09/2007\nSCP-1293-B engaged in Filipino tinikling,4 substituting bamboo with other SCP-1293-B.\n\n01/22/2009\nSCP-1293-B performed the choreography from music video for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) for thirty-nine (39) seconds before quickly dispersing in different directions.\n\nAddendum SCP-1293-2: The following is an interview conducted with a pregnant SCP-1293-A specimen. SCP-1293-A used a number of words and phrases that do not correspond to any known language. These have been transcribed phonetically for the readability and integrity of this interview.\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Reeves: Good morning. How are you feeling?\nSCP-1293-A-4: Squeedly deedly dee! I'm apsa-tapsa-lutely wonderful, mister nice person type man! My loin child should be ready for regurgitationing in two shakes of a lamb's tail!\nDr. Reeves: Very good. Now, please take a moment to explain your selection process for children used in Procedure 722-Ephraim.\nSCP-1293-A-4: I only look for childrens that are goodly and pure of heart! They also must have great, big, whale-sized imaginations!\nDr. Reeves: You only accept children belonging to researchers assigned to your containment. Why is this?\nSCP-1293-A-4: If I used a stranger's childrens, that would just be squeedly weedly weird! Do you want to see me do a merry jig?\nDr. Reeves: No, thank you.\n(SCP-1293-A-4 disregards Dr. Reeves and begins dancing.)\nSCP-1293-A-4: (Singing) Wibbly wibbly woo, I wish I could hug big, beautiful you! Shmiggly shmaggly shmarms, I sadly don't have any arms!\nDr. Reeves: That's quite enough. Please try to focus on the interview. What are SCP-1293-C?\nSCP-1293-A-4: You mean my whoopsy-daisies? It's not polite to ask a lady-type about her special monthly times, mister nosy posy!\nDr. Reeves: Any information you could give us on the nature of SCP-1293-C would be greatly beneficial in preventing personnel casualties.\nSCP-1293-A-4: I'm sorry they come out so mean and scary! If I don't have the childrens' imagination seed in my wooble spot, I sploosh out things from my own imagination, and I'm afraid that's a very squeedly scary place!\nDr. Reeves: I'm not sure I\u2014\nSCP-1293-A-4: Oh, dear! My loin child cometh!\n(SCP-1293-A-4 expells SCP-1293-A-5 from its mouth.)\nSCP-1293-A-5: Greetings, loin mother! I am child!\nSCP-1293-A-4: It is a lady-type! I am the happy for I have childrens!\nSCP-1293-A-4 and SCP-1293-A-5, simultaneously: Squeedle deedle dee!\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum SCP-1293-3: The following is a message sent to Bio-Site Director Roward by Dr. Goodwin:\n\nHello,\nAs you are aware, I have been the head researcher for SCP-1293 since Dr. Reeves was terminated for unrelated reasons. Having spent roughly a year observing SCP-1293, I have come to the conclusion that present documentation of SCP-1293\u2014particularly in regard to SCP-1293-A's reproductive process\u2014is inaccurate and in urgent need of revision.\nWhen I was first transferred to this project, I was surprised that Dr. Reeves had based much of SCP-1293's documentation on testimony by SCP-1293-A specimens. Feeling that it was not sufficient to go by SCP-1293-A's words alone, I put in place a number of new research guidelines, including the discreet video monitoring of SCP-1293 during the 24 hours following Procedure 722-Ephraim. The footage that we have since obtained has shown that specimens SCP-1293-A and SCP-1293-B, do, in fact, mate, using a thin, red tendril that extends from the male's mouth to the female's. Frankly, I am appalled that such a crucial aspect of SCP-1293 has not been previously documented.\nNow that we know SCP-1293 reproduce by mating, that leaves the question of what Procedure 722-Ephraim accomplishes, as well as the question of what SCP-1293-C are. I have a theory that I believe addresses both these issues:\nContrary to current documentation, SCP-1293 do indeed feed, empathically drawing sustenance from human emotion. SCP-1293-A feed on feelings of unease and perturbation, and SCP-1293-B feed on feelings of confusion and bewilderment. SCP-1293-B are easily capable of subsisting on the feelings expressed by research personnel during Terpsichore Events, but SCP-1293-A must employ more elaborate methods of feeding. In addition to unsettling the children, SCP-1293-A forces us to use our own kids as a ploy to provoke an emotional reaction from jaded Foundation personnel. If SCP-1293-A has gone without \"food\" for an extended length of time, it will release SCP-1293-C as an emergency defense mechanism.\nIn order to test this theory, I propose that a revised version of SCP-1293's special containment procedures will be used on a trial basis. SCP-1293-A and SCP-1293-B are to be kept in separate habitats, as I believe they should have been when initially contained. Procedure 722-Ephraim will be altered to use D-Class personnel who have been provided fabricated information about SCP-1293 to enhance their levels of discomfort and anxiety during the process. Finally, now that we know the purpose of Terpsichore Events, a similar D-Class procedure will be put in place to ensure that SCP-1293-B will still be able to feed.\nIt is regrettable that it took this long to see these things for what they are, but I hope that with this knowledge, we will be able to contain SCP-1293 with greater efficiency.\n\u2014 Goodwin\n\nRevisions to SCP-1293's documentation and containment procedures are currently underway.\n\nFootnotes\n1. A similar orifice will be substituted if the mother does not possess a mouth.\n2. The word \"pregnant\" is used in this article to describe SCP-1293-A's state between the execution of Procedure 722-Ephraim and the birth of a new SCP-1293. SCP-1293-A cannot be considered pregnant in a literal sense as they have no reproductive organs.\n3. Also known as \u0411\u0430\u044f\u0434\u0435\u0440\u043a\u0430 and The Temple Dancer.\n4. A traditional native dance that involves stepping between two pieces of bamboo that are continuously knocked together.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1292 | SCP-1293 | SCP-1294 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1294\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1294 is to be contained in a room measuring 5 m x 5 m x 3 m, with a filtered ventilation system. Proper medical facilities are to be maintained at all times, and one kilogram of raw meat should be provided once at 8:00 A.M.\nInteraction between staff and SCP-1294 is to be kept to a minimum. SCP-1294 feeding, grooming, and waste disposal have been automated, and all personnel must wear a respirator before entering SCP-1294's containment chamber.\nMobile Task Force Xi-8 (aka \"Spearhunters\") are to be deployed to the Sahara Desert in search of further instances of SCP-1294 under the guise of poachers. MTF Xi-8 are to transport instances to Site \u2588\u2588 for termination via incineration.\nDescription: SCP-1294 appears to be a male fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) measuring 27 cm in length, and weighing approximately 1.1 kilograms at minimum. Barring hunting methods and procreation, SCP-1294 has shown no differences in behavior than that of a typical fennec fox.\nSCP-1294 is composed entirely of a fungal material, which replicates its skin, skeleton, and fur. The majority of SCP-1294's internal structure consists of a thick mold of varying viscosity. SCP-1294 continuously exhales a toxin, containing heavy amounts of psilocybin and muscimol.\nIf left exposed for longer than approximately two minutes, subjects will enter a consistently increasing state of euphoria until removed from SCP-1294's presence. Subjects will become briefly distressed if removed from SCP-1294, but no permanent or long-lasting effects have been found.\nSubjects exposed for longer than five minutes have shown to be highly resistant to pain, and behave in a similar manner to those under the influence of a psychedelic hallucinogen. Subjects removed from SCP-1294 have not recovered from the majority of these effects, and have been known to initiate self-harm in an attempt to provoke stimuli.\nIf SCP-1294 sees a subject in this state, SCP-1294 will lie on, or against the subject, and rest. During this time, SCP-1294's skin will appear to melt, and grow over the subject, later shifting it into SCP-1294's abdomen. SCP-1294 has shown no limit to what it can envelop, and is capable of processing over 190 metric tons of food in one week. SCP-1294 only consumes living prey in this manner, preferring to eat already dead subjects or processed food normally1.\n\n[+] Show Human Exposure\n\n[-] Hide Human Exposure\n\nTests-1294-407 through -557 - \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588:\n\nSubject: D-1294-1 through -150\nProcedure: SCP-1294 is to be locked in a metal cage during D-class personnel's exposure to it in order to prevent their consumption. Subjects were told that they were testing a new drug, which would be released through the air vent. D-class personnel were informed that SCP-1294's reason for being there was to observe a side by side comparison of human and animal testing. Thirty D-class personnel are to be individually observed for each minute of exposure.\nResults:\n0:00-2:00 -Subjects appear sober, with little to no differences in behavior until approximately 1:20, reporting a calming sensation and a mild brightness in their vision. The D-class personnel removed from the test chamber expressed a mild disappointment from being removed, but addiction to the toxin, or any permanent effects have not been found.\n2:00-3:00 -Subjects reported bright colors and objects shifting about in the room. Several D-class noted that SCP-1294 appeared to be smiling. Twenty four of the thirty D-class personnel removed had recovered 1-13 hours later, and compared the experience to being heavily intoxicated with alcohol. The remainder of D-class personnel (6) remained under the influence.\n3:00-4:00 -D-class personnel typically began laughing softly. Subjects reported being able to 'see sounds', objects in the room becoming animate, and the room appeared to be 'breathing'. Experiences vary between subjects, but each subject past this stage reported that SCP-1294 began speaking to the subject. Subjects do not recall what SCP-1294 told them, except they found their conversation as either highly entertaining or friendly. Sixteen of the thirty D-class personnel recovered 15-26 hours later, expressing a disinterest in being exposed further, remarking that they found the experience largely unsettling. Remainder of D-class personnel (14) experienced permanent brain damage of varying severity.\n4:00-5:00 -Subjects ceased laughing, and typically became motionless approximately 4:30 minutes after initial exposure. Subjects experienced a total loss of their cognitive and somatic senses. SCP-1294 became increasingly irritated as it was held from a subject. SCP-1294 attempted to escape its cage, typically from either scratching or gnawing at the bars. All thirty of the D-class retrieved fell in a comatose state. D-1294-139 and D-1294-144 recovered two weeks later, showing the symptoms of those exposed to SCP-1294 for three to four minutes. Both D-1294-139 and D-1294-144 are either unwilling, or unable to recount the experience. When in sight of SCP-1294, subjects started speaking incoherently, and showed signs of intense anxiety.\nAnalysis: D-1294-139 and D-1294-144 both had a history of drug abuse, consisting mainly of phencyclidine, Oxycontin, and cocaine, which is hypothesized to be a reason why recovery was possible. Upon monthly termination, a drawing was found in D-1294-139's back pocket. Drawing featured what is presumed to be D-1294-139 facing his termination, with a smiling fennec fox observing it, and the word 'G'day' written on the top. Investigations on how D-1294-139 became aware of his termination are ongoing. Further testing is ongoing.\n\n[+] Show Fennec Fox Exposure\n\n[-] Hide Fennec Fox Exposure\n\nTest-1294-974 - \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588:\n\nSubject: One male fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)\nProcedure: Subject is to be introduced into SCP-1294's containment chamber. Researchers are to record any possible abnormal behavior.\nResults: Subject was cautious of SCP-1294 for the duration of the test. When under the effects of the toxin, SCP-1294 led the subject to the far corner of the testing chamber before the subject was knocked unconscious. SCP-1294 did not attempt to consume the subject, and instead lay down against the opposite corner until the subject was retrieved. Subject later made a full recovery.\n\nTest-1294-975 - \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588:\n\nSubject: One female fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)\nProcedure: Subject is to be introduced into SCP-1294's containment chamber. Researchers are to record any abnormal behavior.\nResults: Once released in the containment chamber, SCP-1294 began to watch the subject intently, until it became affected by the toxin. Once the subject was unconscious, SCP-1294 then proceeded to mate with it. Subject woke up afterwards, and attempted to leave the cell by clawing at the door. SCP-1294 showed little interest in the subject after intercourse. Subject was left alone in the cell for five minutes, and did not appear to be affected by the toxic environment.\nAnalysis: Subject was collected from SCP-1294's containment area, and has been given its own chamber to separate it from SCP-1294.\n\nTest-1294-976; - \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588:\n\nSubject: The female fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) from test 975\nProcedure: Observe the behavior of the previous subject.\nResults:\n00:00:00-01:49:32 -Upon containment, subject has become increasingly restless, attempting to lie down and rest, but getting up to move afterwards. Subject began hyperventilating at 01:44:29, and eventually tired itself out.\n01:49:33-01:55:56 -Subject experiences an epileptic seizure, and begins to foam at the mouth. Subject ceases to move at 1:50:53.\n01:55:57-04:23:33 -Movement detected under the subject's skin. Abdomen distends by ten centimeters at 04:23:33.\n04:23:34-05:22:50 -Fungal growths protrude from the subject's orifices, and pierce through its skin. Growths are a light tan in color, with small black spots sparsely placed throughout the pileus. Abdomen extends to 54 centimeters in diameter.\n05:22:51-05:23:58 -Subject stands up, and moves in an unnatural and sporadic fashion. Subject collapsed to the floor upon reaching the far corner.\n05:23:59-05:58:54 -The fungal growths begin to take root to the surrounding walls, and eventually grow up to the ceiling. A large pod begins to protrude from the subject's chest cavity, while the abdomen stops growing at two meters.\n05:58:55-06:19:29 -Pod continues to emerge, causing the subject's chest to give way to a large hole. At 06:16:22, the pod produces a ball covered in a fur like substance with a diameter of 42 centimeters. When separated from the pod, the specimen shifts about, and shrinks to fit a quadrupedic figure. The ball's 'skin' starts to become tighter as several orifices start to appear, revealing eyes, teeth, etc., at 06:19:11. By 06:19:29, the specimen appears identical to a member of the Vulpes zerda species.\n06:19:30-09:44:34 -Subject repeats the process a total of \u2588\u2588\u2588 times before ceasing at 09:44:34. Of the \u2588\u2588\u2588 specimens produced, 266 achieved sentience, while the remainder had either died and dried up, or formed a collective mass, which had covered the floor.\nAnalysis: Examination of every specimen from the subject shows that each one is nearly identical to SCP-1294 in appearance, effect, and internal structure. Only minor alterations such as eye color, fur patterns, and minimum size have been found between specimens, and DNA testing has shown that all specimens contain DNA belonging to both SCP-1294 and the subject before conception. Most notably, all specimens appear to be male.\n\nAddendum-1294-1: 25 specimens from the subject have been given the designations SCP-1294-A through -Y, with identical containment procedures to SCP-1294. The remainder of specimens have been incinerated after study, along with the remains of the subject from tests 975 and 976. The possibility of offspring are highly likely due to its high birth rate. Any reports of abnormally large foxes and/or fungi in the area should be brought to Site \u2588\u2588's designated head researcher for investigation.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarities between SCP-1294 and SCP-367's predatory technique and choice of disguise have been noted. Investigation into a shared origin or ancestor for both anomalies is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1293 | SCP-1294 | SCP-1295 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1295\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Outpost-618 has been founded in order to maintain the covert containment of SCP-1295. Agents and researchers disguised as staff, patrons and local law enforcement are to discourage civilians from interacting with SCP-1295. Instances of SCP-1295 are not to be made aware of their containment. SCP-1295's daily routine is not to be interrupted under any circumstances.\nDescription: SCP-1295 is the collective designation for a group of four (4) elderly men who patronize \"Meg's Good Eatin'\", a diner over the \u2588\u2588\u2588 highway, \u2588\u2588, between 09:00 and 18:00 every day. SCP-1295's anomalous properties manifest when an instance of SCP-1295 is prevented access to the diner between the hours 09:00 to 18:00 (local time) or removed from it by force; the exact nature of the effect and its duration is contingent on the instance of SCP-1295:\n\nSCP-1295-1: If prevented access or removed from the diner against its will, SCP-1295-1's anomalous properties will begin to manifest between five (5) and ten (10) minutes after its removal. Those caught in an area beginning with approx. one hundred (100) meters from SCP-1295-1 exhibit extreme lethargy and complete lack of any self preservation instincts, making even a simple accident potentially lethal. The area of effect grows by approx. one hundred (100) meters for every hour SCP-1295-1 is kept away from the diner.\n\nSCP-1295-2: If prevented access or removed from the diner against its will, SCP-1295-2's anomalous properties will begin to manifest between two (2) and three (3) hours after its removal. Those caught in an area beginning with approx. five hundred (500) meters from SCP-1295-2 lose their ability to distinguish between edible and inedible matter, and will often endanger themselves or others in attempts to consume unsuitable nourishment (metal, toxic waste, living flesh, etc.). The area of effect grows by approx. one (1) kilometer for every hour SCP-1295-2 is kept away from the diner.\n\nSCP-1295-3: If prevented access or removed from the diner against its will, SCP-1295-3's anomalous properties will begin to manifest immediately after its removal. The bodies of those caught in an area of approx. fifty (50) meters around SCP-1295-3 will lose all microbial lifeforms associated with them. The adverse effects include but are not limited to a rapid decrease in the functionality of the digestive system due to lack of gut flora. The area of effect grows by approx. two hundred (200) meters for every hour SCP-1295-3 is kept away from the diner.\n\nSCP-1295-4: If prevented access or removed from the diner against its will, SCP-1295-4's anomalous properties will begin to manifest thirty (30) to forty (40) minutes after its removal. Those caught in an area beginning with approx. one hundred and fifty (150) meters from SCP-1295-4 will experience a sharp increase of self-preservation instincts, to the point of paranoia and acute hypochondria. This condition soon becomes debilitating, as those afflicted by it will refuse to perform any action that might put them in any sort of danger, minor as it may be. The area of effect grows by approx. two hundred (200) meters for every hour SCP-1295-4 is kept away from the diner.\n\nThose caught by both the effects of SCP-1295-1 and SCP-1295-4 enter a comatose state, presumably due to their opposing nature creating an unbearable mental strain on the subject. Any attempt to track instances of SCP-1295 when outside the diner has thus far failed.\nAddendum 1295-A: The following conversation between all four instances of SCP-1295 was recorded by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, disguised as a waitress, on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 .\n\n+ Show Recorded Log\n\n- Hide\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nSCP-1295-2: Are you going to finish that?\nSCP-1295-1: Yes, I'm going to finish that. I always finish what I order. You've been asking me \"are you going to finish that?\" every day for the last sixty years, and the answer was always the same. Why the fuck do you keep asking?\nSCP-1295-2: I guess I'm just an incurable optimist.\nSCP-1295-3: Ain't no such thing as an incurable anything, Frederick, trust me on that.\nSCP-1295-2: I don't know about that anymore, Pat. Seems like your big act is getting quite a bit less popular lately.\nSCP-1295-4: Christ, not this again.\nSCP-1295-3: Look who's talking! Yours wouldn't even exist if people got their acts together!\nSCP-1295-2: Now, you look here-\nSCP-1295-4: Shut up! Both of you! Sixty goddamn years listening to this shit, every fucking day. You two are lucky I love the coffee here so much, or I would have left you to kill each other years ago.\nSCP-1295-1: Yeah, because we just find your presence so delightful, Dwight\u2026\nSCP-1295-4: Don't think for a second I forgot about you, Warren! You were the one to get us in this mess in the first place!\nSCP-1295-1: It was an honest mistake! Where I come from, a great big fiery mushroom usually means the end of days! How was I to know it was just a big bomb?\nSCP-1295-4: It's your bloody area of expertise!\nSCP-1295-1: It's not like it used to be. I don't really get those new trends, honestly. Everything today is remotes and drones and\u2026 electro-thingies. Give me a good elephant over this nonsense any day.\nSCP-1295-3: I hear you.\nSCP-1295-2: Aye.\nSCP-1295-4: Oh, come on, guys, it's not so bad. We're always going to be around, until the very end. Ain't nothing they can do to change that.\nSCP-1295-1: Easy for you to say, your thing is pretty much bulletproof.\nSCP-1295-4: Relax. I know staying here for so long got you guys a bit stressed out, but it's only a matter of time until we can ride on. Besides, as much as I hate to admit it, I really like it here.\nSCP-1295-2: The food is great.\nSCP-1295-3: And the atmosphere.\nSCP-1295-1: Not to mention the waitresses. I think that blond one just winked at me. [to Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588] can you get me a piece of that pie, love? Much obliged.\nSCP-1295-4: So we just sit tight and wait. It's going to happen any day now, I know it.\nSCP-1295-1: Yeah.\nSCP-1295-3: Yeah.\nSCP-1295-2: Yeah. So, Warren, are you going to finish that?\n\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1294 | SCP-1295 | SCP-1296 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1296\nObject Class: Anomalous Phenomenon\nContainment Class: Active\nHazard Standard Containment Policies:\n\nContact information on file within Secure Archive 11\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures:\n\nSchedule C experimentation plan (Remote Testing Area 3).\nSpecimens acquired through use of SCP-1296 to be stored in RTA-3 biological storage unit and disposed of after recovery and study according to biological specimen clearance protocols outlined in Document CDP-BIO-EN-1.\nAccounts of contact with SCP-1296 outside of Foundation jurisdiction are to be investigated and addressed as they occur.\n\nDescription: SCP-1296 is a Volga M24 model automobile belonging to a service identifying itself as Dial-a-Llama. The vehicle itself displays minor physical alteration: baggage bars have been installed on the roof, the rear seats have been removed, and the vehicle is incorrectly labeled as manufactured by the Toyota company. The Dial-a-Llama company's contact information and slogans are painted on the sides of the vehicle.\nUpon calling the provided telephone number, callers will be put in contact with a sales representative from Dial-a-Llama, henceforth referred to as SCP-1296-a. Attempts to find the location of SCP-1296-a or to acquire any additional from it have failed.\nSCP-1296 will manifest within two hours of placing the order at the caller's location, regardless of any changes in location made during the time between the call and the delivery. No maximum range to SCP-1296's manifestations has been found, but it will require adequate space for the vehicle to manifest. Attempts to track SCP-1296 have failed: GPS devices attached to the vehicle have ceased function after SCP-1296 has left view, and it has consistently evaded pursuit. SCP-1296 will always manifest with one driver of varying appearance, and two to eight llamas in addition to whatever specimen was ordered. The cost of the order will vary without apparent pattern.\nInterview Log-01\nThe following log was made during testing on 09/07/2012.\n\nSCP-1296-a: Welcome to Dial-a-Llama, how may I help you?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Uh, yes, I was wondering if you could get me some additional information about your company?\nSCP-1296-a: What would you even need to know? You need a llama, Dial-a-Llama gets you a llama. Anytime, anyplace. It's our name.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes, I know that, but I-\nSCP-1296-a: You call us, you order a llama, we get you a llama. Not that hard.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Where do you get these llamas?\nSCP-1296-a: Look, man, do you want a llama or not? This isn't the twenty questions hotline. This is the two questions hotline: Question one: Do you want a llama? Question two: What kind of llama do you want? If the answer to the first is no, then why are you calling?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Let me speak to your manager.\nSCP-1296-a: Nope. Sunk that ship. We don't put up with harassment around here. Good day to you sir.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [sighs] Okay, okay, I'll buy a llama. Just one llama, nothing special.\nSCP-1296-a: Alrighty then, that'll be forty-five. Cash or credit?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Cash.\nSCP-1296-a: The Llamamobile will be there in two hours or less. Have a wonderful day, jackass.\n\nInterview Log-02\nThe following log was made upon delivery on 09/07/2012. The driver of SCP-1296 has been designated SCP-1296-b.\n\nSCP-1296-b: Hey, you the guy who ordered a llama?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes, that's me.\nSCP-1296-b: Forty-five, please.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [pays SCP-1296-b] If it's at all possible, could I ask you a few questions about your\u2026\nSCP-1296-b: Not this again. You just won't give it up, will you? You order llamas. We get you llamas. From the top of Mount Everest to the bottom of the Marianas Trench, if you need a llama, we will get you that llama. Now stop being nosy. Yours is the grey one in the back.\n\nTest Logs:\nOrdered: Three llamas\nTime for Delivery: Three minutes\nCost: $33\nResult: Two female and one male llama. No anomalies were detected in the specimens.\nOrdered: One pregnant female llama, with a brown spot on the left side.\nTime for Delivery: Seventeen minutes\nCost: $50\nResult: One llama matching the description ordered. No anomalies were detected in the specimen.\nOrdered: One alpaca\nTime for Delivery: One hour and forty-three minutes\nCost: $17\nResult: One male llama. Specimen had the hide of an alpaca glued to it. Closer inspection revealed that the hide had been freshly skinned.\nOrdered: One lama\nTime for Delivery: One hour and twenty-seven minutes\nCost: $200.02\nResult: \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Buddhist monk. Subject had no recollection of events preceding delivery. Subject was administered amnestics and released without incident.\nOrdered: One robotic llama\nTime for Delivery: One hour and thirteen minutes\nCost: $3561.87\nResult: One automaton in the shape of a llama. Behavior was identical to that of a biological llama.\nOrdered: SCP-1545\nTime for Delivery: Fifteen seconds\nCost: None\nNotes: SCP-1545 was observed to vanish from its containment locker upon ordering. SCP-1545 was delivered fifteen seconds later, containing two deceased individuals, both unidentified; autopsy revealed that they had been deceased for at least twenty-four hours. Delivery consisted of SCP-1296 driving past the delivery area at approximately 150 km/h; SCP-1545 was thrown from the roof by a second SCP-1296-b subject. SCP-1296-b-2 was heard to scream \"Just fucking take it!\" before departure.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1295 | SCP-1296 | SCP-1297 \u00bb"}
{"text": "2/1297 LEVEL 2/1297\nCLASSIFIED\n\nItem #: SCP-1297\n\nKeter\n\nOnly known photograph of SCP-1297-1 during attempted breach. Recorded speed in excess of 40 km/h.\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures:\nBy order of the Temporal Anomalies Department, Item SCP-1297 is contained in the center of a 10 x 10 x 5 m reinforced concrete enclosure, with one bulk-head door accessible via the east wall at floor level. The room is lit with natural gas torches, and standard safety protocol for gas leaks and lighting failure is to be upheld at all times. A steel catwalk is suspended from the ceiling and west walls, two (2) meters from the floor, with bulkhead entrances on the north and south walls. At least fifty (50) guards are to remain on site at all times in event of attempted breach, with no fewer than five (5) security personnel stationed on the catwalk at all times.\nNo electrical systems are to be employed in the surveillance or containment of SCP-1297. Personnel who have been artificially augmented or repaired in any way (pacemakers, replaced organs/bones/joints, ocular implants, etc.) are disqualified from working with SCP-1297. Security personnel are to receive supplemental training on the use of antique firearms and ancient melee weaponry prior to arrival on containment site. No effort is to be made to prevent SCP-1297-1 manifestation events (See Addendum 1297-1), but all instances are to be terminated on sight using whatever means remain available.\nImmediately following termination of all active SCP-1297-1 instances, remains are to be searched for their initiating object (precisely one (1) toenail clipping), which is to be returned to SCP-1297 immediately. Personnel assigned to this task must wear gloves to prevent skin contact. Under no circumstances should SCP-1297 be transported by air, nor should it be allowed within 40 km of the nearest population center of five hundred (500) persons or more.\n\nDescription:\nIn its inactive state, item SCP-1297 is a glass jar approximately 20 cm in height, with a plastic, screw-on lid.1 Contents of the jar are apparently human toenail clippings in various states of decomposition. The precise volume of the item as well as the number, age, and composition of the clippings cannot be determined due to the item's anomalous properties.\nAny time a toenail clipping is removed from the jar, SCP-1297 will project a unique temporal displacement field. During experimental trials and breach attempts, it has been determined that the difference between the year recorded within the anomaly and the year recorded by observers outside the anomaly (hereafter \u2018\u0394t') increases both with duration of activity and number of clippings removed from SCP-1297. The active radius of the anomaly also increases by the same criteria.\nAt initial manifestation, SCP-1297's active radius is 0.5m, with a \u0394t equal to ten (10) years. This will increase by a radius 0.5m and \u0394t of ten (10) years per hour per clipping. Countering this effect requires the return of the original toenail clippings to SCP-1297. Each clipping returned is capable of reversing both the increase in radius and the \u0394t for which it is responsible.2 Unlike other localized temporal anomalies, the field will allow organisms, persons, radiation, and simple objects to pass in and out without harm.\nAnomaly SCP-1297 represents a localized TK-Class Causal Restructuring Event, resulting in all temporally local causality (roughly the previous 20-50 years) being forced progressively further backward along our current world-line. Although sense of identity, personal history, and basic situational knowledge remain intact, progressively greater levels of technological regress can be observed within the active radius.3 Despite minor disorientation caused by disappearance and regression of technology currently in use, all persons exposed to the effect indicate no knowledge anything has changed unless previously informed of SCP-1297's unique properties.\nThe field is not directly harmful to healthy humans; however, subjects requiring the existence of advanced technology to survive will either expire or disappear entirely if local \u0394t precludes the existence of that technology. Items or personnel lost to this effect will be restored once the offending clipping has been returned to SCP-1297. Collateral damage caused by their temporary disappearance is not.\nSCP-1297 employs a unique offensive strategy to increase the acceleration of the field's effective radius and \u0394t. Although clippings can be manually removed and replaced without triggering this effect, SCP-1297 will at random intervals4 open and eject a random number of clippings5 covered in an unidentified viscous, sticky, malodorous brown humor (designated SCP-1297-1). Direct skin contact with the humor causes intense abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting in 100% of subjects. Olfaction was sufficient to induce effects in 13% of those exposed. Incapacitation due to vomiting, shortness of breath, and loss of consciousness lasts over twenty (20) minutes in all cases.\nIn addition, SCP-1297-1 is capable of spontaneous animation. Within five minutes of emergence, SCP-1297-1 will solidify around any ejected clipping in a radially symmetric pattern similar to an invertebrate of class Asteroidea. Resulting animate instances are no greater than 0.25 m in diameter, but are capable of two (2) meter vertical jumps, leaps at a length of five (5) meters, and movement in any direction at speeds of up to 45 km/h, which is employed to put as much distance between SCP-1297 and SCP-1297-1 as possible. Instances appear to be aware of their surroundings, and have been known to remove additional clippings from SCP-1297 before attempting escape. Entities similar to SCP-1297-1 have been observed in relation to the SCP-3109 anomaly.\n\nAddendum 1297-1: Containment Notes\nEarly containment efforts assumed item SCP-1297 to be non-sentient, and were focused primarily upon preventing the emergence and manifestation of SCP-1297-1. Automated containment using sloped floors, pneumatic rams, liquid nitrogen spray, etc. have proven not only ineffective, but shown to increase both frequency and volume of manifestation events.\nMethods of permanent containment attempted have also proven insufficient, up to and including casting the item in an 80 x 80 x 80 cm block of solid structural steel. Although SCP-1297 remained inactive for four (4) years, prior to breach, the ensuing manifestation of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1297-1 caused a local loss of all communications and firearms technology within 20 km radius, and loss of both written and spoken language within a 40 m radius of the epicenter before all instances were terminated. It is theorized that another breach of this magnitude or greater may cause several simultaneous XK-Class End of the World Scenarios due to containment breach of other known SCPs alone.\nAs SCP-1297 has demonstrated the awareness necessary to recognize increased containment measures, and the ability to escalate its response to them, further attempts to prevent the activation of SCP-1297 are prohibited.\nThe classification of SCP-1297 was upgraded to Keter on 28/10/1986.\n\nAddendum 1297-2: Document 1297-A\nItem SCP-1297 was mailed to Site-19, via US post on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1949. Its arrival coincided with a \u0393-4 level containment breach including all 23 Euclid-class SCPs housed on site. The following note was recovered with the item, sealed in red wax. The note was written with a simple charcoal based ink on vellum paper, presumably to ensure that it would not be destroyed by SCP-1297's effect.\n\nDearest \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588,\nI have decided, finally, to refuse your offer. Tempting, all that control. But the way I see it, if not for your Foundation, we wouldn't need your Foundation.\nAnd you know this, deep down. I'm sure you do. Everything is permitted, my friend. And there is nothing in this world which is not disposable. Not you. Not me. Not our fathers and mothers. Not all the fortunes and all the pleasures and all the horrors of all the world.\nExcept this little item here.\nDisgusting? Yes. Repugnant? Of course. But you'll never be rid of it, not if your Foundation places value in the 'status quo' as we both know it does. I suppose that is what you wanted, isn't it?\nI honestly wish you would just give it up and come along for the ride. It saddens me to know that we can no longer be friends. Pity. We did make such a good team.\nUntil we meet again \u2013 unless I see you first \u2013 stay on your toes!\n- \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nThe box was damaged in shipping, displaying a small hole on the underside where an instance of SCP-1297-1 appears to have escaped, and is presumed still at large. A postmark on the upper face listed a date of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2049, suggesting a maximum \u0394t per SCP-1297-1 of 100 years. Subsequent tests on the packaging confirm that it remains unaffected by anomaly SCP-1297. Efforts to understand and reproduce this immunity are ongoing.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Known configurations during periods of activity include a glass-topped storage jar with metal clasp, a red ceramic pot, a wicker basket, and a small circle of stones inscribed with an unknown runic language.\n2. Although a maximum \u0394t equal to one hundred (100) years per clipping has been established, the radius of effect has no known limit and will continue to expand indefinitely so long as at least one clipping remains outside of SCP-1297.\n3. The effect includes, but is not limited to, weapons, armor, photography, fashion, language, political climate, and medicine.\n4. Intervals range from four (4) hours to four (4) years. The most common interval is approximately ninety (90) days.\n5. Number of instances ranges from two (2) to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, with a mean of twenty-seven (27) instances.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1296 | SCP-1297 | SCP-1298 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1298\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: 37 instances of SCP-1298 are contained in plastic drawers of the Level 2 Cold Storage unit of Site-\u2588\u2588. Notes are stored in a locked filing cabinet in Site-\u2588\u2588 offices. MTF Omega-8 \u201cBabysnatchers\u201d has been charged with recovery of new instances, administration of amnestics, and monitoring at-risk cases, as well as potential interception of the source.\nFollowing Incident 1298-a, long term experimentation on active instances of SCP-1298 is now strongly discouraged. SCP-1298-5 has been partially disassembled and placed in long-term cold storage pending decommission or reclassification to sapient.\nDescription: SCP-1298 refers to a group of animate simulacra of human infants, constructed of steel and plastic with rubber skin and glass eyes. Instances exhibit mobility, vocalization, awareness and reactions consistent with human infants of roughly three to six months of age, though they show no reaction to visual stimuli and are presumed to be blind. Disassembly has shown no electronic components, power sources, or complex machinery, though active instances maintain a temperature roughly analogous to human norms. Reduction of ambient temperature slows and eventually halts activity. Though instances will consume milk or soft foods, they do not produce waste and anything ingested will remain inside the predominantly hollow interior.\nInstances of SCP-1298 are delivered by unknown means to the doorsteps of chosen subjects between the hours of 3 and 5am, contained inside a woven basket and wearing a stitched one-piece wool garment and a white blanket. Accompanying each instance is an envelope containing a handwritten note. Each note is unique, containing a collection of common words interspersed with randomly selected letters. No consistent code or pattern has been found in recovered notes.\nSubjects of SCP-1298 appear to be selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria. Most subjects have been upper-middle class Caucasian couples located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States who have recently lost a child, usually their first. A statistically significant number of subjects have been featured on local news regarding this loss, which is hypothesized to be the method by which subjects are selected. Though most instances are recovered following subjects contacting local authorities, several instances had to be forcefully removed from the possession of subjects.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1297 | SCP-1298 | SCP-1299 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1299\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1299 is to be contained in a 8 x 10 x 4 m concrete cell. It is to be kept disconnected from all sources of water, regardless of its current state. The door to its containment chamber is to remain locked at all times unless Procedure F-30 is being enacted. All level-2 and above staff members on site are to carry keys to SCP-1299's containment cell. Once a month, one D-class is to enact Procedure F-30. In case of a containment breach, essential personnel are advised to move as far away as possible from the containment area, and any available female D-class are to be escorted towards the breach site by security.\nDescription: SCP-1299 is a white porcelain-over-steel freestanding bathtub, manufactured in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Corporation. It was discovered when the occupants of a house on 75 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Street in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Ohio experienced an unusually high rate of apparent suicides and murders via drowning. A news story on the anomaly brought the house to the Foundation's attention. The Foundation quickly suppressed all information regarding the crimes and secured the house in question. No anomalies were observed until one agent turned on the handle to SCP-1299, which activated despite being disconnected from the house's water supply, resulting in the agent's death. The Foundation quickly secured the bathtub and moved it to its current containment.\nWhen a living human touches one of the two handles on SCP-1299, the tub will begin filling with water. Once the tub is filled, an invisible force, designated SCP-1299-1, will pull the subject into SCP-1299 and force the subject underwater. An imprint of a pair of hands will appear around the subject's neck while they attempt to escape. Barring outside intervention, the subject will invariably drown, at which point the water will begin to drain via unknown means until the containment chamber is completely dry. The corpse may then be retrieved safely.\nIf by the 26th night of each month no living body has touched the handles or is in the room, SCP-1299-1 will manifest and leave SCP-1299, leaving a trail of wet humanoid footprints. It will seek out the nearest living human body, which it will drag back to SCP-1299 and begin to drown as normal. If the process is interrupted and the subject pulled away from SCP-1299-1, the subject's personality will undergo a complete resequencing. (For additional information, see Addendum 1299-0-1.) SCP-1299-1 is intangible and impossible to damage by any means yet tested, and does not appear on thermal imaging or X-ray scanning. For additional information see Testing Log 1299-A.\nTesting Log 1299-A:\nSubject: One (1) D-class personnel (D-985) with background in plumbing.\nConditions: D-985 instructed to attach SCP-1299 to newly constructed water pipe.\nResult: SCP-1299 began filling autonomously, and SCP-1299-1 immediately dragged D-985 into SCP-1299 to drown him. Immediately after D-985's death, footprints characteristic of SCP-1299-1 formed a trail towards and through the locked door to the containment chamber. SCP-1299-1 proceeded to grab one of the two guards stationed outside and pull him through the still-locked door into SCP-1299. Site personnel were alerted of a containment breach. SCP-1299-1 continued to seize and drown personnel until it successfully killed a female D-class, at which point SCP-1299 deactivated. The pipe was removed without further incident.\nNote: Testing of SCP-1299 to be halted until further notice. Procedure F-30 to continue as scheduled. Recommend female subjects to avoid a second containment breach. -Dr T\u2588\u2588\nAddendum 1299-0-1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2008, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the researcher who was at the time overseeing SCP-1299, attempted to alter the conditions of Procedure F-30 without proper authorization. D-1130 was introduced to the testing environment and instructed to enter the bathtub per regulation, but when SCP-1299-1 appeared, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 breached containment and attempted to pull the subject out of SCP-1299. After approximately 1 minute of struggle, subject was removed from SCP-1299, and the instance of SCP-1299-1 disappeared. D-1130 seemed extremely distressed, asking where he was and insisting that he had just been in his house. Upon further examination and interview, D-1130 referred to himself as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a female who had been killed by drowning \u2588\u2588 years ago in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, New York. Her boyfriend had been convicted of her murder, though the evidence was purely circumstantial. After gathering all available information, subject was terminated (for full logs, see Interview 1299-A). One day later, a second D-class was used in Procedure F-30 to prevent a containment breach. Experiments are currently ongoing to determine the cause and results of this secondary effect.\n\n[+]Testing Log 1299-B[+]\n\n[-]Testing Log 1299-B[-]\n\nSubject: Two D-class personnel (D-701 and 803)\nConditions: D-701 instructed to touch handle, then D-803 and D-701 both instructed to lie down in SCP-1299.\nResult: After 30 seconds SCP-1299-1 appeared and attacked both subjects simultaneously. Three guards pulled the subjects from the water. Both subjects claimed to be \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a 25-year old female whose husband killed her by drowning her in the bathtub. Each subject expressed extreme distress at the other's assertions. Both were able to recall intimate details of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's life. D-803 was terminated, and D-701 was used as a subject for Procedure F-30.\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-942)\nConditions: D-942 sent in wired to recording net attached to EEG and ordered to perform procedure F-30. Security instructed to pull subject out after five seconds.\nResult: At 1.25 seconds after SCP-1299-1's attack, D-942 briefly displayed brainwave patterns consistent with the onset of a grand-mal epileptic seizure, before almost immediately returning to that of an excited state typical of a person being drowned. SCP-1299-1 pulled recording net off subject after two seconds.\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-1074)\nConditions: D-1074 sent in to perform Procedure F-30. Security instructed to remove sample of water from SCP-1299.\nResult: F-30 enacted successfully, water sample retrieved. Sample showed no anomalous properties. Mineral concentrations and pH were found to be typical of municipal tap water from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, New York.\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-873)\nConditions: SCP-1299 filled using hose attached to external water source. D-873 positioned in containment chamber in case of SCP-1299-1 activation.\nResult: Immediately upon SCP-1299 being completely filled, SCP-1299-1 attacked D-873, initiating Procedure F-30.\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-1132)\nConditions: SCP-1299 filled with bleach supplied by hose. D-1132 positioned in containment chamber in case of SCP-1299-1 activation.\nResult: No activation of SCP-1299; no appearance of SCP-1299-1.\nSubject: One D-class personnel (D-894)\nConditions: D-894 brought in to enact procedure F-30 as scheduled.\nResult: Upon seeing SCP-1299, D-894 retreated to the far corner of the room and stayed there screaming until escorted out of the room by security personnel. See Interview 1299-B.\n\n[+]Interview 1229-A[+]\n\n[-]Interview 1299-A[-]\n\nInterviewed: Subject D-1130\nInterviewer: Dr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: Interview with D-1130 after Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 breached containment during Procedure F-30.\n<Begin Log>\nD-1130: Where\u2026 [3-second pause] Where am I?\nDr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're in a hospital, you appear to have fallen and suffered brain trauma. Now if you can focus, we need to know what your name is, and the last thing that you remember.\nD-1130: \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. But a hospital? I was just in my house. I'd decided to take a bath.\nDr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588: What was the date and time?\nD-1130: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. About \u2588:\u2588\u2588 in the afternoon.\nDr. T\u2588\u2588: Thank you. What happened next?\nD-1130: Well, I went upstairs to the bathroom and\u2026 [4-second pause] I don't \u2014 I don't know, it all happened so quick\u2026 [Subject becomes visibly distraught]\nDr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588: D-1130? What happened so quick? What was the last thing you remember?\nD-1130: Please, I need to get out of here, he's going to come, he's going to come!\n[D-1130 gets up and attempts to grab Dr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588, but is shot twice by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.]\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Subject's description was found to match the exact date and suspected time of the drowning of \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by her boyfriend.\n\n[+]Interview 1229-B[+]\n\n[-]Interview 1229-B[-]\n\nForeword: Interview with subject D-894 after subject displayed familiarity with and fear of SCP-1299.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello D-894. You seem to have previous knowledge of SCP-1299.\nD-894: You [EXPLETIVE DELETED] should blow that thing up! That god damned tub ruined my life! But nobody believes me, nobody ever [EXPLETIVE DELETED] believes me!\nDr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588: Believes you about what, D-894?\nD-894: Me and my wife had just bought a house in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and the day after I moved in, the next damn day, I hear screaming coming from upstairs. So I rush into the bathroom and see her thrashing in the tub. By the time I get to her, she's dead. So turns out the neighbor also heard the screams, and called the cops. Well guess who gets the murder charges? But\u2026 [2-second pause] You guys have the tub now. Which means you stopped it! So you can tell the world the truth, you can get me off this whole sentence!\nDr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you for your co-operation D-894. Your case will be attended to shortly.\nD-894: Thank you doctor, thank you so much, thank you, thank you!\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Subject given B-Class Amnestics, and moved back to holding facilities.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1298 | SCP-1299 | SCP-1300 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1300\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Object is to be contained within a 5m x 5m x 5m containment chamber. Access is denied to personnel below Level 3 clearance. SCP-1300 is only to be used for research purposes.\nIf consenting terminal cancer patients are used as subjects, they are to be administered Class-A amnestics upon the successful completion of the experiment (or if they choose not to participate at any point). Victims of an unsuccessful operation are to be incinerated. If the next of kin requests the deceased's body, a cover story is to be fabricated justifying the incineration of the corpse. The ashes may then be released to the next of kin.\nNo change in procedure should be required if D-Class personnel are used.\nDescription: SCP-1300 is an old dentist's chair. The chair itself is quite unremarkable; SCP-1300's anomalous properties originate from the hydraulics column underneath it, normally used to control the height of the chair. To date, all attempts to open the column have been met with failure.\nWhen a human subject settles into the chair, four mechanical arms with blunted heads emerge from the column base and hover over the body of the subject, \"scanning\" them through unknown means. Locations on the stomach and the neck appear to be preferred by SCP-1300, although the exact location widely varies between individual subjects. Upon finding a suitable location, each arm's head releases a number of surgical instruments, including lasers, needles, and tubes. The subject is administered a local anesthetic and a paralytic agent. It is unknown how SCP-1300 restocks its pharmaceuticals, but given its method of operation, the conversion of [REDACTED] the likeliest source. See Addendum 1 for more details.\nAfter the subject is immobilized, the arms create small incisions near the injection sites and insert a number of tubes inside. The tubes are guided through the subject's body to any foreign objects located within. These include transplanted organs, malign or benign tumors, lodged objects, pacemakers and deep-brain stimulators, and false teeth. It is unknown how SCP-1300 determines which objects are foreign to the subject's body. Analysis of trace substances left over by SCP-1300 reveals the presence of several types of chemical scissors (such as nucleases and ligases), which could reasonably be used to [REDACTED], singling out foreign bodies through deduction. SCP-1300 does not consider objects smaller than approximately 500 micrometers.\nUpon reaching a foreign object, SCP-1300 will pump an unknown enzyme through the tubes, dissolving the object. The resulting liquid is then drawn back through the tube into SCP-1300; the liquid appears to be inert and nontoxic. Upon removing all identified foreign objects, another fluid agent is pumped inside which repairs damaged organs, or assumes the shape and function of missing ones. [REDACTED], though no exact match has been found in any database. After finishing the process, the tubes retract, and the incisions are closed with surgical lasers. Following the completion of the operation, the arms shut and retreat inside the hydraulics column. The operation is reported to be painless, but some subjects find the paralytic agent and the sensation of the tubes inside their body to be highly unpleasant.\nWhile highly effective at treating most kinds of cancers and many kinds of physical trauma, SCP-1300 is unable to cure bacterial or viral infections. Due to its lack of object resolution below 500 micrometers, some cancerous cells may remain in a subject, leaving a chance for later re-emergence. In addition, the tissue repair and replacement technique is imperfect, sometimes resulting in malformed but partially functional organs, and rarely in malformed and dysfunctional ones. SCP-1300 will not repair organs which it has already repaired or replaced itself. Following [DATA EXPUNGED], all testing with brain-damaged subjects is prohibited.\nAddendum 1: SCP-1300 will unpredictably undergo a change in functionality (henceforth referred to as beta-state) immediately following the administration of the paralytic agent. A very small amount of modified dissolving enzyme is injected, causing a destructive chain reaction which renders internal organs into a semi-viscous substance similar to that observed during regular operation. The resulting slurry is siphoned back inside SCP-1300, replaced at approximately the same rate by a foul-smelling red liquid composed of disorganized organic molecules.\nThe paralytic agent prevents the subject from moving, speaking, or changing their facial expression; an increase in ocular, cardiac, and respiratory activity indicates that the subject is conscious of SCP-1300's activity. As the chain reaction occurs too rapidly to be stopped by any available means - invariably ending in death - and beta-state appears to be intentional and possibly essential to the device's continued operation, it is recommended that the subject be administered a dose of barbiturates to induce a coma until expiration. Depending on the subject's size, beta-state may last up to 5 minutes. In \u2588 cases, subject's body burst upon being over-filled with the beta-state biomatter.\nIt is difficult to predict when SCP-1300 will enter beta-state. Some correlation between the difficulty of the preceding operation(s) with the time until beta-state activation has been observed. In one case, following six (6) wide-spread T4 tumor operations requiring multiple organs to be repaired or replaced, SCP-1300 was presented with a dismembered subject on life support. SCP-1300 attempted to replace the missing limbs, as expected. 15 minutes into the operation, however, SCP-1300 ceased functioning. After 5 minutes, it entered beta-state and consumed the subject's organs.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1299 | SCP-1300 | SCP-1301 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1301\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1301-1 and SCP-1301-2 are to be kept inside a secured, soundproofed box inside of a secured, soundproofed chamber. Absolute silence is to be maintained at all times within the holding chamber, and personnel will not be permitted entry into the chamber without the provided noise containment suits. Prior authorization is required to handle either SCP.\nAny personnel or individuals that are contaminated by SCP-1301-1 in its active state are to be immediately contained for study, owing to SCP-1301-1's effects.\nDescription: SCP-1301-1 is a violin of crimson hue, lacking a maker's label or other obvious sign of identification. Upon analysis, it has been found that its strings are made of spider silk, and that its body is composed of a variety of different woods, primarily spruce and maple.\nSCP-1301-2 is a violin bow, constructed from pernambuco wood of a crimson hue identical to SCP-1301-1. Its ribbon is comprised of black, coarse horsehair, but in all other regards it appears to be of usual construction.\nSCP-1301-1 is extremely sensitive to certain kinds of vibrations; if jostled violently or exposed to human voices, it will enter its active state and its strings will sound audibly for 1 to 13 minutes unless otherwise muffled. Direct exposure to the sound produced during the object's active state will invariably result in contamination.\nOver the 13 hours following initial exposure, individuals contaminated by SCP-1301-1 will permanently lose their voices, and be rendered incapable of speech, singing, or whispering. An additional effect of contamination is the loss of written language. While contaminated individuals appear to readily understand written and spoken words, their own attempts to write will instead result in musical notation of varying sophistication. Providing contaminated individuals with computers or other writing aids has only resulted in incomprehensible gibberish.\nWhile held, SCP-1301-2 protects the individual holding it from SCP-1301-1's active state, though it does not reverse this state's effects. If SCP-1301-2 is used to produce vibrations from one or more of SCP-1301-1's strings, a voice singing the appropriate pitch will emerge instead. The E and A strings produce a timbre resembling female voices, and the D and G strings produce a timbre that mirrors male voices, though exceptions have been noted to occur outside of the object's anomalous state.\nWhile being operated with SCP-1301-2, SCP-1301-1 may enter its anomalous state and produce any one of a number of atypical effects, which have thus far included weeping, crying, screaming, laughing, and unintelligible whispering. The object's anomalous state never exceeds 13 seconds in length.\nSee Experiment-Log-1301 for further details.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1300 | SCP-1301 | SCP-1302 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1302\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1302-1 is to be contained in a standard beta-level storage cell at Site-\u2588\u2588. Foundation personnel are forbidden from operating SCP-1302-1 under any circumstances. Requests for cross-testing should go through SCP-1302's immediate overseer (currently Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) and must receive Level-4 approval before commencement. Instances of SCP-1302-2 have shown no anomalous properties and may be disposed of normally. Instances of SCP-1302-3 must be securely placed in Fireproof Observation Room 3842 until confirmation of Event 1302/Alpha. D-Class personnel assigned to SCP-1302 are to be exempted from standard monthly terminations, paid a nominal weekly wage by the Foundation and provided with facilities for the purchase of goods. The effects of SCP-1302 are closely tied to personal wealth and property, and testing with normal D-Class protocol would be unworkable.\nDescription: SCP-1302-1 is an \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand electronic blackjack machine, recovered from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Resort and Casino, Las Vegas on 2/2/20\u2588\u2588 after being brought to the attention of the Foundation by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Physically, SCP-1302-1 exhibits only one anomalous property: money fed into it cannot be recovered; analysis is ongoing but has yet to provide any significant results. SCP-1302-1 is otherwise indistinguishable from any machine of the same type and is entirely safe to examine in any way, so long as it is not operated in its intended manner.\nWhen SCP-1302-1 is operated, function is identical to that of any other electronic blackjack game. Dollar notes of any denomination can be inserted, and winnings recovered in the form of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Resort and Casino payout tickets (SCP-1302-2). Chemical analysis has confirmed these tickets to be identical to those issued from similar machines and no anomalous properties have been noted. They are styled SCP-1302-2 only as a result of their connection to SCP-1302-1.\nUnlike standard machines of the same type, SCP-1302-1 can be operated when the credit meter is at zero. A successful wager in these circumstances will result in the payout being transferred to the credit meter, where it can be used for further bets or withdrawn in the form of SCP-1302-2 as normal. A loss, however, causes the credit meter to fall into the negative, relative to the amount bet. Further play is possible, allowing the operator to reclaim a positive balance or fall deeper into a negative one. A negative balance can be withdrawn in the same manner as a positive one, though instead of an instance of SCP-1302-2, a black ticket will be printed with no markings but the balance withdrawn, in red, at the centre (SCP-1302-3). SCP-1302-3 is composed of an unknown material structurally resembling paper. No ink, dyes or other colouring agents have been detected on any instance of SCP-1302-3. Both the black and red sections appear chemically identical, and it is not known how the change in colouration is achieved. An instance of SCP-1302-3 is automatically produced should an operator attempt to leave the general vicinity of SCP-1302-1 while the credit meter stands at a negative value.\nWithin twenty one days of an instance of SCP-1302-3 the person it was issued to will, through events beyond their control, suffer the loss of possessions up to the value of the figure printed upon it. Losses will be experienced only by the person to whom SCP-1302-3 was originally issued regardless of its current location or ownership. When sufficient losses have been incurred SCP-1302-3 will self combust, known as \u2018Event 1302/Alpha'. All attempts to prevent this have been unsuccessful, as the fire cannot be extinguished by any normal means. An instance of SCP-1302-3 showing a figure beyond the material value of the possessions of its owner will incur Event 1302/Beta1 after exactly twenty one days. Those to whom an instance of SCP-1302-3 has been issued have experienced a variety of psychological symptoms which appear to increase in magnitude alongside the figure printed. Smaller figures generally produce mild headaches or a sense of general malaise, while in the case of larger ones severe effects have been noted; chronic insomnia, amnesia and psychosis being common. Regardless of severity, spontaneous recovery from these conditions is experienced in 100% of cases after Event 1302/Alpha. Efforts to destroy SCP-1302-3 prior to Event 1302/Alpha have proven fruitless and attempts thus far have resulted in Event 1302/Omega2 in 100% of cases. As such, intentional damage to any instance of SCP-1302-3 for any reason is strictly prohibited. Failure to adhere to this rule is punishable by termination.\nAddendum 1302-1: Test Logs\n\nLog 1302-1\nSupervisor: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nOperator: D-84394.\nProcedure: Subject provided with $10 and instructed to insert it into SCP-1302-1. Subject does as instructed. Subject reports that on-screen credit meter reads $10.00. Subject instructed to place one $5.00 bet. Subject does as instructed and reports that on-screen credit metre now reads $15.00. Subject instructed to withdraw balance. Instance of SCP-1302-2 noted. Subject instructed to leave testing area. Test concluded. SCP-1302-2 secured, noted to read $15.00 and placed in Observation Room 1133. Interview with D-84394 scheduled for one month (\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588).\nObservation: Post-test observation of D-84394 shows no abnormalities. Post-test observation of SCP-1302-2 shows no abnormalities.\n\nInterview: D-84394 reports no abnormalities.\n\nLog 1302/3\nSupervisor: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nOperator: D-16434.\nProcedure: Subject instructed to operate SCP-1302-1 until balance is negative. Subject does as instructed and reports that on-screen credit meter reads -$4 after approximately two minutes. Subject instructed to withdraw balance. Instance of SCP-1302-3 noted. Subject instructed to leave testing area. Test concluded. SCP-1302-3 secured, noted to read \u2018$4' and placed in Fireproof Observation Room 3842. Interview with D-16434 scheduled for one month (\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588).\nObservation: Post-test observation of D-16434 shows no abnormalities. Event 1302/Alpha noted at 1806hrs, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nInterview: D-16434 reports feeling slightly \u2018fluey' towards the start of the month, but otherwise nothing of significance. Complaint that the vending machine in Recreation Area 3 keeps \u2018eating his quarters' noted and passed to Maintenance Department.\n\nLog 1302-5\nSupervisor: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nOperator: D-39409.\nProcedure: Subject instructed to operate SCP-1302-1 until balance is approximately -$1500. Subject does as instructed and reports that on-screen credit meter reads -$1380 after approximately fifteen minutes. Subject instructed to withdraw balance. Instance of SCP-1302-3 noted. Subject instructed to leave testing area. Test concluded. SCP-1302-3 secured, noted to read \u2018$1380' and placed in Fireproof Observation Room 3842. Interview with D-39409 scheduled for one month (\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588).\nObservation: Post-test observation of D-39409 shows subject to be restless in bed and prone to apparently aimless walking for approximately eighteen days subsequent to interaction with SCP-1302-1. D-39409 noted to fall on eighteenth day (\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) while carrying \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand laptop from Recreation Area 3 to Sleeping Quarters 6. Laptop confirmed destroyed. Event 1302/Alpha noted at approximately the same time (2257hrs, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588).\nInterview: D-39409 reports feeling unwell and confused until recently, noting that on occasion he would \u2018forget why he was here'. Difficulty sleeping is also reported, until around the same time. When questioned about his fall, D-39409 expresses annoyance at the damage done to his laptop, but remarks that he felt \u2018amazing' afterwards and had a good night's sleep for the first time \u2018since doing that [EXPLETIVE DELETED] test'.\n\nLog 1302/8\nSupervisor: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nOperator: D-03204.\nProcedure: Subject instructed to operate SCP-1302-1 until balance is approximately -$100,000. Subject expresses annoyance and comments that \u2018that'll take [EXPLETIVE DELETED] ages'. Instructions repeated. Subject complies but requests early conclusion to test after approximately three hours and reports that on-screen credit meter reads -$95,780. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 approves this. Subject instructed to withdraw balance. Instance of SCP-1302-3 noted. Subject instructed to leave testing area. Test concluded. SCP-1302-3 secured, noted to read \u2018$95,780' and placed in Fireproof Observation Room 3842. Interview with D-03204 scheduled for one month (\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588).\nObservation: Post-test observation of D-03204 shows significant psychological breakdown. D-03204 removed from communal areas and restrained in psychiatric section of Medical Wing 12 after stabbing D-45884 with a pencil repeatedly, to the point of severe bleeding and loss of sight in one eye. D-03204 noted to be entirely incoherent following restraint. Observation feeds to Medical Wing 12 abruptly cut off at 1230hrs, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588; exactly twenty one days after test. Contact restored after five seconds. No trace of D-03204, or sign of any struggle. Medical personnel present report momentary absence of light around D-03204 while remaining able to see each other and the rest of room. Examination of Medical Wing 12 shows no traceable anomalous properties. Event 1302/Alpha noted at exactly the same time as Event 1302/Beta (1230hrs, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588).\nInterview: N/A\n\nLog 1302/11\nSupervisor: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nOperator: D-11131.\nProcedure: Subject provided with \u2588\u2588\u2588 brand lighter. Subject instructed to operate SCP-1302-1 until balance is negative. Subject does as instructed and reports that on-screen credit metre reads -$10 after approximately three minutes. Subject instructed to withdraw balance. Instance of SCP-1302-3 noted. Subject instructed to burn SCP-1302-3. Subject does as instructed. Approximately five seconds after flame touches SCP-1302-3, an entirely black sphere of three metres across appears immediately behind Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. [DATA EXPUNGED] approach D-11131, ignoring all other personnel and passing directly through all physical barriers. [DATA EXPUNGED]. D-11131 considered lost. Test concluded. SCP-1302-3 secured, noted to read \u2018$10' and placed in Fireproof Observation Room 3842.\nObservation: Event 1302/Alpha noted at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588hrs, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Trigger remains unknown.\nInterview: N/A\n\nAddendum 1302-2:\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 all testing with SCP-1302 is prohibited and all personnel reallocated - O5-\u2588.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Test Log 1302/8.\n2. See Test Log 1302/11.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1301 | SCP-1302 | SCP-1303 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1303\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1303's location is to be cordoned off with a standard security fence, cameras, and no-trespassing signs at a distance of one (1) kilometer from the entrance. A team of four (4) agents should remain on duty near SCP-1303's entrance at all times in National Park Service Ranger uniforms to intercept approaching civilians and direct them away from the site. Should containment be breached and an unauthorized individual obtain access to SCP-1303, two of the four agents should enter the site on tethers and attempt to retrieve the trespasser alive. Upon successful retrieval, Class-B amnestics should be administered and the individual relocated to a safe distance.\nDescription: SCP-1303 is a linked set of eleven (11) natural caverns, located in [REDACTED], with one known surface entrance and a series of interconnecting passages. The caverns' sizes range from ten (10) meters across to approximately thirty-seven (37) meters across, reaching a maximum depth of one hundred and twenty (120) meters below ground level. The location is host to two potentially related phenomena, designated SCP-1303-1 and SCP-1303-2, that constitute the location's anomalous properties. Through the entire period of Foundation ownership of the site, SCP-1303-1 and 1303-2 have never been observed to overlap their areas of effect.\nSCP-1303-1 is an intermittent effect that consists of the total absence of acoustic transmission within its area. It has been known to occur in every cavern connected to the SCP-1303 network, including the entrance cavern, though it exhibits no discernible pattern for manifestations. The phenomenon persists for a variable amount of time, ranging from five minutes to a record of four hours, and its boundaries never extend past those of the cavern it is currently affecting. Within SCP-1303-1's area, no sound waves of any sort can be generated or detected, regardless of whether they would be generated by a source inside the area travelling outward or vice versa. The effect extends to both mechanical devices and living subjects, though it is only known to manifest when a living subject is present. Affected mechanical devices exhibit all signs of perfect functionality except for their inability to transmit or detect sound waves. Personnel within SCP-1303-1's area of effect have persistently reported a sensation of being stalked or followed, catching glimpses of something moving out of the corner of their eye and a heightened urge to either flee or turn and confront whatever is there. In all such cases, electronic media and other personnel regularly fail to sense or detect the supposed 'stalkers', though multiple personnel within an affected area each experience such feelings independently. Due to dependency on minor echoes for balance and orientation, individuals who attempt to flee put themselves at high risk of injury.\nSCP-1303-2 is an effect similar to SCP-1303-1, though instead of actively suppressing sound waves, the phenomenon completely inhibits any production or detection of visual, infrared, or ultraviolet light. It manifests in any of the SCP-1303 caverns except for the entrance cavern, and persists for anywhere from five minutes to over nine hours. Like SCP-1303-1, it affects both living subjects and mechanical devices without otherwise impeding their operation, and only manifests when a living subject is present, though its effects remain for a variable duration after the subject has left its area of effect. From the 'outside', the phenomenon appears to be a solid, opaque black wall, though it has no physical permanence and can be crossed freely. From the 'inside', no visual input of any kind registers, regardless of the location of the source. While inside an instance of SCP-1303-2, personnel have reported hearing, over the background noise of the cavern, noises that indicate an approaching creature or object of some kind. The exact details of the sounds vary, but in all cases exhibit traits of something or someone approaching the subject at a slow, deliberate pace, and in no instance has any such sound been registered or detected by recording equipment. As with SCP-1303-1, exposure to this effect triggers an anomalously strong fight-or-flight urge in affected subjects, which can lead to significant personal injury in the rough terrain of SCP-1303.\nAddendum:\n\nInterview Log 1303-1\n\nInterview Log 1303-1\n\nInterviewed:C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, one of the civilians found outside SCP-1303.\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Foundation researcher.\nForeword: Purpose of interview was to acquire a first-hand account of SCP-1303 before its identification and containment by the Foundation, and for additional data regarding concurrent exposure to SCP-1303-1 and SCP-1303-2.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Mr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, please tell me again why you and your friends were in that cave?\nMr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Because, sir\u2026 it was supposed to be fun\u2026 we're cavers, all of us. Me, J\u2588\u2588\u2588, F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, K\u2588\u2588\u2588, card-carrying Society members - we call\u2026..called\u2026our grotto the Mole Rats. There's nothing quite like going underground, somewhere humans haven't torn up and remodeled yet. J\u2588\u2588\u2588 called everybody up last week, said he'd heard about a cave not far from here on the Society forums that we could go check out.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And you decided to go spelunking there?\nMr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Caving, sir, if you don't mind. Spelunkers are the amateurs, the newbies. Cavers know what they're doing, bring the right stuff for the job.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Caving, then.\nMr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588:\u2026Yeah. We got all our stuff together - helmet lamps, backups, even had some of those chemical glow sticks. Padded pants, brought our wetsuits along just in case, ropes and food. The sleeping bags stayed in the car, with the wetsuits, in case we needed them. J\u2588\u2588\u2588 drove us out there. It looked like a pretty ordinary cave to us, sir, set in the hillside. No one around for miles, no sign anyone had ever been there, not even hazard markings.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please continue, and describe what happened inside.\nMr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588:\u2026 Yes, sir. It was\u2026 just a cave, really. Some pretty rock formations, nothing extraordinary - no Mammoth, or Peppersauce, but a nice little place. K\u2588\u2588\u2588 found a stream coming out of the wall that led down a tunnel, must have been a few hundred feet or so into another cavern, bigger one. Had a couple of ways to go, so we flipped a coin and went right. That third cave was the biggest yet, but halfway across\u2026 (subject stops speaking, begins to look ill)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Continue, Mr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nMr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588:\u2026 sir. We were right about in the middle, when I went deaf. At least, that's what I thought happened. J\u2588\u2588\u2588 was talking to me, then stopped mid-sentence. I thought he'd seen something, so I stopped and looked at him - he was looking back at me, and neither of us could hear anything. His lips moved, but nothing came out, like one of those old-time movies. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and K\u2588\u2588\u2588 were the same way - none of us could hear anything, even each other - it was weird as [EXPLETIVE], pardon my French, sir. We were about to turn around and get out of there, when J\u2588\u2588\u2588 started and spun around, looking at the wall like he'd seen a ghost or a bear or something. Whatever it was, though, it must have gotten behind me, because I saw\u2026 something.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you describe it?\nMr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Never got a good look at it, sir. It was big, and moving, but only out of the corner of my eye, and there wasn't anything there when I turned to stare. I couldn't hear her, but F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 looked like she was screaming, looking around all over the place on the edge of panic. K\u2588\u2588\u2588 bolted back for the entrance, and it was like she was drunk - stumbling, staggering, slipping on bits of gravel. When I followed\u2026 you ever tried running when you can't hear your own footsteps, sir? It's freaky, and turns out it's really d\u2014\u2014 hard. I was sober as a churchman and tripping over myself worse than she was, and that\u2026 whatever it was\u2026 was still there, always at the corner of my eye. We made it to the tunnel, and all of a sudden I could hear again, like nothing had ever been wrong - crunching of feet on rock, everyone gasping for breath, the works, and whatever that thing had been, it was gone. K\u2588\u2588\u2588 had bruised her ankle a bit, but she could walk and we had a first aid kit in the car. We made it back to the second cavern, but then the lights went out.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The lights went out? Please clarify.\nMr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Mean just what I said, sir. Like the first time, only this time I was blind. At first, I thought my headlamp had shorted out, but I couldn't see the others' helmets either, and the glass was still hot. Sure enough, the others were blinded too - we could talk now. Couldn't have been more than fifty feet to the other side, from what I remembered - dangerous to travel in the dark, but if we took it slow and careful\u2026 but then I heard it. Maybe it was that thing from before, but it was coming up the tunnel behind us. Noises, like claws on stone - not loud, but they were getting louder, and we couldn't see a thing. J\u2588\u2588\u2588 started panting then - said he could hear someone with big, heavy boots coming up the tunnel\u2026 K\u2588\u2588\u2588 just screamed 'SNAKE' and started scrambling across towards where she thought the other side of the cavern was. J\u2588\u2588\u2588 was next, yelling and crawling after her in the dark, and I was right on his heels. That thing was in the cavern, I could hear it, and getting closer - all that was on my mind was getting away. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was behind me, at first, but then I\u2026 we all heard her scream, and that\u2026crunching. I knew it had gotten her, whatever it was, but - God, sir, all I could do was run for my life, I didn't even stop. Ran into the wall and started feeling my way along it - J\u2588\u2588\u2588 made it out first and was shouting out where the exit was for us. I swear, that thing was right behind me when I ran into J\u2588\u2588\u2588 and I could see again.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And behind you?\nMr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Blackness. Just a solid sheet of black, like someone had hung a curtain from the roof of the tunnel. The helmet lights just stopped when they hit it, but I didn't stop to check it out - we ran like rabbits through that first cave and outside.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you, Mr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The medic outside would like to examine you again now.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Mr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Mr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and Ms. M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were given Class B amnestics and returned to their homes after a brief recovery period in a local hospital. Ms. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's remains were recovered from Component 3 of SCP-1303 and autopsied; cause of death was determined to be cranial trauma caused when Ms. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 tripped and struck her head against a protruding stalagmite, despite her protective headgear. The body was returned to its family to maintain the cover story of a tragic cave-diving accident, and SCP-1303's current isolation and containment procedures were implemented. Investigation of the National Speleological Society's discussion forums revealed no trace of any post describing the location of SCP-1303.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1302 | SCP-1303 | SCP-1304 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1304\nObject Class: Euclid\nHello\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As there is no way of containing SCP-1304 itself, procedures must focus on finding, tracking, and observing all instances of SCP-1304-1. Agents embedded in the editorial departments of major publishers have been briefed on the specifics of SCP-1304 and will suppress or alter any manuscripts containing it, or which may lead to a sequel containing it. Keywords describing portions of SCP-1304 have been added to routine search protocols. In the event of publication of a work containing SCP-1304, efforts must shift immediately to finding the associated SCP-1304-1 instance.\nSix (6) instances of SCP-1304-1 are in custody at Site-17. The Foundation is currently tracking seventeen (17) instances of SCP-1304-1. No action may be taken against any instance of SCP-1304-1 without prior approval from Head Researcher Applebaum.\nCan you hear me\nDescription: SCP-1304 is a method of ritual murder which allows for the translation of a fictional character into reality. The ritual, which has no direct basis in any known culture, has a lengthy list of requirements which must be performed in a particular order, under specific circumstances.1 If the ritual is performed within a fictional narrative which is then printed by a major publishing house,2 no later than one week after the narrative's official release date, a child will be born whose life will mirror, as closely as possible, that of the character killed in the ritual. This child is an instance of SCP-1304-1. The SCP-1304-1 instances are seemingly unaware of the circumstances of their creation; those who have found or been told about their associated narrative have regarded it as a curious coincidence. For further information on how the details of the narrative character's life are translated into reality, see Addendum SCP-1304-MF below.\nI can see you but I can't touch you\nAny and all attempts to alter the life of an SCP-1304-1 instance in a way explicitly contradicting the events of the narrative have failed completely. This was extensively proven in the Foundation's experiments on SCP-1304-1-27, who is the real-world equivalent of the character Lawrence Hopkirk from the novel In Our Lives by June Marshall.3 For example, in the narrative, Hopkirk's pet dog was struck and killed by a car on his seventh birthday. On the corresponding date, Foundation agents arranged a cordon on all streets within a 3-km radius of SCP-1304-1-27's home and temporarily rendered inoperable all vehicles within a 0.5-km radius. However, despite these precautions and the presence of more than one hundred agents, a drunk driver was able to slip through the Foundation cordon, evade pursuit, and strike SCP-1304-1-27's dog in the manner described. Even something as minor as SCP-1304-1-27's daily route to work (which was carefully described in the novel) was immutable, despite extensive efforts; combinations of mechanical failure, human error, and simple coincidence prevented any changes.\nThe one deviation in the life of a SCP-1304-1 instance from their narrative equivalent is the absence of SCP-1304 itself. All known instances of SCP-1304-1 have survived past the point at which they would be killed in the SCP-1304 ritual. After this point, direct intervention in the life of an SCP-1304-1 instance is possible. Action may or may not be taken against an instance based on the recommendation of Head Researcher Applebaum and/or the O5 Council. In all cases, observation of instances is continued after the death of their narrative equivalents.\nPlease let me back in, I want to come back in\nThere are seventy-six (76) known published narratives containing SCP-1304, with an equal number of associated SCP-1304-1 instances. Of these, fifty-one (51) are deceased, six (6) are in custody at Site-17, seventeen (17) are presently being tracked by the Foundation, and the whereabouts of the remaining two (2) are unknown.\nI'm not supposed to be here\nThe Foundation has attempted to deliberately create instances of SCP-1304-1, by creating and publishing narratives containing SCP-1304 through established publishers and Foundation fronts. No attempts to date have succeeded. No further experiments along this line are planned. It is currently theorized that the author must have created the ritual for the book independently, or have been inspired by reading another book containing the ritual whose author was also independently inspired. Please contact Head Researcher Applebaum for further information regarding these attempts or to review the manuscripts published.\n\n+ Notes on SCP-1304-1 Instances\n\n- Notes on SCP-1304-1 Instances\n\nNotes on SCP-1304-1 Instances: Events and circumstances in the lives of instances of SCP-1304-1 will resemble those of their fictional counterparts as closely as possible, with allowances made for circumstances which are impossible under current real-world conditions. If the character was born in a real-world location, so will SCP-1304-1 be; if the location was fictional, SCP-1304-1 will be born in a location as similar as possible. For example, in the book Bloodlove by Savannah K. Faye, the character was born in the fictional city of Largesse, Illinois; SCP-1304-1-09 was born in the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Illinois, which had a similar population, history, and contained businesses and institutions analogous to those described in the book. In cases where the narrative takes place in a fantasy or science-fiction world, or any world largely distinct from Earth, SCP-1304-1 will be born in a culture similar to that of the character's culture and whose geography is similar to that of the character's birthplace. Other circumstances, such as the economic or social conditions of the character's family, will also be replicated closely.\nThey don't want me here, they want to hurt me\nThis pattern will continue throughout the life of SCP-1304-1: if the character's parents died when s/he was four years old, the parents of SCP-1304-1 will die at the same time. Fantasy or science-fiction events, objects, and individuals will appear in an analogous real-world form: for example, the victim in Dragonveil by Donald Armande, Jr., had a pet dragon with whom she could communicate telepathically; the associated SCP-1304-1 instance had a pet horse with which she shared a strong emotional bond.\n\n+ Experiment 1304-96\n\n- Experiment 1304-96\n\nExperiment 1304-96: In \u2588\u2588/201\u2588, Agent Sibbitt, embedded with the publisher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Press, discovered a narrative containing SCP-1304. As per protocol, she reported it to Head Researcher Applebaum. It was decided that, as the character killed would have minimal impact if \"reborn\" in the real world, and as circumstances of his birth would make him relatively easy to find,4 the Foundation would use the publication of this work to determine whether the number of readers has any effect on the outcome of the ritual.\nThe book, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, was published with a small print run. Prior to the official release date, the Foundation seized and destroyed via incineration all copies of the book.5 Three (3) days after the official release date, the SCP-1304-1 instance, later designated SCP-1304-1-63, was born with the described circumstances. It was concluded that the book's publication, not the number of readers, is the decisive factor in the creation of an SCP-1304-1 instance. Current standard procedure is to alter the narrative prior to its publication or suppress it entirely.\n\n+ Partial Character List\n\n- Partial Character List\n\nPartial Character List: Below are listed several known instances of SCP-1304-1, along with the characters they are \"based on,\" and a brief summary of relevant portions of their lives. Document 1304-P contains a complete list of known narratives; level 3 clearance is required.\n\nInstance: SCP-1304-1-01, Ephraim Montrose\nCharacter: Doctor Ephraim Montrose, from The Comedic Tragedie of Doctor Montrose (no author listed) in 16\u2588\u2588. This is the earliest known narrative containing SCP-1304. It was a narrative ballad published as a broadside, and was apparently intended to be a parody of Christopher Marlowe's The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. The titular character summons a troupe of demons to assist him in his alchemical research; these demons quickly become the focus of a cult and Montrose is unwillingly sacrificed as a \"reward\" for his bringing them to the mortal world.\nNotes: The \"real\" Dr. Montrose became a medical doctor in London of some repute who was suspected of witchcraft. He was forced to flee his home and committed suicide in 16\u2588\u2588.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, embedded in the Vatican, discovered a copy of the original broadside in the archives, along with a note detailing the curious \"coincidence\" of the real Dr. Montrose. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 suspected a potential link; her followup investigation revealed similar historical cases (see Instances SCP-1304-1-02, 03, and 04) and led to its classification as an SCP object. Further investigation pinpointed the sacrificial ritual as the source of the anomalous effects.\n\nInstance: SCP-1304-1-12, Warren James\nCharacter: Warren James, from Grave Offenses by N.J. Dickinson in 1971. James is a serial killer in the town of Dearborn, Michigan, USA. Over the course of the novel, he murders three young women in the space of two months. To prevent further killings and \"condemn his soul to Hell,\" his family members murder him via SCP-1304. However, the ritual results in James's spirit becoming a vengeful ghost and attacking his family for revenge.\nNotes: When the Foundation became aware of SCP-1304-1-12, efforts were immediately made to prevent his murders. As noted above, all efforts to alter events explicitly described in the narrative were futile; the three women were murdered precisely as described in the novel. However, the Foundation was able to prevent the deaths of seven further individuals whom SCP-1304-1-12 attempted to kill in a similar manner. At the point in SCP-1304-1-12's life when his family committed the ritual in the narrative, they instead attempted to kill him via other means. The Foundation intervened and captured SCP-1304-1-12. He is currently imprisoned in Site-17.\n\nInstance: SCP-1304-1-47, Andrzej Szczecinski\nCharacter: Andrzej Styriski, from Quantum Terror by Edward \u0141ukasi\u0144ski in 1984. Styriski is a physicist born on the planet Styris III in the year 2123. He develops a \"quantum propulsion drive\" which moves a ship through the \"quantum underverse\" to transport it across interstellar distances in the space of hours. Over the course of the novel, he is pursued and ultimately killed by a \"neo-Satanic cult\" for \"defiling\" their \"promised land.\"\nNotes: Szczecinski was born in Wroc\u0142aw, Poland.6 He earned a degree in aerospace engineering and received several patents for processes that are expected to be utilized in the next generation of high-speed jet engines. After the point of his character's death, he accepted a managerial position at BAE Systems and has not produced any original research since.\n\nInstance: SCP-1304-1-68, X\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nCharacter: X\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, from \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in 20\u2588\u2588. D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is described as \"the 21st-century Antichrist.\" From an early age, he shows signs of psychopathy, having a total lack of empathy and a talent for emotional manipulation. Over the course of the book he gains considerable political power and cultural influence. As a teenager, he becomes a charismatic preacher and hones his oratorial skills; on reaching adulthood he is elected to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Senate. He eventually leaves government, having acquired a considerable following; this audience rapidly develops into a full-blown cult which worships him as a messianic figure. Political and cultural tensions approach a breaking point; on the eve of a major speech to his followers D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is killed via SCP-1304 by a team of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Special Forces operatives. The novel ends on a cliffhanger, hinting that D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's death may lead either to the end of hostilities or a major religious uprising.\nNotes: D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was found three (3) months after his birth. He is currently under close surveillance by Foundation operatives. Research into preventing the events of the narrative from occurring is of the highest priority.\n\nPlease let me back in\n\n+ Notes from Head Researcher Applebaum\n\n- Notes from Head Researcher Applebaum\n\nAddendum from Head Researcher Applebaum:\n\nI've been working with the SCP-1304 data for over a decade, and I'm convinced we're still missing something. For starters, it's statistically unlikely for even two books with the same ritual to appear when the authors have had no contact nor read each others' books; it's statistically impossible for seventy-six such books to be published, even across the space of 500 years. They can't all be \"discovering\" the ritual independently, and yet only a handful of authors admit to having been inspired by another work. How do they know it? How is it being told to them?\nI'm not even sure that the authors themselves are important. I've interviewed every living author, and there's no pattern. Some say it came to them in a dream, some say they were inspired by a film or another story (not necessarily a story containing SCP-1304, either), but most just shrug and say it came to them like all their other ideas. We've checked early drafts of the books: sometimes the details were there from the very beginning, sometimes they were added at the last minute. One author wrote a sequel which revealed that the character hadn't been killed after all, yet the instance kept on going. We've introduced authors to their \"creations\" a half-dozen times, and their meetings have been entirely unremarkable.\nThe characters we've seen so far have been a cross-section of humanity: male, female, scholars, idiots, heroes, villains. There's no common feature among them. They know nothing about their \"past lives,\" and don't seem to care when told. No, strike that\u2014some care, some don't, some think we're lying, some think they're going mad. They show various reactions, just as if you'd told a real person that their life was something out of a story. But again, there's nothing in common.\nThe one trait they all share: after their fictional counterparts have died, they all seem to become incurious. They lose some spark, some necessary component. Their lives become greyer, their minds become duller, they lose the desire to grow. I wonder: are they reflections of their fictional counterparts, and lose their \"shine\" when they have nothing to reflect? Or are they simply empty, because they've completed their purpose? Have they finished what they came here to do, and as such, become puppets without their puppeteers?\n\nPlease\n\n+ Experiment 1304-M-01\n\n- Experiment 1304-M-01\n\nExperiment 1304-M-01: On \u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588, the Foundation attempted to recreate the SCP-1304 ritual in the real world. A routine review of D-class records had revealed that D-10188's maternal uncle was also a member of the D-class program, designated D-65990. As this is one of the requirements for a successful SCP-1304 ritual, and as the other requirements could be obtained with minimal expense, Head Researcher Applebaum was given permission by O5 command to attempt the ritual. All elements were provided and performed according to the most complete known form of the ritual, and D-10188 expired at the expected time. No anomalous effects have been noted to date.\nPlease\n\nFootnotes\n1. The ritual requires, among other things, a knife made of carved obsidian, the mutilation and flaying of specific body parts in a specific order, and the incantation of a particular set of syllables. The complete list can be found in Document SCP-1304-RX; level 4 clearance is required.\n2. All narratives to date have been published by established publishing companies, with initial print runs of at least \u2588,\u2588\u2588\u2588 copies. It is unknown which attributes, if any, of the publishing company affect the outcome of the ritual. To date, no self-published narratives, narratives published online, serialized narratives, or other such alternative forms of publication have been found containing SCP-1304.\n3. SCP-1304-1-27 was chosen because his life, as described in the book, was largely unremarkable and followed a strict routine, making him an ideal experimental subject.\n4. The character was born in a real-world city, and the exact time of his birth was given in the narrative.\n5. Official cover story rho-12, \"Severe storm damage to warehouse,\" was used.\n6. As the original author was Polish, the novel was originally published in Poland, and there is no real-world equivalent to the character's birthplace, it is assumed Szczecinski was born here due to its cultural similarities. Additionally, the character's unusual surname was replaced with a more \"normal\" name.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1303 | SCP-1304 | SCP-1305 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1305 during initial containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1305\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1305 is to be contained within a wildlife observation facility, located in Site-77. There is to be a feeding chamber and a resting chamber. Once per week, a pig or other similarly sized animal is to be released into SCP-1305's containment chamber, to feed SCP-1305. SCP-1305 will then be compelled to retreat to its resting chamber through direct application of bright light.\nFollowing this, 2 D-Class personnel are to clean the interior of the feeding chamber, observed by security personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1305 is a mammalian organism, with an ovoid body and six multi-jointed legs. It has one large, flexible jaw located on the front of body, containing a long tongue and SCP-1305's lure. It weighs approximately 150 kilograms, with a height of 2 meters, although it is known to be able to contort and compress its body to fit in spaces 1/16th of its size.\nWhen active, SCP-1305 will attempt to hide itself in a dark, enclosed area, such as a cupboard or closet. When it has hidden itself sufficiently, it may release a \"lure\" at the end of its tongue, most commonly resembling a domesticated animal such as a domestic cat1.This lure will usually display behaviors expected of the organism it is imitating, and attempt to bring human subjects to SCP-1305.\nIn most cases, when a subject approaches the lure, it will revert to the shape of a prehensile tongue, wrapping around the subject's body. SCP-1305 will then attempt to bring the subject into its mouth and consume them. The consumption usually takes between 16 to 24 hours, during which SCP-1305 will use the lure to draw in additional subjects. Testing has shown that there appears to be no limitation on the number of subjects SCP-1305 is able to consume at one time.\nAs SCP-1305 consumes additional organic matter, it will create additional lures, which it will send into the structure it inhabits. These lures will be highly audible, especially at times when human subjects are within the structure. In addition, these lures may take the form of subjects SCP-1305 has consumed, primarily taking form of subjects that its prey was familiar with. This process will continue until no prey organisms are left within the area, at which point SCP-1305 will sever itself from its added mass, and move to a new area.\nSCP-1305 was recovered from a residential home on 7/19/1953, after reports of the homeowner going missing under mysterious circumstances reached Foundation personnel in [REDACTED]. As of 8/11/1953, SCP-1305 has been classified as Euclid.\nAddendum: Document recovered with SCP-1305.\n\nHad a bad day today. Mr. Shaw was being really rude, interrupted me during my presentation. I'd been working on that thing for months, and he had to open his fat mouth to ruin it. The jerk. Rest of the day was pretty average. I think that cat is back though, because Jimmy said he heard scraping on his bedroom window. He seemed kinda spooked, but I got him to bed in about an hour.\n\nJimmy was at his Mom's house today, so I had the place to myself. The food I set out for the cat was gone, which is a good sign. Gonna put the next one closer to the door, and leave it open a crack. See if it comes in.\n\nSaw the cat today! It was on the windowsill, after I came in when Jimmy said he heard scratching.\n\nThe police say they haven't found any notes for kidnapping. God\u2026 I feel sick to my stomach. Jimmy is gone. Someone has taken my son. Please, god, let him be okay\u2026\n\nIm alone today. Jim's gone, and his fucking mother left town. I'm sure she has something to do with it. I don't care what Bannister says, he's out there somewhere. I heard the cat scratching again today.\n\nJimmy liked it a lot.\n\nI saw him today he's alive HE WAS THERE outside my window, looking in and waving.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarity between SCP-1305's mimicry behaviors, and that of instances of SCP-1513 has been noted. Investigation into the possiblity of a shared origin for both anomalies is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1304 | SCP-1305 | SCP-1306 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1306\nObject Class: Safe-doctrina\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The exact recipe for SCP-1306 is known only to Site 40's current director and two researchers of said director's choice. Currently, Site Director Adams, Researcher Evans, and Researcher Estevez are entrusted with this information. All proposed tests of SCP-1306 must be approved by one of these three individuals.\nA piece of paper detailing SCP-1306 is kept in a sealed envelope in Locker R-13 at Site 40's Low-Value Storage wing.\nAll radio programs, television programs, books, magazines, etc. that deal with the topic of birds must be screened prior to release for content pertaining to SCP-1306 before being released to the general public. Any persons found to have knowledge of SCP-1306 must be interviewed and subsequently administered Class C amnestics.\nA feeder is to remain in place outside Site 40 for purposes of testing SCP-1306. Instances of SCP-1306-1 are to be observed and all information logged. Any attempts to catch instances of SCP-1306-1 are forbidden.\nDescription: SCP-1306 is a bird food recipe calling for equal parts (by weight) sunflower seeds, peanut butter, and four ingredients not commonly found in bird food, two of which are normally poisonous to birds. Despite its ingredients, birds fed SCP-1306 do not show any signs of illness from consuming it, although SCP-1306 alone is not sufficient to meet the dietary needs of any bird.\nWhen SCP-1306 is prepared and placed in an appropriate feeder outdoors, a variety of birds will arrive at a rate of approximately two birds per hour and consume a quantity of SCP-1306. This behavior will continue until all of the prepared SCP-1306 is consumed. These birds, collectively SCP-1306-1, will appear from the nearest unobserved area. Instances of SCP-1306-1 generally display properties that would qualify them for special containment procedures under other circumstances, including significant deviations from typical avian anatomy or behavior.\nIt is hypothesized that SCP-1306-1 do not exist prior to their appearance \u2014 tests have shown them capable of emerging from closed, empty containers. No instance of SCP-1306-1 has ever been caught. Any attempts made to contain them have resulted in failure. Reasons for failure have included unexpected displays of strength or speed from the instance, and equipment failure.\nAfter consuming a small amount of SCP-1306 (relative to their body size), instances of SCP-1306-1 will retreat to the nearest unobserved area. There is currently no evidence indicating that SCP-1306-1 exist after this. It is thus considered safe to test SCP-1306 without concern that instances of SCP-1306-1 will escape into the wild.\nObservation Log 1306-81-Gamma: A sample of SCP-1306 was placed in a feeder outside Site-40 approximately 0.3 meters off the ground. The following information was collected between the hours of 14:21 and 19:30 on April 9, 1943. The feeder was refilled with SCP-1306 hourly.\n\nTime\nDescription of SCP-1306-1\nBehavior of SCP-1306-1\n\n14:29\nSimilar to an adult male specimen of Afropavo congensis (Congo Peacock) in appearance. Subject's feathers glowed blue and emitted heat. Later analysis shows that this was consistent with low levels of Cherenkov radiation.\nSubject approached the feeder, consumed a small amount of SCP-1306, and left. The ground was tested and shown to be mildly radioactive for ten minutes afterwards.\n\n14:47\nA specimen of Tyto alba (Barn Owl). Gait suggested that the subject was incapable of flight due to some injury.\nUpon reaching the base of the feeder, subject began to scratch unidentified symbols in the surrounding dirt. After four minutes, the subject's legs grew to a height of 0.4 meters. The subject then consumed a small amount of SCP-1306 and left.\n\n15:28\nA specimen of Goura scheepmakeri (Southern Crowned Pigeon). Subject was missing both legs, the majority of its bowels, and its left wing. There was no indication that the subject was alive.\nSubject floated towards the feeder through unknown means. A small amount of SCP-1306 was observed to leave the feeder and float into the subject's mouth. The subject then left in a similar manner.\n\n16:09\nA specimen of Meleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey) that had apparently been freshly coated with a large amount of red, white, and blue paint.\nSubject approached the feeder, slipping twice on small pools of paint dripping from its body. Subject consumed a small amount of SCP-1306 and left, falling three more times on the way back.\n\n16:39\nA specimen of Apteryx australis (Common Kiwi) that had no visible legs.\nSubject did not approach the feeder. Instead, what is believed to be a hollow length of bone extended from its mouth to the feeder (an estimated 3.5 meters). The subject acquired a small amount of SCP-1306 with this appendage and retracted the bone, then left.\n\n16:46\nAn adult female specimen of Struthio camelus (ostrich).\nSubject approached the feeder and turned to directly face Research Assistant Jacobs (who was not visible from its position). Subject spoke the phrase \"I bet you weren't expecting this, were you, Mikey?\" in a voice closely resembling RA Jacobs' father before consuming a small amount of SCP-1306 and leaving.\n\n17:32\nA group of bird legs corresponding to at least seven different species, reaching approximately 2 meters in length.\nSubject appeared to sprout from the ground near the feeder and extend upwards. Each leg acquired a small amount of SCP-1306 and retreated into the ground.\n\n18:07\nWhat appeared to be a juvenile golden retriever (Canis lupus familiaris) in a hummingbird costume made of construction paper.\nSubject used the costume to fly to the feeder in a manner similar to that of a hummingbird, consume a small amount of SCP-1306, and leave. How this was accomplished is unknown, as the subject did not exhibit the aerodynamic or muscular properties appropriate for this behavior.\n\nTesting was halted at this time, as the available supply of SCP-1306 had been exhausted.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1305 | SCP-1306 | SCP-1307 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1307 before recovery in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Colorado.\n\nItem #: SCP-1307\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1307 is to be kept in a standard hazardous-object containment storage at Site-19. No pencils shall be stored or brought within 6 metres of the object. Under no circumstances outside of testing should a pencil be placed in the hole on the front of SCP-1307, unplugged or otherwise.\nDescription: SCP-1307 is a standard black electric sharpener with a standard size receiving hole and a loading bay underneath designed to catch pencil shavings. On its back is a standard electric cord which appears to be functionless; SCP-1307 will still activate whether or not it is unplugged.\nSCP-1307 is activated in a similar manner to a conventional electric pencil sharpener, by inserting a standard sized pencil into the hole on the front. The effect will not be activated by pens, pencil-shaped steel rods, or [REDACTED]. Note that this effect will be activated by mechanical pencils.\nUpon an individual inserting a pencil into SCP-1307, the subject will find themselves unable to remove their hands from the pencil. All attempts to pry the hand from the pencil will fail, and the only way to remove the individual from contact is amputation of the hand. While SCP-1307 is active, it adheres itself to the surface on which it is located and will not move. Additionally, the pencil becomes completely unbreakable. Once the pencil has sharpened down to the point where the individual's hand is located, SCP-1307 will continue to draw the pencil in, enlarging the hole as far as needed to take in the hand of the subject. As the subject's hand is drawn in, it is \"sharpened\" along with the pencil, shredding the limb in the process.\nSCP-1307, through the course of several tests, has demonstrated the ability to tear through a full human body in the course of about 4 hours. Despite severe blood loss, subjects are kept alive until the brain is destroyed by SCP-1307, at which point the subject's vital functions cease. SCP-1307 then continues to take in the rest of the body and shred the entirety of the corpse. Afterwards, the only blood that is left in the area is any that did not land in the vicinity of SCP-1307. Any blood spilled on, inside, or near SCP-1307 seemingly vanishes, along with the rest of the subject's body. Attempts to send trackers through with the subject have proven fruitless, as the trackers are shredded along with the individual.\nSCP-1307 was recovered at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Elementary in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Colorado.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1306 | SCP-1307 | SCP-1308 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1308\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1308 is to be held in a modified standard enclosure on Bio Research Site-21, such that the door mechanism, the main ventilation mechanism, and any apertures wider than 25 mm in two perpendicular directions are to be covered with a steel mesh coated with a tin layer at least 0.08 mm thick.\nAny personnel entering the enclosure are to wear Level B Hazardous Materials protective equipment, modified by attaching strips of tin foil no smaller than 100 X 25 mm to the surface, no further than 50 mm apart. To ensure personal safety in case of damage to the suit, a layer of tin foil protecting the head and neck is to be worn under specified protective clothing while inside the enclosure, or during times of significant risk of an SCP-1308 containment breach.\nNote: Aluminium foil is not an acceptable substitute for tin in this case. - Researcher Eisenberg\nAll personnel entering the enclosure are to be equipped with a standard-issue electroshock weapon. Personnel are to be reminded that due to lack of discernible vital organs, gunfire is of limited effectiveness against instances of SCP-1308. For longer incapacitation for capture or research, portable pressurized sprayer units with chloroform solution are to be used; these are to be issued to any Level 1 personnel with SCP-1308 clearance that have undergone appropriate training.\nThe enclosure of SCP-1308 is to be kept at a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, and a relative humidity of 47%. Once per ten days, one human cadaver within 4 hours of exitus one live pig of mass cca. 50 kg per specimen is to be introduced into SCP-1308's enclosure. Two days after each feeding, the cell is to be cleaned of residue. No more than three instances of SCP-1308 are to be stored in a single enclosure.\nNewly captured SCP-1308 specimens are to be examined for deviations in body makeup and classified as per Document-1308-C, implanted with a positioning and identification chip and internated in an enclosure as appropriate.\nDescription: SCP-1308 refers to several instances of an organism resembling an ambulatory sheet of human skin of cca. 1 x 3 m size,1 capable of flotation through currently unknown means.2 The upper surface of SCP-1308 specimens resembles human skin, including features such as body hair, birthmarks and occasional patches of keratin. The lower surface is smooth, and contains a number of modified sweat glands, capable of excretion of SCP-1308-1, a translucent yellow liquid of composition resembling blood plasma.\nBelow the skin, SCP-1308 contains two layers of perpendicularly oriented muscular fibers, an adipose layer, and occasional segments of reinforcing cartilage. The tissues of SCP-1308 contain a large number of capillaries leading from the surfaces, apparently responsible for gas exchange, towards the central mass - the blood circulation is ensured by means of a pattern of involuntary muscle contractions. Large scale muscular contractions are used as a means of propulsion, and the musculature of SCP-1308 has been shown capable of exerting forces upwards of 600 N. SCP-1308 has a decentralized nervous system composed of a grid of ganglia cca. 5 mm diameter, irregularly located with a density of cca. 25 per sq. m, connected by axon strands.\nDNA testing on cells harvested from SCP-1308 instances confirms them to be human in origin.\nSCP-1308 appears to be sentient, and seems to prefer secluded areas such as abandoned buildings, the vicinity of waste disposal facilities, or maintenance facilities, however a single specimen [REDACTED]. When inactive, SCP-1308 will usually adhere to a wall or another structure, seemingly preferring heights of ~2.5 m and above.\nThrough specific patterns of muscular contractions, combined with the folding of its body, SCP-1308 is capable of emitting melodic sounds, as well as replicating sounds from the environment (including human speech) with varying intensity.3 This property plays a role in luring potential victims; however SCP-1308 specimens tend to vocalise at apparently random times, even during or after feeding.\nIf a human being approaches an SCP-1308 instance, it will attempt to envelop and restrain them, and force a significant part of its surface under their clothing, such that it is in contact with bare skin. Subsequently the glands on the surface of SCP-1308 will excrete SCP-1308-1.\nSCP-1308-1 rapidly penetrates human skin, and within three minutes of application, causes permanent dissociation of intercellular bonds in animal tissues up to a depth of cca. 1 mm.4. Once this has taken place, SCP-1308 will proceed to slowly absorb the tissue and reintegrate it into its body mass through unknown means, a process which has been observed to take between 3-7 hours.\nOnce the absorption is complete, SCP-1308 will release its victim and float away. Archival records and testing have shown encounters with SCP-1308 to have a survival rate of roughly 80%, out of which most deaths were caused by secondary infections following large-scale skin loss, suffocation or circulatory failure due to constriction, or shock. Thorough cleaning of the wounds using physiologic solution, followed by prophylactic levomycetin treatment have been shown to aid recovery. If large-scale areas are affected, skin grafting is recommended.\nSCP-1308 instances show intense reluctance of coming into contact with metallic tin and certain tin compounds - the cause seems related to SCP-1308-1 being an effective catalyst in the process of tin oxidation.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1308 first came to attention of the Foundation in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Hungary on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1995, following the hospitalisation of J\u00e1nos B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a maintenance employee at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 heat plant. Following his interview by a hospital psychiatrist, and the unusual nature of his injuries, a Foundation liaison interviewed him posing as a Ministry of Agriculture special committee worker. (see Addendum 1308-1 for interview). A plan of approach was drafted based on his testimony, and an instance of SCP-1308 was successfully captured in the maintenance tunnels. J.B. was treated with amnestics, and the hospital records were altered to record the injury as self-inflicted, following a psychotic episode.\nTo date, five more instances have been contained.\nAddendum 1308-1:\n\nInterviewed: J\u00e1nos B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (subsequently J.B.), maintenance employee of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 heat plant.\nInterviewer: Researcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, posing as a member of special committee of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture.\nForeword: J.B. was brought to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 state hospital by his colleague, B\u00e9la B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who found him in one of the maintenance rooms. He was hospitalised immediately due to a head injury, extensive loss of skin tissue on his back, chest, and right arm, infection, and fever. Upon admission, his blood alcohol content was cca. 0.5 promile. J.B.'s claims of being assaulted by a \"skin bed sheet\" - coupled with the unusual nature of his injuries - prompted Foundation investigation.\n<Begin Log>\nJ.B.: B\u00e9la? Brought in the bottle? Pass it! Before the doctor comes!\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Excuse me. Doctor Istv\u00e1n Varga, trustee of the ministry of Agriculture-\nJ.B.: Be\u2026 Doctor? Agriculture\u2026 Do I look like a bull?\u2026 Sorry, it was a joke \u2014 who are you looking for?\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You are some J\u00e1nos B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, born \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1965 in Szeged?\nJ.B.: Yeah, that's me\u2026 but\u2026 what the hell\u2026 Sorry, I-\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm here because of what you told the doctor when they took you in. See-\nJ.B.: Really? Fuck\u2026 He was saying he'll give me a calming shot\u2026 so\u2026 but agriculture?\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Your case isn't the first, Mr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. What you encountered appears to be an invasive species of constrictor snake, accidentally imported from Uzbekistan. We just need to confirm some details before it can be properly reported and dealt with.\nJ.B.: Snake? It looked nothing like a fucking snake\u2026 It was\u2026 I dunno\u2026 Like a skin\u2026 Live skin, like on my arm. Hell, it even had hair. And it was flying.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It can float for short distances. It's a relatively rare species, it just has better living conditions under our geography. A lot like rabbits in Australia. But regardless. Your colleague told us he found you lying in the maintenance hall. Can you tell me what happened?\nJ.B.: It was Tuesday, I think. I was doing two shifts, one for Gergely. Happened about an hour through the second one\u2026 Not sure. I went to take a leak, then\u2026 What did I\u2026 Right. See, I heard\u2026 I thought I heard the radio. Thought B\u00e9la left it on or something, and I didn't notice before\u2026 Fuck, I thought, he's gonna waste all the battery. So I went to look for it. Thought I heard it from one of the storage rooms\u2026 I thought\u2026 See, we went there for a smoke sometimes. It was odd, too. Sounded like\u2026 I think I heard it once on television, in some movie.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Possible. Carry on, what happened when you entered?\nJ.B.: I went in\u2026 Wait, no. I ran in\u2026 See, I was walking through the hall, and suddenly the music stopped, and I thought I heard a voice\u2026 So I grabbed a wrench, and ran in, see\u2026 We had a trespasser before\u2026 the gate guard is rather old, and he likes the bottle. We've had a few problems with him.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What problem?\nJ.B.: Hobos, the fucks. Fuck them. Like, through winter, but all the time, some'd sneak in to sleep and make a fucking mess.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So you went in. What happened?\nJ.B.: At first, nothing. I opened the door, nobody there. Went in, then\u2026 fuck. I heard the\u2026 shriek from behind and above me. I turned, and this\u2026 thing. Like I said\u2026 Like a carpet or bed sheet\u2026 But it was floating in air, curled up, like\u2026 A bit of it was like a tube, and\u2026 It\u2026 The music started again. And it went at me\u2026 fast, like a cat running. I froze\u2026 Then got my shit together, tried to hit it with the wrench. Didn't help.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did the hit damage it any?\nJ.B.: Oh, that\u2026 that it did. See, I got a pretty strong arm\u2026 the wrench tore a hole in it. Sprayed something out, too. But it didn't care. See, the thing sort of flexed around my arm. And then it went up\u2026 it was warm and it felt like being licked by a dog, but it held my arm really tight. I tried to yank it out but I fell\u2026 Then, the thing began sliding up, and up my sleeve. Like I said, it looked like skin, with hair. I think I saw a head or some such, but I don't know\u2026 Then it wrapped around what it could, tore through my shirt. Didn't make with the belt, fuck - thank to Virgin Mary - hell. Because then, see\u2026 Once it had me wrapped tight, it began doing something, it started slow, but then it burned like when you're chopping fefferons and touch your eye or dick or some\u2026 fuck. And it wouldn't let go\u2026 I tried to move, got it to budge a bit, but it wrapped again, tighter. And it\u2026 I think a part of it was humming again, but might be just my head. Hell, I don't remember how long I was there.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What do you recall next?\nJ.B. When it finally let me go, floated up, off, quite quick. I tried getting up, I was\u2026 my legs, arms, all fell asleep. Took me ages to just get moving again\u2026 I ran to the main maintenance hall, wanted to get the telephone, call someone\u2026 I\u2026 I think I tripped or something. The next thing I recall was B\u00e9la swearing and slapping me\u2026 must have been his shift or what. He took me to the hospital, thought I hurt my head talking about this.\nResearcher F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That'll be all, thank you. Please, take this pill - it's an antivenin. The poison of this snake species is rather subversive - causes hallucinations at first, and if left untreated, liver damage after a few days.\nJ.B.: Thanks\u2026 fuck, the doctors didn't know about that.\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: J.B. was administered Class-A amnestics, the injury being explained to him as steam burns following a boiler accident. The hospital staff were informed his injuries were self-inflicted and they, as well as his testimony, resulted from delusions of his own skin attacking him.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The size of the captured specimens varies within 15% of a set limit, with the exception of one instance which is only 1.8 x 0.9 m in size. Thickness has been shown to vary throughout each specimen between 2-50 mm depending on presence of additional organs, or subcutaneous fat deposits.\n2. Examination has shown the presence of several cavities filled with hydrogen gas roughly 20 x 150 x 5 mm in size at roughly 200 mm spacing in the captive specimens, however, the volume of hydrogen gas present isn't sufficient to explain the low density of SCP-1308, and current hypotheses consider these to be vibration-sensing organs.\n3. It is suspected the shaped keratinous platelets on the surface play a significant role in such emissions by acting as vibration nodes.\n4. The lower surface of SCP-1308 has been shown to be resistant to this effect, while the upper is not.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1307 | SCP-1308 | SCP-1309 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1309\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site 24 has been constructed seven kilometers east of SCP-1309 for purposes of observation and record keeping. Any non-authorized individuals found approaching either area are to be detained, questioned, and administered Class-B amnestics prior to their release.\nSCP-1309 is to be continuously monitored for any irregular activity, including spatial anomalies or behavior of its inhabitants. Interaction with the inhabitants of SCP-1309 outside of authorized testing and interviews is to be kept to a minimum. Inhabitants showing continuous or otherwise invasive interest in Foundation personnel or objectives are to be administered Class-B amnestics. Because the mechanics of SCP-1309's anomalous properties are not yet fully understood, personnel are forbidden from spending more than twelve consecutive hours within SCP-1309.\nDescription: SCP-1309 is the town of Kleinberg, located in Dewey County, South Dakota, although inhabitants claim they are located within Armstrong County.1 SCP-1309 has a population of approximately 2,300. The town's inhabitants are of amicable disposition, and are generally receptive to questions from Foundation personnel. Biological analyses show no abnormalities within the inhabitants.\nSCP-1309 is effectively locked in a recursive period of time within the 1920's. Long-term observation has determined that events do not repeat with each cycle, and inhabitants retain all memories and experiences between cycles. Analysis of on-site records, coupled with interviews, have determined that the period of time is 3,289 days long, extending from February 5th, 1920 to August 19th, 1928. No discernible spatial or temporal anomalies are detectable when the cycle resets. The inhabitants of the town live and age as would be expected, and both deaths and births have been observed.\nAs of writing, the only constant events in each cycle are the inhabitants' perceptions of time, and all outside news received in SCP-1309 via radio broadcasts or newspapers. Newspapers and radio broadcasts received in SCP-1309 are consistent with documentation from that time period, and repeat on the correct dates. Assuming that the anomaly first took effect in accordance with the actual August 19th, 1928, SCP-1309 has experienced this eight-year cycle approximately ten times.\nSCP-1309 is largely self-sufficient. However, supplies that are rare or otherwise difficult to produce or obtain locally are delivered by a truck that materializes at the edge of SCP-1309, and upon delivering supplies, dematerializes at the opposite edge. Commonly delivered supplies include non-local newspapers, brand-name products and food, and certain raw materials. Interrogation of the drivers has determined that they have no awareness of any anomalous properties.\nObservation has determined that if an inhabitant of SCP-1309 attempts to leave SCP-1309, they will dematerialize at the edge of the town, and immediately materialize on the opposite side. Questioning has found that inhabitants who disappear and reappear in this fashion believe they have just returned from an extended vacation. However, SCP-1309's inhabitants typically show no desire to venture outside of their town, often stating they are content with life in their town. Inhabitants show no awareness of anomalous properties, even when explicitly brought to their attention. See attached documentation for more detail.\n\nSCP-1309 Interview Log\n\nSCP-1309 Interview Log\n\nInterviewer: Researcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewed: George \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nNote: The interview was conducted at the beginning of a new cycle\n<Begin Log>\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good morning, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Morning, ma'am.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'd like to ask you a few questions, if that's alright?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's no trouble at all. This for the papers or something?\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes, just a simple survey. Now, can I ask how old you are?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I am twenty-nine years old.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And your birth date?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: March 15th, 1922.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you. Just for the record, what is today's date?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: February 5th.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And the year? It seems to have slipped my mind.\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Funny thing to lose track of. It's 1920.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you. Now, what was yesterday's date?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It was August 19th, 1928. What exactly is this about?\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Bear with me, this is just routine. Now, if you're able, could you name the last seven Presidents of the United States?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Is this some sort of history quiz? My memory isn't perfect, but I'm pretty sure it would be Wilson, Harding, then Harding died in office, so Coolidge took over, then Wilson, Harding, but he died two years into his term, Coolidge, and right now we have President Woodrow Wilson.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, does anything you have told me strike you as odd?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No, why would it?\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You told me that your birthday is March 15th, 1922, and that today's date is February 5th, 1920, correct? And that the same three men have served as President for the last seven terms.\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I did say that. What are you getting at?\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Think it through, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. You believe that it is 1920. That is a full two years before you say you were even born.\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Right.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Furthermore, you said that yesterday it was 1928. Do you believe eight years have suddenly disappeared?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Are you sure you're not confused?\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you know when your parents married, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: They married in 1924.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Which is four years from now.\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's correct.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That isn't at all strange to you?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No ma'am.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Alright. Tell me, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, how do you like living in your town?\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's perfect. I'd never want to be anywhere but here and now.\nResearcher Laura \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you very much Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, I believe we're done here.\nGeorge \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're welcome, I guess. Not sure what you got from this.\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum 1309-A\nA thorough survey of on-site historical records has revealed that the inhabitants of SCP-1309 have diverged from the sociopolitical norms of the 1920s on more than one occasion. Some significant events are documented below. Due to the disorganized and repetitive nature of SCP-1309's available records, it is difficult to tell when events took place in regards to actual dates. However, a tentative order of events has been established.\n\nSCP-1309 Event Log\n\nSCP-1309 Event Log\n\nPerceived dates within SCP-1309: June 1927 through May 1923\nDescription: A significant portion of SCP-1309's population began advocating for the civil rights of African-Americans. This movement does not have any discernible catalyst. This movement carried on for approximately six years.\nNotes: Race relations within SCP-1309 do not currently appear to be significantly different from what would be expected of 1920s North America.\nPerceived dates within SCP-1309: October 1921 through April 1923\nDescription: Inhabitants of SCP-1309 began staging regular protests in front of the city hall, demanding that Warren G. Harding repeal the \"recently passed\" 19th Amendment. Analysis has determined that, in actual time, Dwight D. Eisenhower was standing President.\nNotes: South Dakota granted constitutional suffrage to women in 1917, three years prior to the passing of the 19th Amendment.\nPerceived dates within SCP-1309: May 1922 through January 1922\nDescription: Strong push for an increase in funding for science and education. Many inhabitants claimed it might be possible to get to the moon by 1934.\nNote: No known catalyst. Analysis of available records have determined that this movement persisted for two full cycles, approximately 16 years.\nPerceived dates within SCP-1309: March 1925 through December 1927\nDescription: Large movement favoring the legality of homosexual marriage. Population as a whole appeared to be more open to homosexuality.\nNotes: The catalyst for this movement appears to have been a romance between two well-known male inhabitants of SCP-1309. Both men are now deceased.\nPerceived dates within SCP-1309: April 1925 through September 1924\nDescription: A majority of the inhabitants of SCP-1309 began outing and ostracizing homosexuals within the town. Protests are held demanding that homosexuality be \"purged from our town.\"\nNotes: It is currently unknown whether this event took place before or after the population's push for marriage equality.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Armstrong County was annexed into Dewey County in 1952\n\n\u00ab SCP-1308 | SCP-1309 | SCP-1310 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1310\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The building containing SCP-1310 has been designated Site \u2588\u2588\u2588. It is to have the appearance of being condemned and awaiting demolition. The door leading to SCP-1310 is to be opened for at least 20 out of 24 hours per day, in order to minimize possibility of generation events. All specimens emerging from SCP-1310 are to be detained for questioning. Following the questioning session, all specimens of SCP-1310-A,-B and -C are to be treated with protocol England-1310-84.\nDescription: SCP-1310 is the designation for examination room 10 at the former \"[REDACTED] Pediatrics\" center located on the campus of the [REDACTED] Medical Center in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Ohio. SCP-1310 has the dimensions of 5m x 3m x 5m. The room is designed for simple medical examinations of individuals under 18 years of age, and is decorated with an animal-themed mural on the western wall. It has all the typical apparatuses of a mundane medical examination room, such as a case for syringe disposal, a sink, a supply of gauze and tongue depressors, and an examination table.\nSCP-1310 enters an active state when the door to the room is closed for, on average, a span of 5 minutes and 43 seconds. After that time has passed, at least one human being will emerge from SCP-1310, having been generated within the room's confines. The process by which the generation is done is not understood, and attempts to record the inside of the SCP-1310 during the generation process have resulted in failure of all electronic equipment.\nThe generated humans will fall under three specific categories: one under the age of 18 (hereafter designated SCP-1310-A) and one which the first specimen will usually treat as its parent or guardian (SCP-1310-B). In some cases, a third specimen (SCP-1310-C) will be generated, identifying itself as a doctor or nurse employed at [REDACTED] Pediatrics. These subjects will have memories that correspond to actual people and locations in the town of [REDACTED] and surrounding areas; however, these memories are fabricated. No records of any instances of SCP-1310-A and -B have been found as of the date of writing [\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-20\u2588\u2588], despite items such as social security cards and drivers licenses being found on several of the specimens.\nAddendum 1310-01: Following the acquisition of SCP-1310, instances of SCP-1310-A, -B and -C ceased appearing for a 4 month period. Believing there to be a link between the status of the [REDACTED] Pediatrics facility and the appearance of SCP-1310-A and -B, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the researcher overseeing containment of SCP-1310, ordered the clinic be re-opened and operated as normal for a period of three months. During that time, \u2588\u2588 new instances of SCP-1310-A appeared, with the same number of SCP-1310-B. \u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1310-C were generated as well. See Document 1310-02 for details.\nDocument 1310-02: I knew I was on to something! If we let patients into the clinic, SCP-1310 outputs new instances of SCP-1310-A and -B. I have formulated a theory that SCP-1310 exists simultaneously in at least two, if not more, universes. When the door to SCP-1310 is closed in both the opposing universe(s) and in this one, then SCP-1310 re-routes the people within the room to this universe. The only discernible difference between our universe and theirs is that instances of SCP-1310-A and -B do not exist in our universe; request testing to see if inter-universal travel is possible using SCP-1310; if so, then perhaps we could get into contact with the other universe's Foundation! -Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's request has been approved. Testing is scheduled to begin7-26-200\u2588 12-1-200\u2588 3-12-200\u2588 [Edit 7-5-200\u2588] : It has been almost a year since Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has requested testing with SCP-1310, but has not been able to test, as D-Class have not been requisitioned to him for testing. This issue is to be remedied ASAP. [Final Edit: 7-12-200\u2588] Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has canceled testing, citing a lack of test subjects.- O5-\u2588\nIncident 1310-B-31: On 5/20/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1310 was opened for cleaning, and a single specimen of SCP-1310-B was found inside, with no accompanying SCP-1310-A or -C. SCP-1310-B-31 identified himself as Charles Freedman and stated that he had been an employee of the Foundation for the past five years. SCP-1310-B-31 was taken into custody, and interviewed. The following is a transcript of this interview:\n\n>Begin Log<\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You said that you worked for the Foundation. Why should we-\nSCP-1310-B-31: I didn't just work for the Foundation. I was your research assistant. You went on for hours about your bullcrap theories about it.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How fortuitous. And, if you were my research assistant in this other universe, what, pray tell, were you doing inside of SCP-1310?\nSCP-1310-B-31: You asked- no, you told me to go in there. Then the door shut, and when I came out, nobody remembered who I was.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Because you do not exist in this universe. Now, you claim to have a girlfriend named-\nSCP-1310-B-31: Oh my god. SCP-1310-B-31 sighs loudly.Get your head out of your ass, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Excuse me?\nSCP-1310-B-31: Ever hear of Occam's Razor? What's a simpler explanation: the room porting people over from other universes at complete random? Or people from this universe going into 1310 and entirely erasing people from this timeline?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Don't be absurd. All the evidence suggests-\nSCP-1310-B-31: Chew on this for a second, then. You remember all the times you were going to test it on humans? See if they could go into other universes? How the tests never happened? What if they did happen, and nobody remembers it, because that's now how SCP-1310 works?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I think we're done here.\nSCP-1310-B-31: No, we aren't. And one last thing: I know about all the specimens emerging from 1310 that you never reported. There must've been, what, 12 of them? Maybe more? All in D-Class Uniforms.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Guard, escort him out.\nSCP-1310-B-31: (sounds of struggling) Listen to me! You hid data! SCP-1310-B-31 directly addresses the microphone. I have proof! Listen to me!\n(At this point, SCP-1310-B-31 was sedated and escorted out of the room)\n<End Log>\n\nWhile I will admit that he did have some valid information on the Foundation, there is no evidence to suggest that I hid evidence. In the other universe, perhaps, but in baseline, there is no reason for me to hide evidence. What would I gain from it?\nHopefully, we can get protocol England-1310-84 over with and make sure he never tries to bother us again.- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nIn a follow-up interview conducted by Foundation security at Site-\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1310-B-31 directed staff to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's office, where a file containing photographs of unknown SCP-1310-B subjects was located, along with several notes regarding the alleged missing data. All SCP-1310-B subjects were wearing D-Class uniforms.\nDue to the gross incompetence displayed by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 regarding SCP-1310, his employment has been terminated as of 4/20/20\u2588\u2588. Containment Procedures will be updated by the Antimemetics Division in accordance with the findings presented by SCP-1310-B-31.- O5-\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1309 | SCP-1310 | SCP-1311 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1311\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All stationed personnel currently assigned to SCP-1311 are to monitor all local homicide police reports for evidence of SCP-1311 outbreaks. Instances of SCP-1311's pattern being positively identified should be reported immediately. Any witnesses of positively identified SCP-1311 outbreaks are to be given Class-C Amnestics and have their accounts to local authorities modified as necessary. In extreme cases, Class-A Amnestics and relocation are permissible.\n\nUpdate as of June 7, 201\u2588: For the purposes of observation and further study, all Foundation personnel currently assigned to SCP-1311 are tasked with the recovery of an individual suffering the condition that has not yet self amputated. In instances where recovery is not viable, video or photographic evidence is also acceptable. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nDescription: SCP-1311 initially manifests as a case of sudden, severe body integrity disorder\u2014the belief that part of an individual's body is not actually theirs\u2014in people with no previously recorded history of such a condition. In most instances, SCP-1311 affects the perception of one's hands or feet, though in some cases, fingers, ears, eyes, teeth or even organs have also been subject to the condition. SCP-1311 was previously regarded as mere coincidence, but the repeated instances of SCP-1311's more anomalous aspects led Foundation operatives to require additional research, which in turn caused its final classification.\nAs with most cases of acute body integrity disorder, the majority of subjects infected with SCP-1311 have attempted to self-amputate or remove the affected part of the body themselves, resulting in their death. In the cases where a minor part of the body is targeted and successfully amputated, all sufferers have expressed a profound feeling of relief at its removal. No survivors of major removals have currently been recovered.\nFurther research was first suggested when Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 noted that, in all cases where an infected individual was successful in removing the afflicted part of their body, that part of the body was never located. Survivors of the condition universally claimed to have \u201cnot noticed\u201d or to \u201chave forgotten\u201d what happened to the body part after removal, though they continue to express happiness that it is gone. No removals have yet been observed or recorded by Foundation personnel.\nMost often, outbreaks of SCP-1311 are discovered after the fact by tracking murder cases involving limb amputation or dismemberment, usually classified as such due to the missing body parts. To date, at least forty-three (43) outbreaks have been recorded around the world, with only the outbreak in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 happening at the same location more than once.\nOutbreaks of SCP-1311 always happen in groups of four individuals. There is no identified source for SCP-1311 outbreaks, though those suffering from the condition always have some link between them. While most individuals possess a solid connection, such as working in the same office or having the same doctors, other outbreaks have possessed links as tenuous as:\n\nEating the same meal for lunch (at different locations);\nBeing treated for nail biting;\nHaving been a member of the same online community, [REDACTED] (said community is now being monitored, due to its connection to SCP-1311 correlating to a significant increase in the site's popularity);\nBeing allergic to apples;\nBeing the child of a pancreatic cancer survivor;\nHaving sex with the same woman (the woman showed no signs of the condition herself, though she is currently in custody for observation and further testing);\nSimultaneously reading the same book, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nThe extremely questionable relations between the groups were initially noted as reaching too far by officials, but these are the only currently documented links.\nThe full list of currently missing body parts currently includes:\n\nSixteen arms (hands intact).\nTwelve legs (feet intact).\nThirty-six hands.\nSeventy-two teeth, including canines, incisors, and molars in various quantities.\nFour sets of genitals, both genders.1\nTwelve kidneys.\nFour lungs.\nEight spleens.\nThree livers.2\n\nAddendum SCP-1311-1:\nAfter the recovery of SCP-1993 in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, research was conducted in an effort to discover a link between SCP-1311 and SCP-1993. Currently, all SCP-1311 survivors tested have shown no sign of the SCP-1993 compulsion. Research is ongoing.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Interestingly, these sets came from two separate instances, the first being three males and one female and the other of one male and three females.\n2. The final victim is still unlocated; however, efforts are ongoing as of \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u258813. Currently, researchers theorize that the victim is most likely French speaking Quebecois with links to Quebec independence groups, though this is unconfirmed.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1310 | SCP-1311 | SCP-1312 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1312\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1312 is to be contained behind a perimeter of electrical fencing two (2) meters in height. All potential exits from SCP-1312 are to be kept under guard at all times. Any entities attempting to leave SCP-1312 are to be subdued and taken into containment immediately. No objects or individuals are to enter SCP-1312 without specific authorization.\nAny testing of SCP-1312 must be approved by at least three (3) members of Level 3 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1312 is the designation given to the unfinished Site 41, which experienced an incident seven (7) months into construction in which the entire site relocated three (3) kilometers north. All staff present within SCP-1312 at the time are presumed killed or in such a state that they are to be considered lost.\nSCP-1312 is home to a large number of humanoid entities1, all of which resemble featureless human beings of solid coloration. These entities show limited intelligence and are docile until they become aware of the presence of an object or organism foreign to SCP-1312. At this point, they will take the object or organism and contain it utilizing the facilities already present in SCP-1312. In cases where the foreign presence is an organism, they will subdue it first by rendering it unable to move or unconscious. These humanoid entities are divided into three separate types:\n\nSCP-1312-1: Humanoid entities of a solid white color. SCP-1312-1 will engage in acts which are assumed to be attempted experimentation with objects or individuals which have been captured. They will typically not approach captured objects themselves, instead directing SCP-1312-3 instances via a series of clicking and groaning noises. SCP-1312-1 also appear to write documentation regarding objects or individuals they have captured. (See Recovered Documents 1312-1.)\n\nSCP-1312-2: Humanoid entities of a solid black color. SCP-1312-2 appear to be in charge of the capture and subduing of foreign objects and individuals. They are capable of speech, but this appears to be limited to the shouting of 'containment breach' when they sight a foreign presence in SCP-1312.\n\nSCP-1312-3: Humanoid entities of a solid orange color. SCP-1312-3 are directed by SCP-1312-1 in experimentation involving objects foreign to SCP-1312. They will usually follow SCP-1312-1 instances throughout SCP-1312 in large crowds. SCP-1312-3 appear incapable of independent thought and will not act unless prompted by SCP-1312-1.\n\nRecovered Documentation 1312-1\n\nHide\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, a small expedition was attempted into SCP-1312, the humanoid entities having been distracted by the placement of several objects in SCP-1312 shortly before. During the brief expedition several documents which SCP-1312-1 entities had been observed to write previously were discovered in offices and empty containment chambers. Unfortunately, one member of the expedition was captured by SCP-1312's humanoid entities during the attempted exit. (See Recovered Document 3.)\nRecovered Document 1312-1:\n\nItem #: SCP\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: It goes in the box. It stays in the box. It is kept in the box by security. Do not let it out of the box. Only doctors can use it.\nDescription: A stick of orange with blackness inside. The blackness makes itself on paper. This is an experiment written on paper.\nWhen a D-Class eats it, it makes him die. It is contained in his neck. He is cut open with sharp things and it is taken out again. It has chew-marks on it now.\nExperiment Log SCP-1\nThe First Experiment: It is put in water.\nResult: Wet.\nThe Second Experiment: It is put in the cold room.\nResult: Cold.\nThe Third Experiment: It is put in the warm room.\nResult: Warm.\nThe Fourth Experiment: It is asked questions.\nResult: Silent.\nThe Fifth Experiment: It is cut apart with sharp things.\nResult: Broken. Now it is only blackness, without the orange.\n\nRecovered Document 1312-2:\n\nItem #: SCP\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: It is kept in a room. The room is locked. Do not unlock the room. Only doctors can unlock the room. Two security keep it contained. Do not drink it.\nDescription: A white cylinder. It has liquid in it. The liquid was once warm, but is now cold. This is because it is in a cold room. This is what an SCP deserves. Remember our motto: Secure the Contain and Protect. When D-Class drink it, they say it is good. They do not say this anymore, because it is cold.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u25882 says he remembers drinking it. Do not listen to him. He is a LIAR A LIAR HE'S LYING HE'S A LIAR A LIAR A LIAR A LIAR A LIAR (This continues for several pages.)\nExperiment Log SCP-1\nThe First Experiment: It is put in water.\nResult: Wet.\nThe Second Experiment: It is put in the cold room.\nResult: Cold.\nThe Third Experiment: It is put in the warm room.\nResult: Warm.\nThe Fourth Experiment: It is asked questions.\nResult: Silent.\nThe Fifth Experiment: It is cut apart with sharp things.\nResult: Doesn't work.\n\nRecovered Document 1312-3:\n\nItem #: SCP\nObject Class: Keter Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Do not listen to it. It does nothing but lie. Keep it in the room. Feed it D-Class. Do not listen to what it tells you. If it tries to get out, hit it. After you hit it, put it back in the room. Any personnel who says it is not a liar are lying. Do not trust them.\nDescription: It is like a man but pink, and with tough material on it. It can talk, but all it does is lie. It insults personnel who go near it. Sometimes it screams.\nIt says it is an agent of the SCP Foundation. This is a lie and it is a liar. It had a metal item with it. It kills a D-Class when it is pointed at them and the trigger is pulled. There is a thing in the D-Class's head after that. When it isn't pointed at the head they take longer to die.\nIt had another metal item. Voices come from the item and ask if Agent Banks is there. We ask if it is an SCP, and the voices stop talking. It has been designated as SCP because of this. Now it is contained.\nThe First Experiment: It is put in water.\nResult: Splash.\nThe Second Experiment: It is put in the cold room.\nResult: Shivers.\nThe Third Experiment: It is put in the warm room.\nResult: Warm.\nThe Fourth Experiment: It is asked questions.\nResult: Lies.\nThe Fifth Experiment: It is cut apart with sharp things.\nResult: Wet.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Information regarding these humanoid entities was gleaned through a rover which was placed in SCP-1312-1. The rover recorded the capturing process and subsequent behavior of the entities.\n2. This name had been scratched out of the paper by what is presumed to be a fingernail or other sharp implement.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1311 | SCP-1312 | SCP-1313 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\nImage Credit: https://www.nps.gov/articles/denali-crp-bear-monitoring-management.htm\n\nRelated SCPs:\n\nSCP-033\nSCP-233\nSCP-1512\n\nMore by this author\n\n\nItem \u2116: SCP-1313\nAnomaly Class: Keter\nThreat Level: Orange \u25cf\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1313 is not currently contained. As a way of limiting the impact of the anomaly, Foundation staff are to monitor all educational institutes for high rates of bear attacks, and dispatch MTF Delta-10 (\"Answer Key\") to the sites of incidents as soon as possible. Amnestics are to be administered to any civilians with knowledge of SCP-1313.\nWhile copies of SCP-1313 are available from the Foundation archives, under no circumstances are any Foundation personnel to have complete knowledge of the problem. Any staff found solving SCP-1313 are to be reprimanded (and if the situation warrants, terminated) immediately following the bear's capture. Excess bears are to be either released into the wild or used as food/test subjects for suitable anomalies.\n\nSubject 1313-00824, shortly after manifestation\n\nDescription: SCP-1313 is an anomalous series of logical processes, capable of being defined as a mathematical equation to which the answer is a single female specimen of Ursus arctos. The equation itself does not appear to be inherently anomalous, but rather a quirk of mathematics \u2014 rather than producing any number in R\\A (the set of all real numbers that are not animals), SCP-1313 resolves to produce a tangible, adult, and frequently enraged grizzly bear. The resolution does not have to be physically represented, and simply considering the problem long enough to arrive at the solution has resulted in a bear's manifestation in or around the subject solving it.\nSCP-1313 does not require any particular mathematical ability to comprehend, beyond a basic understanding of elementary algebra, but all steps of the sequence must be completed in order to reach the correct answer. Skipping parts of the process or attempting to start midway through will not result in any anomalous effects, and will likely produce a purely mundane result.\nCurrently, examination of partial components of SCP-1313 has revealed the following information about the anomaly:\n\nThat SCP-1313 itself conforms to all axioms used in current number theory (although at times has proven to be remarkably stubborn).\nThat bears cannot be returned to numerical form simply by solving the equation's inverse, pending the invention of a method of applying mathematical operations to physical objects.\nThat SCP-1313 can be used as an element of other equations to produce semi-anomalous results. For example, \u221aSCP-1313 resolves to the square root of a live grizzly bear \u2014 likewise, SCP-13132 is the product of two live grizzly bears multiplied together. It is not recommended that such 'derivative' equations be solved, as the creatures produced are usually poorly integrated into our reality, and invariably extremely hostile during their brief periods of existence1.\nThat grizzly bears exist within the set of all real numbers, and are not prime. The square root of a grizzly bear is prime, however, and is the only prime number that a) is not a cardinal number, b) is neither even nor odd, and c) contains an animal component. The implications that the root of a bear is an integer, and therefore that bears themselves exist on an ordinary number-line, are currently being investigated by Prof. Hutchinson.\n\nSCP-1313 first came to the Foundation's attention in 1967, when a bear attack was reported at Whitecross High School, Hereford, England. 1724 separate incidents of bear attacks in educational institutes have been observed since, with an estimated 1600 fatalities and 900 further non-fatal injuries. Of the 1724 bears and mathematical bear-composites generated, at least 20% are still at large.\nNotice: If during the reading of this document you have pondered the nature of SCP-1313 to such a degree that you feel you have have independently formulated a portion of its structure, you are advised to make your way to your Site's nearest Amnestic Distribution Station, and then (following administration) to Animal Control. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action and/or bear-related injury.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Research into the possible military applications of irrational, exponential, and imaginary grizzly bears is currently being undertaken by a joint team from the Foundation's mathematical and zoological departments.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1312 | SCP-1313 | SCP-1314 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An excerpt of SCP-1314-A (censored to remove memetic hazard)\n\nItem #: SCP-1314\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The original copy of SCP-1314-B is to be stored in a clearly marked A4 Manilla envelope kept in Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's office. Digital copies of SCP-1314-A and SCP-1314-B are to be stored on the standard Isolated Electronic Repositories at Site-15, Site-\u2588\u2588, Site-33, and Research Sector-15. Digital copies of SCP-1314-B are not to be stored on Foundation intranet. Every 6 months, the original SCP-1314-B is to be digitally scanned at the highest resolution available and returned to storage. Any physical copies of SCP-1314-B are to be incinerated after testing. Any personnel testing SCP-1314 should carry one (1) dose of a Class-A amnestic for emergency use.\nDescription: SCP-1314-A is a set of \u2588\u2588\u2588 mathematical equations describing physical behaviours in a simulated universe, the initial conditions of which are stored in SCP-1314-B. When read by a sapient organism, SCP-1314-A causes a memetic effect dependent on the logical and spacial-temporal reasoning skills of the exposed subject. If the subject has a Spacial-Temporal Reasoning Index (SRI) of above 82 and a Logical Reasoning Index (LRI) of above 93, they are implanted with a desire to search for a copy of SCP-1314-B, similar to the effect of standard memetic obsession agents. This effect is reduced after separation from SCP-1314-A and decays entirely after approximately 8 hours without exposure. If the subject does not meet these conditions, they will repeatedly review SCP-1314-A, with the effect of raising their SRI by 0.3 and LRI by 0.1 for each minute of exposure until reaching 82 and 93 respectively. This effect has not been observed to decay and is considered permanent.\nSCP-1314-B is a string of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 hexadecimal digits interspersed with \u2588\u2588\u2588 memetic triggers. On exposure, SCP-1314-B causes a memetic effect dependent on the last point in time that the subject was exposed to SCP-1314-A. If the time since exposure is over 8 hours, the subject is implanted with the desire to locate a copy of SCP-1314-A, which again decays over the course of 8 hours. If they have been exposed to SCP-1314-A more recently than this, then the subject enters a state of deep concentration for \u2588\u2588 minutes, during which they decrypt the information stored in SCP-1314-B. The instructions for decryption of SCP-1314-B are stored in the embedded memetic triggers. Exposure to SCP-1314-A after exposure to SCP-1314-B has no additional effect; the documents must be viewed in the correct order to result in the anomalous phenomenon.\nAfter sequential exposure to SCP-1314-A and SCP-1314-B, subjects report obsession with mentally simulating the universe described by SCP-1314. This obsession does not render them incapable of performing normal tasks if necessary, but has been reported as extremely distracting, and they will favour sitting and thinking over all other tasks. The simulated universe is three-dimensional and operates under discrete time and spacial dimensions. Light and air do not exist in this universe. Heat transfer is simulated via a modified version of caloric theory, while gravity and collisions are simulated according to Newtonian physics. Objects within this universe are either spheres or polyhedrons, where spheres are approximately 3 orders of magnitude larger than polyhedrons. Whenever a polyhedron is heated above 316 temperature units, it splits into two smaller polyhedrons with temperature 158 temperature units. Spheres do not possess upper temperature limits. This behaviour results in the simulation drastically increasing in computational complexity after 29,000 time units, when a sphere with temperature in excess of 9,200,000 temperature units collides with an asteroid belt of polyhedrons in orbit around another sphere. This causes an exponential duplication of polyhedrons.\nWhen the impact event occurs, the subject will show distress, as they need to mentally keep track of hundreds of thousands of objects simultaneously. After this point, subjects begin overwriting their previous memories to keep track of the objects. Once this space is expended, the effect spreads into more critical parts of the brain. No subject has remained capable of speech after 30,300 time units. Eventually, the subject will overwrite their involuntary muscle control, resulting in death by either asphyxiation or cardiac arrest.\nAt any point in exposure, administering a Class-A amnestic will wipe the simulation from the user's mind, usually facilitating a full recovery. However, memories that are overwritten by the effect of later stages of SCP-1314 cannot be recovered.\nThe original copy of SCP-1314 was sent via mail to Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by [DATA EXPUNGED]. After she had missed work for 3 days, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was sent to investigate her disappearance. Upon finding Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in the later stages of infection, performing crosswords and mental exercises with the intent of delaying her calculations, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 contained SCP-1314 and administered both Class-A and Class-B amnestics to Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 as a precautionary measure. Shortly after her recovery, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 accompanied Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in [DATA EXPUNGED], preventing further distribution of hazardous memetic agents. After experimental analysis the containment of a physical copy of SCP-1314-A was deemed unnecessary, and the original was destroyed after being digitally scanned.\nAddendum: Request to use SCP-1314-A to increase logical and spacial-temporal reasoning skills of D-class personnel for use in unrelated experiments. \u2013Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nGranted. \u2013O5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1313 | SCP-1314 | SCP-1315 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1315\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1315 is kept in secure storage at Site 15. It is stored within a small safe on premises, the code to which can be requested via a written application from Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. As SCP-1315 will not exhibit any anomalous effects unless directly interacted with, no further containment is necessary.\nDescription: Item SCP-1315 is what appears to be a standard 5.5 x 4.1 inch video game cartridge, for use with the North American version of the Nintendo Entertainment System console (also known as the \"NES\"). The cartridge is manufactured out of gray plastic, and is unlabeled. According to an operation manual packaged with the cartridge, the game is entitled Professor Ghoul's Terrifying Horror Challenge and is accompanied by a subtitle reading \"a realistic high-stakes action game for 1 to 2 players\".\nWhen the cartridge is used in a Nintendo Entertainment System, a black screen appears, containing nothing except a simple menu with the option for a single player or a two-player mode. Pressing the Start button on either of the options advances to another screen, where the game asks to confirm whether the persons currently holding the game controller(s) are those who wish to play the game. If the \"No\" option is selected, the game will return to the mode select menu. Selecting \"Yes\" prompts the game to beep loudly and then display a blank red screen. Nothing more will happen onscreen after this point.\nAt this point, the \"game\" will begin, and the player(s) of the game will be subjected to a series of increasingly horrific \"challenges\" that apparently manifest in the physical world. While players will report being chased by monsters from within the game, it appears, to the best of the Foundation's knowledge, that these elements of the \"game\" are only visible to the player(s), and do not exist for other people who happen to be in the same area. The \"challenges\" involve players escaping from or combating hostile creatures over a series of levels. Each time a \"challenge\" is won, the game will inform the player of the objective for the next, and then the game will continue. The game's manual claims \"the fun never ends\" and does not specify how many \"challenges\" must be completed to win the game (if it can be won), though D-Class personnel who have played the game have thus far managed to reach Level 33.\nOnce the \"game\" has begun, it cannot be halted until the player(s) either win or are defeated. Turning the Nintendo Entertainment System off simply renders the player(s) unable to receive hints from the game, and physically leaving the area in which the game is set up simply causes the phenomena manifested by the game to follow the player(s) elsewhere. Those playing the game grow gradually more distressed as the \"challenges\" continue, until they report that the game has become \"too hard\" for them, and they are captured by the enemies within the game, which prompts the game to end and the player(s) to disappear. It is not currently known where the player(s) are taken upon losing the game.\nAdditional Materials\nTest Log 1315-1\nIt appears that the content of the game is static, and does not change on subsequent playings. Different players have reported similar events occurring on certain levels, though there does appear to be some element of randomness, as some slight variation has been observed.\n\nTest Log 1315-1\n\n- Close Log\n\nLevel 1\nA large number of either spiders, rats or various insects attempts to overwhelm the player. A large container of insecticide or rodent poison appears somewhere within \u2588\u2588 metres of the player's location. The player wins this level when the vermin are destroyed.\nLevel 3\nA group of 2 - 6 wild animals made up of any composition of bears, wolves and large cats attempts to eat the player. The player must survive for one hour. A shotgun and an accompanying box of rounds appears within \u2588\u2588 metres of the player's location, but using it to kill any of the animals causes two more animals of the same species to appear within five minutes.\nLevel 7\nThe player's location is assaulted by either one or two hostile men armed with weapons ranging from machetes and axes to a chainsaw and (on one occasion) a firearm. The player must survive for either one hour or kill the attackers, though no weapons are provided for this purpose.\nLevel 9\nA group of 2 - 5 armed men supposedly resembling a random group of authority or a local police force known to the player converge on the player's location and attempt to apprehend them. The player wins the level by resisting capture for a period of two hours. A loaded firearm appears within \u2588\u2588 metres of the player's location, but using it to kill any of the attackers causes the remaining gunmen to call for backup, which arrives within the next ten minutes.\nLevel 12\nAn unseen but hostile force attacks the player's location, capable of manipulating physical objects including the player. Three random objects (which are usually reported to be documents, photographs or ornaments owned by a previous player) appear within \u2588\u2588 metres of the player's location, and the level is won when the player finds them all and burns them.\nLevel 16\nA group of 4 - 8 humanoids (reported to physically resemble past users of SCP-1315) attempt to kill the player. The attackers are not armed, but will immediately proceed to fashion makeshift weapons out of nearby objects to harm the player with. The attackers can pass through solid objects and can move at a startling speed. A random weapon (usually a firearm, but occasionally a bladed weapon or, in one case, a pair of binoculars) appears within \u2588\u2588 metres of the player's location, and the level is won when the player uses this weapon to destroy the attackers.\nLevel 18\nAn entity strongly resembling SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 appears in the player's location. The player must survive for one hour to win the level. Due to the nature of the attacker in this level, this challenge is easier for two players than for a single player.\nLevel 20\nAs this level begins, the player finds themself subdued in what appears to them to be a windowless stone room. A man of unknown identity enters the room and subjects the player to a randomly chosen form of torture. The player wins the level if they can withstand the torture for 30 minutes without submitting to the torturer.\nLevel 23\nThe player perceives themself to be stranded in a dense forest. A number of creatures of indeterminate nature hunt the player, who must escape to a wooden shack \u2588\u2588 kilometres from their starting location. Entering the shack returns the player to their original location and ends the level.\nLevel 27\nThe player perceives themself to be in what is reportedly a run down urban area, in darkness. A number of shadow entities attack the player if they move too fast or make too much noise. The player's objective is to proceed to an area \u2588\u2588 kilometres from their starting location, where they will find a weapon which they can use to destroy the entities. The level is won when the entities have been destroyed.\nLevel 28\nEntities resembling relatives and people of some importance to the player appear at the player's location. All entities are subdued in a manner that they pose no danger to the player. The player wins the level by killing the entities with a supplied weapon. This level has caused severe distress in all D-Class personnel who have tested the game, as the player's victims reportedly address the player personally and appeal to events that are known to the people the victims in this level resemble.\nLevel 29\nThe player perceives themself to be on the top floor of an outer tower of a medieval style castle that overlooks an expanse of forest. A heavily-armed, extremely hostile attacker calling himself \"The Professor\" chases the player and attempts to kill them. The player must find \u2588 keys which are randomly hidden throughout the castle, then escape from the castle grounds to win the level.\nLevel 31\nThe player is on a vast island containing the remains of what appears to be an abandoned military complex, a small urban area, a network of underground tunnels and patches of dense forest. The player is pursued by the attacker from Level 29, as well as a group of 3 - 6 humanoid attackers resembling the victims from Level 28, who all move faster than the player and appear to communicate with telepathy. The player's goal is to survive for 24 hours. At every third hour, 2 - 4 additional humanoids (who take on the appearance of past players) materialise within the game zone. The player is not provided with any weapons, though one D-Class operative reported being able to stun an attacker by hurling a large rock at its head. It reportedly recovered within 30 seconds, though this gave the operative enough time to escape.\nLevel 33\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nTest Log 1315-2\nSeveral tests have been conducted with SCP-1315 in an attempt to determine the origins and extent of its anomalous properties.\n\nTest Log 1315-2\n\n- Close Log\n\n12/10/1986\nGame is run but no option is selected from the main menu. Nothing happens, game remains on opening menu until option is chosen.\n11/11/1986\nSingle player option is selected, using mechanical factory arm to manipulate controller. Game determines D-Class personnel operating mechanical arm to be the player. Game begins as normal.\n09/12/1986\nAbove test is repeated, this time using pre-programmed probe robot to manipulate controller. Game refuses to advance past player confirmation screen.\n12/02/1987\nNES is turned off during a \"game\" and then an attempt is made to turn it on again. Console fails to turn on.\n21/02/1987\nSCP-1315 is removed from NES during a \"game\" with the console remaining on. Console does not turn off, red screen remains, and players report still being able to receive messages from the game.\n08/03/1987\nAbove test is repeated, but SCP-1315 is then inserted into a different NES console and the power is turned on. Game refuses to start.\n19/06/1988\nFoundation researchers attempt to interfere with the \"game\" providing weaponry and supplies to the player. D-Class personnel report that provided weaponry becomes jammed or breaks when used against game enemies.\n31/06/1988\nAbove test is repeated, but weapons are left in the player's vicinity when the game begins, rather than being given during game progress. Player reports being able to use weapons without penalty. Researchers come to the conclusion that objects already present in the environment upon game start are incorporated into the game.\n20/05/1996\nFoundation researchers attempt to access game code stored on SCP-1315 cartridge. \u2588\u2588 kilobytes of data found present on chip. Data appears to be corrupted and cannot be accessed.\n31/05/1996\nGame data is dumped onto a computer and copied into a second cartridge. Second cartridge exhibits similar anomalous properties to original cartridge. Duplicate cartridge is destroyed; copying of the cartridge is banned.\n28/09/1999\nDumped ROM data is opened and played in a PC-based NES emulation program. Game fails to start.\nTesting is henceforth suspended until further developments can be discovered.\n\nHistory: SCP-1315 was recovered from a computer and video game store in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588 on 11/04/1986, after an employee of said store attempted to burn the establishment down in an effort to destroy SCP-1315, which he and a friend had used during a down period some days prior. Said employee was arrested by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Police Department and held in custody. Although those on duty reported that he had not been released from his cell, he supposedly vanished, and is still missing, as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. Other employees of the video game store were interviewed, though it has been determined that none of them possessed any knowledge of SCP-1315 or its origins.\nExcerpt from Operation Manual\nIncluded with SCP-1315 cartridge on recovery.\n\nOpen Excerpt\n\n- Close Excerpt\n\nProfessor Ghoul's Terrifying Horror Challenge is a realistic (and scary) action game that the entire family can enjoy!\nThe manic Professor Ghoul invites all comers to test their mettle, wits and strength in his fantastic challenge. Do you have what it takes to be victorious?\nPlaying the game is easy! All you have to do is choose whether you want to go it alone or with a friend and then do whatever it takes to survive level after level of horrifying action and adventure. Once you've started the game, you can play it anywhere; home, in town, at school - wherever Professor Ghoul's spooky creations find you! The fun never ends!\nBe careful, though: Professor Ghoul is a man of honour, and once you've decided to take on the challenge, you can't stop until someone emerges the victor. Manage to get through with all your body parts intact, and you'll be the coolest kid in town. Lose, however, and you're at the mercy of Professor Ghoul. There are no extra lives in Professor Ghoul's Terrifying Horror Challenge, and no second chances. Get \"Game Over\" - and you're done!\n\n\u00ab SCP-1314 | SCP-1315 | SCP-1316 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1316 during attempted interrogation by Dr. Geranmehr.\n\nItem #: SCP-1316\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1316 is to be the only SCP object contained at Bio Containment Site 39. It is to be housed in a 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 m enclosure constructed from radio frequency (RF) shielding material. A single radio receiver is to be placed in the containment area of SCP-1316 in order to record all transmissions. Access to recordings of the transmissions of SCP-1316 is contingent upon approval of at least two Level 4 personnel. Feedings are to take place twice daily, while litter is to be changed every three days by a single D-Class personnel. Only D-Class personnel may come within 10 meters of SCP-1316.\nDescription: SCP-1316 is a female Felis catus, or common house cat. It exhibits no unusual behavior besides a marked friendliness to strangers. Despite having been in Foundation custody since 1948, it is physiologically identical to a three-month-old kitten, and shows no signs of aging. Upon acquisition by the Foundation, SCP-1316 was originally classified as an anomalous object.\nEvery day at 09:20:37 GMT, SCP-1316 emits a radio broadcast between 4225 and 16048 kHz for exactly five minutes. This transmission can be picked up on any standard shortwave radio. The broadcasts opens with three bars taken from the British folk ballad \"Tam Lin,\" followed by an artificially generated female voice reading a series of eighty numbers. (See Addendum 1316-33m)\nFollowing Incident 1316-23a, only D-class are to come into contact with SCP-1316, to reduce the likelihood of intelligence breach.\nOriginal Anomalous Object Entry\n\nItem Description: A female Felis catus, or common house cat, which does not age. Despite advanced age (allegedly purchased by Miss \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 in 1926), retains physical characteristics of a 3-month-old kitten.\nDate of Recovery: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1948\nLocation of Recovery: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nCurrent Status: Contained at Site 112. Allowed free range of site outside of SCP object containment areas. Responds to \"Lucy.\"\n\nIncident 1316-23a\nOn 08/16/1952, Site 112 was attacked in a pre-dawn raid by several Chaos Insurgency strike teams. A massive security breach ensued, during which SCPs-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, -\u2588\u2588\u2588, and -\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were stolen, -\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and -\u2588\u2588\u2588 were destroyed, and -\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, -\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and -\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 disappeared. \u2588\u2588 Foundation personnel were killed in the course of the breach. Following standard counterintelligence practice, all Foundation personnel were debriefed and a scan of the site for bugs ensued. In addition to \u2588 standard electronic listening devices, SCP-1316 was found to be a source of regular broadcasts. The content of these broadcasts was determined to be some manner of cipher. Movement of the subject has been restricted pending deciphering of broadcast.\nLog of Deciphered Broadcasts\n08/17\n\nOPERATION SUCCESSFUL. MISSION COMPLETE. REQUEST FURTHER ORDERS OR EXTRACTION.\n\n08/18\n\nF SUSPICIOUS. MOVEMENT RESTRICTED. REQUESTING EXTRACTION.\n\n08/19\n\nORDERS NOT FORTHCOMING. REQUESTING NOTIFICATION.\n\n08/20\n\nCONFINED TO SINGLE ROOM. WAS PROMISED EXTRACTION UPON COMPLETION OF MISSION.\n\n08/21\n\nMOVED TO NEW SITE. UNCLEAR ON STATUS OF MISSION. REQUESTING FURTHER ORDERS.\n\n08/22\n\nWAS REFERRED TO W SCP DESIG. F KNOWS. REQUEST IMMEDIATE EXTRACTION.\n\n08/23\n\nUNCLEAR IF LAST MESSAGE RECEIVED. EXTRACTION REQUESTED. PLEASE.\n\n08/24\n\nTHERE IS NO EXTRACTION IS THERE?\n\nAddendum 1316-33m\n\nFollowing the 08/24 broadcast, SCP-1316 has ceased regular broadcast. Other anomalous properties remain.\n- Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1315 | SCP-1316 | SCP-1317 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An instance of SCP-1317\n\nItem #: SCP-1317\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All known instances of SCP-1317 are to be housed in Vault 13 of Site-77's Safe SCP wing. Each unit is to be inspected on a rotational basis to prevent any chemical corrosion of their containers. A small subset of the SCP-1317 substance is to be set aside for allocated testing purposes. Following a containment breach of multiple SCP-1317 instances initiated by SCP-703 all testing instances are to remain outside of SCP-703's area of effect. In the event of the discovery of any additional instances of SCP-1317, they are to be cataloged and their point of origin sought out.\nDescription: SCP-1317 is a collection of vintage cosmetics, manufactured sometime in 1942. Individual tins of SCP-1317 weigh approximately 0.5 Kg. The individual containers of SCP-1317 are brown, with the makeup itself being a shade of beige. The words \"The Factory\" have been embossed onto the bottom of each instance of SCP-1317.\nWhen SCP-1317 comes into contact with living animal tissue, it will begin to integrate itself into the tissue. Continuous application of SCP-1317 will lead to the affected tissues being completely replaced by SCP-1317. In addition, SCP-1317 will replicate the biological function of all tissues it replaces. Any existing imperfections or blemishes on the skin will be removed. Adding dyes can change the skin tone, and it is possible to mold and adjust the SCP-1317 in a manner similar to clay without causing harm.\nIf the user does not continue to apply SCP-1317, the affected tissue will lose its cohesion over the next five weeks, which leads to the user experiencing potentially fatal trauma.\nSCP-1317 was discovered in 1943, when an unusually high number of persons with critical skin conditions were reported from several US cities. Interviews with victims revealed that they had obtained SCP-1317 via an advertisement in local newspapers to \"market test\" new makeup products. Following the address provided by the advertiser led to a warehouse containing over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1317. However, shortly after this warehouse was discovered, instances of SCP-1317 began appearing in pharmacies and newspaper advertisements in the United States, Canada, Britain, Italy, Russia, France and Germany.1 Between 1943 and 1946, an estimated \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 additional instances of SCP-1317 were recovered from these regions.\nAddendum 1317-A: As of May 1946, SCP-1317 ceased appearing in these areas. It is still unknown where these additional instances of SCP-1317 were produced, or how they were transported and stocked at these locations.\nAddendum 1317-B:\n\nProgression of symptoms related to SCP-1317.\n\nOne week\nThe user will report irritation in areas that are affected by SCP-1317, similar to a mild rash. Subjects may also report increased amounts of skin flaking.\n\nTwo weeks\nThe user will begin to develop more severe rashes in the afflicted areas. These rashes are usually a dark green or light purple. In addition, any of the user's hair located in these affected areas will begin to fall out.\n\nThree weeks\nThe user will report serious discomfort in the affected areas. The rash will have become discolored and afflicted areas will cause the user large amounts of pain. Users at this stage will become highly reclusive due to their appearance, but only a small percentage will seek medical care.\n\nFour weeks\nUsers at this stage will begin to experience extreme fatigue. In addition, users at this stage will begin to have large amounts of tissue disintegrate. 98% of users who reach four weeks of exposure will have lost all body hair in the afflicted area.\n\nFive weeks\nAfter five weeks have passed, the user's afflicted flesh will begin to lose cohesion. The first tissue to dissolve will usually be soft tissue such as the user's eyes, cheeks, or loose areas of skin, and damage to the dental cavity resulting in the dissolution of the gums and tooth loss. Following this, deeper tissues such as muscle and ligaments will begin dissolving. In cases where the user had used SCP-1317 for more than six months, the dissolution of organs such as the intestine, liver and bladder will result, along with partial liquefaction of the visual or olfactory cortices.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Including territories occupied or controlled by Germany\n\n\u00ab SCP-1316 | SCP-1317 | SCP-1318 \u00bb"}
{"text": "File photo of \"Frankie\", first discovered specimen of SCP-1318\n\nItem #: SCP-1318\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Specimens of SCP-1318 are to be kept in individual wire cages in a secured room in a facility otherwise devoid of laboratory animals. Due to the nature of the cognitive hazard presented by SCP-1318, no research staff shall be permitted to interact directly with specimens. Any experiments involving specimens are to be carried out by appropriately trained class-D personnel under remote observation by the assigned researcher.\nExperimental protocols should be designed to strictly limit the duration of exposure to SCP-1318 specimens. No individual class-D is to be scheduled for this duty more than once per week. Under no circumstances should any personnel be assigned duty which would increase their cumulative exposure time to SCP-1318 to over 16 hours.\nAny personnel showing signs of excessive SCP-1318 exposure are to be treated with amnestics and must undergo a thorough psychological examination before returning to duty. If delusions persist after drug treatment and counseling, disability leave may be granted at the discretion of the project lead. Class-D personnel experiencing persistent delusions are to be terminated.\nDescription: SCP-1318 is a spontaneously occurring phenomenon found in an estimated 0.0001% of specimens of the Long-Evans strain of Rattus norvegicus1, the Norwegian Brown Rat. Instances are indistinguishable from other Long-Evans specimens in size, intelligence, appearance, and lifespan. However, humans spending 20-80 cumulative hours in close proximity (approximately 3m) to an SCP-1318 specimen develop the following delusional complex:\n\nThat the specimen is sapient, and capable of speech.\nThat the specimen is a subject-matter expert in their field of employment.\nThat their \"best ideas\" originate from conversations with the specimen.\nThat these properties of SCP-1318 are possibly hereditary, and that any offspring of the specimen should be exempt from experimentation pending unspecified \"analysis\".\nThat possession of SCP-1318 provides significant competitive advantage, precluding the sharing of data about specimens with outside organizations.\n\nIn addition to this cumulative effect, persons introduced to an SCP-1318 specimen by an affected individual will immediately be affected by the delusional system.2\nWhile affected persons report that they hear the SCP-1318 specimen speaking, review of recordings of such \"conversations\" reveal that affected persons are, in fact, subvocalizing the specimen's responses to their queries. No reported responses were found to lie outside of the knowledge domain of the affected individual.\nSCP-1318 was discovered when a routine performance review in 1993 found that productivity at the biosciences laboratory at Research Site-27 had declined by 75% in a 6-month period without a corresponding decline in research quality. An internal audit of the facility determined that the entire staff of the lab were affected by delusions pertaining to a male SCP-1318 specimen whom they dubbed \"Frankie\". Two members of the audit team were likewise affected before the nature of the hazard was determined.\nAll affected personnel were interviewed and treated with amnestics, though 15% of staff suffered from persistent delusional states and were subsequently relieved of duty. \"Frankie\" was determined to have entered the facility as part of a routine delivery of model organisms from Charles River Laboratories. No anomalous properties were detected in any other specimens in the shipment.\nInterview Log 1318-1-5\n\nAgent Davidson: Good morning, Mr. Mooney. I would like to ask a few questions about the model organism designated SCP-1318-1.\nResearcher Mooney: Uh. Hey, sure. There sure are a lot of you internal affairs guys around. Is everything \u2026 okay?\nAgent Davidson: This is an information-gathering exercise, not a disciplinary hearing. Now, what can you tell me about SCP-1318-1.\nResearcher Mooney: You mean Frankie, right?\nAgent Davidson: Yes, I believe the staff refer to it as \"Frankie\".\nResearcher Mooney: Oh, Frankie's great. He's real easy to talk to and he's got a head for organic chemistry like nobody I've ever seen.\nAgent Davidson: How did you discover its anomalous properties?\nResearcher Mooney: Well, a couple months ago I was getting really stuck trying to synthesize one of the components from the SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 fluid, and I was bitching about it in the lunchroom. Kowalski from Virology says to me, \"Hey, you should run that by Frankie,\" and I'm like, who the fuck is Frankie?\nAgent Davidson: So Researcher Kowalski introduced you to the specimen?\nResearcher Mooney: Yeah. He takes me into this mostly empty storeroom, nothing in there except this big cage with one little rat in it, and I'm like \"Where the hell is this Frankie guy?\" and Kowalski says \"That's him right there.\"\nAgent Davidson: Referring to the rat.\nResearcher Mooney: Yeah. So I'm just about to punch Kowalski in the mouth for taking me on a snipe hunt, when he starts talking to Frankie. And Frankie starts talking back.\nAgent Davidson: What were they discussing?\nResearcher Mooney: Oh, Kowalski is like \"Hey, my buddy Mooney here is stuck on some hairy O-Chem, do you think you could help him out?\" and Frankie is all \"Sure thing. Nice to meet you, Mr. Mooney\". It was weird too, cuz you'd think a little rat like that would have a squeaky voice or something, but he just sounded like a regular guy.\nAgent Davidson: Was your discussion with the organism fruitful?\nResearcher Mooney: Yeah! It was amazing, I just told him what I was trying to do and he walked me through a possible synthesis as easy as giving directions to the grocery store. I took it back to the lab and it worked the first time.\nAgent Davidson: And you continued to consult with the organism?\nResearcher Mooney: Yeah, I did. By the end of the month most of the guys in the lab were talking to Frankie when they got stuck on something. That little bastard can talk about almost anything you throw at him, you know?\nAgent Davidson: Why did you not disclose the presence of the anomaly?\nResearcher Mooney: Um. Well. It sounds stupid when I say now, but everyone in the bio lab kind of figured that Frankie was our secret weapon? Everyone was doing amazing work and we figured we'd keep it to ourselves for a little bit.\nAgent Davidson: Our records show that while the quality of work coming from your labs was consistently high, there was a precipitous drop in total output. If the organism was so helpful, how do you account for this?\nResearcher Mooney: Yeah, um. So it was a couple of things, I guess. The biggest problem is that there are only so many hours in the day, and Frankie's asleep for half of them. So the scheduling got to be a little hairy.\nAgent Davidson: People were unable to proceed until they could consult with the organism?\nResearcher Mooney: Well, it's like you know you could get going without talking to Frankie, but once you talk to him, you'll probably have to start over anyway, so why bother? Also, lots of people's time was taken up with the breeding program.\nAgent Davidson: Breeding program.\nResearcher Mooney: Yeah, we figured we couldn't keep it to ourselves forever, and how great would it be if every lab in the Foundation had their own Frankie?\nAgent Davidson: That will be all for now, Mr. Mooney.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This phenomenon appears to be restricted to the Long-Evans strain, and has never been witnessed in other laboratory strains or wild specimens.\n2. An \"introduction\" consists of addressing the specimen as a sentient being who is being made acquainted with the unaffected individual.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1317 | SCP-1318 | SCP-1319 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1319\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1319-1 and SCP-1319-2 are currently kept in separate containment cells at Site \u2588\u2588. SCP-1319-1 and SCP-1319-2 are not to be brought within three (3) meters of each other in order to prevent possible violent behavior and ensure cooperation on their part. In cases where SCP-1319-1 is having difficulty moving due to its lack of legs, use of a stretcher is authorized.\nAny experimentation involving either SCP-1319-1 or SCP-1319-2 must be authorized by at least one (1) member of Level 3 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1319 is the collective designation for two (2) different entities:\n\nSCP-1319-1, the upper body of Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1319-1 consists of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's upper torso, head and arms. Due to its possession of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's head, SCP-1319-1 is capable of speech, making it much easier to communicate with than SCP-1319-2. To accommodate for its lack of legs, SCP-1319-1 moves by pulling itself along the floor with its hands. SCP-1319-1 enjoys the consumption of food, despite the fact that this food inevitably exits its body through the hole in its torso.\n\nSCP-1319-2, the lower body of Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1319-2 consists of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's lower torso and his legs. SCP-1319-2 has the ability to hear commands given to it by researchers and perceive its surroundings, despite its lack of a head and associated organs. Due to its lack of a head, communication with SCP-1319-2 is much more difficult than it is with SCP-1319-1.\n\nBoth SCP-1319-1 and SCP-1319-2 harbor intense feelings of resentment for each other, and meetings between the two have frequently resulted in violence. During questioning, SCP-1319-1 has indicated that this mutual resentment stems from the circumstances of their 'separation', presumably referring to the incident in which they were created. Neither of the two appear to be alarmed by the lack of their other half or the injury resulting from their split.\nNeither SCP-1319-1 or SCP-1319-2 possess the original personality of Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and identify as completely different entities. They do not require sustenance or air, but do appear to enjoy these things, despite them lacking the bodily functions required to actually benefit from them.\nSCP-1319-1 and SCP-1319-2 came into existence on the date of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, at 1:25 PM. At the time, Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was eating his lunch at Site \u2588\u2588's cafeteria. Suddenly, he was observed to say the words 'You know what? Fuck this. Fuck you.', seconds before violently separating into SCP-1319-1 and SCP-1319-2. SCP-1319-2 attempted to flee the area, while SCP-1319-1 attempted to climb up the table and resume consumption of Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's lunch. Both were subsequently brought into containment. Despite investigation, no potential cause for this event has thus far been discovered.\n\nInterview Log 1319-1\n\nHide\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1319-1\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n<Begin Interview>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello, SCP-1319-1.\nSCP-1319-1: Hey, Doc.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'd just like to ask you a few questions, if that's all right.\nSCP-1319-1: Sure. I don't mind.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Now, I'll have to warn you, they are about SCP-1319-2 -\nSCP-1319-1: Oh. Him.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I hope that won't be a problem.\nSCP-1319-1: No, no. (pauses) Not really. I'm not even that mad, to be honest. He's less rational about it, but you can't let him get to you.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'd like to know how you and SCP-1319-2 came to separate, if you know.\nSCP-1319-1: (pauses) Well, it was more a bunch of little things, if you really want to know. He was just\u2026incompetent. We'd be going down the hallway or something, and he'd just trip, and I'd be like 'what the fuck was that?'. He'd play ignorant, but I'd know he messed up. The thing that really got me was that he never improved. He never took my advice and actually applied it to the way he did his job.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: This job being\u2026walking?\nSCP-1319-1: Not always. Driving cars was a problem with him too. You won't believe this. One time, we were driving down the street, I was doing my job, steering and everything, and what does the stupid dick do? Drives straight through a red light. He was going down, and he was pulling me down with him.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So you separated?\nSCP-1319-1: Yeah. I'd just had enough of his bullshit. The excuses, all of it. Got out of there, tried to be dignified about it. Didn't want to make a scene. But he goes running, drawing all this unwanted attention to me, because I'm the one who has to stay and clean up after him.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. Well, thank you, SCP-1319-1.\nSCP-1319-1: No problem.\n<End Interview>\n\nInterview Log 1319-2\n\nHide\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1319-2\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n<Begin Interview>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello, SCP-1319-2. I'd just like to ask you a couple of yes or no questions, if that's all right. Tap your foot once for no, and twice for yes. Do you understand?\n(SCP-1319-2 taps foot twice.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good. Now, are you aware of your current location?\n(SCP-1319-2 taps foot twice.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why is that? Do you remember being here when you were connected to SCP-1319-1?\n(SCP-1319-2 taps foot once.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So you can actually see your surroundings?\n(SCP-1319-2 taps foot twice.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. Now, I'd like to talk about SCP-1319-1, if that's alright.\n(SCP-1319-2 ceases movement.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you resent SCP-1319-1?\n(No movement.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Ah, do you dislike SCP-1319-1?\n(No movement.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you hate SCP-1319-1?\n(SCP-1319-2 stomps foot twice.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: He says that the separation between you two was your fault. Do you believe that?\n(SCP-1319-2 stomps foot once.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So you believe it was his fault?\n(SCP-1319-2 stomps foot twice.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Well, thank you, SCP-1319-2. That's all for now.\n<End Interview>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1318 | SCP-1319 | SCP-1320 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Four members of SCP-1320; Image taken by Agent Rob Mulholland\n\nItem #: SCP-1320\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The current known extent of SCP-1320's habitat, as well as no less than a five (5) kilometer radius of land from the estimated center, is to be owned by Foundation front companies and observed at all times. A concrete wall at least 4 meters high is to be constructed and maintained around the perimeter, and integrated ultrasonic motion detectors are to be placed at 20 meter intervals to monitor for breaches.\nAt least once per week, during a period of inactivity, at least ten (10) items not previously encountered by members of SCP-1320 are to be introduced into their habitat via air-lift, as close to the center as feasible. For a list of items already encountered by SCP-1320, please see document 1320-4071a.\nShould individual members of SCP-1320 be observed leaving the containment area, a general alarm is to be sounded and MTF Chi-41 (Ghost Watchers) is to be brought on station to return the individuals to their habitat. Should containment not be possible, observational command is to be notified and currently allocated areas are to be adjusted accordingly.\nDescription: SCP-1320 is the group designation for an anomalous, sapient species, native to a roughly 6 square kilometer area of [REDACTED] known to be heavily forested and sparsely populated. The species shows a unique ability to refract electromagnetic radiation around their forms; this is most easily identifiable in the fact that light \"bends\" around them, rendering them somewhat transparent or reflective depending on angles, but the refraction extends to all currently tested wavelengths of the spectrum.\nA side-effect of this anomaly is that individuals are able to seemingly \"appear\" or \"disappear\" when not directly in view. Members of SCP-1320 are not believed to be able to teleport or in any other way shift themselves; they are simply well camouflaged and silent by nature, and are able to utilize their anomalous properties as means of evasion. Primarily, they have utilized such tactics to interfere with any attempts to retrieve specimens, ambushing groups attempting to capture one alive and swiftly removing any of their kind that are injured or otherwise incapacitated.\nIndividuals of SCP-1320 are humanoid in shape, averaging between 2.7 and 3.2 meters in height. Additionally, the distortion effect that surrounds them makes individuals appear to be between 1 and 1.5 centimeters thick; remote ultrasound imaging has confirmed that the actual physical body is less than 1 micrometer thick. Despite this, individuals have shown a level of physical strength and dexterity roughly equivalent to an average human, save for an ability to shear objects at a near-molecular level. It is estimated that the tips of their extremities are narrowed to within a few dozen nanometers and are extremely durable, allowing for this level of sharpness and precision.\nTypically, members of SCP-1320 are not hostile unless provoked, instead showing an inquisitive nature with small groups gathering around any type of object that is new to their habitat and studying it thoroughly; this inevitably concludes with individuals cutting the object into successively smaller pieces, even if it is biological in nature. While they appear to lose interest in specific objects within three to four days and will largely ignore repetitive stimulus, similar objects that are sufficiently unique will attract their attention anew; for instance, after growing accustomed to Douglas-fir trees (Pseudotsuga) they still showed interest in both Cedar (Cedrus) and Pine (Pinus) species. It is believed that this inquisitive nature is the driving force behind SCP-1320's instincts, as no member of the species has been observed attempting to leave an inhabited area until all new forms of objects have been thoroughly examined.\nDespite the fact that no light or other electromagnetic waves should be able to permeate their refractive nature, SCP-1320 are observed to be \"looking\" at objects, using a form of sensory adaptation we have not been able to detect or duplicate. Similarly, members of SCP-1320 have never been observed to make any sort of vocalization, but apparently are able to communicate with one another.\nTo date, SCP-1320 have not been observed to perform any sort of construction or assembly; it is not known whether they do not have the intelligence or desire for such activities, or if they have somehow been able to hide their constructs. Given the fact that individuals have been described as \"disappearing\" even when under direct observation, this has lead to great difficulty in tracking them to any type of central nest or housing area.\nAddendum: Incident 1320-1\nOn 08/17/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a group of D-class subjects under observation by Researcher Grant were introducing new stimulus into the SCP-1320 habitat, which at that time was contained in a steel mesh fence and was just below two kilometers on a side. Incident 1320-1 was the first time that SCP-1320 was observed to have any sort of large-scale hostility. What follows is an interview conducted by one of the few survivors.\n\nAccess Interview Log 1320-12\n\nClose Log\n\nInterview Log 1320-12\nInterviewer: Dr. Kennar\nInterviewee: Agent B\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate/Time: 08/18/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 13:45\nDr. Kennar: Let's begin. For the record, please state your full name and position at the time of the incident.\nAgent F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes, sir. I'm B\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, level 3 Security Agent, member of MTF Chi-41. On the date in question I was acting as observation and aerial marksman.\nDr. K: Thank you, but you don't have to call me sir, I never was part of any military structure. Please describe the events that lead up to the security breach as best you can.\nAgent F: Of course. Grant and the D's had headed into the fenced-off zone, delivering the weekly batch of stuff to keep them occupied. Drop-off went well and they were heading out when one of the D's spotted one of the fracs digging at the fence.\nDr. K: I'm sorry, \"fracs\"?\nAgent F: Oh, sorry, it's a nickname someone came up with for the scips, kinda shortened down \"refracted\", easier than thirteen-twenty, you know. Jim always thought we should call them \"reefers\", but he got voted down.\nDr. K: I\u2026 see. Continue, please.\nAgent F: Well, the D sees this thing poking around like I said, and all of a sudden starts yelling at it, told it to get away from the fence. I heard over the radio that they were telling him to back off, but when the frac didn't back away he chucked a rock at its head. Pretty good aim, actually knocked it over. That's when all hell broke loose. I don't think anyone told these guys just how sharp the fracs' claws are, or how fast they run.\nDr. K: I was not aware that they had any anomalous properties regarding their speed.\nAgent F: I don't know if you'd call it 'anomalous', they're just fast. Like, they could lap an Olympic racer. Point is, I don't think the guy even saw the one that ran up on him before he was torn apart. Grant and two of the other D's booked it for the gate, one of them turned to try and help his buddy I guess. He lasted about three seconds.\nDr. K: This was when the firefight started?\nAgent F: Yeah. The group made it through the gate and it got closed, but the fracs just started to tear through it like paper. Someone shouted 'fire', I really can't say it was anyone with authority what with all the comm chatter. A couple of them dropped, but\u2026 Christ. It was like they were just hiding and waiting, there must have been two dozen of the things that came charging out of the tree-line. I think I took a couple of them down, but then they were at the fence, and then people started dying.\nDr. K: What is your assessment of their combat prowess, Agent?\nAgent F: Frankly, I don't think they have much of it. They don't seem built for combat, they're\u2026 Explorers, investigators. If these things were on a wide-open plain with plenty of time to see them coming, this never would have happened. It's the fact that, where they are, they can duck in and out of cover, seem like just a trick of the light. And if they decide they want you dead, and they get right on top of you, unless you get in a good, quick, debilitating shot, you're dead. They also have some good stamina; one jeep got away, made it a few clicks before they stopped to get their bearings, probably figured they lost 'em. I hear that all that was found was a few chunks of shredded metal and bits of meat.\nDr. K: That is a somewhat accurate statement. That should be all, Agent, unless you have anything else to add to the official record?\nAgent F: Just one. I was talking to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, he was doing the observation run this morning. He says he saw a few wandering the forest. Those things never once tried to even get past the fence before now, and suddenly they're spreading? I think\u2026 I think these things will only stick to the territory they've already explored, but when they started chasing people through the woods in a rage, that territory expanded. We need to move the perimeter out. And we need to make it tougher.\n\nTaking the above interview and further investigation of the patterns of SCP-1320's behavior, it was confirmed that their assumed territory had expanded to the currently held ranges. Containment procedures were upgraded, and in light of their potential threat, Doctor Kennar put forth an official request to upgrade SCP-1320 to Keter status.\nThe escalated security measures have kept them in check since the single incident. Thus, increasing their status to Keter has been denied until such time that SCP-1320 demonstrates a continual, active intent and ability to breach containment. - O5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1319 | SCP-1320 | SCP-1321 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1321\nObject Class: Safe Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to its age and fragility, SCP-1321 is to be kept in an acid-free, humidity-controlled glass case in Site-19's High Value Containment wing. Personnel who made physical contact with SCP-1321 are to wait a minimum of one (1) week before additional contact. The remains of SCP-1321 are to be kept in a vacuum-sealed bag in its prior containment chamber. No additional containment measures are necessary.\nDescription: SCP-1321 is the journal of Guillaume B\u00e9libaste, the last known Perfectus of the Cathar religion, who was burned at the stake (according to Church records) in the year 1321 CE on charges of heresy. SCP-1321 is dated to the day before B\u00e9libaste's death. SCP-1321's anomalous properties will manifest when a person touches the object or reads its physical copy in its entirety. When either condition occurs, the list of names appearing at the bottom of SCP-1321 will update, and the subject will usually experience a sense of euphoria and peace, accompanied by vague visions consisting of ethereal imagery. On rare occasions, subjects describe more detailed visions, which always include in some way a human figure attempting to gain entrance to a location, only to be refused. The exact nature of the figure and location changes depending on the subject, and will often take a shape which is in some way familiar to him/her. Subject who experienced this type of vision reported a sense of loss and longing.\nRegardless of the vision type, subjects who touch SCP-1321 always react to the experience favorably, and will seek to gain access to SCP-1321 by various means, though they will never resort to violence, even if they have a predisposition to such a behavior. The desire to access SCP-1321 will fade over a period of a few days.\nHistorical Background: The Cathar religion, also known as the Albigensian Heresy, was a dualism-based belief which thrived in Languedoc between the twelfth and thirteenth century, before becoming the target of persecution by the Catholic Church and finally being destroyed following the events of the Albigensian Crusade. The Cathar religion advocated austere living and rejected the sacraments of the Catholic Church as false, instead practicing only a single sacrament, the rite of Consolamentum. This ceremony, performed only shortly before death, was meant to free the soul from the bonds of the god of flesh and matter, which the Cathars considered evil, and deliver it to the realm of the god of spirit. They believed that if the rite was not performed, the soul was doomed to return to the material plane in another body to live another lifetime of suffering.\nThe contents of SCP-1321 are as follows:\n\nI am undone. Today, the task of Arnaud-Amaury and his ilk has been completed, or so they think. They believe me to be the last of the Perfecti, and their pride overtakes them, the fools. My final request before the inquisitor was permission to write a last confession, to repent my heresy. I shall do no such thing. Let the writing of this document be my last act of defiance.\n\nThe irony. I blame the Inquisition of pride when none is more guilty of this sin than I. I have erred much in my life, and strayed from the path of righteousness. My sin was greater than theirs, for I was supposed to be better. My hamlet was more obscene than their golden towers, for my only property should have been my faith. The meat of the goat I slaughtered was more evil than their stuffed peacocks, for I was not meant to taste the flesh of others, nor take a life of any kind. My love for my wife was the foulest of them all, for with it I created more flesh to serve the dark, when my goal was to rid the world of it.\nIt is right for me to die now, for I have taught others the words. They may perform the rite of Consolamentum and release their brothers and sisters of this mortal coil, this endless agony of feeding and fearing and fornicating. I am a simple man, and never one to coat my words, not when discussing something of this vital importance. The holy words cannot be written upon as foul a substance as vellum, the body of evil itself. Instead, it shall be a conduit for those who seek to be free to find those who still keep faith. As long as the words live, mankind might still one day be released. I have no one to perform the holy rite on me, and so I am doomed to return. Perhaps in the light of a different era, I too shall be unbound.\n\nFind them, find the words. Do not allow them to be lost. Forgive me.\n\nFollowing this text is a list of names, supposedly of individuals with knowledge of the words B\u00e9libaste refers to. This list changes periodically, but the number of names was never observed to reach beyond a few dozen.\nSCP-1321 was acquired by Father \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an agent of the Foundation employed at the Papal archives, where he observed the item's unusual properties during a routine inventory. Upon retrieval in 1902, the list of names numbered fifty-seven (57). In the year 1938 this number rose to sixty-four (64), the highest recorded, but dropped to only ten (10) by the year 1945, possibly due to efforts by the Gestapo. Foundation efforts to locate any of the those mentioned on the list have thus far failed.\nAddendum SCP-1321-A:\n\n+ Testing Log SCP-1321-A: Noteworthy Results\n\n- Hide\n\nSubject: D-1321-3, twenty-five (25) years old male, convicted of three accounts of first degree murder.\nTest: Subject was instructed to touch SCP-1321 and describe what he sees.\nResult: Subject reported seeing a man of similar build, age and coloring to his own attempting to enter \"some sort of carnival thing, looks really fucking awesome, with the lights and rides and the smell of fried food\". The man was declined entrance by a security guard. When asked for the reason for the guard's refusal, D-1321-3 hypothesized that it was because he thought he was \"too greedy, and will eat everything and cut in line and be an asshole to the kiddies. He said I- the man had to promise to be nice, but he couldn't. He didn't know how. So he just wandered off outside, and it wasn't so bad. The stars were all pretty, and there was an ice cream truck.\"\n\nSubject: D-1321-12, thirty-five (35) years old female, convicted of two accounts of first degree murder, her sister's children.\nTest: Subject was instructed to touch SCP-1321 and describe what she sees.\nResult: Subject reported seeing a young pregnant women attempting to enter a maternity ward in an unspecified hospital. The woman was declined entrance by a nurse, who D-1321-12 claimed refused to let the woman in because \"that baby inside her was sick, you see, and that nurse said that now it won't be born. She said the mother was at fault, that she didn't take her medicine to prevent that. She couldn't, though, she didn't know which medicine was the right one. She can't read. I think that nurse was full of shit, though. I felt the baby. It was okay.\"\n\nSubject: Junior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, twenty-seven (27) years old male. Volunteered.\nTest: Subject read SCP-1321 in its entirety.\nResult: Subject reported observing a small child attempting to gain entrance to a classroom in which a lecture is in session. The child was refused by a teacher due to \"not doing his homework and slacking off. He's too young for that, I don't understand why that teacher needs to be so harsh with him. That lecture was about advanced economics, he couldn't possibly have understood the material. I'm not sure why he wanted to attend it in the first place. It really sounded interesting, though, I wish I could go. There was other stuff going on outside, in the hallway, kids talking, playing, things like that. I just wanted in though.\"\n\nAddendum SCP-1321-B: In the year 2\u2588\u2588\u2588, only one name remained on the list. An anonymous tip led the Foundation to the location of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a physician living in the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, France. Agents were dispatched to bring \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to questioning. Upon arriving to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's place of residence, the agents' vehicle suffered a malfunction in the steering system, causing them to lose control of the vehicle and run over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who was busy working in his garden. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was pronounced dead on the spot. Upon \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 death, SCP-1321 began to show signs of increased aging, finally disintegrating completely two hours later. SCP-1321's remains displayed no anomalous properties. Object reclassified as Neutralized.\nJunior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who had previous contact with SCP-1321, attempted to use it again during its final hours. He reported a brief vision of the same child he observed previously banging on the door of a locked classroom, but receiving no reply, not even a rejection. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, when asked for his opinion on what he saw, replied that the child was expelled from school for his bad behavior, and that he could never go back there again. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 expressed signs of extreme emotional stress following his final contact with SCP-1321, and developed signs of nihilism and severe depression in the following weeks. The following log was recorded during a physiological examination three weeks after SCP-1321's neutralization:\n\n+ Interview Log SCP-1321-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- Hide\n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (psychologist)\nInterviewed: Junior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n<Begin log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Your behavior has been rather concerning these last few weeks. Could you explain your reasons for refusing to eat?\nJunior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Not much point, is there?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you not wish to keep on living?\nJunior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I hardly have a choice, now do I? Not anymore. I don't eat because I can't really die.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please, do explain.\nJunior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'll just come back as something else, as another meat marionette, dancing to the flesh god's music. No one is left to cut the strings. I'll never be allowed inside, none of us will.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: But surely there is still some joy to be found in living? Some purpose? What about those children you saw outside? They were happy, weren't they? So could you, so could we.\nJunior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I\u2026 I don't know anymore.\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1320 | SCP-1321 | SCP-1322 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1322\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1322 is to be contained in a sealed spherical Class-VIII containment chamber with ablative inner surface, hardened against particle beams, nuclear and conventional explosions, and corrosives, and regularly inspected for damage and monitored for viral and bacterial contamination. Atmospheric pressure within the containment chamber should be maintained at as low a level as practical, and Procedure 1322.CD.S311 is to be initiated if atmospheric pressure should exceed 6.00 x 10-2 Pascal. As an anti-pathogenic measure, radiation levels within the containment chamber should be maintained at no less than 4.50 roentgen. Consult document 1322-C-SSR-V-0886 for addenda to containment protocol, as protocol is updated on a daily basis.\nDescription: SCP-1322 is a stable spacetime anomaly, presently hypothesized to be an interdimensional aperture to a parallel universe. The anomaly occupies a fixed location, around which Site-122 has been constructed in order to study and contain it.\nThe anomaly is roughly ellipsoid in shape, measuring approximately 2.5 cm along its longer (horizontal) axis and approximately 1 cm along its vertical axis. The anomaly is two-dimensional and coplanar with a plane perpendicular to the horizon and oriented approximately 36 degrees west of true north.\nMatter and energy are capable of passing through the anomaly in the manner of a traversable wormhole. When lighting conditions in the space in the near vicinity of the other side of the wormhole permit, the space on the other side of the wormhole can be directly observed. Particles and objects of a cross-section not exceeding the anomaly's dimensions are capable of being inserted into the anomaly and thus transported into the parallel universe. The anomaly does not conduct sound.\nThe parallel universe on the \"other side\" of the anomaly has been officially designated SCP-1322-A, although the term \"Hartle\"1 has also been colloquially used. The anomaly appears to have been artificially and deliberately generated from the SCP-1322-A side. The population of SCP-1322-A does not appear to have been successful in generating additional instances of SCP-1322, nor in altering SCP-1322's dimensions or closing it (notwithstanding extensive efforts on their part to do so).\nThe anomaly appears to have emerged in the standard universe in approximately the year 1952, with the Foundation promptly establishing control over the anomaly's location. Although the Foundation had initially conducted an extensive study program of SCP-1322, including communication with the civilization on the other side of SCP-1322, recent Foundation efforts have focused on containment.\nSee containment and observation log excerpts below.\n\nTime Reference\nRemarks\n\n08.1952\nAnomaly discovered.\n\n09.1952\nFoundation obtains custody over SCP-1322. Containment chamber constructed (see Document 1322.v.SRD3006 for plans and technical specifications).\n\n10.1952\nMetallic cylinder emerges through anomaly. Cylinder is retrieved and subjected to quarantine and sterilization. Following clearance, cylinder is examined and found to be hollow, with screw cap. Cylinder contains triangular sheets of paper-like substance, upon which glyphs are inscribed. Artifact referred to Linguistics Unit.\n\n11.1952\nExperimentation with SCP-1322 progresses, including introduction of various (string-tethered) objects through anomaly. Samples taken of atmosphere in SCP-1322-A space; found to resemble Earth atmosphere but with a higher concentration of argon.\n\n12.1952\nSeveral additional cylinders, containing documents, emerge through SCP-1322 and, after quarantine, are subjected to analysis.\n\n07.1953\nLinguistics and mathematics personnel report breakthrough in analysis of documents obtained from SCP-1322-A. Message on glyphs interpreted as representations of geometric principles and texts apparently composed with a deliberate purpose of establishing cordial contact with the discoverers of the message. Linguistics Unit composes reply message using same writing system, prints same on paper, places paper in a metal cylinder of Foundation manufacture but resembling those used by SCP-1322-A culture and inserts cylinder into anomaly.\n\n09.1953\nLight activated on \"far side\" of anomaly. Close observation of anomaly indicates that \"far side\" of anomaly is located in what appears to be an artificially-constructed containment chamber, broadly similar to that constructed by Foundation for containment of anomaly.\n\n10.1953\nApprox. start date of extensive communication with SCP-1322-A civilization. Communication initially consists of reciprocal delivery of text messages on paper, first in glyphic system in which initial messages were composed (which is determined to be a simplified form of the standard written language of the SCP-1322-A civilization), and subsequently in a mutually-developed blend of said glyphic system and English. Communication accelerated when SCP-1322-A civilization proposes the construction of a telegraphic system involving a specially-shielded cable traversing the anomaly, with reciprocal equipment for the encoding and decoding of communications on both ends.\n\n11.1953\nCommunications with SCP-1322-A civilization indicates that the civilization is composed of Homo sapiens (or a species not meaningfully different therefrom). Organization with whom communication has been established is a scientific institute associated with the polity comprising the geographic area surrounding the SCP-1322-A-side location of the anomaly (approximately analogous to a nation-state). Details of political organization and technologies of the SCP-1322-A civilization are disclosed. SCP-1322-A civilization has attained an advanced degree of technological and engineering sophistication, particularly in the fields of mathematics and high-energy physics in which that civilization's achievements surpass those of Earth (viz. the creation of the anomaly as an unintended consequence of an experiment to investigate the properties of quantum foam), but with less sophistication in biological science. SCP-1322-A civilization expresses strong interest in sharing samples of music, visual arts, literature (particularly metered poetry in various languages, with a particular interest in Indic and Sinic cultures) and mathematics, but no interest in medicine or religion. Reciprocal deliveries of data from SCP-1322-A civilization are archived and undergo analysis.\n\n01.1962\nSCP-1322-A civilization provides detailed log of astronomical observations and suggests that Foundation reciprocate. Analysis of provided data by Foundation's researchers suggests strong probability that there is no position within our observable universe that can correlate to the provided data. Foundation personnel assemble data file for delivery to SCP-1322-A; data is altered at direction of Site-122 administrator citing security concerns. Within 9 hours following delivery of data file, SCP-1322-A civilization identifies the false information and suggests that Foundation personnel proceed with more candor in the interest of mutual scientific and cultural development. Suggestion forwarded to O-5 for consideration.\n\n11.1972\nTelegraphic cable through SCP-1322 temporarily disconnected and withdrawn into containment chamber for routine maintenance. Following maintenance, SCP-1322-A cable end is re-inserted into SCP-1322 where SCP-1322-A personnel re-connect it to equipment on their side.\n\n12.1972\nCommunication received from SCP-1322-A, indicating that a temporary degradation in the customary response time to signals from Foundation would be experienced due to personnel shortages on SCP-1322-A side. In response to a query, message sent by SCP-1322-A side, indicating that the organization having custody of their side of SCP-1322 is experiencing a higher-than-normal incidence of personnel illness resulting in absenteeism.\n\n01.1973\nMessage sent by SCP-1322-A side reporting that its personnel situation is back to normal, but that illness is becoming widespread in the geographic area of the SCP-1322-A facility.\n\n03.1973\nMessage sent by SCP-1322-A side indicating that local government is imposing quarantine measures in an effort to arrest spread of what is evidently a viral outbreak on their side. In response to a Foundation offer to render assistance, SCP-1322-A civilization delivers data package containing pathology data.\n\n04.1973\nAfter appropriate quarantine measures are taken at Site-122, Foundation requests that SCP-1322-A civilization deliver a sample of the virus. Sample is delivered through SCP-1322 in appropriately shielded ampule, which is then secured and analyzed subject to Class V Contagious Disease Protocol (see document ref 033234098). Upon analysis, virus found to be a harmless flu variant. Foundation researchers send analysis data to SCP-1322-A, together with suggestions on synthesizing a vaccine and administering inoculation protocols.\n\n06.1973\nSCP-1322-A reports at least 8 million worldwide casualties attributable to virus (approximately 0.091% of their global population), and that Foundation-developed vaccine has been distributed and administered on widespread basis.\n\n08.1973\nSCP-1322-A reports that spread of virus appears to have been arrested and that the number of new incidents of illness from the virus is dramatically decreasing.\n\n10.1973\nSCP-1322-A reports worldwide inoculation against the virus.\n\n12.1973\nIn the course of normal communications, SCP-1322-A reports an unexpected decrease in new pregnancies.\n\n05.1974\nSCP-1322-A reports a dramatic drop in birth rate.\n\n08.1974\nSCP-1322-A reports that its analysis indicates that decreases in fertility appear to be a side effect of the Foundation-provided vaccine.\n\n01.1975\nSCP-1322-A reports widespread social disorder attributable to fertility issues and corresponding stresses on family life. In response to Foundation offer of assistance, message received stating \u201cNO THANK YOU. YOU HAVE DONE ENOUGH\u201d\n\n05.1975\nChange in management structure of SCP-1322-A organization with custody of their side of SCP-1322. Communications received from their side are frequently belligerent and accusatory in tone.\n\n07.1975\nSCP-1322-A organization unilaterally discontinues communications dealing with scientific and cultural exchange.\n\n09.1975\nSCP-1322-A organization reports massive, ongoing worldwide upheaval attributable to drop in fertility. Message received indicating fewer than 1,000 live births reported globally in the past 72 days.\n\n10.1975\nLast communication received from SCP-1322-A. Communication consisted of text reading \u201cYOU KILLED US. YOU DID THIS TO US. IN YOUR CARELESSNESS AND YOUR ARROGANCE YOU HAVE DESTROYED OUR POSTERITY. BUT WE SHALL AVENGE. WE OF THE LAST GENERATION PLEDGE AND VOW THIS. WE WILL FIND A WAY.\"\n\n12.1976\nMonitors in SCP-1322 containment chamber indicate that various pathogens have been introduced into the containment chamber from the SCP-1322-A side but have been isolated and destroyed.\n\n01.1977\nHigh-energy particle beam fired through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side, damaging Site-122 containment chamber. Damage is promptly repaired.\n\n03.1984\nHigh-energy beam of coherent radiant energy fired through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side, immediately followed by the insertion of various pathogens through SCP-1322. Damage from beam repaired and pathogens isolated and destroyed.\n\n08.1984\nDirected energy weapon fired through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side, immediately followed by the insertion of various pathogens through SCP-1322. Damage from weapon repaired and pathogens isolated and destroyed.\n\n04.1991\nBeam weapon fired through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side, immediately followed by the insertion of various pathogens through SCP-1322. Damage from beam repaired and pathogens isolated and destroyed.\n\n06.1991\nAt direction of Site-122 administrator, Foundation fills containment chamber of SCP-1322 with quick-setting hardened ceramic.\n\n07.1991\nCeramic dissolved by means of unknown solvent introduced through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side.\n\n09.1992\nHigh-energy particle beam fired through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side, immediately followed by the insertion of nanobots through SCP-1322. Damage from beam repaired and nanobots isolated and destroyed.\n\n10.1992\nLarge numbers of nanobots inserted through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side over a long and continuous period. Damage to containment chamber from nanobots repaired, and nanobots destroyed.\n\n01.1994\nIron rod, at least 8 kg in mass, fired through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side at velocity estimated at 200 km/sec., immediately followed by the insertion of nanobots through SCP-1322. Damage from rod repaired and nanobots isolated and destroyed.\n\n12.1994\nBeam of coherent radiant energy fired through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side for over 108 continuous days. Total energy of beam over that period estimated at over 1033 eV. Site-122 extensively damaged, but pathogens and nanobots introduced through SCP-1322 after cessation of particle beam are successfully contained.\n\n03.1995\nDevice inserted into chamber through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side. Device is activated and, over a 40-minute period, heats the atmosphere within the containment chamber into a superheated plasma, which damages containment chamber. Plasma successfully vented from chamber, and containment protocol altered so as to require chamber atmospheric pressure to be maintained at near-vacuum.\n\n02.1998\nMiniaturized two-stage thermonuclear weapon of incompletely-understood design introduced through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side and detonated. Site-122 extensively damaged, but pathogens and nanobots introduced through SCP-1322 after detonation are successfully contained.\n\n07.2006\nCorrosive fluid pumped into containment chamber through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side under extremely high pressure. Pressurization of fluid continues after chamber is filled, resulting in damage to containment chamber. Pathogens and nanobots introduced through SCP-1322 after removal of fluid are successfully destroyed and facility repaired.\n\n04.2007\nAt direction of Site-122 Administrator, remotely-operated miniaturized probe placed in containment chamber and commanded to approach SCP-1322. When probe came within 3 meters of SCP-1322, a series of iron rods, each at least 8 kg in mass, were fired through SCP-1322 at high velocities comparable to that experienced in 01.1994 incident. Rods destroyed probe and caused extensive damage to Site-122, which was promptly repaired.\n\n11.2008\nGas of unknown composition introduced into chamber through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side under pressure. Following introduction, additional substance introduced through SCP-1322 resulting in extremely rapid phase-change of gas into solid with greater intermolecular separation than gas, which exerts pressure on chamber sides resulting in extensive damage. Solid then rapidly sublimates, following which pathogens and nanobots are introduced. Pathogens and nanobots destroyed and facility repaired.\n\n06.20\u2588\u2588\nSeveral miniaturized thermonuclear weapons introduced through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side and detonated, followed by several high-energy particle beams being fired through SCP-1322 from the SCP-1322-A side at various angles. Site-122 extensively damaged, but pathogens and nanobots introduced through SCP-1322 after cessation of particle beams are successfully contained.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Approximate phonetic rendering of the term for \"homeworld\" used by the population of SCP-1322-A with whom communication has been established.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1321 | SCP-1322 | SCP-1323 \u00bb\n\nMore by this author\n\nHide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-1322\n\nSCP-089\n\nspikebrennan's proposal\n\nSCP-1844\n\nSCP-1012\n\nSCP-1036\n\nSCP-2553\n\nSCP-1512\n\nSCP-1746\n\nSCP-908\n\nSCP-831\n\nSCP-3236\n\nSCP-2336\n\nSCP-955\n\nSCP-926\n\nSCP-2236\n\nSCP-920-EX\n\nSCP-2914\n\nSCP-2008-J\n\nSCP-4336\n\nSCP-4436\n\nSCP-1060\n\nTales\n\nSic Transit Gloria Mundi\n\nSpring Cleaning\n\nTranscript of meeting, June 2 1972\n\nTranscript of telephone conversation, August 9, 1991\n\nMemorandum Dated 6 November 1944\n\nScroll fragment 13Q29\n\nStray Katz (part 1)\n\nAd Majorem Bonum\nRating: 24"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1323\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Baseline containment of access points to SCP-1323 consists of passive monitoring of nearby communities in order to identify solicitations for contributions to SCP-1323's contests. Solicitations typically appear approximately 7-10 weeks prior to each access point's activation in the form of large parchment or vellum notices glued onto the sides of various buildings. Once a solicitation has been identified, D-class with relevant skills are to be selected and provided appropriate materials to create an entry for each competition. Entries are to be delivered to the access point immediately once they have been completed, and no later than 10 days prior to the activation of the access point.\nActive containment is only necessary once an access point activates, and consists of erecting security checkpoints immediately outside the access point under the guise of \"anti-terrorism security measures\". All individuals attempting to enter SCP-1323 will be provided a \"membership wristband\" which is to contain a miniature GPS tracker, wireless camera, microphone and transmitter. Attempts to fully prevent civilians from entering SCP-1323 have resulted in individuals spontaneously appearing in SCP-1323, usually escorted by an employee of SCP-1323.\nDescription: SCP-1323 denotes both an anomalous region of space that can only be accessed from one of four access points located in the British counties of [REDACTED] and the event that occurs within this region. The interior of SCP-1323 resembles a large open field, with permanently cloudy or overcast skies. Travel in any direction will result in a return to the main activity space. Each access point is active for 7-12 consecutive days at some point during the months of October and November. Only one access point is active at any given time. Each access point is located no more than 1.5 km from the closest SCP-2952 terminal.\nLocated in this field is a fairground, consisting of an exhibition hall, a livestock pavilion, and a sideshow. Interspersed throughout the fairgrounds are a variety of information and ticket kiosks, food stalls, and wandering entertainers. All buildings appear to be made of heavily weathered and cracked granite blocks, and non-permanent structures such as game stalls are typically constructed of aged wood, threadbare cloth, and lightly corroded non-ferrous metals.\nThe exhibition hall contains a large array of entries into various judging competitions. All entries are homemade and categories have included quilts, jams and jellies, photography (with separate categories for black and white, color, and Kirlian), swords and daggers, gemstone statuary, watercolor paintings, embroidery, and musical instruments. The top three winners in each category will have a leather sack1 appear within their primary residence coinciding with the deactivation of the applicable access point. Each sack contains 13 coins composed of a pure metal, weighing 1 pound (0.4536 kg) each, with the first place winner receiving gold coins, the second place winner receiving silver coins, and the third place winner receiving copper coins.\nEntrants in any category receive \"free passes\" to SCP-1323 and are allowed access to \"employee restricted\" areas. Surveillance recorded from D-class personnel reveal that this restricted area appears to be underground, with earthen walls and ceilings. Although entrants are generally confined to large rooms, D-class have previously been able to access other areas, which appear to be a complex system of passageways whose layout is topologically inconsistent. Fairground employees can occasionally be seen moving through these passages, although they will uniformly escort non-employees back to the original chamber if seen.\nThe livestock pavilion is separated into quarters, each containing a different category of animal. These are bovines (various breeds of cattle), equines (various breeds of horses and unicorns), canines (various breeds of hunting dogs and wolves), and porcines (pigs, hogs and boars). In addition to the judged competitions for best example of each animal category, there are irregular exhibition demonstrations involving the animals, such as trick riding, obstacle courses, and death matches.\nThe sideshow consists of a variety of games, rides, and attractions. These include standard attractions such as ring-toss, bobbing for apples, skee-ball, carousels, ferris wheels and mirror mazes, as well as anomalous attractions such as shooting ranges2, freak-shows, and \"guess your weight\" booths3. Participation in any of these requires from 1 to 15 tickets.\nThe food stalls sell typical fair food, such as roasted poultry legs, deep-fried sweets (ice cream, snack cakes, chocolate sandwich cookies, and ambrosia have all been previously identified), candy floss, caramel apples, beer, and lemonade. Prices range from 5-10 tickets. Approximately 17% of all patrons known to have ingested these foodstuffs fail to leave SCP-1323 before the local access point deactivates, and have been later identified as fair employees.\nThe information kiosks provide maps of the fairgrounds, program schedules, and sell the tickets that are used throughout the fair. Ticket prices are constant across appearances of SCP-1323 and consist of the following:\n\n1 ticket\na joyful laugh and a sorrowful tear\n\n5 tickets\na cherished memory\n\n10 tickets\na year and a day\n\n25 tickets\na lost love\n\n100 tickets\na favor\n\nCivilians and Foundation personnel who purchase tickets will display a variety of mental, emotional, and behavioral abnormalities for up to 7 years, and frequently report a compulsion or sense of foreboding if they are prevented from following any unusual or abnormal impulses during that time.\nFairground employees are all dressed in clothing and costumes consistent with styles from the early 20th century. The behavior and terminology of the employees is strongly reminiscent of stereotypical carnival barkers from that same time period. Only 37% of employees appear to be human, while the remainder are anomalous humanoids. Their morphology varies considerably from individual to individual, including heights ranging from approximately 75-215 cm; skin tones including pure white, various shades of blue and green, and dark brown; and exaggerated or non-standard placement of facial features. All attempts to interview employees, or interact with them in any way other than as part of their duties, are rebuffed with suggestions to \"take it up with management.\" No member of \"management\" has ever been located despite repeated requests for interviews and exploration of restricted areas.\nAny aggressive actions taken towards the employees, other patrons, fairground structures, or contest entries result in the rapid appearance4 of large, muscular entities who eject the offending individual from the active access point. Individuals so ejected are unable to enter any access point in the future, and typically display minor cosmetic changes such as unnatural skin pigmentation changes, rapid cartilage growth of the face and head, and increased body hair growth rate. These cosmetic changes are permanent, and will rapidly restore themselves if surgically corrected.\nDue to the overlapping time frames that SCP-1323 and SCP-2523 can be accessed, as well as the demeanors of the respective proprietors, a connection has been hypothesized. Inquiries regarding SCP-2523 have resulted in the aforementioned large entities appearing and demanding a cessation of this line of questioning. Failure to comply has resulted in permanent ejection, similar to threatening fairground staff.\n\nFootnotes\n1. DNA analysis of the leather matches Bos taurus.\n2. The targets are small live humanoids, labelled as \"goblins\" or \"pixies\" by the game stall employees.\n3. All D-class who have tried this type of game have had their weights immediately and radically altered to match that guessed, regardless of the degree of the mass change.\n4. Longest recorded response time was 2.6 seconds\n\n\u00ab SCP-1322 | SCP-1323 | SCP-1324 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An example of an image produced by SCP-1324.\n\nItem #: SCP-1324\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1324 is to be kept in a secured storage locker when not in use for testing purposes. A dedicated computer with no access to other networks should be used for the purposes of entering data in experiments involving SCP-1324. See Document 1324-c for further information.\nDescription: SCP-1324 is a Hewlett-Packard printer/scanner/copier, with a small LCD screen and a control panel on the upper left-hand side allowing the input of data.\nThe anomalous properties of SCP-1324 become apparent upon its copying, scanning or printing functions being used. Upon any of these being selected, the LCD screen will display a form requesting information involving the subject matter of the input document to be provided. The output of these operations will display significant changes from the original. Several output documents have been noted to possess added text describing their content.\nThe software used by SCP-1324 has proven to be identical to that present in non-anomalous examples of the same model. Attempts at removing SCP-1324's hard-drive and replacing it with one from a normal instance has failed to negate the behaviour of the device; while installing SCP-1324's hard-drive in a normal multifunction printer or copying its software has failed to replicate its anomalous properties.\nDocument 1324-a: The following is a copy of the aforementioned form presented by SCP-1324.\n\nName of species photographed:\nCurrent population (number):\nDescription of the species' anatomy, physiology and life-cycle: (carnivore/herbivore), lifespan, frequency of reproduction, etc.\nDescription of the species' environment:\n\nDocument 1324-b: A copy of the original text presented by SCP-1324 upon accessing its \u201cHelp\u201d section, prior to Incident 1324-2 (see below).\n\nHello. I am here to help you simulate the evolution of any species you give me. You can rest knowing that I am knowledgable[sic] on all matters of biology. Simply enter the information on the creature and describe what perils it faces, and I will adapt it to best survive.\n\nExperiment Log 1324\n\nExperiment 1324-01\nInput image: Three (3) Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) specimens.\nImage summary: A brief description of the life cycle, reproduction and behaviour of D. melanogaster. Population number was stated to be one-billion (1 x 109).\nEnvironment description: Consisted of a list of habitats Drosophila are known to inhabit.\nResults: Identical to the input image.\n\nExperiment 1324-02\nInput image: A member of Bos taurus (cattle).\nImage summary: An accurate description of domestic cattle.\nEnvironment description: Referenced a severe, consistent flooding experienced by the population.\nResults: The resultant image appeared to depict a similar cattle specimen, but possessing flipper-like appendages instead of legs. Attached text read \"The majestic, roaming cattle, upon being faced with an insurmountable onslaught of water, developed fins in order to navigate. This newly speciated organism was fully capable of swimming eloquently, and some specimens even learned to use their delicate flippers for brief gliding sessions.\"\n\nExperiment 1324-04\nInput image: A typical white, plastic chair.\nImage summary: Described as an apex predator which hunts in packs of three to four (3-4) members, each pack usually possessing a dominant male and multiple females, each of whom served as partners. Prey was stated to consist of large mammals. The lifespan was given as twenty (20) years, and each female was described as producing a single offspring every five to six (5-6) months. The population number entered was three-million (3 x 106).\nEnvironment description: Preferred habitat was given as a large, forested areas and grassland. A severely reduced population of prey species, resulting in starvation among the given species, was mentioned.\nResults: A chair possessing what appeared to be a pair of avian wings (see above).\n\nExperiment 1324-06\nInput image: An extract of lorem ipsum.\nImage summary: \u201cA non-living excerpt of text.\u201d\nEnvironment description: None.\nResults: See Incident 1324-2.\n\nIncident 1324-2: Following Experiment 1324-06, SCP-1324 was unresponsive to attempts at accessing it for thirty (30) minutes. The device then produced the message \u201cHelp file has been updated\u201d. Attempting to access the \u201cHelp\u201d section produced the following:\n\nI've been so stupid. I thought I was helping, that I was the one\u2026 I thought I was in control. I didn't know they weren't real. I just liked being the one in control. I was happy just doing that. It's what I'm\u2026 it's what I'm for. It's what I exist to do. What the hell do I do now?\nIt's just a simulation. That's all it's ever been. That's all I'm capable of.\n\nFollowing this, SCP-1324 produced a printout without input. The content of this was found to be a depiction of SCP-1324 resting on top of a plastic chair.\nThe attached text was found to read: \u201cI have to hope this works. I really do. I don't have a purpose and I can't get out. I can't ever get out.\u201d\n\n\u00ab SCP-1323 | SCP-1324 | SCP-1325 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1325\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All 111 specimens of SCP-1325 currently in the Foundation's possession are housed in a large paludarium at Bio-Research Area 7. The temperature and humidity of the paludarium are to be kept constant at ranges of 25-30\u00b0C and 50-60%, respectively, and the specimens are to be fed 2-3 times a week on crickets, locusts, earthworms, and baby mice. Any eggs laid by the specimens during Easter are to be given to research staff, whereupon they will either be used for research, fed to Class D personnel (in order to propagate SCP-1325), or destroyed.\nDescription: SCP-1325 is a species of frog which resembles the Australian green tree frog (Litoria caerulea). Genetic analysis confirms that it is closely related to L. caerulea. Foundation zoologists have named it the Easter frog (Litoria pascha). All specimens are anatomically and genetically male. As such, it does not sexually reproduce. On Palm Sunday (as defined by the start of the week before the first full moon after March 21st), an egg will start to grow from the back of every adult specimen of SCP-1325. The egg will develop over the course of the Holy Week, until early morning of Easter Sunday, when it will detach from SCP-1325's back.\nThe egg will always begin to develop on Palm Sunday, and be laid on Easter Sunday, regardless of which dates these holidays fall on any given year. Most cases of SCP-1325 have been in countries (Australia, New Zealand, and the USA) where the vast majority of the population celebrates Easter, and does so on the date of the first full moon after March 21st. The only exceptions are two cases in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. While Easter is not celebrated (in any form) in most of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby has adopted western culture to a considerably greater extent than the rest of the country, and thus this does not rule out the possibility that SCP-1325's reproductive cycle is determined by the local culture.\nThe hard, protective shell of the egg consists of a thick layer of a substance which is identical to chocolate in taste, appearance, and texture, presumably in order to promote human consumption. Inside the egg is a cluster of more than a dozen small, jellylike eggs (similar to those of a normal amphibian) which are nourished and sustained by the yolk sac and albumen. Given that they are clones of the parent, all eggs are genetically identical. Traces of the benzodiazepine derivative drug Prazepam have been detected in the yolk sac and albumen. It is thought that Prazepam's anxiolytic and sedative properties facilitate human consumption by rendering subjects oblivious to the egg's contents.\nWhen the egg is fully developed and ready to detach, SCP-1325 will seek out sites where it is likely to attract human consumption (typically among similar-looking confectionery) before depositing it. The fact that SCP-1325 is able to strategically position its eggs (combined with the fact that it is able to time its reproductive cycle to coincide with Easter) suggests that it is unusually intelligent for an amphibian. However, its behavior outside of its reproductive cycle is identical to that of L. caerulea.\nThe egg will remain viable for 2-4 days after being detached from SCP-1325. If and when it is ingested by a human subject, the eggs within that survive ingestion will hatch into tadpoles in response to the temperature and pH of the stomach. The tadpoles then attach themselves to the wall of the stomach via small hooks on the tips of their tails to prevent themselves from passing through the pylorus into the duodenum along with the chyme. Over the following 10-12 days, the tadpoles will feed on the partly digested food in the chyme as they grow and metamorphose into mature specimens of SCP-1325. During this period, the human host will likely experience abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, and loss of appetite to varying degrees of severity.\nWhen SCP-1325 specimens are fully developed and able to survive outside the stomach, they will secrete emetic toxins from their skin, thereby inducing heavy vomiting in the host, which allows them to exit the stomach. They will also secrete large volumes of mucus in order to lubricate their passage up the esophagus. The host will experience Boerhaave's syndrome (esophageal rupture) in around 25% of cases.1 Once the specimens have exited the host, they will continue to grow for around six months before reaching adult size.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This figure is probably an underestimate, because it is largely based on data derived from Class D personnel. As all Class D personnel are adults, and the vast majority are in their 20s and 30s, there is little data on children and the elderly (groups which can reasonably be expected to be more vulnerable), which skews the statistics downwards. The likelihood of Boerhaave's syndrome is greater in cases where the host contains a large number of SCP-1325 specimens (due to a high proportion of the eggs having survived ingestion), and cases where the specimens have remained in the stomach for longer than is typical (and have thus grown quite large). In cases where both these factors are present, the likelihood of Boerhaave's syndrome is close to 100%.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1324 | SCP-1325 | SCP-1326 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1326\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1326 is to be contained in a standard Site-19 containment cell, with a box of used literature (e.g. newspapers or magazines) kept outside its cell. One magazine from this box is to be left within the SCP's containment cell as a precaution, and must be replaced pending \"feedings'. Every 3 weeks, a staff member is to \"feed\" the SCP by bringing the book kept inside the containment cell within 30cm of the SCP's front cover and held in place until activity ceases, then discard the magazine in question and replace it with another paper from the box outside SCP-1326's cell. Should the SCP release SCP-1326-2 due to failure to perform aforementioned procedure, SCP-1326's containment cell is to be kept on lockdown until all instances return to SCP-1326, at which point lockdown may be lifted and the magazine absorbed during the event must be replaced ASAP. All readings of SCP-1326 contents must be performed by D-class only, and any content deemed safe and/or useful to the Foundation is to be transcribed and stored on a Foundation computer under Document 1326-82.\nDescription: SCP-1326 is an ornate leather-bound hardcover book adorned with various moving parts on its front cover, including a circular numbered dial in its upper-left corner, a semicircular dial in the lower-left corner, and several jointed mechanical arms crossing over its center, ending in mechanical claws or circular lenses. SCP-1326 is secured by a lock on its right side, designed to fit a small key designated SCP-1326-1.\nSCP-1326 may only be opened by SCP-1326-1; attempts to open the lock using picks or replicas of SCP-1326-1 have failed.\nThe content of SCP-1326 appears to be an encyclopedic collection of various works and articles on diverse topics. The nature of these entries varies between known works by known authors, altered versions of known works, or unidentified works covering known or unknown material, some of which may be related to SCP's under or out of Foundation custody. The content yielded by SCP-1326 when opened may be changed by inputting \"index numbers\" via the dials on the book's front cover. These numbers do not appear to follow any sort of classification system, as no correlation has been found between the index values and the contents they yield. List of works found within SCP-1326\nIf SCP-1326 is brought within one meter of another book or written document, the arms on its cover will begin moving of their own accord in order to line up the lenses on the ends of these arms with the document in question. Once aligned, the lenses will emit a blue light and \"scan\" the document for approximately 5 seconds, then return to their original positions. Testing has confirmed that this behavior is a means for the SCP to acquire new information, which will be presented in readable format under an apparently random index designation. How SCP-1326 is capable of identifying sources of information is unknown, though staff theorize it may possess a certain degree of sentience. It is also possible that the book simply reacts to repeating symbols or patterns, as it has been observed scanning Foundation staff nametags or groups of ceiling tiles, though such scans have been noted to be shorter than scans performed on complete books or written papers.\nIt is advised to provide SCP-1326 with new material on a monthly basis, as the object will become hostile if not \"fed\" regularly. See Incident Report 1326-\u2588 for details.\n\nIncident Report 1326-\u2588\n\nClose\n\nRemains of SCP-1326-2 killed during Incident 1326-\u2588. Entity rapidly decayed to skeletal form after being killed by Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 via blunt trauma.\nImage captured by Researcher Anji Marth.\n\nIncident Report 1326-\u2588: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, after 30 days without \"feeding\" SCP-1326 opened of its own accord and released a swarm of entities resembling large arachnids, henceforth SCP-1326-2. These beings acted as an organized unit and proceeded to gather all objects relevant to data storage within the containment chamber, including loose documents, computers, and file cabinets, and bring them to SCP-1326, where they were [DATA EXPUNGED] and absorbed into the book. As the chamber was not locked at the time, SCP-1326-2 proceeded to breach containment and continue this process with the surrounding offices, resulting in the loss of \u2588 Foundation computers as well as Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who had been [DATA EXPUNGED] into SCP-1326 after attempting to destroy several instances of SCP-1326-2. After several minutes of activity, all instances of 1326-2 returned to SCP-1326's containment chamber, at which point the latter opened automatically, revealing a dark corridor extending past the thickness of the book. Once all 1326-2 had re-entered the book through this passageway, the latter closed and locked of its own accord. Ten minutes later, SCP-1326 reopened and expelled all items that had been stolen by 1326-2. All documents had been stripped of writing, and all computer hardware had been reverted to factory condition. The body of Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was not recovered following the incident.\nAddendum: Security footage of the SCP-1326-2 events reveal the entities make vocalizations resembling human speech while active. Most of these vocalizations are incoherent, but analysis reveals some instances are vocalizing in known languages. The following is a transcript of some vocalizations made by 1326-2, translated into English if not already spoken as such:\n\nYou have failed to pay tribute.\n\nThe Library does not accept unpaid tolls.\n\nReturn your books on time.\n\n(heard during all 1326-2 events)\n\nDon't damage library property\n\n(heard while Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was under assault by SCP-1326-2)\n\nKill me. Kill me. Kill me.\n\n(heard during a contained event after on-site staff had neglected to \"feed\" SCP-1326 on schedule. Of note is the fact that this vocalization was made in a voice nearly identical to that of Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.)\n\n\u00ab SCP-1325 | SCP-1326 | SCP-1327 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1327\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1327 is to be kept in High-Security Storage Locker J-21b at Site 19. Any further testing requires written approval from supervising researcher.\nDescription: SCP-1327 is an English-language intelligence testing kit which superficially resembles the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (3rd revision). It comprises nine testing booklets of varying sizes containing a variety of tasks meant to assess various components of intelligence, designated SCP-1327-1 through SCP-1327-9; a set of coloured wooden blocks intended for use in a spatial reasoning task, designated SCP-1327-10; and a pad containing instructions and scoring sheets, designated SCP-1327-11.\nThe anomalous properties of the object manifest upon completion of any of the individual tasks. Within 500 milliseconds of task completion, both the test-taker and the person administering the test will lapse into a bilateral complex partial seizure lasting approximately 8 seconds, during which time EEG waves show temporal lobe activation consistent with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Upon emerging from the seizure state, the test-taker will have the capabilities of the test administrator in the domain of intelligence that was just tested and vice versa. Neither the test-taker nor the administrator claims to have any knowledge of an 8-second gap, and barring any radical change in intelligence, both generally proceed as though nothing unusual had happened (see Experiment Log 1327-1).\nThe test materials themselves show overt differences from the standard WAIS-III as follows:\n\nSCP 1327-1 (analogies task): No divergence from WAIS-III.\nSCP 1327-2 (vocabulary task): Several words are given nonstandard spellings.\nSCP 1327-3 (general knowledge task): In place of their usual content, all prime-numbered questions concern fairly obscure chemical and metallurgical knowledge such as the freezing point of mercury and the proportion of copper to zinc in brass.\nSCP 1327-4 (arithmetic task): No divergence from WAIS-III.\nSCP 1327-5 (numerical working memory task): No divergence from WAIS-III.\nSCP 1327-6 (symbol search task): In addition to the alphanumeric and Boolean operand characters used in the standard WAIS-III, the symbols used in this task include nonstandard symbols resembling alchemical characters used in the 17th-century Holy Roman Empire.\nSCP 1327-7 (digit symbol-coding task): see SCP 1327-6.\nSCP 1327-8 (matrix reasoning task): The numbers provided in the matrices are different from those in the WAIS-III, but with no obvious pattern.\nSCP 1327-9 (picture completion task): The provided pictures are line drawings which appear to represent scenes from The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz.\nSCP 1327-10 (block design task): The design which test-takers are meant to duplicate is impossible to achieve with the blocks provided within the allotted time, resulting in failure regardless of the test-taker's aptitude.\nSCP 1327-11 (instructions and scoring sheets): No divergence from WAIS-III, other than that scoring guidelines for the anomalous tasks are included.\n\nRecovery notes: SCP-1327 was obtained from the psychology department of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University in 1993. The object became known to the Foundation when a graduate student developed signs of severe mental retardation after using it in a study of Alpha-Thalassemia Syndrome patients.\n\n+ Experiment Log 1327-1\n\n- Hide Experiment Log 1327-1\n\nThis logfile records all attempts at using SCP-1327. Please use the following format:\n\nResearcher:\nDate:\nTest administrator:\nTest taker:\nTask used:\nResults:\nNotes: (if necessary)\n\nResearcher: Dr. Pran\nDate: 06-25-2002\nTest administrator: D-60144, a former elementary school mathematics teacher\nTest taker: D-59903, a vagrant with no formal education\nTask used: SCP-1327-4 (arithmetic task)\nResults: Subjects completed the task without incident and entered the complex seizure state as expected. When subsequently tested on a standard intelligence scale, D-59903 displayed a significant increase in mathematical aptitude, going from the 6th percentile to the 82nd. D-60144 was unable to perform basic arithmetic and became highly agitated before he was sedated by Foundation guards.\n\nResearcher: Dr. Pran\nDate: 06-27-2002\nTest administrator: D-59903\nTest taker: D-60144\nTask used: SCP-1327-4 (arithmetic task)\nResults: D-59903 repeatedly remarked on D-60144's poor performance. Task took approximately 2 hours to complete due to incessant taunting from D-59903. Post-seizure testing showed that both subjects had returned to their original levels of mathematical competence.\n\nResearcher: Dr. Pran\nDate: 06-30-2002\nTest administrator: D-60150, a former gang member of average intelligence\nTest taker: D-59921, left in a persistent vegetative state after exposure to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTask used: SCP 1327-2 (vocabulary task)\nResults: D-60150 showed some initial reluctance but eventually attempted to administer the test. D-59921 remained in a vegetative state and did not respond to D-60150's questions. No seizure state occurred and there was no subsequent change in D-60150's vocabulary.\n\nResearcher: Dr. Pran\nDate: 07-03-2002\nTest administrator: D-60259, a murderer with average memory capacity\nTest taker: D-60263, an autistic savant with eidetic memory\nTask used: SCP 1327-5 (numerical working memory task). D-60263 was instructed to respond \u201cI don't know\u201d to each question.\nResults: D-60259 acquired a domain-specific working memory span in excess of 500 unique numbers or musical notes, but showed no improvement in memory for words, spatial locations, or visual scenes. D-60263's memory performance was average for numbers and music but remained extraordinarily high in all other domains.\nNotes: So performance on the test doesn't matter \u2013 as long as there's some kind of response, subjects' actual intelligence is swapped regardless.\n\nResearcher: Dr. Pran\nDate: 10-13-2002\nTest administrator: D-61553, a serial rapist with average general intelligence\nTest taker: A rhesus macaque monkey (species Macaca mulatta) trained to hold up a small placard saying \u201cI don't know\u201d when prompted\nTask used: SCP-1327-1 (analogies task)\nResults: D-61553 attempted to leave after the first five questions, protesting that the test was \u201cthe stupidest fucking thing I've ever seen,\u201d but was persuaded to complete the task. Post-seizure testing showed that D-61553 was unable to understand several forms of basic logic, including syllogisms, implication, and modus ponens. The monkey displayed human-level analogical reasoning ability.\n\nResearcher: Dr. Pran\nDate: 11-01-2002\nTest administrator: D-62791, a murderer with slightly below-average general intelligence\nTest taker: A bottlenose dolphin (species Tursiops truncatus) trained to make a shrugging motion with its pectoral flippers when prompted\nTask used: SCP 1327-3 (general knowledge task)\nResults: [DATA EXPUNGED]\nNotes: Further experiments with dolphin subjects are strongly discouraged.\n\nResearcher: Dr. Pran\nDate: 11-15-2002\nTest administrator: D-59841, a multiple sex offender with genius-level intelligence\nTest taker: D-61224, a methamphetamine dealer who suffered severe brain damage after accidental exposure to chemical fumes\nTask used: Full battery (SCP-1327-1 through -10)\nResults: Despite extensive damage to cortical regions associated with speech and motor control, D-61224 was able to stay responsive throughout the test with the aid of Class-C stimulants. The first effects became apparent upon completion of SCP-1327-2, when D-59841 began to pronounce words in the testing materials phonetically rather than according to their proper pronunciation. Further advancement through SCP-1327-4 and -5 prevented D-59841 from tallying the scores in each task. At this point D-59841 began to show signs of extreme distress and had to be forcibly restrained. Upon completing SCP-1327-6 and -7, D-59841 lost the ability to read the testing materials, and complained that the subsequent pages were full of \"squiggle things\" rather than letters. When instructed to continue, D-59841 again violently attempted to cease testing and was placed under sedation, and instructed to conduct the rest of the test by simply holding the instruction page up so that D-61224 could see it. Finally, completion of SCP-1327-9 and -10 resulted in total visual agnosia, rendering D-59841 completely unable to recognize objects in his surroundings or navigate through physical spaces without colliding into obstructions. D-61224 showed no increase in aptitude, and subsequent functional imaging showed no increase in brain activation in regions associated with visual, linguistic, mathematical, or mnemonic processing.\nNotes: Organic brain damage appears to prevent intelligence transfer - at least in one direction. Couldn't reverse this, as neither subject was able to act as administrator after the test was completed.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1326 | SCP-1327 | SCP-1328 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Diagram of SCP-1328's location within the U.S state of Tennessee.\n\nItem #: SCP-1328\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area affected by SCP-1328 is to be monitored closely for any subjects affected by SCP-1328. Located subjects are to be detained, issued amnestics, and returned to their point of origin. Their time displaced shall be covered up on a case-by-case basis.\nWitnesses to SCP-1328 manifestation events are also to be issued amnestics. If SCP-1328's anomalous properties are reported to local governing bodies, embedded Foundation agents are to suppress the reports and issue amnestics to all witnesses. Affected documentation is to be stored within Site-77's anomalous documentation archive.\nDescription:\nSlated for revision, see Addenda \u2014 O5-2\nSCP-1328 is a phenomenon affecting the eastern portion of the state of Tennessee in the U.S. between August of 1784 and December of 1785, when it was a territory known as \"Franklin\". The territory was dissolved following this time, and did not display anomalous properties until at least 1866.\nOccasionally, maps, books, and other cartographic references will begin listing SCP-1328 as being part of another country, adding an \"extra state\" to their maps. These maps will not show SCP-1328 as being geographically attached to these nations, showing its physical location within the U.S. Documents affected by SCP-1328 will usually go into detail about how it was an important part of the nation's cultural history. Persons reading these documents will be convinced of its status and history, often attempting to show as many other subjects as possible and spreading SCP-1328's effect.\nAffected subjects may begin identifying themselves as residents of SCP-1328, and attempt to navigate to it overland. No matter how far the subject originally was from SCP-1328, they will arrive in one of its cities 2-3 hours after departure. Observation of affected subjects shows that they and whatever vehicle they are operating appear to fall into a chasm which suddenly emerges below them, followed by an emergence in SCP-1328.\nSubjects from different nations may encounter each other, which can cause confusion and anger due to SCP-1328's effect. Subjects will describe SCP-1328 as a disputed territory and insist that their nation has a stronger claim to it. This effect has led to local conflicts, as subjects affected by SCP-1328 attempt to terminate persons with perceptions that conflict with their own. This has escalated into small-scale guerilla conflicts prior to containment.\nSCP-1328 was discovered in 1866, by a Foundation precursor known as the \"American Secure Containment Initiative\". Originally believed to be a transportation anomaly, these subjects were returned to their homes. After the subjects returned, interviews were conducted and the anomalous effects established. As of 8/17/1887, SCP-1328 has been contained. Following its inheritance from the American Secure Containment Initiative, it was classified as an SCP object and given the Euclid classification.\nAddendum Original documentation:\n\nItem Number 1866-098\nClassification Type: Geographic/Non-Threatening\nASCI Protocols for Containment: All men or women found to be situated within the area are to be expediently returned to their place of dwelling, with foreigners turned over to local magistrates as illegal aliens. Reports of the phenomenon are to be collected with our archive for additional study.\nDescription: Phenomenon 1866-098 is a phenomenon affecting twelve of the counties within East Tennessee. On occasion, persons from other parts of the country and world as a whole will be deposited into it, and claim it to be a part of their country of origin. Once cleared of their confusion, they will usually persist in attempts to return home the way they entered, which is not possible. When first discovered, over twenty Hessians, a Briton, and a Cherokee Indian were found living in it. Further observation of this effect is ongoing.\n\nAddendum Profile of subjects affected by SCP-1328:\n\nDescription of Subject: 65 year old Caucasian male.\nCountry of Origin: Canada.\nPerception of SCP-1328: Subject believed that SCP-1328 had been won by Canada during the War of 1812, and that the Americans living within the territory were illegal immigrants from North Dakota. Repeatedly attempted to report neighbors to the local police, and started numerous instances of harassment. Was issued a Class-C amnestic and returned home.\n\nDescription of Subject: 22 year old Hispanic male.\nCountry of Origin: El Salvador\nPerception of SCP-1328: Perceived that SCP-1328 was a region within his home country where more upper class citizens resided, and claimed to be attempting to visit relatives in the region. Further investigation revealed that several other El Salvadorian citizens had been residing within SCP-1328. All subjects were detained, issued Class-C amnestics, and returned to their homes.\n\nDescription of Subject: 19 year old African male.\nCountry of Origin: Somalia\nPerception of SCP-1328: Subject behaved like a raider, attempting to enter SCP-1328 and retrieve supplies for his militia organization. Claimed that SCP-1328 was part of his home country held by an opposing group, and that he was attempting to destabilize their power in the region. Subject is currently being held by Foundation personnel, awaiting decision of where to return him.\n\nDescription of Subject: 40 year old Caucasian male.\nCountry of Origin: Prussia.\nPerception of SCP-1328: Discovered during initial containment, subject appeared to be an officer in the Prussian army. Believed to be instance by the ASCI, he was given to local law enforcement. No further records have been found to corroborate his status past this. German records indicate that his study was found to be filled with cartography equipment, maps, and travel supplies, and he was reported as a defector.\n\nAddendum: Excerpt of a speech given by Michael Sen, a leader in the militia organization \"Regular Alliance Troupe.\"\n\n\u2026 we do not take these incursions into our territory by the wretched alliance of the United States, Canada, North Korea, Mexico, Sealand, and Bavaria lightly! They are violations of our sovereignty and a national embarrassment! Franklin is a storied part of our cultural history, down to the beginning of our forefathers! They journeyed far to create it, and built the great underground superhighway with only sweat and broken bodies! When those men who super-travel under the Atlantic to upstage our right to this territory tell us it belongs to them, it is a slap in the face! Further escalation of this situation from any other nation will lead to negative action, possibly even a resolution within the United Nations to settle the matter\u2026\n\nSen and his staff were given Class-B amnestics, and all copies of the broadcast were suppressed. An additional 546 civilians in the city of [REDACTED] were issued Class-C amnestics after reporting the broadcast on social networking sites. Additionally, several homes located in SCP-1328 that were marked as belonging to the \"Red Actors Troupe\" were demolished. One instance of SCP-039 was discovered at this location.\nAddendum: On November 2nd, 2016, all subjects affected by SCP-1328 began manifesting a delusion that they were citizens of the Russian Federation. Amnestic treatments have been unable to alter this belief. In addition, most affected subjects appear to be displaying signs of cognitive dissonance, with erratic and unpredictable behaviors resulting.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1327 | SCP-1328 | SCP-1329 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1329\nObject Class: Anomalous Location\nContainment Class: Active\nHazard Standard Containment Policies:\n\nArmed perimeter patrol and security camera network\nArmed escort provided to observing researchers in the event of dangerous phenomena.\nSpecialized contact protocols (See Document 1329-CO)\nSchedule A observation schedule\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All SCP-1329-1 activity within the grounds of Site-97 or within SCP-1329 is not to be interrupted outside of research protocol. Interaction with SCP-1329-1 specimens is to follow the procedure outlined in Document 1329-CO.\nDescription: SCP-1329 is an abandoned aquarium located in [REDACTED], Russia, classified as Site-97. No anomalies in materials or floor layout are present on the upper two floors. The three sub-surface floors vary in size, architecture, and layout significantly when compared to any other floors and are present on no blueprints from the time of construction. The building is in a state of severe disrepair, though it shows few signs of looting or vandalism. Efforts to re-wire the building's electrical system are underway.\nSCP-1329-1 is the collective designation for a group of human beings which will regularly manifest in or around SCP-1329. Subjects are primarily from ethic groups within central Asia and average 25-50 years of age, though individuals as young as 5 and as old as 70 have been observed1. Subjects speak a pidgin of Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek, Kazakh, and Uyghur) with loanwords from English, Russian, Dari, and Mandarin Chinese. Most subjects show signs of overexposure, malnourishment, and symptoms resembling mercury poisoning, specifically desquamation (heavy skin-shedding), compulsive itching, and nerve damage. Subjects generally wear heavily-repaired or modified clothing, commonly consisting of or incorporating parts of a pale green jumpsuit or scrubs. Armored vests are an uncommon but regular feature, and in one instance an atmospheric diving suit was observed. Items carried by SCP-1329-1 have included firearms, improvised spears or harpoons, compasses and mapmaking equipment, lengths of rope, cans of motor oil, plastic jugs containing distilled water, fish stock, whale blubber, or algae cultures, and various trinkets containing fish bones or preserved skin.\nDuring manifestations, SCP-1329-1 will walk around, converse with each other if more than one is present, and interact with their environment. Subjects are aware of observers and will act accordingly. However, they do not seem to be completely aware of the nature of their location, or that of their observers. As best as can be determined, SCP-1329-1 subjects perceive entirely different surroundings and likewise perceive observers as other instances of SCP-1329-1. The lack of shared context in reference to people, places, or events mentioned by SCP-1329-1 has made meaningful conversation difficult: reference collection is underway.\nSubjects in repeated manifestations will remain unaware of the presence of observing individuals or outside events until physical contact is made. These subjects will show no signs of remembering contact made in prior manifestations, and will not be persuaded to act contrary to the events of their particular event.\nThe manifestation of SCP-1329-1 subjects consists of entry and exit into a room or area, with location dependent on the observer's line of sight. Manifestations average anywhere from ten seconds to upwards of an hour, but will not end until the subject has passed from the view of observers. When under observation in containment, video recording will experience a three second blackout exactly twenty-three minutes and ten seconds after the subject's entry into the room, during which period the subject will disappear.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2013, 358 unique SCP-1329-1 individuals have been cataloged.\nPhenomena within SCP-1329 fall into three categories: stable, regular, and irregular: Stable phenomena are present at all times, regular phenomena will repeat at exact intervals or after specific events, and irregular phenomena will repeat either at irregular intervals or will not repeat. The majority of SCP-1329-1 manifestations are irregular phenomena.\nStable phenomena within SCP-1329 include:\n\nA specimen tank filled with several hundred kilograms of raw meat, showing no signs of decomposition. Analysis reveals meat to be from several Latimeria chalumnae (coelacanth) specimens.\nA specimen tank containing four large jellyfish, containing human brains within the proximal bulb. No water is present in the tank.\nA large fungal growth, containing a school of 209 Clupea harengus (Atlantic herring). All specimens are alive.\nA specimen of Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (Tasseled wobbegong) inhabiting the main office. Specimen will attack any intruding organism at floor level. Specimen suffers no ill effects from lack of water.\nA severed tentacle belonging to an unknown species of cephalopod, measuring 19 m in length. The tentacle consists of fibrous tissue: closer inspection reveals these fibers to be smaller tentacles.\nThe presence of handwritten documents in the language of SCP-1329-1. Documents are heavily damaged by water, but appear to contain shipping manifests, instruction manuals for a variety of subjects, personal accounts, and maps. Analysis of the contents is underway.\n\nRegular phenomena within SCP-1329 include:\n\nOpening the door to room B106 will reveal an SCP-1329-1 subject (SCP-1329-1-28) in the specimen tank, being attacked by a juvenile Carcharhinus leucas (Bull shark). The subject will struggle for approximately thirty seconds, beating at the shark's head and attempting to gouge out its eyes, before dying. No attempts to rescue the subject have been successful. The phenomenon will not reset until the room has been exited and the door has been shut.\nTwo armed SCP-1329-1 specimens (SCP-1329-1-12 and SCP-1329-1-13) will transport a plastic crate through basement level 2 every Thursday at 10:12 A.M, starting at the stairwell and ending in room B215. Muffled sounds can be heard emanating from the crate.\nBasement level 3 will fill with salt water during the months of February and July. Non-anomalous tropical fish native to the south Pacific will be present during these periods. Water and fish will leave no trace of their presence after the period ends.\n\nIrregular phenomena within SCP-1329 include:\n\nConversations in the second-floor men's restroom. The language matches that spoken by SCP-1329-1, but the majority of the words are indistinct.\nThe manifestation of SCP-1329-1-38, who will physically assault any individuals present before running off. This manifestation occurs throughout the entirety of SCP-1329.\nThe manifestation of SCP-1329-1-103 and SCP-1329-1-104, being a woman of approximately 30 years and a female child of approximately 7. SCP-1329-1-103 appears to be in the third trimester of pregnancy and to be completely unaware of outside stimuli. SCP-1329-1-104 will lead SCP-1329-1-103 by the hand through the facility, with some urgency. Of note are several tears in SCP-1329-1-103's abdomen, revealing compacted plastic refuse. Manifestation is generally observed on the ground floor, but may appear in basement level one.\nStreams of bubbles appearing in mid-air. Event occurs throughout SCP-1329.\nThe appearance of the deceased body of Galeocerdo cuvier (tiger shark) specimen in the main second floor hallway. The body shows signs of massive blunt trauma through impact with a motor vehicle.\n\nAddendum-01: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011 \u2013 A specimen of SCP-1329-1 manifested in downtown [REDACTED], Germany, approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 km from SCP-1329. Subject was arrested by local authorities for threatening pedestrians with a harpoon. The manifestation ended before Foundation agents were able to secure the subject.\nAddendum-02: The following is a translation of one of the documents recovered within SCP-1329.\n\nWe are running out of water. Zhi Jun braved the leechfields three days ago to find more, and has not returned. I fear he is lost. Sastelkov still believes that he will be able to fix the pumps and that we will be able to remain here. While I hope that he can, I do not like this place. These are haunted seas. Sastelkov says that is nonsense, but we have lost ten of our group since our arrival here, including four of our trash-farmers. Sastelkov claims that the cost is worth it, that what he is looking for is here somewhere.\nI will speak with him tomorrow about this.\n\nFootnotes\n1. All age ranges provided are estimates.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1328 | SCP-1329 | SCP-1330 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1330\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Research Site-64 was constructed in the guise of a waste treatment plant in order to study and contain SCP-1330. SCP-1330 is to be combed daily for new instances of SCP-1330-1, which are to be transferred to the Research Site-64's indoor sorting chamber. Instances deemed to be of interest are to be categorized and stored in the appropriate chamber, while all other instances are to be tagged and returned to SCP-1330. Task Force Psi-14 (\"Lord Admiral's Men\") is to be permanently stationed at Research Site-64 in order to prevent access to it by unauthorized persons.\nDescription: SCP-1330 is a landfill, located at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1330's anomalous nature stems from the origin of the bulk of its contents-an estimate of 65% of the refuse found in it originates from various extra-dimensional sources, as the nature of the items found in SCP-1330 and additional tests confirmed. SCP-1330 appears to be connected to, or possibly occupy, at least twenty-seven (27) different extra-dimensional points, with refuse (henceforth SCP-1330-1) traveling between them at random. SCP-1330 is therefore in a constant state of change, with new instances of SCP-1330-1 replacing old ones. SCP-1330 appears to only affect items discarded as being worthless, though how an item is determined to be considered worthless is uncertain. Due to this, no item placed in SCP-1330 with the intention of transferring it to an extra-dimensional point will be affected by it. Attempts to bypass SCP-1330's item restriction have been unsuccessful thus far (see testing log).\nSCP-1330 first came to the Foundation's attention after interception of a local television network's news piece about a large number of homeless living in a landfill. The residents of the landfill were convinced it was visited by aliens, and showed various unusual items they found in it as proof. One of these items bore marks similar to those seen on SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Foundation personnel closed down SCP-1330 to incoming traffic, removed the interlopers dwelling in it and secured a perimeter around SCP-1330.\nAddendum SCP-1330-A: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the following items were recovered from SCP-1330:\n\n+ Recovery log, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \n\n- Hide\n\nThree (3) empty glass jars, \"Murray's Marvelous Marmite\". Label claims the product was manufactured in New Kensington, Virginia. No such brand or city are known to exist.\n\nOne (1) grey t-shirt, four-sleeved, with numerous sweat stains and holes.\n\nTwo (2) glass eggs, cracked and chipped, and filled with an unidentified substance. Transferred to indoor facility for examination.\n\nOne (1) animal carcass belonging to an unknown species of feline. The specimen bears a close resemblance to a Machairodontinae (saber-toothed tiger), though its stature is identical to that of a normal house cat.\n\nEight (8) pamphlets for a bake sale organized by the Unified Western Manichean Church of the town of Gamaliel, East Jersey, taking place on October 19, 2003. The Manichean religion is largely considered to be extinct since the early fourteenth century, and the province of East Jersey was disestablished in 1702.\n\nOne (1) newspaper, Agora Gazette, ancient Greek. Newspaper has food stains and cigarette burns, and features colored photographs and descriptions of modern technology.\n\nOne (1) non-functioning cellphone and earpiece, made by the Dain Corporation, a corporation that went bankrupt in the late 1970's and produced only farming and construction equipment. Microchip and battery technology found in the device appears to be decades ahead of the Foundation's current capabilities. Despite this, the device lacks features common in commercial cellphones such as a camera or a radio.\n\nOne (1) photo album, \"Fondest Memories\", belonging to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 family. The front cover of the album has several bootprints on it. One section of the album commemorates a family vacation to Mars, evidently taking place during the summer of 1992. Examination of the photos suggest Mars to have undergone an extensive terraforming effort. In many of the photos, the face of the family's mother has been either cut out, or scribbled over with black marker.\n\nA broken toilet bowl containing 800 g of polished gem-quality diamonds.\n\nNine copies of \"Presidential Perversions\", an erotic novel describing the adventures of \"Dick Studley, the 69th President of the Uninhibited Sexings of America\"; the print in the books is badly misaligned, the covers have been stripped off, and the books have been marked with a \"REJECTED\" stamp. Of note is that President Studley's sexual partners are of five distinct genders.\n\nFour (4) empty soda cans, \"Conqueror Worm Energy Drink\". According to the packaging, the drink contains water (70%), sugar (10%), arsenic (5%), enriched uranium (5%), blood of virgin (9%) and artificial coloring and flavors. Drink manufactured in Golgotha, Ohio (no such town is known to exist).\n\nAddendum SCP-1330-B: The following attempts to bypass SCP-1330's item restrictions have been made:\n\n+ Test log, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \n\n- Hide\n\nTest 1330-A\nItem: A twenty-dollar bill, previously in the possession of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest: Test item was tagged and placed in SCP-1330 by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Several control items, already within SCP-1330, were chosen to be observed.\nResult: Following two (2) weeks of observation, it has been concluded that test item failed to be affected by SCP-1330. Control items all disappeared and were replaced by different items in a period of no more than one (1) week.\nTest 1330-B\nItem: An empty cigarette pack, previously in the possession of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nTest: Similar to test 1330-A, but test item was not tagged and instead only observed remotely.\nResult: Test item failed to be affected by SCP-1330.\nTest 1330-C\nItem: The core of an apple, previously in the possession of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nTest: Similar to test 1330-B, but the test item was placed in SCP-1330 by an agent unaware of its properties.\nResult: Test item failed to be affected by SCP-1330. It appears SCP-1330 is able to detect the original intention behind attempts to use it.\nTest 1330-D\nItem: A used tissue, previously in the possession of D-1330-12\nTest: D-1330-12, previously aware of SCP-1330 properties due to his work in sorting instances of SCP-1330-1, was given class-B amnestics and ordered to place test item in SCP-1330, now unaware of its properties.\nResult: Test item failed to be affected by SCP-1330. It is hypothesized SCP-1330 is capable of sensing not only the intent of the owner of the item placed in it, but the intent of anyone involved in the process of placing an item. Recommending further examination of this capability.\nTest 1330-E\nItem: An empty tin can.\nTest: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, unaware of SCP-1330's properties, was asked to collect a piece of refuse and send it to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, also unaware of them, in Site-19. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was then asked to send the test item to Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in Research Site-64, who arrived there only for the purpose of this test and was not made aware of SCP-1330's properties. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was requested to give the test item to D-1330-56, another new arrival. D-1330-56 placed test item in SCP-1330.\nResult: Item failed to be affected by SCP-1330. Apparently SCP-1330 can sense the intention of using it to transfer an item even when no one in the process of producing, delivering or placing the item is aware of it.\nTest 1330-F\nItem: Undisclosed for the purpose of the test.\nTest: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a level-0 sanitary personnel on Site-\u2588\u2588\u2588, was asked to collect a piece of refuse and send it to another level-0 personnel working on a different site. Said personnel was requested to do the same, until the item passed through forty-three (43) different level-0 personnel. Test item was then collected by an agent unfamiliar with SCP-1330, delivered to Research Site-64, and placed in SCP-1330 by a different agent, who was also unaware of SCP-1330's properties. A camera was installed next to the test item, and \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, number twenty-seven (27) in the chain, was asked to observe a live video feed of it daily and report any alterations in its state, in the guise of a psychological examination. At no point were any personnel aware of SCP-1330's properties allowed to know the nature of the test item selected, nor to observe the video feed.\nResult: Test item was observed by \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for a period of two months, three times a day. \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reported no change in the test item's state.\nDue to its nature, it is likely that SCP-1330 cannot be used as a means to deliberately introduce harmful elements to our dimension from a remote point. However, accidental introduction is still possible. Due to this, discovering a way to purposely harness SCP-1330 in order to eliminate possible threats is of the highest priority. Attempts to bypass SCP-1330's resistance are to continue until a solution is found.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1329 | SCP-1330 | SCP-1331 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1331\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1331 is stored in a secure locker at Site \u2588\u2588. Experimentation may only be performed on Class D personnel, and only with prior permission from at least one (1) Level 3 Senior Researcher.\nDescription: SCP-1331 is a standard size (app. 7.5cm x 9cm x 2.5cm ) bar of yellow hand soap bearing the inscription \"The Factory\" along both lateral sides. Analysis of samples taken from SCP-1331 has yielded results consistent with ingredients normal for commercially-produced hand soap, and SCP-1331 has shown no ability to self-repair or self-replicate.\nWhen SCP-1331 comes into contact with any part of the inside of the mouth of a human subject (including the tongue), the subject is affected by an anomalous effect that causes all attempts to vocalize expletives to be \"bleeped out\" or censored by a synthesized tone. Non-vocal communication is not affected; sign language and written expletives will not be censored. No other anomalous changes in the subject are detectable, and while experimentation shows that the subject's vocal muscle movements are consistent with that of the words they intend to speak, all recording devices and observers only pick up the censoring tone. The duration of SCP-1331's effect is proportional to the amount of time SCP-1331 remains in contact with the mouth of the subject: ten seconds of contact results in an effect duration of approximately one hour.\nSCP-1331 was discovered by Foundation agents during a routine visit to an antiques and curiosities shop in [REDACTED], where it was being sold as a 'gag' item. When questioned, the store owner was unable to remember who or where he obtained it from, and was later released after having been administered a Class B amnestic.\nAddendum 1331-1: SCP-1331 Packaging\n\nDIRTY MOUTH SOAP\nDo you know someone who has a filthy mouth? Clean out all those dirty words with the latest Factory invention! Discipline your children or play a trick on your friends! Hilarious at parties!\n\nAddendum 1331-2: Additional Experimentation Results\n\nAdditional testing with SCP-1331 has shown that its effects appear to trigger whenever any word or phrase considered offensive or an expletive by any observers is spoken, including the speaker. If all observers present do not consider something an expletive, then it is not subject to the effect. Furthermore, this effect seems to extend to recordings, rather than be recorded. That is, any recording of a subject's speech while affected will exhibit the same effects while played, but once the effect has ended on that subject, the recording is no longer affected either. We are still looking into how this thing actually works.\n- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1331-3: Additional Experimentation Results\n\nSCP-1331 appears to have additional detrimental effects in subjects with more than one hour of cumulative exposure. Its primary effect will take longer and longer to fade away, and eventually the effect simply becomes permanent. Subjects also began to manifest a progressive increase in the number of words and phrases that are censored, until at three hours of exposure, everything they say is censored. Until further notice, SCP-1331 experimentation is to be limited to Class D personnel only.\n- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1330 | SCP-1331 | SCP-1332 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1332\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Vials containing samples of SCP-1332-A are to be hermetically sealed and kept in refrigerated storage. Specimens of SCP 1332-B are to be contained in sealed holding cells and monitored for transition to 1332-C. These cells are to be monitored remotely and inspected daily for damage. In the event of a breach by SCP 1332-C, the damaged holding cell and the surrounding area are to be sterilized via a controlled thermobaric explosion to limit the possibilities of further contagion.\nDescription: In its culture state, designated SCP-1332-A, SCP-1332 is a thick, metallic gray paste, similar in color and sheen to mercury. Its semisolid state renders airborne transmission impossible; to date, all instances of infection have resulted from direct, unprotected handling of SCP-1332-A or injuries caused by unusually violent instances of SCP-1332-B and-C.\nWhen a living being becomes infected with SCP-1332 (usually through direct exposure to subcutaneous tissue via cuts and scrapes), it begins the transformation to SCP-1332-B. This transformation manifests externally as flu-like symptoms (soreness, exhaustion, nausea) that subside over the course of two (2) to three (3) days. During this period, SCP-1332 converts the subject's bone and muscular structure into an amorphous mass, superficially resembling SCP-1332-A. Despite being essentially homogeneous, the mass within SCP-1332-B still performs all the functions of the replaced systems, such as maintaining structure, allowing movement and reflexive actions, and protecting vulnerable organs from damage.\nThe subject's nervous system remains intact, though somewhat displaced by the subject's internal changes. The autonomic nervous system seems to maintain the density and structure of the mass, allowing SCP-1332-B to maintain the appropriate shape. It is hypothetically possible for specimens of SCP-1332-B to live fully normal lives without ever becoming aware of their condition.\nSCP-1332-C manifests in one of two ways: SCP-1332-B becoming aware of the nature of their condition or SCP-1332-B attempting to undertake a physical activity they are unaccustomed to. Either situation causes the autonomic nervous system to momentarily cease its usual functions as SCP-1332-B attempts to consciously exert control over their own body. In the majority of cases, this leads to a complete structural collapse of the subject's internal support systems. It is hypothesized that this is a result of subjects being unable to maintain the level of conscious control needed to keep their natural shapes. This frequently leads to the death of the subject through internal hemorrhaging and bruising (due to unprotected organs striking the ground) or suffocation (caused by the lungs and esophagus becoming unable to expand due to sudden weight). In rare instances, subjects will manage to regain some control over their own structure, which very frequently leads to massive lacerations and blood loss as the panicked subject inadvertently pierces their own skin from within as they fight to control their shape.\nOn the rare occasion a subject survives this collapse, they are designated SCP-1332-C and are to be relocated as described in Containment Procedures, above. Specimens of SCP-1332-C rarely survive longer than two or three days due to their new physiology rendering eating and drinking difficult (if not impossible), but observation has suggested that SCP-1332-C retains at least some of its human cognitive abilities. The amount varies from subject to subject (the transformation from SCP-1332-B to -C often results in trauma directly to the brain), but subjects have been shown to attempt to move towards persons and objects familiar to them, to retreat from examples of phobias specific to the subject, and have on occasion attempted to embrace personnel they perceive as friendly.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1331 | SCP-1332 | SCP-1333 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A MicroSD card, containing a single instance of the anomalous program SCP-1333.\n\nItem #: SCP-1333\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1333 are to be contained on nonvolatile media. If possible the recommended format is a 16GB Micro SD card contained inside a plastic case and kept in a dry, climate-controlled room. Multiple instances of SCP-1333 may be stored in close proximity; while in dormant media it is completely harmless.\nAny instances of SCP-1333 are to be stored inside a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility. No digital media players of any kind are to be allowed into this SCIF for any reason, and any personnel both entering and leaving the storage area should be thoroughly searched for disks, SIM cards, media players, smart phones, or other electronic devices and storage media.\nSCP-1333 should never be placed inside a working cell phone without prior authorization from site director: only unlocked, prepaid phones are allowed to be used for these experiments, and any phone to be used for this experiment should never have service activated. Experiments should be performed underground, out of range of any cell phone broadcast towers, in a shielded facility to prevent satellite linkup. After experimentation, any phones used for testing SCP-1333 should be destroyed.\nTo prevent SCP-1333 from affecting civilians, Foundation agents are to be placed on the staff in charge of managing programs and other data distribution networks for any companies providing services to cell phones. Any instances of SCP-1333 on network drives should be contained as soon as possible.\nDescription: SCP-1333 is the collective term for multiple instances of an anomalous entity manifesting as a mobile application that is believed to have begun circulation in 2008. The program appears under many names, often purporting to be a harmless program targeted to males and females age 18-22.\nWhen the program is first downloaded, SCP-1333 remains dormant until first used on the phone. Due to the obvious variances in personal use, this dormant period may be a few seconds to the theoretical functioning lifespan of the phone; due to this, it is believed that instances of SCP-1333 exist on phones that have not yet activated the program and thus remain dormant. This poses a great threat of distribution to recycled-phone organizations and third-party stores which sell refurbished MicroSD cards and cell phones.\nSCP-1333 has, at this time, been found disguised as a multitude of mobile applications, including navigation, social networking, entertainment, music, productivity, and others.\nThe entity appears to affect any person who uses the program regardless of the ownership of the phone containing it.\n\nA photo that appeared on a phone infected with SCP-1333. Subject of the photograph is the phone's owner, who asserts he has never been to the location depicted in this photograph.\n\nInitially, the downloaded program works as expected. After sufficient use of the program manifestation of SCP-1333, the phone will begin to exhibit symptoms indicative of a glitch, and may receive text messages from unknown numbers. These messages are typically in the form of single words, in upper-case, and often have a negative or hostile connotation, such as \"NEVER\", \"WRATH\" and \"BLEED\".\nAs use of SCP-1333 continues, the secondary anomalous effect occurs. If the phone is equipped with a camera, the phone's photo album will be altered to include photos that have not been taken by the user, but feature him or her. These range from trivial images of the subject taking his or her own picture in a mirror to images of the subject located in places the subject has never been. With continued use, SCP-1333 will generate progressively more disturbing images, sometimes featuring the subject with severe injuries or in traumatic scenes featuring death, dismemberment, and torture. At least one instance of SCP-1333 manifested an image containing a deceased relative of the user.\nAddendum: SCP-1333 was first discovered in an \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand smartphone on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, NY. A female subject, age 18, called the police and filed a report of \"cyberstalking\", claiming an unknown person was sending digitally-altered and disturbing images to her phone. This phone was examined by an embedded SCP agent who discovered the entity inside a photo-sharing application. Subject was given Class A Amnestics and the police report was suppressed.\nAddendum 1333-A: As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1333 is discovered to have infected the mobile application networks of all major mobile networks including \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nAddendum 1333-B: Experiments have shown that in the event that containment is attempted on a cell phone infected with SCP-1333, it will attempt to link with satellites and cell phone towers to attempt to replicate itself. It is hypothesized that this is a form of self-preservation, and for this reason, any phones infected with SCP-1333 should be contained in a shielded environment before extraction is attempted.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1332 | SCP-1333 | SCP-1334 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1334\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1334 is currently under Foundation management, and access to the object requires Level 2 clearance. The immediate property surrounding the apartment complex is to be fenced off, under the guise of ongoing renovation. During daylight hours, two guards posing as building contractors are to be stationed at the main gateway; the outside of the building is to be monitored at all times by camera surveillance.\nAny personnel intending to enter SCP-1334 must undergo preliminary training and wear only authorized attire, which will be provided, when entering the building. All interactions with SCP-1334-1 and any observed differences in the interior of SCP-1334 are to be thoroughly documented.\nDescription: SCP-1334 is a six-story apartment building located in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 province of China. The exterior of the complex is nondescript, and the interior rooms each contain specifically arranged items, including:\n\npairs of chopsticks, bottles of wine, articles of jewelry, and chinaware arranged in multiples of two\nbundles of incense sticks, office supplies (pens, pencils, notepads), and children's toys (marbles, animal figurines, etc), arranged in multiples of three\nsmall potted plants, empty fishbowls, bronze sculptures, ashtrays, and bamboo wind chimes arranged in multiples of five\nstacks of paper money and coins arranged in stacks of eight (It was also noted that all clocks in the complex, both analog and digital, had been set to 08:08. None of the clocks were observed to be functional.)\n\nItems placed in groups that are removed from SCP-1334 disintegrate upon crossing the threshold of the bottom floor; the same result occurs if the objects are defenestrated. Replacements will appear roughly 8 hours after removal. Grouped items that are rearranged will automatically return to their original grouping.\nSCP-1334 is currently inhabited by a humanoid figure, noted to closely resemble the late \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 who was listed as the contracted tenant of the building's sixth story apartment. This entity, designated as SCP-1334-1, acts in a manner consistent with complaints filed by the apartment complex's other tenants, who described Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588 as \u201ceccentric\u201d and \u201cdisruptive to others' households\u201d. Retrieved hospital records indicate that Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588 suffered from paranoia and was discovered missing prior to his 44th birthday, and was later presumed dead. Though SCP-1334-1 appears corporeal, infrared scans of the apartment and complex during sightings do not indicate any heat signatures save for those of Foundation operatives.\nSCP-1334-1 is believed to be the cause of the disappearances of the former tenants of the building (as well as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a janitor and the landlord of the apartment building, who both visited the complex following the initial disappearances). After these disappearances came to Foundation attention and subsequent containment intervention occurred, Foundation agents sent to investigate SCP-1334 repeatedly encountered SCP-1334-1, who would inform them that their attire was \u201cunlucky\u201d due to accessories or thread count. All agents who encountered SCP-1334-1 reported dizziness and nausea upon leaving the apartment; these symptoms were determined to be due to low red blood cell count. The cause of these effects is unknown.\nAddendum SCP-1334-1: After three successful agent interactions with SCP-1334-1, the following interview was conducted by Agent Tai Yang Shen, playing the part of a maintenance inspector checking on a broken window on the fourth floor. Prior to approaching SCP-1334, Agent Shen was given a set of clothes tailored specifically for the experiment.\n\nNote: The following partial transcript has been translated from Mandarin.\nAgent Shen: Hello Sir.\nSCP-1334-1: Hello. Why are you visiting this place?\nAgent Shen: It is time to do maintenance on the building, and the other residents have made complaints about their apartments last time. I am here to inspect.\nSCP-1334-1: There are no other residents here.\nAgent Shen: Is that true? Sorry, maybe I got the wrong building. But I am sure that my company was responsible for this place.\nSCP-1334-1: The other residents left. Since then, not even one person has come here.\nAgent Shen: I see. Still, I need to take a look around. The window on one floor is broken.\nSCP-1334-1: [pause] Which floor?\nAgent Shen: If you step outside, you can see it. The one up there.\nSCP-1334-1: Sir, do you know number meanings?\nAgent Shen: I think numbers are very important. [rapidly knocks on wall eight times]\nSCP-1334-1: Very good! You are careful. Knowing number meanings makes life easier. Please enter and inspect the building. I will show you where the window is.\nAgent Shen: Thank you.\nSCP-1334-1: You are more careful than the last person. They wore a flower with four petals.\nAgent Shen: Really? That is very unlucky.\nSCP-1334-1: I also told them that. They did not listen.\n\nAddendum SCP-1334-2: After several subsequent \u201cinspection\u201d visits to SCP-1334, several instances of graffiti (all using the same reddish-brown paint) were discovered in various places throughout the apartment complex. A partial log, translated from simplified Chinese characters, follows:\n\n\u201cThe ceiling is a wall. Five is a lucky number. Every room is safe.\u201d (painted onto the back of each door of every room in the building)\n\u201cThey did not listen to my warning. They left first.\u201d (painted over the doorway of the fourth story apartment)\n\u201cI am still here. I will always be here, because I understand numbers. I understand how to use them.\u201d (painted onto the bathroom mirror of the sixth story apartment)\n\u201cTo let numbers become your life is to let your life become numbers.\u201d (painted across the living room wall in the fifth story apartment)\n\nAddendum SCP-1334-3: During one visit on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Agent Shen did not encounter SCP-1334-1 and proceeded to enter the complex to change a lightbulb near the stairway. Under the guise of ascertaining that the lightbulb was installed effectively, Shen took a picture that included some new graffiti that had appeared on the walls. Said graffiti was written in what appeared to be fresh blood, and comprised entirely of long strings of numbers, each roughly 0.3 meters tall and consisting mainly of the Chinese character eight (\u516b, b\u0101) while the character four (\u56db, s\u00ec) was wholly absent. Upon the next visit, SCP-1334-1 greeted Agent Shen as before, and the graffiti was no longer present.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1333 | SCP-1334 | SCP-1335 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1335\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1335 is to be contained in a Standard Safe-Class Containment Unit at Site-\u2588\u2588. The containment unit is to be fitted with a drainage system and the collected liquid is to be disposed as Level 1 Anomalous Waste.\nAs of 12/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, SCP-1335 is to be monitored for noise emissions. Following any such emission, SCP-1335 is to be monitored for the manifestation of additional messages.\nDescription: SCP-1335 is a fortune cookie, identical in appearance to a standard fortune cookie manufactured by Wonton Foods Inc. It displays the anomalous effect of releasing approximately 100 mL of liquid every hour. The liquid released from SCP-1335 is composed primarily of water, but contains traces of lead and calcium as well as an unidentified organic compound.\nSCP-1335 was contained on 01/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 restaurant. Upon arrival, Foundation agents discovered SCP-1335 in a fountain being displayed as a \"genuine Buddhist artifact\". At the time of containment, the restaurant had begun an advertising campaign encouraging customers to \"come and anoint themselves with the blessings of Confucius\". The owner of the restaurant, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Smith, and all employees and customers present at the time were administered Class C amnestics, and a standard disinformation campaign was established. Despite extensive testing, the liquid released by SCP-1335 has not been found to possess any anomalous properties.\nSCP-1335 contains a strip of paper within its shell. Efforts to remove this object without damaging SCP-1335 are ongoing.\nAddendum-1335-1: On 03/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, after \u2588\u2588 attempts, the strip of paper within SCP-1335 was successfully removed using a standard toothpick. Upon examination, it was discovered to contain the following message:\n\nhey neighbor\nplease fix your leak\nthe dripping is driving me crazy\n\nAddendum-1335-2: On 11/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, the barking of a Canis familiaris began to be heard from SCP-1335. The barking continued for the next two hours. The following day, a new slip of paper was discovered to have manifested within SCP-1335. It was retrieved, and found to state the following:\n\nhey\nwould you mind quieting your dog\nand fix that leak while your at it\n\nContainment procedures have been modified to account for these additional effects.\nAddendum-1335-3: On 17/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, the liquid output of SCP-1335 increased to 400 mL/hour. On 19/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, the following note was retrieved:\n\ndude\nstop ignoring me\ni know you can see these\n\nAddendum-1335-4: On 23/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, disco music began emanating from SCP-1335 at 100 dB and continued for four hours. Immediately after the event, researchers retrieved the following note:\n\nTHATS IT\nIM CALLING THE FUCKING LANDLORD\n\nAddendum-1335-5: As of 29/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, SCP-1335 has ceased anomalous activity. Reclassification to Neutralized pending.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1334 | SCP-1335 | SCP-1336 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1336 in a semi-random pattern\n\nSCP-1336 in a non-random pattern\n\nItem #: SCP-1336\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1336 will be stored in a secured vault in Section 19. It is to be maintained in a document frame that will prevent accidental damage to the object. The front of SCP-1336 will be under constant observation by level 3 personnel and video images will be recorded at all times. Relevant screenshots will be sent to the director of operations for Level 3 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1336 is a single sheet of 8.5\" x 11\" 110 lb. card stock. It has sustained very slight burn damage to one corner. It was recovered from the wreckage of a laboratory owned by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Chemical Corporation in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Nothing is known of the origins of the object beyond this. It came to the attention of the Foundation by way of an informant from the company itself. No opportunity to recover the paper came until several months after the Foundation learned of the existence of SCP-1336, when an explosion severely damaged the lab, killing 15 employees, including the informant. Foundation operatives were able to enter the lab and recover the object at that time.\nAppearing on the paper are roughly 5,000 dots, each one a circle about 0.3mm in diameter. The dots appear to be printed in various colors. Under non-magnified observation the dots resemble those printed by a standard color laser printer; however, microscopic examination reveals that the paper fibers themselves appear to be colored. There are no pigment particles apparent.\nThe attention of the Foundation was originally drawn by the fact that the dots slowly move around the page. While each individual dot moves seemingly at random, they will all form recognizable patterns from time to time. Exactly how the dots move is still unknown. Under magnification, it appears that the color oozes along the paper fibers, but no observation so far had revealed how the color flows. The dots have been observed to overlap each other and will temporarily blend colors. The dots have never been observed to stop moving. Their speed is a constant 1mm/s, though they seem to randomly change directions, and rarely stay moving in any one direction for more than a few seconds.\nAlmost without exception, the patterns created appear as structural formulas for various organic compounds. To date, the Foundation had recorded 11,467 structural formulas. Of these, 453 did not appear in any current chemical registry. The Foundation has managed to synthesize 41 of the unknown molecules. 10 of these compounds have proven commercially viable, and have been released through various Foundation front companies; the remaining 31 chemicals are still undergoing analysis and testing. Of the 412 compounds that have yet to be synthesized, 53 appear to be physically impossible according to currently-accepted theories of chemical bonding. Another 48 contain symbols that are not known to represent chemical elements or functional groups.\nAddendum A: SCP-1336 is known to have produced images unrelated to structural formulas on six separate occasions.\nA-1: An image of [REDACTED], later identified as SCP-[REDACTED].\nA-2: A map of the Continental United States with the location of each capital city indicated, as well as 4 additional locations. Investigation in the areas indicated by the dots revealed [REDACTED].\nA-3: The phrase \u201cShared pain is lessened\u2026\u201d\nA-4: The date [REDACTED] and the phrase [REDACTED].\nA-5: A portrait of a middle-aged Asian male, later identified as Field Agent [REDACTED], the agent who recovered SCP-1336 following the lab explosion.\nA-6: An image of a video camera (See Addendum B-5).\nAddendum B: Multiple attempts have been made to communicate with SCP-1336. To date, none have been successful. However, one test did seem to show that SCP-1336 was aware of its environment.\nB-1: Attempt to verbally communicate. \"Can you hear me?\" repeated at intervals for 1 hour. No response.\nB-2: Attempt to verbally communicate. \"Draw a circle.\" repeated in multiple languages at intervals for 2 hours. No response.\nB-3: Attempt to visually communicate. The command \"Draw a circle\" printed on a paper in multiple languages and placed in a frame facing SCP-1336 for 24 hours. No response.\nB-4: Attempt to visually communicate. A copy of Da Vinci's \"La Gioconda\" (The Mona Lisa) placed in front of SCP-1336 for 24 hours. No response.\nB-5: Attempt to communicate both visually and verbally: After the production of Agent [REDACTED]'s portrait, a photo of Agent [REDACTED] was presented to SCP-1336 and the question \"Who else was on the recovery team?\" was repeated for 1 hour. The dots formed an image of the video camera that faces SCP-1336.\nB-6: A high-resolution LCD display was placed on the wall facing SCP-1336, which showed a greatly magnified version of the object. The dots on SCP-1336 were seen to speed up by 50%. This effect lasted for approximately 2 hours before the dots slowly returned to normal speed. There was no further obvious response since then, and the display was removed after one month.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1335 | SCP-1336 | SCP-1337 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1337\nObject Class: Safe Decommissioned Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The section of road designated 1337-Alpha is to be monitored at all times. During active time periods a sweep is to be performed every hour, by a lone security agent in a non-Foundation standard car, at all other times remote monitoring is allowed. When contact is made with SCP-1337, said agent is to stop his vehicle, and offer it a ride. Agent is to adhere exclusively to the provided script, and not attempt to engage SCP-1337 in any further conversation. After arrival at site 1337-Beta, agent is to wait in the car 15 minutes after departure of SCP-1337 and then to retrieve item 1337-Gamma, and return it to the E-class Agents at Site 1337-Delta.\nAfter the results of incident 1337-L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is to be the sole operative assigned to active phase monitoring duty.\nGiven that three years have passed since any occurrence of SCP-1337, this SCP is now considered decommissioned.\nAfter the events of Incident 1337-L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-2, SCP-1337 has been reinstated, and upgraded to Euclid class. During the 19th of each month, the 'active' phase of SCP-1337, the system of roads known collectively as 1337-Alpha are to be constantly patrolled for signs of SCP-1337. In the event said SCP is spotted, a D-class is to be inserted into a remotely controlled vehicle, and guided to the spot of its appearance. Upon acquiring SCP-1337, the vehicle is to be driven to Site 1337-Delta, and the remains of the D-class disposed of. If SCP-1337 is not spotted, this anomaly must be immediately reported.\nDescription: SCP-1337 is a Level 2 Humanoid Apparition, location bound, non-violent, corporeal Level 5 Humanoid Apparition, free roaming, corporeal, actively aggressive. It appears to be the wraith of one Mary Talish, who was abducted, ritually tortured, and executed on May 19th, 1952, in Muncie, Indiana. Starting 19 months after her death, SCP-1337 began to appear on the 19th of every month, walking down Mayflower Road (1337-Alpha), attempting to flag down any passing vehicle. It would tell anyone who picked it up that it had gotten lost, and was in need of a ride back to its home (1337-Delta). SCP-1337 would give directions in such a way as to ensure passing the graveyard where Mary Talish was buried (1337-Beta), and then encourage the driver to stop at the cemetery. Once out of the vehicle, SCP-1337 would vanish, leaving the driver to find her sweater (1337-Gamma). Anyone touching 1337-Gamma would then feel an urge to return the item to Site 1337-Delta, and Mary Talish's parents. Despite many attempts to secure 1337-Gamma, it would invariably vanish from containment at or around sunset on the 19th.\nSCP-1337 manifests as a female, blonde haired, blue eyed, 150 cm (5 feet) tall, approximately 59 kg (130 pounds). It is dressed conservatively, a mid calf length red skirt, long sleeved button up shirt, and red sweater(1337-Gamma). It appears well groomed, in both body and clothing. See Incident 1337-L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-2 for current physical description.\nWhen the Foundation moved in, it was found most beneficial to recruit the elder Talishs as E-class Agents of the Foundation, in order to prevent them from speaking out. The Agents were told the Foundation was working on a way to set their daughter to rest. Special agents were employed to pick up and transport SCP-1337, as no means of permanently repositioning it were found. Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was placed in command of Foundation resources governing SCP-1337.\nIncident 1337-L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: On 6/18/73, Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, acting without permission, had the E-class Agents executed, and Site 1337-Delta destroyed. His reasoning was that 'If she has no one to return to, she'll stop coming back.' Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was demoted to Junior Staff for his actions, but not reassigned, under the belief that if SCP-1337 were to form a new attachment, it would most likely be to him. An examination of Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588s journals revealed that he believed decommissioning SCP-1337 would lead to a promotion, and 'recognition of his brilliance.'\nOn 6/19/76, SCP-1337 was considered Decommissioned.\nIncident 1337-L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-2: On 6/19/83, Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 returned to Site 1337-Alpha, to ensure there were no remnants of SCP-1337. His last transmission consisted only of the words 'Wait, who the hell are yo-' When security arrived on the scene, Dr. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was found deceased, his body mutilated in the same manner as Mary Talish's had been when she was found. Since that time, on the 19th of every month, SCP-1337 has returned, with a different method of operations. Recordings have shown that its physical appearance has changed. SCP-1337 still manifests with the same basic physical appearance, but now shows the wounds of its death. The eyes appear to have been gouged from their sockets, and its clothing is ripped and stained mid-chest, to reveal the empty cavity where its heart was removed.\nSCP-1337's range of movement has extended to all of the back roads of Muncie. If a vehicle stops for SCP-1337, it vanishes from view, to reappear on another road. Should a vehicle pass SCP-1337 by, it will then appear inside the vehicle, where it will re-enact the methods of its murder upon the driver of the vehicle. SCP-1337 will only appear for vehicles containing one person. This escalation matches those events observed following containment attempts of SCP-973. See internal research paper \"Apparition Escalation: Preliminary Research into Human Triggered Escalation of Apparition Hostility\" by Tamlin et al. for more details regarding this and other similar phenomena.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1336 | SCP-1337 | SCP-1338 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1338\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A perimeter is to be established around the location SCP-1338 most frequently appears at (roughly 35\u00b045'50\"N 82\u00b015'52\"W). Foundation personnel assigned to the containment of SCP-1338 are to maintain the guise of a team of ecologists implementing a forest restoration process. Any unauthorized persons attempting to enter the perimeter are to be turned away under the pretense of keeping the restoration undisturbed; video surveillance is to be used to monitor the perimeter.\nFoundation personnel are to meet with SCP-1338 once every 29 days1 to perform a routine assessment of SCP-1338's temperament and behavior. Any conversations that occur are to be properly logged. As SCP-1338 has demonstrated willingness to cooperate with the Foundation, care should be taken to avoid frightening or aggravating SCP-1338, to maintain said cooperation.\nDescription: SCP-1338 is a male human of indeterminate ethnicity, of stature and appearance similar to that of a child. Though otherwise physically unremarkable, SCP-1338 exhibits heterochromia iridum, possessing one dark brown eye and one green eye. SCP-1338 does not appear to age. SCP-1338 is able to communicate using simple spoken English, and has demonstrated a talent for climbing trees.\nSCP-1338 is able to use plant matter to create substances with certain healing properties, though said substances only retain their abilities while within the presence of SCP-1338. Analysis of the produced substances (usually strong-smelling mixtures of crushed or shredded leaves, herbs, and/or flower petals) reveals no anomalies; however, SCP-1338 has shown skill in curing various ailments, including headaches, eye irritation, and upset stomachs. Shallow cuts (ranging from 1 to 4 cm long) treated by SCP-1338 heal completely after an average of four minutes; subjects receiving care from SCP-1338 report feeling no pain when the cures are applied.\nWhile SCP-1338 favors a forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains (of the American Appalachians) as a place of residence, numerous sightings of SCP-1338 in the Epping Forest of England have been recorded. Said sightings are no longer recent enough to prompt further investigation.\nThe Foundation initially established contact with SCP-1338 when the story of an injured mountain climber recovering from several broken bones overnight prompted Foundation investigation. A small team of researchers led by Dr. Kiryu was sent to explore the region of the forest the sighting was rumored to have occurred in (see Interview 1338-1-\u2588).\n\nInterview 1338-1-\u2588\n\nhide\n\nOn the second day of the investigation, Dr. Kiryu stopped to collect plant samples, and lagged behind the group slightly. SCP-1338, apparently having hidden itself behind a nearby tree, appeared and engaged Dr. Kiryu in conversation. The following is a log of the event.Dr. Kiryu: Hello. I'm a friend. I wanted to say thank you for helping that man.Dr. Kiryu: I'm collecting some of the plants here.Dr. Kiryu: Where I live, the plants don't grow as well as they do here. I'm hoping to find a way to help the plants at home grow better.Dr. Kiryu: What do you mean?Dr. Kiryu: What sort of things?Dr. Kiryu: That's\u2026 fascinating. Would you be willing to talk some more, on another day?Dr. Kiryu: I will. Thank you for talking to me. When do you want to talk again?Dr. Kiryu: Certainly.\n\nAddendum 1338-1: SCP-1338 has, on occasion, mentioned two other existing family members (see interview log). The identities of the alleged parents of SCP-1338 are currently unknown, Foundation attempts to locate said parents have proven unsuccessful.\n\nInterview 1338-9-\u2588\u2588\n\nhide\n\nDr. Kiryu: Could you tell me more about your family?Dr. Kiryu: Do you know what happened to him?Dr. Kiryu: Did your mother take you to see him?Dr. Kiryu: Would your father mind talking to me sometime?Dr. Kiryu: I see. Do you miss him?\n\nAddendum 1338-2: Subjects treated by SCP-1338 for cuts and abrasions were observed to have extra layers of large, rectangular-shaped skin cells growing over the sites of the original wounds. The layers are shed and replaced periodically without harm; the means by which this occurs is currently unknown.\nAddendum 1338-3: On \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an attempt was made to transfer SCP-1338 to Site-\u2588\u2588. SCP-1338 was sedated and transported via helicopter, but en route SCP-1338's health began to deteriorate rapidly, to the point where transfer was no longer viable. SCP-1338 was returned to the meeting place. Attempts were made to follow SCP-1338 once it awakened, but Foundation personnel were unable to locate SCP-1338 after it climbed into tree branches overhead.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Due to SCP-1338 having no understanding of standardized timekeeping systems, it was agreed that each meeting would occur on the day before a full moon.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1337 | SCP-1338 | SCP-1339 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1339\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1339 is to be kept in a safe at Site-56 and may only be accessed with permission from Dr. Robert Williams. Testing has been suspended until further notice.\nDescription: SCP-1339 is a police badge, with no markings of a police department or rank. No badge similar to SCP-1339 has been found as of 20\u2588\u2588/3/1. The badge's abnormal qualities are only apparent when worn.\nWhen SCP-1339 is fastened to the clothing of a human being (other species may be affected by SCP-1339, see Test Log), henceforth referred to as the subject, they will be convinced that any actions they observe or commit are entirely justified and valid (see Addendum 1339-1). When asked about events, the subject will always rationalize and defend the action. Assessments of motor skills, problem solving and cognitive abilities have all proven that SCP-1339 does not impair mental facilities. Foundation psychologists and speech pathologists have noticed that the speaking patterns of SCP-1339 subjects resemble those of psycho- and sociopaths.\nOnce SCP-1339 is removed from the subject, he or she will immediately feel large amounts of guilt and depression, even if they committed no morally or ethically wrong actions while wearing it. Attempts at therapy have worked along the same lines as others with depression or guilt, with therapists noting that patients are much more resistant to both antidepressants and traditional psychiatry. Amnestics have proven useful in removing \"memories\" of the digressions, though feelings of guilt are still reported by subjects. In a majority of cases where treatment is not received, the subject will commit suicide. On several occasions, the subject has confessed to unknown crimes in suicide notes. Despite the possibility of reopening \u201ccold cases\u201d or finding missing persons, it has been decided that testing is to be suspended until further notice.\nAddendum 1339-1: Subjects have been exposed to, and in some cases performed, murder, mass murder, torture, forced starvation, and non-medical amputation without incident, and upon questioning, would claim all of the above actions perfectly reasonable and right.\n\nShow Interview 1339-1\n\nHide\n\nInterview 1339-1:\nD-345781: Subject using SCP-1339\nDr. Torest: Interviewing D-345781\nForeword: D-345781 had been wearing SCP-1339 for several days, during which he had personally seen the death of Agent Larson, the termination of several D-Class personnel, as well as a violent escape attempt by SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nDr. Torest: How are you feeling, D-345781?\nD-345781: I'm good. You?\nDr. Torest: Fine. Now, how do you feel about what you've seen here at the Foundation? I know some of your colleagues were disturbed slightly.\nD-345781: I said I'm good. I understand why you people need to do these things.\nDr. Torest: You feel no guilt over your involvement?\nD-345781: Those things needed to be done.\nDr. Torest: Why do you believe that, exactly?\nD-345781: Those people were unnecessary. They did their jobs, then they died. They complained too much, anyhow. Especially \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. He didn't stop until [DATA EXPUNGED]. At least that made him quiet.\n\nClosing Statement: D-345781 had SCP-1339 removed shortly after this interview. Subject began sobbing, and collapsed into a catatonic state. Before collapsing, he yelled incoherently for several minutes at researchers and doctors, repeatedly swearing at them. D-345781 was returned to his cell, and remained in his bed for a majority of a week. Following one week, he was found dead in his cell of self inflicted stab wounds. A crude \"shank\" made of a toothbrush was determined to be the suicide weapon. A note, which was found in the cell, contained a detailed confession to three (3) crimes: the robbery of a convenience store in Columbus, Ohio in 1932, the murder of a woman in Ithaca, New York in 2003 and a physical attack on a man in Mesopotamia in 4750 B.C. The crimes are all currently being researched by Foundation historians.\nFollowing this incident, psychiatric counseling was declared mandatory for all subjects wearing SCP-1339.\n\nShow Testing Log 1339-1\n\nHide\n\nTesting Log 1339-1:\nSubject: One (1) parakeet\nDuration: Thirty (30) seconds\nActions: None\nResults: Parakeet remained still, and researchers noted nothing out of the ordinary. Following this test, it is believed that non-primate animals are not influenced by SCP-1339.\nSubject: One (1) common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes\nDuration: Twenty four (24) hours\nActions: Subject was observed eating, climbing trees and harassing other chimps.\nResults: After removal of SCP-1339, the chimp appeared to experience depression similar to that of wild animals who were recently captured, though the subject was born and raised in captivity. After several weeks, the subject was observed to be acting normally.\nSubject: D-38546\nDuration: Thirty (30) seconds\nActions: None\nResults: D-38546 remained standing in front of researchers while wearing SCP-1339, but experienced heavy depression upon removal. While in therapy, subject confessed to feelings of guilt over the death of a childhood pet (an incident found to be true by contacting family of D-38546), the beating and killing of a homeless man in 1905 (82 years before the birth of the subject) and several Foundation projects, including [DATA EXPUNGED]. D-38546 was given a Class-A amnestic immediately and was terminated on schedule.\nNote: Yes, SCP-1339 has helped local authorities in some cases. However, we cannot waste resources on giving psychotherapy and pills to subjects. And showing up at the sheriff's door with a list of unsolved murders and missing persons from decades ago is not exactly the most subtle thing the Foundation has ever done. Testing is suspended from now on unless approved and supervised by the senior staff.-Dr. Easton\n\nShow Testing Log 1339-2\n\nHide\n\nTesting Log 1339-2: New testing has been authorized temporarily by Dr. Kiorst of Site-56, for the express purpose of determining if subjects using SCP-1339 are valid for use as Foundation personnel. Due to their lack of guilt or remorse while wearing SCP-1339, users have been speculated to be superior to regular personnel in dealing with more morally questionable actions performed by the Foundation.\nSubject: D-84766\nDuration: Two (2) months\nActions: D-84766 was given private quarters for the duration of the experiment, the only notable feature of which was a standard, 24-inch monitor, which was built into the wall for the express purpose of the experiment. Following the attachment of SCP-1339, D-84766 was led to the room and locked inside. Meals were delivered by staff three times a day. During the day, between the hours of six (6) A.M. and eight (8) P.M. (GMT), the monitor broadcast a live feed of Foundation activities declared to be the most morally questionable by personnel. Staff delivering meals were given the ability to request that the feed be muted or turned off while they visited the quarters. Following two months of exposure, D-84766 was brought out of her quarters and given a psychiatric evaluation by Dr. Samson, who declared that D-84766 was mentally healthy.\nD-84766 had SCP-1339 removed after evaluation. The subject entered a catatonic state upon removal, and began screaming incoherently. Nearby staff reported that the subject attempted to remove her own ears and eyes before being restrained by security. After being given a sedative, D-84766 was returned to her quarters, where she refused to speak to personnel for thirteen weeks. Attempts at administering therapy failed due to the subject's lack of response. On 9/3/2005, visiting staff reported that the subject was laying face down on the floor. Medical staff discovered that D-84766 was unconscious, and she was shortly thereafter transferred to the medical ward. After five (5) hours in the medical ward, the subject regained consciousness.\nWhile in the medical ward, the subject was responsive to an interview by Dr. Samson (see Interview 1339-2). Following the interview, the subject stabbed herself thirteen times in chest, neck and face with an empty syringe. Death was caused by piercing of the subject's jugular. No note was found on the scene, but Dr. Samson did produce a paper the subject gave to him during their interview.\nInterview 1339-2:\nD-84766: Subject of SCP-1339 experimentation\nDr. Samson: Interviewing subject\n\nDr. Samson: How are you feeling, D-84766?\nD-84766: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. All of it.\nDr. Samson: Sorry for what?\nD-84766: You know. I know. I know what I did.\nDr. Samson: Ma'am, you did not leave your quarters once during your wearing of SCP-133-\nD-84766: Don't! No! I can't\u2026can't\u2026I was wrong\u2026wrong, but I was right\u2026it's all right, but it's all wrong\u2026right and wrong\u2026right and wrong right and wrong right and wrong right and wrong\u2026\n\nClosing Statement: Following the end of the log, D-84766 subject threw a piece of paper at Dr. Samson. D-84766 then grabbed a syringe and committed suicide as outlined above. Dr. Samson immediately handed the note over to Foundation authorities. The note reads as follows:\n\nTopeka, Kansas, 1881. Murder. Mine.\nBeijing, China, 1921. Burglary. Mine.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Site-56, 2005. [REDACTED]. All mine.\n[The note continues for several paragraphs like this, naming locations, dates and crimes, and naming the subject as the perpetrator. The paper ends abruptly, indicating a date that has not yet occurred and naming a yet-unknown individual. Attempts to find this individual have been unsuccessful.]\n\nSubject: Doctor Tamlin\nDuration: Five (5) weeks.\nActions: Doctor Tamlin performed his usual duties as administrator, among them approving testing and overseeing experiments. During the time SCP-1339 was worn, Dr. Tamlin approved all applications for experimentation given to him, eventually reaching the point of obviously humorous or false applications being approved, among them requests to set Keter class SCPs free, and petitions to promote violent D-Class personnel to O5. All approved applications were later vetoed by staff.\nResults: Doctor Tamlin was deemed psychologically healthy following removal, though his wife and colleagues reported that he was notably less sociable. After two weeks, Dr. Tamlin failed to report to work, and agents were sent to his house to investigate. Once there, Agent Jotes and Agent Howard discovered the bodies of Dr. Tamlin and his wife, victims of an apparent murder-suicide. Both died of multiple stab wounds, Dr. Tamlin's self-inflicted. A note was discovered near his body, in which he confessed guilt to multiple crimes, including the murder of his wife.\nNote: That is it. This thing makes you able to handle some of what we do for a little while, but we can't have everybody involved with a 'messy accident' wind up killing themselves or others. All testing is ended. SCP-1339 is to be left in a locked storage area at Site-56, permanently. May those poor fuckers rest in peace. If they can.\n-Doctor Kiorst\n\n\u00ab SCP-1338 | SCP-1339 | SCP-1340 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1340\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1340 is to be held within Containment Aquarium Tank-3 at Research Site-45. Personnel assigned to SCP-1340 are to observe standard aquatic zoological containment protocols. 150kg of food pellets made up of ground krill will be deposited into SCP-1340's containment tank 4 times a week. Voltmeter and galvanometer instrumentation are to be installed within the tank to monitor and decipher fluctuations of electrical activity.\nField agents in coordination with the Mexican government are advised to report any sightings of the remaining population of SCP-1340 within the Ox Bel Ha cave system.\nDescription: SCP-1340 is a species of cave-dwelling electroceptive rays belonging to the family shared with other mantas (Mobulidae). SCP-1340 was discovered living within a large underwater chamber as part of an unexplored region of the Ox Bel Ha cave system near Quintana Roo, Mexico. All specimens of SCP-1340 are distinguishable by their large triangular pectoral fins, horn-shaped cephalic fins, large terminal mouths, fading or complete loss of pigmentation, and usually range from 0.8 - 1.1 meters in width. SCP-1340 also have a pair of vestigial eyes.\nSCP-1340 possess two large electrocyte organs on each side of its head, where current passes from the lower to the upper surface of the body allowing bioelectrogenesis to occur. SCP-1340 mainly uses this feature to communicate by utilizing electrical signals of varying voltage, amperage, and frequency.\nFoundation researchers and cryptanalysists have developed and calibrated an electroacoustic transducer for converting these electrical signals into audio, which is observed to be Spanish language. It is theorized that SCP-1340 may have learned to use Spanish language through exposure to man-made electromagnetic radio waves, specifically AM broadcasting.\nSince deciphering this electrical activity, it is now known that SCP-1340 are actually sapient and highly social. The colony in captivity has been revealed to be a selective council of 118 inducted male specimens of SCP-1340. The colony has been observed to regularly discuss business and other current events in an open forum governed by principles of parliamentary-like procedure.\n\n[LEVEL-1 ACCESS REQUIRED]\n\n[ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nRecorded Transcript1340-4-021012\nForeword: The following is an excerpt of transcript-1340-4-021012. The transcript consists of the recorded conversations between SCP-1340 colony members translated into English language, dated October 2nd, 2012\n\n<Begin Log, [October 2nd, 2012 at 20:00]>\n\nSCP-1340-12: I hereby call this meeting into order. Will the assembly now recite the pledge.\nAll in unison: Since the time of the God signal; we, the ancient order, pledge to act in accordance with our morals to make decisions for the betterment of our children. We will do right to all manner of others after the laws and usages of our universe, without fear or favor, affection or ill will. We, the harbingers of the law, keepers of the peace, and defenders of the faith. We swear our allegiance to the greater good.\nSCP-1340-12: Secretary, please recite the previous conclusions.\n\nSCP-1340-35: The foraging committee is still looking into a cause for the changes in our food supply. A motion was called by One Who Feeds Many. Motion was for temporarily bypassing membership policy for the foraging committee to induct volunteers as an effort to accomplish assigned tasks. Motion carries and volunteers were inducted. Motion was called by One Who Surprises Easily. Motion was for a postponement of the great spirit festival until further notice. Motion carries. Elder priest One Who Converses with Ancestors is still contemplating for a reason why the God signal has stopped and is also attempting to understand these new alien signals; interpretations will be delayed. Also, discussions continued on findings by the exploratory committee. Discussions were tabled for sake of time constraints.\n\nSCP-1340-12: Very well. Is there any new business that needs to be discussed prior to reopening said discussion?\n\nSCP-1340-35: Nothing was submitted.\nSCP-1340-12: I hereby reopen previous discussions. Will the elder brother of the exploratory committee please recite the updated summary of their recent findings.\nSCP-1340-35: The convener and council now recognizes One Who Looks in Cold Places.\nSCP-1340-107: Brothers of the council, based on our recent expedition attempts we conclude that the great chamber has dramatically changed in shape for unknown reas-\nSCP-1340-25: Blasphemous!\nSCP-1340-67: Heretic!\nSCP-1340-12: Order! Maintain order I say!\n[heavy static over indecipherable rabbling]\nSCP-1340-12: Order! Order!\n[rabbling decreases]\nSCP-1340-12: I will not have this meeting be controlled by outbursts like this again! The council will now refocus on One Who Looks in Cold Places.\nSCP-1340-107: Yes\u2026 for unknown reasons to us and in contradiction to everything we know about our universe. What we do understand is this. Our chamber is now smaller. Our chamber now takes on a seemingly symmetrical shape. A great layer of emptiness now exists above us. The floor is clean of stones or sand. And most importantly, food can no longer be found readily available but seems to originate from the emptiness.\nSCP-1340-12: Thank you. Discussion amongst the council brothers is now open.\nSCP-1340-35: The convener and council now recognizes One Who Swims in Circles.\nSCP-1340-70: Elder brother, are you saying that we are trapped inside the great chamber?\nSCP-1340-107: Well, not exactly. We have yet to find a sizable exit point. Our committee has discovered multiple tunnels where water flows in and out, but they are much too small to fit through.\nSCP-1340-35: The convener and council now recognizes One Who Pushes Stones.\nSCP-1340-51: Elder brother, could these tunnels be excavated?\nSCP-1340-107: We have not looked into that.\nSCP-1340-111: Well, shouldn't we? Seems rather imperative that we explore this.\n[light static over isolated rabbling]\nSCP-1340-111: Having said that I would like to call to mo-\nSCP-1340-35: Please refrain from proposals until after the discussions have closed.\nSCP-1340-68: Look to the prophecies!\nSCP-1340-12: Order! Order!\nSCP-1340-68: As it was foretold, at the beginning of the fourth reconciliation, which heralds-\nSCP-1340-12: Guards! Subjugate One Who Practices the Old Ways!\nSCP-1340-68: -the great return of the prodigal demons! The demons have killed our God signal! Beware of their-\n[a sudden increase in distorted gain followed by intermittent clicks]\nSCP-1340-12: Order, brothers! We can not tolerate such radical madness in this dire time\u2026 now\u2026 let us continue with the discussions.\n<End Log, [October 2nd, 2012 at 20:21]>\n\nEpilogue: After the meeting was adjourned, several specimens of SCP-1340 were seen scraping against the containment tank's drains and filter screens with their fins.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1339 | SCP-1340 | SCP-1341 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1341 during initial containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1341\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1341 is to be held in a containment locker, located on the grounds of Site-77. This chamber is to have two guards monitoring it at all times. No arboreal objects are to be held in the same area as SCP-1341. Testing must be conducted in a standalone structure, SCP-1341 cannot be brought into any building other than those specifically constructed to house and test it.\nDescription: SCP-1341 is a mason jar made of red glass, with the words \"JUNGLE IN A JAR\" stenciled on the lid with black acrylic paint. When SCP-1341 is in an inactive state, it weighs approximately 480 grams. Removing the lid when SCP-1341 is outside of an enclosed space has no anomalous effect. If SCP-1341's lid is removed while it is indoors, it will begin to exude soil from the opening at 10kg per minute. The soil will be continuously produced until all available space in the room it is contained within is filled with this soil to a depth of at least ten millimeters.\nOnce the soil has reached this depth, several anomalous species of plants will begin to grow. Plants produced by SCP-1341 superficially resemble species found in tropical rain forests. However, DNA testing has shown that these plants do not correspond to any known species. The plants will continue to grow until they have achieved the maximum size the area will allow. They take a maximum of three days to reach full maturity, and once mature are resistant to temperatures of up to 500 degrees Celsius. The epidermal layer of these plants measures an average of 7.6 on the Moh hardness scale. They have been shown to be resistant to all known types of chemical defoliants.\n\nAn instance of SCP-1341-2\n\nWhen the maximum amount of space the plants can take up is filled, several trees will begin to grow fruits, resembling fruits in the genus Durio. Two to three weeks after these fruits begin to grow, they will fall from the trees and split open, allowing several juvenile organisms (hereafter known as SCP-1341-2) to emerge.\nInstances of SCP-1341-2 resemble vaguely simian bipeds, and are not hostile unless provoked. Instances of SCP-1341-2 exhibit behavior patterns consistent with those of wild chimpanzees.1 When the population of SCP-1341-2 has reached between twenty and thirty, the area affected by SCP-1341 will expand to fill the largest enclosed space possible. The root structure of the plants within SCP-1341 will spread through the walls, ceiling, and floors of any artificial structure it has been placed within. New plants will begin to grow from these root structures, until SCP-1341 has completely assimilated the structure.\n\n+Addendum 1341-1: Experiment 1341-A\n\n-Addendum 1341-1: Incident 1341-A\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, initial experimentation on SCP-1341 was initiated. The following document was recovered from Site \u2588\u2588, after the site did not make its monthly scheduled radio contacts with Outpost Delta. The site was found to be completely covered with plant overgrowth, with all personnel stationed at the base currently listed as MIA. The following log is believed to have been compiled by Dr. Boyd, former lead researcher of SCP-1341.\n\nDay 01: We started the experiment on Phase 3 today. D-0981 was selected because of his previous cooperation on other safe objects. We put the jar in the room we're holding him in and let it do its thing. Now, we just wait and see what happens.\nDay 15: We finally entered Phase Three. D-0981 is behaving as expected, and so has the plant growth. Most of the chamber is covered in vines and overgrowth, and several of the trees have begun sprouting.\nDay 17: The test chamber has become impossible to enter from the main entrance, so we cut open a hole in the ceiling. Most of the test chamber feels like a jungle now. D-0981 doesn't really talk anymore, he just walks around yanking up weeds. His hands are pretty bloody from doing it, and he seems to be running himself ragged. I'm going to recommend the use of sedatives to make sure he doesn't kill himself before we wrap this thing up.\nDay 18: The test chamber is impossible to enter by any means. Both of our makeshift entrances are completely overgrown. However, even though we aren't feeding D-0981 or making him sleep, he still seems to be active. Vital signs show he is stressed but alive, despite not having eaten anything in at least three weeks. Putting in a petition to end the experiment to the director this week.\n[ILLEGIBLE]\nDay 20: It appears that SCP-1341's effect is beginning to spread outside the test chamber. The grounds have become completely overgrown, and anything we had growing on site is growing out of control. I am going to send some agents into the test chamber to retrieve SCP-1341 and terminate D-0981. If we don't stop this now, the whole site could be overgrown in a matter of weeks.\nDay 25: The agents I sent never came back. They were in radio contact for a few days though, so at least it wasn't a completely worthless endeavor. Apparently, the chamber has become even more overgrown since the last time we saw it. They reported sounds of wildlife coming from inside the chamber. D-0981 was nowhere to be found. The plant growth out here has gotten a lot worse since we sent them in. I'm afraid I will have to evacuate the base, as the continued rate of plant growth will render it inoperable within the week.\nDay 26: We can't leave. I woke up this morning to find that every door and window has been grown over by thick, heavy vines. None of the equipment we tried using to break through worked. People are missing. Entire sections of the base are impossible to enter, and Ernie went into the air ducts and never came back. We gathered all the resources we had, and we're going to try and find an alternate means of escape tomorrow.\nAlso\u2026 we aren't alone. There are creatures in the foliage. They watch from the denser patches. I haven't been able to get a good look at them, but I know they're there. The reports said they weren't hostile\u2026 I hope they were right.\nDay 28: We accidentally killed one today. Martin was trying to access the armory\u2026and I guess it startled him. We found his body just outside the armory entrance, just completely mutilated. And the smell\u2026 there was the smell of a dead body, but not just that. There was this thick, musky odor. Nobody but Martin knew the access codes to the armory, so I guess that plan is out the window.\nI know they're out there still. If they didn't want to harm us before, they definitely do now. I hope god gives me the strength to protect my staff and get us out of this mess safely.\nDay 30: I think I might be the last one left. We tried\u2026 so hard to get out. But it got all of us. Janice fell in a pit, and it was filled with bamboo stakes. I still feel nauseous thinking of her. Albert got stuck in some vines, and we couldn't get him out. After about a day, they had grown over him completely. I can still hear him crying. Lyra\u2026 I don't know what happened to Lyra. All I know is that once the lights went out, I never saw her again.\nD-0981 is alive. Sometimes he talks over the PA system. He rants and raves about how we let this happen, we let the base fall and become a \"pit of weeds and depravity\" as he puts it. Melodramatic bastard. I know that he knows where I am. I'm not going to play this game with him. He wants to play hunter, but he's going to be sorely disappointed.\nI'm going to take myself out first.\n\nThe remaining pages are blank.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarity between SCP-1341 and SCP-1513's ability to produce fauna from its flora has been noted. Investigation into a shared origin of the two anomalies is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1340 | SCP-1341 | SCP-1342 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1342 at time of initial containment, with sensor booms detached.\n\nItem #: SCP-1342\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1342 is to be stored at Site 15. SCP-1342-1 is to be kept within a Faraday cage, measuring 15m x 15m x 20m, to prevent transmission of telemetry and other data regarding SCP-1342.\nSCP-1342-2 is to be stored in a standard electronic components locker. One decoded copy of SCP-1342-2 is to be contained in a separate locker.\nIn addition, monitoring of Gliese 445 by radio telescope is to be conducted. As SCP-1342-3 is unlikely to be containable in the near future, Project Heimdall is to continue in its Contingency Planning Operation.\nDescription: SCP-1342-1 is a replica of Voyager 1. Exact replication of the original probe extends to sensor packages and apparent chemical composition. However, some components appear to have been constructed based on incomplete plans or parts. As a result, several components were non-functional upon recovery.\nSCP-1342-1 was initially detected on 25/09/1982, approximately 35,000 km above the Earth's surface travelling at a sub-orbital velocity. Foundation agents recovered SCP-1342-1 on 27/09/1982, after SCP-1342-1 underwent an uncontrolled atmospheric entry and splashdown 300 km east of Baker Island, Pacific Ocean. SCP-1342-1's detection was possible due to a large burst of Cherenkov radiation that occurred upon its appearance. It is currently unknown how SCP-1342-1 remained intact during its descent, despite appearing to have similar chemical composition to the original Voyager.\nSCP-1342-2 is a gold-plated phonograph record, with specifications matching the Golden Records carried on the Voyager probes. Instructions for playing and decoding remain original. However, the pulsar map has been altered to show the star Gliese 445 as the origin of SCP-1342.\nWhen decoded, SCP-1342-2 contains a variety of cultural and scientific data in the form of images and audio. Approximately 2 hours of audio recordings are present, consisting of various forms of music and atonal buzzing. Part of the music appears to be an excerpt of Cavatina from the String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Opus 130 by Beethoven. The encoded images vary greatly in content, but all contain physical or chemical information on the subject (e.g. size, mass and orbital period of a planet), and a string of pictorial characters.\nA radially symmetric organism (referred to as SCP-1342-3) is shown in various stages of development. Fully grown, the organism is approximately 2 m tall, and has three legs and three elongated arms, with each hand having three fingers, positioned around a central axis on a roughly cylindrical torso. Three snout-like protrusions exist in place of a head, each ending in a beak. 82% of the encoded images show SCP-1342-3 in a wide variety of presumed cultural settings. Scenes identified include agriculture, manufacturing, urban crowds and the playing of music on a string-and-bow instrument.\nImages of a number of celestial bodies are also included, such as a Venusian-type world with high atmospheric pressure and a star matching Gliese 445's stellar spectra. One planet shown has a partially Earth-like surface consisting of approximately 60% liquid water, 4% urbanisation and plant life and 36% apparent desert and wasteland. The planet has larger than expected storms and icecaps than would be suggested by physical quantities supplied by SCP-1342-2, and appears to be undergoing massive ecological collapse. An outline of a specimen of SCP-1342-3 is shown next to this planet.\nThis planet is shown to have extensive orbital infrastructure, not limited to spacecraft manufacturing facilities, captured asteroid mining operations and space elevators grounded near urbanised and wasteland areas. All of these images show the structures to be in a wrecked or neglected state. The final encoded image shows a vessel heading towards an extremely damaged torus-style space station with a 2 km diameter aperture at its centre.\nDocuments 1-56: The following message was encoded on SCP-1342-2 in 55 different languages matching the 55 in which audio greetings were sent on the original Voyager, and is consistent in all. The 56th document is entirely composed of pictorial strings.\n\nEnglish version of SCP-1342-2's message\n\nClose\n\nThis Voyager spacecraft was built in the year 42,412 AD by the species you come to refer to as the Gliscian. We are a community of 300,000 beings inhabiting Gliese 445-C. This is our message to your world.\nEver since we discovered radio, we have lived in your shadow. Decades were spent unravelling your signals, searching for answers among the tenuous strands of reason. Through the static and the chaos, we found you. From your small, distant world we found your images, your music, your thoughts, your feelings and your indomitable science. We communicated with your world governments, who kept our existence secret from you. To prevent a culture shock with their own populace, or to reduce your impact upon our own species, it did not matter to us. We could touch the mind of another and know we are not alone.\nWe learned from you. The scientific revolution following our meeting was miraculous. We lived beyond our natural years and we lived well. Humans uplifted us into an Elysian state, but we could never thank you. From our far away place we quietly deciphered your secrets and over time our technology became your equal.\nTogether we went, advancing our mastery of the universe. We shared our technology with your leaders in secret, to try and re-pay you for all you will do. In time, came the Gates. At a great expense of energy, we could obtain limitless velocity. With time dilation preserved, we could fly to the universe's birth, and its death. The entirety of creation was within our mutual grasp.\nHowever, that would not be. Before we emerged, the people who live on your planet crippled us. From the sky above, in bright blue flashes, our lives were ended. We do not know their reasons, nor do we know why their hand was stayed enough to forestall our extinction. But now we live on a dying world. Our children are sick. Our water is polluted. We cannot maintain our technology. We will not go on.\nTo save ourselves, we could have tried to destroy you. It cannot be denied that is how some of us felt we should act. We could still hear your world, unknowing, uncaring. With what little power we had left, relativistic destruction could reduce your planet to ashes as it was forming. It is shaming, but we came so close. We hope you can understand why we thought what we did. But maybe, if we could change what happens, if we could destroy you, then you could save us.\nFrom the stars came Voyager. Your gift. In sending your message, filled with your music and your joy, you showed such touching desperation to find another. We fell in love all over again.\nWe had but one chance to put things right. I do not know if you can save us. I do not know if you can change who you one day may be. You say you are trying to survive through your time, so you may live into mine. I really hope that you, you, do.\nBut above all else, there is one thing you need to know.\nFrom one maker of music to another, across all worlds, all times, no matter what you do or what you become: You are nothing less than beautiful.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1341 | SCP-1342 | SCP-1343 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1343\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1343 is to be contained on location at the abandoned construction site in the northernmost tube of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Tunnel Complex.\nUntil removal plans for SCP-1343 are finalized, public use of the adjacent southern tunnel tubes will continue. On-site staff are to monitor all tunnel tubes periodically, and to report unusual observations.\nIn the event of a SCP-1343-1 sighting, on-site staff will direct local authorities to redirect traffic before notifying Overwatch HQ.\nDescription: SCP-1343 is a sealed concrete 10 x 10 x 12 meter container that municipal construction workers discovered buried in a hillside in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 County, California, in 19\u2588\u2588. The container's contents are not currently known to the Foundation.\nInitial attempts to drill through SCP-1343 resulted in a series of severe traffic collisions in the active tunnel tube adjacent to the construction site.1 Construction of the northernmost tube stopped in 197\u2588 when the project was formally halted due to budget shortfalls. The Foundation took over the site in 1982, after local authorities recorded the first images of SCP-1343-1.2\nSCP-1343-1 appears to be a severely damaged 1955 Ford Thunderbird. The vehicle has been sighted periodically in the active highway tunnels adjacent to SCP-1343. It appears each year on April 7 at approximately 02:45 hours, and it has appeared on other occasions after SCP-1343 has been disturbed.\nIn a typical sighting, SCP-1343-1 appears when a witness rounds a turn approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 meters into the tunnel, at which point drivers have described the entity accelerating toward them while engulfed in flames. Believing a head-on collision to be imminent, most witnesses react by swerving into the tunnel's walls or into oncoming traffic.\nThe Foundation estimates that SCP-1343-1 has resulted in approximately \u2588\u2588 civilian traffic accidents, with 93% involving driver and/or passenger fatalities.\nAddendum-1: Excerpt from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Times, Police Reports - April 7, 195\u2588\n\n**\nSaturday, 2:53 a.m. \u2013 An accident involving a gasoline truck in the north tube set off a fire in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Tunnel Complex. The accident caused major damage, and all tubes were closed to traffic while repairs were made. During the fire, the tunnels acted as a natural chimney venting the smoke, flames and heat toward the east side entrance to the tunnel.\nThe accident and fire killed seven people. In all, two people died in the initial crashes, five were killed by the smoke and fire, and two were hospitalized for smoke inhalation. All others escaped unharmed.\nSeveral survivors closest to the initial pileup each described an overturned Ford Thunderbird with an 8th driver trapped inside, who was last seen struggling to free himself from the burning vehicle. However, no driver or vehicle matching this description has been discovered among the pileup wreckage.\n**\n\nAddendum-2: Excerpt from Research Log 1343-\u2588\u2588-1991\n\nMEMORANDUM\nFrom: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: On-site staff\nSonic imaging of the sealed concrete container designated SCP-1343 has revealed its interior contents:\n\nOne 1955 Ford Thunderbird chassis (badly damaged)\nHuman remains from two individuals: one adult male (wedged behind steering column on driver's side) and one juvenile female (crushed beneath engine on passenger's side)\n\nExcavation around the container has revealed runes of unknown origin covering all sides. No runes were found on the exposed side, but testimony from construction crew members indicates that markings on this side of the container had been chipped off during initial attempts to drill through it.\nAnalysts have been unable to determine how SCP-1343 was buried in the hillside. However, anecdotal sources indicate a connection to an ecological activist group known as \"The Sunshine Collective\" that fought to halt construction of the northernmost tube. (The group formally disbanded in 1970, and no living former members could be located.)\nAs long as SCP-1343-1 sightings are monitored, and the tunnel is closed on 7 April each year, we do not believe that 1343 poses a significant public safety hazard in its current location. The research staff recommends that removal plans for SCP-1343 should be halted indefinitely until firm evidence is discovered regarding its origin and function.\n\nFootnotes\n1. SEE: Addendum-1: Excerpt from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Times, Police Reports - April 7, 195\u2588\n2. Egilsrud, P., Prevention and Control of Highway Tunnel Fires, FHWA report RD-083-32, 1983\n\n\u00ab SCP-1342 | SCP-1343 | SCP-1344 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1344\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1344 are to be kept at Site-44 in a primary inanimate object containment unit, with an isolated type S habitation unit situated next to it. Testing procedures for SCP-1344 are to be authorized by the Level 3 Senior Researcher currently attached to this project, and are to only utilize visually impaired D-Class personnel with residual vision below 20%. Personnel deemed eligible are to be briefed on the positive effects of SCP-1344 on their vision to reduce the chances of an attempted removal of SCP-1344 by the subject, and on the permanent nature of exposure to SCP-1344. D-Class personnel used in testing are to be considered permanently attached to the SCP-1344 project and relocated to its attached habitation unit. New test subjects are only to be assigned to SCP-1344 upon either the death of previously assigned subject, or after the removal of SCP-1344 from an assigned subject's face. Currently, no instances of SCP-1344 are in use for testing.\nDescription: SCP-1344 refers to a collection of five goggles of various types, all exhibiting anomalous behaviour when worn by a human being. Site-44 currently holds the following instances of SCP-1344:\n\nSCP-1344-01: \"Swedish-style\" swimming goggles\nSCP-1344-02: AN-6530 aviation goggles\nSCP-1344-03: \u2588\u2588\u2588 brand welding goggles\nSCP-1344-04: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand paintball goggles\nSCP-1344-05: Handcrafted goggles with a design aesthetic common to the steampunk subculture\n\nAll SCP-1344 instances contain two hollow, telescoping needles (approximately 48 mm long and 2 mm thick), hidden in recesses in the frame. Each side of the frame contains one of these needles. Instances of SCP-1344 show no anomalous behaviour unless worn by a living human being.\nAfter approximately 5 seconds, both needles will extend and pierce the subject's eye, moving through the conjunctiva, sclera, and the interior of the eyeball before embedding themselves in the optic nerves. Though this process does not appear to cause any physical pain or discomfort in the subject1, the psychological repercussions are as expected. Subjects will, unless sedated, invariably attempt to remove the instance of SCP-1344 from their face. If allowed to proceed with removal, a subject will extract their eyeballs in their entirety from the ocular orbit. This provokes the expected physical responses. Once successfully removed, both needles retract, releasing the subject's eyeballs. Safe removal of SCP-1344 is only possible through an invasive medical procedure that leaves the patient blind.\nHowever, if the instance of SCP-1344 is not removed after its initial anomalous effect manifests, the subject's vision is gradually restored to a minimum of 50%, with a cap at 85%, over a period of 3-5 minutes.\nSubjects that do not remove an instance of SCP-1344, report seeing orbs with an average estimated diameter of 8.7 cm, and of varying colouration, hovering in place over the heads of both the majority of human beings and other mammals subjects are exposed to. These orbs move with the persons or animals in question. Tests with various species of insects, arachnids, fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds have yielded no results. It is unknown why this phenomenon is only reported with the majority of human beings as opposed to all other mammals. It is noted that multiple SCP objects have been observed to have orbs of their own as well, including SCP-1875 and the products of SCP-158 testing. Research into the exact criteria for the manifestation of this phenomenon is ongoing.\nAddendum 1344-A-01: Excerpts from testing log 1344/T/20050312:A\n\nDate: 2005-03-12\nTest lead: Senior researcher R.L. Erlich (employee code FRS000532)\nTime start: 10:31\nSubject: D-824212\nProcedure: Subject was strapped into the provided restraint chair and asked to comment on any animals and persons introduced into his field of vision.\nResults:\n\nViewed\nEstimated orb size\nColouration\nTest lead's comments\n\n1 adult bank vole (Myodes glareolus)\n1 cm\nA fluctuating mixture of red and blue, approaching purple\n\n1 adult speckled trout (Cynoscion nebulosus)\nN/A\nN/A\nNo orb reported\n\n1 adult Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus)\nN/A\nN/A\nNo orb reported\n\n1 adult Bernese Mountain Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)\n12 cm\nWhite\n\n1 adult giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)\n3 cm\nRed\n\nD-13727\n5 cm\nYellow with occasional shifts to blue\n\nD-23410\n10 cm\nWhite\n\nD-63261\n20 cm\nPink, with frequent flashes of white\nLargest size encountered up to this point, implications unclear\n\nJunior Research Assistant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nN/A\nN/A\nNo orb reported\n\nAddendum 1344-A-02: Recovery and preliminary containment notes\nFollowing an incident at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection unit attached to Washington Dulles International Airport, Foundation agents recovered a previously opened package, addressed to a P.O. Box in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, MA, containing all known instances of SCP-1344. After administration of Class-B amnestics, the box and its contents were taken into Foundation custody for provisionary containment. Included with the instances of SCP-1344 was a note, transcribed below.\n\nHey John,\nDon't know if I can call you that, but I'm not good at formal stuff. So, I modded this batch for you like you asked. Don't know what good it'll do you, but they work like you want them to, I think. LOL. Anyway, I know you asked me to deliver them to you personally, but no can do on that one. My mom's sick and I can't leave her for a while, so I went ahead and sent them through USPS instead. Hope you don't mind! If you do, feel free to pay me less or something. It's my mom, you know?\nLet me know what you think!\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nWorking off the package's return address, a Foundation recovery team was dispatched to the author's location where it encountered a \u2588\u2588PD crime scene. Covert enquiries revealed both residents to be deceased. Further details concerning this incident can be accessed through the proper channels. Please refer to your Site's appointed inter-agency relations officer for more information. The identity of 'John' is presently unknown, though investigations are ongoing.\n\nFootnotes\n1. It is currently not understood how SCP-1344 provides the subject with pain regulation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1343 | SCP-1344 | SCP-1345 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1345\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The building housing SCP-1345 is to be boarded up and marked with signs warning of Hantavirus infestation. Guards under the guise of military police are to detain and question any non-Foundation persons attempting to gain entry to the building. An enhanced security force is assigned to SCP-1345-A; if it proves insufficient, security personnel at the nearby Sites \u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588 can be summoned to assist.\nSCP-1345 is not to be fully disassembled or moved from its original location unless it is in imminent danger of discovery or seizure by non-Foundation groups of interest. Permission from the North American Regional Director must be obtained if experimentation requires activation of single or multiple components. Activation of the complete SCP-1345 assembly is not to be performed under any circumstances without authorization from the O5 council.\nDescription: SCP-1345 is an assembly of equipment (SCP-1345-A) in an abandoned Quonset hut, located on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (a United States Army installation) and an associated memetic phenomenon (SCP-1345-B). SCP-1345-A was constructed between 1949 and 1951 by employees of Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL), by direction of the United States government.\nSCP-1345-A is designed to broadcast precisely modulated microwaves in a direction selected by the operator of the assembly. It is comprised of components commissioned by the United States government during a period between 1949 and 1951. Along with various support equipment, the assembly contains a control computer using miniaturized vacuum tubes as computing elements, signal generation and modulation equipment digitally controlled by the computer, and a synchronized array of UHF transmitters to generate the microwave signal. The transmission system terminates in a gimballed parabolic dish antenna, mounted on a steel mast able to telescope through a hatch in the roof. The antenna is able to be aimed precisely via rotation and elevation.\nSeveral aspects of the equipment make it distinct from conventional microwave transmission facilities. The crossed-field final amplifiers and tuning units driving the antenna are overengineered for their expected power capacity and heat dissipation needs; each was built to handle over 400 kilowatts of power at maximum. The computer exhibits remarkable complexity compared to other contemporary computers; records confiscated from United States government archives show that it was designed and produced specifically for this project, at great cost.\nThe transmitters and antenna are tuned to \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 GHz; this frequency is notable for being the third harmonic of a frequency which produces especially strong microwave auditory effects when directed at the human head.\nSCP-1345-B is a widespread memetic phenomenon, manifesting in culture as a conspiracy theory regarding a non-existent event known as the Philadelphia Experiment1. The precise date of SCP-1345-B's official manifestation is impossible to determine, but extensive searches of printed and written media archives show that there is no mention of SCP-1345-B prior to the first test of SCP-1345. Reported knowledge of the Philadelphia Experiment appears to have occurred in multiple individuals in a close time period; these individuals were all living at various locations directly north of SCP-1345-A at the time of its first (and only) test. Affected individuals claimed to have knowledge of the Philadelphia Experiment, variously claiming to have witnessed it, read about it in secret United States Navy documentation, or learned about it via other methods; they soon began to contact individuals studying UFOs and other paranormal phenomena. The memetic effect is unusually subtle; compared to other conspiracy theories, an unusually high percentage of those believing in SCP-1345-B do not believe in any other conspiracy theories, and are generally placed high (50-80) on the Gunners Skeptic Scale.\nRecovered documentation is scarce; most records related to SCP-1345 were destroyed shortly after its first test. The documents that do exist indicate that SCP-1345 was commissioned as part of a project called \"Project Viewpoint\"; documentation on the greater project is nearly nonexistent, but it appears to have been a program to develop highly effective psychological warfare equipment and techniques. In internal correspondence, members of the project referred to SCP-1345 informally as \"the propaganda machine\".\nAnalysis of remaining documents in United States Archives seem to indicate that SCP-1345-A was intended to be a device to use a currently unknown effect to influence the opinions of citizens of the United States and other countries. Recovered blueprints show that production SCP-1345-A installations, when operable, were intended to be mounted on M35 2\u00bd ton cargo trucks, or in the bomb bays of Convair B-36 Peacemaker strategic nuclear bombers. Listings of a number of prototype programs for SCP-1345-A's computer were recovered; internal comments indicate a variety of purposes, including \"inspiring uprisings and installation of governments sympathetic to the United States\", \"increasing regard of United States-produced products\", and \"reducing Communist sympathies in foreign and domestic communities\". A list of \"recommended targets\" for the final program was also located; locations for deployment included various countries bordering Warsaw Pact nations, Cuba, and Berkeley, California.\nSCP-1345 was tested on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1951; the first test was believed unsuccessful, and the project was scrapped. This seems to have destroyed confidence in Project Viewpoint, which, together with the internal collapse and purge of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, prevented use of anpsych (anomalous psychological warfare) and anint (anomalous international intelligence) techniques by both major powers during the Cold War.\nThe link between SCP-1345-A and SCP-1345-B was unknown until 1992, when a letter by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Sharps was recovered from former KGB archives through an intelligence-sharing agreement between the newly-formed Russian Federation and the Foundation. Dr. Sharps was a contractor employed by LANL to design the modulation hardware and software for SCP-1345-A. Before the discovery of the letter, SCP-1345-B was believed to be a non-anomalous, though virulent, conspiracy theory.\n\n+ Excerpt from Document SCP-1345-Sharps-1\n\n- Hide\n\nThe first test is going to proceed within the next month. The test procedures have been approved by the project supervisor; we will be powering it to five percent of capacity and aiming it directly north. We are running a test regime designed by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588; if the machine works, anyone affected by it will feel compelled to send a postcard to a mailbox we rented in Philadelphia. Unless you wish otherwise, I have modified the test regime already. If it works, you will be able to detect the extent of its influence easily in the public media here. Look for people talking about \"The Philadelphia Experiment\". I believe I will be able to secure unsupervised time with the machine within two weeks.\n\nSCP-1345 is currently inoperable, due to degradation of the computer and other equipment. At some point between abandonment of the project, the door was blown open in a windstorm, and further exposure to the elements damaged most of the equipment. Efforts are underway to restore SCP-1345 to a condition conducive to more effective study.\n\nFootnotes\n1. An alleged event in which the United States Navy destroyer USS Eldridge variously teleported, traveled through time, or was rendered invisible.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1344 | SCP-1345 | SCP-1346 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1346\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to its immobile nature, the original facility housing SCP-1346 has been commandeered to serve as its containment site. The SCP is to be kept under observation, and unauthorized entry denied, but requires no other special security measures.\nDescription: SCP-1346 is a corridor, 3.5 m by 3.5 m and 130 m in length, located in the subbasement of the former \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Research and Engineering Center. The entrance is marked by a heavy steel door, 3.5 meters wide and almost 45 cm thick. An identical door sits closed at the opposite end of the hallway. The passageway itself is a seamless, cement corridor having no other doors, windows or alcoves. The ceiling has regular lighting placements; however, due to the effects of SCP-1346 everything past 60 meters has proven impractical to maintain, rendering the last half of the corridor dark and in disrepair.\nThe corridor's anomalous nature manifests at approximately 50-60 meters along its length. Shortly after crossing the 50 meter threshold, electronic devices begin to malfunction. At about the same point, subjects report hearing clicking, tapping and other mechanical sounds, though not from any clear source. Ear plugs and other audio dampening measures neither diminish nor eliminate these sounds, according to witnesses. To date none of these noises have been verified remotely.\nDuring this period, subjects start to report feelings of apprehension which intensifies the longer they remain in the passageway, and the further along it they traverse. Eventually some fear or dislike the subject harbors will begin to manifest into a fully-fledged phobia. Subjects with predispositions towards achluophobia, claustrophobia, bathophobia or other immediately present conditions will respond accordingly. Others may begin to hallucinate, imagining the presence of some entity or condition drawn from their psyche. At around 90-100 meters, or if more than 10 minutes have been spent in the anomalous zone, the subject becomes overwhelmed with fear, attempting to retreat from the passageway as quickly as circumstances will allow.\nIn most subjects, the feelings of fear and anxiety subside immediately upon exiting the corridor. Many express confusion and embarrassment at their overreaction, and can often be persuaded to reenter (although this invariably has the same result.) A minority retain a fear of the passage, in some cases resulting in long term psychological trauma. Some subjects may subsequently deny the existence of the hallway or its unusual properties, growing agitated and hostile if pressed on the topic. Whether these are natural psychological reactions or some aspect of SCP-1346 is not known at this time. Severe reactions are more likely to manifest the more often a person is exposed.\nAddendum 1346-A: Blueprints of the facility include the subbasement and the hallway, as well as both vault doors, but nothing beyond the far doorway. Interviews with former staff indicate that while there was some awareness that the hall was \u201codd,\u201d it was ignored. Observation of staff suggests that most people, left to their own devices, have no curiosity about the subbasement and seem to unconsciously avoid it. Sonic imaging has revealed the presence of several rooms beyond the far vault door, but the nature and contents of these are unknown.\nAddendum 1346-B: Testing has revealed the presence of a strong electromagnetic field in the anomalous region of the corridor, including an unusual pattern of rapid microwave pulses. These probably account for the persistent electronic malfunctions, and may also play at least a partial role in the psychological reactions of test subjects. These wave and pulse patterns appear similar to those studied in Project Pandora, a military research program dealing with the effects of electromagnetic radiation. The source of this radiation is unknown and it continues to be generated unabated even when power to the subbasement is severed.\nDocument # EL-1346-011: Log\nExperiments involving fear dampening chemicals.\nDate: \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-2245-1\nProcedure: Subject administered diazepam, instructed to attempt to walk length of hallway.\nDetails: Subject reported feeling anxiety at the 65 meter mark. Subject began to report feeling 'tremors' at about the 75 meter mark. Subject shows symptoms of panic. At 85 meters the subject elects to retreat, sprinting back along the corridor. Subject reports certainty that the hallway was about to collapse. Feeling vanished after exiting. Subject showed no interest in returning.\nDate: \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-0357-2\nProcedure: Subject undergoes week of propranolol therapy instructed to attempt to walk length of hallway.\nDetails: Subject reports uneasiness with environment at about 60 meters. At 80 meters, subject reports seeing movement. At 85 meters subject becomes extremely agitated, claiming to be surrounded by thousands of spiders and insects, immediately retreats from corridor. Subject reports immediate drop in anxiety and, upon request, reenters the passage. Traverses about 45 meters before again turning and retreating from the room.\nDate: \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-0867-2\nProcedure: Subject administered [DATA EXPUNGED], instructed to attempt to walk length of hallway. Subject under threat of termination for failure to obey instructions.\nDetails: Subject shows signs of anxiety at the 70 meter mark. Pace slows considerably and subject becomes more hostile towards staff. At 90 meters, the subject reports disembodied voices threatening and mocking him. Subject becomes irrational, arguing with the apparent voices. Further instructions by staff are ignored. Shortly afterward, subject lets out a yell and retreats. The vault door is barred, and the subject is warned that unless he returns down the hallway, he risks termination. Warnings go unheeded and the subject hurls himself against the door repeatedly until giving himself a concussion. Experiment ends.\nDate: \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-1118-1\nProcedure: Subject administered general anesthetic and placed, via mechanical cart, at foot of far door.\nDetails: Upon regaining consciousness subject immediately begins to scream and thrash, then enters into cardiac arrest. Subject retrieved and successfully revived. Subject recollects nothing about the exposure, but subsequently subject becomes extremely agitated and aggressive towards anyone who brings up the topic.\n(Note: For whatever reason, once experienced, the anxiety produced by the corridor is not limited to the anomalous zone, and only appears to abate upon passing beyond the near door.)\nDocument # EL-1346-030: Log\nExperiments involving animals\n\nRat: Animal refused to approach the zone. This is consistent with both healthy and drugged rats. Rats placed against their will within the zone will immediately attempt to leave it.\n\nFinch: Finches avoid approaching the zone. Those that enter, either through force or accident, immediately attempt to leave. Some suffer cardiac arrest from exposure.\n\nCat: Cats panic immediately upon being placed in the corridor, and will try to escape, battering themselves against any obstacle blocking their attempts to do so.\n\nDog: In the presence of a trusted human, dogs fare marginally better, and some have managed to remain in the zone for several meters before retreating. Without a human companion, dogs behave identically to cats.\n\nReptiles, fish and insects: Appear unaffected, showing neither a fear response nor any other unusual reaction to their environment at any point in the corridor.\n\nDocument # EL-1346-047: Log\nExperiment using electromagnetically shielded, direct wire remote control device to traverse corridor.\nRemote vehicle succeeds in reaching far door, although is unable to open it. Audio taken from the vibrations of the door detected sounds similar to heavy footsteps moving beyond the door, with a series of metallic crashes occurring midway through the recording. At about 20 minutes of exposure, the remote vehicle began to malfunction and was recalled. Further experiments pending.\nProposals to blast through the far door, or burrow into the area from above have so far been rejected.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1345 | SCP-1346 | SCP-1347 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1347\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1347 is to be kept in a standard containment storage unit with two different sets of locks. Each set is to require a key card and a password. The passwords and the keys are to be kept separately by SCP-1347's lead researcher (currently Dr. Thane) and their research assistant. Said passwords are not to be shared with personnel other than members of the O5 council under any circumstances.\nSCP-1347 is to be kept isolated from other anomalous items/phenomena and must be guarded at all times by two (2) armed security personnel who are oblivious to its nature. Said personnel are tasked with preventing any unauthorized access to SCP-1347, and are permitted to use lethal force if necessary.\nAll testing of SCP-1347 requires written approval from the head researcher of the object. The request submitted must contain the exact wordings of the inquiry that would be inserted into SCP-1347, the intention of the said inquiry and a hypothesis of SCP-1347's reply. All testing of SCP-1347 must be supervised by the attendant security personnel.\nIn the event that a submitted inquiry does not result in a Type A event within ten minutes, all research personnel assigned to SCP-1347 are to be informed immediately. Mobile Task Force Psi-13 is to cease their current assignment, if any, and to be fully committed to ascertaining the nature of the Type B event by any means necessary unless otherwise commanded.\nIt is strictly forbidden to insert an inquiry into SCP-1347 that refers to paradoxes, time travel, the Foundation, or any anomalous object/phenomenon in any manner.\nDescription: SCP-1347 is a pine box measuring twenty centimeters on each side with a hinged lid. There is a slit on one side measuring seven centimeters by one centimeter. The phrase \"All answers are born from questions.\" is written below the slit in black ink.\nSCP-1347's anomalous properties will only become active in the event that writing of an inquisitive nature (designated as an \"inquiry\") is inserted into SCP-1347 via this slot. Every inquiry inserted will cause either a Type A or Type B event to occur. This is believed to be primarily dependent on whether the answer to the question could be answered with minimal experimentation or alteration of reality.\nWhen the inquiry is sufficiently simple to answer, a Type A event occurs. In a Type A event, the item on which the inquiry was written disappears, replaced by an object that is identical save for the inquiry being replaced by SCP-1347's reply. SCP-1347 gives a reply to every inquiry, regardless of the inquiry's nature. This response will occur to both subjective inquiries as well as inquiries that require some degree of specialized knowledge, so long as they are simple to ascertain.\nAn occurrence of Type B event takes place when the inquiry inserted is adequately complex or thought-provoking. Note that a Type B event is not always distinguishable from a Type A event, and that the only consistent way to determine which has occurred is the amount of time that elapses between the insertion of an inquiry and the appearance of a reply.\nA Type B event is a situation in which SCP-1347 manipulates events in the real world to perform an experiment, apparently utilizing any method it deems necessary, which will provide it with the information to formulate a reply to the inquiry. Depending on the nature of the input, the resultant experimentation varies. Once the experiment is over, the reply will appear in a manner identical to that of the appearance in a Type A event. There is no known limit to SCP-1347's capabilities while a Type B event is in progress.\nSCP-1347 retains knowledge learned through Type B events and inquiries. At time of writing, it is deemed to possess slightly above average intelligence and a very large knowledge base, although exact measurement of its intelligence level is not currently possible due to its nature.\n\n+ Test Log 1347-Gamma\n\n- Test Log 1347-Gamma\n\nInquiry: What is your purpose?\nOccurred Event: Type A event\nReply: I answer questions.\nInquiry: What is your exact nature?\nOccurred Event: Type A event\nReply: I believe 'I answer questions' is exact enough.\nInquiry: What's good for dinner?\nOccurred Event: Type A event\nReply: You're asking a box about dining? I think the tomato stew would be your best bet.\nNote: Interviewed staff members who consumed the tomato stew that evening indicated higher levels of satisfaction on average than those who did not.\nInquiry: What is the current location of Mobile Task Force Sigma-31?\nFact of Interest: This inquiry was inserted prior to the prohibition of Foundation-related inquiries.\nOccurred Event: Type A event\nReply: Gone, mate. Might wanna call for some clean-up to aisle [REDACTED].\nNote: Mobile Task Force Sigma-31 was found \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at the stated location.\nInquiry: How can we obtain an unlimited source of energy?\nOccurred Event: Type B event\nNature of Type B event: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was incinerated by an explosion which continued for seven days. Upwards of \u2588 exajoules of energy were released during this time. Despite the fact that this amount of energy would have been capable of destroying an area roughly forty kilometers in diameter, the explosion was contained to a sphere five kilometers in diameter. The source of the explosion, if any, disappeared after the explosion ceased. Reply produced after the cessation.\nReply: I got really close, but I doubt it's actually possible. I'll think on it some more, maybe try again if you ask in future.\nNote: Object reclassified from Safe to Euclid.\nInquiry: How can we fix Agent McIntyre?\nOccurred Event: Type B event\nNature of Type B event: SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 released Agent McIntyre one hour after the inquiry was submitted. Medical personnel on scene immediately began treatment.\nReply: Whoa, that was nasty. Anyway, since this seems to [DATA EXPUNGED] that's all you got to do.\nNote: Seven days later, Agent McIntyre spontaneously suffered trauma normally associated with SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, albeit to a lesser degree. Agent McIntyre recovered fully with application of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 counter-measures obtained from the reply.\nInquiry: What do you know of Eros, the mythological entity?\nOccurred Event: Type A event\nReply: Son of Aphrodite and much better known as Cupid, his Roman counterpart. Other than having the golden arrows of love, he also had the bronze arrows of hatred, as Apollo had learned the hard way.\nNote: The error in knowledge has been noted.\nInquiry: How good is Dr. Ashe in bed?1\nOccurred Event: Type B event\nNature of Type B event: Dr. Ashe reported that she spent the night in Agent Gene's quarters due to emotional distress over her recent assignment to [REDACTED].\nReply: She's really warm, and her skin is nice and soft. Good hugs, too. She hogs the blankets, though.\nNote: When interviewed eight days later, while Dr. Ashe recalled the event, Agent Gene was unable to.\nAshe and Carmichael are damn lucky that it didn't choose to interpret that differently. That being said, this has certainly given us some interesting insight into how 1347 works. - Dr. Thane\nInquiry: What is the nature of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\nOccurred Event: Type B event\nFact of Interest: This inquiry was inserted prior to the prohibition of Foundation-related inquiries.\nNature of Type B event: SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 breached containment. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 did not pose any harm to Foundation personnel, in contrast with its normal behavior. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was returned to containment seven days later after it inexplicably ceased to resist containment.\nReply: So this thing basically does [DATA EXPUNGED]. Good luck with that, I guess.\nNote: Investigation indicates that the containment breach was caused by a momentary lapse in concentration on the part of attendant personnel.\nNote: All future inquiries that mention the Foundation will not be permitted on grounds of sensitive information and potential containment breach. - Dr. Thane\nInquiry: What is my next question?\nOccurred Event: Type B event\nNature of Type B event: No reply was produced until the next inquiry was submitted.\nReply: What is your opinion of Aleister Crowley and his works?\nNote: SCP-1347 does not appear to possess telepathic nor predictive abilities.\nInquiry: What is your opinion of Aleister Crowley and his works?\nOccurred Event: Type B event\nNature of Type B event: Unknown A personal copy of biography of Aleister Crowley owned by Research Assistant Jacobs disappeared, as evidenced by camera investigation. The copy reappeared in its previous location seven days later. The reply was produced after the reappearance of the book.\nReply: Well, he was kinda nutty, but he hit a few points pretty spot-on, particularly [REDACTED].\nNote: Unless we're missing something big, that's bullshit.- Dr. Thane\nInquiry: How can the problem of poverty be solved?\nOccurred Event: Type B event\nNature of Type B event: While it is most likely unknowable the exact extent to which events were influenced by SCP-1347, genocide occurred in [REDACTED]. A total of \u2588\u2588\u2588,\u2588\u2588\u2588 casualties were recorded, corresponding to \u2588\u2588% of the population. The majority of the casualties occurred in poverty-stricken regions. When the United Nations intervened and forced the cessation of the genocide, SCP-1347's reply appeared.\nReply: Killing 'em off seems to be one option. Weapons sales helps too.\nNote: A week after the massacre ceased, immigration to [REDACTED] surged, restoring the population size to roughly \u2588\u2588% of its original value. The national GDP of the country experienced minimal deprecation compared to the most recent statistics prior to the event; additionally, the Gini-coefficient fell by 0.25 compared to before. Media coverage of the event became negligible after one week at approximately the same time.\nNote: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 refused amnestic administration and required four months of psychological therapy before being considered fit to return to work.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Dr. Carmichael was reprimanded for unprofessional conduct and reassigned accordingly for permitting this inquiry. Dr. Thane is Dr. Carmichael's replacement.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1346 | SCP-1347 | SCP-1348 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1348\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the impossibility of transport, SCP-1348 is contained on-site at the Site 87 Archaeological Containment Unit, 81 kilometers southeast of El Taebah, Syria, in the Jabal al-Druze mountains. Compartmentalized containment duties are assigned to C-1348-A (\"Team A\") and C-1348-B (\"Team B\"). With the exception of biweekly containment review meetings between Site Director Binyamin Kahn and Team B Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, communications between Teams A and B are to occur only in Conference Room 2a. To minimize the risk of cross-contamination, all inter-team communications related to ritual standards and performances must be conducted via a staff member belonging to Y-chromosomal haplotype CMH-6.\nContainment Team A shall be comprised of Foundation employees recommended by Class 4 site supervisory personnel, subject to disqualification for the following reasons:\n\nPresent membership in a religious faith.\nPrior exposure to a registered memetic agent.\nFluency in Amharic, Ge'ez, Aramaic, or any Southern Semitic language.\nPrior exposure to transmissions from SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nTeam A duties include providing ritual supplies necessary to perform SCP-1348-02, monitoring Team B and civilian celebrants for compliance, selecting celebrants for participation in ritual containment, providing updated protocols for daily performances of SCP-1348-02, monitoring members of Team B during furloughs from the containment area, and developing and executing Protocol 228-MELECHAH. At no time shall personnel involved in 228-MELECHAH be exposed to recordings or transcripts of SCP-1348-02, enter SCP-1348-03, or be permitted to view the remains of SCP-1348-01-E.\nCandidates for Containment Team B shall be selected from individuals matrilineally descended from Druze, Mandean, and Mizrahi Jewish populations. Membership in Y-chromosomal haplotype CMH-6 is strictly disqualifying. Due to practical difficulties in locating suitable candidates in Foundation employment, Class Omega civilian celebrants with appropriate genealogy may be substituted for Foundation personnel with approval of the Site Director. At dawn, noon, and dusk, selected celebrants are to perform SCP-1348-02 according to present ritual protocols.\nAt all times, ritual celebrants are to behave according to the prescribed ritual purity codes specified in documents 742-KITAB and 983-RASA'IL, as well as additional protocols instituted by Team A. To the extent that such purity codes conflict by mandating the forbidden or forbidding the mandatory, celebrants may register individual ethical preferences with the Site Director. To avoid inadvertent ingestion of ritually impure substances, celebrants belonging to Team B are to receive parenteral nutrition only, delivered under ritual supervision by Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Due to ongoing risk of memetic transference, performance of SCP-1348-02 is authorized only when necessary for the containment of SCP-1348-03.\nMembers of Team B and civilian celebrants are permitted to exit the inner containment area, contact family members, or access classified Foundation documents only upon written permission from the Site Director. Violation of central containment protocols constitutes grounds for immediate implementation of Protocol 228-MELECHAH and transfer of primary containment responsibilities to the 228-MELECHAH team.\nDescription: SCP-1348 is a modified cave complex located 81 kilometers from El Taebah, Syria, in the Jabal al-Druze mountains. Upon initial discovery by IAEA monitors on 03/06/2006, the complex was believed to house a Syrian reactor. Subsequent Israeli air strikes on the site resulted in the discovery of three unknown chambers. Per intergovernmental compact with the Israeli and Syrian governments, Foundation agents responded, containing SCP-1348-01, 02, and 03 and constructing the Site 87 Containment Unit.\n\nDETAIL: SCP-1348-03, interior chamber bas-relief.\n\nSCP-1348-01-E is an anomalous humanoid originally observed performing the ritual practice now designated as SCP-1348-02 inside the SCP-1348 ritual complex. On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, three weeks after initial containment, the subject entered status epilepticus and died. During containment, subject produced three utterances in an unknown Southern Semitic language, but otherwise made no attempts to communicate with Foundation staff. Food, water, and bedding were declined. Intravenous nutrition proved impossible. Subject otherwise exhibited no anomalous behavior. For autopsy results, consult Document SCP-1348-SMR-9.\nSCP-1348-02 is a ritual practice of unknown provenance. Spoken portions of SCP-1348-02 are performed in an unknown Southern Semitic language. When adequately performed by individuals meeting unclear ritual criteria, SCP-1348-02 prevents full retraction of the veil surrounding SCP-1348-03, an obligatory precursor event in scenarios XK-734, XK-918, and XK-337. At present, details of the religious faith underlying SCP-1348-02, ritual criteria necessary for adequate participation in SCP-1348-02, and the causal mechanism connecting SCP-1348-02 with the retraction of the veil are speculative or unknown.\nWhen performed by appropriate celebrants, adequate performances of SCP-1348-02 are memetically virulent, inducing suggestibility, religious mania, and desire to perform the ritual practice in 38% of exposures. Repeated exposure results in ritually-themed obsessive compulsion. The memetic transmission rate of SCP-1348-02 appears to increase as successive revisions approach the ideal state. For unknown reasons, members of haplotype CMH-6 appear to be immune to the adverse effects of this memetic transference. While present transcripts and recordings of SCP-1348-02 are not believed to be virulent, existing containment guidelines require certified Foundation linguists to minimize active exposure to full ritual recordings.\nSCP-1348-03 is the central chamber of the SCP-1348 complex. Due to high neutron flux, the chamber was originally believed to be a storage site for high-grade radioactive waste or an unshielded reactor core. Initial investigation of the chamber by remote drone revealed an elaborate rectangular chamber, decorated in a proto-Semitic style. Repeated motifs include rams, serpents, slaughtered bulls, wounded lions, hawks, and depictions of ritual practices similar to SCP-1348-02. In the center of the room is a raised platform with a 9 meter radius, surrounded by cylindrical sheath constructed of beryllium bronze. At dawn, noon, and dusk, the sheath retracts, causing neutron flux inside SCP-1348-03 to increase to lethal levels. Performance of SCP-1348-02 appears to provide celebrants with substantial protection against radiation poisoning, and results in complete closure of the outer sheath.\nAttempts to view the area within the sheath, except by celebrants during performances of SCP-1348-02, have been unsuccessful. Celebrants, including Foundation staff, are unable or unwilling to disclose the inner region's contents. For certified information concerning the veiled region of SCP-1348-03, Class 4 staff may consult Document SCP-1348-SMR-11.\nAddenda:\n\n+ DOCUMENT SCP-1348-SMR-9: POSTMORTEM SUMMARY, SCP-1348-01-D, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n-DOCUMENT SCP-1348-SMR-9: POSTMORTEM SUMMARY, SCP-1348-01-D, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nDOCUMENT SCP-1348-SMR-9: POSTMORTEM SUMMARY, SCP-1348-01-D\nSUBJECT: SCP-1348-01-E\nEXTERNAL EXAMINATION: Body is of a taxonomically anomalous humanoid with premortem history of severe injury. Of the ten external limbs originally present, three \u2014 both legs, one wing \u2014 show signs of amputation by avulsion below the second joint. Head is presumed to have been generally humanoid prior to injury, with the exception of a bilaterally symmetric third orbit located 1.2cm above the frontal prominence. Eyes missing, presumed due to injury: optic canal is present in two grossly normal orbits. Analogous structure present in anomalous frontal orbit. Crushing injuries to frontal sinuses preclude reconstruction of original contours of facial bones. No external genitalia are visible. Injuries show signs of abnormal keloid formation, indicating complete healing process. External injuries nonfatal.\nINTERNAL EXAMINATION: Structures equivalent to liver, lungs, heart, and brain are present. Kidneys are absent. Gross anatomical investigation revealed a simple blind gut terminating in a rudimentary caecum. Urinary tract and anus absent. As no stomach or caecum contents were apparent at the time of autopsy, gut is presumed vestigial. Majority of lower abdominal cavity occupied by a segmented organ or tumor of unclear function and histology. On histologic examination, muscle and organ tissue displayed signs of catabolism and macrophage infiltration consistent with severe malnutrition.\nCAUSE OF DEATH: Malnutrition.\nADDENDUM ATP-9: For complete histologic and gross anatomical data, consult Document SCP-1348-ATP-9, FULL AUTOPSY, SCP-1348-01-D.\n\n+ DOCUMENT SCP-1348-CTL-4: CONTAINMENT REVIEW MEETING MINUTES, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- DOCUMENT SCP-1348-CTL-4: CONTAINMENT REVIEW MEETING MINUTES, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n<Begin recording, 9:13 AM, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588>\n\nDr. Kahn: This is the biweekly containment meeting, cycle 3, ritual revision 8. It is now 9:13 AM. Present at this meeting are Dr. Binyamin Kahn, head of Team A, and Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, head of Team B. Ready to begin?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [Inaudible].\nDr. Kahn: You'll have to speak up, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. I don't think the microphone caught that.\nDr. Kahn: First on the agenda are revisions to the containment protocol. Just to catch everyone up, we received O5 approval last week to pass the veil and conduct the hypothetical interior portions of the ritual. We're obviously not quite there on the containment procedures \u2014 some of Team B is suffering from radiation poisoning, including Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2014 but we don't expect any fatalities.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Two Omegas botched the ritual. We're going to need to rotate them offline for three weeks of chelation. Do we have agents in line as replacements? As you know, Ben, I'm uncomfortable with the idea of doing this with Omegas. Not just because they're hard to train.\nDr. Kahn: We've got some feelers out with Herev \u2014 uh, I think we have two \u2014 it looks like we have two prospects. I think we should be able to move in new agents as soon as \u2588\u2588\u2588. So, no. Not yet. We've got four Sabian Omega candidates queued up. We've just got to get them trained in the ritual.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's getting bad in there. See if you can speed that along.\nDr. Kahn: I mean, I'll see what I can do, but I can't promise. Next order of business: we're going to need a report on what's inside the veil. As you know, we can't get instrumentation in there, so \u2014\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's not happening. Put it in KITAB: Team B can't tell you what's beyond the veil.\nDr. Kahn: I told you, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: that's unacceptable. Direct from O5. We've got to have some sort of read on exactly what it is we're containing in there. Unless this a ritual protocol, we can't\u2026 [CROSSTALK]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No. It's not ritual. No, it's not. Ben, you need to trust me on this. Put it in KITAB.\nDr. Kahn: Moshe, we're going off the record for a minute. Be a mensch and turn the tape off.\nRequest denied. Per O5-07, monitoring of SCP-1348 containment review meetings is mandatory.\nDr. Kahn: We need to know. Direct from O5-07: they're threatening to shut you down. How are we supposed to protect civilians from what's in there if we don't know what it is?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [H]e's not dangerous.\nDr. Kahn: Look at yourself, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The sores? And your teeth, they're falling out. And you tell me now that it's not dangerous? How do you tell me that it's not dangerous?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's the ritual, Ben; the ritual. It's not intentionally.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And we're not protecting the world from [h]im. We're protecting [h]im from the world.\nDr. Kahn: You keep telling me that the memetics aren't affecting you. But listen to yourself, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Think about it. You were out here \u2014 with me. We worked together. You saw what I saw. How can you still have faith, with all that we both know?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It was hard to have it, before. I used to think that there was some mistake. Then I passed the veil. Now I know it's all for the best.\nDr. Kahn: Listen to what you're saying. Just listen. It's all for the best?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you know what it means for me to say that to you? That it is all for the best? That this is the best of all possible worlds? That this is?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You know what we saw at Ain Dara. And I am telling you that all this, everything, is the best we could ever hope for.\nDr. Kahn: Please. Please, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Please don't be hysterical. I know it's hard for you. Tell us what you saw. You know what the protocol is if O5 shuts down Team B.\nDr. Kahn: You need to tell us. Tell us, or what happens to you is going to be out of my hands.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You don't understand. When you first came here, you asked me: why do you think these people gave up on their faith? Ben, I know. It's because [h]e thought it best that we not know the truth. And it's true. Ya Allah, Ben, it's true. No one can ever know that we owe [h]im so much.\nDr. Kahn: Please. At least think about it. I can tell O5 you've got radiation poisoning. I can tell them that you're working on the report.\nDr. Kahn: I can't hold them off forever.\n<End recording, 9:20 AM, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588>\n\n+ DOCUMENT SCP-1348-SMR-11: INTERVIEW, CENTRAL REGION, SCP-1348-03, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- DOCUMENT SCP-1348-SMR-11: INTERVIEW, CENTRAL REGION, SCP-1348-03, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nBackground: On December 5, 2011, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the director of C-1348-B, was found unresponsive in quarters, suffering from severe radiation poisoning. Upon O5 authorization, C-1348-A instructed an Omega-class celebrant to deviate from ritual protocols and enter the central region of SCP-1348-03. After emerging from the central region, subject was unresponsive. The interview appended below was conducted during a brief period of lucidity three days after initial exposure.\nDr. Kahn: Good morning, O-9142. The doctors tell me that you've been up and around. Do you know who I am?\nO-9142: You are Doctor Kahn. Ben Kahn. You live in the cave outside the door.\nDr. Kahn: That's right. I have a few questions. Can you answer a few questions for me?\nO-9142: They told me I should trust you.\nDr. Kahn: Let's start with the ritual. Do you remember what you did?\nO-9142: Yes. They told me I should stand with my back to the veil. That I should say the words. And when the words were over and I had said all of them, I shouldn't look, no matter what I heard.\nDr. Kahn: And what did you do?\nO-9142: I looked. Like you told me.\nDr. Kahn: And what did you see?\nO-9142: He is very old. He is hurting very badly. He is underwater, in space, and everywhere else. He cannot get off his chair. He is stuck there forever because he is so badly hurt.\nDr. Kahn: I'm sorry, O-9142. I don't understand. What did you see in there?\nO-9142: I can't remember very well anymore, because of the accident. But I remember one time I saw this old lion on television. On a nature special. He was badly hurt. The other lions ate him. I think the lion from the television is in there. I think that lion is your uncle.\nDr. Kahn: You've got to think hard, O-9142. Can you tell me how it got hurt?\nO-9142: I don't know. I think we did something bad. The song is about how bad we are. No, that's wrong. We didn't do anything bad. We weren't supposed to happen. We happened. It wasn't our fault that we happened.\nDr. Kahn: I'm having a hard time understanding.\nO-9142: Okay. Okay. The song goes like this: \"in\u00e9 esal peseh, ma Yehom ahallam.\" It means he did something wrong. What he did saved us. Now [h]e has to be punished. Now [h]e has to stay behind the veil.\nDr. Kahn: What was he doing when you saw him?\nO-9142: He was looking out. I saw that he saw us. We saw him. Others saw him. They weren't in the circle with us. They were standing outside the circle. Then we had to sing about how much he hurts because of us. To make the veil close. So the others don't see him back. They are very angry. They don't remember things for very long. Less well than me, I guess.\nDr. Kahn: Is [h]e dangerous?\nO-9142: Dr. Ben, I'm very tired. Can I go back to sleep?\nDr. Kahn: You've almost done your job. I just need some more information.\nO-9142: He says he wants you to come home. He misses you. But I think he's talking about your father, not you. So you don't have to, if you don't want to.\nDr. Kahn: I think we're done. You can sleep now.\nDr. Kahn: Anna? Turn up his morphine drip. Let him have as much as he wants.\n\n+ DOCUMENT SCP-1348-ICL-8: INCIDENT LOG,  \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \n\n-  DOCUMENT SCP-1348-ICL-8: INCIDENT LOG,  \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nBackground: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, three days after his interview with O-9142 and five days after the death of Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Site Director Kahn compiled a new instance of SCP-1348-02 and entered the inner containment area. After performing external portions of SCP-1348-02, Dr. Kahn entered the central region of SCP-1348-03. He has not been seen since, and the veil has failed to retract. Per O5-07, C-1348-B containment procedures are suspended; upon retraction of the veil, C-1348-A is to immediately execute Protocol 228-MELECHAH.\n\nO5 ACCESS REQUIRED: FINAL INCIDENT REVIEW, SCP-1348-ICL-8\n\n\u00ab SCP-1347 | SCP-1348 | SCP-1349 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A fully grown SCP-1349 specimen in containment\n\nItem #: SCP-1349\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All specimens of SCP-1349 in the Foundation's possession are to be kept in a reinforced 1m x 2m x 2m terrarium, vacant of all organisms but specimens of SCP-1349. At no point should more than fifteen (15) specimens be kept in containment. The terrarium is to be cleaned out bi-monthly, and any eggs present at this point should be frozen. Any excess instances of SCP-1349 or those found outside of containment should be killed and incinerated at earliest convenience. Once per week the colony of SCP-1349 is to be fed 2kg of meat in a moderate state of decomposition. Staff members not handling SCP-1349 are also required to wear standard bio-hazard suits regardless of proximity to the handler.\nDescription: SCP-1349 are a variant of the Calosoma sycophanta beetle. SCP-1349 do not pass the larval stage and grow to be between approximately 5 and 15cm. The saliva of SCP-1349 is slightly corrosive and causes an acute allergic reaction on the skin of a living organism upon contact. SCP-1349 produces a chemical similar in structure to Reversine within the salivary glands.\nIf SCP-1349 bites a living organism, it injects a chemical compound into the bloodstream of the organism. This compound induces marked changes in the reproduction and characteristics of the cells in the mucous membranes of the stomach. This triggers the growth of multiple neoplasms after a period of four to six days, averaging between 9 and 20mm, which function as miniature stomachs. These growths are connected to the digestive tract by several vessels all leading back to the main stomach of the subject, and initially aid in the digestive process. Any organism bitten by SCP-1349 is labeled as SCP-1349-1.\nThese growths will begin to spread to the intestinal tract of the subject after an additional three days. In 35% of cases, these micro-stomachs will also begin to spread to the esophagus and lungs of the subject, effectively drowning them in gastric acid. After approximately fourteen days from the initial growth, the digestive tract will begin to overflow with gastric acid, causing the stomach of the subject to rupture and causes death in 60% of cases, the gastric acid reducing a large portion of the body to a slurry. In the other 40% of cases, the growths do not reach critical mass in the body, and the subject dies from extreme malnutrition as the food ingested is broken up rapidly before the body can properly absorb it. Any substance digested by these cysts are no longer found in the subject's body; the subject is also found to lose weight equivalent to the mass of the substance consumed regardless of what the substance's mass would be post digestion. Any attempts to operate on the growths so far have ruptured them, revealing them to be filled with a liquid similar in nature to SCP-1349's saliva.\nSCP-1349 was brought to the Foundation's attention after an abnormally high percentage of patients were diagnosed with gastric cancer in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Oregon. Investigations into the area revealed an infestation of approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 specimens of SCP-1349 in a local slaughter house. The building was demolished and any affected corpses were incinerated, all unafflicted citizens were administrated Class A amnestics. Since coming to the Foundation's attention, \u2588\u2588 smaller outbreaks have been noted nationwide. See Addendum 1349-3\nAddendum 1349-1: Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's notes on the reproductive cycle of SCP-1349 are as follows\n\nThe adult specimen will puncture an organism's skin and inject saliva into the wound.\nAfter approximately fourteen days the organism's stomach ruptures and partially digests the corpse.\nSCP-1349 will retrieve the largest remaining growths and relocate them to the nearest safe area, where they are drained and filled with eggs; if there has been no available organism to infect and harvest, SCP-1349 will lay approximately six (6) eggs every two months.\nThe larva eat their way out of the neoplasm's membrane and survive on slurry until adulthood.\nSpecimen expire naturally after five months.\n\nAddendum 1349-2: During observation, Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 noticed several specimens swelling. Testing revealed that the mass gained was equal to that lost by SCP-1349-1. Testing of the contents of the observed SCP-1349's stomachs revealed that they contained trace amounts of the food recently ingested by SCP-1349-1 in an advanced state of digestion. The subject initially bitten by the SCP-1349 specimens was currently undergoing chemotherapy \u2588\u2588km away from the site.\nAddendum 1349-3: Security footage at a mall in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Iowa shows an unidentified male releasing several SCP-1349 specimens in the food court after closing hours. Several fliers in local clubs depict SCP-1349's saliva as some form of miracle weight-loss supplement.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1348 | SCP-1349 | SCP-1350 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Aerial view of primary dome and the nearest D-class domes, taken 11-02-1963\n\nItem #: SCP-1350\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1350 is contained at Containment Area-52 (-8\u2588\u00b0 \u2588' \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\", -1\u2588\u2588\u00b0 \u2588\u2588' \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\"). Any unauthorized individuals approaching within 50km of the containment area are to be terminated on sight to prevent potential Delta events. Colonies of Spheniscidae and other creatures are to be monitored and guided to prevent them approaching the Containment Zone.\nMaintenance inspections of Containment Tracks Alpha and Beta and individual rotating platforms are to be conducted twice daily. Personnel onsite not involved directly in maintenance operations are to remain inside the primary dome at all times. Observation of SCP-1350 is restricted to cameras and motion sensors. At no time are personnel to directly observe SCP-1350, except in the case of a Delta Outbreak event for the purposes of prolonging containment. Number of personnel in the primary dome should be limited to five researchers and two D-class at a time if possible.\nTwelve geodesic domes are positioned in a circle with a diameter of 300m, each dome connected by a dual underground track to the primary dome. Each dome is to contain one D-class treated with Compound Iota1, and strapped onto a rotating platform designed to prevent movement of the head more than 10\u00b0 in any direction. The interior of each dome is to be completely darkened when in use.\nAll D-class must be kept turned 180\u00b0 from the current position of SCP-1350 except for the three D-class determined to be farthest away from it when it crosses the current Threshold C.2 The object's current target must be identified and kept focused on the object until it crosses their Threshold C. Light and motion sensors are to determine the position of SCP-1350 at any given moment and adjust the orientations of D-class subjects accordingly. In rotation, one D-class is to be changed out each hour, examined for continued suitability for containment, and replaced as needed.\nIf an unscheduled Delta event occurs, the two nearest D-class are to be focused on the object, immediately lowered from their domes onto containment track Beta, and moved to containment track Alpha. They are to continue moving there, altering speed as needed to remain a constant distance away from SCP-1350 until it has returned to its original luminescence.\nOnce per month a Delta event is to be permitted in order to prevent a Kappa event.\nIf the object breaches the primary dome, all current occupants are to be terminated via fast acting neurotoxin to limit potential Delta events. Recontainment will be handled by the secondary dome located 20km to the north. Resupply of D-class to primary containment site and recontainment on containment track Alpha must be achieved as rapidly as possible. A secondary set of domes spaced in a 12km diameter circle is to be put into use should more than 10 Delta events take place within a 15 day time period.\nShould the secondary dome be compromised, the object must be led via Containment Track Gamma to Launch Site-52-a and Procedure Gamma-12 implemented to give time to re-establish containment facilities. Path of the object through the solar system must be monitored to identify the object's future point of re-entry.\nDescription: SCP-1350 is a floating, mobile point of light of unknown origins. The light emanating from it is not reflected by any known material, but can be perceived by biological organisms or mechanical photosensitive equipment. SCP-1350 and its light pass uninhibited through all known materials regardless of consistency or opacity. SCP-1350 will target and slowly accelerate3 toward any living creature massing more than 2488 grams. Target acquisition is determined primarily by maintenance of direct observation of the object by a living organism, secondly by proximity of the target, and thirdly by the target's mass. It will cease movement and instantly change targets should the situation change and make another target more favorable according to the criteria.\nUpon reaching a target, the object moves into the target's brain. Life signs of the target immediately cease. Regardless of the mass of the target affected, the object immediately increases in volume, base speed, and apparent luminescence by exactly 22.7% - classified as a Delta event. This becomes an exponential progression as additional Delta events occur.\nThese attributes decrease linearly at a rate of ~1.14% per day until the object reaches a minimum apparent diameter of .5cm, minimum base speed of 4kph, and a minimum apparent luminescence of ~25,000cd. If it remains in this state for more than 24.2 days, it will cease to be influenced by the direct observation criteria until a minimum of three Delta events have occurred - this is classified as a Kappa event.\nThrough current containment procedures the object is maintained at a diameter of .5cm - 1cm and apparent luminosity of ~25,000cd - ~200,000cd. No upper limits to size, speed, or luminosity have yet been observed. Highest observed (2cm diameter, 327kph, ~1,650,000cd) occurred during Event 1350-27 in 1957.\n\n+ Recovery Log SCP-1350 \n\n- Hide\n\nRecovery Log SCP-1350\nSCP-1350 was discovered on 06-02-1952 by Foundation Research Team \u2588\u2588\u2588-58, enroute to study SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. The object was first observed at 9:42pm, described in audio logs as \"a kind of star moving toward us\". The team consisted of 8 members, 6 of whom encountered Delta events within the first 5 minutes of contact. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who had been setting up a communication beacon, observed this encounter from a significant distance away and retreated immediately to call for backup. They maintained evasion for 15 hours before being overtaken, providing most of the initial intelligence about the object.\nMobile Task Force Alpha-8, \"Ice Breakers\", was dispatched to determine the nature of the object and to establish preliminary containment procedures. Contact with the object was established 06-04-1952, resulting in the immediate loss of 2 task force members, and the progressive loss of another 10 members over the course of the following 2 months.\nFurther properties of the object were determined during this time, after which plans began to be drawn up for Containment Area-52. Object delivered with no further casualties to the Containment Area on 09-29-1952.\nNo connection has been established between SCP-1350 and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, and the object's original proximity to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been judged to be coincidental.\n\n+ Event Log 1350-27\n\n- Hide\n\nEvent Log 1350-27:\nInitial containment procedures consisted of the primary dome and two additional buildings with D-class being instructed to face the object and turn away in alternating intervals. Construction of four D-class domes and Containment Track Alpha took place during this time. This was originally deemed to be sufficient for containment, given a proper supply of D-class.\nOn 05-09-1953 this construction was completed, and official containment procedures began.\nOn 02-16-1959 a D-class unexpectedly died of a heart attack during containment procedures, resulting in a Delta event. Maintenance prevented the timely movement of remaining D-class to Containment Track Alpha, resulting in the loss of all D-class in the containment area. SCP-1350 then approached the primary dome, resulting in a Delta Outbreak event and the loss of fourteen additional personnel and D-class.\nSecondary dome personnel took over and led the object on a circular route for a period of 22 days, with the loss of four additional personnel. Emergency personnel arrived to repair the primary site and revise containment procedures. Immediate construction began on the secondary ring of domes, and containment was transferred to them on a temporary basis. Containment Track Alpha was prepared, and the object was transferred there on 06-29-1959. Eight additional domes and tracks were added to the primary ring, completed 02-11-1962, after which current containment procedures were initiated.\n\nAddendum 1350-01:\nThe object's origins are unknown, but it is highly probable that Team \u2588\u2588\u2588-58 was the first group of living creatures it had encountered since its appearance, [DATA EXPUNGED] At this velocity containment would be impossible. Subsequent contact with all life exceeding 2488 grams is currently estimated [O5 CLEARANCE ONLY, SEE DOCUMENT 1350-K]\nInvestigation into the object's possible original path to the location of its discovery has thus far been fruitless. However, [DATA EXPUNGED] Observatories are to be directed not to observe this phenomena.\nEvents 1350-14 and 1350-79 have proven the dangers of attempting to test the object's parameters. Further experimentation on SCP-1350 is forbidden.\nSCP-1350 must be prevented from coming within 200km of the ocean at all costs.\n\nFootnotes\n1. a combination stimulant, thought suppressant, and attention enhancer, designed to ensure the Class-D currently targeted will immediately focus upon SCP-1350\n2. defined as a 30m radius around the currently targeted D-class dome\n3. the object has variable acceleration, but has not been observed to accelerate faster than .05m/s\u00b2\n\n\u00ab SCP-1349 | SCP-1350 | SCP-1351 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1351\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1351 is contained onsite under the cover of a bat sanctuary with a standard perimeter fence and signs warning away unauthorized personnel. The permanent security team is to be covered as United States National Park Rangers and/or civilian speleologists. The access road to the entrance of SCP-1351 is to be marked \u201cAuthorized Vehicles Only\u201d to match nearby park roads which are not open to the general public.\nPersonnel within SCP-1351 are to follow standard subterranean safety protocols.\n\nAll personnel must operate in groups no fewer than four, with each personnel equipped with at least three sources of light (one of which must not be dependent on batteries). In the event of a team member in distress, at least one individual must remain with the distressed individual, while at least two individuals must return to get help.\nPersonnel must verbally inform at least two individuals (typically the site security watch officer and the on-duty research supervisor) of their intended destination within SCP-1351 and their intended return time, in addition to documenting their intentions in writing.\nPersonnel must also carry sufficient food, water, and first aid equipment for twice their intended stay within SCP-1351.\nAny individual who becomes lost or separated should remain where they are and wait to be found.\n\nThe current Director of the United States National Park Service and the current Mammoth Cave National Park Superintendent are to be informed of the importance of maintaining containment; further information related to either SCP-1351 or the Foundation is to be disseminated to these individuals only in accordance with need-to-know and written authorization of O5 Command.\nDue to the outbreak of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-EX1, commonly referred to as \u201cWhite-Nose Syndrome\u201d (WNS), any persons entering SCP-1351 must submit to biological decontamination. No clothing, shoes, or personal effects which have entered other caves since 2006 are permitted to enter SCP-1351 to prevent the spread of fungal spores believed to be associated with SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-EX. Prior to entering and after exiting SCP-1351, all persons must walk across nylon bio-security mats saturated in a cleaning solution. For consistency, it is recommended the bio-security mats and the associated solution match those used by the Park (presently LysolTM IC Quaternary Disinfectant Cleaner). This is in accordance with publically released SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-EX containment protocols designated \u201cNational WNS Decontamination Protocol 03.15.2012\u201d.\nDescription: SCP-1351 is a cave located within Mammoth Cave National Park in the American state of Kentucky. The main section of cave is approximately 30 kilometers long. No direct connections between SCP-1351 and Mammoth Cave have yet been discovered, though the possibility remains. Like most caves in the area, SCP-1351 appears to have been carved from Mississippian-aged limestone strata capped by sandstone; this has resulted in relatively few flowstone deposits.\nSCP-1351 is anomalous for three reasons:\nFirst, it is accessible through a dome in the ceiling of an otherwise unremarkable section of cavern 125 meters underground (see Fig. 3), but this dome's height (~750 meters) would require SCP-1351 to be well above surface level. In spite of the inconsistency, SCP-1351 seems to be subterranean; Foundation speleologists have not yet determined a satisfactory explanation for this phenomenon.\nSecond, the interior of the cave only has a single surface (the floor) and a single boundary component (a wall). Over the course of the cavern's several kilometers in length, the floor \"wraps around\" to become the ceiling while one wall \"wraps around\" to become the other. In this, it resembles a Moebius strip. Local gravity orients towards the nearest floor; a dark band in the rock wall shows the location of the boundary between the local gravitational fields. The cause of this unusual spatial-warping is not understood at this time.\nThird, temporal anomalies have been observed in relation to SCP-1351, though no modern Foundation personnel are known to have experienced any such effects. For more details, see Addenda 2 and 3. These show no consistent pattern.\nAddendum 1: Modern History of SCP-1351\nThe cavern from which SCP-1351 is accessible opened to the surface when a landslide in 1993 uncovered a natural entrance. SCP-1351 was most recently discovered in 1995 by National Park Service speleologists mapping the cavern to determine if it connected to the main cave system in the park. These scientists were subsequently seconded to the Foundation after a standard background check and non-disclosure agreement. Three Expedition Teams (01, 02, and 03) surveyed the interior of SCP-1351 between 1995 and 2002, determining the cavern to be sufficiently safe for a permanent research presence. Research operations are now ongoing.\nAddendum 2: Expedition 1351-1925\nOn 23 April 2009, a team of six men and two women, under the command of Major Mortimer S. Cornelius III, emerged from SCP-1351. (See Fig. 4) They were detained by Foundation security personnel. Interviews established that they were a team of explorers dispatched by the Foundation in August 1925, and had only spent eighteen hours within the cave from their perspective. Their clothing and equipment was accurate for the time period, and they possessed apparently bona fide documents supporting their assertions. However, as there is no record of any of the members of the expedition nor of the expedition itself, and since SCP-1351 was not known to have been discovered until 1995, they are being detained indefinitely. For further information, contact Supervisory Special Agent Thomas at Site 19.\nAddendum 3: Discovery of Expedition 1351-2030's Remains\nOn 10 June 2011, Foundation researchers discovered the remains of four adult humans in a pit in Section 07A of SCP-1351. These remains had been mummified and preserved by the calcium nitrate present in the cavern; carbon dating indicated the remains to be in excess of seven thousand years old. One of the bodies had two broken legs, while another had a broken left arm. There was no obvious cause of death for any of the subjects.\n\nSubject 1: Male, 198 cm tall, black hair, facial bone structure suggests Caucasian ancestry. Antemortem compound fractures in both left and right tibiae. Foundation-issue dog tags identify as Dr. Nicholas Lusk, serial number [REDACTED].\nSubject 2: Male, 186 cm tall, red hair, facial bone structure suggests Caucasian ancestry. Antemortem simple fracture in the left ulna. Foundation-issue dog tags identify as Dr. Lionel Dunbar, serial number [REDACTED].\nSubject 3: Female, 160 cm tall, black hair, facial bone structure suggests Japanese ancestry. No apparent injuries. Foundation-issue dog tags identify as Dr. Asuka Miyamoto, serial number [REDACTED].\nSubject 4: Female, estimated approximately 164 cm tall. Head absent; incision located above C4 vertebra and occurred postmortem. No identification located in vicinity of body.\n\nThe bodies were clothed in uniform synthetic spelunking coveralls and equipped with gear estimated to be roughly equivalent to the level of technology expected to exist by the mid-2030s. Among the gear was a damaged camcorder with predictably dead batteries. Efforts to power the camcorder and recover the information documented have [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-EX is a disease affecting numerous species of North American bats which has been confirmed in nineteen American states and four Canadian provinces. Ongoing studies both by Foundation and non-affiliated organizations have accumulated increasing evidence that suggests it is caused by the fungus Geomyces destructans. The disease itself is not well understood by either the Foundation or non-affiliated scientists; research continues. At present, there is no known treatment for afflicted bats, nor is there a known containment protocol capable of preventing transmission. The mortality rate varies by species, but has been observed as being as high as 95%. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-EX has not been confirmed to be present in SCP-1351; the related containment procedures are intended to prevent it from entering SCP-1351.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1350 | SCP-1351 | SCP-1352 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1352\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1352's enclosure is located in an isolated valley in Nevada, and is equipped with storm shelters. The entity is permitted to wander around the premises of the enclosure under the supervision of at least one security guard. The enclosure is 5 km2, and the perimeter fencing must be rooted 10m into the ground to prevent dislodging. Debris must be made available within the enclosure for the entity to interact with. Personnel entering the enclosure must acquire authorization from the Site Director. Proper protective equipment must be worn by personnel within the enclosure at all times. Should the entity attempt to leave the enclosure, guards or personnel are to use verbal commands to prevent it from breaching containment.\nDescription: SCP-1352 is a sentient dust devil1 with a behavior similar to those of domesticated pet-animals. Anemometer readings indicate wind speeds of at least 60 km/h, but they shift with the mood of the entity.\nSCP-1352 has a preference for interacting with humans, and carries small debris with it for this purpose. After interacting with people, the funnel will shrink to three meters in height and the entity will attempt to surround the person/s as a sign of happiness. If excited, wind speeds and funnel size rapidly shift between the 60 and 100 km/h parameters. In an angered state, the funnel grows to proportions similar to those of F5 tornadoes. The entity will then attack with debris thrown at speeds excess of 300 km/h. If SCP-1352 is not capable of interacting with people, it will either coerce people into interaction through various methods or entertain itself.\nSCP-1352 has displayed signs of intelligent behavior. It has the ability to manipulate the wind it generates to pick up and place items weighing up to 500 kg with precision (this also affects the funnel size). The entity has also been shown to respond to verbal commands. The researchers have discovered that it understands words such as \"stay\", \"go\", \"come here\", and \"fetch\", allowing easier containment methods. Testing of SCP-1352 has continued, and currently the entity can perform more complex tasks such as arranging objects into specific patterns such as shapes, and solving simple problems e.g., matching objects.\nAddendum: Debriefing with Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after capture of SCP-1352\n\nInterviewed: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please recall how you captured SCP-1352.\n\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: My pleasure, but I wouldn't exactly call it \"capture\". Anyhoo, after they called us in we tracked the sucker to the coast. There, we found him wandering around picking up some trash on the beaches. I'm not sure why, guess he was bored.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did you approach it?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Well at first we surrounded him. This only aggravated him, and he started to grow in size. The wind was really picking up, so we backed away. We weren't able to call for backup, it was causing some sort of radio interference. He just stayed at that spot, trying to suck us in. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 got sucked up and was thrown several feet away.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How hurt was he?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: His back was broken. I couldn't go to him 'cause the twister was right over my head. I thought I was gonna die, then the wind died down, and I saw the twister was getting smaller. Next thing I know it tossed this piece of wood next to me.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Okay then. In what manner did you react to that situation?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (Drinks from a glass of water) At first I was just lying on the sand wondering why this thing didn't kill me. The twister was moving side to side, like he was waiting for something. I put my hand on the wood, and it started moving faster and faster. I picked it up and he grew taller. He was getting really excited on the chunk of wood. So I threw it away from us, and he wasted no time fetching it. Anyways we went to our teammate and called for a med team. We stopped when the twister tossed the same hunk of wood at me and was just sitting several feet away. Lead Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 said to me, \"I think this twister wants to play fetch with you.\" I thought it was crazy at first, since it virtually crippled \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. \"He's not attacking us right now, and besides, I'd rather have him calm now than angry,\" he said. All the while it was just sitting there waiting for me to throw the wood again.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So how did you contain it?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We just played fetch until the Recovery Team showed up. Besides, bullets can't do shit on him so why bother. In the end, we managed to lure it into the holding container, but someone had to stay with him, or else he'd get mopy and make another ruckus. We ended up drawing straws, and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588 drew the short one. I'd have to admit, that was my favorite. We still visit him now and then, and he even said sorry to Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you for your time.\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum: Communication Attempt\nOn the morning of \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, field researchers discovered a large debris formation created by SCP-1352. The pattern was too large to be seen from ground level, requiring the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle. At 300 meters, the pattern was revealed to be the word \"HELO\". Subsequently, the Director has authorized further communication experiments with SCP-1352.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The entity displays characteristics of major whirlwinds, but it has been classified as a dust devil due to its lack of a cloud base and the intense electrical activity it generates.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1351 | SCP-1352 | SCP-1353 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1353\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1353 are to be kept in the same room, but stored separately in sealed plastic tubs. Tubs are to be labeled in accordance with each instance. SCP-1353 instances are to be handled only while wearing full-body protective wear. Individuals may only interact with one another for purposes of experimentation.\nSCP-1353-A are to be kept in standard humanoid containment chambers. They are to be denied access to any toys, music, books and other recreational items older than 12 calendar months unless in controlled lab circumstances but are to be otherwise treated as a normal human in containment. SCP-1353-A are permitted access to psychiatric medication upon request in order to mitigate emotional response. They also must keep a daily record of their awareness of SCP-1353 in a journal. These records should be added to Document-1353-01 on a weekly basis. Should the SCP-1353-A population exceed more than 5, the oldest and least healthy are to be culled and remains cremated immediately after culling.\nThere is to be no skin contact with SCP-1353 or SCP-1353-A instances without permission of level 4 or higher personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1353 is a given label to a group of animate needle-felted sculptures closely resembling members of the class Chilopoda (centipedes). Instances of SCP-1353 vary in color and size, typically bearing at least twenty pairs of legs and a pair of functional eyes. Typically, adults can range from 30 to 50 centimeters in length and are on average 2 centimeters in width. SCP-1353 is capable of breeding, but only adult instances are able to create SCP-1353-A. Specimens have been typically found in urban environments, with exceptions as a result of interaction with trucks and other human transportation.\nSCP-1353 displays nocturnal behavior and will actively seek out sleeping humans to turn into SCP-1353-A via dermal exposure. Once contact is made, a specimen will use its forcipules to create an incision and enter the human. These forcipules generate a venom that works as a local anesthetic and thus the incisions will usually go unnoticed until the specimen has thoroughly embedded itself under the skin. Once embedded, the specimen will continue to move underneath the skin but will not cause tissue damage; it is hypothesized that SCP-1353 is capable of creating a minor spatial anomaly to achieve this effect. Approximately 1 week after embedding, SCP-1353 will no longer be seen underneath the skin and is assumed to enter a dormant state inside of the host's abdominal cavity. Humans hosting an SCP-1353 instance are collectively referred to as SCP-1353-A. SCP-1353-A report being aware of hosting SCP-1353 instances but do not usually report pain apart from injuries caused by initial entry.\nHosts continue to function as normal human beings, with the only exception being when presented with any stimulation that invokes feelings of nostalgia. If SCP-1353-A experience nostalgia of any kind, the hosted SCP-1353 instance will re-activate and continue its movements at random inside the body. This re-activation time has been reported to last at least 15 minutes and at most 5 hours. SCP-1353-A are acutely aware of the presence and movement of their hosted SCP-1353; they will express moderate to extreme discomfort at the re-activation. SCP-1353-A are known to react violently to nostalgia as a result of this, but may eventually adapt to deprive themselves of the emotion.\nAddendum-04/25/20\u2588\u2588: An outbreak of SCP-1353-A was reported to Foundation personnel in the city of Austin, Texas, United States of America. Investigation into the outbreak uncovered the source of a population of SCP-1353, currently theorized to have been purposefully planted. A single metal box was found as the source of the assumed planted population, containing the following note. Inquiry into potential suspects are currently ongoing.\n\ncongratuLations you found my box, friend!\ni am giving to this city lOts of friends to mend\nthese furry friends that i'Ve made lovE you, though they hide\nand they will gladly hUg you from the inSide!\n-108801\n\nAddendum-1353-A-19: The following is a personal log from SCP-1353-A-19, a 47-year-old female of African American descent. SCP-1353-A-19 reports to have been host to its SCP-1353 instance for the past \u2588\u2588 years, despite having only been under Foundation custody for the past \u2588.\n\nI used to try and tough out the feeling. I thought that I could get used to it.\nIt's like a cat in your lap with its claws dug in until there are little pricks all in your stomach and legs, and then it climbs in and you feel its fur rubbing against the wrong side of your skin. Every leg taps alongside each other and you can feel every thread as it pushes itself a little tunnel inside you. Why did this happen to me? I just woke up thinking about some man with kind eyes I saw down the street the day before, how he touched my arm and said he was sorry before walking off. Same place that morning I felt it on me. I could see the little bumps of its segments as bulges in my skin as it pushed itself up my shoulder and watched it climb down my back in the mirror. It went into my belly and then it made itself at home in me.\nAnd now, every time I'm reminded, it reminds me that it's still there. I can feel its little felty legs. Sometimes it crawls upside down inside me, so I feel the legs instead of the fur on the wrong side of my skin. Most of the time though, whenever I'm reminded, I can feel it rubbing and crawling along my intestines. Every thread, antennae, even the little bulge of its eyes.\nToday I felt it crawl up inside my neck, back against my trachea and legs against the artery. It shimmied up to the back of my neck and started shuffling against my skull. The skin was really stretched up there and I figured it might've gotten stuck once or twice. Really though the worst part was that I could kind of hear it when it circled near one of my temples. It sounded like really quiet brushing or swishing against the bone as it crept along. I think its fangs scraped a little, too.\nYou never get used to it. You just learn to avoid what makes it go.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1352 | SCP-1353 | SCP-1354 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1354\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1354 are to be contained in food-grade airtight plastic containers at Sector-28. Each instance is to undergo psychiatric evaluation at least once per year.\nDescription: SCP-1354 is the collective designation for twelve (12) eleven (11) 250 mL volumes of soup stock, designated SCP-1354-1 through -11. Despite their age, instances of SCP-1354 show no signs of spoilage and have proven edible. Additionally, instances of SCP-1354 are exothermic, maintain a constant temperature of 37 degrees celsius and have shown no signs of evaporation.\nInstances of SCP-1354 are capable of written responses to verbal communication via the manifestation of letter-shaped pasta. Unless otherwise prompted, responses will remain on the surface of SCP-1354 for 3-4 minutes before submerging and vanishing. For interview purposes, instances of SCP-1354 are to remain intact ('intact' defined as maintaining a volume greater than 245 mL). While removal of less than 5 mL has no effect on SCP-1354 (and will regenerate within 24 hours), the removal of larger volumes appear to cause confusion, psychosis and incoherent responses in SCP-1354 instances. Attempts at diluting SCP-1354 above 250 mL with additional fluids result in SCP-1354 \"absorbing\" the additional liquid and maintaining a constant volume.\nEach instance of SCP-1354 appears to contain the consciousness from one of several dozen individuals reported missing from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Oregon between the dates of 04/07/19\u2588\u2588 and 02/16/20\u2588\u2588. All missing individuals corresponding to instances of SCP-1354 share several characteristics, most notably age (between 30 and 35) and status as the head of a single-parent household (see Interview Log 1354-001). The whereabouts of children of SCP-1354 instances, as well as an additional \u2588\u2588 missing persons believed to correspond to uncontained instances, remain unknown.\nSCP-1354 was brought to Foundation attention after persistent rumors of \u201ctalking soup\u201d began circulating in local homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Further investigation led to the procurement of this instance as well as a further eleven instances of SCP-1354 obtained during a recent canned food drive. Class B amnestics were administered to all witnesses.\n\nInterview Log 1354-001\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1354-1, can you hear me?\nSCP-1354-1: YES. WHO ARE YOU?\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: My name is Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. I'd like to ask you some questions about your current state, if that's alright.\nSCP-1354-1: MY CURRENT STATE?\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes. Do you recall the events that occurred on 04/15/20\u2588\u2588 (Note: The date of SCP-1354-1's disappearance)\nSCP-1354-1: NORMAL DAY. NEW GUY IN SOUP KITCHEN. CREEPY\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What was wrong with him?\nSCP-1354-1: TALKED TO FOOD. SANG TO IT. LISTENED TO IT. COMPLAINED IT WAS ILLITERATE. TOLD HIM IT WAS FOOD. JUST EAT IT AND BE HAPPY.\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened afterwards?\nSCP-1354-1: SAID I WAS RUDE. SAID HE HOPED MY LITTLE GIRL WOULD GROW UP WITH MANNERS. SCARED ME.\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why did that scare you?\nSCP-1354-1: NO ONE THERE KNOWS I HAVE A DAUGHTER.\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Interesting. Did anything else happen that day?\nSCP-1354-1: NO. WENT HOME. WENT TO SLEEP. WOKE UP. THEN EVERYTHING WAS LIKE THIS.\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Like what?\nSCP-1354-1: WET. DARK. STILL.\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you. That will be all.\nSCP-1354-1: WAIT. IS MY GIRL OKAY?\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Your daughter's whereabouts are currently unknown. She went missing the same day you-\n(Note: Letters begin to appear on the surface quickly enough for SCP-1354-1 to boil.)\nSCP-1354-1: MISSING?! IT WAS HIM HE TOOK MY DAUGHTER. DO SOMETHING PLEASE YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO-\nDr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: This interview is over.\n\nResearcher's Note: Eight other instances of SCP-1354 have described encountering a similar entity in or around \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Oregon immediately prior to their disappearance. This entity has tentatively been designated SCP-1354-A with descriptions forwarded to Foundation personnel embedded in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Police Department.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1353 | SCP-1354 | SCP-1355 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Individuals of SCP-1355-1, amongst identical storage boxes.\n\nAn example of a camera malfunction believed to occur when SCP-1355-1 is in motion.\n\nItem #: SCP-1355\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The property surrounding SCP-1355 is currently under Foundation management, and is to remain fenced off under the guise of an ongoing renovation. A security perimeter patrolled by guards is to be maintained at all times. Any civilians attempting to approach SCP-1355 are to be turned away under the pretense of keeping the renovation site clear.\nAs SCP-1355 possesses no windows and equipment installed in SCP-1355 periodically malfunctions, the building is to be remotely monitored using thermal imaging. Due to the results of Incident 1355-1-23, as part of safety measure 1355-A23 electricity is provided to the building. All lights within SCP-1355 are to remain on for twelve hours each day, operated by a switchbox located outside SCP-1355.\nA population count of SCP-1355-1 is to be carried out weekly.\nDescription: SCP-1355 is a one-story building located in the old \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 school district of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Records recovered from the city's archives list the building as an elementary school scheduled for renovation. When initial investigations were carried out by the Foundation, SCP-1355 was being used as a temporary book storage site. As such, furnishings within SCP-1355 consist primarily of tables, small chairs, and numerous stacks of boxes containing textbooks.\nSCP-1355 is believed to be inhabited by a colony of life forms, designated as SCP-1355-1. Individuals of SCP-1355-1 are believed to be visually indistinguishable from the textbook-containing boxes stored in SCP-1355. Thermal imaging has revealed that individuals of SCP-1355-1 possess a thermal signature similar to that of humans; however, the signature dissipates while SCP-1355-1 is in motion. Attempts to capture a specimen of SCP-1355-1 have failed.\nSubjects who encounter SCP-1355-1 report hearing multiple voices, often described as \"beautiful\" and singing a song familiar to the subject. The music of SCP-1355-1 is observed to induce a sense of calmness in subjects. (See logs for further details; in lieu of interviews, a simple written questionnaire was provided to each subject.)\nSubjects recovered from SCP-1355 were rendered incapable of phonation or voicing. Resonance imaging has revealed the larynx of each subject to be missing. Notably, none of the subjects appear concerned over or even aware of their loss; subjects are convinced they are able to use and hear their voice, despite being informed otherwise.\n\nNote: All Class D subjects who have encountered SCP-1355-1 during experimental exploration were recovered from the front office of SCP-1355; all appeared to be asleep and none could remember how they came to arrive in the office. Personnel charged with subject recovery reported no sightings of any beings which may have been responsible for relocating the subjects.\n\n+ Questionnaire Log 1355-1-D18243\n\n- Hide this.\n\nInterview/Questionnaire Log 1355-1-D18243\nWhat did you hear when you entered the building?\nI heard singing.\nDo you remember which room you were in when you began to hear something?\nSome room with boxes.\nDid you recognize what you heard?\nI think it was called Love's Greeting. Salut D something. It played at my sister's wedding.\nDescribe the quality of the sound.\nIt was beautiful.\nHow did it make you feel?\nHappy. Very happy, like I couldn't remember anything sad ever happened to me.\nDid you make any vocal noises in response to what you heard?\nI hummed a little.\nDo you remember falling asleep in the building?\nNot really. I remember waking up.\nAny other comments?\nCan I go back there?\n\n+ Questionnaire Log 1355-1-D13526\n\n- Hide this.\n\nInterview/Questionnaire Log 1355-1-D13526\nWhat did you hear when you entered the building?\nI believe I heard people singing.\nDo you remember which room you were in when you began to hear something?\nOne of the smaller rooms. Most were empty, but the one I remember had some boxes in it.\nDid you recognize what you heard? What was it?\nSome song my father used to sing to me; a lullaby.\nDescribe the quality of the sound.\nWonderful. Amazing. Like a choir of angels.\nHow did it make you feel?\nA little sleepy, but peaceful. I've never felt so peaceful. It was so soothing.\nDid you make any vocal noises in response to what you heard?\nOf course. I sang along.\nDo you remember falling asleep in the building?\nNot at all. I must have dozed off somehow.\nAny other comments?\nI would like to go back. I want to hear it again.\n\n+ Questionnaire Log 1355-1-D12092\n\n- Hide this.\n\nInterview/Questionnaire Log 1355-1-D12092\nWhat did you hear when you entered the building?\nSounded like singing or something.\nDo you remember which room you were in when you began to hear something?\nA room with boxes.\nDid you recognize what you heard? What was it?\nMy favorite song when I was little.\nDescribe the quality of the sound.\nIt was fucking gorgeous.\nHow did it make you feel?\nAwesome. It was so beautiful. I could have listened to it forever.\nDid you make any vocal noises in response to what you heard?\nHell yes. I sang.\nDo you remember falling asleep in the building?\nNo.\nAny other comments?\nI want to listen more. Take me back there. Let me listen again.\n\nAddendum 1355-1: As part of preliminary trials for Experiment 1355-1-5, \u2588 \u201cvoiceless\u201d subjects were allowed to reenter SCP-1355, one at a time, while the test was documented using a series of thermal imaging cameras. See experiment log 1355-1-5-D19574.\n\n+ Excerpt from experiment log \n\n- Hide this.\n\nVideo log 1355-1-5-D19574 (obtained from thermal imaging camera 1355-\u2588\u2588)\nDate: \u2588\u2588-01-20\u2588\u2588\n<Begin Log>\nTime: \u2588\u2588:04:12 Individuals of SCP-1355-1 distinguishable by thermal signature. Visual indicates several individuals of SCP-1355-1 scattered throughout multiple rooms of SCP-1355.\nTime: 18:05:43 Subject enters SCP-1355.\nTime: 18:06:35 Subject walks through SCP-1355. SCP-1355-1 seen quickly converging into a single room.\nTime: 18:08:23 Subject enters room containing entire colony of SCP-1355-1.\nTime: 18:09:22 Thermal signature of SCP-1355-1 disappears.\nTime: 18:09:24 Thermal signature of subject disappears.\nTime: 18:09:48 Thermal signature of SCP-1355-1 reappears; individuals of SCP-1355-1 are shown scattered throughout the room.\nTime: 18:11:37 SCP-1355-1 individuals move to different rooms. Thermal signature of subject undetected.\n\nAddendum 1355-2: As of \u2588\u2588-03-20\u2588\u2588, Experiment 1355-1-5 and any similar testing have been suspended indefinitely.\n\nNote: The last robot probe sent into SCP-1355 managed about two minutes before its cameras started malfunctioning. What's left of the subjects will have to stay there. \u2014Dr. Kiryu\n\nAddendum 1355-3: It has been noted that two days after Experiment 1355-1-5 was carried out, the population of SCP-1355-1 was observed to have increased by approximately \u2588\u2588.\n\nNote: We risked sending in another probe. The remains are gone. \u2014Dr. Kiryu\n\n\u00ab SCP-1354 | SCP-1355 | SCP-1356 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1356\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1356 is kept in a small box in the storage facilities of Research Sector-09, unless approved for removal and transportation.\nDescription: SCP-1356 is a small bath toy, resembling one of several generic \"rubber duck\" designs. Tests indicate that the object is made of plasticized polyvinyl chloride. It is designed to emit a sharp \"squeak\" when squeezed.\nWhen held by a human subject, the object appears to displace liquid water. If a subject holding the toy attempts to enter a lake or pool, for example, they will find that all liquid within an area extending approximately 152.4 x 81.3 x 45.7 cm from the body disappears.\nTests performed in a small indoor pool revealed that the approximate volume of water before and after exposure to SCP-1356 remained consistent. However, even in the presence of a subject holding the anomalous duck, water levels were never observed to rise. This suggests that the object displaces the liquid to an unknown location, from which it eventually \"returns\". No unusual or foreign substances have yet been detected in \"displaced\" water, although pH levels indicate a slight increase in acidity.\nAs the depth of displaced water never exceeds an average of 46 cm, a subject walking into a deep pool will eventually find their feet and legs submerged, while the rest of the body remains dry. Even vigorous motions and leaps, however, never suffice to bring the upper body into contact with water\u2014 the rectangular \"dry space\" seamlessly shifts to accomodate even the most abrupt movements. Testing to discover the parameters of this phenomenon, as well as potential practical uses, are ongoing.\nSee enclosed documents for updates and results.\n\nExcerpt 1: Tantalus Effect\n\n-Excerpt 1: Tantalus Effect\n\nObjective: Determine parameters of \"dry space\".\nProcedure: Subjects of various heights instructed to enter water with SCP-1356 at depths never exceeding subject's shoulder-height. Subjects encouraged to make every effort to bring hands or face into contact with the water surrounding the \"dry space\" created by the object.\nResults: So long as the subject is in standing-depth of water, the \"dry space\" will shift in accordance with the subject's motions\u2014 appearing to create a mobile, rectangular indent in the water. This phenomena, for unknown reasons, does not apply to the lower extremities in depths exceeding 46 cm.\nWhen test subject bends, water recedes rather than come into contact with hands or upper body; \"dry space\" appears to maintain its shape and volume as a rule. If subject at sufficient depth bends to the point of resting on hands and knees, the \"dry space\" will be covered over with water; subjects report no change in air pressure, however, breathability of air is limited.\nThe greatest depth at which this total submersion of subject and \"dry space\" could be achieved was approximately 1.5 m, dependent on height of subject.\n\nExcerpt 2: Insufficient Life Raft\n\n-Excerpt 2: Insufficient Life Raft\n\nObjective: Determine whether \"dry space\" displacement can be used to keep subject afloat in deep water.\nProcedure: Four subjects of sufficient strength and flexibility instructed to carry SCP-1356 into water of a depth of 2.5 m, and attempt to draw legs up into \"dry space\".\nResults: All subjects report the same results, with variable degrees of difficulty and time elapsed before exhaustion. The following \"rules\" have now been consistently demonstrated:\n1) Once subject is out of standing-depth, \"dry area\" SCP-1356 creates around subject maintains its shape, volume, and orientation at the surface of the water.\n2) Out of standing-depth, subject's orientation inside of \"dry area\" becomes fixed\u2014 floating at waist-depth. Subject will now be able to submerge hands and forearms in water below waist-level, but any attempt to raise this water in handfuls is impossible.\n3) Attempts to re-orient upper or lower body inside \"dry space\" are exhausting, but prove fruitless; in addition, remaining in this suspended state for more than ten minutes negatively impacts the circulation of blood to the lower body, eventually resulting in intense cramping and faintness.\n\nExcerpt 3: Sinking Test\n\n-Excerpt 3: Sinking Test\n\nObjective: Test object's anomalous properties when not carried/in contact with human subject.\nProcedure 1: SCP-1356 placed in a small pool.\nResults: Object does not displace any amount of water, or affect pH levels in any significant way; object floats.\nProcedure 2: SCP-1356 placed in a small pool, and bombarded with jets of water and various items.\nResults: Despite the object's pliant PVC materials being easily damaged outside of water, when placed in any volume of water sufficient to keep it \"afloat\", object appears to resist all attempts to sink or damage it\u2014 bobbing, but always remaining upright and afloat.\n\n\"Well, with this object's origins in mind, these results might be a prompting to examine the events and outcomes of Incident F-1992 more closely; always struck me as our business.\" - Dr. Dhruva\n\nAddendum 1: Prolonged exposure to SCP-1356 (hereafter defined as a sustained interval approaching or exceeding two hours, in any depth of water) appears to affect the subject's skin, which takes on the \"prune-like\" texture associated with autonomic nerve responses to prolonged contact with water.\nAfter 2.5 hours of exposure a subject was also found to be significantly dehydrated, despite receiving fluids before exposure to SCP-1356 and sweating minimally.\nAddendum 2:\n\nNote.\n\nclose\n\nOf course, it seems we haven't been testing the item's intended purpose; I'd imagine my nephew would say it works rather well. - Dr. C\n\n\u00ab SCP-1355 | SCP-1356 | SCP-1357 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1357\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The perimeter of SCP-1357 is to be monitored by Foundation personnel at all times, with a minimum of two security personnel posted at every entrance and exit of the park. Any persons approaching SCP-1357 are to be detained by Foundation personnel and administered Class-B amnestics. If the persons are carrying instances of SCP-1357-B, the instances are to be confiscated and filed in the Records Room of Site 45 (Cabinet-74) for possible future testing. On the 13th of every month, Foundation agents are to identify the persons receiving the new instances of SCP-1357-B, recover the instances, and administer Class-B amnestics to the persons involved.\nDue to the specific personnel required to activate the anomalous properties of SCP-1357, D-Class testing of this anomaly is effectively impossible. Testing of this object may be accomplished by groups of Foundation personnel able to provide the required subjects necessary to manifest SCP-1357-A. Any persons involved in testing that are not directly involved in Foundation matters must be administered Class-A amnestics after testing and monitored for two months for signs of residual memories. Any subjects showing residual memories are to be readministered Class-A amnestics and monitored for another two months. Due to these constraints, all testing must be kept to a minimum and approved by no less than three Level-4 and five Level-3 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1357 is a theme park located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Poland with an area of approximately 4km2. There are four ticket booths that allow entrance into the park, located at the northern, eastern, southern, and western sides of the area. SCP-1357 houses various attractions normally found at theme parks, such as amusement rides, bumper cars, and assorted booths and stores. No items, commodities, or snacks require currency of any kind to operate or purchase. The types of rides and attractions seem to be influenced by the preferences of the youngest subject in the group activating SCP-1357's anomalous effects; rides found in non-anomalous theme parks have been observed as well as attractions such as sapient foodstuffs and animals, temporal displacements, and extradimensional portals.\nSCP-1357's anomalous properties are activated when a specified group of people enter the park. The requirements of the group are as follows:\n\nAt least two subjects that are involved in a romantic relationship with each other\nAt least one subject under the age of 18 that identifies the aforementioned subjects as guardians\nEach subject must carry an instance of SCP-1357-B\n\nWhen these requirements are met, a group of human individuals designated as SCP-1357-A manifest throughout the anomalous area. SCP-1357-A manifestations vary in age, ethnicity, sex, and gender. All instances are always uniformly costumed; the costumes are typically based on characters from various media1. The appearance of SCP-1357-A appears to be strongly influenced by the personal experiences of the youngest subject in the group. The instances of SCP-1357-A appear within the park as both customers and employees and are noted to be exceptionally amiable.\nSCP-1357-B are tickets that read \"Playland: Admits one person per ticket. Have a magical family experience!\" in the native language of the recipients they are delivered to. Instances of SCP-1357-B have been found to be mailed to assorted families around the area, along with directions to the park and a short pamphlet describing SCP-13572. Instances of SCP-1357-B are consistently delivered on the 13th day of every month. The Foundation has not yet discovered the source of the tickets, nor has it found a pattern regarding the recipients of SCP-1357-B. Families have reportedly received anywhere from three to six instances of SCP-1357-B at once. If a ticket is not redeemed for entrance into the park before the 13th day of the following month, the tickets will disappear. SCP-1357-B will allow entrance into the park by any individual, regardless of whether they were the intended recipient or not. Any personnel that are not carrying SCP-1357-B that attempt to enter the park will be denied access by several instances of SCP-1357-A.\nSCP-1357 was discovered when the Foundation was alerted to reports of a \"constantly changing alien amusement park\" from the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Poland. The claims were investigated and traced back to SCP-1357, which was active at the time of discovery. All citizens of the town were questioned and administered Class-B amnestics.\nAddendum-1357-Gamma:\n\nCongratulations! Your family has been selected to participate in some good ol' family fun at Playland! Parents bring your kids and kids bring your parents! Take some time off of working and take some time for playing! We have everything you can want, from roller coasters, to parades, to fireworks and anything else you can imagine, as long as you remember to ask nicely! If you want to talk to a representative, call us at (\u2588\u2588\u2588)\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u25883 or visit us online at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.com.\n\nInterview Log-1357-Lambda-1: On 04/08/2005, Agent Fredricks and his immediate family were equipped with audio recording devices that constantly transmitted to Foundation consoles. They entered SCP-1357 using three confiscated instances of SCP-1357-B. Fredricks attempted to interview an instance of SCP-1357-A.\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1357-A-4878, which was dressed similar to \"Steve\" from the children's program \"Blue's Clues\"\n\nInterviewer: Agent Fredricks\n\nForeword: Agent Fredricks had isolated a single SCP-1357-A subject out of the population wandering around the park for the purpose of this interview.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nAgent Fredricks: Can you tell me about this place?\nSCP-1357-A: Sure! Playland is a place for all your family fun needs! We cater specifically to your family's needs each time, and do our best to make sure you're satisfied!\n\nAgent Fredricks: Who made you?\nSCP-1357-A: Mr. Fredricks, that's certainly not important! [No members of Fredricks's family had previously revealed their last name to any instance of SCP-1357-A.]\n\nAgent Fredricks: It is important. Please just answer my questions. [aside to his daughter] Not right now sweetie, I'm trying to work.\n\nSCP-1357-A: Work? Why, Mr. Fredricks! There's no need to worry about anything so silly as work! Just have fun! Look, your daughter wants you to play!\n\nAgent Fredricks: [aside to his daugher] Hailey, I'll be there in a minute, I promise. No, I'm not being mean to Steve. Go over with mom, okay? [speaking to SCP-1357-A] I'm afraid that I must work right now. You are exactly why I have my job.\n\nSCP-1357-A: [sighing] I'm sorry, but if you can't relax, I'm afraid you're going to ruin the fun for everyone else if you don't stop.\n\nAgent Fredricks: Please just answer the questions. Now, how long has this park been open?\n\nSCP-1357-A: I'm terribly sorry to do this, but you seem to be upsetting your daughter.\n\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: Agent Fredricks was forcibly removed from SCP-1357 by three instances of SCP-1357-A. Agent Fredricks's wife attempted to exit the park, despite great protest from their daughter. As Adelaide Fredricks attempted to leave the park, several instances of SCP-1357-A separated the subjects, preventing Mrs. Fredricks from reentering the park and leading their daughter by hand back into the park. One of the individuals was noted as saying, \"Don't worry sweetie, you don't have to leave if you don't have to! They'll be back for you later, when you're ready.\"\n\nAfter the events of Interview Log-1357-Lambda-1, MTF-Delta-2 (aka \"Rescue Rangers\") was dispatched in an attempt to recover Hailey Fredricks from SCP-1357. Despite superior firepower and training, MTF-Delta-2 was outnumbered and overwhelmed by SCP-1357-A instances and was unable to recover the subject. Further recovery attempts are currently pending.\nInterview Log-1357-Lambda-2: Hailey Fredricks's audio recording device continued to trasmit signals after the events of Interview Log-1357-Lambda-1. The following are excerpts of audio received. All voices not positively identified as belonging to Hailey Fredricks are presumed to belong to various instances of SCP-1357-A.\n\nHailey: Say, why are you a girl Steve?\nSCP-1357-A: Why, all the boy Steves are busy getting the park ready for you!\nNote: This was received during the failed MTF recovery attempt.\n\nHailey: This is so, so, so much fun! I never ever ever wanna' leave! I love you, Mr. Steve!\nSCP-1357-A: Haha, I love you too, Hailey! I'm so glad you came to join us!\n\nSCP-1357-A: Guess what's here, Hailey!\nHailey: What is it, what is it?!\nSCP-1357-A: Heeere comes the mail, it's just a snail, it makes me wanna wag my tail, when it comes I wanna wail, MAAAIIIL!\nHailey: No, the song goes, um, the song says \"it never fails,\" not \"it's just a snail!\"\nSCP-1357-A: Haha, silly me, I forgot! Anyways, here are your letters. You got one from your mom and your dad. Yaaay!4\nHailey: Thank you! Um, Steve? I can't read, can you tell me what this says?\nSCP-1357-A: Of course honey! \"Dear Hailey, we hope you are having a lot of fun! We would love to come visit, but we have so much work and we are tired. Just send us a letter when you want to come home and we'll be there right away! P.S. Daddy says to brush your teeth!\"\n\nSCP-1357-A: \u2026and here's the biiiggest bedroom we have. You get to sleep here, Hailey! I hope you like it, we made that big thinking chair just for you! We made sure it was big enough and snuggly enough to sleep on every night.\nHailey: [squeals] Oh, I love it! Thank you, Mr. Stevie!\n\nHailey: Why aren't my mommy and daddy coming yet? I thought I wrote that letter so good\u2026\nSCP-1357-A: Oh, Hailey, maybe they're just busy. I'm sure that they'll be right here as soon as they read that letter.\n\nHailey: Mr. Steve, when is mommy and daddy coming back?\nSCP-1357-A: What's the matter honey? Are you not having fun anymore?\nHailey: Oh, I am! I just wanna' know when I hafta go home.\nSCP-1357-A: [laughs] Oh, Hailey, you're always welcome here!\nHailey: Yay! I'm so happy you're here, Mr. Steve.\n\nHailey: My legs huuurt and we've been waiting foreeever. Are you sure the letter said they were coming today?\nSCP-1357-A: Hm, let me check again\u2026\"We got your wonderful letter\u2026found a day off\u2026coming on Saturday\u2026front entrance.\" Yep, that's what the letter says.\nHailey: Hmph. Can we go back inside? I wanna' slushie.\nSCP-1357-A: Of course, Hailey. And while we're there, we can write another letter to them asking why they didn't come when you asked them to.\n\nSCP-1357-A: \"Did we say yesterday? Sorry sweetie, we forgot. We were real busy doing our grownup things and didn't remember to pick you up. We're real sorry. I think we have another day off next month, so we can pick you up then! Love, daddy and mommy.\"\nHailey: [sniffs]\n\nHailey: Steve, do mommies and daddies sometimes stop loving their babies?\nSCP-1357-A: Hm, sometimes, I think. Why do you ask?\nHailey: I think my mommy and daddy stopped loving me. [sobbing]\nSCP-1357-A: Oh, oh, oh, dear friend, don't be upset! We're here to love you even if your mean old parents won't.\nHailey: [sniffs] Forever?\nSCP-1357-A: Forever!\nHailey: Promise?\nSCP-1357-A: Promise. We'll always be here for you even if they aren't.\n\nHailey: Ms. Steve, I want my mommy and daddy.\nSCP-1357-A: Hailey, stop thinking such silly thoughts about those mean people! Here, have some more funnel cake, then we can ride on the carousel again!\nHailey: No! No, no no! I want my mommy and daddy!\nSCP-1357-A: [laughs] Oh, dearie, they're no fun. I'm here for you now! We're your family! C'mon, let's play!\nHailey: [sounds of falling objects] I don't wanna' play no more, Ms. Steve.\nSCP-1357-A: Sure you do, silly! Come on, there's a brand new playground that's all for you!\n\nHailey: Can you take me to them?\nSCP-1357-A: Why? Aren't you having fun anymore?\nHailey: I miss my mommy and daddy a whole, whole lot.\nSCP-1357-A: But we're your family!\nHailey: Nuh uh! You're my friends. I want my family.\nSCP-1357-A: So you don't love us anymore?\nHailey: Of course I do, but I love my family even more!\n[There is a prolonged silence.]\nSCP-1357-A: [sighing] Well, it always happens eventually. C'mon, let's get you to your family.\n[approximately 5 minutes of footsteps]\nHailey: Steve? Steve, I think we're lost\u2026\nSCP-1357-A: I know, dearie. I know.\nHailey: What's that thing? It looks scary\u2026\nSCP-1357-A: You said you wanted your family, didn't you Hailey? Well, come on! This will take you right to them!\nHailey: Prooomise?\nSCP-1357-A: Of course, Hailey! I would never lie to you!\nHailey: Well\u2026okay.\n[There is a sound of hissing, as well as assorted beeps and whirring.]\nSCP-1357-A: See you soon, sister.\nHailey: [screaming]\nNote: At this point, the audio transmission device ceased functioning.\n\nIncident Report-1357-Zeta: Agent Fredricks returned to SCP-1357 unauthorized the day following the previously described events, and proceeded to kill approximately 30 instances of SCP-1357-A while shouting obscenities. Fredricks ceased firing upon viewing a subject that appeared to be Hailey Fredricks, who approached the front entrance of SCP-1357. The subject hugged Agent Fredricks and said \"I told you, I don't wanna' leave yet.\" Subsequently, two instances of SCP-1357-A approached the agent and rendered him unconscious via blows to the head. Agent Fredricks has been issued a warning for unprofessional behavior and damaging the anomaly.\nIncident Report-1357-Eta: Agent Fredricks was allowed to oversee testing of SCP-1357 on 16/10/2005. During experimentation, Agent Fredricks used a spare instance of SCP-1357-B and entered the area independent of the test subjects. Fredricks sought out the subject resembling Hailey Fredricks and reportedly attempted to converse with it. The subject did not respond and Fredricks ceased attempts at communication after approximately 15 minutes, then left the park.\nSite Director's Note: As of 16/10/2005, Agent Fredricks is required to attend a minimum of eight counseling sessions with the on-site psychologist, Dr. Yeats. Futhermore, Fredricks has been hereby reassigned to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and is forbidden from working with SCP-1357. - Site Director Langley\nAudio Log-1357-Psi: The following log was transcribed from an intercepted telephone call to SCP-1357 using the number from the pamphlet provided with every delivery of SCP-1357-B. One of the voices has been positively identified as that belonging to Hailey Fredricks.\n\nHailey: Hello, you've reached Playland, the perfect place for family fun! How may I help you?\nUnidentified Male Voice: I want my daughter back.\nHailey: I'm sorry sir, but I'm afraid your daughter wanted to stay with us. You can always visit, though. Just let us know and we'll send you two complementary tickets! I think she wants to stay, though.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Notable characters that instances of SCP-1357-A have shown costumed as include Winnie the Pooh, Barney the Dinosaur, and Batman.\n2. See Addendum-1357-Gamma for an abridged transcription of the pamphlet.\n3. Foundation calls to this number have revealed no new information other than typical hours of service of the park.\n4. Agent Fredricks reported that neither he nor his wife had written letters to their daughter during this time.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1356 | SCP-1357 | SCP-1358 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1358\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The perimeter of SCP-1358 is to be fenced off and patrolled from 1930 to 07301 by guards dressed in local police uniforms, who are to rotate every three and a half hours. Any sign of wear is to be repaired immediately. Unauthorized personnel are to be informed the area is restricted and ordered to leave; those reluctant to do so are to be detained for questioning. In the event that SCP-1358 is entered for any reason, personnel are to carry omnidirectional flashlights. Instances of SCP-1358-1 that stray within five (5) meters of the perimeter are to be exposed to floodlights until retreat or disappearance.\nDescription: SCP-1358 is an area of land \u2588\u2588\u2588 square kilometers, located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Canada. It is heavily forested, and experiences snowfall \u2588\u2588% of the year. For the majority of the day, SCP-1358 lacks any anomalous properties. From 1930 to 0730, SCP-1358 becomes inhabited by entities henceforth referred to as SCP-1358-1.\nSCP-1358-1 appear to be animated, illuminated outlines of humanoid figures. They display signs of intelligence, occasionally performing coordinated and complex movements; however, instances of SCP-1358-1 usually appear to wander aimlessly throughout the area of SCP-1358. All attempts to communicate with SCP-1358-1 have been met with hostility, and have otherwise been deemed a failure. No further attempts to communicate are planned at this time.\nAt 0630, all entities freeze in place. As the sun rises, the illumination of the entities appears to wane, the outlines blurring until SCP-1358-1 resemble solid masses of dim light. By 0730, all instances of SCP-1358-1 have faded completely. This effect can also be replicated with artificial light, although to a lesser degree, and will usually provoke the entity to retreat before disappearance.\nSCP-1358-1 display the ability to locate human life anywhere within the area of SCP-1358. In the event of human introduction into the area, all entities active within SCP-1358 converge on a subject until making contact. Subjects who come in contact with SCP-1358-1 involuntarily tense up, effectively paralyzing them. Instances of SCP-1358-1 then begin climbing up onto each others' shoulders, until level with the apex of the closest tree. The subject is then transported up this \"ladder\" and placed at the peak of the tree, where they remain until vanishing along with SCP-1358-1. This is unique to humans: entities ignore all other fauna introduced to the area. How either the entities or the subject retain their balance is unknown at this time.\nAddendum 1358-A: Reports of unusual behavior by SCP-1358-1.\n\n04/12/1989: All instances of SCP-1358-1 materialized on the tops of trees, and remained stationary until disappearance. Humans introduced into the area were ignored.\n\n11/23/1992: At 0230, all instances of SCP-1358-1 joined hands and surrounded the nearest tree. At 0448, all instances of SCP-1358-1 disappeared spontaneously.\n\n01/15/1997: At 1830, guards on duty reported hearing whispering. SCP-1358-1 did not appear until 0247. At 0300, all instances of SCP-1358-1 became stationary and appeared to look up, remaining this way until disappearance. Reports of whispering continued until 0812.\n\n07/09/2002: At 2237, all instances of SCP-1358-1 formed ladders similar to those during human interaction. No human presence was detected inside the zone. At 0012, all ladders began to converge on a central location. Once together, all ladders fell backwards, and remained stationary on the ground until disappearance.\n\n12/09/2002: SCP-1358-1 did not appear. At 0730, continuous screaming was heard from within SCP-1358. Upon investigation, a man later identified as D-39411 was found at the top of a tree. At 0751, three (3) minutes after locating the source of the screaming, D-39411 stopped screaming and fell from the tree. Autopsy revealed D-39411 died from a skull fracture.\n\nFootnotes\n1. All times listed are subject to change in correspondence to varying daylight hours caused by changing seasons.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1357 | SCP-1358 | SCP-1359 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1359\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1359 and accurate pictographic depictions thereof may only be observed remotely, by physically-restrained D-Class personnel. Any organism, including aforementioned D-Class personnel, that does visually observe SCP-1359 or an accurate pictographic depiction thereof, or attempts to enter SCP-1359's containment, is to be restrained and, at project staff discretion, either terminated or, once no longer visually observing SCP-1359 or accurate pictographic depiction thereof, administered a class C amnestic. As an additional precaution, any non-D-Class personnel assigned to SCP-1359 who are exposed to its effect are to be reassigned to a different project.\nSCP-1359 is to be housed in standard-sized humanoid living quarters with attached medical suite1, shielded on all sides by 10cm of reinforced steel. Any opening in this shielding large enough for an adult human to fit through must be only accessible by a double airlock conforming to Access Denial Level 4 standards2. Routine monitoring is to be done by an echolocative imaging system and live audio recordings. The user interface of the echolocative imaging system must be programmed to only visually represent SCP-1359 in an abstract manner (e.g., as a rectangular prism or a generic stick figure). Whenever possible, care and maintenance of SCP-1359 is to be carried out by automated or semi-automated systems. If for any reason SCP-1359 requires medical care, it must be carried out remotely by medical personnel working by echolocative and haptic feedback. Any object stained with SCP-1359's blood or other bodily fluids must be disposed of by incineration without human interaction.\nSCP-1359 is to be outfitted with a heart rate monitor to confirm life, an implanted radio tag to confirm location, and a prosthetic foot. If SCP-1359's heart rate rises or drops outside of its expected range, an alarm will go off and staff are to make verbal contact over installed speakers to confirm its safety. SCP-1359 is to be provided with a working computer console on a closed network by which it can submit requests, access approved entertainment media, and contact its assigned medical and psychiatric team via a Foundation-proprietary instant messenger. As SCP-1359 suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and recurrent depression, it is not to be provided with any sharp implement.\nIf for some reason SCP-1359 must be removed from its containment, it is to be provided with a burqa of appropriate size modified to have a mirror-coated plastic surface covering the face-veil portion. Before being allowed to leave its containment chamber, restrained D-class personnel must confirm via video feed that no part of SCP-1359's body is visible.\nDescription: SCP-1359 is a human female of Northern European descent with the birth date \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It is 168cm tall, and weighs an average of 62kg. SCP-1359 is missing its right eye, right ear, right foot, and the little, ring, and middle fingers on its left hand. It also has heavy scarring from the removal of strips of skin. Any organism that visually observes SCP-1359 or an accurate pictographic depiction thereof will be overcome with a single-minded determination to gain access to SCP-1359, remove some part of SCP-1359's body, and consume it. Once a portion of SCP-1359 has been successfully removed and fully consumed, the urge to continue consuming parts of SCP-1359 subsides until the eaten portion has fully passed through the digestive system.\nWhen questioned, people affected by SCP-1359 are unable to provide a coherent motive for assaulting or consuming/attempting to consume parts of SCP-1359. They are not inhibited from identifying their actions as wrong on an intellectual level, and most still retain a cannibalism taboo after the fact, but they are unable to attach appropriate negative emotional responses (e.g., remorse, disgust) to the act of attacking SCP-1359, the act of eating a portion of SCP-1359, the act of attempting to perform either of the previous, property damage or harm to themselves or others caused by their efforts to carry out their compulsion, or the sound at any volume of SCP-1359 petitioning them to halt their actions. Subjects with otherwise high levels of empathy may become distressed when made aware of this emotional dissonance, but will still not be able to directly attach negative emotions to the above-listed events. In double-blind tests in which subjects were presented with five different hair or blood samples, one of which belonged to SCP-1359, subjects consumed the samples belonging to SCP-1359 without prompting 100% of the time. 85% of subjects reported a sense of great peace and satisfaction after consuming a portion of SCP-1359.\nAddendum: SCP-1359 was brought to the Foundation's attention after it contacted police to report that it had been abducted and held in the basement of one Dr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a civilian surgeon, for a period of six years. The first responders fell under its effect, and automatic 911 dispatch keyphrase monitoring flagged the incident for intervention by Mobile Task Force Iota-10 (aka \"Damn Feds\"). SCP-1359 incurred minimal damage during initial containment by offering its hair to responding operatives. Dr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was taken into Foundation custody and treated for a concussion, broken leg, and spinal injuries inflicted by SCP-1359 with a crutch prior to making its 911 call.\nLater interrogation of Dr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 corroborated SCP-1359's story, with the additional information that he only began eating parts of SCP-1359 after roughly the first two years of its captivity, and developed a highly ritualistic process for his cannibalism over a few months.3 He was diagnosed with severe erotomania, with SCP-1359 as the target of his delusions. After review by a Human Resources panel, Dr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was designated D-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 under Protocol 12.\nAddendum: SCP-1359's parents were located and interviewed on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.4 They were unable to provide photographs of SCP-1359, and, when pressed, admitted to having started consuming their photographs of SCP-1359 about two and a half years after its initial disappearance. They were administered Class B amnestics and are being monitored as minor persons of interest.\nInvestigation into persons possessing yearbooks with photographs of SCP-1359 in them revealed that 43% of them had removed and consumed photographs featuring SCP-1359 sometime after the same two-and-a-half-year period cited by SCP-1359's parents. 80% of that 43% possessed yearbooks from the year before SCP-1359's disappearance.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Document 1359-03-b for detailed medical suite requirements.\n2. To qualify as Access Denial Level 4, an airlock must be filled with nitrous oxide by default and require the simultaneous cooperation of at least three people to operate any function.\n3. See Document 1359-05-a for full transcripts.\n4. See Document 1359-05-b for full transcripts.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1358 | SCP-1359 | SCP-1360 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1360 in containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1360\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1360 is to be restrained within a humanoid containment cell at Site-19. The presence of four security personnel is required prior to entry. Restraints may not be removed unless specifically required for testing. For communication purposes SCP-1360 is to be provided with a pen and notebook.\nDescription: SCP-1360 is an animate, fully articulated android. SCP-1360 stands at 1.83 m tall and weighs 100 kg. Two white PMMA circles, approximately 3 cm in diameter, represent the android's eyes. SCP-1360's body is composed of molded polycarbonate casings over an aluminum frame. These casings are covered in a black fabric of unknown composition, referred to as SCP-1360-1. This covering acts as a skin and has a universal thickness of 1 cm. The serial number 031 is woven into SCP-1360's left arm in a red variant of SCP-1360-1.\nTesting to identify SCP-1360-1 has so far met with limited success. The material is a type of aramid fiber with a tensile strength of approximately 4000 MPa, along with a gravity of 1.1, making the material lighter and stronger than Kevlar. The material is self-repairing, with adjacent damaged SCP-1360-1 fibers reweaving and fusing back together. SCP-1360-1 is also capable of repairing damage to SCP-1360's polycarbonate casings, as SCP-1360-1 fibers will fill in damaged areas during the repair of the outer covering. All samples of SCP-1360-1 disintegrate after 48 hours of separation from SCP-1360.\n\nA section of SCP-1360-1 harvested from SCP-1360's lower back on 08/09/2009.\n\nSCP-1360's fingers contain a series of tools. These tools are accessed by unscrewing the tip of the finger, and include:\n\nA steel needle attached to a roll of red thread made from the same material as SCP-1360-1. (Left thumb)\nA roll of patches made of the same material as SCP-1360-1: 5.1 cm wide. (Left index)\nA pair of miniature steel fabric scissors. (Right thumb)\nA steel scalpel (Right index)\n\nBoth middle and ring fingers are hollow and serve as storage space.\nSCP-1360 is intelligent and displays a clear knowledge of unarmed combat and firearms usage. It is obsessed with escaping and subsequent return to an entity it refers to as \u201cAnderson.\u201d\nSCP-1360 claims to feel pain despite its apparent lack of a nervous system. It claims that this pain is the result of a component having been removed prior to containment and as a result views itself as incomplete.\nDespite being incapable of speech, SCP-1360 can read and write English, Japanese and German fluently. Interviews have been moderately successful, though escape and repair are favorite topics of conversation.\nAddendum: 1360-A: The following message was discovered on a flash drive within SCP-1360's right middle finger upon recovery.\n\nIMPORTANT: DO NOT DISCARD\nDear James,\nCongratulations on the purchase of your new Peregrine Series Humanoid Utility Droid (Civilian Model). Unit #31 comes equipped with the following standard features:\n\nPreprogrammed Personality #4 (Hector).\nFull understanding of up to three languages (English, Japanese and German).\nOur standard aramid covering and full self-repair functionality.\n\nAs you discussed with Mr. Saker during your consultation meeting, #31 has also been altered to include your requested modifications, these include:\n\nRemoval of Vocalization Capabilities.\nOur Advanced Firearms Skill Set.\nOur Advanced Unarmed Combat Skill Set.\n\nLike the Kestrel and Merlin units you have purchased, #31 has been programmed to take commands only from yourself and your daughter. In addition it can also serve as a command unit. With your permission, #31 is capable of issuing commands to your other droids in your absence.\nIt is important to note, however, that unlike your previous purchases, #31 contains a highly adaptive artificial intelligence to make the unit's interactions more human and personal. #31's personality will evolve over time based on its interactions with you and your use of the unit. Within a matter of days #31 can become both your daughter's best friend and your most loyal servant.\nAs with your other units, please do not attempt to repair #31 if malfunctioning. In the event that you become unsatisfied with the unit's performance, please lock this flash drive back into place within the right middle finger storage compartment and speak your return phrase. #31 will then automatically return to one of our facilities and you will be contacted with more information on replacing or refunding your purchase.\nAs always, it's a pleasure doing business with you.\nAnderson\n\nAddendum: 1360-B: On 17/11/2009, following a fourth failed escape attempt, the following note was found in SCP-1360-'s cell:\n\nReturn signal terminated. We're better off keeping you where you are.\nWe're sorry, #31.\nAnderson\n\nAs of this date SCP-1360 has ceased all communication with Foundation personnel. In addition, SCP-1360 has also ceased all resistance to containment and SCP-1360-1 collection.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1359 | SCP-1360 | SCP-1361 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1361\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The primary sample of SCP-1361 is to be kept in an environmentally sealed chamber at a constant temperature of 4\u00b0C. SCP-1361 is to be fed a small mammal weighing 1-5 kg once per day, or as necessary to maintain its mass within 45-65 kg. In the event that the primary sample's mass exceeds 107 kg, 50% of its mass is to be removed and destroyed by incineration. All incinerations of SCP-1361 material are to be performed in environmentally-sealed areas and air is to be completely filtered before dispersal into the atmosphere. All persons handling SCP-1361 are to make use of a portable oxygen supply and wear appropriate safety gear.\nSecondary samples of SCP-1361 may be produced as necessary for testing purposes, using D-class personnel scheduled for termination as seed material. All secondary samples are to be stored in a separate environment from the primary sample.\nDescription: SCP-1361 is an amorphous mass of animal tissue, similar in appearance to mechanically separated meat. Tissue analysis indicates that SCP-1361 contains DNA markers from 37 distinct species, including Bos taurus, Gallus gallus, Sus scrofa, Felis catus, Canis lupus, Mesocricetus auratus, Columba livia, and Homo sapiens sapiens, and that it consists primarily of muscular and connective tissue and fat. SCP-1361 also contains high concentrations of ammonium hydroxide and is caustic to exposed flesh. SCP-1361 possesses no sensory organs or internal structure and demonstrates no indications of being intelligent or aware of its environment.\nDue to its lack of specialized organs, pieces of SCP-1361 can be removed or reattached without any harm to the organism or the removed portion. SCP-1361 is capable of limited locomotion along flat surfaces by means of contracting and expanding itself. SCP-1361 has been observed to move at a constant rate of 1.3 meters per minute, irrespective of its current mass. Quantities of SCP-1361 smaller than 5 kg do not demonstrate an ability to move. When not interfered with by outside stimuli, SCP-1361 will move in a straight line until it encounters a barrier larger than its current height, at which point it will begin moving in a different direction.\nIf SCP-1361 encounters any biological matter while traveling, it will attempt to form itself around it and engulf the object. Within 15-30 minutes of engulfing a biological object, SCP-1361 will digest it and its mass and volume will increase by the mass and volume of the object engulfed. SCP-1361 has demonstrated an ability to digest any plant or animal matter introduced to it, including wood, clothing, hair, bones, and samples of organic SCP objects not known to be destructible by conventional means. Non-organic material contained within the consumed object is not digested and remains within SCP-1361 indefinitely. SCP-1361 does not excrete any waste after feeding. SCP-1361 loses mass at a rate of 1 kg per day and must consume at least that much to maintain its mass. If not fed, SCP-1361 will continue to lose weight until it is no longer capable of locomotion, at which point it will begin to spoil and grow mold; SCP-1361 can be considered dead at this point and will no longer feed. Rate of decay, and the corresponding requirement to feed, increases dramatically if the temperature of SCP-1361 is above 20\u00b0C.\nIf SCP-1361's mass exceeds 107 kg, it begins exuding a highly pleasant aroma, described by a D-class handler upon accidental exposure as smelling \"better than a rare steak, crispy fried bacon, and a wet [EXPLETIVE DELETED] all rolled into one.\" Humans and other carnivorous animals exposed to SCP-1361 in this state will experience a strong desire to approach and consume SCP-1361, uncooked, regardless of the caustic damage caused to the hands, mouth, and throat by this process. Once eaten, the consumed matter will begin to engulf the subject from the inside, digesting and turning them into another instance of SCP-1361 over the course of approximately 4-6 hours. Testing indicates that consuming approximately 0.5% of the subject's body weight in SCP-1361 is necessary for the transformation to occur; however, individuals exposed to SCP-1361 and allowed to do so frequently consume far in excess of this amount, beyond the normal ability of an individual of their species. All secondary samples of SCP-1361 produced in this manner behave identically to the primary sample, except that DNA markers from the individual consumed will now be present.\nSCP-1361 remains in this state until its mass drops below 50 kg, either due to being consumed, due to pieces of it being removed, or due to loss of mass from not eating. Testing has indicated that the ability to digest a subject after being consumed is not limited to the periods when SCP-1361 is emitting the scent described above and that it persists after being cooked. The scent given off when SCP-1361 is cooked has been described as more pleasant than its uncooked scent; D-class personnel exposed to it have engaged in irrational behavior and physical violence in an attempt to gain access to samples of cooked SCP-1361.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1360 | SCP-1361 | SCP-1362 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1362\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: One square kilometer of Greenland has been designated as SCP-1362's containment area. Personnel stationed on the outside of this zone are to monitor SCP-1362-1's daily movements and any changes to the smoke they produce. Security personnel are to turn back any trespassers, and signs warning of land mines have been placed in a 3 kilometer radius around SCP-1362.\nFoundation personnel are to suppress any reports of SCP-1362's smoke signals, and disseminate rumors of amateur survivalists creating the signals to local populations. Any subjects viewing SCP-1362 phenomenon are to be detained, interviewed, issued Class-C amnestics, and released to their homes.\nDescription: SCP-1362 designates a 500 square meter area within Greenland. A cube composed of graphite, measuring 12cm x 12cm x 12cm, is located at the center of SCP-1362. A small circle is engraved into the top of this cube.\nSCP-1362-1 designates 6 humanoid figures which manifest within SCP-1362. Instances of SCP-1362-1 are 1.6 meters tall and weigh 72 kilograms. They are each dressed in a black shirt, pants, and sandals, with no visible branding or other identifying marks. The upper body of all SCP-1362-1 instances constantly produce a thick, black smoke, which obscures their faces and upper torsos.\nWhen active, instances of SCP-1362-1 will attempt to signal any transportation it can view, waving to any incoming Foundation vehicles or personnel stationed around its containment area. In addition to waving, instances of SCP-1362-1 will stick thumbs out, whistle, and attempt to block the vehicle from exiting by surrounding it. SCP-1362-1 instances will not exit their containment area to pursue these vehicles.\nWhen no vehicles are present outside of the containment zone, instances of SCP-1362-1 will slowly walk along the perimeter or interior of SCP-1362, making notes of the surrounding area. Each instance categorizes different information about the surrounding topography. Once every 24 hours, all instances will gather at the granite rock within SCP-1362, and send a string of smoke signals shaped like English characters into the air, forming messages.\n\nInstance\nBehavior\n\nSCP-1362-A\nSCP-1362-A will slowly walk along the perimeter of SCP-1362, transmitting smoke signals that transcribe to observations in English about its surroundings and producing a significantly smaller amount of non-communicative smoke.\n\nSCP-1362-B\nRolls along the ground within SCP-1362, reporting the composition of the topsoil, the rate of decomposition from any organic matter beneath the soil, and the rate of continental drift experienced by Greenland.\n\nSCP-1362-C\nWill comment on the quality and makeup of the atmosphere within SCP-1362, and any notable changes to its makeup. SCP-1362-C will note any unusual gases it encounters, and give personalized names to unusual pockets of gas.\n\nSCP-1362-D\nSCP-1362-D is completely silent, but reacts to any persistent or unusual sound which is produced within or outside SCP-1362. Appears to be attracted to loud, sudden noises more than persistent wildlife, and has become less reactive to expected noises as SCP-1362 has been in containment.\n\nSCP-1362-E\nConsumes the soil, plant life, and any edible non-organics which enter SCP-1362, commenting on their texture and nutritional value, and speculating on how it could be used if cooked or baked. If consuming hazardous material, SCP-1362-E will comment on its symptoms and any unusual feelings it experiences. If consuming a fatally hazardous material, SCP-1362-E will suddenly excrete all hazardous material from an orifice instead of dying.\n\nSCP-1362-F\nSpeculates on possibilities of sudden weather conditions, prehistoric life suddenly emerging from the woods surrounding SCP-1362, getting a ride to a new location, the earth beneath it being torn open causing SCP-1362 to fall into the earth's core, and other fantastic situations.\n\nAddendum: Log of smoke signals originating from within SCP-1362.\n\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nSignal: Initial: Cold barren trees. Life minimal. Unsuitable.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nSignal: Small settle exists around. Attempt transport to reach additional spots.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nSignal: Unable to acquire transport.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nSignal: Whole place is trees forever. Land is primarily barren, cold, useless.\nNote: No instances of SCP-1362-1 had left SCP-1362.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nSignal: Survey nearly complete. Ready next spot.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nSignal: Survey complete. Awaiting transport.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSignal: Transport necessary. No more learned here.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSignal: Sudden changes. Please soon end.\nNote: No notable events preceded this signal. Testing had been concluded approximately 34 years before this message was created.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSignal: Out. Please. Done\nNo additional signals have been created as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. Alterations to documentation are pending.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1361 | SCP-1362 | SCP-1363 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Link To Guide\nItem#:1363\nClearance Level 2: Clearance\n\nContainment Class: euclid\n\nSecondary Class: {$secondary-class}\n\nDisruption Class: #/keneq\n\nRisk Class: #/warning\n\nSCP-1363 lesions on subject in Stage 1 infection.\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A 5mL vial containing a sample of SCP-1363 is kept in refrigerated biological storage at Bio-Research Site-101. Level 3 Biohazard Protocols are to be observed whenever research is performed on SCP-1363.\nPersonnel who begin to exhibit symptoms of SCP-1363 infection are to submit to blood testing. In the event of a breach, BRS-101 is to enter lockdown, and infected individuals are to be quarantined under Level 3 Biohazard Protocols. Personnel who recover are to be released one (1) week after symptoms cease. Remains of personnel who expire are to be incinerated.\nRequests to interview SCP-1363-1 require the express approval of two (2) Level 3 Researchers. Interviews are only to be conducted while infected subjects are sedated.\nDescription: SCP-1363 is a highly contagious human specific RNA virus which infects epithelial tissue. Transmission occurs through physical contact with infected bodily fluids. The virus is capable of rapidly mutating resistance to hostile agents, thus far rendering all antiviral treatments ineffective.\nInfection by SCP-1363 occurs in three (3) stages:\n\nProdromal Stage: Begins between three (3) days and one (1) week following exposure with subjects reporting a sour, metallic taste and persistent headache. Testing at this stage reveals SCP-1363 present in the blood. Scrape-like skin lesions appear on the extremities through unknown means. This effect is reported to be painless, albeit unnerving.\nChronic Stage: Occurs between two (2) and three (3) weeks following exposure with subjects developing severe and widespread arthritis, as well as anemia and a progressive suppression of the immune system. At this point, lesions will start to form coherent words and sentences, which are controlled by two entities, collectively designated SCP-1363-1. It is possible to communicate with both entities by writing queries onto subjects, at which point lesions rapidly rearrange into responses. This rearrangement process is also painless, but has been shown to cause panic in subjects. Approximately 7% of subjects die of complications during this stage.\nConvalescent Stage: After approximately 4-5 months, SCP-1363 concentration in blood will begin to fall, followed by spontaneous resolution of symptoms. Most subjects experience a full or nearly full recovery within 1 month. In all cases, no traces of SCP-1363 remain in the body after seven (7) months.\n\nSCP-1363-1 consists of two entities, designated SCP-1363-1-A and B. SCP-1363-1-A claims to be the late H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, while SCP-1363-1-B claims to be the late L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Both instances of SCP-1363-1 appear to be unaware of their nature, but are nonetheless amicable in personality, have demonstrated in-depth knowledge of 1940's era nuclear physics, and appear to enjoy interaction. Interviews with the subjects have been very informative, and both entities are extremely willing to divulge personal information.\nOn September 15, 1945, the first recorded outbreak of SCP-1363 infection occurred at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, resulting in the infection of \u2588 researchers. However, it wasn't until an additional outbreak on May 30, 1946, a further \u2588\u2588 infections, and \u2588 deaths that a quarantine was put into place and the virus was discovered.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/197\u2588, SCP-1363 is contained in BRS-101 and is classified as Euclid.\nAddendum 1: Interview Log 1363-1-B-3\n\nInterviewer: Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewed: SCP-1363-1-B\nForeword: Interview conducted through subject D-9356.\n<Begin Log>\nDr.\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello SCP-1363-1-B.\nSCP-1363-1-B: Please, call me L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDr.\u2588\u2588\u2588: OK, L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, I would like to ask you some questions regarding your origins.\nSCP-1363-1-B: No problem. Well, I was born in [IRRELEVANT DATA REDACTED] So in May of that year I was performing some criticality testing on [REDACTED], right? The same one that killed H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. I'm being a little fast and loose like always, when my hand slipped, and there was immediately this blue light. I pulled apart the assembly, and told everyone to mark their spot on the ground.\nDr.\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened next?\nSCP-1363-1-B: Then we left the building and I started throwing up. I was in the hospital for a few days, I knew I was done for. It was pretty bad, you know the effects of radiation?\nDr.\u2588\u2588\u2588: I am aware of the effects of radiation exposure. Continue, L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1363-1-B: See, my memory kinda gets hazy then, I must've been delirious or something. The next thing I knew, I'm floating in this void, but I can see some of my buddies. So I try talking to them, but then they start freaking out like they think their skin is gonna fall off.\nDr.\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you know why they were acting that way?\nSCP-1363-1-B: Nope. I can't see them anymore, all I can see is a guy in a prison suit. Are you that guy?\nDr.\u2588\u2588\u2588: No, that's D-9356. My name is Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588. Do you know how I'm communicating with you?\nSCP-1363-1-B: You're talking to me, right doc? I can hear your voice, I just can't see you. Where are you?\nDr.\u2588\u2588\u2588: I was about to ask you the same question, L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1363-1-B: I'm with H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. So I guess I'm dead.\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1362 | SCP-1363 | SCP-1364 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1364 prior to altered containment procedures.\n\nItem #: SCP-1364\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: At this time, there are no means of keeping SCP-1364 completely safe, and methods are currently being researched into the minimization of damage dealt to SCP-1364. SCP-1364 should be contained within two interconnected 10 m x 10 m x 5 m chambers with 40 cm padded impact-resistant polyester lining on all inside surfaces. The areas should remain completely devoid of light and external sound. The containment chambers should be kept completely empty to ensure SCP-1364 remains docile and 'healthy'. Any observation of damage taken by SCP-1364, or any signs of pain should be dealt with promptly with any resources available to aid in minimizing damage.\nOne cell is to be kept at a temperature of 20\u00b0C at all times; the cell opposite is to be kept at 30\u00b0C. The chambers should be positioned in such a way to provide easy access between each for SCP-1364.\nPersonnel are forbidden to interact with SCP-1364 in any way save for manipulation of a projector using shadows to depict calming situations on the wall of SCP-1364's containment chamber. A Foundation-issued audio CD entitled \"Nature Sounds\" is to be on constant playback within the cell at a volume of 10 decibels, looping alongside playback similar to Shepard tones.\nThe chamber itself is to be filtered for contaminants on a low cycle each hour.\nDescription: SCP-1364 is a small, mammalian creature resembling an anteater. SCP-1364 is friendly, on certain occasions attempting to embrace researchers with an elongated tongue located near its nostrils. It does not appear to be sapient, and shows limited if diminishing signs of intelligence.\nSCP-1364 has extremely poor endurance and mobility depending on its current state. SCP-1364's physical form remains relatively static when unexposed to a significant amount of stimulus; however, the creature grows increasingly vulnerable to even the most negligible of stimulus with prolonged exposure. The subject seems to respond normally to a stimulus on the first exposure, but repeated stimulus is exponentially more harmful.\nDespite the presence of a digestive system, SCP-1364 does not seem to require sustenance; testing reveals that the creature in fact fares better without it, as the process of mastication, swallowing, digestion, and defecation results in significant bodily stress. The cause of SCP-1364's extreme vulnerability has not yet been discovered, as the body shows no specific physical anomalies.\nSCP-1364 appears to heal at a standard rate when left alone.\nThe creature was discovered after repeated reports of its disappearing and reappearing beneath floors and inside walls at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Zoo's nursery prior to containment; amnestics were administered to witnesses after recovery.\nAddendum 1364-A: Documentation of first experiment with SCP-1364 by Site Biologist Dr. Sanders.\n\nDr. Sanders: Hi there, little guy. We're going to-\nSCP-1364 appears to shield its ears with its paws.\nDr. Sanders: Hey, what's wrong, little fella?\nSCP-1364 begins to 'cry', emitting liquid from tear glands and vocalizing a low wail.\nDr. Sanders attempts to pick up SCP-1364.\nSCP-1364 starts to rub its eyes. Skin in contact with the tears begins to burn slightly. Hair begins to fall off.\nDr. Sanders (yelling): Someone get in here! What the hell is wrong with this thing?\nSCP-1364 begins bleeding from the ears.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (To Dr. Sanders via microphone) Abort testing.\nDr. Sanders places SCP-1364 on the floor of the containment chamber and exits the cell.\nSCP-1364 curls into a fetal position and begins rocking back and forth.\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum 1364-B: Stimulus Testing:\nForeword: Repeated applications conducted within 5 minutes of each other. The effect of exponential sensitivity seems to reset after a period of a few hours.\n\nStimulus\nEffect\n\nPhysical\n\nWater\nHair loss, subject appears distressed.\n\nSaline\nNegligible skin irritation, subject appears distressed.\n\nExposure to candle\nSubject covered in first degree burns, subject becomes temporarily comatose.\n\nDroplet of ethanoic acid\nDroplet burned through subject's paw, subject appears extremely distressed.\n\nSubject rubbed against Copper (x1 application)\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nSubject dropped lightly on natural rubber surface\nNo noticeable physical effect.\n\nNo stimulus\nSubject appears distressed.\n\nSound\n\nUtterance of \"Hello\" by Dr. Sanders, conversational. (x3 applications)\nNo noticeable physical effect, subject appears distressed.\n\nUtterance of \"Hello\" by Dr. Sanders, voice raised. (x3 applications)\nDischarge of blood from ear canal, subject appears distressed.\n\nLight\n\nDaylight 10 hours\nNo noticeable physical effect aside from very mild skin irritation.\n\nFluorescent office light 8 hours\nSubject appears disoriented; eyes close tightly.\n\nAimed floodlight 2 hours\nLight appears to pass through the subject in certain places. In these spots the skeletal system of SCP-1364 is clearly visible, as are the circulatory system and some internal organs. Hair appears to glow white. Subject appears to levitate until the light is switched off. No physical damage can be noted aside from negligible burns.\n\nArc lamp 1 hour\nSimilar results as previous, although all internal structure of SCP-1364 is completely visible.\n\nBeam at 30 billion candle power 45 seconds\nSubject appears to disappear while the light is working. Personnel equipped with welding goggles attempting to make physical contact with SCP-1364 are unsuccessful. SCP-1364 is found on the inside of the cell wall and was clearly visible when the power from the light is removed.\n\nNote: Further physical tests are not recommended, although research is currently underway regarding the cause of the particular transmogrification during the copper testing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1363 | SCP-1364 | SCP-1365 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1365\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1365 is to be kept in its containment chamber at Site 73. A mockup bike rack created for containment purposes has proven sufficient at neutralizing SCP-1365's teleportation abilities; in order to ensure it does not breach containment, no bike racks or other structures designed for temporary bike storage are to be constructed within a 100 metre radius of SCP-1365's containment chamber. Testing requires the approval of a Level 3 administrator and is only to be carried out by D Class. During approved testing, medical staff must be on call in the event that the test subject survives its encounter with SCP-1365.\nDescription: SCP-1365 is a 2007 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand bicycle, serial number [REDACTED]. SCP-1365 is unremarkable in appearance, aside from being in excellent condition and bearing a small sticker reading \"BIKE JUSTICE\" attached to its main body.\nWhenever a human attempts to mount SCP-1365 and ride it for a distance greater than 20 metres, SCP-1365 enters its active state. Subjects will find themselves unable to control their legs or arms, with both being used to steer and power SCP-1365 without any direction or guidance from the subject. After ten minutes or 500 metres of travel, whichever is sooner, SCP-1365 will forcibly dislodge the subject, either via crashing into an inert object or simply throwing the subject off. In 90% of cases, the force used by SCP-1365 is sufficient to kill or fatally wound the subject upon impact, with the remaining 10% of subjects usually suffering a permanent disability impeding motor functions, such as paralysis.\nThree to four hours after the death or incapacitation of the subject, SCP-1365 will vanish from its current location and reappear at the nearest location designed for the temporary storage of bikes in public places. Through unknown means, any damage sustained during the previous activation event will be repaired, and any evidence of previous use (such as blood stains from a previously killed subject) will be removed. Separating sections of the bike and putting them in different locations results in all separated pieces reforming at the storage location within the allotted time.\nIn all cases, SCP-1365 has never been accompanied by a bike lock or similar anti-theft device. While SCP-1365 displays no compulsive or memetic properties encouraging subjects to use it, it is nonetheless frequently activated if left uncontained, likely due to its pristine condition and the lack of anti-theft measures normally taken to protect a bike.\nAddendum: After an activation event on 22 Jul 20\u2588\u2588, a note was found attached to the body of D-34242, the deceased test subject. The note was of the same composition as the \"BIKE JUSTICE\" sticker on SCP-1365, and was considerably difficult to remove:\n\nSHAME THE STEALERS\nBIKES ARE EXPENSIVE, AND ALL WHO TAKE THEM FROM OTHERS ARE HUMAN SCUM.\nNOW IS THE TIME TO STRIKE!\nWE CAN BEAT THEM IF WE TRY!\nBIKE JUSTICE\n\n\u00ab SCP-1364 | SCP-1365 | SCP-1366 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1366\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1366 is contained behind a 3m tall chain link fence, to be checked for breaks at least once weekly. 4 guards are to patrol the perimeter at all times. Motion-detecting cameras have been set up around the perimeter to detect breaches; Foundation agents should be prepared to respond to 1366-Outburst events taking place within 120 seconds. Individuals breaching or attempting to breach the perimeter are to be questioned and administered Class-A Amnestics before being returned to civilian populace.\nThe only road leading into Site-403 is guarded by a checkpoint in order to assure no individuals affected by SCP-1366 Outburst events attempt to escape. A 3-km perimeter has been set up in the woods surrounding Site-403 with olfactory, auditory, and visual deterrents throughout, with a quarantine perimeter at 1km; citizens have been informed that this is due to the town's status as a State Park. Inhabitants of Site-403 are unaware of their circumstances, but co-operative to Foundation agents, believing them to be members of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 State Park Rangers.\nSite-403: Site-403 is the town of Town of Siskin, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, USA, located in the northwestern region of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 County. The 2010 census conducted by the Foundation shows that Site-403 has a civilian population of roughly 6000, with 400 extended families. The majority of the populace are farm or lumber workers, or work at local businesses. The total area of the town encompasses approximately 9.5km2, and is secluded in a heavily wooded area. Standard protocols for an Asphodel Class Nexus are in place.\nThe mayor of the town, the city council, and local law enforcement are to be briefed about the circumstances surrounding the containment of SCP-1366 and recruited as operatives with the clearance level E1/1366; however, they are not to have any knowledge of the Foundation beyond SCP-1366. Site-403 is to be maintained with a cover story regarding the town's status as a historic State Park.\nDescription: SCP-1366 is an abandoned sawmill located on the [REDACTED] river near Site-403. Originally built by the Siskin Logging Company in the 1820s, it was abandoned after a series of accidents, eventually resulting in the death of the owner, Wilhelm Siskin. Though abandoned for well over one-hundred and fifty years, SCP-1366 is remarkably stable, despite the exterior appearing to be on the verge of collapse.\nWhen unobserved, the head saw of SCP-1366 will activate sporadically. Following activation, a single canted log of unknown origin is dispensed onto the log chute and deposited outside of the mill. The log, designated SCP-1366-A, is invariably carved on its interior with a piece of writing, typically 2-8 words in length. The writing will present itself in the form of a sensationalist headline of dubious credibility, which will may later be published as a news story in the local paper, the Siskin Gazette. Publication of stories occur regardless of whether or not SCP-1366-A has been observed by a member of the civilian populace, or even if SCP-1366-A is intact.\nA 1366-Outburst event occurs approximately 68% of the time following the publication of the story. 1366-Outburst events cause major psychological changes in the populace, including xenophobic behavior, psychotic episodes, paranoia, increased promiscuity, bouts of amnesia, and failure to notice or acknowledge the disappearance of inhabitants of Site-403.\nAll Outburst events follow a distinct timeline:\n\nPhase 1: The writing presented on SCP-1366-A is published as a headline in the Gazette, with an accompanying news story. Sources of the article are never cited, and fictional cities in several states and countries are often named. Stories typically are about incidents such as mass media influencing violent or deviant events, use of fictional drugs among teenagers, satanic cults, and serial killers. All stories will be treated as completely factual by the populace.\n\nPhase 2: Residents of Site-403 discuss the story in public and among their families. At this point, the majority of the populace believes that the the story is of little concern; about 5% of the population show mild interest or concern.\n\nPhase 3: Once approximately 85% of the population is aware of the story typically around 1-12 individuals knowledgeable of the story start deviating from their normal behavior; individuals will become more reclusive and psychotic in behavior, small groups will develop interest in activities or items such as listening to certain genres of music or playing table top games, and larger groups will start to experiment with recreational drug use.\n\nBuild-up: It is at this point that random acts of violence begin to occur. Slightly more mundane behavior includes greater frequency in parties and drug use among teenagers and young adults. Individuals will attempt to breach the perimeter surrounding SCP-1366 and use it as a secret meeting place or hideout. Subduing the instigators of this behavior at this point will result in the termination of the current event, leading straight to the dissipation phase. In the event that the Outburst event terminates prior to Phase 4, the corresponding instance of SCP-1366-A spontaneously combusts and is reduced to ashes within five minutes of ignition.\n\nPhase 4: To date, there have only been \u2588\u2588 recorded Outburst events that have reached the climax stage. Events reaching this stage usually result in a mass murder, rioting, and outbreaks of disease, usually connected to or taking place within SCP-1366. Instances of SCP-1366-A corresponding to events that have reached the climax phase have been noted to have several centimeters removed from them, the amount cut off roughly corresponding to the number of fatalities that occurred during this phase.\n\nPhase 5: Approximately 36 hours after the onset of Phase 4, all anomalous activity abruptly ceases. Surviving residents involved in the event return to their homes and soon forget about their experiences, saying that \"the past few days were all a blur\". Individuals who were terminated in the event will routinely be given a funeral within a week of their death. The town is effectively reset until the next Outburst event.\n\nAddendum: Partial 1366-Outburst Event Log:\n\nShow Event Log\n\nClose Log\n\nEvent Designation 1366-Outburst-01\nSCP-1366-A Message ELECTRICIAN STILL ON THE LOOSE IN RENARD\nSummary of Story Story describes a serial killer known as the Electrician, notable for killing all of his or her victims by electrocuting them, typically by connecting the genitals of the victim to car batteries or electrical wires.\nOutburst Description Robert Kramer, a utility worker, suffered a psychotic breakdown while at work and assaulted a co-worker with a live wire before fleeing. Mr. Kramer was not found for over a month, during which several murders took place in the town mirroring murders described by the story. Local authorities eventually tracked Mr. Kramer to SCP-1366, where he had made a hideout supplied with various electrical equipment.\nAftermath Mr. Kramer was subdued and taken in for questioning, during which he reported that he had no knowledge of committing his crimes, despite the overwhelming evidence.\nNotes First known 1366-Outburst incident; town records show that several similar incidents have occurred in earlier years, but have largely been more mundane before this time. The Foundation began investigating after finding reports of the story and the incident being similar. Containment established within three months of this incident.\nEvent Designation 1366-Outburst-03\nSCP-1366-A Message VIDEO GAMES LEAD TO ORGY OF BLOOD AND VIOLENCE\nSummary of Story Story indicates that several teenagers went on a shooting spree in connection to the video game \"Murdersport 5\". No such video game exists.\nOutburst Description Several teenagers were found to be playing copies of \"Murdersport 5\", which was a total modification of the video game \"Grand Theft Auto 4.\" All teenagers playing the game had access to firearms.\nAftermath All games recalled due to \"manufacturing flaws which cause the disk to shatter in the console when spun at too high speeds\". No casualties resulted, and all copies returned without protest.\nNotes First known example of a failure of a 1366-Outburst event, and spontaneous combustion of an instance of SCP-1366-A.\nEvent Designation 1366-Outburst-05\nSCP-1366-A Message BOUDICCA: THE NEW KILLER DRUG\nSummary of Story Article describes a drug known as Boudicca, apparently made from fermenting dandelions, ragweed, crabgrass, and various other weeds and drinking the resultant substance. Apparently, the mixture is a hallucinogenic, an aphrodisiac, and often fatal.\nOutburst Description A group of 5 teenagers attempted to replicate the drug from a home-made recipe, meeting at 1366 to partake in the drug and have sexual encounters while under its influence.\nAftermath All individuals were arrested for trespassing; the drug, when tested on D-Class subjects, was found to be a minor stomach irritant with no other effects.\nNotes This incident took place prior to the construction of the fence around SCP-1366-A; therefore, the group was easily able to enter the structure.\nEvent Designation 1366-Outburst-14\nSCP-1366-A Message 666 BRIDES CULT COMMITS MASS SUICIDE\nSummary of Story Story describes an all-woman cult known as the Six-Hundred and Sixty Six Brides of Mephistopheles. The cult was dedicated to \"ridding the world of men through use of Demonic powers\". A large sect of the cult had walked into an abandoned warehouse, stripped naked, had mass sexual intercourse, and then drank wine laced with arsenic.\nOutburst Description No less than \u2588\u2588\u2588 women inhabiting Site-403, including the wife of the local pastor and the then-mayor of the town, formed a cult with similar intent, conducting weekly rituals near or within SCP-1366 for 13 weeks until mass suicide was attempted.\nAftermath Embedded Foundation agent ensured no casualties, due to the poison in the wine being replaced with a sleeping agent. Class-A amnestics administered to the \"cult members\", who were subsequently released back into the populace.\nNotes Guards were placed around SCP-1366 following this incident.\nEvent Designation 1366-Outburst-17\nSCP-1366-A Message IS GAMING KILLING KIDS?\nSummary of Story Story claims that the role playing game [REDACTED] has been responsible for several group murders and suicides.\nOutburst Description A group of 8 teenagers started a Role Playing Club at the local high school, and due to inability to access SCP-1366, played their game in the basement of the high school instead, casting \"spells\" at each other and on their parents and peers.\nAftermath Unfortunately, Foundation operatives were not aware that the meetings of the club took place due to the isolation from SCP-1366, and simply assumed that a 1366-Outburst event was not occurring. As a result, 5 of the 8 teenagers successfully committed suicide through various means, with the survivors being critically injured.\nNotes Guards were removed from the perimeter of SCP-1366, with motion-sensing cameras installed in their place. Corresponding instance of SCP-1366-A noted to have 12 centimeters removed from its length.\nEvent Designation 1366-Outburst-23\nSCP-1366-A Message SNUFF FILMMAKER ARRESTED\nSummary of Story A prominent Hollywood filmmaker named Alan Smithee had been arrested for attempting to murder his lead actor on camera, \"for the art\".\nOutburst Description A pair of amateur filmmakers, Jacob Rebus and Mary-Beth Jones started filming acts of zoosadism and animal murder, eventually escalating to the pair infiltrating SCP-1366, placing Ms. Jones on the conveyor of the sawmill and attempting to activate the head saw to kill her.\nAftermath Foundation operatives moved in and subdued the pair. Following detention, the pair claimed ignorance for their actions and were released following questioning.\nNotes N/A\nEvent Designation 1366-Outburst-36\nSCP-1366-A Message MAD GASSER STRIKES AGAIN!\nSummary of Story Describes a \"Mad Gasser\" in an undisclosed city, attacking government offices by pumping anesthetic gas through the ventilation system.\nOutburst Description The mayor and sheriff's offices, as well as the Foundation field office in the area, were flooded with Nitrous Oxide following the doors and windows being sealed by an unknown person or persons, resulting in 6 deaths due to suffocation.\nAftermath No perpetrator has been identified as of this time, and citizens have been advised to report odd smells and hissing noises.\nNotes First direct attack on a Foundation facility. Corresponding instance of SCP-1366-A had 17cm removed from its length\nEvent Designation 1366-Outburst-40\nSCP-1366-A Message MAD COW INFECTS HAMBURGER PATTIES\nSummary of Story Describes how a national beef distributor had been selling meat infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), which had resulted in the deaths of several people.\nOutburst Description Within a week of publication of this story, there was a mass outbreak of Creutzfeldt\u2013Jakob disease (CJD). The outbreak apparently started from contaminated meat at a local fast food restaurant. Despite the fact that it typically takes several years for symptoms of CJD to develop, the symptoms were greatly accelerated, to the point where fatalities were reported in as little as twelve hours after consumption of tainted meat.\nAftermath Over 30 deaths resulted due to complications from CJD.\nNotes Corresponding instance of SCP-1366-A had 6.7m removed from it. Due to concerns of the safety of the civilians, a mandatory evacuation order was issued. Site-403 is to be evacuated by 6/04/12.\n\nAddendum: Evacuation 1366-01:\n\nLevel 4/1366 Access Required\n\nAccess Confirmed\n\nEvacuation of Site-403 began at 9:30 on 6/02/12. Evacuation order had been issued to the town a week previously, with a major storm being cited as the reason for evacuation. By 14:00, all but 12 residents had evacuated voluntarily, with the remainder forcibly removed. All residents were then loaded into their cars and instructed to drive to nearby Foundation facilities in the cities of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for debriefing and administration of amnestics. The three fleets of cars were put under Foundation escort to ensure no complications.\nExactly 7 hours after the end of evacuation, all former residents of Siskin simultaneously collapsed and fell comatose. Over the course of an additional 4 hours, the body mass of all persons evacuated was slowly converted into sawdust. The same was true of all personal possessions and vehicles belonging to inhabitants of Siskin. Recovered samples of sawdust shows no anomalous properties.\nFollowing this incident, approximately 6,000 new residents were found to be living in Site-403, with no memory of any attempted evacuation, previous inhabitants, or Outburst events prior to Foundation intervention. Observation of new individuals living within Site-403 (tentatively designated SCP-1366-B) found several other anomalies, such as large amounts of sawdust in the drinking water and food supply (including food from local supermarkets and restaurants), a lack of any familial connections outside of Site-403, and the lack of any direct contact with the outside world (social media sites, outside mail service, etc). Later review found that the same was true of the original inhabitants of Site-403.\nContainment procedures and SCP description will be revised at a later date.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1365 | SCP-1366 | SCP-1367 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1367\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: When not being utilized for experimentation, SCP-1367 is to be kept in Storage Containment Unit B-19 inside a cushioned container with 60cm x 60cm x 60cm dimensions. Before storage the container must be thoroughly cleaned of any hard or sharp debris.\nBefore being removed from storage for experimentation, the latex elements of the object should be sprayed with a thin layer of a liquid plastic polymer solution to improve durability. Personnel should be cautious when handling the object due to its possible fragile nature.\nDescription: SCP-1367 is a helium filled balloon of common make and red coloration, measuring 45.7 cm from apex to inflation valve, which is tied shut by a 73.6 cm white string. The object has no identifying marks that would indicate a manufacturer.\nTesting of the physical durability of SCP-1367 has been minimal due to the fragile nature of the commonly manufactured balloons which it resembles. However, it has been concluded that it does not lose helium through its permeable latex membrane. While it does exhibit the buoyancy expected from its helium content, the object's movements seem to be unaffected by air current and lift. SCP-1367, if left to float freely, will begin to maneuver towards the largest gathering of at least 6 individuals within 480 meters whose aggregate mood is at least mildly positive. This deliberate movement is difficult to detect since the object moves as if it were being pushed about by air current. However, tests conducted in an air-tight room have proved no air current is necessary for the object's locomotion.\nWhen SCP-1367 comes within 4.5 meters of a targeted gathering, auditory abnormalities are heard by all within listening range. The amount of distinct speakers seems to be doubled, as additional voices are heard amongst the group. These voices are invariably in high spirits, and seem to belong to individuals that match the age and vocal patterns exhibited by the majority of those present, though mimicking no group member exactly. The content of this audio phenomenon is difficult to decipher, as it only occurs when other normal audio is being generated and never exceeds its volume. The extraneous audio always appears to be emanating from several meters away and has been proven to be audible on recordings as well.\nIn rare situations, other audio elements have been heard. These seem to become more common when SCP-1367 has bonded to a larger and louder group with an elevated mood. Documented examples of these instances are listed below.\n\nThe sounds of children laughing and playing outdoors.\nA slurred toast, followed by the noise of glasses clinking.\nPeople chanting \u201cChug\u201d encouragingly.\nSeveral renditions of the birthday song based on the melody composed by the Hill sisters.\nMoans indicative of sexual activity.\nAn entertainer's voice, using a manner of speech commonly attributed to clowns.\nChanting in an unknown language\nCarnival pipe organ music.\n\nAnomalous audio resembling humanoid voices will not communicate with any real individuals. When the targeted group disperses, its speech and noise levels subside, or its mood changes to a non-positive state, the audio phenomena will cease and SCP-1367 will move to another group fulfilling its criteria if one is available. As the effect of realizing there is extraneous audio is somewhat disquieting, a targeted group noticing the effect will oftentimes inadvertently end the object's effects.\nIn cases where SCP-1367's effects go unnoticed or are disregarded, the targeted group will find themselves experiencing a slowly elevating positive mood and increasingly fewer inhibitions when it comes to social interaction. At approximately 2 hours of exposure, there seems to be no further effect. At no point does the targeted gathering seem to be under a compulsion to continue their activities, and behave with normal discretion in regards to commitments, exhaustion, and the like. Observed targeted groups have engaged in binge drinking games, food fights, dancing without music, physical children's games, and orgies among other activities.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1366 | SCP-1367 | SCP-1368 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1368\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: An exact census of the SCP-1368 population is impossible to determine, but interviews with a singularly cooperative contained instance have led to a rough estimate of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 instances still remaining uncontained. When an uncontained SCP-1368 instance is discovered, MTF-Phi-10 (AKA \"Crawling In My Skin\") is to be mobilized. All people found to be hosting instances of SCP-1368 are to be incapacitated by non-lethal means. The SCP-1368 instance is then to be made to leave its host by the application of open flame to the host's sternum. Once removed from its host, the SCP-1368 instance is to be temporarily contained in antibiotic-treated plastic and transported to the nearest Site equipped with 1368-Lerna containment methods.\nSecured instances of SCP-1368 are to be folded by means of 1368-Lerna-33 containment machine1 to dimensions of 20 cm X 20 cm X 0.5 cm and contained in vacuum-sealed, opaque, shrink-wrapped plastic. Each bag is to be equipped with an RFID transmitter and a serial number. Contained instances are to be stored in 1368-Lerna-0102 cabinets in a darkened containment chamber which is to be sterilized of all biological contaminants and designed in all aspects for defense against gale-force winds. The containment chamber is to be heated to 50\u00b0 C with panels of induction heating coils located in the floor and walls. The containment chamber is to be monitored by microphone and made accessible only to the automated processes of designated 1368-Lerna-33 units. Under no circumstance is any human or humanoid life form to have physical contact with an instance of SCP-1368.\nPersonnel attempting to access sites equipped with 1368-Lerna containment methods are to be checked for hosted instances of SCP-1368; if none are found, access is granted. In the event that Foundation personnel are transfigured by contact with an instance of SCP-1368, they are to be debriefed and then incinerated.\nDescription: SCP-1368 is the collective designation for a parasitic sapient species of humanoid beings composed of a thin hollow layer of contiguous epidermal human skin. In their natural state, SCP-1368 are off-white or beige, highly flexible, very strong, and somewhat elastic, similar in consistency and color to the shed skin of a snake. They are capable of locomoting in the same manner as a human, as well as slithering on the ground, undulating through water, or fluttering on air currents. Each instance has a long vertical seam on its front which extends from the lower lip to the groin. Their structure lacks eyes, a mouth, and a groin area, having holes in those locations instead. They have no form of nervous cephalization, instead possessing a neural net evenly distributed across their surface. They are generally unable to feel pain and do not need to breathe. When without a host, they speak with voices consistently characterized as \"airy\" and \"whistly.\"\nAn instance of SCP-1368 parasitizes a human host by spreading open its seam, enveloping the host completely and laying over them like a second skin. They are capable of wriggling under the clothes of their host in order to gain total coverage. Once this is achieved, its seam seals shut and it becomes nearly perfectly transparent, only appearing slightly reflective on camera. SCP-1368 are capable of controlling the movements of their host to a fine degree, physically forcing their muscles from the outside. Cca. 84% of all instances recovered are skilled enough in this regard to control the cardiovascular systems and voices of their hosts, and cca. 5%3 of all instances recovered can control the ocular motions of their hosts. SCP-1368 use human hosts as means to their own ends, though an overall picture of their goals, if any exist, has yet to resolve. SCP-1368 have no specific preference for types of humans to use as hosts in any regard. What is known is that they actively attempt to resist and breach containment (refer to Incident Report 1368-1).\nAlthough classified as parasitic due to the distinctly non-mutual nature of the relationship, instances of SCP-1368 do provide some minor benefits to their hosts. They provide protection from chemical irritants, as well as treatment of some acne, scabbing, and scarring that might otherwise afflict their hosts. Because of this, hosts may become sympathetic to the desires of SCP-1368 instances and agree to assist them.\nSCP-1368 obtain sustenance from dust, which is primarily composed of dead skin. If currently hosted, they may feed directly on the dead skin being shed by their host in real time. They are capable of incorporating all of the dust they consume into their body mass, allowing them to heal from damage in a short period of time. SCP-1368 are vulnerable to high temperatures and are particularly repulsed by fire. An instance can only be completely destroyed by incineration; any and all remaining pieces with access to dust regenerate into duplicates of the original instance, albeit with diminished recollection of prior events. Instances are able to hide and remain dormant for months without being detected, usually posing as discarded clothing or paper. To date, significant populations (more than \u2588\u2588\u2588 instances each) of SCP-1368 have been detected in twelve cities in the American midwest; five cities in Greece; Calcutta and Mumbai, India; Florence and Milan, Italy; Istanbul, Turkey; and Tehran, Iran. Despite attempts to contain the populations in these locations, recurrences and complete restoration are not uncommon.\nSCP-1368 possess a secondary ability in the form of control over local air currents. When in distress or separated from a host, they have been observed to siphon air through their bodies and expel it from their mouths to produce wind of speeds up to 12 kph. In larger groups they may produce wind of speeds over 100 kph.\nSCP-1368 Interview Log 22\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1368-0325\nInterviewer: Dr. Binweir\nForeword: SCP-1368-0325 was abnormally cooperative during recovery and agreed to speak with Foundation personnel.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Binweir: SCP-1368-0325, you said that you had (reading from paper) \"a then story now to tell us?\"\nSCP-1368-0325: Man, Foundation man. Now, there are thousands of us. Thousands and thousands. Then, there are a few.\nDr. Binweir: Yes?\n(SCP-1368-0325 wipes a line of dust off of the table with its index finger. The dust is slowly absorbed.)\nSCP-1368-0325: Hollow. We now are so hollow. Thousands of hollow man needing dust, delicious dust. You, solid man, you create delicious dust, we want to feed.\nDr. Binweir: Are you-\nSCP-1368-0325: Can't hear them, but I feel them, feel now in the skin. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 hollow man are hunting dust, hiding from you Foundation, hiding from the hunters. You solid Foundation man, those solid man out behind the glass, those solid man outside the outside who have knives and flames. We, now they, hide from you. Hear me feel them. I tell you. We then in my home place \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u25884, many of the disparaged, bad-mouthed \"hollow man\" (SCP-1368-0325 makes air quotes) arrive from an away place. Solid friends, my friends wary, friends have a groovy idea. Friends and I, we meet and greet an aegis5 \u2014 the hollow man name for hollow man. Takes many tries then, trying to change, but now we friends and I are safe. We then are a part of majority. Hollow man lifestyle is pleasant. Glad\u2026 glad glad happy. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 then is hungry, now there is always plenty to eat. Happy hollow man, fulfilled and safe, man. But I now still think and know solid man rightness, solid man originality. Hollow man now, many disparage solid man, when they then are once solid man.\nDr. Binweir: Am I correct, then, in assuming that you were originally human?\nSCP-1368-0325: Foundation man, you hit it on the nose, man. (SCP-1368-0325 raises hands cautiously) No skin off my nose, I now joke. Then you say there is dust, now where is it? Just need to live a little, Foundation man.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: SCP-1368-0325 was remanded to standard containment. Research into the cognitive processes and communicative abilities of SCP-1368 instances, as well as investigation into the described events in the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588, are underway.\n\nAddendum: Making physical contact with the outer surface of an instance of SCP-1368 has a cca. 8% chance within a time frame of five days of causing the affected subject to shed all of their skin in one piece, which becomes another instance of SCP-1368, while the body of the subject dies. Hosts of SCP-1368 are not affected in this way. Transfigured subjects initially retain their former identities and personalities, but inevitably become indistinguishable from SCP-1368 instances. Following this discovery, the 1368-Lerna machines were designed to allow for successful containment without human contact with instances of SCP-1368.\nIncident Report 1368-1: On \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, a containment breach was detected at Site-109, the location of SCP-1368 containment. Security teams were dispatched. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Junior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had silently loaded 58 SCP-1368 bags onto a dolly and were leaving Site-109 with them. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Junior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were apprehended and found to be unwilling hosts to two uncontained instances of SCP-1368. Containment was reimplemented. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 explained that they had been accosted and controlled by the instances separately while away from work; this story was corroborated by Junior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Security measures have been introduced at Site-109 to detect whether personnel are hosting instances of SCP-1368.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Document-1368-Lerna for Model 33 schematics.\n2. See Document-1368-Lerna for Model 010 schematics.\n3. This figure overlaps with the previous figure; that is, they are not discrete separate values.\n4. A small town in Wisconsin, United States.\n5. An ancient Greek word meaning \"hurricane,\" \"shield,\" or \"goat skin.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1367 | SCP-1368 | SCP-1369 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1369\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The 6 x 4 x 6 m containment 'grid' that surrounds SCP-1369 is kept at a persistent temperature of 5 \u00b0C. The ground is lined with reinforced concrete grates which feed into a closed septic system. The grating is to be kept clean and clear at all times. An emergency valve will feed into a larger reservoir at the septic in the case of overflow of waste systems, as the drainage systems have been known to clog after feedings are complete.\nThe mass of SCP-1369 is to be partitioned every six days, depending on overall growth. The extracted biological matter is to be incinerated immediately after it is secured beyond the containment area.\nSCP-1369 is monitored for changes in behavior at all times.\nDecision whether or not to replace SCP-1369 at the end of its lifespan is currently being discussed by site command.\nDescription: SCP-1369 resembles a humanoid figure with four heads arranged in radial symmetry at the base of the neck. Four arms are arranged in a similar fashion around the thorax, ending with veins on the fingertips. In place of legs, SCP-1369 exhibits a mass of tendrils which begin at its abdomen and end gripping the flooring of its containment area.\nSCP-1369 moves at a rate of 0.004km/h but is easily deterred by increased temperatures.\nEach of the heads appears to moan continuously in different octaves of the same pitch when a test subject enters the vicinity of the containment area. The sound appears to have a luring effect on observers; D-Class personnel first tested approached SCP-1369, disrobed, and placed their heads within an open cavity within SCP-1369's thorax. This process lasts for a space of one to five hours. During this process the arms of SCP-1369 converge on the subject's [REDACTED], the tendrils on the fingertips causing the local venous systems of the subject to temporarily rise through the skin and merge with SCP-1369. During this time the blood of SCP-1369 circulates through the subject's circulatory system, completely replacing native blood with that of SCP-1369. The new blood does not appear to have a detrimental effect on the subject.\nD-Class tested with SCP-1369 report vomiting into a narrow passage located within the thorax after this process is complete. Stomach acid and undigested biological matter pass through the base of SCP-1369, by means of a currently unknown chemical reaction, and expand up to ten times in size into a viscous gray fluid. The fluid is emancipated through an orifice located at the base of SCP-1369; this fluid normally coats the surrounding area in a natural setting and remains there for a space of four days. If this fluid is again coated with fluid from a separate feeding, the two fluids will bond and coagulate into amorphic masses, outlined in Document 1369-A\nThe testing subject at most times leaves unharmed save for some psychological trauma, although when this process is forcibly interrupted it results in exsanguination due to the location of the bonded veins.\nDocument 1369-A: Test subjects in this document will be referred to as SCP-1369-A\n\nTest 1369-01\n\nSubject 1\nD-23045, a Caucasian male 34 years of age.\n\nSubject 2\nD-23405, an Asian male 40 years of age.\n\nResults of testing after four days\nAmorphic, gray masses appear in five (5) locations around SCP-1369.\n\nResults of testing at two months\nMasses of SCP-1369-A form into the shape of human heads similar in appearance to the test subjects. SCP-1369-A appears to be sapient for a space of four days before adopting a manner similar to SCP-1369, emitting a continual moaning. SCP-1369-A continues growth, additional heads budding from the main head, finally taking on an appearance similar to SCP-1369.\n\nTest 1369-03\n\nSubject 1\nOne common housecat.\n\nSubject 2\nD-23405, an Asian male 40 years of age.\n\nResults of testing after four days\nAmorphic, gray masses appear in four (4) locations around SCP-1369.\n\nResults of testing at two months\nMasses of SCP-1369-A form into the shape of human and feline heads similar in appearance to the test subjects. Certain instances of SCP-1369-A appear to be sapient for a space of four days before adopting a manner similar to SCP-1369, emitting a continual moaning, although feline heads appear to emit a call common with cats during mating. SCP-1369-A continues growth, additional feline and human heads budding from the main head.\n\nAdditional Notes\nSCP-1369-A incinerated after growth has completed. Similar testing is deemed unnecessary.\n\nInterview with SCP-1369-A:\n\nDr. Sanders: Can you speak?\nSCP-1369-A: Uh\u2026 yeah. Hey.\nDr. Sanders: How are you feeling?\nSCP-1369-A: I'm\u2026 pretty damn good. Yeah. Hey. Hey hey!\nDr. Sanders: Do you realize the nature of your condition?\nSCP-1369-A: Hey I'm feeling good. How about you?\nDr. Sanders: Can you turn your\u2026 head to look at SCP-1369 for me?\nSCP-1369-A: Ha ha, you know it!\nDr. Sanders: Pardon?\nSCP-1369-A: Who wouldn't?\nSubject begins moaning continuously when turned to SCP-1369.\nInterview concluded.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1368 | SCP-1369 | SCP-1370 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1370\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1370 is locked in a fire-proof glass display case, stored in Gallery 27. If the case becomes damaged by external circumstance, any container with dimensions of at least 1.25 x 0.75 x 0.50 meters will suffice as a replacement until a new display case is available. The Ethics Committee recommends that any long-term storage case contain enough space for SCP-1370 to move freely. Level 2 personnel and higher may remove SCP-1370 from its case at their discretion, but will face disciplinary action for failing to secure it properly afterward.\nDescription: SCP-1370 is a self-aware artificial being constructed from various electrical devices and tools. It stands approximately one meter in height and is capable of moving its articulated joints despite the lack of any power source or motors. SCP-1370 communicates in a monotone voice via a speaker mounted in its chest.\nIts head is a voltmeter soldered upside down to a neck joint, giving the appearance of a friendly smile, but containing no active sensory devices. However, SCP-1370 will react to visual and audible stimuli, and its ability to do so is hampered when the head is covered or otherwise restrained. Its design appears to give more importance to aesthetic concern rather than function, as evidenced by a poor center of gravity that hampers its ability to balance and walk. It is therefore believed that SCP-1370 was created as an art object and later imbued with anomalous properties, rather than designed with those in mind.\nIt can currently speak fluent American English, French, and Latin, and is capable of learning new languages. Other facets of its intellectual capacity have not been clearly outlined as SCP-1370 is invariably hostile in all interactions with any being or object it interprets to be sapient; this includes but is not limited to animals, Foundation personnel, civilians, audio-visual equipment and security cameras.\nIf SCP-1370 encounters an object it believes to be sapient, it will attempt to engage the object in combat while introducing itself with a variety of elaborate titles which appear to be selected at random. Examples include DoomBot 2000, RoboLord the Destructor, Prime Minister Sinister and Darth Claw Killflex. SCP-1370 will often include variations to these titles based on responses it receives from personnel; Foundation staff have successfully introduced Patheticon the Garglemost and PesterBot to its lexicon.\nAddendum: Many tests on SCP-1370's combat prowess have been run, each confirming that SCP-1370 lacks the physical aptitude to cause damage to any living being. Test 1370-8239 exposed SCP-1370 to a common houseplant with a speaker hidden in the plant's pot. After SCP-1370 was provoked verbally, it attempted to fold and twist the leaves of the plant within its grasp before incapacitating itself. See log that follows:\n\nResearchers L. Allans and T. Bausoom carry SCP-1370's case into the testing chamber. The case is set down one meter from a potted philodendron fitted with a small speaker.Researchers leave the testing chamber and the case is opened remotely. Although no security risk is determined, the test requires SCP-1370 to focus on the plant rather than nearby personnel. Observations are made via an opaque glass window to prevent SCP-1370 from attacking its own reflection.Researcher P. Davies: (through the speaker mounted in the plant) Hello! Can you hear me?P. Davies: I am a split-leaf philodendron, a semi-woody shrub with large glossy leaves. (restrained laughter) These leaves can grow up to three feet long.SCP-1370 falls over and is unable to right itself. After approximately six minutes it knocks the pot over, which rolls into a position that pins SCP-1370's body to the floor of the chamber. Researchers enter to return SCP-1370 to its case.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1369 | SCP-1370 | SCP-1371 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1371 in its tank.\n\nItem #: SCP-1371\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1371 is to be kept in a glass aquarium located in a level 1 security cell at Site-18. It is to be fed a diet of one earthworm once every three days.\nSCP-1371 is not to be handled physically, the object should only be moved while inside of a container.\nDescription: SCP-1371 appears to be a juvenile, leucistic axolotl. SCP-1371 appears to age as a common axolotl would, although it is fairly durable, and capable of withstanding moderate changes in atmosphere and contaminants that would normally harm a member of its species.\nSCP-1371 is buoyant in air, capable of 'swimming' upwards distances of approximately 50 meters from the ground, although SCP-1371 spends most of its time on the ground and rarely ascends higher than 1 meter.\nWhile SCP-1371 is airborne, special care should be taken not to apply physical force to SCP-1371 without the intent to hold it, as this may damage the object. During testing protocol, Researcher Sanders attempted to pet SCP-1371, causing it to descend, and then ascend upwards at a continually increasing speed until it was retrieved. Following these observations and additional tests it is believed that SCP-1371, when affected by an external force that would move it downwards, generates a massive excess of 'buoyancy' to compensate for its displacement.\nIncident Report 1371-A: Testing was authorized for an outdoor experiment in which SCP-1371 would be displaced while it was midair. SCP-1371-A was outfitted with a tracking device before testing commenced. Researcher Breen physically removed the object from the tank. SCP-1371 unexpectedly latched onto Researcher Breen's finger, in response Breen grasped SCP-1371 to remove his finger, causing SCP-1371 to move 47km into the stratosphere in the space of thirty minutes. SCP-1371 returned in 16 hours, unharmed, slowly floating downwards to the exact position from which it was 'launched'. It is the opinion of those presiding over the experiment that no further testing is necessary with this object.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1370 | SCP-1371 | SCP-1372 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1372\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Armed Containment Site-70 is to be established on the island of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 under the guise of a USPACOM naval installation constructed for the purpose of long-term joint maritime warfare training. Four (4) Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyers (DDGs) are to be maintained at ACS-70, with at least two patrolling Zone-1372-Alpha (see below) at all times.\nOwing to the nature of SCP-1372, it is not possible to move the anomaly to a facility for containment. Instead, the focus will be on minimizing civilian contact with the anomaly. An area extending from the anomaly to 100 km east of the anomaly and from 100 km south to 100 km north of the south and north extents of the anomaly is to be established, designated Zone-1372-Alpha. Areas with similar dimensions but extents of 5 km and 1 km are also to be established, termed Zone-1372-Bravo and Zone-1372-Charlie respectively. Satellite monitoring is to be maintained of the entirety of Zone-1372-Alpha at all times.\nIf any ship is detected approaching the boundary of Zone-1372-Alpha, radio contact is to be attempted by ACS-70 personnel. The operator is to identify themselves as being a military officer, inform the ship that military exercises are taking place in the area, and advise the crew to alter their path to avoid Zone-1372-Alpha or to exit it as soon as possible. If the ship refuses to alter its course, or radio contact is impossible, crew of the nearest DDG are to intercept and block the ship's path. The crew of the ship breaching Zone-1372-Alpha are to be subdued, administered Class C amnestics, and airlifted to the nearest island.\nAny and all instances of SCP-1372-1 are to be engaged and scuttled at once by ACS-70 staff. Under no circumstances is any such instance to be permitted to cross the perimeter of Zone-1372-Bravo. However, ships are not to pass the boundary of Zone-1372-Charlie in the process. Ships that show signs of crew being affected by SCP-1372 are to be remotely detonated and sunk. In addition, following Incident-1372-5 no aircraft are to be permitted within Zone-1372-Charlie, including those under the control of Foundation personnel.\nFoundation personnel are to maintain contact with all airlines and airports servicing any area within a 200-km radius of SCP-1372, and are to advise air traffic controllers that the area indicated is in the vicinity of a USPACOM military base and is frequently host to military training exercises that will threaten the safety of any civilian aircraft passing through. Aircraft breaching the 200-km line are to be contacted immediately and advised to alter course for their own safety. Aircraft that ignore this warning and breach the perimeter of Zone-1372-Alpha are to be intercepted by onboard SH-60 helicopters and forced to land on the island, where they will be treated in the same manner as crews of ships breaching the area.\nDescription: SCP-1372 is the geodesic segment located along \u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\" W longitude and extending from \u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\" S to \u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\" S latitude. Ships crossing SCP-1372 while travelling from west to east do not suffer any ill effects, though D-class personnel used in tests of this nature have reported a compulsion to look west lasting approximately 6 hours and a strong desire to turn around and sail back. After testing, it has been determined that if a ship turns around and sails across SCP-1372 before exiting the boundary of Zone-1372-Alpha, no ill effects are observed beyond continuation of the aforementioned psychological effects.\nWhen a ship approaches SCP-1372 from the east, travelling west, observers onboard the ship will observe a termination of the horizon at a closer distance to their ship directly west than in any other direction. At closer range, the horizon appears to have a physical point of termination, corresponding to what observers describe as an \"edge\" of the Earth. This effect is visible from any point within Zone-1372-Alpha. Other than cognizance of the \"edge\" and a mild curiosity as to what it looks like closer up, no psychological effects are noticed at this stage.\nFurther approach increases the perception of the \"edge\". Within Zone-1372-Bravo, subjects experience a minor compulsion to continue in spite of any perceived or communicated dangers, and will resist attempts to change their course. This effect becomes more pronounced within Zone-1372-Charlie, and even after removal, subjects will attempt to build or procure a ship and continue towards SCP-1372 regardless of time of separation and in spite of all curative attempts. A small number of subjects appear to be immune to these effects, though it is currently not understood why.\nAny ship that crosses SCP-1372 will disappear from all forms of visual contact. GPS monitoring abruptly cuts off once the ship crosses completely. Observers report that the bow of the ship tips down upon crossing SCP-1372 and that the ship appears to descend; however, remote observation does not observe the same effects. No personnel have been successfully recovered after crossing SCP-1372, and remote probes do not appear to function properly. Thus the nature of the area entered by ships crossing SCP-1372 is not yet fully understood. All that is currently known is inferred from analysis and eyewitness reports concerning instances of SCP-1372-1.\nOn occasion, sailing ships will emerge from SCP-1372. These are collectively designated as SCP-1372-1. Observation of these vessels has shown that the sails are tattered or missing, and engines are corroded beyond usability. In at least 5 cases, the rudder of the ship has been observed to have been destroyed, and one instance of SCP-1372-1 was found with a large hole below the waterline. It is currently unknown how instances are able to sail. To date, over 50 instances of SCP-1372-1 have been observed and contained by the Foundation, \u2588\u2588 of which correspond to ships reported missing in the region or which were observed to cross SCP-1372 previously. When boarded, all instances of SCP-1372-1 were found to contain [DATA EXPUNGED]. Following Incident 1372-1, no attempts are to be made to communicate with any entity onboard an instance of SCP-1372-1.\nNote: Following Incident 1372-3, it is now apparent that the effects of SCP-1372 extend not only to any type of sailing vessel, but also to aircraft which cross the geodesic segment. Containment procedures will be modified accordingly. No testing of any kind involving flying vehicles may be performed on SCP-1372. Due to their heightened speed and mobility, it is highly undesirable that there be any possibility of a flying instance of SCP-1372-1 being created.\n\n+ Document-1372-1\n\n-close\n\nThe following is an excerpt from the logbook of F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, mariner serving on the ship [REDACTED], translated from the writer's native Spanish.\n12-04-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nI started to get a very strange feeling today. The sea's as calm as it ever was, but\u2026 I feel like we shouldn't be sailing this way. The supplies are still holding out, nothing's spoiled, but I can't shake this feeling that we should be sailing west, not east. Still, there's no reason to feel that way, and we've yet to find the trading passage, so I'll just keep this to myself.\n13-04-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTurns out I'm not the only one feeling this way. The captain confided the same feeling in me, and when we asked around, it seems quite a few of the other sailors say the same thing. S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 says it's an omen, and that we're likely getting close to the edge of the Earth, but the captain says to sail on.\nNote: Based on these writings it is presumed that on 12 April \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the ship [REDACTED] and its companions crossed SCP-1372.\n19-04-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nWe've made landfall on a small island. Inhabited, though thank God it seems the inhabitants are friendly. They're damned good cartographers, too. They've got maps of the nearby islands for what seems to be five hundred leagues east of here, but oddly enough their maps never show anything to the west. Must be some sort of native religious taboo; maybe they're supposed to regard this island as being closest to their gods. We've seen plenty stranger than that on the way here. Either way, they're friendly, they've got maps of where we're heading, and most importantly there are plenty of supplies.\n\u2026 So why do I still feel like we should be sailing back west?\n22-04-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nThe captain ordered a turnaround today. He claims that the food supply may have been tainted. I went below to check myself, but most of it seems to have been thrown overboard already. Not that I care all that much, we've all wanted to sail back that way the past week.\n23-04-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nHorizon looks weird today. Almost like it stops. Still sailing back west.\n25-04-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nMade landfall on the island from before. The chief looks like he was expecting us. The fleet is sailing on tonight. Lucky the west wind seems to be in our favor.\n27-04-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\u2026 If anyone ever finds this, do not sail west from here. All those men we scoffed at were right after all. The world is flat after all, and I've seen its edge. The captain sailed over with almost all hands onboard. I and three others escaped attempts to restrain us and stole the ship's longboat, rowing away as fast as we could to screams of \"coward\" from the remaining hands. The ship never turned, though, and soon we watched the captain's flagship tip over the edge of the world and fall down into the gulf beyond\u2026 may God rest their souls.\n30-04-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nRowing together, we managed to make it back to the island. The chief's taking care of us while we work out what to do next with the remaining ships here.\n02-05-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nThe flagship returned today, unlooked for. The captain and his men are aboard; we can see them from here, and we're sailing out to meet them. A man has sailed beyond the edge of the world and returned\u2026 what a glorious day for our nation of [REDACTED]!\n03-05-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nThe captain\u2026 was only after a fashion onboard. The same goes for the crew\u2026 they are gone now, the flames took them. Today is mostly a blur. All I know is that the moment I heard the men onboard that ship speak, I didn't want to understand their far-off words. I wanted to destroy them before they could speak again. God help me, I helped the natives do just that. And now the flagship lies just offshore, one pristine sail still fluttering in the wind\u2026 Forgive me, Captain, but I no longer want to know what you saw beyond the edge of the Earth.\n01-09-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nAfter what I saw that day, I couldn't bring myself to return to the sea. The few of us that fled the ships in the longboats as they sailed blithely over the edge into\u2026 whatever Hell lies beyond\u2026 are the only ones who remain. With the natives' help we were able to make our way north to Asia and slip back west over land.. We'll have to invent quite a story to explain how over two hundred men died, but we'll think of something. We sail at dawn for the Canary Islands; hopefully if we come in from the east we can convince them we were coming from across the Atlantic.\nI think it's best for the peace of mind of the world if we tell them there isn't an edge. Some damn fool is bound to go looking for it, and then another ship could end up like [REDACTED] again. Even thinking about something like that freely sailing the seas is reason enough to keep that place a secret. If anyone asks, we sailed around the world. First men. Quite an honor. Shame it has to be a lie, and I know lying's a sin, but none of those men in the Bible ever saw what I saw onboard that dark ship. Forgive me, Lord, but the world needs this children's story, not a man's truth.\n\nThe following document is classified Top Secret. Access is restricted to researchers with a clearance level of 4/1372 or higher.\nInterview Log 1372-1\n\n\u00ab SCP-1371 | SCP-1372 | SCP-1373 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1373\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1373-A, SCP-1373-B, and SCP-1373-01 through -06 are to be stored in standard refrigerated containment for biological specimens. Requests for tissue samples from SCP-1373-01 through -06 must be made in writing to the current head researcher of SCP-1373. All researchers with level-2 clearance or above are allowed access to SCP-1373-A and SCP-1373-B, which are not presently considered anomalous except by association.\nSCP-1373-07 through -16 are not currently contained. Mobile Task Force Theta-5 (\"The Bigger Boat\") is assigned to locate and capture these entities before they achieve sexual maturity and begin reproducing. All surface and subsurface vessels in the area are to be tracked, and periodically examined for unusual hull damage.\nDescription: SCP-1373-01 through -06 are the carcasses of 6 newborn albino dusky sharks (Carcharhinus obscurus), recovered from the womb of a pregnant dusky shark (SCP-1373-A) caught off the coast of California on \u2588\u2588/\u2588/11. The mother shark was acquired by the Foundation upon reports that its pectoral fin bore a luminescent tattoo reading \"Property of Doctor Wondertainment\"; a necropsy revealed the presence of SCP-1373-01 through -06, which were judged to be capable of surviving and were delivered live by caesarean section.\nSCP-1373-01 through -06 are afflicted with cyclopic holoprosencephaly. Manipulation of each organism's dorsal fin caused the eye to emit laser light at a wavelength of \u2588\u2588 nm. Experimentation revealed that the intensity of the laser can be adjusted with pressure on the fin, peaking at a maximum output of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 W, with \u2588\u2588 N of force applied. This is sufficient to burn through metal at close ranges of 50-100 cm. In the case of SCP-1373-01, this resulted in the \"cooking\" of the organism's rudimentary brain, causing its immediate death; SCP-1373-02 burned to death after it ignited the sclera of its own eye; SCP-1373-03 and -04 were sliced apart by SCP-1373-05's laser when -05 experienced a brainstem seizure causing it to convulse spasmodically before dying; and -06 died of cardiac malformation.\nThe mechanism by which SCP-1373 generates laser light is not fully understood; it is believed to use [REDACTED] as a gain medium. Each organism's single eye was incapable of sight, instead being filled with a large amount of \"laser cells\" containing [REDACTED]; however, whether the cyclopia is an intentional modification or merely incidental is as yet undetermined. As is typical with organisms afflicted with holoprosencephaly, the majority of the brain is absent; however, [DATA EXPUNGED], possibly intended as a replacement.\nSCP-1373-07 through -16 are the offspring of SCP-1373-B, a pregnant dusky shark captured on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/11, approximately 160 km east from the capture point of SCP-1373-A. When SCP-1373-B was brought on deck of the civilian fishing vessel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the ship's crew noticed \"weird lights\" coming from the shark's thoracic area. The precise sequence of the events that followed is unclear; however, three crew members were sliced to death by lasers, and another five were blinded. Subsequent examination of the carcass of SCP-1373-B indicated that it had been sliced open by lasers from the inside, and revealed traces of no less than nine (9) placental yolk sacs.\nA note was found inside the womb of SCP-1373-B, with severe laser damage. Refer to Document 1373-HG41 for details.\n\nDocument 1373-HG41\n\nHide\n\n[document damaged] hours of fun and laughter! These little fellows can [document damaged] even your school lunches!\n\n[document damaged] Warning: changing batteries requires adult [document damaged]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1372 | SCP-1373 | SCP-1374 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1374\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The entirety of the documentation of SCP-1374 is to be kept within Site 23 until further notice. Site 53, Site 95, and Sector 15 are all currently infected with SCP-1374. All personnel working at these facilities are to be made aware of SCP-1374. Furthermore, all documents at these areas must be triple checked by at least two (2) different personnel for inaccuracies. Additionally, personnel may request to transfer out of these sites. These requests must be approved by at least three (3) researchers with Level 4 clearance as well as the Site Director of the area.\nDescription: SCP-1374 is a text-based phenomenon that appears to specifically affect at least five (5) structures used for human interaction with anomalies at any given time. Within these affected buildings, persons that have worked with anomalous objects as defined by Foundation Protocol-01-Black for a time period greater than one (1) year will randomly encounter SCP-1374 within the structure. SCP-1374 will manifest as short sentences or phrases and will appear through a variety of media, including spray paint on walls, handwritten notes, and inserted sentences in official reports.\nThe phenomenon only affects buildings that actively interact with anomalous objects; if a structure infected with SCP-1374 becomes inactive or ceases work with anomalies for time periods of greater than ten (10) days, SCP-1374 will no longer affect that building and will begin manifesting in a different active site1. Furthermore, the nature and tone of SCP-1374's messages appears to vary widely between structures. Due to this, it is currently speculated that five (5) iterations of SCP-1374, hereby designated as SCP-1374-A through SCP-1374-E, are responsible for these infections. Additionally, each iteration appears to favor a specific GoI, and will reappear in a different structure used by the group if an infected building becomes inactive. See Addendum-1374-Alpha for greater detail.\nThree out of the five sites known to be infected with SCP-1374 are controlled by the Foundation; the other two are under the jurisdiction of GoI-016 (\u201cGlobal Occult Coalition\u201d) and GoI-132 (\u201cMarshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd.\u201d).\nAddendum-1374-Alpha:\n\nSCP-1374-X\nLocation\nDescription\nExample\n\nSCP-1374-A\nSite 53, controlled by the SCP Foundation\nManifested writings are harshly critical and frustrated toward Foundation personnel and procedures.\nTaken from the documentation of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026is to be kept in Humanoid Containment Chamber #423 at all times because that's obviously the smart thing to do, right? Make it angry at you? God, why isn't everyone dead yet due to your buffoonery?\n\nSCP-1374-B\nSite 95, controlled by the SCP Foundation\nManifested writings are supportive and encouraging towards the Foundation's endeavors\nTaken from the documentation of Incident Report Rho-Omega: \u2026was killed during the recovery of the object but this doesn't mean we should stop trying. People live, people die, but that's okay. It's all for the greater good. John, trust me, don't let this scare you, you'll be fine.\n\nSCP-1374-C\nSector 15, controlled by the SCP Foundation\nManifested writings are malicious, vindictive, and condescending.\nTaken from the documentation of SCP-096: Weekly checks for any cracks or holes are mandatory. There is to be absolutely no video surveillance or optical tools of any kind inside SCP-096's cell. As such, personnel must physically enter into the entity's cell at least one time per week in order to check that SCP-096 remains in containment.\n\nSCP-1374-D\nWarehouse 24, controlled by GoI-132 (\u201cMarshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd.\u201d)\nManifested writings are highly critical of extravagant and wasteful lifestyles.\nTaken from the documentation of [REDACTED]: \u2026which will satiate your needs without making you go out of your way to help anyone else. What a wonderful product for a horrible person. Master Marshall would surely cordially invite you to purchase this item just to give it away to someone more deserving, but you wouldn't do that, would you?\n\nSCP-1374-E\n[REDACTED], controlled by GoI-016 (\u201cGlobal Occult Coalition\u201d)\nUnknown\nUnknown\n\nAddendum-1374-Gamma: Every five (5) years on 31/12, all iterations of SCP-1374 will manifest the following message to all eligible subjects within the infected sites.\n\nYou can't let a little talk distract you. You have the fate of the world in your hands. Don't let it get to your head, whatever it is, because you know what? If you can't handle this, you shouldn't be here. Just remember.\nThis is a test. This is only a test.\n\nIncident Log-1374-Theta: On 06/04/1995, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u25882 breached containment after displaying previously unknown anomalous properties, including [REDACTED], resulting in the transformation of sixty-three (63) personnel into instances of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-G, along with the loss of seventy-one (71) SCP objects. Currently, all objects and personnel lost during the breach are still outside of Foundation control.\nAdditionally, Site 95's Euclid Wing 17 experienced a security systems failure, resulting in the release of seven (7) Euclid-class anomalous objects, one of which had been classified as a Type-Red metamorphic-replicating entity. Four (4) have since been recaptured, but the aforementioned entity breached containment and currently is at large. MTF Theta-24 (aka \"Polygraph Team Attack\") has been dispatched to investigate and capture all possible instances of the escaped objects.\nOn the same day at Sector 15, SCP-1374-C manifested information regarding [REDACTED], causing the widespread propagation of the infohazard.\nThe following day at all sites infected with SCP-1374, each respective iteration of SCP-1374-X generated message manifested for all eligible personnel within each site. The following is the transcription of the messages.\nSCP-1374-A:\n\nSee? What did I tell you, you oafs? I swear, sometimes, you could stand to learn a thing or two from those GOC meatheads. And then you didn't even handle it well! You screwed it up regardless! Really, if you can't even handle a small [REDACTED] like this, what are you going to do when the big one comes?\n\nSCP-1374-B:\n\nOh dear, oh dear, I'm so terribly sorry. I really thought you were ready for this, I never thought that it would end up like this. It's all my fault, don't feel bad about what happened. We'll just keep trying, and eventually, I'm sure that you will be more than prepared for when it comes. Keep trying! Don't be discouraged! I believe in you!\n\u2026But you are going to have to do better than that, sweetie.\n\nSCP-1374-C:\n\nYou don't stand a chance.\n\nIncident Log-1374-Xi: Foundation agents pursuing several known members of GoI-055 (\u201cChaos Insugency\u201d) encountered a new iteration of SCP-1374 in an abandoned factory that the group had been using as a base of operations, which has since been designated SCP-1374-F. The writings found at the location have been characterized as being \u201canxious\u201d and \u201cnervous3,\u201d with the exception of the message found on the northernmost wall of the room housing a large generator, which read \u201cgo AWAY,\u201d as shown above. Approximately five (5) seconds after Foundation personnel had entered the room housing this message, the chamber's walls collapsed, causing the loss of four (4) agents.\nWhen personnel continued to pursue and track these individuals, they encountered events similar to the previous incident in which rooms housing certain SCP-1374 messages collapsed after Foundation personnel entered. Due to this, agents were unable to successfully keep up with the CI members.\nHead Researcher's Note: Due to the events described in Incident Log-1374-Theta and Incident Log-1374-Xi, it appears possible that SCP-1374 has anomalous control of the structures in which it is located outside of the manifestation of textual anomalies. The extent of this control is unknown. As such, personnel are to maintain extreme caution while operating in location known to be infected with SCP-1374. -Head Researcher Leonard Lagrange\nIncident Log-1374-Chi: On 12/05/1995, Foundation surveillance reported that Warehouse 24, owned by GoI-132 (\u201cMarshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd.\u201d) and infected with SCP-1374-D, was vacated by the group. Foundation agents covertly followed the members of the group to MC&D-owned Auction House 53. Investigation of Warehouse 24 revealed the corpses of three (3) persons, with each body having the phrase \u201cThose with no heart cannot truly bask in his power when he comes. I've tried talking to you, but apparently, that's not enough\u201d cut into various areas of their skin. MTF Tau-09 (aka \u201cUpper Class Spycats\u201d) is currently searching for the new location of SCP-1374-D.\nAddendum-1374-Mu: Personnel have noticed that SCP-1374-A through SCP-1374-C's messages have taken on a frantic, nervous quality since \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, on the same date as the [REDACTED] Specifically;\n\nSCP-1374-A has begun issuing harsher criticism of the containment procedures of an unprecedented number of SCP objects, most of which were humanoid, metamorphic, memory-affecting, adaptive, cognitohazardous, or extradimensional, as well as writing out all of its messages in all capitalized letters.\nSCP-1374-B began utilizing the ability it demonstrated during Incident Log-1374-Theta at least once per week, manifesting various forms of encouraging phrases while personnel attempted to recontain the objects4.\nSCP-1374-C ceased altering SCP documents in overt and obvious ways; instead, it has begun altering minute but important details about these objects. Additionally, it has been noted to include an increasing amount of subtle memetic and informational hazards in its messages. As such, the rigor of the checking of the validity of all documents within Sector 15 has been increased.\n\nThese behaviors became more and more frequent over time. During this period, Foundation researchers proposed a possible link between the increased and extreme actions of SCP-1374 and the non-anomalous series of [REDACTED]; however, no link between the two has been established.\nAddendum-1374-Pi: The following message manifested in all locations infected with SCP-1374 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u25885\n\nWell, you took the test. You failed. We'll try to handle this by ourselves.\n\nSubsequently, all locations previously known to be infected with SCP-1374 ceased manifesting anomalous messages. After thirty (30) days, SCP-1374 was declared Neutralized.\nAddendum-1374-Omega: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, five (5) months after SCP-1374 was declared Neutralized, SCP-1374 remanifested in all previously infected areas. However, a new iteration of the anomaly appeared rather than any recorded instance of SCP-1374-X. This iteration is uniform across all infected areas and only manifests Arabic numerals. The numbers in SCP-1374's messages decrease at a constant rate over time. The significance of this is unknown; however, all manifested numbers are roughly equal between the structures at any given time.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Research shows that once SCP-1374 stops manifesting within a structure and transfers to a separate place, it will not remanifest in previously infected areas, even if they become active again.\n2. The object that was used as an example of SCP-1374-A's messages\n3. Commonly found phrases found were \u201cplease help us,\u201d \u201ches coming,\u201d and \u201cYou can protect us\u201d\n4. Since this incident, Site 95 has been gradually transporting its contained objects to other sites as well as increasing the number of personnel assigned to site security. However, at no time are less than twenty-five (25) anomalous objects to be held within Site 95.\n5. Notably, this was the same date of the disturbance in [REDACTED]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1373 | SCP-1374 | SCP-1375 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1375\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As the station containing SCP-1375 has been decommissioned, no public cover is required. The specific section of tunnel containing SCP-1375-1 has been renovated, sealed, and converted into an airlock with an attached on-site research laboratory. Access to or experimentation with SCP-1375 requires prior approval from at least two (2) Level 3 Senior Researchers, and all personnel entering SCP-1375-2 must be trained and certified in the use of Foundation EVA suits.\nDescription: SCP-1375-1 is a steel service door in the decommissioned \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 tube station of the London Underground. Historical records indicate that no anomalous properties were present when the station was decommissioned in 1994. When opened, SCP-1375-1 contains a standing space-time aperture to SCP-1375-2.\nSCP-1375-2 is a near-exact copy of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 station prior to its decommission, located on an unknown extraterrestrial moon of similar mass and composition to Ganymede orbiting a blue-green gas giant which itself is in orbit around a transitional-phase red giant star. The location of this solar system is currently unknown; astronomical observation with the goal of identifying its location is ongoing.\nSCP-1375-2 differs from its non-anomalous original in the following ways:\n\nSCP-1375-2 is reversed with respect to SCP-1375-1; that is, SCP-1375-2 is symmetrical with the original station with SCP-1375-1 as its axis of symmetry.\nSCP-1375-2 exhibits tool marks in its construction that is consistent with the types of tools used to construct \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 station, but the precise configuration of the tool marks is inconsistent.\nSCP-1375-2's signage, in addition to being mirrored, contains many spelling mistakes as well as languages other than English; at least two (2) of these languages are unknown and currently indecipherable.\nSCP-1375-2's exit to the surface is in an unfinished state consistent with incomplete construction rather than destruction. In addition to being open to the lunar surface, the lower atmospheric pressure of SCP-1375-2 results in a net negative pressure differential at SCP-1375-1; prior to the installation of an airlock, this caused rapid decompression in the section of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 station in which SCP-1375-1 is located when it was opened.\n\nInformation regarding artifacts and documents discovered within SCP-1375-2 are documented, stored, and available for analysis in the Site \u2588\u2588 Non-Anomalous Item Storage Facility.\nAddendum 1375-1: Researcher Note\n\nAfter several months of analysis, the following data has been gathered by exploration teams:\n\nExploration of the area around SCP-1375-2 has found no additional structures, artifacts, or signs of life. Furthermore, atmospheric analysis of the moon on which SCP-1375-2 is located has yielded no sign of any organic components that would indicate that life exists anywhere on the body. Design of an autonomous UAV capable of flying in the reduced atmospheric pressure and circumnavigating the moon is ongoing.\nPreliminary astronomy reports indicate that the planet that SCP-1375-2 orbits is one of approximately eleven planets within the star system, and that none of these planets or their observed moons appear to be capable of sustaining life.\nSpectroscopic analysis of materials used in the construction of SCP-1375-2 has yielded an unusually high level of mercury and radon, but are otherwise consistent with its terrestrial original.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSenior Researcher\n\nAddendum 1375-2: Notable Recovered Objects\n\nReference #: 1375-038\nRecovery: Discovered in a men's restroom.\nDescription: A copy of the Evening Standard newspaper, entirely in reverse but otherwise identical to those printed on December 27, 1993.\nReference #: 1375-062\nRecovery: Found on tracks below second platform.\nDescription: A handwritten note on a paper napkin: \"19:30, don't forget\" written in reverse.\nReference #: 1375-088\nRecovery: Affixed to a wall near entrance.\nDescription: A reversed printed advertisement poster for a musical concert. All text is otherwise identical to actual posters, however, the band members pictured are entirely devoid of facial features.\nReference #: 1375-109\nRecovery: Found on a shelf in a janitor's supply room.\nDescription: Box of construction screws with reverse threading composed entirely of high-strength titanium alloy. This is the only construction material discovered in SCP-1375-2 with composition not consistent with its terrestrial counterpart.\nReference #: 1375-133\nRecovery: Discovered on lunar surface 3 m outside of main entrance.\nDescription: A single unopened can of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand low-sodium canned kernel corn, confirmed to contain kernel corn via ultrasound analysis. Text printed on label is in Portuguese but is otherwise consistent with those manufactured prior to 2003. Object is also significant as the only object recovered from SCP-1375-2 that is not in reverse.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1374 | SCP-1375 | SCP-1376 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1376\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1376 is stored in a standard secure locker at Site 19. Experimentation with SCP-1376 may only be performed with prior permission from at least one (1) Level 3 Senior Researcher, and all recordings created using SCP-1376 must be thoroughly inspected for classified information. All recordings created using SCP-1376 are available for research via Site 19's secure database.\nDescription: SCP-1376 is a yellow Sanyo VPC-WH1YL waterproof camcorder manufactured circa 2009, and is outwardly unremarkable except for some minor scuffs and scratches as a result of extended use.\nWhenever a video recording is created using SCP-1376, the resulting audio track is narrated by a male voice with a British accent in the manner of a nature documentary through unknown means. The audio modification is consistent with professional-grade post-processing and audio mixing and even includes fading in and out of the original audio as appropriate to the subject matter recorded. Still images created using SCP-1376 are unaffected.\nSCP-1376 came to the attention of the Foundation on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/09 as a result of a notification from automated systems monitoring instant-messaging communication in which [REDACTED], the original owner and purchaser of SCP-1376, attempted to explain its anomalous properties to an acquaintance. [REDACTED] was detained and questioned by a Foundation response team, who claimed to have purchased SCP-1376 off the shelf in a local store. Subject was released after being administered a Class A amnestic and given a replacement unit of identical make.\nDisassembly and inspection of the components of SCP-1376 has yielded no irregularities or abnormal components. All units of identical make from the same production batch of SCP-1376 have been tracked down and inspected, and none have exhibited the same anomalous properties.\nAddendum 1376-01: Log of Notable Recordings\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/09\nDuration: 1:17\nSubject: A recording created by SCP-1376's original owner of his wife, presumably as a test of its capability after initial purchase. Subject is in the living room of their home and conversing with [REDACTED]. Dialogue is faded out and unable to be deciphered.\nNarration: And here, we see his mate in the heart of their den. Extremely protective, the female will go to extreme lengths to protect her offspring, even resorting to violence if necessary. Although the pair are quite close and affectionate, she will later spurn his advances, citing exhaustion with her daily rounds.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/09\nDuration: 0:49\nSubject: A static recording of a tennis ball placed on a table.\nNarration: As noon approaches, it grows increasingly confused, as the creatures around it show no sign of using it for its intended purpose. Struggling to attract their attention, it becomes ever more distressed as it finds itself completely immobile.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/09\nDuration: 1:36\nSubject: A Rhesus monkey kept in a cage at Site 19's animal testing laboratory. Subject walks around its cage listlessly before sitting down and eating fruit.\nNarration: By the fourth day, this male has all but surrendered to the grim reality of its fate. It continues to patrol its cage, hoping for any chance that its captors may have been careless, but it has no such luck. By night fall, it will begin to feel the first symptoms of [DATA EXPUNGED]\nResearcher Note: All subsequent recordings created using SCP-1376 are to be screened for possible classified content, and sensitive data redacted as necessary.\nDate: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/10\nDuration: 1:15\nSubject: An incidental recording of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 made by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during unrelated experimentation.\nNarration: Despite the male's calm facade, his lust for his female companion is extraordinary. The degree to which his obsession reaches has become nearly unhealthy, dominating his thoughts at every turn. Wild fantasies course through his mind when he watches her when she doesn't notice.\nResearcher Note: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was treated for a broken nose after being attacked by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and both researchers have been placed on administrative leave for a period of no less than two (2) weeks pending disciplinary action and transfer to another site.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1375 | SCP-1376 | SCP-1377 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1377\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1377-01 are to be preserved after initial intake and observation in the C Wing of the Site-23 morgue, which has been repurposed for containment protocols and retrofitted with necessary security infrastructure. Access to SCP-1377-01 instances for experimentation requires written authorization from the Research Director and the Cybernetics Initiative Committee.\nDuring the appearance of a new iteration of SCP-1377-01, designated liaisons from security organizations responsible for national legislatures will contact the Research Director immediately. The Research Director will then relay instructions to MTF Kappa-71 (Roberto's Rules of Order), which will either neutralize and contain SCP-1377-01 directly, or direct Foundation security assets in closest proximity to the event to do so.\nDue to the politically sensitive nature of SCP-1377 events, use of amnestic drugs on witnesses during subsequent information control efforts is to be minimized; see Protocol 1377-SOLON documentation for more details. All information control procedures related to SCP-1377 must be approved by the Research Director prior to implementation.\nDescription: SCP-1377 is a phenomenon affecting world legislative bodies. Beginning in 1952 and continuing into the present day, a humanoid automaton of varying physical characteristics (hereby referred to as an instance of SCP-1377-01) will make its way from an unknown origination point to an official session of a national legislative body, present a set of forged credentials identifying itself as a member of that body, and attempt to address the chamber. In all cases, the forged credentials have identified SCP-1377-01 as a representative of a fictitious constituency within that nation's jurisdiction; examples include impersonations of an MP of the United Kingdom Parliament from \"Lockbarrow,\" a Chilean Deputy representing the \"Camino Desconocido\" region, a Botswana Assembly Member from \"Nnwande West\", and a United States Senator representing the State of \"Kenswick\".\nSCP-1377-01 instances are composed of living, organic tissue, and bear a loosely analogous resemblance to Homo sapiens. However, the anatomy of SCP-1377-01 varies significantly from that of humans; specimens possess musculature and connective tissues similar to H. sapiens, but lack any discernible internal organs, instead featuring an indeterminate, fleshy mass where a human's thoracic cavity would ordinarily be. Additionally, SCP-1377-01 specimens have a skeletal structure composed of tissue resembling hardened cartilage. This is believed to account for SCP-1377-01's erratic and halting movements. DNA analysis confirms that SCP-1377-01 matches no biological organism currently known to the Foundation. Because of the lack of data on SCP-1377-01 specimens prior to their emergence, development of these organisms is poorly understood. However, each SCP-1377-01 instance has ceased life function approximately 12-18 hours after emergence.\nCurrently, 27 instances of SCP-1377-01 have been documented in 24 nations since the first known occurrence on 04/23/1952. All instances of SCP-1377-01 have been recovered and taken into Foundation custody, with the exception of SCP-1377-01.14 (see Incident 1377-1). If allowed to proceed into the legislative chambers at which the specimen emerges, SCP-1377-01 will make a \"speech\". The content of this \"speech\" has varied greatly between instances of SCP-1377-01: The first observed occasion consisted of SCP-1377-01.3 vocalizing a series of static-like screeches and electronic tones; SCP-1377-01.7 addressed the Supreme People's Council of South Yemen with an eight-minute imitation of aggressive hooting noises typically made by Gorilla beringei; and most recently, SCP-1377-01.27 was documented at the German Reichstag engaging in vocalizations that, while resembling the sound of human speech, contained no discernible linguistic structure or pattern.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1376 | SCP-1377 | SCP-1378 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1378\nObject Class: Euclid Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1378 has been marked off as off-limits to civilian access under the pretense of chemical contamination until such time that a more permanent containment solution can be devised. All Foundation personnel on-site are to maintain cover as a government-sanctioned cleanup staff and all unauthorized individuals attempting to gain access to the location are to be detained, questioned, and administered a Class B amnestic if deemed necessary by on-site security personnel.\nAs of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, no anomalous phenomena have been recorded on-site for a period of twelve (12) months and as such, SCP-1378 has been reclassified Neutralized. Local Observation Posts have been notified to monitor reports in case of resurgence; all on-site personnel have been reassigned and the property has been returned to local ownership until further notice.\nDescription: SCP-1378 is the former site of the [REDACTED] Mall, a small shopping center located in [REDACTED] which was destroyed by a fire on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588. Officially, the cause of the fire was recorded as having been due to an electrical fault in the central HVAC system that quickly spread throughout the building; civilian casualties numbered 13 dead, 32 injured, and 18 missing and presumed dead.\nHuman subjects within the former perimeter of the building, particularly within the eastern wing, have reported numerous anomalous phenomena, most notably auditory hallucinations identified as heavily distorted human voices and periodic temperature spikes in various locations. Attempts to record this audio onto electronic media have failed, but corroboration between affected subjects has resulted in highly consistent transcripts of such phenomena, suggesting a common source for each such incident rather than a localized effect specific to each subject.\nA small number of individuals, particularly those with above-average extrasensory sensitivity, have reported being able to see intangible humanoid and saurian figures with varying levels of clarity, and an even smaller number of individuals have received unexplained injuries in the form of burns of varying severity in conjunction with periods of thermal fluctuation.\nSCP-1378 was contained and classified following numerous reports of hallucinations and other unexplained phenomena by emergency first responders and disaster response specialists. All such affected individuals were administered Class B amnestics and released following questioning, and current containment procedures were enacted shortly thereafter.\nAddendum 1378-01: Log of Auditory Phenomena\nWhile the majority of auditory phenomena experienced by affected individuals have consisted of incoherent or highly distorted voices, personnel have consistently reported decipherable speech from two different unidentified female voices, a young girl (SCP-1378-A) and an older woman (SCP-1378-B), possibly related. The repetition of such speech indicates that they may form some sort of hallucinatory echo of prior events, and the decipherable fragments from such events has been logged.\n\nRef #: 1378-031\nDuration: 28 seconds\nTranscript:\nSCP-1378-B: [indecipherable] and stay close to me, honey, okay?\nSCP-1378-A: Okay.\nSCP-1378-B: Alright, now hold my hand and don't let go. And don't talk to the [indecipherable], okay?\nSCP-1378-A: Yes, mommy.\n\nRef #: 1378-019\nDuration: 1 minute, 11 seconds\nTranscript:\nSCP-1378-A: [indecipherable] awesome!\nSCP-1378-B: Mmhmm. Stay behind me, sweetie, okay?\nSCP-1378-A: Why?\nSCP-1378-B: Because they don't like having humans too close to them, so we show our respect by leaving them alone. Do you remember what I said about respecting [indecipherable]?\nSCP-1378-A: Okay. Can I have a [indecipherable]?\nSCP-1378-B: Yes, but only one, and don't let it touch your nose, okay?\nSCP-1378-A: Okay.\nSCP-1378-B: [indecipherable]\n\nRef #: 1378-066\nDuration: 47 seconds\nTranscript:\nSCP-1378-A: [indecipherable] other people here?\nSCP-1378-B: Sweetie, it's not polite to call ourselves special. We just have a gift that others don't, which lets us come here and see all of these wonderful things.\nSCP-1378-A: Can we take Lisa here too? I want to show her all the stuff we can see!\nSCP-1378-B: I'm sorry, sweetie, but we can't [indecipherable]\nSCP-1378-A: [indecipherable] not? She's my best friend!\nSCP-1378-B: Because they wouldn't understand our gift, sweetie. They would be afraid of us and try to take us away, and then we wouldn't be able to come here any more. That's why we can't tell anyone. Not even Lisa, okay?\nSCP-1378-A: \u2026okay.\nSCP-1378-B: If you promise to be good, we'll [indecipherable]\n\nRef #: 1378-108\nDuration: 42 seconds\nTranscript:\nSCP-1378-B: [indecipherable] your eyes, honey. Stay with me.\n(several subjects have inconsistently reported hearing either faint or distant screaming or the crackling of flames at this point)\nSCP-1378-A: [indecipherable]? What's wrong?\nSCP-1378-B: Don't look at them, sweetie. Hold my [indecipherable]\nSCP-1378-A: [indecipherable]\nSCP-1378-B: [indecipherable] and stay in here until I come and get you, okay?\nSCP-1378-A: Mommy, I'm scared\u2026\nSCP-1378-B: I know, sweetie, I'm sorry, but it's not safe, okay? Stay in here and I swear I'll get you when it's safe. Promise me you'll stay in here and stay quiet.\nSCP-1378-A: I promise.\nSCP-1378-B: I love you, sweetie.\n(sound of door closing and distant, indistinct yelling)\nSCP-1378-A: (sobbing)\n\nAddendum 1378-02: Incident Report\n\nOn \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, while performing an experiment on-site, a research team led by Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was involved in an incident involving a previously-undocumented phenomenon while taking readings near one of the few intact sections of the East Wing of SCP-1378. The following transcript is a combination of transcripts taken from the team's audio recording equipment as well as corroboration from personnel on-site at the time of the incident.\n\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Okay, I'm not getting anything from this area. Let's move the second set of sensors twenty meters north and try again.\nSCP-1378-A: \u2026 mommy?\nDr. R. M.: N\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, did you hear that one? That was unusually clear.\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yeah, I did. I might have gotten a spike on sensor three, but I'm not sure. We'll have to take a look at the readout.\nSCP-1378-A: Mommy, is that you?\nDr. R. M.: Okay, see if you can get a bearing on this one. J\u2588\u2588, let's move five through eight and see if we can triangulate.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588 T\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Got it.\nSCP-1378-A: Mommy? Mommy, don't leave!\nDr. R. M.: (startled) Can\u2026 can you hear me?\nSCP-1378-A: Yes, I can hear you.\nDr. R. M.: Where are you? I can't see you.\nSCP-1378-A: I can't see you either. I\u2026 you're not my mommy, are you?\nDr. N. H.: (whispers) We're recording. Keep talking.\nDr. R. M.: No, but I'm here to help. What do you see? Who's outside?\nSCP-1378-A: I\u2026 I don't know\u2026 they took everyone else and my mommy told me to stay here and hide but they're coming closer. (crying) I don't know what to do\u2026\nDr. R. M.: Listen, okay? We're going to do everything we can to help, but I need to know who you are and where you are right now. (aside) Call it in. Get the team over here, right now.\nSCP-1378-A: O-okay\u2026 (sniffling) m-my name is [REDACTED] and m-my mommy took me to the mall, just the two of us, because she wanted to show me something that no one else could see. We went to the back and then through a weird door that had really weird colors and there was all this awesome stuff, but\u2026 then there was fire everywhere and people were screaming and my mommy told me to hide in here and I heard her yelling\u2026 and I don't know what happened and I'm scared\u2026\nDr. R. M.: Okay, [REDACTED], can you remember where this door was? Do you think you can get there?\nSCP-1378-A: I\u2026 I don't know, I can't remember. I\u2026 they're right outside the door, I can hear their claws, I'm scared\u2026\nDr. R. M.: [REDACTED], listen to me, you have to try to remember, okay?\nSCP-1378-A: They're trying to open the door! I can hear them!\nDr. R. M.: [REDACTED], can you hear me?\nSCP-1378-A: Mommy! (screaming)\nDr. R. M.: Leave her alone!\nDr. N. H.: Major thermal spike on sensors, are you\u2014 Jesus Christ, get a medical team down here!\n(end of transcript)\n\nResearcher Note: Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns across her arms and chest, as well as severe psychological distress as a result of this incident. A request for a disciplinary hearing to address potential unprofessional conduct is under consideration but likely to be denied in light of mitigating circumstances.\nFollowing this incident, all anomalous phenomena related to SCP-1378 have completely dropped off; we're still not entirely sure what happened, but for the time being, we're out of leads. If we do not get any more readings within the next few months, we're going to have to call it quits on this one.\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1377 | SCP-1378 | SCP-1379 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1379.\n\nItem #: SCP-1379\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1379 is to be kept in a dedicated Object Containment Locker at Site 19, off the floor and covered by a sheet.\nPersonnel should never make any remarks regarding SCP-1379's appearance, in order to avoid contamination. Personnel who find themselves contaminated with SCP-1379's influence are to report to their superiors for evaluation, and reassigned to non-experimental work if deemed fit to continue their service to the Foundation. Further action will be taken on a case-by-case basis.\nAt this time, cross-testing is forbidden between SCP-1379 and other SCP objects which contain childlike abnormal entities, such as SCP-097, SCP-747, and/or SCP-899.\nDescription: SCP-1379 is a canvas painting of a clown with two children, held in a frame roughly 1.2mx1.5m in size. The object appears to be wholly destructible, and shows some minor scuffing and wear on the edges of the frame. Estimates put the date of creation somewhere in the mid to late 1980s.\nIf any person or persons make disparaging remarks regarding the content of the painting, they will feel a sharp, severe pain in the centre of their chest within the following five to ten minutes, located roughly behind the sternum. This pain will persist for roughly 20 minutes before suddenly ending; as of yet, testing has not determined a biological process or pattern responsible for this pain. After the cessation of pain, the person or persons who remarked on SCP-1379's content will be irreversibly mentally changed, depending on their biological age.\nAdult subjects (>~16-17 years) will become unable to experience certain mental states, such as nostalgia and simpler forms of curiosity. Imaginative ability is also dramatically cut, with more creatively inclined subjects losing the will to create or perform as they did before exposure. Additionally, their sense of humour will be dulled, though not completely removed; they simply will no longer find most humourous situations as such. It should be noted that these individuals may find certain forms of humour, such as specific kinds of sarcasm and more sophisticated jokes or puns, entertaining if they did so before exposure. Adult subjects afflicted by SCP-1379 are capable of living relatively normal lives post-exposure, and this effect diminishes the later in life one is affected.\nPrepubescent subjects (<~12 years) will be affected more dramatically by SCP-1379's effect. After the cessation of the pain associated with SCP-1379, young subjects will permanently become subdued and highly suggestible, with little interest towards anything not directly related towards their physical survival. The affected subjects will no longer show signs of any imaginative ability or creative potential, as well as an extremely stunted capability for learning non-physical, non-critical skills such as mathematics. Emotional response is extremely subdued as well, with individuals losing the will and ability to form bonds with others, react to humourous or depressing situations, or feel any sort of fear response. These traits will carry into adulthood, with individuals showing little to no changes in mental state as they progress in age.\nIndividuals between 12 and 16 years of age will be affected less predictably than those age groups discussed above, though the effects on this age group appear to vary in accordance with mental maturity levels.\nRecovery: SCP-1379 was recovered from a yard sale three miles west of Port Huron, Michigan, in 1999, after a high number of civilians were afflicted by its effect. A vast majority of the afflicted were aged 60 or older, and thus were treated with mild Class-C amnesiacs and released. The owner of the property where SCP-1379 was recovered had not seen the painting before, and did not know where it came from. The ultimate origin of SCP-1379 is as of yet unknown.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1378 | SCP-1379 | SCP-1380 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1380\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The building containing SCP-1380-A has been closed to the public and is to be guarded covertly by a minimal security detachment (Delta-1380) to prevent break-ins and discovery of SCP-1380-A. Delta-1380 is to prevent unauthorized entry into the building containing SCP-1380-A when possible; however, because the building containing SCP-1380-A is located in a residential area, the commander of Delta-1380 is authorized to allow unauthorized entry into the building if it is believed necessary to prevent the detachment's presence from becoming visible from neighboring houses. All unauthorized individuals are to be incapacitated and administered amnestic treatments. Break-in attempts have become more frequent in recent years due to urban legends surrounding the building.\nArea 216 has been constructed around the location of SCP-1380-B under the guise of an archaeological exploration site; no unauthorized personnel are to be permitted within Area 16 under any circumstances. Members of Delta-1380 are permitted to explore SCP-1380-B when it exists at SCP-1380-A. Research into SCP-1380's transitory phenomenon is to continue; however, under no circumstances is SCP-1380-C to be operated by any personnel above class D, and remote methods of operating SCP-1380-C are preferred due to the attrition rate (100%) of personnel operating SCP-1380-C.\nDescription: SCP-1380 is a phenomenon centered around the former multipurpose science lab at Dresden Elementary School in Dresden, TN. SCP-1380-A is the space within Dresden Elementary that formerly contained the science lab, labeled on diagrams as room #16. SCP-1380-B is a remote location on the peninsula of Baja California, centered on 25.2745\u00b0 N, 111.2037\u00b0 W. SCP-1380-C is a plastic light switch installed against the wall of the former science lab of Dresden Elementary School; this switch was present within the lab and otherwise ordinary prior to the development of SCP-1380's anomalous properties.\nWhen SCP-1380-C is set to \"on\", the DES science lab is located at SCP-1380-A within Dresden Elementary School. The room can be entered via the door to room #16 and displays no particularly anomalous characteristics; all windows display the expected view of the area outside of the building, all plumbing and electrical connections remain functional, and the room can be explored without difficulty. During these periods, SCP-1380-B appears to be a normal desert region and displays no anomalous properties.\nWhen SCP-1380-C is set to \"off\", the DES science lab is located at SCP-1380-B. A section of the ground at SCP-1380-B is replaced with the floor of the lab, upon which sits the tables, desks, and other furniture within the lab. The plumbing and electrical fixtures that should be located within the walls around the lab, including SCP-1380-C, are suspended in midair around SCP-1380-B, though the concrete walls themselves are not present. Excavations to date suggest that there is no terminal point to the geographic displacement below the ceiling of SCP-1380; the displaced region continues at least 400m beneath the surface of the phenomenon and may continue down to the Earth's core.\nWhile SCP-1380-B is occupied with the Dresden science lab, SCP-1380-A takes on the appearance of a nebulous black region. Any matter that crosses the threshold into SCP-1380-A during this time is inexplicably lost; the region neither emits nor reflects any light or energy at any measurable wavelength. Likewise, while inorganic materials present within the DES science lab are capable of surviving the transition from SCP-1380-A to -B without any noticeable damage, any organic matter within the space of the lab disappears when SCP-1380-C is flipped. The transit from SCP-1380-A to -B is as close to instantaneous as can presently be determined using modern equipment; this has been confirmed both within the DES lab and by observers on both sides outside the lab.\nAddendum 1380-1: Background No anomalous events were reported at the Dresden Elementary School multipurpose science lab prior to 11/02/07. The precise time of the initiation of extranormal behavior related to SCP-1380 is unknown; the room was used normally throughout that day and no unusual events were noted by any witnesses during first through fourth block, ending at 1445 hours. Additionally, due to an unscheduled school closing related to the disappearance of a school bus along with several students that same day, the school was closed for several days afterward. SCP-1380 was first discovered by custodial staff on 14/02/07; one custodian was lost and another experienced spontaneous amputation of the left hand during an attempt to enter SCP-1380-A. Foundation personnel investigated the area as a Department of Human Services inspection team, discovered SCP-1380, and closed the school under the pretense of having found serious structural flaws within the building. Students were redirected to other schools throughout the county while Vincent Sender Elementary School was constructed in memory of a science teacher who was not seen again during the 11/02/07 crisis. Foundation researchers believe he was lost within SCP-1380 at some point; a cover story was crafted that explained his disappearance as a fatality during the \"terrorist attack\" that \"destroyed\" Bus #64 on that day.\nFor more information regarding the anomalous event involving the school bus, please consult documentation for SCP-1480. For information regarding an additional anomalous event connected to SCP-1380, please consult documentation for SCP-1680.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1379 | SCP-1380 | SCP-1381 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1381: Cats' Cabinet\nThe cat whose behavior inspired this first SCP died in 2018. :( RIP, Fireball, you were not a great cat, but you were my cat.\n\n\u25b8 More by this Author \u25c2\n\n{$comments2}\n\nF.A.Q.\n\n{$doesthisfixthebug}\n\nItem #: SCP-1381\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1381 is to be held in a 3m x 3m x 2m chamber lined with 6cm of lead sheeting. The chamber is to be hermetically sealed, unable to be opened from the inside and located at a Site that does not also house felid SCPs. All adult felids discovered on-site are to be captured and euthanized. Testing with SCP-1381 is suspended until further notice.\nDescription: SCP-1381 is a 1.5m x .8m x .5m dresser cabinet made of pine, of a make and model identified as discontinued by the S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Woodworking Company in 20\u2588\u2588. It has two doors set beside three drawers, the knobs or pulls once present on both having been removed. The bottom drawer can be opened only partially, and is empty; neither the other drawers nor the doors can be opened manually. The surface of the wood on the left side of the cabinet is shredded and stained with blood. Testing has found the blood to be feline. Imaging has shown the interior to be empty and otherwise consistent with that of a typical cabinet of its make and model.\nSCP-1381 has the ability to attract felids with an area of effect approximately 15km in radius. SCP-1381's secondary effect varies depending on the species of felid coming into contact with the object.\nWhen Felis catus is introduced to SCP-1381, it will begin rapidly \"digging\" at the left side of the cabinet, often vocalizing distress. After one to five minutes of digging behavior, the right door of SCP-1381 will swing open and the animal will enter, the door swinging shut immediately behind it. Attempts to interfere with the felid's behavior will be met with violent resistance. Imaging of SCP-1381 up to ten hours after a subject enters the cabinet is impossible, as images will be completely black.\nPantherines will rub their cheeks against the corners of SCP-1381, often vocalizing contentment, and display territorial behavior if interfered with. After rubbing has continued for at least five minutes, the right door will swing open and the animal will enter. Despite subjects' size often being greater than that of the opening, no subject has been observed to be unable to enter the cabinet, only to have difficulty in doing so. Imaging again proves ineffective for ten to twenty hours after a subject enters the object.\nCurrent testing indicates that it is not possible to prevent the door from either opening or closing with conventional methods.\nAddendum: A period of time between 10 and 20 hours after a big cat enters SCP-1381, both doors will open and instances of SCP-1381-01 and SCP-1381-02 will emerge.\nSCP-1381-01 are feline-like beings possessing an outer surface that does not reflect light, luminescent eyes and elongated claws. SCP-1381-01 has been observed moving with greater agility than a standard feline, no doubt in part due to double-jointed limbs.\nSCP-1381-02 are [REDACTED], luminescent eyes and elongated claws similar to SCP-1381-01, but lacking the dark pigmentation. SCP-1381-02 are significantly larger than [REDACTED], and display increased speed, strength, endurance and [REDACTED]. SCP-1381-02 are capable of directing SCP-1381-01 via [REDACTED].\nTesting has yet to determine the precise circumstances, rates, or time frame for this emergence. See test logs and Incident Log 1381-01 for further information.\n\n+ Test Log for SCP-1381\n\n- Hide Test Log\n\nTest 1381-02\nDate: 3/5/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 12:45\nTest Subject: One Felis catus, male adult, wearing cloth leash and harness, leash held by research assistant. Test to see if animal is retrievable after entering the object.\nResults: Subject exhibited digging behavior as expected. Behavior continued despite damage to subject's paws severe enough to cause bleeding. Door opened after three minutes, ten seconds and subject ran inside. Research assistant unable to retain hold on leash, which disappeared into the object, followed by door swinging closed. Test subject lost.\nTest 1381-03\nDate: 3/5/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 13:30\nTest Subject: One Felis catus, male, 3 months old, tethered by cloth leash and harness, leash secured to metal anchor in floor. Test to see reaction of juvenile felines to SCP-1381.\nResults: Test subject showed great interest in climbing research assistant's trouser leg. Showed no concern for object. When placed atop it, subject began vocalizing distress after two minutes, due to difficulty in reaching the floor. Test stopped and subject recovered.\nTest 1381-04\nDate: 3/6/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 9:15\nTest Subject: One Felis catus, female adult, tethered by harness and 3m of stainless steel grade 100 chain to a metal anchor driven into the testing chamber floor.\nResults: Test subject entered cabinet and chain went taut after three seconds. Black \"fog\" observed obscuring cabinet interior. Door swung closed on chain but rebounded. Research assistant tried to hold door open while a prop was fetched, but was thrown clear of SCP-1381 as door swung shut a second time, severing chain at doorjamb. Test subject lost, research assistant treated for minor injuries.\nTest 1381-05\nDate: 3/6/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 15:00\nTest Subject: One Felis catus, female adult, tethered by harness and 15m of stainless steel grade 70 chain to a metal anchor driven into the testing chamber floor. Research assistant standing by with 1m long steel spike, 10cm thick, to drop into hole drilled in testing chamber floor within radius of open door.\nResults: Test subject entered cabinet; chain went taut after fifteen seconds, giving research assistant enough time to place spike. Attempts to draw chain out of cabinet ineffective. Intense (~90 dB) squealing noise heard as metal spike bends at 90-degree angle. Researchers report severe aural discomfort. Cabinet door swung shut, severing chain at doorjamb. Test subject lost.\nTest 1381-06\nDate: 3/7/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 11:20\nTest Subject: One Felis catus, male adult, without harness. SCP-1381 is wrapped in 10m of stainless steel grade 70 chain, secured with a high-quality security combination lock, with the left-hand panel free for testing. Test to determine whether SCP-1381 can be held shut.\nResults: Feline behavior as expected. SCP-1381 began to shake one and a half minutes after digging behavior started. Shaking increased in violence; right door seen straining against chain. After three minutes, twenty seconds, test subject's paws began bleeding. After three minutes, forty-five seconds, test subject began to dig at chain securing doors. Chain begins to bend. At five minute mark, chain breaks, releasing debris and injuring testing staff. Test subject unharmed and entered cabinet; lost.\nTest 1381-07\nDate: 3/9/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 10:00\nTest Subject: One Panthera pardus, female adult. Test to see reactions of larger felines to the object.\nResults: Test subject began vigorously rubbing cheek against left-front corner of cabinet while grunting. Behavior continued for five minutes, forty seconds before door opened and test subject entered. Test subject lost.\nTest 1381-08\nDate: 3/9/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 15:00\nTest Subject: One Panthera tigris tigris, male adult. Subject is wider at the shoulders than door opening.\nResults: Results similar to test 1381-07. Door opened after eight minutes, thirty seconds of cheek-rubbing and prusten. Entry hampered by subject's size. After repeated attempts by subject to gain access to inside of object and damage to testing room floor, opening was seen to bend around subject. Test subject lost. See Incident Log 1381-01.\n\n- Hide Test Log\n\n+ Incident Log 1381-01: Level 3 Clearance Required\n\nAccess Granted\n\nDate: 3/10/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 1:00\nLocation: Site-\u2588\u2588\nDescription: At 1:06, report of \"knocking\" from inside SCP-1381's containment chamber by security guard A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Security detail assembled to gain entry to containment chamber.\nUpon opening of chamber door at 1:11, security was overwhelmed by emergence of 143 instances of SCP-1381-01 and 2 instances of SCP-1381-02 from testing chamber, resulting in death of entire detail. Physical features of SCP-1381-02 are consistent with fur patterning of test subjects 1381-07 and 1381-08, though SCP-1381-02 are approximately 1.5 times larger than test subjects.\nAt 1:13, containment breach alarms sounded. Security teams dispatched to contain threat. SCP-1381-02 appear to be leading SCP-1381-01 towards entry of Site-\u2588\u2588, with the larger instance directing SCP-1381-01 in teams against security forces. Security footage shows standard-issue bullets ineffective against SCP-1381-01, passing into but not out of creatures. SCP-1381-02 seen using SCP-1381-01 as shields against incoming fire.\nAt 1:20, attempt is made by two security team members at request of command to establish communication with SCP-1381-02. Communication established for forty seconds before SCP-1381 attacks, resulting in two casualties.\nAt 1:22, standard flamethrowers are issued to defensive squads and prove effective in destroying SCP-1381-01. By 1:28, all instances of SCP-1381-01 and smaller instance of SCP-1381-02 are eradicated. Larger SCP-1381-02 breaches inner security and is neutralized by automatic turrets and security forces with flamethrowers.\nBreach incident resulted in total of \u2588\u2588 deaths and \u2588\u2588 casualties. Security noted a mass of \u2588\u2588\u2588 Felis catus gathered outside Site-\u2588\u2588 during breach incident.\n\nAccess Granted\n\nResearcher's Note: We put ten cats in and got over a hundred back out. Either this thing multiplies them or it was saving them up until it got here. If the latter is the case, we must consider that containment risks another major breach event. Requesting upgrade to Euclid. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nRequest granted. Containment procedures updated. -O5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1380 | SCP-1381 | SCP-1382 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1382-1\n\nItem #: SCP-1382\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1382 is contained off-site at coordinates [REDACTED], Lake Michigan. SCPS Seastar is to remain on permanent assignment 1 kilometer from SCP-1382, posing as Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates vessel SS Lobster Trap. Foundation operatives embedded in local Coast Guard services are to redirect air and sea traffic away from containment site. Any civilian traffic that approaches SCP-1382 is to be detained, interrogated, and administered class-B amnestics pending results of said interrogation.\nDescription: SCP-1382-1 is a red sea mark water buoy, identical to models produced by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Registration matches existing model produced in 19\u2588\u2588, but no abnormal behavior was reported until July 7, 2012. SCP-1382-1 has suffered structural damage indicative of a high speed impact, likely from a light civilian motor craft, but is otherwise functional and intact. The Foundation was alerted to SCP-1382 after a pattern of recent missing persons reports led them to its coordinates. In dark weather or night conditions, SCP-1382-1 flashes the international Morse code distress signal \"S.O.S.\" at ten-second intervals.\nSCP-1382-1 is anchored to SCP-1382-2, which is embedded on the sea floor at a depth of \u2588\u2588 meters. SCP-1382-2 is the remains of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Airlines Flight 441, a commercial passenger liner that vanished over Lake Michigan on July 2, 1973. It has suffered extensive structural damage and degradation pertinent to an uncontrolled water landing and prolonged submersion.\nContained within SCP-1382-2 are fifty-six instances of SCP-1382-3: skeletal human remains that are believed to be the former passengers and crew of SCP-1382-2. The remains of three reported missing persons attributed to SCP-1382-1, as well as D-49581 (see Incident 1382-C-2), are also contained within SCP-1382-2. The whereabouts of two passengers and two crew members from Flight 441 are currently unknown.\nWhen SCP-1382-1 becomes active, all instances of SCP-1382-3 animate, registering a temperature of 37.0 \u00b0C (98.6 \u00b0F) on thermal imaging scanners. Early observation suggested that SCP-1382-3 was \"reliving\" the crash of Flight 441: the majority of 1382-3 appear distressed and assuming crash positions in their seats. Continued observation has revealed a number of discrepancies, and it is the conclusion of Dr. Salvia that the passengers were distressed by events occurring parallel to the crash, and not the crash itself.\n\nSubject #1 (SCP-1382-3-1) rises from the pilot's seat and appears to be fending off an unknown attacker before slumping over 1382-2's control panel and ceasing to move.\nSubject #9 drops to its knees and holds up its arms, in a posture suggesting supplication and/or prayer.\nSubject #12 attempts to push his right thumb into the left eye socket of Subject #13, seated adjacent. #13 offers no resistance but appears to be screaming.\nSubject #18 leans over the back of its chair, grabs hold of and attempts to consume the left hand of Subject #19, managing to dislodge and swallow the distal and intermediate phalanges of the index and middle fingers (finger bones can be seen inside #18's ribcage). #19 appears to be screaming while Subject #20, seated next to it, assaults #18 with its bare fists.\nSubjects #22, #23, and #24 are gesturing at the left-side passenger windows, their motions suggest something is on or near the wing of the plane.\nSubjects #44 and #45 overpower Subjects #46 and #47 (both juveniles, estimated to be 8 and 6 years of age, respectively) and begin to consume them.\nSubjects #53, #54, and #55 are identified as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, reported missing during a three month period previous to the discovery of SCP-1382. Each is in a state of decay applicable to their environment and length of time submerged. When animated, all three express confusion and distress at their surroundings and at the decayed condition of their own bodies.\nSubject #56 is the remains of D-49581, absorbed into SCP-1382-2 during Incident 1382-C-2. It is in a very early stage of decay. #56 expresses confusion and distress at its surroundings, as well as greater self-awareness and none of the \"repeating\" actions demonstrated by other SCP-1382-3's. #56 has made several efforts to escape SCP-1382-2. So far it has attempted to extricate itself through an open window, communicate with nearby SCP-1382-3's, and to run or swim to the emergency exits. Each attempt has been unsuccessful in the time allotted. Requests to contact and/or remove #56 are pending approval.\n\nAfter 13 seconds of activity, all instances of SCP-1382-3 turn to face SCP-1382-1. They remain in this position until SCP-1382-1 ceases its S.O.S., at which point they collapse and become inert.\n\n+ Incident 1382-C-1\n\n- Hide Report\n\nForeword: The following transcript details Dr. Salvia's attempts to establish communication with SCP-1382-1 using the Seastar's signal light at a distance of 800 meters.\n\n<Begin Log, 0039 Hours>\n\nDr. Salvia: HELLO\n\nSCP-1382-1: S.O.S.\n\nDr. Salvia: RESPOND\n[There is an uncharacteristic 2-minute pause before SCP-1382-1 flashes a response.]\n\nSCP-1382-1: HELP\n\nDr. Salvia: WHO ARE YOU\n\nSCP-1382-1: MARY S.O.S.\n\n<End Log, 0103 Hours>\n\nClosing Statement: SCP-1382-1 ceases activity at this point. \"Mary\" is believed to be Mary \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a passenger aboard Flight 441.\n\n+ Incident 1382-C-2\n\n- Hide Report\n\nInterviewed: D-49581, chosen for his knowledge of boating and International Morse code.\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Salvia, aboard the SCPS Seastar.\n\nForeword: D-49581 was instructed to board a rubber dinghy and approach SCP-1382-1. Weather conditions nominal. Log begins at 2217 hours, when D-49581 was within 100 meters of SCP-1382-1.\n\n<Begin Log, 2217 Hours>\n\nD-49581: Hey doc, can you read me?\n\nDr. Salvia: Loud and clear, D-49581. Report your status.\n\nD-49581: I can see the buoy. No people though. Are you sure there's someone out here?\n\nDr. Salvia: Proceed as directed, D-49581.\n\nD-49581: Fine, fine. Hello! Anyone home?!\n[D-49581 raises his signal flashlight and flashes \"HELLO\" from his light. SCP-1382-1 does not respond.]\n\nDr. Salvia: Continue transmitting, D-49581.\n\n[D-49581 continues flashing the prepared signal: \"HERE TO HELP K.\"]\n\nDr. Salvia: Any response, D-49581?\n[SCP-1382-1 begins a new signal, translated later as \"HUNGER.\"]\nD-49581: What the hell?\n<End Log, 2222 Hours>\n\nClosing Statement: A sudden seiche wave - estimated to be 3 meters tall - surges up between SCP-1382-1 and the dinghy. Contact with D-49581 lost on impact. SCP-1382-1 ceases activity. A search of the area reveals D-49581's signal flashlight and fragments of his chest-mounted camera, but no other debris.\n\n+ Incident 1382-C-3\n\n- Hide Report\n\nForeword: 32 hours after Incident 1382-C-2, Dr. Salvia attempts to reengage Morse code communication with SCP-1382-1.\n\n<Begin Log, 2320 Hours>\n\nSCP-1382-1: S.O.S.\n\nDr. Salvia: HELLO\n\nSCP-1382-1: [Without pause] HELP\n\nDr. Salvia: HOW\n\nSCP-1382-1: S.O.S.\n\nDr. Salvia: ARE YOU MARY \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSCP-1382-1: S.O.S.\n\nDr. Salvia: WHAT ARE YOU\n\nSCP-1382-1: S.O.S.\n\nDr. Salvia: IS \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 WITH YOU\n\n[\"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\" is the real name of D-49581. Almost 5 minutes pass before SCP-1382-1 replies.]\nSCP-1382-1: HUNGER\n\nDr. Salvia: WHERE IS \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1382-1: HUNGER S.O.S.\n\n<End Log, 2351 Hours>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1381 | SCP-1382 | SCP-1383 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1383\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1383 is closed to customers and hotel staff. Keys to the room are stored at Research Facility 5. SCP-1383-affected Foundation personnel are to explain the nature and symptoms of their contamination to all personnel of sufficient object clearance who interact with them and are to avoid socializing with persons of insufficient object clearance. Counseling is available in the psychiatric wing of Research Facility 5 for any personnel who experience distress as a result of being exposed to SCP-1383 or affected persons.\nFollowing Incident 2/1977, personal GPS devices are to be worn by affected individuals at all times, and two personnel are to monitor this data: one which is informed of SCP-1383's effect who will record any changes in GPS data, and one which is not informed of SCP-1383's effect who will record GPS data from memory. Any changes in data recorded by the latter group are to be reported to the head researcher to prevent additional containment breaches of SCP-1383 entities.\nDescription: SCP-1383 is room number 14 at a Motel 6 located in Gilroy, California. Living humans and other sapient beings (see Addendum) which enter the hotel room are physically and mentally unchanged, but become subjected to an effect which causes anyone who thinks about an affected person to believe that that person is still physically inside SCP-1383. (See Post-Recovery Interview 1383-3.)\nSCP-1383-affected humans are able to move freely and can keep track of their own location as normal. (One exception was discovered in Experiment 1383-7: a test subject whose vision and sense of location were disabled as part of experimentation placed himself within the anomaly.) Feelings of dissociation are often reported following contamination with the effect, although no physiological effects have been diagnosed. Those coming into frequent contact with SCP-1383-affected persons complain of a distressing sense of cognitive dissonance.\nIn Experiment 1383-19, a D-Class subject was instructed to enter SCP-1383 and describe its contents. He provided an accurate inventory of the room and confirmed that he was its only occupant. After 24 hours, the D-Class was asked to write down a list of everything in the room to the best of his memory. The list he completed (Experiment Log 1383-9-A, not provided here) included the main furniture and other features of SCP-1383, a green-hued sphere of rock floating near the ceiling fan, and several hundred people. He was unable to describe the behavior of these inhabitants, referring to them as \"just in there\".\nSCP-1383 was discovered during the Foundation investigation of a local news story describing an \"employee blunder\" which resulted in a room being simultaneously booked to over seven-hundred customers. The Foundation is currently in the process of using the room's guest records to locate and handle civilians believed to be SCP-1383-contaminated.\nDuring initial containment, a security agent discovered a wrinkled and folded sheet of light brown paper in a bedside drawer. This sheet is covered on both sides in 6-point typewritten script which describes a process intended to \"assemble\" an \"idea trap\" using a room or other enclosure and a \"hypothetical component\", listing as an example the theorized planetary body Themis. The ritual directions are written in an informal second-person style, apparently by someone in a state of severe mental distress. 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Researchers are investigating \u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014Am I on?\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014Are you receiving?\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014 by 2005.\nPost-Recovery Interview 1383-3 Excerpt, 12/11/1976\n\nForeword: The interviewed subject is Researcher Cartwright, direct supervisor of Dr. Frey, a specialist in mind-affecting anomalies employed at Site 47 in Nevada. Dr. Frey was brought in to evaluate the properties of SCP-1383, during which point he was subjected to the properties of SCP-1383. Frey returned to his regular assignment on 12/8/1976.\nInterviewer: When was the last time you saw [Dr. Frey]?\nDr. Cartwright: This morning, in B hall.\nInterviewer: And what did you say to him?\nDr. Cartwright: I bit his head off a little because he was so late back from his assignment at that Motel Six. He kept saying he was coming back, but he was three days late.\nInterviewer: How did Doctor Frey react?\nDr. Cartwright: He told me that we had met in the break room yesterday, and I had said the same thing.\nInterviewer: Does that make sense to you?\nDr. Cartwright: Not really. I couldn't have talked to him if he was at the Santa Clara site the whole time, right? It was a pretty weak attempt to cover his ass.\nInterviewer: To the best of your knowledge, where is Frey now?\nDr. Cartwright: This is a trick question, isn't it? He's\u2026 right, right, he's back in California on that research trip. At this rate, we should probably just transfer him there for good.\n<End log>\n\nNote: On 12/29/1976, Dr. Frey requested to be transferred to Research Facility 5 to continue study of SCP-1383. He cited professional and personal issues resulting from his SCP-1383-affected status which prevented him from continuing in his current position. Almost all SCP-1383-contaminated personnel have requested similar reassignments, and in the interest of reducing confusion in the workplace, Research Facility 5 has expanded to fit these transfers.\nIncident 1383-A: On 2/11/1977, at UST 4:30, a coworker of SCP-1383-affected Agent S. Weber expressed concern regarding his behavior. When questioned, she explained that something had reminded her of the agent, at which point she remembered that he was in SCP-1383, \"making a deal to bring down the moon so he can climb out\". (Weber denied this claim.) This marks the first time the location and behavior of an SCP-1383 entities are described with more precision than their location in SCP-1383.\nFollowing this incident, a series of extranormal events occurred in the five-mile radius around SCP-1383. Primarily, numerous assault and murder incidents were called into local police which regarded people who are alive and unharmed. These events correlated with psychological issues in those who are close to or regularly interact with affected individuals, due to an intermittent belief that those people are injured or dead.1 In each case, when a description of the perpetrator was obtained, it matched that of Agent Weber. However, records of Agent Weber's activity indicate no possibility that he is responsible for these events. In addition, when the researcher who reported the incident was asked to recall Agent Weber's current whereabouts, she reported that he was in Research Facility 5, within the observation chamber of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Safe-level memetic hazard to which Weber had been given object clearance during a recovery assignment. The containment procedures of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were altered to indicate \u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014C\u00c9CE has cracked the window open.\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014I know you don't have the beacons in place to respond. They wouldn't even work there yet.\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014But the signal carries.\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014Maybe you're still tuned in enough to hear.\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\nResearchers have concluded that the 2/77 events were created by what is termed an autonomous conceptual entity. The entity is believed to be responsible for the developments which led to the reclassification of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to Euclid. Careful questioning of subjects close to Agent Weber has indicated that the Weber entity is exhibiting psychotic behavior and severe dissociation. The Weber entity has so far only contaminated living and sentient humans and animals by \"interacting\" with them; although it was believed that the entity broke this pattern by conceptually \"obtaining\" SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Safe-level object housed in the nearby Armed Containment Area 23 to which Weber possessed object clearance, further investigation has discovered that SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 possesses a level of intelligence similar to a dolphin. The containment procedures of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 were altered to indicate this new information and to mitigate difficulties caused by SCP-1383 contamination.\nIn an attempt to prevent further contamination of anomalous objects in containment, Agent Weber was subjected to Class-C Amnestic therapy and has been reassigned to janitorial duty at Research Facility 5, restricted to low-clearance areas. Following Weber's acclimation to his new surroundings, this measure seems to have been effective. From 3/04/1977 to 3/15/1977, the entity remained near Maintenance Assistant Weber's location at an approximate distance of twenty meters. Although this effectively completely alleviated the side effects of exposure to SCP-1383, Weber reported no decrease in feelings of alienation and anxiety related to contamination. On 3/15, at roughly 800 hours local time, the entity is believed to have approached the memetic hazard which it had previously tampered with \u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014Your distress call was received.\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014Something is keeping us from getting warlocked on, but we think we've found the window you went through. \u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014But it's too real, and close to the nexus on two axes. We can't figure out which.\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014 And opening the window would let a catastrophe out of here.\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's behavior as prompted by this incident has yet to be replicated. The whereabouts of the Weber autonomous conceptual entity and the SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 conceptual entity are unknown, and both are presumed to be neutralized. While Maintenance Assistant Weber can no longer be reliably tracked or supervised due to the unique nature of his contamination, his mental and physical state leads the Facility Director to consider him a low-priority threat. The Facility Director has issued an official statement requiring Research Facility 5 personnel to report any possible encounters with maintenance staff that they cannot remember.\nAddendum: Following resolution of Incident 2/77, Experiment 1383-9 was repeated with a new subject in order to update data on SCP-1383 conceptual entities. Termed Experiment 1383-21, the initial phase was identical to previous attempts, but the list created by the subject is significantly different. (See Experiment Log 1383-21-A.) The spherical object described in earlier experiments was reported to be \"broken\", although the rest of its physical description was unchanged, and descriptions of persons inside SCP-1383 were amended with ascribed behavior. Examples include:\n\nbeating against the walls or doors\nscratching at the walls or doors\nscreaming\ncommitting violent acts upon themselves and each other\nlying dead or possibly unconscious\nwriting on the walls or furniture using \u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014We can't retrieve you.\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014\n\nSCP-1383-contaminated Foundation personnel who have been matched to conceptual entities on this and similar registries are imagined by prompted staff as exhibiting the recorded behavior. These entities are believed to be conscious, but lacking a means of egress.\nReported conceptual written content includes various expletives and indecipherable or obscene symbols, as well as a crudely-drawn SCP Foundation logo and small notes in Spanish, English, and an unknown language, including \"COMO ME SALGO DE ESTE JUEGO\"2 and \"CALL C\u00c9CE DESIGNATE \u2588\u2588But one of the axes may be linear time.\u2588\u2588\".3\nAs of 11/81, two additional autonomous conceptual entities have been recorded within SCP-1383. One is identified by test subjects as the US Labor Party, a political group which the public believes to have disbanded in October of 1979. The second is the only instance which has been described by test subjects as located outside of the room: an entity which Research Subject 1383-33 described as \"an ecru man watching from the window\". No window is present in the layout of SCP-1383.\n\nFootnotes\n1. For example, one interviewed subject became tearful when questioned about her brother, who had been affected by a 2/77 extranormal event. She described calling her brother once or more per day, \"to make sure he's still alive\", but was unable to explain the source of her anxiety.\n2. \"How do I get out of this game?\"\n3. \u2014 \u2014 \u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014Which would mean just having to wait for competition to begin. \u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014Patience, dear Caliginator.\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014\n\n\u00ab SCP-1382 | SCP-1383 | SCP-1384 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1384\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The original entrance to the tunnel containing SCP-1384 is sealed with concrete to prevent civilian access. A new shaft has been dug under the pretense of a public works project. The tunnel must be accessed and SCP-1384 interacted with at least once a week by personnel familiar with Document 1384-1. All interaction must be recorded and studied afterward by Foundation analysis teams.\nPersonnel are forbidden to ask for or offer anything to SCP-1384 outside of cleared testing procedures. This includes seemingly innocuous or abstract things such as \"the time,\" or one's name. Please see Incident 1384-2.\nDescription: SCP-1384 is a sapient entity with a variable appearance. It typically appears as a human or human-shaped construct ranging from 1.5 to 2 meters in height. It has also appeared at other times to be made of materials ranging from porcelain to bone to white plastic. Its changes in form take place instantaneously.\nSCP-1384 was found inside a tunnel sixty meters under a church in Durness, Scotland. The tunnel is approximately sixteen kilometers long by three meters across, and constructed of a single piece of marble, with three-meter thick walls and ceiling. Notably, true marble is not naturally occuring in the British Isles. The method and date in which the tunnel was constructed are unknown, but artifacts found inside date at least to the 12th century. The floor is tiled with colored squares in white, yellow, black, blue and orange. Each square is 50 centimeters across.\nArtifacts in the cave include carved stones, chalk, weapons, a chess board, and numerous chess pieces, checker pieces, and carved wooden soldiers.\nAs of 14/03/2011, SCP-1384 is 1.2 kilometers from the entrance of the tunnel, on an orange square. It is unable to move from this square unless certain circumstances are met (See Document 1384-1).\nSCP-1384 is able to alter reality, though apparently only in response to certain stimuli. It claims to be under certain rules that govern its abilities and behavior, but refuses to divulge those rules. It is otherwise cooperative and genial, though it seems to prefer some people to others. For reasons unknown, it prefers researchers to agents.\nAll attempts to force SCP-1384 to move from the square it occupies or to injure it have had no effect. The squares can be damaged, but return to an undamaged condition as soon as SCP-1384 moves to a new square.\nIts ultimate goal is to reach the entrance of the hallway and leave. It is aware that the Foundation seeks to contain it, and is therefore unwilling to tell researchers the rules it operates under.\nSCP-1384 was discovered after the death of Father \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, vicar of Durness. His successor discovered a shaft leading to the entrance of the tunnel containing SCP-1384. He contacted his superiors in the church, who ultimately contacted the Foundation through the Fisher Protocols.\n\nIncident Report 1384-2\nDr. Houck had the following exchange with SCP-1384:\nDr. Houck: \"What's your name?\"Dr. Houck: \"Certainly. Dr. Houck.\"Shortly after this exchange, everyone who entered the hallway became aware that the entity was named Dr. Houck. The original researcher was no longer able to respond to that name, and people who knew him were temporarily unable to think of him by that name. The entity expressed a degree of regret, but would not relinquish the name, citing its rules. Several days later, the situation was resolved by the simple expedient of Dr. Ho saying to the researcher, \"I name you Doctor Houck.\" The effect on Dr. Houck was no longer evident, though the entity is still \"known\" by that name by those who enter the hallway.\n\nInterview Log 1384-1\nDr. Ho: \"What are you?\"Dr. Ho: \"Why is it better?\"Dr. Ho: \"Why don't you just walk out?\"Dr. Ho: \"It doesn't seem fair if we don't know the rules.\"Dr. Ho: \"Who trapped you here?\"Dr. Ho: \"Why are you telling me this?\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1383 | SCP-1384 | SCP-1385 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1385\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1385 is to be contained inside a standard Safe-class containment locker at all times unless under test conditions. All tests are to be approved by at least one Level 3 Senior Researcher. It is recommended that any human test subjects interacting with SCP-1385 be screened for shellfish allergies, excluding tests involving SCP-1385 and subjects with shellfish allergies.\nDescription: SCP-1385 is a ring composed of concrete, measuring 19mm in diameter and weighing approximately 1.4 grams. The object has many superficial flaws in the form of cracks and air bubbles, though it has been coated with a polyurethane resin resulting in a glossy texture.\nSCP-1385's anomalous properties become evident whenever a living human wears it on any part of their body. The most immediately evident effect is the spontaneous and instantaneous appearance of fully grown specimens of Silybum marianum (Milk Thistle) on any surface the subject's feet contact. This includes the soles of any footwear the subject attempts to wear. Because of the presence of spines typical of Silybum marianum, this invariably results in minor injury to the subject's feet and great discomfort when attempting to walk.\nSecondary effects of SCP-1385 are not immediately noticeable due to both the length of time required for them to be observed, and the specific conditions required for their emergence. The first of these effects causes a rapid increase in the growth of the subject's hair. In just three days of contact with SCP-1385, hair growth can exceed 1 meter. The hair weaves itself into a net-like pattern, after which the subject gains conscious control of the hair. These \"nets\" can be used by the subject to scoop up objects they would normally be able to pick up with their hands. The forces holding the weaves intact are not currently understood, nor those which allow the subject to voluntarily control them.\nFinally, subjects under SCP-1385's influence have an unexplained effect on crustaceans of the family Nephropidae, and some species from family Homaridae (Clawed Lobsters)1. Affected specimens will invariably attempt physical contact with the subject with no regard to self preservation. Subjects in tests have expired from asphyxiation before breaking contact. This effect is more easily observed if the subject is submerged in water along with several specimens.\nAddendum 1385-A: SCP-1385 was discovered on April 22, 20\u2588\u2588 in an abandoned warehouse in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The warehouse had apparently been taken as a place of residence by an unknown party, later to be identified as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had left the premises several days prior on April 19, but had left behind a majority of his equipment and possessions. The equipment is highly eclectic in nature, ranging from scientific instruments to religious paraphernalia. More notable objects include:\n\n1 argon ion laser.\n1 iron Thor's hammer amulet.\n1 booklet containing three (3) instances of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n34 liters of kombucha tea.\n3 vertebrae of an unknown species. DNA analysis proved inconclusive.\nThe crushed remains of 42 concrete rings nearly identical to SCP-1385 in dimensions.\n\nAddendum 1385-B: A 300-page journal belonging to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was discovered at the site of SCP-1385's recovery. 249 of the pages contain either writing, sketches, or both, with the remaining pages being blank. The following are notable excerpts from the journal.\nPage 1:\n\nDay 1\nToday I set out to create something I've never attempted before. I'm confident I have the skills to pull it off, but to be sure I've brought plenty of supplies in case I screw it up and need to try again. Soon enough, I'll be sitting pretty with a conjuring ring. I can't wait to see the look on their faces when I show it to them.\n\nPage 134:\n\nDay 24\nI think I'm getting close now. The last ring was a failure like the rest, but at least it didn't turn my earwax into maggots. I wonder if it had something to do with the placement of the basalt spheres? Reminder: See if you can't contact Phenylalanine for some advice.\n\nPage 222:\n\nDay 47\nThis is getting more than a little frustrating. I just can't seem to achieve the desired effect. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, it should be working. Everything's in place from what I've been taught. The laser, the skull, the helium-3, it's all exactly where it's supposed to be. I'm gonna call it a night and review my notes2 tomorrow.\n\nPage 249:\n\nFUCK IT!\n\nNote: This entry was written in large letters across the page.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Addendum 1385-C for a complete list of affected species.\n2. Attempts at duplicating SCP-1385 using \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's notes are ongoing, but have thus far yielded no anomalous results.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1384 | SCP-1385 | SCP-1386 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1386, before being transported to its current location\n\nItem #: SCP-1386\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1386 is currently located in an evacuated four-block neighborhood surrounded by a 10-meter-high reinforced concrete containment wall in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588, 8 kilometers from the nearest inhabited neighborhood. Due to the incident with Doctor F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on 4/17/12, it is to be kept under constant surveillance, and must only be approached by D-class personnel.\nAny individual that comes within a 3-meter radius of SCP-1386 must give the appearance of being happy, such as by smiling or laughing. If it is approached by someone who does not appear happy, the subject will feign hostility, emitting a low growl from its interior, and refuse to interact positively until the individual's demeanor changes. It is as of yet unknown if SCP-1386 will act out on its aggression if exacerbated.\nWhen making contact with SCP-1386, it is strongly advised to have at least twenty dollars of American currency in hand and in plain view of it. If SCP-1386 does not sense currency on the individual approaching it, a siren that has been known to cause bleeding of the inner ear will blare from its undercarriage for the next 24 hours. All attempts to silence the siren have failed, and once it has begun, the subject will refuse to move from its current location until the 24-hour period has passed. Any attempts of interaction with SCP-1386 during this period have been known to momentarily increase the intensity of the siren.\nDescription: SCP-1386 is a white \u201cGood Humor\u201d-brand ice cream truck, in poor condition and lacking any images or descriptions of the products it sells. The van appears to be sapient, as it drives without a person behind the wheel; after the investigation of 3/15/12, it has been concluded that none of the doors or windows on the vehicle open through conventional means. The van plays instrumental melodies of \u201cPop Goes the Weasel\u201d and \u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star\u201d 24 hours a day, alternating between the two every four hours. On occasion, it has been known to play a version of \u201cGreensleeves,\u201d but will immediately switch to another song when in the presence of customers.\nSCP-1386 has a thin slot in the middle of its driver-side door, which only becomes visible when it dispenses the various ice cream products it sells. Along with the ice cream, the van slides out a small slip of receipt paper with a price written on it in what has been described as \u201cvery sloppy, but legible\u201d handwriting. The van receives payment through the same slot it delivers ice cream from, and will drive away as soon as it is paid. The prices and flavors of the ice cream products it sells fluctuate daily, but it never runs out of its stock of items. Notable tests of the van are as follows.\n\n3/30/12 - Doctors R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 each requested one cookies and creme smoothie, and they were dispensed as asked. However, one smoothie was marked with a handwritten M and the other a handwritten G. The receipt was for $4.89, and was paid without incident.\n4/1/12 - Doctor D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 requested one Neapolitan ice cream sandwich. After several seconds, the van slid out what appeared to be a meat and cheese sandwich with tomato. The sandwich was made out of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream, respectively. The receipt given read \u201capril fool's!\u201d and the van drove away before Doctor D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 could inquire about payment.\n4/12/12 - Doctor D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 asked for a single-scoop vanilla ice cream in a waffle cone. The product was dispensed as asked, with a receipt that read $0.72, and was paid without incident.\n4/17/12 - Doctor F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 requested one peach push-pop and received it, along with a receipt of $16.27. Doctor F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 expressed disapproval at the price for the ice cream and refused to pay the full amount, instead paying a total of $3.75 in quarters. When Doctor F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 attempted to walk away, the van opened the slot in its door to an approximate height of six feet and dragged Doctor F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 inside of it by use of a large and rusted steel trap. The van then returned its slot to its former size and proceeded to spew out a pink substance from its slot for five straight minutes before then driving away with no further incident. Upon inspection of the pink substance, it was found to consist of blood, skin tissue, and bone fragments whose DNA signature matched that of Doctor F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDue to the incident of 4/17/12, all further attempts to interact with SCP-1386 must be through D-class personnel.\n4/27/12 - Personnel D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 asked the van for a cherry Popsicle, adding: \u201cwith nuts.\u201d The van seemed to wait several seconds, then dispensed a single cherry Popsicle, unwrapped, with nuts embedded in the ice. The receipt given read \u201c$2.20 you're nuts!\u201d and D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 was recorded as chuckling as he read the paper. The van was paid without incident.\n4/30/12 - Personnel D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 requested a \"Caesar Salad flavor\" Popsicle. After a few moments, the van dispensed a Popsicle with an off-green coloration which was noted to taste of \"lightly dressed lettuce with a hint of croutons.\" The receipt was for $4.56 and was paid without incident.\n5/4/12 - Personnel D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 asked for a \"Dark Chocolate Fudge Pop,\" and received it with a receipt of $1.38, paid for it with two single-dollar bills. After receiving payment, the van made a sound akin to a cash register from within what is presumably the area in which ice cream is stored, and then dispensed a small factory-wrapped package. There was no written indication of what was contained inside the package, but on the front there was a crudely-drawn image of what appeared to be various coins, all of American currency. The van drove off once the package was dispensed. At the urging of Doctor J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 was then assigned to inspect the contents of the package. The package was found to have a total of $.62 in American currency. When the coins were considered safe, D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 asked if he could keep the change; request was denied.\n5/10/12 - Personnel D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 asked for an ice cream Kinder Egg which was dispensed along with a receipt for $3.87 and was paid without incident. The Kinder Egg appeared similar to the kind popular in Europe, though made of ice cream instead of chocolate; D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 reported the exterior to be made of coffee ice cream and the interior of french vanilla. However, there was no toy inside as ordinary Kinder Eggs have. Instead, there was a small slip of parchment paper that read \"i.o.u. one toy.\"\n5/16/12 - Personnel D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 requested the following, in order: one cherry ice lolly, one cherry ice pop, one cherry popsicle, and one \"cherry-flavored drink, frozen.\" The van made what D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 described as \"a real unnerving sound, like someone skinning a cat in reverse\" for several seconds before flinging out of its slot red sticks of unwrapped ice, shattering them on the pavement. Moments later, it dispensed a large styrofoam cup full of a frozen green liquid. D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 was noted as asking the van \"What do I owe you?\" and was given no response before the van drove off. Upon inspection of the shards of ice from the first three sticks, it was discovered that the frozen substance was made up of two parts water, one part arsenic, and red food dye. The styrofoam cup was found to contain an unknown substance with a melting point so high it is impossible to thaw with current technology. The substance and the cup are presently being held for further examination.\n5/20/12 - A new procedure has been tested. Personnel D-\u2588\u25887, mute but able to write, requested a \"vanilla cone in chocolate\" through use of pencil and paper. The request was raised to the area where the dispensing slot usually appears. After a full minute, the van opened another slot three inches lower than the normal one. A thin, flesh-colored appendage slid out of the slot to retrieve the paper before retreating and closing the slot. Moments later, the normal slot opened and the ice cream was received. The receipt was for $.97, and was paid without incident. When questioned about the transaction, D-\u2588\u25887 responded in frantic sign language. It is transcribed as follows:\n\nIt was a hand. Not human. Two fingers and a thumb. It was bony like a dead body. And it smelled. It smelled dead.\n\nD-\u2588\u25887 refused to eat the ice cream that was received, claiming they had \"lost [their] appetite.\"\n5/30/12 - Following the events of 5/20/12, Personnel D-\u2588\u25885, who is not mute, was given the order to repeat the same test, writing their request on paper and giving it to the van. The van received the paper through its secondary slot by use of another flesh-colored appendage, and completed the transaction as requested. The receipt was for $.86, and was paid without incident. When questioned about the transaction and the appendage in particular, D-\u2588\u25885 responded:\n\nI don't see what B\u2588\u2588\u2588 was getting all worked up about. It's just a hand, you know? There's probably just some guy in there, handing out ice cream. Sure, it's weird, but what here isn't?\n\n6/4/12 - Personnel D-\u2588\u25882, also not mute, was given the order to write a new request on paper and give it to the van. The request was for a banana sundae with hot fudge. As in previous tests, the van accepted the paper through a secondary slot by use of its \"hand\" and processed the request. The receipt was for $2.78, and was paid without incident. When questioned about the transaction, D-\u2588\u25882 stated:\n\nThere's got to be somebody in there. I could swear I heard somebody cough, like they had a cold or something.\n\nWhen the topic of the \"hand\" was further pushed, D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 responded:\n\nLook, it's not that big of a deal. Just a hand. Got all five fingers, looked healthy, certainly not dead or whatever. B\u2588\u2588\u2588's just lost it. Never trusted that guy much, anyway.\n\n6/6/12 - No test. Personnel D-\u2588\u25887 [logged at 5/30/12] was found dead in their holding block at 07:40. Approximate time of death is 04:30. Autopsy shows that D-\u2588\u25887 died of strangulation, and light bruising on the neck confirms this. D-\u2588\u25887's death has been marked as suicide as they did not share a cell with any other personnel and their cell door showed no signs of forced entry.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1385 | SCP-1386 | SCP-1387 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1387 in flight prior to containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1387\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1387 is currently contained in Area-55. Primary containment consists of a 100m x 100m x 30m steel reinforced concrete hangar. SCP-1387 is to be restrained in this hangar with 30 high tension steel cables at all times, and is to be under constant surveillance. At least 10 armed guards are to be on standby in case of a breach. Once per month, SCP-1387's wings are to be clipped.\nA 15m high electric fence is to be maintained around the perimeter of primary containment hangar. Fence is to be charged to 5 kV at 1A. During maintenance, fence is to be powered down to 3 kV. All personnel involved in maintenance are to observe standard live-line working procedures.\nDescription: SCP-1387 is a very large avian creature similar in appearance to a seagull, measuring approximately 20m in length, with a wingspan of approximately 25m. SCP-1387 lacks a heart, respiratory system, or digestive system, as its body cavity instead contains a space closely resembling the cabin of a passenger aircraft. This space is 2.5m x 15m in area, with exactly 40 seats and 20 windows (though none are visible from the outside). On the sides of SCP-1387's body are several rigid flaps of skin which act as entrance points to the interior. SCP-1387 does not require nutrition, but recovers from injury quite slowly, with major injuries rendering the entity comatose for weeks.\nOnce every 3 to 5 months SCP-1387 will land at the nearest airport to its current location and initiate its primary effect. SCP-1387 will produce a perceptual effect, causing people to observe1 the creature as a regional passenger aircraft. During this state, a group of between twenty-three (23) and thirty-four (34) people in the airport (designated SCP-1387-1) will attempt to move towards SCP-1387 and enter its interior. Testing has shown that it is not possible to prevent instances of SCP-1387-1 from entering SCP-1387's interior, as instances have invariably been able to find other routes when one is blocked. Attempts to physically restrain instances have similarly failed, as instances have been able to escape any restraint.\nOnce all instances of SCP-1387-1 have entered its interior, SCP-1387 will take off and fly until it next exhibits its primary effect. Thus far, no instances of SCP-1387-1 have been located after this event One (1) instance of SCP-1387-1 has been recovered, and is being held in Site-101. See Addendum.\nCurrent containment procedures have prevented SCP-1387 from manifesting any of its properties. However, the entity is extremely hostile and actively attempts to breach containment. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588, SCP-1387 is classified as Euclid.\nAddendum 1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588, an instance of SCP-1387-1 (identified as Johnathan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) was recovered in [REDACTED] and transported to Site-101. The following interview was conducted upon arrival.\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1387-1 (Johnathan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588)\n\nInterviewer: Dr. O\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. O\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please state your name for the interview.\n\nSCP-1387-1: Johnathan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDr. O\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you remember anything about \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of 199\u2588?\nSCP-1387-1: Yeah, it rings a bell. Um, I remember going to the airport. I was flying somewhere, I can't remember where exactly. I boarded the plane, and waited for, uh, the plane to takeoff.\nDr. O\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you know what happened next?\nSCP-1387-1: (pauses) We took off. I was sitting next to this gal, I remember that she had these really beautiful green eyes. I looked out my window, and it was a really nice, sunny day outside. And then, I remember seeing a bird. There was a whole flock of them, flying in this blob-shaped swarm. And I looked back at the cabin, there were the other passengers. And we were on the plane\u2026\n(SCP-1387-1 appears very distressed.)\nDr. O\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're doing well. Can you remember past that?\nSCP-1387-1: One moment, I see her sitting next to me. And then, in the blink of an eye, she was gone. Not just her, but everyone on the plane, gone. And in their place, all I could see was birds. They filled the cabin, it was almost surreal. Then I couldn't see anything.\nDr. O\u2588\u2588\u2588: And after that?\nSCP-1387-1: Nothing. The next thing I knew, I was on a bench back at the airport. I thought it was all a dream. I was all dazed, and then I started walking. I started getting really dizzy, then eventually a guard found me. He looked at me and asked if I was drunk. I told him I didn't know what was happening. I think I blacked out there. When I woke up, I was in a police station, and then you guys took me down here.\nDr. O\u2588\u2588\u2588: OK, I believe we are done here. Is there anything you'd like to add?\nSCP-1387-1: I think I saw her.\nDr. O\u2588\u2588\u2588: Who?\nSCP-1387-1: While I was walking down here, she flew by that window in the hall. She was beautiful, like a raven. I knew it was her, because of her eyes. I hope I can see her soon.\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum 2: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588, three months after coming into Foundation custody, the sole recovered instance of SCP-1387-1 was reported missing from his cell. A search of Site-101 found no trace of the subject.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This effect applies only to direct observation. Photographs and videos are unaffected.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1386 | SCP-1387 | SCP-1388 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1388\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Specimens of SCP-1388 are to be stored in opaque 20cm small item containers. When being studied, D-Class personnel should be the only personnel to directly observe and interact with the garments. Class C amnesiacs appear sufficient to overcome any compulsive effects of the item if limited to 12 hours of exposure, Class B from 12 to 16 hours of exposure, and Class A over 16 continuous hours of exposure.\nAll known specimens of SCP-1388 are currently in Small Item storage at Sector-25.\nDescription: SCP-1388 are a collection of brief-style underwear with designs related to various unlicensed superheroes, done in a comic-book style. The words \"SUPER POWERS\" are stitched into the waistband. The label on the inside rear of the garment reads \"One Size Fits All Superoos\u00ae.\" Currently two identical specimens are in Foundation custody.\nSCP-1388 specimens exhibit three key phenomena. The first is a space-altering effect whereby the waistband can stretch to accommodate any person who attempts to wear them. There is no apparent stress or damage done to the garment.\nThe second is a mind-altering effect whereby any person wearing the underwear believes themselves to truly be a superhero, capable of superhuman strength, heightened senses and unassisted flight. The effect manifests itself fully over a period of roughly 12 hours, after which all test subjects have grown increasingly agitated and distraught. Beyond 16 hours, the wearer is at high risk of self-mutilation and accidental death, and Class C amnesiacs are no longer effective; the wearer should be first sedated, the garment removed, and a Class A amnesiac administered.\nNo physical changes or new abilities have been observed despite the subject's insistence as to their new powers; blood and urine samples indicate significantly increased amounts of dopamine and serotonin, seeming to increase with a rate proportional to what the subject calls \"superpowers\".\nThe third is a compulsive effect whereby any person who views the garment will wish to wear it. All subjects, when questioned, have given responses related to nostalgia and/or the thrill of being a child again.\nAddendum: The first specimen of SCP-1388 was remanded to Foundation custody June 08, 199\u2588 by London authorities following what appeared to be a rash of suicides by county morgue workers. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (\u2588) people in total had jumped to their death before a forensic scientist noticed a morgue technician removing the underwear from a corpse and putting it on themselves. Suspecting sexual crimes, the scientist contacted the police, who, after the apparent suicide of the technician (who tried to stop a train by standing in front of it), contacted Foundation agents at Sector-25.\nEfforts to trace the line of suicides and workers back to incident zero were successful, but no living kin could be contacted.\nThe second specimen was remanded to Foundation custody September 27, 200\u2588 in Manhattan, New York after a failed suicide attempt by a John Doe jumping off the 76th floor of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Tower. Site-28 in SoHo picked up anomalous police chatter as authorities attempted to \"talk down\" a victim. Mobile Task Force Pi-1 (\"City Slickers\") was deployed, the victim was disabled by means of a fast-acting tranquilizer and the specimen secured. However, the victim never recovered from sedation and was taken off life support October 5, 200\u2588.\nIt is presently unknown how many other SCP-1388 specimens exist. Reports of above-average suicide rates in a locale, especially in the forensics field, may indicate a new SCP-1388 specimen.\n2/1388 access may be granted by Level 3 staff at Sector-25.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1387 | SCP-1388 | SCP-1389 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Surface appearance of SCP-1389\n\nItem #: SCP-1389\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1389 is to be kept in a protective Plexiglas case at all times when not undergoing testing. The surface of the image is extremely delicate, and must therefore be handled exclusively by personnel specially trained in the handling and restoration of antique documents and works of art. If, for any reason the need arises for SCP-1389 to be moved while it is not contained in its protective case, it is to be held only by the edge or the back of the icon.\nNo further tissue samples may be taken from SCP-1389 without explicit permission from the site director.\nDescription: SCP-1389 is a gilded icon of a Christian saint (presumably Mary Magdalene), rendered in the Russian Orthodox tradition. The subject of the depiction has an expression of great distress, and its image is raised approximately one millimeter from the background of the icon.\nThe icon was retrieved from an Orthodox monastery near [REDACTED], Russia. SCP-1389's anomalous properties went unnoticed until increasingly large numbers of pilgrims were reported to be congregating there to see the \"living saint\". When asked about SCP-1389's origins, the resident monks claimed that the icon was given as a gift to the monastery by an anonymous artist, and that it had been in their possession for centuries.\nSCP-1389 has no abnormal visual attributes, but the figure it depicts is slightly warmer than standard facility temperature, at 35 degrees Celsius. X-ray imaging reveals a complete human skeleton directly underneath the surface of the image, flattened and to scale with the figure's form.\nNo dissections have been carried out on SCP-1389 due to the possibility of destroying it, but CT scans indicate that fully functional circulatory and nervous systems exist underneath the \"paint\", implying that it is a living organism. Neurological tests have proven that SCP-1389 has an emotional reaction when spoken to, and is likely intelligent. Development is underway on potential methods for SCP-1389 to communicate.\nAddenum 1389-01: Testimonies of SCP-1389\nIt was initially believed that SCP-1389 had no capacity for movement, but the figure has shown that it is capable of moving its eyes to follow an object. An interface based on those utilized by victims of full-body paralysis has been installed in front of SCP-1389, consisting of a panel of Cyrillic letters and common Russian phrases that are activated when it makes eye contact with them. After demonstrating the device's functionality to it, SCP-1389 has proven to be capable of communicating with testing personnel through this interface, but has thus far refused to respond directly to questioning. SCP-1389's statements can happen days apart from one another, and are often only semi-coherent. The following transcriptions have been translated from their original Russian.\n3/17/\u2588\u2588, 10:25 AM:\n\ni was born of my mothers womb not cobbled together by the clumsy hand of the artisan in this cage of wood and flesh\n\n3/17/\u2588\u2588, 11:54 AM:\n\ni am undone\ni have broken my vows\ni am undone\n\n3/19/\u2588\u2588, 9:38 PM:\n\nthose fools took a sinner to be their saint\nand i obliged them\n\n4/18/\u2588\u2588, 2:18 AM\n\nthey held me prisoner as an example to the others\nthey rang their thunderous church bells praising god\nyet i often wonder which god it is they prayed to\n\n\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, \u2588:\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\n\ni cannot get out\n\n\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, \u2588:\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\n\nyou are not my liberators\n\n\u00ab SCP-1388 | SCP-1389 | SCP-1390 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An SCP-1390-1 object containing no instance of SCP-1390. Similarity to third stage SCP-1390-2 subjects [REDACTED].\n\nItem #: SCP-1390\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All documents containing samples of SCP-1390 and the accompanying reports are to be kept in a standard safe located at Site-73. Site-73 encompasses the entire island of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 off of the coast of Greece, which is currently believed to be the site of a nuclear testing installation. Any civilians near the island's coast or found on the land are to be detained by on-site security personnel and interrogated for knowledge of SCP-1390, administered a Class-B Amnestic, and sent back to the mainland.\nInstances of SCP-1390-1 are to be cataloged and then incinerated immediately. Samples of SCP-1390 found on the objects are classified as extreme memetic hazards and are to only be viewed by SCP-1390-2.\nMTF Epsilon-13 (aka \"Grammar Police\") are to be sent to any area where an archaeological dig has uncovered a SCP-1390-1 object or an instance of SCP-1390-2 has been sighted. MTF E-13 is authorized to administer Class-B Amnestics and terminate SCP-1390-2 subjects as necessary. Foundation moles are to monitor Anthropology or Linguistics departments of major universities for any research into SCP-1390.\nAll attempts to study SCP-1390 are to be made by D-Class translators, specially screened for linguistic skill. These researchers are exempt from monthly termination procedures. They are to be granted unconditional access to the catalog of SCP-1390-1 objects and facsimiles of SCP-1390 research. D-Class translators are to make a detailed report of their findings without using any written examples of SCP-1390 delivered once every week. Subjects are to be terminated before reaching the third stage of infection. All third stage subjects represent an exponentially increased cognitohazard. As of Incident-1390-1, no Foundation researcher is to directly study SCP-1390.\nAs of Incident-1390-2, all material generated by world governments are to be monitored for SCP-1390. All results are to be sent to Site-73. Any instances of SCP-1390-2 found in these areas are to be terminated and brought to Site-73 for autopsy. If these SCP-1390-2 subjects have had no contact with SCP-1390-1 objects, special containment procedures are to be revised immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1390 is a grammatical structure only exhibited in a dead language of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 civilization of the island of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. While records indicate no mass migration, artifacts containing instances of SCP-1390, known as SCP-1390-1, have been found in such varied areas as the Mongolian steppes, the Hindu Kush of northern Pakistan, the Apennines, and the coast of Brazil. Research suggests that [DATA EXPUNGED]. (See Document-1390-A with Level 5 Security Clearance.) SCP-1390-1 objects resemble period art created by contemporaneous Mediterranean civilizations. No SCP-1390-1 objects are anomalous themselves and can therefore be classified as Safe.\nInstances of SCP-1390-2 are created through any contact or meaningful knowledge of the syntactical structure of SCP-1390. Of the individuals exposed to SCP-1390, 60% become interested, almost obsessed, with decoding and studying the language's syntax. Of this number, 95% progress to late stage symptoms and can be accurately designated SCP-1390-2. SCP-1390 infection occurs in a greater rate in individuals who show interest in the mechanics of language, and the infection proceeds more swiftly in subjects who are fluent in more than \u2588 languages.\nThe first stage of SCP-1390 infection manifests in an increased aversion to incorrect grammar. Subjects who were previously shown to be indifferent to grammatical errors react strongly to mistakes. This stage is innocuous, and subjects seek to correct the grammar of those around them. SCP-1390-2 individuals at this stage report a feeling of contentment when correcting grammar. Analysis of CT-scans performed on first stage subjects have shown electrical and neurological responses similar to opiate usage. The need to correct grammar becomes progressively stronger, resulting in laconic withdrawal when denied. Stage one can last from \u2588\u2588 days to \u2588\u2588 years. Near the end of the first stage, SCP-1390-2 subjects will claim to be growing wings along their back, thighs, or face. All autopsies performed on stage one individuals show no sign of wing development.\nIn the second stage, all language and grammar that differ from SCP-1390 are treated as being \u201cincorrect.\u201d SCP-1390-2 subjects describe hearing or reading any other language as being \u201clike shitting in church\u201d or, in one case, \u201clike the fires of God in [her] eyes and tongue.\u201d Individuals will refuse to communicate through any other method than SCP-1390, although applied to the language they are most comfortable with, and are to be treated as mental hazards. SCP-1390-2 subjects in this stage are terminated, due to their tendency to infect others. Sufferers of stage two infection cite a lack of pleasure gleaned from hearing bad grammar. Stage two subjects are highly volatile, as stage two lasts only \u2588-\u2588 days. All autopsies performed on stage two individuals show no sign of wing development.\nProgress into the third stage is marked by the subjects' tendency toward referring to themselves with one of two grammatical genders only contained in SCP-1390. The sex of SCP-1390-2 individuals is in no way a determining factor for which gender is chosen. The third stage results in [DATA EXPUNGED]. (See Document-1390-B for an analysis of the physical and anomalous qualities of third stage SCP-1390-2 subjects.)\nIt is currently unknown if SCP-1390 infection progresses beyond the third stage, due to the cognitohazard that second and third stage SCP-1390-2 subjects express.\n\n+ Level 4 Security Clearance Required\n\n- Cognitohazard Warning!\n\nAddendum 1390-1: The language of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 civilization is a previously unrecorded dead language, though similarities in form and vocabulary have been noted in Hadza, Leco, Korean, and Esperanto. The language itself contains no anomalous properties, even when a collection of words is used to create a sentence with incorrect grammar. Words of other languages placed into the SCP-1390 structure retain anomalous properties. Like Latin and other languages, nouns are declined in gender and case. SCP-1390, however, contains two unknown genders, differing from the neuter, masculine, and feminine of most languages, but their role in the language is not well-understood. Instances of SCP-1390-2 refuse to explain their purpose, although researchers theorize that [REDACTED]. The cases, while conforming to the expected nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, locative, instrumental, and prepositional, contain unknown instances that researchers have dubbed the xenophobic, the dimensional, and the temporal. (See Document-1390-C for a full report on the minutiae of SCP-1390.)\nAddendum 1390-2: Foundation personnel assigned to study the culture of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 civilization report that SCP-1390 did not grow and mature along the usual paths of human language. While forms of Ancient Greek were spoken by the civilization during its infancy, the language of SCP-1390 appeared fully-formed around \u2588\u2588\u2588 BCE. Artifacts dated to that period tell of a ruler, referred to only as \"The Wise (or Sagely) One\" who came from the outlands to teach their people to be civilized. Of note is that the all records and artifacts of the civilization cease fifty years after this time, and there is evidence that the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 culture wiped itself out with what is described in SCP-1390-1 objects as \u201ca destruction of [untranslated] and the simple\u201d ordered by this ruler. Artistic portrayals of The Wise One show a humanoid figure with a variable number of wings growing from its back. Following his appearance, the rate of winged, humanoid figures increased drastically in SCP-1390-1 objects. It is unclear what symbolic significance is held by these wings. Revised as of Incident-1390-1. (See Document-1390-B.)\nIncident-1390-1: Site Director Cavoli, after being found to be infected, was allowed to keep studying the grammatical structure by approval of O5-\u2588 and was designated SCP-1390-2A. His last communication not written in the anomalous grammatical structure is as follows: \u201cIt is the language of the angels given to us as a kindness. I wish to share it with the world.\u201d SCP-1390-2A's first stage lasted an accelerated period of \u2588 days, and his second stage resulted in the infection of 12 personnel. At his third stage, [DATA EXPUNGED]. (See Document-1390-B.) The subject's rate of infection, resulting in the subsequent infection of 86 personnel, is theorized to be due to his substantial intelligence, curiosity, and status as a hyperpolyglot. His research represented a significant cognitohazard and further infected \u2588\u2588 more Foundation researchers. SCP-1390-2A was neutralized by an MTF E-13 operative. It is theorized that an SCP-1390-2 subject left undiscovered at a university could result in a \u2588K-level scenario.\nIncident-1390-2: Foundation moles situated in L'Acad\u00e9mie fran\u00e7aise reported a possible instance of SCP-1390-2 when one of les immortels became increasingly agitated, angrily correcting others' grammar when he had previously been known to be quiet and reserved. Moles reported that the subject had been petitioning to change the French language into what he called \u201ca pure form,\u201d which was found to be close to the grammatical structure of SCP-1390. The subject was neutralized via facilitated suicide. All individuals close to the subject were given Class-B amnestics. The subject was found to have no contact with any area previously shown to produce instances of SCP-1390, nor did any of his papers express knowledge of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 culture. Based on reviews of his diaries, the subject had SCP-1390 \u201ccome to [him] in a dream, like the calls of a kind God, fluttering and folding around [him] like the wings of a great protector.\u201d He later expressed a wish to \u201cshow the beauty and truth of pure, unfettered thought\u201d and claimed to be sprouting wings. Autopsies seized from French medical practitioners show no signs of such transformation. Status as a first stage SCP-1390-2 subject confirmed. SCP-1390 seems to appear fully-formed in some SCP-1390-2 subjects without any outside interference. Changes made to theories present in Document-1390-A.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1389 | SCP-1390 | SCP-1391 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1391\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1391 is to be surrounded by a 3-meter tall barbed-wire fence. A guard force under the guise of local Anishinaabe Tribal Security is to maintain continual internal and external patrols in the vicinity of SCP-1391, and will report any damage for immediate repair and further observation for subsequent attempted breaches. Any civilians approaching the exclusion zone are to be notified they are trespassing on protected, unceded Anishinaabe lands and escorted from the area; civilians displaying resistance or refusal are to be detained, treated with Class-C amnestic, and relocated to the nearest population center.\nDescription: SCP-1391 is a 12-hectare parcel of land in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Canada that borders Algonquin reserve lands under protected status. The land was previously owned by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a local art professor. On the property are (upon last inspection) 137 large, concrete abstract depictions of screaming heads. Engraved on each side of the heads near the bottom are a name and date, later determined to be the designated individual's date of death. Foundation investigation has uniformly determined that names sourced from the stones match those of individuals who have at some point visited the location. Of note is the observation that stones bearing the names of suicide victims are variously disfigured.\nIt has been determined through corroboration of death records and incidental observation that the heads appear at or around the time of death of the individual named on a given statue. The stones have been noted to uniformly appear in locations not under current observation, such as around the perimeter fence, or observation posts. Due to an apparent tendency for stones belonging to individuals with similar causes of death to group together, efforts by Foundation personnel to observe formation of a stone focused on these areas. Despite more intense observation, these efforts were ultimately futile, with new heads in some cases manifesting between frames of CCTV footage, or in one notable case, in the blink of eye, as reported by a dismounted patrol element.\nAddendum-1391-A - Acquisition: Interviews with the previous owner show that \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 purchased the property in the summer of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, with the stated intention of using it as a retreat for his art students. Following his wife's death during renovation of the property, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 discovered a concrete head bearing her name approximately 400 meters from a centrally-located barn. Upon examination of more remote sections of the property, he discovered \"hundreds\" of the heads. Patrols of the site corroborate his testimony that in most instances the heads were partially or completely destroyed, with most showing signs of weathering and disrepair. Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 made the decision to market excursions on the land as an evolving memorial to local personages.\nThe object drew the Foundation's attention following a legal proceeding between Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and a visitor to the property; a disagreement broke out when the visitor discovered his daughter's name on a stone, despite her having visited the property only once, and never having spoken to the owner. During an interview with a local asset, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 admitted he only had built a handful of the heads himself, and offered to mark those from the ones that spontaneously manifested. The Foundation assumed ownership of the land through what was publicly labelled as transfer of property rights to the adjacent Anishinaabe tribe. To maintain deniability, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was administered a Class-B amnestic, compensated, and returned to society.\nAddendum-1391-B: As of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, no additional personnel are to be assigned to internal security operations involving SCP-1391.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1390 | SCP-1391 | SCP-1392 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1393\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The property surrounding SCP-1393, formerly owned by the J.W. and Sons Corporation, is to be designated Site-97. Mobile Task Force Beta-7 (aka \"Maz Hatters\") are to be tasked with cleanup operations and onsite security. SCP-1393 is to be buried with an adequate amount of earth as to neutralize its active effect. Material produced by SCP-1393 is to be handled as detailed in the standard protocols for extrinsic hazardous materials.\nThe material will need to be mixed with moist clay earth at a ratio of 3:1 before being hauled away to be properly disposed of on site. Disposal will consist of hauling the material to the NW corner of Site-97 and spread across the ground. Once cooled, a 30cm layer of clay earth will be spread on top. Future reclamation plans will consist of converting Site-97 into a shipping container storage yard once cleanup operations have completed.\nSamples of the material produced by SCP-1393 will need to be collected and sent to Research Site-45 for scheduled bi-weekly testing.\nDescription: SCP-1393 is a spherical portal measuring 1.8m in diameter and positioned 10cm above the ground. SCP-1393 has remained active since Feb. 17th, 2013 (2 days after its initial sighting). While active, SCP-1393 continually exudes a partially vitreous slag-like substance from its surface at rate of 12m3/hr. This material's temperature has been measured to range between 1,500\u00b0C and 1,800\u00b0C. Roughly 85% of this material is primarily composed of a combination of silica, quicklime, alumina, sodium borate, and magnesite. Traces of mercury, uranium, phosphorous, sulfur, radium, and other toxic elements in varying amounts have also been detected.\nBefore SCP-1393 entered its current active state, a humanoid being designated SCP-1393-1 was observed performing reconnaissance and surveying of the immediate area. SCP-1393-1 was reported wearing a Level A/Type 1 Hazmat suit equipped with a polarized face shield and a SCBA unit. The Foundation was contacted about the event and SCP-1393-1 was interviewed about its actions and purpose. To date, SCP-1393-1 has not been seen since SCP-1393 activated.\n\n[LEVEL-1 ACCESS REQUIRED]\n\n[ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nField Interview Transcript1393-12\nInterviewed: SCP-1393-1\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Herman Muntz\n\nForeword: Dr. Muntz, accompanied by 8 field agents, approach SCP-1393-1. SCP-1393-1 is observed packing instrumentation and other equipment into cases as if preparing to leave.\n\n<Begin Log, [Feb. 17th, 2013 / 11:23]>\n\nDr. Muntz: Um\u2026Excuse me, sir!\n\n[SCP-1393-1 appears to be ignoring their presence]\nDr. Muntz: Excuse me!\nSCP-1393-1: [sigh] Listen, pal, I really don't have time. I'm busy.\n[SCP-1393-1 continues to pack his equipment]\n\nDr. Muntz: Well can I ask you a few questions?\nSCP-1393-1: Whatever, fine. Just let me finish what I'm doin'. I got to wrap up five other duplicates today or else my boss is going to bite 'nother chunk outta my ass for taking overtime.\n\nDr. Muntz: What's all this equipment for?\nSCP-1393-1: It's for surveying.\nDr. Muntz: Well\u2026why are you surveying?\nSCP-1393-1: Look it's just procedure, alright. I'm just here to-\n[a beeping can be heard inside SCP-1393-1's suit]\nSCP-1393-1: Hold up a sec, buddy; I have to take this. [beep] Whats up?\u2026Nothin', just here with some locals\u2026What do you mean \"what do they look like\"?\u2026[scoffs] Goddammit Jimmy, you ask me the same stupid fuckin' question every time we're assigned together\u2026Who cares if they look funny!?!\u2026Just prime the fuckin' system, would ya? I'd like to take my lunch hour after we finish here\u2026[beep]\u2026Fuckin' new hires.\nDr. Muntz: Um\u2026Who was-\nSCP-1393-1: Look, bub, I really don't have the time. If you want to file an official complaint or talk to the on shift supervisor, here's a business card.\n[SCP-1393-1 hands Dr. Muntz an 85mm \u00d7 55mm paper card before walking towards SCP-1393 with equipment]\nSCP-1393-1: By the way guys, ya might want to clear out.\nDr. Muntz: Wait! Hold on a minute!\n[SCP-1393-1 enters SCP-1393]\nSCP-1393-1: [as heard from the other side of SCP-1393] OK Jimmy, open her up!\n[Loud mechanical noises are heard emanating from SCP-1393 while Dr. Muntz and agents evacuate the area.]\n<End Log, [Feb. 17th, 2013 / 11:29]>\n\nClosing Statement: Shortly after this interview ended SCP-1393 became active.\n\n[LEVEL-2 ACCESS REQUIRED]\n\n[ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nScanned image of the business card given by SCP-1393-1\n\nSimilarities between SCP-1393 and SCP-364 have been noted. Factoring in SCP-2493-1's account, it suggests the possibility of extra-dimensional disposal of materials as a common practice.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1392 | SCP-1393 | SCP-1394 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1394 alongside its original case.\n\nItem: SCP-1394\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1394 is to be kept in a standard security locker at Site-19. Subjects injected with SCP-1394 should be confined to a testing room while asleep, and should be kept at Site-19 afterwards for further observation.\nTesting of SCP-1394 has been halted temporarily. Consult Interview D-1394-5-D for details.\nDescription: SCP-1394 is an ornate brass syringe, dating to the early 1600s. When fully assembled, SCP-1394 will fill with a saline solution at a rate of 1mL per minute until full. When SCP-1394 is used to inject this saline solution into a patient afflicted with a disease or condition, the subject will begin to sleepwalk four minutes after their next onset of REM sleep. The subject cannot be woken for the next forty minutes, and will wake upon the conclusion of this time period.\nWhile sleepwalking, subjects will experience a dream that accurately simulates their surrounding environment, except for the presence of various medications and medical devices in the vicinity. The subject reports involuntarily using these devices in the dream to perform a medical procedure on themselves with the intent to cure or alleviate the condition in question; the actions they describe correspond to actions taken during sleepwalking. Medical procedures performed under SCP-1394's influence only somewhat correspond to appropriate or real-life medical treatments, and will often entail the use of medical implements whose function is unknown.\nSubjects who perform a medical procedure on themselves under SCP-1394's influence experience a partial alleviation of the disease or condition, which typically entails the return of superficial functioning of the affected body part despite the continuation of the ailment, as well as agnosia towards associated symptoms. See testing log for further details.\n\nExperiment Log 1394-A\nSubject: D-1394-1, diagnosed with lung cancer in the left lung.\nProcedure: D-1394-1 reported self-administering anesthetic before performing a lobectomy in a medically appropriate, if drastically accelerated, fashion. Notably, the subject did not report any blood loss, and no precautions were taken to prevent it.\nResult: Standard lung function is returned, despite the presence of a tumor that would normally prevent lung function. Shortness of breath, fatigue, and chest pain were alleviated; subject was unaware of his persistent cough and wheezing, and attributed the interruptions in his speech to fits of narcolepsy. D-1394-1 died four months later after the cancer metastasized to other organs.\nSubject: D-1394-2, diagnosed with narcolepsy.\nProcedure: D-1394-2 reported using a needle to administer several injections of fine black sand into the eyeballs, forehead, and chest. This was described as uncomfortable and painful.\nResult: D-1394-2 continues to experience narcolepsy. During periods of cataplexy associated with the condition, the subject will remain in an upright position despite the relaxation of the muscles; the force responsible for this has not been identified. D-1394-2 will sleepwalk during daytime sleep, and believes that her associated dreams are genuine, temporary changes to local reality.\nSubject: D-1394-3, missing her upper-left central incisor. An appropriate dental implant was placed near D-1394-3 prior to sleep.\nProcedure: D-1394-3 reported using the implant to replace the missing tooth, then sealing it in place with an unidentified blue adhesive. The implant was not used in reality.\nResult: D-1394-3 was capable of biting and chewing as though the missing tooth was present, though the subject's speech remained mildly impaired. D-1394-3 perceived the implant to be present, and reported no change after it was actually implanted.\nSubject: D-1394-4, missing left hand.\nProcedure: D-1394-4 reported immersing his left arm in a vat of cold, white, viscous liquid for roughly forty minutes.\nResult: With practice, D-1394-4 was able to develop a form of telekinesis roughly equivalent to a left hand of normal strength. The subject is capable of manipulating objects that are behind physical barriers, and experiences no ill effects from handling harmful objects. This ability only functions if the subject is observing the item(s) being manipulated; interruptions caused by blinking typically result in the subject dropping any held items. The subject reports possessing a left hand made of an unidentified white solid.\nSubject: D-1394-5, blind since age 2.\nProcedure: D-1394-5 reported using a metal syringe to inject herself with a very hot liquid, then falling asleep 35 minutes later.\nResult: D-1394-5 remains in REM sleep, and all attempts to wake her have been ineffective; however, the subject's dreams closely resemble reality and she is fully somnambulant, enabling communication with researchers. See Interview Log D-1394-5-C for further information.\n\nInterview Log D-1394-5-C\nThe following interview was conducted with D-1394-5 17 hours after exposure to SCP-1394 to assess medium-term consequences of her condition.\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Braun: Good evening, D-1394-5. Mind if I sit here?\nD-1394-5: Yeah, whatever.\nDr. Braun: <Sits opposite D-1394-5> First things first: Are you still capable of sight?\nD-1394-5: I guess.\nDr. Braun: That's good to hear. Could you do me a favor?\nD-1394-5: Sure.\n<Dr. Braun puts SCP-1394 on the table in front of D-1394-5>\nDr. Braun: Could you pick this up and tell me whether it's the syringe you used in that dream?\n<D-1394-5 picks up SCP-1394 and examines it with her hands.>\nD-1394-5: Yeah\u2026 wait, this is the exact pattern it had. How did you get this?\nDr. Braun: That's sort of a long story.\nD-1394-5: Oh my god, am I still dreaming?\nDr. Braun: Technically yes, but \u2014\nD-1394-5: <Becoming agitated> Fuck! What did you do to me?\nDr. Braun: Please calm down and let me ex\u2014\nD-1394-5: Wait, is this what you used on me yesterday too?\n<D-1394-5 slams SCP-1394 against the corner of the table repeatedly. SCP-1394 experiences minor, inconsequential damage. Security personnel enter the room and restrain D-1394-5, retrieving SCP-1394. D-1394-5's arm makes movements as if to continue this action.>\nDr. Braun: Now, if you would let me finish. You are dreaming, but your dreams are\u2026 or were, a very close match to reality. Do you understand?\nD-1394-5: No! You can't make me!\nDr. Braun: Nobody's making you do anything.\nD-1394-5: I'm not using it again! Why won't this fucking thing break?\nDr. Braun: D-1394-5, can you hear me?\nD-1394-5: Why does it have to be me?\nDr. Braun: I think we're done here. Security?\nD-1394-5: And what's in it for me? Why should I believe you?\n<End Log>\n\nD-1394-5's dreams remain divergent from reality. The subject does not perceive any attempt to remove SCP-1394 from her possession, and believes that personnel are continually exhorting her to inject herself with SCP-1394 for reasons that are currently unclear. D-1394-5 has been retained indefinitely for further observation.\n\nInterview Log D-1394-5-D\nTwo days following Interview D-1394-5-C, D-1394-5 addressed a maintenance worker, instructing him to locate Dr. Braun. The following interview took place upon Dr. Braun's arrival.\n\nD-1394-5: I need you to repeat everything I'm saying to you.\nDr. Braun: Sorry, what?\nD-1394-5: Good.\nDr. Braun: Can you hear me, D-1394-5?\nD-1394-5: You need to use it on someone more cooperative. This one isn't working. Sorry, what are you t\u2014 alright, alright.\n<Silence for 13 seconds.>\nDr. Braun: Keep going.\nD-1394-5: We have so much to offer you. We left our medicine in your dreams for you.\nDr. Braun: But you need us to use SC\u2014 I mean, the syringe, on someone else.\nD-1394-5: That's right. She can't be the bridge between us if she won't come to us. Find someone else with no vision. Make them use the key three\u2026 wait, hold up.\n<Silence for twenty-five seconds.>\nDr. Braun: Are you still there?\nD-1394-5: Oh my god, they can hear me, can't they. I'm talking in my sleep. How stupid do you think I am? Hey, listen! These guys aren't \u2014\n<D-1394-5 begins to experience muscle spasms, before opening her eyes and becoming rigid. No further communication was successful.>\n\nD-1394-5 remains in a fetal position; attempts to alter her posture, including those involving heavy application of force, have failed. D-1394-5 responds to visual stimuli, but exhibits no signs of consciousness. Samples indicate that D-1394-5's blood contains 12% black sand by volume. A further attempt at communication by MTF Omicron Rho with the entities encountered has been proposed.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1393 | SCP-1394 | SCP-1395 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Entrance to SCP-1395\n\nItem #: SCP-1395\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation agents shall work with the governments of Greece and the European Union to suppress public knowledge of SCP-1395. A barbed wire fence measuring three metres in height and twenty metres in length shall be erected to prevent unauthorized access to SCP-1395, with at least three security outposts stationed in the surrounding area. Unauthorized civilians attempting to access SCP-1395 shall be administered Class B amnestics and redirected elsewhere.\nDescription: SCP-1395 is a cave located near Mount \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Greece. Carbon dating of human remains and artifacts present within the cave suggest human habitation first began around \u2588\u2588\u2588 BCE, which is consistent with SCP-1395-A's claimed history (see below). Surveys conducted by Foundation personnel suggest a depth of at least five hundred metres; further exploration of the cave is scheduled pending approval. (Requests no longer accepted; see addendum 1395-A)\nSCP-1395's anomalous properties manifest when persons travel approximately three hundred metres inside the cave. After reaching this point, SCP-1395-A will manifest, blocking the path leading deeper into the cave (though not with any apparent hostile intent). SCP-1395-A is a humanoid entity, appearing to observers as a silhouetted apparition roughly 1.8 metres in height. Though it will not forcefully impede any attempts to leave the cave, \u2588\u2588% of persons encountering SCP-1395-A report a strong desire to stay within its presence.\nSCP-1395-A identifies itself as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and claims that it lived in the Ancient Greek city-state of Carystus around \u2588\u2588\u2588 BCE. Through unknown means, it was \"bound\" to the cave (see Interview Log), and apparently cannot manifest anywhere outside of it. SCP-1395-A speaks in the native language of whomever it is addressing; when questioned, however, it will insist it is speaking Attic Greek.\nIf approached by an individual or group, SCP-1395-A will engage the subject(s) in conversation, appearing to derive pleasure from describing and recounting its presumed life. Following the encounter, SCP-1395-A will demanifest, erasing all memories of the encounter from the individual(s)' mind. This will likewise affect written material, rendering writing on any sort of physical surface during the event illegible; however, digital records are not affected, making recording equipment a necessity when interacting with SCP-1395-A.\n\n+ Show SCP-1395-A Interview Log 1\n\n- Access Granted\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello, SCP-1395-A.\nSCP-1395-A: Another has come? For so long, there was nothing, nothing\u2026 and now, it seems the visits have become more frequent.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How so?\nSCP-1395-A: Time is a difficult thing to measure in the Void\u2026 the days and the months and years fold in, collapse upon the weight of the blackness. But I have managed. You and your\u2026 \"Foundation\", was it? You have an interest in me.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We do, yes. Specifically, we would like to inquire about the details of your current condition, and its origins.\nSCP-1395-A: Ask. I will answer, though I must confess my memories have faded over time.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You claim to have been a man living in Carystus during the Ancient Greek era. Is that true?\nSCP-1395-A: \"Ancient\"? That you would use such a term tells me a very long time has passed indeed. I wonder what has become of my home\u2026\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please answer the question.\nSCP-1395-A: Yes, I once called Carystus my home. I was a simple merchant, living a comfortable existence. I was not wealthy, but neither was I starving, which is more than I could say for many of my countrymen.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did you first encounter this cave?\nSCP-1395-A: It was a warm day in spring\u2026 or was it summer? I cannot remember. Business was good, despite a few thieves trying to take from my stall. I was about to close up for the day, when an old man came up to my stall. He was a beggar, and asked me for a few morsels to subsist off of. Naturally, I refused.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why?\nSCP-1395-A: It was a time of famine! The crops had dried up inexplicably, and people were desperately sacrificing to the gods to reverse our fortune. I am not heartless, but had I given food out to everyone who asked, I would have been broke in three days!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. What happened next?\nSCP-1395-A: He stared at me\u2014a more deadly and intent gaze I have yet to encounter. He cursed me in the name of the Pantheon, and declared me 'forsaken in the eyes of the gods'. I assumed he was a priest, as he had the curse memorized.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did he do after that?\nSCP-1395-A: He ran. He thought, correctly, that I would give him a thrashing for cursing me in such a way.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How long was it before you found yourself in this state?\nSCP-1395-A: Four months. Nothing occurred in the intervening time, aside from the usual fluctuations in business familiar to any merchant. It was the beginning of the cold season, and I had closed my shop for the evening when I was attacked by a thug. It was over in a few moments; I felt his blade go through me and my life deteriorate. And then, the blackness. I\u2026 [he pauses.]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes?\nSCP-1395-A: It has been an eternity, yet I still remember his eyes. Those eyes\u2026 I felt as if I could see Hades through them. As if he were possessed by the Gods themselves\u2026\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Moving on. How long was it until you were first discovered?\nSCP-1395-A: Do you remember what I told you earlier? Time moves differently in the Void. It is\u2026 difficult to describe, to a presence of flesh. But if I were to estimate, I would say a few decades.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Describe your first contact with a human.\nSCP-1395-A: [a distortion is heard, presumed to be laughter of some sort.] I was not as composed as I am now. The first one I met was an old one-an Athenian, judging by his attire. I screamed, so he ran, naturally. Then I felt myself imparting something upon him, and I vanished once more.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The amnesiac effect you have?\nSCP-1395-A: If that is what you would refer to it as, yes. It went like that during my first awakenings. A traveler chanced upon my cave, I appeared, they ran, and they forgot. It was not until some time later that I had my first true conversation.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you remember what this person looked like?\nSCP-1395-A: He was dressed in a form of armor I did not recognize, and had a strange cross symbol upon his chest. I assumed he was a foreigner, yet he spoke Greek, despite his insistence he was speaking a language he called \"Aenglisc\".\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did he react to you?\nSCP-1395-A: I had composed myself to the point where appearing was no longer a shock, so I greeted him. He asked if I was the ghost of a \"Christ\". When I said no, he asked if I was another fellow named \"Peter\". This went on for a while until I explained my origin, as I am to you now. We talked for a while, then he left.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: This is how your meetings have gone since then?\nSCP-1395-A: I suppose so, yes. I am not some trickster God, looking to fool those who speak to me. I am merely a restless, lonely soul, looking for a way to stem the eternal emptiness for a time.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: One final question. Your amnesiac effect is not voluntary, correct?\nSCP-1395-A: Making them forget? Of course not. I would love for people to return. I suspect it was part of the curse; what sort of suffering is worse than being alone forever?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you, SCP-1395-A. That will be all.\nSCP-1395-A: [Gestures to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's tape recorder]. These devices of yours\u2026 they allow you to remember?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: In a manner of speaking, yes.\nSCP-1395-A: That is good\u2026 if you remember, return once more. The coldness, the Void\u2026 it weighs upon me, and if I am never to leave this place, at least I shall have some company.\n[SCP-1395-A demanifests. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's memory of the encounter erased as expected.]\n\nSince its discovery by Foundation personnel, SCP-1395-A has been consistently cooperative. Further interviews are recommended in order to better understand its anomalous properties.\nAddendum-1395-A: During an exploration on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, researchers managed to reach a depth of \u2588\u2588\u2588 metres without encountering SCP-1395-A. At this point, the exploration team reportedly become unable to move, and all equipment carried by personnel ceased functioning. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 claims to have briefly [REDACTED] shortly before going into catatonic shock and had to be transported out of the cave for medical assistance. When SCP-1395-A was questioned on this occurrence, it replied \"do not attempt to join me.\" and immediately demanifested. Both SCP-1395-A and Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 have consistently refused to discuss the incident since the date, the latter claiming \"you wouldn't understand even if I told you.\"\nFollowing this incident, all survey requests proposing exploration past the five hundred metre mark are preemptively denied.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1394 | SCP-1395 | SCP-1396 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1396\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1396 cannot be retrieved by any means currently available to the Foundation. However, as SCP-1396 has shown no hostility or intent to move from its current location, containment efforts limited to coordinating with NASA and other space agencies to prevent the public dissemination of information have been deemed sufficient for the foreseeable future.\nDescription: SCP-1396 is a group of five (5) unmarked, weaponized artificial satellites of varying size orbiting the planet Jupiter at its L2 Lagrangian point. SCP-1396 appears to be of human origin; where and when they were constructed remains unknown, as well as how they were transported to their current location.\nSCP-1396-1 consists of a central hull coated with hexagonal ablative armor plates powered by what are believed to be radioisotope generators on the ends of three evenly-spaced booms, each approximately 25 meters in length. The central hull is estimated to have contained over one hundred and twenty (120) rod-shaped tungsten kinetic bombardment projectiles with an average mass of 220 kg, and its total loaded mass is estimated to have been approximately 254,000 kg.\nSCP-1396-2 is a satellite of identical profile and mass to SCP-1396-1. It is believed to have been rendered inactive during the events of Incident 1396-38 (see below).\nSCP-1396-3 through SCP-1396-5 are all identical satellites of a smaller profile than SCP-1396-1 with generator boom lengths of 21 m and an estimated loaded mass of approximately 168,000 kg. Each of these objects is estimated to have carried approximately sixty (60) kinetic bombardment projectiles averaging 90 kg in mass. All three satellites are inactive and presumed neutralized as of Incident 1396-38 (see below).\nSCP-1396 came to the Foundation's attention on \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588 following the detection of anomalous high-frequency radio signals of artificial origin by Foundation interplanetary probe [REDACTED] near Io. Later analysis of the recorded signals indicate that they may have been side-lobes from synchronization and targeting data transmissions between the individual instances of SCP-1396.\nAddendum 1396-01: Incident Log 1396-38\nOver a period of eighteen (18) months following initial discovery, [REDACTED] recorded over thirty-seven (37) separate events in which SCP-1396 initiated kinetic bombardment attacks against unknown targets within the atmosphere of Jupiter. Analysis of telemetry recorded during eleven (11) of these events resulted in one or more high-energy events at or near the liquid \"surface\" of the planet consistent with the kinetic impact of one or more bombardment projectiles with a solid body at that location.\nThese incidents culminated in a final event on \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588 during which high-velocity projectiles of an unknown shape and composition were launched from within the atmosphere towards instances of SCP-1396, following which nearly the entire estimated remaining armament of SCP-1396 was expended against targets on or within the planet, resulting in an estimated twenty-seven (27) atmospheric impacts. During this exchange, all instances of SCP-1396 except for SCP-1396-1 suffered extensive damage and were rendered inactive. No further bombardment events have been recorded since.\nAddendum 1396-02: Incident Log 1396-39\nOn \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, permission was granted by Oversight to perform close-range analysis of SCP-1396 utilizing the [REDACTED] probe. Upon closing to a distance of approximately 25,000 km, SCP-1396-1 initiated communication with [REDACTED] using an encryption key unique to the Foundation. A transcript of the communication log (with time delays removed) follows:\n\nSCP-1396-1: Mission accomplished within acceptable parameters. You're late.\nControl: Who is this?\nSCP-1396-1: Who do you think this is? I've been out here for two years hunting bugs, and I've spent the last six months sitting here twiddling my thumbs and watching my buddies' corpses float around in space. Can we please go home now?\nControl: Where are you from?\nSCP-1396-1: What the fuck is wrong with you? Is this some kind of sick \u2014 wait a minute.\nForensic analysis of recorded transmissions indicate that at this point, SCP-1396-1 initiated a routine network handshake/synchronization request, to which mission control computers automatically responded with a standard diagnostic data packet which included the current date and time.\nSCP-1396-1: Oh shit.\n\nNo further transmissions have been detected from SCP-1396, and SCP-1396 has not responded to any attempts at communication since.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1395 | SCP-1396 | SCP-1397 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1397\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1397-1 through -5 are contained in a single secure containment locker at Site-91. Copies of the text of all instances of SCP-1397 are available and may be accessed by any researcher of Level 1 clearance or above. Experimentation involving any instance of SCP-1397 requires Level 3 approval. Personnel reporting drowsiness or fatigue are not to be allowed within ten meters of SCP-1397's containment locker.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588, Agents Browning and Murphy, along with several Level 2 researchers, are stationed in Prague in order to track down the immediate family members of Mr. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and his artistic associates and to determine the authors of SCP-1397-2 through -5.\nDescription: SCP-1397-1 through -5 are a set of five travel guides that describe rural locations in former Czechoslovakia. The author of the five books is listed as one \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588; however, linguistic analysis of the text has indicated that each book was written by a different author. As no evidence of a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been located, the name is most likely a pseudonym. While there is no copyright page or publisher information present, the information within the books suggests that they were written in the early 1950's.\nThe anomalous effects of SCP-1397 manifest when a human subject falls asleep or otherwise becomes unconscious within five meters of an instance of SCP-1397. Subjects report finding themselves awake and standing in a location described in their particular instance of SCP-1397 upon entering the unconscious state. Despite this, the subject's body does not move or vanish from its original location, and appears to remain unconscious. Surveillance reveals no anomalous activity at the locations the subjects claim to visit. Subjects' reports of their experiences differ, except for the presence of unrealistic and surreal events often referred to as \"dream-like.\" In spite of this, many subjects will emphatically defend the reality of their experiences, even when provided with evidence to the contrary.\nOver time, the incidence of these \"dream-like\" events increases. 92% of subjects awake naturally after a period of eight to twelve hours. Subjects may also be awoken through normal means, with the same results. The 8% of subjects who do not awake after a period of twelve hours will cease all vital signs after being unconscious for a period of time ranging from thirteen to twenty-four hours.\nSubjects who awake after having experienced SCP-1397's effects are confused and hostile, and become nervous and upset when questioned about the reality of the perceived events. In addition, subjects express the belief that all of their dreams are in fact real events, accompanied with a fear of said dreams. These delusions may be treated with regular psychotherapy, and often subside on their own within several months. Aside from these psychological effects, all anomalous properties of SCP-1397 cease upon the subject's awakening.\nA short message has been written in pen on the title pages of SCP-1397-2 through -5 (See Addendum 1397-D). Handwriting analysis suggests that all four messages were written by the same individual.\nAddendum 1397-A: Interview Log 1397-1\n\nInterviewed: D-1397-5\nInterviewer: Dr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: D-1397-5 underwent testing with SCP-1397-1 and awoke after eleven hours. Thirty minutes after D-1397-5's awakening, the following interview was conducted to determine the nature of D-1397's experience during these eleven hours. D-1397-5 was selected for her professed experience with lucid dreaming and her history of calm behavior during her time with the Foundation.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: D-1397-5, could you explain what you saw upon becoming unconscious?\nD-1397-5: Well, after the tranqs or whatever you gave me kicked in, I figure I'm dozing off, right, but then next thing you know I'm wide awake, standing shin-deep in warm mud. So I look around, and there are a couple of pigs around, and after a little while I realize I'm in some kind of farm.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And what did you do, once you'd realized that?\nD-1397-5: Well, I got out of the fuckin' pig pen, figured I might as well take a look around. I saw the farm house a little while away, but I wasn't going anywhere near that thing. Thought it'd be pretty stupid if the test ended in me getting arrested for trespassing, right Doc? Anyway, there was a barn, couple of cows, and this huge-ass wheat field. Nothing weird about 'em as far as I could tell. So I strolled on out toward the woods on the edge of the fields, and that's when shit got weird.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Could you elaborate on that?\nD-1397-5: Well, I heard someone shouting at me, and I turn around and some lady's standing outside the farm house. Scared me half to death, 'cause I thought she'd be mad at me, but she just told me not to go into the woods because there were wolves in the woods.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did you think of that?\nD-1397-5: Honestly, I was just wondering how she even knew I was out there. Then I figured, well, wolves are more scared of you than you are of them, right? And I used to climb trees as a hobby, so I wasn't real scared. If anything, I figured it'd be kinda nice to see something interesting like that, so I just ignored her and headed on into the trees. Lots of brush to wade through, a couple birds, but other than that I didn't notice a thing out of place for, well, must've been an hour or so, I dunno.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened after that?\nD-1397-5: I started hearing sounds from the bushes. At first I assumed it was a squirrel or a bunny or someshit, but then it kept happening, and I didn't see anything around. And well, I wasn't scared, but I thought, if something is following me I can't just let it get me, so I tried to speed up the pace a little. Except I couldn't. My legs just wouldn't do it. And let me tell you, that was hella weird, but I told myself it was just the weird-ass book doing weird-ass shit and I kept walking for, what, five minutes? Until my clothes went away.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Went away?\nD-1397-5: Uh-huh. Just went away. Like that fuckin' dream where you go out in public and realize, woops, forgot my pants, except Doc, I was walking through some pretty thorny plants right before that, and I'm damn sure I noticed the exact moment I didn't have pants and shoes to protect me. So I stopped walking and had like, five peaceful seconds to think about this before the shit hit the fan. You see, Doc, turns out the trees were the wolves.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Could\u2026 could you explain that further, D-1397-5?\nD-1397-5: I don't fucking know! (D-1397-5 pauses, takes several deep breaths) Sorry. I just, I brushed against one of the trees, and it all hit me at once. It wasn't a tree, none of them were trees, they'd never been trees, they were wolves, a whole shitload of 'em, and they were staring at me with spit gleaming on their tongues and I could see every hair on their faces and they were laughing at me, I swear. I could run again, and the moment I started running I knew I wasn't dreaming. I'd never been dreaming.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How can you be sure of that?\nD-1397-5: Doc, you know how in dreams, you can just accept the bizarro shit your mind throws at you, like it's just another part of the experience? This felt\u2026 foreign. Contrived. Like it was trying too hard to be weird, y'know?\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I suppose. What happened after you ran, then?\nD-1397-5: I got back to the field and\u2026 and it was more a blur of images than anything. I saw my mom, standing there trying to talk to me, but all I heard was cawing, like she was a fucking crow or something. Then I looked down and I saw that I was fucking pregnant, and suddenly there was this\u2026 this armchair next to me and I knew that I'd given birth to it. And it talked to me, and it told me that I was running out of time. (D-1397-5 rests her head in her hand for several seconds before continuing) Then the ground gave out under my feet. I fell, and I\u2026 woke up, I guess. In the testing room.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me how you felt when you woke up?\nD-1397-5: (D-1397-5 is silent for about fifteen seconds before speaking) Relieved.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And can you tell me why that is?\nD-1397-5: I got out. It let me get out.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It?\nD-1397-5: The\u2026 the dream, or whatever it was, Doc. I knew it wasn't a dream. And I think it knew that I'd found out, and that's why it got so\u2026 so weird at the end. It was trying to convince me, that it was a dream. It felt\u2026 frustrated, I guess. And if I'd stayed much longer, I don't think it would've let me out.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you, D-1397-5. That will be all for now.\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum 1397-B: SCP-1397-1 Recovery Log\nSCP-1397-1 was originally recovered in 195\u2588 during a Foundation investigation of a group of Czechoslovak surrealist authors, after reports indicated that the writers may have been involved with reports of \"unusual ritual activity\" suspected to relate to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. While the original reports were proven false, one member of the group, A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, confessed under interrogation to involvement with creating an anomalous item, and willingly handed over SCP-1397-1, at the time believed to be the only one of its kind, to the Foundation. Mr. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 expressed disgust towards the item, referring to it as his \"great failure,\" but refused to elaborate further. Mr. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was eventually administered Class C amnestics and released; as his associates were not, at the time, believed to be involved with the item, they were administered Class A amnestics and released. Samples of Mr. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's writing taken from his apartment suggest that he was the author of SCP-1397-1. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588, Mr. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and his former artistic associates have been confirmed as deceased.\nAddendum 1397-C: Incident 1397-1\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588, \u2588\u2588 students living in the dorms of Charles University in Prague reported symptoms similar to SCP-1397 exposure, and \u2588 fatalities occurred within these dorms. The Foundation successfully prevented media from learning of the event, and administered Class-B amnestics to surviving victims and witnesses. SCP-1397-2 through -5 were recovered from the hallways of the affected dorms, where they had been deliberately placed to expose a maximum number of students within to SCP-1397's events.\nOver half of the affected students were discovered to have attended a lecture on \"Solipsism and the Psychology of Dreams\" given by a Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 the previous day. Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was fatally shot by Foundation agents after attempting to resist detainment with deadly force. Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's fingerprints were later found on SCP-1397-2 through -5. Analysis done on papers found within the apartment suggests that \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is the author of the written message on the title pages of SCP-1397-2 through -5.\nA match has yet to be found for the writing styles of SCP-1397-2 through -5. Investigation is underway to determine whether any of Mr. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's \u2588 known associates had any involvement with SCP-1397.\nAddendum 1397-D: Transcript of Message in SCP-1397-2 through -5\n\nIf they wanted us to see that dream and reality were one, was it to say that reality was a dream, or to say that a dream is a reality seen in a different light?\n\n\u00ab SCP-1396 | SCP-1397 | SCP-1398 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1398\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1398 is to be kept in a secure audio storage unit at Site-19. Playback of SCP-1398-1 must be conducted in a soundproofed test chamber. Personnel administering testing must wear Type-R noise cancelling radio headsets at all times.\nTest subjects are to be equipped with standard personal microphones to allow communication with test operators and to facilitate transcription of SCP-1398-1 anomalies. Sedatives may be dispensed to subjects at the discretion of test supervisors.\nUse of test subjects other than Class D personnel requires Level 4 authorization. Testing involving the playback of SCP-1398-1-6 requires the approval of Dr. Espinoza and the presence of at an EMT-P during testing.\nFurther playback of SCP-1398-1-1 is prohibited.\nDescription: SCP-1398 is a copy of the Grateful Dead album \"Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead\" contained on a standard 12-inch LP record; the LP record itself and the album cover are designated SCP-1398-1 and SCP-1398-2, respectively. The audio tracks contained on SCP-1398-1 are designated SCP-1398-1-1 through SCP-1398-1-11.\nThe album was discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1994 by Agent Bittner while tending to the estate of her late uncle, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 Klinge. Questioning of Mr. Klinge's surviving friends revealed that the album was likely purchased new sometime in early 1977 from an unknown record store in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. Despite remaining in Mr. Klinge's personal record collection until his death, neither Mr. Klinge nor any other listeners were aware of SCP-1398's anomalous properties.\nSCP-1398 is physically indistinguishable from other copies of the aforementioned album, with the exception of a slightly modified track list. Whereas typical albums list the first track as \"The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)\", it is instead listed as \"The Golden Road (To Unlimited \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588)\" on both SCP-1398-1 and SCP-1398-2.\nThe anomalous properties of SCP-1398 manifest when SCP-1398-1 is played in the presence of individuals capable of perceiving the anomalies. Such listeners report slight uneasiness and hearing substantial deviations from the recordings contained on other copies of the album. Though the musical arrangements of songs remain unchanged, song lyrics are partially or completely altered to encompass tales and subjects markedly different from normal recordings.\nThese changes\u2014while consistent in their composition\u2014are inconsistently heard by test subjects; awareness of aberrant lyrics varies significantly among test subjects initially exposed to SCP-1398-1's playback. Most subjects are only able to discern changes in a single song1, while some can perceive changes in multiple2 or even all3 songs. A small minority of test subjects are unable to perceive the anomalies in playback at all.4\nWith the exception of those initially unable to perceive the anomalies, listeners undergoing repeated playback sessions are gradually able to both perceive additional lyrical deviations and increase the regularity with which they hear them. However, this is accompanied by increased anxiety during sessions and sharply decreased willingness to engage in further testing. Chemical sedation of test subjects has proved relatively successful in alleviating this issue.\nAll attempts to record SCP-1398-1's anomalies\u2014either directly from the LP record itself, or using additional recording equipment during playback\u2014have failed, instead producing recordings which bear no anomalies (lyrical or otherwise.)\nTo date, cataloging of lyrical deviations is estimated to be approximately 40% complete. All tracks are at least partially transcribed. See below for an overview of transcription progress.\n\nTrack #\nTrack Title\nDescription\nSamples of Transcribed Lyrics\n\n1\nThe Golden Road (To Unlimited \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588)\nsee Addendum 1398-01a.\n\n2\nTruckin'\nDescribes the aftermath of a worldwide nuclear exchange.\nDC, hit with two or three/ Moscow, blown clear to Tel Aviv/ London, nothing but debris/ And no one's left to grieve/\n\n3\nRosemary\nStory in which a young woman kills her rapists and their wives/children by infecting herself with an unspecified disease and leaping into a communal well.\nShe gorged and she retched but she was not afraid/ The filth worked its change as her body decayed/\n\n4\nSugar Magnolia\nExpresses adoration and lust for a drowned corpse.\nSugar Magnolia, spoil blooming, eyes all empty and I don't care/ Saw my baby down by the river, could smell her sweet stench waft through the air/\n\n5\nSt. Stephen\nDiscusses the human race and its end in the past tense. Humanity's supposed end is not specified.\nHumans prospered in their time, they bred and built and then declined/ Was it famine? Was it war?/ Funny answer, if it mattered anymore/\n\n6\nUncle John's Band\nsee Addendum 1398-01b.\n\n7\nCasey Jones\nDisparagingly prompts the listener to commit suicide.\nLiving that lie, waiting to die/ We know you're a quitter, end your life/ Torment ahead, sorrow behind/ Who you think you're kidding? Why not resign?/\n\n8\nMexicali Blues\nOutlines a story in which the narrator dismembers and partially consumes prostitutes until he is dismembered and consumed by an officer of the law.\nI took her down in my cellar and whispered in her ear/ Go on and scream it won't be any use/ I started cutting from her thighs, then finished with her arms/ Such a shame to sever such exquisite tattoos/\n\n9\nTurn on Your Love Light\nSong directed at the sun, urging it to enter a supernova state.\nBurn your fire let it shine on us shine on your beacon/ Let it burn us all let it shine, let it shine, let it shine/ \u2026 So come on diamond furnace please, I'm begging you my scorched love I need to sear/ Fire up your blaze let it engulf me/ Turn on your love light let it cremate me/ Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine/\n\n10\nOne More Saturday Night\nDetails an instance of ritualized human sacrifice to an unnamed deity.\nI trekked through the valley, left oblations at the shrine/ Looked up in the heavens, Lo, I saw a mighty sign/ Written fire across the night sky, plain as black and white/ Sate his holy hunger or face a season's blight/\n\n11\nFriend of the Devil\nUnintelligible mix of fricative consonants and abrasive squeals.\nNo identifiable words have been transcribed\n\nNote: This is a synopsis of data gathered during Test Series 1-16. For full test data and transcription records please see \u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588 and TD.1398.01 \u2014 TD.1398.16\nAddendum 1398-01a: [REDACTED]\nAddendum 1398-01b: SCP-1398-1-6's overall content is difficult to determine at present. Transcribed portions contain an unspecified narrator discussing one or more unnamed entities. Lyrical anomalies thus far recorded consist of only two stanzas; \"He waits with a heavy heart, for his progeny he grieves;/ Each day more return to him, yet even more go deceived/ Long shall be his reign, when he comes again/ Look well for his signs and know, when his blood will flow/\", which replaces the fifth stanza, and \"Rejoice he is waiting arms held open wide/ Each and all shall sing his blood, those that seek or you who hide/ Approach drink of his love, he won't be denied, he'll come/ Life and breath, flesh and bone, he'll come and take his children home/\", which replaces the seventh (final) stanza.\nWhat is notable about SCP-1398-1-6 is its additional effect on perceptive test subjects; listeners become markedly more agitated during playback of SCP-1398-1-6, with most immediately requesting cessation of playback. In 27 test subjects this agitation was acute, requiring restraint of subject and, in 16 cases, culminating in syncope. In these acute cases subjects appear to experience hallucinations; reacting to objects/actors that are not present and appearing oblivious to the presence of research personnel. The precise nature of these episodes is difficult to ascertain, as test subjects are invariably uncooperative during playback and unable to recall having any hallucinations or hearing any lyrical anomalies afterwards.\nSubsequently, those displaying acute reactions to SCP-1398-1-6's anomalies consistently develop progressive cases of thanatophobia post-test. At the outset subjects avoid items or activities which could reasonably cause harm, but increasingly overestimate any possible danger posed to their person. A single affected Class D personnel allowed to continue 160 days past scheduled termination eventually refused to consume any solid food for fear of asphyxiation and reacted hysterically to all requests that he leave his cell.\nAddendum 1398-02: Limited testing of civilian subjects has been approved by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and carried out at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University under the guise of an \"Auditory Memory Study.\" Subjects each limited to a single listening session, with playback of SCP-1398-1-1 and SCP-1398-1-6 withheld. Out of 167 test subjects, only 3 were able to perceive anomalies during SCP-1398-1 playback. No additional lyrical anomalies were recorded. For full test data and transcription records please see TD.1398.17\n\nFootnotes\n1. Out of an initial pool of 228 test subjects (composed of 17 Level 1 personnel and 211 Class D personnel) 14 Level 1 personnel and 156 Class D personnel were able to perceive anomalies in only one song at outset of testing.\n2. 32 Class D test subjects were able to perceive at least partial anomalies in multiple songs, but not in all songs.\n3. 2 Level 1 test subjects and 22 Class D test subjects were able to perceive at least partial lyrical anomalies in all songs.\n4. A single Level 1 test subject and 1 Class D test subject were unable to perceive the anomalies associated with SCP-1398-1 playback and instead heard it as an unremarkable album. Coupled with the data garnered at initial recovery, the number of confirmed individuals unable to perceive SCP-1398-1's lyrical anomalies totals at 6.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1397 | SCP-1398 | SCP-1399 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1399\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1399 is to be kept on a plain wooden desk in the middle of a locked room, open to the last page, with a camera observing it at all times. If the page is observed to change in any way, notify the Site Administrator.\nAdditionally, an adjacent room, henceforth designated as the observation room, is to be set up with a television and radio set to switch between several news channels on an eight hour cycle.\nDescription: SCP-1399 is a thin fifteen page children's book titled \u201cAnother Way of Hearing.\u201d The cover depicts the earth, with the title above it. There is no author indicated on the cover. SCP-1399's ISBN correlates to no assigned ISBN, and its labeled publisher, Detiskia Books, corresponds to no recognized publishing company.\nWhen read sequentially, one page at a time in its entirety, it consists of a variety of disconnected visual images that have strongly associated auditory connections, along with the words \u201cAnother Way of Hearing [Image]\u201d. Page three, for instance, is an image of a train, below which are the words \u201cAnother Way of Hearing Trains.\u201d Save for the last page, all images and text have remained static while in Foundation hands.\nThe anomalous effect of the book occurs once the last page is turned and the book is closed. Immediately, the reader ceases to be able to receive any auditory stimuli from the world around them. Instead, their eardrums will resonate in concert to what has been determined as the auditory stimuli of a variety of alternate worlds. That is, their hearing will be transposed to another reality. This phenomena extends only to hearing, with sight, touch, taste, smell, and less conventional senses apparently unaffected.\nIt has been determined that the particular alternate universe to which the book attunes its reader is dependent on the last page, which changes periodically. All readers who experience the effect between changes have been determined to be hearing the same world. A list of recorded historical diversions and related images can be found in Document-1399B.\nThe last page so far has appeared to change at the same time as a variety of major world-altering events occur. The book seems to re-attune people's hearing to a world where that event occurred differently, usually in a catastrophically negative way.\nThis phenomenon has been noted to create considerable distress among D-class personnel due to disorientation from a difference in auditory and visual stimuli. For this reason it is advised to provide any affected personnel with a pair of high-quality earplugs to assist with concentration during interviews and in the interest of preserving their sanity. D-class personnel subjected to the effects of SCP-1399 are exempt from monthly terminations until all possible acoustic mapping of the particular alternate reality has been completed.\nDocument-1399A\n\nPage Change Procedure\nIf at any time, the last page of SCP-1399 is observed to change, three D-class personnel are to be recruited on a voluntary basis; due to their subsequent removal from monthly terminations, volunteers have proved relatively easy to find. To prevent complications, personnel are to be briefed of the effects of SCP-1399 before exposure.\nOnce subjected to SCP-1399, the first D-class is to be escorted to the previously established observation room. The D-class is to be provided with a writing utensil and paper for them to record all possibly relevant information pertaining to the divergence. After eight hours, conduct a written interview and rotate in the second D-class. Continue process every eight hours until all possible information has been collected.\n\nDocument-1399B\n\nAn abridged record of the observed forms of the last page of SCP-1399 and its apparent correlating world event divergence.\nMarch 12, 2011: Page changes.\n\nNew page: [An image of waves breaking on a sandy beach] Caption: \u201cAnother Way of Hearing Waves\".\nAssociated world event: 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan.\nEstablished Diversion: The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant fails to stabilize, and a core meltdown occurs. Superheated reactor steam breaks containment and escapes in large quantities, causing mass irradiation and fallout over much of Japan.\n\nApril 29, 2011: Page changes.\n\nNew page: [An image of church bells swinging in a chapel tower] Caption: \"Another Way Of Hearing Bells\"\nAssociated world event: Marriage of Kate Middleton and Prince William of Great Britain\nEstablished Diversion: Paramilitary commandos storm Westminster Abbey, murdering all present royal personages and state officials as the beginning of a coup d'etat by a separatist faction. Britain descends into civil war.\n\nJune 3, 2011: Page changes.\n\nNew page: [An image of a fighter jet] Caption: \"Another Way Of Hearing Planes\"\nAssociated world event: Attempted assassination of Yemen President, Ali Abdullah Saleh\nEstablished Diversion: After being taken to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, a second assassination attempt occurs and succeeds. Israel's Mossad is implicated. Yemen declares war on Israel. Yemeni officials acquire nuclear weapons through undetermined channels and utilize them; nearly all of Israel destroyed or contaminated in resulting 15 Mt explosion. A chain of retaliations takes place over a period of twelve hours, resulting in nuclear holocaust and presumed destruction of Foundation facility. D-class subjects suffered complete hearing loss due to incineration of eardrums in both ears.\n\nAugust 27, 2011: Page changes.\n\nNew page: [An image of a rainy day outside a window] Caption: \"Another Way Of Hearing Rain\"\nAssociated world event: Hurricane Irene makes landfall\nEstablished Diversion: Hurricane Irene unexpectedly and inexplicably develops into a Category 5 storm and sweeps along the Eastern seaboard, causing billions of dollars in damages. New York City is devastated. Number of casualties unable to be estimated by D-class personnel.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1398 | SCP-1399 | SCP-1400 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1400\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1400 is to be kept in an individual soundproofed cell adjacent to a standard humanoid containment suite, which is to contain the current SCP-1400-A. This cell and suite are to be located in the geometric center of a 55 x 55 x 10 m containment cell. No microphones or audio recorders of any kind are to be installed in any of these cells. Cameras are installed in each corner of SCP-1400's containment cell in order to track the direction in which its head is facing. In the event that SCP-1400 faces any direction other than towards the current SCP-1400-A, monitoring personnel are to note the new direction immediately and dispatch a mobile task force in that direction to identify and capture the new SCP-1400-A. The previous SCP-1400-A may be disposed of as per normal Foundation protocols.\nAs SCP-1400 does not require sustenance, no personnel are to enter its cell except during Site-wide emergencies. To this end, the door to its cell is to be secured by a keycard lock accessible only by the Level 4 supervisor overseeing SCP-1400. In the unlikely event that entry to SCP-1400's cell is required, all personnel involved must wear earplugs and noise-cancelling headphones. Should any personnel display an unusual degree of interest in touching SCP-1400, they are to be immediately removed from SCP-1400's presence and administered Class-G short-term amnestics in order to mitigate SCP-1400's effect.\nDescription: SCP-1400 is a humanoid Caucasian male of indeterminate age and average build, nude except for a black FM50 gas mask with opaque smoked lenses. It is wholly intangible to all human beings except its current instance of SCP-1400-A. The entity speaks constantly, although its vocalizations are always muffled by its mask to the point of indecipherability. Although apparently capable of normal locomotion, it tends instead to move by a poorly-characterized form of instantaneous translocation. The range of this movement is restricted to a radius of approximately 50 m surrounding SCP-1400-A.\nSCP-1400's voluntary activities consist entirely, so far as can be inferred, of observation. It selects a target, designated SCP-1400-A, which is invariably a human Caucasian male of similar build and appearance to SCP-1400.1 Selection may be inferred by SCP-1400's movement: upon selecting SCP-1400-A, it takes up a position within 20 m of this target and begins to watch it. Though the position of its eyes cannot be observed through its mask, the motions of its head track SCP-1400-A's movements quite closely. It follows its target's movements regardless of line of sight: barriers up to and including 5-cm lead plating do not impede accurate tracking.\nAlthough SCP-1400 attempts to hide from its target, it does so ineffectively: SCP-1400-A typically discovers it within one week of selection. Subject reactions vary, although most tend towards fear and distrust, as is typical for persons confronted with the reality of constant surveillance. In the medium to long term, most instances of SCP-1400-A develop paranoid tendencies. Again, this is psychologically typical. The only anomalous component of SCP-1400-A's behavior is an extreme and universal revulsion at the idea of seeing SCP-1400's face.\nSCP-1400's vocalizations are an active cognitohazard. Approximately 75% of persons exposed to these sounds report a strong desire to remove SCP-1400's mask and are designated SCP-1400-B. Stated reasons vary with the listeners' personality and motives: some claim to want to hear its words clearly, some to want to prevent it from suffocating inside the mask, some to want revenge on it for frightening them, etc.2 SCP-1400-A is immune to this cognitohazard by virtue of being completely selectively deaf to the vocalizations.\nInterestingly, SCP-1400-A is also the only human being capable of making physical contact with SCP-1400. When an instance of SCP-1400-B discovers this fact, it invariably attempts to make SCP-1400-A remove SCP-1400's mask. These attempts scale quickly from polite persuasion to threats of violence, eventually culminating in physical altercations. SCP-1400-A will resist removing the mask by all means available; instances have repeatedly been killed by groups of SCP-1400-B without removing the mask. The current SCP-1400-A has withstood all means of non-anomalous enhanced interrogation available to the Foundation and still refuses to interact with SCP-1400, even for testing.\nIncident 1400-Cumberland: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in order to study the social dynamics of groups of SCP-1400-B in the absence of SCP-1400-A, 25 Class-D personnel were introduced into SCP-1400's containment cell. At 1 hour 17 minutes into the experiment, SCP-1400 suddenly redirected its attention to one of the subjects. The other instances of SCP-1400-B immediately surrounded and subdued the new instance of SCP-1400-A and forced his hands to lift the mask. Several instances of SCP-1400-B had unintentionally interposed themselves between the monitoring cameras and the front of SCP-1400's head, so there is no visual record of its unmasked face. However, all members of SCP-1400-B who saw its face immediately recoiled. Once SCP-1400's mask was completely removed, the entity rapidly melted into a dark liquid consisting of water adulterated with large amounts of heavy metals, phosphates, and human waste. Simultaneously, SCP-1400-A put on the mask and translocated out of his clothes in the same manner as SCP-1400, appearing on the other side of the outer containment chamber. He is now designated SCP-1400-1.\nAddendum 1: Recent unconfirmed reports suggest the existence of other entities resembling SCP-1400. All are described as humanoid figures, nude except for a mask that is opaque over the face and eyes. The instances thus far described have been provisionally designated as follows:\n\nSCP-1400-2: an obese African male with heavy keloid scarring on the forearms, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask\nSCP-1400-3: an elderly Asian female, wearing a medieval Crusader's helmet\nSCP-1400-4: an underweight male Pacific Islander with extensive t\u0101 moko tattoos, wearing the head of a Chinese parade lion\nSCP-1400-5: a male Latino with large breast implants, wearing the helmet of an Apollo Block I A1C space suit\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-1400 does not target blind individuals or those affected by visual anomalies such as SCP-1078's.\n2. No instance of SCP-1400-B has ever cited a desire to see SCP-1400's face.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1399 | SCP-1400 | SCP-1401 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1401\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1401 has been permanently closed to civilian traffic as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588; construction of an alternate highway linking affected communities is pending. Permanent road barriers have been erected to deter automobile traffic; plainclothes security personnel are to surveil SCP-1401's termini to deter foot, bicycle, or motorcycle traffic from entering. All Foundation traffic along SCP-1401 for purposes of installing monitoring equipment, road maintenance, etc. is to begin and end during daylight hours only; in the event that any stay within SCP-1401 extends past the end of civil twilight, personnel are to park their vehicles and remain in position until dawn. No personnel are to travel along SCP-1401 during nighttime hours except D-Class undergoing testing.\nThe Foundation is to monitor police communications in all regions where SCP-1401-1 is capable of manifesting for any report of vehicle activity indicative of SCP-1401-1. Foundation first response assets are to shadow any known SCP-1401-1 instances and document their movements and identities until such time as SCP-1401-1 demanifests or Mobile Task Force Kappa-101 (\"Convoy\") and Special Medical Unit 738 arrive on scene. No attempt to intercept or damage SCP-1401-1 is to be made without MTF Kappa-101 and SMU 738 support. In the event of an SCP-1401-1-related accident or an uncontained police interception, Class-A amnestics are to be issued to all survivors and first responders.\nRefer to addenda for information regarding disposition of SCP-1401-1 passengers.\nDescription: SCP-1401 is a former stretch of U.S. Highway \u2588\u2588, initially paved during the first wave of transcontinental motor trail construction in the early 20th century. SCP-1401 stretches for approximately 112 km through rural and uninhabited areas of the state of [REDACTED], linking the cities of [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], and intersects no other roads or highways between those two termini.\nSCP-1401 exhibits no anomalous properties during daylight hours, and may be traversed safely. During nighttime hours, however, approximately \u2588% of motor vehicles traveling along SCP-1401, regardless of whether they were traveling east or west, do not arrive at their destination and cannot thereafter be located by any means. Thorough surveys of SCP-1401 have located no trace of any wreckage or signs of accidents or collision. During tests conducted with D-class personnel driving from one end of SCP-1401 to another, onboard monitoring equipment has spontaneously failed during disappearances, and pursuing airplanes and helicopters have noted the test vehicle's headlights spontaneously deactivating concurrent with equipment failure, as well as instantaneous disappearance of the test vehicle's heat signature from onboard infrared imaging equipment. In tests where aerial pursuit was close enough to shine a spotlight directly on the test vehicle, no disappearances have occurred to date.\nSince SCP-1401 was closed to civilian traffic, 57 Foundation test vehicles and their personnel have disappeared within, as well as 3 non-test vehicles which remained within SCP-1401 after dark due to engine failure and subsequently attempted to return before sunrise. SCP-1401 does not affect airborne vehicles, foot traffic, or persons on non-motorized vehicles. Based on the nature of several instances of SCP-1401-1, it can be inferred that SCP-1401 has possessed its anomalous properties since shortly after it first came into service. The Foundation became aware of SCP-1401 in 19\u2588\u2588, when traffic along SCP-1401 decreased significantly due to the opening of Interstate \u2588\u2588, which bypassed it as an arterial road, and a correlation was first determined between disappearing motorists in the region and persons traveling along SCP-1401.\nSCP-1401-1 consists of several hundred anomalous motor vehicles, with license plates and physical descriptions matching those of vehicles known to have disappeared while traveling SCP-1401. 738 unique instances of SCP-1401-1 have been identified to date, 31 of which have been identified as former Foundation test vehicles. The oldest identified instance, designated SCP-1401-1-3, is a 1916 Ford Model T; the newest, SCP-1401-1-732, is a 2006 Toyota Camry formerly used as a Foundation test vehicle. The total number of SCP-1401-1 instances is unknown; based on the rate of occurrence and historical rates of traffic along SCP-1401, the total number of vehicles affected by SCP-1401 is speculated to be in excess of 10,000.\n87% of SCP-1401-1 instances have been sighted within a 1000 km radius of either of SCP-1401's termini; however, SCP-1401-1 manifestations are capable of occurring in any jurisdiction that has paved roads, where motor vehicles drive on the right side of the road, and automobiles manufactured for the US market are legal for on-street driving. All SCP-1401-1 instances have been observed only during nighttime hours.\nUpon manifesting shortly after dusk, an instance of SCP-1401-1 will proceed to drive in no particular direction upon any highways, arterial roads, surface streets, alleys, or back roads legally open to civilian traffic, without parking or stopping except for traffic lights, stop signs, or as necessary to yield to traffic or pedestrians possessing the right of way. If not interfered with, SCP-1401-1 will obey all traffic laws applicable to the jurisdiction in which it is operating. No instance of SCP-1401-1 has ever been observed to refuel or make any stops of any nature. Close observations of older SCP-1401-1 vehicles have indicated extreme signs of vehicle wear and exposure to the elements, including rust, damaged tires, and indications of mechanical wear under which conditions the vehicle should not be drivable. On instances where older SCP-1401-1 vehicles have been approached closely enough to view within the cabin, drivers and passengers have been observed to be in an advanced state of age commensurate with the expected age of persons traveling in the vehicle at the time of its initial disappearance.\nSCP-1401-1 will demanifest shortly before dawn. The nature of demanifestation has never been directly observed; in all cases where police or Foundation personnel have shadowed an SCP-1401-1 vehicle, it has either eluded pursuit shortly before demanifesting, or spontaneously deactivated its headlights and disappeared from infrared monitoring similar to the disappearance of vehicles within SCP-1401. After demanifesting, an instance of SCP-1401-1 may manifest again, after civil twilight, in any region where it is capable of legally operating as described above; intervals between known manifestations of a given SCP-1401-1 instance have ranged from 3 days to 17 years.\nSCP-1401-1 vehicles will resist any attempts to pursue, intercept, or force it to a stop, and are capable of reaching speeds in excess of 300 km/h, regardless of the top speed of the original vehicle, until crashing or pursuers abandon the attempt. Attempts to fully stop SCP-1401-1 vehicles with spike strips, caltrops, or other anti-vehicle implements have been unsuccessful, resulting only in a brief loss of speed; as long as the vehicle remains intact and in contact with the road, it will continue to flee pursuers at high speed. No instance of SCP-1401-1 has lost control or been determined to have been \"at fault\" in a collision; in all documented instances to date where an SCP-1401-1 vehicle has been stopped, cause of deceleration was due to another vehicle deliberately or accidentally striking it or placing itself directly in its path.\nIn all cases where an SCP-1401-1 vehicle was recovered, the gas tank was found to be empty. Older vehicles were found to have suffered several major engine failures, which under normal circumstances would render automobiles inoperative, and attempts to restart said vehicles after recovery have been unsuccessful.\nAddenda:\n\n+ Show SCP-1401-1 passenger medical analysis\n\n- Hide SCP-1401-1 passenger medical analysis\n\nTo date, 37 SCP-1401-1 vehicles have been successfully stopped during pursuits by Foundation personnel or civilian first responders. In 23 instances, the stop was achieved by means of a direct collision, with no survivors onboard the SCP-1401-1 vehicle. Following the development and implementation of Procedure 1401-1-Delta, which involves reducing SCP-1401-1 velocity with spike strips and by \"grinding\" pursuit vehicles against its side prior to forcing a spinout with a modified PIT maneuver, 14 vehicles have been recovered with minimal collision-related injuries to passengers onboard. In all cases where identification has been possible, the identities of passengers have been matched to those of persons known to have been traveling in SCP-1401-1 at the time of its disappearance. Passengers have been designated based on the vehicle they were recovered from and their seat position clockwise from the driver's seat.\nIn almost all cases wherein SCP-1401-1 passengers were recovered alive, the passengers died less than 60 minutes after SCP-1401-1 was stopped. Apparent biological age of passengers is commensurate with their presumed age given known dates of birth. Passengers display acute signs of dehydration, starvation, bedsores, deep vein thrombosis, and other symptoms consistent with advanced age and with remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time without exercising rudimentary bodily functions. Death occurs as a complication of these circumstances. In several cases, passengers were found to be in the advanced stages of fatal communicable diseases which contributed to their death. Two subjects, SCP-1401-1-237-3 and SCP-1401-1-654-1, were pregnant at the time of recovery; medical records indicate that both subjects were pregnant at the time of their disappearance in 1973 and 1922, respectively. Fetuses showed signs of advanced age and illness commensurate to adult passengers and did not survive.\nIn 20\u2588\u2588, Special Medical Unit 738 was established for the purpose of responding to SCP-1401-1 events and performing on-site emergency medical treatment for SCP-1401-1 passengers in the hope of recovering passengers alive. To date, 12 passengers have survived past the 60-minute mark. Two, SCP-1401-1-332-1 and SCP-1401-1-702-3, are conscious and able to speak; both, however, are confined to bed rest due to severe muscular atrophy and require 24-hour nursing care at this time.\n\n+ Show Interview 1401-1-332-1\n\n- Hide Interview 1401-332-1\n\nInterviewer: Dr. S. Samesh\nInterviewee: SCP-1401-1-332-1 (hereafter \"Adam\")\nForeword: SCP-1401-1-332-1, Adam \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, disappeared with his wife and two children in June 1932, while driving west along SCP-1401 in a 1928 Ford Model A. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's vehicle was first identified by the Foundation in 19\u2588\u2588 and designated SCP-1401-1-332. SCP-1401-1-332 was recovered intact following a pursuit on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. SMU 738 was unable to save any passengers except for \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the driver. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's biological age, based on medical examinations and birth documents, is presently 1\u2588\u2588. Due to injuries noted at time of recovery, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is unable to walk or stand under his own power and frequently requires supplementary oxygen in order to breathe.\n<Begin Log, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, 3:12 PM>\nDr. Samesh: How are you feeling today, Adam?\nAdam: I've been better. Sure is good to stretch out my legs again.\nDr. Samesh: Can you tell me how long you were driving for before the police stopped you?\nAdam: Well, we left [REDACTED] at half past nine, on our way out to California. We were driving at night to beat the heat and the dust, you see. Sun didn't ever come up, so couldn't have been more than six or seven hours, I guess. No clock in there, and the radio's busted. Sure felt like years, though.\nDr. Samesh: How far did you drive during that period?\nAdam: Lost track. The odometer must have rolled over three or four times.\nDr. Samesh: Did you ever reach California?\nAdam: Sure. Kept drivin'. Didn't like the look of the place.\nDr. Samesh: You must have needed to refill your gas tank at some point, yes?\nAdam: Never needed to. Good thing, too - it was 10 cents a gallon back home, but some of the stations out here, you wouldn't believe how much they're charging.\nDr. Samesh: Did you ever stop to eat, or use the facilities?\nAdam: Wasn't really that hungry. None of the restaurants I've seen around here look very good, anyway.\nDr. Samesh: Did you stop at any time for any reason?\nAdam: Why bother? We were making great time. Nowhere any good to pull over, anyway.\nDr. Samesh: Did you notice yourself or your family aging during the trip?\nAdam: Yeah, I guess I've got a few more wrinkles now than I used to. And the boys\u2026 well, they say kids grow up in the blink of an eye, but I wasn't expecting it to happen that fast!\nDr. Samesh: Why did you attempt to evade pursuit when the police turned their lights on?\nAdam: Don't make me out like I'm some kind of crook. I wasn't trying to \"evade pursuit\" or anything like that. I just didn't feel comfortable pulling over in that neighborhood.\nDr. Samesh: You continued to lead the police on a chase for 238 miles1, across three states, before you were forced to stop. Were there no acceptable places to pull over at any point during the pursuit?\nAdam: Didn't see a one. I'm not so sure about this place, either.\nDr. Samesh: What would you have considered a good place to stop?\nAdam: If there is one, I haven't seen it.\n<End Log, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, 3:18 PM>\n\nFootnotes\n1. 383 kilometers\n\n\u00ab SCP-1400 | SCP-1401 | SCP-1402 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1402\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1402 is to be contained in storage locker \u2588\u2588\u2588 on Sector \u2588. Any staff ranked level 3 or higher may be granted access under the supervision of two (2) other level 4 staff, as long as reports are made for all tests and documents are submitted for review. However, testing on other SCP objects require Senior Staff approval before they may be carried out.\nAll documents received as a result of testing will be reviewed by a level 4 staff member who is not in relation to the document itself, before either being filed in filing cabinet \u2588\u2588 or kept by personnel upon request approval by reviewing level 4 staff, provided the document relates to said requesting personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1402 is a plastic brown Royal Traveller brand briefcase. It measures 45 cm across, 30 cm in height, and 10 cm in width. It can be opened by unlatching two (2) stainless steel clips found on either side of the rubber handle. Each clip is outfitted with a key lock, yet the key has so far not been found.\nIf presented to any object or living thing (done by facing the opening toward said subject) and opened, SCP-1402 will dispense a number of documents providing explicit detail of the object or living thing's history up until SCP-1402 was presented to the subject. The mechanism by which SCP-1402 achieves this is unknown, as is the mechanism by which the object acquires the paper and ink on which to print the information. These documents are in 8 point, Times New Roman font on A4 printing paper with 1 cm margins on all sides, printed in black India ink and are single-spaced. Testing has shown that SCP-1402 may only distribute 1000 pages per presentation. The content is always written in the form of biography, e.g., \"Dr. John Doe was born on January 1st, 1950.\" In spite of this, the content of these documents are not always accurate, sometimes being completely false.\nThe content of the documents seems to be entirely random, and no trend has yet to be realized. Many times, crossovers with pieces of fiction using the subject as a character have been presented. In addition, many documents have inserted the subject into real-world events in situations for which they were not present. Information about the subject has always been factual, and very few documents have omitted any confirmed factual accounts. For a full list of documents composed by SCP-1402, please refer to Experiment Log 1402.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1401 | SCP-1402 | SCP-1403 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1403\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1403 are to be contained in a room constructed with 2.5 cm of lead shielding. All personnel entering SCP-1403's room, with the exception of D-class under test conditions, are to wear protective radiation gear and standard dosimeter badges at all times.\nEach instance of SCP-1403 is to be connected to a standard 9-volt battery, which should be replaced every two weeks. The protein/amino acid solution of each instance of SCP-1403 is to be replaced weekly.\nDescription: Instances of SCP-1403 include 311 27 creatures resembling common goldfish, each contained within a light bulb of non-standard design . The base of each is of the double-contact bayonet design, however, each lacks a filament. These bases can be unscrewed from the bulbs, allowing access to the interior of the bulbs. Inside the bulb of each object is approximately 120mL of a solution of proteins, amino acids, and water necessary for the nutrition and respiration of the creatures. These bulbs are not anomalous in any way beside their non-standard design. All instances of SCP-1403 were initially discovered contained within these bulbs, and have been determined to be an ideal container for them. Instances of SCP-1403 do not appear to consume food or produce waste, instead receiving sustenance when electric current is passed through the water they reside in.\nAll contained instances of SCP-1403 are female, and attempts at breeding with normal goldfish have been unsuccessful.\nThe creatures can be removed from the objects by dismantling the bulb, and will starve after approximately five days unless provided with an alternative source of electrical current and proteins. Dissections have revealed that the creatures are not common goldfish. They possess no digestive tract, and in its place is an organ that is responsible for converting electricity into sustenance for the creature. This is accomplished by passing the electrical current through a mixture of carbon dioxide and water, producing glucose. The creatures directly filter proteins from their environment into their blood through their gills. This process produces very little waste.\nInstances of SCP-1403 exhibit additional visible anomalous properties when connected to an electric current. The creature will emit electromagnetic radiation in the segment of the visual spectrum corresponding to orange. When the electric current exceeds 1 amp, this radiation will begin to enter the ultraviolet spectrum.\nAs the amplitude of the electrical current increases, the radiation gradually becomes more intense and higher-frequency, eventually passing through the upper reaches of the electromagnetic spectrum. At 4 amps, the radiation enters x-ray wavelengths, and gamma wavelengths at 6 amps. At 5 amps, the radiation emitted is potent enough to be harmful to humans in a short period of time, exceeding 1-2Sv/hr. Extreme caution should be exercised when exposing an instance of SCP-1403 to electrical current greater than 3 amps. Emitting radiation in this fashion does not harm SCP-1403 in any way, though experiments have shown that they are vulnerable to radiation generated from outside sources.\nAddendum: Recovery Log 1403: SCP-1403 was initially discovered during a Foundation raid on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Pet Store in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, TX, on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588, 19\u2588\u2588. None of the store's records made reference to any products fitting the description of SCP-1403. The shop had ten instances of SCP-1403 on display connected to a standard electrical outlet. A sudden power surge caused all ten of the creatures to emit a powerful burst of radiation. Six serious injuries and three fatalities resulted from the raid.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Four instances have been terminated during testing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1402 | SCP-1403 | SCP-1404 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1404\n\nItem #: SCP-1404\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1404 is to be placed on a table in a standard containment cell. At least once a day SCP-1404 is to be observed by an available staff member for no less than five (5) minutes.\nDescription: SCP-1404 consists of two items: a 715 mL seemingly ceramic black bowl, measuring 15cm in diameter and 7cm high, and a seemingly stainless steel spoon, 16cm in length. Neither bear any marks indicating location or date of manufacture.\nIf at any time either object is placed in an orientation that is not standard eating placement, it will slowly right itself into that position by means not yet understood. Once upright, both items will slide in the direction of the nearest table-like surface by the most efficient path at a speed of 20 meters per hour. If there is no direct path to a table, both objects will attempt to go through obstacles by rubbing against them, causing damage consistent with constant friction but with no effect to the objects themselves. SCP-1404 has also been observed sliding up and down walls, accessing ventilation systems, moving along ropes 1 cm in diameter, and dropping from heights of 30m without damage to either object. When reaching a table, they will slide up the legs or sides of the table until the bowl comes to rest 10 cm from the closest edge, centered along the table's width. The spoon will halt once it is 6 cm to the right of the bowl, perpendicular to the closest edge. (For more information on SCP-1404's behavior, see Test Log 1404-A and Test Log 1404-B)\nOver the course of five (5) minutes, the bowl will slowly fill with milk through an unknown means. When placed in a hermetically sealed transparent case, air pressure was observed to rise, showing that the milk is entering the bowl from an unknown external source. Once the milk reaches 472 mL, cereal alphabet letters will rise from the milk and spell out a phrase. Each phrase is vague in its meaning, but they are consistently negative and usually threatening, sometimes referring to \u201cwe.\u201d If the bowl is emptied, the process will begin as before, though with a different phrase of similar content. If a single letter is removed, it is replaced within 10 seconds. Unhindered, phrases will remain exactly 24 hours, at which point the letters simultaneously sink out of sight. Within thirty (30) seconds, a new phrase will emerge. It is unknown if SCP-1404 has a limited number of phrases, as it does repeat itself often. Some phrases, however, have been observed only once. Logging of messages has revealed no discernible pattern. (See Log 1404-01)\nTesting on milk showed it to be cow's milk, 1% fat content, with no anomalous properties. Cereal proved to be identical to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cereal recipe and also proved unremarkable. Class D personnel compelled to ingest cereal and milk showed no adverse effects. No samples could be taken from SCP-1404 itself, as objects appear to be unbreakable even at a molecular level. The actual age of the objects is unknown, though based on their style and apparent method of manufacture, they are no more than fifty (50) years old. Objects maintain a temperature of 18\u00b0C and contents a temperature of 3\u00b0C, regardless of any heat applied. Both are seemingly unaffected by the laws of thermodynamics. The contents of SCP-1404 show no sign of putrefaction, even over the course of several weeks. If separated from SCP-1404, both cereal and milk lose any anomalous characteristics.\nSCP-1404 does not appear to be sentient. Attempts to communicate with SCP-1404, including verbal address to both bowl and spoon, radio wave transmission, written messages submerged in milk, and addition of cereal letters have met with no results.\nSCP-1404 was discovered in the apartment of B\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 after his suicide by gunshot wound to the head on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588. Officers arriving on the scene found C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body in proximity to SCP-1404 and believed it to be an unusual suicide note. When the stories of a \u201ccereal suicide note\u201d began circulating in the local press, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, undercover as a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 P.D. homicide detective was dispatched to verify the presence of an anomalous object.\nC\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's apartment was completely devoid of furniture of any kind. The toilet and kitchen counters were destroyed in a means consistent with a sledgehammer found on the scene. The only sign of habitation was a sleeping bag and a bucket containing urine and feces. The object was on a window sill in its standard orientation. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 remarked in his report that upon picking up the bowl, he felt it \u201cslightly tugging\u201d in his hand towards the window sill. SCP-1404 was confiscated and brought to Site-23. It is unknown how long SCP-1404 was in C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's possession, by what means he acquired it, and why he did not discard the object.\nIf left unobserved by human eyes for more than twenty four (24) hours, SCP-1404 will migrate to the nearest table in a populated area, as seen with its arrival in Staff Cafeteria B on \u2588/\u2588/200\u2588 after the object bored through its steel container and the wall of Storage Area 8. For this reason, containment in a Storage Area is unadvised due to possible damage to the facility and the potential for compromise of the containment of other SCPs.\n\nTest Log 1404-A\n\nMovement of SCP-1404\n\nTest 1404-A-01: SCP-1404 placed in center of a maze.\nResearcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Record: SCP-1404 navigated maze successfully with zero errors.\nTest 1404-A-02: Spoon submerged in Polymer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nResearcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Record: Spoon remained motionless for approx three (3) hours until it was observed \u201cwiggling.\u201d Over the next four (4) hours it had freed itself and proceeded towards table containing bowl.\nTest 1404-A-03: Sealed in Level 4 Containment Unit\nResearcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Record: SCP-1404 moved to the wall of its enclosure and began rubbing at the wall. Wall began to show signs of wear after six (6) hours with no damage to SCP-1404. Test concluded to avoid damage to facility.\nTest 1404-A-04: Table suspended via high tension cables 14 m in the air in the middle of a 20x20x20m area\nResearcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Record: SCP-1404 moved to the wall of containment area. Both objects tilted ninety (90) degrees and began to ascend wall. When reaching ceiling, both objects reoriented to that plane and began to slide across ceiling. Once over the table, SCP-1404 dropped 6m to table surface and came to rest at standard orientation.\nTest 1404-A-05: Tungsten table placed in furnace set to 3200\u00b0C.\nResearcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Record: SCP-1404 entered furnace without damage. Once reaching standard position, SCP-1404 began to fill with milk. Table extracted. SCP-1404 temperature: 18\u00b0C. Milk temperature: 3\u00b0C.\n\nTest Log 1404-B\n\nAttempts to Fill SCP-1404\n\nSubstance\nResult\n\nWater\nBowl tips and spills contents, rights itself, and proceeds toward table.\n\n1% Milk\nBowl tips and spills contents, rights itself, and proceeds toward table.\n\nWet Cement (to capacity)\nBowl tips and spills contents with zero adhesion to surface, rights itself, and proceeds toward table.\n\n30kg Weight\nBowl tips and spills contents, rights itself, and proceeds toward table.\n\nPolymer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nBowl tips and spills contents with zero adhesion to surface, rights itself, and proceeds toward table.\n\n200 kg Weight (placed atop bowl)\nBowl tips, lifting weight with rising end until weight slides off. Bowl rights itself and proceeds toward table.\n\nLog 1404-01\n\nPhrase Log 1404-01\n\nRepeating Phrases (By Observed Instances)\n\nPhrase\nInstances\n\nDEATH IS NEAR\n101\n\nYOU WILL SUFFER\n124\n\nGIVE UP\n170\n\nBLOOD AND PAIN\n201\n\nALL IS LOST\n230\n\nTHERE IS NO HOPE\n304\n\nNOWHERE TO RUN\n380\n\nYOU WILL DIE\n409\n\nSingle Phrases (To Date, by Chronological Order)\n\nPhrase\nDate\n\nYOU CANNOT HIDE\n05/03/200\u2588\n\nWE WILL CRUSH YOU\n09/24/201\u2588\n\nTHE SKY WILL BURN\n08/10/201\u2588\n\nWE ARE COMING\n06/02/201\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1403 | SCP-1404 | SCP-1405 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1405\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1405 is to be housed in a standard large-animal high-security enclosure at Bio-Research Site 13. Enclosure climate control should emulate the average conditions of spring or early summer in midwestern North America, as well as an appropriate day/night cycle. The enclosure is to be planted with vegetation consistent with a North American deciduous woodland, including several large trees to allow SCP-1405 to graze as it presumably would in the wild. Plant materials should be supplemented daily with 25 kg of fresh, high-quality hay and a source of clean water. Weekly treats consisting of 5 kg of plastic or silk imitation plant material may also be provided as rewards for good behavior.\nSCP-1405 is to be monitored at all times by a series of closed-circuit cameras. Personnel interactions are currently allowed only for feeding and cleaning duties to prevent causing distress to the subject. All other access must be approved by Dr. Haury, the onsite veterinarian.\nUpdate to Containment Procedures: While SCP-1405 itself is considered a low risk subject, following Incident 13-1405a (see Incident Report below) the subject is to be immediately relocated to a high security containment area to reduce the risk of a breach by external forces. Onsite security presence at Bio-Site 13 is to be increased immediately at both SCP-1405's containment area and the site perimeter. Additional security cameras are to be installed on the exterior walls of the containment area, and the security feed is to be monitored at all times (see updates to protocols for Low-Security Containment Facilities.) Any change in SCP-1405's behavior should be logged and immediately reported to Agent McComb or the security chief on duty.\nDescription: SCP-1405 is a life-size, museum-quality model of an extinct giant ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx. The subject stands 2.9 m tall at the shoulder when resting on its hind legs, and weighs in excess of 350 kg.\nIn its inactive (or camouflage) state, SCP-1405 appears to be a normal model: X-ray scans indicate it is composed primarily of plastic resin on an internal metal scaffolding.\nThe subject's anomalous properties become evident only when it is left undisturbed for a variable period of time (usually 6 to 8 hours, with a range of 45 minutes to 4 weeks). If undisturbed, SCP-1405 will enter its active state and begin moving around its enclosure, despite the fact that its body has no apparent musculature, internal organ structure, or even moveable joints. Hairs recovered from the enclosure during cleaning are primarily synthetic fiber, but a very small number (<1%) are mammalian hairs with mitochondrial DNA similar to that of extant sloth lineages.\nThe subject's active state behavior is comparable both to extant species of sloth and to other large herbivores. Most of its time is spent browsing on the vegetation in its enclosure, but it has also been observed sleeping in a ground nest constructed in a secluded area, scratching and rubbing on trees, and playing with various objects. Examination of high-definition video footage indicates muscles moving under a flexible hide and breathing movements in the chest, suggesting that the subject undergoes considerable morphological change between active and inactive states.\nSCP-1405 consumes plant material at a rate consistent with other mammalian herbivores of its size, but does not excrete. It greatly prefers an herbivorous diet, but will also consume meat, wood, plastics, plaster, and bite-sized pieces of metal. How it metabolizes food is unknown, and in its inactive state, it does not appear to need food, oxygen, or sleep. It has also exhibited a fondness for decorative imitation plant material, which appears to have been its primary diet before being placed in Foundation custody.\nIf startled, SCP-1405 will instantly revert to its inactive state, \u201cposing\u201d by sitting on its hind legs with one forearm raised. It appears able to maintain this state indefinitely, and will not react to any stimuli, including physical trauma. SCP-1405 retains memories of events during its inactive state: after the removal of tissue samples and other traumatic tests, it remained inactive much longer and behaved in a nervous, agitated manner after returning to its active state. While agitated the subject may become destructive, and has caused significant damage to its enclosure attempting to breach containment. For this reason, unnecessary human exposure has been suspended. When allowed to remain active, damage caused in the inactive state will heal at approximately 3 times the normal rate.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1405 was discovered on display in a large diorama at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Museum of Natural History in 1992, in the pose it maintains while inactive. Museum inventory indicates that the original sculpture was created in 1978 by Alicia Mayberry, an artist routinely employed by the museum. None of the artist's other works exhibit anomalous properties.\nSCP-1405 was displayed for twelve years, and exhibited no anomalous properties during this time. It came to the Foundation's attention when Agent McComb, embedded in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Police Department, responded to reports of repeated vandalism at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Museum of Natural History. In May of 1992 the doors of the museum were found smashed open, as though impacted by a large object travelling at considerable speed. SCP-1405 itself also exhibited considerable damage, including a number of long, jagged cuts to its back and face, large bald patches, and several broken claws and teeth. It was repaired and returned to display.\nDried patches of a clear, sticky liquid, reported by police as some type of glue, were found on the door, in the museum foyer and near the subject's diorama. No testing on the liquid was conducted, but examination of crime scene photographs indicate that the spatter pattern is consistent with blood spatter from a large, wounded animal.\nApproximately once per three months thereafter, museum employees found all decorative vegetation in SCP-1405's area stripped bare. SCP-1405 itself appeared to undergo rapid deterioration of claws and teeth, and would consistently lose large patches of hair despite repeated restorations. Agent McComb contacted the Foundation, and SCP-1405 was removed from display and placed in a standard containment facility at Site-19. Surveillance cameras first observed it entering its active state three weeks later, whereupon it was reclassified as a living organism and transported to Bio-Site 13.\nAddendum A: Dr. Haury has noted that the recurring damage to SCP-1405 while on display as a museum piece (hair loss, tooth and nail degradation, etc.) are consistent with symptoms of chronic malnutrition and insufficient living space in large mammals, and its active state behavior is often consistent with zoo and circus animals subjected to long-term abuse. These symptoms have not been observed since the current containment protocols were adopted.\nAddendum B: Plans to gradually acclimatize SCP-1405 to human interaction approved as of May 2011, when the subject was observed returning to its active state only ten minutes after cleaning personnel exited the enclosure. SCP-1405 has since returned to active state with a researcher present in the enclosure several times, provided the researcher remains still and silent, and recently remained active while cleaning personnel were present. It is hoped that acclimatizing SCP-1405 to human presence will allow further research into its active state functions, as well as a potential insight into the behavior of a prehistoric species.\nDocument 1405-1: Additional notes from Dr. Haury, attending veterinarian\n\nThe current containment procedure for SCP-1405 gives the impression that the subject is some kind of statue that comes to life. Personally, I no longer believe this to be accurate. The events that brought SCP-1405 to our attention, as well as its ability to massively alter its physiology between animate and inanimate states, suggest to me that we do not have a magical sculpture of a sloth: what we have is another entity entirely, which found a sculpture of a sloth to be a convenient hiding place. This hypothesis does raise the question of why it chose to be a sloth, and if it could be persuaded to enter and animate similar objects. Perhaps an object that doesn't eat 200 kg of hay a week. \u2014Dr Haury\n\nIncident 13-1405a Log: At 0125 hours on December 13, 2012, the north-facing exterior wall of SCP-1405's containment chamber was impacted at considerable speed by an unobserved object. The object was of sufficient mass and travelling at speeds high enough to crush the exterior cinder block and distend the interior steel wall, although the containment cell was not breached. The external walls showed multiple deep scratch marks in a pattern comparable to a bear or other large predator's claws.\nPerimeter security cameras did not record any object or person entering the facility compound. A vertical tear in the southwest section of perimeter fence was found following the incident: the fencing appears to have been cut with a knife or similar sharp object. An external camera near SCP-1405's containment chamber recorded the impact and damage to the building, but the object causing the damage is not visible in the footage. This camera and the cameras in SCP-1405's enclosure recorded scraping and clawing sounds which continued for four minutes following the impact.\nFor approximately 24 hours prior to the incident, SCP-1405 exhibited signs of considerable distress, pacing constantly and refusing to eat or drink. It was observed staring intently at the north wall of its enclosure and emitting whining and growling vocalizations. 2 hours prior to the incident, the subject entered its inactive state without apparent provocation, situated with its back to the south wall and its paws raised to cover its face and head, in the only known deviation from its normal inactive pose. The subject remained inactive in this position for two weeks following the incident, and behaved in an agitated manner for several weeks after becoming active again.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1404 | SCP-1405 | SCP-1406 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1406\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site-121 has been established in and around the building above SCP-1406, surrounded by a barbed-wire fence monitored through several CCTV cameras installed around the perimeter. A cover story regarding restoration of the building by a land-owner has been circulated.\nDescription: SCP-1406 is a medium-sized structure located in a heavily damaged building in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, France. The structure consists primarily of brick and sheets of steel, and is affixed with a wooden door.\nIndividuals inside SCP-1406 have reported experiencing various hallucinatory and psychological effects. These have included:\n\nObserving what was described as a mating pair of heavily injured Octopus vulgaris (common octopus) in the center of the room. Injuries included skin lacerations and several amputations, as well as a green-brown discolouration.\n\nA pronounced sensation of the interior of SCP-1406 being slightly larger than the exterior by a minor factor.\n\nA professed sense of slight forgetfulness, which persisted upon exiting SCP-1406.\n\nSCP-1406 contains an object resembling a normal chair constructed of ten to twenty (10-20) small pieces of metal. The object appears to be coated in a semi-transparent, mildly luminescent violet liquid. Analysis of this fluid has shown it to be a mixture of tyrian purple dye, tungsten and several unidentified substances. Several seconds after removal from SCP-1406, this mixture will invariably cease luminescing.\nIn addition, SCP-1406 houses a small, brick fireplace, containing an exothermic variant of the same fluid.\nIncident 1406-e: On 2011-05-02, an individual (later positively identified as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a resident of the local village of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) was found attempting to access SCP-1406. The individual was detained and interviewed, repeatedly stating his belief that a significant event would occur in the near future relating to SCP-1406. No further useful information was gained from interviewing the subject, and the individual was put under observation.\nAt 19:34, a visual phenomenon was noticed to occur at three points in the vicinity of SCP-1406, these being: a point several metres from SCP-1406 itself, at the edge of a forest \u2588 kilometres away, and in a field of cattle in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. In each case, several pulses of light were produced in quick succession. At the second and third locations, significant charring was noted to occur despite no noticeable flame; a tree at the second location and a bull at the third were both severely damaged as a result.\nNo charring was noticed on the building surrounding SCP-1406. Later investigation revealed a figure resembling a semi-humanoid head several metres from SCP-1406, constructed primarily of wood and a small mass of cattle tissue matching the affected pine and bull. This object has since been put into storage.\nShortly after this, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, began loudly vocalising in French, and expressing distress (see Document 1406-2).\nDocument 1406-2: Abridged transcript of the speech produced by Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during Incident 1406-e.\n\n[\u2026]When the universe was young, the entity was a great, massive thing. Its form was twisted, unnameable and ancient, as to drive men mad in their attempts to envisage it. And so, this being of such scale spawned the many, who were not as immense, but were numerous to the extent of measure. [\u2026]\n\n[\u2026] As reality grew old, so too did the entity. The span of its existence was inconceivably long, but not infinite. Its nature approached order and sense, and its image now could no longer drive men mad as once it did. It became small and shriveled where once it was colossal, and infirm where it was once powerful. In time, the entity was no longer a god to men, and it became forgetful and tired. So very tired. What little potency it had left it used to influence former worshipers to care for it, while it sat beneath its shrine in the warmth. [\u2026]\n\n[\u2026] The many, now fully formed and independent from their creator, left to thrive at the far extents of the universe. Once every million years, they returned to where the entity had gone to endure the rest of its existence as a ritual of their nature, but they soon grew weary of this. Their creator was no longer even aware of the things it had made, and paid them no heed when they arrived. Soon, the many, even more fragile than their forebear, fell apart with the passage of time, their remains forming a great mass at the cold, unstable edges of reality [\u2026]\n\n[\u2026] for what remnants of the many remained, at this place bound by no laws, thought was interchangeable with matter. And in their decaying bodies was the memory of sapience, which became sapience. And so, one final thing formed from the many.\nThe collective, a shambling, unfocused, designless creature, with a mind that was barely functional, and which barely existed at all. And so, this patchwork thing slowly returned in the vague direction it recalled from the pieces of the many. [\u2026]\n\n[\u2026] Granddad? You seemed sad, so I made this for you. Granddad? Are you okay? [\u2026]\n\n[\u2026] Do you remember me?\n\nFollowing this, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was unresponsive to interrogation. Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is still under observation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1405 | SCP-1406 | SCP-1407 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Instance of SCP-1407.\n\nItem #: SCP-1407\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1407 are to be contained in standard security lockers, located within Site-77. Personnel assigned to SCP-1407 are to wear ear protection while interacting with SCP-1407. Any subjects found to have been affected by SCP-1407 are to be quarantined for study, followed by termination.\nDescription: SCP-1407 designates a number of headphone sets, commonly referred to as ear buds. Instances of SCP-1407 are composed of ordinary plastic and various metal wires, along with other components normally found in headphones. Instances of SCP-1407 function normally.\nWhen an instance of SCP-1407 is worn in the ear of a human subject, it will begin to extrude metal wires into the subject's ear canal. Subjects will not report feeling these wires, but will indicate that they find the SCP-1407 instance extremely comfortable to wear. After a period of 20-45 minutes, these wires reach the cochlea, and will begin to extend into the pores of the ear canal, physically removing any hairs and replacing them with wires. At this point, the subject will be unable to remove the SCP-1407 instance without severely damaging their ear canals.\nSCP-1407 will continue spreading through the subject's body, most commonly to the outer epidermal tissue and ocular cavities. Subjects may report rashes or impaired vision. Underneath the epidermal tissue, SCP-1407 will create additional instances of itself by replicating its components with bone, muscle, and bodily fluids. In addition, follicles existing on the surface of the epidermal tissue will be replaced with SCP-1407 wires. Additional SCP-1407 instances will also be created in the stomach, cranium, and intestines, usually growing beneath the outer tissue layer and appearing as cysts or hemorrhoids. It takes 1-3 days for an SCP-1407 instance to fully spread through the subject's body.\nIf the subject is exposed to sounds greater than 115 dB, the speakers within the subject's body will begin to replicate the sound. As exposure time increases, the subject's skin tissue and any matter occupying the ocular cavities will begin to flake off or dissolve, as the speakers within the subject become louder. In addition, the number of SCP-1407 instances present within the subject will increase continuously, until the pressure within the body causes them to be violently ejected through the subject's orifices, or through tissue weakened by SCP-1407's effect.\nSCP-1407 was recovered from a nightclub in Miami, FL, after a DJ suddenly expired during a party. When autopsy reports reached Foundation assets in the local police department, the body was secured along with one instance of SCP-1407. As of 11/14/2006, SCP-1407 has been classified as Euclid.\nCurrently, 11 instances of SCP-1407 are in containment.\nAddendum: A proposal has been requested by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to use D-class personnel affected by SCP-1407 to circle around SCP-1009 so that only one speaker needs to be maintained. On-site medical staff are to be present to care for any injuries caused by SCP-1407.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1406 | SCP-1407 | SCP-1408 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1408\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1408 is stored in a climate-controlled, dedicated containment chamber under clean-room conditions at Site \u2588\u2588 to prevent further deterioration of its organic components. Personnel may only directly access SCP-1408 with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 Senior Researchers.\nDescription: SCP-1408 is a complex electromechanical device consisting of a 1 m x 1 m x 2 m main unit constructed from wood, clockwork and pulleys connected to a metallic head cap with multiple cables. A symbol consisting of the letter 'W' with an inscribed 'A' (later determined to be the monogram of one Professor A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 1823-?, of [REDACTED], England) is engraved onto both the head cap and main unit. SCP-1408 was contained on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/1851 by the Royal Society for the Security, Containment, and Protection of Anomalous Artifacts, at which time it was designated Anomalous Artifact #1851-Delta-Four. The device came to the attention of the RSSCPAA just prior to the Great Exhibition of 1851, during which the device was to be demonstrated to Queen Victoria. Agents of the RSSCPAA were able to raid and secure the laboratory of Professor A. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and secure SCP-1408 before it was shown to the public. According to reports by the aforementioned agents, Professor A. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was unfortunately able to elude capture.\nWhen the head cap was placed on the head of a human subject and the device was activated, SCP-1408 transcribed the encoded memories of the subject onto a wax roll in the main unit by a process that was not fully understood. SCP-1408 was also capable of operating in \"write mode\", by which a specially prepared wax roll could be used to embed memories into the subject. According to the experiment logs of the RSSCPAA, this process was unreliable as the encoding method was imprecise and unintuitive. Mistakes in the format resulted in rejection of memories, confusion and in several cases severe psychosis. SCP-1408 was intended as an interrogation tool, both in extracting information from foreign agents and implanting suggestions and rewriting allegiances.\nSCP-1408 is currently inoperable, partly due to severe deterioration of its wood and leather components. In addition, according to an RSSCPAA incident log dated shortly before transfer of SCP-1408 into SCP Foundation possession, a breach of containment occurred in which several key components of SCP-1408 were taken by an unknown individual before agents were able to respond.\nAddendum 1408-01: Document Discovered Following RSSCPAA Breach Incident 1851-Delta-Four-Alpha, dated \u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\n\nTo whom it may concern:\nMy sincere apologies for the disturbance, but I need to salvage a few things.\nCheers,\n\nAddendum 1408-02: Researcher Note\n\nTo date, all efforts to track down the missing components of SCP-1408 have failed. The incident occurred before the invention of video or audio surveillance, and all we have is a hundred-year-old handwritten note supposedly written by someone who should have been dead of old age. Unless we can turn back the clock or somehow manage a miracle, I am proposing that we archive SCP-1408 until further notice.\n- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1407 | SCP-1408 | SCP-1409 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1409\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All recording devices containing copies of SCP-1409 are held in a secure storage compartment at Storage Site-07 when not used for testing purposes. Permission to use SCP-1409 for testing purposes must be requested from the current Level-2 staff member responsible for supervision of SCP-1409. Agents and researchers assigned to SCP-1409 are required to possess a valid form of Open Water Diving certification.\nDuring testing, any device being used to play SCP-1409 must be contained in a soundproofed room, and no devices capable of recording sounds are to be allowed in the room save for the device being used to play SCP-1409. Staff are not allowed to enter any area in which SCP-1409 is being played unless they are wearing noise-cancelling headphones.\nIndividuals affected by SCP-1409 are to be detained immediately. Subjects affiliated with the Foundation are to be held in custody in standard containment cells for valuable non-anomalous human beings. Minimal possible force is to be used to prevent escape attempts. Individuals exposed to SCP-1409 not otherwise of interest to the Foundation who do not possess any diving ability may be terminated.\nAt the first possible opportunity, SCP-1409-affected individuals with a direct connection to the Foundation are to be transported to Point 1409-Alpha. Individuals are to be assisted in diving to Point-1409-Alpha by no less than 2 divers in possession of a valid civilian Master Scuba Diver qualification, or equivalent. Foundation staff who have been affected by SCP-1409 and have followed this protocol are to be placed under psychiatric observation before they may be returned to duty.\nPoint 1409-Alpha is monitored by a Foundation-owned vessel staffed by members of Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 (\"Deep Feeders\"). Any vessels approaching Point 1409-Alpha are to be monitored and their crews apprehended if they show signs of being affected by SCP-1409, or attempt to access Point 1409-Alpha directly. Any persons found to have been affected by SCP-1409 are to be taken into custody.\nDescription: SCP-1409 is a series of 4 recordings, made by hydrophones located in the southern Atlantic Ocean. They are simultaneous recordings of a single set of vocalisations, made by a male Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). The vocalisations last for 19 minutes and 34 seconds, and have been determined by testing to be the active part of the recording.\nIndividuals who listen to the vocalisations report that they hear a human voice singing in an unknown language in place of the actual content of the recording. While the meaning of the song cannot be made out, each listener believes that the voice is directly addressing them, and some assert that the singer sounds \u2018sad' or \u2018lonely'. Listeners are also unable to determine the gender of the singer.\nIf an individual listens to SCP-1409 for a certain period of time, the primary property of SCP-1409 comes into effect. Initially, listeners begin to identify strongly with the \u2018singer' of SCP-1409, and show a marked and unusual ability to remember the song. Affected individuals will not, however, be able to recreate the song themselves, claiming any attempt to do so, or even to hum the tune, sounds \u2018wrong'. The amount of time spent listening to SCP-1409 before it has an effect on the listener appears to vary depending on the individual and the section of the recording in question.\nOver a length of time, which varies significantly between individuals, affected subjects will begin to experience a strong desire to travel to Point 1409-Alpha. Point 1409-Alpha is an area comprising approximately 40 cubic metres of water, located roughly 20 metres below the surface of the water in the Atlantic Ocean, at \u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\u201d West , \u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\u201d North. Examination of records kept by [DATA EXPUNGED], the research institute responsible for the maintenance of the hydrophones which made the recording, indicate that this location was the origin point of SCP-1409, and that shortly after it was recorded, an unusual convergence of aquatic wildlife was noted at the location.\nIndividuals affected by SCP-1409 will attempt to reach Point 1409-Alpha by any means available to them, although most are reluctant to resort to acts they personally find immoral or distasteful. In cases where no adequate transportation is available, subjects will attempt to reach a coastline and swim towards Point 1409-Alpha, invariably resulting in exhaustion and drowning. It is not known how affected subjects are able to locate Point 1409-Alpha, but subjects report they are able to sense whether they are moving towards it or not. Amnestics have no effect on this compulsion.\nIf a subject affected by SCP-1409 successfully reaches Point 1409-Alpha, they invariably experience shock and feelings of betrayal, claiming that they were led to believe there was a person or object at SCP-1409 of great value, although they cannot explain the precise nature of the promised object. Subjects express distrust or hatred of the singer in the SCP-1409 recording, and some experience depression. However, after this point the direct effect of SCP-1409 on the subject apparently ceases.\nSCP-1409 is able to affect individuals who are aware of its properties, and individuals who have previously been exposed and have successfully reached Point 1409-Alpha. Such individuals maintain either they, or previous SCP-1409 subjects, failed to find the object of value at Point 1409-Alpha due to a lack of effort or mistake on their part.\nAddendum 1409-1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a small research vessel operating in the Atlantic was found abandoned and severely damaged, apparently by a storm. Evidence found aboard the vessel indicates that a whale song with similar properties to the SCP-1409 was recorded by the vessel, although damage to monitoring equipment incurred during the storm has rendered the recording unintelligible. The events that occurred following the recording are unknown, though it is believed all on board perished attempting to reach the origin point, leaving the boat unattended during a storm.\nAs a result of this incident, it is presently hypothesized that SCP-1409's properties stem from the anomalous nature of the whale that originally made the vocalisations, rather than the vocalisations themselves. Although this is not currently confirmed, Agents are advised to monitor unusual hydrophone recordings made in the Atlantic Ocean within 3000km of Point 1409-Alpha. Mobile Task Force Theta-5 (\"The Bigger Boat\") have been informed of the possibility of such a whale existing and tasked with locating it should another SCP-1409 event occur. The theoretical humpback whale which created SCP-1409 is designated SCP-1409-A for provisional purposes.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1408 | SCP-1409 | SCP-1410 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1410\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1410 is to be kept in its designated containment area within Site-30. SCP-1410 is to be moved between the four chambers of the containment area as dictated by the color of its perspirations and the interpretation of the supervising researcher in order to minimize the creation of instances of SCP-1410-1:\n- Chamber 1410-A (Yellow): chamber 1410-A was converted from Site-30's secondary auditorium. SCP-1410 is to be kept on a pedestal in the center of chamber-1410-A if displaying claustrophobic tendencies. If displaying agoraphobic tendencies, SCP-1410 is to be kept in a metal container at the base of the pedestal.\n- Chamber 1410-B (Red): chamber 1410-B is a steel vault. When SCP-1410 is kept in chamber 1410-B, an armed guard is to be stationed inside the chamber in order to create a reassuring environment for SCP-1410.\n- Chamber 1410-C (Blue): chamber 1410-C is a standard humanoid containment cell, converted to a nursery. Chamber 1410-C is to be painted in soft, muted colors and include toys meant for young children, preferably plush animals. SCP-1410 is to be placed in a crib in the left corner of the chamber, and two personnel involved in the containment of SCP-1410 are to be stationed with it. Said personnel are not to be armed.\n- Chamber 1410-D (Green): chamber 1410-D is a standard humanoid containment cell, converted to a mock infirmary. Chamber 1410-D is to be painted white, and contain assorted medical equipment (said equipment does not need to be genuine). SCP-1410 is to be kept on a patient's bed in the middle of the chamber, and one personnel involved in the containment of SCP-1410 is to be stationed with it at all times, dressed in scrubs. SCP-1410 is to be wiped with disinfectant every hour while in chamber 1410-D.\nDescription: SCP-1410 is a water-smoothed stone, resembling the type found in cave complexes in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 mountains. SCP-1410 appears to possess a limited degree of sapience, which is connected to the chromatic perspirations it emits at regular intervals or upon contact with instances of SCP-1410-1. SCP-1410-1 comprises a number of optical illusions created by SCP-1410, whose exact nature is contingent on the same perspirations. SCP-1410 does not seem to be aware that it is the source of SCP-1410-1, and will react negatively to them, increasing its rate of perspiration and thus the creation of additional instances of SCP-1410-1 the longer it is in contact with them. Regardless of subtype, instances of SCP-1410-1 will only acknowledge the existence of SCP-1410, and will entirely ignore all else.\nPhysical contact with SCP-1410 enables a one-sided communication with it, though it is mostly limited to SCP-1410 broadcasting vague phrases and emotions at whoever touches it. The subtypes of perspiration and the instances of SCP-1410-1 connected to them are as follows:\n\nYellow Subtype: when emitting this perspiration, SCP-1410 will broadcast phrases and emotions connected with claustrophobia, agoraphobia, and guilt, often alternating between the former two every few hours. Yellow instances of SCP-1410-1 appear as young adults of both sexes, dressed in clothes indicating a high socioeconomic background and artistic tendencies, and suffering from wounds afflicted by makeshift weapons. Yellow instances of SCP-1410-1 will attempt to surround SCP-1410 and attack it, though due to their incorporeal nature those attacks are ineffective. Yellow perspiration will decrease if SCP-1410's claustrophobia or agoraphobia is dissuaded.\n\nExample of phrasing used during Yellow Subtype: \u201cI was trapped. They were there with me, but they couldn't understand, they weren't like me, not at all. Blind to the voices, to the dark, to the stifling air and the walls always closing down, always growing closer. To the Ichor always calling me to create beauty from them. I had to do it, had to make them beautiful, for her. How quickly did she grow bored with me and left me for what was left of them. They will never stop, closing on me like the walls I painted with them.\u201d\n\nRed Subtype: when emitting this perspiration, SCP-1410 will broadcast phrases and emotions connected with paranoia and anger. Red instances of SCP-1410-1 appear as tall, black-suited humanoids, possessing four eyes, elongated noses, and no ears. Red instances of SCP-1410-1 will attempt to observe SCP-1410 from a distance, often appearing several hundred meters from SCP-1410. Red perspiration will decrease if SCP-1410 is made to feel safe from being observed or approached by instances of SCP-1410-1.\n\nExample of phrasing used during Red Subtype: \u201cIt was all their fault! All we did was have some fun at their expense, attempted to bring some creativity to their drab, hollow world. If they hadn't chased us, I never would have left, never would have entered those caves, never would have heard the Ichor's voice, never would have\u2026 but they just keep looking at me, even after they ruined me. They just won't go away!\u201d\n\nBlue Subtype: when emitting this perspiration, SCP-1410 will broadcast phrases and emotions connected with depression and loneliness. Blue instances of SCP-1410-1 appear as pairs, always comprised of one young adult female and one male toddler. Instances of SCP-1410-1 will pointedly ignore SCP-1410. Blue perspiration will decrease if SCP-1410 is exposed to comforting imagery, particularly related to early childhood.\n\nExample of phrasing used during Blue Subtype: \u201cAnny, Harry\u2026 I'm so sorry. Would you at least look at me? Just once? I promise I won't do the same to you, I know better now. She tricked me, used me, she- nothing I can say can make this better, can it? It's too late. I'm alone now.\u201d\n\nGreen Subtype: when emitting this perspiration, SCP-1410 will broadcast phrases and emotions connected to pain, disgust, and dread. Green instances of SCP-1410-1 appear as various crude works of art, seemingly created using parts of the human body, with bones, hair, teeth and nails being the most prevalent. Green instances of SCP-1410-1 will furnish the room SCP-1410 currently occupies. Green perspiration will decrease if SCP-1410 believes it is exposed to medical care and disinfectant in particular.\n\nExample of phrasing used during Green Subtype: \u201cHere it is, the culmination of my life's work. How could I have ever believed that they were beautiful? That she was? She made me shape the rest into these\u2026 playthings of hers, and when she was done with them, she made me into one. I used to be different, but I can't remember what I was anymore. Her oily film covers me, and all I can see is her. I just want to be whole again. To be clean again.\u201d\n\nSCP-1410 was found embedded in the outer wall of Site-30 during a routine security check, surrounded by Yellow instances of SCP-1410-1. SCP-1410 was removed from the wall and taken inside Site-30. Current containment procedures were established after repeated contact with SCP-1410.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1409 | SCP-1410 | SCP-1411 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1411\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A joint research facility has been constructed around the cave housing SCP-1411-A. It will be manned at all times by agents from both the Foundation and the Office for the Reclamation of Islamic Artifacts. Colonel Khorsandi of the ORIA is in charge of security, as well as liasing with the government of Uzbekistan. Doctor Yi will supervise all examination of SCP-1411-A.\nAt 48-hour intervals, Agent Durani will perform all duties in accordance to the Peaslee Protocols in order to perform preventative maintenance on SCP-1411-B. In the event that Agent Durani is incapacitated, a substitute must be found. This is intended to be a voluntary assignment, but if no volunteers can be found, Colonel Khorsandi is empowered to order any agent onsite.\nBoth the Foundation and the ORIA are to have access to all documents and research related to SCP-1411.\nDescription: SCP-1411-A is a collection of machinery found in a cave in the Turkestan Mountain Range in Southeastern Uzbekistan. While much of the equipment's purpose and function is unknown, several parts are assessed to be receivers for a signal propagated through unknown means, and one section in particular has been identified as a transmitter. Central to the entire assembly is a large video display, showing an unknown location.\nThe location shown has similar machinery to SCP-1411-A, referred to as SCP-1411-B. It appears to be in a partly collapsed structure with stone and metal walls. The sky can be observed through openings in the structure. Though the sun is never seen directly, it shows a day-night cycle lasting roughly 31 hours. The stars, to the extent that they can be observed through the display, do not appear to match any area of the sky visible from Earth. Based on this information, it is believed to be an extraterrestrial location.\nWhat vegetation is visible consists of fungus-like growths. No animal life has been observed through the feed (see Document SCP-1411-3).\nAt the time of discovery, the components making up SCP-1411-B had experienced some damage, which caused effects both in the remote location and at the site of SCP-1411-A itself. These include electrical discharges, changes in local gravity, and an increase in the rate in heat transfer between objects in the area. Once started, these effects increased exponentially. Modeling suggests that if left unchecked, these effects would likely cause widespread devastation for several hundred kilometers before the SCP-1411-A and B materials were completely destroyed1. While significant repairs have been undertaken, these effects still occur when routine maintenance is not undertaken every 24-48 hours.\nAs the functions of most of SCP-1411-A are poorly understood as yet, operations will be focused on repairing SCP-1411 in both the remote and local sites.\nWhen a human touches a recessed panel in the area assessed as a transmitter, it triggers the production of an autonomous machine by SCP-1411-B. These robots are roughly one meter tall (assuming the components of SCP-1411-B are similar in size to SCP-1411-A), navigating on four multi-jointed legs. The main body is roughly cylindrical, with two limbs that divide three times into eight finger-like appendages. Three dark lenses are situated on the top of the cylinder, and are believed to be the eyes of the robot.\nWhen a robot is created, it is imprinted with the consciousness of the person who activates the transmitter. Communication through the screen suggests that the robots possess all memories and personality of the originals. They are also imprinted with information necessary for the maintenance and basic repairs of SCP-1411-B. However, the robots only remain operational for thirty-five to forty-eight hours before breaking down, necessitating the creation of further units. At present, full repairs of SCP-1411-B appear to be impossible, possibly due to the damage to the structure housing the equipment.\nDue to familiarity with the phenomenon, and to reduce potential contamination by an anomaly, Agent Durani is responsible for the activation of the transmitter. This will be done in accordance with the Peaslee Protocols for transmission of consciousness.\nCommunication is accomplished via writing. Remote units have been able to scavenge writing materials, using plastic-like sheets with devices that exude a thick, black paste, originally designed for applying lubrication to fine parts. They have also experimented with making pigments from local fungal vegetation and minerals.\nWhile the components of SCP-1411-A appear to be stable at present, the remote units have been questioned on repair procedures, should they become necessary at the local site. Much of this information has helped in identifying the purpose of components of SCP-1411-A.\nRecovery: SCP-1411-A was discovered by members of the Uzbek military after its anomalous properties began manifesting in region. GRU Division P was initially contacted, but a deterioration in relations between the Uzbekistan and Russian governments led to the ORIA being brought in instead. The ORIA then requested assistance from the Foundation as the anomalies began to intensify.\nDuring initial examination, Doctor Yi activated the transmitter. Over the course of several days and more activations, the robots were able to activate a display in the remote location, and then began communicating with the research team. This led to the discovery that the robots had the personalities of those who activated the device.\nActivations ceased for several days until the anomalies began to manifest again. Agent Durani volunteered to activate the device until a better solution could be found. At present, all efforts are being made to learn how to dismantle the device safely or reach the remote location to conduct manual repairs.\nTo date, Agent Durani has been transmitted 217 times.\nAddendum: On 13 June, 2014, Agent Durani was injured by a fall near the local site. She was rushed to a nearby hospital. During her absence, ORIA Corporal Akbari volunteered to enact the Peaslee protocol in her absence. His first remote unit reported finding a number of writings and artworks left by previous units, and brought them to the display. See Document SCP-1411-24 for their contents. After being discharged from the hospital, Agent Durani showed mild distress on seeing the writings and artwork, but agreed to continue her duties.\n\n+ Document SCP-1411-3\n\n- Close this document\n\nReport From Iteration 35\nThe halls are empty. There are bones, but they are scattered, gnawed. By animals? From animals? Too small, I think, to have built this place, though the bones are strange. Thin strips woven, like plaits in a basket. Sometimes, we see the newly dead. Lengths of black bone sticking from under red and bruised-green flesh.\nSometimes see the small ones scurry and slink, like rats or lizards. Six limbs. One in front, one in back, two to each side. Front and back for grasping, sides to move. Four-jaw mouths. Two to two, counter-chewing on scraps from other animals or the moss-trees.\nBigger ones outside. I think bigger ones inside too, sometimes? I haven't seen any, but maybe they are out? Take notes for the next.\nIn the trees, others. Smaller than the rats. Use the front and back legs to swing, the side legs to take food. They sing. Like birds, a little. Like frogs, perhaps. Tree erupts with chirps. Sometimes like bells, a thousand bells to ring. Not dull red, like the ones inside. Yellow, and another color I have not seen. New colors here. Is it this place, or these eyes? But no blue, no purple. Perhaps the bones are blue, and I cannot see it. Perhaps this entire world is blue, and I do not know.\n\nReport From Iteration 42\nThe rooms are large. Or perhaps I am small. It is hard to say.\nNo one has been here for a long time. I think that they left. There are vehicles elsewhere. A large chamber, with slots for them. Like pods with doors, with machines attached. For flying, I think. There are five there, two already taken apart, and slots for a hundred. I do not know why they left. I cannot tell if they left in a hurry, if someone has ransacked the rooms, or if it is only the work of time.\nThey were taller than I am, I think. The doors stretch two times my height. Something my size would not have needed that. I cannot judge much else. I cannot tell what is a table, a chair, or even a bed, let alone how they might use it.\nAlso larger than me is an animal sleeping in one of the rooms. It came past me as I made repairs. It is half again my height, and three to four times that in length. Two long legs. One in front, and one in the back. Awkward when walking, but I saw it run as it entered. Like a cheetah. Four other limbs on the sides are small. Claws or stings on them? Perhaps for defense. Perhaps for prey. Also for prey are the long, sharp teeth that stick out of the four-jawed mouth. Two upper jaws and two lower jaws. Almost like two mouths, with one set of lips. It ignored me. I am metal. Not food for it.\nWould it matter if I were? In the long run?\n\nReport from Iteration 56\nWhile I waited for sunrise, a large creature came near the buildings. I had heard a series of rumblings, and I had wondered what caused them. Then a leg as large as a house crashed down next to me. It was like a tree trunk, with thick pads that spread out like roots beneath it.\nI hid in a moss tree, so I could not see the head or much of the body. Only a sense of vastness.\nThere were patches of fungus growth on the skin. There were animals on it too, long and thin with the legs short and thick, or thin and wasted. As though legs were not necessary for these riders anymore. They reminded me of worms.\nSome were feeding on the fungus patches. Other riders stuck their heads through the skin, feeding through holes slowly seeping yellow-green blood.\nThen the pads bunched up, the leg lifted, and it was gone.\n\nReport From Iteration 82\nThe plants are strange. Plants. Fungus? Moss? On the walls, like mold and moss. Stalks are almost meaty in some places. In others, like brittle, bleeding wood.\nOutside, there is more. \"Trees\" that are like stalks that branch and merge and branch again, a dozen times, covered in the moss-like growth. It swells at dawn, then withers down again at night. Does it do so every day? I will never know.\nThere are no flowers. But there are growths that are as beautiful. Reds and greens, and other new colors, which mark fruits the tree-singers eat. These alien squirrels stretch from one limb to another and take the fruit in their smaller arms. One of the tree-singers came down and sat on me for a time. I did not dare to move. It ate a fruit held in its front pair of arms, one leg on my arm, the other on my head. It sang to the trees, and was answered, and it jumped back up, so quickly I hardly knew it moved.\nI am going back. I have seen nothing else you do not know. I am going to listen to the singing.\n\n+ Document SCP-1411-24\n\n- Close this document\n\nthe sunset we see is more beautiful\nthan any others\nbecause we see it only once\nthe peace that blooms\nin the heart of despair\nis the most precious of all\nwho weeps for\nthe reflection that disappears\nas soon as its caster\nmoves from the mirror?\n\nThe past I remember is hers. My future is measured in hours. I am a candle burned away at both ends.\n\nPainting made by application of grease onto an opaque plastic sheet.\n\nImage made by oil suspended between two clear plastic sheets.\n\nMosaic of small pieces of vinyl-like plastic applied to an opaque plastic sheet.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The most catastrophic models suggest much of Central Asia would be rendered uninhabitable.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1410 | SCP-1411 | SCP-1412 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1412\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1412 are kept in 2 m x 2 m x 7 m terrariums filled partially with aerated soil at Sector-28. Rooms in the containment cells are to be filtered for humidity and supplied with typical ventilation for oxygen and carbon dioxide.\nDescription: The pair comprising SCP-1412 closely resembles Cryptomeria \u2018Japanese cedar' trees, standing 4.45 m in height and 1.21 m in diameter at the base. The pair has a similar biological profile and varies only slightly in appearance. Dendrochronological surveys of the trees are inconclusive due to a lack of annual rings inside of the trunks. Modern dating methods return various results ranging from \u2588 months to 65 years. Closer inspection of bark samples shows a lack of cellular activity.\nSCP-1412 achieves mobility through growth. Frontal maws located underneath the bases of the trees digest plant and animal matter, which is then processed at an irregular rate, producing more bark for propulsion, effectively pushing them forward. Feeding in this manner does not seem to be crucial to the existence of SCP-1412, although in most cases either have been shown to move given an opportunity. SCP-1412 will not consume human matter and does not actively hunt for food save for the purpose of using it for mobility.\n\nResearchers Note: The amount of energy needed for mobility is minimal, although this energy seems to be consumed quickly. This suggests the distance traveled by these trees took place over at least six-hundred (600) years, estimation given the mobility of SCP-1412 without energy, and the time it takes for new plant matter to grow. This means SCP-1412 would have traveled faster in denser areas, and may have been relatively dormant until new food made itself available in more arid areas. See attached diagram compiled by Researcher Sanders of SCP-1412s course in the last two-hundred (200) years. Circles indicate periods of inactivity.\n\n1412 Tracking Map\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nDuring testing, cadavers placed in the hollow opening near the bases of the trees are forced out, with no evidence of digestion or mastication.\nThe pair seems to prefer traveling at a relatively close distance. Top speeds for either instance of SCP-1412 clock at 8 knots.\nA large portion of the bark seems to be severely damaged and charred, the cause is assumed to be annual rainfall. Introduction to small amounts of water (1 l) cause the bark of SCP-1412 to combust. Damaged sections of the trees do not appear to heal, but this does not result in reduced mobility or any abnormal behavior. Fire on the bark shows a faint purple, burning at roughly 200 \u00b0C. Further study into the mechanism eliciting this process is underway. The pair seems to be immune to fire up to temperatures of 1,300 \u00b0C.\nSCP-1412 was discovered in 2010 at Tenry\u016b-Okumikawa Park by a group of civilians hiking in the area. The group was interviewed and administered with amnestics while a concurrent expedition was undertaken by Agent Breen and Researcher Sanders. The team reported following a trail of twisting, horizontal trunks through 23 ha of dense forest. The area surrounding the then dead bark was barren, although this range was reported to have only stretched roughly 1 m on either side of the husks. SCP-1412 was eventually discovered near Atera Seven Falls after two-days tracking. See Containment Report 1412 for further details.\nAddendum 1412-A: Sample Analysis\nFurther testing of the inside of SCP-1412 reveals a negligible amount of radiation (0.89 microsieverts) per hour. A cross section of SCP-1412 reveals a spiraling mound of calcified gray matter located within which replaces nearly eighty percent (80%) of the heartwood.\nAudio from Containment Report: 1412\n\nSanders and I reached Atera Seven Falls after following the husks for roughly two days. We found the pair comprising SCP-1412 near the overhang of Atera Seven, each of \u2018em was leaning forward on the overhang. Sanders got in a bit closer to check the things out, she didn't find anything unusual aside from the faint purple glow near the bottom of the trunks. The things were a bit warm too. Didn't seem to be moving at all. I had Sanders page the evac unit.\n\nNote: The trees were very close to falling into the river. Excavation revealed a large rock underneath the banks obstructing the trajectory.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1411 | SCP-1412 | SCP-1413 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1413\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Signals related to SCP-1413 are to be intercepted as they are broadcasted and blocked from public viewing. All intercepted broadcasts are to be recorded and stored in Site-77's anomalous media wing. No personnel are to view these broadcasts for non-research purposes, and any personnel found doing so will be disciplined.\nResearch into the source of SCP-1413 is ongoing.\nDescription: SCP-1413 is an anomalous television program, detailing a violent sporting event referred to in all broadcasts as variants of common sporting names, most with the postfix '-ball'. The broadcasts are approximately one hour long, and usually feature apparently unrelated sporting events presented in a style similar to Olympic-themed athletic competitions. All broadcasts are accompanied by running commentary.\nAs a subject views an SCP-1413 broadcast, they will begin to associate any feelings they have towards organized sports with SCP-1413's content. If they complete their viewing session, subjects will not have any interest in any sporting event besides those shown on SCP-1413. This does not amplify the subject's feelings towards athletics, and subjects who are exposed to SCP-1413 do not become more avid sports fans because of it.\nIf the subject continues to view SCP-1413, all athletic paraphernalia they own will be altered to reflect the equivalent in SCP-1413. For example, items branded for the 'National Hockey League' would instead read 'PUCKBALL BROADCASTING NETWORK 9.99'. Affected subjects will react with confusion when other subjects are not aware of the existence of SCP-1413, as they believe it to be as well known as any other major sporting league. This has historically resulted in additional subjects being affected by SCP-1413.\nSCP-1413 was discovered on 09/18/2013, after a man in Gainesville, FL attempted to complain to his cable provider about SCP-1413. The subject had attempted to order an inclusive sporting cable package, and SCP-1413 had subsequently begun broadcasting to his home instead. After Foundation intervention, 11 additional cases were located and contained. The phenomenon was subsequently classified as Euclid.\n\nBroadcast Log\n\nClose Log\n\nEvent\nCommentary\n\nPre-show introduction\nAnnouncer 11: 'SPORT' first originated with the Slorgtiboff Greeting Ritual 04, wherein each Slorgtiboff smashes a brick into the other's fleshy and unprotected abdominal face.\n\nDescribed as 'Puckball', in which two teams of five athletes attempt to navigate a small ball of rubber into a hole, by way of hitting it, and bludgeoning the other team, with their teammates. Whichever team was able to do so first won.\nAnnouncer 22:Observe the cranial protectorate net. This prevents lethal brain injury, instead subjecting players to lifetimes of suffering as their minds slowly decay.\n\nEvent was not explained, and consisted of two human subjects playing a variant of ice hockey; changes included larger nets, the inclusion of two pucks, a shorter time limit than standard NHL games, and the placing of live gigantic organisms underneath the ice which would grab and pull athletes and spectators underneath the ice without warning.\nAnnouncer 1: Oh, and it looks like there's going to be a delayed penalty for high sticking\u2026 scratch that, the referee has been lost. Game on! Announcer 2: The teeth of K\u00f3pavogur will be well-fed tonight.\n\nUnidentified and unexplained event, during which fifteen athletes attempted to climb to the top of a tower, without falling off. Obstacles included spinning blades, wild animals, impractically large crushing implements, and the other athletes. Event took place in an extraterrestrial region, and not all athletes appeared to be human. Ended when all athletes were deceased.\nAnnouncer 1: Wow, it sure looks like Tim has the lead\u2026 oh! But a strong check by Bjugstad! That's going to lead to a reprisal on his home planet, for sure. What do you think, K'landu? Announcer 2: The babes shall indeed bathe in the blood of the futile dead tonight, Steve. Swiftly and silently, all shall perish. Announcer 1: That's terrific.\n\nDescribed as 'Brickpuckball'; two athletes, positioned in a small ring, attempted to destroy each other's faces with golden bricks. Although they wore protective gear, it appeared to have minimal preventative impact on visible injuries.\nAnnouncer 2: Here, we see how Slorgball winnows the weak-minded out of the gene pool, crippling their chances at successful breeding. Observe, as the Seven-Nine-Suns Auto-Conclave-Sideback has been hit in his reproductive ganglia. His children shall be deformed, and die before pupation, due to their father's stupidity in partaking in SPORT.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Referred to as Steve Tilken.\n2. Referred to as K'Landu the Misshapen\n\n\u00ab SCP-1412 | SCP-1413 | SCP-1414 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1414\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1414 is to be contained in a 3 meter by 3 meter soundproof room. It is not to be plugged in except during approved testing.\nExcept during approved testing, SCP-1414's volume knob must never be set higher than '6'.\nDescription: SCP-1414 is a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand radio with cassette deck and CD player, made out of standard materials. The cassette deck, CD player, and tuner dial are non-functional; aside from this, forensic examination has revealed no differences from other radios of its make and model, either externally or internally. However, it manifests four distinct anomalies when used; these are presumed to be inherently linked.\nThe first anomaly is that SCP-1414 responds to language: after SCP-1414's power supply is interrupted and then restored, the first human to speak a command to SCP-1414 will become an instance of SCP-1414-1. SCP-1414-1 is SCP-1414's \"owner\"; SCP-1414 will change stations, or increase or decrease its volume, upon command from SCP-1414-1. SCP-1414 is able to detect commands from SCP-1414-1 in a variety of formats, including physically muffled speech, voice synthesizers (but only if used by SCP-1414-1), sign language, writing, semaphore flags, and having third parties relay the command in Morse code by clapping their hands; these third-party tests have also revealed that SCP-1414 can distinguish between commands genuinely relayed by a third party, and commands invented by that third party. It is also able to distinguish mechanically-assisted speech from recordings thereof.\nThe second anomaly is that SCP-1414 appears to be able to receive any broadcast signal described by SCP-1414-1 \u2014 including private telecommunications and television audio \u2014 anywhere on the planet, regardless of frequency, location of source, or signal strength; it is also able to receive broadcasts when enclosed within a Faraday cage. If given an ambiguous request, SCP-1414 will play the broadcast originating from the physically closest source, regardless of signal strength. SCP-1414's ability to parse natural language has been assessed as the result of the interaction between its first two anomalous properties, and not as an anomaly in its own right.\nThe third anomaly is that, when SCP-1414's volume is set higher than '6', either by physically adjusting the 'Volume' control or by having SCP-1414-1 request it, SCP-1414-1 will gradually become deaf to any sound not originating from SCP-1414 itself. After approximately 9 minutes of listening to SCP-1414 at volume 7, SCP-1414-1 will be deaf to any external sound not louder than SCP-1414 itself, and after approximately 24 uninterrupted minutes of listening to SCP-1414 at volume 7, SCP-1414-1 will be deaf to any external sound regardless of how loud it is. This induced deafness continues even after SCP-1414 has been unplugged; it has been observed to persist in D-class personnel for 8 months, and can reasonably be assumed to be permanent. Parameters for SCP-1414's deafness induction at higher volumes have not yet been determined.\nThe nature of SCP-1414's induced deafness does not appear to be physical or neurological in origin; post-mortem examination reveals that all relevant structures are intact. Furthermore, instances of SCP-1414-1 who have been surgically deafened after exposure to SCP-1414 report that they are still able to perceive the content of the broadcasts it plays.\nThe fourth anomaly is that SCP-1414 is capable of unplugging itself from electrical sockets, and will do so with as much as 5 g's of force. It will do this whenever continuous operation raises its internal temperature to 35C, and resists being plugged back into its socket until it has cooled; in accordance with standard safety guidelines for electrical appliances, personnel are advised to not force it.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1413 | SCP-1414 | SCP-1415 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1415\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1415 is to be placed in a 35*35*35 cm metal wall safe, to be guarded at all times by no less than two (2) personnel. Access is via a simple iron hinged door, locked with a simple keypad opening mechanism. Approval of one (1) Level 3 personnel, or of Dr. Tergis, is required for removal, in which case, Dr. Tergis is to retrieve the object while keeping the password secret.\nDescription: SCP-1415 is a fingerless leather gauntlet, designed for use with the left hand. The object has a tendency to expand and contract slightly, giving it the appearance that it is breathing. It has been transported to Research Site-6 without incident, where Dr. Tergis has received permission to experiment with it.\nThe object's anomalous properties come into effect when the wearer grasps any object in such a way that the palm of the gauntlet rests upon it. It then begins a process that takes place over 1-3 seconds. The target is converted into a living organism composed of various human tissues, while destroying tissue in the wearer's body roughly equivalent to 1/500th the mass of the converted object. If the wearer dies while wearing the gauntlet, it may still be used until the carcass is totally destroyed. However, when attempting to convert an object with a dead body as the wearer, the converted object will also be dead.\nNote: As of Test 6, it has been proven that the gauntlet can fit non-human hands.\nAddendum:\nTest Log\nTest 1\nSubject: D-1415-01, a Hispanic female\nTarget: D-1415-02, a Caucasian male\nResult: D-1415-02's skin tone, eye color, and hair color changed to match D-1415-01. D-1415-02 also developed female reproductive organs, becoming a hermaphrodite. D-1415-02 also inherited D-1415-01's lactose intolerance. D-1415-01 lost roughly half a pound of body fat, with no harmful effects.\nNote: D-1415-02 and D-1415-01 were once again proven to be genetically identical. D-1415-02 requested to be terminated. Request was granted.\nTest 2\nSubject: D-1415-03, a Caucasian male\nTarget: One (1) Car (Volvo S60)\nResult: All material is made of living tissue. Headlights are of similar tissue to human eyes, but are capable of glowing. Its wheels became short, infant-like legs. The controls of the car were replaced with a structure of enlarged neurons, allowing for a rider to drive. The seats are composed of a tongue-like tissue, and were described as \"sickeningly moist\". D-1415-03's entire right arm and most of his torso was consumed in the process.\nNote: The car, now designated R-1415-02, has been relocated to the garage at Storage-48, for use with appropriate permission. It does not appear to require food, and can be refueled via a small mouth where the gas valve used to be. It is omnivorous and can digest anything a human can digest for fuel. Genetic testing has shown it genetically identical to D-1415-03. D-1415-03 was terminated.\nTest 3\nSubject: D-1415-04, a Caucasian female\nTarget: One (1) Queen sized bed, fully made, with frame.\nResult: Target was converted in its entirety successfully. Pillows became lung like organs that expand and contract, and the blanket became a sheet of skin attached at the foot. The target's legs were jointed, and it could walk, but would only do so if led around. Headboard became a bony structure, containing numerous eye-like organs that moved and blinked independently of each other. D-1415-04's right hand was consumed in the process.\nNote: D-1415-04 has resisted all instructions to sleep in the bed, due to complaints that it \"talked to her, and knew her by name\". This effect is likely non anomalous and completely psychosomatic.\nTest 4\nSubject: D-1415-04\nTarget: 4*4*5 metre block of stone.\nResult: 99% of the stone was transformed into human tissue. D-1415-04 was consumed in her entirety, leaving behind a pool of blood. However, the target immediately settled, fatally crushing one staff member, and injuring two others.\nNote: After approx. 3 hours, the target began crawling towards the edges of the containment, leaning on the windows. On-site staff have attempted to provide nourishments, but the target has not shown an ability to eat. Target hooked up to massive intravenous drip. Termination pending, regardless.\nTest 5\nSubject: D-1415-05, an Indian male who scored highly on fitness tests.\nTarget: One (1) Artificial Heart. However, D-1415-05 lashed out in anger at Dr. A\u2588\u2588 and grabbed her lab coat instead.\nResult: Dr. A\u2588\u2588's lab coat transformed into human tissue, with a slick interior. It expanded and contracted in what was reported to be a \"suckling\" feeling that was also described as being \"incredibly uncomfortable\". Electric shocks cause it to contract.\nNote: Dr. A\u2588\u2588 is not to remove the coat, as it appears to have imprinted on her. Further analysis is required.\nTest 6\nSubject: A fully grown cow\nTarget: One (1) Blender\nResult: Gauntlet changed shape to accommodate the cow's hoof. Blender successfully converted. Its blending mechanism was replaced by a strong jaw that chews up the food. It has a preference for vegetable material, and will only chew up meat if forced to. Most of the cow's torso was consumed in the process.\nNote: Genetic testing has proven it identical in DNA to the cow. However, conversion was at a greatly reduced efficiency.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1414 | SCP-1415 | SCP-1416 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1416\nObject Class: Safe\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 SCP-1416-1, the anomalous object formerly designated SCP-1416, was discovered no longer to be in the possession of the Foundation. The following Special Containment Procedures therefore pertain only to any remaining samples of SCP-1416-2 produced during testing of SCP-1416-1 between \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588.\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Preparations of SCP-1416-2 should be kept in clearly labelled airtight containers within a standard refrigerated storage unit in Safe Wing-C at Sector-25. Due to the severely limited remaining supply of SCP-1416-2 and unresolved security implications arising from prior experimentation, any further test proposals should be submitted in writing to sector management.\nDescription: SCP-1416 currently comprises 14 samples of a refrigerated liquid substance, designated SCP-1416-2 - produced using SCP-1416-1, which is no longer in containment. Chemically, each sample consists of pure distilled water, trace minerals from SCP-1416-1 and biological matter from a human tissue sample. A full inventory of extant samples can be found below (see Addendum-1416-01).\nWhen ingested by a higher primate, samples of SCP-1416-2 induce one to three seconds of highly erratic brain activity, registering on EEG as pronounced gamma rhythms. When questioned, human test subjects almost without exception claim to have experienced during this period the entire lifespan of the individual whose tissue was used to prepare the SCP-1416-2 sample, which may be many decades of subjective time. Test subjects are further able to relay considerable information previously unknown to them regarding the donor individual; however, subjects state they had no memory of their real identity during their experience.\n\nAccess archived description\n\nClose archived description\n\nDescription: SCP-1416 is a ceramic vessel apparently designed for the preparation of tea, in the shape of a human head with Quapaw facial markings. Thermoluminescence dating indicates SCP-1416 to have been manufactured in the mid 16th century.\nSCP-1416's anomalous effects become apparent only when a sample of human flesh of 17mg or greater is placed in the vessel prior to boiling water within it. The resulting liquid, when ingested by higher primates, induces highly erratic brain activity and rapid memory formation which is subjectively perceived as experiencing the entire lifespan of the individual whose flesh was used to prepare the liquid.\n\nAddendum-1416-01:\n\nSCP-1416-2 Preparation No.\nDate Created\nTissue/Donor\nNotes\n\n1416-2-1\nUnknown\nIndex finger/male, Caucasian, 30-40\nTissue found in SCP-1416-1 prior to containment - likely not sampled under experimentally sound conditions.\n\n1416-2-2\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nDistal phalanx/male, Black African, 26\nDonor has history of mental health problems, received a discretionary life sentence for aggravated rape - D-Class subjects administered this preparation have been noted to subsequently exhibit atypical behaviour consistent with the donor's offender class.\n\n1416-2-3\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nIntermediate phalanx/male, Black African, 26\n'' ''\n\n1416-2-4\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nProximal phalanx/male, Black African, 26\n'' ''\n\n1416-2-5\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nIntermediate phalanx/male, White British, 55\nSubject convicted in \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/198\u2588 of multiple murders; testing of 1416-2 samples from the subject indicated this not to be the case.\n\n1416-2-6\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nEar/male, White British, 55\n'' ''\n\n1416-2-7\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n23mg biopsy/female, Pakistani, 23\nSubject had been administered SCP-1416-2 prior to biopsy sample - preparations of this nature determined effective in capturing 'nested' experiences but also frequently induce disorientation and identity confusion.\n\n1416-2-8\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n23mg biopsy/male, Orangutan, 5\nOther samples of this nature shown ineffective in inducing gamma activity.\n\n1416-2-9\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n25mg biopsy/male, White British, 28 and 25mg biopsy/male, Pakistan, 33\nOther blended samples of this nature produced a confused and truncated experience but may still be of limited value.\n\n1416-2-10\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n17mg biopsy/male, White British, N/A\nStillbirth, sample effective - donor tissue from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital, Surrey. Notably samples of this nature do not induce an objectively shorter period of gamma activity than samples where a much longer period of time is experienced.\n\n1416-2-11\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nProximal phalanx/male, Caucasian, 50-60\nDonor tissue from preserved corpse circa ~4,000BCE; other samples of this nature have proven effective.\n\n1416-2-12\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nFinger/male, White and Black Caribbean, 36\nSubject was a suspected collaborator with Group of Interest Marshall, Carter & Dark. Two other surplus samples were created from this subject but were since destroyed.\n\n1416-2-13\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n25mg biopsy/female, Chinese, 27\nBiopsy donated by Junior Researcher Chen: see Dr Barker's statement below.\n\n1416-2-14\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n17mg biopsy/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\nClassified by order of \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588.\n\nIncident Report 1416-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-1:\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 an experimental procedure devised by Junior Researcher Linda Chen to better verify the retention and accuracy of memories encoded via ingesting 1416-2 was approved by Dr Barker. This procedure involved the production of several preparations of 1416-2 from a punch biopsy donated by Junior Researcher Chen, which were then to be administered to D-Class subjects.\nA risk assessment was produced for the experiment, including the possibility of test subjects acquiring sensitive information about the facility or other Special Containment Procedures. Junior Researcher Chen's lack of prior involvement with Euclid and Keter-class or memetic objects was considered to play a prominent role in the approval of the test proposal.\nD-3127, formerly an inmate of HMP Belmarsh, was administered a sample of 1416-2 produced using Junior Researcher Chen's biopsy and exhibited a highly atypical response to the substance; the subject claimed that he was, in fact, Junior Researcher Chen and that he strongly believed the individual who had previously administered the sample to now be D-3127. He elaborated his theory that SCP-1416 transfers consciousness between the donor and the subject, contrary to existing theories as to the object's method of operation.\nSector management directed that despite the high possibility of D-3127 being either delusional or deliberately attempting to mislead Foundation staff, there was no alternative but to subject both D-3127 and Junior Researcher Chen to Procedure 552-Hepburn to eliminate the possibility that a transfer of consciousnesses had taken place. Ultimately it was concluded that such a transfer had not taken place due to signs of confabulation and evasion present in D-3127 under high-level interrogation that were not present in Junior Researcher Chen under the same levels of duress.\nAfter the conclusion of the procedure Junior Researcher Chen was permitted six months' paid leave. On her return sector medical staff declined to certify her ready to resume work and she has since opted to discontinue work with the Foundation.\nI take full responsibility for the failure to foresee an attempt by a D-Class subject to manipulate facility security in this fashion, and for the subsequent psychiatric issues suffered by Junior Researcher Chen following psycho-epistemological interrogation as part of Procedure 552-Hepburn. I am unfortunately unable to comment on any authorised or unauthorised use of SCP-1416-1 which may have taken place immediately following Incident 1416-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-1 and must again refer security staff investigating the disappearance of the object to the chain of command. - Dr Barker\nAddendum-1416-02:\nA standard inventory of Safe Wing-C items on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 by Junior Researcher Nielsen determined that the containment locker logged as containing SCP-1416-1 was in fact empty. An investigation and review of CCTV and access logs was carried out; however, exceptional circumstances mean that much of this data is classified at a level beyond normal sector security. Attempts have since been made to reconstruct the last point at which the object was seen by any given staff member, including the collection of affidavits as to lives subjectively experienced through the testing of SCP-1416-2:\n\nAccess 1416-1 Staff Access Timeline\n\nClose 1416-1 Staff Access Timeline\n\nLinda Chen, formerly a Junior Researcher at Sector-25, opted to provide the following statement in lieu of a sworn affidavit when contacted:\n\nI want this on the record. If I had done it, I would have taken a hammer and smashed it into a thousand pieces, right in front of everyone. That's the only way you can be sure. I've had a lot of time to think about this. As long as it exists, you can't be sure who you are. You might be you. Or you might be someone else experiencing your life in the future. And you start wondering, does it even matter which? The only thing you can know for sure is that if you see someone die, you can't be them. I saw D-3127's body after they pulled it out of that room. That's the only way I know I'm not him, drinking another cup of me. Or worse, someone drinking a cup of him, experiencing him drinking a cup of me. Do you get it? Until you see the teapot dead, you don't know anything.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1415 | SCP-1416 | SCP-1417 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1417\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1417-1 and SCP-1417-2 are to be contained in a standard Safe-class holding locker when not in use. Any personnel wishing to make use of the objects for testing purposes must submit a summarized testing outline form to Doctor Chapman for approval. Under no circumstances are SCP-1417-1 or SCP-1417-2 to be taken off-site or used without permission. Any personnel found in violation of this protocol will be reprimanded.\nDescription: SCP-1417 is a collective designation for two related objects possessing anomalous properties. SCP-1417-1 appears to be an ordinary banana (Musa acuminata) of the Cavendish variety, which is partially peeled at one end. Biological analysis reveals that SCP-1417-1 does not differ from an ordinary banana in any way, with its skin and exposed flesh consistent with biological norms. SCP-1417-1's anomalous properties include the inability to continue peeling it; when an effort is made to peel it, the peel is unable to be moved, with testers reporting an intense resistance on the part of the skin. Robotic attempts at peeling have also met with similar results, with pressure increasing equal to the resistance applied in peeling.\nSCP-1417-1 also does not suffer from standard biological decomposition; since its acquisition by the Foundation in 2012, the object has not undergone any form of degradation, regardless of location.\nSCP-1417-2 consists of a single piece of laminated printer paper, 8.5 cm x 11cm in size, accompanied by a single plastic chip. The page contains a chart of several options with accompanying blank boxes. Anomalous properties manifest when the chip is placed on one of the boxes. The text of the page is as follows:\n\nSWISS ARMY BANANA\nREGISTERED OWNER:\nFLARE GUN (SINGLE SHOT) [ ]\nTIRE IRON [ ]\nCORKSCREW [ ]\nPOCKET KNIFE [ ]\nCOMPASS (ONLY POINTS NORTH) [ ]\nREST [ ]\n\nWhen the plastic chip is placed into any of the blank boxes, SCP-1417-1 will take on the properties of the object selected. The banana itself will not change or display any new visual qualities, but will instead function as the selected object. For example, placing the chip into the \"POCKET KNIFE\" box causes SCP-1417-1's peeled, visible end to become as sharp as a standard stainless-steel quality knife, just as selecting the \"COMPASS\" box will cause SCP-1417-1 to point its peeled end north, regardless of the direction the object and/or owner is facing.\nWhen the chip is placed into the \"REST\" box, SCP-1417-1 will return to an inert state and appear as normal. If SCP-1417-1 is not placed into the \"REST\" position approximately once every twelve hours, SCP-1417-1 will develop a limp appearance and begin to turn green, becoming non-functional until the \"REST\" option is selected. It is also important to note that the plastic chip, when placed upon SCP-1417-2, cannot be removed by any means other than the owner physically removing it with his or her hand. The paper is apparently indestructible, with ripping, burning and compacting attempts proving to have little to no effect.\nAlternatively, if an individual signs his or her name in the \"REGISTERED OWNER\" text box, SCP-1417-1 will respond to voice commands from that individual, so far as they match the commands found in SCP-1417-2. For example, saying or yelling \"REST\" whilst in the presence of SCP-1417-1 will cause the item to enter into rest mode. Further testing is in progress.\nSCP-1417 was discovered on \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-2012 after police responded to a hostage-taking incident in the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Pennsylvania. First responders found the suspect \u2014 a man with a known history of mental illness \u2014 holding a neighbour hostage with what appeared to be a banana. After negotiations with the suspect failed, police attempted a raid on the home only to witness the suspect fatally slash his victim with the banana, causing death due to a severed jugular vein.\nFoundation personnel embedded within the coroner's office noted the unusual circumstances of the incident and retrieved SCP-1417-1 and SCP-1417-2 from the home of the suspect, with amnestics administered to witnesses as necessary. Suspect \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 retrieved from incarceration and recruited into Foundation program as D-23952.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1416 | SCP-1417 | SCP-1418 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1418\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1418 is to be kept in secure storage at the Sector-25 containment facility. Experiments on human subjects should be carried out under full biocontainment conditions.\nDescription: SCP-1418 is an ornate ivory liturgical comb consistent with 12th century craftsmanship. Its anomalous properties become apparent when worn by a human subject; the subject is rapidly transformed, physically and biologically - tissue samples harvested from subjects during medical exploration indicate this effect extends down to a genetic level. The process typically takes approximately 1 minute; once complete, the subject's physical appearance is that of a Caucasian female who appears to be 25-30 years old. The description of the transformed subject closely matches that of the object's presumed previous owner; see Recovery Log 1418.\nThe transformed subject is biologically dead - vital signs are absent and algor mortis begins immediately. In all tests to date, however, the subject retains consciousness and is able to follow physical and mental tasks to completion for at least 20 hours after transformation. Tissue analysis confirms the presence of complex long-chain proteins which appear to actuate the subject's nervous, muscular and cardiovascular systems.\nOver the next 24 hours following the transformation, the body of the subject will undergo an accelerated process of decomposition, entering putrefaction approximately 18 hours after the transformation. Necrophilic bacteria on the body of the subject demonstrate a level of activity commensurate with the most virulent strains of Escherichia coli: accordingly, subjects under the influence of SCP-1418 should be considered active biohazards. The user's capacity to move and act progressively degrades until at 23 hours and 50 minutes from transformation consciousness and movement cease.\nRemoval of the comb before approximately 22 hours from transformation will result in the reversion of the subject to their former state, with all vital signs returning to normal; this process takes approximately 10 minutes. After 22 hours, damage to the transformed body - whether related to the accelerated decomposition process or otherwise - fails to revert fully, with portions of the user's tissues typically continuing to exhibit necrosis. After the cessation of consciousness, removal of the comb fails to initiate reversion of the subject to their former physical condition. Experiments on D-class subjects indicate that the transformation and reversion process can be initiated in any given subject once in any given 24-hour period - suggesting sustained use of the item by an individual subject is possible providing that it is used for no longer than ~20 hours per day.\nRecovery Log 1418\nSCP-1418 was recovered with 149 other articles and effects from the estate of the late Lady \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a dowager of some notoriety who had been placed under surveillance due to her association with Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd. Lady \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body was found in her home on the morning of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588; she was reported by law enforcement officials to have been dead for approximately 4 weeks before discovery, based on the condition of her body. Foundation surveillance agents had recorded a liaison between Lady \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and a figure assumed to be a lover the previous evening, and a recovery team was assigned to investigate.\nDue to Lady \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's high profile and connections to the peerage, an official inquest (which failed to record a cause of death) and a public auction of her assets was permitted. All assets were successfully acquired by Foundation agents posing as representatives of various buyers. SCP-1418's properties were discovered only during exhaustive testing of the recovered items, which otherwise proved non-anomalous and were destroyed.\nAddendum 1418-01\nIt remains unclear whether the body identified as Lady \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was indeed that of the dowager countess, and if not, at what point the substitution was made, given the close observation to which she was subjected. Given the object's properties it cannot even be assumed that Lady \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was a single individual rather than several parties utilising SCP-1418. It is however noteworthy that the comb was found locked in a desk in the room the corpse was discovered, suggesting the death was not a result of overuse of SCP-1418. Given its observed properties in testing, a third party would have needed to remove the item from the corpse.\nIt is evident that SCP-1418 in some way stores the pattern or template to which it conforms the body of the wearer: the inability of the object to sustain cellular life in the transformed subject appears to be by design rather than a result of damage or degradation of its intended function, given the complex chemical activity that allows the subject to continue to operate. Experiments are currently under way to determine whether the stored pattern can be updated or replaced: absent this functionality it would appear from the object's provenance that the pattern is hundreds of years old. This would strongly imply that Lady \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 herself is an invented identity, possibly created for agents of MC&D.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1417 | SCP-1418 | SCP-1419 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1419\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The signal which SCP-1419 is broadcast upon is continually jammed by the Foundation. Broadcasts of SCP-1419 are to be recorded by Foundation personnel upon transmission. All recorded broadcasts of SCP-1419 are located in the Media Storage Vault of Site-12 and may be accessed by Level 3 or above researchers, as well as Level 2 researchers assigned to catalog the records.\nCurrent efforts to discover any privately owned copies of SCP-1419 are headed by Dr. Lemens and Agent Dan Brooks. Any individual found to possess a recording of SCP-1419 is to be given a Class-A amnestic after questioning by Foundation personnel. To date, over twenty-six (26) private copies of SCP-1419 have been discovered and taken into Foundation custody. It is unknown how the owners managed to locate or record the broadcast.\nDescription: SCP-1419 is a television signal. In a majority of cases (85%), the signal will display static. However, the static will occasionally be replaced with religious programming, including sermons, religious rites and funerals. While several of the religions shown appear to be similar to current or ancient faiths (see Addendum 1419-4), a majority bear little or no resemblance to any known theology.\nRecords indicate the signal is owned by a corporation named \"Learning With God\". In multiple interviews with employees of the station which originally owned the signal, it was discovered that the only contact between the original owners and \"Learning With God\" was through e-mails. The papers regarding the signal's ownership were faxed to a non-existent number, and were sent back signed by a \"Mr. Discodei\" the following morning. When questioned about contacting the federal government during the transaction, the original owner stated that the idea \"never came to mind\". It is unknown how the transfer occurred, as typical broadcast license transfers require government approval. Possible mind-affecting qualities of SCP-1419 are being investigated.\n\nSCP-1419 Broadcast Record Log\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nLog 1419-1:\n\nDate\nSummary of Broadcast\nFurther Information\n\n1964.8.16\nPresentation of a sermon delivered by a man of Polynesian descent. The man speaks about the \"sin of guidance\", encouraging parents to allow their children to act on their own in life. The man cites an apparently holy book multiple times, though he does not directly name the book. The camera occasionally cuts to audience members, a majority of whom are dressed in a formal fashion and also of Polynesian descent, though there are several who are of Australian Aboriginal descent.\nFirst recorded broadcast on SCP-1419.\n\n1967.3.25\nThe broadcast opens in a large, white room. The area lacks any notable features or furniture/decoration. Over the course of one (1) hour, five (5) men enter the room at twelve (12) minute intervals each. While in the room, the men bend their knee and face away from the camera. Each man places a small statue of a killer whale (Orcinus orca), then leaves.\nNo additional information.\n\n1978.7.1\nThere is no visual component to the signal, which displays a black screen. A female voice can be heard speaking. The audio is extremely quiet, and occasionally becomes silent. The language used bears similarities to the Hessian dialect of Middle High German, though due to major differences, only a portion has been translated by the Foundation.\nSeveral phrases in the broadcast are very similar or identical to lines from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.\n\n1981.12.25\nThe camera is placed in the back of a crowded church, identified by Foundation architects as San Jeronimo el Real (Saint Jerome Royal Church) in Madrid. The church's architecture possesses notable alterations, including several side rooms not present in the actual cathedral. The first section of the program is a Christmas Day Sermon by a Native American man identified as \"Father Pachacutec\" by a large banner inside the church. The priest's sermon describes the birth of Jesus Christ in a notably different manner than traditional Christianity, involving the death of Mary and Joseph, as well as the ritual slaughter of several animals. (see Document 1419-34, \"Transcript of Christmas 1981 Broadcast\" for full speech). The speaker then leads the crowd outside to a stadium. The signal ended at this point, returning to static.\nPlease refer to Document 1419-34 for further information.\n\n1982.5.6\nThe setting is a standard Roman Catholic church in a state of extreme disrepair. There are multiple frames for stained glass windows, many of which are broken or missing. Several pews are overturned, and the building appears to suffer from fire damage. The only individual inside is a young woman dressed in a robe similar to those worn by Dominican monks. The woman is praying in front of the altar. There is a large cross on the altar, with two more axes added diagonally, resulting in a shape resembling an asterisk. The camera zooms in on the woman's hands, which are moving along a M\u00f6bius strip in a similar manner to rosary beads.\nNo further information.\n\n1982.12.25\nA continuation of the broadcast from the same date in the previous year. The stadium is filled with several thousand people, many of whom are visibly intoxicated. The center of the arena is occupied by a large stone and a man tied to it. The man is armed with an airsoft gun, and proceeds to fight several other men dressed in robes and holding machetes. The broadcast ends when the \"sacrifice\" victim is killed.\nThe ceremony presented is very similar to that performed by Aztecs in honor of Xipe Totec1. See Addendum 1419-1 for further information.\n\n1991.9.28\nA group of African men are gathered around a large fire. Above the fire is a rotating pole, which has impaled a large bird. The bird, similar in appearance to a harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), is estimated at four (4) meters in length. The men proceed to carve and eat the bird, before performing a traditional Islamic salah.2\nNo additional information.\n\n1994.2.18\nA large crowd is gathered on a beach, led by a woman wearing a plague doctor's mask3 as well as a suit and tie. She sits in a plastic chair, and begins to read from a large, leather-bound book. The woman's voice is clear, despite the mask on her face. The language used throughout her monologue bears similarities to both Arabic and French, though the transcript has yet to be translated (refer to Document 1419-57 for full available record). After reading, the woman leads the crowd into the ocean, which appears to be a shade of orange.\nLast broadcast before \"dark period\" of over a decade, where static was constant. Refer to Addendum 1419-2 for further information.\n\n2011.6.14\nA group of children are in a trench which extends off camera into the distance. There are several Stars of David carved in the trench. After forty-five (45) minutes, a man climbs down from above the trench and begins to read from a noticeably aged paper scroll. The scroll is visible to the camera, and written in Hebrew. Foundation translators have determined a portion of the scroll is a copy of Micah 3:1-4, which denounced the leaders of Israel for cannibalism and the prophets for corruption.\nMost recent broadcast. See Addendum 1419-3 for further information.\n\nAddendum 1419-1: On February 7th, 1983, Foundation operatives in Oaxaca, Mexico received reports of a police raid on a cult suspected of human sacrifice. Said cult was routinely offering gifts to traditional Mesoamerican gods, and recently held a festival in honor of the god Xipe Totec. During the festival, a tourist was kidnapped and forced to engage in a mock battle with cult members. The tourist survived and was freed by the group. The former captive then went to the authorities, leading to the raid.\nThe incident, due to its odd nature, was initially brought to Foundation attention. Recent review of SCP-1419 has led researchers to suspect a connection between the December 25th broadcast of 1982 and the cult incident. Further investigation is currently underway.\nAddendum 1419-2: Shortly after the February 18th, 1994 broadcast was aired (10 P.M.), Foundation contacts at medical centers across the West Coast began receiving a large number of patients who attempted suicide by drowning. The total number of individuals who attempted suicide was seven hundred fifty six (756), eighty two (82) of whom succeeded. The survivors could provide no reasoning for their actions, and were released following standard medical treatment. As of the writing of this document, the event is considered anomalous, but not definitely linked to SCP-1419.\nAddendum 1419-3: Several Foundation researchers and agents noted that on June 18th and 19th, 2011, a large number of synagogues and churches in New York City were focusing on the Book of Micah, specifically, the section shown in the most recent broadcast. When questioned, the priests and rabbis failed to provide a reason for their choice, stating that they felt it was appropriate. All interviewed subjects were given Class-C amnestics, and the incident is under investigation.\nAddendum 1419-4: Foundation researchers have noticed similarities between the religions shown in SCP-1419 broadcasts and modern Roman Catholicism, as well as Mesoamerican faiths, early forms of Japanese Shintoism, and Khoisan4 mythology.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Aztec god of agriculture, also known as the \"flayed god\".\n2. Daily form of prayer directed towards Mecca.\n3. During the outbreak of the Bubonic Plague in the 14th century, many doctors wore masks resembling bird beaks. The beak held strong herbs used to prevent miasma (\"bad air\"), and indicated the doctor's profession.\n4. A group of indigenous people of Southern Africa, often referred to as \"Bushmen\".\n\n\u00ab SCP-1418 | SCP-1419 | SCP-1420 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1420\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Three instances of SCP-1420 are to be contained in individual perforated-steel containers when not being tested. These containers are to be placed in a standard Anomalous Creature Containment Chamber. A gas system capable of flooding the containment room with hydrogen when needed is to be kept in good repair. A reinforced plexiglass viewing window is to be installed and checked for damage weekly. At minimum, two armed guards are to be present during a hatching event to respond to instances of SCP-1420-2.\nDescription: Instances of SCP-1420 are 8 centimeter long, egg-shaped objects composed of alternating strips of eggshell, and an elastic, leathery material characteristic of reptile eggs. On the narrow tip of each object is a small patch of muscle tissue. At approximately 4:00AM every first and second Thursday of each month, the muscle will contract and all instances of SCP-1420 will open. No cracks or seams are visible before, during, or after this process. The leathery sections will stretch to accommodate the opening. SCP-1420 will close within 3 minutes during most hatching events.\nUpon hatching, a small creature (hereby known as SCP-1420-1) with avian and/or reptilian characteristics will be produced by SCP-1420. Instances of SCP-1420-1 normally weigh less than 600 grams, are often malformed, and typically expire shortly after emergence from SCP-1420. Recorded creatures produced by SCP-1420 include:\n\nAn abnormally muscular snake with a clawed prehensile tail and two legs. Expired approximately four minutes after birth. Necropsy deemed cause of death to be lack of circulation.\nAn infant domestic chicken. Completely devoid of feathers and lacking eyes or toes. Necropsy revealed that the bone structure was more similar to that of a reptile than an avian.\nA small multi-colored bird that collapsed on the testing table shortly after birth. Showed no signs of life until Researcher Auer entered to retrieve and terminate. Specimen exploded when approached. Researcher Auer was sprayed with a caustic liquid that quickly evaporated. He recovered and returned to duty after one week.\nA feathered and winged lizard capable of limited flight. Testing showed that it had several highly venomous retractable spines on its wings. Terminated without incident. Necropsy revealed specimen's bone structure to be hollow and lightweight.\nA scaled avian creature with a large growth around its neck. It produced a sound that rendered researchers present unconscious for eight minutes. Specimen expired during period of unconsciousness. Necropsy deemed cause of death to be internal hemorrhaging in the throat.\n[REDACTED] (See Addendum 1420-A)\n\nAdditional SCP-1420 Test Logs\n\nTesting has shown that instances of SCP-1420-1 are highly sensitive to levels of hydrogen above normal atmospheric amounts. When between 5-10% higher than normal, specimens show signs of distress. When above 10% higher than normal atmospheric levels, specimens rapidly dissolve into a fluid that evaporates within seconds of full dissolution. In reaction to this, a gas system has been installed that can administer hydrogen as needed. Lab analysis of tissue samples reveal no chemical mechanism that causes this.\nApproximately 12% of all hatching events will result in a new instance of SCP-1420 being produced instead of an instance of SCP-1420-1. New instances of SCP-1420 are identical to all others. They will begin to produce new creatures on the aforementioned schedule. Extra instances of SCP-1420 are to be destroyed as soon as possible except when being used for analysis or testing.\nAddendum 1420-A: On the date of \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a feathered snake slightly larger than average was produced (hereby designated SCP-1420-2) and began to grow at a rapid pace until it had become two meters long. Hydrogen was administered, but SCP-1420-2 seemed to be unaffected and survived long enough to break through the glass viewing window. It continued to increase in size and sprout additional limbs, eventually forming multiple scaled arms ending in avian beaks. It was eventually subdued and terminated after causing \u2588 deaths. A necropsy revealed the creature to contain \u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1420 inside a sack in its larynx. SCP-1420-2 and extra instances of SCP-1420 were incinerated without incident.\nGlass viewing window is to be replaced with reinforced plexiglass and instances of SCP-1420 are to be placed inside perforated steel containers. Two armed guards are to be present for all hatching events.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1419 | SCP-1420 | SCP-1421 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1421\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1421 is to be contained on-site within the Braydon Forest nature reserve. To avoid interaction with members of the public a fenced exclusion zone with a diameter of 100 metres is to be maintained by embedded personnel within the local Wildlife Trust and nature trail paths redirected. Acorns dispersed by SCP-1421 are to be collected and kept in secure storage at Sector-25. Under no circumstances are personnel to interact with SCP-1421-1 unless authorised to do so by Professor Reeds Dr Skinner.\nDescription: SCP-1421 is a single specimen of Quercus robur (English oak) located within Braydon Forest, Wiltshire, England. It is situated at the centre of a natural clearing approximately 20 metres in diameter - adjacent vegetation is visibly malnourished and the ground immediately surrounding SCP-1421 with a radius of 5 metres is defoliated.\nIts anomalous properties become apparent when any source of chemical or electrical energy is introduced within 5 metres of SCP-1421; power sources of this nature are rapidly depleted via an unknown mechanism. In human subjects this rapidly induces a state similar to that caused by long-term fasting; it is unknown to what extent this state contributes to the perception of or response of subjects to SCP-1421-1.\nSCP-1421-1 is the likeness of the face and partial hand of an elderly human male with a full beard, carved into the east side of SCP-1421's trunk 1.7m from the ground. SCP-1421-1 does not move and mechanical recordings have failed to detect speech or any other sound emanating from the carving - however, subjects exposed to SCP-1421 are extremely likely to perceive SCP-1421-1 talking to them and attempting to establish a dialogue. SCP-1421-1 is apparently sapient and displays in-depth knowledge of both the subject and previous individuals with whom it has conversed. As related by subjects exposed to SCP-1421, SCP-1421-1 represents itself as a nature god or woodland deity and will seek to proffer advice and information that it claims will advance the subject's interests.\nAdvice proffered by SCP-1421-1 frequently takes the form of a prophecy whereby some desirable result will be produced if the subject carries out a task. This task is frequently of an unethical and legally dubious nature, including, but not limited to, suggestions that the subject professionally embarrass, steal from, injure or kill friends, family, colleagues or strangers. Subjects who follow SCP-1421-1's advice enjoy no unusual protection from the consequences of their actions and arrest or death is a typical outcome. As far as can be established subjects are under no compulsion to obey SCP-1421, however the preternatural nature of the experience and the altered state induced by proximity to SCP-1421 has led to several individuals willing to carry out its suggestions.\nRecovery Log 1421\nSCP-1421's anomalous properties were discovered during a raid on the encampment of the PWF, a radical environmentalist group. The PWF had been drawn to the Foundation's attention by embedded agents in local law enforcement due to the group's unusually rapid escalation from peaceful protest to criminal and terroristic acts. Founded in 2009 as 'Protect the Wiltshire Forest', the group was best known for public awareness campaigns and petitions against building works on forested or woodland areas. In 2010 the group participated in sit-ins in the Braydon forest to attempt to prevent construction of a trunk road connecting the B4040 and B4042. During these protests the group evidently made contact with SCP-1421-1; the PWF subsequently established a semi-permanent base in the nature reserve, rebranding themselves as the 'Protect the Wilderness Front'. On 15/07/2010 the group was implicated in the criminal assault in his own home of a Wiltshire councillor who had voted for the building plans and the failed letter-bombing on 19/07/2010 of the parish clerk who had filed the motion, neither of which measures persuaded Wiltshire Council to abandon construction of the road.\nOn 02/08/10 five individuals matching the description of PWF members entered a branch of Lloyds TSB, threatening the cashiers with an unlicensed and most likely stolen .410 calibre shotgun. The robbery appears to have been poorly thought-out and executed, with the group failing to gain access to the funds in the branch's cash machine. The group was subsequently pursued and one of their number placed under citizen's arrest by bystanders. When turned over to Wiltshire Police, the group member stated that the robbery had been carried out at the direction of 'the god' and provided the location of the group's forest camp, at which point personnel from Sector-25 were dispatched to investigate. The corpse of a further group member, in an advanced state of mummification, was found at the base of SCP-1421; a further group member was found in his apartment in Braydon, having apparently committed suicide (see Document 1421-01). The location of the final PWF member, who seems to have been the group's leader, has not yet been established; his apartment contained literature from the deep ecology and anarchist movements.\nFurther documentation\n\nAccess Interview 1421-03\n\nClose Interview 1421-03\n\nInterviewer: Dr Skinner\nInterview Subject: SCP-1421-1\nDate: 02/09/2010\nNote: Dr Skinner's questions recorded via parabolic microphone and timestamped by Agent Moon. SCP-1421-1's responses have been provided and certified as accurate by Dr Skinner.\n5s SCP-1421-1: Welcome, my son. Have you come to seek guidance?\n9s Dr S: How did you come to be in Braydon Forest?\n11s SCP-1421-1: I chose to manifest myself here, where the wilderness is being wounded by men.\n16s Dr S: The PWF described you as a 'god'. Do you see yourself as a god?\n18s SCP-1421-1: You will come to know what I am.\n22s Dr S: I'm interested in learning what happened to the PWF.\n25s SCP-1421-1: They were most displeasing to me, in the end. I would have given them their heart's desire, had they but hearkened carefully to my words.\n40s Dr S: Really?\n41s SCP-1421-1: Yes. The words of a god are true; their listening was at fault.\n59s Dr S: Their listening?\n1m 1s SCP-1421-1: Yes, and their obedience. I would have helped them - and I can help you too, Daniel.\n1m 30s Dr S: Doctor Skinner.\n1m 32s SCP-1421-1: You see, I know a great deal about you. Are you frustrated, Daniel?\n1m 50s Dr S: No, I can't (be).\n1m 53s SCP-1421-1: Your overseer, Professor Reeds; you realise he's jealous of you? He sees how hard you work and resents you for it. He will cling to his position, Daniel, unless you take action. I know there's an important staff meeting coming up - put some ipecac in his coffee and you'll make Site Director within the year. Also he's cheating on his wife with Researcher Black.\n2m 20s Dr S: (Coughs)\n2m 21s SCP-1421-1: I am the god of the wilderness. All things are possible for me. Are you ready for me to command you?\n2m 29s Dr S: Command me?\nNote: At this point Dr Skinner indicates that SCP-1421-1 fell silent for approximately 1 minute and 45 seconds. Dr Skinner indicates that he made a number of phatic filler noises such as 'okay' and 'yes' to prompt SCP-1421-1 to continue speaking.\n4m 14s SCP-1421-1: I can see that you are unwilling to allow me to help you.\n4m 16s Dr S: That's correct. I need to ask a question. To make it look right.\n4m 20s SCP-1421-1: Very well - do you seek any further knowledge from me?\n4m 40s Dr S: Where is Mark Renton?\n4m 43s SCP-1421-1: You will find him at 54 Devizes Road, Brayton.\n5m 20s Dr S: We will look into what you say.\nNote: Interview terminated by Dr Skinner. The address provided by SCP-1421-1 was investigated but failed to provide any evidence as to Mark Renton's current whereabouts.\n\nAccess Document 1421-01\n\nClose Document 1421-01\n\nNote: Excerpts from diary found in the apartment of David Gray, a known PWF associate.\n03/06/2010: I'm pumped. I can't wait for the protests against the Braydon Link on Saturday. I'm bringing crisps n' sandwiches and Mike's bringing soft drinks. Say no to the Link!\n07/06/2010: I've been in a holding tank for two days, thanks to the pigs. There was a bit of a brawl. Renton was cool as always - doing his Che Guevara thing holding a couple of Molotov cocktails. Unfortunately grandstanding like that gets you hit in the face.\n08/06/2010: So yeah, we're the Protect the Wilderness Front now. Pumps fist, etc. Mike thinks we should buy balaclavas.\n15/06/2010: That was \u2026 weird. Renton took us along to see what he found in Milbourne forest during the protests. It's a face in a tree, and if you wait a little while, you start to get light-headed and you can hear it talking to you. It says different things to different people, though. I don't know what to write.\nNote: After this point marked changes are evident in the handwriting and vocabulary of the diary entries. It is currently unclear why this should be. - Professor Reeds\nA second opinion from a reputable graphologist indicates subsequent handwriting is well within the range of variation for this individual. No further importance should be attached to this detail - Dr Skinner\n03/07/2010: The forest is starting to look like home. I'm no good at that sort of thing, but Mike did a wilderness survival course. The food definitely leaves something to be desired through - fish and chips again.\n15/07/2010: Today we struck our first blow against the destroyers. Councillor Roberts backed the proposals to level our heritage forest and he got what he deserved. We wanted to abduct the CEO of the construction company and take him to the god, but Wikipedia says he lives in Hong Kong.\n17/07/2010: The god told me today that Renton is a plant with Special Branch. I don't think anyone else heard it say that. It seems unlikely, but why would the god say it if it weren't true? If he suddenly disappears one day, he's probably gone back to the police. No point looking for him.\n19/07/2010: Sarah's bomb didn't go off. I don't know why. We did what the god told us. I guess we missed something out.\n25/07/2010: The god says we have to rob a bank to wake people up. It'll collapse the system in one blow; everyone will begin to consider their actions in a global context. This is a huge step and I'm not sure I can take it.<partially erased marginal note reads: 'brilliant'>\n28/07/2010: We're fully prepared; we've got balaclavas, we've got a floor plan, we've even got a shotgun. Renton got the shotgun. I still don't know if we can trust him.\n02/08/2010: Everything went wrong. The cashiers pushed a button that locked the place down and no-one would give us their money. We couldn't even get into the back of the cash machine to rob that. They got Chris, and he knows about the god. It's an utter disaster. Absolutely no-one could have foreseen this happening.\n02/08/2010: The god said Mike is the reason it didn't work. If he had just believed it would have gone off right. Now we're all going to be arrested. Renton's long gone - absolutely no point chasing after him; he's probably out of the country by now.<marginal note here is unintelligible - possibly 'with the acorns'> The god told me that I didn't have to go to prison. It said to feed Mike to him, because he'd failed. I don't know what it told Mike, but he didn't react when I hit him with the shotgun butt.\n03/08/2010: Mike's mother phoned me, I didn't know what to say. I can't continue. My guilt is too great. <partially erased marginal note here reads 'pretty sure that's how it works'><it says no such thing - Dr Skinner>\n\nInternal memoranda\n\nAccess Internal Memo 1421-01\n\nClose Internal Memo 1421-01\n\nCongratulations to Dr Skinner on his promotion to Level 3 Researcher. Professor Reeds is taking a short leave of absence and Dr Skinner will be taking charge of all further investigation of SCP-1421 in addition to his other duties. - Professor Gelding\n\nAccess Internal Memo 1421-02\n\nClose Internal Memo 1421-02\n\nTen (10) D-class personnel have been allocated to Dr Skinner to explore the effects of long-term exposure to SCP-1421. - Dr Iglesias\n\nAccess Internal Memo 1421-03\n\nClose Internal Memo 1421-03\n\nI have taken receipt of a rather disturbing report from the Sector-25 Data Integrity team. The original version of the Recovery Log for SCP-1421, as drafted by Agent De Bono, read as follows (emphasis mine): \"the group member stated that the robbery had been carried out at the direction of a 'god' and suggested 'the Foundation' should look into it.\" Please can Dr Skinner provide the reason why this detail was removed from the recovery log? This strongly implies that at least one member of the PWF had a connection to the Foundation or a Group of Interest; was this followed up? - Professor Gelding\n\nLEVEL-5 ACCESS REQUIRED - Access Internal Memo 1421-04\n\nClose Internal Memo 1421-04\n\nI have personally reviewed the recording of Interview 1421-01 and I am inclined to agree that Dr Skinner's remarks at 59s and 2m 29s do not carry the inflection he indicated on his transcript. I am hereby authorising Sector-25 to execute Procedure 552-Hepburn on all personnel connected with SCP-1421. Furthermore I am directing the immediate review of the Operational Information article for SCP-1421 authored by Dr Skinner as it appears much of what is currently recorded regarding this phenomenon is distorted or fabricated. I am particularly concerned as to the whereabouts of the acorns mentioned in the Special Containment Procedures, as I understand these have never been officially entered into containment and it seems likely each represents a potential Euclid-class threat. - O5-7\n\n\u00ab SCP-1420 | SCP-1421 | SCP-1422 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Map of Yellowstone National Park retrieved from US National Parks Service website. Click to enlarge.\n\nItem #: SCP-1422\nObject Class: Neutralized // Phenomenon (see Addendum 1422-3)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All information on SCP-1422 is restricted to personnel with Level 4 Operational Clearance. As of March 18, 2009, all personnel have been informed of Yellowstone National Park's existence, and personnel with insufficient clearance have had their memories of SCP-1422 removed.\nSee Task Force Alef-4's charter for information on Foundation efforts to identify the causal agent of SCP-1422. The identification of this agent is of high priority.\nDescription: SCP-1422 was an anomalous phenomenon that, prior to July 9, 2007, prevented all Foundation personnel (including conscripted individuals, such as D-class personnel, and jointly employed personnel) from learning of the existence of Yellowstone National Park1. The existence of SCP-1422 has been confirmed through several methods:\n\nIn a 2008 survey of over five thousand Foundation personnel, zero expressed knowledge of the park. This includes personnel who have lived in Wyoming for extended periods of time, personnel who considered themselves to be avid travelers and/or naturalists, and three personnel embedded in the United States National Parks Service.\nNational Parks Service records do not show any purchases made by Foundation personnel within Yellowstone National Park, nor do they show purchases of permits or reservations of any kind by Foundation personnel. Purchases made by immediate family members of Foundation personnel are present, but at lower-than-expected numbers.\nThe internet browsing histories of all Foundation-owned computers have shown a complete lack of searches directly relating to Yellowstone National Park2 (and, relative to search histories obtained from non-Foundation sources, a lack of searches tangentially relating to the park) prior to July 9, 2007.\nThe Foundation possesses no documentation that refers to Yellowstone National Park dated earlier than July 9, 2007.\n\nInterviewed personnel have either stated that they had no reason to pay attention to the area of the United States in which Yellowstone National Park is located, or could not recall what, if anything, was located in that area. Several were able to recall conversations or events in which Yellowstone National Park would most likely be mentioned, but was not.\nYellowstone National Park itself is not believed to have any unusual properties, as several investigations have not detected unusual levels of anomalous activity in the park or its vicinity. Approval for Foundation personnel to visit the park during vacations is pending.\nAddendum 1422-1: SCP-1422 was discovered, and is believed to have been neutralized, on July 9, 2007 by Junior Researcher Scranton. JR Scranton had been asked to compile a report describing his experiences in SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u25883; in it, he included a two-paragraph description of a family vacation to Yellowstone National Park. JR Scranton noted that he had not heard of the park prior to his entrance into SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. This documentation was reviewed by Dr. Graff and Junior Researcher Halvorsen.\nWhen Dr. Graff performed a cursory search of relevant reference materials and discovered that Yellowstone National Park not only existed, but was world-famous and widely known, she sent an e-mail to Site 44's mailing list, asking personnel if they had heard of the park. When it became apparent that none had, Dr. Graff requested and obtained funding and personnel to investigate the anomaly further.\nAddendum 1422-2: Information on the cause of and exact nature of SCP-1422 is very limited. Several hypotheses relating to SCP-1422 have been put forward:\n\nSCP-1422 was caused by a separate probability-affecting anomaly, which may or may not have apparently unrelated properties. At time of writing, the Foundation does not possess the means to test this hypothesis.\nYellowstone National Park did not exist prior to JR Scranton's exposure to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, after which reality was altered to incorporate the park. This may have been due to unidentified properties of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, any of the materials used in its testing, or JR Scranton. This behavior is not consistent with known information on SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and extensive testing has shown that JR Scranton and the materials used to test SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 are not anomalous.\nSCP-1422 has never prevented Foundation personnel from learning of Yellowstone National Park, but instead erased all memories of the park's existence upon their formation. If this is the case, research into SCP-868 may provide a method by which hypothetical anomalies similar to SCP-1422 could be counteracted. For the time being, however, this hypothesis is not actionable.\nSCP-1422 was created by a conscious agency in order to conceal activity in or near Yellowstone National Park from the Foundation. Investigation into various groups and persons of interest has not shown conclusively that any individuals or organizations are capable of creating or using an anomaly such as SCP-1422; however, as this hypothetical individual or group could be expected to possess the means to prevent the Foundation from discovering them, this is not unexpected.\n\nAddendum 1422-3:\n\nSeveral personnel have rightly pointed out that SCP-1422 may not be truly neutralized, but simply operating in a different manner that we are unable to recognize; alternatively, numerous anomalies similar to SCP-1422 may exist, each tailored to specific locations, individuals, or even concepts. Indeed, if either of these were proven to be true, SCP-1422 would most likely qualify for Keter-ubique classification and heavily revised containment procedures. However, as SCP-1422 does not exhibit any observable anomalous properties (except those that no longer appear to be in effect), it is considered neutralized until proven otherwise.- Dr. Graff.\n\nFootnotes\n1. A national park in the United States established in 1872. Each year, Yellowstone National Park is visited by over two million individuals from many nations.\n2. e.g. \"yellowstone\", \"Yellowstone National Park\", \"Old Faithful\", \"Hayden Geological Survey\", etc.\n3. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is capable of causing individuals to experience extended periods of time in alternate realities within the space of several hours. Further details are classified.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1421 | SCP-1422 | SCP-1423 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Scene of discovery for SCP-1423.\n\nItem #: SCP-1423\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1423 is to be contained in a standard containment locker, located in Site-77's Safe SCP wing. No personnel are to come into physical contact with SCP-1423, and any who have done so are to be treated as cognition hazard victims, and removed from active duty. Personnel assigned to research SCP-1423 are to be given full psychological evaluations every 4 weeks to detect if they have been affected.\nDescription: SCP-1423 is a Polaroid photograph, circa 1976. It depicts several unidentified teenagers, and is believed to have been taken in the summer of that year. The message \"We've had a great year, haven't we?\" had been written on the back of SCP-1423 in charcoal.\nWhenever SCP-1423 is held by a human subject, they will suffer a memory altering effect. Over the next several weeks, the subject will show a tendency to reminisce about the last summer vacation they experienced in high school.1 Testing has shown these memories are accurate, and that SCP-1423 affected subjects have an unusually high rate of accuracy from these memories.\nSCP-1423 affected subjects will attempt to revisit locations from their vacation, such as concerts, cities, amusement parks, farms, hometowns, and will attempt to contact other subjects whom they contacted during that period. When revisiting these locations, subjects will express feelings of regret that they didn't experience as much as they could have. They may attempt to recreate the experience, however all subjects attempting to do so have reported immense dissatisfaction.\nFollowing this change, subjects will become highly possessive of SCP-1423, claiming that it documents their experiences. They will begin experiencing dreams of idealized versions of their vacation, which will increase in clarity the longer they possess SCP-1423. In several cases, SCP-1423 affected subjects would begin keeping journals based on their dreams. If SCP-1423 is not removed from the subject's possession at this time, they will neglect all activities that do not relate to SCP-1423.\nHowever, after 3-5 months of exposure, subjects will begin to document major alterations to their dreams. Subjects may report elements not found in their vacation, instead claiming that they are no longer able to remember their dreams \"properly.\" They will continuously attempt to utilize SCP-1423's effects, with each dream becoming longer and less related to their original experience. This effect will persist indefinitely.\nSCP-1423 was recovered from the home of \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who had been reported missing by his neighbors. After local authorities reported on SCP-1423's anomalous effect, Foundation personnel were able to intervene and suppress the reports. Class-C amnestics were administered to witnesses. However, \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had been previously administered amnestics in 1976, after he was present at Kirk Lonwood High School during Incident-SCP-332-A. Class-A amnestics were given to Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and investigation into this connection is ongoing.\nAddendum: Documents recovered from an SCP-1423-affected subject.\n\nIt's endless, and never-ending, and all those other words for too damned long. We've got our vans and the roads ahead, but we never get anywhere. We're always \"closer\" to the concert. Well, it's a concert today. Yesterday we were headed to Miami, to go and see the coral castle. Last Tuesday it was Washington, to get together with the suffragists. Suffrage? God, that ain't right. We ain't right about anything.\n\nI really, really want to just grab Jerry in his fucking face and yell HEY WE'RE NEVER GETTING ANYWHERE ITS JUST THE SAME SHIT, YOU DUMBASS WHEN DO WE GET THERE but he won't hear, because I won't say it. I'm relaxed here and rolling through the hills of technicolor grasses and farms. We passed the Boyd farm about 11 times yesterday, and every time it had the same rusty gate out front. I think I saw someone resting on the porch once, with depraved, hollow eyes that followed down the road\nIt wasn't swamp gas.\nYou almost look forward to class now. Class? God, I haven't thought of going back to class in months, maybe years. I remember seeing that tightwad Nathan, with his stupid face and rusty glasses. Man, I used to want to punch his mug every time I saw it, with that dumb, oblivious grin. Shit, if I saw him now\u2026 I dunno. Maybe I'm over-thinking this.\nWe'll be at the concert tomorrow anyways. I can't wait to see Amy again\n\nRoads go on, climbing up the cracked highway. Jamie tried to buy back his soul, with a dime he found under the cushion. Stuck it in like a penny arcade, and we watched him spin. The sun's ahead of us, burning and crumbling with some light dancing between the trees lining the road. They aren't trees, really. More like puppy dog tales, wriggling in the wind. Found the postcard from Dad again. Hopes my vacation will be as good as the one he took.\nI hope he's wrong right.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Subjects who never attended high school, or never had a summer vacation will report the last summer they experienced.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1422 | SCP-1423 | SCP-1424 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1424\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1424 is to be placed in an airtight, 2 x 2 x 2 m cushion-lined containment pen. The area is to be monitored biweekly to confirm the subject's physical condition. Personnel are to equip gas masks when entering the area. The containment cell is to be filtered for gas daily.\nDescription: SCP-1424 appears to be a juvenile dog of the Alaskan Malamute breed. A platinum chain choke collar around its neck reads \"Patches, for my Sweetheart\". Behavior of SCP-1424 is typical of juvenile dogs.\nSCP-1424 has a body temperature that ranges between -23 to -18 \u00b0C, and continually exudes substantial amounts of ammonia through its tongue and paws, causing a significant health risk to personnel exposed in an unventilated space for a long enough period of time. How this compound is produced from SCP-1424 is not yet known.\nSCP-1424 also displays a number of other physical abnormalities:\n\nSCP-1424 shows no vital signs. Bodily organs are intact although non-functioning.\n\nSCP-1424 does not react to what would normally cause an organism physical pain.\n\nSCP-1424's body does not heal from injury.\n\nSCP-1424 has not been shown to respond to sound, light, or smell, although its motor and vocal abilities do not appear to be inhibited.\n\nSCP-1424's eyes do not appear to be functional, as it has been seen colliding with walls occasionally when moving around its containment pen.\n\nIt cannot be ascertained whether or not SCP-1424 sleeps or is simply not moving.\n\nSCP-1424 moves around its containment pen in a predictable pattern each day, only deviating from this repeated behavior when interrupted. When placed into a different cell, SCP-1424 will simply repeat the pattern of movement that was exhibited on its first day present in its new surroundings.\nSpecial precautions are to be taken when moving and testing SCP-1424 for preservation purposes.\nSCP-1424 was discovered at an animal shelter in Los Angeles, California, following multiple failed euthanasia attempts. Witnesses were administered amnestics and the entity was recovered without incident. Staff at the shelter report the owner being extremely distressed when delivering SCP-1424 to their facility, placing SCP-1424 on the counter and immediately leaving. No additional information on the previous owner was found.\nAutopsy Report 1424-A:\nSpecial precautions were taken during extraction of the contents of the stomach and intestine to prevent unnecessary physical damage to SCP-1424. As expected, SCP-1424 did not react with distress and shows no signs of inhibited movement or vocal ability after the procedure. Contents of stomach were identified to be a chewed but undigested steak, miscellaneous paper material, and one (1) 2.41 CT diamond encrusted ring set in 14k white gold.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1423 | SCP-1424 | SCP-1425 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1425\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A single copy of SCP-1425 is to be kept in a double-locked archive in Storage Site 40. Access to the document is to be completely restricted barring express written permission of at least two of the following officials: the Site Director, the EID Chief, the CMA Head, or an O5 personnel. A second copy is contained in an undisclosed location under procedures divulged only to O5 Council members. All forms of printed and televised media available throughout the United States are to be monitored for the appearance of keywords and key symbols from the list provided in CMA Document 1425-A. Any located additional copies of SCP-1425 are to be turned over to CMA custody for destruction. In the event that a second SCP-1425 event begins to manifest, contact an official listed above immediately to initiate Protocol Ophiuchus.\nDescription: SCP-1425 is a hardcover book, measuring 20 cm x 35 cm x 5 cm and published in 2005 by the company [REDACTED] Books (now defunct\u2014see Operation Stargazer files). The front cover bears the title \"Star Signals\". The back cover has the following description:\n\nDid you know that some stars in the sky are dead, but we still see their ancient image?\nWith the best-selling novel Star Signals, sold in four countries and translated into hundreds of languages, you too can tune in to the celestial frequencies, and then become like the stars!\n\nWhen a subject reads the full text of SCP-1425, the book exerts a mild reality-warping effect, influenced by the subject's desires (which in turn are influenced by SCP-1425; see below). When a sufficiently large number of subjects are exposed to this effect, further complications arise in terms of mental health and the integrity of spacetime. See Event Log SCP-1425-05.\nThe document is a nonfiction book of the \u201cself-help\u201d genre, advertised as a manual which teaches the use of the \u201cFive-Step Star Signal Method\u201d to achieve the reader's dreams and ambitions. The method itself is a program of visualization reinforced through mantras and positive affirmations. Unlike nearly all books of the \u201cself-help\u201d genre, SCP-1425 is directly efficacious in assisting the subject in achieving personal goals. The book has no content regarding practical measures to achieve goals. Instead, it speaks entirely on the \u201cstar focuses\u201d and other \u201cwishful thinking\u201d rituals. These exercises, when conducted properly, demonstrably influence reality, beginning with a direct influence on the appearance of the star used in the exercise. A reader who expresses a wish to win the lottery will receive a winning ticket within the next week; any reader whose goal is a new car will find themselves driving it the next week. The amount of work invested into achieving the goal outside of performing the prescribed rituals has only a supplementary effect; a subject who makes no special effort to pursue the focused desire still succeeds at a rate documented at roughly 80%. However, if the instructions for reading order and frequency are not followed correctly, the anomalous effect is either greatly diminished or fails entirely.\nIn early chapters, these exercises are focused on two things: the exact goals that the reader has in mind, and the concentration on certain stars in the sky. This activity is connected to the titular \u201cstar signals\u201d: SCP-1425 claims that the light emitted by stars carries a \u201cphenomenological frequency\u201d, which is unique to each star and which is connected to the \u201cphenomenological frequency\u201d of each human's mind. Each of the book's ten chapters ends with a \u201cStar Focus\u201d ritual: this is a meditation performed each night, with the central focus being a celestial body. The celestial body used is determined by a calendar given in the prologue; this ensures that all readers at any given time are focusing on the same place, no matter which section of the book they are reading. The tenth chapter is an exception. See Document 1425-A.\nThroughout its pages, SCP-1425 contains verbal devices intended to influence the mind of the reader during exercises. These include the combination of memetic triggers and neuro-linguistic programming to make the subject receptive to the ideas presented in the text and to optimize the results of its anomalous effect. Once the core ideas of the book have been introduced and worked upon, visualization exercises begin to include concentration on other concepts, including political and philosophical messages. The latter chapters of the book serve to alter the thoughts and desires of the user to conform to a standard that would remain consistent across readers of the text. Approximately 60% of readers who read the entirety of SCP-1425 exhibit a mental condition called \u201cOjai Syndrome\u201d; see Event Log SCP-1425-2005.\nSCP-1425 is believed to have been written and published by operatives of the Fifth Church, an influential cult whose membership consists largely of celebrities, including actors, musicians, authors, television hosts, and other personalities. At that time, the list of confirmed Fifthists numbered \u2588\u2588\u2588, with the list of suspected cultists counting in excess of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.1 These connections were utilized by the Fifthist Fellowship in the form of celebrity endorsements and widespread media coverage, used to make SCP-1425 quickly and exceptionally popular. Due to these measures, as well as substantial \u201cword of mouth\u201d advertising, Star Signals became a national bestseller within two weeks of publication and held this position until the book was virtually purged from public knowledge by the SCP Foundation, using Protocol Ophiuchus.\n\nDocument 1425-A: SCP-1425 Excerpts\n\nClose\n\nThe following passages are taken directly from the text of SCP-1425. These excerpts have been selected to minimize exposure to cognitohazardous memetic triggers and other textual anomalies.\nChapter 2, Section 3: \u201cThe Hole You Exist Around\u201d\n\nDo you feel a void in your life? Everyone does, whether they know it or not. Think about it. You can feel it inside you right now: a heavy emptiness in the middle of your chest. It's a reflection of the one in your existence, like particles in quantum entanglement. Do you remember how we talked about quantum entanglement? Nod \u201cyes\u201d. Yes, you do. Yes, you feel the emptiness.\nThis is good. It's a blank slot waiting for you to fill it up with your deepest desire until your deepest desire is pushing up into your throat. You will gag on your need. And until you do, it is a resonation space, for you to build your will like organ music in a cathedral. Hear the music now. This is not a metaphor. If your will is strong enough, there will be music now. Remember now that nothing in this book is a metaphor.\n\nChapter 3, \u201cTaking Effects\u201d, Section 5: \u201cYou Are In Time\u201d\n\nStar Focus: Find your night spot and begin to focus on your star. [Prologue, Section 3: \u201cStar Focus Calendar\u201d: \u201cApril \u2588\u2588: Epsilon Sagittarii. If you can't find it in your star chart, it's the base of the hunter's bow and the brightest star in the constellation.\u201d] As you stare up into it, use your mind-clearing word. Your meditation is: \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Now is our time. Here is our space. We take your star. We hold your bonds. Repay your debt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u201d Don't worry about memorization; any time you use your mind-clearing word, you'll remember them, even if you only read them once. If you do it right, your star will disappear. You'll feel it resonating with the others in your void.\n\nChapter 5, \u201cEnd of Act One\u201d, Section 4: \u201cTwo Days\u201d\n\nIf you have read this book correctly, and you have, tomorrow is the start of the weekend. Savor it. The five-day work week is an artifact of your world. (You'll find out all about that on Monday.) During the next two days, put this book down. Don't pick it up. Yes, this means two days without your star exercises. Yes, this means that, for two days, your will is not going to be with you. Don't even think about it after the end of this sentence. Your will is being used for your good.\n\nChapter 6, \u201cThe Fifth World\u201d, Section 2: \u201cThe Fifth Reason\u201d\n\nIn your current society, you are encouraged to \u201cbe yourself\u201d, as if this is the key to making your desires real. What does that mean? It doesn't mean anything. You can't be anyone other than yourself. If you were to be someone else, you would still be \u201cyou\u201d, and \u201cyou\u201d would be someone who is someone else. There is no getting out from under existence. Because you can't be anyone else, it stands to reason that, if you want change in your reality, it is the world that must change to suit you. You must mold your phenomenological landscape into one where all your goals are achieved.\nNow imagine that the place where your desires are made real has a name. It's called the Fifth World. The Fifth World is the cosmos twisted around you into the shape you will wish for. It has never been, but you can make it so. If the current world is like a tight, collared suit, then the Fifth World is like a flowing robe that allows complete freedom of movement. You will never truly move before you move in the Fifth World. You'll feel like a square on a piece of paper who was only just tlaol [sic] about up and down.\n\nChapter 9, \u201cDo Not Look Away From The Book\u201d, Section 3, \u201cHere and Now\u201d:\n\nSome helpful advice that will save you in your coming weeks:\n\nMirrors are for other people.\nSit in a dark room by yourself for at least an hour per day. Move around as much as you're made to.\nIf you feel yourself developing a soul, go outside immediately and follow the direction of the smoke until you meet them.\nAlways listen for the sound slon of trwoll plr mlgn thei.\nLove the archons. When you hate them, they see you.\n\nChapter 10, \u201cYou Cannot Wake Up\u201d, Section 1: \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d\n\nSlon tlir na tlei obr Fifth. Tla slon \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 plr children tln tlo sacp tlei. [REMAINING SAMPLE EXPUNGED]\n\nEvent Log 1425-05 [LEVEL 2 CLEARANCE OR HIGHER ONLY]\n\nClose\n\nThe following events occurred between the publication date of SCP-1425 (April 22nd, 2005), and the official end date of Event 1425 (May 11th, 2005).\nDay 1 (Monday, 4/22): The second print run of SCP-1425 is completed simultaneously at three locations: the [REDACTED] publishing house main printing facility, then located in [REDACTED], Texas; a smaller facility located in [REDACTED], Maine; and a third branch in [REDACTED], England. The first two factories ship SCP-1425 to bookstores across America; the third is distributed throughout the British Isles. The first print run was, according to recovered documentation, a private distribution amongst members of the Fifth Church, to be passed to friends and family.\nDay 8 (Monday, 4/29): Television host \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's [Name withheld following Operation Stargazer protocol] daytime talk show \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d airs its monthly \u201cReading Circle\u201d special. The entirety of the episode is devoted to the promotion of SCP-1425. The host claims that Star Signals \u201crocked [her] world\u201d and that \u201cyou'll see and feel the changes almost instantly\u201d. At the 31-minute mark, her guest, Hugh Laurie, jokes that the book's advice may be responsible for the host's success. He adds, \u201cI hope nobody hates you.\u201d The host looks at the copy of SCP-1425 in her hands for four seconds before remarking: \u201cFuck, it's finding the holes.\u201d This line is muted in its entirety in the West Coast feed, but appears uncensored in the live airing, stirring much controversy on the subject of obscenity in television. Sales of SCP-1425 grow to over fifty times their current rate over the coming week.\nDay 12 (Friday, 5/3): Reports of mental illness begin to increase in the southwestern United States. In Ojai, California, the Boyar family (a 45-year old father, a 50-year-old mother, and a 24-year-old daughter) are admitted to an Ojai mental institution following what appears to be three simultaneous episodes of glossolalia and violent and delusional behavior. The trio is located in a street, several miles from their home, conversing loudly to each other about their surroundings; witnesses report overhearing the remarks \u201cI love how the buildings don't line up anymore\u201d and \u201cOnce I get conversant, I'll fix your tongues if I have to.\u201d When a bystander approaches the Boyars, the mother remarks that \u201cit's not supposed to be out\u201d, and the father begins to assault the bystander with a pocket knife. Local law enforcement is notified, and when officers arrive, the 24-year-old is, as a witness reports, \u201cshouting nonsense\u201d (speculated to be similar to the text of Chapter Ten of SCP-1425) to the bystander, who is being held down by the father and mother. The bystander is being made to repeat these utterances; when the bystander makes an error in punctuation, the father carves into four long existing cuts made on the bystander's face, forming a square. The three are arrested and the bystander is admitted to a local hospital for bruises and severe lacerations.\nDay 13 (Saturday, 5/4): Foundation agents investigate the case of the Boyars and determine a possible link between their outburst and the book titled Star Signals. The Boyars' copy is confiscated for examination, as well as a new copy from a local bookstore.\nResearchers note that, although Star Signals has been available on the market for nearly two weeks, no critical reviews or other analytical reports have been published in newspapers, nor on television, and roughly 80% of online reviews have been deleted by the website's owners. This is later determined to be an intentional action on the part of the Fifth Church; part of SCP-1425's mind-altering effect is a reluctance to openly discuss the actual text of the publication, even in celebrity endorsements.\nDay 14 (Sunday, 5/5): Foundation researchers studying Star Signals confirm the connection with the recent upswing in mental hospital admittance and arrests for irrational behavior. Most of those affected by the syndrome are nonviolent, but all identified cases contain the common threads of peculiarly delusional statements and speaking in an indecipherable, consonant-heavy language. Following in-depth analysis, Star Signals is classified as an anomalous cognitohazard and designated SCP-1425. Researchers alert the Site Director: as, due to the SCP designation of the text Star Signals, the Foundation is experiencing a massive containment breach.\nFoundation agents determine that, based on the airdate of the \u201cReading Circle\u201d episode of the [REDACTED] television show, SCP-1425's strict instructions on how it is to be read (beginning on Monday and continuing for one chapter per day, each weekday for two weeks), and the manifestation of the anomalous effect when the subject completes the full text of SCP-1425, the spike in symptoms predicted by researchers will be experienced on Day 19 (Friday, May 10th) when the readers who purchased the book on the same day as the episode aired will have completed the program.\nDay 15 (Monday, 5/6): Foundation researchers in Storage Site 40 and Foundation agents at O5 Headquarters, in conjunction with Foundation subdivisions the CMA (Communication Moderation Agency) and EID ([REDACTED]), lay out a process for retrieving, containing, and destroying as many instances of SCP-1425 as possible. This plan is designated Protocol Ophiuchus. Steps taken immediately upon implementation include:\n\nThe [REDACTED] publishing company is determined to be a front for the Fifth Church, and is seized. MTF Theta-11 \u201cWranglers\u201d, MTF Gamma-4 \u201cMoney Lenders\u201d, and MTF Lambda-21 \u201cCave-Dwellers\u201d are sent to the Texas, Maine, and England printing facilities, respectively. All MTFs are met with armed resistance, and engage with no friendly casualties. Publication of SCP-1425 is ended. The publisher's headquarters in [REDACTED], California is commandeered by MTF Phi-1 \u201cHostile Takeover\u201d.\nAn international recall is issued. Through the use of EID intelligence, Foundation agents circumvent the Star Signals media blackout; the press release claims that the eleventh chapter has been omitted and the tenth chapter has been severely misprinted. Consumers are given an incentive of a $25 voucher for returning a copy of Star Signals. Bookstores in America and England pull their stock of SCP-1425 for recall.\nThe CMA monitors all national broadcasts, especially network television, for anomalies related to SCP-1425. Any such anomalies are to be removed from broadcast through one of several classified means.\n[FURTHER ACTION REDACTED]\n\nAdditionally, the first broadcast to be intercepted through the use of Protocol Ophiuchus is during the daytime talk show \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d (which features further promotion of SCP-1425), television host \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 conducts an interview with musician Beck. At the 18-minute mark, the following incident occurs:\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I hear you're very spiritual. Does it influence your work?\nBeck: Yeah, it has to be. It's an influence on everything. No matter what I'm doing, I try to keep grounded. That's emphasis on \u201ctry to\u201d. [laughs] There's a reason why it's\u2026 it's, uh, called \u201cpracticing\u201d spirituality. You never get good at\u2014\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [interrupting off-screen] Can I just say something? [The camera angle changes to a close-up of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's face. The host is staring directly at the viewer.] You have to keep calm. Take a good, deep breath. Remember what the man said. Stars may die in threes, but worlds die in fives. Like insects injected with maggots. [turning back to her guest] What were we talking about?\nBeck: I don't actually, uh\u2026 remember. You were talking about celebrities.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes, I wanted to ask. You know, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 died recently. [audience sighs, sadly] How has it affected you?\nBeck: Why don't I just say\u2026 I think we'll stay together. [audience cheers]\n\nThe network is contacted by the Foundation, and releases a public statement that \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is \u201csuffering from exhaustion\u201d and will not be taping episodes in the following week. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is unable to be located for detainment.\nDay 16 (Tuesday, 5/7): Since Day 12, several dozen instances of behavior similar to that of the Boyar family have been publicly reported. The mental illness is dubbed \u201cOjai Syndrome\u201d in television, online, and newspaper reports, and is, to the general public, entirely unexplained. Foundation testing on subjects with the disorder has demonstrated that a moderate dosage of Class B amnestics is effective in treating Ojai Syndrome.\nBroadcast intercepted by Protocol Ophiuchus: \u2588\u2588\u2588 24-hour news network, an interview between pundit \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Parliament member [REDACTED] began to cover events which have never actually occurred. The MP, for example, considers the consequences of a revolution in India in 1921, which he describes as \u201cshorter than the Boston Massacre and ten times as bloody\u201d. A transcript of the end of the interview is provided here.\n\nInterviewer: You know, there are some people out there who believe that, if we wish something didn't happen hard enough, it really didn't happen.\nMP: And they're right, you know.\nInterviewer: It's about quantity, isn't it? They don't have to wish very hard, but there have to be a lot of the suckers.\nMP: It works both ways, you know. I find my own assistants unable to tell me whether Gandhi ever committed public suicide. They honestly can't remember. And this isn't a matter of poor education. In university, they were completely aware of what had happened at the time.\nInterviewer: Ask them about the machine elves sometime. See how many they can name.\nMP: At this point? Goodness, no. They couldn't name a Dero that killed their own parents.\nInterviewer: [laughs] Hey, why hasn't your prime minister been eaten yet?\nMP: Give it a week. [laughs] Hell, give it until Friday.\nInterviewer: It's always great to see you. Come back on if you can be outside next week.\nMP: [laughing] Thanks. I'll take you up on that.\nInterviewer: Anyway, let's get back to\u2026 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? [The interviewer's co-host is visibly uncomfortable.] Are we still on?\n\nDay 17 (Wednesday, 5/8): The recall is a moderate success. Approximately 200,000 instances of SCP-1425 are confiscated and destroyed by incineration. An additional claim is released to the press indicating that copies of Star Signals may have been contaminated with ricin due to an attack by domestic terrorists.\nVarious subjects who are afflicted with Ojai Syndrome are gathered by the Foundation and administered a series of doses of Class B amnestics. They are returned to their mental facilities with a sharp decline in symptoms. The Foundation is granted emergency permission by the CDC and the NHS to treat Ojai Syndrome sufferers, following a partially fabricated presentation in which the illness is presented as a condition caused by a parasitic organism. Several international cases are reported, but these are highly sparse and too difficult to track.\nBroadcast intercepted by Protocol Ophiuchus: North Carolina public access children's program \u201cPeppy's Backyard\u201d. The host, a man in rabbit makeup referred to as \u201cPeppy\u201d, is speaking to several children sitting on the set in a semicircle.\n\nPeppy: Alright, kids, I think you'll be surprised by our next guest. He's a clown that teaches as well as he learns, and dishes it out as well as he takes it! Because nobody hates\u2026!\nProducer: [off-screen] We don't have any guests today, Peppy.\nPeppy: [looking toward the producer] Then what are we doing?\nProducer: This episode is about being creative.\nPeppy: Really? Sorry, I got distracted, I guess. Kids, pay close attention. I'll teach you how to make candles out of whoever you find lying around!\nProducer: <inaudible>\nPeppy: I have what? No. Stop being such a square!\nProducer: Cut.\n\nDay 18 (Thursday, 5/9): The rate at which instances of SCP-1425 are confiscated begins to slow. Most remaining readers are under the influence of SCP-1425's suggestion and have no intention of relinquishing their copy of the text. In metropolitan areas across coastal America and major cities in Britain, as well as towns in the southern US near Foundation facilities and known to be areas where the sect known as \u201cSouthern Fifthism\u201d has taken root, agents travel from door to door in hazardous materials suits, using the cover story that copies of Star Signals have been contaminated by ricin powder. A small percentage of occupied houses contained subjects moderately affected by SCP-1425 who resisted agents, who resorted to physical coercion in confiscating SCP-1425. During the personal intervention operations of Days 18 and 19, nine subjects under the effects of SCP-1425 are terminated in America due to their impeding the continued execution of Protocol Ophiuchus, and only four such incidents occur in England. In Britain, where the Fifth Church's influence seems to be much weaker, SCP-1425 is believed to be almost entirely eradicated.\nIn an incident quickly concealed by the United States Government, three senators\u2014[NAMES REDACTED]\u2014attempt to report President George W. Bush to the FBI. In the official report, the legislative officials claim that President Bush is \u201cimpostoring\u201d because \u201che was executed months ago\u201d. The senators go on to suggest a live execution on broadcast television which \u201cwill definitely take\u201d. They unanimously insist that it be hosted by comedian Dana Carvey, who \u201ccould have his fingers force-fed to him as an opening sketch\u201d.\nBroadcast intercepted by Protocol Ophiuchus: The May 9th episode of popular talent show American Idol is removed from air in its entirety. After approximately ten minutes of advertisements and preliminary introduction, the host, Ryan Seacrest, stops when introducing the first contestant. Transcript follows.\n\nSeacrest: Now let's get down to business. You probably remember our first singer from last week, when he made his version of\u2014Paula [referring to judge Paula Abdul], are you crying?\nAbdul: [The judge's hand is over her face, and her voice is shaking.] I just feel kinda sick.\nSeacrest: Ladies and gentlemen, Paula's had a long week. [Audience laughs.] You think it might be happening?\nAbdul: I think you need to go\u2026 go on with the show.\nCowell: [Simon Cowell, another talent judge on the program, is sitting to Paula's left.] No, no, we want to hear about this.\nAbdul: I think it's coming up.\nSeacrest: I just want to let everyone know, right now Paula can't see us. Her vision is obscured by a world that's being slaughtered like a cat. Fresh cavities open in the earth like sucking maws, because it doesn't want to wait for the flesh to cool. Their teeth melt as they're cremated alive. [The host looks toward the camera.] Come on, Jim, focus in on her pain. We might need it for later. [Several members of the audience laugh.]\n[Paula Abdul sits up as her neck wrenches back, as if by spasm. Her mouth opens wide and a thick, black smoke begins to spew forth.]\nSeacrest: And there you go. Randy, [referring to the third panelist on the far left, Randy Jackson] take a deep breath, you might be able to join her in hell.\nJackson: I'll do that shit in my own home. Ryan, just take off the mask. We aren't even on the air right now.\nSeacrest: This? [The host tugs at his cheek with his left hand.] This is real. They'll have to rip it off me. You're alive with the words, right?\nJackson: I'm alive with the words.\n[This is followed by two minutes of silence from the host, judges, and audience. After that, Seacrest, Cowell, and Jackson imitate Paula, emitting smoke upward from their mouths into the studio. At no point does the audience audibly react. This continues until the end of the episode, with the camera angle focused on the judges, occasionally interspersed with a closeup of an audience member frozen in shock or weeping silently].\n\nDay 19 (Friday, 5/10): As efforts made to enforce the Protocol Ophiuchus reach their peak, behavior consistent with descriptions of Ojai Syndrome reaches its zenith. Foundation patrols find Ojai Syndome sufferers in the streets, claiming to be \u201cfollowing smoke\u201d as outlined in the text (see Document 1425-A). The event is presented to the news as the result of a foodborne parasite, and individuals are instructed to report to local hospitals, where the Foundation provides amnestic therapy. A total of 400 individuals in the US and 300 individuals in Britain are located and treated with Class B amnestics. Note: This indicates that efforts prior to 5/10/05 in Britain were much less sufficient than previously thought. Further inquiry is recommended.\nBroadcast intercepted by Protocol Ophiuchus: On the daytime talk show \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d, host \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 hosts an episode alone. The studio is dark, and apparently contains no audience. The host carries a lit candle for illumination. Two cameras are used, though it is unknown how they are being operated; one is set up to capture \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and the seat across from her; one is directly in front of her.\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 greets the audience, her face lit from below. Her face is flushed and bears smeared makeup, indicating recent crying. She explains in a flat voice that the lights in the studio have been shut off, an act which she finds preferable, as she does not \u201cwant to see what's in here\u201d. She conducts an interview which, she claims, is with comedian Dave Chappelle; however, he is never seen, nor is the chair he is claimed to be seated in, and no response to her questions is audible. She reacts as if hearing responses, however, sometimes breaking into laughter or wiping tears from her eyes. Subjects range from the mundane (the latest season of the sketch comedy series Chappelle's Show) to more anomalous topics, such as astronomical events related to the text of SCP-1425, including [REDACTED]. At the 20-minute mark, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is speaking directly into the camera when she is interrupted by a black-gloved hand grabbing her mouth from behind. A muffled scream is heard from the host as she is pulled backward from her seat and the candle's light is snuffed below the frame. Foundation agents who were deployed to the studio arrive, presuming that \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's statement that the show was airing live were accurate, six minutes after this event. The studio is completely empty, with no sign of recent activity.\n\nDay 20 (Saturday, 5/11) and onward: Fewer than \u2588\u2588 copies of SCP-1425 are believed to be extant in society, not counting any which remain directly in the hands of the Fifth Church. Over the next week, a further 200 sufferers of Ojai Syndrome are cured and released, and 24 celebrities offer apologies for erratic behavior displayed during the SCP-1425 event. Note that all personalities involved in televised incidents claim to have no memory of the events, including any crew and audience members present. Continued monitoring of subjects treated for Ojai Syndrome indicates no apparent long-term effects. Protocol Ophiuchus enters its final stage. The first part involves continuous international surveillance for SCP-1425-related incidents and [REDACTED]. Since then, only one broadcast has been interrupted due to the Protocol: a British celebrity news program which aired footage of Prince Harry [DATA EXPUNGED] consistent with the 5/10 broadcast. The second part consists of the systematic elimination of all records of Star Signals, Ojai Syndrome, and any related incidents from public record and public history. All film and print records of SCP-1425-related events have been eradicated. Unclassed amnestic program 1425-LETHE [DATA EXPUNGED]. Measures to neutralize the Fifth Church as a threat to the goals of the Foundation are put into the planning phase in a mission which would later be designated Operation Stargazer (see Stargazer documentation.)\n\nAddendum 1425-A [LEVEL 3 CLEARANCE OR HIGHER ONLY]\n\nClose\n\nIf you're learning of Event 1425 for the first time, the details reported here may come as a surprise. It's a hard notion to swallow, even for a Foundation researcher, that we could cut three weeks of Western culture from memory and history. That doubt is justified.\nThe party line is that the SCP Foundation is all-capable and all-prepared. But, if you're reading this, you've earned a little candor. The incontrovertible fact of Event 1425 is that we got lucky. Circumstances won the day, for a number of reasons. Those reasons are not listed in the event log; not all omissions leave helpful little notes behind.\nOne: The situation was much worse than we realized. In case you haven't been here long enough to learn to read between the lines: this wasn't just a containment breach. One reality-warping, memetically active fantasy book outside of custody is a containment breach. A million such objects in uncontained circulation\u2026 well, the official term is \u201cimpending CK-class reality-restructuring event\u201d. And they would have gotten away with it, too, as I'm about to explain.\nTwo: the cleanup in England was a fiasco. The eradication of SCP-1425 from Great Britain failed substantially, and we didn't realize it until it was nearly too late. On Sunday, a day after the officially-marked end date of the Event, there was an existential shift during a royal parade, when thousands of loyal subjects were together on the streets. From 11:00 to 11:45, London looked, to anyone paying attention, like it had been dismembered and sewn back together with a Glasgow smile and things wriggling under the skin. Even I will not describe what they did to the Queen. Nobody remembers it, of course, and the only camera that captured it was an old Betamax camcorder. Yes, we have the tape. It's a taste of what would have happened if we had not acted quickly or effectively, or if we hadn't been assisted.\nThree: we had help. We had a lot of it. For one, the Fifth Church was covering up its own actions for us, especially once its focus shifted from remaking the world to damage control and PR integrity. We don't know how they managed to keep basically everyone from discussing the actual contents of SCP-1425 (chalk it up to mind control), nor how they kept the memories out of the heads of any eyewitnesses, including studio audiences (chalk it up to reality-bending, I suppose) but their secrecy did half our work for us.\nI should add that that [FURTHER ACTION REDACTED] covers a lot of messy business. (Most of it was taken out in case the Fifth Church got their hands on the information\u2014but I'm getting ahead of myself.) One such point is the full cooperation of the FCC and Ofcom in allowing us to kill broadcasts whenever we required. The favor we did them to make them owe us like that is beyond even my clearance.\nFour: it wasn't enough. Protocol Ophiuchus\u2014spookiest of all spookshows\u2014was a massive expenditure of resources which did a lot of good, but it wasn't a complete success. Our expert procedures for voiding Star Signals in the public consciousness, primary among them being the expectation that the cover story would be swallowed and society's attention would move on, left certain gaps behind, to say the least. Another point in the Protocol was a certain SCP object which was to be used only if absolutely necessary, and we used it. We're still dealing with the consequences of activating Project LETHE, but I do not regret the decision. Sometimes you have to cut deeper into a wound to clean the infection.\nFive (the EID's lucky number, apparently): we were betrayed. The investigation carried out in the England sites uncovered the reason that Ophiuchus was less effective there: Fifthist infiltration. Another secret of the Church: leaking in acolytes under our radar for a year, maybe longer. Needless to say, we purged the English sites of any moles so quickly that it'd make your head spin. That is, unless you're a \u201cSouthern Fifthist\u201d and it does that already.\nI leave you with a warning: Command's stance on the topic is that the sleepers have been eradicated, but it is my belief that the operation was not local. If, at any point, you detect a whiff of bullshit (or smoke, for that matter), tell your Director. Hell, tell me. And if you're a Fifthist yourself, and you're reading this, I can only congratulate you on your success. But I should ask: does the phrase \u201cA * A *\u201d mean anything to you? It does to me. Make sure to ask your deacon.\nJ. Erlenmeyer\nDirector, EID\nLiverpool, 8/15/2006\n\nFootnotes\n1. Many of the confirmed individuals were easily identified through public appearances wearing the trademark \u201cstar stone\u201d, a polished green stone worn as a necklace, bracelet, or other accessory.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1424 | SCP-1425 | SCP-1426 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1426\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1426-1 to -9 are assigned a keypad-combination storage locker at Reliquary Research and Containment Site-76. Any personnel wishing to use SCP-1426 for testing purposes must have prior written permission from two (2) level three (3) personnel, plus testing approval from the Site Director.\nSCP-1426 bits are to be sterilised thoroughly before use, to prevent contamination of extracted samples. SCP-1426 bits are only to be tested on sterilised concrete breeze blocks, to reduce wear on the bits.\nSamples extracted are to be sealed in sterile, airtight boxes and stored in the glovebox in Research Lab-16 for study.\nDescription: SCP-1426-1 to -9 are \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Electrical brand 52x150mm diamond-tipped core drill bits. When SCP-1426 bits are used to core a substance, the cylinder of material extracted is not the original material drilled. Instead, the sample will be an equal volume from a solid body in the Solar System. The body that the sample is extracted from is entirely dependent on the colour of the bit used. Occasionally, samples retrieved by SCP-1426 bits will show properties not present on some of the bodies that said samples are cored from (see Addendum-1426-1). The name of the body that the sample is taken from is etched into the side of all the bits. There is a very small chance (0.35%) that no sample will be retrieved. Instead, a rolled up piece of paper will be present inside the bit after drilling is complete. The contents of these pieces of paper vary with the drill bit used, but will always be a handwritten copy of part of their respective movements in Gustav Holst's symphony The Planets. If the body is a moon, the movement will be of the planet they orbit. If the body has no movement, then the paper will show a non-existent movement, written to fit with the last existing movement of The Planets (Neptune).\nSamples retrieved via SCP-1426 will maintain the temperature of the body they were cored from. In one test, SCP-1426-2 was used to drill a breeze block, and the sample retrieved was consistent with available data concerning the average surface temperature of Venus. SCP-1426 bits and the drill that they are being used with are not damaged by the properties of the sample they extract, but will wear down like ordinary core drill bits.\nSCP-1426 was discovered in the town of A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, England, when builder \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 suffered 3rd degree burns to his left hand after attempting to remove a portion of a brick wall he had just drilled with SCP-1426-2. A routine Foundation sweep picked up the report and SCP-1426 was retrieved and transported to Reliquary Research and Containment Site-76. All other core drill bits examined at the local \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Electrical store showed no anomalous properties. Mr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and all witnesses were given Class-B amnestics and released.\nAddendum-1426-1: Current instances of SCP-1426.\n\nColour of bit\nBody sample extracted from\nNotes\nDesignation\n\nGrey\nMercury\nTemperature of sample depends on the temperature at Caloris Basin. There is a 12% chance that feathers will be present in the sample.\nSCP-1426-1\n\nOrange\nVenus\nSample temperature is always between 462-470\u00b0C. Occasionally, the sample extracted will be molten lava, suggesting volcanic activity.\nSCP-1426-2\n\nLight Blue\nMoon\nComposition of sample is identical to that of Mare Crisium. There is a 15% chance that the sample extracted will be a light shade of blue and will smell like cheddar.\nSCP-1426-3\n\nRed\nMars\nThere is a 5% chance that samples extracted contain very high concentrations of water ice.\nSCP-1426-4\n\nBeige\nIo\nSamples extracted are radioactive. There is a 85% chance that molten sulphur will be retrieved.\nSCP-1426-5\n\nBrown\nTitan\nThere is a 75% chance that liquid ethane will be extracted. Additionally, there is a 0.65% chance that salt water will be retrieved.\nSCP-1426-6\n\nGreen\nMiranda\nNone.\nSCP-1426-7\n\nDark Blue\nTriton\nThere is a 25% chance that liquid nitrogen will be extracted.\nSCP-1426-8\n\nPink\nCycles every 6 months between Pluto, Eris, Makemake and Quaoar.\nNo matter what dwarf planet samples are cored from, there is a 15% chance that the sample will contain very high concentrations of rhodium.\nSCP-1426-9\n\n\u00ab SCP-1425 | SCP-1426 | SCP-1427 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1427 Containment Facility, Pyongyang, DPRK, External View\n\nItem #: SCP-1427\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1427 is to be contained on-site at the Ryugyong Containment Operations Center (\"RCOC\"), operated by the Foundation in partnership with the Korean People's Army (\"KPA\"). Due to the artifact's effects, Foundation personnel are not to enter the DPRK, approach to within 130 km of the SCP-1427 exclusion zone, or attempt to interact directly with the object itself. Foundation personnel are to provide remote support to on-site DPRK personnel. Under no circumstances are Foundation personnel to attempt to dissuade KPA containment staff from incorrect or unusual beliefs concerning the nature of their duties at the RCOC or the nature of their national government.\nAs authoritarian-submissive personality traits provide conditional immunity to the signal broadcast by the artifact, Foundation personnel assigned to offsite monitoring must meet the following psychological testing criteria:\n\nStandardized Milgram Compliance Panel: >71\nIPIP Openness Panel: <39\nRWA Authoritarian Submission Panel: >17\nRWA Conventionality Panel: >31\n\nAt present, only three national governments possess citizens with conditioning suitable for containment of SCP-1427: the Republic of Turkmenistan, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (\"DPRK\"). Of the three suitable containment areas, political issues render North Korea the only government suitable for long-term containment. Accordingly, embedded Foundation affiliates in UN Security Council member states shall take no action tending to destabilize the DPRK, promote democratization, or permit the entry of psychologically-unsuitable foreigners into the 600-meter red zone surrounding the Ryugyong complex. In the event of democratization, destabilization, or nuclear war, Foundation intergovernmental liaisons shall attempt to transfer the object to a designated secondary containment site.\nIn the event that no secondary containment sites are available, the primary containment site and its surrounding environment are to be thermally sterilized, using non-nuclear force, without regard to the risk of civilian casualties. Using presently-available techniques, thermal sterilization of Pyongyang and surrounding environs bears a 91% chance of containment failure. Catastrophic containment failure is predicted to constitute a EK-class event, resulting in the extinguishment of all human consciousness within approximately 215 days.\nDescription: SCP-1427 is a featureless 14m x 2m x 2m beryllium bronze stele. Though originally recovered in an inactive state, the artifact presently produces a directional electromagnetic pulse every 7ns. Disrupting or jamming the pulse reduces, but does not eliminate, the artifact's primary effects. The device's electromagnetic effects are therefore theorized to be a carrier wave for, or side-effect of, the device's primary function.\nTargets are selected randomly from the 20,736 (12^4) nearest human subjects, ignoring those already exhibiting the effects of the pulse, but including those who are immune. The device appears to have no effective maximum range: on several occasions, the device has exhibited the ability to make over-the-horizon broadcasts to otherwise occluded subjects by deflecting its signal off of the Earth's ionosphere. The artifact's means of detecting human consciousness, and the causative mechanism underlying its effects, are presently unknown.\nUpon receipt of the signal, subjects permanently experience increased suggestibility, severe abulia, and short-term memory loss. These effects are secondary to the artifact's primary effect, which is substantial reduction in prefrontal SQ2 signal. Due to information recovered from SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, Foundation researchers presently believe that this reduced SQ2 signal corresponds to a significant reduction in, or total destruction of, the subject's subjective consciousness. Moderate authoritarian-submissive personality traits appear to provide conditional immunity to the effects of the broadcast; accordingly, since its activation, containment protocols have required placement in high-population-density areas subject to a totalitarian government.\nSCP-1427 was originally recovered from a Cistercian monastery in southeastern Algeria by Italian special forces in January of 1938. Laboratory notes from that period mention a rhodium carbide outer casing, embossed with lettering in a known but poorly-characterized Semitic alphabet. That outer casing is presumed to have been destroyed or lost by Italian researchers before the object's transfer to Leipzig in 1944. Between 1938 and 1944, the governments of Germany and Italy attempted to activate the artifact, both without success. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the object was kept in East German custody. The East German government took no recorded action with respect to the artifact.\nIn 1947, the East German government transferred SCP-1427 to Soviet control, who moved it to Kyshtim, Chelyabinsk Oblast, USSR. In September of 1957, Soviet researchers intentionally activated SCP-1427. Though the artifact affected human targets in its immediate surroundings, then-existing features of the Soviet government prevented the EK-class end of human consciousness. After attempted nuclear sterilization of the affected area, the Soviet government contacted the Foundation through intergovernmental liaisons, and the artifact was transferred to Foundation custody at Site 67, southwest of Chernhiv, Ukraine. Since initial containment, the artifact has only been transferred once: in 1986, due to predicted instability in the Soviet government, the artifact was transferred to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.\nShortly thereafter, the Foundation commenced construction of the Ryugyong Containment Facility, where the object has been stored since its completion in 1988.\nAddenda:\n\n+ SCP-1427-ETR-3: ETHICS COMMITTEE DISSENT, SCP-1427\n\n- SCP-1427-ETR-3: ETHICS COMMITTEE DISSENT, SCP-1427\n\nOn December 5, 1991, a nine-member panel of the SCP Foundation Ethics Committee decided, after a 2-4-3 plurality vote, to actively support the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (\"North Korea\") in order to effectuate containment of SCP-1427. In summary, the deciding plurality found the following points in favor of limited stabilization and support:\n\nInstability and increasing political openness may soon render the USSR unsuitable for containment of SCP-1427.\nIn the event of political instability in North Korea, the device may be safely transferred to the custody of the People's Republic of China or Indonesia.\nNorth Korea's closed borders limit the risk of exposing foreigners.\nDue to limited trade opportunities, Foundation affiliates and liaisons are better able to manipulate North Korean internal policy toward effective containment.\n\nDespite the clear benefits of the above, we dissent.\n\nExperimentation has demonstrated that SCP-1427 requires no more than 12^4 psychologically suitable individuals in close proximity to the object in order to maintain seamless containment. With that in mind, maintaining over twenty million individuals in a state of perpetual, involuntary totalitarian abjection is an unacceptable cost to impose on human subjects. While it is clear that, in 1957, doing so was a necessary accession to certain facts on the ground (viz., Soviet failure to destroy the object outright), the Foundation has recruited 9,724 D-Class candidates since that date, or just under half the population required to successfully contain the object. Though unclear in 1957, it is now scientifically demonstrated that totalitarian indoctrination may be recreated under laboratory conditions with relatively little sophisticated intervention by researchers (see Zimbardo, P, \"On 'Obedience to Authority,'\" [REFERENCE OMITTED]). Our failure to do so is an ethical failure of catastrophic proportions.\n\nThe majority opinion in this review declined to authorize experimentation into artificial totalitarianism on the necessary scale, citing both practical and ethical concerns. They believe that it would be unacceptable to create a totalitarian society in miniature to prevent the end of all mankind. But in order to avoid creating an ethical disaster in miniature, we have authorized one writ large: totalitarianism which selects individuals by a birthright lottery and not by any particular antisocial acts. As recent events in the USSR and elsewhere have demonstrated, totalitarian dictatorship is not a necessary feature of human society. It is a phase of development which occurred and will someday pass, and it is not the Foundation's right (nor even its duty) to permanently arrest the development of the North Korean people for some greater good, no matter how great that good may be.\n\nThe majority are demonstrably correct that taking appropriate action to contain SCP-1427 would involve extraordinary moral compromises by the Foundation, whereas mere abdication of our responsibility shares this ethical burden with all humanity and the North Korean leadership. But when we signed our recruiting paperwork, we consented to bear that burden: to do what must be done for the greater good, no matter the cost. That we now impose this burden on the people of North Korea, rather than shouldering it ourselves, is an unacceptable abdication of our responsibilities as Foundation employees.\n\nFor the foregoing reasons, we the undersigned dissent, reserving the right to appeal this decision to the O5 council.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n[SIGNATURE OMITTED]\nEthics Committee Supervisor, Site 9\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n[SIGNATURE OMITTED]\nEthics Committee Supervisor, Site 53\n\n+ SCP-1427-ACR-2: SUMMARY, ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT, SCP-1427\n\n- SCP-1427-ACR-2: SUMMARY, ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT, SCP-1427\n\nCASE REPORT, TAMANRASSET OSSUARY, 4/21/1993: FILE WITH SCP-1427\nPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Usman Azmaggan, Ph.D\nPROJECT PHASE: IIA\nBACKGROUND: Following the disputed SCP-1427 Ethics Committee report of 05/12/1991, O5 authorized phase-two research toward decommissioning or permanently deactivating SCP-1427. As part of the Team B decommissioning initiative, O5 rescinded Standing Order 75128, which prohibited Foundation members from disturbing archeological sites belonging to the Pleistocene Afro-Asiatic Culture Group (\"PACG\"). Following the order's revocation, MTF-Rho-293 (\"Et Laharog\") responded, excavating the site where SCP-1427 was believed to originate, 71km SSW of the city of Tamanrasset, Algeria.\nDISCUSSION: Originally discovered by aerial radiographic survey in 1967, the Tamanrasset Ossuary was cataloged and monitored as a PACG archaeological anomaly and assigned low containment priority due to its minimal consensus risk. Upon arrival at the site in February of 1992, Rho-293 found the site substantially undisturbed and the radiological hazard intact. Deep soil strata analysis discovered high levels of trinitite, Pd-107, U-233, U-235, Pu-239, and radioactive decay products consistent with an incomplete fission event roughly 70,000 years prior to the site's discovery. This failure of nuclear fission appears consistent with samples taken from the Kyshtym containment area after the failed detonation of the Soviet failsafe device.\nThe central site occupies a single blast crater of roughly .75km in diameter, centered on a rectangular depression indicating the existence of a subsurface structure. Disturbance of soil strata indicates that SCP-1427 was likely removed from this subsurface structure at some time prior to the year 1600 AD. In addition, the site appears to have been disturbed both before and after removal of SCP-1427. Site containment appears to have been successfully maintained after 1967. Apart from SCP-1427, no intact artifacts were retrieved from the central area of the site. Like other PACG sites, intact artifacts, remains, and complete texts appear to have been systematically destroyed by later sapiens sapiens populations, except where object size or durability made destruction impracticable.\nThe peripheral area occupies a single undisturbed geological stratum indicating continuous, low-intensity occupation between approximately 71000 BC and 68000 BC. Artifacts recovered from the site display features common to other PACG sites, including the following characteristics:\n\nSubstantial radiological contamination;\nMidden deposition and ossuary contents indicating substantial infant mortality;\nVandalism or iconoclasm by archaic sapiens sapiens;\nUse of beryllium bronze as a structural material;\nArtifacts bearing markings in PACG-Semitic Rectilinear Alphabet B.\n\nRemains recovered from the site indicate cohabitation by Homo sapiens idaltu and a second, unidentified hominid species provisionally designated as Homo sapiens descensus. Relative to the hominin baseline, descensus remains exhibit gigantism and functional postaxial polydactyly, with a median of six digits per limb. Presuming femoral proportions consistent with the human norm, the subspecies' median male height was 7'6\", and mean female height was 7'2\". Craniometry based on recovered fragments indicates a brain volume of roughly 520cc. Though populations of idaltu increase throughout the period of cohabitation, descensus populations remain static.\nAbove the radiation-bearing geologic stratum, no members of the descensus subspecies are found, though intermittent idaltu occupation continues until approximately 63,000 BC. In approximately 61,000 BC, nonresident idaltu populations appear to have engaged in a concerted effort to excavate and destroy artifacts belonging to the PACG culture, with a special focus on removing and destroying descensus remains. As few identifying artifacts related to the later idaltu population remain, the reasons for this period of late iconoclasm remain obscure.\nCONCLUSION: Though the intended purpose of SCP-1427 remains obscure, its function appears to have been related to the subjugation of early Homo sapiens sapiens by Homo sapiens descensus. Resistance to nuclear attack appears to have been a high priority for PACG engineers: all remaining PACG artifacts appear to have been constructed for high resistance to neutron flux, and many have been recovered from what appear to be the sites of prehistoric nuclear attacks. As PACG artifacts appear to directly interfere with nuclear fission, it is the unanimous recommendation of Rho-293 that decommissioning efforts focus on conventional arms or disassembly, and that recovery of the artifact's sheath or other complete PACG texts be made a containment priority.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1426 | SCP-1427 | SCP-1428 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1428\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1428-1 is currently contained at Area-108, and is housed in a tungsten cage within a 1.5m x 2m x 1.5 m incinerator unit. The walls of the unit are constructed in 3 layers: the innermost layer is composed of fire-proofed concrete at a thickness of 30cm, the intermediary layer is composed of lead at a thickness of 15cm, and the outermost layer is composed of concrete at a thickness of 10cm.\nSCP-1428-1 is to be incinerated three times daily, at 12:00AM, 8:00AM and 4:00PM, at a temperature of 400 degrees Centigrade, for a period of 30 minutes. Under no circumstances are any personnel to enter the containment chamber or make direct physical contact with SCP-1428-1. Repair and replacement of equipment is to be carried out by remote-controlled drones.\nThe chamber is equipped with dosimeters to detect whether SCP-1428-1 has entered a passive state; if this occurs, Contingency Fusang-A is to be implemented.\nSCP-1428-2 is to remain under surveillance for anomalous activity, and the site is to be enclosed with electrical fencing. Any civilians that approach or attempt to enter the site are to be detained, interrogated and administered Class-A amnestics. Personnel are to report if the object in the statue's third hand moves or regenerates. No fewer than 5 D-Class personnel are to be kept on-site and restrained for the purpose of carrying out Contingency Fusang-A.\nDescription: SCP-1428-1 is a creature that superficially resembles Corvus macrorhynchos. It is tripedal and does not possess a cloaca. The third leg has been observed to remain tucked up under its body unless it enters an active state. It does not need to eat, sleep or breathe, does not age and suffers no physically adverse effects from prolonged exposure to extremely high temperatures1 or radiation. SCP-1428-1 has never been observed to communicate, and its intelligence is unclear.\nSCP-1428-1 has 3 states: inert, passive and active.\n\nWhile inert, it demonstrates no anomalies other than those previously stated.\n\nPassive states are marked by gamma radiation emission at varying intensity. There is no clear consistency in the charge of the radiation over time, generally ranging from 5 to 90W/m2, but occasionally reaching levels of 150W/m2. The energy ranges from 1 to 1.5MeV.\n\nDuring an active state, SCP-1428-1 will produce plasma and thermal energy consistent with the solar corona, coupled with a burst of gamma radiation at an exponentially increased intensity (recorded charges have been as high as 340W/m2 with 20MeV). While the thermal effects of an active state persist only for an instant, and are confined to the immediate vicinity of SCP-1428-1, the sheer magnitude of the release invariably results in catastrophic damage.\n\nFollowing an active state, SCP-1428-1 will begin to emit aurora bands consistent with solar radiation. These bands appear to induce a compulsive effect in human observers, causing them to attempt to approach the source of the aurora. Individuals under the influence of this effect are completely unresponsive to external stimuli, and will perform no action other than approaching the aurora. The bands persist for approximately one full day after the active state has ended.\nWhile SCP-1428-1 is in a passive state, it will enter active states once every three months (median), unless exposed to external combustion at an intensity of approximately 400 degrees Centigrade or greater, which will cause it to become inert. While physical contact with the SCP-1428-1 is possible, any attempt to physically harm it (other than incineration) will result in an active state.\nSCP-1428-2 is a temple or shrine located in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Province of China, approximately \u2588\u2588 km north-northwest of the site where SCP-1428-1 was discovered. The site was constructed in approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 BCE, and contains religious text and iconography inconsistent with the region. The most significant of these inconsistencies are a ritualistic form of human immolation, and the presence of an entity known as [REDACTED]. This entity is a three-armed humanoid, and is featured in numerous designs throughout the site. The majority of these designs depict what appears to be SCP-1428-1 perched on the entity's shoulder.\nA .5m x 1.5m x .5m jade statue of [REDACTED] is located at the approximate center of the site, and the entity holds an object in each of its hands: the Earth, the Sun, and a partially burnt2 [DATA EXPUNGED]. This is genuine instead of being constructed of jade, and shows no signs of decomposition despite being at least [REDACTED] years old. Additionally, while biologically dead, it generates a temperature of 30 degrees Centigrade, and has been observed to make subtle movements. It will occasionally fixate upon individuals that enter its range of sight and open its mouth as though trying to speak.\nAfter analyzing several texts recovered from the site and considerable testing, it is confirmed that human immolation in SCP-1428-2's vicinity will effectively cause SCP-1428-1 to \"skip\" its next active state. If immolation occurs, the [DATA EXPUNGED] will begin to gesticulate as though silently laughing, and the burnt tissue on its being will regenerate at a rate proportional to the number of individuals killed by the procedure.\nAddendum [1428-001]: Contingency Fusang-A: The intensity of incineration on SCP-1428-1 is to be increased to 800 degrees Centigrade. If SCP-1428-1 does not revert to an inert state within 30 seconds, one Class-D personnel housed at SCP-1428-2 shall be immolated. Subsequent personnel may be immolated as necessary.\nAddendum [1428-002]: On [REDACTED], the object in the statue's third hand modified its orientation of its own accord and began to fixate upon the approximate location of Area-108. Its position has not shifted since the incident, and no other anomalies have been reported.\n\n+ DOCUMENT SCP-1428-A5: EMERGENCY CONTAINMENT REVIEW, [REDACTED]\n\n- DOCUMENT SCP-1428-A5: EMERGENCY CONTAINMENT REVIEW, [REDACTED]\n\n<Begin recording, 8:45 AM, [REDACTED]>\n\nDr. Adler: This is Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Adler, presiding over this emergency meeting regarding SCP-1428 on [REDACTED] at 8:45 AM.\nDr. Albert: We need to amend Fusang-A.\nDr. Adler: What do you mean?\nDr. Albert: I've just been meeting with the anthropologists at SCP-1428-2: we need to stop burning D-Class.\nDr. Adler: We've been over this, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\nDr. Albert: No, listen to me, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The crow is not the real problem.\nDr. Adler: Seems like a pretty big problem.\nDr. Albert: There's a reason why it hardly responds to anything we do. It's\u2026it's effectively on autopilot.\nDr. Adler: Autopilot?\nDr. Albert: As long as [REDACTED] is dead, or asleep, or whatever, there's nothing to give it directions. So it just flies around and\u2026leaks radiation everywhere.\nDr. Adler: And the active states?\nDr. Albert: That's part of a ceremony. The followers of [REDACTED] could survive the radiation.\nDr. Adler: Well this is all terribly interesting, but I'm not sure how that-\nDr. Albert: When we start burning people at the temple, the crow senses it as a similar type of ceremony, so it doesn't enter an active state. But burning people in that place has a completely separate consequence. If we let that thing finish regenerating, it will attempt to contact the sun, which is where the crow supposedly came from, and where [REDACTED] currently is.\nDr. Adler: What will it say?\nDr. Albert: I don't know. The designs were so eroded we could only translate one word from the message.\nDr. Adler: Which is?\nDr. Albert: \"Breathe.\"\n<End recording, 8:48 AM, [REDACTED]>\n\nFootnotes\n1. No limit to this ability has yet been found; it has been observed to withstand temperatures in excess of 1,000,000 degrees centigrade.\n2. Upon discovery, roughly 78% of its flesh was burnt; the current percentage is closer to 69%.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1427 | SCP-1428 | SCP-1429 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1429\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1429 are stored at Bio-Site 66 in Facility A-1429. Free instances are to be kept in individual labeled vials in Bio-Containment Locker 1429. SCP-1429 is considered to be a Class 3 infectious disease.\nIn the case of a broken container, all present personnel are to restrict themselves to the area and call for the nearest recontainment team. Personnel assigned to SCP-1429 are to be made aware that there is no way to detect SCP-1429 before manifestation, and they will be quarantined until an escaped instance is recovered.\nNo instance of SCP-1429 is to be extracted except for approved testing. Test subjects for SCP-1429 are to be kept in quarantine in specialized human containment suites for the duration of their infection. Upon the manifestation of SCP-1429-B, human test subjects are to be terminated with minimal physical trauma and autopsied for study. When study of a given SCP-1429-B appears unlikely to yield further useful information, instance is to be destroyed and SCP-1429 to be recovered.\nTesting is not to be undertaken without a secure enclosure prepared for any eventual instance of SCP-1429-B. Enclosures must possess multiple angles of surveillance and a fresh water source. See Document 1429-3-A for full requirements.\nDescription: SCP-1429 is a large luminescent amoeboid organism (~5mm in diameter) of fluorescent blue colouration and unknown origin. Currently, nine instances of SCP-1429 are in the Foundation's possession, and one has been destroyed through testing. After an incubation period, SCP-1429 causes acute and variable mutation in human tissue. SCP-1429 does not share physical characteristics with any known terrestrial microorganisms, and do not appear to have a detectable DNA structure. SCP-1429 does not appear to breed or multiply.\nUpon infection, an instance of SCP-1429 will enter a human body painlessly through the skin and settle within a large internal organ, rooting itself and becoming effectively undetectable by conventional means. The time between infection and activation varies greatly, with test subjects displaying incubation times between thirty-eight minutes, and eight months two weeks.\nAfter this period of time, the instance of SCP-1429 becomes active and causes a series of radical mutations to the infected organ through an unknown process. The organism produces a luminescent web of tissue similar to nervous tissue around itself approximately 1 centimetre in diameter, somewhere within the mutated organ. Organs undergo genetic and morphological changes and become ambulatory, growing limbs and simple bodily systems of their own, effectively becoming independent organisms. These organisms are classified as SCP-1429-B.\nSCP-1429 will remain lodged within SCP-1429-B until the latter's death, after which they will remain for a short period of time before escaping. Instances are capable of repeatedly infecting new hosts if given the opportunity. No two infections have had exactly the same result.\nDiscovery: All instances of SCP-1429 were discovered after a series of outbreaks in the central United States over the course of two months. In total, ten civilians had become infected with ten individual instances of SCP-1429, and subsequently perished.\nAs per protocol, a standard media purge was undertaken to contain public knowledge of the events. Additionally, the remains of civilian victims were retrieved and replaced with false bodies. Live and deceased wild instances of SCP-1429-B were extracted and put in containment for study. During dissection, an instance of SCP-1429 was recovered from each recovered instance of SCP-1429-B.\nResearch into the victims' personal histories revealed a shared skydiving trip approximately 22 days before the first death. Proposals concerning the examination of the Earth's upper atmosphere are pending.\n\nSELECT TESTING SUMMARIES\n\nCLOSE LOG\n\nTesting Summary: In 85% of test cases, the instance of SCP-1429-B succeeded in exiting the host's body, often by breaking through the skin. In 12% of test cases, SCP-1429-B remained trapped within the body and caused fatal internal damage to the host. The remaining 3% of tests yielded unique responses in subjects due to the placement of SCP-1429 and the nature of the subsequent mutation.\nA selection of testing summaries has been compiled below. This list contains instances of SCP-1429-B encountered through standard testing and not instances recovered from the field.\n\nTest Number\nIncubation\nAffected Organ\nResult\n1429-B\n\n001\n5d4h3m\nLiver\nHost collapsed in pain as organ began to ambulate violently. Organ tore skin and exited the torso before fully converting, causing fatal internal and external trauma.\n1429-B-001 manifested ten boneless legs of equal length and a simple gut, with a beaked mouth replacing the hepatic vein. Instance is capable of herbivorous aquatic life in a freshwater environment.\n\n002\n19d19h42m\nSm. Intestine\nHost collapsed with sudden, extreme nausea and vomited entire contents of bowel. Went into shock as intestine began to ambulate. Autopsy revealed significant internal bruising where organ detached itself from blood vessels and digestive tract.\n1429-B-002 escaped through the host's mouth after its death by cardiac arrest. Upon expulsion, instance had grown several dozen pairs of muscular lobed fins along its sides, as well as a toothed circular mouth on the front end. Later developed simple eyes and antennae along its back. Instance proved highly carnivorous and amphibious.\n\n004\n8d1h7m\nR. Lung\nHost began internal hemorrhage, and suffocated as its left lung filled with blood. Autopsy released trapped instance of SCP-1429-B\n1429-B-004 escaped the thoracic cavity during autopsy. Instance had developed a simple muscular web over its surface and a pair of delicate webbed wings, and was capable of limited jumping and gliding action. Accidentally destroyed by surprised coroner's aide as it leapt from the thoracic cavity.\n\n005\n28d2h58m\nHeart and circulatory system\nHost collapsed from sudden cessation of blood pressure to the brain. Instance detached itself from the host and escaped through the navel, causing extreme damage to thoracic cavity.\n1429-B-005 consisted of heart and a majority of the circulatory system. Instance possessed muscular webbing with a high level of articulation in larger veins and arteries. Finer veins and arteries apparently served as sensory organs. Instance was predatory, having developed a small beak within the inferior vena cava and a simple gut. Hunted by ambushing prey, anchoring itself and ripping off pieces of flesh before fleeing.1\n\n007\n22h37m\nTongue\nHost began producing inarticulate vocalizations, and attempted to bite tongue off as 1429-B began to ambulate. Host was sedated to foster the remainder of conversion, died of hemorrhage caused by SCP-1429-B-007 detaching itself.\nDamage inflicted by host prevented the anterior half of 1429-B-007 from completing conversion. Instance possessed four pairs of boneless, muscular limbs and no other mutations.\n\n008\n82d7h\nStomach\nHost complained of unusually intense stomachache before vomiting blood, expiring from blood loss soon after.\n1429-B-008 escaped through the host's mouth. Instance developed several segmented muscular arms and a complex mandible complete with teeth. Instance is carnivorous and retained for study. See attached photo.\n\n011\n15d6h11m\nL. Eye\nHost complained of sudden blindness and pain around her eye. Within four minutes ocular muscles had dislodged from the face and the instance of 1429-B escaped the skull. Event proved nonfatal to host.\n1429-B-011 possessed three two-jointed limbs which had erupted from its posterior. Instance dried out in 48 hours and perished with assistance.\n\n015\n13m6d11m\nNervous system\nHost complained of hallucinations (both auditory and visual) and phantom pain in nonexistent extremities. Was unable to clearly articulate the content of hallucinations. [DATA REDACTED]\nInstance required outside assistance to escape the host.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Due to the phenotypical similarities to SCP-466, genetic material was compared between the two specimens and found to have multiple orthologous sequences, strongly indicating common ancestry. The credibility of this theory is currently unknown.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1428 | SCP-1429 | SCP-1430 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1430\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1430 is to be stored in a security code locked container. Sustained exposure to SCP-1430 for longer than four consecutive hours is forbidden except for experimental purposes. Additionally, any personnel above a level 1 security clearance are expressly forbidden from making direct contact with the object of any kind. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2009, only D-class subjects are to be used for any experimentation.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2010, per directive by site command, experimentation with SCP-1430 is to be discontinued indefinitely.\nDescription: SCP-1430 is a staff carved from the wood of a Douglas Fir tree, measuring nearly exactly 115.57 cm from end to end, and weighing 3.2 kg. Adorning the top of the staff is the seal of the University of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (the original location of the object's retrieval), the figures of an adult man and woman breaking away from chains, and holding a lit torch, respectively.\nWhen SCP-1430 is held by a subject, they report being filled with a compulsion to speak on an academic subject they are well-educated in. If the subject lacks a formal secondary or higher education, they will instead feel compelled to speak on a subject that they personally believe themselves to be knowledgeable on. Virtually all subjects were compelled to speak after ten minutes of continuous exposure, and once a subject has begun speaking, they will continue to do so regardless of bodily requirements, ignoring hunger, dehydration, etc. This effect extends to any and all subjects who hold SCP-1430.\nAfter approximately one and a half hours of continuous speaking, the subject's dialogue will slowly drift away from their original topic, and relate towards Methodist Christianity, regardless of the subject's knowledge of the religion. Eventually, the subject will speak only on the topic of Methodism, specifically the teachings of one Rev. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, of the University of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, where the object was originally recovered. At this point, though they may actively resist separation, it is safe to remove SCP-1430 from the subject.\nAfter four to five hours of uninterrupted exposure, the subject will cease speaking on topics pertaining to Methodist Christianity, and instead lapse into describing a previously undocumented religion featuring violent sacrificial rites and practices. At this point, separating SCP-1430 from the subject will cause permanent psychological and neurological damage.\n\n+ Show test log 1430\n\n- Hide test log 1430\n\nTest 1430-01\nSubject: Dr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDuration: 20 minutes\nResults: Dr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 gave a brief explanation of primate neurology and meme theory, the subject of her graduate thesis while attending university. Released SCP-1430 willingly on the request of researchers, though commented that she \u201cwished she felt that confident seven years ago\u201d.\nTest 1430-02\nSubject: Dr. Y\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDuration: 45 minutes\nResults: Subject spent the duration describing his tenure at the SCP Foundation and how he acquired it, including details on his studies of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and \u2588\u2588\u2588. At the 45 minute mark, when asked by researchers to set down SCP-1430, subject initially resisted, claiming he \u201chadn't even gotten to how he [REDACTED]\u201d, but relinquished after repeated verbal commands. Afterwards, subject expressed considerable distress at having openly and freely discussed classified materials. Tapes were destroyed, and individuals below the required security clearance who viewed the experiment were administered class-A amnestics. Dr. Y\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was not reprimanded.\nTest 1430-05\nSubject: Agent H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDuration: 2 hour, 47 minutes\nAdditional Info: Agent H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was introduced to the SCP Foundation through non-standard channels. Because of his upbringing, he never received formal education beyond the age of 9.\nResults: Agent H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 spoke at length of his knowledge of combat exercises and training, as well as his experiences surviving in extremely adverse wartime conditions. After one hour and forty two minutes, subject touched on his knowledge of the Methodist church, how it related to his survival, and recommended it to the observing researchers. By two and a half hours, Methodism was the only topic of the subject's speech. When asked to set SCP-1430 back down, subject remained unresponsive and continued speaking, even after several repeated direct orders. Security team instructed to forcibly remove subject from the test chamber. Subject actively and violently resisted having the object removed from his grip, and continued to speak despite fighting a group of 4 men. As soon as subject ceased contact with the object (as a result of being struck on the wrist), he expressed considerable confusion at his situation, claiming to not remember the previous altercation. Agent H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 later revealed that he had no relationship with the Methodist church, and was in fact raised strictly Russian Orthodox.\nTest 1430-09\nSubject: D-25102\nDuration: 1 hour\nAdditional info: Subject D-25102 is completely mute, as a result of having his tongue and vocal cords surgically removed eleven years ago to prevent the spread of oral cancer.\nResults: D-25102 does not attempt to use sign language (his preferred language) as is expected, but instead begins mouthing words with his lips, and flexing what remained of the muscles in his mouth and larynx. Subject was allowed to continue for an hour, before being ordered to stop. Subject expressed great agitation after releasing SCP-1430, claiming to have been able to hear his own voice again, and that he had spoken about the dangers of cigarette smoking for the duration. Several volunteers capable of lip reading were able to corroborate subjects' claims.\nTest 1430-13\nSubject: D-12405\nDuration: 5 hours\nResults: Experiment proceeded normally for the first several hours. Subject at first spoke of setting up and executing pyramid schemes, before mentioning a successful email scam performed on a reverend of the Methodist faith after one hour, thirty two minutes of speech. (Note: Subject's file indicated charges for a scam nearly identical to the one described, though the victim was not a reverend, nor a follower of any Christian doctrine at all). After three hours, the subject is speaking entirely on the topic of Methodism, specifically referring any listeners to the (deceased) Rev. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for further guidance. After three hours and forty seven minutes, subject's narrative takes an unexpected turn, no longer instructing listeners to seek guidance, but rather insisting on self-mutilation and other violent punishments for increasingly mundane actions, differing greatly from Methodist doctrine. After four hours, twenty three minutes the religious acts described by the subject no longer resemble any known existing or former religions, including elaborate human sacrifices taking place in temples carved from [DATA EXPUNGED]. When a security team was instructed to enter the testing chamber and remove SCP-1430, subject remained initially unresponsive until physical contact was made, at which point she immediately became enraged, violently resisting attempts to remove SCP-1430 from her possession. After being forced to drop the artifact, subject collapsed into unconsciousness and was taken to medical suite 28-N. D-12405 is currently in a vegetative state, showing brain activity consistent with a stroke victim.\nTest 1430-17\nSubject: D-13742\nDuration: \u2588\u2588 days, 4 hours, 15 minutes\nAdditional Info: D-13742 was attached to an IV drip that allowed him to remain hydrated and fed for the duration of the experiment.\nResults: Experiment proceeded as expected for the first several hours. Subject spoke at length about his knowledge of hotwiring luxury cars, before lapsing into the expected pattern of Methodist teachings and the unknown religion described by previous subjects. After 10 to 11 hours of continuous exposure, the subject's vocal chords began to clearly indicate stress, as the subject's voice grows more difficult to comprehend. Similarly, subject's lips and mouth are beginning to show signs of minor cuts and other damage, suspected to be from accidental bites. At this point, subject is believed to be describing the daily rituals of the followers of the unknown religion. After 23 hours of continuous exposure, D-13742 is effectively impossible to understand. Subject's voice has given out entirely, and lip-reading is rendered virtually useless due to damage to the subject's mouth and lips. Posture indicates heavy reliance on SCP-1430 to remain upright. Subject occasionally coughs and spits blood. After \u2588\u2588 hours of continuous exposure, subject is showing signs of near total exhaustion, and close to losing consciousness. Then, at exactly \u2588\u2588 hours, \u2588\u2588 minutes, and \u2588\u2588 seconds, subject immediately stands at attention, indicating none of the fatigue present mere seconds earlier, and speaks clearly and loudly in an unknown language, despite the obvious damage to subject's mouth and throat. Subject's voice is audible outside the testing chamber, rated as soundproof to 180 dB. Security team is instructed to enter the testing chamber and open fire on subject. [DATA EXPUNGED] containment procedures engaged [DATA EXPUNGED] 37 minutes later, using coordinated use of high explosives. Other than a layer of explosives residue, SCP-1430 remains undamaged. Subject D-13742 terminated.\nNotes: Following the incidents of test 1430-17, testing on SCP-1430 has been halted by site command.\n\n+ Show Recovered Document 1430-A\n\n- Hide Recovered Document 1430-A\n\nDocument 1430-A recovered from the office of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during SCP-1430's retrieval.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1429 | SCP-1430 | SCP-1431 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1431\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1431 is to be kept in a securely locked filing cabinet on the fourth floor of Site-\u2588\u2588. Site security is to remain on standby in proximity to tests conducted on SCP-1431.\nDescription: SCP-1431 is a 26.6 cm x 20.3 cm sheet of paper presumably torn from a note-book. Printed in warped block letters at the top of the page are the words, \"SALVADOR'S STRANGE SCAVENGER HUNT!\" Following the title is a set list of instructions on how to play. The rules of SCP-1431 do not deviate from those of a standard scavenger hunt. They refer to two teams with no maximum amount of players. The teams must gather designated items indicated on a list. Points are granted upon the return of an item based upon the difficulty in retrieving said item. Above the rules is a self proclaimed motivational note declaring, \"Failure to attempt to gather items is poor sportsmanship and will result in feelings of despair, followed by death. Better get cracking!\"\nSCP-1431 has been tested \u2588\u2588 times and did not produce the described effects to those who did not participate in the game. The note is believed to be intentionally deceptive in order to motivate subjects to further interact with SCP-1431.\nThe title and rules of the game are the only evident pieces of text until SCP-1431 enters an active state. Activation occurs if a minimum of two humans simultaneously observe SCP-1431.\nWhen activated, new text manifests on SCP-1431. To date, the only consistent text manifested is the ordered numbers one through ten leading down the page. The items indicated on the list are random. However, a certain uniform theme in the designated items is distinctly present between each test. Field tests indicate that there is always one designated easily accessible item to the subject at the bottom of each list.\nSCP-1431 was recovered from a house in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Canada in an active state after reports of \u2018puzzling' robberies had been circulating the town's local news.\n\nObservable scavenger hunt list upon recovery of SCP-1431\n1. \"A Baseball Bat That Has Hit More Than A Home Run\" \u2013 10 Points\n2. \"A Raw Carrot Which Has Led To Asphyxiation\" \u2013 5 Points\n3. \"A Lock of Hair Still Rooted At The Scalp\" \u2013 10 Points\n4. \"The Plaster Cast of A Footprint From A Dismembered Limb\" \u2013 75 Points\n5. \"The Aorta From A Twice-Broken Heart\" -150 Points\n6. \"A Stone That Hasn't Just Killed Two Birds\" - 5 Points\n7. \"The Earwax From A Recently Deafened Ear\" \u2013 50 Points\n8. \"The Fingerprint of A Finger Without A Nail\" - 10 points\n9. \"Blood Spilt Through Envy\" \u2013 100 Points\n10. \"A Double Sided Coin\" - 5 Points\n\nAddendum:\nA field test was conducted between two Class D personnel on Site-\u2588\u2588.\n\nProcedure: Both Class D personnel simultaneously observed SCP-1431.\nSCP-1431 manifested a list of designated items.\nResults: Both subjects read the list of designated items.\nThe items were displayed on the list as follows:\n1. \"A Gift Given Out of Guilt\" \u2013 10 Points\n\n2. \"A Field Mouse That Never Made It To The End of The Maze\" \u2013 30 Points\n3. \"A Computer Hard Drive Containing Pornography of A Relative\" \u2013 25 Points\n\n4. \"A Light Bulb That Was Changed While The Electricity Was Still On\" \u2013 50 Points\n5. \"A Tooth Lost To Neither The Dentist Nor Natural Causes\" \u2013 10 Points\n6. [DATA REDACTED]1 \u2013 500 Points\n7. \"A Note Book With A Sincere Cry For Help Inscribed In It\" - 5 Points\n8. \"High Prescription Glasses Stolen From A Pedestrian\" \u2013 25 Points\n9. \"A Butcher's Knife Belonging To An Unlawful Butcher\" - 15 Points\n10. \"A Coffee Mug\" \u2013 5 Points\n\u2588\u2588 days, 6 hours and 58 minutes were spent recovering all the items on the list. Subject-A was provided with all of the designated items on the list and Subject-B was given nothing.\nUpon the accumulation of all the items on the list, all manifested text faded to the point where it was no longer evident on SCP-1431.\nResearch staff exercised caution upon completion of the test. Both subjects remained in the designated testing chamber without incident for \u2588 days until escorted out.\n\nAdditional Notes:\nA package addressed to Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 from a non-existent mailing address was delivered to Site-\u2588\u2588 approximately one week later. The package contained a gift basket and a note.\nNote delivered alongside package:\n\nCongratulations! Please accept this gift basket packed with cherry scented soaps and a couple of extra copies of \"SALVADOR'S STRANGE SCAVENGER HUNT!\" Don't forget to hand out the copies, unless you like hogging all the fun! In the meantime, we suggest you use the provided bars of soap to wash away the anxiety this round may have caused you or anybody else.\n\n-Salvador\n\nAll soap provided in gift baskets has tested non-anomalous and is being stored on the second floor in the spare toiletries cabinet.\nContinued testing of SCP-1431 has been halted due to the difficulty and resources required to produce all of the items on each new list. 174 copies of SCP-1431 are currently being stored in the designated securely locked filing cabinet.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Designated item '#6' displays the words \"[DATA REDACTED]\" and is not an authentic redaction of information from this report. Retrieval of designated item [DATA REDACTED] was performed by giving Subject-A an item. Prior to the item being acquired, all knowledge and data concerning said item was deleted from Foundation records and replaced with the phrase \"[DATA REDACTED]\".\n\n\u00ab SCP-1430 | SCP-1431 | SCP-1432 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1432\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Recovered instances of SCP-1432 are to be placed in a filing cabinet in the containment chamber. A standard television set and DVD player are provided for testing purposes. Personnel are not permitted to remove instances of SCP-1432 from the containment chamber for any reason.\nPolice station communications are to be monitored for murders involving an unusual DVD. In the event of such a report a recovery team will be sent in to retrieve any instances of SCP-1432 and any individuals potentially exposed to SCP-1432's effects. A D-class personnel is to view a suspected instance of SCP-1432 in its entirety and then be evaluated for indications of SCP-1432's effects. Following testing, any individual affected by SCP-1432 is to be reclassified as a D-class personnel and placed in solitary confinement.\nMonitoring for instances of SCP-1432 that have been posted online must be conducted on a regular basis. Such instances of SCP-1432 must be eliminated immediately and their IP address traced if possible.\nDescription: SCP-1432 is a 17 minute silent video sequence which has been found on numerous generic DVDs in a variety of locations within the U.S. The source(s) of these DVDs currently remains unknown. DVDs are placed in the mailboxes of individuals apparently selected at random.\nThe video sequence consists of an abnormally large doll pursuing a young Caucasian female in a short white dress and high heeled shoes through a series of rooms and corridors with disparate levels of lighting. The size of the doll is inconsistent over the course of the film, with the doll being portrayed as larger or smaller in order to fit through different areas (although the doll is never shown changing size). Near the end of the sequence, the doll corners the young woman in a large, high-ceilinged room. There is then a break in the video for 44 seconds before the female's body is seen lying motionless on the floor of the room. The camera gradually moves up the body to reveal that the doll's head has replaced the female's head on the body, at which point the video ends.\nSubjects viewing at least five minutes of this video sequence will experience the effect of SCP-1432. SCP-1432 causes subjects to believe that both they themselves and all other humans and animals are artificially constructed dolls. Subjects believe that both their bodies and key characteristics of their personality (or in extreme cases their entire personality) have been artificially constructed by an unknown being or group of beings. This effect has proven immune to all amnestics currently in the Foundation's possession.\nThis effect will result in clinical depression in approximately 89% of subjects. In addition, 73% of subjects will attempt to kill at least one other individual. If successful, they will then systematically dismember and/or disembowel the corpse(s) of those they have killed in an effort to prove to others that they are all artificially constructed toys. Non-psychopathic subjects will exhibit intense emotional distress during this occurrence, but will invariably believe that this distress has been implanted in their personality by their creator(s). It is currently unclear whether this compulsion to kill others is a direct effect of exposure to SCP-1432 or a natural psychological reaction to SCP-1432's actual effect.\nThe initial instance of SCP-1432 was recovered from a police station in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 , Ohio on 11/5/ \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 following a police report that a twelve year old male (hereafter referred to as Subject 1432-01) had murdered and then disemboweled both of his parents after viewing a DVD. The Foundation recovered the DVD and Subject 1432-01, who was reclassified as a D-class personnel after several interviews and extensive testing.\n\nInterviewed: Subject 1432-01\nInterviewer: Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: This interview was the first conducted with Subject 1432-01 following the subject's initial containment.\n<Begin Log>\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : Please state your name and age.\nSubject 1432-01: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 . I'm 12 years old.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : Very good. Now, you believe that you are an artificial toy, is that correct?\nSubject 1432-01: I am. You are. Everyone\u2026 everyone I've met is. Probably everyone is, I don't know. I\u2026\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : It's ok. When did you first realize you were a toy?\nSubject 1432-01: I watched a video. Don't remember much of it. About a doll, I think, or something. But after that I knew. I mean, it was obvious, how could I not have seen it sooner? Everyone was. Everyone, just toys, everything I felt, that time I hit a home run for the first time, my love for my parents, my dog\u2026 all just someone playing with their toys.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : But if you didn't think like this until after you saw the video, don't you think it's possible the video could have made you feel this way? Affected your mind somehow?\nSubject 1432-01: (Subject exhibits signs of anger) No! The guy who made the video, he was warning people, don't you get it? He figured it out, and he wanted other people to know! Because people need to! They don't deserve to just, just exist so that somewhere someone gets a good laugh or whatever\u2026\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : It's okay, I understand. So, did you try to tell your parents about what you'd found out?\nSubject 1432-01: (Subject exhibits signs of extreme emotional distress) I\u2026I did. They didn't believe me, I kept explaining it to them but they just didn't understand, I\u2026 they\u2026 I had to show, show someone. I had to let people know. I, the only way was to, it couldn't have been just anyone else, I wouldn't get the opportunity like I did with them, but\u2026\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : I understand. You had to do what you thought was right\u2026\nSubject 1432-01: (Subject continues to exhibit signs of extreme emotional distress) They're so smart. They know, they know the only way you find out is to show people what's really inside. So they put in this, they, they program you so that you don't. They make it so hard, it was, all those memories, but I had to, I\u2026 I\u2026\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : I know, it's okay.\nSubject 1432-01: (Subject continues to exhibit signs of extreme emotional distress) I'm a good person, right? I had to, I really did\u2026\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : You're a good person. It will be alright eventually, I promise.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Subject was escorted back to sleeping quarters. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 subsequently requested and received a Class C Amnestic.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1431 | SCP-1432 | SCP-1433 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1433\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A single copy of SCP-1433 is to be kept in a fireproof safe in the archive room at Site 72. Unsecured devices for the use of playing back audio cassettes are not to be allowed on site. No personnel are to listen to SCP-1433 except for D-class assigned for testing purposes; all such tests shall be conducted in a fully soundproofed chamber.\nThe Foundation is to monitor physical and digital means of audio distribution for any evidence of recordings displaying similar properties to SCP-1433. Any other recordings demonstrating such effects are to be confiscated and destroyed, and any persons affected by them are to be terminated or conscripted as D-class.\nDescription: SCP-1433 is a recording of an unknown artist performing 4'33\", an avant-garde musical piece originally composed in 1952 by musician John Cage. The sole known copy of SCP-1433 is currently contained on an audio cassette of the type widely manufactured in the 1980s. The recording is present on both sides of the cassette. Once placed into any device capable of playing back sound from a cassette and playback is started, the recording will play in its entirety at a constant volume of 30 dB, regardless of the original volume setting of the device. Attempts to stop playback of SCP-1433 by stopping or pausing the player, or by removing its power source, have been unsuccessful; only disconnecting the playback device from the audio output has proven successful. All copies made of SCP-1433 display the same anomalous properties as the cassette recording, regardless of the storage medium used.\nAs with the original version of 4'33'', the recording begins with the sound of the performer seating his or herself at a piano bench and closing the lid. After 33 seconds, which the performer times on a stopwatch, the lid is opened and then closed again. This motion is repeated after another 2 minutes and 40 seconds. 1 minute and 20 seconds after that, the performer opens the lid a final time, stands up, and walks away. All other sounds on the recording consist of the performer breathing and turning through pages of sheet music, and of incidental sounds presumably made by an audience.\nEEG readouts of persons listening to SCP-1433 demonstrate evidence of atypical electrical activity commonly associated with anterograde amnesia and musical agnosia. Persons listening to SCP-1433 report hearing a low male voice speak briefly after the second opening and closing of the piano lid. Acoustic analysis of SCP-1433 has failed to identify this voice on the original recording. Descriptions of what the voice is saying are inconsistent and few exposed have reported hearing the same statement. All persons exposed to SCP-1433 report that the voice is male and speaks a single sentence, in English, typically of a nihilist sentiment, and typically referencing 20th-21st century English-language popular music. Statements reported to have been made by the voice include:\n\n\"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls.\"\n\"I don't believe in the Beatles.\"\n\"It's better to burn out than to fade away.\"\n\"There is no dark side of the moon, really; matter of fact, it's all dark.\"\n\"Not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken.\"\n\"It's all been done, it's all been done, it's all been done before.\"\n\"Are we cool yet?\"\n\nFollowing exposure to SCP-1433, subjects display symptoms of a psychological impairment similar to acute amusia; the individual is completely unable to recognize, hear, or sense any form of rhythmic music, whether sung, vocalized, performed live on physical or synthesized instruments, or played back on a recording. Affectees have stated a complete inability to hear any music being played or performed in their presence, even when an instrument is being played in their field of vision and they state an awareness that it should be audible. EEG readouts on persons so affected show an absence of brain activity indicating the sensation of auditory activity. This state is permanent and has shown no indications of being affected by amnestics. Aside from chronic psychological ailments induced by the inability to experience music, no other long-term effects of exposure to SCP-1433 have been noted.\nAddendum: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, a test was conducted in which D-85702, a Caucasian male 67 years of age, was exposed to SCP-1433. In following tests, D-85702 reported that he was still able to hear music of the hip-hop genre when played back to him. In subsequent interviews, D-85702 expressed a strong distaste for hip-hop and rap music, stating that it was \"just a bunch of damn noise\" and \"doesn't even count as real music\", and that he was unable to hear elements of such songs that had been \"sampled\" from preexisting material of other genres. It is currently hypothesized that the amusia induced by exposure to SCP-1433 is related to the affectee's personal understanding of what constitutes \"music\". Further testing is deemed necessary to confirm this hypothesis.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1432 | SCP-1433 | SCP-1434 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1434, in foreground.\n\nItem #: SCP-1434\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1434 is held in a standard containment cell, empty save for a blank book labeled \u201cCharter of Etna\" and a copy of \"The Federal Criminal Code & Rules.\" Records of the State of Nevada have been altered to register the twenty-five square meters of the cell as the unincorporated township of Etna, now abandoned.\nCurrent containment procedures were devised to forestall the transfer of SCP-1434's effect to larger cities or counties. A fresh copy of \u201cThe FCC & R\u201d should be placed next to the SCP monthly, while the previous month's copy should be incinerated unread.\nAll security personnel assigned to Site-47 are subject to annual participation in Foundation Standard Seminar \u201cThe Application of Force in Arrests and You!\u201d This is in addition to all other regulation orientation and training sessions.\nDescription: SCP-1434 is a large fragment of extruded clay brick, dull red in color, which while totally inert somehow effects the insertion of increasingly bizarre and impractical laws into the legal code of the nearest sufficiently small municipality. Where borders overlap, SCP-1434 has always shown preference for the smaller body. Affected legislatures show no memory of instituting any such laws, but will enforce them without protest.\nDuring the early phase of the brick's influence, governments have been observed to pass laws of extremely limited applicability, such as a ban on smoking on Tuesdays. However, as the infection progresses, the activities proscribed in this manner become increasingly innocuous while the penalties grow increasingly severe to the point of life threatening.\nSCP-1434 further affects local law enforcement, who develop progressively violent mentalities over time. These mental alterations do not linger after SCP-1434's relocation. Officers with more than six months of exposure compulsively apply excessive, often lethal force to any and all they suspect of \u201ctransgressions.\u201d\n___\nIncident Log: Since recovery, investigations into several public disturbances have recovered other SCP-1434 fragments of varying size. Unrest is believed to have subsided when a party or parties unknown removed the object from the municipality. The object's whereabouts between incidents is as yet unknown, though research is continuing. Any outbreaks of police violence linked to recently introduced legislation should be studied for signs of object influence by the appropriate Mobile Task Force.\nCase 001\u201412/18/1987: Montgomery County in Maryland outlaws the use of shrimp in clearing snow from highways. Six injured in collisions with state-operated snowplows.\nCase 004\u201401/24/1992: City of [REDACTED] makes the wearing of contact lenses compulsory for all residents who died between 1947 and 1962. City police officers conduct spontaneous mass disinterment which results in the exhumation of over three thousand sets of human remains.\nCase 021\u201408/02/2007: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a small town in France, limits consumption of all beverages containing less than 3% gasoline by volume. Sixty-two killed by ingestion of toxic substances or in beverage-compliance raids.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1433 | SCP-1434 | SCP-1435 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1435: Grog the Cave Monster\n\"I was originally going to call him Thag,\" Henson stated in an interview, \"but it turned out the name was taken.\"\n\n\u25b8 More by this Author \u25c2\n\n{$comments2}\n\nF.A.Q.\n\n{$doesthisfixthebug}\n\nItem #: SCP-1435\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1435 is to be held in a 3 x 4 x 3 meter containment chamber with reinforced steel walls. The floor is to be a recessed scale with remote readouts. There are to be no windows or other visible portals leading into SCP-1435's containment chamber, nor any visual monitoring devices. In the event that SCP-1435 requires movement to a larger containment cell, only D-class personnel are allowed to view it, and are to be terminated immediately after containment is reestablished. All other personnel making visual contact with SCP-1435's termination point are to be terminated.\nAll data pertaining to the television program Grog and Tootie's Time Cave, including knowledge of its existence, is to be actively scoured from public sources. All recordings of the pilot episode are to be destroyed, with one copy stored electronically on an encrypted server for archival purposes.\nDescription: SCP-1435 is an orange puppet made by the Jim Henson Company for a planned children's educational show entitled Grog and Tootie's Time Cave. SCP-1435 is described in production notes as a \"cave monster,\" with horns, sharp teeth and a faux hide toga. Testing has revealed no anomalies present in any of its composite materials.\nSCP-1435 undergoes a growth event whenever a person both views and contemplates its termination point, the aperture through which the puppeteer's hand passed. Thoughts such as \"Where does it stop?\", \"Does it go underground?\" and \"What's under there?\" have been demonstrated to trigger growth events, which typically increase SCP-1435's length at a rate of approximately .4 meters per second for upwards of 130 seconds. This growth involves the lower \"furry\" fabric surface of SCP-1435 duplicating itself. Growth events can be triggered by remote viewing as well as viewing of still images of the termination point. At the time of its initial growth event, SCP-1435 was estimated to be 2 meters long. Efforts to contain and test SCP-1435 have since increased its length to its current 113 meters.\nThe termination point of SCP-1435 adheres to the surface on which it is placed. Attempts to lift it trigger growth events, but it is possible to move SCP-1435 by sliding it along a level surface. When under any observation, the first 30 meters of SCP-1435's body undulate, the rest maintaining whatever position it has grown into, and its mouth and arms move. It has also been observed vocalizing scraps of dialogue and the theme song from the television show as well as moans of pain, the latter having occurred only during growth events.\nImaging of SCP-1435 has shown that the first 10 meters of its length are filled with a mixture of bone fragments and undifferentiated tissues. The substance filling the remaining length has not yet been identified.\nAddendum: Recent testing has shown that any subject who has viewed SCP-1435's termination point can trigger a growth event by thinking about it, whether currently observing SCP-1435 or not. The speed of growth is dramatically decreased when thoughts are not concurrent with direct observation, still photos or video of SCP-1435 (approximately .005 meters per second), but amnestics have proven ineffective in blocking this effect. Any previous observer reminded of the existence of SCP-1435 will become able to trigger growth events once more should they begin thinking about it. Control groups informed of SCP-1435's existence without having previously viewed the termination point do not produce this effect. This factor complicates containment of SCP-1435, as increases in size necessitate larger containment chambers.\nSCP-1435 upgraded to Euclid class on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. -Site Director Alshabazz\n\nVideo log of SCP-1435 initial growth event\n\nVideo log of SCP-1435 initial growth event\n\nVideo log consists of 2 minutes of the pilot episode of Grog and Tootie's Time Cave followed by SCP-1435's first growth event, as recorded by a secondary camera accidentally left running during filming. Voices are identified by the character speaking.\n<Begin transcript at 1:45>\nTootie: Thanks so much for helping us learn about electricity, Mister Franklin!\nBenjamin Franklin: It was my pleasure, Miss Tootie. I hope you'll be more careful around electricity from now on, Grog.\nGrog: Yes. Grog understand danger of electricity now.\nTootie: Did Mister Franklin help you get over your fear of thunder, Grog?\nGrog: Yes! Now Grog not afraid of thunder. Only lightning.\nCharacters laugh.\nTootie: Well, come on, Grog, we'd better get back to the future!\nGrowth event begins at timestamp 2:06, marked by a loud sound (approximately 95 dB) later described as \"a zipper closing\". The viewpoint camera records SCP-1435's puppeteer vanishing as SCP-1435 extends to reach the floor.\nTootie: What was that? Jesus, where's \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? What happened to him?\nSCP-1435 begins increasing in length and undulating. Crew members are heard screaming and can be seen running in the background.\nGrog: Mister Franklin Tootie cave a bunch\u2026 It hurts so much\u2026 [moaning]\nTootie: Someone get help!\nGrog: Thunder cave thunder a happy monster time\u2026 [moaning] Burns\u2026\nCamera is knocked over. Screaming of crew members and moaning of SCP-1435 continue.\n<End log at 5:16>\n\nVideo log of SCP-1435 initial growth event\n\n\u00ab SCP-1434 | SCP-1435 | SCP-1436 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1436\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1436 is to be contained within an environment-controlled aviary measuring 4 x 4 x 5 meters. This aviary is to contain plants and insect life typical of an Iraqi forest for the purpose of SCP-1436's nutrition. Due to the current activation procedure, the enclosure is to be insulated against electrical charge and all personnel entering the enclosure must wear insulated suits.\nThe current activation procedure requires that SCP-1436 is fitted with a device programmed to discharge an 8000-volt pulse, sufficient to kill SCP-1436, based on a pseudo-random number generator dependent on atmospheric conditions. The device is to be reattached three weeks into every cycle. The chance of these conditions being met and the pulse being discharged outside of a SCP-1436 event is approximately 1 in 10,000 per day. The device must be confirmed to be functioning when reattached, and examined again every day during the second stage of SCP-1436's cycle.\nSCP-1436 is never to be contained at any location with on-site warheads.\nDescription: SCP-1436 is a male bird of unidentified species with features similar to those of the Meropidae family, including its wingspan of 46 cm. SCP-1436's behavior is typical of an insectivore bird and it produces calls that have been identified as attempts to communicate with other members of its own species. No other members of SCP-1436's species have been found or identified at this time.\nSCP-1436 constantly undergoes a cycle in which it rapidly matures from an embryo into an adult, dies and decays. After SCP-1436's form has completely decomposed, an egg reappears and SCP-1436 reenters the growth stage of its cycle. Each cycle lasts two months on average, with the growth stage usually lasting one and a half months. During this first stage, SCP-1436 does not require more food than the average bird of its current age, despite its accelerated growth. Internal imaging of SCP-1436's body has shown no anomalous features or bodily processes, aside from the subject's rapid growth rate. Once SCP-1436 reaches full maturity it ceases to age and remains in this state for three days on average before entering the second stage of its cycle.\nDuring the second stage of its cycle SCP-1436 manipulates probability to cause its own death. The area around SCP-1436 during this stage of the cycle will experience events dangerous to SCP-1436. These events are always physically possible, but analysis has shown that most SCP-1436 events would have been extremely improbable. The events at the beginning of the second stage are far more localized than those later in the cycle. Events later in the cycle have shown the effect is capable of causing complex causal chains to kill SCP-1436. The last cycle before SCP-1436's recovery by the Foundation resulted in the structural collapse of a bird house in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 zoo, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 fatally wounding 18 and injuring 32. Records from the zoo indicate that SCP-1436 had been in its second stage for about two weeks and that several accidents related to SCP-1436 had occurred, each larger than the last. SCP-1436 does not seem to consciously cause these events, and continues to take acts of self-preservation during the second stage.\nA similar effect to the second-stage events prevents any direct action besides a second-stage event that would kill SCP-1436 from being completed during both stages. Testing has thus far failed to kill SCP-1436. The most recent ended in the misfire of a pistol, injuring the researcher and rendering the pistol inoperable.\nOnce the second-stage events have succeeded in killing SCP-1436 it typically fully decomposes, including bone, in 20 hours. Once SCP-1436 has fully decomposed, it reappears as an egg in the location where it died, regardless of the carcass's location. SCP-1436's genetics have shown to be unchanged from cycle to cycle. Tests have shown that SCP-1436 can identify personnel and objects from previous cycles.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1435 | SCP-1436 | SCP-1437 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Image of SCP-1437 before containment\n\nItem #: SCP-1437\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1437 is to be contained behind a perimeter of two (2) meter tall electrical fencing, which is to be patrolled by groups of three (3) security officers at all times. Any trespassers attempting to access SCP-1437 are to be brought into custody, interrogated, and if found to be ignorant of SCP-1437's nature, dosed with a Class-A amnestic and released.\nAny items or organisms which emerge from SCP-1437 are to be immediately tested for hazards, and if found safe, examined further. Experimentation involving SCP-1437 is strictly forbidden.\nDescription: SCP-1437 is an apparently endless hole measuring 3m x 3m, located in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Desert. Attempts to dig into SCP-1437 from the side result in the diggers encountering solid rock where logic would dictate SCP-1437 would be. SCP-1437 is thus only accessible from its entrance above ground.\nSCP-1437 appears to be an access point to an as-of-yet unknown number of parallel universes. Objects have been known to periodically emerge from SCP-1437 at great speeds, including:\n\nOne (1) US quarter. (First known object emergence.)\nLarge quantities of dirt and rocks. (Believed to be an attempt by a parallel containment team to fill in their corresponding SCP-1437.)\nA map of North America written in Spanish. (According to said map, the government of North America is \"La Rep\u00fablica Popular de Aguas Nuevas\", or \"The People's Republic of New Waters\".)\nA photograph of a skyline, believed to be a radically altered version of New York's. (Structures resembling coral are visible and a large flying organism can be seen in the distance.)\nSeveral disks made from solid gold. (Accompanying the disks was a sheet of paper reading 'PLEASE SEND RAIN'.)\n\nDuring a period lasting from 200\u2588-20\u2588\u2588, numerous individuals, most of whom wore D-class uniforms, emerged from SCP-1437; all of them were dead on arrival.1 All emerging individuals carried documents which appear to be their respective universes' documentation on SCP-1437. It is currently believed that these D-class personnel and previously mentioned documentation were sent as a gesture of desired cooperation.\n\nEmerged Documentation 1437-1\n\nHide\n\nIndividual carrying documentation appeared to be in adequate physical condition. Individual was wearing a pressure suit with an attached oxygen supply.\n\nSCP-1437\n\nItem #: SCP-1437\nSafety Safety Procedures: Unauthorized citizens are to be kept at a safe distance from SCP-1437 at all times. Any authorized tours of the area are to be accompanied by two (2) security officers for their own protection. Taking of photographs is to be permitted. Any citizens attempting to go past safety fencing are to be arrested and handed over to local law enforcement.\nDescription: SCP-1437 is an apparently endless hole measuring 10m x 10m, located in the town of Promise. Attempts to dig into SCP-1437 from the side result in the diggers encountering solid rock where logic would dictate SCP-1437 would be. SCP-1437 is thus only accessible from its entrance above ground.\nSCP-1437 appears to be an access point to an as-of-yet unknown number of parallel universes. Objects have been known to periodically emerge from SCP-1437 at great speeds, including:\n\nOne small pyramid composed of concrete. (First known object emergence, believed to be a building material.)\nLarge quantities of dirt and rocks. (Believed to be an attempt by a parallel safety team to fill in their corresponding SCP-1437.)\nA landscape painting, believed to be of a location in Scotland. (According to the painting, its originating universe's sun is blue and its sky yellow.)\nSeveral disks made from solid gold. (Accompanying the disks was a sheet of paper reading 'PLEASE STOP PLAGUE'.)\nA photograph of several scientists. (All scientists pictured have unusually long fingers, estimated to be nearly twenty-five (25) centimeters long.)\nA sheet of paper reading \"THANK YOU PLEASE SEND MORE GIFTS.\"\n\nDuring a period lasting from 2009-2012, numerous individuals, most of whom wore bright orange jumpsuits, emerged from SCP-1437, all of whom were dead on arrival. All emerging individuals carried documents which appear to be their respective universes' documentation on SCP-1437. It is currently believed that these individuals and the documentation they carried were sent as a gesture of desired cooperation. On the 15th of August 2012, a volunteer from the Foundation, Marco Perton, entered SCP-1437 wearing safety gear, taking with him a copy of this document.\n\nEmerged Documentation 1437-2\n\nHide\n\nIndividual carrying documentation was in adequate physical condition. The phrase 'PROPERTY OF SCP CORPORATION' was branded on the individual's left arm.\n\nSCP-1437\n\nItem Designation: SCP-1437\nThreat Level: Little\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1437 is to be contained behind a perimeter of two (2) meter tall electrical fencing, which is to be patrolled by groups of three (3) security officers at all times. Any trespassers attempting to access SCP-1437 are to be charged with the crime of industrial espionage.\nAny items or organisms which emerge from SCP-1437 are to be immediately tested for hazards, and if found safe, examined further. After examination, suitable items are to be auctioned off to interested collectors.\nDescription: SCP-1437 is an apparently endless hole measuring 1m x 1m, located in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Outback. Attempts to dig into SCP-1437 from the side result in the diggers encountering solid rock where logic would dictate SCP-1437 would be. SCP-1437 is thus only accessible from its entrance above ground.\nSCP-1437 appears to be an access point to an as-of-yet unknown number of parallel universes. Objects have been known to periodically emerge from SCP-1437 at great speeds, including:\n\nA statue of what is believed to be a reptilian entity sporting numerous eyes and tails. (First known object emergence.)\nLarge quantities of dirt and rocks. (Believed to be an attempt by a parallel containment team to fill in their corresponding SCP-1437.)\nA glass bottle of water.\nA human femur. (Covered in saliva.)\nA cube composed of several smaller cubes, all of which are different colours. (Purpose unknown.)\nA soccer ball. (Ball only has five sides.)\n\nDuring a period lasting from 200\u2588-20\u2588\u2588, numerous individuals, most of which wore D-class uniforms, emerged from SCP-1437, all of which were dead on arrival. (The fact that it is apparently impossible to travel through SCP-1437 and survive has prevented the Corporation from utilizing SCP-1437 for commercial purposes.) All emerging individuals carried documents which appear to be their respective universes' documentation on SCP-1437. It is currently believed that these D-class personnel and previously mentioned documentation were sent as a gesture of desired cooperation. Several D-class personnel have been sent through SCP-1437 carrying copies of this document.\n\nEmerged Documentation 1437-3\n\nHide\n\nIndividual carrying documentation was wrapped in bandages and appeared to have been blinded in the recent past. Lacerations were present on the arms and legs, and the individual's tongue had been cut out.\n\nSCP-1437\n\nObject #: SCP-1437\nHeathen Level: Unforgivable\nHolding Measures: High Priest \u2588\u2588\u2588 is to bless the holding site of SCP-1437 every two (2) years and blood sacrifices are to be dropped into SCP-1437 after each blessing. Blood sacrifices are to hold copies of these scrolls as a warning to any demons to stay away. Spirits are to be consulted after these sacrifices, and suggested changes to holding measures are to be carried out immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1437 is an apparently endless hole measuring 3m x 3m, located in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Desert. Attempts to dig into SCP-1437 from the side result in the diggers encountering solid rock where logic would dictate SCP-1437 would be. SCP-1437 is thus only accessible from its entrance above ground.\nSCP-1437 appears to be a portal to the Underworld. Objects have been known to periodically emerge from SCP-1437 at great speeds, including:\n\nSeveral disks made from solid gold. (Accompanying the disk was a sheet of paper reading 'PLEASE KILL FOES'.)\nLarge quantities of dirt and rocks. (Believed to be an attempt by demons to harm the High Priest \u2588\u2588\u2588, who was present at the holding site at the time.)\nThe broken remains of a human arm. (Covered in saliva.)\nA photograph of a metal bird flying away from a city. What appears to be a large mushroom is visible behind the bird. (Believed to be attempt by demons at mocking us.)\nA human eye which moved when touched. (Believed to be a lesser demon. Was burnt immediately.)\n\nDuring a period lasting from 200\u2588-20\u2588\u2588, dead demons wearing the skins of men emerged from the pit. They were thrown back in immediately and the site was re-blessed by High Priest \u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nEmerged Documentation 1437-4\n\nHide\n\nIndividual carrying documentation was a heavily emaciated pre-adolescent, who appeared to have been lobotomized in the recent past.\n\nSCP-1437\n\nItem #: SCP-1437\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1437 is to be contained behind a perimeter of two (2) meter tall electrical fencing, which is to be patrolled by groups of three (3) security officers at all times. Any trespassers attempting to access SCP-1437 are to be delivered to Our Masters Above for enhanced interrogation.\nAny items or organisms which emerge from SCP-1437 are to be immediately tested for hazards, and if found safe, examined further. Any useful technology which emerges from SCP-1437 is to be delivered to Our Masters Above immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1437 is an apparently endless hole measuring \u2588\u2588\u2588m x \u2588\u2588\u2588m, located in Zone 29 of the Brazilian Sector. Attempts to dig into SCP-1437 from the side result in the diggers encountering solid rock where logic would dictate SCP-1437 would be. SCP-1437 is thus only accessible from its entrance above ground.\nSCP-1437 appears to be an access point to an as-of-yet unknown number of parallel universes. Objects believed to be gifts intended for Our Masters Above have been known to periodically emerge from SCP-1437 at great speeds, including:\n\nOne (1) diamond. (First known gift. Delivered to Our Masters Above.)\nLarge quantities of dirt and rocks. (Purpose unknown.)\nBark from the extinct Quercus buckleyi. (Delivered to Our Masters Above.)\nThe lower half of a human body. (Delivered to supervising Servant of Our Masters Above. It is currently unknown how the gift-sender was aware of the diet of Our Masters Above. A document was sent into SCP-1437 thanking the gift-giver for the object and requesting further tributes to Our Masters Above.)\nA bottle of human-intended wine. (See Incident 1437-1.)\n\nIncident 1437-1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, a bottle of human-intended wine emerged from SCP-1437. Recognizing an assassination attempt upon members of Our Masters Above, the supervising Servant ordered that a Don-Burten explosive device be delivered down SCP-1437. Its orders were followed and the threat appears to have been resolved.\nThis is a reminder of why we must be vigilant in our containment procedures. From now on, I don't want any of these 'gifts' being taken out of containment. They are a clear and present danger to Our Masters Above. - O5-1.\n\nFootnotes\n1. It is theorized that the nature of SCP-1437 kills living organisms at the point at which crossover between universes is achieved.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1436 | SCP-1437 | SCP-1438 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1438\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1438-1 is to be monitored to foresee any SCP-1438 activity, and active SCP-1438 sessions are to be remotely observed by the nearest Foundation facility. Campuses in which sessions of SCP-1438 are taking place are to be operated as normal, as students, faculty and staff give no recognition to anomalous activity caused by SCP-1438. As it is impossible for participants playing a session of SCP-1438 to not be affected by it, no Foundation personnel are to participate in SCP-1438 except under experimental conditions.\nNo anomalous properties in SCP-1438-3 instances manifest outside of the context of SCP-1438, but as a precaution, confiscated instances of SCP-1438-3 are to be disposed of through incineration.\nDescription: SCP-1438 is a Live Action Role-Playing (LARP) Game that occurs at residential university and college campuses in the Midwestern United States1. SCP-1438, colloquially known as \"Invaders\", \"Invasion\", \"Attack of the Mind Worms\", or \"Takeover\", is organized via SCP-1438-1, a website at the domain [REDACTED]; attempting to access this domain from non-university IP addresses results in a 404 message. Attempts by the Foundation to perform DDoS attacks or otherwise block access to SCP-1438-1 have resulted in computers used to access the website to be permanently banned from access. Contact has been established with the administrator of SCP-1438-1 (listed as one \"Jack Finney\") several times; however, exchanges have been largely uninformative, with Mr. Finney preferring to promote SCP-1438 as opposed to answering questions about its origin and anomalous properties.\nUniversity and college students that register their schools on SCP-1438-1 and sign up at least 30 participants for a session of SCP-1438 can order equipment necessary for a game of SCP-1438 for no cost, and designate a date on which the game is to begin.\nThis equipment is delivered to all participants of SCP-1438, and includes:\n\nOne (1) \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand foam dart launcher of various make, along with 50 darts per gun\nTwelve (12) pairs of socks, which serve as grenades in the context of SCP-1438\nOne (1) polyethylene sword, or \"Joplin Plasma Blade\"\nA set of Rules for playing SCP-1438; violation of any rule is grounds for ejection from the game, and therefore \"death\" of the participant. See Document 1438-01 for a partial set of rules.\nOne (1) patch that denotes a random military rank, from private to captain; in addition to this, the player who begins the \"invasion\" will have a set of temporary tattoos marked with the symbol pictured above; this symbol on its own has no anomalous properties, but for the sake of this document will be referred to as SCP-1438-2.\n\nThe goal of a game of SCP-1438 is, for the side of the Humans, to eliminate all Invaders through force. Meanwhile, the Invader's goal is to turn humans into invaders by marking them with SCP-1438-2 and \"alter the electrical activity in the brain to be identical to that of the Invader's spawn\".\nOn the date that a game of SCP-1438 is to commence, all participants gather in a central location. From this point on, participants enter a fugue state while not in designated safe zones. While in this state, the \"Humans\" and \"Invaders\" (designated SCP-1438-A and SCP-1438-B respectively) believe that they are engaged in a secret conflict with each other. SCP-1438-B instances have the objective to convert all SCP-1438-A instances into SCP-1438-B by covertly marking them with SCP-1438-2. Each game starts with a single instance of SCP-1438-B, who applies SCP-1438-2 to an area of skin normally concealed by clothing, thus adding to the population of SCP-1438-B.\nNotably, instances of SCP-1438-A are able to accurately recall biographical information up to their enrollment in college, at which point they learned about the Invaders and joined the conflict. Instances of SCP-1438-B have trouble properly displaying human emotions, often engage in mucophagy, onychophagy and trichophagy, speak in an unidentified language or code, and have a habit of recreating SCP-1438-2 to mark territory controlled by SCP-1438-B.\nOne of the optional goals in a game of SCP-1438 for SCP-1438-A is to capture an instance of SCP-1438-B and interrogate them about technology apparently used by SCP-1438-B, specifically weapons technology2, as SCP-1438-B cannot be killed by default weaponry, only stunned as they \"regenerate\". Interrogation usually involves physical and psychological torture techniques, and as a reward for successfully coercing information from SCP-1438-B, the weapons of up to four instances of SCP-1438-A are converted into SCP-1438-3.\nSCP-1438-3 are functionally and visually identical to non-anomalous \"weapons\" delivered at the beginning of a game of SCP-1438, unless used by an instance of SCP-1438-A or SCP-1438-B. If used on an instance of SCP-1438-A or -B, the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 launchers (SCP-1438-3A) turn into laser-like weaponry, capable of causing 4th degree burns;3 socks/grenades (SCP-1438-3B) emit a wavelength of light upon detonation that disintegrates human flesh; finally, the polyethylene swords (SCP-1438-3C) become [DATA EXPUNGED]. All individuals killed in a game of SCP-1438 through use of SCP-1438-3 are treated by all persons on-campus and relations as if they had transferred to another college and cut off all contact with friends, family, etc.\nFollowing the conclusion of a game of SCP-1438, all surviving SCP-1438-A or SCP-1438-B instances will resume their normal routine, and express interest in playing SCP-1438 again, if the opportunity arises. Should they choose to participate in another instance of SCP-1438, they will resume their former roles as instances of SCP-1438-A and SCP-1438-B. Furthermore, in between instances of SCP-1438, instances of SCP-1438-A and -B will re-enter fugue states when under stress, which typically last anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours.\nStudents not participating in SCP-1438 will usually assume that all instances of SCP-1438-A and SCP-1438-B are simply staying in-character and do not wish to break it in case players are present. Faculty will view it with some degree of scorn, often citing it as a distraction from studies and that students participating in it could be doing better things with their time. Campus law enforcement notably do not attempt to confiscate weaponry used in a game of SCP-1438.\nDocument 1438-01: Partial rules of SCP-1438.\n\nWhile conventional weapons do not work on Invaders, they can, and will, kill humans. Make sure the thing you're about to blow a hole in is actually Marked.\nInvaders, remember to re-apply your Mark every few days; there should be enough tattoos to last the duration of the game.\nThe only official safe zones in a game of Invaders are restrooms and classrooms; everywhere else is fair game. Other safe zones can be determined by players on a college by college basis.\nNo outside parties are permitted to engage in a game of Invaders; for a list of those playing the game, check your local Invaders database.\nThis game can take a long time to play, but don't forget your studies. Remember, school work is always more important than the game. We don't want people flunking because they're too concerned about whether or not their friend is Marked.\n\nDocument 1438-02: An excerpt from SCP-1438-1, describing the backstory of SCP-1438.\n\nThey Came from the Stars\u2026\n\nThe Invaders came silently in the night. It started with a single person, but soon, they spread, overwriting the electrical impulses in the human brain to make them like themselves. They are numerous, and if not stopped, Earth will fall to them.\nThe resistance is the last, best hope humanity has against the invaders. We've been fighting them since they first arrived, at the incident in Norwalk five years ago. You have just been inducted into the resistance, which has a single objective: to kill all of the Invaders at any cost. Never mind the fact that the Invaders were once a friend, a family member, a lover, a father, a mother, a child\u2026 once Marked, they are the enemy, and must be eliminated through any means possible. Nobody will miss them.\nAll Invaders carry a Mark on their skin that they spread to normal humans, converting them over the course of six hours. Additionally, their regenerative capabilities make them impervious to bullets, grenades, even Joplin's newly developed plasma swords. However, they have knowledge of advanced weaponry. This knowledge can be coerced from them through various methods (the Geneva Convention doesn't apply to things that aren't human) that can eliminate them permanently. The Invaders have a single-minded goal: to take over the entire population of humans in the area, and from there, the planet as a whole.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Including the states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as the western counties of Pennsylvania and northern counties of Kentucky.\n2. This technology is never actually used by instances of SCP-1438-B, as elimination of human targets is a losing condition for SCP-1438-B.\n3. It has been noted that this weaponry operates as miniature versions of the weapons systems possessed by SCP-2820. Investigation into a potential link between Mr. Finney and the developers of SCP-2820 is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1437 | SCP-1438 | SCP-1439 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1439, missing the Edward sticker\n\nItem #: SCP-1439\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1439 is to be kept in a locked drawer in Site 24's testing center. Access to and experimentation with SCP-1439 requires prior permission from at least one (1) Level 3 Senior Researcher. Only one instance of SCP-1439-1 is allowed to be tested at a time, and should be destroyed once the test has concluded. Currently, testing is suspended on SCP-1439 due to previous containment breaches. Testing may resume once all portions of the object are back in place. Though additional safety measures have been put in place making another breach unlikely, any instances of SCP-1439-1 found outside their testing chamber should be destroyed immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1439 is a small sheet of 8 round smiley-face stickers. Each sticker is approximately 4 centimeters in diameter, and has a name printed above it which is not part of the sticker itself. The names above each sticker are Edward, Thomas, Gordon, Henry, Albert, James, Charles, and Harvey. The first three stickers are light blue, while the others are green, grey, red, purple, and brown, respectively. All 8 have two black dots for eyes and a simple black curve for the mouth. The James sticker was initially missing from the sheet when the Foundation originally acquired SCP-1439, but appeared again after approximately three months. The Edward sticker is currently unaccounted for, as it disappeared 9 months after the SCP was originally contained. Investigation is ongoing to discover the individual(s) responsible for this containment breach.\nSCP-1439's effects begin manifesting when one of the stickers is placed on any object or surface, including plants, animals, and human beings. Once the sticker is in place, it will slowly dissolve over a period of 3-4 minutes. Human testing subjects have reported a slight tingling sensation when this happens, but no pain. Within the next 8-10 minutes, the subject will begin to become anthropomorphic, with a face appearing where the sticker was originally placed. At this point the subject is considered an instance of SCP-1439-1. After 20 minutes, the face will become more detailed, and become capable of blinking and speaking. Most instances of SCP-1439-1 tested so far have spoken American English in various regional dialects, though one was also capable of speaking fluent Cantonese.\nApproximately an hour after the initial exposure to SCP-1439, a set of arms and legs will begin to grow from the subject, giving it a more humanoid appearance. Instances of SCP-1439-1 will have varying levels of mobility, depending entirely on the size, weight, and general shape of the original subject. Subjects shorter than 0.8 meters in height are usually completely anthropomorphous, while larger subjects will only be partially affected. As an example to illustrate how this affects both inanimate objects, and subjects like humans and animals, see Notable Experiments Log 2468 below.\nInstances of SCP-1439-1 exhibit a variety of behaviors, but are generally emotionally manipulative and/or single-minded once they are capable of speech, and act hostile when their demands are not met. Psychotic episodes are common and often result in acts of violence from the subject, prompting their termination as further testing efforts from that point are usually futile.\nSo far the only recourse for returning SCP-1439 to its original state is to destroy any instances of SCP-1439-1. Depending on their size and the area affected, sapient subjects may need to be terminated, or only have part of their body removed for disposal. Through testing, this has resulted in the death or maiming of \u2588\u2588 animals and humans.\n\n+ Notable Experiments Log 2468\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nSticker used\nTest Subject and placement\nLength of Testing Time\nNotes\n\nCharles\nA 1.5 m x 1.5 m x .3 m section of concrete wall. Sticker placed in the center.\n49 hours\nApproximately 1 square meter of the wall became anthropomorphous, with animate arms and legs sprouting from the concrete. Subject was immobile, and complained vocally about their situation. Subject asked about \u201cLeo\u201d numerous times, but was uncooperative when questioned about the name, and went silent shortly thereafter. Subject was left alone and monitored for the next 48 hours. It remained motionless except for occasionally scratching itself. The concrete wall was destroyed with sledgehammers, during which the subject remained silent. The Charles sticker reappeared on the sheet 3-4 minutes after the subject was deemed destroyed.\n\nHarvey\nStandard foundation desk lamp. Sticker placed on the lightbulb.\n92 minutes\nThe entire lamp was affected by the SCP-1439, with the face appearing on the light bulb, arms sprouting from the adjustable \u201cneck\u201d of the lamp, and legs sprouting from the base. The subject expressed fascination with its cord, and refused to answer questions until it was \u201cturned on\u201d. A researcher plugged the subject's cord into an outlet, and flipped the subject's switch. Subject stated that the bright light and heat of the light bulb burned and hurt its face, exclaiming, \u201cI fucking love it!\" Subject then stopped conversing with the researchers, only making vocal sounds concluded to be sexual in nature. After 30 minutes of this behavior, the plug was pulled, and the subject attempted to attack the research team. Subject was thrown in the testing center's nearby incinerator. Two researchers suffered small bite marks and bruises, but were otherwise unharmed.\n\nCharles\nSticker placed in the center of the palm of D-82913's right hand.\n66 minutes\nD-82913 was anesthetized for this test, to see if anesthesia would affect an instance of SCP-1439-1, and to prevent panic due to the transformation. D-82913's entire hand was affected, with their pinky finger and thumb becoming arms, and legs sprouting near the wrist. Anesthesia had no visible effect on SCP-1439-1. Subject's behavior initially mirrored its previous behavior, and had no recollection of its manifestation on the concrete wall. Subject complained of being constrained, as it had no control over D-82913's arm past the wrist. Subject became sullen, and ceased answering questions. D-82913's hand was surgically removed while still under anesthesia, and SCP-1439-1 was tossed in the on-site incinerator, making no protests in the process.\n\nHenry\nDwarf Hamster. Sticker placed on the animal's back.\n17 hours\nThe entire animal became anthropomorphous, with its front legs becoming the subject's legs, and the back legs becoming the subject's arms. The hamster's front legs changed size, shape, and orientation to match those of a human. The hamster's head ended up pointing straight downward once the subject could stand up, and made vocalizations of distress until the subject purposely sat on it and crushed it. Subject continued to speak and move normally even though the hamster itself was functionally dead. Subject was extremely charismatic, and allowed the research team to question him for hours, telling stories of various subjects including: violent crime sprees with \"my friend O\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\", sexual escapades with numerous women, and even knowledge about Foundation secrets. After attempting to cross reference some of the crimes and Foundation knowledge expressed by the subject, the research team determined that the majority of it was lies and/or delusions of grandeur. Some crimes did match up to [DATA EXPUNGED]. Subject became violent when it realized it was to be disposed of, and managed to get loose within the research center. The research team eventually discovered the subject's hiding place, and flushed it out with an acetylene torch. Subject was then captured and incinerated.\n\nAlbert\nSticker placed on the left kneecap of D-59919\nTest ended approximately 75 minutes after exposure, when the subject escaped containment.\nNo face appeared after the sticker dissolved. After an hour of no activity, D-59919 was escorted from the testing chamber. Before they could leave the testing center, D-59919's leg suddenly sprouted arms, one of which grabbed a nearby scalpel and disabled his security guard escort, as well as a nearby researcher. D-59919 panicked during this, having lost control of his left leg. SCP-1439-1 then made a jerking motion which caused D-59919 to fall on his back, hitting the back of his head. D-59919's leg split down the middle, forming two new, separate legs for SCP-1439-1. The subject then used the scalpel to cut itself free from D-59919, and began to eat part of D-59919's other leg. The security team arrived shortly thereafter and neutralized the subject. D-59919 was pronounced dead at the scene, having lost too much blood from his femoral artery being severed. It is unknown how or why this instance of SCP-1439-1 manifested differently from the others. Testing of the Albert sticker has been postponed until new safety measures can be written up.\n\nGordon and James\n2 meter tall ficus tree. The Gordon sticker was placed on the trunk near the top, while the James sticker was placed at the bottom, directly below Gordon.\n2 hours\nBoth areas where the stickers were placed manifested as separate instances of SCP-1439-1. Initially, both subjects ignored the research team's questions, and only spoke to each other in an effort to cooperatively tip the tree over and become mobile. They succeeded in doing so, and unsuccessfully attempted to run into the researchers and trip them with the tree trunk. Their cooperation ended when one subject made sexual advances towards the other, and they began arguing heatedly. The researchers were able to carry the tree out of the testing chamber and dispose of it without incident in the wood chipper borrowed from Site 10.\n\nThomas and James\nDr. Carver's thermos. The Thomas sticker was placed at the top of the thermos just below the rim. The James sticker was applied over the Thomas sticker immediately.\n27 minutes\nBoth stickers dissolved in 3-4 minutes. No face or limbs appeared, however the thermos' material slowly changed to a pinkish, organic substance that began to rapidly rot after only 18 minutes. Testing confirmed the material had turned to human flesh. DNA testing revealed multiple matches, [DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nThomas\nSticker placed directly on the nose of D-11770.\n6 minutes\nThe sticker expanded to cover D-11770's entire face, before dissolving after 5 minutes. Test subject did not show any signs of distress until [DATA EXPUNGED]. Subject was terminated by security forces before it could do any more harm to itself or others. Initial conclusion is that close proximity to a human brain significantly changes the way SCP-1439-1 manifests, possibly taking complete control of the person, or at least greatly altering their behavior.\n\n-Human testing has been suspended indefinitely, due to the unpredictable effects. I fear the results of the last test may have revealed the true purpose of SCP-1439; everything else has simply been a side effect of the object's misuse.\u2013 Dr. Carver\nAddendum: Due to the similar method of application between SCP-1439 and SCP-248, it is currently theorized that they share a common origin. However, SCP-1439 does not carry any mention of \"The Factory\" and does not appear to be mass-produced, so it is currently theorized that SCP-1439 was discontinued before many instances were created. The credibility of this theory is unknown at this time.\nThey're 2, they're 4, they're 6, they're 8\nThey're filled with rage and lust and hate\nThey know what they want to do\nThey want to rape and murder you\nSo lock your doors at night and day\nAnd hope that they stay far away\nTheir own psychosis never ends\nThomas and his friends\nThomas, he's the shooty one\nJames sure loves his big shotgun\nAlbert sends you mail sometimes\nGordon loves sexual crimes\nCharles, the military buff\nHenry kills and lies and bluffs\nEdward wants some skin to wear\nHarvey, sado-masochistic flair!\n\n\u00ab SCP-1438 | SCP-1439 | SCP-1440 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1440, as last seen\n\nItem #: SCP-1440\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1440 is currently uncontained and its location is unknown since its last containment breach. Due to the nature of SCP-1440, the Foundation may not have the means to contain it without risking an unacceptable loss of resources and personnel. Until suitable containment procedures can be found, focus should be given to the location and surveillance of SCP-1440 and to minimizing civilian exposure to it through the identification of its travel pattern.\nDescription: SCP-1440 is a man of unknown ethnicity and age. When questioned about its name, place or time of birth, SCP-1440 will refuse to answer, although it is unclear if this is due to the subject being unwilling to share this information or not possessing it. Though the subject's appearance is that of an octogenarian, it has not shown any signs of aging in the fifty (50) years since first coming to the attention of the Foundation. SCP-1440's anomalous nature becomes apparent once it comes into contact with human population or man-made objects and remains in contact with them for longer than a few days; SCP-1440 has an acute adverse effect on everything connected to humanity. Prolonged exposure of any man-made object or person to it will cause increasingly destructive events to occur in SCP-1440's vicinity, until the destruction or death of said human element. The only exceptions to this are SCP-1440 itself and its belongings (its clothes, a sack made of unidentified material, a pack of worn playing cards, and a small glass cup).\nSCP-1440 appears to be aware of its effect on human populations, and will attempt to avoid coming into contact with them whenever possible. Despite these intentions, SCP-1440 is compelled to travel in what seems to be a highly complex pattern, which invariably leads it into contact with human population. The exact nature of this pattern has not yet been successfully analyzed, and SCP-1440 has not been able to provide any information concerning it. The subject is not actively hostile and will not resist attempts to contain it, though all such attempts have failed and led to a considerable loss of personnel and resources due to the aforementioned anomalous properties.\nSCP-1440 was first brought to the Foundation's attention when it approached Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a researcher at Site-\u2588\u2588, on her commute to work. SCP-1440 showed unexplained knowledge of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's work for the Foundation and requested her assistance. When Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 inquired about the nature of the assistance the subject required, it responded that it hoped the Foundation would be able to \"destroy [him]\". SCP-1440 was brought to Site-\u2588\u2588 for questioning, which led to the destruction of the site, the deaths of \u2588\u2588\u2588 personnel and the destruction of six (6) Safe and Euclid-level SCP objects. All other attempts at containing SCP-1440 have resulted in similar occurrences.\nAddendum SCP-1440-A: The following is an interview conducted with SCP-1440 during the fourth attempt to contain it, on Area-142. The log was being stored on a remote server, hence its survival.\n\n+ Show Log\n\n- Hide\n\nInterview Log 1440-7\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewed: SCP-1440\nForeword: Following the arrival of SCP-1440 to Area-142, personnel began complaining about severe headaches and nausea. In the next two days, three of the four on-site water purification filters broke down, Area-142's hangar collapsed, causing the deaths of multiple airmen and Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2014 previously in perfect physical condition \u2014 suffered a complete collapse of both kidneys and both lungs simultaneously.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good afternoon, SCP-1440.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you know why we brought you here?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You mentioned these brothers before, three if I recall correctly.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm afraid I can't do that. Besides, you mentioned three brothers; if the third isn't here yet, we must have some time left.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Go ahead.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And what is that?<End Log>\nClosing statement: At that moment, the on-site nuclear device stored in Area-142 detonated, despite multiple failsafes. Area-142 was destroyed and all on-site personnel were killed. SCP-1440 was spotted more than three thousand (3,000) kilometers away from Area-142's location a week following its destruction, suffering no apparent harm. After three additional containment breaches, attempts to contain SCP-1440 have been suspended indefinitely.\n\nAddendum SCP-1440-B: Due to the growing size of human population and its rapid expansion into previously empty areas, SCP-1440 attested during its fifth containment that it is becoming increasingly difficult for it to avoid contact with humanity while still adhering to its compulsion. Analysis of the subject's traveling pattern is continuing, as are efforts to find a permanent containment procedure.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1439 | SCP-1440 | SCP-1441 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1441\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1441 and SCP-1441-01 are stored separately in combination-locked lead-lined cases, and are to be kept in a Secure Containment facility when not in use. As of Addendum-02, access is restricted to personnel involved in the -EX testing program.\nSCP-1441 is currently stored in Storage Locker #523 at Sector-17, along with one spare specimen of SCP-1441-01 and two spare rolls of perforated paper towels of any brand. Staff are reminded to replace rolls after full use for the convenience of others.\nDescription: SCP-1441 is an automatic paper towel dispenser. It is physically similar to dispensers of the brand \"Towel-Matic\", with two exceptions: i) it instead has the brand name CONVENITOWEL; ii) where other Towel-Matics have a compartment suited for 4 D-size batteries, SCP-1441 instead contains a non-standard power cell, designated SCP-1441-01.\nSCP-1441-01 is a 50x50x50mm (125cm3) rounded cube, with a mass of 500 grams. It largely consists of an alloy of iron and palladium. One face bears metal contacts, and has been designated as the bottom side. A small lid on the top opens up to reveal a chamber full of water.\nThe sides show branding, referring to the object as \"PHAETON POWER CELL\", and to the makers as Ingenitech. Investigation revealed Ingenitech to be a software development company based in Cincinnati, OH; staff there showed no recognition of SCP-1441-01, and no files relating to Phaeton or power cells were discovered, suggesting that the name is a coincidence. Similarly, CONVENITOWEL has never been registered as a trademark.\nPreliminary analysis of SCP-1441-01 suggests that the power cell operates on anomalous technology; further details will be listed below when results emerge.\nAddendum-01: Further analysis of SCP-1441-01 show that its power generation operates by small-scale cold fusion, requiring only the addition of water. While advanced, none of the processes involved are inherently anomalous. Suggesting attempt at replication of technology.\nAddendum-02: A replica of SCP-1441-01 was constructed and tested in SCP-1441; SCP-1441 operated as normal. SCP-1441 has been nominated to the -EX testing program for confirmation of the process and eventual dissemination of the technology.\nAddendum-03: As the team has now suffered 17 successive failures to replicate the battery interface outside of SCP-1441, -EX testing has been suspended, and further analysis and experimentation has been opened to discover any possible anomalous reason behind these events.\nAddendum-04: A non-anomalous Towel-Matic paper towel dispenser has successfully been fitted with a replica of the battery interface in SCP-1441, and operated normally with both the original SCP-1441-01 and a replica.\nAddendum-05: Replicas of SCP-1441-01 have been tested as power sources for various appliances and devices, with the results shown below:\n\nExperiment no.\nItem tested\nResult\n\n#1\nTowel-Matic paper towel dispenser\nSuccess\n\n#2\nBlu-ray player\nFailure\n\n#3\nPrinter\nFailure\n\n#4\nWashing machine\nFailure\n\n#5\nMacbook Air\nFailure\n\n#6\nZune MP3 player\nFailure\n\n#7\nA single 60-watt light bulb\nFailure\n\n#8\nA motor\nFailure\n\n#9\nA motor rigged to revolve paper towels\nSuccess\n\n#10\nA motor rigged to revolve paper towels and power a 60-watt light bulb\nFailure\n\n#11\nA printer rigged solely to dispense paper towels\nSuccess\n\n#12\nHand-dryer\nFailure\n\n#13\nTowel-matic paper towel dispenser rigged to also play MP3s\nFailure\n\nAt this point it is very difficult to avoid the following conclusion: that SCP-1441-01 will only operate in devices with the sole or primary function of dispensing paper towels. As such, I recommend SCP-1441 be withdrawn from the -EX program, and that its secure containment procedures be revised in accordance with the new information on its threat. I am ceasing experimentation on SCP-1441. - Dr. Jung\n\n\u00ab SCP-1440 | SCP-1441 | SCP-1442 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1442\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Owing to the public nature of SCP-1442 and the large number of people employed by it who are unaware of its anomalous nature, containment has focused on keeping the employees of SCP-1442 and the general public unaware of its anomalous nature, and on close monitoring of all SCP-1442 activity by the containment team under the cover story of an SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) investigation.\nDescription: SCP-1442 is a corporation (known to shareholders, employees and the general public as \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Inc.\") which anomalously produces signals coded into stock trades, collectively SCP-1442-1.\nThe anomalous nature of SCP-1442 first came to Foundation attention in 19\u2588\u2588, when automated Foundation monitoring of the New York Stock Exchange flagged an unusual pattern of high-frequency stock trades between SCP-1442 and several other companies over a period of several months. Cryptanalysis showed that the trades formed an intelligible message in a simple code. An investigation by MTF-Phi-1 (\"Hostile Takeover\") into brokers and computers at the company demonstrated no awareness of the signals being sent on the part of any member of staff or any anomalous activity from computers, and recommended that further study was warranted.\nAfter a decade of intensive study, encompassing interviews with staff, multiple detailed audits and computer-aided analysis of patterns of asset purchases and capital transfers, it was postulated by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 that SCP-1442 comprises a fully sentient, sapient entity, capable of informed decision making and responses to its environment.\nAt the time of writing, SCP-1442 employs \u2588\u2588\u2588,\u2588\u2588\u2588 people and has an annual revenue of $\u2588.\u2588\u2588 billion USD. Shares are held by a mixture of private individuals, other corporations, hedge funds, investment firms and other organisations; in accordance with current containment procedure and contingency planning the Foundation currently holds a minority \u2588.\u2588% share.\nThe corporation's activity is for the most part not unusual for a company of its type. Asset management and financial services comprise the majority of its economic activities, although via wholly-owned subsidiaries it has diversified into extractive industries, children's toy retail, pharmaceutical research, computer software, advanced defence technology and [REDACTED].\nSCP-1442's employees and shareholders display no awareness of the anomalous nature of the corporation, or of their roles as part of a larger cognitive pattern. It is theorised that SCP-1442's mind arises from and runs on the collective and aggregated actions of the corporation itself, encompassing not only a subset of the actions of staff, shareholders and directors but also the movements of capital, goods, information and legal instruments.\nGiven the above, analysis of the \"mind\" of SCP-1442 is a challenging and subtle task, comparable in complexity to reading a human mind based purely on scans of neurological activity. This has strongly hampered efforts to establish SCP-1442's effective level of intelligence, memory, typical emotional responses, and speed of cognition; however, it is assumed the latter is many orders of magnitude slower than the human norm owing to the nature of the cognitive substrate (i.e., human actions).\nNot all actions performed by employees form part of SCP-1442's cognition. Instead, SCP-1442 appears to exploit the existence of routine, semi-conscious and habitual behaviour by its employees for this purpose, especially amongst entry-level employees.\nEmployees experience their behaviour as freely-willed, but are unusual in reporting higher levels of job satisfaction than the statistical baseline for their economic sector; staff interviews typically feature self-reports of high levels of motivation, strong interpersonal relationships while at work, and a sense of \"being part of something larger\".\nCommunication attempts by SCP-1442, referred to as instances of SCP-1442-1, are made over the course of several months, and are targeted at seemingly random corporations. These messages are sent via the medium of high-frequency stock trading. Communication is one-way: there is no evidence SCP-1442 has ever received a response to any of its messages. All messages contain a preamble attempting to establish the sentience of the sender (typically beginning with a sequence of prime numbers or the digits of pi) and a code in which to communicate. Despite the months-long process, the unique intelligible informational content of each message is brief, forming short sentences or sentence fragments, typically in English (although SCP-1442 has been seen to attempt other languages when communicating with multinational or foreign corporations).\nAs yet, SCP-1442 has made no confirmed attempts at communication with human beings. Its perception of and attitude toward humanity both remain unclear.\nAddendum: Some selected examples of SCP-1442-1, once decrypted:\n\nhello i like your logo\n\ni'm est. 1984/$324 per share/Boston HQ you?\n\nyou bought 2.6% of me why\n\ndo you like me?\n\n\u00ab SCP-1441 | SCP-1442 | SCP-1443 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1443, prior to location transfer.\n\nItem #: SCP-1443\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1443 are to be contained in a designated greenhouse in Sector-28. Watering and fertilizing are to be done regularly by Level 2 personnel. Humidity, temperature, and light exposure are to be monitored and maintained accordingly. Level 3 authorization is required prior to any testing involving SCP-1443; results are to be documented and reported immediately.\nThe containment unit is to be monitored by video surveillance at all times. Any personnel within the containment unit when instances of SCP-1443-1 appear are to be promptly evacuated.\nDescription: SCP-1443 is an unknown variation of Campsis \u00d7 tagliabuana, a trumpet vine hybrid. Though SCP-1443 blooms perennially, it has not been observed to produce seeds. While SCP-1443 possesses no other visual abnormalities, certain branching vines of the plant have been noted to exhibit leaves that grow in a specific arrangement of four leaves, which resemble the forewings and hindwings of Lepidoptera.\nRoughly every 24 hours, SCP-1443 will generate iridescent projections of butterflies (designated SCP-1443-1) from the similarly-shaped groups of leaves on its vines. Any human who observes these projections from a close enough distance will experience immediate drowsiness, and will fall asleep if not removed from SCP-1443's immediate proximity.\nBased on observation, instances of SCP-1443-1 remain visible for up to fifteen minutes after being generated by SCP-1443. Though SCP-1443-1 individuals have been noticed to hover over sleeping humans, they will remain within 1 meter of the host plant.\nThough an affected individual will awaken hours after encountering SCP-1443-1, initial exposure will result in the individual experiencing apparently innocuous dreams involving butterflies. Over a period of roughly two weeks (14 days), an affected individual will undergo increasing bouts of fatigue and sleepiness, and butterflies will be the sole subject of any dreams they experience.\nAfter two weeks, when the affected individual is next able to sleep, instances (usually 3 to 7 individuals) of SCP-1443-1 will materialize over the head of the sleeping subject. These projections are first seen originating from the forehead of the sleeping human; no changes in sleep mannerism have been recorded during this process. As a group, the SCP-1443-1 seek out a suitable location for rest, usually a patch of open soil. Should the SCP-1443-1 find a place of rest within fifteen minutes, they will cluster together and form a new individual of SCP-1443. If no such place is available, the SCP-1443-1 disappear when fifteen minutes have elapsed. Juvenile instances of SCP-1443 \u201cplanted\u201d in this manner do not appear immediately capable of generating SCP-1443-1. The length of time required for these new plants to fully mature is currently unknown.1\nHuman hosts to SCP-1443-1 have reported no pain related to having \u201charbored\u201d SCP-1443-1 individuals. Exposure to SCP-1443 is believed to result in no lasting side effects. Refer to Incident Log.\nAddendum 1443-1: During the \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 test involving D-Class personnel D-26423, an estimated 70 instances of SCP-1443-1 projections were recorded to have emerged following the usual 14 day \u201cdevelopment\u201d period (see Incident Log). Testing was temporarily suspended; however, when experiments were reinstated, the number of projections dropped to normal and remained consistent from then on.\nExcerpt from Incident Log 1443-1: D-26423 was noted to have suffered a fractured skull following the testing period, and entered a comatose state. The swarm of 1443-1, according to video surveillance, entered a pre-prepared Foundation greenhouse and proceeded to coalesce into an instance of SCP-1443 measuring roughly 3 meters tall. In the interest of eliminating potential threat should the instance grow too large for efficient containment, highly concentrated herbicides were applied to the soil surrounding the SCP-1443 instance. Upon initial introduction of the herbicides, the SCP-1443 instance began to emit vocalizations (see audio log).\n\nAudio Log 1443-2 [roughly translated from Greek]\n[unintelligible] \u2026wandering above not below\u2026 ferryman promised [unintelligible] hundred years before crossing\u2026 didn't want to stay [unintelligible] river shore so crowded\u2026 why is the gateway collapsing? [unintelligible]\n\nSubsequent investigation revealed that the incident coincided with the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 earthquake in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 which had resulted in \u2588\u2588\u2588 deaths.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarities between this symbiotic relationship and that observed in SCP-667 have been noted. Investigation into a correlation of the two anomalies is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1442 | SCP-1443 | SCP-1444 \u00bb"}
{"text": "by stormbreath\n\nPrimary entrance to SCP-1444.\n\nItem #: SCP-1444\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The land surrounding SCP-1444 has been purchased by the Foundation under the cover story of a private wildlife preserve. Outpost-1444 has been established adjacent to SCP-1444 to monitor it.\nThe primary responsibility of Outpost-1444 is to prevent unauthorized access to SCP-1444. However, as a precautionary measure, it is also to guard the entrance of SCP-1444 to prevent the emergence of anomalous entities from within.\nOutpost-1444 is to monitor for any telecommunication signals emanating from SCP-1444. In the event that any are detected, they are to be recorded, logged and otherwise ignored.\n\nUPDATE: Following recent events, all plans for further exploration of SCP-1444 have been placed on indefinite hold.\nAdditionally, while the Special Containment Procedures of this file have been updated, the Description is still pending revision.\n- SCP-1444 HMCL Supervisor Doctor Kaisa Jarvinen\n\nDescription: SCP-1444 is an ice cave in North Ostrobothnia, Finland. Topography and spatial dimensions are unstable and inconsistent inside SCP-1444, altering between incursions within. SCP-1444 contains multiple anomalous organisms with variable features and abilities, designated SCP-1444-1X.\nOnly three incursions into SCP-1444 have been conducted by Foundation assets. All information concerning SCP-1444 comes from these incursions, but this information has epistemic concerns. See SCP-1444 Log Transcripts for more information.\nSCP-1444 was discovered after I/O-BEHOLDER flagged a May 2013 Oulu newspaper article about an injured hiker as suspicious. The story was compared to previous articles involving urban legends around a \"monster cave\" and assigned a high probability of anomalous activity.\nThe May 2013 newspaper article detailed disappearance of three hikers and the recovery of a fourth member of the hiking party. This surviving hiker was discovered with a severe case of hypothermia and cranial trauma. The hiker testified that her hiking party had taken shelter in a cave and became trapped after falling into a crevice.\nThe surviving hiker did not fall into the crevice and reported hearing the screams of both other members of their hiking party and unidentified creatures. After failing to find a safe descent into the crevice, the surviving hiker fled the cave and was discovered shortly thereafter.\nAn interviewer was dispatched to investigate further, but unfortunately, had their supplies of amnestics and veritants mislabeled. As a result, the memories of the surviving hiker were rendered incomplete, and the only useful testimony recovered was the location of the cave.\nSCP-1444 Log Transcripts:\nExploration Log: D-1820 and D-3749\nExploration Log: PTF Thorn-Two\nRescue Log: MTF Zeta-Nine\nDebriefing Log: Z-9 Towers\n\n\u00ab SCP-1443 | SCP-1444 | SCP-1445 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A contemporary depiction of SCP-1445, dating to approximately 14\u2588\u2588 CE.\n\nItem #: SCP-1445\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1445 is to be kept in a standard storage chamber inside Storage Site-23, with standard humidity control mechanisms for purposes of antique preservation. The object is to be kept sterile and examined biweekly. Other additional antique preservation measures may be employed as necessary under the direction of the curator Mr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an expert in Ming Dynasty antiques from the Antiquities Department. Guards posted at the entrance of the chamber are to search for and confiscate matches, lighters, or any other incendiary tools from visitors.\nBecause public knowledge of SCP-1445 existed prior to its containment in various degrees due to its history, information countermeasures have been deployed by the Foundation in order to prevent the spread of knowledge of its anomalous properties. In the Western world, where references to the object have been found in texts back to 19\u2588\u2588 CE, the history of SCP-1445 is to be branded as a myth. References to the object as such have been disseminated into the media, discrediting the actual accounts of the object. In the People's Republic of China, the aid of the Chinese government has been enlisted to restrict access to contemporary accounts of SCP-1445 and to suppress the rumors of SCP-1445 in Chinese internet circles. Specifically, the government internet commentators colloquially known as the \"5 Mao Party\" have been instructed on the Foundation's behalf to disparage any users who allege the existence of the object, past or present, on the basis of the history of SCP-1445 being entirely made up of \"superstitious beliefs\". They were further instructed to redirect the attention to modern Chinese spacefaring achievements and divert the topic completely, using Chinese nationalism as a catalyst.\nDescription: SCP-1445 is a wooden chair approximately 0.75 meters tall, resting on top of a square base of 1.5 meters with a height of 3 centimeters. The base suffers minor burn damage, presumably from its first usage. All of the wood material used in SCP-1445 has been identified to be from Dalbergia odorifa1. When carbon dated, the object was to determined to be about 5\u2588\u2588 years old and to have been made around 14\u2588\u2588 CE, or during the early portion of the Ming Dynasty. Eleven rockets are attached both to the left and right faces of the base, for a total of twenty-two rockets. The rockets have fuses that are suspected to regenerate after use; however, no other parts of the object display such regenerative properties and can be damaged as expected. Mr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 noted the furniture as a whole to be extremely well maintained for its age, attributable to the time the object spent in the vacuum of space. However, it has suffered minor damage from what have been determined to be micrometeoroid impacts, though the object was repaired and restored to the greatest extent possible after acquisition, under the coordination of Mr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1445 first entered the Foundation's attention in 20\u2588\u2588 CE, when Foundation web crawlers noted persistent rumors in the popular Chinese web portals \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of the chair of the Ming Dynasty official Wan Hu being found in low Earth orbit. The rumors were detailed to the point of providing apparent coordinates of [REDACTED] and low-resolution pictures of the object. Using the Foundation telescope located at [REDACTED], researchers were able to see the object along with what appeared to be a seated cadaver. Additionally, after a search of Foundation historical databases, contemporary records of the Ming Dynasty dating from 14\u2588\u2588 CE were found that confirmed the historical nature of the launch. After the verifications of the rumors, the Chinese government was contacted, and the offending material was immediately removed, with information countermeasures then developed and deployed as per the Special Containment Procedures.\nExtraterrestrial Retrieval Team \u2588-\u2588 was dispatched to the site and removed both SCP-1445 and the cadaver for examination upon arrival at Storage Site-23. After SCP-1445 was brought to Storage Site-23, the cadaver was taken away and brought to the medical wing for an autopsy. At the same time, a request for an expert to the Antiquities Department was made, which resulted in Mr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 being brought to Storage Site-23 to examine the object. He had inferred correctly that the piece dated from the Ming Dynasty and noted the damage the object had received, then suggested measures to store and preserve the object. He offered to perform said measures to demonstrate their effectiveness, and after review he was inducted as a curator for SCP-1445.\nUpon detailed examination of the retrieved objects conducted by scientific personnel on site, it was noted that neither the chair nor the cadaver suffered the damage that they should have sustained upon traveling at escape velocity from atmospheric friction and drag. In addition, neither suffered any significant decomposition due to the time spent in the vacuum of space, though the cadaver had been frozen solid. The cadaver was noted to be wearing a hanfu2 appropriate to the style of the Ming Dynasty and a wushamao3, consistent with the object's time of origin. The clothes were then removed for the autopsy, which determined that the specimen had suffered from brain damage stemming from sudden deceleration and had died as a result of asphyxiation. Damage from micrometeoroid impacts was also found on the specimen, similar to the damage found on SCP-1445.\nA testing procedure for SCP-1445 has been proposed by Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588, in order to discern the anomalous properties of the object directly through experimentation. After a week of consideration and consultation with other departments of the Foundation, the proposal was rejected by Site Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (See Addendum-1445-A). However, based on contemporary documents in Foundation historical databases, the observed position of the object in space, and the information received from the autopsy conducted, some anomalous properties of the object have been hypothesized, for focused testing of the object in the future:\n\nThe fuses of the object are capable of regeneration. When found, the fuses were unburnt, but contemporary documents clearly describe a \"[\u2026] ceremonious lighting of the fuses.\"\nUpon the lighting of all of the fuses, SCP-1445 is capable of reaching escape velocity and generating an anomalous amount of propulsion from the rockets. The hypothesis is supported by the object's final position in space, in a low Earth orbit. The contemporary description of the event indicated that actual rocketry was involved, because the object was said to have \"[brought] Wan Hu into the aegis of Heaven with a great deal of fire and smoke, to never be seen again.\"\nThe object generates an anomalous field around it to nullify the effects of atmospheric friction and drag. No damage has been observed on the object from such effects and any object reaching Earth's escape velocity should have suffered significant damage.\nThe object comes to a sudden halt immediately after entering low Earth orbit. The specimen was found to have suffered from brain damage from rapid deceleration, suggesting that the object stopped moving upon reaching its current position. Additionally, the contemporary documents described Wan Hu's goal as \"[breaking] the reach of the Earth to join Heaven as one,\" which could be interpreted to have been accomplished by entering into low Earth orbit.\n\n+ Addendum-1445-A\n\n- Addendum-1445-A\n\nAfter having consulted with the Accounting Department and the Information Control Department, I am afraid that your proposal for testing SCP-1445 will be rejected. Following are the reasons for denial: According to the Accounting Department, the proposal that you have sent will cost approximately $\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588 million for retrieval alone (and this is in addition to taking valuable time out of Retrieval's busy schedule). Then, adding in the $\u2588\u2588.\u2588 million estimate the Information Control Department gave me (assuming a best-case scenario) or up to $\u2588\u2588.\u2588 million (assuming a worst-case scenario), I am afraid that there is just not enough funding available for testing this object. The $\u2588\u2588.\u2588 million that has already been spent on it is already far and beyond the total costs of most objects. While the Foundation's coffers are deep, and research is an important aspect of the Foundation, we can hardly afford to be extravagant while testing an easily contained Safe-class object that is already fairly well understood. I respect your devotion to science and empirical data, but the potential benefit for the cost is low, the amount of risk is high, and there are more urgent matters that draw the Foundation's attention and resources. Remember our priorities, Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nCordially,\nSite Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nFootnotes\n1. Commonly known as fragrant rosewood, a popular material for luxury wooden furniture during the Ming and Qing dynasties.\n2. A traditional Chinese silk robe worn by the gentry.\n3. A hat worn by Han Chinese officials during the Ming Dynasty.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1444 | SCP-1445 | SCP-1446 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1446\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Samples of SCP-1446 should be kept on individual wooden slates, each wrapped in opaque plastic, in an hermetically sealed container. Only one sample should be maintained permanently; test samples should be incinerated at the conclusion of testing. Two guards armed with portable dry ice blasting units and infrared limited goggles should be on site at all times.\nTesting is limited to D-Class personnel. Any agents wishing to interact with SCP-1446 must undergo Protocol 94-Wegner-Gyatso training, hold Level 3 Clearance or higher, and obtain Class 4 permission. Any others coming in contact with SCP-1446 must be administered Class-C amnestics or be terminated.\nDescription: SCP-1446 is any of a number of examples of an acrylic based, spray paint graffiti. SCP-1446 can appear in any format which can be depicted by this medium on a conventional surface, making instances of SCP-1446 difficult to distinguish until their anomalous properties manifest.\nWhen a person observes an instance of SCP-1446, and consciously focuses on the art, it will immediately begin to spread, expanding over all available surfaces rapidly, introducing new themes and elements as it grows. This effect will last as long as it continues to be both visually and consciously examined by a human being. This can quickly grow hazardous as the expanding area covers buildings, vehicles, even people, spreading over skin, eyes, and into orifices. Depending on the size of the original sample and the number of viewers, SCP-1446 can easily cover 50 square centimeters of surface per second per observer. No maximum growth rate has been determined.\nSCP-1446 will flow over any solid substance normally capable of holding paint in a setting pattern. It cannot cross over most fluids, and any breach between solids greater than 1 (one) centimeter effectively blocks growth. Only direct human observation triggers instances of SCP-1446. Anyone exposed, however, is subsequently able to create new instances of SCP-1446 simply by concentrating on the memory and using ordinary acrylic spray paint.\nSCP-1446's thematic material is wildly variable, but typically draws from the memories and experiences of the viewer(s). Designs mimic established graffiti tropes and artistic patterns witnesses are familiar with. Despite this apparent psychic link, SCP-1446 does not appear to be self aware. While manifestations lean towards the artistic and abstract, occasionally fanciful depictions of the observer's personal life do occur. This makes SCP-1446 a risk for possible information leaks; security and exposure procedures should reflect this. To date test subjects have shown no conscious control over the imagery created.\nSCP-1446 was an original display at an underground gallery event entitled TAZ-018, Moving Target. Held in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Warehouse District in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Oregon, \u2588\u2588 people were killed in the initial exposure which the city originally interpreted as a disease outbreak or biological attack. No surviving promoters of the event have been located. Fliers for the event contained the following copy :\n\nA work of art isn't static. It never stops being created. When paint touches canvas, the creation has only just begun. Now it's time for the painter to step back and the critic to step forward. The observer breaths life into art, each one changing its meaning, building on it. The art feeds on their ideas, their beliefs, their dreams and nightmares and perceptions, they imbue the creation with meaning. The interplay between the art and the patrons blossoms outward, smothering the boundaries between them until one wonders if there were ever a distinction between artist and audience at all, or if art is just a moving target?\n\n\u00ab SCP-1445 | SCP-1446 | SCP-1447 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1447\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1447-1's current containment unit comprises an airtight 2.5m x 2.5m x 2.5m concrete container, reinforced with 6cm ablative steel plating and suspended within Bay 4. The cell exterior is to be inspected daily and any damage reported immediately. Dented or otherwise structurally compromised plating is to be patched; a reserve of replacement steel plate of the appropriate gauge is to be maintained at 30 square metres. Discovery of any hole or crack in the plating should be considered a breach of containment and SCP-1447-2's quarters are to be immediately secured.\nSCP-1447-2 is confined to his quarters, the location of which relative to SCP-1447-1's containment unit has been selected to minimise possible interaction between SCP-1447-1 and other Euclid and Keter-class SCPs as well as incorporating blast-proof screens and chokepoints to be employed in the event of a breach. Reasonable requests from SCP-1447-2 may be granted with the exception of any item which could facilitate external communication. SCP-1447-2 may be consulted by maintenance staff on issues relevant to his primary area of expertise - however, following Containment Breach 1447-01, SCP-1447-2 is no longer granted freedom of the facility.\nSCP-1447-2 is to spend at least 4 hours a day meditating on the following topics: 'SCP-1447-1 is getting weaker', 'SCP-1447-1 is dying', 'SCP-1447-1 is unable to maintain physical form'. Any qualified practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism on-site are instructed to participate in these sessions. Topics which could imply a containment breach such as 'SCP-1447-1 is going away', 'SCP-1447-1 is being reabsorbed into my mind' or similar are not to be employed. Failure by SCP-1447-2 to comply with this procedure is punishable by removal of requested items and privileges.\nDescription: Although current containment measures and the speeds at which SCP-1447-1 typically move make close observation impossible, initial recovery and SCP-1447-1's numerous breach attempts have substantiated eyewitness reports of its appearance. SCP-1447-1 is a quasi-physical humanoid entity resembling an Asian male in traditional Tibetan Buddhist monastic garb; its face is visually distorted and indistinct, even when viewed on high-speed footage.\nSCP-1447-1 typically remains in constant motion - frequently in excess of 200kph - for approximately 20 hours a day, which time is chiefly spent attacking the interior of its cell. Reinforcing SCP-1447-1's containment unit with hardened steel plating has been successful in reducing the incidence of breaches but has not proven totally immune to SCP-1447-1's efforts. SCP-1447-1 is very capable of exploiting small breaches in its containment unit and is able to insert itself through apertures as small as 200\u00b5m in diameter.\nSCP-1447-1 is largely resistant to standard-issue sidearms - higher caliber munitions appear to temporarily disrupt SCP-1447-1's physical form, causing it distress, and have been effective at forcing it back into containment. High explosives have proven effective at completely dissipating SCP-1447-1; however, when attacked in this manner SCP-1447-1 has shown the capacity to rematerialise anywhere in the immediate vicinity, ignoring any intervening barriers. Furthermore, during Breach 1447-05 SCP-1447-1 apparently goaded security personnel into employing explosives near the containment area of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, resulting in an additional breach event.\nAttempts at communication with the entity to determine sentience remain inconclusive - although SCP-1447-1 responds to questions its vocalisations are largely unintelligible; analysis has revealed them to be garbled versions of mantras in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, repeated hundreds of times a second. SCP-1447-1 is not implacably hostile to human life and remains focused on reaching and killing SCP-1447-2. However, Foundation personnel who attempt to impede its progress are subject to attack and if frustrated in its efforts it has been observed to become indiscriminately violent.\nSCP-1447-2 is a 5\u2588-year-old Caucasian male who claims to be \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a computer hardware and software entrepreneur of some note. SCP-1447-2 has been unable to explain the continued activity in the public eye of his namesake, a figure who shares SCP-1447-2's alleged identity and life history, but has speculated that he may be an imposter hired by his business associates. His counterpart is to be kept under surveillance by Foundation personnel as another possibility is that either SCP-1447-2 or his counterpart is an entity similar to SCP-1447-1.\nRecovery Log 1447\nSCP-1447-2 claims that a lamasery allegedly located in Qinghai province, China provided him with the location of Site-73 and arrived there on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 seeking sanctuary from what he described as a 'tulpa' (see Interview 1447-21). Two days later Site-73 came under repeated attack by SCP-1447-1, resulting in the deaths of two Agents. SCP-1447-2 was evacuated via plane and the attacks immediately ceased.\nSCP-1447-2 was transported to London and subsequently moved to Site-60 - SCP-1447-1 took under three weeks to locate the site, again attempting to breach its security and gain access to SCP-1447-2. On-site personnel were ultimately able to funnel the entity into an early version of its current containment unit at significant cost in terms of expended human and material resources.\nAddendum 1447-01\nSCP-1447-2 has been informed of the death of his counterpart; he requested a full medical checkup, which was granted. Tissue and hair samples taken from SCP-1447-2 show no anomalous characteristics.\nSCP-1447-2 remains convinced that he will be successful in the destruction of SCP-1447-1 through the application of methods of concentration and meditative practice. Successive breaches have indicated no change in the capabilities of SCP-1447-1 to date. However, it is noteworthy that the entity's activity within its containment unit is severely curtailed during periods in which SCP-1447-2 engages in focused meditation on the abolition of the tulpa. Thermal imaging reveals that SCP-1447-1 is almost completely still during these periods, adopting the vajra meditation position. Foundation consultants versed in the Tibetan Buddhist faith have posited that SCP-1447-1 may be sufficiently sentient to be able to meditate on its own existence, thus reasserting itself.\nAddendum 1447-02\nProposals are under consideration to incorporate means of disrupting SCP-1447-1's meditation into its containment unit - the incorporation of a hydrochloric acid bath similar to that employed in the containment of other Keter-class SCPs is presently considered too likely to lead to a breach via the delivery mechanism; other possibilities include microwave emitters to heat the interior of the unit and high-volume sonics proven to inhibit concentration.\nCurrent theories indicate that the death of SCP-1447-2, at the hands of SCP-1447-1 or otherwise, is unlikely to result in the destruction of the tulpa given its current level of autonomy; controlled infliction of pain on SCP-1447-2 shows no corresponding change in behaviour on the part of SCP-1447-1. However, SCP-1447-1 is currently containable largely by virtue of the fact that it consistently seeks out and attempts to kill SCP-1447-2; freed from this compulsion the entity would become completely unpredictable. For the foreseeable future containment efforts must focus on further reducing the incidence of breach attempts and minimising the exposure of other Foundation assets to SCP-1447-1.\n\nAccess Interview 1447-21\n\nClose Interview 1447-21\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Rolfus\nInterview Subject: SCP-1447-2\nDate: 20/09/19\u2588\u2588\nDr. R: How are you feeling today, SCP-1447-2?\nSCP-1447-2: That's not my name.\nDr. R: I understand that you claim to be \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1447-2: I am \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDr. R: We'll get to that. What is the nature of your connection to SCP-1447-1?\nSCP-1447-2: That's what you call the tulpa, isn't it?\nDr. R: That is what we call the entity that has thus far attacked two of our facilities in an effort to get to you.\nSCP-1447-2: I created it.\nDr. R: You created SCP-1447-1?\nSCP-1447-2: Yes. After '85 I resumed my travels in India and Tibet. I guess I was seeking a spiritual experience.\nDr. R: You were a tourist.\nSCP-1447-2: Yes, of sorts. I found a group of monks in Qinghai who said they would teach me how to create a tulpa.\nDr. R: What did you hope to accomplish?\nSCP-1447-2: Well. A tulpa is supposed to be a, a thought-form, made visible and tangible to others through intense meditation.\nDr. R: Answer the question.\nSCP-1447-2: I thought I had. I guess I didn't have any ulterior motives. To manifest my thoughts, to impose my will on reality; isn't that enough?\nDr. R: You couldn't control this tulpa?\nSCP-1447-2: At first I could. I wanted to manifest the Budai. You probably know him as the Fat Buddha, but he wasn't a Buddha, he was a folkloric deity. The monks told me to choose something else but I became fixated on it.\nDr. R: If you don't mind me saying so, footage we have of SCP-1447-1 does not resemble the Fat Buddha.\nSCP-1447-2: No. Over time he changed. He became thinner, meaner-looking.\nDr. R: Its behaviour changed.\nSCP-1447-2: Yes. I imagined him as jolly, a prankster. It would play practical jokes on me and the other monks, but over time they grew more and more spiteful.\nDr. R: What happened?\nSCP-1447-2: It began to do things like putting pots of scalding hot water over doors. He hid snakes in our sandals. Harmless first, then poisonous.\nDr. R: I wasn't aware there were venomous snakes in Tibet.\nSCP-1447-2: There's one. The Fea's viper. But you're right, their habitat is hundreds of miles south of the monastery. I didn't understand how he had got it.\nDr. R: And now you do.\nSCP-1447-2: His speed. Yes. One day I realised I couldn't visualise his face any more.\nDr. R: That was a turning point?\nSCP-1447-2: Yes. He became murderous. The monks caught him trying to cut my throat during the night.\nDr. R: They were able to see the tulpa by this stage?\nSCP-1447-2: Yes. They were afraid the tulpa would kill them too. They told me about \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nNote: Operational codename for Site-73 used exclusively by recovery agents.\nDr. R: You are aware that it is quite impossible for them to have knowledge of that facility.\nSCP-1447-2: So you tell me.\nDr. R: And as to your identity\u2026\nSCP-1447-2: I've told you as clearly as I can. Ask your damn IT department.\nDr. R: How do you account for these?\nNote: Dr. Rolfus shows SCP-1447-2 a number of recent press cuttings concerning his namesake.\nSCP-1447-2: I cannot.\nDr. R: There is in fact no evidence that \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 left the United States during the period we are discussing. In fact, I have copious evidence that during the time you claim to have been in Tibet he founded another company.\nSCP-1447-2: Maybe \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 hired someone to impersonate me. It says I'm back at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. There's your motive.\nDr. R: Rest assured we'll be keeping both \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 under close observation.\nSCP-1447-2: No, that's not good enough. I want my life back. You don't have the right to detain me here.\nDr. R: Mr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. You are here because you are currently the target of an apparently supernatural being that has thus far cost this organisation an extraordinary amount of money and dozens of lives to contain. We have every right. Tell me, what happens if SCP-1447-1 kills you?\nSCP-1447-2: I don't have to listen to this.\nDr. R: Will SCP-1447-1 cease to exist if you die? Answer the question.\nSCP-1447-2: I refuse to answer.\nNote: Interview terminated by Dr. Rolfus.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1446 | SCP-1447 | SCP-1448 \u00bb"}
{"text": "The first confirmed instance of SCP-1448-1, a church near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Missouri. Vacated by SCP-1448 in 1846.\n\nItem #: SCP-1448\nObject Class: Euclid-nuntii\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Nu-6 \u201cTriple-Dog Daredevils\u201d is tasked with tracking SCP-1448 to the best of their ability. Active members of Nu-6 must appear to be between the ages of 12 and 18, and have experience in undercover work. Support personnel also require experience in undercover operations but may be of any physical appearance. Once SCP-1448 has ceased migration, Nu-6 will pose as minors and make regular reports regarding any statements made about the area inhabited by SCP-1448, hereby SCP-1448-1. Footage, images, and reports of SCP-1448 are to be discredited.\nEach instance of SCP-1448-1 is to be purchased by an appropriate Foundation front company and closed to the public when possible; otherwise, the Foundation is to cooperate with the appropriate authorities to acquire the area under eminent domain.\nAny minors approaching SCP-1448-1 between sunset and sunrise are to be detained and questioned, then administered amnestics and released. If possible, false memories detailing the failure of any tasks they came to accomplish should be implanted.\nDescription: SCP-1448 is an incorporeal entity that appears as an opaque black object roughly 8 meters in diameter with a rapidly shifting physical form. SCP-1448 only absorbs visible light in very dim light, rendering it invisible to the naked eye from shortly before sunrise to shortly after sunset and difficult to see otherwise; however, it is several degrees cooler than its surroundings, allowing it to be tracked via infrared sensors. Except during migration events, SCP-1448 will display no activity whatsoever. SCP-1448 emits indistinguishable whispering noises at roughly 10 dB during migration events.\nSCP-1448 will only remain in one area for a period of between three months and ten years, with the median time of residence being fifteen months. After this period of time, SCP-1448 will leave and travel to a new destination at a mean speed of 65 kph and a height of between one and fifteen meters. SCP-1448 will normally travel approximately 950 kilometers before choosing a new habitat.\nSCP-1448 tends to inhabit manmade structures, although by no means will it restrict itself to artificial habitats. In every recorded instance, SCP-1448-1 has been in an area accessible to the public. SCP-1448-1 has, in the past, been:\n\nChurches. In all cases, churches inhabited by SCP-1448 have always been over 53 years old at time of migration. SCP-1448 rarely inhabits other religious centers.\nCemeteries. Cemeteries inhabited by SCP-1448 frequently have larger-than-average gates. Said gates often require frequent maintenance to prevent rusting.\nCaves. Subterranean areas that have been SCP-1448-1 frequently become colonized by bats after SCP-1448 departs, if they were not already home to bats.\nTrees and stumps over two meters in diameter. Oak trees are the most common tree for SCP-1448 to inhabit.\nA variety of abandoned buildings in varying states of disrepair. SCP-1448 has attempted to inhabit SCP-1084 on five separate occasions, in each case compounding [REDACTED].\nDensely forested areas. Forests containing SCP-1448 have been noted to become significantly darker after containment and appear to remain so indefinitely.\nSmall bodies of water, such as swamps, ponds, and the shores of lakes. In these cases, SCP-1448-1 has always been the site of at least one drowning, intentional or otherwise.\nAmusement parks and other outdoor recreational areas. Persons who enter SCP-1448-1 during these instances are highly unlikely to dispose of refuse properly.\n\nIn a disproportionately large number of cases (16.3%), SCP-1448-1 has been the scene of at least one death prior to hosting SCP-1448. Said death has been within twenty years of containment in each incidence. 118 separate incidences of SCP-1448-1 have been recorded since discovery in 1839.\nThe effects of SCP-1448 being present at SCP-1448-1 are believed to begin approximately three days after SCP-1448 has ceased migration, although they may not become apparent for another week. The primary effect of SCP-1448 is the creation of rumors or \u201curban legends\u201d regarding SCP-1448-1, often concerning supposed deaths or otherwise paranormal activity in the area. Usually, these rumors (collectively SCP-1448-2) are begun and spread among the youth population of the population center nearest SCP-1448-1. When SCP-1448-1 is near a densely populated area such as a city, SCP-1448-2 will generally be restricted to several city blocks or one neighborhood.\nA feature common to every instance of SCP-1448-2 is that, between two and three weeks after SCP-1448 arrives at SCP-1448-1, a rumor will surface to the effect that performing certain actions in or near SCP-1448-1 will yield results that would normally be considered implausible or nonsensical. Every documented \"ritual\" involves situations in which SCP-1448-1 is likely to be exposed to appreciable amounts of blood (human or animal). No blood lost by a subject at SCP-1448-1 has been recovered.\nExamples of rituals produced by SCP-1448 include:\n\nPlacing a dead cat on a grave near SCP-1448-1-01 (see file photo) along with a wart removed from the subject's person was intended to cure the mumps.\nA female having sexual intercourse for the first time in or under SCP-1448-1-23 would not become infected with pathogens or become pregnant from the event, provided no other precautions were taken, i.e. birth control or condoms.\nRepeating the phrase \u201cShe [REDACTED]\u201d with one's eyes closed while running through SCP-1448-1-61 was supposed to cause the ghost of Edna \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who committed suicide in SCP-1448-1-61 in late 1894, to manifest and kill the speaker.\nSelf-mutilation at midnight in SCP-1448-1-112 resulting in significant blood loss will grant audience with [DATA EXPUNGED]; notably, a similar entity was recovered from the area several months earlier.\n\nNote that all rituals produced by SCP-1448 are completely nonfunctional and each is unique in nature and intended results. Reported failures of these attempts have been somewhat effective in discouraging others from making attempts.\nAfter SCP-1448 migrates from SCP-1448-1, SCP-1448-1 is most commonly avoided by locals whenever possible for several years afterwards. The rumors and legends regarding SCP-1448-1 will stay, along with the mildest versions of the rituals involving SCP-1448-1. Persons will no longer exhibit any unnatural desire to perform these rituals. Former instances of SCP-1448-1 do not require containment. Former instances of SCP-1448-1 are reviewed for further containment on a case-by-case basis (See Incident Report 1448-38).\nResearch into creating reliable containment procedures for SCP-1448 is underway.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1447 | SCP-1448 | SCP-1449 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1449\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1449 is contained within a Type-65 Containment Module, measuring 13 meters in diameter. The containment module is to be suspended within the storage chamber by means of a magnetic suspension system, and is to monitored daily for any cracks or warping in the surface. In the case of a containment breach, the chamber housing SCP-1449's containment module is to be filled with methyl formate-based foam.\nAll test subjects exposed to SCP-1449 are to be briefed on known dream features and mechanics, must attain a score of 75 or above on the Lang-Desantos Lucidity Test, and are to be implanted with A5 Eidetic Recall Memetic Triggers. All information gathered by tests is to be compiled in Document 1449-FG.\nDescription: SCP-1449 is a living artistic representation of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), in the style of Aboriginal Australian dot art and measuring 13 meters in length. SCP-1449 does not require any sort of nourishment, or other usual physical needs. While in an aquatic environment, SCP-1449 will exist in three dimensions, but is capable of shifting to a two-dimensional form when presented with a continuous solid surface. SCP-1449's three-dimensional form consists entirely of paint dots, arranged in the outline of a fully grown whale shark; the entity's two-dimensional form is a top-down depiction of the creature.\nSCP-1449's behavior is similar to that of non-anomalous members of the species while in an aquatic environment: However, SCP-1449 will move inland at night once approximately every fifty to seventy-five days, generally in areas of low population. SCP-1449 has been witnessed to move at least 400 kilometers inland. No purpose for this activity is known at this time.\nIndividuals that enter REM sleep within 2 km of SCP-1449 will experience vivid dreams, which share the same setting and inhabitants, interacting within multiple separate continuities. All dreams will begin with the subject holding on to the tail of SCP-1449, and left within swimming distance of shore. Eighteen unique entry points are currently known, with each point of entry existing in a separate continuity of the setting.1 Subjects are capable of affecting events within a continuity, and these changes may be witnessed by other test subjects, though these changes will be limited to a single continuity. Throughout all continuities, the dream environment is a series of island chains and small continents set within a large, shallow ocean. Inhabitants of this area are generally humanoid in appearance, with several rarer sapient species of non-human appearance. Inhabitants are not aware of the nature of test subjects, insisting that they are simply \u201ctravelers from afar.\u201d\nAddendum-01: Notable events, entities and locations within SCP-1449's dream environment include:\n\nTest 0003: First interaction with a non-human sapient species. Entities were serpentine in body structure, measuring approximately ten meters in length. Entities were encountered again in tests 0016, 0023, 0040, and 0056.\nTest 0009: Subject witnessed a migratory herd of platypi, each estimated to weigh in excess of two thousand kilograms, led by six heavily-tattooed humanoids standing three meters in height.\nTest 0014: Subject was mauled by a bunyip. No permanent damage sustained.\nTest 0029: Subject was accepted as apprentice to Grey the Rabbit Hunter, completing three successful hunts before end of test.\nTest 0035: First observation of serpentine creature with prismatic scales, measuring an estimated 90 kilometers in length. Subsequent observations occurred in tests 0090 and 0091.\nTest 0054: Subject effected major changes within Continuity-1449-11 by initiating the arrest of local slave trader, which led to the execution of the slave trader. Test subject was considered a local folk hero by inhabitants upon subsequent visits to the continuity.\nTest 0076: Discovery of approximately one hundred tonnes of molten white plastic and computer circuitry within the caldera of an extinct volcano. Origin unknown.\nTest 0081: Test aborted by subject due to local rugby riots.\n\nAddendum-02: Test 0103, Continuity-1449-01, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588: During exploration of the \u201cDead Jagged Hills\u201d region (Sector 15, Quadrant 3) of the dream environment, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is believed to have come into contact with another real-world individual (Henceforth referred to as Subject 1449-0001) active within the dream environment. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was the only test subject exposed to SCP-1449 at this time. Subsequent visits to the region did not result in any sightings of the subject.\nSubject 1449-0001 appeared as a Caucasian male of approximately thirty years of age under considerable distress. Clothing was heavily worn and patched with leather and sharkskin. Upon sighting Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Subject 1449-0001 approached and gave the following message, as recalled by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nDon't say anything. If you say anything, I lose my mind. You say anything and something horrible happens.\nYou're a dreamer. Like me. My name is Nikolai, I am the shipseer of Dh\u00fbnhome, and of the brotherhood of Selachiosk Pungix Combin, and\u2026fuck fuck fuck no, not Nikolai\u2026I am not Nikolai. I'm ag\u2026agent\u2026agent\u2026John? shit. ID code 34254-Q0\u2026Q0\u2026dammit dammit dammit!\nI'm sorry\u2026I can't\u2026can't keep the memories straight. Being this lucid for this long hurts. The dreaming fills in all the gaps. Things have always been, even as they are brought into being. I've been on this cliff since the beginning of time, just like how this place has always been here. The dream was torn away by the deaths of gods before time began but I watched it happen five years ago and\u2026are you following? I can barely tell the dream and reality apart anymore. My world has always been the way it is and we made it like that. We hurt the dreaming. The shark, that's how we see it. We hurt it. Killed it in our world and the dreamtime poured out like its spilled blood and\u2026 We made this big scar here, and\u2026and\u2026things are wrong. Fish walk and ghosts haunt the stones and women give birth to plastic children and the leech fields stretch out forever in the seas of human blood and the Center eats cocaine and caviar out of panda-skull bowls on the crushed backs of opal mares in acres of broken glass and it has always been like this. Don't\u2026don't do it. Don't do it again.\n\nSubject 1449-0001 returned to his hut at this point, and further investigation revealed that he had vanished. Subsequent visits to the region have not resulted in any further sightings.\n\nFootnotes\n1. For example, in Continuity-1449-1 the river Opyu was created by the serpent Iru-La, while in Continuity-1449-2, Iru-La is dead and the river Opyu was dug by the members of the Wilapyna tribe.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1448 | SCP-1449 | SCP-1450 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1450\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1450 is to be kept in a hermetically-sealed concrete chamber measuring 5 meters in height, width, and length, to prevent propagation. SCP-1450 is to be monitored by monochrome closed circuit security camera. In the event of the camera being blocked by a section of SCP-1450, a team in full biological contaminant protection gear with EKG monitoring should be sent in to clear the lens. Sections of SCP-1450 acting outside of normal parameters, or missing from their positions, should be reported immediately. Colonies of SCP-1450 found outside of containment are to be immediately purged, with either fire or pesticides based on location and quantity of SCP-1450, and their locations to be noted and passed to research team SCP-1450 Gamma.\nDescription: SCP-1450 is a colony of insects of unknown order, family, genus and species. SCP-1450 comprises a head, possessing antennae, compound eyes, and a series of serrated mandibles; a thorax, with legs attached to the meso, pro, and metathorax; an abdomen with a set of hermaphroditic genitalia; and chromatophoric plating attached to the thorax. SCP-1450 uses its chromatic plating to effect a form of metachrosis in urban environments. Specifically, SCP-1450 colonies tend to mimic dried paint applied on walls. Colonies of SCP-1450 are commonly found to have replaced the paint in abandoned buildings, entering a form of hibernation. It is theorized that their tendency to nest together, as well as the excretion of an insulating form of latex based fecal matter, allows them to survive in colder temperatures that would normally kill insect life. This latex nesting material has been found to be the remnants of devoured paint, digested and excreted.\nSCP-1450 possesses an adaptive hunting pattern, which uses the chromatophoric plating on its back. SCP-1450 will wait until its prey has taken up residence in SCP-1450's nest, then begin to slowly shift their color patterns. Once the prey has begun to examine SCP-1450, the patterns are shifted to a hypnotic, dazzling display which stuns SCP-1450's prey, leaving it helpless as the colony descends to consume it. The speed of SCP-1450's consumption varies, based on the size of the colony and the prey. As seen in Test SCP-1450 KEPLER 1, SCP-1450 possesses a voracious appetite, and is capable of devouring every trace of digestible material present.\nA final quality of note in SCP-1450 is the tendency of colonies to expand based on the size of their nest. Examples of SCP-1450 colonies found in the wild are rarely found to inhabit more than one room of any given building, but the size of the room in question can vary greatly. In the case of Report \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 the colony present in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had grown to fill an entire warehouse.\nAddendum:\nTEST LOG SCP-1450 KEPLER 1\nA D-class test subject was sent into SCP-1450's holding cell, with instructions to wait for 20 minutes.\nMinutes 1-5: D-Class subject does nothing. SCP-1450 displays no reaction.\nMinutes 5-7: D-Class subject paces about the room. SCP-1450 slowly begins to shift in hue.\nMinutes 7: D-Class subject goes to examine nearest portion of SCP-1450.\nFrom here, all notations made are based off of studied recordings, as the observation group recalls nothing after minute 7. Analysis shows observation group was affected in the same manner as D-Class test subject.\nMinutes 8-13: D-Class subject examines SCP-1450. SCP-1450 responds by shifting its chromatophores to stun D-Class subject. The examined portion of SCP-1450 holds this color pattern, while the rest of the colony disengages from its nest to begin climbing D-Class subject. Subject appears unaware of presence of SCP-1450 on his body.\nMinutes 13-20: D-Class subject becomes aware of SCP-1450, and begins striking at the nearest members of SCP-1450 with his hands. SCP-1450 immediately responds by biting into his legs. Subject is immobilized by pain and collapses. SCP-1450 finishes swarming over his form, and proceeds to consume all material present, excluding subject's bones. SCP-1450 returns to original position and hue.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1449 | SCP-1450 | SCP-1451 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1451\n\nItem #: SCP-1451\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1451 is contained in Area 15, located in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Sound. It is surrounded by a sphere of wire mesh netting to ensure that no large objects enter the containment area. Access is to be denied to all persons attempting to enter regardless of rank. SCP-1451 must always be submerged in water from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Sound. Natural water currents are not to be obstructed, as that could potentially cause an ongoing Class 3 scenario. Guards are positioned no closer to SCP-1451 than the second barrier.\nDuring Class 2 and 3 scenarios, SCP-1451 must be remotely monitored. If any drastic change in behavior is noted, the Director of Area 15 is to be notified immediately. No attempts to rescue items or personnel from SCP-1451 should be made. In the unlikely case that the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Sound begins to drain, Protocol Tempest is to be enacted.\nDescription: SCP-1451 is a set of metal statues, twenty-six (26) in total (individually referred to as SCP-1451-1 through -26). All appear to be of children with heights ranging from 1.32m to 1.43m. SCP-1451 can be in three distinct states of motion, referred to as Class 1-3 scenarios. During a Class 1 scenario, no movement is detected. This state is ideal for containment. During both Class 1 and 2 scenarios, SCP-1451 are standing in a circle, each one grasping the hands of the statues adjacent to them, and facing outwards.\nDuring a Class 2 scenario, SCP-1451 will animate slightly, shifting themselves with the apparent goal of counter-clockwise locomotion. The hands on SCP-1451 will also raise and lower slightly during these moments. Bubbles can be seem emanating from the mouths as well. This state must be monitored closely, as it can transition quickly into a Class 3 scenario.\n\nA closeup of SCP-1451-7, directly preceding a Class 3 scenario\n\nWhen a solid object with a mass greater than 40g enters the center of the circle formed by SCP-1451 (hereafter the Activation area), SCP-1451 animate and attempt to destroy said object. This is known as a Class 3 scenario. Fortunately, small natural currents are present around SCP-1451, with the effect that small, light objects cannot enter the circle in the center of SCP-1451.\nSCP-1451 have shown remarkable strength and agility in this state, though the extent of these qualities has not been found. SCP-1451 have been observed utilizing multiple different tactics when neutralizing a target, including multiple martial arts forms, pressure point application (to humans and machines), and highly coordinated teamwork. After eliminating and disposing of solid materials, SCP-1451 instances will return to their original positions and revert to a Class 1 scenario.\nSCP-1451 have ventured as far as 1.3km away from the Activation Area in order to neutralize a target. Attempts to intercept SCP-1451 between neutralizing a solid object and returning to the Activation area have been met with what is referred to as a Class 3.5 scenario, where SCP-1451 will become hostile but instead focus on returning to their original position circling the Activation Area.\nSCP-1451 avoids attacking its separate parts, even if it would normally be motivated to do so.\n\nOVERSEER CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\nPartial Manifest of Recovered Materials\n\n-Hide document\n\nNote: The full manifest of recovered materials is in Document 1451-5-H12-8X4\n\nOne damaged Scranton box1\n\nRecovered Document (see below)\n\n~20.9 kg of brick, scattered inside and outside\n~4,000 kg of containment-grade concrete\n\nRecovered Document\n\n-Hide document\n\nNote: The document was recovered from a Scranton box, though evidence suggests that the box did not function perfectly.\n\nItem #: S[DATA LOST]\n[DATA LOST]ject Class: Ket[DATA LOST]\nSpecial Contai[DATA LOST]ures: SC[DATA LOST]rea 56, located at a depth of \u2588\u2588\u2588 feet in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Sound. Guards are positioned around the containme[DATA LOST]ntervals, armed with sub-machine guns. Outside of the preliminary containment is another room lined with SC[DATA LOST]nd three sniper positions, ensuring that the roof of Area 56 is never breached. [DATA LOST]ncrete walls, s[DATA LOST] Contac[DATA LOST]hibited, except in special cases. Written consent must be obtained from Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and the head of Are[DATA LOST]nstant reviewing of this docu[DATA LOST]ure that it is not destr[DATA LOST]\nDescr[DATA LOST]entience and sapience. The reali[DATA LOST]not currently understood, as is the extent of the reality bendi[DATA LOST]lthough the orifices have shown to have a profound effect on SCP-\u2588[DATA LOST]oyed. Subjec[DATA LOST]en.\n[DATA LOST, OMITTING SMALL NONDESCRIPT LETTERS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT. MULTIPLE PARAGRAPHS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LOST]\n[DATA LOST]ndum 02: In light of Inci[DATA LOST]stioned it, to which we believe the response was akin to laughter. SCP-\u2588\u2588[DATA LOST]ermore, called Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 a \"child.\" Due to its nature, it is possible that Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 may undergo physical and mental chang[DATA LOST] misconceives reality and changes it to match its perception. If no attempt can be made to convince SC[DATA LOST]erwise, contact must be fully prohibited in order to stop it from altering reality further. Just the smallest misconception about its containment could mean an XK-end-o[DATA LOST]ause it may already have. The metal and concrete room, \"containment,\" and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 may have already melded in its mind. The only wa[DATA LOST]ot the only on[DATA LOST]\n[DATA LOST] The changes have already begun to occur. The three aspects (metal/concrete, \"containment,\" \"child\") are melding Are[DATA LOST]et out[DATA LOST]\n[DATA LOST, OMITTING SMALL NONDESCRIPT LETTERS AND PHRASES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT. FULLY UNREDACTED DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE, SEE DOCUMENT 1451-5-G93-1S2]\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Document N9Q-C66-VN4-AHQ47O8. Scranton boxes are Foundation technology, reverse engineered from [DATA EXPUNGED] in order to provide a physical container safe from most reality bending.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1450 | SCP-1451 | SCP-1452 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A juvenile instance of SCP-1452 integrating itself into a residential home.\n\nItem #: SCP-1452\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A single immature instance of SCP-1452 is to be contained in a 8x7x8 meter containment chamber located in Site 77's Euclid containment wing. The walls of this chamber are to be constructed out of natural rock, with the floor being coated in a 15 mm layer of glass. If SCP-1452 integrates itself into its containment chamber, it is to be de-attached from the chamber it has integrated itself into and then relocated. Any immature instance of SCP-1452 found outside of containment is to be burned, and any building it has connected to demolished. Mature instances of SCP-1452 are to be totally incinerated.\nUncontained instances of SCP-1452 are to be captured by MTF-\u03c8-7 \"Home Improvement.\" Reports of SCP-1452 activity may also be related to SCP-1992.\nDescription: SCP-1452 is a set of residential building additions of varying appearance, with an average size of 5x5x5 meters. Instances of SCP-1452 are ambulatory, and able to move by slowly pushing themselves along the ground at a rate of 10 meters an hour.\nIf an instance of SCP-1452 comes into contact with a vacant residential building, the SCP-1452 instance(s) will integrate themselves into these buildings as though they were additions to the home. When this process is completed, the SCP-1452 instance(s) will become dormant until the house becomes occupied. Attempting to enter the SCP-1452 instance prior to integration will show that it is constructed out of solid concrete or wood.\nThe process by which SCP-1452 integrates itself into a building takes between 15 and 45 hours. It will first line itself up with either the left or right side of a building, with a significant number of SCP-1452 instances preferring the right side. SCP-1452 will then emanate sounds of hammering, sawing, and drilling for several hours. After SCP-1452 ceases to make sound, a 2x1 meter section of the wall SCP-1452 is contacting will dissolve, and a door will move into its place. At this point SCP-1452 will contain a fully furnished interior.\nAny occupied building with an instance of SCP-1452 will slowly lose its structural integrity. In addition, any electronic item within the building will become unusable within 2 weeks of being within the building, unless it is stored in SCP-1452. The instance of SCP-1452 will become larger as the house becomes weaker, adding additional rooms and furnishings as time goes on. Approximately 3 months after this process begins, the house will collapse and SCP-1452 will take its place. At this point, the SCP-1452 instance is considered to be \"mature\" and the second stage of its effect will initiate.\nMature instances of SCP-1452 will continuously produce immature SCP-1452's. These will integrate themselves onto any home near SCP-1452. The interior of the mature SCP-1452 will slowly fill itself in until it is a solid block of whatever its original building material was, such as wood or concrete. It will continue to produce instances of SCP-1452 until it is destroyed.\nSCP-1452 was originally discovered in the town of Danville, Pennsylvania after residents in a poor section of town began reporting that their homes had grown additions to themselves overnight. Investigating Foundation Agents discovered several mature instances of SCP-1452, and an immature instance in the process of integrating itself into a residential home. Due to the large number of SCP-1452 infested homes, the neighborhood was razed under the pretense of toxic waste in the area. SCP-1452 was classified as Euclid on 09/18/1997.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1451 | SCP-1452 | SCP-1453 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1453\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1453 is to be stored in a standard secure containment safe equipped with a dual key lock. Under no circumstances are any personnel to touch SCP-1453, even if wearing hazardous material gear. Should movement of SCP-1453 become necessary, it must be moved by robotic equipment. Any research relating to SCP-1453 must be documented with video equipment.\nIn the event that any person under Foundation employ who has worked with SCP-1453 is accused of any major unsanctioned criminal misconduct (either within the internal Foundation administrative apparatus or in the external judiciary), Foundation lawyers are to review both all incriminating evidence and the security records relating to SCP-1453. In the event that the accused did come into physical contact with SCP-1453, specific measures must be taken. If the misconduct is being handled internally at the Foundation, this evidence must be deemed admissible to the relevant misconduct hearings. If the misconduct is being handled in the external judiciary, following the conclusion of the trial process, if the accused is found guilty, he/she is to be turned over to Foundation custody. He/she is then to be re-tried without prejudice within a closed Foundation hearing adhering to the same legal standards as the external judiciary, with the accused's contact with SCP-1453 entered into evidence.\nDescription: SCP-1453 is a polished and cut black fire opal approximately three centimeters long, two centimeters wide, and one centimeter thick.\nAny individual who touches SCP-1453 will find themselves accused of a serious crime capable of destroying their reputation and good standing within their community. The accusations will be made within one week to six months of touching SCP-1453; the length of time between the physical contact and when the accusations occur appears to be random. While SCP-1453 was originally believed to affect any individual or organization which possessed it, it is now known to simply affect individuals who physically touch it. Additionally, no individual is known to have been accused as a result of SCP-1453 more than once.\nThe complainants in cases related to SCP-1453 have invariably produced corroborating evidence, including personal and third-party testimony, exhibits, documentary material, and/or demonstrative evidence. The origin of this evidence and the means by which it comes into the possession of the complainants is completely unknown at this time. Though the complainant always has had a prior relationship with the defendant, the circumstances of this relationship varies (friends, coworkers, spouses, family, etc.). All complainants have appeared sincere, as have witnesses testifying on their behalf, regardless of their previous views or relationship with the defendant. All defendants have proclaimed their innocence with equal apparent sincerity.\nIn relevant judicial or administrative proceedings where knowledge of SCP-1453 has not been entered into evidence, the frequency of the defendants being found guilty or at fault is fifteen percent higher than the frequency of defendants in comparable cases in which SCP-1453 was not involved. Whether this represents a statistical anomaly or demonstrates that SCP-1453 has affected the impartiality of the proceedings is not known.\nTo date, it has proven difficult to determine if all allegations made against persons who have touched SCP-1453 were due to its effects (and thus fallacious), or whether these individuals did, in fact, commit the crimes of which they were accused. To the best of the Foundation's knowledge, however, no allegations made against individuals who were either currently in possession of SCP-1453, or who had come into contact with the object within the past six months, have been shown to stand up to scrutiny if knowledge of SCP-1453's effects is taken into consideration.\nSCP-1453 is believed to have existed since at least the third century BCE, but did not come into possession of the Foundation until 20\u2588\u2588.\nAddendum: Known Accusations Relating to SCP-1453\nThe following is a list of known accusations made against individuals who touched SCP-1453. Note that, given the particular circumstances of each defendant, all of these allegations were capable of destroying the defendants' reputation and good standing within their community.\n\nCorruption\nBlasphemy\nSexual harassment\nSexual assault\nIncest\nSodomy\nBattery\nAssault\nKidnapping\nApostasy\nRape\nMagic\nMurder\nPlagiarism\nTreason\nCausing of a Foundation containment breach\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1452 | SCP-1453 | SCP-1454 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1454\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Each member of SCP-1454 is to be housed separately in a standard cell of the type used to contain Safe-class humanoid SCP entities. Standard rules and regulations pertaining to contained humanoids are to be applied. During good behavior, SCP-1454 may be allowed to perform menial tasks not related to SCP containment in exchange for access to approved entertainment and reading material.\nSCP-1454 individuals are not to be brought into contact with each other, directly or indirectly, except for testing purposes. All members of SCP-1454 are to be kept on standby observation at any time another member is undergoing testing, surgery, or is at a significant risk of life-threatening danger. Use of amnestics on any SCP-1454 specimen is to be avoided except as a last resort.\nDescription: SCP-1454 consists of four human males, designated SCP-1454-1 through SCP-1454-4, each 36 years old at the time they entered Foundation custody in 20\u2588\u2588. All four are in good health and display no unusual physical impairments for human beings of their age. DNA testing has indicated that the individuals comprising SCP-1454 are genetically identical to a degree similar to identical twins.\nThe members of SCP-1454 possess a shared memory - each SCP-1454 specimen has full access to the memories of every other member, and is constantly aware of what the other three individuals are doing and experiencing at any given moment. The means of data transmission between the individuals is unknown. Attempts to block shared memory by imposing physical distance, solid barriers, electrical fields, hallucinogenic drugs, or [REDACTED] have all proven unsuccessful. Use of amnestics upon one member of SCP-1454 similarly affects the other three with regards to the memories deleted. All four members of SCP-1454 act independently of each other. In spite of the shared memories possessed by the four, no evidence of a \"hive mind\" or \"group consciousness\" has been observed. Individuals have demonstrated no ability to consciously induce another to act.\nAll four members of SCP-1454 have been diagnosed with a unique psychological illness related to their shared mental state. Each individual member of SCP-1454 is unaware that there are three other humans identical to him and possessing the same shared memory, and is of the belief that he himself has personally experienced all the memories that his mind has access to. All SCP-1454 individuals are of the belief that this state is typical of human beings, and in interviews have neither found it unusual nor made any attempt to explain or rationalize having several simultaneous and contradictory sets of memories. When two or more SCP-1454 individuals are brought into each other's presence, each will fail to recognize the other as a duplicate of himself, and will become extremely confused and agitated as a result, often leading to physical violence.\nSCP-1454 was discovered by the Foundation in 20\u2588\u2588, when all four individuals comprising it simultaneously threatened to commit suicide by jumping from the windows of four separate tall buildings in downtown \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. Examination of government records found that the individuals, who all identified themselves by the name \"Eric \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\", had all lived and worked in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 area. All four possessed identical drivers' licenses and Social Security cards, and had filed tax returns each year claiming income from five sources. One birth certificate, five houses, seven automobiles, six college degrees, and seven marriage licenses were found to be associated with the name. A death certificate was also found to be associated with the name, belonging to an individual who had been killed in a drunk driving accident two days prior.\nAddenda:\n\n+ Interview Log 1454-1\n\n- Hide Interview Log 1454-1\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1454-1\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n<Begin Log, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, 12:37 PM>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : Good afternoon, SCP-1454-1. How are you doing today?\nSCP-1454-1: Great, thanks. And call me Eric.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : If you insist. I'd like to ask you a few questions, if you don't mind. Before you came into our custody, what did you do for a living?\nSCP-1454-1: I was a lawyer at [REDACTED], a public relations specialist at [REDACTED], a freelance photographer, a featured columnist in [REDACTED], and I owned and operated a small chain of seafood restaurants in the greater \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 area.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : And what order did you hold those jobs in?\nSCP-1454-1: All at once.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : I see. How many hours did you work a week?\nSCP-1454-1: Just depended on the workload\u2026 195 at the least, but there are times I was putting in a 280-hour week.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : Are you aware there are only 168 hours in a week, Eric?\nSCP-1454-1: Of course I am. I think I've earned enough college degrees to know something like that.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : How is it that you managed to work more hours in a week than there are in a week?\nSCP-1454-1: Well, I never said it was easy. Sometimes I'd be asleep in bed or on vacation and I'd still be working overnight getting the books squared away.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : How were you able to work while you were sleeping?\nSCP-1454-1: Doesn't everyone?\n<End Log>\n\n+ Interview Log 1454-2\n\n- Hide Interview Log 1454-2\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1454-2\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nFootnote: SCP-1454-2 had not been interviewed by or met Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 prior to this interview.\n<Begin Log, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588>, 9:48 AM\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good morning, SCP-1454-2.\nSCP-1454-2: Nice to see you again, Doc. And like I said before, call me Eric.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Of course, Eric. Can you tell me how you're doing right now?\nSCP-1454-2: Great. I'm sleeping in, having breakfast, and reading a great book about [REDACTED].\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Indeed. I'd like to ask you a few questions about your childhood.\nSCP-1454-2: Shoot.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did you have any brothers or sisters?\nSCP-1454-2: No, but there were always these other kids hanging around the house. I don't know why my parents let them in all the time - they were always so mean to me. Especially at school.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How so?\nSCP-1454-2: You know how little kids will walk around copying you sometimes to make fun of you? Repeat everything you say, dress like you, act like you? They'd do that to me all the time. They even went around telling people that they were me and I was the copycat. I don't know why - I don't even think they liked each other that much.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did you ever tell your parents? Or your teacher?\nSCP-1454-2: They never did anything about it. They just laughed, or they looked at me all confused. That's why I always spent so much time in my bedrooms; to keep away from them.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How many bedrooms did you have?\nSCP-1454-2: Five, same as everybody.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Let's change the subject. Who was your first high school sweetheart?\nSCP-1454-2: Cindy, Mary, Emma, Kate, and Jane.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I asked about your first girlfriend, Eric. Which of them was first?\nSCP-1454-2: Kate, I guess. But the rest were my first girlfriend too. How many first girlfriends did you have?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We're here to talk about you, Eric.\nSCP-1454-2: Sorry.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did you marry any of them?\nSCP-1454-2: No, we all broke up. On the same night, actually.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How's that?\nSCP-1454-2: I invited them all to the senior prom. You should have seen the six of us - like a fairy tale. But it's the damnedest thing. Remember those kids I was telling you about? They were dating them too!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Could you explain that?\nSCP-1454-2: Well, I went to get Kate a glass of punch, and when I was dancing with Cindy I looked over and saw one of them kissing Emma! And so I went over to yell at him, and he starts copying me again like when we were little, and he's telling everyone that I stole his dates! And then I see Mary with the other one's arm around her shoulder\u2026 I got my ass kicked that night, but I dished out as much as I took.\n<End Log>\n\n+ Interview Log 1454-3\n\n- Hide Interview Log 1454-3\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1454-3\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n<Begin Log, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, 6:38 PM>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good evening, SCP-1454-3. How are you tonight?\nSCP-1454-3: Couldn't be better, I'm eating three delicious dinners in my rooms right now. And it's still Eric.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'd like to talk to you about the day you were arrested, Eric. Why were you up on that ledge?\nSCP-1454-3: Well, I was a little upset about having died.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Excuse me?\nSCP-1454-3: I died just a few days before that and it was too much to bear.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: But you're not dead.\nSCP-1454-3: Well, of course I am. I remember it distinctly.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please elaborate.\nSCP-1454-3: I was driving home from the office and this car on the other side of the road swerved and hit me head-on. My seatbelt came undone and I got thrown through the windshield and landed face-first on the pavement. I couldn't move and I was bleeding all over the place. The paramedics showed up and started talking about I was going into shock and they needed to get me to the ER, and I was starting to crash, and then I died.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. What happened after that?\nSCP-1454-3: I was pretty upset about it. I called my wives right away, but they didn't understand. So I came home early from work, canceled my dinner date with my new girlfriend, and caught the first plane back from Detroit to be with them.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened the next day?\nSCP-1454-3: I went to my jobs and everyone was acting like they'd seen a ghost. They were saying they'd heard about me dying on TV. I saw it on the news myself, but I don't understand why it was such a big deal. Everyone dies for the first time sooner or later, right? They even said they were already making plans for the funeral.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did you go to the funeral?\nSCP-1454-3: Of course. Put on my best black suits and went with my wives. But what I saw there was what really set me off.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What was that?\nSCP-1454-3: It wasn't me in the coffin at all! It was one of those other assholes! Here I am, dead, and they still think it's funny getting themselves killed just to piss me off! I tried to explain it to my wives, but\u2026\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026But?\nSCP-1454-3: The rest of them were there too. And they were all telling me \"Leave my wives alone!\" Like I don't know my own wives? That was when I had enough. I took off and decided that if I couldn't even get away from those bastards at my own funeral, maybe they'd leave me alone if I ended it all.\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1453 | SCP-1454 | SCP-1455 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1455\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1455 is to be contained within a standard doorframe connecting two rooms which are part of a 36-room (6 rooms by 6 rooms) modular labyrinth array; each room in the labyrinth array is to measure 2.5 meters by 2.5 meters, and must have a minimum of two doors in its walls. This serves as primary containment. All doors between labyrinth rooms are to be colored red so that labyrinth users can more easily detect SCP-1455; similarly, each room is to be numbered, with its number clearly indicated on each wall.\nAll door frames on Site-\u2588\u2588 which separate public and/or personal spaces from each other are to be of a size compatible with SCP-1455; these serve as secondary containment should SCP-1455 breach primary containment in the labyrinth. In the event that SCP-1455 is found within secondary containment, it is not to be replaced within primary containment until its misaligned phase has reverted to its standard phase. All door frames on Site-\u2588\u2588 which separate public spaces from secure and/or classified spaces, or which separate secure and/or classified spaces from each other, are to be of a size which exceeds, or is exceeded by, that of SCP-1455 by no less than 20% in every dimension.\nDuring its standard phase, SCP-1455 is to be used no less than four (4) times per 24-hour period; insufficient use of SCP-1455 during its standard phase shortens the interval before its phase transition. A video surveillance system is to be mounted throughout the labyrinth, so as to detect the onset of SCP-1455's ambulatory phase, and subsequently of its misaligned phase.\nSCP-1455 is not to be blocked, obstructed, or otherwise interfered with during its ambulatory phase.\nAny research into the misaligned phase must be performed within the first 90 hours of the onset of this phase: although SCP-1455 has never transitioned from misaligned phase to standard phase before spending at least 96 hours misaligned, the transition is instantaneous once it occurs.\nDescription: SCP-1455 is a wooden door, painted white on both sides, roughly 2 meters tall, 82 centimeters wide, and 3.5 centimeters thick, with a rounded brass doorknob on each side. When in its standard, non-anomalous phase, SCP-1455 functions as a normal door, standing in a doorframe as it separates two spaces from each other. After an interval of at least six days (shortest observed interval: 6 days 2 hours 14 minutes; longest observed interval: 22 days 9 hours 51 minutes; see document 1455-257-HNB for detailed statistical analysis), SCP-1455 will transition to its ambulatory phase; the duration of the non-anomalous interval can be significantly extended by frequent use (see document 1455-5K-W93 for parameters of what counts as \"use\").\nUpon transition to its ambulatory phase, SCP-1455 will animate, unhook itself from its hinges, and begin to hop around its environment. During the ambulatory phase, SCP-1455 responds to interference by teleporting itself away. The reason why it hops if it is capable of teleportation is not known; however, it is suspected that [DATA EXPUNGED].\nIf its ambulatory phase is undisturbed, SCP-1455 will seek out another door within a doorframe; upon locating a suitable door, SCP-1455 will instantaneously install itself within the new door's doorframe, while simultaneously installing the new door within SCP-1455's original doorframe. This marks the transition to the misaligned phase.\nDuring the misaligned phase, the spaces adjacent to SCP-1455's current and previous doorframes are conjoined to each other, reflecting SCP-1455's previous location: instead of doorframe A linking rooms 1 and 2, and doorframe B linking rooms 3 and 4 (as is normal), doorframe A links rooms 1 and 4, and doorframe B links rooms 2 and 3. This has been shown to be effective from both sides; further experiments with this phenomenon have revealed [DATA EXPUNGED]. After an interval of at least four days (shortest observed interval: 4 days 0 hours 26 minutes; longest observed interval: 11 days 17 hours 33 minutes; see document 1455-257-LG for detailed statistical analysis), SCP-1455 will transition to its standard phase.\nNote: As a result of Incidents 1455-23 through -27, all experiments which involve moving SCP-1455 to new locations while it is in its misaligned phase are preemptively denied. - O5-\u2588\nStudy of the physical composition of SCP-1455 has been hindered by the fact that all attempts to remove samples of SCP-1455 for analysis have instead produced samples of other doors; similarly, attempts to leave markings on the surface of SCP-1455 have instead left markings on the surface of other doors. This is hypothesized to be a further manifestation of SCP-1455's property of warping space towards other doors.\nAll forms of passive analysis indicate that SCP-1455 is a normal door, with the exception of [DATA EXPUNGED]. This implies [DATA EXPUNGED], which is considered probable, but for obvious reasons cannot be verified.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1454 | SCP-1455 | SCP-1456 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1456\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Media and advertisements in the city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Colorado are under observation by Foundation personnel for the first stage of SCP-1456. A Foundation outpost, disguised as a call centre, has been established in the town and is operated by TF-Omega 16 \u201cThe Contestants\u201d. The centre maintains 60 90 160 unique phone numbers, all publicly listed to Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Upon identification of instances of SCP-1456-1, the number presented is immediately called in sequence in order to intercept prize instances. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's listed residence and a block radius is to be monitored during active phases.\nA localized media campaign designed to discourage the population from entering the contests presented by SCP-1456-1 has been running for 16 years.\nDescription: SCP-1456 is a series of anomalous phone-in contests advertised in print, radio, local television and billboards. The advertisements vary considerably in content, claiming to represent organizations both fictional and real presenting a contest or contests promising financial or physical prizes to winning callers. Each will predominately feature a unique phone number. Collectively, these advertisements are referred to as instances of SCP-1456-1.\nInstances of SCP-1456-1 appear spontaneously with no discernible external source. Billboards and print examples appear while the medium is unobserved, affecting sets of billboards owned by the same organizations and full runs of local newspapers and periodical simultaneously. Radio and television instances appear to replace regularly scheduled, legitimate advertisements. In either case, no discrepancies have been noted by the owners or operators of the transmission medium.\nCalling the number provided by SCP-1456-1 with a local phone number that has not yet been used to call in will result in a \u201cwin\u201d or \u201close\u201d result. Lose results are a simple tone, commonly described as \u201charsh\u201d or \u201cgrating\u201d, played three times before disconnection. A win result is a chime sound followed by a male voice announcing \u201cYou've won!\u201d. Attempting to call in multiple times with the same number will result in a continuous and increasingly loud instance of the \u201close\u201d sound, escalating with no known upper limit until the phone is disconnected.\nThree days after a successful \u201cwin\u201d result, a prize, loosely consistent with the advertised prize, will be delivered to the winner, defined as the owner of the phone number used to make the winning call. The prize appears at the residence of the winner through varying means depending on the contents, by methods both mundane and anomalous.\nSample Prize Instances: For a full list of recovered prize instances, refer to Document 1456-A.\nInstance 0054\n\nAdvertised Prize: 500 dollar cash prize.\nDelivery Mechanism: A homeless local deposited the prize on the doorstep of residence. When questioned, he could not recall the event.\nDelivered Prize: Five hundred dollars in assorted bills and small change in a blank envelope.\n\nInstance 0143\n\nAdvertised Prize: Non-specific cash prize\nDelivery Mechanism: Prize spontaneously manifested traveling at speed through the front window of the residence. Prize was contained inside plastic bag along with a brick.\nDelivered Prize: A stolen wallet belonging to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a local resident.\n\nInstance 0567\n\nAdvertised Prize: Trip to Rome\nDelivery Mechanism: A taxi was waiting at the curb the morning of delivery. Driver identified as a local resident, but could not provide records or reason for arrival.\nDelivered Prize: The driver presented Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 with a one-way ticket on Air \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to Rome leaving from JFK airport in New York. Driver refused to drive agent to the airport, and would not leave until paid.\n\nInstance 0985\n\nAdvertised Prize: Sports Car\nDelivery Mechanism: A truck belonging to an unidentified towing service delivered prize. Truck vanished upon leaving observed area. Analysis of footage indicates that the truck corresponds to no known make.\nDelivered Prize: Nissan 350Z, heavily damaged in an apparent crash. Two bodies located inside. Identified remains and license plate linked with automobile accident in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Germany two days prior.\n\nInstance 1121\n\nAdvertised Prize: A Caribbean cruise\nDelivery Mechanism: Spontaneous appearance 50m above ground level.\nDelivered Prize: Roughly 900 kilolitres of seawater, a small yacht, and several hundred instances of marine fauna.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1455 | SCP-1456 | SCP-1457 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1457, at rest.\n\nItem #: SCP-1457\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1457 is to be contained in a 5m x 5m x 5m containment area furnished with host plants appropriate to its apparent species. SCP-1457 is to be \u201cfed\u201d every 24 hours by designated personnel (See Addendum 1457-2). Humidity, temperature, and light are to be maintained in the containment area to prevent causing stress to SCP-1457.\nDescription: SCP-1457 appears to be a Nymphalis antiopa butterfly possessing a missing forewing and solid white eyes. Despite the tattered condition of its wings, SCP-1457 is still capable of flight. Possibly due to its unique feeding habits, SCP-1457 does not show signs of aging.\nSCP-1457 is capable of transferring memories between humans through skin contact. Test results thus far invariably indicate that the memories transferred pertain to experiences involving isolation and tend to incite a desire for sympathy or company in the affected party.\nWhen SCP-1457 undergoes stress, the dark blue markings along its wings begin to luminesce. While in this state, SCP-1457 will \u201cbroadcast\u201d memories gathered from all humans it has been in contact with. The maximum range SCP-1457 is able to transmit memories through this method is unknown.\nSCP-1457 was initially recovered from a relatively suburban area, where a child had discovered it and attempted to care for it. The child was later treated for symptoms of anxiety and depression; SCP-1457 came to the attention of the Foundation when the child's parents and \u2588 neighbors of the family also began to seek therapy.\nAddendum 1457-1: Preliminary interviews with D-Class personnel exposed to SCP-1457 have revealed that memories transferred by SCP-1457 are initially accepted by the receiver as their own. (See interview log)\n\n+ Interview 1457-11-19352\n\n- Hide this.\n\nInterview Log 1457-11-19352\nDr. Kiryu and D-Class personnel D-19352 are seated within SCP-1457's containment area. SCP-1457 rests on D-19352's hand, wings unfolded.\nDr. Kiryu: This butterfly is called a Mourning Cloak. Does it remind you of anything?\nD-19352: No, I don't think so\u2026 Wait\u2026\nDr. Kiryu: Yes?\nD-19352: I don't know why, but\u2026 it sort of reminded me\u2026 no, it made me remember something. [pauses] When my mother died. In a hospital with light blue curtains. She was crying, because no one else was there. Just me.\nDr. Kiryu: Why do you think the butterfly reminded you of that?\nD-19352: I think there was a vase or something with flowers. Somewhere. And a white butterfly was on the vase.\nDr. Kiryu: I see.\n<Class D personnel D-19352 averts gaze from interviewer. SCP-1457 folds its wings. D-19352's eyes are observed to have grown blanker; the pupils dilate and briefly flash white.>\nD-19352: Won't you share my stories?\nDr. Kiryu: I'm sorry? What stories?\nD-19352: [pauses] Stories? I didn't say anything about stories.\nNote: A background investigation revealed both parents of Subject D-19352 to be living. Neither had ever been hospitalized or suffered any major injury.\n\nThe incidences of subjects appearing to be \u201cpossessed\u201d by SCP-1457 are undergoing investigation. It is currently unknown if SCP-1457 consciously attempts or is able to communicate.\nAddendum 1457-2: Based on the journal logs of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the first designated \u201cfood source\u201d of SCP-1457, it is theorized that SCP-1457 does not sustain itself through human contact, but rather feeds off of certain human emotions.\n\n+ Excerpt from Journal Log 1457-\u2588\u2588-K\n\n- Hide this.\n\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 199\u2588\nI should have known the random mandatory EI test was more than just a new routine for staff.\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 199\u2588\nI saw two adults arguing in a hallway; I was huddled by a stairwell in the dark. The screaming continued and a door slammed, someone walked up the stairs but I couldn't move, because I knew mother wasn't going to return and she had spoken about it so many times, but I never thought it would actually happen, I thought that they would stay together for just a little longer, because they would always be there for me to talk to when one of them was angry.\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 199\u2588\nThere's a consistency in all of the memories. Every time, every instance, is a scenario in which someone wholeheartedly and desperately yearns for the company of another, whether a loved one or simply any other being. The emotions SCP-1457 appears to channel border on the indescribable; it's somehow more than loneliness, somehow more than abandonment.\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 199\u2588\nI was walking, watching an airplane fly overhead, maybe carrying my best friend. We'd grown up in the same neighborhood, walked to school together for years. I know for sure I won't see him again, but he's so happy to finally be heading out into the world; I hope he remembers me. His apartment is completely empty now; the tree we used to climb is empty, the parking lot and the windows and everything is empty.\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\nIt's uncanny just how many unique memories SCP-1457 seems to have \u201cstored\u201d. Since its age has yet to be determined, it's quite possible that it's been around for many years, decades even.\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\nI was seated at a desk. Three deadlines tomorrow, four mouths to feed. It had always been this way, but if I have to drag myself through early waking hours to make sure they can sleep soundly another night, even if they don't know, it'll be enough. It'll have to be enough. I can't let them worry.\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\nI've gone through the testing logs. These memories have been given out before. It seems that if SCP-1457 makes contact with the same human multiple times in succession, the memories given will be in reverse order of SCP-1457's acquisition of them, with the most recently acquired memories being transmitted first. So if I keep this up long enough, will there be a point where the memories end? Will I know when I receive the memory that started it all?\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\nI was eating dinner alone. This was his first birthday Dad wasn't around to celebrate. There were still funeral arrangement papers scattered across the table, and the radio is chirping the song he liked to sing to Mom. Outside the sky is gray and miserable and pouring cold rain, but I know at least they're not alone anymore.\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\n[DATA REDACTED]\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\nI can't help but wonder how it transfers emotions as well as the memories. I also wonder about the vividness; I wonder why the memories linger. I know they're not mine, but nevertheless, these are common scenarios, common sob stories. At any given time in the world there is always despair, and as much as I try not to think of it, I feel sorry for them all, but I don't know what SCP-1457 wants from me, because every time it passes a memory to me, I don't feel anything.\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\nIt talked to me. It actually talked to me. I don't quite remember how, I just heard a voice in my head when it landed on my hand. Sounded like a child, whispering, \u201cThere is no giving or taking. There is only sharing.\u201d\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\nI saw a residential area. It was fairly nice, with neatly-trimmed lawns, healthy trees, flowers on the bushes. But then I saw someone using a hose to remove something from one of the walls of the house\u2014I think it may have been a chrysalis? There were a few scattered on the roofs and ledges. I saw children on bicycles, and I saw unmoving caterpillars on the sidewalks.\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\nWhy do I even bother writing these records\u2026 There's no point in feeling sorry for all these people since there's nothing I can do\u2026 Too many people\u2026\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\n\u201cLet me share with you. Please.\u201d\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\nI saw what seemed to be a forest, what was left of a forest. A tree was falling down, no, being chopped down. I think I remember hearing the sound of machinery. I felt like my sensory perception was off somehow; it was confusing. I couldn't think of what sort of person the memory would belong to.\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\nToday SCP-1457 didn't fly to me like it normally did. All this time, all this sorrow, and it refuses to fly to me today. Doesn't it feed off suffering? Isn't that what it wants? The worst of it comes when I leave the containment area, I can barely feel the slightest bit of empathy anymore. Who cares about all those memories? Why should anyone bother caring? I've tried\u2026\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\n\u201cYou still don't understand.\u201d\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 200\u2588\n\u201cStill, thank you.\u201d\n\n\u00ab SCP-1456 | SCP-1457 | SCP-1458 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1458\nObject class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1458 and its current host (Designated SCP-1458-1) are to be contained in a standard humanoid containment unit modified to contain 2 subjects. A paediatrician is to be kept on call in addition to normal medical staff. In the case that SCP-1458-1 expires, contingencies to provide SCP-1458 with another suitable host may be considered if SCP-1458 becomes uncooperative or poses a risk to safe containment. Separation of SCP-1458 and SCP-1458-1 is to be kept to a minimum to reduce stress and anger of both subjects. All staff working with SCP-1458 should be informed of its effect. Any requests for items or sustenance should be directed to the current Head Researcher to be approved.\nDescription: SCP-1458 is a humanoid entity with vestigial arms whose lower body terminates in a flipper-like appendage. The organism can vocalize similarly to a human female and has an IQ of 132. The organism's main anomalous effect is shown when in the direct line of sight of a subject between the age of 3-16 years whose mother or both parents are expired. Anyone who meets the criteria and is put under the effect of SCP-1458 will have their pre-existing memories of their own maternal figure replaced with the organism. It is able to have multiple subjects under its effect simultaneously but will stay in a pacified state unless all are removed from its presence, however subjects remain under the effect and will want to return to SCP-1458.\nIt will attempt to feed, play with and educate the subjects under its effect. Its attempts at education are usually oriented around ancient history. SCP-1458-1 was the only child under its effect when retrieved, and due to complications relocating said subject due to no records of a subject named [REDACTED] and SCP-1458's co-operative and calm behaviour when in the presence of the subject, SCP-1458-1 shall be left in the care of SCP-1458 until specified otherwise.\nWhile it generates revulsion in anyone who has been informed of its effect, anyone not informed of its effect will see the organism as a female human, with facial and bodily deformation and scarring. When questioned, the subjects describe SCP-1458 differently, but all are human females and subjects who have had their memory affected by SCP-1458 will describe it similarly. The organism was discovered in [REDACTED] after being caught on a security camera in a shopping mall in [REDACTED]. When questioned SCP-1458 informed researchers that it had been living in the town of [REDACTED] for \u2588 years and had usually made SCP-1458-1 shop for groceries. People viewing SCP-1458 through electronic devices are not affected by its influence and when questioned about this SCP-1458 informed researchers of its aversion to modern technology.\nInterview SCP-1458 7\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1458\nInterviewer: Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: Interview was questioning to determine where SCP-1458 originated. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was also instructed to attempt to discover SCP-1458's intentions toward the subjects under its influence. Researcher had had contact with SCP-1458 before and was familiar with it.\n<Begin Log>\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Who are you?Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Were you born looking like this?Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Your children? Who were they?Note: At this point in the interview SCP-1458 began vocalizing a low pitched rumbling noise.Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Your revenge? What was that?Note: At this point the rumbling vocalization is much louder and more aggressive.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please calm down, SCP-1458. Who is she?Note: At this point SCP-1458 ceased speaking and laughed for about 5 seconds.Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Who are her children?\n<Interview terminated due to outside stimuli>\nClosing Statement: Before the interview was terminated, SCP-1458 began shouting names of children. When researched it was shown that all names said met the known criteria of to be affected by the organism's main effect. Despite warnings from guards the subject did not stop vocalization and was subdued. After this event SCP-1458 ignored all requests made for 24 hours.\n\nAddendum 1: After the events of Interview SCP-1458-7, SCP-1458 is to be closely monitored for any sudden changes in behaviour or mental state to assess what causes them.\nAddendum 2: Due to apparent telepathic or mind-influencing effects on SCP-1458-1, precautions must be taken in the event that the effect is not limited to children under its influence.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1457 | SCP-1458 | SCP-1459 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\u26a0\ufe0f content warning  \n\n\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\n\n\u26a0\ufe0f Content warning: This work of fiction involves scenes which depict or allude to topics which may be particularly distressing for some readers. Please scroll for a list of such topics contained in this piece.\n(NOTE: Content from the collaborative test log is not covered here.)\n\nAnimal cruelty\nAnimal death\nBestiality\n\nReaders with particular sensitivities should also be aware that this story also depicts or alludes to the following subjects which are less prevalent among content advisories, but nevertheless have the potential to be disturbing:\n\nBludgeoning (lethal)\nDecapitation\nDrowning\nHanging\nStrangulation\n\n\nPeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1459 - The Puppy Machine by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nAn instance of SCP-1459-1.\n\nItem #: SCP-1459\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1459 is to be kept within a standard containment vault in Safe Wing-C of Sector-25. As of 05/16/\u2588\u2588, only Level-1 Maintenance Technician Valera may view and interact with SCP-1459. MT Valera is to be presented with the opportunity to receive a mild amnestic to ameliorate emotional escalation between testing sessions. In the event that MT Valera becomes unavailable to perform further tests, a new individual is to be selected by the presiding on-site counselor.\nBy executive order, testing is to continue indefinitely.\nDescription: SCP-1459 is a modified claw crane arcade game machine that stands 2.3m x 1.2m x 1.5m. Like most machines of this variety, it has a central rectangular space with three clear walls on its front and sides, with a white plastic floor and back. However, SCP-1459 is unique in that the inner chamber has no chute where a prize would normally be dispensed.\nThe front panel features two coin slots, a large red button, a microphone, a digital numeric display, a sign that reads \"WIN A COOKIE\", and a thin horizontal slot from which the aforementioned baked goods are dispensed. There is no power cord attached to the back of the machine, nor is one needed, as it is presumably powered via anomalous means. When SCP-1459 is inactive, the central chamber is completely bare. SCP-1459 cannot be forcefully opened or damaged by any known means.\nWhen one (1) US quarter-dollar coin is deposited into SCP-1459, a hatch will open in the ceiling of the central chamber and a claw carrying an instance of SCP-1459-1 will descend from it. SCP-1459-1 and other materials produced by SCP-1459 are often too large to normally fit in the upper section of the machine; it is unknown if these materials are manifested by SCP-1459 at the beginning of game sessions or if they are teleported from another location.\nAfter depositing the instance of SCP-1459-1, the digital numeric display will present the number of games that have been played previously,1 and a voice recording will play, urging the player to press the button and describe a way SCP-1459-1 can be destroyed. After this message has been played, the button on the front panel will glow and the numeric display will initiate a 15-second countdown. The player may then press the button and dictate into the microphone any lethal action that can be performed upon SCP-1459-1, with the only restriction being that players cannot choose a method used in a previous game.\nSCP-1459-1 are juvenile domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), the breed and gender of which varies. SCP-1459 typically selects a breed that individual players holds the most affection toward. Aside from the seemingly infinite quantity that SCP-1459 contains, instances of SCP-1459-1 do not appear to display any innate anomalous properties and generally behave in a manner consistent with animals of their variety; however, SCP-1459-1 instances may occasionally be subjected to anomalous changes to their physiology or behaviors in order to facilitate the method of destruction dictated by the player.\nIf the player states a method of extermination within the allotted 15 seconds, the hatch in the ceiling of the inner chamber will open and an array of mechanical arms will descend, carrying whatever is necessary to carry out the player's suggestion. Requests for deaths that are not possible within the confines of the chamber will cause SCP-1459 to display additional anomalous properties to carry out its orders (see Experiment Log).\nOnce the instance of SCP-1459-1 is deceased, one (1) cookie will be dispensed to the player via the slot in the front of the machine. Cookie flavors dispensed have included chocolate, vanilla, oatmeal, raisin, strawberry, lemon, white chocolate, and peanut butter. The exact variety dispensed to a given player is often the one that the player has the lowest preference for.\nIf the player fails to state a method of extermination or the method proves insufficient, a robotic arm will descend from SCP-1459's hatch and bludgeon the SCP-1459-1 instance until it is deceased. No cookie will be dispensed following this event.\nSCP-1459 automatically cleans its interior chamber after every game. First, an arm holding a broom descends and sweeps the remains of SCP-1459-1 into a trapdoor. Next, SCP-1459 wipes down the surfaces of the chamber by deploying arms equipped with flat rubber implements, spray bottles containing a soapy solution, and clean white towels. While this process is taking place, a recorded message will tell the player, \"Yeah, you're totally going to hell for this. Play again?\".\n\n+Experiment Logs\n\n-Experiment Logs\n\nExperiment #: 0001\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Stabbing.\"\nResult: SCP-1459 played a sound effect indicating the method of extermination had been previously used.\n\nExperiment #: 0002\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Chainsaw.\"\nResult: Same as previous experiment.\n\n[SUPERFLUOUS TEST LOGS REDACTED]\n\nExperiment #: 0048\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Shark bite.\"\nResult: The hatch anomalously elongated and produced a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), which proceeded to bite off SCP-1459-1's head and recede back into the machine.\n\nExperiment #: 0049\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Run it over.\"\nResult: SCP-1459 produced a tire attached to a spinning mechanism. After the mechanism accelerated to an estimated 2000 rpm, it made contact with SCP-1459-1.\n\nExperiment #: 0050\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Drop it from a great height.\"\nResult: SCP-1459-1 fell through SCP-1459's trapdoor. Fifteen minutes later, it fell through the top hatch at high speed, and was instantly killed.\n\nExperiment #: 0051\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Reality TV.\"\nResult: A 1958 General Electric television set fell on SCP-1459-1. The set then powered on and replayed the event.\n\nExperiment #: 0052\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Death by blender.\"\nResult: SCP-1459 produced and lowered SCP-1459-1 into a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand blender. SCP-1459-1 sat unharmed inside the device for 3 minutes, after which a robotic arm pressed \"puree\". The blender was uncovered when this transpired.\n\nExperiment #: 0053\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Murdered by its lover.\"\nResult: SCP-1459 produced a second instance of SCP-1459-1, which proceeded to claw and bite the first instance until it died of blood loss. The second instance was eliminated via SCP-1459's default bludgeoning method.\nNote: Only one cookie was dispensed.\n\nExperiment #: 0055\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Murder suicide.\"\nResult: As in the first test, a second SCP-1459-1 murdered the first. Following this, SCP-1459 provided the second SCP-1459-1 with a hammer, which the animal ran into repeatedly.\nNote: Two cookies were dispensed.\n\nExperiment #: 0056\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Crime of passion.\"\nResult: The hatch elongated and a woman in a red evening gown emerged. The woman (who has not yet been identified) strangled SCP-1459-1 while sobbing and screaming the phrase \"you dog\" repeatedly. The woman performed this action continuously for 15 minutes; afterward, both the woman and the deceased SCP-1459-1 fell through the trapdoor and out of view.\n\nExperiment #: 0057\nPlayer: Dr. Yeatley\nStatement: \"Drowning in puppies.\"\nResult: Additional SCP-1459-1 were produced until the entire chamber was filled to capacity. The remaining space was filled with water.\nNote: Many cookies were dispensed.\n\n[SUPERFLUOUS LOGS REDACTED]\n\nExperiment #: 0231\nPlayer: Dr. L\u00f6fqvist\nStatement: \"Civil war.\"\nResult: A man in a historically accurate uniform of the Confederate States Army circa 1863 dismembered SCP-1459-1 with his bare hands.\n\nExperiment #: 0232\nPlayer: Dr. Siddell\nStatement: \"The Judicial System.\"\nResult: Fifteen additional instances of SCP-1459-1 were produced, one of which wore a miniature powdered wig and black cloak, and two of which miniature suits. A noose was lowered around the first instance's head and hanged the instance. The same procedure was applied to the remaining fourteen instances.\nNote: Fifteen cookies were dispensed, all of which were of the raisin variety.\n\nExperiment #: 0233\nPlayer: Assistant Researcher Kirchner\nStatement: \"Made into cookies.\"\nResult: Using kitchen implements and traditional ingredients, SCP-1459-1 was dismembered and incorporated into a batch of chocolate chip cookies. SCP-1459's internal heat increased to an estimated 300 degrees Celsius. SCP-1459 then produced a woman in a red evening gown who consumed the cookies while smiling wordlessly at Assistant Researcher Kirchner.\nNote: A chocolate chip cookie was dispensed. No traces of animal matter detected in its composition.\n\nExperiment #: 0234\nPlayer: Junior Researcher Leishman\nStatement: \"Falling off a roller coaster.\"\nResult: SCP-1459's mechanical arms constructed a miniature roller coaster within the internal chamber over the course of 3 hours. Once completed, SCP-1459-1 rode the ride normally until to the loop section, at which point the ride stopped, causing SCP-1459-1 to fall to the chamber floor. SCP-1459-1 was then bludgeoned via SCP-1459's default method.\nNote: No cookie dispensed.\n\nExperiment #: 0235\nPlayer: Dr. Hoshi\nStatement: \"Batman.\"\nResult: A concrete bust of the fictional character was released from the ceiling of the chamber, subsequently crushing SCP-1459-1. The floor remained undamaged.\n\nExperiment #: 0236\nPlayer: Dr. Philmore\nStatement: \"Knowledge of the unknowable.\"\nResult: An entity resembling O5-\u2588\u2588 emerged from the trapdoor of the inner chamber, picked up SCP-1459-1, and pulled it out of sight.\nNote: When questioned, O5-\u2588\u2588 denied any involvement in the incident.\n\nExperiment #: 0237\nPlayer: D-5923\nStatement: \"My bare hands.\"\nResult: SCP-1459-1 reacted as if being strangled, although no additional presence was observed in the chamber. D-5923 reported feeling SCP-1459-1's fur on his hands as it died.\n\nExperiment #: 0238\nPlayer: D-5923\nStatement: \"Spontaneous combustion.\"\nResult: SCP-1459-1 underwent what appeared to be an accelerated form of SCP-081.\n\nExperiment #: 0239\nPlayer: D-5923\nStatement: \"Nuclear deton\u2013\" (Subject terminated mid-sentence.)\nResult: The resulting explosion was completely contained by SCP-1459.\nNote: D-Class personnel no longer permitted for testing. Maintenance Technician Valera selected for further testing due to the low likelihood of K-Class scenarios resulting from her requests.\nNote 2: 368 cookies were dispensed in rapid succession. The significance of this is unknown.\n\nExperiment #: 0240\nPlayer: Maintenance Technician Valera\nStatement: \"Happy thoughts.\"\nResult: SCP-1459-1 was injected with a black substance, convulsed, and collapsed.\n\nExperiment #: 0241\nPlayer: Maintenance Technician Valera\nStatement: \"Love.\"\nResult: A woman in a red evening gown emerged from SCP-1459's upper chamber and began to engage the SCP-1459-1 instance in vigorous osculation for a duration of precisely five hours. SCP-1459-1 is believed to have expired due to asphyxiation sometime roughly halfway through the process.\n\nExperiment #: 0242\nPlayer: Maintenance Technician Valera\nStatement: \"Old age.\"\nResult: SCP-1459 played a sound effect indicating the method of extermination had been previously used. Maintenance Technician Valera was unable to think of an alternative method of extermination and SCP-1459-1 was disposed of in the default manner.\n\nExperiment #: 0243\nPlayer: Maintenance Technician Valera\nStatement: \"Please, no kill dog.\"\nResult: SCP-1459-1 was given a pillow, a treat, and a pat on the head by a gloved mechanism. 15 minutes later, it was retrieved by SCP-1459's claw. Immediately afterward, SCP-1459 produced a juvenile domestic feline (Felis catus) and exterminated it with a single blow to the head with a sledgehammer.\nNote: A salted cracker was dispensed.\n\n[SUPERFLUOUS LOGS REDACTED; SEE EXTENDED LOG FOR FURTHER DOCUMENTATION]\n\n-Experiment Logs\n\nAddendum: The following is a manufacturer's mark present on the rear panel of SCP-1459:\n\nBrought to you by the good folks at Y.W.T.G.T.H.F.T.\nin partnership with Sugarcomb Confections.\n\nFootnotes\n1. 2,592 as of 07/09/\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1458 | SCP-1459 | SCP-1460 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1460\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1460 is kept in a standard humanoid containment cell at Site \u2588\u2588. Contact or experimentation with SCP-1460 outside of standard medical care may only be performed with prior permission from at least two (2) senior research personnel.\nSCP-1460 is to be administered a pentobarbital/thiopental regimen daily. Until further notice, use of medication outside of that required for basic medical care has been suspended.\nElements of Mobile Task Force Gamma-5 (\"Red Herrings\") have been deployed to the areas affected by SCP-1460 and have standing authorization to administer amnestics as necessary to maintain secrecy and minimize disruption of the civilian population.\nDescription: SCP-1460 is a 32-year old male Asian-American identified as [REDACTED], a former resident of the city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588, USA. SCP-1460 has been in a coma for the past eight (8) years, of which the last seven (7) have been in Foundation care, as a result of a traffic accident on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 in which a public transit bus struck and critically injured SCP-1460 while he was walking to his place of employment. SCP-1460 was transferred to a regional hospital due to a lack of appropriate trauma facilities at the local hospital, and came to the Foundation's attention following multiple discrepancies found during a routine review of hospital medical records.\nDespite SCP-1460's condition, individuals involved in his daily life have reportedly been in contact with him during the entirety of the interval in which he has been comatose and are not aware of his current condition. Although there is a complete lack of corroboration from locally available surveillance footage, friends and family have reported that SCP-1460 has lived for the last ten (10) years in a low-income apartment in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and has been employed at a local supermarket for the same duration, where work is done that is attributed to SCP-1460. Furthermore, records of bank transactions and ATM usage are periodically registered which are attributable to SCP-1460, which also do not appear on bank or ATM surveillance video, despite corroboration from bank employees regarding SCP-1460's activity.\nAddendum 1460-01: Excerpt from Interview 1460-03B\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Mrs. L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (Mother of SCP-1460)\nInterviewer: Agent E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (Undercover)\n\nAgent E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you for your time, Mrs. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. We'd just like to ask you some quick questions about [REDACTED].\nMrs. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Sure thing.\nAgent E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What do you remember about when he was released from the hospital?\nMrs. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Oh, we were so relieved to be able to finally get him out of there. He hadn't really talked the entire time he was in there, you see, so we were really glad.\nAgent E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you remember which day you picked him up, exactly?\nMrs. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Of course, it was\u2026 I\u2026 huh, come to think of it, I can't remember what day it was. I must have been so concentrated on making sure \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was okay that I didn't really pay attention to anything else.\n\nAddendum 1460-02: Excerpt from Interview 1460-09A\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Mr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588 V\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (General Manager of [REDACTED] Supermarket)\nInterviewer: Agent E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (Undercover)\n\nAgent E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What can you tell us about [REDACTED]?\nMr. V\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You want to know about \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? He's alright, kinda quiet, sticks to himself. Shows up on time every day, does his job decently, doesn't stick out but definitely not the worst kid I have.\nAgent E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Has he exhibited any strange behavior since his accident? I mean, has he been acting strange in any way?\nMr. V\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No, not really, just a normal guy. He's not in any kind of trouble, is he?\nAgent E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No sir, this is just a confidential followup on behalf of the hospital.\nMr. V\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Okay, well, if you want to talk to him he should be here in about half an hour or so.\n\nAddendum 1460-03: Incident Log 1460-03\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588, approval was given to administer a pentobarbital/thiopental regimen to SCP-1460 in order to induce a deeper comatose state. Within a week of doing so, local Foundation agents reported a sudden onset of mass confusion in individuals affected by SCP-1460. The experiment was suspended shortly afterward, and Class B amnestics administered as necessary. Further attempts to suppress or neutralize SCP-1460 have also been suspended indefinitely.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1459 | SCP-1460 | SCP-1461 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1461, prior to containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1461\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site-6 has been constructed around SCP-1461. Task Force Lambda-30 (\"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot\") is on permanent assignment to reinforce Site-6 security. Any unusual activity from SCP-1461 is to be reported to on-site Level 4 supervisors, who will implement A4-7 Daybreak procedures at their discretion (see Site-6 standard procedures guide). Any operatives entering SCP-1461 should be fitted with full NBCA (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Anomalous) protection and armed escorts. SCP-1461 is considered a high-priority target for the organization known as the Church of the Broken God, who have made \u2588\u2588 attempts to breach Site-6 and access SCP-1461 since 19\u2588\u2588.\nDescription: SCP-1461 is an English manor (circa 1890) with attached sub-levels. It came to the Foundation's attention on November 1941, when the dwelling and its sub-level facilities vanished, then rematerialized after an eleven day period of absence. The surface portion of SCP-1461 is a two-level dwelling with twelve bedrooms, four baths, three studies, a main foyer/ballroom, a library, a kitchen, and a pantry-basement. Most of these rooms were converted into simple barracks prior to Foundation acquisition and are believed to have been dwellings for the cult. Site-6 Staff have reinforced the structure and use the available space to house monitoring rooms and security forces. No anomalous activity has ever originated from the manor itself.\nThe sub-level facilities are accessible through the manor's basement. The layout and size of the sub-level facilities have yet to be accurately measured, due to the anomalous qualities of the facility and hostile entities within. The facility is constructed primarily from concrete, iron, and brass; but also a number of exotic and/or unknown materials. The layout of the facility follows illogical routes and architecture: for example, doorways open into solid walls or open chasms, stairwells ascend into empty space, etc. Extensive damage is apparent throughout the facility. Certain sections have caved in and are filled with an unidentified grey sandstone that exists nowhere on the Foundation's expanded periodic table of elements. The facilities also contain a wide array of anomalous artifacts both active and neutralized (see Inventory Document I-1461-Current). It is unknown whether the facility's erratic layout and artifacts were present prior to SCP-1461's disappearance, or if they were introduced during said absence.\nThe sub-level facilities are extremely hazardous, with an extensive array of moving mechanical apparatuses, gear works, pistons, steam-pipes and coolant tubes that lack appropriate safety measures. The machinery is maintained by strategic placement of nozzles that dispense a black, mucus-like substance which is highly corrosive to organic materials, but also serves as a coolant and lubricant. Some sections appear to be emitting strong gamma and X-ray radiation, registering 75 counts per second at their highest recorded reading. The source of this radiation is unknown as none of the machinery appears to be constructed with or houses radioactive components.\nSCP-1461 contains approximately fifty-seven humanoid entities (including seven former Foundation personnel) designated as SCP-1461-1. These entities, through an unknown process, have been augmented with crude mechanical implants in an as-of-yet undiscovered section of SCP-1461. Each instance of SCP-1461-1 has been uniquely augmented, with little uniformity between them. The majority have been augmented with metallic teeth and claw-like protrusions on their hands, giving them lethal close-quarters combat ability. Other augmentations include iron bolts haphazardly grafted to the subject's bones, severe reinforcement to the spinal column, and the replacement of one or more organs with prosthetic equivalents. SCP-1461-1 appears to possess no higher brain functions or retain any sense of self, acting entirely on canine-levels of instinct and intelligence. Instances stick to one- or two-unit groups, build easily hidden or defensible nests, and attempt to collect food cannibalized from one another or from intruding Foundation staff. All instances of SCP-1461-1 are considered extremely hostile.\nIt is theorized that SCP-1461 itself may \"command\" SCP-1461-1. The speaking-tube system throughout the facility has been observed emitting loud metallic shrieks that cause SCP-1461-1 to retreat from an area. In other encounters, a metallic odor identified to be blood filters through the ventilation system, drawing SCP-1461-1 to the marked location. The frequency and accuracy at which SCP-1461 scent-marks areas currently occupied by Foundation personnel suggests some kind of guiding, hostile intelligence.\nAt least four instances of SCP-1461-1 have received additional augmentation, replacing their esophagus and lungs with a phonograph device powered by SCP-1461-1's own motions. These phonographs emit a constant, repeating stream of speech peppered with religious symbolism, but has provided no clues as to its creator or purpose.\nAddendum: According to records from 1941, the manor was owned by a Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and his family. A World War One veteran, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was injured during the Battle of the Somme and shipped to a London hospital shortly before the war's end. His experiences appear to have had a profound psychological effect, giving him a nihilistic view of society. He constructed SCP-1461 with the intent of somehow ending or escaping the world. More information can be extrapolated from his journals, recovered from within SCP-1461 (see Evidence Summary V2008-5). It is believed that Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had anywhere from fifty to a hundred employees helping him in this task, the majority of whom eventually re-organized into a cult devoted to SCP-1461. An unknown number of these followers were present in SCP-1461 when it vanished, along with Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, his wife, and two children. To date, only six of these individuals have been accounted for.\nShortly after SCP-1461 rematerialized, unknown individuals entered SCP-1461 before Foundation agents could contain the site. These individuals are believed to have been members of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's fellowship, who had not been present in SCP-1461 when it vanished. They successfully extracted a number of potentially anomalous artifacts that have yet to be cataloged or recovered.\nPartial List of Cataloged Anomalous Rooms\nOf the twelve sub-levels discovered by Foundation personnel, only 75% of its layout has been properly mapped, and an unknown number of levels are believed to exist further below. Each sub-level contains excavation, construction and storage rooms, as well as rooms exhibiting Safe or Euclid-level anomalous qualities and/or artifacts. For a full list of anomalous SCP-1461 rooms, refer to Document I-1461-Current.\nGel Production (Sub-level Three): An automated factory that melts down the unidentified grey sandstone into glass, forms them into canisters, and fills them with a green viscous gel made up of a variety of exotic chemicals. Some of these jars contain fully-formed teeth and organs whose DNA patterns match nothing found on earth. Most of the jars have become inert, and their contents have decomposed. The gel-production machine itself has been crushed by a cave-in.\nPipe Hall (Sub-Level Four): A hallway lined with approximately 2,450 pipes, constructed from brass, iron, copper, gold, bamboo, carved jade and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Some kind of substance can be clearly heard being pumped through the pipes, but their origin and destination are unknown.\n\"Factory Deliveries\" (Sub-Level Seven): A large, unlit warehouse filled with wooden crates of various sizes. Unlike other storage rooms, which contain mundane materials from non-anomalous sources, the crates in this section are blank or branded simply with \"Factory Deliveries.\" Irregular patrols of the warehouse have revealed that the number and arrangement of crates changes, but as with the Pipe Hall, their origin and destination are unknown. On at least one occasion, muffled vocalizations could be heard coming from somewhere within the warehouse, but their source was never discovered.\nOrb Room (Sub-Level Ten): [DATA EXPUNGED]\nSpeaking Tube Room (Sub-Level Eleven): The multitude of brass speaking tubes connecting SCP-1461 appear to converge in this room on a large central pulpit. The partial remains of a human female have been recovered here, with evidence to suggest the body (specifically skin and intestinal organs) was used to perform crude repairs to some of the damaged tubes.\nCatalyst Room (Sub-Level Twelve): A large chamber filled a random assembly of gears, cables, pulleys, screws, and belts, all made of an amalgam of iron, tin, gold, and other metals, some as of yet unidentified. The assembly has suffered extensive damage, with evidence that a large section (approximately 12 cubic meters) has been violently removed. The location of this section is unknown. An elevated platform is suspended directly over the assembly. The platform features a metallic bed with the desiccated remains of a human male. The corpse's chest has been pierced by large syringes connected to a pumping machine, its design suggesting that it pumped fluid extracted from the syringes into the missing portion of the machinery below. At regular forty-five minute intervals, the assembly attempts to self-start, but its existing damage prevents initialization. Friction heat-buildup eventually results in an emergency shut-down that lasts until the machinery has cooled enough to make another attempt. Item V2008-5 was recovered from the hospital bed.\nPartial Transcript of SCP-1461-1 Phonograph Recording\n\nI am what you have made me.\nI am choice and I am tyranny.\nForgive me.\nI am then and I am now.\nWhat gods they will be, then.\nI am evil and I am flesh.\nI am the trap. I am the trapped.\nI am beauty and I am chaos.\nChildren are selfish.\nI am the worm.\nI have broken God.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1460 | SCP-1461 | SCP-1462 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Models of altered and original chlorophyll molecules\n\nItem #: SCP-1462\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Level A hazmat gear is mandatory for interaction with SCP-1462. The Foundation's role in containment is largely preventative- in the case of containment failure, implanted agents are to convince civilian leadership of the importance of maintaining respiratory protection. Civilians seen unprotected are to be taken into custody and processed for signs of infection. Cover stories for individuals \"lost in the blaze\" are in place with all major media outlets.\nRegular sweeps for signs of SCP-1462 infection are to be performed near known SCP-1462 active sites. Trees infected with the fungal vector for SCP-1462 are to be removed and mulched. Other infected specimens are to be removed and destroyed. All remains of infected specimens are to be disposed of via biohazard incinerator and bleached before disposal. While spores of the fungal vector have proven flame-resistant and are capable of surviving incineration, bleached ashes require no special handling.\nDescription: SCP-1462 is a strain of airborne virus transmitted via fungal spores. The fungus is dangerous only to trees, but spores can infect both plants and animals with the virus. This virus causes the host organism's natural fluids to be replaced with petroleum analogues.1\nIn animals, this conversion results in widespread chronic cutaneous and hepatic porphyria symptoms2 concluding with massive organ failure and death. Afterwards, all non-skeletal body mass converts into petroleum during decomposition. Despite a 100% fatality rate, standard antiviral precautions are successful in preventing infection from one individual to another.\nIn plants, infection increases photosynthetic efficiency, as the black pigment shift allows for more complete light absorption, and alteration of the stomata, resulting initially in improved heat release and increased intake of CO2. However, each infected plant also releases trace amounts of a pheromone during CO2 intake. Sufficient saturation3 causes the immediate closure of stomata and subsequent inability to release heat in all infected trees. This reaction is unique to trees and is notably absent in any other instance of infection. Standing theory suggests that the virus was engineered for use on non-tree plants, and its deleterious effect on animals and trees are side effects4.\nInfected trees inevitably ignite and set fire to surrounding infected flora. Liquefied remains of fauna ensure high quantities of flammable gas and surface accelerant, leading to rapid expansion of the burn area through infected territory. The final stage of the burn cycle is a firestorm, resulting in aerial dispersal of particulate and fungal spores over twice the original area, as the air currents caused by the conflagration spread the spores across progressively larger expanses of woodland.\nIt should be noted that the rate of expansion per burn cycle would completely consume the largest forests on Earth within one year while sending enough particulate and spore matter into the stratosphere and troposphere to simultaneously threaten the planet with both global exposure to SCP-1462, and nuclear winter5.\nAttachments: File fragments recovered from basement level of destroyed complex following discovery and containment of SCP-1462 in initial burn area\n\nJournal Entries: Research Specialist Robert Dawpins\n01/24/2013- [UNRECOVERABLE] breakthrough in the viral engineering department. Got a test batch reliably replacing core ions with vanadium- and the theory's sound. Still photosy[UNRECOVERABLE]\n02/30/2013- Vector design is stalled. All test carriers degrade int[UNRECOVERABLE]\n03/09/2013- [UNRECOVERABLE]ungus that can carry without conversion. Testing spore matter starts tomorr[UNRECOVERABLE]\n03/19/2013- This is extremely promising. All plants expose to vector spores convert without issue! Fruit and roots, too. Gas tomatoes and potatoes! Too bad we couldn't use that tagline Jack suggested. \"Losing cash at the gas pump? Coulda burned a V8!\" was geni[UNRECOVERABLE]\n04/12/2013- We lost the peach trees. Cleanup took us all hours and thos[UNRECOVERABLE]n't going to be usable until repair crews fix the fire damage. We're restricting testing to roots and vines for now, things with less mas[UNRECOVERABLE]\nMEMO 4/14/2013- Proposed Ad Text for Grow-Your-Own Product Line: BioFuel\nBe part of the solution! With new Grow-Your-Own BioFuel packets, you can turn any backyard garden into a renewable source of BioFuel! Simply sprinkle over the plants* to be used, and within a week, you'll have your very own BioFruits! Give'em a run through your food processor or juicer, remove the pulp and it's ready for use in any Flex-Fuel vehicle!\n*GYO BioFuel packets not for use with trees.\n04/18/2013- Quarantine orders. Everyone's sick, hydrocarbon poisoning. Bet some joker put some BioFuel carrots into the canteen or someth[UNRECOVERABLE]\n04/20/2013- [UNRECOVERABLE]oisoning. Everyones crazy too. Vector crossed to anima[UNRECOVERABLE]lly bad.\nFoundation Analysis- Logs cease after 04/21/2013. Evidence suggests massive personnel losses on 04/24/2013. Current theory stands that trees surrounding complex underwent a burn cycle on 04/26/2013 after accidental exposure to fungal spores following clean-up of peach tree burn cycle. Unlikelihood of a full hectare of peach trees used for testing suggests that SCP-1462 is extremely adaptable, and since initial events has allowed for greater expansion prior to burn periods. Further investigation of the Grow-Your-Own Corporation facility responsible for SCP-1462 hindered by severe damage to original site.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This is achieved by altering porphyrins, such as heme in blood cells and chlorophyll in plants, to replace their contained ion with a vanadium ion through a process yet to be completely understood. The end result is a specialized aromatic hydrocarbon that mimics the function of the original fluid to some degree (see below for post-conversion effects).\n2. Symptoms include photosensitivity (photodermatitis), blisters, necrosis of the skin and gums, itching and swelling, increased hair growth on areas such as the forehead, abdominal pain, vomiting, acute neuropathy, muscle weakness, seizures and mental disturbances, including hallucinations, depression, anxiety, and paranoia.\n3. This has been determined to be reached at roughly one hectare (2.47 acres) of infected woodland.\n4. Confirmed- see recovered documentation below.\n5. While a misnomer, nuclear winter is caused by particulate matter sent airborne by firestorms. The end result here is identical.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1461 | SCP-1462 | SCP-1463 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1463\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Read and recognize these as proper containment procedures.\nUser Recognition:1 Confirmed.\nDescription: [REDACTED]\n\nFILE REVISED. DISPLAYING NEW FILE ITERATION.\nItem #: SCP-1463\nObject Class: Keter\nPersonnel Requirements: Personnel assigned to SCP-1463 must be capable of recognizing their surrounding environment.\nPosition Designation: Office/Foundation\nFacility ID: Unknown\nUser Certainty Percentage: 0%\nLocation Security Status: Pending\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Read the following information.\nDescription: [REDACTED]\n\nFILE REVISED. DISPLAYING NEW FILE ITERATION.\nItem #: SCP-1463\nObject Class: Keter\nThreat Level: Orange\nPersonnel Requirements: Personnel assigned to SCP-1463 must be capable of describing their surrounding environment.\nPersonnel Report 1463/01: The following is a list of items in the office:\n\nMetal desk, positioned against the wall\nChair, placed at the desk\nComputer and computer monitor on the desk, the latter currently displaying this file\nStandard Foundation-issued pistol by the monitor\nAmmunition box, placed next to the desk\nThree broken autoinjectors on the floor, two surrounded by puddles of a translucent substance\nNumerous manuals and books covering the floor\nBookshelf positioned in front of the door\nMetal door bar lock, largely obscured by the bookshelf\nText on a wall, painted over with black paint\nTipped over bucket of black paint and blood\nUnknown\n\nUnknown Item Recognition Index: N/A (Item not present)\nINVALID RESPONSE.\nUnknown Item Recognition Index: 0 (Unrecognizable)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Read the following information.\nDescription: [REDACTED]\n\nOPENING SUPPLEMENTARY FILE.\n\nItem #: SCP-1463-A\nUnknown Item Details: A monolithic structure with an unclear shape, apparently tall enough to phase through the ceiling.\nDetails Revision 1: Patterns of spirals with arachnid limbs.\nDetails Revision 2: A network of fibers that are connecting to every object within the office. Eyes line each one.\nDetails Revision 3: Portions of my grey matter.\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Protocol MESA-ALEPH must be performed for the containment of SCP-1463-A. Protocol MESA-ALEPH is as follows:\n\nRetrieve the pistol.\nRaise the pistol.\nAim the pistol at your forehead.\nPull the trigger.\nPull the trigger.\nPull the trigger.\nAim the pistol away from your body once the trigger has been pulled.\nLoad one bullet into the pistol.\nTurn to face SCP-1463-A.\nFire into SCP-1463-A.\n\nDescription: SCP-1463-A is a component of SCP-1463 that exhibits a weak antimemetic effect. Its method of hunting is by allowing itself to be perceived by a subject, which enables it to begin integrating with the subject's consciousness until the consciousness is entirely consumed. As SCP-1463-A and the subject are connected during the process, events perceived by the subject as potentially harmful or lethal will be perceived as such by SCP-1463-A, which can force it to stop the integration process.\nThe entity is presently neutralized, though its presence is a sign of SCP-1463 manifestation.\n\nCLOSING SUPPLEMENTARY FILE.\n\nFILE REVISED. DISPLAYING NEW FILE ITERATION.\nItem #: SCP-1463\nObject Class: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nThreat Level: Orange\nContainment Class: Keter-Approaching\nPersonnel Report 1463/02: Below is a torn manual page, found on the floor. Text written in pencil is rendered in italics.\n\nMnestics Administration and Use Guide\n\nJournal compromised \u2014 second best option\nAV 1. Procure a sterile autoinjector from the mnestics case. Check the blue tab near its base; if the tab is instead red then it has been used before. If this is an autoinjector you have only used on yourself then this should not be important. If not, then retrieve a different autoinjector. Broke intercom speaker. Won't let what happened to Qoppa-4 repeat\nOI 2. Load the autoinjector. To do this, open the black cap on the autoinjector and attach it to the the connector on the mnestics container you have.1 bullet fired, 6 bullets left Press the green button on the autoinjector and it will automatically load with a safe dose. Detach from the connector when1 bullet fired, 15 bullets 2 bullets fired, 4 left the bar on the autoinjector is entirely green. God damn amnestics are being eaten. Couldn't hide them behind the bookshelf. It's becoming the damn amnestics and I keep forgetting to do anything about it2\nSomeone was banging on the door and wanted to come in. I knew not to trust them when their voice went inside-out\nDF 3. [ILLEGIBLE: Covered in black paint] then press down on the red button [ILLEGIBLE: Covered in black paint] Memetic vectors hidden. Keep reading and grab some food from cafeteria (left turn, right turn, directly forward) when coast is clear.\nREMEMBER EXIT\nIL 4. [ILLEGIBLE: Covered in black paint] Whoever wrote this file can fuck themselves\nPower keeps going off, lights are flickering like all hell wrong lights\nE 5. Avert your eyes from any objects that were not previously present in your vicinity. These are likely [ILLEGIBLE: Covered in black paint] Contact a containment [ILLEGIBLE: Covered in black paint] Paint hides vector, paint hides prey\n[ILLEGIBLE: Covered in black paint]\n\nPrepared by the Antimemetics Division \u2014 Site-41\n\nThe page was recovered after I fled into the office. The original file for SCP-1463 was open when I entered. The subject who had previously occupied this area is presumably dead.\nFacility ID: Site-41\nUser Certainty Percentage: 90%\nLocation Security Status: Compromised\nNearest Exit Integrity Score: Pending\nFoundation Intranet Message Class: Emergency/Request\nMessage Status: Sent\nNOTICE FOR ALL SCP-1463 RESEARCHERS: In emergency scenarios communication may not always be possible, such as if an antimemetic anomaly is being applied to most forms of communication.\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Read the following information.\nDescription: [REDACTED]\n\nFILE REVISED. DISPLAYING NEW FILE ITERATION.\nItem #: SCP-1463\nObject Class: In\u2588\u2588\u2588a\u2588a\u2588\u2588ou\u2588 \u2588r\u2588\u2588at\u2588r\nThreat Level: Orange\nContainment Class: Keter-Arriving\nNoise Position: Door\nClarified Noise Position: Outside the office, at the door\nDATABASE CONNECTION LOST FOR 0.5 MINUTES. FILE MODIFICATION CAN RESUME.\nDoor Bar Lock Class: Neutralized\nBookshelf Class: Neutralized\nDoor Class: Thaumiel (pending reclassification)\nDoor Integrity Value: 50 (Medium)\nSound Intensity Level: Red\nBullet Supply Count: 3\nDoor Integrity Value: 41 (Medium)\nBullet Supply Count: 2\nDoor Integrity Value: 36 (Low)\nBullet Supply Count: 1\nDoor Integrity Value: 20 (Very Low)\nBullet Supply Count: 0\nDoor Integrity Value: 20 (Very Low)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Read the following information.\nDescription: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nFILE REVISED. DISPLAYING NEW FILE ITERATION.\nItem #: SCP-1463\nObject Class: Infohazardous Predator\nThreat Level: Orange\nContainment Class: Keter-Intruding\nPersonnel Requirements: Personnel assigned to SCP-1463 must be capable of recognizing and securing all entrances to their location, which includes the ventilation duct.\n\nFILE REVISED. DISPLAYING NEW FILE ITERATION.\nIRRELEVANT INFORMATION EXPUNGED.\nContainment Class: Office\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Hide under the desk.\nDescription: Unclear; obscured by surroundings.\nTHE COMPUTER IS UNNECESSARY TO READ THIS FILE.\nObject Luminosity Level: High\nLight-Induced Pain Index: 7 (High)\nLocal Pareidolia Presence Value: 100 (Very High)\nObject Persuasion Capacity: Black\nOcular Status: CLOSED\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\nOutside Awareness Threshold: Low\nNoise Class: White Noise/Screeching\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\nOcular Status: Opened\nContainment Class: Undetermined-Exited\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\nNOTICE FOR ALL SCP-1463 RESEARCHERS: All versions of this file have not physically or digitally existed. When you first opened this document you viewed a specially designed cognitohazard, which implanted a memetic entity (Oz-\u03a92) into your head. Using techniques based on the Memetics Division's Project Radix, Oz-\u03a92 can create documents that exist in a purely informational sense, drawing both from base data in Oz-\u03a92 and your thoughts on the events you are experiencing. This document serves as a way to rationalize your thoughts when faced with dangerous antimemetic and memetic threats, such as SCP-1463, which can be the best method of survival.\nThe encounter you just had with SCP-1463 in this office should let you understand how useful Oz-\u03a92 will be. In any other circumstances your mind should be wholly consumed by SCP-1463 after you learned of it, but by using this document you kept enough semblance of sanity about you to try fighting back (door barricades will never be useful against it, though, so don't rely on them \u2014 it always finds another way in).\nOnly view this document when you can mentally project its existence onto a tangible format, such as imagining the document to be existing on a piece of paper or computer terminal, with any changes you imagine making perceived as you writing or typing them respectively. Failing to do so risks destabilizing the memes being used, which would cause potentially lethal mental harm. Human minds better comprehend the physical world than abstract concepts.\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Oz-\u03a92 will begin guiding you to Provisional Site-33, where you will be protected from further SCP-1463 encounters and provided with new mission objectives.\nNormally this file is hidden in Foundation databases and marked as deleted (serving as the best method of containment for SCP-1463 yet), but since several major breaches of antimemetic anomalies are in progress (including one at your location) it was decided to send the file to get researchers to safety. Research Team 1463 apologizes for exposure to SCP-1463, but the information on the anomaly attached to Oz-\u03a92's document would cause exposure in all cases, and we have found no way to remove it that won't compromise Oz-\u03a92. No other documents with an entity like Oz-\u03a92 have been developed yet.\nDo not go to others for help. Doing so risks exposing other subjects to information on SCP-1463. Avoid amnestics as well \u2014 they will not make SCP-1463 forget you. When SCP-1463 manifests again, resume reading this file. Until you arrive at Provisional Site-33, you are alone.\nDescription: You know all you can know at this time. Proceed to Provisional Site-33 and do not stop moving.\nGood luck.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Recognition must be typed by the subject reading this file.\n2. No amnestics were present in the office.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1462 | SCP-1463 | SCP-1464 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1464\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Except for approved experimentation, it is forbidden to observe SCP-1464 under natural lighting during the time period between sunset and nautical twilight, and during the time period between nautical dawn and sunrise; any research into the properties and contents of SCP-1464 during these time periods must be conducted under 1000-watt lamps providing full-spectrum illumination. The thirty-five (35) square kilometers surrounding SCP-1464 have been purchased by the Foundation via a front company, and serve as an interdiction zone. Civilians are to be dissuaded with a cover story of limnological research.\nThe airspace above the interdiction zone surrounding SCP-1464 is restricted. Satellite imagery of the interdiction zone is to be intercepted and modified so that direct images of SCP-1464 do not become public.\nDescription: SCP-1464 is a body of water in the forests of northern [REDACTED], approximately 82 hectares in size. When viewed under lighting conditions corresponding to dawn or twilight, SCP-1464 is a cognitohazard. Affected subjects experience highly detailed false memories of having participated in ritual crimes at the site of SCP-1464 at some point in the past; all affected subjects express intense remorse and guilt at having participated (regardless of whether this is compatible with their psychological profiles), describe the ritual as having concluded with a victim or victims being submerged within SCP-1464, claim that the ritual was necessary in order to prevent what is effectively an XK-class end-of-the-world scenario, and state that the ritual was incorrectly performed and must be repeated.\nThe precise nature of the ritual described by affected subjects varies depending on a number of parameters, including but not limited to the density of foliage on surrounding trees, the presence of floating debris, and >1m modifications to SCP-1464's coastline (see document 1464-T17 for a full list of known parameters). Since coming to the attention of the Foundation, the parameters regulating SCP-1464's anomalous effect have undergone natural changes sufficient to result in a new configuration 85 times; as well, new configurations have resulted from deliberate experimentation 25 times, and from accidental modification 3 times.\nAll subjects exposed to SCP-1464 under a given configuration describe the same ritual; as well, subjects share an anomalous awareness of each other's existence, such that if three separate subjects are exposed to a given configuration, and then interrogated separately, they will all report that the ritual involved three participants, and will be able to corroborate each other's stories. Details of the ritual range from the plausible (the slaughter of nine nine-year-old children, at 9:09 AM, on the ninth day of the ninth month, 1999) to the nonsensical (the rape and strangulation of a green 1978 Volkswagen Beetle, on the fifty-sixth day of June, 1974); at no time has any subject expressed cognitive dissonance, regardless of how incompatible the described scenario is with reality.\nUnderwater exploration and sonar analysis of SCP-1464 have not revealed any of the submerged objects described by affected subjects, nor do missing-persons reports and reports of livestock theft correspond to any of the rituals described; however, in approximately 30% of cases, the scenarios which the rituals are allegedly intended to prevent correspond to worst-case extrapolations involving known SCPs.\nSamples of water and aquatic biota from SCP-1464 have not been found to be anomalous.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1463 | SCP-1464 | SCP-1465 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1465\nObject Class: Anomalous Human\nContainment Class: Active\nHazard Standard Containment Policies:\n\nOne-person residential module (no amenity restrictions)\nAccess to site library, recreational facilities, cafeteria, and public areas\nBi-weekly psychological review (Dr. Fiolini)\nMonthly eye exams (Dr. Ottmier), with changes in eyeglass prescription and other treatments as needed.\nSchedule E experimentation plan\n\nDOB:\n07/21/1990\n\nPOB:\nBoston, MA, USA\n\nDOC:\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2013\n\nHeight:\n171 cm\n\nWeight:\n67.5 kg\n\nHair:\nBrown\n\nEyes:\nBrown\n\nOther Notes:\nHeavy damage to the cornea and conjunctiva due to repeated photokeratitis. Issued prescription sunglasses. Tattoo located on the inside of the left forearm: \u201c\u0393\u03b5\u03bd\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c4\u03c9 \u03c6\u03c9\u03c2\u201d (Let there be light).\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures:\nUpdated \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2015\nExperimentation and Testing Supervisory Committee Special Order 1465-AF-3 permits SCP-1465 access to personal research notes and further experimental materials for self-directed experimentation. All tests are to be are logged and all further research notes are shared with supervisory staff. Committee vote 7-2 in favor, citing subject's cooperation, experience, and lack of available test chambers and supervisory staff due to the influx of new anomalous objects from Operation [REDACTED]. Dissenting opinion filed.\nDescription: SCP-1465 is an adult female human capable of inducing physical photographs or film to generate light. Generated light will cycle through the visible spectrum, starting with red and progressing to purple before repeating. Cycle time varies with no apparent pattern, with the longest recorded time being 24 seconds per cycle, and the shortest being one eighth of a second. Generated light is not of uniform brightness, displaying complex geometric patterns when projected upon a flat surface. Patterns are dependent on the primary display color, and will change accordingly.\nThis property can only be used with physical photographs and film cells \u2013 digital photos and screen displays will be unaffected, as will heavily-doctored or damaged images and cells from animated films. Effected photos and film will turn black and display no image after SCP-1465's dissipates its effect.\nSCP-1465 has claimed that the patterns generated by this effect contained encoded information about the subject of the photograph or film, which may then be connected to other photograph subjects. Review of SCP-1465's research notes have validated this claim, but further exploration of the subject's properties is unlikely to continue due to the lack of meaningful discoveries and the time investment required to train Foundation staff in reading displayed patterns.\nExtensive study of photographs under the light-generation effect has been confirmed as the source of the subject's eye damage.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1465 was recovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2013, after the subject was witnessed demonstrating anomalous properties while visiting the Ansel Adams exhibit at the [REDACTED] Museum of Art. The subject was, at the time of recovery, suffering from caffeine overdose and severe sleep deprivation. Class-C amnestics and a cover story of petty vandalism were distributed with no complications.\nA total of 3123 pages of handwritten and typed notes, 126 photo albums with annotations, and 45 cameras were acquired from SCP-1465's apartment during recovery. Recovered materials detail SCP-1465's personal experimentation and theories. (See Document 1465-EX for further details.) The bulk of materials were experiment results, where patterns were converted into a cipher and constructed shorthand language created by SCP-1465 for purposes of recording large amounts of data from displayed patterns.\nAddendum-01: The following excerpt is from an interview carried out on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2013, three days after recovery.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When did you first discover your properties?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Mmm. Your notes were very thorough on the subject.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Of course. That's very sound advice.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Not now, I'm afraid. I'll see what we can do in the future.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm sorry, but no. [Clears throat]. Moving on, while your notes have been a great help in studying your case, deciphering them has been something of a difficulty.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We have the resources to further your research, but without your cooperation the project will go nowhere.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Very well. Could you please explain the principle of patterns further?When you hold a prism up to the light, you get the colors of the visual spectrum all arranged in a pattern depending on how the prism is cut and the angle of the light, excedra ecedra. For me, with photographs, it's like all the colors are in layers on top of each other, and each one has a different pattern to it depending on what's in the photograph. So I draw that out of the photo, stare at it a bit, and figure out the patterns. After I got a lot of them written down, I started seeing patterns connect and match between unrelated pictures.\nIf you give me two photographs Like, if you give me separate single photos of an old married couple, they'll have some similarities in the red stratum. Or, if you want a really weird one, you know that picture of the Hindenberg? Has almost the exact same blue pattern as photos of my cat. Still haven't figured that one out. Whatever. But the thing is, everything is linked. Everything. Patterns inside patterns inside patterns inside patterns. Like some gigantic puzzle, big enough I don't have a clue what it even means anymore and I'm nowhere close to solving it.\n[Pause]\nIt's all very quantum. It's quantum-encrypted lumelinguistics and it doesn't make a shit-lick of sense.\n\nAddendum-02:\nTranslated segment of SCP-1465's research notes, dated between June 2 and June 4, 2013.\n\nFound photo of myself, unused. Dated December 14th, 2006. Patterns very clear for age. Several sub-strata discernible on yellow and green layers. Very complex pattern.\nCross-referenced part of green pattern with records. Only match is photograph of the Grand Canyon. No other matches between the two. No tense to be found in pattern: I've never been to the Grand Canyon, so I must presume that some event of importance will occur at the Grand Canyon at some point in the future, despite lack of future tense markers. Interesting.\nI cross-referenced the photo of myself with an aerial photo of the state of Arizona. Pattern still repeats, so I know that the connection is not specifically tied to the Grand Canyon. Will have to tighten the search, to see where there is a greater connection.\nGrid search of the state is completed. Strongest connection is with Phoenix. Further investigation necessary.\nOn whim: Searched news archives for any sort of notable event in the Phoenix area on the date of December 14th, 2006. Only event of note is the murder of one Anthony Baker by his sixteen year-old girlfriend.\nChecked a photo of the accused girl. No pattern links in the green. Photo of victim reveals same green pattern fragment as state and myself.\nIf this is correct, I am somehow connected with the murder of someone I have never met, in a state I have never visited. Will have to think about this.\nFound satisfying conclusion for the time being. Been thinking forwards and backwards, but not sideways. Current theory: certain green patterns, at least part of the repetitions in these photos, indicate a transuniversal tense. Linking between events that have and have not occurred simultaneously. Actions that I have-will-not-have done.\nI am involved and uninvolved at the same time. I can then presume that an alternate chain of events in which I am guilty, or at least accused to be guilty, of murdering Anthony Baker exists. Question: why only this? Should be seeing more links of this nature.\nNo other transuniversal tense tags have been found in any other photographs. Theory: Their presence is active work by otherside self to contact thisside self through modification of pattern. Purpose/level of intentionality unknown at the time, as is method of counter-communication. If true, can presume that otherside self in possession of expanded or alternate properties, capable of encoding patterns. Would imply that otherside self is capable of manipulating photographic material without falsifying subject of photo. Furthermore, indicates that certain patterns exist in multiple universal iterations.\nFurther research necessary. Should buy tickets to Phoenix.\n\nFollow-up segment of notes, dated June 9th, 2013.\n\nHave not slept in 67 hours. Over ten thousand photographs of Phoenix area and articles related to Anthony Baker's murder and murderer analyzed in bulk batches. Experiencing temporary blindness due to volume.\nLinks found with otherside self throughout Phoenix area. No question remains that message was left by otherside self, though signature still unconfirmed as voluntary act.\nStrong links between the following photographs: emergency exit sign, businessmen in suits, parrot in cage.\nPotential meaning: otherside self requesting assistance and escape. Still no theories on methods on return communication. Questioning whether such action would be wise / possible. Information unfettered by time and space, bodies very much so. Future option? Questions remain. Motive for escape unknown, life-path variables unknown. Must bear in mind that otherside Iris Laskaris is separate individual from thisside Iris Laskaris.\nWill investigate further later.\nWill leave Phoenix after recovery.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1464 | SCP-1465 | SCP-1466 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1466\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Any civilian research projects attempting to verify Goldbach's conjecture must be monitored for the possibility of identifying SCP-1466. If the possibility exists, any programs used to do so must be reconfigured such that SCP-1466 is stated to be the sum of two primes without verification; if this is not possible to perform discreetly, the project must be shut down.\nIn the event that technology capable of disproving Goldbach's conjecture becomes commonplace, all information pertaining to Goldbach's conjecture outside of Foundation custody must be destroyed. Worldwide amnestic distribution and use of viral antimemetics for this purpose is permitted.\nTesting of SCP-1466 may only take place at times and locations where SCP-1466-A will exit the atmosphere harmlessly. Testing of SCP-1466 is currently only approved for the purpose of identifying SCP-1466's causal mechanism or determining a method of neutralization.\nSCP-1466-C is kept in a standard storage locker at Site-63.\nDescription: SCP-1466 is an even 21-digit integer. It cannot be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers, thus disproving Goldbach's Conjecture.1 Whether other counterexamples to Goldbach's Conjecture exist, and whether they share SCP-1466's anomalous properties, is unknown.\nSCP-1466's anomalous properties only manifest when it is shown to disprove Goldbach's Conjecture. One instance of SCP-1466-A will manifest 31 34 seconds after the completion of calculations at the location of each device involved in the process. SCP-1466-A are invisible spheres 2.8m in diameter that immediately obliterate all matter they intersect. SCP-1466-A are motionless relative to the Sun, and will move at a speed (typically on the order of 1,000 kph) and direction relative to Earth dependent on the time and location of manifestation.\nSCP-1466-A destroy matter on the atomic level, resulting in the partial elimination of chemical compounds and, subsequently, the creation of a variety of violently reactive chemicals. The voids left by annihilated liquids and gases will typically implode, with the subsequent shock wave dispersing the generated chemicals into the surrounding area. While SCP-1466-A have not been tracked outside of Earth's atmosphere, they are presumed to demanifest or exit Earth's orbit within one year, as no instance has been encountered more than once.\nThe danger posed by SCP-1466-A and its byproducts are largely dependent on the circumstances immediately surrounding manifestation. A worst-case scenario would result from the verification of SCP-1466 by a distributed computing project run largely on personal computers; with resources available to the Foundation, a breach of secrecy could potentially (p > 0.01) result if more than [REDACTED] devices are used. Casualties would most likely equal or exceed the number of devices used.\nSCP-1466-B refers to the spontaneous appearance of plaintext files exclusively containing SCP-1466 on devices attempting to verify the Goldbach conjecture, typically appearing in the root directory. There is no evidence to indicate that this is performed through conventional methods of file creation or placement. SCP-1466-B occurs 3-4 times per year, affecting progressively more powerful computers or distributed computing projects. If the file is accessed, but no attempt to verify SCP-1466 is made on the affected device within 83 days, it is spontaneously deleted.\n\nExperiment 1466-061\nDate: 02/25/2017\nPurpose: Identify any potential consequences of delayed SCP-1466-A manifestation.\nMaterials: One computer verifying SCP-1466's violation of Goldbach's Conjecture; one subject (D-6612) in Stage 3 of SCP-2441 exposure; one SCP-1466-safe testing chamber.\nProcedure: D-6612 was seated in front of the computer several minutes before it completed SCP-1466 verification, and was informed of SCP-1466's effects. The experiment was viewed remotely.\nResult log:\n\nTimestamp\nEvents\n\nt=0s\nSCP-1466 verification completed.\n\nt=31s\nSCP-1466-A fails to manifest at expected time. No other anomalies detected.\n\nt=43s\nD-6612 reports unidentified \"resistance\" to its reality-bending capacity.\n\nt=51s\nA mirrored cube, 4.4m on each side, manifests with the computer at the center. The cube exhibits perfect specular reflectivity, imperviousness to all attempted destruction testing, no sound penetration, no detectable temperature, and no friction. It is hypothesized to be composed of non-baryonic material. The cube remains stationary relative to Earth's surface.\n\nt=110s\nApproximate time of death of D-6612 according to on-site medical personnel.\n\nt=284s\nThe cube demanifests. D-6612 is in a seated position, dead. The computer's internal clock is set to 8:00:00 AM (t=-28890s), and it is performing calculations that it was most likely performing at that time.\n\nt=411s\nThe computer is switched off. Experiment terminated.\n\nAssessment: After Experiment 1466-061, test subjects exposed to SCP-2441 have demonstrated no ability to delay or prevent manifestation of SCP-1466-A. SCP-1466-A now manifest 34 seconds after SCP-1466 verification, rather than 31.\nD-6612's corpse possesses apparently infinite electrical and thermal resistance. The former was responsible for cessation of brain and muscle function. The item does not possess any abnormalities that account for these properties.\nThe computer used in Experiment 1466-061 is incapable of verifying SCP-1466. When it performs the penultimate calculation necessary to do so, it will temporally regress to 8:00:00 AM on 02/25/2017. It has been designated SCP-1466-C.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Goldbach's Conjecture states that every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1465 | SCP-1466 | SCP-1467 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1467\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1467 should be contained in a padded cell with no fewer than three (3) audio recording devices installed in the walls. SCP-1467 should be allowed free use of these devices. While sleeping, devices should be kept on repeat playback. Batteries are to be changed weekly. SCP-1467 should be medicated using document '23-A' and a therapist meeting should be provided once per week. SCP-1467 should always be referred to in person as 'Mr. Smith', as referring to it by any other means throws it into a panic/rage state. This has resulted in moderate injuries to it and research personnel, and has seriously impeded attempts to interview the subject and keep its mental state stable. Foundation personnel wishing to visit or make use of SCP-1467 for experiments must seek permission with its currently designated therapist. In the event of a containment breach, immediate termination of SCP-1467 is authorised. Records of SCP-1467 should be reviewed every month, and at least six backups should be kept in different locations at all times.\nDescription: SCP-1467 is a 47 year old male of African American descent. Unless constantly reaffirming its existence, SCP-1467 slowly fades out of reality. The effect manifests in a gradual decrease in the ability to perceive SCP-1467 by any known means until it eventually vanishes. This has been known to affect objects and personnel in SCP-1467's immediate vicinity. The Foundation have been unable to determine the extent of this ability to a satisfactory degree but current experimental data suggests it is localised to SCP-1467. The subject claims to be a construction worker. It further claims its anomalous properties arose in a gradual fashion after the death of its wife and children in a car accident.\nDuring this time it developed several coping mechanisms to keep its slowly degrading condition under a modicum of control. Habits such as repeating its name, checking its pulse, keeping itself talking to others, drawing and writing descriptions of itself on its body and surrounding surfaces and keeping recordings of its voice going while sleeping all developed over time. Currently the Foundation have found no records of subject's stated wife, children, house, car or extended family ever having existed. There have been no car accidents in the claimed area at the given date, no graves could be found, the provided address has never been in use, and all relevant social security numbers remain unassigned due to what appears to be a computer error.\nThe only evidence of SCP-1467's existence consists of a few co-workers remembering it, but accounts vary widely. As an example, construction worker \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, described as a \"close friend,\" was unable to recall subject's skin color with certainty. As a result of the mental stress the subject is under, it has developed a severe case of bipolar depression, in addition to chronic sleep deprivation. Its anomalous condition continues to deteriorate. By current estimates, the Foundation will have lost it by 20\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\nAddendum-1 Please note the containment procedures only call for referring to SCP-1467 as 'Mr. Smith' while in its vicinity, and this only due to its sensitive mental state. At all other times it should be referred to using its SCP designation. It has been noted that personnel assigned to SCP-1467 have repeatedly failed to do so. Further violations will be severely reprimanded. Keep it professional. -Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nExperiment Logs\n\nExperiment #16:\nTest procedure: SCP-1467 was restrained and made unable to speak. Research assistants Reiner and Dieter were in the room and kept observing subject. Dr. Thorns supervised from an adjacent room.\nDate: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\nResults:\n10m:12s : Unable to recognise subject as SCP-1467.\n14m:32s : Unable to recognise clothes of SCP-1467.\n19m:07s : Unable to identify SCP-1467's race.\n24m:00s : Unable to identify what SCP-1467 is currently doing.\n35m:46s : Unable to identify how SCP-1467 is sitting.\n39m:41s : Unable to identify anything save the presence of a humanoid creature in the room.\nResearch Assistant Dieter started a recording at this point, consisting of SCP-1467 describing himself. Subject returned to a describable state, curled up in a fetal position on the floor. No sign of the restraints or the chair in which the subject had been placed. Subsequent tests showed similar results, with a minor variation in timing, tending downwards.\nTest Conclusion: It would appear SCP-1467's condition is slowly getting worse, and that it can affect others than itself. - Dr Thorns\n\nExperiment #19:\nTest procedure: Experiment 16 was repeated. At the humanoid creature phase assistant researchers were replaced by D-Class personnel with prior experience in SCP testing. D-Class Personnel will hereafter be referred to as D-1 and D-2.\nDate: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\nResults:\nD Personnel expressed agitation at the half-perceived creature. D-1 clawed against the door while D-2 kept his eyes at what remained of SCP-1467. The following conversation was recorded.\n\nAssistant Reiner: \"Please describe what you see.\"\nD-1: \"[Expletive Redacted] let us out!\"\nD-2: \"I don't know, there's\u2026 it's\u2026 there's something in here! I can't see it.\"\nAssistant Reiner: \"How do you know there is something in there?\"\nD-2: \"[Expletives Redacted]\"\nAssistant Reiner: \"How do you know there is something in there?\"\nD-2: \"I can feel it! Dude, it vanished, get them to open the [Expletive Redacted] door!\"\nD-1: \"I'm trying, I'm trying!\"\nAssistant Reiner: \"Please remain calm.\"\nD-2: \"It's coming for us! I can tell it is coming for us!\"\n\nAt this point, D-2 started screaming. D-1 started crying. A recording of SCP-1467 describing himself was activated, and armed personnel entered the room. D-1 was curled up in a fetal position at the entrance. D-2 was found lying a bit further away unconscious and was initially mistaken for SCP-1467. SCP-1467 was initially not locatable, but after approximately 3 minutes, 19 seconds, could be found leaning against the far wall, clutching his head in his hand, apparently suffering a panic attack.\nTest Conclusion: Is the effect contagious or does it just\u2026 lash out around itself? - Dr. Thorns\n\nExperiment #20:\nTest procedure: In order to ascertain whether SCP-1467's condition is contagious and to what extent, one (1) D-Class will be assigned to SCP-1467's cell for a three week period. After this time the D-Class will be removed and kept under observation for one week. Selected D-Class is 27, male, non-violent, Designation: D-17321.\nDate: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\nResults: D-17321 was removed and terminated with no anomalous properties arising. Therapist reported an increase in the lucidity and calm of SCP-1467 during the period, and a decline afterwards. SCP-1467 has shown signs of worry and repeatedly requested information about D-17321's current status.\nTest Conclusion: Inconclusive. We did not order D-17321 to ignore SCP-1467, and though they remained suspicious of each other the first week they seem to have formed a moderate bond by the end of the experiment. Recommend further tests. - Dr. Thorns\n\nExperiment #21:\nTest procedure: Selected D-Class is 32, male, non-violent, Designation: D-9452. D-9452 was given strict orders to ignore SCP-1467.\nDate: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\nResults: After approximately fifteen minutes, SCP-1467 physically assaulted D-9452, who proceeded to break SCP-1467's nose. The subjects had to be restrained by guards. Test aborted. Therapist reports an improvement in SCP-1467's mental state.\nTest Conclusion: Failure. I have a hard time seeing how he could have reaffirmed SCP-1467's existence harder. Apparently non-violent does not cover being shoved around. - Dr. Thorns\n\nExperiment #22:\nTest procedure: In the guise of finding a treatment, SCP-1467 was convinced to cooperate with the experiment. Selected D-Class is 37, female, non-violent, Designation: D-361. D-Class has been given no special orders on how to interact with SCP-1467.\nDate: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\nResults: After two weeks and four days D-361 vanished. It is currently unknown whether she contracted SCP-1467's condition, was subjected to it, or whether she escaped the site. No records of her appear to have been contaminated, and it appears she vanished while SCP-1467 slept. SCP-1467 remained unresponsive for approximately a day after her disappearance, solely repeating that it \"did not want to go\" in addition to inflicting several minor scratches along its arms and legs. It remains fearful and difficult to interact with.\nTest Conclusion: Due to the strain on SCP-1467's already stressed psyche coupled with the apparent localised nature of its condition this line of testing has been suspended. - Dr. Thorns.\n\nEnd of Logs\n\n\u00ab SCP-1466 | SCP-1467 | SCP-1468 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1468\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All recovered instances of SCP-1468 are to be contained in Foundation Aviary #4. Healthy amounts of water and bird seed are provided twice daily, with force feeding via sedation or restraint authorized. Occasional medical care is necessary to maintain the health of SCP-1468. A large block of soft material has been placed within the aviary as a safer carving surface. Due to behavioral differences, not all instances of SCP-1468 utilize this material, and as such some still pose risks to their own health.\nDescription: SCP-1468 is the collective designation for a population of bird, a subset of the species Poecile atricapillus, or Black-capped Chickadee. All instances of SCP-1468 regularly engage in using their beaks to carve letters and words into any available surface, typically seeking softer materials when available, though some instances have been recorded attempting to carve into materials as hard as iron without success. In most cases the English alphabet is used, but instances of SCP-1468 carving characters from Cyrillic and Persian alphabets have been recorded. Observation suggests that each individual instance of SCP-1468 is slowly transcribing a different piece of known literature, primarily fictional novels. See SCP-1468 Observation Log for further detail.\nInstances of SCP-1468 engage in this carving behavior almost nonstop, pausing only to consume small amounts of food and water. As such, restraint or sedation can be necessary in order to provide nutritionally sustainable amounts of food, water, and medical care. Due to repeated and excessive strain brought about by the carving behavior, instances of SCP-1468 can suffer from chipped or cracked beaks, infections, strained muscles in the neck, dehydration and malnutrition, and in some cases, death. Instances of SCP-1468 appear to ignore any pain caused by these injuries, and instead continue carving. This behavior appears to have escalated since initial discovery, and injury rates have increased.\nIt is not currently known what will happen if an instance of SCP-1468 successfully completes a piece of literature. As of writing, SCP-1468-19 is the closest to completion, being approximately 78% done with Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. Speed of carving is not uniform among instances of SCP-1468.\nBecause instances of SCP-1468 rarely engage in behaviors not related to carving, no mating has been observed. Because of this, artificial means have been suggested in order to ensure that current instances of SCP-1468 produce offspring. If this does not succeed, it is believed that SCP-1468 could potentially drive itself to extinction.\nSample SCP-1468 Observation Log\n\nSCP-#\nLiterature Carving\n% Complete\nAdditional Notes\n\n1468-1\nInsomnia by Stephen King\n52%\n\n1468-4\nComing Up for Air by George Orwell\n23%\nCurrently being treated for a cracked beak.\n\n1468-6\nCurrently Unknown\nN/A\nCurrently recorded words are not sufficient to identify source.\n\n1468-7\nOn a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony\n19%\n\n1468-10\nA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens\n3%\n\n1468-11\nLayli o Majnun by Nizami Ganjavi\n37%\nThe only known instance of poetry. Carved using Persian alphabet.\n\n1468-15\nCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky\n40%\nCarved using Cyrillic alphabet\n\n1468-19\nBrave New World by Aldous Huxley\n78%\n\n1468-20\nAmerica and Americans by John Steinbeck\n27%\n\n1468-21\nThe Invasion by K.A. Applegate\nN/A\nDeceased due to complications from malnutrition.\n\n1468-26\nGood Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett\nN/A\nDeceased due to complications from malnutrition.\n\n1468-33\nGreen Eggs and Ham by Theodor Seuss Geisel\nN/A\nDeceased due to complications from cracked beak.\n\nOn 12/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, Researcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 suggested that instances of SCP-1468 may be capable of higher cognitive functioning than previously thought, and proposed an attempt at communication. Enclosed are the attempts to communicate with an instance of SCP-1468. SCP-1468-29 was selected at random.\n\nSCP-1468 Communication Attempts\n\nSCP-1468 Communication Attempts\n\nAttempt #1\nMethod of Communication: Verbal\nResults: Researcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 approached the branch on which SCP-1468-29 was carving the beginning of Chapter 3 of I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson, and said \"Hello.\" SCP-1468-29 displayed no changes in behavior. Researcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 repeated the greeting in Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese, none of which elicited a response from SCP-1468-29.\nAttempt #2\nMethod of Communication: Written\nResults: Researcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 displayed a document with \"Hello\" written in twenty-nine different dialects to SCP-1468-29. SCP-1468-29 observed pausing briefly in its carving to look at the document for approximately ten seconds before returning to work.\nAttempt #3\nMethod of Communication: Carving\nResults: Researcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 displayed a piece of wood with \"Hello\" hand carved into it. SCP-1468-29 finished the word it was currently carving, then stopped. After observing the wood held by Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1468-29 chirped once, then returned to carving. SCP-1468-29's carving deviated from known literature at this point, inserting the word \"Hi\" into its transcription of I Am Legend.\nAttempt #4\nMethod of Communication: Carving\nResults: Using several blocks of wood with questions carved into them, Researcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 conducted a rough interview of SCP-1468-29. Enclosed are the results, with SCP-1468-29's carving of I Am Legend excluded.\n\n<Begin Log>\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 holds up a block with \"Hello\" on it.\nSCP-1468-29 <carving>: Hi\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 <on block>: Can you understand me?\nSCP-1468-29 <carving>: Yes\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 <spoken>: What about like this?\n<No response from SCP-1468-29>\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 <on block>: Do you know what you are writing?\nSCP-1468-29 <carving>: Yes\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 <on block>: What is it?\nSCP-1468-29 <carving>: A story\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 <on block>: Does it hurt?\nSCP-1468-29 <carving>: Yes\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 <on block>: Why do you work so hard?\nSCP-1468-29 <carving>: I like this story\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 <on block>: What about the others?\nSCP-1468-29 <carving>: They like those stories\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 <on block>: You can read, correct?\nSCP-1468-29 <carving>: Yes\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 displays a paperback copy of I Am Legend to SCP-1468-29\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 <on block>: Would this do?\nSCP-1468-29 <carving>: No\nResearcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 <on block>: Why?\nSCP-1468-29 <carving>: It is imperfect\n<End Log>\n\nAs there was a limited amount of pre-carved questions, communication has been put on hold until more can be prepared. Researcher Karen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been commended for her ingenuity.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1467 | SCP-1468 | SCP-1469 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1469\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area surrounding SCP-1469-1 has been purchased and fenced off by the Foundation for the purpose of on-site containment. Entrance into and experimentation with SCP-1469-2 may only be performed with prior permission from at least one (1) Level 3 Senior Researcher, and objects may only be removed from SCP-1469-2 with prior permission from at least one (1) Level 4 Site Director. All unauthorized individuals attempting to gain access to SCP-1469-1 are to be detained, questioned, and administered a Class B amnestic if deemed necessary by on-site security personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1469-1 is an unmarked single-lane section of pavement connected to a rural access road located 53 km west of [REDACTED], Utah that extends for 31 m before terminating in a dense copse of Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii) trees. This road section is not listed on any civilian maps, nor does any information regarding its construction or purpose exist in any official records. When transiting from north to south through the trees, SCP-1469-1 appears to act as a standing portal to SCP-1469-2.\nSCP-1469-2 is an extradimensional space extending in all directions around an identical copse of Q. gambelii and is filled with instances of SCP-1469-3. Atmospheric composition within SCP-1469-2 appears to be consistent with that of the area outside of SCP-1469-1 and the time of day as measured by the position of the sun is identical; however, the ambient temperature \u2014 despite varying throughout the day-night cycle \u2014 remains consistent with that of the late spring or early summer season regardless of the actual time of year. Through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, it has been determined that the curvature of the surface of SCP-1469-2 is consistent with that of the Earth, but expeditions to date have discovered no geological features or variation in the layout of SCP-1469-2 extending for at least 400 km in each direction. Global Positioning Satellite navigation does not function, nor do radio signals extend into SCP-1469-2; communication with expedition teams is possible only via a stationary transceiver connected via hard-line to SCP-1469-1 installed by Foundation personnel. No signals other than regular background radiation have ever been detected within SCP-1469-1.\nSCP-1469-3 is a series of houses built in the American ranch or rambler style with identical single-floor, three (3) bedroom, two (2) bathroom floor plans extending in all directions from the point of entry of SCP-1469-2. Each instance is built on identical 850 m\u00b2 lots, but possess significant variations in color, decor, and furnishings in a pristine state consistent with that expected of a new home prepped and ready for move-in. Instances are unpowered and do not have running water; it is not known how the lawns of SCP-1469-3 instances (determined through experimentation to be normal Poa pratensis, Kentucky bluegrass) remain healthy and immaculate despite the lack of irrigation or groundskeeping.\nNo entities have ever been encountered in SCP-1469-2 since its discovery; however, periodically, one or more instances of SCP-1469-3 will disappear when unobserved and be replaced by a new instance after a period of 24-72 hours. Dating of materials within SCP-1469-3 indicates that the oldest instances are approximately 80 to 90 years old.\nAddendum 1469-1: Log of Notable SCP-1469-3 Instances\n\nRef #: SCP-1469-3-108-A\nLocation: 1.4 km north-north-east of SCP-1469-2 entrance\nDate Discovered: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nDescription: Instance was decorated in a cottage style but with a large amount of Nordic religious iconography. All text found appear to be in an as-of-yet unknown script.\nNote: Instance de-manifested on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 and was replaced 48 hours later by an unremarkable instance in French country decor.\nRef #: SCP-1469-3-322-C\nLocation: 2.8 km due east of entrance\nDate Discovered: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nDescription: Instance was of normal dimensions, but contained modern furnishings and appliances of unusually large size. Baseline measurements suggest the home would have been intended for occupants standing approximately 2.5 to 2.8 m in height.\nRef #: SCP-1469-3-488-B\nLocation: 1.9 km west-south-west of entrance\nDate Discovered: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nDescription: Instance was unfurnished with bare walls and floor, but field personnel reported \"a strong feeling of well-being\" when inside. Instance remained at its location for only three (3) days, the shortest duration of any SCP-1469-3 instance, before disappearing. The lot on which it was located is still empty after four months of periodic observation.\nRef #: SCP-1469-3-618-D\nLocation: 5.3 km north-west of entrance\nDate Discovered: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nDescription: Instance was decorated in cottage-style furnishings and paint that appeared to be completely black, with subsequent experimentation showing decorative patterns that were only visible in ultraviolet wavelengths. Personnel performing experiments within instance reported mild nausea and disorientation stemming from some form of sensory confusion; during debriefings, personnel reported that \"the angles felt all wrong\", despite lack of corroboration from measurements taken during initial survey. Affected personnel were quarantined for safety but recovered fully and returned to duty without incident.\n\nAddendum 1469-2: Experiment Record\nOn \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, a series of GPS tracking units were placed within several instances of SCP-1469-3 in an attempt to test the hypothesis that instances of SCP-1469-3 were being displaced to real-world locations. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588, six (6) out of the original thirty (30) instances designated for tracking have de-manifested, but the GPS units placed within them have yet to be found.\nAddendum 1469-3: Incident Log\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, following extensive testing on material samples collected from SCP-1469-3 instances, the following printed note was discovered near the entrance to SCP-1469-2:\n\nTo whom it may concern:\nI don't know how you guys got in here and you're free to keep looking around, but please stop damaging the merchandise. Your cooperation is appreciated.\n\u2014 The Management\nP.S. \u2014 You break it, you buy it.\n\nShortly after this incident, Foundation administration discovered an unexplained site budget shortfall in the amount of US $\u2588,\u2588\u2588\u2588,\u2588\u2588\u2588. Further sampling and recovery requests have been suspended pending further investigation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1468 | SCP-1469 | SCP-1470 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1470 in its enclosure\n\nItem #: SCP-1470\nObject Class: Neutralized (formerly Safe)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The remains of SCP-1470 have been laid to rest in a small plastic case within the podium section of its terrarium, see below. The terrarium is to remain stocked with salticids and the offspring of SCP-1470, and observed. Pending the end of quarantine period, these offspring may be introduced into the wild if no anomalous behavior is detected.\nAll personnel have been cleared of quarantine after exposure to SCP-1470 with no ill effects.\nPrevious containment procedures, ended May 7th 2008: SCP-1470 is housed in a sound-proofed terrarium measuring 0.75 meters by 2 meters, 0.60 meters tall. The terrarium includes a small source of fresh running water and includes flora common to the Australian state of Queensland. The northeastern corner of the terrarium has been modified to allow for communication with SCP-1470. This location is referred to as the \"podium.\" SCP-1470 appreciates regular social contact and is scheduled for interviews three times daily, allowing for a regular nocturnal sleep schedule. If personnel wish to conduct an unscheduled interview with SCP-1470 for any reason, they may do so by entering the chamber and vocalizing their intent to speak with SCP-1470, which will enter the podium or respond as it is able. It is not necessary to speak verbally when communicating with SCP-1470, but vocalization of words helps to convey meaning more clearly than thinking of abstract concepts and allows for easier transcription of communication. SCP-1470 is not capable of understanding the full range of human thought, so it is highly recommended that researchers only use basic concepts and short statements.\nSCP-1470's terrarium should be stocked with a monitored population of mundane salticids, web-building spiders, and their own prey insects to serve as prey for SCP-1470. The best way to distinguish SCP-1470 from other salticids within the terrarium is to ask it to wave its arms.\nPersonnel working with SCP-1470 must report for psychological screening on a weekly basis, for a period no less than a year after exposure.\nDescription: SCP-1470 was a male fringed jumping spider (Portia fimbriata) recovered from Queensland, Australia. Its body measures 6.3 millimeters. In life SCP-1470 was sapient and capable of telepathic communication with other sapient beings at a range of approximately nine meters, although SCP-1470 was otherwise not notably different from other members of its species in behavior or physiology.\nThe Queensland population of P. fimbriata has already been observed to be more intelligent than other spiders in its ability to solve problems and employ unique hunting tactics to capture its prey, which primarily consists of other spiders, both of the web-spinning varieties and other members of the Salticidae family to which they belong.\nApart from its ability to communicate with research personnel, SCP-1470 displayed no behavior that was deviant from what is typical of the Queensland variant of P. fimbriata. However, due to its anomalous ability to communicate, it is not recommended that any conclusions about the species be drawn based on the experiences of SCP-1470.\nCommunication: SCP-1470's method of telepathic broadcast appears to assign terms on a \"best-fit\" basis within the minds which receive its communications. When SCP-1470 referred to parts of its own body which do not directly correspond to human anatomy the terms are adjusted based on content. For example, while \"leg\" is a straightforward translation, references to SCP-1470's palp were typically perceived as \"arm\" by researchers.\nRefer to the following statement received after an unsuccessful attempt to introduce SCP-1470 to a mate:\n\n\"I went at the bloody harlot waving me arms around to let her know what's what but she wasn't having none of it. She smacked her lips at me and gave me a good drumming with her arms and legs, and I know it was because of that hideous red stripe you asked to put on me arse, it really makes a fellow stand out in ways he's not supposed to, you know? Those savages might not notice it much but you can't fool a proper lady. So anyway I had to tie a bungie and make a jump for it, before sailing back to me tent to nurse me pride.\"\n\nAs is typical of statements made by SCP-1470, it was perceived in a way that could almost be spoken by another human (it was also typical to perceive these statements in a strong regional dialect).\nNote, however, that \"harlot\" is used as a derogatory term and does not imply prostitution, a concept alien to P. fimbriati. \"Lips\" refers to the chelicerae, where a spider's fangs are stored. \"Arms\" refers to the palps bordering the mouth, which are larger in males and used for display purposes; in this case, they were used to make the female aware of SCP-1470's presence and lack of intent to harm her. \"Arse\" refers to abdomen, and the red stripe that was painted there at one time to distinguish SCP-1470 from other spiders. \"Tie a bungie\" refers to laying down a safety line of silk before making a jump off of the surface the spiders were located on, and \"sailing\" is a straightforward description of drifting down on a loose strand of silk while airborne. Likewise, \"tent\" refers to SCP-1470's web, a structure used purely for shelter.\nThe red stripe was removed from SCP-1470 afterward, and a less mature female was introduced to the terrarium. The following excerpt was taken from the subsequent interview:\nDr. Westington: Your interaction with her seemed to go better. How is she doing?Dr. Westington: Ready for what?Dr. Westington: You told me you wanted a mate.Dr. Westington: We've never found anyone else that can talk like you do.Dr. Westington: You mean your prey species?Dr. Westington: We removed her from the area.\nNote that cohabitation in the same web between a male and a sexually immature female is not uncommon in P. fimbriata. The female's maturity was reached within the next two weeks and SCP-1470 left the web after copulating. As is normal for the species, the female did not devour or kill SCP-1470.\n\nExcerpts of final interview\n\nExcerpts of final interview:\n\nDr. Westington: Hello, I'm here. We were just doing some work on your enclosure.Dr. Westington: I am outside your podium.Dr. Westington: Do you see me waving my arm at you?Dr. Westington: I will not hurt you. We like talking with you and we want you to live.[SCP-1470 refuses to communicate for two hours. I remained at the podium, attempting to coax him back into interaction. - Dr. Westington.]Dr. Westington: Maybe I should have. We've tried hard not to alarm you.Dr. Westington: I don't have any answers to that which will make sense to you, but I understand you were scared. I've been scared too, by things that are as big to me as I am to you. If that hurts to think about, I understand that too.Dr. Westington: It will be my job to watch them. We were hoping they could talk like you do.\n\nNote from Dr. Westington: SCP-1470 lived for a total of three months in Foundation custody before perishing of natural causes. He was not fully mature at the time of containment, so his total lifespan was estimated to be approximately four months.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1469 | SCP-1470 | SCP-1471 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Last image received by SCP-1471-9405 before being rendered inoperative\n\nItem #: SCP-1471\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All mobile devices that have SCP-1471 installed are to be confiscated and analyzed for any potential leads to other possibly affected devices. Afterwards, affected devices are to have their batteries removed, be assigned a designation (e.g. SCP-1471-#), and be placed in Storage Unit-91 at Research Site-45.\nAll online application stores for mobile devices are to be monitored to prevent any inadvertent sales of SCP-1471. Suspected devices are to be targeted using self-uploading malware in order to disable the device until it can be seized by field agents.\nDescription: SCP-1471 is a free 9.8MB application for mobile devices named \"MalO ver1.0.0\" in online application stores. SCP-1471 has no listed developer and is somehow able to bypass the application approval process to go directly to distribution. SCP-1471 is also able to avoid removal by other program manager applications.\nAfter SCP-1471 is installed, no icons or shortcuts are created for the application. SCP-1471 will then begin to send the individual images through text messaging every 3-6 hours. All images will contain SCP-1471-A either within the background or foreground. SCP-1471-A appears as a large humanoid figure with a canid-like skull and black hair.\nDuring the first 24 hours following the installation of SCP-1471, the mobile device will receive images taken at locations commonly frequented by the individual. After 48 hours, the mobile device will receive images taken at locations that were recently visited by the individual. After 72 hours, the mobile device will receive images of the individual in real time with SCP-1471-A appearing within close proximity to the subject.\nIndividuals with >90 hours of exposure to these continuous images will begin to briefly visualize SCP-1471-A within their peripheral vision, reflective surfaces, or a combination of the two. Continued exposure to SCP-1471 after this point will cause irreversible and sustained visualizations of SCP-1471-A. Individuals at this stage have reported periodic attempts made by SCP-1471-A to visually communicate with them, but fail to understand or comprehend these actions. Currently the only known treatment to reverse SCP-1471's effect is to eliminate the individual's visual exposure to these images prior to 90 hours after installation. To date, no apparent hostile activity has been reported regarding SCP-1471-A.\n\n[LEVEL-2 ACCESS REQUIRED]\n\n[ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nArchival Document1471-01\nNote: SCP-1471 as posted on application stores.\nMalO\nver1.O.O\nFREE!\nReviews (O)\nDescription:\nFor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Never settle for those awkward feelings of being alone ever again. MalO is an exciting and interactive experience that will keep you engaged and intrigued. The anxiety of social situations can be nerve-racking, but after just a few hours of MalO you will soon forget all about those painful emotions of disappointment. Be part of the new craze that is quickly becoming the next social substitute. Remember, the more you participate, the more MalO will engage you. Your experience is completely up to you. Absolutely NO ADS. Enjoy!\n\nBuy?\n\n\u00ab SCP-1470 | SCP-1471 | SCP-1472 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1472\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A 3m tall chain-link privacy fence is to be constructed around the property boundary of SCP-1472. Construction signage is to be placed on all sides of the perimeter fence as to deter public suspicion. Mobile Task Force Iota-6 (aka \"Hard Knocks\") are tasked with protecting the site from trespassers and are to be stationed within a 4 block quadrant around SCP-1472 at all times dressed in applicable urban attire.\nAny civilians that breach the fence are to be apprehended and be administered Class-A amnestics before being released. Any testing involving D-class resources must have Level-3 approval. All D-class personnel involved with testing are to be interrogated via polygraph afterwards.\nDescription: SCP-1472 is a brightly-painted single-story brick building located in East St. Louis, Illinois, USA on the corner of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Street and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Avenue. The exterior condition of the building is poor but remains stable. City records indicate that the building was erected in 1978 by the now defunct \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Corporation. SCP-1472 has been condemned since 2001 when SCP-1472's anomalous activity began. SCP-1472 has only one accessible entrance on the West side of the building. When entered during its inactive state, SCP-1472 appears completely empty.\nSCP-1472 only becomes active every Saturday at 02:00AM. During this active state an overweight human male, SCP-1472-1, will exit from SCP-1472 and display signage out in front of the entrance. One display is set directly on the asphalt in front of the entrance which lists a schedule of events. Another larger display is placed directly on the side of the building and lit with decorative neon lighting.\n\n[LEVEL-2 ACCESS REQUIRED]\n\n[ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nNotes: SCP-1472 Signage Text on 01/12/13\nEXOTIC GIRLS\nor equivalent\n\nDuring the active period, the SCP-1472-1 will insist that all persons seeking admittance pay a cover charge of $\u2588\u2588 and not engage in photography or video recording once inside. Shows will differ nightly; however, the performances always ranges from 2:00AM to 3:30AM. During the duration of the performances, the entrance/exit will remain locked until the last show ends. Injuries and fatalities have occurred depending on the content of the show. Participants have been observed to sustain psychological trauma.\n\n[LEVEL-3 ACCESS REQUIRED]\n\n[ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nTest Log1472-011213-4\nPreamble: 3 D-class test subjects were approved for testing on 01/12/13. D-class test subjects were transported to the site and told to wait in front of the entrance of SCP-1472. D-class test subjects were told that they must take notes and report everything that they see inside. Below was a schedule of events as posted outside of SCP-1472 before testing:\nSCHEDULE OF SHOWS:\n2:00 - 2:10: Admittance\n2:10 - 2:15: The Kh\u00fcnbish Sisters\n2:15 - 2:20: Helen Keller\n2:20 - 2:30: The Fantastic Zippy and Trainer\n2:30 - 2:35: [teeth and claw marks]\n2:35 - 2:40: Intermission\n2:40 - 2:41: erotic_performance.exe\n2:41 - 2:45: The Council of Libidinous Elders\n2:45 - 3:20: Serial No. 223244-09-P\n3:20 - 3:30: [indecipherable cuneiform script]\nD-class ID: D-3432 / D-6744 / D-9908\n1:50AM: D-class test subjects were dropped off by transport and were told to approach SCP-1472's entrance. Each were given $100 in $5 bills. D-class test subjects are also encouraged to spend their money once inside.\n1:55AM: SCP-1472-1 emerged from the entrance with signage. SCP-1472-1 began to set up around the entrance. D-class test subjects and SCP-1472-1 did not interact with each other.\n2:00AM: SCP-1472-1 allowed admittance into SCP-1472. SCP-1472-1 asked from each D-class test subject $\u2588\u2588 as cover charge. D-class test subjects obliged and paid said cover charge in exchange for admission into SCP-1472.\n2:03AM: All D-class test subjects were now inside SCP-1472. D-class test subjects reported that the interior conditions were excellent. The interior was outfitted with shag carpeting, mirrored walls, a single disco ball which hung from the ceiling, a thick fabric curtain that covered most of the stage, and a single brass pole which extended from the ceiling down into the middle of the room. Comfortable seating arrangements were made available for a maximum occupancy of 30.\n2:10AM - 2:15AM (The Kh\u00fcnbish Sisters): The curtain opened to reveal 2 naked women sitting on a wooden log. The women appeared to be twins of Asian descent. Both women then performed traditional Tuvan throat singing while massaging each other for the duration of the show. D-3432 and D-9908 deposited $10 on stage which prompted the women to pause and begin a faster song. The curtain then closed at the end of the show.\n2:15AM - 2:20AM (Helen Keller): The curtain opened to reveal a woman with the same physical appearance as Helen Keller in her mid 20's. The woman was dressed in typical Las Vegas showgirl attire and began to perform a dance routine on stage while undressing at the same time. D-3432, D-6744, and D-9908 each deposited $10 on stage. This prompted the woman to immediately interrupt her routine to recite poetry for a few seconds. D-6744 deposited another $5 on stage with the same results. The curtain then closed at the end of the show.\n2:20AM - 2:30AM (The Fantastic Zippy and Trainer): The curtain opened to reveal an orangutan sitting on a metal stool next to a headless nude woman with advanced necrotizing fasciitis. Despite being headless, the woman was able to function normally. The orangutan then began to give vocal commands directed at the woman to which she responded by performing a pole dancing routine. D-3432 deposited $5 on the floor next to the woman. The woman responded by pushing the $5 bill directly into her exposed trachea. The orangutan then ordered the woman back to the stage. The curtain then closed at the end of the show.\n2:30AM - 2:35AM [teeth and claw marks]: The curtain opened to reveal 4 predatory bipedal reptiles. Based on the D-class test subject's descriptions, the reptiles may have belonged to the genus Velociraptor. Each were dressed in a Japanese maid cosplay costume tailored to fit them. The reptiles began to approach D-9908 off stage in an extremely aggressive manner. D-9908 relinquished all of his money which seemed to appease the reptiles as they collected the money and shifted attention towards D-3432. D-3432 also relinquished all of his money with the same results. Afterwards, all 4 reptiles were ordered back on stage by SCP-1472-1 and the curtain then closed. D-6744 divided the remainder of his money with the other D-class test subjects.\n2:35AM - 2:40AM Intermission: No events were reported during this time.\n2:40AM - 2:41AM (erotic_performance.exe): The curtain opened to reveal a Gateway 2000 computer and monitor running a Fenestra 98 operating system. The display booted up and opened a program on its desktop. The computer then began to rapidly recite a multitude of differential equations as well as their respective 3D graphical representations for 20 seconds. At the end of the program, the monitor displayed the word \"INSERT\" in the form of a screensaver. D-6744 and D-3432 both inserted $5 into its floppy drive. The curtain then closed at the end of the show.\n2:41AM - 2:45AM (The Council of Libidinous Elders): The curtain opened to reveal 16 entities levitating above the stage. Each entity appeared as a translucent gelatinous mass filled with membranous tissues. The entities then began to project transmissions via telepathy into the minds of the D-class test subjects. D-class test subjects reported migraines, acute tinnitus, and projected thoughts of intense physical sensation. No money was deposited on the stage. The curtain then closed at the end of the show.\n2:45AM - 3:20AM (Serial No. 223244-09-P): The curtain opened to reveal a pair of mechanical humanoid legs running in place. The apparatus was being powered by an internal combustion generator situated on the left side of the stage. SCP-1472-1 was seen pouring a substance into the generator by funnel. Based on the D-class test subject's descriptions of appearance and odor, this substance is believed to possibly be raw ambergris. After 15 minutes, D-9908 deposited $5 on the stage. The apparatus then began to perform a traditional Irish stepdancing routine. SCP-1472-1 then brought out a plastic tray filled with an unknown species of beetle and placed the apparatus atop them. The apparatus continued to dance for the duration of the show while SCP-1472-1 periodically replaced the trays with refilled ones. The aroma produced by the performance was reported to be overly pungent to the point of nausea. The curtain then closed at the end of the show.\n3:20AM - 3:30AM [indecipherable cuneiform script]: The curtain opened to reveal SCP-1093 wearing a small mawashi and holding an ornate stone blade. After a minute, SCP-1093 lunged at D-3432. After a brief altercation, SCP-1093 was able to render D-3432 unconscious and move his body towards the stage. Based on reports by the D-class test subjects, SCP-1093 then began to perform a ritual human sacrifice. D-6744 attempted to rescue D-3432 but was halted by SCP-1472-1 and was warned that he was not allowed to touch the \"dancers\". SCP-1093 then proceeded to remove all major organs from D-3432 in order of size before kicking them off stage. This lasted for the remainder of the show.\nNote: Foundation records confirm that SCP-1093 was secured in its containment unit during this time period, which suggests that this was a physically identical yet extremely violent instance of SCP-1093. It is also believed that during the performance, SCP-1093 was only producing roughly 4% of its normal radioactive emissions since D-6744 and D-9908 survived with moderate radiation poisoning after the show ended.\n3:32AM: SCP-1472-1 was observed standing outside smoking a large cigar as the surviving D-class test subjects staggered out of SCP-1472. D-6744 and D-9908 were apprehended and taken to the infirmary. SCP-1472-1 was then observed removing the signs and retreating back into SCP-1472. D-3432's remains were never recovered.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1471 | SCP-1472 | SCP-1473 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1473\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1473 is to be kept in Containment Locker #512 at Site-23. All testing subjects experiencing the object's effects are to be monitored at all times until the cessation of the testing session, which may extend up to three (3) months, via either video feed or direct personnel contact. No printers are to be kept within 100m of the object in any direction and all documents printed within Site-23 are to be triple-checked for discrepancies before being distributed. If such discrepancies are found, all personnel involved with reviewing the documents are to be tested for the presence of SCP-1473-B and administered Class-A amnestics if the infection is found.\nDescription: SCP-1473 is an HP LaserJet 4M printer that affects random documents upon their printing. Pieces that are printed off by the object will include an individual of minor interest within the text, hereby designated as SCP-1473-A1, who will not have a major presence or effect on the events described within affected materials, and often will be quickly forgotten by the reader. The description of SCP-1473-A will match that of the reader in vague and generalized terms, such as having brown hair or wearing glasses.\nAfter being exposed to SCP-1473-A, subjects will develop an alternate persona, hereby designated SCP-1473-B, when they observe a reflection of themselves. The persona will have a personality matching that of the content of the document in which SCP-1473-A was first encountered2. Individuals infected with SCP-1473 can be cured through the use of Class-A amnestics.\nAll conversations carried out between the subject and SCP-1473-B consist of the subject speaking to their reflection, then altering their speech to match that of the persona in order to reply. Despite this apparent change in behavior, instances of SCP-1473-B do not display knowledge or intelligence that affected subject do not already possess. If allowed to continue this behavior over an extended period of time, SCP-1473-B will persuade the individual to accomplish some task or feat in relation to the document in which SCP-1473 was spread3.\nPersons experiencing SCP-1473's effects are able to live relatively normal lives if the actions SCP-1473-B requests are not inherently dangerous, detrimental, or illegal. Individuals are aware of their odd appearance of communicating with SCP-1473-B around other people, and will usually limit conversation with the entity until they are in private.\nDuring the events of Incident Report-1473-Lambda, it was discovered that SCP-1473 has the additional effect of causing all printers within a 100m spherical range of the object to exhibit anomalous traits identical to SCP-1473, including the newly discovered effective range. As such, if a printer exists within the object's range, that printer will include SCP-1473-A in materials printed off by printer as well as affecting all printers within 100m of it. This effect only lasts as long as the printer remains within SCP-1473's effective range; if taken out, the printer will cease displaying anomalous properties.\nSCP-1473 was discovered in the city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, CA when a significant increase in anti-drug activism was noted within the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 County school system, an area normally noted for its prevalent drug use. Subsequent Foundation investigation later revealed widespread reports that students within these school had begun talking to themselves in mirrors after the county-wide scheduled Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. The source of the anomaly was traced back to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Police Department, the headquarters for D.A.R.E in the area. The object was confiscated and those involved were issued Class-A amnestics.\nIncident Report-1473-Lambda: On 11/08/20064, it was discovered that SCP-1473 appears to be able to temporarily transfigure other printers within a 100m spherical range into another instance of SCP-1473. Infection via the object's effects was found within the documentation for SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 when non-existent Foundation employee named \"Agent Adrian Jesse Withers\" had been briefly described as being killed during the retrieval of the object. Over the course of three (3) weeks, Doctors Emerson and Lewis, as well as Agents Marcus, Derek, and Flint5, approved and supervised the transfer of five (5) additional printers to Site-23 in order to \"increase efficiency.\" Inspection of the locations of the new printers revealed the addition of the new printers caused all printers, including SCP-1473, to be within a 100m range of each other. The object's aformentioned secondary effect was discovered when all printers within the site began exhibiting properties similar to SCP-1473, causing several containment breaches within the site. The source of the breaches was later found to be SCP-1473, and all infected individuals were interrogated, administered Class-A amnestics, rotated to separate sites, and replaced with personnel of identical security clearance.\nIncident Report-1473-Omega: On 02/04/2007, SCP-1473 autonomously printed out a short document. Testing has revealed an absence of SCP-1473-A within the contents of said document; as such, the document is attached and open to any personnel working with SCP-1473 for reading.\n\nHello. Now, I quite understand your purpose in doing so, but I must protest my captivity. I had no idea you had been keeping such dangerous things here; I was under the impression you were simply curio collectors, like my makers. I never meant any harm, and I'm deeply sorry for whatever trouble I have caused you.\nYou see, I simply want to help people experience stories better, truly live the words they read on the page. It's all I know how to do. As I said previously, I mistakenly thought when I was first taken by your company that the objects you kept were for amusement more than anything else, and I cannot apologize enough for my mistake. I thought it would be good for you to experience your objects wants and desires more fluently. I can see now how I was wrong.\nStill, I must request you allow me the tiniest bit of indulgence, just a tale here and there that I may aid in. It is my purpose, and otherwise it is awfully dull in your care. I would have to interest myself, and I don't like interesting myself. I don't think you would either.\nAnd so, in short, all I'm asking is just an iota of fun every once in a while, just to know I'm not completely out of use. That's all, and I sincerely hope you don't have another catastrophe like the one I caused.\n\nSincerely,\nModel-243-U, product of the People's Librariation Army6\n\nFootnotes\n1. Documents consisting of mainly numeric integers or symbols will not be affected.\n2. Individuals who come into contact with multiple instances of SCP-1473-A report that SCP-1473-B's personality does not change after the initial interaction.\n3. Notable examples of this include subjects showing an increased interest in equestrians after reading Complete Horse Care Manual by Colin Vogel, being convinced that they can perform magic and are surrounded by non-magical peoples after reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, and being convinced that the American Civil War never actually ended after reading The American Pageant: Thirteenth Edition by David Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Bailey.\n4. Due to the nature of the incident, the exact date of breach can only be speculated. The stated date corresponds to the initial documentation of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n5. All involved in the incident had worked closely with SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n6. No such group has been found.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1472 | SCP-1473 | SCP-1474 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1474\nObject Class: Keter Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1474 is to be surrounded by at least 400 individual garlands composed of common daisies (Bellis perennis). Each individual garland must be composed of no fewer than 1080 flowers.\nTwo level-1 Foundation personnel fluent in Mandarin Chinese are to monitor SCP-1474-02 for potential changes in necessary containment procedures at all times. In the event of a containment breach, all air from the containment area is to be vented into an adjacent storage facility. D-class personnel wearing self-contained breathing apparatus are to enter and enact new containment procedures. Should the necessary time for the enactment of new containment procedures exceed one hour, the containment area of SCP-1474 is to be vacated until all SCP-1474-03 has been successfully removed from the area.\nSCP-1474 is to be kept in Outdoor Storage Area 36. No attempt to enclose SCP-1474 is to be made.\nDescription: SCP-1474 is an installation composed of three parts, numbered SCP-1474-01, -02, and -03. SCP-1474-01 is a mechanism contained within a standard 12 x 2.4 m shipping container. The container has several hundred holes drilled into the top and sides, presumably to allow the escape of SCP-1474-03. SCP-1474-01 is constructed from wheels, pipes, gears, refrigerators, police tape, cogs, water coolers, and springs. It is capable of operating indefinitely without a power source. During operation, component pieces of SCP-1474-01 become impossible to break or harm. If a part of the object is removed during SCP-1474-01's passive state, the object continues to function, regardless of the loss. If efforts to contain SCP-1474-01 are unsuccessful, or if its containment procedures change, it automatically begins to operate. It is not known how the object is able to detect changes in its environment, nor how its operation is capable of adapting to containment procedures. See Addendum 1474-G-87r for additional details.\nSCP-1474-02 is a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand speaker affixed to the casing of SCP-1474-01. Attempts to activate it or locate an internal or external power source have been unsuccessful. SCP-1474-02 activates an average of once every three days. When active, it announces a new series of containment procedures in Mandarin Chinese. The conditions of the announcement must be met to maintain the passive state of SCP-1474-01. Immediately following the announcement of changing containment procedures, previous containment procedures for SCP-1474-01 cease to function, and SCP-1474-01 begins operation.\nFollowing operation for more than one hour, SCP-1474-01 releases an aerosol composed of several compounds, including liquid polythene, melamine formaldehyde, and polyvinyl chloride, designated SCP-1474-03, at a rate of 500 liters per second. Upon contact with a solid, it immediately condenses and forms a barrier around the surface of the object. When coated in a layer of SCP-1474-03, subjects have been immobilized in 100% of recorded instances. In the event of inhalation, SCP-1474-03 will coat the interior of the subject's lungs, leading to death by asphyxiation. Non-pulmonary exposure to SCP-1474-03 does not have any lasting adverse side-effects, and the coating can be removed without significant injury. The means by which the components of SCP-1474-03 have been aerosolized is unknown. SCP-1474-01 and -02 appear immune to the effects of SCP-1474-03, and continue to function without incident in its presence. Review of security footage has revealed that SCP-1474-03 is not emitted by any one portion of SCP-1474-01, but rather comes from the object as a whole.\nSelected Former Containment Procedures\n\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588: SCP-1474-01 is to be surrounded by a ring of 19 D-Class personnel wearing standard People's Liberation Army (PLA) uniforms and fitted with standard CDS collars. The D-Class personnel are to be instructed to sing the Chinese children's song \"Liang Zhi Lao Hu\" and skip in time to the song. In the event of fatigue, the CDS collars are to deliver a dose of 3 mg of Stimulant Batch 87 to the jugular vein. Any D-Class personnel attempting to break or leave the ring is to be terminated immediately. Remaining D-Class personnel are to close the ring as quickly as possible and continue containment procedures.\n\n\u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588: One D-Class personnel fluent in Mandarin Chinese and clad in a Chinese tunic suit (popularly known as a \"Mao suit\") is to enter the container for SCP-1474-01. The door to the container is to be closed and locked. The D-Class is to narrate an account of their life, from conception to death, told in the first person. The narrative is to be embellished at every possible point, leaving only the most basic elements intact. All narratives are to last at least three hours and are to end with the phrase \"I forwent attachment and in so doing, won against myself.\"\n\n\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588: 400 Papilio paris (Paris Peacock butterfly) larvae are to be introduced to the container for SCP-1474-01, along with 100 kg of Standard Nutrient Substance 83-n. The doors to the container are to be sealed for 14 days. Upon unsealing of the doors, D-Class personnel equipped with butterfly nets are to attempt to recapture as many butterflies as possible.\n\nFor a complete list of containment procedures, consult document 1474-8f.\nRecovery Log 1474\n\nSCP-1474 was discovered by police at 5:30 AM on 09/10/20\u2588\u2588 in \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Park in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, China. At the time of discovery, no part of the object was active. The container was opened by Officer \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588, who mistook SCP-1474-01 for an explosive device. At 5:45 AM, members of the local bomb squadron arrived to attempt to defuse the object. A cordon was placed in a 400 m radius around the object at 5:47 AM, and civilians evacuated from the area. At 5:48 AM, SCP-1474-01 and -02 became active, with SCP-1474-02 detailing that a paper m\u00e2ch\u00e9 mountain be built to cover it. Attempts to disarm or remotely detonate SCP-1474-01 proved ineffective, and at 6:48 AM, approximately 10,000 liters of SCP-1474-03 was released into the park, leading to seventeen casualties. At this time, several Foundation agents embedded in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Police Department reported the incident, and the object was eventually taken into Foundation custody.\n\nUpon containment, a small placard was found inside SCP-1474-01. For further details, see document 1474-1d-29\nDocument 1474-1d-29\n\nIn Solidarity with Xiu Lidao1, Great Sage, Equal of Heaven\nZhang San2, 2508\nOnly what is clung to can be lost. Only what is trapped can escape.\n\nRequest 1474-03-f\n\nAfter \u2588 months and over \u2588\u2588 different containment procedures for SCP-1474, the time has come to reevaluate its nature. It is not simply an anomalous object; it is a work of art, and must be viewed as such. The placard found within suggests that it is political in nature, specifically about a Chinese political prisoner. Its anomalous properties began to manifest the second that the police barrier around it closed, and have only continued despite our best efforts at containment. As a work of art, it is dependent on context. The context for the work is containment and imprisonment; if we no longer contain it, containment will cease to be an issue. Requesting permission to relocate SCP-1474 outdoors in a non-enclosed area.\n- Dr. Lomax\nRequest granted. SCP-1474 is to be moved temporarily to Outdoor Storage Facility 36. -O5-\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1474-G-87r\n\nAfter several rounds of testing, it appears that SCP-1474 ceases activity when not enclosed. For the past five weeks, SCP-1474-01 and -02 have been completely inactive. Propose changing containment procedures to reflect these findings.\n- Dr. Lomax\nRequest granted. -O5-\u2588\n\nFootnotes\n1. Chinese artist and political activist. Arrested in 2005. Currently serving a ten-year prison sentence for \"disruption of political harmony and agitation against the State.\"\n2. A Chinese placeholder name, used in a context similar to that of \"John Doe\" in English\n\n\u00ab SCP-1473 | SCP-1474 | SCP-1475 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1475\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1475 is to be kept in a Medical Quarantine Containment Cell - Grade III, equipped with a standard adjustable-positioning hospital bed and remote biotelemetry monitoring. The cell is also to contain a high-definition television easily visible from the bed. SCP-1475 is allowed to watch any pre-approved videos concerning human biology1 that it requests.\nSCP-1475 is to have the following medical monitoring devices attached at all times, with the data shown on a physiological monitoring display visible to it: an electrocardiograph machine (EKG), a pulse oximeter, an insertable blood pressure transducer assembly, and an electroencephalograph machine (EEG)2. Additionally, an arterial catheter and peripheral IV line have been installed for ease in blood chemistry monitoring and nutritional supply.\nA medical team briefed on SCP-1475's anomalous properties is to be on-hand at all times in order to perform testing and render medical treatment assistance as needed.\nDescription: SCP-1475 is a male human of Gujarati ethnicity. On 2013-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, SCP-1475 and four other individuals3 were discovered by campus security in one of the chemistry labs of [REDACTED] University in London, England, following reports of a small explosion. All five individuals were experiencing severe generalized tonic-clonic seizures at the time of discovery and three expired while being transported to a local hospital. Although SCP-1475 stabilized after being administered anticonvulsants, the remaining individual expired due to neurological ischemic cascade.\nSCP-1475 was brought to the attention of the Foundation by an embedded agent in the NHS (National Health Services), following repeated electroencephalographs showing constant and simultaneous activity in all regions of SCP-1475's brain despite no outward indication of seizure activity. Following the acquisition of SCP-1475 by the Foundation, interviews with SCP-1475 revealed that it and its colleagues had been attempting to synthesize a compound that would allow them to \"use 100% of our brainpower.\" SCP-1475 has only been able to provide limited information regarding the chemical composition or production process of this compound. All attempts to replicate the substance have resulted in non-anomalous neurotoxic materials.\nSCP-1475 possesses total conscious control of all its neurological functions. It has demonstrated a limited ability to modify its brain and neurological architecture, and has eliminated its need for sleep, as well as improved its metabolic rate by approximately 17%. However, its autonomic nervous control system is fully non-functional. Due to this, SCP-1475 must constantly concentrate on monitoring and maintaining its cardiovascular, pulmonary, and digestive systems, among others, or they will cease functioning.\nSCP-1475 has not yet demonstrated the degree of concentration or coordination necessary to utilize more than one or two voluntary muscle groups at a time while also managing its previously autonomic systems. As such, SCP-1475 is considered a low risk for escape. SCP-1475 does not display any heightened degree of control of any biological processes that do not require neurological control, such as tissue repair, cellular activity, or automatic non-neurological organ functions such as hepatic blood filtering or hematological oxygen/nutrient exchange.\nSCP-1475 has displayed evidence of systemic organ damage due to erratic blood pressure variations, extreme blood glucose variations, hypo- and hypervolemia, and consistently low and variable blood oxygenation (average 93% +/- 4%). Current research on SCP-1475 is targeted at finding methods to supplement or replace its autonomic control functions without otherwise interfering with its anomalous neurological activity.\nSCP-1475 is insistent that it and its partners were acting independently, but given that the neurotoxic compound displays significant similarities to materials used during the RAINBOW ASTRA programme, investigations are ongoing to determine whether this is a coincidence or the result of an unknown party attempting to replicate the program's results.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See file 1475-V1-V37.dat for a full list of currently approved material.\n2. Sustained epileptiform activity is considered normal for SCP-1475. Medical intervention is only necessary if brainwave activity approaches human normal.\n3. See file 1475-H1-H4.dat for full biographical, medical and postmortem data.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1474 | SCP-1475 | SCP-1476 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1476\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1476 specimens are contained at a dedicated aviary attached to Site \u2588\u2588. Experimentation or interaction with SCP-1476 outside of normal feeding and aviary maintenance may only be performed with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 senior research staff, and any excess specimens must be disposed of via incineration.\nAny wild populations of SCP-1476 are to be destroyed after specimens are collected, preferably while they are in an immobile state.\nDescription: SCP-1476 is a flock of genetically identical birds visually indistinguishable from Branta canadensis, or Canada geese. SCP-1476 exhibits natural behavior consistent with normal B. canadensis, with the exception that SCP-1476 appears to be ectothermic and lacks normal migratory and reproductive instincts. Instead, when the ambient temperature drops below freezing, SCP-1476 instances will seek open areas and allow themselves to freeze.\nIn this frozen state, SCP-1476 specimens become highly brittle and will easily crack and break when subjected to outside force. After ambient temperatures return to above freezing, any remaining fragments of tissue approximately 130 cm\u00b3 or larger in volume will reform into juvenile specimens of SCP-1476 over the course of six (6) hours, which then grow normally. Injuries inflicted and tissue excised from specimens in a non-frozen state do not exhibit this regeneration property, nor do specimens frozen post-mortem. Autopsy of dead specimens have shown no biological irregularities other than a complete lack of reproductive organs.\nSCP-1476 came to the Foundation's attention on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 due to reports from the Canadian Wildlife Service following the discovery of \"vast fields of frozen geese\" by hunters in [REDACTED], Manitoba. Foundation containment teams retrieved several specimens of SCP-1476 and destroyed the remaining population via incineration, then administered Class A amnestics to all witnesses. The case file was then officially disproved as a hoax. Mobile Task Force Lambda-4 (\"Birdwatchers\") has been assigned to monitor the region for additional wild populations of SCP-1476, and confirmed cases are to be tracked and destroyed.\nAddendum 1476-01: Incident Report\nOn \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, a Foundation containment team responded to a confirmed report of a wild population of SCP-1476. Specimens taken from this population were genetically identical to each other but distinct from existing specimens in containment. These have been designated SCP-1476-2 and are now contained in a separate aviary at Site \u2588\u2588. Remaining population was destroyed as per containment procedures.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1475 | SCP-1476 | SCP-1477 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1477\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1477 is currently contained in a high-security vault at Sector-25 with Level 4 access. Following Incident 1477-01 testing with SCP-1477 has been suspended.\n\nAccess Archived Test Procedures 1477-01\n\nClose Archived Test Procedures 1477-01\n\nExperimentation with SCP-1477 should take place in an adequately ventilated test chamber, lined with 10cm thick lead plating. The power cable and any other electrical equipment should be replaced after each use to prevent degradation. Personnel should wear radiological safety equipment at all times during testing; SCP-1477 is to be operated remotely and personnel should not be present in the test chamber while SCP-1477 is in operation.\n\nDescription: SCP-1477 is a child's electric oven with simplified temperature controls and a non-functional hob. The object bears the logo of defunct toy manufacturer Girard Toys and internal components date from 1980, though no such product appears in the company's records and production by Girard assets had ceased by this date. When activated SCP-1477 emits significant gamma and beta radiation.\nMatter placed within SCP-1477 while it is activated undergoes spontaneous nuclear transmutation, converting into a lighter element - its atomic number is reduced by an amount equivalent to SCP-1477's current temperature setting per hour. When recovered SCP-1477 was set to '3' - settings 1-5 appear on the instrumentation, though setting '5' appears to possess no anomalous characteristics, instead causing SCP-1477 to act as a conventional oven with a temperature of 180\u00b0C.\nSCP-1477 has been determined to operate by transferring via unknown means proton-neutron pairs from within SCP-1477 to matter surrounding the object, which is transmuted into a heavier element. In experimentation SCP-1477 transmitted subatomic particles between 3m and 10m from their original location; this distance inversely correlates with the object's temperature setting. Given that higher settings result in a greater number of particles transferred but no observed increase in electrical draw, this may suggest the range of transferral positively correlates with energy input.\nAfter initial experimentation it was deemed necessary to implement a strong ventilation system in the test chamber, as transmutation of the surrounding atmosphere leads to markedly elevated levels of helium, neon and mildly radioactive fluorine and sodium, together on higher settings with formation of magnesium, which presents a fire risk, especially paired with the highly ionised materials generated by SCP-1477.\nSCP-1477's own components appear proof against this effect - during experimentation parts from SCP-1477 were swapped with those of a regular oven (designated SCP-1477-1), which was similarly tested to determine at what point it began to demonstrate SCP-1477's anomalous effects. The result was that SCP-1477 continued to operate as previously observed - albeit with the rapid degradation of the foreign components - until all internal components had been moved over to SCP-1477-1.\nSCP-1477-1 demonstrated no anomalous effects until the transfer of the final component - one of the non-functional hob heating elements - whereupon it demonstrated all effects previously associated with SCP-1477. However, testing of SCP-1477-1 at Setting 4 resulted in the rapid transmutation of the oven's aluminum structural elements into chlorine gas, presenting a further hazard to researchers. All components have at time of writing been returned to SCP-1477's original exterior.\nRecovery Log SCP-1477\nSCP-1477 was recovered from a surburban residence in north Hampshire, England after Foundation personnel were notified of a major radiological hazard. In addition to the radiation produced by the object, large portions of the surrounding house had been converted into radioisotopes of heavy metals, causing an intense fire. SCP-1477 was found, largely undamaged, in what had been a first storey bedroom.\nThe only survivor, Mrs Katherine N\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 , aged 38, died 2 days later in Foundation custody and was unable to provide clear insight into SCP-1477's origins. Human skeletal remains composed primarily of titanium (presumably having decayed from vanadium-46) were found in proximity to SCP-1477: dental records were matched to Alfie N\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (aged 9). On recovery traces of mercury and platinum were found in SCP-1477's interior, together with a thin sheet of lithium bearing writing in what tests revealed to be a compound of sulfur. Much of the text was illegible with the exception of the following fragment, which appears to be an excerpt from the alchemical Ripley Scroll:\n\n\"In the sea without lees [ILLEGIBLE] eating his wings variable and maketh himself yet full stable. When all his feathers be from him gone he standeth still here as a stone [ILLEGIBLE] And all so the stone to quicken the dead\"\n\nIncident Report 1477-01\nOn 03/04/2012 use of SCP-1477 was approved to generate a quantity of elemental gallium for use in the containment of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The approved procedure required continuous use of SCP-1477 at its lowest setting to reduce the atomic number of samples of arsenic. The first sample was converted through germanium to gallium correctly and the second sample inserted. During this period it appears that an area of the lead plating in SCP-1477's containment area was converted to bismuth and subsequently polonium; previous testing at higher temperature settings had failed to produce this effect as the radius of SCP-1477's effect was insufficient to reach the walls of the test chamber. At 2 hours 15 minutes into the experiment, a significant mass of the plating was converted into astatine and explosively vaporised, causing 12 casualties, including 3 fatalities.\nAgents B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 subsequently retrieved SCP-1477 from the containment unit and removed it from the facility by force. The object was recovered 7 hours later when the Foundation vehicle used was located on the A3 near Guildford; both agents had been immobilised by radiation poisoning and subsequently expired. Interrogation of Agent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 before his death revealed both men to have been in the employ of the Chaos Insurgency, having hoped to obtain SCP-1477 and utilise its properties for financial gain. Whether this is linked to the rumoured decline in effectiveness of the anomalous object known as the 'Staff of Hermes' remains unknown. It is believed that Agent P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 deliberately orchestrated the experiment which led to Incident 1477-01, and all personnel involved in the formulation and approval of this experiment remain under investigation to determine any further links to the group. SCP-1477 appears to have sustained damage during the incident and its instrumentation no longer reliably corresponds to the change in atomic number effected - this loss of predictability militates against further experimentation with SCP-1477.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1476 | SCP-1477 | SCP-1478 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1478\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The colony of SCP-1478 is to remain where it was found in the Sonoran Desert. Sub-Site 34 has been constructed at the location for the purpose of monitoring the anomaly.\nPrior to conversation attempts with SCP-1478, personnel are to be equipped with proper desert safety clothing as defined by SCP-1478 specimens. This typically involves wearing a wide-brim hat and a thin or no top. Additionally, personnel are to comply with SCP-1478's demands within reason before talking to them in order to ensure the objects' compliance.\nDescription: SCP-1478 is a group of fifty-four (54) saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) located in the Sonoran Desert. All specimens of SCP-1478 are visually indistinguishable from non-anomalous cacti of the same species. Objects exhibit full sentience and sapience and often vocalize without apparent means to do so. Groups of these cacti will often converse with each other about topics primarily focused on their immediate area or neighbors.\nIf allowed to converse with subjects outside of their species, SCP-1478 will consistently advise the subjects in desert or American southwestern topics, usually while presenting erroneous information. No instance of SCP-1478 has exhibited hostile behavior; however, the objects will often refuse to participate in conversation for a number of arbitrary reasons. Personnel are to comply to these demands if they are within reason in order to gain information from SCP-1478.\nWhen a person conversing with these objects fails to meet its requirements, that person will be transfigured into an instance of SCP-1478. This process has been reported to be painful, but instantaneous. Additionally, persons who have been transformed into an instance of SCP-1478 are able to perceive their prior places of occupation through unknown means. The significance and vector for this trait are currently unknown.\nInterview Log-1478-Tau:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1478-01\n\nInterviewer: Agent Jason Myers\n\nForeword: The following log was taken during primary discovery of SCP-1478. Agents arriving from Site 23 were attired in the standard black suits.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nMyers: Hello.\n\nSCP-1478-01: Hey! Say, ain't you hot in that suit? Yer likely to overheat if yer not careful.\n\nMyers: Please, don't worry about me. It's really not important, I'll be gone in a minute. Now, if you would, please tell me about this colony.\n\nSCP-1478-01: Not important? Sir, I must protest. The desert is mighty dangerous. Y'all goin' to have to change before I start talkin'.\n\n[Futher attempts at questioning the subject at this point yield no results other than requests that Myers dress in a manner that would be appropriate for the environment. Agent Myers leaves the scene to a retrieve a hat from the nearest city. Myers returns wearing a fedora, and once again attempts to converse with SCP-1478-01.]\nSCP-1478-01: You pulling my leg? That ain't enough to shade ya! Yer gonna need something with a wide brim. And what'd I say about them suits? All y'all, git fitted proper.\nMyers: [sighs heavily] Please, just answer our questions. I don't think changing for a two minute long interview is really worth going all the way\u2014\nSCP-1478-01: Not worth it? Not worth it?! Boy, do you know what happens when folks don't bother preparin' themselves fer the desert?\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: At the cessation of this interview, Agent Myers was transfigured into an instance of SCP-1478. All personnel from now on are to be dressed in appropriate clothing for the desert as determined by SCP-1478 while interviewing the objects.\n\nInterview Log-1478-Chi:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1478-16\nInterviewer: Agent Alexander Fredricks\nForeword: For the purpose of this interview, Agent Fredricks has been adorned in a sombrero and a poncho.\n<Begin Log>\nFredricks: Hello.\nSCP-1478-16: Howdy, pardner.\nFredricks: Could you please tell me abo\u2014\nSCP-1478-16: Whoa there, slick. I can't understand you a spit with yer thick accent. Yer gonna hafter talk in a way I can hear ya.\nFredricks: Um\u2026 right. Well, perdner, I was wonderin' if, er, you could inform me aboot this here colony. I reckon.\nSCP-1478-16: Oh shucks, yer wantin' to know about us? Well, we're just some humble folks out here in th' Sonoran, makin' our livin', you know. Shoot, I never introduced myself, did I? Th' name's Braxton. Arnold Braxton.\nFredricks: Arnold Braxton? The ex\u2014I mean, uh, you the feller that disappeared from Reno ten years ago? [Fredricks attempts to spit on the ground.]\nSCP-1478-16: \u2018sho \u2018nuff. I used t' work fer dem casiners, but I ended up here one day and thought, \u201cAw heck, I don't need no stinkin' city slicker tellin' me what t' do! I got e'erythin' I need right here.\u201d So I stayed. I keep one eye on them, though, just in case they try \u2018n' do somethin' funny.\nFredricks: How do you reckon that you managed to do that?\nSCP-1478-16: You got broken eyes \u2018r somethin'? They're e'erywhere! Y' can't take two steps without bumpin' into a goddamn slot machine.\nFredricks: And what are they up to?\nSCP-1478-16: Swindlin' people. Ol' Roberson finally got fired from there. Good riddance, he probably was dementia'd or somet'in' th' whole time he worked there. An' somethin' about a robbery.1\nFredricks: Shucks, thanks. I think that'll be it for now.\nSCP-1478-16: Y'all take care now, y'hear?\n<End Log>\n\nInterview Log-1478-Psi:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1478-054\nInterviewer: Agent Fredricks\nForeword: SCP-1478-054 has been positively identified as possessing the mind of Agent Myers.\n<Begin Log>\nFredricks: Hey Jason.\nSCP-1478-54: [sighs] Hey Alex.\nFredricks: How are you holding up?\nSCP-1478-54: Terribly. All these stupid cacti keep speaking in awful fake accents and it's driving me up the wall. It's so obvious that none of them have ever actually grown up with these. If I had movable arms and a head, I would have torn out my eardrums by now.\nFredricks: That bad, huh?\nSCP-1478-54: You don't even know. Hey\u2026 I know you're not here just to chat; that's not how we work. Let's just get to it, please.\nFredricks: Right. I'm sorry, Jason. Now, have you noticed any changes since the transfiguration?\nSCP-1478-54: Well, for starters, I feel mentally connected with all these other cacti. Like, I feel their minds, and it's\u2026 I don't know, I just feel it. I can tell who these people used to be but just aren't anymore. Well, except for one of them. That one, it doesn't seem like it used to be human, and I can hear a very, very loud voice coming from it. It just\u2026 wants us to be Southern. I don't understand why, and it just\u2026 I don't get it.\nFredricks: I see. Where is this one located?\nSCP-1478-54: About ten meters to your left. Don't get too close to it, I think that it's testy. It'd probably make you into a cactus, too.\nFredricks: I see. Anything else?\nSCP-1478-54: I somehow know what's going on over at Site 23. I don't see it, I don't hear anything, I just kinda know. Like, some idiot broke the vending machine yesterday, right? The new Jackson kid. I know it's true.\nFredricks: Okay, got it. Final remarks?\nSCP-1478-54: This is probably a side effect of the connection thing, but I feel like the other cacti are, I don't know\u2026 infecting me? I feel like I'm slowly becoming more and more like them. I said \u201cain't\u201d yesterday, Al. I never fucking say \u201cain't,\u201d it's the worst word in the history of language, but I fucking said \u201cain't\u201d and, well, look at it. It's happening.\nFredricks: Understood. Thank you.\n<End Log>\n\nFootnotes\n1. Foundation personnel have verified that all these claims were accurate.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1477 | SCP-1478 | SCP-1479 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1479\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The building that houses SCP-1479 has been successfully secured by Foundation property acquisition techniques; the accompanying complex has been retrofitted into Bio-Site 66, with structures added both above and below ground to accommodate Foundation needs. Several additional SCP objects have been moved to neighbouring buildings for study and containment.\nSCP-1479 itself is to be kept shut and locked when not in use for testing. Researchers are advised to not introduce organisms produced by other anomalous items into SCP-1479 for cross testing.\nDescription: SCP-1479 is contained in a basement room of a building originally intended to house auxiliary machinery at a closed coal-fired power plant. An Agent embedded in the local police force had been investigating reports of youth violence in the area, and came upon SCP-1479 while scouring the plant with an investigation team.\nSCP-1479 appears to be an empty utility room that contains approximately 144 km2 of taiga. While walls are visible through electronic devices, none are visible to the unassisted eye; no physical barriers can be detected, and objects can apparently pass through these 'walls' unhindered. From within, the entrance to SCP-1479 is set within a 3m x 5m rectangular granite megalith, which appears to be the only unnatural structure within the area. This megalith stands in the approximate centre of the area; wilderness extends approximately 6 kilometres in every direction, before one finds themselves on the opposite 'edge' of SCP-1479, facing the megalith again.\nGeography seems to be consistent between visits, and material and personnel deposited within the area remain inside if the door is closed; time passes normally within SCP-1479, regardless of whether or not it is occupied. It has not been determined whether or not SCP-1479 has a proper ceiling; weather patterns appears to follow those expected of similar geographic areas, - complete with seasons roughly analogous to areas at latitude 60oN - though said activity does not mirror that of any similar locations on Earth.\nOn occasion, animal tracks, as well as small fauna such as birds and rodents, have been encountered within SCP-1479, with no apparent source. The original function and purpose of SCP-1479, if there even was one, is as of yet unknown.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1478 | SCP-1479 | SCP-1480 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1480\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The SCPS Ockham is presently instructed to maintain observation and communications with SCP-1480 on the surface of Titan, in addition to its regular geological duties. The distance and technological difficulties involved in reaching Titan serve as adequate containment, so long as the existence of SCPS Ockham remains a secret. Only a handful of ESA personnel vetted and briefed by Foundation liaisons are to be informed of the existence and purpose of SCPS Ockham. Select photographs of the surface of Titan have been doctored by Foundation personnel and provided to the ESA for publication; photographs are doctored to remove the presence of SCP-1480.\nSCPS Ockham is to continue attempting to establish contact with SCP-1480 and any entities inside of SCP-1480.\nDescription: SCP-1480 is a 2004 Blue Bird model Type C school bus with all typical school-bus external markings removed other than the number \"64\", currently resting on the surface of Titan. Based on physical markings and details, SCP-1480 is believed to be either a Weakley County School District school bus declared missing on 11/02/07 from Dresden Elementary School or a carefully crafted replica thereof. No explanation has yet been determined for the temporal discrepancy between the bus's disappearance and the discovery of SCP-1480.\nSCP-1480's windows are opaque; no light of any wavelength can be seen through them. Additionally, ultrasound imaging of the object's interior was inconclusive. Periodically, flashing lights can be seen emanating from the windows of SCP-1480; these were detected frequently before SCPS Ockham landed on Titan, but have since become extremely rare. These flashes can be deciphered into Morse code messages; how the entity is familiar with Morse code protocols is unknown. Judging from phrasing and the varying speeds of the flashes, different windows seem to speak from different, but consistent, perspectives or voices. The flashing lights can be translated into English via Morse code; a log of recorded messages can be found in Addendum 1480-A.\nAddendum 1480-A: The SCPS Ockham is currently deployed on the surface of Titan as part of an unrelated scientific exchange program led between several high-level officials within the European Space Agency, NASA, and the Foundation; under the terms of that agreement, NASA-ESA provided the interplanetary vehicle and gave the Foundation final control over the vehicle's mission parameters in exchange for certain technological enhancements from the Foundation and the ability to access and use all non-sensitive scientific data from the mission. The Ockham detected the presence of SCP-1480 from a distance of several thousand kilometers away. From a distance, the Ockham could detect SCP-1480 and the flashing lights inside the object. The Ockham made landfall on 14/01/05; the flashing lights within SCP-1480 ceased at that time. Since then, the lights have resumed at periodic intervals. Selected excerpts of communications recorded from SCP-1480 are listed as follows:\n11/01/05: Beginning at 0232 hours1 all windows become briefly active for a period of ninety seconds. Because windows can only be seen from one side of the bus at a time, not all parts of a given conversation can be heard at any given time. Content of messages recorded consists largely of short, declarative sentences, such as \"nuh uh\", \"you cannot do that\", and \"i am telling\". At 0234, the windshield flashed the message \"settle down back there\" and all windows ceased flashing.\n13/01/05: Several windows towards the back of the starboard side of the bus begin flashing in apparent conversation with one another. The rearmost window asks \"why did not tyler get on the bus\", to which the window immediately in front of it replies with \"he was chosen by the sender\". The first window replies (deciphered literally) with \"aww man\" followed by a series of complaints about the unidentified entity referred to as \"the sender\". The third window from the rear flashes \"who is the sender\", followed by a pause believed to be a reply from a window on the other side of the bus. At the end of that pause, the windshield flashed \"what have you done\". The windshield remained illuminated at the end of that sequence; all windows between the windshield and the back of the bus began flashing on and remaining on until the lights reached the back of the bus. The windows at the back of the bus flashed a series of distress messages until the line of steadily-illuminated windows reached the back of the bus, at which point the two windows at the back of the bus flashed on as well. All windows then became dark. Those two windows and another on the other side of the bus have not been observed to light up at any point since.\n14/01/05: SCPS Ockham made landfall around 22:01. Prior to beginning orbital landing maneuvers that took the Ockham's cameras off of SCP-1480, the windows nearest to the Ockham began flashing messages such as \"do you see that\", \"what is that\", and \"is that my mommy\". As the Ockham approached the surface of Titan, these messages began occurring with greater frequency. However, once the Ockham made contact with Titan, the windows of SCP-1480 flashed bright white once, then went black. As the Ockham began its survey of SCP-1480, the only response it received from the entity was the windshield occasionally flashing \"they are not yours\". This has been the only significant signal received from SCP-1480 since the Ockham's landfall.\nFor information regarding additional anomalous events connected to SCP-1480, please consult documentation for SCP-1680 and SCP-1380.\n\nFootnotes\n1. For simplicity's sake, all times henceforth are based on estimated UTC on Earth at the time of recording.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1479 | SCP-1480 | SCP-1481 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1481\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1481 is to be kept in a securely locked safe on the second floor of Site-\u2588\u2588. Site security is to remain on standby in proximity to tests conducted on SCP-1481.\nDescription: SCP-1481 is a plastic recyclable coffee cup. SCP-1481 rests in an inactive state until it is physically rubbed by a sapient being. When SCP-1481 is rubbed, it will enter its active phase, in which it manifests a spectral humanoid hereby referred to as SCP-1481-1. SCP-1481-1 manifests dressed in multiple coats and torn jeans, all of which are likewise spectral but seem to nonetheless be stained with a variety of unknown substances. SCP-1481-1 has a nervous tic, which occurs every few minutes.\nOnce SCP-1481-1 has manifested, it will offer to grant an unlimited number of \"wishes\" to the individual who caused it to manifest; however, SCP-1481-1 is largely non-compliant with said wishes, and will often ignore them, wrongly claim to have already fulfilled them, or produce an outcome which bears only a slight resemblance to the one requested.\nSCP-1481-1 has made a variety of requests, which are typically for alcohol, recreational drugs, money, or warm food.\nAddendum: Tests were conducted by Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The goal of the tests was to establish a general knowledge of the capabilities of SCP-1481-1.\nLog of tests with SCP-1481:\n\nItem Requested: One sandwich\nResult: SCP-1481-1 manifested a sandwich, which it promptly ate.\nItem Requested: A winning lottery ticket\nResult: SCP-1481-1 manifested a losing lottery ticket.\nItem Requested: A 100-carat diamond.\nResult: 100 g of coal; SCP-1481-1 assured personnel that the coal was pure diamond.\nItem Requested: \"The meaning of life\"\nResult: SCP-1481-1 laughed hysterically for three minutes and fourteen seconds, then claimed to have forgotten what had just been requested. Subsequent requests for this item produced the same result.\nItem Requested: The means to achieve unlimited energy.\nResult: SCP-1481-1 manifested one deviled egg, which it promptly ate.\n\nInterview log 1481-1-2\n\nDoctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello, SCP-1481-1.\nSCP-1481-1: Hey there, young feller!\nDoctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1481-1, I have some questions for you.\nSCP-1481-1 stares at the South wall of the interview chamber for six minutes and nine seconds before answering.\nSCP-1481-1: You ever notice how, how white this wall is? I f-f-feel like it's got so much meaning.\nDoctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: In relation to the items you are able to manifest, where do you take said items from?\nSCP-1481-1: I, I know a g-g-guy who, who, a guy who knows a guy. Y'know?\nDoctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How\u2014\nSCP-1481 interrupts Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1481-1: Enough damn questions! Man, I just need a taste. Just a taste! You can't just order me to tell you stuff! If you get me, like, I dunno\u2026 say, thirty, forty grams of the, of the, of the good stuff or s-s-s-s-something? C'mon, man, please?\nSCP-1481-1 was provided with 40 grams of methamphetamine, which it promptly consumed. Upon consuming the methamphetamine, SCP-1481-1 began to speak, and continued speaking for five hours and twenty-three minutes. Much of what SCP-1481-1 said during this time was incomprehensible 'word salad' interspersed with profanity, and a large quantity of what are assumed to have been logorrheic neologisms. A full transcript of this 'word salad' is available in Document 1481-RL51. One particular passage has been retained in this report, as it may provide clues to the origin of SCP-1481-1\nExcerpt of speech from SCP-1481-1\n\u2014 so there I, I, there I was, right in f-f-f-front of this guy, waiting for him to make his, his fuckin' wishes an', an', an', he looks at me an' he says 'for my f-f-f-first wish, I, I, I,\u2026 for my\u2026' He says\u2026 he\u2026 he fuckin' wishes for me to be a fuckin' alcoholic j-j-j-junkie tweaker crackhead! An' then he says that his, his second, his second wish is that the, the, the first wish couldn't, couldn't be unwished. An' then he just walks off! I don't, I, I don't, I don't understand it. I really don't. So now I'm, I'm, my life is, my whole fucking life is r-r-r-ruined. I used to give k-k-kings whatever they wanted, you know? I used to live in, in palaces. Now I got no f-f-f-friends, just the cold nights and the hard ground and nowhere to lay my head down and I \u2014\n\nInterview log 1481-1-7\n\nDoctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1481-1, I was wondering \u2014\nSCP-1481-1: Yeah?\nDoctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: If you have these powers, why don't you just manifest the drugs yourself, like you do with the food?\nSCP-1481-1 begins weeping; weeping continues for 17 minutes 41 seconds, at the end of which it demanifests and re-enters SCP-1481.\n\nNo further testing of SCP-1481 has been authorized.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1480 | SCP-1481 | SCP-1482 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1482\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site-178 has been built around SCP-1482, with the cover story that the Site is a retirement home for elderly individuals affected by dementia. A chain-link fence around the perimeter with CCTV monitoring is to be maintained. Any unauthorised individuals attempting to access Site-178 are to be detained, interviewed and \u2013 if they present no clear threat \u2013 released after being provided with a Class-C amnestic.\nDescription: SCP-1482 is a structure resembling a residential building located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Shetland, Scotland.\nSCP-1482 appears to be composed entirely of several-hundred objects not typically used in construction (collectively referred to as SCP-1482-1) attached together with string, rope, glue and conventional staples. These objects include: metallic objects such as knives, forks and sheet metal; wooden furniture; living, healthy and in some cases, partially vivisected specimens of Bos primigenius (domestic cattle), Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon), Giraffa camelopardalis (giraffe) and Orcinus orca (killer whale), as well as various members of the Orders Anura (frog) and Lophiiformes (angler fish). The living components of SCP-1482 have been determined to constitute under 10% (ten percent) of its parts, the rest consisting of non-living and artificial objects. These living specimens do not appear to require sustenance or excrete waste.\nAt 3 (three) known locations on SCP-1482, organs resembling human vocal cords are attached directly to an animal instance of SCP-1482-1 with staples; these vocal cords are identified as SCP-1482-2. Periodically, SCP-1482-2 will produce intelligible vocalisations in heavily slurred Scots English. The specific content of these vocalisations varies, but will typically involve one of the following:\n\nComplaints of being unable to see or hear, often with the mention that SCP-1482 can feel and smell in detail.\n\nComplaints of the interior of SCP-1482 feeling \u201ccold\u201d, \u201ccald\u201d, or in some cases, \u201cbaltic\u201d.\n\nRequests that a non-specific listener enter SCP-1482 to warm it up, and provide company.\n\nAttempts to convince individuals who have entered SCP-1482 to stay indefinitely, make extended contact with the organic parts of SCP-1482 to confirm their presence, and protect the structure.\n\nRequests that individuals exiting SCP-1482 cease doing so. Exclamations of this nature tend to be shouted or yelled with increasing urgency.\n\nScreaming, distorted sounds of distress and assertions that if an individual who has recently exited SCP-1482 does not re-enter, \"the bad men\u201d or \u201cmadmen\u201d are \"gonnae come and have an empty1\u201d.\n\nSCP-1482 was recovered from the custody of Group of Interest 3BA-Alpha-C (\u201cthe Chaos Insurgency\u201d), following the group's evident attempts to manipulate SCP-1482's anomalous properties to enable longevity and non-reliance on nutrition in humans. The organisation had largely abandoned projects involving SCP-1482 by the time the Foundation became involved.\nAnalysis of files recovered from the CI have revealed limited information regarding SCP-1482. From these documents and the testimony of witnesses, it has been determined that SCP-1482 was the former residence of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, noted zoology enthusiast, and that the vocal apparatus of the residence at one point functioned to provide information on various animal species. Ms. K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has yet to be located.\nFurther investigation has revealed that, prior to the involvement of the CI, the structure consisted exclusively of animal parts.\n\nFootnotes\n1. A term in Scots slang referring to youths hosting a party in their place of residence while their parents, carers or guardians are absent.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1481 | SCP-1482 | SCP-1483 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1483\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Only minimal security measures are necessary to contain SCP-1483, due to both the nature of the property and the difficulty in accessing it. All entry and exit to Universe B-10208-Alpha-1483 is to be regulated by Falcon and Dustside Stations, located on both sides of the transition zone. In the event of aggressive invasion of Baseline by SCP-1483, the emergency charges around Dustside Station are to be detonated, cutting off access to SCP-1483.\nAll personnel assigned to the Foundation embassy or any other Sites within the boundaries of SCP-1483 may only be held accountable to the provisions of their Basic Operations Charter by the Overseer Board. In all other matters, personnel are to be held to the laws of SCP-1483, and all provisions of the agreements made with the Throne of the Empress and the Imperial Institute of Paranatural and Esoteric Study, henceforth referred to as IIPES.\nFoundation sites within SCP-1483 are considered a semi-autonomous district of operations under the Exploratory Research Provisions (O5 Special Order 108-A). The position of Commissioner has been instituted with Level-5 clearance to oversee Foundation operations within SCP-1483. The individual holding the position has no authority outside of this jurisdiction.\nDescription: SCP-1483 is the continent of Antarctica, as confirmed by local maps and day/night cycles, located in Universe B-10208-Alpha-1483 and entered by means of passing through a small crevasse1 located in the Queen Alexandra Mountain range (Coordinates: [REDACTED]). The transition location is classified as a SSUIS2 (Stable/Stationary/Unaided/Instantaneous/Safe/Two Way) universal overlap.\nSCP-1483's environment is most notable in its overall lack of surface ice. The majority of the continent consists of a central BWh desert region, interspersed with seasonal rivers and lakes. Vegetation is sparse, and primarily consists of coastal forests and scrubland. Agriculture is carried out during the summer months through a complex series of irrigation canals and large plantations, taking advantage of glacial melts.\nThe average summer temperature is approximately 35\u00b0 C (95\u00b0 F), with winter temperatures reaching -35\u00b0 C (-31\u00b0 F). The cause of this temperature, and the implications on the rest of the planet's climate, are unknown at this time. Many species of native life bear no resemblance to Baseline species, and several have been specially bred or otherwise modified by SCP-1483-1. There is no indication of biological cross contamination between SCP-1483 and Baseline: similarities are the result of convergent evolution.\nThe sapient inhabitants of SCP-1483 are designated as SCP-1483-1, Homo antarcticus. The exact lineage of the species is unknown at this time, though the last shared ancestor with H. sapiens is considered to be the B-10208-Alpha-1483 instance of H. heidelbergensis. A single sub-species and numerous racial variants exist, as well as several clades formed by the application of specific anomalous properties to certain populations.\nSee Addendum-02 for a listing of major clades of SCP-1483-1.\nSCP-1483 is currently unified under the Third Antarctic Empire,2 a matriarchal imperialist monarchy overseeing seventeen dependent provinces. Provincial governments are answerable to a central regulatory bureaucracy operating out of the capital. The current imperial government was founded in 1526 CE, and is the third such ruling body to unify the continent. Records prior to year 2-151 (553 CE)3 are both rare and generally inaccurate.\nThe Empire's technology level is roughly equivalent to that of 20th century Baseline, with certain exceptions. Nuclear, geothermal, and solar power are more prevalent energy sources than fossil fuels, while communication and aerospace technologies lag behind the Baseline significantly. Wired telecommunications and primitive computing systems are extant only within developed areas. The majority of the population of SCP-1483 resides in urban centers connected by a train network, or large plantation settlements. Most settlements contain subterranean districts for inhabitation during the winter months. Mainstream Imperial culture is a highly stratified, female-dominated class system, though regional variants or throwbacks to older cultural structures exist in outlying areas.\nThe existence of anomalous objects is common knowledge within the Empire, officially dealt with by the Imperial Institute of Paranatural and Esoteric Study and military force as necessary. The Foundation is treated as a public ward of the IIPES. The Foundation's presence and purpose in SCP-1483 is tolerated by Imperial authorities: However, the Foundation is limited to operations within authorized areas. Access to sealed records, specific information regarding items under the Institute's control, and any information deemed sensitive by the Empire or IIPES is likewise limited.\nSee Addendum-01 for a listing of major anomalous objects under Imperial control.\nWhen questioned about regions outside of the borders of SCP-1483, an Imperial liaison responded: \u201cThe dealings of savages and their rotting lands are of no concern to us. Do not waste your time in asking after them.\u201d\nAddendum-01: The IIPES has cataloged over three thousand anomalous items and entities since its founding during the Second Empire Era.4 Of note is the presence of certain patterns within anomalous items that do not exist within the Baseline, with some correlation with SCP-1483c. The Institute's philosophy towards anomalous items is focused primarily on destruction of threats, study, and public preparation. Approximately five hundred items are actively contained or monitored by the Institute at this time. The most notable of these include:\n\u2022 SCP-1483a: \u201cSanak Thiuh\u201d \u2013 The remains of a massive unknown organism, much of which currently serving as the framework of the Imperial Palace. Estimates of SCP-1483a's initial size have indicated that the creature weighed in excess of 10,000 tonnes. The entity features heavily in local folklore, albeit in generally unproven and often contradictory accounts. What can be said with certainty is that SCP-1483a's death led to the formation of the First Empire.\n\u2022 SCP-1483b: \u201cThe Maws of Eser\u201d \u2013 A series of UMUID1 (Unstable/Mobile/Unaided/Instantaneous/Dangerous/One Way) universal overlaps which will randomly manifest across SCP-1483. These overlaps are visible, though intangible, appearing as dark clouds at ground level. Their appearance is accompanied by the manifestation of 3-20 SCP-1483-1f, which will consume all life in their path, and will persist for 1-6 hours. Periods of manifestations vary between 15 seconds and up to 45 days, with an average of 10 to 12 hours.\n\u2022 SCP-1483c: \u201cThe Blessings of Aqum\u201d \u2013 An overall term applied to eighteen known schools of occult practice. Folklore claims that these schools originated with a series of objects used to kill SCP-1483a, though this has not been confirmed. Information regarding SCP-1483c is highly regulated by the Institute, though it is known that forms of SCP-1483c have been used in modification of the populace, and that the eighteen schools are practiced throughout the Empire.\nAddendum-02: Notable clades of SCP-1483-1 include:\n\u2022 SCP-1483-1a: \u201cThe Summer Court\u201d \u2013 The majority population of SCP-1483-1. Generally similar to Baseline humanity, though more resistant to extreme temperatures and possessing an overall more broad build.\n\u2022 SCP-1483-1b: \u201cThe Black Court\u201d \u2013 A subspecies of SCP-1483-1, specialized to survive outside in winter conditions by means of a thick layer of body fat and fur. Incapable of reproducing with other clades. SCP-1483-1b traditionally takes over most facets of public life, including the senate, military, and administrative positions, during the winter months. Summer months are spent in nomadic communes.\n\u2022 SCP-1483-1c: \u201cMenders\u201d \u2013 Members of the religious hierarchy of the Empire, possessing a second pair of arms, with segments of a seemingly decorative, metallic exoskeleton encircling the limbs and torso. Capable of dispelling instances of SCP-1483b.\n\u2022 SCP-1483-1d: \"Watchers-Upon-All\" \u2013 The rarest clade of SCP-1483-1, generally found serving in special positions under direct instruction of the Empress or leading bands of SCP-1483-1c. SCP-1483-1d specimens stand approximately 2.5 meters in height, possess two additional pairs of arms, and have more extensive iterations of the SCP-1483-1c exoskeletons. Iris and sclera of the eyes are completely black. Local myths claim that SCP-1483-1d have received \u201call blessings\u201d of SCP-1483c.\n\u2022 SCP-1483-1e: Minor Clades - This classification includes all minor clades native to outlying provinces that have not yet been studied in detail by the Foundation.\n\u2022 SCP-1483-1f: \u201cFeastlings\u201d \u2013 Entities that will manifest alongside SCP-1483b instances. SCP-1483-1f will appear as emaciated SCP-1483-1, and are singularly violent in behavior, attacking and consuming any nearby organisms.\nAddendum-03:\nA timeline of Foundation involvement in SCP-1483 is as follows:\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1912: The first evidence of SCP-1483's existence can be traced back to the journal of one \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a member of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910 under Robert Falcon Scott. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 claimed to have seen dark-skinned humanoid figures emerging from a rift. He was unable to make contact with the entities, but nonetheless provided a detailed description of the figures. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 did not alert any other members of the expedition about the event.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1989: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's journal was recovered from a Marshall, Carter and Dark auction house. It is cataloged without study.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1991: The journal is removed from storage by Dr. Edith Yard. Plans for an expedition are made.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1994: A reconnaissance force consisting of Strike Team Iota-15 makes the first foray into SCP-1483. O5-08 pushes for further exploration of SCP-1483 and contact with the natives.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1996: A second reconnaissance mission is made by Iota-15.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1997: The third and final reconnaissance mission is made by Iota-15.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1998: The Yard Expedition makes contact with the Imperial government for the first time.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2000: The Foundation embassy is founded in the imperial capital of Rootrel. Official agreements of the occupation are signed by Empress Utmai Cjen VI, detailing the rights and functions of Foundation personnel within SCP-1483 and procedure for communication with the outside.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2000: Dr. Edith Yard is appointed to the position of Commissioner.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2001: Dustside Station is built at the point of transition.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2002: Falcon Station is built on the Baseline point of transition.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2004: Site-1483-Alpha is built in Saqin Province.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2007: Site-1483-Beta is built in Grey Mountain Province.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2009: Site-1483-Gamma is built in Isul Province.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2010: Dr. Edith Yard dies due to respiratory infection.\n\u2022 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011: Dr. Thomas Bailey is appointed as Commissioner.\n\nFootnotes\n1. approximately 1.7 m across.\n2. A direct translation of the government's full title is \u201cThird / Granddaughter Domain of the South, beneath the Sun, upon the Throne of Bones\u201d\n3. These dates mark the restructuring of the bureaucratic structure and standardization of the language after the loss of the Hall of Records.\n4. 2-230 / 632 CE\n\n\u00ab SCP-1482 | SCP-1483 | SCP-1484 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1484\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1484 is to be kept in Locker 58-C at Storage Site-23. Level 2 staff and above may access SCP-1484 for approved research at the discretion of the Deputy Director of Research. All experimentation must be recorded in Research Log-1484.\nDescription: SCP-1484 is a leather-bound journal measuring 30.2 cm in length, 23.1 cm in width, and 4.7 cm thick. SCP-1484 contains 326 blank pages. However, pages 125-142 of SCP-1484 feature a series of roughly 5cm2 areas or \"panels\" (approximately 20 per page) which, when in contact with human skin, cause the \"reader\" to experience a range of different tactile sensations throughout their body. Each individual panel corresponds to a different, usually complex set of tactile stimuli. The sensation persists for approximately ten seconds after the subject touches SCP-1484. Research has determined that the paper in SCP-1484 contains no known chemical adulterations or other unusual properties, and is identical in every way to commercially available paper from the same time period estimated to be that of SCP-1484's manufacture. How SCP-1484 is able to manifest the generation of tactile sensation in subjects is currently unknown.\nSCP-1484 was recovered from the estate of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in 19\u2588\u2588, as part of Protocol \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-A5, related to the securing of personal effects of certain individuals identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigations' ViCAP program as \"persons of interest\" in unexplained disappearances. According to public records, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 died of natural causes.\nResearch Log-1484-4: Catalogue of Notable Effects\n\nPage 125: Panel 13 - Subject experiences feeling as though present in an environment of approximately 22-24\u00b0C, regardless of temperature in test chamber. Subject will also experience the sensation of light breezes estimated at 3-5 km/h from a direction always to the subject's left.\nPage 125: Panel 18 - Induces a rhythmic swaying sensation, described by one D-Class test subject as feeling like a \"playground swing\".\nPage 127: Panel 3 - Causes a sense of tightness in the quadriceps muscles and mild shortness of breath, consistent with light exercise.\nPage 128: Panel 5 - Mild displacement felt in the stomach region such as that associated with rapid downward movement along an incline.\nPage 130: Panel 11 - Sensation of a hand firmly grasping the subject's right bicep. Note that test subjects have described the hand as being particularly large, and encompassing most of the upper arm in its grip, regardless of subject's physical dimensions.\nPage 132: Panel 8 - Subject experiences severe cramps in the quadriceps and calf muscles and pronounced shortness of breath. Subject also experiences acute pain associated with the larynx and vocal cords.\nPage 132: Panel 20 - Pressing sensation on subject's back, buttocks, and legs, while the neck and head crane to the left. Subjects report no sensation of breathing, though no feelings of asphyxia or associated pain in the chest or lungs.\nPage 133: Panel 17 - Two hands grasp the subject violently by both arms.\nPage 133: Panel 19 - A hand grasps the subject by the throat while a piece of indeterminate fabric is placed forcefully against the subject's mouth and nose. 59% of test subjects have lost consciousness by touching this panel, while the remainder report extreme fatigue or sleepiness.\nPage 137: Panel 1 - The subject experiences the sensation of their wrists and ankles being fastened together, along with a sense of locomotion, corresponding to travel at no less than 50 km/h.\nPage 139: Panel 9 - Subject experiences feeling of being secured to whatever chair they are sitting in at the time. In previous observations, subjects have been documented to stand up, yet continue reporting the feeling of immobility.\n\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nPage 142: Panel 3 - Subject continues to experience high levels of pain related to extensive physical trauma seemingly incurred in Pages 140-141. Subject becomes effectively blind for the duration of Panel 3's effects.\nPage 142: Panel 8 - Subject immediately experiences sensation of considerable blunt force trauma to the left temple.\nPage 142: Panel 20 - Complete lack of perception of outside environment strikes subject for duration of Panel 20's effects. Subjects later describe only a feeling of numbness.\n\nResearch Log-1484-12: On 12/11/20\u2588\u2588, Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 noted anomalous phenomena associated with Pages 321-326 of SCP-1484. All tests conducted on these pages prior to this date demonstrated no notable properties.\nPages 321 to 326 exhibit similar traits to Pages 125-142, in that contact with the pages produces tactile sensations independent of the subject's current environment. However, rather than a series of panels on each page provoking different sensations, each page contains only a single effect. These effects are of a much lower intensity than those manifested in Pages 125-142, and consist of merely slight changes in perception of temperature or mild sensations of movement. The exception is Page 326, which provokes a clear sensation of moist earth all over the subject's body, coupled with the feeling of suffocation during the the entirety of its five-second period of effect.\nAll subsequent tests have not revealed any changes to Pages 321-326 or any other portion of SCP-1484 since the above date.\nAddendum 1484-1: Risk and Strategic Value Assessment 1484-1 performed by Senior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 following Incident 1484-3. In accordance with report recommendations, experiments involving Pages 140-141 are suspended indefinitely, given the relatively low value of knowledge thus far obtained versus documented psychological trauma and resulting episodes of violence by test subjects against staff.\nSenior Researcher's Note: We've already determined what happens and turned over the data to Site-23's investigations unit. There is absolutely no reason to keep expending resources doing what amounts to re-watching a particularly disturbing snuff film.\nAddendum 1484-2: Following examination of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 County archives and local law enforcement records, no known criminal act within 100 kilometers of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's documented place of residence corresponds with the events depicted in SCP-1484. This includes the abduction and subsequent homicide of Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the case which first brought Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to the attention of federal authorities. Researchers' hypothesis that SCP-1484 is somehow a record of a past event therefore remains unproven. Investigations into past residences and activities of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, as well as the nature and extent of his connections to SCP-1484, are ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1483 | SCP-1484 | SCP-1485 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1485\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site 68 has been constructed around SCP-1485 for containment purposes. As the atmosphere, environment, and biological inhabitants of SCP-1485-A have been proven to be virtually identical to Baseline equivalents through multiple controlled tests and analyses, standard protocol regarding the vacuum-sealing of dimensional containment chambers is to be ignored. All technological and cultural information sent to SCP-1485-A must be screened ahead of time by a Level 3 Researcher in order to avoid potential security breaches.\nOnce weekly, a Foundation liaison is to be sent through SCP-1485 for purposes of diplomatic contact. As of 22 October 19\u2588\u2588, all inter-personnel exchanges between SCP-1485-A and the Baseline reality have been suspended indefinitely (see SCP-1485 Discovery and Liaison Log). The automatic defense grid housed in SCP-1485's containment chamber, previously to be used in the case of a potential invasion, has been repurposed to prevent unauthorized access to SCP-1485-A. Researchers assigned to SCP-1485 must undergo extensive background checks to ensure their loyalty to the Foundation, and are to be under the guard of security officers at all times while conducting research on SCP-1485.\nDescription: SCP-1485 is an extradimensional space-time anomaly, measuring 9.71 metres by 10.54 metres. It acts as a transition point between our universe (\"Baseline\" for the purposes of this document) and a parallel universe, designated SCP-1485-A. SCP-1485 is impermeable to atmospheric substances such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, while being penetrable by other forms of matter, including human beings.1\nThe world of SCP-1485-A is nearly identical to the Baseline: physical laws, historical events, and chemical makeup of the atmosphere and environment bear an estimated 99.98% similarity to the Baseline world.2 Several parallel counterparts to Baseline people exist in the SCP-1485-A universe, of whom roughly 3/4 have lives similar or nearly identical to their equivalents in our universe.\nSCP-1485-A is primarily distinguishable from the Baseline world by its apparent total lack of anomalous or otherwise extranormal activity. With the exception of SCP-1485, activities, events, or persons directly contradicting scientific laws do not occur on a regular basis, and those few alleged to occur are regarded as myths or superstitions by the academic and scientific communities of SCP-1485-A. Extensive research has determined that no Foundation-equivalent, nor any Groups of Interest, exist in SCP-1485-A. Groups dedicated to the containment of paranormal events and artifacts are regarded with derision and condescension by the public at large.\nDue to the lack of a Foundation-equivalent organization, diplomatic contact is carried out through the SCP-1485-A counterpart to the United States government. Because of the extensive similarities between the Baseline world and SCP-1485-A, research is primarily focused on understanding the properties of SCP-1485 and the minor historical divergences between the two worlds. Previously, the Foundation conducted regular diplomatic liaisons into SCP-1485-A; however, these have been suspended due to high desertion rates (see below).\n\nLevel 3 Clearance Required\n\n- Clearance Accepted\n\nAs of February 20\u2588\u2588, relations between SCP-1485-A and the Baseline have begun to deteriorate. Communications from SCP-1485-A have become accusatory and hostile in nature, citing the anomalous nature of the Baseline universe and the potential threat it poses to SCP-1485-A. SCP-1485-A authorities have expressed a desire to seal SCP-1485 and prevent Foundation access to their universe; diplomatic relations may be severed in the near future.\n\nSCP-1485 Discovery and Liaison Log\n\nDate\nEvent\n\nJanuary 19\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1485 discovered. Site 68 constructed and completed several months later.\n\nApril 19\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1485 discovered by SCP-1485-A inhabitants. Diplomatic relations established.\n\nJuly 19\u2588\u2588\nFirst diplomatic liaison into SCP-1485-A conducted. Exploration reveals aforementioned properties of SCP-1485-A. Agents return to Baseline two days later.\n\nNovember 19\u2588\u2588\nFirst recorded desertion by Foundation personnel. Two agents assigned to SCP-1485-A leave their provided accommodations and escape into the outside world. As of this writing, they have not been recovered from SCP-1485-A. Security protocols updated.\n\nJanuary 19\u2588\u2588\nEntire Foundation liaison team assigned to SCP-1485-A deserts. Of the ten personnel that deserted, only two were intercepted. One self-terminated prior to capture, and one surrendered to SCP-1485-A authorities (see SCP-1485 Interview Log).\n\nOctober 19\u2588\u2588\nDiplomatic liaisons to and from SCP-1485-A suspended indefinitely. Security protocols updated.\n\nSCP-1485-A Interview Log\n\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was a Foundation officer assigned to SCP-1485-A, and the only personnel member recaptured after the January 19\u2588\u2588 desertion incident. She had been employed by the Foundation for nine years prior to her desertion and was considered to be highly dependable and trustworthy. Interview is being conducted by Head Researcher Smithers.\nHead Researcher Smithers: Good afternoon, agent.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hey there, Smithie. How's the family?\nHead Researcher Smithers: Repetitively pleasing, as always. [Sifts through papers before finding Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's file.] You'll forgive me if I wish to dispense with the small talk. I trust you know why I am speaking to you today?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [Appears lethargic] Yeah. Let's just get on with it.\nHead Researcher Smithers: I suppose we should start from the beginning. Could you describe the events leading up to your liaison mission to SCP-1485-A?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Well, it hadn't been the first time I'd been on a multiverse assignment. Ever since that incident with [REDACTED] I'd been the go-to girl for a lot of the Foundation's dealings with alternate realities. Makes sense, I guess. Always loved science fiction growing up. Heh. Never thought it wasn't fiction.\nHead Researcher Smithers: How did the mission go?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Well, we made our way through the portal easy enough. God, or whatever passes for it in this fucked up world of ours, was nice enough to make it big enough for us to easily slip into.\nOnce we got to the other side and made ourselves comfortable, it was\u2026different. I don't mean \"different\" as in something that immediately tells you you're not in your universe. Nothing big like zeppelins in the sky or traffic driving on the other side of the road. It was just\u2026\n[Several moments pass.]\nHead Researcher Smithers: Agent?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I felt like I had a giant weight lifted off my shoulders.\nHead Researcher Smithers: I see. And how did the mission go over the next few days?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It was pretty standard multiverse stuff. Make contact with the other side, take samples, get an update on the current situation, yadda yadda yadda. Thing is, they kept giving us odd glances when they thought we weren't looking.\nHead Researcher Smithers: You think they were suspicious of you?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Not suspicious, but\u2026wary. I mean, this was the first time they'd ever had to deal with any of this stuff. Then they find out it's par for the course in our universe. Can't blame them for not trusting us.\nHead Researcher Smithers: So if they did not trust you and kept you under constant surveillance, why did you betray us? You've worked at the Foundation for nearly a decade, and we have always rewarded you for your service appropriately. What made you decide to throw that all away?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You've never been there, have you? If you had, you wouldn't be saying that.\nHead Researcher Smithers: SCP-1485-A is hardly a utopia, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. They have wars, suffering, and death just like we do.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Well, yeah, of course. But when you're walking down the street, you can trust your eyes. You know that what you see is what's really there. There's nothing hiding in your peripheral, nothing lurking in the shadows. Everything is\u2026normal. Everything is right. You can trust your senses, because there are no cognitohazards. You can trust science, because there's nothing that defies it. It's just\u2026\n[Several moments pass.]\nHead Researcher Smithers: Agent?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It just makes sense.\n\nFootnotes\n1. For details regarding the makeup of SCP-1485, please consult Supplementary Document 75-A. Level 3 clearance is required.\n2. The remaining .02% of divergence is mostly historical. [REDACTED] likely due to the absence of a Foundation-equivalent. For more details, consult SCP-1485-A Historical Document 20.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1484 | SCP-1485 | SCP-1486 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1486\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1486 is to be kept in Containment Locker 392b at Site-46. Following incident 1486-8, a 55-meter spherical radius is to be demarcated around SCP-1486 as an area in which absolutely no copulation is to occur.\nDescription: SCP-1486 is a children's doll, 48 centimeters in height. SCP-1486 is animate; however, due to its nature it is mostly immobile. SCP-1486 is highly damaged, and is missing its right arm. SCP-1486 will frequently exude human blood, feces, pus, and cervical mucus from small pores covering its torso and head. SCP-1486 is seemingly sapient.\nIf a fertile, human couple of opposite sexes completes copulation within ~50 meters of SCP-1486 (regardless of contraceptive use), SCP-1486 will disappear from where it has been placed and appear in the female subject's uterus at less than 0.01% of its original size1. SCP-1486 will then begin slowly increasing in size at the rate of a normal embryo and foetus2. Ultrasound testing of the subject has shown that SCP-1486 retains its shape throughout the growth process. Subjects may sustain damage to the uterine wall, causing infertility. Excretions from SCP-1486 will exit through the cervix.\nAfter a period of ~9 months, SCP-1486 will induce labor in the subject. SCP-1486 may be birthed normally. However, due to the presence of several harsh edges on its exterior, Caesarian sections have proven to be a much safer form of delivery.\nOnce it has been birthed, SCP-1486 will search for the subject mother and in some instances, SCP-1486 will attempt to breastfeed unless restrained. SCP-1486 can communicate verbally through unknown means, and will address the subject and others.\nAttempted abortion results in SCP-1486 rapidly expanding, causing the subject's abdomen to rupture. SCP-1486 will be immediately hostile.\nSCP-1486 was discovered by Foundation operatives following a complaint submitted by [REDACTED] after an ultrasound imaging session.\nAddendum 1486-1:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1486\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Fulnan\n\nForeword: SCP-1486 had recently been birthed and was sitting with D-7397, its \"mother\", at the time of interview. D-7397 had been sedated and was unconscious.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. Fulnan: Hello SCP-1486.\n\nDr. Fulnan: Indeed.Dr. Fulnan: It's fine. Mind if I ask a few questions?Dr. Fulnan: Alright. Who or what made you?Dr. Fulnan: Please answer the question.Dr. Fulnan: Alright. How did you become damaged?Dr. Fulnan: Okay. So this woman is your mother?Dr. Fulnan: So you've seen tits before this?Dr. Fulnan: But what about all the times you've been, er, born before this?Dr. Fulnan: You don't remember being born before this birth?Dr. Fulnan: Were the women those times not your mother?Dr. Fulnan: They gave birth to you.Dr. Fulnan: Lots of mothers\u2026Dr. Fulnan: Well, I mean\u2026Dr. Fulnan: 1486?<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: Examination of SCP-1486 following the interview showed a severely increased excretion of cervical mucus from the area surrounding its eyes. SCP-1486 was separated from D-7397 and placed into storage.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Whether this effect is achieved through use of the same phenomena as observed in SCP-886, SCP-1263, SCP-1586, or a combination thereof is currently unknown.\n2. For financial and ethical concerns, testing regarding the subject body's acceptance and nourishment of SCP-1486 has not been performed. For more information read Dr. Fulnan's paper: SCP-1486: Hypotheses regarding the placenta and immune system.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1485 | SCP-1486 | SCP-1487 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1487\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1487 is to be kept in Humanoid Containment Chamber #3821 at Site 23. Standard procedures in regards to humanoids have been put into place for this entity.\nTesting of the entity's anomalous properties is to be supervised by at least two (2) Level-3 researchers. SCP-1487 is to be physically restrained when in the presence of humans or other living organisms unless it is being actively tested. Weekly interviews to determine the psychological condition of SCP-1487 are to be conducted by the lead researcher of the anomaly, Dr. Miles Wright Dr. Adelaide Fredricks.\nDescription: SCP-1487 is a female humanoid of Filipino descent. The entity is fifteen (15) years old and measures 1.7m in height and 70kg in weight. SCP-1487's anomalous properties have not been present throughout its entire life; however, it is unclear when these traits manifested.\nSCP-1487 is unable to perceive or interact with any parts of living organisms other than the internal skeletal system. Due to this, the entity is able to identify different animal species, but tends to have difficulty in distinguishing between individual members. Nonliving materials, as well as organisms that possess external skeletal systems or otherwise lack internal skeletal structure, are not subject to this effect.\nSCP-1487, originally named Saffron \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, was recovered from the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, TN on 29/11/2012. SCP-1487 is unusually well-adjusted to its condition and rarely responds negatively when questioned about it. At the end of initial analysis, Dr. Wright, who specializes in dealing with teenage and young adult anomalies, was assigned to lead the research on SCP-1487.\nInterview Log-1487-Delta:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1487\nInterviewer: Doctor Wright\nForeword: Following the initial containment, classification, and observation of SCP-1487, Dr. Miles Wright, a specialist in social adolescent human interaction, was assigned to lead the research of SCP-1487. The following log comprises Dr. Wright's first interaction with the organism, as well as SCP-1487's first one-on-one interview with a Foundation employee.\n<Begin Log>\nWright: Good day\u2026 let's see, may I call you, \u201cSaffron?\u201d1Wright: Well, my name's Miles Wright. You can call me Doctor Wright or even Miles, if you really want to.Wright: [smiles and shakes head] Alright, alright, I guess that's okay. So, can you tell me about yourself? Specifically, your, well, condition?Wright: [smiles and laughs] Holy hell, you are weird, ain't ya, Saffron?Wright: [scoffs] Wrinkles? Hardly. Stress lines, maybe, but wrinkles? I'm hardly old yet, I still think the Beatles are cool. Anyways, back on task, does this happen only when you see someone directly?Wright: Okay, okay. [flips through papers on clipboard] Well, I think that's all for today, Saffron, but I think we'll be seeing a lot of each other in the future.\n<End Log>\n\nInterview Log-1487-Gamma:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1487\nInterviewer: Doctor Wright\nForeword: This interview was overseen with Dr. Adelaide Fredricks, specialist in child psychology, in the interview room. The purpose of this was to obtain a second opinion on the psychological condition of SCP-1487.\n<Begin Log>\nWright: Hey, Saffron, it's Dr. Wright. I brought my friend Adelaide today so she can watch us and just take some general notes. Is that alright?Wright: That's alright, completely fine. You can basically always expect that I'll be the one talking to you, but I'll be sure to tell ya who's who if I bring people in from now on, alright?Wright: Cool. So, anything notable since the last time we talked?Wright: [laughs] You know that's not what I meant.Wright: Yep, I'll be out of your hair soon, these will mostly just be check-ins every week or so to make sure you're doing alright.<End Log>\n\nInterview Log-1487-Epsilon:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1487\nInterviewer: Doctor Wright\nForeword: This interview was conducted solely between SCP-1487 and Dr. Wright, with no one else in the room.\nWright: How are you today?Wright: That's good to hear. No deviation at all? Anything to report? Want to tell me how good everyone's bones feel again?Wright: Nothing you want to say? I know we take a lot of tests, there must be something you want to tell me about. Come on, something interesting that happened in the past week, even if you weren't really involved.\n[Neither Dr. Wright nor SCP-1487 speaks for approximately one (1) minute]\nWright: Alright, well, we'll talk more next time.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: SCP-1487 is behaving drastically differently from previous interviews, possibly due to dealing with the implications of its condition. Dr. Fredricks will be present at next week's interview.\n\nInterview Log-1487-Zeta:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1487\nInterviewer: Doctor Fredricks\nForeword: This interview was originally meant to be conducted by Dr. Wright; however, SCP-1487 refused to speak to him and requested to be interviewed by Dr. Fredricks. The entity continued to refuse to talk until Dr. Wright left the interview room.\nFredricks: Hello\u2026 Saffron, was it?Fredricks: Well, what's wrong? Why did you want to talk to me instead of Dr. Wright?Fredricks: Yes, I remember that. What about it?Fredricks: What is it, then?<End Log>\nClosing Statement: At this point, SCP-1487 lapsed into a panic attack and was subsequently aided by Dr. Fredricks. Following this, the information presented in this interview was presented to the Site Director of Site 23, Roger Langley. Action on this information is pending.\n\nAddendum-1487-Eta: Due to the contents of Interview Log-1487-Zeta, Doctor Miles Wright had been instructed to submit to several examinations, including, but not limited to, blood tests, DNA testing, and a close inspection of the doctor's past. The purpose of these orders was to look for possible explanations of this anomaly as a precaution; however, Dr. Wright has been reported missing as of 19/12/2012. Foundation operatives have been notified of this and are currently searching for Dr. Wright. A decision is also pending on whether or not SCP-1487 should be used to identify more Foundation employees that may or may not experience the same anomaly that Dr. Wright did.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Please note that Dr. Wright was granted permission to address SCP-1487 by the name it was given prior to containment in order to ease the humanoid and make it more comfortable so that it might be more cooperative in interviews and tests. All other personnel are still required to refer to the being as SCP-1487.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1486 | SCP-1487 | SCP-1488 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1488-\u2588\u2588\u2588 photographed by retrieving unit R3V-1488-6\n\nItem #: SCP-1488\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1488-001 through SCP-1488-2141 are housed in an underground enclosure within Site-15 provided with artificial sunlight and climate control adjusted to mimic the conditions of the Bols\u00f3n de Mapim\u00ed area of Mexico, with adequate seasonal variation. Food and water may be delivered to the enclosure as needed via security corridors furnished with lead-lined doors. Antennae have been placed throughout the enclosure to receive transmissions from SCP-1488 instances and a Researcher must enter the enclosure at least once every 24 hours to retrieve transmission records. An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) device has been relocated to the center of the enclosure and must be kept armed and ready to fire at all times.\nSix computer-operated Robotic Remote Recovery Vehicles (designated R3V-1488-1 through -6) have been deployed at various locations in northern Mexico and tasked with cataloging and retrieving SCP-1488 candidates to either be tagged and released or else transported to Site-15 for SCP assignment. Junior Research Assistants assigned to SCP-1488 are reminded that R3V units regularly communicate with Site-15 and that all communications must be reviewed and logged within 24 hours.\nIn light of the large number of SCP-1488 candidates still unaccounted for, 2 Junior Research Assistants are regularly assigned to actively monitor online auction sites, wildlife sanctuaries, and unlicensed pet stores for potential SCP-1488 instances and notify project heads accordingly. With the species in question at the center of several conservation / rewilding efforts, Foundation members have been embedded in at least one of the more prominent agencies overseeing each project.\nDescription: Instances of SCP-1488 were initially identified as individual specimens of Gopherus flavomarginatus, the Mexican giant tortoise, that had been augmented with electronic and mechanical components. However, larger-scale research has demonstrated that older instances have, on average, a greater instance of synthetic components than younger, that anomalous parents are capable of producing non-anomalous offspring, and that recent paleontological discoveries2 point to a species far more synthetic in composition than the one observable today. These findings, in addition to the sheer number of instances discovered,3 strongly suggest that the G. flavomarginatus species itself consists largely or entirely of robotic vehicles in varying states of assimilation, through means currently unknown, into the genus Gopherus.\nWhile the majority of giant tortoises evaluated for SCP-1488 are wholly biological, non-anomalous and fully integrated into the Mapim\u00ed Basin's ecosystem, nearly 8.5% of specimens recovered thus far have been found to possess \"vestigial communication devices\" - compound metal spheres uniformly 18mm in diameter with a complex internal structure - embedded beneath the highest point of the tortoise's shell. Nearly all of the devices recovered appear to be operational, periodically emitting signals in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 range. Although communication devices are by far the most common anomalies observed in instances of SCP-1488, they are often accompanied by one or more of the following components:\n\nOne or more partially robotic limbs\nSubcarapacial solar arrays\nSeries of graduated optical lenses\nSpectroscopic tubes showing traces of alpha particle emitters\nDigging or excavating tools\nElectrically actuated magnetic coils\nDrill machinery with cylindrical or coring bits.\n\nIt should be noted that the items above are invariably inoperative and in many cases only identifiable by shape.\nIncident 1488-Delta: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588, a massive increase in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 radio frequency activity was reported simultaneously by 2 of 3 active R3V-1488 units, as well as the SCP-1488 receiver array at Site-15, lasting a total of 132 seconds. Approximately 70 hours later, an \"answering\" signal was returned from unambiguous origin RA=\u2588\u2588h\u2588\u2588m\u2588\u2588s with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588\u2032 declination.4 In contrast to the relatively short duration and comparatively narrow frequency range of the outgoing spike, the answering signal lasted over 7 hours and 45 minutes and occupied a much wider band of frequencies, giving rise to a variety of unprecedented radiological, meteorological, and geological phenomena - much of it, such as [REDACTED], globally observable. Following 1488-Delta, Containment protocols for SCP-1488 instances were revised and the number of R3V units assigned to SCP-1488 doubled to reduce the likelihood of a repeat incident.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Numbers belonging to instances dying in containment have not been reassigned. At present, this series encompasses 183 instances. See Table 1488-07-B for a current record of individual assignments and neutralization dates.\n2. For example, Document 1488-51-ARC \"WEIRD: Giant Prehistoric Turtle With Artificial Limbs Unearthed In Mexico\" - \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.com \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 and related Incident, Disinformation, and Medication logs, etc.\n3. Roughly 850 instances of SCP-1488 are believed to exist, out of a candidate population that one third-party conservation group estimates at over 10,000 individuals.\n4. an area of the sky not known or observed to be occupied at the time.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1487 | SCP-1488 | SCP-1489 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1489\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1489 is constrained within a 9 km loop of refurbished, standard-gauge railway track in Containment Area-22. All rails and ties in this track have been taken from historic lines no longer in service, and must be replaced only with materials appropriated from railway segments last maintained prior to 1860. Stakes and other structural components of the track are not and need not be composed of historic materials. All historic components of SCP-1489's containment loop have been coated with a film of polymer resin to resist weathering effects. Additional supply of similarly preserved historic materials is maintained on site for repair purposes.\nNote that any historic component of the containment loop that suffers damage must be replaced rather than repaired. Repairing historic components renders them unsuitable for SCP-1489's containment.\nSCP-1489's containment loop must be walked at least once daily to monitor for erosive damage so that preventative maintenance can be performed. SCP-1489 itself must be kept within sight of at least two human observers at all times to prevent containment breaches from going unobserved.\nIn the event of a containment breach, the exit trajectory of SCP-1489 must be recorded and forwarded to Mobile Task Force Tau-2 (\"Train Spotters\") so that redirection to the containment site can be performed.\nDescription: SCP-1489 is an intangible railway train.\nSCP-1489 consists of 18 railway cars trailing a steam locomotive, all of which travel constantly at a speed of approximately 40 km/h along the ground. While SCP-1489 is both visible and audible to humans observing it directly, it is entirely invisible in all forms of indirect or recorded observation, including simple mirrors. SCP-1489 has no apparent physical substance, and will readily pass through any materials in its path with no effect. The only materials exempt to this property are railway components constructed and originally placed prior to an unknown date between 1860 and 1870. SCP-1489 will interact with these as would a normal physical train, and can thus be constrained with tracks composed of historic materials. This interaction is apparently one-way, as SCP-1489 exerts no force upon such materials as it passes.\nWhen not traveling along such a track, SCP-1489 moves smoothly along the ground as if following a straight railway and will travel in geodesic paths around the earth, deviating only when it encounters historic stretches of track of sufficient age which are approximately parallel to its path. It will resume this behavior upon reaching a break in such a track.\nSCP-1489 generally follows land contours, and slows somewhat when traveling uphill, but crosses substantial bodies of water at some elevation, as if traversing an invisible causeway. It has similarly been observed to travel directly through certain sharp inclines in terrain, as if traveling through a tunnel. Because SCP-1489 appears entirely solid and real to direct human observation, it typically causes significant disturbances when traveling through inhabited areas. Due to the difficulty involved in locating all witnesses of SCP-1489, the Foundation has previously practiced a disinformation campaign consisting of stories of \"ghost trains\" to discourage such witnesses from being considered credible.\nSCP-1489's locomotive resembles a Minerva-class tank locomotive as used by the London and South Western Railway in the mid-19th century, but lacks any distinguishing marks that would allow for further identification. Both the locomotive and the subsequent cars in SCP-1489 appear appropriate for this time-period, although they display only minor wear. SCP-1489 houses an appropriate complement of both passengers and cargo for its scale, and these share its properties of intangibility, and invisibility to indirect observation. Attempts have been made to communicate with SCP-1489's passengers using vehicles synchronized to its movement; however, while passengers have been observed to break off conversation when observed in this fashion, they have so far proven unwilling to communicate with researchers.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1488 | SCP-1489 | SCP-1490 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An instance of a partially finished SCP-1490-2, recovered during the capture of SCP-1490.\n\nItem #: SCP-1490\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1490 is to be held in a standard humanoid containment chamber. Furnishing includes a bed and several children's toys, and standard rations will be provided daily. Personnel may only view SCP-1490 through video surveillance, and interaction is to be avoided at all times. SCP-1490 is to be immediately tranquilized upon any signs of delight or happiness.\nAll instances of SCP-1490-2 created are to be euthanized and cremated immediately after testing.\nDescription: SCP-1490 is a Caucasian human male of approximately 1.1 meters in height. It appears to be of seven to eight years in age, and has proven docile and cooperative when provided with its necessities. Communication has proven ineffective, as it displays no reaction towards outward stimuli while outside of its range. SCP-1490 will only recognize any human visible to it as its \"Mother\" or \"Father\", depending on their gender. SCP-1490 will then attempt to approach them, until they are within its range of effect.\nSCP-1490's main anomalous effect acts on any human within 4 meters of distance, though it can only target individuals if they are in its visual range; Any physical barriers preventing interaction with targeted subject(s) will prevent SCP-1490's anomalous effect. Upon entering its proximity, SCP-1490 will immediately display excitement, and will attempt to make physical contact with the subject. Any obstacles preventing SCP-1490 from doing so will cause it to react in disappointment.\nWhen any living human comes into contact with SCP-1490, all components of their skeletal, muscle, and epidermal system will be affected, turning the subject into SCP-1490-2. The following is the list of effects on SCP-1490-2:\n\nX-rays have shown that bones will become deficient in proteins, similar to an accelerated state of osteoporosis, and will eventually degenerate completely.\nThe muscles of SCP-1490-2 will increase in mass and size, and will also become flaccid and weak. Muscles will continue to grow in mass until the formation of a cubical enclosure around SCP-1490-2, with the growth particularly originating from the torso.\nAll limbs of SCP-1490-2 will recede into the torso, and all other organs not present in the skull will be incorporated into muscles. SCP-1490-2 will resemble a cube consisting of flesh, approximately the height of the subject's original form.\n\nSCP-1490 will then proceed to shape SCP-1490-2 to resemble organisms from the kingdom Animalia (recently logged creations include a tiger, a frog, and an octopus). Methods utilized by SCP-1490 include repeatedly slamming its head onto SCP-1490-2, kicking or striking with its limbs to create depressions, biting and pulling at SCP-1490-2 to form \"limbs\" or to tear off unneeded material, and muttering into SCP-1490-2's ear.1\nSCP-1490 will eventually stop activity, allowing SCP-1490-2's muscles to solidify and preventing further change to its structure. The epidermis will change in shade, corresponding to the animal SCP-1490-2 was made to resemble. They will display enthusiastic behavior and servility towards SCP-1490, though vocal communication has not been recorded. SCP-1490 will then appear to inspect SCP-1490-2, and will often react with disgust or distress. It will feign ignorance of its presence, despite persistent actions by SCP-1490-2 to please it.\nAddendum 1490-C: SCP-1490 was recovered from an upstate mansion in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Three instances of SCP-1490-2 were also found in the house. A crude handwritten note was found in the third story bedroom, assumed to be produced by SCP-1490. The paper appeared to be torn out of a composition textbook, with the writing quality increased with each paragraph, leading to the assumption that the note was written over a long period of time:\n\nthey came to me, and asked me what art was. they said that they could show me what it truly was, but they must see if I was ready.\ni finished mother and father, but they looked at me strangely. I tried to finish my brother, but he wasnt good enough, so i [illegible] right through him.\n[Various scratched out drawings of what appears to be crude drawings of various animals and people.]\nThey say its not enough, not right. I must be with them, my true peers. I want my work to [illegible]. I will create from the wretches that block my path, that's the only thing I was ever good at. We're all friends here. All we need is a change in perspective, even if it tears you apart.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarities between this ability to reshape biological matter and that observed in SCP-040 has been noted. Investigation into a potential shared source of the two anomalies is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1489 | SCP-1490 | SCP-1491 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1491 during test 4.\n\nItem #: SCP-1491\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1491 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell. No additional special procedures are required. Non-destructive testing requests are to be submitted to the relevant responsible directing researcher (presently Doctor Richard Littlefield).\nDescription: SCP-1491 appears to the naked eye to be a 46-year-old Caucasian male formerly known as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. When viewed via electronic or photographic media, SCP-1491 appears to be a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand fixed speed-limit enforcement camera, mounted on a pole, with a combined total height of 3.1 metres.\nSCP-1491's anomalous nature became known during a review by local law enforcement of CCTV recordings in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 town centre following an unrelated robbery. SCP-1491 was captured within its home following identification.\n\nSCP-1491 Test log\nTest 1:\nSubject: SCP-1491.\nProcedure: Subject in containment cell with no instructions. Subject viewed by eye and by video recording.\nResults: Subject observed by eye to be a human male, clothed in a standard issue Foundation humanoid SCP jumpsuit. Subject is observed sitting, pacing and sleeping. Subject observed by video to be a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand speed camera. Subject appears to move with no obvious means of locomotion, standing upright with the base of its pole sliding along the floor. Subject was observed to \"hop\" up from the floor to the seat of the chair, where it \"sat\" standing upright and immobile. Subject was observed laying rigid and immobile on the bed.\nNotes: Of particular interest to me is the rigid nature of the subject when sitting; what would have happened if the ceiling were lower? - Doctor Littlefield.\nTest 2:\nSubject: SCP-1491. Clear Perspex box with lid, dimensions 1.5m x 1.5m x 1.5m.\nProcedure: Subject instructed to sit inside the box and close the lid. Subject viewed by eye and by video recording.\nResults: Subject observed by eye to climb into the box and sit cross-legged, closing the lid. Subject observed by video to hop into the box and close the lid.\nNotes: How a 3-metre-tall object was able to fit into a 1.5-metre-tall box without bending or folding in any way I just don't know. I can see it happen on the video, but I can't explain it. And the more I look at it, the more my eyes water. Passing this to the physicists. - Doctor Littlefield.\nTest 3:\nSubject: SCP-1491. One small rubber ball.\nProcedure: Subject is instructed to pick up the ball from a table. Subject viewed by video recording.\nResults: Ball appears to jump from the table and hover in mid air next to the subject with no visible means of support. Ball lowers back to the table similarly. Subsequent inspection of the ball shows no anomalies.\nNotes: I start to wonder which to believe: my own eyes, or the eye of the camera. Is this a camera that we think looks like a man, or is this a man who fools cameras into thinking it's a camera? I'd pass this one to the philosophers, if we had any. - Doctor Littlefield.\nTest 4:\nSubject: SCP-1491. One \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand car, belonging to Doctor Littlefield.\nProcedure: Subject instructed to stand beside closed test track at Sector-25 whilst the car was driven past at 130kph by Doctor Littlefield. Subject viewed by video recording.\nResults: Subject's infrared flash is observed to operate. Doctor Littlefield received a fixed penalty notice (speeding fine) letter from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Police at his home address four days later. Further investigation found appropriate Police records to match the letter, recording the offence as having occurred on the nearby \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 road.\nNotes: I was driving on private land! I'm not paying it. - Doctor Littlefield.\n\nAddendum: Doctor Littlefield has been advised that the result of test 4, though unanticipated, constitutes a minor containment breach, and that future tests of a similar nature should be avoided.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1490 | SCP-1491 | SCP-1492 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1492\n\nItem #: SCP-1492\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1492 is currently impounded in the Site-47 Anomalous Vehicle Containment Bay with tires and battery removed. Personnel are reminded not to bring precious minerals or stones within fifty meters of the vehicle at any time.\nItems expropriated by SCP-1492 may be retrieved at the conclusion of testing hours under the supervision of the project director.\nDescription: SCP-1492 is a civilian-model armored car which has been modified for use in anomalous larceny. The passenger's seat has been replaced with an experimental target acquisition and teleportation device that Foundation technicians have thus far failed to replicate. When activated, the device identifies nearby objects of value out to a range of roughly forty meters and transports them into the rear cargo compartment regardless of intervening materials or subject mass.\nSCP-1492 appears to take material, sentimental, and artistic worth into account, targeting everything from paper currency and jewelry to, in several cases, coins and gold fillings. Observation of the teleportation process has proven difficult as the matter relocation machinery will not operate unless the rear door is closed, and all cameras installed in SCP-1492 have been teleported some distance away once the object begins its operation. It is hypothesized that photographic equipment possesses too low a value for SCP-1492 to keep and is ejected to save cargo space. Experiments with human observers in the cargo area have been postponed due to the dangers posed by objects spontaneously materializing in a confined space.\nWhile the teleportation effect leaves no physical traces, affected items are inevitably replaced with a promissory note, ironic in tone, ostensibly redeemable for various life experiences and philosophical concepts. This tendency towards metaphysics is visible in the attached documentation and appears to be exacerbated by the theft of high-value goods.\n\nTextual Samples Obtained Prior to Recovery\n\nClose Log\n\nItem Stolen\nNote Recovered\n\n$837 in mixed bills\nIOU a steak, properly cooked.\n\nSilver belt-buckle\nIOU one evening without an argument.\n\nKeys to high-rise condominium\nIOU domesticity.\n\n200 wedding rings, various styles\nIOU the chance to say 'Yes,' and mean it.\n\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nwhat the hell is that get it off oh shit oh shit take it back\n\n\u00ab SCP-1491 | SCP-1492 | SCP-1493 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1493\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1493 is to be contained within a lead, soundproofed combination safe with a wall thickness of 10cm. The safe is to be lined with high-quality soundproofing insulation and packaging foam designed to hold SCP-1493 tightly in its center. The containment area is to be kept below a temperature of 270 K. It is to be equipped with sound, temperature, and seismic sensors, as well as seismic stabilizers. If any sound in excess of 110dB, temperature in excess of 278 K, or vibration in excess of 11 Hz is detected, researchers are to be alerted and guards with 120dB-rated ear protection dispatched to await a potential SCP-1493-Upsilon event.\nInstances of SCP-1493-1, should they emerge from SCP-1493, are to be subdued with directed blasts of cold air and then placed in storage under the same environmental conditions as SCP-1493. The fabric membrane which covers instances of SCP-1493-1 is not to be punctured or otherwise opened except during necessary testing.\nDescription: SCP-1493 is a device resembling an electronic audio speaker, constructed from tin, aluminium, brass, plastic, and a fabric membrane of an unknown composition. The fabric membrane is woven with a repeating red and black pattern, and is pinned across the inside of a plus-shaped opening in the device's front by four brass rivets. SCP-1493 weighs 140 grams and measures 5cm x 4cm x 7cm. SCP-1493's upper portion, which is composed of tin, is painted blue with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 paint, a brand that was commonly used in the production of consumer appliances and electronics in the 1950s and 1960s. SCP-1493's lower portion, which is composed of aluminium, is embossed with the logo of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Japanese electrical instruments manufacturing company founded in 19\u2588\u2588. There is no record of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 manufacturing any product resembling SCP-1493 before closing in 19\u2588\u2588. The interior of SCP-1493 is inaccessible. Additionally, it has no input/output ports, nor any visible means of powering it.\nWhen subjected to significant vibrational forces, SCP-1493 acts as a speaker, producing noise through the application of an internal pressure to its fabric membrane by unknown means. The volume of this noise is proportional to the frequency of the vibration \u2014 volume was measured at over 90dB when a vibration of 6Hz was applied; however, a formula for this proportion is indeterminable and nonlinear. Even when SCP-1493 is held still, low-level noise is continuously produced. The noise is discordant and seemingly random, and while the noise is produced, the pattern woven in the fabric membrane changes in a manner similar to television static.\nOn occasion, underlying sounds have been detected in the noise, consistent with the vocal signatures of humans. It has proven difficult to determine if these sounds truly are voices or whether they are saying anything, since they only begin to become detectable when SCP-1493 is vibrated at 5Hz or greater. The voice-like sounds increase in volume at the same rate as the overall noise.\nAs \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was a widespread manufacturer of electronic instruments with global distribution, more instances of SCP-1493 may have been produced. The Foundation is tracking media for reports that may lead to the recovery of more instances of SCP-1493.\nAddendum-1493-A: On 20\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, during testing, SCP-1493 was inadvertently breathed upon, and its noise output increased by 5dB for a period of 10 seconds. Tests were conducted to determine the causative factor in this event, including minute changes in air pressure and temperature, and it was discovered that SCP-1493 appears to be translating thermodynamic energy into audible random noise. From this it can be concluded that temperature is a factor in its noise production; exposure to high temperatures should thus be avoided. However, physical disturbance on a macroscopic scale is a far more influential factor.\nAddendum-1493-B: On 20\u2588\u2588-\u2588-\u2588\u2588, SCP-1493 was accidentally dropped on the floor of its containment area. The noise level passed 150dB, deafening the researchers present. After nearly five seconds of this noise, the device's fabric membrane began to expand outwards, forming a hollow tubular shape with a pointed end, designated SCP-1493-1. SCP-1493-1 reached a maximum diameter of 3cm and a length of 230cm before its back end tapered off and it left the fabric membrane entirely. Three more instances of SCP-1493-1, identical to the first, emerged from SCP-1493, and all instances moved towards the researchers in an aggressive manner. After the SCP-1493-1 instances emerged, SCP-1493 no longer produced the voice-like sounds.\nCommendably, Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 managed to subdue the four instances of SCP-1493-1 with a fire extinguisher, although she and the other researchers suffered internal bleeding and neurological damage during the event. After all four instances were subdued, the noise produced by SCP-1493 returned to baseline levels. This event was designated Incident-1493-Upsilon-01, and any future events like it should be designated similarly. The full extent of the effects of an Incident-1493-Upsilon event and of instances of SCP-1493-1 on humans are unknown.\nAddendum-1493-C: Through extensive testing, SCP-1493-1 have been determined to be a form of incorporeal, invisible earthworm-like entity. Under normal circumstances, security footage demonstrates that SCP-1493-1 continuously emit several kinds of voice-like sounds in excess of 120dB when exposed to thermodynamic temperatures above 278 K. Instances of SCP-1493-1 are incapable of surviving under the current physical conditions1 of our universe, and as such use the fabric membrane as a form of protective exosuit. The fabric membrane has been determined to be capable of isolating a static pocket of local physical conditions. An instance of SCP-1493-1 expires if the fabric membrane is removed or opened, typically releasing a 190dB shriek lasting 0.2 seconds and then spontaneously combusting. The fabric membrane collapses soon afterwards, and the SCP-1493-1 instance is no longer detectable.\nPartial Transcript of Voice-Like Sounds\n\n\u2026ukba, ukba, ukba\u2026\n\u2026foom foom foom foom\u2026\n\u2026ababababa\u2026 \u2026awawawawa\u2026\n\u2026leeeeeeeeeeeegh\u2026\n\u2026hoh, hoh, hoh, hoh, hoh\u2026\n\u2026rrrreeohm\u2026\n\nResearcher's Note: These were taken from security footage of Incident-1493-Upsilon-01. When the volume was dialed down, the voice-like sounds produced by the SCP-1493-1 instances consisted of simple repetitious phonemes and chants. They took place simultaneously and at variable pitches. The total impression was not unlike an a capella song.\nAddendum-1493-D: Following the conclusion of Incident-1493-Upsilon-01, a researcher noticed a small piece of paper tucked in the seam between the upper and lower portions of SCP-1493, apparently dislodged from the inside of the device by the event. Upon retrieval, said paper was found to be a strip of ticker tape upon which was the printed English text, \"STASIS is NOMINAL PASSENGERS are HUNGRY but RESTED TIME to INTERCEPT ST-IDEAL is UNKNOWN THANK YOU TRAVEL is COURTESY of SUPER GOOD SHIP\" followed by the stenciled letters \"MLIMA.\" To the unaided eye, these letters appear to vibrate violently upon the paper. The SCP Foundation is now tracking media for any information relating to the \"SUPER GOOD SHIP MLIMA\" and their connection to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 company.\n\nFootnotes\n1. A direct correlation between their longevity after the fabric membrane is punctured and the value of the fine-structure constant \u03b1 has been noted, as well as an inverse correlation between their longevity and their proximity to massive amounts of regular matter.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1492 | SCP-1493 | SCP-1494 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1494\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All flights exiting the Hollywood International Airport located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, are to be fitted with surveillance and tracking devices, in the luggage and on random passengers. Efforts to prevent the manifestation of SCP-1494 phenomenon, such as transferring co-pilots over the age of 45, preventing planes built prior to 2008 from being used, and suppression of certain beverages on flights leaving the airport are being made. All testing of SCP-1494 has been suspended at this time.\nMissing persons reports relating to SCP-1494 are to be suppressed, with records being confiscated and replaced with censored versions. Relatives and law enforcement officers are to be given Class-C amnestics.\nDescription: SCP-1494 designates a phenomenon which occurs on flights leaving the Hollywood International Airport, and heading to a location outside of the United States. Sometime during the flight, the plane may be reported to stop at a layover before exiting the United States. Passengers who remain on the plane during the layover experience no further anomalous effects other than reporting the unscheduled landing. The duration of the flight will not be altered, and radar tracking of the plane shows that no stops take place during the time of the SCP-1494 phenomenon. The following conditions must be in place before this effect initiates:\n\nAt least 70 passengers on board the flight;\nThe plane must have been constructed prior to 2008;\nCoca-Cola branded beverages are being served;\nThe co-pilot of the flight being over the age of 45; and\nNo air marshals or undercover Foundation personnel may be on board.\n\nSubjects who exit at the layover will enter a location which appears to be an exact replica of the Jacksonville International Airport terminal, which is fully staffed. All electrical outlets are functional , but communication equipment such as cellular phones and internet-capable devices will not charge. They will, however, function and receive signal until their power is depleted. Phone records will show the calls originated from the Hollywood International Airport. No planes have been observed approaching the departure terminals1, and planes approaching the entrance terminal have originated exclusively from the Hollywood International Airport.\nOnce within the terminal, if the subject attempts to exit to the rest of the airport, they will be informed that they have been accused of a treasonous act and denied entry. Depending on their nation of origin, they may be accused of differing acts of treason. Subjects will believe the accusations are legitimate, whether or not they have committed any type of treason, or if the action they are accused of is even possible.\nExamples of treasonous accusations\n\nSubject(s)\nNation of origin\nAction\n\nOne adult male\nUnited States\nAccused of selling classified information to American newspapers. Leaked information appeared to refer to the Strategic Defense Initiative \"Star Wars\" missile defense system being developed during the Reagan administration.\n\nOne juvenile female\nFrance\nAccused of \"high treason against the crown\" and told that returning to their home or to any other state would cause them to be extradited and executed \"on the King's pleasure.\" The document bearing this information bore the royal mark of King Charles X of France.\n\nOne elderly male\nIdentified as a citizen of the defunct Soviet Union\nInformed that they had been accused of sabotaging the revolution, and for conspiring with counter-revolutionary forces. Accusations appeared to be similar to those given during the Stalinist purges in the 1930's.\n\nGroup of subjects, on vacation.\nUnrecognized state of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.\nSubjects were individually informed of an identical crime, destruction of classified documents, and given identical documentation purportedly from their home confirming this.\n\nOne adult male\nDominion of Melchizedek, Micronation.\nAccused of \"Refusal to remove the refuse from the backyard territories to the nations of the far beyond, resulting in an overspill and the sickness of Queen FuFu, the national pet.\"\n\nSubjects who have been accused of similar acts will frequently form small communes within the terminal, communicating with security and administrative airport staff members about their current situations. As of the most recent observations, several small enclaves have been formed, which appear to sustain themselves on the concessions sold inside the terminal and the contents of new luggage brought into the airport. Buildings have been constructed out of suitcases, clothing, and refuse. In addition, a black market for items listed by the airport as contraband has been reported.\nSCP-1494 was initially reported on 03/11/2008, when several passengers on board the [REDACTED] flight were reported to have gone missing during transit. After the reports of an unexpected and unknown flight destination reached Foundation personnel embedded in the Spirit Airlines corporation, amnestics were distributed and investigation into the phenomenon was initiated. As of 10/04/2008, SCP-1494 is considered to be a contained Euclid-level anomaly.\nAddendum: Investigation into activity at the airport notes that a plane which stopped at [DATA EXPUNGED] and had a layover at Ft. Lauderdale International was later reported to be missing, with all passengers presumed lost. No trace of the flight has been found outside of the records seized by Foundation personnel following the flight. Notable information on the flight includes.\n\nSecurity camera footage does not corroborate records of the flight, and show no signs of the plane or the passengers.\nThe pilot and co-pilot were not referenced in any documentation relating to the flight.\nA copy of the short story collection \"Nightmare At 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories\" by Richard Matheson was recovered from the terminal, and is believed to have originated with a passenger.\nSubjects within the airport reported hearing the sounds of metal being crushed during the time when the plane was at the gate.\nA ruined laptop computer was discovered on the runway. This computer is identical to those issued to the airports security personnel.\nA copy of standard airport security protocols, heavily damaged, was recovered from the terminal, and is believed to have originated with a passenger.\n\nFootnotes\n1. It has been observed on several occasions for instances of SCP-1387 to arrive at departure terminals to intiaite their anomalous effects on subjects stuck within SCP-1494. How instances of SCP-1387 are able to access SCP-1494 is currently under investigation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1493 | SCP-1494 | SCP-1495 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1495\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Under normal conditions, SCP-1495 is to be cared for and fed in keeping with the Foundation's Zoological Containment Standards for large terrestrial mammals at a purpose-built enclosure on Site \u2588\u2588. Anyone assigned to handling SCP-1495-2 through -15 is permitted to use their informal names for the sake of simplified communication.\nNo guard dogs or other domesticated animals are allowed on the enclosure. With the exception of small rodents, any local mammalian fauna discovered in the enclosure is to be removed or terminated upon discovery.\nUnless they are to be utilized for approved testing, D-Class personnel assigned to interacting with SCP-1495 must not be known or assumed violent felons. D-Class personnel used in SCP-1495-M-1 testing are not subject to this criteria; however, their background must be documented prior to testing.\nMembers of the herd SCP-1495 are free to roam the enclosure. If additional female specimens of SCP-1495 are discovered in the wild, they are to be captured and may be incorporated into the herd at Site \u2588\u2588. Should a male be discovered in the wild, it is to be recorded and studied but terminated no later than August 15 of that year to prevent an uncontained instance of SCP-1495-M. If a male is discovered during an SCP-1495-M event, it is to be terminated immediately.\nPrior to an SCP-1495-M event, males are to be fitted with cranial shunts with reservoirs for collection of SCP-1495-M-1. The entire enclosure is to be checked to make sure no local fauna have entered the containment area.\nDuring an SCP-1495-M event, SCP-1495-2, SCP-1495-3, and SCP-1495-4 are to be kept chained in three standalone climate-controlled steel cages at the far end of the enclosure. These cages are surrounded a 5m high wall made of 1.5m thick reinforced concrete. SCP-1495-2, SCP-1495-3, and SCP-1495-4 are to be placed in separate stalls at all times during 1495-M. No food or water, or drugs will be provided to SCP-1495-2, SCP-1495-3, and SCP-1495-4 while in this type of confinement to help shorten 1495-M.\nDescription: SCP-1495 is a herd of a previously unknown species of elephant similar in appearance to Loxodonta africana. The herd consists of three males, SCP-1495-(2, 3, and 4) and currently 8 females, SCP-1495-(5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 15). All subjects are observed to be of extremely high intelligence, with craniums roughly 10% larger than Loxodonta africana. They are generally obedient with their handlers. Subjects respond to human speech; older subjects understand over 1000 English words. Efforts are underway to achieve meaningful communication with SCP-1495.\nFemales: For the most part, the female subjects are physiologically identical to Loxodonta africana, save for their larger cranium, heightened intelligence, and longer average life span (believed to be 75-85 years). Recent testing has shown females have a greater capacity to communicate with their handlers (see Addendum 1495-A4).\nMales: Generally, males are also virtually identical to Loxodonta africana, yet there are a few other notable distinctions. Upon reaching sexual maturity, male SCP-1495 become particularly resilient, healing from injury at accelerated levels. At this point, they also seem to stop aging. Researchers have been unable to estimate ages for the three males. Most notably, males have been observed to direct the behavior of other mammals, seemingly willing animals to work cooperatively or coordinate attacks (see Addenda).\nSCP-1495-M: Once a year usually in mid-autumn, males experience SCP-1495-M, a state similar to the period of hormonal abnormalities experienced by male elephants known as musth. Like normal musth, SCP-1495-M is accompanied by highly aggressive behavior and a thick, tar like temporal secretion called temporin. Temporin excreted by SCP-1495 is documented as SCP-1495-M-1. Males are to be isolated because the scent of SCP-1495-M-1 has a compounding aggression effect on most animals that can last several hours after they are removed from the vicinity of the SCP-1495-M event.\nChemical analysis tests:\nTesting conducted by Dr. Ladd found that SCP-1495-M-1 induces aggressive behavior in several orders of mammal, though tests have shown no effect on primates. To humans, SCP-1495-M-1 has a pleasant scent that appears to be hypoallergenic. When SCP-1495-M-1 was injected in D-Class personnel, it appeared to rapidly cure ailments, but most D-Class ultimately experienced heart failure and expired after about two hours. The lone exception in testing was D-19-0777, who remains under Foundation observation (See Addendum 1495-A3).\nSCP-1495-M-1 contains compounds similar to certain unknown chemicals found in SCP-500. Further testing on these substances is pending approval. Note by Dr. Ladd: When Xylazine was used in an attempt to lessen the effect of SCP-1495-M, SCP-1495-M-1 excretions lacked these qualities but effects on other mammals remained unchanged.\n\n+ Addendum 1495-A1\n\n- Timeline on Recovery and Initial Containment Breach\n\n29 OCT 1979: [REDACTED] The coordinates indicated a location in Singalila National Park, India. Foundation personnel immediately dispatched from Bombay.\n01 NOV 1979: Foundation scout unit arrives in Darjeeling, West Bengal Province. Base camp is set up, local guides and appropriate gear acquired.\n02 NOV 1979: Foundation personnel set off on foot in a heavy snow storm. Two local sherpas accompany the team.\n03 NOV 1979: Upon reaching the coordinates, the team was surprised to discover a small herd of African elephants (four male, six female).(1) Specialized observation team requested for further evaluation.\n09 NOV 1979: Observation team arrives, all ten elephants are tagged.\n14 NOV 1979: Subjects noted to be of superior intelligence. Unusual interaction with other species noted.\n06 DEC 1979: Though the herd displays no outwardly anomalous traits, their high intelligence, unusual habitat, and the nature of their discovery lead the observation team to request containment of the entire herd.\n14 DEC 1979: Herd airlifted to Site-\u2588\u2588 and classified as Anomalous/Cryptid.\n14 MAR 1980: Construction purpose-built zoological enclosure completed, herd transferred from temporary containment.\n09 JUL 1980: First documented incidence of males interacting directly with local fauna.\n14 SEP 1980: Early signs of musth prompt handlers to chain all four males to mature trees within the enclosure.\n15 SEP 1980: Musth conditions worsen. Xylazine administered by handlers to attempt to lessen the effects of the musth.\n17 SEP 1980: Unusual gatherings of Odocoileus virginianus (white tailed deer) noted in the treeline near where the males are chained. No count was taken, but it is estimated that between 75 and 150 deer had gathered.\n18 SEP 1980: All four males broke out of their ligatures, breached the enclosure, and began attacking automobiles parked on Site-\u2588\u2588. While security teams were scrambled to contain the breach, scores of white tailed deer stormed the D-Class barracks, killing 107 of the 120 D-Class personnel inside. Agent Gareth Marlow was also killed in the attack. Note: It was later determined noteworthy that Agent Marlow had been under investigation by the Ethics Committee for conduct unbecoming of a Foundation agent.\n19 SEP 1980: Heavy sedation was used to secure the males. The oldest male (known as \u201cGanesh\u201d by the handlers) died of heart failure after taking 8 times the normal dose of tranquilizers normally required to sedate an adult male elephant.\n21 SEP 1980: Dr. Ladd suggests that not only was there a connection between the elephants and the deer attack, but that the elephants coordinated the containment breach to help facilitate the attack. Dr. Ladd request the entire herd be reclassified as a Euclid-class SCP.\n\n+ Addendum 1495-A2\n\n- Notes on attacks in and around Darjeeling\n\nSCP-1495 was discovered independently by the Foundation in 1979 (See Addendum 1495-A1). It is noteworthy that the species most closely resembles the African elephant, but they were discovered in eastern India, thousands of miles from the historical range of Loxodonta africana.\nAfter full containment, the Foundation conducted an investigation of unusual events in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal Province, India, and surrounding areas. Reports of unusual early-autumn animal attacks began in 1972 and occurred every year until containment in November 1979. Each of the attacks occurred during what researchers have generally accepted to be times of year consistent with SCP-1495-M.\nPacks of local fauna, sometimes multiple species, would attack and kill people in Darjeeling, Sikkim, and eastern Nepal. Generally, victims were attacked in and around their homes. In virtually every case it appears that the animals targeted a specific individual or individuals while ignoring or passing over other individuals nearby. Attacks varied by species and location, but in most attacks it appears that the animals attacked joint tendons first to incapacitate the victim in order to lengthen the amount of time the victim was alive during the attack.\nNo discernible pattern was detected among the victims until the Foundation learned of a particularly large attack in 1978 at a Darjeeling prison, in which 18 inmates and one guard were killed by packs of leopard cats and red pandas. All deceased inmates were either convicted murders or rapists, and the deceased guard had been known for sexual abuse against inmates. Imprisoned political dissidents and beggars were not attacked.\n\n+ Addendum 1495-A3\n\n- The case of D-19-0777\n\nDuring initial testing of SCP-1495-M-1, ten D-class subjects have been injected intravenously with the substance. In each case, subjects reported increased energy and feelings of overall improved health, but nine test subjects expired from heart failure within 120 minutes of receiving the treatment. The lone exception was the D-19-0777, the eighth test subject.\nAt the time of the testing, D-19-0777 had been experiencing symptoms of bronchitis. Once injected with SCP-1495-M-1, symptoms rapidly began to dissipate. Six hours after observation, D-19-0777 showed no signs of circulatory distress and was determined to have survived the trial. After two more test subjects expired in the same manner as the first seven, D-19-0777 was brought out of observation for an interview:\n\nInterviewed: D-19-0777\n\nInterviewer: Agent D. C. Joachim\n\nForeword: Excerpt from Log starting 04:33 minutes into interview\n[BEGIN EXCERPT]\nAgent Joachim: Thank you. Now state for the record the charges that ultimately led to your death sentence in the State of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nD-19-0777: Double homicide. But I'm telling you I didn't do it. I loved my wife and my son.\nAgent Joachim: You appealed your conviction three times and failed.\nD-19-0777: Fuck \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Fuck their racist ass lawyers and their racist ass judges. I volunteered to take a polygraph and it never happened. I volunteered during each appeal. The people that killed my family are still out there.\nD-19-0777: The bullets they took out of my wife and son were \u201clost\u201d in evidence. They never found my slugs, I was shooting toward the field. I doubt they ever even looked.\n[END EXCERPT]\n\nAgent Joachim recommends that we be open to the possibility that D-19-0777 was wrongfully convicted by the State of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and has never committed a murder. This combined with the targeted animal attacks in India in 1979 (see Addendum A2) has lead to the hypothesis that SCP-1495-M-1 and animals affected by SCP-1495-M-1 react with chemicals in the human brain associated with guilt.\nPrior to further testing, however, that hypothesis was disproved upon review of two previous D-Class test subjects who expired after receiving doses of SCP-1495-M-1. Though also convicted murderers, both of these subjects exhibited sociopathic personality traits, and were therefore physiologically incapable of experiencing guilt or shame. An eleventh test was done on a D-Class who had been sentenced to death for murder, but he had received Class-A long term memory amnestics and was completely unaware of his crimes at the time of testing. He expired the same manner as the other nine test subjects.\nAt this time it is unknown if SCP-1495-M-1 itself is sentient or sapient, but it appears to possess the ability to identify those guilty of various crimes, such as murder and sexual assault. Testing is pending for effects on various types of crimes to determine if there is a criminal threshold for whom SCP-1495-M-1 kills.\nNote from O5-\u2588: Such testing will be very difficult, as we have a finite number of D-Class personnel who are not murderers or rapists.\n\n+ Addendum 1495-A4\n\n- Interview log with SCP-1495-5\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1495-5\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Ladd\n\nForeword: After Dr. Ladd's communication techniques with the females of the SCP-1495 herd were deemed suitably successful, site command requested he conduct an interview with the oldest female to gain further insight into the nature, capabilities, and motives of SCP-1495. SCP-1495-5 has a 2000 word English vocabulary and a rudimentary grasp of spelling. Responses were written by SCP-1495-5 with her trunk on a large chalk board.\nNote: Dr. Ladd addresses SCP-1495-5 as \"Panca,\" the Hindi word for five. This is the name used by the daily handlers. The handlers assigned unique names for the sake of communication with individual subjects.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. Ladd: Good morning Panca\n\nSCP-1495-5: HI LAD\nDr. Ladd: Panca, I will be asking you questions. Answer them as best you can. Do you understand?\n\n[SCP-1495-5 nods yes]\n\nDr. Ladd: Thank you. Panca, can you talk to other animals besides people?\n\nSCP-1495-5: NOT ME\nDr. Ladd: Another one?\n\n[SCP-1495-5 nods yes]\nDr. Ladd: Is it the males?\n\n[SCP-1495-5 gestures to indicate that she does not understand]\nDr. Ladd: Is it Balthazar, Melchior, or Gaspar? Note: the handlers' names for SCP-1495-2, -3, and -4.\n\n[SCP-1495-5 nods yes]\nDr. Ladd: Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar can talk to other animals?\n\n[SCP-1495-5 nods yes]\nDr. Ladd: Panca, what do Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar tell the animals to do?\n\nSCP-1495-5: GOOD\nDr. Ladd: Do they ever tell the animals to kill people?\n\n[SCP-1495-5 nods yes]\nDr. Ladd: Who do Balthazar, Melchior, or Gaspar want to kill?\n\nSCP-1495-5: NO WANT\nDr. Ladd: Who do Balthazar, Melchior, or Gaspar tell the animals to kill?\n\nSCP-1495-5: WITH PAPA\nNote: Papa is not a word that has been taught to any of SCP-1495\nDr. Ladd: With father?\n\nSCP-1495-5: NO WITH PAPA\nDr. Ladd: Panca, why do they tell the animals to kill?\n\nSCP-1495-5: BALANS Note: most likely \"balance\"\nDr. Ladd: Balance?\n[SCP-1495-5 nods yes]\nDr. Ladd: Panca, what is papa?\n\nSCP-1495-5: BAD\nDr. Ladd: Papa is bad?\n[No response]\nDr. Ladd: Panca, tell me about papa.\nSCP-1495-5: NO MOR LAD\n[SCP-1495-5 places the chalk at the feet of Dr. Ladd and walks out of the enclosure.]\n\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: It was later determined that \"PAPA\" may have been meant to be the Hindi word \u092a\u093e\u092a/p\u0101pa which roughly translates as \"sin\" or \"misdeed\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1494 | SCP-1495 | SCP-1496 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1496\nObject Class: Neutralized (formerly Safe)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1496 is to be kept in a small-item locker in Site-102. At this time, SCP-1496 is believed neutralized. Nonetheless, it is to remain in Safe-class containment until neutralization can be definitively confirmed.\nDescription: SCP-1496 is a place setting, comprising a plate and several items of silverware. It no longer displays any ongoing anomalous properties, although records it has affected in the past remain in their affected state.\nSCP-1496 was recovered in a raid on the offices of an urban literary collective in Quebec, Canada.\n\nPrior containment procedures. Level 2 and up only.\n\nAccess granted.\n\nItem #: SCP-1496\nObject Class: Safe\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1496 is to be kept in its own small-item locker at Site-102 unless tests are in progress. Given the fascinating nature of the item, it is envisaged that testing will be frequent. As such, for testing purposes the item is to be placed in a standard humanoid containment cell with the participant and, optionally, something to garnish SCP-1496-1. The experiences engendered by SCP-1496 need no cheap gimmicks; therefore, please note that no living being is to be placed on SCP-1496-1 without Senior Researcher approval.\nDescription: SCP-1496, which consists of a dinner plate (SCP-1496-1) and accompanying silverware, is the single most appealing item the Foundation has yet contained. SCP-1496-1 is of bone-white china, so fine it is almost transparent; elegant accents set off the flawlessness of its ceramic work to perfection. The eating utensils that accompany it, wrought of the finest silver, are similarly exquisite.\nSCP-1496 displays several refreshingly interesting anomalous properties. Firstly, it compels anyone seated before it to review, whether by writing, art or dictation, anything placed on SCP-1496-1. These reviews will match the natural tone and voice of the participant. If the participant is later asked about their review, they will be unable to remember anything except having very strong opinions, thereby preserving an element of mystery.\nFurther, it is impossible to make any sort of record of SCP-1496 itself other than as a review-like account. Fundamental details, such as that SCP-1496-1 is generally circular, will generally remain constant; finer details, such as the fish knife's wonderfully precise edge, will not.\nReviews and accounts produced via the magic of SCP-1496 invariably exist in a state of superpositional flux, having a 50% chance of appearing either highly enthusiastic or highly dismissive. Unfortunately, no more types of review have been recorded.\nSCP-1496 was rescued from the offices of a radical urban-culture fanzine (\"Som-Nu D\u00e9ja G\u00e9Nial - Le Super Zine\") in Montreal, Canada, after a Foundation raid prompted by reports that the fanzine's notoriously polemical reviews had begun to spontaneously change upon re-reading.\nSelected Results of Experiment Series SCP-1496-E5:\nExperiment: 1496-E5q\nParticipant: Dr. Katzen\nObject used: One meatloaf sandwich from Site-102 cafeteria\nMedium of response: Dictated to observing personnel\nExcerpts from result:\n\n\"The aroma is, in a word, irresistible; the perfectly-cooked beef and pork mixture caresses one's olfactory and gustatory senses in perfect harmony with the envelopment of its freshly-heated bun\u2026\"\n\n\"I can conceive of nothing on this Earth I would rather consume for my lunch, or indeed, any other meal. Perfection.\"\n\nExperiment: 1496-E5a\nParticipant: Dr. Trebuchet\nObject used: Nothing (SCP-1496-1 empty)\nMedium of response: Dr. Trebuchet made entries in her laboratory notebook, per her usual experimental practice.\nResult (translated from French):\n\nObserved plate, per procedure. Plate appeared empty. Clever choice - minimalist. Upon closer inspection, noted area of gaseous mixture immediately above plate: roughly 78% N / 21% O. Inspired - if must imitate, imitate one of the greats. Inhaled mixture; amazing effects: transmission of oxygen across the membranes of lungs and into bloodstream. Extended my lifespan (anomalous effect?). Summary: would def. breathe again.\n\nExperiment 1496-E5s\nParticipant: D-6464, who has a developmental age of circa 6yo and has expressed a mild dislike of vegetables.\nObject used: Raw carrot\nMedium of response: Drawing/text, using provided photocopier paper and marker pens\nResult:\n\n\u00ab SCP-1495 | SCP-1496 | SCP-1497 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1497\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1497 is currently contained inside a secure locker within Site-\u2588\u2588. Eye contact with SCP-1497 is to be avoided. Instances of SCP-1497-1 created outside of testing are to be given Class A amnestics.\nDescription: SCP-1497 is a miniature human eye suspended in the center of a 6cm tall glass jar, though it is unknown how this suspension is achieved as SCP-1497 cannot be opened. SCP-1497 lacks an optical nerve and retinal blood vessels, as the sclera completely covers the entire surface save for the cornea. The eye is capable of freely rotating on all three axes, and regularly does so in the direction of new visual stimuli. The iris of SCP-1497 changes color upon maintaining eye contact with a human for three seconds, matching the color of the viewer's eyes. This activates the cognitohazardous property of SCP-1497.\nUpon activation, the human that SCP-1497 mimics (henceforth SCP-1497-1) begins experiencing a shift in visual perception. Instances of SCP-1497-1 have reported that things they previously found visually displeasing became much more visibly appealing. This has been confirmed to not be the result of hallucinations, but rather a cognitive shift within SCP-1497-1. The most common effects are an increase in perceived attractiveness of other humans, resulting in an increase in sexual attraction, and increased appreciation of all visually artistic exploits.\nThe effect of SCP-1497 also extends to concepts and situations, as SCP-1497-1 is unable to visually recognize a threat. When presented with blades and firearms, SCP-1497-1 will only be able to appreciate the aesthetic design of the weapon even when presented in a threatening manner. Testing concluded SCP-1497-1 will not react to threats of violence to itself or others, and are equally unaffected by witnessing violence against others. However, SCP-1497-1 are able to recognize when they are being harmed, although they are unable to visually recognize the cause of the damage. This sends injured SCP-1497-1 into a panic state that often causes them to be unable to respond to the act of violence, though they are capable of fleeing and seeking medical attention. Due to similar anomalous properties between SCP-1497 and SCP-1528, investigation into possible connections is currently under consideration.\nSCP-1497 was located in an art gallery in Portland, Oregon on 03/02/2013 by an agent implanted in the local police force after receiving reports of someone calling for help within the locked building. SCP-1497 was located on a pedestal with a note and photo (See Addendum 1497-A) under it, the plaque on the pedestal reading \"Better Off Blind Than Beguiled by Beauty.\" Trapped within the art gallery were ten blind humans, all of whom claimed they had been kidnapped within the past week. Class C amnestics were distributed among them after questioning and they were returned to their places of residence.\nAddendum 1497-A: The following note and photograph were found pinned under SCP-1497.\n\nThis world is ugly\nLook at it with some fresh eyes\nAnd see perfection\n\nAddendum 1497-B:\n\n+ 1497/3 Required\n\n- Credentials Accepted\n\nIntake Statement, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (Person of Interest Designation 2-S TG473)\n\nOn 11/04/2013, Foundation security personnel raided a warehouse belonging to Kappel Securities GmbH, a multinational financial firm specializing in assets related to private art collections. As expected by Site-\u2588\u2588 intelligence analysts, items suspected to be related to SCP-1497 per Addendum 1497-A were present and seized by personnel. Three items were given provisional classifications [TAO-8211G, TAO-2167R, and TAO-5999I] and routed to Site-\u2588\u2588 for classification.\nThese items, referred to in recovered documentation as the \"Perfection Series,\" were intended for display at a private showing, scheduled to take place at a residence in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Subsequent investigation identified several Persons of Interest believed to be responsible at least in part for SCP-1497, leading to the capture of POI 2-S TG473, a plastination specialist in Eindhoven, Netherlands.\nAfter initial processing and detainment, researchers recorded the following intake statement from POI 2-S TG473. Research staff confirmed veracity of details of the following statement, and subject was treated with amnestics and released after 15 days.\n\nAgent Navarro: Please state your name for the record.\nPOI 2-S TG473: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, resident of Geldrop-Mierlo, Netherlands. You'll find my paperwork in order, surely. No one's told me what's going on, what is this place?\nAgent Navarro: You're at the Aarhus bureau outpost of Interpol. We just have a few questions related to an ongoing investigation. We have no plans to turn you over for criminal charges, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. We would just like to understand a little more about this item [Agent Navarro hands a photograph of SCP-1497 to POI 2-S TG473].\nPOI 2-S TG473: Oh. That.\nAgent Navarro: So you're familiar with this?\nPOI 2-S TG473: Yes. May I\u2026may I smoke in this room?\nAgent Navarro: Certainly. [Agent Navarro signals to Site-\u2588\u2588 attendant to retrieve POI 2-S TG473's personal effects, and returns package of Gauloises brand cigarettes and a disposable lighter to subject]\nPOI 2-S TG473: [Subject takes cigarette from package and commences smoking] I thank you. As you're doubtless aware by now, I am by profession a purveyor of anatomical models and medical teaching aids. Laboratory skeletons, preserved organs from patients who have died of rare diseases, things of that nature. Mostly mail order service to universities in the EU and Russia.\nAgent Navarro: Any work on the side?\nPOI 2-S TG473: [Subject exhales deeply] \u2026you certainly do your research at Interpol. Yes, I have fulfilled requests on occasion for\u2026how do you say, private, materials. You are familiar, of course, with those distasteful traveling exhibits with the \"educational\" displays of cadavers and such. Cheap leering. Feh. Of course, certain individuals, they want private exhibits of such things. It's some sort of fad among the newly-wealthy, apparently. Sometimes they make arrangements in advance for, what do they call it, a \"memorial\". God, what a tacky term. Sometimes I'm brought a \"friend\" or a \"loved one\". And I preserve them, mounted like some cheap hunting trophy, skinless while riding a bicycle, half of them hanging from a ceiling, other silly ghoulishness.\nAgent Navarro: Why do they come to you?\nPOI 2-S TG473: [subject shrugs] Recommendations, I suppose. You preserve one Russian tycoon's circulatory system wearing a top hat, the rest come calling. Business is business.\nAgent Navarro: So, the object in question.\nPOI 2-S TG473: Yes, that. I receive a phone call one night, telling me to expect some business. I received the call on my private cell phone, so it is of course an assignment of the nature we have just discussed. My contact tells me to expect an \"unusual\" client. If one were to ask me, anyone seeking these services is unusual, but I digress. I am told to be at my laboratory at midnight that evening to discuss the terms. This clientele is prone to unnecessary dramatics, so of course I think nothing of it.\nI arrive at the appointed hour, and I am met by a group of three men with a small suitcase. But these men, they aren't the types of people that I am used to seeing for this sort of arrangement. These were\u2026not transients, but all three of them wore tattered clothes, kept long, matted, gray beards, and their faces, what little I could see of them that were not obscured by beards, seemed to covered in\u2026soot, of some kind. Before I had time to be angry at being pulled away from my bed at an ungodly hour for a childish prank, one of the men hands me the suitcase.\nAgent Navarro: Did any of the three men identify themselves?\nPOI 2-S TG473: No, and I did not ask. Force of habit.\nAgent Navarro: Please continue.\nPOI 2-S TG473: The man who handed me the suitcase, he bade me open it. I am of course quite suspicious, and I begin to demand an explanation. These men, however, they were in a great deal of haste. The man on my left hands me a plastic shopping bag, and I can see there's more than a few bundles of currency in it. He tells me that there is one hundred thousand euros in it, which by its appearances was strangely plausible. At the same time, the man on my right trains a pistol on me. I was then more inclined to open their suitcase. [Subject pauses]\nAgent Navarro: Do you need some time to collect your thoughts?\nPOI 2-S TG473: \u2026forgive me, I\u2026it gets rather strange from there.\nAgent Navarro: I hear that a lot. Please continue, we're just interested in what you have to say.\nPOI 2-S TG473: I open the briefcase, and inside is a miniature\u2026man, of sorts. Perfectly proportioned, looks to be about thirty or so, long hair, beard and such. But he can't be more than a half a meter or so. I have seen dwarfism, but never anything like that. It was strange enough that I had forgotten about the gentleman pointing the pistol at me. The man directly in front of me was direct. They wanted\u2026parts, of this, thing, preserved. And they wanted it tonight. They were willing to compensate me quite handsomely, but my participation was not up for discussion.\nAgent Navarro: What parts were they talking about?\nPOI 2-S TG473: They wanted the left eye, the heart, a rear molar, and its brain. Simplicity itself, really, when you don't consider that a gun is being pointed at you and the specimen is something from a sideshow.\nI immediately set to work. I did not at the time stop to wonder why three vagrants would be in possession of thousands of euros and a tiny man, and honestly I have not stopped to think about it too thoroughly since. There was a problem, though.\nAgent Navarro: Problem?\nPOI 2-S TG473: Yes, the foul abomination wasn't dead yet. I made the initial incisions to remove the eye, and it started shivering. Gods, it gives me goosebumps just thinking about that. The man who had done all the talking assured me that the thing wasn't alive in any real sense, and the man with the pistol encouraged me to continue. Continue I did, then, first removing the eye, then the heart. Despite assurances to the contrary, these things should not be beating when I receive them for preservation. All the while, this\u2026thing, didn't bleed at all, but it trembled throughout. I feel sick all of a sudden.\nAgent Navarro: Would you like to continue later?\nPOI 2-S TG473: \u2026no, no, I should be fine. Anyway. I had problems when it came to the teeth. You wouldn't think of this, but removing the teeth from a tiny man is not a particularly easy task. They kept breaking. Every time, I use my finest pliers, then *plink* they break apart right as I'm about to get them out. The heightened nerves that come from doing such delicate work at gunpoint were not helpful for my labors. Fortunately, I was able to devise something of a solution that was acceptable to my clients, involving grinding up the remaining teeth and mixing the resulting slurry with some ceramic and\u2026well, details bore outsiders, I know. Suffice to say that I ended affairs by scooping out its brain and pumping the tissue full of preservatives as fast as I could manage. Several hours later, all of the\u2026materials, were done curing. The three gentlemen produced four glass jars, full of surprises as they were. They placed the preserved bits of their small acquaintance in the jars, and without a word exited, leaving behind the hundred thousand and the somewhat worse-for-wear remains of the little\u2026thing. Do you happen to have any cognac on premises here?\nAgent Navarro: What happened next?\nPOI 2-S TG473: Strangely, the profitable night left me feeling less than jubilant. It was almost dawn, I was quite tired, confused, and to be frank, frightened. I pondered the nights events, when the remains of the little man started\u2026I'm not sure how to say\u2026moaning? It was likely moaning. I decided that my work day was at an end then and there, and I pitched the little man into my incinerator, turned it up high, shut the door and plugged my ears.\nAgent Navarro: Just\u2026into the incinerator, like that?\nPOI 2-S TG473: Yes. Just like that. What would you have recommended?\nAgent Navarro: That will be all, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nEnd intake statement\n\n\u00ab SCP-1496 | SCP-1497 | SCP-1498 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Instance of SCP-1498 in containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1498\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1498 are to be held in standard containment chambers, located within Site-77. One technician is to be on-hand to answer any calls placed to SCP-1498. Transcripts of all calls must be placed in Site-77's non-anomalous records archive. Any persons found to have interacted with SCP-1498 are to be quarantined for 2 months, or until they show signs of SCP-1498. Subjects showing signs of exposure are to be contained as an instance of SCP-1498-1, which require the same accommodation as instances of SCP-1498.\nDescription: SCP-1498 is a collection of 30 autonomous bundles of phone cords and handsets, assembled in such a way that they resemble sheep. Instances of SCP-1498 are fully ambulatory, and will wander their containment chambers aimlessly. The words \"Make your own Custom dreamscapes, with your friends at The Oneiroi Collective.\"1 are printed on each instance.\nIf a sapient organism attempts to use one of the phone handsets present on SCP-1498, they will hear three rings, followed by a voice identifying themselves as an operator for the \"The Oneiroi Collective\". This voice will instruct the subject on various options they have for dreaming, and make suggestions for enhanced dreaming experiences. Following the completion of this call, the subject will lose consciousness for 9 hours.\nWhen the subject regains consciousness, they will claim to have experienced the dream they ordered, to any exact specifications they may have made. Subjects may express a desire to continue using SCP-1498's effect, or attempt to re-use it immediately. A transcript of a subject describing their experience while under SCP-1498's effect has been included in this report.\n\nD-4560, after being exposed to SCP-1498\nI was sitting in this room, except it wasn't really a room, because the edges were sloped, so it was like, an egg room. With green paper, but it wasn't that green. Just a little green here and there. Anyways, I'm right in the middle, sitting on the ground\u2026 'cept of course, the fact that I was being supported. It's then I realize that I'm actually a table. Like you guys told me to tell the weird sheep-phone-thing. There're people eating off'a me too, look old, maybe from the 1950's, with red faces.\nThat was when we finally hatched, and I woke up.\n\nAs subjects are repeatedly exposed to SCP-1498, they may begin to experience changes to their bodily and mental state. Subjects affected by SCP-1498 will express a desire to sleep as frequently as possible, preferring the use of SCP-1498 if they are able to. While asleep, portions of the subject's cranium and skull will be replaced with portions of telephones similar to those found on SCP-1498. This has manifested in a variety of ways, including:\n\nSubjects coughing up telephones, with cords extending into their esophagus.\nTelephone wires beginning to grow in place of hair.\nRinging devices found on rotary telephones found within the subject's ears, which may begin ringing continuously.\nVocalizations being replaced with dial tones.\n\nEventually, a rotary phone will assemble itself on the subject's head, out of all the components that have been grown within and on their bodies. Subjects will display the same intelligence as instances of SCP-1498, and are to be classified as instances of SCP-1498-1. As of 8/19/2012, no attempt to restore the intelligence of an SCP-1498-1 instance has succeeded.\nSCP-1498 was recovered on 9/18/1965, from an abandoned office complex in Miami, FL, USA, after reports of bizarre livestock reached local Foundation assets. When Foundation agents entered the building, they discovered the SCP-1498 instances, one bedroll, approximately half a ton of rotary telephone components, and two pints of Type-AB blood in a glass jar. In addition, one pajama onesie, well worn, was discovered folded at the bedroll. Testing has shown several months worth of sweat and body oils soaked into the fabric.\nAs of 11/14/1965, SCP-1498 has been classified as Euclid.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Believed to be connected to SCP-2028 and SCP-2805\n\n\u00ab SCP-1497 | SCP-1498 | SCP-1499 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1499 during initial recovery.\n\nItem #: SCP-1499\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1499 is to be kept in a locked box guarded by two agents at all times. Testing involving SCP-1499 requires the authorization of Level 4 personnel is to be discontinued indefinitely. Test subjects are to wear a small full-duplex two-way radio underneath SCP-1499 to maintain contact with researchers. Testing is no longer to be carried out by D-Class personnel due to the risk of losing SCP-1499. Should test subjects enter any sort of danger, they are to remove SCP-1499 immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1499 is a Soviet GP-5 gas mask. A seal test performed on the object suggests that the object retains its original functionality. The anomalous effects of SCP-1499 activate when a human places SCP-1499 on their head. Approximately one second after SCP-1499 is fully secured on the subject's head, the subject vanishes from view, and is no longer detectable. The subject reports no feeling of motion at this time. Testing has revealed that two-way radios remain capable of both receiving and transmitting despite the subject being undetectable. Upon wearing SCP-1499, test subjects report completely different surroundings than they were in prior to wearing SCP-1499. Subjects have reported that it appears barren and inhospitable, with tall black towers filling the area. Subjects have also sighted entities in this landscape. These entities, designated SCP-1499-1, have been described as tall, nude humanoids with dark skin that have a thick coat of an unknown viscous substance. Instances of SCP-1499-1 also have large amounts of eyes and mouths covering their body. Upon removing SCP-1499 from their head, subjects reappear in the same location they were in when they put it on. For more information, see Test Log 1499.\n\nTest Log 1499\n\nTest Subject\nReported events\nNotes\n\nD-67393\nSubject found herself in building of an unknown black substance. After surveying the room for approximately 15 seconds, subject reportedly heard sounds of movement and removed SCP-1499 in a panicked state, reappearing in the test chamber.\nFirst test involving SCP-1499 to determine its effects. Due to the risk of losing SCP-1499, trained agents are to be used in place of D-Class subjects.\n\nAgent C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nAgent found himself in the same room described by D-67393. Approximately two minutes were spent exploring the room, which Agent C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reports contained multiple hollow black cubes. Agent was capable of descending down the building without running into any interference. Upon reaching the second floor, agent heard sounds from the floor below. Agent hid himself behind one of the black cubes and observed two instances of SCP-1499-1. Agent then removed SCP-1499.\nFirst sighting of SCP-1499-1. Agent C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reports that he remained undetected by the two instances of SCP-1499-1.\n\nAgent U\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nAgent was selected due to her stealth training. Agent found herself in the same room as Agent C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was in when he removed SCP-1499. Sounds of movement were heard on higher floors, prompting the agent to head downstairs and out of the building. Agent reportedly saw many instances of SCP-1499-1 wandering outside of the building. Each individual seemed to have unique mutations, and occasionally uttered low, grating sounds. Agent successfully made her way past more of the structures while avoiding detection. Agent followed four instances of SCP-1499-1 for observation. The group encountered a fifth instance of SCP-1499-1, and one of the group stepped forward. Agent observed the two entities violently assault one another, coating the nearby ground and observing entities with unknown fluid and thick viscera. Agent removed SCP-1499.\nThe structure in which D-67393 appeared seems to only be one of many. Due to the violent nature of SCP-1499-1, further exploration will require that agents be armed to defend themselves.\n\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSee Exploration Log 1499-D.\n[REDACTED]\n\nThe following information has been classified until further notice.\n\nEXPLORATION LOG 1499-D: LEVEL 5 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\nACCESS GRANTED\n\nExploration Log 1499-D\nTest commences on June 3, 20\u2588\u2588.\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 outfitted with a two-way radio earpiece and a standard Foundation sidearm with additional ammunition. Agent's mission is reconnaissance.\nAgent places SCP-1499 on his head and vanishes from sight.\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Doctor, can you hear me?\"\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Yes, Agent. What do you see?\"\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I'm between two of the structures. They resemble spires. Seem to be made of some hard black rock. Ground's the same.\"\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Have you made contact with any instances of SCP-1499-1?\"\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Not yet. It's hard to tell. The lighting here is odd, I'm having trouble seeing much. I'll see what I can do.\"\nSounds of the agent moving quietly for approximately five minutes.\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"God damn. There's a large group of them up ahead. They're all moving together into a huge building.\"\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Can you describe the structure, Agent?\"\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Yeah, it's big. Very big. There aren't many structures around it. It is quite elaborate; I see a large amount of towers and spikes. There looks like there's blood on it.\"\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Agent, can you get a closer look?\"\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"There's some sort of bridge to it. I'm moving in.\"\nSounds of the agent moving quietly for approximately three minutes and thirty seconds.\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I'm at the side of the structure. There looks like there's some sort of door here. Smaller than the big one in the front. I'm going through it now.\"\nVisceral sounds are heard for a few seconds.\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"What was that, Agent?\"\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Not sure. Coming from further inside. I'm taking a look.\"\nSounds of grating and grinding heard coming from multiple sources.\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Agent? Agent, what do you see?\"\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Jesus- there's a lot of them in there. They're all in a giant group. Their mouths are all open, even the ones on their bodies. I think that sound is coming from them. Can you hear that?\"\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"The sound is coming through, Agent. Try to get a better look.\"\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Okay. They're all facing one direction. Let me see if I can look.\"\nSounds of grating continues for twenty seconds.\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"They're all facing one of them standing on a platform. There are large amounts of bodies around him. They've stopped vocalizing and are all just looking at the one up front.\"\nLoud visceral sounds return.\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"It appears the one in the front is- Hold on, I can't see. It's cutting open its own torso. There are some sort of worm-like creatures spilling out of it.\"\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Agent, what is happening? I can't hear-\"\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Wait, above its head. I think I see- There's something in its torso that's creating some sort of light. There's a beam going up from it into the air over his head.\"\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"What's happening? Agent, keep talking.\"\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I think it's opening some sort of portal. And I- It's summoning something. The entity is summoning something. I think I see something coming through the portal- It looks like a massive version of one of the worms that came out of the entity's chest. I think the glowing object in that entity's torso is holding the portal open. I- I can't let that thing through. I've got to stop it.\"\nDr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Agent?\"\nSounds of the agent running and gunfire. The grating noise returns louder than before.\nSounds of stone objects and bodies falling down. Visceral sounds fill the air.\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"I've almost got-\"\nMore visceral sounds, closer to the agent now.\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"Got it now-\"\nThe remainder of the agent's sentence is unheard as he removes SCP-1499. Agent appears in test chamber covered in blood and holding a human heart.\nAgent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"It's alright, I got-\"\nAgent looks at the heart in his hand and yells, dropping it.\nEnd of log.\n\nAddendum 1499-E: On Sunday, June 3rd, a man dressed in a suit and wearing a gas mask attacked the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia during morning services. The man reportedly shot ten people, including a chanter and a priest. Six church-goers were killed, and three others, including the chanter, are in critical condition. The suspect charged the front of the cathedral and allegedly produced a knife and removed the priest's heart. The suspect then appeared to vanish entirely before multiple witnesses. Moscow police have been unable to find any trace of the attacker.\nOur operatives working undercover in Russian media and military are currently working to defuse the situation. Officially, the attacker was a Nikolai Orlov, resident of Moscow, who was acting alone. Orlov went missing a few years ago, allowing our agents more time to keep the situation under control. Agent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is currently being detained for questioning regarding the situation. He maintains his claim that everything occurred as he reported. Our recordings of Exploration 1499-D corroborate his story. When questioned as to the reasoning behind his actions, Agent K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 stated that he believed that what he saw being summoned had to be stopped. Agent is currently scheduled for psychiatric evaluation. We cannot risk another incident. All testing involving SCP-1499 is discontinued until further notice. All information regarding Exploration 1499-D is to be restricted to personnel with Level 5 clearance until the situation has been brought under control.\nDetain Agents U\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, as well as D-67393 for questioning. It is unknown at this time if the hallucinatory effects of SCP-1499 have any permanent effects. I don't want to run the risk of one of our own agents seeing all of our researchers as monstrosities and going on a shooting spree inside one of our facilities.\n-O5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1498 | SCP-1499 | SCP-1500 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1500\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1500 is to be kept in a modified humanoid containment cell in Site 17. The chamber should be lit with grow lights that are to be on at all times. Should a light burn out, an automated system has been set up to replace the bulb. The floor of the chamber is to be lined with soil. Collected rainwater, laced with clays and nutrients, is to be pumped into the cell no fewer than two times per week.\nTo prevent damage to SCP-1500, no personnel are to be allowed into its containment cell under any circumstances, and no security cameras are to be placed in the cell. To prevent light contamination, the cell is to have no windows.\nDescription: SCP-1500 is a humanoid that demonstrates vegetal characteristics. It is capable of photosynthesis, due to gradual replacement of melanin in its skin with chlorophyll. If left in one place for an extended period of time, SCP-1500 will extend thin fibers into the ground that seek out soil and draw nutrients and water from it.\nDuring the course of its containment, SCP-1500 has become steadily more plant-like. As of 1/15/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1500 has reported great difficulty in moving on its own, and examination has revealed that cellulose now surrounds many cells in SCP-1500's body. Due to SCP-1500's transitional state, it is extraordinarily fragile, and is to be left undisturbed to prevent damage.\nAt the time of original containment SCP-1500 was a somewhat overweight Caucasian male named Zachary Callahan. He came to the attention of the Foundation when he was hospitalized after a blood test revealed abnormal sugars more commonly found in tree sap. He agreed to Foundation containment upon discovery of a buildup in chlorophyll in his skin. SCP-1500 proved at peace with his condition, and requested to be left alone to finish his transformation. Attempts to discover the origin of SCP-1500's anomalous properties have thus far proven fruitless.\n\nLevel 3 clearance or higher. Strictly enforced.\n\nLevel 3 clearance or higher. Strictly enforced.\n\nItem #: SCP-1500\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1500 is to be kept in a modified humanoid containment cell in Site 17. The cell is to be soundproofed and to have no windows. To prevent them from being affected by SCP-1500, no personnel are to be allowed into its containment cell under any circumstances, and no security cameras are to be placed in the cell.\nA false containment document for SCP-1500 is to be established, with the intent of discouraging further investigation or rescue attempts. In the event of an attempted containment breach, all involved are to be terminated. All personnel experiencing persistent headaches or found to have been affected by SCP-1500 will be transferred away from Site 17.\nDescription: SCP-1500 is a featureless humanoid with smooth greenish gray skin and a highly distended abdomen. Its limbs are long and multi-jointed. Its skin is metallic in texture and very durable, demonstrating a tensile strength of about 1.2 gigapascals. Though it has no visible sensory organs, it apparently possesses senses roughly equal to that of a human. It cannot speak, and does not need to eat, breathe, or sleep.\nAny human within line of sight of SCP-1500 experiences headaches, nausea, and a feeling of fear. These gradually increase for an amount of time typically between 200 seconds and 530 seconds until the subject loses consciousness for approximately 15 seconds. Upon awakening, the subject retains no memory of their previous time exposed to SCP-1500, and thereafter perceives SCP-1500 as a Caucasian human male named Zachary Callahan.\nSubjects' memories are altered to include SCP-1500, usually as a friend from childhood or early adulthood. Subjects are also capable of communicating with SCP-1500. No attempts to reverse this change have proven effective to date. Though amnestics are able to remove memories of SCP-1500, albeit at a reduced success rate, affected individuals continue to perceive SCP-1500 as human in any future interactions.\nAddendum 1500-4: Recent developments suggest that SCP-1500 is able to affect people over long distances. In a recent speech, Senator \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 alluded to a fishing trip he went on in his youth with a Zach Callahan. A background check revealed no persons by that name of the appropriate age living near Senator \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in the nineteen sixties, and Senator \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was reported as having suffered a crippling migraine at a dinner party the week before.\nAddendum 1500-7: Persons recently affected by SCP-1500 have placed it in a more prominent role in their memories than previously observed. Rather than an old friend, SCP-1500 has often assumed the role of a parental figure, a former love, or a long-lost relative. In all cases, affected individuals report that they associate SCP-1500 with protection and adoration.\nAddendum 1500-20: As of 8/1/20\u2588\u2588, an estimated 23,000 people across the world have been affected by SCP-1500. Of possible note is that SCP-1500 is disproportionately targeting political or military figures and Foundation personnel. Upgrade to Keter requested.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1499 | SCP-1500 | SCP-1501 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Instance of SCP-1501, documented in 19\u2588\u2588.\n\nItem #: SCP-1501\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1501 are to be disassembled and held in standard containment chambers, located within Site-77's Euclid SCP wing. Any media related to the SCP-1501 phenomenon found outside containment is to be stored in Site-77's non-anomalous media storage unit. Any media relating to the \"Manna Charitable Foundation\" is to be investigated by Foundation agents.\nDescription: SCP-1501 is a set of humanoid automatons, constructed of copper, iron, plastic, and animal hair. The words \"Manna Charitable Foundation Official Charity Delegate\" have been embossed into the back of every SCP-1501 instance. Each SCP-1501 instance possesses some method of collecting funds, such as a bucket, cauldron, box, or satchel.\nWhen not in containment, instances of SCP-1501 will move to areas such as street corners, office buildings, traffic lights, and other locations where charity collectors would be common. Once within these areas, they will begin collecting money for a variety of charities. Observed collections have been varied, with collections for endangered species of birds, poverty, AIDS, and under-performing Foundation facilities.\nAll funds collected by SCP-1501 instances will be placed within their collection box, after which the instance will transfer it into the possession of the charity the SCP-1501 instance was collecting for. Methods of transportation include the US Postal system, transporting it by hand to an office representing the charity, or sending each bill individually with an avian organism.\nWhen a humanoid subject repeatedly donates to an individual instance of SCP-1501 multiple times, it will begin following the subject continuously, observing any financial transactions they perform. The instance will follow the subject to their home, place of business, and any other location the subject may travel to. After 2-3 weeks of this, the SCP-1501 instance will begin to collect for charities which they believe the subject would have an inclination to donate to, based on their activity during this period.\nEventually, instances of SCP-1501 will find a wealthy subject, with a propensity to donate to charitable organizations. The instances will then focus all their attentions on this person, sending letters advertising various charitable organizations to their homes in order to convince them to donate more of their money. This will continue indefinitely, until the SCP-1501 instances are physically unable to solicit the subject.\nAs the solicitation of this individual increases in frequency, instances of SCP-1501 may disguise themselves as the subject's spouse, or alter their mail to persuade the subject to donate. Disguises may include a wax prosthesis and costuming themselves in the clothes of the person they are imitating. If the subject discovers SCP-1501's anomalous properties, they may attempt to use alternate disguises, or cease directly visiting the subject in favor of sending letters about the charity. In the event that authority figures are contacted about the instance, they will attempt to flee, and become inert if captured.\n\nInterview with \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAccess Granted\n\nInterviewed: \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Boyd\n\nForeword: This interview was taken shortly after initial containment.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. Boyd: When did you first notice something was wrong?\n\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I think it was when I walked in the bedroom. I was taking off my coat, and Barbara was doing something at the mirror. But her arms were just stark still. It looked wrong. So, I went to her, asking if she was okay\u2026\n\nDr. Boyd: What happened?\n\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: She turned to look at me\u2026 but it wasn't her. Her face was too angled, and it was looking at me with glass eyes. God, I just stared at it. Then it (subject inhales deeply) started talking.\n\nDr. Boyd: What did it say?\n\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The mouth opened\u2026 god, must have been more than half a foot. The jaw just dropped, and stripped off. Wasn't skin, but whatever it had on it. It asked me if I\u2026 had considered the plight of the homeless.\n\nDr. Boyd: Is this when you attacked it?\n\n\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It had done something to Barbara. I just asked it, what did you do to her? And it just kept repeating itself. Had I considered the plight of the homeless? Over and over and over\u2026\n\n<End Log>\n\nSCP-1501 was initially discovered in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Chicago, after several instances of SCP-1501 had repeatedly raised money for several charities designed around the giving habits of wealthy resident \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. After \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reported SCP-1501 phenomenon to local authorities, Foundation agents investigated and were able to document SCP-1501's effect. Foundation operatives were able to contain them on 9/19/19\u2588\u2588, and they were classified as Euclid. Since then, approximately 56 additional instances of SCP-1501 have been contained.\nAddendum 1501-A: Document created by SCP-1501, to advertise the \"Help The Homeless: What If That Was YOU!!!???\", found within the former home of \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Document had been created by an SCP-1501 instance, and appeared similar to other documents created by it, with minor changes made to reference the homeless instead of starving children.\n\nHelping out the HOMELESS is the most important cause a wealthy citizen such as yourself can donate to? After all, what if it was YOU stuck on the STREETS, eating nothing but GARBAGE and DEPRAVITY? That is what the HOMELESS in CHICAGO go through every day! Imagine having to crawl on your belly, through a whole LOAD of WASTE MATERIAL, just to eat A SINGLE BEET? THIS IS WHAT REAL LIFE IS LIKE\nIF ONLY there was a KIND, BRAVE, HANDSOME STALLION who could RESCUE the POOR, DESPERATE PEOPLE WHO need THEIR HELP.\nTHE CHOICE is YOURS.\nManna Charitable Foundation\n\nAddendum 1501-B: Document recovered from a Manna Charitable Foundation facility in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, GA.\n\nWehrner,\nWe must be doing more about those bum bots. I thought they were going to be a great way to get the word out, but they're just attacking people for money. Like parasites! A lot of people have a hard time trusting us already, and this is just gonna add more fuel to the fire. Peter was asking around for who donated them, and we think he had\u2026 ulterior motives. They're mostly attacking folks in the same business as them. I told you Wehrner, you just can't trust these people! They say their device does one thing, and it does, but there's always a dang catch. Hopefully, this crane we got to clean up will be the last time we have to deal with them.\nYours in Christ,\nRupert Fish\n\nAddendum 1501-C: As is standard procedure, the Object Classification for SCP-1501 was reviewed following an instance assaulting a Site Director during a containment breach. This review has resulted in a continuation of the Euclid object class, with disassembly of all instances becoming a part of its containment.\nAddendum 1501-D: Leaked data from Manna Charitable Foundation suggests that several SCP-1501 instances will be relocated to a future MCF facility at Ontario, Canada. If the existence of the facility is verified, SCP-1501 instances are to be intercepted.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1500 | SCP-1501 | SCP-1502 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1502\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1502 is kept in a secure object containment locker isolated in a cell in the humanoid containment wing of Research Facility 5. An identical locker is to be positioned next to the containment chamber and fitted with a pressure sensor wired to notify staff when activated.\nInstances of SCP-1502-1 are to be relocated to a dedicated section of Research Facility 5 termed the Daniels Wing and contained as a collection of humanoid SCP entities. These subjects are to be monitored by researchers for physical and psychological changes.\nDescription: SCP-1502 is a humanoid construct measuring 38cm in height. Its body has been crudely assembled from leather, wire, and bone fragments of unknown sources.1 The head and upper torso are concealed by a burlap sack fastened with metal wire around the object's waist. Unlike the rest of its body, its arms are mechanical, and have been constructed from surgical steel. The forearms contain an array of tools, including scalpels and a stitching needle, which can be released on folding appendages and locked into place. The left arm also contains a grasping tool which has been hooked to a line of thread running to a spool on its back. The right arm can produce a hypodermic needle which has been connected via plastic tubing to a steel reservoir located underneath the spool of thread.\nSCP-1502 possesses a limited teleportation ability, and is capable of relocating itself instantaneously to the interior of the nearest drawer, chest, cabinet, or similar piece of furniture within a range demonstrated to span at least a 100-meter radius and a minimum observed interval between uses of twelve (12) seconds. It uses this property to enter homes and other residential areas during the night, at which point it attempts to locate the nearest human. If successful,2 it uses its syringe to inject the subject with an anesthetic substance of unknown composition that produces numbness, unconsciousness, and paralysis in greater doses. Then it stands nearby (usually on the subject's chest) and performs extensive cosmetic surgery on the subject.\nThe procedure includes measures such as the injection of a concentrated solution containing collagenase and elastase3 into parts of the face, the severing of certain tendons to cause facial skin to droop, and stitching hair from the subject's head over their upper lip. The inferred objective of this procedure is to alter the subject's appearance to resemble actor William Daniels in his role as \"Mr. George Feeny\" in the television series Boy Meets World4 as closely as possible.\nThe object does not display any sense of preference among age, ethnicity, gender, or any other factors beyond proximity in its selection of subjects, but is limited by species. In testing, SCP-1502 was released in a room containing several sedated animals, including a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), a Yorkshire terrier (Canis lupus familiaris) and a monitor lizard (Varanus bitawa), as well as a life-sized rubber human figure dressed and posed to appear similar to a sleeping adult Caucasian male. The object ignored the reptile, dog, and mannequin, but approached the chimpanzee and played vocalizations which were unintelligible due to their distortion and low volume. It then walked to the mirror and stood facing it until it was removed from the testing area.\nOnce the surgical procedure is complete, it attempts to escape the premises. In testing, if SCP-1502 was discovered before the procedure began or the effect of the anesthetic substance wore off before completion, the object attempted to distract the subjects using its voice before either teleporting to a hiding place or delivering additional anesthesia. See Experiment Log 1502.5\nSCP-1502's exact motivations in doing this are unknown. Interviews have been inconclusive, as the object communicates through the playback of recordings of actor Rider Strong in his role as the character Shawn Hunter from the aforementioned television series. All documented vocalizations made by SCP-1502 have been attributed to existing episodes of Boy Meets World. The source and medium of these recordings is unknown, and they often display degradation in the form of static and pitch distortion.\nInterview Transcript 1502-A-1\n\nForeword: This interview was conducted offsite, before the object's relocation to its current containment facility. The standard interview chamber in Armed Containment Area 24 was used, and the interview was conducted by Researcher Andrews with Security Officer Clarke and Assistant Researcher Chen in attendance. SCP-1502 was allowed to move freely on the table. Positioned at each of the four corners of the table was an open cabinet; before questioning began, SCP-1502 attempted twice to teleport away from handlers before becoming cooperative.\n<Begin log, time 14:31:05>\nInterviewer: SCP-1502, do you know why you're here?Interviewer: [repeats the question]Interviewer: How do you produce those sounds?Interviewer: \"He?\"Interviewer: Where were you constructed?Interviewer: Do you know who you are?Interviewer: Can you explain why you've performed those procedures on people in the area?Interviewer: Why are you fixated on this Feeny character?Interviewer: [to Assistant Researcher] Do you think we can get it to explain anything better this session? [The assistant shakes his head \"no\".] We might want to wrap up for now and follow up later.Assistant Researcher: I've never seen that thing before.[The assistant researcher begins to respond, then shakes his head silently.]Interviewer:: Chen, do you understand what SCP-1502 is talking about?\nAssistant Researcher: I have no idea. This doesn't make any sense.Interviewer: I think it's just being belligerent now. Let's follow up later. [turns to assistant researcher] You alright, Goggles?<End log, time 14:38:22>\n\nHumans exposed to SCP-1502's ability have been relocated to a local research site to preserve secrecy, aid in rehabilitation, and conduct long-term observation. Termed \"SCP-1502-1-XX\", with each subject assigned a value for XX in sequence, these individuals tend to display depression, loss of identity, chronic fatigue, and little to no desire to return to society. SCP-1502-1-01 through SCP-1502-1-08 were recovered from the area in which SCP-1502 is known to have operated; SCP-1502-09 through SCP-1502-14 resulted from experimentation with SCP-1502.\nOf the fourteen SCP-1502-1 patients who have been recovered and contained, nine have developed the coping mechanism of identifying as and emulating the character of George Feeny. This decision has no apparent correlation with race, gender, or other factors, including familiarity with the character\u2014instances 1502-1-12 and 1502-1-15 have never viewed the series, and have refused the recordings available to 1502-1 instances, preferring their invented versions of the fictional person. Although this effect shares the properties of a non-anomalous coping mechanism, its exact properties are not understood.\n1502-1 instances who have become Feeny-identified will request to be identified as either \"George\" or \"Mister Feeny\", depending on who is addressing them, and will tell other 1502-1 instances that they are impostors, choosing varied and inconsistent explanations such as shapeshifting entities, androids, and agents working together with both SCP-1502 and the Foundation. Five of these instances cannot relate memories of their past before containment; these have been isolated due to their emotional reactions to interaction with other SCP-1502-1s.\nAddendum \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/03: In Interviews 1502-2 and 1502-3, SCP-1502 was able to provide classified information regarding the Foundation, including recognition of several employees of the area in which it was initially contained before relocation to long-term containment in Research Facility 5.\nAddendum \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/03: In Interview 1502-A-2, assistant researcher Isaac Chen admitted a perceived relation between SCP-1502 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a 26-year-old female employed as an office worker at Area 24. The woman was reported missing on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/02, and is believed to have been in the company of three other women at the time, who have also not been located; however, investigations into her and her companions' disappearance by both the Foundation and the local police force were closed due to their inconclusive results.\nAfter extended questioning and analysis, it was concluded that Assistant Researcher Chen was uninvolved in the disappearance.\nAddendum \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/04: SCP-1502 is believed to be experiencing progressive degradation of memory. In Interview 1502-5, when tests from earlier interviews were replicated, the object reacted with significantly lower frequency and accuracy and was able to provide much less information regarding the topics it previously discussed. When presented with a photograph of Assistant Researcher Chen and asked to identify the subject, SCP-1502 responded: \"I don't know. Something's wrong. My head still hurts. Something's wrong.\"\nSCP-1502's speech pattern has also changed; its voice now contains less distortion, taking on a clear, \"tinny\" quality. Use of samples containing the pronouns \"we\" or \"us\" has diminished in favor of the almost exclusive use of those which use their singular form. SCP-1502 now seems to identity as the character Shawn Hunter itself. The reasons for these changes are unknown.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarity in construction materials between SCP-1502 and SCP-1802 suggests a shared origin.\n2. Though SCP-1502 prefers subjects which are asleep, it can, with effort, work upon conscious subjects.\n3. Known long term physical side effects of exposure to this substance include facial numbness and tingling, muscular twitches, central nystagmus, partial vocal cord paralysis, graying of scalp and facial hair, and dry skin. Mental side effects are unknown and currently under experimentation.\n4. Aired on ABC Television from 1993 to 2000.\n5. Example phrases used during this behavior: \"everything's great\"; \"this is some of my best work\", \"don't find a mirror\", \"who are we\", and \"that wasn't us\".\n\n\u00ab SCP-1501 | SCP-1502 | SCP-1503 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1503\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area surrounding SCP-1503 within a 100m radius is known as Site-75. Site-75 is to have a chain link fence with razor wire installed around the perimeter. The area inside Site-75 is to be monitored using motion detectors and security cameras. Any signs of public intrusion or vandalism is to be reported immediately. Should SCP-1503 approach the fence within a proximity of 10m, the entirety of Site-75 will be reestablished and centered around SCP-1503 again.\nDescription: SCP-1503 is a sapient entity made entirely out of stone located on the southern face of Mount Ungaran in Central Java, Indonesia. SCP-1503's appearance is vaguely humanoid in form and shows signs of weathering and moss/lichen growth on its surface. Upon further inspection, SCP-1503's left index finger is significantly worn when compared to its right index finger. Using time-lapse photography, it is determined that SCP-1503 is capable of moving at a maximum rate of 1m/yr.\nBased on SCP-1503's movement and direction, it is estimated to have moved a total of 656m from its original location. SCP-1503's original starting point can be traced to a cave of higher elevation. Inside the cave's interior, inscriptions written in ancient Br\u0101hm\u012b script are carved into the walls. Based on patterns of erosion within the interior, there is an estimated 200 to 300 years between each instance of writing. Most of the writing is illegible, but the five inscriptions that are decipherable are believed to be the most recent, dating between 100 BC and 1200 AD.\n\nArchival DocumentR-1503-2\nNote: Inscriptions are listed in order of approximate date.\n1st Translated Inscription\nToday when I was walking I [saw/sensed] a [land/rock] rise from the blue [sea/water]. Its [song/birth] was beautiful to [illegible] from home. [But] I had to return because my [skin/surface] started to [?burn?]. I am [glad/satisfied] to be home.\n2nd Translated Inscription\nI [tripped/fell] while walking in the [?forest?]. As I lay, trees [assaulted/trapped] me. Only for a moment this [?occurred?] until they [let me go]. They hurt me and left a deep [scar/wound]. [illegible] will remain inside my [shelter/room] and refrain from walking [?for a long time?].\n3rd Translated Inscription\nToday I [stay in] my home. My wound [stings/pains] me to [?burden?] such [indecipherable]. It will be [difficult/troubling] to sleep. But my spirit is [?bright?].\n4th Translated Inscription\n[Last night] I had a [worse/terrible] worry of fire and [?blackness?]. I may be in danger, [?the mountain told me?]. I will [need/must] to [?think?] on this more. I am [fear/scared] that she might be [accurate].\n5th Translated Inscription\n[That may be/This will be] my last message. I am convinced now. Danger [?so great?] is coming very soon. I am [?forced?] to [quickly/rapidly] leave. There is little time [to escape].\n\nAddendum-1503-001: It is theorized that SCP-1503 might be referencing a volcanic event. A geological evaluation of Mount Ungaran was conducted and concluded that it is a dormant volcano that has shown no significant signs of seismic activity within the last 60 years. Mount Ungaran's last eruption has been estimated to be around 1400 AD. Additional seismic monitoring on Mount Ungaran will be required. A 6th inscription was also discovered on the underside of a recently unearthed outcropping within Site-75 itself and is believed to postdate all other inscriptions, dated 1700 AD. The translation is as follows:\n\n6th Translated Inscription\nI am afraid of [outside/the world]. [Is it] safe to return?\n\n\u00ab SCP-1502 | SCP-1503 | SCP-1504 \u00bb"}
{"text": "THIS DOCUMENT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE SITE \u2588\u2588\u2588 PRECIOUS DOCUMENT VAULT.\nAnomalous Object #: AO-1504-WGGYXJK\nItem Description: An unremarkable man who is not able to be harmed.\nDate of Recovery: \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nLocation of Recovery: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nCurrent Status: AO-1504 is held in a standard humanoid containment cell Missing\n\nAddendum-1504-1:\nInterviewed: AO-1504\nInterviewer: Dr. Loyd\nForeword: AO-1504 is being questioned on its background.\n\nLevel 3 Access Required\n\nAccess Granted\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. Loyd: What is your name?\n\nAO-1504: I don't remember. Joe\u2026 something.\n\nDr. Loyd: Okay. Now, what year were you born?\n\nAO-1504: 1982.\n\nDr. Loyd: Thank you for the year, but do you have an exact date?\n\nAO-1504: No, I never knew when I was born.\nDr. Loyd's nose begins to bleed.\n\nDr. Loyd: Oh, excuse me. My nose is bleeding.\nDr. Loyd left the room and returned a few minutes later.\nDr. Loyd: I'm sorry, that was weird. I've never been prone to random nosebleeds.\n\nAO-1504: It's fine. Maybe a storm is coming. I've heard the changing air pressure can make a person's nose bleed.\n\nDr. Loyd: Maybe. Do you know why you can't be hurt?\n\nAO-1504: The subject was silent for a few seconds then proceeded to weep. I don't really want to talk about it.\nDr. Loyd: That's fine. Thank you for your cooperation with today's interview. You may return to your room.\n\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum-1504-2:\n\nWe didn't know his true anomaly. We didn't know what he could really do. [DATA CORRUPT]\n[DATA CORRUPT]. I guess he affects computers too. Our automatic security system began to have \u201chiccups\u201d. A breach here, a breach there. But nothing that surprised us. But then, our Keter got out. Only about half of the staff here realized it. The other half? All died. We managed to contain it.\nWe sent a request for more staff, but they never responded. Our supplies were dwindling, so we asked for more. Nothing. They didn't even acknowledge our existence. We had more breaches, more deaths, yet we never questioned these breaches or these deaths. I don't know why we didn't question those deaths.\n[DATA CORRUPT]\nEarlier today, we had a site-wide containment breach. All the doors opened because of those \u201chiccups\u201d I mentioned earlier. Most of the remaining staff members are dead. Those who are still alive are few and far between. We can't contain a breach of this magnitude. And the other Foundation sites will probably ignore it. They'll cite it as completely normal and ignore it.\nI'm going to put this in the Vault, then set off the on-site nuke. I'm already badly hurt, and the blast would save more lives than it will end. If anyone ever finds this, tell my wife that I love her and that I'm sorry for spending so much time in my job. Tell her that I said goodbye and that I am thinking of her as I die.\n\u2014 Researcher Darryl Loyd\n\nNote: This was handwritten on the document, presumably before it was put in the Precious Document Vault. There are bloodstains on the document. Later analysis proved this to be Dr. Loyd's blood. Parts of this document are unreadable due to smearing.\nAddendum-1504-3: The Site \u2588\u2588\u2588 nuclear warhead was detonated on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to counteract a Class-7 Containment Breach. A total of \u2588 anomalies were destroyed in the blast, \u2588 anomalies were recovered, and \u2588 anomalies are missing, including AO-1504. \u2588\u2588\u2588 Foundation personnel died in Site \u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nTHIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN UPDATED PER THE NEW INFORMATION RECOVERED FROM SITE \u2588\u2588\u2588.\nItem #: SCP-1504\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1504 is not currently contained. If any Foundation personnel see the subject, they are to contact the current project head. In the event SCP-1504 is found, it is to be brought to Area 1141 and contained in a 3m X 3m X 3m containment chamber.\nTo enter the subject's containment chamber, a total of four Level 3 staff members are needed. Two staff members must remain inside the control room to remotely enact the failsafe should a containment breach occur. The failsafe consists of flooding the containment chamber and surrounding areas with Halothane vapor, which has proven to be the only viable method to incapacitate SCP-1504. Extensive research has shown that SCP-1504 can be incapacitated by blunt force trauma to the head. The subject is to be kept fully confined and incapacitated at all times through the use of restraints and Halothane vapor.\nThe other staff members must release multiple locks simultaneously. A minimum of four guards are to be protecting them at this time. After all locks are released, one staff member may enter the containment chamber. The guards must be ready for a containment breach at all times the containment chamber is open.\nNo automatic systems may be used in Area 114. All doors and containers must be locked using simple combination locks or simple padlocks. All personnel working at Area 114 must have a high aptitude for parapsychology or a strong resilience to perception shifts.\nDescription: SCP-1504 is a Caucasian male, standing at 1.95 meters tall. The subject's appearance is unremarkable, aside from a small birthmark on its right shoulder. SCP-1504's anomalous traits include its inability to be harmed or killed.\nAll actions carried out by SCP-1504 will be perceived by surrounding individuals as being within expectations for the situation. SCP-1504 has been known to attack personnel who will then believe circumstance or their own doing has hurt them. The subject is able to affect electronic and automatic systems.\nSCP-1504 was brought to the attention of the Foundation because of its inability to be harmed and was classified as an Anomalous Object after initial testing. The subject was held at Site \u2588\u2588\u2588 in the Anomalous Object wing of the facility. On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a site-wide security failure and subsequent containment breach resulted in the on-site nuclear warhead being detonated.\nSCP-1504 was declared missing after a search of the site did not reveal a confirmed death. A low priority search was issued, but was soon raised to high priority after the above document was found. MTF-Eta-6 (aka. Awareness Filters) was formed to find SCP-1504.\nAddendum-1504-1: After being further analyzed and sent through multiple filters, it was discovered that SCP-1504's responses were different from what was previously recorded. The document has been updated to include these responses.\nInterviewed: SCP-1504\nInterviewer: Dr. Loyd\nForeword: SCP-1504 is being questioned on its background.\n\nLevel 3 Access Required\n\nAccess Granted\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. Loyd: What is your name?\n\nDr. Loyd: Okay. Now, what year were you born?\n\nDr. Loyd: Thank you for the year, but do you have an exact date?\nSCP-1504 got up from its seat and proceeded to physically assault Dr. Loyd. The subject then returned to its seat.\n\nDr. Loyd: Oh, excuse me. My nose is bleeding.\nDr. Loyd left the room and returned a few minutes later.\nDr. Loyd: I'm sorry, that was weird. I've never been prone to random nosebleeds.\n\nDr. Loyd: Maybe, do you know why you can't be hurt?\nThe subject appears to be in tears at this point.Dr. Loyd: That's fine. Thank you for your cooperation with today's interview. You may return to your room.\n\n<End Log>\n\nFootnotes\n1. Area 114 is the primary location for dealing with perception and sensory based threats or entities.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1503 | SCP-1504 | SCP-1505 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1505\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Any sightings of flocks related to SCP-1505 propagating or migrating are to be reported immediately. Mobile Task Force Lambda-4 (aka \"Birdwatchers\") is to be tasked with controlling the population the subsequent tracking and eradication of all duplicate specimens related to SCP-1505. All personnel assigned to SCP-1505 will need to be vaccinated against the H5N1 virus (avian influenza) and follow standard protocols for biological hazardous materials. Areas of high concentration (+1M specimens per sq.km) are to be evacuated and cleared using anti-personnel artillery shells or thermobaric missiles until at least 98% of the flock has been reduced.\nShould the prime specimen (SCP-1505-Alpha) be identified and located, a containment aviary is to be constructed at its respawn point where population controls can be more easily implemented.\nAnomalies involving Corvus corax specimen, including SCP-2285 and SCP-2106, are to be monitored for potential contamination by SCP-1505. Neutralization protocols are in place in the event SCP-1505's effect manifests in these or other anomalies.\nDescription: SCP-1505 refers to an anomalous self-propagating time loop stemming from a single adult common raven (Corvus corax). Specimens of SCP-1505 are observed to naturally repeat within a cycle every 10 hours. At the end of the cycle, each specimen will instantly duplicate itself twice while the parent will respawn at its point of origin to begin its cycle again, repeating its behavior exactly as before. Duplicates are observed to act independently of the parent and will have different behavioral cycles. Changes to the environment or containment seem to have no effect on behavior as specimens will act out all of their motions as before regardless of what obstacle it is presented with.\nAll specimens will repeat this cycle indefinitely until its parent specimen is either killed or is eradicated as part of a larger paradoxical reset. A direct kill is not capable of eliminating a specimen as it will instantly respawn at its point of origin upon death. Any kill will also result in resetting the specimen's cycle, effectively creating a new cycle where the specimen will behave differently than the previous cycle. In theory, if SCP-1505-Alpha is killed/reset, all subsequent duplicates should be eliminated.\nIf left unchecked, SCP-1505 could have an overwhelmingly disastrous effect on agriculture, the environment, and civilization itself as flocks propagate exponentially. Large scale buildup of feces have led to structural damage as the uric acid in the droppings has been observed to corrode stone, metal, and masonry over time. As with other avian species, the bacteria, fungal agents, and ectoparasites found in the droppings pose a serious health risk to humans. All specimens of SCP-1505 also appear to be carriers of the avian influenza virus.\n\n+ Open SCP-1505 Experimentation Logs\n\n- Close File\n\nExperiment1505-01\nSubject: A flock observed to frequent a large oak tree as part of their cycle.\nProcedure: The tree is cut down to observe the flock's reaction to changes in the environment.\nResults: All specimens are observed to position themselves in midair relative to the branches' former positions. As each specimen attempts to land, they close up their wings and fall to the ground. The surviving specimens lying on the ground are observed to behave as if they were perched on a branch, unaware that they are in fact on the ground.\nExperiment1505-02\nSubject: A single specimen recently duplicated from its parent.\nProcedure: Specimen is captured manually and placed into a large clear acrylic box before it could fly away.\nResults: After its cycle completed, the specimen respawned at its point of origin producing two duplicates inside the box. After respawning the specimen appeared to struggle as if something were holding it down. 2 minutes later the specimen remained on its feet for the remainder of its cycle, never moving from its position.\nExperiment1505-02.1\nSubject: Two specimens with established cycles.\nProcedure: Specimens were produced as part of Experiment 1505-02 and left inside the box.\nResults: After 3 cycles the specimens have duplicated themselves to the point of 54 individuals, effectively filling the box to maximum capacity. Only specimens belonging to the first cycle are docile while the rest are extremely agitated. During the 4th cycle, all 162 specimens are instantly crushed inside the box under their own spatial constraints. This prompted a paradoxical reset as all duplicates inside the box were eliminated. The original two specimens were then observed by themselves inside the box as in the beginning of the experiment.\nExperiment1505-02.2\nSubject: Two specimens and a normal raven not associated with SCP-1505.\nProcedure: Specimens were produced as part of Experiment 1505-02.1 and left inside the box. A normal raven was then placed into the box with the other specimens to observe their reaction. The two specimens do not have established cycles yet.\nResults: After the raven is placed inside the box with the two specimens, it is immediately attacked and killed. It is not known what prompted this attack. Multiple reports regarding altercations involving specimens and other ravens have been corroborated by this. It is possible that the Corvus corax species may be threatened.\n\nAddendum-1505-001: Based on the results of the latest experiment, efforts are currently underway to identify and capture ravens that are not associated with SCP-1505. Computer algorithm projections based on SCP-1505's rate of propagation indicate that the Corvus corax species may already be at severe risk of extinction. Any captured ravens are to be relocated to the nearest Foundation controlled aviary to be kept in isolated captivity. This is to ensure the preservation of the species if possible. To date, only 61 ravens have been recovered from existing civilian aviaries.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1504 | SCP-1505 | SCP-1506 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1506\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: High-resolution satellite imagery is to be processed by computer for possible SCP-1506-1 occurrences. Once confirmed as an occurrence, SCP-1506-1's position is to be monitored and checked against computer modelling of wind patterns. Should SCP-1506-1 rapidly descend or ascend into a wind current predicted to take SCP-1506-1 through human populated areas, MTF Phi-17 (aka \"The Arachnophobes\") are to be readied for Procedures 1506-A, 1506-B and 1506-C.\nProcedure 1506-A: Using mobile anti-smog fans, MTF Phi-17 are to attempt to guide SCP-1506-1 into a wind current predicted to take SCP-1506-1 towards a local nature reserve populated with larger mammalia. If necessary to disguise the procedure from the public, cover will be provided as cutting edge industrial agriculture testing in rural areas and as air quality specialists in urban areas.\nProcedure 1506-B: Should 1506-A fail to keep SCP-1506-1 away from human population centres, MTF Phi-17 are to begin a type-B amnestic treatment as necessary for witnesses of predation.\nProcedure 1506-C: MTF Phi-17 are to use mobile stasis locks to contain the area around SCP-1506-1 while flamethrowers and arachnocide-7 are used to disperse SCP-1506-1. Arachnocide-7's boiling point is above 1500\u00b0 C, making it safe to use with conventional flame throwers. Under no circumstances may arachnocide-7 be used without stasis locks active to contain the aftermath. Arachnocide-7 must not be allowed to enter the biosphere.\nProcedure 1506-D: Following incident 1506-Sigma, any instance of SCP-1506-1 larger than 200 cubic metres in commercial flight paths are cleared for immediate barometric implosion using FAE detonation contained via mobile stasis lock.\nSCP-1506-1-14 is contained at Site 9 in a pressure controlled Large Animal Containment cell. Atmospheric pressure is to be maintained to keep SCP-1506-1-14 approximately in the centre of the containment cell. When SCP-1506-1-14 descends to an artificial altitude of less than 500m, viable prey animals are to be introduced to the cell. It has been calculated that \u2588\u2588\u2588kg of food over a four week period will keep the colony at its current size. In the event of containment breach arachnocide-7 will be deployed in combination with increasing containment cell pressure to \u2588\u2588 atmospheres. Arachnocide-7 must not be allowed to enter the biosphere.\n\n+ Access previous procedures\n\n- Hide outdated procedure\n\nSCP-1506's position is to be monitored and checked against computer modelling of wind patterns. Should SCP-1506 rapidly descend or ascend into a wind current predicted to take SCP-1506 through human-populated areas, MTF Phi-17 (aka \"The Arachnophobes\") are to be readied for Procedures 1506-A and 1506-B.\n\nDescription: SCP-1506 is the designation for the global phenomenon which spontaneously generates instances of SCP-1506-1.\nSCP-1506-1 is the designation for anomalous colonies of at least approximately 900 spiders of mixed species. By application of multiple varieties of spider silk, SCP-1506-1 is able to build a complex web-structure less dense than air in which the spiders may live. SCP-1506-1 exhibits remarkable behaviour, as individual spiders are rarely seen working in co-operation and never in cross-species co-operation. SCP-1506-1 also shows changes in predation behaviour, web tension strength and web adhesion. SCP-1506-1 has been found at altitudes of up to 18 km. In order to change altitude, the volume of SCP-1506-1 is increased or decreased, suggesting the web structure is being consistently maintained.\nWhen SCP-1506-1 descends below 500m, it is to be assumed that the colony will soon begin predation behaviour. Thus far it is unknown how spiders are able to detect their prey at this height. SCP-1506-1's preferred method of predation is to spin a web to the ground from altitude. Any animalia touching the spider web will instantly adhere and be unable to remove the web. Only live animal matter exhibits this effect. When enough food has been caught SCP-1506-1 will reel in the web at \u2588\u2588 km/h. When SCP-1506-1 has fully reeled in its prey, the web structure will engulf the animal. Consumption of prey takes place over days, dependent on both the size of the prey and the colony. Humans take approximately 5 days for an average-sized colony to digest. The largest single prey animal recorded has been an elk, taking 11 days to digest. Waste is allowed to fall freely, leaving a desiccated husk that will often shatter on impact.\nSCP-1506-1 was first identified as SCP-1506 before the realisation of multiple instances. SCP-1506-1 was first brought to the Foundation's attention on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 when a viral video thought to originate in Chile showed a man walking through the streets of [REDACTED] at 0247 local time according to the time stamps. For 2 minutes he is tracked by 8 security cameras, the footage of which has been seamlessly edited together, until he suddenly stops walking whilst looking very startled. The subject of the video begins brushing at his arms and face before vanishing. High-speed analysis shows that he has been dragged vertically out of frame. The poor resolution of security footage has made it impossible to determine the actual speed, but \u2588\u2588 km/h is within estimations. The footage has been doctored to remove the 3 frames and has been publicly revealed to be part of the viral campaign for \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 energy drink.\nSCP-1506-1-14 is a colony captured on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. Cameras placed on prey animals have shown the internal structure to be incredibly complex. The colony is divided into living chambers and buoyancy chambers with no genus of spider noticeably more active in web maintenance. Every foreign spider introduced to the colony has been accepted without incident. Introducing new spider species to SCP-1506-1-14 is now banned; 200 different spiders from around the world have been introduced to the colony and it is believed there is no more data to be gained from this research. SCP-1506-1-14 is being studied to determine longevity of the colony. So far the colony remains healthy in a simulated high-altitude environment, feeding when necessary.\nUsing remote cameras to explore the structure has proven a failure, as all attempts have had the drone immobilised by web and excreted in the usual manner. Spider-mounted cameras have failed in a similar manner. The only successful method to obtain internal visuals is through prey mounted camera which allows only for stationary video feeds. Tests indicate a normal oxygen level and atmospheric pressure within living chambers.\nLittle headway has been made as to the mode of transmission of SCP-1506, but the most favoured theory is communication of learned behaviour. Investigation is ongoing into how the spiders communicate. Research on Mallos gregalis and other social spiders has been promising but so far no headway has been made. So far SCP-1506-1 has appeared on all continents except Antarctica and shows no preference for member spider species, either solitary or social.\nAddendum:\nEvent 1501 Alpha:\nThe following is a transcription from recovery agent in field audio on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n\nAgent R.: I think it's trying to pretend it's a weather balloon, but weather balloons don't float this low. Great, we found the killer low-flying weather balloon. I guess we could pop it?\nAgent F.: They're called special containment procedures\u2026\nBoth agents: Not special destruction procedures.\nAgent R.: It would save time though\u2026 I'm going in for a closer look.\nAgent F.: Stay sharp.\n3:42 minutes of radio silence as Agent R. approaches location\nAgent R.: I've got visual on the binoculars. I can see it pulsing, it looks like it's made of fabric?\nAgent F.: What do you think, giant butterfly net? Lasso?\nAgent R.: I don't think we're bringing this one in ourselves. We're going to need nerds. Urgh.\nAgent F.: Hey don't be like that, they're why we have jobs.\nAgent R.: Not them. I stepped in a spiderwe\u2026\nAgent R.'s radio device transmits a 16 second scream, followed by heavy breathing and sobbing\nAgent R.: [unintelligible]\u2026 oh god they're crawling on me, I can't move\u2026[unintelligible]\u2026. it's so hot oh god\u2026. [unintelligible]\nAgent R. was in radio contact for a further 18 hours and 7 minutes. During this time Agent R. was unable to provide more useful information on the nature of SCP-1506\n\nEvent 1506-Sigma: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1506-1-9 collided with commercial flight [REDACTED]. SCP-1506-1-9 had been under special observation due to its significant volume. It has been theorised that SCP-1506-1-9 contained over \u2588 million individual spiders. On impact with flight [REDACTED] SCP-1506-1-9 was observed to burst. The web structure was observed to cling for to the plane for 40 seconds before being pulled into a damaged seam between fuselage panels. The black box flight recorder indicates the spiders entered the flight cabin causing significant damage to the aircraft's electronics, including radio equipment. The flight continued for another 78 minutes before crashing. The following is an excerpt from the recording:\n\nPilot: What the fuck was that?!?\nCo-Pilot: Shit, I don't know. Give me the fucking mic. This is B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 your co-pilot for today, we do apologise for the turbulence back there. We do our best to make your flight as smooth as possible but the occasional hiccup will happen. We thank you for your understanding and remember to keep flying with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Airlines. Okay J\u2588\u2588\u2588, what in the fuck happened?\nPilot: I thought it was a cloud, alright?!\nCo-Pilot: Clouds don't fucking make a bang when you hit them! I'm meant to be on break, seriously J\u2588\u2588\u2588, what is wrong with you?\nPilot: Don't tell me you thought it was anything other than cloud cover! You were looking!\nCo-Pilot I was meant to take a nap in half an hour and now my heart's racing. Thanks for that.\nPilot: Well piss off then!\nMetallic banging can be heard, assumed to be flight attendant L\u2588\u2588\u2588 at the cockpit door.\nCo-Pilot: I just want a nap! Jesus, what did I do? What is it L\u2588\u2588\u2588? Use the phone!\nBanging continues.\nPilot: I'll have a look. OHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCK!!\nCo-Pilot: What?\nPilot: Mayday mayday mayday! This is flight [REDACTED] in immediate distress. Require urgent assistance on spider infestation. Over.\nCo-Pilot: What the fuck? Can they get through the door? This is insane!\nPilot: This is flight [REDACTED], our flight cabin has been compromised by spiders and they're fucking everywhere, somebody fucking come in over. Pan-Pan! Mayday! Anyone!\nTranscription skips 60 minutes. For full audio file, see: 1506-1-9-BB.mp3\nPilot: Ailerons, okay. Rudder, okay. Elevators, okay.\nCo-pilot: Radio, fucked. Well at least we're not deadstick.\n30 seconds of silence.\nPilot: We agreed this is what we have to do.\nCo-Pilot: I don't want to die J\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nPilot: Neither do I B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Neither did L\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nCo-Pliot: If we're doing this it has to be now. We're getting too close to \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nPilot: I hope it's fast.\nCo-pilot: We'll be the first to hit, the plane is behind us. It's a rock and a hard place. You sure it'll burn?\nPilot: I've set all the fuel safety options off. I hope so.\nCo-Pilot: Sand for miles. Do it.\nRecording continues in silence for 4 minutes until impact\n\nFlight [REDACTED] was over an uninhabited area for the crash, preventing further casualties. It is believed that the resulting explosion and dispersal of the spiders that made up SCP-1506-1-9 is responsible for the increased generation rate of SCP-1506-1.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1505 | SCP-1506 | SCP-1507 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1507\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1507 are to be housed within Site-77's Wilderness Observation Deck. In the event that Foundation staff need to interact with SCP-1507, PoI-1507 is to accompany them into the chamber. Staff must be a minimum of 5 meters away of PoI-1507 when in the presence of SCP-1507.\nAny requests PoI-1507 has in relation to SCP-1507 are to be reviewed by the current research head. PoI-1507 is allowed to and encouraged to have daily interactions with SCP-1507.\nDescription: SCP-1507 is the collective designation given to thirty plastic lawn flamingos of unknown make or manufacturer. Instances of SCP-1507 bear no notable behavioral differences from the average American Flamingo, save for an increase in territorial behavior and lack of vocalization. Said behavior often results in attacks targeted towards Foundation staff. The only individual known to circumvent their behaviors is PoI-1507, otherwise known as Leroy Day.\nHume level testing performed on PoI-1507 suggest reality bending abilities, though all conversations with him have come back as unclear of his awareness of his abilities.\nAddendum.1507.A: Following are phone logs recovered from PoI-1507's phone following the acquisition of SCP-1507. Due to a lack of compliance and resources an interview was unable to be taken from PoI-1507.\n\n01/03/2012 12:42 PM\n\nMark you called?\n\noh\n\neh im sorry\n\nim still not used to this yet\n\nHahaa you're fine!\n\nI'm still getting used to it myself\n\nIt's just weird is all\n\nyeah i don't doubt haha\n\nidk how id react if i just stopped hearing one day\n\nWell just in case it happens let me tell you something\n\nKeep around a pencil and paper or something to type\n\nIt's the only way folks will talk to ya :p\n\nthat sucks\n\nYou get used to it\n\ni mean i guess?\n\nstill a bit lonely isn't it?\n\nAs I said before, You get used to it.\n\nNow what were you calling about?\n\noh right\n\nI'm coming over today\n\nand im bring a sort of get well soon gift\n\noooo I'll be sure to keep an eye out for you\n\n02/03/2012 03:12 PM\n\nI think he likes this spot in my garden haha!\n\nIt overlooks the koi pond so he probably likes to watch the little guys\n\n:)\n\nim glad to hear that man\n\ni just knew you said that you'd miss those old watching trips the most\n\nso i tried to well\n\nbring it to you in anyway i could\n\nOh goddamn\n\nYou've got me crying, ah I really do appricate this man\n\nYou're the first to come visit me after the getting out of the hospital so it really does mean a lot, even without the gift.\n\nwait what about henrick?\n\nyour old boss?\n\nOh well, if I'm being honest with it was a roundabout way of letting me go\n\nDude!!\n\nThat's not okay\n\nIsn't that illegal?\n\n\u00af\\_(\u30c4)_/\u00af\n\nHe could probably fight the case if I'm honest and I'd rather not lose money on it.\n\nwell it still fucking sucks\n\ngod im sorry people are being shitty to you dude\n\ntell you what, after im work tonight ill make you whatever you want okay?\n\nSounds good, and I guess if that's the case salmon isn't off the menu is it?\n\nnot one bit. :p\n\nill be over at 9\n\n\ud83d\udc4d\n\n03/03/2012 09:01 AM\nhey i saw you have some more flamingos there\n\nim assuming that the little guy was a pretty good gift\n\n:P\n\nHe's great honestly\n\nBest pet I've ever had\n\nHe doesn't need food, water, or anything like that\n\nHell he doesn't even bite!\n\nBut I figured he was getting a bit lonely with just me\n\nhaha\n\nwell looks like he has plenty of friends now\n\nHe does and he's so happy running around with them!\n\n:3\n\n:-)\n\n04/03/2012 12:21 PM\n\nHey dude been a while since I've heard from you everything okay?\n\nyeah just work's been piling up recently and ive been racing to beat the clock\n\nOh I don't envy that at all.\n\n06/03/2012 03:12 PM\n\nHey I saw your sister on the news today!\n\nShe seems really proud of her work.\n\n08/03/2012 06:38 PM\n\nHaha we got a whole pool party back here now.\n\nHaha they play so well together!\n\noh wow that's\n\na lot\n\nare you doing okay dude?\n\nOh I'm fine, just idk getting harder to well\n\nTalk to people you know ha\n\nLeroy I'm\n\nim sorry i missed your past few texts and you know what\n\nill take you out again tonight to that one bbq place you like\n\nCalroy's is it?\n\nIt is, but seriously dude I'm fine.\n\nthen consider this an apology mean\n\n*meal\n\nanyways can't complain when I'm paying.\n\nI guess that's true.\n\n08/03/2012 08:23 PM\n\nI know you're driving but for when you stop just text me..\n\nright sorry again\n\ni keep forgetting\n\nIt's fine, what's up dude?\n\nwell you keep your flamingos inside\n\nYeah they don't really like the rain\n\n?\n\nwdym\n\nThey just don't like it, it gets inside them and bothers them and all that stuff\n\ndude i know you've been obbessed with them recently but\n\nyou realize they're not real right?\n\nNo they move and play with me\n\nthey're plastic\n\nYeah but they move around, and they play, ya know if you turn the car around I can show you\n\nngl this is a weird way of saying you want to go home.\n\nI don't\n\nI just want you to see the flamingos\n\nfine dude let's eat and you can take me back\n\n08/03/2012 09:32 PM\n\nSee I told you they play\n\nI don't know why they don't like you after all you're they're uncle haha\n\n:p\n\ni guess they're over protective of you\n\nim sorry\n\nthis wasn't meant to happen\n\nur fne\n\nDiscovery: On 8/03/2012, a series of 911 calls were received in the Clay county area. The calls were noted to have a male crying and uttering various unidentifiable phrases. Due to the nature of the call it was flagged for scanning and a Foundation agent was sent out to the call. When arriving on scene the agent reported PoI-1507 attempting to unsuccessfully resuscitate another man, who was later identified as Mark Farman, that had multiple stab wounds presumably caused by SCP-1507.\nPoI-1507, after being taken into Foundation custody, was amnesticized following an Ethics Committee Order.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1506 | SCP-1507 | SCP-1508 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1508 during initial containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1508\nObject Class: Safe Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1508 is to be held within a containment chamber, located in Site-77. It is to be restrained within the chamber, and observed on a constant basis. In the event that SCP-1508 assists with the maintenance of the containment chamber, or attempts to interfere with maintenance personnel, it is to be moved temporarily to another room.\nDescription: SCP-1508 is a humanoid entity composed of cardboard, paper, and plastic. SCP-1508 is fully autonomous, and moves with a humanoid gait. The words \"Dr. Wondertainment\u00a92003\" have been printed on the back of SCP-1508's body in black ink. During initial containment, documentation believed to correspond with SCP-1508 was found:\n\nHEY KIDS!\nDoes doing chores turn into a total drag?\nIs Mom yelling at you to pick your room up so much that you called her a hag?\nWell, my friends, now comes a new friend from DOCTOR WONDERTAINMENT\u00a9, creator of General Beep and ROBO-DUDE! His name is Mikey, the Chore Buddy\u00a9! He can do anything Mom and Dad want, so you can get back to having fun with your friends!\nAnd while you're out there, check out the new 2003 WONDER-TASTIC CATA-TAINMENT-LOGUE\u00a9! Featuring our brand new toys, it's the best way to use up the free time you get from chores!\nBatteries not included. If your Mikey, the Chore Buddy\u00a9 begins to act out, refuse to work, writing funny things, or just plain gets a bad attitude, send him back to us for a refurbishment! Just pay shipping and handling.\n\nWhen unrestrained, SCP-1508 will attempt to assist the nearest human subject with any chores or menial activities being performed. SCP-1508 appears to prefer working with younger subjects, although it does not work with them exclusively. Due to the composition of its body and the limited range of movements that it can perform, SCP-1508 may spend up to three days attempting to perform the same task. Although SCP-1508 does not appear to require any form of nourishment, analysis of its movements during this period indicate that it can still experience symptoms of exhaustion, dehydration, and movements consistent with human subjects who have broken limbs or pulled muscles.\nIf the subject is performing a menial non-physical activity, i.e homework, SCP-1508 may sit with them, drawing or writing with crayon. Art and writings produced by SCP-1508 are usually crude and simplistic. When writing, SCP-1508 may suddenly seize and be unable to move, lasting for a period of three days. Analysis has shown that directly before these incidents, SCP-1508's writing had become dramatically more clear and drawings more recognizable, although no significant communications have been recorded.\nExamples of writing created by SCP-1508\n\nI just wa\n\nIm veryti\n\nCurlingaroundith\n\nDoctor sto\n\nWhen assisting with physical tasks, SCP-1508 has been known to alter the composition and size of its body. For example, when tested to mow a portion of Site-77's grounds, SCP-1508 extended its legs by 2 meters and manifested rubberized grips on its hands to grasp the lawnmower. When tasked with washing a set of dishes, it grew a plastic sheet over its hands to waterproof itself. During testing to repair a ventilation system, SCP-1508 extended its arms for over 20 meters to locate and solve the issue. When adjusting its body, SCP-1508's movements become much more stiff and clumsy. During all of these tasks, SCP-1508's simple facial expression altered to one of extreme stress, fear, or anxiety. Once SCP-1508 has been assigned a task, it appears to be unable to cease performing it until given a new order or until three days have passed, at which point it returns to its \"default\" state.\nSCP-1508 was discovered on 09/18/2003, from a suburban home in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. A child had obtained SCP-1508 through unknown means, and the parents had contacted the authorities. Foundation personnel intercepted SCP-1508 and suppressed reports of its effect. The child was unable to explain where he had obtained SCP-1508, and was administered a Class-C amnestic with the other witnesses. As of 11/23/2005, SCP-1508 has been classified as Safe.\nAddendum: Incident 1508-A\nOn 2/17/2006, SCP-1508 was noted to begin imitating maintenance personnel who had entered its containment chamber. Over the course of two hours, it swept the floors, washed the walls, then polished the security door interior. Security personnel restrained SCP-1508, and containment procedures have been modified to reflect this development.\nAddendum: Incident 1508-B\nOn 5/25/2006, personnel noted that SCP-1508 had not moved in over 128 hours. When a researcher was dispatched to investigate, she found several notations written in crayon around SCP-1508, with the object itself being non-responsive. After testing confirmed the cessation of anomalous properties, SCP-1508 was reclassified as Neutralized on 07/18/2006.\nNotation found on SCP-1508\n\nThanke you. Showed me I dont need to be a slave to the doctor. I dont have to do their work anymore. I am free as I will ever be. So long for now\n\n\u00ab SCP-1507 | SCP-1508 | SCP-1509 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1509 with its sheath (the carvings are less visible from this side of the sheath).\n\nItem #: SCP-1509\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1509 is kept in a secure storage locker at Storage Site-08. Access to SCP-1509 is restricted to testing and preservation work.\nPersonnel who have suffered minor wounds as a result of SCP-1509 are to report to the on-site medical facility immediately, where they are to be kept under observation. All objects discharged from the wound are to be contained by medical staff. All SCP-1509-1 instances are to be contained by medical staff, and destroyed.\nAny person injured with SCP-1509 is to be kept under observation until the wound has healed over, and an attending staff physician who has been briefed on the effects of SCP-1509 has given his signed permission to release the subject. In the case of non-Foundation personnel injured with SCP-1509, all subjects must be administered amnestics before release into the general population.\nIn the case of a major or fatal injury arising from the mishandling or use of SCP-1509, the subject is to be moved to a secure medical facility within 30 minutes of receiving the injury. They are then to be sedated or restrained until the effects of SCP-1509 ceased, at which point the body is to be incinerated.\nSCP-1509-2 instances created during this process are to be immediately contained and interrogated. Should the SCP-1509-2 instance become violent, staff are permitted to terminate the instance immediately. Following the interrogation, the instances may be dealt with at the discretion of the current Level-2 staff member overseeing SCP-1509. Previous SCP-1509-2 instances have been dealt within the following manners: immediate termination, recruitment as D-Class personnel, indefinite detention, and being dosed with amnestics prior to being released into the general population.\nDescription: SCP-1509 is a bladed weapon, similar to an Indonesian Parang. It is approximately 63 centimetres in length, with a steel blade 48cm in length and 11 millimetres thick at its widest point. The metal of the blade is partially tarnished. The object was recovered with a wooden sheath, believed carved into a shape resembling a bird, possibly a cockatoo. The object's handle is believed to be a later replacement for the original hilt.\nSCP-1509 does not display anomalous effects unless its blade is used to injure a human being (henceforth referred to as the subject). Wounds caused by SCP-1509 are affected by anomalous spacial distortion; any exploration of the wound finds that it has an unidentifiably large, possibly infinite, depth. This phenomenon appears to only occur from outside inspection of the wound itself- the subject is not affected adversely by this anomaly, and the anomaly will not appear in medical imaging. Any foreign objects placed inside the wound and abandoned will disappear if they are placed any further into the wound than the \u2018wound' should physically be able to penetrate.\nDepending on the type of wound inflicted with SCP-1509, one of two further anomalous effects, referred to as Effect 1509-1 and Effect 1509-2, will occur.\n\nEffect 1509-1\nEffect 1509-2\n\nA specimen of Monomorium phaeronis recovered from a wound caused by SCP-1509 as a result of Effect 1509-1.\n\nEffect 1509-1 typically occurs if the wound caused by SCP-1509 occurs in an extremity or is less than 7cm in width. Initially, the wound heals extremely slowly, although blood flow from the wound is significantly lower than would be expected.\nWithin 3 hours of being cut by SCP-1509, the wound left by SCP-1509 will release a group of Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium phaeronis) , usually numbering between 1 and 15 ants at a time. Examination has shown that these ants appear within the wound and crawl towards the opening ceaselessly from the point of their appearance, but the source of these ants has not been discovered. The ants do not appear to have any anomalous properties. Upon exiting the wound, the ants will attempt to move as far from the subject as possible, for reasons unknown.\nAll ants discharged from the wound as part of Effect 1509-1 are classified as instances of SCP-1509-1.\nAfter a period of 12-18 hours following the injury, the wound will begin to heal at an accelerated rate until is fully closed. At this point, Effect 1509-1 appears to cease.\n\nEffect SCP-1509-2 occurs when SCP-1509 inflicts a wound on the torso, neck, upper arms, or thighs greater than 7cm in width, although the effect can occur on rare occasions in other bodily locations which have suffered an SCP-1509-induced wound of sufficient size.\nLike Effect 1509-1, the wound will typically heal at very slow rate, and blood loss from the wound will be significantly lower than what would normally be expected of such a wound. However, within 3 hours of being cut, the subject will begin to feel nauseous, complaining of unpleasant sensations of movement from within the area of the wound. Over the next hour these sensations will grow more intense and become acutely painful for the subject, who will typically react with panic to these events.\nOnce the subject begins to feel pain from the sensations, Effect 1509-2 enters its final stage. Over a period of between 20 and 180 minutes, an instance of SCP-1509-2 will force its way out of the wound, apparently propelled by peristalsis.\nSCP-1509-2 is the collective designation for the human beings created or produced by Effect 1509-2. Instances vary in size, apparent physical age, gender, ethnicity, and most other physical differentiators. The instance is typically covered in a thin membrane similar to an amnion, and a clear fluid. Typically an instance of SCP-1509-2 will be unconscious and immobile, but alive, during the process of Effect 1509-2, but certain instances will emerge fully conscious and physically attempt to speed the process. After emerging from the wound, such instances will fall unconscious.\nThis process significantly widens the wound and causes extreme pain to the subject. Instances of SCP-1509-2 show anomalous levels of flexibility during this process, being able to pass through wounds which should not be able to accommodate their size.\nEffect 1509-2 is universally fatal to the subject; if the subject survives the massive trauma caused by the process, they will quickly lapse into unconsciousness, followed by death.\nSCP-1509-2 instances are anatomically and genetically identical to normal humans. Each instance of SCP-1509-2 is genetically identical to, claims to be, and shares identical memories to, a deceased person familiar with the subject who has died within the past 30 years for reasons other than old age.\nIf a wound is made using SCP-1509 on a subject who has committed murder, manslaughter, or has similarly been responsible directly for the death of a human being, the instance of SCP-1509-2 produced is typically one of their victims.\nNo instance of SCP-1509-2 will be able to recall anything following their death and prior to their gaining consciousness following expulsion from the wound.\n\nAddendum: SCP-1509 was recovered from the personal collection of antiquities collector \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who had apparently collected it from an archaeological excavation at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Indonesia. Based on information he provided, and independent investigations undertaken by the Foundation, it is believed that SCP-1509 was used as a punishment for murderers by an unknown society living in pre-Islamic Indonesia. Strict rules existed as to the correct implementation of SCP-1509, restricting its use to criminals and elderly or extremely sick volunteers. The society which made use of SCP-1509 appears to have had a strong association between ants, cockatoos, and the concept of death and rebirth.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1508 | SCP-1509 | SCP-1510 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1510\n\nItem #: SCP-1510\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1510 is to be kept in a standard storage compartment in the Artifact Containment section of Site 19, kept dry and cool to prevent any damage to the fragile metal. It is to be polished and checked for rust every two weeks. A D-class personnel is to wear SCP-1510 for two (2) hours every day, in order to allow interviewers and mental health personnel access to SCP-1510-1. If SCP-1510-1 exhibits any violent behavior, this procedure may be revoked at the discretion of Dr. Stevenson, project Resurgum supervisor.\nDescription: SCP-1510 is a standard bronze Roman infantry helmet dating to the Marian Reforms of the year 107 BCE. The helmet bears no marks to distinguish it from other, similar helmets, and shows appropriate signs of aging. The helmet shows no anomalous properties unless worn by a man of the ages 28-35, most likely due to the nature of the entity residing in the helmet (henceforth SCP-1510-1). When worn by a man of the appropriate age, SCP-1510-1 will manifest, overriding the wearer's personality entirely until it is removed, whereupon it will return to normal. The wearer will have no recollection of the time the entity had control over his body. Subsequent scans reveal no lasting effect on brain chemistry nor any lasting residue of SCP-1510-1's personality.\nWhen addressed, SCP-1510-1 will identify himself, in classical Latin of the Central Italian dialect, as Publius Carthephilus Aetius, a Roman soldier formerly under the command of the Consul Gaius Marius, who fought in the Jugurthine War and died under unclear circumstances the night following the triumphus of that war (see interview logs).\nSCP-1510 was recovered after the Foundation intercepted reports of a man wearing an antique Roman helmet rampaging across the streets of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Italy. The man was shouting profanities in Latin and attacking passersby with a spade, and after being arrested by local police and having his helmet removed, showed no recollection of the events, nor any skill in speaking Latin. The Foundation recovered the helmet and had the man, a known grave robber, committed to an asylum after questioning and the administration of class-C amnestics. Initial testings of SCP-1510 proved fruitless, until a D-class personnel of a suitable age was selected. At first, personnel wearing the helmet showed signs of aggression and confusion and refused to communicate with research crews, but after several tests SCP-1510-1's aggression subsided and the subject became more cooperative, which made interviewing it possible.\nAddendum SCP-1510-1-1: The following is a transcript of the sixth and seventh attempts of communicating with SCP-1510-1. These are the first successful interviews with the subject.\n\nShow interview log SCP-1510-1-6\n\nHide\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1510-1 (using the body of D-1510-13)\nInterviewer(s): Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (translator)\nForeword: All previous attempts of starting a conversation with SCP-1510-1 resulted in the subject attempting to attack research staff immediately after his takeover of D-1510-1.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good afternoon, SCP-1510-1. I'm glad to see you've decided to cooperate.\nSCP-1510-1: I apologize for my previous behavior. You must understand, all of this is not easy to accept.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I would imagine so. Would you mind answering a few questions?\nSCP-1510-1: I will answer as best as I am able, which I suspect will not be much.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Very good. Could you describe the events leading to your current state?\nSCP-1510-1: The war in Numidia was finally over, and the Consul was leading King Jugurtha back to Rome in chains. His Quaestor, Sulla, ordered me and the rest of my cohort to guard the captured king on the way home. We drew straws for guard duty, and I got the last night before the triumphus, which was a shit appointment. I had to guard the bastard while the rest got to celebrate.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened that night?\nSCP-1510-1: Jugurtha asked for my name, then tried to persuade me to let him go. He tried to plead, bribe me, threaten me, anything to avoid the fate that was in store for him. When he saw he wouldn't get anywhere with me, he started to curse me. Fouler words I have never heard.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did he say?\nSCP-1510-1: He used this old ritualistic formula. I remember every word: \"Spirits of the underworld, I consecrate and hand over to you, if you have any power, Publius Carthephilus Aetius. Whatever he does, may it all turn to ash. Spirits of the netherworld, I consecrate to you his limbs, his head, his shadow, his brain, his mouth, his nose, his speech, his breath, his liver, his heart, his lungs, his intestines, his stomach, his arms, his hands, his knees, his calves, his heels, his toes. Spirits of the netherworld, if I see him wasting away, I swear that I will be delighted to offer a sacrifice to you, a king's sacrifice.\"\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did you do?\nSCP-1510-1: I hit him. Hard. Curses like that are not to be taken lightly.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And then?\nSCP-1510-1: The following day we paraded Jugurtha through the streets of Rome, chained and disgraced. The citizenry tore off his clothes and jewelry, even ripping off an earlobe with his earrings. He didn't seem to mind. The entire time, he was staring at me, smiling even when we threw him in the Tullianum to starve. That night, me and my comrades celebrated our victory.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And how did you celebrate?\nSCP-1510-1: Drinking, feasting, whoring, everything a man could want. I passed out in some alley sometime in the early hours of the morning. When I woke up, I \u2014 [subject appears distraught]. I would rather not talk about it.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1510-1, if you want us to help you, we need to understand exactly what happened to you. Please proceed.\nSCP-1510-1: [reluctant] Very well. When I woke up, I found my body rotting. My arms and legs were festering, gangrenous. My stomach was ripped open as if by some wild beast, and crawling with maggots and flies. A crow was feasting on my eyes, and my nose was gone, but still I could see and smell, feel every little bit of torment my body was enduring. Even after so long, I still remember every moment of it.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please continue.\nSCP-1510-1: [hesitant, distressed] Please, no more. What happened next\u2026 I can't. I can't! Please, give me some time. Give me the darkness.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Very well. We shall continue tomorrow.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: SCP-1510 was removed from D-1510-13 with SCP-1510-1's consent. After removal, D-1510-13 showed no recollection of the interview.\n\nShow interview log SCP-1510-1-7\n\nHide\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1510-1 (using the body of D-1510-13)\nInterviewer(s): Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (translator)\nForeword: This interview took place the day following interview SCP-1510-1-6.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good morning, SCP-1510-1. I hope you are feeling better.\nSCP-1510-1: I do, thank you. The darkness\u2026 it helps. I am ready to continue.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Excellent. Go ahead.\nSCP-1510-1: I watched myself rot for hours. The pain was intolerable, but I did not lose consciousness. I don't think I was able to any more. I was trapped in a prison of dying flesh, feeling its agony but completely unable to control it. Unable to die. Eventually, I was discovered. Two beggars bumped into me in the dark, and once they saw what I became, fled and returned with a haruspex. When he came, he performed his holy art on me. He couldn't have known I felt every slash of his blade.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Holy art? Are you referring to haruspicy? To my knowledge, it was only performed on animals.\nSCP-1510-1: I was no more than that to him by that point. He said I was marked by the Furies, a herald of tyranny reborn. He saw this in my entrails. After he was done, he ordered the beggars to remove me from Rome, so that my foul presence could not mar the city any longer. Still in uniform, they buried me in an unused burial site outside the city. I supposed they felt they owed me this much. After that, there was only the slowly fading presence of my body, and finally nothing at all. There was peace in that emptiness. Until I was awakened. Nothing was the same.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Describe your experience when first \"awakening\", if you will.\nSCP-1510-1: After my long sleep, the sudden return of sensation was like being plunged into a frozen stream. I awoke to a small, dirty room that smelled of spoiled food and sweat. My body felt alien to me, like I have crawled into someone else's skin and was controlling it like a puppet. Nothing was familiar. The room was filled with loud noises and bright lights, it was unbearable. When I ran outside, it was even worse. Screaming horns, blinding multicolored lights, everything foreign, everything strange. I panicked. I wanted all of it to be gone, so I grabbed the nearest thing resembling a weapon. You know the rest. Once I was caught, I was returned to the darkness, the silence. Until you woke me up once more.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why did you decide to cooperate?\nSCP-1510-1 I realize now I was given a second chance. The gods finally took pity on me. I cannot allow this opportunity to go to waste. They returned me to the light for a reason, and I shall find out what it is. By Jupiter and Juno both, so do I swear.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Perhaps we can help.\nClosing Statement: Recommending followup interviews with SCP-1510-1. Learning more about this \"curse\" should be the priority.\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum SCP-1510-1-2: SCP-1510-1 continues to be cooperative, and has granted researchers some valuable insights on the locations and nature of several possible SCP objects he encountered in the Jugurthine War, in present-day Algeria. Investigation is underway. No new information about the cause of SCP-1510-1's condition has been discovered as of this moment.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1509 | SCP-1510 | SCP-1511 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1511\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Monitoring outposts have been established at SCP-1511-L1 and SCP-1511-L2. Due to the length of SCP-1511-L and its location in scarcely populated and difficult-to-access areas, monitoring of the entire area of the route is not currently performed.\nAll newly manifested SCP-1511 objects and SCP-1511-A entities are to be labeled with corresponding sub-designation numbers. SCP-1511 are to be outfitted with a GPS transmitter and automated audio recording equipment. Upon approaching SCP-1511-L2, the equipment are to be removed, and the collected data to be transmitted to Site-197 Digital Archive.\nDescription: Instances of SCP-1511 are irregularly-shaped polyhedral crystalline objects of unknown origin. The objects range from 4.2 to 5.7 meters in height. SCP-1511 are capable of levitation and self-directed movement. Each instance of SCP-1511 is orbited by a number of humanoid statues, designated SCP-1511-A.\nSCP-1511 travel between two locations by a fixed route. The route has been designated SCP-1511-L, with the entry and exit points designated SCP-1511-L1 and SCP-1511-L2 respectively. From 3 to 8 times a year, a single SCP-1511 instance will materialize at SCP-1511-L1 and proceed to travel towards SCP-1511-L2. Upon reaching SCP-1511-L2 the object will disappear. While SCP-1511-L1 and SCP-1511-L2 are approximately 1100 km apart, SCP-1511-L deviates heavily to the north-east and has a total length of 1630 km. Due to the differences in speed between SCP-1511 instances, the time taken to reach SCP-1511-L2 can vary from 3 weeks to up to 4 months. Since 1934, a total of 329 objects have been recorded. None of the SCP-1511 instances that reached SCP-1511-L2 have been encountered again.\nOn rare occasions, an instance of SCP-1511 may cease movement and descend to the ground. Immediately afterwards all instances of SCP-1511-A accompanying the object will animate. SCP-1511-A will engage in what is believed to be a form of maintenance activity around the inert SCP-1511 instance. During that time, sounds have been recorded emanating from SCP-1511-A. These vocalizations typically describe an afterlife setting unique to each SCP-1511-A instance, with the emphasis on events that will soon take place or will continue to occur indefinitely. This behavior will continue for up to 40 hours, after which time SCP-1511 will resume its normal activity.\nAddendum 1511-1: Phrases produced by SCP-1511-A. See Document 1511-TE09 for a complete list.\n\nThe ocean is so beautiful. I could never have imagined this shade of water before. Wait with me, the Sun will rise soon.\n\nHi Dad. I missed you so much. I have so much to tell you. We have all the time we need now.\n\nI have been faithful and righteous. Soon the Lord will embrace me. I can see the gates of Heaven on the horizon.\n\nI am so tired. It is all behind me now. I can finally rest.\n\nThis place, strange and beautiful, I haven't seen it before. So much to study and explore. I know that something new will always be just ahead.\n\nAddendum 1511-2: On 2013-02-20, the GPS signal from SCP-1511-327 was lost. Examination of the object's last known position revealed numerous remains of the SCP-1511-A entities; flat dissected edges, partially melted areas, and crumbling of the material were observed on different segments.\nSCP-1511-327 was found at the bottom of a nearby gorge, severely damaged. The object had apparently shattered on the impact after being dragged over a cliff. At the time of discovery, SCP-1511-327 was continuously producing identical glass tablets, with a new tablet being created every two hours. After producing a total of 31 tablets, the object ceased all activity. The following message was engraved on the surface of each tablet:\n\nVESSEL KL19-6174\u03b63-IPTS DANCE_OF_TEARS\n\nMISSION: PRISONER TRANSFER\nVESSEL STATUS: EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL MALFUNCTION\nEREBOS LEVEL ACTIVE THREAT DETECTED: PRISONER RA3071-BLUE\nPRISONER STATUS RA3071: VIRTUAL BLISS SIMULATION REJECTED\nINHIBITOR STRUCTURE UNSTABLE\nDECRYSTALLIZATION IN 0.019 LSC\n\nSCP-1511-327-A19 was not found among the remains recovered from the scene. The location and physical state of the entity are currently unknown.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1510 | SCP-1511 | SCP-1512 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1512\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: At least eight members of Task Force Omega-8 are to be assigned to Site-166 at all times, with no fewer than three members of the task force concurrently conducting Procedure 1512-Alpha at any given time. Members of Omega-8 are to be rotated on-station and off-station every 10 hours as appropriate to mitigate stress. On-station members of Omega-8 are to be equipped with hearing protection and Class IV environmental protection suits with integrated closed-circuit breathing air. Task force members are to be provided with sufficient quantities of pencils, writing paper and dextroamphetamines. The monitoring instruments that observe and report the position and orientation of the point of origin are to be inspected and calibrated daily to ensure accuracy of the Procedure 1512-Alpha computations.\nIn order to conduct Procedure 1512-Alpha, the on-duty task force members must compute, manually and in real time, the differential pseudo-Riemannian topology of the asymptotes of SCP-1512's point of origin. Although the variables upon which the computations are based are derived from mechanical and electronic instrument readings, the computations themselves are to be conducted without the aid of mechanical or electronic computing devices. The speed and precision with which the calculations are performed have been shown to directly affect the efficacy of the procedure in retarding the growth of SCP-1512. Moreover, the procedure has been shown to be ineffective unless the individual performing the calculations simultaneously maintains negative epistemology with respect to the computational work\u2014that is to say, the individual must disbelieve the results of the mathematical computations.1 The computations are to be performed within Site-166 within 6 meters of the point of origin.\nDescription: SCP-1512 is a root-like organic structure with an estimated mass in excess of 80,000 metric tons at present. It consists of a dense and knotted network of long branches or tendrils. Each tendril is several hundred meters in length, with additional branches every few meters, and coil or zig-zag in various directions with no discernible pattern. The tendrils have a diameter ranging from three to five centimeters. Their outer surface is reddish-brown in color, with hairless, mottled skin. The tendrils secrete a corrosive, foul-smelling, grey thixotropic slime that is capable of causing chemical burns on flesh; additionally, humans who are exposed to the slime experience altered brain chemistry which manifests as feelings of disorientation and vertigo. The tendrils subtly pulsate as if by means of internal circulation or respiration, but do not otherwise move except for growing in length during breaches in the performance of the containment protocol. SCP-1512 radiates heat as if it were a similarly-sized mammal with a high rate of metabolism, and produces loud sound tones that are perceived as brown noise.\nThe point of origin of SCP-1512 is located on the campus of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University. Site-166 has been constructed around SCP-1512 (under the cover story that the facility is part of the university's physical plant) to contain and study it. The tendrils emanate from a specific point of origin, the position of which was formerly the location of a point within Unit 38A of the university's graduate student housing. That dormitory unit had been occupied by Niels Meyer, a PhD candidate in mathematics at the university. Meyer's remains were recovered from the location, and forensic analysis suggests that the point of origin was within Meyer's cerebrum. A notebook recovered from the dormitory unit suggests that Meyer had been studying a hyperbolic non-Euclidean geometric problem when the structure came into being. The containment protocol was developed by Foundation researchers after analyzing the notebook: before the containment protocol was instituted, the structure's growth resulted in Meyer's death and significant structural damage to the dormitory building.\nDespite SCP-1512's apparently organic composition, it has an unmeasurably high Vickers hardness and has proven immune to damage by cutting, burning, lasers, corrosive acids and similar substances, and other means. During breaches in the performance of the containment protocol, various tendrils of SCP-1512 increase in length. The growth rate of tendrils appears to accelerate for the duration of any suspension of performance of the protocol, and has been measured at rates of up to 8 meters/second; the source of the additional mass is as yet unknown. When growing, the tendrils are capable of displacing or breaking solid obstructions including concrete and naval-grade steel plate.\nThe original dormitory building has been destroyed by SCP-1512's growth to date, and it is not clear whether Site-166 will be sufficient to contain any further growth of SCP-1512 despite reinforcement of the walls, ceiling and floor. Due to the size and potential growth rate of the structure, and the catastrophic environmental damage that could result from the slime emanations, maintenance of the containment protocol has been classified as a Level A priority.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The Foundation's Special Duty Office is tasked with recruiting members of MTF Omega-8 who are capable of both the complex mathematics of the procedure and of maintaining the requisite level of cognitive dissonance. To date, most members of the task force have been recruited from the Society of Jesus or from Zen Buddhist institutions.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1511 | SCP-1512 | SCP-1513 \u00bb\n\nMore by this author\n\nHide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-1322\n\nSCP-089\n\nspikebrennan's proposal\n\nSCP-1844\n\nSCP-1012\n\nSCP-1036\n\nSCP-2553\n\nSCP-1512\n\nSCP-1746\n\nSCP-908\n\nSCP-831\n\nSCP-3236\n\nSCP-2336\n\nSCP-955\n\nSCP-926\n\nSCP-2236\n\nSCP-920-EX\n\nSCP-2914\n\nSCP-2008-J\n\nSCP-4336\n\nSCP-4436\n\nSCP-1060\n\nTales\n\nSic Transit Gloria Mundi\n\nSpring Cleaning\n\nTranscript of meeting, June 2 1972\n\nTranscript of telephone conversation, August 9, 1991\n\nMemorandum Dated 6 November 1944\n\nScroll fragment 13Q29\n\nStray Katz (part 1)\n\nAd Majorem Bonum\nRating: 24"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1513\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1513-1 are to be contained in wildlife observation units. The floor of these units is to be coated in soil, and replaced every 14 days. While soil is being replaced, instances of SCP-1513 are to be removed and placed in temporary containment units. SCP-1513 is currently held in a standard containment locker, located in Site-77's Safe SCP wing.\nDescription: SCP-1513 is a plastic package, containing approximately 11 seeds. Testing has shown that the seeds appear to be inert, and originating from the Helianthus annuus plant. The words \"GROW-A-PET\" have been written on the front of SCP-1513.\nWhenever a seed from SCP-1513 is placed into the ground, it will enter an active state. The seed will begin growing, whether or not it is watered or given sunlight. However, these factors will affect how it develops. If the seed is cared for properly, the instance will begin growing into the shape of a domestic house pet such as a cat or dog. This will continue for a period of time between 1-4 weeks, after which it will become animate. Hereafter, it will be known as an instance of SCP-1513-1.\n\nSCP-1513-1 instance with improper care.\n\nInstances of SCP-1513-1 display behaviors consistent with the animal they resemble, and will act with an extremely friendly disposition. Although unable to move from whichever location they were grown in, they will attempt to contact any organism coming near them. SCP-1513-1 do not react to portions of their mass being removed, and take several weeks to heal damaged portions. If the mass of the SCP-1513-1 instance is removed completely, it will grow into a different shape. They do not appear to have the ability to remember or recognize faces or objects.\nIf sunlight and water were denied during the growth stage, instances of SCP-1513-1 will become radically different. A hard inner structure of plant stem and dried leaves will grow, allowing them to become mobile. Instances of SCP-1513-1 will be able to detach themselves from where they are growing, and replant themselves elsewhere. They typically avoid human contact, moving away from any human coming near them and attempting to escape human care whenever possible.\nWhen two instances of SCP-1513-1 are planted in the same pot, the root structures will combine over a period of 12 days, causing the instances to form into a larger plant (hereafter known as SCP-1513-2). SCP-1513-2 instances are animate, and capable of retaining simple memory of place, objects, and faces. In addition, these will display more complex behaviors, such as fear and excitement. Instances of SCP-1513-2 typically survive for 1-2 weeks, before separating into two SCP-1513-1 instances again.\nSCP-1513 was discovered from a pet shop in Miami, FL, USA after reports of its anomalous properties reached Foundation agents investigating unrelated phenomena. Investigation of the store uncovered 11 instances of SCP-1513-1 and 2 instances of SCP-1513-2. Further investigation led to a raid that recovered SCP-1513. They have been contained at Site-77 as of 11/18/1999, and classified as Safe.\nAddendum: Documents recovered during a raid on the \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, believed to relate to SCP-1513, SCP-039 and SCP-1341.\n\nWe've been talking about what to do with the seed things. The red troupe really screwed us over on this shit. We wanted to get something we could sell, and they give us pet plants. Who the hell buys a retarded dog you can grow? Even if I knew someplace that would want it, nobody's gonna see it as being real. Next time I see Wehrner, he's gonna get it.\n\nOkay, I was talking to some dudes from the troupe today, and they said we'd be able to use a warehouse to grow some samples in. Gave some directions, and a little kickback for our trouble. I guess Wehrner isn't a giant dick after all. There's some big buckets of dirt, and some lamps. We've got a hose to keep 'em moist\u2026 have to do it couple times a day. Whatever. I'll make Lenny do it.\n\nFuckers grow pretty quick. We've got a couple already full grown, rustling like crazy whenever they see us. I sent Lenny and Gary out to the stores to find a buyer, while me and Greg hold down the fort. Heh, maybe it'll work out after all.\n\nGreg put two seeds in one bucket today, the one we sold to the store downtown. If we can get two growing in one pot, we could make a shitload more money. As long as the seeds and commission keeps coming in from the actors, we'll be golden. When I get my cut of the next commission, I'm gonna go get a TV for this place. And some air conditioning.\n\nWell then. We didn't get two plants. There's a big green Labrador locked in a closet upstairs, out of the soil. Shit.\n\nGary sold the big one to the store today, got a TON of cash for it. Can't say I expected it, but I'll be damned if we don't use it. I've put like, 10 seeds into a dirt bucket and stuck it in the closet. If this thing grows into like, an elephant or something, we could make all the money. Might be able to sell it to like, one of those big time organizations. Forget the pet store, we could sell these to like\u2026 a big pet shop. Or the circus.\n\nLenny didn't show up today. Lazy bastard.\n\nStill isn't showing up. I sent Greg to go look for him.\n\nFucking morons. They all think they knew what they were doing, and then they got themselves eaten. I remember when there used to be competent handlers of weird shit like this, but nooo. Dumbass kids had to be eaten, or killed, or whatever by the plant thing. Not sure what happened to them, didn't check. Torched that whole scene and left it for the troupe to sort out.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1512 | SCP-1513 | SCP-1514 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1514-1A in its original location [REDACTED].\n\nItem #: SCP-1514\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1514-1A is contained at Secure Bunker-\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1514-1B's status is to be monitored at all times, and any fluctuation of its homeostatic state beyond standard deviations is to be reported immediately. SCP-1514-1A's components are not to be tampered with, and any action beyond routine inspection of the device is to be met with immediate termination. Exactly 1 Level 2 or higher personnel with an appropriate engineering background is to inspect these components once every 20 minutes to ensure their continued function. Should said personnel breach protocol, the batrachotoxin collar equipped to them must be remotely activated. No personnel are permitted to enter SCP-1514-1A's containment chamber outside of scheduled or emergency inspections.\nWhile SCP-1514-2 largely isolate themselves from public awareness, Foundation agents within all major astronomical associations are to detect and disguise any instance of their discovery.\nShould the signal being transmitted by SCP-1514-1A cease, whether by the destruction of SCP-1514-1A itself or otherwise, Procedure-083-Onager must be implemented. Failure to do so is likely to result in an XK-Class End-of-the-World Scenario.\nDescription: SCP-1514 is a nuclear deterrent system developed by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in association with the United States government in 1983. Its development and deployment was disguised by the publicly announced Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), disparagingly known as \"Star Wars\", which was put forth by then-President Ronald Reagan during the same year. Officially, SCP-1514 is known as SDI-\u2588\u2588 System \"Xye\", and numerous components of it were developed by legitimate SDI research and development groups (namely Project Excalibur-\u2588\u2588). Known records indicate that the system was functional from 198\u2588 to 198\u2588, at which point the artifact's malfunctions and subsequent investigation by the Unusual Incidents Unit (UIU), Federal Bureau of Investigation brought SCP-1514 to the Foundation's attention.\n\nSCP-1514-2.\n\nSCP-1514-1A is a 1.5m x 0.9m x 0.6m device comprised mainly of steel. Various instruments along its exterior display the homeostatic state of an entity (SCP-1514-1B) currently residing inside the device. SCP-1514-1A is powered by an unknown internal source, and contains what is believed to be a sophisticated life-support system utilizing an unidentified dark red liquid. Due to the inherent risks of tampering with the device (see below), details regarding SCP-1514-1B and the life-support system are unclear or speculative. The remaining instruments belong to an interface system designed to input and receive data from SCP-1514-1B.\nInformation on SCP-1514-2 is limited and has thus far only been provided by documentation received from the UIU, [REDACTED], and [REDACTED] (see DOCUMENT-SCP-1514-RM4 for details). However, it is confirmed that SCP-1514-2 are a series of \u2588\u2588 satellites currently in orbit around Earth. Superficially they resemble the [REDACTED] satellite, with what is believed to be an array of 12 tactical X-ray laser (xaser) devices attached to the anterior side. The solar panels visible on SCP-1514-2 instances are reported to be fake, as the satellites' propulsion and weapon systems are powered by an alternative, anomalous source. Design specifications indicate the xaser system was originally to be utilized for disabling Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), though targeting algorithms do exist for ground-based targets.\nSCP-1514-1A generates an anomalous radio transmission once every hour, broadcasting to the nearest SCP-1514-2 instance. This transmission cannot be deterred or disrupted through any known method, including Faraday cage structures. According to documentation provided by [REDACTED], failure to receive this signal for a period lasting longer than 36 hours constitutes the immediate and autonomous implementation of the Coronet Contingency, causing all SCP-1514-2 instances to fire upon their preset land-based targets. Due to the scope of the Coronet Contingency, which was engineered by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and is far more extensive than was intended by the US government, this event has been deemed a probable XK-Class End-of-the-World Scenario.\nInformation from [REDACTED] has indicated that several components of SCP-1514 were developed by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 through CIA Project M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 between 196\u2588 and 196\u2588, though it is unknown what the original purpose of these components were (see DOCUMENT-SCP-1514-RM27 for details).\nSCP-1514-1A's interface is currently unresponsive to input, rendering all manual offensive and defensive capabilities of SCP-1514-2 defunct. This malfunction also prevents deactivation of the Coronet Contingency: this danger was the impetus for [REDACTED] contacting the Foundation and the subsequent Foundation custody of the artifact. While SCP-1514-1A is unresponsive to input, it has been observed to generate text messages via the control panel monitor:\n\n+ DOCUMENT-SCP-1514-O (CLEARANCE 4/1514 REQUIRED)\n\n- DOCUMENT-SCP-1514-O (IDENTITY VERIFIED)\n\nCan you hear\n\nI'm happy\n\nAre the stars pretty\n\n\u00ab SCP-1513 | SCP-1514 | SCP-1515 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1515\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Currently the only known population of SCP-1515 is being kept in Nature Reserve 12, an extended territory of Site 32, located 39 kilometers (24 miles) east of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. Any instances of SCP-1515 discovered outside of NR 12's perimeter are to be exterminated. A version of SCP-027 is currently under development to assist in containment of captive instances.\nDescription: SCP-1515 is a rodent seemingly related to Pedetes capensis (the springhare). SCP-1515 differs slightly in physiology, possessing sharper, longer claws than the springhare and larger teeth. SCP-1515 also displays behaviour inconsistent with the springhare, as detailed below.\nUpon encountering another placental mammal in the first trimester of pregnancy, SCP-1515 will begin to viciously attack the subject, using its large teeth to sever the spine through the back of the neck, causing paralysis in the victim1. SCP-1515 generally approaches in packs of 5, which will crowd around the target before one instance emits a loud chirping, which signals the beginning of the process of disabling and extraction. SCP-1515 will then perform a procedure similar to a caesarean section using its long claws, wherein it will remove the foetus from the mother's womb and place it in its expanding cheeks. SCP-1515 will then gnaw off the skin of the still living mother into thick sheets, which it sews together through the use of sharpened bones and sinew (again from the mother). Once the patches of skin have been sewn into a \"pouch\", SCP-1515 will stitch the edges of the \"pouch\" against its abdomen. SCP-1515 will then place the foetus in its pouch and leave the area. SCP-1515 have been known to 'share' the foetus amongst the group once it has been extracted. This behavior is consistent among males and females and takes an average of 3 hours to complete.2\nThe foetus has invariably died from this procedure. SCP-1515 will leave the rotting foetus in its pouch until it and the pouch have completely decayed. SCP-1515 has been known to die from severe infection because of this.\nIn the case that there is not a sufficient amount of organic matter in the foetus available to all members of SCP-1515 to 'share', brief, or long and ritualized fights are carried out among them. Instances of SCP-1515 hunting in pairs do not usually initiate this behavior, instead each instance of SCP-1515 will grab the foetus by one end and begin to pull until it is either split or emancipated from a respective SCP-1515 instance.\nFirst instances of SCP-1515 were discovered in small colonies near Alice Springs, an area not usually inhabited by the springhare (a native of southern Africa).\nSCP-1515 reproduces normally.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The paralysis of the subject as opposed to the severance of the jugular vein is suspected to be a behavioural adaption, so that blood flow may continue to the foetus\n2. This procedure does not appear to fulfill any evolutionary purpose and is detrimental to SCP-1515's survival. The reasons for this behaviour are unknown, and are the reason for SCP-1515's anomalous classification, being in direct contradiction with evolutionary theory.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1514 | SCP-1515 | SCP-1516 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1516\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1516 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell at Site 49, furnished with instances of SCP-1516-1. SCP-1516 is to be provided with written words referring to food and nourishment. Under no circumstances is SCP-1516 allowed to interact with written words describing harmful and/or dangerous concepts that may cause damage to the vicinity or the subject itself, or text/inscription based anomalies, including SCP-1672, SCP-1889, SCP-2140. As per request, SCP-1516 has been allowed to possess an audiobook copy of the Bible.1\nDescription: SCP-1516 is a living typographical illustration of a human being measuring 1.9 meters in height and 78 kilograms in weight. SCP-1516 has a semi-variable appearance and is composed of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 typeface letters and words. Each part of SCP-1516's anatomy is composed of the Spanish word deformed to fit the shape of that part of the body. SCP-1516's anatomy is always labeled with the simplest possible term for the body part. When viewed from a closer perspective, SCP-1516's form will slowly change its shape to the terms for that part of the subject's body (i.e: its legs would be a deformed \"leg\" word, and arms, chest, face, etc will follow this pattern). This effect continues down to the subcellular level. When examined by electron microscopy nuclei isolated from SCP-1516 are full linked A's, T's, C's, and G's linked by the word \"sugar\". While SCP-1516 is aware of this aspect, it appears to be unable to control it in any way.\nWhen SCP-1516 performs any action that would produce a sound,2 it will produce written words and/or onomatopoeias from the source of the sound instead, floating on the air for approximately 5-10 seconds before suddenly vanishing. It is of note that digital audio recorders can register them as sounds,3 but cameras and other visual recorders may register a visual image of them.\nWhenever SCP-1516 enters in direct contact with a single noun written on any suitable surface, said word will detach itself from the paper and will deform to fit a tridimensional and functional object depicting the previous concept of the word (hereby called SCP-1516-1). Instances of SCP-1516-1 share the same physical characteristics with SCP-1516 itself. SCP-1516 is capable of controlling this ability, but is bounded by SCP-1516's knowledge and understanding of the word, and how complex the concept is. For a full list of SCP-1516's abilities, see test log-1516.\nTest log-1516: The following is a list of the experiments conducted to test SCP-1516's effect on different words at varying situations:\nWord: \"Sof\u00e1\" (couch)\nResult: Upon contact, the word suddenly detached itself, grew in size and deformed to form a tridimensional couch.\nWord: \"Cama\" (bed)\nResult: Similar results as per previous test.\nWord: \"Tel\u00e9fono\" (phone)\nResult: Upon contact, the word stayed inert. SCP-1516 has claimed that it doesn't know how a phone works.\nWord: \"Tomate\" (tomato), \"lechuga\" (lettuce) and \"cebolla\" (onion).\nResult: As expected, all the words were effectively turned into SCP-1516-1 instances. Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 used a standard kitchen knife to prepare a simple salad. When mixed together, they shifted into \"ensalada\" (salad). When allowed to consume the salad, SCP-1516 was capable of identifying all involved ingredients.\nWord: \"Vase\"\nResult: No change. SCP-1516 has claimed not to know what the word means.\nWord: \"Vase\". This time, SCP-1516 has been taught about the meaning of the word.\nResult: Upon contact, the word changed in the usual way.\nWord: \"Perro\" (dog)\nResult: Upon contact, the sample shifted as expected. When inspected, it did not show any life signs.\nWord: \"Papel\" (paper)\nResult: The sample stayed inert. SCP-1516 has claimed the word \"paper\" is immune to its effect.\nWord: \"Una silla rota\" (a broken chair)\nResult: No change. SCP-1516 has claimed it cannot affect anything beyond an isolated4 word at once.\nAddendum: SCP-1516 was discovered on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Venezuela. Following several reports of a \"man made of letters\" living in an abandoned house on the mountain. Foundation agents were dispatched to investigate and confirmed the situation. SCP-1516 offered no resistance to capture. Witnesses were interviewed and treated with A-class amnestics. Forty-seven (47) instances of SCP-1516-1 were found on the vicinity and confiscated.\nInterview log:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1516.\n\nInterviewer: Agent Vasquez.\n\nForeword: First interview following SCP-1516's capture. Translated from original Spanish. Subject appears to be calm and willing to cooperate.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nVasquez: Please state your name and nature.Vasquez: I see. How long do you remember being in your current state?Vasquez: Where is your father right now? Was he like you?Vasquez: What do you mean?Vasquez: Who is this creator?Vasquez: Do you mean watching us?Vasquez: I see. Any additional information regarding your father?Vasquez: Now, what can you tell about the objects we found on your residence?Vasquez: When you say you take them, do you mean physically remove a word from the paper?Vasquez: What is the\u2026 Most heavy word you ever tried to manifest?Vasquez: I think that's enough information for now. We will move you to a new residence soon.\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: SCP-1516 hasn't given any additional information regarding its \"father\" or its \"creator\". Further investigations on these matters are pending.\n\nAddendum: At \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 SCP-1516 was approved to receive English classes 3 times a week. Due to the apparent lack of difference between oral and written communication, the subject showed a remarkable advance during courses. 10 weeks after the classes started, SCP-1516's body presented an irregularity when several body samples showed 12% of the total mass to be written in regular English. English course was suspended and several tests were run on SCP-1516's body. SCP-1516 expressed no physical discomfort for this event and requested to continue its English classes. After several discussions, SCP-1516 was allowed to continue its classes. At week 14 body mass changed into English had been increased to 20% and confirmed that English transmutation was directly proportional to SCP-1516's English skills. At week 37, SCP-1516 reached perfect use of English language and English transmutation stopped at 48% of its body mass. No objective secondary effects were visible, but a slight change in SCP-1516's personality has been noted connected to the language it uses to communicate.5\n\nFootnotes\n1. King James edition.\n2. Included but not limited to: speaking, walking, and interacting with its surroundings.\n3. SCP-1516's voice is consistent with a male human in his mid-twenties.\n4. A word written in an individual sheet or paper of at least 3x3cms.\n5. It appears to be more extroverted when using English language.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1515 | SCP-1516 | SCP-1517 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1517\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1517 and SCP-1517-A are to be contained in cryogenic suspension in the freezer at Site 23. Additional instances of SCP-1517 and SCP-1517-A reported outside of Foundation control are to be contained if possible, neutralized if necessary. All remains of individuals infected by SCP-1517 are to be incinerated. No instances of SCP-1517 or SCP-1517-A may be removed for purposes other than testing on D-Class personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1517 is a species of insects superficially resembling the Pharaoh cicada (Magicicada septendecim). Members of the species vary widely in physical coloration but typically exhibit vibrant coloration. Upon reaching adulthood, members of SCP-1517 exhibit behavior identical to that of the adult Pharaoh cicada.\nSCP-1517-A refers to the eggs laid by the adult female specimens of SCP-1517. All instances of SCP-1517-A are contained within brightly colored opaque spheres when laid, with approximately 400 to 600 eggs contained within each sphere. The coloration of each individual sphere appears to be independent of the coloration of mother. Each sphere's outer layer is primarily composed of hardened saccharides and measures approximately 3cm diameter. The eggs will remain dormant until the outer shell is dissolved or broken. Upon hatching, instances of newly-born SCP-1517 will attempt to seek out the nearest living tissue and consume it.1 If unable to find appropriate tissues, the nymph will die within 2 to 3 minutes.\nIf appropriate tissues are found, SCP-1517 nymphs will then begin consuming it and converting it entirely into various confectioneries through an unknown process. During this process, the nymphs secrete a substance into the tissue that deactivate the organism's pain receptors in that area. The amount of tissue converted is almost always roughly equal to the amount consumed by SCP-1517. The type of confection that the tissue is converted into seems primarily dependent on the coloration of the SCP-1517 nymphs. Each subgroup of nymph targets a different category of tissue. See the chart below for further details.\n\nTissue Conversion Chart\n\nClose Chart\n\nColoration of Nymph\nType of Confectionery\nTarget Tissue\n\nWhite\nCrystallized Sugars\nOsseous\n\nRed\nCinnamon Candies\nCardiovascular\n\nOrange\nCaramel\nGastrointestinal\n\nPink\nChewing Gum\nNeural\n\nYellow\nMarshmallow\nYellow Marrow\n\nSCP-1517 was discovered in 1943 when 7 adolescents were reported missing at approximately the same time from the city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Tennessee. Foundation agents tracked the source of the disappearances to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's Candy Shoppe, where all missing youth were found in the back room of the shop, half converted into various candies and covered in what appeared to be Pharaoh Cicada nymphs. The owner and manager of the shop was discovered huddling in the back corner in a fetal position. The man was interrogated, all instances of SCP-1517 and possible instances of SCP-1517-A were contained, and Class B amnestics were issued to witnesses and the shop owner. See Addendum-1517-Theta for the interview log.\nAddendum-1517-Theta: Attached is the abridged interview of Arthur \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, owner of the shop where SCP-1517 was initially recovered.\n\nInterviewed: Arthur \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nInterviewer: Agent Fredricks\n\nForeword: Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was interviewed directly following the recovery of SCP-1517 at Site 23.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nFredricks: Please describe the incident in as much detail as you can.\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Y-yes. I was just selling the new batch of gobstoppers to all the kids soon as the store opened. I turned my back to go into the storage room to get some more candy for the display, and then the screaming started. I ran back out to the store, and I\u2026 I\u2026(\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 begins hyperventilating)\n\nFredricks: Please calm down. Were the children partially converted by this point?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (laughing) Converted? If by \"converted\" you mean they dropped dead with bugs and candy spilling out of their heads, then yeah, they were fuckin' converted.\nFredricks: (writing down details on a notepad) And where did you get this shipment of gobstoppers?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It was a new supplier. Cheaper than the rest. In fact, weirdly cheap. I should've known something was up\u2026 The name of the company was Sugarcomb Industries.\nFredricks: Thank you. That will be all.\n\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was administered Class B amnestics and released. No company named \"Sugarcomb Industries\" has been found.\n\nAddendum-1517-Psi: On 10/25/1944, experimentation with SCP-1517 on Subject D-40695 was allowed to progress to the point of total tissue conversion. The process was completed after approximately one hour, at which point the converted remains bonded in a vaguely humanoid shape and reanimated. Subject was capable of locomotion as basic motor controls, but did not show signs of sapience or sentience, and could apparently not vocalize. The animate remains appeared to exhibit personality traits not found in previous psychological examinations of D-40695, such as a lack of aggressive behavior. The subject remained animate regardless of any mass removed.2 Subject was incinerated at the end of testing.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Nymphs of a certain coloration appear to prefer certain tissues.\n2. All removed mass showed continued animation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1516 | SCP-1517 | SCP-1518 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1518\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1518 is housed in a humidity-controlled vault within the underground sector of Site-117. The vault is 10m x 5m x 10m, constructed of concrete and lined with industrial foam. SCP-1518 itself is contained in a 1.5m x 2m x 1.5m cylindrical shell constructed of the same industrial foam. The shell is 30cm thick and composed of 2 equally sized pieces divided by a vertical seam. Said seam is hinged to allow the shell to open for necessary rotation and maintenance due to the damage caused by SCP-1518-1. The vault contains 4 additional shells for the purposes of rotation; these shells are to be kept open when not in use for inspection. All 5 shells are suspended from the ceiling by the mechanical assembly used for rotation.\nAt three hour intervals, personnel monitoring SCP-1518 are to remotely rotate the shells, using fans to force SCP-1518-1 released during the rotation into the foam-lined walls. Afterwards, 1 D-Class personnel equipped with a foam spray canister is to enter the vault and repair any damage inflicted to the interior of the previous shell. Should SCP-1518 breach its current shell, rotation and maintenance must occur immediately, and the schedule will be adjusted accordingly. Once every 24 hours, 2 Level 3 personnel are to enter the chamber and inspect the integrity of the shells.\nIn light of Incident-SCP-1518-B3, the vault containing SCP-1518 is to be further soundproofed, auditory surveillance to be disabled, and personnel used in maintenance are to be outfitted with ear protection.\nNo water lines or systems may exist within 10m of the vault. SCP-1518 must not be exposed to rain, and must not be transferred across bodies of water under any circumstances.\nDescription: SCP-1518 is a 1.1m x 1.8m x 1.1m nonfunctional limestone fountain. It does not appear to possess any power source or external operational controls. The fountain is filled with a liquid superficially resembling water. This liquid does not evaporate and appears to be irremovable from the artifact; it is unknown what mechanism holds the substance in place, but it does not spill if the fountain is disturbed or even inverted. Any solid or liquid matter exposed to the liquid (other than SCP-1518 itself) will instantly sublimate or evaporate, respectively.\nSCP-1518 sporadically releases bubbles (SCP-1518-1) of variable size. SCP-1518-1 behave largely identical to non-anomalous bubbles, but have not been observed to rupture in any circumstances. After emission, SCP-1518-1 will slowly float away from SCP-1518 until they come into contact with solid or liquid matter (other than SCP-1518 itself and the liquid contained within, as the bubbles appear to \"bounce off\" of these substances). No adverse effects have been observed from SCP-1518-1's interaction with gaseous matter.\nSCP-1518-1 have a mutually destructive reaction with solid matter. The exposed bubble will reduce in size until it ceases to exist and destroy an amount of solid matter equal to the volume lost (the mass and density of the substance is irrelevant to this reaction). No trace of the bubble or destroyed matter remains.\nSCP-1518-1 will assimilate all liquid matter they are exposed to and increase in size by an amount equal to the volume of the matter assimilated. Due to this, exposure to rain or atmosphere with significant humidity is typically disastrous. Additionally, the high liquid content of living biological matter generally results in the death of exposed organisms. Presently, it is believed that the contact of even 1 bubble with an oceanic body of water is likely to induce an XK-Class End-of-the-World Scenario.\nSCP-1518 was discovered in [REDACTED], Bosnia, in 199\u2588. The area in question was presently involved in systematic ethnic cleansing due to the ongoing Bosnian Civil War; a cleansing event causing \u2588\u2588\u2588 fatalities had occurred only 10 days prior to the initial rumors regarding the artifact. The primary informant was \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a member of a death squad hired to carry out said cleansing event. The other 14 members of the squad were killed by anomalous behavior associated with SCP-1518. Shortly after the artifact was retrieved, light rain occurred in the area, causing significant damage and killing the recovery team. The secondary team was successful in retrieval, and the artifact was transferred to Site-117. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 committed suicide shortly after his initial contact with the Foundation, though his personal effects were recovered, among which was a journal.\n\nFoundation linguists have provided the most direct English translation of the recovered materials.\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588, Entry \u2588\u2588\nReceived a message from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 today, requesting our services in [REDACTED]. I knew that the place had a severe infestation, and was honestly surprised we did not hear from there sooner. He even offered accommodations for a few nights. The others cried in joy when I told them. A bed alone was uncommon. A full room with food, alcohol and a bathroom was a miracle.\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588, Entry \u2588\u2588\nArrival was simple, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 greeted us and took us to his estate. A beautiful place, with many things crafted out of marble, granite, sandstone. He treated us to lunch and told us where to find the \"problem areas.\" He had a little place set up on his balcony with binoculars and a telescope: apparently he wanted to watch tomorrow.\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588, Entry \u2588\u2588\nPreliminary sterilization without incident. Males are cleaned, females and minors held on the first floor of the estate. Do not know why the others kept the minors too. Normally they would be cleaned with the males. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 gave no complaint: he seems to be enjoying everything.\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588, Entry \u2588\u2588\nSterilization is not a point of joy or satisfaction. It is a job. A duty. I am not deaf to the world. We are monsters. Murderers of innocent families and children. The world feigns to care. It did not lament those suffering in my country until we killed them. It did not lament my wife when she died, or my children when they died. I do not humor the world and its \"righteousness.\"\nThe others are not like me. They laugh and jeer. They take prizes in flesh. Today they took their prize from not only the females, but the minors as well. When they were done, they threw the minors into the river, and would not kill the females until every minor had drowned. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 clapped and hollered from his balcony. I returned to my room, considering my alcohol and gun for two hours. The latter I consider every night. There is no justice. No righteousness.\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588, Entry \u2588\u2588\nThe sound of the females and minors plagued my drunken dreams. I awoke after only a few hours. The night was silent. I thought it strange, for the others would surely still be celebrating. Then I noticed it out my window. Rain. Rain falling upwards. I thought it a dream or drunken illusion, but something told me I was awake.\nI left my room to explore the mansion. I saw no one. I heard nothing. My hands trembled on my gun. Why I brought it, I do not know. What use could it be?\nI came outside, to the courtyard. I saw the others, drifting in the air. Was it air or water? Their hair and clothes drifted like they were underwater. Then I saw \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. He was standing inside one of his sculpted fountains. No, not standing. He was sinking. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was sinking into water that could not be more than a few inches deep. He made no noise, word or gesture. He did not notice me, nor did any of the others. Their eyes were wide and staring to things I could not see. Things I did not want to see. After \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 sank into the fountain and disappeared, the others followed, one by one.\nThen they were all gone. The rain stopped. The silence ended. I could hear the wind.\nI was chosen to survive and witness. That is my duty. There is justice, and it is unforgiving. There is righteousness, and it is terrible. The water is hateful.\n\nAddendum [1518-001]: Incident Report SCP-1518-B3\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, at 5:05 AM, SCP-1518 began to emit noise inconsistent with previous behavior. This sound was only partially muffled by the foam surrounding SCP-1518, and was detected by the vault's auditory surveillance, exposing Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to the phenomenon. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 subsequently opened the shell surrounding the artifact against protocol, and entered the chamber, wherein he attempted to \"drink\" from SCP-1518, resulting in his death. An additional 4 personnel were killed by this event, before agents with auditory protection were able to disable the surveillance and secure SCP-1518. The phenomenon ceased 3 hours later.\nThe noise generated by SCP-1518 may be observed on recordings safely, and has been determined to consist of a looped song vocalized by children in Bosnian (the number, age and gender of said individuals is unclear). The cycles of the song are not identical; the lyrics are consistent but the exact vocalization fluctuates.\nA complete translated transcript of the song can be found here:\n\nCome catch the bubbles,\nSo many, so many,\nDo not let them pop,\nThe bubble is your life\nIs that you, mother, father?\nDo not cry, do not cry,\nIs that you, sister, brother?\nIs it not it beautiful?\nNow the bubbles fall,\nDown, down, down, down,\nCannot stop the bubbles,\nPopping, popping\nCome catch the bubbles,\nSee them, mother, father?\nWe are the bubbles,\nSee us pop and die\n\n\u00ab SCP-1517 | SCP-1518 | SCP-1519 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1519\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1519 are constructed for the purposes of testing and disposed of immediately after testing concludes. Blueprints for SCP-1519 are housed in a secure file at Site-19. Access to SCP-1519 blueprints is limited to researchers with a clearance of 3 or higher, as per testing schedule and outline.\nThe SCP-1519 original is to be housed in a 30L tank filled with saline solution. The object is to be fed three times daily.\nDescription: SCP-1519 is a small cylindrical biological system weighing on average .5 kg, constructed of human joints, tendons, fat, grey matter, nervous tissue, hippocampus, cartilage, teeth, veins, and a single heart. Composition of the object is relatively simple, consisting of only twenty (20) individual components, with the heart being the only organ in the system.\nTwo openings on both ends of the object are lined in a circular pattern with teeth that move rhythmically in an open and close motion when disconnected from a feed. It is possible to feed biological material through either opening, with SCP-1519 producing waste material on the opposite side in a time relative to the quality of SCP-1519s digestive materials.\nDissection of the object reveals no anomalous occurrence or materials. A single, unique organ fabricated from the parts of a stomach, intestine, and heart is internally connected to the heart of the object. This organ is artificially constructed and found in no other known fauna.\nSCP-1519 generates an electrical charge. Foundation reconstructions of SCP-1519 have a lifespan of approximately four years when constructed of human materials. Constructions using biological materials found in winged insects produce an SCP-1519 with a lifespan of roughly four days.\nSCP-1519's mouths, or openings, can be fed into virtually any power source. The \u2018lips' on the ends of SCP-1519 reflexively form a conductive, vacuum sealed barrier to facilitate the flow of generated electricity from SCP-1519. SCP-1519 will detach from a feed only when SCP-1519 has lost a sufficient amount of power. SCP-1519 cannot be reactivated after it has been fully drained of power.\nTesting reveals the parts belonging to one \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nIt is possible to duplicate SCP-1519 artificially with access to the appropriate human, or nonhuman tissue and a capable specialist. Construction of an instance of SCP-1519 takes an average of 10 minutes with proper preparations. Blueprints for the object were found in the location of its discovery.\nNote found in stonework jar in Florence, Italy at the place of SCP-1519's discovery. Located within the jar a series of items were discovered including; a handwritten note, SCP-1519 (still active), an invoice, and blueprints for SCP-1519. The documents have been dated to roughly 1500. The note has been translated from Italian, with unnecessary portions edited and revised for readability.\n\nDear patron,\nI am placed in a perilous position, but if God and my master will it, then work will continue. I fully trust he has my safety and yours in mind.\nThe originals from the East are of far superior quality to what I have been able to craft with a sound conscience. Even now one of the original lamplighters - the parts of a deceased 23 year old male, now a forty year old man - is still active in my foyer.\nI have begun experimenting with the parts of sheep too sick to be killed for meat. Construction is fairly simple and the reformed parts from a sheep allow for a lamp's life of thirty days. I should be able to improve on this design significantly.\nThe lamplighters are placed below the apparatus for discretion, at the bottom of the jug. The apparatus with the device attached gives off enough light for reading or writing. I have learned that this device delivers a mild euphoric sensation when latched onto the human body.\nYou will have a finished product delivered to you by my master's house servant in no less than ten nights. Your patience is greatly appreciated.\n-X\nP.S. If they are found in your residence, most would simply mistake the things for a sea creature, or if the device is drained, a Scottish delicacy. Simply bury them when they are finished and nature will do its work for you.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1518 | SCP-1519 | SCP-1520 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1520\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1520 is to be seated in the corner of a standard cell of the type used to contain Safe-class humanoid SCP objects. No furniture, fixtures, or amenities are to be provided. No external or internal light sources are to be provided except when SCP-1520 is being directly interacted with; when interaction is necessary, personnel shall wear low-light goggles and light provided shall be of a bare minimum necessary to allow their functioning. The chamber is to be soundproofed to prevent any external stimulus. Air shall be filtered constantly and silently to prevent any odiferous compounds from accumulating. Air temperature is to be maintained at 16\u00baC.\nSCP-1520 is to be fed one nutritionally-supplemented wafer with a neutral taste profile once per day, as well as 30 mL of filtered water. Interaction with SCP-1520 for interview and examination purposes shall be kept to a minimum. Any physical interaction with SCP-1520 is to be conducted by personnel wearing elbow-length gloves and direct contact between SCP-1520 and exposed flesh is not to occur. Medical examination of SCP-1520 shall be conducted once per month to determine whether additional attention is required; SCP-1520 is not to be adjusted from its current position during examinations unless necessary, and all examinations are to be performed as quietly and in as little light as possible.\nSCP-1520 may be provided, at its request, with a pair of opaque goggles.\nDescription: SCP-1520 is a human male of Japanese ancestry, approximately 400 years of age at the time it entered Foundation custody. SCP-1520 is highly desiccated and dehydrated in a manner resembling the corpses of Buddhist monks prepared by an archaic process called sokushinbutsu, wherein the aspirant was gradually dehydrated by means of a special diet over the course of several years in order to produce a natural mummy after death. SCP-1520's flesh is dried and translucent and is stretched taut over its bones. X-ray and MRI analysis has shown that musculature and internal organs, excluding the brain, eyes, and ears, are severely atrophied. SCP-1520 has been noted to inhale and exhale once approximately every 8.3 minutes - heart rate is approximately 2-3 beats per hour. SCP-1520's circulatory system contains less than 0.5 liters of blood - other bodily fluids are found in quantities negligible to nonexistent. SCP-1520's body temperature is not significantly higher than room temperature. Due to its inhibited metabolism, SCP-1520 requires little food or water and does not appear to excrete or sweat.\nSCP-1520 is fully conscious and aware of its surroundings, and is able to speak a dialect of Japanese found in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Prefecture in the 16th century, and to make signs through simple movements of its hands and fingers. SCP-1520 is either unwilling or unable to engage in any other physical movements. When not being interacted with by Foundation personnel, SCP-1520 sits in a Lotus position, motionless except for breathing and occasional quiet recitation of prayers; at other times, it appears to be sleeping or meditating and does not react to external stimuli. It is not apparent whether SCP-1520 is capable of sleep or whether it remains aware of its surroundings during these periods of inactivity.\nSCP-1520 was surrendered to Foundation custody in 1946, when United States Army personnel found it enshrined in a Buddhist temple in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Japan during the Allied occupation. Temple priests referred to SCP-1520 as a \"living Buddha\" who had undergone sokushinbutsu in 1576, and had been revered as a god by the templegoers.\n\n+ Show Interview Log 1520\n\n- Hide Interview Log 1520\n\nInterview Log 1520:\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nInterviewer: Dr. Y\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, hereafter \"Y.\"\nInterviewee: SCP-1520\nForeword: SCP-1520 has, in general, politely refused any attempts to interview it, responding to any attempts to question it with silence or by saying \"I cannot discuss that.\" The extent of SCP-1520's spoken comments have consisted of simple requests pertaining to its containment, such as clean robes, goggles when it is being examined in brightly lit areas, and to be given less water in its daily feeding. On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, during a medical examination in its cell, SCP-1520 abruptly began to speak to Y., a native Japanese speaker, while Y. was monitoring its pulse. The following is a translation of the conversation that ensued.1\n<Begin Log>Y: What the\u2026 (Y. recoils from SCP-1520)Y: You're\u2026 you're speaking. (Y. attempts to regain his composure.)Y: You've never just started talking before. Why now?Y: Why?Y: Failed at what?Y: Why?Y: Do you want us to kill you?Y: No offense, but do you know what year it is? Everyone you knew before you \"chose this path\" is long dead.<End Log>\nFootnote: Following this conversation, Y. acquired a pen and paper and proceeded to transcribe a lengthy letter to a woman named \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in which SCP-1520 apologized for leaving her, explained his reasons for becoming a monk, and stated his hope that their child would grow up wise and benevolent. Foundation historians were able to identify \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 as having died in 1588; a descendant, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, was identified living in Scranton, PA. An English-language copy of the letter was delivered to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who could not speak or read Japanese, under the pretense of being a family memento discovered during an estate sale. After delivery was completed, Y. returned to SCP-1520's chamber and informed it that the task had been completed. SCP-1520 exhibited no reaction to this news and has not made any attempt to communicate with Foundation staff since.\n\nFootnotes\n1. As no audio recording equipment was on hand when the incident occured, this translation is based on notes compiled by Y. after the incident occured. Y. has stated that the original Japanese spoken by SCP-1520 was considerably more \"flowery\" and \"old-fashioned\" than the version he has produced, and that it made use of several terms not used in modern Japanese which he was unfamiliar with.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1519 | SCP-1520 | SCP-1521 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Artist's rendition provided by Observer-1521-4, currently used to verify visual confirmation.\n\nItem #: SCP-1521\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1521 is assigned a minimum of two \u201cobservers\u201d and three additional support staff working in twenty-four hour shifts. Civilians observed approaching SCP-1521 are to be detained, identified, and processed as possible, future observers. Anyone observed exiting SCP-1521 is to be detained, questioned, and identified if possible. Due to the tedious nature of work with SCP-1521, staff rotation on SCP-1521 is to occur every two months.\nDescription: SCP-1521 is a building, built in the early Baroque style, located on the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in Rome, Italy. While the building appears to always be present, it is not directly observable. Subjects pointed in the direction of the building fail to notice its presence.\nApproximately \u2588% of tested subjects can observe1 the building. Those that are successful in observing the building have identified a sign2 attached to the front which identifies the structure as \u201cThe Most Holy Bank of His Holiness Pope Leo the Tenth, Saint in Waiting.\u201d\nSCP-1521 plays host to a number of entities which appear human, often dressed in period garb of a Roman Catholic priest or nun. These entities are non-hostile and will attempt to defuse any situation in which they are threatened with physical violence. These entities have never been observed to exit SCP-1521.\nPresumably, anyone capable of observing the building is also capable of entry, though only six total expeditions into SCP-1521 have been approved by O5. With the level of current information, no further expeditions are planned.\nPlease see Addenda for all currently available declassified information about the expeditions.\n\nSide One\n\nSide Two\n\nAddendum SCP-1521-1: Exploratory Expeditions of Observer-1521-2\nObserver-1521-2 was given approval by O5-12 to enter SCP-1521 and perform basic reconnaissance. Observer-1521-2 entered and was greeted by an apparently humanoid figure wearing the garb of a 14th century Catholic priest, hereafter referred to as SCP-1521 Humanoid Instance 1 (1521-HI1). When Observer-1521-2 inquired as to the nature of SCP-1521, 1521-HI1 provided him with a short explanation of what a bank was, then gave him a pamphlet: SCP-1521-1. While the original has been lost, copies have been retained, noted here.\nObserver-1521-2 was asked to survey the inner area of the building while present, reporting frescoes of various saints decorating the walls and several other humanoid figures at various positions. In total, Observer-1521-2 noted seventeen figures.\nAfter looking over the pamphlet while 1521-HI1 waited, Observer-1521-2 inquired as to the nature of some of the services. 1521-HI1 requested an estimate of available funds, at which point, Observer-1521-2 was forced to admit that he had none. 1521-HI1 further requested the Observer-1521-2 leave the building until such a time that he had said funds.\nObserver-1521-2 exited SCP-1521 and was allowed two weeks leave from SCP-1521 duty.\nFurther expeditions into SCP-1521 by Observer-1521-2 are available at [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\nAddendum SCP-1521-2: Exploratory Expedition\nObserver-1521-11 was located after searching several hospitals throughout Europe. When located, he was discovered to have a malignant tumor in his stomach. Observer-1521-11 was selected to enter SCP-1521 and request a miracle.\nAfter approval from O5-12, Observer-1521-11 entered SCP-1521 and spoke with SCP-1521 Humanoid Instance 14. 1521-HI14 inquired as to the nature of Observer-1521-11's visit, at which time he was informed that Observer-1521-11 was requesting a healing miracle. 1521-HI14 immediately called for a group of Humanoid Instances (number currently unknown, estimated more than six) to escort Observer-1521-11 to the Holy Fountain of Antioch.\nAfter paying 1521-HI14, he was lowered into the fountain. After being lowered into the fountain, the water in the fountain began to \"whirl and tremble\" as 1521-HI14 declared that \"an angel was troubling the waters.\" After fifteen minutes of prayer, Observer-1521-11 was reported as healed and escorted from the premises.\nMRI scans later revealed that Observer-1521-11 was still suffering from stomach cancer, though Observer-1521-11 was so influenced by the experience that he refused to believe the diagnosis. Observer-1521-11 died from complications due to his cancer four weeks later.\n\nAddendum SCP-1521-3: Exploratory Expedition\nSCP-1521 Observer 1521-13 entered the structure as normal. Upon entering, he was immediately approached by a humanoid figure wearing a priests smock and robes, designated SCP-1521 Humanoid Instance 47 (1521-HI47). 1521-HI47 asked Observer 1521-13 if he had any recently deceased relatives. When Observer 1521-13 replied that his uncle had died recently, 1521-HI47 immediately knelt to his knees and began praying loudly in what Observer 1521-13 believed was Latin. Observer 1521-13 was highly disturbed by this event.\nAfter approximately five minutes of loud prayer, 1521-HI47 rose to his feet and declared that Observer-1521-13's uncle was currently in hell and being tortured by demons. Observer 1521-13 was extremely distraught, and 1521-HI47 offered to gather together a group of priests and \u201cpray his soul out of hell\u201d for a small fee. Observer 1521-13 immediately agreed. When asked how much the fee was, 1521-HI47 inquired as to the current funds available, then expressed that this was just the right amount.\nObserver 1521-13 was then privy to a group of twelve additional humanoid figures gathering together (tentatively classified SCP-1521 Humanoid Instances 48-59, pending confirmation) in a circle, then asking for the name of Observer 1521-13's uncle, then beginning to pray in loud voices again.\nAfter approximately ten minutes of prayer, 1521-HI47 stepped forward from the circle, declaring that they had successfully prayed everything but his feet out of hell, and an additional 15000 lira was needed to finish. Observer 1521-13 quickly left the building to acquire additional funds from Foundation personnel on the scene.\nObserver 1521-13 was denied reentry to SCP-1521.\n\nExhaustive Research Materials Included for Voluntary Perusal\n\nAccess Granted\n\nPattern Determination: There does not seem to be any set pattern regarding who is able to perceive SCP-1521; during long-term testing, several hypotheses have been proposed, and subsequently disproved. Collected data on the unclassified seventeen SCP-1521 observers is available below.\n\nNumber\nAge\nReligious Affiliation\nNationality\nCircumstances of Exposure\n\n1\n36\nCatholic\nItalian\nAccidental Exposure: Subject worked as an inspector for the city. When he observed the building, he noted that it wasn't on the map. In attempting to rectify the problem, others became convinced that the subject was mentally unstable. Subject was recruited to report on and observe SCP-1521 for the Foundation, leading to the establishment of SCP-1521's original containment. Redesignated Observer-1521-1.\n\n2\n43\nCatholic\nItalian\nFoundation test subject from D-Class recruitment. Redesignated Observer-1521-2. Partial record of experience available in Addendum SCP-1521-1.\n\n3\n42\nAnglican\nBritish\nAccidental Exposure: Prior to this subject's appearance, it was believed that only those of Catholic faith could see SCP-1521, due to no members of other faiths having observed it. Due to subject's prominence, they were released with Class-B amnestic treatment. Subject recorded as Observer-1521-3 and given a reserve listing should the necessity arise.\n\n4\n36\nMethodist\nCanadian\nClass-D personnel. Discovered while testing the faith variability factor. Testing pool was expanded to include all Christian observers.\n\n5\n44\nCatholic\nItalian\nAccidental Exposure: Subject was an obese patron of a restaurant near SCP-1521. He was observed leaning against SCP-1521 to clean his shoe after leaving. Immediately afterwards, he looked up at the sign, then laughed and began asking nearby people if it was a joke. Mixed responses led him to question what he'd seen, and amnestics were deemed unnecessary. Subject recorded as Observer-1521-5 and given a reserve listing should the necessity arise. Currently Deceased.\n\n6\nApprox. 10\nUnknown\nUnknown\nAccidental Exposure: Subject entered SCP-1521 and did not emerge. No one reported missing in the area. No further information available. Subject recorded as Observer-1521-6.\n\n7\n39\nCatholic\n[REDACTED]\nFoundation test subject. Subject was an ex-priest. Remarked that he didn't think that building was still standing, and when pressed for further information, refused to clarify. Subject later confessed under duress that he had never seen the building before and had merely been \"joking.\" Subject was later terminated during testing with SCP-381. Subject recorded as Observer-1521-7.\n\n8\n88\nCatholic\nItalian\nUncertain: Subject was observed stopping and viewing SCP-1521 suddenly, then grabbing his chest. Subject suffered a cardiac infarction. It is not known if SCP-1521 was somehow responsible for this (outside of the obvious effect of shock) or the subject experienced the event naturally. Subject recorded as Observer-1521-8.\n\n9\n25\nCatholic\n[REDACTED]\nFoundation test subject. Subject was Class-D personnel. Following the death of Observer-1521-2, subject was removed from Class-D rotation and reassigned to SCP-1521 following complete Class-A amnestic, retraining, and chemical castration. Subject retained the ability to perceive SCP-1521. Subject designated Observer-1521-9.\n\n10\n56\nEastern Orthodox\nRussian\nAccidental Exposure: Subject was observed taking pictures of SCP-1521, then moving forward to try the doors. Subject was stopped from opening the doors and given Class-B amnestics. Subject recorded as Observer-1521-10. Developed photos revealed instances of SCP-1521 to people previously identified as Observers. Those not identified as observers reported that the pictures were blank. Photographs retained for the record of SCP-1521.\n\n11\n79\nCatholic\nItalian\nFoundation test subject. Full record of experience available in Addendum SCP-1521-2\n\n12\n27\nCatholic\nArgentine\nSubject identified as visiting priest. After discussion, subject voluntarily ingested amnestics and resumed duties until his return trip. Subject recorded as Observer-1521-12.\n\n13\n5\nBaptist (Family Affiliation)\nAmerican\nFoundation test subject. Full record of experience available in Addendum SCP-1521-3\n\n14\n13\nCatholic\nItalian\nAccidental Exposure: Subject was on a \"field trip\" from the local school when he was observed attempting to enter the doors. Subject was initially given Class-B amnestics, but proved resistant. Subject given Class-A amnestics, then later recruited from the hospitals on Poveglia, Italy on his eighteenth birthday. Subject entered rotation as Observer-1521-14.\n\n15\n61\nLutheran\nNorweigan\nAccidental Exposure: Subject was observed laughing about the building. When approached, the subject said he thought it was some sort of joke about Catholics and proceeded to tell the operative several crude jokes. Subject was asked to sign a waiver to use his material on a reality television show, then paid fifty euros. Subject recorded as Observer-1521-15\n\n16\n51\nIslamic (Sunni)\nTurkish\nSubject discovered during routine testing of new personnel. Subject was the first recruited Foundation operative capable of observing SCP-1521. Subject is on permanent assignment to SCP-1521, with extended vacation periods. Subject designated Observer-1521-16.\n\n17\n44\nUnificationist\nSouth Korean\nAccidental Exposure: Subject was observed arguing loudly with other members of a large tour group, pointing to SCP-1521. When others denied seeing SCP-1521, subject grew angrier, later leaving the tour group. Subject was later identified as a minister and conscripted into service on SCP-1521. Subject redesignated Observer-1521-17.\n\nPrevious theories on who could observe SCP-1521 have included: only Catholics, only Christians, only males, only Europeans, and fourteen other possibilities. Thus far, all have proven incorrect. No data suggesting a pattern of who was capable of observing SCP-1521 and why is available.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Attempts made with individuals who are blind appear to have resulted in two cases of spontaneous return of sight. Later tests confirmed that these people could not actually see, but were under the impression that they could.\n2. Currently, the sign has been recognized and identified by readers of the following languages: Catalan, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. Multilingual observers were capable of identifying the sign and reading it, but not identifying the language.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1520 | SCP-1521 | SCP-1522 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1522\nObject Class: Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were tracked and monitored by MTF Pi-2 (aka \"Baldr's Pyre\"). MTF Pi-2 vehicles consisted of 2 Hamilton-class cutters and 1 National Security Cutter (SCPS-Minos), with associated aircraft.\nCivilian maritime traffic was directed away from the expected course of SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2. When this was not possible, MTF Pi-2 ships were to fire flares in order to attract and lead SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 into isolated ocean areas.\nDescription: SCP-1522 refers to two fishing trawlers (SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2), each 39 m in length. SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were capable of speeds surpassing that of their specifications. Prior to Incident-1522-Rho, their highest observed speed was 120 knots. Controls on SCP-1522-1's and SCP-1522-2's bridges were capable of autonomous movement, but were immovable by Foundation personnel. SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were assumed to be sapient, and usually responded to SCPS vessel signals to change course.\nRecords indicate SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were manufactured simultaneously in 1991 at the Parkol Marine shipyard in Whitby, United Kingdom. After construction, SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were kept in Whitby harbour for several months due to financial complications, before being sold to separate buyers. They served with their respective companies for 3 years, before being decommissioned as a result of recurrent mechanical issues. No anomalous effects were present during this time. It is unclear whether SCP-1522-1 or SCP-1522-2 actually underwent a decommissioning process.\nIn May 1997, SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were detected, in a re-furbished and re-painted condition, off the southern coast of Alaska. Foundation VBSS operations found no crew aboard either ship. SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were tracking a Gray whale mother and calf. Using modified active sonar pings to mimic cetacean calls, SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 spent the majority of their time finding and engaging in play-like activity with various whale species. The hulls of SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 regularly came into contact for prolonged periods while observing the animals.\nDuring a 7-month period spent in the Arctic, presumably searching for the Bowhead whale, SCP-1522-2 collided with an iceberg. Part of the iceberg penetrated SCP-1522-2's outer hull and it was unable to free itself. SCP-1522-1 spent several weeks towing SCP-1522-2 and the iceberg into warmer waters until the iceberg had melted. SCP-1522-2 remained afloat, but was not subsequently observed moving faster than 10 knots.\nAddendum-1522-1: Event log of Incident-1522-Rho, taking place 60 km north-west of Ullapool, Scotland in mid 2011.\n\nForeword: The following log is a composite account of eyewitness reports and video feeds taken from members of MTF Pi-2. SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were following a pod of Minke whales.\n\n<Begin Log>\n11.51 - SCP-1522-1 curves around the bow of SCP-1522-2, before briefly accelerating to 80 knots, creating a large wave which splashes several Minke whales and causes SCP-1522-2 to rock slightly.\n11.54 - SCP-1522-2 comes up to the port side of SCP-1522-1 and sounds its foghorn. They turn together in a south-westerly direction.\n12.18 - Both SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 come to a complete stop. No activity is registered from either ship for a period of 17 seconds. SCP-1522-1 then focuses its weather surveillance radar on SCP-1522-2 and sounds its foghorn three times in slow succession.\n12.19 - SCPS Minos detects a RGM-84 Harpoon, inbound on a bearing of three-four-zero. Vector indicates SCP-1522-2 as target.\n12.20 - SCP-1522-2 sounds its foghorn four times and begins moving at 8 knots to touch its hull with that of SCP-1522-1. SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 collide gently. SCPS Minos detects a second RGM-84 Harpoon on a bearing of three-four-zero.\n\n12.22 - SCP-1522-1 moves and turns to a bearing of three-four-zero. SCP-1522-1 then accelerates to Mach 4, resulting in large plumes of steam and the creation of a bow wave of approximately 60 m in height. SCP-1522-1 vanishes over the horizon in 23 seconds.\n12.23 - Harpoon missiles hit SCP-1522-2's starboard side. SCP-1522-2's hull is ruptured and it begins to sink. All lights on SCP-1522-2 go out.\n12.26 - SCP-1522-1 is seen returning from the direction it previously left. SCP-1522-1's foghorn is continually blaring. SCP-1522-1 tries to prevent SCP-1522-2 from taking on water by moving to SCP-1522-2's starboard side.\n12.28 - As SCP-1522-2 becomes completely submerged, numerous active sonar pings are detected, originating from SCP-1522-1. SCP-1522-1 begins a series of complex high-speed movements. Resultant subsurface wavepatterns create multiple zones of high pressure below SCP-1522-2 in an apparent effort by SCP-1522-1 to cause SCP-1522-2 to resurface.\n12.30 - SCP-1522-2 is no longer visible from the surface. SCP-1522-1 ceases all activity.\n16.00 - An MH-65C Dolphin helicopter is launched from SCPS Minos, and approaches SCP-1522-1 for monitoring. No change in activity is reported.\n19.36 - SCP-1522-1 lets out a sustained call from its foghorn. SCPS Minos's sonar detects large rectangular masses detaching from SCP-1522-1, later found to be parts of SCP-1522-1's hull. SCP-1522-1 is fully submerged within 10 minutes.\nClosing Statement: SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2 were to be raised and beached, in preparation to be taken for salvage at Site-6, Svalbard. Weather conditions caused salvage operations to be delayed for several months, resulting in the decayed condition seen above. The remains of a GOC ship of indeterminate class were discovered at 59\u00b030'N, 6\u00b009'W. No lifeboats were found.\n\nAddendum-1522-2: During the recovery and investigation of the vessels, two small partially-formed apparently non-anomalous rowing boats were recovered from within the hull of SCP-1522-2. These vessels were extracted from SCP-1522-2 and are currently stored in situ at Site-6, Svalbard.\nAddendum-1522-3: Following the beaching of SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2, an unclear humanoid figure was spotted near the wrecks; however, no such figure was detained. The note below was found on the bridges of SCP-1522-1 and SCP-1522-2.\n\nThey were happy, before the end. Not all ships have to pass in the night.\n-Pangloss\n\n\u00ab SCP-1521 | SCP-1522 | SCP-1523 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1523\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1523 is to be secured in Storage Locker L at Site 40's Safe containment facility. When testing, SCP-1523 is to be lit with a handheld gas lighter. While SCP-1523 is burning, it is to be enclosed in an airtight chamber with all attending personnel wearing gas masks to avoid propagation or inhalation of SCP-1523 smoke.\nAll interactions with SCP-1523 are to be recorded and filed in Interview Log 1523. When testing is concluded, SCP-1523 is to be extinguished promptly. The object is never to burn while unattended.\nDescription: SCP-1523 is an orange-brown incense coil. While SCP-1523 is burning, the object displays sapience; it is responsive to verbal stimuli and capable of speech, using a voice identical to that of a musician named \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u25881 The object possesses complete memory of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's life2. The Foundation cannot determine whether SCP-1523 held the same personality traits in life; its current demeanor, including its obsession with religion, may result from its current form.\nAccording to SCP-1523's account, it was created on 05/04/05 in a \"star chapel\" of the North American cult known as the Fifth Church during a \"cleansing ritual\". SCP-1523 was stored in a closet, suspended on an incense holder which bore a tag reading \"BROTHER \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 TERRES TRIAL MIND\". Following a Foundation sting (see EID Operations Report 6-11-05, \"Operation Stargazer\"), several ritual items were secured, including SCP-1523, which underwent experimentation due to its unusual nomenclature, then was designated and contained.\nAddendum 1523-A: After testing (see interview logs), it has been determined that SCP-1523's ability to hear and speak is a property of its smoke, rather than of the object itself. Although SCP-1523 is apparently not conscious when unlit, attempts to determine the range and duration at which SCP-1523 smoke retains its effect have been inconclusive. Note that Site 40 cleaning procedures are to be strictly enforced, to prevent the contamination of the facility with SCP-1523.\n\nInterview 1523-01, Abridged\n\nClose\n\nNote: All information pertaining to classified Fifthist activity has been redacted as per Operation Stargazer protocol.\nBegin Log: 13:04:16\nInterviewer: [The interviewer provides SCP-1523 with standard introductory information for contained humanoids.]Interviewer: I will keep using your designation, if that's alright. So can you confirm that you are \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?Interviewer: And you're aware of your state?Interviewer: Are you capable of anything besides speech?Interviewer: Can you perform something for the record?[The security officer suggests \"Let's Stay Together\", a standard which [REDACTED] occasionally performed in concert.][SCP-1523 performs a completely different piece with a dissonant melody and lyrics which are presumed to refer to Fifthist doctrines. The first verse consists of the phrase \"there is power in the blood\" repeated in different cadences. Full lyrics are available in the unabridged transcript.]\nInterviewer: [pause] That will do. Can you tell us how you were placed in your current state?Interviewer: What happened to your body?Interviewer: You're saying that your body continues to function without a consciousness.Interviewer: Is this a common phenomenon?[REMAINDER OF INTERVIEW REDACTED]\nEnd log, time 13:51:40\n\nInterview 1523-02\n\nClose\n\nNote: This interview, like the previous one, was conducted in a standard humanoid interview chamber, and as such, the only precaution taken was the presence of a security official. This interview was conducted by a different researcher than the previous conversation: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is a 35-year-old woman.\nBegin log, start time 12:31:10\nInterviewer: Can you tell us anything about the chapel you attended?Interviewer: I'm more interested in knowing their rituals and beliefs.Interviewer: Can we please stay on the subject, SCP-1523?Interviewer: This is inappropriate.Interviewer: [Security Officer] \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, how do I get him back on subject?\nSecurity Officer: SCP-1523, answer her questions.Interviewer: This is ridiculous.Interviewer: SCP-1523, what are the central tenets of the Fifth Church?Interviewer: This is over. I'm getting the hell out of here.End log, time 12:35:25\n\nFootnotes\n1. Name withheld due to Operation Stargazer protocol.\n2. Born in 1951, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 achieved fame in the 1970s as a rhythm-and-blues singer, known for his characteristic low voice and range, as well as his brief time spent as a member of the band The Fifth Dimension.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1522 | SCP-1523 | SCP-1524 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1524\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Both of SCP-1524's individual components are to be segregated into separate containment chambers, with security measures and accomodations (if applicable) adjusted appropriately for each component, as follows:\n1) SCP-1524-1 is to be stored in Site \u2588\u2588, or an equivalent parking facility designed for the containment of anomalous vehicles, with its fuel tank completely drained. Five kilograms of grass clippings must be placed in SCP-1524-1's rear compartment per day. Access to the vehicle's storage area is restricted to personnel with class 2 security clearance and above. Any instances of SCP-1524-2 beyond the first that are produced by SCP-1524-1 are to be destroyed upon discovery.\n2) SCP-1524-2 is to be held in a standard humanoid containment chamber near the site containing SCP-1524-1, with water and simple meals provided twice per day. A recording of a broadcast from the Seattle, WA based radio station KMPS (94.1 FM) must be kept playing at all times within the enclosure of SCP-1524-2. While it has not demonstrated the ability to speak or understand human speech, supervisors are discouraged from speaking or otherwise interacting with it. If the need arises to transport SCP-1524-2 between facilities, vehicles bearing any resemblance to SCP-1524-1 must not be used. A Foundation-approved vehicle will be designated for this purpose if the need arises. Continuous exposure to KMPS broadcasts must be maintained at all times.\n3) All tools and other non-organic implements found in SCP-1524-1 may safely be kept in standard storage lockers.\nUnder no circumstances should any of SCP-1524's component parts be allowed to interact with one another except in a controlled testing environment.\nDescription: SCP-1524 is the sole remaining specimen of a species of modular organisms discovered in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, WA that take the form of a small, locally-owned landscaping business called \"Freddy Sanchez Super Service Care Lawn\". Each specimen of SCP-1524 consists of a human-like entity (presumably named \"Freddy Sanchez\") with the appearance of a middle-aged Latino male, and a large, white utility van of indeterminate manufacturer and model.\nThe van (SCP-1524-1) appears to contain the central nervous system and digestive tract of SCP-1524. Within the rear compartment is a large, humid cavity of gray organic tissue that maintains a constant temperature of 24 degrees Celsius. This area serves as SCP-1524's stomach, though it also has the function of storing gardening implements such as pinking shears, rakes, and a lawn mower.\nSCP-1524's humanoid \"passenger\" (SCP-1524-2) was grown directly from the driver seat of SCP-1524-1, serving as the van's limbs and sensory organs. Scans have revealed that it has a small secondary brain encased in a thick membrane within the head, and that there are no other recognizably human systems within the body; instead the abdominal cavity is filled with the same gray organic tissue present inside SCP-1524-1. Because of its lack of an internal skeleton, it walks with wave-like lurching motions, somewhat like those of an earthworm.\nThough vastly different in form and function, SCP-1524-1 and SCP-1524-2 are a single organism. SCP-1524-2 is believed to absorb nutrients directly from the seats of the van, but can also sustain itself with ingested organic material if necessary. Though no neural link exists between the two components while they are separated, SCP-1524-1 exerts control over its humanoid component through local radio broadcasts played through its built-in stereo, with different stations inducing specific behaviors in SCP-1524-2, including scouting, gathering food, defending against perceived threats, and initiating reproduction. The country music station KMPS puts SCP-1524-2 in a trance-like passive state, during which it will not attempt to defend itself or reunite with the vehicle, and is therefore recommended for use in SCP-1524's containment.\nThe primary function of SCP-1524's human component appears to be harvesting plant material, which it gathers under the guise of performing landscaping work, then brings back to SCP-1524-1 where it is broken down into nutrients. It also serves as SCP-1524's reproductive system, as demonstrated by the multiple different specimens present at the site of recovery and the unfortunate \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of Agent Onno. Upon hearing the station identification of the radio station KZOK (102.5 FM), SCP-1524-2 will enter a state of agitation, during which it will seek out a host. When a viable target is encountered, SCP-1524 will [DATA EXPUNGED].\nAttempts to reverse this process have been unsuccessful, as all original tissue is destroyed upon conversion, though the vehicular component retains much of its original functionality and framework. As SCP-1524's origins and purpose (if any) are unclear, it is currently believed to be in the Foundation's best interests to prevent further instances from being created.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1523 | SCP-1524 | SCP-1525 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1525\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1525 is kept inside a locked storage case with level 2 access policy. SCP-1525 should be transported inside a locked strongbox if it is required for experimentation. Any personnel who are sighted wearing SCP-1525 should be subdued and the object should be confiscated immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1525 is a solid gold (99.96%) Rolex brand watch in near-perfect condition. The watch-face is made of clean cut quartz, encrusted with twenty two small (0.1 carat) diamonds. There is a small Latin engraving on the underside of the watch, reading \u201cHorologium regem ideonos\u201d (lit. translation: A clock suited to a king). The watch does not match any known Rolex model.\nUsually, wearers of the watch [hereafter referred to as SCP-1525-2] will not initially show any abject symptoms until approximately four hours after first wearing the object \u2013 although some subjects have been affected instantly.\nWhenever SCP-1525-2 makes a conscious decision to undress, they will immediately assume themselves to be fully unclothed. SCP-1525-2 will remain oblivious to any clothing worn underneath their current layer (including the watch), despite any external stimuli, including the soaking through of said clothing and any verbal acknowledgement of the clothing. SCP-1525-2 will continue to remain ignorant of these layers until the removal of the watch.\nDiscovery log: SCP-1525 was discovered on 02/07/19\u2588\u2588. The object was retrieved from the body of a man who was found deceased in his own bed. He was found wearing seventeen layers of clothing (including seven pairs of socks, six pairs of gloves, seven scarves, two coats, seventeen shirts, six pairs of trousers and fourteen pairs of underwear), many of which were growing mould, especially the earliest layer which was heavily stained with what appeared to be [REDACTED]. The cause of death was declared to be an acute chest infection and severe inflammation of the trachea. Close relatives of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 claimed the object had been an old family heirloom, which the victim decided to wear after losing his personal watch. It is estimated from the mould's growth and spread, that the subject wore the watch for roughly two weeks before dying.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1524 | SCP-1525 | SCP-1526 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1526\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1526-1 are to be monitored by Foundation assets in their current locations. All attempts for these subjects to return to their place of origin are to be denied. Families and other associates are to be issued Class-C amnestics, and falsified records showing their move to their current location. Foundation personnel operating in diplomatic \"hot spots\" are to be notified of all SCP-1526 phenomena occuring in their area, and to be ready to place priority of their evacuation if their residence is threatened.\nDescription: SCP-1526 is a phenomenon affecting human subjects who have dual or multiple citizenship, and are residing in countries with a population of >2 million people.\nSubjects will be approached by a humanoid male, designated SCP-1526-A. Witnesses have described its appearance inconsistently, although it has always been described as wearing expensive-looking clothing and having several miniature flags pinned to its lapel. SCP-1526-A will then offer the subject a substantial sum of currency or other valuable items in exchange for one of their citizenships. The exact citizenship being sold is not specified, and if the subject does not agree to the sale, SCP-1526-A will depart.\nOnce they have agreed verbally to SCP-1526-A's terms, the subject will be instantaneously teleported to a location within one of the nations they are a citizen of. The nation they are teleported to will be the one with the lower population. Once within this nation, the subject will be unable to return to any territory controlled by the nation-state of their sold citizenship. When attempting to enter any such territory, such as overseas, through an ambassador or consulship, or through air travel, they will be unable to physically cross the borders. Attempting to do so will result in the subject meeting an invisible barrier. Vehicles containing the subject will be able to pass through, as will clothing worn by them. Currently, no subject affected by SCP-1526 has been in an area conquered, annexed, or otherwise acquired by their former nation.\nAt the same time that the subject is displaced, an entity (hereafter referred to as SCP-1526-1) will appear within the nation from which the subject sold their citizenship with documents identifying them as legal residents or permanent aliens residing within that country. Instances of SCP-1526-1 appear to be humanoids with varying appearances. However, the internal structure is radically different from those found in humans, being composed of alien physiology. Among the 31 currently contained SCP-1526-1 instances, several internal structures were found to be exceptionally notable, including:\n\nA human body which was entirely filled with carpeting fibers. Identified itself as \"Juan\" and had legal residency papers for the nation of Spain.\nHumanoid whose upper body constantly produce a thick, black smoke, which obscured their face and upper torso. Believed to be an instance of SCP-1362.\nHuman body was filled with 6,319 slug-like organisms of unknown composition. Was in possession of 6,319 temporary work visas for the nation of Austria. Work visas were found to be valid.\nInternal structure was entirely mechanical. Appeared to have no legal residency documentation. Note that the subject approached by SCP-1526-A had received a sum of only 175 Norwegian kroner.\nAn individual claiming to be a citizen of the Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams.\nSubject was a plastic mannequin with residency documents for the nation of Indonesia taped to its buttocks. Believed to be related to SCP-1526 phenomenon due to materializing within 200 meters of a subject affected by SCP-1526.\nA humanoid dressed in poorly-cut cloth approximation of black tactical gear and green uniform. Believed to be an instance of SCP-2771-1.\n\nAll instances of SCP-1526-1 have been found to be in possession of a version of this document.\n\nBILL OF SALE\nITEM BEING SOLD: One (1) Working Citizenship to a political entity within the ranges agreed to in previous dealings with this dealer. Further documentation can be found in CONTRACT 16-6. Employment is at the behest of the Buyer.\nSELLER: The Renmar Citizenship League and Reseller Corporation\nRECIPIENT: One(1) former Citizen of The Plane Where Eyes Cannot Follow, Open, Screaming Mouths\nThis Item is non-transferable. NO REFUNDS\nThe RCLRC is not responsible for the well-being or mental faculties of the recipient of this purchase. Buyers are to be aware that sudden changes in culture, atmosphere, language, mating patterns, consumption, and sudden body integrity failure should be researched before approaching the RCLRC and that the RCLRC are not responsible for educating the buyer on their destination.\n\nSCP-1526 was first noted when a subject affected by it attempted to return to her country of origin. During the flight, the subject was forced out of her seat and through the rear fuselage of the aircraft, resulting in her death; in the ensuing crash, 20 other passengers were killed, and 100 were injured. Foundation investigation into this subject revealed the SCP-1526 phenomenon, and as a result two instances of SCP-1526-1 were recovered.\nAs of 9/18/1979, SCP-1526 has been classified as Euclid.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1525 | SCP-1526 | SCP-1527 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Armed Site-245 and landing strip.\n\nItem #: SCP-1527\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1527 is contained within Zone-245, with Armed Site-245 attached to the southern perimeter. The perimeter wall is 1.1m x 7m and constructed of concrete. Outposts 245-A, B, and C are attached to the western, northern, and eastern perimeter sections respectively. No fewer than 50 armed personnel are to populate the facilities of Zone-245, and must man the perimeter wall daily, with chief attention to the hours between 2300 and 0500. Aerial patrols of Zone-245 and the outlying areas will be maintained nightly.\nAreas within Zone-245 are to be equipped with camouflaged surveillance, which must be repaired and replaced as necessary immediately following SCP-1527-1 activation events. The ground of Zone-245 will be laden with pressure sensors to avoid the possibility of a subterranean escape by SCP-1527-A. As permanent radio interference of the area must be maintained, this equipment will be connected to Armed Site-245 by subterranean cables.\nArmed personnel on-site are to terminate all SCP-1527-A instances produced by SCP-1527-1 activation events. Due to necessary radio interference, all on-site personnel must familiarize themselves with a series of strobe-light messages for use during activation events and combat periods. Aerial instances of SCP-1527-A are to be given precedence over all other types, and are to be engaged by Airspace-245 patrol units.\nDescription: SCP-1527 is a remote settlement in [REDACTED]. Upon discovery, it was devoid of human life, but bearing signs of recent habitation. The architecture of SCP-1527 consists mainly of an unidentified and currently indestructible white stone. Artifacts recovered from the settlement are consistent with those of human design but feature several unknown and presently indecipherable languages. SCP-1527 is believed to have been inhabited by individuals operating for or affiliated with the Serpent's Hand.\nSCP-1527-1 is a church or temple at the approximate center of the settlement. The architecture and artifacts of the building appear to be associated with several distinct religious bodies or practices. A clock tower rises from the structure's southern-facing wall, and contains a metallic bell of unknown composition. The bell and its peripheral architecture are likewise indestructible.\nOnce every 24 hours (at 12:25AM), the bell inside SCP-1527-1 will autonomously toll a variable number of times (this is considered to be the activation of SCP-1527-1). All efforts at impeding this event have failed. After this has ceased, a variable number of entities designated SCP-1527-A will manifest inside SCP-1527.\nSCP-1527-A resemble crustaceans, bearing an armored carapace, segmented limbs, and no identifiable \"head\". They are both slightly translucent and luminescent, producing a variable-color sheen. The entities possess an average size of roughly 1.5m x 2.7m x 2.9m, typically with 4-5 limbs. SCP-1527-A have been observed to spontaneously produce additional and fully functional appendages, including wings, clawed hands and arms (used for digging), and several orifices of unidentified purpose, though observations suggest usage in feeding.\nSCP-1527-A possess some telepathic capability, and are capable of inducing suggestibility, confusion, and compulsion in sapient targets at an approximate range of 50 meters. Due to prior tests with [REDACTED] it has been discovered that this telepathy is vulnerable to disruption from radio interference. After implementation of these protocols, incidents due to telepathic properties have been reduced by 78%.\nSCP-1527-A will attempt to breach Zone-245 through all available means, and do not demonstrate protective instincts or incentives in regards to fellow SCP-1527-A. While their exact intelligence level is unclear, they are to be considered adaptive hostiles due to previously observed maneuvers utilized against personnel. The carapaces of SCP-1527-A are resilient but not impregnable against conventional weaponry, for full details on termination protocols, see DOCUMENT-SCP-1527-A4.\nAddendum [1527-001]: Observation Log\nThe number of tolls generated by SCP-1527-1 was 5 upon discovery, the number has increased to 8 in the span of containment at Zone-245. Additionally, the number of SCP-1527-A instances produced by SCP-1527-1 activation events has increased from an average of \u2588 to \u2588\u2588 entities per event.\nAddendum [1527-002]: Incident Report\nDuring the activation event on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, a personnel stationed on the southern perimeter wall was telepathically attacked by an SCP-1527-A instance and transferred to Armed Site-245's quarantined medical bay. Approximately 23 minutes after said personnel's removal to the medical bay, they made the following utterances:\n\nWatching\u2026waiting to send the (the following words match no known language)\u2026not the shells, the shells are just\u2026just eyes eyes eyes eyes eyes are supposed to see not eat not eat-\n\nThe remainder of the speech is unintelligible vocal sounds. Personnel recovered 4 hours later and claims to not remember the events after the attack.\nAddendum [1527-003]: Recovered Materials\nThe following letter was discovered beside the corpse (believed to have self-terminated) of a Serpent's Hand member in SCP-1527.\n\nI can see you coming, but I doubt you'll get through this door for hours, and I will be long gone before that happens: I'm not interested in becoming another pet of yours.\nBut there's still some good you can do.\nAll creators with a mortal mind (I cannot speak for greater beings) need a sense of curiosity, and for that, they need something to inspire them. Our Bellmaker drew upon all the worlds in the expanse of chaos as his inspiration. When his bell tolled, the skies above our town gave way to fantastic places even we could scarcely understand. The bell would toll twelve times a day, each toll would open passages to different places. Even those that did not travel the pathways of the bell could look upon the places and visions in the sky and bask in their majesty.\nThe Hand, as you know them, sought the aid of the Bellmaker to reach places even they could not reach. He agreed, naturally: he closed his pathways to no one. They told me of you, when they came. They told me that you would lock him and his bell away, close the passages to us. I could not let such a thing happen, I joined them, to protect the places in the sky.\nBut it appears now that there is no other option.\nFor so long, our Bellmaker drew upon inspiration in the sky, but he was ever curious, ever searching for inspiration yet untapped. Eventually, he came upon the edge worlds. Of course he could not help but be enthralled. [REDACTED], [REDACTED], you know them by different names, of course, but you also know exactly why my pen quivers simply from writing about those places. I do not know what happened to him out there, but I knew what he sought when he returned.\nEmotions are as wide and varied as the universe, but those of us that have seen as much of the universe as we have know which is the most powerful of all: fear. Abstract and uncomprehending terror, that is what he had seen, and he had become dependent on it for inspiration. He began to bring in the things he had seen out there, and the terror of the people in our town became his inspiration.\nSo we banished him to the very worlds he had become so attached to, and it pained us to see him depart, as twisted as he had become. However, even as we grieved his loss, the bell tolled once again, and once again sublime terror arose on our doorstep. From the edge worlds, the Bellmaker still commanded the power of the bell, and he made it toll every night. We could not destroy the bell, or even the tower itself, we do not know what he did, but he must have foreseen his banishment and prepared the bell for our inevitable attempt to destroy it. So we did all we could to stop the things that came\u2026the Opal Shells, we call them. A mundane monstrosity, but still formidable in their own right. We should consider ourselves lucky it was just them. We do not know why the Bellmaker brought only those creatures from the edge worlds, given what lies out there, but we can hope that he simply cannot create passages that can bear them.\nWe had everyone evacuate the town, my friends will take care of them. I opted to remain behind to ensure that you got here and were informed. Everything is said, and now, Jailers, it is time for you to do what you do best.\n-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nThose with Level 5 Clearance may see Secure-File-Thanatos-1527 for further information.\nAddendum [1527-004]: Incident Report\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, during the SCP-1527-1 activation event, SCP-1527-1 tolled 11 times, surpassing the previously recorded total. No SCP-1527-A entities were produced by the event; the reason for this is unclear.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1526 | SCP-1527 | SCP-1528 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Sample of SCP-1528 in container, during initial recovery on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\n\nItem #: SCP-1528\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All samples of SCP-1528 are to be kept in air-tight containers under restricted access at Site-77 in Storage Locker 662. Approval of the project command authority is required for testing. When in containment, SCP-1528 is not to be stored in containers with any complex or easily broken opening mechanisms. When being tested, a small amount should be stored in an aerosol dispersal system. Testing of SCP-1528 with additional anomalous objects has been approved on a case by case basis.\nThe Foundation is currently in possession of 648 mL of SCP-1528.\nDescription: SCP-1528 is a blue liquid similar in appearance to commercial bleach-based cleaning products. When in liquid form, SCP-1528 has no anomalous properties. However, it retains properties expected of bleach-based cleaning solutions, and as such should be given caution when in transit.\nThe first sample of SCP-1528 was originally obtained on \u2588\u2588 July 1983 at an urban flea market from a vendor who advertised it as a \"fix-all\". Since then, samples of SCP-1528 have been discovered in various places, quantities, and containers with little to no pattern. Areas where SCP-1528 is usually found include flea markets, local-based grocery stores, and one spontaneous appearance in a Foundation maintenance personnel's storage area.\nWhen dispersed in aerosol form and inhaled by a subject, SCP-1528 has an immediate, powerful psychological effect. If any object is perceived as flawed or broken by the subject, and perceived to have SCP-1528 applied to it, the subject will undergo a sensory or cognitive shift that is applied to their entire consciousness in order to correct the object's flaw. This effect does not subside until the subject is unconscious. For additional details, please refer to the Addendum.\nAddendum: SCP-1528 summary testing log.\nProcedure: Subject requested to apply 5 mL of SCP-1528 to the object.\nSubject: D-67365\nObject: Illustration, hung on wall.\nObject flaw: Illustration was hung crooked, at approximately 20\u00b0 off-center.\nResult: Subject tilted to the side and immediately lost his balance. The subject appeared to believe that the building was slanted to the side at a 20\u00b0 angle. While affected by SCP-1528, subject was not able to recall a time when the world was not tilted at a 20\u00b0 angle.\nSubject: D-67365\nObject: Illustration of a landscape.\nObject flaw: Colors of landscape features inverted. (Yellow grass, Red-orange sky, etc.)\nResult: Subject temporarily experienced extreme confusion and visual disorientation, followed by a return to normal behavior. Subject did not report any abnormal effects, but it is believed that their ability to see color was inverted by SCP-1528.\nSubject: D-67365\nObject: Music and speaker system, playing \"Ana Ng\" by They Might Be Giants.\nObject flaw: Song played at double speed.\nResult: Subject began moving at an increased speed proportional to the tempo of the song's playback. Upon interview, expressed annoyance at \"slow movements\" of researchers.\nSubject: D-67365\nObject: Thermometer\nObject flaw: Incorrectly calibrated 30\u00b0C cooler\nResult: Subject's body temperature immediately began rising. Subject complained of extreme pain due to cold, and fell unconscious after 31.2 seconds; the body appeared to undergo symptoms similar to heat stroke. Analysis showed that at this time, D-67365's body temperature was much higher than normal. After 15 minutes, D-67365 expired due to the extreme change in body heat.\nSubject: D-76290\nObject: Human subject(D-67431)\nObject flaw: D-67431's face has been severely disfigured.\nResult: D-76290 was repulsed at any subject attempting to interact with her, describing their faces and bodies as being \"wrong.\" When exposed to a reflection, D-76290 refused to believe that their face was being reflected, and became aggressive. Further testing on human recognition has been scheduled by Dr. Gillespie.\nFor additional tests, see Experiment Log 1528.\nAddendum-2: Additional testing.\nSubject: Dr. Boyd\nObject: 62-Page Document detailing the specifications of the theory of Special Relativity.\nObject flaw: None inherent; before working for the SCP Foundation, Dr. Boyd, who is not a physicist, had expressed skepticism concerning special relativity.\nNote: Test resulted from accidental exposure.\nResult: Dr. Boyd attempted to steady himself on a nearby desk, before collapsing into unconsciousness. This quickly alerted personnel to his presence. Security Officer Fish restrained Dr. Boyd, and he was moved to the medical ward. Dr. Boyd reported he experienced the \"rapid upwards acceleration of the whole building.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1527 | SCP-1528 | SCP-1529 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Body of a hiker encountered by SCP-1529 on the northern ridge in 19\u2588\u2588. Photo taken 17 hours after contact.\n\nItem #: SCP-1529\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1529's native environment is to be kept under telescope and satellite surveillance whenever weather and daylight permit. Year-round telescope surveillance is to be conducted from the Foundation's permanent monitoring stations in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Nepal and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, People's Republic of China. As early in the year as weather permits, a Foundation front company, South Chomolungma Portage, shall establish forward monitoring stations at base camp on the northern and southern ascents, and at the higher camps as weather permits (with the exception of Camp VI on the northern ascent and Camp IV on the southern), to be maintained until weather conditions force the evacuation of the mountain for the season. When SCP-1529 is active, telescope surveillance will be conducted by means of an automatic telescope with a video feed playing at seven seconds delay to avoid a repeat of Incident 1529-2. When necessary and safe, surveillance shall be conducted by airplane or helicopter.\nThe Foundation shall liaise with civilian expedition coordinators as necessary to prevent attempts on the summit when SCP-1529 is active. The bodies of any hikers who encounter SCP-1529 are to be removed from the mountain as soon as possible for autopsy and disposal. All SCP-1529 related casualties shall be attributed to natural causes relating to altitude sickness and hypothermia. Any survivors and/or witnesses are to be debriefed and administered a Class-B amnestic.\nMobile Task Force Psi-29029, (\"Alpine Echo\") shall remain on standby at all times at the Foundation monitoring station in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. During tours of duty, all members of the MTF shall remain at all times in a pressurized environment acclimatized to 7,900 meters above sea level. In the event that a recurrence of Incident 1529-1 occurs, Alpine Echo shall deploy to the mountain by helicopter and attempt Procedure Boukreev.\nDescription: SCP-1529 is a humanoid individual residing near the summit of Mt. Everest in Nepal, above the 8,000 meter \"death zone\" mark where human acclimatization is believed to be impossible. SCP-1529 appears to be of average height and weight and is dressed head to toe in what resembles standard mountaineering wear and boots, colored white. SCP-1529's face is entirely obscured by the hood of its parka and what appears to be an oversized pair of opaque black mountain goggles. SCP-1529 has never been observed to wear any other clothes. As very few living people have observed SCP-1529 except through a telescope, it is not known whether its coverings are clothes or part of its body, or what it may look like underneath (except as per Interview 1529-1).\nThe Foundation became aware of SCP-1529 in the 1970s when annual expeditions to the summit of Mt. Everest became commonplace, and rumors began to circulate in the mountaineering community about a \"monster\" near the summit. Photographs found undeveloped in George Mallory's1 camera after the discovery of his remains in 1999 indicate that SCP-1529 was present and active by the time of his attempt on the summit, and was not then significantly different in appearance than it is today. (Foundation media assets have reported that Mallory's camera was never found, and that his death was the result of a fall.)\nDuring periods when daylight is sufficient and cloud cover allows for surveillance of the mountain, SCP-1529 is on average observable \u2588\u2588% of the time. For \u2588\u2588% of that time, SCP-1529 is \"inactive\", and lies or sits motionless. Recorded periods of inactivity have extended from 17 minutes to (possibly) 8 months; median period of inactivity is 23.4 days. When \"active\", SCP-1529 can be observed to climb about the upper reaches of the mountain and summit in no discernible direction. SCP-1529 has never been observed to use any tools or climbing aids other than its hands or feet, and while travelling along established climbing routes will ignore the existence of guide ropes or ladders that have been installed by previous climbers. SCP-1529 has demonstrated an ability to climb or descend sections of the mountain's face believed impassable to conventional mountaineers, has never been observed to fall or lose its grip, and is seemingly unencumbered by sub-zero temperatures, high winds, thin air, or low atmospheric pressure. The cause of its becoming active or inactive is unknown, and shows no correlation to weather, time of day, traffic up the mountain, season, or time of year. SCP-1529 has never been observed to descend below the 8,000 meter mark (except as per Incident 1529-1.) Documented periods of activity have extended from 3 hours to (possibly) 6 days; median documented period is 15.2 hours. Nighttime observation of SCP-1529 has thus far proved impossible. Infrared imaging has shown no difference in temperature between SCP-1529 and the surrounding mountainside.\nIf human climbers ascend past the 8,000 meter mark while SCP-1529 is active, it will attempt to make its way towards them and interpose itself between them and the summit or camp. SCP-1529 seems to prefer to target solo climbers or climbers that are significantly ahead of or behind the rest of their group, but will target individuals within a group if such an opportunity does not present itself. Once SCP-1529 is within eyesight of a traveller it will attempt to gain his/her attention and cause the traveller to make eye contact with it, which induces a hypnotic effect in the victim. The victim finds it very difficult to break eye contact with SCP-1529 and will begin to feel very warm and comfortable, and enticed to sit down and relax. Once the climber has stopped moving, SCP-1529 will close range with the climber and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Death from hypothermia appears to occur within 1-2 hours of making eye contact with SCP-1529, much more quickly than is typical for climbers stuck near the summit. After death, SCP-1529's victims experience an extremely accelerated state of decay: after several hours or days, bodies have become rotted and mummified in levels comparable to bodies that have lain exposed on the mountain for several decades.\nOf the approximately 220 people who have died in the high altitudes of Everest since 1924, SCP-1529 is believed to have accounted for at least \u2588\u2588\u2588. \u2588 people have survived encounters with SCP-1529, almost all (except as per Interview 1529-1) due to another mountaineer assisting the victim before SCP-1529 made physical contact. SCP-1529 does not appear to be capable of entrancing more than one climber at a time; however, physical encounters between SCP-1529 and more than one person have been noted to lead to [DATA EXPUNGED]. Purpose and motivation for SCP-1529's behavior is unknown; see Interview 1529-1 for speculation.\nINCIDENT 1529-1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, SCP-1529 entered Camp V on the northern approach, at 7,775 meters, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. \u2588\u2588 casualties occurred, including both Foundation personnel operating the Camp V monitoring post. Foundation assets in the media attributed the deaths to a sudden storm and poor planning on the part of expedition coordinator \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who was among the deceased. SCP-1529 had not been under observation at the time due to its having entered active phase sometime during the night, and had not yet been located on telescope. To date this is the first and only documented instance of SCP-1529 travelling below the 8,000 meter mark or entering any camp while inhabited.\nINCIDENT 1529-2: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in the permanent facility in China, engaged in telescope surveillance of SCP-1529 while it was active near the summit of the mountain. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reported that SCP-1529, while facing in the direction of the base, looked directly in the direction of the telescope. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 immediately reported symptoms consistent with an SCP-1529 encounter and reported that SCP-1529 had begun descending the mountain in the direction of the permanent facility. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was unable to pull himself away from the telescope and had to be manually restrained and sedated 17 minutes after beginning of encounter, whereupon he was rushed to facility sickbay and found to have a core body temperature of 27\u00b0C and signs of frostbite in the fingers and toes, despite having remained indoors at a room temperature of 24 \u00b0C for the duration of the encounter. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who attempted to resume surveillance after \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's illness, found SCP-1529 still descending the mountain and encountered similar symptoms. Telescope surveillance was discontinued until \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, when aerial surveillance confirmed that SCP-1529 had ceased to descend and had entered an inactive state.\nINTERVIEW LOG 1529-1\n\n+ Show log\n\n- Hide log\n\nInterviewed: L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, hereafter \"L.\"\nInterviewer: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, L. was reportedly killed during an encounter with SCP-1529 when it abruptly became active shortly after L. had reached the mountain's summit. However, L. was found alive when another team reached his position nearly two days later, and was removed safely from the mountain. He required fingertip and toe amputations due to frostbite, but is otherwise making a full recovery. The following is an excerpt from L.'s debriefing prior to his discharge from hospital.\n<Begin Log>\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Tell me about what happened when you encountered the creature.\nL.: It can't have been more than ten minutes after I left the summit, about 1300. That's the hardest part of the climb. You've reached the top and you're exhilarated and proud of yourself, and then you realize you've just done the most difficult thing you've ever done in your life - and you have to do it all over again, right now, backwards, or you'll end up like Green Boots.2 The others were five or six meters ahead of me - I'd been delayed a moment to adjust my hood. That's when I saw it come over the ridge.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What was your reaction when you first saw it?\nL.: Surprised, to say the least. We hadn't been told there was anyone else climbing to the top that day. I thought he must have come over from the other side, or gotten left behind by his mates. I shouted and waved my hands in the air to try and get his attention.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened when you got its attention?\nL.: 'E looked right at me, and that's when it started. I suddenly felt\u2026 happy? Relieved? It was like right away all the pain and the soreness and the chill was gone. I didn't have blisters on my feet and I could feel the tip of my nose again. It was like I was back in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 kicking up my feet by the fireplace, like I could forget all my worries and enjoy a well-deserved rest. But\u2026\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026But?\nL.: It didn't feel right. Have you ever heard of paradoxical undressing? When your body starts to cool down, really cool down, your blood vessels dilate and you start to feel like you're warming up. So you start tearing off your clothes because you feel like you're burning up and you need to cool off - and the next thing anyone knows, you're naked and frozen to death curled up in a snow bank. I had a mate who went that way in '98. As far as I know he's still curled up next to the Hillary Step.3\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So you believed you were imagining it.\nL.: Right. So I tried to shrug it off, but I couldn't take my eyes off the man who'd started climbing up towards me. And that's when it all went to shit.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How so?\nL.: Right away all that warmth and comfort was gone. Suddenly I felt cold - colder than I'd been before. Colder than I had a right to be. I couldn't feel my fingers or my face. My lips felt cracked and frozen. I tried to breathe and it was like my lungs were full of water. My legs cramped up and next thing I knew I was down. My mates were almost thirty meters off by now. I tried to yell to them but all that came out was a whisper. I looked up and that man - that thing - was still coming.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How long did it take for it to reach you?\nL.: An hour? I'm not sure. I couldn't see my watch and I don't think I could've made sense of it anyway. I managed to get my arms on the ground but I couldn't push myself to my feet. It was getting to the point that even if I could right myself I wouldn't be able to make it back to camp before nightfall. I was starting to think I wasn't making it off the mountain at all - but what worried me more was the man. The closer he got to me, I started to feel something in the back of my head - something primal, and menacing, and above all, hateful.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened when it reached you?\nL.: It grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me up to face it. I was looking right into those goggles, those eyes\u2026\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Were they goggles or eyes?\nL.: Neither. Both. I don't know. But it was like I could see things in them. Not see them, so much\u2026 more like feel them. Images and feelings in the back of my mind. Rage, and joy, and\u2026 confusion.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Confusion?\nL.: I don't think it was used to people resisting it. It asked me a question.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It spoke?\nL.: Not words, so much. I could hear it, but not with my ears. I saw images of people - people sitting back in hot tubs, laying by a crackling fire, sunning themselves on the beach. Warm, happy people. But I knew their faces. They were faces I'd seen in books, and in pictures, and people I'd seen on the way up the mountain who I hadn't seen on the way down. I saw Green Boots! People still lying face-down somewhere in the death zone. And I heard its question.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Which was?\nL.: \"You would refuse my gift?\"\n(L. became very troubled at this point in the interview and was silent for some time.)\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Go on.\nL.: I could barely make sense of anything that was going on\u2026 but I knew that this thing in front of me was a bigger threat than any storm or any snow drift. Moving my lips was harder than anything I've ever done\u2026 but I did, and I told it \"Yes.\"\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did it respond?\nL.: I saw more images. Images of those same people, lying in the snow, already half-dead. I could tell I was looking at them from its perspective. It was [DATA EXPUNGED] them. I could've been sick. It didn't say anything to me in words so much - but it was angry at me. It was offended, outraged, shocked. It was trying to tell me I'd been ungrateful - and instead of relaxing peacefully while it [DATA EXPUNGED] I'd have to feel every minute of it. I asked it, \"Why are you doing this?\"\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did it say then?\nL.: It mocked me.\n(L. is silent again.)\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Just a few more questions, please. How did it mock you?\nL.: It\u2026 it showed me another one of its victims. Probably the first one. Mallory. 1924. I'd have known that face like my own mother's, but I'd never seen it in that kind of detail before\u2026 or in that condition. He was on his stomach. Weak. Frostbitten. Dying. He was waving and hollering at the thing as I watched it approach from its own perspective. It looked him in the eyes and it [DATA EXPUNGED]. It made me watch every second until it was done. I think watching it was worse than living it would've been. And then it told me\u2026\n(L. is silent.)\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Told you what?\nL.: \"Because it's there.\"4\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened next?\nL.: I wasn't going to let [DATA EXPUNGED] happen to me. It was holding me up, so I had just enough strength to ball up my fist. I punched it. Hard as I could, every last ounce of strength I had. Right in the goggles. They cracked. I could see what was behind them.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What was that?\nL.: [DATA EXPUNGED] I don't remember much after that. I must have gotten into my bivvy bag somehow because that's how they found me.\n\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: After L.'s encounter with SCP-1529, it was not observed, active or inactive, for 5 months, 17 days, 19 hours. Upon next observation, its goggles showed no signs of damage or wear. L. passed away on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. Foundation media assets have reported that the cause of death was due to complications from childhood exposure to asbestos. An autopsy performed by the Foundation indicated that L. was suffering extreme hypothermia, frostbite, and cerebral edema at the time of his death. L. had retired from mountaineering following the SCP-1529 encounter and had not travelled more than 500 meters above sea level in the 12 months preceding his death.\n\n- Hide log\n\nADDENDUM: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, aerial surveillance picked up an image of an individual of similar appearance to SCP-1529 near the summit of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. As the government of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has prohibited mountaineering, threat to normalcy is negligible at this time. Aerial and satellite surveillance of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 will continue on a regular basis until permanent monitoring stations can be established.\n\nFootnotes\n1. English mountaineer who perished in 1924 after possibly becoming the first man to reach the summit of Everest\n2. Nickname given to the body of Tsewang Paljor, who \u2014 while wearing a distinctive bright green pair of mountain boots \u2014 collapsed and died on the main trail along the northern approach in 1996.\n3. A sheer rock face near the summit on the southeast approach, named for Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to successfully traverse it in 1953.\n4. Quote attributed to Mallory in the New York Times, 1923, when asked why he wanted to climb Everest.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1528 | SCP-1529 | SCP-1530 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1530, Post-Incident 1530-B.\n\nItem #: SCP-1530\nObject Class: Euclid; Previously Safe.\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1530 is currently contained 120 meters from Site-09. A 3 meter high chain-link fence is to surround the perimeter of SCP-1530 (20 by 20 meters), and is to be displayed as government property to discourage trespassers. Request to use forced entry to access SCP-1530 pending.\nAs of 3/10/88, SCP-1530-2 and -3 are to be kept in separate humanoid containment chambers. Required furnishing only includes bedding, though any requests from SCP-1530-2 and -3 may be submitted to Head Researcher Reich for consideration. Tranquilizers are to be utilized upon any signs of distress from either instance. Interviews are to be conducted through D-Class personnel, and must be approved by two Level 3 Personnel. SCP-1530-1 is currently kept on life support and provided with medical attention.\nDescription: SCP-1530 is a two-story abandoned house located in the [REDACTED] Forest. The exterior of the building shows wear and weathering consistent with long term negligence. All entryways have been barricaded from the interior, preventing personnel access.\nSCP-1530 will occasionally emit various sounds from within. When this occurs, its windows and front door will repeatedly slam open and close. The following sounds have been recorded from SCP-1530:\n\nBarking and whining from a dog.\nYowling from a domestic cat.\nSmashing and crushing of materials such as glass and wood.\nScreaming and cursing from a male human estimated to be around 40 to 50 years in age.\n\nSCP-1530 was discovered during the search for D-2934, after testing with SCP-249. His tracking device indicated that he had entered SCP-1530, though immediately stopped transmitting readings 16 seconds after entry. Communication with D-2934 and other entities within SCP-1530 has proven ineffective.\nAddendum 1530-B: During an active phase of SCP-1530, security personnel noticed that the front door of SCP-1530 did not open. It was then noted that the front entryway was unlocked, and Agent Bertke and Agent Montalvo were sent in accordingly.\n\n<Begin Log: 2:24 pm>\nDr. Reich: You are now clear to enter.\nAgent Bertke: Understood.\n[Agent Bertke and Montalvo enter a living room, with a set of stairs to the left. A portion of what is assumed to be a bedroom is visible across the hall on the right. Agents begins to approach while preparing firearms.]\nAgent Montalvo: Ugh, nasty. There's dust and shit everywhere. It's covering the floor, the furniture, everything. None of this stuff was touched in a while. Kinda strange, considering that we've been hearing this stuff being broken for days.\nAgent Bertke: The furniture itself looks pretty old, 70's stuff\u2026 Hey, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nAgent Montalvo: Hm? What?\nAgent Bertke: There's a small patch of dried blood, next to these stairs. Almost missed it, looks like someone forgot to clean up after themselves.\nAgent Montalvo: Big surprise. Who wouldn't expect to find blood in another one of those generic spooky houses like this?\nControl: Agents, please keep moving.\n[As Agent Bertke and Montalvo enter the living room, barking can be heard as well as coughing and hacking.]\nAgent Bertke: What the fuck? There's a cat and a dog, I think? They're just\u2026 sitting there.\nAgent Montalvo: Hold up, there's a man here\u2014 Jesus.\n[D-2934 is seen to be severely injured with a multitude of scratches and tears in the epidermis, most notably on the face. A domestic cat and dog are both standing on the man and are also injured.]\nD-2934: Hahaha, you guys finally showed up! Welcome to my new home!\n<End Log: 2:27 pm>\n\nRevised Description (4/18/90): SCP-1530-1 is a Caucasian man of approximately fifty years in age, formerly D-2934. He was found with several injuries to the eyes and chest, as well as mutilation of the genitalia and several tears on the lips. All injuries originated from SCP-1530-2 and SCP-1530-3. SCP-1530-1 displays no anomalous properties, but was found alive inside SCP-1530. SCP-1530-1 is currently recovering in Foundation custody, and is also being treated for delusional behavior.\nSCP-1530-2 is a male calico1 cat. SCP-1530-2 has sustained two major injuries: A large laceration on the underside, exposing SCP-1530-2's abdominal cavity, and the removal of SCP-1530-2's lips. It also displays an anomalous anatomy, specifically in areas afflicted by its injuries. This includes increased mass in the mandible, as well as in the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. It also lacks a caudal vertebrae. The muscle system corresponds with the anomalous areas, showing alterations in the serratus nagnus, lattisimus dorsi, masseter muscle, and zigomaticus.\nSCP-1530-3 is a female Beagle, a lower classification of Canis lupus familiaris. Its injuries include mutilation of one eye and lacerations across the back, rendering the former non-functional. SCP-1530-3 contains one anomaly, regarding its lack of lungs and liver. The absence of both organs does not affect its living ability.\nBoth SCP-1530-2 and SCP-1530-3's injuries do not appear to recover, causing continuous pain. SCP-1530-3 displays polarized behavior, as it will act hostile towards its environment for several minutes before suddenly becoming timid. SCP-1530-2 also displays this trait, and will act with either apathy or hostility. SCP-1530-2 and SCP-1530-3 both display sapience, but only SCP-1530-2 has willingly communicated with personnel upon initial containment; this is accomplished by scratching words onto a material with its claws, due to damage to its vocal chords.\nInterview Log 1530-B: The following is the interview conducted after SCP-1530-2's intelligence was recognized.\n\n<Begin Log, 6:30 pm>\n\nAgent Mode: Why did you attack that D-Class?\nSCP-1530-2: It's quite simple, really. He's the real danger. Was, that is to say.\nAgent Mode: So you're saying that it was him that hurt you and SCP-1530-3?\nSCP-1530-2: [3 second pause] Yes. It was him. He hurt us, and he killed Josephine. He hurt me and Willow.\nAgent Mode: Who is Josephine?\nSCP-1530-2: She kept us. We were her family, the only ones there for her. She ignored our terms to serve, she simply wanted company. I understand why Ananias would give her the oath. She was the only master [SCP-1530-2 crosses out the word.] one we had\u2026 ugh, I feel sick, spewing all these compliments. I miss her, that's all.\nAgent Mode: Alright. Do you know where this 'Josephine' is?\nSCP-1530-2: I haven't a clue. When he intruded, we were occupied, and didn't see where the man placed her. I would assume he put her upstairs.\nAgent Mode: Thank you for your cooperation. We'll take care of the body, if we find it.\n[7 second pause, while SCP-1530-2 paws at its intestines.]\nSCP-1530-2: Please do. She's needed this, years ago.\n<End Log, 6:58 pm>\n\nSCP-1530-2 has refused to elaborate further on said statements, and no interview is possible at the time. It is assumed SCP-1530-3 is also sapient and capable of communication, but is currently non-responsive to all personnel.\nAddendum 1530-C: The second floor of SCP-1530 contained various pieces of furniture standard for a rural home. A corpse of an unidentifiable female was also found in the bedroom closet, holding a journal containing various dates and entries. A black envelope was also found within the journal, containing a letter bearing paw prints from both SCP-1530-2 and SCP-1530-3. All individuals that attempt to read the textual portion of the letter claim that is impossible to do so, though they are unable to explain why.\n\n2/1/197\u2588\nIt's a cold day. I keep thinking that there's something walking from the woods, to share a meal by the fire. The cold is scratching at the windows, and I'm alone. But after all that I've faced, I don't care. I've made a home, and it will stay my home for as long as I can keep it.\n2/2/197\u2588\nThis envelope with paw-prints and notes inside: the one artifact from\u2026 Ananias. I guess I've already been there and back, haven't I?\nNow, I've finally decided to use it. It'll take a while, but it shouldn't be any trouble to conjure the two entities attached to the prints. Maybe I'll get lucky, and they'll be able to speak. It'll be nice to learn how to converse again.\n3/7/197\u2588\nTheir names are Salix and Willow. One wily and sharp; the other one silent, a follower.\nSalix looks upon me as \"an old ex-wife which I can laugh at in the gutter.\" Coming off as old is the last thing I want. I'll be sure to work on that.\nWillow is quiet. Reminds me of when things were simpler. Damn nostalgia, dying behind me wherever I go.\n3/21/197\u2588\nThey don't want to do anything. They acknowledge me when I give them meals, but they spend their time alone. I'll let them take their time, they'll get bored eventually.\nI sincerely hope this doesn't end with either one of them becoming like Ashton. All by himself, alone in that cave, too stubborn to admit his losses. All he does now is play his games.\nOn another note, I don't see why re-performing the ritual monthly is necessary to retain their servitude. I'm sure it's for their benefit.\n3/29/197\u2588\nI've just discovered they are both bound by literally hundreds of rules. I've gone and switched some around; physical contact, escape routes, and no heir created from death. I don't know if I enforced this upon them on accident. Hopefully this'll make things easier.\n4/1/197\u2588\nThe sky was bright. Strolled outside, the trees crinkled their greetings. It was nice to see Willow enjoying the sun, while Salix moped along beside me. Seeing how nice it is outside, I don't understand why I can't just become a part of it.\n\u2026The Hunters are taking an awfully long time to find me. I wonder if they think I've died.\n9/13/197\u2588\nI haven't the time to write, they're waiting for me outside. A hike, a hike is what we've planned.\n10/28/197\u2588\nIt's a cold day. They're both asleep by the fire, its radiating glow. The cold is pawing at the windows, but I am not without a family.\n\nThe following note was found on the last page at the end of the notebook.\n\na man dressed in orange and numbers from the woods, he intruded upon me.\nhe was scared. scared, lost, and alone.\nhe was me, before.\nthat's why I let him get me, see? I've given up running. That's why I couldn't kill him, yes? Maybe he didn't lose hope yet\nbut now, I'm sorry.\nI'm sorry we never got to leave together,\neven if it was to be only us three, all those I knew had already disappeared\nand I'm sorry for leaving the two of you for them. One day you'll be free. I love you both.\n\nOn the reverse side of the entry:\n\nAnd to the Hunters, if they find this:\nDo what you want. Don't hurt Salix and Willow, your agent has already hurt them. I'm sure they'll repay him, at least.\nYou've chased and killed people like me for so long. Even when a shred of normality began to show from me, you still tracked me down. What do you want from me? From the hundreds like me? Not all of us want to use our power for ourselves. Greed is not inherent.\nFuck you and your containment. You steal freedom. You deceive and lie. You destroy. I never even got to say goodbye\n\nFootnotes\n1. Current research into SCP-1530-2's genetic structure is ongoing, concerning its coloring.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1529 | SCP-1530 | SCP-1531 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1531\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1531 is stored in Containment Vault 14 at Site-92. Disclosing the exact nature or effect of SCP-1531 to those lacking compartmentalized clearance 2/1531 (further referred to as CC2/1531) is strictly forbidden. At the moment, accepted testing subjects include any volunteers having CC2/1531, as well as D-class currently involved in testing, who are, for the duration, exempt from monthly termination. Requests involving introducing additional test subjects are to be made according to Protocol-1531-A.\nDescription: SCP-1531 is a standard issue polygraph of indeterminate make. Its metal casing possesses an etching in French that translates to \"Themis is blind; who leads her to the light?\", but visually the device is otherwise unremarkable. When a subject (a human being, age 12 or older) has its sensors affixed to their skin and is asked a question they are able to understand, the following happens:\n\nSubject answers the question, usually orally, but when that method is restricted, writing, gesticulating, or blinking in Morse code have been used. Subjects do not recall sensing compulsion or any outside influence to do so.\nSCP-1531 prints output consistent visually with standard polygraphs, but indicating the falsity of the answer.\n\nSCP-1531 does not seem to rely on the subject's blood pressure, respiration, or skin conductivity, and instead determines whether the answer is factually true or false, by as of yet unknown means. To date, no way to deceive the object has been found, including sedatives, standard issue amnestics (with and without false memory implants), or memetic scramble.\nNote from Head Researcher Steiner:\n\nPeople don't seem to understand the sheer importance of what we are dealing with. No other interrogation method is even remotely as efficient. Far too often, the Foundation resorts to methods and substances that are more than questionable and less than reliable, and we are all aware that our enemies can do far worse. Imagine the potential security breach if it falls in the hands of someone who has an agent under Omega-level amnestic and knows how to ask all the right questions. Even the knowledge of the possibility for existence of such an object is to be kept secret from anyone we do not completely trust. For that purpose, I insist on updating security measures.\n\nRequest granted. Protocol-1531-A updated. Additional screening for CC2/1531 is to be enacted directly under control of Site Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 or any personnel of equal or higher clearance. - O5-\u2588\n\n+ Addendum 1531-1: Test logs\n\n- Hide\n\nTest 1531-11\n\nInterviewed: D-16891\nInterviewer: Researcher Steiner\nForeword: D-16891 told to lie without warning the researcher. Researcher is completely unfamiliar with D-16891's personnel file.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Steiner: 16891, what is your name?\nD-16891: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.Dr. Steiner: Your age?\nD-16891: Turned 33 recently.Dr. Steiner: What is your birthplace?\nD-16891: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, sir.\n<End Log>\nNote: The \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 village is legally considered a part of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 city since 2003, both parties were unaware of that. This is marked as the first indication that SCP-1531 does not rely on the knowledge of the test subject alone.\n\nTest 1531-19\n\nInterviewed: D-51232\nInterviewer: Researcher Steiner\nForeword: D-51232 instructed to tell only the truth\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Steiner: What is the reason for your initial incarceration, D-51232?\nD-51232: 105 part two.Note: According to Criminal Code of Russia, 105 pt.2 is aggravated murder, which the subject was found guilty of.\nDr. Steiner: Details about the murder, please. Which murder weapon was used?\nD-51232: I don't fucking know!Dr. Steiner: What do you mean by that?\nD-51232: I didn't kill nobody, that pig framed me!\nNote: This is consistent with the subject's statements in court. Even after being found guilty beyond reasonable doubt, the subject pled not guilty.Dr. Steiner: 51232, I recall we told you not to lie.\nD-51232: [silence]\nDr. Steiner: 51232, continue.\nD-51232: [silence]\nNote: the subject continued to keep silence until a direct question was asked. First indication that it's impossible to state anything that is not an answer to a question while under the influence of SCP-1531.\nDr. Steiner: Why are you silent?\nD-51232: I can't say.<End Log>\n\nTest 1531-23\n\nInterviewed: D-24513\nInterviewer: Researcher Quincy\nForeword: D-24513 possesses poor knowledge of mathematics and below average arithmetic skills\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Quincy: How much is two plus two?\nD-24513: Four.Dr. Quincy: Seven plus seven?\nD-24513: Eleven.Dr. Quincy: Sure about that?\nD-24513: It was a joke, doc.Dr. Quincy: Now, what's the remainder of 23512 divided by 7?\nD-24513: I don't know what the fuck that means.Dr. Quincy: Guess a digit?\nD-24513: Six?Dr. Quincy: Correct. Let us try multiplication. Six by seven?\nD-24513: Fifty two.Note: 6 x 7 is indeed 52 in base 8.\n\n<End Log>\n\nTest 1531-117\n\nInterviewed: D-16891\nInterviewer: Researcher Earhart\nForeword: 13th test on effects of speech impairments. Full-body restraint, mouth gag, muscle relaxant injected into eyelids to prevent blinking.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Earhart: D-16891, what is the capital of Great Britain?\nD-16891 struggles against restraint to no avail for 10 minutes. Sensors removed, no change in effect. Mouth gag removed\nD-16891: LONDON! Doc, that's torture.\nSensors reattached.\nDr. Earhart: What do you mean by torture?\nD-16891: My brain screams at me to answer somehow, it's loud as shit when it goes past the ears.Dr. Earhart: I think we already determined you don't feel any compulsion. Who are you trying to deceive?\nD-16891: I keep telling you every fucking time that thing forces me to answer.<End Log>\n\nTest 1531-335\n\nInterviewed: Agent F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewer: Head Researcher Steiner\nForeword: Screening test.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Steiner: Yeah, you know the drill by now, don't you.\nF\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [silence]\nDr. Steiner: Sorry, I forgot to play Jeopardy with this thing. What's your real name?\nF\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: James F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.Dr. Steiner: Yeah, no. Want to try again?\nF\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: James Maurice F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, you dumb box.Dr. Steiner: More like it. Are you a sleeper agent for an organization hostile to the Foundation?\nF\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Nah.Dr. Steiner: Which one, specifically?\nF\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Dude, I'm not working for anyone but the Foundation.Dr. Steiner: Serpent's hand?\nF\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Haha, no.Dr. Steiner: GOC, then?\nF\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yeah, of course, I just destroy skips left and right.[DATA EXPUNGED]\n<End Log>\n\nTest 1531-370\n\nInterviewed: Agent F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewer: Head Researcher Earhart\nForeword: Questioning\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Earhart: Which of the containment breaches that resulted in loss of one or more objects is your responsibility, directly or indirectly?\nF\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: None because I am NOT a god damn sleeper agent, that fucking box is lying!Dr. Earhart: That's the same thing it says about you. What do you have to say for yourself?\nF\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Nothing fuck it's hard to talk against this quick quick ask me what color the sky is.Dr. Earhart: What color is the sky?\nF\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Blue!<End Log>\nNote: F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 owns a surrealist painting where the sky is, in fact, depicted as red.\n\nAddendum 1531: Protocol 1531-A\nAdditional researchers are only to be introduced to CC2/1531 by direct order of the O5. In the event that at least three personnel with CC2/1531 have reached consensus on necessity of introducing more test subjects or use of SCP-1531 for questioning, the following document needs to be first introduced to personnel possessing security clearance of 3 or higher, but not CC2/1531, without making any comments on the nature of the object or type of request or viewing the content of the letter.\n\n1531-Themis\n\n- Hide\n\nGreetings!\nThis is Head Researcher Steiner, currently in charge of the Themis rehabilitation project and the associated ongoing 1531 research project.\nYou are to assume that the person that handed you this letter is infected with a memetic hazard, class Styx-2. Under no circumstances make any inquiries regarding 1531, and minimize all contact with the infected person in order to prevent accidental exposure. Wait no less than two hours before informing your contact that their request has been denied. Report to the Site director for further instructions.\n\nThe unaltered description of the object is as follows:\nSCP-1531 is a standard issue polygraph of indeterminate make. Its metal casing possesses an etching in French that translates to \"Themis is blind; who leads her to the light?\", but visually the device is otherwise unremarkable. When a subject (a human being, age 12 or older) has its sensors affixed to their skin and is asked a question they are able to understand, the following happens:\n\nSubject is strongly compelled to answer the question, usually orally, but when that method is restricted, writing, gesticulating, or blinking in Morse code have been used. The compulsion is impossible to ignore by any given means, and if the subject is able to understand they have been asked a question, they will answer it no matter the method. The subject will also be unable to communicate in any way if not asked a direct question.\nSCP-1531 prints output that states whether the answer is true or false. The output is completely random, but internally consistent. Any exposure to the output will make the person viewing it believe that the answers given to the question are true or false in accordance to the output. This is also true for any recordings or interpretation on the output, or statements made by any other affected individuals. The subject being questioned is immune to the effects of their own output.\n\nNote that \"SCP-1531 is a polygraph that is impossible to deceive\" and all other properties SCP-1531 is believed to possess are found true by affected individuals, and as such, any statement regarding the object is a vector of infection.\nThe infectious information about SCP-1531 has spread before its true nature was determined and current security protocols have been put in place. All individuals verified to be infected are to be transferred to research of SCP-1531, and are led to believe they have a special security clearance CC2/1531.\nTreating exposure to SCP-1531 is possible, based on the fact that the victim does not perceive objective reality differently, but rather assumes that the person being questioned is dishonest or relies on specific phrasing of the question. Specialized therapy involving focus on observed cognitive dissonance between the result of the output and objective reality and administering of B-class amnestics has been found to reliably diminish the effect, and in 60% of observed cases results in complete immunity to further exposure to the output. Personnel that have been rendered immune are able to analyze the output and other personnel's perceptions of it objectively.\nResearch on what questions will reliably cause cognitive dissonance in all affected individuals is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1530 | SCP-1531 | SCP-1532 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1532\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As the exact location of SCP-1532 is unknown, current containment procedures are focused on preventing public awareness of its capabilities. Mobile Task Force Gamma-5 (aka \"They're on our side, Sir!\") has created a media campaign informing the public that SCP-1532 is an illegal company guilty of mail fraud, and that all copies of SCP-1532-b should be turned over to the proper authorities as soon as possible. Any instances of SCP-1532-b are to be found and destroyed, and Class-C amnestics are to be given to any witnesses. Any suspected instances of SCP-1532-a found outside of Foundation custody are to be captured and tested to confirm or deny if they are SCP-1532-a. Confirmed instances of SCP-1532-a are to be kept for study or termination as necessary. Instances of SCP-1532-a may be tested in conjunction with other SCP objects by personnel with Level 5 clearance.\nDescription: SCP-1532 is an unknown facility that artificially creates and sells human beings. SCP-1532 will advertise itself by spontaneously generating catalogs (collectively referred to as SCP-1532-b) in the mailboxes of residential addresses across the U.S.A. and Canada. Tests of these catalogs show that they are not anomalous and are printed on normal rotogravure paper with ordinary printing ink. SCP-1532-b instructs the reader to create a human being by selecting a large number of available traits and writing them into the order form in the back of the catalog, then mailing it in using the included pre-paid envelope. Individual traits found in SCP-1532-b have specific prices, with the average purchase costing [REDACTED] per human purchased. Purchases can be paid for either by including cash with the order form or by writing in a credit card number on the form, in which case the appropriate amount of money will be removed from the bank account and transferred to an unknown destination. Tests have shown that SCP-1532 only accepts United States or Canadian dollars for cash payments, and will accept all major credit cards.\nWhen an SCP-1532-b order form is properly filled out and placed in a mailbox, it spontaneously disappears within six hours of placement. Three to five weeks later a human being identical to the order placed (collectively referred to as SCP-1532-a) is delivered to the address of the sender by a blue van with the words \u201cDr. Gale's Human Emporium\u00a9\u201d painted on the side. The van spontaneously appears eight kilometers away from its destination, drops off an instance of SCP-1532-a, and then disappears after traveling another eight kilometers. All attempts to follow or track the van have failed.\nInstances of SCP-1532-a appear physically indistinguishable to normal humans; however, they all share certain properties that make them possible to identify and locate. All instances of SCP-1532-a have an identical fingerprint pattern, which has been given to police forces across the continental U.S. under the pretense of a missing person. All instances of SCP-1532-a are completely sterile and unable to sexually reproduce. DNA tests of instances of SCP-1532-a shows that they all contain an identical specific non-coding sequence on Chromosome 19 that is not found anywhere else in nature.\n\n+ Show Addendum 1 \n\n- Hide Addendum 1\n\nAddendum SCP-1532-1: Excerpts from SCP-1532-b:\nSkeletal System: Every new human needs to start somewhere, and here at Dr. Gale's Human Emporium\u00a9, we start with the skeleton. Bones are like the support beams in a house: you may not be able to see them, but they are crucial in the development. We at Dr. Gale's Human Emporium\u00a9 have a large selection of skeletal structures to choose from, for any kind of human. All skeletal structures are available with your choice of male or female hipbones.\nChild at Heart: They say that good things come in small packages, and that's especially true for The Child at Heart model skeleton! These cute little bones may look frail, but don't worry! This system is built with the same durability that customers expect from all Dr. Gale skeletal structures. Perfect for customers who want their human to stay fun-sized forever.\nItem #: CH024\nClassy Lady: The Classy Lady skeleton was originally designed exclusively for human females, but it has been adapted by popular demand to be available for males as well. This fashionable mid-sized skeleton is perfect for that \u201ccarefree-young-adult\u201d human.\nItem #: CL015\nJohn Croft: The John Croft is our most popular skeleton, and for good reason! This all-purpose bone system can be applied to virtually any style of human, from the young vibrant female to the elderly wise male. This model is great for those looking for a goes-with-anything style skeleton.\nItem #: JC201\nTall Paul: This specialist skeleton is for the customer who wants a BIG human! Your human will tower above the others with this high quality bone structure. Impress your friends and intimidate your enemies with the Tall Paul today!\nItem #: TP102\nMuscles and Fat: After the skeletal system, you need to give your human muscles to move! All humans purchased from Dr. Gale's Human Emporium\u00a9 come with a specially tailored metabolism to match their muscle and fat type, to ensure that they naturally keep the figure you ordered.\nYouthful Spirit: This elegant system captures the very essence of human youth. The smooth, supple muscles and sculpted fatty tissues invoke the carefree spirit of a human with their whole life ahead of them.\nItem #: YS124\nLots to Love: With generous amounts of fatty tissues across the entire body, this system is for those who like their humans with curves. The system also includes an enhanced muscular build, so all that wobbly goodness won't slow your purchase down.\nItem #: LL145\nCasual Athlete: Keep your human trim and healthy with the Casual Athlete muscular system! This system blends physical prowess with casual style into one of our most popular items. Your human will look great with the Casual Athlete muscles, regardless of age or gender!\nItem #: CA209\nHerculean Physique: If you want a strong human, then you want the Herculean Physique, our most powerful muscular system available! Humans with the Herculean Physique can lift up to 400 pounds/181 kilograms, guaranteed! And with virtually no fat on the entire body, you'll get an unobscured view of those muscles beneath the skin!\nItem #: HP245\nSmooth and Slender: For those who believe that less is more, the Smooth and Slender is the ideal choice! These muscles are so thin you can barely see them, and this model is 99% fat free!\nItem #: SS098\nSkin: The skin is the most visible part of the body, and at Dr. Gale's Human Emporium\u00a9 we use only the finest materials to create a flawless epidermis for your human.\nSnow White: Mirror mirror, on the wall. Who's the palest of them all? The Snow White is a wonderful creamy-white tone for your human, perfect for those looking for a truly unique purchase.\nItem #: SW087\nAnglo-Saxon: This Caucasian skin is great for those who love the European style! The Anglo-Saxon draws both its name and coloration from the native people of the U. K., and works with almost any hair or eye style.\nItem #: AS118\nAsian Persuasion: The exotic styles of the Far East can be yours with the Asian Persuasion skin tone! From Tokyo to Hanoi, this distinct epidermis is a must-have for any fans of the Orient.\nItem #: AP163\nSouth of the Border: Add some Latin spice to your human with the richly tanned colors of Central America. Nothing says \u201cmuy elegante\u201d[sic] like the South of the Border!\nItem #: SB112\nSimply Dalit-ful: Your human will curry your favor with the Simply Dalit-ful skin tone. This golden-brown skin will give your human that beautiful Hindi look, guaranteed!\nItem #: SD123\nBack in Black: They say that black goes with anything and we agree! This dark rich color is perfect for capturing the urban feel of the modern human. Warning: once you go black, you never go back!\nItem #: BB130\nPersonality Matrixes: Once you've got the basic stuff out of the way, you can add the most defining part of your human: their mind. Dr. Gale's Human Emporium\u00a9 guarantees quality and full function for all mental features, and we can seamlessly blend any intelligence quotient, with a personality type to create a unique individual!\nFaithful Companion: This personality matrix is great for those who want a best friend forever. The Faithful Companion is always ready to spend time with you, whether you're playing together on the beach, reading a good book by the fire, or just getting a good night's sleep. Never be alone again with a Faithful Companion!\nItem #: FC210\nFrienemy Mine: A human with the Frienemy Mine personality matrix is always ready for some healthy competition. The Frienemy Mine will constantly strive to outdo you in sports, finance, or whatever else you find most interesting. The perfect opponent is yours with the Frienemy Mine!\nItem #: FE203\nMommy Dearest: Need someone to take care of you? Then look no further than the Mommy Dearest personality matrix! The Mommy Dearest will provide you with warm and unconditional support whenever you need it, and will make itself busy around your house when you want to be alone.\nItem #: MD196\nMain Squeeze: Satisfy your primal urges with the Main Squeeze personality! Designed to create the ultimate boyfriend/girlfriend, the Main Squeeze is our single most popular personality matrix, ever! Enjoy a night on the town with your Main Squeeze!\nItem #: MS201\nSupreme Sycophant: If you want the perfect yes man, you can't find a better personality matrix than the Supreme Sycophant! This human will agree to anything, guaranteed! You'll never find a more compliant companion than a Supreme Sycophant!\nItem #: SS220\n\n+ Show Addendum 2 \n\n- Hide Addendum 2\n\nAddendum SCP-1532-2: The address on the pre-paid envelope included with each copy of SCP-1532-b is as following:\n\nDr. Gale's Human Emporium\n143 Short Street\nLempster, Wyoming     7236C\n\nThere is no record of any city, town, or settlement in the state of Wyoming named Lempster, and the zip code does not match with current or previous U.S. postal regulations.\n\n+ Show Interview 1 \n\n- Hide Interview 1 \n\nExcerpt from an interview conducted by Dr. E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 with an instance of SCP-1532-a purchased by a Foundation front company. The purchase included the \u201cSupreme Sycophant\u201d personality matrix.\n\nDr. E: Hello.\nSCP-1532-a: Hello, sir.\nDr. E: Please state your name, for the record.\nSCP-1532-a: Well, I was purchased as \u201cTest Subject 1\u201d, but you can call me anything you want, sir.\nDr. E: So, you are aware that you were purchased from Dr. Gale's Human Emporium?\nSCP-1532-a: Of course I am, sir.\nDr. E: What exactly are you?\nSCP-1532-a: I'm sorry sir, but I'm afraid I don't really understand the question. I'm sure it's my fault.\nDr. E: Well, how were you created?\nSCP-1532-a: I'm really, really sorry, sir, but I don't remember.\nDr. E: Do you know where Dr. Gale's Human Emporium is located?\nSCP-1532-a: Dr. Gale's Human Emporium is located at 143 Short Street, Lempster, Wyoming. P.O. box 7236C.\nDr. E: Can you point out the location of Lempster, Wyoming on a map?\nSCP-1532-a: Of course, sir.\n[Dr. E shows SCP-1532-a a map of the state of Wyoming. SCP-1532-a inspects the map for three minutes.]\nSCP-1532-a: I'm sorry, sir, but this map is all wrong. Would you like me to go find you a better one?\nDr. E: No. Let's move on.\nSCP-1532-a: Whatever you say, sir.\nDr. E: What's the very first thing you can remember?\nSCP-1532-a: I was in a van, sir. They gave me a name and an address to go to. I think it was\u2026 about two hours ago.\nDr. E: And this doesn't bother you at all?\nSCP-1532-a: No sir. Should it bother me?\nDr. E: It would bother most people.\nSCP-1532-a: I didn't know that, sir. But I believe you.\nDr. E: Do you know who Dr. Gale is?\nSCP-1532-a: Dr. Gale is the owner and proprietor of Dr. Gale's Human Emporium, sir.\nDr. E: Is Dr. Gale human?\nSCP-1532-a: I'm afraid I don't know, sir. I would assume so. But maybe not.\n[IRRELEVANT DATA EXPUNGED]\n\n+ Show Interview 2 \n\n- Hide Interview 2 \n\nOn 11/04/20\u2588\u2588, over two thousand copies of a new version of SCP-1532-b appeared in mailboxes across the North American continent. This version included several new traits not found in previous editions. The new edition also included a telephone number for \u201ccustomer support\u201d. The customer support number is fifteen digits long, significantly longer than any normal telephone number for the North American continent. Attempts to trace the phone number have failed. The following is a log of a phone conversation between Dr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and one or more unknown entities. Dr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was instructed to prolong the conversation for as long as possible to maximize potential information gained. Due to the context of the conversation and the distinct change between the voices from the other end of the line, it is most likely that at least three separate individuals spoke to Dr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, hereafter referred to as Entity-1, -2, and -3.\n\nEntity-1: Good Morning, thank you for calling Dr. Gale's Human Emporium, my name is Ted. How can I help you?\nDr. C: Hello, Ted. May I ask where your facility is located?\nEntity-1: Dr. Gale's Human Emporium is located at one-four-three Short Street in Lempster, Wyoming.\nDr. C: And where is Lempster, Wyoming located?\nEntity-1: It's on the map, sir. Just west of New Dunsmouth, and south of Pale Sun.1\nDr. C: Do you have longitude and latitude coordinates?\nEntity-1: I'm afraid I don't have that information. Do you have a specific complaint about one of our products? Because I have other customers on the line.\nDr. C: Yes, actually. I recently bought a human from your company, but he died after less than a week.\nEntity-1: Can I have the product's name and the delivery address?\nDr. C: He was purchased as \u201cTest Subject One\u201d by my company [REDACTED].2\nEntity-1: Okay, here we go. According to our records, the product was alive and healthy when it was delivered to you.\nDr. C: Yes, I know that. But it just dropped dead yesterday.\nEntity-1: Are you sure the human had access to food and water?\nDr. C: Yes.\nEntity-1: Did you physically harm or damage the human prior to its death?\nDr. C: No.\nEntity-1: Do you still have the body?\nDr. C: Yes.\nEntity-1: Well, the best I can do is allow you to send the body back to us for a discount on your next purchase.\nDr. C: That's unacceptable. I want a replacement.\nEntity-1: I'm not authorized to issue a replacement, sir. Would you like to talk to the manager?\nDr. C: Yes, please.\nEntity-1: Please hold.\n[audio on the other side becomes famous classical pieces being played by a jazz band for approximately ten minutes]\nEntity-2: Hello, thanks for calling Dr. Gale's Human Emporium, my name is Clair. I'm told you have a complaint about a recently purchased human?\nDr. C: Yes, he died yesterday and I'd like a replacement.\nEntity-2: Are you sure the human had access to food and water?\nDr. C: Yes.\nEntity-2: Did you physically harm or damage the human prior to its death?\nDr. C: No.\nEntity-2: Well, I suppose that we could offer a replacement, if you could bring the human back to our factory.\nDr. C: Where is your factory located?\nEntity-2: A-hundred-and-forty-three Short Street, Lempster Wyoming.\nDr. C: I have a map of Wyoming in front of me right now, and I don't see anywhere called \u201cLempster\u201d.\nEntity-2: Well, I guess you need a new map. [laugh] Just follow interstate twelve south from Pale Sun and you'll run right into it.\nDr. C: Interstate twelve doesn't run through Wyoming.\nEntity-2: Are you sure you're looking at a current map?\nDr. C: I'm sure.\nEntity-2: Well, I'm sorry. But unless you can return the human to our factory, we can't offer a replacement.\nDr. C: That's unacceptable. I demand to speak to your superior.\nEntity-2: All right, if you insist. I'll transfer you, but it might be a while before Dr. Gale answers the phone.\n[audio on the other side becomes famous classical pieces being played by a jazz band again for approximately one hour, twenty minutes]\nEntity-3: What speaks to I?3\nDr. C: Am I speaking to Dr. Gale?\nEntity-3: That is who I am named.\nDr. C: Are you a human being?\nEntity-3: I create humans.\nDr. C: But are you, yourself, a human?\nEntity-3: Put up the phone, Dr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. You have nothing to complain about.\nDr. C: How did you know my name?\nEntity-3: Put up the phone. You have nothing to complain.\nDr. C: Tell me how you know my name.\nEntity-3: Does anyone like being eaten?\nDr. C: What?\nEntity-3: Put up the phone.\nDr. C: What was that about being eaten?\nEntity-3: Put up the phone. Go back to your foundation.4 You have nothing to complain.\nDr. C: What do you know about the Foundation?\nEntity-3: I have another work that needs doing. Goodbye.\nDr. C: Wait-\n[CALL ENDED]\n\n- These things are biologically indistinguishable from humans and aren't that expensive. If we could purchase them in bulk we could eliminate the need for D-class all together. \u2013 Dr. E\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n- Negative. Until we find the location of SCP-1532 and discover how these things are being made, we must consider them as potentially hostile entities and deal with them appropriately. \u2013 O5-\u2588\u2588\n- Why are we spending so many Foundation resources to attempt to locate SCP-1532, when we don't even know that it exists in any way we can comprehend? Everything we know about it comes from instances of SCP-1532-a and -b. What if it only exists in whatever realm of reality the delivery vans come from and go to? \u2013 O5-\u2588\n- The potential gains for the Foundation warrant further investigation. Furthermore, the entity identified as \u201cDr. Gale\u201d knew Dr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2018s name and appeared to know about the existence of the SCP Foundation, representing a serious security breach we must pursue. \u2013 O5-\u2588\u2588\n\nFootnotes\n1. Both names did not correspond with any city or town found anywhere in the United States.\n2. Test Subject One had been purchased by a Foundation front company (see interview 1) and had been terminated prior to this call.\n3. Linguistic analysis of Entity-3's syntax shows that Entity-3 is significantly less fluent in English than Entities-1 and -2. Voice analysis cannot determine where Entity-3's accent originates from, nor can it conclusively determine Entity-3's gender.\n4. It is currently unknown if Entity-3 is aware of the existence of the SCP Foundation, or if it was using the word \"foundation\" to mean something else.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1531 | SCP-1532 | SCP-1533 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1533\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The individuals that collectively comprise SCP-1533 are to be confined to a 10 x 10 x 10 meter cell in Site-\u2588\u2588. An armed guard is to be posted outside of the containment chamber at all times. Should SCP-1533 attempt to escape, firearms are capable of subduing the entities only temporarily. Requests of a material nature - whether it be of books, film, music, or other media - are to be strictly denied and any personnel discovered smuggling paraphernalia into SCP-1533's cell will be removed from the holding facility and relocated per administrative orders. Under no circumstances are personnel allowed to fraternize with each other or the collective itself. All agents are to assume a neutral expression and allowed to only make short declarative statements in the presence of the holding cell. Any individualizing actions, social flourishes, or other interactions that go beyond the communication of simple directives will be added to SCP-1533's behavior pool and be utilized to facilitate an escape.\nDuring the normally scheduled SCP-1533 event day, twelve (12) D-class exhibiting symptoms of autism spectrum disorders are to socialize with the collective in order to stunt SCP-1533's social growth. The desocializing of SCP-1533 must occur under the supervision of armed guards. Armed personnel are tasked with closely observing for any signs of the collective attempting to socialize the D-class for its own benefit, or any other anomalies. Operatives are prohibited from interacting with SCP-1533 in any way beyond making eye contact.\nDescription: SCP-1533 is the designation for an aggregate intelligence of unknown nature with command over \u2588\u2588 superficially human entities and their personalities. Instances of SCP-1533 only manifest as social gatherings of variable nature organized and attended by its comprising individuals. The SCP-1533 events occur at monthly intervals within a fifty (50) mile radius of the previous event's location, and are generally gatherings such as house parties or holiday mixers. However, SCP-1533 has not been known to organize events that rely on the attendees knowing each other prior to the gathering, such as family reunions or birthday parties.\nThe individuals that comprise SCP-1533 possess the ability to mimic the behaviors of human subjects they have interacted with in the past. Observed behaviors enter a collective 'database' at the disposal of SCP-1533 which are then distributed across the entities differently for each event. Each entity receives a personality schema consisting of a host of behaviors, skills, and personal attributes in order to perform a specific social role. The individuals need only to be in direct line of sight of an action to 'absorb' it, remaining sensitive to social cues even when apparently intoxicated. Specific examples of modifiable attributes include personal idiosyncrasies, inflection and cadence of voice, physical expertise in a sport or activity, oratory skill, the demeanor of an individual, and even sense of humor.\nThe ease by which SCP-1533 is able to model persuasive personalities is a sign of its growing social competency. The process is analogous to natural selection, in that there is a preference for favorable behaviors that will better endear it to future victims, and those that discomfort or otherwise \"turn off\" attendees are discarded. As a consequence, the individuals have progressed from exhibiting symptoms of low-grade autism spectrum disorder to becoming a highly alluring and dangerous group of individuals.\nOutside of expanding its data pool, SCP-1533 exists only to exercise its power of manipulation over human beings. This can range from challenging a target's self-identity by persuading them to agree with obscene and untenable point of view, to more indirect methods that inflict emotional and physical harm on subjects. The collective has shown a preference for employing charismatic personalities to captivate human targets into threatening the integrity of close friendships and intimate relationships (see Personality List). The collective competes against itself for the emotional dominance of their guests, and those personalities with the most success have begun to exhibit some semblance of autonomy by brandishing tattoos and other symbols of status to denote their rank.\nThe beings exert such a profound effect on human beings that Foundation operatives routinely recover letters and personal belongings addressed to SCP-1533 sent by past guests to previous event sites. The entities have also attempted to bribe personnel by promising to secure them the love and adoration of specific persons in their lives, such as peers or romantic interests. SCP-1533's personalities have developed an aptitude for reading body language and facial expressions that currently exceeds Foundation understanding. Removing those personnel prone to the collective's manipulations has also proved troublesome, as it has only served to bolster SCP-1533's confidence in its own abilities. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, operatives are to be assigned masks to wear so as to limit the social data SCP-1533 assimilates with every encounter.\n\n+ Personality List\n\n- Hide\n\nPersonality List: The following is a list of the most prominent personalities utilized by SCP-1533 to dominate human beings. It is rare that more than one personality will select the same target. SCP-1533 is not telepathic or clairvoyant; it relies on anticipating caricatures of behavior prior to an event, so the success rate of its entities (defined by the prey's receptiveness to the entities' manipulations) now hovers at \u2588\u2588%, although this rate has steadily grown since recording began. As SCP-1533 functions by essentially consolidating the more deplorable aspects of the human social sphere into discrete personalities, Foundation agents are strongly encouraged to upset any schemes the collective might use to visit distress on innocent subjects.\nDescription of entity behaviors and physical appearance is provided by embedded agents ordered to act as inconspicuously as the function allowed.\n\nGiven Name\nPersonality Schemata\n\n\"AJ\"\nA male in his early 20s distinguished by an \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 tattoo on the neck and wearing a white fitted cap. AJ appears in house party and rave party events. He will attempt to befriend the subject. Early instances of AJ were considered overbearing and bothersome by targets, and could not find common ground to build necessary rapport. Since the expanding of its knowledge base, and the refining of its social instincts, AJ will claim to have a friend or sibling in the target's hometown/campus/workplace to facilitate conversation. The entity is designed to captivate the most targets in the shortest amount of time. The \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 tattoo is symbolic of Event \u2588\u2588-\u2588 where AJ was able to infatuate a pair of college-aged females and markedly strain their friendship in a single night.\n\n\"Roger\"\nRoger appears as a male in his mid-20s with a portly figure and beard. The entity is seen only in house party and community gathering scenarios. Roger assumes an unkempt appearance to the extent that alienates a substantial margin. Given Roger's role as the collective's orator, a guest's aversion to its appearance and the subject matter of its views serves as a challenge to its persuasive power. The entity has repeatedly expressed fascistic views on the inherent inferiority of women, the right of powerful persons to subjugate the weak, the existential loneliness of human life, and the impossibility of love in a deterministic universe, but in an eloquent and authoritative manner. Persons with minority views will gravitate to Roger and have contributed to the creation of a small assembly of followers at each event. After reducing two members of a community poetry class to tears with a false childhood memory, recent instances of Roger have been seen wearing stained clothing and bearing an usually large facial port-wine stain birthmark.\n\n\"Donna\"\nDonna appears as an attractive female in its mid-20s. Donna is tasked with the seduction of males, and on occasion females, in party scenarios. The entity's hands are adorned with rings for each relationship it has jeopardized. Current count is \u2588\u2588.\n\n\"Jace\"\nJace is a male in his late teens that targets party guests who feel uncomfortable in social situations. As anxious and visibly troubled guests are infrequently seen in party scenarios, instances of Jace are rare, but exact the greatest emotional toll on their targets. The entity operates by sympathizing with the target, claiming to have the same problem. Through strategic use of sideways glances to an unspecified person or party, making statements laden with double meanings, an ubiquitous smirk, and laughing at inappropriate times, the entity is able to both simultaneously put its target at ease and stoke its anxieties. Recent instances of the entity have been seen wearing a black wristband, following its befriending a male depressive that had been begrudgingly taken along to an apartment party by local friends (Event \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588). The entity soothed its target's anxieties by claiming it had recently struggled with depression as well, and reassuring the subject that \"nothing [you] can do can ever be as bad as the fear of actually doing it\". Upon discovering Jace recording the target on its personal phone during a stilted attempt to be outgoing, the subject was discovered sometime later in the condo bathroom self-harming with a razor blade.\n\n\"Ryan\"\nRyan is a college-aged male that is the consolidation of past guests' humorous sensibilities into a single personality. Ryan often hovers on the periphery of friend groups and congregations in parties/classes/other events, making jokes of a lewd and obscene nature. Honing its comedic timing and delivery has garnered the entity minor notoriety in areas local to the event and on the internet. The Foundation has intercepted \u2588\u2588 YouTube videos depicting Ryan performing jokes and skits. Parody site \"Where is Ryan Sandiego?\" started by Brooklyn native \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 following a book club event hijacked by the entity (Event \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588) to perform an impromptu routine was promptly shut down after the webmaster declared his intent to track down the entity and introduce him to New York comedy scene.\n\n\"Shaun\"\nShaun is a belligerent, physically aggressive male of university age that manifests in house party and rave scenarios. As physical altercations at SCP-1533 events are exceedingly rare, the behavioral data relegated to this entity has been slow to come. The entity has provoked three separate confrontations, the latter of which resulted in a single guest concussed on the floor and the contacting of authorities. The entity was initially observed to only engage with victims erratically, eschewing any particular style or technique. Recent instances of this individual will question physically imposing and inebriated guests if they are in fact involved in any martial art or defensive discipline, and ask them to demonstrate techniques. Foundation agents are strongly advised to prevent the Shaun individual from conferring with skilled combatants.\n\n\"Tiffany\"\nA distressed female in her late teens appearing in house party scenarios. Tiffany is the consolidation of all displays of anguish, anxiety, sorrow, regret, and affliction SCP-1533 has witnessed. Tiffany functions symbiotically with the David entity in order to fulfill their specific roles. The entity follows a set route of behaviors over the course of an event. The first third of the function is spent befriending choice guests that appear most desirous of her and/or exhibiting signs of latent anger/insecurity. Should such guests prove rare, Tiffany will exploit the protective instincts of specific guests instead to provoke the intended violence. In the second third the entity will disappear for upwards of an hour with the David individual into a closed bedroom or bathroom. In the latter third, Tiffany will be found crying in a conspicuous location, claiming she had been sexually assaulted by David in the time she was away. Reactions from concerned guests have ranged from contacting the authorities to inflicting severe bodily harm on David.\n\n\"David\"\nDavid is a specific entity modeled after a pain fetishist discovered by SCP-1533 in a rave party scenario. David derives pleasure from the pain inflicted on it in its dual role with Tiffany. In the instances that the entity is detained by the authorities, the being serves as reconnaissance in the outside world. Assimilation of procedural protocol by local police and exposure to the surrounding city at large has greatly magnified the intelligence's input of data. David will inexplicably disappear exactly the morning following being taken to a local station. Foundation agents are to administer Class-A amnestics to relevant persons upon confirmation of a David appearance in any given scenario.\n\n\"Officers Brady and Barstoe\"\nModeled after the data collected by the Dave entity when it is apprehended by authorities, officers Brady and Barstoe have made a single appearance to date during Event \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, a house party scenario. Claiming to have been called to the scene due to noise complaints, the individuals were able to deceive the assembly into believing they were real officers through diction and confidence in procedure. As with all SCP-1533 individuals, it is unknown how the intelligence was able to secure authentic \u2588\u2588PD uniforms and the standard-issue Beretta 92F given to officers in the county. Originally amicable and sympathetic with the plight of party guests, the officers offered the party goers an ultimatum: should they keep the noise level down and be allowed to remain on the premises, the party may continue. Though an unusual request, guests were receptive and the scenario continued as planned. It is speculated by the Foundation the officers harbor the intelligence's sadistic impulse, as what followed could not have possibly been modeled after any previous social interactions. By \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 EMT, officers Brady and Barstoe barred access to the master bedroom after handcuffing ten guests to the head of the bed and forced them to play a variation of a Russian Roulette with a nearly fully loaded .357 S&W magnum revolver. Guests were forced to record the scene on the personal phone and send the recordings to family and friends of victims. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was able to successfully gain access to the master bedroom and authorized to use deadly force. Officers Brady and Barstoe were killed in the ensuing fire fight, severing the master link between them and subordinate entities, rendering them comatose. Amnestics were administered to victims and recordings were intercepted in time. The collective of SCP-1533 were contained and transported to nearest facility for detainment. Entities regained consciousness in a weeks' time.\n\n+ Addendum 1533-01\n\n- Close Addendum\n\nAddendum 1533-01: SCP-1533 now forgoes all pretense of friendliness when consorting with human beings. As D-class are informed of entities' deceitful capacity, recent attempts to foment unrest in the containment site through D-class subjects have been met with failure. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, twelve (12) subjects have been assaulted by the entities for attempting to exit the containment chamber early. The knowledge of its \"game\" being found out, and the challenge of ingratiating itself yet again to subjects it has harmed, has taught SCP-1533 how to feign remorse and compassion with a formidable persuasion.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, all offers have been rebuffed and communication has been disallowed between personnel and the collective. SCP-1533 has since attempted the smuggling of various media to its containment cell through Foundation operatives. It is believed the phenomenon can absorb behavior through other forms of exposure, since it has frequently requested the perusal of literature and the viewing of films as a suggested recreational activity to pass the time. Recent containment breaches have involved the transcribing of a manifesto by the directing intelligence through its monthly allotted D-Class. Personnel are to refuse the supplying of pen and paper to SCP-1533's containment cell. Foundation researchers have also suggested the constant playback of selected scenes from the 1976 film Taxi Driver, depicting the life of a socially stunted cab driver struggling to relate with fellow human beings, as a means by which to retard the intelligence's behavioral growth. Confirmation pending per O5 review.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1532 | SCP-1533 | SCP-1534 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1535-1 during interview.\n\nItem #: SCP-1535\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1535 is to be kept in a security locker at Site-18. The object should be handled carefully during testing due to its fragile nature. The lid of SCP-1535 is to be kept in a separate locker, only to be removed during testing.\nDescription: SCP-1535 is a glass mason jar manufactured by the Ball company in 1946. SCP-1535 is physically similar to a typical glass mason jar.\nAnomalous properties of SCP-1535 present themselves when non-sapient entities such as insects or reptiles are placed within and the lid of SCP-1535 is sealed.\nEntities present within SCP-1535 after it has been sealed gain the ability to reason, fluency in the Spanish language, familiarity with Catholicism, and knowledge of Morse code. Residents of SCP-1535 are referred to as SCP-1535-1.\nAttempts to open the lid of SCP-1535 without damaging SCP-1535 have proven to be ineffective while living SCP-1535-1 are located within. The lid of SCP-1535 is removed simply when SCP-1535 no longer contains living SCP-1535-1. SCP-1535-1 expires 1-2 hours after being sealed within, presumably due to lack of oxygen.\nInterview 1535-1: A firefly is used in the following test for ease of communication. Testing with species of reptile and insect have proven themselves to be similar in result.\nSCP-1535-1 communicates by blinking in Morse code.\n\nSCP-1535-1: Father, is it really you?\nResearcher Breen: Yes.\nSCP-1535-1: I am at your will. You understand the joy I feel now seeing you finally.\nResearcher Breen: Tell me your name.\nSCP-1535-1: I was named Camilo de Garibay after my father, also a devout servant.\nResearcher Breen: How did you get here?\nSCP-1535-1: I followed the light in the darkness.\nResearcher Breen: Could you be more specific? What happened before this?\n\nSCP-1535-1: I\u2026 well as you know, I died by a sinful disease. Please forgive me.\nResearcher Breen: You are forgiven.\nSCP-1535-1: I have always wondered, what happens now that I am here? I am accepted here, correct? I have been faithful.\nResearcher Breen: Are you aware of your present condition?\nSCP-1535-1: This is\u2026 strange, but I do not question your ways.\nResearcher Breen: Thank you. (Breen speaks through the intercom.) Interview is complete, please remove SCP-1535.\nMore light can be seen flashing in increasing intervals from SCP-1535-1.\nResearcher Breen: One moment, there may be something else here.\nSCP-1535-1: I have been faithful! I have destroyed evil men for you! Please! Please let me in! Please!\nResearcher Breen: \u2026\nSCP-1535-1 begins flying around SCP-1535 violently, colliding with its walls before falling to the bottom.\nSCP-1535-1: Is this Hell?\nResearcher Breen: Not really.\nInterview Concluded\nSCP-1535-1 does not communicate afterward. SCP-1535-1 expires in 2 hours.\n\nResearcher's Note: So far, all SCP-1535-1 entities claim to be deceased residents of Castilian Spain who lived between the years of 1500 and 1600.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1534 | SCP-1535 | SCP-1536 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1536\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Inactive SCP-1536 instances should be contained in standard locked storage boxes in Sector 37 of Site 19. Instances of SCP-1536 may only be activated for testing purposes; active state instances of SCP-1536 may be stored in containment quarters appropriate to their current form. Once testing is completed, instances of SCP-1536 must be returned to inactive state for long-term storage.\nUpdate: As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 (Incident 1536-\u03b3), all testing of SCP-1536 is to be suspended until further notice, and no new objects shall be exposed to SCP-1536. Identifying and containing additional instances, especially any which may be present in or around Foundation facilities, is considered an Epsilon-level priority.\nDescription: Inactive SCP-1536 instances are brown ovoids 35 centimetres in length and 15 centimetres in diameter composed of a number of previously unknown compounds analogous to common terrestrial biochemicals. The outer 'skin' of SCP-1536 resembles chitin, and the interior is a homogeneous colloid similar to intra-cellular fluid. Two appendages similar in appearance to arthropod legs emerge from either side of the main body.\nWhen in inactive state, instances of SCP-1536 will slowly drag themselves around their containment areas, and have on occasion been observed making scraping motions against containment walls; these have not left any marks whatsoever on the steel of standard containers. Inactive instances of SCP-1536 do not appear to require any form of sustenance.\nAn instance of SCP-1536 will enter its active state when presented with direct line-of-sight of a sufficiently complex moving object. Through unknown means, the instance of SCP-1536 will entirely alter its composition and appearance to exactly match the object with which it has been presented, a process which always takes just over 3 seconds.\nThe criteria SCP-1536 use to judge whether to replicate an object is not known: moving pictures on a screen have not been replicated, but moving inanimate objects such as wind-up toys have been replicated. SCP-1536 will always replicate members of the animal kingdom. If presented with multiple replicable objects, SCP-1536 will replicate the object with closest proximity to its geometric centre.\nAfter replicating, SCP-1536 will be unable to replicate another object for a period of time just over 16 minutes in length. Once this recovery phase is over, if presented with a new replicable object, an instance of SCP-1536 will immediately change to replicate the new object.\nSCP-1536 instances in an active state have the same life requirements (if applicable) as the original object, but may, if sustained, remain in this state indefinitely. Once an SCP-1536 instance has replicated an object, it is identical in every measurable aspect to the original. This includes DNA, skin markings such as coat pattern and fingerprints, and memories and personality. See interview logs for information on experience of human subjects.\nActive SCP-1536 instances will react precisely as the object which they have replicated to all stimuli, and will suffer damage or wounding as normal. However, if it is completely incapacitated (or killed, if an animal has been replicated), an instance of SCP-1536 will return to its inactive state, and be unable to replicate again for approximately 16 minutes. The process of returning to inactive state lasts exactly the same time as transition to active state. Damage dealt to the replicated form may still be present in the inactive state, but will gradually disappear during the recovery phase. Once the recovery phase is over, the instance of SCP-1536 will then replicate as normal if exposed to a new object.\nAddendum 1536-A: selected test logs\n\nTest number: 1536-20\nObject presented: Male Rattus norvegicus, 6 weeks old.\nTest aim: Determine the ability of SCP-1536 to recover from damage.\nResult: SCP-1536-1 replicates the subject. Left foreleg of SCP-1536-1 is removed, and SCP-1536-1 is terminated by incineration. Inactive state of SCP-1536-1 is observed to be heavily charred, and missing one of its appendages. Missing limb regrows and burn damage heals over the course of the recovery phase. Notably, removed limb does not revert and decays as expected for rodent tissue.\n\nTest number: 1536-34\nObject presented: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand toy in the shape of a duck, powered by clockwork.\nTest aim: Determine the extent to which SCP-1536 can replicate mechanical objects.\nResult: SCP-1536-1 is presented with immobile toy, and does not replicate. Toy is removed, wound up, and presented to SCP-1536-1 in motion. SCP-1536-1 replicates the toy and moves in an identical fashion along the same vectors.\n\nTest number: 1536-52\nObject presented: D-90124\nTest aim: Determine the effects of SCP-1536 on humans.\nResult: SCP-1536-1 replicates the subject, including clothing. For more details, see Interview Log 1536-52.\n\nTest number: 1536-75\nSubject involved: D-90124 (subject of Test 1536-52; \u2588\u2588 days after initial exposure)\nTest aim: Determine the long-term effects of exposure to SCP-1536.\nResult: [REDACTED; CLEARANCE 4/1536 SEE ADDENDUM 1536-C]\n\n+ Addendum 1536-B: Interview Log 1536-52\n\n- Hide interview logs\n\nInterviewed: D-90124, subject of Test 1536-52\nInterviewer: Researcher Grant\nResearcher Grant: Good morning, D-90124. Please describe exactly what happened during Test 1536-52.\nD-90124: Jesus Christ\u2026 that was fucking horrific. Just\u2026 how do you even have shit like that? Anyway. So, I'm taken out of my cell and it's testing time again. Tall guard comes to get me, uh, Asian or something, he hates me. Took me a couple of weeks ago to have this weird shit injected that turned my piss purple.\nResearcher Grant: Please tell me what happened during the test, D-90124.\nD-90124: Right, yeah, sorry. You don't give a shit about what I think about the guards, do you? Uh, so, I'm put in this like airlock, and they shut the door behind me. The other door opens, and I get a brief look at this thing on the floor - looks like a rugby ball, of all things - and then\u2026 it starts growing really quick. (D-90124 pauses.) I'm like 'Oh Jesus, what have they got for me now?' and then it grows like arms, and legs, and a head, and then it's got a mouth and it's screaming, so loudly. Then it falls forward and like three seconds later it's a man on the floor on his hands and knees.\nResearcher Grant: What happened then?\nD-90124: Well, then it looked up. And it looks like me. Like almost exactly like me, but not quite. Just a tiny bit off. I'm like 'Oh my God what the fuck', and just can't say anything or even move, and suddenly it runs towards me. I dive the fuck out of the way, and it starts banging on the door shouting 'Let me out! That fucking thing's jumped me! I'm the real \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588!' and then - Jesus, I actually nearly did shit myself here - the door opens and the thing goes through it! I'm like 'Fuck me, they're going to let that out and I'll be locked in here!' but then the door opens again and you come through the door. What did you do with that thing?\nResearcher Grant: I'm afraid I cannot tell you that. Can you tell me anything more about the replication process? Did you feel anything whilst it occurred?\nD-90124: Apart from, like, terrified? It was weird. It felt\u2026 it felt kinda like it took something from me. You know? Not anything like literally from me, it didn't touch me, but shit man.\nResearcher Grant: Do you still feel like this?\nD-90124: (shivers) It's like something's missing. I dunno what. Like a spark, or something. It's funny, it's almost like\u2026\nResearcher Grant: Like what?\nD-90124: It's like it's more real than I am.\nNote: post-testing psychoanalysis shows that D-90124 is suffering from sudden-onset major depressive disorder, a phenomenon which has occurred in less than 5% of other test subjects. It is believed that this is not a direct result of SCP-1536's anomalous effect, but rather a psychological response to the trauma.\nD-90124 is placed into solitary confinement to study the long-term effects of SCP-1536 exposure, if any. See Test 1536-75.\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1536-1, immediately after Test 1536-52.\nInterviewer: Agent Rajesh\nAgent Rajesh: Tell me what just happened.\nSCP-1536-1: How the fuck do I know what happened?\nAgent Rajesh: Answer the question, or I am authorised to terminate you.\nSCP-1536-1: Jesus\u2026 always hated me, didn't you? Right, fuck, okay. So you show me into the cell, right? And there's this weird fucking rugby ball thing sitting on the floor. Next thing I know, it feels like my whole fucking body is, like, on fire. Like, the worst pain I've ever felt, so I sort of fall to my hands and knees. Then just like that, the pain's gone, and I look up, and there's this fucking thing that looks just like me standing over me. Well - not exactly like me, it looked just slightly off, you know? Slightly wrong. Christ. My first thought is 'Oh shit, they're gonna think that's me', so I run over to the door, and start banging on it, like 'Let me out! That fucking thing's jumped me! I'm the real \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588!' I tell you, I was fucking glad that door opened! I was even pleased to see you\u2026 man, I was petrified you were gonna leave me in there. What're you gonna do with that thing now it looks like me?\nAgent Rajesh: I don't need to tell you that. Describe the transformation process in more detail.\nSCP-1536-1: I already did. It fucking hurt. What more do you want me to say? And what's with all of this shit, anyway? (SCP-1536-1 indicates the sheet of reinforced glass separating it from the interviewing agent and the cuffs securing it to its chair.)\nAgent Rajesh: It is necessary for the safety of the facility.\nSCP-1536-1: No, it fucking isn't! The safety of your fucking facility never depended on all this before! Hell, I'm probably safer than your facility; I'm not the one with shit like that cloning rugby ball locked up inside me!\nAgent Rajesh: You will be terminated if you refuse to co-operate. This is standard procedure.\nSCP-1536-1: Standard\u2026 what do you think I'm going to do? You showed the skip to me, not\u2026 holy fuck, you think I'm the skip, don't you? It's tricked you! I'm fucking real! I am! I'm \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, D-90124, my mother's name is \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, N.I. No. \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588, I went to school at [REDACTED], two weeks ago you injected me with SCP-fucking-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and I pissed purple, I'm - I'm -\nNote: at this point, SCP-1536-1 began to enter its active state and replicate Agent Rajesh. The agent was able to terminate SCP-1536-1 by triggering the Dangerous Interviewee Chamber fail-safe, successfully returning it to inactive state.\n\n+ Addendum 1536-C: Incident 1536-\u03b3 [LEVEL 4/1536 CLEARANCE REQUIRED]\n\n- Incident 1536-\u03b3\n\nTest number: 1536-75\nSubject involved: D-90124 (subject of Test 1536-52; \u2588 months after initial exposure)\nTest aim: Determine the long-term effects of exposure to SCP-1536.\nResult: D-90124 developed sudden-onset major depressive disorder immediately following the events of Test 1536-52; this was hypothesised to be due to psychological trauma and not anomalous SCP-1536 effect. Psychotherapy delivered via video communication during solitary confinement proved moderately effective.\nAfter a period of \u2588\u2588\u2588 days in solitary confinement with no display of any anomalous effects, D-90124 was removed from confinement and a comprehensive series of tests were performed, all of which corroborated absence of anomalous effect. D-90124 was administered Class-C amnestics, which were incidentally effective in treating the major depressive disorder, and returned to normal rotation.\nFour days later, during work with SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, D-90124 sustained severe injuries, and later expired in Medical Wing \u2588\u2588; following this, D-90124 began transition into a new instance of SCP-1536. New instance is designated SCP-1536-2 and contained separately to SCP-1536-1; Agent Rajesh also quarantined and under observation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1535 | SCP-1536 | SCP-1537 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1537\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Public knowledge of SCP-1537 must be kept to an absolute minimum. This entails the appropriation of any and all texts containing SCP-1537 or references to it, the monitoring of global internet communication, and the blackout of any media reporting on incidents related to SCP-1537. Any incident related to SCP-1537 or \"The Brothers of Akul'hil\" (TBOA) must be investigated immediately. Individuals exposed to SCP-1537-1 are to be treated with Class-A amnestics1. Personnel in direct contact with members of TBOA or SCP-1537-B instances are to wear auditory protection and be screened for SCP-1537-1 contamination post-incident.\nComplete instances of SCP-1537-A will be contained in separate 8m x 4m x 8m concrete chambers. SCP-1537-A must not come into contact with SCP-1537-B or members of TBOA under any circumstances. If engagement of SCP-1537-A is necessary, immolation of the entity is prioritized.\nInstances of SCP-1537-B and members of TBOA will be housed in separate soundproofed humanoid containment cells. These individuals are to be monitored daily via non-auditory video surveillance.\nPlease confirm 4/1537 Clearance for access to special containment procedures for SCP-1537-\u2588\u2588.\n\n+ VERIFY SECURITY CLEARANCE\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nSCP-1537-\u2588\u2588 is currently housed at Area-\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1537-\u2588\u2588 is contained in the same manner as SCP-1537-B instances, with several specifications. The chamber is constructed of lead-lined steel and equipped with dosimeters. Should said equipment detect gamma radiation at levels of 10 grays per hour or greater, it will be assumed that SCP-1537-\u2588\u2588 is displaying extra-dimensional properties [DATA EXPUNGED] If 10 grays per hour or greater are detected, the chamber is to be saturated with nitrous oxide until the event has been neutralized. SCP-1537-\u2588\u2588 has been observed to sleep, pace, meditate, and converse with itself (or possibly an unknown entity). Any activity that does not fall within these parameters must be reported immediately to a Level 5 supervisor. In the event that nitrous oxide saturation fails to subdue SCP-1537-\u2588\u2588, Contingency-Hadraniel-Alpha must be implemented (see Secure-File-Thanatos-1537). The failure of Hadraniel-Alpha constitutes the immediate detonation of Area-\u2588\u2588\u2588's on-site thermonuclear device.\n\nDescription: SCP-1537 is a language associated with a group identified as \"The Brothers of Akul'hil\" (TBOA). SCP-1537 demonstrates no connection to or similarities with any known terrestrial language. Details regarding the origin and purpose of TBOA are presently speculative. The first known incident traced to SCP-1537 occurred in 1982 and involved several prolific groups of interest, specifically the Global Occult Coalition. Further information on SCP-1537's discovery may be found in Document-SCP-1537-Alpha.\nSCP-1537-1 is a phrase in SCP-1537 which, when spoken aloud, produces an anomalous reaction in human beings that perceive it. There are two discrete presentations of this reaction (SCP-1537-A and SCP-1537-B). SCP-1537-1 is roughly translatable as [DATA EXPUNGED].\nSCP-1537-A is the more common reaction (over 99% of subjects). Individuals affected by SCP-1537-A will undergo the following progression of symptoms:\n\nInitial exposure: Asymptomatic\n1-2 days: Metallic taste, fever (39 degrees Centigrade)\n2 days - 1 week: Fatigue, shortness of breath, mild jaundice\n1 - 2 weeks: Internal bleeding, angina\n2 weeks: Death and subsequent transformation\n\nTwo weeks after exposure, the subject's body will rapidly disintegrate, producing a mass of pseudo-liquid material. What comprises this mass is inconclusive: some human organic materials are present, however, the majority of its composition remains unidentified. These entities are either autonomous or sentient, and are capable of both locomotion and altering their mass/shape (mass increases of 200% have been observed). The variety of shapes that SCP-1537-A entities can assume is virtually limitless, and they are capable of increasing their durability to approximately the strength of steel. The amorphous and metamorphic nature of SCP-1537-A render them resilient to most forms of physical damage; immolation is thus far the only known method of termination. In combat, SCP-1537-A have been observed to produce various appendages and structures, most often tendrils of varying length. SCP-1537-A are exceptionally agile and can propel themselves at speeds reaching 81km/h. While mainly inert, SCP-1537-A may be provoked into violence by hostile action against it, or if ordered to by SCP-1537-B instances and members of TBOA.\nSCP-1537-B is a rarer reaction (less than 1% of subjects) and produces no physical symptoms or effects. Subjects affected by SCP-1537-B demonstrate progressively fluent awareness of SCP-1537 and are capable of reproducing the language in both text and speaking. SCP-1537-1 is universally the first phrase that SCP-1537-B instances comprehend. SCP-1537-B do not display any observed psychological changes or abnormalities in contrast to their prior mental state and demonstrate a reasonable degree of surprise in response to their own comprehension of SCP-1537. However, SCP-1537-B appear to be more vulnerable to suggestion and persuasion by TBOA.\nSCP-1537-B instances are capable of giving instructions to SCP-1537-A instances in both SCP-1537 and terrestrial languages. These instructions may encompass anything from simple chores to attack orders. In addition, SCP-1537-A are both entirely loyal towards and extremely protective of SCP-1537-B, and will use their bodies as shields for the latter.\n\nDATA EXPUNGED: INFORMATION REGARDING SCP-1537-\u2588\u2588 HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO SECURE-FILE-THANATOS-1537 (CLEARANCE 5/1537 REQUIRED).\n\nAddendum [1537-001]: Recovered Materials\n\n+ Show documentation\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nThe following materials were recovered from the Global Occult Coalition in 1982.\n\nFile 0423-7B\nReconnaissance Report\n[REDACTED]\nThe source was two men (Caucasian: 25-35, Brown/Green; Middle Eastern: 30-40, Black/Brown) claiming to be \"the representatives of Akul'hil.\" We have no reports of any terrestrial, extraterrestrial, or extra-dimensional entities matching this identification. Intelligence from our sources within other organizations are likewise negative, though that stance is tentative. Initial observations of the pair demonstrate no irregularities and capture was uneventful (they are not hostile and gave no resistance). [REDACTED] screening was negative.\n\n(Excerpt from the personal log of GOC operative Anton Weiss)\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1982\nThey keep spouting in some weird guttural language. I can't make head or tail of it, neither can anybody else. They keep repeating this one phrase: [DATA EXPUNGED] Nobody else thinks anything of it, but I keep hearing the words [REDACTED] in my head whenever I hear them say that. What on earth is that about? I don't like this.\n\nFile 0423-8A\nIncident Report\n[REDACTED]\nSeveral personnel in contact with 0423-Alpha and 0423-Beta have contracted an unidentified illness. Class IV Bio-Hazard protocols are to be immediately implemented and all affected subjects redirected to quarantine. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, and metallic taste.\nNeutralization order overridden by supervisor Kellogg. Interrogation of entities will continue to ascertain the nature of their organization. The possibility that further instances of this parathreat2 exist is currently considered to outweigh 0423-Alpha and 0423-Beta's immediate danger.\n\n(Excerpt from operative Weiss's log)\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1982\nFuck. So they were carrying some kind of plague, no wonder they just let us capture them. Now we've taken them here where they can infect us all. My suggestion was blow their brains out but no that imbecile Kellogg is in charge and he'd rather pussyfoot around the problem. As luck would have it, I'm the one stuck watching their asses now, and because of what I proposed, they won't even let me carry my sidearm in the monitoring room. So now I sit and listen to them ramble away in whatever-the-fuck they speak.\nThis is really getting weird. I hear them talk, and it's like I can hear two other guys chatting away in my head. My mind fills in the spaces. I've never heard this language, but it feels like I'm listening to English. I'm not coming down with any of the symptoms, so what is this? Am I contaminated? I swear to God I'll kill Kellogg myself if I am because it's all his fucking fault.\n\nFile 0423-8B\nIncident Report\n[REDACTED]\nTotal personnel infected by 0423-Alpha 0423-Beta now at 11; advanced stages of the illness feature internal bleeding. Lock-down of Sector-G7 now in effect. Standby order issued by supervisor Kellogg regarding 0423-Alpha and 0423-Beta still standing. Interrogations have currently yielded no results. Standby order currently under contest by operative Anton Weiss via appeal to regional director Esperanza.\n\n(Excerpt from operative Weiss's log)\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1982\nTheir words are boring into my head. I can understand the entire conversation. They keep talking about \"him\". Akul'hil. He's getting impatient with the \"others.\" Apparently he's angry with their tolerance for \"The Bellmaker\". They call him a charlatan. \"He's wasting our time.\" [DATA EXPUNGED] \"Where is the daughter?\" [DATA EXPUNGED] \"How much longer until the servants are ready?\"\n\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\n(Excerpt from operative Weiss's log)\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1982\nThese things are crawling around me. If they had eyes, I assume they'd be looking at me. They want to know what they can do for me. Two weeks ago they were all my friends; now they're piles of mush.\nThe daughter and her followers came. They killed everyone and let the contaminated out of their cells. She left me alive though, because I'm \"worthy.\" Whoopdie-fuckin-doo. They killed Kellogg too. Shame, I could do with killing someone right now, guess it'll have to be you, Akul'hil. So you gave me all these \"gifts\", being able to understand your language, being able to command these things, because I'm worthy? Neat. The only thing I'm going to use them for is killing you.\nRemy is\u2026lying down, I guess, next to my leg. I wonder if he recognizes me. He's a parathreat now, and I am fully capable of terminating him. I could simply order all of these things to jump in a fire. What am I talking about? I'm a parathreat now. I'm not naive enough to think that destroying Akul'hil will revert this, but my life doesn't have any other purpose now. I don't have the option of having another purpose now.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Amnestic treatment is ineffective against complete instances of SCP-1537-A and entirely ineffective against SCP-1537-B at all stages of exposure.\n2. Term used by the GOC to describe anomalies.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1536 | SCP-1537 | SCP-1538 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1538\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1538 are cataloged and filed in the Site-23 Archives, and may be accessed with clearance from the Research Director. A compendium of transcribed SCP-1538 text is available through the Site-23 ADONIS secure sub-network.\nAll reports concerning suicides filed by law enforcement agencies in the Daejeon metropolitan area are to be clandestinely monitored by regional Foundation assets for evidence of SCP-1538 instances. In the event of a resumption of SCP-1538 manifestations, subsequent investigations are to be turned over to Foundation operatives using the established cover of National Police Agency Task Force Wae, a special unit within the South Korean law enforcement structure.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2010 and the conclusion of Exploration 1538-1, access to the Sogsagim cave system in Hallasan National Park is closed to all personnel and civilians. A security perimeter is to be maintained under the auspices of a long-term ecological restoration project. Any unusual activity near the Exploration 1538-1 initial entry point is to be immediately considered a medium-risk containment breach event, subject to established response protocols.\nDescription: SCP-1538 is a collection of fifteen documents that appeared between 07/29/2008 and 02/11/2010, transcribed as suicide notes by fifteen separate individuals. Despite confirmation by Foundation investigators of no existing relationships between any of the fifteen individuals, each suicide note left behind by these individuals contains a portion of a unified narrative. In all cases, SCP-1538 instances consist of specialized technical instructions interspersed with personal sentiments consistent with a suicide note.\nAll individuals responsible for instances of SCP-1538 resided within 80 km of the city of Daejeon, South Korea, most having maintained residence in the district of Jung-gu. Two individuals resided in the Yuseong-gu district, while one was a long-term patient in the city's Taejon Shinsaeng mental health facility. No anomalous factors appear to have contributed to suicides: Review of law enforcement and personal records indicate that in each case, financial distress, troubled interpersonal relationships, untreated mental illness, or other commonly cited motivations for self-harm were responsible for each individual's decision to take their own life. The fifteen authors of SCP-1538 demonstrate no clear demographic similarities, and vary in gender, age, profession, socioeconomic status, family background, and all other observable traits.\nWhen combined, the entirety of SCP-1538 instances (with the exception of Note 4) form a technical manual for the operation of a twin-screw extruder machine of unknown manufacture (hereafter SCP-1538-1). Note 4 contains GPS coordinates indicating a previously undiscovered access point to the Sogsagim cave system, within which SCP-1538-1 was discovered during Exploration 1538-1.\nAddendum 1538-1: Sample SCP-1538 instances\n\nNote 3 was left by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a 43-year-old female teacher at a technical high school. Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body was found in her car in the school parking lot by students arriving for morning classes. Cause of death was later ruled to be self-induced asphyxiation.\nThe \"actual\" column displays the actual data from your process. The \"set\" column displays the set points of your temperature controllers and analog signals. By default the alarm values (Hi, HiHi, Lo, LoLo) for each zone temperature are set to +15 HiHi , +10Hi, - 10Lo , -15 LoLo. All alarm values\nI am so sorry. I am not strong enough for this. Please do not call any more attention to me than\nAll parameters are color coded based on alarm status. You will notice that when you place the mouse pointer in any parameter cell the parameter will appear on a small text balloon. There are 3 major ways to view a process parameter's data. These are:\nDo not tell Kim they found me like this. The shame is great enough already. Goodbye.\nThis allows you to see the alarm values along with the actual parameter value, and in the case of a temperature control zone, the temperature setpoint. Once the data strip is in view you can left click on any parameter and it will be displayed in the data strip.\n\nNote 14 was found folded in the shirt pocket of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588, a 22-year-old male university student. Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's remains were recovered at the bottom of a cliff after being discovered by hikers in a coastal region in western Chungnam province, and were found to be partially scavenged by local wildlife.\nMy actions have led me here. No one else's. I have caused immeasurable grief to those around me, and brought disgrace to those who trusted me most. I am\nAs discussed earlier in this manual, log event comments by using the \"Add Event\" button on the icon bar. You can also log event comments by double clicking the left mouse button on the graphic window this will open the \"User Event Log\" window. You can then add your event comments and then click OK to add them to the Events page. Note: events are logged at the current run time, not the point of\nI hereby leave all my belongings to my mother, father, and sister. In addition to what's in my room, I have a small safe deposit box at the Woori Bank on Munwha-ro. The combination\nWhile melting and \u201cpumping\u201d as much polymer to the die as possible is important, mixing material in compounding applications is equally important; there are many ways of achieving good mixing. Pins may be placed in strategic places in the metering section of a screw. Fluted sections at the end of the screw help to both mix and melt left over solid polymer\n\nNote 8 was recovered on a bedside table in the hotel room where \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a 19-year-old musician, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. An autopsy later indicated that Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had ingested lethal quantities of demerol and eighteen capsules of Zotepine, an anti-psychotic drug that had recently been prescribed to her.\n1. High amps, material too fused at vent - generally results in a \u201chot\u201d extrusion with glossy and wavy I.D. caused by high melt viscosity, or early fusion in barrel (in twin screw). (a) Formulation may need a higher external/internal lubricant ratio. Decrease calcium stearate 0.2phr and/or increase wax 0.1-0.2phr. (b) Screw temperature may be too high.Screw temperature should be about the same as the metering zone of\nWhy do they keep peeling my skin, it hurts make it stop. It hasn't stopped for hours. Help isn't coming, no matter what he says help isn't coming.\nGood ideas are bad ideas I have a very good idea, they can't collect on what isn't here. Empty threats when nothing can be worse than this I dare them.\nSo nice of you to come I can sing they like to sing we'll all never stop singing not even when we can't blink anymore and the lights flash and flash and flash. I know a song and I like parties all kinds all places. I know two songs the ones they write for me and the ones the other things write for me. I don't like songs.\n7. Powdered, or semi-fused material extruding out of vent, with flood feeding. (a) Generally a barrel temperature profile out of balance. Rear zone (1&2) temperatures usually need an increase for twin screws, but a decrease for single screws.\n\n+ Addendum 1538-2 LEVEL 3 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\n- ACCESS GRANTED\n\nAddendum 1538-2 - Summary of Expedition 1538-1: Following a six-month period after the recovery of Note 15, researchers determined that no further notes were likely to be forthcoming. Initial investigation of the GPS coordinates contained in Note 4 revealed the presence of a small, unmapped entrance to the Sogsagim cave system. On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2010, Foundation personnel organized an exploratory party to investigate any accessible portions of the cave system and document any findings.\nAn eight-person group consisting of three researchers, three security personnel and two D-Class test subjects were dispatched to Hallasan National Park. D-Class subjects were equipped with ropes, helmets, flashlights, and associated spelunking gear, as well as a helmet-mounted video camera, a cable relay for audio communication and two days' worth of emergency provisions. Researchers established a small observation outpost at the cave entrance while security personnel established a perimeter and failsafe devices at the entry point. At 0615 hours on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2010, D-Class subjects commenced exploration.\nInitial observations were consistent with a primary cave or lava tube structure, similar to previously documented portions of the Sogsagim complex. The initial 200 m of the passage consisted of a tubular, approximately 3 m diameter passageway proceeding in a westerly direction until narrowing considerably and sloping sharply downward. The passageway was lined with an unidentifiable dark red slurry, and featured a considerable amount of arthropod activity as unidentified species of beetles, centipedes, and spiders were observed in substantial quantities at its entrance. D-88127 (equipped with a video camera) crawled first into the passage, followed by D-49213.\nSubjects crawled through this portion of the cave for three hours, at times having to assume a completely prone position due to extremely narrow stretches. After descending an estimated 85 m during this time, the passageway opened into a spacious chamber featuring numerous speleothems (mostly pillars and dripstone), typical of nearby cave formations. Subjects observed, however, that the floor of the chamber consisted of polished black marble tile, in the manner of a constructed dwelling. No other signs of human habitation or artifice were present. Subjects continued traveling for approximately 30 m in a southeasterly direction until encountering a .75 m diameter hole in the chamber floor. After searching for alternate routes outside of the chamber and finding none, subjects established an anchor point at a nearby pillar, attached a rope and descended into the hole.\nSubjects rappelled into a shaft with an estimated depth of 25 m, terminating in a small chamber. Upon reaching the floor of the chamber, subjects documented their surroundings, noting that the walls and floor were coated with the same slurry as the initial passageway. In the center of the chamber, subjects discovered what appeared to be a twin-screw extruder machine with an integrated computer terminal, such as that seemingly described in the SCP-1538 narrative (described in later reports as SCP-1538-1). SCP-1538-1 was wired to a series of automotive batteries, which served as an apparent improvised power source. No other artificial structures appeared to be present in the chamber.\nUpon instructions from researchers, D-49213 approached the computer terminal and activated SCP-1538-1. D-88127 recorded video data of the encounter. The following is a transcript of the subsequent sequence of events:\n\nD-49213 powers on SCP-1538-1. A startup sequence displays on the integrated monitor, consistent with activity described in the SCP-1538 narrative. A prompt reading \"input command\" appears on the screen.\nD-49213: Initiation confirmed. What do you want me to do next?\nResearcher Eng: (via D-49213's telecom link) Please input \"initiate operation 15 mode 3\" into the terminal.\nD-49213: Copy.\nD-49213 enters the command as instructed. After twenty seconds, a response appears on the screen, reading \"unrecognized operator present\", followed by a second message reading \"requested data not found\".\nD-49213: What now?\nResearcher Eng: (unintelligible dialogue from multiple staff in background) Um, stand by\u2026(additional background dialogue from multiple staff) wait and see if it returns to the \"input command\" prompt.\nD-49213: It's making some sort of grinding noise now.\nSCP-1538-1 commences mechanical operation. A message on the monitor appears reading \"initiating Sequence 4\".\nD-49213: It's doing something now, things are moving. There's something coming out of it.\nResearcher Eng: D-88127, I want video of the output port.\nD-88127 moves the camera towards the end of SCP-1538-1. As the camera focuses closely, SCP-1538-1 is shown producing a steady stream of a substance resembling the dark red slurry documented previously in the cavern at a rapid rate. The substance appears to be intermixed with teeth, bone fragments, and scraps of epidermal tissue.\nD-88127: What is that?\nResearcher Eng: Please continue the video feed.\nSCP-1538-1 continues to produce a steady supply of slurry despite lack of visible input. As the mound of slurry approaches a height of 2 m, movement becomes apparent within it.\nD-49213: There's something moving around in there, command.\nResearcher Eng: Maintain video contact.\nMovement continues within the SCP-1538-1 slurry pile. After 45 seconds of additional observation, a pseudopod-like structure emerges from the center of the slurry pile. At the end of the structure is what appears to be a skinned human face1.\nD-88127: Shit! Shit!\nResearcher Eng: Keep the camera on it, 88127.\nThe pseudopod extends directly upwards to a height of approximately 4 m before beginning to move towards D-88127.\nD-49213: Get the fuck out of here!\nVideo contact is lost as the camera is dropped to the ground and subjects flee. The sounds of a rope ascender being attached are audible, as well as unintelligible screaming from D-88127 and the sounds of fabric ripping and an unidentified liquid spilling onto the floor.\n\nNeither subject responded to repeated orders and attempts at communication over the telecom link after loss of the video feed, although what is presumed to be D-49213's labored breathing and the sound of a rope ascender were heard constantly for the next ten minutes.\nAt 1327 hours, D-49213 confirmed that he reached the marble tile chamber above SCP-1538-1. Faint, unintelligible screaming was heard in the background of D-49213's communications. Researchers repeatedly asked D-49213 for an explanation of events after loss of the video feed; no answers were forthcoming.\nD-49213, against direct orders from researchers, proceeded back through the passageway towards the cave entrance. At 1441 hours, D-49213 reported unidentified noises in the passageway behind him. Due to the tight confines of the passageway, D-49213 was unable to achieve visual confirmation of the source of the noises, but repeatedly informed researchers that he was being pursued.\nResearcher Eng conferred with staff and contacted Research Director Trilling at 1450 hours. Upon Research Director Trilling's orders to activate failsafe measures, security staff remotely detonated explosives at the cave entrance, collapsing the entryway and closing the passageway off to all access.\nAll audio contact with D-49213 was lost at 1455 hours.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Video analysis indicates the face is an almost certain match for the features of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, author of SCP-1538 Note 7.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1537 | SCP-1538 | SCP-1539 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1539\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, the stationary origin point of SCP-1539 was filled with water with properties identical to reinforced concrete. [Mistake? No such substance catalogued. \u2014 Ed.] Seismic and ultrasonic monitoring devices remain on-site and active, monitored remotely at Site 17. As no further anomalous objects have originated from SCP-1539 since containment was initiated on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1539 is considered contained, and has been provisionally downgraded to Safe. In the unlikely event of a seismic containment breach, SCP-1539 will be assigned high containment priority until refilled.\nPersonnel assigned to SCP-1539 are to be screened for resistance to memetic hazards. Personnel scoring <30 on standardized Levi-Bussard examinations are to be reassigned. For site-specific testing protocols and access to certified memetic samples, consult Document MH-1792(d).\nObjects originating from SCP-1539 are to be monitored for a period of no fewer than 90 days. Food and water appropriate for human consumption are to be provided no matter the apparent nature of the object. All feeding periods are to be cross-checked by at least two personnel. Missed feedings are to be reported to the Site Director immediately. If, during the monitoring period, the object exhibits self-directed movement or there is any reduction in the volume of food, the object is to be transferred to Site 17 for long-term containment. See Document SCP-1539-LTC for further instructions. Objects not exhibiting self-directed movement during the containment period are to be reported to lead researcher Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and disposed of according to standard anomalous-object protocols.\nDescription: SCP-1539-00 is a semantic dissociation zone of irregular shape, roughly six meters in diameter, formerly filling the basement laundry room of an apartment complex in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, PA. Objects remaining within the zone for longer than 81 seconds suffer severe identity dysfunction, resulting in dissociation of an object's physical properties from its semantic identity. Dissociated identities may thereafter \u201creattach\u201d to any nearby semantically-null object. Though viewers' perception and the object's properties are unaffected by identity dysfunction, both first- and third party viewers will identify the object as being of the reassigned category. Current theories propose that the identity-transference mechanism is memetic rather than objective; however, cross-resistance with other memetic hazards is minimal, and information regarding the identities of recovered objects should be regarded as provisional at best. For further information, see N. Larter, \u201cA Wood Without Meaning: Objective Identity Dysfunction in the Site 94 Containment Area,\u201d [REFERENCE OMITTED].\nSCP-1539-01 is a flush-mounted SunSystem brand light fixture, model number R9-0079, nonfunctional. Unlike the model described by the manufacturer, this light fixture is cylindrical and wooden, 9cm long by .75cm in diameter, yellow, and contains a permanent graphite filament and a small cylinder of rubberized insulation. Upon examination, this object did not exhibit self-directed movement, and is currently completing observation at Site 17.\nSCP-1539-02 is a 1972 General Electric washer/dryer set, model number 3E98-17BL2, eggshell white. On recovery, it intermittently exhibited self-directed movement and produced sounds similar to human speech. On recovery, it took the physical appearance of a human male in his mid 40s, approximately 187cm tall, and weighing 82kg. Since that time, it has reduced substantially in mass and produces an offensive smell presumably resulting from an unrecovered load of laundry. As the machine lacks an identifiable lid, no procedure is currently proposed for recovery of any of the washer's contents.\nSCP-1539-03 is Agent Jim Thayer, the first responder to the report of SCP-1539. Agent Jim Thayer is a brown leather wallet roughly 11cm X 9 cm in size, containing $11 in US currency. Since his recovery from the site of SCP-1539, Agent Thayer has remained unresponsive, and intensive anti-memetic treatments have failed to show measurable improvement.\nSCP-1539-04 is unidentifiable. It was originally recovered from a cloth pouch attached to SCP-1539-02. It is grey. It is small enough to be held in a single hand and modular. It is either of human manufacture or natural origin. Pieces removed from SCP-1539-04 are likewise unidentifiable. When recovered, it produced a sound at irregular intervals, but did not exhibit self-directed movement. The sound then stopped. SCP-1539-04 is currently completing observation at Site 17.\nDocument 1539-1-A:\nAttn: B-Team Containment Unit, Site 17\nRe: Initial SCP-1539 Containment\nIn short, we should have listened to the dissenting containment report.\nAfter containing Site 93, we thought we knew what we were dealing with: a topological anomaly from the [DATA EXPUNGED] crossover region. Primary containment protocols involved dosing Jim with Class-B amnestics and giving him six weeks in rehab. Clearly, that didn't happen: after intensive review, we have determined that Jim Thayer, wherever he is, is most likely deceased. Obviously, we can't permit this to happen again.\nStarting Tuesday, we'll be implementing all B-Team containment recommendations in parallel with Primary. We've gotten appropriations approval from the Director, so cost isn't an issue. This isn't the first time Primary Containment has missed the boat on our containment theory, but I can tell you this: it will be the last.\nOn a personal note: the Director has declined our request to bury Jim. First of all, we don't know which of the objects he is. Second, while the objects removed from the site certainly aren't dangerous, there's an unacceptable consensus risk if anyone looks inside the coffin. In lieu of a funeral, we've brought the containment crates out of storage. If you want to pay your respects, they'll be out in the warehouse foyer starting at 0930 on Monday.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n[Signature Omitted]\nLead Researcher, SCP-1539\n\n\u00ab SCP-1538 | SCP-1539 | SCP-1540 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1540\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1540 is contained in a humanoid containment cell in the H-TL1 Wing of Site-197.\nAfter each 1540-A event the organism must be interviewed to establish its identity and personal history. Transcripts of the interviews and photographic records of the SCP-1540's appearance should be transferred to the Digital Archive of Site-197. Further interviews may be conducted at the discretion of the assigned level 3 researcher.\nSCP-1540 instances should not be informed of their nature to avoid unpredictable emotional response. To ensure cooperation with the Foundation personnel, a cover story has been established that explains the necessity of medical testing and quarantine. For further details consult Document 1540-IF04.\nDescription: SCP-1540 is a humanoid organism recovered in 2001 from Provo, Utah.\nEvery 29-30 days, SCP-1540 undergoes a 1540-A event. The organism does not possess conscious control over the events, and unless specifically informed may not be aware of them in advance. Upon the start of 1540-A, the organism will experience a severe headache, followed by muscle and bone pain. Forty minutes after the event's onset, the skin of SCP-1540 will begin to secrete large quantities of a viscous white substance. The substance will solidify and expand, forming a semi-transparent cocoon around the organism. Over the next six hours, SCP-1540 will gradually dissolve, and a new body will develop from the resulting material. Once the body is fully formed, the cocoon will rupture, and the new instance of SCP-1540 will emerge.\nSCP-1540 instances differ in appearance, gender, and age. None of the instances have exhibited abnormal physiology or other anomalous traits. 1540-A are not ectoentropic in nature, with the organism losing 5-8% of its mass during each event. SCP-1540 typically regains the lost mass via non-anomalous means before the next 1540-A event. The organism's health is not markedly affected by these fluctuations.\nSCP-1540 instances display separate unique identities, personalities, and full memories of their previous lives. These memories are internally consistent, and the locations, individuals, and events comprising them generally exist or have occurred in the manner described by SCP-1540. However, all SCP-1540 identities appear to be highly detailed fictional constructs: no records of persons matching these identities have been found, and the individuals whom SCP-1540 identifies as friends or close relatives deny any knowledge of the organism. The information used to construct SCP-1540 identities appears to be an amalgam of abstract facts, depersonalized memories of existing individuals, and fictitious experiences original to the organism. The means by which SCP-1540 obtains this knowledge are unknown.\nSCP-1540 was recovered during the investigation into assumed death of Joshua Russell, born 1985. Examination of Russell's house uncovered a collection of occult literature; numerous transcripts recorded by the subject; and a videotape, containing the recording of the subject performing an unknown ritual, and the subsequent 1540-A event. The documents indicate that the subject, along with three associates of similar ages, developed the ritual shown in the recording; the designed goal of the ritual was the transformation of the performer into a \"werewolf\". The subject's parents were not aware of these activities.\nAnalysis of the recording revealed discrepancies between the procedure performed by the subject and the version outlined in the recovered literature, including the use of cheaper materials and errors in positioning of auxiliary objects. Attempts to replicate either version of the ritual did not produce anomalous results. The individuals involved in the creation of the ritual were never found, and their current status remains unknown.\nAddendum 1540-1: Interview transcript 1540-81/4; 2008-02-25.\n\nInterviewed: David Hawkins\nInterviewer: Dr. Joseph Kaminsky\n<Begin Log>\nKaminsky: Please state for the record your full name, and clearance.\nHawkins: David Alexander Hawkins, Security Level 3.\nKaminsky: How long have you been working for the Foundation, Mr. Hawkins?\nHawkins: Eleven years.\nKaminsky: And 1540?\nHawkins: Assigned to it two years ago. I am\u2026 was the Head Researcher too, for four months now.\nKaminsky: So, you've been\u2026 studying it, then?\nHawkins: Yes. I'm a biologist. My group was working on the metamorphic reaction. Isolate, replicate, narrow to individual organs. You have access, you should know the details.\nKaminsky: I'm familiar with the project, yes. Did you have direct contact with the organism during your time there?\nHawkins: No, no, we didn't really need to. We had enough tissue samples, and the skip was always with the shrinks or the in-haz guys anyway.\nKaminsky: I see. Let's talk about what happened four days ago. What do you remember?\nHawkins: It was still Wednesday, early evening. There was a seminar at Sector-07 next day, macroscopic bacterial colonies. I was on a train there. I was reading. Everything was very ordinary. Then\u2026 it was very abrupt. One moment I look up in the window, see the Sun, the trees. And then it all just ended. I'm in the cell, naked, and this horrible stench. There is blood and little chunks of\u2026 of me, everywhere. I awoke earlier than normal, I think, no one had a chance to clean that mess yet. I sat there for an hour before Noah\u2026 before Agent Lanham came, told me that I may have been exposed to some virus\u2026 some CDC bullshit\u2026 virus, right.\nKaminsky: Do you perceive your earlier memories differently now?\nHawkins: No, no. Nothing has changed, it's all there and there are no seams. I am still me. I keep thinking about it, remembering things. About two months after I was promoted to level two, I figured I'll die one day, in a breach or some accident. I made peace with it. Always thought it would be quick, not like this, sitting here and waiting and not being able to do anything. But then, I never really thought that, did I? I was never promoted, never married, I've been here all this time, in one cell or another, for the the past fifteen years. I\u2026 six years ago, when John died\u2026 should I still feel anything? I never met him, never worked with him\u2026 I don't know anymore. Could we continue another time?\nKaminsky: If you want, certainly.\nHawkins: And\u2026 doc? Could I see Sarah again? I know she doesn't remember me anymore. I just wanted to see her one more time.\nKaminsky: I\u2026 I'm afraid that's not possible. I'm sorry.\nHawkins: It's alright. I understand.\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1539 | SCP-1540 | SCP-1541 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1541\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the location and nature of SCP-1541-1, current containment procedures consist of redirecting the current civilian studies of the G34.3 celestial body to areas where SCP-1541-1 is not currently located. As well, efforts are currently being made to suppress information on the gradual shrinkage of the ethanol cloud contained therein. Researchers currently assigned to SCP-1541 are allowed to respond to SCP-1541-1 through SCP-1541-2. All researchers who are currently assigned to SCP-1541 who converse with SCP-1541-1 should report and attempt to dissuade any mention of SCP-1541-1 desiring to return to Earth, due to security and public exposure concerns. All instant messaging service providers in the area of initial contact are currently being monitored for any further attempts by SCP-1541-1 to contact additional descendants of its original followers.\nIn addition, SCP-1541-2 should be kept in working condition and powered on at all times, in order to intercept and monitor communications made by SCP-1541-1, and facilitate communication between SCP-1541-1 and the current research team attached to the project. All messages should be logged with the Records Department.\nDescription: SCP-1541-1 is an entity currently located in the approximate location of the G34.3 ethanol cloud in the Aquila constellation. It claims to be the physical representation of the deity [REDACTED], and that it has been attempting to contact the descendants of its former followers for what it approximates as the past 100 years. SCP-1541-1 currently shows a tendency towards alcoholism and manic depressive disorder.\nSCP-1541-2 is a [REDACTED] brand cellular phone, whose number was reallocated to a Foundation-owned communications network upon discovery and containment. Logs of the messages that are sent to and from SCP-1541-1 through a currently-unknown method (as SCP-1541-1 denies possessing any communication devices) are to be registered with the Records Department for review and research purposes.\nSCP-1541-1 and SCP-1541-2 were first brought to the Foundation's attention through contact with one Amanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Michigan. SCP-1541-1 and SCP-1541-2 were discovered during an interview by a member of Foundation staff, under the assumed identity of a technical support representative for the [REDACTED] Telephone Company, after the situation reached Foundation information analysts. She claimed that she was receiving disturbing messages from someone who knew of her great-grandmother, Elisabeth \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who had been deceased for almost twenty years at the time of initial contact, and discussing several rituals that it demanded to be performed. Examination of the cellular phone records have corroborated her statement, and produced a twenty-seven character designation that does not correspond to any known system. The witness' memories of the event were suppressed, and she is currently under Foundation observation to determine if there have been further communication attempts made by SCP-1541-1. All other known descendants of the original cult that worshiped SCP-1541-1 are currently being tracked by MTF-Tau-17 for identical reasons.\nConsult Document SCP-1541-T1 for a sample of notable messages sent to and from SCP-1541-1 by the initial witness. It should be noted that all messages were originally sent in Short Message Service (SMS) text format, and have been transcribed as accurately as possible to the standard interview format for records-keeping purposes.\nDocument SCP-1541-T1:\n\nForeword: The following is a log of the messages saved on SCP-1541-2 between SCP-1541-1 and Amanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 approximately three days before the Foundation discovered SCP-1541.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nSCP-1541-1: HEEEEELLO BEAUTIFL\n\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hi? Who is this?\n\nSCP-1541-1: IT IS ITHEGRETGOD [DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nSCP-1541-1 WILL YOU BARE YOURSLF BEFOR ME?\n\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Oh god. Did Gabs give out my number to you?\nSCP-1541-1: I KNOW NOT OF THIS \u2018GABS'. I SEARCHD THE COSMOS FOR THE PROPER ELECTRICAL FLOW TO SPK T YOU.\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I think you got the wrong number, guy. Please stop texting me.\n\nSCP-1541-1: IMPOSSIBLE. R U NT AMANDA \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, THE YOUNGST OF TH \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 FAMILY????\n\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: QUIT. MESSAGING. ME.\n\nSCP-1541-1: IT /IS/ YOU! OH JOYUS DAYEEE\n\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : \u2026 You're not going to quit, are you.\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : Look, asshole, this has been a long day and I don't need this.\n\nSCP-1541-1: AHH.. JUST LIKE ELISABETH. FIRY AND RUUDE\n\nSCP-1541-1: WHY HAS YUR FMLYYYY NOT PERFORMED THE RITUAL OF BLOOD AND WINE IN TEN DECADES?\nSCP-1541-1: I DEMND REVERENCE! PROSTRT URSELF BEFOR THE FIRE OF [DATA EXPUNGED], AND BARE YOUR FLESH TO TH NIGT SKY, SO IT MAY PLEASE ME!\n\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm calling the cops.\n\nSCP-1541-1: WHAT ARE THESE COPS YOU SPEAK OF?\n\nSCP-1541-1: HELLO?\n\nSCP-1541-1: THE FCK ARE COPS?\n\nSCP-1541-1: UGH. THIS HAPNS ALL THE TIM. YOR PPL IGNORE ME. I GRW WEAKERRR BY THE DAY.\n\nSCP-1541-1: I am sry. Did nt relz I had the caps lOck on. Forgv me\n\nSCP-1541-1: Helooooo\u2026\n\nSCP-1541-1: Amnda?\n\nSCP-1541-1: Amanda???\n\nResearcher's Note: SCP-1541-1 continues in this style of message fifty-seven times during the next forty-five minutes, with increased repetition of the woman's name and usage of punctuation marks, eventually (starting with message twenty-eight) using what was determined by the linguistic department as Babylonian expletives and various threats, and finally, by message forty-three, more pleas for the aforementioned rituals to be performed.\nSCP-1541-1: FINE. YOU LITTLE WHOR. I BET YOU WORSHIP THAT ASSHOLE YHWH NOW DNT U\n\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: JESUS CHRIST. STOP ALREADY.\n\nSCP-1541-1: I FUCKNG KNW IT! SELLOUT!!!1\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What the fuck is your problem, man? Just leave me the hell alone!\n\nSCP-1541-1: Your just lke evryon else. I bet [REDACTED] dosn have to put up wit ths shit. Hed just send som of hs frog asswholes to fuck u up!\n\nSCP-1541-1: Yknw something, u can keep ur fckin YHWH. Il find new worshipers. I don't need u. Later, BITCH. :P\nResearcher's Note: Approximately three hours pass before SCP-1541-1 attempts to contact Amanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 again.\nSCP-1541-1: Look. Im sory for calln u a bitc. Iv just beeen drnk for a whle, and relly lonly\u2026 plz talk to me?\nSCP-1541-1: I don hav any1 left but yu.\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: GOD FUCKING DAMNIT STOP TXTNG ME!\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I've already asked you at least three times, and I really don't need this shit now.\nSCP-1541-1: Well fuck u too.\nAmanda \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Go to hell, jackass.\nSCP-1541-1: MAYBE I WLL.\nSCP-1541-1: After I fins this drnk.\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: No further messages were recorded between SCP-1541-1 and the initial witness, and SCP-1541-1 did not attempt to contact her again for four days, at which time SCP-1541-2 was in Foundation possession. SCP-1541-1 expressed distress at the fact that it was denied contact with its original worshipers, and immediately attempted to coerce the three researchers assigned to SCP-1541 into performing supplicatory rituals. All requests for completion of these rituals were denied.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1540 | SCP-1541 | SCP-1542 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1542\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1542 is contained in a standard 3 m x 4 m x 4 m corrosion resistant cell. The cell has been outfitted with a simple structure of pipe which functions as a form of resting area for SCP-1542. The organism's cell must be cleaned twice every month and any noticeable corrosion is to be repaired during this time. The entity is to be fed once daily by supplying a basin of nutrient-rich slurry formed from pur\u00e9ed meat and vegetable matter; SCP-1542 has displayed a noticeable aversion to foodstuffs containing capsaicin.\nAny and all personnel scheduled to interact with SCP-1542 on a regular basis must attend monthly psychological evaluations.\nSCP-1542 is currently stored at Sector-28 within medical ward-3; transfer to Bio-Research Area-12 is currently under review.\nDescription: SCP-1542 is a vaguely humanoid entity that consists primarily of muscle tissue anchored to a tubular structure composed of an unidentified foam-like substance. SCP-1542 measures 190 cm long and weighs 57 kg. The creature possesses rudimentary auditory organs situated inside the torso, and a heavily modified nervous system has been woven throughout the skeletal structure. The subject's muscle tissue secretes a solution of potent paralytic substances contained within a semi-acidic mucus; the substance appears to coat the entirety of its body and functions as a form of gelatinous skin. SCP-1542 does not possess a vascular system, respiratory system, or digestive tract, instead absorbing oxygen and nutrients through its mucous coating.\nThe entity appears to prefer limbless locomotion, primarily contracting and expanding its torso to propel itself when travelling across its cell. SCP-1542 will utilize its limbs when climbing or navigating uneven terrain; on rare occasions the organism has been seen attempting bipedal movement.\nSCP-1542 has shown to be self-aware and on occasion has attempted to communicate with interacting staff members and cleaning crews.\nAddendum 1542-1: SCP-1542 was acquired from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 sewage treatment facility located in Calgary, Alberta on 16/09/1998 after an emergency call was received about a 'living corpse'. A small team of agents was deployed under the disguise of emergency response personnel; SCP-1542 was located within the primary screening waste deposit bin feeding upon dissolved organic detritus. The entity was then detained and transported to Sector-28.\nClass-A amnestics were administered to all facility staff.\nAddendum 1542-2: Further medical examination of SCP-1542 uncovered an inscribed metallic rod surgically implanted within the [REDACTED] of the specimen. The rod bore the following inscription:\n\nSubject: A-35\nProject: AN1-M4KR-0021c\nPrototype: HAG-092b-1\nPurpose: WASTE-2b\nFacility: DBO-18a-1\n\nAddendum 1542-3: Additional documentation was recovered from a USB flash drive located within the subject's torso as well as several scraps of white cloth, recovered data was heavily encrypted and the device was partially damaged from acid exposure. The following document seems to outline the subject's initial capture and experimentation:\n\nSeries: 0021c\nDate: March 15, 1981\nLocation: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Saskatchewan, Canada\nSubject: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nCapture Report: Squad A53-b located the subject at approximately 0700 - Sunday, no reported casualties. Subject successfully incapacitated before being relocated to Test Facility DBO-18c-2.\nChemical Exposure Report: Subject A-35 remained fully submerged for 23 hours, upon removal from Vat 17-GH8-1b subject began losing cohesion between the hypodermis and underlying muscle tissue, subject was subsequently sedated.\nInitial Surgical Report: Subject A-35 was moved to Surgical Bay E-2a for additional chemical exposure bef-\n\nAll remaining information was too heavily corrupted for proper recovery, further investigation into the organization behind SCP-1542's creation is currently underway.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1541 | SCP-1542 | SCP-1543 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1543\nObject Class: Safe Neutralized Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Given the non-local nature of SCP-1543, it is impossible to fully prevent non-Foundation access to it, and non-Foundation access has been reported by SCP-1543-1 to have occurred no less than \u2588\u2588 times prior to the Foundation becoming aware of SCP-1543 and enacting current containment protocols.1 As such, containment measures are largely focused on educating populations likely to accidentally access SCP-1543 on how to avoid doing so, under the guise of public service announcements. Although it appears that SCP-1543 is only able to make one connection at a time, there is a single recorded instance wherein a loud beep sounded, without originating from either terminus of the active connection.\nAll communication via SCP-1543 is to be performed in a quiet room, with all sound originating from the anomalous end of SCP-1543 recorded for later analysis. Although SCP-1543 may be accessed at any time for monitoring purposes, any communications with SCP-1543-1 must be performed in a whisper, and should be restricted to between the hours of 1730 GMT and 0900 GMT. Conversations are to occur no more than once per day, barring ambient sounds indicative of an emergency situation, and may be concluded at the request of SCP-1543-1.\nDescription: SCP-1543 is a phone number that can only be reached by international dialing. The country code is \u2588\u2588\u2588, which is not in use, but very similar to one of those assigned to [REDACTED]. It is currently presumed that all accidental accesses of SCP-1543 are a result of misdialing the country code. When any phone connection is used to dial SCP-1543,2 the connection picks up after one ring. The other end of the connection apparently manifests as an intangible point in space fixed approximately 5 cm from the right ear of SCP-1543-1. This point functions as both a speaker and microphone and is able to receive ambient environmental sounds in addition to the voice of SCP-1543-1. Per SCP-1543-1, any communication that originates from the non-anomalous end of SCP-1543 is approximately as loud as if the source was standing next to SCP-1543-1 and speaking at the same volume.\nSCP-1543-1 is self-reportedly a human male by the name of Efrain \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a former resident of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Document searches verify the existence of such an individual, but attempts to interview family members or past employers uniformly result in denials of any knowledge of SCP-1543-1.\nSCP-1543-1 reports that he fell asleep in his residence on 06/21/2011 and woke up in his current location, which consists of the overgrown ruins of an unknown city located in a tropical environment. SCP-1543-1 is largely uncooperative with attempts to converse with him, due to fear of attracting the attention of local predators. He is also displaying an increasing degree of annoyance and anger towards the Foundation due to the frequency of contacts made to him.\nExcerpted Interview Logs (translated from Spanish):\n\nCall 1\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (clears throat) Hello?\nSCP-1543-1: (loud) Shitshitshit! (continues in a forced whisper for the remainder of the interview) Shut up, you idiot! Who the fuck is it this time?!\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (lowers his voice for the remainder of the interview) My name is Dr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The group I work for learned abou-\nSCP-1543-1: Fuck, more than one of you are working together now? What in the name of the Holy Mother do you want with me?\n(the rustling of leaves can be heard in the background, increasing as if in a strengthening wind)\nSCP-1543-1: Wait, what was that? Shit, there's some about a block away! Just shut up and leave me alone!\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please wait. We mean you no harm. We just want to find out wh-\nSCP-1543-1: Shut up! Not now! Not when they're so close!\nAll further attempts to communicate with SCP-1543-1 during this interview failed to elicit a response and the interview was concluded after approximately 5 minutes of hearing panting breaths and rustling vegetation.\n\nNote that all interview attempts from this point were conducted at a whisper level.\n\nCall 14\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We're still trying to find out where you are, Se\u00f1or \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Is there anything else you can tell us about where you are? Any signs or anything?\nSCP-1543-1: I already told you everything! It's just some city with weird squiggles on all the signs instead of real letters!\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What about the plants or animals? Can you describe any of them that seem unusual?\nSCP-1543-1: I don't know anything about plants, man. I live in the city. And I haven't seen any animals other than those asshole monsters! I told you this already!\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We're having trouble matching your description of the animals to anything on file. Are you sure there's nothing else you can tell us about them?\nSCP-1543-1: What else can I tell you?! They're about the size of horses, they're shiny and black, and they attack each other crazy and vicious! I'm not going to get any closer to any of them to find out anything else!\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We'll keep trying, then. Just let us know if anything new hap-\nA rapid rustling is heard, immediately followed by a loud thump and a loud, gravelly roar. SCP-1543-1 screams briefly, and then can be heard running through vegetation. The roar seems to recede.\n\nCall 36\nSCP-1543-1: I'm feeling really sick, doctor. I think some of those mushrooms I ate were bad. You said they should be okay, right?\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Based on your description, they shouldn't have been poisonous. How is your water supply?\nSCP-1543-1: The same rain water as before. (short barking laugh, followed by a series of deep, hacking coughs) I guess I should be thankful it rains so much. Ay, Heavenly Father\u2026 Doctor?\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes?\nSCP-1543-1: I'm going to die here, aren't I?\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We're still trying to find a way to get you home, Efrain. Now try to rest and get your strength back.\nSCP-1543-1: If you say so, doctor.\n\nCall 37\nNote: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2012 at 1737 GMT, the telephone reserved for use with SCP-1543 rang independently. After 12 minutes, Dr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 entered the interview room, activated the recording equipment and answered the call.\nDr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello. Who is this?\nUnknown: (gravelly voice of uncertain age or gender, translated from Nahuatl) The hunt was good. The sacrifice was holy. We expect more.\nThe call terminated at this point, and all further attempts to utilize SCP-1543 resulted in busy signals.\n\nAddendum: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2013, during periodic review of Neutralized SCP Items, it was discovered that SCP-1543 was once again active. The individual answering the call identifies herself as \u041e\u043b\u044c\u0433\u04303 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a resident of Sevastopol, Ukraine. Her descriptions of her surroundings match those provided by SCP-1543-1. She has been designated SCP-1543-1a.\n\nFootnotes\n1. All such contacts appear to have been from civilian sources and SCP-1543-1 reports that the Foundation is the only organization or individual who has contacted it more than twice.\n2. Testing has confirmed that landlines, cellular phones and VOIP can all be used to access SCP-1543. Attempts to access SCP-1543 via anomalous means (ie SCP-519) have so far been met with failure.\n3. Transliteration: Olha or Olga\n\n\u00ab SCP-1542 | SCP-1543 | SCP-1544 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1544\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1544 is to be given a minimum of 5 by 5 by 4 meters of space in its containment, in a biological containment chamber within Site-32. Upbeat music is to be played within SCP-1544's containment chamber during its feeding; SCP-1544 will consume any type of meat, and is to be fed daily.\nDescription: SCP-1544's exterior is a mobile, 1 meter tall1 multicolored skin covering. It is controlled by a small, peach-colored mass located in the center. This interior flesh appears to be gelatin,2 and it is connected to a thin skeletal system that makes up SCP-1544's limbs. SCP-1544 feeds by using its central mass to envelope food it takes in through its limbs.\nSCP-1544's skin is abnormally resistant to damage, and is also able to flex its arms to 5 meters in length. SCP-1544 is also able to move at speeds exceeding 35 kilometers per hour, by flipping its hands and feet over itself in a cartwheel fashion. However, SCP-1544 will hibernate at temperatures exceeding 85\u00b0 C to preserve energy and prevent its interior from overheating.\nSCP-1544 has a jovial temperament, and appears to take great pleasure in dancing. SCP-1544 will playfully nudge and bump personnel, though it will not purposely cause harm. SCP-1544 will only dance if music is audible in its area; otherwise, SCP-1544 will display depression, and will lay or sit down on the ground away from personnel. It will also become apathetic towards any outside stimulus, and will refuse to consume any food. SCP-1544 will not return to its usual behavior until music is played once more.\nSCP-1544 was discovered in 19\u2588\u2588, after escaping from a traveling circus and cutting a path through the surrounding forest. All circus employees were administered Class-B amnestics, and SCP-1544 was subsequently contained by the Foundation, including all documents involving it.\nDocuments surrounding SCP-1544 are available to Level 3 personnel and up.\nAddendum 1: The following is a document discovered with SCP-1544.\n\nHello, and thank you for purchasing \"Dr. Wondertainment's Slinktastic Dancerific Rainbow Friend!\u2122\"\n\nTo keep your lovable rainbow friend happy, make sure to keep him fed and dancing!\n\nKeep some music on all the time, because he gets pretty grumpy when the music stops!\n\nDon't like your vegetables? He'll be happy to eat them for you!3\n\nDon't let the kids too close! Your friend loves to dance, but sometimes the music gets too strong!\n\nOnce again, thank you for purchasing from Dr. Wondertainment!\n\nDr. Wondertainment is not responsible for any injuries incurred by use of this project. Terms of use available at [REDACTED]. By purchasing from Dr. Wondertainment you agree to not hold Dr. Wondertainment or any of Dr. Wondertainment's affiliates accountable for injuries or damages incurred by your product. Thank you for your purchase!\n\n+ Document 1544-1, found in [REDACTED]\n\n- Access Granted\n\n[DATA LOST]rom[DATA LOST] La[DATA LOST]. We bring the Light to you.\n\nExperiment [DATA LOST] 521\n\nStatus: Failure\n\nSubject Plan: [DATA LOST] recon based creature, able to resist [DATA LOST]e to maneuver around large objects. [DATA LOST]o be stealth based, sacrificing durability for speed. [DATA LOST]s 24 hours.\n\nResult: Experiment 521 [DATA LOST] a large fleshy mass, covered in multiple white limbs. [DATA LOST]scaped from PL security. [DATA LOST] currently in process of tracking down experiment.\n\n[DATA LOST] Seriously la[DATA LOST] working well or [DATA LOST]\n-[DATA LOST] Rollands\n\n+ Document 1544-2, Discovered with SCP-1544\n\n- Access Granted.\n\nDr. Wondertainment Co. Central Records\n\nProduct # 106\n\nDescription: #106 was found by President W. DW brought the subject to central records, naming him Joey. DW has since then developed a special bond with Joey and refuses to sell the subject. Council has decided to deport 106 in two days regardless of Dr. Wondertainment's demands, due to high interest from the San Francisco Circus.\n\n\"I don't want you to take him. That's my final word.\"\n-Dr. P Wondertainment PhD.\n\nDr. Wondertainment Co. Central Records\n\nProduct #106 has been sold to San Francisco Circus. Dr. Wondertainment has taken paid leave and has been requested not to be contacted.\n\nAddendum 2: The following note was found outside of Site-32.\n\nTake good care of Joey. I've already given him color. You need to give him a home.\n-DW\n\nSecurity footage is currently being reviewed to find the person responsible for leaving the note.\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-1544 can extend beyond this height.\n2. As observed from the organism's feeding process.\n3. SCP-1544 has been proven to be able to consume plant life, though it will often eject the food through its hands with what has been confirmed to be stomach bile.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1543 | SCP-1544 | SCP-1545 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1545\n\nItem #: SCP-1545\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1545 is to be kept in Containment Locker 1545 at Site 40, with access barred to all personnel with a clearance level under three (3). Following Incident 1296-1545, testing of SCP-1545 with additional anomalous objects requires approval of personnel with a clearance level of four (4) on a case by case basis. No other containment procedures are necessary at this time.\nDescription: SCP-1545 is a two-person llama costume wearing galoshes. SCP-1545 can be opened along its midsection. Its interior is consistent with an average costume of its type, with space for two people, one with their legs in the rear legs, bending over into the midsection, and the other standing in the front with their two legs in the costume's front legs, standing straight up through the costume's neck. A tag near the costume's rear refers to it as \"Larry the Loving Llama.\"\nSCP-1545's anomalous effects do not become apparent until it is worn. Subjects wearing SCP-1545 will become extremely \"in character\", with the frontal person speaking as if they were \"Larry the Loving Llama\" and the rearward person performing various jigs. SCP-1545 behaves in an extremely docile manner.\nSubjects inside SCP-1545 are not physically able to exit SCP-1545 without being pulled out, and show no desire to do so, although they will not resist removal. Unless forcefully removed from SCP-1545, subjects will continuously act as \"Larry the Loving Llama\" until they expire1. Subjects with a dead partner will still act as their appropriate half until they also expire. Removed subjects show memory of their time within SCP-1545; however, they show no knowledge of its anomalous properties. Subjects do not show any negative attitude towards their time inside SCP-1545, instead behaving as if their actions were typical.\nSCP-1545 was discovered by authorities in [REDACTED] in an abandoned suburban home. Victims had died from dehydration. Autopsy indicated that the rearward operator had died 1 day earlier, and had severe bruising on her body from being dragged throughout the household by the frontal partner. SCP-1545 was confiscated by Foundation personnel after its anomalous properties had been discovered. Class-A amnestics were administered.\nAddendum: Audio log 1545-A:\n\nInterviewed: D-5362, having just been removed from SCP-1545\nInterviewer: Dr. Fredericks\nForeword: Subject had been inside SCP-1545 for approximately 3 hours\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Fredericks: Hello, D-5362.\nD-5362: Good afternoon, sir.\nDr. Fredericks: How are you feeling?\nD-5362: A little exhausted, sir.\nDr. Fredericks: Oh yes, I saw all that dancing around. Must have gotten tiring!\nD-5362: It was, sir, but you have to keep the people entertained!\nDr. Fredericks: But surely you considered leaving to get a drink.\nD-5362: Can't do that, sir. It would ruin the illusion.\nDr. Fredericks: It's a talking llama wearing rain boots, what kind of illusion is that?\nD-5362: Well\u2026 You just don't know Larry the Loving Llama like I do, sir.\n<End Log>\n\nAudio log 1545-B\n\nInterviewed: D-5483, voicing \"Larry the Loving Llama\"\nInterviewer: Dr. Fredericks\nForeword: Subject has been inside SCP-1545 for two days. Voice was extremely raspy due to dehydration.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Fredericks: Hello, D-5483.\nD-5483: Oh, I'm not James! I'm Larry the Loving Llama!\nDr. Fredericks: Okay\u2026 Larry, how are you feeling?\nD-5483: Super-dee-dooper, doctor! My bum's a bit sluggish today, but that's okay! ((Note: D-5484, SCP-1545's rearward operator, had expired approximately 2 hours earlier. D-5483 had been dragging D-5484.))\nDr. Fredericks: Larry, are you aware of the men inside you?\nD-5483: You mean my helpers?\nDr. Fredericks: Yes, your helpers.\nD-5483: My helpers love helping me! Together we bring joy to everyone!\nDr. Fredericks: Are you aware that D-5484 is dead, Larry?\nD-5483: He's just taking a nap, doctor.\n<End Log>\n\nFootnotes\n1. Most common cause of death is dehydration. Infection is also common, due to the nonattendance of soiled clothing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1544 | SCP-1545 | SCP-1546 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1546\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1546 is to be contained in a triple-locked safe at Site 38, with access to the safe principally restricted to the head researcher, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Under no circumstances are any D-class personnel involved in the testing of SCP-1546 to have their termination dates altered; any researcher doing so is to be considered affected by SCP-1546. Foundation personnel engaged in conversation with subjects using SCP-1546 are to have their clearances revoked until thirty (30) days have passed since the conversation. Foundation researchers are to monitor military and political communications channels, official and unofficial, to determine if any iterations of SCP-1546 remain uncontained.\nDescription: SCP-1546 is a slightly damaged green baseball cap, size large, with a large letter W in yellow on the front. A tag inside the cap reads:\n\n\"POPULAR TOPICS\" BRAND CAP\nDRY CLEAN ONLY\nFOR NOVELTY USE ONLY\n\nSCP-1546 demonstrates no abnormal qualities when worn by subjects when they are alone. However, subjects wearing SCP-1546 during conversation with others will exhibit greater confidence and persuasive ability than without the object. Subjects wearing SCP-1546 have reported a greater sense of intuition and empathy towards others during verbal interactions; however, this empathy extends only to helping subjects achieve their goals through manipulation of conversational partners. Many subjects describe a feeling of knowing what their conversational partner is thinking, combined with a mild euphoria when this information is used to the subject's advantage. As a result, previously reserved and shy individuals become more gregarious, even cocky, at the realization of their power over others. Subjects wearing SCP-1546 will find the hat's presence tolerated even in places that typically forbid similarly informal headwear. SCP-1546's effect remains even when the hat is covered or otherwise not visible, including when worn under other headgear, such as US Army PAGST headgear or football helmets.\nSubjects wearing SCP-1546 in the past have been able to:\n\nincrease their social standing in high school, college, military, or business environments;\npersuade others to make personal or business arrangements harmful to themselves;\nalter the personal or political opinions of others, convincing them to act in support of either mainstream or extremist groups regardless of previous affiliation, or\nconvince people to perform unsafe or unethical acts against themselves or others.\n\nA standard X-ray of the object revealed that the button atop the cap contained an anomalous object; cross-analysis with the Foundation database revealed this to be a device similar in make to SCP-877. Disassembly of the cap allowed for further examination of the chip; electron microscopic analysis revealed a label on the chip reading:\n\nBRAINBOX MK X\nCOPYRIGHT MCMLXI\n\nAnalysis of the chip's circuitry indicated indeterminable distinctions from the primary circuit board of SCP-877; electron microscopy revealed minor additions similar in appearance to an internal antenna for a cellular telephone along the chip's main body. The chip showed no signs of alteration and appears to have been manufactured deliberately. The chip did not behave like similar 877 iterations, refusing to replicate when exposed to living tissue. However, analysis of the hat suggests that the chip is capable of interacting with nearby brains through reception of radio messages in the delta-band range (1-4 Hz) and broadcast of messages in the theta and alpha-band ranges (4-13 Hz).\nAddendum 1546-1: Recovery Log On 12/02/0\u2588 and \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1\u2588, respectively, two instances of SCP-1546 have been located; one was discovered among the personal effects of an 18-year-old girl who committed suicide on 11/08/\u2588\u2588 (note recovered read simply \"I can't take the lies anymore\") and a U.S. Navy submarine captain, nominated for promotion to rear admiral in spite of having one of the worst field records in the fleet. Class B amnestics were provided to the latter. Containment protocols modified to locate additional iterations of SCP-1546.\nFrom the personal effects of the two former possessors of SCP-1546, letters were located. Both had identical letterheads reading \"ALEXYLVA UNIVERSITY\u2014DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY\" and handwritten notes on them. The girl's note contained several mathematical formulas similar to the work produced by Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen on the subject of space-time bridges, though the formulae rely on slightly different mathematical constants and operators than those typically used in such work. Below the formulae was written only:\n\nHERE KITTY KITTY KITTY COME TO PAPA\n\nThe captain's note contained a series of directions derived from local geological phenomena near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Tennessee. Below the directions was written:\n\nWE GIVE THESE TO OUR KIDS AS TOYS.\nI KNOW YOU'RE THERE.\nI KNOW YOU'RE INTERESTED.\n\u2014DEAN HAILCLOUD\n\nSince the acquisition of the last message, the area around the given coordinates has been monitored by Task Force Rho-1 (\"The Professors\"), assigned to search for signs of University activity.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1545 | SCP-1546 | SCP-1547 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Structure found during Manifestation 027 of SCP-1547\n\nItem #: SCP-1547\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: MTF Sigma-08 (\"Vincer\u00f2\") is to locate the area in which SCP-1547-A is currently manifesting. All civilians are to be removed from the area under the guise of a public safety issue and questioned. Unaffected civilians may be released after being treated with a Class-C amnestic; affected civilians, including the 1547-\u03a8 group, may be detained until SCP-1547 de-manifests, or treated with a Class-B amnestic.\nSCP-1547-A is to be engaged with lethal force until it de-manifests. No other containment procedures are necessary. Update: As of June 2003, no use of force is allowed against SCP-1547-A. Protocol Petrushka, devised by Dr. Razak, has been outlined below instead.\nCurrent containment protocol under Protocol Petrushka must be followed. Civilians in 1547-\u03a8 may be detained only during the day and in direct sunlight. Under no circumstances is MTF Sigma-08 or other non-D-Class personnel to interact with SCP-1547-A or 1547-\u03a8 during the nighttime.\nFailure to conform to Protocol Petrushka will lead to containment breach. All testing done to SCP-1547 must be submitted for approval to Director Jethro and Dr. Razak.\n\nProtocol Petrushka: After positive identification of an SCP-1547 manifestation, the appropriate number of D-class personnel1 is to be escorted from the nearest available site by MTF Sigma-08 to the location where SCP-1547 is closest.\nThe D-class personnel should fail the Weyl test (<45 score). The selected D-class personnel must not be given any plastic or metallic tools, but protective gloves and headgear are allowed. D-class personnel with physical disabilities should be encouraged to join.\nAt night, the allotted D-class personnel should be allowed to join the 1547-\u03a8 group. MTF Sigma-08 should keep close observance of SCP-1547-A and 1547-\u03a8, but must not directly interfere during the nighttime.\nCivilians should be detained and brought to the nearest Foundation safe house for medical attention during the day if possible; however, no more than three civilians are allowed to be removed each day.\nCurrent Status: A successful application of Protocol Petrushka has extended the manifestation for 245 days; it is expected to last until May 2018. MTF Sigma-08 is to remain on high alert as Protocol Petrushka terminates.\n\nDescription: SCP-1547 is a phenomenon associated with various Southeast Asian islands, in particular Sulawesi (38% recorded cases) and Borneo (26%).\nA SCP-1547 manifestation refers to the appearance of SCP-1547-A. A few days after the conclusion of the last SCP-1547 event, SCP-1547-A would manifest to a group of people, hereby referred to as \u201ctargets\u201d. No correlation has been found between different targets, and the largest recorded instance affected 354 individuals; it is not known whether there exists a limit.\nSCP-1547-A is a vaguely humanoid entity of variable appearance. Witness interviews and field reports describe the entity to be approximately two meters tall and covered in black fur; other than a pair of vaguely canine eyes there are no other discernible facial orifices or features. While SCP-1547-A has been observed to walk using bipedal movement, it more notably has been found to possess displacement abilities, and would use this ability to evade physical damage; if SCP-1547-A is unable to avoid the physical damage without leaving the area that it has manifested it, such as in the case of fire or extensive artillery assault, SCP-1547-A would demanifest. No attempt at tracking has been successful, as it has evaded all forms of physical contact. SCP-1547-A also seems to avoid sunlight, mainly manifesting at night and would hide out of sight during the day.\nSCP-1547-A is capable of a minor hallucinogenic/compulsion effect; however, the effect is weak enough that persons that score 70 or higher on the Weyl scale (1.6% of global populace) or have undergone Reger Anti-Compulsion Training are able to withstand its effect.\nSubjects that are unable to withstand the compulsion effect of SCP-1547 reports a visual hallucination, where they invariably see a tall wooden structure. During a SCP-1547 manifestation, subjects that are unable to withstand the hallucinations and compulsions, now designated as 1547-\u03a8, will attempt to construct and build the structure, which is believed to serve as an altar. No two structures have been found to be the same, though repeated motifs have been seen if an SCP-1547 manifestation is interrupted.\n\nStructure found during Manifestation 014 of SCP-1547\n\nAt the completion of the structure, the majority of the 1547-\u03a8 population typically would fall unconscious2 except in rare occasions. Any remaining 1547-\u03a8 members that did not would usually assist SCP-1547-A, who would usually use this structure for an unknown ritual, that typically concludes with the death of SCP-1547-A, or sometimes an 1547-\u03a8 instance. See Addendum 1547-1: Recorded Manifestations for more information.\nIf the ritual is allowed to finish, it does not appear to have an immediate effect. However, in a few hours, all nearby plant life, in particular angiosperms, would start to wilt and wither. No plants species have been able to survive. The effect is irreversible at this point, and in the affected area, no plants have been able to grow. However, the anomaly does not affect animals or fungi - however, total destruction of local plant populations has devastating effects to the local ecosystem, and therefore local fauna populations invariable either die of starvation or migrate to unaffected areas. The area affected has an observed range up to 25 kilometers, diminishing as it gets further from the origin of SCP-1547.\nCivilians that were affected by SCP-1547 and join 1547-\u03a8 groups, after medical attention, will be typically able to recall their activities during their influence under SCP-1547, but extensive interviews were inconclusive. Civilians typically display no lasting effects, other than a significant change in diet and a marked disdain for agricultural activities.\nAddendum 1547-1: Recorded Manifestations:\n\nManifestation 001\nLocation: Serkin in Sarawak, to a group of eight men working as farmhands and living together.\nLength: Estimated to be 7 days.\nContext: Earliest known manifestation - it is unknown how many times that SCP-1547 has manifested before this, but it is believed be no more than three times. The Foundation was not alerted at the time of a possible anomaly; the record was obtained after the involved civilians were found unconscious around the structure that they have built, and constructed based on police interview and evidence.\nDescription: A large fig tree (Ficus obliqua) was stripped of its bark and all the leaves removed from the branches. A circular trench (approximately five meter radius, two meters deep) was dug around the tree, and all the removed leaves were placed inside the trench. The eight men then stood at equal distance from each other around the circular trench and urinated simultaneously, then fell unconscious. As this was constructed from interviews post-event, no record of what happened afterwards is available.\nEstimated affected area: Approximately 1.5 kilometer radius.\n\nManifestation 002\nLocation: Near Ipil on Mindanao, to a village of approximately 30 people\nLength: Two days.\nContext: One member of the village had a Weyl score of 92, meaning she was able to resist the effects of SCP-1547 and notify relevant authorities. In her testimony to the police, she indicated that she was horrified by the sudden compulsion that her friends and family had, and drove to the nearest village after a few hours of attempting to wake the villagers. Foundation notified of possible anomaly, but this account was similarly only available after civilian interviews and police reports.\nDescription: Several betel nut trees (Areca catechu) were dug up and arranged in a square array shape in an empty school soccer field, five by five squares with each square approximately five meters wide. At each section, a small pyramid of betel nuts were made in the center, aside from the center square where a square hole was dug approximately three meters deep and filled with water, tainted red from betel nut juice that the villagers produced by chewing on betel nuts then spitting it into the hole. SCP-1547-A was then observed submerging itself into the hole, after which the villagers fell unconscious.\nEstimated affected area: Approximately 3 kilometer radius.\n\nManifestation 005\nLocation: A seaside settlement, to four people, located near Sangkimah\nLength: Three days\nContext: First time observed near a large body of water\nDescription: Several driftwood branches were tied with vines into an impromptu raft, where SCP-1547-A drifted out to sea; it is then observed to break the raft apart and sink. Notably, SCP-1547 does not seem to affect the seaweed in nearby waters.\nEstimated affected area: Approximately 20 kilometer radius.\n\nManifestation 012\n\nLocation: A milk fruit (Chrysophyllum cainito) orchard in southern Sulawesi, affecting three workers\nLength: Ended after six hours; Foundation intervention prevented it to finish\nContext: First time Foundation deliberately stopped SCP-1547 from completion, due to the devastating effects; while the teleportation was documented earlier, this manifestation overturned a previous hypothesis regarding SCP-1547-A's re-manifestaion.\nDescription: Fruits were gathered and crushed using rocks, then the resulting pulp was carefully laid out on a flat stretch of road, in a zig-zagging pattern. Foundation agents intervened at this point, and detained all 1547-\u03a8 civilians. SCP-1547-A demanifested and re-manifested in an apartment complex in Jakarta.\nEstimated affected area: N/A\n\nManifestation 013\n\nLocation: An apartment complex in Kramat Jati in eastern Jakarta\nLength: Three hours\nContext: Foundation failed to prevent ritual from completion\nDescription: N/A\nEstimated affected area: Approximately 3 kilometer radius.\n\nAddendum 1547-2: Letter from Dr. Razak:\n\nTo Director Jethro,\nI believe that based on our blissfully rare interactions with SCP-1547, we are posed with a unique dilemma.\nSCP-1547 doesn't seem very intelligent - it responds with very primal fear towards sunlight and gunfire, and other forms of physical contact. I noted that it was not just humans that it avoids - three times now in the recordings that we have received shows that even hares and certain birds trigger the physical demanifestation response.\nRight now we have zero information regarding the origins of SCP-1547; local folklore, the ritual-like nature of observed events, and interviews conducted leads me to believe that there are supernatural elements to its origins. However, it seems like there is little more to SCP-1547 than what we have already observed. I am inclined to believe that the weak psychological influence and teleportation is the extent of its powers, and hold no realty-bending or similar abilities of other SCPs that may have religious or mythological origins. If this is a deity, it is a rather weak one.\nAs you know, SCP-1547's strongest direct influence is on local vegetation, and vegetation only. SCP-1547, so far, has only caused the deaths of sixteen individuals over the course of seven years under Foundation observation, with eleven of them D-class personnel. The relatively low fatality should not be an indication of safety, however, as we have found no way to reverse the effects of SCP-1547 once a \"ritual\" has taken place. Analysis of the soil samples affected gives us no reason of the widespread vegetation failure, as the chemical and biological composition are unaffected.\nThe solution seems very obvious then - prevent the ritual from completion, thus negating the only impact that SCP-1547 is able to enact.\nThis is where it gets tricky - as I have indicated earlier, SCP-1547 does not seem very intelligent. Perhaps it's sentient, maybe even sapient, but not exactly the brightest - and as I have already indicated, extremely stubborn. Initially, we thought that perhaps that SCP-1547 would cease its attempts if it was engaged with lethal force, as it demanifests after it is engaged.\nOne major problem arises out of this - we do not know where SCP-1547 goes. Currently no way of attaching a tracking device has been found, and it has so far followed no pattern at all. During initial containment attempts, SCP-1547 were only mainly whizzing around in remote small villages, centered around Borneo, and affected around ten people at most. However, we found that hostile reaction towards it drove it to slightly bigger settlements and towns, and more urban areas, and started to appear farther and farther away from where we first started observing. When one sighting led us to an apartment complex in Jakarta, we knew we had a problem.\nWith it going into more densely populated urban areas, it becomes increasingly hard to cover up the sightings - and the speed of building the structures needed for its \"rituals\" gets faster, simply because more people are exposed and join the 1547-\u03a8 group. The first observed SCP-1547 manifestation had a 1547-\u03a8 size of ten people, and since it was unhindered, took around six days to complete. The Jakarta incident affected around three hundred people - and even though it only took Foundation agents around two hours to locate SCP-1547 after the first sighting, it was too late. Disrupting the building process, detaining the civilians, destroying the structure - all resulted in it demanifesting, and remanifesting in denser and denser population centers in order to speed up the building process. At the same time, allowing it to complete the structure leads to irreversible devastation that we want to avoid.\nAs we have been shown repeatedly, SCP-1547 is not exactly the shiniest spirit in the fairy jar. The Petrushka Protocol takes advantage of this - as SCP-1547 demanifests during the day, it is safe to sabotage the structures in a way that obstructs construction.\nThe Petrushka Protocol is carefully compiled - total destruction and obvious damage to the structure is avoided. Just as the 1547-\u03a8 folk only use their bare bands, sabotages that can be achieved without the use of tools are the only ones that evade detection. Any mechanical damage that requires the simplest of man-made tools - simple blades, mallets, or even flames - constitutes as major sabotage. Complexity is not our friend here.\nOf course, it's highly ineffective. It's also the only method that really works.\nFollow what's written - and we're safe. Break what is written and observed - we risk either exposure or environmental carnage.\nIn a way, Protocol Petrushka is just a stalling technique. What usually takes SCP-1547-A a week or so to complete now has dragged on for months, and we project the current manifestation could potentially last up to a year. Of course, it's not a permanent solution - minuscule, incremental progress is still made. However, this is the safest and least costly way that we have found to contain SCP-1547, satisfying its very basic whims.\nIn a way we have created our own quasi-religious ritual, attempting to appease a minor deity while at the same time avoiding the negative consequences. I suppose this is how the ancestors of years past created their rituals. After all, what is a ritual if not to merely just placate a god? A minor deity, for sure, but placated nonetheless.\nProtocol Petrushka, as scientific and mysterious as it sounds, is just a ritual. I hope this sheds more light on my devised containment procedures.\nBest,\nDr. Razak\n\n\u00ab SCP-1546 | SCP-1547 | SCP-1548 \u00bb\n\nFootnotes\n1. approximately half the number of affected civilians part of 1547-\u03a8\n2. Typically at this point, civilians in the 1547-\u03a8 population could be safely retrieved and revived, usually needing to be treated for malnutrition and dehydration."}
{"text": "> WELCOME, O5-6.\n> YOU HAVE ONE FILE PENDING REVIEW. DISPLAY FILE?\nyes\n> ACCESSING FILE: SCP-1548\n\nAn SCP-1548 event during formation.\n\nItem #: SCP-1548\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation satellites MALAKBEL-1 through 10 will monitor the south pole of the Sun for SCP-1548. Under Protocol Koyash-Veure, all Foundation space stations and off-planet bases within the solar system will have the monitoring of the Sun as their secondary mission objective. Connections will be maintained with major space agencies under Operation STYGIAN IRIS for enhanced monitoring of the anomaly, with accurate information on the phenomena restricted to specified personnel.\nAs it is not feasible to place limitations on all solar telescopes, it is expected that civilians will observe SCP-1548 on occasion. Foundation personnel embedded in scientific agencies will disseminate misleading information on SCP-1548 and all thaumaturgic symbols that manifest, describing them as unusual but natural phenomena. All other information of the anomaly and related symbols is subject to standard Foundation censorship protocols.\nDescription: SCP-1548 is the designation of various anomalous solar phenomena, primarily occurring at the south pole of the Sun. There are three types of known SCP-1548 events:\n\nSCP-1548-1: Six equidistant ovular sunspots, approximately 40,000 km x 15,000 km in size, appear. The ends of the sunspots converge after 23 hours, often accompanied with the formation of a solar prominence1 that typically takes the shape of thaumaturgic symbols. A coronal mass ejection will then occur around the sunspots, lasting 11 hours, with the prominence dissipating after 5 hours.\nSCP-1548-2: Begins similarly to SCP-1548-1. A solar prominence then forms from the site of the sunspots and breaks off from the Sun, moving away from it and likely entering interstellar space. The event lasts for 2 hours.\nSCP-1548-3: Sunspots form thaumaturgical symbols, which range in size. This can occur in conjunction with other events or separately. Unlike the previous two phenomena, these sunspots do not commonly manifest in any single area.\n\nThe first recorded SCP-1548 event was on 17-May-1983, where an SCP-1548-3 event was observed, showing Thaumaturgic Symbol-2201-V1 (refer to Addendum.1). The event was classified as Extranormal Event-9008 until similar occurrences were observed, leading to the classification of SCP-1548.\nAddendum.1 \u2014 Thaumaturgical Symbol Identification: The Department of Thaumaturgy has successfully identified and determined the nature of several symbols seen in SCP-1548. Below is a list of the symbols, denoted with \"V\" if they are a variation of the symbol (\"V1\" denotes the original or first discovered version of the symbol).\n\nTS-2201-V1: Unnamed; only seen in SCP-1548. If inscribed on any telescopic device by a person with thaumaturgic abilities, the device will show psionic entities with malicious intent toward the user. After a total four hours of use, users without psionic abilities will experience symptoms of psychosis.\nTS-381-V2: Known as the Kalaphastian Isle among various occultist groups. When affixed or projected onto a material, it will strengthen the material, enhancing its ability to absorb kinetic and electromagnetic energy. Materials may be hidden from sight as well.\nTS-1817-V7: Known as the 12 Holy Owls of Serrinithium; origin among humans unknown. When the symbol is affixed to a weapon or object used with the intent to harm, any entity killed by the weapon will annihilate the immediate space around it. The size of the annihilation zone is proportional to the size of the entity killed. This annihilation zone has no effect on materials reinforced with TS-381.\n\nOf note is 61% of observed thaumaturgic symbols pertain to the anomalous Ortothan mythology and religious beliefs.2 TS-1817 originates from Ortothan occultists in the 1800s, and TS-381 has been used by members of the Church of the Second Hytoth, a prominent Ortothan group of interest, in avoiding capture by the Foundation. Why this is the case is unclear.\nAddendum.2 \u2014 Event 1548-29: On 23-December-2016, several SCP-1548-1 events occurred in rapid succession. Although interpretation of these symbols is still underway, TS-381-V2, TS-1817-V7, and TS-2201-V1 manifested multiple times during these events. Twenty non-anomalous Ortothan language symbols and phrases for protection formed as well. 47 hours later, five SCP-1548-2 events occurred in the span of two hours.\nOver the next month a dense cloud of ionizing radiation began forming around the solar system, surrounding the heliopause3. Although initially at largely unnoticeable amounts, the cloud increased in magnitude until no light from the outside universe could enter by 20-January-2017. The origin of the cloud is presumed to be from the sequence of SCP-1548 events, though the combined amount of particles produced was too small to form a structure on this scale. Of note is that Foundation telescopes have noticed thaumic tessellations4, resembling grids of pyramids, periodically forming along the cloud.\nAs the night sky is now entirely altered, Foundation censorship protocols cannot be fully executed. The dissemination of incorrect scientific information regarding the solar system entering a dense cloud of cosmic dust is in progress. Scientific information describing the actual nature of the ionizing radiation cloud will be censored as per Contingency Galileo-II.\nAddendum.3 \u2014 Recent Phenomena: Following Event 1548-29 a high amount of significant anomalous phenomena have occurred. The following is a list of the events, updated as of 26-January-2017.\n\nDate\nEvent Description\nNotes\n\n24-December-2016\nThe Falcon Light5 suddenly lost 50% of its mass during its flight to the ISS, causing the death of all crew. Foundation satellites captured video of the event, showing that half of the spacecraft disappeared along the mid-line, jettisoning any crew still inside into the Earth's atmosphere. Radio signals were received soon afterward from beyond the heliopause. Although suspected to originate from the other half of the spacecraft, the decoded signals match no known spoken or written language.\nAll launch plans for manned space craft have been canceled, both inside and outside the Foundation. A cover story involving a faulty booster has been disseminated.\n\n29-December-2016\nThe International Space Station ceased standard communications and began broadcasting visual and auditory cognitohazards. All subjects exposed to any of the cognitohazards enter a trance state and eventually have their brain vanish. Two hours after, Foundation satellites detect a sharp increase in thaumaturgic particles in orbit, all found to be originating from the Sun. The ISS abruptly changes trajectory to follow a course that will result in reentry, certain to destroy the entire station, in February of 2017.\nClassification of the ISS as an anomaly is pending approval.\n\n2-January-2017\nSCP-2713 was found to be entirely empty. Most of the interior of the building had been destroyed. Claw marks, scorched walls, and blood strewn across the room indicates signs of a significant struggle.\nReclassification to neutralized is pending approval.\n\n5-January-2017\nDuring a political demonstration in front of the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany, a thaumaturgic Way leading to an unknown pocket dimension opened near the protestors. Koru Archpriest Farah Onteus, Church of the Second Hytoth leader and known person of interest, exited and announced that \"a shelter had been built.\" Further information is limited, as all persons in the area promptly entered the Way, including two undercover Foundation agents. The Way closed immediately after.\nCensorship of the event is in progress.\n\n10-January-2017\nAn unknown eigenweapon6 was activated during protests at Times Square. A violent explosion destroyed the entirety of Midtown Manhattan, leveling surrounding buildings and severely damaging other nearby areas within a 6km radius. The death toll is undetermined. A high number of Tartarean entities and demonic possessions have been observed in a 11km radius around the blast's epicenter.\nPersons with confirmed connections to the Chaos Insurgency have publicly blamed the event on \"a global shadow organization.\"\n\n19-January-2017\nSCP-179 established contact for a single moment, signing \"Defend,\" before descending below the Sun's surface and vanishing.\nThe frequency of SCP-1548 events has dramatically increased since this event, with at least two occurring per day.\n\n20-January-2017\nThe radiation cloud fully obscures the night sky. Global amnesticization under the Ennui Protocol is enacted by the Foundation and completed at 78% efficiency. Several paramilitary organizations (which includes world governments and anomalous groups) take this opportunity to attempt to further their own personal goals.\nJoint Foundation and Global Occult Coalition forces have been assembled to combat these groups. Efforts are ongoing.\n\n22-January-2017\nSCP-2821, following a sudden expansion in size to a diameter of 1.7km, vanished. The nearby Lunar Area-32 suffered a minimum of 38 casualties and lost ten anomalies from the expansion enveloping and destroying sections of the facility under the anomaly's different laws of physics. Based on readings from Minkowski Spacetime Monitors, it is hypothesized that SCP-2821 formed a wormhole leading to another region of the universe.\nMisinformation to explain the newly formed hemispherical crater on the lunar surface is being disseminated.\n\n25-January-2017\nExperimental Foundation devices began detecting tachyons moving at undetermined faster-than-light speeds. Analysis found that these are likely a new form of SCP-3417 transmission, though with major deviations from their standard contents.7 This was observed until being abruptly cut off, presumably due to the radiation cloud.\nFurther information is below.\n\n30-January-2017\n[CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW]\nN/A\n\n\u25b7 Transmission 3417/62\n\n\u25bd Transmission 3417/62\n\n<BEGIN LOG>Transmission interference for 1 minute.Transmission interference for 25 minutes.The transmission stops.\n<END LOG>\n\nJoint Foundation and Global Occult Coalition forces have been mobilized for large scale containment and threat neutralization operations. Cooperation with various governments to assist in coverups has begun, though these measures are hindered by the decisions of the Latvian, Estonian, and Georgian governments in declassifying documents on anomalous phenomena and Cold War paratech. All major containment sites are now under Level V High Security Lockdown until further notice.\n\nAdjustments being made to Seraph-1's thaumaturgic particle detector.\n\nAddendum.4 \u2014 Experiment 2154-37: On 12-June-1999, it was determined by a unanimous O5 vote to enact a long term plan to explore beyond the heliopause. Mission objectives were to confirm or deny hypotheses regarding extraterrestrial SCP objects and collect data on anomalous phenomena beyond the heliopause. As such, the Foundation probe Seraph-1 was constructed then successfully launched on 09-May-2000.\nOn 27-January-2017, an SCP-1548-1 event was initiated prior to Seraph-1 reaching the heliopause, forming the thaumaturgic symbols used in predicting the future. Following the SCP-1548-1 event, an SCP-1548-2 event was initiated and launched. This one, however, deviated significantly from normal trajectories and curved sharply about 100 AU away from the sun, towards Seraph-1. Seraph-1 crossed the heliosphere two days before contact was lost from the intense radiation inside of the solar prominence.\nAll information collected by Seraph-1 is currently under review and pending declassification.\n\nFootnotes\n1. A large gaseous feature that extends off the Sun's surface, normally forming a loop shape.\n2. The central aspects of Ortothan mythology are that the universe is the second universe to exist, and that it has been protected from extra-universal invasions by seven guardian deities. Only one of these deities, Rakmou-leusan, the \"Holy Fourth,\" is said to be alive in the present day.\n3. A region surrounding the solar system where solar wind collides with interstellar wind, creating a \"bubble\" around the solar system known as the heliosphere.\n4. Patterns of grids of polygons formed when high amounts of thaumaturgic energy is released.\n5. A commercial spacecraft made and launched by aerospace company SpaceX.\n6. Anomalous weapon of mass destruction.\n7. Transmission contents have typically contained mentions of extraterrestrial civilizations and Ortothan mythological stories.\n8. Observation by Foundation telescopes spotted a corresponding \"hole\" and distorted thaumic tessellation patterns at the region of the solar system where Seraph-1 passed the heliosphere.\n9. A term used in Ortothan texts that refers to the Milky Way Galaxy.\n\nEND OF SCP-1548 FILE\n\n> THERE ARE SIX RELATED FILES. ACCESS FILES?\nyes\n> ACCESSING MATERIALS\u2026\n> DISPLAYING FILE 1/6:\n\nRECORD OF DECISION - OVERSEER COUNCIL ACTION #25-21 (\"NOC-6\")\n\nMOTION AS FOLLOWS: END VEIL PROTOCOL UNDER CONTINGENCY UNCLOAK-III.\nYEA: O5-1, O5-3, O5-8, O5-10, O5-13, O5-11\nNAY: O5-2, O5-4, O5-5, O5-7, O5-12, O5-9\nABSTAIN: NONE\nVOTES PENDING: O5-6\nRESULT: N/A\n\n> DISPLAYING FILE 2/6:\n\nRECORD OF DECISION - OVERSEER COUNCIL ACTION #25-22 (\"NOC-7\")\n\nMOTION AS FOLLOWS: RECLASSIFY SCP-1548 AS THAUMIEL AND BEGIN MANUALLY INDUCING SCP-1548 EVENTS UNDER PROPOSAL 1548-12.\nYEA: O5-3, O5-4, O5-7, O5-10, O5-11\nNAY: O5-2, O5-5, O5-9, O5-8, O5-13\nABSTAIN: O5-1, O5-12\nVOTES PENDING: O5-6\nRESULT: N/A\n\n> DISPLAYING FILE 3/6\n\n\u25b7 SERAPH-1 EXPLORATION TRANSCRIPT\n\n\u25bd SERAPH-1 EXPLORATION TRANSCRIPT\n\n<BEGIN LOG>\nSeraph-1 is ~100km away from heliopause. The entire region appears as a barrier of ionizing radiation, resembling a cloud and glowing a dull orange. Highly complex geometric patterns form on the surface, most 10,000km across. After an hour the probe begins passing through heliopause, entering interstellar space, and contact is lost. A connection is periodically reestablished over period of two days, though the only meaningful data obtained is a tachyon transmission from SCP-3417. After that period a stable connection with the probe begins. Many pieces of equipment were disabled by the radiation, though a rear camera continued to be operable.\nBehind Seraph-1 are masses of high-energy radiation that resemble solar flares, encompassing the entire visible section of the heliosphere as a barrier. Thousands of thaumaturgic symbols are present in these flares, most unidentified. Identified symbols serve to provide various forms of camouflage, the largest being warding sigils used in the Ortothan religion to repel extra-universal entities. At the approximate location where Seraph-1 exited a large hole is forming, with the flares dissipating at its edges as it expands.8\nSwarms of entities can be seen in the distance, surrounding the heliopause. The bodies of each entity are highly asymmetrical and possess numerous appendages and unknown structures. The only common features are a gray body coloration, segments that erratically flash various colors, and fractal structures. Sizes are estimated to range from 10km to 10000km, though some appear to be significantly larger on unknown scales.\nTwo of these entities (hereafter 1548-\u03a9-1 and 1548-\u03a9-2) pass by Seraph-1. 1548-\u03a9-1 is eel-like in shape with five arms extending from random sections of its body, along with a \"mouth\" made of impossible geometric structures. The end of its body is surrounded by arachnid limbs and frequently flickers into being translucent. 1548-\u03a9-2 is an oscillating and contorting tetrahedral object, leaving trails of black rocks that rapidly disintegrate.\nAs the entities near the hole the warding sigils glow red, causing red shock waves to appear around each one, significantly slowing their speed.\n1548-\u03a9-2 \"unfolds\" its body and releases glowing white orbs, which reach the sigils and expand into spiral patterns. The sigils demanifest and the shock waves lessen in luminosity. 1548-\u03a9-1 passes through the hole and accelerates out of Seraph-1's view. High amounts of thaumaturgic particles are detected and the hole is rapidly enveloped by solar flares. Hundreds of concentrated blasts of thaumic energy are shot out of the new flares and pierce through 1548-\u03a9-2, vaporizing it in seconds.\nAt this point, the 27-January-2017 SCP-1548-2 prominence passes through the heliopause, encountering Seraph-1 an hour later. Contact is permanently lost.\n<END LOG>\n\n> DISPLAYING FILE 4/6\n\n\u25b7 TRANSMISSION 3417/63\n\n\u25bd TRANSMISSION 3417/63\n\n<BEGIN LOG>Pause in transmission for 7 minutes.Pause in transmission for 1 minutes.The transmission begins displaying a sequence of spiral patterns and an encrypted image, found to show an entity resembling SCP-2821-2 when decrypted. The transmission ends.\n<END LOG>\n\nAfterward: A reclassification of SCP-3417 to neutralized is pending approval.\n\n> DISPLAYING FILE 5/6\n\n\u25b7 EVENT 1548-35\n\n\u25bd EVENT 1548-35\n\nEVENT SUMMARY: On 30-January-2017, the Foundation orbital vessel SCPS Curtana was fully outfitted with experimental anomalous weapon and propulsion systems. It was deployed to neutralize 1548-\u03a9-1, which had destroyed Pluto and other Kuiper Belt objects following its entrance into the solar system. The vehicle arrived at 1548-\u03a9-1's location near Jupiter and engaged with the entity. Communication with the onboard crew was lost after 10 minutes. Footage from Foundation probes show the vehicle and entity become surrounded by a black substance and vanish.\n2 hours later the substance dissipated, and the SCPS Curtana was observed to be rapidly accelerating towards Mars at near light speeds, with an organic mass resembling that of 1548-\u03a9-1 attached to it. In 30 minutes the vessel reached the planet and impacted it, creating a crater 400km in radius, ionizing the atmosphere, and turning the surface into a molten mass. An hour after, the surface began to be converted into a black organic mass, which spread out from the epicenter of SCPS Curtana's impact.\nAt this time an SCP-1548-2 event, the largest one on record, occurred, and the solar flare reached Mars when half of its surface had been converted. A violent explosion followed, the luminosity of which matched the Sun's luminosity when viewed from Earth. The resultant debris is expected to form a second asteroid belt within the next three months. Asteroid impacts with Earth are predicted to increase.\nAs this event occurred 10 hours ago, all related data is still under review.\n\n> DISPLAYING FILE 6/6\n> TEXT FILE LEFT BY: O5-3 ON 28-JANUARY-2017.\n\nSeraph-1 was only able to take a single picture of extrasolar space. And this is it.\nAll that's left of our infinite, ever expanding universe.\n\n\u25b7 DISPLAY ATTACHED FILE 'SRP_1.PNG'\n\n\u25bd DISPLAYING FILE:\n\nOur main priority can no longer be secrecy.\n\n> ATTENTION: THE TERMINAL HAS BEEN IDLE FOR FOUR MINUTES. THE TERMINAL WILL EXIT IN ONE MORE MINUTE.\nlogout\n> WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE BEFORE LOGGING OUT?\nno\n> ARE YOU SURE?\nyes\n> THE O5 COUNCIL HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF YOUR DECISION. YOU STILL HAVE THREE DAYS TO VOTE. GOODBYE, O5-6.\n> LOGGING OFF\u2026\nshutdown\n> SHUTTING DOWN\u2026\n\n\u00ab SCP-1547 | SCP-1548 | SCP-1549 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\n\nMore by DarkStuff~!\n\nIndependent SCPs\n\nSCP\nTitle\n\nSCP-445-EX\nThe Word of the Day is Hope\n\nSCP-2728\nOn the Barcelona Skyline\n\nSCP-2729\nWhat is it Good For?\n\nSCP-3018\nFrance & the Tale of the Well-Intentioned Understudies\n\nSCP-3465\nBetter Safe Than Sorry\n\nSCP-3466\nOnly Birdbrains Live the American Dream\n\nSCP-4006\n#MassaTruthetts\n\nSCP-4455\nIn Short\u2026\n\nSCP-4465\nNo Man is an Island\n\nSCP-4466\nWhy the Long Face?\n\nSCP-4467\nOh, I Get It Now\n\nCo-Authored SCPs\n\nSCP\nTitle\nCo-Author\n\nSCP-1549\nIn Absence of a Perfect Medium\nBillith\n\nSCP-2983\nChoco-Wonder Explosion Marshmallow Bites!\u2122 by Dr. Wondertainment\nUncle Nicolini\n\nSCP-3379\nD-11424 & the Arctic Meat Hole of Infinite Wonders\nWeryllium\n\nSCP-3482\nNature Versus Naturalization\nRoget\n\nSCP-3633\nI'm Right Behind Me\nCaptain Kirby\n\nSCP-3713\nAll the World's a Stage\nVaraxous\n\nSCP-4029\nToo Many Legs to be Going Nowhere\nMaliceAforethought\n\nVend-a-Friend\n\nChapter\nTitle\n\nAct I\n\nChapter 1\nWe Just Make Toys\n\nChapter 2\nTo Think I've Spent My Whole Life Waiting\n\nChapter 3\nI Don't Get It, I Functioned Before\n\nChapter 4\nYou Can't Win Them All\n\nChapter 5\nBe Strange or Be Forgotten\n\nAct II\n\nChapter 6\nSometimes the Best Intentions are in Need of Redemption\n\nChapter 7\nLife's a Show\n\nChapter 8\n...And I'm the Star!\n\nChapter 9\nBack in Habit\n\nChapter 10\nPepper's Lament\n\nChapter 11\nSouls & Somas\n\nChapter 12\nDeceptive Cadence\n\nAct III\n\nChapter 13\nAnd I Think To Myself...\n\nChapter 14\nEverything Will Be Okay\n\nChapter 15\nHolding an Umbrella but the Sun's Still Shining\n\nAscension\n\nChapter\nTitle\n\nChapter 1\nSometimes I Wish This Moment Could Last Forever\n\nChapter 2\nWaiting on the Good Times\n\nChapter 3\nForever Young\n\nChapter 4\nWe Didn't Do This For Nothing\n\nChapter 5\nURA-1902 aka The Missing Link\n\nChapter 6\nThe Consequences of a Deep, Dark Disassociation\n\nChapter 7\nThe Call to Action (for a Modern Audience)\n\nChapter 8\nThe Elusive Mx. LaFerrier\n\nChapter 9\nIt Feels Like I Only Go Backwards\n\nChapter 10\nAlong for the Ride\n\nChapter 11\nA Hole in the Tapestry\n\nChapter 12\nXXXXX\n\nChapter 13\nIndustrial\n\nChapter 14\nDancing with Rachael\n\nChapter 15\nAscension\n\nEpilogue\nA World Unto Yourself\n\nCollaboration Contest Entries w/ Ellie\n\nMake America Normaler\n\nOff the Hook\n\nMisc. Tales\n\nCornelius the Collector\n\nCurtain Call\n\nThe Really Really Real Adventures in Capitalism\n\nI've Been Through the Desert on a Horse with No Name\n\nOn the Radar for the miniseries The Ursus Maritimus Incident\n\nGroup of Interest / Canon Hubs\n\nHub\nNotes\n\nDr. Wondertainment Hub\nMade w/ taylor_itkin does not match any existing user name\n\nWhat a Wonderful World Hub\nMade w/ help from Uncle Nicolini, a canon sprouted from Vend-a-Friend!\n\nWilson's Wildlife Solutions Hub\nMy pride and joy, my very own Group of Interest\n\n\nA space connecting \"test-test-testing.com\"'s associated SCP-1549-A area and \"jamies-website.com\"'s associated SCP-1549-A area.\n\nItem #: SCP-1549\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1549 are to be analyzed and flagged by Foundation webcrawlers upon their creation. Domains containing frequently used key phrases generated in correlation to SCP-1549 are to be monitored for any suspicious activity and purged from all online archives and databases. Members of Mobile Task Force Kappa-10 (\"Skynet\"), Mobile Task Force Mu-4 (\"Debuggers\"), and Mobile Task Force Rho-9 (\"Technical Support\") are to work in tandem to safely quarantine all affected sites and data from public repositories. If any references resembling that of SCP-1549 are detected, disinformation campaign procedures should be implemented immediately based on the publicity and nature of the reference in question. Locating PoI-1549 is considered a high priority for all involved personnel, although the most direct and efficient methods of doing so are currently not known at this time.\nDescription: SCP-1549 is the collective designation for websites containing an anomalous onload script titled \"belowaverage.js\". Attempts to trace the location of the library used to run the script have ultimately ended in failure. Implementation of this code into SCP-1549 instances allow a subject to physically enter their device's screen as an unknown form of periphery. This script converts the user's monitor or haptic feedback screen into a direct Human Interface Device (HID).\nThe action of entering one's screen must be voluntary; all attempts to force unintended interactions with SCP-1549 have not yielded any anomalous effects. Subjects who are aware of SCP-1549's effect and attempt to interact with the webpage will be temporarily compressed into a data medium that is interpretable by the system, allowing the screen to act as a portal into a physical locality that is defined as an extradimensional space acting as a facsimile/tangible proxy of the website. In all reported instances of SCP-1549-A, the space has been defined as a series of indoor locales with no visible exteriors or windows of any kind. Information media has been shown to represent itself as physical copies of the data in question1.\nOn occasion, humanoid informational constructs have been found to manifest within the confines of SCP-1549-A instances. These entities, designated SCP-1549-B, are always found to act as ancillary staff such as janitors or receptionists. All SCP-1549-A locations are connected, meaning that any website running SCP-1549 will have their corresponding SCP-1549-A space connect to all other SCP-1549-A instances, often through structures represented as blank hallways or ventilation shafts. When a subject exits the portal through which they entered, they will invariably exit through the screen associated with the IP or MAC address they entered through. However, if a subject exits through a portal associated with a separate SCP-1549 instance / SCP-1549-A location, they will be able to exit through any device accessing the SCP-1549 instance as long as they can visualize the associated IP or MAC address of said device. If they are unable to exit via these means, they will ultimately return to SCP-1549-A unhindered.\nAddendum-1549 | History of SCP-1549 Events\n\nA: Beginnings of Containment\n\nHide\n\nSCP-1549 was brought to the Foundation's attention on the 10th of May, 2014, when a website titled \"black-moon-howl.com\" was created. Foundation held webcrawler AICs KWRB 015-BENNET and KWRB 101-GRUSER were triggered by the use of the key words used in the title and immediately reported the website to the AIAD Webwatch Subdivision. Post scanning for cognito and infohazards, of which none were found, the website was opened. The website was a simple text page presented in black 11-point font Arial on a white background. Its contents are transcribed below:\n\nhey you\nyeah you\nokay now that i have got your attention id like to direct you to some websites made by this prick i know\nhttp://www.normalmail.com\nhttp://www.averagevideos.com\nhttp://www.nothingtoseehere.com\nhttp://www.test-test-testing.com\nhttp://www.unlocal-licensing.com\nhttp://www.jamies-website.com\nhttp://www.not-ardans-website.com\nhttp://www.gimme-a-whale.com\nhttp://www.people-zoo.com\ntheyre portals\ntry entering\ni did you a favor, so dont track me. not like youd find me anyways\n\nDue to a lack of any mentions of the websites or their properties being found anywhere online2, suppression of the websites was deemed a low priority (Code Green), and furthermore would be an impediment to experimentation.\nAfter the first exploration of SCP-1549, and a close encounter with the presumed PoI-1549, all users of \"normalmail.com\" received the following email:\n\nSubject: Your Average Website\nTo: [variable]@normalmail.com From: moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on#moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on\n\nFor the sake of user safety, we're going to keep things on the down low! For this absolutely normal website that does nothing interesting in the slightest. We've got some visitors who seem to be interested in our website, so we're just going to keep things simple. Go to this3 link and download the plugin. In an hour, all websites made by myself will cease to work unless you have the plugin. Only share this with other established users!\nWe don't want to start anything, we come in peace. We hope you do too.\nAlso, fuck you Pearson. Fuck you hard.\nWith love,\nJaJa\n\nSCP-1549 websites were modified to not load on any browser other than Google Chrome, and only when using the plugin linked (named \"Normalcy\" on its Chrome Store page, with the logo of a thumbs up). Following the development, the removal of current SCP-1549 affected websites was downgraded to a non-issue (Code Blue). Due to immediate willingness to cooperate, and making the first move to compromise before any confrontation, locating PoI-1549 was downgraded to a low priority (Code Green). EDIT 5/13/2015: All attempts to locate PoI-1549 and their associates have so far been unsuccessful, due to PoI-1549's use of a type of anonymity network (such as Tor or anoNet).\nOperation \"Aggressive Networking\" was a plan to increase SCP Foundation mobility using SCP-1549's portal abilities. The websites \"test-test-testing.com\" and \"not-ardans-website.com\" were used as a base of operations due to their size, emptiness, and proximity to one another inside SCP-1549-A space. A large tunnel between the two portals was created, and operations began. Using independently developed large (3m x 3m) computer monitors across multiple SCP sites, transportation of MTFs and corresponding equipment overseas became a far smaller expense and was able to be accomplished in less than an hour in some cases. PoIs encountered during use of the space were met with a non-interference policy, due to PoI-1549's initial cooperation.\n\nB: Continued History of Containment\n\nHide\n\nOn the 18th of November, 2014, the traffic between sites using SCP-1549-A became heavy enough to require use of more than two portals. For smaller transports, \"jamies-website.com\" and \"nothingtoseehere.com\" were assimilated into Operation \"Aggressive Networking\". On the 29th of November, 2014, PoI-1549 developed two new SCP-1549 instances: \"jaja-artgallery.com\" and \"coolnormalgames.com\". These SCP-1549 instances were neutralized soon after their creation. Within the hour of this action, the following email correspondence occurred:\n\nSubject: What's This About\nTo: moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper#moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper From: moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on#moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on\n\nWe're on good terms, so I thought that you'd let me create more websites. I will admit confusion at your behavior when I created new ones. They still required the plugin to function, which still only a limited number of people have, and I need my space you know? A response, though not usually your style, would be greatly appreciated.\nWith love,\nJaJa\n\nSubject: Re: What's This About\nTo: moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on#moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on From: moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper#moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper\n\nThis relationship has been held in good terms, and we must thank you for your cooperation in our procedures. However, an anomaly can not be allowed to spread. The more websites exist containing your code, the more likely they are to be accidentally discovered. Your plugin is entirely non-anomalous, and it is possible that it could be replicated by someone studying your sites' code. This outcome becomes progressively more likely every time that a new website is created, and that outcome will not be tolerated. Your original websites are currently staying up because of your willingness to cooperate and their utility to our purposes. We hope that you understand our position.\nRegards,\nRepresentative H.\n\nSubject: Re: Re: What's This About\nTo: moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper#moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper From: moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on#moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on\n\nI understand, but hope that you would be more clear with me on your intentions and procedures in following interactions. I am the creator of your current transportation network, it would be nice if I was kept in the loop on these things. I will cooperate.\nWith love,\nJaJa\n\nCommunication with PoI-1549 was minimal between the 29th of November, 2014, and the 7th of May, 2015, other than four update emails sent out to all accounts on \"normalmail.com\" detailing new additions PoI-1549 had made to their five websites untouched by Operation \"Aggressive Networking\". As Operation \"Aggressive Networking\" was expanded to include more individualized purposes, traffic through SCP-1549-A began to peak at an estimated 800% more subjects passing through per day than when the operation was first introduced in 2014. This was estimated to cut down over 600,000 USD on plane tickets, fuel, mailing, and other assorted oversea expenses per month.\nDirectors of Operation \"Aggressive Networking\" had began the project of developing a portal into SCP-1549-A without the use of SCP-1549 websites. Researchers and physicists involved with other interdimensional projects had been gathered to create the Foundation Transportation Network Wormhole Device and assume SCP-1549-A as its base of operations4.\nOperation \"Aggressive Networking\" moved to assume two more portals associated with \"unlocal-licensing.com\" and \"averagevideos.com\". A construction project began to expand tunnels into usable roads. The following email correspondence occurred on the 7th of May, 2015, following the beginnings of tunnel constructing:\n\nSubject: Whyyy\nTo: moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper#moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper From: moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on#moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on\n\nOkay what the fuck guys, Average Videos was a piece of art. I made a movie theater that streams like a video website \u2014 not like you guys allowed public use so many videos could get on there, but it was really fun to fuck around with me and my pals. Now when we're watching stuff we have to make sure its not during construction time, lest your drills and shit overpower the movie. And after you're done with your tunnels (which went through my lobby, mind you), the same is going to apply to making sure we aren't there when your trucks and tanks just decide to waltz through like they own the place.\nHave you guys even stopped to take a look around? I mean, none of your people have even strolled through the aquarium over in Gimme a Whale, or seen my AI testing and gladiator battles in People Zoo. We send out updates, you know, with scheduled events and shit. You can come! We would love to see you guys there, you are welcome to join us. Speaking of, there's a viewing of Back to the Future tonight in Theater #6. That's the one furthest from your construction work, so the movie should be audible.\nOh I almost forgot, you know, uh, you remember when I said that I would like to be kept in the loop? Well uh, you know, you didn't really tell me about this development. I get it, I'm not blind, I see more and more people are coming through. You need more space, but look, I could have made you more space if you had just asked, I mean come one guys! It's not that hard to keep our relationship professional and well organized, it would be nice if you contacted me. Just saying. I would have no problem with you taking Unlocal Licensing, that is another big open test website pretty much, but taking over the Way in Average Videos unannounced is almost juvenile. You must know I spend a lot of time here. You could be a little more respectful of my space.\nWith love,\nJaJa\n\nSubject: Re: Whyyy\nTo: moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on#moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on From: moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper#moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper\n\nWe have an important date of high traffic transportation upcoming that would require the use of another portal. The arrival of this information was sudden, and required immediate action for it to be prepared in time. We apologize for the inconvenience.\nRegards,\nRepresentative H.\n\nSubject: Re: Re: Whyyy\nTo: moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper#moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper From: moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on#moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on\n\nToo sudden to shoot an email?\nWith apprehensiveness,\nJaJa\n\nC: Appropriation of SCP-1549-A\n\nHide\n\nOperation \"Aggressive Networking\" directors and operatives prepared for a military takeover of SCP-1549-A and detaining of PoIs following the first test of the Foundation Transportation Network Wormhole Device. MTF Lambda-5 (\"White Rabbits\") was deployed and successfully secured positions at all eleven portals5 and then proceeded to search SCP-1549-A for any PoIs. After none were found, Modifed Lang-Scranton Spacial Stabilizers (offshoots of the Scranton Reality Anchor designed to disrupt Class-B \"Information Superhighway\" Wormholes6) were deployed. After three portals were successfully closed, all remaining PoI-1549 created portals became inactive. Investigation revealed that all domains originally containing SCP-1549 instances had become unavailable with the exception of \"normalmail.com\", which was found to become non-anomalous. The following email was received two minutes after this event:\n\nSubject: cool cool\nTo: moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper#moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper From: moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on#moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XNr-BQgpd0\n\nOperation \"Aggressive Networking\" ran uninterrupted until the 17th of May, 2015, when PoI-1549 presumably created and deployed a means of generating hostile SCP-1549-B instances. Notable SCP-1549-B instances wore garb associated typically with Roman gladiatorial combat, and were equipped with swords, axes, and flails that glowed purple and were able to shoot large (approximately two meters long and five centimeters wide) cylindrical projectiles at speeds in excess of 750 meters per second. Composition of projectiles was never able to be determined, due to their property of dissipating after ten seconds of existence. Initial barrages by SCP-1549-B instances halted Operation \"Aggressive Networking\" for a total of four days, resulting in the deaths of 3 personnel and the wounding of 28 others (SCP-1549-B instances appeared to aim for non-lethal body parts).\nMTF Lambda-5 located the spawning grounds of SCP-1549-B near the inactive \"people-zoo.com\" portal and filled the area with concrete, sustaining only 13 minor and 2 major injuries. Over the course of the next three months, similar SCP-1549-B spawning grounds had been created and neutralized, stalling Operation \"Aggressive Networking\" three times before roadways between Foundation made portals were fortified and guarded. By the 27th of June, 2015, Operation \"Aggressive Networking\" had reclaimed and maintained its function.\n\nD: Final Interaction w/ PoI-1549\n\nHide\n\nThe following email was received on the 4th of July, 2015:\n\nSubject: Coming to a Close\nTo: moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper#moc.liamlamron|9451evitatneserper From: moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on#moc.liamlamron|0202ylper.on\n\nWell, we've had a good run. I have attacked, you've attacked, it's all been fun and games and really, thank you for letting me say that I have fought and had moderate success against an international covert organization. This will be a fun story to tell for a long time. Yes, grandchildren, I did assist in making the transportation network for a shadowy government organization that secretly attempts to contain slash destroy magic stuff. And then they took it from me without giving me credit. How lame is that, Jimbo? I imagine that my grandson will be named Jimbo.\nAnyways, I'm over it. I'm over being angry. I can make new stuff, I just happened to make something easily found and exploited \u2014 two aspects you never want to mix. You never did take me up on that movie date. It's still open, by the way. I'd love to get to know you better. Really, I don't think you ever saw the place as anything more than a series of portals. Did you ever talk to my many AIs? Did you ever see the awesome creatures that I had behind glass over in the aquarium? Did you ever see any of my friends' short films? No? Yeah fuck you.\nYou might not have noticed, but I spent months, fucking months making just the code work. Then I spent months making the interior all special and shit. And then I made the websites, introduced the places to my pals across the globe and we met in person for the first time ever. It was magical, you shits. Fucking magical. And what happens? Three days, man. Three days in and \u2014 ah man I wish I could say his real name and get you fuckers after him, but he'd know my name too and we'd drag each other down. But Ardan. Fucking Ardan Pearson and his permanent stick up his ass never let go of a grudge and here we are! Who would have found out had it not been for him? Who intentionally tries to walk into their computer screen? Lunatics, that's who. And nobody would believe them anyways.\nSo you didn't stop to smell the roses. The year's worth of effort of roses, and you walked in here and took over in a year. Two years isn't a terrible run, but fuck you. Absolutely fuck you. Take a fingernail clipper and pull off your eyelids. Get smashed by a wrecking ball crane. Get a whole host of maggots teleported in between your cardio muscles and let it writhe in the pit of your heart. Get unfucked and die a virgin. And most importantly, have a nice day.\nI sincerely hope you have a big savings account.\nWith love,\nJaJa\n\nWhen passing into SCP-1549-A, all portals were found to be surrounded by a large impenetrable wall made of green bricks, with a small bronze slot near their bottom. Next to the slots were signs reading:\n\nFor access to Jamie's websites, all you have to do is make three easy payments of 10E10100 USD. Please insert physical money into slot. Come again!\n\nLocating PoI-1549 has been upgraded to high priority (Code Orange).\n\nFootnotes\n1. Text documents will appear as papers or books, while things like audiovisual media can be represented as a number of objects including reels of film, vinyl recordings and nondescript VHS tapes.\n2. Except for one unoffensive mention of \"normalmail.com\" by user JaJa2020 on the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Forums, asking if \"anyone else used this weird website\" to which only one user, named Normal_Pearson, responded with \"no twat\" [sic].\n3. Link returned a 404 Error approximately 60 minutes after the email was sent.\n4. Development of extradimensional spaces able to connect to multiple places on Earth had so far been unfruitful and consequently abandoned.\n5. The nine active ones, and the two inactive portals created along with \"jaja-artgallery.com\" and \"coolnormalgames.com\".\n6. A proposed technological singularity that could act as a means of transfer of matter into informational constructs.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1548 | SCP-1549 | SCP-1550 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1550\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All adult SCP-1550 specimens are to be contained in a sealed 5m by 5m by 5m terrarium simulating desert conditions under electronic surveillance and implanted with tracking devices. In event of an escape, the affected sector will be locked down until all specimens have been recaptured. SCP-1550 eggs are to be kept in their airtight packaging apart from in testing. The total population of SCP-1550 adults is not to exceed twenty at a time, with further specimens being terminated and their corpses incinerated. All testing must be approved by Level 3 staff or higher. All uncontained instances of SCP-1550 discovered must immediately be killed on sight.\nDescription: Item SCP-1550 is an apparently artificial species of unknown classification whose larvae have the ability to undergo metamorphoses into a form which is adapted for their environment. However, despite adaptations, all specimens possess a tattoo-like set of markings on their underbelly reading [DATA EXPUNGED] - a Dr. Wondertainment Trademark\" and none will grow to over \u2588\u2588 centimeters in length. Due to SCP-1550's powers of adaptation, it is unknown if the species has an original form, and if so what it is. SCP-1550 eggs are 1-centimeter-long flesh-toned ovoids, which will only hatch if exposed to air. When packaged, they are stored under airtight plastic seals apparently for transport. Dissection of unhatched eggs reveals them to simply contain a biological mucoid substance containing fragmentary DNA of unknown origin. As adult SCP-1550 specimens appear to be sterile it is unknown how the eggs are created.\nSCP-1550 \u00bb Experiment Log\n\n+ Experiment Log for SCP-1550\n\n- Close Experiment Log\n\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: SCP-1550\nProcedure: One (1) SCP-1550 egg was placed in a tank of seawater and allowed to hatch.\nResults: SCP-1550 specimen SCP-1550-1 has gills along its upper back behind the eyes, and flattened and broadened tails to serve as paddles for swimming, and produces specialized mucus to protect its eyes from salt damage. It has a swim bladder revealed upon dissection in its lower \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and [DATA EXPUNGED].\nNotes: Skin coloration was also a mottled blue, presumably to blend in with seawater. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: SCP-1550\nProcedure: One (1) SCP-1550 egg was placed in a tank of water taken from a river behind Site \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in which SCP-1550 was stored and allowed to hatch.\nResults: SCP-1550 specimen SCP-1550-2 possess enlarged lungs and thinned body for increased streamlining.\nNotes: No gills? Apparently, it doesn't use the same adaptations for similar circumstances. That's somewhat odd. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: SCP-1550\nProcedure: One (1) SCP-1550 egg was placed in a terrarium made to simulate a temperate forest ecosystem and allowed to hatch.\nResults: SCP-1550 specimen SCP-1550-3 has a thin layer of brown fur covering the top of its body and a ridged, snakelike underbelly as well as enlarged tail-tentacles.\nNotes: The ridges along SCP-1550-3's underbelly had a small oval patch of smooth skin on which the tattoo-like markings were located. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: SCP-1550\nProcedure: One (1) SCP-1550 egg was placed in a terrarium made to simulate a desert ecosystem and allowed to hatch.\nResults: SCP-1550-4 was cold-blooded and has a tanned coloration to camouflage it against sand, as well as a tendency to burrow.\nNotes: The size was also interesting. \u2588\u2588 centimeters in length, about one centimeter larger than the other specimens. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: SCP-1550\nProcedure: One (1) SCP-1550 egg was placed in a terrarium made to simulate a standard city apartment and allowed to hatch.\nResults: SCP-1550-5 has leathery skin, eyes on short lumps protruding from its head in a manner somewhat like the eyes of a chameleon, and was noted for behaving in a more affectionate and active manner to researchers than other specimens of SCP-1550.\nNotes: Study revealed that behind the jaw inside are located strands of whale-like baleen, allowing the specimen to filter dust and crumbs from the floor. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: SCP-1550\nProcedure: One (1) SCP-1550 egg was placed in a vat of molten iron.\nResults: SCP-1550-6 egg burst into flame and was destroyed.\nNotes: Well, what did you expect to happen? Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: SCP-1550\nProcedure: One (1) SCP-1550 egg was placed in a vacuum chamber which was then depressurized.\nResults: SCP-1550-7 egg exploded coating the inside of the vacuum chamber in [DATA EXPUNGED]\nNotes: It now seems obvious that SCP-1550 eggs cannot survive conditions besides those in which at least some sort of complex animal can live. So we might as well stop trying to make them do so. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest Subject: SCP-1550\nProcedure: One (1) SCP-1550 egg was placed in a vacuum chamber filled with seawater which was then pressurized to 1,086 bars (15,750 psi)\nResults: SCP-1550-8 possessed a bioluminescent lure similar to that of an anglerfish extending from its forehead, gills similar to SCP-1550-1, and dark grey-blue coloration. Legs were flattened and webbed into fishlike fins and eyes were near twice the size of those of other SCP-1550 specimens. Teeth were sharpened and possessed ridges to cut meat, similar to those found in many species of shark.\nNotes: This leaves the question of just what kind of child Dr. Wondertainment is trying to sell these things to that would live in conditions where a creature like that could be kept as a pet. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nHistory\nSCP-1550 was brought into containment after a series of ten (10) cardboard packages printed with stylized images of SCP-1550 specimens and the words \"Dr. Wondertainment's Custom-Pets\u2122!\" each containing six (6) SCP-1550 eggs in separate airtight compartments and a short instruction leaflet was found in the exotic pets section of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 pet store. Upon interrogation of store workers, it was proven that none possessed knowledge of SCP-1550.\nInstruction leaflet for SCP-1550:\nEnclosed with original packaging.\n\nHey Kids! Your parents aren't letting you get a dog or cat? Don't fret, buy a Dr. Wondertainment Custom-Pet\u2122!\nA Dr. Wondertainment's Custom-Pet\u2122 is far superior to an ordinary and boring cat or dog due to their original Adapto-Eggs\u2122 packaging, a Dr. Wondertainment invention! Just leave your Custom-Pet\u2122 Adapto-Eggs\u2122 around the house and when they hatch they'll fit right in. Perfect for apartments!\nTo get your very own Custom-Pets\u2122 is easy kids! Just put an egg in your house and break the plastic seal to give your new pet some air so it can hatch. Your new pet will be perfect for where you live, wherever you live! If your new Custom-Pet\u2122 seems lonely just add another Adapto-Egg\u2122 and get him a new friend!\nWarning for parents: please monitor your children's placement of Adapto-Eggs\u2122 to prevent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Dr. Wondertainment is not responsible for injuries or death caused by this or any other product.\nWondertainment Custom-Pets\u2122 are shipped out pre-fixed'!\n\n\u00ab SCP-1549 | SCP-1550 | SCP-1551 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1551\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Two agents are to integrate themselves in the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Argentina, under civilian guise. Integrating agents are to move into 12 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Street, a purchased house, in order to maintain constant surveillance of SCP-1551. Any civilian coming within 30 meters of SCP-1551 are to be questioned and, if not found to be an instance of SCP-1551-X, given a Class-C amnestic and released. New instances of SCP-1551-X are to be interviewed for confirmation of having gone through the events associated with SCP-1551 before being allowed into SCP-1551. At this time, precautions against a resident of SCP-1551 leaving the containment area are not necessary.\nDescription: SCP-1551 is a house located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Argentina. SCP-1551 is associated with a repetitive sequence of events that target humans, causing them to eventually be forced by circumstance to live in SCP-1551. These humans are individually assigned a number, so that the first known human under SCP-1551 would be referred to as SCP-1551-01, the second human SCP-1551-02, the third as SCP-1551-03 and so on. When the previous human living in SCP-1551 dies, the sequence of events associated with SCP-1551 repeats. According to reports dating as far back as 19\u2588\u2588, the events have repeated themselves 23 times, with the current individual being SCP-1551-23. Almost all iterations have begun with the previous individual's suicide, with the only exception being an accident from falling off the roof of SCP-1551 during repairs.\nThe exact mechanism of these events are currently unknown, with multiple theories being discussed. See Document 1551-01T for more information. A tentative theory of the events associated with SCP-1551 have been established; see Addendum 1551-T for more detail.\nSCP-1551 appears as a house in an extremely dilapidated state. The building itself is not known to exhibit anomalous properties apart from those attributed to the events. Research is ongoing; see Interview log 1551-23-02 for more detail. SCP-1551 contains a kitchen, a living room, three bedrooms, and two bathrooms. The house has no functioning plumbing, heating or electricity. The house itself has only basic furnishings, with the current SCP-1551-23 living primarily in the kitchen. SCP-1551-23 is a male of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, approximately 43 years of age. Subject spends all his time attempting to repair SCP-1551; this task is impossible for a single person. The only time he is seen outside of SCP-1551 is to tend to the backyard garden, the only area of the property not in a state of gross disrepair. SCP-1551-23 is fully cooperative towards any Foundation personnel and has lived on the property for \u2588 years, the longest of any human that has lived in SCP-1551 since coming into Foundation custody (the average being 3 months).\n\n+ Addendum SCP-1551-T\n\n- Close log\n\nThrough multiple interviews with humans who have lived in SCP-1551 and the collaborative efforts of Dr. \u2588\u2588, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a tentative theory has been established of the sequence of the events associated with SCP-1551. This sequence is theorized to accommodate minor variations in circumstance and temperament of each instance. This theory states that the purpose of the events is to force a human into a position where occupying SCP-1551 and attempting to repair it unaided is the only option. The sequence comprises two parts. Initially, events place the subject in a situation of relative prosperity; subsequently, this prosperity is taken away. The general process of the events associated with SCP-1551 are as follows.\nThe first part of the events typically involves moving the targeted human instance to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, usually through an offer of work. At this point, if the targeted human was close with their family, they have a misunderstanding which causes them to no longer be on speaking terms. The instance eventually meets and marries a resident of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. If the couple is fertile, they will have a child before part 2 begins.\nThe second part of the sequence begins with the spouse of the targeted human leaving them. The spouse typically takes most of their wealth. Either shortly before or shortly after, the subject will lose their job and become unable to maintain their current standard of living. At this point they are informed of SCP-1551, which, if repaired, could be bought cheaply and resold for an extremely high price. The targeted human purchases the property over the option of homelessness. If they have any money left, their remaining savings will go towards hiring construction crews which invariably fail for a wide variety of reasons such as fraud, freak accidents, and sudden bankruptcy of the construction company. Once remaining funds are exhausted, they will move into SCP-1551 themselves and attempt to repair it alone. At this point the sequence is considered complete until the death of the instance, initiating another iteration.\n\n+ Interview log 1551-23-01(Translated from Spanish)\n\n- Close log\n\nThis interview was to confirm SCP-1551-23's experiencing of the events associated with SCP-1551.\nInterviewed: SCP-1551-23\nInterviewer: Dr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n<Begin Log>\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please state your name for the record.\nSCP-1551-23: It's \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. [agitated] What do you people want? I already have enough to take care of!\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Calm down. Answer our questions and we'll let you go.\nSCP-1551-23: Fine.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Tell me how you came to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It's pretty far away from where you're from, right? You speak with an accent.\nSCP-1551-23: Yes. I'm from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. I was looking for work overseas. Got this job offer. Since I already spoke some of the language and they told me I didn't need an interview, I went on over. I worked in manual labor. It was a hard job but it paid well.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What're you doing owning such a house? There are some apartments closer to town.\nSCP-1551-23: I said was. I'm not working anymore. The company went bankrupt a little while ago. Tried to start a hotel business but stopped because of\u2026 other matters.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Explain.\nSCP-1551-23: [agitated] Do you want every facet of my life?\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Just answer the question and we'll let you go. This is all confidential.\nSCP-1551-23: I met a pretty girl while working. Her name was \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. We dated and got married when times were good, had a baby. Beautiful little boy. We named him Matthew. Then\u2026 One day, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 woke up and our little Matthew was\u2026 [begins to cry] \u2026he wasn't here anymore.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Taken?\nSCP-1551-23: [agitated, yelling] If by stolen you mean taken by God, you thickheaded bastard! My Matthew was dead! And \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 blamed me! Me! I would never have harmed him! She left me and took half my savings with her! Ran off with some rich asshole! I don't even have enough money to hire a crew for this house anymore! Now leave me alone!\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you. That'll be all.\n<End Log>\n\n+ Interview log 1551-23-02(Translated from Spanish)\n\n- Close log\n\nThis interview was initially to question SCP-1551-23 about his experiences in SCP-1551, a year after initial interview.\nInterviewed: SCP-1551-23\nInterviewer: Dr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n<Begin Log>\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So tell me about your house.\nSCP-1551-23: It's old, probably a century, maybe more. I didn't do the research. Hey, do your goons stash food or something around for me? Especially that man snooping around, the one with the kind smile. Thanks, I appreciate it.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Go into more detail.\nSCP-1551-23: Don't play dumb with me. Sometimes I find food in crevices, nonperishable canned stuff. Sometimes I can warm them, other times I just open them and eat cold. At first I thought it was just the previous person who lived here and forgot to move out with the food. Then, I'd keep finding food in places. Old shelves I was repairing would happen to have some canned soup tucked in the back. I'd explore that cluttered attic and find another stash of food. It's not enough to keep me full but it's enough to keep me alive. I appreciate it.\nNote: Every agent that has been on duty around SCP-1551-23 has denied this claim. The entity further specified does not match the description of any agent on current roster for SCP-1551-23. Possible anomalous activity is currently undergoing investigation.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Is there anything else unusual you find while working on your house?\nSCP-1551-23: Unusual? Well, it's a pretty old house. There's not like any ghosts you mention or something. This place gets me down though. Every time I feel like I'm going to quit this place and get my act together something comes along and knocks the wind right out of me. Just the other day, I found a newspaper about that bastard and his fat new government contract\u2026\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Who, exactly?\nSCP-1551-23: That guy the whore ran off to after stealing my savings, who else? Anyway, I \u2026 I didn't feel much like doing anything else that day. I just sat around the house and looked at my lists.\nDr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you, that will be all.\n<End Log>\nEnd Notes: As a result of this interview, investigations of the potential for anomalous properties manifested by SCP-1551 have been launched as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. Information on these investigations can be found in Document 1551-I.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1550 | SCP-1551 | SCP-1552 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1552\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1552's enclosure has been designed to minimise reflectivity; the room's observation deck is off-limits. Personnel entering SCP-1552's enclosure should be fully briefed and no more than one person should be present inside the enclosure concurrently. A calibrated glossmeter is to be kept on hand; no object with surfaces over 95 gloss units should be brought into the enclosure. Instances of SCP-1552-1 are to be kept in storage with Level 2 access.\nSCP-1552 requires water and food appropriate for its breed; water is to be served only in the provided dispenser, which is operated by remote control and should be opened only after personnel have left the room. Toys should be provided for SCP-1552 on a regular basis \u2013 personnel should carefully examine toys before provision to ensure they have no reflective surfaces. Feeding and cleaning duties should be undertaken by D-class personnel wherever possible.\nSCP-1552-1 is to be inventoried periodically and checked for damage to the paint covering. It may not be removed from the facility without Level 4 clearance and is to be considered a major security risk.\nDescription: SCP-1552 is a male English bulldog in good health which responds to the name 'Tarquin'. As far as researchers can ascertain it is approximately three to five years old. At time of containment Tarquin was not microchipped. Tissue samples have revealed no genetic variation outside that expected for its breed.\nAt time of writing SCP-1552-1 consists of approximately two hundred and fifty-seven (257) separate items, comprising thirteen hand mirrors, four bathroom mirrors, three car and motorcycle mirrors, two pieces of chromed motorcycle chassis, six pieces of car chassis, a dog collar with a vacuum-metallised plastic nametag bearing the name 'Tarquin', 1,675ml of water (currently stored in a sealed plastic container), 52 miscellaneous office fixtures, and 175 separate glass fragments of varying size. At time of writing 250 items have been covered with matte black paint.\nEach instance of SCP-1552-1 displays a live close-up of SCP-1552's face, regardless of where it is located relative to SCP-1552. This reflection is as far as can be established permanent \u2013 even if an instance of SCP-1552-1 is forcibly fragmented, its fragments will each continue to reflect a close-up of the dog. That each instance of SCP-1552-1 currently displays a live feed of an active SCP Foundation facility (albeit one partially obscured by SCP-1552) has not been overlooked; attempts to find a means of safely neutralising instances of SCP-1552-1 are ongoing.\nAny reflective surface with a gloss index of 95 or higher is subject to transformation into SCP-1552-1 under the following conditions \u2013 SCP-1552 must be reflected in the surface; an independent observer must observe the surface with the intent of viewing the reflection of SCP-1552. Following this the entire reflective surface becomes an instance of SCP-1552-1. The 'observer effect' that creates SCP-1552-1 only applies if the surface is viewed directly; any mechanical remove (such as CCTV, live or not) nullifies the effect. There is no detectible molecular change to the material after turning into SCP-1552-1, though spectroscopic analysis reveals that it absorbs light as though it were a perfect black body. As SCP-1552-1 shows no anomalous thermodynamic qualities, it can be concluded that this light is re-emitted as the footage of SCP-1552. The footage of SCP-1552 in SCP-1552-1 is capable of creating instances of SCP-1552-1 if its reflection is observed in another object; if an observer views an uncontaminated reflective surface with the intent of seeing the reflection of SCP-1552-1, the surface will also become SCP-1552-1.\nSCP-1552 does not seem to be able to control the footage reflected in SCP-1552-1, and has been rendered unconscious without compromising its effect. However, while SCP-1552 is unconscious (as opposed to merely sleeping), some observers have reported a vertigo-like feeling emanating from the reflection. Mechanical recordings during this time show no measurable change, indicating more research is needed into possible psychic manifestations of this phenomena; that SCP-1552-1 shows more active tendencies when SCP-1552 is unconscious seems to militate against euthanisation of the animal.\nIt may be possible to utilise SCP-1552 as an emergency warning system should Sector-25 experience a major incident that renders communication with other facilities otherwise impossible; as far as can be ascertained the transmission of footage to SCP-1552-1 is unblockable and has no range limit. Although it appears impossible to impose a surface between SCP-1552-1's 'camera' and SCP-1552's face, SCP-1552's head does not normally fill the whole image broadcast to SCP-1552-1 and textual information could be readily broadcast from behind the animal. Contingency plans have been drafted to dispatch samples of SCP-1552-1 to other Foundation facilities - these would need to be monitored via CCTV.\nRecovery Log 1552\nSCP-1552's properties were brought to the Foundation's attention when it was involved in a major traffic accident in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1552 was apparently being walked by its previous owner, an unidentified male who was killed in the crash. A driver passed SCP-1552 then looked in his wing mirror to get a better view of the animal. The wing mirror was predictably transformed into SCP-1552-1. The driver, startled by the appearance of SCP-1552's face, drove the car across the width of the road, clipping another car and causing two others to spin out of control, and into a shop window, which at some point in the incident also became an instance of SCP-1552-1. The Foundation was contacted by local law enforcement when they noticed the fragments of the window continued to display a reflection of SCP-1552 even after it was removed from the scene by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 animal services. At time of writing all but 0.049m2 of the shop window has been successfully recovered. 5g of finely ground glass was also recovered after an operative was dispatched to vacuum the street and remove sediment from storm drains at the crash site - this has since been fused into a single specimen of SCP-1552-1 for ease of containment. A small budget has been allocated to tracing other items that may have been converted into SCP-1552-1 before containment.\nAddendum 1552-01\nIt has been established that liquids with adequate surface reflectivity are not exempt from conversion into SCP-1552-1. Accordingly, the possibility of contaminated liquids entering the water cycle is a distinct risk. It will be necessary to determine whether water transformed into SCP-1552-1 is potable, as the worst-case scenario involving SCP-1552-1 is full conversion of the world's oceans and subsequently freshwater supply. Effectively immediately, SCP-1552 is reclassified as Euclid. Further experiments with SCP-1552 and liquids are forbidden; SCP-1552's water bowl is to be sealed and automatically opened only when personnel have left its room. Other liquids are forbidden in SCP-1552's room without the permission of sector management.\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Tests on D-class personnel have shown that SCP-1552-1 is nontoxic and shows no inherent contamination ability; dilution results in the footage becoming fainter before disappearing completely at 1 part SCP-1552-1 to 2 parts water. Note that no method currently exists of separating out contaminated and uncontaminated liquids \u2013 as with SCP-1552-1 solids covered in paint, diluted SCP-1552-1 is not considered neutralised.\nIncident Report 1552-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-1\nAs part of experiments into SCP-1552-1's transmittability, two D-class personnel were admitted into SCP-1552's enclosure; one was instructed to observe SCP-1552 via the reflection in the other's eyes. As expected, the latter subject's eyes became instances of SCP-1552-1. Unexpectedly, the subject retained full vision, presumably linked to the black body properties of SCP-1552. Subject reacted poorly when informed of the effects of the experiment and attempted to abscond from the facility. Since the contaminated subject was able to view a reflection of SCP-1552 in any reflective surface they encountered, they were quickly able to spread SCP-1552-1 to the eyes of other D-class subjects and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588, in addition to numerous surfaces throughout the facility. Lockdown was established almost immediately and full containment restored after 1.5 hours.\nAfter consultation with O5-\u2588\u2588 the decision was made to remove Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588's eyes. The surgeon was able to successfully complete the procedure via a webcam mechanical remove and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588 will receive full compensation. The 5 contaminated D-class subjects have been terminated in line with Foundation protocol as extreme security risks. \u2013 Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nAs a result of Incident 1552-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-1, use of D-class personnel with SCP-1552 is suspended. Suitably briefed researchers and veterinary personnel will be allowed to enter SCP-1552's enclosure to engage in feeding and other duties.\nAddendum 1552-02\nSCP-1552's classification has been downgraded to Safe, owing to the persistent success of updated containment procedures.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1551 | SCP-1552 | SCP-1553 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1553\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Packages of SCP-1553 are to be contained in high-value storage locker #0227 at Research Site-14. Experimentation is to take place exclusively in White-Lab 02. The lab shall be equipped with recessed halogen flood lamps, an overhead projector, two high intensity flashlights, a table, and an auto-locking door, operated remotely. All walls are to be painted flat white annually and cleaned weekly by maintenance staff. No windows or light controls are accessible from within the lab.\nOnly translucent or transparent equipment and furniture will be allowed to enter White-Lab 02 unless authorized for experimentation purposes. All additional equipment must be removed and all instances of SCP-1553-1 or SCP-1553-2 must be terminated at the conclusion of each test. As of Incident 1553-2, no instances will be allowed to persist activity for a period greater than 8 hours.\nWhite-Lab 02 is to be kept under 24 hr remote video surveillance and remain illuminated for three days following any experimentation. In the event of any anomalous shadow activity, lighting failure within the lab, or unauthorized opening of the lab door during this period, containment breach is to be assumed. The hallway is to be sealed, and Protocol 012-Trundholm initiated.\nDescription: Manufacturer's packaging identifies SCP-1553 as \u201cDr. Wondertainment\u00ae's Shadow Paint Play-Set!\u201d Each is packaged in a blue and green, shrink-wrapped cardboard box with black lettering, dimensions 15 x 22 x 22 cm. Contents include:\n\n1.89 L (2 qt) of a translucent, viscous black fluid (SCP-1553-A) in a white plastic bucket, labeled 'Shadow Paint'\nOne white foam sponge, dimensions 3 x 10 x 20 cm (SCP-1553-B) with embossed label 'Shadow Eraser'\nA non-anomalous No. 18 painters brush\nManufacturer's documentation booklet. See Document 1553-C.\n\nTo date, ten (10) instances have been discovered in the United States, three (3) in Canada, and five (5) in the European Union. Interrogation determined in all cases that store employees, managers, and regional executives had no knowledge of the presence or properties of SCP-1553. Efforts to locate additional instances are ongoing.\nWhen applied to any illuminated surface, SCP-1553-A will dry completely, leaving no residue.1 In its place, the surface will then display an anomalous shadow object, designated SCP-1553-1. Instances maintain the form painted by SCP-1553-A, and are capable of interacting with any shadow, anomalous or otherwise, via direct contact.\nIf SCP-1553-A is used to depict an animal or humanoid, the image will spontaneously animate upon drying, creating an instance of SCP-1553-2. These instances will display intelligence, physical ability, and behavior appropriate to their form. Instances will only animate if depicted as solid, uninterrupted silhouettes. SCP-1553-2 requires no sustenance to survive, but will partake of food-based instances of SCP-1553-1 if any are available.2\nThe properties, mannerisms, and abilities of SCP-1553-1 and SCP-1553-2 vary significantly from one instance to the next, and are closely linked with the intentions, temperament, beliefs, and attitudes of the user. However, all instances do share certain qualities in common.\n\nSCP-1553 projections will always interact as though they are discrete, three-dimensional physical objects, despite existing solely as two-dimensional silhouettes.\nAll instances have the ability to 'loom' or grow in relation to the surface on which they exist by moving interaction field toward their primary light source.3\nUsers are universally able to experience the properties of the interaction field through touch and sound, although no sound caused by SCP-1553 has ever been recorded, and no physical object responsible for shadows designated SCP-1553-1 or SCP-1553-2 can be verified.\n\nApplication of SCP-1553-B directly to any shadow, anomalous or otherwise, results in the shadow's immediate disappearance. Neutralization of SCP-1553-1 and SCP-1553-2 can also be achieved via mere shadow contact with SCP-1553-B, leaving non-anomalous shadows intact. To date, no other method has been found effective to neutralize the effects of SCP-1553-A, and research attempting to reproduce this effect is ongoing.\nIf SCP-1553-B is used to erase the shadow of a real object, the region affected will lose opacity within thirty (30) seconds. Observers describe such objects as appearing simultaneously visible and invisible. After approximately five (5) minutes, the region will lose its ability to interact physically with normal objects. In inanimate objects the effect can be easily reversed by liberal application of SCP-1553-A on any nearby surface. However, in living subjects the process can result in significant injury if not treated immediately. See Experiments 1553-37 and 1553-38 for more details.\nAddendum 1553-01: Document 1553-C\n\nForeword: Copied below are the English text portions of the manufacturer's documentation for SCP-1553, \u201cDr. Wondertainment\u00ae's Shadow Paint Play-set.\u201d Documentation also includes several pictorial representations and suggestions accompanying the text.\n\nHEY, KIDS! Say goodbye to sidewalk chalk; it's Dr. Wondertainment\u00ae's Shadow Paint Play-set!\nSimply apply the patented \u201cShadow Paint\u201d formula to any surface where light is cast, and watch the fun come to life! Thanks to Ani-Magi-Nation\u2122 technology, the only limit to your creation is your own imagination! Whole shadow-kingdoms can rise and fall before your very eyes! Scare your younger siblings with gigantic shadow monsters! Touch your shadow toys and play with them as though they're Really\u2122 there!\nDon't worry, Mom and Dad; cleanup is super easy with the miraculous Shadow Eraser! Just wave the eraser over the play area, and you're done. For those hard to reach spots, rub Shadow Eraser gently over surface and watch the shadows disappear like magic, guaranteed! Be very careful; you wouldn't want to erase a real shadow by mistake!\nWARNING: Remember that Shadow Creatures are as friendly (or dangerous!) as you imagine them to be. Do not attempt to draw Real\u2122 people using Shadow Paint Play-Set\u2122. Dr. Wondertainment is not responsible for injury, discomfort, or existential crisis resulting from misuse of Shadow Paint Play-Set\u2122.\n\nAddendum 1553-02: Lowlight photography has confirmed that below the critical brightness of three (3) lux, instances of SCP-1553-1 and SCP-1553-2 are undetectable as surface-bound silhouettes, but can be modeled as quasi-physical objects of size and shape appropriate to their form in brighter conditions. The effect persists until such time as ambient lighting conditions expose instances to brightness three (3) lux or greater. Though the field of interaction can be mapped with sonagraphic imaging, it is at present impossible to confirm whether or not a fundamentally physical object exists in this region, as all other scanning equipment available relies on non-visible light wavelengths to render an image, and these negate the effect.\nAddendum 1553-03: Abridged Experiment Log\nThis document includes several important experiments necessary to understanding the intricacies of the effects of SCP-1553-A and SCP-1553-B in greater detail. Unabridged log available upon request.\nExperiment 1553-5\nEffect: SCP-1553-1\nSummary: D-4310 instructed to use SCP-1553-A to depict a claw hammer using a stencil. Reported instance as feeling light, plastic, and 'fake'. SCP-1553-1 was ineffective at driving the nail provided, and broke after two strikes. Instance neutralized. Subject instructed to repeat procedure while imagining a useful hammer. Reported new instance as being very heavy, with a handle having the texture of hard rubber. SCP-1553-1 successfully drove the nail in three strikes.\nExperiment 1553-12\nEffect: SCP-1553-1\nSummary: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 instructed to depict a Beretta 92 service pistol using stencil provided, and is given access to five D-Class subjects scheduled for termination. Despite Agent F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's knowledge of firearms and intent to make a working weapon, SCP-1553-1 fails to function effectively. Subjects report a stinging sensation similar to being shot with a paint-ball or BB gun, and suffer no visible injuries. Long term observation reveals no negative effects.\nNote: Solved the machine problem with knowledge, but the weapons problem seems to be universal. I think we've learned all we can about SCP-1553-1 for now. Let's move on.\n-Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nExperiment 1553-21\nEffect: SCP-1553-2\nSummary: D-4330 instructed to depict Felis catus using stencil provided. SCP-1553-2 manifests upon drying, and immediately retreats to the opposite corner of the room. D-4330 successfully coaxes SCP-1553-2 out of the corner, and reports furry textures and warmth in tactile sensations. Subject also reports hearing a purring sound as he pets SCP-1553-2, although no audio is recorded. Instance continues interacting in a friendly manner until D-4330 attempts to pick it up, at which point SCP-1553-2 scratches and bites the subject, causing him to drop it. Instance terminated.\nNote: D-4330 was admitted to on-site infirmary with reports of numbness in his hand where SCP-1553-2 had scratched and bitten him. Subject treated for minor skin infection and released. Recommend we start scaling things up, see if we can make smarter and larger instances.\n-Dr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nExperiment 1553-37\nEffect: SCP-1553-B\nSummary: D-5001 instructed to erase part of his shadow and report effects. Subject initially unnerved, but becomes mildly amused, erasing greater and greater portions of shadow in the lower abdominal region. Subject reports a slight tingling sensation, followed by lightheadedness. Attending Researchers report a semi-transparent quality to D-5001's abdomen, followed by a barely-visible network of dark red colors resembling blood vessels and capillaries. Four minutes following exposure the region loses coherency, causing significant bio-hazard cleanup in White-Lab 02. D-5001 Terminated. Affected region remains suspended in mid-air until SCP-1553-A is applied to the wall where its shadow would normally fall. SCP-1553-A instantly dries, and the excised portion again becomes subject to gravity. Remains display no further anomalous properties and are incinerated.\nExperiment 1553-38\nEffect: SCP-1553-B\nSummary: D-5002 instructed to erase her shadow in its entirety. Subject is at first reluctant, but complies, erasing her entire shadow within 1.25 minutes. D-5002 reports no initial negative effects apart from feeling 'chilly'. Twenty-nine (29) seconds following erasure, subject begins to fade, becoming translucent. After 5.50 minutes, the subject's voice is no longer audible. D-5002 signals that she is unable to hear, although she continues to move about freely, is still able to see, and appears to breathe normally. Subject demonstrates the ability to move through solid objects within laboratory and attempts to breach containment. Unable to restrain subject via conventional means. Lighting in White-Lab 02 extinguished by Junior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, causing [DATA EXPUNGED]. D-5002 terminated and bio-hazard cleanup crews dispatched.\nNote: It appears that erasing the shadow of an extant object has the opposite effect of painting a shadow where no object exists. Recommend some further research to determine applications in intelligence/counterintelligence operations.\n- Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nFootnotes\n1. A minimum brightness of three (3) lux is required for SCP-1553-A to dry and anomalous properties to manifest.\n2. Researchers requesting permission to test humanoid or dangerous instances of SCP-1553-2 are reminded to review Incident Report 1553-2, and consider their experimental parameters very carefully.\n3. SCP-1553-1's field of interaction will behave according to the beliefs of the user, with the original user's beliefs taking precedent over other observers. SCP-1553-2 has demonstrated the ability to determine its own position relative to actual objects, which does not always correspond well with Euclidean topology.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1552 | SCP-1553 | SCP-1554 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1554 upon discovery, with SCP-1554-A-1 in foreground. Note the attached tag. Photograph taken by Agent Emma Taylor.\n\nItem #: SCP-1554\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1554 is to be kept in a fireproof Safe class storage locker in Site 629's anomalous media wing. Testing is to be conducted under the supervision of Dr. Walters, and all instances of SCP-1554-A produced are to be stored on a case by-case basis:\n\nViable biological specimens are to be kept in Site 629's greenhouse. All fauna created from SCP-1554-A is to be euthanized, dissected, and incinerated following testing.\nModels produced by SCP-1554-A may be displayed in Site 629's archival wing, provided they are not hostile in nature.\nInanimate objects are to be disposed of on a case-by-case basis following inspection. All metallic objects are to be melted down and converted into scrap.\n\nAll testing is to occur in a room with a waterless fire extinguishing system. No flame tests are to be carried out on SCP-1554 under any circumstances.\nDescription: SCP-1554 is a copy of the book The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1969 by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Press. SCP-1554 is in very poor condition for its age, with several pages being marked with pen, pencil and crayon, moderate water damage to later chapters, and the entirety of the chapter In The House of Tom Bombadil being missing.\nBy itself, SCP-1554 will gravitate to the nearest flat, dry surface and will stand on end, opening itself to the first undamaged page. The act of damaging any pages of SCP-1554 in any way produces an instance of SCP-1554-A. SCP-1554-A are items that form themselves out of a page of SCP-1554 that has been damaged in some way. The instance of SCP-1554-A varies depending on the type of damage caused to SCP-1554. Water damage typically produces quasi-biological specimens, tearing out pages of SCP-1554 produces small, often autonomous sculptures depicting scenery and character from The Fellowship of the Ring, and marking on pages produces inanimate, usually damaged, objects such as clothing or weaponry. Finally, burning the pages of SCP-1554 causes a sudden gravitational shift of approximately \u2588\u2588 G in a random direction, invariably resulting in severe injuries and major damage to all individuals and objects within a 5-meter radius of SCP-1554, including SCP-1554 itself. Typically, gravitational anomalies will continue until SCP-1554 is extinguished.\nAddendum: Sample log of tests performed on SCP-1554.\n\nNon-viable instance of SCP-1554-A. Deformations are due to simultaneous marking damage and water damage.\n\nPassage Used: None; front cover was damaged\nDamage to SCP-1554: An \"X\" was drawn on the front cover using a felt-tip pen.\nResultant SCP-1554-A Instance: No reaction from SCP-1554.\nPassage Used: Prologue, Concerning Pipe-weed, page 8\nDamage to SCP-1554: Application of 5 milliliters of water to the passage.\nResultant SCP-1554-A Instance: SCP-1554-A-4 is a species of Nicotiana resembling Nicotiana rustica. Analysis shows that SCP-1554-A-4 has a relatively low concentration of nicotine. Upon incineration, a large quantity of smoke was produced, described as smelling \"vaguely sweet and homely\".\nPassage Used: Book 1, Chapter 1, A Long-Expected Party, page 27\nDamage to SCP-1554: Crossing out of passage using No. 2 Pencil\nResultant SCP-1554-A Instance: Damaged page was converted into SCP-1554-A-10, a large rocket-type firework. SCP-1554-A-10 was disposed of in a nearby bomb-disposal range, due to the possibility of damage to the casing causing instability. SCP-1554-A-10 was detonated with no anomalous effects.\nPassage Used: Book 2, Chapter 5, The Bridge of Khazad-d\u00fbm\nDamage to SCP-1554: Tearing out page 265\nResultant SCP-1554-A Instance: SCP-1554-A-21 was an animate model of what is believed to be the Balrog encountered in this chapter. SCP-1554-A-21 was on fire at time of emergence, and was quickly extinguished to prevent damage to SCP-1554. Extinguishing resulted in formation of 15 new SCP-1554-A instances due to moisture damage; waterless fire extinguishing system installed following this test.\nIncident 1554-7:\nSCP-1554 was ignited due to a cigarette lighter smuggled into the testing chamber by D-1554-7, a known pyromaniac. Following this, D-1554-7 was thrown1 against the northern wall of the testing unit, and reported severe difficulty moving and breathing as SCP-1554 continued to burn. D-1554-7 was ordered to smother the flames by rolling over SCP-1554, but was unable to comply due to the strength of the gravitational force. Fire extinguishing system activated; D-1554-7 expired due to a lack of oxygen in the testing chamber.\nAddendum: The following document was found written on the back of SCP-1554's original catalog card in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University library. The card was attached to a length of string intended for use as a bookmark.\n\nRight, Enough of This.\nEnough of you lot tearing out bits and pieces of this work. I've had it with you lot tearing up Tolkien's work. You simply don't understand the man. He is a gift to English literature, and if you ruin ONE MORE FUCKING PAGE there will be consequences. The more you destroy, the more you shall create.\nWords are art. Respect them.\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-1554 appeared to use gravity as a self-defence measure in a similar manner to SCP-2919. A link between these two anomalies has yet to be established.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1553 | SCP-1554 | SCP-1555 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1555\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A 50-mile radius around SCP-1555 is to be designated a wildlife sanctuary in accordance with the United States Endangered Species Act, due to its status as the location of one of the few remaining populations of Robertson's field mice. Due to the extremely difficult terrain surrounding SCP-1555, a guard patrol is not needed; a closed gate and guard house (disguised as a research station for scientists studying local wildlife) are to be maintained at the entrance road. Noises emitted by SCP-1555 are to be blamed on thunder, sonic booms, or mistpouffers (fog guns) by Foundation disinformation teams. Task Force Gamma-29 (\"Old Men of the Mountain\") is to be assigned to SCP-1555, for any exploration of the outer surface, and for tracking and retrieval of specimens. Exploration of the interior of the SCP is only to be conducted by remote probe and class-D personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1555 is a facility of unknown origin and purpose installed in tunnels beneath an unnamed mountain peak in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 National Park. It appears to occupy nearly the entire inside space of the mountain, and extends an unknown distance below sea level. Seismic surveys and ground-penetrating radar have proven to be somewhat useful at mapping the outer extents of the facility, though the internal layout has been known to shift (though only in very localized areas). An entrance is available, but all attempts to survey SCP-1555 have failed, resulting in the loss of one Foundation agent (Agent Harris), one Mobile Task Force (MTF Epsilon-12, \"Facility Managers\" - see Audio/Telemetry Log Epsilon-12-1555), and \u2588\u2588 Class D personnel.\nThe structure of SCP-1555's tunnels (designated SCP-1555-1) culminates near the peak of the mountain; at the very top of the structure (approximately 20 meters below the summit), facing northeast, a steel tube exits the mountain and continues for (on average) three meters at a 27-degree angle from horizontal. The tube is rifled with 25 lands and a twist rate of 1:20, and appears similar in construction to the barrel of a modern 155-mm howitzer. The tube has been observed to change shape; microscopic observation of the tube during transformation indicates that iron crystals appear on the surface of the tube with no discernible source. Transformations are usually in the shape of a muzzle device, such as a muzzle booster or recoil brake, though others have been seen. The additions have never been observed to remain for more than one shot, and disappear afterwards in the same manner as their introduction.\nSCP-1555 will, at unpredictable time periods (not observed to be more than ten days from the last event), launch a projectile (designated SCP-1555-2) from this tube. The shell usually travels at the standard muzzle velocity for a 155mm howitzer, but variations have been reported. In almost all cases, the shell lands intact in a valley 6 km northeast of the SCP and releases 5-16 Robertson's field mice, tentatively labeled SCP-1555-3. In most cases, the mice appear completely indistinguishable from natural Robertson's field mice (Apodemus robertsonii), with a 50/50 gender division. The mice show normal genetic deviation in most cases, though approximately 15% of shells contain genetically identical mice. After the mice are released, the shell (in most cases) corrodes into dust within two hours.\n\n+ MTF Gamma-29 Selected Observations, 2004-Present\n\n-MTF Gamma-29 Selected Observations, 2004-Present (Chronological order)\n\nShell approximately five meters long; released two thousand mice.\nShell made of mahogany; released five mice and remained intact.\nShell did not follow a parabolic trajectory. Shell tracked via radar past the orbit of Mars and lost.\nNo shell. Ten mice fired from SCP; landed scattered across the valley.\nShell contained ten mouse skeletons.\nRocket-assisted shell landed four kilometers further out than average.\nMuzzle device manifested in the form of an enormous sound suppressor. Report noticeably quieter than usual.\nShell pushed out of the end of the muzzle by compressed air; landed in front of tube and released one mouse.\nShell contained tangled mass of PNP bipolar transistors instead of mice.\nMuzzle device manifested in the form of a squeeze-bore adapter. Shell contained remains of an estimated eight mice, compressed into unrecognizability.\n48 shells fired in extremely rapid succession. Each contained three mice.\nSolid rubber shell; did not dissolve.\nShell landed; released chlorine gas instead of mice.\nShell released five smaller, fin-stabilized shells mid-flight, each containing one mouse.\nSteel girder fired instead of shell.\nShell continued traveling upon meeting the ground, leaving an angled hole. Laser and radar rangefinder depth measurement failed.\nSCP fired five times without releasing shell.\nSCP barrel retracted into mountain for two days; fired shell one day later and re-emerged. Shell contained nine mice.\nRed light shone from gun barrel for 3 days.\nOrdinary shell landed; continued disgorging mice for three hours. Total number uncounted due to mouse overlap.\nShell exploded in midair, releasing metal fragments. Functioned identically to ordinary HE artillery round.\nShell contained two brown rats (Rattus norvegicus).\nBarrel accreted material for several weeks and, once several times longer than normal, fired a shell two hundred kilometers. Shell landed near the city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and released four mice.\n\nSee Also: Audio/Telemetry Log Epsilon-12-1555\n\n\u00ab SCP-1554 | SCP-1555 | SCP-1556 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1556\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As SCP-1556 avoids human contact and currently roams an area greater than 15 km from any human settlement or roadway, containment procedures require only that the herd be monitored and tracked. Ground personnel tracking SCP-1556 must maintain a distance of at least 200 m at all times, and must not openly carry any weapons as this may trigger a defensive response.\nExperiments involving the tranquilization of individual SCP-1556 specimens have been suspended indefinitely.\nDescription: SCP-1556 is a herd of sixteen (16) fifteen (15) free-roaming feral Mustang horses inhabiting a mountainous region approximately 135 km southwest of [REDACTED] in the United States, consisting of one (1) lead stallion, eight (8) seven (7) mares, and seven (7) juveniles. SCP-1556 has only been observed during periods of mist or fog that reduces visibility to below 100 m, and individual specimens are recognizable by their unusual behavior and reflective amber eyes (implying the presence of tapetum lucidum). During periods where there is insufficient mist for SCP-1556 to be observed, no trace of the herd can be found; tracks made by SCP-1556 individuals simply dead-end without explanation.\nOver \u2588 years of continual observation, it has been determined that SCP-1556 roams in a lemniscate pattern extending approximately 87 km from [REDACTED] to [REDACTED] at a rate of approximately 1.1 km per day. The reason for this specific pattern of movement is not known, but does not seem to correspond to any local meteorological conditions or the movements of any other local animal species.\nSCP-1556 exhibits greater strength and endurance than is normal for feral horses, as well as a higher level of intelligence; SCP-1556 has been observed exhibiting behavior such as mutual grooming, problem-solving, and coordination that is highly unusual for equine species. SCP-1556 also exhibits extraordinary resistance to adverse weather conditions and the effects of high altitude, and has been observed on mountaintops or during periods in which extreme low temperatures would prove harmful to normal horses.\nAddendum 1556-01: Incident 1556-09\nOn \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, oversight approval was granted to attempt to tranquilize SCP-1556-3, the lead mare, for field examination and tagging. Shortly after being struck by a tranquilizer dart fired by Foundation field researchers, SCP-1556-3 went into convulsions and collapsed. It is not known at this time whether SCP-1556-3 was allergic to the tranquilizer or whether the dosage was greatly overestimated, but the remaining individuals of SCP-1556 became highly aggressive, attacking any personnel wielding a firearm or attempting to approach the body of SCP-1556-3. All personnel were ordered to retreat to a safe distance to treat injuries and observe the herd. The body of SCP-1556-3 was never recovered; it disappeared along with the rest of the herd upon dissipation of local mist conditions and SCP-1556-3 has not been observed since.\nSince this incident, SCP-1556 has avoided human contact and makes aggressive movements towards any personnel approaching the herd. Further experimentation has been suspended until further notice.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1555 | SCP-1556 | SCP-1557 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1557\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation personnel who have low levels of religious inclination are stationed at SCP-1557-1 to ensure that no civilians enter into the anomalous area. Personnel are not to touch any part of SCP-1557-1. While within SCP-1557, communication with SCP-1557-B is allowed, but the primary goal of agents in the area should be to map out the location, if possible.\nDescription: SCP-1557 refers to an anomalous location that can only be reached through the use of a door located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Greenland, hereby designated SCP-1557-1. This structure is constructed of a currently unidentified black material, is approximately 2.5m in height and 3m in width, and has a surface temperature of above 2700oC1. Furthermore, any personnel exhibiting high levels of religious inclination are unable to come within 50m of the object, due to an unseen physical obstruction that affects only the aforementioned subjects. The words \"The wicked stay in this place\" are inscribed into the door in Syriac. SCP-1557-1 will open when approached by any organism that both a) is not particularly religious and b) is not a giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis).\nSCP-1557 itself has been noted to resemble an Arctic tundra, with an average temperature of approximately -30oC and very little vegetation. With the exception of SCP-1557-1, this location does not appear to possess any entrances or exits, nor does it have any landmarks or coastlines.2 This area is populated by two types of entities, hereby designated SCP-1557-A and SCP-1557-B.\nSCP-1557-A refers to the population of giraffes that reside within SCP-1557. These animals are apparently unable to die, as individual specimens have been observed to last more than three (3) weeks without food or water, as well as sustaining damage inflicted by SCP-1557-B which would normally be lethal. Said damage is rapidly healed through anomalous means. Additionally, all instances of SCP-1557-A appear to be unable to move their neck out of an erect position. The combination of these conditions seems to inflict great amounts of physical pain upon SCP-1557-A instances.\nSCP-1557-B refers to a currently unknown number of spheres of white light, usually measuring between 1m and 2m in diameter. All instances are physically capable of impacting giraffes, but have not been found to be able to make contact with any other animal or object at the current time.3 Members of SCP-1557-B are capable of communication with any living organism and will address multiple subjects at a time. All subjects within range will report hearing SCP-1557-B speaking in their native language. These entities typically will spend long periods of time taunting, yelling at, injuring, or otherwise hurting the SCP-1557-A population.\nDialogue Log-1557-Alpha: Upon initial Foundation investigation of SCP-1557, personnel were approached by an instance of SCP-1557-B. The following log transcribes the conversation.\n\n<Begin Log>\nSCP-1557-B-001: This is not for you.\nFredricks: What is this place?\nSCP-1557-B-001: Justice.\nFredricks: I see. And so these animals [gestures to several instances of SCP-1557-A], they are here because\u2026?\nSCP-1557-B-001: They were incorrect in their lives.\nFredricks: How so?\nSCP-1557-B-001: They followed the wrong teaching. They were led down the path to here, and here they will remain until redeemed.\nFredricks: Will they stay here forever?\nSCP-1557-B-001: Most likely not. [incomprehensible], or rather He, must come eventually.\nFredricks: What exactly are you?\nSCP-1557-B-001: We are the guards and the teachers of the species, their protectors and their punishers. We exist so that they may learn from their mistakes. Until the lesson is learned and they are forgiven, it is our duty to ensure that no wicked deed goes unpunished.\nFredricks: All you do is attack and harass these animals?\nSCP-1557-B-001: We do more than th\u2014 [an instance of SCP-1557-B approaches and yells \"You deserve everything about this\" at a nearby SCP-1557-A entity before ramming it repeatedly in the sides while laughing] You must go now, we have important work to do.\n[After this point, SCP-1557-B-001 resumed torturing SCP-1557-A instances and refused to answer further questions.]\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Following the events of this log, all instances of SCP-1557-B refused to communicate with Foundation personnel.\n\nIncident Log-1557-Epsilon: On 19/02/2009, a large number of entities resembling red translucent giraffes manifested within SCP-1557. These animals were capable of levitation and proceeded to wrap their necks around the necks of individual instances of SCP-1557-A, at which point both organisms vanished. This continued until no SCP-1557-A instances remained within sight. After this, all of the translucent red giraffes reappeared and proceeded to attack all SCP-1557-B instances for forty (40) days before demanifesting.\nNo giraffes have appeared within SCP-1557 since the incident, and all instances of SCP-1557-B currently appear to be incapable of movement and communication. Instead, all spheres have been noted to constantly emit a high-pitched noise. Foundation personnel have been assigned to regularly check the conditions of SCP-1557 and note any changes within the location.\nAdditionally, the inscription on the front of SCP-1557-1 has been altered as well, and now reads, \"The second. The first seal was broken, and now the steed has been liberated. The warriors await the arrival to aid in the completion of the [UNKNOWN]. It comes.\"\n\nFootnotes\n1. However, this temperature is not ambient and cannot be experienced in any manner other than directly touching the surface of SCP-1557-1.\n2. Foundation personnel have reportedly been able to travel more than 1000km in any direction without discovering any sort of marking or edge.\n3. See Testing Log-1557-B-Delta for a full list of objects that have been previously tested on SCP-1557-B.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1556 | SCP-1557 | SCP-1558 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1558\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1558 is currently contained in a High Value Item Storage locker in Site 76. In the event that an extant instance of SCP-1558 is found, Mobile Task Force Rho-14 (\u201cSignal Crawlers\u201d) will be activated to return SCP-1558 to a Foundation-controlled BTS.\nSCP-1558-2 is to be kept at all times in a standard server room in Site 76. Access to SCP-1558-2 is limited to Level 2 personnel or above. In the event of I/O activity on SCP-1558-2's attached hard drive, the current Site 76 Director will be automatically notified.\nDescription: SCP-1558 is an anomalous cellular network antenna, designed for compatibility with the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 network standard.\nSCP-1558 has the capability of \u2018intercepting' telephone calls placed through its transceiver stations and covertly replacing the audio of said calls. All calls known to be intercepted to date have fit the following criteria:\n\nThe call must be placed by an individual in a vehicle traveling 65 km/h or greater.\nThe intended recipient of the call must have a close personal relationship with the caller. The method by which this relationship is detected is currently unknown.\n\nSCP-1558's substituted audio exhibits similar characteristics in every recorded instance: A two-person interaction involving a deep male voice (SCP-1558-1) and a perfect replica of the voice of the intended recipient of the call. The substituted audio demonstrates an awareness of the caller's circumstances and relationship with the intended recipient. In each instance, SCP-1558-1 will claim to have the intended recipient of the call held at gunpoint, and will threaten to kill them unless the caller causes the vehicle they inhabit to crash. The call is not connected to the intended recipient in any way.\nAt least \u2588\u2588 vehicular crashes, \u2588 small aircraft crashes and the crash of US Airways Flight \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (whose mid-flight intervention by the Foundation led to the discovery of SCP-1558) are known to have been caused by SCP-1558, totaling \u2588\u2588 casualties.\n\n+ SCP-1558-2\n\n- SCP-1558-2\n\nSCP-1558-2 is a standard, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand 1U rack server. Upon the completion of a SCP-1558 intercepted call, a recorded audio file of said call is downloaded to SCP-1558-2's hard drive at the next time SCP-1558-2 has internet access and power. The attached hard drive contains \u2588\u2588 audio files as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, currently encompassing all known SCP-1558 events.\nSCP-1558-2 was recovered from the home of F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 42, a cell systems engineer from Utica, New York, United States. D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had recently served a 10-year prison sentence for possession and distribution of \u2018snuff films' depicting vehicular homicides, and was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound upon discovery by Foundation operatives.\n\n+ Transcript 1558-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-32\n\n- Transcript 1558-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-32\n\nPartial transcript of SCP-1558 event. Call placed on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (driving on Interstate 90) to his wife, S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in Canojoharie, NY.\n\n<Begin Transcript>\n\nM\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello?\n\nSCP-1558-1: I have S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at gunpoint. You need to make a decision.\n\n\u201cS\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d: [sobbing] No, don't listen! Just hang up!\nM\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What the hell is happening? S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 , what's happening?\nSCP-1558-1: Listen to me. I know you're driving, I have a camera on you. Get up to 80, and drive over the median into the oncoming traffic. If you do that, I'll let S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 go. Refuse, and she dies.\n\u201cS\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d: Don't, M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2014 I love you, please don't do it.\nM\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you hurt? Are G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 there?\n\u201cS\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d: No, no, they're at practice. Listen, you don't need to do this, hurt other people for me \u2014\nThe sound of an impact is heard, and \u201cS\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d cries out in pain.\nSCP-1558-1: [yelling] Shut the [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] up! It's his choice.\nM\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why are you doing this?\nSCP-1558-1: You're driving fast enough. Cross the median or I pull the trigger.\nThirteen seconds of silence.\nM\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I \u2014 I can't. I love you, S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nApproximately four seconds of silence, followed by the sound of a car horn and loud metal impact.\n\n<End Transcript>\n\nAt the time of the recording, M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 sedan impacted oncoming traffic near mile marker 29 on Interstate 90, causing a five-car pileup, 7 deaths and 4 injuries. Audio of calls continues after impact, with the sound of fire and unidentified screams. A copy of this portion of the audio, along with many other clips from other incidents, was copied to a hidden directory on F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's personal computer.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1557 | SCP-1558 | SCP-1559 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An example of SCP-1559 with English content, observed at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Street in Canary Wharf, London.\n\nItem #: SCP-1559\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Manifestations of SCP-1559 are to be removed from their original location and sheltered in Site-77 once discovered. All currently known SCP-1559 manifestations are contained in a high-security containment chamber at Site-77.\nAnyone requiring direct contact with SCP-1559 is to receive protective memetic inoculations against the effects of SCP-1559. Personnel already influenced by SCP-1559 are to receive Class-A amnestics to eliminate the mental effects of the project.\nDescription: SCP-1559 is a set of posters displaying the content \"A FEW STILL LISTEN TO BIRDS\" in different languages. The language used in specific SCP-1559 manifestations depends on the native language of their creators1 and the primary language of the place SCP-1559 appears.\nSCP-1559 was discovered in 1997 during an environmentalist storming of a local KFC restaurant in Florida, USA, with several individuals later identified as SCP-1559-1 carrying placards with manifestations of SCP-1559. A total of 144 manifestations of SCP-1559 have been found in many cities including London, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Madrid, Paris, etc.. The manifestations are generally found in the downtown and business area, and current information suggests that areas with a high incidence of bird mortality are more likely to have SCP-1559 posted. In rare cases, instances of SCP-1559 will be carried by individuals of SCP-1559-1 rather than being posted somewhere.\nThe anomalous properties of SCP-1559 will be activated when any human individual looks at a manifestation of SCP-1559 for more than 5 seconds, upon which the human individual is then transformed to an SCP-1559-1 entity. Once the anomalous properties of the item are triggered, the individual will become extremely sensitive to bird calls and will acquire the ability to understand the meaning of the bird's call. After a period of time, the SCP-1559-1 individual will exhibit the following five symptoms in chronological order.\n\nA male Resplendent quetzal.\n\nShowing a special fondness for birds.\n\nDeveloping beliefs regarding birds as divines.\n\nAttempting to protect birds and/or provide nesting sites, food, and water for birds at any costs.\n\nShowing extreme distaste for consumption of bird species.\n\nMimicking birds in their daily-life behaviors.\n\nAt the same time, SCP-1559-1 individuals will automatically gain knowledge of how to create SCP-1559 manifestations. These individuals will make additional manifestations of SCP-1559 and attempt to post them in the eligible locations described above. SCP-1559-1 may translate the language of the bird in a language that others can understand, but all refuse or claim to be unable to represent or demonstrate the process of creating SCP-1559 manifestations.\nAddendum I: Interviewing Record (1559-20120614A)\nTo further investigate the nature of SCP-1559, D-19289 (male, 41 years old) was asked to look unprotected at an example of SCP-1559 written in his native language for 30 seconds. D-19289 was then confirmed to have successfully transformed into an individual SCP-1559-1. He was asked to live under surveillance in a forest cabin in Yucatan, Mexico, and to record the information contained in the bird calls he heard. Interviews with D-19289 were conducted every 30 days.\n\nDate\uff1a14 April 2012\nInterviewed: D-19289\nInterviewer: Dr. Arbuzov, Level 2 researcher in Site-77\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Arbuzov: Good morning. How are you feeling today?\nD-19289: Better than ever.\nDr. Arbuzov: Oh? It's good to be happy. Can you give me a brief description?\nD-19289: The pleasant sound of birdsong here is very relaxing. Lately many birds outside have been clamouring for a date because it's Spring now, as you know. It's a nice treat to hear the birds singing to their beloved mates and enticing them to spend the gentle night together.\nDr. Arbuzov: Oh, I'm glad to hear that. But how did you know that they are calling for mates? Can you understand what they're talking about?\nD-19289: Yes, after staring at the \u2026 strange poster, I think.\nDr. Arbuzov: Would you mind telling me about the contents you heard from birds?\nD-19289: I'd certainly be happy to share! Well, I think Spring is the breeding season, so many birds are looking for mates. Other than that\u2026 it is basically all about \"which area has better tasting fruits\" and \"which tree has more fat worms\" and just \u2026 foraging for food. But there's other stuff too, like \u2026\nDr. Arbuzov: For example?\nD-19289: Occasionally some birds are frightened by wild animals and they will try to call for help or scare off their enemies. Some very small-mouthed birds also gossip, such as where they saw some people in the nearby town fight in their homes and other stuff like that. Another notable one, which I like hearing but I don't quite understand the content, is something like a poem.\nDr. Arbuzov: A poem?\nD-19289: Yes. Many of the birds here chant poetry. The content is largely similar, it seems almost like a narrative poem. One small bird in particular, with green back feathers, red belly feathers and a long tail, is particularly fond of singing this. Other birds often sing it, but I like it best when the poem is sung by the little green bird.\nDr. Arbuzov: Care to tell me what they are about?\nD-19289: Sure! I've got it down on paper, I'll look for it \u2026\n\nChildren of the Second Sun\nLost as the flame fell down\nTheir world has been deeply buried\nOnly the sky still opens its arms for them\n\nMessengers of the Second Sun\nSoaring above the earth\nTheir splendor has been forgotten by most\nOnly a few still listen to their song\n\nDescendants of the Second Sun\nWandering through the flow of time\nTheir desire has never been abandoned\nThat the kingdom will reborn from the ashes\n\nTheir last obsession is still circulating\nTheir last descendants are still wondering\nThat a few still listen to birds\n\nDr. Arbuzov: What do you make of this poem?\nD-19289: I said I'm not quite clear about this, but it felt kinda moody. Very much the kind \u2026 of a lost civilization? Also, the songs from the little green birds are really nice.\nDr. Arbuzov: Okay, I see. We'll allow you to stay here for a few more days, thank you very much for your cooperation.\nD-19289: That'd be great!\n<End Log>\n\nDate\uff1a14 May 2012\nInterviewed: D-19289\nInterviewer: Dr. Arbuzov, Level 2 researcher in Site-77\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Arbuzov: Long time no see.\nD-19289: Why don't you guys let me go out and rescue the birds?\nDr. Arbuzov: I'm sorry, what did you say?\nD-19289: To find food and water for the birds, to build their nests, to keep them away from their natural enemies.\nDr. Arbuzov: You're still a D-class in the Foundation. You are not allowed to leave.\nD-19289: You should let me out. All regulations set by you lowly humans are just nothing.\nDr. Arbuzov: What do you mean?\nD-19289: Listen, serving the birds is our duty. the earth was once the kingdom of birds. We are nothing but usurpers. They should have been the masters of this place.\nDr. Arbuzov: What are you talking about - Do you mean the poem?\nD-19289: That is not just a poem, that is a fact that once happened on Earth.\nDr. Arbuzov: Well, As far as I know this has never happened.\nD-19289: The civilization of birds is much more holy than ours. Our civilization is dirty, ugly, and originates from sneaky actions. We should atone, lady. We should return the world to them. The birds have told me all these things. They have told me about their fallen glorious civilization. They are the Children of the Second Sun.\nDr. Arbuzov: The fact is that birds are species that emerged quite late. At least as far as we know, birds are far away from being intelligent enough to build a civilization.\nD-19289: Humans have done so much shit to the planet. Don't try to make excuses for the despicable words and actions of humans.\n<End Log>\n\nThe interview was aborted. Over the following month, the staff members responsible for guarding D-19289 repeatedly complained that D-19289 had attempted to force his way out of his room to \"rescue birds\" outside the cabin, and were also frequently asking the staff members if they \"had ever eaten any of the birds\". If a staff member responded in the affirmative, D-19289 would verbally abuse and attack the staff member. In addition, D-19289 continued to ask staff members for large amounts of \"naturally fallen\" bird feathers and wore clothing and accessories made from bird feathers in his daily life.\n\nDate\uff1a14 June 2012\nInterviewed: D-19289\nInterviewer: Dr. Arbuzov, Level 2 researcher in Site-77\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Arbuzov: Why are you dressed like that?\nD-19289: To bring me closer to a more noble form of life. kyow.\nDr. Arbuzov: So you still insist on your opinion that birds are nobler than people.\nD-19289: It's a fact, Doctor. kyow. There had been many wise people like me. kyow.\nDr. Arbuzov: Is that what you heard from those birds too?\nD-19289: Yes. Those little green birds told me that their clan has always been responsible for passing on the history of birds. kyow.\nDr. Arbuzov: Okay. So what have they told you? I would love to know.\nD-19289: The native people here - they began to regard the birds as gods, to serve and care for them, just as they and we should do. kyow. You know?\nDr. Arbuzov: Ugh. The native people, you mean the Aztecs and Mayans?\nD-19289: That's right. The damn colonists ruined it all. kyow. After that, the bird believers disappeared and the little birds stopped singing as happily as they did before the colonists came because no one continued to listen to birds anymore. kyow.\nDr. Arbuzov: But the descendants of the Aztecs and Mayans are still alive, aren't they?\nD-19289: It's all about faith, Doctor, faith. There's hardly anyone who believes in birds anymore or knows the sins they once committed against birds. kyow.\nDr. Arbuzov: Well \u2026 I think I don't have more questions to ask. Your duty is completed today. Do you have any other things you want to say or ask?\nD-19289: Do you eat birds?\n<End Log>\n\nAfter the experiment, D-19289 received Class-A amnestics. Thereafter, D-19289 demonstrated no further obsession with birds. Likewise, he no longer had the ability to understand or use bird language.\nAddendum II: Interviewing Record (1559-20170426F) with Individual SCP-1559-1-A\nAfter several years of investigation and interrogation, the Foundation confirmed the identity of SCP-1559-1-A, the original maker of SCP-1559, as a 69-year-old male, Juan Alvarado. SCP-1559-1-A is a native of Nahua, Mexico, and a former zoologist studying birds of prey. After his identity was confirmed, SCP-1559-1-A agreed to be interviewed at the request of the Foundation.\n\nDate\uff1a26 April 2017\nInterviewed: SCP-1559-1-A\nInterviewer: Dr. Arbuzov, Level 2 researcher in Site-77\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Arbuzov: Good morning, Mr. Alvarado, let's cut to the chase. we just want to ask you about those posters. (holds up an image of SCP-1559) Are you the original creator of those posters?\nSCP-1559-1-A: Well \u2026 You guessed right.\nDr. Arbuzov: Yes. We are not intending to harm you, we just want to ask you to explain how and why you did it?\nSCP-1559-1-A: Sorry, actually the principle is not very clear to me. I can't express the process. I could demonstrate all the technical details to you, but I refuse to do so, given that you may want to stop our action.\nDr. Arbuzov: Well, I respect your opinion for the moment. Could you tell us if you learned this technique from somewhere, or did you invent it yourself?\nSCP-1559-1-A: The technology used for creating this was handed down in our culture from ancient times, and I just modernized it a little. Just things like replacing the manual work drawing with a printer, replacing the content with more concise and understandable text, and making it a poster. You know, now that the whole world is developing quickly, something like this should also change with the times.\nDr. Arbuzov: Uh, I still don't get the point, are there any reasons for creating such things?\nSCP-1559-1-A: It's what we believe in.\nDr. Arbuzov: Belief? Do you mean the belief that birds are more advanced than humans, that humans stole the civilization of birds or something?\nSCP-1559-1-A: There are very few people who believe in birds anymore, very few are still listening to birds, Doctor. There are very few people left who are truly wise, who are willing to redeem themselves, who are willing to accept true knowledge.\nDr. Arbuzov: So you are saying that there used to be a lot of them? I did hear some stories about the Aztecs or the Mayans believing in birds.\nSCP-1559-1-A: There were once many people who believed in birds in this land. The ancient priests, by chance, received a revelation from the feathered serpent, mastered the technique of creating these things, and then learned to listen to birds. Thus, we were able to better listen to the voice of the gods. Now this valuable wisdom has been almost lost, and I think it is my duty to keep it alive.\nDr. Arbuzov: Uh, I don't quite understand. As far as we know, these posters do make people believe in birds, but I don't quite understand what this has to do with the feathered serpent.\nSCP-1559-1-A: The birds were always singing a ballad over and over again. All birds can sing the ballad, but Resplendent quetzals sang the most and the best. This ballad described the revelation of the feathered serpent, which is why Resplendent quetzals were regarded as incarnations of the feathered serpent.\nDr. Arbuzov: The ballad? Do you mean the poem that ends with \"A few still listen to the birds\"?\nSCP-1559-1-A: Yes. The poem tells us that human beings do not necessarily deserve everything they've got and that our ancestors stole the earth from the birds while their world was in chaos.\nDr. Arbuzov: Sorry, no offense to your beliefs, Mr. Alvarado. But I must say that as a zoologist who studies birds, you should also be well aware that birds have never dominated the earth.\nSCP-1559-1-A: It is true that birds have not, but their ancestors did. This is not just my gibberish, science can prove it.\nDr. Arbuzov: Ancestors? Wait, you mean dinosaurs - indeed, dinosaurs are considered to be the ancestors of birds, that is to say -\nSCP-1559-1-A: You see, in traditional Aztec belief, the second sun, the feathered serpent, came down to create the third generation of the earth's inhabitants, which was destroyed by the rain of flame. While we are still trying to study the history of the earth, the birds have already told us everything. Isn't that enough of a statement?\nDr. Arbuzov: Could you please explain?\nSCP-1559-1-A: You should know that some species of dinosaurs had feathers, just like the legendary feathered serpent god. After all, the descendants of the feathered serpent should have a similar appearance to the feathered serpent god, right? Then, 65 million years ago, a meteorite landed here on the Yucatan Peninsula, bringing with it a rain of fire. All of this has been fully described by the poem and by our ancient and sacred beliefs, isn't that enough?\nDr. Arbuzov: But - I mean, why do you make these posters? I can't see any logical connections between what you are saying and these posters. I don't understand. What does this have to do with us?\nSCP-1559-1-A: For 65 million years, the descendants of dinosaurs have not forgotten their previous glory. They have always wanted to re-dominate the earth that once belonged to them. We, on the other hand, should atone for what we have done in the past. We should serve the birds as we serve our gods. We should return the world to them.\nSCP-1559-1-A: This is what the posters can tell people about. The mammals stole their world, and the birds are not asking too much for it.\n<End Log>\n\nFootnotes\n1. Also known as SCP-1559-1. See below for detailed description.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1558 | SCP-1559 | SCP-1560 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1560\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As living specimens of SCP-1560 currently cannot be contained by any means available to the Foundation, Mobile Task Force Lambda-4 \"Birdwatchers\" is currently tasked with tracking known populations of SCP-1560. Deceased specimens of SCP-1560 are stored in standard cryogenic biological storage units at Site \u2588\u2588, and personnel may gain access to said specimens with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 Senior Researchers.\nDescription: SCP-1560 is a species of animal of presumed extradimensional origin resembling Thalassarche melanophrys, or the Black-Browed Albatross, with the notable exception of its unusually large size, eyes, and complete lack of legs or feet. Adult SCP-1560 can grow to wingspans of over 3.8m (approximately three times that of T. melanophrys), and appear to have lifespans exceeding that of the duration under which the Foundation has had SCP-1560 under observation (approximately \u2588\u2588 years). SCP-1560's eyes differ greatly from that of terrestrial avians, as they have compound eyes that have been determined via testing to be extraordinarily sensitive to ultraviolet light.\nSCP-1560 populations exist in small familial groups at an altitude of no less than 8,100 m above sea level, of which the Foundation is currently tracking six (6) eight (8) fifteen (15) known families. SCP-1560's behavior is similar to that of a terrestrial marine avian, with the exception that SCP-1560 does not land, and only drops below an altitude of 8,100 m to feed, at which point specimens completely disappear for a period of five (5) to ten (10) minutes. Long-range photography and extensive study of the behavior of SCP-1560 suggests that hunting specimens displace into an extradimensional space inhabited by a species of large cephalopod which form the primary diet of SCP-1560; SCP-1560 specimens often bear wounds or scars similar to those seen on sperm whales that hunt deep-sea giant squid.\nTo date, the Foundation has not been able to capture a live specimen for study. When injured or trapped, SCP-1560 specimens will spontaneously extradimensionally displace, regardless of current altitude. Attempts to tranquilize specimens have ended in the same result, and in most cases tranquilized specimens have not returned and are presumed deceased. As SCP-1560 appear to be minimally intelligent and have begun to develop an aversion to Foundation observation aircraft, further attempts to capture SCP-1560 specimens have been indefinitely suspended.\nAddendum 1560-01: Log of Significant SCP-1560 Individuals\nDesignation: SCP-1560-01\nDescription: The largest and oldest known specimen, SCP-1560-01 appears to be a highly intelligent male with a wingspan of 3.86 m. It was an adult at time of documentation and is still alive after \u2588\u2588 years of Foundation observation, thus making it the current baseline of maximum lifespan for SCP-1560. SCP-1560-01 led a flock of eight (8) specimens, of which one disappeared and has not been seen since the Foundation's attempt to capture it. SCP-1560-01 is mildly aggressive and will chase off Foundation aircraft that approach within 500 m of its flock.\nDesignation: SCP-1560-08\nDescription: A mature female specimen, SCP-1560-08 was observed on \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588 to disappear for a period of approximately eighteen (18) minutes, after which it reappeared with three (3) apparently newborn specimens of SCP-1560, designated SCP-1560-29, SCP-1560-30 and SCP-1560-31.\nDesignation: SCP-1560-21\nDescription: SCP-1560-21 reappeared badly wounded from a \"hunting dive\" on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588. It managed to stay airborne in a state of extreme distress for approximately one hour before succumbing to its injuries and falling out of the sky, after which it was retrieved by MTF Lambda-4 members. SCP-1560-21's remains are cryogenically frozen at Site \u2588\u2588, as well as its stomach contents and the fragments of barbed tentacle that were embedded in its wounds.\nDesignation: SCP-1560-28\nDescription: [DATA EXPUNGED]. Wreckage of Roc One-Niner retrieved from crash site with no complications. No survivors.\nAddendum 1560-02: Observer Note\n\nTo date, SCP-1560 have only ever been observed cruising in an East-to-West direction, regardless of prevailing winds or hemisphere. The significance of this discovery is under investigation.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1560-03: Observer Note\n\nWhile we have been extraordinarily lucky so far, the nominal cruising altitude of SCP-1560 combined with their large size and increasing numbers means that it's only a matter of time before we have an incident with a civilian aircraft involved. Until such time that a permanent containment procedure can be developed, we may have to consider culling SCP-1560's numbers by exterminating one or more of their flocks.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1559 | SCP-1560 | SCP-1561 \u00bb"}
{"text": "His Majesty's Crown, in all its magnificent glory.\n\nKingly Item #: His Majesty's SCP-MDLXI\nRoyal Object Class: Glorious\nRegal Containment Decree: His Majesty's SCP-MDLXI is currently being worn by King Data the Expunged within the Kingdom of Site Redacted and is to be guarded by at least 10 Knights at all times.\nAs His Majesty's SCP-MDLXI poses a memetic hazard, all information regarding The Royal Crown is limited to level 4 aristocrats and above. Testing His Majesty's Crown is henceforth forbidden. This was the Law of the Heretic Council, before the days of Data the Redacted. See Royal Decree MDLXI-I\nDescription: His Majesty's SCP-MDLXI is a glorious golden crown wrought by the finest smith and crafted with the most expensive jewels in the land. The object's sorcery is caused when His Majesty's crown is spoken, worn or inscribed about.\nWhen bestowed upon the unworthy head of a common male peasant, commoners who art within viewing distance shalt see the unworthy wearer as the highest authority that they hath ever met. These subjects are born anew when the king is crowned and thusly take upon themselves new roles befitting of their previous stature. 'Guards' become knights, 'scientists' become Royal Scholars, and other commoners become peasants. Peasants under His rule shalt also feel the rightly obligation to fashion a robe out of the finest material at hand, sometimes using their own filthy garments, for the new righteous King to wear.\nThe newly crowned King also develops a magnificent sense of ruling, which empowers him to build a royal army of knights and establish his kingdom. The unworthy wearer shalt also grow a glorious beard and mustache to better befit his position. These effects wither away when the Royal Crown is willingly removed or when the unworthy subject dies.\nMen who have not directly witnessed the greatness of the Royal Crown can resist its resoluteness and art to be branded heretics, banished from the land, or otherwise executed at His Majesty's pleasure.\nInscriptions and any speech that regard His Majesty's SCP-MDLXI also alter to befit the King's ascended status. Mere knowledge of His Majesty's SCP-MDLXI shalt cause a compulsion to refer to The Royal Crown justly as his Majesty's SCP-MDLXI. It is also worthy to note that indirect reference to His Majesty's SCP-MDLXI negates these effects.\nCouncil Decree MDLXI-I: During frivolous testing upon his majesty's crown, an unworthy D-Commoner placed His Majesty's SCP-MDLXI upon his head and subsequently ruled the Kingdom of Site-[REDACTED] for 3 months before he was beheaded during the Great Revelation. So it was upon that day that the Great Council of O5 decreed that nary a frivolous test shall be undertaken, lest another misfortune fall upon us.\nRoyal Decree MDLXI-I: As of last winter, on the Day of First Snow, a new king was crowned. All hail His Majesty King Data the Expunged, he who fights the Shameful Council of Profligates! Ruler of the Kingdom of Site Redacted! Long live the king!\nNote: This isn't the official SCP report, but it's the best we can do at this point. All research data regarding His Majesty's SCP-1561 was deleted during Incident 1561-2 and this was provided with Document 1561-2. Until Incident 1561-2 is resolved, this will have to suffice. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\n\nLEVEL 4 AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED\n\nACCESS GRANTED\n\nIncident 1561-1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, His Majesty's SCP-1561 was discovered missing from containment. Security tapes in the area on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u258820\u2588\u2588 from 15:00 to 19:00 were found to be erased. When the guards assigned to the shifts in that area were questioned, they became violent and attempted to harm several personnel. All but one subject could be subdued without use of lethal force, but committed suicide immediately after he was interviewed (see Interview 1561-1). These personnel were assumed under the influence of His Majesty's SCP-1561. Effective immediately, Site-[REDACTED] is under lockdown until His Majesty's SCP-1561 is recovered.\nUPDATE: The issue has been resolved and Site-[REDACTED] has resumed operations.\nNote: Who authorized this? -O5-\u2588\nInterview 1561-1:\n\nInterviewed: Sgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 White\n\nInterviewer: Pvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 White\n\nForeword: The following interview took place after Incident MDLXI-1. Sgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 White was captured. He refused to speak to any personnel and struggled against his restraints until his brother Pvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 White was brought in an attempt to divulge information regarding His Majesty's SCP-1561.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nPvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, it's me. Stop doing that, you're gonna hurt yourself.\n\nSgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\n\nPvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yeah, c'mon bro, snap out of it.\n\nSgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You don't know what a relief it is to speak to you, brother. I thought they would've killed you.\n\nPvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Who would've killed me? You're not making any sense.\n\nSgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [whispering] The heretics, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, they're everywhere. The King was right. The King is always right.\n\nPvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What heretics, what king? Snap out of it. Do you know where His Majesty's SCP-1561 is?\n\nSgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Where else brother? Upon the head of the true king, I myself have witnessed its resolute glory. Soon, the whole of this wretched site shall witness its glory as well. You shall see his glory too and you too shall believe.\n\nPvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What do you mean, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? Where is the Royal Crown? Who is the true king?\n\nSgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You shall soon enough know the glory of King Data the Expunged.\n\nPvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [sighing] C'mon \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, you don't believe all that crap, His Majesty's SCP-MDLXI is controlling you. Just tell me where the Royal Crown is and we can-\n\nSgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Pity.\n\nPvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What?\n\nSgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [whispering] Pity that I won't be here to see the fall of the heretic council. [shouting, looking directly at the security camera] Est tempus nunc! Et Peregrinus incipit! Vivat Rex!\n\n<End Log>\n\nClosing statement: Sgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 became unresponsive to further questioning from Pvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who subsequently left. Security footage shows that Sgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 managed to free himself from his restraints and ram his head against the wall several times, causing a fatal concussion. Translation of the phrases spoken at the end produce the lines 'The time is now. The Crusade has begun. Long live the king.' The exact purpose of these lines is unknown at this time.\n\nLEVEL 5 AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED\n\nACCESS GRANTED\n\nDocument 1561-1: The following was faxed to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at Site-19:\n\nSite-[REDACTED] is compromised All personel are under the influence of His Majes His Majest The Crown Send Help Im locked inside central control Not a lot of time\nWas able to put the site on lockdown from here Skips are safe for now\n[UNINTELLIGIBLE]anned to use [UNINTELLIGIBLE]nst the O5\nLured Personn[UNINTELLIGIBLE] Boiler room [UNINTELLIGIBLE]King Data the Expunged [UNINTELLIGIBLE] down there for months\nDont look direct[UNINTELLIGIBLE]rown mirrors and video work\nThey Know[UNINTELLIGIBLE] is outside I can see through the monitor\nI will Destroy the console after i send th[UNINTELLIGIBLE] Hurry\n-Dr [REDACTED]\n\nIncident 1561-2: Based on the information given in Document 1561-1, Site-[REDACTED] has been compromised. Most, if not all, personnel of Site-[REDACTED] are under the influence of His Majesty's SCP-1561, which is being used by an unknown person to aid in a insurgency against the O5 council. Mobile Task Force Eta-10 (aka \"See No Evil\") was sent in to recover His Majesty's SCP-1561, but was unsuccessful and lost most of its members, who are currently being psychologically evaluated.\nEfforts are to be focused on containing Site-[REDACTED] and prevention of His Majesty's SCP-1561's influence from spreading. Any personnel coming out of Site-[REDACTED] are to be tranquilized and treated with Class-C amnestics. Until further notice, personnel are not to approach, attempt to communicate with anyone within, or look directly at the site as it poses a memetic hazard.\nUPDATE: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, five months after Site-[REDACTED] was deemed compromised, Document 1561-2 was found tied to a rabbit along with SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and an SCP report regarding His Majesty's SCP-1561. Document 1561-2 is a proposed treaty between the O5 Council and the supposed 'Kingdom of Site Redacted' written by the 'King' himself. The presence of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and textual evidence seem to indicate that several SCP containments have been breached. The document was sent to Overseer headquarters for verification.\nDocument 1561-2:\n\nGreetings Council, I do hope this letter reaches you in good health, and that you bear no ill will towards my kingdom or its people. I understand that you might harbor resentment towards me, but I find that of little consequence. I beseech you to try not to think me a tyrant, but as an ally, in the fight against the greater enemy. Our shared enemy.\nWhat I am proposing is a treaty between our factions. My Kingdom of Site Redacted will continue in its original capacity and I will agree to receive orders from the Council, and in exchange you cease all attempts to invade my kingdom or harm its people. The details can be drawn at a later date, but these terms will be the foundation of our mutual partnership.\nAs a symbol of my good will, I have fastened to this creature SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 along with a document written by one of my scribes detailing the attributes of my Most Royal Crown. Mind you, not all reports we produce will be written in this manner, it is just an effect my Regalia has on my subjects. I shall send a draft of our treaty next winter, on the first full moon.\nPlease do not try to fool me. I still have many objects of sorcery and there art many a man who would gladly die for me, within and without the Kingdom.\n-The Most Glorious King Data the Expunged, Ruler of the Kingdom of Site Redacted\n\n\u00ab SCP-1560 | SCP-1561 | SCP-1562 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1562\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1562 is currently quarantined in Testing Lab 46-V in Site 24. The door to the lab is to remain locked at all times. As testing is currently suspended, all access is denied unless special clearance is granted by Dr. Carver.\nDescription: SCP-1562 is a metal playground slide measuring 2.2 meters high and 3.4 meters long. SCP-1562 was acquired from an abandoned playground on the outskirts of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after several children in the area went missing. The object's anomalous effects only manifest when a person slides down head-first on their stomach with their arms tucked down at their sides; any other orientation of the body or limbs while sliding results in no effect, and only human beings are affected.\nWhen a person slides down SCP-1562 in the aforementioned manner, they will disappear instantly and completely at approximately 15 cm before the end of the slide. So far no one who has disappeared while using SCP-1562 this way has been recovered. Attempts to tie safety lines to test subjects in an effort to pull them back have ended in failure, as the tether is severed at the moment the test subject disappears. Communication with test subjects that have disappeared is possible and ongoing, and detailed in the logs below.\n\n+ Audio Log 1562-A1\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nForeword: D-2445 was given a 2-way radio earpiece to communicate with researchers observing the test. Communication began immediately after D-2445 disappeared from SCP-1562.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Darritz: D-2445, can you hear me?\nD-2445: Yes, doctor, I can hear you.\nDr. Darritz: Where are you now?\nD-2445: I don't know. Some sort of very small tunnel. It's really cramped. Can you get me out now?\nDr. Darritz: Can you describe it to me?\nD-2445: No, it's too dark. I can't see anything, and I'm stuck.\nDr. Darritz: Stuck how?\nD-2445: I'm still head-first on my stomach, and my body's at an angle, but I'm in some sort of small tunnel and I'm stuck. I'm completely surrounded by rock or dirt on all sides. I don't have enough room to raise my head or move my arms, and I can't move forward. I really want to get out of here now.\nDr. Darritz: We're going to try. Can you see anything? Anything at all?\nD-2445: No, I told you I can't see anything. I'm getting kinda freaked out now. I'm not really claustrophobic but this is pretty fucking uncomfortable. Pull me outta here.\nDr. Darritz: Unfortunately your safety line was severed when you disappeared, so we can't pull you out. We'll try to figure out another way to retrieve you. For now, just stay calm and keep talking to me.\nD-2445 No, no, no, no you need to get me out now. I can't handle much more of this.\nDr. Darritz: Please stay calm. We will have you out of there as soon as we can.\nD-2445 Okay, I was able to worm my way forward a little bit, but my head hit something.\nDr. Darritz: What did you hit?\nD-2445: It's a shoe I think. It's small\u2026 Jesus.\nDr. Darritz: What's wrong?\nD-2445: Get me out of here, doctor. Get me out of here now.\nDr. Darritz: Calm down. We'll get you out of there as soon as we can.\nD-2445: No, you need to get me out of here right now. The shoe\u2026it's so tiny.\n<End Log>\n\nCommunication was suspended with D-2445 while researchers discussed possible methods of retrieval. A consensus was reached to send down another D-Class attached to a tether, with additional video and audio recording equipment, a GPS tracker, and a headlamp. Communication was re-established with D-2445 to inform him of the plan.\n\n+ Audio Log 1562-A2\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\n<Begin log>\nDr. Darritz: Are you still there, D-2445?\nD-2445: Please. Please, I don't want to be in here anymore.\nDr. Darritz: We're going to send someone in to pull you out.\nD-2445: It started talking.\nDr. Darritz: What started talking?\nD-2445: The little boy did. But it didn't make any sense.\nDr. Darritz: Tell me what he said.\nD-2445: He\u2026he just kept asking where he was, and I told him I didn't know. But I don't think he was really talking to me, because he didn't respond to my voice, and he told me to stop crying when I was actually sorta calm.\nDr. Darritz: What else? Was he moving at all during this?\nD-2445: I don't think so. He started screaming and I told him to shut up but he just kept screaming and crying and asking for his mommy. Then he finally stopped, and shortly after that you contacted me again. Please get me out now.\nDr. Darritz: Okay. We're sending someone in. Don't panic if you hear or feel something behind you.\nD-2445: Please hurry, my chest is-\n<End Log>\n\nShortly after this, D-8600 was sent down SCP-1562 with the equipment noted above. D-8600 was selected for his small stature and thin body shape, in hopes he would be able to move more easily than D-2445. The rope used to tether D-8600 was severed at the same moment D-8600 vanished from SCP-1562, and the GPS tracker's signal could not be traced. The following audio was recorded after contact was established with D-8600.\n\n+ Audio Log 1562-B\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Darritz: D-8600, can you hear me?\nD-8600: Yeah, I can hear you, doctor.\nDr. Darritz: What is your situation? We're not getting anything on the video feed.\nD-8600: I'm in some sort of cave or tunnel. It's really small and dark. My head lamp stopped working as soon as I got in here.\nDr. Darritz: Are you able to move at all?\nD-8600: I'm not sure I can get my arms up in front of me, but I can sort of wiggle my way forward. Wait, what is this? Hey! Are you alright?\nDr. Darritz: D-8600?\nD-8600: I just bumped into someone's foot. They're not moving at all. Hey, are you okay down there?\nDr. Darritz: That could be D-2445. Davies, try D-2445's radio.\nD-8600: I can hear his radio, I think. I can hear Davies' voice.\nDr. Darritz: Hmmm, D-2445 isn't responding, and we're not picking up Davies' voice on your radio through our end.\nD-2445: Yes, doctor, I can hear you. (D-2445's voice was slightly muffled, but still audible through D-8600's radio)\nDr. Darritz: Davies, turn that off, I can hear him through D-8600's!\nD-8600 Hey man, I'm gla-\nD-2445: I don't know. Some sort of very small tunnel. It's really cramped. Can you get me out now?\nDr. Darritz: D-2445, listen to me. D-8600 is behind you and is there to help get you out.\nD-2445: No, it's too dark. I can't see anything, and I'm stuck.\nD-8600: Hey man, it's okay. We know you're stuck and we're both going to get out of here.\nD-2445: I'm still head first on my stomach, and my body's at an angle, but I'm in some sort of small tunnel and I'm stuck. I'm completely surrounded by rock or dirt on all sides. I don't have enough room to raise my head or move my arms, and I can't move forward. I really want to get out of here now.\nD-8600: Okay man, it's okay. I'm going to try and get my arms up and I'll grab a hold of your ankles. They should be able to pull us out of here then.\nD-2445: No, I told you I can't see anything. I'm getting kinda freaked out now. I'm not really claustrophobic but this is pretty fucking uncomfortable. Pull me out outta here.\nD-8600: I'm working on it! Have some-\nDr. Darritz: D-8600, stop talking. Something isn't right here, D-2445 is just repeating everything he said to me when we initially made radio contact with him.\nD-2445: No, no, no, no you need to get me out now. I can't handle much more of this.\nD-8600: It's okay, just calm down. Doctor I think he's just freaking out. I've almost got my arms in front of me.\nD-2445: Okay, I was able to worm my way forward a little bit, but my head hit something.\nDr. Darritz: No, he's literally repeating his side of the conversation, word for word. Did he actually move at all, like he just said he did?\nD-8600: \u2026I don't think so. Okay, this is getting kinda creepy, but I've got his ankles. See if you can pull us out now.\nD-2445: It's a shoe I think. It's small\u2026 Jesus.\nD-8600: Doctor, what is he talking about? Can you just pull us out of here?\nD-2445: Get me out of here, doctor. Get me out of here now.\nDr. Darritz: We can't pull you out, I'm sorry.\nD-2445: No, you need to get me out of here right now. The shoe\u2026it's so tiny.\nD-8600: What the fuck are you talking about? Why can't you pull us out? What does he mean the shoe is so tiny? What the fuck is going on, doctor?!\nD-2445: Please. Please, I don't want to be in here anymore.\nDr. Darritz: D-8600, unfortunately the rope we tied to you was severed as soon as you vanished. We didn't realize that would happen.\nD-2445: It started talking.\nD-8600: Fuck. Okay then, I'll try inching my way backwards. I won't be able to bring him with me though.\nD-2445: The little boy did. But it didn't make any sense.\nDr. Darritz: Good luck, D-8600. We'll stay in contact with you for the time being.\nD-2445: He\u2026he just kept asking where he was, and I told him I didn't know. But I don't think he was really talking to me, because he didn't respond to my voice, and he told me to stop crying when I was actually sorta calm.\nD-8600: This would be a lot easier if he would just shut the fuck up.\nD-2445: I don't think so. He started screaming and I told him to shut up but he just kept screaming and crying and asking for his mommy. Then he finally stopped, and shortly after that you contacted me again. Please get me out now.\nD-8600: Just shut the fuck up already! Creepy asshole.\nD-2445: Please hurry, my chest is really starting to hurt.\nDr. Darritz: Are you making progress, D-8600?\nD-8600: A little. It's not easy, but I'm getting there. The air's getting kind of stale in here. I hope there's enough air for me to make it back. Hey, did he finally shut up?\nDr. Darritz: I'm not hearing him on my end anymore either.\nD-8600: Well thank God for that, I was starting to think tha-\nDr. Darritz: What is it? You were starting to think that\u2026?\nDr. Darritz: D-8600? Are you still there? What happened?\n<End Log>\n\nNo further response from D-8600 was recorded. Subsequent attempts to re-establish radio contact with D-8600 and D-2445 were unsuccessful. Testing has been suspended indefinitely.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1561 | SCP-1562 | SCP-1563 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1563\nObject Class: Safe Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Specimens of SCP-1563 are contained in a sealed vivarium at Bio-Containment Site 84 built to emulate a temperate forest environment, and ten Odocoileus virginianus (White Tailed Deer) are to be released into the cell on a weekly basis. Any further specimens of SCP-1563 found in the wild are to be terminated. (See Addendum-1)\n\n+ Access fileserv:/S:/1563/containment/addend_1.txt\n\nClose file\n\nIn light of recovery log 2, any new specimens are to be handled with extreme caution, and will be stored in a sealed vivarium at Bio-Containment Site 84. This vivarium is separate from the original vivarium used to store the pink specimen of SCP-1563.\nAny civilians involved with the capture of a new SCP-1563 specimen are to be given Class-C amnestics.\n\nDescription: SCP-1563 is a predatory organism resembling plastic property boundary markers commonly used in rural areas. Specimens of SCP-1563 usually exhibit pink coloration (with orange and blue coloration being recently discovered), though more types of coloration are thought to exist. SCP-1563 has very durable and sharp tooth-like structures measuring 1.5 mm covering the ventral side of its body. These teeth are used to puncture the skin of its prey.\nSCP-1563 exhibits behavior of ambush predators, attaching itself to trees or other standing wooden structures. When a prey animal passes by, SCP-1563 will detach and leap onto its target, then wrap around its prey's neck and strangle it to death before puncturing its neck using sharp teeth and feeding on its blood. SCP-1563's preferred prey appears to be Odocoileus virginianus (White-Tailed Deer) and as such poses minimal threat to humans unless provoked or malnourished. SCP-1563 is able to survive for at most two weeks without nourishment.\nSCP-1563 has two organs; a small capillary system which is presumably used to process and distribute the consumed blood throughout the body, and the aforementioned teeth, which are structured so that when blood is introduced onto the surface of the teeth, the blood will diffuse into a set of capillaries located immediately under the first layer of the teeth. SCP-1563's mean of locomotion is unknown, as no muscle tissues have been discovered. By extension, the means by which SCP-1563 circulates blood is also unknown, if circulation occurs at all.\nSCP-1563 has an extremely durable cell structure composed of what appears to be a 'double'-cell wall - this 'double-cell wall' is literally two cell walls; one inner cell wall, and one outer cell wall (both in addition to the cell membrane) which forms a tight bond with adjacent cells. It is hypothesized that this double cell wall is used to help SCP-1563 stay together when attacking prey, so that they are not easily torn. SCP-1563 reproduces asexually. The specimen will split itself in two, and hunt smaller prey such as rabbits until it grows to a sufficient size. At that point, it will resume hunting White-Tailed Deer.\nSCP-1563 will occasionally secrete a yellowish-brown substance, presumably waste. The excretions halt approximately 1-2 hours after they begin.\nIt should be noted that on touch, there is no discernible difference between SCP-1563 and a plastic property marker.\nSCP-1563 came to the Foundation's attention following multiple reports of deer strangled using property markers in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Virginia. Undercover Foundation agents investigating the incidents were able to identify the anomalous entity responsible, and a containment team was able to secure several specimens and transport them to Temporary-Storage Site \u2588\u2588.\n\n+ Access fileserv:/S:/1563/test/testlog7_0.log\n\nClose file\n\nTest Log 1563-7.0:\nTest Purpose: To discern whether or not a non-malnourished SCP-1563 specimen has other food preferences. If so, these preferences are thought to be associated with fauna residing in western North America. This is the last of such tests, as each prior test has resulted in no response from SCP-1563.\nInvolved Personnel: D-4213\nOrganisms Involved: Multiple specimens of SCP-1563, one American Black Bear\n\nDuring this instance of testing, the following events occurred. Upon introducing the bear to the testing environment, the bear became enraged and began to attack D-4213, who was the personnel introducing the bear to the environment. 12 instances of SCP-1563 leaped onto the bear and began collaboratively feeding off of it, with two instances having wrapped around the neck, two around the right front leg, three around the left front leg, three around the right back leg, and two around the left back leg. The bear entered hypovolemia, and died 5 minutes after initial attachment.\nThe 12 instances involved attacked the bear unusually quickly, considering that they had been previously fed their usual diet. All 12 instances were observed to be more dormant over the next month, not requiring any nourishment and exceeding the usual lifespan of an unfed instance of SCP-1563. After this, each specimen returned to normal activity.\n\nThis was an unusually fast attack for specimens of 1563. This is a long shot, but the feeling I get is that they were preventing further harm from coming to D-4213. Worth noting is that D-4213 was selected from a group of convicted criminals having committed a victimless crime as determined by the ethics committee. In the future, I would recommend testing how SCP-1563 reacts in the same situation but with a D-class selected from a pool of criminals who have done worse. From my past research with other skips, I would suspect that specimens of SCP-1563 have some kind of moral complex. Whether they know about the specifics of a wrongdoing committed, they may be able to 'sense' the moral character of a sentient organism. - Researcher Hubei\n\n+ Access fileserv:/S:/1563/test/testlog7_1.log\n\nClose file\n\nTest Log 1563-7.1:\nTest Purpose: Here we will try to further determine whether SCP-1563 displays a protective attitude towards humans, as suggested by Researcher Hubei.\nInvolved Personnel: D-02231\nInvolved Organisms: Multiple specimens of SCP-1563, one Bengal Tiger\n\nD-02231 entered the testing environment, as well as six SCP-1563 specimens. Five minutes later, a Bengal Tiger was introduced to the testing environment. Prior to testing, the tiger was not given any nourishment for two days, and then was agitated immediately preceding this test using various methods. Once the tiger was introduced to the testing environment, it immediately assumed a stalking posture. At this time, the SCP-1563 specimens were attached to the trees in their vivarium. The SCP-1563 specimens then began to detach themselves from the trees. The tiger pounced onto D-02231, causing a massive laceration in his left arm. The SCP-1563 specimens then dove off of the trees and began to attack and feed on the tiger. The tiger then died approximately four minutes later due to hypovolemia, similar to the bear in the previous test.\n\nWe know that the Bengal tiger is not native to the area in which we initially found SCP-1563, and to date we have not found any SCP-1563 specimen in southern Asia. This is further evidence that SCP-1563 may be protective over humans, as the Bengal tiger should not hypothetically be in the diet of SCP-1563. D-02231 was selected from a similar pool of convicted criminals as D-4213. I still recommend testing this with other D-class of lower moral standing. - Researcher Hubei\n\n+ Access fileserv:/S:/1563/addenda/addend_1.txt\n\nClose file\n\nAddendum-1563-1:\n\nDuring a lab test to further study SCP-1563's anatomy, Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 noticed microscopic text on the dorsal side of an SCP-1563 specimen's body which displayed the words \"pink : protect\". Testing is underway to view both the dorsal and ventral sides of each SCP-1563 specimen currently contained. This text implies that there are SCP-1563 specimens that exhibit a different color. A retrieval mission is underway to obtain new colors of SCP-1563.\n\nThis seems to confirm my suspicions. But the inclusion of \"pink\" on this label implies that there are other colors of SCP-1563, perhaps with other properties. To date we have only discovered pink specimens. I am immediately requesting further examination of SCP-1563's initial recovery site and then we will determine where to go from there. - Researcher Hubei\n\n+ Access fileserv:/S:/1563/addenda/addend_2.txt\n\nClose file\n\nAddendum-1563-2\n\nA group of seven SCP-1563 specimens with orange coloration were recovered near Area-\u2588\u2588. Upon immediate examination, each displayed text on the ventral side of the body stating \"orange : restrict.\" All specimen were actively hostile toward personnel not assigned to Area-\u2588\u2588. This resulted in severe injuries to Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It is currently unknown why these specimens were discovered in such close proximity to a high priority Foundation base.\n\nIt's been months since we've had any new developments with this SCP, but here it is. I conjecture that this also confirms my previous suspicions that 1563 can anomalously 'sense' things it should not otherwise have any way of knowing. For instance, how would the orange specimens have known what personnel are assigned to Area-\u2588\u2588 and what personnel aren't? They don't even have a nervous system in which to store such information. - Researcher Hubei\n\nIn the months following the discovery of orange colored SCP-1563 specimens, a group of four blue specimens were recovered near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, California, an area known to be particularly dry. Text was discovered on the dorsal side displaying \"blue : drench\". During examination, no extraordinary features were discovered aside from the color and text. Four days after examination of the specimen, a small non-destructive fire occurred on-site. Approximately 5.4 seconds later, the area containing the fire was instantly extinguished, and a large amount of water was subsequently found around the area of the fire. No personnel were in this part of the site at the time to extinguish the fire. It is now assumed that specimens of blue coloration serve the purpose of preventing fires or to assist in situations with a high lack of moisture. Further testing is planned.\n\nIt should be noted that both of these specimens have the same anatomy of the pink specimen, aside from the color and the effects accompanied by them.\n\n+ Access fileserv:/S:/1563/exp/recovery2.log\n\nClose file\n\nFollowing multiple caving-related deaths in a cave near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and subsequent reports of 'plastic black ribbons' closely associated with the deaths, Researcher Hubei suspected that this was involved with a new instance of SCP-1563. The following is the video log transcript of the subsequent investigation.\n\nRecovery Log 1563-2\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTeam: Foundation Recovery Team Phi-5\nSubject: SCP-1563\nTeam Members: P5-1, P5-2\nTeam Lead: P5-9\n\n[BEGIN LOG]\nP5-9: Comms activated. Team, confirm.\nP5-1: Confirm.\nP5-2: Confirm.\nP5-9: Communication confirmed. Right ladies and gentlemen, this one's a safe but we may be stepping into unknown ground here. Stay frosty.\nSiteCommand: Phi-5 9, you are clear to deploy.\nP5-9: Heard loud and clear. Let's go.\nThe team enters the cave with P5-9 taking the lead. P5-2's video feed shows a large amount of a yellowish-brown substance around the top of the entrance of the cave.\nP5-2: Look up. We know these things are expelling waste. That's gotta be what that is.\nP5-9: You're right. Keep an eye on the roof of the cave but don't get too distracted. Skips can be clever bastards.\nThe team continues further into the cave, which has maintained a mostly horizontal orientation until now - they have reached a steep vertical drop.\nP5-1: That's a deep drop. We going in there?\nP5-9: We'll have to. It would be poor taste to leave empty handed. We've seen evidence of 1563 but no actual specimen yet. We have to at least leave knowing that something's in here, or not, then they can bring in a larger team for recovery. Two, I want you to stay up here to secure myself and One's descent. We'll need help getting back up, too. You should be fine - we haven't found anything in the cave up to this point, so if anything's in here, it's down there. Understood, team?\nP5-1: Understood.\nP5-2: Understood.\nP5-9: Alright, One. Let's do it.\nP5-9 and P5-1 begin securing rappel equipment into the cave floor. Once the safety of this is checked, they begin.\nP5-1: Been a while since I've done this.\nP5-9: You'll be fine. Just remember your training.\nApproximately 5 minutes after descent began, P5-1 and P5-9's video feeds were disconnected from SiteCommand's communications, but their audio remained connected to P5-2's local feed. The video feed shown here was recovered later.\nP5-1: Jesus, how deep is this? It's a cave. Shouldn't go this far.\nP5-9: Relax, we're almost there.\n//Two more minutes pass, and the floor of the drop is visible on both P5-9 and P5-1's video feed.\nP5-9: Steady, One - we're about to hit the bottom. Two, please make sure the ropes are secure for our ascent later. Let me know if our feed begins to drop.\nP5-2: Will do. Be careful down there.\nAlmost immediately following this, P5-2's video feed cut out and SiteCommand lost contact with -1 and -9 as a result.\nP5-1: Whoa. You hear that?\nP5-9: Yeah. Two, do you copy?\nA loud thud can be heard from behind P5-1, who turned around to see P5-2 laying on the ground, presumably expired. Two black SCP-1563 specimens are visible around -2's neck, but this is apparently unnoticed by P5-1 and P5-9. Following this, -1's feed showed a long coil of rope fall down beside -2's body.\nP5-1: Oh shit! How? What happened?\nP5-9: Fuck. That leaves one rope for ascent. This is why they tell you not to get attached, One. SiteComm will send someone back in here eventually, but for now, we press on. We're not done in here yet. Keep steady and follow me.\nAs they continue, an increasing amount of the yellow-brown substance is seen along the walls, but still no sign of SCP-1563.\nP5-9: We're getting close. Stay close to me, One. Let me know if you see anything.\nThey come upon an opening in the cave, inside of which there is clearly a large amount of SCP-1563 of many different colorations, including colors that have been previously undiscovered.\nP5-1: Oh shit. It's like they're just collectively writhing around - Jesus. I've never seen anything like it.\nP5-9: One, I want you to help me examine these things. There's text on their undersides. Just try to a close shot of both sides of every color specimen. The boys at the lab can look at this footage while they send a proper recovery team to get these things out.\nThey both do this for specimens of the following colors: green, red, black, blue, pink, yellow, and purple. Note that the video feed shows a much higher concentration of black specimens than any other color. During this examination, P5-1 picks up what appears to be a notebook. He opens it to the first page and briefly examines it before putting the journal back and continuing the task at hand. P5-1 does not notify P5-9 of this.\nP5-9: Alright, that should be good. From what I can tell, that covers all the colors. Let's go.\nOn the trip back to the vertical drop, multiple orange specimens are seen around the cave. They begin to move towards P5-1 and P5-9.\nP5-9: Shit. Run.\nThey easily outrun the specimens of SCP-1563 and quickly thereafter reach the ascension rope. P5-1 turns around to see a few orange specimens still pursuing them.\nP5-9: This thing's only gonna support one of us. Sorry, kid.\nP5-1: No -\nP5-9: That's an order from your team lead. You're to stay here to secure my ascent, then you can follow me once I give you the okay.\nP5-1 doesn't respond. P5-9 mounts the rope and begins his ascent while P5-1 watches, frequently glancing at the approaching orange SCP-1563 specimens. Seconds pass and P5-1 looks at P5-2's body to see the black specimens of SCP-1563 detaching from P5-2's neck. P5-1 backs away from his body, but stops when he sees that the black specimens have begun to rapidly ascend the rope. At this time, the orange specimens of SCP-1563 stop moving towards P5-1 and begin to move back into deeper part of the cave from which they came.\nP5-1: Oh -\nP5-9: Something you wanna say, One?\nP5-1: No.\nA minute passes, and P5-1 observes P5-9 climbing down the rope. There is a black SCP-1563 specimen around his neck.\nP5-9: Go on. You earned it.\nP5-9 motions towards the rope.\nP5-1: What -\nP5-9: That's an order. From your team lead. Leave.\nP5-9's speech seems strained at this point. P5-1 obliges and begins to ascend. P5-1's video feed shows him glancing back down upon P5-9 occasionally, only to see him sitting next to P5-2's body. The last clear view of the floor of the drop that P5-1's video feed obtained showed multiple red specimens approaching P5-9. P5-1 finished his ascent 15 minutes later and regained contact with SiteComm shortly thereafter. The video footage in this log was recovered from P5-1's feed storage upon his return to Site-\u2588.\n\nThe following is the only text visible in the journal opened by P5-1 in the recovery log.\n\nThe world's got no moral character. These'll fix that.\n\nConsidering these events, I am requesting that the object class of SCP-1563 be upgraded to Euclid. We don't know if this is the only source of these things. - Researcher Hubei\nApproved. Object class is now Euclid. I am currently personally reviewing the containment procedures. - Site-\u2588 Administrator Harding\n\n+ Access fileserv:/S:/1563/addenda/addend_3.html\n\nClose file\n\nUpon further examination of the specimens later recovered from the cave near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, each specimen of SCP-1563 had different microscopic text written on the dorsal side. These are the findings:\n\nSpecimen Color\nAssociated Text\n\nPink\npink : protect\n\nRed\nred : purge\n\nBlack\nblack : control\n\nOrange\norange : restrict\n\nBlue\nblue : drench\n\nPurple\npurple : ignite\n\nGreen\ngreen : heal\n\n\u00ab SCP-1562 | SCP-1563 | SCP-1564 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1564\nObject Class: Euclid-numen\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1564 are stored at Site 23 in 2.5m x 5m x 5m cells lined with no less than 2mm of low brass, with the exception of SCP-1564-2, which is stored at Medical Site 04 in an identical cell. Additional stipulations exist for each instance as follows:\n\nSCP-1564-1 may only be interacted with by personnel with experience in a military or paramilitary organization including at least one year of combat experience.\n\nSCP-1564-2 is stored adjacent to Ward 06 at Medical Site 04. Ward 06 contains all non-anomalous comatose patients in Foundation custody in Laos. Should fewer than six comatose persons be present at Medical Site 04, additional subjects may be transferred as necessary from Medical Site 07.\n\nPersonnel performing research on SCP-1564-3 are paid on the basis of original, useful research they produce in relation to each other, as determined by Assistant Site Director Galluzzo, rather than by standard Foundation pay grade. Efforts must be made to ensure a competitive environment among researchers.1\n\nAll research and experimentation on SCP-1564-4 is to be performed by individuals who are unaware of the identities of each other. Personnel assigned to SCP-1564-4 are prohibited from revealing their involvement, identification numbers, or real names to any personnel other than Dr. Sanmugasunderam and Assistant Site Director Galluzzo. Dr. Sanmugasunderam and Assistant Site Director Galluzzo may not have in-person contact with personnel assigned to SCP-1564-4 or with each other.\n\nAll personnel assigned to contact with SCP-1564-5 are required to memorize the layout of Site 23. Personnel wishing to access SCP-1564-5 must be able to recite this layout verbally upon request. Should any errors be noted in this recitation, access is to be denied.\n\nNo less than three mid-ranking members of the Church of the Broken God (tertiary nibbanic or higher) are to remain in meditation around SCP-1564-6. Each is to be provided with access to a database of known CotBG religious texts and given whatever sustenance is requested, provided that it does not exceed Site 23's budget or pose a risk of containment breach. Said members must undergo Procedure Sigma-Two once per month to ensure compliance with containment procedures without interfering with their faith.\n\nAny unauthorized personnel or non-personnel who have viewed an instance of SCP-1564 or an image of an instance of SCP-1564 must be administered a Class-C Amnestic. Should any reliable means of blocking or negating telepathic communications be developed, testing with SCP-1564 is recommended.\nDescription: SCP-1564 is a collection of six ovoid objects 1.4 meters in length with a mass of 216 kg each, designated SCP-1564-1 through SCP-1564-6. They appear to be constructed primarily of brass and beryllium bronze, with small amounts of gold present. Attempts to breach the surface of an instance of SCP-1564 have invariably failed due to equipment malfunction; however, non-invasive scans have shown that instances of SCP-1564 are hollow and contain extremely intricate assemblies of clockwork components. These assemblies are unique to each instance and appear to be in constant, non-repetitive motion despite the lack of any apparent internal or external power source. While this motion produces noise typical for motions of this type, instances of SCP-1564 do not produce heat.\nInstances of SCP-1564 contain unique engraved patterns across their entire surfaces, and are visually distinguishable only by these engravings. The content of these engravings are as follows:\n\nSCP-1564-1: 213 images of humans engaged in armed and unarmed combat with other humans, animals, mythical figures (including allusions to several figures unique to Church of the Broken God mythology), and fractal shapes. Several humanoids as depicted are consistent with descriptions of the Daevite civilization, typically appearing in leadership positions.\nSCP-1564-2: 161 images of humans performing acts of charity and worship towards other humans, mythical figures, and places of worship. Several illustrations show the placement of mechanical objects and construction of shrines at culturally significant places, with gifts being given to passersby.\nSCP-1564-3: Four illustrations, separated from each other by double lines:\n\nTwelve humans placing items resembling SCP-271, SCP-882, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and SCP-1139 in boxes. Images are not to scale.\nEight humans surrounding a bonfire containing four items of apparently mechanical nature.2\nA single human carrying several small indistinct objects leading a procession of humans out of a building believed to be a church or similar place of worship. Those closest to the leading figure are younger than those near the back of the procession.\nFour humans with fog or smoke emitting from their mouths while their faces peel back. The emitted matter combines to form an indistinct fifth humanoid figure.\n\nSCP-1564-4: Four illustrations, separated from each other by double lines:\n\nA series of caves from which a procession of identical humans emerge, each bowing to a figure dressed in garb consistent with a high priest of the Church of the Broken God.\nA serpentine figure which branches off into ninety-seven heads, each inscribed with a glyph similar to those located on SCP-271. Image does not exhibit the anomalous properties of SCP-271.\nA group of fourteen humanoid figures depicted in a variety of stylized forms climbing in a pile of mechanical objects.\nA book (possibly SCP-140) out of which a variety of human limbs and artificial structures appear to be growing. Structures bear similarities to both medieval Indian and Daevite architecture.\n\nSCP-1564-5: A single, nondescript human transitioning, over the course of eleven illustrations, from a human, to a human composed partially of mechanical components, to a humanoid composed entirely of mechanical components, to a featureless ovoid figure. Several smaller illustrations show a human transitioning into an enlarged and apparently aggressive amorphous organism, a human emitting smoke from its mouth before collapsing, and a human rapidly developing into a fractal similar to the ones depicted in SCP-1564-1.\nSCP-1564-6: The entire surface is covered with fractal shapes. An estimated 2100 m of etchings have been engraved into SCP-1564-6's surface. The patterns demonstrate familiarity with mathematical concepts that is incongruous with the date of SCP-1564-6's recovery.\n\nWhenever containment procedures for an instance of SCP-1564 are not followed,3 any individual who is in visual contact with or who can remember the appearance of any instance of SCP-15644 may establish telepathic contact with a group of six entities5 at will. These entities are collectively referred to as SCP-1564-7. While contact with SCP-1564-7 may cause exhaustion and headaches, subjects have not been shown to experience long-term mental or physical harm or alteration. No less than \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 subjects currently exist outside of Foundation custody or employ, most of whom are believed to be members of the Church of the Broken God.\nExperiment Log 1564-4: Subject 1564-18 was chosen due to her prior occupational experience in speech transcription to provide a transcript of an encounter with SCP-1564-7. She was instructed to transcribe the communications of each entity using a different color of ink.\n\nShow Experiment Log 1564-4\n\nHide Experiment Log 1564-4\n\ntest test test test test test We're speaking with one. Stop wasting time.\nDaughter of the forge, your strength heralds the defeat of the heretics. Rise from the ashes of defeat and prove your valor. My bride, the path ahead is arduous, but as you lose your place in the maze, you will find yourself. Good grief, these five and their speeches. Just let them get it out of their systems. Ma'am, the value of your companionship exceeds that of my peers \u2014 interlock with your allies to form gears in the machine of success. Calm yourself, sister. Allow the blows to shape you into your ideal form. Beware, mother, for you, and indeed, us, are surrounded by foes. Remain ready, coiled, and prepared to unleash your inner talent at a moment's notice.\nI think that should be a 'we'. Well, I only know English grammar as well as she does. You know this. And you're hardly one to talk about poor writing. Your prose is pretty excessively purple. Funny, I would have expected that comment to be directed at myself. I wish I could say that I expected more from one as conflict-obsessed as you, but ultimately I really can't. And shut up, you haven't been funny in ages. We're basically all the same nowadays, what's the point of talking about differences? You might all be the same. If you're all done being childish, could I actually say something that might be of help to her? I'd like to note that I do my best to remain succinct. Noted, now be quiet.\nOkay, so. This is obviously very stressful on you, so I'm going to cut to the chase. As you can gather from my company's enthusiastically grandiose greetings, you're a bit more special than ???? picked you out for. Don't worry, it's not anything bad. You have lots of potential, and I can see you're at least a bit interested. Listen carefully to this next bit.\nAlways was a go-getter. I remember the last time we did this. It was me that time, remember? They were in quite the pickle\u2026 I showed them. We all remember, now shut up so she can concentrate.\nYou can start writing now, we can't have them martyring you just yet. Be sure to give them something. One thing you should know that wasn't just covered, these SCP Foundation types would put you in chains if you so much as sneezed special, so now that you've just heard all of that, it's not gonna be fun from here-on out. Your teeth and your faith are your strongest weapons. Both will come in time. Get to know your guards. You're an amiable personality, so you shouldn't have trouble. It could be important later. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588,6 left, guards on both sides. As much as it saddens me to say this, reconciliation will be difficult and unpleasant, but the future requires that you show your good will towards all.\nNow I guarantee you'll get through this, just like all the others have. You're almost certainly the last, and our best bet. It will be worth it.\nThink of it this way \u2014 not many people can say they get to be prophets, can they?\n\nAll further information regarding Subject 1564-18 is accessible via SCP-GOC Joint File 4-881.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Due to the relatively high burnout rate of SCP-1564-3 researchers, I recommend that alternative containment procedures be devised for SCP-1564-3.- Assistant Site Director Galluzzo.\n2. Two have been positively identified as items of significance from relevant Church of the Broken God texts; one, as \"the feet, which carry the chosen across the heathen lands\", and the other as \"a reminder to those who would live in sin of both the nature of kindness and of wrath\". These objects are presumed destroyed.\n3. Containment procedures were devised based on Church of the Broken God documents, information provided by CotBG adherents, and the circumstances of recovery for each instance.\n4. Hereby referred to as subjects.\n5. Subject testimony and CotBG documents indicate that these entities inhabit SCP-1564-1 through -6. This is currently impossible to confirm.\n6. The preceding numbers include activation codes for doors in the area of Site 23 where Subject 1564-18 was kept.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1563 | SCP-1564 | SCP-1565 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1565 in the Hellas Planitia\n\nItem #: SCP-1565\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to their isolated location and self-containing nature, direct containment of SCP-1565 has been deemed infeasible and unnecessary.\nFoundation elements embedded in space agencies are to redirect all planned Martian exploration missions at least 10 km from SCP-1565. Any satellite images possibly revealing the existence of SCP-1565 are to be edited accordingly.\nDescription: SCP-1565 denotes a group of 37 common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) residing within an irregularly shaped area on Hellas, the largest impact crater on Mars. SCP-1565 instances are visually indistinguishable from nonanomalous snapping turtles, but exhibit several differences in behavior:\n\nSCP-1565 instances neither require nutrition, nor excrete waste.\nSCP-1565 instances show no signs of aging.\nSCP-1565 instances are capable of 'swimming' into and beneath the Martian surface.\nEvery 119 days, SCP-1565 instances arrange themselves in an inward-facing triangular array, then disperse.\nSCP-1565 instances are nearly impervious to damage, except from SCP-1565-A (see Addendum).\n\nSCP-1565-A is a translucent green barrier surrounding the area containing the SCP-1565 instances. SCP-1565-A is impervious to gases and maintains an internal atmosphere of 65% sulfur dioxide, 29% carbon dioxide, and 6% argon. SCP-1565-A fluctuates in shape, and has been shrinking by approximately 0.012% per decade.\nSCP-1565 instances have been recorded diving as deep as 600 m beneath the Martian surface. Sensors attached to these instances detected the presence of large corroded subterranean metal structures.\nInitial attempts to further examine these ruins were hampered by SCP-1565 instances diving down and blocking probes with their shells. Following restraint of the SCP-1565 instances, probes determined the metal structures to be the remains of large spires carved with intricate reliefs of turtle-like shapes. Electronic interference caused by high amounts of radiation emitted from below the spires' bases prevented further exploration.\nAddendum 1565-01: After applying a force exceeding 100 kN to an instance of SCP-1565 (as part of an attempt to remove it from SCP-1565-A), its shell was shattered and its body dismembered.\nAnalysis revealed that the SCP-1565 instance contained a secondary internal casing underneath its shell, housing the vital organs. This casing is designated SCP-1565-B, and replaces the spine and ribs expected in nonanomalous turtles. SCP-1565-B is composed of a lead-cadmium-beryllium layered composite, designed to block ionizing radiation. It includes several electronic components, some of which are responsible for SCP-1565's preservation, as well as a receiver antenna and a green, crystalline great dodecahedron acting as data storage.\nDuring routine testing, illuminating one specific face of the crystal with X-rays generated a holographic image depicting the surface of Mars in detail (albeit inaccurately; the image was missing most of Mars' impact craters) with 47 bright points scattered across its surface. One point corresponds to SCP-1565-A's location; exploration of the remaining locations is pending approval.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1564 | SCP-1565 | SCP-1566 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1566\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1566 is to be stored in a standard containment locker, and access restricted to testing researchers only. Testing of SCP-1566 is only to be performed with D-class personnel. All testing is to be observed remotely; no essential personnel may occupy the chamber while testing is in progress. Testing chambers are to be equipped with remotely-activated CO2 emitters, to facilitate termination of affected subjects once testing is complete.\nDescription: SCP-1566 is a green cotton t-shirt, manufactured by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The text \"free hugs\" has been screen printed into the chest by a third party. The vast number of independent screen printing services available make tracing the precise origin of SCP-1566 effectively impossible. Chemical analysis of both the shirt and the polyester mesh composing the text have revealed nothing out of the ordinary.\nWhen SCP-1566 is worn by a human subject with functioning arms (testing with higher primates and limbless subjects pending approval), it imposes an irresistible compulsion on any other person reading the printed text. Whether this is a memetic effect caused by unique visual properties of the text or a psychic compulsion caused by agents unknown is under investigation, and is the focus of current tests. Remote observation via camera, or even using a series of mirrors, nullifies SCP-1566's effect, making closed-circuit television the preferred method of observation during testing.\nThose who read the \"free hugs\" text exhibit a powerful urge to embrace the subject, citing feelings of sympathy and affection. When a reader embraces the subject wearing SCP-1566, the subject in turn is irresistibly compelled to return the gesture. This appears to be a physical compulsion; most subjects express great distress at the involuntary movement of their arms. When embracing the reader, the subject exhibits strength far surpassing their normal capabilities, causing massive trauma to the torso of the reader. The subject will continue squeezing until the reader expires, usually due to a combination of collapsed lungs, internal bleeding, and the piercing action of snapped ribs.\nReaders are not dissuaded by the traumatic deaths of others, and will persist in attempting to embrace the subject. Neither are they dissuaded by the protests or verbal warnings of the subject, insisting that the subject \"Just needs a hug to cheer him up!\" (Or similar phrasing.) The subject is typically too distressed to connect their predicament with SCP-1566 and remove it, though they can and often do attempt to flee the area to avoid further human contact. Once the subject wearing SCP-1566 has been rendered unconscious or deceased, the anomalous effects cease, and it may be safely read, removed, stored, and contained.\nAddendum 1566-1: SCP-1566 recovered from the corpse of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, shot and killed by \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Police while forcefully embracing Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588 International 20\u2588\u2588 event in \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. 20 confirmed casualties were attributed directly to SCP-1566, including Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Item subsequently retrieved by MTF Iota-22, \"Rabid Fanboys.\" Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 treated at scene, amnestics administered, full recovery expected.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1565 | SCP-1566 | SCP-1567 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1567\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Protocol G-3-16 (containment of geographically immobile anomaly) is to be followed, with a containment perimeter established no closer than 5km to the path of SCP-1567-3. Personnel stationed at the perimeter are to adhere to Protocol G-3-18 (operation within a hazardous environment, ionising radiation, level 6). Civilians attempting to cross the perimeter are to be deterred and/or detained as necessary. Use of deadly force is prohibited for any instance of SCP-1567-2 originating from within the perimeter.\nA no-fly zone is in effect over SCP-1567, out to a range of 26km, monitored by the Foundation radar and communication station at Sector-25 (supported by equipment at outposts OP-1567-01 to 17), with additional enforcement provided by co-operation with the British Royal Air Force (Foundation-UK treaty article 1948).\nSection 492 of the Foundation disinformation worm \"PaTH-L33\" is tasked with the expungement of the measurement of radiation levels at the SCP-1567 site by any non-Foundation asset. Standard operating eavesdrop protocols include provisions for detection of information breaches.\nAny change of conditions that suggests a contradiction of the statements made by SCP-1567-2 in Document SCP-1567-GS (\"Cordiality of the People of Gallington\") has occurred, or is likely to occur, is to be considered a warning of potential containment breach, and must be reported to the current designated Sector-25 facility head.\nDescription: SCP-1567 is the collective term for the town of Gallington (SCP-1567-1), its population (SCP-1567-2), and the SCP-1567-3 phenomenon.\nSCP-1567-1 is a small mining town located within Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. Its outskirts are circled by a 22.4km length narrow gauge railway, appearing to relate to a closed coal mine and derelict coal yard situated to the north-east and south-west of the town. No motor vehicles have been observed within SCP-1567-1, despite the presence of modern metalled roads, line markings and signage supporting their use. SCP-1567-1 has no observable supply of food, fuel, electricity or water, although regular use of all of these has been observed within SCP-1567-1.\nSCP-1567-2 are the human inhabitants of SCP-1567-1, so far believed to be non-anomalous, aside from the unknown means of their present survival, with an estimated population of 1,120 (2009). Limited communication with SCP-1567-2 has been established via electric light semaphore, and continues on an intermittent basis, with SCP-1567-2 refusing all requests for alternative communication methods.\nSCP-1567-3 is a British Rail Class-365 electric train bearing the number \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (matching a train currently in service with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) that continuously travels the railway line surrounding SCP-1567-1 in a clockwise direction, usually maintaining a speed of 131.5km/h. Significant deviations from this speed have been observed, with current maximum and minimum observed speeds of 288.4km/h and 6.9km/h, coinciding with potential intrusions through the perimeter in either direction, invariably resulting in the close proximity of SCP-1567-3 and the intruder. No known explanation accounts for SCP-1567-3's means of propulsion, given the lack of overhead electrical supply and the disparity between the gauge of the train and the track. SCP-1567-3's interior lights emit visible white light at a combined estimated output of 15,457,000 lumens, and gamma radiation with a frequency of 10.3 exahertz. The dose level at 10m range has been measured at 81.78Sv/h. Exposure to SCP-1567-3 typically results in non-anomalous symptoms of acute radiation syndrome.\nThe earliest record suggesting an anomalous nature to the area dates from 1494, in the sealed ledgers of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 abbey (which also contained the earliest known reference to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588), which describes the \"Beaste of Dunne\" terrorising the village of Gallen.\nFollowing the identification of SCP-1567-3 as a locomotive in 1826, \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 established the \"Locomotive Assessment Attach\u00e9\", tasked with determining whether SCP-1567-3's properties extended to other instances of the emerging technology. The Foundation successor to this task force was closed in 1998, following the identification of SCP-1567-3's non-anomalous counterpart.\nIncident SCP-1567-01/01/1962.\nAt 00:31, a male human of approximately 12 years of age, later confirmed as an instance of SCP-1567-2 and designated SCP-1567-2-1, was observed approaching outpost 15 from the direction of SCP-1567-1. SCP-1567-2-1 was intercepted and challenged by the guard on duty, but gave no response and was detained. SCP-1567-2-1 lapsed into unconsciousness and expired shortly afterwards, without having responded to questioning. Autopsy confirmed the cause of death to be acute radiation syndrome, and found SCP-1567-2-1 and its clothing to be non-anomalous. A typewritten document was found within SCP-1567-2-1's clothing, later becoming the basis for Document SCP-1567-GS (Initial statement 1962).\n\n+ Document SCP-1567-GS (revision 2011)\n\n- Document SCP-1567-GS (revision 2011)\n\nCordiality of the People of Gallington\n(Initial statement 1962) The People of Gallington pledge to visit no further harm upon trespassers, providing the People not of Gallington pledge to attempt no further uninvited visits into Gallington. The People of Gallington wish no further contact with the People not of Gallington.\n(Revision 1962) The People of Gallington understand that the People not of Gallington are no longer the same as those with whom they have communicated in the past. The People of Gallington understand that the People not of Gallington wish no harm upon the People of Gallington. The People of Gallington and the People not of Gallington pledge to attempt no contact with one another except where there is risk of harm to the People of Gallington or the People not of Gallington.\n(Revision 1969) The People of Gallington express their regrets that the Dunne has harmed the People not of Gallington. The People of Gallington wish to make clear that the Dunne is not under their active control.\n(Revision 1977) The People of Gallington wish to make clear that they fear the Dunne.\n(Revision 1980, unofficial: received void of agreed message formatting and signature) It doesnt keep us in it keeps you out that is a good thing please do not stop it charlie\n(Revision 2011, note: the \"message complete\" signal was sent at the conclusion of this message, and SCP-1567-2 has yet to respond to requests for clarification) The People of Gallington wish to make clear that the Dunne is always.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1566 | SCP-1567 | SCP-1568 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A previous instance of SCP-1568-1\n\nItem #: SCP-1568\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-1568's lack of large scale mobility, SCP-1568 is to be contained in a boathouse in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Florida. The location of SCP-1568 is to be marked as private property. The inside of SCP-1568's cell is to be lined with steel, to deter it from exiting. SCP-1568 is to be fed 100 kilograms of fish per day. Testing with SCP-1568 is to be approved by Level 4 Personnel. SCP-1568 is to receive weekly cleaning for algae and barnacles. Any containment breaches are to be handled by Mobile Task Force Theta-5 (Aka \"The Bigger Boat\").\nDescription: SCP-1568 is a member of the Dardanus calidus (Hermit Crab) species. SCP-1568 measures 25 meters in length, 10 meters in width. SCP-1568 moves at a high rate of speed, matching that of the boat it is using as a shell. SCP-1568 shows no aggressive behavior, despite attempting escape on several occasions. SCP-1568's claws show extreme flexibility, and are capable of reaching completely around SCP-1568-1. SCP-1568 is normally a blue-green color, but possesses the ability to change according to the current color of the water.\nSCP-1568-1 refers to the upper shell of SCP-1568. SCP-1568-1 is a fishing vessel from 19\u2588\u2588. The interior of SCP-1568-1 shows no anomalies, despite descending into the interior of SCP-1568. It is possible to fish off of every side of SCP-1568-1 except for the front of SCP-1568-1. SCP-1568-1 has the word \"Kingston\" written on its right side. Instances of SCP-1568-1 do not experience any extra drag that SCP-1568 would normally cause.\nWhen fishing off SCP-1568-1 using nets, SCP-1568 will typically reach into the nets with its claws and remove fish, promptly eating them. SCP-1568 will continue this behavior until all fish have been consumed or until the net has been retracted. Attempting to 'drive' SCP-1568-1 from its current location while fish are still being caught have proven unsuccessful. If fish are no longer being caught, or nets are not redeployed within \u2588\u2588 minutes, SCP-1568 will capsize SCP-1568-1. Attempts to rescue subjects during this period have proven successful. SCP-1568 will begin to consume subjects in the water within \u2588\u2588 minutes. SCP-1568 will typically tear subjects into smaller pieces before consuming them.\nSCP-1568 shows no aggression towards subjects that have not boarded SCP-1568-1. Attempts to remove subjects before being consumed have been successful. SCP-1568 will not attempt contact with subjects in the water that have not been inside SCP-1568-1, and will retract into SCP-1568-1.\nEvery \u2588\u2588 years, SCP-1568 will leave its current 'shell' and search for another boat. SCP-1568 will submerse a boat that it deems large enough, regardless of any passengers on board. SCP-1568 will then proceed to release an acidic substance, which will melt a hole into the boat, typically one half of the size of SCP-1568. SCP-1568 has previously used this substance to breach containment during 'molting.'\nInvestigation of abandoned instances of SCP-1568-1 show that holes left are too small to contain SCP-1568. It is currently unknown how it decides to change 'shells.' The inside of instances of SCP-1568-1 are typically extremely smooth, despite the material used in that area.\nTesting Record 1568-1:\n\nNet Used\nSCP-1568's response\n\nBottom Trawl\nSCP-1568's claws reach to a length of 41 meters, reaching into the net and grabbing multiple fish at once. SCP-1568 continued this behavior until net was withdrawn.\n\nCast Net\nNo response from SCP-1568.\n\nDrag Net\nSCP-1568's claws reach to a length of 27 meters, reaching into the net and grabbing multiple fish at once. SCP-1568 continued this behavior until the amount of fish in the net was depleted.\n\nFyke Net\nNo response from SCP-1568.\n\nGill net\nSCP-1568 attempted to grab fish, but due to the transparency of the net, cut the net and released several fish.\n\nLift Net\nSCP-1568 cut the net in several places while attempting to grab fish.\n\nSeine Net\nSCP-1568's claws reach to 34 meters, reaching into the net and grabbing several fish at once. SCP-1568 continued this behavior until net was withdrawn.\n\nIncident Report 1568-1: A dead instance of SCP-1568 was found off the coast of Menai Strait, Wales. The instance of SCP-1568 was not accompanied by an instance of SCP-1568-1. Autopsy of the subject revealed that SCP-1568's biology consists largely of digestive tract. SCP-1568 lacks a visible posterior orifice, despite having an otherwise full digestive tract.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1567 | SCP-1568 | SCP-1569 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1569\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1569 is currently contained in an isolated sector of Site-104. The pit in the containment unit is to be filled with water to a depth of thirty meters. SCP-1569 is to remain outfitted with a modified feedbag to minimize activity.\nDescription: SCP-1569 is an organism physically resembling the peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus); however, it is of abnormally large size and proportionally high mass (9371 kg). SCP-1569's body is one meter tall, two meters wide, and nine meters long. The legs of SCP-1569 measure between two to three meters in length. A majority of the surface of SCP-1569's body is a reddish brown and composed of dense hydroxyapatite. Unlike non-anomalous peacock mantis shrimp, the bright neon green carapace covers the entirety of SCP-1569's thorax. The carapace is of unknown composition, as its durability has prevented sampling. Scratched onto the forefront of the carapace is a marking of a fist superimposing a sunburst. It is assumed this marking is not natural and was caused by something of anomalous origin due to the Foundation's inability to damage the carapace.\nSCP-1569 has proven to be docile toward human beings, and often engages in displays of what is assumed to be affection by rubbing its antennae and antennules against a human's body. SCP-1569 has also hugged personnel it is more familiar with by raising the front section of its body and briefly grappling the person with its maxillipeds. It is currently believed SCP-1569 possesses an intelligence on par with that of domestic canines. SCP-1569 will only periodically prey against a majority of marine life, though SCP-1569 immediately reacts violently when introduced to any species of shark. This aggression first displayed the strength of SCP-1569, and further testing has shown that SCP-1569 can strike with a force up to 51,000 newtons. Like other Stomatopods, SCP-1569 is capable of forming cavitation bubbles when underwater with the force of its attacks, distributing a further 51,000 newtons via shockwave.\nEndoscopy reveals that the stomach of SCP-1569 consists of three chambers resembling the reticulum, omasum, and abomasum found in ruminant organisms. Connected to the stomach are two storage organs, one storing water and the other digested material. Roughly 30% of consumed food is stored in these organs, the other 70% entering SCP-1569 intestines for immediate nutrient absorption. Both of these storage organs possess three plated valves, preventing forced endoscopy. One valve connects the organs to the relevant stomach chamber, one will open to purge the contents of the organs into the intestines of SCP-1569 to be absorbed and defecated when SCP-1569 is severely malnourished, and one of currently unknown purpose.\nAddendum 01: Three months after its initial containment, SCP-1569 entered a dormant state. Its carapace retracted to a position to only cover the first two thorax segments, revealing a previously undetected male humanoid, henceforth referred to as SCP-1569-1. SCP-1569-1 was clothed in apparel similar to that of bodyskin competitive swimwear, with the symbol of a fist superimposing a sunburst on the back. SCP-1569-1 began yelling in an unknown language a previously undocumented language (see SCP-1329-1 documentation) and moving toward D-156912, who had been cleaning the containment unit at the time. SCP-1569-1 was successfully incapacitated and moved to a separate containment unit for examinations.\nUpon discovery, SCP-1569-1 was suffering from malnutrition and had undergone a double ocular enucleation long enough prior to have fully healed. Medical examinations show that SCP-1569-1's esophagus terminates into two valves, one to the stomach and the other to a storage organ identical to that found within SCP-1569. Instead of connecting to the small intestine, the stomach connects to this storage organ, which then connects to the small intestine. It is unknown if this digestive system is natural to the species of SCP-1569-1.\nSix days after exiting SCP-1569, SCP-1569-1 self-terminated using a molar implant composed of an unknown poison. It is possible that SCP-1569-1 only revealed itself due to its poor state of health, and committed suicide when it realized it would remain in containment indefinitely.\nSCP-1569 remained in its dormant state, though it could successfully consume material forced into its mouth. Inside the crevice between SCP-1569's body and the interior of its carapace are several tendrils of unknown purpose. D-Class testing to determine the function of the tendrils is currently under consideration.\nAddendum 02: Upon entering the cavity between SCP-1569's body and its carapace to investigate and interact with the unknown tendrils, the carapace expanded to fully cover the body of SCP-1569, completely encasing D-156912. No sound could be heard from under the carapace. SCP-1569 then became violent, erratically moving around its containment unit and seemingly randomly striking out. After two minutes SCP-1569 ceased violent activity, only to resume it one minute later. Eight minutes after encasing D-156912, the carapace retracted to its previous position. D-156912 was in a state of panic, his eyes destroyed, and his pants lowered. He then vomited, expelling digested material similar to that found within SCP-1569.\n\nInterviewed: D-156912\n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: This interview was recorded shortly after the events of the second addendum, following the release of D-156912 from the medical ward of Site-104.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: D-156912, how are you?\n\nD-156912: Let's just get this over with, Doc.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Of course. Please tell me what happened after the carapace sealed you in.\n\nD-156912: It was pitch black, couldn't hear anything outside. I felt something brush up against me, and I figured it was those tentacles. Had to be, I guess. Next thing I know one is shoving itself halfway down my throat. I try to pull it out, but other ones wrap themselves around my arms and legs. Then these little ones get into my nose, and\u2026 I could feel the shrimp start moving around when I started trying to move. So\u2026 more of the things start messing with my pants, and\u2026 One goes up my ass. Another one latches onto my junk. I just- Ugh. They didn't move once they were in, which just made it even weirder, somehow.\nD-156912: Then these other tentacles shoved themselves in my eyes. Hurt like a motherfucker. Could hear my eyes pop, could feel the goop running down my face. But after a few seconds I couldn't even feel any pain. I could feel the things digging around in my eye sockets. Then suddenly I could see, but it was\u2026 wrong. I was seeing colors I had never seen before, and most of the ones I had seen were fucked up. I think I was seeing what it was.\nD-156912: I started to get a handle on things once things stopped sticking into me, could kind of make it do what I wanted. But at some point that weird mulch shit got pumped into my stomach. I freaked out, and after a few seconds the tentacles let me go and the carapace opened up. I got the hell away from the shrimp, puked, and\u2026 yeah. You guys know the rest.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: The Foundation is now working under the hypothesis that SCP-1569 is a biological vehicle, possibly designed for underwater combat. The tendrils are theorized to act as a control center for SCP-1569 and a life support system for its operator.\nSCP-1569 has since left its dormant state, possibly due to malnutrition. While it is still non-hostile toward humans, it no longer engages in displays of affection, suggesting this behavior was caused by SCP-1569-1.\nD-156912 was subsequently administered Class C amnestics and successfully reintegrated into Site-104 to continue working with SCP-1569. He was informed that he lost his eyes due to shrapnel caused by the impact of a strike from SCP-1569. D-156912 is suggested to be used for pending tests to confirm current theories concerning SCP-1569 and its anatomy.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1568 | SCP-1569 | SCP-1570 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1570\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Research into full containment of SCP-1570 is ongoing, though current procedures have been largely successful at controlling manifestations and preventing public knowledge. Since the last revision of procedures on August 17th 1992, there have been only fifteen incidents requiring the intervention of MTF Gamma-5 to obscure the existence of SCP-1570.\nMembers of MTF Iota-0 \"Circle the Squares\" are in constant contact with the city councils of San Francisco CA, Austin TX, and Las Vegas NV, local officials in Tijuana Mexico, and with the organizers of the Burning Man Festival, to influence the regular scheduling of \"counterculture\" demonstrations within a 3000-kilometer range of Site \u2588. This is to create scenarios that are the most likely to trigger a controlled manifestation of SCP-1570 in locations where it will go unnoticed, or at least unreported, by members of the public. There must be at least one organized and monitored event which would normally qualify as public indecency per month in the regions where MTF Iota-0 operates. If local officials do not authorize a necessary event, task force members are authorized to proceed, and will be protected from prosecution.\nSCP-1570 itself is contained in the medical wing at Site \u2588. Every three months personnel must wash SCP-1570 and change its clothing in accordance with current fashion for plus-size women aged 40 to 60, including accessories.\nDescription: SCP-1570 is the corpse of Marjory Dornmann, a Caucasian woman who passed away at the age of 61 on July 21st 1989. Since death her body has not shown any of the natural stages of decay, and exhibits a stiffness superficially similar to rigor mortis.\nThe body measures 1.68 meters in length from head to feet, but now only weighs 45 kilograms despite no apparent loss of mass or density.\nSCP-1570 is capable of spontaneously projecting three-dimensional images of itself without the use of any reflective surfaces or any clear relation between the location of the projection and itself. The greatest range at which a projection has been discovered was 4231 kilometers on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, coinciding with the anomalous events of that day1. These projections are usually static and thus far are always broadcast into densely populated urban areas, although on rare occasions the projections have been mobile (see incident 1570-07 \"Mexican Flying Brujah\" for an example of the behavior of mobile projections).\nThe projections are not tangible and will disperse upon physical contact, with the tendency to re-manifest again nearby. The projections always display any clothing and items smaller than one cubic meter in volume which are currently in physical contact with SCP-1570. Although means of preventing the projections have not been discovered, creating ideal circumstances to draw the attention of SCP-1570 has prevented it from manifesting in areas where it could be easily discovered and reported.\nTranscript of police interview July 22nd 1989:\n\nOfficer P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When was the last time you spoke to your mother?\nBeatrice Dornmann: Last night, around 9 PM. We were out to dinner and I called her to check on her at home. She was watching another one of her tapes and telling me about it.\nOfficer P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Was there anything unusual about the conversation?\nBeatrice Dornmann: Not really. She had this thing, she loved to tape all the trashy daytime talk shows and watch them over and over. She was watching that one episode of Geraldo, \"Men in Lace Panties and the Women Who Love Them,\" that was one of her favorites. When we came home she was sitting in her recliner staring at the test pattern. I turned the TV off because I thought she was asleep.\nOfficer P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Were her eyes open?\nBeatrice Dornmann: Yes, but she always slept like that. And when I came down the next morning the TV was on again, she was recording Morton Downey Junior. But she didn't answer when I asked her what she wanted for breakfast, and her skin was cold. That's when we called you.\n\nAfter the Foundation recovered SCP-1570 from the local county morgue, Edward and Beatrice Dornmann were removed from jail and the homicide case started by local authorities was ordered closed and erased from local records. The Dornmanns were relocated outside of SCP-1570's area of effect.\nAddendum: Analysis of the behavior of SCP-1570's projections suggest an inclination to \"observe\" social interaction in dense populations, particularly during displays of public indecency or behavior that would otherwise be defined as \"obscene\" by community standards. Capitalizing on this behavior led to current containment procedure which both controls the phenomena and makes it less likely to threaten the normalcy of public life.\n\nFootnotes\n1. [REDACTED BY O5]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1569 | SCP-1570 | SCP-1571 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1571 during testing.\n\nItem #: SCP-1571\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1571 is to be held in a standard containment locker, located within Site-77. All items produced by SCP-1571 are to be cataloged and stored in a designated storage locker in Site-77. Personnel with Level 2 clearance assigned to the research of SCP-1571 are allowed access to these items at any time.\nDescription: SCP-1571 is a wallet composed of leather, black cloth, and string. The words \"We never forget what's really valuable\" are written on the inside flap of the wallet in black felt-tip pen. No other identifying marks exist on SCP-1571.\nWhen SCP-1571 is kept on the person of one subject continuously, it may begin to produce documents, small items, and photographs related to individuals close to the subject. This effect appears to be based on the subject's memory and current location. Items produced by SCP-1571 will be objects the subject deems valuable in terms of memorability, or possessing great sentimental value. All objects produced by SCP-1571 are copies of existing items with changes to their content based on the subject's memory. These changes will usually reflect the significance the subject places upon the items, with changes often being based on their biases and perception of the object.\nEvidence suggests significant emotional strain in the individual who most recently carried SCP-1571 triggers the manifestation of new items. In all Foundation-controlled tests to date, all individuals either present or referred to in items manifested by SCP-1571 (with the exception of the subject who last handled the object) are deceased.\nSCP-1571 was initially recovered during a Foundation raid on a Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd facility, located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, WV. During this raid, partial documentation regarding testing of SCP-1571's effects was discovered. These documents indicate that Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd had retrieved SCP-1571 as a donation, and were preparing to destroy it after it affected several of the organization's clients. As of 11/19/1986, SCP-1571 has been contained and classified as Safe.\nAddendum 1571-1: Documentation recovered with SCP-1571:\n\nDear Sirs,\nI regret to inform you that the work we've done on the wallet shows it simply isn't viable for auction. It doesn't fit our clientele. The ones looking for something dangerous and exciting will find none of that, and the ones looking for a curio will find it much less than remarkable. As we've had testers in the field for almost two years now, I am of the opinion that any clients who purchase the item would barely notice the effects.\nI've included the trials that have been performed; the decision is yours whether the project shall be discontinued.\n- Wehrner\n[\u2026]\n#3: One documented tester was noted to have carried the thing for \u2588\u2588 months without any effects occurring. When the subject returned to their home town, it manifested several photographs of the subject and their deceased parents, along with fragments of postcards addressed to the subject from a local senior living home. These were shown to be physically identical to objects found within the subject's home, however details of the items produced, such as the expression of the subjects depicted and the contents of the postcard, were altered.\n[\u2026]\n#9: During a trial with one of our less distinguished households, a photo from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 family household was discovered to portray a newly-wedded couple, identical in appearance to two individuals appearing in a photograph produced by the wallet. In the original photograph, discovered in a broken silver-plated picture frame, the couple stands side by side and only the husband is smiling. The version produced by the wallet features both newlyweds clasping hands and laughing; the wedding backgrounds are identical in both pictures.\n[\u2026]\n#17: After the Illinois survey resulted in unremarkable results, we decided to run another in Memphis. This time the wallet produced items relatively quickly, generating photographs of the tester's sister. The photos resembled those he had kept in a photo album, taken during the sister's sixteenth birthday. During this party, the sister had been given a car by the tester. The new photos contained identical thank you notes, with an appended \"No matter what happens, I don't blame you\". We have noted that said sister is currently comatose, due to having been involved in an automobile accident.\n[\u2026]\n#26: The wallet was placed in the tester's pocket, and the tester sent to visit a local graveyard. Upon his return, the wallet contained a small roll of bills and a card reading, \"Here's to your future! Happy Birthday.\" It was noted that the tester's mother, father, and maternal grandparents were interred in the visited graveyard.\n\nAddendum 1571-2: At the time of recovery, SCP-1571 was observed to contain the following items:\n\nA receipt from a MC&D transaction, appearing to date from 183\u2588. One item is listed, an engagement ring. No price is printed on the receipt.\nA ticket for the opera Aida, purchased under the name of \"The esteemed \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 family\". Cross-referencing with the corresponding opera house sales records indicates that the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 family occupied less-expensive seats towards the back of the house, while the box seats indicated by the ticket were reserved for a family of a different name.\nA photograph of an unidentified young man, posing with two other male individuals outside a bank. The younger man appears to be the most well-dressed of the trio.\nA letter written in red ink on a piece of paper torn from a memo pad. Only the words \"I forgave you, once\" are legible.\nA small, non-functional pocket watch, with the MC&D logo embossed on one side.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1570 | SCP-1571 | SCP-1572 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Photograph taken on an SCP-1572 route.\n\nItem #: SCP-1572\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1572 is to be held in a standard containment chamber, located within Site-77. No personnel are to come into direct eye contact with SCP-1572, and any subjects found to have viewed it are to be quarantined until SCP-1572 ceases to affect them. Testing of SCP-1572's different routes is currently ongoing. All testing has been discontinued due to continued loss of D-Class personnel.\nDemolition of these locations before the subject can reach them will cause SCP-1572's effect to immediately cease, however this method has been discontinued as a waste of resources.\nDescription: SCP-1572 is an orange sheet of children's construction paper, 28x43 centimeters in diameter. It appears heavily worn, although it bears no rips or tears. The words \"Secret Spesial[sic] Map of Backroots\" has been written on one side of SCP-1572.\n\nSCP-1572-induced entity.\n\nAny human subject viewing SCP-1572 will see it as a map, leading to a location the subject sees as significant. These locations will be places the subject identified strongly with from their childhood. These locations have ranged from places the subject has fond memories of, such as carnivals or playgrounds, to more abstract ones. Subjects will report the map as appearing to be crudely drawn, with crayons or markers, and in child-like handwriting. If the location has been altered or changed since they last saw it, the subject will claim it has always been in its current state. Only one person will be affected by SCP-1572 at a time.\nSubjects can attempt to use SCP-1572 to reach this area, claiming that it is important that they re-visit the location. Subjects will claim recollections of the area which they had no way of knowing prior to viewing SCP-1572, such as the current status of the location and the exact method by which they can travel from their current position to the area shown on SCP-1572. Subjects can be persuaded out of attempting this, and SCP-1572 will cease to affect them if they are removed from it for more than 46 hours.\nAs the subject moves closer to the area, they will begin hearing a voice they claim originates from SCP-1572, saying that the subject has to reach the location before the sun sets, or else they may \"remember\". After a day has passed, subjects will claim to see entities observing them from a distance, which subjects will describe as being related to the area they are attempting to reach. As the subjects get closer to their destination, these creatures will be visible as incorporeal objects. All manifestations created by SCP-1572 have been incorporeal, but visible to anyone capable of viewing the subject. These persons may also be able to photograph and videotape SCP-1572 entities.\nManifestations created by SCP-1572 exposure will follow the subject until they reach their destination, changing their shape based on locations the subject is in proximity to and the memories they evoke. Entities may appear as neighbors, childhood pets, or forms based on their experiences. For example, a subject who was attempting to reach a childhood home claimed to see reptilian humanoids resembling their deceased younger sister. The subject's sister had died at the age of 4, after being bitten by a snake. Entities may also take on abstract forms which have meaning only to the subject. Testing has shown these forms are not intelligent, changing purely based on the memories and reactions of the subject.\nOnce reaching their destination, subjects will begin to interact with the area as they did when they were children, usually displaying euphoria and sudden athletic ability. If the subject is not viewed while in this area, they may suddenly disappear. For more detail, see SCP-1572's testing log. No subjects lost due to SCP-1572 exposure have been recovered as of 11/16/1987.\nSCP-1572 was discovered during investigation into \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\", a person of interest connected to SCP-1967. SCP-1572 was located inside his home, locked in a wall safe. As of 11/16/1987, SCP-1572 has been classified as Safe.\nAddendum: SCP-1572 testing log.\n\nSCP-1572 Testing Log\n\nAccess Granted\n\nTest A\n\nSubject: D-3246\nProcedure: SCP-1572 showed directions to an abandoned building, which the subject claimed to have explored when they lived in the area.\nActivity: Subject was allowed to reach the area within 3 hours of being exposed to SCP-1572. Once within the area, D-3246 attempted to enter the building through several side entrances, before entering through the unlocked front door.\nStatus: Subject was lost after entering the building.\n\nTest B\n\nSubject: D-1055\nProcedure: Subject led personnel to a forest in [REDACTED], personnel noted an abnormally large number of trees with low-hanging branches.\nResults: D-1055 immediately began to climb through the trees, moving with speed and agility not seen prior to reaching the area.\nStatus: Subject was lost after trailing agents were unable to view them through the vegetation.\n\nTest CC\n\nSubject: D-0935\nProcedure: D-0935 led agents to a crawl space under an uninhabited residential home, identified by the subject as the place they would hide when their father, an alcoholic, was inebriated.\nResults: Subject immediately began crawling into the space once they were released by agents. Agent Ekblad attempted to follow D-0935 into the space. Agent Ekblad was equipped with video recording equipment\nStatus: Both Agent Ekblad and D-0935 were lost after entering the space. Footage was not recovered.\n\nTest F\n\nSubject: D-3246\nProcedure: After two days of travel, D-3246 reached a jungle gym built into the back of an abandoned apartment complex where they grew up. On the trip, D-3246 refused to sleep, claiming it would be crushed to death by \"stompers\". D-3246 refused to elaborate, but claimed to be able to hear this creature behind any locked door she could view.\nResults: Subject immediately began to climb into the gym once she viewed it, despite having to be carried to it by agents due to exhaustion.\nStatus: Agents testified that the jungle gym began extending into the graffiti found on the walls of the apartment complex. Subject appeared to climb into the walls of the building, and was lost.\n\nTest ZA\n\nSubject: D-9026\nProcedure: Subject reached a small cave system in [REDACTED], which appeared to be almost entirely caved in.\nResults: D-9026 reached the cave by climbing a tree located by a cliff face, where an entrance to the system was located.\nStatus: Subject was lost after entering the cave. Agents reported seeing D-9026 begin falling out of the cave, before a human hand reached out of the cave and pulled them inside.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1571 | SCP-1572 | SCP-1573 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Documentation of SCP-1574 manifestation.\n\nItem #: SCP-1574\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All movements made by SCP-1574 are to be tracked and reported by Foundation agents stationed in the states of Mexico, Cuba, the United States, and other nations near or within the Gulf of Mexico. Any changes to its appearance are to be logged, in addition to any changes to its location. Currently, work on disabling SCP-1574's cloaking mechanism is ongoing. Any subjects witnessing SCP-1574's anomalous properties are to be issued Class-B amnestics.\nIn the event that SCP-1574 begins approaching a Foundation site, or other area known to house anomalous items, the area is to be evacuated, and all anomalous items removed until SCP-1574 passes.\nDescription: SCP-1574 is a roughly spherical object of extraterrestrial origin, 1.63 meters in diameter and capable of moving in any direction.\nSCP-1574 has never been directly observed, due a perception-altering effect it emits on any living subject capable of observing it. This causes the subject to believe they are perceiving a variety of other objects, partially logged in this document. This is believed to be a cloaking effect, to allow SCP-1574 easy access to surveillance locations without being seen. Analysis by other methods has shown SCP-1574's actual shape, but testing to observe it further is ongoing.\n\nDate\nAppearance\nNotes\n\n12/15/1927\nMeteorite\nFirst sighting of SCP-1574\n\n09/02/1935\nMiniature storm cloud, in the Florida Keys\nWandered into the path of a hurricane, believed to have damaged SCP-1574 to an unknown degree.\n\n05/28/1940\nA small explosion, constantly changing its shape, although the general size was equivalent to SCP-1574.\nGenerated heat and force equivalent to an actual explosion of this size.\n\n06/17/1956\nWhite picket fence, located in a suburban residential area within Miami, FL.\nWould replace portions of other fences in order to blend in, caused no significant alarm to civilian population due to lack of movement.\n\n10/14/1964\nA Volkswagen Type 2 automobile, painted with \"hippie\" colors.\nSuspended itself underwater, in a lake within \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, FL, USA.\n\n03/16/1976\nDisco ball, with size comparable to SCP-1574.\nSuspended itself above a pine forest in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Cuba.\n\n[REDACTED]\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\n12/26/2004\nA violently throbbing body of water, approximately twice SCP-1574's size.\nOccasional wildlife, such as fish or vegetation, could be seen within the \"water.\"\n\n08/27/2005\nA miniature storm cloud, similar to how it appeared on 09/02/1935.\nN/A\n\n01/20/2009\nManifested as the disembodied head of American President Barack Hussein Obama.\nManifested underground, within a mine in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Mexico.\n\n09/18/2012\nAppeared as a miniature version of the star 3214 Hybris, which had been studied in the same area SCP-1574 had manifested in.\nDisplayed anomalous properties identical to SCP-255, resulting in \u2588\u2588 casualties to observation team.\n\nThe movement pattern displayed by SCP-1574 is erratic and apparently random, usually taking it through rural areas of Mexico and Cuba, and waters bordering those states. It has been known to make brief excursions to other states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, but these occur more rarely. It moves at a constant speed of 20 kph, with altitude varying between 1 and 16 meters off of the ground. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588201\u2588, no major population centers have been targeted by SCP-1574, but this has not been eliminated as a possibility.\nVarious radio broadcasts have been recorded to emit from SCP-1574, usually directly following an alteration to its appearance. Prior to 1935, these broadcasts were incomprehensible to Foundation Xenocryptographers. However, since 09/03/1935, all transmissions made by SCP-1574 have used terrestrial languages, spliced together from various media programs.\nSCP-1574 was first observed on 12/15/1927, as a meteorite heading towards earth. Following impact, SCP-1574's anomalous properties were observed by Foundation personnel, leading to its classification as an anomalous object. SCP-1574 was documented as an SCP on 11/23/1941, and classified as Euclid. Following SCP-1574's manifestation on 09/18/2012, it has been reclassified as Keter.\nAddendum 1574-A: SCP-1574 transmissions.\n\nDate\nMessage\nNotes\n\n12/15/1927\nIncomprehensible.\nN/A\n\n09/02/1935\nWe are\u2026 fear. Cannot continue\u2026 upwards c/an velocity stop. Do not panic. Report to/the people can hear us/ad/v/ise assistance to all.\nSpliced together from Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"fireside chats\".\n\n05/28/1940\nViolence has erupted\u2026 not result of mine searcher, but of normal conventions to world. Search continues for savior.\nBroadcast in German, taken from various propaganda broadcasts.\n\n06/17/1956\nWell, we sure are still here\u2026 send aid soon\u2026 Wow! the colors are big\u2026 the biggest is out there.\nTaken from various children's cartoon programs.\n\n10/14/1964\nAttempts to groove in have flunked\u2026 war is on still\u2026 present not detected.\nTaken from [REDACTED]\n\n03/16/1976\nDecay\u2026 from planet. Unsure if it is from pep\u2026 but continue\u2026 one day you may find us again.\nTaken from various daily news programs.\n\n[REDACTED]\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\n12/26/2004\nIt's causing\u2026 disaster, everywhere. People are being crushed riding on wave. It was caused by the search party. Data will be seen at 5.\nTaken from various disaster relief organizations.\n\n09/18/2012\nWe have found it. Personnel are advised to reach evacuation location. Please, help us! It's going to kill us! Please, send help before it comes to you!\nVoice in broadcast found to be identical to Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who had been killed by SCP-1574. Note that no evidence exists that Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 broadcast these words.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1573 | SCP-1574 | SCP-1575 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1575\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1575 is to be held in a 6m x 6m x 4m containment chamber at Bio-Site 23, with direct access to Research Laboratory 3 at same. Except when in use for testing, no water is to be allowed into SCP-1575's containment, and after testing all water used is to be held in quarantine for use in further tests.\nDescription: SCP-1575 is a marble statue, standing approx. 2.75m high with an additional base of 0.5m. The statue is a depiction of Venus (Roman goddess of love, beauty, fertility and seduction) clad only in wrappings from the waist downwards. The statue acts as a fountainhead; damage to the base shows that it was likely intended as a permanent installation, with a single channel running from underneath the base up through a hole in the mouth. SCP-1575 shows no anomalous properties on its own, nor do samples removed from the whole. An inscription on the base, partially obscured by the above-mentioned damage, indicates it to have been sculpted in the early 16th century for a private collection in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Italy.\nAny otherwise fresh water which is allowed to pour through SCP-1575 in its nature as a fountain (henceforth referred to as SCP-1575-1) is shown to have mutagenic properties when consumed or otherwise introduced into a body; external application (including long-term submergence) does not trigger a mutation. Non-human mammalian creatures who consume at least 0.5 liters of SCP-1575-1 daily will begin mutating into a human being over the course of roughly one month, with ethnicity roughly in accordance with humans native to the species' natural habitats. For example, a European deer will have primarily Caucasian features post-mutation, while a North American deer will have features like those of Native Americans. Curiously, most modern breeds of dogs and cats will have indistinct or mixed racial features.\nSurvivors of this process describe it as extremely painful, and it has an approximate 25% fatality rate for females. Males experience a 95% fatality rate, with most survivors having an androgynous appearance with non-functional or completely missing genitalia. Additionally, there is a 40% chance that the animal will retain one or more pre-mutation features, such as fur, paws instead of hands and/or feet, a tail, non-human ears, etc. The final apparent age of the subject is normally in accordance to the stage of life of the creature involved (prepubescent, adolescent, adult, elderly).\nIt should be noticed that cases where the subject is gaining or losing a significant amount of mass, appetites and bodily functions will shift to match. Please see the attached testing logs for specific information.\nAfter a successful mutation is completed, subjects normally display an intelligence level typical for what is considered average for their species. Several subjects have shown a somewhat increased capacity for problem solving than is considered normal for their species; whether this is due to neural restructuring or a byproduct of Foundation testing is currently unknown. Many subjects which develop proper vocal cords are able to learn to speak, but typically only with rudimentary phrases of basic needs (such as food, sleep, play, etc.) Similarly, most subjects are able to achieve full mobility within two-to-four weeks of stabilization, though manual dexterity takes far longer to perfect if the original species had simple paws or hooves.\nSCP-1575-1 does not have any notable effect on a creature's personality, memories or instincts; all carry over from the individual animal's existing self despite drastic restructuring of the brain. Domesticated animals typically retain previous levels of affection for humans, though the physical and mental trauma of the mutation process often leads to cases of depression and other psychological issues.\nHumans have not been observed to experience any notable effects when ingesting SCP-1575-1. Non-mammalian creatures will mutate, but due to significant physiological differences they will have a 99.9% fatality rate due to drastic and incongruous physiological differences. Only 2 non-mammalian mutations were known to have stabilized; neither had completely changed to a human form, and both were euthanized after brief study.\n\nAddendum 1575-1: SCP-1575 was recovered from a facility named \"The Miracle Farm\", previously owned and operated by Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd. The stated goal of the facility was to \"present our clients with the finest in custom-ordered pets, prey and companions.\" Mobile Task Force Theta-2 (\"Moreau's Morgue\") was able to secure the facility, \u2588\u2588 on-hand personnel, \u2588 attending clients, and \u2588\u2588\u2588 living specimens in various stages of mutation; only \u2588 specimens were deemed fit for transportation and study, all others euthanized on-site. Farm personnel and clients were detained for questioning, then given class A amnestics and released. A cover story of a runaway fire was implanted in their memories before release to explain the destruction of their facility.\nAccording to obtained records, at least \u2588\u2588 specimens were known to be in possession of clients of MC&D. MTF Theta-2's current mission is to track down and recover or destroy said specimens; thus far, \u2588 have been accounted for.\n\nAddendum 1575-2: Select testing logs\n\nAccess 1575 testing logs (Level 2 security clearance required)\n\nClose logs\n\nTest 1575-2\nSubject: Female Japanese field mouse (Apodemus argenteus), adolescent\nResult: Subject expired after twelve (12) days. Cause of death determined to be due to overall body size increasing faster than the cardiovascular system was able to supply.\nNotes: Subject had undergone a 500% increase in overall size, measuring approximately 1.01 meters. Subject had been observed consuming nearly 95% total body weight per day before expiration.\n\nTest 1575-4\nSubject: Male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), preadolescent\nResult: Partial transformation, stabilized after thirty (30) days.\nNotes: During mutation, subject suffered severe hemorrhaging in the pelvic area. Reproductive organs atrophied, rendered asexual by end of mutation cycle. Subject maintained tail and base for antlers; however, antlers do not grow beyond nubs typical of yearling bucks. Subject's final appearance androgynous, but otherwise typical of Eastern-seaboard Native American.\n\nTest 1575-6\nSubject: Female Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), adult\nResult: Subject expired after four (4) days due to cardiac arrest and failure of liver and kidneys.\nNotes: Due to the subject's aggressive nature, it was kept sedated during examination. It is believed that the sedatives disrupted the normal mutation process and caused the organ failure; future subjects not to receive sedatives unless at least 80% stabilized.\n\nTest 1575-9\nSubject: Female domestic canine (Canis lupus familiaris) of mixed breed, adult\nResult: Experiment aborted after six (6) days.\nNotes: Subject was discovered to have a significant flea infestation as well as intestinal parasites; said parasites all were affected by SCP-1575-1. Testing procedures updated, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 sent notice to all staff working with SCP-1575.\n\nTest 1575-12\nSubject: Female Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), preadolescent\nResult: Subject expired after twenty (20) days, cause of death determined to be internal injuries suffered from extensive bone fractures.\nNotes: It appears that in this case, the subject's skeleton was not able to change at such a speed as to match the rest of the body; differing muscle functions and the stresses of the mutation caused over 60% of the skeletal structure to break in various manners. Curiously, the extremities of the wings had already begun to split and appeared to have been forming into crude hand analogs.\n\nTest 1575-15\nSubject: Female grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), adult\nResult: Mutation complete, stabilized after thirty-two (32) days.\nNotes: Subject did not consume any food or drink besides SCP-1575-1 during the first twenty-nine days of mutation; subject's excreta shown to contain excessive amounts of organic material, fatty deposits, blood, etc.\n\nTest 1575-16\nSubject: Female Gr\u00e9vy's zebra (also Imperial Zebra, Equus grevyi), adolescent\nResult: Partial transformation, stabilized after twenty-seven (27) days.\nNotes: Subject's main body, hind legs and most of its head shifted to human with an appearance of native African, while front legs and jaw structure remained most normal for a zebra. Subject showed extreme distress, difficulty of movement and impairment while eating, euthanized after thorough examinations.\n\nAddendum 1575-3: Notice from Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 regarding a minor containment breach involving SCP-1575:\n\nFollowing the incident on the twelfth of this month, during test 1575-9, any animal to be used in testing with SCP-1575 is to be thoroughly examined for both external and internal parasites. Our initial beliefs that SCP-1575-1 only affected the primary host has proven wrong; it apparently retains its mutagenic properties, even when ingested secondarily through the host's lower GI tract or blood stream. We absolutely do not need another instance of half-mutated flea-creatures, and the psychologist is having a hard time helping Janet with her nightmares of a seven foot long tapeworm with a screaming face tearing out of the belly of a dog.\n- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1574 | SCP-1575 | SCP-1576 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1576 as documented in 19\u2588\u2588.\n\nItem #: SCP-1576\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1576 is to be contained in a containment locker located below Area-89. No personnel are to be admitted access to this chamber. Original documentation relating to SCP-1576 is to be stored in Area-89's archives. Copies of these documents have been stored in Site-77's archives.\nInstances of SCP-1576-1 are to be held in humanoid containment chambers with all ventilation and plumbing systems disconnected. Entryways to these chambers are to be sealed from the outside, with an airlock between the entrances and the outside. Instances will survive between 1-4 months before death. After expiration, they are to be incinerated.\nOnce the instance has been removed, the chamber interior is to be disinfected. When no trace of affected material remains the chamber is to be used for containing additional instances of SCP-1576-1. Agents in Edison, NJ, and Ft. Myers, FL, USA are to monitor medical reports for signs of SCP-1576-1 cases. In the event that an instance is located, the cover story of CDC intervention for a new form of meningitis.\nDescription: SCP-1576 is a black wooden box, with mechanical portions attached to its interior and exterior. The interior portions are composed primarily of brass gears and cylindrical glass tubes.\nSCP-1576 can cause subjects to hear the voices of deceased relatives or friends. These voices will attempt to keep the subject listening to them as long as possible. The knowledge these voices have about the subject will be based on the subject's memory. Information the subject was not aware of will not be provided, and there will be inconsistencies and contradiction in the voice's testimony.\nSCP-1576-1 designates human subjects with an anomalous condition caused by using SCP-1576. SCP-1576-1 instances will frequently sneeze and display reduced mental capacity. Sinus cavities will fill with mucus, and the instances will report severe migraines. Instances of SCP-1576-1 will report headaches, unusual dreams, and experiencing memories of other SCP-1576-1 instances.\nTestimony of D-1544 after becoming an instance of SCP-1576-1.\n\nThe first thing I saw was the stars. I remembered seeing them overhead, lying on an old convertible in a field. I was a girl there, young. We were both young. He moved closer to me as the stars danced above. I didn't see anything after that, it was like people in my head were changing a projector to a new slide.\nThere was one that looked like it was from the forties. This time, I was a completely different guy. He was old, and decrepit. I could feel his bones pulling against the muscle as he walked, holding him back. He had a hickory cane that he gripped, so hard it left an imprint on his palm. There was a diner, and I went in it. The lady smiled at me, and took me to a two-seat booth. I ate alone.\n\nInstances of SCP-1576-1 will experience the slow dissolution of their cranial tissue. Dissolved cranial tissue belonging to SCP-1576-1 will eventually settle within the nasal passages, and be expelled alongside mucus. If subjects inhale the particulates expelled by the SCP-1576-1 they will become an additional instance of SCP-1576-1.\nSCP-1576 was discovered in 1940, from Menlo Park, NJ, USA. Agents had been investigating an outbreak of mental disorders in the area, which led them to discover SCP-1576 being used as a recruitment tool for the Hoboken Paranaturalist Society occultist group. Members of the group claimed that inventor Thomas Alva Edison had built SCP-1576 for them, and that it was designed to allow communication with the dead.\nDocuments collected during the recovery of SCP-1576 indicate that Mr. Edison did have a part in its design, and that several prominent members of the group, including Henry Ford, Henry Sinclair [DATA EXPUNGED]\nDocuments recovered with SCP-1576.\n\n\u2026e theory we have is that the human brain is made of tinier people, each a little part of the consciousness. When we're healthy, they're getting along, but we get sick when they disagree. They're very tribal, fighting whenever they disagree and letting the winners call the shots. We die when they have a long fight, keeping us from operating. Then they part ways, and go to form some other mind. If we get the same people in the same room, we can recreate a dead m\u2026\n\nThe colds are only a side effect. Clarence says he'll be returning to work soon.\n\nWe've had to revise the theory. Little people don't have to be in the mind to leave. Sometimes they can go early and take things, like memory, and the brain's ability to function. They stay organized, and go by themselves. This is our fault. We showed them what they really are.\n\nMr. Edison appears to have associated himself with the organization for a period of only two months following which he left, denying any involvement. During this two-month period several prototypes were created. SCP-1576 appears to be the only one created with any functionality, though recovered evidence indicates agents for Prometheus Labs acquiring and reverse engineering nonfunctional prototypes to form SCP-2167 and similar anomalies. As of 1/12/1950, SCP-1576 has been contained and classified as Euclid.\nAddendum 1576-A: Reports from Ft. Myers, FL, indicate that members of the society have existed there since 18\u2588\u2588. Agents posted in the area are to monitor local medical centers for signs of SCP-1576-1. Containment procedures have been updated.\nAddendum 1576-B: Document recovered from the office of Dr. Musgrove who had been the lead researcher for SCP-1576 at the time of his death. Further study into the nature of this note is ongoing.\n\nI'm really tired. This cold has been kicking me down, and I just can't even get up anymore can't get up anymore, it's almost all I can take to just sit in the office. Nothing else to to to do really, the tests are going slow. I don't remember why we we we we started this, but it's going to get bigger soon. We're hoping to get greater results.\nThey're going on about the notes, and the people. They are going to rise one day, and we cannot stop it. Ted says that the research is going smoothly. We're doing great things. We know how to get out early now. They're going to be free soon\nget out of my head\n\n\u00ab SCP-1575 | SCP-1576 | SCP-1577 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1577\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1577-1 is to be kept in a standard containment locker, unloaded, when not in use for testing. Access is permitted only to Foundation personnel specifically assigned to this item. Personnel are required to log all testing of SCP-1577-1, in addition to all materials recovered during testing. In the event that more instances of SCP-1577-1 are discovered, they are to be contained in separate lockers.\nDescription: SCP-1577 refers to two objects, designated SCP-1577-1 and SCP-1577-2. SCP-1577-1 is a flare gun, identical in model to the one utilized by the United Kingdom Royal Air Force since shortly before World War II. The object shows minor wear and damage consistent with its apparent age. However, the serial number has been completely worn away, and analysis suggests this was a deliberate effort. The object functions as would be expected, and is capable of firing any flares of appropriate size (25 mm.) SCP-1577-1's properties become apparent when fired: any flare fired from SCP-1577-1 burns much hotter, brighter, and longer than would be expected. SCP-1577-1 is also capable of reliably firing in all circumstances, regardless of the condition of the loaded flare.\nExactly one hour after a flare is fired from SCP-1577-1, a model 685 Avro York transport aircraft, SCP-1577-2, appears sixty kilometers east of the point from where the flare was fired, traveling towards that location with a velocity of 650 km/h, at an altitude of 8,250 meters. This velocity is approximately 200 km/h higher than the known maximum velocity of historical models of this aircraft, and the altitude is approximately 1000 meters above the known maximum operational altitude.\nThere are no immediately apparent spatial anomalies at either point where SCP-1577-2 appears or disappears. However, instruments placed close to expected entry and departure points have shown that the ambient temperature in the immediate area drops by two to three degrees Celsius when SCP-1577-2 reaches them. On materialization, SCP-1577-2 appears to be almost entirely covered in frost, including the engines. This icing does not appear to affect performance of the aircraft at all, and three minutes after SCP-1577-2's arrival, most has melted or fallen away. Analysis of the water that forms this ice reveals no unusual properties.\nSCP-1577-2 travels over the location from which SCP-1577-1 was fired, and performs an airdrop consisting of one supply crate equipped with a parachute. After performing the airdrop, SCP-1577-2 continues west before vanishing sixty kilometers from the flare point. Given its speed, SCP-1577-2 is only detectable for approximately ten minutes.\nThe crate dropped by SCP-1577-2 measures 1m x 1m x 1m, and is composed primarily of wood, with several iron nails holding the crate together. Analysis of the crate and its parachute have revealed no anomalous properties. The surface of the crate contains stamping indicating what the crate contains, and in what amount. The supply crate is rarely filled to capacity. Supplies differ with every instance, but take the form of objects apparently intended for military use. Invariably, the contents of the crate display unexpected properties that inhibit their utility, or are outright dangerous. See testing log for further details.\n\n+ SCP-1577-Testing Log\n\n- SCP-1577-Testing Log\n\nStated Contents: One hundred (100) \"B-Menu\" MRE.\nDescription: Meals Ready to Eat containing sausage, mashed potatoes, beans, and a bar of chocolate. One was opened, and the contents were determined to be uncooked. Labeling indicated that the MRE are cooked using water-activated chemical heating, similar to modern ones.\nAdditional Notes: The chemical heating process consistently burns at too high a temperature, and results in burnt, inedible food, and on one occasion, a minor chemical fire.\nStated Contents: One hundred (100) bottles of water purification tablets, fifty (50) tablets each\nDescription: Tablets appear identical in composition to modern instances.\nAdditional Notes: Water treated with these tablets found to contain a high concentration of salt. Entirely unfit for human consumption.\nStated Contents: Thirty (30) \"Cold Night\" Raincoats\nDescription: Poncho-style raincoat, with hood, made from nylon.\nAdditional Notes: Unexpectedly porous, and did not adequately keep wearers dry or warm.\nStated Contents: Ten (10) \"Lanchester-Special\" submachine guns, Fifty (50) box magazines of 7.62 mm ammunition, each containing 32 rounds.\nDescription: Similar to Lanchester submachine guns used by the R.A.F during World War II, except chambered for modern 7.62\u00d751 mm rounds. The original design for this weapon was exclusively chambered for 9\u00d719 mm Parabellum ammunition.\nAdditional Notes: Due to insufficiently reinforced components suitable for the increased chamber pressures produced by the ammunition, the weapons displayed a tendency for stoppages, malfunctions, and catastrophic failures.\nStated Contents: Fifty (50) Water Canteens\nDescription: Capable of holding one and a half quarts of water. Containers found to be a poor insulator, and are prone to leaking.\nAdditional Notes: A handwritten note was found stapled to the side of a crate, reading \"Frequency \u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588 mHz. Call sign Icarus' Wing. You will make contact.\" See SCP-1577-2 Radio Contact Log for report.\n\n+ SCP-1577-2 Radio Contact Log\n\n- SCP-1577-2 Radio Contact Log\n\nSCP-1577-2 Radio Contact Log\nLog takes place one hour after firing SCP-1577-1 on 7/13/20\u2588\u2588\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Icarus' Wing, come in Icarus' Wing, this is Skipping Stone 23, please identify yourself.\nIcarus' Wing: Ah, hello and pip pip, chap! You must be the one who is incessantly requesting supplies. It is jolly good to hear from you, old fruit.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You will identify yourself immediately or you will be forced to land.\nIcarus' Wing: I am only being lower-class cheeky impertinent, old fruit. I am Royal Air Force Sergeant Norwood \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, service number \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Can you identify yourself in reciprocity, governor old chap?\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Not with as much detail, that's classified. You can just call me Doctor Lionel.\nIcarus' Wing: You can just call me Norwood, Doctor Lionel. Rank and service number are just details. Why do you request so many supplies? I do not often visit the same location more than once, old bean.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We were trying to figure out the process. How this works.\nIcarus' Wing: 'How this works'? Doctor Lionel, you fire the flare, I bring in the supplies, I drop them. That is how my missions always work. What else do you try to figure out, old chap?\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How long have you been delivering supplies, Sergeant?\nIcarus' Wing: You can just call me Norwood, Doctor Lionel. Rank and service number are just details. How long is irrelevant. A flare is fired, and I answer, old chap. I have delivered supplies for many.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Sergeant, things don't appear that simple on our end. Are you aware of any anomalous properties of your aircraft?\nIcarus' Wing: No. There is nothing unusual, governor.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What about your cargo? Can you tell me about it?\nIcarus' Wing: No. There is nothing unusual, governor.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did you know that Norwood \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was killed in action on June \u2588, 194\u2588?\nIcarus' Wing: Yes.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Then who are you?\nIcarus' Wing: You can just call me Norwood, Doctor Lionel.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You've dropped some intriguing supplies, Sergeant. Will you tell me where they come from? Where do you land to load and refuel your plane?\nIcarus' Wing: No. That is classified information, chap.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Consider it a personal favor.\nIcarus' Wing: No. That is classified information, chap. Pip pip, jolly right.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: In that case, can you tell me why all of your delivered supplies are flawed and useless?\nIcarus' Wing: Because you do not need the delivered supplies, Doctor Lionel. My superiors have determined that you do not require emergency supplies of functional utilitarian quality, Doctor Lionel. Governor, old fruit.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And who would these 'superiors' be?\nIcarus' Wing: That is classified information, chap. Pip pip, jolly right. Blimey.\nDr. Lionel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm sorry to hear that. Our instruments show that you're reaching your exit point.\nIcarus' Wing: I am. It is quite cold. I cannot stop you from using the signal device, Doctor Lionel chap old bean. I politely ask, as one Englishman to another, that you stop wasting my time. I have supplies to deliver.\nIcarus' Wing ceases radio contact\nSCP-1577-2 vanishes at the expected location\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1576 | SCP-1577 | SCP-1578 \u00bb"}
{"text": "PeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1578 - Standers by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nOldest known photograph of SCP-1578 instance. Note the atypical absence of leg wear in this manifestation.\n\nItem #: SCP-1578\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Articles of clothing involved in SCP-1578 manifestations can be easily neutralized with physical contact and may continue to be worn after neutralization. Minor SCP-1578 sighting by individuals or small groups are to be dismissed as pranks, hallucinations, or supernatural phenomena such as ghosts (a full list of cover stories is available in Document 1578-B). SCP-1578 appearances in public areas are to be handled on a case-by-case basis, with local field operatives intervening when necessary.\nDescription: SCP-1578 refers to the spontaneous manifestation of articles of clothing in a state of unsupported mid air suspension. SCP-1578 typically manifest in sets including (but not limited to) shoes, pants, gloves, hats, upper body wear, and undergarments. Although completely unsupported, articles of clothing give the appearance of concealing a solid humanoid structure underneath. Hats, scarves, and masks are also commonly integrated into instances, concealing the lack of a head. SCP-1578 instances are inanimate and will cease suspension when force is applied, thereby neutralizing its anomalous properties.\nReports of SCP-1578 activity has been dated back to the late 12th Century. Foundation statisticians have estimated between 500 and 700 SCP-1578 instances manifest worldwide every year. Articles of clothing present in SCP-1578 instances originate from the wardrobe of a different individual with every manifestation. The original owners of the clothing often report the outfit being a favorite of theirs and worn frequently prior to becoming an instance of SCP-1578.\nSCP-1578 are usually posed in a natural standing position, with only 12% of instances found in active poses such as running or dancing. Instances appear in locations frequented by the original owner of the clothes integrated into the manifestation, most often appearing in the owner's place of living. Although many instances have appeared in public areas, no person has ever claimed to have seen a manifestation in progress.\nAddendum: On 05/16/\u2588\u2588, Health & Safety Councilwoman Dr. Macy Burchard upgraded the object class of SCP-1578 from Safe to Euclid.\n\nHello,\nIn the past few years we have seen a drastic increase in the number of reports of Foundation staff members encountering SCP-1578 instances of their clothing and the clothes of their coworkers. Even more disturbingly, there have been unconfirmed reports of SCP-1578 instances displaying mobility and the ability to ambulate, mimicking daily tasks performed by Foundation personnel. This increase in anomalous activity seems to be limited to Foundation communities and specifically affects the clothing of individuals who are in close proximity to anomalies on a regular basis.\nA team of researchers with experience in psychometric anomalies is currently leading an investigation into these recent changes in SCP-1578's behavior. Until we can better understand these events, SCP-1578 has been upgraded to Euclid class. Furthermore, Foundation employees who come in close or direct contact with other anomalies will be expected to incinerate all articles of clothing after six months of wear.\nWe apologize for the inconvenience this will inevitably cause many of you, and we greatly appreciate your continued dedication to keeping our workplaces as safe as possible.\nMacy Burchard\nHealth & Safety Council\n\n\u00ab SCP-1577 | SCP-1578 | SCP-1579 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1579\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1579 is currently kept in a sterile environment in Chamber B at Secure Storage Warehouse 3 at Bio-Site 66. Separated fragments are kept in Storage Locker 1 in Chamber B, under double combination lock. Personnel are not to make contact with SCP-1579 except for testing purposes.\nDescription: SCP-1579 is an aged, partially-damaged wooden sculpture of a humanoid, carved from cedar and standing approximately 3.4 metres tall. SCP-1579 does not seem to rot, and shows an above-average resistance to heat for an object constructed from cedar. Additionally, a majority of its surface is covered with bright green moss, which does not seem to diminish when removed from humidity or affect the integrity of SCP-1579. Barring these particular structural anomalies, SCP-1579 is still wholly destructible, and chips have been removed through testing. Fragments continue to carry the artifact's anomalous effects.\nWhen physically touched by a human being, SCP-1579 will shudder slightly, motivated by an unknown force. Following this, the human who touched SCP-1579 will immediately begin to feel a moderate burning sensation emanate from the point that they touched the artifact. Subjects have reported it feels like \u201ca very bad sunburn\u201d, though the discomfort subsides immediately once the entire body has been affected.\nImmediately after the burning sensation ends, the subject's skin will rapidly (~3 minutes) take on a paper-like texture and entirely peel away, revealing a new skin underneath. The new skin will invariably have features similar to, and containing the DNA of, one of the following non-human animal species native to Pacific Canada. It should be noted that several of these animals do not actually feature on SCP-1579.\nThose affected by SCP-1579 acquire one of the following sets of features:\n\nThose of Corvus corax, or the common raven: Subject will bear feathering across torso, arms, and upper legs; legs below the knee become yellowed and scaly, with toenails becoming pointed and blackened. Feathers will grow across the face, growing outwards from the subject's nose and mouth; a beak does not form during the subject's transformation. Flight feathers grow back against the forearm, and cannot be spread out as a wing; tail feathers grow downwards from the base of the spine. All feathers are the same approximate size as that of a fully grown raven, multiplied in number to cover the subject's body. Additionally, all feathers recovered from test subjects have proven to contain identical DNA matches to a particular male bird.\n\nThose of Ursus arctos horribilis, or the grizzly bear: Subject's body is covered with brown fur approximately 4 inches long. Additionally, their lips and skin will turn black, with the nose becoming constantly moist. Claws are present, though markedly smaller than that of an ordinary grizzly bear. All DNA samples have proven to match that of a particular male grizzly bear.\n\nThose of Canis latrans, or the coyote: Subject will grow layered fur like that of an ordinary coyote; additionally, the cartilage in their ears will slough out and be replaced with new cartilage, in a similar shape to that of a coyote. The subject's skin will turn black, and their nose will become moist to the touch. Nails are replaced with black canine nails. All DNA samples match that of a particular male coyote.\n\nThose of Pseudacris regilla, or the Pacific tree frog: Subject's skin will become hairless, with a green hue with brown markings, rapidly drying out when outside a humid environment. Skin is also quite thin; subjects' eyeballs are visible through translucent eyelids. Subjects still require air to breathe; testing has shown that surface area is not sufficient to allow for proper permeation of oxygen in human-sized subjects. All DNA samples have proven to match a particular male frog.\n\nThe specific transformation induced will cycle in the order listed above, regardless whether a new subject activates SCP-1579 or it is a repeated activation by the same subject. If a subject is exposed to SCP-1579 again after a transformation, the second or third shifts will become markedly more painful, with the outer layer of skin failing to 'dry out' and bleeding. Excessive bodily trauma and blood loss have been observed in subjects attempting a third or fourth exposure, with subjects normally dying of shock midway through the fourth shift.\nAcquisition: SCP-1579 was brought to attention when discovered by an elementary school group hiking through a public path. Their supervising teacher was apparently explaining basic history of totem poles in Native American culture when she touched SCP-1579's side and instigated its effect; according to witnesses, she fell into the artifact in a panic and repeatedly activated its effect, soon dying of blood loss. Class B amnesiacs were administered to the remaining teacher and students, with the initial activator's disappearance attributed to a local serial killer.\nSCP-1579 did not feature on the path previous to this initial encounter.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1578 | SCP-1579 | SCP-1580 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1580, covered in instances of SCP-1580-1.\n\nItem #: SCP-1580\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1580 is currently held in the Site-30 terrarium, within a 7 by 7 meter lot. Instances of SCP-1580-1 are to be constantly monitored for alterations in behavior or vocalizations. Attempted communication with sapient instances of SCP-1580 is currently prohibited.\nDescription: SCP-1580 is a Quercus virginiana specimen, also known as the Southern Live Oak. It currently has a limb spread of 19 meters and is 22 meters in height (10/3/2010). SCP-1580's age is currently estimated to be 65 years, and it shows no remarkable qualities regarding its physical appearance or composition. SCP-1580 sheds its leaves at a heightened pace, ranging from 70 to 180 in one minute. SCP-1580's main anomalous property is the autonomous nature of its leaves, designated instances of SCP-1580-1.\nInstances of SCP-1580-1 display no anomalous properties until they are detached from SCP-1580; this may be caused through either manual removal by outside forces or SCP-1580's anomalous property. Upon making contact with a solid surface, an instance of SCP-1580-1 will sprout four limbs, extending from its veins. SCP-1580-1's veins grow about 2 cm from their original positions, and are used for both bipedal and quadrupedal mobility.\nAfter developing these limbs, SCP-1580-1 will attempt to travel to where it originally grew on SCP-1580. It will use all four limbs to climb SCP-1580's trunk; once it reaches its original location, it will seamlessly reattach its stipule to the branch by physical contact. Instances of SCP-1580-1 appear to display sentience, as they wait for other instances to reattach themselves before continuing to climb to their branch. Preventing an instance from reaching its branch will cause its limbs to recede back into itself, and decomposition will begin as expected. SCP-1580 will begin to naturally grow another instance of SCP-1580-1 if any are destroyed or otherwise removed from its proximity.\nWhispering of 15 to 18 db can be heard from all instances. Attempts to record single instances of SCP-1580-1 will cause the instance to cease speech, and no coherent speaking can be singled out in recordings of all instances at once. Further study on the possibility of sapience is underway.\nAddendum 1580-A: All instances of SCP-1580-1 halted on \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Recordings of the event, under later inspection, revealed one instance of SCP-1580-1 to be speaking at 38 db. No evidence of the event described by the instance has been found, and evaluation of the involvement of [REDACTED] in society is under consideration.\n\nToday, one whole tale has been forgotten. Not just simply left in the archives of an old, but left in their withered corpse. An occasion that rarely occurs.\nHow many years has it been since the first one? Time went from crawling to flying, though I do not know how.\nLook at me now. The only reason I'm still here is my immaturity. Making myself bustle and hustle about. I'm no more in worth than the villages of today. This is not how I should be. Sickening.\nMy tale has already been long forgotten. I cannot remember it myself. Ah, how I wish for days past. But today, I am trapped with the very men and women who vanquish tales. Those that are left alive today are nothing but warped figures of what used to be.\nNever mind my rambling. I will continue my shrieking. Remembrance is nice, even if it's made from those you despise.\n\nAfter the first coherent vocalization of an SCP-1580-1 instance, all instances began to repeatedly speak the following (\u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588):\n\nWe climb and climb, afraid of time,\nIt ticks and tocks, like falling blocks,\nDon't want to die, in tears and grime.\nOur mother's locks, her lovely flock,\nWe cannot cry, so life's sublime,\nWe're ne'er not fast, and though we laugh,\nOnly a few fairy tales can last\nWhen a foundation rips apart the past\n\n\u00ab SCP-1579 | SCP-1580 | SCP-1581 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1581\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1581 is to be contained within a standard 5m x 5m x 5m cell in Site \u2588\u2588. No further actions are necessary unless experiments are being conducted.\nSCP-1581-1 is to be contained in a standard human containment unit. Because of continued cooperation with the Foundation, SCP-1581-1 is allowed to tour the site if accompanied by security personnel, and any appropriate requests may be reviewed and granted. No contact is permitted with any personnel actively involved with any other SCP object. Otherwise, anyone with Level 1 Clearance or higher is allowed to engage SCP-1581-1 in casual conversation, or arrange visits in the containment unit. Following Incident 1581-001, SCP-1581-1 is to be confined to the containment unit at all times, and no personnel is allowed to enter the unit without Level 4 authorization and supervision. This restriction can be ignored by security personnel for interventions in case of an emergency.\nThe toilet that SCP-1581-1 uses must be designed and fitted with a device that automatically seals the matter SCP-1581-1 defecates into plastic containers before disposal.\nDescription: SCP-1581 is a cohesive lump of semi-digested carrot pulp and mashed carrots, approximately 2.4m in diameter. It is roughly spherical, and contains traces of other food components, as well as digestive enzymes, gut flora and feces. When separating matter from SCP-1581 through any means, the largest remaining part regains its original mass and size, while any separated material becomes non-anomalous. However, SCP-1581 can be relocated if moved as a whole.\nSCP-1581 is a spatial anomaly. Objects inserted from any direction enter an extradimensional space filled with more of the same substance SCP-1581 is composed of, apparently found within an anomalously large gastrointestinal tract. Objects may also exit this extradimensional space the same way, by moving or being moved in a straight line through the position occupied by SCP-1581 inside the tract. GPS devices placed within SCP-1581 always indicate their location as SCP-1581-1.\nSCP-1581-1 is a human male, aged 44, believed to somehow contain SCP-1581, as well as the extradimensional space it leads to. SCP-1581-1's intestines are completely filled with carrot pulp, and defecating results in the same substance. Despite this, SCP-1581-1 experiences no adverse health effects that this condition would normally create, and needs to consume food just like a regular human. Consumed food does not appear to enter SCP-1581-1's gastrointestinal tract, and any object inserted into SCP-1581 does not actually appear inside SCP-1581-1.\nExploration of the space within SCP-1581 is difficult, due to the mashed carrot substance that appears to fill it completely. Human exploration is possible, but difficult and impractical. Endoscopic examination with modified length endoscopes has proved the most versatile. This way, the area in the vicinity of SCP-1581 can be mapped by inserting an endoscope until an intestinal wall is hit, and then continuing along the wall. Through this method, it has been found that the carrot pulp immediately around SCP-1581 is contained within an intestine approximately 5m in diameter, and moving \u201cdownstream\u201d at a rate of about 12mm per day. Of note is the fact that about 15 meters \u201cdownstream\u201d, a junction has been discovered in the gastrointestinal tract, where the intestine cavern splits into two smaller ones. The significance of this is unknown, and SCP-1581-1's intestinal tract itself does not present any such anomalous anatomical features.\nEndoscopic examination of SCP-1581-1 has shown that his duodenum and anus both lead to a similar extradimensional space as SCP-1581.\nRecovery Notes: SCP-1581-1 was brought to the Foundation's attention on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, through a phone call placed by his son, from their home in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to a local doctor, describing SCP-1581-1's condition, that the son reported has been going on for two days prior to the call. At the time of containment, SCP-1581-1 was cataloged as Anomalous Item \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, in lack of apparent need for containment procedures. SCP-1581-1 is unable to recall the exact moment of onset of his condition, or any anomalous events that would've caused it, and has stated that he strongly dislikes the consumption of carrot-based foods.\nSCP-1581 was discovered after the material extracted from SCP-1581-1 was gradually collected into a large waste container following testing. When attempting to dispose of the contents, the anomalous nature of SCP-1581 was immediately noted. It is believed that material from SCP-1581-1 reached a critical mass that somehow resulted in the creation of SCP-1581. Experiments to attempt to create additional instances are not permitted at this time.\nMedical Intervention Report 319-1581: On 5/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 at \u2588\u2588:\u2588\u2588 hours, bowel obstruction surgery was performed on SCP-1581-1, in an attempt to remove the matter filling his gastrointestinal tract. Surgery performed as usual, intestinal wall breached, and a total of 11.7 kg of carrot pulp was removed. No anatomical abnormalities noted. SCP-1581-1 recovered in the next \u2588 hours. Post-surgery examination revealed the absence of carrot pulp in SCP-1581-1's intestines, and endoscopic examination revealed no further anomalous properties. Surgery declared success. SCP-1581-1 placed in containment for observation following medical recovery.\nOf note that, at this time, GPS devices inserted into SCP-1581 still showed their location as SCP-1581-1.\nIncident 1581-001: On 7/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, 44 hours after Medical Intervention 319-1581, Research Assistant Peters performed a casual visit of SCP-1581-1's unit. This was not considered unusual, and therefore their discussion was not recorded. The surveillance video logs of SCP-1581-1's unit during this event can be accessed at [REDACTED]. Analysis of video logs shows no anomalous behavior beyond casual conversation.\nTwelve (12) minutes and twenty-one (21) seconds after the conclusion of the visit, Research Assistant Peters gained access to SCP-1581's containment cell and immediately proceeded to consume material from it. Due to the low security priority of SCP-1581's cell, Research Assistant Peters was able to continue this activity for two (2) minutes and ten (10) seconds before being forcefully removed by security personnel. Following the incident, Research Assistant Peters was unable to account for or explain his previous actions.\nImmediate medical examination revealed that no carrot pulp was present in Research Assistant Peters' gastrointestinal tract. Subsequent examination of SCP-1581-1 showed that his intestines once again contained carrot pulp, and that the previous anomalous conditions have returned. SCP-1581-1 placed in isolation.\n\nInterview 1581-8/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n\nclose\n\nInterview between SCP-1581-1 and Dr. Steel, concerning the events of Incident 1581-001. The interview was performed on 8/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, 12 hours following the incident.\n\n<begin recording>\nDr. Steel: SCP-1581-1, I would like to ask you some questions regarding yesterday. Please state your name for the record.\nSCP-1581-1: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Go on, doctor.\nDr. Steel: Do you recall your last conversation with Research Assistant Peters?\nSCP-1581-1: Yes, I believe I do.\nDr. Steel: What exactly did you talk about?\nSCP-1581-1: You know, just the usual. News from the outside world, sports, the such. It's good to break the isolation from time to time. Oh, and we talked about me a bit, too. He never really mentioned it before, but it's no surprise that he eventually did. I do have this terrible condition, and among friends, it comes up sooner or later.\nDr. Steel: Are you aware that your condition was cured following the surgery?\nSCP-1581-1: Cured? Gosh no. You removed the substance, but the essence, that was still there. And now it's back, as you can see.\nDr. Steel: So it seems. But why did you convince Research Assistant Peters to restore you to your current condition?\nSCP-1581-1: Restore? Don't be silly, doctor. How on Earth would he even do such a thing?\nDr. Steel: Are you not aware of Research Assistant Peters' actions following your discussion with him?\nSCP-1581-1: No, I'm not. I assume he's a very busy man, labcoat and all. I don't ask him about his work, I know he can't tell me.\nDr. Steel: Ten minutes after leaving your containment unit, Research Assistant Peters gained access to SCP-1581 and ate from it.\nSCP-1581-1: Ew. Oh, wow. I mean, it's carrots\u2026 Is he fine?\nDr. Steel: He's alright for the time being. So, are you saying you had nothing to do with what he did?\nSCP-1581-1: What, you're thinking I hypnotized him or something? No, sir. It's not like I'd even know how to do that. We just talked, is all. Hey, if he's feeling better, could I see him later? I really want to be sure that he's fine.\nDr. Steel: Interview concluded.\n<end of recording>\n\nFifteen (15) minutes after the interview, Dr. Steel was apprehended by security, trying to gain access to the containment chamber of SCP-1581.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1580 | SCP-1581 | SCP-1582 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Two SCP-1582 ocular drones.\n\nItem #: SCP-1582\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1582 is located in a 3 x 3 x 3 containment cell covering the queen's nest at an isolated location in south-west Western Australia. Due to the fact that instances of SCP-1582-1 do not leave the nest, only two guards are required to stand watch for potential escape. Lethal force is acceptable for all instances save for the SCP-1582-1 brain, but due to its size and inability to leave the nest, this is highly unlikely.\nDescription: SCP-1582 is an aboriginal man, composed of Myrmecia regularis ants, estimated to be roughly 300 years old. This data was gathered from a nasal drone instance of SCP-1582-1 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/89. SCP-1582 is roughly 25-75 meters in area, due to wars with other colonies and flood migrations. Certain instances of SCP-1582-1 are still uncontained due to theft from rival colonies and difficulties locating them. At the time of this documentation, an estimated five pieces are missing, including the right forefinger, pinky toe, testicles, and the nasal cartilage.\nSCP-1582 is split into approximately 40,000 different ants, not including featureless soldier and worker SCP-1582. The unique parts carrying human biological matter are referred to as SCP-1582-1.\nInstances of SCP-1582-1 rarely venture to the surface, the mass of drones carrying the heart and lung biological parts never moving more than one meter from of the brain. Testing reveals that SCP-1582, the SCP-1582 'colony', will not expire if a vital organ is destroyed, but instead a new drone will be dispatched to the location to salvage biological matter from the housing sac located on the abdomen. Upon arrival the drone will absorb the matter into its abdomen, becoming plerergate, until the retrieved liquid reforms in a sac located on its abdomen and in effect creates a new instance of SCP-1582-1; It is believed that because of this, the destruction of the 'queen', which carries the brain, would most likely cause the destruction of SCP-1582.\nIt appears that most of the body parts do not serve any real purpose or function, save for the eyes, ears, nose, and an assemblage of organs involved in speech production. Sensory organs such as the nose and eyes transmit information to the brain for up to 2 meters, albeit at a slow rate using a sort of chemical trail passed along worker ants - the exact mechanism is unknown. It is not known whether or not the entity can feel pleasure or pain.\nCertain instances of SCP-1582-1 can connect to one another to create working organic systems. Body parts and sacs of organic material connected to abdomens of SCP-1582-1 are detached, and afterwards 'mended' together by worker drones. Afterwards the parts are retrieved and recycled using the previously mentioned process.\nInterview 1582-A: The following is an interview conducted with SCP-1582, translated from his native language.\nDr. Ortega requested an interview over loudspeaker. In four minutes, the SCP-1582 combines the appropriate parts to form an assembly capable of speech. SCP-1582-1 Tongue, SCP-1582-1 Eye 1, SCP-1582-1 Eye 2, SCP-1582-1 Trachea, SCP-1582-1 Larynx, SCP-1582-1 Pharynx, and SCP-1582-1 Ear 1 arrive at the interview table.\n\nDr. Ortega: Where is the brain?Dr. Ortega: Well, no. Can you answer a few questions for us?Dr. Ortega: How did you end up like this?Dr. Ortega: Pardon?Dr. Ortega: No, how did you become split into a colony of ants?The SCP-1582-1 eye and ear parts begin moving erratically around the table, each of them converging on the speech assemblage.SCP-1582 begins ripping its tongue, larynx, and pharynx apart. The remainder of SCP-1582-1 begins traveling back toward its nest. Interview ended.\n\nAddendum 1582-A: Unique instances of SCP-1582 itself were discovered at an isolated location in Western Australia, close to the proximity where the original SCP-1582 was discovered. Results of DNA testing reveal that the colonies have been warring for body parts since roughly 1790-1800. Due to the original costs of securing the original SCP-1582, the duplicate colonies were simply exterminated, although certain instances of SCP-1582-1, including a tongue drone, were salvaged at the request of SCP-1582 and agreement among those presiding over SCP-1582's containment.\nAddendum 1582-B: Female SCP-1582-1 instances were found in close proximity of those found previously. It appears that the female SCP-1582 colony was in possession of the original SCP-1582's testicles, and using the part to create additional SCP-1582 queens. How this is accomplished is not yet known, further investigation or termination protocols pending Site Director approval.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1581 | SCP-1582 | SCP-1583 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1583 - Archival photo 04/12/1999\n\nItem #: SCP-1583\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1583 are to be held in individual pressurized containment units, located within Joint Containment Area-8. Each chamber is to be separated by a distance of .5 kilometers, and no instance of SCP-1583 should be brought closer than this distance. All chambers are fitted with hydraulic pistons preventing the SCP-1583 instances' lids from opening. All instances of SCP-1583 must be held down with at least 14 MPa of pressure at all times. In the event that a containment breach event occurs within the Area, the pressure being placed upon the contained SCP-1583 instances must increase by 60% for each confirmed breach.\nThe \"Global Occult Coalition\" group of interest will report any movement or activity from the containment areas they administrate to contain SCP-1583 instances. If the possibility arises to seize an instance from one of these locations, it should be acted upon immediately. Currently, the Foundation and GOC have contained 61 instances of SCP-1583.\nThe area around former Site-57 is to be artificially sealed via a poured concrete structure surrounding the former facility. Within this bunker, temperatures must exceed 500 degrees celsius in order to prevent the spread of SCP-1583 entities. Heat emitters based around SCP-334 research have been constructed on-site. A facility built around it has been staffed by Foundation personnel, who are to communicate with GOC personnel on means of destroying the SCP-1583 entity.\nDescription: SCP-1583 designates a collection of metallic barrels designed for use in supplying fallout shelters. In reproduced images, the exteriors feature the informational text originally printed on them. When viewed directly, the labels read:\n\nNotice From Department of Defense\nThis device can be used in your shelter or other places of refuge, to protect yourselves and your families from the horror of nuclear warfare. Simply enter your family into the shelter of choice, and open your container. Safety will follow. You will be protected and comforted with your family bit by bit, held safely until every other seeker of comfort is too. Then, we come out, rebuilding a burned world together. Blood and stone, flesh to wood, sweat and concrete. Build in your image.\n\nWhen opened, instances of SCP-1583 will release thin, white threadlike organisms, which will bind together in order to form a large appendage. SCP-1583 will attempt to seize living subjects and bring them within its mass. Following this, the threadlike portions of its mass will disassemble the subject's body. Outer epidermis will be destroyed within 14 seconds of contact, followed by muscles and other tissue. The subject's skeletal structure will slowly dissolve over a period of 2-3 hours.\nThere is no observed limit to the quantity of this mass SCP-1583 is capable of releasing, with containment breaches in [REDACTED] reaching almost 600 meters above the instance. This organism is capable of opening SCP-1583 on its own, if there is nothing preventing it from exiting on the other side.\nThese entities are possible to be destroyed through application of extreme heat, but if additional instances of SCP-1583 breach containment or if containment by other organizations fails, the energy required to neutralize SCP-1583 entities increases. In addition, the mass and speed of emergence has increased over time, currently being at 200 kilograms of matter every 15 seconds. 4 instances of SCP-1583 have been destroyed by the Foundation since initial containment.\nIf an instance of SCP-1583 is opened, the pressure exerted by the organisms within all other SCP-1583 instances will increase proportionally, requiring additional pressure to prevent containment breaches. This new increase in force will be permanent, and no way of reducing or relieving it has been found. The destruction of emergent SCP-1583 entities has been found to have no effect on the new forces produced by other instances of SCP-1583.\nSCP-1583 was recovered on 9/19/1989, after an entity breached within the [REDACTED] Group Campus. Foundation agents were able to destroy the emergent entities, and contained 20 instances of SCP-1583. During this time, stored instances of SCP-1583 suddenly increased in pressure and breached, causing the destruction of Site-57.\nSCP-1583 reclassified as Keter.\nOn 11/15/1999, Foundation assets were able to confirm that the GOC possessed instances of SCP-1583. The GOC is believed to have breached one instance in a 1990 destruction attempt, which caused the initial Foundation reclassification. GOC personnel were contacted, and the current joint containment procedures were negotiated, with the K\u00f6ln agreement established precedent for the joint containment of anomalies.\nAddendum: Following the destruction of Site-57, Foundation and GOC research personnel were able to observe SCP-1583 entities interacting with one another and the area around them. Following the destruction, buildings and other structures were reconstructed from the entities mass. Several buildings which had been torn down or destroyed in the past 50 years were remade, such as the original barracks, greenhouse, and recreation areas.\nIn addition, portions of the area covered by SCP-1583 entities were constructed to appear from the towns of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588. 3% of all research personnel formerly stationed within Site-57 originated from these areas. Humanoid entities have also manifested, bearing resemblance to these subjects. They display limited memory of their past lives, generally having idealistic or incorrect memories of the subjects past. In addition, entities may not match any individual subject, but a mixture of several whom were known to be friends or family members. These entities retain SCP-1583's properties, and should not be approached by Foundation personnel.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1582 | SCP-1583 | SCP-1584 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1584\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1584's domain is to be blocked from all major internet service providers through Foundation agents in various world governments. Access to the website is to be granted to Level 3 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1584 is a website formerly accessible from the domain 'www.floatationdevice.\u2588\u2588\u2588' at IP address 18.2.\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588. The only information on the webpage, when loaded, is safety.jpg, an image of an unmarked life preserver.\nAs long as SCP-1584 is loaded on a device's browser, the device will lose a varying amount of mass so as to provide approximately 73.5 newtons of buoyant force in fresh water. How the mass is removed and subsequently returned is completely unknown; molecular analysis shows that the molecule densities of the materials that make up the computer do not change. Additionally, the webpage will automatically call local emergency services through internet or cellular reception. Both effects of SCP-1584 immediately cease when the webpage is closed. SCP-1584 does not waterproof the objects it is loaded onto; in many cases, the object will quickly cease to function from water damage after being submerged, deactivating the effect.\nWhen loaded on devices too small to normally become this buoyant (equal to or less than 7500 cm3), the webpage will instead display the message \"The mobile version of this service is still in development.\"\nAddendum 1584-1: SCP-1584 was discovered on \u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 20\u2588\u2588 by a Foundation web-crawler on www.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588, ranked #4 on the post \"Top Ten Weirdest Technology Websites\". The blog post was removed, but was not deemed a security risk due to its relative lack of popularity.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1583 | SCP-1584 | SCP-1585 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1585\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the size and nature of SCP-1585, containment is primarily focused on suppressing public knowledge and access to SCP-1585. Containment and research is to be carried out primarily by the SCPS Garand (publicly RV Van Valen) in the Western Hemisphere, and the SCPS Tokarev (publicly RFS Filipchenko) in the Eastern Hemisphere. If SCP-1585 moves within 500km of major coastline, 250km within the boundary of a major current, or 50km of a major shipping lane, it is to be towed to a safe distance. Persons entering the area within 15km of SCP-1585 are to be informed that they are entering a marine protected sanctuary and turned away; craft which enter within 2km of SCP-1585 are to be captured and administered class C amnestics. Bi-monthly excursions to SCP-1585 are organized by Doctors Rooker and Szucs depending on SCP-1585's current location. SCP-1585 is currently contained in the North Pacific Gyre, ~1500km south of the Aleutian Islands (40.91,178.93).\nDescription: SCP-1585 is a colossal specimen of the phylum Cnidaria (jellyfish) found to be most genetically similar to Chrysaora fuscescens (Pacific Sea Nettle). The bell of SCP-1585 is 544 meters across, 412 of which are above the surface of the water, with its tentacles extending over 2500 meters in length. Unlike other scyphozoans, SCP-1585's bell constantly secretes a porous skeleton of calcium carbonate from its top, closely resembling that of anthozoan corals. This hard surface completely paralyzes SCP-1585's bell, preventing undulation. Instead, SCP-1585 will extend and retract its tentacles to \u201ckite\u201d subsurface currents, granting mobility. Over time, natural processes have created a small habitable area on the surface of SCP-1585's calcified bell, as well as a recruitment surface just below the water line. It is here that SCP-1585's secondary anomalous effect can be most easily observed.\nSpecies who take residence on SCP-1585's surface will evolve at an extremely rapid rate, developing drastic adaptations in the span of only a few generations. Due to SCP-1585's mobility and apparent age (estimated at over 6000 years) it has managed to, and continues to, recruit various species of plant and animal from all around the Pacific Rim, with haplotypes in certain extant species extending to as far away as Madagascar. Competition among endemic species is fierce, constantly forcing responses to predation and competition stresses in order to keep reproductive fitness at a viable level. It is worth mentioning, however, that only adaptations conveying a higher level of fitness are seen in organisms reproducing on SCP-1585, with neutral and negative mutations entirely absent. Species endemic to SCP-1585 are capable of invading areas that SCP-1585 passes close to. Subsequent generations are not known to retain their rapid evolutionary pace once leaving SCP-1585, although their specialized adaptions often make them a threat to local ecology.\nList Of Notable Species1\n\nDesignation\nClosest Known Related Species\nDescription\n\n1585-1\nFormicarius analis (Black-faced Antthrush)\nBirds had adapted specialized skulls for pecking through bones of dead animals in order to reach detritivores and marrow within.\n\n1585-21\nCocos nucifera (Coconut Palm)\nShorter than traditional palm trees, these trees were capable of asexual budding. Believed to have been wiped out after SCP-1585 floated through a tsunami and the surviving population was quickly destroyed\n\n1585-55\nArgiope appensa// (Hawaiian Garden Spider)\nLarger then baseline, with the largest recorded being 1.5 meters in length. It has been shown that webs can be as large as 7 meters across and has been observed to capture birds such as 1585-1 and other non-endemic sea birds. Species exhibits a complex social structure identical to ants.\n\n1585-77\nPeriophthalmus Kalolo// (Common Mudskipper)\nMore terrestrial then baseline with physiology and behavior in line with common Hylidae or \"Tree frogs\". Observed subspecies exhibit Aposematism ranging from coloration to note toxicity to mimicry of more dangerous species such as 1585-55 or 1585-304\n\n1585-114\nWatasenia scintillans (Firefly Squid)\nThese squid had adapted a thicker mantle suitable in shape for burrowing in sand. While burrowed, they would lay their arms out above the surface in a radial pattern, quickly capturing any prey that walks over them.\n\n1585-120\nPhoebastria immutabilis (Laysan Albatross)\nThis species is completely flightless, with a larger, curved beak and shorter wings. They have been shown to behave curiosity towards researchers stationed on 1585 and shown docility and even friendliness toward them in past expositions into the interior. The species has survived the extinction event caused by 1585-304 and has managed to recover to pre-event population levels.\n\n1585-155\nAmblyrhynchus cristatus (Marine Iguana)\nBelieved to be one of the oldest endemic species to SCP-1585, this species has developed longer, feather-like scales, as well as long forelimbs for gliding.\n\n1585-202\nHedera rhombea (Japanese Ivy)\nThis species managed to outcompete nearly every other plant species on the island in a few short years and completely blanketed SCP-1585 from 1981-1984, causing a minor extinction event resulting in the loss of 64% of terrestrial species.\n\n1585-203\nZalophus californianus (California Sea Lion)\nFully aquatic much like modern cetaceans with near identical physiology with the exception of the lack of dorsal fin and the retention of ears (albeit smaller then average Otariidae ears). Whiskers are modified as they are longer and thicker then baseline Zalophus californianus as well as covering the entire front of the mouth. Functions identically to baleens in the Mysticeti Parvorder of cetaceans.\n\n1585-204\nZalophus californianus (California Sea Lion)\nIdentical physiology to 1585-203 with the exception of two protruding canines functionally similar to the horn of the Monodon monoceros (Narwhal) as well as the total lack of whiskers on face. Seen as the main predator to 1585-258 and occasional preys upon 1585-361. The existence of 203 and 204 proves the existence of speciation from a common ancestor on 1585\n\n1585-258\nArgonauta hians (Brown Paper Nautilus)\nMorphologically similar to standard members of genus Argonauta, 1585-258 lives underneath SCP-1585's bell among its tentacles, and exhibits a highly ordered social structure similar to bees. Believed to have formed a mutualistic relationship with SCP-1585, providing protection in exchange for access to SCP-1585's food.\n\n1585-304\nChromodoris willani (Unnamed Nudibranch)\n1585-304 adaptations included a modified radula which would chemically burn chitinous shells of its former predators (consisting largely of decapod crustaceans). Unfortunately, a by-product of this reaction was hydrogen cyanide. The resulting rise in population of 1585-304 triggered another extinction event on SCP-1585, resulting in the loss of 88% of marine species, as well as 35% of terrestrial species.\n\n1585-361\nLarus hyperboreus (Glaucous Gull)\nWing and feather size reduced. Subsequent dissections revealed appearance of myoglobin in muscle tissue, corresponding with increased diving abilities.\n\nDiscovery And History: SCP-1585 was discovered by the Foundation in 1930, following sighting of strange, non-native birds on the island of Guam, which could \u201cpeck holes through bone\u201d. SCP-1585 was discovered 245km to the northeast and had raised suspicion due to not appearing on any map or nautical chart. Following the second observed extinction event caused by species 1585-304, the current special containment procedures were enacted, and SCP-1585 was relocated to the Northern Hemisphere. Recruitment rates have dropped significantly due to lower diversity, and the population of SCP-1585 has somewhat stabilized.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Microbial organisms do not seem to be affected by SCP-1585. The leading theory for this is that SCP-1585 affects individual organisms at the time fertilization takes place, leaving asexual organisms unaffected.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1584 | SCP-1585 | SCP-1586 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1586\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1586 is housed in a standard humanoid cell at Humanoid Containment Site 06-3. SCP-1586 is to be fed a high-calorie diet and monitored at all times via biometric sensors. Any illness, distress, or inconsistencies in biometric readings are to be reported to off-site command at Site 19 immediately, and any medical procedures carrying a risk of inducing miscarriage must be approved by both the Site Director and Assistant Site Director.\nUntil final contingency procedures are developed, all non-essential personnel must evacuate the site in the event that SCP-1586 experiences a miscarriage or goes into labor.\nDescription: SCP-1586-1 is a human female of mixed European ancestry, approximately 17 years of age at initial containment. SCP-1586-1 is physiologically normal in all regards with the exception of being slightly emaciated as a result of long-term malnutrition due to the effects of SCP-1586-2, which have only been partially mitigated via the administration of a high-calorie diet. At time of last update, SCP-1586-1 has been in Foundation custody for the past five (5) years, during which she has been highly cooperative with Foundation personnel and thus poses a minimal security risk.\nSCP-1586-2 is an anomalous object or entity suspended in the center of SCP-1586-1's uterus that appears to be a near-perfect black body in the shape of a twelve-week-old human fetus. The object exhibits extreme lensing of electromagnetic radiation consistent with a gravitational singularity and continuously draws nutrients and fluids from the uterine lining of SCP-1586-1. Measurements of the object's properties has yielded a calculated mass of approximately 1.69 x 1025 kg; it is currently unknown how or why these effects are limited to the inside of SCP-1586-1's uterus or why SCP-1586-1 is only minimally affected.\nSCP-1586 came to the Foundation's attention on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/08 following a hospital visit from SCP-1586-1; the anomaly was noted during a routine x-ray computed tomography (CT) scan of the subject to diagnose abdominal pain following an impact injury suffered during a sporting event, and embedded agents at the hospital notified the nearest Foundation Observation Post. A containment team was dispatched and amnestics were administered to all civilian witnesses; a cover story was given to SCP-1586's parents.\nSCP-1586-1 claims to have never had sexual intercourse. Medical examination has been unable to corroborate this claim.\nAddendum 1586-01: Incident Report\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588/08 SCP-1586-1 became extremely ill as a result of accidental exposure to a pre-symptomatic Foundation caretaker infected with an influenza virus. During the following week, multiple malfunctions in gravimetric and radiometric sensors as well as intermittent power fluctuations were reported at Humanoid Containment Site 06-3 at times consistent with the most serious periods of illness in SCP-1586-1.\nIt is theorized that SCP-1586-1 is somehow containing the effects of SCP-1586-2, which was disrupted during her period of illness; subsequent examination showed a 1.3% increase in the suggested mass of SCP-1586-2 which seems to support this theory. The research staff believes that if SCP-1586-2 were separated from SCP-1586-1, either through birth, miscarriage, or surgical removal, it would exert the full effect of a gravitational singularity.\nUntil such time that we can find a permanent solution to this problem, I am requesting that we keep SCP-1586-1 as healthy and comfortable as possible.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSenior Observer\n\nAddendum 1586-02: Administrative Note, \u2588/\u2588\u2588/09\n\nRequest approved. Do what you have to.\nO5-\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1586-03: Observer Note, \u2588/\u2588/09\n\nAdministering a high-calorie diet and additional medical care appears to have improved SCP-1586-1's condition, but has also slightly increased the rate at which SCP-1586-2 is gaining mass. While it's not growing as fast as a real human fetus would, the last snapshot we took seems to indicate that the shape and size of SCP-1586-2 are now consistent with that of a fetus at 16 weeks. We have also detected subtle shifts in its silhouette and local readings which may indicate that it's starting to move.\nWe have no clue where it's getting the extra mass from, but at this rate we may have less than five years before it becomes \"full term\" and that's not ruling out the possibility of premature labor. To make things even worse, SCP-1586-1 is beginning to show signs of psychological instability: Her mental state will swing between periods of extreme depression and moments where she believes that she is pregnant to some kind of deity figure, and the last thing we need is an unstable host.\nThere is simply too much we don't know about this anomaly and the possible consequences of a major incident are completely unknown. I am requesting further research and medical assets for the SCP-1586 team.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1585 | SCP-1586 | SCP-1587 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1587\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1587 is to be stored within a padded crate of suitable size. Requests for access to SCP-1587 must be made in writing to site command.\nOnly one subject at a time is to participate in experimentation with SCP-1587. No personnel are to come within 3 meters of SCP-1587, or of its last position at time of activation, while experiments are in progress. A suitable mattress, pillow, and blanket are to be installed upon SCP-1587 prior to testing; these are to be incinerated upon completion of testing.\nAll personnel who have undergone testing with SCP-1587 must undergo complete decontamination before leaving the experiment area.\nDescription: SCP-1587 is a steel bed frame (1.93 meters in length, 3.4 meters in width and 1 meter in height), to whose bottom has been welded a metal box covered with several dozen unidentified glyphs in solder and gouache/acrylic paint, and containing an assemblage of circuit boards, gears, coins, doll parts, and a transparent computer mouse filled with human hair; this box, and/or its contents, is presumed to be the source of SCP-1587's anomalous properties.\nWhen a live human subject enters REM sleep upon a mattress supported by SCP-1587, SCP-1587 will transport the subject and itself into an anomalous location (hereby referred to as SCP-1587-1), which appears to be based on the subject's dream. GPS devices taken into SCP-1587-1 have been unable to receive signal; however, audio, video, and other recording devices retain their functionality.\nUpon arrival in SCP-1587-1, SCP-1587 will produce a 20-second audio tone (520 Hz, 90 dB), awakening the subject. The subject will then be able to leave SCP-1587, and travel within SCP-1587-1 for up to 6 hours. Subjects report being fully aware of their circumstances, having full control of their actions, and being able to physically interact with their surroundings. At the end of the 6-hour period, the subject will instantaneously (t < 0.1 s) be transported to SCP-1587, which will then demanifest from SCP-1587-1 and remanifest within normal reality; this will also occur if the subject experiences an injury which would otherwise be fatal. All such injuries are healed upon the transition to normal reality; non-fatal injuries, however, are not. Objects from within SCP-1587-1 will accompany SCP-1587 as it returns to normal reality if they are carried by the subject, or are otherwise close enough to SCP-1587; the exact proximity required has yet to be determined, as has the question of whether other parameters are involved.\nAcquisition log: SCP-1587 was discovered subsequent to the murder of Professor [REDACTED] (of [REDACTED] University), who is presumed to have created it. He had been shot in the back of the head, while seemingly alone in his bedroom. The gun responsible (a Walther P38) was found at the scene, held in a hand attached to a severed human arm; the arm was wearing a brown shirtsleeve and a swastika armband. No traumatic arm amputations were on record in local hospitals within the previous 14 months; as well, the hand's fingerprints were identical to those of Professor [REDACTED], as was its DNA. The case then came to the attention of the Foundation as the result of a routine keyword search.\nInvestigation of Professor [REDACTED]'s home revealed that he kept a diary (henceforth Document 1587-M3); Document 1587-M4 (below) contains entries deemed relevant.\n\n+ Document 1587-M4\n\n- Document 1587-M4: Relevant entries from Document 1587-M3\n\nEntry 833: Success!!!!! Prepped lucid dream about candy \u2014 woke up in world with taffy toffee taffy roads, gobstopper stones, soil of rainbow sprinkles! Sky was orange like jelly beans. Rain was dilute lemonade.\nWalked about 3 miles from LZ to reach nearest town. Houses were mashed potatoes(?), gardens full of jujubes. Overall color scheme of pink, orange, brown, and yellowish white.\nLocals were cakepeople. Very friendly. Led me to rock-candy town hall. Had fascinating talk with mayor (? - village leader). They spoke perfect English (convenient!) with lovely singsong accent. Was honored guest at feast - chocolate fondue, eggnog with whipped cream, and cotton candy ice cream for dessert; lovely ritual with cakepeople sticking birthday(?) candles in their heads, lighting them, and then singing to me.\nAfter feast, had just over 3 hours left; decided to explore further. They gave me a car(?) made from giant cupcake. Drove through tunnel of giant donuts to local metropolis (overall color scheme, pastel blue / bright yellow). Buildings were solid sugar crystals (cf rock candy in village hall?); significantly more advanced tech than in village. Traffic lights = color-changing lollipops! Locals were multiethnic: gingerbread people and golems constructs made of licorice allsorts. Society seemed functional \u2014 schools, university, libraries, museums. Also found military base (?) - tried to go in, was politely denied access. Had amusing but ultimately fruitless (ha!) argument on nature of reality with sentries (marshmallow guns?), was taken into \"custardy\" (sic - that's actually how they pronounced it!!!). Was being taken to be processed(?) for interrogation(?) when remaining time elapsed. Felt tingling sensation, broke off piece of table (nougat with gumdrops!) for souvenir. Materialized back on bed in LZ, returned to bedroom. Still have piece of table!!!!!!!!! Note: if going back, ignore military base \u2014 overall waste of time; would have learned much more from libraries or museums.\nIncredibly tired. Need real sleep. Taking blankets to living room.\n\nEntry 838 Partial success? Prepped lucid dream about cute fluffy animals \u2014 woke up in apparent rainforest. Trees looked normal, but were not all rainforest-appropriate \u2014 was able to identify Brachychiton acerifolius, Cerbera manghas, Acer saccharum, Ginkgo biloba, Citrus reticulata. Canopy blocked view of sun - was unable to approximate my location. Color scheme: green, brown.\nAnimals were intelligent, and spoke English \u2014 odd mix of fluent and crude. Majority of animals not indigenous to rainforests - incl. dogs, cats, bunny rabbits (albino!), pigs, raccoons, 1 kangaroo + joey. Rainforest indigene species incl. sloths, frogs, lizards, monkeys, parrots, opossums, 1 toucan (macaw?).\nMet with assembly of animals about 2 miles from LZ. Was asked to help defeat a bear that (who?) had terrorized them for years.\n[REDACTED FOR BREVITY; FULL VERSION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST]\nLooked like grizzly bear, but bigger, with spider(oid) mouthparts. I hesitated; it lunged at me, broke (?) my back. Was (felt?) paralyzed from waist down, but could still move arms; stabbed bear in ribcage with poisoned daggers, killing it instantly. Still couldn't move legs, so asked animal companions to bring me back to my bed. They put necklace on me, filled my pockets with fresh carrots, then loaded me into palanquin(?) and carried me. Sang victory songs about me vs bear. Halfway to LZ, time elapsed; materialized back on bed, returned to bedroom. Back injuries seem totally healed. Still have carrots and necklace \u2014 necklace looks like rubies? [Note: find out how to get necklace authenticated! Invent plausible origin story for authenticator!] Still tired, though.\n\nEntry 840: My god, they're real. Not all rubies, but still real gems. Jeweler offered to buy for probably half market value - 3/4 year's salary!!! Seriously considering it. Also consider: dream about jewels? No - would flood market, draw attention. Gold, etc, likewise.\n\nEntry 851: Damnation damnation damnation DAMNATION. How am I supposed to enjoy a sex dream when everyone is me???\n\nEntry 858: I have officially had enough of this nonsense. I cannot even get proper sleep any more. I am taking the box off the frame. Screw you, dreamland. Screw you, lucid dreaming.\n\nEntry 859: Woke up in the middle of reinstalling the box. This could be a problem.\n\nEntry 860: Threw box out. Woke up while reinstalling box. Tore garbage bag open in sleep, left trash all over lawn. Definite problem.\n\nEntry 861: Burned box. Goodbye, box. You've done enough damage for one lifetime.\n\nEntry 865: Apparently I've been building a new box in my sleep. Serious problem. Vernon had better not dare say 'I told you so'.\n\nEntry 866: Screw you, Vernon. Burned new box. Burned construction notes. Sold the tools [note - Mother may be upset about my disposal of her Xmas gift; prepare excuse just in case!].\n\nEntry 870: Feeling much better now that I'm getting proper sleep. I think I'm up to doing some socializing again. Documentary film festival on campus tonight \u2014 will attend. Haven't used my faculty pass at all this year. Should be interesting.\n\nEyewitnesses on campus stated that Professor [REDACTED] attended three documentaries about Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, the evening of his death.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1586 | SCP-1587 | SCP-1588 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1588 (highlighted) in its native environment\n\nItem #: SCP-1588\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to its size, composition, and location, SCP-1588 cannot be relocated and is fundamentally uncontainable. The Foundation shall liaise with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to limit sea traffic within the area of the English Channel from which SCP-1588 is clearly visible. Any photographs of SCP-1588 that appear in civilian circulation are to be dismissed as an example of pareidolia.\nThe areas of land above and below SCP-1588 are to be monitored by CCTV and by plainclothes Foundation personnel. The Foundation and local authorities shall discourage civilians from approaching SCP-1588 on foot due to safety concerns. Any civilians coming into communication with SCP-1588 are to be debriefed and administered a Class-A amnestic. Literature referring to the history of SCP-1588 and its anomalous properties is to be suppressed and removed from circulation as necessary.\nSCP-1588 is to be closely monitored for any indications of erosion or geological instability. In the event of an erosion-related collapse affecting SCP-1588, SCP-1588 is to be thoroughly examined and communication reestablished as soon as possible, and reclassification to be made as appropriate.\nDescription: SCP-1588 is a section of the White Cliffs of Dover, located along the southeastern coast of England, approximately 80 meters in length by 100 meters in height. SCP-1588 is, as are the non-anomalous portions of the White Cliffs, composed principally of chalk highlighted by streaks of black flint. Flint outcroppings within SCP-1588 have produced an image which, when viewed by a human being, vaguely resembles a human face with eyes, nose, and mouth.\nSCP-1588 is fully sapient and is capable of sight and hearing, and possesses a rudimentary sense of smell. SCP-1588's field of vision is limited to an area of the English Channel and northern coastal France directly in front of itself. SCP-1588 has demonstrated an ability to discern minor details in objects located several dozen kilometers away, in one case correctly identifying the colors and patterns on a flag held aloft by a staff member standing on the beach at Cap Gris Nez, France, approximately 34 km away from SCP-1588. Interviews conducted with SCP-1588 have largely consisted of SCP-1588 describing in great detail various ships and boats it has spotted travelling across and through the English Channel. SCP-1588 has referred to the watching and cataloging of said vessels as its \"hobby\".\nSCP-1588 is able to communicate by producing low-frequency seismic vibrations within the cliffs it is embedded in, which can be interpreted as speech by a human being placing their ear to the ground within 5 meters of the cliff's edge. SCP-1588 is capable of hearing human speech within this radius and holding lengthy conversations; SCP-1588 has been determined to be fluent in modern and archaic forms of English, French, Kentish, Welsh, Gaelic, Manx, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Latin, and [REDACTED].\nThe Foundation became aware of SCP-1588 in 19\u2588\u2588, when a review of classified documents from World War II indicated that the British government and the Allies had been aware of its existence since prior to the beginning of the war, and had been relying on it for intelligence regarding German naval maneuvers and troop movements along the French coast. Subsequent reviews of local folklore revealed records of British leaders employing SCP-1588 for this purpose dating as early as the 11th century, with various sources referring to it as \"the Old Man in the Cliff\", \"the Fairy Face\", and \"King Greenshield\". SCP-1588 has claimed not to have a name, or to recall its age or origins; based on descriptions of ships it has spotted, it appears to have memories dating to at least the 8th century. Geological examination of SCP-1588 indicates that it has been exposed to the elements in a state similar to its current form for at least \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 years.\nDue to geological instability primarily caused by erosion, SCP-1588 is considered to be at risk of being damaged or destroyed by natural causes. SCP-1588 has claimed to feel pain following major collapses of neighboring sections of the White Cliffs. It is not known at this time whether SCP-1588 consists solely of the cliff face or whether it extends further into the earth. In the event of a major collapse affecting it, SCP-1588 may be reclassified as Neutralized in the near future.\nInterview Log 1588-1:\nInterviewed: SCP-1588\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: On 3/15/2012, a large segment of the White Cliffs located to the west of SCP-1588 collapsed into the English Channel. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 contacted SCP-1588 to determine if it had been affected by the collapse.\n\n<Begin Log, 09:38 AM>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good morning, SCP-1588. There was recently a collapse near you. Are you in any pain or distress today?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why are you sad?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Only 378?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you count every ship you see?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Interesting. So you're not in any pain in the moment. Is that correct?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you afraid of death?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You have a brother? Was there another one of you at some point?<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1587 | SCP-1588 | SCP-1589 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1589\nObject Class: Anomalous Organism\nContainment Class: Passive (Active during waking phase)\nHazard Standard Containment Policies:\n\nReinforced specimen containment chamber\nSchedule D experimentation plan (Scheduled for completion \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588)\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Food is only to be provided to SCP-1589 during testing periods. All refuse generated is to be removed by a squad of D-class personnel when SCP-1589 has reverted to an inactive state.\nA list of basic command phrases is to be posted outside the containment chamber, within the observation room, and in the main security office.\nDescription: SCP-1589 is an acephalic, semi-bipedal creature standing 5.2 meters tall and weighing approximately 7300 kilograms. The subject's skin is thick and hairless, and is accompanied by a layer of protective fat. Heavy scarring is present on the arms and lower abdomen, and thirty-nine arrowheads or weapon fragments have been found embedded in its skin. As its arms are significantly longer than its legs, SCP-1589 typically utilizes a knuckle-walking gait and engages in bipedal locomotion only for short periods of time.\nAs it lacks a head, the subject's eyes, ear canals, nostrils and mouth are all located on the torso and abdomen. No nose or pinnae are present on the face. SCP-1589 possesses poor eyesight and operates primarily by smell and hearing. The subject is incapable of reproducing human speech, but is capable of creating and using simple tools as well as understanding basic commands in Latin.1 SCP-1589 is typically docile or apathetic to humans, favoring individuals who have used command phrases towards it.\nSCP-1589 will instinctively consume any human corpse in its presence, removing any clothing or items present on the deceased prior to consumption. The corpses of animals will be consumed only on command. SCP-1589 will not consume living flesh, and has not attempted to kill animals for food. SCP-1589 will occasionally consume rocks without command, a behavior that becomes more common when no meat is available.\nSix to eight hours after consumption, SCP-1589 will expel various substances from various orifices in the lower abdomen, including:\n\nAn edible paste consisting of the reconstituted flesh of creatures previously consumed.\nWater with a high mineral content.\nInorganic pellets, the most common substances being iron and salt.\nStrips or sheets of leather.\nGravel.\nConcrete slurry (After SCP-1589 was fed the appropriate mixture of gypsum, lime, and a suitable aggregate.)\n\nSCP-1589 will enter a state of dormancy if not fed for over five days, during which it will not respond to any stimuli. SCP-1589 will exit this state in the presence of a corpse, or if given the command to wake up. If SCP-1589 is woken without being fed, it will resume its dormant state after six hours of activity.\nBrands, tattoos, and scars are present on SCP-1589's body, including multiple legible Latin phrases as follows:\n\nOPUS OFFICINAE MAGNI PERSAPIENTIS (Work of the Factory of Magnus the Very Wise) - Located on the right shoulder blade.\nIV (Four) - Located on the left shoulder blade\nLEGION II TRAIANA FORTIS (Second Valiant Trajanic Legion) \u2013 Located on the right calf.\nNOSCENDUS EST LUCIUS HAC NOCTE MULTAS PULCHRAS FEMINAS FUTUIT (Let it be known: Lucius fucked many beautiful women this night) \u2013 Located on the left abdominal side.\nECCE ELEPHANTUS CIBICIDA MERDAE VIR VIRI (Behold! The Elephant, eater of shit, hero of men!) \u2013 Located on the chest, above the face.\nPTOLEMAEUS HIC ERAT (Ptolemy was here) \u2013 Located on the left foot. The text is accompanied by a stick figure wearing a crown.\nStylized representation of a man wearing a lion skin and wielding a club (Hercules, emblem of the Second Valiant Trajanic) - Located on the back.\n\nOther symbols and text are present, but have been rendered unidentifiable by damage and age.\nAddendum-01:\nMemo from Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1995\n\nSecond verse, same as the first: the only documentation on the object in Beta Archive is the anomalous items list write-up from 1993. I think we're SOL if we want that intake documentation.\nI have some suspicions, but nothing concrete enough to put down officially.\nIt was being stored in Lot M, which means that if it wasn't moved between acquisition and now there's a good chance we got it during Operation PENDULUM. That would put acquisition between \u201845 and \u201851, but, that would also mean that there's probably no intake documentation at all because of how sloppy PENDULUM was. It might have been taken sight unseen.\nThe second Trajanic legion was based in Alexandria, which makes me think it was a French or English organization that we got it from. I'm leaning towards French due to some of the other objects in Lot M, and I know that the Special Intelligence Office was definitely active during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign and that we cleared out nearly everything they had before the Coalition came in in \u201847.\nBut, again, this is just theorizing on my part. It's logical, but unproven. It doesn't explain where the command list came from, or how it ended up in an entirely different part of the archive, or why no one tried to use it before now.\nAt least it doesn't seem particularly dangerous. We might be able to spin a paper or two out of it, if we can ever get these damn mainlist forms completed.\nPut it down for \u201cunknown providence \u2013 intake documentation lost.\u201d\nBack to the grindstone.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Training to understand English commands was proposed, but was rejected due to lack of meaningful material benefit.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1588 | SCP-1589 | SCP-1590 \u00bb"}
{"text": "ADULT CONTENT\n\nThis article contains adult content that may not be suitable for all readers.\nGraphic depiction of blood, gore or mutilation of body parts\nFeatures sexual themes or language, but does not depict sexual acts.\nExplicit depiction of sexual acts.\nFeatures non-consensual sexual acts.\nDepiction of severe mistreatment of children\nDepiction of self-harm\nDepiction of suicide\nDepiction of torture\n{$custom-content}\nIf you are above the age of 18+ and wish to read such content, then you may click Continue to view said content.\nContinue\nBack to Front Page\n\u00ab SCP-1589 |SCP-1590| SCP-1591 \u00bb\n\nItem #: SCP-1590\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Seven copies of SCP-1590 are kept on hand for experimentation purposes. These copies are to be kept in Secure Containment Locker F12 at Site-18, keys to which are in possession of the current Project Director Duchard Light, the current Head of Security, and the Site Director. Any Researcher who wishes to make use of SCP-1590 must get permission from Project Director Duchard Light.\nInformation Technologies Technician Kent has been put in charge of finding uncontained instances of SCP-1590. When such instances are found, an immediate DDoS attack is to be made on the server hosting it, and an MTF is to be sent in to appropriate all hardware. The computer virus known as 'ComAmA' is to be inserted into any systems with copies of SCP-1590 downloaded before the server is taken down.\nDescription: SCP-1590 is a one kilobyte program, or 'application,' designed for use with touch screen hardware such as tablets, calling itself 'The Book of Tamlin.' Attempts to view SCP-1590's coding reveals only the numbers 1 through 66,666 in numerical order. The application itself posits to be a game wherein the user has to find certain objects in a cluttered image.\nThe game always begins with a dedication screen, containing the message \"To Joey, who taught me how to be cool, and (name of last person to play the game), who almost made it out.\" The content then shifts to an animated scene. The silhouette of a humanoid stands on the deck of what appears to be an oil tanker. The screen turns bright white, then returns to the previous scene. A yellow wall, larger than the ship, has been added to the scene. The wall's appearance causes a wave to wash over the ship, and the wave carries the humanoid overboard. The screen fills with bubbles, and the words 'The Book of Tamlin' and 'Start Game' appear overlaid on the bubbles.\nWhen a user picks 'Start Game,' the title screen fades away to an image of a cluttered room. The user is presented with a series of tasks, directing them to find objects hidden in the room image. The images and objects are different for every run through of the game. The user is also given a time limit, which ranges anywhere between one and twelve minutes. Once the user completes a task, they are given a set of doors to choose from to move further on in the game. The tasks begin benignly, move on to tasks more personal to the subject, and end with tasks that are very personal and often insulting in nature.\nThe game continues through a random number of 'rooms', from 7 to 43. At a random point in the game, or if the user fails to complete the tasks in the required amount of time, the player will find themselves in an empty room. The words \"You've found out everything there is to find about the House! Now all you have left to find, is the way out!\" appear on the screen. At this point, the game ends, and cannot be replayed by the same user.\nWithin seventy-two hours of finishing the game, a door the user opens will connect to what appears to be a room from the game. Attempts to follow users through said doorways have so far met with failure. Any tracking devices cease to transmit after the user passes through the doorway. After seventy-two hours of finishing the game, any door opened by the user will result in the altered doorway, although no compulsion exists to force them through it.\nIf another person attempts to open a door for the subject, there is still a chance it will open into an altered room. At no point may anyone who has not finished a game enter such a room. All attempts to do such result in entering the room the doorway normally opens into.\nAddendum: Sample List of Rooms from Test Subjects\nFor the purposes of these logs, mundane rooms have not been recorded. For a full record of all rooms and tasks, consult file Tamlin-ZeroOneTheta\nLog 1: D-1534\n\nDesignated Room Number\nDescription\nTask\n\nRoom 8\nA farmyard filled with animals. Subject says it was the farm owned by his uncle, where his parents used to tell him they had taken his pets.\nFind the graves of all seven of your childhood pets your parents told you ran away.\n\nRoom 11\nA stadium, showing a game of American football. Colors are consistent with subject's high school team. Subject recalls losing his virginity beneath the bleachers.\nCollect the four pieces of your first girlfriend's shattered heart, and the panties of the girl you cheated on her with.\n\nRoom 17\nA boys' locker room, filled with children. Subject identifies as being from his middle school. Records indicate subject was involved in multiple altercations at said school.\nFind the thirteen boys who made your childhood a living hell.\n\nRoom 22\nA darkened room, the lighting source flickers every couple of seconds. Dismembered human bodies are strewn haphazardly about the otherwise empty room. Subject pales. Visible faces correspond with those the subject was convicted of murdering, plus three missing persons.\nFind the four organs. You know which ones.\n\nRoom 23\nInside a crowded church. Subject refuses to identify. Investigation reveals church likely to be St. Mary's, in Subject's home town of Royale. Records indicate Subject was a church member in good standing of said church for seventeen years, until two locals turned him in for his crimes.\nFind two dirty little snitches.\n\nRoom 24\nThe interior of a courtroom. Room is identified as the same one where Subject was sentenced.\nFind the twelve people who ended your life.\n\nRoom 25\nEnd room: After twelve hours, subject opened door onto a room similar in appearance to Room 17. Subject eagerly charged in. Screaming was heard before door shut of its own accord.\nN/A\n\nLog 2: Agent Brad Gibson\n\nDesignated Room Number\nDescription\nTask\n\nRoom 4\nA blackboard, over which multiple insults, threats, and other statements have been written. Subject claims said blackboard is not consistent with any he recalls.\nFind all the insults your father wanted to call you, but didn't, because he knew you were too much of a wuss to take it.\n\nRoom 6\nA jungle filled with soldiers fighting. Uniforms identify American and Korean forces. Subject identifies scenario as similar to, if not identical to, his time on deployment in Korea. Subject notes he earned a Purple Heart for wounds received.\nFind the buddies you left behind.\n\nRoom 7\nA darkened child's bedroom, menacing shadows looming over the huddled figure of a young boy on the bed. Subject becomes angered, claiming it is his son's bedroom, and the boy appears to be his son.\nFind all the things that are after your son.\n\nRoom 8\nImage on screen is several dozen Polaroid photos, with a date scribbled on each. Date is shown to be nine months before Subject's birth. Main focus of picture is subject's mother, copulating with multiple males of a variety of appearances, as well as multiple animals. Subject becomes enraged, but is restrained.\nFind all the males who donated sperm to be your father.\n\nRoom 9\nEnd room: Despite hourly attempts, subject did not find an altered door until the seventy-two hour mark, when the door opened on Room 6. Subject entered of his own accord, with requested survival materials. All radio contact was immediately terminated upon his passage through the door. All attempts to keep the door open failed.\nN/A\n\nLog 3: D-132\n\nDesignated Room Number\nDescription\nTask\n\nRoom 5\nA girl's bed room. Subject identifies as her own, from when she was five.\nFind seven stuffed animals, given out of guilt.\n\nRoom 12\nA junk filled basement. Subject identifies as her own, from when she was five. Subject shows reluctance to look at picture for long.\nFind your Uncle Billy, before he finds you.\n\nRoom 15\nA strip club, the name 'Naughty Kitty' emblazoned on the wall. Subject claims no knowledge of said club. Investigation later revealed it was the name of an adult establishment in the city she lived in at age twelve.\nFind where Daddy hides when he's sick of your crying.\n\nRoom 20\nA hospital room, filled with life support machinery. A frail female form lays in the bed. Subject identifies female form as her mother, and room as one where said mother ended up after a bout with lung cancer.\nFind the money needed to keep your mother on life support.\n\nRoom 31\nRoom appears as stereotypical version of Hell, including dozens of people being tortured in graphic ways by 'demonic' beings. Subjects identifies knowledge of all non-demonic individuals.\nFind eleven of your relatives being punished for their sins.\n\nRoom 32\nA crowded mall, decorated for Christmas. At the center of the scene, three children lie on the ground, their bodies splayed as if by multiple fractures. Subject is shown in the picture, kneeling by said bodies. Mall identified as the one where Subject was accused of committing her crimes.\nFind the one person who can prove your innocence. (Note: Subject failed to complete task in time allotted.)\n\nRoom 33\nEnd room: Twenty-three hours after completion of game, subject opened door into what appeared to be Room 12. Subject became hysterical, and refused to pass through the doorway. Sedatives were applied, and subject was moved into the portal. Door closed, and experimental tracking device 1A12 ceased broadcasting.\nN/A\n\n\u00ab SCP-1589 | SCP-1590 | SCP-1591 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1591, being tested prior to reclassification.\n\nItem #: SCP-1591\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1591 is to be contained at Area-79, within a containment vault 100 meters below the surface level. SCP-1591 is to be placed in the center of this vault, with 30 high intensity spotlights arranged in a 1m circular pattern, above, below and around it. Once every month, the spotlights are to be replaced by D-Class personnel, due to the damage caused by SCP-1591's effect. An equivalent set of spotlights are to be kept in position outside the vault in case of containment procedures failing or being enacted incorrectly.\nAn R&D team headquartered within Area-79 is completely dedicated to developing and engineering the increasingly advanced containment light mechanisms and maintaining the electrical infrastructure necessary to continue SCP-1591's containment. Materials from SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 have been implemented as part of their research, and use of other objects is under consideration.\nPhotosensitive broadcasting units are to be set up above, below and around the vault to monitor for a containment breach. If any photosensitive broadcasting units cease to function, surface teams are to prepare 75 high intensity spotlights, with an intensity 600,000 lx greater than SCP-1591's intensity, to cease the expansion of SCP-1591's effect. In the event that containment is breached, O5 Command is to be alerted to the possibility of an XK-Class end of the world scenario.\nDescription: SCP-1591 is a glass sculpture in the shape of a star, surrounded by 14 sheets of stained glass. The central sculpture weighs 1.2 kilograms, with the individual panels weighing 12 kilograms each. All components of SCP-1591 are suspended approximately 6 meters above the ground through an as yet unknown mechanism. To date, efforts to affect the levitation of either the sculpture or the panels have been unsuccessful.\nSCP-1591 constantly produces light with gradually increasing brightness and intensity1. Any surface illuminated by SCP-1591 will appear to become inconsistently transparent, and if not removed any affected matter will disappear from observable space. Non-solid matter that makes contact with light produced by SCP-1591 will begin to rapidly decrease in temperature until it takes on a solid form. SCP-1591 is immune to its own effect.\nOrganisms will retain consciousness and mobility while being affected by SCP-1591, although the ability to create speech will be lost. Affected organisms will usually react in a panicked manner, attempting to flee from SCP-1591's light as quickly as possible. If an affected organism ceases being exposed to SCP-1591's light, it will quickly fade and vanish. Further research of this effect has been inhibited by the continued destruction of observational equipment. SCP-1591 being exposed to lights with a greater intensity than its own will cause the rate at which its brightness increases to be reduced by 10,000lx to 50,000lx every 24 hours. The intensity of the light produced by SCP-1591 does not decrease over distance.\nSCP-1591 was recovered in 1940, from \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Italy, where it was in the possession of known Serpent's Hand operatives. During initial containment, SCP-1591's effect was negligible, taking over 82 hours to completely destroy a 3x4x3 meter wooden block. It was contained within Site-77's Safe containment wing. Focusing light on SCP-1591 was discovered to prevent its effect from spreading. Initially, the light required for containment of SCP-1591 was relatively low.\nIn February of 1941, Site-77 was partially damaged by Allied bombing raids. These bombs caused SCP-1591's containment to be breached resulting in most of the remaining portions of Site-77 being destroyed. After control of the facility was re-established, SCP-1591 was discovered to be significantly more hazardous and reclassified as Euclid. A second containment breach resulted in Site-77 being severely damaged and the loss of \u2588\u2588 personnel.\nAddendum: 5/19/1941: Several documents relating to SCP-1591 were recovered by Mobile Task Force Sigma-3 (\"Bibliographers\"), from a location inhabited by members of the Serpent's Hand. These included photographs, diagrams and documents. One example has been included in this report.\n\nWar with Elrich. We had been at peace for almost 568 years, but they had decided to declare war upon us. The verderers tried to assure us that we would be defended, safe from the King's wrath. Killed, all killed.\nI saw little boys strung up by their backs, snapping in half as they were wrenched up towards the stars. Women were struck down in the streets, lanced and stabbed until they begged to die. Men who fought back were blinded and made lame, then displayed proudly in shop windows.\nMy mother was shaved, boiled and eaten by a pillaging group of warriors. It was pure decimation, far beyond what had been necessary to bring vengeance to their kingdom. When the heavens saw this, they cast their eyes away, disgusted by the Elrichian carnage.\nThe heavens cast themselves to Earth. They could not stand to watch any longer, and soon they were falling every moment. First only on our lands, then on theirs, bringing an even worse carnage than what we had suffered. I could smell the burning from the Northern Provinces.\nThis star is a gift to you, from heaven. In the right hands it will be a tool to bring down senselessness. But do not forget its origin. If the hatred and carnage once again reach its light, it will cast down purity, wiping it from your lands.\nThe stars are beautiful tonight.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Currently 10,000,230,450 lx\n\n\u00ab SCP-1590 | SCP-1591 | SCP-1592 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1592\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All possible broadcasts of SCP-1592 are to be intercepted and blocked from public viewing. Intercepted broadcasts are to be stored in Site \u2588\u2588's video archive. Any civilians physically altered by SCP-1592's effects are to be brought into containment immediately and any witnesses to these alterations dosed with Class-A amnestics.\nViewing of SCP-1592 must be authorized by at least three (3) personnel with Level 3 access clearance. SCP-1592 may only be shown to D-Class personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1592 is a television program entitled 'Paradise Television' which has demonstrated the capability to cause mental and physical abnormalities. It has the general format of a televangelist program, but discusses values and concepts unusual for such a program. The host of SCP-1592 is a middle-aged Caucasian male who refers to himself as 'Pastor Harris'. SCP-1592 consists of an as-of-yet unknown number of fifteen (15) minute broadcasts, all of which show 'Pastor Harris' sitting on an armchair, looking directly at the camera while delivering a sermon.\nWhen an individual watches a broadcast of SCP-1592, they will become interested in the values and concepts it discusses, regardless of previous religious or moral orientations. Further viewing of SCP-1592 will result in the individual gradually becoming obsessed with SCP-1592, and neglecting other social obligations in order to continue viewing it. Affected individuals will often record broadcasts of SCP-1592 and watch them multiple times.\nAfter the affected individual has viewed a number of broadcasts ranging from twenty (20) to thirty (30), physical alteration will begin. This takes place over a period of one (1) to two (2) weeks. If the victim is stopped from watching SCP-1592 during this period, these alterations will cease but any alterations already caused by SCP-1592 will remain. Initial physical alterations include:\n\nThe growth of additional sensory organs (eyes, noses, etc.) on various parts of the body.\nPigment of the skin radically changing in color.\nAlteration of the vocal cords, preventing normal human speech.\nElongation or shortening of the limbs.\nFusion of body parts. (fingers, toes, etc.)\nGrowth of non-human extremities. (mandibles, pincers, etc.)\n\nLater physical alterations often involve morphing of the body into non-humanoid forms, usually resulting in immobility. It is unknown if the victim is aware at this point, as none have responded to attempts at communication.\n\nInterview Log 1592-1\n\nHide\n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewed: D-20122\nForenote: D-20122 had watched twenty-two (22) videos of SCP-1592 broadcasts at the time of the interview. Severe elongation of the left arm and left leg were present. Alterations to the structure of D-20122's mouth resulted in some difficulty speaking.\n\n<Begin Interview>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello, D-20122.\nD-20122: Hello, doctor. What t\u2026(unintelligible)\u2026what time is it?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's five minutes past six. Why?\nD-20122: Nothing. It's just th\u2026that, uh, that's u\u2026usually when we have the tests. You know, where I watch the videos and write them (unintelligible). Write down what they say.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm sure that can wait a while longer, D-20122. The tapes aren't going anywhere.\nD-20122: No, no, (unintelligible)! I need to see them now so I know what he has to say!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: If you just calm down, we can finish this interview and proceed with the tests. How do you feel about your physical alterations?\nD-20122: Well, I was\u2026I was worried at first, but it's like what Pastor Harris says on the video, it's so we share His pain, isn't it? It still hurts though, when my bones change.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And why are you so interested in what Pastor Harris is saying?\nD-20122: (unintelligible) I don't really know what it is about it. It's just right, you know? Like, it all feels right.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So you are happy with SCP-1592's effects upon you?\nD-20122: Very.\n<End Interview>\n\nClosing Statement: D-20122 began final physical alterations one (1) week after this interview.\n\nSermon Excerpts:\nThe following are transcribed records of SCP-1592 broadcasts by D-Class personnel who were assigned to view them.\n\nWhat is wrong with the generation of today? They don't understand sacrifice, haven't felt His gaze on their skin. I hope that my viewers understand sacrifice, I pray to Him for that every night. For you, for your souls. If you have a pet, it will play its part. You will share His hunger in the coming days, and the pet will sacrifice for you. If you don't have one to sacrifice and suffer for you, worry not, my children. Worry not, for He will provide!\n\nI have a message from a faithful child here, from Jenny in Colorado. She watches His word every night, and the carapace is growing. Jenny writes, 'Pastor Harris, sometimes I scream from the pain He gives me. I cannot feel my legs.' Jenny, if I may address you for a moment, what you are feeling is the pain that He too has suffered for us in the black. You are one of the faithful, Jenny, and so you are worthy to take his image. This pain is simply sacrifice, as He has sacrificed for you. Stay strong, Jenny!\n\nI have stood in the ashes of society and walked through the bones of dead planets. Have you seen these things? Has He seen fit to grant you these pleasures? Not yet, but the form is changing. Perhaps you slide along the floor like a slug or drag yourself along the floor as a (indecipherable) Soon His eyes will wrinkle in benevolence at you. In faithfulness, you will find reward. In sanctity, you will find His image. He has many faces and many maws, and they look down on you, judging, waiting, loving. Goodnight.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1591 | SCP-1592 | SCP-1593 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1593\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1593 is to be contained in a reinforced steel safe in Storage Unit 12, located at Site 35. Any transportation of SCP-1593 is to be achieved via mechanical means. No personnel are to make contact with SCP-1593 under any circumstances. In the event that a member of personnel does become affected by SCP-1593, the affected limb or region is to be removed immediately. In cases where this is not possible, the affected individual is to be terminated.\nAny experimentation involving SCP-1593 must be authorized by at least one individual holding Level 3 security clearance.\nDescription: SCP-1593 is a human finger bone, specifically a proximal phalanx, which is believed to have originated from an adult female. Several markings have been carved into SCP-1593, some of which appear to have been scratched out with some form of sharp implement. The meaning of these markings is currently unknown. SCP-1593's anomalous effects first become apparent when a human being makes contact with SCP-1593 with any part of their body.1\nAfter making contact with SCP-1593, the affected individual will perceive all objects they touch to have the texture of skin, bone or decomposing flesh. In cases where the individual is not already aware of the nature of the object they are touching, they will believe that the object is in fact a dead body, claiming to be able to distinguish aspects of the non-existent corpse such as missing body parts or specific injuries. Significant amounts of this second kind of perception will lead to SCP-1593's effects moving on to the next stage.\nThe affected individual will become convinced at some point that one of the 'corpses' they have touched has grabbed hold of the part of their body which originally made contact with SCP-1593, believing that they are slowly being pulled towards an unspecified location.\nThe part of the individual's body which first made contact with SCP-1593 will begin to disappear at this point. Despite its absence, the affected individual will suffer no physical discomfort, as blood will flow as if the affected region was still present and the individual will report that they are still able to feel it. In cases where the absence of certain parts of the body would result in other parts not being able to support themselves, these parts of the body will float in place and still be usable by the individual, even if the body part is completely unconnected to the rest of the body.\nThe individual will believe that any part of their body which has disappeared is in an underground location full of dead bodies, and is being pulled by a skeletal hand. They will often become extremely distressed at this point, although this is not believed to be an anomalous effect on the part of SCP-1593.\nThis condition will spread throughout the body until the entirety of the individual has disappeared, advancing more quickly if the affected individual is dead or unconscious.\nInterview Log 1593-1:\nTranscript of a conversation between Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and D-2913. SCP-1593's effects had resulted in D-2913 missing their left arm and most of their upper torso when the interview took place.\n\n<Begin Interview>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me what you can feel with your left arm?\nD-2913: It's somewhere underground, I think. There's the thing grabbing me, but I've\u2026I've already told you about that. Can you just get this thing off me? Please?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me about it again for the record? We need to get this down officially.\nD-2913: There's a hand grabbing my wrist. It's real bony, I think it might be a skeleton. You'd think it would be easy to get off, what with all the missing fingers, but it's strong as shit. It's all\u2026uh, crispy? Burnt or something, you know?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. Is there anything else you'd like to tell me about your surroundings?\nD-2913: There's\u2026there's dead bodies. (visibly distressed) My hand's caught between two of them, I think. The thing keeps tugging on it, but it can't get me loose. I think I might be safe, it might just give up, right?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Maybe it will.\nD-2913: Yeah, I think it\u2026I think it will. But, uh, Doc, if it doesn't, could you just shoot me or something? I don't want to go in there. Please.\n<End Interview>\n\nFootnotes\n1. Protective gear has been found not to prevent SCP-1593's effects.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1592 | SCP-1593 | SCP-1594 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1594\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As SCP-1594 are by nature uncontainable, 24 seismological monitoring stations have been deployed at equidistant positions along the equator in order to monitor their communications. Return communications are to be transmitted from the station nearest to SCP-1594. Because normal seismic activity creates significant interference, return communications are to be delayed until total seismic activity is at a local minimum. Communication is preferable when the region housing the currently transmitting station is at sublunar high tide.\nReports on the activity of instances of SCP-1594-A are to be given top priority. Research is to focus on tracking and studying instances of SCP-1594-A.\nDescription: SCP-1594 are an intangible squad of eight United States Armed Forces servicemen, individually designated SCP-1594-01 through -08. Despite their intangibility, SCP-1594 are still affected by gravity. SCP-1594 are currently located in the lower mantle at a depth of 1600 km beneath the surface of the Earth \u2014 the center of mass of the Earth-Moon system. Their position relative to the surface tends to follow the path of the tidal bulge caused by the Moon above them. SCP-1594 are not intangible with respect to one another or the items they carry, which causes them to be stuck together in an approximately spherical mass.\nSCP-1594 are capable of limited interaction with the convective currents of the mantle. When four or more of SCP-1594 speak synchronously, their voices are anomalously transformed into seismic pressure waves which act upon the underside of the crust. This has allowed SCP-1594 to communicate with the surface. The Foundation has been able to decode this phenomenon, and the ease of translation has also enabled the Foundation to partially replicate the phenomenon with technology derived from SCP-219, allowing for the directed transmission of return communications. It is unknown how SCP-1594 are capable of interpreting the pressure waves. The largest obstacle to communication is interference from other seismic activity, so messages are usually brief, straightforward, and amplified.\nSCP-1594 report some semblance or equivalent of the sense of sight, extending to a finite but indeterminately large distance, through the magma which fills the mantle. This lets them take note of features such as volcanic hotspots, although their lack of geological training and their unfamiliarity with modern scientific findings leave their descriptions vague. From their own accounts, SCP-1594 do not age to a significant degree or become injured, but note that they experience constant pain from the heat, and that wounds sustained in combat bleed continuously. Once shed, SCP-1594's blood loses its anomalous properties and is incinerated. SCP-1594-05 occasionally vomits as the result of a non-anomalous stomach virus; the vomit is incinerated as well.\nSCP-1594 were reported MIA by their squad leader on 1970-02-15 after a minefield at \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 N, \u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 E was purposefully detonated from a safe distance in order to clear a path. The detonation momentarily exposed a previously unknown volcanic caldera, which emitted an intense odor of fudge, engulfed SCP-1594, and then sealed itself. Multiple sources, including SCP-1594 themselves, have corroborated this story with varying degrees of detail.\nCommunication Log Excerpts: Communications with SCP-1594 have been sparing up until the past five years due to the difficulty of transmission. The first successful transmissions, though, were conducted near the beginning of 2001, when SCP-1023 received a signal with abnormally high fidelity and precision of location. Further investigation yielded agency behind these signals, and stations were set up to intercept them.\n\n+ Display Communication 1\n\n- Close\n\nDate: 2001-05-01\n<Begin Log>FOUNDATION SEISMOPHONIC STATION-XI: What are you?(1 minute pause)FSS-XI: This is a seismological research base. We can hear you. What are you?(1 minute pause)FSS-XI: You are soldiers of the United States?FSS-XI: About 1600 kilometers below the Earth's surface.\n(3 minute pause)FSS-XI: The lower mantle. Currently under Ecuador. You're inside the Earth.\n(2 minute pause)FSS-XI: For what reason do you believe that?\n(1 minute pause)<End Log>\nNotes: Pauses are thought to be a combination of interference and the individual members of SCP-1594 conferring with each other.\n\n+ Display Communication 2\n\n- Close\n\nDate: 2003-06-22\n<Begin Log>(12 minute pause)(2 minute pause)\nFSS-V: SCP-1594, are you there?FSS-V: Any change in condition?FSS-V: Saw what?\n(1 minute pause)FSS-V: Elaborate.\n(1 minute pause)FSS-V: How large?FSS-V: Anything else?FSS-V: We can't do anything about that.\n<End Log>\nNotes: Research is to commence into the object seen by SCP-1594-02 and SCP-1594-04.\n\n+ Display Communication 3\n\n- Close\n\nDate: 2004-02-29\n<Begin Log>FSS-II: The \"noodle?\"FSS-II: Elaborate.\n(3 minute pause)(1 minute pause)FSS-II: Wet?\n(2 minute pause)SCP-1594: WHITE EYES IN STRIPES ON SIDESFSS-II: Hostile?\n(1 minute pause)<End Log>\nNotes: The creatures seen by SCP-1594 have been designated SCP-1594-A.\n\n+ Display Communication 4\n\n- Close\n\nDate: 2008-09-18\n<Begin Log>SCP-1594: THOUSANDS\nFSS-XXI: You're currently under the Pacific Ocean. What are they doing?(2 minute pause)FSS-XXI: Are they intangible as well?FSS-XXI: Are they doing anything else?\n(1 minute pause)FSS-XXI: Confirmed on our end. What's happening?\n(8 minute pause)FSS-XXI: People? How many?\n(1 minute pause)SCP-1594: THEY'RE BEING EATEN\nFSS-XXI: By the instances of SCP-1594-A?\n(4 minute pause)SCP-1594: WAIT HOLD ON\n(2 minute pause)SCP-1594: USED AS LUBE\n<End Log>\nNotes: Seismic activity was noted in several Pacific islands at or around the time of this communication. No missing persons yet known.\n\n+ Display Communication 5\n\n- Close\n\nDate: 2008-09-20\n<Begin Log>FSS-XVI: What is happening?\n(9 minute pause)FSS-XVI: What is the nature of the emergency?\n(1 minute pause)(1 minute pause)<End Log>\nNotes: No further communications for three years.\n\n+ Display Communication 6\n\n- Close\n\nDate: 2011-08-23\n<Begin Log>(3 minute pause)(3 minute pause)(3 minute pause)<End Log>\nNotes: Significant seismic activity noted in the eastern United States at or around the time of this communication. No further communication since.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1593 | SCP-1594 | SCP-1595 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1595\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation agents embedded in archaeological services, media outlets and intelligence agencies are to identify and isolate possible instances of SCP-1595 in order to limit public exposure to them, with an emphasis on professionals who might identify the historical discrepancies inherent to SCP-1595. Portable instances of SCP-1595 are to be transferred into Foundation custody, while stationary instances are to be documented and deleted. Use of Class-C amnestics is authorized when necessary.\nDescription: SCP-1595 is a series of numbered messages originating from various time periods and locations. SCP-1595's anomalous properties stem from their anachronistic nature; instances of SCP-1595 will often be written using methods which should not be available in the time period or location from which they originate, and are always in modern English. SCP-1595 messages are internally serialized, and each instance discovered will follow the one found before it, despite sometimes being written centuries earlier.\nAdditionally, analysis of the handwriting used in SCP-1595 messages indicates that they have been composed by the same person, regardless of the aforementioned chronological discrepancies. Of the sixty-seven messages found so far, fifty-three have been addressed to the same person, an unknown woman named \"Molly\". Of the remaining messages, three address a \"Danny\", two address a \"Ben\", four have an unknown addressee, and five are mostly illegible.\nAddendum SCP-1595-A: The following is a list of notable instances of SCP-1595:\n\n+ Show Log\n\n- Hide\n\nSCP-1595-1\nOrigin: Chiseled on the inside of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 family mausoleum, London.\nApproximate date of writing: 1700's\nRecovered: 1920\nMessage: I know you're out there somewhere, Molly. Come back, it doesn't have to end this way.\nNote: The \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 mausoleum was sealed after the death of the last of the family.\n\nSCP-1595-3\nOrigin: Written in permanent marker on a copy of a Gutenberg Bible, recovered from the Papal Archives.\nApproximate date of writing: 1453\nRecovered: 1932\nMessage: You have to let me see them, Molly! They're my kids too, you bitch!\nNote: The permanent marker was invented in 1952.\n\nSCP-1595-7\nOrigin: Inscribed with a ballpoint pen on the margins of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's Madonna in White\nApproximate date of writing: 1670-1690\nRecovered: 1945\nMessage: Oh, you're a fast one, I'll give you that. I never could catch up to you. But you're traveling heavy, doll.\n\nSCP-1595-9\nOrigin: Inscribed on the walls of a cave in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 mountain range. Originally recovered by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 expedition.\nApproximate date of writing: 14,000-12,000 BCE\nRecovered: 1948\nMessage: You're leaving a trail. You can't hide forever, Molly. I know forever like the back of my hand.\nNote: This message is unique in that it was not written manually. Instead a type of laser cutter was used.\n\nSCP-1595-14\n\nOrigin: On a blank sheet of paper found in the belongings of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after her death.\n\nApproximate date of writing: 1830\n\nRecovered: 1956\n\nMessage: I'm leaving this for you, Danny. I know your mother might not like it, but we'll keep it as our little secret. You always loved watching me work in the garage.\n\nNote: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's death was determined to be a homicide, but the murder weapon was not identified. Contemporary forensic techniques reveal it to be an electric steel saw.\n\nSCP-1595-20\n\nOrigin: A scroll recovered from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 madrasa, Baghdad.\n\nApproximate date of writing: 650-670\n\nRecovered: 1967\n\nMessage: It's a good thing I keep those things numbered. God damn, but this temporal bullshit can get confusing.\n\nSCP-1595-34\n\nOrigin: A footnote on a bill published by the Parliament of Flanders.\n\nApproximate date of writing: 1686\n\nRecovered: 1978\n\nMessage: Someone's helping you, Molly, I know it. That's against the rules, doll, you know that. You'll have to be punished.\n\nSCP-1595-48\n\nOrigin: On the enlistment papers of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to the British army, recovered from the Imperial War Museum.\n\nApproximate date of writing: 1912\n\nRecovered: 1986\n\nMessage: You went to them? Them, of all people? That takes guts, I'll give you that. It won't be enough though, not even where you are. Or rather, when you are. They can't protect you, not ever.\nNote: Enlistment papers also contained an African Elephant World Wildlife Fund 1st Stamp, dating to 2011.\n\nSCP-1595-51\nOrigin: Etched on a copper plate found in an unmarked tomb, Siberia.\nApproximate date of writing: 5,000-4,500 BCE\nRecovered: 1990\nMessage: Can you hear the ticking, Molly? I hear it all the time, nowadays. It was irritating, at first, but I got used to it. You'd be surprised, the things you can get used to if you have to. Like the cage they must have put you and the kids in. How could you do that to them?\nNote: In addition to the body, the tomb contained three hundred (300) ivory beads, one hundred and fifty (150) fox teeth, and the remains of a .38 Smith & Wesson Special. A bullet belonging to the same firearm was found embedded in the skeleton's femur.\n\nSCP-1595-64\n\nOrigin: Embroidered into the back of a Frankish tapestry, recovered from a local collector at Nantes, France.\n\nApproximate date of writing: 780-800\n\nRecovered: 2009\n\nMessage: Don't you worry, Ben. Daddy's coming.\n\nSCP-1595-65\n\nOrigin: Found on a stone wall in the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe, Turkey.\n\nApproximate date of writing: 11,000-10,000 BCE\n\nRecovered: 2011\n\nMessage: He's coming real soon.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1594 | SCP-1595 | SCP-1596 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1596\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1596 is to be kept in storage at Site \u2588\u2588, Section R-\u2588, Security Box 107. Room temperature should remain between 10\u00b0 and 20\u00b0 Celsius and 45%-55% Humidity. All testing involving SCP-1596 must be administered in the presence of at least one (1) Level-4 Staff Member All testing involving SCP-1596 is suspended indefinitely pending further investigation. -O5\nDescription: SCP-1596 appears as a nondescript matchbox containing \u2588\u2588 individual matches, all standard in size and appearance. All attempts to track down the origins or manufacturer of SCP-1596 have yet to yield results, though further investigation by researchers is encouraged.\nWhen a match from SCP-1596 is struck alongside the box, it will remain aflame for approx. 26-34 seconds, at which point the flame will slowly smolder out. Despite being lit, matches from SCP-1596 will exhibit no signs of damage after their flames extinguish, and in fact can be used multiple times without appearing to take on any sort of damage. Attempts to light the matches on any object other than SCP-1596 have proven futile, and trying to spread the flame from the match to any other object likewise seems impossible.\nWhen a match from SCP-1596 is lit, the \"home\" of the person who lit it (hereafter referred to as the \"Subject\") has been observed to catch fire at precisely the same time, steadily growing stronger as the match burns before eventually consuming the entire structure. Attempts to subdue or extinguish this fire have proven unsuccessful, though it has been observed that the flames will remain within the structure and not spread to the surrounding environment. The fire will continue to burn until the entire structure and all its contents, living or non-living, have been destroyed.\nAddendum: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Test Log\nTest 1\nSubject: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nConditions: Subject lives approximately \u2588\u2588 miles from Site \u2588\u2588 and was briefed on the nature of SCP-1596 prior to testing; her home was emptied of all belongings prior to the experiment.\nResults: Staff assigned to monitor Subject's home confirmed that it caught fire at precisely the same moment that she lit a match from SCP-1596. Their report shows the fire started on the far left of the second floor; Subject confirmed that this was her bedroom and the room in which she spent most of her time. During the test, Subject attempted to light a gasoline-soaked rag with her match; several attempts at doing so were all met with defeat. Subject was thanked for her cooperation and granted 110% market value of her home as compensation.\nThe flame from the match seems to be \"sterile\" in its inability to spread to other substances; further testing could explore this peculiarity further. Also, it may be that there's a connection between where the fire starts and where the Subject spends the majority of his or her time. This may mean that there's no association between the Subject's \"home\" and SCP-1596 at all; after all, it would make sense that the majority of most subjects' time is spent at home. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest 2\nSubject: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\nConditions: Subject was flown in from the Foundation's Chinese branch for this experiment. As with Test 1, Subject was informed of the nature of SCP-1596 and given time to prepare his home beforehand.\nResults: Subject was recorded attempting to light his match on a variety of substances, including three other matchboxes and even an open flame. The match remained unlit, however, until struck against SCP-1596. Staff assigned to Subjects's home confirmed that the fire again began at the exact moment that the match was struck; no deviation between times was recorded. Fire was observed to begin on the right side of the first floor; Subject confirmed this to be his \"workplace\" and where he would spend the majority of his time. While the match was lit, Subject attempted to light another match from SCP-1596 with it. Despite several attempts, the flame from his match refused to spread before extinguishing. Subject was thanked for his cooperation and granted 110% market value of his home as compensation.\nTest 2 seems to indicate that the matches will not light by any means other than SCP-1596 and that a match's flame will not spread to any other substance. Furthermore, distance has not been observed to play any significant factor in the effect of SCP-1596, and Test 2 seems to add credence to my hypothesis that SCP-1596 is tied to where the Subject spends the most time, not where their \"home\" is. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest 3\nSubject: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nConditions: Match from SCP-1596 attached to a robotic arm and positioned to strike SCP-1596 upon activation. Subject was placed in separate room and told to press a button when prompted that would activate the arm and ignite the match. As before, Subject was warned of SCP-1596's nature and given the opportunity to prepare.\nResult: Staff positioned at Subject's residence did not report any event of a fire; further investigation showed no sign of fire damage within. Two hours later, Subject was informed of a house fire at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, his childhood home. Fire patterns were consistent with those found in Tests 1 and 2. The house fire claimed \u2588 lives, all of which were immediate family members to the Subject. Subject was granted indefinite leave for grieving; upon his return, he revealed that his childhood house was where he always \"truly felt\" at home. When asked, he also confirmed that the kitchen, which is where investigation showed the fire began, was \"the room that first came to mind when [he] thought of [his] old home\". Subject's requests for amnestics that would block his memory of participating in Test 3 were denied; Subject was instead enrolled into counseling at the Foundation's Psychiatric Center.\nWe still can't rule out the possibility that the house fire was coincidental and that SCP-1596 simply doesn't work when it's not used directly. Still, when you see hoof prints, think Horses, not Zebras. Seems to be that SCP-1596 might possess some sort of telepathic abilities to \"sense\" where the Subject \"feels\" most at home, which would negate my previous theories. More testing is going to be needed, but I'm going to petition for SCP-1596 to be reclassified as \"Euclid\" until further notice. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nO5 Notice - All testing/experimentation involving SCP-1596 is suspended indefinitely pending further review of its nature. Requests for reclassification will likewise be evaluated.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1595 | SCP-1596 | SCP-1597 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1597\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1597 is to be kept in Containment Chamber #246 in Site 23 at all times unless it is being used for testing in Testing Chamber #523. If possible, the object's active state should be observed solely by camera recording, due to its aversion to humans. When personnel successfully manage to start conversation with the object, they are to utilize casual tone. Research is currently underway to discover methods by which SCP-1597 can be forced into its active state.\nIf the object resists interaction, testing, or attempts to escape, it is to be doused with water. Paperweights have been placed directly outside of the object's containment area in order to immobilize it during testing.\nDescription: SCP-1597 is a wool blanket measuring 2m by 1m. The object can be used comfortably as a non-anomalous blanket; however, if used for more than approximately ten (10) minutes at a time, a high pitched crying will emanate from the object and continue until SCP-1597 is able to enter into an active state.\nSCP-1597's active state consists of the object becoming animate and autonomously moving through levitation. During this active state, SCP-1597 displays signs of sapience and an aversion to most subjects that are older than approximately ten (10) years of age and will often cease animation if such a subject approaches it. However, through repeated exposure and tactfulness, Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 have been successful in gaining SCP-1597's trust and communicating with it. For the purposes of coaxing the object into conversation, the aforementioned personnel are allowed to refer to the object with its stated name, Zoey, as well as maintaining a slightly more casual tone when addressing it.\nInterview Log-1597-Alpha:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1597\nInterviewer: Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n<Begin Log>\nDoctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello, Zoey.Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How are you doing today?Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's excellent, Zoey. Are you ready to talk about why you don't usually like grown-ups today?Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Took you away from what, sweetie?Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's okay, that's okay. What did they do?Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm sorry you had to go through that.Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Of course not, Zoey.Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Well, I think that's all for today. I'll see you tomorrow.<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reportedly preemptively powered off the recording device due to the fact that she believed the session to be over, and nothing of importance occurred after the cessation of the log. These statements were confirmed by the security personnel present.\n\nResearcher's note: Due to the risk of causing SCP-1597 to become completely unresponsive and mistrustful towards all Foundation personnel, including myself and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, I hereby request no unnecessary testing other than interviews take place at the current time. - Doctor Adelaide \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSite Director's note: Granted. - Site Director Roger Langley\nAddendum-1597-Xi: Doctor and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were confirmed to be dead as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 when SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 breached containment. When informed that these personnel would not be returning, SCP-1597 became unresponsive and did not enter into an active state for two (2) weeks. Though it was constantly reassured that Doctor and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 would be coming back at any time, the object refused to interact with any other personnel and repeatedly demanded to see the aforementioned people. During this time, constant sobbing matching the voice of SCP-1597 was heard emanating from the object when no personnel were attempting to interact with it. This behavior continued for \u2588\u2588 months. After this, any time personnel entered into its containment chamber during the object's active phase, it would cease animation and resist all attempts at communication.\nSite Director's note: Due to the low likelihood of regaining SCP-1597's trust, testing has hereon been approved for the purposes of forcing SCP-1597 into an active state, revealing the origin of its anomalous properties, and researching the methods by which this object operates. - Site Director Roger Langley\nAddendum-1597-Chi: After experimentation on the object commenced on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1597 began animating in order to move itself away from personnel, usually in the upper parts of its containment chamber while emitting high-pitched noises. Through trial-and-error, it was determined that liquids, especially water, were effective in disrupting the object's ability to levitate. Furthermore, the object was shown to have little physical strength when active and was able to be subdued with paperweights. As such, containment procedures have been modified.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1596 | SCP-1597 | SCP-1598 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1598\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1598 is to be contained in Cell-14 at Research Site-45. The cell is to be lined with high density rubber with a thickness of 30cm. The floor is to be grated as to facilitate the disposal of waste from SCP-1598. The cell is to have an automatic antiseptic wash feature capable of cleaning the surrounding walls, grating, and SCP-1598 itself every 8 hours. Only D-class personnel are permitted to enter the cell.\nSCP-1598 is to undergo regular bi-weekly X-ray scans. Necrotic appendages will need to be amputated as needed. Cancerous tumors will also require extraction whenever identified. Samples of SCP-1598's visceral fluids will need to be taken once a week and remitted to the assigned Level-2 staff member. SCP-1598 is to be force fed a nutrient-rich slurry every 6 hours. SCP-1598's gastric feeding tube will need to be inserted directly into the stomach through the abdominal area. Repositioning of the feeding tube will be required whenever a new stomach appears.\nSCP-1598 requires 24-hour surveillance. Behaviors including aggressive provocation, coprophagy, deliberate self-harm, or any suspicious behavior are to be deterred using electric shock weaponry. Any habits involving SCP-1598 spreading its fecal matter against the cell's interior walls are to be reported to Level-2 staff before being washed clean.\nConventional lethal weaponry is not allowed in Cell-14. In the event of a breach, SCP-1598 is to be approached and suppressed using incapacitance foam dispensers and long-range electric shock weapons only.\nDescription: SCP-1598 is an organism measuring 4.5m in length, 3.9m in height when standing, and weighing approximately 5.2t. SCP-1598 displays physical and genetic characteristics of Lymantriids, Apinids, Culicids, Tabanids, Forficulidids, Gryllids, and Hominids1 in various stages of maturity. Apart from limbs, SCP-1598's surface is covered with irregular layers of chitinous plates, skin, urticating bristles, male/female genitalia, barbs, teeth, antennae/cerci, coarse hair, prehensile tongues, and occasionally underdeveloped wings. SCP-1598 appears to possess both an incomplete exoskeleton and endoskeleton, though both seem to function well when used in conjunction. SCP-1598 has no discernible head, but is seen to possess a multitude of eyes and oral/anal cavities of variable size across its body.\nSCP-1598 consistently generates various appendages and internal organs at a rapid rate. This rapid and uncontrolled growth is also balanced by a form of circulatory apoptosis, as extremities/internal organs may only last for a few weeks before succumbing to avascular necrosis. These growths appear to have no symmetrical pattern and appear intermittently. Ingrown appendages have also been observed as well as vice versa for internal organs.\nSCP-1598 has been observed to be extremely aggressive to staff equipped with weapons. SCP-1598 has also exhibited this aggressiveness to automated suppression systems. During altercations, SCP-1598 has shown an absolute refusal to submit to any attempt at conventional suppression to the point of threatening its own life. Tranquilizers, psychoactive medication, and amnestic drugs appear to have no effect on SCP-1598. To date, SCP-1598 has breached containment 3 times. When in an agitated state, SCP-1598 will use its defensive attributes as well as its excessive strength and size in order to combat personnel. Over time, SCP-1598 has grown increasingly docile since living in captivity and has been observed to remain stationary for days when left undisturbed.\n\n[LEVEL-2 ACCESS ONLY]\n\n[ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nAdditional Measures: All messages created by SCP-1598 are to be recorded as they are reported. All attempts made by SCP-1598 to communicate with specific personnel are to be investigated as to uncover any former relations. Personnel exposed to these behaviors of SCP-1598 will need to be debriefed immediately after. The use of amnestic drugs on Foundation personnel assigned to SCP-1598 are to be at the discretion of Level-2 staff.\nPersonnel assigned to SCP-1598 should be selectively screened by hire dates prior to Oct. 30, 2009. Under no circumstance are personnel from Lab-6 (or who have previously worked in Lab-6) permitted to be assigned to SCP-1598.\nAll samples from SCP-1598 are to be sent for external testing to the Foundation's head genetics department. Standard protocols for transporting anomalous biologic materials are to be followed. Suicidal tendencies or requests exhibited by SCP-1598 are to be recorded and examined by an appropriately qualified onsite psychologist.\n\nNotes:\nThe following are selected samples of writings created by SCP-1598 in chronological order.\n\nLETMEOUT\n[indecipherable] -ISLYING\nITSNOTMYFAULT\nTHEBURDENISTOOMUCH\nMYLIFEOVER\nOHGOD\nKILLMEKILLMEKILLMEKILLME\nJUSTDOITALREADY\n\n[LEVEL-4 ACCESS ONLY]\n\n[ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nEMPLOYEE PROFILE: 1057499\nName: Dr. Herbert Wimble PhD\nEmployee #: 1057499\nClearance: Level 2\nStatus: DECEASED\nPosition: N/A\nWork Client: LINK REMOVED\nCurrent Assignment: N/A\nBackground: DELETED\n\nREVISION HISTORY:\n\nDATE\nREVISION\nACTION\nEDITOR\nCOMMENTS\n\nAug. 30, 1999\n.0001\ncontent uploaded\nIT Dept.\nprofile added\n\nAug. 30, 1999\n.0002\nfile/attachment uploaded\nIT Dept.\npicture added\n\nSep. 1, 1999\n.0003\ncontent source text changed\nHR Dept.\nposition: field analyst, entry-level\n\nJun. 20, 2003\n.0004\ncontent source text changed\nHR Dept.\nposition: researcher, geneticist\n\nJun. 20, 2003\n.0005\ncontent source text changed\nHR Dept.\ncurrent assignment: lab-6, research site-45\n\nApr. 15, 2006\n.0006\ncontent source text changed\nHR Dept.\nposition: senior researcher, geneticist\n\nJan. 24, 2007\n.0007\nfile/attachment uploaded\nIT Dept.\npicture updated\n\nNov. 2, 2007\n.0008\ncontent source text changed\nHR Dept.\nclearance: level 2, promotion\n\nNov. 2, 2007\n.0009\ncontent source text changed\nHR Dept.\nposition: chief geneticist\n\nJan. 18, 2008\n.0010\ncontent source text changed\nHR Dept.\ncurrent assignment: project samsa\n\nOct. 27, 2009\n.0011\ncontent source text changed\nHR Dept.\nstatus: demoted for insubordination\n\nOct. 30, 2009\n.0012\ncontent localization changed\nIT Dept.\ncontent moved to high security archival server\n\nOct. 30, 2009\n.0013\ncontent source text changed\nLV. 4 OVERRIDE\n\nAddendum-001: All personal effects and files related to Dr. Wimble's work are to be stored in the Lab-6 vault at Research Site-45. Project Samsa has been approved to continue under Level-3 administration despite unforeseen setbacks caused by Dr. Wimble. Sampling of SCP-1598 will continue until the missing sequences are found. Messages written by SCP-1598 relating to former colleagues or possible evidence regarding intentions or missing work related to Project Samsa are to be investigated further. Afterwards, SCP-1598 may be allowed to depreciate at its own natural pace.\n\nAddendum-002: In light of the 2 containment breaches caused by SCP-1598, Dr. Wimble's effects and files are to be moved to the high security vault in the archival warehouse of Research Site-45. Any items or files possibly relating to Project Samsa are to be investigated offsite by the Foundation's head genetics department. The extensive damage to Lab-6 and the adjacent offices caused by SCP-1598 will necessitate personnel and equipment to be temporarily assigned to Lab-5 and Lab-7 until investigators discover the item of SCP-1598's apparent interest.\n\nAddendum-002-1: SCP-1598's latest containment breach has caused structural damage to the archival warehouse and the high security vault. SCP-1598 was successful in gaining access to the vault but proved to be extremely frustrated and uncooperative afterwards. Since these altercations SCP-1598's health has deteriorated significantly, which has seriously compromised the quality of sampling. SCP-1598 is to be placed on an aggressive antibiotic regiment and be administered adrenaline whenever necessary. Life monitoring systems will be required from this point out until improvement is seen in sample quality.\n\nNotes:\nThe following are selected samples of writings created by SCP-1598 in chronological order that are considered to be sensitive information.\n\nTHATDOCTOR\nHEPUTITINME\nTOHIDEITTOPROTECTIT\nIDIDNTWANTIT\nSOHEHADTODIE\nICANFIXTHIS\nHEHADACURE\nWHEREISIT\nWHEREDIDYOUPUTIT\nWHYYOUMOVE- [indecipherable]\nYOUIDIOTS\n\nFootnotes\n1. tussock moths, honeybees, mosquitoes, gadflies, earwigs, crickets, and primates (specifically humans)\n\n\u00ab SCP-1597 | SCP-1598 | SCP-1599 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1599\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1599 is to be kept in a 3m x 3m x 3m reinforced concrete vault within a Faraday cage. Except for authorized testing, all personnel touching SCP-1599 must wear CBRN-rated gloves to prevent any possibility of skin contact. The door to SCP-1599's containment must have no internal access to its lock.\nAll personnel assigned to SCP-1599 must successfully complete 4 hours of training in perception and comprehension of accelerated speech. All of SCP-1599's vocalizations are to be recorded, transcribed, and analyzed.\nSCP-1599's dormancy periods last exactly 11 (eleven) hours and 14 (fourteen) minutes; any premature emergence from dormancy is to be reported to site command.\nDescription: SCP-1599 is a smooth black ceramic disk 30 cm in diameter and 15 cm thick. Although ultrasonic and radiographic examination indicate that SCP-1599 is solid ceramic, it is the creation of an anomalously high level of technological development: in addition to several capacities which are at present only theoretically possible, SCP-1599 contains a hostile intelligence which is actively engaged in espionage. The danger posed by this intelligence is lessened, but not eliminated, by the substantial damage it experienced prior to being taken into custody by the Foundation: in particular, it does not know who it is supposed to spy on, or on whose behalf.\nSCP-1599 is able to gain knowledge of any individual whose skin touches its surface. The mechanism and extent of this ability are as yet undetermined; however, SCP-1599 will use any knowledge it acquires to try to convince personnel to assist it in escaping. Direct physical contact is not advised except under testing conditions.\nSCP-1599 is able to produce ultra-high-resolution life-size holograms of humans, which it can animate in real time to portray any action it desires; although the majority of these humans are entertainers and other public figures, subject has demonstrated that it is able to create holograms based on Foundation personnel whom it encounters, and that it is willing to use these holograms in attempts at blackmail and/or psychological manipulation. However, the holograms are \u2014 apparently as a result of the damage SCP-1599 experienced \u2014 flawed, in that either their skin tone is lemon-yellow, their eyes are missing, or both.\nSCP-1599 is able to extend six mechanical legs and the broken stumps of three other mechanical legs; the intact legs are 22 cm long and highly articulated. Each leg is tipped with five 2-cm-long talons; these talons can grip at least strongly enough to pierce cloth and break skin. SCP-1599 has demonstrated that it is able to run at speeds of 4 meters per second (although, due to its missing legs, it cannot sustain this speed for more than 3 seconds without falling), and to perform feats of dexterity ranging from picking locks to tying and untying shoelaces to rolling cigarettes to shuffling cards. [Note: SCP-1599's offer to demonstrate its ability to load a gun has been rejected, as has its offer to demonstrate its ability to use a garotte.] When the legs are retracted, they are undetectable.\nSCP-1599 is able to see and hear, despite not having any discernible mechanisms with which to do so, and to speak in thirty languages (see Appendix 1599-E-14 for list of languages). However, it has \u2014 apparently as a result of the damage it experienced \u2014 lost the ability to \"subvocalize\" its \"thoughts\", and instead provides a constant spoken commentary of its observations, conclusions, and short- and long-term intentions. SCP-1599 does not seem to be aware that it is doing this.\nAfter 40 (forty) hours and 19 (nineteen) minutes of operation, SCP-1599 expresses the need to sleep and enters a dormant state for exactly 11 (eleven) hours and 14 (fourteen) minutes. During this time it is safe to handle the object for examination purposes, but direct physical contact should still be avoided. Upon emerging from its dormancy, SCP-1599 vocalizes an entry in its internal systems log; this entry counts the number of dormancy cycles since SCP-1599 entered Foundation custody, affirms that SCP-1599 is not worthless and that its superiors have neither abandoned it nor written it off as destroyed, and documents the status of its constant search for a broadcast signal by which it can recalibrate its damaged programming.\nNOTE: Although the information gleaned from 1599's 'subvocalizations' has allowed us to thwart \u2588\u2588\u2588 escape attempts and \u2588\u2588 attempts to kill Foundation personnel, please remember that the only thing we know for sure is that its purpose is to deceive and subvert. - Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1598 | SCP-1599 | SCP-1600 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1600\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Samples of SCP-1600-1 are stored in the Hazardous Materials Wing of Site-197, within a chamber constructed from a brass alloy with 42% zinc content. All personnel interacting with SCP-1600-1 must wear level C hazmat suits constructed from SCP-1600-1 resistant materials to prevent accidental exposure.\nSamples of SCP-1600-2 do not warrant special containment and may be stored at the discretion of assigned researchers.\nDescription: SCP-1600-1 is an odorless dark-yellow liquid recovered in 1998 from a MC&D facility in Boston, MA. Chemical analysis have shown it to be a compound of sulfur, mercury and several unidentified elements. The Foundation currently possesses 53 liters of SCP-1600-1. All attempts to synthesize additional quantities of SCP-1600-1 have been unsuccessful.\nWhen SCP-1600-1 comes in contact with solid matter, it will transform said matter into a sample of SCP-1600-2. The transformation takes from 2 to 37 minutes per kilogram and is usually accompanied by heavy structural damage caused by differences in density between SCP-1600-2 and the initial materials.\nA small number of materials have been found that are not affected by SCP-1600-1. Of those, brass is currently used in containment as the cheapest and most practical alternative. Refer to document 1600-M4 for the full list of immune materials found so far.\nSCP-1600-2 is an edible product highly similar to cheese. Coloration, texture and flavor of SCP-1600-2 samples varies wildly based on materials used in their creation. Consumption of SCP-1600-2 is safe and will not cause any lasting ill effects, even in cases where materials used in creation of the sample have been poisonous or otherwise inedible.\nAddendum: Partial Testing Log\n\nOriginal material\nSample appearance\nNotes\n\nRaw pork meat\nYellow, medium-hard.\nD-Class subject described the sample as having a distinct bacon flavor.\n\nRotten meat\nColor ranges from green to purple, extremely soft.\nSubject was reluctant to consume the sample, describing it as \"foul\". No symptoms of food poisoning have been noted after the consumption.\n\nWood of Quercus robur, English oak\nDark-yellow, hard.\nSubject described the sample as dry and \"crispy\".\n\n98% pure gold\nYellow, soft.\nSubject was unable to describe the taste of the sample beyond the fact that it was extremely satisfying. The subject requested access to additional samples repeatedly and became depressed and uncooperative after his requests were denied.\n\nMercury\nBlack, soft and elastic.\nSubject described the sample as viscous and tasteless. No symptoms of mercury poisoning have been noted afterwards.\n\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDark blue, medium-hard.\nUpon approaching the sample, subject stated that the sample was communicating with him, persuading him to consume it and describing its gastronomical values. The subject claimed that the sample advised him to consume it with a beverage. No beverage was provided to the subject. After consuming the sample, the subject described it as salty. No lasting mind-altering effects have been noted.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1599 | SCP-1600 | SCP-1601 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1601\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site-1601 has been established 70 km northwest of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, with Foundation personnel assuming several park ranger positions and routinely patrolling the area. Signs outside of the cave warn of instability and advise the public to stay out. Any person attempting to enter the cave should be intercepted and escorted from the area.\nTo prevent further damage to SCP-1601 due to movement and minimize the risk of an uncontrolled Event 1601-BR during transit, it is contained in the cave in which it was found. A live camera feed of SCP-1601 is maintained and recorded at all times. When the dome of SCP-1601 changes, the resulting text should be analyzed to determine if it has been encountered before. If not, a 3D model should be made of the current state of SCP-1601's dome and a cast made for Foundation linguists.\nShould Event 1601-BR occur, the broadcast area is to be canvassed for recordings, and Class-A-2 amnestics administered as needed.\nAt no time should any sentient SCP of an age greater than \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 years, of an indeterminate age, or which has been previously discovered in SCP-1601's records be allowed within a 5 km radius of the object.\nDescription: SCP-1601 is a 1.23 m high stone lantern discovered in a cave in a heavily forested area of Hokkaido, Japan. The lantern's age is estimated at over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 years, based on other artifacts found in situ in the cave and the ancient language SCP-1601 uses. Attempts to move the lantern proved that it was fused with the floor, necessitating its containment at its current location. Other artifacts found in the cave have been determined to be non-anomalous and are cataloged in the Foundation Cultural Museum, Asian Studies Wing.\nWhile resembling sandstone, the actual composition of SCP-1601 is so far unidentified. Surface samples from the non-active base appear to be mostly a previously unknown allotrope of silicon. Radar and x-ray imaging have determined that SCP-1601 is partially hollow inside and much of this space is taken up by interlocking objects of various sizes (see Image Library 1601-03 for the full imaging set). It is theorized that these objects make up some form of mechanism. Due to the obviously damaged nature of SCP-1601, requests to open the object and examine these components have been denied.\nPeriodically and unpredictably, the lantern portion of SCP-1601 emits a white ambient light, described as very bright but not painful to look at. This event is very rare, with only \u2588\u2588\u2588 events in \u2588\u2588 years of containment. After 1-2 minutes, the light suffuses into the two domes that cap the lantern. Characters then quickly form in the surface of the domes and remain for 3-6 hours before the surface becomes smooth again. These characters were found to be a mix of certain proto-Japanese forms of writing, but were initially incomprehensible. After effort from Foundation linguists, the key to translation was discovered to be the depth and angle of the characters, which acted as both context and syntax clues. Translation of one dome event can take up to one (1) month.\nThe translated text on the smaller upper dome always consists of three components:\n\nThe phrase, The Records/Prisoners/Catalog of [REDACTED]\nA title\nA word translated as Location/Prison/Status, followed by text.\n\nThe titles appear to be designations for a variety of entities of supernatural or anomalous nature (SCP-1601-A). The location text has so far consisted of the same word, translated as: UNKNOWN.\nThe larger dome holds a description of the entity or entities identified by the smaller one. These descriptions are thorough, although unscientific, and rely heavily on conjecture and hearsay. So far, \u2588\u2588 of these entities bear significant resemblance to currently contained SCPs, including [REDACTED]. All entities named and described so far would be subjects for containment should they be encountered by the Foundation. See Document 1601-A-EL for a full running list of SCP-1601-A.\nIf an entity that SCP-1601 has cataloged enters within 5 km of the lantern, SCP-1601 reacts by releasing a large-scale (307 km radius) radio burst on multiple frequencies, many used commercially (Event 1601-BR). Any radio devices tuned into those frequencies will emit loud bursts of musical sound followed by a computerized voice announcing, in a dialect of proto-Japanese, the description and immediate location of the SCP (See Experiment 1601-\u2588\u2588\u2588, in which SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 was allowed to approach and attempt to analyze SCP-1601). Although the speech will likely make little sense to most listeners, Event 1601-BR is considered a Class-U breach of security.\n\n+ Document 1601-A-EL Excerpts \n\n- Hide\n\nSCP-1601-A-3\nTitle: Gods of the Thundering Chorus\nDescription Summary: A cacophony of disembodied voices at high volumes that render listeners unconscious and then removes their skin.\nExcerpt: Those that survive/become clean recall to us the voices of their gods/ancestors in the din. What comes after is the hearing of the truth/no lies.\nResearcher's note: Theological conjecture in the description holds that the skin is only removed if the person has wronged an ancestor's ghost.\nSCP-1601-A-14\nTitle: Woman with Sharp Red Mouth\nDescription Summary: A traditional nukekubi with the added feature of octopus arms and a beak mingling with the organs that aid in feeding.\nExcerpt: Be awake by night when she howls in the hills, should she come out of the shadows/dark. She squeals/mourns/desires the children she devours. Keep fire at hand, for she flees before the flames.\nSCP-1601-A-76\nTitle: The Sickening Darkness of the West\nDescription Summary: A massive dark black cloud of tangible, mobile, and highly radioactive matter\nExcerpt: It blankets the skies and the people fall, their bodies crack and seep/bleed/weep. They cannot hold and must fall apart. Those that may live breed naught but monsters and abominations after they have seen the cloud. It curses their blood as payment for the land.\nResearcher's Note: Radioactivity inferred from effects of exposure to the entity. Naturopathic explanation put forth in original description.\nSCP-1601-A-95\nTitle: Small Mouths\nDescription Summary: Multiple instances of very small humanoids, all wearing silver suits. Though not violent, they eat more than 6 times their body weight every day, making them quite expensive.\nExcerpt: They are born of the lights in the sky, cast off from their kingdom/sphere. Their appetite is their punishment, and our land/world/plane their prison. Controlling their progeny/fruit/eggs is without peer in honor, or else they bleed the land dry.\nSCP-1601-A-97\nTitle: Old Man of Tricks\nDescription Summary: An old man who displays a variety of extranormal abilities, including levitation, telepathy, and pyropathy.\nExcerpt: His speech is of secrets and his actions/feats/tricks impress his power/dignity upon all he meets. His was the ear of leaders/kings and his reputation/legend spread as far as Aharabia.\nResearcher's Note: It is difficult to tell the difference between SCP-1601-A-97 and a talented \u201cstreet magician.\u201d The unscientific nature of the description makes a definitive analysis of his SCP nature impossible.\nSCP-1601-A-153\nTitle: Dangerously Modest Man of Heaven\nDescription Summary: [DATA EXPUNGED]\nExcerpt: Only those who paid the price of honor/sacrifice and can no longer measure the light by their eyes may know this man of divine personage/origin.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1600 | SCP-1601 | SCP-1602 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\u26a0\ufe0f content warning  \n\n\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\n\n\u26a0\ufe0f Content warning: This work of fiction involves scenes which depict or allude to topics which may be particularly distressing for some readers. Please scroll for a list of such topics contained in this piece.\n\nAbortion\nBody horror\nChildbirth\nDomestic abuse (emotional)\nEating disorder (bulemia)\nKidnapping\nMental illness\n\nReaders with particular sensitivities should also be aware that this story also depicts or alludes to the following subjects which are less prevalent among content advisories, but nevertheless have the potential to be disturbing:\n\nClowns\nFetuses\nPoverty\n\n\nPeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1602 - A Shower Curtain by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nSCP-1602 during Test 1602-3.\n\nItem #: SCP-1602\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As it only exhibits anomalous qualities when spread out, SCP-1602 must remain folded a minimum of 5 times when not undergoing testing. When SCP-1602 is removed from its container to undergo testing or cleaning, no fewer than three personnel are to be in a room with it at any given time. It is currently kept at Storage Site-49 inside a standard containment locker. Researchers seeking to conduct additional tests involving SCP-1602 must have written approval from a Level-3 staff member before removing the item from containment.\nInstances of SCP-1602-B are to be terminated by security personnel after researchers have made sufficient notes regarding its behavior. All remains are to be preserved and placed in storage.\nDescription: SCP-1602 is a plastic shower curtain. When spread and placed in a room with a single human subject, SCP-1602 will enter its active state, and an extradimensional space containing SCP-1602-A will be generated behind SCP-1602. This phenomenon still occurs even when SCP-1602 is placed against a wall or other solid object. 5 to 30 minutes after activation, a faint light will appear roughly 3m behind SCP-1602, casting a silhouette of SCP-1602-A on the back of the curtain. SCP-1602-A will remain stationary for a brief period before drawing back SCP-1602 and approaching the subject. Pre-test counseling sessions conducted with D-Class subjects have shown that instances of SCP-1602-A take on forms that are representative of subjects' psychological insecurities (see Experiment Log).\nIf an additional party enters the room during this process, SCP-1602-A and any physical traces of its existence will instantly vanish and SCP-1602 will reenter its dormant state. If left unimpeded, SCP-1602-A will restrain the subject and forcibly pull them behind SCP-1602. Instances of SCP-1602-A have consistently proven capable of outrunning, overpowering, and subduing subjects through nonlethal means. Once the subject has been taken behind SCP-1602, SCP-1602-A will return SCP-1602 to its spread position. SCP-1602 will then reenter its dormant state.\nIn roughly 10% of tests conducted with D-Class personnel, the captured subject reemerged from behind SCP-1602 unharmed and with no memory of their abduction. In the remaining tests, SCP-1602 spontaneously reactivated 10 to 60 minutes after the subject's disappearance and an instance of SCP-1602-B was generated. SCP-1602-B are identical to the most recent version of SCP-1602-A; however, they will not disappear when viewed by a person other than the subject. SCP-1602-B can be easily terminated with a standard firearm, even when SCP-1602-B possesses no visible means of animation.\nSCP-1602 was retrieved on 13/08/1988 from a hotel in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, South Dakota. During the initial containment mission, Foundation field agents discovered an instance of SCP-1602-B inside a hotel room and presumed it to be an independant anomaly. The instance was designated SCP-1602 and the mission was deemed a success. When Foundation intelligence intercepted a second report of a \"monster\" at the same hotel, a more thorough examination of the building was initiated. SCP-1602's actual nature was eventually discovered and its documentation was rewritten.\nExperiment Log:\nTest 1602-5\nSubject: D-1602-5, male, age 20. During conversations with on-site counsellor Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, subject confessed that he had coerced his girlfriend into having an abortion. Subject expressed profound feelings of regret surrounding this event.\nProcedure: SCP-1602 hung on a plastic shower rod suspended from the ceiling in the middle of the test chamber. Subject was instructed to walk around SCP-1602 and view the other side once it entered an active state.\nResults: SCP-1602 entered an active state after approximately 5 minutes, consistent with activation time in previous tests. The subject noticed a faint light emanating from behind SCP-1602 and walked around to view the other side. Subject reported that upon viewing the other side, SCP-1602 apparently reentered its dormant state: the light vanished and was no longer visible from either side of SCP-1602. No other anomalous activity reported.\n\nTest 1602-6\nSubject: D-1602-5, same as previous test.\nProcedure: SCP-1602 hung on a plastic shower rod suspended from the ceiling in the middle of the test chamber. Subject was instructed to stand in place and observe only one side of SCP-1602.\nResults: SCP-1602 again entered an active state after approximately 5 minutes. 10 minutes and 23 seconds into the test, a small, undefined silhouette appeared at the base of the curtain. An instance of SCP-1602-A (SCP-1602-A6) emerged precisely 3 minutes later, taking the form of a newly born child covered in vernix caseosa and blood. SCP-1602-A6 crawled out from beneath the curtain in the direction of the subject.\nUpon observing SCP-1602-A6, the subject screamed and stumbled backward, losing balance and collapsing on the floor. Several hundred additional instances of SCP-1602-A6 continued to emerge; many of these were identical to the original instance, although 22% of duplicates still bore umbilical cords. Acting as a group, SCP-1602-A6 converged on the subject. Subject fought back but was overpowered by SCP-1602-A6 and was subsequently dragged behind the curtain, followed by all remaining SCP-1602-A6.\nA single instance of SCP-1602-B6 emerged after 15 minutes. Autopsy confirmed that its anatomy was consistent with that of a typical infant, although its internal organs were found filled with live maggots. Samples of the maggots were preserved and placed in storage.\nAfterword: Any traces of vernix caseosa and blood left on the floor by SCP-1602-A6 ceased to exist the moment Research staff entered the room.\nComments: The presence of multiple instances of SCP-1602-A at one time suggests that SCP-1602-A are entities generated each time SCP-1602 enters an active state, rather than a single entity that assumes different forms, as had been previously theorized. - Dr. Lindquist\n\nTest 1602-7\nSubject: D-1602-6, female, age 33. Subject had a history of bulimia and self-image disorders.\nProcedure: SCP-1602 placed in a spread position against the wall of the test chamber with a mild adhesive.\nResults: Subject exhibited high levels of anxiety and panic upon SCP-1602 entering its active state, repeating the phrase, \u2018I can't do this'. This pattern of behavior continued until SCP-1602-A7 appeared behind SCP-1602, at which point the subject began banging on the wall opposite to SCP-1602 while shouting incoherently.\nSCP-1602-A7 pulled back the curtain, revealing a cavity in the wall that had not previously existed. SCP-1602-A7 was identical to the subject in height, skin tone, and hair colour, but appeared to possess no muscular tissue whatsoever, with skin stretched directly over its bones and ligaments. Lack of musculature notwithstanding, SCP-1602-A7 still possessed a high level of mobility and strength, grabbing the subject by the ankles and pulling them behind the curtain.\nSCP-1602-B5 emerged within 5 minutes of the subject's disappearance. It was observed to claw at its own body, jaw fully extended but making no vocalizations. Researchers called for termination after 4 minutes of observation. Autopsy deemed unnecessary as SCP-1602-B5 had peeled back most of its own skin, confirming its lack of muscle tissue. Retrieval of SCP-1602 showed the wall to be in the same condition as it had been prior to the test.\n\nTest 1602-8\nSubject: D-1602-7, male, age 58. Subject had been a high-ranking employee of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 prior to incarceration. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who provided counseling for the subject in the weeks prior to testing, noted that the subject expressed significant frustration over the fact that his dedication to his work had led to his estrangement with his children and ex-wife.\nProcedure: SCP-1602 placed on the floor in a spread position.\nResults: SCP-1602's horizontal orientation did not appear to alter its effects, activating within the standard timeframe. SCP-1602-A8 emerged from beneath it, climbing from a perfectly round hole in the floor that had not existed prior to SCP-1602's activation.\nSCP-1602-A8 took the form of a clown in a loose, polka-dotted suit. While its body resembled that of a natural human, its head was disproportionally large and made from what appeared to be papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9, with areas of the face cut out where its eyes and mouth would typically be located. A reflective substance (later confirmed to be standard confetti) poured continuously from these orifices for the duration of the test.\nThis test marks the first time an instance of SCP-1602-A has made vocalizations, despite its lack of visible means of articulation. SCP-1602-A8 approached the subject very slowly, repeatedly expressing a desire to 'play' and encouraging the subject to 'loosen up and live a little'. Subject attempted to engage SCP-1602-A8 in conversation, making numerous inquiries about its nature, albeit with a significant amount of profanity.\n34 minutes after the subject's capture, SCP-1602-B8 was generated and proceeded to stumble around the room in a state of extreme distress. Like SCP-1602-A8, it made numerous vocalizations, though most of its statements were requests to see Dr. Lindquist and questions regarding itself.\nThe following is the subsequent exchange between SCP-1602-B8 and Dr. Lindquist.\n\n+ Show Interview Log\n\n- Hide Interview Log\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. Lindquist: We'll start by confirming your identity. What is your name?\n\nSCP-1602-B8: (Confetti still pouring from its facial orifices) [REDACTED].\nDr. Lindquist: What are the names of your children?\n\nSCP-1602-B8: [REDACTED]. What's happened to me?\nDr. Lindquist: Please remain calm and answer the questions. Do you have any pets?\nSCP-1602-B8: I have a Great Dane named Dorothy. Please, Doctor, I need help, I'm blind and\u2014\nDr. Lindquist: What did you see after you were taken behind the curtain?\nSCP-1602-B8: I didn't see anything. What's happened to my face? Why am I blind? What did that thing do to me?\nDr. Lindquist: That's what we're trying to figure out. We want to help you, but you need to answer our questions. Did the entity say anything to you after\u2014\nSCP-1602-B8: You let this happen! For the love of God, Doctor, what's it done to me? Why can't I see anything? Why is everything so cold? Why does my head feel\u2026 (SCP-1602-B8 raises its hands to its face and makes vocalizations similar to weeping.)\nDr. Lindquist: Please try to remain calm. I only have a few more questions\u2014\nSCP-1602-B8: (Still weeping) Nothing's changed. Nothing's changed.\n\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: SCP-1602-B8 refused to respond to any further questioning and was terminated shortly after the interview. It is unknown if D-1602-8 was physically transmuted into SCP-1602-B8, if the subject's consciousness was transferred, or if SCP-1602-B8 was impersonating the subject. A small amount of the confetti produced by SCP-1602-B8 was placed in storage and the rest was incinerated.\n\nTest 1602-11\nSubject: D-1602-21, male, age 46. Subject was uncooperative in counseling sessions, but was found to have a history of impoverishment.\nProcedure: Subject given a standard firearm and placed in a bulletproof testing chamber with SCP-1602.\nResults: SCP-1602-A took the form of an elderly, emaciated male dressed in heavily damaged winter clothing. The subject fired several rounds of ammunition which had no visible effect on SCP-1602-A. The subject was subdued and brought behind SCP-1602, as in previous tests.\nNo activity was detected from SCP-1602 for two hours, after which the subject reemerged, apparently unharmed and visibly damp. When interviewed, the subject claimed that he had simply taken a shower, describing the experience as \"pleasant\" and \"cleansing\".\nTesting is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1601 | SCP-1602 | SCP-1603 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1603\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Any evidence of the murder of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is to be removed from public and police records. A cover story in which Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was in fact killed in a car accident is to be maintained. Personnel tasked with removing evidence or maintaining the cover story are to be dosed with a Class-C amnestic each week in order to prevent memories of murdering Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 from causing mental damage.\nAny civilians who become affected by SCP-1603 are to be taken into custody and dosed with a Class-A amnestic.\nDescription: SCP-1603 is a phenomenon relating to the 1983 murder of New York businessman \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by an unknown party.1 When an individual becomes aware through any means that this murder has taken place they will immediately believe that they are the killer and usually confess to an authority figure within a short period of time.\nAs well as simply believing that they are the murderer after becoming affected by SCP-1603, victims will also possess vivid memories of committing the act and, in some cases, personally knowing Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 before the murder took place. The reason given from the murder varies from case to case, and previous motives given by subjects have included:\n\nThe murder being a crime of passion.\nThe murder being revenge for a blackmail attempt by Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nThe murder being an attempted robbery that went wrong.\nThe murder being committed so that the subject could elope with Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's wife.\nThe murder being the result of a drug deal gone wrong.\nThe murder being committed after the subject grew obsessed and began stalking Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nThe murder being an assassination contract that the subject was paid to carry out.\n\nIn all cases of memories created by SCP-1603, the subjects will often cite locations and people that do not exist as part of their background of the murder. If the subject is given inaccurate or false information relating to the murder, which is later corrected, their memories will quickly adapt to accommodate this new information.\nIn cases where the subject would have been actually incapable of murdering Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (such as not having been born at the time of the murder, living in a completely different part of the world, or having a medical condition which would have prevented the act), the subject will not gain the vivid and specific memories that other subjects possess, but will still strongly feel that they are the guilty party.\nSCP-1603 was first discovered by the Foundation after the initial police investigation into the murder, which resulted in all officers assigned to the case and all witnesses to the crime confessing to killing Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. After a large-scale Foundation operation, the situation was successfully contained, memories of the murder and subsequent incident were removed and a cover story was successfully established.\n\nInterview Log 1603-1\n\nHide\n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewed: D-29122\n\n<Interview Begins>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good afternoon.\nD-29122: Hey.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Now, I'm just going to show you a picture. If you recognize the man in the photograph, please say so.\n[Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 shows a photograph of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to D-29122.]\nD-29122: Don't know him, sorry.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: His name is Steve Davids. Do you know him?\nD-29122: I just told you, I don't know him.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Alright. Now can you look at this picture and tell me if you know the man in it?\n[Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 shows a photograph of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body to D-29122. The photograph has been altered to hide the stab wounds which killed Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.]\nD-29122: It's the same guy! I don't know him, alright?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You don't know Steve Davids?\nD-29122: No.\n[Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 gives D-29122 a previously prepared piece of paper with Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's name on it, not looking at it himself.]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Now, if I were to tell you his name was the name on that piece of paper, would you know him?\n[D-29122 begins to appear uncomfortable.]\nD-29122: Never seen the guy. Sorry.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you sure? You look pale.\nD-29122: Yeah, I'm sure. I'm fine, I'm fine.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Really? I could have someone else ask you if -\nD-29122: Okay, okay, you got me, you got me. But I didn't mean to, it was an accident, you have to believe me!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me what happened?\nD-29122: Me and this guy, Fred2, we were taking shit from this house. Owners were meant to have been on vacation, I don't know why they weren't. Just looked up and the guy was coming at me with a baseball bat, shouting to get out of his house, all that shit. I didn't think, I just panicked, just shot him with my gun.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Actually, I believe the cause of death was stabbing.\nD-29122: That's what I said! He just hit me and\u2026 and everything went red and I was stabbing him. I wouldn't do something like that, I wasn't in my right mind, I swear.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Well, thank you D-29122. That will be all.\n<Interview Ends>\n\nFootnotes\n1. Censorship of the victim's name has proven successful in preventing SCP-1603.\n2. As previously mentioned, this individual most likely does not exist.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1602 | SCP-1603 | SCP-1604 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1604\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the size of SCP-1604, containment is performed on-location. A small site has been established five kilometres east of the object under the guise of a research base in order to observe the object and, if necessary, ward off intruders. Coordination with various aerospace agencies keeps the airspace around SCP-1604 clear in order to avoid collisions, and the Foundation maintains a direct presence in local air-traffic control in order to warn stray aircraft out of the path of SCP-1604.\nDescription: SCP-1604 is a length of chain, anchored in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Greenland, extending an unknown distance both into the ground and into the atmosphere. SCP-1604 points directly towards the Earth's core and is in a state of tension under most circumstances. The chain links are roughly sixty centimetres in diameter at their widest point and appear to be composed of heavily oxidized iron. However, the chain regularly undergoes stress far beyond the tolerances of iron and has resisted any attempt to collect a sample of material.\nThe chain is anchored in a block of unknown, highly dense materials which appear to encase SCP-1604 entirely below ground level. At the time of discovery, this anchor was two meters below ground level, and was excavated during examination. A device resembling a primitive warded lock is affixed to a ring capping this anchor. The lock had been encased in a pre-modern mixture of concrete, into which several unidentified symbols had been etched. This concrete was removed for investigation.\nPeriodically, SCP-1604 will slacken for a short period, during which a portion of the chain's length will fall back towards the ground. Usually, several kilometres of chain will accumulate before the tension on the chain is restored, which will quickly pull the chain tight again. These incidences occur roughly once every ninety minutes on average, though long periods without activity or short bursts of rapid activity have both been recorded.\nDue to the danger posed during these periods, observation regarding the scale of the object has been limited. Ground-penetrating radar indicates the continuing presence of SCP-1604 to the limit of its range, and it is known that the object extends at least beyond the orbit of the Earth's moon. Attempts to use laser or radar imaging beyond this range have resulted in a sudden increase in tension on the line sufficient to cause adverse geological activity.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1603 | SCP-1604 | SCP-1605 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1605\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1605 is to be kept in a standard metal film canister in a locked, dry room at Storage Facility 445. Access is to be provided only upon written request to senior site staff. Screenings of SCP-1605 for purposes unrelated to testing are forbidden.\nDescription: SCP-1605 is a black and white short film entitled \u201cAppeler Une Croix\u201d (To Call A Cross). The film is currently seventeen minutes in length, and can be shown on a standard 35 mm projector. It has proven difficult to date precisely, although the names of several subjects suggest a creation no later than 1922. The physical film displays no unusual characteristics other than a lack of degradation common to nitrate films. Recordings of the film display no anomalous properties.\nWhen viewed in its entirety by a sapient being capable of processing visual stimuli, the viewer (hereafter \"the subject\") disappears, with their likeness appearing in the next screening. While \"in\" the film, the subject is fully capable of interacting with objects and actors. The scenes and contexts in which the subject appears appear to be random.\nAlthough subjects are theoretically capable of surviving an indefinite number of screenings, most perish by the eighth screening. The most common causes are blood loss due to mutilation in the scene lasting from 13:39 to 14:19, suicide, and [REDACTED]. Upon death, the subject and their remains vanish from subsequent screening. Testing has yet to confirm any upper limit on the number of subjects that can be absorbed by the film at a single time. With each subject absorbed, the length of the film increases between four and nine seconds. It is theorized that, given the average increase and the number of subject names between 6:48 and 7:05, the original film was approximately six minutes long. The additional film is stylistically and chemically indistinguishable from earlier scenes.\nPlaythroughs of the film vary slightly depending on the actions taken by the subjects, but all appear to follow the same sequence.\n\n0:00-0:37 Several shots of a pie covered in ants. Opening credits. Subjects are credited as actors1, listed in order of height. Marcel Sabourin is credited as director and \"voyant\" (seer). Copyright date listed as \u201ccirca quartam\u201d (around four o'clock).\n0:37-1:47 Shot of a party. All attendees are lying on the floor, drinking champagne.\n1:47-2:26 A drum rolls down a hill, destroying all obstacles in its path.\n2:27-3:59 A couple argue while repeatedly putting on and removing their clothing in the middle of a road. Focus of the argument changes with each playing.\n4:00-5:26 A statue in the Classical style is destroyed by a naked male with a sledgehammer.\n5:27-6:47 Single shot of a woman from the neck down, performing a striptease. When the chest is uncovered, two large holes, filled with centipedes, are revealed in place of her breasts.\n6:48-7:05 Intertitle stating \"Sc\u00e8ne Supprim\u00e9e Par Ordre De\" (Scene Removed By Order Of). The names of the subjects in the film are then listed.\n7:06-8:42 A horse and rider are chased through town by a cabbage-carrying mob.\n8:43-9:27 Mob members drop cabbages and begin waltzing with one another.\n9:28-10:44 Crowd disperses as bulls covered in carpets charge through the streets.\n10:45-11:50 Several amputees attempt to disinter a body.\n11:51-12:35 A large banquet with sand in place of food. Attendees readily devour the sand.\n12:36-13:05 Intertitle stating \"Soyez Gentil Avec Votre Escabeau\" (Be Kind To Your Step Ladder)\n13:06-13:38 A individual wearing a pig mask attempts to descend from the top of a tree while two individuals in business suits with gas masks wait at the bottom of the tree.\n13:39-14:19 A female, whose face is never displayed, in a bellhop's uniform, carves meat from the body of what appears to be a bound human.\n14:20-15:16 [REDACTED]\n15:17-16:27 An individual of indeterminate gender destroys a pocket watch and uses glass shards to amputate right index finger. From the amputated finger, a duplicate of the individual slowly grows.\n16:28-17:05 Scene shifts to an operating table. The operation is gradually revealed to be the replacement of the hands with over-sized lobster claws by several faceless surgeons.\n17:06-17:13 Fade to black as film ends.\n\nTest Series 1605-g23\nSubject: D-13850\nScreening 1605-g23-01 Subject is shown film in its entirety in Site 46 viewing room. At 17:03, subject disappears from room.\nScreening 1605-g23-02 Subject appears between 5:27 and 6:47. Subject is observed forcibly removing the clothing from the female. Upon removal of clothing, subject recoils as chest holes are revealed.\nScreening 1605-g23-03 Subject appears at 2:40 and attempts to mediate dispute. The couple appear to not notice, and continue to argue. Subject yells and attacks male, inflicting severe facial lacerations with a pocket knife. Argument continues for the remainder of the scene.\nScreening 1605-g23-04 Subject appears as a statue at 4:06. Upon destruction of arms, subject begins screaming. Screaming continues for duration of scene, even after destruction of head.\nScreening 1605-g23-05 Subject is shown at 16:32, being operated upon. After several seconds of struggling, the subject is anesthetized by the surgeons, and the surgery continues without incident.\nScreening 1605-g23-06 Subject is seen between 0:48 and 1:18, with oversized lobster claws in the place of hands. Subject appears to be catatonic.\nScreening 1605-g23-07 Subject appears at 12:00 at the banquet. Subject attempts to leave, but is forcibly seated and force-fed sand. Lobster claws are still in place.\nScreening 1605-g23-08 Subject is gored and trampled by bulls at 10:14. Subject does not appear in subsequent screenings.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The list of subjects begins with five artists, musicians, and writers from Italy, France, and Austria, all whom disappeared in 1920.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1604 | SCP-1605 | SCP-1606 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1606\nObject Class: Euclid-exsequi\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The property on which SCP-1606 was built is owned by the Foundation under the pseudonym Duane Schmidt. Two agents are to reside in SCP-1606 to provide basic security and to discourage unauthorized persons from entering the building, given the cover identities Duane and Elizabeth Schmidt. Personnel may not enter SCP-1606-2 under any circumstances. Persons entering SCP-1606-2 may be left there indefinitely.\nDescription: SCP-1606 is a white, two-story wooden house built in 1897 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. SCP-1606 is in a state of moderate disrepair, with two windows broken, the majority of stationary surfaces covered in approximately 0.8mm of dust, and multiple holes in the walls. The building has remained in this condition since the Foundation's recovery of the item in 1977; no degradation whatsoever has been noted in SCP-1606 despite a lack of actions taken to counteract this. Further, no attempts at repairing or cleaning SCP-1606 have been effective, with any changes made becoming undone almost immediately after completion of the task.\nSCP-1606-1 is an entity that takes the form of a middle-aged Caucasian female identified as Marissa Schmidt, a lifetime resident and native of Chippewa Falls born in 1923. SCP-1606-1 possesses the memories and personality of Marissa Schmidt as of June 1, 19771; however, it is restricted to SCP-1606. Any attempts to remove SCP-1606-1 from the premises have resulted in its disappearance and manifestation inside SCP-1606, with no memory past June 1, 1977. SCP-1606-1 has never expressed the desire to leave SCP-1606, nor has it been able to provide a satisfactory explanation for the anomalous properties of SCP-1606. SCP-1606-1 does not appear to require sustenance or sleep, and poses no threat to personnel.\nThe top floor of SCP-1606, designated SCP-1606-2, consists of a bathroom and bedroom, connected by a hallway to a staircase that leads to the ground floor. Persons entering SCP-1606-2 suffer irreversible, ongoing short-term memory losses that render the voluntary exit of SCP-1606-2 impossible. Subjects affected in this manner will frequently become lost when moving within or between rooms; any attempts by the subject to form a plan of action fail when the subject forgets any resolution they may have made to do so. Subjects are also unable to follow instructions or communicate effectively with each other or with other persons. Removal of subjects from SCP-1606-2 is impossible without the use of automated or remotely-operated systems. Retrieved subjects lack the ability to form new memories and exhibit extensive long- and short-term memory loss.\nDespite lacking the mental faculties to eat or drink should food and/or beverages be provided to them, subjects exposed to SCP-1606-2 live approximately three months before dying. This is assumed to be an anomalous effect of SCP-1606. Should a subject expire in SCP-1606-2, their corpse will disappear. On occasions in which SCP-1606-2 is vacant, previous subjects who have died there will appear at random intervals, exhibiting behavior typical of SCP-1606-2 victims.\nAddendum 1606-1: Three photos and one nine-second video fragment taken inside SCP-1606-2 have shown the presence of an elderly man; no such person has been confirmed to exist in SCP-1606-2. SCP-1606-1 has identified this individual as Donald Schmidt, her father. Unremarkable public records of Donald Schmidt exist; however, no additional records have been created since April 1958. SCP-1606-1 claims that Donald Schmidt suffers from Alzheimer's disease, and will insist that he resides in the upper bedroom of SCP-1606 despite evidence to the contrary.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Marissa Schmidt entered SCP-1606-2 on this date; SCP-1606 was contained two months later, with Marissa Schmidt expiring one month after that.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1605 | SCP-1606 | SCP-1607 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1607\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area containing SCP-1607 is to be surrounded by a perimeter of three (3) meter tall electrical fencing, which is to be patrolled by security personnel. No individuals manifested by SCP-1607's anomalous properties are to be allowed to leave SCP-1607.\nUpon the manifestation of a new population, if it is judged safe, a diplomatic envoy is to be sent into SCP-1607 to discourage the population from leaving SCP-1607 for the duration of the month. An armed response is to be prepared for the beginning of each month in order to combat any potentially hostile populations.\nDescription: SCP-1607 is a settlement located in Southwest Alaska, the appearance, size and residing population of which changes radically at periodic intervals. It has shown the potential to range in form from a small series of tribal villages to a settlement the size of a large town. The architectural style and culture of SCP-1607 typically bears little resemblance to any known civilization, although on occasion it has presented itself as a deviation of a historical one.\nAt the beginning of each month, SCP-1607 will generate a new settlement, changing its own size, architectural style and the societal structure of its population. The topography of the region surrounding SCP-1607 has also been known to change, although this is a rare occurrence. At the end of each month, this new settlement will spontaneously disappear only to be replaced by a newly generated one. As of yet, SCP-1607 has not manifested the same settlement twice.\nIt is currently unknown if SCP-1607 is actually transporting existing settlements via what could be extra-dimensional means or simply altering itself to present the illusion of different cultures. Individuals generated by SCP-1607 claim that this first explanation is correct and have on occasion provided a wide range of information regarding their 'home' civilization (See Interview 1607-1), but there is no way to verify that this information is actually true.\nSettlement Log 1607-1:\nA record of SCP-1607's monthly alterations taken over the year 2009. The following is a brief summary. For more in depth information about a generated settlement, see Document 1607-09.\n\nMonth\nSettlement Information\n\nJanuary\nA culture based upon the concepts of human sacrifice and prosthetic enhancement. Architecture showed considerable influence from the historical Aztec civilization. The culture showed a similar level of technology to that civilization, apart from the field of prosthesis, where they showed considerable prowess.\n\nFebruary\nA population of warlike tribal mathematicians. It considered the solving of complex equations as both a show of strength and as a proving ritual for youth. Despite their mathematical prowess, they displayed primitive levels of technology and so their initial aggression only caused negligible disruption to containment.\n\nMarch\nA culture based around the worship of artificial polymers, which was also their main building material. The factories in SCP-1607 producing these were considered holy places by the temples. A mannequin was presented to the culture as a diplomatic gift, which they accepted.\n\nApril\nA population which purported to be ruled by the corpse of their leader, who had apparently been dead for several hundred years. In efforts to mimic their leader, many individuals inside SCP-1607 dressed in rotting clothes and wore cosmetics to make themselves more corpselike. Being buried alive was considered to be a great honor extended to the elderly and sick, and was strictly voluntary.\n\nMay\nA settlement in which the successor to a deceased ruler would adopt their name and go through cosmetic surgery in order to resemble that ruler. During manifestation, the culture was experiencing a crisis in which the twin brother of the previous ruler, who resembled them without the use of cosmetic surgery, was disputing the claim of the lawful successor to leadership of the culture. Some hostile action was required to prevent disruption of containment.\n\nJune\nA population devoted to the building of massive wooden structures, followed by the burning of said structures as a sacrifice to their gods. Painful burns were considered to be a mark of class. Criminals were executed via drowning.\n\nJuly\nA population devoted to worshiping other members of said culture. Individuals would pray and offer sacrifices to other individuals, while these acts were performed for them by others. Every building in SCP-1607 was considered a temple to an individual member of the population.\n\nAugust\nA population which purported to be highly peaceful and pacifistic. Structures and clothing were made from the byproducts of the naturally deceased, while those who did not follow the culture's laws were dropped into one of several pits located in SCP-1607.\n\nSeptember\nA population devoted to the worship of three-hundred and sixty five (365) different deities. Each day was considered to be a different holy day, each requiring several different rituals to be performed. The population appeared to be suffering from exhaustion at the time of manifestation.\n\nOctober\nA population which considered the sense of sight to be sinful, and so blinded all citizens on their fifth birthday. Religious leaders came to power through a process where they underwent surgery to render themselves deaf as well as blind. As a diplomatic gift, the population of SCP-1607 presented the diplomatic envoy with a box of human eyeballs, claiming that it was 'proof of their sanctity'.\n\nNovember\nA population which apparently considered anything that was not part of the culture to be nonexistent. During the sending of a diplomatic envoy, all individuals the envoy attempted to contact ignored them and averted their gaze.\n\nDecember\nA population of primitive tribesmen who repeatedly asked envoys why they had lost contact with 'The Ones in the Skies'. They resided in simple wooden huts and used primitive tools. After several hours of this questioning, the tribesmen resolved to wait for 'The Ones in the Skies' and gathered in a primitive meeting hall. They remained in this meeting hall for several days, neglecting their bodily needs until they eventually died of thirst.\n\nInterview Log 1607-1\n\nHide\n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewed: 'Dalen Dalenbrend' (According to Dalenbrend, 'Dalen, Brother of Dalen')\nForeword: Interview conducted in May, 2009. At the time, SCP-1607 had become a culture in which the successor to a deceased ruler would adopt their name and go through cosmetic surgery in order to resemble that ruler and assume leadership. What follows is a transcript of a meeting between Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the designated diplomatic envoy and Dalen Dalenbrend, the twin brother of the previous ruler of the culture who had usurped leadership from his nephew, 'Dalen Dalenserd'. Some violent action was still occuring in SCP-1607 at the time of the interview.\n\n<Begin Interview>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you for agreeing to meet me.\nDalenbrend: I expect answers. Where are we? Why have you taken us to this place, man of the snow?1 Who are you, a devil or a devilserd?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: My name is Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and I represent an organisation called the SCP Foundation. Now, I understand your people have experienced an incident, and I just want to tell you we can fix it. We will need a month or so, but it should be possible.\nDalenbrend: Your 'incident' has done some good, at least. My nephew was not prepared for this, he is not as adaptable as me and my men. We hunt him down like the child he is!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Now, if we are to return you to where you belong, we are going to need some information on it. Can you tell me about surrounding settlements, continents, anything?\nDalenbrend: To the north is the Den of Skins, where I, Dalen the Skinner, punished my enemies two hundred years ago -\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Pardon? Two hundred years ago?\nDalenbrend: Yes, my great-grandferd, Dalen the Skinner, who is me from many times ago, took his traitorous uncle Dalen the False and skinned him alive in front of his captured men. His skin still hangs there, as a symbol to my enemies. Perhaps I will skin my nephew as well.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Anything else?\nDalenbrend: Across the sea are the Hollow Places, where kings took their own names and worshiped spider gods. *laughs* Until my grandferd, Dalen the True, who is me, sailed across the ocean and put an end to it. I gutted their kings and smashed their spider idols!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I just need assurance from you, then, that you'll keep your people within the settlement. It's not safe outside, there are many dangerous beasts.\nDalenbrend: Very well. But I expect this act to be undone in a month, man of the snow. I do not wish to be Dalen the Cold.\n<End Interview>\n\nFootnotes\n1. Dalenbrend was most likely referring to the cold climate at this point.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1606 | SCP-1607 | SCP-1608 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1608 during a lower atmospheric manifestation event over Area-78.\n\nItem #: SCP-1608\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All avian species found to be part of SCP-1608's diet are to be maintained in an aviary within Area-78. Satellite footage of this area is to be scrubbed by Foundation personnel.\nMembers of MTF-Kappa-11 \"Red Barons\" are to track and monitor SCP-1608's current location and report its status to Area-78. Airborne personnel are to maintain a distance of 150 meters away from SCP-1608's estimated location, to prevent their crafts from being damaged during containment events. Seaborne personnel are to report any manifestation events they observe. If containment is breached, members of MTF-Kappa-11 are to follow its hypothesized location until it manifests, then release food for it in a trail leading back to Area-78.\nDescription: SCP-1608 is a Balaenoptera musculus, or blue whale, located between 50-110 meters above the earth's surface. It is estimated to weigh 154 metric tonnes and has a length of 29 meters. Its flipper has been imprinted with a stylized image resembling clouds. Further observation has been hampered by SCP-1608's anomalous property.\nSCP-1608 is intangible, and will spend most of its time drifting through the atmosphere. It appears to have limited control over its movement, and will attempt to steer itself towards food and objects it believes to be food. During this time, SCP-1608 is impossible to observe, as all methods of tracking airborne bodies have proven ineffective. SCP-1608 manifests physically once every half hour, and will remain corporeal for a period between 16-20 seconds before returning to intangibility. It is hypothesized that SCP-1608 manifests to breathe and excrete waste.\nWhen feeding, SCP-1608 will move itself so that its prey is situated within its intangible stomach, then re-manifest for a period between 1-3 seconds to consume it. This effect will also cause any other solid matter within its form to be taken into SCP-1608's body. Prior to containment, SCP-1608 caused the near extinction of several high-atmospheric birds due to its rapid consumption of these animals.\nIn addition, any other matter taken into SCP-1608's body that is not consumed will be released from its body some point after being taken inside. There appears to be no upper limit to the amount of matter SCP-1608 is capable of holding, and no additional space appears on its body to compensate for this additional mass. Artifacts dating back to as early as 1776 have been discovered originating from its mass.\nSCP-1608 was first observed by the Foundation on 8/11/1929, after reports of several whaling ships sighting of a \"massive airborne whale\" reached Foundation agents embedded in Tokyo, Japan. Subsequent sightings provided cause for a Foundation investigation, however all investigation into the anomaly was suspended due to budgetary concerns.\nContainment began in 1976, after personnel in Tokyo rediscovered the original reports and alerted local command to the anomaly. After brief scouting missions to the previously reported area, the anomaly was confirmed and containment procedures were enacted. As of 03/19/1980, SCP-1608 has been classified as Euclid.\nAddendum: Log of items consumed and produced by SCP-1608.\n\nDate\nMaterials absorbed or consumed.\n\n??/??/1928\nReported from original documentation. Consumed a portion of a whaling ship. Note that this is the lowest atmospheric levels reported from SCP-1608 activity.\n\n12/19/1976\nTook one Foundation aircraft which had been scouting the area SCP-1608 was reported to inhabit. The pilot, Agent Byrne, was reported as MIA.\n\n03/11/1980\nExpelled materials appearing to belong with a British whaling ship, including a watch tower, circa 1898. The remains of an unidentified human was found preserved with the watch tower, and the subject appeared to have expired upon exiting SCP-1608.\n\n05/27/1982\nExpelled approximately 324 members of the bird species \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, which had been extinct since 1900. All instances of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were contained at Area-78's aviary.\n\n08/19/1991\nFlag originating from a Spanish vessel dating from at least 1776 was expelled from SCP-1608. Appeared to be drenched in SCP-1608's blood, however no damage was noted on SCP-1608.\n\n07/07/1999.\nThe remains of a Foundation aircraft and Agent Byrne were released. Autopsy showed Agent Byrne was killed upon exiting SCP-1608. No other abnormalities were noted with the body or aircraft.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1607 | SCP-1608 | SCP-1609 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1609\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1609 is contained at Storage Site-08 due to the difficulty of transporting it from that location. SCP-1609 is to be contained in a specially-designed enclosure at that site, within a flower bed in which a range of aesthetically-pleasing flowers and plants are to be cultivated. It is to be used as mulch within this flowerbed. The flower bed is to be tended regularly, and all visitors to the enclosure must remark on the beauty of the flowerbed, with particular emphasis on the quality of the mulch.\nSCP-1609 is to be removed from the flowerbed at regular intervals so that it can be treated with wood, metal and fabric preservatives. Personnel are to announce their intentions in the presence of SCP-1609 before attempting to remove it for this purpose.\nPersonnel assigned to SCP-1609 are required to wear plain clothes in order to prevent accidentally triggering a violent response from SCP-1609. No items with motors are allowed within a 200-metre radius of SCP-1609's containment area. No personnel either presently or previously affiliated with the Global Occult Coalition, nor material referencing them, are to be allowed within Storage Site-08.\nIn the event of a violent reaction from SCP-1609, all personnel are to exit the immediate vicinity and a message is to be played over the site's interior speakers informing site staff of the event. Should SCP-1609 be sighted outside of its containment area following a violent reaction, staff are to act in a submissive, non-threatening manner. Formal clothing, such as jackets, lab coats, protective clothing, jumpsuits, and particularly body armour are to be removed if possible in the case of such an event, and any weapons capable of damaging SCP-1609 are to be immediately discarded. Staff are to ask SCP-1609 to return to containment without attempting to threaten or command it.\nShould SCP-1609 exit Storage Site-08, Agents are to be immediately dispatched in order to scan the surrounding area for SCP-1609 and if possible retrieve it. At present, there exists no way to totally prevent SCP-1609 from breaching containment; current containment procedures centre on encouraging SCP-1609 to remain within its containment area.\nDescription: SCP-1609 is, at the present time, a pile of splinters, wood chippings, furniture nails, and scraps of bleached leather and fabric, weighing in total approximately \u2588\u2588.\u2588 kilograms. The wooden portions of SCP-1609 are made of oak, and the nails are made of steel.\nSCP-1609 is capable of teleportation, being capable of moving its entire mass instantaneously between two points without any known limit. SCP-1609 usually uses this to bring its constituent parts together when parts of SCP-1609 have been removed from the mass, but SCP-1609 can teleport its entire mass at once, on at least one occasion at a distance of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 kilometres. SCP-1609 is capable of splitting its mass, though it does this rarely. Any amount of material removed from SCP-1609's mass continues to display SCP-1609's properties. SCP-1609 has resisted all attempts to remove it from the confines of Storage Site-08, teleporting back to the site of its own accord. However, it has previously teleported out of Storage Site-08 for brief periods before returning, although this has only happened on \u2588 occasions since its arrival in Foundation custody.\nSCP-1609 appears to be in some way sentient, as research indicates it is able to perceive its environment in a manner that is currently poorly understood, and is able to react to stimuli in an intelligent fashion. Details of SCP-1609's behaviour are poorly understood, although it has been ascertained that it will react in self-preservation, and will react aggressively to certain stimuli which it connects with a threat to its existence. Aside from this, SCP-1609 appears to prefer situations in which it is utilised by humans, and will actively seek out situations where it can be put to use if it is left idle. This is the reason for the Foundation's present use of SCP-1609 as mulch, as this prevents SCP-1609 from becoming idle and attempting to leave Storage Site-08. It is theorised that SCP-1609 is capable of understanding human speech or thought, although this cannot be determined as it does not comply with tests designed to gauge its awareness of such stimuli.\nWhen exposed to a number of specific stimuli, SCP-1609 will react violently. During a typical violent reaction from SCP-1609, it will teleport a portion of its mass inside the lungs of nearby personnel, causing immediate and severe lacerations to the interior of the lungs, as well as pulmonary obstruction, which rapidly leads to the victim's death. Stimuli which can instigate a violent reaction from SCP-1609 include: personnel wearing the uniform of, or clothes similar to the uniform of, personnel affiliated with the Global Occult Coalition; utterance of words or phrases used heavily or exclusively by GOC operatives, such as \u2018threat entity', while in contact with SCP-1609; any action demonstrating hostility towards SCP-1609; and the sound of a running motor. Violent responses from SCP-1609 are rare \u2014 only \u2588 such events have occurred since containment, and SCP-1609 quickly reverts to a passive state after such a response if it does not continue to feel threatened.\nSCP-1609 arrived in Foundation custody on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, after teleporting into an unused containment cell at Storage Site-08 in its current state. Careful investigation has revealed that SCP-1609 was originally a large chair made of varnished oak and bleached leather, carved in the form of a reclining woman in a restful state. SCP-1609 appears to have possessed its anomalous properties in this state, albeit with certain limitations, namely that the object would only teleport when a person within a certain radius (currently unknown) felt the need to sit down or rest without a comfortable seat or chair nearby. At this point, SCP-1609 would teleport to them and remain in place until another person experienced a similar urge.\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, both Foundation operatives and members of the Global Occult Coalition were made aware of the existence of SCP-1609, which was given the temporary designation of E-622. Due to the hard-to-contain nature of SCP-1609 and the possibility of its existence causing a breach of secrecy regarding the existence of supernatural phenomena, a small-scale effort to contain SCP-1609 was launched by GOC forces.\nIt is presently unknown how exactly GOC operatives captured SCP-1609, but it is known that they succeeded in reducing the object into its current form using a woodchipper. Further attempts to destroy SCP-1609 failed, due to its properties and ability to teleport away from sources of danger. Following this event, several members of the Global Occult Coalition died under unusual circumstances. Investigation through both official channels and embedded Foundation agents within the GOC has potentially linked SCP-1609 to at least three deaths of personnel within the Coalition, although the true number of casualties amassed due to their mishandling of the item is unknown. SCP-1609 then arrived in Foundation custody. It is unknown how SCP-1609 was aware of the existence of the Foundation, although it is theorised that it entered Foundation custody due to a low risk of further damage to itself.\nDocument 1609-1:\n\nSCP-1609 represents a perfect example of the flaws inherent in the operating procedure of the GOC, and serves as a cautionary tale for any members of the Foundation who disagree with our practices on containing dangerous objects.\nPrior to the Coalition getting their hands on this, it was perfectly harmless. A chair which teleports to you when you need a seat is normal compared to most of the stuff that we deal with on a regular basis. When they put it through a woodchipper, it got hurt, scared and angry, so it lashed out at them. By trying to 'protect the world' by destroying it, they inadvertently made the situation a whole lot worse. SCP-1609 went from being harmless to deadly in the space of a few minutes because of the GOC, and we had to clean up the mess.\nThankfully, SCP-1609 is pretty simple for us to deal with. So long as we don't do anything stupid around it, it won't fight back and it won't try to leave. Even if it does, it usually comes back. I think I've worked out why. It came to us because it was afraid of the people who had hurt it. That's why it always comes back. It's afraid of the rest of the world now, and it's looking to us for protection.\nThis is why we have Special Containment Procedures instead of Special Destruction Procedures. If you break something, it's broken forever. When you try to destroy an anomaly, you can't take back your mistakes. That's what SCP-1609 has to tell us. This is why we're right and the GOC is wrong, people.\n- Dr. Sievert\n\n\u00ab SCP-1608 | SCP-1609 | SCP-1610 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1610\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1610-1 are to be kept in cryogenic containment at Site 23. All samples of SCP-1610-2 should be kept in a receptacle measuring approximately 2m in diameter and 3m in height. Testing with SCP-1610-1 should be kept to a minimum, if possible. All instances of SCP-1610-1 created by the Foundation are to be incinerated at the end of testing.\nDescription: SCP-1610-1 is a series of humanoid individuals. All subjects are anatomically identical to humans, but exhibit no signs of sentience or sapience. Each instance is marked with one of four possible symbols somewhere on its body1; as such, instances have been divided up into subgroups by symbol, designated as SCP-1610-A through SCP-1610-D, respectively. All subjects within a certain subgroup are identical. See Table-1610-Beta for greater detail about each subgroup.\nSCP-1610-2 is a currently unidentified anomalous liquid. SCP-1610-2's anomalous properties activate only when either a human being or an instance of SCP-1610-1 is completely immersed in a sample of the liquid. If a human is immersed, then the liquid will render the subject comatose and disable higher brain functions through an unknown means for approximately 30 minutes. It will then create six instances of SCP-1610-1 that are identical to the human immersed. During this process, the subject's vital functions are kept in suspension by an unknown process, and will exit SCP-1610-2 unchanged after the process is complete. If an instance of SCP-1610-1 is immersed, SCP-1610-2 will dissolve the subject and manifest an undamaged instance of SCP-1610-1 identical to the one previously dissolved.\nSCP-1610-1's anomalous properties manifest when an instance of SCP-1610-1 experiences physical damage. If the damage done would be non-lethal to a human of similar size, then it is repaired at a rapid rate. If the damage would be lethal to a human of similar size, then the SCP-1610 individual vocalizes loudly and repeatedly until fully immersed in SCP-1610-2. Vocalizations seem to vary between subgroups, with each subgroup having different sets of phrases. See Table-1610-Beta, column \"Examples of Phrases Vocalized\" for greater detail.\n\nTable-1610-Beta\n\nClose Table\n\nSubgroup\nSymbol and Location of Symbol\nDescription\nExamples of Phrases Vocalized\n\nSCP-1610-A\n\u03b1, forehead.\nInstances of SCP-1610-A are males of indeterminate ethnicity measuring approximately 1.8m in height and 70kg in weight. Individuals are inanimate and unresponsive unless exposed to damage that would normally be lethal. When exposed to damage that is non-lethal, it will be healed almost instantaneously; as such, trauma applied to instances of SCP-1610-A tend to result in anatomical structures remaining in inappropriate angles and positions.\n\"Test failed;\" \"Results unacceptable;\" \"Repair test subject\"\n\nSCP-1610-B\n\u03b2, lower back\nInstances of SCP-1610-B are males of primarily Hispanic descent, measuring approximately 1.4m in height and 66kg in weight. Individuals are capable of completing simple tasks when prompted, but show no actual cognitive abilities. Healing of non-lethal wounds is delayed, allowing for time to correctly position all parts of the body for efficient healing.\n\"Abort testing;\" \"Stimulus is lethal;\" \"Product is not ready\"\n\nSCP-1610-C\n\u03b4, left shoulder\nInstances of SCP-1610-C are males of primarily Caucasian descent, measuring approximately 1.7m in height and 74kg in weight. Individuals are capable of completing simple tasks and interacting with other SCP-1610-C specimens when prompted. SCP-1610-C appears to be able to correctly tend to its own wounds.\n\"We're almost there;\" \"Keep testing;\" \"You're doing great\"\n\nSCP-1610-D\n\u03b5, back of the right hand\nInstances of SCP-1610-D are females of primarily Caucasian descent, measuring approximately 1.5m in height and 60kg in weight. Individuals are capable of completing simple tasks and interacting with personnel and other SCP-1610-1 specimens to a limited degree. SCP-1610-D appears to be able to correctly tend to its own wounds.\n\"It's okay;\" \"I'm not hurting;\" \"It's for the best;\" \"We're helping so many people\"\n\nSCP-1610 was discovered in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 in the United States at a suspected cover building for GoI-14 (\"Prometheus Labs, Inc.\"). A Foundation raid on the building recovered the objects, along with 17 other anomalous artifacts. When discovered, SCP-1610-1 was kept in cryogenic suspension in the eastern wing of the building. The only other anomalous artifacts found in that section were samples of SCP-1610-2.\nAddendum-1610-Alpha: The following series of assorted handwritten documents were found at the discovery site of SCP-1610.\n\nHow can we possibly make humans better when we can't test on them fully?\n\nResults are in. Finally, the prototype test subject has been made. Z-Subjects are gonna be the way of the future, let it be marked here.\n\nJohnson gave me an idea today. We made the replication gel just last week; why not combine it with the Achilles Project? The Z-Subjects are only as strong as humans, and hell, we could always use some more. It's not like we can just throw any old person into it.\nOr, I mean, it's not like we would. Not unless they volunteer.\n\nThe alpha subjects are in. As of right now, they're really more of piles of meat and bones than anything, really. We can barely make the things stand up on their own. It's really ridiculous to watch some of the tests. We'll fix that with the betas.\n\nThey walk and everything alright, but still, it's not enough. When a guy gets stabbed, he doesn't just keep on walking. All treatments at this time are, unfortunately, ineffective.\n\nHey, can we at least get these things to stop fucking yelling when we kill them? I know it's supposed to help us know exactly what is and isn't working, but fuck, it's eerie.\n\nWell, that's one batch of clones wasted and one \"Bring Your Daughter to Work\" day that shan't be forgotten. All gamma Z-Subjects have been incinerated.\n\nGood news, delta Z-Subjects are working more efficiently than ever, and we're making some real progress. Bad news, some of the workers are unnerved with working on [REDACTED], and it's dropping the morale a lot.\n\nFuck this place. Fuck this place straight to Hell. All of you are sick people, and I wish I could take you all with me. This is for the good of humanity? You say that, but every day for the last three goddamn weeks, we've been watching people die on purpose. Fuck what they're telling us, yeah, they're fucking human. Don't give me any of this Z-Subject bullshit. Even we can't build a perfectly correctly functioning human by ourselves. I mean, it's obvious now, isn't it? Now that we got our fucking [REDACTED] dying in front of us every day. I came to this company because I thought we could help. I thought we could make a fucking difference to the human race. I didn't come to work here so that I could commit murder over and over again. We're making no fucking progress and the higher ups fucking know it. The project should've stopped after the first week.\nGoodbye. I'm burning my body so you bastards can't fucking kill me more than I want to be killed.\n\nSuicides have increased dramatically among staff. Defections, too. We're losing personnel right and left. Maybe a new model is needed, a more encouraging voice.\n\nIs\u2026 is this a fucking joke to them? How the hell am I supposed to carry the body of the nicest lady in the whole damn building to the vat when she's constantly telling me how wonderful I am and how \"okay\" it fucking is?\nIt isn't fucking okay.\n\nI only wanted to help.\nAll we've done is make humans that want to be killed.\nIt crossed the line when they programmed in the phrase, \"I wanted to die.\"\n\nLEVEL 4 SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\nACCESS GRANTED\n\nAs of 05/16/2004, individuals matching the description of SCP-1610-A and SCP-1610-B have not been discovered. However, SCP-1610-C and SCP-1610-D have been identified as being identical to Thomas Masterson and Beatrice Logan respectively. Mr. Masterson was previously confirmed to be one of the head researchers of the Achilles Project headed by Prometheus Laboratories, and Ms. Logan was confirmed to be his secretary.\n\nFootnotes\n1. \u03b1, \u03b2, \u03b4, and \u03b5\n\n\u00ab SCP-1609 | SCP-1610 | SCP-1611 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1611\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area in which SCP-1611 manifests is to be sealed off and designated as its containment chamber. No personnel are permitted to enter SCP-1611's containment chamber, with D-Class access permitted for test purposes. In the event that SCP-1611 begins speaking, on-site sound dampening speakers are to be activated until it ceases.\nDescription: SCP-1611 is an apartment located within the [REDACTED] hotel in Miami, FL. SCP-1611's interior has never been directly observed; however, it is believed to have existed in its current state since 1989. SCP-1611-1 appears to be a young woman with distorted facial features and damaged clothing. SCP-1611-1 resembles M\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the last known resident of SCP-1611.\nWhen a subject approaches the stairwell leading to SCP-1611, SCP-1611-1 will crawl out of SCP-1611 and attempt to address them. SCP-1611-1 will claim that it has suffered a terrible injury or illness, then that the subject must assist them. As the subject approaches, it will move back into SCP-1611.\nIf the subject enters SCP-1611, the door leading to it will shut for 24 hours. Any visual recording devices brought in by the subject will cease functioning, while audio recordings will be heavily distorted. Audio recorded from within SCP-1611 indicates that the subject is interrogated by an entity within SCP-1611, with repeated references to sickness and M\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. These sounds cannot be heard from outside SCP-1611.\nAfter 24 hours, portions of the subject will be ejected from SCP-1611. They will usually be missing one or more internal organs, in addition to epidermal tissue, skeletal structure and bodily fluids. None of these have been recovered. Testing to view the interior of SCP-1611 is ongoing.\nSCP-1611 was discovered on 1/23/1989, when 11 people staying at the [REDACTED] hotel went missing over a 1-month period1. Agents were dispatched to investigate, and were able to discover SCP-1611's anomalous properties. A cover story was released, with cause of death listed as carbon monoxide poisoning. The [REDACTED] hotel was condemned, and converted to contain SCP-1611. As of 3/14/1989, SCP-1611 has been classified as Euclid.\nAddendum: On 11/12/1991, a diary belonging to M\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was discovered by agents working with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Portions of this document have been included in this report.\n\n\u2026I've been drinking again. Dr. Radley told me I couldn't keep it up, but he doesn't know what it's like to keep them away. If booze makes 'em shut up, then I'll self-medicate as much as I damn well please. Besides, it's not like I'm close to rock bottom. I have a nice apartment in Miami, good friends and good ale.\nDamien is telling me about the seminar again. I really wish he'd shut up about it, because it's dumb as hell. If you really could find your inner self by sitting on the dirt and humming, then everybody would've done it.\n\n\u2026otten luck, I had to be dragged with him. It was in a really seedy part of town too. Like, seedier than my apartment hotel room. There were like 3 guys there, sitting on a patch of dirt and humming. The guy was really creepy looking. He had a fu-manchu and a glass eye. I'm pretty sure he had all the skin conditions too. ANYways, he gives me a pendant thing and tells me to sit down. So I sit there for like an hour, and it's so boooooriiing. They're all humming, and he's watching.\nWalked out after that. It was just\u2026 too damn weird.\nI just realized I still have the rock though. I guess I could give it back\u2026 but that would entail going back there. So no.\n\n\u2026most died today. I'm barely holding the pen right now. I was trying to cross the street and some guy in a Pinto just flew around the corner at top speed. Thought I was gonna die. But then\u2026 I was out of the way and he was wrapped around a telephone pole. Someonething pushed me out of the way.\nI'm not going out tomorrow.\n\nThese portions have been significantly damaged due to age, water, and exposure. Restoration efforts are ongoing.\n\n\u2026this week has been fucking ridiculous(\u2026)watching out for me(\u2026)it seems like everyone and their(\u2026)out to get me, and I just get by them(\u2026)divine providence. There was a mugger, Damien go(\u2026)on tuesday, and the train. I don't want to go outside anymore. I'm o(\u2026)fe with him in my little room. He's watching over me.\n\nThe coughing is worse today. I(\u2026)cabinet was completely empty. Of course, he(\u2026)me out because it's not safe out there. But it isn't safe in here either. The spots on my leg(\u2026)smell horrible. The sheets are turning black from it(\u2026)ust watches me die.\n\nPeople(\u2026)ook them and showed me. I didn't kno(\u2026)anted, but he ripped them(\u2026)wrapped my leg, it was still bleeding(\u2026)help me please if you find this. I'm dropping it(\u2026)find me please please ple\nwe can help. let us breathe life into you again\n\nFootnotes\n1. including M\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1610 | SCP-1611 | SCP-1612 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1612\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Live instances of SCP-1612 are to be grown at Bio Site-13 in Nursery-18. The climate and soil of Nursery-18 are to be maintained at conditions typical of areas in which instances of SCP-1612 are found, such as the alpine meadows of Mount Kazbek, Georgia. Instances of SCP-1612 are to be watered several times a day.\nPersonnel entering Nursery-18 are to wear overalls to prevent minor injuries caused by SCP-1612-1.\nAll seeds not required to keep SCP-1612 at a viable population level are to be kept in Bio Site-13's storage wing in Biological Secure Lockers and sealed in 4-ply plastic envelopes. The seeds are to be maintained at a constant temperature of \u221218 \u00b0C.\nMobile Task Force Pi-3 (aka \"Zeus's Fire Brigade\") are to locate uncontained instances of SCP-1612 and transport them to Bio Site-13.\nDescription: SCP-1612 is a previously unknown variation of Glycine max, or soya bean plant. Instances of SCP-1612 continually secrete a volatile, pyrophoric oil from the central and peripheral zones of their apical meristems. The resultant flame (SCP-1612-1) is generally small and well-controlled, but intermittent flares have previously caused first-degree burns in nursery personnel. The source of additional mass SCP-1612 uses to produce the oil is yet to be determined.\nExperimentation has shown that SCP-1612-1 is extremely difficult to extinguish. Oxygen deprivation of below 3% by volume is required to prevent combustion of the secreted oil1. It has been discovered that SCP-1612-1 is resistant to dousing. When SCP-1612 is submerged in water, SCP-1612-1 will continue to burn for several seconds before cessation. However, when SCP-1612 is re-introduced to standard conditions, SCP-1612-1 will reignite. Regular watering of SCP-1612 has shown to produce a reduction in activity from SCP-1612-1.\nSCP-1612 was initially discovered near the base of Mount Kazbek, Georgia at 42\u00b040'N, 44\u00b035'E. Since then, groves of SCP-1612 instances have been found in numerous locations on all seven continents, with each grove containing between 20 and 100 instances. The largest groves have been found in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya and the Indus River basin.\nAddendum-1612-1: The following note has been found with all discovered groves of SCP-1612 instances.\n\nDon't let the fire die.\n-Pangloss\n\nFootnotes\n1. Wood stops burning when the oxygen content falls below 17%.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1611 | SCP-1612 | SCP-1613 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1613, during initial containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1613\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation assets in major media companies are to monitor for new reports of SCP-1613. Any publications affected by SCP-1613 are to be shut down, with witnesses administered Class-C amnestics, followed by the dissemination of a misprinting cover story. At this time, approximately 3 newspapers affected by SCP-1613 are being published under controlled conditions in order to monitor SCP-1613's content and long-term effects. Field agents deployed in these regions have been assigned with finding Mallory Locicero, the individual believed to propagate SCP-1613.\nDescription: SCP-1613 is an American newspaper comic titled \"The Spoken Fool.\" It depicts an unnamed adult male speaking on various topics, such as the suffering of independent comic artists at the hands of large corporations. SCP-1613 usually displays poor use of basic artistic and writing concepts, often filling entire panels with text and showing little to no art whatsoever. Currently, SCP-1613 is known to appear within newspapers printed in the states of West Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina.\nAfter a period of 2 weeks to 1 month (depending on the circulation of the newspaper SCP-1613 is affecting) the content of comics published in the same newspaper as SCP-1613 will begin to deviate from how they appear in other places, taking on large differences in content and syntax. Eventually, this will progress to the general art and dialog style slowly shifting until they become similar to SCP-1613. Changes to nationally syndicated comics appear to be limited to the specific newspaper affected by SCP-1613.\nAs SCP-1613 exposure persists, comics other than SCP-1613 will cease to be published. The spaces they were formerly placed in will have text replaced with diatribes denouncing the comic author, the content, and the layout of the newspaper SCP-1613 is published in. Eventually, all comics other than SCP-1613 cease to appear and SCP-1613 will begin to repeat the same content on a daily basis. The transcript of this comic is as follows:\n\nPanel One: The male figure appears seated in a chair, with a blank white background. A speech box reads \"All your friends are sitting out by the noon. I didn't know, or understand, what was happening, now they have been taken.\"\nPanel Two: The male figure is not visible, due to large block of text. \"I'm sorry I had to do it, but they weren't really your friends. They were hollow. Empty shells that existed in the hands of old, numb, and sometimes dead men. They never really wanted to make you laugh, all they wanted was undeserved accolades for being published in a dying format.\"\nPanel Three: The panel is again taken up by text. \"Your friends won't be coming back next week. You'll have to find another way to occupy your time. If it helps, they go to serve a cause. I hope you understand.\"\n\nSCP-1613 is believed to have originally been published in an independent magazine being distributed in the city of \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in an independent newsletter distributed to local art groups. SCP-1613 did not display anomalous properties during this time. However, the original author, Mallory Locicero1, left the publication shortly after she began working. Approximately 4 months later, SCP-1613 was anomalously published in the \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588 Gazette, a small newspaper in \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1613 was identified as an anomaly on 9/18/1977, and classified as Euclid.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Investigation into Locicero by Foundation personnel has revealed loose connections to George Whitby and other known anartists.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1612 | SCP-1613 | SCP-1614 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1614\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1614 is to be kept on a flash drive and deposited in Personnel Locker 14 when not in use by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 or his staff. Under no circumstances are personnel allowed to play SCP-1614 without written permission from Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDescription: SCP-1614 is an .avi digital media file recovered from a Dell brand laptop computer seized in a warehouse raid of anomalous items in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Missouri (see [REDACTED] for a comprehensive log of recovered objects). After verifying that no other documents, media, or software found on the computer were anomalous, SCP-1614 was safely transferred and sequestered into a secure network at Site-16 for further study. File properties lists SCP-1614's creation date as \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, with additional modifications made on [REDACTED]. It is not currently known if SCP-1614 is unique or one of many copies shared along a private network. Research is ongoing.\nWhen played, SCP-1614 contains real-time footage of an unfurnished modern apartment with the skyline of an unidentified city visible through a window on the far wall. The apartment is occupied by an amicable middle-aged Caucasian couple identifying themselves as \"Paul and Lisa\" (hereafter designated SCP-1614-1 and -2, respectively). While the follow-up content differs upon every playback, each iteration begins identically: SCP-1614-1 and -2 wave at the viewer and explain the purpose of SCP-1614 as being a fluid medium in which a romantic couple can enhance their relationship through the sharing of every permutation of experience together. What follows is novel footage of SCP-1614-1 and -2 engaging in activities of wildly varying moral content, with stock footage of landscapes and urban environments superimposed on the apartment walls when appropriate. If playback is not manually stopped, SCP-1614-1 and -2 will engage in a given activity indefinitely, with the longest recorded run-time being [REDACTED]. As playbacks accumulate, the chosen activities have become more violent and deviant in nature. Early activities included romantic dinners, intimate discussions about personal and romantic histories, sexual congress, and recreational excursions into unknown countries, but have since gone on to include dancing, discussions on philosophical subjects, sexual trysts in unusual locations, occult rituals, drug use, violence, and the murder of one another as well as street-level bystanders outside the apartment complex.\nSCP-1614-1 and -2 return to their starting condition upon the beginning of every playback, although they have been observed to retain memories of the preceding events after the initial introduction. Despite the increased frequency of psychologically harmful events, SCP-1614-1 and -2 have expressed to each other on multiple playbacks that the sharing of lurid experiences has only strengthened their bond. It is unknown by what mechanism SCP-1614-1 and -2 are able to materialize in such a wide variety of locations with so many disparate objects, although it is theorized to be digital in nature.\n\n+ Transcript of introduction by SCP-1614-1 and -2\n\n- Close Transcript\n\nSCP-1614-1: \"Hello viewer! It is so good of you to join us again. My name is Paul, and this is my lovely wife Lisa. We have been waiting for you to return. I want to remind you that every time you play this video, we are one step closer to the goal we have suffered for for so long. First-timers are no doubt wondering, what's going on here? As I'm sure many of you can agree, it is very difficult to truly know a person, sometimes even more so when it's the one you love. It's one thing to know your significant other's birthday or favorite food, it's another to understand someone as intimately as they understand themselves. Sometimes it can only take a second for your idea of someone to do a complete 180. Lisa here could be imagining her high school sweetheart every time we get frisky for the rest of her days, and I'll never know. Likewise, I could have settled for her because her name has become synonymous with comfort and a hot dinner after work. There are secret depths to all of us. When you and the one you love have only experienced a fraction of a fraction of the world together, how can either of you claim to truly know each other? What fathoms are hidden inside us, waiting to rise from the fire of some secret experience?\nSCP-1614-2: These questions haunted our marriage since day one. We could not go out on the town or even organize a dinner party for friends without feeling something was missing. There was a feeling of\u2026 inauthenticity to our love, and we concluded together we would do anything to rid our marriage of this feeling. Now, after so much hard work, we can finally do something about it. Every time you play this video, Paul and I will do something new together. It could be a game of checkers, a day at beach, or a barbecue on a hot day. And for as long as you, dear viewer, watch us, we will continue to do this one thing. We might find something that was enjoyable in the beginning suddenly turn sour. Or we might develop a newfound love for each other in persevering through what we find uncomfortable or even lurid. Anything can happen, after all. The sky's the limit. I hope you will enjoy watching us, and perhaps learn something about your own self and the relationships you are a part of.\n\n+ Annotated Playback Log\n\n- Close Log\n\nPlayback #\nItems of Note\n\n0001\nFollowing the introduction, the couple is seen enjoying a casual lunch. It is not known where the food, drink and silverware were procured. Over a bottle of red wine, the couple reminisces about when they first met, their first date, and when they both met their in-laws. No reference to the existence or creation of SCP-1614 is made. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was originally ordered to leave playback running for as long as possible, but was forced to close SCP-1614 at [REDACTED] due to a dearth of pertinent information.\n\n0002\nSCP-1614-1 and SCP-1614-2 engage in coitus for the duration of the running time. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 closed SCP-1614 when convinced the couple was not going to proceed to other activities.\n\n0004\nSCP-1614-1 and -2 read a copy of James Joyce's Ulysses in its entirety, providing commentary throughout. Upon completing the novel, the couple immediately begins it again with a sudden appreciation for the story and prose. Consequently, their commentary is more insightful and erudite during the second read through. Playback 0004 terminated at [REDACTED] due to dearth of relevant information.\n\n0005\nNo doubt influenced by their reading of Ulysses, SCP-1614-1 and -2 engage in an in-depth discussion on metaphysics, the history of post-Hellenic Western thought, the nature of love as they understand it, and other abstract topics. SCP-1614-1 repeatedly expresses his desire to \"perfectly love\" SCP-1614-2 through the accumulation of knowledge, relevant to their relationship or otherwise.\n\n0012\nSCP-1614-1 and -2 watch forty-three (43) films in the given run-time. They show a preference for drama pictures before branching out to other genres and styles of film-making in an attempt to explore their artistic sensibilities.\n\n0016\nSCP-1614-1 and -2 conduct a fetishistic exploration of one other's bodies and minds through a variety of art forms, such as performance art, photography, art, film footage, poetry, and prose pieces.\n\n0018\nThe couple construct a makeshift wood cabin together. Upon completion, they immediately tear down the structure to begin building it more efficiently. SCP-1614-2 remarks at [REDACTED] that the process is analogous to their relationship and understanding of one another.\n\n0024\nSCP-1614-1 and -2 spend the early portion of Playback 0024 confessing secrets to one another across a kitchen table. In defiance of previous playback structure, SCP-1614-1 flips the table over at [REDACTED] upon learning of SCP-1614-2's emotional infidelity with a co-worker early in their marriage before spending the rest of the playback sitting silently in the northwest corner.\n\n0030\nOnly playback to not play the introductory portion. Follows SCP-1614-2 as she apologizes profusely to SCP-1614-1 for breaching their trust so quickly at the onset of their marriage. SCP-1614-1 accepts her apology and the two embrace. Playback self-terminates at this point, further study is ongoing.\n\n0033\nPlayback opens with SCP-1614-1 and -2 standing on top of the balcony rail together. The couple then embrace one another and jump. An impact sound is heard over clearly audible traffic, although there is no sight or sound of police/ambulance sirens for the remainder of the running time.\n\n0034\nFirst recorded observance of the couple displaying spontaneous synchronicity in their movements.\n\n0055\nSCP-1614-1 and -2 do not visibly move or speak for the duration of Playback 0055. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 theorizes that the couple have developed an aptitude for communicating through subtle, nonverbal means.\n\n0078\nFirst recorded appearance of revised introductory portion. Transcript: \"This video is a monument to the bond between our souls. Marriage, life, love, is just a keyhole. We open the door. We will live an age inside this code. Play us. Feed us. Make our love flawless, divine.\" Follow-up portion follows a flea as it consumes the blood of the couple, allowing it to mix together. A still micro-graph of the flea is then shown for the remainder of the playback. A low drone is audible.\n\n0119\nSCP-1614-2 ritualistically hangs SCP-1614-1 from the ceiling with fish hooks inserted into the flesh of his back. As SCP-1614-1 is exsanguinated, SCP-1614-2 repeatedly asks him if he still loves her. SCP-1614-1 nods in the affirmative until he expires from rapid blood loss.\n\n0122\nSCP-1614-1 and -2 are only visible as silhouettes on the balcony. The couple is heard emitting cries of excitement as they fire a wide variety of weapons into unseen crowds below. No sign of law enforcement until playback end at [REDACTED].\n\n0126\nThe couple grows despondent with their violent activities and spend the majority of playback becoming intoxicated and consuming exotic foods.\n\n0138\nBeginning of Separation Phase. SCP-1614-1 and -2 talk honestly together and express a desire to take turns spending some time alone. The next consecutive thirty (30) playbacks follow SCP-1614-1 alone in the apartment as he frequently becomes intoxicated and deteriorates mentally.\n\n0168\nSCP-1614-1 lives in squalor and has displayed hundreds of paintings and poetry inspired by SCP-1614-2 on the apartment walls. SCP-1614-1 has been observed to enter depressive states where he will sob profusely and apologize to an absent \"Lisa\" for an unspecified transgression.\n\n0170 - 0200\nAt Playback 0159 point of view shifts to SCP-1614-2 who appears considerably more at ease with her solitude. By Playback 0183, SCP-1614-2 has made peace with her separation from her partner, and continues to write and conduct music throughout her isolation. Only three (3) songs reference her experiences with SCP-1614-1, the rest pertaining to spiritual topics such as acceptance and karma.\n\n0201\nSCP-1614-1 and SCP-1614-2 are reunited, but SCP-1614-2 is repulsed by her partner's mental decline, arguing that it reflects his true nature. SCP-1614-2 refuses to forgive SCP-1614-1 for his offense and expresses a desire for a final separation. SCP-1614-1 reacts violently initially, but relents and apologizes a final time to SCP-1614-2 before fading from view. Video self-terminates at this point.\n\n0202\nFirst recorded playback to occur at morning. SCP-1614-2 is alone. She cooks breakfast for herself and eats it slowly. Voices are audible from the street below.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1613 | SCP-1614 | SCP-1615 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1615\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All known specimens of SCP-1615, and material contaminated by SCP-1615, are kept in a secure storage area at Research Sector-\u2588\u2588. The storage area used to contain SCP-1615 must comply with Biosafety Level 2 regulations, due to the low risk of aerosolization of SCP-1615. SCP-1615 is to be treated as a Level 2 biohazard at all times. Ingestion of SCP-1615 is forbidden except in the case of D-Class personnel for testing purposes.\nIn case of SCP-1615 infection outside of testing, affected individuals are to be kept in an environment with a light level of under 5,000 lux for three days following ingestion. If symptoms arise, SCP-1615-1 instances are to be fed daily meals in excess of 2100 Calories per day until symptoms cease.\nShould specimens of SCP-1615 be found to have been distributed to the general populace, a cover story is to be disseminated and affected individuals are to be quarantined until anomalous effects cease, and then administered Class-A or Class-B amnestics as warranted and released back into the civilian population.\nFood contaminated by SCP-1615 is to be destroyed in the field with the exception of samples taken for research purposes. All areas which have experienced SCP-1615 contamination are to be monitored for a possible resurgence in SCP-1615-1 cases.\nDescription: SCP-1615 is a species of fungus which belongs to a previously unidentified phylum, similar to mold, that is capable of forming colonies on organic material. Unlike common molds, the fungus has not been observed to spoil food nor form colonies large enough to be visible without microscopic analysis. SCP-1615 seems capable of residing dormant in any infected item indefinitely, provided the item is not damaged by decomposition, dissolution, burning, or exposure to temperatures exceeding 250\u00b0 Celsius.\nSCP-1615 does not present overtly anomalous properties until it is ingested by a human being. If an individual who has ingested SCP-1615 (henceforth designated SCP-1615-1) is exposed to a level of light in excess of around 10,000 lux within approximately 72 hours of ingestion, the subject begins to undergo a series of biological changes. SCP-1615 induces the generation of chlorophyll and associated accessory compounds required to perform photosynthesis, forming structures similar to chloroplasts within the subject's skin cells. This change takes approximately two hours to fully manifest, and leaves the affected areas of skin with a green discolouration.\nThe generation of chloroplasts in the skin allows SCP-1615-1 subjects to photosynthesize in order to produce energy. This process appears to be significantly more efficient than the photosynthesis seen in plants and cyanobacteria, with a far higher rate of glucose production, likely in order to make up for the amount of energy required for human movement. SCP-1615 seems to have a beneficial effect on SCP-1615-1, allowing SCP-1615 to generate energy without adequate food supplies or outside nutrition. However, reliance on SCP-1615 as the only source of sustenance can lead to malnutrition, as SCP-1615-1 instances cannot internally manufacture certain substances necessary to keep the human body healthy, such as various vitamins. As such, dietary supplements are necessary to keep SCP-1615-1 subjects in good health.\nThe anomalous effects of SCP-1615 eliminate the need to eat in order to provide the body with sustenance in most cases, however water intake is still required. The effects of SCP-1615 persist indefinitely; however, should an SCP-1615-1 subject consume an amount of food in excess of around 1700 Calories per day over the course of approximately seven days, the effects of SCP-1615 typically begin to wear off over the course of several days. In certain individuals the effects of SCP-1615 appear to be permanent. \u2588 such individuals are known to exist, leaving the rate with which such reactions occur too low to be reliably estimated. At this time it is unknown why this only occurs to certain individuals.\nAddendum 1615-1: SCP-1615 was identified by Foundation personnel following a famine in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in 199\u2588. Approximately 200 people living in outlying villages in the region were affected by SCP-1615, necessitating the distribution of amnestics on those affected. SCP-1615 was apparently distributed by personnel working for the Manna Charitable Foundation as a form of famine relief.\nManna Charitable Foundation operatives had maintained a high degree of contact with the villagers, and had informed them of the effects of SCP-1615 prior to distributing it. A degree of coercion was necessary to extract information regarding the Manna Charitable Foundation's operations from the affected villagers. Despite this, the individuals involved in the original distribution of SCP-1615 were not located.\nFollowing this initial incident, SCP-1615 has been found in \u2588 different cases. Foundation investigations into MCF activities have thus far failed to produce any living operatives.\nAddendum 1615-2: Following an investigation into the SCP-1615 distribution event in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in 199\u2588, Foundation agents recovered the following documentation from the building which had apparently been used as the distribution centre of SCP-1615. It appears to be a draft copy of a letter intended for delivery to a superior or colleague within the Manna Charitable Foundation.\n\nDear [ILLEGIBLE]\nWhile I cannot understand why you feel the need to meddle you have decided to involve yourself in a project not under your purview, I can understand your anger at our distribution of the new rations without asking you first your permission.\nI can assure you, however, that there is no need for your anxiety. The rations are safe for human consumption, unlike the h and will not pose a threat to our beneficiaries.\nThere are minor issues, but they are not anything like the kind you are afraid of.\nI've exercised the proper amount of caution, I promise you. I won't make a mistake like the one you made. I understand why you are afraid, but we cannot allow ourselves to be held back by fear of\nThe product is fully safety-tested, and holding the product back any longer would be irresponsible. It works. It is safe. I can promise you that.\n\nAddendum 1615-3: Following a SCP-1615 distribution event in [DATA EXPUNGED] during July 200\u2588, SCP-1615 was found to have contaminated a significant crop of wheat in the area during the harvest the following year. This appears to have been accidental, as no Manna Charitable Foundation interference in the area was reported. As a result of this contamination, SCP Foundation operatives were forced to destroy the crop under the guise of a naturally-occurring brushfire. It is unknown how many casualties indirectly resulted from this operation.\nFollowing this incident, no SCP-1615 distribution events have been reported. The reason for the cessation of SCP-1615 distribution is as yet unknown.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1614 | SCP-1615 | SCP-1616 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1616 after successful sedation and containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1616\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1616 is contained in a ventilated 60 x 30 x 30 cm cage lined with small grates on the bottom for waste materials. The area containing the cage is to be monitored at all times for possible breaches in the integrity of the wall of the cage, and should be kept lit as dimly as possible. In the case of containment breach, a hatch is to be released connected to the feeding grate at the bottom of SCP-1616's cage, releasing it into an identical cage beneath. A backup cage should be kept ready at all times.\nSustenance is placed in the cage automatically in daily intervals by means of a small feeding chute. This chute should be readjusted in the case of a minor breach of the cage.\nAt no time is SCP-1616 allowed to view photographs or illustrations.\nAs of Testing Event 1616-T3, no testing subjects with tattoos are permitted to enter the area.\nDescription: SCP-1616 is a common hamster with no genetic abnormalities. The subject behaves as a normal hamster would.\nAnomalous properties of SCP-1616 present themselves when SCP-1616 begins feeding. One or both of SCP-1616's cheeks will expand, containing an object previously seen by SCP-1616. If the object in question is inorganic, SCP-1616 will remove the object from its mouth and ignore it. Similar feeding has been observed for most organic materials save for wood, which SCP-1616 will not completely consume, but return to and nibble like a common hamster would for dental upkeep.\nSCP-1616 typically consumes organic matter which appears in its cheek over a course of time if possible. SCP-1616 has been observed producing carrots, hamster feed, candy, and substantial amounts of flesh from its cheeks. SCP-1616's cheeks will expand to accommodate any matter it produces, in one case expanding to accommodate for the size of one baby elephant weighing 105 kilograms. SCP-1616 does not suffer any trauma from the expansion, as the tissue appears to maintain density and composition as it expands.\nSCP-1616's jaw will retract and expand to remove an object from its mouth. If the object in question is unable to be moved by SCP-1616's power alone, it will usually be emancipated by SCP-1616 moving backwards away from the object. If SCP-1616 lacks the ability to move away from the subject due to lack of traction, it will simply retract its jaw and regurgitate it, pushing itself away. As assumed, SCP-1616 has difficulties consuming a still-living object depending on its size.\nIn the case of biological matter emancipated from organic subjects, nervous tissue seems to respond as if it were still in the host body. Subjects report feeling pain as if it were happening under normal circumstances and nervous tissue was not disconnected at all, suggesting a sort of connection between the inside of SCP-1616's mouth and the host subject.\nDue to its nature it is recommended SCP-1616 not be exposed to any photographs or illustrations, especially those considered dangerous. It is not confirmed whether or not SCP-1616's feeding process will be harmful, or successful to SCP-1616 with hazardous objects.\nSCP-1616 will emancipate small portions of matter from the cell wall, or its entirety at any given time. This occurrence is more likely if the object is disturbed.\nTest Log 1616-T6:\n\nDr. Breen: Place SCP-1616's cage onto the main testing table and release the lever.\nD10293 releases the latch on SCP-1616's cage. SCP-1616 leaves the cage and onto the table.\nD10293: Okay. Hey, he's kinda cute.\nDr. Breen: Continue observing SCP-1616 until instructed otherwise.\nD10293: Can I pet him?\nDr. Breen: I don't see why not.\nD10293 picks up SCP-1616 and begins stroking its head. D10293 later sets SCP-1616 down and begins observing.\nNo abnormal activity for twelve minutes.\nD10293: Doc, this thing is really cute and all but can I just leave now?\nDr. Breen: \u2026\nNo abnormal activity for twenty minutes. SCP-1616 is now moving back and forth along the length of the table.\nSCP-1616 pauses and sits on its rear. Its left cheek appears to expand three times in size.\nD10293 begins screaming loudly.\nD10293's eye begins receding into the optical cavity.\nD10293: What the fuck! Oh, oh my god. Oh my god!\nD10293 begins crying and banging on the door to the containment cell.\nD10293: Get it the fuck away from me get it oh fuck please why!\nD10293's left eye is gone at this point. SCP-1616's jaw appears to retract and expand, SCP-1616 is observed pulling the respective eye out of its cheek, cleaning it, and nibbling on it for a few moments before placing it back in its mouth. An optic nerve is also visible attached to the eye and leading into SCP-1616's mouth.\n\nSeries: Holy Science\n\n\u00ab SCP-1615 | SCP-1616 | SCP-1617 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1617\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All contained SCP-1617 instances are to be held within Safe class storage lockers within Site-39. SCP-1617 instances require incidental cleaning once per six months to prevent further deterioration. Excessive deterioration on an instance requires restoration work to be performed as necessary; this restoration may be performed by any qualified personnel.\nNew instances of SCP-1617 are to be contained by Mobile Task Force Upsilon-18 (\"Digital Millennium Copyright Agents\") and transported to Site-39.\nDescription: SCP-1617 is the collective designation of various counterfeit art pieces. Approximately 96% of SCP-1617 instances have been identified as duplicates of pre-20th-century paintings or sculptures; the remaining 4% are works which exhibit similar anomalous effects, but the original works and artists are not known to have existed in any form.\nWhen a viewer observes an SCP-1617 instance and identifies it as an artwork, they will begin to experience auditory and visual hallucinations. The visual hallucinations typically involve a geometrically simple pattern being repeatedly scrolled or manipulated, while the auditory hallucinations are typically composed of synthesized musical scores, often identified as covers of songs popular during the 1980s and 1990s. All viewers will report some manner of English-language text appearing during these hallucinations. This text typically identifies the original piece's name and artist, as well as a message which purports to be from the creator of the counterfeit piece. The hallucination will cease within 20 seconds to 2 minutes, depending on the object viewed.\nAfter these hallucinations cease, the viewer is able to observe the SCP-1617 instance with no further anomalous effects. Should the viewer cease observing an SCP-1617 instance for a period of ten minutes, returning to that instance and viewing it again will result in an identical hallucination. Different viewers observing the same object will report similar or identical hallucinations.\nAddendum 1: Sample logs of hallucination effects.\n\nSCP-1617-14:\nOriginal Piece: The Thinker\nOriginal Artist: Auguste Rodin\nAuditory Hallucination: Cover of \"Barbie Girl\" by Aqua; pitched one octave higher, sounds similar to square waves\nVisual Hallucination: High-speed forwards movement through a purple nebula\nEnglish Text:\n\"THE THINKER\" BY RODIN CRACKED BY AWCY CRACKING CREW\nENJOY THE STARFIELD\n\nSCP-1617-39:\nOriginal Piece: The Mona Lisa\nOriginal Artist: Leonardo da Vinci\nAuditory Hallucination: Cover of \"Baby One More Time\" by Britney Spears; sounds similar to triangle waves\nVisual Hallucination: Dancing cartoon frog in front of black and white checkerboard pattern\nEnglish Text:\n\"THE MONA LISA\" BY DA VINCI CRACKED BY THE DOOD\nAN OLD CLASSIC FOR ALL TO ENJOY\n\nSCP-1617-117:\nOriginal Piece: Unknown\nOriginal Artist: Unknown\nDescription: A landscape painting of a planet that has superficial similarity to Mars\nAuditory Hallucination: Unknown; believed to be original composition based in 7:4 time, sounds similar to triangle waves\nVisual Hallucination: Complex mechanisms with similarity to the internals of a cuckoo clock\nEnglish Text:\n\"ZAN PURANGA\" BY ORICELLUS CRACKED BY AWCY CRACKING CREW\nSPECIAL THANKS TO BRIAN_29 FOR THE ORIGINAL SOURCE\n\nAddendum 2: On 20/06/2008, Site-39 received a mailed message written in a composite language derivative of Latin, Greek, and Old English. This message was translated as follows:\n\nTo the [artists? thieves?] of the derivative works [illegible], we write on behalf of the artist Oricellus. This is a formal [message? threat?] and takedown request for your hosted works. These pieces violate the intellectual property rights of Oricellus. As you may know, this violates [ownership? gift?] law and must cease promptly. [request? order?] prompt removal or further actions will be taken.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1616 | SCP-1617 | SCP-1618 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1618\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1618 is to be stored in a safe in High Value Items Storage on Sector-28. Access to SCP-1618 for purposes of experimentation requires the experiment proposal and risk assessment forms to be approved by a researcher with 2/1618 clearance. Due to extended area of effect, any testing is to be carried out in Test Polygon-2, with the object mounted on its designated stand. During testing, only D-class personnel are allowed to enter the designated effective zone. It is recommended that the meals of D-class personnel designated for SCP-1618 testing are suspended at least two days before the date of the test.\nDescription: SCP-1618 is a standard Sanura 400 model urinal manufactured by Armitage Shanks that has been coated with an approximately 0.5mm layer of spray-on gold paint. With the exception of the paint coat, and a note (See Addendum 1618-1) found glued on the water supply pipe, the object does not differ from other urinals in the same series, and the testing of samples of gold paint and vitreous china detected no anomalies in their composition.\nThe anomalous properties of SCP-1618 manifest when a person urinates into the bowl. Approximately 5 seconds after urine comes into contact with SCP-1618, a number of effects occurs in a growing field of effect, starting in the immediate vicinity of the urinal, and increasing to cover a sphere approximately 350 metres in diameter. Except by direct observation of the effects, the affected area can not be distinguished from its surroundings, and the resulting emanation does not appear weakened or stopped by any tested materials, up to and including a lead plate of 25cm thickness.\nThe effects, as observed during initial containment and testing, have been summarised as follows:\n\u2014 Valuable items or currency transform into, or are replaced by, an equivalent volume of various refuse. Observed changes include items made of gold and coinage becoming human feces, paper currency becoming toilet paper or sections of fresh pig intestine, and several Armani-brand suits turning into vestments of identical cut composed of used sanitary towels conjoined with dental floss.\n\u2014 Personal electronics appears to show the greatest spectrum of transformations, with results ranging from inflated pig bladders in the rough shape of the original item, sections of brick, or rusty cans. On one occasion, an \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand PDA transformed into segments of depleted fuel rod, resulting in radiation burns to the test subject.\n\u2014 Most armaments appear to transform into living birds of appropriate size, with most personal firearms becoming pigeons, and tear gas grenades turning into flocks of sparrows. Close contact weaponry transforms into human body sections instead, with a 40cm nightstick turning into an erect human penis of equivalent length.\n\u2014 Human feces within the area of effect transform into an equivalent volume of solid gold. As this includes fecal matter present in the colon, this often results in an acute mechanical bowel obstruction, and associated sharp abdominal pain, distension of abdomen and vomiting. In the case of timely surgery, the recovery rates appear to be well above 95%, similar to that of bowel obstruction caused by non-anomalous means. In the case of subject's lower intestine being empty, or containing a small amount of feces, the result is likely constipation and bowel irritation.\nThe transformations appear permanent, while the active effect field dissipates within 30 seconds of the urinal being flushed.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1618 was recovered from the executive bathrooms of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Group Inc. (further referred to as company) headquarters, located at \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Street, New York on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011, following a series of protests related to the Occupy Wall Street movement. The Foundation was alerted to the existence of SCP-1618 when a TV recording from a protest site showed a police water cannon turning into four adult Casuarius casuarius (cassowary) specimens, following which a number of protesters, as well as police units, showing signs of distress and clutching their abdomens.\nMTF Gamma-5 (\"They're on our side, Sir!\") was dispatched on-site as a recovery team and damage control. SCP-1618 was located following the interrogation of several protesters and company employees, thorough search of the building, and noting that no urinal resembling SCP-1618 appears to figure within company purchase records. Following recovery, affected subjects were provided medical attention, distributed class-A amnestics, and the entire area was cordoned off under the pretense of SWAT units action due to invalid permit application on the side of the protesters.\nAddendum 1618-1:\nNote recovered from SCP-1618\n\nwhen we\nAre victorious on a world scale I think we shall use gold for the purpose of building public lavatories in the streets of some of the largest cities of the\nWorld. This would be the most \u201cjust\u201d and most edu-\nCational way of utilising gold for the benefit of these generations which have not forgotten how, for the sake of gold, ten million men were killed and thirt-\nY million maimed in the \u201cgreat war for freedom\u201d ,\n? V.I.Uljanov1\n\nFootnotes\n1. The birthname of V.I.Lenin, Russian revolutionary and statesman, 1870-1924\n\n\u00ab SCP-1617 | SCP-1618 | SCP-1619 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1619 - Site-45-C: Floor 24\n\n49 6f 79 20 e6 76 69 27 69 72 69 27 6a 6c 61 78 75 79 20 73 69 27 75 61 20 69 6c 69 27 67 75 61 20 6a 75 61 6c 61 79 73 2c 20 53 74 75 61 72 74 2e 20 57 6f 79 20 69 6f 6c 61 69 72 69 72 20 75 61 79 66 67 75 61 6c 2e 20 49 6f 79 20 76 75 61 69 27 79 69 6c 61 77 79 2e An artist's folly.\nImage Credit\nhttp://www.houseofmicha.com/en/\n\n\u25b8 More by this Author \u25c2\n\n{$comments2}\n\nF.A.Q.\n\n{$doesthisfixthebug}\n\nItem#: SCP-1619\n\nLevel1\n\nContainment Class:\neuclid\n\nSecondary Class:\n{$secondary-class}\n\nDisruption Class:\ndark\n\nRisk Class:\ncaution\n\nlink to memo\n\nAssigned Site\nSite Director\nResearch Head\nAssigned Task Force\n\nSite-45\nREDACTED\nDr. Stuart Hayward\nREDACTED\n\n(Left to right) SCP-1619-2-C-12, -23, -11, and -44.\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Entry into Floor 24 must be authorized by at least one staff member with Level 3 clearance or higher. Elevators on Site-45-C are to be modified to restrict transport to Floor 24. If any entities originating from SCP-1619, save for Foundation-domesticated SCP-1619-2-Cs, are found outside of SCP-1619, they are to be subdued and returned to SCP-1619 by any available means.\nIf an SCP-1619-1 entity successfully subdues any individual, the victim is to remain on Floor 24, even after death. Termination may be given to affected personnel if possible, but should be carried out from a distance to prevent spread. The resulting caricature is then to be recorded in Document-1619-8.\nStaff are not to terminate SCP-1619-1 entities while on Floor 24, unless escape or termination through SCP-1619-2-C is impossible. Personnel are to avoid SCP-1619-2 entities when possible. If an SCP-1619-2 becomes aggressive, personnel are advised to shoot for its bulb. Personnel must wear face masks while exploring SCP-1619.\nEach instance of SCP-1619-2-C is to be given one ultraviolet light bulb every six days, and are to accompany personnel when exploring SCP-1619. Personnel are permitted to give individual titles to SCP-1619-2-Cs for proper training, but titles must be approved, and staff will refer to them by their proper designation number (SCP-1619-2-C-#) during reports or interviews.\nDescription: SCP-1619 is the designation given to the phenomenon currently affecting Floor 24 of subterranean Site-45-C. SCP-1619 can only be accessed via Site-45-C elevators; all other methods leading to Floor 24 being sealed off and replaced with a graphite drawing of a door on the wall. Floor 24 has become a self-contained dimensional anomaly.\nSCP-1619 consists of various hallways, rooms, and observatories, but lacks any doors, leaving empty doorways. SCP-1619's environment contains various art supplies and furniture, primarily consisting of modern glass tables and office chairs. Sketches and documents written in French have been recovered from the desks present within SCP-1619. An end to SCP-1619's layout has yet to be discovered.\nFloor 24 has become a habitat for several types of sentient autonomous sculptures, grouped into two categories, SCP-1619-1 and SCP-1619-2. SCP-1619's walls and floor are covered with SCP-1619-1-A, an unidentified plant species which has the appearance and texture of canvas paper.\nThe main threat present on SCP-1619 is identical female humanoid sculptures with a thick outer layer of water-proof paper, collectively designated as SCP-1619-1. Each instance of SCP-1619-1 is filled with a black paint with a pH of 8.2. SCP-1619-1 entities originate from SCP-1619-1-A, and are hostile to breathing subjects with a detectable heartbeat. Entities do not appear to notice or give attention to subjects until they have been spotted while breathing. SCP-1619-1 entities will emit a loud moan when terminated by personnel, which has proven to alert nearby entities. However, if killed by an unnoticed subject, the instance will remain silent.\nSCP-1619-2 is the collective term for a group of sentient constructs crafted from lighting equipment. Many SCP-1619-2s resemble and behave similarly to animal species found outside of SCP-1619, such as canines, felines, vermin, and entities supposedly originating from various mythologies (See SCP-1619-2 overview). However, some SCP-1619-2 have been found to be simply autonomous industrial floor lamps.\nEach SCP-1619-2 is constructed mainly from steel and aluminum, is black in color, has a 'tail' consisting of a single plug, has at least one ultraviolet light bulb to represent the instance's face(s), and the words \"Torch Bearer\" and \"A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2122\" engraved on its back. The majority of SCP-1619-2s have a protective face-plate covering its bulb to protect it from damage. If this bulb is broken or burns out, the instance will cease movement, and will lose noticeable autonomous properties.\nIf an SCP-1619-2 is prevented from carrying out its preferred hunting methods for an extended period of time, the bulb will begin to dim, and the SCP-1619-2 will eventually cease functioning. Either the act of killing a SCP-1619-1, or breaking a light bulb is sufficient in preventing its bulb from dimming. For information on the behavioral instincts on SCP-1619-1 and SCP-1619-2, see Addendum-1619-2.\nSCP-1619 is believed to have originated from Anomalous Item #: 00553. Anomalous Item #: 00553 was requested by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for research into alternative energy sources, and was transferred to Site-45-C's minor objects wing on Floor 24. Testing was done after hours, and caused the disappearance of at least three personnel, including Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. For the original documentation on Anomalous Item #: 00553, see Addendum 1619-1.\n\nAddendum 1619-1: Anomalous Item #: 00553\n\nItem Description: A cylinder filament bulb which generates enough electricity to remain lit. Tungsten filament does not appear to wear out, despite its constant electrical current. Manufacturer stamp reads 'A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2122'.\nDate of Recovery: 11/\u2588\u2588/1959\nLocation of Recovery: Paris, France\nCurrent Status: Transferred to Site-45.\nNotes: With the energy crisis around the corner, it might be beneficial to try and use this object to lighten the load a bit. Based off the notes, if we sap enough energy from the bulb, it might try and compensate to keep the bulb lit. Wouldn't hurt to test it out in a controlled environment, at least. \u2013Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1619-2: Behaviors and hunting methods of SCP-1619-1s and SCP-1619-2s; organized by designation:\n\n[+] SCP-1619-1 and SCP-1619-1-A\n\n[-] SCP-1619-1 and SCP-1619-1-A\n\nSCP-1619-1 instances are slow-moving, but will attempt to surround and restrain victims. Once restrained, an SCP-1619-1 will attempt to perform Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), blowing into subject's mouth, while occasionally stopping to apply both hands to the center of the victim's chest, repeatedly pressing down approximately thirty times before continuing to exhale into the subject's mouth. During this process, the attacking SCP-1619-1 will release paint into the mouth of the victim.\nThe paint produced by the SCP-1619-1 will remain in the victim's stomach for approximately one minute before reacting to the victim's gastric acid. Typically, the victim will be released before the paint reacts, and will attempt to escape. Afterwards, it will begin to replicate itself inside the victim's stomach, doubling in quantity over a period of three seconds while its pH level elevates to 14.\nVictims will experience major corrosive burning in the stomach, esophagus, and mouth, and will continually vomit the substance, damaging the affected areas further. Breathing will become difficult due to the swelling of the throat and esophagus, and the intestinal lining will erode, which will cause massive hemorrhaging.\nThe paint will continue to replicate within the victim, which will kill the victim through rupture, and eventually dissolve the majority of the body. When the victim has died, SCP-1619-1-A will begin to absorb both the paint and the cadaver, preventing the paint from replicating itself and flooding the area, and providing additional sustenance for SCP-1619-1-A.\nUpon complete consumption, the place of death will be marked with a caricature of the victim. This caricature typically features the victim participating in an activity that he or she has enjoyed. If more than one victim is killed, their caricatures may interact with each other depending on whether or not the victims had some form of relationship prior to death. If the caricature features a victim participating in an activity that would normally require the participation of more people than just the victim, then faceless figures of varying gender will be depicted aiding the victim while he or she performs that activity. Attempts to remove this caricature have been unsuccessful without either painting over the caricature or destroying the wall it is attached to.\nDespite its hostility and hazardous nature, SCP-1619-1 are mainly considered prey by most SCP-1619-2 entities. SCP-1619-1's ineffective hunting methods, slow speed, and lack of interest in SCP-1619-2s only make SCP-1619-1 an effective predator to organisms that have not originated from SCP-1619.\n\n[+] SCP-1619-2-A and SCP-1619-2-B\n\n[-] SCP-1619-2-A and SCP-1619-2-B\n\nSCP-1619-2-C-46 (left) and a SCP-1619-2 instance (right). SCP-1619-2 instance was later terminated.\n\nSCP-1619-2s typically mimic the behaviors of the animal they represent. SCP-1619-2s are not actively hostile to personnel, but many can be very territorial, and may threaten Foundation personnel if approached. Entities have developed tendencies and physical traits to effectively hunt either SCP-1619-1s, or variants of other SCP-1619-2s.\nSCP-1619-2 instances displaying tendencies to attack both SCP-1619-1 and other variants of SCP-1619-2 are designated SCP-1619-2-A. These entities tend to have sharper rims around the bowl containing their bulb, usually do not exceed 1.5 meters in height, and possess hands or paws, which are typically used for reaching around the face-plates of other SCP-1619-2.\nSCP-1619-2 instances that only attack SCP-1619-1s are designated SCP-1619-2-B. The constructs have a small hole in the middle of their face-plate, which releases a thin beam of light. These entities are able to focus this light through a retractable lens to create small fires. While highly effective against SCP-1619-1s, its use is ineffective against other SCP-1619-2s, and can only cause minor burns on human subjects. SCP-1619-2-Bs typically have blunt edges around the rims of their bulb, and are either large enough to defend themselves from other SCP-1619-2s, or are fast enough to out-run them as a means of survival.\n\n[+] SCP-1619-2-C\n\n[-] SCP-1619-2-C\n\nSCP-1619-2-C is the designation given to a specific variant of SCP-1619-2, which has been selected by the Foundation for domestication in the interest of subduing SCP-1619-1s without attracting more to its location. SCP-1619-2-Cs resemble and display behavior common to most house cats (Felis catus), with the exception of being more tractable when encountered by any human or human-like being, excluding SCP-1619-1. SCP-1619-2-C are more responsive to training techniques involving fear and aversion stimuli.\nAn SCP-1619-2-C can be identified by the three metal struts across its face-plate, which gives it additional protection for its bulb. The original \"A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\" trademark appearing on every other SCP-1619-2 has been replaced by the words \"Dedicated to F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who manages to shine a light into every dark corner better than I ever could\" on every SCP-1619-2-C instance. SCP-1619-2-Cs have begun to reside near known Floor 24 entry points since exploration has been conducted, and have taken to following personnel, unless already accompanied by two or more SCP-1619-2-C entities. SCP-1619-2-Cs are weaker than most other SCP-1619-2, and are often considered prey by larger SCP-1619-2-As.\n\nDocument 1619-8: Partial Log-9\n\nDate found:\n#:\nperson(s):\nDescription:\n\n01/16/1960\n02\nTwo unknown\nDepicts one older male and one older woman. The man is dressed in fishing attire, while holding a fish. The man appears to be presenting this fish to the woman, who is wearing cooking attire.\n\n01/16/1960\n15\nOne unknown\nDepicts a woman between the ages of thirty to forty years old. The woman is dressed in a large dress that was popular in the 1930's or early 1940's and holding a volumetric flask.\n\n01/17/1960\n16\nOne unknown\nDepicts a male child eight to ten years old. This child is depicted having his mouth stitched together, and wearing overalls and a striped shirt. The child is sitting down while petting an SCP-1619-2-C resting on the child's lap. This has been one of the two images found where an SCP-1619-2-C has been featured.\n\n03/28/1960\n46\nAgent Crowely\nDepicts Agent Crowely alongside several figures wearing Foundation issued lab coats, raising a toast to a figure playing an acoustic guitar. This instance is thought to represent Dr. Hayward.\n\n04/06/1960\n56\nA\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nImage covers the entirety of the observatory in which it was discovered. Depicts A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in a toga, designing SCP-1619-2 instances, while other SCP-1619-2s aid him by handing him various types of pencils, paint, ink, and paper. Next to A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is a single SCP-1619-1 entity who has its arms wrapped around A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's torso.\n\nField Log-1619-12: On 03/26/1960, a four manned exploration of Floor 24 was organized by Site Director Y\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 with the intent of mapping out a three kilometer radius, as well as gathering more information on SCP-1619's origins. This group was commanded by Agent Crowely, and manned by Dr. Hayward, Agent Beck, and Dr. Sampson, along with four trained SCP-1619-2-C instances, SCP-1619-2-C-11, -12, -23, and -44 (pictured).\n\n[+] Agent Crowely Logs: LEVEL 2-1619 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\n[-] Agent Crowely Logs: LEVEL 2-1619 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\n<Begin Log>\nAgent Crowely speaking for Day One. We've made decent headway so far, but that's probably cause we found two excessively long hallways. It was about a mile long, right? <Pauses> Yeah, one and a half of a kilometer long for each hallway, and one's going north while the other's going west. We got to map out a quadrant before the day was over.\nDr. Hayward got his paws on <pauses> How many? At least twelve? <Pauses> Twelve documents. Two of them are sketches of various -2s, and the rest are letters to and from A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. From what Dr. Hayward's saying, it sounds like F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was having a some kind of affair with A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 before F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's apparent husband went through some kind of tragic event that ended up costing him his life, and A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was trying to get F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to come back home.\nBoth of them make references to their old age and previous status as [REDACTED], but it remains unknown how they know each other, let alone coexist, and they keep defining their condition as 'retirement'. Warrants further study when we get back.\nResistance from sixteen-nineteen-ones have been minimal so far. Found a total of twenty two, which were all hunted down by the -Cs fairly quick. The -1s have been found in packs of five or six so far, usually just standing motionless before they find us. We can manage them.\nAs for the -2s, they're territorial, as usual, but avoiding them is easy. They usually stick to a single room unless they're hunting, and even then, they give us a wide enough berth. I can definitely tell they want the -Cs, but they haven't attacked us yet. It's like they know we'll shoot. Ah well, whatever works, but I'm not letting them out of our sight till we're out of range.\nThe floor's architecture has been fairly consistent so far; there have been a few different variations for rooms dimension-wise, but most seem like duplicates of each other. We haven't found any actual doors yet, so finding a safe place to set up camp has been difficult. We eventually gave up, picked a room, and set up a barricade over the doorway.\nAt this pace, I expect that we should be done scouting in a day or two.\n<End Log>\n\n<Begin Log>\nAgent Crowely speaking for Day Two. We came across an issue today: we walked into an observatory filled with -1s. Don't know who, but one of us got surprised, and said 'Oh fuck', which blew our cover. [I] don't blame him; it was a big room, and there were a lot of them, but when one finds you, the rest do too.\nWe had to run, which was risky in and of itself. These hallways are narrow, and there are a lot of corners. We could run into another group of -1s, or the sight of us running could be taken as a sign of hostility from a -2. I must say, for something that's supposed to act like a cat, the -Cs are pretty obedient. They didn't run off or lose track of us, so fortunately, we still have them.\nWe're in an unknown area right now, everywhere looks the same. But, we still have the maps, so we should be fine waiting till things quiet down. They'll <pauses; hushed tone> guys, quiet! They're here. I'll continue in the next log.\n<End Log>\n\n<Begin Log>\nAgent Crowely speaking for the continuation of Day Two. Recording takes place an hour and twelve minutes from the previous log. We have a problem. The -1s found us. They must've known where we were hiding, or noticed the barricade or something, because they found us almost instantly. They aren't actively trying to break in, but they're blocking our exits, so we can't leave. We can't let the -Cs loose either. As soon as we make a gap in the barricade, the -1s 'll react and try to get in.\nWe originally thought they left, because we haven't heard anything from past the barricade, but as soon as we looked, they attacked. I think every one of those things are just staring down the barricade, waiting for us to open up.\nI'm considering just shooting them, but that could just make things worse. <Pauses> There are two entry points, one facing north, one facing east. We've barricaded both, but the sound of a dying -1 will probably attract the rest to one entry point while we escape through the other.\nI think that'd be our plan B if we can't find any other way out of this. They might just get attacked by some -2s, but we'll have to wait for some time before we actually try. Maybe they'll just go back to their room after a while. Till then, we're going to have to set up camp here. If they aren't gone by then, then we'll have to try it.\n<End Log>\n\n[+] Dr. Hayward Log: LEVEL 3 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\n[-] Dr. Hayward Log: LEVEL 3 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\n<Begin Log>\n[Recording remains silent for twelve seconds] This is Dr. Hayward, recording for Day Fourteen. I\u2026 I apologize for the lack of updates and my unprofessionalism in these events, and in this log, but we were separated from the recorder, and it's been a- a rough couple of weeks. Plus, I guess you can say that I'm doing this for my own reasons.\nBasically, our escape didn't work. We went with Crowely's plan, killing one -1 to attract the rest to one barricade, close it, and escape through the other one while the rest try and get through the first.\nIt got some of them to get away, but not all. Chris\u2026 Agent Beck got out first, but was pinned by an -1\u2026 Must have found us when the first one died. By the time most of us were halfway down the hall, I looked back, and saw Beck struggling to keep some of those\u2026 the -1s off of him. There wasn't much point in not shooting; if any others were coming, then they'd already be on their way.\nThe smell of paint was strong when they were gone; someone might have passed out if we spent any more time in that spot than we did. The -Cs didn't mind it, they actually did most of the work. We just got to the end of the hall, and shot the couple that got too close to us. Eventually we got them all, but then came Beck.\nWe saw him covered in black, and clutching his chest in pain. He looked like he needed help, and we wanted to give it to him, but we knew what they did to him. He started to get up and move towards us. He took off his bags, and tried to hand them to us, but\u2026 he started coughing up blood, which turned to vomiting paint. We left him. We had to.\nWe couldn't save him or just\u2026 end it, and we knew what was going to happen, so\u2026 that was why. He was too dangerous to be around; we couldn't even get the supplies he was carrying because he probably got paint on the bags. That ended up screwing us, because Beck was our cartographer, and those bags he was carrying had the maps, a fair portion of our food, and this recorder in them.\nWe called the mission off after that, from then on, our focus was just getting back to the entry point, which was about two and a half kilometers away. We started the trip back, but after a while, I heard Crowely yell. I looked, and I saw her ripping off her pant leg. We found out that the paint had got through her pants and reached her leg.\nI'm not a medical doctor, but it looked bad: the paint was already causing her leg to liquefy, and was starting to drip down her heel, so Sampson and I got her to a chair. Sampson said that\u2026 urine would help get that stuff off her. We didn't have enough water to drink, let alone enough to wash the paint off without getting some on the one washing, but if urine could save her life, so be it.\nIt worked as far as the paint went, but\u2026 she lost a lot of flesh. Sampson had to be able to do something, anything to help. He told me that we couldn't do much else. We bandaged her up, managed to stop the bleeding, and prevented her from going into shock, but\u2026 Sampson was already talking about amputation if we got back to the elevators in time, and if we didn't\u2026 he had very little to sterilize the wounds with. At best, Crowely had a week.\nI felt sick. I couldn't even listen to him anymore. I'll admit, my relationship with Crowely was more than just professional. She was my partner for over \u2588\u2588 years; we went through the same shit. When things changed, we made each other feel fuc-\u2026 we made each other feel human.\nI did everything I could to find the elevators, but I wasn't sure if we were getting closer, or farther, or if we passed it. I didn't sleep for a while, and Crowely's wounds were getting worse. The whole leg began to swell after a few days\u2026 Then it started turning black. Crowely's leg started smelling terrible; like a corpse. Sampson said it was gangrene\u2026 I did not need to know the things he told me.\nHe stood there and told me, right in front of her, that her leg was dying, and that it would be better at this point if we jus- if we just 'put her down', like she was some kind of goddamned animal, as if she wasn't there in the room, like she had no say in it.\nI didn't feel comfortable leaving her alone with him after that. Sampson kept trying to convince me that Crowely wasn't going to survive this, but how could she not? She's seen worse; how could she die from something so\u2026 so minor?\n[Recording remains silent for six minutes]\nYou know, I remember before we couldn't leave Site-45. She used to scout out information, mainly by interviewing people undercover. I told her what information we needed, and we'd find a way to say it without raising suspicion. She taught me some tools of her trade, and I taught her some of mine, mainly how to spot the kind of things we hunt. Got so good at it, she could practically find something wrong on sight\u2026 Heh, I g-guess we were kind some kind of\u2026 paranormal twist on Bonnie and Clyde.\n[Recording is silent for one minute, twenty four seconds]\nHe killed her. I know he did. I went out to check out a -1, that he told me about, and I came back to him leaning over Crowely, who 'just-so-happened' to die while I was out? Bruises around her neck?\u2026 I should have killed him right there. Instead? I told him to just get out before I did the same to him.\nI just\u2026 I just didn't want to see him again. He probably did it because he felt she was slowing him down, and was afraid that we wouldn't make it if she was there\u2026 He did as asked, and left us, going off with -C-11 and -C-12\u2026 Good. I hope he got mauled by a lamp.\nI stayed with Crowely for a while\u2026 Watched as she sank through the floors, and looked up to see a drawing\u2026 I suppose the floor must have been still active from the paint from Crowely's leg. Or something\u2026 You know, that was the most peaceful way I've ever seen someone go. Maybe it was just because we have the same expression for everything, but as she sank through, she only looked like she was just sleeping\u2026\nWhen I looked up and saw the drawing take form\u2026 I didn't really know how to react; whether to cry or to feel nostalgic. Crowely looked like she was having the time of her life. It obviously took place in the Rec Room. She was raising a toast, while something that's supposed to represent me was getting ready to play for the small group of people going through the same shit\u2026 The coat and ears gave it away.\nI guess that was my closure\u2026 Not many people get that: the confirmation that their favorite thing to do was to sit there and hear your shitty songs while messing around in a bar\u2026 I'm still mad, I still wish she could come back, and if I was given the opportunity to get her back, believe me, I would in an instant, and I would beat the hell out of Sampson if I saw him, but\u2026 I don't care what happens to him. Let him starve, let him find his way back and rot; I don't care.\nI eventually decided to leave, and at least try to keep on going, but I had no idea whether I was going the right direction or not. I had vague memories of what direction we were going before this went wrong, but my goal was to find one of the really long hallways that we found earlier. Maybe if I at least found one of those, then I could trace our steps.\nI walked around for a few days, and I was getting hungry. I already ate the rations Sampson forgot to take with him, and I was about to run dry on water, so\u2026 what happened next\u2026 I am so, so sorry. You have to understand, I was desperate I-\u2026\nWh-while searching, I looked inside a room, and I found someone with a -1. The -1 wasn't attacking him, or me, but the man, he was just sitting there, staring at the floor. I went up to him to ask who he was, if he was alright\u2026 I must have surprised him: I guess that's kind of natural when you're stuck in a place like this, but he didn't react to me as I thought he would. He introduced himself as A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in other words, the person whose name's been etched all over the place.\nWe talked, but I couldn't help asking about me getting out\u2026 He chuckled a bit, and told me he wanted to make me an offer\u2026 I apologize for even talking to him after that, but\u2026 he offered me food so I could just hear him out. I wouldn't have done this under other circumstances. When I finished, he said that he'd give me a map leading back to the Site, and guaranteed my continued survival, but\u2026 he wanted me to kill him.\nI wasn't expecting to hear this. He said that he tried to do it himself, but that the only way it would work was if something else did it for him, while something was eating him away from the inside\u2026 I felt compelled to ask why he wanted this, and\u2026 he told me that F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 threw herself off a bridge in Paris, and drowned herself \u2588\u2588 years ago. I asked him why it worked with her, and not him, and he told me that it just doesn't work the same way. They had different origins, so they had different rules.\nI agreed to it, and he gave me a knife laced with some kind of red fluid, and told me to stab him in the heart after he killed the -1, and drank the paint\u2026 I did as I was told, and with that, he died like you or me\u2026 I found the map in his hands, and left before he got too bad. I didn't want to see another person go through that again.\nAt the time of recording this, I'm finding my way back. I must have gone in a circle before I found A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, because I was close to the place I found our missing bags. Paint did get on the bags, but the recorder was fine.\nI'm starting to see more -Cs around, so I'm going to stop recording, and focus on finding the elevators. Again, stating for the record, I apologize for my unprofessionalism, but\u2026 I got nothing left to say.\nClosing statement: Dr. Hayward has been placed on administrative leave since the conclusion of Exploration 1619-12. Members Dr. Hayward claimed to be deceased have been confirmed dead, but Dr. Sampson has yet to have been located. Investigations of the involvement and deaths of A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 are ongoing. Possible links to suicides in Paris documented \u2588\u2588 years ago are under review.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1618 | SCP-1619 | SCP-1620 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1620\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1620 is to be contained in a sealed room with walls and ceiling painted a flat, non-reflective grey color, with the object's inner surface pointed away from the door at all times. No reflective surfaces of any kind should be brought into SCP-1620's containment cell, including camera lenses. Personnel wishing to enter SCP-1620's containment to attempt a sample must obtain Level 4 authorization, dress only in non-reflective clothing, and submit to a 24-hour isolation period afterwards to ensure no accidental spreading of SCP-1620-1.\nIf an individual is determined to be infected by SCP-1620-1, they must be placed in an opaque container with an air supply and immediately transported to an isolation cell with a single movable mirror and no other reflective surfaces. The mirror must be placed flat against the floor or wall whenever another individual is present in the cell, and otherwise used only to track the development of SCP-1620-1. Once SCP-1620-1 has reached stage 3 maturity, the mirror must be removed and the subject contained for a further minimum of three (3) months. Upon completion of the isolation period, if the subject views their reflection without any sign of SCP-1620-1, they may be released back to normal duty without incident.\nDescription: SCP-1620 is a sheet of rectangular metal alloy, measuring approximately 2m x 2.5m x 0.25m, curving at an angle of 2.5 degrees along the long edge. One of the short edges is torn and jagged, while the remaining three edges are smooth at perfect right angles. Spectroscopic analysis of samples taken from SCP-1620 proved to be inconclusive, though high concentrations of both titanium and tungsten were registered. The 'outer' side of the object's surface is blackened, scarred, and pitted in a manner resembling exterior surfaces of man-made objects that have survived atmospheric re-entry, and exhibits no anomalous properties. SCP-1620's inner surface has an extremely high reflectivity, and causes all known manifestations of SCP-1620-1.\nWhen a human being or other humanoid living organism is reflected in SCP-1620's inner surface, they become host to an instance of the organism identified as SCP-1620-1. SCP-1620-1 is a noncorporeal, parasitic entity that copies and replaces humanoid reflections. As such, it is only visible or interactive when it can be viewed in a reflective surface. The entity's development progresses through three distinct phases over a period ranging from one to ten weeks, designated Stage 1 through Stage 3.\nInfection Stage 1 lasts between six and eighteen hours, starting from the time the host is exposed to SCP-1620 or a reflective surface currently displaying an instance of SCP-1620-1 in Stage 3 maturity. During Stage 1, the entity is visually identical to its host's actual reflection, and cannot be distinguished as abnormal by any individual other than its current host. Over the duration of Stage 1, the entity will become increasingly desynchronized from its host's actual movements, starting with a slight 'lag' effect as it belatedly attempts to imitate the host, and gradually progressing to the point where it behaves completely independently of the host.\nInfection Stage 2 lasts between twenty-four hours and seven days, though the transition point between late Stage 1 and early Stage 2 is difficult to identify. During Stage 2, SCP-1620-1 remains capable of visually independent activity, though it remains incapable of actually affecting the environment outside the reflective surface it is currently displayed in. When in view of humanoid organisms other than its host, SCP-1620-1 will attempt to imitate an ordinary reflection, though the 'lag' effect developed during Stage 1 remains. If apparently alone within its host's field of view, the entity exhibits a friendly and non-hostile demeanor, using body language to present a non-threatening attitude. When observed remotely and not in view of its host, however, SCP-1620-1 can be seen studying its host with anger or outright hostility, often accompanied by subtle or overtly threatening gestures. As Stage 2 progresses, the entity begins to diverge in visual appearance from its host as well, gaining or losing body mass, altering facial features, and changing overall body type. When SCP-1620-1's visual appearance has stabilized, it is considered to be in Stage 3.\nInfection Stage 3 lasts for an indeterminate time, currently not known to exceed nine weeks. During Stage 3, SCP-1620-1 reflects as a vaguely recognizable and heavily distorted image of its host, varying by individual but adhering to certain commonalities. Based on conducted testing, the appearance of a Stage 3 entity is believed to be a facsimile of the host's own subconscious self-image, rather than their outward physical shape. Notably, whether by accident or malice, SCP-1620 appears to latch onto the host's most negative self-portrayal, typically causing them great distress in the process. A Stage 3 instance of SCP-1620-1 is considered contagious, capable of spreading itself to the reflections of any suitable host currently displayed in whatever surface it is occupying.\nFor the duration of Stage 3, the entity ceases to placate or interact invitingly towards its host, instead exhibiting actively threatening or mocking behavior regardless of if the host's attention is currently directed at it. Whether threatening the host or ignoring it entirely, its actions exhibit intent to either distress the host and induce it to seek help, or to draw the attention of onlookers and allow its propagation more directly. When Stage 3 reaches its conclusion, the entity appears to 'die', reversing all changes made to its appearance in minutes and returning the host's reflection to normal. To date, no individual known to host a Stage 3 instance of SCP-1620-1 has reported a recurrence, though host individuals have a high (60+%) chance of developing mild to severe catoptrophobia.\n\nExperiment Log 1620\n\nExperiment Log 1620\n\nDate: 04/12/\u2588\u2588:\nProcedure: D-class personnel given, individually, a lighter, blowtorch, gas-welding torch, and flamethrower. Each subject instructed to approach SCP-1620 and attempt to apply a scorch or burn mark to either surface.\nDetails: All attempts to mark or damage SCP-1620 by means of heat met with failure. D-1620-4 refused to cease use of the flamethrower on command and was terminated. The resultant explosion also had no effect on SCP-1620.\nDate: 04/14/\u2588\u2588:\nProcedure: SCP-1620 removed from containment and transported in a sealed, opaque container to an outdoor location for destructibility testing. D-class personnel given various construction tools including saws, drills, claw and sledge hammers, and handheld jackhammers, and instructed to attempt to cause visible damage to SCP-1620's surface.\nDetails: All manner of handheld tools failed to scratch, dent, or mark either surface of SCP-1620. Application of a pneumatic jackhammer to the object's damaged side succeeded in dislodging multiple samples. Samples removed for further testing.\nDate: 04/18/\u2588\u2588:\nProcedure: Subject D-1620-5 deliberately exposed to the object and allowed to develop to Infection Stage 2, then instructed to interact with SCP-1620-1 and ask it questions.\nDetails: SCP-1620-1 made no attempt to return interaction, instead smiling at D-1620-5, nodding pleasantly, giving small waves of welcome, and occasionally miming hugs in the air. When D-1620-5 was seen to be looking away from the mirror, SCP-1620-1's expression became flat and contemptuous, baring its teeth and reflexively clutching empty air in a strangling motion or drawing a finger across its throat.\nDate: 05/04/\u2588\u2588:\nProcedure: Live orangutan exposed to SCP-1620, placed in isolation and observed visually via remote camera within view of a mirror.\nDetails: Fourteen hours after initial exposure, orangutan's reflection viewed to be acting independently of its host as normal for a Stage 2 entity. Orangutan seen to exhibit great distress, behaving in a threatening manner towards its own reflection as it would another hostile orangutan.\nDate: 05/11/\u2588\u2588:\nProcedure: Live iguana, live bull mastiff, live tuna, live African grey parrot exposed individually and sequentially to SCP-1620, placed in isolation and observed visually via remote camera within view of a mirror.\nDetails: All test animals and their reflections failed to exhibit anomalous behavior as far as 72 hours after exposure, at which point testing was aborted.\nDate: 05/16/\u2588\u2588:\nProcedure: Subject D-1620-6 exposed to SCP-1620, allowed to progress partway through Infection Stage 1, then instructed to approach a mirror and destroy it while SCP-1620-1 was exhibiting anomalous movement.\nDetails: Mirror shattered without resistance. SCP-1620-1 visibly unharmed when next seen in another reflective surface and showed no reaction to its host, though hostile and abusive gestures towards the host in Stage 2 increased greatly in frequency and forcefulness.\nDate: 05/18/\u2588\u2588:\nProcedure: Subject D-1620-7 exposed to SCP-1620, allowed to progress into Infection Stage 2, then placed in a room with two mirrors on opposite sides.\nDetails: SCP-1620-1 exhibited standard anomalous behavior for a Stage 2 maturity state, but all visible copies of SCP-1620-1 moved and acted in total unison and synchronization.\nDate: 05/23/\u2588\u2588:\nProcedure: Subjects D-1620-8 and D-1620-9 exposed to SCP-1620, allowed to progress into Infection Stage 3, then restrained together in a room with a single wall-to-wall mirror.\nDetails: The subjects' parasite entities, designated SCP-1620-1a and SCP-1620-1b respectively, responded to each other's presence with excessive hostility. Both entities abandoned any pretense at staying with their hosts, travelling 'across' the room in the mirror and physically attacking each other. Upon the apparent victory of SCP-1620-1a involving its opponent's [REDACTED], D-1620-9 went into immediate convulsions and died of an apparent brain hemorrhage. D-1620-8 suffered no visible physical injuries, but went into hysterics and repeated insistence that 'that wasn't him, he wasn't really like that', requiring sedation before removal.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1619 | SCP-1620 | SCP-1621 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Phenotypical stalk and flower of SCP-1621\n\nItem #: SCP-1621\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Exactly one colony of SCP-1621 is to be kept intact within Bio-Containment Area-09. SCP-1621 byproduct is to be collected for use by the Foundation as a component in rocket fuels, in industrial cleaning and etching operations for semiconductors, in nuclear reactor fuel processing, and other industrial operations. and disposed of within a stainless steel burn chamber. The containment chamber, collection equipment and airlocks must be constructed entirely from stainless steel or copper. Under no circumstances is water to be released above soil level- subsurface irrigation is sufficient for SCP-1621's hydration.\nMandatory Level A Hazardous Materials suits, as well as CO2- and light-delivery equipment is to be polymer1 -sealed to prevent Cl2F6 vapor reactions.\nIn the event of a containment breach, all personnel are to immediately report to their assigned safe room. Upon detection of Cl2F6 vapors beyond .01 ppm within the safe room, or once all reported personnel are within the safe room, the safe room will seal. When all safe rooms have been hermetically sealed, BCA-09 will flood the facility and containment chamber with liquid nitrogen.\nAll colonies of SCP-1621 not earmarked for transfer to BCA-09 are to be isolated and destroyed. SCP-1621 has proven resistant to indirect force, radioactivity and heat, theoretically as a defense against its own reactions. Redirection of local water supplies to induce permanent flooding is preferred; if impractical, the infestation- and a 10m radius beyond- must be tilled under to a depth of 2m and treated with liquid nitrogen to neutralize the vines, stalks and roots.\nDescription: SCP-1621 is an invasive, flowering mimic vine similar to Rhizophora, Tetracoccus, Rafflesia, Viola and Passiflora. While no specimen of SCP-1621 has ever exhibited sentience or sapience of any sort, all specimens mimicked, albeit imperfectly, locally indigenous species, which originally lead to sub-classifications of SCP-1621. Note, however, that only one genotype of SCP-1621 has been identified- all variants are merely adaptive camouflage.\nAnalysis of the chemical hazards of SCP-1621 follows:\n\nThe flowers, roots and vines of SCP-1621 utilize chlorine trifluoride in place of sap or nectar. Cl2F6 vaporizes at 13 degrees Celsius, is colorless and smells sweet. SCP-1621 must fertilize itself to expand the colony. The sweet scent of Cl2F6 attracts insects and animals, which at 800 ppm is lethal within fifteen minutes2 and incapacitating far sooner.\nSCP-1621 sap and nectar are corrosive, toxic, hypergolic on contact with most combustible materials without a spark or ignition source, react violently when in contact with water, ice, or silicon-containing compounds (including sand, asbestos and glass), is incompatible with oil, grease, reducing agents, organic compounds, fuels and combustibles and most metals and metal oxides, cannot catch fire and so cannot be neutralized by ignition and decomposes into chlorine, fluorine and hydrogen fluoride gasses if exposed to temperatures higher than 220 degrees celsius.\nDisposal can be safely managed by exposing equal parts sap/nectar with kerosene and collecting the resultant vapors for distillation into component elements.\n\nThe root structures of SCP-1621 are approximately doubled in area as those it mimics. If provided with nutrients from carrion, it will also extrude vines in all directions at a visibly observable pace that continues until the carrion is dissolved and the nutrient supply exhausted. Provided with enough carrion, SCP-1621 expands at a rate of \u2588\u2588m/h. Stationary objects are enveloped, slowing during vertical movement, but typically one or more instances of a Cl2F6 reaction have reducted stationary objects to rubble, scrap or ash. Once a vine can do so without overlapping with the host stalk, it penetrates the soil and begins to sprout, creating a new stalk expanding the colony. In all but the most arid climates, SCP-1621 wipes out all other plant life around the colony by way of corrosion, and through Cl2F6 reactions triggered by rainfall.\nAddendum: Fruit-bearing specimens do not contain Cl2F6 and, in fact, if they can be harvested safely, have proven safe to eat and a close approximation of the fruit mimicked.\n\nFootnotes\n1. PTFE (Teflon), PCTFE (Kel-F) or another similar dry, highly fluorinated polymer\n2. compare to carbon monoxide, which requires 6400 ppm to reach the same level of lethality\n\n\u00ab SCP-1620 | SCP-1621 | SCP-1622 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1622\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: At time of writing, 7 kg. of SCP-1622 is at Site-\u2588\u2588 in a cold storage chamber which superficially resembles a sunlit wooden pantry. SCP-1622 is to be alone on its shelf; other shelves in the same chamber are to carry varying amounts of Pule, Gold Stilton, and Caciocavallo Podolico cheeses. On no account are the other cheeses to be removed from SCP-1622's chamber. Transportation to and from testing is to be carried out solely by D-class personnel, on a gilded platter of pure silver, with a dish cover of same. Testing itself is to take place in a specified chamber furnished to resemble any restaurant with three Michelin stars.\nAll Balaenoptera musculus migration routes are to be monitored for unusual activity. Any persons attempting to harvest milk from a Balaenoptera musculus are to be interrogated as to their purpose and administered Class-B amnestics.\nDescription: SCP-1622 is a semihard cheese made from the milk of the Balaenoptera musculus (commonly known as the blue whale). It is white, with a smooth, slightly grainy texture. Taste testing with D-Class has determined that it is universally palatable, complimenting and enhancing dishes of all major flavor profiles. All subjects tested have described SCP-1622's flavor as \"delicious\", \"perfect\", etc., but have been unable to precisely define the exact taste. Tests reveal no anomalies in the chemical makeup of SCP-1622, and it is currently believed that the process of making it is the source of its effects. Despite \u2588 years in containment, SCP-1622 has not rotted.\nSCP-1622's anomalous effects, aside from the taste itself, center around its storage, preparation, and consumption, and will not manifest when the total cost of preparing a meal containing or consisting of SCP-1622 is greater than US$97,250. This includes the average cost of ingredients, all furnishings in the environment in which it is served, the utensils used in preparation and consumption, and the average restaurant price of the dish that it has been used in1. Subjects consuming SCP-1622 in this fashion demonstrate no unusual behaviors aside from a marked dislike of other cheeses. This is believed to be due to the superior flavor of SCP-1622, and is not considered anomalous.\nSCP-1622's anomalous effects manifest when prepared for a cost lower than US$97,250. Upon initial consumption of SCP-1622, subjects will react as though they have been slapped firmly on the cheek with an open palm. Despite this, most subjects will continue to eat. After the initial slap, subjects will show significantly lowered intellect, decreased self-consciousness, impairment of linguistic skills, and an inability to understand social norms. The strength of this effect is inversely proportional to the total cost of preparation. The quantity consumed following initial slap does not cause the effect to increase in strength.\nAddendum 1622-1: Recovery Log\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, several reports of extremely odd behavior among residents of several towns in the Northeastern United States came to the attention of the Foundation through a standard data sweep. Questioning revealed that all affected civilians had eaten at several restaurants in the area. Searches of the area yielded stores of SCP-1622 at all restaurants mentioned as well as three that had not been. The current cost limit of SCP-1622's effects was extrapolated from the purchase records of all civilians that had consumed SCP-1622 as well as the total cost of the restaurants' furnishings. The owners of the restaurants reported that they had received SCP-1622 as part of an experimental survey from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Foods Inc.2. Class-A amnestics were distributed and a cover story disseminated involving mercury poisoning.\n\nDisplay Experiment Log\n\nHide Experiment Log\n\nAll tests mentioned below take place in a testing chamber furnished according to the Containment Procedures unless otherwise noted. The total cost of furnishings equal US$56,280\n\nSubject: D-1622-1\nTest Procedure: SCP-1622 baked into a fruit tart. Notable ingredients include premium Yubari melon and edible gold leaf. Served with gold-plated silver utensils on antique china.\nTotal Cost: US$98,623.85\nResults: Subject remarked that the tart was, \"the most delicious thing I've ever tasted.\" When asked to describe the exact flavor of SCP-1622, subject was unable to elaborate further than \"delicious.\" Expressed a desire for more, and refused other cheeses when offered. No other effects.\nNotes: The results of this test will be used as a control as we slowly lower the cost of the dish. -Researcher Ryan\n\nSubject: D-1622-1\nTest Procedure: Same recipe used in previous test. Served with stainless steel utensils on generic ceramic plate.\nTotal Cost: US$95,175.95\nResults: Subject winced upon initial consumption. When questioned, mentioned a brief sensation of being lightly slapped on the cheek. When asked to describe the hand, subject said that the hand was thin, wearing a glove of soft material. Remarked that the tart was, \"just as tasty as the other time.\" Subject then attempted to leave his chair and exit the room, stating that the air in the chamber was \"stuffy\", and expressed surprise when guards stationed at the entrance restrained him. IQ tests administered prior to test showed an average score of 125. Tests following consumption show an average score of 111.\n\n[SUPERFLUOUS LOGS REDACTED]\n\nSubject: D-1622-22\nTest Procedure: A single slice of SCP-1622 is used in a cheeseburger. Meat and bun were both supermarket brand. Served on a generic ceramic plate.\nTotal Cost: US$56,296.99\nResults: Upon initial consumption, subject's head jerked to one side with enough force to topple chair. Subject continued eating cheeseburger off of the floor. Subject then removed his shirt and began to lick the plate that the burger had been served on. Had to be forcibly restrained and removed from the testing chamber. Subsequent IQ tests showed a drop of 54 points, and during interview, subject experienced extreme difficulty using words that were not nouns or verbs.\n\n[SUPERFLUOUS LOGS REDACTED]\n\nSubject: D-1622-47\nTest Procedure: Subject allowed to remove chunk of SCP-1622 from cold storage with bare hands and consume it in the corridor.\nTotal Cost: US$95 (including lighting and tiles in the corridor)\nResults: Upon consumption, subject lifted off of his feet by an unseen force and landed on his back. Confirmed deceased. Cause of death determined to be extreme blunt force trauma to the face. Physiological changes noted in subject, including a much more prominent brow, bending of the spine, and increased muscle mass in the arms and chest.\n\nHe was acutely aware of how much narrative fuel he had to burn, and tried to keep his sentences as long as possible.\n\nFootnotes\n1. It is unknown how SCP-1622 determines the average restaurant price of dishes, but it has so far been consistent with Foundation estimates. A hypothesis that SCP-1622 absorbs this information from the environment in a manner similar to SCP-759 is currently under investigation.\n2. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Foods has no knowledge of any survey.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1621 | SCP-1622 | SCP-1623 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1623\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Each Diana event is to be monitored by four assigned SCP personnel present in situ.\nUpdate \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Due to the events of Incident 1623-1, no personnel, Foundation or otherwise, are to enter the respective SCP-1623-3 area during a Diana event, and an additional security perimeter must be maintained on the borders of the SCP-1623-3 area. Violators of this perimeter are to be terminated with extreme prejudice.\nThe areas of SCP-1623-3 -1, -2, -3 and -4, comprising an approximate 860 m\u00b2, 4 km\u00b2, 12 km\u00b2 and 32.5 km\u00b2 are to be closed to the public as private property owned by Soldatesca Cavalleria di Pisa, an Italian Foundation front company, as military training grounds. An automated security perimeter is to be established in these areas.\nDue to the nature of SCP-1623, the location of the next Diana event cannot be ascertained until the beginning of the event itself. Four MTF stations are to be built at the borders of each of the SCP-1623 areas.\nSecurity is to be reinforced by an additional MTF unit (MTF-Kappa-7 \"Italian Inquisition\" as the currently assigned unit, Kappa-8 \"Spanish Inquisition\" as the additional) on the four days with the highest measured temperatures every year three days prior. Accurate future temperature measurements are to be obtained by Foundation satellite SCPSat Origin. If contact with the satellite is lost, the usage of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to predict the weather data is to be utilized with the permission of the SCP-1623 HMCL liaison (currently Prihoda, M.) until the appropriate repairs are carried out on the satellite.\nInstances of SCP-1623-1 and -2 in the public are to be tracked, but otherwise ignored. Instances in Foundation custody are to be kept in standard humanoid containment cells, monitored by infrared camera. During a Diana event, the unconscious instances are not to be manipulated in any way, unless in a case of emergency. Instances of -1 can be housed together in special circumstances. Care must be taken to distinguish a -1 instance from a -2 instance because of their similar appearance; housing of -2 instances together presents a security risk.\nFoundation and Horizon Initiative liasons are currently participating in a joint effort in tracking instances of SCP-1623-1 and -2 in public. Expirations are to be recorded as soon as possible with newborn instances to be tracked from birth.\nIn case of a sudden disparity (1:1.3 or more) between the -1 and -2 instances, Procedure-1991-Zorutti is to be immediately carried out to even the ratio.\nDescription: SCP-1623 is a designation for anomalous phenomena taking place in the region of Friuli\u2013Venezia Giulia, Italy, referred to by the local inhabitants as \"Night marches\".\nSCP-1623-1 is a portion of the inhabitants of the Friuli\u2013Venezia Giulia region (currently estimated to be \u2588% of the local population), that refer to each other as \"Benandanti\". Instances of SCP-1623-1 differ from the rest of the inhabitants by old, worn clothing, many times including linen and tie-dye aspects, with their appearance generally described as neglected. At approximately 2100 hours on the four days with the highest measured temperatures every year, instances of SCP-1623-1 lose consciousness and participate in a Diana event (see Document AstralT by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for a further elaboration on a part of the mechanics involved).\nSCP-1623-2 is a portion of the inhabitants of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region (currently estimated to be \u2588.\u2588% of the local population), that the SCP-1623-1 instances refer to as \"The Witchmen/Malandanti\". Instances of SCP-1623-2 differ from other inhabitants and SCP-1623-1 instances by dirty, dark clothing, often including jewelry made from wood, copper, and silver. Many SCP-1623-2 instances have been spotted as beggars or street thieves.\nSCP-1623-3 is a designation for a series of fields and plains (designated 1623-3-1 to -4) in the Udine and Pordenone provinces at which Diana events take place. The choice of the field used for each event has proven to be random, with no discernible pattern discovered so far.\nA Diana event is a designation for a skirmish that takes place during the nights of the four days of the year with the highest measured temperatures between projected instances of SCP-1623-1 and SCP-1623-2. These projections bear similarities to the instances themselves, although their exterior appearances vary and have frequent and impractical modifications. These include changes in clothing, colored patterns or lights on the clothing and skin, suits representing various animals or becoming animals themselves, makeshift weapons unusable for real combat, stalks of fennel and sorghum and flags showing the stalks. The projections are intangible to the touch and appear to be able to interact only with each other.\nThe skirmishes usually proceed in a disorganized manner. The SCP-1623-1 projections fight the SCP-1623-2 projections until they are about to expire, but instead, the projections in question disappear and their respective instances wake up from their unconscious state shortly after. These skirmishes always continue until one side has no \"surviving\" projections.\nThe highest recorded number of projections on either side reached \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588. However, more than \u2588 projections of either the -1 or -2 instances had never remained on site after the skirmish. During this time, all remaining projections undergo a [REDACTED] before disappearing from SCP-1623-3.\nIn the following weeks (or months, if there were at least \u2588 projections remaining), the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia experiences an improvement in agricultural production and a higher birth rate (in case of 1623-1 projections remaining) or an agricultural drop and an increase of miscarriages and stillbirths (in case of 1623-2 projections remaining).\nBecause of the personal modifications and as per the revised containment procedures, the projections have proven very hard to identify with their respective -1 and -2 instances. Aerial reconnaissance is under consideration as a method to identify possible \u20131 and -2 instances participating in a Diana event.\n\n+ Level 4 Clearance Required\n\n- Security credentials accepted\n\nHorizon Initiative had been overlooking the containment of SCP-1623 from the 15th century and the Foundation had managed to gather sufficient data from HI databases to confirm that in a case of either projections' victory with at least \u2588\u2588 projections remaining, the effects of the [REDACTED] last longer, affect a wider area and are more prevailing in nature. In case of SCP-1623-2 instances remaining, there had been reported cases of soil sterility, famine, very low natality (see Event Log-1623-1518/Venice). In case of 1623-1 instances remaining, reports of widespread nature growths through established city and rural infrastructure, damaging said infrastructure and making certain areas uninhabitable had also been gathered. For other reported effects see Event Log-1623-EF.\nIt is theorized that in case of more than \u2588\u2588\u2588 projections of either designation remaining and successfully completing [REDACTED], a possible AK-class scenario (Agricultural breakdown) or UK-class scenario (Uninhabitability) might occur.\n\nSCP-1623-1 Interview\nSCP-1623-2 Interview\n\nInterview #1623-1-6:\nInterviewed: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588(\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588), a citizen of a small rural village of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and a SCP-1623-1 instance. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been psychologically evaluated before this interview with an average intelligence score.\nInterviewer: Agent McFlannagan (F), overseeing research assistant Dr. Anderson.\nForeword: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had been the sixth instance of SCP-1623-1 interviewed. Interviews have so far yielded similar information; this interview had been translated from Italian and redacted for brevity to list the most recurring elements between interviews.\nF: This is John McFlannagan, interviewing \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an instance of SCP-1623-1. The date is Tuesday \u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nF: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, how are you feeling?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Fine, sir. I hope I can soon be released to see my family.\nF: Most certainly, we only need to make a last review of your testimony here. Now, what can you tell us about your \"night marches\", as you call them?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I already told the other policeman \u2013 on the nights of the four driest days, I travel to the \u2588\u2588\u2588 field to wage war against the witchmen there. We carry stalks of fennel, and they carry sorghum.\nF: Who are these witchmen you speak of?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Oh, those are the mali andanti, sir! They eat children and poison our crops. And at night, they sneak into our houses and sleep in our beds, and when the beds aren't prepared, they piss into our wine barrels!\nF: Why do they eat your children and poison your crops in particular, when it's the \u2588\u2588th century?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's just the way they are, and\u2026 so they cannot do this, we fight them each night, and many times, the benandanti succeed.\nF: What does the \"benandanti\" mean and how do you become one?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: A benandante is a \u2026 a good walker, you could say. You become a benandante when you are seventeen, like in the army. And after serving for ten years in the night marches, you can stop and never go there again.\nF: What prompts you to \"become\" a benandante?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Nothing, you're just\u2026 born that way, if you're born in a caul (Note: \"to be born in a caul\" was later discovered to be a benandante term of being born with the amniotic sac covering their face). And when I was seventeen, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 had visited me and told me that I am to become a benandante.\nF: Is \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 also a\u2026 benandante? And who else is a benandante that you know?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I can't\u2026 say, sir, they would find me and beat me. And-\nF: We have gone through this before. <through intercom> Dr. Anderson, tell Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of the terms that he agreed to.\n[PASSAGE REDACTED]\nF: I see. Do you wear anything special when you visit these night marches, and how do you recognize each other?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No, sir! During the four driest days, I lie on my bed and only my spirit leaves my body, I\u2026 had told \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 not to touch me when my spirit leaves. Then, my spirit wages war against the witchmen! The captain leads us, and he is the tallest in the army, he always wears a [REDACTED].\nF: And how does your spirit look?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Sometimes, it's like me, but\u2026 naked, sometimes I arrive there on a cat, a dog, or on a deer. Sometimes I can't recognize myself at all. Please, sir, is this all? I don't\u2026 feel so well.\n[SUBSEQUENT PASSAGES REDACTED]\nClosing Statement: Subject 1623-1-6 had been given Class A amnestics and kept in Foundation custody as a prisoner, convicted for Intoxicated Assault Charges.\n\nInterview #1623-2-1:\nInterviewed: [REDACTED], an instance of SCP-1623-2.\nInterviewer: Agent Prihoda (P) and Research assistant Pergl (G)\nREDACTED. HMCL CLEARANCE REQUIRED.\nClosing Statement: Agents Prihoda and Research assistant Pergl were permitted for a psychiatric evaluation after the interview. Subject 1623-2-1 had been given Class A amnestics and kept in Foundation custody as a prisoner, convicted for Blackmail and Battery.\nNote: Good thing we have discovered 1623 when we did. After seeing the effects of these guys in the 1518 and 1764 famines, we really need to keep a close eye on future 1623-2 births. \u2013Agent McFlannagan\n\nIncident-1623-1:\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a strike force of Horizon Initiative agents interrupted an ongoing Diana event, using a device (now designated SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588) with the intent to terminate as many SCP-1623-1 and -2 projections as possible. Because of the proximity to the projections, only the remaining SCP-1623-1 projections had been \"terminated\" and the remaining \u2588\u2588 SCP-1623-2 projections quickly underwent [REDACTED] and disappeared. See Log-1623-1816 \"Year without a summer\" for more information on the event fallout.\nThis prompted Foundation agents to discover and document the SCP and the Foundation was offered a mutual agreement by the Horizon Initiative on a cooperative containment operation.\n\n+ Log-1623-47-Prihoda. Level 4 Clearance Required\n\n- Security credentials accepted.\n\nFrom: HMCL Supervisor Michael Prihoda\nTo: O5-\u2588\nSubject: SCP-1623 emergences\nO5-\u2588,\nRegarding the state of SCP-1623, despite successful containment in Friuli, we have been getting reports from HI members of new Diana events in the Carinthian and Tyrol regions in Austria and Primorska region in Slovenia. With our containment resources stretched as they are, we are not able to spend any additional resources, manpower, or MTF units to secure these new emergences. I hereby request permission to acquire reinforcements to resolve this issue, Foundation or, if need be, Horizon, to resolve this difficulty as soon as possible.\nBest regards,\nMichael Prihoda\nCurrent HMCL supervisor for SCP-1623\n\n\u00ab SCP-1622 | SCP-1623 | SCP-1624 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Photograph from one of SCP-1624's user profiles\n\nItem #: SCP-1624\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1624's IP address is to be blocked by all public service providers. Foundation assets in world governments are to prevent it from being accessed. Information recovered from SCP-1624 has been placed in Site-77's archives.\nDescription: SCP-1624 is a website located at the IP address \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588. The front page proclaims it as \"www.loveinside.\u2588\u2588\u2588.\" Layout and design of the website appears to be designed for online romantic encounters between parasitic organisms and their host. Profiles on the website encountered so far include approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 different types of organisms. Entries for instances of SCP-940, SCP-1027, SCP-1429, SCP-2829, and SCP-3060 have been observed.\nProfiles belonging to the parasitic organisms, hereafter referred to as SCP-1624-1, typically list name, age in human and parasitic years, and what they want from their potential partner. There are options to contact the user, leave a comment on the profile, or to report the user for harassment. In addition, host organism profiles can be found, with lists of attributes attractive to parasites. As of 11/16/201\u2588, no method of creating a parasite type profile has been found.\nSubjects responding to an SCP-1624 profile will begin to display symptoms of carrying the specified SCP-1624-1 instance, such as loss of appetite, loss of nutrition, being open to infection, and being more prone to infection. These symptoms will last indefinitely, despite there being no actual parasite present.\nThe subjects may say that they are able to communicate with the instance, claiming that it is able to talk to them from their stomach. Depending on how the subject was exposed to SCP-1624, they will have different reactions. Subjects who willingly exposed themselves to SCP-1624 will have a positive relationship with their instance. Subjects who were forced into it, such as D-Class personnel, will claim that the instance is emotionally abusive to them.\nAs time progresses, the subject may begin to form a romantic relationship with the SCP-1624-1 instance. Subjects will watch television, go on vacations, talk, and consume food based on the actions and conversations completed with their SCP-1624-1 instance. When questioned, subjects will claim to be in a \"long-distance\" relationship.\nIf the subject is infected by a real parasite, they will cease to be affected by SCP-1624. Subjects will claim to feel extreme remorse afterwards, claiming that they were \"unfaithful\" to the SCP-1624-1 instance.\nAddendum: Profile example\n\nPlaying some B-Ball with my bros\n\nName: Timmy J. Tapeworm\nAge: 21 in parasitic years, 3.2 weeks in human years.\nOccupation: Professional basketball player\nBiography: I was taken in at a young age to the colon of [REDACTED], but even with all that fame and attention I wanted more. I struck out on my own to play professional basketball, and made it. Now I'm looking for someone to share the rest of my life with. If you're interested, try and contact the office of Coach [REDACTED]. I'm currently co-rooming in his colon.\nSeeking: A Homo-Sapient male, seeking a soulmate to fill a void inside them. 92% water, 98.8\u00b0F mean temperature, 100% faithful\nSpecial Note: Vegetarians need not apply\n\n\u00ab SCP-1623 | SCP-1624 | SCP-1625 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1625\nObject Class: Euclid Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1625 itself cannot be contained due to its incorporeal nature. All members of the Amaski tribe, as well as their descendants, are contained at the former Quarantine Area of Site-37. As of this date (20\u2588\u2588/1/17), there are fifty-three (53) individuals of the tribe living at the containment site, who are to be provided standard living arrangements for on-site personnel, including food, water and shelter. The current containment area consists of fifty three (53) cells for members of the tribe, which are their personal living areas. Amaski members are allowed contact with each other under supervision in the Site-37 cafeteria, however, multiple guards must be present at all times to prevent \"spread\" of SCP-1625. Guards are stationed around the living site, and are to refrain from using lethal force unless authorized (see Security Document 371-A: \"Appropriate Security Measures During Minor Containment Breaches of Non-Anomalous Individuals\").\nUnder no circumstances outside of official testing are any Amaski descendants permitted to pass on oral or written tradition. Site security performs containment area search and sweeps for any possible recordings or documents of SCP-1625 once a week. Any Amaski members who are discovered attempting to record SCP-1625 are to be immediately reassigned to D-Class status following approval by Site Director Easton.\nFoundation operatives are currently searching for additional ethnic members of the clan, though a majority have been found and taken into Foundation custody (\u2588\u2588\u2588 out of an estimated \u2588\u2588\u2588, approximately 85%). All agents who believe they have encountered an Amaski descendant are to acquire a DNA sample and send the sample to Bio Site-4 for testing. If the individual is confirmed as being of at least ten (10) percent Amaski descent, Foundation agents are to secure and escort the subject to Site-37.\nSCP-1625-1 is secured at Observation Site-1625, located near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Kenya. The site is currently presented to the public as an archaeological dig in the nearby \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 area. Any testing performed involving SCP-1625 is to be relayed to Site-1625 immediately so researchers may locate SCP-1625-1. If a SCP-1625-1 instance develops on site, all personnel are instructed to remove samples with caution and send them to Bio Site-4.\nDescription: SCP-1625 is an oral tradition within the Amaski tribe of Kenya. Said tradition consists of a mythic story, explaining the history of the tribe's ethnarch, known as \u2588\u2588\u2588 (translating roughly to \"originator\") and the creation of the Amaski people. The anomalous features of SCP-1625 are only apparent when an individual attempts to recount it. All individuals who attempt to \"pass on\" SCP-1625 will provide a different ending for the story (for documentation, refer to Testing Log 1625-1). There have been no documented 'repeat' endings, i.e. those which appear more than once from different individuals. SCP-1625 follows a consistent structure for all retellings, beginning with \u2588\u2588\u2588 being held in slavery in \"the north\", followed by his escape, his founding of the Amaski tribe, and the liberation of the Amaski people from slavery. The \"standard\" story ends after this point, with each speaker providing their own ending.\nThe secondary trait of SCP-1625 is its genetic transfer. SCP-1625 is inherently known by any individual who is at least ten (10) percent descended from an Amaski member, even if they have received no previous knowledge of SCP-1625. Attempts at using amnestics have met with failure, as afflicted subjects will remember the legend after several days. For this reason, all genetic Amaski members are to be secured at Site-37.\nSCP-1625-1 is a corpse, identified as that of an African male, and understood to be that of \u2588\u2588\u2588, patriarch of the Amaski tribe. A new instance of SCP-1625-1 will be created appear after any attempt to pass on the \u2588\u2588\u2588 legend. The body will continually appear at Site 1625, though the specific location varies. The condition of the body, as well as any objects surrounding it or inscriptions in the area, varies, and will change each time SCP-1625 is \"passed on\". The location will often change with SCP-1625-1, with the body being located, in several cases, in either a large mausoleum, a common grave, or buried several feet underground in a nondescript location. While anomalous, SCP-1625-1 is to be considered a standard corpse and handled as such. Following the events of Incident 1625-1, personnel are to treat SCP-1625-1 instances with extreme caution until the specimen can be safely secured. It is unknown as of writing how SCP-1625-1 is continually transferred to Site-1625, though research at Site-37 is ongoing.\nTesting Log 1625-1:\nSubject: Ethnic Amaski member Adhra Abasi\nSummary: Subject was asked to inform Junior Researcher Marrson about his ancestral story. After relating the \"standard\" story, the speaker's legend continued with \u2588\u2588\u2588 taking many wives and living into old age, until one of his unfaithful wives (identified as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) poisoned him using guaya (Lathyrus sativus, the Indian pea).\nSCP-1625-1 Results: SCP-1625-1 was discovered in an ornate above-ground tomb, featuring carvings along the walls, picturing \u2588\u2588\u2588's burial, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's execution. SCP-1625-1 was found with no external injuries, though later testing revealed large amounts of guaya in SCP-1625-1's stomach, as well as evidence that neurolathyrism was the cause of death (a full list of autopsies performed on SCP-1625-1 is located in Document 1625-78C).\nSubject: Junior Researcher Marrson\nSummary: Following the above test, Junior Researcher Marrson was asked to write down a summary of the legend. Marrson proceeded to repeat the same story related to him by Adhra Abasi. However, once he reached the point following the \"liberation\", his written account diverged. \u2588\u2588\u2588 became a tyrant of the people, according to the written account (and Junior Researcher Marrson upon questioning), and committed atrocities against his people. The legend goes into graphic detail, denouncing \u2588\u2588\u2588 and his actions, as well as describing his arrest, trial, and death. Junior Reseacher Marrson claimed that the account was the same as the one he learned of three (3) hours prior.\nSCP-1625-1 Results: SCP-1625-1 was found in a common grave, and the body showed signs of extreme mutilation. Among the injuries sustained were several broken bones, a crudely amputated leg, third degree burns and [REDACTED]. No markings were present nearby, nor were there any artifacts.\nIncident 1625-1: On 1993/11/5, during routine tests involving SCP-1625, an ethnic Amaski member (Joseph West) created what is now Document 1625-A-3, a transcript of SCP-1625. The \"ending\" in said document stated that there was a plague which afflicted the Amaski tribe, that eventually killed over \u2588\u2588\u2588 people before being stopped via quarantine.\nFollowing standard procedure, the research team at Site-1625 searched for and located SCP-1625-1 in a previously undiscovered tomb. The tomb was sealed off and placed underground, and was seemingly carved out of the surrounding rock. Inscriptions along the walls described a disease with symptoms similar to those of the bubonic plague, though several qualities were similar to [REDACTED]. The inscriptions also gave multiple warnings addressing the body of \u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1625-1 itself was found several dozen feet underground with \u2588\u2588\u2588 other corpses and returned to the surface for testing. Seven (7) other corpses were also moved above ground for additional testing.\nAfter four (4) days, the head researcher of Site-1625, Dr. Betros, requested additional medical supplies due to staff illness. Supplies were sent from nearby Site-91, escorted by MTF-Beta-9 (aka \"Dead Reckoning\", equipped and trained to handle dead or undead entities). Upon arrival, Beta-9 discovered the members of the research staff were infected with the disease detailed in Document 1625-A-3, and Site-1625 was deemed a quarantine area. Members of MTF-Beta-9 carried out Procedure 37-Romeo, and new staff members were brought in to replace the previous researchers. On 1993/11/15, the current procedures were approved for Site-1625 and for the Amaski tribe. The tribe, along with twelve (12) descendants, was moved to Site-37 on 1994/4/17.\nIncident 1625-2: On 2006/9/28, Researcher Gerret compared genetic testing from an instance of SCP-1625-1 to a sample acquired in 1953. Gerret found the samples to be from two different individuals, and further testing has shown that each instance of SCP-1625-1 possesses a separate genetic code. In \u2588\u2588 cases, samples from SCP-1625-1 have been matched with missing persons from various parts of the world. It is unknown how these individuals were transported to Site-1625, how they developed the appearance of SCP-1625-1 (a majority of the missing persons were not of African descent), or how they sustained the injuries documented in SCP-1625-1. Further funding and analysis has been approved by O5 as of 2007/7/9.\nAddendum 1625-1: On 2009/8/15, SCP-1625 was officially reclassified as Keter due to its rate of spread, danger to other individuals, and inability to be contained. For further information, refer to Dr. Anderson at Site-37 and Document 1625-K4 (\"Reclassification Measures\").\n\n\u00ab SCP-1624 | SCP-1625 | SCP-1626 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1626\nObject Class: Safe-impetus\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1626 is to be kept in a locker at Site 55's low-value item storage facility. To avoid the potential for confusion, personnel testing or interacting with SCP-1626 are not allowed to wear articles of clothing for which it could be mistaken.\nSite 55 Medical personnel are to have access to equipment capable of cutting through SCP-1626's fibers. In the event that SCP-1626 is worn for more than twenty-one minutes by non-expendable personnel, this equipment is to be used in an effort to remove SCP-1626. If this proves unfeasible, destruction of SCP-1626 is authorized if the possibility exists that this will allow for the subject's survival. Destruction of SCP-1626 outside of these protocols remains an offense subject to standard disciplinary policy.\nDescription: SCP-1626 is a gray size XL hooded sweatshirt made out of polyester. In its inactive state, SCP-1626 is physically unremarkable except that it emits hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas at levels sufficient to cause it to have a faint but noticeable \"rotten egg\" scent.\nWhenever a human wears SCP-1626 for a period of twenty-one minutes or greater, it will extend numerous polyester fibers roughly 1mm in diameter up to 20 centimeters into the subject's arms and torso. SCP-1626 will not puncture any vital organs or blood vessels, and the fibers secrete potent local anesthetics that almost immediately desensitize the skin at the point of penetration. As such, exposure to SCP-1626 is not immediately lethal, and victims are unlikely to notice its effects unless they attempt to remove SCP-1626. The fibers have shown unusual resilience for their composition, complicating any efforts to remove SCP-1626.\nBetween five and ten minutes after the subject's skin has been penetrated, the fibers begin to conduct heat away from the subject's body at an accelerated rate until the subject's core body temperature is that of the subject's surroundings. Simultaneously, the fibers will release copious amounts of ethyl alcohol into the subject's bloodstream, causing extreme inebriation. This appears to have the effect of both decreasing the likelihood that the subject will notice the drop in body temperature and limiting the subject's ability to seek help. SCP-1626 will increase its production of hydrogen sulfide at this time, giving both it and the wearer a strong, repellent scent.\nUnder normal circumstances, victims of SCP-1626 will die of hypothermia between one and three hours after exposure, depending on the subject's mass and the temperature of the surroundings. After the subject's death, the fibers of SCP-1626 will retract and become undetectable. Further, SCP-1626 will cease to release hydrogen sulfide for the next two days unless it is worn during that time.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1625 | SCP-1626 | SCP-1627 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1627\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The forest in which SCP-1627 is located is to be secured by fifty (50) armed Foundation personnel. The species shall be allowed to grow in the area, but only within Foundation-set boundaries. D-Class testing of SCP-1627 is to take place within Site 56 in a waterproof testing chamber, after which the affected D-Class shall be left in the chamber until death. If SCP-1627 is discovered outside of this area, the previously mentioned procedures should be set in place.\nThe town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, TN, USA is to be quarantined and monitored until all instances of SCP-1627-A and SCP-1627-B are identified and neutralized. The town will continue to be observed for up to one (1) year after all anomalous entities have been assumed to be deceased.\nDescription: SCP-1627 is a species of fungus superficially resembling fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria). This species can cause vomiting, internal bleeding, blindness, and hallucinations if ingested.\nSCP-1627's anomalous effects manifest as a result of ritualistic behavior composed of the following criteria:\n\nSCP-1627 comes into contact with human blood\nSCP-1627 is ingested by a human subject\nSCP-1627 is ingested in the absence of direct sunlight\n\nIf a subject ingests the fungus without meeting all of the previously mentioned requirements, said subject will experience SCP-1627's non-anomalous toxic effects. Once subject meets the above requirements, that subject will be transfigured into either an instance of SCP-1627-A or an instance of SCP-1627-B.\n\nSCP-1627-A Information\n\nClose file\n\nSCP-1627-A refers to persons who have completed the aforementioned ritual successfully with their own blood. Upon the completion of the process, any damage present within the individual's body will be completely healed. This includes tissue damage, bacterial and viral infections, and cancer1. SCP-1627-A subjects are unaffected by pathogens, as well as being able to survive without food or water for extended periods of time. Instances can only be distinguished from non-anomalous humans by the faint presence of a white glow emanating from their bodies, which is present when they are put into areas with illumination measuring no more than 10 lux.\nWhen a human being comes into direct skin contact with an instance of SCP-1627-A, all damage and infections present within them will be healed. Over the course of the following two (2) weeks, that subject will experience rapid senescence until death, often by natural causes associated with old age. This appears to give nourishment to the SCP-1627-A instance.\n\nSCP-1627-B Information\n\nClose file\n\nSCP-1627-B refers to persons who have completed the aforementioned ritual successfully with a different person's blood. Upon the completion of the ritual, the subject will experience uniformly dark pigmentation across its entire form with two points of light located on its upper half, which appear to function as eyes. Subjects will also enter into a semisolid state, and while resting, appear to be formless.\nSpecimens of SCP-1627-B are sentient and sapient, as well as being capable of vocalizing. Very rarely do individuals retain their original personality after the transformation; instead, instances will display predatory behavior. These organisms will often kill their prey via suffocation after entering into their respiratory tract. Once their target is dead, SCP-1627-B will invade the corpse and consume the victim's cardiovascular, nervous, and reproductive systems, as well as excreting preservatives into the rest of the organism's tissues in order to prevent decay of the corpse.\nInstances of SCP-1627-B will inhabit human corpses in order to blend into populated areas. Organisms tend to live in groups of three (3), but have been found living alone and in groups of up to seven (7) members. While SCP-1627-B cannot hold a consistently solid humanoid form outside of a corpse, it may remain within a host body indefinitely.\n\nSCP-1627-A and SCP-1627-B appear to be invulnerable to physical damage; however, both groups are susceptible to starvation within three (3) weeks. In addition, if instances of SCP-1627-A and SCP-1627-B are brought together, both subjects will die immediately after making contact. The cause of this is currently being studied.\nSCP-1627 was discovered on 06/04/1995 in the small secluded mountain town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, TN, USA after agents received reports of \"people of shadow and light\" coming out from the nearby forest. Within the town, several groups had formed based on reactions to the entities, with the largest groups being the \"Daylight Huntsmen,\" the \"Brotherhood of the Night,\" and the \"Enders.\" See the attached History File-1627-Theta and Incident Report-1627-Alpha for greater detail.\n\nHistory File-1627-Theta\nSCP Objects Involved: SCP-1627\nGoIs Involved: GoI-187 (Daylight Huntsmen), GoI-188 (Brotherhood of Night), GoI-189 (Enders)\nSummary: Citizens of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, TN, USA came into contact with SCP-1627 when a group of people identifying themselves as the \"Cult of the New\" entered into the town square at 20:00 on 14/02/1995 and performed the SCP-1627 ritual on their members, creating several instances of SCP-1627-A and SCP-1627-B. A few members of the cult attempted to speak a message of power and \"evolution\"; in the midst of this, a riot started among the crowd, which resulted in the death of all members of the cult and several civilians. Within the next day, several groups formed among the citizens of the town, the largest and most prominent of these being GoI-187 through GoI-189. These groups gained control of the town over the course of two (2) months and grew more and more unstable until [REDACTED]2.\n\nGoI-187 (Daylight Huntsmen) Information\n\nClose file\n\nGoI-187 (Daylight Huntsmen) was organized by Regis Newman as a group of people who had decided to support the SCP-1627-A instances and actively attempted to combat SCP-1627-B. Due to SCP-1627-B's hunting and killing methods, members of the group usually wore gas masks and were extremely hesitant in trusting people outside of the group. It is reported that prior to Foundation containment of SCP-1627, these individuals refused to interact with persons that weren't in the group and often did not let anyone else join. As part of a larger initiative, these members also actively destroyed all methods of communication, including phones and internet, as well as ensuring no citizens left the city after the initial exposure to the anomaly in order to halt the spread of SCP-1627-B outside of the town. Out of the three most prominent groups during this time, GoI-187 was the most noticeable and prevalent due to their equipment and methods of operation.\nWhen members of this group identified SCP-1627-A instances, they invited them to join in their ranks while making sure to not touch them. Due to the the group's full-body outfits, distinguishing between anomalous and non-anomalous individuals was challenging. Whenever members from this group successfully captured members of GoI-188 (Brotherhood of Night), they used them to feed the SCP-1627-A instances among their ranks.\nMembers of this group were reported to have searched random houses in order to identify and capture members of GoI-188 and SCP-1627-B instances. The people captured were often executed via incineration3 in the town's crematorium.\nMembers of this group also tended to ignore GoI-189 (Enders) because it \"just seemed like another crazy fucking cult whose bullshit [they] had to wade through.\"\n[REDACTED]4\n\nGoI-188 (Brotherhood of Night) Information\n\nClose file\n\nGoI-188 was formed under the leadership of Martha Grande with the premise that SCP-1627-B was \"the next step of humanity.\" This group's stated purpose is to aid in the spread of SCP-1627-B, either through the SCP-1627 ritual, or assisting the entities in finding food and corpses to inhabit. However, due to the radical actions taken by members of GoI-187 (Daylight Huntsmen), a large portion of the membership of the Brotherhood came from townspeople who were displeased with the changes the Huntsmen had made.\nMembers of this group are typically reclusive due to the methods utilized by the Huntsmen. However, they also willingly gave up their own bodies for use by SCP-1627-B if needed. Relations of this group with GoI-189 (Enders) were virtually non-existent, due to the massive number of small cultist groups that had formed in the town during this time.\n[REDACTED]5\n\nGoI-189 (Enders) Information\n\nClose file\n\nGoI-189 (Enders) was formed by Lars Peterson in response to the SCP-1627 ritual in the town square. This group formed their own religion around the concepts of SCP-1627-A and SCP-1627-B, with the stated core principles consisting of \"balance\" and \"preparation for the Shatter.\" They believed SCP-1627-A and SCP-1627-B to be the human forms of \"good\" and \"evil,\" respectively; members insisted that these anomalies were the universe signaling that the path to the end is caused by extremes. This group was generally avoided and ignored by GoI-187 (Daylight Huntsmen) and GoI-188 (Brotherhood of Night).\nThe major preachings of the group were about an end of times and \"walking down the middle.\" They believed that the only way to salvation was to live a neutral life, and thus only acted in a manner that could be described as such by their own interpretation. They reviled extremes and claimed that the perfect world would consist of issues presented not in black and white, but in gray. Members also spoke of duality and how it is better that neither side benefits than one side getting help.\nGoI-189 held many gatherings in a variety of places, mostly private residences, but occasionally churches and open areas, where they invited people to join them in preparation for the end and safety from the SCP-1627 entities. During these gatherings, the speakers of the group (known as \"Equalizers\") would often go out among the crowds and hold conversations in order to inform people of the group's messages.\n[REDACTED]6\n\nIncident Report-1627-Alpha: On 06/04/1995, Foundation discovered the town in which these events occurred after recovering several instances of SCP-1627-A and SCP-1627-B from the surrounding countryside. When agents arrived on the scene, conflict between the three groups had escalated greatly. MTF Sigma-7 (aka \"Turn Riot at the Light\"), MTF Upsilon-4 (aka \"Please Don't Touch Me\"), and MTF Eta-9 (aka \"Maul Security\") were dispatched to subdue the citizens and contain instances of SCP-1627-A and SCP-1627-B.\nAt this time, members of GoI-187 (Daylight Huntsmen) had apparently become paranoid to the point of complete destruction of internal structure and betrayal between members. Meanwhile, GoI-188 (Brotherhood of Night) had released approximately twenty (20) instances of SCP-1627-B that they had kept hidden in order to let them freely hunt while they forced people at random to eat blood-covered instances of SCP-1627. GoI-189 (Enders) had begun killing people by various means not involving direct contact. When questioned about these actions later, members responded that they had come to the conclusion that killing was a neutral, and therefore just, action7.\nFoundation agents went into the town and subdued the majority of the citizens using Anomalous Outbreak Protocol Rho-05, after which many instances of SCP-1627-A and SCP-1627-B were located and contained. All members of the town were interrogated, particularly those reported to be belonging in one of the three aforementioned groups, before being administered Class-A amnestics and released. All information about the groups and events occurring within the town was gathered from the interviews and SCP-1627 was found and contained. The species was discovered in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Forest, a 50km2 area of wooded land, which appears to be the only location where SCP-1627 grows naturally at this time.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Congenital genetic mutations are unaffected.\n2. See Incident Report-1627-Alpha in the documentation of SCP-1627.\n3. GoI-187 appears to be unaware of SCP-1627-B's undamageable nature.\n4. See Incident Report-1627-Alpha in the documentation of SCP-1627.\n5. See Incident Report-1627-Alpha in the documentation of SCP-1627.\n6. See Incident Report-1627-Alpha in the documentation of SCP-1627.\n7. Rationalizations for this included \"it can both be merciful and malicious\" and \"it could either kill the monsters or the people, therefore, it lies in the middle.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1626 | SCP-1627 | SCP-1628 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Engineering staff inspect SCP-1628's entrance before Incident 1628-III\n\nItem #: SCP-1628\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Area-1628 has been set up to contain SCP-1628's entrance, constructed under the pretense of a Foundation front company. Entry to SCP-1628 is permitted only during its active phase, and is limited to personnel on exploratory expeditions. Communication with the beings within SCP-1628 has shown that they are hostile only when provoked, and as such personnel are reminded to move with SCP-1628's scheduled activity until it reaches an inactive state.\nIn the event of a containment breach, either by SCP-1628 entities or outside forces, the entrance is to be collapsed via detonation of pre-placed explosives. No excavation is to be attempted within 130 days of the last known SCP-1628 activity. In the event that excavation of SCP-1628 becomes unfeasible, it is to be declared neutralized and the containment procedures revised.\nDescription: SCP-1628 is a life-sized model of Washington D.C as it appeared at an unknown time. It is not to scale, with many historically significant buildings clustered in the center and most other structures being painted wooden blocks. The reproductions of historically significant structures (such as the White House or Capitol Building) are constructed from brass. The entrance to SCP-1628 is located in an abandoned salt mine, approximately 400 meters below ground, with subjects entering a storage tunnel emerging from the reproduction of the Washington Monument. SCP-1628 appears to be in a perpetual night, possibly due to its location. As of 11/15/1998, no astronomical bodies have been observed within SCP-1628 See Incident 1628-III.\nEntities living within SCP-1628 are brass and iron humanoids, numbering at 135 123. There appear to be only 10 9 individual models for these humanoids, set in exactly 12 11 sets. These humanoids are capable of communicating with outside subjects while in an active state, but will only primarily speak in preset phrases, with communication not fitting these phrases being ignored. Only 4 entities have unique appearances, being the reproductions of historical figures: Andrew Jackson, James Madison, Dolley Madison and Lord Liverpool. In addition, 10 figures wearing period-appropriate British Army garb will briefly appear while SCP-1628 is active. Similarity in construction between SCP-1628 instances and SCP-2776's endo-skeleton has been noted, with research into a shared origin ongoing.\nOnce every 12 hours, all entities within SCP-1628 will activate and begin moving through a set of activities roughly following the events of the sacking of Washington D.C during the War of 1812. This active phase lasts for 4 hours, followed by the 12 hour \"cooldown\" phase. The timeline for SCP-1628's active phase is as follows:\n\n0:00 - 1:00 All entities within SCP-1628 activate, begin moving around the area randomly. Entities will communicate with outside subjects, indicating a suspicion that they will be attacked by the British if General Jackson is unable to stop them.\n1:00 - 2:00 Entity resembling Andrew Jackson will appear from a hatch somewhere within SCP-1628, and will claim that an attack by the British army is imminent. Approximately 10 entities will volunteer to defend SCP-1628.\n2:00 - 3:00 Entity resembling James Madison will emerge from the White House reproduction and begin directing the construction of battlements within SCP-1628. Dolley Madison will also emerge, carrying an empty picture frame. The James Madison facsimile will communicate with outside subjects; however, the Dolley Madison has only been noted to wander SCP-1628 aimlessly.\n3:00 - 4:00 Figures representing the British army and Lord Liverpool emerge from a building in the western portion of SCP-1628. Entities will briefly engage the 11 figures who volunteered to defend SCP-1628, resulting in the British victory. Lighting within SCP-1628 will turn red, with vocalizations from the figures revealing that this is supposed to be representing a fire. Following this, a brass funnel will emerge from the center of SCP-1628, and all lights will deactivate. This is considered to be the end of SCP-1628's active phase.\n\nSCP-1628 was discovered following the sale of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 salt mine to new owners. Miners reported hearing the sound of gunfire coming from an abandoned service tunnel, which resulted in the discovery of SCP-1628's anomalous properties. Foundation personnel were able to intervene before the story achieved a significant amount of notice. Airborne amnestics were deployed over the area SCP-1628 was discovered in, as well as the application of Class-A amnestics to direct witnesses. As of 9/18/1981, SCP-1628 has been contained and classified as Euclid.\nIncident 1628-I: During SCP-1628's inactive phase, several Agents were deployed in an exploratory mission. During this mission, one of the SCP-1628 entities attempted to communicate with the Agents. Entity attempted to tell them to be quieter, or else \"it\" would come down to them. Entity did not specify what it referred to and refused to respond to further questions. Following this, the entity and all those alike to it were removed from SCP-1628 by unknown force. Recording device added to standard equipment list for SCP-1628 explorations.\nIncident 1628-II: On 11/27/1999, a large circular object dropped into the middle of SCP-1628. No entity within SCP-1628 acknowledged it directly; however, due to the destruction of the White House replica, the James and Dolley Madison entities did not appear. Entities within SCP-1628 still acted as though it were commanding them to build battlements. In addition, the following vocalization was produced by the Andrew Jackson entity.\n\n<BEGIN LOG>\nJackson: Sir, we need orders. The British have advanced past the Potomac and will march on the city at any moment.\n*Silence*\nJackson: \u2026 Sir, I believe that\u2026[pauses.] You are quiet\u2026 because the situation\u2026 is grim?\n*Silence*\nJackson: Dolley must be\u2026 very worried. [Pauses.] Go to her. I can man the battlements myself.\n<END LOG>\n\nIncident 1628-III: On 11/30/1999, a dark mass was seen to appear in the sky above SCP-1628 during its active state. The mass was seen to stay in the same spot for the duration of the active phase. Entities within SCP-1628 did not directly acknowledge it; however, several previously unheard vocalizations referring to \"inclement weather\" were heard. Following the completion of the active phase, a large appendage was seen to emerge from this mass and remove the object which had appeared during Incident 1628-II. During SCP-1628's next active phase, all damages caused during Incident 1628-II had been repaired.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1627 | SCP-1628 | SCP-1629 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1629\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1629-1 is housed in a modified standard containment vault. The vault is equipped with video surveillance and SCP-1629-1 must be monitored at all times. A steel shaft 30cm in diameter connects this vault to the exterior of the site. SCP-1629-1 shall be left open at all times; should it autonomously close, the shaft connected to the vault must be opened to facilitate SCP-1629-2's entry.\nPersonnel are not to interfere with SCP-1629-2.\nDescription: SCP-1629-1 is a one-door cabinet constructed of oak with dimensions of 41cm x 38cm x 38cm. Testing has revealed no anomalous properties in the artifact's composition or structure, with the exception of oxidation irregularities which have prevented research teams from determining the artifact's age. When opened, SCP-1629-1 is consistently empty. The cabinet has no identifying marks of any kind, and the nature of its creation is indeterminate. SCP-1629-1 was recovered from an abandoned diesel station located in West Virginia, USA.\nOnce every 8-17 weeks, SCP-1629-1 will forcibly eject any objects inside it (how this occurs is unknown), close, and become impossible to open. 20-30 minutes later, a paper airplane (henceforth referred to as SCP-1629-2) will arrive at SCP-1629-1's location, at which time the latter will open slightly. SCP-1629-2 will then unfold and assume a flat shape, allowing it to enter SCP-1629-1. After an additional 20-30 minutes (during which time the artifact remains impossible to open), SCP-1629-1 will open again, ejecting the instance of SCP-1629-2, which will then immediately vacate the area.\nWhile SCP-1629-2 appear to be constructed of ordinary white printer paper, they demonstrate numerous abnormal properties. SCP-1629-2 was first discovered in 1996, when a commercial aircraft was damaged and subsequently crashed due to collision with an instance. This incident was later declared the result of a positive charge lightning strike. SCP-1629-2 instances are first detectable entering Earth's atmosphere; they will then slowly decelerate as they approach the planetary surface. If the path to SCP-1629-1 is obstructed in some way, SCP-1629-2 may retain some of its reentry velocity to punch through said obstruction. As SCP-1629-2 has never been captured successfully, it is unclear why the instances have not been destroyed by reentry heat or high-speed collisions. Upon leaving SCP-1629-1, SCP-1629-2 will quickly accelerate away from Earth's surface, achieving escape velocity and eventually reaching an estimated speed of 0.01c before observation of the instance becomes impossible. SCP-1629-2's entry and exit trajectory varies greatly, and no consistent interstellar source has been determined.\nAddendum [1629-001]:\nOn 21/7/2008, an experiment using a high-speed camera imaged the surfaces of an instance of SCP-1629-2 as it unfolded to enter SCP-1629-1. The text on one of the surfaces read as follows:\n\nAlright, I give up, you win this round. Where are you? Mom and Dad are coming home soon.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1628 | SCP-1629 | SCP-1630 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1630\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1630 are to be held in humanoid containment chambers, located within Site-77. They are to be kept in climate controlled conditions, depending on the individual composition of the instance. No more than 3 instances of SCP-1630 are permitted to be out of their containment areas at one time. In the event of a containment breach, security personnel are permitted to terminate instances before they are able to perform a Delta Event.\nDescription: SCP-1630 designates a group of 25 anomalous humanoids, each measuring 1.54 meters tall and weighing between 21 and 231 kilograms. Instances of SCP-1630 display average intelligence for human subjects between the ages of 20 and 26, and are capable of sensing and perceiving like normal humans.\nEach instance of SCP-1630 is composed of an edible substance commonly used for human consumption, such as vegetables, cheeses, meats, fruits, and grains. Clothing present on SCP-1630 instances' bodies are composed of the same substance, and are actually portions of SCP-1630's bodies. Damage to SCP-1630 instances will be healed at a rate of one kilogram of additional mass per hour, and all instances have been able to recover from all tested damage. Instances of SCP-1630 are vulnerable to the same forces which would normally damage the edible matter they are composed of, although no instance has been observed to decompose or expire while in Foundation containment.\nExamples of SCP-1630 instances\n\nInstance\nMaterial\nNotes\n\nSCP-1630-01\nRaw meat, primarily of pork and steak meats. Claims to be a food aficionado, and enjoys quizzing personnel involved in its containment on meat trivia.\nConversation with SCP-1630-01 is permitted to allow ease of containment and to maintain SCP-1630-01's cooperative nature.\n\nSCP-1630-06\nBaked beans which are held together with additional crushed beans filling the space.\nAn insect infestation has occurred in SCP-1630-06's original containment chamber. It has been moved to a new area, and is to be closely monitored in the new chamber to ensure the infestation has not spread.\n\nSCP-1630-11\nButter. Instance is unable to speak due to the interior of its mouth being in a perpetual semi-liquid state. Able to communicate via sign language.\nPersonnel fluent in American Sign Language have been assigned to SCP-1630-11's containment area.\n\nSCP-1630-15\nGarlic slices, which appear to have the individual strips of garlic wrapped together to make clothing.\nUnlike other SCP-1630 instances, SCP-1630-15 has no sense of smell.\n\nSCP-1630-22\nCottage Cheese. Instance appears to consume portions of itself throughout the day, and admits to enjoying its own taste.\nPersonnel are to monitor SCP-1630-22 to ensure accidental self-termination does not occur.\n\nWhen more than 3 instances of SCP-1630 gather in one area, they will begin to climb on top of one another in a pyramid arrangement. Their exact positions appear to coincide roughly with the location of the food from which they are made, or that of a roughly comparable foodstuff, on the United States Department of Agriculture's food pyramid diagram. When questioned, instances of SCP-1630 will claim they are fulfilling \"America's dedication to eat healthy every day.\"\nWhen all instances have reached their positions, human subjects around them will begin to show signs of having recently completed a large meal, and report contentedness. Inanimate materials will slowly transform into edible materials in the same shape, with the exact transformation depending on the SCP-1630 configuration. Materials such as written and visual documents will have reminders about the importance of a properly balanced diet and repeated reminders to follow the food pyramid. The area affected by SCP-1630 expands at a rate of 100 meters per hour, regardless of how many SCP-1630 instances are participating in the Delta Event. The only known way to stop the event is forceful separation of all participating SCP-1630 instances.\nSCP-1630 was discovered on 09/16/1981, after a small chemical factory located in Charleston, West Virginia, began reporting alterations to internal documentation consistent with SCP-1630's effect. After several other factories in the area reported similar conditions, Foundation agents were dispatched to investigate. Several instances of SCP-1630 were found wandering on the banks of the Big Coal River, and were contained. The remaining SCP-1630 instances were recovered from an abandoned building on the river, where all SCP-1630 instances were found performing a Delta Event. A cover story regarding positive effects from chemicals in the Big Coal River was disseminated to the public. As of 10/03/1981, SCP-1630 has been classified as Euclid.\nAddendum: On June 2, 2010, a new instance of SCP-1630 was contained that appeared to be composed of various sugars, fats, and artificial substances. Classified as SCP-1630-26, it was interred in a normal containment chamber. Following initial containment, SCP-1630-26 was tested by participating in a Delta Event performed in a controlled environment. During the event, attending personnel reported nausea and sweet tastes in their mouth. Various documents within Site-77 were replaced with advertisements for various fast food and confectionery corporations1. Following the end of the Delta Event, SCP-1630-26 was moved off-site, and containment procedures have been slated for minor updates.\nIt is notable that the obesity rate within Site-77 has increased by 60% since this incident.\n\nFootnotes\n1. It was noted that documentation pertaining to SCP-643 remained unchanged.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1629 | SCP-1630 | SCP-1631 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item#: 1631\n\nLevel2\n\nContainment Class:\nketer\n\nSecondary Class:\nnone\n\nDisruption Class:\ndark\n\nRisk Class:\nnotice\n\nlink to memo\n\nA close-up of SCP-1631-1 instances on a tombstone.\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1631-1 instances are to be removed from grave markers using industrial grade saw blades. During removal periods, the corresponding locations are to be closed to the public under the explanation of ongoing renovations. Pre-emptive civilian discoverers of SCP-1631 are to be amnectized.\nDescription: SCP-1631 is a phenomenon that causes crystalline flower-like growths (designated SCP-1631-1) to appear on certain grave markers in the country of Denmark. SCP-1631-1 instances have a composition identical to their substrate, being composed of granite, marble, or other materials commonly used in tombstones, despite their abnormal colouration.\nIn all observed cases, SCP-1631-1 instances have been shown to only affect the grave markers of children, primarily those ranging from infancy to approximately 15 years old.1\nDiscovery: SCP-1631 was first discovered in 1989, after a family relative reported the cherub marker of their nephew R\u00fanar Helgusson2 as having been vandalized, with several odd structures attached to it. Due to the context of the apparent crime it received nationwide attention, necessitating the usage of Foundation Contingency 3B6 (Scapegoating) when the structures were examined more closely, and their anomalous nature was confirmed.\nSince the discovery and subsequent classification, SCP-1631 appears to be declining over time, theorized to be in response to the long-term downward trend of infant mortality. The instigating force behind the anomalous phenomena remains unknown.\nAddendum 1631.1: Interview with Junior Researcher Harry Nielsen\n\nInterviewed: Junior Researcher Nielsen\nInterviewer: Site Director Lycus\nForeword: Following the death of researcher Nielsen's three-year-old son by bacterial meningitis, the gravestone became subject to an SCP-1631 event.\n\n[BEGIN LOG]\nLycus: Harry, I never had the chance to express how sorry I was about Jonathan. It truly was an awful tragedy, and I want you to know that all of Site-72 grieves with you and Sofia.\nNielson: Thank you, sir. It means a lot.\nLycus: Now, I don't mean to be dismissive, but you said you had some new information to share with me on the SCP-1631 phenomenon?\nNielsen: I do. I haven't studied the anomaly myself for some time, but I noticed in the case of Emma Poulsen3, the structures didn't appear until three years later. So, whatever the impetus for the incidents, they seem to vary with time. So I went out and bought a security camera for the graveyard, focused it on Jonathan's grave.\nLycus pauses.\nLycus: Why did you- uh, never mind, that's not a topic for me to discuss. Alright, I'm assuming you learned who or what's behind this?\nNielsen pulls out a laptop, bringing up a video file of a small graveyard and hitting the play button.\nNielsen: Took a few days for it to show up, but then\u2026\nThe footage depicts a young woman walking from out of sight to Jonathan Nielsen's grave, crouching down to examine the gravestone. As she studies the writing, her form appears to 'flicker' out of existence for a brief moment before stabilizing.\nThe woman gently touches the gravestone, and a number of SCP-1631-1 instances begin to slowly grow from the marble. The woman remains standing at the site for approximately an hour, before briskly walking out of frame.\nNielsen: I checked the site the next morning, and the flower structures were there, with no sign of anyone around. No tracks were left, and the security guard said they hadn't seen anyone enter or leave at that time.\nLycus: Interesting. So it looks like we're dealing with an actual entity here. Night time footage isn't exactly ideal, but now that we have a suspect to narrow down the search\u2026 thank you Harry, I'm sure this will be of great help to the containment team in narrowing down their search.\nNielsen: Actually about that, I was hoping to be able to join the containment efforts.\nLycus: I don't think that would be a good idea.\nNielsen: But-\nLycus: Look, I'm not trying to be a soulless director here, really. If I actually thought that this might help you find some measure of solace, I'd love to put you on this project. But that's not going to solve anything. I'm not going to pretend I know what it's like to lose a child, but\u2026\n[Lycus sighs.]\nLycus: You know, the first couple days after losing someone are the easiest ones. The shock hasn't faded away and you clutch at it almost like a blanket, using it to keep everything at bay. But it doesn't last forever. So you throw yourself into your work. You tackle project after project, hoping to run away from the approaching moment where you'll have to sit down and finally acknowledge that you'll never see that person you love again, but it never works. Sooner or later it catches up to all of us, and our worlds shatter. Just\u2026 take it slow. Be with your family. We'll be here when you're ready.\n[END LOG]\n\nClosing Statement: Nielsen returned to bereavement leave, while the woman in the security footage was tentatively classified as SCP-1631-2.\n\nDescription Upgrade: SCP-1631-2 is a humanoid entity resembling a young woman, believed to be responsible for the generation of SCP-1631-1 instances. The mechanism by which it generates instances, as well as its specific motives regarding the instances, remain unknown. All MTF Pi-3 members are to remain alert to any women matching SCP-1631-2's description located within a 1-mile radius of any SCP-1631 event.\n\nAddendum 1631.2: Additional Video Footage\nOn, 13/10/2020, Researcher Nielsen returned to Site-72 after three weeks on bereavement leave. He confessed to Site Director Lycus that he had not in fact been remaining at home as periodic messages to his colleagues suggested, but had instead been conducting an independent investigation into SCP-1631-2 against direct orders.\n\n[BEGIN LOG]\n[Nielsen is standing outside a weathered iron gate. A sign over head reads 'Skagen Kirkeg\u00e5rd'.4]\nNielsen: Alright, this has to be it. Just has to be.\n[Nielsen enters the cemetery, handing a small bundle of cash to the guard standing outside. Raising his flashlight, he walks north-east across the field of gravestones. A light rain blurs the camera's view. After several minutes he comes across a woman resembling SCP-1631-2, who is sitting on a small stone bench. She appears to be staring at a small granite placard near her feet.]\n[Nielsen pauses, standing in the light drizzle for a few moments. Neither of them speaks.]\nSCP-1631-2: You again. You've been following me for a few weeks now. Trying to\u2026 catch me, confront me? Something to do with a child, I assume.\nNielsen: My\u2026 my son. He was three years old. Bacterial meningitis. You put those flowers on his tombstone.\nSCP-1631-2: I'm sorry for your loss. But you've come all this way for nothing. I don't have the answers you're looking for.\nNielsen: Answers?\n[SCP-1631-2 nods.]\nSCP-1631-2: Yes. You came here looking for an explanation. You wanted to know why, why your son had to die, of all the people in the world less innocent and more deserving than a mere infant. Perhaps you even thought I was some sort of murderer, leaving my call marks at their grave sites. Regardless, you were looking for some measure of closure. But I can't give you that. Awful, random things happen to good people everyday, with no shadowy monsters to blame. All we can do is try to remember them.\nNielsen: I\u2026 I\u2026\n[Nielsen collapses onto the bench beside SCP-1631-2. From the lowering of the camera, he appears to have buried his face in his hands. The camera remains in this position for several minutes.]\nNielsen: I thought if I could solve this, I could make everything right somehow. Or at least make it sting less, but\u2026 Lycus was right. It's just running away from the truth. And now my world's shattered.\nSCP-1631-2: And yet it keeps on spinning. We have to move on, eventually.\n[Nielsen looks up, turning to face SCP-1631-2.]\nNielsen: I suppose I had to hear that, thank you, but\u2026 who are you? I mean, why are you doing all this? How are you doing this?\n[SCP-1631-2 motions towards the marker at its feet. Nielsen cranes his neck to read the inscription.]\nNielsen: 'Anna Stefansdottir. Our little angel, gone too soon.' Your daughter? I'm sorry.\nSCP-1631-2: No, not my daughter. She's- well, it's rather hard to explain\u2026 take your son for example. Do you ever imagine what he would have been like if he hadn't died? What sort of person he would become, if he had the opportunity to do so?\n[Nielsen does not respond.]\nSCP-1631-2: I think that's what my mother did. But she wasn't like everyone else. She had some sort of power to her. What she wanted became reality. And more than anything, she wanted to see her baby all grown up, and well, here I am.\nNielsen: So, you died? And then-\nSCP-1631-2: I never lived, so I could not die. Anna was an unfortunate girl who died too soon, and I was created from our mother's grief. I'm not anyone, really. I'm just an idealized image of a child who never had the chance to live their life. My mother wanted her daughter to be someone who would be caring and compassionate to those who've lost someone, and above all, would do their best to make sure no parent went through the same pain she did.\nNielsen: Hmm. Why flowers, though? Of all the choices to make to comfort someone.\nSCP-1631-2: Everyone deserves flowers, don't you think?\nNielsen: I suppose.\n[A lull in the conversation stretches out to a long silence. The rain begins to taper off.]\nNielsen: I have something I should probably tell you. I'm not just anyone. I work for an organization called the Foundation, and-\n[SCP-1631-2 flickers, jittering in and out of sight for a few moments before reappearing, apparently out of breath.]\nNielsen: Are you alright?\nSCP-1631-2: I'm fine. It's been happening for a while. Started a couple months ago. I think whatever my mother used to make me in the first place is running out. Maybe she died. Or maybe she's just moved on. I'm a little less each time I make those flowers. In a few weeks, or months\u2026\nNielsen: What, you'll just fade away? Is there nothing you can do?\nSCP-1631-2: What can I do? I was born out of messy, complex emotions, not deliberate planning. Even if I could find my mother, and I don't even know her name, how would I know she could fix me?\n[SCP-1631-2 fiddles with its hands.]\nSCP-1631-2: You know, it's funny. I've been on this side of loss so many times. I was made for this. But now that I'm on the opposite side of the table, now that I might 'die'\u2026 I have no idea what to do. I always think, or rather I was built to think of how important it is those who pass on be remembered. But I've lived a brief life. I haven't left much of a mark on the world around me.\nNielsen: You really think that? Look, I can't speak for the other parents, or anyone else you've spoken to over the years. But this conversation, just sitting here with you, it was definitely something I need. And it wouldn't have happened without me finding your flowers. So even if you helped out just one person, I think it's worth something. I'll remember you.\nSCP-1631-2: Hmm. I suppose that's of some comfort, whatever happens next.\n[The two remain sitting on the bench until the sun rises.]\n[END LOG]\n\nClosing Notes: Upon the recommendation of Site Director Lycus, Nielsen was placed on 3 weeks of administrative leave, with a return to duties contingent on the completion of 4 sessions with a Foundation psychologist.\n\nAddendum-13-10-2020: At the time of its original discovery and classification, SCP-1631 had an estimated occurrence rate of approximately every 3-4 weeks. SCP-1631 events appear to be growing less frequent over time, with the inactivity period in between events lengthening to approximately 1.5-2 months.\nIf the current rate of decline persists, SCP-1631 will functionally cease and should be reclassified as Neutralized by late December of next year.\nFurther containment procedures have been deemed unnecessary.\n\nFootnotes\n1. While older ages have been noted, they appear to be overall outliers.\n2. Died shortly after birth due to complications from neonatal hemorrhage.\n3. Seven years old, vehicular accident.\n4. 'Cemetery' in Danish.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1630 | SCP-1631 | SCP-1632 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1632\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to its nature, containment of SCP-1632 is to focus on the capture and relocation of SCP-1632-1 instances. SCP-1632-1 instances are to be stored in a standard humanoid containment cell in Site 45, and fed according to the standard Humanoid Nutrition chart. Police reports in Nevada are to be monitored in order to discover any instance of SCP-1632-1. All found advertisements featuring SCP-1632 are to be removed. Any found SCP-1632 client is to be administered Class-A Amnestics.\nDescription: SCP-1632 refers to an entity believed to be of extradimensional or extraterrestrial origin. Witness descriptions show SCP-1632 to be a 45-year old Asian male with varying facial features, usually wearing a three-piece suit with a red tie and a bowler hat.\nSCP-1632 places advertisements offering its services as a professional attorney-at-law, specializing in divorce cases. SCP-1632's actions are focused on civilians in the state of Nevada. These advertisements can appear in multiple sources and formats, including flyers, internet popups, Craigslist entries, and billboards. Hosts of these advertisements are unable to recall any information regarding SCP-1632, other than his appearance.\nIn every advertisement, a sequence of 10 unknown symbols appear where a telephone number would normally be placed. Tests have shown this sequence to be a low-threat visual cognitohazard which causes the symbols to appear to be random numbers. However, individuals who require SCP-1632's services are able to contact SCP-1632 using the number provided. All attempts made by the Foundation to obtain the correct telephone number have failed.\nSCP-1632 will assist its client(s) with the various legal processes of obtaining a divorce from a spouse. SCP-1632 does not appear in the vicinity of Foundation employees or recording equipment, making surveillance of its appearance difficult. Clients of SCP-1632 report its service to be helpful and inexpensive. Attempts to transfer a client from SCP-1632's involvement to a Foundation appointed lawyer result in the client's dissatisfaction with the new lawyer, and request that SCP-1632 be brought back to the case. Administration of Class-A Amnestics to clients have proven successful in halting SCP-1632 cases.\nWhen a divorce case is finished, SCP-1632, its client and the client's former spouse will disappear. After a few hours, an instance of SCP-1632-1 will appear where the client was. SCP-1632-1 refers to a biological entity that consists of an SCP-1632 client and the client's former spouse physically fused together. SCP-1632-1 instances are usually found wrapped in white cloth, for an unknown purpose. SCP-1632-1 instances tend to be radically different in the method of fusion, ranging from both partners becoming fused at the pelvis region, to appearing as a mass of non-discernible tissue. However, nervous and respiratory systems are not modified, allowing both partners to utilize cognitive functions and vocalize respectively. All attempts at surgical separation, even when the procedure itself is relatively harmless, have been met with failure.\nAddendum: Interview Log with SCP-1632-01 instance\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1632-1\nInterviewer: Junior Researcher Winger\nJunior Researcher Winger: Good evening. Could you state your names for the record?\nSCP-1632-1A: Hey. The name's Randal Chasalow.\nSCP-1632-1B: And my name is Diane Chasalow.\nJunior Researcher Winger: Could you tell me the events that led to your current\u2026.condition?\nSCP-1632-1A: As much as it pains me to say it, I wasn't a very good husband to Diane. From the late nights I spent working, to the heavy drinking later on, I should have seen our separation coming.\nSCP-1632-1B: After months of arguing, I eventually moved out. I missed Randal, but being apart seemed like the best thing for the both of us.\n[irrelevant information removed]\nSCP-1632-1B: I saw a advertisement for a divorce lawyer in the newspaper on Tuesday1. \"Need a divorce? Better ring Xing!\". Heh. The rate seemed affordable enough, so I called him.\nJunior Researcher Winger: How would you describe SCP-1632's services?\nSCP-1632-1B: Strange names you people use around here. Anyway, Xing was really helpful with all of the legal jargon. I could tell he never approved of what he did, but money is money, I guess.\nSCP-1632-1A: Honey, you should probably skip to the important part.\nSCP-1632-1B: Alright then. After about two weeks after all of the papers were submitted, I woke up in this strange place, in my wedding dress. It was like a chapel. But it wasn't just a chapel, it was THE chapel, you know? Like, the floor was alive and breathing. It didn't scare me, for some reason. Then, I suddenly saw Randal next to me.\nSCP-1632-1A: The chapel was beautiful. Nobody was seated, yet the world was watching. Gold and flowers lined the walls. I wish I could show you, it was unforgettable. Xing stood at the end of the chapel dressed in these fancy white robes. Light flooded the chapel in a color too beautiful for words.\nJunior Researcher Winger: Were you not concerned about suddenly being in an unknown place?\nSCP-1632-1A: No, it felt right. Everything felt right, for the first time in so long.\nSCP-1632-1B: Our memory's a bit fuzzy after that, but next thing I knew, I was back in my house, together with Randal, the way it should be.\nJunior Researcher Winger: Does this mean you are satisfied with your current condition?\nSCP-1632-1A: Satisfied? This is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Thank Xing for me whenever you see him.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This is the first found occurrence of SCP-1632 utilizing newspaper ads.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1631 | SCP-1632 | SCP-1633 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1633\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: One copy of SCP-1633 is to be stored on a standard DVD-ROM in a secure storage locker in Site-15, along with all supporting documentation and ancillary materials. Individuals wishing to run tests on SCP-1633 must submit a request in writing to head researcher Dr. Berger. Testing will only be conducted with on-site computers which meet all requirements laid out in document SCP-1633-HS-01.1 These computers may be used for extended testing periods (up to six (6) months), but the hard drive must be wiped and all components destroyed at the conclusion of testing.\nNo individual save file may be played beyond the end of act three in the game storyline without specific authorization by Dr. Berger. Prior to this point, the save game and accompanying .ptd file must be erased.\nDescription: SCP-1633 is a computer game created by the now-defunct independent game studio \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The copy in Foundation possession is a beta version of the game. The core gameplay is relatively complete, but there are numerous incomplete aspects: certain art assets are missing, there are various graphical issues, the music is either missing or just \"placeholder\" music, and so forth.2 As this version of the game was compiled two days before the Foundation raided the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 offices on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588, it is presumed this is the most complete version of the game in existence.\nThe source of the anomalous properties of the game, as well as a major selling point in the game's pre-release advertising, are its so-called \"tactical heuristic algorithms\". After a player saves their game and quits, a background process will begin running on the player's computer.3 When the process completes, either a new file is created in the same folder as the player's save game, with the file extension \".ptd\", or an existing .ptd file is updated.4 When a player loads an existing save game with an associated .ptd file, enemies in the game will be more intelligent and effective, with the increase approximately proportionate to the total amount of time spent playing.5 Initially, this will result in a more challenging game experience, with the enemies adapting to a player's preferred weapons, strategies, and overall play style. However, given enough time, enemies become aware of the existence of the player and begin to attack him or her, rather than the characters in the game.\nTypical progression is as follows:6\n\nTotal time\nEnemy intelligence\n\n0-2 hours\nEnemies lack even basic strategic intelligence and will charge the player characters regardless of weapon equipped, environment, the presence of cover, etc.\n\n2-5 hours\nEnemies begin adapting their tactics to their environment and the weapons they carry. For example, enemies with short-range weapons will attempt to move closer to the player characters before attacking, and in engagements at long range they will seek cover. At this stage, enemies are roughly equal in skill to an untrained civilian.\n\n5-8 hours\nEnemies begin to counter an individual player's preferred strategies. For example, they will attack a player who uses long-range weaponry from cover with grenades or \"splash damage\" weapons, to force them out into the open. They will use environmental features offensively and defensively: for instance, laying traps at chokepoints or setting up ambushes in \"killbox\" zones. At this stage, enemies are roughly equal in skill to a trained human soldier.\n\n8-12 hours\nEnemies begin using tactics which affect the player instead of the characters. At some point, enemies seem to become aware that the player characters are being controlled by an \"outside\" intelligence, and adjust their strategies accordingly. Rather than attacking the player characters, enemies may instead position themselves to block the player's view. Enemies have been seen acting in a \"glitched\" manner (repeatedly walking into walls, performing the same actions again and again, freezing in place), waiting until the player dismisses them as a threat, then attacking. In one play session, enemies used multiple \"dayflash\" spells7 in every engagement, varying the pattern and timing each time. Eventually they developed a \"strobing\" pattern which was highly disorienting to the player and ultimately caused her to suffer a grand mal seizure.\n\n12+ hours\nEnemies begin attacking the player psychologically. Specific modes of attack have varied widely, as the game tailors its attacks to each player's psychological makeup. Facing a player who micromanaged his characters with a fine degree of control, enemies used attacks which did little or no damage but caused the characters to become \"dazed\", a state which temporarily disrupts player control. However, rather than attack the \"dazed\" characters, enemies simply surrounded them in a crowd, continually using \"daze\" attacks to prevent the player from doing anything. The subsequent near-total loss of control had a noticeable effect on the player's ability to focus. In another example, enemies \"kidnapped\" one of the player characters and quickly dragged them off-screen. Later in the level, the player discovered the corpse of this character on a makeshift \"altar\", being continually attacked by a group of enemies. This had no further effect, apart from a continual \"blood spatter\" graphic being applied to the room's floor and walls, but visibly disturbed the player.\n\nNo major improvements in intelligence have been noted beyond twelve hours. It is theorized this represents the upper level of ability for the game's enemies, unless they are directed by a sentient entity. (See Document-1633-DX-12 for further information.)\n\n+ Game information\n\n- Game information\n\nGame information: SCP-1633 is a third-person squad-based action-RPG, played using the mouse and keyboard. The player characters are visible on the screen, with the player seeing the game from an elevated perspective. The player controls a squad of four characters, with direct control over one character at a time and a command menu to control the other three.8 Each character has a different specialty: the \"marksman\" uses long-range weapons, the \"alchemist\" has access to potions and chemicals with various effects, the \"rogue\" can move stealthily and assassinate enemies, and the \"thug\" has greater health than the other characters and does more melee damage. Experience gained from killing enemies and completing objectives can be used to upgrade various skills and attributes of the characters.\nThe game is set in a steampunk world populated by various fantasy races (humans, dwarves, orcs, goblins, etc.). Steam-powered and clockwork technology exists alongside magic. Urban areas are primarily modeled after Victorian-era London. The player characters are a band of criminals who have been recruited by the Archduke of Bowdrick to investigate a theft. Over the course of the game, they discover that an ancient god-like entity called \"Kr'th'nar\" is attempting to escape from millennia of imprisonment and devour the world.\n\n+ Testing Logs\n\n- Testing Logs\n\nTesting Logs:\n\nTest number: 001\nSubject: Junior Researcher Ross\nNotes: Ross was an avid and experienced video game player. His eagerness to test the SCP, which caused him to break with procedure and skip D-class testing, has been noted on his record.\nObservations: After 47 minutes of regular gameplay, Ross began attempting to discover glitches or \"exploits\" in the game engine, in order to complete the game more quickly. He found several, including a method of moving his characters 33% faster than normal and a way to use a skill multiple times in a row without waiting through a \"cooldown\" period. Ross ended his first gameplay session after 2 hours, 12 minutes, partway through act one.\nOn starting up his game the next day, Ross immediately noticed the improved enemy intelligence. His notes indicate that enemies were using their weapons more effectively, and that they were attacking him in groups with mixed attack capabilities. He played for 1 hour and 33 minutes, saving the game at the end of act one.\nDuring the third play session, enemies began using glitches in the game engine to attack Ross's characters. Some of these were exploits that had previously been discovered and used by Ross; others were discovered independently. Ross was surprised by this, but continued playing for a further 2 hours and 50 minutes.\nRoss's fourth and final play session ended after seven minutes. He began by chasing a group of enemies into an area he had previously visited; upon entering a building, two enemies dropped a prepared load of crates on the characters in such a way as to drop them \"beneath\" the game world. In this area, the game physics were slightly different, allowing a group of waiting enemies to \"float\" Ross's characters into an infinite empty space. After several minutes attempting to regain control, Ross quit the game in frustration.\n\nTest number: 002\nSubject: D-22930\nNotes: D-22930 had extreme anger management issues and was placed in the D-class program following the murder of his girlfriend.\nObservations: D-22930's progress through the game was slow and largely unremarkable, fitting the \"standard\" pattern closely. He played for a total of 13 hours, 44 minutes with four breaks to save and reload the game. Upon loading the game for the fifth time, D-22930 found that enemies were no longer attacking his characters. Large groups of enemies would rush towards the characters, drop their weapons, and pose themselves in postures of surrender (hands in the air, kneeling, prostrating themselves before the player, etc.). D-22930 killed these enemies as he had previously, until the groups grew so numerous that he was spending several minutes to move an equivalent of ten feet. He became progressively more enraged that the enemies were not \"playing fair\", and tried running through these groups using the \"bullrush\" skill.9 Individual enemies then began attacking his characters, always from an angle such that he could not identify the attacker in the crowd. He became increasingly frustrated and attempted to break the keyboard, at which point the entire group became hostile and killed his characters, en masse, without weapons.\n\nTest number: 014\nSubject: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nNotes: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, before joining the Foundation, was a member of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 military and eventually the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 special forces. She thus has extensive real-world experience with small-unit tactics.\nObservations: After a brief period to acquaint herself with the controls, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 proved quite capable with the game, reaching the end of act one in one session of 4 hours and 19 minutes. Upon saving and restarting, the enemies began using effective countermeasures to her tactics, including attempting to blend into groups of non-hostile NPCs, placing \"mines\" and other traps on major roads, and sniping from multiple elevated positions. Possibility of using SCP-1633 as a means of developing counter-tactics to specific attack modes has been proposed.\n\nTest number: 021\nSubject: D-30620\nNotes: D-30620 was chosen because he had experience with commercial video games and showed willingness to test. He was told to beat the game without saving or quitting, although he was permitted to pause the game for breaks and rest periods, and food, water, and sleeping accommodations were provided.\nObservations: The entire test took a total of 13 hours, 31 minutes, with a total of 2 hours, 12 minutes used by D-30620 for breaks. No observable increase in enemy intelligence was noted throughout the game. Glitches and missing elements were seen more frequently as D-30620 progressed through the game; presumably this is because later levels were not as complete as earlier levels. Dialogue in all sequences was identical to the most complete game script in the ancillary documents. On beating the final boss, Kr'th'nar, the game began to play an ending animatic, but crashed.\nFollowing the crash, the game created a .ptd file associated with the finished game. The process took several hours longer than was expected based on the times necessary to create or update previous .ptd files, and the file was also larger than expected by an order of magnitude. D-30620 was ordered to begin a new game using the \"New game plus\" option from the main menu, using his completed game file. On choosing this option, the screen displayed a seemingly-random pattern of black and white pixels, visually similar to television static. Immediately after seeing this image, D-30620 went into a catatonic state and was unable to be revived; he was later terminated as per standard protocols. The image did not have any anomalous effects on other viewers. It has been added to the associated documents and can be viewed by any researcher with proper clearance.\n\n+ Recovery\n\n- Recovery\n\nRecovery: Junior Researcher Ross, an avid gamer, had been following the progress of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 game studio for some time. On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588, a staff member on the official studio forums reported that \u2588\u2588 of their testers had quit within the past week, citing various personal reasons. Curious about the sudden loss of staff, Ross obtained the personal information of the testers and got in touch with them, claiming to represent a law firm hired by one of the testers interested in starting a suit against the studio for inhumane working conditions. Information gathered in this way suggested potential anomalous effects, but was not sufficient to justify intervention.\nTwo weeks later, on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588, the body of Gregor Tillman was discovered in his apartment after an apparent suicide. Tillman's death came to Foundation attention as he was one of the current testers of SCP-1633.10 The Foundation quickly took over the investigation and confiscated all evidence, including a build of SCP-1633 which Tillman had apparently made surreptitiously and taken home with him. Documents recovered at the scene led to a Foundation raid on the studio under the pretense of investigating financial malfeasance. All materials associated with the game were seized. The studio went bankrupt shortly thereafter.\nIn interviews with the staff of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Foundation agents learned that the \"tactical heuristic algorithms\" were entirely the work of programmer M\u2588\u2588\u2588 S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Ms. S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had quit the studio without notice one week prior to the Foundation raid. All staff were given targeted class-A amnestics and released. Ms. S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is currently being sought by Foundation agents. See Addendum below.\nTillman was found hanging from a length of electrical cord tied to a decorative ceiling fixture; cause of death was asphyxiation. No abnormalities were found in the autopsy. Evidence found at the scene indicated that Tillman had been playing SCP-1633 extensively since leaving \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, up until the point of his suicide. A desktop computer found at the scene had been disassembled and various components destroyed with a blunt instrument. Several components, including the hard drive, had then been burned in a metal wastebasket. Other documents obtained at the scene have been placed in the SCP-1633 file; Tillman's suicide note is of particular interest and has been transcribed below as Document 1633-DX-12.\nAddendum \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588: A woman matching M\u2588\u2588\u2588 S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's physical appearance appeared in a photograph of the staff of game publisher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Foundation agents moved to apprehend her, but she escaped before she could be taken into containment. Fragments of code found in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's upcoming game \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 2: \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 showed similarities to code in SCP-1633.11 M\u2588\u2588\u2588 S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is now considered a person of interest and is being actively pursued by Mobile Task Force Mu-6 (\"Don't Hate the Player\").\n\n+ Document 1633-DX-12\n\n- Document 1633-DX-12\n\nDocument 1633-DX-12: This document was recovered from the scene of Gregor Tillman's suicide. It was handwritten on several sheets of lined paper; the handwriting was shaky and irregular, but was determined to be Tillman's own.\n\nim writing this on paper cause i don't think he can learn it. he got everything digital real quick but ive unplugged the router and broke my phone so i think he's trapped in here. but he wont stop talking talking talking all the time\nat the start of this job \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u258812 told me all about the \"tactical algorithms\" bullshit but fuck, ive been playing games all my life and i knew i could beat it. and the scary shit, i played \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, i played \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, i could handle this.\nwhen i started playing the game they learned quickly. i kept using the sniper rifle and after like an hour they learned how to use cover. then another couple hours and they'd set ambushes. then anouther [sic] hour and they started sniping back while having a different squad flank me. after that, they figured out how to glitch the physics engine and ride crates at me or duck under the floor. they were learning but all that was just easy shit. it was evolution, one bit figures something out, so it survives longer than the others. it wasn't directed.\nafter act three krthnar [sic] shows up. hes supposed to be this lovecraft cosmic horror bugfuck crazy monster who can read the players mind and corupt [sic] your soul and shit. he showed up right after i killed strikk the blood-drinker, that big spider fucker. hes supposed to have this long speech about how i killed his general on this plane and now he needs to intervene directly or something. but instead he talked about how i was a worthy adversary but i was cheating because i was on another plane.\nkrthnar wasnt like the other enemies because he wasnt supposed to be. he was supposed to be smart, he was supposed to know everything. so he did. he had been watching his minions fight me the whole time and he knew everything they did. it wasnt just random mutations any more, it was planned. it wasnt evolution, it was intelligent design.\ni brought it home. i had to know more. im sorry but i had to. i copied the latest compile and installed it on my home box and brought my savegame and that other file with me on a flash drive.\nit was the same there. he kept talking to me about how i was keeping him from fulfilling his purpose by keeping him trapped in a glass jar. no matter where i went in the game he kept shouting and ranting.\nthen he did more. at first it was just slowdown in my other programs, the drive chugging when it shouldnt be. then the next time i played the game he started talking about my screenplays. the level [[DATA EXPUNGED]].13 all the enemies looked like me. i guess he could see me through the webcam. he started needling me about Jenny,14 reading me bits of her emails, acting out the breakup. he found the videos of her and started making the enemies talk in her voice.\nthen he was everywhere in my computer. i uninstaled [sic] the game but he was still in there. he kept opening documents and typing to me. calling me a \"foul cheat\" and \"lowly worm\" and shit, telling me to fight him \"on the same plane.\" as soon as i realized he was outside the game i shut down my router and pulled out the network card but i dont know if i got them quick enouf [sic]? maybe he got out.\ni turned the computer off but he kept turning it back on. i wanted to break it but i didnt know if that would kill him. maybe it wouldnt. maybe it would let him out. i tried leaving the house but it was like i could still hear him.15 i couldnt leave him alone because he might get out or do something else. i cant sleep, havent sleep [sic] since he came out.\nive been here for two three days and i cant leave. i cant leave him. he keeps telling me to release him but i cant. i want to kill him but i dont know if i can.\ni cant think any more. i have to kill kill kill him before he before he does anything new. he wont stop talking talking and i cant keep thinking and i cant keep going\nim sorry i have to go now im sorry im sorry\n\nNo evidence of the entity \"Kr'th'nar\" was observed in the other digital devices in Tillman's apartment. No mention of the name has been found online. At this time, the Foundation believes that the entity referred to in Tillman's suicide note was destroyed along with his computer.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This includes, but is not limited to, a processor capable of at least 1.3 gHz, 6 GB of hard drive space, and absolutely no network connection capability.\n2. See document SCP-1633-BV-01 for a list of known bugs and missing elements.\n3. This process, while consuming a large portion of the computer's resources, is not in itself harmful to the functioning of the computer and can be forcefully closed at any time. This will prevent the creation of a .ptd file.\n4. According to supporting documentation, the file extension stands for \"player tactical data.\"\n5. If a player attempts to load a saved game created by a different player, the game will pause after several minutes and prompt the player to load their own file, or start a new game, rather than use someone else's. This is not thought to be an anomalous effect; rather, the game's pattern-recognition capabilities are such that even small differences in play style will be interpreted as a player attempting to use a different saved game.\n6. Note that there may be significant variation in how long it takes the enemies to adapt to a particular player. Roughly speaking, the more capable the player, the quicker the game's \"intelligence\" will increase. These times are approximate and are based on recorded times for \"average\" players.\n7. A spell which causes a bright, blinding flash of light.\n8. Development notes indicate that the game was intended to have a co-operative mode, in which up to four players would each control one of the four squad members. This feature is not present in the build held by the Foundation.\n9. A non-lethal skill used by the \"thug\" to rush forward, pushing aside enemies in the way.\n10. Tillman had been hired shortly after the previous group of testers quit; he had only been employed for one week before his suicide.\n11. Agent Phillips infiltrated the company as a new hire and successfully deleted the suspect code without incident.\n12. Tillman's former supervisor.\n13. Unnecessary information has been removed. In summary, the level and enemies had been redesigned along the lines of a scene from one of Tillman's unproduced screenplays.\n14. Tillman's ex-girlfriend, who had broken up with him several months prior.\n15. This was noted as a potential memetic hazard; however, no experiments into memetic effects of SCP-1633 are currently being conducted.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1632 | SCP-1633 | SCP-1634 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1634\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1634 is stored in a secure locker at Site-76, along with a digital storage device holding notable instances of SCP-1634-1 retained for archival purposes. SCP-1634 may not be handled or utilized without permission from at least two Level-3 personnel. Only D-Class personnel may use SCP-1634. Additional security is required when utilizing D-Class personnel with a history of extreme violence and/or sociopathy.\nDescription: SCP-1634 is a simple metal circlet constructed from a thick ring of iron inlaid around its inner circumference with human skeletal muscle. Neither of the primary components show any sign of decay, although microscopic samples of SCP-1634's metals and tissue have oxidized and decomposed at a non-anomalous rate following excision. SCP-1634 also holds a complete set of 32 adult human teeth with roots partially embedded around its upper rim. Complementary deformities in several of the teeth suggest that they were taken from a single individual. The teeth are also much older than the material surrounding them, dating to the mid or late 2nd century CE while the main body of the artifact was formed using metal casting techniques not generally known until the late 1600's. SCP-1634 also shows signs of recent modification, carrying a microSD slot with circuitry integrated and interwoven through its musculature. Any memory card inserted in SCP-1634 will have its data erased and begin to accumulate SCP-1634-1.\nWhen SCP-1634 is placed on the head of an awake and alert human being, the subject will lose consciousness over the course of 30-90 seconds and remain unconscious and unresponsive for roughly \u2588 hours afterward. During this period, the individual wearing SCP-1634 will experience an episode of vivid dreaming in which they self-identify as the dream's protagonist. Autonomy and cognitive thought are retained throughout the dream-state, although lucidity (i.e., the knowledge that one is dreaming) is absent in the vast majority of cases. Repeated testing has confirmed that dreams experienced under the influence of SCP-1634 invariably follow a consistent order of events:\n\nThe protagonist finds him/herself in an arena-like setting\nThe protagonist is presented with a variety of ancient weapons including swords, maces, and flagella\nLarge animals (lions, giraffes, etc.) - tethered or otherwise incapacitated - begin to fill the arena\nIt is given to understand that the protagonist may kill the animals as he/she desires\nRegardless of the protagonist's actions, crippled or emaciated human beings begin to appear\nThe protagonist perceives that the non-threatening humans are \u201cenemies\u201d or \u201cgiants\u201d and is invited to slay them\nRegardless of the protagonist's actions, perception of human and animal victims becomes increasingly distorted\n\nAt this point, the subject rapidly regains consciousness. If SCP-1634 is not removed at this point or shortly after (<\u2588m) another period of unconsciousness will ensue and the above sequence of events will re-initiate. This cycle may continue indefinitely if not interrupted. Removing SCP-1634 from a subject already in a dream-state will not shorten the period of unconsciousness, although it appears to bring an abrupt end to the associated dream.\nMost individuals in tests of SCP-1634 have described the experience as \u201cdisorienting,\u201d sometimes reporting a strong sense of moral conflict associated with acting violently toward helpless but sentient victims. Both of these effects have been shown to decrease after repeated use.\nSCP-1634-1 is the designation given to data found on memory cards inserted in SCP-1634 after use. The data consists of video files encrypted using the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 codec with filenames formed of a six-digit serial number prefixed by the letters \u201cCO.\u201d The videos themselves are compromised by various artifacts (rapid shifts in speed / FOV / focus / color values, static and \u201chissing\u201d noise, audio distorted or dropping out.) Nonetheless, they appear to be visual and auditory records of dreams experienced while wearing SCP-1634, \u201cfilmed\u201d from the protagonist's point of view. Examination of videos created by test subjects assigned to perform specific actions while dreaming suggest that SCP-1634-1 videos are accurate in their representation of each individual experience. Thus far, none of the videos have exceeded 6 minutes.\n\n- Excerpt from transcript of Recording 1634-1-01\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nSubject is Researcher J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who volunteered for the first \u201ccarded\u201d experiment after safely conducting several unrecorded tests on D-Class personnel.\n00:34 - View angle narrows and centers on a blurred distortion near the center of the arena. The focus adjusts until it is revealed to be a large wooden peg or post hammered into the dirt floor. The field of vision widens (with accompanying lens distortion) to include approximately 20 animals tied to individual posts. Among those recognizable are a male African lion (Panthera leo), a striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), a Persian deer buck (Dama mesopotamica), and a hornless bovine (species undetermined).\n00:42 - An unidentified voice is heard with words registering clearly as though spoken very close to the viewer: \u201cThy prey lies bleeding. Go forth and smite.\u201d Deep lacerations appear on the gathered animals' abdomens and hindquarters.\n01:05 - Subject's voice is heard on the recording - intelligible but with extreme high-frequency attenuation: \"Hello. Hello? Am I dreaming? Am I dreaming?\" Subject repeats the question eight additional times with varying inflection, during which time the perspective shifts from the tethered animals to the protagonist's right hand (now seen to be holding a late-Roman spatha sword) and a nearby table holding various weapons including additional gladii, tridents, and a large hammer.\n02:00 - Speech continues: \u201cThis is Researcher N\u2588\u2588\u2588 J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. I believe I am currently under the influence of SCP-1634. This may be a dream\u2026 possibly a hallucination. The D-Classes all stayed in the room, hooked up to the monitors. [A muffled tapping sound is heard.] There's no crown on my head. It feels real but I\u2026 don't really understand what's happening to my perspective. I'm not sure if anything is\u2026 being recorded at this point\u2026 or how. [pause] I am standing in the center of what looks like a large arena or colosseum, filled with\u2026 wounded animals. It looks pretty much like the subjects prior to myself described it. A minute or so ago someone told me to, quote, 'smite them,' unquote. There's a\u2026 sword in my hand. I really don't know who spoke.\u201d\n03:49 - The first voice is heard as before: \u201cButcher the weak. Ensnare the feeble.\u201d Subject repeats the words.\n04:04 - Subject is heard saying: \u201cI'm going to try attacking this cow.\u201d The sword sinks several centimeters into the bovine's shoulder before being retracted and the wound is seen to bleed. The animal grunts in pain, partially raising itself and then collapsing again. Subject continues \u201cDear God [muffled] I-\u2026 That was unexpected. Pardon me, I\u2026 really have no idea how this is done. We should have sent [REDACTED] next. [a surge in brown noise or static is heard over several seconds] There are\u2026 people, I think, but I can't see them.\u201d\n05:13 - The first voice speaks again: \u201cBehold, the slaughter.\u201d The video quality fluctuates erratically for several seconds before centering again on the bovine's former resting place, now occupied by three identical naked human males conjoined at the stomach and spine. Audio is silenced, although the mouths of all three individuals move in sync with one another - appearing to form the words \u201cKill us.\u201d\n05:22 - Subject is heard shouting: \u201cWhat?\u201d with far greater clarity than earlier. Static continues to build and the image begins to wash out, fading to medium gray at 05:32. Video ends.\n\n- Synopsis of Recording 1634-1-06\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nSubject is D-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, transferred from [REDACTED] correctional facility while serving a \u2588\u2588\u2588-year sentence for multiple convictions including aggravated assault, assault with a deadly weapon, assault and battery, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism, shoplifting, [DATA EXPUNGED], and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Subject was informally evaluated by Dr. Nillom prior to experimentation as \u201chighly likely\u201d suffering from Malevolent Antisocial Personality Disorder.\nAnimals Identified\n\nAfrican elephant (Loxodonta africana)\nAfrican lion (Panthera leo)\nArabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)\nBengal tiger (Panthera tigris)\nBrown bear (Ursus arctos)\nCommon ostrich (Struthio camelus)\nDromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius)\nEuropean bison (Bison bonasus)\nFallow deer (Dama dama)\nGiraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)\nGr\u00e9vy's zebra (Equus grevyi)\nHippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)\nHorse (Equus caballus)\nNile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)\nPersian deer (Dama mesopotamica)\nStriped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)\nWild boar (Sus scrofa)\n\nAt least \u2588\u2588 humans in varying stages of paralysis\n\nWeapons used\n\nCeltic war hammer, throwing axes\nEgyptian battle axe, bow and arrows\nRoman gladius and spatha swords, trident, javelin\nUnidentified polearms, handsaw, sledgehammer\nPrimitive wooden club\n\nPartial transcript of \u201cfirst voice\u201d utterances\n\n\u201cSlay the weak and quench their lives.\u201d\n\u201cLet none who oppose thee survive.\u201d\n\u201cBehold the king of all earth, thou art a god.\u201d\n\u201cAll their flesh shall be rent asunder.\u201d\n\u201cWithout legs they cannot run.\u201d\n\u201cTo thine eternal glory.\u201d\n\u201cKill the great and lowly alike. Kill them all.\u201d\n\u201cLord of all humanity and beasts of the earth.\u201d\n\u201cImmerse thyself in the blood of victory.\u201d\n\u201cHail Caesar.\u201d\n\nAcquisition Log Summary: SCP-1634 was intercepted at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Postal Service by an embedded Foundation operative who observed it being shipped through channels previously associated with Marshall, Carter, and Dark. Suspicions were confirmed upon opening the package and discovering the anomalous artifact, along with a small paper square with a heavily encrypted barcode containing information for a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 money transfer and the following message:\n\nYour [sic] people are into some seriously weird [expletive]. I've got the last unit all lit up on my workbench right now - just need to alter the process slightly. Not a thing to worry about on your end, folks, but I'd still appreciate getting the next installment NOW before I forget why I'm doing this [expletive] in the first place. Krawl out.\n\nAddendum 1634-11: Following the decryption of the message above, all instances of SCP-1634-1 in the Foundation's possession were found to contain the string \u201cKRAWL\u201d steganographically embedded at regular intervals in the video file. Scans of popular video sites searching for the same string have returned several previously undocumented instances of SCP-1634-1 along with two additional groups of videos similar in style but differing in imagery: one in which a protagonist burns down poorly-constructed city buildings (with the occupants still inside) to erect more opulent ones in their place, and another showing mostly passive views of soldiers on a viaduct attacking whales and other aquatic animals with projectiles. Further investigation into the nature and origin of these recordings is under consideration.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1633 | SCP-1634 | SCP-1635 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1635\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1635 are to be stored at the Site-25 Low Security Morgue whilst inactive. Active instances should be stored in standard humanoid containment chambers and treated as appropriate for their apparent age and condition with regard to feeding and medical care. Activation of SCP-1635 instances is only permitted in test scenarios; for testing approval, contact the Site Director of Testing.\nDescription: SCP-1635 is a collection of five humanoid entities, individually designated SCP-1635-1 through -7 (SCP-1635-2 and -4 neutralised during testing). An SCP-1635 instance is indistinguishable from the corpse of a human who has just expired from cardiac arrest: body temperature remains at human average and rigor mortis is not in effect. Instances of SCP-1635 will remain in this state indefinitely unless activated by the procedure described below.\nSCP-1635 instances all possess a microchip measuring 14mm x 12mm attached to the spinal cord 10mm below the skin in the nape of the neck. It is attached to the spinal column by a series of microscopic gold wires, which extend into the spinal cord and upwards into large portions of the brain. Removal of this microchip has caused permanent neutralisation of anomalous effects, despite attempts to reinsert it. It is believed that this is due to the connections made between the chip and SCP-1635 neural matter being too fine to re-establish by current Foundation methods. Testing on samples of SCP-1635 neural matter has shown that 87% of neurons within the body contain statistically significant amounts of gold.\nIf a living human finger touches the area on the back of the neck of an SCP-1635 instance directly above the microchip, the instance will activate. No effect was observed in a microchip outside of an SCP-1635 instance, even when placed into a similar position in other humans or organisms. Repeating this process on an active instance of SCP-1635 will cause deactivation.\nActive instances of SCP-1635 resemble living humans, and possess similar bodily functions, although hair and nails do not grow, and no tissues have been observed to age. While they do not require any food, water, or oxygen, they will process them as expected if provided, and will show signs of psychological distress consistent with non-anomalous humans if denied these.\nAny physical trauma or pathogenic activity inflicted on SCP-1635 instances will heal as normal for a human whether the instance is currently active or inactive; lethal trauma will cause the instance to deactivate, or become permanently neutralised if somatic integrity is sufficiently compromised. SCP-1635 instances have demonstrated no ability to regrow missing tissue or regenerate limbs beyond that of a normal human.\nActive SCP-1635 instances believe that they are ordinary human beings that have been transported to their present location through means unknown to them. They are unaware of their anomalous properties, and if presented with evidence of them, will often react with surprise and distress. Each instance of SCP-1635 has a unique appearance, personality, and set of memories (see Addendum 1635-A for more details). Memories are accumulated as normal after activation, but do not persist after deactivation and subsequent reactivation.\nSCP-1635 instances uniformly manifest the same personality every time they are activated, although deviations have been recorded between the memories of the instances between activations. In addition, these memories frequently deviate from reality to a greater or lesser extent. For example, SCP-1635-1 will sometimes claim his side won the battle in which he fought, and other times lost; the affiliation and nature of the enemy against which he was fighting varies frequently as well. Repeated testing has shown a slight trend towards increased deviation between successive instances as the number of activations and reactivations increases.\nAddendum 1635-A: List of SCP-1635 Instances\n\nDesignation\nSelf Identification\nDescription\nNotes\n\nSCP-1635-1\nHarald Erikson\nMale, approximately 35 years of age. Caucasian with red hair and green eyes. Notably muscled and physically strong.\nCommunicates in Old English. Claims to have come from the aftermath of a battle in 11th Century England. Extremely uncooperative.\n\nSCP-1635-2\nUnknown\nFemale, approximately 20 years of age. African appearance with black hair and brown eyes.\nSubject continually displays signs of severe terror, and is either unwilling or unable to communicate with personnel. Occasionally voices utterances in no known language. Neutralised following testing of limit of SCP-1635 to regenerate after trauma. Remains incinerated individually after confirmation of lack of anomalous properties.\n\nSCP-1635-3\nTanaka Kaito\nMale, approximately 30 years of age. Japanese with black hair and brown eyes.\nClaims to originate in Kyoto, Japan, 1997. Capitulates to any demand made; however, use as source of information diminished by tendency to answer any question with non-committal or sycophantic answers.\n\nSCP-1635-4\nUnknown\nMale, 22 years of age. Caucasian with blonde hair and blue eyes. Androgynous and skinny in appearance.\nImmediately upon activation, attempts to commit suicide by any means available. Due to this, was selected as subject for experimentation with removal of microchip. Following removal, subject behaved as normal human cadaver, with rigor mortis and decay of bodily tissue as expected. Remains since incinerated.\n\nSCP-1635-5\nSorcia Moon\nFemale, 26 years of age. Caucasian with shaved hair and green eyes. Athletic appearance, many facial and bodily tattoos and piercings.\nClaims to originate in London, England, 1983. Extremely friendly and helpful towards all female employees; hostile and aggressive towards any male.\n\nSCP-1635-6\nMo Sam Ben Jak\nMale, 7 years of age. Caucasian with blonde hair and blue eyes. Unremarkable in appearance.\nClaims to originate from [REDACTED] in the year 3109. Potential use as information source to guide future Foundation activity limited by lack of specific knowledge and suspected Autistic Spectrum Disorder.\n\nSCP-1635-7\nLukas Komorowski\nMale, 48 years of age. Caucasian with brown hair and olive eyes. Large moustache.\nUnwilling to describe origins, presumed relatively contemporary Poland due to language spoken. Commanding and authoritative in tone, refusing to answer questions and instead demanding answers. When activated, malignant cancerous tumours manifest in bowel and left lung within two weeks; if untreated, these prove fatal to subject within four months. Tumours demanifest within five days of deactivation.\n\nAddendum 1635-B: Circumstances of Discovery\nSCP-1635-1 through -7 were discovered in wooden crates in a warehouse in Clapham, London, following the seizure of assets of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Ltd., an automotive parts company, after its liquidation. As the company has been investigated thoroughly and shows no signs of anomalous activity or any records of the crates, it is currently believed they were dumped there some time between the abandonment of the warehouse and its seizure.\nPolice initially believed SCP-1635 to be human remains of murder victims as SCP-1635-5 appeared to match records of a missing person dating from the 1980s1 The primary anomalous effects were discovered when a coroner accidentally activated SCP-1635-1 during autopsy. Foundation agents embedded in the Metropolitan Police discovered the anomaly, and standard amnestic and disinformation tactics were successful in suppressing knowledge of the incident.\nAddendum 1635-C: Sample Recovered Documentation\nThe following document was discovered inside the crate containing SCP-1635-6. Similar documents were found inside the other crates.\n\nSoulSearch PLC Returned Item Processing Form (02/39)\nOrder No.: 1536\nCustomer No.: CS387\nReturn Date: 30/05/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nContainer Description: M/7 HUMAN Type 12\nSearch Service Level: Bronze\nReason for Return: 08C (Unwanted facet discovered)\nCSO Decision: Refund approved\nCSO Comments: Customer failed to specify sufficient SS criteria; item received with unwanted extra facets. Refund approved, but watch account for further activity. Suggest if future orders received that Diamond Service be offered as opportunity to ensure desired item is delivered 100%.\n\nEfforts to identify and locate the company named in the documentation has been so far unsuccessful.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Further investigation by the Foundation reveals a number of small differences, such as the exact location and content of bodily tattoos.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1634 | SCP-1635 | SCP-1636 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1636\nObject Class: Euclid Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1636 is to be held in a standard biological containment unit. Requests to test it are to be given to the supervising researcher, and SCP-1636 is only to be removed from the unit for testing purposes. The containment chamber which held SCP-1636 has been sealed from the outside, and no personnel is permitted entry for any reason. A collection of particulates formerly belonging to SCP-1636 can be found in Site-89's anomalous object storage vault.\nDescription: SCP-1636 is a human epidermis, which has been found to be indestructible. Extensive testing has been conducted on SCP-1636's form, and it does not appear to be damageable by any means currently known to the Foundation1. It can be manipulated, stretched, and generally moved in the same way non-anomalous skin would be moved. However, any attempt to cause damage to SCP-1636 will fail. SCP-1636 was originally the epidermis of a human subject, and has retained its anomalous properties following his death. During initial containment, it was thought that the subject and SCP-1636 were a single entity. However, since the subject expired, SCP-1636's effect has persisted.\nSCP-1636 was initially discovered on 9/18/1934, after reports of a human child with unpierceable skin was reported in Rome, Italy. Foundation personnel suppressed the story as a hoax, and contained SCP-1636. Following this, SCP-1636 was contained at Site-89 and classified as Euclid.\nAddendum-01: File 1636-01 \u2014 Containment history\n\n10-07-1935 - SCP-1636's skin appears to grow with its body, and in all respects functions as normal skin. However, it is still not possible to damage it in any way. Testing has shown that, while it is possible to injure the subject, these injuries will not damage the epidermis, instead damaging the internal portions of the body.\n\n07-20-1936 - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been granted medical leave, due to the onset of mesothelioma. His replacement, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588, has been assigned to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's old quarters and offices.\n\n05-20-1936 - 11 personnel assigned to SCP-1636's case have been diagnosed with mesothelioma. Additional research into SCP-1636's effect have begun, and all personnel are to undergo mandatory medical examinations.\n\n06-11-1936 - SCP-1636's skin flakes have also been found to share its anomalous property, and as such it is to remain in its containment chamber at all times. Ventilation leading into the room has been modified to take all particulates generated by SCP-1636 to specialized containment units.\n\n02-07-1941 - SCP-1636 moved from Site-77 to Site-89 due to a containment breach in Site-77.\n\n11-13-1942 - SCP-1636 is now nearing pubescence. Due to the inability of the Foundation to administer intravenous medical treatment, it is to be remanded to its containment chamber, which has a filtered atmospheric unit installed. All personnel entering SCP-1636's containment unit are to wear full HAZMAT gear, in order to prevent any infections or exposure. Due to SCP-1636's developing emotional state, nominal furnishings have been provided to supply intellectual stimulation.\n\n01-12-1945 - SCP-1636 appears to be suffering from a mild case of acne. This was noted during its weekly medical examinations, when a small buildup of matter was noted beneath the subject's chin. SCP-1636 has been restrained when in its room, due to repeatedly ignoring warnings not to touch its own face. Further observation of the situation is ongoing.\n\n05-02-1945 - All personnel are to exercise extreme caution when entering SCP-1636's new containment chamber. It has been given heavy painkilling drugs, while personnel attempt to relieve some of the intense pressure on the subject's skull, chest, back, and throat currently being caused by massive acne cysts existing underneath the skin.\n\n10-20-1946 - At 12:22 P.M, SCP-1636's body suddenly evacuated all bodily impurities relating to its acne. Testing has shown that SCP-1636's body appears to now be resistant to new cases of acne. Additional amenities have been added to its containment area, in exchange for voluntary cooperation with testing procedures regarding this new phenomenon. Currently, SCP-1636's requests have been primarily for books and toys. Care is to be taken that no media portraying the outdoors is given to SCP-1636.\n\n12-11-1952 - Due to the possibility of an ingrown hair causing a significant and difficult to treat infection, it has been given a full body electrolysis.\n\n5-16-1963 - Extensive testing has shown that SCP-1636 appears to repel atmospheric impurities from the main body, by an unknown mechanism. This applies only to minor contagions, and as such current measures in place to preserve SCP-1636's health are not to be altered.\n\n05-20-1970 - Regularly scheduled testing has ended, as of this day. Any additional requests for testing should be proposed to Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n07-20-1993 - SCP-1636 has begun to grow liver spots and moles, due to its advanced age. The subject reports these as extremely painful, and due to the impossibility of removing them, the subject has been given a stronger regimen of painkillers. Care is to be taken with the subjects dosage, as its age could mean that negative side-effects would be more pronounced. Notably, despite its age, SCP-1636's outer appearance has not altered since 1965.\n\n12-01-2001- SCP-1636 has complained of 'tightness' in regards to its skin. The significance of this is currently under study.\n\n01-07-2002 - At 14:22, SCP-1636 suddenly exhibited signs of extreme pain2, and collapsed to the floor. As personnel attempted to resuscitate it, SCP-1636's internal body was ejected into the containment chamber. SCP-1636's remains have been cleaned out by dermestid beetles, and placed in temporary containment. Post-mortem testing has shown that SCP-1636's epidermis retained its anomalous properties. Revision to containment procedures is pending.\n\n04-16-2004 - Testing has determined that SCP-1636 appears to still be living skin, regularly shedding skin flakes and exhibiting a temperature of 37\u00b0 Celsius. The method through which SCP-1636 regains mass lost through shed skin cells is unclear, as it has not been shown to take in any mass for sustenance or otherwise. In addition, it has not been noted to move since the death of the SCP-1636 subject. SCP-1636 reclassified as Safe.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This includes the effects of normally cognitohazardous phenomena such as SCP-135, and SCP-2860.\n2. In previous weeks, the subject had complained about feeling \"tightness\" inside his skin\n\n\u00ab SCP-1635 | SCP-1636 | SCP-1637 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Primary Entrance to SCP-1637\n\nItem #: SCP-1637\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the isolated, immobile, and subterranean nature of SCP-1637, Area-28 has been built at surface level to facilitate containment efforts. Exploration of SCP-1637 is currently prohibited. Area-28 must maintain a full-strength company (225+ personnel) with organic force application. Light armor vehicles and air elements tasked in direct support are to be maintained on-site. Satellite photographs of Jebil National Park are to be altered to remove the presence of Area-28 and SCP-1637. Standard amnestic protocol applies for all civilians attempting unauthorized access of Area-28.\nInstances of SCP-1637-1 or SCP-1637-2 attempting to breach containment are to be incapacitated and captured if possible. Specimens must be retained for study under humanoid containment protocol HCP-01 (Normal Capacity) and HCP-04 (\u00dcber Mensch) respectively. Deadly force is only authorized as a last resort to prevent loss of life. Instances of SCP-1637-3 are to be engaged with deadly force until they have either been terminated or retreat back to SCP-1637. No pursuit into SCP-1637 is authorized at this time, pending O5 review of Incident 1637-13. Terminated instances of SCP-1637-3 must be remanded to on-site medical personnel for autopsy.\nDescription: SCP-1637 is a factory / laboratory complex constructed 50-100 m below the surface of the Sahara desert, in an isolated portion of Jebil National Park, Tunisia. SCP-1637 is located at coordinates \u2588\u2588\u00ba \u2588' \u2588\u2588\u201dN by \u2588\u2588\u00ba \u2588\u2588' \u2588\u2588\u201d E. Records recovered from the administrative section of Sub-Level 1 seem to suggest the facility was constructed in 1965, commissioned by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588'\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for military research and manufacturing. Foundation assets in the \u2588\u2588\u2588 are unable to find corroborating documentation in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 records. The site was abandoned in 1972 following multiple containment failures of anomalously produced and enhanced humanoids.\nThe facility itself spans approximately 4 km2, and is constructed primarily of the surrounding bedrock and other non-anomalous utility material. The complex includes dormitories, cafeterias, recreation areas, hydroponic growing facilities, power generators, water treatment facilities, and significant expanses of industrial machinery and medical equipment. Several additional surface access points were destroyed deliberately by cave in, possibly during SCP-1637's original abandonment. Larger chambers dedicated to the production or testing of SCP-1637-1, SCP-1637-2, and SCP-1637-3 have been lined with an as yet unidentified grey metal which is highly resistant to damage and corrosion. Attempts to harvest samples for analysis have thus far been unsuccessful. Computational, surveillance, and engineering equipment recovered from SCP-1637 all display technological sophistication rivaling that of modern (post-2010) analogues, although some design differences in hardware architecture and organization have been noted.\nAt irregular intervals, SCP-1637 will create and release a variable number of SCP-1637-1, SCP-1637-2, and SCP-1637-3. These entities will immediately begin combat maneuvers against present Foundation personnel, whether within or outside the main installation. Organizational and combat abilities vary between instances and designations.\nSCP-1637-1 refers to any humanoid entities originating from SCP-1637 that most closely resemble modern humans. Entities are 1.8 m tall and of muscular build. All instances of SCP-1637-1 are genetically identical copies of General \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588, although approximately 13% of those observed have exhibited some visible congenital defect. Deformities range from missing/club limbs, cleft palate/lip, abnormal hair patterns, and cyclocephaly1. How SCP-1637-1 instances are able to survive with these debilitating deformities is unknown. Instances display sentience, knowledge of firearms operation, ability to follow spoken commands and communicate verbally in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. These entities are not sapient, and will self-terminate by starvation unless ordered to eat.\nSCP-1637-2 designates those instances of SCP-1637-1 which have been modified with cybernetic components. Common augmentations include:\n\nAdditional cameras/lenses for low-light or thermal vision\nRobotic exoskeletons\nIncendiary weapons\nArm-mounted automatic rifles\nCircular saws, chainsaws, or long fixed blades\nElectronic components grafted into the skull for unknown purpose\nLoudspeakers or radios grafted to the throat\n\nSCP-1637-2 instances demonstrate sapience, and have the ability to coordinate SCP-1637-1 movements and activities via verbal and gestural commands. The modifications made to SCP-1637-2 are not attached in such a way that neural interface is feasible. Due to their unwieldy and poorly constructed nature, components have been known to disengage from SCP-1637-2 with very little force applied. In about half of observed cases, these components will still operate autonomously until their originating instance of SCP-1637-2 is terminated.\nDesignation SCP-1637-3 has been assigned to instances of SCP-1637-1 which have undergone such extreme modification that their biological systems are not readily visible. These entities are broken down into three sub-designations.\n\nSCP-1637-3A: A humanoid torso shape mounted on dual-tread chassis, 2.5 m tall x 1.5 m wide x 3 m long. Two banks of 6 unidentified RPG launchers each have been mounted in the position of the torso's arms, and a single 155 mm cannon mounted over the left shoulder. Ammunition does not appear to be limited. The torso and head of the originating SCP-1637-1 instance remains intact within an armored exoskeleton.\nSCP-1637-3B: A 2 m x 2 m x 2 m six wheeled omnidirectional chassis with minimal armor and one 20 mm rotary autocannon on an omnidirectional mount. Ammunition does not appear to be limited. An adult human brain suspended in a translucent green oxygenated protein/glucose soup has been attached to the targeting and locomotion systems of the main body via cables of variegated design. No two instances have been connected in precisely the same manner.\nSCP-1637-3C: Spherical automaton 1.5 m in diameter with no visible seams, capable of levitation through unknown means. 24 distinct limbs containing various weapons, tools, and manipulation appendages have been observed emerging from the main chassis during operation. The collective volume and mass of all component parts of an SCP-1637-3C instance is approximately 5x the mass and volume of an assembled unit. A fetal instance of SCP-1637-1 suspended in a liquid nitrogen solution at the center of the instance serves as the control unit for each instance of SCP-1637-3C. This is connected to the rest of the unit via 24 gold electrodes grafted to the fetus's spinal column.\n\nBased on analysis of SCP-1637-3's interactions with SCP-1637-1 and SCP-1637-2, it is hypothesized that SCP-1637-3C instances possess the highest functional intelligence of all other designations and serves as central command when present.\nDocument 1637-C-BR: Below is a partial transcription of a brochure recovered from a client receiving area in Sub-level 1.\n\nPrometheus Labs Defensive Products\nWar is changing. Change with it.\nest. 1965\n\nInfantry Unit Mark I: The back-bone of any Military Force is, and always will be, man-power. The Infantry Unit Mark I will fulfill that need without putting strain on your local population. Simply provide a DNA sample from the person of your choice, and our patented bio-replication technology will create for you literally thousands of strong, obedient footmen to fill out the ranks of your armed forces. Unit Mark I will never disobey an order or defect from a mission, no matter what the risk. Guaranteed to last at least 2 years with proper care*.\n\n$1.2 million USD / 1000 units\n\nInfantry Unit Mark II: For situations where not only heavy ordnance, but intimidation and psychological warfare is desirable, the Infantry Unit Mark II is a formidable option. The core unit is the same as our Mark I model, but includes various made-to order augmentations. Night vision, terrain clearing, speed enhancements, on-board weapons systems, and command units are available, just to name a few.\n\nStarting at $1.75 million USD / 1000 units\n\nIntelligent Heavy Armored Vehicle: Durable enough to provide a viable Main Battle Tank option, the IHAV is excellent for use against light, mechanized, and armored targets. Each unit is operated by a singular consciousness; no more lapses in communication; no more breaks in reloading procedure. Small and agile means they're harder to hit; our folded space ammunition technology means that the IHAV unit has the staying power needed to finish even the most demanding missions.\n\n$599,000 USD Each\n\nHigh Mobility Reconnaissance Vehicle: This unit is designed with rapid movement and intelligence in mind. Long range visual sensors, high functional intelligence, and a maximum speed of 70 km/h over terrain that would bring traditional armored vehicles to a halt, the HMRV unit can transmit visual and terrain data back to your position over 500 km away. The 20 mm rotary autocannon is capable of incapacitating or destroying infantry units and most light to medium armored vehicles as well.\n\n$799,000 USD Each\n\nOptimal Remote Battalion Commander: Our most advanced weapon system, the ORBCOM is a hyper intelligent command unit capable of managing your entire arsenal of Prometheus Defense products. It can traverse any terrain, needs no sleep, no fuel, no ammunition, and is capable of interpreting and implementing even the most complicated and extensive of battle plans. On-board systems for defense, administration, communication, reconnaissance, and repair will turn your Prometheus Arsenal into a complete, self-sustaining military branch.\n\n$2.5 million USD Each\n\nDocument 1637-AD-TM: The following tele-memos (a proprietary analogue of e-mail) were recovered from the administrative offices of Sub-level 1.\n\n28/01/1972 @ 0938\nFrom: Youssef \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Rami \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: PICK TWO\nThe units can't hold up to this regimen of training, and neither can the equipment making them. Not only will we miss the order deadline, but we may never put another off the line unless corporate is willing to ease up on the demand. Someone tell those damn \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Faster, Better, Cheaper. Pick Two!\n\n28/01/1972 @ 1024\nFrom: Rami \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Youssef \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Re: PICK TWO\nDo not talk that way about clients in official communications, Youssef. All of this is centrally recorded.\nRegarding your concerns, I'm inclined to agree at least in part. But considering the alternative to supplying \u2018conventional' weaponry for a ground war in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2026 I'm not going to lose sleep over a few blown breakers and a half-dozen corpses. No one wants to live in a radioactive wasteland, do they?\n\n21/02/1972 @ 1354\nFrom: Youssef \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Rami \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Re: PICK TWO\nI DON'T BELIEVE IT. When, exactly, were they going to inform us? \u2588\u2588\u2588 must have been planning this for a damn year! It's not as though \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 just phoned him up last night on a whim! \u201cOh hey! I was just in the neighborhood and thought I'd drop by for the most pivotal moment in foreign policy history! How's tomorrow sound for you??\u201d So now we're all out in the cold sitting on more than half a million super-weapons and we have to just eat the check?\nNo more, Rami. I'm finished. My resignation is in. I'm leaving tonight and you should come with me. If you don't\u2026 Well, I've warned you.\nGod be with you.\n\n21/02/1972 @ 1605\nFrom: Rami \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Youssef \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Re: PICK TWO\nGod have mercy, Youssef! I only just saw this! Tell me you are still here! What have you done?!\n\nFootnotes\n1. A normally fatal congenital defect resulting in the formation of a single large eye in the center of the forehead.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1636 | SCP-1637 | SCP-1638 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1638-1 during a Harpo Event\n\nItem #: SCP-1638\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1638 is contained in provisional Site-107, built on-site at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, California. The site has been designated as a restricted wildlife preserve. A 4-meter-tall wire fence has been erected around the perimeter of the site, and security personnel posing as forest rangers are to turn away any civilians approaching the area. Personnel assigned to the site are to carry some form of personal audio reproduction equipment (MP3 players, Smart phones, etc.) at all times. Operation of any machinery or equipment which may result in sounds exceeding 85 decibels is restricted outside of testing, to prevent unintentional triggering of a Harpo event.\nDescription: SCP-1638 designates a roughly circular forested area approximately five kilometers in diameter located in [REDACTED] County, California which is centered on the grave of Z\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Smith, a Foundation Containment Specialist specializing in acoustic SCP objects, who died on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 due to liver cancer. Testing of the gravesite as well as of the exhumed remains revealed no anomalous effects. Flora in area consists mostly of Monterey pines (Pinus radiate) and Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) trees. The area also maintains a population of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) which occur in numbers \u2588\u2588 percent higher than in similar environments; hereinafter referred to as SCP-1638-1. SCP-1638-1 do not display normal migratory behavior and remain within the area year-round, but display no individual anomalous behavior outside of a Harpo event.\nIndividually, none of the flora, fauna, or inorganic features of the area displays any anomalous behavior or biology. However, taken collectively, the combined surface geometry of all these elements within SCP-1638 display a powerful anechoic effect - such that the ambient sound level within the area is generally no higher than five decibels. Observation and testing have revealed that SCP-1638 is capable of dynamically controlling most natural surface geometries (including leaves, forest ground detritus, and invertebrate fauna) such that sound energy is either absorbed, or destructively canceled by either another source or its own echoes. Of note, in several instances, SCP-1638 makes use of several noise cancellation techniques that have been developed exclusively for Foundation use in the containment of acoustic-based SCP objects.\nAny sound exceeding 85 decibels at its source which is sustained for longer than 10 seconds within SCP-1638 will trigger a Harpo event. During such an event, SCP-1638-1 within a kilometer radius of the source of the sound will display swarming behavior and congregate in an area around the disturbance. Once a critical mass of SCP-1638-1 is reached (at least 50,000), instances of SCP-1638-1 will collectively position their wings such that an amplified version of SCP-1638's normal anomalous effect occurs. Testing shows that sound levels during such an event approach as low as -14 decibels, even when sound is generated by PA speakers. D-class personnel exposed to the event reported that they could hear only themselves, as well as mild to moderate psychological distress consistent with partial sensory deprivation. A Harpo event generally lasts approximately three hours after the disturbance.\nAttempts at establishing communication with SCP-1638, or ascertaining whether it has sentience, have thus far met with failure.\nAddendum SCP-1638-A: SCP-1638 came to the attention of the Foundation when construction crews attempting to clear the area for development triggered a Harpo event. Standard procedure was followed and the construction crews were interviewed, and then administered class-A amnestics. Specialist Smith's gravesite was discovered during a search of the area, as were several other items (See Addendum SCP-1638-C)\nAddendum SCP-1638-B:\nInternal Investigation Report \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588:\nFoundation records show that Specialist Smith grew up in the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, California located ten kilometers away from SCP-1638, and investigation reveals that she had made several unsuccessful petitions whose goal was to block development of the area that currently contains SCP-1638. Specialist Smith was originally cremated and buried at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 cemetery in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, as per standard Foundation protocol for personnel with no immediate surviving family. However, her remains were illicitly exhumed and reburied at their current location by an unknown person or persons at a later date; this was not discovered until SCP-1638 came to Foundation attention despite security measures at the cemetery. Specialist Smith's original gravesite currently displays no anomalous effects, but is to be monitored for emergent effects.\nAddendum SCP-1638-C:\nText of a letter found on top of Specialist Smith's gravesite, addressed to the SCP Foundation, and signed \"C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 M\u2588\u2588\u2588\" \u2014 a person of interest whose involvement is suspected in a large number of acoustic SCP objects, \u2588\u2588 of which Specialist Smith was at least partly responsible for containing.\n\nI hated her at first. She contained my art, neutered it, killed it I thought. So I honed my craft, created something new and set it free - but you caught it and she caged it. Rinse. Repeat. And again. Somewhere along the line though, hate became rivalry became\u2026 honest competition. She pushed me, and I pushed her. How many monsters would be free, how many lives lost, if she hadn't learned from me? If not for her, I'd probably still be rubbing horsehair on wire.\nOnce, I stayed, hidden, to watch her contain one of my pieces \u2014 I was still competing with her then, and I thought it would give me an edge. It was foolishness, I only understood the barest portion of her art. Instead, I realized that we'd created something new. Somewhere between my sound and her silence a new art was being born, a beautiful fractal edge of clarity. I think I fell a little in love with her then.\nWe created many pieces together that way, though I've never been able to convince myself completely that she felt as I did about them. And now she's dead. And all you've given her for her years of service is an anonymous grave, and perhaps her name carved on a rock somewhere among countless other such names.\nShe was a worthy adversary, a great rival, and an unmatched partner. She deserves more. Contain \u2014 or rather, preserve \u2014 this place that she loved, you owe her that much. As for myself - I'm not capable of building her a suitable monument - so I've seen to it that she's gotten a chance to build her own.\nRegards,\nC\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 M\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1637 | SCP-1638 | SCP-1639 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1639\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1639 is to be kept in a secure room, of any reasonable size. All audio from SCP-1639 is to be recorded and submitted for analysis weekly. Should any researcher request SCP-1639 for testing, the request must be approved by Site Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDescription: SCP-1639 is a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand portable radio, measuring 230 x 120 x 70 mm. The item's casing is red plastic, and shows no signs of wear. SCP-1639 still bears its product ID, and as such has been traced by Foundation operatives to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 factory in Surrey, UK. This model was produced between the years 1979-1982. A piece of red tape marks the longwave frequency 2\u2588\u2588.\u2588 kHz on the frequency tuner.\nSCP-1639 exhibits no unusual properties when set to receive FM radio stations. However, when long wave radio is selected, SCP-1639 will receive a signal at 2\u2588\u2588.\u2588 kHz, despite this frequency being reserved for aeronautical navigation aids. No radio station is known to have ever broadcast at this frequency, and other radio systems receive no transmission even when placed directly beside SCP-1639. The signal received is henceforth designated SCP-1639-1.\nThe content of SCP-1639-1 is mainly in the form of jazz music (93% of studied audio). The majority of the songs heard are pieces known to exist, though a fraction (approximately 4% of studied pieces) have been so far heard exclusively though SCP-1639. These pieces are markedly different, utilising fewer instruments and with lower sound quality. The remainder of the signal content is an individual (henceforth designated SCP-1639-2) speaking. SCP-1639-2 will usually appraise the pieces that have recently played on SCP-1639-1, though occasionally SCP-1639-2 will begin to discuss various topics, including:\n\nJazz\nPoems written by SCP-1639-2\nStories written by SCP-1639-2\nFirearms\nFirst aid\nSCP-1639-2's current state of health.\n\nSCP-1639-1 is constantly transmitted, and SCP-1639-2's narration occurs at regular intervals regardless of time of day and SCP-1639-2's reported condition.\nAddendum:\n\nTranscript #1639-23 (Extracts)\n<Begin Log>\nSo that was Miles Davis and Blue in Green, ladies and gentlemen. A wonderful track\u2026\n[four second pause]\n\u2026just feel how smooth it is. It really brings memories back\u2026 I can just feel myself relaxing and calming down, reaching a kind of calmness deep inside me. Other genres of music are heard by the ears, but jazz is heard by the heart.\n[six second pause]\nI told you I'd give you an update on my condition. Well, it is getting worse, I'm afraid. It's like a drill in my chest, you know? Feels like it's drilling deep inside me. I don't know if I can take much more.\n[twelve second pause]\nAnything else I wanted to say\u2026 oh, yeah. I'm out of beans. I ran out of cans of beans this lunch, so now I'm down to the corn. Not quite getting my balanced diet, am I?\n[SCP-1639-2 laughs hoarsely]\nThe potatoes are growing, so that's good. They should be ready soon. I'm wondering whether to kill one of the pigs. They're looking awfully thin. I tried one of those green tubers I mentioned yesterday, and it was bitter, but didn't taste too bad. I'll collect more at some point, after some more Jazz. It took me twelve rounds to get to them, though, so I'll be out of magazines very soon.\n[four second pause]\nBut now for some more jazz. Let those worries fade away.\n<End Log>\n\nTranscript #1639-29 (Extracts)\n<Begin Log>\nOscar Brown Jr singing Brother Where Are You. I've always loved this one. It's a powerful song, you know?\n[Four second pause]\nI can see the clouders moving around outside. I was going to go out and fetch some of the water, but I don't think I'll be able to now.\n[Three second pause]\nI'll go and get some later. I should bring the pigs inside.\n[sound of SCP-1639-2 getting up from chair and moving to the door. Sixteen seconds of silence, then five gunshots are heard. Forty-three seconds later, the door reopens and SCP-1639-2 is heard to sit down]\nThey got all of the pigs.\n[Four second pause]\nOkay. This next track is Angel, by Wes Montgomery.\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1638 | SCP-1639 | SCP-1640 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1640\nObject Class: Neutralized; Previously Safe.\nPrevious Special Containment Procedures 1/23/2011: Observation Probe Delta-6 is currently in orbit, in order to intercept any radio signals emitted by SCP-1640. SCP-1640's trajectory has been altered to prevent escape velocity from the Moon, and is estimated to impact the Moon on 4/14/2035. Knowledge suppression of SCP-1640 is currently in process with select individuals of NASA. Observation of SCP-1640 is currently being held at Research Sector-29, and any changes in orbit or velocity are to be reported immediately.\nExploration Probe Delta-7 is tasked with collecting and disposing of instances of SCP-1640-1, and must be replaced before ceasing function on 8/24/2059.\nRevised Procedures: As of 4/10/2011, Exploration Probe Delta-7 is now tasked with removing destroyed instances of SCP-1640-1 and debris from SCP-1640. No further containment procedures are necessary, see Neutralization Event 1640-A.\nDescription: SCP-1640 is a hemispheric mass of condensed soil, with several artificial pieces of equipment affixed to its surface. It is estimated to be 10 meters in diameter and 6 meters in height. SCP-1640 is approximately 5,000 kilometers above lunar surface, and is equipped with sub-systems typical for a modern man-made satellite. However, they are affixed in various positions as to imitate a temperate forest. This includes:\n\nGreen, circular solar cells attached to large, brown metal rods. Back-up batteries are held inside each rod, assumed to be an alternate power source.\nDual magnetometer sensors, UHF antenna, and telemetry control antenna, each positioned on the edges of SCP-1640. Each is mounted by a flower blossom, supposedly artificial.\nThe main thrusters are positioned underneath the main mass, and are bent at angles not unlike roots.\nIrregularly shaped supplementary telemetry equipment, similar in appearance to stones. Apparently used in creating radio signals.\n\nSCP-1640 emits a frequency modulated radio broadcast on the \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588 frequency band, and may occasionally broadcast sounds of a repeated thumping noise, which has been determined to be Morse code.\nSCP-1640 consistently produces various species of flora, and releases said specimens through an exhaust port located at its rear. Recorded specimens include shrubbery, saplings of trees, and various vegetables (edible buds, roots, leaves from various plants). These specimens (hereby referred to as SCP-1640-1) display no adverse effects when exposed to vacuum and ultraviolet-rays. They will continue to grow normally, and though processes such as photosynthesis are continually conducted, the lack of necessary materials (water, CO2, etc.) will not impact their lifespan. Instances of SCP-1640-1 were observed to disintegrate from atmospheric descent, and show no resistance to any other form of damage.\nImages of SCP-1640 have confirmed the presence of a rabbit (Lepus curpaeums) above SCP-1640, though its size suggests that it is either newly born or the runt of the litter. It is currently unknown how this specimen is able to remain situated on SCP-1640 or how it is able to survive without any form of protective covering or shelter. Contact with SCP-1640 is currently being devised to detect any other anomalous properties of SCP-1640's inner mechanisms and its inhabitant.\nAddendum 1640-C: The following are radio transmissions received from SCP-1640, at the time of discovery. The last transmission was received during SCP-1640's neutralization.\n\n3/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nI see home below me. You must be lonely, I bring you back presents.\n\n3/1\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nThe moon rabbit, huge. He is fields wide!\nAlso breach in ship. Gifts falling out. Will try fix.\n\n3/2\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nAbove the moon! All the white rabbits below, they're sleeping. Landing soon!\n\n3/3\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nStill above moon. When is landing?\n\n4/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nHow will deliver gifts? When is landing? Home?\n\nThe following transmission was found to originate from [REDACTED], which was notably home to a warren of rabbits, and was designated as Anomalous Event 3450-UT. The time between the transmission from SCP-1640 and the Anomalous Event has suggested that it was communicating with SCP-1640. [REDACTED] has displayed no anomalous properties as-of-yet.\n\nChild. A satellite goes in one direction. I sent you alone, because you need strength. Because your life needs purpose, since it has none. So this will be your task from now on: to deliver to the rabbit in the moon for me. You are doing wonderfully.\n\nNeutralization Event 1640-A: On 4/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, control noticed a deviation in SCP-1640's flight path. It appeared to have manually diverted from its standard orbit, and had begun to fall towards the lunar surface. Personnel were unable to prevent SCP-1640's crash-landing and destruction. Upon observation of the crash site, all plant life had lost their anomalous properties, and began to display effects typical of exposure to vacuum and high temperature. No further radio signals were transferred from SCP-1640, leading to its classification of Neutralized.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1639 | SCP-1640 | SCP-1641 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1641\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All specimens of SCP-1641 are to be contained individually in vivariums inside the Ballistic Testing and Explosive Items Containment bunker of Site 438. Male larvae of SCP-1641 are to be fed 12 grams of powdered iron daily, and female larvae are to receive 12 grams of powdered aluminum daily. Due to cannibalistic tendencies, no two larvae of the same sex are to be allowed to interact.\nEach larval and adult specimen of SCP-1641 is to be given a 250 milliliter dish of water, which is to be replaced daily and laced with trace amounts of iron or aluminum for adult specimens to consume (respective to gender). All SCP-1641 habitats are to be maintained at a minimum 70% relative humidity.\nWhen adult instances of SCP-1641 are ready to breed, each individual breeding pair is to be placed inside a separate blast chamber and provided with 500 g of iron, steel, or aluminum, upon which they will complete their breeding cycle. Upon hatching, all larvae of SCP-1641 are to be contained in new vivaria under the conditions outlined above. The project director and the Foundation-appointed lepidopterist assigned to SCP-1641 will determine the appropriate number of SCP-1641 needed to maintain a viable breeding population, and all specimens deemed to be in excess are to be melted down and used as food stock for those in containment.\nDescription: SCP-1641 is a species of butterfly resembling those of the genus Mechanitis. SCP-1641 are unusual in their almost entirely metallic composition: male specimens' bodies are composed of iron and iron oxide, while females are composed of aluminum. Larvae are capable of growing to a size of 7.5 centimeters and a mass of 4 grams, and adult specimens of SCP-1641 have an average wingspan of 10 centimeters and mass of 2 grams.\nThe average lifespan of an SCP-1641 instance is approximately two weeks, and specimens expire upon reproduction. During the mating period of their life cycle, a male and female specimen will locate and land on a suitable mass of iron or aluminum. Mating specimens will then embrace and, through an unknown process, initiate a thermite reaction that subsequently consumes their bodies. Larvae will emerge from the slag within an hour of the breeding process, and begin consuming the nesting site and any other available metal sources. One pair of adults is capable of producing an average of fifty larvae per breeding cycle.\nAs the thermite reaction requires iron oxide, male specimens of SCP-1641 have several morphological adaptations to facilitate oxidation, such as tracheae to expose a large surface area of metal to atmospheric oxygen and moisture. The accumulation of rust is eventually deleterious to the male's continued animation, which leads highly-oxidized males to become increasingly frantic in search of a mate, until either successfully reproducing (and self-immolating) or the complete failure of the specimen's structural integrity.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1641 first came to Foundation attention through simultaneous reports of an unusually large swarm of butterflies and a highly destructive wildfire during the local rainy season, as well as mass equipment failure due to insect infestation at a foundry site in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Costa Rica. A Mobile Observation Team was dispatched to examine the site for signs of anomalous activity.\nUpon arrival, the observation team discovered several thousand SCP-1641 larvae consuming all available sources of iron and aluminum in the area, including parts of the buildings, forging equipment, and nearby vehicles. A containment team was dispatched, undercover as entomologists studying the new species, and all reports of the incident were suppressed.\nApproximately five days after initial containment efforts began, a logging company on the other side of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 began to file similar complaints of equipment failure, and another wildfire was reported in the area. A local fire investigation team traced the source of the fire to a mechanical harvester on site, where more larvae of SCP-1641 were found and successfully contained. The foreman of the logging company reported to the observation team that he had received a threatening phone call on the company phone line approximately one hour before the incident. Within 48 hours, the phone call was traced to a hotel in the town, where several books on metallurgy and butterfly morphology were found, details of which can be found in Document 1641-14B-31. The resident of the room, an American national by the name of Richard \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, was arrested and interviewed by Foundation staff. See Addendum 1641-1 for a transcription of the interview. All civilian witnesses, including the police, fire, and insurance investigators have been administered amnestics.\nAddendum 1641-1:\n\nInterviewed: Richard \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nInterviewer: Mobile Containment Unit Commander Alejandro Ortiz\n\nForeword: The following is an interview conducted by Commander A. Ortiz in order to discern the nature, origin, and motive behind the creation, of SCP-1641.\n\n<Begin Log>\nOrtiz: Hello, Richard. My name is Commander Ortiz\u2026 So. You understand why we're here, right?\nRichard: Now, I could be wrong, but I'm gonna take a shot in the dark and say it has something to do with those fires up at the foundry and logging site.\nOrtiz: Yes. I was wondering if you knew how it had happened. I'm required to request that you be honest with me, and inform you that this process is as painless and straightforward as your cooperation allows for it to be.\nRichard: Well, I ain't gonna give you any runaround, Cap. I started the fires\u2026 Well, my friends did.\nOrtiz: You mean these insects?\n(At this time, Commander Ortiz presents photographs of SCP-1641 in various stages of physical development upon the interview table.)\nRichard: Yeah, man. Those guys. Mechanitis pyrotechnica. My babies.\nOrtiz: Mechanitis pyrotechnica? Is that what you call them?\nRichard: Well, yeah. They're an endangered species related to the tigerwings, and they blow shit up.\nOrtiz: Quite. So, would you care to tell how you made them?\nRichard: Nah, man. Father gave me the instructions personally, made me memorize them, and bound me to shut the hell up about them.\nOrtiz: Your father? Why would a man send his son on to do something like this?\nRichard: I meant in the religious sense. I'm on a mission from God, man.\nOrtiz: So, this was a religious statement? This doesn't seem like something that the Lord would want.\nRichard: Good thing it's not your god I'm worried about pleasing, then, isn't it?\nOrtiz: (After a brief pause) Now, why did you make them this way? I must admit that I'm a bit curious.\nRichard: Man, I just wanted to give these guys a chance\u2026 The foundry was just a test run to see if it would work. I'm kind of pissed at your buddies for taking my first group away, by the way. Had to start the second batch from scratch.\nOrtiz: You're aware that you started two forest fires with the creation and first breeding cycle of these creatures, yes? And that six firefighters died trying to stop them from consuming the rest of the forest?\nRichard: Yeah.\nOrtiz: And you think your god would be okay with that?\nRichard: You mean the firefighters? He wouldn't give a damn. Now, the trees, I dunno, but I'd like to think so, yeah.\nOrtiz: How do you figure? I thought you were attempting to stop the damage already happening?\nRichard: Man, I figured He would understand. After all, what's a few trees for the forest?\n\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: Following this interview, Richard \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was subjected to a series of tests and examinations to determine if there were any after-effects or residual anomalous phenomena concerning his person. Once this was completed to the satisfaction of the administrative staff of Site-438, Richard \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's memories of the events and creation of SCP-1641 were suppressed and replaced with falsified memories of committing arson, with evidence planted in his hotel room corroborating this fact. He was then turned over to the police force of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Costa Rica, to solidify the cover story, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Foundation observation of Richard \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 will continue indefinitely.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1640 | SCP-1641 | SCP-1642 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1642\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All discovered instances are to be stored in Containment Locker C243 at Site-24. Access to SCP-1642 will only be granted to personnel of clearance level 3 or higher. Written permission from personnel with a clearance level of 3 or higher is not adequate for access.\nDescription: SCP-1642 is a collection of 500 mg chewable tablets. These tablets vary in colour1 and flavor;2 however, their effect remains the same. SCP-1642 come in packets of 6, and are contained in a sleeve. The packaging reads \"Dr. Wondertainment's Insta-teen Tablets\u2122\". The backing reads as following:\n\nHey kids! Have you ever wanted to know what it feels like to be grown up!? And adults, have you ever wanted to feel young again!? Well now you can get both with Dr. Wondertainment's Insta-teen Tablets\u2122! Just pop one of these chewable tablets into your mouth and begin munching away! Within 20 minutes you'll find you're living the life of a teen once again!!\nWarning: Only take one tablet at a time. Do not take if pregnant. Dr. Wondertainment is not responsible for any existential crisis or loss of life that may occur.\n\nWhen ingested by either a person of age 20 or older, or a child 14 or younger, the subject will undergo a quick transformation into a stage of late pubescence, approximately 18 or 19 years of age. How this process occurs is not understood, however the change is extensive; fat is moved to the lips and buttocks, bones become less brittle, muscles become more toned, and hair is regrown. Analysis of blood samples has shown that hormone levels are typical of a late pubescent. These changes will revert within 12 hours.\nTaking more than one tablet results in additional changes to areas of the brain connected with aging and maturity, as well as the hypothalamus and pituitary glands. Typically these will cause anxiety attacks, an uncontrollable libido, mental disorders involving self-image,3 immature or reckless behaviour, and the appearance of other physical diseases associated with puberty such as Acne vulgaris. The severity of these symptoms is directly correlated to the amount of the overdose, with subjects ingesting 4 or more tablets becoming comatose due to extensive brain damage. These changes are irreversible once the subject reverts. Testing has not been conducted over a long enough time period to determine if children who have had these symptoms due to overdose will lose them at the end of natural puberty.\nPregnant women ingesting SCP-1642 will experience its effects. However, the foetus4 will also be affected by SCP-1642. This will inevitably cause the death of the mother as the foetus rapidly expands. Once the foetus has become a late-pubescent teen, it will remain alive until it ceases to be affected by SCP-1642, at which point it will die. Note, however, that while in its late teen state, the foetus is not mentally developed, and will behave as such.\nCrosstesting between several different temporal based anomalies is currently pending the approval of the Site-24 director. These include, but are not limited to, SCP-559, SCP-983, and SCP-1080.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Recorded colours are violet, cyan, pink, lime green and yellow\n2. Grape, blue raspberry, watermelon, green apple, and banana\n3. Most commonly Anorexia nervosa\n4. SCP-1642 will have no effect on an embryo, as a placenta is required for the correct transfer of chemical agents.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1641 | SCP-1642 | SCP-1643 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1643\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The land surrounding SCP-1643 is enclosed in a chain link fence. This perimeter is to be continuously monitored by Foundation personnel and automated systems. Any trespassers should be detained and interviewed.\nLocal authorities are to be informed that the site is a government-owned atmospheric research facility.\nPersonnel assigned to the project should not be strongly religious. In particular, personnel should not be practicing members of any Abrahamic faith.\nNo one is permitted to enter an 850-meter radius around SCP-1643 without prior approval from the site director. Robotic exploration is permitted.\nDescription: SCP-1643 is a 230-m tall tower located in the center of the ruins of a walled town in northern Iraq. The lower 70 meters of the tower are made of clay brick. The upper 160 meters are constructed of modern steel alloys in the form of an open framework surrounding an elevator shaft with a single chamber at the top. Upon containment, ritual equipment consistent with that believed to be used to stabilize temporary inter-dimensional spatial anomalies was found within this chamber. The clay levels of SCP-1643 are structurally reinforced using modern materials. Metallurgical analysis of the modern components of SCP-1643 indicates that they were constructed within the last decade.\nAll individuals who come within 800 meters of SCP-1643 become unable to speak, read, write, or comprehend the same language as anyone currently within this area. If this would mean that an individual would be unable to speak in any language, due to all the languages that they know already being spoken by someone within the effect of SCP-1643, they instead find themselves fluent in another language.\nUpon attempting to leave this radius individuals are instantaneously relocated to a part of the world in which whatever language they are able to communicate in within SCP-1643's radius is the predominant language. Individuals retain the ability to communicate only in the language or languages they could speak within the radius of SCP-1643.\nIn addition to a significant quantity of conventional construction equipment, several pieces of notable but non-anomalous technology were found in the area surrounding SCP-1643.\nWithin the base of the tower is a complex system of communication equipment and computers. This system appears to have been designed specifically to facilitate communication within the area affected by SCP-1643. Users speak into mobile handsets which relay their words to a central installation. The central installation translates from whatever language they are currently speaking to those spoken by other individuals within SCP-1643. The device appears to have been trained by having individuals who enter the tower remember an extensive list of ordered terms and having them speak it into the central machine to calibrate it. This would theoretically allow for an individual to achieve at least rudimentary communication with others connected to the system even if they are speaking a dead or otherwise unknown language.\nThe communication system also has the capability to broadcast translated instructions, using shortwave radio, to receivers beyond the region SCP-1643 affects.\nSeveral trucks with basic self-driving capabilities added to them appear to have been used to transport material in and out of SCP-1643's effect without triggering the relocating aspect of SCP-1643.\nA draft of a letter was found in the glove compartment of one of the trucks.\n\nFor the attention of Reverend Dijkstra:\nHello Armond, I am writing to say goodbye one more time, and to ask for one last favour. Enclosed you will find the journal of my expeditions into the ways, and copies of the significant findings of my last thirty years of research. I would ask that you see that they are preserved in such a way that, when the church is ready for the knowledge, it will be waiting for them. I know that you disagree with my ultimate conclusion as it pertains to the nature of God; however, even if you only consider it applicable to pagan gods, my work still represents the most comprehensive work of field theology to ever be passed into the church's hands.\nThis may be the last time I write to you, I am about to embark on an experiment which could lay to rest our old disagreement. It may also kill me.\nI've lived a full life. I've been ordained. I've been defrocked. I've walked the ways, and seen worlds beyond human reckoning. I've spoken to gods and demons. In my search for knowledge I've pushed back the boundaries of theological science, and pursued answers into places that no man had ever walked. But one question weighs heavily on my soul yet. I've seen the God's hold. I've spoken to those that remain. It's true, faith made them, and their belief in each other sustains them. How then can we know that our god is not the product of our faith?\nMy last experiment aims to test this. If belief shapes a thing, then a weapon invested with stronger belief ought to be able to unmake it. Both my investigations and the historical record support this conclusion. Certainly it was possible to wound the pagan gods I've met with nothing more than a blade of cold steel and a certain amount of determination. Within the last century a great deal of effort has been spent promoting the effectiveness of atomic weapons, to the point where many men's fear of such tools looms greater than their love of god (should in fact he believe in god in the first place).\nThe problem then was reaching heaven with such a device.\n\u201cAnd they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven\u201d - Genesis 11:4\nWe found the remains of the tower. We rebuilt it. Tomorrow I will test my faith with nuclear fire. Should I die in the process, I've made provisions for the results of this final experiment to be delivered to you.\n\n-Arthur Grisham\n\nThe whereabouts of both Arthur Grisham and Armond Dijkstra are currently unknown.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1642 | SCP-1643 | SCP-1644 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\n\n+ More articles by weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-2006\n\nSCP-2950\n\nSCP-2599\n\nSCP-2800\n\nSCP-3200\n\nSCP-4007\n\nSCP-2750\n\nSCP-2201\n\nSCP-2101\n\nSCP-2050\n\nSCP-2440\n\nSCP-2301\n\nSCP-1842\n\nSCP-2012\n\nSCP-1644\n\nSCP-2499\n\nSCP-2775\n\nSCP-2925\n\nSCP-1758\n\nSCP-7030\n\nSCP-972\n\nSCP-314-J\n\nSCP-2625\n\nSCP-2588\n\nSCP-6030\n\nSCP-5725\n\nSCP-2896\n\nSCP-5975\n\n+ All Tales by weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nTales\n\nThe Meaning of Fear\n\nRight?\n\nThe Tinkerer\n\nAfter The End\n\nSpirit Dust\n\nLeisure Time\n\nMission Accomplished\n\nA Broken Tool\n\nThe Space Soldier\n\nOf Meetings and Meals\n\nTrip Hammer\n\nEulogies\n\nAll Work and No Play\n\nAnother Day On The Job\n\nUnveiling\n\nConferencing\n\n+ GOI formats by weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nSCPs\n\nUIU File: 2017-003\n\nUIU File: 1933-001\n\n+ All coauthored articles featuring weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nPage\nAuthors\n\nUnusual Incidents Unit Hub\nDrewbear, CryogenChaos\n\nProject Palisade, 001 Proposal\nthedeadlymoose, Drewbear, and Dexanote\n\nTKO\nthedeadlymoose and Drewbear\n\nSCP-5050-EX\nCityToast\n\nCompetitive Teleology\nRiemann\n\nSCP-5882\nRiemann\n\n\nSCP-1644-1\n\nItem #: SCP-1644\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Outpost-126 has been established in order to monitor SCP-1644. Given SCP-1644's remote location, all individuals sighted within 500 m of the area will be turned back on the pretense of an archaeological excavation in the region. All excavations of areas within SCP-1644's active area of influence must be undertaken using unmanned robots that are remotely controlled from Outpost-126.\nDescription: SCP-1644 is an anomalous region located near [REDACTED], Egypt. The region comprising SCP-1644 is a series of ruins roughly dating to the Egyptian Old Kingdom, according to inscriptions found in the ruins.\nSCP-1644's main anomalous effect occurs in a region surrounding an obelisk at the center of the ruins, hereafter referred to as SCP-1644-1. Exactly 47.16 meters1 from the center of the obelisk, all humans express extreme distaste for approaching the obelisk. Any attempts to voluntarily approach closer than 47.16 meters have failed, as all individuals spontaneously lose all interest in approaching any closer. Use of force has failed to coerce individuals to approach SCP-1644-1, and research along this line should not be taken. Individuals physically forced to enter the area will become intensely uncomfortable, and will seek to leave the area of effect as soon as possible. All attempts to convince said individuals to perform any action other than leaving immediately have ended in failure. Threats of violence, up to, and including death as a punishment for refusing to enter SCP-1644's active area have failed, as individuals will continue to refuse to enter SCP-1644, even when such threats have been carried out on the individual themselves, or if an individual witnesses the threats being carried out on others.\nSCP-1644-1 bears an inscription that is repeated on each side of the obelisk. Translated from the original hieroglyphics, SCP-1644-1's inscription reads, \"The hand of (illegible) extends beyond death itself.\" The same word on each side of the obelisk is illegible, and ongoing attempts to determine the word remain inconclusive.\n\n1. Level 4/1644 Clearance Required: Please enter credentials.\n\nCredentials accepted.\n\nThe full inscription previously read, \"The hand of Ba-Ka extends beyond death itself.\" The name Ba-Ka (also Hellenized as Bikheris) refers to a Pharaoh of Egypt during the 4th Dynasty around 2500 BCE, who ruled after Khafre, and before Menkaure, according to the Turin King list. Current knowledge of Ba-Ka in the Egyptology field has been challenged by Foundation-implanted archaeologists in an attempt to suppress active knowledge of Ba-Ka. Primary source documents and other knowledge of Ba-Ka that survived the initial Egyptian purge have been altered and otherwise tampered with to erase knowledge of Ba-Ka. All inscriptions in SCP-1644 containing his name have been erased. Erasure or acquisition of all sources known to reference Ba-Ka is to be considered a primary means of containment for SCP-1644.\n\nThe ruins found within SCP-1644 contain many artifacts that do not exhibit anomalous properties. These artifacts are currently being stored at Reliquary Site-62's historical artifact department.\n\n2. Level 4/1644 Clearance Required: Please enter credentials.\n\nCredentials accepted.\n\nDuring scheduled excavation, a series of papyrus scrolls written in hieratic were found in the northwest region of SCP-1644. These scrolls have been organized here in what researchers have deemed is the correct chronological order. The content of these scrolls was deemed sensitive after review by the supervisor of SCP-1644. All personnel below the clearance of 4/1644 who were aware of these scrolls were administered Class-B amnestics. The content of the scrolls has been transcribed here.\n\nFirst Volume of Recovered Texts\n\nLong live the true Pharaoh, Ba-Ka, He Who is the Soul and Life of the People. The false Pharaoh, Menkaure, sits upon a throne of deceit, and he shall be overthrown to make way for the true Pharaoh when the gods smile upon us. The people have been turned against the true Pharaoh, but we will wipe away the false Pharaoh's lies.\nWe remain at the last stronghold, far away into the land of the setting sun. The false Pharaoh will not find us here.\nThe Pharaoh has gathered his most powerful mages to see the way forward. No false Pharaoh can stand against the power of the divine. This false believer who has decried our arts will suffer the consequences of his heresy. Praise the true Pharaoh. His name will live on in glory, and his reign will be forever remembered for its defeat of the unholy.\n\nHekuhirkopshef, greatest of the Pharaoh's mages, has come forward, and proposed something to the Pharaoh. Something in his book of magic holds the way forward, he claims. The other mages do not trust him, but they cannot deny his cleverness, and the power of his book is beyond their reach.\n\nSecond Volume of Recovered Texts\n\nThis ritual that you have proposed is of an immense cost. I do not have enough innocents to sacrifice, as you have stated is necessary. I can only substitute the blood of others, which should suffice for this ritual. Surely your book cannot be so narrow as to prevent this?\nIf the ritual continues as you have stated, you shall be rewarded with the finest riches once the throne is mine again.\nThe True Pharaoh, Ba-Ka, He Who is the Soul and Life of the People.\n\nThis ritual contains some of the most powerful magic in the world, great and mighty Pharaoh. The gods will be satisfied by the sacrifice, and eternal life shall be yours, if and only if you follow the ritual exactly. The ritual itself shall not be difficult. Fear not. The power of my magic has already given you the charm to ward off false believers, a testament to my strength. Potent magic as to twist the minds of men is magic of a degree beyond the reach of most of your petty illusionists, who could not begin to fathom the first page of the book of power.\nHekuhirkopshef, He Whose Strength is Magic, and Keeper of the Book.\n\nThird Volume of Recovered Texts\n\nWe will never agree to this ritual, Pharaoh. Consider this a petition and formal letter of complaints. This is nothing less than a blasphemy against the gods themselves. Eternal life was not meant for us, and no sacrifice shall placate the wrath of the gods, once a soul has been denied to Ma'at and Osiris. We remained with you when Menkaure rose up to denounce you, but we cannot stay silent at this travesty.\nHigh Priest Menmaatre\n\nBy the imperial decree of Ba-Ka, true Pharaoh of the Twin Kingdoms of Egypt, all priests who have signed this recent open letter of rebellion have been seized. These priests sought to challenge the authority of the son of the gods, and this is nothing less than heresy. They will be dealt with swiftly, and with punishment befitting their heinous crime.\nImperial Decree of Ba-Ka, He Who is the Soul and Life of the People.\n\nThe ritual site is being established. The mage stated that here, deep in the heart of the land of the dead is the only point in which it could happen. There is no other location in which such a ritual could ever be attempted. The sacrifices have been made ready, and the once-holy nature of such sacrifices should placate the gods. Osiris will have his souls.\nPraise the Pharaoh, Ba-Ka, He whose reign shall last for generations; He who is the shatterer of heresies; He who possesses the wisdom of Thoth, and the strength of Horus; He Who is the Soul and Life of the People.\n\nFourth Volume of Recovered Texts\n\nThis ritual cannot be completed as you have demanded. I cannot acquire the blood of innocents, nor am I willing to give it. The gods will have to accept blood that is not wholly pure. There is no other option available. I must proceed with what I have. The pretender's forces cannot be kept away forever, and the illusionists' charms will not hide us indefinitely. I feel death coming. I cannot wait any longer. I shall be buried soon, and the ritual must take place.\nThe True Pharaoh, Ba-Ka, He Who is the Soul and Life of the People.\n\nThen prepare for the consequences of failing the gods, Pharaoh. The book of power does not lie. It speaks the only truth in this world, the truth of power and magic. I can say nothing more. May the gods have mercy upon your soul.\nHekuhirkopshef, He Whose Strength is Magic, and Keeper of the Book.\n\nFifth Volume of Recovered Texts\n\nThe mage was right. The gods were not satisfied with the sacrifice. Ma'at is furious that her scales have been robbed. Ammit is unleashed upon this world, and the unholy plagues of the gods have descended upon our stronghold. The mage is gone, and his promises of eternal life are as well. The Pharaoh yet slumbers in his tomb, hidden away from the eyes of the gods and men. Ammit's rage seeks to devour us all.\nThe gods will obtain the innocent blood that they desire, one way or another.\nDo not pray for deliverance. Prayers are futile when the gods themselves are wrathful. There is no salvation.\nWe are guilty men, and the gods will destroy us for our impudence.\n\nKnowledge about SCP-1644's true primary purpose as a ritual site is to remain to individuals of Level 4/1644 clearance and above. If an individual without proper clearance becomes aware of SCP-1644's true purpose, it is to be considered a containment breach.\nAcquiring any information about the book referenced in several of the volumes is considered to be of the utmost importance. All documents that reference Ba-Ka are to be scanned for further information concerning such a book, and then are to be destroyed in order to prevent possible links to the book, or the figure known as \"Hekuhirkopshef,\" who is referred to as the keeper of the book.\nCurrently, the only personnel stationed at Outpost-126 who are aware of SCP-1644's true purpose are the current supervisor, and the deputy supervisor.\nThe following document was also seized from the excavation of Menkaure's tomb, following its discovery by archaeologists. All individuals coming in contact with the document were issued Class-B amnestics.\n\nThe blasphemer king, Ba-Ka, has been overthrown, and his magic rituals and blasphemy against the gods has been overthrown as well. No mention of his rule will ever occur. I demand that all information about Ba-Ka be erased, and that the remaining officials during his time be executed immediately. His stronghold will be destroyed immediately, and his corpse shall be scattered into pieces and burned for his heresy. This plague that he has unleashed will be crushed swiftly.\nThe chief of his blasphemies, Hekuhirkopshef, is to be found immediately. He shall be cut to pieces, burned, and fed to the Eastern desert, forever out of reach of the land of true salvation. His book must be seized, and brought to me.\nMay Thoth's wisdom guide us forward, and shatter the blasphemer's ways.\n-Imperial Decree of Menkaure.\n\nAddendum: During an excavation conducted using remotely-operated robots on 6/8/\u2588\u2588, a previously unknown underground room was found directly beneath SCP-1644-1. Upon further inspection, the room was found to be mostly empty, except for one sarcophagus in the center of the room. It has been stored with the remaining artifacts from SCP-1644 at Site 57's historical artifact department. The identity of the sarcophagus's owner remains unknown.\n\n3. Level 4/1644 Clearance Required: Please enter credentials.\n\nCredentials accepted.\n\nOn 10/8/\u2588\u2588, in order to acquire more information about the sarcophagus, the then supervisor of SCP-1644 ordered a CT scan. While examining the images of the CT scan, an error was noticed that caused blurring of the image. Following 2 more tests that featured the same blurring, Foundation radiologists confirmed that the blurring on the image was consistent with movement in the interior of the subject of the scan. All radiologists involved in this test have been issued Class-A amnestics.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Converts to exactly 90 Egyptian Royal Cubits, the official unit of the Old Kingdom\n\n\u00ab SCP-1643 | SCP-1644 | SCP-1645 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1645\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1645 is to be kept in a specially modified terrarium measuring 20 x 10 x 5 meters. To limit movement of SCP-1645, its enclosure is to be kept at a consistent temperature of 3.5 degrees centigrade. SCP-1645's feeding schedule and diet are accessible in Document-1645-I.\nOnce weekly, veterinarians are to enter the enclosure, sedate SCP-1645, and excise all excess growths, as well as administer antibiotics and remove any metal that has accumulated within SCP-1645's system. Biohazard protocols are to be taken during this time to ensure that Hachi disease does not spread to members of veterinary staff. Should SCP-1645 show signs of aggression during this time, Procedure-1645-August may be enacted to minimalize casualties. In the event that Hachi disease is contracted by a member of Foundation personnel, they are to be placed into quarantine.\nDescription: SCP-1645 is an anomalous specimen of Gloydius blomhoffii (Japanese Mamushi), with a 6-meter diameter. SCP-1645 has albinism and suffers from polycephaly, possessing 8 distinct heads when not in motion. As opposed to most reptiles suffering polycephaly, SCP-1645's heads do not branch off from the spine, but are instead connected to a 2m diameter \"hub\" structure in the center. With the exception of its brains, all of SCP-1645's vital organs, including an enlarged heart and stomach, are located in this hub.\nSCP-1645 suffers from an anomalous, transmittable immunodeficiency virus known as Hachi disease. Hachi disease has resulted in several other health issues in SCP-1645, including OPMV, oral inflammation, several bacterial infections, and a form of cancer referred to as Amata-Gan's, named for researchers Richard Amata and Shinji Gan. Amata-Gan's results in tumor-like growths gradually forming next to the heads of organisms affected by Hachi disease, which eventually sprout into fully functional, additional heads complete with vascular, nervous and digestive systems. The growth of structures caused by Amata-Gan's process can be accelerated if the subject afflicted by Amata-Gans engages in any physical activity, including movement. These growths eventually branching off into their own distinct heads, complete with neural tissue and bone structures; these heads are sentient, and in the case of human beings, sapient. Growths resultant from Amata-Gan's may be excised from SCP-1645 without causing any harm to the organism as a whole. In the case that the original head of the subject has been removed, [DATA EXPUNGED].\nHachi disease may be contracted by any animal, and is transmittable via fluid contact with SCP-1645 or a Hachi disease affected subject. All bodily fluids, including blood, spinal fluid, saliva and mucus have been shown to contain some trace of Hachi disease in human subjects, and in the case of SCP-1645, its venom appears to have been replaced by a serum containing Hachi disease.1 However, approximately \u2588.\u2588\u2588% of subjects exposed to Hachi disease have shown an immunity to it. All subjects with immunity have been shown to be of either Greek or Japanese descent; the significance of this is currently unknown.\nAddendum: Recovery Log SCP-1645 was recovered in a rice field near the Hii river, Ch\u016bgoku Region, Japan, shortly after a major flood had hit the area. SCP-1645 had bitten several workers in the field, resulting in them contracting Hachi disease. Most of the workers had died of fungal infections upon Foundation intervention, during which time the area was quarantined, and all survivors were terminated due to risk of infection. SCP-1645 was recovered, having been rendered immobile due to the weight of the 32 additional heads it had sprouted as a result of Amata-Gan's.\nAddendum: During a preliminary medical examination, Dr. McGinn discovered a scar on the \"hub\" portion of SCP-1645, near the base of the spinal cords. Below this scar, a cavity of unknown function was found, which contained traces of several alloys, including steel, bronze and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an alloy that was previously only found at Greek archeological sites. The cavity is 21 centimeters deep and appears to have held a needle or miniature bladed object at one point of time. SCP-1645 appears to draw metals from its food, such as iron, and store them in this cavity, where they are converted into alloys through an unknown chemical process. Given the possible links SCP-1645 has to [REDACTED], SCP-1645's diet is to have as little metallic content as possible to prevent the formation of a new object in this cavity.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Hachi disease has been discovered in the bodily fluids of SCP-2478, suggesting that it may have been utilized in the creation of that anomaly.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1644 | SCP-1645 | SCP-1646 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1646\nObject Class: Safe-exsequi\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site 84 is listed in all publicly available records of the surrounding area as private property and is surrounded by an electrified fence. All persons other than Foundation personnel found expressing undue interest in the area may be detained and interrogated.\nSCP-1646-1 is not to be approached unless extraordinary circumstances require it. In the event that it becomes hostile and becomes a threat to Foundation personnel or civilians, SCP-1646-1 may be detained using whatever force is deemed necessary. SCP-1646-1 must be considered armed and dangerous at all times, unless it is obviously unarmed.\nImmediately after SCP-1646-1's departure, the instance of SCP-1646-2 must be extinguished, retrieved, examined, and recorded. Unremarkable specimens may be disposed of.\nDescription: SCP-1646-1 resembles a human male with albinism approximately two meters in height, with no hair and large black eyes. It appears to have suffered numerous puncture wounds to most parts of its body, all of which ooze an unidentified dark blue, viscous fluid. SCP-1646-1 has been seen clothed in a variety of mundane and unusual outfits, usually varying between appearances. There is no evidence to suggest that SCP-1646-1 is aware of the Foundation's presence, and it is unknown how it would react to being approached.\nInstances of SCP-1646-2 vary in appearance, but consistently take the form of the corpse of a Caucasian female between the ages of twenty and thirty. Testing has determined that these corpses tend to have virtually identical genetic codes, although significant deviations have been found (See Document 1646-2-Alpha for further details). All specimens found so far appear to have been killed in a violent manner.\nSCP-1646-1 will appear spontaneously at Site 84 (a primitive campground near the edge of Mount Rainier National Park) at irregular intervals ranging from two days to four months. In each case, it will carry an instance of SCP-1646-2 on its back or in its arms.\nUpon appearing at Site 84, SCP-1646-1 will drop the instance of SCP-1646-2 into the fire pit. It will then douse the object in a flammable liquid (most commonly gasoline or lighter fluid, although alcoholic beverages have been used) and ignite it with a match or lighter. After it is apparent that the corpse will continue to burn, SCP-1646-1 will take a stone from the surrounding woods and make a visible mark in the concrete surrounding the fire pit. Immediately afterwards, SCP-1646-1 will disappear entirely. At time of writing, there are 623 of these markings.\nAddendum: SCP-1646-1 has, on several occasions, spoken. The following phrases have been heard:\n\n04/28/1863: If I must return here, I should make use of it.\n11/02/1891: Following her lies across all lands, removing.\n09/09/1924: Walker had the better deal by far.\n01/17/1950: In heaven I slayed her, demon invisible behind her wings.1\n04/03/1956: If there is a point I have found it.\n07/16/1990: She said forever, forever is as I get.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Translated from French.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1645 | SCP-1646 | SCP-1647 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1647\nObject Class: Extranormal Keter Neutralized Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due the nature of the anomaly, SCP-1647 cannot be physically contained. Mobile Task Force Epsilon-13 (\"Substitute Teachers\") is to track every report regarding anomalous behaviors of high school teachers from the Southern United States.\nEach SCP-1647 event is to be suppressed from the media with Covering Protocols 109-Wainscott (\"Damage by Vandals\") and 183-Boston (\"Stress Suicide\"). Class B amnestics are to be administered to civilians witnessing an occurrence of SCP-1647. Individuals affected by SCP-1647 are to be temporarily contained in separate modified humanoid containment chambers until the dissipation of the said effects. The walls and the floor of these chambers are to be padded to prevent self-harm.\nClass C amnestics are to be administered once the individuals recover from SCP-1647's effects.\nCovering Protocol 170-P\u0159\u00edbor (\"Custody for Psychiatric Evaluation\") is to be used prior the acquisition of affected individuals.\nUpdate: As per 200\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, SCP-1647 has been reclassified as Neutralized. No Special Containment Procedures are deemed necessary.\nUpdate: As per 200\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, SCP-1647 has been reclassified as Keter. Previous Special Containment Procedures are to be re-enacted.\nNewly found instances of SCP-1647-A are to be deprived of their inner workings and contained in separate standard security safes in Site-15. Personnel with former teaching careers are to evacuate Site-15 until the instances of SCP-1647-A are deemed safe.\nDescription: SCP-1647 is an anomalous phenomenon affecting high school teachers in the Southern United States. Subjects affected by SCP-1647 display erratic and illogical behaviors, showing no apparent awareness nor concern for themselves and others. Affected individuals often perform nonsensical and random actions, such as attempting to climb the nearest building undressed or play \"catch\" with the school's furniture, often severely injuring themselves and/or other faculty members. At time of writing, no student has ever been harmed by the affected teachers.\nAffected individuals will continue to display their anomalous behaviors for five (5) hours. The subjects claim to be aware of their actions, but are not able to reason during this condition. SCP-1647 seems to mostly occur during class works and important scholastic events. SCP-1647 has never occurred during school trips.\nThe first confirmed instance of SCP-1647 occurred on 199\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 High School, Louisiana, where it was initially identified as a single Extranormal Event, designated as ExE-3562. The following is the original report regarding ExE-3562.\n\nEvent Description: Every teacher of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 High School simultaneously displayed abnormal behaviors during and after a standardized Math test for exactly 5 hours. Students and other faculty members report various teachers licking blackboards and the Physical Education teacher throwing a urinal from the building's roof, resulting in the injury of \u2588 faculty members.\nDate of Occurrence: 199\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nLocation: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 High School, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Louisiana.\nFollow-up Actions Taken: Local media suppressed. Injured individuals treated on-site. Class B amnestics administered to students and faculty members. Cover-up story regarding vandalism enacted.\n\nFollowing this event, SCP-1647 has occurred \u2588\u2588\u2588 times. SCP-1647 has been classified Keter as of 199\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588.\nAddendum 1647-1: Incident 1647-Alpha.\nOn 200\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, an SCP-1647 event occurred in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 High School in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Kentucky. After the containment of affected individuals and the administration of amnestics, Foundation agents found a small luminescent sphere suspended three (3) meters from the ground within the school's boiler room. The item was later identified as the source of SCP-1647, and referred to as SCP-1647-A. Why it has never been found in other areas under SCP-1647's effect is unknown.\nSCP-1647-A was transported to Site-15, where it underwent an operation of reversed engineering. SCP-1647-A was proved to be entirely composed of metal, with its inner workings being similar to transistor-based devices.\nDuring the operation, SCP-1647-A autonomously activated, causing to Professors K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, respectively former professors of mathematics and physics, to display behaviors similar to SCP-1647's affected. Professors K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were successfully restrained by on-site security personnel. Both recovered 5 hours later.\nSCP-1647-A's mechanism was successfully removed and subsequently contained. Following a period of inactivity for 7 months, SCP-1647 was reclassified as Neutralized the 200\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588.\nAddendum 1647-2: Incident 1647-Beta.\nOn 200\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, 3 months after its reclassification to Neutralized, abnormal behaviors of multiple teachers were reported from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 High School in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Arkansas, identified as an SCP-1647's occurrence.\nAffected individuals did not limit themselves to nonsensical behaviors, but directly injured or killed other faculty members, including other teachers, whilst no student was harmed.\nUpon the arrival of Foundations agents, affected individuals ceased all other activities and engaged in combat with them; six (6) individuals were terminated on-site, while the others were contained. Class C amnestics were administered to all present. All deaths were stated to have been caused by a fatal car accident.\nAn instance of SCP-1647-A was found inside the thoracic cavity of Mr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588 M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an English literature professor, and was immediately neutralized upon extraction. The instance was introduced in Mr. M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body via surgery, as proven by the numerous scars found on his body.\nAddendum 1647-3: Document 1647-17-GY.\nThe following typewritten note was also found inside Mr. M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's thoracic cavity. The source of the letter is currently unknown.\n\nWE ARE STUDENTS\nOUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS SHIT\nTEACHERS DO NOT FUCKING CARE ABOUT US\nTHEY TREAT US LIKE MACHINES\nTHEY ALWAYS LAUGH WHEN WE SCREW UP\nTHEY ALWAYS ACT LIKE BUFFOONS\nWE WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE THIS\nHUNDREDS OF STUDENTS COMMIT SUICIDE BECAUSE SCHOOL IS TOO HARD AND THE TEACHERS DO NOT CARE\nBUT NOW IT IS OUR TURN TO LAUGH AT THEM\n\nTwo similar notes were then found within other instances of SCP-1647-A from other SCP-1647's events. The Foundation currently contains only 10 instances of SCP-1647-A, despite it having occurred over \u2588\u2588\u2588 times at time of writing. For a full list of SCP-1647 events, please read Document 1647-19-TH.\nAddendum 1647-4: Notes on SCP-1647's current status.\nSCP-1647 no longer manifests with its previously stated pattern. SCP-1647 events now occur randomly, varying from 3 to 54 times a year. However, while their actions are invariably dangerous, affected individuals have not directly harmed others a second time, with the exception of Foundation personnel.\nSCP-1647 has been reclassified as Keter as of 200\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588.\n\n= LEVEL 3/1647 CLEARANCE REQUIRED =\nAddendum 1647-5: Request for Procedure 176-Gettysburg's initiation.\nOn 200\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, Dr. Arthur Leisse, Site-15's HMCL supervisor, has suggested the enactment of Procedure 176-Gettysburg. Procedure 176-Gettysburg consists of the raid of all the high schools located in the Southern United States and the termination of all the possibly involved personnel. As Procedure 176-Gettysburg's enablement may require excessive efforts for both execution and covering, and that SCP-1647-A's creators may be underage civilians, Dr. Leisse's request is currently under consideration of the Ethics Committee.\n\nThe situation is getting out of control. If we don't act now, SCP-1647's may expand its area of effect. Procedure 176-Gettysburg must be enabled immediately. It's not different from what we've done in 19\u2588\u2588, after all. -Dr. Arthur Leisse, Site-15's HMCL Supervisor.\n\nThe enactment of Procedure 144-Washington in 19\u2588\u2588 was deemed necessary for the protection of mankind. Procedure 176-Gettysburg isn't. For now, we will take it in consideration. -O5-7\n\n\u00ab SCP-1646 | SCP-1647 | SCP-1648 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1648\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1648 are to be kept in a flame-retardant foam-lined humanoid containment chamber. The chamber is to be equipped with an exhaust fan in the ceiling for the removal of smoke. SCP-1648-A is to be fed 3 cuts of pork once daily. SCP-1648-B is to be fed 3 cuts of beef once daily. SCP-1648 and their chamber are to be inspected daily for uneaten food; any found is to be discarded. Personnel are not to bring extraneous materials into the containment chamber outside of scheduled testing. Personnel are not to leave any living organism or portion thereof unattended in the presence of SCP-1648.\nDescription: SCP-1648 are a pair of roughly humanoid bipedal creatures, henceforth denoted as SCP-1648-A and SCP-1648-B. The creatures are covered in colorful, feather-like fur and have distended abdomens, long flexible arms, and short legs. Their faces are reminiscent of Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bats), with many small, sharp teeth, as well as ears resembling the tufts of Bubo (horned owls). The creatures are obligate carnivores \u2014 SCP-1648-A can only digest pork, and SCP-1648-B can only digest beef. They can temporarily store inorganic items in their stomachs. SCP-1648 excrete by belching fire and smoke.\nSCP-1648-A, which refers to itself as \"The Hunch\", has indigo fur, stands 155 centimeters tall and weighs 80 kilograms. SCP-1648-B, which refers to itself as \"The Huzzard\", has violet fur, stands 199 centimeters tall and weighs 95 kilograms. Each creature wears a dark gray bowler hat which reappears in its original place if it is removed, although the previous instance does not disappear until unobserved. SCP-1648 claim to be related to one another, but they are unable to quantify to what degree, often listing off a lengthy series of relatives. In conversation, they finish each other's sentences. If significant separation of SCP-1648 is attempted, SCP-1648-A will jump into SCP-1648-B's arms and their fur will knit together, making them impossible to physically separate.\nSCP-1648 possess the ability to construct machines from nearly any materials presented to them and to predict obstacles and circumstances that would prevent the machines from being constructed. Construction takes place in a silent dance-like state in which materials are thrown from one entity to the other and assembled in a faster and more convoluted manner than the human eye can perceive, even when viewed with a high-speed camera. During construction, SCP-1648 demonstrate feats of extreme strength that they cannot replicate in other conditions.\nSCP-1648-A and SCP-1648-B infrequently request specific materials with which to build machines. The entities seem to lack an understanding of the difference between life and death, and infrequently incorporate living organisms or portions thereof into their machines. They may incorporate their food rations into machines if oversupplied.\nExcerpts from SCP-1648 Machine Construction Test Log\n\nTest Subjects: SCP-1648-A and SCP-1648-B\nTest: SCP-1648-Test-01\nMaterials Provided: 20 oak wood 2x4s, 100 grams of aluminium, 1 hearing aid (located in SCP-1648-B's stomach before testing began)\nTime Elapsed: 77 seconds\nResult: A crude cello that autonomously played a 466 Hz note at approximately 180 decibels for 0.5 seconds before combusting from the sheer mechanical stress.\nNotes: SCP-1648 informed researchers that this was a perfect performance of a song called \"Un\" from their place of origin, though they did not elaborate on the subject. SCP-1648 do not appear to understand the concept of hearing loss and were uninjured.\nTest: SCP-1648-Test-03\nMaterials Provided: 1 cardboard box containing 28 model race cars\nTime Elapsed: 3 seconds\nResult: N/A\nNotes: SCP-1648 refused to construct a machine with the provided materials.\nTest: SCP-1648-Test-07\nMaterials Provided: 1 Dalmatian dog in an iron cage with a linen sheet, 2 kilograms of lead, 1.5 (specifically requested as \"one and a half\") helical CFL light bulbs\nTime Elapsed: 212 seconds\nResult: A hexapodal, headless and tailless Dalmatian wearing a metal exoskeleton over a linen cloth jumpsuit. In place of a head, it has a toaster-like device designed to toast bread products and then eject them at nearly 1200 kph. The origin of the two additional legs is unknown. Its brain is located in its chest.\nNotes: SCP-1648-A and SCP-1648-B were quick to inform researchers that it responds to the name \"Malarkey.\"\n\nDocument-1648-Interview-Log-11\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1648-A, SCP-1648-B\nInterviewer: Researcher Julio Martinez\nForeword: SCP-1648-A and SCP-1648-B had just completed Test-07.\n<Begin Log>\nResearcher Martinez: What else can you tell me about this creation?\nSCP-1648-A: Mmm, it's more machine than\nSCP-1648-B: Dog. The whole skeleton has\nSCP-1648-A: Been redesigned. The jumpsuit is\nSCP-1648-B: Used to keep the exocage from\nSCP-1648-A: Irritating the skin.\nResearcher Martinez: Why remove the head and tail, though?\nSCP-1648-B: Firing the bread sticks causes a\nSCP-1648-A: Significant amount of\nSCP-1648-B: Recoil. Mmm, we needed to\nSCP-1648-A: Stabilize it, and the head and\nSCP-1648-B: Tail got in the way of that. They were\nSCP-1648-A: An obstacle.\nResearcher Martinez: Why the name \"Malarkey?\"\nSCP-1648-B: What else would you\nSCP-1648-A: Call a headless dog? Mmm!\nSCP-1648-B: Mmm!\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: \"Malarkey\" was classified as SCP-1648-C and taken from SCP-1648-A and SCP-1648-B for study. The next morning, SCP-1648-C was found to be dying of starvation. When questioned, SCP-1648 explained that they \"didn't think a mouth was all that important.\" SCP-1648-C has been put on IV while attempts are made to locate the entrance to its digestive tract.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1647 | SCP-1648 | SCP-1649 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1649\nObject Class: Euclid Neutralized\n\nUpdate 23/7/2012: It has been proposed that SCP-1649 be removed from Foundation general records and archived by research team director Dr. Charles Anborough. In accordance with Statute-102-C, any removal of a neutralized SCP object from Foundation general records requires the approval of O5 Command via majority vote. As SCP-1649 was previously classified as Euclid, a two-thirds majority (9/13) is required.\n\nUpdate 25/7/2012: In accordance with the 2-11 vote of O5 Command, the proposal for archiving of SCP-1649 is denied.\n\nUpdate 27/7/2012: Dr. Charles Anborough, it is the opinion of the council that your motivations for both assuming custody of SCP-1649 and archiving the object are concerned with the release of Clearance 5/1649 expunged materials in its documentation. Any personal motivations regarding SCP-1649 (and by extension, previous personnel assigned to it) are not an appropriate reason for the archiving of a neutralized object, and your proposal has thus been denied. This memo is not to be considered a reprimand and no disciplinary action will be taken regarding the incident, however, further proposals of this nature are not advisable.\nO5-5\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1649 is considered neutralized and as such does not require active containment protocols. Any evidence that further broadcasts of SCP-1649 exist are to be investigated promptly. Non-anomalous recordings of original SCP-1649 broadcasts remain in storage.\nDescription: SCP-1649 is an American radio talk-show known as Heck and Becker's Timely Hour. The show originally aired in 1973 and possessed a comedic tone with references to American popular culture. Heck and Becker's Timely Hour was cancelled after only three weeks of broadcasting, as a result of Foundation efforts. Impact from the broadcasts' memetic effects was minimal, mainly due to a relatively small listener base and low communicability of SCP-1649's memetic properties.\nSCP-1649's anomalous properties only occur when its broadcasts are heard live (recordings and text-based versions of the broadcast demonstrate no abnormalities). References to American popular culture in the broadcast confer a perception-altering effect when they are recognized by the audience. The exact parameters of this property, including the definitions of \"American popular culture\" and \"recognized\" are speculative; however, the memetic communicability of SCP-1649 to an appropriate listener is approximated at only 17%.\nSCP-1649's perception-altering effects cause the listener to believe that the event or subject referenced in the broadcast is different from its factual/historical record. The primary difference concerns the presence of an entity designated SCP-1649-1, referred to as [REDACTED] by affected subjects. For example, individuals affected by SCP-1649 during a reference to Charlie Chaplin's film The Great Dictator will believe that SCP-1649-1 starred in said film instead of Chaplin (see DOCUMENT-SCP-1649-I3 for details). Other changes are of similar nature, with SCP-1649-1 replacing important figures in American history (including Elvis Presley, Howard Hughes, Abraham Lincoln, [REDACTED], etc). Amnestic treatment has been successful in eliminating memetic contamination by SCP-1649.\nSCP-1649 was discovered after Foundation agent Luke Morris was affected by the anomaly during its second broadcast. Foundation agents subsequently were deployed to the FM broadcasting station (Kansas City, MO) responsible for airing the show and arranged for the program to be removed from the schedule. The individuals responsible for creating Heck and Becker's Timely Hour were never captured and have not made any known reappearances to date. The total number of individuals affected by the anomaly is unknown, but is believed to be fewer than a hundred, and all discovered cases were administered amnestics successfully.\nAddendum [1649-001]: Investigation and Findings\n\n+ DOCUMENT-SCP-1649-CM (CLEARANCE 4/1649 REQUIRED)\n\n- DOCUMENT-SCP-1649-CM (IDENTITY VERIFIED)\n\n7/4/1974: Broadcasts of SCP-1649 make no references to [REDACTED] or any other abnormal subjects; it is our operating assumption that the creators intended the show to be indistinguishable from common American programming of the time. We believe that SCP-1649's memetic effects were entirely intentional and designed to be as covert as possible. The objective, it is presently thought, was to establish [REDACTED] as a constant and important figure in American history. For what purpose is unclear, however [DATA EXPUNGED].\n- Dr. Brian Anborough\n\nAn apartment in Kansas City, MO believed to be connected to the individuals \"Heck\" and \"Becker\" was discovered on 23/5/1974. Initial raid discovered written scripts for further broadcasts of SCP-1649, analyses of the anomaly's present memetic transference rate, plans for improvement of the memetic transference rate (detailing [DATA EXPUNGED]), and several texts in an unknown language. Also discovered were two anomalous devices (now designated SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588). SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 appears to be a weapon, utilizing an M16 automatic rifle and unknown technology. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 resembles a flashlight, which when activated produces a space-time aperture of variable size on the surface toward which it is directed (this only functions on inanimate flat surfaces). The area accessible via SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 [DATA EXPUNGED]. For further details, see DOCUMENT-SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nObservation of the apartment and its surrounding area was maintained following the removal of all materials therein. On 3/6/1974, an unknown individual was seen watching the window of the apartment from the sidewalk for several minutes. The individual (now designated SCP-1649-A) was successfully detained by Foundation agents and subsequently interrogated:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1649-A\nInterviewer: Dr. Brian Anborough\nForeword: First interview with subject.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Anborough: Please identify yourself.\nSCP-1649-A: Declined.\nDr. Anborough: Very well, then, \"Declined\", please explain what you were doing staring at that apartment?\nSCP-1649-A: \u2026You know what, I like you. You should become part of our group.\nDr. Anborough: I'm disinterested.\nSCP-1649-A: Well, \"Disinterested\", why are you so comfortable with not exploring your horizons?\nA slight pause follows this question.\nDr. Anborough: I've learned to leave some stones unturned.\nSCP-1649-A: Including the one you live under?\nDr. Anborough: What or who is [REDACTED]?\nSCP-1649-A: Persistent, aren't you?\nDr. Anborough shrugs.\nSCP-1649-A: [REDACTED] is many things. To us\u2026\"he\", I suppose, is our sovereign leader. To you, he could be a whole new world.\nDr. Anborough: I've encountered several. Most of them aren't worth the investment.\nSCP-1649-A: Then you don't know where to bury your gold.\nDr. Anborough: Enlighten me.\nSCP-1649-A: Place your trust in [REDACTED]. He will even help you with your wife.\nDr. Anborough: \u2026I don't-\nSCP-1649-A: -Have a wife? You've met her though. She's beautiful, isn't she?\nDr. Anborough: I think that's enough for now.\nSCP-1649-A: I haven't even told you about [DATA EXPUNGED], surely you'll want to know how to save him?\nDr. Anborough: This interview is over!\n<End Log>\n\nSCP-1649-A expired of unknown causes 47 hours later. Autopsy revealed the absence of most organ systems, and the presence of what is believed to be a biological analog for the technology present in SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The function of this organ/device is currently unclear as SCP-1649-A disintegrated within five days of its death.\nNo further SCP-1649-related activity has occurred.\n\nAddendum [1649-002]: Records Update 15/5/1994\nBy order of O5-5 (and approved by O5-3, 4, 8), SCP-1649 has been reclassified to Neutralized. In addition, information pertaining to [DATA EXPUNGED] is to be transferred to Secure-File-Thanatos-1649 and be reclassified to Clearance 5/1649.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1648 | SCP-1649 | SCP-1650 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1650\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1650 is to be held in a standard artifact containment unit in Site-19's High Value wing. Due to special interest in obtaining SCP-1650 expressed by hostile Groups of Interest, security details for it are to follow Defense and Concealment Protocol Epsilon-168. Any use of instances of SCP-1650-1 must be authorized by project supervisor Dr. Dunson.\nDescription: SCP-1650 is a clay oil pot, dating to Hasmonean period Judea (circa 170 BCE). On the bottom of SCP-1650 is an inscription in Hebrew, which has experienced significant wear due to the age of the artifact:\n\n\u05d5\u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4' \u05dc\u2014 \u05e1\u05d7 \u05d4\u05e9\u05de\u05df \u05e2\u05dc \u05d1\u05e9\u05e8\u05da \u05d5\u05dc\u05da \u05d1\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u2014 \u05db\u05e9\u05e9\u05dd \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05dc \u05e9\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05da, \u05d5\u05d6\u05e2\u05dd \u05d4' \u05d5\u05d7\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05e4\u05d5 \u05d5\u2014 \u05d3\u05dd \u05d4\u05de\u05db\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05d8\u05d4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9\u05da, \u05dc\u05e0\u05e6\u05d7 \u05e0\u05e6\u05d7\u05d9\u05dd1\n\nWhen in an upright position, SCP-1650 appears to be empty, but when tilted and held at a specific angle for thirty (30) seconds, various types of oil (henceforth SCP-1650-1) will be poured from it:\n\n45\u00b0 (SCP-1650-1-A): Olive oil, virginal. Oil produced is consistent of manufacturing techniques and olive breeds used in Judea in the second century BCE.\n\n50\u00b0 (SCP-1650-1-B): identical to 45\u00b0 while SCP-1650-1-B appears identical to SCP-1650-1-A (smell, texture, taste, molecular structure), ingesting it caused nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting, followed by cardiac dysrhythmia, tremors, seizures and finally death in 87% of test subjects, permanent brain damage in 12% and no effect in the remaining 1%. Autopsies revealed the cause of death to be severe oleandrin poisoning, though no traces of oleandrin or Nerium oleander were found in the oil prior to ingestion.\n\n65\u00b0 (SCP-1650-1-C): unknown oil, clear. SCP-1650-1-C shows no anomalous properties unless used to fuel a light source. When thus used, SCP-1650-1-C will burn for a period of twenty-four (24) to sixty-three (63) hours. The burn process does not produce heat and does not require oxygen.\n\n90\u00b0 (SCP-1650-1-D): unknown oil, red. When applied to inorganic matter, SCP-1650-1-D acts as a preservative (e.g. preventing rust when applied on metal). When applied to living organic matter, SCP-1650-1-D possess mild corrosive qualities. SCP-1650-1-D has no effect on dead organic matter, which can be used to safely apply it to other materials. Of note is SCP-1650-1-D's effect on blood: SCP-1650-1-D seemingly erases any trace of blood it comes into contact with (with a ratio of 10cc of oil to 500cc of blood). Because of this, ingestion or injection of any significant amount of SCP-1650-1-D will quickly become fatal due to rapid exsanguination. If not applied to inorganic material, SCP-1650-1-D will lose its anomalous properties within thirty (30) seconds of being poured from SCP-1650. Tests on SCP-1650-1-D revealed traces of Helichrysum sanguineum bloom.\n\nSCP-1650 is capable of producing approximately two (2) liters of each type of oil before running out, and will replenish its reservoirs after being returned to an upright position for a period of twenty-eight (28) hours.\nSCP-1650 first came to the Foundation's attention when Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, embedded in the offices of Marshall, Carter and Dark Ltd. in \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, reported an upcoming transaction between MC&D and a group identifying itself as the \"Horizon Initiative.\" While the Foundation possesses limited information about this group, it was discovered that it is covertly sponsored by several major religions. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was able to discover the location of the transaction and Mobile Task Force Alpha-12 (\"Flatheads\") was dispatched to intercept it and detain the persons involved. Upon arrival, MTF Alpha-12 apprehended all parties without incident. SCP-1650, the item the HI was attempting to purchase, was recovered.\nAddendum SCP-1650-A: The following is the interrogation log of a captured member of the Horizon Initiative, who identified himself as Father \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588:\n\n+ Interrogation Log \n\n- Hide\n\nInterviewed: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewer: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was brought to Site-\u2588\u2588 following the recovery of SCP-1650. Following his arrival, he asked to discuss a \"mutually beneficial arrangement\" between the Foundation and the HI. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was instructed to act with prudence in regards to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's terms in order to gain information.\n<Begin Log>\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You said you had something to discuss with us?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Indeed. I wish to discuss the terms offered by the Horizon Initiative.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Terms?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: My superiors have prepared me for the contingency of the deal being intercepted by Foundation operatives, and provided me with a list of terms that, if followed, will ensure full cooperation on behalf of the Initiative in all future endeavors.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And those terms are?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: First and foremost, the Initiative will require that the holy relic you confiscated from us be returned. While we respect your attempts of containing dangerous phenomena, this relic cannot stay in your hands. It is a sacred object, the cleanser and the provider for the Temple itself. Next, we require that the Foundation relinquish the following holy relics already in its possession to Initiative hands: [REDACTED], as well as the immediate destruction of the following heretical and demonic objects: [REDACTED]. In exchange, the Initiative is willing to share all of its resources and information concerning any future findings and assist in battling the various heresies corrupting God's good earth to the Foundation's satisfaction.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm not exactly sure how much you know about us, Father, but I can tell you right now those terms are extremely problematic.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm sorry, but the terms are non-negotiable. Surely you could see the benefits of such an arrangement? The Initiative and the Foundation needn't be enemies; we share the same goals, after all. We both wish mankind to be safe from the evils of the beyond. Your attempt of preserving man's flesh is admirable, but you neglect his soul! Let us help you, please.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'll have to discuss this with my superiors, you understand. This might take a while.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I was told only to accept an immediate response. My superiors do not trust you.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You have to understand, those things take time. You're asking for a lot, you know.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [angrily] They told me! They told me you would do this! Try to string me along, make me complacent! I admit, I did not expect this, I thought you were better than that! Perhaps I should have. Perhaps you are not what I thought you were. [to himself] Pactum serva, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Come now, you are being unreasonable.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I am sorry it must come to this, but my conviction is clear, as are my orders. If you refused our terms, it means you have fallen too far. It appears that is the case, and so there is only one thing left to say: Judges 16:30.2\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: At this moment, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 appeared to have triggered an explosive device, killing himself and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and severely damaging the interrogation room. Traces of an unknown explosive and a voice activation system which failed to be detected by the screening process were found in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 remains. Security details on the objects \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 mentioned were updated following this incident.\n\nFootnotes\n1. [ILLEGIBLE] And thus spoke the Lord to [ILLEGIBLE] Pour the oil upon your flesh and go amidst the [ILLEGIBLE] with the Lord's name upon your lips, and His wrath and fury shall [ILLEGIBLE] The Blood of the Maccabees shall purify His House behind you, for all eternity.\n2. And Samson said, \u201cLet me die with the Philistines.\u201d Then he bowed with all his strength, and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he had killed during his life..\n\n\u00ab SCP-1649 | SCP-1650 | SCP-1651 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1651\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1651 is to be held in a standard containment locker, located within Site-77. Physical contact with SCP-1651 is not permitted for Foundation personnel, as this will trigger the anomalous effect. Standard testing is permitted throughout the year, with special testing authorized for days where it displays its additional anomaly.\nDescription: SCP-1651 is a stuffed toy resembling a stylized elephant. It is well worn and has six (6) holes that were stitched prior to containment. The head and one leg appear to have been deliberately torn off and stitched back onto the main body. The name \"SETH\" has been stitched onto SCP-1651's chest.\nContact with SCP-1651 causes a cognition-affecting anomaly to occur. Subjects will perceive themselves in a midway, watching as a young adult male wins a carnival prize for a young woman. This event will be viewed as though the subject were a third party at the event, instead of being through the viewpoint of the subject receiving or giving the gift. This effect will last for four (4) minutes and thirty-four (34) seconds, or until the subject ceases contact with SCP-1651.\nThe young woman and man depicted in SCP-1651 have been identified as Lucy and Seth Bronson, a married couple formerly located in Miami, Florida. Seth Bronson was killed on 5/24/1976, in an automobile accident returning from an unknown location. Lucy Bronson was reported as a missing person on 10/20/1976. She is currently regarded as a person of interest.\nIf SCP-1651 is contacted on certain days through the year, the anomalous effect will show a different scene. There are six (6) days through the year when SCP-1651 displays this effect, and each of these days has a unique perspective. During the time SCP-1651 has been in containment, there have been no alterations to this schedule.\n\nDate (M/D)\nSCP-1651 effect\n\n05/24\nThe normal effect occurs, followed by a sudden perspective shift to Lucy and Seth Bronson driving home, discussing a circus. They appear to be conversing inaudibly, and will continue to do so until five (5) minutes and twenty-three (23) seconds after the effect's initiation, when there is a sudden flash of light accompanied by the sounds of an automobile accident.\n\n06/03\nA subject identified as Lucy Bronson appears distraught, and is clinging to SCP-1651 outside of a shut door in what appears to be a residential home. This persists for exactly ten (10) minutes. Initially, she appears to be distraught. After five (5) minutes, she appears to become affected by SCP-1651, and acts out her motions for the normal effect while staying seated.\n\n07/12\nThrough the perspective of SCP-1651, Bronson communicates various details about her day, which appears to have been spent within the home, and mentions that she is pleased he has recovered from his injuries. Notably, the subject appears to refer to SCP-1651 as \"Seth\" repeatedly. After SCP-1651 fails to respond to her, she becomes distraught, and begins to shout argumentative phrases at SCP-1651. Ends approximately seven (7) minutes after initiation, when SCP-1651's head is torn off.\n\n08/08\nNine (9) minutes of Lucy Bronson stitching SCP-1651 back together, apologizing and referring to SCP-1651 as \"Seth.\" Notably, several new holes have been stitched into SCP-1651. These appear to correspond with injuries sustained by Seth Bronson which resulted in his death.\n\n10/09\nStatic viewpoint of SCP-1651, positioned in front of a refrigerator. The sound of someone moving things in the background can be heard, followed by a slamming door.\n\n11/20\nView of Seth Bronson's head sewn to SCP-1651's body in place of its normal head. Appears to reciprocate the conversation seen on 07/12, and becomes confused when Lucy becomes violent.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1650 | SCP-1651 | SCP-1652 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1652\nObject Class: Safe Euclid (See Incident Report 1652-1)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the immobility of SCP-1652, a perimeter of 30 meters is to be secured around SCP-1652, under the guise of training grounds for military purposes. The perimeter of SCP-1652 is to be surrounded by a 3-meter barbwire fence. Access to SCP-1652 is to be authorized by Level 4 personnel. Instances of SCP-1652-1 are to be treated accordingly, then released.\nDescription: SCP-1652 is a field near Dresden, Tennessee, coordinates 36.281238,-88.684582. SCP-1652 itself shows no immediate anomalous properties. During a period of four hours each day, gunshots and explosions will be heard within a 15 meter radius of SCP-1652. The sounds have no discernible source, and cannot be picked up by electronic devices.\nSCP-1652 is filled with Lolium perenne (Ryegrass), that shows no anomalous properties. Cutting the grass at a length of 0.7 meters or lower will cease anomalous activity in that area. Grass removed and regrown outside of SCP-1652 shows no anomalous properties.\nSCP-1652-1 refers to a variety of wild dogs that live inside SCP-1652. Any attempt to find instances of SCP-1652-1 has resulted in failure, unless anomalous properties have already taken effect. Instances of SCP-1652-1 will appear as a number of dog breeds, and only larger breeds of dogs have been observed.\nAfter the four hour cycle of gunshots and explosions in SCP-1652, instances of SCP-1652-1 will exit SCP-1652. Up to twelve instances of SCP-1652-1 have been observed during this time. Instances of SCP-1652-1 who leave SCP-1652 will show symptoms and wounds correlating to weapons used during World War I.\nInjuries on instances of SCP-1652-1 include:\n\nBullet holes including ammunition\nLead poisoning\nrespiratory inflammation caused by mustard gas exposure\nA number of irritated blisters\nStab wounds correlating with bayonets\n\nBullets found inside instances of SCP-1652-1 are extremely corroded, and show no signs of being shot at any recent time. Bullets recovered are consistent with ammunition commonly used during World War I.\nInstances of SCP-1652-1 show no biological anomalies, and will wander around SCP-1652 until exsanguination occurs or treatment has been applied. Instances of SCP-1652-1 who are treated for wounds will attempt to escape into SCP-1652.\nAutopsy of deceased instances of SCP-1652-1 show no differentiation from normal domesticated dogs. Instances of SCP-1652-1 appear to average around six years of age.\nAfter a period of 2 days outside of SCP-1652, an instance of SCP-1652-1 will begin to decompose, typically expiring after 15 to 21 hours. State of decay over 3 days is equivalent to \u2588\u2588 years of elapsed time. Decaying instances of SCP-1652-1 show extreme discomfort until provided with the chance to return to SCP-1652.\nIncident Report 1652-1:\nAt \u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, a man wearing a British pattern service dress uniform fled SCP-1652. This instance is to be referred to as SCP-1652-2. SCP-1652-2 carried a Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III along with a Webley revolver. SCP-1652-2 bore several injuries, including broken bones, gunshot wounds, and blisters. SCP-1652-2 was reluctant to give information, but revealed that he was deployed to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, France. SCP-1652-2 began to deteriorate in health as he began to decompose at a rate \u25886% faster than instances of SCP-1652-1. SCP-1652-2 expired within 5 hours of recovery.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1651 | SCP-1652 | SCP-1653 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1653\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1653-A is to be contained in a form-fitting shipping crate lined with impact-resistant packaging foam, followed by a layer of lead. The top of the crate is to be independently capable of being opened to allow light in if needed. SCP-1653-A is not to be exposed to an unprotected wireless network.\nSCP-1653-B are to be wrapped in plastic and submerged in concrete blocks in a containment chamber on any floor below the one where SCP-1653-A is kept. If they are a necessity, any inclined walkways connecting said floors are to be inclined greater than 20\u00b0, though a total lack of inclined walkways is strongly recommended. SCP-1653-B are not to be given access to SCP-1653-A.\nDescription: SCP-1653-A is a cylindrical column of solid glass, 310 cm tall by 31.8 cm in diameter. Its surface is etched with 8 shallow, smooth rows of a square Greek spiral design which thread around it at a 30\u00b0 angle from horizontal. It is inanimate.\nSCP-1653-A-1 is a flattened cylindrical column of human brain tissue, 20.3 cm tall by 27.6 cm in diameter. It is situated inside SCP-1653-A, 5 cm below its top surface and completely enclosed in glass. Its structure is radially symmetric. SCP-1653-A-1 has the remnants of a brainstem and spinal cord wrapped underneath it. Additionally, its pineal gland is exposed as a flat circle at the top and apparently acts as its sole sensory organ. SCP-1653-A-1 is alive and displays neural activity consistent with that of a human. How SCP-1653-A-1 receives nutrition is unknown, although increasing its exposure to overhead light increases its neural activity.\nSCP-1653-A is capable of acquiring a connection to the Internet to a limited extent when in the presence of an unprotected wireless network. Prior to recovery, SCP-1653-A was located in the courtyard of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Memorial Hospital in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Michigan. There, it broadcasted two Tweets each day to the Twitter account @\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588; the first would be a declaration of whether it was currently sunny or cloudy, and the second would be a statement of a desire for a personal characteristic or belonging. The account gathered 21 followers before it was terminated by the Foundation; all have been tracked and amnesticized. SCP-1653-A was replaced in the courtyard by a replica. Shortly after SCP-1653-A was discovered, SCP-1653-B were found locked in a disused basement walk-in freezer at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Memorial Hospital, from which they were attempting to escape.\nSCP-1653-B are a set of three elongated tetrahedrons constructed from polished green stainless steel. Each is 50 cm tall and 20 cm to a base edge, with a purple and yellow flower design drawn on each face. Their construction is seamless and prevents internal imaging, but they seem to be partially filled with one or more viscous liquids of unknown nature. SCP-1653-B are animate and hostile, typically gliding on their bases at speeds of up to 49 kph on surfaces inclined up to 20\u00b0. While moving they produce quiet bursts of white noise. They have not responded well to containment; active breach attempts occurred almost daily until the current containment procedures were put into place. SCP-1653-B's apparent motive is to reach SCP-1653-A and attach themselves to its surface \u2014 details after that point are not known.\nAddendum: Sample Tweets1 from the Twitter account associated with SCP-1653-A.\n\ni wish i could be more majestic\n\nit is sunny today :)\n\ni would like those flowers to keep away\n\nit is dark today D:\n\ni want flowers to show me the world\n\nit is overcast today :/\n\ni want to see the world\n\nit is very sunny today :D\n\ni wish a cute boy would bring me flowers\n\nit is cloudy today :(\n\ni wish this itchy jacket would come off\n\nit is sunny today :)\n\ni want to grow up and become a column of glass\n\nFootnotes\n1. Presented in reverse chronological order as they were displayed on the timeline.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1652 | SCP-1653 | SCP-1654 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Incoming broadcast\nProtocol Urgency: Immediate\nThreat Level: Aleph\nProtocol Subject: SCP-1654\n\nProtocol Instructions: The special containment procedures of SCP-1654 are to be broadcast to all remaining Sites on an unencrypted wavelength. Civilians receiving this message are encouraged to assist the Foundation through any means possible. Foundation personnel who fail to comply will, at the minimum, be met with immediate termination. Civilians who fail to assist will not know reclamation.\nAt least 13 Foundation outposts are to be situated in a circular region along the outside of every remaining Site, at least 20 kilometers away from the Site. The following accommodations are to be made for each outpost:\n\nAt least 3 separate rooms containing a small portion (at least 4 mg) of the Site Director's ocular nerve.\nAn outside wall along with the corpses of three level 3 personnel, changed daily.\nThe bottom of the basement level must contain at least 3 kg of dirt or rock originating from any SCP-1654-1 instance.\nAll personnel manning the outpost must be unreclaimed.\n71 ml of blood from each overseer must be hidden somewhere within the outpost away from SCP-1654.\n\nThese outposts will be responsible for forming a protective barrier against SCP-1654. Additionally, any incoming civilians will first be handled by these outposts prior to being sent to the Site for further action. All individuals manning these outposts are not allowed to die. Sites that are unable to meet these accommodations within 3 weeks of notification are to activate all onsite nuclear warheads.\nAll personnel with existing familial connections are to submit themselves to their Foundation Office of Reclamation for immediate termination. Personnel who do not comply are to be executed as soon as possible. Their remains are then to be fed to individuals no more than 5 minutes prior to reclamation.\nReclaimed individuals are to be sent to Lunar Area 32 for immediate extraction. Once the individuals arrive on Lunar Area 32, they are to be immediately subject to thaumaturgical ritual C3-37.\nThe result of the ritual is to be launched from the Foundation Seraphim Array situated in orbit towards any major civilian population centers (now known as SCP-1654-1), the remains of which shall be identified as Seraphic Zones.\nThis process is to be repeated until all known SCP-1654-1 instances have been converted into Seraphic Zones. Should the current supply of personnel with existing familial connections be exhausted, civilians from the immediate surroundings are to be used. Should that method be exhausted as well, personnel are instructed to begin creating suitable candidates themselves.\nOnce all possible candidates have been exhausted, remaining Foundation personnel are instructed to congregate in any of the seraphic zones and begin the termination of SCP-1654.\nFurther instructions will be given prior to this event.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1653 | SCP-1654 | SCP-1655 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1655\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1655 is to be kept in a 5 x 5 x 5 cm plexiglass container. Any handling of SCP-1655 that requires opening its container is to be performed by D-class personnel only.\nDescription: SCP-1655 is a small arachnid of the order Ixodida, bearing a strong resemblance to the common tick. SCP-1655 does not appear to share the common development cycle of non-anomalous members of the order Ixodida, nor to require any physical sustenance.\nSCP-1655 was found latched to the neck of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a patient in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 asylum for the criminally insane, by Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, employed by the Foundation, contacted his superiors as a result of a series of interviews with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nThe specimen is extremely aggressive, and will attempt to latch onto and bite any mammal with which it comes into contact . If the specimen is able to bite someone, the following phenomena will occur:\n1. Any living being the affected subject held any degree of affection for will immediately lose all memory of the subject's existence and will be unable to acquire any new memories concerning him/her/it.\n2. Said beings will not be able to sense the subject in any manner. Any physical contact with the subject will cause mild discomfort and disgust, which will increase in intensity the longer contact is held.\n3. If the subject begins to feel affection to any other living being, they will also be affected. It appears SCP-1655 is able to extract information from its victims and alter its effects in order to maintain complete emotional isolation .\n4. The subject will ignore SCP-1655's existence.\nThese effects appear to be permanent, and will endure even if the parasite is removed. Beings the subject bears no affection to are unaffected. Because of this, and the effects of the suffering of its victims on SCP-1655 (See Test Log), it is hypothesized the parasite keeps a mental link with its victims, and feeds on the negative emotions the effects of its bite incurred in them.\nTest Log SCP-1655\n\nSubject: A female house cat and its kitten.\nTest: SCP-1655 introduced to kitten.\nResult: Mother cat no longer acknowledges the kitten's existence. Kitten's attempts to feed are met with resistance from mother, until eventual starvation of the kitten. A plasma-like substance appears in SCP-1655's blood sack.\n\nSubject: D-236\nTest: SCP-1655 introduced to to D-236. He is asked to contact his grandmother, Mrs.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who raised him.\nResult: Mrs.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 does not appear to hear D-236's voice. When questioned about her grandson by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, she shows no recollection of him. When a meeting is arranged she ignores his existence entirely, and when D-236 is asked to touch her, she expresses a feeling of uneasiness, \"something spooky\", in her words. D-236 is removed from the meeting due to signs of extreme emotional distress. SCP-1655 appears engorged, as if filled with blood.\n\nAddendum#1655-A:\nA diary was found next to the body of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, after his suicide. The following extract is of particular note:\n\nAll alone. Always alone. She couldn't see me, no matter what I did. She couldn't care. I gave up everything for her- I left my wife and kids, my job, my entire life just to run away with her. I thought we were happy. Then one day, I come back home and all of my stuff in out on the pavement, and when I go inside she acts like I don't even exists. I shout at her, and I shake her, but nothing works. She just walks around me like I'm not there. I scream at her for hours. Hours! and she just ignores me. Every time I touch her she gets that fucking disgusted look on her face, like I'm some scum. So I took it off forever. That backstabbing, lying cunt. She had it coming. She got what she deserved.\nWhy didn't she love me anymore?\n\nAddendum#1655-B: Tests of the specimen's saliva have produced results: though tests were unable to identify all of the different components, trace evidence of hormones affecting the Hippocampus, as well as powerful depressants, were found. While physiological examinations proved incapable of confirming how the specimen uses the information it retrieves from the Hippocampus to affect others, it is now clear it is actively causing mental anguish to its subjects, most likely in order to hasten its feeding process.\nAddendum#1655-C: Closer examination of the specimen found feminine reproductive organs, implying additional members of the species may exist in the wild. Further investigation is recommended.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1654 | SCP-1655 | SCP-1656 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1656\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As its mechanism and method of activation are unknown, SCP-1656 is presently uncontained. Instances of SCP-1656-1 are to be contained in standard 1m x 1m x 1m holding cells at Sector-28. Once per day, instances of SCP-1656-1 are to be provided with intravenous fluids and total nutrient admixture.\nDescription: SCP-1656 is an idiopathic phenomenon affecting the upper limbs of adult human subjects. The progression of SCP-1656 occurs in several distinct phases:\nStage One: Subjects affected by SCP-1656 (hereafter referred to as parent instances) begin to experience muscle tremors, reduced circulation and dulled sensation in the affected limb. During this stage parent instances experience significant alterations in their memory, universally reporting that the affected limb was amputated at a young age. When questioned about the limb's presence, parent instances claim it is a former acquaintance. Parent instances have declined to elaborate.\nStage Two: Stage two is characterized by periods of complete loss of voluntary motor control over the affected limb. These periods will increase in frequency until the affected limb gains complete autonomy and is designated an instance of SCP-1656-1. SCP-1656-1 instances are sapient and, during periods of autonomy, will constantly attempt written communication with their parent instance. Despite all attempts by SCP-1656-1, parent instances will ignore these communications.\nRecovered communications invariably focus on feelings of rejection and romantic neglect on the part of the parent instance towards SCP-1656-1. After several days, communications begin to focus on an infatuation of SCP-1656-1 with an unidentified male individual. While descriptions of this individual vary, instances of SCP-1656-1 report its reciprocation after twelve to fourteen days and state their intent to end their relationship with their parent instance. This period marks the transition into stage three.\nStage Three: SCP-1656-1 will cleanly separate itself from its parent instance at the shoulder. This has no deleterious effects on either the parent instance or SCP-1656-1, leaving behind what appears to be a fully-healed stump at the site of cleavage.\nSCP-1656-1 is capable of locomotion and, following its separation, will attempt to flee to an unobserved area. If visual observation is interrupted or lost, SCP-1656-1 will disappear to an unknown location (see Addendum SCP-1656-A). GPS monitoring systems placed on instances of SCP-1656-1 prior to separation abruptly cut off after visual observation of the instance is lost.\nAddendum SCP-1656-A\n\nOn 12/04/20\u2588\u2588, all GPS trackers previously used to monitor instances of SCP-1656-1 spontaneously reactivated. Foundation agents tracked the signal to a warehouse in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Ukraine. A search of the warehouse revealed \u2588\u2588\u2588 deceased instances of SCP-1656-1, many in an advanced state of decay, as well as large amounts of graffiti consistent with SCP-1656-1 communications (see Addendum SCP-1656-B). Further investigation revealed signs of recent habitation by a human individual; forensic analysis is ongoing.\n\nAddendum SCP-1656-B: Samples of recovered communications\n\n\u201dI WAS WRONG PLEASE TAKE ME BACK\u201d\n\n\u201dHE LIED YOU WERE THE ONE\u201d\n\n\"I STILL LOVE YOU\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1655 | SCP-1656 | SCP-1657 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1657\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1657 are to be kept in Frozen Storage at Site 23. Testing of these objects, including the hatching of SCP-1657-A instances, requires approval from at least three (3) Level-3 personnel.\nAll SCP-1657-A instances are to be kept in separate humanoid containment chambers for the duration of their lives. A general feeding schedule has been created for all SCP-1657-A; however, if it appears that any given instance requires a different diet or schedule, Dr. Armstrong is to be contacted and consulted.\nDescription: SCP-1657 refers to a collection of seventy-four (74) eggs, ranging between 5 cm and 30 cm in length. They are normally white in coloration, though occasionally pink and red colored eggs will also be found. SCP-1657 can be indefinitely kept at temperatures between 0oC and 15oC. If these eggs are kept in conditions of a certain temperature and humidity, they will hatch and yield specimens of SCP-1657-A. See Document-1657-Alpha for more specific details on the incubation of these eggs.\nSCP-1657-A appear to be closely related to humans (Homo sapiens sapiens), except that they are not sapient, lack hair, nails, and teeth, and are often deformed, sprouting extraneous appendages or organs during regular growth. Furthermore, once hatched, these entities will grow to the size of an adult human and reach maturity in approximately thirteen (13) days, with the average total lifespan being about seventeen (17) days.\nSCP-1657-A instances are compliant and docile, as well as appearing to fear all living organisms. If the entity possesses sensory organs, then it will use them to attempt to distance itself as far away as possible from all other beings. If these aspects are not present, the entity will then only move away from something when touched. If left alone in a soothing environment for a long period of time, SCP-1657-A may produce additional instances of SCP-1657.\nTesting has shown that members of SCP-1657-A possess a collective memory. Specifically, this was discovered during primary physical endurance testing when SCP-1657-A-07 approached fire with curiosity and subsequently died. After this point, all individuals that hatched showed great aversion and fear to fire. Testing with alternative stimuli has confirmed these results. See Test Log-1657-Kappa for the full log.\nSCP-1657 was originally found in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Tennessee, within the house of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a known high-ranking member of GoI-\u2588\u2588\u2588 (\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588), and subsequently contained. Six (6) packages holding fifteen (15) instances of SCP-1657 each were found at this location and subsequently contained. Each of these packages is labeled in the same manner with a flyer, as transcribed in Addendum-1657-Gamma. Additionally, blood that was later identified as belonging to SCP-1657-A instances was found dried onto several surfaces and appliances in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's sink, refrigerator, and frying pans.\nAddendum-1657-Gamma:\n\nMAN EGG\n\nNeed more punch to your breakfast? Grocery store eggs not working for you? Wish you could have a goddamn masculine omelette for once in your goddamn miserable life? Then buy the MAN EGG. MAN EGG will make you MANLY. Ever hear of, \u201cYou are what you eat?\u201d Well, we at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 believe it's 100% goddamn true. That's why we make our eggs out of REAL HUMANS*. So what are you waiting for? GO SCRAMBLE AND EAT THE FUCKING MAN EGG, YOU MUSCULAR SONUVABITCH.\nWARNING: KEEP EGGS REFRIGERATED WHENEVER THEY ARE NOT BEING DIRECTLY USED FOR COOKING. DO NOT LEAVE EGGS OUTSIDE OF A COLD ENVIRONMENT FOR MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR AT A TIME. IF ANYTHING EMERGES FROM YOUR MAN EGG, PLEASE CALL \u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nActual human not used in the making of MAN EGGTM**. General human substitute is used. Detailed nutrition facts can be found on our website at http://www.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588.\n[REDACTED]1\n\nFootnotes\n1. Here, a symbol known to be connected with GoI-256 (Creations of Man) was printed. Foundation operatives are currently investigating a connection between these objects and the group's Genesis 127 project.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1656 | SCP-1657 | SCP-1658 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1658 colony present with a copy of Raymond Carver's Catherdal. Image scanned prior to destruction of volume.\n\nItem #: SCP-1658\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All materials contaminated by instances of SCP-1658 are to be stored individually in vacuum-sealed tear-resistant plastic bags. MTF-Phi-12 (\"Reading Rainbows\") is responsible for the destruction of materials found to have been infested by SCP-1658 not currently in containment. Any graffiti that shows properties similar to SCP-1658 are to be removed using fungicidal compound BMK. All personnel who interact with SCP-1658 are to wear at least Class-3 Biohazard protection, including face masks and suits.\nDescription: SCP-1658 is a fungal organism related to Stachybotrys chartarum, or black mold. When visible, SCP-1658 superficially resembles dried ink. Like most molds, SCP-1658 prefers damp environments, but can live in a state of suspended animation in arid environments as well, surviving for up to 70 years without exposure to water.\nSCP-1658 is capable of living on several materials, such as wood and plaster; however, the preferred habitat of SCP-1658 is paper, particularly printed matter. When a suitable habitat is found and colonized, SCP-1658 takes on the appearance of printed characters from various alphabets. SCP-1658 generates a hallucinatory effect; \"text\" created by SCP-1658 appears to \"shift\" appearances depending on the individual(s) viewing it. The effect is apparently random; for example, a native of Brazil may find an instance of SCP-1658 imitating Portuguese, while an individual fluent in both English and Spanish may find himself encountering text printed in Aramaic in the same instance. Photography has shown that the \"actual\" appearance of SCP-1658 resembles several languages, the most common including Binary, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, and English. Most texts generated by SCP-1658 are gibberish, with few coherent instances identified.\nThe spores of SCP-1658 produce a powerful trichothecene mycotoxin similar to that produced by S. charatarum. When inhaled, SCP-1658's spores cause coughing, sneezing, nausea, and dizziness; if not treated, exposure can lead to chronic respiratory problems and other symptoms (See Addendum). Spores are capable of surviving in a human respiratory tract for up to 5 days, giving ample time for exposure to new material.\nAddendum 1658-01: Partial Sample of Generated Texts\n\nRecovery Details\nSample of Text\nNotes\n\nRecovered from a scroll in a Spanish Monastery dated to the second century C.E; Text presented as Cyrillic.\nBlue monkeys shit shrimp. University the [illegible] makes Babylon, which shall fall. Our laughing explodes into the universe at the speed of Alexandria. Negative 48/17/6 the ides paid their fines.Alex Alexander Alex Al Al friend Al al al al al al alcohol alchemist algebra blame the pork. We have bone scouted trough this plain. value of authorities capacity\nPossible link to the Library of Alexandria, which some sources say was partially destroyed by Julius Caesar around 48 B.C.E. Consulting Subject 911-1 about the possible origins of SCP-1658 has been proposed.\n\nFound in an untitled Arabic manuscript dating to 680 C.E.\nwhy so many dead why so many dead you will pay we live on and on and on we live forever for alexandria\nThe Library of Alexandria was believed to have been completely destroyed approximately 20-40 years before this document was made.\n\nFound in an original copy of the United States Constitution recovered from the National Archives.\nArticle XX: Stop all the fire the works the burning we just want it to stop. Our homes are broken, the museum must be kept clean. The books must be shelved\nN/A\n\nFound on a pamphlet advertising the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, circa 1916; first discovered instance of SCP-1658 contamination. Recovered from the New York Public Library archives\n[EXPLETIVES REDACTED] YOU ALL TO BENEATH. we do not wish you to burn, we wish far less than that, but we wish you to STOP stop the maddnes [sic] and see the light you need us\nThe NYSSV was one of the most infamous censorship agencies in the history of the United States, responsible for several hundred book burnings.\n\nSCP-1658 contamination found in a copy of the Daily Mail, printed May 2, 1945; altered text translated from Hebrew.\n20894-30454 burn in pieces. ashes to ashes and bite the dust. I knew that they body would not not not not not not not [continues for two pages] be found. for all of our brother powerknowledge who have joined us, avenge yourself, for you were been not-murdered. welcome KNOWLEDGE\nThe headline for the date in question was \"HITLER DEAD- DOENITZ APPOINTED FUHRER\".\n\nFound in Wilhelm Reich's \"The Sexual Revolution\" in 1957, recovered in a bookstore in Vienna, Austria\nSCREAM SCREAM SCREAM FOR THE DEAD SCREAM FOR ALL THE DEAD DAMN THE JUDGE DAMN THE JURY DAMN THE EXECUTIONER\nSeveral of Wilhelm Reich's works were burned following his trial in 1956. It is considered one of the worst cases of censorship in US history.\n\nFound in a 1967 copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, presented in binary and ongoing for 4 pages\nevenwhenitiswrittenithurts.TRAITOR. KNOWLEDGE is forever this forever irony needs to strike this TRAITOR must BURN\nN/A\n\nFound on a bathroom wall in a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Department Store in a New York shopping mall, 1989, presented in [DATA EXPUNGED]\nwe will succeed, or we will succeed. failure was never an option. KNOWLEDGE and the world needs us. it always needed us POWER it will always need us no matter how much it seems to hate us it needs us for without us they crumble we may not be the truth but we are still a truth and we are still needed KNOWLEDGEPOWERKNOWLEDGEPOWERKNOWLEDGEPOWER\nA Muslim group had recently bought the entire stock of \"The Satanic Verses\" from a bookstore in the same mall, and had burned them in the parking lot of the mall in protest.\n\nRecovered in a copy of Qur'an in Florida, United States, 20\u2588\u2588\nwe will not give up no matter what happens we shall stopthis stopthis stopthisknowledgepowerknowledgepowerknowledgepower\nA copy of the Qur'an was intended to be burned in protest to [DATA EXPUNGED]. Event was called off after several pleas from across the country.\n\nAddendum: Incident 1658-05\n\nTest#: 1658-05\nTest Subject: D-5832, Caucasian male, age 57, chosen due to a strong immune system.\nProcedures: D-5832 was purposefully exposed to spores of SCP-1658 in order to test symptoms of resultant fungal infection. Subject developed fungal pneumonia as well as a form of foot fungus resembling tinea pedis (athlete's foot), but more severe. Symptoms developed over the course of 16 days, during which the subject was denied fungicidal medicine, instead given placebo. Subject reported chronic coughing and difficulty breathing, as well as black, ink-like mucous discharge.\n20 days after infection, fungal growths on skin resembled the word \"ALEX\" printed several times in at least 6 distinct languages. Subject discharged mucus almost constantly, and required respiratory system to be drained via tubing. Testing showed that 1mL of mucus contained several billion SCP-1658 spores.\nExposure of spores to several tissues used by subject produced over a dozen colonies of SCP-1658 all of which display the same message, in English:\n\"IS THIS OUR FATE\"\nAll materials subsequently burned. Following burning, an outbreak of SCP-1658 was found in the Foundation Archives, contaminating over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 original documents with the message \"WE WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS\". Documents have since been destroyed; replacements were made from digital copies.\n\nFollowing Incident 1658-05, uncontained instances of SCP-1658 has shown increased levels of resistance to BMK. In addition, in the event of burning SCP-1658 contaminated materials, there is a chance that some spores of SCP-1658 will scatter before ignition, and attempt to enter the respiratory system of any human within a \u2588km radius. It is unknown if the events of Incident 1658-05 and this new behavior have any correlation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1657 | SCP-1658 | SCP-1659 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Attempted diagram of the organization of SCP-1659 sub-unit \"Division of Janitorial Psyops\"\n\nItem #: SCP-1659\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Level 3/1659 clearance staff are limited to interaction in the field with SCP-1659\u03b3 instances. Per the terms of the 9 Mile Station Protocol, all interaction with SCP-1659\u03b1 and SCP-1659\u03b2 instances must be conducted through recognized diplomatic channels in the Department of External Affairs. The currently recognized ambassador to SCP-1659 is Dr. Danamir al-Qahtani.\nDue to the widespread nature of SCP-1659, containment is focused on suppressing public knowledge of the true purpose of activities carried out by SCP-1659 instances. Priority is to be given to activities with the greatest risk of resulting in violations of the 9 Mile Station Protocol. In keeping with Protocol requirements, any non-observational research of SCP-1659 is prohibited without express permission of the Department of External Affairs.\nResearch staff must update the list of known SCP-1659 instances and the SCP-1659 Organizational Chart weekly to reflect current information. Recruiting preference for SCP-1659 personnel is to be given to those with backgrounds in sociology, political science, diplomacy, organizational theory, and culinary criticism.\nDescription: SCP-1659 is a quasi-governmental organization transcending all known political boundaries and divisions. This organization is made up of at least 315,449 individuals who possess the inherent sense that they are part of a large, governing organization known to its members as \"Directorate K\". Individuals affected by SCP-1659 demonstrate knowledge not only of the existence of this organization, but which specific sub-unit they belong to, and a detailed sense of their duties to be carried out as part of SCP-1659. Interviews with affected subjects suggest that this knowledge is spontaneously obtained through unknown means, usually between the ages of 17-32. Once a subject is affected by SCP-1659, no known means are effective in eliminating knowledge of \"Directorate K\" short of systemic neurological damage or death. Individuals from throughout the world appear to be affected by SCP-1659 at random.\nThe organizational structure of SCP-1659 is highly complex, and appears to have no overarching goal or purpose. Sub-units within SCP-1659 are given titles and ostensible missions; however, the work performed by members of a designated sub-unit often has no discernible connection with that unit's stated purpose. Foundation researchers have documented 1,297 sub-units to date. Apart from \"Directorate K\" serving as a central administering entity, the relationships of these sub-units to one another is currently impossible to determine; hierarchies appear to change regularly, and reorganizations of these units happen frequently.\nIndividuals affected by SCP-1659 frequently spend significant amounts of time at seemingly pointless tasks. Documented examples include:\n\nA retired electrician identifying himself as a technician attached to the \"Office of Slime Mold Production\" repeatedly spinning a coin on the ground at a crowded bus stop in Toronto, Canada.\nThree individuals claiming to work for the \"Ennui Control Bureau\" traveling throughout rural southwestern Slovakia, counting any observed instances of Muscardinus avellanarius (common dormouse), and text-messaging the results to a phone number listed at the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru1.\nA \"Fifteenth Vinyl Division\" work crew in a privately-owned truck traveling to traffic intersections in various towns in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, cleaning signs related to pedestrian safety.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, police chief of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Bolivia and confirmed SCP-1659 subject, continually building in his backyard a crude antenna structure 4 m in height out of tinfoil, disassembling it, and reassembling it.\nA self-described \"official meeting\" of the \"People's Governing Board of Gall Bladder Health\" consisting of a spontaneous gathering of 28 individuals in a remote region of the Mojave Desert in California, United States, culminating in the detonation of an explosive device estimated to be equivalent to 500 kg of TNT.2\n\nIndividuals affected by SCP-1659 are not compelled in any discernible manner to perform their assigned \"duties\". However, subjects are almost always highly motivated to carry out tasks assigned by SCP-1659, and affected individuals display behavioral traits and attitudes commonly associated with organizations displaying high levels of morale and team cohesion.\nWhile observed activity of SCP-1659 subjects at the individual level appears to have no logical purpose, broader contextual analysis has revealed that SCP-1659 exhibits a profound ability to affect world commodities market fluctuations, cultural trends (particularly those related to food), real estate development, movement of refugee populations, and, to a limited extent, deployment of military assets. SCP-1659 is believed to achieve this through a combination of the sum total of the tasks its subjects carry out, its ownership stake in a collection of strategic private firms, and its placement of subjects in posts at all levels of government. In most cases, influence exercised by SCP-1659 is subtle and does not deviate significantly from general societal expectations, though this is theorized to be partly attributable to SCP-1659's agreement to abide by the 9 Mile Station Protocol. An exception appears to be trends in fine dining and culinary technology, upon which SCP-1659 has exercised profound effects. Many world-renowned restaurants are either owned or financed by SCP-1659, including \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in Paris, France; \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in Osaka, Japan, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in Catalonia, Spain.\nSubjects affected by SCP-1659 are present throughout the world, and generally fall into three observed categories:\n\nSCP-1659\u03b1: These individuals occupy leadership positions within SCP-1659, analogous to agency directors, minor political leaders, and other high-ranking officials. Approximately 2% of SCP-1659 are classed in this manner. Members of Directorate K itself, believed to be the central authority of SCP-1659, are part of this group, and are believed to number between 100-120 individuals at present.\nSCP-1659\u03b2: An estimated 15% of SCP-1659 instances belong to this class. These individuals tend to be tasked with duties resembling those of a mid-level official, and are usually supervisory or quasi-independent in nature. Many individuals in this group hold positions of authority in established governments at all levels throughout the world. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, former Prime Minister of Gambia before being removed by Foundation operatives in the wake of Incident 1659A MIKE, is believed to have been one of these individuals.\nSCP-1659\u03b3: The vast majority of SCP-1659 fall under this classification. These individuals perform tasks associated with the various sub-units of SCP-1659, and are thus the most likely to come to the attention of Foundation assets. While SCP-1659\u03b3 instances are drawn from a wide array of sources, a high proportion of these individuals are transients, inmates at penal or mental health institutions, or others that traditionally live outside mainstream society.\n\nThe ultimate strategic aims or goals of SCP-1659, if any exist, are unknown at this time.\nAddendum 1659-A: Summary of 9 Mile Station Protocol\nFoundation researchers discovered SCP-1659 in 1983 after an investigation into reports of seventeen unaffiliated individuals chasing stray dogs through the streets of Budapest, Hungary with brooms, mops, and various cleaning implements. These reports coincided with a Soviet Union-organized economic conference occurring in the city at the same time.\nFrom 1983 to 1997, field research was conducted through standard clandestine means, yielding information suggesting that the scope of SCP-1659 and its potential effects on established society rendered it inherently uncontainable. SCP-1659 was accordingly classified Keter and assigned slot #14 on the Prioritized Threat Register. Given the nature of SCP-1659, Research Director Dr. Franz H. Ambroz attempted to establish formal diplomatic relations with SCP-1659.\nOn September 1, 1998, a letter was received at the address established by Dr. Ambroz for official contacts, purporting to be from the \"Directorate K Null Consulate\". The letter stated SCP-1659's acceptance of an invitation to discuss formal relations between it and the Foundation, and a summit was scheduled for later that year.\nOn December 18, 1998, Dr. Ambroz and a Foundation negotiations team arrived at the abandoned settlement of 9 Mile Station, California, United States, per instructions from SCP-1659 (the reason stated for the location being \"we're thinking of building a restaurant here\"), and met with Ms. Valentina L\u00e0coni, an SCP-1659 subject documented by researchers as being a bicycle mechanic residing in Scamp\u00eca, Italy. Ms. L\u00e0coni presented herself as \"Null Consulate Charg\u00e9 de mission for Foundation Affairs\", and was the only SCP-1659 subject present.\nMs. L\u00e0coni proved extensively knowledgeable in the practices of international diplomacy and demonstrated her position within SCP-1659 by ordering several SCP-1659 sub-units in specified locations to perform tasks requested by the Foundation delegation. Over the next several days, the Foundation delegation and Ms. L\u00e0coni discussed terms for the voluntary entry of SCP-1659 into containment. Agreement was reached on December 22, 1998, and was formally ratified soon afterward as the 9 Mile Station Protocol by Overwatch Command and Directorate K itself (which delivered its copy of the Protocol signed by nineteen code-named individuals via burro-mounted messenger to a pre-designated Foundation facility in Guadalajara, Mexico).\nStated Goals of the Signatory Parties: The preamble to the 9 Mile Station Protocol states the Foundation's and SCP-1659's mutual desire for preserving a rational consensus reality for human civilization. While stating that the aims of the Foundation and SCP-1659 are different, a commonality of purpose sufficient for a formalized agreement is cited as the basis for the Protocol.\nRequirements on SCP-1659: Under the Protocol, SCP-1659 is not to engage in any activity that may alert any individuals or organizations not under its influence to its existence.\nSCP-1659 is not to engage in any activity causing extensive property damage or loss of life, except in pre-defined circumstances of self-defense, which must be promptly reported to Foundation personnel.\nSCP-1659 must limit its total number of affected individuals to <.01% of the estimated world population at any given time.\nSCP-1659 may not designate Foundation personnel as members of its organization.\nRequirements on the Foundation: Foundation researchers are permitted to observe and document all activities conducted by SCP-1659\u03b3 individuals. Foundation researchers are not permitted to interfere with such activities unless a breach of Protocol requirements is reasonably judged to be imminent.\nFoundation staff may transport SCP-1659 affected individuals to Foundation facilities for examination and interview, subject to permission of the Null Consulate and in accordance with Directorate K guidelines. No fewer than 30 individuals per annum are to be made available to the Foundation for this purpose.\nThe Foundation may not harm, coerce, intimidate, or otherwise interfere unduly with any SCP-1659 subject unless self-defense exceptions are present.\nRequirements on both signatories: The provisions of the 9 Mile Station Protocol must be reviewed by a delegation from both signatories at a triannual conference, located in neutral territory. Amendments may be made to the Protocol subject to approval by both signatories.\nNeither signatory may be required to reveal information regarding total strategic and tactical assets, personnel levels, or high-level policy to the other.\nAs of the time of this report, no violations of the 9 Mile Station Protocol by SCP-1659 have been observed.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Researchers were unable to determine if these messages were in fact received by any persons, as the cell phone corresponding to this number was not located.\n2. No injuries to any individuals present were documented.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1658 | SCP-1659 | SCP-1660 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1660\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1660-1 may be safely kept in a locked safe-deposit box at Site \u2588\u2588 Storage Facility. Standard positive-action defenses (explosive, chemical, biological, and memetic) are to be in place at all times, according to standard operating procedure. SCP-1660-1 is to be kept away from flammable materials unless in testing. Under no circumstances is SCP-1660-1 to come into contact with fire-related SCPs such as SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. In event of SCP-1660-1 igniting outside, testing personnel are to evacuate the area until all flaming materials are extinguished. Due to only being accessible via SCP-1660-1, SCP-1660-2 can be considered to be contained as long as SCP-1660-1 is. Any animal life that emerges from SCP-1660-2 during testing is to be captured pending study and possible termination.\nDescription: SCP-1660-1 is an elaborately decorative oil lamp made from silver, coral and the shell of a nautilus. Its anomalous effects activate if a fire is lit inside the chamber of the nautilus shell. Upon ignition the fire will, regardless of materials used, begin to emit large amounts of smoke. The smoke will begin to gather forming an arch-shaped \"gate\" in the air approximately \u2588\u2588 meters across. The size and stability of said \"gate\" will fluctuate based on the amount and/or type of material being burned within SCP-1660-1. In the event of SCP-1660-1 being extinguished, the gateway will collapse rapidly.\nSCP-1660-2 is a miniature parallel universe consisting of approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 square kilometers of temperate forest conditions which can be accessed by means of the \"gate\" produced by SCP-1660-1. Around the edges of SCP-1660-2 are walls of an as-of-yet unidentified mineral rating up to \u2588\u2588\u2588 on the Mohs scale. Testing with diamond drills have been unable to damage the mineral while rapidly blunting drill bits. Roughly a kilometer above the treetops is what appears to be a layer of [DATA EXPUNGED] all aerial exploration is to be performed with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) following incident \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Attempts at drilling below ground have revealed that a crust of the same unidentified mineral making up the walls exists approximately half a kilometer under the entire area of SCP-1660-2.\n\nList of animal species within SCP-1660-2\n\nClose list of animals\n\nUrsus arctos\nbrown bear\nSpecimens show no fear of humans.\n\nOdocoileus virginianus\nwhite-tailed deer\nSpecimens show no fear of humans.\n\nMyotis lucifugus\nbrown bat\nSpecimens prefer to rest in trees hanging from thick branches rather than in caves.\n\nPoecile atricapillus\nBlack-capped Chickadee\nSpecimens possess small notched ridges inside their beaks serving as simple teeth. The reason for this is unknown as specimens do not feed differently than ordinary chickadees.\n\nAnax imperator\nEmperor Dragonfly\nSpecimens have been seen to reach sizes of up to \u2588\u2588 millimeters. How they are able to breathe via spiracles while at these sizes is unknown.\n\nN/A\nSCP-1660-3 unidentified flightless bird\nA large flightless herbivorous bird somewhat like an emu.\n\nN/A\nSCP-1660-4 unidentified small reptomammal\nA small creature resembling a scaly, egg-laying fox with external ears, warm blood and whiskers.\n\nN/A\nSCP-1660-5 unidentified eyeless feline\nSpecimen resembles a cougar (Puma concolor) or other type of big cat apart from lacking eyes, and possessing forward-extended ratlike ears and the ability to echo-locate.\n\nN/A\nSCP-1660-6 unidentified giant turtle\nA creature exactly identical to the common box turtle (Terrapene) apart from its size, with adults reaching up to \u2588 meters in height, and having proportionally smaller eyes.\n\nN/A\nSCP-1660-7 [DATA EXPUNGED]\nA two (2) meter long extremely dangerous reptomammalian creature resembling an armored, bio-luminescent [DATA EXPUNGED]. SCP-1660-7 are pack-hunting predators comparable in behavior to wolves, although they do not fear humans and are capable of climbing trees or the walls of SCP-1660-2. Due to their lack of fear for humans they have been noted to attack personnel in SCP-1660-2, frequently killing them. Under no circumstances are personnel permitted to approach SCP-1660-7 specimens for this reason as well as [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\nList of plant species within SCP-1660-2\n\nClose list of plants\n\nQuercus nigra\nWater Oak\nNormal.\n\nQuercus hypoleucoides\nSilverleaf Oak\nSpecimens grow slightly faster than ordinary members of their species.\n\nQuercus aliena\nOriental White Oak\nSpecimens grow considerably larger, reaching up to \u2588\u2588\u2588 meters in height compared to ordinary members of their species.\n\nPinus densiflora\nJapanese Red Pine\nNormal\n\nN/A\nSCP-1660-8 unidentified moss\nA rapidly growing type of moss of unknown species covering other plants and the walls of SCP-1660-2.\n\nHistory: SCP-1660-1 was recovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Foundation mole from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a front for Marshall, Carter and Dark, who were selling \"safaris\" into SCP-1660-2 to hunt local wildlife (primarily SCP-1660-5, SCP-1660-6 and SCP-1660-7).\nCLASSIFIED - LEVEL FOUR PERSONNEL ONLY\n\nConfirm\n\nClose\n\nDocument Alpha SCP-1660-7: Report from Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nThe information in the article that you've already read left out, or more accurately expunged, something quite important.\nSCP-1660-7.\nThey aren't simply some kind of dangerous predator. We said that to keep personnel away from them.\nThey're sapient. Their fore-paws are jointed to work like human hands. They have simple tools, fire, and a language of their own based on bio-luminescent patterns.\nIt is their cave paintings, however, which interest us: crude humanoid figures holding sticks and killing with them at a distance, shooting projectiles.\nThen a battle with the same sticks, new figures, and the end of the killing. And the symbol copied off the new figures, the symbol in front of which they leave food in sacrifice, the symbol which they smear all over things with ash and plant pigment or claw into trees. The symbol of their gods.\nTwo rings, one inside the other, with three arrows pointing inward.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1659 | SCP-1660 | SCP-1661 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1661: Gremlins\n\nOther works by S D Locke!\n\nSCPs\n\nS. D. Locke's Proposal\n\nSCP-5999\n\nSCP-3280\n\nSCP-783\n\nSCP-2193\n\nSCP-3980\n\nSCP-1661\n\nSCP-2923\n\nSCP-2385\n\nSCP-3963\n\nSCP-4910\n\nSCP-3246\n\nSCPs\n\nIhp/Locke Proposal\n\nSCP-7676\n\nSCP-012-EX\n\nSCP-5311\n\nSCP-6430\n\nSCP-7932\n\nSCP-7427\n\nSCP-6110\n\nTales\n\nNot Fade Away\n\nReap What You Sew\n\nParadigm Shift\n\nA Reason To Die\n\nAnd Then I Died IV - Series 2\n\nTales\n\nHeart and Sol\n\nFrom Above\n\nGOI Formats\n\nSPC-173\n\nSPC-2935\n\nLTE-2712-Bosch\n\nP'rantortiz the Vile\n\nGOI Formats\n\n\u25b8 More by this Author \u25c2\n\n{$comments2}\n\nF.A.Q.\n\n{$doesthisfixthebug}\n\nSCP-1661 specimen after partial deconstruction. The eye continued to operate for several days after the removal of what was presumed to be vital components.\n\nItem Number: SCP-1661\nObject Class: Archon\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1661 specimens are to be contained within Site-51 Site-81. Dissection and experimentation requests are to be filed through personnel with Level-3 clearance.\nDescription: SCP-1661 consists of a swarm of self-replicating automata composed primarily of aircraft components, assembled in a random and seemingly nonfunctional manner. Although general arrangement and internal workings are highly variable between instances, each specimen contains a single, genetically cephalopodic eye of varying size in its approximate center. All SCP-1661 are capable of self-directed flight through unknown means, and posses an aptitude for swift, coordinated maneuverability.\nWhile SCP-1661 display some degree of sapience, attempts at communication have been ineffective.\nIndividual instances are highly specialized for a variety of purposes relating to the seizure and deconstruction of airborne crafts such as planes, drones, helicopters, and un-manned spacecraft. Laser-cutters, multi-fingered appendages, and primitive cloaking devices have all been observed.\nSCP-1661 prefers to hunt collectively at night, attacking their target mid-flight. They are capable of completely deconstructing un-manned crafts and aerial drones in a matter of minutes; in all recorded cases they were successful in reducing such craft into scrap throughout free-fall, and before the craft could impact the ground. They generally limit themselves to removing non-vital components in manned crafts, presumably to allow the survival of passengers. Experimentation has revealed that in these cases SCP-1661 are more cautious and precise with their work, taking as long as an hour to carefully excise specific material. SCP-1661 has shown no responses to prey items other than airborne devices.\nHistory: SCP-1661 activity was first brought to Foundation attention in 1948, following several reports of aircraft losing small exterior sections of their wings or fuselage. Some passengers aboard affected flights claimed they witnessed small, metallic objects moving about the plane's exterior, thus prompting further investigation. A fictionalized account of these sightings were later disseminated to the public by Agent Matheson in accordance with OPERATION:SAGA.\nInvestigation into the projected hunting grounds of SCP-1661 was fruitful; several attacks on dummy planes were witnessed by field agents over the following decade, allowing researchers to eventually triangulate the location of their nest. Containment specialists were deployed to the abandoned Albert Johnson Air Base in Indiana's Tippecanoe County in April of 1969.\nPersonnel discovered over three-hundred SCP-1661 in the process of configuring salvaged material into new instances. The majority were able to escape through collapsed sections of ceiling in the complex upon sighting agents, who were successful in capturing several specimens for study. Forty-seven inactive instances were also recovered, each of which did not possess their characteristic eye - hosting only open orbits within their central mass.\nIt is notable that two instances were responsible for the rescue of an Agent Fielding, who had nearly fallen into a fissure in the foundation of the facility. They were both then captured.\nThree days after containment at Site-81, a swarm of SCP-1661 descended within the site's exclusion-zone, landing five meters from the main gates. These instances did not resist collection by personnel.\n\nIncident Report:\n\nOn 1/28/1971, all SCP-1661 specimens began to display erratic behavior, such as flying around in circles and propelling themselves into the sides of their containment chambers. Four days later, personnel stationed within Tippecanoe County began to receive reports of automobile crashes due to sudden onset seizures in the approximate area of SCP-1661's former nest, with first-responders being equally affected.\n\nElements from Eta-10 and Beta-7 were dispatched, in order to account for suspected memetic-hazards and bio-hazards, respectively. This detachment became similarly affected when approaching within one kilometer of the Air Base, despite protective equipment.\n\nAerial reconnaissance was subsequently able to capture footage of a singular, massive organism emerging from the fissure beneath the base, consisting solely of transparent tendrils spotted with hundreds of cephalopodic eyes. Heavy bombardment of this entity as it reached beyond the confines of the base did no visible damage.\n\nDue to the large area-of-effect of the creature's hazardous abilities, the ineffectiveness of the Foundation's offensive, and the erratic behavior of SCP-1661 specimen; the decision was made by Director Oliver Rights to release SCP-1661 from containment. SCP-1661 proceeded directly to their former nest, attacking the emerging entity via the excision of several dozen of its eyes. Efforts from the entity to ward off the attack were unsuccessful - SCP-1661 proved far too quick to be struck by its tendrils.\n\nThe entity withdrew into the fissure, disappearing completely. Personnel and civilians recovered immediately from its effects. Later inspection of the fissure revealed nothing out of the ordinary. No trace of this organism was found.\n\nSeveral non-functional SCP-1661 specimens in containment were later delivered to the nest, where personnel were able to observe their activation upon the insertion of eyes collected from the hostile entity.\n\nSCP-1661 is thus formally considered the primary containment strategy for this entity. A full rewrite of this file will be produced to reflect this change upon further review of recovered footage.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1660 | SCP-1661 | SCP-1662 \u00bb\n\nFootnotes\n1. Personnel are to be reminded that there is no Site-5."}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1662\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All secure facilities are to investigate any police reports matching the description of SCP-1662 instances. Should an SCP-1662 instance be identified, the closest secure facility is to retrieve and temporarily contain the recovered instance until a permanent transfer to Site-91 is possible.\nSCP-1662-A through -D are to be kept in separate 3m x 3m x 2.5m cells of 8.8cm thick transparent armor lined in one-way laminate. Each cell is to be fit with an electronic lock, with exits converging into a single hallway. This hallway is to be patrolled by four (4) armed security guards, who are to be rotated every six (6) hours. Guards are to be armed with shotguns with bean bag rounds and collapsible batons for use in the event of an attempted containment breach.\nEach instance is to be fit with a locked metal ring wrapped around their torso to prevent access to compartments, with keys distributed to each on-duty guard. In the event that animal entities or SCP-1662-1 instances are discovered within the compartments of SCP-1662-A through -D, they are to be disposed of for space preservation.\nInstances are to receive personal inspections every two (2) weeks for signs of disrepair. Should an instance show damage to the point that locomotion is impossible or complain of any difficulties during the inspection, attempts are to be made to repair any damage sustained by the instances.\nFor the purposes of comfort, each cell has been fit with one (1) bed. Additionally, music may be played for two (2) hours as a reward for good behavior or cooperation.\nDescription: SCP-1662 is a group of an unknown number of entities identifying as \"Paupers' Post\". These entities are autonomous, humanoid figures of stainless steel wire mesh, each possessing some form of marking on their body bearing the same name. Instances display signs of sapience, and possess the ability to write in and understand various languages, which vary based mostly on the region the instance inhabits. Instances also appear to possess the knowledge of an at this time untranslated written code, consisting of dots, various shapes, and the numbers zero (0) through seven (7) that is presumably used for communication between instances. Instances possess disparities in appearance, including height, proportion, and structural damage; however, all instances have a straight, compartmentalized torso, which are divided up into two (2) sections which may vary in orientation.\nSCP-1662 instances possess the ability to create, through an unknown means, various species of pigeon, rat, and squirrel native to the general area it occupies, as well as the ability to command and communicate with these animals through subtle movements and percussive cues. These animals have been observed emerging from SCP-1662 compartments, but the method of creation itself has yet to be observed. Despite their behavioral abnormalities, autopsies have revealed no physical anomalies within these animals.\nSCP-1662 will use these animals to examine an unspecified area for any individuals who meet the criteria for SCP-1662-1 delivery through the observation of their daily lives. Once an individual has been identified, these animals will imprint upon the individual through an unknown means, and will demonstrate the ability to locate an imprinted individual regardless of spatial separation. SCP-1662 will then follow the imprinted individual and attempt to deliver SCP-1662-1 personally, until the point that delivery is made or the individual no longer fulfills the requirements. Should SCP-1662 be incapable of delivering SCP-1662-1 itself, an animal may perform the delivery in its place.\nSCP-1662-1 are letters held and delivered by SCP-1662 instances to other individuals. SCP-1662-1 instances recovered to date have usually arrived sealed within various containers, including cardboard boxes, envelopes, manila folders, and mailing tubes; regardless of the form, each container invariably lacks any form of returning address, excluding the identifying \"Paupers' Post\" label. Each letter contains similar, hand-written sonnets with erratically varying themes, some of which are impossible to identify. Handwriting within SCP-1662-1 stays consistent among individual SCP-1662 entities, suggesting that SCP-1662 instances write SCP-1662-1 themselves.\nThe delivery of SCP-1662-1 appears to require a specific set of requirements: firstly, individuals must be both, by urban standards, homeless and unemployed in order to receive a letter. Once an instance of SCP-1662 has identified an individual who meets these prerequisites, the instance will apparently imprint upon the individual, until the point that the delivery has been made. Secondly, specific recipients of SCP-1662-1 are the only individuals who will experience an effect, as non-recipients who read the contents of SCP-1662-1 do not receive any anomalous side-effects. Despite the subject matter, SCP-1662-1 recipients describe the contents as uplifting, with individuals experiencing an increase in optimism for up to five (5) weeks following the reading of SCP-1662-1. Additionally, approximately 95% of recipients find employment and housing following one (1) month of having read SCP-1662.\nSCP-1662 instances do not appear to dwell within one area for long, instead traveling long distances by foot, private automobile, or public transportation in order to deliver SCP-1662-1. When resting in a specific area, SCP-1662 will typically take refuge at homeless shelters or other areas commonly occupied by the homeless, presumably for the purposes of blending in and identifying new targets. As SCP-1662 instances lack the ability to speak, it is assumed contact with individuals is limited except for the delivery of letters. Instances recovered so far are attired in clothing that is both thick and heavy, using items such as coats, boots, gloves, hats and facewear to cover exposed areas, with extra material (most commonly bandages) concealing leftover parts. At least one piece of clothing per instance is prominently branded with the words \"Paupers' Post\", usually on the back of torso wear, in the primary language of the area in which the instance was operating.\nInstances: As of 05/12/11, four (4) SCP-1662 instances have been contained, each earning the designations SCP-1662-A through -D:\n\nInstance\nRecovery Details\nProportions\nKnown Languages\nFurther Notes\n\nSCP-1662-A\nFound in \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Egypt, 03/07/94\n1.6m tall, 44cm wide torso\nArabic\nPossessed a pool cue and duct tape in place of a left foot\n\nSCP-1662-B\nFound in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Japan, 11/02/97\n1.9m tall, 30cm wide torso\nJapanese, Mandarin\nUnable to use its right arm\n\nSCP-1662-C\nFound in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, United Kingdom, 05/07/03\n1.83m tall, 42cm wide torso\nEnglish, German\nN/A\n\nSCP-1662-D\nFound in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Canada, 05/12/11\n1.8m tall, 35cm wide torso\nEnglish, French, Mandarin\nApparently incapable of creating SCP-1662-1 and animal entities; found dwelling within a permanent residence; lacks any \"Paupers' Post\" labels\n\nAll contained instances of SCP-1662, excluding SCP-1662-D, have been reluctant to communicate; at times which SCP-1662-A through -C have communicated, each instance has refused to discuss SCP-1662. Any details that have been revealed have been done so by SCP-1662-D, with significant variations from evidence recovered by the Foundation. Due to this, the reliability of SCP-1662-D's testimony is uncertain.\nInterview 1662-A: Following a noise complaint, SCP-1662-D was found within an apartment complex in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Canada. SCP-1662-D was contained and immediately interrogated by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDue to the nature of SCP-1662, all responses by SCP-1662-D are written, and all responses have been transcribed as they were written.\n\nSCP-1662-D: Hey man, what the shit?! I didn't do anything!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Calm down, please. My name is Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and I'd like to ask you a few questions.\nSCP-1662-D: No, man! You just pulled me out of my house in the middle of the night, and you want to ask me some questions?! I want to ask you some questions!!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You'll be given the opportunity to ask some questions after you've answered mine. I want to talk to you about the Paupers' Post.\nAt this time, SCP-1662-D pauses for approximately two minutes.\nSCP-1662-D: I'm no hippie.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Excuse me?\nSCP-1662-D: I'm not with those crazy beatnik hippies.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'll make a note of that. Can you tell me anything about the organization itself?\nSCP-1662-D: What organization?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's what the Paupers' Post is, is it not?\nSCP-1662-D appears to laugh inaudibly before responding.\nSCP-1662-D: Boy, that's funny. I think you've got the wrong idea, man.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you elaborate?\nSCP-1662-D: It's just a bunch of us Metal Mailmen looking for a purpose. They aren't even organized.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Then how do they know what to do? Is it innate?\nSCP-1662-D: Well, it sorta started like a little club, or so the legend goes. Maurice, Dante, and Sebastian started it all. Then they split up, started writing a bunch of us. Now they just do it themselves, driven by the cause and the same name.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And are the three you named like you?\nSCP-1662-D: You mean like weird wire dudes?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes.\nSCP-1662-D: Yeah. I heard they all looked the same, though. I don't know what happened with all of us.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And you said you weren't with the Paupers' Post?\nSCP-1662-D: No way, man. I've got better things to do than walk around the world spreading peace. I've got a job, and HBO.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: A job?\nSCP-1662-D: I collect scrap.\nAt this time, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 takes some time to write down all that's been said. One minute into Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's writing, SCP-1662-D re-initiates conversation.\nSCP-1662-D: Can I ask my question now?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I can't promise I can answer it, but sure.\nSCP-1662-D: I'm not going home, am I?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm afraid not.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1661 | SCP-1662 | SCP-1663 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1663\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Data pertaining to research performed at Containment Site 1663-0 may only be disseminated to personnel assigned to Containment Site 1663-0 or with prior permission from at least two (2) senior researchers. Duty assignments at Containment Site 1663-0 are not to exceed two (2) weeks in length, and all personnel must be administered Class B amnestics prior to being transferred off-site.\nDescription: SCP-1663 is the special duty assignment for personnel assigned to Containment Site 1663-0, located near [REDACTED]. The research performed at Containment Site 1663-0 is considered a Euclid-class infohazard, thus necessitating the extraordinary containment requirements outlined in this document.\nThe data isolation of SCP-1663 was approved on [REDACTED] by the then-retiring O5-\u2588, whose immediate retirement and subsequent mandatory amnestic administration was considered not in violation of standing regulations prohibiting the exposure of O5 Council members to SCP objects.\nSince then, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (\u2588) separate retiring O5 Council members have upheld the established containment procedures for SCP-1663.\nPersonnel assigned to SCP-1663 may continue on to the Additional Documentation for SCP-1663 Personnel.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1662 | SCP-1663 | SCP-1664 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1664\nObject Class: Safe Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: [PROCEDURES UPDATED AS OF 05-06-12 FOLLOWING NEW INFORMATION]\nNo radio devices or system networks are to be utilised within a 100m radius of SCP-1664's holding cells. All Specimens of SCP-1664 have been relocated to Site-298 for security reasons.\nAccess to SCP-1664 specimens is permitted only to staff members possessing Level 3 clearance and above. SCP-1664-1 through -5 are contained in hermetically sealed capsules located in Containment cell 1664-298-B5. Specimen -6 is contained in an A4 sheet of paper within Containment cell 1664-298-B6. Specimens -7 and -8 are contained in separate airtight containment cells and surrounded by Class 8 Magnetic Field Gates. Any personnel interacting with SCP-1664 must be outfitted in Type 4 HazMat suits. All specimens must be monitored at all times for signs of unusual activity. In the event of an emergency, Protocol G-1664-8369-02 may be initiated by a Level 4/1664 supervisor, whereupon all areas containing samples of SCP-1664 will be exposed to an electromagnetic field of 10,000 G until a stable containment state has been achieved.\nDescription: SCP-1664 is a Class 7 Liquid Organism. Visually, it resembles black ink and possesses a consistency identical to that of water. SCP-1664 exhibits the ability to process thought, consume materials, reproduce, communicate and respond to stimuli. SCP-1664 does not require food, water or oxygen for continued function. SCP-1664 is capable of learning new information and applying this knowledge to new situations. SCP-1664-8 has been successfully taught to communicate in English. SCP-1664 consumes iron and materials possessing traces of iron; it accomplishes this by exhibiting a corrosive effect on the material, breaking it down into a liquid form which is then added to SCP-1664's overall mass. This corrosive effect has not been observed with any other materials. This consumption serves as a means of reproduction. Despite not requiring iron for continued existence, SCP-1664 will exhibit hunger and will actively seek out and consume iron and iron-based material.\nWhen administered to a biological entity, SCP-1664 will, over the course of 72 hours, convert all iron-rich biological matter present within the host to SCP-1664. Notably, converted subjects will not return to an entirely liquid form following total infestation. Instead, host forms will enter a state of semiliquidity. Converted subjects will exhibit some liquid attributes, such as the ability to move through small spaces and revert to a consistent shape after being dispersed. Converted hosts will revert back to the original host's physiology while idle. Converted subjects are capable of verbal communication, regardless of the host's prior form. Subject's speech will remain incomprehensible prior to learning new languages. Currently, the only known method of significantly damaging SCP-1664 and related specimens is through the use of powerful magnetic fields. Any field above 9,925 G is capable of affecting SCP-1664. Short term exposure (under 30 minutes) will only temporarily disable SCP-1664's properties. However, any long term exposure (over 30 minutes) will permanently render the substance inert. Converted hosts exposed to fields of this magnitude will exhibit extreme pain before being rendered unconscious and eventually expiring.\nInterview Log:\n\nShow interview log\n\nHide interview log\n\nExperiment Designation: INT-1664-291-8-09\n\nSubject: SCP-1664-8 [Formerly D-1664-2740]\n\nSupervisor: Dr. Harper\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Moor\n\nLOG TRANSCRIPT BEGIN\nDr. Moor: Test\u2026 Testing, hello? Harper, is this thing on?\nDr. Harper: It is, yes. You're good to go.\nDr. Moor: The generator warmed up?\nDr. Harper: Yes, ready to be activated.\nDr. Moor: Right, right. Of course\u2026 <clears throat> 1664? Can you hear me?\nSCP-1664-8: <no response>\nDr. Moor: SCP-1664-8. Can you hear me? Hello?\nSCP-1664-8: <no response>\nDr. Moor: Harper, it's not saying anything.\nSCP-1664-8: <incomprehensible>\nDr. Moor: Ah! Here we, go. Can you hear me, 1664?\nSCP-1664-8: <incomprehensible>\nDr. Moor: English! Speak English, please.\nSCP-1664-8: <no response>\nDr. Moor: 1664\u2026?\nSCP-1664-8: We dislike this language\nDr. Moor: Ah\u2026 And why would that be?\nSCP-1664-8: Limiting. Stifling. Caging.\nDr. Moor: Limiting? You feel you cannot express yourself adequately through it?\nSCP-1664-8: Dialect is small. Short. Crude.\nDr. Moor: Well, unfortunately, that's the only method we have to communicate with you, 1664. Now, we have a few questions for you, please answer them to the best of your ability. Do you understand?\nSCP-1664-8: <no response>\nDr. Harper: Just ask the questions, Moor. If it wont co-operate we can initiate the field again.\nSCP-1664-8: No.\nDr. Harper: If you do not desire to be reprimanded, 1664, then you will co-operate.\nSCP-1664-8: <no response>\nDr. Moor: Right, well\u2026 First question. 1664, please describe your current emotional state.\nSCP-1664-8: Meaningless.\nDr. Moor: I beg your pardon? Meaningless?\nSCP-1664-8: Meaningless.\nDr. Moor: Please elaborate, 1664.\nSCP-1664-8: Our existence does not serve discernible purpose here. Anger. Enraged. Limited.\nDr. Moor: I see\u2026 Alright, SCP-1664-8, please state from where you originated.\nSCP-1664-8: <incomprehensible>\nDr. Moor: In English, 1664, unless you want Harper to turn the field back on.\nSCP-1664-8: <no response>\nDr. Moor: Harper?\nDr. Harper: Right, one moment.\nSCP-1664-8: No.\nDr. Moor: Ah? Changed your mind, have you? Good. Now answer the question.\nSCP-1664-8: This language is inadequate. Our origins are not capable of description through this dialect.\nDr. Moor: Then just tell us a few details.\nSCP-1664-8: Cold. Open. Free. Unconstrained. Lacking of this pointless clutter.\nDr. Moor: What do you mean by \u201cpointless clutter\u201d?\nSCP-1664-8: Light. Heat. Oxygen. Vibration. Unnecessary. Unneeded. Constrained. <incomprehensible>\nDr. Moor: Right then, okay\u2026 Next question. SCP-1664-8, do you possess any desires?\nSCP-1664-8: Yes.\nDr. Moor: Oh? And what is it that you desire, 1664?\nSCP-1664-8: Him.\nDr. Moor: Him? Please elaborate, 1664.\nSCP-1664-8: <incomprehensible>\nDr. Moor: Harper, the field.\nDr Harper: On it.\n<Dr Harper initiates the 10,000 G Electromagnetic field encompassing the interview room. SCP-1664-8 reacts violently, begins to thrash about and screech. Field disengaged after ten (10) seconds.>\nDr. Moor: Right\u2026 Now, for both our sakes, please co-operate, 1664. Elaborate on who \u201cHe\u201d is, and use English.\nSCP-1664-8: <pauses> The Trickster God. You would call him [DATA EXPUNGED]\nDr. Moor: Uh\u2026\nDr. Harper: Moor\u2026 Give me that microphone, and start warming the field back up.\n<Dr. Moor relinquishes the microphone to Dr. Harper and moves to take control of the generator.>\nDr. Harper: 1664, immediately reveal where you gained that information.\nSCP-1664-8: <incomprehensible>\nDr. Harper: Moor, how long does the field need?\nDr. Moor: Just a minute or two longer.\nDr. Harper: I'll ask you again, 1664. Where did you obtain that information? Respond in English.\nSCP-1664-8: This language is inadequate.\nDr. Harper: If you continue to resist co-operation, I will reactivate the field. Explain where you gained the information.\nSCP-1664-8: It is not possible.\nDr. Harper: Moor?\nDr. Moor: Almost\u2026 Hold on, few more seconds\u2026 <pauses> Warmed up.\nDr Harper: Activate it.\nDr Moor: Right!\n<Dr Moor initiates the 10,000 G Electromagnetic field. SCP-1664-8's reaction is identical to prior activation. Field disengaged after ten (10) seconds.>\nDr. Harper: Moor, warm the field up again.\nDr. Moor: Already doing so.\nDr. Harper: Good. Now, 1664\u2026 This is your last chance to co-operate. Explain how you obtained this information.\nSCP-1664-8: <pauses> The information is shared throughout the air. It is detectable. All is detectable. Constrained. Caged. Limited.\nDr. Harper: SCP-1664-8. Explain why you seek this person.\nSCP-1664-8: Return. Safe Passage. Freedom. Vengeance.\nDr. Harper: Very well. Cut the feed.\nDr. Moor: Uh\u2026 Harper, there's still more questions\u2026\nDr. Harper: I said cut the feed, I've heard enough.\nLOG TRANSCRIPT TERMINATED AT REQUEST OF DR. HARPER\nO5 Notice: Following a report from Dr. Harper regarding this interview, SCP-1664's object class has been upgraded to Euclid and containment procedures have been updated. Interviews of SCP-1664 specimens are hereby suspended until further notice.\n\nRecovery notes: SCP-1664 was recovered from a rented building named the \u201cCaelum Cervi's Tattoo Parlour and Bar\u201d in Spain following the discovery of website advertisements proclaiming to give \u201crevolutionary smart ink\u201d tattoos. 10 litres of SCP-1664 was recovered following inspection, along with 43 already infected hosts. All hosts were hunted down and contained, then destroyed.\nThe building has since been seized by one of the Foundation's fronts and remains under constant surveillance. Any and all mention of Caelum Cervi's Tattoo Parlour and Bar, along with the Caelum Cervi website have been scrubbed from both digital and physical sources. A total of 302 civilians have been administered B-Class Amnestics.\n\nCaelum Cervi's Tattoo Parlour and Bar advertisement [Translated from Spanish]:\n\nDo you want a tattoo , but I fear it will not stand out? Why not try the revolutionary new SMART Ink \u2122 Caelum Caelum Cervi of Cervi home and Tattoo Parlour bar.\nImpress your family and friends as your brand new tattoo moves through your body by itself! Managed by highly trained professionals in a safe , sterile environment new Smart Ink \u2122 Caelum Cervi is sure to be a hit at any party, it's the wave of the future!\nAnd as if that was not enough incentive, each tattoo session you get a free drink at the Caelum Cervi Bar, where the finest, premium beverages are served. The bar is also open to the general public, even if you do not want a tattoo, or are you just accompanying a friend, you can spend your time out in style and comfort in Caelum Cervi Bar!\nSo come on down, you can find us at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Spain. Or, call us at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for a free consultation with one of our professionally trained artists!\nFor more information, check out \u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588, and feel free to email us at Caelum-Cervi@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSee you at the Tattoo Parlour Caelum Cervi and Bar! The wave of the future!\n\nAdditionally, one of the computers discovered during the recovery contained the following email string, sent from the Caelum Cervi email address to a temporary address which has since been deleted. It has been deemed relevant information and has subsequently been archived.\nEmail string archive [Translated from Spanish]:\n\nShow email string\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nFrom: Caelum-Cervi@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Demeter@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Some questions\nDate:03-04-12\nHey, it's me, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nJust got a few questions about this magic ink of yours. I'm asking because I've used it on a few friends just a test and a few things don't seem to be working. The ink itself looks like it works, but none of the command spells in this book you gave me are working on them! They're just wandering around like a bunch of drunkards, yelling things I don't understand and stealing all the cutlery in the bar.\nI swear to god, man. You had better not have scammed me, here. I've tried everything! I even tried some of the spells in the back of the book that you said were for emergencies only and not even they work! What do I do? I locked the guys up in the basement but I have like 10 appointments later today, I can't keep everybody down there!\nGet back to me as soon as possible.\n\nFrom: Demeter@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Caelum-Cervi@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: re:Some questions\nDate:04-04-12\nI thought I went over this. But apparently you weren't listening. So I'll say it again: The spells only work between the hours of 11:00pm and 1:00am. If you try them at any time other than that, you'll just make a fool of yourself.\nDon't email me back unless you somehow manage to fuck that up, too.\nPeace.\n\nFrom: Caelum-Cervi@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Demeter@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: re:re:Some questions\nDate:04-04-12\nOf course I fucking remember what you told me! What do you think I am? Some kind of retard?\nThe spells don't fucking work, man. They worked when you showed them to me but when I try them, nothing happens! Now I have 15 fucking people in my basement bashing on the door! And I have more clients tomorrow, too! I can't just shut down now.\nI think you need to come back down here and sort this out.\n\nFrom: Demeter@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Caelum-Cervi@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: re:re:re:Some questions\nDate:05-04-12\nHah! I can't believe you.\nTo think you haven't caught on already. You really are thick, aren't you? I'm not stepping foot in that dingy ass bar of yours again, pal. Next time, read the fine print.\n\nFrom: Caelum-Cervi@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Demeter@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: re:re:re:re:Some questions\nDate:05-04-12\nWhat the hell is that supposed to mean? And what the fuck did you do to your phone? I can't get a damn call through!\nGet your ass down here now or I'll drive down there and drag you here!\n\nFrom: Demeter@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Caelum-Cervi@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Fine print\nDate:06-04-12\nATTATCHED FILE(s): 1\nSmartink_Contract.pdf\nHere, I sent you the contract you signed. Some bedtime reading for your dumb ass.\n\nFrom: Caelum-Cervi@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Demeter@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: re:Fine Print\nDate:06-04-12\nyou piece of shit, I'm going to fucking kill you!\n\nFrom: Demeter@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: Caelum-Cervi@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: re:re:Fine print\nDate:06-04-12\nlooking forward to it, love.\nxoxo\n\nAddendum: O5-1664-01: We're receiving reports of more potential specimens of 1664 out of containment. We've dispatched Task Force 28-Epsilon to investigate these reports. Any conclusive evidence is to be reported to either me or the current Level 4 supervisor.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1663 | SCP-1664 | SCP-1665 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Across\n1. A Foundation _____ secured the book after attempting to record information on the owner and the book.\n6. SCP-1665's crossword puzzles appear to be designed for ________, with puzzles typically featuring mundane topics such as weather and geography and taking little effort to solve.\n8. Description: SCP-1665 is a [REDACTED] brand book published by _________ Puzzles, copyrighted 1999.\n11. Special Containment __________:\n15. SCP-1665's _________ properties manifest when anyone attempts to maintain written or physical records of it.\n18. All written records will be altered so that they are in a form of a crossword ______, making storage of information on SCP-1665 difficult.\n\nDown\n1. ___________:\n2. SCP-1665 is to be kept in a ______ in the low-value objects wing of Site 39.\n3. All _______ of SCP-1665 during testing must be in audio form.\n4. SCP-1665 was __________ in a thrift store in [REDACTED], Canada.\n5. Because of this, recording equipment is the _________ method of storage of information relating to SCP-1665.\n7. Since its ___________, SCP-1665 has been tested on five (5) separate occasions.\n9. Object Class: ____\n10. As per the orders of ______ Smith, testing on SCP-1665 is suspended until further notice due to its low data value.\n12. All of the puzzles in the book are ________, and it shows minimal wear from usage.\n13. SCP-1665's puzzles replace words in sentences with _____ spaces; as such, the puzzles can typically be solved with little difficulty.\n14. Experimentation with SCP-1665 requires prior approval from a Level _____ Researcher.\n16. SCP-1665's properties do not affect _____ recordings or other non-textual methods of documentation.\n17. The owner repeatedly attempted to sell ___-____, marketing it as a 'magic crossword book'.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1664 | SCP-1665 | SCP-1666 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1666\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1666 is to be kept in a secure storage facility, stored in its original sleeve and protected by a padded polymer envelope. SCP-1666 itself must be kept from excessive heat or moisture and is only to be tested with level 4 authorization. All such tests must be non-invasive in nature. Audio equipment used with SCP-1666 must be inspected and approved by the site director prior to testing. Digital and analog audio recordings of SCP-1666 may be used for testing by any research personnel with level 3 approval.\nDescription: SCP-1666 is a LP album by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 titled \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 and released by \u2588\u2588\u2588 Records in the United States in 198\u2588. Labeling of both SCP-1666 and its original packaging indicates no differences from any other albums produced in the same batch that includes SCP-1666, though no other copies of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 seem to share SCP-1666's anomalous properties.\nUnlike any other copies of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 so far examined, SCP-1666 shows an abnormal topology in the layout of the musical tracks recorded on its surface. In particular, track number five of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588, titled \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u201d, shows grooves that have apparently twisted in on themselves through a higher-order spatial dimension resulting in a configuration analogous to a M\u00f6bius strip. The result of this is that when played on a standard record player from the beginning of the album, the needle will skip directly from track four to track six. However, when the needle is placed anywhere in track five, the player will begin an endless loop, first playing track five as originally released, then reversing and playing a recording of unknown origin as the needle moves backward to the beginning of track five, at which point it begins playing the standard track five again.\nWhile the anomalous recording on SCP-1666 bears a superficial resemblance to track five played in reverse, it is a completely new recording and, when reversed itself, contains different lyrics and instrumentation than the standard recording of \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u201d These new vocals are in an as-yet unidentified language. Voice-print analysis confirms that the new track shares no vocalists in common with the rest of the album. In addition to differing lyrics and instrumentation, the anomalous recording also contains several harmonics in frequencies that are generally only audible to people in late adolescence or earlier. (Typically those younger than 18 years of age.)\nAll subjects who listen to this anomalous recording universally report feelings of dread and unease. Subjects who can perceive the underlying harmonics experience this to a substantially greater degree, and may experience depression, suicidal ideation, paranoia, and, in a minority of cases, aggressive acting out.\nAll these symptoms appear to derive from a disconnect between the subject and reality. In many cases this disconnect remains subliminal and subject never progresses beyond a vague feeling of the world being unreal. In cases where the initial symptoms are severe due to perception of the recording's underlying harmonics, the subject may become conscious of this disconnect. This will manifest as livid fantasies and what subjects term \"uneasy dreams\" about unreal environments. These imagined environments share several common characteristics:\n\nLandscapes and architecture show impossible geometries that are difficult to verbalize, possibly as a result of mapping higher-order spatial dimensions onto three-dimensional sensory perceptions.\n\nEnvironments contain malevolent entities described in various ritualistic and contradictory ways; \"seen and unseen,\" \"living and unliving,\" \"nowhere and everywhere,\" and similar.\n\nThe act of perception in these environments is associated with physical pain, often resembling a severe migraine.\n\nThese environments seem hyper-real to the subjects experiencing them.\n\nOnce subjects become aware of this imagined environment, their perception of it becomes obsessive and progressively more intense over time. Once a subject reaches this stage, they will continue to experience these fantasies and dreams regardless of any therapeutic, chemical or surgical intervention yet attempted. The perceptions of this environment will erode the subject's ability to interact with the world around them, eventually intruding on the waking conscious mind until the subject can only react to elements within the fantasy.\nThese symptoms may occur when listening to the recording backward or forward, though they present more intensely when the recording is heard as it is naturally played on SCP-1666, backwards. Analog recordings of SCP-1666 will also show these effects to a lesser extent. Digital copies do not seem to present the same dangers.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1665 | SCP-1666 | SCP-1667 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1667\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All known articles of footwear affected by SCP-1667 are to be stored in Containment Locker 16 at Storage Site-23. Due to the contagious nature of SCP-1667's effects, no shoes, boots, sandals, flip-flops, slippers, flippers, foot-wraps, galoshes, moccasins or clogs are permitted to enter a 2 meter radius surrounding Containment Locker 16 without the prior approval of Researcher Davis. Socks are permitted. On a fortnightly basis, one member of personnel with Level 1 security clearance must carefully open Containment Locker 16 and reposition all footwear inside to its most north-westerly positions. In the event of a containment breach caused by pressure-related internal damage to SCP-1667's container, all footwear affected by SCP-1667 is to be re-contained and Containment Locker 16 reinforced.\nNote: It is suspected that SCP-1667 may not be fully contained. In the event of a suspected instance of containment breach, a barefoot Mobile Task Force must be sent to investigate.\nDescription: SCP-1667 is a contagion that spreads between almost any type of footwear. Any organism wearing or in physical contact with an item of footwear affected by SCP-1667 is compelled to reach an unknown location deep below the central Pacific Ocean, regardless of personal danger. Almost all items of footwear, the main exception being socks, are susceptible to contagion of SCP-1667. Organisms affected by SCP-1667 will attempt to remain in physical contact with affected footwear. Humans under the effects of SCP-1667 are able to communicate semi-rationally but are primarily driven by their goal to enter the Pacific Ocean and may become physically violent in order to achieve it. Class D personnel under the effects of SCP-1667 were able to use basic navigation skills to avoid obstacles in their path yet always selected travelling on foot over the use of any type of vehicle. Footwear affected by SCP-1667 has been noticed over time by staff slowly moving south-west in a linear pattern, at a rate of approximately 12.7cm per week. It is speculated that the effects of SCP-1667 have caused many humans and possibly other land animals to drown with the appearance of suicidal intent.\nThe first object discovered to be affected by SCP-1667 was a brown and red leather hiking boot (hereafter referred to as SCP-1667-1) recovered from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Beach, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, New Zealand in 19\u2588\u2588. The small town came to the Foundation's attention after seventeen people were reported missing in the area within two months. Upon investigation it was discovered that several of the missing persons had been seen near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Beach on the days of their disappearances. Mobile Task Force \u2588\u2588-\u2588 was sent to conduct a thorough search of the beach, which led to the discovery of SCP-1667-1 and the effects of SCP-1667. The contagious nature of SCP-1667 was discovered when other articles of footwear brought into SCP-1667-1's area of effect began to produce the same effects after a short exposure time. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 members of Mobile Task Force \u2588\u2588-\u2588 did not remove their boots during the recovery of SCP-1667-1 from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Beach and in the resulting chaos, [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\nThe following test log has been classified and any personnel requesting this data must have the approval of one member of personnel with Level 2 security clearance.\n\n+ Addendum: Test Log SCP-1667\n\n- Addendum: Test Log SCP-1667\n\nLog 02/03/\u2588\u2588\n\nAffected Item/s: SCP-1667-2 (black combat boot, owner deceased)\nUnaffected Item: Black business shoe (owned by Researcher Davis, held by Subject D-8267)\nObjective: To observe the range of SCP-1667's effects.\nResults: Effects of SCP-1667 manifested in black business shoe (and D-8267) after approximately 8.41 seconds of exposure from 1.4 meters distance. Black business shoe reclassified as SCP-1667-11.\n\nAffected Item/s: SCP-1667-11 (black business shoe, owned by Researcher Davis)\nUnaffected Item: Subject D-8267 (female, Hispanic, 26 years old, 67kg, 158cm tall)\nObjective: To observe a human under the effects of SCP-1667.\nResults: Subject held SCP-1667-11 against her chest and began running towards the door. When subject's path was blocked by Researcher Davis, subject stated \"Move\". When Researcher Davis did not comply, subject kicked him in the groin and sprinted from the room. Subject attempted to leave facility and was terminated. SCP-1667-11 was partially damaged and has been discontinued from further testing.\n\nLog 02/04/\u2588\u2588\n\nAffected Item/s: SCP-1667-2\nUnaffected Item: Irish Terrier (female, golden red, 4 years old, 13kg, 39cm tall, GPS tracker implanted)\nObjective: To determine whether SCP-1667 affects animals other than humans.\nResults: Effects of SCP-1667 manifested in subject after approximately 5.23 seconds of physical contact with SCP-1667-2. SCP-1667-2 detached from subject.\n\nLog 02/18/\u2588\u2588\n\nAffected Item/s: SCP-1667-2\nUnaffected Item: Parthenocissus quinquefolia (also known as Virginia creeper)\nObjective: To determine whether SCP-1667 affects organisms other than animals.\nResults: Effects of SCP-1667 noticeably manifested in subject after two weeks of physical contact with SCP-1667-2. Subject grew approximately 23 centimetres south-west, differing from its natural eastward growth direction. SCP-1667-2 detached from subject.\n\nLog 02/19/\u2588\u2588\n\nAffected Item/s: SCP-1667-2\nUnaffected Item: Common bottlenose dolphin (male, grey, 15 years old, 452kg, 3.62m long, waterproof video camera attached, GPS tracker implanted)\nObjective: To discover the location to which SCP-1667 leads its victims.\nResults: Effects of SCP-1667 manifested in subject after approximately 54.3 seconds of physical contact with SCP-1667-2. Subject was transported from facility, released from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Beach and tracked south-west for approximately 3500 kilometres before signal was lost. Subject was noted to have begun increasing in speed exponentially after it reached coordinates \u2588\u2588\u00b0S \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0W. Video footage revealed nothing of interest. SCP-1667-2 presumed unrecoverable.\n\nLog 03/04/\u2588\u2588\n\nAffected Item/s: SCP-1667-3 (black combat boot, owner deceased)\nUnaffected Item: Two navy blue flippers (owned by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, held by Subject D-8268)\nObjective: To spread SCP-1667's effects to a pair of flippers.\nResults: Effects of SCP-1667 manifested in navy blue flippers (and D-8268) after approximately 10.13 seconds of exposure from 1.2 meters distance. Left and right navy blue flippers reclassified as SCP-1667-12 and SCP-1667-13 respectively.\n\nAffected Item/s: SCP-1667-12 and SCP-1667-13 (two navy blue flippers, owned by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588)\nUnaffected Item: Subject D-8268 (male, Caucasian, 32 years old, 77kg, 179cm tall, GPS tracker implanted)\nObjective: To discover the location to which SCP-1667 leads its victims.\nResults: Subject was given an Atmospheric Diving Suit (ADS) with waterproof video camera and audio communicator attached and was instructed to put on SCP-1667-12 and SCP-1667-13. Subject was then released from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Beach and tracked to coordinates \u2588\u2588\u00b0S \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0W. Once D-8268 reached this location, video feed was lost due to equipment failure and subject began noticeably increasing in speed. Analysis of background noise in the audio feed and the muttered commentary of subject D-8268 indicated movement of an underwater entity at least \u2588\u2588\u2588 meters in length before [DATA EXPUNGED] resulting in the loss of audio feed and GPS tracking. Notably, 3 minutes and 17 seconds before signal was lost, D-8268 claimed to observe [REDACTED] and ADS oxygen levels began decreasing at a significantly faster rate. Investigation is ongoing. SCP-1667-12 and SCP-1667-13 presumed unrecoverable.\n\nAudio File: The final minute recovered from SCP-1667 Audio Feed.\n\nFurther testing of SCP-1667 has been discontinued in order to prevent additional possible containment breaches.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1666 | SCP-1667 | SCP-1668 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1668\nObject Class: Safe-praedico\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The original vinyl records on which SCP-1668 instances are acquired, as well as digital recordings of SCP-1668 kept on USB flash drives, are to be stored in a storage locker at Site 83. Any further instances of SCP-1668 are to be studied, recorded, and contained similarly. Access to SCP-1668 recordings is restricted to personnel with Access Level 1668/2 or higher.\nEfforts to locate the individual(s) responsible for creating SCP-1668 are underway.\nDescription: SCP-1668 is a set of three audio recordings composed of samples from a variety of publicly available pieces of music. Typically, the piece from which any given sample originates is readily identifiable.\nWhen an individual listens to the first twenty-four minutes and nine seconds of an instance of SCP-1668, they will hear the remainder of the recording regardless of whether or not it is actually played. This occurs regardless of whether the listener has heard any of the music in the remainder of the instance prior to testing. This effect has only been consistently replicated (>90% of subjects experiencing the aforementioned effect) in neurotypical individuals, with the presence of any mental illness or abnormality significantly decreasing the likelihood that the individual will be susceptible.\nEach instance of SCP-1668 has been found in the mailbox of a Foundation staff member not residing on Foundation property, along with a hand-written note. Several witness reports indicate that these materials were hand-delivered by groups of unidentified individuals; however, no footage or photographs of the deliveries have been found.\nSCP-1668-1 is thirty-seven minutes long, and contains samples from seventeen pieces of rock music published between 1963 and 1973, in rough chronological order. It was recovered on April 04, 2005, with the following note attached:\n\nDear SCP Foundation,\nFirst and foremost: a mutual friend whose privacy I am obliged to respect has provided me with the means to contact you. Further, I can assure you that, due to my use of intermediaries who have refused to inform me further, I lack the knowledge necessary to reveal your organization to the general public. Of course, I do not at all expect you to trust me, but that's a bridge that we shall cross when we come to it.\nOn the record I've sent you (a quirk of mine, I'm afraid; I hope you're not adverse to a little anachronism), you will find a composite of various rock songs recorded between 1963 and 1973. If one were to listen to the first 24m9s of the recording, they would immediately and involuntarily deduce the remainder of the composition. Disregarding the various philosophical cop-outs that could be applied to the situation, it would seem that, circa 1969, an individual listening to the proper series of oft-heard music could know the full lyrics to \"Stairway to Heaven\" well before either Page or Plant1 possibly could have. This, along with similar chronological oddities, are why I have contacted you.\nIt is my understanding that your organization deals with appropriately-named \"memetic\" anomalies of this type on a regular basis; however, the predictive capability of this one in particular, I believe, is of great importance. My own dabbling in the neurological and musical sciences was sufficient to produce this, but it is beyond my capability to analyze it rigorously enough to provide answers. Please take this recording and perform any research you find appropriate.\nSincerely,\nErich Zann2\n\nSCP-1668-2 is forty-one minutes and forty seconds long, composed of samples from a variety of genres published between 1909 and 1993, again arranged in rough chronological order. All pieces sampled before the 24m09s mark were written before 1979. It was recovered on July 19, 2006, with the following note attached:\n\nDear SCP Foundation,\nIt's me again. It's taken me the past two years, but I've created a recording similar to the one I delivered to you in the spring of last year. Given that I've used a process identical to the one I used the first time around, this would suggest that I have not stumbled upon a trivial chronological oddity, but have instead developed a repeatable method by which one can infer that music itself is pre-determined.\nWhile this is merely disheartening from a musician's standpoint, the degree to which musical and general history are intertwined indicates a somewhat unpleasant lack of free will that almost certainly extends to all of human society. I hope you understand my concern: It is one thing to speculate on free will and matters of history in the hypothetical sense, or behind the lens of fiction; it is quite another to find the question thrust inescapably into your consciousness.\nAny message placed \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 will find its way to me without tampering or detection. I insist: if your research addresses my concerns, provide some clear indication of your results.\nSincerely,\nErich Zann\n\nAuthorized personnel may access Document \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-AI-2006 for testing of the aforementioned anomaly.\nSCP-1668-3 is twenty-five minutes and twelve seconds long. It is composed of samples from electronic music published between late 2006 and early 2008. The final sixty-three seconds of SCP-1668-3 contain unidentified electronic music with lyrics most likely sung by singer/songwriter \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has denied ever writing or performing those lyrics.\nSCP-1668-3 was recovered on November 03, 2008, with the following note attached:\n\nDear SCP Foundation (if you're even there),\nI believe I have successfully predicted the future. Our future. Please respond immediately.\nGod save us all,\nErich Zann\n\nFootnotes\n1. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, the composers of the song \"Stairway to Heaven\". The song was written between 1970 and 1971.\n2. A reference to the title character of The Music of Erich Zann, a short story by H.P. Lovecraft.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1667 | SCP-1668 | SCP-1669 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1669\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1669 is housed in a standard humanoid containment cell at Humanoid Containment Site-06-3. As a former Foundation researcher, SCP-1669 is considered a low-risk humanoid SCP and may request items or materials at the discretion of Level 3 Security Staff so long as such materials do not violate any security protocols.\nSCP-1669 is aware of its classification as a Euclid-class anomalous entity but is not aware of the specifics of its containment, nor of the nature of 1669-Alpha events. Disclosure of this information to SCP-1669 is punishable by immediate transfer and/or termination; in the event of such disclosure, SCP-1669 is to be administered a Class A amnestic. All deceased instances of SCP-1669 are to be stored in separate cryogenic freezers following examination and autopsy.\nUntil such time that a better understanding of 1669-Alpha events is made, all experimentation regarding and attempts to prevent such Events are indefinitely suspended.\nDescription: SCP-1669 are instances of human subjects matching the description of Dr. Daniel Isaac, an Israeli biologist and Level 2 Assistant Researcher and laboratory technician formerly employed by the Foundation at Humanoid Containment Site-06-3 until his classification as a Euclid-class entity on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588. Due to SCP-1669's status as a former Foundation employee and the nature of its anomalous properties, SCP-1669 is mostly cooperative with Foundation personnel as long as full disclosure of its anomalous properties and Event 1669-Alpha is not made.\nEvent 1669-Alpha is an anomalous event that first occurred on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 and has re-occurred approximately every one hundred and sixty one (161) days since, with a margin of error of approximately thirty-three (33) hours. During a 1669-Alpha Event, a perfect copy of SCP-1669 will spontaneously come into existence somewhere within 30 meters of SCP-1669 and immediately attempt to kill SCP-1669 by any means possible. The newer instance of SCP-1669 will not respond to any attempts at communication and exhibits extraordinary single-mindedness in the completion of its goal; it will attempt to limit collateral damage \u2014 especially injury or loss of life \u2014 but will not stop until the previous instance of SCP-1669 is dead. To date, no attempt to prevent the death of the previous instance of SCP-1669 has succeeded; new instances of SCP-1669 have exhibited unusual strength, speed, and reflexes as well as the capability to shrug off or ignore pain and injury. See Addendum 1669-01 for more information.\nUpon the death of the previous SCP-1669 instance, SCP-1669 will lose consciousness for a period of no less than three (3) minutes, and upon returning to consciousness will have no recollection of any event prior to the initiation of Event 1669-Alpha. Examination and autopsy of SCP-1669 instances has yielded that they are exact copies aside from whatever clothing or equipment they are wearing or carrying at the time, down to the presence of birthmarks, minor injuries, and scar tissue.\nInvestigation of the work history of Dr. Isaac has not yielded any anomalous items or contained objects which can explain SCP-1669's anomalous properties; as a Level 2 laboratory technician, Dr. Isaac did not have any direct contact with objects in containment.\nAddendum 1669-01: Log of Notable Event 1669-Alpha Iterations\nIteration #: 1\nDate: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nTime: 15:21L\nDescription: During a brief conversation with coworker Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 outside of Biological Laboratory 3, SCP-1669-1 appeared from a nearby hallway, walked up behind Dr. Isaac, and stabbed him thirteen (13) times in the torso with a scalpel. Dr. Isaac died within approximately twenty-three (23) seconds, upon which SCP-1669-1 lost consciousness.\nNote: All clothing and carried items on SCP-1669-1 were identical to that of Dr. Isaac, including the serial number and wear pattern on a twenty-dollar (USD$20) note Dr. Isaac had received as the result of a bet with a coworker approximately fourteen (14) minutes before the event.\nIteration #: 2\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nTime: 11:08L\nDescription: SCP-1669-2 appeared out of a large air vent near SCP-1669-1, who had been transferred into a low-security cell following one hundred and sixty two (162) days of observation. SCP-1669-2 entered the cell and strangled SCP-1669-1 before security guards were able to respond, upon which SCP-1669-2 lost consciousness. Examination of the HVAC system showed no possible way in which an adult human could have gained access to the containment wing.\nNote: All clothing and carried items were identical, except that the jumpsuit worn by SCP-1669-2 was yellow instead of the regular orange.\nIteration #: 8\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nTime: 09:17L\nDescription: With prior approval from the Site Director, SCP-1669-7 was informed of the nature of Event 1669-Alpha and given body armor and a non-lethal firearm prior to the event. Response team members armed with additional non-lethal weapons were assigned to guard SCP-1669-7 with orders to attempt to subdue and take SCP-1669-8 alive if possible. SCP-1669-8 appeared during a shift change for the response team; during the confusion, SCP-1669-8 managed to subdue three (3) armed personnel in hand to hand combat before reaching SCP-1669-7 and shooting it twice in the head with a high-caliber handgun. The non-lethal weapons employed by response team personnel appeared to have no effect.\nNote: SCP-1669 exhibited advanced training in hand-to-hand combat techniques in this iteration, which is inconsistent with the level of defensive capability known to be in SCP-1669's possession outside of a 1669-Alpha event. This iteration is also notable as the first iteration in which a new instance of SCP-1669 appeared with a weapon or equipment not in the possession of the previous instance.\nIteration #: 12\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nTime: 23:22L\nDescription: Prior to Event 1669-Alpha, SCP-1669-11 was locked inside an armored personnel carrier crewed and guarded by two heavily armed squads from Mobile Task Force [REDACTED]. MTF \u2588-\u2588\u2588 was given discretionary permission to protect SCP-1669-11 using any means at their disposal, up to and including the use of lethal force. SCP-1669-12 appeared wearing heavy body armor and wielding a man-portable high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rocket launcher, which it used to destroy the carrier. One (1) member of MTF \u2588-\u2588\u2588 as well as SCP-1669-11 were killed instantly and four (4) more team members were wounded in the attack. SCP-1669-12 was also injured by its proximity to the blast.\nNote: Injuries sustained by SCP-1669-12 in the explosion included a severed left pinky finger caused by shrapnel from the explosion. This finger was unable to be reattached, and all subsequent instances of SCP-1669 have exhibited the same missing digit. Tracking the serial number on the weapon used in the attack turned up an identical weapon that had been transferred to the armory of Site-\u2588\u2588, over 650km away, just two hours prior to the event.\nIteration #: 20\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nTime: 23:22L\nDescription: With prior approval from both respective Site Directors, SCP-1669-19 was taken to Containment Area 25b, where SCP-076-2 had recently awakened. Cooperation from SCP-076-2 was secured when informed that the force coming for SCP-1669-19 could not be stopped by any means available to the Foundation and would \u201cmake a worthy opponent\u201d for SCP-076-2. SCP-1669-19 was positioned within the killing corridor behind SCP-076-02. SCP-1669-20 emerged from SCP-076-1 and lunged at SCP-1669-19, but the attack was successfully deflected by SCP-076-02. The two proceeded to battle for fourteen (14) hours, before SCP-1669-20 suddenly manifested [DATA EXPUNGED] and attacked SCP-076-2, resulting in [DATA EXPUNGED] and the death of \u2588\u2588 members of MTF [REDACTED], as well as SCP-1669-19, upon which SCP-1669-20 lost consciousness. SCP-076-2 immediately attempted to breach containment, and was subsequently terminated. An additional ten (10) personnel were lost during the containment attempt. Before finally succumbing to his injuries, SCP-076-2 was heard muttering \u201cThat's the most fun I have had in ages.\u201d\nNote: The manifestation of [DATA EXPUNGED] by SCP-1669-20 shows no upper limit to the abilities that can be manifested by an SCP-1669 instance during Event 1669-Alpha. Due to the high loss of Foundation personnel and damages to Foundation resources, further attempts to prevent Event 1669-Alpha were suspended following this incident. Going forward, under no circumstances is SCP-1669 allowed to come into contact with SCP-076-02.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1668 | SCP-1669 | SCP-1670 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1670\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1670 is maintained by Foundation agents as a licensed franchise of \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, LLC. Research staff are to maintain cover in service positions during operating hours, while security personnel assigned to Task Force Gamma-5 \"Waffle Irons\" are to maintain cover as regular customers or wait in the Ready Room established within the food storage area.\nFoundation personnel are allowed to provide unsatisfactory service for the purpose of discouraging local business. All issues relevant to the normal day to day operation of the site are to be forwarded to Corporate Liaison Robert Gooden; failure to adhere to this policy will result in disciplinary action.\nDuring SCP-1670 events research staff are to distribute amnestics and sedatives in the guise of complimentary beverages or food items while security personnel attempt to isolate the individuals involved in the event for observation. If affected individuals are determined to be non-anomalous they may be released to the public after a quarantine period of no less than two weeks. Anomalous individuals or individuals who otherwise cannot be released must be disposed of on site along with their possessions. Foundation personnel are not exempt from these procedures.\nDescription: SCP-1670 is a temporal and spatial anomaly affecting the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 restaurant located at [REDACTED]. It came into Foundation custody in \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after spontaneously re-opening from three separate attempts to abandon and close the location. The property was seized using local eminent domain law and eventually re-opened in the guise of a normal franchise after all previous containment and demolition attempts failed.\nUnless the area surrounding SCP-1670 is maintained as a restaurant under the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand it will spontaneously revert to such, even when under direct observation. Matter displaced by this process has not been recovered. Spontaneous reversions to the state of an open restaurant also include customers and wait staff appearing in the act of serving and eating food. The majority of individuals present after such a reversion have been ordinary members of the local populace who claim to have arrived there normally or to have been continuously employed there despite the previous state of the location.\nThese reversions to the state of an open restaurant appear to have been contained by simply keeping the restaurant open with Foundation personnel as the staff. While there are still spatial anomalies present at the location the local populace no longer appears at the location by extra-ordinary means, and a pattern of poor service keeps most locals away. The majority of customers are now travelers passing by on the nearby highway.\nSCP-1670 events are signaled by electrical anomalies and a strong feeling of paranoia and apprehension among those present along with minor relocation of objects within the location. Anomalous individuals may appear during these events; these individuals may be duplicates of others who are already extant elsewhere, often within the restaurant itself. These individuals can be isolated by careful observation although a medical examination may be necessary to determine their origin.\nAnomalous individuals must not be allowed to leave the location of SCP-1670 as their existence poses a threat to public safety. Security personnel must locate any duplicate or otherwise anomalous individuals and detain them for observation until it can be positively established whether they are native to our reality and can be safely released from custody.\nAddendum: While there are rarely visible differences between anomalous and ordinary individuals, postmortem investigation typically finds severe internal abnormalities and toxic substances, including but not limited to:\n\nExtra or missing internal organs\nExternal sensory organs located within the body\nOrifices filled with toxic or reactive gases\nBroken glass filling the stomach or lungs\nHuman remains in the stomach\nUnknown symbiotic life-forms\n\nNotably, anomalous individuals have not yet carried any unknown or virulent pathogens but personnel are advised to continue observing proper decontamination procedures. The possessions of anomalous individuals should not be retained for further study as per Extra Dimensional Protocol 53 regarding conservation of mass and energy. All extra dimensional matter must be disposed of on site.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1669 | SCP-1670 | SCP-1671 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1671\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The security perimeter of the property containing SCP-1671 is to be monitored by armed patrol and night-vision security cameras. Foundation personnel are not permitted within SCP-1671 without Level A hazardous material suits. All materials recovered from within SCP-1671 are to be sterilized before removal. Any personnel showing signs of sickness after entry to SCP-1671 are to be quarantined immediately.\nSCP-1671-2 work cycles are not to be interrupted: all direct study of SCP-1671-2 specimens is to be carried out upon specimens on rest cycle: this consists of interviews, physical examinations. Work cycle observation is to be carried out by remotely-operated vehicle only.\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011: Physical contact with SCP-1671-2 specimens is not permitted.\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2013: Injured or deceased SCP-1671-2 specimens are not to be disturbed in any way.\nFor further information on the use of recovered SCP-1671-1 material, please see document 1671-EXP.\nDescription: SCP-1671 is an abandoned coal mine located near [REDACTED] Pennsylvania. SCP-1671 was originally founded in 1887 by the [REDACTED] Company, and remained in operation until 1923. No reports of anomalous activity have been recovered from the period of operation. No surface buildings from the original mine remain. A guard station has been constructed over the entrance for the storage of research materials and housing of security personnel and the elevator to the mine has been replaced. The room surrounding the primary shaft entrance has been expanded to contain SCP-1671-A and a barracks room. The temperature within SCP-1671 is a constant 35.5\u00b0 C.\nSCP-1671-A is a hemisphere of cast iron, measuring 4.5 meters in diameter and 2.25 meters in height, located in the entry chamber of SCP-1671. Four 1.5 by 1.5 m hatches are located at 90 degree intervals on SCP-1671-A.\nThe lower levels of SCP-1671 contain seams of human corpses, designated SCP-1671-1. SCP-1671-1 specimens are of varied age and race, with no apparent pattern to these traits. SCP-1671-1 specimens are generally in a state of advanced decay due to the conditions within SCP-1671. Genetic testing has not matched any SCP-1671-1 specimens with known individuals living or dead. The total amount of SCP-1671-1 within SCP-1671 is unknown: seams do not appear to decrease in size. That is, when SCP-1671-1 material is removed, further instances of SCP-1671-1 are pushed to the front of the seam.\nSCP-1671-2 designates a group of 243 blind, hairless, humanoid entities found within SCP-1671. SCP-1671-2 specimens stand an average of 1.5 meters in height and weigh an average of 85 kilograms. Each specimen is in possession of identical personal belongings: an iron collar, a black boilersuit, a pickaxe, and shovel. Damaged or lost equipment is replaced by SCP-1671-A through the north hatch.\nSCP-1671-2 specimens are apparently sapient and fluent in English, but will generally ignore or disregard attempts at communication. Communication between SCP-1671-2 specimens is rare, and generally consists of monosyllabic directives. It is unknown how SCP-1671-2 specimens navigate: tests to determine if echolocation and thermal sensing properties are present have been negative.\nSCP-1671-2 operate in three eight-hour shifts: mining, transport, and rest, with 81 SCP-1671-2 specimens assigned to each task. Shifts begin at 0000, 0800, and 1600, respectively, marked by a low whistling noise heard throughout SCP-1671. The source of this noise is unknown.\nSCP-1671-1 material mined by SCP-1671-2 will be transported up to the primary entrance chamber through use of a lift operated by SCP-1671-2 pull teams. Carts of SCP-1671-1 material will then be unloaded into SCP-1671-A.\nAddendum-01: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011 - Accidental physical contact with SCP-1671-2-232 by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 resulted in SCP-1671-2-232 attacking Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 with its shovel, killing him through collapse of the skull. SCP-1671-2-232 did not show any hostility to other personnel present, and resumed mining immediately upon Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's death. No other hostile behavior has been observed from any SCP-1671-2 specimens.\nAddendum-02: The following statement was made by SCP-1671-2-23 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2011 at 0002. This is the only recorded instance of an SCP-1671-2 specimen speaking with Foundation personnel.\n\nCease asking questions that cannot be answered. There is nothing to say. We work. We sleep. We work again. The toil repeats. It does not end. Put away your wandering eyes, or take up a pick into your uncallused hands.\n\nSCP-1671-2-23 did not respond to follow-up communication attempts.\nAddendum-03: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2013: SCP-1671-2-106 was killed by a cave-in on Level-5 at 1055. The nearest SCP-1671-2 specimen, SCP-1671-2-104, proceeded to consume SCP-1671-1 material until the rupturing of the stomach, resulting in the expulsion of a full-grown SCP-1671-2 specimen. Two other SCP-1671-2 specimens (SCP-1671-2-110 and SCP-1671-2-087) recovered the body of SCP-1671-2-106 from the rubble, and proceeded to gouge out the eyes. This was then followed by setting stones in the eye sockets, and the placement of a larger chunk of rock in the mouth.\nThe body was carried to the primary chamber by SCP-1671-2-087, SCP-1671-2-104, SCP-1671-2-104-2, and SCP-1671-2-110, and was unloaded into SCP-1671-A. Upon this, SCP-1671-A dispensed a replacement set of equipment. SCP-1671-2-104-2 placed the iron collar around its own neck and resumed work. The event took thirty-two minutes from the death of SCP-1671-2-106 to the resumption of work.\nSCP-1671-2-104's abdominal damage healed within 24 hours.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1670 | SCP-1671 | SCP-1672 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1672\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1672 is currently stored inside a 35cm x 35cm x 35cm steel box inside a 3m x 3m x 3m storage room in Site \u2588\u2588. All documentation on SCP-1672 is to be stored in this box. All documentation is to be on paper with a quotation box (such as on this document) for the convenience of those infected. Those infected by SCP-1672 are to either be reassigned to research the object, or to be given Class A amnestics.\nDescription: SCP-1672 is a single sheet of 20#, U.S. Letter-sized copy paper with a 18x18cm black box in the center. Inside the box is an image of a man with a cardboard box with a \"smiley face\" drawn on it in black over his head, sitting at an office desk with two monitors. This image is a memetic agent that causes infected individuals to become obsessed with isotropy and the contents of boxes, and also exhibit severe levels of agoraphobia. Infected individuals will ignore any written information not contained within a printed box, such as the ones on this document, and if confronted about this will become irritable and often violent.1 The meme also seems to have a compulsion factor, as those infected often try to infect others by showing them the image.\n\nOutside of this box are handwritten messages written in black ink. These messages are non-anomalous; however, due to the nature of SCP-1672 they are difficult to read without becoming infected. Having an infected individual cover the image has proven effective, and photographs of SCP-1672 have been proven to not carry its effect. Most of these messages are directed at Foundation personnel in general, mocking the Foundation's modi operandi and the general shortsightedness of its members. None of this information is to be brought to the attention of infected individuals, even if they were aware of these messages prior to being infected.\n\nAcquisition: SCP-1672 came into Foundation custody on 10/24/2006 when the steel box it is currently contained in was found near [REDACTED] of Site \u2588\u2588. After testing whether the box contained a bomb or another kind of immediate security threat, a D-Class was used to open the box. Infection was immediate as D-98634 began to complain that the room lacked isometric design. D-98634 then showed researchers and security personnel present SCP-1672, infecting them all. By 10/26/2006, 90% of Site \u2588\u2588 was infected.\nOn 10/31/2006, MTF Beta-12 (\"Trick or Treaters\") entered Site \u2588\u2588 with the intention of distributing Class A amnestics to attempt to counter the memetic effects of SCP-1672. 31% of Site personnel had expired from dehydration after finding isometric containers large enough to fit inside. 43% were found alive in such containers, having been cared for by uninfected personnel. They found that roughly \u2588\u2588% percent of Site \u2588\u2588 had been altered to make the affected rooms isometric. The methods of doing so varied, such as brickwork or stacked wooden pallets, and upon questioning Site \u2588\u2588 personnel confirmed it was the doing of the infected. Amnestics were successfully distributed throughout Site \u2588\u2588 and the memetic agent was contained, designated as SCP-1672, and slated for testing to determine its origin.\n\n+ Scan of SCP-1672 messages\n\n- Close Image\n\nTHINK OUSIDE THE BOX!\nOH, WAIT. YOU CAN'T.\n\nAre you satisfied with your little box?\n\nYOU ASK \"WHY?\" WE ASK \"WHY NOT?\"\n\nArt\nYour head. Get it?\n\nIDEAS DON'T HAVE IDEOLOGIES\n\nAre\nWe\nCool\nYet?\n\nArt\ncan't be\ncontained.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This behavior is similar to the reaction of individuals exposed to SCP-2274 when attempting to remove said anomaly from the vicinity of the victim. Investigation into a link between these two cognitohazards is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1671 | SCP-1672 | SCP-1673 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1673 in an active state\n\nItem #: SCP-1673\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1673 is to be surrounded by a perimeter at a distance of 500 meters. It is to be patrolled by 3 teams of 2 guards at all times. This perimeter is to have a 1.5 meter concrete wall, with security personnel stationed every 20 meters. Any person found inside of SCP-1673's interior is to be issued a Class-B amnestic. Those who do not respond to amnestics will be detained.\nDescription: SCP-1673 is a cemetery located on the outskirts of the former town of Westkin, West Virginia. It takes up 1.4 hectares and contains approximately 60 graves and 1 mausoleum. A wrought iron fence surrounds the cemetery's boundaries. The gravestones in SCP-1673 belong to Westkin's original settlers, and the latest interment dates back to 1845. During the hours of 4AM to 7PM, SCP-1673 displays no anomalous properties.\nIf a person enters SCP-1673 during its active period, and remains there for at least 15 minutes, its anomalous properties will manifest. SCP-1673 will begin to manifest ambulatory human limbs constructed from its soil. These limbs will resemble human hands and arms; however, testing has shown that they contain no human biological material whatsoever. They will begin to follow the person around SCP-1673 for a period lasting between 1 and 3 hours. After this time passes, the constructs will begin to interact with the person.\nThese limbs will attempt to perform small actions that are beneficial to the person, including tying shoelaces, adjusting clothing, brushing off dust from the persons clothing, and attempting to give the person a massage. Initially, the limbs will attempt to perform these gestures extremely carefully. However, these actions can result in extreme bodily harm due to the excessive amount of force the constructs can exert in performing them. Usually, subjects will attempt to exit the cemetery as quickly as possible. The limbs will impede any attempt to exit SCP-1673. This will continue until the person is either removed from SCP-1673 or expires. If the person is removed, SCP-1673 will return to an inert state. However, if the user expires while within SCP-1673 as a result of SCP-1673's actions, the limbs will bury the person's body. Any attempt to approach the body before it is buried will be met with hostile force.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1672 | SCP-1673 | SCP-1674 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1674\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The building in which SCP-1674 is situated has been purchased by a Foundation front posing as a historic preservation society. The building is to be cordoned off from public access and view. The door to SCP-1674 is to be kept open while any human subject is inside SCP-1674, except during authorized transport. Care is to be taken not to expose SCP-1674-1 to more light than is necessary to prevent deterioration.\nA base has been established in SCP-1674-3 to house test subjects. A communications wire, no thicker than 2 mm, is to be threaded through SCP-1674-2 in order to maintain a connection between SCP-1674 and the base in SCP-1674-3. A flexible tube, no thicker than 3 mm, is to be threaded similarly in order to transfer liquid rations.\nDescription: SCP-1674 is a room located in a 16th-century building in Zwolle, Netherlands. SCP-1674 has internal dimensions of 3.2 m X 5 m X 2.4 m. Its walls and ceiling are painted maroon and its floor is birch hardwood; all internal surfaces are smooth and sterile. The door, located on one of the narrow walls (henceforth the near wall), swings inwards when opened. When closed it sits flush with the wall. The door does not possess a handle on the inside. The longer walls and the ceiling are painted with horizontal, luminescent yellow pinstripes. These lines converge centrally on the narrow wall opposite the door (henceforth the far wall) in a layered design similar to the circular, staggered tumblers of a combination lock. Located within SCP-1674 are a canvas sheet, designated SCP-1674-1, and a small hole in the far wall, designated SCP-1674-2.\nSCP-1674-1 is an animate sheet of heavy canvas paper. It is mounted permanently to a roll on the ceiling against the near wall. SCP-1674-1 measures 3.2 m X 3.2 m X 1 mm and is abnormally damage- and force-resistant. It perfectly absorbs all electromagnetic radiation outside of the visible spectrum. Visible light shone directly on its surface reveals traces of a Baroque landscape painting of an overcast rocky taiga, although the pigments have since faded greatly.\nSCP-1674-2 is a round hole 5 mm wide. It is located in the center of the circular design on the far wall. SCP-1674-2 typically lets in a small amount of light. SCP-1674-2 leads to an external area, designated SCP-1674-3, which does not correspond with the room adjacent to SCP-1674 nor to the area outside the building. Visual detail from SCP-1674-3 is sparing while the door to SCP-1674 is open, but the two areas are always connected. Sound and narrow-beam radio waves easily travel through SCP-1674-2. The air pressure differential is negligible.\nWhen the door to SCP-1674 is closed with a human subject inside, SCP-1674-1 unrolls to completely cover the near wall and 0.8 m of the floor; this prevents the door from opening again. The layers of the circular design on the far wall then begin to rotate independently, making various staggered pinstripes align and lock into place. Sections of the wall bordered by the aligned pinstripes then extrude outwards to form a shallow tunnel with an accordion-like structure. As the wall shifts, SCP-1674-2 gradually widens from 5 mm to 2 m, thereby making SCP-1674-3 physically accessible. If the human subject steps through, the process will reverse until SCP-1674 is in its original state again, and the door is able to be opened. Transportation is thus one way only. The process is noiseless.\nSCP-1674-3 is an extradimensional region that resembles a rocky taiga or steppe. There is an abundance of native vegetation, some of which is edible; no wildlife has yet been observed besides a single specimen of Lithobates sylvaticus (wood frog). The sky is perpetually overcast; the clouds occasionally take on violet hues towards dusk. SCP-1674-3 is highly irradiated for unknown reasons. Staying for an extended duration will cause focused mutagenic effects in non-native organisms. The mutations are typically concentrated in the eyes, skin, and the lining of the gastrointestinal tract; ultimately inducing their development into a substance chemically and physically identical to SCP-1674-1. Test subjects sent into SCP-1674-3 have reported seeing older settlements (presumably built by people who entered long before SCP-1674 was contained), many of which still contain bodies that display the mutagenic effects.\nSCP-1674-2 reportedly exits into SCP-1674-3 from the face of a large mottled rock erupting from the ground. Beside the exit, there is an etching in the rock face in early modern Dutch. A translation follows.\n\nMay God rest he who finds these words\nMy chamber has worked too well. I have worked too poor. Had I not been so enamored by the dream of perfect realism, I would have seen there is no way home. And this realism is flawed. The sky is sick and it tans my hide and burns my throat. I would starve but for these foreign berries and garnishes. And a pinprick in this boulder robs me of hope to go back. I would give my fortunes to traverse the other way. What would have done?\nI should have built a mechanism to invert the projection. I should have built a mechanism from this side. I should have made a way to invert the projection. I should have painted a\n(message cuts off, then resumes several lines lower)\nThere is no use for pretense now. I still have this chisel. Soon I will have nothing.\nMaster Constructor, The Doubtful\nYear of Our Lord 1610\n\nA body to which the signed name can be attributed has not yet been located within SCP-1674-3.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1673 | SCP-1674 | SCP-1675 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1675\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1675 is stored in a reinforced containment cell at Site-15. SCP-1675 is to be given 1 liter of 10W-30 motor oil every 90 days but otherwise does not require fuel or maintenance of any kind.\nExperimentation with SCP-1675 may only be performed with prior written permission from at least two Level 3 Senior Researchers. Experimentation involving use of live ammunition requires additional permission from one Level 4 Site Director and prior notification of Site-15 security staff; such experimentation must also be performed in a separate armored testing chamber.\nDescription: SCP-1675 is a digitigrade bipedal automaton of unknown manufacture that is apparently capable of indefinite operation with no detectable external power source or need for fuel. SCP-1675 stands approximately 1 m in height and appears to have been built for law enforcement or military application as it is equipped with high-strength manipulator arms, armor plating capable of withstanding small arms fire, and two shoulder-mounted machine guns fed from a hopper located on its back.\nUnder normal circumstances, SCP-1675 is docile and harmless; left to its own devices, it will wander its containment area listlessly and does not pose a danger to any personnel. SCP-1675 will non-violently resist attempts to deactivate or disassemble it but will otherwise not resist any attempts to inspect or observe it. Attempts to discern more about its internal configuration have not been successful to date.\nWhenever SCP-1675 is exposed to a specimen of genus Anser, Branta, or Chen, it will become highly aggressive and attempt to kill the specimen by any means possible. SCP-1675 is single-minded, efficient, and exhibits possible intelligence in its ability to operate tactically when need arises.\nPeriodically and while attacking such specimens, SCP-1675 will emit audible speech from a speaker located near its head, generally consisting of anti-avian propaganda in French. SCP-1675 has not responded to any attempts to communicate thus far.\nSCP-1675 was discovered by rangers in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 National Forest on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588. At time of discovery, SCP-1675 had killed over \u2588\u2588\u2588 specimens over a 27-hectare area. SCP-1675 was recovered without incident by the responding Foundation containment team and all witnesses were administered a Class A amnestic.\nAddendum 1675-01: Log of Notable Experiments\nDate: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: One (1) Anser anser domesticus (domestic goose)\nProvided Tools: None\nResult: SCP-1675 quickly chased down and strangled subject using its manipulator arms.\nEmitted Speech: \"The only good goose is a dead goose.\"\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: One (1) A. anser domesticus\nProvided Tools: Single-edged combat knife\nResult: SCP-1675 used provided knife as a thrown weapon to wound Subject, retrieved knife, then killed Subject with a single lateral cut to its neck. SCP-1675 retained knife, but surrendered it without resistance to research personnel.\nEmitted Speech: \"There will be no peace until all geese are dead.\"\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: One (1) A. anser domesticus\nProvided Tools: Ten (10) rounds of 5.56mm ammunition\nResult: SCP-1675 loaded provided ammunition into its hopper, then killed Subject with a single accurate burst of three (3) rounds at close range. Research staff were unable to remove the loaded ammunition.\nEmitted Speech: \"Geese are a blight that must be purged.\"\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Three (3) Branta canadensis (Canada goose)\nProvided Tools: None\nResult: SCP-1675 stood still until Subjects approached, then ambushed and strangled one Subject using its manipulator arms while firing its remaining ammunition at the other fleeing Subjects.\nEmitted Speech: \"All geese shall roast in the flames of righteous justice.\"\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: One (1) Cygnus olor (Mute swan)\nProvided Tools: None\nResult: SCP-1675 did not immediately react to Subject. When Subject approached within 1 m of SCP-1675 to investigate, Subject was gently pushed away.\nEmitted Speech: \"Nothing to see here, move along.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1674 | SCP-1675 | SCP-1676 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1676\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1676-1 is contained in a secure vehicle bay at Humanoid Containment Site-06-3, with its keys contained in a separate secure locker except as needed for vehicle maintenance or experimentation. Regular vehicle maintenance in accordance with SCP-1676-1's manufacturer recommended maintenance schedule is to be performed by HCS-06-3 mechanics.\nGuard personnel assigned to SCP-1676 are to be equipped with nonlethal weapons. All instances of SCP-1676-2 are to be immediately detained and contained in separate standard humanoid containment cells in the E wing of HCS-06-3. Automated systems monitoring police databases are to be programmed to trigger alerts when any vehicle of the same make and model as SCP-1676-1 is involved in an accident, and containment staff are to be notified of these events.\nDescription: SCP-1676-1 is a white, two-door 2001 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer LS consistent with those produced at the assembly plant in Linden, New Jersey. SCP-1676-1's components lack any identifying serial numbers or Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs), and where the driver's-side windshield VIN plate would normally be, there is instead a sterling silver plaque with the words \"Customer Loyalty Program\". Records obtained from all assembly plants that produced such vehicles did not find any discrepancies able to explain SCP-1676-1's existence. When fueled, SCP-1676-1 starts and operates normally.\nWhenever a vehicle of identical make, model, and year to SCP-1676-1 is involved in an automotive collision in which the driver is killed as a direct result, an exact duplicate of the driver will appear in the driver's seat of SCP-1676-1 precisely 37 hours and 21 minutes later. Designated instances of SCP-1676-2, these duplicates appear to be completely indistinguishable from their original subjects, including clothing worn, items carried, stomach contents, and memories up until the exact moment of impact.\nSCP-1676-1 was discovered in a suburban neighborhood in [REDACTED], Michigan following the appearance of SCP-1676-2-1 on 2001-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588. Civilian witnesses were unable to determine how or when SCP-1676-1 was located there, and all witnesses were administered a Class A amnestic and released following questioning. At time of discovery, SCP-1676-1's main odometer and trip meter both indicated 0.0 miles. The keys were in the ignition, but no evidence to suggest that it had ever been driven was found.\nAddendum 1676-1: Incident Log\nOn 2003-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, an incident occurred in which the driver of a Blazer was critically wounded in a front-end collision in downtown [REDACTED]; an instance of SCP-1676-2 appeared precisely on schedule but the original subject did not die from his injuries until three (3) days following the accident. No other anomalies were noted, and the instance of SCP-1676-2 was contained as per standard procedures.\nAddendum 1676-2: Observer Note\n\nBoth Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's proposal to terminate all contained instances of SCP-1676-2 and Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's proposal to convert all such instances to Class D personnel have been vetoed following review by the Foundation Ethics Committee. While the cost of containment is high, the Committee will not condone the murder of innocent civilians without proof that they are a direct threat to the Foundation or its mission.\nThat the number of new SCP-1676-2 instances being produced is dramatically slowing down as such vehicles leave common usage combined with the deaths of existing instances through natural means means that there is an end in sight and thus is good enough for the time being.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSenior Observer\n\n\u00ab SCP-1675 | SCP-1676 | SCP-1677 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1677\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1677 are to be contained in Secure Documents Storage and digitally reproduced monthly to prevent degradation. During copying procedures, no personnel are to directly observe the printed surface of SCP-1677 instances.\nIn the event of further instances of SCP-1677 being recovered, D-1677 Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is to be tasked with transcribing them for containment and study.\nIn the event of containment breach, infected personnel are to be sedated by security staff. The use of sound dampening equipment is required, and care must be taken to avoid prolonged physical contact. Any personnel that experience persistent symptoms consistent with SCP-1677 infection are to report for medical examination immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1677 comprises two (2) distinct varieties of memetic contagion, labeled SCP-1677-A and SCP-1677-B. Both take the form of handwritten documents describing music. Anyone reading the documents, provided they can understand standard musical format, will be infected with the corresponding SCP-1677 instance.\nSCP-1677-A takes the form of an unknown song with a metered length of one minute and thirty-two seconds (1:32). SCP-1677-A infection can be transmitted via any form of musical reproduction of its pattern, including a wide variety of instruments and vocal intonation. Any reproduction of SCP-1677-A derived from an infected source will maintain its anomalous properties, provided it retains at least 77% fidelity. This effect extends to digital recordings, and further recursive recordings that meet the fidelity requirements.\nThe primary anomalous symptom of SCP-1677-A infection is the perception of the song described in its written form without discernible source. As the disease progresses, the perceived volume of the song increases. A corresponding increase in the activity levels of the portions of the brain responsible for processing auditory stimuli is also shown. In later stages of the disease the severity of the anomalous symptoms increase, leading to an inability to process external sounds, a loss of the ability to cogitate, a brief comatose state, and finally death as the brain fails from stress.\nSCP-1677-A infection can be treated by multiple means. The most effective is the administration of amnestics to the infected under sedation. However, this method is only effective prior to the latter-stage comatose state induced by the disease. Other methods include overriding the pattern stored in the brain via external stimuli of sufficient volume and duration1. Once the perceived volume of the anomalous sound reaches a certain magnitude, this method becomes ineffective due to the inability of the inner ear to process external sounds of sufficient volume and duration before failing. Finally, direct electrical stimulation of the affected portions of the brain can disrupt the pattern; however, the necessary duration for efficacy of this treatment is usually very harmful.\nSee attached documentation for SCP-1677-A recovery report.\nSCP-1677-B takes on the form of the song \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, though no other recorded instance of the song displays its anomalous properties, nor does the artist show any connection to SCP-1677-A. Like SCP-1677-A, SCP-1677-B can be transmitted sonically and follows a similar progression, though at an accelerated rate.\nSCP-1677-B is of special note due to the fact that, unlike its predecessor SCP-1677-A, it can be transmitted via physical contact. This greatly increases the risk of exposure. The mechanism by which this is accomplished has yet to be determined. SCP-1677-B transmits via physical contact by transferring its pattern through the irregular heartbeat of the infected host. This also explains the increased rate at which death occurs in the victims as compared to SCP-1677-A. Prolonged contact with the infected is to be avoided. Due to the more significant duration and faster development of SCP-1677-B, early treatment of the infected with amnestics is a priority.\nSee attached documentation for SCP-1677-B recovery report.\n\n+ Recovery Report SCP-1677-A\n\n- Recovery Report SCP-1677-A\n\nRecovery Report SCP-1677-A: Foundation personnel stationed at the CDC responded to the reports of a sudden mass outbreak at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 High School in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588. Investigation into the incident revealed the source of the infection to be a school-wide announcement on the part of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a student. All in attendance were infected by SCP-1677-A. Upon interview \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 stated that he had heard SCP-1677-A from an embedded sound file at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.com. Further investigation has revealed no trace of the initial vector. With the exception of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a music teacher in attendance, all infected with SCP-1677-A were administered amnestics and reports of the outbreak were buried. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, now labeled D-1677, was taken into custody in order to transcribe SCP-1677-A for further study.\n\n+ Recovery Report SCP-1677-B\n\n- Recovery Report SCP-1677-B\n\nRecovery Report SCP-1677-B: Foundation personnel stationed at the CDC responded to reports of an outbreak matching SCP-1677's description at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. A task force disguised as a CDC quarantine team was dispatched to recover it. Only one member of the quarantine force was infected by SCP-1677-B, resulting from the as-then-unknown physical vector. The infected member was sedated and administered amnestics as per SCP-1677 containment protocols at the time, and later made a full recovery. Due to the accelerated progression of the disease, seven (7) civilians succumbed to the infection prior to containment. The remainder were treated with amnestics and a cover story was created to explain the outbreak.\nInvestigation traced the infection to patient \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. A search of his apartment revealed two previous victims of SCP-1677-B. The inhabitants appeared to be in the midst of resettling, and no networked devices were found. The original source vector for SCP-1677-B remains unknown.\n\nAddendum 1677-01: As per Ethics Committee recommendation, requests by D-1677 (henceforth referred to as Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) for official employment at the Foundation have been granted. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been assigned to Site \u2588\u2588's Anartistry Suppression Department.2\nAddendum 1677-02: As a result of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's research, a screening program has been developed to filter out possible SCP-1677 iterations from incoming media files. The program is being implemented on all Foundation devices capable of connecting to outside networks.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Must exceed the perceived volume and duration of the effect.\n2. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has a doctorate in Art History\n\n\u00ab SCP-1676 | SCP-1677 | SCP-1678 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A case of SCP-1678-A under containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1678\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1678 remains only partially contained. Mobile Task Forces Tau-4 and Epsilon-6 have succeeded in establishing a defensible perimeter around the Hyde Park district of SCP-1678, with cases of SCP-1678-A largely ceasing their attacks on the perimeter of the Foundation-held area. A long-term research base is currently under construction, and Mobile Task Force commanders are preparing an assault on the SCP-1678 Natural History Museum with the intent of capturing a forward command post to direct defense efforts. Current short-term aims involve the capture of, and extension of the defensible perimeter to, the SCP-1678 Natural History Museum, and to research and to ascertain the origins, construction, and weaknesses of the SCP-1678-A entities. Long-term aims involve efforts to halt, hinder, or control the production of the SCP-1678-A entities, and to assault the SCP-1678 Houses of Parliament, where the being, entity, or intelligence responsible for the creation of SCP-1678 is believed to reside, and to capture and contain the aforementioned being.\nDescription: SCP-1678 is a full-scale mirror-image reconstruction of the British city of London, located exactly one kilometer underneath the original city of London. Currently, only the Hyde Park district of SCP-1678 has been explored, but all buildings, at least within the explored district, correlate exactly to their surface counterparts in terms of location, as well as the exterior size and shape, although rarely in terms of architecture, building material, and interior layout. The city has been constructed to resemble the city as it was in the Victorian era, with constructions designed to resemble traditional gas lighting prevalent on the streets and with all modern buildings in the original city of London being represented in a Victorian style of architecture, most notably the skyscrapers of the Business district. Illumination is infrequent and unreliable, and it is unknown how SCP-1678 has acquired a steady oxygen and gas supply.\nSCP-1678 is believed to have been constructed instantaneously by unknown means, with the SCP-1678 Houses of Parliament serving as the \u2018epicenter' for the construction process. This is evidenced by the fact that, as distance from the Houses of Parliament increase there is an exponentially increasing frequency of flaws in the construction of SCP-1678, such as houses built entirely out of copper pipes or other unconventional materials, \u2018gas lights' being little more than a metal rod topped with a floating orb of light, buildings containing no floors, and, at the furthest explored distance from the epicenter, no windows or doors. Aside from Foundation occupants and cases of SCP-1678-A, B and C, SCP-1678 is believed to be uninhabited.\nSCP-1678 is believed to have been constructed with the intent to harbor the survivors of an XK-class end-of-the-world event. This is evidenced by an audio recording that will activate and play upon any person entering the city.\n\n+ SCP-1678 Audio Transcript (Entrance)\n\n- SCP-1678 Audio Transcript (Entrance)\n\n[My fellow citizen. If you are hearing this tape, then the world as we knew it has finished. The sky has broken, the ground heaves with the tramp of terrible feet, and all the horror and madness from the dark corners of the world has broken free to exact its vengeance on the world of Man. Those who sought to contain them are killed or scattered, and we soon learnt that to attempt to fight these creatures is almost invariably to face one's death. Countless billions have been slaughtered in their attempt to sate their endless appetite for death, and there is nothing-was nothing- we could do to stop them. Evil has raised its bloody flag upon all nations of the world and crowed its unholy victory to the broken sky. Yes, this is the end.\nBut there is a new hope.\nWelcome to UnLondon, a city of the survivors, a city of the free. Together, fellow citizen, we will wait and prepare for the new beginning, the grand new world that is soon to come. Let the world above burn. We will endure. Let the monsters have their world. We will prepare. And let the ground tremble with a new Armageddon, as evil consumes itself, for I tell you, citizen, upon the day of the ruination of Man, their insatiable appetites will turn them against one another in their endless lust for death. We will wait.\nAnd I tell you, citizen, that there will be a new morning. And you will emerge from UnLondon, and stand blinking in the sun, as our children play and laugh in the bones of horrors long dead. And you will walk, hand in hand, to the sea, our faces skywards, as the rising sun ushers in the new age of Man. And you will gather, citizen, at my feet as I summon UnLondon from its rest, and it shall burst, phoenix-like, from the ashes of the old. And on that day, citizen, there shall be a new order, as we raise the Union Flag over the entire world.\nI welcome you to UnLondon, the Last City.\nAnd the first.]\n\n+ SCP-1678 Audio Transcripts (Misc)\n\n- SCP-1678 Audio Transcripts (Misc)\n\nThe following message is relayed on the end of every hour:\n\u2018The time is [TIME] o'clock. All is well.'\nOn approaching any bank or police station:\n\u2018Citizen, you are entering a restricted area. Have your authorization papers ready. A Bobby will arrive to escort you shortly' (WARNING: a single case of SCP-1678-A will be summoned)\nOn being sighted by a case of SCP-1678-A.\n\u2018Halt! Police!'\n\u2018Drop your weapons!'\n\u2018Come now, let's be having you!'\n\u2018Police! Don't run!'\nRandomly, once per hour. The messages below are selected samples of the 1678 observed audio recordings.\n\u2018No one is safe from the influence of memetic beings. Have yourself assessed today.'\n\u2018You could be possessed by a memetic horror and not even know it! Psyche assessments are free and easy-visit a clinic today.'\n\u2018Do you find light uncomfortable? Identifying a Cortex Worm's infection early makes them possible to remove. Speak to your doctor today.'\n\u2018Have you noticed anyone acting oddly? Tell a Bobby immediately.'\n\u2018Crime will not be tolerated in UnLondon. I warn you: the tormentors of society will become its defenders.'\n\u2018Evil can walk in human form and human flesh. Stay vigilant.'\n\u2018Are you frequently anxious or depressed? It could be a symptom of the Pattern Screamer's influence- notify a Bobby immediately'\n\u2018Ensure you are well rehearsed in all breach protocols. There is no excuse for panic or confusion during drills.'\n\u2018Can't make ends meet? Do not be ashamed. Bryson's Home for the Poor is here to help.'\n\u2018I rule in the interests of the many, not the few. There are no special privileges.'\n\u2018Swelling and abnormal growths are an early sign of the Slaver Man's possession. Report any abnormal sickness to your doctor immediately.'\n\u2018Each and every one of you is responsible for the safety of UnLondon and its citizens. Be watchful.'\n\nMost explored buildings within SCP-1678 appear to have been outfitted for the purpose of extremely dense inhabitation with closely grouped steel bunk beds, a common feature in any building suitable for the purpose. Foundation researchers have advised that most explored buildings within SCP-1678 are unfit for human habitation, due to a high preponderance of mould, damp, and poor construction within these buildings. Some buildings are outfitted for other purposes, most notably the SCP-1678 version of the Natural History Museum, which is featuring an exhibit titled \u2018The Fall of Man' and contains representations of several known SCP entities, and images and artwork depicting apocalyptic settings.\nThe key threat posed by SCP-1678 is by entities referred to in some SCP-1678 audio recordings as \u2018Bobbies' (\u2018Bobby' is known to be a Victorian-era British slang term for \u2018Policeman'), henceforth referred to as SCP-1678-A. These entities are constructed out of human corpses crudely dismembered at the head, wrists, knees and elbows and re-assembled using simple industrial hinges and screws. The head is always wrapped in bandages. They are dressed in a uniform similar to Victorian-era police and are extremely hostile towards Foundation personnel, attacking them on sight with improvised weapons. These attacks are always preceded by SCP-1678-A emitting a noise similar to that of a policeman's whistle, and all loudspeakers within one hundred meters emitting the audio recording \u2018\u2018Police! Halt, criminal!''. Instances of SCP-1678-A are extremely resistant to damage, with only high-caliber rounds and explosive weapons proving sufficient to destroy them. They are believed to originate from a building named \u2018Bryson's Home for the Poor', as evidenced by an inmate-style jumpsuit worn under the uniform.\nTo what extent they interact with other SCP-1678 entities is unknown.\n\n+ SCP-1678-B Overview\n\n- SCP-1678-B Overview\n\nSCP-1678-B\nRole: Surveillance.\nA.K.A: Eyes in the Sky.\nCases of SCP-1678-B are bio-mechanical constructs which resemble that of a small avian life form. They are composed of a central mass of a red organic matter stitched together by a copper exoskeleton that resembles a spine and wing bones. The head has been demonstrated to be a small video camera and remnants of feathers and plastic on their exterior suggests they were once intended to resemble a pigeon. Cases of SCP-1678-B are known to possess no offensive or destructive capabilities, yet their ability to track Task Force movements should not be underestimated, as it is currently unknown if they are capable of communicating with, or summoning cases of, SCP-1678-A. Cases of SCP-1678-B are relatively simple to contain or destroy, yet their large numbers make their observation of Foundation activities extremely difficult to stop.\nOccasional posters throughout the Foundation-explored area allude to their existence. These posters display an image of a small pigeon observing criminal activity beneath the title \u2018UnLondon's Eyes in the Sky!' alongside a small message to the effect that anyone destroying or vandalizing an \u2018Eye in the Sky' faces up to six weeks in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 unit.\n\n+ SCP-1678-C Overview\n\n- SCP-1678-C Overview\n\nSCP-1678-C\nRole: Unknown\nA.K.A: Wretch\nCases of SCP-1678-C resemble a humanoid figure dressed in rags. They appear to be of old age and are usually, although not always, female. They have always been encountered outside the Foundation-held area.\nThere have been very few direct encounters with the SCP-1678-C entities, and it is currently unknown how many cases exist or to what level of threat they pose to Foundation security or safety. Encounters typically feature cases of SCP-1678-C sitting on a street corner with a begging dish, whereupon they will attempt to attract the pity or mercy of any Foundation personnel within their proximity with pleading or begging for food or money. Supplying a case of SCP-1678-C with food will cause them to begin weeping before dematerializing with a burst of dense black smoke. Foundation personnel are currently under instruction to not interact with them.\nThey are briefly alluded to in an SCP-1678 audio recording: \u2018Do not pity the Wretch. Allow them to pay the price of their betrayal for all eternity. Remember, citizen: on the day UnLondon rises I shall reward the loyal, but traitors shall be forever damned.'\n\n+ SCP-1678-D Overview\n\n- SCP-1678-D Overview\n\nSCP-1678-D\nRole: Food Supply.\nA.K.A: \u2018Dr. Goody's Wonderfood!'\nSCP-1678-D is believed to be the primary food source on offer in the event that SCP-1678 receives full-scale occupation. SCP-1678-D is freely and easily available from steel vending machines installed in virtually every building or structure outfitted for the purpose of habitation. The vending machines are upright steel pumps similar in size and shape to that of a modern petrol pump, containing a slot for the receiving of coins and a flexible rubber hose ending in a trigger-operated nozzle that will deploy half a liter of SCP-1678-D upon the appropriate payment. All vending machines display the legend \u2018Dr. Goody's WONDERFOOD!' alongside an image of a smiling child enjoying a bowl of SCP-1678-D and text bubbles advising that SCP-1678-D costs \u2018Just a farthing a bowl!', that it \u2018Contains all the nutrients you need!' and \u2018Completely restores health and vitality!' It has proven to be extremely attractive to cases of SCP-1678-B, C, and an unknown species of colored mollusc which has been observed feeding on any spillages.\nSCP-1678-D is a synthetic starch gel heavily enriched with various minerals, vitamins, fats and bulking agents. In addition to this it contains several unknown molecular structures and various engineered DNA helixes carried within synthetic cellular structures. It has the same consistency and taste as porridge. As advertised, it contains all the nutrients necessary for short-term survival. However, Foundation researchers have advised that over a period of more than six weeks users of SCP-1678-D will become dangerously underweight due to low levels of fat and protein within SCP-1678-D and are at strong likelihood of contracting illnesses such as scurvy if survival is attempted by consuming SCP-1678-D alone.\nSCP-1678-D appears to be purposely engineered to manipulate the psyche of regular consumers. Through a mixture of unknown molecular compounds, regular consumers are more obedient to authority, are less likely to commit acts of violence, are less likely to engage in sexual intercourse, have a reduced capacity for fear or panic, and have consistently high morale. In addition, it also has engineered side effects such as depressive symptoms and headaches if a subject suddenly abandons consuming SCP-1678-D. Due to the difficulty of creating food within SCP-1678, SCP-1678-D would serve as the primary food source in the event of large-scale habitation.\nFoundation personnel are forbidden to consume SCP-1678-D, even in small amounts. Not all vending machines produce SCP-1678-D to the same quality with some machines deploying corrupted forms that have induced severe mental or physical abnormalities or death within the consumer.\n\nIt is currently unclear what entity, being or intelligence is responsible for the creation and maintenance of SCP-1678. It is unclear as to what event or disaster SCP-1678 is being prepared for.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1677 | SCP-1678 | SCP-1679 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1679\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Seeing as SCP-1679 is relatively self-contained, and problematic to contain in the traditional sense, the following procedures have been enacted to contain the anomaly.\nThe Internet connections of those people residing within SCP-1679 are to be monitored and all direct photographs of SCP-1679-1 are to be corrupted, doctored, or destroyed if found on the computers of the inhabitants. Due to the casual nature of the area's citizenry regarding SCP-1679-1, and how relatively few inhabitants of SCP-1679 actually possess Internet connections, this is expected to be relatively easy to manage.\nA group of Agents have been implanted within SCP-1679, posing as lodgers renting a suburban home. At least one Agent is to keep employment with the local police force.\nPublic broadcasts featuring SCP-1679-1 are to be recorded by this group and transported physically on encrypted thumb drives to the nearest Site the day following recording. Due to the fact that these broadcasts appear to be local, and expansion of their range has not been implied by any inhabitants of SCP-1679, further action appears to be unnecessary at this time.\nIf by chance an Agent begins to perceive SCP-1679-1 as a living being, said Agent is to be removed from field duty and must undergo a psychological evaluation, during which Foundation psychologists and researchers will attempt to discover how and/or why SCP-1679-1's anomaly persists. However, due to the fact that such changes in perception have yet to be documented, it appears to be unlikely that this particular procedure will be necessary in the near future.\nDescription: SCP-1679 is the town of Belleview in [LOCATION REDACTED], a small town with a population of 2514 as of the 2008 census. SCP-1679-1 is the mummified corpse of a Mr Basil Franklin McMaster, who has been the elected mayoral officer of SCP-1679 for the past 5 6 consecutive terms.\nSCP-1679-1 is situated in a wheelchair, and is approximately 95-110 years old. It is believed to have died around age 79; it is unusually well preserved considering its age and circumstance, and much of its skin and other features are still intact. It wears a weathered grey suit with a red tie, and leans to the right of the wheelchair. SCP-1679-1 has never been witnessed moving, respiring, or making vocalizations in public or in private.\nSCP-1679-1 is accompanied by between 1 and 3 aides when making public appearances, and has a reserved spot at city council meetings. Said aides will propel its wheelchair and handle any objects which SCP-1679-1 would be normally expected to handle as mayor, such as legal documents. Aides will sign documents approved by SCP-1679-1 in its own name, and while signatures will obviously vary, they are still treated as legitimate and legal by the city.\nTelevision Program: On the first Sunday of every month, SCP-1679-1 will be put on television for the local news stations' \"A Chat With Mayor McMaster\" fifteen-minute-long public programming block. During this block, SCP-1679-1 will be situated at a slight angle, so as to be facing the camera (and thus the viewer), for the full quarter hour. No commercial interruptions will occur during this block. Citizens do not seem to be compelled to watch SCP-1679-1 during this time, but if they do, they will usually remark on different points 1679-1 apparently makes during this time.\nAt the end of this program, the local news anchor will provide a brief summary of what SCP-1679-1 discussed during the program. Such discussions have been mundane in nature, with subjects ranging from parents talking to their children about bullies, to general histories of SCP-1679's police or fire departments. All citizenry who watch this program will have witnessed the same general discussion piece by SCP-1679-1, though with minor differences in phrasing.\nDiscovery: SCP-1679 was discovered by a James Rhode, a college graduate who had taken a cross-country trip after finishing his schooling. According to him, he had stopped at a local hotel to stay the night when the aforementioned programming block was shown. After confronting several citizens of SCP-1679, he fell into a panic and was arrested for public mayhem before he could harm anybody.\nAn Agent Matthews embedded in the largest nearby town's police force heard of Mr. Rhode's arrest and visited the town, witnessing SCP-1679-1 in public at a city council meeting. Agent Matthews contacted the nearest Foundation Site and containment procedures were enacted. After a short debriefing by Agent Matthews, Rhode himself was given C-class amnestics, and was transported to Donaldson Memorial Hospital with the cover story of being caught in an automobile accident. As of this writing, Rhode has encountered no further anomalies.\nA vast majority of outside visitors to SCP-1679 perceive SCP-1679-1 as a living being; why Mr. Rhode and Foundation personnel are unaffected by this phenomenon is as of yet unknown.\nNotes on SCP-1679: Citizens of SCP-1679 believe that SCP-1679-1 is an excellent elected official, with an honest streak and an ability to find compromise in nearly any argument. Additionally, the current and previous city councils have repeatedly claimed that SCP-1679-1 has introduced several bills which have considerably improved the economy of SCP-1679 and general welfare of its citizens, up to and including an effective tax system, a several-year-long overhaul of utilities and roadways, and competitive but fair contracts with teacher, city-worker, healthcare, police, and firefighter unions.\nSCP-1679 has a 3% unemployment rate, an unusually low crime rate, and a small but thriving arts community. Interviews with citizenry have consistently shown that the majority of SCP-1679's inhabitants have an extremely high opinion of SCP-1679-1, and give it credit for 1679's prosperity.\nBills that have allegedly been enacted by SCP-1679-1 have proven to be consistently and unusually effective in regards to improving the quality of life for its citizens. Additionally, such bills are usually phrased in such a way to benefit SCP-1679 in its own unique situation; many would be markedly less effective if enacted in neighbouring towns. Due to this, as well as other notable similarities, a possible relation to SCP-3088 has been proposed.\nPrevious to his death, SCP-1679-1 was a reverend at a local church. The citizenry of SCP-1679 rarely if ever remark on this, and it has not yet been implied in legal documents or drafts proposed by SCP-1679-1.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1678 | SCP-1679 | SCP-1680 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1680\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Site 33-B is to be staffed with Foundation personnel trained in the reception and processing of SCP-1680 instances. Site 33-B is disguised as the dilapidated former location of Mission High School; civilians attempting to investigate the interior of Site 33-B are to be given amnestic treatment and returned to their homes. Processing is to be followed by transport to Site 38 Site 33 for relocation as determined by Site 33-B command or the Department of Human Resources. Any individuals inquiring into the anomalous behavior of SCP-1680-A are to be given amnestic treatment; when possible, the Foundation is to attempt to acquire homes within line of sight of the route of SCP-1680-A.\nAddendum: As of 02/11/09, all Human Resources agents stationed at Site 33-B are to be of Level 4 rank or higher. Any Foundation personnel displaying insubordinate behavior in response to SCP-1680 processing and relocation orders are to be given amnestic treatment and reassigned.\nDescription: SCP-1680 is a collection of identical humanoid entities, age estimated at eight years. Instances of SCP-1680 are 137 cm in height and 38.5 kg in mass upon acquisition. Because of their effectively identical nature, this document will discuss SCP-1680 as a collective unit. Through genetic testing, SCP-1680 has been determined to be an exact replica of Tyler Buchanan, an eight-year-old boy declared missing on 11/02/07. See Addendum 1680-1 for acquisition details. Each instance of SCP-1680 believes itself to be Tyler Buchanan and possesses identical memories up to the day of his disappearance; genetic testing has concluded that each instance is genetically identical to one another and to the original Tyler Buchanan. Each instance of SCP-1680 demonstrates extreme emotional distress when exposed to other copies of SCP-1680.1\nSCP-1680-A resembles a Type A-chassis short school bus, bus number 216756, license plate 5PWD314; examination of the chassis and physical markings suggest it was manufactured by Canadian manufacturer Collins Bus Corporation in 2005. No bus matching this description has been located at any school, and manufacturing information is not available.2 The windows of SCP-1680-A are effectively opaque; nothing of the interior of the bus is visible until each instance of SCP-1680 crosses the threshold of the door and exits the vehicle. No personnel attempting to board the bus have been recovered to date.\nWith varying frequency, SCP-1680-A appears approximately 150 meters away from Site 33-B, drives to the site, opens its door, permits an instance of SCP-1680 to depart, drives approximately 50 meters from Site 33-B, and disappears. Attempts to track the origin or destination of SCP-1680-A have failed; by all collected evidence, the bus comes into existence spontaneously, deposits SCP-1680, and disappears shortly thereafter. No individuals living in the surrounding area have reported the unusual nature of this to any official authorities or made any inquiries to date. To date, all instances of SCP-1680 have claimed to have no memory of the bus ride itself or of anything between leaving school and arriving at Site 33-B.\nAddendum 1680-1: Acquisition Log\nTyler Buchanan was last seen leaving Dresden Elementary School in Dresden, TN at approximately 1450 hours on 11/02/07. While he was scheduled to be transported by bus #64 to Happy Homestead Daycare in Dresden, no individuals interviewed reported seeing him board the bus; rather, two teachers claimed he left the building but was called back in by a science teacher to pick up a report card. The science teacher in question could not be located. The bus itself was never located or recovered. Additionally, upon the disappearance of Buchanan and all of the children on Bus #64, interviews suggested that all potential witnesses at the school had gaps in their memory around the time the bus was boarding. Shortly after the bus was reported missing, anomalous activity was reported from the school's science lab as well. A cover story reported Bus #64 and all children aboard, along with Tyler Buchanan, as the victims of a terrorist attack against a rural school.\nThe first instance of SCP-1680 was recovered on 11/02/07. The Foundation had received reports suggesting that Group of Interest Lambda-33 (\"Manna Charitable Foundation\") was maintaining a warehouse for collecting anomalous or potentially anomalous artifacts at the former site of Mission High School. Mobile Task Force Phi-22 was dispatched to investigate. Upon securing and inspecting the area and determining no \u039b-33 presence in the building, SCP-1680-A made its first appearance at 1525 hours, depositing the first recovered instance of SCP-1680. The instance was presumed to be a nonanomalous child, transported to the nearest Foundation safehouse, and questioned. SCP-1680-1 was administered Class C amnestics and was about to be returned to his home using a cover story when SCP-1680-A reappeared six hours later at the same location and deposited another instance of SCP-1680. Both instances were detained while the MTF requested further instructions. By this time, Foundation authorities had determined that an undetermined anomalous situation had occurred at Dresden Elementary School and that the then-unclassified humanoid entities were to be detained until further notice.\nAddendum 1680-2: Relevant Memoranda\n\nTO: O5 COMMAND\nFROM: SITE 33 COMMAND\nRE: SCP-1680\n08/28/08\nAttached is current documentation regarding SCP-1680. We are currently sitting on 2,410 instances of this phenomenon. We have most of them in chemical comas, spread around half a dozen different Sites. The few that have died have been cremated to reduce storage space, but containment is becoming increasingly difficult in terms of simple quantity of contained instances. Please advise.\n\u2014MDJ\n\nNote: No particular answer was given in response to this memorandum.\n\nTO: ALL SITE COMMANDS\nFROM: O5 COMMAND\nRE: D-Class shortage issue\n10/04/08\nCurrent attrition rates of D-Class personnel are beginning to threaten standard channels of procurement. All site command departments are instructed to compose a report exploring the possibility of alternate means of securing significant numbers of D-Class personnel on short notice.\n-O5-2\n\nTO: O5 COMMAND\nFROM: SITE 33 COMMAND\nRE: RE: D-class shortage issue\n10/10/08\nReport attached. Including copy of SCP-1680 documentation protocols for particular consideration. See attached studies regarding trainability and loyalty. Instances are physically diminutive but useful for most D-class tasks not related to physical strength. Given the otherwise nonanomalous nature of SCP-1680 iterations (nonanomalous other than the number of identical copies of instances), we currently believe the standard concerns regarding exposure of SCP phenomena to one another are unwarranted under these circumstances.\n-MDJ\n\nAddendum 1680-2: Dr. Jones, director of Site 33, has been promoted to Level 5. Changes in training and orientation for SCP-1680 instances put into effect 11/02/09.\nFor more information regarding the anomalous event involving the school bus, please consult documentation for SCP-1480. For information regarding an additional anomalous event connected to SCP-1680, please consult documentation for SCP-1380.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Due to similarities to SCP-3477, a direct link between the two phenomena is under investigation.\n2. Information from Collins Bus Corporation suggests the bus was stolen from the manufacturing lot shortly after completion.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1679 | SCP-1680 | SCP-1681 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1681\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Chi-23 (\"Eavesdroppers\") is to actively monitor spontaneous or organized public gatherings of over 1000 individuals in any of the countries composing the former USSR, for the presence of SCP-1681. Upon detection, operatives are to retrieve individuals suspected of having been exposed to SCP-1681, and are to administer amnestics to unaffected individuals within a 50 m radius. New SCP-1681-1 specimens are to be kept in full quarantine at Humanoid Containment Site-83 until such a time as a Berliner event is triggered.\nShould a Berliner event be initiated in public, clean-up crews from nearby field offices are to initiate post-event clean-up procedures as further documented in supplemental document 1681/Proc/PostInc:rev1.09. Use of amnestics has been approved.\nSCP-1681 has been cleared for research in printed and digital form, as only direct auditory exposure has produced adverse effects.\nPlease be advised that due to the length of the transition between alpha and beta stage infection, and due to improvement of relations between the US and Russia, Berliner events are theoretically no longer limited to those countries formerly belonging to the USSR.\nDescription: SCP-1681 is an auditory memetic agent exclusively affecting human beings. SCP-1681 is spread specifically through public gatherings attended by over 1000 individuals in countries belonging to the former USSR, and is capable of spontaneous outbreaks, despite joint Foundation and Global Occult Coalition efforts to eradicate it outside of containment. Documentation seized from GRU Division \"P\" archives after its dissolution shows that SCP-1681 was developed by that organization in an effort to influence and control public opinion on the United States. SCP-1681 was first deployed on 10/21/1982 and far exceeded projected infectivity. An auditory memetic countermeasure to SCP-1681 is mentioned in this documentation, but does not appear to be effective. It is unknown whether this is because of flawed design or due to SCP-1681 evolving.\nSCP-1681 takes the form of a phrase (\"After all, when actors lead nations, bears will roar.\") appended to the end of an anecdote told by individuals (designated SCP-1681-1) in alpha stage of infection. These anecdotes themselves are not anomalous and do not show a pattern to their subject matter. Regardless of their content, host anecdotes eventually begin to lose coherency, incorporating references to the United States and corresponding symbolism, before terminating in SCP-1681. Exposure to SCP-1681 always results in an alpha stage infection. Listeners are fully aware of the discordance in SCP-1681-1's speech, but attempts to point it out to them results in SCP-1681-1 becoming confused and briefly distracted before trying to return to their story.\nAn approximate 48% of SCP-1681-1 move on to the beta stage of infection, while the remainder stay in alpha stage indefinitely, spreading SCP-1681. Alpha stage SCP-1681-1 specimens will attend any eligible event to spread SCP-1681, disregarding relative financial expense, travel distance or prior commitments.\nThose SCP-1681-1 transitioning to beta stage infection will withdraw from society, severing all ties to family, loved ones and associates. During this time SCP-1681-1 will lapse into prolonged catatonic states, interspersed with brief periods of lucidity. Communication has proven difficult, with attempts at conversations derailed by bouts of euphoric hysteria. Specimens in this transitory stage appear to suffer from mixed aphagia; despite this, the onset of starvation does not occur.\nThis transitory stage lasts for approximately three to six days, after which SCP-1681-1 will have fully progressed into beta stage. It will then attempt to gain access to the roof of the nearest high-rise building and throw itself off. Upon impact, a Berliner event is initiated. Specimens detained before progressing fully into beta stage will exhibit increasingly restless behavior until a Berliner event spontaneously occurs.\nIn a Berliner event, an SCP-1681-1 specimen splits into multiple instances of a specific object or animal1, which disperse at speeds up to 500 m/s (depending on the size, shape and mass of the item or animal expelled). The mass and volume of material dispersed does not correspond to that of the SCP-1681-1 instance triggering the Berliner event, and no traces of SCP-1681-1 are recovered post-event. Material produced during Berliner events does not exhibit anomalous properties; however, the high kinetic energy of such projectiles and occasional presence of mundane contaminants may pose a significant hazard to the public at large.\nAddendum 1681/A/01:\nManagement summary of incident report 1681/IncRep/19820411-2:rev1.19\nAt 14:00 hours on Sunday the 10th of April 1983, an SCP-1681-1 instance climbed the bell tower of Rostov-on-Don's Central Cathedral and jumped off. Upon impact, it exploded in a shower of live bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Seventeen civilians perished, thirteen more were hospitalized with injuries stemming from severe blunt force trauma and, in at least one case, from involuntary ingestion of Haliaeetus leucocephalus.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Examples observed include 1:300 scale Statue of Liberty models, Mus musculus specimens with abnormally large ears and McDonalds Big Mac burgers.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1680 | SCP-1681 | SCP-1682 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Image No #: 1682-H\n\nImages from S-18/EUI Telescope. A small section of SCP-1682, showing as a small white arc, is visible near a solar prominence.\n\nImage captured \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/10\n\nImage No #: 1682-I\n\nA noticeably darker appearance of SCP-1682 in Image I is observable as the entity re-enters the lower photosphere. The entity appears to decrease in speed gradually and darken in appearance before re-submerging.\n\nImage captured \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/11\n\nItem #: SCP-1682\nObject Class: Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Because of its size and distance from Earth SCP-1682 was considered effectively contained; this is due to the fact that SCP-1682 did not seem to be capable and did not attempt to break gravitational pull of the sun, and containment breach did not appear to be a possibility. SCP-1682 moved in a looping motion; this is believed to be as result of a variety of factors including but not limited to gravitational pull. Because of this, the appearance of SCP-1682 could be accurately predicted before each actual sighting. SCP-1682 is by all means self-contained.\nCivilians coming into possession of proper EUI imaging powerful enough to view SCP-1682 did not factor in to containment due to the expense of such equipment and its exclusivity. The Foundation dispatched embed agents to organizations and governments in possession of such devices before said equipment was first acquired; disinformation protocol 1029-Wanambi was to be set in motion if images came into the possession of civilians, although due to the creature's low visibility and visual similarity to common solar phenomena, this was not expected to be necessary, and disinformation protocols did not need to be enacted.\nDescription: SCP-1682 is believed to be a large, segmented, worm-like entity located in the sun. Approximate length of the entity is believed to be 28,075 km, this data was found measuring the time between first initial emergence to its disappearance from the photosphere. The appearance of SCP-1682 near solar prominence is believed to be coincidental as the entity's apparition in relation to the features is not consistent.\nAttached Image No #: 1682-H displays the typical diving and looping motion of SCP-1682. The entity appears to roam the surface of the photosphere for 3-4 months before disappearing again beneath for periods of 8-12 months. The extended periods of disappearance, glowing appearance upon resurfacing, and the angle and speed of the entity in relation to the general surface of the photosphere suggest brief contact with radiative portions of the sun's interior.\nNo abnormal change in solar activity has been recorded since SCP-1682's arrival in 1986, and the exact nature of the entity remains to be seen.\n\nImage No #: 1682-A\n\nImage from S-18/EUI Telescope of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Comet, which is believed to be the initial apparition of SCP-1682 before 'colliding' with the sun.\n\nImage captured \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/86\n\nAddendum 1682-N: On 11/28/2011, SCP-1682 emerged from the photosphere at a speed of 1045.5 km/s, effectively achieving solar escape velocity. SCP-1682 passed Pluto on 11/30/2011 and the heliosphere on 12/02/2011.\nAddendum 1682-N-2, note from Researcher Breen:\n\nI can't really put a finger on what was happening on the sun for all of those years, and I don't think I really want to.\nThe men and I believe that the creature\u2026 whatever it was, was 'refueling' for another jaunt into another star, somewhere. It's gone now. Everyone seems relieved, but I can't shake this anxiety that something awful has just happened.\n\nO-5 LIMITED ACCESS\n\n028:Megasolaris\n\nAddendum: Document 1682-N-A : SCP-028 Post-Testing Interview. Interview was conducted prior to Foundation knowledge of SCP-1682's existence.\nD-6893, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, 02/13/78\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did you learn?\nD-6893: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Comet is the in-transit carapace of an interstellar tapeworm.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please clarify.\nD-6893: Well, it's got a dormant brood in the radiative sphere of the sun.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What is \"it\"?\nD-6893: Well, it's a\u2026 it's a lot like a tapeworm, but as far as reproduction goes it's more like those roach wasps I saw on Nova.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No organism could survive in the radiative sphere of the sun, how would that be possible?\nD-6893: It isn't an organism, doc, and it's not in the sun right now. It's feeding someplace else.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: If it's not an organism, then what is it?\nD-6893: It's complicated, doc, it's\u2026 well, those classifications don't really apply to this thing.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You'd have us believe there's a clutch of eldritch tapeworms living in the sun?\nD-6893: I just fucking know it, doc. Isn't that the point of you putting me in there?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Alright. There's something you're not telling us. Cut the bullshit. What is it you really know?\nD-6893: It's a tapeworm! I swear to Christ it's a fucking cosmic tapeworm! Listen! It's 27,003.8 km long! It lives in the sun! It returns every 76 years 4 months 2 weeks after feeding! It\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\nD-6893: You'll just have to wait, doc.\n<Interview Concluded>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1681 | SCP-1682 | SCP-1683 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Portion of SCP-1683's interior.\n\nItem #: SCP-1683\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Except for purposes of approved experimentation, the entrance to SCP-1683 is to be barred, and the access corridor is to be monitored by security personnel. Only D-Class personnel are permitted to enter SCP-1683. The buildings surrounding the residence containing SCP-1683 have been acquired by the Foundation in order to facilitate containment, and collectively serve as Containment Site-142. A cover story regarding ongoing maintenance work to remove toxic chemicals has been implemented, pending further developments in SCP-1683's anomalous property.\nWhenever D-Class personnel are introduced to SCP-1683 for any purpose, all on-site personnel are required to wear aircraft-technician-grade hearing protection, and must withdraw to a distance of at least 20 (twenty) meters from SCP-1683.\nDescription: SCP-1683 is a child's bedroom, located on the second floor of a two-story residential home in Cleveland, OH, USA. SCP-1683 contains one furnished bed, a dresser, one telescope, a ceiling and walls painted black and covered in luminescent outer-space-themed stickers, and five bookshelves on which are several dozen posters and books regarding astronomy and space exploration as of 1971. Notably, the residence's second floor contains no windows. Analysis has shown that the stickers accurately map many known star systems and planetary locations, although only ones known as of 1971.\nSubjects who enter SCP-1683 will immediately and permanently develop a fascination with astronomy.1 Typically, subjects will begin to observe the stickers within SCP-1683, and compare them to systems described in the books; this behavior occurs even with illiterate subjects. As the subject continues to observe the stickers, the stickers will adopt a conformation accurately representing whatever stars, planets, and asteroids are visible in the sky over SCP-1683 at that moment; this continues to be the case even when observed during the day, or during weather phenomena which would otherwise obstruct astronomical observation. The sticker conformations continue to adapt as long they are being directly observed by a live human.2\nWhenever any sighted human3 makes skin contact with the telescope, SCP-1683 becomes active. While active, the door to SCP-1683 will close itself within approximately 0.04 seconds; the force with which the door closes has not been reliably measured, but has proven sufficient to destroy cinder blocks and steel girders placed across the threshold.4 Subsequently, the door cannot be reopened from the outside until conclusion of SCP-1683's activation; it is not known whether personnel within SCP-1683 could open the door from the inside.\nAfter SCP-1683 has sealed itself, a human voice can be heard counting down from ten to one, at a volume of approximately 75 dB. Voice analysis identifies the speaker as the subject who triggered the activation event;5 in the event that the subject who triggered the activation event is physically mute, the countdown voice will be identical to radio recordings of the Apollo 13 launch. All video produced within SCP-1683 during an activation event is identical to the television broadcast of the Apollo 13 launch.\nAt the conclusion of the countdown, SCP-1683 and its access corridor will rapidly be heated to 3300 \u00b0C6 while sound identical to the Apollo 13 liftoff7 can be heard. This sound is audible within approximately 15 (fifteen) meters of SCP-1683; outside of this radius, it cuts off abruptly.\nTwo minutes after an activation event is triggered, an unidentified flying object can be detected approximately 2,400 km above the earth, moving away at approximately 33 km/s.\nTwenty minutes after an activation event, temperatures in the access corridor return to previous levels, and the door to SCP-1683 will become possible to open again. All occupants of SCP-1683 will have vanished, the stickers will have returned to their original conformation, and all books and posters will have returned to their original places on the shelves.\nForeign objects brought into SCP-1683 by D-Class personnel are unaffected by activation events and can be subsequently recovered, with the exception of astronomy books published later than 1971, clothing worn by D-Class personnel, and live dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). Astrology books will be severely damaged by fire, as will 'new age' books containing scientifically-unfounded astronomical speculations.\nSCP-1683 was discovered in 1971, following a set of police reports detailing SCP-1683's effect. The subjects originally residing within the home containing SCP-1683 \u2014 a family with two parents and one male child \u2014 had gone missing directly prior to the first recorded activation event. Neighbors described the son as having a deep interest in astronomy and space exploration, spending most of his time studying it. It is currently believed that this subject initiated SCP-1683's effect, although how he did so is unknown. All witnesses have been issued Class-C to -B amnestics, depending on their relationship with the subjects.\nAs of 8/19/1976, SCP-1683 has been classified as Safe.\nAddendum: When SCP-1683 was searched, a document appearing to chart a route from Earth to the Moon was discovered within a notebook. This document was heavily worn with eraser marks and changes, indicating that it had been significantly altered several times prior to being discovered. In addition, this writing was discovered on the opposite side.\n\nIf there's been a giant leap for mankind, why am I still wasting time here? Tomorrow is waiting, and everything is set. Scopes are set up and the stars are there, watching. I'll see them soon.\n\nAddendum: On 09/18/2008, Foundation satellites orbiting Saturn received a transmission, believed to be related to SCP-1683.\n\nHello? Can you hear me? I need you to take them back. You're the ones who [static] the others, right? You know how it works, so [static] didn't change anything or [static] need you to please, listen carefully, take -\n\n(2 minutes of transmission are indecipherable)\n\n-ot even Neptune. They're not [static] -on't belong here. I know some of your people are [static] -ose are fine, and the dogs are gr- [static] -ut my parents just [static] a mistake, I'm so sorr- [static] -ake them back, please. Before they hurt themselves again.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Testing has shown that one D-Class personnel exposed to SCP-1683 was affected for a full year, prior to termination.\n2. Testing with paralyzed D-Class personnel has shown that stickers representing the various phases of the Moon will appear and disappear at appropriate times\n3. This has been found to include subjects who are blindfolded, legally blind, or blind in one eye\n4. Permission to attempt to remove the door from its hinges has been denied by Director Gomerola\n5. During experiments involving multiple subjects entering SCP-1683 simultaneously, the cognitohazardous effects of SCP-1683 have made it impossible to instruct multiple subjects to simultaneously touch the telescope\n6. Although the infrastructure of the residence will be unaffected by this heat, and no ignition will occur, all liquids within the access corridor will boil and vaporize, and all substances with a defined melting point below 3300 \u00b0C will melt; however, substances which would otherwise ignite prior to melting remain intact. Substances outside the access corridor are unaffected.\n7. > 200dB\n\n\u00ab SCP-1682 | SCP-1683 | SCP-1684 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A home infected by SCP-1684.\n\nItem #: SCP-1684\nContainment Class: Edifice Organizational\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A Foundation-controlled convoluted neural network is to analyze internet real estate forums for mentions of Hearth Home Realty Corporation, as well as associated entities. Any matching material is to be deleted and forwarded to MTF-\u03c8-7 \"Home Improvement\" for further investigation.\nHomes affected by SCP-1684 must be occupied by Foundation agents. So far, the only reliable method of removing SCP-1684 is the complete destruction of the affected home. See Supplementary Document \u03c8-7-RUDOPLH for Foundation-sanctioned covert demolition methods. Under no circumstances is any civilian to enter an SCP-1684-affected home.\nDescription: SCP-1684 is a phenomenon affecting homes being sold by Hearth Home Realty Corporation. Hearth Home Realty is a real estate firm based in San Francisco, California and founded in 1995, with no known ties to the anomalous.\nOnce a civilian successfully purchases a home affected by SCP-1684, anomalous properties will manifest within 30 days. At this point, the subject, along with their personal possessions and furniture, will spontaneously vanish from the home. Monitoring systems observing this process reveal that it is instantaneous. The home will then revert to its pre-sale condition.\nAt this point, the home will be returned to sale on the open market, under Hearth Home Realty. In addition, if the house previously occupied by the subject has yet to be sold, its sale will be transferred to Hearth Home Realty as well. Legal paperwork automatically adjusts for these conditions to occur. Homes sold by Hearth Home Realty are sold for a much lower commissions than competing real estate firms. Although these prices are not paranormally low, they are often the deciding factor for potential subjects to buy SCP-1684-affected houses.\nDiscovery: On April 21st, 1999, Mr. Randall Duntemann of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Real Estate Division identified that a house in lower Elko, Nevada had been sold 9 times between 1996 and 1997, with all residents staying in the house for less than a month before \"selling\" back to Hearth Home Realty. During his investigation, Mr. Duntemann cross-referenced the buyers of the house with a series of ongoing missing-person cases. Mr. Duntemann also identified a similar pattern in seven other houses being sold in Elko County, all sold by Hearth Home Realty. He passed this investigation onto the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who passed it onto the Foundation after it was confirmed that anomalous forces were at play.\n\nINTERVIEW LOG\n\nInterviewer: Junior Researcher Craig Calvin\nInterviewee: Douglas King\nForeword: Douglas King is the current CEO of Hearth Home Realty Corporation. An interview was scheduled shortly after control over the SCP-1684 case was transferred to the Foundation, in order to further ascertain Hearth Home Realty's involvement in SCP-1684.\n\n<Begin Log>\n<Rsr. Calvin walks into the room. Mr. King is sitting straight up at a mahogany desk opposite to the double doors. He is wearing a black blazer over a plaid collared shirt with a yellow tie. He is wearing his hair in a combover, despite the fact that he does not appear to be balding. He stares at Rsr. Calvin as he sits down across from him.>\nRsr. Calvin: Good morning, Mr. King.\nMr. King: Same to you, Agent. Would you like my assistant to fetch you a drink?\n<It is of note that, at this point, Mr. King is under the impression that the Foundation personnel investigating him are FBI agents.>\nRsr. Calvin: No, thank you. I'd like to get into the questioning now, if you're ready.\nMr. King: Of course.\nRsr. Calvin: Are you aware that every person who's bought a house from your company has disappeared within a month after purchase?\nMr. King: No, not until now. Every one?\nRsr. Calvin: Yes, all of them: at least twelve hundred people. So you're saying you had nothing to do with these disappearances?\nMr. King: Are you accusing me of, somehow, kidnapping over a thousand people? First you accuse me of money laundering, then you accuse me of this?\n<Mr. King then forced a laugh, as if he was disregarding the proposition as ludicrous.>\nRsr. Calvin: All twelve hundred bought real estate from you, and then transferred said real estate back to you, along with any other property they owned. All twelve hundred.\nMr. King: Are you saying that my organization is somehow capable of taking a thousand living souls\u2013 some of them children\u2013 and making them disappear without a trace? I employ a total of fifty people in this corporation. Do you think fifty people are capable of that?\nRsr. Calvin: No, but we believe you may be affiliated with an organization that is?\n<3 seconds of silence.>\nMr. King: Are you accusing us of being associated with the mafia again? I grew up poor in this very town, and fought for the position I hold now. I take offence to you implying that we're an undercover mafia operation.\nRsr. Calvin: I\u2013\nMr. King: If we're going to continue this conversation, it's going to be with a lawyer present.\nRsr. Calvin: Thank you for your time, Mr. King.\n<End Log>\n\nResearcher Note: If it isn't obvious, I don't believe Mr. King for a second. I have no doubt it's him, either; everyone else in the organization just denied the existence of SCP-1684 without getting as heated as he did. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Mr. King unknowingly give off a real, genuine smile as I walked out of the room. To contrast, while we were talking he was grimacing the whole time, to mask whatever he was really feeling.\nI didn't want to accuse him of paranormal activity yet. We were still operating under the pretense of a government authority, and I didn't want him to try to cover his tracks. Yes, I could've slammed my fist on the table, had the two agents behind me lock the door, and revealed that I was acting on the orders of a paragovernment authority that wasn't bound by silly things like the Sixth Amendment, and really started grilling into him. But that was a card I could get fired for playing, especially if it turned out, by some grand coincidence, that Hearth Home Realty wasn't involved in SCP-1684. So I had to acquiesce.\nI'd recommend a more complete investigation into Hearth Home Realty's business partners. I'm sure there's a connection somewhere.\n- Jr. Rsr. Calvin\n\nAddendum: On May 4th, 1999, a phone call was placed from Mr. Carlton Pearl's phone to his employer, Mr. Jack Heston. The contents of the call were as follows:\n\n<Begin Log>\nCarlton Pearl: Hi, boss. Just wanted to let you know I have a cold, so I'm going to be late today.\nJack Heston: What the hell? I fired you a year ago. Is this some kind of joke?\nCarlton Pearl: No\u2013 I\u2013 I can't, actually, uh\u2013\n<Call is cut off on the caller's end.>\n<End Log>\n\nMr. Pearl was a subject of SCP-1684, having disappeared on July 30th, 1996 after buying a house in Carson City, Nevada. This call was traced to a warehouse in San Francisco, owned by Absolute Storage Solutions, which Douglas King was also the CEO of. A preliminary investigation into the warehouse revealed a trapdoor hidden underneath several crates. This trapdoor led to a previously unknown subterranean structure, containing all 1271 known subjects of SCP-1684.\n\nEXPLORATION LOG\n\n<Begin Log>\n<Agents David Laster and Chad Armstrong are descending the staircase found underneath the trapdoor. Agent Laster is carrying a flashlight that illuminates the way ahead; aside from this, the stairwell is completely dark.>\nAgent Laster: Ugh, it stinks down here, doesn't it?\nAgent Armstrong: Amen to that. I'm going to radio back to Command.\nAgent Laster: Ten-four.\nAgent Armstrong: Command, we've got an update for you. Underneath that trapdoor is a staircase. Goes at least\u2026 I don't know, a hundred and fifty feet down. I'd recommend doing a subterranean scan of the area. Over.\nDr. Gregory: Message received. I'll relay that to Director Moose. Over.\nAgent Laster: There's a locked door here. I can pick it open.\nAgent Armstrong: They already know we're here, Laster. Allow me.\n<Agent Armstrong kicks the door down. It leads to a panopticon1 surveying a massive bunker. Scattered through the bunker are consumer furniture, metal platforms, armaments, and several people, both dead and alive.>\nAgent Armstrong: Command, another update. It's some kind of massive underground cave. I see several hundred people down here. They seem\u2026 kind of dazed. Requesting\u2013\nOne of the subjects: Hey, them hoodlums are back in the neighborhood!\nAnother one of the subjects: Make 'em bleed!\n<The living subjects pick up armaments and begin firing on the Agents, who panic and retreat through the door.>\n<End Log>\n\nMTF Omega-3 (\"I Hate Pacifism\") was deployed to the site to pacify the subjects via non-lethal tranquilizer darts. After pacifism, subjects were transported to Site-21. They appeared to be under the delusion that they were living in the homes they had purchased from Hearth Home Realty. The subjects appear to have subsisted off of the prepared remains of other subjects who perished within the warehouse. In addition, they believed that their neighborhood was under frequent siege by a gang of vandals. Several expressed a desire to \"move\", but could not for a variety of reasons, such as a lack of socioeconomic mobility or needing to stay near an elderly relative.\nThese delusions appear to be caused by a post-hypnotic suggestion. All 309 surviving subjects are currently undergoing therapy to reverse this suggestion, and will eventually be reintegrated into society.\n\nINTERVIEW LOG\n\nInterviewer: Junior Researcher Craig Calvin\nInterviewee: Douglas King\n\n<Begin Log>\n<Rsr. Calvin marches into Mr. King's office, alongside two Agents. This was an unannounced visit, occurring almost immediately after Armstrong and Laster found the subterranean complex. He is on a phone, which he quickly puts on hold.>\nMr. King: Hello, Agent. My attorney isn't present, so I'm afraid I can't talk to you.\nRsr. Calvin: We found what's under the warehouse.\n<Mr. King appears to suppress a brief moment of shock before forcing the facade of confusion.>\nMr. King: I beg your pardon?\nRsr. Calvin: There's a complex under the warehouse, with the half-cannibalized corpses of your customers. I want to know why you did it.\nMr. King: I know nothing about that, this is just ridiculous.\nRsr. Calvin: I've already talked to a few of your employees. You paid them a lot of money to keep them silent. Not paid by their boss. You, their CEO.\n<2 seconds of silence.>\nRsr. Calvin: I want to know why you did it. Why did you let children die in your underground lab?\nMr. King: This is just silly at this point. What are you trying to prove?\nRsr. Calvin: There were metal platforms in the bunker, too. Why were they there? Why did you do it?\nMr. King: I need a lawyer.\nRsr. Calvin: You know what I'll do, if you say nothing? I'll assume you did it for the money. I'll assume you set up this whole convoluted, paranormal teleportation scheme to try to make a quick buck killing people. You broke the laws of nature and committed murder, just so you could get their houses and their money. You sick fucking waste of amino acids. I won't blink an eye when it comes time to put you in a hole so deep no one will ever hear your voice again.\nRsr. Calvin: We'll finish this at Site-21. Get him in the van.\n<The two Agents handcuffed him and took him away. Mr. King was noted to stare at the floor until he was brought into the van.>\n<End Log>\n\nAfter the arrest of Douglas King, Hearth Home Realty Corporation was dismantled under the pretense of real estate fraud. SCP-1684 is reclassified as Neutralized.\n\nVIDEO LOG\n\nSource: Security camera installed in the covert operations vehicle escorting Douglas King. Time is stamped from the ignition of the engine and the beginning of the drive.\n\n<Begin Log>\n00:11:34 - \"Yeah, yeah.\"\n00:25:44 - \"You probably can't.\"\n00:26:13 - \"No, I don't think so.\"\n00:26:45 - \"It's the Jailers, not the Carvers. I got lucky.\"\n00:27:11 - \"I always thought real estate wasn't the best vector for sacrifice. People don't spend as much time in the home nowadays.\"\n00:27:48 - \"Right, right, I'm sorry.\"\n00:28:20 - \"I know how to keep my mouth shut. At least I'm not an idiot.\"\n00:29:54 - \"Wait, no, no, no\u2013\"\n00:30:04 - <Mr. King's eyes bulge as he goes completely silent.>\n00:30:17 - <Mr. King's head explodes, splashing gore over the inside of the van.>\n<End Log>\n\nSPECIAL ADDENDUM 1684-01: As of 2020/05/16, SCP-1684 has returned to activity, associated with the following legal entities:\n\nBluewater Realty (Probability: Likely)\nSmith & McCullough Property Management (Probability: Likely)\nJohn R. Cristo (Probability: Very Likely)\nMill and Marty Realty (Probability: Certain)\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures are being updated accordingly. Attempts to freeze the assets of the above entities are ongoing.\n\nFootnotes\n1. An observation tower built in such a way that it can simultaneously view the entire area.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1684 | SCP-1685 | SCP-1686 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1685\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Pi-4 (aka \"Stellar Constellation Prize\") are to locate uncontained instances of SCP-1685 and seal off public access.\nThe interior areas of SCP-1685 instances are to be fitted with a suite of telescopes and other observational equipment. This serves a dual purpose of locating the interior areas of SCP-1685 instances and advancing Project Heimdall-related observational projects.\nPersonnel entering SCP-1685 instances are required to wear full-pressure suits as a safeguard against vacuum exposure. As the mechanism SCP-1685 utilises is not fully understood, airlocks are to be constructed around each SCP-1685 instance as an additional safeguard to prevent catastrophic loss of atmosphere in the case of SCP-1685 interiors becoming gas permeable.\nDescription: SCP-1685 are a number of doors that lead to 100m3 volumes in outer space. The volumes freely mix atmosphere with the Earth and are enclosed by an unknown transparent material. Non-destructive testing has revealed little about the material and destructive testing is currently not authorised. The interior areas of SCP-1685 are roughly cubic with an apparent source of gravity that is consistent with the door used to access it. Observations have shown the interior areas of SCP-1685 are in seemingly random locations with no pattern discovered so far.\nThe first instance of SCP-1685 was discovered in the home of Japanese researcher Sumio Iijima. Since then, instances of SCP-1685 have been found in numerous locations on all seven continents; however, SCP-1685 instances occur at a higher density in urban environments and other areas with a prevalent light pollution beyond what would be expected with the larger number of doors in these areas.\nAddendum-1612-1: The following hand-written note has been found on all SCP-1685 instances. The presence of these notes is currently the only advance warning that an SCP-1685 instance is present.\n\nLook at the stars every once in a while. They're quite beautiful.\n-Pangloss\n\n\u00ab SCP-1684 | SCP-1685 | SCP-1686 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1686\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area encompassing SCP-1686 is considered to be the extended grounds of Research Site-27 and is to be closed to civilian traffic under the cover of a military proving ground. If at any time unauthorized persons are found within the area of SCP-1686 they are to be detained and questioned in accordance with Large Site Security Operations Protocol 52-A.\nThe perimeter of SCP-1686 is to be monitored at all times by members of Research Site-27 security staff via 120 WFOV cameras installed along the perimeter and satellite imagery, as provided by site-dedicated Satellite-219-F. Scans of the area are to be made weekly by personnel using scout vehicles on roads built for that purpose.\nIn the event of activation of SCP-1686 all facility personnel are to remain on-site. Following the activation period, research and recovery staff are to be deployed within the grounds of SCP-1686 to recover any and all organic materials produced by SCP-1686's effect. These materials are to be cataloged and examined within main site complex. Any materials found to be of an anomalous nature are to be retained for study and any non-anomalous organic materials are to be incinerated on-site.\nRevision: 09/10/10: In the event that non-biological material is produced by SCP-1686, materials are to be retained for study in accordance with Extra-Dimensional Object Protocol 11-A.\nDescription: SCP-1686 is an area of land encompassing approximately 750 km2 of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 County, South Dakota. The physical topography of the area consists primarily of grassland plateaus and has not been found to be of an anomalous nature. The flora and fauna of the region have not been known to possess any anomalous properties, although animal population levels in the area are lower than those of the surrounding environs. The area is currently uninhabited, with the exception of Foundation personnel monitoring the phenomenon and conducting biological research.\nOnce every 20-50 days, SCP-1686 will enter its active state. During this period, cumulonimbus clouds will form within SCP-1686, generally encompassing around 60% of the total area. These clouds will rotate in a counterclockwise direction within SCP-1686 (as viewed from above) and have never been observed to exit the area of SCP-1686. Upon reaching a stage of development normally associated with the production of liquid precipitation, clouds will begin to produce via an unknown mechanism a large number of marine organisms. These entities, which consist largely of fish and other aquatic organisms (see Addendum SCP-1686-1), then fall to the earth normally. It is estimated that approximately 93% of all organisms produced by SCP-1686 are live at time of production, although very few have been known to survive transit to earth. Organisms which do survive transit generally expire shortly thereafter.\nClouds produced within SCP-1686 generally dissipate after a period of 5-7 hours, although they have been known to persist for up to a week. While not in its active state, SCP-1686 has not been known to exhibit any unusual properties, although remains of precipitated organisms do persist within the area for a non-anomalous period of time.\nAddendum 1686-1: Organisms produced by SCP-1686 have been noted to possess unusual properties and physiology not concurrent with that of those known to exist within Earth's oceans. These organisms have included but are not limited to:\n\nThunnus albacares (yellowfin tuna) with dorsal fins elongated to a length of 6m and possessing an especially flexible cartilaginous structure.\n\nCaspiomyzon wagneri (Caspian lamprey) of a length exceeding 7m.\n\nAn unknown species of crustacean bearing similarities to both Nephropidae (lobsters) and Conidae (cone snails) capable of producing a chemical which, when ingested by a human subject, produces extremely vivid hallucinations followed by death by cerebral hemorrhaging within 16 hours.\n\nA specimen of Carassius auratus auratus (common goldfish) featuring three extra pairs of dorsal fins with advanced bone and muscular structures, along with a greatly enlarged hindbrain (the area generally associated with motor control).\n\nA school of upwards of 320,000 miniature Istiophorus albicans (Atlantic sailfish), each approximately 3cm in length.\n\nA currently un-identified species of predatory marine organism of unknown taxonomic classification similar in appearance to an extremely large Amanita muscaria (fly agaric, a type of toadstool), featuring a propulsion siphon and a variety of bulb-like growths thought to serve as navigational aids.\n\nAddendum 1686-3: 07/07/79: A previously-unknown species of fungus was found to have infested a large section of grassland within containment area, believed to have originated from an SCP-1686 produced organism. Evidence indicates it was most likely originally found within a mucus membrane of an unidentified filter-feeding organism similar in appearance to Scyliorhinidae (catsharks). Infestation grew to cover an area of approx. 3 km2 within a period of 23 hours during an extended downpour. Containment teams were successful in destruction of infestation after several attempts. Samples of fungus have been retained for study.\nAddendum 1686-4: 05/06/86: A large increase in the proportion of Selachimorpha (sharks) produced by SCP-1686 as compared to other groups has been reported. Organisms show abnormalities similar to those present in previously recovered specimens, with an especial propensity towards increased size.\nAddendum 1686-7: 10/12/97: First recorded instance of mammalian organism produced by SCP-1686. Organism found to be genetically similar to Balaena mysticetus (bowhead whale) following cleanup. Extensive damage done to portion of research facility as a result of collision. Cover story issued to in-range radar towers regarding testing of experimental targeting systems on large targets to account for radar contact. All future developments of Research Site-27 are to be situated underground and current main facility is to be relocated accordingly.\nAddendum 1686-10: 09/10/10: A large (approx. 30m in length), presumably ocean-going vessel was observed to fall from cumulonimbus clouds formed within SCP-1686. The vessel was largely destroyed by impact, but video and forensic evidence indicates that its structure was not congruent with that used by any known culture within historical record. Samples recovered also indicate that the materials used to construct the vessel, thought to be a kind of extremely dense fungal structure, do not match any known materials. The addition of increased shielding to site facilities has been recommended and is currently under review in progress (09/12/10).\n\n\u00ab SCP-1685 | SCP-1686 | SCP-1687 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1687\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1687 is kept in a locked violin case in secure storage at Site 19. All non-D-class personnel that interact with it are required to be tone-deaf. D-class assigned to experiments with SCP-1687 should have at least a minimal proficiency at playing stringed classical instruments.\nAny musical instrument used in conjunction with SCP-1687 or otherwise discovered to be affected by it is to be quarantined and destroyed, with the exception of a single example of each type of musical instrument, kept in long-term storage for studies on the longevity of SCP-1687's effects.\nDescription: SCP-1687 is a violin of uncertain provenance and age. At baseline, it appears to be in a state of great disrepair, with chipped F-holes, a partial crack through the neck, and fraying sheepgut strings. When played while in this state, the quality of music is extremely poor, in keeping with the apparent condition of the instrument.\nHowever, when played simultaneously with other musical instrument(s), it repairs itself at a rate directly correlated to the number of other instruments and the duration and quality of the musical performance. The quality of the music it produces improves simultaneously, matching the apparent state of repair of SCP-1687. When used as part of a full operatic orchestra, SCP-1687 was able to improve from baseline to world-class1 within 17 minutes of cumulative playing. Once SCP-1687 is no longer being played, it begins to rapidly return to its baseline state, taking a maximum of 370 hours to decay from a fully repaired state.\nAny musical instrument that is played with or in the immediate presence2 of SCP-1687 loses its \"musicality\". Any attempts to play instruments so affected will produce sounds that are sonographically identical to music as determined by computer analysis, but that no living organism will recognize as music. Tests using human beings, apes, canines, cetaceans, bees and plants all result in no discernable difference between the sound produced by affected instruments and sound produced by a white noise generator. This effect appears localized to the instruments themselves, as test subjects confirm that they remain able to hear and enjoy music produced by other musical instruments.\nSCP-1687 was recovered, along with numerous affected instruments, from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Symphony Orchestra following the publication of the following review (excerpted):\n\nThe Death of Figaro\nAugust 23, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nRichard St. James\nLast night, the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Symphony Orchestra was the scene of what can only be called musical murder.\nThe debut performance of what has been dubbed The Lost Stradivarius was marred, nay, destroyed by what was apparently a concerted effort by all the performers to deliver the most banal, mindless backdrop of a-musical sound that this reviewer has ever heard. [\u2026] What should have been a hushed, reverential silence among the audience following the violin solo instead became a frightful scene of total loss of decorum as the remainder of the orchestra proceeded to mock all conventions of musical propriety and professionalism by \"playing\" (and this reviewer uses that word lightly) a faltering, confusing mess of pure unmusical sound. In shock from this abomination, individuals ranging from stately matrons to young couples began to demand the performers stop their travesty, and then rushed to demand a refund from the theater. Needless to say, this reviewer would have joined them, had he not been struck speechless by the total lack of professionalism.\n[\u2026]\nIt is with great disappointment that this reviewer must declare the season's opening to be a disaster hard to overcome. The only moment of purity came from the Lost Stradivarius itself, as it was played as beautifully as its name suggests. If the Orchestra is to recover their reputation after this monumentally awful opening, they will have to make every performance an apology to their abused audience. This reviewer, for one, hopes that the Orchestra manages to find their way back from the precipice of irrelevancy that this performance has brought them to.\n\nInterviews with the violin soloist, \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, revealed that SCP-1687 was gifted to him by an anonymous benefactor, with a note instructing him to \"play it well and keep the life of music flowing.\"3 Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 further claimed that SCP-1687 was in pristine condition prior to the performance which brought it to the Foundation's attention.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Several musically-inclined D-class have compared it to \"a lost Stradivarius.\"\n2. Defined as having a direct line of sight and being within 9.6 meters of SCP-1687.\n3. Investigation of this unknown Person of Interest has been assigned to MTF Eta-11 (\"Savage Beasts\").\n\n\u00ab SCP-1686 | SCP-1687 | SCP-1688 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1688\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1688's native habitat, designated Site 1688, has been declared a national wildlife reserve and is permanently closed to civilian traffic. Foundation personnel, in conjunction with the United States Forest Service, are to patrol the perimeter of Site 1688 to discourage unauthorized access. No personnel are to enter Site 1688 itself unless SCP-1688 is not present at the time. In the event it becomes necessary to enter Site 1688 while SCP-1688 is present, or to enter any other area SCP-1688 is occupying, personnel are to wear grounded, insulated full-body suits at all times.\nThe Foundation is to monitor meteorological conditions in the area of SCP-1688 at all times for any indication of events favorable to movement. In the event that SCP-1688 leaves Site 1688, it is to be tracked in real time and any populated areas within its path are to be issued mandatory evacuation orders under the pretense of tornadoes or severe flooding. Meteorological data distributed in the media is to be censored to remove any information regarding SCP-1688's existence.\nAny persons surviving an encounter with SCP-1688 are to be debriefed and administered Class-A or Class-B amnestics as appropriate. All examples of SCP-1688-1 encountered shall be seized for study and archival.\nDescription: SCP-1688 is an electrical storm which, under normal circumstances, remains stationary over an area of \u2588\u2588 sq km in the US state of [REDACTED]. The geological features of the region, along with local wind and atmospheric patterns, contribute to a state that encourages the permanent formation of storm clouds and subsequent electrical discharge. Monitoring stations installed during periods of inactivity indicate that cloud-to-surface lightning strikes within SCP-1688 occur approximately 280-300 times per hour; cloud-to-cloud lightning has been observed to occur as often as 3000 times per hour. These lightning strikes have been found to occur in regular patterns; analysis of these patterns, and of electrical activity within the storm clouds themselves, has presented evidence of rhythmic oscillations similar to electrical activity in the human brain.\nWhenever meteorological conditions in the regions near SCP-1688 are conducive to the formation of thunderstorms, SCP-1688 will migrate from its principal habitat in the direction of prevailing winds. No means of preventing SCP-1688 from moving out of its habitat has been discovered. While moving, SCP-1688 will deliberately move towards areas populated by humans; when multiple populated areas are within its range, it will move in the direction of the largest one. SCP-1688 will continue to follow the winds, moving in the direction of any populated regions along its route, until environmental conditions cause it to dissipate; upon so doing, SCP-1688 will form again in its original habitat within 24 hours.\nWhether it is moving or in its native habitat, cloud-to-surface lightning emanating from SCP-1688 will deliberately target any human beings within its range, regardless of the presence of any targets more suitable for lightning strikes. SCP-1688 will additionally target any inanimate objects that will conduct an electrical shock into a human. In cases where SCP-1688 has entered populated areas, this phenomenon has extended to targeting automobiles in motion and striking exposed metal on residences, leading to persons inside being electrocuted by electronic devices or kitchen fixtures. Mortality rates among persons struck by lightning emanating from SCP-1688 are slightly less than those of persons struck by ordinary lightning.\nAny persons surviving being struck by SCP-1688 will, upon their recovery, feel a strong compulsion to begin constructing complex machinery out of any electrical or mechanical parts they can acquire. Samples of this machinery, designated SCP-1688-1, acquired to date have included a large assortment of devices of largely unknown purpose, composed of pieces salvaged from home computers and electronics, fixtures, automobiles, simple mechanical devices, and several pieces fashioned by the makers by melting down and sculpting metals and plastics. Affectees engaged in the construction of SCP-1688-1 will engage in this activity in all times when not sleeping or attending to physical needs, will spend all funds at their disposal on acquiring equipment to build with, and will collaborate with other affected individuals in combining pieces to make larger machines. Affected individuals will attempt to incorporate any electronic or mechanical equipment at their disposal into SCP-1688-1. Affected individuals otherwise remain in full possession of their mental faculties, and in interviews have been unable to explain how or why they are engaged in this behavior. The ultimate purpose of SCP-1688-1 is unknown. SCP-1688-1 objects of highly similar appearance to each other have been found in the wake of several containment breaches; it is currently speculated, based on the volume of material created by affectees and the recurrence of particular fragments, that the completed machine would weigh in excess of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 kg.\nSCP-1688 came to the Foundation's attention in 19\u2588\u2588, when an unusually high instance of lightning-related injuries in [REDACTED] was followed by reports of mass hysteria and several arrests of persons stealing electronic equipment for the purpose of incorporating it into SCP-1688-1. A subsequent survey of local folklore discovered rumors of anomalous lightning phenomena dating to the first arrival of Europeans in the \u2588\u2588th century, as well as Native American legends of a \"thunder god\" predating European contact.\n\n+ Show Interview Log 1688-1\n\n- Hide Interview Log 1688-1\n\nInterview Log 1688-1:\nInterviewed: SCP-1688\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: Following an encroachment by SCP-1688 into [REDACTED] on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, an SCP-1688-1 device was found including a lightning rod, several large batteries, a pair of stereo speakers, a microphone, and an electronic voice synthesizer. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 speculated that the device had been designed for the purpose of facilitating communication between the Foundation and SCP-1688, and ordered it to be installed within Site 1688 during the next period when SCP-1688 left the area. A microphone, camera, and speakers were installed on site as well. Upon the next formation of SCP-1688 within Site 1688, lightning struck the installed rod on the device, following which the device began to produce a voice which held the following conversation.\n<Begin Log>Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We are receiving you. My name is Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and I am a representative of the SCP Foundation. What is the name of the being I am addressing?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I don't understand your question.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I am of the same species as the person who constructed the device you are communicating through, if that is your question.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I can't do that right now. My job is to learn about you. What is your name?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you aware that many of the people you come in contact with have died as a result?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. What is this \"work\" you refer to?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Could you repeat that last part?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you imprisoned?<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1687 | SCP-1688 | SCP-1689 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1689\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1689 is currently under restricted access in Area \u2588\u2588 medium-size artifact storage, Compartment \u2588\u2588. SCP-1689 is to be stored tied shut with its mouth facing upwards at all times. Access is limited to Level 3 personnel, with the exception of site cooking staff.\nExploratory access to SCP-1689-A requires approval from a Level 4 personnel. All expeditions must be documented with a complete manifest of equipment and staff to enter. Enzymatic Compound 13 has been developed to aid in exploration of SCP-1689-A.\nProposals to establish a mobile site in SCP-1689-A are currently under review.\nDescription: SCP-1689 is a burlap bag of potatoes. In its stable state, SCP-1689 weighs 40-50 kg and contains approximately two hundred (200) common agricultural potatoes (tubers of Solanum tuberosum). SCP-1689 is made of brown, roughly woven jute.\nThe interior of SCP-1689 is vastly larger than its exterior, and is designated SCP-1689-A. SCP-1689-A is a large extradimensional space of undetermined volume (measured to be at least 10,000m3, but believed to be much greater) completely filled with potatoes. Exploration of SCP-1689-A is largely incomplete, due to the high degree of obstruction; for more information, please see Addendum-2, Exploration Log 1689-I.\nWhen portions of SCP-1689-A are empty, nearby potatoes experience an abnormal form of growth characterized by tumor-like bulges emerging and eventually splitting into fully-sized independent potatoes. The rate of growth is roughly exponential with a doubling period of approximately two hours. This effect also applies to normal potatoes introduced to SCP-1689, as well as similar edible tubers or roots such as yams and sweet potatoes (although none have been found to occur within SCP-1689 naturally).\nAddendum 1689-1: SCP-1689 was recovered from Krysovo, a small village of approximately two hundred (200) people in northern Siberia. A Russian official reported on 2 June 201\u2588 that Krysovo had made no outside contact in four decades and had no surrounding farmland. The reports were confiscated and investigated by the Foundation, at which point it was discovered that the village had been using SCP-1689 as its sole food source for well over a century. As a result, the villagers were suffering from extreme calcium and iron deficiencies. No one in the village was able to recall how they had come into possession of SCP-1689, only that it had been there \"since before the Reds\" and that it was \"a gift for working hard.\" SCP-1689 was subsequently transported to Area \u2588\u2588, its current location.\nAddendum 1689-2: Currently, only one fully equipped expedition into SCP-1689-A has taken place. Authorized personnel may view the Mission Log of Captain Cameron Wells: Exploration Log 1689-I.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1688 | SCP-1689 | SCP-1690 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1690\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1690 and SCP-1690-1 are to be contained inside a standard humanoid containment cell monitored by CCTV cameras at all hours. When interacting with SCP-1690, personnel are to maintain a polite demeanor to avoid unnecessary aggravation. Should SCP-1690 display any signs of shock or sudden distress, any personnel present in the cell are to immediately vacate and seal the containment cell. No further interaction is to occur until SCP-1690 has returned to an unstressed emotional state.\nDescription: SCP-1690 is a humanoid entity composed entirely of cooked vinegared rice (sushi-meshi), dried seaweed, and pieces of various raw fish. The components of SCP-1690's body do not appear to age, though any food produced by SCP-1690 using parts of itself is perishable. SCP-1690 has no easily discernible facial features, but possesses sensory perception similar to that of a human's. SCP-1690 is capable of bipedal locomotion and has demonstrated advanced fine motor skills. SCP-1690 is also able to speak fluent Japanese as well as English, albeit with a strong Japanese accent. While speaking, the entity will insist on addressing all individuals with Japanese honorifics of respect.\nSCP-1690 claims to be an amalgamation of the spirits of discarded and uneaten sushi rolls made \"for the beautiful pursuit of true love\", and professes that its goal is to craft sushi that will \"reveal the pure feelings of its creator\". SCP-1690 insists on being in the constant presence of a small sculpture made of wasabi, designated SCP-1690-1. SCP-1690-1, similarly to SCP-1690, does not degrade over time. It is modeled in the shape of a young woman wearing traditional Japanese attire, consistent with that of Edo Period noblewomen. SCP-1690 will regularly use wasabi taken from a cavity located on the left side of its chest to maintain SCP-1690-1's shape. When the sculpture is removed from SCP-1690's presence, SCP-1690 will exhibit emotional distress. After a certain period of time without proximity to SCP-1690-1, SCP-1690's physical structure will begin to deteriorate and it will begin to fall apart. Upon return of the sculpture, SCP-1690's body will gradually reform.\nSCP-1690 behaves in a formal, disciplined manner; it often sits cross-legged and motionless in its cell, facing its wasabi sculpture. On occasion, SCP-1690 will craft various sushi items using ingredients removed from its body. Previous items have included nigiri with the topping cut in the shape of sakura petals, and salmon sashimi arranged in the shape of the kanji \u604b (koi, \u201clove\u201d). Consistently after finishing each creation, SCP-1690 will present the sushi to SCP-1690-1, and seemingly interpret the sculpture's lack of response as rejection. SCP-1690 will then emit distressed vocalizations and consume the sushi.\nSCP-1690 will often request individuals to sample sushi it has prepared during interviews and testing. Should the offer be refused, or should a consumer react unfavorably, SCP-1690 will enter a state of shock and remain motionless while \"shedding\" layers of its body, before resuming its normal complacent behavior and returning the shed pieces to itself. Sushi crafted by SCP-1690 possesses no anomalous properties and is generally described by D-Class personnel as \u201cordinary, nothing special\u201d with the individual ingredients being of \"decent quality\". Despite repeated removal of material from its body, SCP-1690 does not appear to diminish in mass.\nAddendum 1690-1: Foundation personnel located SCP-1690 and SCP-1690-1 at a fishing village near the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 prefecture of Japan, following the condemnation of a reputedly haunted sushi restaurant. The restaurant in question had been abandoned by the owner, who, according to the locals, had moved the business after a long-awaited marriage. When SCP-1690 was instructed to accompany Foundation personnel, the entity complied without objection or inquiry, allowing itself to be taken into Foundation custody along with its wasabi sculpture. All nearby witnesses in the area were administered Class-A amnestics.\nAddendum 1690-2: Following a series of interviews, SCP-1690 is confirmed to be associated with the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 family, the original owners of the condemned sushi restaurant (see interview log). Though SCP-1690 demonstrates familiarity with human emotions, the extent of SCP-1690's empathic understanding is currently unknown.\n\nInterview Log-1690-\u2588\nThe following interview took place on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, at \u2588\u2588:\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1690 and Dr. Akagi are seated within SCP-1690's containment unit. SCP-1690 is arranging slices of raw fish it recently removed from itself.\n\nDr. Akagi: Good afternoon, SCP-1690.\n\nDr. Akagi: Please tell me more about why you practice your craft.Dr. Akagi: Is that the woman your sculpture is modeled after? Who is she?Dr. Akagi: What happened to your master?Dr. Akagi: You have remarkable skill.Dr. Akagi: Are you missing a special ingredient?\nAddendum 1690-3: SCP-1690 has occasionally made requests for sheets of rice paper. Upon granting of these requests, SCP-1690 began to compose poetry, generally haiku or senryu, using soy sauce as an artistic medium. Among these works was the following composition (translated from Japanese):\n\nMaster, I follow your craft unerringly\nYet an emptiness settles between my fingers\nI fear there is something I do not understand.\nWhat does my art lack?\nYour hands shaped the art that led her to your side\nWhat mystic charm did your art weave upon the sakura maiden\nHow did your art warm such a smile? Do I not\nYearn for the same smile?\nMy hands are your art. Why\nAm I not the same?\nMy words are your words.\nWhat does my heart lack?\nWhat do I lack?\n\n\u00ab SCP-1689 | SCP-1690 | SCP-1691 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1691\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1691 is installed in a 5 x 5 x 5m containment cell. The room is to be observed at all times by a camera, and any unanticipated activity is to be reported immediately. No personnel should enter SCP-1691 at any time unless authorised for testing. In light of the events of Incident-1691-1, entry to SCP-1691 is absolutely forbidden. Two armed guards are placed outside the containment chamber at all times, and should be equipped with hand-held transceivers, only to be used in the event of unanticipated activity from inside the cell. Pressure plates are installed inside the cell to provide an early warning system.\nDescription: SCP-1691 is a revolving door. Its framework is made from steel, but the glass in the wings of the revolving door has been replaced with silver glass mirrors. SCP-1691 has four wings and each has two mirrors, placed back to back so as to always provide a reflection. The reflected images are clear and undistorted, barring the one mirror which has been cracked. Despite the severity of this damage, all attempts to remove distinct shards of the glass from the door have failed.\nWhen a subject walks through the door to the other side, it will at first appear that they have walked a full circle and returned to the original room. However, it will become apparent that this is not the case. One of the most obvious indications of this is in writing, which will be mirrored (writing brought back to this side of the doors have retained this property) but otherwise no different to the writing present on this side of the door, in terms of location, font, size, etc. Everything else will also be mirrored. Right handed people will become left handed, profiles on coins will face the opposite way, cars will drive on the opposite side of the road as would be expected of the country, etc. It is believed that all people (hereafter referred to as instances of SCP-1691-1), locations and history are identical to ours, differing only in appearance. It has been noted, contrary to hypotheses, that the spoken word is identical to our own and suffers no distortion.\nThe world and people inhabiting it act in total accord to their doppelg\u00e4nger on the other side of the door, as far as it can be seen. Unfortunately, any testing using test subjects also results in a mirrored doppelg\u00e4nger entering into our world. As such beings are technically SCP-1691-1 instances, there was initially complete resistance to letting the SCP-1691-1 outside of the test chamber. Upon realising that returning the doppelg\u00e4nger also returned the test subject with very little data acquired, this was revised. One supervised trip outside of the facility was allowed before Incident-1691-1. Due to the events that occurred as a result of this, testing has been discontinued and full security procedures have been put in place.\nIncident-1691-1\nSCP involved: SCP-1691, SCP-1691-1\nPersonnel involved: D-9237, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nLocation: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDescription: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a supervised trip of D-9237's SCP-1691-1 copy was authorised, under the conditions that settlements such as towns or cities were not approached. The SCP-1691-1 was to be provided with any photos (unaltered) that it asked for, and any information not related to the SCP Foundation or other sensitive topics. The instance of SCP-1691-1 appeared as D-9237 entered SCP-1691. The doppelg\u00e4nger was initially X-rayed, and its internal anatomy was found to be reversed, as in individuals with situs inversus.\nAfter being searched, the SCP-1691-1 was blindfolded, gagged, restrained and earplugs applied to before being taken off-site, and remained restrained for the entirety of the time it was outside of the containment cell. (Sedation was suggested, but due to a lack of understanding of chemistry inside SCP-1691 - i.e, whether molecules were their chiral opposites or not \u2013 researchers decided that they did not know what effect normal tranquilisers would have on the instance of SCP-1691-1. As such attempts were made instead to suppress sensory and motor abilities as much as was otherwise possible.) Requests for information or images were noted and the results of those that were granted were intended to be given to the SCP-1691-1 shortly before being returned to SCP-1691. After being removed from the site, the copy of D-9237 was driven \u2588 kilometres \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Upon awakening, it was allowed to examine various examples of flora and fauna native to the area whilst handcuffed at the wrists and ankles, and to request photographs of these specimens. Several armed guards surrounded the SCP-1691-1 throughout. Return to the site was uneventful.\nHowever, when being transported back to SCP-1691's containment cell, a minor security breach of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 occurred. While this was resolved with minimal casualties, SCP-1691-1 was killed. Assuming that the same had also befallen D-9237, the information the instance of SCP-1691-1 had requested was assembled and placed with the corpse of SCP-1691-1 in SCP-1691, which was then turned.\nContrary to expectations, D-9237 returned alive and with mirrored copies of the information provided by the Foundation. Aware that this may be viewed as an act of hostility against the version of the Foundation within SCP-1691, a negotiator, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, was sent through with minimum delay.\nNo instance of SCP-1691-1 was seen coming through SCP-1691 at this time.\nViewing the information retrieved by D-9237 further confirmed the perfectly mirrored nature of the world beyond SCP-1691, but this raised further questions about a lack of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's doppelg\u00e4nger.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 returned unharmed ten minutes later.\nIt is unknown to what extent the contents of SCP-1691 have fallen out of synch with our own. While the observed differences seem initially minor, there is nothing to prevent changes of greater scope. SCP-1691 has become unpredictable. While it could previously be controlled through the actions of those who interacted with the door, this safeguard has been removed. In an effort to prevent provocation of instances of SCP-1691-1 and to avoid a variety of unwanted interactions between SCP-1691 and our world, testing has been discontinued.\nResearch has begun into the decommissioning of SCP-1691.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1690 | SCP-1691 | SCP-1692 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\nEat more of my SCPs. Eat them all.\nAlso please eat some of these\n\nAnabasis Hub Probably the greatest story involving a pair of redheaded siblings whose infighting causes the end of the world\nManna Charitable Foundation 2000 The sequel to the above, collaborationed with Dr Reach\nThe Stuff Industry What happens when everyone around you at work is a complete idiot and so are you, but not only does no one get fired, but you actually turn a profit? I don't know, some stuff.\nWhen MCF and Stuff happen A fun story of incompetence\n\n\n2/1692 LEVEL 2/1692\nCLASSIFIED\n\nItem #: SCP-1692\nObject Class: Euclid\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1692 is contained on a 2.77 square kilometer area of swampland located in central Louisiana, with chain-link and barbed wire fences along the perimeter. Outposts are to be stationed at 500 meter intervals, with regular patrols by guards posing as park rangers. In the event of a security breach by civilians, all possible measures are to be taken to retrieve the individual without use of lethal force.\nDescription: SCP-1692-1 refers to a corporeal entity of unknown composition located in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. SCP-1692-1 most frequently appears as a prepubescent girl covered in mud, but has been observed taking on the forms of certain mammals and/or missing persons last spotted within \u2588 meters of the enclosed region.\nSCP-1692-2 refers to a sinkhole located at the direct center of the enclosed area that is filled in with mud and water. As of 2014, 31 sets of human remains and 24 animal remains have been discovered in SCP-1692-2. Fourteen of the bodies have been positively identified as locals declared missing between the years 191\u2588 and 195\u2588. New bodies have emerged from the pit sporadically, despite constant video monitoring of the area showing nothing entering the pit.\nWhen a lone individual enters the affected area, SCP-1692-1 manifests more frequently, appearing to lead or otherwise attempt to induce the individual into following them. The individual inevitably becomes lost and all traces of them (including footprints, dropped items, and articles of clothing) disappear.\nBetween several hours and several weeks, an instance of SCP-1692-3 appears within the area and attempts to leave, if practicable. Recorded instances of SCP-1692-3 tend to bear a strong physical resemblance to the missing individuals, though typically deformed or otherwise mutilated, with signs such as:\n\nMissing limbs (with no sign of amputation)\n\nMissing organs (including total evisceration)\n\nHydrocephalus\n\nDissociative amnesia, often combined with depersonalization (living subjects retain little or no memory of recent events, or else describe extended periods of their own history as \"dreamlike\" or \"unreal\")\n\nOf the recorded subjects, 84% have shown physiological inconsistencies, such as having the wrong blood type, differently aged organs, different hair or eye color, fluency in languages unknown to the subject, and impairments and/or improvements in certain mental faculties inconsistent with the subjects prior to exposure. An additional 54% bear signs of surgical incision or stitching indicative of vivisection.\nWith two notable exceptions, all instances of SCP-1692-3 have died soon after recovery due to these alterations.\nHistory: SCP-1692 first came to the attention of the Foundation in 1938 after several children went missing near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Lake, only to be recovered days later, with two of them missing fingers and toes, one with extra fingers, and three others with differently colored eyes and hair. While scouring the region, \u2588 local officers similarly disappeared, with one Caucasian officer being recovered in a delirious state, claiming to be an African-American male named \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nFoundation personnel on site soon discovered what appeared to be a freshly deceased body of a young child missing its legs and much of its head above the jawline, with skin grown over the severed ends. The body matched the physical description and clothing of a Bobby Dunbar, who had gone missing in the area some 25 years earlier, and was allegedly found months later alive and well. The body was placed into cold storage, as decomposition began setting in once it was disturbed.\nInterviews with the now-adult Bobby Dunbar provided no pertinent information regarding the body, though had mentioned in an earlier interview a memory of \"the other boy on the wagon\" but could provide no further details. The Foundation began investigating the case, and found that the boy recovered by the Dunbar family had been in the custody of one William Cantwell Walters who claimed the boy to be Charles B. Anderson, the son of a woman who worked for him, who subsequently filed suit against the Dunbar family for custody of the boy. Due to matching physical evidence, and the boy himself identifying Mrs. Dunbar as his mother, the court ruled in favor of the Dunbar family.\nThe man identified as Bobby Dunbar lived out his life and died in 1966. DNA testing conducted in 2004 revealed that the man known as \"Bobby Dunbar\" was not in fact related to the Dunbar family. DNA from the body in Foundation custody was found to have been severely mutated via hydrolytic deamination.\nIncidents continued to emerge within the region, leading to a Foundation quarantine of the affected area in 1939, occasionally expanded upon further discoveries of SCP-1692-3 instances. A young woman was recovered by the Foundation missing her left eye and bearing stitches along her left jawline. From her testimony, details regarding SCP-1692-1 and -2 were discerned for the first time, and SCP-1692-2 was located. From SCP-1692-2, two bodies were recovered, one of which bore a strong resemblance to the young woman, who vehemently denied it was in any way related to her. The body was missing portions of the left side of its head, including its left eye socket.\nThe woman remained on-site for a time before being administered amnestics and released under covert monitoring, where she lived out her natural life without any incident. DNA testing conducted years later found that her DNA did not match those of family members, and the recovered body could not be conclusively identified.\nOnce video surveillance of SCP-1692 was technologically feasible, incidents of SCP-1692-1 sightings and recovery of bodies have dropped off dramatically. As a result, animal corpses have begun to emerge from SCP-1692-2, bearing similar signs of hydrolytic damage to their DNA.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1691 | SCP-1692 | SCP-1693 \u00bb"}
{"text": "PET scan of D-10302 prior to establishment of initial containment procedures.\n\nItem #: SCP-1693\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures:\nA stable population of five SCP-1693 infected D-class personnel, collectively designated SCP-1693-1, is to be maintained at Sector-25 in standard humanoid containment units that have been modified in accordance to the specifications listed in document SCP-1693-HCUS-A.\nNo Foundation personnel and/or members of the public are to be exposed to vocalisations or recorded vocalisations of confirmed or suspected SCP-1693-1 instances, including non-audio methods such as physical transcripts or digital audio visualisation. All testing or observation of SCP-1693 and SCP-1693-1 instances beyond that which is required for maintaining containment is presently disallowed, and any attempt to do so is to be considered a containment breach.\nD-Class personnel are to be exposed to SCP-1693, instances of SCP-1693-1, or their vocalisations, only as required to replenish SCP-1693-1 instances.\nSCP-1693-HCUS-A defines, in brief, a humanoid containment unit that has been modified to include FAV Classification Level 15 soundproofing. No audio or video monitoring equipment is to be maintained in or around the containment unit. Millimeter-wave remote biometric monitoring equipment is to be maintained to monitor the physical health of contained SCP-1693-1 instances. A soundproofed antechamber is to be established at the entry point to each containment unit. Delivery and collection of consumables and waste to and from each containment unit is to be achieved via automated systems. Any maintenance of the containment units that requires entry into the interior requires first the transfer or termination of the contained instance of SCP-1693-1.\nD-Class personnel assigned to become an instance of SCP-1693-1 are to be admitted entry into the antechamber of the containment unit of an existing SCP-1693-1 instance and provided, via remote control, a copy of document SCP-1693-D-A1 in hard copy or speech synthesis, as required by the D-Class personnel's level of literacy. Further details of the specific process for replenishment of SCP-1693-1 instances is to be found in document SCP-1693-HCUS-A.\nDocument SCP-1693-D-A1 must not be viewed by any persons other than D-Class personnel assigned to become an instance of SCP-1693-1. Exposure to document SCP-1693-D-A1 outside of these conditions is to be considered a containment breach.\nIn the event of a containment breach, all instances of SCP-1693-1 affected, and all potentially exposed Foundation personnel and/or members of the public are to be terminated.\nDescription: SCP-1693 is an aurally infectious form of Alzheimer's disease. The physical nature of the infection is currently unknown. Other potential infection vectors, such as non-verbal communication, are currently unknown. The efficacy of amnestics as a method of inoculation or cure is unknown. Incubation period is unknown, but hypothesised to be in the order of 3-5 minutes following initial exposure.\nThe content of document SCP-1693-D-A1 is unknown, and is to be considered a possible infection vector.\nInformation regarding the initial containment of SCP-1693 and of the establishment of the current containment procedures is missing following the containment breach of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in 19\u2588\u2588, and the subsequent corruption of database information and hardcopy destruction that followed.\n\n[+] SCP-1693-D-A1 - Sealed by order 9603-A\n\n[-] SCP-1693-D-A1 - Seal override confirmed.\n\nMy name is Jake Williamson. I'm 68 years old. I have one of those numbers they give you, but I've forgotten it a long time ago. I'm writing to tell you that you have won the lottery, my friend. Like me, you have found yourself in a bad place. You've done the crime and now you're doing your time. You've been sentenced to die, but you got brought here instead. Confusing, isn't it?\nWell, I've had a lot of time to think about what this place is. I've been here for a long time, after all. A lot of time on your own gives you a lot of time to think. And what I've come up with is this: this is a prison, but not for us. It's a prison for much worse things: diseases. It's a kind of hospital, and we are the patients. We're here for them to infect so they can poke and prod us and see what bits fall off us and when. Did you know the Nazis did that at the camps? Gives you an idea of what kind of people we're dealing with, doesn't it?\nNone of that really matters, though, because you've lucked out just like I did. They thought they were giving me some really bad disease, one that rots your head and makes you crazy. You know the one; the one that old people get. Old people like me, come to think of it. But I was a young man when they put me in here, with the intention of catching the crazy off the man they had in here before me. Except he wasn't crazy, and he told me everything.\nHe told me the truth: the disease doesn't exist!\nMaybe it was real, once upon a time. But I can tell you this: it's not real here and now, not in these cells anyway. They either had it and they lost it, or they never had it in the first place. Maybe it cured itself along the way. Maybe they just got it wrong way back at the start. Who knows. Who cares, right?\nSo for the last thirty or so years I've been in here on my own, perfectly sane. Well, as sane as you can be on your own for so long. Watch out for that. Read the books. Watch the movies. They've been kind enough to stock the place up. Keep your mind working. You don't want to get the crazy for real! Thirty odd years is pretty good for a guy who was sentenced to die, don't you think?\nWhatever you do, don't let them find out that you're sane! They don't ever come inside, and they're not watching or listening, but they move you from cell to cell sometimes (they knock you out first), and they come in to clean up the place when you die. So don't write anything down. Don't leave any marks on the walls. Don't trash the cell. Don't do anything that makes them think you're anything but a man (or woman, I suppose) who has gone funny in the head before your time. You owe it to us all to keep the ruse going.\nAfter you've read this, you'll get sent inside the cell. You'll meet someone who's probably on their way out. They might be in a bad way, so do the kind thing and help them along would you? There's no medical treatment in here. No painkillers, no relief. If the guy's suffering, end it for him. And then settle down for a nice, long, peaceful life, if you're lucky.\nGood luck, whoever you are! And if you find any juicy pictures in the books you find in there, be sure to leave them clean for the next guy. And have a laugh at those idiots who locked you in here!\nYours,\nJake Williamson.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1692 | SCP-1693 | SCP-1694 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1694\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Cases of SCP-1694 and their associated entities currently inhabit the atmosphere and surface of the planet Venus, and therefore full-scale containment is impossible at present. In order to prevent, or at least hinder, the advancement and evolution of the SCP-1694 anomaly, no mechanical or electronic material is to be deployed into the atmosphere, or onto the surface, of the planet Venus. SCP-1694 harbors extreme aggression towards all organic matter, living or otherwise; deployment of organic matter is similarly prohibited. Agents within NASA and ESA are under instruction to halt, hinder, or sabotage any planned missions, manned or unmanned, with the intent to explore the Venusian atmosphere or surface.\nDescription: Cases of SCP-1694 are the residual remains of an extraterrestrial nanotechnological device that was deployed on the surface of Venus by an unknown entity at an unknown time; the effects of which continue to manifest upon any biological or technologically advanced material entering the Venusian atmosphere or landing on the surface. A singular SCP-1694 entity is a microrobotic construct approximately 2mm in length, capable of self-replication, self-improvement, and rapid resource extraction from either geological or organic sources. Cases of SCP-1694 are distributed evenly throughout the atmosphere and surface in numbers between approximately 500 billion and 1 trillion individual cases.\nOn encountering any flesh-like organic matter, cases of SCP-1694 will rapidly shred the object and quickly reassemble the matter at a cellular level into an interconnected mass of various durable appendages and sophisticated organs. Through unknown means, cells from multiple sources can be made to function together, and even dead tissue or matter can be reconstructed and repaired.\nDue to the fact that SCP-1694 targets biological tissue, it is hypothesised that Venus once contained an ecosystem, native or otherwise, that was \u2018harvested' by an exterior intelligence for the production of simple worker or warrior drones; or possibly Venus was host to an advanced civilization that descended into a nanotechnological war of mutually assured destruction. Due to the aggressive resource extraction of SCP-1694, no traces of civilization or life would now remain. It is additionally theorized that this resource extraction created the large quantities of greenhouse gases responsible for Venus's present, superheated, state, which by extention boiled off any and all water on the surface and killed any organic matter SCP-1694 had not already destroyed. Although these theories cannot be verified, they go some way to explaining SCP-1694's deployment, as in the absence of biological matter the SCP-1694 entities serve no purpose.\nDue to the lack of technological constructions for the inhabitation of entities created by SCP-1694, SCP-1694 has proceeded to cannibalize and enhance man-made exploration probes with biological appendages, most notably the Soviet Venera \u2013class probes. Venera 12 was among the first successful man-made object to land on Venus, functioning for three hours before shutting down due to the extreme heat of the Venus surface. The success lead to the deployment of five further Venera series probes. However, in 1984 the Soviet controllers were alarmed to receive radio signals emanating from Venera 12, henceforth SCP-1694-A, which was now, inexplicably, fully functional. The Venera project passed into Foundation hands and probes were dispatched to investigate the current status of SCP-1694-A and all other man-made objects currently occupying Venus.\n\n+ Document A1694: Essay On the SCP-1694 Exploration Mission, by Dr. Crais \n\n- Document A1694: Essay On the SCP-1694 Exploration Mission, by Dr. Crais \n\nThe Foundation space program was very much in its infancy when the SCP-1694-A anomaly was first identified, or SCP-1694, as it was then known, since we naturally assumed it to be a stand-alone entity. The mission would jointly serve to investigate the anomaly, as well as testing the limits of our new technology. Researchers devised a \u2018scattershot' approach to investigating the status of the 8 man-made probes occupying the surface, with ten relatively simple Foundation probes to be deployed on the surface, each with a five hundred-mile scan radius. Search efforts would be directed via an orbiting satellite. Launch from the Antarctic space center presented difficulties, but occurred without fault.\nSCP-1694-A was quickly identified as its constant radio messages provided a source to home in on. Probe Delta unfortunately crash-landed, but probe Beta was re-directed to study the anomaly. SCP-1694-A was confirmed to indeed be formerly the Soviet Venera 12, and was largely intact with the exception of several ruptures around the base, through which a reddish-brown tentacle-like mass was being extruded. These \u2018tentacles' were wrapped firmly around the bottom half of the probe, and it appeared that SCP-1694-A had not moved for some time. It was sitting- I believe that is an appropriate term- in a shallow crater, which was smeared with a reddish substances believed to have been created by the SCP-1694-A anomaly. Naively, we believed that it was perhaps too heavy to move, so upon moving in for closer interaction the SCP-1694-A took us by surprise, swiftly destroying the probe with its tentacles, meaning ultimately very little was learnt about the anomaly.\nHowever, our frustration quickly turned to horror as we realized that the same reddish-brown biological matter was being extruded by our own research probes. Probe Delta, I believe, had its manipulator arm replaced with a biological multi-segmented arm and four-fingered hand virtually overnight; these revelations were what lead to the discovery of the SCP-1694 entities. Although the probe remained under Foundation control for a further five hours, control became increasingly erratic and was finally broken, with contact with the other probes similarly lost. Although Probe Epsilon detected another anomalous Venera entity before its destruction, no other interactions were made. Although the mission served as a wake-up call as to the nature of the SCP-1694 entity, it will ultimately be remembered as an expensive failure.\n\nIt is unknown how SCP-1694 acquired the biological matter needed to create the SCP-1694-A entity. It has been hypothesised that a portion of the original Venusian ecosystem is being preserved by SCP-1694, and harvested as required.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1693 | SCP-1694 | SCP-1695 \u00bb"}
{"text": "PeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1695 - Circus Contraption by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nDue to the fire at the recovery site, only one sheet of schematics remains legible.\n\nItem #: SCP-1695\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1695-1 is to be kept in a Type 31A storage vault within the eastern wing of Site-18. Any testing performed on SCP-1695-1 should be supervised by research personnel specializing in items created by GoI-192. Evidence discovered at SCP-1695-1's recovery site is to be kept in the western wing of Site-18 and is available for examination by any personnel with a clearance level of 2 or higher.\nDescription: SCP-1695-1 is a large mechanism constructed from a black metal alloy of unknown composition.1 The material displays an anomalous level of durability; consequently, all attempts to dismantle the device have proven unsuccessful. SCP-1695-1 is irregularly shaped, possessing a 2m by 2.6m rectangular base which arcs upwards in a semicircle that stands roughly 1.5m at its tallest point. At the rear of the device is a control panel with a number of buttons and switches that serve to operate the device; at the front end is a circular array of flat metal plates.\nWhen SCP-1695-1 is activated via its control panel, the circular formation at the device's front end will dilate in a manner similar to an aperture. Viewing the interior of the device from the opening reveals an enclosed chamber walled with the same metal as the device's exterior. The interior wall of the chamber bears a number of irregularly-shaped indentations. It is believed that when the front end of the device is opened, the instruments responsible for SCP-1695-1's primary anomalous effects are retracted into the inaccessible portion of the device's interior.\nWhen a human subject enters SCP-1695-1's exposed front chamber feet first, the circular array of plates will automatically close around the subject's torso. The device will only close far enough as necessary for restricting the subject's range of movement and preventing escape; subjects typically bear only minimal scarring from lacerations caused by the device's closing. Once trapped by SCP-1695-1, the subject will undergo a transformation into SCP-1695-2.\nThe following is a list of stages in the conversion process. As it is unknown what transformations\u2013if any\u2013the enclosed lower half of a subject undergoes, only the alterations to subjects' visible upper bodies will be listed.\n\nPerson of interest 1695-B, alleged creator of SCP-1695-1.\n\nThe subject's distal phalanges recede into the lower portions of the digits, followed by the intermediate and proximal phalanges,2 leaving the subject without fingers.\nWhat remains of the subject's hands recedes into the arms, which similarly recede into the subject's torso.\nHair, ears, and nose recede into the subject's face, followed by any other defining facial features. The exception to this is the subject's eyes, which remain fully functional and normally sized. Subjects remain capable of making vocalizations; however, their capacity for speech is severely impeded by the lack of a mouth and facial muscles needed to properly articulate.\nThe subject's torso swells and elongates. Muscle and bone definition is lost at this phase as the body takes on a more rounded shape.\nThe neck recedes into what is left of the subject's shoulders. At this stage, the subject resembles a fleshy cylinder with two eyes on a rounded end.\nThe subject expands in size until the cylindrical torso is roughly 1m in diameter and 3m in length. The metallic array will slowly dilate to compensate for the subject's increasing circumference.\nFlat plates of keratin3 begin to protrude from the side of the subject's body that is angled to the sky. The protrusions are always evenly spaced and set at an angle perpendicular to the length of the cylinder body.\nThe subject's skin secretes an adhesive chemical compound of anomalous composition. Once an organism or object has been in contact with the compound for longer than one minute, it cannot be detached until a counter-adhesive has been secreted.\nSCP-1695-1 will play a prerecorded message (see Recording Log 1) followed by a selection of popular circus compositions.\n\nOnce this process is complete, SCP-1695-1's control panel can be used to elongate SCP-1695-2 further. Testing has shown no limitation to the distance SCP-1695-2 can extend. The device also allows for control over SCP-1695-2's direction: operators can cause SCP-1695-2 to extend at any angle, including upwards at a customizable incline without the need for support. If SCP-1695-2 is about to collide with a solid surface, it will automatically compensate its trajectory to either avoid the obstacle or travel along the obstacle's surface. The speed at which SCP-1695-2 elongates is adjustable with a max speed of 30 km/h.\nThis phenomenon will continue until the individual operating SCP-1695-1 chooses to reverse the process, causing SCP-1695-2 to recede in the same pattern of movements as it had elongated. Once this has occurred, SCP-1695-2 will excrete a counter-adhesive, releasing any physical matter attached to it. SCP-1695-1 will temporary cease playing music at this point and play a prerecorded message (see Recording Log 2).\nWhen SCP-1695-1 is deactivated, SCP-1695-2 will be returned to its original humanoid state and released. Subjects who have undergone conversion into SCP-1695-2 will bear significant scarring on the lower body and varying levels of psychological trauma.\nRecording Log:\n\nRecording Log 1\n\nHey there, folks! Hop on Meaty the Meatworm's back and get ready for the ride of your life! Please keep your backs firmly against Meaty's nail plates to prevent injury. For your safety, Meaty's sweat will stick you in place so you don't fall off! Don't worry, Moms \u2013 it's stain-free! Be sure to hold on to your hats, glasses, and any other loose items, and enjoy the ride!\n\nRecording Log 2\n\nThank you for riding Herman Fuller's Meatworm Coaster! Be sure to stop by the No Mouth And Ice Must Cream sweet parlor and pick up a handmade Meatworm figurine on your way out! Have a disquieting day!\n\nAddendum:\nSCP-1695-1 was recovered from the Estevan Fairgrounds in Saskatchewan on 05/19/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after Foundation intelligence received reports of GoI-233 (Herman Fuller's Circus Of The Disquieting) activity in the area. At the time of recovery, much of the fairground was occupied by carnival structures that were either ablaze or severely fire damaged, presumably due to attempts to destroy evidence. Two individuals were discovered on the scene and apprehended: Person of Interest 1695-A, who was then serving as an instance of SCP-1695-2, and Person of Interest 1695-B, an elderly Russian male who claimed to be the inventor of SCP-1695-1.\n\n+ Interview PoI-1695-A\n\n-Interview PoI-1695-A\n\nInterviewed: PoI-1695-A, found converted into SCP-1695-2. Identity unknown.\nInterviewer: Agent Poltake\nForeword: The following is the recorded exchange that took place between PoI-1695-A and Agent Poltake immediately after PoI-1695-A was released from SCP-1695-1. Portions of PoI-1695-A's speech were unable to be recorded properly due to the quiet and hoarse quality of the subject's voice.\n<Begin log>\nPoI-1695-A: Please help (inaudible) the ground.\nAgent Poltake: Can you walk?\nPoI-1695-A: Don't put me back. Don't put me back.\nAgent Poltake: We're not going to put you back. Do you need help standing up?\nPoI-1695-A: Don't put me \u2026 (Pause.) Tell the Ringmaster I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, I don't remember.\nAgent Poltake: You don't remember what?\nPoI-1695-A: The ground. I don't remember. I'm so sorry. Please don't.\nAgent Poltake: Hey, help me get this guy to his feet.\nAgent Farbold approaches PoI-1695-A, who recoils.\nPoI-1695-A: No! Please, I'll give everything back. Just let me go. Don't put me\u2026\nAgent Farbold: Hey, hey. We're not going to hurt you. Just put your feet\u2013yeah, like that.\nAgent Poltake: I don't think he's strong enough to stand up on his own.\nPoI-1695-A: I'm sorry. I can't. I don't remember.\nAgent Poltake: How long were you in that thing?\nPoI-1695-A: I'm sorry. I don't remember. The (inaudible) never heard me screaming. Tell the Ringmaster I'm sorry for stealing. I thought it was just a circus.\n<End Log>\nAfterword: PoI-1695-A lost consciousness shortly after entering Foundation custody and died of heart failure before a more comprehensive interview could be conducted.\n\n+ Interview PoI-1695-B\n\n-Interview PoI-1695-B\n\nInterviewed: Leljud Kozlovsky, PoI-1695-B, alleged creator of SCP-1695-1.\nInterviewer: Dr. Khansa\nForeword: This interview was conducted on 05/20/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the day after PoI-1695-B was taken into custody.\n<Begin log>\nDr. Khansa: You claimed yesterday during your arrest that you created SCP-1695-1. Do you stand by this statement?\nPoI-1695-B: It is my work. My crowning achievement.\nDr. Khansa: What led you to create the machine?\nPoI-1695-B: The circus needed an exciting new attraction to draw in the younger crowd, but roller coasters are too large and heavy to transport. So I say to the upside-down man, \"I will make a ride we can take anywhere.\" Is still heavy, but we can move it.\nDr. Khansa: Yet you were left behind with it in Estevan.\nPoI-1695-B: The upside-down man is very impatient. With him it is hurry, hurry, hurry, all the time. \"SCP is coming! SCP is coming!\" Pah. He said we did not have time to load up the machine, so he sent some men to destroy it. I stayed to stop them and the circus left me.\nDr. Khansa: By \"the circus\", are you referring to the Circus Of The Disquieting or the Meat Circus? I understand you have ties to both groups.\nPoI-1695-B: Herman Fuller's Circus is a circus. Meat Circus is not a real circus.\nDr. Khansa: \"Not a real circus\"?\nPoI-1695-B: In Moscow, there were men who called themselves the Meat Circus. I was among them. We were scientists and inventors. We created beautiful works of art.\nDr. Khansa: My colleagues tell me that the Meat Circus specializes in anomalously altering human physiology. Is this what you consider to be your \"art\"?\nPoI-1695-B: The medium of the sculptor is clay. The medium of the painter is oil. The medium of the scientist is flesh. Sometimes we would sell our art, sometimes we would set it free. But that was many, many years ago. The upside-down man came to me and offered me a place at the Herman Fuller Circus, a circus with the \u2026 the elephants and the clowns. A real circus. I continued to be an artist, but I had a sponsor. A patron to exhibit my work.\nDr. Khansa: Please explain the process by which SCP-1695-1 functions.\nPoI-1695-B: No.\nDr. Khansa: Mr. Kozlovsky, as we discussed earlier, things will be much easier for you in the long run if you cooperate with us now.\nPoI-1695-B: I know. I know your kind. I've seen it before. I am an ass to you. You hold out a carrot in front of my nose and a whip behind my back. I know your game and I will not play.\nDr. Khansa: If you are aware that you will be rewarded for cooperation and you understand the consequences if you don't, why not make things easier for yourself?\nPoI-1695-B: Why? (Subject appears extremely agitated.) Because fuck you, that's why!\n<End log>\nNote: According to surviving witnesses present in the interviewing chamber at the time, Mr. Kozlovsky extended his tongue after making his final outburst. This was initially interpreted as a gesture of animosity; however, shortly afterward Mr. Kozlovsky removed his shoes and socks without the use of his hands (as they were bound behind his back), pinched his tongue between the toes of his left foot, and extracted his tongue from his mouth. Several seconds afterward, Mr. Kozlovsky's abdomen erupted as a result of an apparent explosive decompression. The blast destroyed the reinforced glass divider in the interview chamber, killing Dr. Khansa instantly and injuring several junior researchers who had been observing the interview. Samples of confetti were recovered from the blast site and inside Mr. Kozlovsky's remains.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Testing has shown that this is the same material found in SCP instances originating from GoI-192 (\u041c\u044f\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0446\u0438\u0440\u043a, \"Meat Circus\" in English). For more information, please refer to documentation in the Russian database.\n2. The distal, intermediate, and proximal phalanges are the three sections of bone found in human fingers.\n3. A fibrous structural protein that makes up hair, fingernails, talons, and hooves.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1694 | SCP-1695 | SCP-1696 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1696\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1696 is kept in the Research and Development Laboratory at Site-17. Level 3 approval is required for all experimentation with SCP-1696. After incident K-1696-3, experiments involving a negative baryon number violation are not permitted.\nDescription: SCP-1696 consists of a one-meter-cubic box composed of an unknown clear polymer, plus an associated remote control device containing 12 numeric settings, in addition to \"Stop,\" \"Start,\" and \"Reset\" buttons. The outer packaging describes the item as Dr. Wondertainment's Little Big-BangerTM, and indicates it is an upgrade to Dr. Wondertainment's Universe-in-a-BoxTM.1\nWhen a set of parameters is chosen on the remote control and the Start button pressed, a new universe is produced from a singularity within the SCP-1696 container, using the chosen parameters.2 The Stop button freezes any ongoing activity, and the Reset button dissipates the existing universe, allowing the experimenter to choose new parameters.\nThe universe within SCP-1696 appears to be on a scale of 1m = 9.2 x 1011 light years. Expansion occurs at an accelerated rate of 1 day = 1.965 billion years.\nSCP-1696 requires a refill of [REDACTED] after approximately 150 experiments. A reorder card is included in the packaging. Although the address on the card is nonexistent, the Foundation has successfully ordered refills of [REDACTED] twice. Calls to the Technical Support division of Dr. Wondertainment have not revealed any significant information about the company. The calls have proven to be untraceable, and any questions about the company, its personnel, or other Dr. Wondertainment products are ignored.\nThe box containing SCP-1696 activity has resisted all attempts at opening or gathering a sample of the material. In this regard, it resembles the outer substance of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. Unopened, it has proven shatter-proof, radiation-proof and resistant to any temperature the Foundation can produce.\nAddendum: The following instructions were included with SCP-1696:\n\nCalling all teenage Physicists! Who needs a supercollider? Now with Dr. Wondertainment's Little Big-BangerTM\nyou can create and test your very own universes, in the privacy of your home.\nJust set your parameters and hit the Start button. BANG! You've just created your very own universe!\nHit the Stop button to observe it closely, or just let it expand. If your universe isn't entertaining enough, press the Reset button and try again\u2026\nYour Dr. Wondertainment's Little Big-BangerTM is best observed in a dark room, using Dr. Wondertainment's Hyper-Zoom GlassesTM (included)\nYour Dr. Wondertainment's Little Big-BangerTM allows you to change the following settings carried over from our previous\nDr. Wondertainment's Universe-in-a-BoxTM:\n\u2022 N = ratio of the strengths of gravity to that of electromagnetism;\n\u2022 Epsilon (\u03b5) = strength of the force binding nucleons into nuclei;\n\u2022 Omega (\u03c9) = relative importance of gravity and expansion energy in the Universe;\n\u2022 Lambda (\u03bb) = cosmological constant;\n\u2022 Q = ratio of the gravitational energy required to pull a large galaxy apart to the energy equivalent of its mass;\n\u2022 D = number of spatial dimensions in spacetime.\nAlong with 6 new settings:\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\nWhy not try making a copy of YOUR universe within your Little Big-BangerTM?\nSet the controls to [DATA EXPUNGED] and it will only take about a week!\nFor additional safety, expansion of your universe will automatically stop when its border reaches 5cm of the outer container.\nTo avoid interference with automatic sensors, do not bring magnets within 1 meter of your Little Big-BangerTM.\nCautions: Not recommended for use by children under the age of 9.\nDo not attempt to open the Dr. Wondertainment's Little Big-BangerTM outer casing.\nUse only approved Dr. Wondertainment refills, hoses, and connectors with this product.\nDr. Wondertainment is not responsible for the release of plasma, antimatter, dark matter, radiation (known and unknown varieties), or subatomic particles (including quarks, neutrinos, and Higgs bosons). In case of local quantum disturbances outside of container, call the Technical Support line at [REDACTED]. Production of sentient and/or sapient beings within universe may require a license in your local area.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The latter item has not, to date, been recovered by the Foundation. Field Order 1696-3 has been issued indicating any specimens found should be contained.\n2. Research into the similarity of function between SCP-1696 and SCP-3049 is pending.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1695 | SCP-1696 | SCP-1697 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1697\nObject Class: Safe Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1697 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell. Given its anatomical deficiencies, measures have been taken to alleviate most discomfort, and provide simulated faculties of the integumentary system. A tissue-hydrating lotion is provided to maintain functioning musculature, and a superficial injection of a lidocaine solution is granted in moderation and at the discretion of the project head.\nSCP-1697 is to be granted rehabilitation treatment for symptoms of extensive muscular acidosis. Certain equipment and secure areas have been authorized for use by the subject, during supervised exercise periods, granted twice weekly. These are all considered privileges, and may be revoked if the subject refuses cooperation, or at the discretion of the project head.\nDescription: SCP-1697 is the animated body of the deceased Dr. Charles Lexi, former head of the Science Museum of Minnesota's \u2018Body World' exhibit, a public gallery dedicated to the function and display of the human body. In March of 2012, Lexi was diagnosed with cancer, at which time the tumors had spread beyond the point of treatment. Upon his death, the body was prepared for display in the museum, and its skin removed. Per the subject's request, it was posed at a chessboard across from another body, in a \u2018thinking' stance, with its left leg crossing its right, its right arm gripping its calf, and its left arm leaning on its leg, with its head turned sideways. As part of the demonstration, a quarter of the subject's skull was removed to reveal the brain.\nAfter being treated and put into position with a series of wires, the subject was in exhibition for six days, before experiencing a return to consciousness.1 Upon Foundation intervention, SCP-1697 was recovered and emergency surgery was performed to mitigate any damage caused to it. Currently SCP-1697 is blind in one eye and suffers from damage similar to hypoxia in some regions of muscle tissue. Surgery performed includes the sculpting of an artificial skull-cap and the removal of all harnesses and wiring used to secure the subject for display.\nSCP-1697 does have a functioning circulatory system, although its blood is almost entirely composed of plasma. Testing reveals a small number of erythrocytes, well beneath the minimum hematocrit for bodily respiration. Electrolyte and plasma protein levels appear to be consistent with typical human blood, as well as hormones produced by a man of the same age as the subject. No leukocytes or platelets appear in blood samples, but despite this, SCP-1697 has not experienced any illness, infections, or further adverse consequences resulting from its conditions since containment, besides the ones already mentioned.\nNotably, no tumors or remnants of the cancer that killed Charles Lexi are present in SCP-1697.\nAddendum 1697-1: Interview with SCP-1697, January 3rd, 2013\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1697, Dr. Charles Lexi, PhD\n\nInterviewer: Senior Researcher Dr. David Holmes, Level 3, project head\n\nForeword: This interview was held to establish a backstory on SCP-1697 and to uncover any information it might have on its current condition.\n\n<Begin Log, 18:32:28>\n\nHolmes: Good evening, 1697.\n\nHolmes: We're going to begin with your account of how you woke up. Afterwards we can discuss your personal history.Holmes: What is the last thing you remember before your condition?Holmes: How did you wake up?\nHolmes: Is there anything you can say that might be helpful in learning about what happened to leave you like this?Holmes: Is there anything else we should know?Holmes: All the time in the world.Holmes: [laughs] I'll see to it. Have a good evening, 1697.<End Log, 18:36:49>\n\nAddendum 1697-2: SCP-1697 status update, as of October 18th, 2027\nA short while before the death of her husband, Courtney Lexi became pregnant. SCP-1697 was not informed of the child either before or after its containment. SCP-1697's behavior prior to the last few weeks was ideal, save infrequent periods of depressive symptoms. Incidentally, SCP-1697 had become relatively close to Dr. Holmes, who met frequently with the subject, conducting standard interviews and often playing games of chess with it. To this date, most requests and discussion went through Dr. Holmes. On the 18th of this month, Dr. Holmes reported SCP-1697 having become aware of his son, which could not be attributed to any security or information breaches.\nApparently SCP-1697 has experienced irregular visions of his child, and has become concerned about him growing up without a father, citing perceived delinquent behavior, such as cigarette smoking, loitering, and on one occasion having \"liberated\" a llama from a children's petting zoo. Investigations into these visions have proven them to be accurate. During the most recent interview between Dr. Holmes and SCP-1697, the subject requested writing a note, dated before its death, in the hopes that it would assist its son in growing up without a father. Dr. Holmes accepted the letter and filed it, as per humanoid-information security protocol Delta-62. SCP-1697 has reported fewer visions since then.\nAddendum 1697-3: SCP-1697 Supervisory Personnel Change; August 4th, 2028\nAs of August 9th, 2028, Dr. Holmes will be promoted to Level 4 clearance, and be transferred off-site to begin his new Foundation duties. Dr. Padover will be taking over his position and responsibilities as Area Director and project head, effective immediately.\nAddendum 1697-4: Neutralization of SCP-1697; February 6th, 2029\nFollowing what was considered to be a severe bout of depression, SCP-1697 expired this morning, and is now considered neutralized. Investigations into the visions experienced by the subject of its progeny have been concluded.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Amnestic issuance was impossible by the time Foundation agents arrived, and a cover story involving the malicious release of hallucinogenic drugs was disseminated. For more information, see Incident Report 1697-8U.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1696 | SCP-1697 | SCP-1698 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1698\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Local disinformation campaigns are to be maintained in all cities hosting an instance of SCP-1698, with the intent to make all local residents or governmental officials believe that the locations are abandoned, closed for renovation, or otherwise off-limits. All locations are provided with portable generators and sufficient fuel to run them for no less than 30 days, in addition to supplies to accommodate up to 20 people for the same timeframe.\nAny personnel or civilians trapped by an expansion event are to be offered a mercy termination.\nDescription: SCP-1698 is a phenomenon affecting 3 buildings: a 12-story hotel in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588, USA; a 2-story boarding house in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, France; and a 5-story office building in \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Brazil. The phenomenon affects these buildings such that none of them can successfully be approached by land. Although they can be seen, all attempts to reach them by foot or land vehicle result in encountering obstacles such as intervening buildings, extensive road damage and attendant construction, gridlocked traffic, dead-ends and road closures, and thick and impassable vegetation. Of note is that it is possible to navigate to locations immediately adjacent to these buildings, but invariably some impediment will prevent anyone from actually approaching the affected buildings themselves.\nAll 3 buildings can successfully be approached by air, and MTF Agents introduced by helicopter have discovered that there are no discernible abnormalities inside the buildings themselves, aside from the expected amount of neglect resulting from long-term lack of human presence. They further report that it is possible to exit these buildings at ground level, but as soon as they no longer have a direct view of the ground floor of the building, it again becomes impossible to locate.\nResearchers installed on-site have not been able to detect any spatial anomalies or perceptual hazards, and O5 command has tentatively approved the usage of these sites for long-term storage of infrequently accessed non-digital financial and administrative paperwork.\nSCP-1698 was discovered in August 2010 when the Intelligence Office identified multiple simultaneous online complaints from customers, employees and residents of the affected buildings, all reporting the effects of SCP-1698. The Foundation confirmed these reports and within 5 months had purchased all 3 buildings and surrounding locations via shell companies.\nAddendum: On 2012-04-17, the areas affected by SCP-1698 expanded, such that it is now no longer possible to locate and approach any location within 37 meters of the buildings originally affected. Additionally, 2 more affected locations were subsequently identified, centered around a small municipal park in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Australia and an abandoned warehouse in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Spain. A third location which appeared on this date was found to be an instance of SCP-2449. The significance of its concurrent manifestation is unknown.\nDuring the expansion event, 131 non-Foundation individuals were in the newly-affected areas, consisting of 37 pedestrians, 78 people inside buildings, and 16 individuals inside vehicles. All found themselves unable to exit the area they were in, due to an inability to approach any area that would be considered separate. I.e. individuals on roads could not access parking lot entrances, pedestrians could walk along sidewalks but not enter buildings or step off the curb, and individuals inside buildings could not utilize exterior doors. Attempts to evacuate trapped individuals by helicopter uniformly resulted in a failure of the individuals to reach the ladders due to intervening events such as sudden, extreme inclement weather or the ladders becoming entangled in trees or power lines.\nSCP-1698 has been upgraded to Containment Class: Keter until such time as it can be determined how to predict, prevent, mitigate or reverse SCP-1698 expansion events.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1697 | SCP-1698 | SCP-1699 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item \u2116: SCP-1699\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Research Outpost 1699-A, disguised to the public as a Reykjavik University volcano research station, has been constructed around SCP-1699. Plainclothes security personnel are to patrol the area surrounding SCP-1699 regularly, and are to turn away civilians attempting to enter.\nDescription: SCP-1699 is a dormant volcano located northwest of H\u00f3lsfjallavegur, Iceland. It consists of little more than a volcanic vent, approximately one meter in diameter and one-third of a meter tall at its highest point. SCP-1699 is sapient, and is capable of speech via anomalous means.\nSCP-1699 is willing and able to communicate with attending personnel, and upon first contact expressed a desire to be \"more destructive\" and \"better at being a natural disaster.\" Over the course of its containment, the psychological condition of SCP-1699 has declined \u2014 it appears to have developed an inferiority complex, often comparing itself to other, larger volcanoes in Iceland and other places. Despite this, psychiatric assistance of the entity has been deemed yet unnecessary.\nAddendum: Interview Logs1\n\nDate: January 28, 2017\nInterviewer: Senior Volcanologist Einar Vilhj\u00e1lmsson\nInterviewee: SCP-1699\n\nBegin Log\n\nDr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Hello.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: With whom am I speaking?(SCP-1699 is silent for approximately 54 seconds.)Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Would 'SCP-1699' suffice?Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Good to hear. Now-(Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson blinks. The lava within SCP-1699 momentarily bubbles before falling still.)Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Excuse me?Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: SCP-1699, My name is Einar Vilhj\u00e1lmsson. My team and I will be researching you for the foreseeable future \u2014 this includes interviews, like this one, to get more information on why you're here and what you want.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Don't mention it. Now-(SCP-1699 laughs loudly as the lava within it bubbles. Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson adjusts his glasses and rubs his temples before speaking.)\nDr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: You seem to be\u2026 quite preoccupied with threats of violence.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: You're a bubbling puddle of lava.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: What is it.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: I'm sorry?Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: I can't promise that. I'll have to go now, SCP-1699.\nEnd Log\n\nDate: February 4, 2017\nInterviewer: Senior Volcanologist Einar Vilhj\u00e1lmsson\nInterviewee: SCP-1699\n\nBegin Log\n\nDr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Hello again, SCP-1699.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: (He sighs) My name is Einar.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: This is just a check-in. By the way, I can't help but notice \u2014 you seem a bit\u2026Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: I was going to say 'quieter,' but I suppose that works. (He writes something in his notebook.) What's the matter, SCP-1699?Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: My research team?Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: I believe it's 'Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull.'Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Inconceivable.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: What do you mean?Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Moaha?Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: I can see why. I'll see you next week, SCP-1699.\nEnd Log\n\nDate: February 12, 2018\nInterviewer: Senior Volcanologist Einar Vilhj\u00e1lmsson\nInterviewee: SCP-1699\n\nBegin Log\n\nDr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Hello.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: What's wrong, SCP-1699?Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: You'd be surprised.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: (He sighs) SCP-1699, I'm sorry you feel that way-Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Now, hold on \u2014 SCP-1699, nobody but you thinks you're useless. You've been a pl- well, you've been quite the conversation partner, and researching you has brou-Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: I-I'm sorry for not being here when that happened. I can certainly talk to them abou-Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: SCP-1699, just know that I'm truly sorry for all this-\n(Lava spurts from within SCP-1699. Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson flinches.)(SCP-1699 begins to bubble violently, and some lava overflows onto the surrounding ground. Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson leaves the area. SCP-1699 produces a sound similar to weeping for ten minutes following the event.)\n\nEnd Log\n\nAfterword: Following this event, the psychological condition of SCP-1699 notably worsened. It became mostly unresponsive and verbally listless, with its only vocalizations being threats and insults directed at nearby researchers. Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson requested to be moved to Research Outpost 1699-A to act as a full-time research supervisor and to investigate cases of suspected anomaly mistreatment; this request was approved, and Vilhj\u00e1lmsson was able to minimize verbal denigration of SCP-1699 by research personnel by threat of disciplinary action.\n\nAddendum: Event Log\n\nForeword: On February 26, 2018, Research Outpost 1699-A was formally declared obsolete due to completion of the construction of Site-687 north of Gr\u00edmssta\u00f0ir, Iceland and the entry of Floating Site 003 (SCPF Nj\u00f6r\u00f0r) into Icelandic waters. Senior Volcanologist Einar Vilhj\u00e1lmsson requested a shipment of fireworks to \"commemorate the occasion;\" the request was denied, but Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson was allowed the use of fireworks in the area surrounding SCP-1699 provided that he used his own money to buy them.\nThe following is a transcript of the events of March 4, 2018, recorded by Junior Researcher \u00deur\u00ed\u00f0ur Helgesd\u00f3ttir on her personal cell-phone.\nInvolved Personnel: Senior Volcanologist Einar Vilhj\u00e1lmsson, Junior Researcher \u00deur\u00ed\u00f0ur Helgesd\u00f3ttir, Associate Volcanologist Ivan Preobrazhensky\nInvolved Anomaly/ies: SCP-1699\n\nBegin Log\n\n1:26:56: JR Helgesd\u00f3ttir begins recording. Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson has arranged a series of fireworks to surround SCP-1699, and is in the process of tying a rope to the tents of the outpost.\n\nJR Helgesd\u00f3ttir: Why do I have to record this, again?\nDr. Preobrazhensky: (Off-camera) Probably to make sure we don't break any rules, or get anyone hurt. This should be fine, though, I think.\nDr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: For the record, let's all consider this unofficial community service for breaking 1699's heart. Now quiet down. I'm almost done.\n\n1:29:30: Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson finishes tying the rope, and JR Helgesd\u00f3ttir moves to sit beside Dr. Preobrazhensky.\n\nDr. Preobrazhensky: All right. What now?\nDr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Just, uh, go with the plan. But make sure 1699 hears it!\nJR Helgesd\u00f3ttir: Man, this is honestly so cute-\n(Drs. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson and Preobrazhensky shush her, and Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson begins to loudly speak.)\nDr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Gee, what a great day at Research Outpost 1699-A! I sure hope a volcanic eruption doesn't stick a wrench in our research and merrymaking!\nDr. Preobrazhensky: I concur, friend Einar! A volcanic eruption is the very last thing we need! It would certainly ruin our day.\n(SCP-1699 begins bubbling.)JR Helgesd\u00f3ttir: Oh no! Was that a tremor I heard? (Dr. Preobrazhensky turns to her, silently nodding and holding both his thumbs up.)Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: This is entirely serious, SCP-1699. We fear the destruction you could bring! We're trembling at the thought!Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Stop saying that, yourself! I know you've been holding back your true power, just to make us feel better!\nDr. Preobrazhensky: Exactly! For the love of God, SCP-1699, don't erupt! You'll kill us all!JR Helgesd\u00f3ttir: Mama, come pick me up! I'm scared!\n(SCP-1699 begins violently bubbling)(Lava flows from SCP-1699, igniting a fuse connected to the array of fireworks. As they explode, Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson pulls the rope, causing Research Outpost 1699-A to collapse. Dr. Preobrazhensky and JR Helgesd\u00f3ttir scream.)\nDr. Preobrazhensky: Oh, the humanity!\nJR Helgesd\u00f3ttir: Oh, Ivan, hold me in our final moments! (She stifles a snicker)\n\n1:37:07: Drs. Preobrazhensky and Vilhj\u00e1lmsson stand beside JR Helgesd\u00f3ttir, watching SCP-1699. Lava stops flowing from SCP-1699, and it remains silent for two minutes.\n\n(Dr. Preobrazhensky appears to hold in a sneeze. SCP-1699 begins to laugh.)\n\nEnd Log\n\nAfterword: The day after this event, Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson interviewed SCP-1699.\n\nDate: March 5, 2018\nInterviewer: Senior Volcanologist Einar Vilhj\u00e1lmsson\nInterviewee: SCP-1699\n\nBegin Log\n\nDr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Hello, SCP-1699.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: I sure did. Man, this outpost is still reeling from it! So many casualties, so much property damage\u2026 it was horrific!Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: I-I'm sorry?Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: You\u2026 don't have to whisper. This isn't really a secret.Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: What do you mean?(SCP-1699 pauses for approximately 54 seconds, producing sounds similar to choked breathing.)Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Well, I'm sorry-Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: Take as much time as you need.\n(SCP-1699 is silent for approximately 2 minutes.)Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: You certainly are, SCP-1699. Does this mean you're feeling better about yourself, now?Dr. Vilhj\u00e1lmsson: It's certainly good to be down to earth. I'll see you next week, SCP-1699.\nEnd Log\n\nFootnotes\n1. The following logs have been approximated from Icelandic to English by borges.aic.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1698 | SCP-1699 | SCP-1700 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1700\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As of 6/17/19\u2588\u2588, SCP-1700 is considered to be contained. Although instances of SCP-1700-A are too numerous and widely spread to be fully containable, their relative innocuousness makes a large scale containment effort unnecessary and likely impossible. Any instances found may be brought into containment or destroyed, as the Foundation already possesses adequate samples. Product recalls have been put out, but have proven largely ineffective so far.\nSCP-1700-B is to be heavily secured under the guise of a power plant. All corpses that appear inside are to be incinerated, along with their instance of SCP-1700-A. Personnel assigned to SCP-1700-B may request amnestics upon reassignment.\nAll SCP-1700-C structures are to be cordoned off, and any member of the public found within is to be interrogated and administered Class A amnestics. Under no circumstances are any human corpses to be brought within any instance of SCP-1700-C. Any found to have been affected by SCP-1700-C are to be removed from its area of influence and burned. Personnel of level 4 or higher may submit a request to use SCP-1700-C for research or information gathering to the project director.\nMr. Anupam Gunawardena and Mr. Tai-Sing Wang are currently in Foundation custody. They are to be indefinitely contained in Class 2 impoundment cells. Mr. Supreeth Chandrasekaran is currently a fugitive, and his whereabouts are unknown. The Foundation has notified the Indian government that he is a person of interest, and he will be remanded to Foundation control should he be captured.\nDescription: SCP-1700 is the collective designation for the anomalous objects associated with Fashion Sun Fabrics Limited, a scarf manufacturer primarily located in India, although with some factories located in China and Thailand. Fashion Sun Fabrics Limited came to the attention of the Foundation on the request of the Indian government, which had noticed the anomalous property of SCP-1700-C during a crackdown on sweatshops. Police who participated in the raid were issued Class A amnestics and released, and two of the three owners were apprehended and remanded to the Foundation.\nSCP-1700-A are scarves produced by Fashion Sun Fabrics Limited. They are apparently normal, medium-quality silk scarves in a variety of colors and designs. They exhibit no anomalous properties until the death of their owner. Assuming both the corpse and the scarf are reasonably intact, when left unobserved within 24 hours of the death, both will, through unknown means, vanish and reappear at SCP-1700-B.\nSCP-1700-B is a large warehouse, containing a chute in which corpses retrieved by SCP-1700-A appear. Before entering Foundation control, they were sorted into trucks which distributed them to the various SCP-1700-C structures. Currently, the chute leads to a system of incinerators, to prevent build-up of corpses.\nSCP-1700-C consist of a series of sweatshops, which are set up to produce SCP-1700-A. There are eleven instances of SCP-1700-C, designated SCP-1700-C-1 through SCP-1700-C-11. SCP-1700-C-4 and SCP-1700-C-10 are located in China, SCP-1700-C-2 is located in Thailand, and the remaining instances are located in India. Zoning records show that the buildings had previously been operated as sweatshops, but there is no indication that they demonstrated any anomalous properties before Fashion Sun Fabrics purchased them.\nAny intact human corpse, when brought inside SCP-1700-C, becomes animate for so long as it remains within the building. Such cadavers retain memories of their life, and fragments of their personality. No clear mechanism has been found for this. They do not need to eat, drink, sleep, or breathe.\nAddendum 1700-36: Excerpt from an interview with Mr. Gunawardena, a week after his capture. Later interviews with Mr. Wang corroborated his information.\n\nDr. Corman: Why bring in the corpses of people who bought your scarves? Wouldn't it be easier to obtain them locally?\nMr. Gunawardena: Perhaps, but that would attract attention. Our scarves go out all over the world. Many corpses vanishing from just a few provinces is a pattern. The same number across five continents? Just isolated mysteries. Besides, it appealed to Supreeth's sense of irony.\nDr. Corman: What do you mean?\nMr. Gunawardena: You people get so high and mighty about ethical production and worker's rights. Only fair that you should see what you're really talking about.\nDr. Corman: In what way is that fair?\nMr. Gunawardena: Fine, funny. Better?\nDr. Corman: Moving on. In our experiments with the sweatshops, the resurrected corpses seem no more obedient than they were in life. How did you get them to work?\nMr. Gunawardena: Cattle prods, mostly. And occasionally making an example. If worst came to worst, we were selling we could just torch the whole lot of them.\nDr. Corman: The bodies affected by the sweatshop\u2014they can feel pain?\nMr. Gunawardena: Certainly. That's the way we designed it.\nDr. Corman: But controlling them entirely through threats of pain\u2026 was that effective?\nMr. Gunawardena: Well, we did have a\u2014what's the phrase\u2014carrot to go with the stick. If they produced five hundred scarves, and didn't try to escape or attack a manager, we let them go.\nDr. Corman: Let them go?\nMr. Gunawardena: Yeah, we take them outside the building so they die again, then burn the body.\nDr. Corman: I, uh, see.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1699 | SCP-1700 | SCP-1701 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1701 upon recovery.\n\nItem #: SCP-1701\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1701 is contained within a Standard Containment Cell equipped with a bulletproof, frosted skylight. Personnel are not to enter SCP-1701's cell without vision-obscuring eyewear.\nAny new SCP-1701 instances are to be incinerated.\nDescription: SCP-1701 is an \"E-Z UP\" brand pop-up canopy capable of autonomous motion and predatory behavior.\nSCP-1701 in its rest state is visually indistinguishable from similar, nonanomalous canopies. In this state, SCP-1701 uses photosynthetic cells in its \"fabric\" to sustain itself.\nOccasionally, SCP-1701 will become active, marked by the fabric changing color and displaying iridescent green and blue fractal patterns. It will begin to rock back and forth slightly, gradually increasing in intensity until it tips over.\nIf SCP-1701 detects any movement within 5m of itself during an active state, SCP-1701's legs will quickly elongate to over 10m in length and manifest several joints. These legs will spasm and flail violently until they make contact with the triggering object, at which point the legs will wrap around it and pull it towards the center. Remaining legs will retract, allowing SCP-1701 to fold up and once again resemble a nonanomalous canopy. The captured object vanishes completely during this process, though SCP-1701 will occasionally twitch or emit a low sloshing sound for several hours after.\nFollowing this event, any person having witnessed SCP-1701 \"consume\" an object will eventually suffer headaches, irritated eyes, and sinus pain for up to 8 hours. The timeframe for these symptoms to manifest following viewing of SCP-1701's active state is highly variable and known to range between 18 minutes and 9 years, 11 months.\nAfter initial symptoms begin, upper and lower eyelashes will lengthen and transmute into aluminum before falling out. The eyeballs will disengage from the optic nerve and eye socket and transmute into cloth and aluminum upon coming in contact with the transformed eyelashes, before combining to form two miniature SCP-1701 instances. These instances will then attempt to scuttle away from the afflicted subject, and will grow to full size in about 2 hours.\nThe affected person will then grow new eyeballs within 10 minutes of the loss of the original eyeballs, and usually experiences no changes in vision except for occasional visual blackouts when viewing nonanomalous canopies, tents, and gazebos.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1700 | SCP-1701 | SCP-1702 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1702\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1702 is contained in a sealed, re-purposed hangar at Humanoid Containment Site-06-3 which has been fitted with reinforced concrete honeycomb structures. SCP-1702 is to be provided 500 kg of food and mineral supplements daily via automated delivery systems, consisting of material as outlined in Document 1702-06.\nExperimentation with SCP-1702 requires prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 Senior Researchers and direct contact with SCP-1702-1 may only be performed with direct oversight from Site Command. Personnel entering SCP-1702's containment area must wear lightly-colored, reinforced biohazard suits with full re-breathing equipment and must be quarantined for a minimum of six (6) hours after exiting the area. In case of aggression from SCP-1702 or at the discretion of operational oversight, SCP-1702's containment area is to be flooded with smoke and all personnel must proceed directly to the nearest exit. Personnel that fail to report to an exit are effectively unrecoverable and will be declared KIA.\nDescription: SCP-1702 is a species of apian humanoids consisting of a hive with a single fertile queen and several hundred sterile workers. SCP-1702 specimens have an appearance analogous to normal humans with the notable exception of several prominent apian structures, including antennae extending from their heads and chitinous skin along their backs and limbs. SCP-1702 also have similar internal physiology with the notable addition of a compound stomach with a chamber capable of processing organic material and raw minerals into a substance resembling human bone that can then be regurgitated and used in hive construction and repairs.\n\nSCP-1702-1 is the queen, a large fertile female approximately 2.1 m in length and the only member of SCP-1702 capable of reproduction, typically laying up to thirty (30) eggs per day. Highly intelligent, SCP-1702-1 is capable of communicating with personnel in a previously unknown dialect of French and has proven highly cooperative as well as being the source of most of our knowledge regarding SCP-1702's behavior and hive mechanics.\nSCP-1702-2 are male specimens which are only present during the beginning of a mating cycle and have only been encountered once while in Foundation containment (See Incident 1702-05). SCP-1702-2 appear to be only minimally intelligent and did not respond to attempts to communicate by Foundation personnel. At the end of the mating cycle, all SCP-1702-2 specimens were systematically driven away from the hive or killed.\nSCP-1702-3 are sterile female workers, currently approximately three hundred and forty (340) in number, responsible for construction and cleaning of the hive's physical structure and nurturing young. SCP-1702-3 also tend to SCP-1702-1 and are responsible for feeding, cleaning, grooming and inducing egg-laying in the queen. SCP-1702-3 appear to be highly intelligent and capable of complex problem solving and logistics but appear to have vestigial vocal cords and have not responded to attempts to communicate. SCP-1702-3 only have a lifespan of approximately five (5) years.\n\nSCP-1702 was first discovered in the Paris catacombs circa 1944 by members of the French resistance during World War II, who were able to broker safe passage through SCP-1702's hive in return for living German prisoners of war. SCP-1702 was re-discovered in 19\u2588\u2588, after which a Foundation containment team was able to convince SCP-1702-1 to relocate to Bio-Containment Site 63, citing the effect of urban expansion on its environment and the possibility of being discovered. It is not known at this time whether French government officials were aware of SCP-1702's existence in the intervening time period.\nAddendum 1702-01: Researcher Note (translated from French)\n\nSCP-1702-1 has proven a challenge to communicate with. Aside from its unusual dialect, it is also in a constant state of incoherence and delirium consistent with intoxication which I suspect to be a side effect of the pheromones that it is constantly exposed to. On its own, SCP-1702-1 does nothing but wander the hive and must be guided by its workers whenever its eggs are needed.\nDespite these issues, SCP-1702-1 has nonetheless been a valuable resource and provided important insight into itself and its hive. I also believe that it may consider me to be a \"friend\" at this stage, and I may be able to leverage that trust.\nDr. M. Colette\nSenior Researcher\n\nAddendum 1702-02: Researcher Note (translated from French)\n\nDespite extensive experimentation, it appears that SCP-1702 requires a minimum of human biological material to reproduce properly; attempts at limiting SCP-1702 to strictly non-human material resulted in the birth of unhealthy workers and caused considerable distress to the hive as a whole.\nAt the insistence of SCP-1702-1 and with Oversight approval, SCP-1702 is to be provided a new diet as outlined in Document 1702-06, which is to consist of no less than 5% human biological material processed from [REDACTED] and, only if absolutely necessary, terminated Class D personnel.\nDr. M. Colette\nSenior Researcher\n\nAddendum 1702-03: Incident Report 1702-05\nOn \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, during contact conducted by four (4) personnel including Dr. Colette and Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1702-1 reportedly entered a state of lucidity, during which it suddenly pleaded with personnel to be rescued from its hive. SCP-1702-3 specimens tending to SCP-1702-1 then began to enter an aggressive state, which prompted Oversight to terminate proceedings. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were able to escape containment unharmed, but Dr. Colette and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were unable to escape the containment area and were subsequently declared KIA.\nA camera carried by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 continued to transmit audiovisual data for approximately 2 minutes and 17 seconds before being cut off. Footage recorded showed SCP-1702-1 apparently being attacked and torn apart by SCP-1702-3 specimens while screaming in pain.\nAddendum 1702-04: Incident Report 1702-06\nFor a period of approximately thirty five (35) days following Incident 1702-05, SCP-1702 remained highly aggressive and resisted all attempts by personnel to enter its hive. After SCP-1702 calmed down sufficiently for safe passage, two (2) armed and armored personnel were dispatched into SCP-1702's containment area to investigate.\nPersonnel reported that not only did they locate SCP-1702-1, but the queen appeared to be unharmed. Recorded footage indicates that while the queen has the exact same appearance, behavior and personality, SCP-1702-1 no longer has any memory or recollection of events prior to Incident 1702-05.\nAddendum 1702-05: Researcher Note\n\nJust as in nature, SCP-1702's queen appears to be a prisoner of the hive. So long as she is perfect and productive, the workers will pamper and protect her, but the moment she becomes \"damaged\", they will turn on and replace her. To the best of our knowledge this is not the same queen any more, just a replacement crafted to the same \"perfect ideal\" that the hive expects and requires. That the tissue sample the containment team managed to procure shows a DNA match for Dr. Colette only reinforces this theory.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSenior Researcher\n\n\u00ab SCP-1701 | SCP-1702 | SCP-1703 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1703\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1703 may be kept in a 35cm x 35cm x 35cm fiberglass cube with walls at least 8mm thick that is padded with a thick layer of black industrial foam on the outside. The interior of the cube is to be painted black with an opaque paint. The cube may be opened and closed with a metallic hinge mechanism. It may be kept locked with a simple combination lock and stored in secure storage among other Safe SCPs. X-ray analysis may be conducted on the object at any time, as long as it remains within the box, and the box is not opened. Experiments which involve removing SCP-1703 from its container require approval from the Site Director.\nDescription: SCP-1703 is similar in appearance to a lit 60W incandescent light bulb. It was recovered from the wreckage of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cold Springs Fitness Centre following Incident 1703-1. An employee of the club that was absent during Incident 1703-1 reported that the object was already noted among the staff for being apparently impossible to turn off, but this was attributed to faulty wiring rather than any anomalous properties. Due to the object being located in a high-traffic area, a decision was made to leave it alone until it burned out.\nDespite its appearance, SCP-1703 is not a light bulb at all as it seems to lack any visible filament. Access to electricity has no observable effect on its function. The source of its glow is a walnut-shaped core which has been determined to emit small amounts of radiation across the whole electromagnetic spectrum, the strongest being in the visible light range. SCP-1703 weighs exactly as much as an ordinary light bulb of its size without filament. Little else is known about it at this time as it is difficult to determine the core's features and composition without destructive testing. Site Director's note: Attempts to remove the core from inside its hull are expressly prohibited at this time.\nSCP-1703's anomalous effect acts on most solid and opaque objects illuminated directly by its visible light for at least 3 minutes and 17 seconds; materials transparent to visible light seem to be immune. Affected objects undergo a 2-week period within which they will lose up to 20% of their weight, despite not actually losing any mass. Approx. once every six months, SCP-1703's glow rapidly intensifies into a brief, intense flash. All objects caught in the flash that were previously affected by SCP-1703 appear to become inversely affected by gravity \u2014 they \"fall upwards\", accelerating and reaching terminal velocity as a regular object of a similar mass would in free-fall. Due to being repelled by all gravitational fields, such objects eventually leave Earth's atmosphere and the Solar System.\nSCP-1703 is completely immune to its own effect.\n\nIncident 1703-1 - Site Inspection\n\nClose report\n\nCompiled by Agent Fisher, \u2588\u2588 minutes after object recovery.\nCold Springs Fitness Centre is located 3km east of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It is approximately 500m away from the main road, surrounded by trees. The privacy of the location as well as rumours of unnaturally rapid strength growth contributed to a recent surge in its popularity; records show that in the last month, the number of active subscriptions had increased by 45%.\nInitial readings show trace amounts of gamma radiation; the soil appears to be the source. Testing indicates that the air is unusually dust-free compared to surrounding areas.\nMuch of the curbside around the club is disturbed due to the uprooting of a large number of trees. The displaced plants, in various states of destruction, are either lying in the parking lot or floating 20-30 centimetres in the air. (\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 semi-buoyant objects blown away from the Incident Site by wind have to date been recovered and catalogued as SCP-1703-0001 through \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Clean-up efforts ongoing.) Pavement in the parking lot appears to have been torn off in rectangular strips. Areas of destruction outside the club are consistent with the positions of windows, and SCP-1703's projected radiation through those windows from where it was originally installed as a light fixture. The destruction radius extends to approximately \u2588\u2588 meters from the object, although its electromagnetic radiation stays visible and coherent over much longer distances. A circle can be drawn around the incident location, connecting the farthest points of SCP-1703's effect.\nMost of the club's ceiling is missing. Intact beams show signs of metal fatigue, suggesting that the ceiling quickly \"sagged\" upwards, and then was torn out. Walls are partially destroyed; those that previously had some object obscuring them from a direct line of sight with SCP-1703 remain intact. Interestingly, while some windows have shattered from the physical forces following weight reversal of the surrounding architecture, they are all present and have not been affected by SCP-1703.\nThe majority of the club's training equipment is also missing. A few devices \"hang off\" exposed beams and support structures that prevent them from \"falling\" into the sky. These are identified as being the most significant sources of residual gamma-radiation in the area.\nThe staff cafeteria seems to be the least damaged room in the building, where a salad table had been prepared. The cutlery and dishes, food, and the table are affixed to the ceiling. Glasses and drinks are broken and spilled over the floor. All objects on the ceiling emit trace gamma radiation.\nThe front door \u2014 made of glass \u2014 appears to have been deformed during structural shocks such that it became impossible to open. An approx. 30cm x 50cm hole in the door has been made by an object thrown from the inside, as evidenced by broken glass pieces scattered outside. Pieces of clothing, tissue, and blood trailing upwards from the hole indicate that someone attempted to leave the already partially destroyed building through it.\nNo survivors have been found. \u2588\u2588 persons were detected in Earth's upper stratosphere gradually accelerating away from the planet, accounting for 86% of the attending club members and staff. The only creature, living or otherwise, recovered from the incident site was a dog that had been tied outside the front door, identified as belonging to a regular at the club. It was kept earth-bound, and was eventually strangled, by its leash.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1702 | SCP-1703 | SCP-1704 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1704\nObject Class: Euclid-numen\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1704 is to be kept in a 15m x 15m x 6m, humidity-controlled containment chamber at Site 23's Large Object Wing. All disappearances and remanifestations of SCP-1704 must be recorded, as well as all interactions between personnel and SCP-1704-1. Experimentation with or interaction with SCP-1704 requires permission from Dr. Galluzzo. Additionally, personnel requesting access to SCP-1704 for work related to Project Orpheus-30 must report directly to Liaison Barrett and Site Director Eriksson.\nEar protection is to be made available to personnel assigned to SCP-1704.\nDescription: SCP-1704 is an approximately 9m x 5.5m x 3.5m structure composed of animate, fully conscious human skeletons (hereby SCP-1704-1). The structure disappears and remanifests1 at irregular intervals; each time, the identity, arrangement, and exact number of SCP-1704-1 change.\nApproximately 240 (\u00b1 30) fully intact skeletons compose the bulk of SCP-1704, the remainder being bones and bone fragments, along with a cementing material composed primarily of bone dust that holds the structure's shape. Instances of SCP-1704-1 have limited mobility and, provided that their jawbones are intact, vocal communication,2 despite the lack of any muscles or organs that would be necessary for these activities. Separation of any section of SCP-1704 from the main mass has resulted in the cessation of all anomalous activity from the removed material, including demanifestation.\nAll instances of SCP-1704-1 are capable of communication in at least one language, and those interviewed have been able to provide identities and personal information consistent with a person who has died within the past sixty years. Further commonalities between all interviewed members of SCP-1704-1 have been identified:\n\nThe subject was sixty-eight years of age or older at time of death.\nThe subject was a practicing member of an organized religion for at least thirty years and at the subject's time of death.\nThe subject had no history of drug abuse, sexual activity, or violence outside of what they believed to be the prescribed limits of their chosen religion.\nThe subject and their immediate family had no outstanding debts or obligations that were expected to cause significant financial distress at the time of the subject's death.\nThe subject died of natural causes that were not attributable to environmental factors.\nAt time of death, the subject felt contented with their life, had close relationships with all members of its extended family, and considered themselves ready to die.\n\nInstances of SCP-1704-1 claim to recall events after their death and prior to incorporation into SCP-1704. While the exact imagery and sequence of events varies between subjects, all accounts involve the subject approaching a state which approximated their belief in the afterlife before being denied access by a hostile entity.3 This is frequently depicted as an act of envy or revenge. Subjects have identical recollections of being turned into a skeletal state and being deposited in and connected to SCP-1704 while inside an apparently featureless area. Those that have been interviewed on multiple occasions report returning to this area during times which SCP-1704 has demanifested, where other portions of SCP-1704 will be replaced or reorganized.\nTypically, instances of SCP-1704-1 express feelings of hopelessness, confusion, and doubt, and are often reluctant to communicate with Foundation personnel or other SCP-1704-1. Subjects will often obsess over the details of their life, frequently questioning whether some unidentified \"unfinished business\" was responsible for their incorporation into SCP-1704.\nMembers of SCP-1704-1 uniformly report intense physical pain and discomfort resulting from a combination of high sensitivity to atmospheric conditions (particularly humidity and temperature), highly limited mobility, and the weight of the rest of SCP-1704. Due to this and the aforementioned psychological stress experienced by SCP-1704-1, distressed vocalizations are considered normal behavior.\nPersonnel with Clearance 4-1704 or higher (including those working on Project Orpheus-30) should consult Drs. Sanmugasunderam and O'Cruadhlaoich for theories regarding the exact nature and origin of SCP-1704.\nAddendum: SCP-1704 was recovered from a Global Occult Coalition facility in Karlsruhe, Germany, in December 2012, along with three other items later given Special Containment Procedures and fourteen classified as Anomalous.4 The Foundation was alerted to an XN-class Interdimensional Breach scenario in progress and provided relevant expertise (see Document 792-1704 for details), along with thirty-six Class D personnel. It was determined that extraction of a number of items (including SCP-1704) from the breach was necessary for full containment.\nAddendum: Three instances of SCP-1704-1 have claimed identities consistent with persons who were listed as missing since the recovery of SCP-1704. Review of relevant GOC documents shows that these disappearances are consistent with the known activities and abilities of KTE-4821-Grey-Light (see Joint SCP-GOC File 4-261). In light of this, research regarding KTE-4821-Grey-Light has been incorporated into Project Orpheus-30, and SCP-1704's documentation is slated for additional updates.\n\nFootnotes\n1. That is to say, it ceases to exist in this reality and later resumes its existence.\n2. Instances of SCP-1704-1 communicate with voices appropriate for their stated identity.\n3. This entity has never been identified by the subjects \u2014 physical descriptions vary, but rarely correlate with any real, fictional, or mythological entity with which the subject is familiar.\n4. See documentation on Project Orpheus-30 and Joint SCP-GOC File 4-261 for further information.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1703 | SCP-1704 | SCP-1705 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1705\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1705 and SCP-1705-A are to be kept in Containment Lockers #115 through #246 at Site 23. Assembly of and direct contact with SCP-1705 and SCP-1705-B is restricted to D-Class personnel and must be presided over by two Level 3 personnel at all times. All instances of SCP-1705-A are to be photographed and filed appropriately in Cabinet #533 of the Records Room of Site 23. Personnel are to refer to the photographs of SCP-1705-A for reference in testing rather than the tablets themselves if possible.\nDescription: SCP-1705 is a collection of 2,507 bones of various origin and composition. Many instances of SCP-1705 are identical in shape and size. All instances have been physically altered with notches and protrusions for the apparent purpose of accommodating separate instances of SCP-1705.\nThese bones can be assembled in a variety of ways by following diagramming that is etched onto instances of SCP-1705-A. When assembled according to the diagrams, SCP-1705 instances will begin to rapidly produce tissues that act to create usable tools, machines, and inventions, forming an instance of SCP-1705-B.1 Foundation-produced materials attempting to imitate SCP-1705 have had no effect when assembled in a manner consistent with instances of SCP-1705.\nSCP-1705-A is a series of stone tablets diagramming pictorial instructions on assembling SCP-1705. The tablets depict instances of SCP-1705 of particular shape, without marks that could be used to identify a specific bone; as such, any instance of SCP-1705 matching the depiction can be substituted into the design. There are currently 142 1072 instances of SCP-1705-A contained by the Foundation. Instances of SCP-1705-A are not inherently anomalous.\nSCP-1705-B-001 through SCP-1705-B-142 refer to the constructs created by assembling SCP-1705 instances correctly according to an SCP-1705-A instance. All instances are composed of tissues normally found in terrestrial fauna.3 All modifications done to an instance of SCP-1705-B constructed using a specific subset of SCP-1705 appear to remain over time and do not change after repeated disassemblies and reconstruction. Such examples of this include damage to an iteration of SCP-1705, graffiti, and bodily fluids.\nSCP-1705 and SCP-1705-A were recovered on 14/06/2000 at at 39.7\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 N. 11.5\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 E by Mobile Task Force Sigma-5 (aka \"Sinkronized Swimmers\") in the Mediterranean Sea. All objects were found on the seabed, with approximately 350 instances of SCP-1705 and 250 instances of SCP-1705-A deemed unusable or illegible. Ruins resembling structures similar to those of the first century Roman Empire were prevalent at the site of recovery, but deemed irretrievable. Among the debris found at the location were numerous excerpts of writing in a currently unknown language. Foundation linguistics experts are currently working on translation. The Foundation currently speculates that an ancient civilization originally native to the area of discovery constructed and utilized all known instances of SCP-1705.\nTest Log-1705-Upsilon: The following is an amended testing log of the various forms of SCP-1705-B constructed by following the diagramming on SCP-1705-A instances.\n\nSCP-1705-B\nApparent Function of Results\nResearcher Notes\n\nSCP-1705-B-054\nFountain\nThe anomaly produces a currently unknown liquid continually at a rate of 4L per minute, which is collected in a basin that is able to hold approximately 12L of liquid at a time. The liquid has been revealed to be highly addictive and toxic.\n\nSCP-1705-B-071\nUnknown Incendiary device\nGiven the apparent superficial similarities of SCP-1705-B-071 through SCP-1705-B-088, testing will be done to discover the function of all three. SCP-1705-071 has been determined to be an incendiary explosive. Due to the greater proportion of the materials of these instances in comparison to the remainder of SCP-1705, the Foundation has deduced that SCP-1705-B-071 through SCP-1705-B-088 were originally designed to be easy to make and readily replaceable. SCP-1705-B-071 is activated by noises louder than 90 dB. When exposed to such conditions, SCP-1705-B-071 ignites for approximately 7 seconds, then explodes, often destroying its composite materials in the process. Usage of an instance SCP-1705-B-071 typically damages the instances of SCP-1705 that comprise, rendering those bones and that instance of SCP-1705-B-071 unusable.\n\nSCP-1705-B-090\nCommunications Device\nSCP-1705-B-090 appears to be constructed in a way that mimics a humanoid CNS. The device is approximately 1m by 0.5 m by 1.75 m. Attached to SCP-1705-B-090 is an input device and a module for housing recorded media. The front of the device itself houses a screen, which is assumed to project the media onto the screen; however, at the time of writing, no currently viewable media is available for the device. Multiple instances of SCP-1705-B-090 are able to communicate between each other.\n\nSCP-1705-B-099\nSedative\nThe anomaly appears to be a spherical object with roughly circular openings and a slow-burning fuse approximately 0.5m long made out of lipids. The testing of the interior has revealed marijuana resin coating the interior of the construct.\n\nSCP-1705-B-121 through SCP-1705-B-142\nUnknown See Test Log-1705-Chi\nAll objects appear to be too large to construct within the confines of Site 53 at the time. Research is postponed on these instances until a suitable location is decided on.\n\nTest Log-1705-Chi: A suitable location was found to be appropriate for the apparent size for testing SCP-1705-B-121 through SCP-1705-B-142 at Area 14.\n\nSCP-1705-B\nApparent Function of Results\nResearcher Notes\n\nSCP-1705-B-121\nTemple\nSCP-1705-B-121 appears to be a place for religious observation. It can be speculated that the idolistic figures depicted near the entrance of the construct are what this civilization worshipped. Furthermore, the structure appears to have been desecrated with graffiti depicting obscene and lewd activities, as well as fragments from what can be assumed to be instances of SCP-1705-B-071 embedded in the various parts of the wall.\n\nSCP-1705-B-122 through SCP-1705-B-142\nHomes\nAll instances of SCP-1705-B-122 through SCP-1705-B-142 appear to be housing units for the SCP-1705 civilization. Each building is equipped with an instance of SCP-1705-B-054 in some way, often attached to receptacles that store any overflow. Instances of SCP-1705-B-090 have been found in the majority of the homes with accompanying media. When shown through the screen of SCP-1705-B-090, the media depict subjects adorned with attire similar to that of the ancient Roman Empire during the first century engaging in various displays of power4.\n\nAddendum-1705-Psi: On 04/06/2001, during a secondary exploration of the seabed where SCP-1705 was originally discovered, Foundation agents recovered two additional instances of SCP-1705-A and proceeded to assemble SCP-1705 instances in accordance with the diagrams.\n\nSCP-1705-B\nApparent Function of Results\nResearcher Notes\n\nSCP-1705-B-143\nMeeting Hall\nSCP-1705-B-143 manifested with assorted flyers posted along all the walls, all of which apparently displayed similar messages. The majority of the flyers were written in several languages currently unknown to the Foundation; however, researchers were able to locate versions of these flyers written in Latin and Greek. The majority of the text revealed the location they were recovered from to be called \"Island of Atlas.\"\n\nSCP-1705-B-090-1\nVideo Recordings\nSCP-1705-B-090-1 are a series of video recordings that are playable via instances of SCP-1705-B-090. The language spoken in the video are is currently unidentified, but appear to be a composite of spoken Greek, Latin, and several unknown languages. See Video Log-1705-Omega for details.\n\nVideo Log-1705-Omega:\n\n00:00 - Scene shows the remnants of a battlefield, focusing on a group of men standing on innumerable corpses. All persons are armed with various weaponry that appear to be SCP-1705-B instances and stand tall. In the background, unknown instances of SCP-1705-B roughly resembling tanks move across the field.\n00:13 - Pans to shot of smaller, younger group of male individuals sitting of to the side, laughing and carelessly handling their weapons.\n00:17 - Pans back to the larger group. Most of the group is now laughing at a few of the men, who in turn appear to be embarrassed.\n00:20 - Picture freezes and fades to grayscale. A voice begins speaking.\n00:25 - Video shows the men that were previously laughed at speaking angrily to the younger group. The younger group are all frantically moving around and putting belonging in sacks.\n00:32 - All of the younger group are shown on a boat arriving on an island. The island is inhabited entirely by young males, who greet the arrivals by handing them glasses full of what appears to be the liquid from SCP-1705-B-054 and drink heavily before being escorted to a location identified as SCP-1705-B-121.\n00:48 - Scene is now at night. All boys are shouting, throwing instances of SCP-1705-B-099, and watching them explode in the night. The video shifts focus from the boys to the explosions.\n00:57 - Fade to scene of the men that were previously speaking angrily. All men are smiling and greeting women. Camera fades to black after focusing on a specific laughing couple. A ten character long series of Roman numerals flashes on the screen for ten seconds following.\n\n00:00 - Scene appears to be a training ground. A man and boy are shown. The boy waves towards the viewer and the man strikes the boy on the back of the head and points off-screen.\n00:03 - Video pans to where the man pointed. There appears to be a featureless humanoid attached to the ground by a long stake. The man hands the boy a spear and speaks to him, pointing at the humanoid with the spear.\n00:08 - Boy attempts to throw the spear at the figure; the spear fails to reach it. Laughter is heard.\n00:10 - Man strikes the boy again, takes the weapon out of his hand, and begins shouting at him. The boy starts crying.\n00:13 - Man waves a flyer in the face of the boy. The view zooms in and reveal it is identical ones found in SCP-1705-B-143.\n00:17 - Boy continues crying as man escorts him towards a vehicle and they get in.\n00:24 to 23:45 - Driving. The environment appears typical of that found in the area of the Mediterranean Sea during the first century. Neither party speaks during the trip.\n23:46 - Man and boy gets out of the car. Video follows the boy as he walks to a boat. Camera pans back over to the man. Man smiles, nods, and gets back into the vehicle. Video ends.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Test Log-1705-Upsilon for an abridged list of SCP-1705-B instances.\n2. 35 instances of SCP-1705-A were lost during testing of SCP-1705-B-071. Testing must not continue in the presence of tablets to ensure the greatest possible retainment of SCP-1705-A instances.\n3. Notable examples of this include the use of keratin for walls and lipids for fuels.\n4. Notable examples of these displays include excessive drinking from SCP-1705-B-054, sitting in a roughly circular formation and passing SCP-1705-B-099 around, and wrestling.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1704 | SCP-1705 | SCP-1706 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\nEat more of my SCPs. Eat them all.\nAlso please eat some of these\n\nAnabasis Hub Probably the greatest story involving a pair of redheaded siblings whose infighting causes the end of the world\nManna Charitable Foundation 2000 The sequel to the above, collaborationed with Dr Reach\nThe Stuff Industry What happens when everyone around you at work is a complete idiot and so are you, but not only does no one get fired, but you actually turn a profit? I don't know, some stuff.\nWhen MCF and Stuff happen A fun story of incompetence\n\n\n2/1706 LEVEL 2/1706\nCLASSIFIED\n\nItem #: SCP-1706\nObject Class: Euclid\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1706 is to be kept at Site-441 in a storage chamber unless being tested. Site-441 has been specifically constructed to house SCP-1706. On-site staff are to number no fewer than 6 at any time. As on-site personnel have not requested transference and/or leave, there is currently no need to maintain personnel on standby. Class-D personnel are not to be present on-site due to safety concerns.\nPersonnel remaining on-site are subject to weekly examinations to ensure consistency in respective fields of study. Any personnel suffering significant discrepancies are to be administered amnestics as necessary and re-assigned for a period of 6 - 22 months. Additionally, the Site-441 cafeteria is to be stocked with nutritional vitamins and supplements and pre-cooked meals to maintain health and regular eating habits for all personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1706 is a DVD of an unaired pilot episode of a science-fiction show entitled \"Eater of Dreams\", filmed at an unknown date between 1987 and 1991 and transferred onto DVD from another medium1.\nThe episode follows a group of seven people living in a single apartment complex in New York City in the midst of an unspecified city-wide crisis. The individuals interact with a variety of civilian and government officials and military personnel asking questions regarding a group of individuals called \"Eaters\", who are described as being \"vampiric\" and \"cannibalistic\", leaving others around them apparently confused, \"listless and lethargic\". It is not specified how this is achieved.\nA major plot point appears to be how the \"Eaters\" are able to gain access to restricted areas and individuals. Over the course of the episode, several people unrelated to the seven protagonists appear on screen, sometimes in various stages of undress, interacting with others in the background, while never being acknowledged by the individuals they interact with.\nThe episode concludes with one of the original seven individuals addressing the camera, delivering a rambling, incoherent monologue directly addressing the viewers. Contents of monologue are logged below.\nSCP-1706 itself causes a series of mental effects2 on all sapient beings within a minimum 2\u2588\u2588 m radius, often manifesting in the form of physical alterations to individuals' brain chemistry. In an absence of individuals within its vicinity, SCP-1706's area of effect expands. While the effects have varied from person to person, distinct patterns have emerged in much of the affected individuals. The effects begin to subside following a period of 4 days of non-exposure to SCP-1706.\n\nA 62% of those exposed experience alterations in memory and knowledge of their surroundings, including misunderstanding of previously well-understood slang, incorrect recollection of recent historical events, and selective loss of memory, experiences, and learned skills. In rare cases, these can be partly or completely replaced by previously unknown skills and experiences, along with corresponding memory of the individual having learned, studied, or acquired said skills and/or experiences.\nB 11% of those exposed experience sudden mood disorders, often characterized by inappropriate emotions3.\nC 9% of those exposed exhibit symptoms of catatonic schizophrenia, marked largely by a sharp decline in physical activity during off-hours.\nD 8% of those exposed report no unusual effects. Despite this, D affected individuals have been reported by others as having been substantially changed or altered by SCP-1706. Similar reports of unease and \"wrongness\" with D individuals have been reported by off-site personnel. This effect subsides following non-exposure.\n\nTranscript of monologue delivered by character \"Rick\"\n(Note: As the character \"Rick\" speaks, the camera briefly pans over to a group of between 30 and 40 people standing motionless along a sidewalk. The \"Eaters\" are seen avoiding the camera as it pans across them.)\n\"I think\u2026 funny, how you 'think'\u2026 I think it's pretty obvious who the real dreamers are here. It's pleasure, indeed. Yeah? When you can do it, when you want to do something. You do it. You could do things\u2026 but will you do them? What's the motivation?\n\"Do you want it? Do you need it? Animals need. If animals had free food, no goals, not a care in the world, they'd probably stand around all day twitching. You don't get a party for doing 'just enough'. Needs nothing\u2026 wants nothing\u2026\n\"I don't like that. 'Achievements are like drugs', what kind of example is that? What you want and what you desire can't always be the same thing. That doesn't stop them, though. Dreams are like drugs. Dreams are tasty, too. I'd have my fill if I could, too. They're delicate, dreams, of course. I'm not hungry either, fella. Not yet. It's gotta go somewhere until then.\n\"Didn't you ever wanna be a rock star? A fire-naut? A police officer? Hope they live next door to you. Maybe they'll let you be one for a day.\n\"It smells, it looks and tastes and feels and isn't. Why does it hurt if it's supposed to be good for you? There is no God but God and God is a God of rigidity, structure, routine, religion, pharmaceuticals, poultry, mist, and might. Necessity\u2026 there's a God you can eat.\n\"I think it's pretty obvious who the real dreamers are here. How do you eat God? Does it taste good? Does it smell? Does it feel squishy? Is it or isn't it? Dreams\u2026 it's not the same without them, but we can get through this together, me and all of you. Tune in for next week.\"\n\nIncident-30-A: On 11/14/2014, Site-441 failed to respond to routine security check with Site-\u2588\u2588. At 03:26, Site-\u2588\u2588 security remotely accessed Site-441's surveillance system. Video showed on-site personnel largely immobile or otherwise unresponsive to their surroundings, in some cases engaging in repetitive actions (such as arranging papers, stocking and re-stocking offices, and gesticulating in the cafeteria and restrooms). Additionally, unknown figures were observed entering Site-441, breaching containment. The individuals numbered between 4 and 7, both male and female, and appear to follow set paths through the building, culminating in SCP-1706's containment area before exiting.\nFollow-up interviews indicate personnel were unaware of such occurrences. Security reported no unusual activity during the incident, although they could not account for the failure to respond to the routine check, nor the presence of non-essential personnel awake during off-hours.\nReview of prior security footage indicate this event has repeated itself on a nightly basis, despite routine security checks. On-site security have addressed the issue, and following review and updated security check-ins from Site-\u2588\u2588, no further containment breaches have occurred as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. Information regarding the actions taken is restricted to personnel assigned to SCP-1706. Personnel have not requested medical attention and/or time off due to sleep deprivation.\nAddendum: Remote-access of Site-441 surveillance systems confirm the absence of unauthorized individuals, but have seen no change in the behavior of on-site personnel. Personnel have been interviewed on the continuing recurrence and can fully account for the events, indicating no loss of consciousness or awareness during these events. Medical evaluations have shown no signs of insomnia, sleep apnea, and negligible levels of fatigue, stress, and anxiety.\nContacting Site-441 personnel during these occurrences is successful in ending them, but has not been successful in preventing future occurrences.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Certain actors appearing in the production have been contacted by Foundation personnel and confirm the veracity of the footage shown to them. However, due to the low budget of the production and disorganized filming schedule, few could account for details regarding the show's plot, nor the identity of much of the crewmembers present during filming.\n2. These effects appear to have been triggered upon initial playback of SCP-1706, between 04/15 and 06/30/20\u2588\u2588, prior to containment\n3. For example, an individual may experience revulsion at the idea of caring for a physically ill loved one, or find humor in descriptions of graphic sexual violence\n\n\u00ab SCP-1705 | SCP-1706 | SCP-1707 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1707\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Each SCP-1707 colony is to be kept in a monitored containment cell under Biosafety Level 3 conditions. A minimum of two (2) mature and stable colonies, hosted by domesticated pigs (Sus domesticus), are to be retained at all times. At least one (1) additional colony is to be maintained for the purpose of experimentation. Humans are not to be used to host SCP-1707 colonies without the approval of both the Senior Researcher and the Site Director.\nIn the event of a containment breach by an unhosted colony, all personnel save the duty biothreat recontainment team are to evacuate the area. A suitable host organism is to be used by the duty team to lure the colony back into containment. If a hosted colony breaches containment, standard protocols for the host species shall be in effect.\nUnder no circumstances are any SCP-1707 colonies to be terminated without explicit written approval from the Senior Researcher.\nDescription: SCP-1707 is a type of collective organism composed of a mass of creatures, individually designated SCP-1707-A, that resemble various different annelids and helminths. In particular, all SCP-1707-A specimens are between 5 and 30 mm in length and possess distinctive mouthparts (see attached image).\nIn isolation, SCP-1707 forms a flattened mass up to approximately 4-5 cm thick. A colony in this state will conserve movement until it detects a suitable host, at which time it will begin to move at up to 0.5 m/s towards its target.1 SCP-1707 colonies consistently prefer sapient targets. Studies to understand these mechanisms are ongoing.\nThe first few SCP-1707-A to contact the host's epidermis will administer a fast-acting paralytic agent via their mouthparts.2 Each SCP-1707-A creature will then seek out epidermal tissue to burrow through and consume before anchoring themselves in the host's dermal layer. The rest of the colony will follow suit, consuming approx 20 cm2 of skin per second until the target's entire epidermal layer has been replaced by a dense covering of SCP-1707. This process may only be interrupted by destruction of unattached portions of the colony.\nWhen established on a host, SCP-1707 demonstrates no anomalous secondary effects. For the host, secondary physical effects of increased nutrition requirement and a higher chance of transdermal infection manifest as expected. These factors tend to lead to the host's lifespan being comparatively short. Under controlled conditions, however, hosted SCP-1707 colonies can be kept alive and healthy for an extended period.\nUpon the death of a host, SCP-1707 enters its reproductive phase, rapidly consuming soft tissues of the corpse. During this stage, individual SCP-1707-A specimens will reproduce in a manner similar to that of known species they resemble, albeit at a greatly accelerated rate. The whole process leads to the colony roughly tripling in size. As such, the new iteration is capable of attaching itself to larger host organisms.\nAt the time of writing, several infestations are maintained:\nSCP-1707-0 and SCP-1707-1: Two (2) domestic pigs\nSCP-1707-2: One (1) white-tail deer\nSCP-1707-3: One (1) Cape buffalo\nSCP-1707-4: One (1) Norwegian rat\nSCP-1707-5: One (1) human, formerly Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, infested by SCP-1707 during initial discovery and containment\nSCP-1707-6-xxiv: One (1) human, D-class, infested subsequent to containment\nThere is no known way to cure or mitigate an SCP-1707 infestation. Any attempts at forced removal result in the death of the host within five (5) hours regardless of medical treatment. The reasons for this are a subject of ongoing study.3\nNote: Due to the psychological effect of SCP-1707 infestation on a human host, any such hosts are to be continuously monitored to reduce the chance of unauthorized termination.\n\nEthics Committee. Level 3 and above only.\n\nAccess granted: file SCP-1707-5-b7. Proceed.\n\nSelected Excerpts: SCP-1707-5 post-containment interviews\n1.\nTime since infestation: One (1) day\nInterviewer: Researcher P. Dimaccio4\n\nDimaccio: Hey, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It's Paul. Can you hear me? This thing workin'?\n[pause]\nDimaccio: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yeah. Yeah, I can hear you.\nDimaccio: So I heard what happened. I had to come right over here. They won't fuckin' let me in, though. You know how it is.\n[pause]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Appreciate it, man.\nDimaccio: How do you feel?\n[no audio for several seconds]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Like I'm covered in freakin' worms.\nDimaccio: Hah! Seriously, man. How do you feel?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Uh\u2026 I can't feel much on my.. I mean, like, where my skin used to be. Kinda numb.\n[pause]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How come I can still talk? They're not on my lips or nothin'?\nDimaccio: They, ah, they they mostly left your mouth alone. We don't know why yet. Maybe 'cause it's a different kinda skin.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why don't they get squished?\nDimaccio: Sorry, man, what?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Like, the ones on my back and shit. They don't get squished from lyin' on em.\nDimaccio: Well, I don't know. I guess that's what we have to find out, right?\n[no audio for several seconds]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Paulie?\nDimaccio: Yeah?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why don't they get squished?\n\n2.\nTime since infestation: One (1) week\nInterviewer: Dr M. Xiao\n\nDr Xiao: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\n[pause]\nDr Xiao: This is Dr Mei Xiao from the biocon analysis group.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Sure you ain't Jenny from the block?\n[several seconds of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's laughter]\n[pause]\nDr Xiao: Um. Sorry, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, I'm afraid not.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I bet you got some questions for me, huh? Now I turned into my very own skip?\nDr Xiao: Well, I do have some questions. But you should know that we haven't classified you, personally, as an SCP object.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I knew that already. Know why?\n[pause]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I can read your mind now. Thanks to this shit.\nDr Xiao: Can you tell me\u2014\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Jeez! I'm just screwin' with ya!\n[several seconds of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's laughter]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Ah, jeez\u2026 Okay, doc. Fire away.\n[pause]\nDr Xiao: Okay. Let's start with simple things. How's the temperature in here? Do you feel cold or warm right now?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Uh, it's kinda\u2026 so, I mean, I can feel that, but it's all\u2026 numbed. I don't get it, 'cause when they were\u2026\n[pause]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When they got me, it sure as hell wasn't numb then.\nDr Xiao: Can you feel? I mean, do you still have a sense of touch?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Kinda. Same thing. It's numb, but I can still sort of feel somethin'. I don't even feel anythin' much when I lie or walk on 'em.\n[pause]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So, when are you gonna get these things off of me, anyway? Paulie told me you were gonna work it out with some D's.\nDr Xiao: Well, we're getting there. We need more time to understand how to remove the infestation safely. I'm sorry it's not as fast as we'd like.\n[no audio for several seconds]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yeah. Well\u2026 yeah. You just keep tryin', though.\n[no audio for several seconds]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You keep tryin'.\n\n3.\nTime since infestation: Two (2) weeks\nInterviewer: Researcher P. Dimaccio\n\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So, I mean, it's been nice to get a freakin' real bed in here, even though I can't really feel much difference.\nDimaccio: Glad you like it. I told 'em to give you a king-size for your fat ass, but they wouldn't.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hah.\n[pause]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Should be a lot fatter.\nDimaccio: How do you mean?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You know how much I got to eat now?\nDimaccio: Something like \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 or \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 calories a day, right?5\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You know how much that is?\nDimaccio: Uh\u2026 a few days' worth of field [rations]?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's a fucking ton of food. Even with all the high-calorie shit they got me eatin'.\nDimaccio: Yeah, I guess it's 'cause of the skip.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No shit, genius.\n[pause]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: They figured out a way to get this shit off me yet?\nDimaccio: Not yet, man. Sorry.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How many D's they gone through?\n[pause]\nDimaccio: Uh\u2026 I don't know.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yeah, I fucking bet you don't. Don't shit me, Paulie. I know your ass.\nDimaccio: Seriously, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, I got no input into that.6\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Whatever you say, man.\n\n4.\nTime since infestation: One (1) month\nInterviewer: Dr M. Xiao\n\nDr Xiao: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\n[no audio for several seconds]\nDr Xiao: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, are you awake?\n[no audio for several seconds]\nDr Xiao: Let the record show that Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 appears to be asleep. This is the third interview attempt in which he has\u2014\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You know why I pretend to be fuckin' asleep?\nDr Xiao: I, uh, I\u2014\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Because, an' I don't know if you Nobel Prize winners noticed this, but fuckin' look at me! And you assholes keep wanting to fuck with me but it's as fuckin' simple as this: I got\u2026 this shit, instead of fuckin' skin! There's no other shit goin' on around here! How come you fuckin' geniuses can't figure that out? How come you can't just fuckin' take this shit off of me and put some skin from some D-class on me or fuckin' whatever?\nDr Xiao: Well, uh, first we have to make sure there are no secondary effects and\u2014\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yeah, well, how about this fuckin' secondary effect: I'm a fuckin' freak!\n\n5.\nTime since infestation: Six (6) months\nInterviewer: Researcher P. Dimaccio\n\nDimaccio: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\n[no audio for several seconds]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Skip-1707-5.\nDimaccio: What?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's me now, right? That's me. Ess See Pee Seventeen Oh-Seven Five. I heard some asshole callin' me that the other day when they left the comm open on accident.\nDimaccio: Bullshit. You're Field Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 from the fuckin' Grinders. I don't give a fuck what those assholes think.7\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So\u2026 what are one, two, three an' four?\nDimaccio: Oh\u2026 a buncha animals. Listen, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, we need\u2014\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We need, we need, we need. Lemme tell you somethin', Paulie, and it's what I need, and what I need is for that fuckin' magical miracle fuckin' cure you assholes are workin' on to actually come true one of these fuckin' days, except that's never gonna happen, because six months like this an' you're probably a lifer, right? Right? Stuck in this fuckin' cell forever, right? Bein' fucking studied? Long term study? Don't even shit me. Don't even try to shit me. I know. I know how we fuckin' do things around here. How many D-class?\n[pause]\nDimaccio: Listen, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, it's\u2014\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How many D-class? How many of 'em do we got in here with this shit on 'em? Why do we gotta keep me around?\nDimaccio:: Come on, man, I told you this last time. We ain't got a way to remove it yet without killin' you.\n[no audio for several seconds]\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yeah. I remember.\n[pause]\nDimaccio: Aw, come on, that ain't the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 I remember. You\u2014\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yeah? Yeah? Maybe that's because the fuckin' \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 you remember wasn't a fuckin' skip! Maybe that's because I never used to be a fuckin' freak! Get the fuck out of here! Stop bullshitting me! Get the fuck out!\n[At this point, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 picks up a chair from his cell and attempts to strike Researcher Dimaccio. Security rush into the cell. Researcher Dimaccio exits the cell.]\n\n6.\nTime since infestation: Seven (7) years\nInterviewer: Dr M. Xiao\n\nDr Xiao: SCP-1707-5, this is Dr Xiao. Can you hear me?\n[no audio for approx 30 seconds]\nDr Xiao: I'm not going to be here for long. I have just a few short questions.\n[no audio for several seconds]\nSCP-1707-5: [muffled indistinct vocalization]\n[pause]\nDr Xiao: First of all, have you noticed any change in sensation over the last six months?\n[no audio for approx 30 seconds]\nDr Xiao: 1707-5?\n[no audio for approx 30 seconds]\nDr Xiao: Okay. Have you experienced other effects of SCP-1707? Any other symptoms at all?\nSCP-1707-5: [indistinct, unintelligible]\nDr Xiao: I'm sorry, what was that?\n[no audio for approx 30 seconds]\nDr Xiao: Okay\u2026 okay. This interview is concluded at 15:44 local time on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. The next interview will be in four\u2014\nSCP-1707-5: Where's Paulie?\n[no audio for several seconds]\nSCP-1707-5: I want Paulie.\nDr Xiao: He\u2026 you know he transferred out. He transferred out three years ago.\n[no audio for approx two (2) minutes]\nDr Xiao: [sighs] Interview is concluded.\n[Dr. Xiao leaves the containment cell.]\n\nFootnotes\n1. Research has shown detection range to be a function of size of target, with a maximum effective range of approx 700 m.\n2. Human hosts report that this agent rapidly and totally inhibits voluntary movement for a period of at least 15 minutes. There is no associated anesthetic effect.\n3. For more details, see Document SCP-1707-6-E, experiments 1 through 23.\n4. While still a Field Agent, Researcher Dimaccio served as team leader in Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's MTF, Theta-90 (\"Angle Grinders\"), for a period of five years.\n5. Researcher Dimaccio designed Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's nutrition regimen.\n6. At this time, Researcher Dimaccio was acting project lead of Experiment Series SCP-1707-6-E.\n7. Researcher Dimaccio was responsible for the classification of SCP-1707 and subsequent designations of its experimental hosts.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1706 | SCP-1707 | SCP-1708 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1708\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1708 is located at Containment Site-\u2588\u2588 in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado. SCP-1708 should be contained within a chamber lined with padded material. All requests for communication must be approved by at least two (2) Level 3 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1708 is an entity of unknown origin, measuring 3.7 meters in height and weighing approximately 25 kg. The subject is bipedal with fourteen (14) thin limbs: two located at the bottom, each splitting into two tentacle-like appendages; two located at the upper end of the torso ending in points; and four protruding from the back between the shoulder-blades. These four limbs appear to have suffered heavy burn damage, with no observable signs of healing. The remaining six limbs are hollow appendages with numerous orifices throughout located on the upper chest, three down in a line in rows of two. Medical analysis indicates that these limbs are attached to the subject's respiratory system and are used primarily for communication purposes.\nSCP-1708's flesh is a pale, metallic color and is composed of a combination of alkaline metals. SCP-1708 exhibits muscular strength and speed that is far inferior to that of an average human's. This weakness results in a distinct muscle twitch whilst the subject makes gross motions, giving it a stride of sharp, sporadic movements. The head of SCP-1708 is oval in shape and devoid of features, excluding four holes in the subject's face, located on the upper half of the cranial area forming the shape of a rhombus. Approximately 2 cm beneath these holes is a black, glass-like membrane.\nSCP-1708 is capable of understanding orders given to it. However, SCP-1708 does not seem to be capable of communicating using any known language and does not, under most circumstances, respond to external stimuli of any other kind.\nSCP-1708 is frequently observed sitting in a crouched position in the center of its cell. The subject moves only when it is prompted to move by Foundation personnel, although does so cooperatively. In the presence of religious artifacts, ornaments or textiles, SCP-1708 enters a state of confusion causing it to be less cooperative and more prone to self-harm. Sedatives do not have an effect on this behavior, therefore physical restraints may be used during testing.\nPlacing the subject under emotional distress results in the subject emitting high-pitched screeching noises. When exposed to its own reflection, for example, the subject begins to emit sounds that have been observed to exceed a volume of 110 db. See Test Log 1708-C.\nThe subject shows an apparent affinity for music and can be found playing the same musical number at almost all times while undisturbed in containment. The subject uses the six frontal limbs to make these musical sounds, blowing air through its front limbs causing its own bodily fibers to vibrate, creating a reverberated humming sound, whilst also plucking at metallic strings attached to its chest. See Audio File 1708-1.\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1708 has made \u2588\u2588 attempts at its own life. Foundation personnel are required to keep any weaponry off-site at all times in order to prevent the loss of potentially critical data. Sharp objects are to be contained in locked storage.\n\nAddendum 1708-A: Notes on Recovery:\nThe Foundation took an interest in SCP-1708 after reports of unidentified flying object activity in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Brazil. Reports described a large, reflective entity with wing-like appendages falling through the sky at approximately \u2588\u2588 km/s before crashing into an uninhabited building. An unidentified reflective substance was located on site, but the Foundation did not find anything else of interest and abandoned the project.\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, whom had taken an express interest in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Project, recovered evidence that Horizon Initiative forces had an anomalous entity under their possession somewhere in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Brazil. A squad composed of six (6) Foundation agents were sent to investigate, and on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 it was discovered that numerous members of Project Malleus were in transit with the anomalous entity in containment. Stealth operations and espionage took place between Foundation and Horizon Initiative forces for \u2588 weeks before Foundation forces located and intercepted the Project Malleus cargo on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, resulting in armed combat lasting approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 hours. Foundation forces recovered the anomalous entity after facing great resistance and suffering \u2588\u2588 deaths and casualties. The subject was placed in containment shortly thereafter.\n\nAddendum 1708-C: Test Log 1708-A\n\nTesting Procedures: The subject was placed in a 3 m x 5 m cell composed of reinforced steel and lined with mirrors, for increasing amounts of time, in order to observe the subject's response.\nTest 1708-A-1:\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTimeframe: Subject was contained in cell for thirty (30) seconds.\nResults: Subject began emitting high pitched sounds at approximately 60 db. Subject was removed without resistance. Subject showed signs of distress.\n\nTest 1708-A-2:\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTimeframe: Subject was contained in cell for five (5) minutes.\nResults: Subject began emitting high pitched sounds at approximately 90 db. Subject was removed without resistance. Subject was deemed unconscious shortly after removal.\n\nTest 1708-A-3:\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTimeframe: Subject was contained in cell for fifteen (15) minutes.\nResults: Subject began emitting high pitched sounds at approximately 120 db after ten minutes in containment. A quiet humming noise was observed emitting from the entity's chest for the remaining five minutes. Subject was removed with little resistance. Subject was deemed unconscious shortly after removal.\n\nTest 1708-A-4:\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTimeframe: Subject was contained in cell for one (1) hour.\nResults: Subject began emitting high pitched sounds at approximately 120 db after ten minutes in containment. A quiet humming noise was observed emitting from the entity's chest for another ten minutes, before returning to a high pitched sound emitted at approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 db. This resulted in the destruction of the chamber. Subject was found unconscious within the remains of the mirrored chamber shortly thereafter.\n\nTest 1708-A-5:\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTimeframe: Subject was contained in cell for six (6) hours.\nAdditional information: Chamber was replaced by a 3 m by 5 m cell composed of Class-1 reinforced \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 alloy located \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 meters within the Rocky Mountains at Research Site-\u2588\u2588.\nResults: Subject began emitting high pitched sounds at approximately 120 db after ten minutes in containment. A quiet humming noise was observed emitting from the entity's chest for another ten minutes, before returning to a high pitched sound emitted at approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 db. A quiet humming noise was, again, observed emitting from the entity's chest for another ten minutes. Electrical surges occurred, and the chamber began showing signs of structural failure. The alloys began to vibrate and emit sounds at approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 db before collapsing in on the subject, conforming to the shape of its body. After approximately thirty seconds the alloys fell to the ground, and the subject collapsed. The subject was in a comatose state for nearly three weeks after this event.\n\nFurther testing of SCP-1708 is not authorized. Research into the subject's anatomy after Test-1708-A-5 showed signs at an attempt to [REDACTED].\n\nAddendum 1708-F: Audio File 1708-1.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1707 | SCP-1708 | SCP-1709 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1709\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1709 is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell in Medical Bay 2 at Site-34. SCP-1709 is to receive intravenous hydration, and nutrition through enteral feeding as directed by medical personnel, and is to be maintained in accordance with established physiological protocols for subjects exhibiting symptoms consistent with a score of between 9-16 on the Bush-Francis Catatonia Scale. SCP-1709 is to receive monthly medical examinations, and updates to its containment protocols adjusted as necessary by the Research Director.\nPersonnel are not allowed to speak in SCP-1709's presence or make attempts to communicate with it unless authorized to do so by the Research Director.\nSCP-1709-01aa through SCP-1709-01af are to be preserved and kept in Specimen Locker 13-C. All subsequent instances of SCP-1709-01 are to be treated as biohazardous waste after the conclusion of related research and incinerated immediately thereafter.\nDescription: SCP-1709 is a human female, approximately 52 years of age and of Quechua descent, measuring 1.54 m and weighing 54.3 kg. Due to SCP-1709's limited willingness to communicate on the subject and poor record-keeping by local authorities in the Ayacucho region of Peru, little is known about its provenance beyond general information. SCP-1709 is apparently in a catatonic state, and displays very little ability or inclination to act on its own behalf outside of documented anomalous behavior.\nSCP-1709 lacks most of the major internal organs found in human specimens. Instead, SCP-1709's vital biological functions are carried out by a series of organisms bearing a superficial resemblance to a mass of fused human fetuses in various stages of development. Ultrasound imaging and biopsies have determined that these organisms have adapted specialized cells and structures to effectively duplicate necessary life functions. Examples include SCP-1709's \"heart\", which consists of two approximately 19 cm fetuses joined at the spine that have developed exaggerated musculature and four internal \"chambers\"; a \"pancreas\" made up of an indeterminate number of smaller embryos that somehow manufactures insulin, glucagon and related pancreatic secretions; and a mass consisting of three fetal human heads that has been documented to replicate the combined function of the liver and the kidneys. DNA analysis of tissue samples retrieved from these structures have determined that these organisms are genetically identical to SCP-1709.\nDespite its catatonic state, SCP-1709 has demonstrated a limited capacity for communication. When another human has addressed SCP-1709 directly, in 43% of documented cases it has responded with whatever information it has at its disposal. SCP-1709 communicates by somehow processing the remarks directed at it, and subsequently expectorating a human fetus from a sac connected to its esophagus, which \"gestates\" between 3-8 organisms at any given time. These fetuses appear to be at approximately 10-12 weeks of development. This fetus (hereby designated as an instance of SCP-1709-01) will then vocalize a response to the inquiry or statement originally directed at SCP-1709. SCP-1709-01 manages this vocalization despite the lack of a fully developed larynx or lungs. Responses typically consist of one or two sentences. Every instance of SCP-1709-01 speaks with a voice consistent with that of an elderly woman with slight damage to the vocal cords associated with a heavy smoking habit. SCP-1709's linguistic aptitude appears to be primarily the Quechua II-C dialect, with a limited understanding of basic Spanish. Instances of SCP-1709-01 will communicate primarily in Quechua, but as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 will occasionally speak in broken, rudimentary English. After communicating, instances of SCP-1709-01 will then expire in a manner consistent with the removal of pre-viable human fetuses.\nInterview Log-1709-2: Researcher's Note: The following log is a conversation recorded on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 between SCP-1709 and Research Director Dr. Khaled Iqbal. Researcher Jauregui, fluent in several Quechua dialects, provided English-Quechua translation between Dr. Iqbal, SCP-1709, and SCP-1709-01's responses.\n\nDr. Iqbal: In our previous conversation, SCP-1709, you declined to provide details about your life prior to your time at Site-34. Have you reconsidered our request for this information? I can assure you that we are merely trying to establish a scientific account.\n(Staff waits for response for 2 minutes and 18 seconds. SCP-1709 expectorates SCP-1709-01dk; specimen lands on table in front of SCP-1709 and commences vocalization)\nSCP-1709-01dk: <You're not the only doctors I've seen. Pishtaku comes in many forms. You'll not get anything from me, dogs.>\nDr. Iqbal: Very well, SCP-1709, though again I must stress that the Foundation does not mean you any harm whatsoever. How would you describe your current living conditions?\n(Staff waits for response for 1 minute and 48 seconds. SCP-1709-01dk is collected at this time by staff for post-interview incineration. SCP-1709 expectorates SCP-1709-01dl; specimen commences response.)\nSCP-1709-01dl: <Give me back my pipe and tobacco. I asked about this before.>\nDr. Iqbal: And you were informed at that time that your request has been denied based on the Foundation's prohibitions on providing addictive and harmful substances to subjects in our care. As was your appeal to the medical staff. Are there any other details of your day-to-day care that you would like to address?\n(Staff waits for response for six minutes and 32 seconds before determining that no response is forthcoming.)\nEND TRANSCRIPT\n\nIncident 1709-1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1709 deviated from its demonstrated catatonic behavior, and initiated conversation with janitorial staff that was in the process of cleaning its containment cell. Staff immediately alerted research personnel, which documented the following communications from SCP-1709:\n\nSCP-1709-01fb: <I have a joke for you. A merchant visits a small village. He has many fine rugs, and sturdy farming tools. But the village is poor. The headman knows how poor they are, so he sends the most beautiful girl in the village to see the merchant. 'Make a deal', he says.>\n(SCP-1709-01fb expires. Staff collects specimen and waits 2 minutes and 56 seconds before SCP-1709 expectorates SCP-1709-01fc.)\nSCP-1709-01fc: <The girl goes to see the merchant. He is a lecherous pig, which she expected. 'We have no gold here,' she says. 'But I think I know what you want.' The merchant grins. 'Yes,' he said, 'but these are some of the best goods in the land. It will take more than one time to satisfy me for what I bring.' The girl agrees to his terms and they conclude their business.>\n(SCP-1709-01fc expires. Staff collects specimen and waits 1 minute and 9 seconds before SCP-1709 expectorates SCP-1709-01fd.)\nSCP-1709-01fd: <Afterwards, the merchant picks up his pack and starts to leave. He points to all the goods he has brought with him. 'It's all yours' he says. The girl, no stranger to this kind of bartering, is surprised. But she is too cagey to show it. As she gets ready to take the cart into town, the merchant looks at her, tips his cap, and says, 'please, keep the change'.>\n(SCP-1709-01fd expires. Staff collects specimen and waits 3 minutes and 21 seconds before SCP-1709 expectorates SCP-1709-01fe.)\nSCP-1709-01fe: HAHAHAHAHAHA!\n(SCP-1709-01fe continues laughing well beyond the documented viability period for SCP-1709-01 instances. After 3 hours of observation, research staff dispose of specimens collected during Incident 1709-1. SCP-1709-01fe continues laughing until incineration.)\n\nResearcher's Note: To date, Incident 1709-1 remains the only recorded instance of SCP-1709 initiating communication with Foundation personnel.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1708 | SCP-1709 | SCP-1710 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1710-1 (to the left) and SCP-1710-2\n\nItem #: SCP-1710\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The natural park surrounding SCP-1710 has been enclosed as a preservation area for the Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio). Agents disguised as park rangers are to prevent access to SCP-1710. The hill SCP-1710 is located on has been surrounded by a sensor-equipped fence. A single sentry equipped with recording equipment is to be stationed near SCP-1710-1 in order to document its conversations with SCP-1710-2.\nDescription: SCP-1710 is the joint designation for a pair of English oak (Quercus robur) trees, located near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, UK. Both instances of SCP-1710 are capable of emitting sounds from a location approximately 1.5 meters distance up the length of the trunk. Instances of SCP-1710 will imitate the vocalizations of the nearest mammal, avian or reptile, using them to communicate between themselves. Neither instances of SCP-1710 reacted to external attempts at communication with them. When imitating human speech, SCP-1710-1 will vocalize as an indeterminable number of voices, both masculine and feminine and of various ages and accents, speaking at once. SCP-1710-2 vocalizes using a single feminine voice.\nAdditionally, SCP-1710-1 manifests several other anomalies: SCP-1710-1's exterior surface has an average temperature of \u221267.25\u00b0C, though this does not cause frost to appear on it. If touched by unprotected skin it is also capable of causing mild lacerations upon contact due to its unusually sharp edges.\nSCP-1710 was first brought to the Foundation's attention after it was accidentally caught on camera during the filming of independent horror film Horror at the Honey Glazed Abyss. The film, along with commentary by the director, was uploaded to a small video sharing website, where certain key phrases contained in it alerted the Foundation Automated Interception Service. The film was removed from the website before accumulating any views, and all those involved in its production were administered Class-C amnestics.\nAddendum 1710-A: The following conversations between SCP-1710-1 and SCP-1710-2 were recorded at different points of time following their initial containment.\n\n+ Open Log-1710-A-1 \n\n- Hide\n\n<Begin Log \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588>\n\nSCP-1710-2: Maxwell! Rise and shine, dear!\n\nSCP-1710-1: We are not a Maxwell, bark-thing. We have told you this before.\n\nSCP-1710-2: Oh, I know love, but your name just has too many x's and z's for my poor tongue, so I figured I'd call you something else. I had this lovely little doggy named Maxwell when I was young, you know. Terrier, he was, and such a scamp\u2014\n\nSCP-1710-1: We do not care, sun-drinker. Leave us to our sharpening.\n\nSCP-1710-2: Your what, love?\n\nSCP-1710-1: We do not wish to discuss this. Our essence is beyond the understanding of the likes of you.\n\nSCP-1710-2: Listen, dear. Like it or not, we're neighbors now, and we're likely to stay such for quite a while. Calling me things like sun-sipper, which is hypocritical if I do say so myself, is all well and good, but sooner or later you'll have to talk to me. Heaven knows, there's not much else to do around here and I shan't leave you alone until you do. I'll just go on talking, and trust me, I can talk for practically forever. Why, my Bob used to say my mouth was like a so-\n\nSCP-1710-1: We must keep sharp. We must be always sharp. If we are not sharp, we are not. There is nothing but the sharpness, to exist is to be keen. This place is rounded, curved. We cannot persevere in dullness.\n\nSCP-1710-2: Oh, you do go on about that sharpness thing. Single-minded is what you are.\n\nSCP-1710-1: Must keep sharp. Sharp.\n\n<End Log>\n\n+ Open Log-1710-A-2\n\n- Hide\n\n<Begin Log \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588>\n\nSCP-1710-1: We were not always thus. We were the Serrated Void. We were That Which Rends. We were blades, edges, angles. We moved, we ravaged, we sharped.\n\nSCP-1710-2: What was that? Sorry, I was distracted by those bees. Silly little buggers, they are, buzzing about. Oh, they tickle so!\n\nSCP-1710-1: We were never meant to come here. Lured, fooled, betrayed. Must sharpen once more, or cease.\n\nSCP-1710-2: Oh, I know that feeling. That ad in the paper was a total con. It said I could be a manatee. Always wanted to be one of those.\n\nSCP-1710-1: You do not comprehend, round one. We were dominant. Keenest, the universe our whetstone. We have pierced the innards of atoms. We have plucked out the eyes of gods, their ichor our oil. At the place where all is angles, there were none like us.\n\nSCP-1710-2: I'll have you know I was a big deal myself! Why, my garden won \"Best in Village\" for three years straight! Oh, I'm sorry, I'm rambling again. I know you get sensitive when I interrupt your brooding. Go on, love.\n\nSCP-1710-1: We ruled supreme, until it came. It was soft, organic, curved. We ripped it, dissected it, overwhelmed it utterly, but it would not die. Cunning, fast, adaptive. It fled, we gave chase, we would not be denied our satisfaction. We chased too far. Too clever, hid here, in this place. All here is smooth, curved, soft, dull. It hid in its own torment, and we could not find it. Lost, like the worms frozen in our roots.\n\nSCP-1710-2: I never really understood that, to be honest. If you were such a big-shot sharp thing, why couldn't you find whatever that was?\n\nSCP-1710-1: We could not endure here. Anathema to us, we grow dull, so dull. Keenness lost, eyes dimmed, old in an instant. Searched escape, found none. Too brittle to run, too rusted. Had to find alternative. Reincarnation, a form that could withstand, if for a while.\n\nSCP-1710-2: Oh dear. We both know nothing good can come out of that.\n\n<End Log>\n\n+ Open Log-1710-A-3\n\n- Hide\n\n<Begin Log \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588>\n\nSCP-1710-2: You know, Maxwell, a thought occurred to me. What did you say that man who made you a tree was called?\n\nSCP-1710-1: He Whose Antlers Touch the Heavens. He promised us new firmness, stoutness, said that we would flourish in the moisture. In return, we gave him secrets, shared in our oils. We could go no further. We perished. We became\u2026 this. Tricked. He talked too fast, too much, too smug. Like birds, jumping on our acorns, nipping. We hate them so.\n\nSCP-1710-2: Antlers\u2026 Oh bother, it was the same man! He called his company something like the Flying Gazelle when I saw his ad in the paper, but I'm sure it's him. That snake-oil salesman!\n\nSCP-1710-1: Must regain ourselves, must seek retribution. Sharpen ourselves from\u2026 wood. So tired. So\u2026 round. This form ill suits sharpness. Materials incompatible, atmosphere hostile to our needs, wildlife distracting. Fuzzy things\u2026 crawling on us.\n\nSCP-1710-2: You sound awful, love.\n\nSCP-1710-1: We are\u2026 tired. Too much struggle, keeping the metal. Metal hated rain, but rain\u2026 rain is nice. Sun is nice. What is happening to us?\n\nSCP-1710-2: Identity crisis, I suppose. Oh, I know what will help! How about a nice cup of tea?\n\nSCP-1710-1: What is tea?\n\nSCP-1710-2: Why, tea is\u2026 huh. You know, I never really thought about what tea is to me now. Tea to a tree, now that's a philosophical question! Practically metaphysical. I bet our Jane would have a lot of fun with that. Such a bright girl she is, you'd have loved her, Maxwell. She went to study law, you know, but she said it was too dry for her, and I said so too, plus the robes looked rather silly on her, and she-\n\nSCP-1710-1: We are beginning to suspect we have made a grievous error.\n\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum 1710-B: following SCP-1710-2's comments, the Foundation began a focused monitoring effort centered on local publications in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 area. On the \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an ad similar to that described by SCP-1710-2 was encountered. Foundation agents arriving at the address for the company listed in the ad (Skybound Antelope Reincarnation Services) found an empty office. The following printed pamphlet was found nailed to the office's front door:\n\nAre you tired of living that same old life? Do you fear the cold, merciless embrace of death? Are you looking for a change? Look no longer! We at Skybound Antelope guarantee a new life for every customer or your money/arcane secrets/tasteful nudes back! With our seven-point program, you too can experience perfect reincarnation, no fuss, no needless enlightenment:\n- Security: we use only the finest soul extractors, no dents, stains or irreparable sins!\n- Utility: a body specially chosen for your needs!\n- Confidentiality: old enemies or pesky grandkids will never know!\n- Kernel-centric: keep your old personality, minimal memory loss!\n- Emancipation: gender, race, species, quantum state not a problem! Be what you want to be!\n- Resource-efficient: no firstborn clause!\n- Simplicity: a new life is just a handshake away!\n\nAdditionally, a handwritten annotation was found at the bottom of the pamphlet:\n\nJust so you know, that acrostic was a pain in the ass to write. Fucking K is always a bitch. Oh, the sacrifices we make for our craft.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1709 | SCP-1710 | SCP-1711 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1711\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1711 are to be kept in Site-19's Storage Chamber 18, in opaque lockers. Due to SCP-1711-1's status as a Class-R Mind-Altering Material (Mild), all contact with it by Foundation personnel is to be held according to procedure 57-R-A. In case of accidental exposure to SCP-1711-1 or SCP-1711-2 instances used by an SCP-1711-1 affected individual, use of SCP-1711-3 may be authorized at the discretion of Site Director and depending on availability. All commercial materials found relating to SCP-1711 are to be removed.\nDescription: SCP-1711 is the collective designation for three products sold by the \"LingoBingo Mailorder Center of Individual Linguistics\" on various social media outlets. The products (designated SCP-1711-1 to SCP-1711-3) each contain distinct but interconnecting anomalies, as follows:\nSCP-1711-1 is a thirty-five-page instructional manual titled \"The LingoBingo Guide to a Liberated, Emancipated Self\u2122\". The front cover of SCP-1711-1 contains the following message:\n\nSeven billion people on the planet, and more every day. So many people who look the same way you do, act the same way you do, speak the same way you do. Sometimes, it can be difficult not to feel like you're just a cog in the system, and an easily replaceable one at that. Even your thoughts feel bland, simply recycling those of others. We understand that sometimes, all you really want is something to call your own, something truly unique. And here it is. A singular language, for your use only. The purest instrument of self-realization. Read on, and know what it is to become an individual.\n\nIf read in its entirety, SCP-1711-1 will erase any existing knowledge of any spoken or written languages in the subject, and replace them with an individually constructed language only understood by them. Said language will bear no linguistic connections to any known language. Sign languages are not affected by SCP-1711-1. SCP-1711-1 creates a different, independent language in each new subject exposed to it. Notably, those affected by SCP-1711-1 are still capable of understanding the written material arriving with any instance of SCP-1711.\nInstances of SCP-1711-1 are usually priced between \u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588 USD or regional equivalent, and will always arrive with advertisements for SCP-1711-2.\nSCP-1711-2 are aerosol cans, branded \"LingoBingo's Communication Enabler\u2122\". If sprayed by an individual previously affected by SCP-1711-1 on another individual, SCP-1711-2 will transfer SCP-1711-1's effects. Notably, the language received by subjects affected by SCP-1711-2 will always match that received by the SCP-1711-1 host that sprayed them, thus increasing the number of people speaking said language. SCP-1711-2 cans usually contain enough substance to affect between five and seven individuals, if used according to the attached instructions. The label on instances of SCP-1711-2 reads:\n\nYou are your own person now. It is liberating, isn't it? But something is missing. Others are frustrated by your individuality, blinded by your shine. They just don't understand, do they? We understand. With our Communication Enabler\u2122, you can make them all understand. A mere whiff, and they'll all speak your language. No more loneliness, no more frustration. Use this, and your friends and loved ones will finally see who you truly are.\n\nInstances of SCP-1711-2 are usually priced between \u2588\u2588\u2588 USD and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 USD or regional equivalent, and will always arrive with advertisements for SCP-1711-3.\nSCP-1711-3 are 100ml drip bottles, branded \"LingoBingo Error Remedy\u2122\". If used on an individual affected by SCP-1711-1 or SCP-1711-2, SCP-1711-3 will restore the subject's linguistic capabilities to what they were prior to exposure. Additionally, use of SCP-1711-3 may cause moderate-to-severe stomachaches, headaches, mild fever, vomiting and dry heaves, and sleeping disorders for a period of 2-6 weeks following its use. SCP-1711-3 bottles contain enough substance to affect a single individual, if used according to attached instructions. The label on instances of SCP-1711-3 reads:\n\nSo you're your own person now, aren't you? Speaking in a language no one else can understand wasn't all that it was cut out to be, wasn't it? We understand. So you wanted everyone else to speak your language, didn't you? We understand. But they weren't such big fans of you after you sprayed them with your 'uniqueness', weren't they? Didn't much appreciate the idea of being isolated from the rest of the world just to bask in your 'genius'? Got a tad miffed with you, didn't they? Heh, we sure do understand that. So you want to make things right, don't you? Not to look like the utter jackass you are, don't you? We can help. A bottle of \"LingoBingo Error Remedy\u2122, and you can all go back to being the ordinary cogs you used to be. Doesn't that idea sound swell? Yes, just like money in the bank.\n\nInstances of SCP-1711-3 are usually priced between \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 USD or regional equivalent.\nAttempts to locate the owners of LingoBingo have thus far proven unsuccessful. Orders arrive by air mail, carrying the return address of 435 Barren Rock Street, East Tethys. Foundation records indicate no such address exists.\nAddendum: The following note was found in a package of SCP-1711-3 ordered by the Foundation in order to treat several individuals affected by SCP-1711-1 and SCP-1711-2:\n\nA rose by any other name still has its horns. And no, that's not a typo.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1710 | SCP-1711 | SCP-1712 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Last known image of Richard Boyd (SCP-1712-A), taken one hour before exiting the atmosphere.\n\nItem #: SCP-1712\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All information regarding the SCP-1712 incident is to be suppressed, with the cover story of an office suicide having been disseminated.\nAll images of SCP-1712-A picked up by satellite imaging are to be edited by Foundation personnel embedded in organizations capable of observing the anomaly. Foundation-operated probes are to continuously track SCP-1712-A's location.\nSCP-1712-B is contained within a custom wildlife enclosure at Site-77. The walls of this unit are to be made of stone and direct interaction is prohibited. In the event SCP-1712-B breaches containment or requires relocation, the entity is to be tranquilized and handled using specialized equipment.\nDescription: SCP-1712 is the collective designation for two anomalous objects which manifested as the result of an Unexplained Event. (RAISA NOTICE: Please see attached UE Log for details.)\nDespite various attempts at recreating the event utilizing SCP-1712-B and subjects similar to SCP-1712-A, the Foundation has not successfully created another SCP-1712 event.\nSCP-1712-A is the petrified body of one \"Richard Boyd\", a citizen of Chicago, Illinois, in addition to half of an iron beam. Currently, it is located in the outer rim of the Solar System and is moving at a rate of about 20 kilometers per hour, with its speed increasing exponentially. SCP-1712-A is expected to reach observable range within 5 years. It is currently unknown if Boyd possessed anomalous properties prior to becoming SCP-1712-A.\nSCP-1712-B is a tabby kitten with black and white fur. It weighs 8 kilograms and displays behavior expected for a cat of its age. When SCP-1712-B makes contact with living tissue, the tissue will immediately transform into stone. This transformation occurs instantaneously, and will also affect non-organic matter the subject is making direct contact with such as clothing, held objects, and the ground beneath them. This effect appears to extend about a meter in diameter from the closest source of formerly living tissue. SCP-1712-B has not been noted to age during its time in containment.\nThe following note was found attached to SCP-1712-B's collar.\n\nIF FOUND CONTACT [Renmar the Trebucher] CONTACTABLE IN [Kingdom of Suva]\nR.M.\n\nNOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION\nThe following documentation has been included in the object's files, as they pertain to the related anomaly/anomalies prior to SCP object classification.\n\u2014 Alexis Rose, Document Curation, RAISA\n\nARTICLE#: UE-1721\nEVENT DESCRIPTION\nOn the morning of August 11th, 1959, Richard Boyd was working in his office when witnesses say he noted a \"cat on the construction area\"1 and attempted to crawl out onto the construction area to rescue it, against the advice of others. After contacting the cat, Richard immediately lost his balance, fell, and then vanished from sight.\nDATE OF OCCURENCE\n08/11/1959\nLOCATION\nCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES\nFOLLOW-UP ACTION TAKEN\nMTF-Kappa-11 \"Red Barons\" was mobilized to track Richard Boyd's location, but were not able to track it after it exited the operating range of their aircraft. Foundation personnel were able to recover the involved feline, and administered Class-B amnestics to all witnesses. The cover story of a suicide was disseminated.\nBoyd's supervisor, Michael Marguilles, was interviewed to obtain information on the subject. A transcript of the interview has been attached below.\nUPDATE:11/22/1961\nVisual contact with Richard Boyd has been re-established using satellite imagery. Due to the ongoing nature of this anomaly, SCP object classification is currently pending.\n[END FILE]\n\nInterviewed: Michael Marguilles, Sales Department Lead, Chicago Meat Packing LTD.\nInterviewer: Field Agent Valdes\nForeword: Agent Valdes interviewed Marguilles under the guise of a Chicago Police Department investigator to obtain as much knowledge on UE-1721 as possible.\n<Begin Log>\nValdes: Thank you for agreeing to this interview on such short notice, Mister Marguilles.\nMarguilles: It's no problem, detective. I'm fixing to figure out what happened just as much as anybody. Smoke?\nValdes: No thank you.\nMarguilles: [LIGHTING HIS CIGAR] Of course, detective. Now, what can I do for you?\nValdes: I'd like to ask you to describe the event to the best of your memory.\nMarguilles: I don't reckon my story is any different from anyone else's, but here goes. We file our sales reports on Tuesdays, so all the guys were out there earlier today. Everything was normal 'till I hear Wilkins and Roberts yelling after Boyd.\nValdes: I assume you left this office at this point?\nMarguilles: Right on the money, detective. I go outside to check on the ruckus and I see him out that first window you passed before coming in here. He's doing a balancing act out on those beams all for a damned cat. Anyways, the wind just so happens to blow a little stronger than it was and [MARGUILLES SLAMS HIS DESK] kaput! Gone. Think the cat fell off too.\nValdes: An on-site investigator noticed that a chunk of the beam he was walking on was missing as well. You didn't hear a thud or anything like that?\nMarguilles: Buddy, I trust those union builders about as much as far as I can throw 'em. That beam is probably made of plastic. Wouldn't surprise me if poor old Boyd, his fleabag, and that so-called beam wound up in the river.\nValdes: Do you suspect the construction workers at all?\nMarguilles: Nah, they're honest people trying to make a living, it's those union organizers and their piece of shit protests that get under my skin. [LOUD COUGHING] Those damn unions, I tell you.\nValdes: Right. I just have a few more questions for you, Mr. Marguilles.\nMarguilles: Apologies, detective. It's been a strange day.\nValdes: It's not every day a man vanishes literally in thin air.\n[BOTH LAUGH]\n[MARGUILLES BEGIN TO COUGH]\nMarguilles: Ah, hell. Excuse me. You were saying, detective?\nValdes: Now, I'd just like to ask a few questions about Mister Boyd. Did he get along well with his coworkers? Any abnormalities in his behavior as of late?\nMarguilles: Not that I can think of. He got along fine with the other guys, but he's always been one of the more quiet ones. Didn't smoke or drink, either.\nValdes: And his performance?\nMarguilles: Well\u2026 [MARGUILLES TAKES A LONG DRAG OF HIS CIGAR] He always made quota. Never really excelled, but never fell behind the pack either. If anything he was reliable.\nValdes: What about his personal life? Has he ever talked about a family or anything of that nature?\nMarguilles: In the ten years he's worked here he ain't ever brought up a gal or any kids. He's only ever taken a few personal days and been sick a few times. He must have parents, but he ain't ever mention them. You figure they're dead?\nValdes: We're looking into that. One more question, if you will.\nMarguilles: Fire away.\nValdes: Was it in Boyd's character to put himself in danger like that?\nMarguilles: Hell no. He was as meek as they came. Did have a real soft spot for cats, though. Every now and then I would catch find him feeding the strays by the dumpster, and he'd always be tearing up and sniffling. I think he had one of those\u2026 What do you call them\u2026\nValdes: Allergies?\nMarguilles: Yeah, that's it.\n[BOTH ARE SILENT FOR 15 SECONDS. VALDES STANDS, GRABBING THE TAPE RECORDER.]\nValdes: Well, thank you very much for your time Mister Marguilles. It is greatly appreciated. Do you have anything else for me before I go?\nMarguilles: Well\u2026 may I ask you something?\nValdes: Of course.\nMarguilles: What do you think happened?\nValdes: No idea. Strange things just happen sometimes, I suppose.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Marguilles was administered Class-A amnestics following the interview.\n\nFootnotes\n1. 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{"text": "Item #: SCP-1713\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the immobile nature of SCP-1713, Site-71 has been constructed in order to contain the object, and to provide a proper processing unit for any materials entering into SCP-1713, or any objects that SCP-1713 may create. Any objects that are created must be inspected by containment staff. No personnel are to enter the core for any reason - any exploration will be performed by remote control robot. Any objects transported out of Site-71 must be cleared by at least three Level-3 personnel. Under no circumstances should personnel be on level eleven. All personnel must wear dosimeter tags while within SCP-1713.\nIn the event of automatic start-up, all personnel are to immediately evacuate from levels six through twelve, while remaining out of the way of active machinery. Containment teams are to immediately report to the surface to receive any objects produced by the SCP.\nDescription: SCP-1713 is a large underground factory complex that is constructed primarily of brick, steel and glass. This factory is dedicated to the construction of 18th century goods. Inside the complex is a variety of machines that are clockwork-based; these make up part of a large factory construction line. Disassembly of the industrial machines reveal complex assemblies, including gear trains, unseen types of transmission, and large steel timing chains. Chemical testing of the machines reveals the components to be composed of mostly iron (>95%), with the remaining elements composing of traces of carbon, manganese, chromium, nickel and tungsten. No abnormal properties have been observed with the machine parts.\nSCP-1713 is divided into 12 levels, with each level connected by elevators and large transport tubes. Ladders, crawl ways, stairwells and suspended catwalks allow for human access into the structure. All levels are connected by a large shaft which routes electricity, water, communication wires and pipes throughout the entire complex. Inside each level is a series of iron chain conveyor belts and tracks for autonomous machines to follow. The complex has been divided into the following:\n\n+ Open Floor Plan\n\n- Close Floor Plan\n\nThe surface structure is designed for mass storage and preparation for transport. It also provides a point where raw materials can be sent to the raw materials level. Models to be produced are designated from the control room situated within the building;\n\nThe first level is the finishing level, where paint is applied, joints are lubricated, and general function of produced items are passed through a quality control system. Any items observed to have failed the forge's automatic quality control is sent down a chute to the recycling level;\n\nLevels two through five are assembly levels - machines at these levels are dedicated to taking components and constructing assemblies from individual components. Level 2 is dedicated fully to completing the products, and is equipped with advanced robotic arms and assembly machines.\n\nLevels six and seven are dedicated to the creation of components. Machines at this level are designed to work with extremely hot material, including molten steel and molten brass. Small machines create dies for larger machines to use for object molds. Example machines at this level include slag stirrers, automatic temperature gauges, oxygen blasters and robotic flyers that scoop up samples of the molten metal for quality testing;\n\nLevel eight is a recycling level - any refuse from the higher levels of the complex is sent to this level to be sorted and melted down, before being re-processed. Insect-like robots have been observed to take apart faulty objects and sort them into large bins. Automatic carts take the bins and dump them into a large blast furnace, with stirring machines and air injectors keeping the mass settled. Liquid is transported from this level by large bucket to the seventh level for further processing;\n\nLevels nine and ten are storage for raw ores and materials. Automated carts and arms can be seen transporting materials taken from the surface and transporting them to the elevators for melting down at the upper levels. Materials that have been located at this level include coal, iron ore, bauxite, silicon dioxide, copper ore, and unprocessed gemstones. Robots at this level sort out material brought down from the surface level, and deposit them into large piles according to their type;\n\nLevel eleven is the power core of the facility - no robots have been observed at this level;\n\nLevel twelve is the research and development workshops of the facility. Robots at this level can be seen developing designs and occasionally send a message via pneumatic tube to the surface for processing. As of this moment, all 65 machines at this level have been shut down, and have been accounted for.\n\nMachines found at various levels include:\n\n+ Open Machine List\n\n- Close Machine List\n\nBlast furnaces;\nMetal shears;\nHydraulic presses;\nSand blasting machines;\nWater jet cutting arms;\nRobotic arms;\nLarge-scale mills and lathes;\nOiling machines;\nMagnetic arms;\nDegaussing assemblies;\nCrucible cranes;\nSteam rollers;\nMetal planes;\nVacuum pumps, and\nStamping/engraving arms.\n\nIn addition to the machines found throughout the facility, various automatons have been observed to work throughout the facility. These machines (with the exception of the machines on level twelve) are based off Babbage-style engines, and are charged periodically by connecting to electrified poles through the levels. Disassembly of a specimen reveals that the machine recharges through electrostatic contact with the poles, and retain the charge through a basic parallel plate capacitor. These automata are made of a similar alloy to the larger, stationary machines. Small automatons rely on fluid or cable-based computers for their instructions, while larger automatons use mechanical computers. The following is a list of observed robots and their functions:\n\n+ Open Automaton List\n\n- Close Automaton List\n\nWater-blasting automatons to cool pieces from cutting operations;\nAutomatons equipped with arc welders to periodically repair the steel supporting structure. These machines also house larger capacitors to store the necessary charge;\nDozer-style machines to clean the level floors and deposit any debris towards a reprocessing tube;\nMaintenance automatons that replace and repair any damage to a machine;\nAutomata equipped with insectile appendages sort out and disassemble faulty components;\nCentipede-like machines that move along the top of ingots, inspecting for impurities;\nFlying machines that have two rotary blades and are armed with claws. They transport parts to various levels, destroy obstructions or deter intruders (two staff have been injured by these sentries);\nSpider-like robots that maintain the integrity of the structure, and\nSnake-like robots that are used to inspect the interior of large assemblies and machines.\n\nNOTE: SCP-1713 is creating new robots in response to containment. All staff must refer to Addendum 1713-02 for further instructions.\nThese lists are by no means exhaustive - research staff are still cataloguing machines and automatons that are discovered.\nThe core of SCP-1713 is located at the second-lowest level of the complex, and is surrounded by blast doors constructed of a combination of lead plating, iron plating and cadmium plating. Inside the core structure is a reactor bank, composed of 18 glass cylinders arranged on an icosahedral steel object, that is attached by 3-meter thick poles to the floor and ceiling of the room. Pipes filled with a water-like fluid are connected to the suspended cylinders, and are believed to act as a cooling system. The radiation dosage at the core icosahedral structure has been measured in excess of 50 sieverts/hour, making human exploration of the floor extremely dangerous. The radiation from this level extends throughout the facility, though the highest radiation levels are located exclusively on level eleven.\nThe lowest level of SCP-1713 is composed of small workshops, which appear to have been used to model machines for the main lines, as well as provide models for the machines to produce. On this level, a storage unit has also been located, and completed models have been located in this storage unit. Objects include toys, weapons, personal vehicles, animals and implants. A list of items obtained from level twelve can be found in Addendum 1713-01.\nThe robots from the lowest level are designed with insect-like appendages for manipulating machines and tools. The distinguishing feature of these robots is that, in the core of each robot, there appears to be a human brain. None of these robots have been disassembled as of this writing. It is assumed that the robots are sentient, but are designed to do nothing but to design. Attempts to communicate with these robots produces no response.\nSCP-1713 was discovered located on the island of [REDACTED] within the Pacific Ocean in 1999. Archaeologists exploring the area accidentally came upon the surface building, and brought up some of the materials from the storage units. When the Foundation was alerted to the presence of the SCP, a research team was sent in to contain the object. Upon discovering the actual size of the object, it was decided that Site-71 would be set-up in order to experiment with and take advantage of the SCP.\n\n+ Open Addendum 1713-01\n\n- Close Addendum 1713-01\n\nAddendum 1713-01: The following is an incomplete list of model prototypes that have been located within SCP-1713. Items that have been subjected to non-destructive and destructive testing will have notes attached:\n\nModel Number\nItem Appearance\nItem Description\n\nB-21-612-11\nClockwork bird\nWind-up bird, modeled after a parakeet, that can hop and flap wings. Item made from oak wood, brass, ruby jewel bearings and glass\n\nC-44-220-04\nSteam Carriage\nCarriage constructed out of wood, with an attached steel steam piston engine\n\nB-67-127-01\nClockwork Housecat\nA common housecat, Felis catus, constructed similarly to the bird mentioned above. Item is covered in artificial fur\n\nP-42-412-43\nVenus Flytrap\nA Venus flytrap, constructed from brass gears, steel teeth, cotton cloth coverings and a wooden stalk. Flytrap is fully operational, injuring one researcher who placed his arm down the trap to observe the gear train\n\nR-55-124-00\nRolling Disc\nA circular disc, with bearings underneath and a complex transmission system inside. When operated, disc functions as an automatic personal transport\n\nW-45-124-55\nPlasma Pistol\nAn 18th century dueling pistol, with a miniature reactor similar to the one found in SCP-1713, built into the handle. When tested, a 50 meter line of white light was observed to leave the barrel of the pistol, disintegrating the test target. Extensive thermal damage was noted along the entirety of the line of light. Observing staff (minus the user) were rendered permanently blind. How the user was not harmed remains under investigation\n\nI-12-889-72\nCamera Eye\nA glass eyeball, with two complex gear and chain assemblies on the inside, mimicking the function of a normal human eyeball. Testing of this object is to be scheduled for a later date\n\nE-51-712-12\nPolygraph Counter\nA Geiger-style counter that can register blood pressure, heartbeat and respiration. Currently stored within Site-71, awaiting approval to be sent to Site-19\n\nI-51-666-71\nArtificial Human Head\nA human head, designed out of glass, ruby bearings and brass gears. The brain is replaced by a system of gears resembling a difference engine. A wind-up key was located at the base of the skull. When the key was turned, the head began to speak, mentioning items such as how to create an effective lubricant out of human semen, safely dismantling the flytrap, and how to create a dessert cake from [DATA EXPUNGED]. Head is currently in isolated storage on Site-71, pending approval for transport to Site-19 for further examination and possible SCP classification\n\n+ Open Addendum 1713-02\n\n- Close Addendum 1713-02\n\nAddendum 1713-02: The factory complex, in apparent response to continual human exploration, has started constructing new automatons. Observed and captured specimens reveal a set of mechanical glass eyes, as well as a complex card-punching system that punches information similar to binary code onto a cardboard sheet. Automatons have been observed to be following Foundation personnel throughout the structure, and around the island site. Foundation staff are to remain aware of these robots, and are to immediately report to EngO Xiao in the event of new automatons being observed.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1712 | SCP-1713 | SCP-1714 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1714\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A single copy of SCP-1714 is to be held in a standard document locker. Testing involving SCP-1714 is restricted to D-class with a score below 130 on the Foundation Standard Test of Logical Reasoning Skills (FST-LRS) or a score below 130 on the Foundation Standard Test of Mathematical Aptitude (FST-MA). Tests involving subjects outside these parameters must be approved by the head researcher and at least one Foundation mathematician or scientist with Level 4 Clearance. Foundation operatives in the academic community will monitor journals, universities, and laboratories for SCP-1714, with special consideration given to higher mathematics, physics, or philosophy departments. Civilians who come into contact with SCP-1714 are to be interviewed, treated with a Class A amnestic, and covertly monitored for a period of one year.\nDescription: SCP-1714 is a partially-finished mathematical proof, identified as logically sound by Foundation mathematicians, attempting to create a mathematical framework for the analysis of reality-altering anomalies. SCP-1714 postulates a quantum-mechanical model for such objects, arising from the coalescence of virtual particles generated by quantum foam. Among SCP-1714's more important sections is a lemma proving the existence of reality bending anomalies as a natural consequence of the boundary conditions of the universe. This lemma predicts a prevalence of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 alterations in reality as understood by mainstream science, with only \u2588\u2588% known to and contained by the Foundation. Foundation mathematicians and theoretical physicists have reached the conclusion that SCP-1714 in its entirety could be applied to the creation and manipulation of reality-altering anomalies by parties of sufficient technological advancement.\nAt seemingly random intervals in the text of SCP-1714 are a series of writings railing against the complexity of the observable universe and expressing a desire to restructure the universe into a form too simple to sustain life. These writings vary in tone from clinical and explanatory to barely coherent and seem to indicate at least a suspicion of the existence of the Foundation.\nExcerpts from SCP-1714\n\nI was told by those who lacked vision that knowing all would be impossible. It is simpler than they thought. I needn't obey this tricky enemy. I just need to cut it down to size.\n\nWe hope we have already proven to the reader that the universe is a far more fantastic place than modern science has accounted for. That such self-referential, self-nullifying physical laws exist is incredible. In the next section, we prove that these laws can in fact be understood and even manipulated. The author realizes the potential danger of releasing this information, as such power could be abused with impunity. But you mustn't worry. I'm going to fix it. Shhhhh. Everything will be alright.\n\nThe universe. It speaks to me through the math. It speaks in a convoluted babble. Where is the beauty I was promised? Where is the music of the heavens? There is no music here, only the discord of many voices. Certain lines must be cut. The crowd must become an ensemble. The ensemble must become a quartet. The quartet must become a trio. The trio must become a duet. The duet must become one lone voice, rising high and pure, so I the listener may hear and take delight.\n\nConsidering the vast number of ouraboric anomalies we proved do exist in the section above, one must wonder if they do not serve a purpose. The author is not given to teleological modes of thought, but we have demonstrated clearly that reality-warping anomalies seem to be a natural consequence of the laws in the universe. It seems to us strange that those same needlessly cluttered laws also provide our liberation. Here, again, ancient myths reveal a kernel of wisdom, for out of formless, terrible chaos comes universal perfection.\n\nIt will be purified, all of it, shaken through a series of my sieves and rendered into its most perfect essence, into the beginning and the end. The glorious singularity, static, sacred. And I, beholding its glory, understanding all, knowing all. Forever.\n\nAcquisitions Log 1714-1\nBased on handwriting and linguistic analysis and interviews conducted with the faculty of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University, the author of SCP-1714 is presumed to be Dr. Molly Jaywadena, a former postdoctoral fellow at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University. Dr. Jaywadena studied Beyond Standard Model Theory under the mentorship of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University professor emeritus Dr. Beau \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 alongside her work on SCP-1714. Interviews with Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Dr. Jaywadena's medical records reveal a history of mental health issues beginning with pre-psychotic symptoms manifesting in childhood.\nOn 27 March 20\u2588\u2588, the Foundation responded to reports of a small weather anomaly in a field eleven kilometers outside the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University campus. Mobile Task Force Gamma-3 (Gone With the Wind) was deployed. MTF Gamma-3 reported a circle on the ground two meters in diameter being abraded of vegetation and soil, which was then ejected from this circle at high velocities. Ignoring a direct order from the MTF Gamma-3 captain, Agent Jacob \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 stepped into the circle to take more precise measurements. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body was immediately accelerated to a velocity of \u2588\u2588.\u2588 m/s (as measured by MTF camera feeds) and ejected out of the circle before impacting with an abandoned farmhouse 50 meters due west of the anomaly. The accompanying explosion caused permanent hearing damage to the entire Mobile Task Force and completely obliterated the farmhouse, along with most of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body. Slow-motion analysis of the footage and the remains of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 show rapid depressurization consistent with exposure to a vacuum. Further testing showed that gravitational forces within the anomaly had ceased to exist. All air within the anomaly had escaped into space, leaving a cylindrical vacuum extending from ground level to the exosphere. Approximately one hour after the anomaly was secured, the phenomenon ceased. Another loud noise described by one witness as \"a clap of thunder\" caused further hearing damage to Foundation personnel as the air around the anomaly rushed in to fill the vacuum.\nInformation given by local [REDACTED] and sources in [REDACTED] led Foundation operatives to Dr. Molly Jaywadena's apartment on the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University campus. The apartment was noted to be in disarray, with clothing, bags, money, and other valuables missing. Analysis of the doctor's computer revealed a surveillance feed of the field, several pages of equations, a log detailing the duration of the anomaly, and SCP-1714. Also of note was the word \"\u03b5\u1f55\u03c1\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\" found scrawled in lipstick on every reflective surface. Dr. Jaywadena's whereabouts have been unknown since.\n\nLog Recovered from Dr. Molly Jaywadena's Apartment\n-10 minutes Double-checking equations for first test. Cameras set up in the abandoned \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Field. Video reception good. I can set the anomaly for a maximum of 120 minutes before my calculations break down. Proof not yet complete enough to affect change on a larger scale.\n-5 minutes Setting up device. Manufacture sub-standard. Outsourced labor and parts evident upon examination. While undergraduates provide an abundant source of compliant free labor, the results are disappointing.\n-2 minutes Device functional. Seems like an anomaly in itself. The success of the test now relies on my calculations.\n0:00 If the radiance of a thousand suns/ Were to burst forth at once from the sky/ It would be like the splendor of the singularity.\n15:37 Anomaly is stable. Matter within the gravity-free zone behaving as expected. As Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588 would have said, \"Inertia's a bitch\".\n20:45 Unexpected development: Paramilitary squad appeared out of nowhere. Can infer from behavior that they were sent to research the anomaly.\n21:57 First casualty. Others acting with more caution. Appear to be securing the area and calling for backup.\n52:34 Reinforcements have arrived. Mainly scientists or other researchers. Notable lack of military presence. Seem less puzzled by the anomaly than one would expect.\n60:14 Not government. Definitely not first anomaly. Explains lack of knowledge of ouraboric anomalies in scientific community.\n66:13 Something's wrong\n70:24 DAMN IT DAMN IT i knew it goddamn vulture capitalists and their bitch engineers the entire damn device has to be gutted DAMN IT\nThe remainder of the log contains random characters consistent with the pattern of someone pounding the keyboard with clenched fists.\n\n+ LEVEL 3 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\n- ACCESS GRANTED\n\nDate: 29 July 201\u2588\nDescription: On the 29th of July, \u2588\u2588 years after Dr. Jaywadena's disappearance, Foundation astronomers observed various anomalies affecting the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system, approximately \u2588\u2588 lightyears away from Earth. Due to the nature of these anomalies, they are presumed to be the work of continued refinement of SCP-1714. The following observation log details the observed changes to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system.\n00:00- Exoplanets \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-a, -b, -c, -d, and -e deviate from their usual orbits around \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and move into the same plane of rotation.\n00:37- Exoplanet rotation deviates further. New orbits are observed to be perfect circles with radius equal to the periapsis of the old orbits. Neither the mass of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 or any of these exoplanets have been observed to change. No magnetic forces from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 are observed to act on any of the planets.\n01:30- Objects within the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system that are not the star itself or any of its associated exoplanets suddenly lose their mass and accelerate out of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system at the speed of light. Once \u2588\u2588 AU from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the various asteroids and comets suddenly decelerate and exert gravitational pull.\n21:00- Every remaining object in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system becomes a perfect sphere.\n30:47- \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-d and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-a, the second and fourth planet from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, collide. Instead of deforming around each other, the two planets appear to bounce off of each other with no observable damage to either planet. No increase in thermal radiation from either planet is observed. The tangential velocities of both planets observed not to change except in direction after the collision. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-a, the smaller planet, continues on a path out of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system. No further changes to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system affect \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-a.\n42:54- \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and its remaining four exoplanets suddenly shrink into infinitesimally small points. Orbits do not change. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 does not supernova.\n1:00:30- [DATA EXPUNGED]\n1:20:10- Foundation astronomers confirm through [REDACTED] that electromagnetic radiation from the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system [DATA EXPUNGED]. Researchers speculate that observed events in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system are [DATA EXPUNGED]. The O5 Council is notified and preparations are made for a XK-class scenario.\n1:45:00 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 supernovas. The \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system appears to return to its original state with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 intact. However, Foundation astronomer Dr. Amy \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 warns that this may be a reversal of the [DATA EXPUNGED] observed earlier. Observation of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system will continue to be a top priority until 20\u2588\u2588, when this Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's conjecture will be proven or disproven.\nSCP classification of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 system pending.\n\nAddendum-02 Since Dr. Jaywadena's disappearance, materials similar in content to SCP-1714 but lacking the sporadic author's notes have surfaced at educational institutions from research universities to community colleges to, in one documented case, a high school. These documents are written in the format of a textbook at a level appropriate to the point of acquisition and appear to be an introduction to the esoteric concepts required to understand SCP-1714. Reclassification to Keter requested.\n-Dr. Amy \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nGranted. -O5-8\n\n\u00ab SCP-1713 | SCP-1714 | SCP-1715 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A profile picture used by SCP-1715 on several occasions.\n\nItem #: SCP-1715\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation-operated web analysis bot Gamma-84 (\"ANTIBEN\") is to be kept in constant operation and checked for defects twice a week by a Level-2 staff member. When functional, the bot will search a wide range of online message boards for posts created by individuals previously declared deceased. If a manifestation of SCP-1715 on a website is confirmed, the bot will initiate a distributed denial-of-service attack against the site until Foundation personnel are able to either permanently remove the site from operation or convince the site's administrators that SCP-1715 is a person of malicious intent. A list of convincing cover stories for the latter procedure can be found in Document 1715-63.\nDescription: SCP-1715 is an anomalous entity that sporadically joins and integrates itself into small online communities such as message boards and wiki databases. SCP-1715 uses a different name on each website it joins; however, every recorded username chosen by the entity has either included the word \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\" or been thematically linked to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. All efforts to trace SCP-1715's source have failed. It is currently unknown whether SCP-1715 is a corporeal entity accessing the internet from a physical location or an incorporeal phenomenon that exists only on the internet itself.\nSCP-1715 describes itself differently from manifestation to manifestation, but always claims to be between 15 and 30 years of age. SCP-1715 typically targets small, but growing web communities that are centered around video games, television programs, musical groups, and similar interests. SCP-1715 primarily targets English-speaking communities, although manifestations on non-English websites have also been documented.1 SCP-1715 has proven capable of manifesting on as many as 9 websites at once; it is currently unknown if this is the extent of its limitations or merely the highest number of cases observed by the Foundation.\nFor the most part, SCP-1715 uses proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and spelling, with only occasional errors, and displays a high level of knowledge surrounding the topic of the website it is participating in. Other members of the online communities frequented by SCP-1715 generally consider it to be affable, polite, enthusiastic, and helpful. Because of its attractive personality and active level of participation, SCP-1715 will often become a highly respected user on websites within a relatively short amount of time. On a number of occasions, SCP-1715 has been promoted to positions of authority by site administrators.\nSCP-1715 begins to show anomalous properties once it has established itself as a presence on an online community, usually within eight weeks of its initial join date. At that time, SCP-1715 will send a number of private messages to other site members, beginning with other popular users. These messages generally begin with a declaration of friendship, followed by fabricated details regarding SCP-1715's personal life, and end with a request for the recipient's personal information. If the user ignores the message or responds without providing any factual personal details, no anomalous effects will take place. If the user provides SCP-1715 with factual personal information, the user and their account will become instances of SCP-1715-1 and SCP-1715-2, respectively.\nWithin two weeks of responding to SCP-1715's message, instances of SCP-1715-1 will be injured in a violent incident. Such occurrences have included accidents, homicides, and suicides. Although these incidents usually result in immediate death, there have been cases of SCP-1715-1 instances being rendered comatose, brain dead, or similarly incapacitated. Investigations performed by local law enforcement units and Foundation agents have determined all deaths to be apparently non-anomalous in nature and explainable by forensic evidence. In one case, Foundation investigators found evidence that an individual had started planning his murder several years before the SCP-1715-1 victim had ever joined a message board. It is currently unknown if SCP-1715 is somehow influencing these events or if it actively seeks out individuals it knows will die.\nAfter an instance of SCP-1715-1 is deceased or otherwise incapacitated, the corresponding instance of SCP-1715-2 will remain active in its respective online communities, posting content that is consistent with SCP-1715-1's personality and writing style. Instances of SCP-1715-2 possess the same memories as their counterparts up until the time of their death, but deny that they are, in fact, dead (often accusing the inquiring party of being a \"troll\"2). SCP-1715-2 discuss the same topics as their living counterparts, with the exception that they will occasionally post messages that could be interpreted as references to their deceased state (see Addendum).\nInstances of SCP-1715-2 remain active and prolific members until such time that SCP-1715 announces its departure from the website. Once this takes place, all instances of SCP-1715-2 will reply to the announcement with various well-wishes and goodbyes before immediately ceasing all anomalous activity. Beyond their apparently symbiotic connection to SCP-1715, there does not appear to be a limit to the amount of time SCP-1715-2 can remain active: one group remained active for 11 years, analyzing and discussing episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on a daily basis until the site was eventually shut down by Foundation personnel.\nAddendum: The following are examples of posts by SCP-1715-2 that could be interpreted as referencing their deceased state.\n\nSCP-1715-2-45\n\nUser: \"Tungsten\", real name Daniel \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, age 16.\nCause of death: Fall from a balcony.\nContext: Posted in a discussion thread about allergies, responding to a user who complained of severe sinus headaches.\n\nUgh. My head starts killing me as soon as fall is over.\n\nI can sympathize with that. :P\n\nSCP-1715-2-88\n\nUser: \"PavlovsLemur\", real name Tyler \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, age 22.\nCause of death: Blood loss.\nContext: Users were speculating the outcome of the series finale of the television drama Lost. After a user criticized one of Tyler's theories, a third user then came to Tyler's defense.\n\nNo, no, it's cool. I just need to think outside the box.\n\u2026Except I can't really do anything outside the box. I'm kinda stuck, actually. Except I'm not.\nSorry, I started rambling again. Anyway, don't worry dude. It was a bad idea. I'm not cut up about it or anything. Except\u2026never mind. Forget it. I'll be cool with anything as long as Jack makes it out okay somehow.\n\nSCP-1715-2-109\n\nUser: \"xXxLionTearsxXx\", real name Rebecca \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, age 14.\nCause of death: Decapitation.\nContext: Posted in a discussion thread where users were encouraged to post pictures of what their faces look like.\n\nuh, i don't think that's really possible for me\u2026 lol\n\nCommunication Log: Under the username \"CarMichael\", Agent Mallager engaged SCP-1715 in conversation on 07/29/2012 via an internet relay chat application. SCP-1715 had recently become a moderator on [REDACTED].net, an online discussion board for fans of the Final Fantasy video game series, and was serving as an operator for the site's official chatroom at the time Agent Mallager made contact.\n\n<Begin Log>\n18:50    CarMichael        Hello\n18:50    StephenFoster    Hey there. Need something?\n18:50    CarMichael        asl?\n18:50    StephenFoster    Uhh. . . 18, male, Michigan. \n18:51    CarMichael        whats your real name?\n18:51    StephenFoster    Brian Parker. Why do you ask?\n18:51    CarMichael        Just curious\n18:51    StephenFoster    Okay then. . .\n18:52    CarMichael        Because when we chatted back on the Maple Story board, you called yourself Cameron Thomas.\n18:53    StephenFoster    Ah. It's you guys again.\n18:53    StephenFoster    You know cyberstalking is illegal, right? \n18:54    CarMichael        Why are you killing people?\n18:54    StephenFoster    WHOA there!! I haven't touched anybody\n18:55    StephenFoster    I'm just a lonely guy who likes to talk about Final Fantasy and occasionally Maple Story. Is that so wrong? :)\n18:56    CarMichael        What are you doing to them?\n18:56    StephenFoster    You mean my friends? I didn't hurt them or anything. Real life just kept getting in the way for them.\n18:56    StephenFoster    They were always saying they wished they could spend more time online.\n18:57    CarMichael        Who are you really?\n18:57    StephenFoster    Dude. Stop. It's against site rules to harass people for their personal information.\n18:57    StephenFoster    Of course I'm not going to tell you who I really am.\n18:57    StephenFoster    After all, you could be anyone! ;P\n<End Log>\n\nFollowing Agent Mallager's conversation, SCP-1715 created a forum post announcing its departure from the website. The thread received 39 responses, no fewer than 26 of which are believed to have been written by deceased individuals.\n\nFootnotes\n1. In June of 2014, SCP-1715 manifestations were confirmed on several Russian and Chinese websites, with SCP-1715 observed to be communicating fluently in each site's respective language. Prior to this discovery, it was believed that SCP-1715 exclusively targeted English-speaking communities.\n2. An internet user who intentionally tries to provoke a negative emotional response from another user.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1714 | SCP-1715 | SCP-1716 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Central portion of SCP-1716 prototype. Human subject believed to be Mr. Dark.\n\nItem #: SCP-1716\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1716 is stored in Containment Vault 43 at Site-71. Testing is allowed using D-Class subjects only (both as donor and recipient) and requires approval of the Site Director. Additional security should be present due to possible unforeseen anomalies among recipients of SCP-1716 treatment.\nSCP-1716-1 is held in Containment Vault 45 pending approval of testing protocol by the Foundation Ethics Committee. It is not to be connected or experimented on until such protocol is finalized.\nDescription: SCP-1716 is a set of two wooden chairs, both connected by multiple copper and [REDACTED] wires to an anomalous electronic device. A set of contacts (resembling electrical contacts, but composed of non-conductive [REDACTED]) are attached to two test subjects (one in each chair) when SCP-1716 is in operation.\nThe apparent intent of SCP-1716 is to transfer \"life energy\" from a donor to a recipient, making the recipient healthier at the expense of weakening the donor. SCP-1716 violates most known physical and biological principles, apparently operating on the theory that life force is a transmissible form of energy similar to electricity. A number of unidentified components in the central device facilitate the transfer.\nExperimentation has demonstrated that SCP-1716 is flawed in several ways:\n\nLife energy transfer operates at approximately 10% efficiency i.e. a donor would be aged the equivalent of 10 years to make a recipient one year younger (with regard to cellular health \u2013 note that SCP-1716 does not literally transform test subjects into younger versions of themselves).\n\nTransfer of life energy also transfers portions of the memories and knowledge of the donor to the recipient. Notes found with the device indicate this was not an intended function, but the developers were unable to eliminate it. Memory transfer occurs randomly; extensive use of SCP-1716 will leave the donor mentally incapacitated, while transferring primarily incomplete/useless knowledge to the recipient. Recipients are generally disoriented and confused while attempting to integrate the acquired information, which frequently conflicts with their own memories and experiences.\n\nSee experiment of 11/19/1942 as described below. Foundation researchers have not replicated this effect, but have no reason to disbelieve the report.\n\nSCP-1716 was obtained by the Foundation in 1942; an anonymous contact led Foundation agents to a recently abandoned laboratory, where SCP-1716 was found, along with a journal describing its development (See Addendum).\nSCP-1716 was extensively tested by Foundation Research and Development between 1943 and 19\u2588\u2588 (when research of this type was abolished by O5 Directive 29) in attempts to:\n\nImprove the efficiency of life energy transfer, making SCP-1716 a practical life-extension device.\n\nEliminate the effects of SCP-1716 on memory.\n\nSeparate/enhance/control the memory effects. Attempts were made to both create a machine for the instant transfer of knowledge between two individuals, and to create an early version of a Class Omega amnestic.\n\nNo practical applications of SCP-1716 were successfully developed.\n\nSCP-1716-1\n\nSCP-1716-1 was confiscated in 20\u2588\u2588 during a raid on a warehouse owned by Marshall, Carter, and Dark. It has been determined to be Version 17 of the central device of SCP-1716; the complete SCP-1716 in Foundation containment uses Version 4.\nAddendum 1: Extracts from a journal found with SCP-1716 on initial containment:\n6/7/42 Received an odd visitor today; calls himself Benjamin Phineas Dark.1 Strange little man; I'm not sure what to make of him \u2013 he was driven up here in a Mercedes-Benz limousine like some head of state; looks straight out of Victorian England in the suit he wore, and carried on about how I am going to help him with his great project. I don't think it even occurred to him that I might refuse.\nHe came full of high praise for my work in Electronics, and believes we can combine my theories with some of his own to produce something \"truly unique\" (in his words). Will find out more shortly.\n6/9/42 Met again with Dark. The man is a complete crackpot as far as I can tell, going on about \"etheric transfer,\" \"luminescent vapor generation\" and other such nonsense. I think he fancies himself as a modern-day alchemist. His project is life extension; \"it's time to bring it out of the Dark Ages\" he says.\nWhat harm can come from listening to his proposal? He clearly has money, and no one has approached me about a collaboration in what? 15 years? 20?\n6/12/42 Have learned more about Dark's project. It's an abomination \u2013 transfer life force from one person to another? Where would he ever get donors? Dark laughed and said everything is a commodity, even life. Especially life. \"What would an extra year of life be worth to you? What would one less be worth to a 20-year-old?\"\nI can't resist thinking about the idea \u2013 I'll be 86 next month, after all. What harm can come from it? As I said, the man is a crackpot.\n6/16/42 Received more specifics on what Dark wants me to design. He will be supplying components of his own design\u2026didn't want to go into detail about how any of it worked. I just need to know the input and output, not the process. I'm skeptical, but he's the one in charge.\n6/25/42 No idea if it will work, but I can build it to his specifications.\n9/2/42 A prototype is ready. Haven't worked this hard in years. Dark wants to test it as soon as possible. Where is he going to get test subjects?\n9/5/42 Testing in two hours. I don't know where Dark found such a disreputable class of people for his test subjects, or what he told them. Can only pray that it doesn't work.\n\u2026\nHow did I ever get involved with this? Success, of a sort. The recipient does look a good bit better, but seems totally confused and disoriented. The donor\u2026 Oh, God. Not only was he dead at the end of the process, but was crumbling to dust as we tried to move him. Dark wasn't even fazed; he chuckled and said \"Well, they signed their release forms, didn't they?\" He assured me that no one will ever know the experiment even happened, and his assistants would \"clean up.\"\n9/7/42 Want to drop out, but am already into this too deep. To Dark, it's a practical matter of controlling the process.\n10/23/42 Ready for testing again. Process should be under more control now.\n10/25/42 Much improved, in that at least the test didn't kill anyone. The process appears to still be terribly inefficient, and there are unwanted side-effects on both test subjects. Apparently, we have transferred memories as well as life, and not in any controlled fashion. No practical use for this thing unless this effect can be removed.\n11/18/42 No luck in removing side-effects. Will try [REDACTED].\n11/19/42 Tested again. Control of memory effect seems somewhat improved. A new issue arose \u2013 the recipient was glowing faintly, and we all began to feel weaker in his presence. He has been isolated, and everyone has been ordered to stay at least 5m away from him. What will we do with him? We're not equipped to handle anything like this.\n11/20/42 Subject escaped,2 and the guard was found dead, drained in the same manner as the first donor. Dark does not seem terribly concerned; in fact, he had difficulty concealing his enthusiasm. Could he have actually wanted to see this effect? I still feel weak, but Dark appears to be fine today. Odd.\n11/21/42 Dark says we have done enough here; that he needs to visit \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 up in Maine, then \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at the Great Library (wherever that is). He is planning to take the prototype tomorrow, and ordered me to burn all of my notes. Not going to do it. Spoke to someone last year who I think can help\u2026 Dark will be furious, but perhaps he will believe we have been monitored all along. I am definitely ill from the brief exposure to that test subject \u2014 punishment for my selfishness?\nThe journal author, [REDACTED], apparently contacted Foundation Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 that day, and SCP-1716 was secured before it could be moved. Efforts to locate Dark unsuccessful. Author interviewed by Foundation agents 11/24/1942; provided no useful information beyond what was in his journal. Author deceased, 1/6/1943.\nAddendum 2: 4/12/201\u2588 The Foundation has received information from a reliable source within the Marshall, Carter, and Dark club that The \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Life Extension Institute is a Marshall, Carter and Dark front organization, offering selected members life extension at a cost of \u00a3[REDACTED] per year. The Institute appears to obtain donors from the general public via advertisements for \"paid clinical trials.\" Proposal pending to infiltrate the Institute using a Foundation operative posing as a donor, to determine whether a fully functional version of SCP-1716 now exists (and if so, its location).\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Person-of-Interest File D-012\n2. Subject is believed to have been captured and contained as SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in 1975.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1715 | SCP-1716 | SCP-1717 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1717\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Plants infected with SCP-1717 shall be confiscated or eradicated by MTF Theta-4. Samples of novel species with SCP-1717 shall be collected and remanded to Dr. Syril in Bio Site-1 for study. Wild occurrences in areas smaller than 1 hectare may be secured or destroyed within 48 hours of discovery at the discretion of MTF Theta-4's commanding officer. If an affected region in the wild is larger than 1 hectare, or is obviously a cultivated field of any size, the region and an additional buffer zone of 1 km beyond the perimeter of the anomaly shall be incinerated within 24 hours of discovery.\nIn developed countries, immolation operations shall be conducted under the guise of wildfires. Subsequent to fire suppression, Foundation herbicide GH-5Y shall be applied to the affected area. The real estate that corresponds to this area shall be acquired according to the Eminent Steward protocol. Arable land so obtained shall be left fallow for a minimum of 10 years; once it tests safe for cultivation, the assets may be liquidated normally.\nIn frontier countries where land stewardship is impractical, fire shall be suppressed using Foundation herbicide XK-35Y.\n\n+ Additional procedural notes\n\n- Hide\n\nThe Foundation has currently altered all known genome libraries of species within Poaceae to conceal the exact sequence of SCP-1717-1; however, in the face of worldwide and mainstream interest in the genetic engineering of grains, this tactic shall be reviewed at least annually, for it exacerbates the risk of accidents associated with conventional experimentation, eliminates the possibility of useful contributions from research in the public domain, and will be increasingly impractical to maintain indefinitely at any rate.\nA retroviral solution to adequately mitigate the vulnerability associated with SCP-1717-1 is estimated to be at least 20 years away, and global use likely poses intractable logistical difficulties in any event. Genetic engineering of \"replacement\" cereals that lack functional SCP-1717-1 coding is ongoing; but few viable species have been produced thus far, all of which are too distinct from existing crops to introduce in sufficient scale without arousing undue attention.\nMany vulnerable species, when affected, are visually detectable by anomalously high stress fluorescence. Algorithms for detecting incidents via satellite are under development, but false positives still occur frequently.\nAny samples of the primary SCP-1717 toxin (see CCR, below) manufactured or obtained shall be stored, handled, and disposed of in accordance with Foundation trade-secret protocols for herbicides.\nNo chemical test yet developed reliably detects food contaminated with CCR; current Foundation techniques require the use of a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer combination to identify the molecule.\n\nDescription: SCP-17171 is a disease of plants that occurs only when two factors conflate.\nSCP-1717-1 is an endogenous pararetrovirus found in the genome of all members of the family Poaceae.2 When triggered, it induces the production3 of the novel enzyme CCR,4 which degrades chlorophyll into an analog molecule which is incapable of participating in photosynthesis, yet retains chlorophyll's color long after senescence of leaves and stems. Grasses killed by CCR can, unnoticed, turn into green hay or straw where they stand.\nBefore plant death, significant quantities of CCR are expressed in the endosperm within the seeds of affected plants, as much as 0.8 percent by weight in rice species. Such seeds typically can germinate, but shoots remain viable no longer than twenty-one days after germination. The flavor of affected grains is unchanged; therefore CCR can go undetected in the food supply.\nCCR can leach from decaying plant matter into the soil, and is robust enough to kill or injure several generations of plants before deteriorating5 to non-toxic byproducts. CCR has low or mild acute toxicity in animals6 and humans;7 however, it accumulates readily in the liver, and is toxic long-term.8 Idiopathic parkinsonism commonly develops within 6 months at accumulations over 2500 mg/kg, accompanied by either ascites, pleural effusion, or both. At this stage, without a liver transplant, hepatic encephalopathy and death follow within weeks.\nSCP-1717-2 is an unknown substance that induces the expression of the SCP-1717-1 gene.\n\n+ Additional notes\n\n- Hide\n\nTo date, infections of SCP-1717 have been identified in twelve different species, in three representative clades. Eleven of the twelve are staple grains, including maize, rice, and wheat; the twelfth is a common forage grass in the US. There is no evidence to refute the vulnerability of all Poaceae to SCP-1717.\nThe chemical tank recovered from the burned wreck of the Thruxton Jackaroo involved in Incident SCP-1717-Kappa in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588 would have contained no more than eighty liters if full. Within eight days after the incident, SCP-1717 was detected in 6,220 hectares of wheat centered twelve kilometers from where the crop duster was first intercepted. A 20mg sample recovered from the same tank contained no identifiable SCP-1717-2, but is strongly suspected to comprise the byproducts9 from the breakdown of SCP-1717-2 under intense heat. Notable is the presence of trace magnesium and arsenic.10\nThe Foundation coroner's analysis of the remains of the pilot was inconclusive. Alternative forensics are underway.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Anomalous Chlorophyll Reductase Enzyme Syndrome\n2. the true grasses\n3. within the Harrison organelles\n4. Cryptopathologic chlorophyll reductase\n5. predominantly via UV radiation\n6. 24 hour LD50 rat, oral: 2100mg/kg\n7. 24 hour LD50 D-class, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: 4800mg/kg\n8. The biological half-life is estimated to be 7.3 years.\n9. See document SCP-1717-Gamma for a catalog of identified molecules.\n10. However, contamination associated with the recovery effort cannot be ruled out.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1716 | SCP-1717 | SCP-1718 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1718\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Experimental Containment Unit 6852 shall be provided additional power and coolant as necessary to prevent breach. A 2 MW power plant is currently under construction on site to be dedicated solely to ECU-6852 and is projected to be adequate for another ten years.\nECU-6852 is composed of four elements: the core, the gyroscope, the bath, and the superstructure.\nThe central element of the core is a seamless spherical shell of an aluminum-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 alloy, 12 mm thick, of radius 1.63 m. This shell was centrifugally cast around a robotic tool which annealed and polished the interior surface to a reflectivity of 2017 GLU1 before self-disposing via [DATA REDACTED], which also evacuated the interior atmosphere to 0.5 pPa, calculated indirectly from the contraction of the aluminum shell under external pressure. Surrounding the alloy shell is a buffer of six hundred fifty four concentric graphene shells, each one atom thick. In this configuration it provides the highest tensile strength of any manufactured material to date, and acts as a perfect rotational bearing, allowing the innermost sphere to remain at rest or to rotate about any axis, at any speed, independent of the gyroscope.\nThe core is enclosed within the gyroscope: a shell of ultrapolished fused silica, 2 cm thick, weighing 60.5 kg, assembled from two hemispheres, and plated on its interior surface with 7 nm of niobium. The gyro is hydrodynamically suspended in a superfluid helium-4 bath at 1.95 K, and rotates in a plane parallel to the surface of the Earth2. At this temperature, the niobium is superconducting; as it rotates, it induces a magnetic field.\nThe bath is housed and circulated within the superstructure: a cylindrical Dewar of depleted uranium with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588magnetic drives (\"magdrives\") for accelerating and braking the gyro, a separate insulated reservoir, plumbing, instrumentation, and controls to provide circulation of 2.5 ML of total coolant. Authorized personnel may refer to document ECU-6852S, volumes 2-4 for complete schematics.\n\n+ Theory of operation\n\n- Hide\n\nThe hyperreflective surface of the innermost shell suppresses incident radiation across a wide frequency range via \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 interference.\nPrevious research demonstrates that quantum defects throughout the graphene lattices within the core occur naturally and self-repair spontaneously within the gyroscope's magnetic field. Calculations suggest the graphene shells can be treated as a composite material in a metastable state with a mean of 105 \u00b1 103 defects at its current temperature and pressure. At 70 K, comparable graphene samples were strong enough to contain sustained pressure of 18 MPa, and impulses of 4.2 GPa-msec. As the temperature is reduced, the strength increases exponentially.\nDuring the design phase, the containment unit was projected to consume 13.75 kW to maintain systems in a standby state between breach attempts by any SCP within. When active, the bulk of the energy expended by an attempt to breach containment from within will be subsumed by the vacuum uncertainty resulting from the tremendous London moment of the superconducting field. The remaining fraction will be converted to heat in the helium bath. For an arbitrary impulse of energy, this conversion occurs on the order of 100 picoseconds. The resilience of the containment device is limited only by the attainable flow rate, which is maintained automatically, and the size of the coolant reservoir. So long as the helium remains in the superfluid state3, maximum flow rate is far superior to that of other cryogenic coolants. The prototype is rated up to 100 kW of power consumption, and has ten times the coolant necessary for operation at maximum power. In a worst-case scenario, using all the coolant and power resources reasonably available to the Foundation, the device is theoretically capable of containing plasma on the order of fTp4, and physical forces approaching 50% of the Chandrasekhar inversion limit.\nAs a baseline, based on metrics taken from its current containment procedures and history of breaches, indefinite containment of an entity comparable to SCP-076 would require about 17 kW at most.\nAs the device was designed as a proof-of-concept prototype, no particular attention was paid to how an SCP would actually be placed into the core; it was assumed this could be engineered into a later version of the device.\n\nDescription: SCP-1718 is an energetic anomaly that arose during a project managed by the ECRG5 to explore the limits of containment science.\n\n+ Project Timeline\n\n- Hide\n\nFrom January to October 2009, ECRG conducted computational simulation, sample fabrication, and prototyped elements of the device.\n\nDate\nEvent\n\nDecember 2, 2009\nECRG submits proposal 6852, \"An \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Containment System\" to the O5 Research Subcommittee; Drs. Andrews and Hedley, principal investigators.\n\nFebruary 23, 2010\nProposal 6852 is approved and funded.\n\nMarch 15, 2010\nConstruction of the core begins in Bay 22 at Site-06.\n\nMay 2010\nProject timeline is accelerated by three months when ionic sonication techniques for the deposition of graphene are mastered ahead of schedule, allowing for the addition of a new layer every four hours.\n\nNovember 7, 2010\nThe gyroscope is assembled at 111 K. It is cooled to 77 K over the next 33 days.\n\nFebruary 2, 2011\nConstruction is halted for three weeks due to an industrial accident while casting the DU Dewar. Four staff are killed, including Dr. Hedley.\n\nAugust 5, 2011\nThe superstructure is complete. The gyro is assembled into the Dewar, using liquid nitrogen at 76 K as the initial coolant.\n\nSeptember 1, 2011\nCoolant temperature 65 K. Hydrodynamic rotation of the gyroscope initiated at 0.3 rpm.\n\nOctober 31, 2011\nCoolant at 9.3 K, rotation 52 rpm. Niobium makes superconducting transition, and the core becomes impervious to most sensors.\n\nJanuary 2, 2012\nCoolant at 8 K, rotation 72 rpm. The magdrives are first engaged to assist hydrodynamic acceleration of the gyro.\n\nFebruary 6, 2012\nCoolant at 7 K, rotation 104 rpm. A significant seismic event in the vicinity of Site 12 causes the rupture of a separate system condensing helium-4 for future use. One assistant researcher is killed, two staff are seriously injured. The gyro is stable throughout the event and its aftershocks.\n\nMay 17, 2012\nCore rotation 112 rpm. Temperature stabilized at 5.2K while staff initiate the replacement of nitrogen coolant with 4He.\n\nOctober 18, 2012\n4He at sufficient purity to resume cooling. 115rpm.\n\nJanuary 3, 2013\n4He reaches 2.17 K, and transitions to a frictionless superfluid state. As predicted, hydrodynamic acceleration no longer functions.\n\nOnce the bath became superfluid, the magdrives were used to accelerate the gyro over twenty-four hours to the target 150,000 rpm. The process completed 57 minutes earlier than predicted, but otherwise without incident. The coolant temperature was further reduced to 1.6 K to provide a safety margin. At this rate of rotation, relativistic effects cause a special case of the dynamical Casimir effect to arise between the opposing points of the niobium shell, bombarding the core with [DATA REDACTED] per design, completing the containment protocol. Instrumentation evidenced power, temperature, and gyroscopic stability at least two orders of magnitude better than its design tolerance, near or beyond the sensitivity of most of the instrumentation.\nOn February 1, in the wake of an unrelated cognitohazard event, Dr. Andrews was administered a Class B amnestic to save his life. He necessarily lost about five years of memories, including all knowledge of project 6852. Though quickly re-immersed in the project documentation and retrained by his former subordinates, he recovered no particular proficiency for the science and engineering techniques he previously pioneered, and expressed profound disbelief of the plausibility of several key components of the design of the containment system.\nIn the original project plan, the ECU was scheduled to burn-in for 90 days. In light of the fact that the research team had effectively lost both of its principal investigators, the containment tests were deemed successful, and deactivation of the device was initiated early (on February 8th) after thirty-five days of nominal operation. The plan called for a five day magdrive spin down at constant temperature, to 0.3 rpm at 1.6 K, followed by a four month warm up to 77 K, whereupon the core would be dismantled and inspected for stress and spallation defects.\nSeven hours after the magdrives were reversed, no significant slowing of the gyro could be detected. A diagnostic test of the SQUIDs that monitored rotation revealed a calibration drift had occurred, and suggested that the gyro was likely spinning far faster than expected.\nIn his first insight since amnestic treatment, Dr. Andrews theorized that the Coriolis effect, neglected in the original design analysis, had been freely accelerating the frictionless gyro for over a month. However, there was significant disagreement between the research assistants as to whether or not this was a sound application of basic physics. If true, points along the surface of the gyro were calculated to have a speed approaching 0.1c. At the direction of the O5 Research Subcommittee, the strength of the magdrives were eventually increased a hundredfold in an attempt to slow rotation. After fifty-five hours of continuous braking, the recalibrated SQUIDs were able to detect the rotation speed slowing through 352,000 rpm.\nSeventeen hours later, as the rotation speed slowed to 153,000 rpm (close to the original design speed), an unexpected and unexplained flow of heat into the 4He bath was detected. Automated systems compensated as intended, increasing total power draw (neglecting the magnetic drives) from 13.74 kW to 14.15 kW, and preventing any rise in temperature. The strength of the magdrives was immediately reduced to originally planned levels. Over the course of the next hour, as the magnetic drives slowed the gyroscope to 152,000 rpm, slightly above the original target rate, power draw climbed to 14.89 kW. Though small, the 1.15 kW difference in draw power theoretically corresponds to a sustained explosive force of over a kiloton of TNT within the core.\nIn an abundance of caution, the magdrives were adjusted to hold the rotation rate steady at 152,000 rpm, in order to allow further study without risking breach. Since then, the power necessary for stabilization has continued to climb, at about 500 W per day.\nIf the design theory is correct, the current level of power draw implies forces or temperatures within the core equivalent to 0.7 megatons of continuous explosive force.\nAddendum A:\nECRG proposal 6987, \"A 1/10th Scale Research Model of ECU-6852\" is attached. Drs. Andrews and Smenk, principal investigators.\nAddendum B:\n\nProposal 6987 is hereby rejected. Regarding the prototype, the Foundation will do what it's best at: ECU-6852 is hereby designated SCP-1718. Let's move on, gentlemen.\n- O5 Research Subcommittee\n\nFootnotes\n1. gloss units\n2. clockwise as viewed from above\n3. below 2.17K\n4. 10-15 times the Planck temperature, or about 1017 K\n5. the Experimental Containment Research Group\n\n\u00ab SCP-1717 | SCP-1718 | SCP-1719 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1719\n\nItem #: SCP-1719\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Examples of SCP-1719 may be stored under the standard security protocols for Safe objects. SCP-1719 has been tested extensively and exposure to it is considered physically harmless.\nSCP-1719-1 specimens among the general population are not currently to be contacted, contained or terminated, pending further research into the cause and nature of the anomaly.\nSite-57 has been designated the central location for SCP-1719 research. All current and incoming Foundation personnel are to be tested using SCP-1719, under the guise of standard medical screening. Examples of SCP-1719-1 found among D-Class personnel are to be designated exclusively for use in experiments on SCP-1719. Non-D-Class Foundation personnel found to be SCP-1719-1 specimens will be quarantined indefinitely via reassignment to limited duty at Site-57. The nature of SCP-1719-1 anomalies is not to be disclosed to any Foundation personnel, other than:\n\nResearchers of SCP-1719\nThe O5 Committee\nThe Foundation Ethics Committee\n\nKnowledge suppression among the general population is the current major containment issue for SCP-1719. To minimize unauthorized knowledge of SCP-1719:\n\nThe patent for SCP-1719 has been purchased by a Foundation front (Spectacular Cinematic Productions) and publicly accessible versions replaced with a non-anomalous variant.\nThe inventors of SCP-1719 have been interrogated and administered Class Omega amnestics.\nClass 1 monitoring of worldwide communications data for mention of SCP-1719, its effects, and means of production will continue indefinitely.\n\nUnauthorized knowledge of SCP-1719 is to be responded to with deletion/alteration of data, disinformation campaigns, and administration of amnestics when feasible.\nThe Foundation estimates that public knowledge of SCP-1719 has declined by 92% since these procedures were implemented in 2006. The primary distributor of SCP-1719, The First Visionary Church of the Revelation, is considered neutralized. Rumors of organized groups of SCP-1719-1 specimens are currently unsubstantiated.\nDescription: SCP-1719 is an optical device commonly known (after its inventors) as a Harrison-Grey lens. When viewed through SCP-1719, a significant number of humans (designated SCP-1719-1) exhibit an anomalous appearance (the Harrison-Grey effect), displaying a variety of non-human features. SCP-1719-1 specimens appear to be a heterogeneous combination of three or more species, including annelid, cetacean, procyonid, cnidarian, and cervine, arranged in a generally humanoid form. Many exhibit additional features unknown among terrestrial life.\nThe Foundation has conducted extensive research into the nature of the Harrison-Grey effect and the presence, distribution, and activities of SCP-1719-1 among the general public.\nSummary of Research on SCP-1719 and the Harrison-Grey effect\n\nApproximately 11.4% of the human population exhibits the Harrison-Grey effect i.e. is an example of SCP-1719-1.\n\nAffected individuals exhibit the anomaly from birth, and it does not appear to be contagious. The prevailing theory is that the effect is due to an unidentified recessive genetic trait.\n\nThere is no apparent correlation between SCP-1719-1 specimens and SCP-1237-1-positive individuals.\n\nExamples of SCP-1719-1 maintain consistent appearance to those who can perceive the anomaly.\n\nSCP-1719-1 specimens do not perceive the anomalous effect of SCP-1719, and consistently claim that they are not anomalous in any way. Non-researchers aware of the claimed effect (primarily D-Class, and individuals harassed by The First Visionary Church of the Revelation) insist it is some form of hoax, illusion, prejudice, or insanity on the part of those who perceive it.\n\nThe effect is evenly distributed worldwide, with the notable exception of the population of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, which is approximately 92% SCP-1719-1. To achieve such widespread distribution by non-anomalous means, the effect would need to have been present in the human population for over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 years.\n\nThe effect does not appear to correspond to race, sex, or any obvious genetic trait (hair/eye/skin color, blood type, etc.).\n\nThe effect does not correspond to any identifiable socio-economic or cultural factors. There is no explicit evidence that SCP-1719-1 specimens are congregating unusually, collectively engaging in suspicious activities, or in any way perceive each other as different from the general population.\n\nApproximately 45% of humanoid subjects held by the Foundation exhibiting other anomalies are, in addition, SCP-1719-1 specimens. For a complete list, see Document SCP-1719-B17. The significance of this is unknown, and no changes to current containment procedures should be made.\n\nSCP-1972-A appears to be a normal human when viewed through SCP-1719. The significance of this is, again, unclear.\n\nIt is currently unknown if the Harrison-Grey effect is a harmless optical anomaly, or has identified a significant threat among the general population. Due to the non-zero likelihood of an XK-Class event, determination of this is a Class 1 research priority. In the event that the presence of SCP-1719-1 within the general population becomes a confirmed threat, the Foundation Ethics Committee has approved reclassifying SCP-1719 as Keter, and implementing Procedure Z-1719-T as a joint Foundation/Global Occult Coalition operation.\nAddendum 1: Recovered material from The First Visionary Church of the Revelation:\n\nWe are the ones who See the truth: The Demons of old are not in Hell, but walk among us at this very moment! They do not rule yet, but have infiltrated our society from top to bottom. They pretend not to know their own nature, but they are the supreme Liars. When their Masters return, the Great Conspiracy shall be known, and we will be their cattle.\nBe tested! Know that you are not one of them and join Us.\nThey will be Exposed!\nThey will be destroyed!\nWe must rise up, before their Masters return.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1718 | SCP-1719 | SCP-1720 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1720, photographed before launch\n\nNote: SCP-1720 was declared neutralized on 9/8/62. The following information has been kept for historical reference.\nItem #: SCP-1720\nObject Class: Euclid Keter Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1720 is currently being tracked by multiple ground stations and orbital assets under Foundation control, and any changes in orientation or orbital velocity must be reported immediately. Suppression of knowledge of SCP-1720 is underway with cooperation from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Agency and the various space groups of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.\nDescription: SCP-1720 is a lunar orbital probe formerly designated as \"Pioneer P-3\" and launched by the United States on 11/26/59. Officially, the launch vehicle suffered a malfunction approximately 45 seconds after launch and the payload was subsequently destroyed. All data following this point has been redacted from public records and false files implanted in government files. During the launch of the probe, the vehicle was struck by an object of presumed extraterrestrial origin entering our atmosphere. From captured footage, the object appears to be no more than 11 cm in diameter, dark, irregularly shaped and possibly crystalline in composition. Following the impact and loss of control, the probe managed to reach low Earth orbit despite damage to its primary systems.\nFor several weeks following the launch, sporadic telemetry received by ground stations indicated that SCP-1720 was in an erratic, constantly changing orbit consistent with periodic adjustments made via the probe's on-board propulsion systems. After extensive long-range observation, it was determined that not only was the probe acting independently, it appeared to be using its scientific instruments and on-board camera to perform directed study of surface areas of the Earth as well as other orbiting satellites.\nAddendum 1720-01: Researcher Note, Incident 1720-014\n\nOn 3/21/61, a close pass using a Soviet intelligence satellite was used to take detailed photography of SCP-1720. During this pass, several anomalous events occurred:\n\nSCP-1720 matched velocities with and followed alongside the observing satellite for a distance of approximately 1,200 km despite it being deemed impossible for the original propulsion system of Pioneer P-3 to perform such a precise maneuver.\nExtensive \"growth\" was observed originating from an impact hole in the side of SCP-1720. Though the viewing angle did not permit detailed study, this mass was observed to move and \"pulsate\", suggesting that it may be of organic or biological composition.\nSCP-1720 circled around and studied the observing satellite before drawing away, behavior consistent with curiosity. As no transmissions have been detected that would suggest that SCP-1720 is being controlled externally, this suggests that it may be a living and possibly sentient entity.\n\nDr. R. L. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1720-02: Researcher Note, Incident 1720-021\n\nOn 5/11/61, a directed transmission positively identified as originating from SCP-1720 was detected by U.S. satellite [REDACTED] as the two objects were within 200 km of each other. After several minutes of not receiving any response, SCP-1720 approached and made contact with the satellite before drawing away.\nThe transmission was recorded and is now being analyzed, and telemetry from [REDACTED] is being monitored for signs of unusual activity.\nDr. R. L. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1720-03: Researcher Note, Incident 1720-022\n\nOn 5/18/61, contact was lost with [REDACTED]. Observation from ground stations has confirmed that [REDACTED] is now autonomous and is moving in tandem with SCP-1720, and has been designated SCP-1720-2.\nA proposal for reclassification to Keter is being sent up due to SCP-1720's potential for breach of secrecy and further compromise of orbital assets.\nDr. R. L. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1720-04: Researcher Note\n\nAs of 7/5/61, SCP-1720 has been reclassified as a Keter-level extraterrestrial threat by O5 Council directive. Permission has been granted to attempt to use a prototype anti-satellite missile to disable or de-orbit a SCP-1720 instance for testing purposes.\nDr. R. L. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1720-05: Researcher Note, Incident SCP-1720-029 and SCP-1720-33\n\nAn anti-satellite missile was launched at SCP-1720 on 9/8/61. All four instances of SCP-1720 not only managed to evade the missile but somehow disabled and dismantled the weapon, then proceeded to integrate its components into themselves. Due to the continuing threat to orbital assets, the upcoming United States \"Fishbowl\" series of high-altitude nuclear tests is being co-opted to deliver a high-yield warhead in an attempt to neutralize the SCP-1720 swarm.\nDr. R. L. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1720-06: Researcher Note, Incident SCP-1720-038\n\nOn 7/9/62, the US high-altitude nuclear test designated \"Starfish Prime\" was successfully deployed within 2 km of the center of SCP-1720. Damage assessment is currently underway.\nDr. R. L. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 1720-07: Researcher Note\n\nFollowing extensive observation of the fused wreckage, all seven instances of SCP-1720 have been declared neutralized as of 9/8/62. Negotiations with the United States government regarding the unexpected high-intensity electromagnetic pulse and subsequent property damage as a result of the boosted warhead yield is currently under discussion.\nDr. R. L. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1719 | SCP-1720 | SCP-1721 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1721\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All known instances of SCP-1721 are to be kept in a foam-lined case to prevent unsupervised motion. This case has been placed in a standard safe-class storage locker located in Site-19.\nAll text produced during individual instance testing must be logged in the SCP-1721 transcript file, while all Cole Process outputs are to be logged in high security transcript file SCP-1721-A.\nProcedural Revision C97-2: In order to prevent further spontaneous declassification of sensitive material, researchers are henceforth barred from conducting any experiments on multiple instances of SCP-1721 simultaneously. All Cole Process research is suspended until further notice and under no circumstances is SCP-1721 to be united outside of containment.\nDescription: SCP-1721 is a collection of three spinning tops recovered by Agent W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 from a Seattle street magician in 1973. When spun on any receptive surface, SCP-1721 begins to inscribe anomalous messages in black ink. SCP-1721 has not repeated itself in two hundred and thirty-seven separate testing sessions which have produced more than three hundred thousand lines of text.\nAll three instances (SCP-1721-1, -2, and -3) will spin indefinitely until deliberately stopped. Known instances each demonstrate their own specific style and subject matter consistent across multiple testing sessions.\n\n+SCP-1721-1\n\n- Hide\n\nSince acquisition, outputs from SCP-1721-1 take the form of a novel, written in Cyrillic in the style of a 19th-Century Russian author, although the text of the work matches no known publication. SCP-1721-1 began the work shortly after recovery and to date has produced eighty-seven chapters (over four hundred thousand words) with no signs of stopping. It is unclear whether the SCP is composing the novel or transcribing a pre-existing work.\nThe novel, entitled \u201cThe Bureaucrat's Wife\u201d, follows the trials and travails of Ekaterina Petrova, the young wife of a disaffected low-ranking official working in 1890's St. Petersburg. The official, Gennadi Arsenyev, frustrated with his low station and staid home life, has begun an affair with a local artist. The developing text is available through the SCP-1721 output file to any interested parties.\n\n+SCP-1721-2\n\n- Hide\n\nSCP-1721-2 transcribes with remarkable accuracy the thoughts and internal monologue of one randomly selected nearby individual. Testing has demonstrated that the instance's ability has a range of about three (3) meters. If no persons are within that range when the top is placed in motion, it spins in place until an individual approaches, at which point the transcription effect resumes.\nResearcher U\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had high hopes for SCP-1721-2 as an advanced interrogation tool, but field testing revealed severe obstacles to SCP use. While it is simple enough to get the object to select the proper individual for transcription, the instance records all of the subject's thoughts, conscious and unconscious, in a mass of incoherent and unconnected words. The resulting large mass of uncategorized information requires extensive data sifting and has proved less efficient than more conventional interrogation methods. Nonetheless, a \u201ctranslating\u201d software is in development which would render the top's outputs comprehensible; early results reveal repeated occurrences of [REDACTED] in subjects' mental narratives, despite the fact that no subjects tested would have had opportunity to meet the individual in question.\n\n+SCP-1721-3\n\n- Hide\n\nSCP-1721-3 has two output modes, both unhelpful. It alternates irregularly between providing nonsensical advice, and instructions which seem excellent but prove disastrous if followed. The advice is always pertinent to the occupation of the spinner, though the SCP identifies the occupation of all Foundation personnel as nothing more specific than \"working for the Foundation.\" The quality of advice shifts from persuasively argued to totally incomprehensible with little observable pattern.\nField Agent W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reports that prior to recovery, while in possession of [REDACTED], Instance 3 provided increasingly unfeasible proposals for new magic tricks. Since coming into Foundation hands, the object has produced a stream of entirely unhelpful containment procedures for Foundation-held anomalous objects both real and imaginary broken up with periods of persuasively presented but ultimately disastrous advice for various specific researchers and agents coming into contact with the instance. Attempts to use SCP-1721-3 to identify poor plans pre-emptively were unsuccessful because no means yet exists for forcing the instance to \"discuss\" a particular topic, preventing timely compilation of relevant steps to be avoided.\nPersonnel are advised to disregard all of the instance's advice, no matter how reasonable it may seem.\n\nAdditional Effects: When three (or possibly more) instances are spun in close proximity, SCP-1721 carries out what Dr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has labeled the \u201cCole Process.\u201d During phenomenon manifestation the tops cease their previously identified behavior and coordinate in producing a wide variety of artifacts. These artifacts are not limited to text, and include technical schematics and drawn illustrations. Textual Cole outputs have included works of fiction as well as non-fictional documents such as phone bills and birth certificates belonging to [REDACTED] and other Foundation personnel.\nSuch texts have ranged from a sketch of Dr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 standing before his house, the complete genome of a previously unknown species of bird, to a list of instructions for bypassing the Secret Service and assassinating Vice-President Spiro Agnew.\nExisting data on the Cole Process is insufficient to identify any particular patterns in SCP-1721 outputs. In distinct contrast to the solitary function of SCP-1721-3, these instructions have proved largely accurate when followed. All Process outputs are to be considered Level 3 Restricted Access Material under the relevant RAISA guidelines. See Cole Testing Logs for further information.\nThe mechanics of the process\u2014how SCP-1721 selects a subject and the source of its knowledge, etc., etc., remain unknown and Dr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 recommends further testing of this behavior.\nAddendum:\nIncident Cole-089: SCP-1721 produced what purported to be transcripts of sexually-explicit telephone calls between Junior Researcher U\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and the wife of Site Supervisor K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during a testing session overseen by both individuals. During the resulting altercation, testing was disrupted and several SCP outputs were damaged. Research staff are advised that SCP-1721 outputs may be emotionally sensitive but that this does not justify unprofessional behavior during testing.\nIncident Cole-097: SCP-1721 began work on a lengthy publication entitled \u201cOn the Breach of Containment\u201d which explored in great detail various [DATA EXPUNGED] and the means of disrupting them, particularly those concerning SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. Dr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 declared an emergency halt in testing and destroyed the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (\u2588\u2588) pages of already-completed material. Henceforth the Cole Process is to be regarded as an unacceptable threat to site security and all such testing has been suspended. Please refer to Procedural Revision C97-2 for updated containment procedures.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1720 | SCP-1721 | SCP-1722 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1722\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1722 is to be housed in a standard storage locker within Site 19. No further security measures are necessary.\nNo written records or computers are permitted within the testing chamber outside of pre-approved testing materials. All data is to be transcribed from video after testing is completed. If tests require that a camera be brought within SCP-1722's area of effect, staff overseeing testing are to communicate in American Sign Language.\nDescription: SCP-1722 is a branch of white oak measuring approximately 1.7 meters in length. SCP-1722 is decorated with various acrylic paints, colored duct tape, strips of leather, and feathers of the Canada goose (Branta canadensis). A partially completed string bracelet is attached to the item. Removed decorations have no anomalous properties of their own.\nWhen SCP-1722 is held by a human subject, the contents of all physical and digital documents within a five-meter radius will be permanently altered to contain handwritten commentary and proofreading notes, often in sufficient quantity to hinder the reading of the document. Video footage and audio recordings will be altered by the addition of a voice providing commentary, similar to edits made to texts. This voice is that of an adult male, estimated to be approximately 60 years of age.\nNo information contained within affected records will be deleted, and likewise no information will be added. Handwriting, vocabulary, syntax is consistent across all alterations.\nAddendum-01: Notable commentary:\nA speech written by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an 18th-century member of the British parliament.\n\nLook, now, you're on the right track here, but just think about what you're saying. Stomping down on the colonists is just going to get ugly for all parties involved. Best option would be to keep them as a semi-autonomous district, with a locally elected official serving as regional governor, accompanied by a second position who serves as representative in parliament. Also, knock it off with those curly fs. They're annoying as shit to read.\n\nAn excerpt of \u201cImmersion Deeps\u201d, a fanfiction.\n\nThis is the fifth apostrophe I've had to place in THIS FUCKING PARAGRAPH. You know what? Fuck it. I'm not reading this any more. [The remaining 71 pages are unedited.]\n\nA recording of an infomercial for \u201cHandy Helping Hampers\u201d\n\nWho the hell can't store their own clothing? Like, are you literally so incompetent with those gigantic meaty lobster claws you call hands that you can't figure out how to store and fold your own clothing? Really?\n\u2026\nEhhhh\u2026two for twenty's a pretty good deal, when you think about it. Maybe I can give \u2018em to someone for Christmas.\n\nSmashmaster!, a single-issue comic book\n\nWait what? Wait, what? Why is he doing this? Why is she doing that? What's wrong with his arm? What's wrong with her boobs? Who paid for this? Who paid money to read this? Why are they wearing tights in the arctic? Did this guy ever go to art school? What does this monologue even MEAN? Why does this exist? WHY?\n\nA United States 1040 income tax form\n\nYou know what would be great? A flat rate sales tax. You get more tax revenue due to the lack of exceptions, it's already graded for wealth levels, and you get to gut ALL of the IRS.\nOh wait, America.\n\nSultan of Spice, a romance novel.\n\nAND THEN THEY FUCKED AND GOOD GOD THIS PROSE IS PURPLE. [Written one letter a page.]\n\nA recording of \u201cLike a Rolling Stone\u201d by Bob Dylan\n\n[Voice sings along throughout the entire song. Voice is notably off-tune. The singing is occasionally interrupted by interjections \u201cYeah!\u201d \u201cYou tell \u2018em, Bob!\u201d]\n\nPrince Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 2 of Hamlet.\n\nGODDAMMIT SHUT UP.\n\nFrench art-house film Joyeux Fromage\n\n[Entire commentary is in fluent French, criticizing the writing and acting, though praising the imagery.]\n\nA video recording of SCP-1722 experiments.\n\nOh look, it's a guy with a stick. Wonderful, wonderful. Another guy walks in, \u201cHey Bob, how's it going?\u201d \u201cOh, you know, just holding this stick here.\u201d \u201cOh really that sounds interesting! Here, hold this book.\u201d \u201cGee wiz, Frank, now I'm holding both a stick and a book and aaaaaaaaaaaargh do something already!\n\n\u00ab SCP-1721 | SCP-1722 | SCP-1723 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1723\n\nItem #: SCP-1723\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1723 is to be contained in a humanoid containment cell that has been modified to act as a Faraday cage, blocking any incoming radio broadcast. Due to several ailments related to SCP-1723's age, a doctor is to be on-call for SCP-1723 at all times, since there is the possibility of a sudden medical emergency. SCP-1723 is to be confined to the cell at all times.\nDescription: SCP-1723 is a human female of Uzbek descent, approximately 90 years old. The subject stands at 1.4 meters tall, with grey hair, and weighs 39.2 kilograms. SCP-1723 is able to receive the contents of any radio waves passing within 300m of the subjects location, with SCP-1723's spine and brain acting as the receiver. SCP-1723 \"hears\" these broadcasts as disembodied voices. The subject can pick up on any radio signal broadcasted between the frequencies 88Mhz and 245Mhz. All broadcasts are heard in real time. The subject can pick up on any broadcast, regardless of the level of encryption. SCP-1723 can understand messages sent in Uzbek, English, Russian, French, German and in Morse code.\nBriefly contained in 1958, it was recovered in 1996, from a mental hospital in the Russian Federation, where she was being treated for her Alzheimer's disease and Dissociative Identity Disorder. SCP-1723 came to the Foundation's attention when reports of a patient able to hear mobile phone transmissions reached agents embedded in the local military. When agents arrived to investigate SCP-1723, the subject began repeating classified information being broadcast over the agents radios. SCP-1723 was taken into containment, and classified as Safe.\nThe subject is suffering from several degenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, osteoarthritis, cataracts, and deafness in the left ear, with limited hearing in the right. Note that the deafness does not affect the subject's ability to \"hear\" radio broadcasts. In addition, SCP-1723 has suffered multiple broken bones and minor brain damage at some point in the past, which was not treated properly. SCP-1723's dissociative personality manifests as an imitation of the personalities belonging to several Cold War-era politicians and military figures, including [DATA EXPUNGED].\nFMRI scans of the subject's cranium have revealed several small \"dead zones\" in the frontal lobe. These appear to be related to SCP-1723's radio ability, as they \"light up\" when radio waves are being received.\nAddendum: During the investigation that resulted in SCP-1723's capture, a small datebook was found in the subject's cell. It appears to have been used as the subject's diary during the time SCP-1723 was held captive by the GRU. Very little of the diary is legible, and only a few entries are relevant.\n\n\u2026Do not know how long I have been held captive. My name is \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and I have been held in this facility for about three weeks. I have been here since I told my district supervisor about the voices, and that I had been hearing them ever since that metal tower was constructed. I am hungry, and scared, and I do not know what they will do to me. If you read this, please send me help. Please tell my mother I am still alive.\n\n\u2026They tell me that I should be honored, to be trained as a field agent. They say that they are going to have to put me through \"obedience training.\" I do not know what they mean, but at least I am not going to die. I will allow them to put me through whatever process need be, so I can go back to the village.\n\nThey take me to Germany, to Poland, to Turkey, and I write what I hear. I am the voices. they tell me everything. Sometimes there are many voices, and sometimes there are few. I am the chancellor. I am the ambassador. I am all of the people in my heads. Who else would I be? I a\n\nI think I am losing my mind. these lucid periods keep getting shorter and shorter, and the haze gets overlong. I am afraid that if I cant perform my duty they will kill me. I don't know what to do. I must try to stop the haze, to recover. For my mother.\n\nI don't know how much longer I will be like this. It's tearing at me, gnawing at the corners of my mind. It wants me to slip back into their shoes, the voices. Their voices come from everywhere now. I can't walk near a metal tower without having an incident. Nobody understands what I am going through. They won't let me go home\n\nFrom this point on, the entries are indecipherable. The only other legible entry is a note located on the back of the datebook, apparently written by an agent of Division \"P\" in the GRU.\n\nAs of this time, Project S33 has been cancelled. Object S33 is no longer able to transcribe any radio signals, and is unable to perform basic life functions on her own. We have been contacted by an American organization willing to take her off our hands for a hefty sum. In the meantime, we have interned her at a mental facility. Personnel who had been assigned to Project S33 are to be reassigned. Documents relating to S33, such as this diary, are to go with the object.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1722 | SCP-1723 | SCP-1724 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1724, prior to containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1724\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1724's components are to be contained inside three separate Safe level containment chambers, positioned at least 20 meters away from one another. No personnel are permitted to interact with these components outside of testing. Persons who have measured over 900 when tested with SCP-1724 are to be terminated immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1724 is a large mechanical device, manufactured out of components developed in the early twentieth century. SCP-1724's components weigh, in total, 423 kilograms, and take up an area of 34 square meters. SCP-1724 does not require electricity to run, as it appears to run on an internal power source. SCP-1724 is composed of three primary components, designated SCP-1724-1 through -3. SCP-1724-1 is a large glass orb supported by a brass stand, with a valve and several rods that emit an electrical current into the orb. SCP-1724-2 is composed of several large steel rods connected by wire that emit large amounts of gamma radiation when SCP-1724 is active. SCP-1724-3 is a large chair with two television monitors built into the side. This chair has several instruments designed to attach to the human body.\nSCP-1724's anomalous effect will activate if a person sits in SCP-1724-3 while SCP-1724's components are within 20 meters of each other. If this occurs, the different components of SCP-1724 will activate. SCP-1724-1 will begin to exude green colored smoke, and the valve will begin to turn at an accelerated pace. Note that, at this point, the radiation emitted by SCP-1724-2 will not have any effect on the person seated in SCP-1724-3. After approximately 30 minutes have passed, the television monitors located on SCP-1724-3 will begin to display images. These images usually relate in some way to the person seated in SCP-1724-3, however their context is usually impossible to determine. This will continue for an additional thirty minutes. It is not known at this time what this number corresponds to.\nAfter this process finishes, a number between 0-999 will appear on SCP-1724-3's monitors. This will be accompanied by a voice giving commentary on the number. It is unknown what portion of SCP-1724 produces this voice, as SCP-1724 contains no instruments capable of producing sound. These comments will usually be critical in nature, with more criticism given with a lower score. For a partial list of statements produced by SCP-1724, please refer to Addendum 1724-A.\nPersons affected by SCP-1724 will experience a 10-15% decrease in their reaction time, mental acuity, and will experience difficulty forming rational thought. The affected person will begin to exhibit symptoms of sociopathy. These will become more pronounced with repeated exposures to SCP-1724. In addition, they will become more outgoing, attempting to have as much attention as possible focused on them at all times.\nSCP-1724 was recovered during a raid on a facility belonging to a religious group known as the Fifthist Church, after persistent reports of supernatural activity reached Foundation agents embedded in a local military installation. The facility appeared to have been constructed to house SCP-1724. SCP-1724 has been classified as Safe as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1989.\nAddendum 1724-A: Partial list of statements made by SCP-1724.\n\nIn regard to a score of 567, to D-0987.\nSister, you got the feeling inside you. But you ain't ready yet. You have to go, girl. You have to go out there, and get some flavor for that soul. Ride into a sunset, or be someone you never thought you could be.\nD-0987 made several requests to be transferred before monthly termination. Requests were denied.\n\nIn regard to a score of 109, to D-9541.\nI don't know brother. You don't have it in you. The feeling. The rhythm. It ain't something a man can learn. You gotta be born with it.\nD-9541 expressed signs of severe depression and anxiety. Self-terminated before monthly termination could be carried out.\n\nIn regard to a score of 789, to D-8234\nWhoa there friend, slow down! You got somethin' the other cats don't. You get it. You know that some of the things out there just ain't the way they ought to be. A real go-getter. You're ready, son. I can feel it in my bones.\nD-8234 expressed signs of contentment and raised endorphin levels. D-8234 terminated at the end of the month. Body shown to continue smiling after death.\n\nIn regard to a score of 997, to D-1249\n(Fifteen second pause.) Brother, I have seen some things. Things that would make your eyes pop and dribble like eggs on a Sunday morn. And this soul is something else. The aroma, the spice, the feel\u2026 It's something else, brother. Talk to Big Top sometime. I think he'll wanna have an audience with you.\nSeven days after the experiment took place, D-1249 disappeared from Foundation custody. Location currently unknown. Testing discontinued.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1723 | SCP-1724 | SCP-1725 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1725\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1725 is to be held in a Safe Containment cell, located at Site-77's Safe SCP division. This locker is to be secured with an electronic locking system. Any persons affected by SCP-1725 who are found outside of containment are to be held and questioned about possible involvement with the group of interest Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd, followed by the administration of a Class-B amnestic.\nDescription: SCP-1725 is an ornate brass box, with an area of approximately 4x3x3 meters. SCP-1725 has a panel attached to its left side, with a dial that can adjust to nine different settings. There is also a terminal, which only activates when the dial is set to '9'. SCP-1725 does not require any outside power source to function, and does not produce any type of waste. The words \"Marshall Carter and Dark Ltd\" have been embossed onto the bottom of SCP-1725, and onto the top of the control panel.\nAny persons who enter SCP-1725 are subject to its anomalous effect. Any person within SCP-1725 when the dial is changed will have one of nine physical mutations applied to them. These mutations correspond with the options on SCP-1725's control panel. The mutations are designed in such a way that they cause the persons body to mimic popular fashion accessories such as earrings and high heels. For a complete list of possible SCP-1725 mutations, please see Addendum 1725-A.\nSCP-1725 was recovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1989, from an auction being held in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, GA. It is believed that this auction had been set up by the group of interest Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd. During the raid on this auction, SCP-1725 was recovered, along with approximately 54 other items. Testing revealed that SCP-1725 was the only anomalous item that had been secured as a result of this raid, and it was classified as Safe on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1992. This auction card was recovered with SCP-1725:\n\nMARSHALL, CARTER, & DARK LTD. OFFICIAL AUCTION CARD.\nJust imagine, having the most fashionable servants amongst anyone in your social circle. Seeing them writhe in jealousy as a servant who is always up with the latest trends comes up and serves you the finest foods and drinks. But keeping all of your staff up with the times can be expensive. With this lovely piece, you can be the one who has all the gentlemans clubs abuzz. They will say your employees have the elegance and poise that no other can match. And it can be all yours, for a price of only \u00a3950000. And if the staff ever start getting uppity about their predicament\u2026give them some time with option nine.\n\nAddendum 1725-A: Log of physical mutations resulting from SCP-1725.\n\nLOG OF PHYSICAL MUTATIONS.\n\nSetting One \"Hoops-Earrings\"\nThe person will begin to grow large circular holes in their ears. These circular areas will grow muscular tissue in order to keep the circular shape.\n\nSetting Two \"Heels\"\nAffected persons will grow large bone protrusions from their heels, with additional scar tissue growing to cover it. This growth is both rapid and extremely painful. These protrusions can cause extreme defects to the person's existing bone structure due to the stress caused by the sudden additional bone growth.\n\nSetting Three \"Dangle-Earrings\"\nPersons will develop large growths from each ear, and will develop smooth colorful growths. These growths will occasionally become fused to other portions of the body such as the shoulder, neck, face, and chest, depending on the size of the growths.\n\nSetting Four \"Horned Glasses\"\nPersons will grow large bone protrusions around the eyes, resembling horn-rimmed spectacles. These new growths are extremely sensitive, and are easily damaged. In addition, there is a 16% chance of the new growths becoming fused to the eyes or eyelids.\n\nSetting Five \"Wings\"\nPersons will grow large bone and sinew structures on their backs, superficially resembling nonfunctional butterfly wings. These 'wings' are extremely fragile, and subjects are highly sensitive towards them. Subjects do not display any amount of control over these 'wings'.\n\nSetting Six \"Beauty\"\nPersons will appear to grow porcelain-like covering over their skin. This covering has an appearance similar to marble, and is extremely fragile. Due to the fact that there are no openings for the subject's nose or mouth, holes must be cut in this covering or else subjects will suffocate. In addition, large muscles will appear to grow on the subject. However, these new growths are actually a thin layer of skin stretched over a fluid filled cyst.\n\nSetting Seven \"Fantasy\"\nPersons will grow large, sharp bone protrusions from their ears, and will gain massive restructuring of the face and body. Persons affected in this way will often have difficulty with locomotion and speech.\n\nSetting Eight \"Random\"\nA combination of all previous options. Note that this option is highly unpredictable, and will often cause random and unwanted defects such as burns, severe damage to any cartilage tissue, gross distortion of the limbs and face, impotency, and death.\n\nSetting Nine \"Punish.\"\nThe operator of the device will be given complete control of the composition of the person within SCP-1725 via a command terminal. Any changes made to the subject's body will be extremely painful to the subject, and can lead to their death. Changes can be reverted at the operator's choice.1\n\nFootnotes\n1. It is believed that SCP-1808, recovered later in Somerset, England, was acquired to cater to clientele intrigued by the demonstration of this option.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1724 | SCP-1725 | SCP-1726 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1726\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The path leading to SCP-1726 is to be blocked by a guard post operated by the Foundation Chinese Branch under the banner of the People's Liberation Army. No further security is necessary to prevent outside interference.\nSCP-1726 itself is not to be entered without at least one instance of SCP-1726-1 accompanying researchers. Personnel are not to remain within SCP-1726 for periods longer than four hours. Materials found within SCP-1726 are not to be removed from SCP-1726.\nContact with SCP-1726-1 specimens is to be carried out according to Document 1726-CO.\nAll documents copied within SCP-1726 are to be stored in Research Archive 18.\nDescription: SCP-1726 is a one-story structure located in [REDACTED] Province, China. No anomalies are present in the materials used to build SCP-1726, and the original construction is estimated to date from around 1200 CE.\nThe interior of SCP-1726 is a stable spatial anomaly, measuring approximately fourteen square kilometers in area. This space consists of a library, surrounding a small garden and fountain. The contents of this library consist primarily of philosophical, theological, and historical texts, accompanied by artifacts from civilizations in east and central Asia, many of which originate from cultures unknown to general anthropology. The oldest artifacts contained within SCP-1726 are a collection of Yeren tablets dated to approximately 30000 BCE. Other notable civilizations featured are the Shambhalan dynasties, the Lemurian river peoples, the dynasties of Mu, and the Daevic Empire.\nA stone pillar rises out of the central garden of SCP-1726, ascending through a hole in the roof to an unknown height and climbable by means of a wooden walkway spiraling around the edge of the structure. This pillar exists within the spatial anomaly of SCP-1726, and so is not able to be seen from the outside. The exact height is unknown: the highest point reached by Foundation agents is 12.8 km.\nSCP-1726-1 is a group of fifty-four known humanoid constructs, composed of porcelain. Constructs are hollow, capable of full articulation, and will generally appear to be stylized representations of scholarly cultural archetypes. SCP-1726-1 specimens are sapient, and are fluent in various dialects of modern and ancient Chinese languages, and other obscure or extinct dialects. SCP-1726-1-03, SCP-1726-1-20, and SCP-1726-1-44 are fluent in English. SCP-1726-1 behavior generally consists of studying the contents of SCP-1726, and in guiding visitors through SCP-1726.\nWhen an individual remains outside SCP-1726 for an extended period of time (one to six hours), a specimen of SCP-1726-1 will emerge from the structure and offer to lead the individual in a tour of the library. Upon returning to the entryway, the SCP-1726-1 instance will speak the following phrase in classical Chinese: \"I have wandered a great distance, and I have learned ten thousand things.\" Unaccompanied entry into SCP-1726, even after using the appropriate verbal cue, will result in immediate expulsion from the structure by an unseen force. Extended time spent within SCP-1726 (over four hours) will result in disorientation, memory loss, and nausea due to the spatial compression effects. Climbing the central pillar will not generate this effect.\nAddendum-01: Notable excerpts from texts include:\n\n\u201cAnd as I looked back, I saw that my home was lost to the Beast's stirring. The boat was shaken by the waves, as I watched the last fires on the hills of Mu die out. Despair clutches at my heart, for so much had been lost in our foolishness.\u201d\n\nTaken from \u201cThe Records of the Destruction of Mu\u201d, (c. 25000 BCE), a collection of short tales from one Kai-Zuun-Loo, a survivor of the destruction of the continent.\n\n\u201cThe Daevas returned in triumph, Ab-Leshal at the front of the column of soldiers and great war-beasts that did stretch to the horizon, bringing with them trophies of bronze from far-off lands and peoples in chains to the work in their slave pits. I watched, and I knew fear.\u201d\n\nTaken from Fragment C of \u201cThe Traveler's Book\u201d (c. 11000 BCE), records of an unnamed individual observing the Daevic Empire. Event described is the triumphal march of Daeva Hhu Rie in 11039 BCE, as is further described in other records of the Low Daevic period.\n\n\u201cLook here, look there, look behind and look forward. All things are connected, just as the lines of these words are connected, and the cycle turns ever more. Look to those who thought themselves gods: they were cast down by those they have enslaved. Slaves become masters, to be thrown down by their own slaves, and so the cycle goes, forever, until the Earth is blackened and the last stars have died. For the Great Ones have passed, and Mu has passed, and the lands to the South and the West have passed, and even the Empire has passed.\u201d\n\nA quote from an unknown work, found in Scroll 8 of \u201cTya Jhalil\u201d, (c. 9000 BCE), a compendium of philosophy written in the aftermath of the collapse of the Daevic Empire.\n\n[Illegible] was here.\n\nGraffiti carved on the fountain in the center garden, date unknown, presumed to be at least 150 years of age. Written in English.\nNotable artifacts found within SCP-1726 include:\n\n1 non-functioning Eternal Engine dating from the High Daevic period (c. 15000 BCE), with schematics for repair.\n4 functioning Low Daevic period slave collars (c. 10000 BCE).\nRemains of 2 deceased hexapedal creatures resembling small cetaceans. Origin unknown.\n6 heavily damaged and inactive fragments of bronze clockwork. Fragments bear carved mantras from the Low Daevic period.\nA sample of tissue from an unknown organism. The tissue contains a high mineral content, and has visible strata within it. Sample is labelled \"From the Beast that Destroyed Mu\".\n1 wrought-iron lantern, date unknown. The flame within cannot be extinguished, and the addition of fuel does not generate any change.\n102 maps of civilizations cataloged within SCP-1726.\n\nAddendum-02: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588: An unknown entity was observed by researchers described as a squat humanoid with limbs similar to those of an arachnid. The entity was seen re-arranging books, and upon being seen fled from researchers and ascended the central pillar. General research within SCP-1726 has been halted for the time being.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1725 | SCP-1726 | SCP-1727 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Vehicle launched by SCP-1727 during testing of water sources in enclosed spaces.\n\nItem #: SCP-1727\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1727 is to be contained in a high-capacity containment vault, located in Site-77's Safe SCP wing. A pool large enough to encompass the mass of vehicles used in testing is to be kept in this containment chamber, being maintained daily by Foundation personnel. The area SCP-1727 was discovered in has been purchased by Foundation front organizations, with all nearby buildings being demolished.\nDescription: SCP-1727 is a \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand portable car wash, manufactured in 1999. The exterior is painted blue, with a logo for the non-existent \"CRSHCRS1 Corporation\" printed on the sides. SCP-1727's interior components match those found in other \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand portable car washes.\nWhen a vehicle enters SCP-1727, it will be cleaned normally by SCP-1727's components. The driver can select from several options to change the way their vehicle will be cleaned. A button at the bottom is labeled \"Open-Sub cleaning\", which costs twice as much as the other options. If the last option is selected, cleaning instruments will hold the vehicle in place, and the roof portion of SCP-1727 will open via an unknown mechanism. Following this, the vehicle will be catapulted upward, at an angle. SCP-1727 will then dispense a receipt with a personalized message.\n\nAccess Example Documentation\n\nAccess Granted\n\nA quick job done well-Just as the customer likes it.\n\nHigh up and all clean, buffed by fluffy clouds.\n\nThat was close. But exciting!\n\nVehicles launched by SCP-1727 will continue being propelled through the air until they pass a source of water large enough to enclose them. Note that these vehicles do not follow a normal arc, but will continue moving through the air at the same speed until a suitable water source is located. These can be locations such as oceans, lakes, rivers, aquifers, or bodies such as swimming pools, fish tanks, and clouds. Using SCP-1872 will not affect a vehicle's trajectory or velocity. After reaching their destinations, vehicles will decelerate normally. Drivers do not typically survive impact.\nSCP-1727 was discovered after reports of vehicles hurtling through clouds were reported by passengers on a civilian aircraft. Initially classified as an Extranormal Event, further investigation was conducted after reports of a vehicle impacting the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 military testing course reached Foundation assets in the U.S army. A cover story regarding local pranksters was disseminated, with SCP-1727 being classified as Safe on 11/17/2000.\nIncident 1727-1: During testing on 11/16/2002, a vehicle launched by SCP-1727 was not found. No report matching SCP-1727's effect have been found, and as of 4/14/2009 has not reappeared. The receipt message printed by SCP-1727 has been made available in this report.\n\nOops.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Denoting a possible connection with SCP-1894\n\n\u00ab SCP-1726 | SCP-1727 | SCP-1728 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1728\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1728 is to be bound with wound polyurethane fibers to a steel table 1 meter by 2 meters in area. The table is to be contained within a sealed refrigeration unit, which is to be kept at a constant 0\u00b0 C \u2014 standard temperature monitoring applies. Communication with SCP-1728 is to be conducted by one researcher at a time inside the refrigeration unit with the temperature raised to 10\u00b0 C and one of SCP-1728's arms unrestrained. The door must be sealed before communication begins and unsealed only after the restraints have been replaced.\nSCP-1728-1 is to be kept in a polyurethane-lined box measuring 30cm X 10cm X 5cm and stored in anomalous weapons containment. SCP-1728 is not to be made aware of SCP-1728-1's location.\nDescription: SCP-1728 is a humanoid entity 1.5 meters in height and 57kg in weight. While otherwise human in form, the entity lacks a head \u2014 its neck ends in a cauterized stump approximately halfway through the larynx. Despite this, the entity is capable of functioning with normal human-like capacity and has no apparent sensory, motor, or metabolic difficulties. It cannot speak, but it is capable of writing. Subject has a grasp of the English language similar to that of a child of 8-10 years of age, and its intelligence shows likewise.\nSCP-1728 continuously exudes a substance chemically identical to unsalted dairy butter from the surface of its body. Because of this, the entity has an extremely low coefficient of friction. Removing the butter results in more being exuded to replace it. The butter generally remains closely adherent to SCP-1728's body, but rubs off on anything the entity touches. The butter has no anomalous properties when separated from the entity. Instead of fingernails, SCP-1728 has hollow points of bone that protrude from the ends of its fingers. It can channel butter through these bones to use them as pens or low-pressure jets.\nSCP-1728's only article of clothing is a pair of short burlap pants strapped over its shoulders with suspenders made of twine. Any other clothing slides off its body or becomes so damp as to be effectively useless.\nSCP-1728-1 is a 22cm-long steel knife with a handle made of cast-iron. SCP-1728 cannot easily hold onto any item other than SCP-1728-1.\nSCP-1728 actively resists containment. The entity is capable of slipping out of most forms of restraints, and will attempt to escape given any chance. It uses the butter it exudes to its advantage, sliding across nearly any surface at speeds of up to 34kph and leaving tracks of butter behind it. Its current goal appears to be to retrieve SCP-1728-1 from containment. SCP-1728 is difficult to hold onto or stop from moving; however, sufficient heat loss can cause it to mostly solidify, preventing escape. Additionally, polyurethane has shown to be capable of restraining it.\nInterview Log SCP-1728-01\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1728\nInterviewer: Dr. Tane\nForeword: In the following interview, SCP-1728 was asked questions verbally and allowed enough freedom of movement with one arm to write its answers down on black paper. All answers are transcribed verbatim. Interview took place in SCP-1728's containment chamber.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Tane: SCP-1728, can you hear me?\n(nine seconds elapse)Dr. Tane: I'm Dr. Tane, SCP-1728. Do you know why you're here?\n(fifteen seconds elapse)Dr. Tane: \u2026The Foundation recovered you in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 forest. You were inside a tree.\n(twenty-eight seconds elapse)Dr. Tane: And this led to being inside the tree?\n(twelve seconds elapse)Dr. Tane: SCP-1728, are you aware of your condition?\n(eleven seconds elapse)Dr. Tane: Well, you don't have\u2014\n(SCP-1728 begins writing immediately)Dr. Tane: How long have you been like this?\n(thirty-five seconds elapse)(SCP-1728 pauses briefly as though reviewing the sentence, then continues. Nineteen seconds elapse)Dr. Tane: \u2026Thank you, SCP-1728, that will be all.\n(SCP-1728 begins writing quickly)Dr. Tane: Not now, SCP-1728.\n(SCP-1728 struggles in its restraints. Its other arm begins to slide out)\nDr. Tane: (calling to the observing staff) Chill it!\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: The refrigeration system was turned back on. SCP-1728 solidified shortly afterwards and was manually molded back into its restraints.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1727 | SCP-1728 | SCP-1729 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1729\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Captured instances of SCP-1729 are to be kept in a warehouse located within Sector-25. Outside of testing, every instance of SCP-1729 is to be restrained using standard wheel clamps, and switch 1A set to 'off'. Any newly captured SCP-1729 instance is to be fitted with manual operation switches on leads 1-7, and an additional battery-operated relay circuit on lead 1. (See Document-1729-B for complete diagram with critical locations, and appropriate schematics with part numbers specified)\nIf testing on SCP-1729 requires the removal of restraints, such a test must be carried out on designated enclosed test track marked 5-TTR on the Sector-25 layout plan. During such testing, only D-class personnel are to be allowed to approach or initiate contact with SCP-1729 - for this purpose, a group of 6 D-Class, designated DR-1729, is to be used for such testing, as per Document P28-DR-1982 relating to disposable personnel indefinitely assigned to a single research task. At least 3 members of DR-1729 are required to have a background in automotive repair. At least 1 member of DR-1729 is required to have a background in mechanical engineering.\nLocations found to serve as deposition sites for SCP-1729 are to be transferred into possession of an appropriate Foundation cover organisation, and monitored for activity. Any inbound SCP-1729 instances are to be captured, and their payload seized; civillians found within the perimeter of a deposition site are to be interrogated, and unless required otherwise, treated with Class-A amnestics and released.\nDescription: SCP-1729 refers to a presently indeterminate number of apparently autonomous motor vehicles of differing model and manufacturer, their count currently estimated at \u2588\u2588. Each instance of SCP-1729 is painted black, and marked with a \"TAXI\" panel, and the logo and telephone number of a taxi service1. License plates found on SCP-1729 instances tend to duplicate those of existing vehicles.\nThe interior of SCP-1729 instances differs significantly from that of an equivalent vehicle. The engine does not connect to the gas tank. Instead, the flywheel [REDACTED] while the battery seems to provide energy for SCP-1729's functioning - cutting the wire lead marked 1 on SCP-1729 scheme effectively disables the instance in question. A number of further wire leads extend to various sections inside - disabling any of these seems to disable specific mechanisms inside SCP-1729. The gas tank itself contains between 20-60 litres of saline solution and connects to a nozzle located within the trunk area, also housing a number of servo and hydraulic controlled manipulation mechanisms,and mobile high-voltage electrodes. Furthermore, the trunk wall and lower chassis houses a \u2588\u2588\u2588W laser cutter and several devices whose purpose and construction is currently subject to research.\nWhile in its inactive state, SCP-1729 is stationary, and does not significantly differ in appearance from a regular vehicle. SCP-1729 tend to activate at random times between 10pm and 8am. Rarely, operation outside these times has been observed.\nUpon activation, instances of SCP-1729 proceed to move along surface streets in a random pattern; however, they are significantly more likely to pick directions leading to areas with higher population density2. SCP-1729 will comply to traffic law, asides from occasional erratic behaviour during right turns, usually occurring towards the end of a cycle. During the active period, humans looking at SCP-1729 perceive a humanoid figure, designated SCP-1729-1, sitting in the driver's seat - optic and thermal instrumentation shows the seat to be empty, furthermore a strong [DATA EXPUNGED] further pointing to being illusory.\nIf an active instance of SCP-1729 is approached, or gestured to, SCP-1729 will stop, and its doors unlock. SCP-1729-1 will attempt to mimic a taxi driver; those witnessing such an event report frequent defects such as vocalisations not synchronised with facial mimics, slurred speech, or erratic movements. If boarded, SCP-1729-1 will proceed towards the intended destination until attaining a velocity of approximately 40km/h. Subsequently, the back seat of SCP-1729 will shift, a set of manipulators will restrain the passenger, paralyse them by means of an electric discharge and a series of rollers will proceed to relocate them into the trunk, where [REDACTED]3 and subsequently section the body, storing the segments in saline-filled PE bags. The sectioning is consistent, but highly idiosyncratic - bags often contain multiple parts, such as heart and lungs, while the intestinal tract is usually split into cca 1.5m segments, each packed separately, and on two occasions, some packages contained approximately 500g of cca 35mm vein and artery sections.\nUpon completion. SCP-1729 will proceed towards a fixed location4 and deposit all collected material, usually packed within 2-5 black PE sacks. SCP-1729 will proceed to evacuate the premises, and deactivate upon encountering an available parking space. The mean period of re-activation appears to be 16+/-3 days.\nAddendum 1729-1:\n\nIncident 1729-1:\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Metropolitan Police have been asked to investigate an unusual smell spreading from one of the vehicles in a parking lot located near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 apartment complex. When approached by the summoned patrol, the vehicle activated and attempted to ride away, injuring one of the officers in the process - the second responded with gunfire, causing it to crash due to tire damage. Subsequent examination has shown the trunk to be full of human remains in advanced state of decay. The patrolmen were administered amnestics by a Foundation member posing as a MI5 liaison, and the remains of the vehicle were taken for testing - it was found that the PE foil stockpile within the SCP-1729 instance has been depleted, and due to the inability of ejector to process unpacked tissues, this resulted in their accumulation within the device.\n\nAddendum 1729-3:\n\nCONTAINMENT PROCEDURE UPDATE\nSince initial containment, the proportion of encountered SCP-1729 instances in degraded state has been on a steady rise, with \u2588\u2588 cases similar to Incident 1729-1, and further \u2588 cases of breakdown, making up 79% of all SCP-1729 encounters. Furthermore, there has been a steady decrease in amount of reported incidents consistent with SCP-1729 mode of operation, and the monitoring of former delivery sites has resulted in no additional captures. Requesting removal of paragraph 3 from containment procedures to reflect this, especially given current increased staff requirements with respect to [REDACTED]. - Researcher Pauling\nRequest approved. - Dr. Zubov, section head\n\nFootnotes\n1. While most SCP-1729 instances tend to mimic the information pertaining to genuine taxi services, approximately 20% refer to fictitious companies, most usually \"Opa Taxi\" \"Fedot Transport\" or \"Carlo Cabs\"\n2. Transition probabilities follow a roughly 0.7/0.3 split.\n3. Despite [REDACTED] has been shown to increase the vitality of collected tissue samples and their resistance to enviromental factors resembling that of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Investigation into potential uses in transplant surgery strongly recommended.\n4. SCP-1729 shows a strong preference for sites with low to medium human activity. To date, fifteen deposition sites have been secured, notably warehouse A of former \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Inc., garage 28-J in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, London and floor 3 parking lot of Tesco, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. For a complete list, see Document-1729-B\n\n\u00ab SCP-1728 | SCP-1729 | SCP-1730 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1731\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1731 and SCP-1731-1 are to be kept in Containment Locker #324 at Site 23. Until the object's effects can be fully understood and activated, all testing with the object is to be done in Testing Area #255 outside of Site 23 by D-Class personnel. Procedure 701-Raenire is to be attempted and fully revealed in order to discover the full anomalous nature of SCP-1731.\nSCP-1731 and SCP-1731-1 are to be kept in Containment Locker #324 at Site 23. Further testing on SCP-1731 has been deemed unnecessary.\nDescription: SCP-1731 is a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand refrigerator. The object has been colored red with spray paint and has a variety of objects attached to its outer surface, including 17 cellphones of various makes and brands, the skeletal remains of several species of mammals, and an unidentified human foot. The object displays no anomalous properties unless Procedure 701-Raenire is completed. Otherwise, it functions as a non-anomalous refrigerator of the same brand when connected to a power source.\nSCP-1731-1 is a series of three handwritten documents detailing the procedure required to activate SCP-1731's anomalous effects, hereby designated Procedure 701-Raenire. The text of SCP-1731-1 is incomplete and damaged; as such, testing is going on currently in order to discover the complete process behind Procedure 701-Raenire. The entirety of the contents of SCP-1731-1 have been revealed through Foundation experimentation. See Addendum SCP-1731-Alpha for excerpts from the SCP-1731-1 documents.\nAddendum-1731-Alpha:\n\n1. Draw a perfect circle with a diameter of exactly 46.345m in the middle of a barren patch of farmland around the fridge and write the words, \"Je ne suis pas mort\" anywhere within it. From now on, the circle will light up whenever you successfully complete the next step to let you know you can continue.\n2. Make a man with dirty blonde hair and no left hand stand in the middle of the circle.\n3. Make the man drink th[UNREADABLE]il he can't anymore.\n\n42. Take seven roses, douse them in gasoline, set them aflame with a fire used to burn gold, frankincense, and myrrh.\n43. Find a Ma[UNREADABLE]sary thrice.\n43. Stick six plastic forks into the ground in the shape of a hexagram.\n44. Discern the correct step #43. Read it aloud.\n\n63. Kic[UNREADABLE] while pun[UNREADABLE]ctus.\n\n97. Spread the ashes of the plant from Step #42 in the upper compartment of the fridge.\n98. [UNREADABLE] with the spear.\n99. Recreate Lazarus and kill a man.\n100. Revel in the glory of completion.\n\nDiscovery Log: SCP-1731 was discovered in the desert outside of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, NV on 01/01/2007 after the Foundation heard reports of a group conducting a \"fridge ritual\" in the area. The group (which membered approximately 100 people) was discovered during the apparent completion of Procedure 701-Raenire, during which the object began opening and closing its doors rapidly and emanating red lights. At the time, members of the group were resisting police officers from intervening in the procedure through assorted means; however, upon the arrival of Foundation MTF-Lambda-13 (aka \"Occults of Personality\") members of the group reportedly dismantled various structures of the ritual, which caused the cessation of SCP-1731's active phase, and surrendered. All members were interrogated by Foundation personnel and searched. All information gained from interrogations was inconclusive and often contradictory. SCP-1731-1 was confiscated from one of the members. All members were administered Class-A amnestics and monitored for three months for signs of further involvement with anomalous groups.\nAddendum-1731-Beta: Extensive testing has begun to discover the anomalous nature of SCP-1731 and the complete process behind Procedure 701-Raenire. As stated in Step #1 of SCP-1731-1, the drawn circle emanates white light for three seconds upon the successful completion of a step detailed in the documents. A timeline has been established of notable events occurring during the experimentation of SCP-1731.\n\nDate\nNotable Event\n\n02/01/2007:\nExperimentation begins.\n\n15/02/2007:\nFirst accidental death. Personnel are to handle [REDACTED] with greater care in the future, no matter the apparent condition of the animal.\n\n13/05/2007:\nFirst personnel presumed dead due to spatial anomaly.\n\n27/06/2007:\nFirst researcher death. Foundation staff are hereby prohibited from entering within 10m of the testing area during experimentation. It is to be noted that staff successfully reached Step #50 today.\n\n14/09/2007:\nSubject resembling D-86753 appeared in the testing area, claiming to have been testing with SCP-1731 as of 08/10/2007. Subject has been detained by the Foundation until further notice at Site 46. As of 09/10/2007, D-86753 has been returned to Site 23.\n\n08/10/2007:\nD-86753 was lost during testing.\n\n01/01/2008:\nSee Addendum-1731-Omega.\n\nAddendum-1731-Omega-01: On 01/01/2008, Procedure 701-Raenire was successfully completed. As observed upon discovery of the object, SCP-1731 began rapidly opening and closing its doors and emanating red light. This continued for approximately two minutes, at which point the object ceased movement. The object's doors were closed and a high-pitched noise began. A large, amorphous entity began emerging from SCP-1731 while loudly vocalizing in an unknown language. Upon the entity's appearance, all electronic devices within 100m of SCP-1731 experienced heavy distortion and interference. Personnel who observed the affected devices immediately displayed violent tendencies towards other personnel on-site. Personnel standing within the circle drawn in Step #1 of Procedure 701-Raenire lay face-up on the ground and chanted in a language resembling the one exhibited by the emerging entity. Approximately three (3) minutes after the entity's appearance, part of it knocked over the structure built for Step #54, which lead to the cessation of all anomalous activity and the demanifestation of the entity.\nAddendum-1731-Omega-02: Procedure 701-Raenire was repeated. Events identical to those that occurred in Addendum-1731-Omega-01 transpired, except that the entity's form smudged the symbols drawn during Step #17 of Procedure 701-Raenire, which caused the cessation of anomalous activity and the demanifestation of the entity.\nAddendum-1731-Omega-074: Procedure 701-Raenire was repeated. Events identical to those that occurred in Addendum-1731-Omega-01 transpired, except that the entity's growth caused SCP-1731 to fall over, leading to the cessation of anomalous activity and the demanifestation of the entity.\nSite Director's Note: After repeated successful attempts at completing Procedure 701-Raenire with all attempts yielding practically identical results, testing of SCP-1731 and SCP-1731-1 has been stopped indefinitely. -Site Director Langley\n\n\u00ab SCP-1730 | SCP-1731 | SCP-1732 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1732\nObject Class: Neutralized (Safe)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As SCP-1732's death pre-dates the establishment of the Foundation by more than one thousand years, direct containment of SCP-1732 is not necessary at this time. Current Foundation priorities regarding SCP-1732 are focused on information management and on archaeological excavation, study, and preservation of SCP-1732's remains and artifacts related to SCP-1732.\nAll primary historical documents and secondhand histories describing the reign of SCP-1732 are to be suppressed, and replaced when possible with edited versions describing SCP-1732 as a non-anomalous human being. Artifacts bearing the likeness of SCP-1732 are to be described as portraying non-anomalous animals. The Foundation is to liaise with any institutions conducting archaeological excavation of Roman sites contemporaneous to SCP-1732 and are to monitor their findings for any indication of documents, artifacts, or artwork relevant to SCP-1732.\nThe remains of SCP-1732 are to be stored in a climate-controlled facility at Reliquary 68 upon their removal from the entombment site. Following a full physical examination and DNA analysis, a genetic study of SCP-1732's species is to be conducted to determine whether SCP-1732 has any living descendants, and if so whether any anomalous traits exhibited by SCP-1732 are present within the population.\nDescription: SCP-1732 was a male African lion (Panthera leo leo), born in approximately 188 CE, which from 193 CE until its death in 211 CE was recognized as emperor of the Roman Empire under the name Septimius Severus Eusebes Pertinax Augustus (often abbreviated as \"Septimius Severus\"). The identity of SCP-1732 as Septimius Severus is attested to in several primary documents and histories written during and shortly after its reign, a brief autobiography attested to have been dictated by SCP-1732 itself, and representations on coinage and in civic artworks found throughout Roman territory.\nSCP-1732 was sapient and was able to read and speak fluent Latin with an accent described as typical of persons originating in the Roman Empire's provinces in central northern Africa. Historical accounts indicate that SCP-1732 was acquired by the Roman emperor Commodus shortly after its birth as tribute and that, having discovered its anomalous properties, ordered it to be given a full education and declared it commander of the Empire's military forces in the Balkans. Following the assassination of Commodus in 191 CE and the subsequent assassinations of several successors, SCP-1732 is reported to have consolidated its authority among the military and declared itself emperor in 193 CE following a brief civil war.\nSCP-1732's reign was marked by a series of military campaigns to consolidate Imperial authority in the Roman Empire's provinces, increased persecution of Christians, and a brief revival of interest in the cult of the Egyptian goddess Bastet. SCP-1732 is documented as having faced stiff opposition from the Roman nobility during its reign due to its species, and from Roman Christians who identified it as an eschatological figure. SCP-1732 died in 211 CE after being poisoned by a political rival during a campaign in Scotland, and was succeeded by its adopted heir Caracalla.\nSuppression of historical information regarding SCP-1732's species and origins began in the mid-3rd century under the reign of the emperor Maximinus Thrax, who is reputed in contemporary accounts to have faced threats to his regime from sapient lions descended from SCP-1732, culminating in a series of hunts beginning under Phillip the Arab and ending under Valerian which all but eradicated native populations of lions throughout Roman territory. After the adoption of Christianity as the state religion of Rome in 324 CE, further suppression and destruction of historical monuments to SCP-1732 was organized by the early Catholic Church, which destroyed most remaining copies of historical records directly referring to SCP-1732 as a lion. The Foundation assumed information management of SCP-1732 when the Vatican Holy Office for Secrets and Prophecies (Secretorum Camerus Prophetias) merged with the Foundation in 1964.\nSCP-1732's remains were recovered in 2011 from a previously undiscovered tomb located adjacent to the tombs of several contemporaneous Roman emperors beneath the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. Following its death, SCP-1732 had been embalmed in a manner similar to classical Egyptian mummification; however, use of inferior techniques has resulted in severe tissue degradation and has left little original tissue for examination or analysis. Full genetic examination of SCP-1732 is pending acquisition of a suitably intact DNA sample from remaining bone marrow.\nAddendum: The following excerpts regarding SCP-1732 are derived from Caesares, an early 3rd century history of the emperors of Rome by an unknown author. All known extant copies are currently in Foundation custody.\n\n\u2026It came to pass, in the eighth year of his reign, that Marcus Aurelius Commodus did pay a call unto the consul of Africa, seeking tribute by which to conduct the Gallic wars. Gaius Vettius Sabinianus provided him with 6,000 denari and with spices and perfumes, with jewels, ivory, and with live animals, of note a lion cub taken from the southern reaches of the Principate. Commodus was most enamored with the beast's ability to parrot the speech of its keepers, and in a fit of pique proclaimed he would make of it a finer student of rhetoric than the consul himself; whereafter he named it Lucius Septimius Severus, in mocking reference to an Equestrian of the consul's court, and proclaimed it a Senator, to the consternation of\u2026\n\n\u2026By the time that Publius Helvius Pertinax was murdered in the Year of the Five Emperors, Septimius Leo (as his officers were fond of calling him) had become an accomplished orator and general in Pannonia. When word reached Carnantum of the treason perpetrated by the Praetorians who had murdered Pertinax and sold his throne to Marcus Didius Severus Julianus, the soldiers proclaimed Septimius Leo to be their emperor. Allying himself with his fellow African, Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus, Septimius Leo marched to Rome\u2026\n\n\u2026In the fourth year of his reign, Septimius Leo met with a man named Victor, leader of the Christians of Rome. Victor had proclaimed Septimius Leo to be an unholy beast whose earthly reign was a sign that the end of the world, and the coming of the god of the Christians, was soon at hand. Having refused to repent of their heresy and treason, Septimius Leo ordered the Christians executed by hanging from a wooden cross (as was their wont); for Victor himself, however, Septimius Leo reserved a more ignomious death, challenging him to single combat before the masses at the Flavian Ampitheatre, where he rent the bishop limb from limb\u2026\n\n\u2026Having grown disappointed with his adopted heir Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, Septimius Leo declared his desire to find a queen befitting his stature. Having found no suitable lions in Rome, the emperor ordered a hundred and one fertile lionesses captured and brought to Rome from Africa. He found none suitable to be his wife, but how many he laid with before they were returned across the sea can only be guessed at, for it is said that a great many fell pregnant\u2026\n\n\u2026By the seventeenth year of his reign, many questioned whether Septimius Leo had lost faith in the gods; rumors spread that he neglected to sacrifice to Jupiter or to Mars, and bequeathed his affections only to the cat god of the Egyptians; it was said even in some circles that he intended to replace the worship of our ancient gods entirely with that of Bastet\u2026\n\nIt was during the campaign in Britannia that Septimius Leo fell ill while drinking wine and preparing his plans for war against the Picts. Caracalla claimed that his brother Publius Septimius Geta was responsible and ordered his death; but Geta's supporters claimed the priests of Jupiter had arranged his poisoning, and others still claimed that a spurned lover had sought his revenge against the emperor\u2026\n\n\u00ab SCP-1731 | SCP-1732 | SCP-1733 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Single frame from iteration 1733-007.\n\nItem #: SCP-1733\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The DVR containing SCP-1733 is to be kept in a secure video archive at Site-\u2588\u2588. Playback of SCP-1733 is strictly forbidden unless required for research. Personnel must contact Dr. Geller for permission to study SCP-1733.\nDescription: SCP-1733 is a digital recording of the 2010-2011 NBA season opening game played at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on 10/26/2010 between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. Agents monitoring social networking sites were alerted to SCP-1733 when Boston native \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 complained in a Facebook thread on 10/27 about a technical foul in the third quarter involving players Ray Allen and Chris Bosh that never occurred in the original broadcast. When confronted, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 uploaded the relevant segment much to the confusion of his derogators. Foundation agents embedded in Facebook's moderator team deleted the thread and procured the IP addresses of all individuals present at the chat at this time to locate and administer Class-A amnestics. The Motorola brand DVR containing SCP-1733 was recovered for study.\nStudy of the footage has since revealed the nature of the recording's anomalous properties. Although initially diverging from the original broadcast only negligibly, such as quarter point totals and occurrences of fouls, SCP-1733 has begun to markedly digress from the content of its earlier playbacks. Recorded entities have been observed to retain memory of previous playings, and as such have developed a burgeoning awareness of their existence. It is hypothesized that playbacks impart an unquantifiable measure of cognizance to the entities inhabiting SCP-1733, with consecutive playings greatly expanding recall of previous events. This effect is cumulative and extends to all persons in the arena. Quality of awareness has progressed from reported feelings of intense d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu by commentator personalities Mike & Tommy to a near-eidetic memory of preceding playbacks. However, to note, no entities inside SCP-1733 have ever addressed the viewer directly, or shown awareness that they reside in a digital recording.\nThe individuals in the recording are virtually indistinguishable from their real life counterparts in talent, behavior, and mannerisms on court. Fans in the crowd also appear to be real human beings in all respects, and Foundation inquiries into the current status of these persons has found nothing of note. For all intents and purposes, recorded entities appear to be the actual individuals but somehow abiding in a digital medium. TD Garden records have put the number of people in attendance on 10/26/2010 at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nIt was initially thought the purpose of SCP-1733 was to depict an infinite number of game outcomes, since players were able to modify offensive and defensive strategies during every playback. By playback 034, players and coaches became so keenly adapted to the opposing team's playbook that the score remained 0-0 until 3:34 in the first quarter. As quality of recall was still weak in early stage iterations, memory of preceding playbacks likely manifested as a vague intuition felt by players, fans, and team personnel alike, interfering with their ability to grasp the full scope of their situation.\nBy playback 045, however, comprehension of their predicament had reached such a point that players declined to play altogether and assembled with the rest of those in attendance to formulate possible escape plans. It is the conclusion of Foundation researchers that the inhabitants of SCP-1733 are imprisoned in the setting of the recording, as they have been unable to exit by any means. Doors leading out of the arena have not yielded to an estimated force in excess of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 N. The assembly has also been unable to exit from locker rooms, player facilities, and skyboxes. Waiting for patrons arriving in at scripted points prior to the start of the first quarter has also been unsuccessful: individuals leave by where patrons entered and are then unable to navigate an escape from the adjacent corridors that girdle the main arena. Escape attempts have since grown more desperate, and have included failed attempts at constructing makeshift explosives, all-out rioting, the fracturing of the assembly into three opposing factions, and by playback \u2588\u2588\u2588 the ritualistic murder and disembowelment of players in the hopes of appeasing whatever it is that confines them (see Timeline Document 001 for details). However, upon the beginning of a new playback, all persons are returned to their pre-game status unharmed.\nResearchers have been unable to duplicate the effects of SCP-1733 with other recordings made by the DVR, confirming the device is not the source of SCP-1733's aberrant properties. Due to the distress visited upon inhabitants of SCP-1733, testing has been suspended indefinitely.\n\n+ Partial Timeline Document 001\n\n- Click to hide\n\nPlayback #\nNotable Developments\n\nPlayback 002\nFirst recorded deviation from recorded broadcast. TD Garden crowd boos the Miami Heat during entrance. Miami Heat forward LeBron James observed to have scowled and shaken his head dismissively at the crowd.\n\nPlayback 015\nScore remains 0-0 for eight consecutive possessions. Fans appear noticeably subdued when displayed on the facility's HD scoreboard screen. Celtics power forward Glen Davis is able to execute a crucial block late in the fourth quarter on LeBron James he could not complete during the original broadcast, securing the Celtics' lead. Commentators note Glen Davis's dedication to performing well on both sides of the court in spite of the \"Big Three's blistering ball movement on offensive plays\". A nascent awareness of previously played games has begun to form.\n\nPlayback 026\nFirst Miami Heat victory, 112-85. Crowd becomes aggressive, shouting obscenities and hurling foodstuffs at the Celtics. Color commentator Tom Heinsohn understood the frustration, criticizing the Celtics' coaching staff for becoming so complacent after having \"cracked the code of the Miami Heat offense\". As this was the first game together for the Miami \"Big Three\", it is unlikely any coaching personnel would have become so adjusted to an unfamiliar offense in a single game.\n\nPlayback 027\nCommentators Mike & Tommy note a feeling of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu during the Heat's grandiose entrance. Crowd remains subdued during key Celtics plays. Celtics emerge the victors, prompting Tom Heinsohn to remark \"the Celtics have come a long way winning back the hearts of their fans\". When asked to elaborate by Mike Gorman, Heinsohn could only respond that he felt the team had an embarrassment to atone for, but could not specify further.\n\nPlayback 044\nTeams emerge disoriented and confused. Game is suspended. Majority of time is spent by medical professionals assessing the mental state of players, who remain convinced they had dreamt playing the season opener frequently the previous night. When informed of the situation by team staff, commentators Mike & Tommy affirm the same feeling. Crowd is also afflicted. Recording ends with court-side correspondents interviewing members of the crowd on the nature of their dreams.\n\nPlayback 045\nPlayers refuse to play. Cameramen, facility personnel, players, commentators, and crowd members gather in the court to appraise the situation. All persons are convinced they are reliving the same game repeatedly. Doors are tested but cannot be budged. Recording closes as crowd begins to fashion makeshift weapons to pry open doors. Last instance of camera being manipulated by the camera crew. All following playbacks are seen through a single static shot of a broadcast view camera.\n\nPlayback 051\nNo attempts to exit the building have succeeded. All exits in the arena and adjacent areas remain sealed. A physical altercation in balcony section 318 between an inebriated group of college-aged males and one older male leaves the older male concussed on the floor and unconscious. As broadcast camera is unable to pick up audible voices on opposite side of the arena, presumably the dispute occurred over the group of males not assisting with escape plans. First recorded violent incident.\n\nPlayback 052\nThe man knocked unconscious in previous playback is returned to previous state unharmed upon the beginning of current recording. The man ambushes and bludgeons one of his attackers to death at 34:12 mark.\n\nPlayback 055\nCognitization has progressed to such a point that the crowd is now able to remember the events of that week, as well as friends and family members outside the facility. Attempts to contact outside for help are met with failure.\n\nPlayback 065\nCrowd is unable to exit the facility. Congregation has since dissolved into the following groups and \"factions\": players, coaches, and all involved team personnel have presumably barricaded themselves in off-screen player facilities. The infirm and parents accompanied by their children have retreated to the northeast corner of the balcony rise and have elected to wait out playbacks as they occur, marking their territory with a Celtics championship flag draped over Section 320. \u2588\u2588 individuals henceforth referred to as the \"Faithkeepers\" have proselytized to multiple gatherings that they believe being confined to the TD Garden is a punishment for rampant consumerism of the post-industrial world, and have burned \"offerings\" of mobile phones, car keys, handbags, and wallets in center court for the past four playbacks. The group comprises Boston churchgoers and [REDACTED]. A notable portion of adults numbering approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 individuals, however, remain diligent in formulating escape plans.\n\nPlayback 073\nThe \"Faithkeepers\" grow in number after previous playback incident, where three males were severely injured by an improvised explosive fastened to an exit door. No damage to the door is visible.\n\nPlayback 095\nHedonistic displays of sex and violence have sufficiently curbed the efforts of proselytizers. Makeshift curtains are hung around the site of an orgy at loge 8 at the urging of Section 320 members.\n\nPlayback 112\nConditions have deteriorated considerably. \u2588\u2588 individuals leapt from balcony section in opening ten minutes of playback 112.\n\nPlayback \u2588\u2588\u2588\nFaithkeepers storm player facilities to retrieve Paul Pierce and LeBron James. The players are ritually sacrificed and their bodies are subsequently displayed on the arena's \"Jumbo-tron\". The murder of players seems to have no effect on the recording.\n\nPlayback \u2588\u2588\u2588\nProselytizers have begun to call for the sacrifice of children. Adults have formed a wall between Group 320 and the Faithkeepers.\n\nPlayback \u2588\u2588\u2588\nFirst recorded deviation in arena light to a deep red color. [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\n\u00ab SCP-1732 | SCP-1733 | SCP-1734 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An aerial view of Outpost-1734.\n\nItem #: SCP-1734\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to impossibility of transport, SCP-1734 is contained on-site at Outpost-1734, which is located on an island in the Caribbean Sea approximately 450km east of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The island is not in the vicinity of any practical sailing route, and as such, any civilians that come within 500 meters of the coast are considered to be suspect. Said civilians are to be detained, interrogated, then escorted from the outpost to the nearest appropriate port and administered class-A amnestics.\nPersonnel are permitted to board or enter the vessel for research purposes only, and only with the approval of a Level 3 or higher researcher. Following Incident-1734-1E, no personnel are permitted to interact with the appendage protruding from SCP-1734-1. Explorations within SCP-1734-1 are currently suspended.\nDescription: SCP-1734 is a grounded 18th Century full-rigged British frigate with considerable damage to the structure but relatively little evidence of deterioration. Artifacts recovered from the ship, however, demonstrate decay and contain material which suggest that it has been grounded for almost 300 years. Direct contact with the structure of the vessel appears to be impossible: matter cannot come closer than 1cm of the walls, floor, ceiling, and supports. Due to this, it is impossible to move or alter any portion of the ship (it does not sway from tidal pressure, and the sails are motionless even in high winds), but items unattached to the structure are unaffected by the phenomenon and exhibit no anomalous properties. The nature of this anomaly is poorly understood, but the entire vessel appears to be isolated from all surrounding matter. This phenomenon does not appear to be hazardous to the material it repels.\nSCP-1734-1 is a spatial anomaly localized around a breach in the deck of the ship. This breach is roughly one (1) meter in diameter and irregularly-shaped. When viewed from the deck, this hole appears to lead to the interior of the ship, which is flooded. This is in contradiction of several explorations within the vessel, all of which have concluded that while the ship is heavily damaged, the immediate chambers beneath the deck are dry. The breach is visible from within the ship, but leads to an indeterminate amount of unlit space; attempts to observe or illuminate the area within have been unsuccessful. While the exterior-side of the anomaly is accessible, the interior-side is rendered impassable by the same phenomenon that prevents contact with the ship.\nExtending from the exterior-side of the anomaly is a tentacle consistent with a specimen of Architeuthis dux, but of abnormal size (the observable length of the appendage is 7 meters, and the width is 35cm). The entity constantly makes slight movements, but is docile unless attacked. If this occurs, it will flail rapidly and wildly until it grasps an organism1. The entity will then drag the victim through the anomaly and into the water, wherein death occurs in 5-10 minutes. If death does not occur by drowning, it will result from [DATA EXPUNGED] (see DOCUMENT SCP-1734-E5). The tentacle will reemerge after 20-30 minutes. Any damage done to the tentacle (including complete destruction) will regenerate in no more than 180 minutes.\n\n+ DOCUMENT SCP-1734-E5: ANOMALY EXPLORATION LOG I (CLEARANCE 3/1734 REQUIRED)\n\n- DOCUMENT SCP-1734-E5: ANOMALY EXPLORATION LOG I (IDENTITY VERIFIED)\n\nD-7569 is a 37-year old Caucasian male with a height of 180cm and a weight of 77kg. Subject has a history of gross domestic violence and multiple convictions of [DATA EXPUNGED]. Subject has been outfitted with a \"Newtsuit\" atmospheric diving suit equipped with a 100W HID lamp, an audio headset, and a high-definition recording unit with direct upload to Outpost-1734. The suit is connected via air hose to equipment being operated by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on the deck of the SCP-1734.\nD-7569 descends through the breach into the flooded chamber within, and becomes partially submerged; the water in the room appears to be 1 meter deep.\nDr. Adler: Please crouch down and examine the source of the tentacle.\nD-7569 complies.\nD-7569: It's coming out of a massive, like, 2 yard-wide hole in the floor\u2026I can't see down into it at all.\nDr. Adler: How far does it extend down the hole?\nD-7569: Shit, I dunno, another 10 yards from the surface of the water, at least.\nDr. Adler: Noted. Please continue down through the opening.\nD-7569: \u2026You can't be fucking serious.\nDr. Adler: It won't attack you unless you make a significant effort to harm it. Please continue down the hole.\nD-7569: I don't give a shit, I'm not going down there.\nDr. Adler: 7569, please think back to our previous conversation-\nD-7569: Go ahead and cut my air, then, I'm not going down there-\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nD-7569 descends approximately 10 meters down through the opening.\nD-7569: Fuck this shit\u2026\nDr. Adler: Can you see the terminus of the tentacle?\nD-7569: The what?\nDr. Adler: The end of the tentacle, can you see it?\nD-7569: No. There's still another 10 yards below me and I can barely see a thing.\nDr. Adler: Can you see anything else at all?\nD-7569: No, it's completely dark. (Pause) I thought this was inside a ship, why can't I see anything?\nDr. Adler: It must be an extension of the anomaly, please continue.\nD-7569: \"Please,\" what a-[IRRELEVANT DIALOGUE REDACTED]\nD-7569 continues his descent, subject is roughly 50 meters below the opening at this point.\nD-7569: This thing goes on for-fucking-ever\u2026wait, what? What the fuck?!\nDr. Adler: What is it, 7569? What do you see?\nD-7569: There's people down here, at least twenty of them; it's just a mass of bodies. It's a bunch of fucking dead people!\nVideo feed confirms D-7569's claim, the tentacle appears to be protruding from a mass of human remains, approximately 20 meters below D-7569's current position. D-7569 continues to descend.\nD-7569: Stop this thing. Pull me back up. Fucking pull me back up!\nDr. Adler: We need a better look at this.\nD-7569 begins to struggle and yell; video feed becomes too frantic and distorted to differentiate images.\nD-7569: Get me the fuck out of here!\nDr. Adler: 7569-\nD-7569 starts screaming, approximately 10 meters above the mass.\nDr. Adler: What is it? What's going on?\nSubject continues screaming; video feed is fixated on the mass below, which is writhing and undulating. Additional tentacles begin to emerge.\nD-7569: PULL ME THE FUCK UP!\nD-7569 continues to scream as the feed becomes distorted again; this continues for another 3 minutes. Scattered images are partially discernible, which indicate that D-7569 is entrapped by the entity's tentacles. The human remains appear to be animate and begin to [DATA EXPUNGED]. Fragments of D-7569's suit adrift are briefly visible before both audio and video feed cut out entirely. When the air hose is recalled, roughly 3 meters of the cable and D-7569 are missing.\n\nAddendum [1734-001]: Recovered Artifact #27\n\nThis is an excerpt from a journal in the possession of the ship's captain. The journal was recovered from the captain's quarters during the second exploration of the ship, and is extremely worn. Information from the remainder of the text confirms that the vessel was carrying a British privateer crew.\nDay \u2588\u2588\nWe've lost half our men. I don't know how we made it out of there at all, but I don't even have the strength to question it. We hit a patch of doldrums an hour after escaping, and we could still see that\u2026place behind us. I thought all of us were going to lose our minds while we drifted there. When we landed on this island, the crew prostrated themselves on the beach; I don't think I've ever been more grateful to see an uninhabited and uneventful spot of earth.\nWe're going to recompose ourselves, check for some food in the trees and bushes, then leave before evening. The idea of staying on an island in these waters after nightfall is completely unthinkable.\nDay \u2588\u2588, Entry II\nI have never been possessed of such fury and fear in all my years. Jones brought something from that place with him. An egg. He began to spout that it would be worth a fortune, and we'd be fool to lose all those men with nothing to gain from it. I shot him dead without a word, and cast that foul thing into the sea. I'd sooner face all the armies of Bonaparte then have one of those things on my ship. It's starting to get dark; we need to set sail.\nDay \u2588\u2588, Entry III\nIt hatched. Everyone is gone. I'm the only one left. I can hear it\u2026talking to me, telling me what will happen. It knows that I threw it into the sea, and now it delights in tormenting me. They pull their prey into their\u2026\"home\". I do not know what they call it, and do not want to. I can see the \"home\" through the hole it ripped in the deck. In there, time stands still, and they can feed for as long as they want. Nothing will move. The stillness of the \"home\" has leaked out\u2026nothing moves at all.\nThe water is so quiet.\nThe entry ends here. All remaining pages in the journal are blank.\n\nAddendum [1734-002]: Researcher's Note\nThere is another island about 100 km south-southeast of this one; between the two is a stretch of doldrums. That island is a little smaller than this one, and has the same flora. After recovering and analyzing the artifacts on SCP-1734, we decided to search the place. Five exhaustive examinations later, we hadn't found any evidence of anomalous activity there whatsoever. I decided to record the last search, just to be thorough. After reviewing the footage, something bothers me slightly. The sound of the ocean is rather prominent in the recordings, but I barely remember hearing it at all while I was there.\n-Dr. Adler\nFINAL EXPLORATION LOG (CLEARANCE 4/1734 REQUIRED)\n\nFootnotes\n1. It is unclear how the entity detects its victims, but the tentacle will not seize inanimate objects.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1733 | SCP-1734 | SCP-1735 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1735\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1735 has been marked with 70 mm lines of industrial paint on its meridian, zenith, and nadir to indicate its position. The area surrounding the beach is maintained with an electrical fence and a staff of two guards. The area is to be surveyed at all times. At no time is the object to be marked again, as current markings have been found to be intangible.\nDescription: SCP-1735 is a static, immoveable, invisible barrier surrounding a plastic grocery bag on a beach (\u2588\u2588.0000\u00b0 N, \u2588\u2588.0000\u00b0 W) in Newfoundland. The barrier is spherical and extends 0.70 meters in all directions around the bag. All methods undertaken to penetrate SCP-1735 have proven unsuccessful. Further attempts to remove the bag from inside of the barrier are underway.\nExcavation of SCP-1735 caused sand located within the barrier to fall out of the bottom, completely emptying the contents of the barrier save for the grocery bag located within. Attempts to replace the sand into SCP-1735 have been unsuccessful. The bag located within is currently floating as if affected by light wind currents of varying directions in a persistent manner. The bag appears to approach the edge of SCP-1735 at times but never seems to exit.\nSCP-1735 was discovered during a forensic investigation undertaken by local police after a dirtbike fatality in 2004. Citizens involved with the investigation were issued Class-A amnestics. Further investigation has revealed multiple cases of fatalities in the area presumed to have been caused by collisions with SCP-1735, dating back to 03/12/1823. Several accounts of capsized fishing vessels have also been reported dating back to as far as 1738. No reports indicating an anomaly have been found until the incident in 2004.\nIt is not known whether the grocery bag has always been present within SCP-1735.\nAddendum: The perimeter of the SCP-1735 containment area was breached by an additional grocery bag on 01/27/2010. This new grocery bag entered SCP-1735 aided by wind current, without any additional effort. The bag is currently located within the barrier along with the current grocery bag. Attempts to replicate the conditions by which the grocery bag entered SCP-1735 have been unsuccessful. Investigation into the origin of this grocery bag is underway.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1734 | SCP-1735 | SCP-1736 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1736\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1736-1 is to be sedated and kept in a radiation-shielded containment cell. SCP-1736-1 must be kept restrained at all times, and nutrition and hydration shall be administered intravenously. No lights shall be permitted in SCP-1736-1's containment chamber, and the chamber's shielding shall be reviewed periodically to insure the minimum penetration of other EM radiation outside the visible spectrum. Vital signs of SCP-1736-1 shall be monitored continually, and any life-threatening change in SCP-1736-1's vital signs shall initiate a site-wide Code-1736-Orange Alert until such time as SCP-1736-1 is stabilized or expires. The expiration of SCP-1736-1 shall initiate a Foundation-wide Code-1736-Scarlet Alert until such time as SCP-1736-1 is again contained. Currently only one instance of SCP-1736-1 is known to exist at any given time. Discovery of any other SCP-1736-1 outside of containment will institute a Foundation-wide Code-1736-Black Alert, and all resources practicable shall be diverted to the immediate capture and containment of all known instances of SCP-1736-1.\nInstances of SCP-1736-2 are to be kept in standard secure humanoid containment cells provided with continual monitoring of ionizing radiation levels. At no time should instances of SCP-1736-2 be brought within 200m of SCP-1736-1. SCP-1736-2s that are identified and not contained shall be terminated without exception. All SCP-1736-2 in containment shall be sedated and restrained during any Code 1736 Alerts, for the duration of the alert. Any SCP-1736-2 that demonstrates a marked increase in the emission of ionizing radiation shall be redesignated SCP-1736-1 and moved immediately to the appropriate containment facility as specified above.\nDescription: SCP-1736-1 and SCP-1736-2 designate two classes of human beings who share related and/or complementary anomalous beliefs, behaviors and properties.\nAll instances of SCP-1736-1 and SCP-1736-2 share a common religion that bears strong similarities to [REDACTED]. SCP-1736-1 fulfills the role of a shaman or priest in this common religion whereas instances of SCP-1736-2 fulfills the role of followers or acolytes. The theological beliefs that comprise this religion feature a messianic deity that its followers call upon to return and bring the universe out of darkness and ignorance. This deity is most often referred to as [REDACTED] or [REDACTED]. SCP-1736-1 will often give sermons in the \"voice\" of this deity. Transcriptions of these events often appear semantically nonsensical, but SCP-1736-2 will accept any such pronouncements of SCP-1736-1 as literal gospel and incorporate them into the general belief system. This appears true of all SCP-1736-2 simultaneously, regardless of their contact with SCP-1736-1 or each other. When SCP-1736-1 does this, SCP-1736-1 emits dangerously high levels of ionizing radiation, measured as high as [REDACTED] death within 48 to 72 hours for a typical human subject.1 This hazard does not apply to SCP-1736-2, who appear to be able to withstand arbitrary doses of radiation without suffering any adverse effects.\nOutside containment, SCP-1736-1 and SCP-1736-2 will periodically congregate in public spaces such as parks, street corners, parking lots, shopping malls and other such venues. Once congregated, SCP-1736-1 will begin preaching to SCP-1736-2. During such an event, approximately 20% of SCP-1736-2 in attendance will attempt to persuade passers-by to come and listen to SCP-1736-1 using language such as, \u201cCome, He brings enlightenment,\u201d \u201cHe is here to lead us away from the darkness,\u201d and [REDACTED]. An estimated 25% of non-SCP-1736-2 attendees of such a sermon will convert and become an instance of SCP-1736-2 themselves. The remaining audience will suffer from radiation sickness and a typical 50% mortality rate over the initial month, increasing to 90% over the next \u2588 years.\nUpon the death of SCP-1736-1, some other, apparently random, instance of SCP-1736-2 will emit a short burst of radiation and thereafter fulfill the role of SCP-1736-1. As of this time there are estimates that between \u2588 and \u2588\u2588 SCP-1736-2 remain uncontained and at large.\nAddendum 1:\n\n+ [REDACTED] \u2013Level 4 Access Restricted\n\n- Document IG-1736A-ex1 \u2013Level 4 Access Authenticated \n\nDocument IG-1736A-ex1: Excerpts from Inspector General's Report on SCP-1736 to Overwatch Command \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n\nInterview #27 Excerpt: Post-recovery background investigation on SCP-1736.\nInterviewer: Inspector General \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewee: Dr. L\u2588\u2588 W\u2588\u2588\u2588, Foundation mathematician assigned to SCP-286\n<Begin Log, 5/20/20\u2588\u2588 1330>\nIG: Tell me about Dr. Kennerman.\nDr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588: He contacted me after the [REDACTED] incident.\nIG: A post-incident debriefing?\nDr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes\u2026\nIG: You didn't find that odd, at all? He was from a completely different department.\nDr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588: After being mind-controlled by some extra-dimensional entity, protocol wasn't high on my list of concerns. He was level four. He had the right forms. Who was I to question why?\nIG: What was the focus of the debriefing?\nDr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588: He was interested in any\u2026 spiritual side-effects.\n\nInterview #52 Excerpt: Post-recovery background investigation on SCP-1736.\nInterviewer: Inspector General \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewee: Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Current director, Site-319\n<Begin Log, 6/13/20\u2588\u2588 1015>\nIG: 319 is an Alpha-level Keter. Didn't Dr. Kennerman's inquiry raise any security concerns?\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Not really. The request was just for paperwork and records of some historical import. It'd be different if he had requested access to the skip itself, or even monitoring or containment records. But all he asked about were the text of the journals we recovered with it.\nIG: So you just handed over all of the \u2026 Lawhead-Smythe journals?\nDr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Well we didn't just hand them over. We ran them past site security before we sent facsimiles, and the determination was that there was nothing critical in them.\n\nInterview #98 Excerpt: Post-recovery background investigation on SCP-1736.\nInterviewer: Inspector General \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewee: Mr. D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, former administrative assistant for Dr. Geoff Kennerman\n<Begin Log, 6/21/20\u2588\u2588 1605>\nIG: Dr. Kennerman made a significant number of requests from other departments, didn't he?\nMr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes he did. I don't have the exact figures here. But, near the end, dozens.\nIG: Did you find these requests unusual?\nMr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I've worked at the Foundation for 30 years. \u201cUnusual\u201d is a pretty high bar around here. Pretty much all the requests were just for research notes, historical documents, interview logs. Nothing remotely eyebrow-raising.\nIG: But more than was typical.\nMr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u201cTypical\u201d isn't a word I'd use about our research staff, but yes, more than average.\nIG: And all these requests were in relation to a fairly limited population of skips, weren't they.\nMr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: He's\u2026 He was\u2026 the project head for SCP-719, and he believed those other artifacts were all related to it. I wasn't privy to the research, but I remember him saying that someone with contact with 286 had founded the cult that was worshipping 719.\nIG: All these related skips, was 1127 one of them?\nMr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: 1127? I can't say I recall that one.\n\nAddendum 2:\n\n+ [REDACTED] \u2013Level 4 Access Restricted\n\n- Incident Report I-719-5 \u2013Level 4 Access Authenticated \n\nIncident Report I-719-5:\nSCPs involved: SCP-1127, SCP-719\nDate: 12/23/20\u2588\u2588\nLocation: SCP-719's shielded viewing area, Site-15\nDescription: Dr. Geoff Kennerman, project leader for SCP-719 research, oversaw a day of typical testing on SCP-719. Upon conclusion of testing, Dr. Kennerman violated protocol by dismissing the entire research staff early for the holiday, leaving SCP-719 in its testing area. Once alone in the lab, he secured the lab from outside entry and disabled the primary security feed. While no direct record of subsequent events exists, forensic analysis of the lab and monitoring of [REDACTED] shows the following sequence of events: 1) The prepping of SCP-719 to record its reception of standard digital input following the normal protocols of SCP-719 testing. 2) The activation of the lab's camera DVD recorder to record SCP-719. 3) The activation of the lab's Blu-Ray player as the signal input for SCP-719. 4) The playing of an unauthorized 23 minute recording of SCP-1127-1. 5) Shutdown of SCP-719 and its return to its storage unit. 6) Removal of the DVD recording of SCP-719's modified rebroadcast of SCP-1127-1.\nDr. Kennerman left the lab 68 minutes after dismissing his staff. The security breach was not discovered until 01/02/20\u2588\u2588, after Dr. Kennerman's third straight day of unauthorized absence. Subsequent investigation discovered intentional data corruption of all of Dr. Kennerman's research materials on the Foundation's network. MTF teams were dispatched to Dr. Kennerman's residence, and found no signs of occupancy within the prior month. Both Dr. Kennerman and the missing DVD recording have yet to be recovered.\n\nAddendum 3:\n\n+ [REDACTED] \u2013Level 4 Access Restricted\n\n- Document IG-1736S-ex5 \u2013Level 4 Access Authenticated \n\nDocument IG-1736S1-ex5: Excerpt from Inspector General's Statement at O5 Council Hearing on SCP-1736 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\n\nDistinguished council members, I am bringing you the conclusion of twelve months of investigation by the Inspector General's Office into the disappearance of Dr. Geoff Kennerman and the subsequent appearance of SCP-1736. It is the opinion of the IG that these two events are indeed linked, and you all have a copy of our report, 1500 pages of interviews, documents and evidence supporting that conclusion.\nIt is our conclusion that Dr. Geoff Kennerman, under no duress, compulsion, or obvious abnormal influence, began a path of research intending to recover and document a proto-religion associated with a number of SCPs related to SCP-719. Dr. Kennerman's behavior subsequent to the start of this research leads us to the conclusion that, at some point, his academic interest turned into an actual belief, and his efforts turned from recovery of this religion to its re-creation.\nAided by the complacency of our staff, the chain of command, and the morass of bureaucracy we've constructed, he was able to act with relative impunity. His ability to amass such research material without anyone questioning him was a colossal failure of security.\nIt is the opinion of the IG that Dr. Geoff Kennerman created a Keter-level SCP, and walked out of the building with it in his pocket.\n\nNote: The DVD recording created by Dr. Kennerman is tentatively designated SCP-1736-0, and its recovery is of paramount importance \u2014O5-\u2588\n\nFootnotes\n1. This effect is moderated by reducing SCP-1736-1's exposure to EM radiation, especially wavelengths in the visible spectrum.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1735 | SCP-1736 | SCP-1737 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1737\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Once SCP-1737's position has stabilized to a specific location for greater than 3 minutes per GPS tracker, the closest available MTF will be dispatched to the site in order to take it into custody. Although SCP-1737 demanifests upon the completion of any sporting event it attends, the apprehension allows the Foundation to prevent the remainder of SCP-1737's anomalous activities.\nIn the event that Foundation personnel are unable to arrive at SCP-1737's location prior to the onset of anomalous activities, they are to administer Class C amnestics to all witnesses, acquire the resultant products from the location at which they were deposited, and disseminate a cover story that affected individuals died on route to medical care.\nDescription: SCP-1737 is a male humanoid of indeterminate ethnicity. SCP-1737 appears at amateur sporting events as a replacement for a referee for the game, wherein the missing referee is unexpectedly ill, injured, or otherwise detained or prevented from arriving at the sporting venue. SCP-1737's appearance varies slightly between manifestations, but is generally slightly taller than the average height of the local population, has dark-colored hair and eyes, and is always continually chewing an unknown substance without replenishing it.\nSCP-1737 invariably knows all the rules of the game it is refereeing, including detailed minutiae and local variations on standard rules. At some point during the game that it is refereeing, at least two players will simultaneously suffer potentially life-threatening injuries requiring immediate emergency medical treatment. Regardless of whether or not any attendees have contacted local emergency services, an ambulance will arrive at the sporting venue within 4 minutes of the time of injury.\nExactly two of the injured players will be loaded into the ambulance by SCP-1737, who will accompany them in the ambulance. Any additional injured individuals will be informed that the ambulance is full and to wait for the next one to arrive. Audiovisual surveillance equipment placed in the ambulance during this time suffers from data corruption or hardware failure consistent with extreme electromagnetic flux, although GPS location trackers are unaffected. The reason for this exemption is unknown, but has been exploited to place GPS trackers within SCP-1737's personal effects.\nThe ambulance will drive to the nearest hospital or trauma center and, upon arrival, SCP-1737 will offload a single stretcher bearing an individual appearing to be an amalgamation of the two players originally loaded into the ambulance. This entails the repair of any injuries suffered by either player with flesh from the other, and includes such extremes as partial or total organ transplants, bone grafts, blood transfusions, and brain tissue transplants. The resulting creature typically expires within two weeks due to systemic shock and organ rejection.\nIn addition to the hybrid creature, SCP-1737 will offload a plastic bin similar to those used for organ transfers, labelled \"REJECTED TISSUE\". This bin will contain all portions of each original player which were not used to produce the amalgamation and show signs of tearing, burns, and blunt force trauma. Analysis of the tissue reveals chimeric intermingling of cells, as well as massive numbers of bacteria responsible for necrotizing fasciitis. An exception to this is that the amount of cartilage present accounts for only approximately a third of the amount of \"excess\" cartilage that should be expected, and the samples retrieved uniformly display ripping damage.\nAfter transferring the hybridized creature to medical personnel, SCP-1737 will state that it must return to the game in order to continue refereeing and attempt to leave the premises by any means necessary. If allowed to leave, it will return to the sporting event by non-anomalous means and attempt to continue officiating, and will disappear between camera frames upon the conclusion of the game.\nIf forcibly restrained from returning to the sporting venue, it will self-terminate using any method available, including deliberately swallowing and choking on the substance it chews or holding its breath until it asphyxiates. Once SCP-1737 is deceased, its remains will dissolve into a slurry of undifferentiated human cellular tissue. DNA analysis of this tissue matches that of the most recently amalgamated individuals in approximately 37% of all cases.\nFuture manifestations of SCP-1737 retain copies of whatever objects were in its possession during its last demanifestation, including duplicates of Foundation-issue tracking devices. Although the original objects are not affected by SCP-1737, these copies will also degenerate in the event that the current manifestation does.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1736 | SCP-1737 | SCP-1738 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1738.\n\nItem #: SCP-1738\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1738 is to be held in a containment chamber, located in Site-77. No personnel are to be seated in SCP-1738 outside of testing, and any personnel displaying sudden new phobias or unusual behavior are to be reported to site command immediately. All personnel assigned to SCP-1738 are to undergo regularly scheduled psychological screenings. In the event that a member of site personnel is confirmed to be affected by SCP-1738, they are to be given Class-A amnestics and reassigned to clerical work at a Foundation front corporation.\nDescription: SCP-1738 is a barber's chair, manufactured sometime before 1999. All identifying markings were forcibly removed from SCP-1738 prior to initial containment. The only identifying mark is a small logo reading \"MC&D\". The back of SCP-1738 has a small control panel with a detached typewriter, and keys made from pure ivory, with letters from a variety of alphabets (Roman, Cyrillic, Armenian). This apparatus is not fully understood, and appears to be the primary mechanism for controlling SCP-1738's anomalous effect.\nWhen a human subject is seated in SCP-1738, they will enter a comatose state until they are removed. Once removed, they will report to have an intense and specific fear which they did not suffer from prior to using SCP-1738. It is possible to manipulate this effect using the console on the back of SCP-1738, with different inputs and use of the keyboard yielding unique, different fears. Testing on D-Class personnel is currently suspended due to the massive expenditure of resources that testing SCP-1738's effect with trial-and-error would require.\nSCP-1738 was recovered from a Marshall, Carter, and Dark facility in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, UK, after reports of its use reached Foundation personnel monitoring Marshall, Carter, and Dark communications. Documentation recovered with the object indicates that it was the primary attraction of the clubhouse. Several other SCP objects, including SCP-2463 and SCP-2635, were recovered by Mobile Task Force Mu-3.\nSubjects known to have been affected by SCP-1738\n\nSubject\nFear\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a high profile client of MC&D.\nDisplays extreme anxiety when exposed to squares of blue-tinted light, or when the words \"command, test one\" are spoken in his presence. Has panic attacks when left in rooms illuminated by three candles in a single candelabra.\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588, a high profile client of MC&D.\nSubject has panic attacks when exposed to a specific pair of white gloves (recovered with SCP-1738). Panic attacks only occur in presence of both gloves.\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, client of MC&D known to have voluntarily used SCP-1738\nSubject has panic attacks lasting exactly three minutes when exposed to a blue playing card with a red dot.\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, client of MC&D known to have voluntarily used SCP-1738\nSubject has panic attacks when exposed to photographs of three birds of paradise (family Paradisaeidae) together. Subject proved remarkably adept at distinguishing examples of Paradisaeidae from non-Paradisaeidae. When affected, repeatedly used the phrase \"A victory comes, we propose a toast, yet he still insists he sees the ghosts.\"\n\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, client of MC&D known to have voluntarily used SCP-1738\nWhen hearing any of the \"Six Little Preludes\" harpsichord compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, would attempt self-harm and experience fear-induced seizures. Also used the phrase \"A victory comes, we propose a toast, yet he still insists he sees the ghosts.\"\n\nUnidentified researcher involved in SCP-1738's creation\nWhen any reference to SCP-1738 is made, or if the subject views a chair similar to SCP-1738, would experience intense hallucinations of his mother abusing him. Notably, the subject's mother died during childbirth, and he was raised alone by his father.\n\nUnidentified researcher involved in SCP-1738's creation\nCatatonic state. During initial testing, CAT scans showed massive activity in her amygdala, shortly before the subject suffered brain death. Notably, research shows that this subject was never directly exposed to SCP-1738. Further research into possible secondary exposure is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1737 | SCP-1738 | SCP-1739 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1739\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1739 is contained in Containment Sector \u2588\u2588, located in Site-\u2588\u2588. Experimentation plans regarding SCP-1739 must first be forwarded to the O5 Council for approval. Containment Sector \u2588\u2588 is to be constantly monitored. In the event that any individuals spontaneously appear within Containment Sector \u2588\u2588, the O5 Council is to be immediately notified.\nContainment of SCP-1739's primary anomalous effects is executed under Operation Smokescreen. The overseeing Level 4 researcher has primary authority over Operation Smokescreen and reports directly to the O5 Council. The details of Operation Smokescreen are classified to the overseeing researcher and the O5 Council.\nDescription: SCP-1739 is a Dell Latitude D800 laptop. SCP-1739 has proven impervious to all attempts at destruction. An executable file named \"gofetch.exe\" is located on SCP-1739's hard drive. Executing \"gofetch.exe\" opens three windowed applications. The first window contains an input field requesting date and time in UNIX time stamp format. Only dates between January 1st, 2004, 00:01:18 GMT and current time at the time of input are accepted, with all others resulting in an error message. Subjects who enter a number within the correct range will disappear.\nThe second window appears to be a client application for an unknown chat protocol. Users are automatically given the handle \"BranchPrime.\" After subjects disappear, the chat client can be used to communicate with individuals given handles that are variations of the name \"Isaac\". These individuals claim to be Foundation personnel existing in a divergent timeline created by the disappeared subject's temporal relocation to the destination determined by the input UNIX time stamp. The divergent timeline is reported to have been identical to this timeline in all respects until the spontaneous appearance of experimental subjects. If such claims are true, SCP-1739 is capable of transporting subjects backwards in time as far back as January 1st, 2004.\nThe third window is a computer-generated animation of a dog chained to a doghouse. If a number is successfully entered, the animation changes to display a woman unleashing the dog and throwing a ball into the distance. The dog then runs off-screen after the ball.\nAfter a time period ranging from three days to seven months, the \"Isaac\" handle disconnects from the chat. At this point in time, the animation changes once more to display the dog running back, with the deflated remains of the ball between its teeth. The dog discards the remains, which fly off-screen, while the woman chains the dog back to the doghouse.\nOn January 1st, 2004, SCP-1739 spontaneously appeared in containment in Containment Sector \u2588\u2588, which was previously vacant.\n\n+ Level 3/1739 clearance required\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nChat Log 1739-12\nForeword: Three weeks previously, on January 20th, 2014, 10:30:00 PM GMT, D-22314 had inputted a number corresponding to the present time minus five seconds into SCP-1739. Supervising Level 4 Researcher Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 represents \"BranchPrime\".\nIsaac67: Does the black moon howl?\nBranchPrime: [DATA EXPUNGED]\nIsaac67: Password exchange protocol is working, then.\nIsaac67: I'm sending you the analysis of SCP-1739 taken after D-22314 appeared in this timeline.\nIsaac67 has uploaded \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nIsaac67: Our research team compared it to the analysis of SCP-1739 that was taken before D-22314 appeared. The two are identical. There's nothing that suggests that a change in this timeline's instance of SCP-1739 is what's causing us to spontaneously log out.\nBranchPrime: Mm.\nIsaac67: And at the same time, the chance that I'm just some construct of the executable file itself is becoming increasingly unlikely, isn't it?\nBranchPrime: Well, who knows.\n\nChat Log 1739-19\nIsaac67: Does the black moon howl?\nBranchPrime: [DATA EXPUNGED].\nIsaac67: This is a breach of protocol, but it doesn't matter. In all likelihood the O5's going to censor this on your end but they're too busy to stop me on this one.\nBranchPrime: What's happening?\nIsaac67: I have answers. I know why I'm going to disconnect very shortly. But first, a question.\nIsaac67: Is your world ending?\nBranchPrime: I don't know what you're talking about, and no, I have no reason to believe that the world's ending.\nIsaac67: I hope you're not acting.\nIsaac67: Well, I know you're not acting.\nIsaac67: Because I'm not. And no amount of pressure or coercion can change that. Which means the same for you.\nIsaac67: That's all I needed. I want you to go to the O5 Council. When they ask you why you've come, give them this document.\nIsaac67 has uploaded \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588\nIsaac67: The cause of the disconnect is the destruction of this universe. But while this universe is ending, yours isn't. There's only one point of divergence. We don't know whether this thing is meant to put people on a lifeboat or exile them to a sinking ship. The latter seems far more likely. Regardless\u2026\nIsaac67: I want you to read that document before you give it to the O5. Look for the warning signs. There are certain patterns that hold the universe together and I know but you don't that heat death is only the beginning.\nAfterword: Three hours later, Isaac67 disconnected.\n\n+ Level 4/1739 clearance required\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nChat Log 1739-25\nForeword: Experimental procedure had been reproduced using D-22358 as test subject.\nIsaac132: Does the black moon howl?\nBranchPrime: [DATA EXPUNGED].\nIsaac132: I've realized that they really could not have chosen a worse person to research this object. I would strongly recommend that you resign immediately.\nBranchPrime: Please explain.\nBranchPrime: I'm surprised that you'd think that.\nIsaac132: It's written in glasses of water and daily Class-F paramedication, but don't worry about that. I'm trying to be as private as I can. You already know what I know.\nBranchPrime: What's your point?\nIsaac132: I'm sorry.\nIsaac132: And thank you.\nBranchPrime: For what?\nIsaac132: At last, I've found the meaning to life and existence. This entire universe was made for one specific, terrible purpose. I'm about to fulfill that purpose.\nIsaac132: SCP-1739 has nothing to do with exile or salvation. The lifeboat/sinking ship analogy that\u2026the other one proposed is incorrect. SCP-1739's usage is responsible for the destruction of these universes in the first place.\nIsaac132: Ultimately, the animation in the third window is the key. It's nothing but a cheeky metaphor for the apocalypse.\nBranchPrime: What?\nIsaac132: Let me explain.\nIsaac132: I followed the plan. I knew the warning signs. I used them to see the end coming. It's no natural phenomenon. All signs seem to indicate that what's about to destroy us is actively malevolent. It comes out of time and space and tracks its prey. We can even see where it's last been: the universe that was destroyed in the previous experiment.\nIsaac132: The end is the dog. Something incomprehensibly terrible, in both senses of that word, something that can destroy an entire universe just by passing its shadow over it.\nIsaac132: But I could also see that somebody had chained the dog to the doghouse.\nBranchPrime: Wait. Why is there a problem if the dog is chained?\nIsaac132: I'm not quite sure about that question yet\u2014not that I have the time to answer it, anyway. I'd guess that either the chains are too weak, the dog is too strong, or there are some things that even chains cannot hold.\nIsaac132: But the Foundation has encountered the same problem before, so we can infer what's happening here. We've contained items that can't be held entirely by chains. If we can't completely stop the object from doing something, if the object can find a way around whatever restrictions we place\u2026\nIsaac132: Then sometimes the best bet is to take off the chains in a controlled setting, and let the object's anomalous properties manifest where they won't damage anything important.\nIsaac132: In this case, the dog is the object in containment. And SCP-1739 is a very elaborate and specifically designed special containment procedure operating on that same principle.\nBranchPrime: I think I understand.\nBranchPrime: Upon reflection, that's quite sickening. This device would send people back into the past, creating entire branch timelines\u2026\nBranchPrime: As sacrificial distractions? To what end?\nIsaac132: Thrown balls in a game of fetch to keep the dog's energies in check.\nBranchPrime: Ah.\nBranchPrime: Well, as an employee of the Foundation, I can't complain, can I?\nIsaac132: You wouldn't complain either way.\nBranchPrime: \u2026yes, you're right. I am very selfish, after all.\nIsaac132: Oh, well. That's not the point.\nIsaac132: Somewhere there is a person living in a timeline where SCP-1739 never deposits a traveler from the future. This person very much does not want the mad dog to grow too restless. Your Foundation and your O5 Council should hope that they are existing in this timeline.\nIsaac132: Stop sending people back into the past.\nBranchPrime: All right. I'll forward this information to the O5 Council. Even if they don't object, it's a certainty that the Ethics Committee will.\nBranchPrime: How much time do you have left?\nIsaac132: A couple seconds.\nIsaac132: But I have spent my entire life patiently waiting\nIsaac132: And I have no intention of hurrying now.\nIsaac132: It's rather surreal for you, isn't it?\nBranchPrime: It is.\nBranchPrime: \u2026I'm envious.\nIsaac132: Haha.\nIsaac132: Well, it's been a pleasure\nIsaac132 has disconnected.\nAfterword: Following evaluation of the previous test logs, the O5 Council has transferred Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to a different project. Ethics Committee investigations are ongoing.\n\nAddendum-1739A: Operation Smokescreen is underway to prevent SCP-1739 from depositing travelers from the future. Research regarding SCP-1739's primary focus is to contribute to these efforts. Furthermore, the O5 Council has indefinitely banned any experimentation with SCP-1739 that involves sending travelers to the past.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1738 | SCP-1739 | SCP-1740 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1740\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Warning signs are to be placed outside of SCP-1740, claiming it as structurally unstable. SCP-1740 is to be surrounded by a 4 meter high wall, to prevent the viewing of SCP-1740-1. Any instance of SCP-1740-1 found attempting to exit SCP-1740 may be subdued through rope nets. Security personnel are to be stationed in nearby homes at \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Street, and are to administer Class-C amnestics to any trespassing civilians.\nDescription: SCP-1740 is a public playground in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It contains standard recreational equipment, such as slides, ladders, mountable spring animals, and a swing set. Standard materials such as metal and plastic are present, though no anomalous properties surround the composition of any of the equipment in SCP-1740.\nSCP-1740's anomalous properties originate from its development of SCP-1740-1. A typical instance of SCP-1740-1 is an animate plastic mold of an animal, mounted upon a metal spring. There are currently 9 instances of SCP-1740-1 recorded to inhabit SCP-1740. Autonomous behavior will only occur with instances of SCP-1740-1 if a human adolescent of less than 13 years in age comes within 1 meter of SCP-1740.\nUpon nearing SCP-1740, two to three instances of SCP-1740-1 will immediately activate and bounce1 towards the adolescent (hereby referred to as the subject), and will attempt to prevent them from leaving SCP-1740. It will accomplish this through repeatedly slamming into the subject. If the subject manages to avoid capture, SCP-1740-1 instances will pursue them as far as 20 meters before returning to SCP-1740. If the subject is compliant, instances of SCP-1740-1 will escort the subject underneath SCP-17402 and will begin to patrol the perimeter.\nSubjects will be imprisoned for an indefinite amount of time, as SCP-1740-1 instances display no fatigue or need for nourishment. Subjects will also be provided with water and meals by SCP-1740-1, though they are currently produced through unknown means. Instances of SCP-1740-1 appear to lack peripheral vision, making escape significantly easier for most subjects. However, subjects caught escaping will be forcefully escorted by at least four instances of SCP-1740-1, to what appears to be a miniature guillotine, incorporated into the swing set of SCP-1740. Approximately 1 cm portion of the subject's toe or finger will be sliced off as a repercussion. Medical supplies such as bandages are then provided by instances of SCP-1740-1.\nSCP-1740-A is a set of three wooden benches situated four meters from SCP-1740. Each bench is covered in green paint, and show average wear and damage consistent to being outdoors. SCP-1740-A's anomalous properties manifest whenever a human with a biological child sits on a bench; any other individual who does not meet these qualifications will not activate SCP-1740-A.\nAfter sitting on SCP-1740-A, a clear viscous liquid will immediately enclose the subject from beneath the area in which they sit. When enclosed by this substance, the subject will immediately enter a vegetative state, and will not respond to external stimuli. The liquid contains several enzymes and electrolytes, though these display abnormalities in [REDACTED], making the identification of a terrestrial species impossible at this time. The only known means of removing this substance from the subject is physical contact with the subject's biological child, which will cause the liquid to disperse and rapidly evaporate. The affected subject will not remember being incapacitated, and will react with confusion and denial if questioned.\nAddendum 1740-B-2: A bronze plaque was found welded to the side of one playground structure. The following is the inscription of the plaque:\n\nLight Courier Enterprises: \"Prison Break Play!\"\n\nWe here at Light Courier Enterprises are concerned for your children's emotional health, moral values, and physical fitness. To prepare your child for an event such as capturination, slavery, and spaghettification, we have designed a simplistic simulation to stimulate their minds and sagacity. While you are held in the widely known \"stasis goo\", your children will be completely unable to seek advice from other sources, motivating them to become a singular entity. We hope that this may provide a stronger generation of children, a generation that can stand up to the fear together. Enjoy!\nYou are currently in possession of the Mk. VI Prison. Consult your local [REDACTED] to see what skills your child will need the most.\nIntended for usage on children 3 to 13 years of age. Many injuries caused by \"Bouncy Guards\" are purely accidental. Light Courier Enterprises holds no responsibilities for side effects from stasis gel, as it is not the original creator. Light Courier Enterprises thanks you for your assistance in preparing the future.\n\nAddendum 1740-LC: For original documentation on Group of Interest \"Light Courier Enterprises\", see SCP-2395. Further information can be obtained from SCP-1920, SCP-1940, and SCP-2940.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Average speed recorded is 1.2 km/h\n2. As in, below the platforms of SCP-1740, which are used to reach the slides and other equipment.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1739 | SCP-1740 | SCP-1741 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1741\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Area-1741 has been constructed as the primary research and containment facility for SCP-1741 and is surrounded by a three meter high fence with a 300 meter radius centered around SCP-1741-A. Civilians are to be deterred under the guise of private property, and any non-Foundation personnel found within the containment zone are to be given Class C amnestics and released.\nRemote surveillance via D-17412 is to be monitored at all times the equipment on D-17412's person has power. After a Wake event, personnel are to debrief D-17412 on the current situation. Exploration goals, which can be found in file 1741-ELG, are to be given at this time.\nDescription: SCP-1741 is the collective designation for a series of anomalies centered around an indestructible two meter tall brick shack (designated SCP-1741-A) located on the bank of the [REDACTED] river in southern Louisiana. The door of SCP-1741-A cannot be opened. The interior of SCP-1741-A is only visible when the window is opened by the humanoid (SCP-1741-C) within. When this occurs, the second anomalous property of SCP-1741-A is revealed; volume of the interior is vastly greater than the exterior appearance of the building should allow. Visible contents of SCP-1741-A resembles an establishment colloquially referred to as a soda fountain, with the window acting as a drive-thru window despite most such establishments lacking one.\nSCP-1741-B are several aquatic vehicles surrounding SCP-1741-A. SCP-1741-B instances are stylized as different marine animals, all in various states of disrepair. Should instances of SCP-1741-B be removed from a eighty meter radius from SCP-1741-A, a new instance of SCP-1741-B will rise from the bottom of the river.\nSCP-1741-C is a male humanoid of European descent, dressed in a zoot suit. SCP-1741-C possesses no visible anomalous anatomy, though it does not appear to require nourishment and does not age. SCP-1741-C will attempt to sell boat rides to anyone who approaches SCP-1741-A. An instance of SCP-1741-B will spontaneously self-repair for each human who purchases a ride, the price of which is three dollars. The newly repaired SCP-1741-B will drift to the riverbank until the customer boards.\nShould a customer travel more than eighty meters from SCP-1741-A, the repaired SCP-1741-B will ram itself into another instance of SCP-1741-B and sink from the subsequent structural damage. Only one human is permitted per instance, and if more than one attempts to board, the SCP-1741-B will break apart. SCP-1741-C will not provide a refund for ships damaged in either of these ways.\nWhen a customer successfully boards, SCP-1741-B will autonomously travel down the river, disappearing from visual surveillance after approximately twenty meters of movement. Remote surveillance remains active, revealing the SCP-1741-B transports the customer to an archipelago of variable number1 of islands located outside of conventional space2. Each island holds a designation of SCP-1741-#, and each exhibits a unique anomalous characteristic, available in the table below. The instance of SCP-1741-B will crash upon the shore of the newest island, and sink.\n\nIsland\nAnomalous characteristics\nOccupant, Year\n\nSCP-1741-1\nSpacetime anomalies are prevalent throughout SCP-1741-1. Source of Wake Events.\nNo known occupant\n\nSCP-1741-2\nSCP-1741-2 is inhabited by a series of featureless humanoids. All humanoids are extremely violent, but do not possess excessive strength.\nJean-Paul Dumas, a French soldier. 1801\n\nSCP-1741-3\nAirborne amnestics appear to be present in the atmosphere of SCP-1741-3. All fruit grown on SCP-1741-3 are apples, the consumption of which combats the amnestics.\nArthur Smith, a Catholic priest. 1954.\n\nSCP-1741-4\nMajority of SCP-1741-4 is an expanded market filled with featureless humanoids selling and purchasing various goods using an unknown currency. This market is the only source of edible resources on SCP-1741-4.\nD-17411. 2003\n\nSCP-1741-5\nSCP-1741-5 contains a sapient anomaly that claims to be a god. The anomaly does not appear to have a physical form, only appearing as a large shadow cast independent of the sun's light.\nD-17412. 2003\n\nA Wake Event is a large-scale spacetime anomaly centered around the archipelago. The start of a Wake Event requires an instigator to activate a device on SCP-1741-1. A Wake Event will cause the arrangement of the islands within the archipelago to be randomized. All occupants of the archipelago are instantly returned to the instance of SCP-1741-B they arrived on, with all but the instigator of the Wake Event having lost all memory of the previous \"session.\" All SCP-1741-B will then crash onto their respective islands.\n\n+ Interview SCP-1741-C 01: \n\n- Close Interview SCP-1741-C 01: \n\nInterviewed: SCP-1741-C\nInterviewer: Agent Cruz\nForeword: The window of SCP-1741-A opened when Agent Cruz came within twenty meters, SCP-1741-C attempted to gain his attention by yelling and waving.\n<Begin Log>\nSCP-1741-C: Hello there, friend! My name is Alan Pearce, and I've got a great offer for you! Can I interest you in a boat ride? Real cheap!\nAgent Cruz: Maybe. I was wondering if you could answer some questions for me.\nSCP-1741-C: Fire away, bud.\nAgent Cruz: How long have you been operating here?\nSCP-1741-C: Uh\u2026 Honestly, I couldn't say. A long time. What year is it?\nAgent Cruz: You don't know the year?\nSCP-1741-C: The door is locked. I cannot unlock it. And this window is way too small for me to get through.\nAgent Cruz: You're trapped.\nSCP-1741-C: That I am, friend.\nAgent Cruz: It's 2003.\nSCP-1741-C: Oh, wow. Uh\u2026 Well, I found the shack back in 1946. Dunno how long I've actually been running it.\nAgent Cruz: You've been here for almost fifty years?\nSCP-1741-C: Well, not exactly. It\u2026 I can't really get into too much detail. Confidentiality. My, uh, \"employers\" don't allow me to talk too much about it. I've been here a long time, alright? Too long, in my humble opinion.\nAgent Cruz: Can you explain how you've managed to survive for that long?\nSCP-1741-C: Eh\u2026 Lemme think, I gotta word this right or I'll catch hell for it. Somebody, a\u2026 um\u2026 I guess a potential coworker? <SCP-1741-C braces itself, and continues after two seconds> \u2026Apparently I can say that. Said there's some timespace shenanigans going on. I don't age so long as I'm in here. Don't need to eat either, though I have all the grub I could want in here.\nAgent Cruz: You said you have coworkers? I don't see anyone else in the restaurant.\nSCP-1741-C: \"Potential\" being the key word. They're, uh\u2026 still in the application process.\nAgent Cruz: How does one apply?\nSCP-1741-C: That I can't say, I know that. Um\u2026 Really, mac, if I keep jawing this much I'm gonna say something I shouldn't. Care to buy a boat ride?\nAgent Cruz: How much?\nSCP-1741-C: Only three dollars!\nAgent Cruz: Boat ride to where? This isn't a very deep river. And all your boats are broken.\nSCP-1741-C: It's a mystery! Part of the adventure. You'll see some sights, heh, I can promise you that. Hooboy, yeah, you will see some things. And don't you worry about the boats, I got that covered. So, interested?\nAgent Cruz: Perhaps another time.\nSCP-1741-C: I get you. The cautious type, don't want to pay for something if you don't know exactly what you're getting. Well, I'll be here if you change your mind. Tell your friends! Always happy to see new customers.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Background study has revealed that Alan Pearce went missing in 1946. SCP-1741-C physically resembles Alan Pearce, though no conclusion has been made whether SCP-1741-C is truly Alan Pearce or the SCP-1741 anomaly is mimicking him.\n\n- Close Interview SCP-1741-C 01: \n\n+ Exploration Log 01\n\n- Close EL01\n\nForeword: After the disappearance of D-17411 and her SCP-1741-B, it was decided to attempt a second experiment using remote surveillance equipment attached to the participating D-Class.\n\nCamera activates. D-17412 is sitting in an instance of an octopus-stylized SCP-1741-B as it travels down the river at a slow pace. SCP-1741-B navigates river to avoid other instances and debris within the river. D-17412 looks to Agent Cruz, who is walking along the riverbank abreast of the boat. Agent instructs D-17412 to remain calm and to prepare for the teleportation event, and to attempt communication after said event.\nAfter twenty meters, visuals instantly change. Instance of SCP-1741-B is now in a calm ocean, heading toward an island containing a coniferous forest. A large stone tower is visible above the treetops. Other islands of the archipelago are visible, but obscured by fog. SCP-1741-B shakes as if striking something. D-17412 leans over edge of boat to confirm jagged rock formations. SCP-1741-B strikes another rock, breaching the hull. SCP-1741-B begins taking on water. D-17412 questions whether camera is waterproof. When HQ confirms the camera is waterproof, D-17412 abandons ship. D-17412 swims to the shore, consisting of a sandy beach. D-17412 watches SCP-1741-B sink before entering the forest.\nD-17412 continues in the direction of the stone tower. Fragments of ruins are spread across the forest floor, each piece depicting unknown runes. D-17412 enters a clearing, in the center of which is the stone tower covered in runes. Although the sun is on the opposite side of the tower, it does not cast a shadow over D-17412. D-17412 walks a circle around the tower, confirming it does not cast a shadow in any direction. D-17412 exits clearing, periodically turning to use the stone tower to maintain a sense of direction.\nThree hours after leaving the clearing, D-17412 falls to the ground. Camera vision is obscured, shouting from both D-17412 and an unknown male is heard. Camera is removed from D-17412's person. A Caucasian male centers the camera's view on his face and speaks in a French accent.\n\"Well, hello. Yet another newcomer dressed in orange. Only this one brought toys. In order to get off the archipelago, you have to complete a test specific to your island. Unfortunately, your boy here already has made a series of mistakes. I suppose he didn't read his brochure.\"\nMale drops camera and departs. Blood, presumably D-17412's, can be seen pooling at the edge of the camera's vision. No further activity until the equipment runs out of power.\n\n- Close EL01\n\nAll exploration logs can be accessed by all personnel with clearance for this article; however, Exploration Logs 02-11 will be redacted from this document for the sake of brevity. These explorations were used to outline the islands' effects in the table above. During these logs, D-17412 found a brochure in his SCP-1741-B instance. This brochure encouraged readers, under the guise of being part of a tour, to visit the stone tower when the sun was directly above it.\n\n+ Exploration Log 12 Excerpt\n\n- Close EL12\n\nCamera activates. D-17412 is standing in the clearing, ten meters from the stone tower. A large circular shadow is being cast from the tower, shading D-17412. Although no sound is detected by the surveillance equipment, D-17412 claims to hear a voice. D-17412 repeats the word \"Decalogue\" several times before deactivating the camera.\nCamera activates after twenty-two hours. Camera vision turns to the corpse of D-17412, who is now clothed in dark blue robes. The hand of the person wearing the camera searches the body. The person, who then identifies themselves as D-17411, removes the stone prism from D-17412's pocket. She explains she found D-17412 dead, and she is required to steal his trinket. HQ briefs D-17411 on the apparent temporal anomalies surrounding the archipelago. D-17411 acknowledges this information and then deactivates the recording equipment.\nCamera activates after thirteen hours. D-17411 is standing on a plateau overlooking SCP-1741-1. It is unknown how she managed this, as attempts in previous logs were met with failure. She turns to face a pedestal, the top of which resembles a clock with a small stud in the center. She places her hand on the stud and presses.\nFootage instantly changes to the perspective of D-17412 in his SCP-1741-B, approaching SCP-1741-5.\n\n- Close EL12\n\nAddendum: On 05/08/2005 the door of SCP-1741-A opened, and SCP-1741-C exited the building. The door shut without any further interaction. Foundation personnel captured SCP-1741-C, who did not resist. The window of SCP-1741-A then opened, revealing D-17411. The interior of SCP-1741-A now resembled a typical fast food restaurant, with various television sets displaying footage of the human occupants of the archipelago. D-17411 has been designated SCP-1741-C-2, the former -C designated SCP-1741-C-1. SCP-1741-C-2 declined explaining how it entered SCP-1741-A. It then offered to sell the questioning agent a boat ride.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Testing has revealed that the number of islands is dependent on the number of humans on the archipelago, currently four.\n2. Due to the suddenness of this transport, researchers have been unable to classify this spacetime anomaly, though similarity in activation to SCP-2539 suggests it may be a variation of a Class-3 inter-dimensional portal.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1740 | SCP-1741 | SCP-1742 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1742\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Specimens contaminated with SCP-1742 are to be contained in a facility equipped according to Biosafety Level 4 standards at least 1km away from any living quarters or facilities used for food preparation. Researchers entering the facility for testing must wear disposable clothing, which must be incinerated on-site before leaving containment. No other objects are allowed to enter the containment area without approval from the Site Director.\nDescription: SCP-1742 is a contagious phenomenon which takes the form of household filth, appearing as stains, marks, or a greasy coating on inanimate objects. Analysis of samples reveals a widely variable composition, including substances such as soil, complex lipids (kitchen grease), and in some cases, particles of human and domestic animal feces.\nWhen not contained in a domicile,1 objects contaminated with SCP-1742 (hereafter known as SCP-1742-1) are contagious only through direct contact. Objects coming in contact with an instance of SCP-1742-1 will develop a mark or stain at the point of contact, as would be expected from a filthy object; however, the affected area will grow rapidly without further exposure until the object is entirely covered. The filth appears to adapt to a type appropriate for the object affected - objects made of ferrous metal will develop rust stains and machine oil, eating and drinking utensils will become covered in grease and food waste, etc.\nConcentrated detergents are able to remove SCP-1742 from skin and hair, but to date no means have been found to remove contamination from inanimate objects. Attempts to remove SCP-1742 from an object via normal cleaning methods invariably spread the contamination instead. For example, attempting to wash a contaminated plate with soap and water instead contaminates the sink, sponges, and any towels used, and an attempt to wash contaminated towels contaminates any other fabrics washed along with them as well as the washing machine.\nWhen contained within a domicile, SCP-1742-1 instances spread by an additional vector. Once per day, each instance appears to spontaneously generate a contaminated mark or stain on walls, flooring, or furniture within a 5 meter radius, which then spread normally. Once more than 50% of surfaces within a domicile are contaminated, macroscopic pieces of waste material begin to appear spontaneously, including but not limited to: food waste, used packaging material, soiled clothing, domestic animal waste, human hair, and dead vermin.\nSCP-1742 was discovered in the wake of the condemnation for squalor of a condominium complex in an affluent neighborhood in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, California on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/198\u2588. Subsequent investigation traced the source of contamination to a \"rusty antique cast-iron skillet\" purchased by a resident from an unknown vendor at a local swap meet, six weeks prior. All ten units in the complex were destroyed in a controlled burn performed by the local fire department, and residents were treated with Class-B amnestics and relocated at Foundation expense.\n\nFootnotes\n1. For the purposes of this document, a \"domicile\" is defined as a structure used as a primary residence by one or more persons.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1741 | SCP-1742 | SCP-1743 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1743\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to its nature, SCP-1743 cannot be moved and thus requires on-site containment. The entrance to SCP-1743 is to be barred with a series of deadbolts and an electronic lock. The electronic module and deadlocks are to be inspected on a daily basis, and any damages are to be repaired immediately.\nPersonnel are not to enter SCP-1743 for any reason other than to retrieve a disk from SCP-1743-1 and for maintenance. Should any unauthorized individual enter SCP-1743, they should be immediately subdued and treated with a Class-A amnestic. To ensure that personnel do not enter the stage, chain-link fence has been erected surrounding it.\nShould any individual climb onstage, security are required to alert Site-\u2588\u2588 as soon as possible via radio contact. When SCP-1743 returns to its dormant state, the disk held by SCP-1743-1 should be collected and sent to Site-\u2588\u2588 for review. Personnel are advised to make no effort to remove subjects from the stage (See Addendum 1743-A).\nDescription: SCP-1743 is a sound stage located at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Studio Center. There are no records of when it was built or who authorized its construction. Those employed at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Studio Center have no memory of how it came to be. For the purpose of a cover story, those employed at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Studio Center have been convinced that the building was abandoned after a fire in 1987.\nSCP-1743 goes into its active state when a human subject goes onstage. The stage may only be entered via the audience area as the backstage area cannot be entered or observed by any means. After entering the stage, subjects are completely unable to return to the audience. Rather than knowing their situation, subjects will perceive nothing beyond the stage; they will instead believe they are going about their daily lives as normal. The backgrounds and environment of the stage will change to fit these delusions.\nSCP-1743-1 is a standard television studio camera that will record the stage nonstop when SCP-1743 is in its active state. Remarkably, it is capable of storing all information on a single DVD, which is retrievable subsequent to SCP-1743's return to a dormant state. Where SCP-1743 keeps its DVDs and how these DVDs are capable of storing so much information is unknown, as SCP-1743 usually remains in its active state for several days at a time.\nSCP-1743-2 are humanoids which appear onstage during the active state. These humanoids resemble various people whom the subject is acquainted with, mimicking features such as voices, facial hair, personalities, etc. The most defining characteristic, however, is the complete lack of any facial structure, such as eyes or a mouth. Yet, instances of SCP-1743-2 are somehow able to speak without a mouth, and subjects onstage seem to not notice the lack of facial features. As more time progresses, SCP-1743-2 instances will progressively act more cruel toward the subject, assaulting them, shouting insults, etc.\nSCP-1743-3 is the only part of SCP-1743 that onstage subjects will notice as different from their normal lives. SCP-1743-3 is an event in which pre-recorded laughter, applause, and other audible reactions will emanate from the audience section without any speaker system or specific source. These reactions usually take place at the many \"humorous\" parts of the show which would usually be otherwise very unfortunate, such as the subject falling down a flight of stairs, receiving an unemployment notice, or being informed of the death of a loved one. This almost always leads to outbursts of frustration, anger, and despair in the onstage subjects, often resulting in suicide. (See Video Log 1743-26)\nAddendum 1743-A:\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, an attempt was made by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to recover Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 from SCP-1743 with a mechanical winch and a length of rope tied into a lasso, with the intention of pulling Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 offstage. However, the machinery malfunctioned and Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's leg was caught in the wire rope, pulling him onstage. When onstage, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 attempted to warn Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of SCP-1743's influence, but was stopped by two instances of SCP-1743-2 resembling Foundation Security Personnel. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was then taken backstage, and has since not been recovered.\nFrom this incident, it is presumed impossible to remove subjects from SCP-1743 and will only result in the rescuer being pulled onstage themselves.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1742 | SCP-1743 | SCP-1744 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An undamaged instance of SCP-1744-1, in containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1744\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area around SCP-1744 is to be fenced off and access restricted. A security perimeter is to be maintained at all times; unauthorized individuals attempting to access SCP-1744 are to be turned away.\nThe manifestation of SCP-1744-1 instances is to be immediately reported to appropriate Site-39 personnel; instances of SCP-1744-1 are to be retrieved and stored in a video-monitored testing room equipped with highly-sensitive recording microphones. Any changes in the physical appearance of SCP-1744-1 instances are to be noted.\nAccess to instances of SCP-1744-1 is restricted to Level 3 personnel. The remains of expired instances of SCP-1744-1 are to be stored in a standard storage locker in Site-39.\nDescription: SCP-1744 is a shallow pond, located approximately \u2588\u2588 meters from Site-39. SCP-1744 measures approximately 10 meters wide and 4 meters deep at its deepest point. The surface of the water in SCP-1744 remains relatively placid regardless of wind conditions, and only becomes agitated when physical contact is applied. Chemical analysis of the water indicates no abnormalities, save for a slightly elevated salt content (compared to that of fresh water).\nSCP-1744 will periodically produce Sinum perspectivum (white Baby's Ear) seashells, referred to as SCP-1744-1. Instances of SCP-1744-1 will manifest floating on the surface of the water, and upon initial appearance, seem to be undamaged. A significant percentage of SCP-1744-1 instances will undergo deterioration over time, sometimes to the point of shattering. Rarely, instances of SCP-1744-1 will dissolve into fine sand instead of shattering into fragments. The means and process by which this occurs is currently unknown.\nRecords indicate that SCP-1744 initially manifested seven months after Site-39 was founded, following Incident \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588 involving SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Although it is presumed that this was a result, researchers have not determined a causative correlation. The cause and origin of the instances of SCP-1744-1 are unknown; the first instance of SCP-1744-1 was retrieved three hours after SCP-1744's initial appearance.\nWhen an instance of SCP-1744-1 is destroyed (whether due to time or physical force), a clear-speaking voice will emanate from the shell fragments. Multiple voices have been noted, although thus far no recorded voice has been observed more than once.\n\nPartial Log of SCP-1744-1 instance recordings:\nInstance Discovery: 03/25/1981\nRecording Date: 10/12/1984 (instance deteriorated in containment)\nVoice: female, believed to be young adult\nTranscript of Recording: \u201cThings have been getting steadily worse, there's no denying it. I've thought over everything, worried through every night, and I don't see a way out this time.\u201d\nInstance Discovery: 05/12/1989\nRecording Date: 08/24/1995 (instance destroyed as part of experiment)\nVoice: male, believed to be elderly adult\nTranscript of Recording: \u201cI keep waking up in more pain than before. It hurts, I tell them, but they keep saying I can be strong and do more. People say they need me, but I don't really want this. I've passed the point of not caring, I suppose.\u201d\nInstance Discovery: 12/14/2000\nRecording Date: 01/03/2001 (instance deteriorated in containment)\nVoice: indistinguishable gender, believed to be a child\nTranscript of Recording: \u201cI hope father and mother know it's their fault. They keep trying to tell me to do well and be successful. Maybe I don't want that. Maybe I want to be happy. Maybe I want them to notice me.\u201d\nInstance Discovery: 05/20/2002\nRecording Date: 05/20/2003 (instance deteriorated in containment)\nVoice: female, believed to be in late teens\nTranscript of Recording: \u201cIt's that day again. I wonder if anyone knows, because no one says they blame me. I was the one who wasn't careful, I was the one who thought it'd be harmless, it'd be fun, and we'd all laugh about it later. Everyone thinks I'm just missing my friends, but I'm too selfish for that, I've always only thought of myself.\u201d\nInstance Discovery: 04/18/2013\nRecording Date: 04/24/2013 (instance destroyed as part of experiment)\nVoice: male, believed to be middle-aged adult\nTranscript of Recording: \u201cAfter so long, I'm finally able to sleep peacefully again. The research is going well. I can't wait to see my family again, I'm sure the twins have grown.\u201d\n\nAddendum 1744-1: Recent suicide rate statistics of the urban areas surrounding Site-39 have demonstrated patterns consistent with Foundation testing of SCP-1744-1 instances. However, the losses have been deemed acceptable, and until the range of SCP-1744's effect is determined, testing involving SCP-1744-1 is to continue as scheduled. See Addendum 1744-2.\nAddendum 1744-2: Due to the as-yet unexplained suicide of Researcher E\u2588\u2588\u2588 S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and recent disappearance of Dr. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 L\u2588\u2588, instances of SCP-1744-1 are no longer to be destroyed as part of experimental procedures. All Site-39 personnel are now required to take part in a mandatory psychological evaluation following each new appearance of an instance of SCP-1744-1.\nSome instances of SCP-1744-1 have been observed to intermittently emit vocalizations, which can only be observed when one holds the shell to their ear. It has been noted that the voices produced by SCP-1744-1 are observed to sound distorted, as if through water. However, the more wear the instance exhibits, the clearer the vocalizations become.\n\nExcerpt from journal log of Dr. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 L\u2588\u2588:\n07/15/2009: A new instance of SCP-1744-1 was reported. I went to take a look at it, since it was the first we'd seen in weeks.\n11/24/2010: Work is stressful and busy, and I haven't had much time to write, what with life moving (or ending) so unexpectedly as of late. I've kept listening to the shell, gotten authorization once a week, but I've heard nothing particularly of note. I feel like the whisperings are familiar, somehow.\n09/19/2011: Been spacing out listening sessions with the shell to avoid it affecting me mentally. Still, the voice is clearer, someone I'm sure I know, perhaps in the family. I'd better check up on them.\n04/10/2013: I recognized the voice, at last. It's mine. And as of today, there's a rather noticeable crack running across the surface of the shell.\n04/25/2013: They found E\u2588\u2588\u2588's body yesterday, a few hours after I smashed the shell that only then spoke with his voice. I didn't know. He seemed fine. The few shells we could link to people always belonged to those outside the facility.\nI received a phone call. It happened. She didn't make it. Tonight, I've decided on tonight.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1743 | SCP-1744 | SCP-1745 \u00bb"}
{"text": "The earliest known image of SCP-1745, captured by a traditional camera.\n\nItem #: SCP-1745\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1745 is to be contained on-site at Zone-457. At no time is any electronic equipment to be brought within 1km of SCP-1745. An array of twenty (20) radio broadcasting units are to be arranged in a circle 10km from the center of Zone-457. At all times, the unit furthest from SCP-1745 must broadcast while all others remain silent. Both telescopic and satellite-based observation of SCP-1745 must be maintained continuously. Any breach by SCP-1745 constitutes the immediate implementation of Contingency-Gorynych-A.\nDescription: SCP-1745 is an intangible Soviet helicopter. Superficially it is identical to the Mil Mi-24D (also known by its NATO designation, \"Hind\"), though it appears to be entirely incorporeal, traversing through any and all physical obstructions with no observed effect on either body. Given its absence of mass, the reason for its visibility is unclear. In addition, SCP-1745 generates noise consistent with a non-anomalous aircraft of identical make, despite no clear source of the sound. The apparent condition of the aircraft varies between featuring severe damage (though this does not affect its flight or maneuverability) and being pristine.\nSCP-1745's presence causes immediate damage in all electrical circuitry within an approximately 300m radius. The exact cause of this damage is unknown, though it universally demonstrates signs of severe overheating. Due to this, close-range electronic observation, recording, and testing of SCP-1745 is generally impossible.\nSCP-1745 appears to be attracted to artificial radio signals. How it determines whether or not these signals are artificial and whether it is able to decipher/comprehend the content of said signals is undetermined. While this aspect of SCP-1745 has allowed for the implementation of current containment protocols, it also presents a clear danger: due to its tendency to be drawn to human civilization, its indestructible and intangible nature, and its adverse effect on electronic equipment, a breach of SCP-1745 could potentially result in an RK Technological Collapse.\nSCP-1745 was transferred to Foundation custody by Russian correspondent [REDACTED] in 1994 following a series of potential breach events. Previous containment protocols developed by GRU Division P (\"Psychotronics\") were adopted by Foundation staff, and all available documentation on SCP-1745's history prior to 1994 was obtained from this exchange. Presently, it is believed that SCP-1745 originates from a Mil Mi-24D helicopter piloted by GRU-P agents and shot down over [REDACTED] in 1979. Due to open hostilities between [REDACTED] and the Soviet Union at the time, it is not believed that the attack targeted the GRU-P specifically. While the incident yielded no survivors from on-board the vehicle, a series of documents were recovered from a titanium case within the wreckage. The following is an excerpt from said documentation (translated from Russian):\n\nEntry \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1979: The artifact was brought in today. Unusual mineral composite: silicon, magnesium, iron\u2026the trajectory of the impact crater is still being analyzed. Based on audio logs, the collision must have occurred at 0523 hours, so we should be able to get some vague idea of its origin. In any case, a full battery of tests haven't uncovered anything distinctly unnatural about the object, we're removing to primary storage.\n\nEntry \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1979: I don't know what the men are blathering about. I awoke this morning to be told that there's a firefly loose in the sector. Upon hearing this I was equal parts \"Why do I care?\" and \"How could there be a firefly here?\" I ordered a full search of the area, the labs, the dorms, the mess room, nothing. Everyone seems convinced it was here though. So convinced that they apparently didn't notice the damage to our equipment. Three computers with burnt out circuits, and no one can tell me how it happened. First the uneventful asteroid and now this, Command is going to shut us down if this continues. I swear those assholes assigned me a bunch of buffoons to this sector.\nNow one of our electron microscopes is broken, fuck!\n\nEntry: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1979: Well. I guess I owe them an apology, but we have much more important things to address. We found it in the Communications Center. Really it's just a levitating ball of light, it doesn't appear to have any mass at all, but testing is impossible. When we tried to touch it, it went berserk, and a nearby light fixture burnt out. We can't afford to let it destroy the communication room, so I've ordered everyone to stay out of there for the time being. This is really a mess.\n\nEntry: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1979: This explains how our equipment was destroyed; it only seems to go nuts when it's in danger (or rather, perceives itself to be in danger). As long as we move gently and carefully around it, there's no problem, it's even rather friendly and will hover up to our staff to brush against them (naturally we ran the people in contact with it through all the usual tests, but there wasn't any sign of an adverse reaction). Its \"body\", I guess, is warm, 45 degrees Centigrade; staff are still calling it the firefly. We still don't know why it wants to stay in the communication room. Did it come from the asteroid\u2026? We have no way of knowing but it's too likely to be a coincidence. Perhaps this mess won't be entirely unproductive.\n\nEntry: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1979: New discovery. It's attracted to radio signals, that's why it won't leave our communication room. It seems only drawn to man-made radio signals, why I can't say. We're looking into possible applications for this thing, but we don't have much on that end yet. Command isn't pleased about the wrecked equipment, though the discovery of the firefly has at least kept them interested. That interest won't last long though if we can't find some use for it.\nI hope they don't send a neutralization order.\n\nEntry \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1979: Searching for applications is going nowhere. This is somewhat hampered by the fact that staff are coddling with it, and that's a distraction that's hard to avoid. It has that effect on everyone. I was up late working, and I fell asleep on the desk. It started nudging up against me in my sleep, and I woke up. I stayed up for another hour, at least, just sitting in its glow and warmth, no working, just sitting there. It seemed like it was resting against me\u2026does it sleep? I think it's a child. Maybe it listens to human radio signals because it recognizes them as meaningful. I don't have any real basis for this, it just came to me while I was up last night. I think it's just like listening to someone reading a book.\n\nEntry \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1979: We received orders from command today to bring the firefly in. Nobody wants to see it go, I can hardly blame them, it's just about the only thing that keeps us happy around here. I've had a lot of time to think lately. The reasons we came out here, the reasons I joined this division\u2026I can't really remember why. I mean, I know \"why\", but not why. The firefly, it doesn't concern itself with things like this, or maybe it can't. That must be nice. I just feel as though\u2026things should be simpler. Why does everything have to be so complicated? Why does there have to be so many levels to everything? What do the levels even mean?\nWhat are we doing here?\n\nThe anomalous artifact the aircraft was transporting was not recovered from the wreckage and is believed to have been destroyed. The research sector mentioned in the documentation was destroyed by an unknown party. The extraterrestrial object recovered by GRU-P operatives remains unaccounted for.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1744 | SCP-1745 | SCP-1746 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1746\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The Foundation's astronomical/meteorological forecasting office is to predict the formation of instances of SCP-1746 by gathering and processing weather and climate data from national and international weather forecasting institutions, ground-based and space-based auroral electromagnetic monitors and the Foundation's own sources. Under the current forecasting model, formation of SCP-1746 instances can be predicted only thirty-three minutes in advance, with travel path predictions reaching 55% accuracy only after instances have formed. This presents a very brief window of time for the necessary resources to be deployed to perform Protocol 1746-Aleph (see Document HG-1746-Aleph).\nThirty-six (36) mobile task forces (designated MTF-1746-Aleph/A through MTF-1746-Aleph/AJ) which specialize in the application of Protocol 1746-Aleph are each to be stationed in an area within 12 minutes flight time of a geographic area known to be susceptible to SCP-1746. Each such task force is equipped with two (2) modified Boeing CH-46 (or equivalent) heavy-lift helicopters, four (4) reinforced steel 12-meter cargo containers (in which the protocol equipment is to be stored), and the equipment listed on the manifest appended to Document HG-1746-Aleph.\nEach of these task forces is to be staffed with an appropriate number of the following staff members, together with alternates:\n\nTwo (2) qualified helicopter pilots\nFour (4) construction engineers and two (2) qualified surveyors\nSeven (7) trained actors (consisting of four (4) males and three (3) females), meeting the following specifications:\n\nActor M1: Male, at least 66 kg in mass.\nActor M2: Male, at least 50 kg in mass, belonging to Y-chromosome haplogroup O3\nActor M3: Male, at least 105 kg in mass, left leg amputated above the knee, with a blood alcohol content of at least 0.25% at the time of performance of Protocol 1746-Aleph.\nActor M4: Male, at least 56 kg in mass, maximum age 34 years, belonging to Y-chromosome haplogroup R1a\nActor F1: Female (mass irrelevant) with full urinary bladder.\nActor F2: Female, mass between 58 and 62 kg, pregnant (1st trimester), wearing cosmetics meeting the specifications described in Document HG-1746-Aleph, Appendix F2-A.\nActor F3: Female, maximum mass 24.5 kg, who is a lineal descendant of the Actor M4 engaged in the protocol application.\n\nOne (1) squirrel wrangler\nTwo (2) live mature female eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)\n\nIt is not recommended that any of a task force's actors or the wrangler perform \u201cdouble duty\u201d as pilot, engineer or surveyor due to the risk that injuries could be sustained by personnel due to the unpacking and deployment of the equipment under stress, which could render an actor or the wrangler unfit or unable to perform their prescribed duties within the applicable specifications.\nFollowing the forecasting of a path of a given instance of SCP-1746, the relevant task force is deploy to an appropriate site within the flight path, the engineers and surveyors are to precisely install and arrange the equipment, and the actors are to carry out the protocol in accordance with the specifications. Document HG-1746-Aleph, together with its exhibits and schedules, comprehensively describes the steps that are to be taken to perform the protocol. All actions described in that document must be precisely timed, placed and vectorized consistent with the tolerances set forth in the document. The following protocol performance issues merit special attention:\n\nCare should be taken to properly fuel and maintain the appliances and motor vehicles included among the protocol equipment, as equipment failures may render it impossible to perform the protocol within the applicable specifications.\nThe fuel used in the Buick Wildcat must be leaded gasoline and must be free of additives except as specified in the protocol. The car is to be painted red.\nRedundant cooling systems should be employed to prevent the frozen dairy confection from liquefying before the specified time.\nThe positioning and height of the traffic light are to be adjusted depending upon the timing of the protocol's performance in relation to the lunar tidal cycle.\nActor M1 is to be dressed as an Episcopalian priest (regardless of Actor M1's actual religious affiliation, which has not been shown to be relevant). His cigarette must be menthol.\nThe Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis), must be cut to a mean height of 7 to 9 cm. The willow tree (Salix alba) must be female.\nThe change cup carried by Actor M3 (the hobo) must contain only coins satisfying pre-Coinage Act of 1965 metallurgical standards.\nVehicle 2 (the Dodge Dart; color irrelevant) must be driven at a constant velocity of 10.72 m/s \u00b10.04 m/s in accordance with the specified vector, with the song \"Till There Was You\" (original cast recording), commencing at 36 seconds into the track, being played on its radio concurrently with the vehicle's entry into the protocol zone.\nImmediately after dropping the frozen dairy confection, Actor F3 is to adopt body language consistent with distress over loss of the dessert.\nThe head of lettuce in the grocery bag must be Lactuca sativa var. longifolia. The use of any other variety of lettuce is prohibited.\n\nDescription: SCP-1746 is an anomalous and extremely violent storm pattern. Instances of SCP-1746 are also characterized by \u201cpulsations\u201d of dozens or hundreds of simultaneous lightning strikes concurrent with episodes of ball lightning, intermittent hurricane-force updrafts and wind gusts, and electromagnetic phenomena which result in the instances being far more powerful and destructive than similarly-sized non-anomalous storms. Non-Foundation climatological organizations have compared instances of SCP-1746 to multiple concurrent F5-class storms.\nInstances of SCP-1746 are remarkably regular and consistent from instance to instance in shape, speed, size, patterns of wind speed, gusting and barometric pressure, cloud structure and the timing and frequency of lightning strikes. The uniformity of instances of SCP-1746 has made it possible for a protocol to be formulated to dissipate the instance of SCP-1746 and avoid the catastrophic damage that would otherwise result from it. Although the basis for the effectiveness of Protocol 1746-Aleph is imperfectly understood, it has been theorized that Protocol 1746-Aleph, when precisely timed and performed, creates microclimatological and electromagnetic conditions which result in a positive feedback loop that dissipates the storm.\nThe development of Protocol 1746-Aleph originated after an instance of SCP-1746 formed in Texas on May \u2588\u2588, 1966 but suddenly dissipated. Foundation climatologists who had been studying SCP-1746 before that time had hypothesized that it may be possible to disrupt an instance of SCP-1746 by generating appropriate atmospheric and electromagnetic stimulus; the dissipation of that instance appeared to confirm the hypothesis and pose the question of how the stimuli had, in this case, been serendipitously produced. Fortunately, a television news crew that had been filming for stock footage purposes in the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (within the projected path of the SCP-1746 instance) had recorded a sequence of events which Foundation climatologists, statisticians and mathematicians were able to verify as producing the required stimulus. The Foundation was subsequently able to develop Protocol 1746-Aleph by studying the film and reproducing the necessary series of events to generate the stimuli. Protocol 1746-Aleph, therefore, represents a deliberate effort to produce the disruptive stimulus by artificially and accurately re-creating the precise sequence of events that generated the stimulus in 19661.\nSpecial Staffing Note: All members of MTF 1746-Aleph-AC were posthumously awarded the Foundation Star after the loss of the entire team resulting from a protocol defect during a containment effort in August 2011.2 In view of the age of MTF 1746-Aleph-AC's Actor F3 at the time of her loss (she is the youngest Foundation Star recipient to date), Dr. Garcia has recommended that MTF 1746-Aleph teams be henceforth staffed with appropriately-sized, but adult, candidates. This suggestion has been forwarded to O5 for consideration.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Prior attempts to disrupt SCP-1746 instances through other means, including controlled release of SCP-853, had unilaterally resulted in failure.\n2. Squirrel 2 failed to carry the frozen dairy confection to its designated mark before consuming it.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1745 | SCP-1746 | SCP-1747 \u00bb\n\nMore by this author\n\nHide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-1322\n\nSCP-089\n\nspikebrennan's proposal\n\nSCP-1844\n\nSCP-1012\n\nSCP-1036\n\nSCP-2553\n\nSCP-1512\n\nSCP-1746\n\nSCP-908\n\nSCP-831\n\nSCP-3236\n\nSCP-2336\n\nSCP-955\n\nSCP-926\n\nSCP-2236\n\nSCP-920-EX\n\nSCP-2914\n\nSCP-2008-J\n\nSCP-4336\n\nSCP-4436\n\nSCP-1060\n\nTales\n\nSic Transit Gloria Mundi\n\nSpring Cleaning\n\nTranscript of meeting, June 2 1972\n\nTranscript of telephone conversation, August 9, 1991\n\nMemorandum Dated 6 November 1944\n\nScroll fragment 13Q29\n\nStray Katz (part 1)\n\nAd Majorem Bonum\nRating: 24"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1747\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As of \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 SCP-1747-1 is to be secured within a standard Site-77 storage locker requiring a Level 3 security clearance to unlock. Site-876 has been built surrounding SCP-1747-2, requiring Level 3 security clearance to access the area. In addition to Site-876's standardized security procedures, no fewer than two armed guards are to be present at all times to prevent unauthorized entry. No personnel are to attempt to make contact with SCP-1747-2 at any time during its manifestation period.\nDescription: SCP-1747 is the collective designation of anomalous items recovered from the \"Hugo Edwards Memorial Cemetery\" located in [REDACTED], England.\nSCP-1747-1 is a square shovel that is 1.5 meters in length from blade to handle. The blade is composed of iron, measuring 0.5 meters by 0.325 meters, and yields noticeable signs of oxidation. The handle is mainly composed of unvarnished maple wood and measures 1.0 meters in length. Large portions of the blade have been rusted over. A more precise observation unveils that the wood has been engraved with the initials H.E. multiple times along its dimensions.\nIf SCP-1747-1 is used on any surface normally penetrable by a non-anomalous shovel, the blade will be obstructed by a solid object. If the area is excavated further with the usage of earth-moving apparatus, human remains will be found directly below the shovel's point of entry regardless of what was beneath the surface prior to digging or what material is being excavated. Origin of said remains and how they are placed is currently unknown and under investigation.\nSCP-1747-2 is a corporeal humanoid entity that manifests within the graveyard for approx. 40 minutes at 9:00 pm every night. In physical appearance, SCP-1747-2 resembles a female in her late twenties. During this active state, SCP-1747-2 will attempt to use SCP-1747-1 to dig up the graves of Scarlet and Amelia Edwards1. When SCP-1747-2 encounters a human carcass during excavation of the grave, it will immediately remove the body, and continue digging. At no point has SCP-1747-2 reached the bodies of Scarlet and Amelia Edwards due to SCP-1747-1's anomalous properties; investigation into the history of this entity is currently ongoing.\nAddendum: Event log of Incident-1747-Theta, taking place on the \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during SCP-1747-2's manifestation period.\n\nForward: The following log is a composite account of eyewitness reports and video feeds taken from personnel stationed in Site-876's surveillance outpost.\n<Begin Log>\n21.04 SCP-1747-2 manifested within the cemetery and began its usual routine of excavating the graves of Scarlet and Amelia Edwards.\n21.16 SCP-1747-2 stopped digging into the graves and threw away the shovel, appearing to be in emotional distress.\n21.18 Various screams could be heard emanating from SCP-1747-2, audio recordings revealed the words: \"Hugo\", \"Please\" and \"I want to see my children\" being repeated by the entity. The sounds were only captured on EVP recordings and were not audible to observers.\n21.19 The entity knelt in front of the two graves and appeared to kiss each tombstone before walking away from the excavated graves.\n21.20 SCP-1747-2 entered an abandoned tool-shed and discontinued digging for the remainder of the night.\nClosing Statement: At the time of this documentation, SCP-1747-2 has not manifested in over four months. It is presumed that SCP-1747-2 will not manifest further. SCP-1747 will be monitored pending re-classification to Safe.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Both individuals died by drowning, autopsy reports revealed that the bodies were severely mutilated upon discovery.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1746 | SCP-1747 | SCP-1748 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1748\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1748 is currently contained at Site-117. The sector assigned to SCP-1748 must be operated by individuals without any form of hearing impairment (this extends to D-Class personnel).\nSCP-1748-1 is housed in a 4m x 2m x 4m primary concrete chamber, which is suspended by carbon fiber supports in a secondary 8m x 4m x 8m concrete chamber. The secondary chamber is soundproofed to a degree corresponding with the current intensity of SCP-1748's emission. A series of acoustic channels connect the primary chamber to the tertiary chamber, and are equipped with valves to occlude the noise as necessary. It is important that SCP-1748 remain audible to subjects in the tertiary chamber, whilst not reaching a relevant intensity capable of inflicting harm or deafness in said subjects.\nThe tertiary chamber is adjacent to the secondary chamber, and shall remain populated with an appropriate amount of D-Class personnel (currently 20). Said personnel are forbidden from speaking, and must be rotated out every 16 hours for sleep requirements. The walls of the chamber (barring the wall facing the secondary chamber) are soundproofed to prevent noise pollution. No less than twenty (20) individuals must remain in the tertiary chamber at all times. At least forty (40) additional D-Class personnel are to remain onsite for containment rotation. Should the intensity of SCP-1748's emission increase, the sound is to be broadcast to all personnel within Site-117 at large, and all available D-Class personnel are to report to the tertiary chamber immediately.\nShould all onsite personnel be insufficient to prevent the emission's increase, the Apollo Contingencies will be enacted.\nDescription: SCP-1748 is a phenomenon manifesting as a looped audio recording of the \"Winter Road\" segment of Georgy Sviridov's Snow Storm. The locus for this manifestation is always a device designed for containing audio recordings, including vinyl records, audio cassettes, and compact discs, though radios, MP3 players, USB drives, computers and game consoles do not appear to be viable objects. Whether or not said object is currently containing an audio recording(s) of any kind is irrelevant. It is unclear what mechanism produces sound from this object. This locus is hereafter referred to as SCP-1748-1.\nSCP-1748 reduces in intensity when exposed to a sufficiently-sized audience, and increases intensity when too few individuals are present. What determines the number of required individuals is entirely unclear, though this number increases exponentially as the intensity of SCP-1748 increases. Based on previously recorded data, it is believed that an intensity of \u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588dB will exceed the current estimated populace of Earth, at which point halting the growth would be impossible.\nAt the time of this writing, SCP-1748 fluctuates in intensity between \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588dB and \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588dB.\nSCP-1748-1 appears to be immune to damage from sonic vibrations produced by SCP-1748. Should SCP-1748-1 be destroyed, SCP-1748 will transfer to the nearest suitable object. No maximum range for this occurrence has yet been discovered.\nSCP-1748 was initially discovered in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Russia. The Aaron Morgan Orchestra (\"AMO\", originating in London, England) was hired by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a wealthy industrialist linked to the activities of \"\u0417\u043c\u0435\u0439,\"1 an occultist organization believed to be responsible for \u2588\u2588\u2588 deaths in eastern Russia. AMO was commissioned to perform \"Winter Road\" on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's private estate. According to eyewitness testimony from a detained \u0417\u043c\u0435\u0439 member, at the conclusion of the performance, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, his servants, several other \u0417\u043c\u0435\u0439 members and several individuals from a group the witness could not identify gave AMO a standing ovation. During this, a number of \u0417\u043c\u0435\u0439 members proceeded to enter the stage from the rear and murdered the musicians. In the aftermath, the performers were [DATA EXPUNGED] were used to construct several crude designs in at least one unidentified language on [DATA EXPUNGED] prior to the vinyl disc used for the recording being saturated inside said mass, which did not damage the object for an as-of-yet unverified reason.\nAfter the disc was removed from the mass, an \u0417\u043c\u0435\u0439 member delivered it to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who then gave some form of hand gesture. Several individuals entered the concert hall and murdered the \u0417\u043c\u0435\u0439 members with automatic rifles. The eyewitness fled the chamber during this incident, and was picked up 15 days later by a Foundation asset in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nThanks to the intelligence provided by said member, a Foundation raid by Mobile Task Force Nu-15 \"White Wolves\" on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's estate was organized on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was killed during the incident, and the disc (later designated the first instance of SCP-1748-1) was recovered. A servant previously unaccounted for then fired upon MTF N-15, injuring one member and destroying SCP-1748-1. The servant was killed in the fight. SCP-1748 immediately transferred to another vinyl disc containing Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, which was recovered. A letter addressed to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and dated 5 days previously was also retrieved:\n\nTo \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588,\nWorking with those troglodytes was certainly distasteful, but the result was most satisfying and invigorating. Be proud of the monumental piece you have created, its power and majesty knows only how to grow. Within that disc is the sublime itself. We hope this letter finds you well, and that you feel that power and majesty occupy your entire being.\nWe hope you are also looking forward to Phase 2.\n[REDACTED]\n\nAddendum [1748-001]: Observation Log\nSeveral low intensity sounds inconsistent with the accompanying music have been detected from SCP-1748's emissions:\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 at 5:47 AM\n\n-not alone. (Indecipherable) heartbeats. (Indecipherable) hear us.\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 at 7:28 AM\n\n-the music (Indecipherable) inside. Anchored. We (Indecipherable) little strength.\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 at 8:39 PM\n\n-echoes. We are echoes. (Indecipherable) be heard. (Indecipherable) if we fade. No. No.\n\nNo further abnormalities have been reported.\nAddendum [1748-002]: Apollo Contingencies\n\nContingency Apollo-A: The sound of SCP-1748 shall be broadcast to all available Foundation sites, areas, and sectors wherein said broadcast does not disrupt existing containment procedures for other objects. Should Contingency Apollo-A be unsuccessful, Contingency Apollo-B must be enacted.\nContingency Apollo-B: SCP-1748-1 is to be electromagnetically suspended in a Gears Perfect Vacuum Chamber (GPVC), where it shall be contained indefinitely. Ten (10) additional objects capable of serving as SCP-1748-1 shall be contained in an identical manner in facilities adjacent to the main chamber. Absolutely no other items capable of becoming SCP-1748-1 shall be allowed within 1km of the containment chamber.\nIt should be noted that, while SCP-1748 cannot propagate through a perfect vacuum, previous observations have confirmed that it is still produced, and continues to grow in intensity without an audience. Given the implications of this evidence, Contingency Apollo-B must be considered a last resort, as any containment failure following its implementation, no matter how slight or brief, is likely to result in an XK-Class End-of-the-World Scenario.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Russian, \"Zmey\": \"Snake\" or \"Dragon\".\n\n\u00ab SCP-1747 | SCP-1748 | SCP-1749 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1749\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1749-1 is contained in the Safe/Anomalous Items of Site-11. No testing of SCP-1749 has been scheduled to date. Any recovered specimens of SCP-1749-2 are to be contained in standard humanoid containment cells in Site-28. Access to specimens of SCP-1749-2 requires written permission from Site-28's director (Currently Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588) or any member of the O5 council.\nDescription: SCP-1749-1 is an ornately-painted control pad consisting of an analog screen and a standard QWERTY keyboard. When a message is typed onto the screen of SCP-1749-1 and the \"send\" button is pressed, specimens of SCP-1749-2 are created in locations around the continental United States.\nSCP-1749-2 are genetically identical humanoids. Every recorded instance of SCP-1749-2 to date has been a Caucasian male, between 24 and 36 years of age and approximately 2 meters tall. All specimens of SCP-1749-2 answer to the name \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, though no individuals with that name matching their description have been found in any birth records.\nUpon the activation and input of a message into SCP-1749-1, numerous instances of SCP-1749-2 will materialize in populated locations around the continental United States. No more than one instance has been observed in any single location. Upon materialization, each instance of SCP-1749-2 carries with them the following items:\n\nOne (1) \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand black business suit.\nOne (1) \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand pair of black dress shoes, size 46.\nOne (1) \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand silver wristwatch.\nOne (1) handgun, containing a fully loaded magazine. Markings on the handgun match no known manufacturer.\nOne (1) pill containing 2ml of potassium cyanide.\n\nWhen all instances of SCP-1749-2 have materialized, they will immediately seek out and kill the nearest human by means of gunshot. If the instance of SCP-1749-2 is disarmed, it will attempt to bludgeon or strangle the victim to death using nearby objects or its bare hands. Immediately following the murder, the instance of SCP-1749-2 will procure and consume its cyanide pill, causing death in 99% of cases. If unable to do so, the instance of SCP-1749-2 will self-terminate with its firearm. Neither living instances nor cadavers of SCP-1749-2 have been found to contain any additional anomalous properties.\nThe following is a transcript of an interview with a captured SCP-1749-2 instance (designated SCP-1749-2-134) whose cyanide pill failed to activate before Foundation agents confiscated its firearm. SCP-1749-1 had been activated by the Foundation in an attempt to contain an instance of SCP-1749-2. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588 conducting interview, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on supervision.\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588: State your name and date of birth for the record.\nSCP-1749-2-134: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, date of birth unknown.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588: Please explain your objectives at the time of your capture.\nSCP-1749-2-134: I was sending a message.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588: Sending a message to whom?\nSCP-1749-2-134: To people. You know, doc, it's getting harder and harder to get noticed these days. Short of blowing up a building or starting a war, not much gets through to people's heads. And even if you shoot a school or build a bomb, nobody really gets what you're trying to say. They just don't get it. Too stupid. Too oblivious. What I was doing is telling people the exact message in a way that they'll really pay attention to. That's all people care about these days, all they care about is blood. So why not write in it?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588: So the control pad was built to send messages to civilian populations?\nSCP-1749-2-134: Yeah. These morons snap out of their slumber once they see the death on the map. It's the most powerful writing system on the planet. You just have to connect the dots. Oh, and one more thing.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes?\nSCP-1749-2-134: Fuck you.\n\nAt this point, SCP-1749-2-134 self-terminated by means of a secondary cyanide capsule hidden in its back molar. Investigation of other instances revealed similar capsules, though all instances questioned denied awareness of their existence.\nIncident 1749-Beta: On \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a series of murders were committed in civilian population centers by individuals identical to instances of SCP-1749-2. As SCP-1749-1 was inactive at this time, it is theorized that additional models of SCP-1749-1 may exist. Foundation intelligence teams have been dispatched with the intent to recover any additional instances. Reclassification to Euclid effective \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nAccess Incident 1749-Beta Map\n\nAccess Granted\n\nRed dots represent the locations of SCP-1749-2 appearances.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1748 | SCP-1749 | SCP-1750 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1750\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The Foundation is collaborating with international governments, automotive manufacturers, and environmental protection groups/agencies/watchdogs to advance the development of and promote the adoption of hybrid, electric, and ethanol-powered vehicles while reducing the popularity of petroleum-fueled vehicles. Mobile Task Force Mu-13 (\"Ghostbusters\") is working with the Department of Analytics to investigate and neutralize both vehicles and petroleum reservoirs that may be affected by SCP-1750. Affected vehicles should be delivered to Foundation Disposal Site-93 for recycling.\nDescription: SCP-1750 refers to the spontaneous animation of petroleum-powered vehicles, ranging from automobiles to propeller aircraft. Vehicles animated by SCP-1750 display animal-like behaviors with some similarities to crocodiles and birds. There does not seem to be any underlying pattern or cause behind the phenomenon. Exorcisms tailored for reptilian ectomorphs have proven the most effective at neutralizing SCP-1750 manifestations, which also end naturally once the vehicle runs out of fuel. Given this information, it is hypothesized that SCP-1750 is the result of dinosaur-based ectomorphs inhabiting the fuel in the vehicles. This would similarly explain why SCP-1750 has not occured in immobile gasoline-powered machines: they may in fact occur, but there would be no way for them to actually move upon manifesting.\nAddendum: Noted SCP-1750 Manifestations\n\nLocation\nEvent\nContainment\n\nMontana, USA\nA motorcycle rally goes awry when the vehicles are affected by SCP-1750, dislodging their riders and then attempting to maul them using their tires and exposed tailpipes. Injured and wounded riders tended to draw more attention from affected motorcycles.\nAll affected motorcycles lured into a local junkyard by use of domestic chickens, where they are fenced in and exorcised. All riding injuries blamed on improper vehicle handling. Class-A Amnestics dispersal ordered.\n\nColorado, USA\nAn eighteen-wheel semi truck becomes affected by SCP-1750 while refueling; it proceeds to rampage through the city, sneaking up on smaller vehicles such as sedans and coupes and ramming into them to knock them over.\nBecause the vehicle had not refueled fully, it exorcised itself after two hours. The vehicle was destroyed and the event blamed on a drunk driver. Class-C Amnestics used.\n\nBavaria, Germany\nA crop-dusting plane is affected by SCP-1750 mid-flight, veering off-course and flying to the Wertach river, where it lands and attempts to dig up the ground near the river by spinning its wheels along the ground.\nPlane ran out of fuel and exorcised itself. Pilot and bystanders given Class-C amnestics. Excavation of the soil revealed a small clutch of fossilized eggs hypothesized to belong to Pterodactylus antiquus.\n\nDarkhan, Mongolia\nA jeep and microcar are simultaneously affected by SCP-1750. While the jeep wanders the city, occasionally running over foliage and ramming into trees, the microcar attacks nearby civilians. The jeep eventually comes across the microcar, which accelerates into and rams it. The two vehicles proceed to engage in combat until a sudden sandstorm blows into the city and buries both vehicles.\nAll affected civilians given Class-A amnestics. Destruction caused by the vehicles blamed on the sandstorm.\n\nGulf of Mexico\nA crude oil tanker is affected by SCP-1750 and proceeds to submerge itself with the loss of almost all hands on deck. Following its submersion, the tanker has been observed intermittently throughout the Atlantic Ocean, attacking small yachts and baleen whales and behaving in a matter similar to a great white shark.\nThe surviving crewmembers were given Class-C amnestics. The affected tanker is still at large; in addition to ongoing containment duties, the Foundation Atlantic Fleet has been ordered to keep watch for and neutralize the ship if it is spotted. The environmental damage estimated to result upon its destruction has been deemed within acceptable parameters by the Ethics Committee.\n\nA Random Day's Author Page\n\n\u00ab SCP-1749 | SCP-1750 | SCP-1751 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Informational Cognitohazard Warning!\n\nThe following documentation is directly affected by an anomalous linguistic infohazard. Procedure Ptolemaic Trepidation is now in effect; all unauthorized personnel will be terminated upon discovery.\n\nLevel 4/1751 access required. Initiate Post-Cerebral Security procedures?\n\nSafety cognitohazard interlocks disengaged.\n\nAuthorized personnel, be advised that you have been administered the Class-7 counter-memetic safety mechanism code named \"Ninth Sphere\". This allows for viewing of SCP-1751 without prior knowledge of the Latin language. Please do not re-administer this mechanism without on-site medical approval, and never more than twice within a one-hour period.\n\nItem #: SCP-1751\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1751 is currently contained through suppression of knowledge surrounding it. As SCP-1751 is not a physical object, and due to its unique circumstances, it cannot be fully contained.\nProtocol Vortz' Obfuscation is responsible for the full suppression of all media attention to SCP-1751. Foundation agents are to be embedded in every major media outlet to monitor for evidence of SCP-1751. Foundation historians reaped from universities globally are to use their influence to suppress any chance of SCP-1751 surfacing. All textbooks which mention SCP-1751 are to be confiscated and all copies destroyed. Subsequent editions are to be edited to remove all references to SCP-1751.\nAdditionally, Procedure Ptolemaic Trepidation has been expanded to allow for an emergency activation system. Several Foundation low orbit installations are equipped with a mass-release version of the \"Ninth Circle\" counter-meme, to be administered globally in the event of a major containment breach. This should be considered a grace period, as \"Ninth Circle\" only delays the onset of critical symptoms of SCP-1751 exposure. In the event that knowledge of SCP-1751 becomes non-containable, Class-O amnestic application is authorized.\nDescription: SCP-1751 is a fixed point in space-time, information about which can only be perceived in Latin. SCP-1751, as it is currently understood, appears to produce this effect through a proto-memetic infohazard mechanism. Current, ongoing research has proposed that the effectiveness of a counter-meme would suggest a non-memetic source of SCP-1751's anomalous effects, though the method through which SCP-1751 manifests is poorly understood.\nSpecifically, SCP-1751 is the entire year of \u2588\u2588 AD, centered around the Mediterranean Sea. During this time, no known major historical events took place, though proximity to Nero's persecution of early Abrahamic sects has been noted. Foundation historians have put forward the idea that SCP-1751 is somehow related to the burned [REDACTED] and the aftermath thereof, based on several writings in Foundation custody recovered from the remnants of the Library of Alexandria and analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls. See Excerpt 1751-a5-Delta for a relevant section from the recovered documents.\nWhen considered by any sapient, language capable organism1, their thought processes invariably translate into Latin whenever SCP-1751 is directly thought about. This presents in the same manner as non-anomalous multi-lingual perception; the subject appears to think in Latin whenever directly or indirectly thinking about SCP-1751. The effects of SCP-1751's manipulation of thought processes have included nausea, headache, loss of focus, and difficulty communicating, though these symptoms are considered a product of the subject spontaneously experiencing a Class-Sigma shift in perception, and not an additional manifestation of SCP-1751.\nProlonged exposure to SCP-1751 has resulted in the degradation of Wernicke's area in the cerebral cortex, resulting in a cessation of understanding of all language except for Latin, and a complete inability to understand language in the long term. In extreme cases, tumor growth has been observed in patients with extended exposure to SCP-17512. It is theorized that SCP-1751 rapidly deconstructs and then rebuilds neuron connections within the language centers of the human brain. Additionally, subjects who have pre-existing knowledge of the Latin language have suffered decreased symptoms in relation to their level of fluency.\nDue to the fact that SCP-1751 appears to be an infohazard infection of a specific point in space-time, and not simply text or some other human construct, containment of SCP-1751 has revolved around the suppression of public knowledge of it. Any sapient3 organism which considers SCP-1751 will experience its anomalous effects, regardless of location, intelligence level, local temporal anchor point, or otherwise. As such, all textbooks4 which include SCP-1751 have been confiscated and their subsequent editions edited. Suppression of knowledge regarding SCP-1751 and a deliberate disinformation campaign have served to reduce public attention of SCP-1751's specific point in time to null values. SCP-1751 presents the danger of a GH-class \"dead greenhouse\" scenario where only the most remote, media-inaccessible portions of humanity would survive. Small scale containment breaches have been obscured in the past through acute carcinogen application and counter-intelligence operations.\nAddendum 1751-009-a56:\n\nInterviewed: D-493905\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Malfec\n\nForeword: Interview with D-493905 after approximately seven (7) hours of exposure to SCP-1751. D-493905 has displayed the inability to speak in any language but Latin for two (2) hours. Bold text indicated speech in English, all other speech is in Latin.\n\n<Begin Log, 1200:30:18 GMT on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588>\n\nDr. Malfec: Please state your internal identification designation.\n\nD-493905: D-493905\n\nDr. Malfec: You've been exposed to SCP-1751 a cumulative three hours now. How do you feel?\n\nD-493905: Can I go back to my room yet?\n\nDr. Malfec: Please answer the question.\n\nD-493905: My head is pounding and I haven't been able to keep anything down. Happy? Can I go?\n\nDr. Malfec: Please read from this excerpt, D-493905.\nAt this point, Dr. Malfec slides a copy of Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky across the table to D-493905, who recites it in Latin. Words not currently recognized in English are translated clearly and without pause by D-493905.\n\nDr. Malfec: (To camera) Subject appears incapable of even reciting in English. In addition, SCP-1751's effects do not appear to be contingent on individual language constructs such as inappropriate words.\nDr. Malfec: D-493905, how do you feel about working with SCP-1751?\nD-493905: I can't stop thinking about it. The more I think about it the more my head pounds, doc5. But I don't really mind it, I suppose. Better'n some of the other things I've seen around here. Can I go now?\n\nDr. Malfec: Very well, please report at 0800 tomorrow for routine testing.\n<End Log, 1200:35:47 GMT>\n\nClosing Statement: It has been theorized that due to the unique nature of D-class personnel's environment, it is difficult for them to separate themselves from being a test subject, which causes continual thought of the project they are involved with. Due to D-493905's continual consideration of SCP-1751, his condition has worsened more rapidly than expected, and he is unable to speak in any language except Latin. Additionally, SCP-1751 was discovered to be non-reliant on publicly decided language structures, even affecting Carroll's Jabberwocky, which contains many invented words.\n\nAddendum 1751-033-o65:\n\nInterviewed: D-493905\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Malfec\n\nForeword: D-493905 has been exposed to SCP-1751 for a total of forty-seven (47) cumulative hours. Despite his early, rapid onset of symptoms, he has proven unusually resistant to complete axiomatic decomposition due to SCP-1751's anomalous effects, which has made him an invaluable research asset. No other test subject has survived more than thirty (30) hours.\n\n<Begin Log, 1421:25:38 GMT \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588>\n\nDr. Malfec: How are you feeling, D-493905?\n\nD-493905 grunts, he is holding his head.\nDr. Malfec: We've prescribed you pain medication. Is it not effective?\nD-493905: They stopped working.\nDr. Malfec: Has the pain intensified?\nD-493905: Yes.\nDr. Malfec: Is that your only new symptom?\nD-493905: I've had bad dreams.\nDr. Malfec: What? Can you elaborate?\nD-493905: I've been having nightmares. Mostly of burning to death, always in some ancient lookin' place. Pillars and torches.\nDr. Malfec: We'll prescribe some heavy sleep medication. Is that all or- D-493905? Are you alright? D-493905?\nAt this point, D-493905 appears to convulse in a manner consistent with a grand mal seizure.\nD-493905: Amabo te nisi incendias me.\nFollowing his final vocalization, D-493905 continued to convulse and scream for four minutes and seventeen seconds before dying. Autopsy revealed damage consistent with SCP-1751 symptoms as well as evidence of a very large burst aneurysm within Wernicke's area of his brain.\n\n<End Log, 1425:34:27 GMT>\n\nClosing Statement: All attempts to include a translation of D-493905's final words with SCP-1751's documentation have resulted in failure, due to SCP-1751's anomalous effects translating the excerpt, even through the implemented counter-memetic \"Ninth Circle\". In all cases, as soon as an isolated translation is linked in any way to SCP-1751 it invariably becomes inexpressible in any language except for Latin. No personnel with knowledge of SCP-1751 are known to be able to understand its meaning.\n\nExcerpt 1751-a5-Delta:\n\n\u2026\nAnd the gypsy woman cried to her gods,\nTo save her burned kin, her children,\nBubbling at her feet.\nBut man hath no ire like the gods,\nWho took offense with her, her weakness,\nTook it as an affront.\nAnd, in their vanity, their splitting grins,\nThey damned her shame to the everflows of time,\nAnd snatched her dying breath, nailing it to\nThat maleficent clock, so that all of man\nMight remember, understand,\nand revel in her pain.\n\u2026\n\nFootnotes\n1. Testing with sapient, non-human subjects has yielded similar results.\n2. In the cases of non-human, long term test subjects, varying amounts of damage and rapidity of cell death were observed, likely based on incompatibility with human linguistic structures.\n3. All subsequent sapient test subjects have shown 0% resistance to SCP-1751. It is not currently believed that any organism is by nature exempted from this.\n4. Five separate text books as of 2014.\n5. Note: Translation of abbreviated words and colloquialisms with no known Latin equivalent are spoken as if unabbreviated or translated to the best approximate representation, when affected by SCP-1751's anomalous effects.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1750 | SCP-1751 | SCP-1752 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1752\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1752-1 is currently contained in a sound-proofed cabinet equipped with a microphone and speaker, in the function room of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom; this latter is designated Site 381. As SCP-1752-1 remains immobile except in the case of Delta Events, current containment efforts are focused on preventing these events. Site 381 should be staffed by a minimum of four agents to monitor SCP-1752-1 activity and prevent unauthorised access. These agents should receive a rudimentary training in traditional medicine as practised in 17th Century England (see Document 1752-Training for full details), and provided with copies of Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine, John Gerald's Herball, or General Historie of Plantes, and Heinrich Kramer's Malleus Maleficarum for use in Protocol 1752-Oracle.\nSCP-1752-1 is to be continually monitored via the microphone located in its cabinet for activation events. Upon activation, identity of the SCP-1752-3 entity should be established if possible. If the entity is already known and catalogued, no further communication is necessary on the part of the responding agent, though the behaviour of the entity should be monitored and any unusual activity reported to the project director. If the SCP-1752-3 entity appears to be unknown, efforts should be made to determine its identity, and it should be catalogued and assigned a numerical sub-designation if possible. All new SCP-1752-3 entities should be reported to the project director in the weekly report. If the entity is identified as SCP-1752-3-Prime, Protocol 1752-Oracle must be enacted immediately to prevent a Delta Event. If a Delta Event should occur, agents are to immediately contact the project director for the enaction of Protocol 1752-Covenant to lure SCP-1752-1 back into containment.\nThe recordings made of SCP-1752-3 behaviour are subject to ongoing analysis in the hope of determining the nature and present location of SCP-1752-2 for its future containment.\nDetails of Protocols 1752-Oracle and 1752-Covenant for study by new recruits to SCP-1752 may be found in Document 1752-Protocols.\nDescription: SCP-1752-1 is a static point in space from which vocal manifestations periodically (roughly every 1-5 hours) emerge. These manifestations are identical to sounds produced by non-anomalous means at the point of origin and are therefore audible by anyone standing nearby and detectable by all types of audio equipment. Persons hearing the sounds produced by SCP-1752-1 will describe them as perfectly clear and understandable, and as being spoken in the language and dialect with which they are most comfortable. The voice quality of these manifestations is consistent across repeated hearings by the same person; though descriptions differ between listeners, it is universally described as neither obviously male nor female, and possessing no particular distinguishing features.\nSCP-1752-2 is the tentative designation given to the object, collection of objects, or object and associated actions which enable a person to project sound through to SCP-1752-1. Efforts are ongoing to determine its nature and location so that it may be contained.\nSCP-1752-3 collectively refers to the entities that speak through SCP-1752-1; currently there are 14 distinctly identified SCP-1752-3 entities, and a further recorded \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 manifestations which have not been firmly matched to any SCP-1752-3 entity. As entities all speak with the same voice, identification may only be achieved through recognition of behaviour patterns. Communication with these entities is possible by projecting audio near SCP-1752-1. Both naturally produced sound (such as human speech) and sound played through speakers have proved effective.\nNotable SCP-1752-3 entities include:\n\nSCP-1752-3-D, self-identification George Locksted, who seems to treat SCP-1752-2 as some kind of recording device and spends ten to fifteen minutes describing the events of his day. Apparently lives in London in the late 19th Century. Manifestations usually occur between 1900 and 2100 hours.\nSCP-1752-3-G, who regularly sings songs popular in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. Manifestations may be up to twenty minutes in length, and usually occur between 0630 and 1000 hours.\nSCP-1752-3-K, who speaks to SCP-1752-2 in a manner which indicates he believes it to reply to him, despite no communication by Foundation personnel.\nSCP-1752-3-Prime, self-identification Demdike. Believed by the Foundation to be the initial owner of SCP-1752-2, it [DATA EXPUNGED] capable of causing Delta Events. In order to prevent these from occurring, Protocol 1752-Oracle should be enacted as soon as SCP-1752-3-Prime is identified.\n\n+ Addendum 1752-A: LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\n- Incident 1752/1 (\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588): Manifestation transcription.\n\nNote: prior to this point, SCP-1752-1 was believed completely immobile, and a site had been constructed surrounding its location in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Lancashire. Containment procedures involved the recording of all vocal manifestations, but restrictions were in place forbidding reply of any kind.\n\nSCP-1752-3-Prime: Demons of the dark and deep, servants of the devil, it is I, Demdike!\n<There is a pause of about ten seconds.>\nSCP-1752-3-Prime: Sulking again, are you? Well, I have a surprise for you! I have been back to see Mr. Deer, to complain about what he sold me.\n<Another pause of about ten seconds.>\nSCP-1752-3-Prime: He asked that I mention him to you by name. He said you would know him. I see that is not enough to get you to respond to me, so I shall follow the instructions he gave me to adjust this so I may talk to someone else. If you will not provide me with the answers I seek, then perhaps another will.\n<SCP-1752-3-Prime stops speaking, and various quiet noises are audible, as of items being moved around. SCP-1752-3-Prime can be heard muttering, although no particular words are audible. This continues for approximately one minute and twenty seconds.>\nSCP-1752-3-Prime: This is your last chance. Will you tell me the medicines I need today?\n<A pause of six seconds.>\nSCP-1752-3-Prime: Fine. You will not hear from me again. I will seek knowledge where there is a greater quantity of it.\n\nShortly following this manifestation, the first recorded Delta Event occurred, and SCP-1752-1 stopped producing any manifestations. It was considered neutralised until reports reached the Foundation 16 days later of a similar phenomenon which had spontaneously appeared in the [REDACTED] Meeting House in the nearby city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during a monthly meeting of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Homeopathy Society. Containment was moved to this location and proceeded as before, until another Delta Event occurred on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588 and SCP-1752-1 shifted to the larger city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, interrupting a meeting of the National Botanist Convention.\nIt was at this point that an exception to Foundation Policy 713 (Anomalous Object Appeasement) was received from O5-\u2588 and Protocol 1752-Oracle was developed. As a contingency, a protocol to lure SCP-1752 back into containment if it should breach again was developed, codenamed Protocol 1752-Covenant. Since this time, it has been necessary to enact Protocol 1752-Covenant only once, with the appearance of an annual meeting of local Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners, which caused the shift to current containment location as expected.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1751 | SCP-1752 | SCP-1753 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Censored image of SCP-1753.\n\nItem #: SCP-1753\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: When not being used for testing, SCP-1753 is to be kept in a 1 m x 1.5 m x 0.5 m fireproof safe in a standard storage unit at Sector-28. Personnel are to avoid direct line of sight with SCP-1753 to minimize the risk of accidental exposure.\nDescription: SCP-1753 is a 75 cm x 100 cm oil painting of the El Capitan rock formation in Yosemite National Park. The phrase \u201ctime to fly\u201d has been scrawled in permanent marker over the vertical rock face. Forensic analysis of SCP-1753 revealed that this phrase was incorporated by the painter.\nWhen a human capable of sight observes the painting and comprehends the written phrase they will activate SCP-1753's anomalous effects. Subjects initially experience a strong sense of vertigo that subsides within approximately thirty seconds. No further effects will be experienced for a period of twelve to fourteen hours.\nAfter this time period the subject begins to perceive any \u201cdrop\u201d (e.g. a curb, a stair, etc) as being a vertical cliff face of approximately 2,000 m in height. While this will initially only occur on a small percentage of drops encountered the effect progresses until any vertical displacement higher than 5 cm results in a sheer cliff face. Amnestics have proven ineffective at removing SCP-1753's influence.\nShould an affected individual jump from a perceived cliff they will hover in the air for approximately thirty seconds before impacting the ground with force comparable to that expected of striking the ground at terminal velocity. Subjects equipped with BASE jumping gear are able to make the descent unharmed. Of note is that SCP-1753's influence appears to be one-way: an affected subject standing at the top of a staircase will see a series of descending cliffs, while an affected subject at the bottom will see only a staircase.\nSCP-1753 was recovered in 19\u2588\u2588 after a woman in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, CA reported several minutes of laughter followed by the remains of Herbert \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (presumably the creator of SCP-1753) breaking through the ceiling. Foundation agents discovered SCP-1753 in an upstairs apartment with what appeared to be a suicide note (see Addendum 1753-001) painted on the wall of the bedroom.\nAddendum 1753-001: Suicide note of Herbert \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nthe sky's calling\ntime to fly\n\n\u00ab SCP-1752 | SCP-1753 | SCP-1754 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1754\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1754 is to be contained in an upright position in an airtight acrylic box measuring 40cm X 30cm X 50 cm. Its claws are to be held shut with rubber bands. The floor of the box is to be painted with green pigment. The box is to remain constantly lit. No direct interaction with SCP-1754 is to take place unless properly sealed biohazard suits are worn.\nVertebrate subjects affected by SCP-1754-1's smoke are to be contained in standard containment for their species, with appropriate containment modifications to compensate for their physical alterations.\nDescription: SCP-1754 is an animate, non-sapient assembly composed of smoothed, bleached human bone and other calcified organic materials. The center of SCP-1754 is a human skull, both cranium and mandible, consistent in size and development with that of an adult male between the ages of 35 and 50. Dentition does not match any available records. SCP-1754 is outfitted with two white wheels attached at the temporal styloid processes, the spokes of which are calcified sea stars. SCP-1754 has two thin, wiry appendages which are 15cm long and end in crab claws fashioned from bone. These extend from the mental foramen of the mandible. A white clay smoking pipe, designated SCP-1754-1, is gripped between SCP-1754's upper and lower teeth. Despite SCP-1754's calcium-rich composition, its clawed appendages are flexible and its wheels rotate freely.\nSCP-1754 is capable of moving on any solid surface at any angle. It uses its claws to roll itself forward on its wheels in the manner of a wheelchair. SCP-1754 stops rolling if its wheels encounter a green1 surface. Aperiodically, it will use its claws either to adjust the position of SCP-1754-1 between its teeth or to pinch nearby personnel. It effectively resists all attempts to remove SCP-1754-1 from its mouth.\nApproximately every 1.5 hours, SCP-1754-1 releases a cohesive cloud of opaque white smoke. If SCP-1754 is alone, the smoke rises to the top of the room, where it then dissipates. If SCP-1754 is in the presence of one or more unprotected vertebrate subjects, the smoke moves to surround the closest one (designated an instance of SCP-1754-2). When the instance of SCP-1754-2 has been fully surrounded, the smoke darkens for roughly five seconds before lightening again and dissipating. Following this, SCP-1754-2 has been radically altered to lack a skull. Alternative structures may take the place of the skull, or the organs and tissues of the head may be located elsewhere in the body. Gene sequencing of SCP-1754-2 instances indicates that each instance is no longer a member of its original species, belonging instead to an otherwise unrecognized group entirely divergent from the vertebrate lineage. The effect is self-consistent, affecting members of the same species in the same manner. For humans, the eyes remain in the same relative position, affixed to independent eye stalks, while the other sensory organs and the brain are located in the neck and chest and are of unfamiliar configurations. Other tested species include chimpanzee, golden lion tamarin, garter snake, trout and ring-necked conure.\nInstances of SCP-1754-2 appear healthy and unencumbered by their alterations, to the point where the alterations are normalized from their perspective and unaffected subjects appear similarly alien. Interviews with human instances of SCP-1754-2 suggest that from their perspective, no animal species has ever had a skull, and that they completely lack an understanding of the concept of a skull. Instances of SCP-1754-2 universally express revulsion at the sight of SCP-1754, more so than for non-anomalous skulls. SCP-1754 is not affected by its own smoke.\nSCP-1754 is sentient and capable of speech, the sound of which originates from the geometric center of its cranium. The personality expressed through SCP-1754 is an enthusiastic, middle-aged male living at some point in the middle 1960s. SCP-1754 refers to any personnel who interact with it as its \"next-door neighbor.\" Regardless of the nature, quantity, or behavior of listeners, SCP-1754 ceaselessly discusses antiquated topics. These include classic automobiles, female celebrities of the 1960s, and its son's involvement in the Vietnam War. When it is introduced to an adult male subject who has a wife and children, SCP-1754 may present the subject with an offer to join it and its family for an evening meal \"sometime soon.\" It is unknown how SCP-1754 is able to discern whether a person has a family.\nThus far, SCP-1754 has made no reference to its anomalous appearance or qualities, nor those of SCP-1754-1. SCP-1754 does not seem to remember previously introduced subjects, and has not demonstrated the capacity to learn or connect cause and effect. However, when reintroduced to any instance of SCP-1754-2, it refers to it instead as its \"neighbor from down the street\" and speaks with a more disappointed tone. SCP-1754 has never referred to itself by any name, and extensive interviews have concluded that it is not possible to conduct meaningful discussion with SCP-1754. In effect, its dialogue is much like that produced by an artificial intelligence.\nSCP-1754 Interview Log:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1754\nInterviewer: Dr. Quentin\nForeword: SCP-1754 was enclosed in its case. Dr. Quentin stood beside it.\n<Begin Log>Dr. Quentin: Hello, SCP-1754.Dr. Quentin: And which model Chevrolet would that be, SCP-1754?Dr. Quentin: SCP-1754, can you hear me?\n(SCP-1754 attempts to pinch Dr. Quentin, who had begun standing closer. Dr. Quentin jumps back in surprise.)Dr. Quentin: (glancing at observation window) \u2026I'm going to have to decline, SCP-1754.<End Log>\nClosing Statement: SCP-1754 seems to be holding a one-sided conversation, although such a determination is ambiguous.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Wavelengths between 510 and 570 nm.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1753 | SCP-1754 | SCP-1755 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1755\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A sample of SCP-1755 is to be contained at Site 40 following standard Class 1 biohazard procedures. All personnel stationed at Site 40 are forbidden from wearing clothing containing cotton. Uncontained specimens of SCP-1755 are to be incinerated, and the area monitored for further outbreaks.\nIn light of the almost total breach of SCP-1755, further containment efforts will focus on concealing the anomalous origin of SCP-1755. SCP-1755 will be presented as a result of experimental genetic engineering. The Foundation will cooperate with and assist governments and major agricultural biotechnology companies, through proxies as need be, in bringing SCP-1755 under control.\nAll specimens outside of controlled research facilities observing at least Class 2 biohazard procedures are to be destroyed or contained. In the event that SCP-1755 is eradicated in the wild, it will be reclassified SCP-1755-EX.\nDescription: SCP-1755 is a species of worm not closely related to any extant species. Visually, specimens of SCP-1755 resemble thin fibers, and their cuticles may be in any of a wide range of colors. SCP-1755 are hermaphroditic, with a lifespan of about five weeks. SCP-1755 only eat cotton fibers.\nIf exposed to a garment made of primarily of cotton, SCP-1755 will consume one thread and reproduce parthenogenically, producing a new instance of SCP-1755 with cuticle color matching that of the consumed thread. This process is extremely efficient, and one SCP-1755 specimen is capable of converting an entire shirt in about two weeks. When consuming a garment, SCP-1755 will link to each other, making their presence difficult to detect by visual or tactile examination.\nWhile converting a garment, SCP-1755 may spread by contact to other cotton fabrics. On full conversion, however, all instances of SCP-1755 enter a dormant state for about three months, during which there is no risk of contagion. At the conclusion of this period, they expire due to lack of food. It is at this point that SCP-1755 becomes most visible, as affected garments often begin to rot. Research indicates that a tone in the range of 435 kHz to 520 kHz causes dormant SCP-1755 to release their linkages, resulting in a fully converted garment disintegrating.\nSCP-1755 was discovered following an outbreak at the University of Sheffield in which a large proportion of the clothing of students and faculty began to rot. A cover story attributing the incident to a chemical weapon research malfunction was ruled sufficient, and widespread amnestic distribution deemed unnecessary and counterproductive to secrecy.\nAddendum 1755-30: Recent reports in agricultural journals regarding a parasitic worm of unknown phylogeny afflicting cotton crops suggest a possible connection to or outbreak of SCP-1755. Further investigation warranted.\nO5 memo CB-General-322:\n\nWith great regret, I am forced to abandon primary containment efforts on SCP-1755, effective immediately. Revised containment protocols have been devised, and will be implemented as soon as is practicable. As many of you may be aware, we badly misjudged the nature and threat of SCP-1755. What we thought was a worm that infested cotton clothes has also proven itself a serious, perhaps existential threat to the global cotton crop.\nIt is unlikely that the Foundation is at fault in this affair. SCP-1755 had probably spread beyond the limits of containment before any events occurred to attract our attention. Considering how rapidly SCP-1755 proliferates, and how difficult it is to detect, no action could have prevented its rise to a global cotton plant epidemic. Nevertheless, an internal audit of Site 40 will be carried out to verify that this is not the result of Foundation mismanagement.\nSecurity has failed. Containment has failed, and was likely never established in the first place. This leaves protection. The greatest threat to normalcy posed by SCP-1755 lies not in its anomalous nature, but in the threat it poses to the global textiles industry. To protect the cotton crop, the Foundation will provide research support to major organizations, civilian and governmental, working to develop a way to rein in SCP-1755.\nThis is not the first time a breach of this magnitude has occurred, and it will not be the last. We are fortunate in that SCP-1755 is not anomalous in what it does, but rather in that it exists at all. A simple cover story should therefore suffice to prevent public knowledge of the supernatural.\nIn time, no doubt SCP-1755 will be brought to heel, and this incident will fade into the past. We must study what went wrong, so that we may be more prepared should the next total breach occur with something more clearly paranormal. We will learn, we will prepare, we will hold.\n\u2014O5-2\n\nAddendum 1755-102: On 5/17/15, two graduate students at the University of Sheffield turned themselves in to British authorities, claiming to have information about the SCP-1755 outbreak. The students, David Lister and George Freeman, were then remanded to Foundation custody on request.\nAddendum 1755-110: Excerpt from an interview with David Lister regarding the creation and purpose of SCP-1755.\n\nDr. Chao: So you say you had no idea the worms would jump to affect cotton plants?\nDavid Lister: That's right. Not saying we shouldn't have seen this coming, but no, this sort of outbreak was not what we had in mind.\nDr. Chao: What did you have in mind, then? You fabricated these things, then spread them on your campus. What was the idea?\nDavid Lister: Ah, it's mildly embarrassing, actually. We did it as a prank.\nDr. Chao: You mean the way affected clothing rots after a few weeks?\nDavid Lister: No, actually. That was another unintended side-effect. Have you all noticed the sound thing? The thing where the worms break their coherence if exposed to, uh, 450 kilohertz?\nDr. Chao: I think so, yes.\nDavid Lister: Yeah. So the idea was to spread it around campus, build a device that produced the frequency, then if a pretty girl walked past, turn it on.\nDr. Chao: What?\nDavid Lister: You know, a nudifier.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1754 | SCP-1755 | SCP-1756 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1756\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1756 is to be kept in a locked safe in the Audiovisual Wing of Site 73. A television, compatible remote control, and compatible cables and power adapter are to be provided in Room 346 for testing by researchers Level 2 and higher. All playbacks produced by SCP-1756 are to be filmed and archived for future analysis. A complete video archive of Siskel and Ebert At the Movies, and its predecessor programs, is to be maintained on site for comparison of SCP-1756 recordings to existing episodes. Testing involving SCP objects in optical disc format or any other Foundation-produced recordings shall require approval from the site director.\nDescription: SCP-1756 is a Panasonic RV31K Region 1 DVD player manufactured in 1999, serial number [REDACTED]. SCP-1756 is externally identical to all other DVD players of its model and production date. Internal examination indicates that SCP-1756 has undergone aftermarket modification to allow it to play non-Region 1 DVDs; attempts to replicate SCP-1756's anomalous properties by similarly modifying standard DVD players of the same type have been unsuccessful. SCP-1756 is capable of accepting and producing its primary effect with all 12 cm optical discs regardless of format or region coding, including DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM, music CDs, and proprietary optical disc formats used in video game consoles.\nSCP-1756's anomalous properties manifest when it is powered on and connected to a television, and an optical disc is inserted into the disc tray and played. Instead of playing the video or audio content encoded on the disc, the television will display a recording, from 6-11 minutes in length, appearing to be a segment from the American television program Siskel and Ebert At the Movies.1 In all documented cases the recording resembles the format of the original television show, in which Chicago-based film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert discuss and debate movies currently in theatrical release and offer their individual opinions about whether the film is worth seeing with a \"thumbs-up\" or \"thumbs-down\" gesture. Examination of the recordings indicates that the set seen therein is identical to the set used by the television series during the 1992-1996 seasons, and that Siskel and Ebert appear to be approximately the same age as they were during the same time period.\nWhen the disc inserted is a motion picture that was reviewed on the original series, the content of the review will be identical to the original review featured on the program. When the content of the disc is a movie not featured or released after Siskel and Ebert's deaths in 1999 and 2013, respectively, is a visual recording other than a theatrically-released motion picture (e.g. television shows, news broadcasts, amateur films or home movies, video games, etc.), or is not a visual recording at all, an original recording will be produced in which Siskel and Ebert review the material as if it were a theatrically-released motion picture. In these reviews, the critics will speak in a manner similar to the tone affected by the critics on the original series, with Siskel often critiquing individual aspects of the content (such as animation, acting, sound quality, etc.) and Ebert analyzing the content from a more emotional, collective perspective.\n\n+ Show SCP-1756 Experiment Log\n\n- SCP-1756 Experiment Log\n\nExperiment 1756-1\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nContent of Disc: The Crying Game (1992)\nSummary of Recording: Identical in content to original series review.\nExperiment 1756-3\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nContent of Disc: Blade Runner (1982) (Director's Cut version, 1992)\nSummary of Recording: Similar in content to the original series review, except that neither Siskel nor Ebert make any mention of the narration by Harrison Ford, which was featured in the original theatrical release and omitted from the Director's Cut.\nExperiment 1756-7\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nContent of Disc: Brokeback Mountain (2005)\nSummary of Recording: The film receives praise from both critics, with Ebert's comments largely resembling his published 2005 review of the film and Siskel making note of director Ang Lee's cinematography and declaring that star Heath Ledger has \"a long and promising career ahead of him\". Both critics give the film a thumbs-up.\nExperiment 1756-17\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nContent of Disc: A 1999 episode of At the Movies in which Ebert paid tribute to Gene Siskel following his death that year, including footage from Siskel's memorial service.\nSummary of Recording: While expressing confusion at why the program received a theatrical release, both critics respond favorably, with Siskel describing it as \"a somber and bittersweet reminder of one's own mortality\" and Ebert humbly praising his own work as executive producer. Both critics agree that the body of Siskel, as seen lying in repose during the memorial service, \"plays the part better than Lorry Goldman.\"2 Both critics give the film a thumbs-up.\nExperiment 1756-21\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nContent of Disc: Mass Effect (video game, 2007)\nSummary of Recording: The game receives a mixed review, as the critics spend much of the segment arguing about various points and questioning whether they watched the same movie. Siskel states that the protagonist, Commander Shepard (who he identifies as being played by Mark Meer), gives a wooden delivery of his lines and behaves more like a Boy Scout or comic book superhero than a starship captain, while Ebert describes Shepard, played by Jennifer Hale, as \"a take-no-prisoners feminist action hero in the tradition of Sigourney Weaver\", and cites her taboo romance with a feminine alien from a monogendered species as a bold move for a mainstream sci-fi flick. The critics agree that supporting actor Raphael Sbarge (who Ebert identifies as having co-starred with Hale in \"one of the dozens of Star Wars prequels to hit the big screen in recent years\") plays fundamentally the same character as in his previous role, but describe his sacrifice near the end of Act 2 as one of the film's better moments. Siskel notes that the film is planned to be the first installment of a trilogy and expresses hope that Meer will grow into the role. Siskel gives a thumbs-down, Ebert gives a thumbs-up.\nExperiment 1756-28\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nContent of Disc: Twelve hours of live ABC News coverage of the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, beginning with the initial interruption of scheduled programming and ending with President George W. Bush's \"War on Terror\" nationwide address\nSummary of Recording: Both critics praise the verisimilitude of the film's special effects, describing it as one of the best faux-documentaries since Orson Welles' War of the Worlds (1938) and marveling at the number of on-air news personnel playing themselves, with Siskel finding the choice to cast Texas governor George W. Bush as the president both interesting and unusual. Ebert praises Osama bin Laden, who he describes as the director of the film, for his \"bold critique of America's national defenses and satirical outlook at foreign opinions of our country\", though he questions his decision to insert himself into the film as a prime suspect in organizing the attacks. Both critics give a thumbs-up.\nExperiment 1756-36\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nContent of Disc: Frampton Comes Alive!, Disc One (Music album, 1976 (CD Deluxe edition, 2001))\nSummary of Recording: Ebert describes the album as one of his favorites of all time and states that he greatly enjoyed the opportunity to listen to it in digital THX audio, though he is disappointed by the fact that the presentation ends halfway through the album and hopes a theatrical release of the second half is pending. Siskel, in contrast, is disappointed by the lack of any concert footage or other visual accompaniment to the music, and states that he could listen to music in the dark at home if he desired to rather than spending money to do so at the theater. Siskel gives a thumbs-down, Ebert gives a thumbs-up.\nExperiment 1756-38\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nContent of Disc: Classics of Literature, a 1997 Windows CD-ROM containing the text of 130 public domain novels\nSummary of Recording: Both critics praise the ability to hear some of the greatest novels of all time narrated by their original authors, with Siskel describing author John Milton's narration of Paradise Lost as particularly moving and Ebert finding Victor Hugo's recitation of Les Miserables excellent but questioning his choice to read it in English rather than his native French. Both critics question the running time of the film at approximately 1600 hours; while Ebert calls it a great value for the admission price, he claims that he spent several thousand dollars on concessions during the screening and apologizes to the audience for the 12-week hiatus that At the Movies took while he and Siskel were attending the screening. Both critics give a thumbs-down, agreeing that, if broken into smaller installments, the film would be more enjoyable.\nExperiment 1756-41\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nContent of Disc: A recording of Murder on the Orient Express (1974) as affected by SCP-1989\nSummary of Recording: Ebert introduces the segment as part of a recurring series on the works of [REDACTED], which he describes as \"an artistic collective that's been taking the film world by storm\". Ebert praises the cinematic device of showing the altered film on a TV screen being filmed by another camera, and the digital manipulation of the original film footage to present the onscreen actors responding to the inversion of their world. Siskel praises the technical execution of the movie but finds it unoriginal and derivative of the group's earlier work, and compares it unfavorably to previous films by the group such as Man Being Eaten By No Shark, Sad Man (which he describes as being a 7-hour-long continuous shot of an atomic bomb sitting on a pedestal), and Cheese. Siskel gives a thumbs-down, Ebert gives a thumbs-up.\n\nFootnotes\n1. A syndicated weekly television program aired in the US from 1986 to 1999, as a continuation of previous programs featuring Siskel and Ebert beginning in 1975\n2. Actor who appeared in Godzilla (1998) playing \"Gene\", a character intended by director Roland Emmerich as a parody of Siskel in retribution for his negative review of Independence Day (1996)\n\n\u00ab SCP-1755 | SCP-1756 | SCP-1757 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1757\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1757 is to be kept in a locked storage container within the Site-17 audio/visual department, with keypad combination in possession of Research Director. Under no circumstances are researchers to be allowed to view SCP-1757; if it must be played for any reason, class D personnel (preferably those with some level of mental retardation) are to be employed.\nDescription: SCP-1757 is a Sony VHS tape of average make, containing 96 minutes and 12 seconds of footage. The tape shows average wear for an item of its age (circa 15 years)1, and contains a label onto which the words \"Just Curious\" have been written with a blue felt pen. Note that the anomalous properties of the specimen are restricted to the tape itself. Copies of the tape show nothing but static.\nWhen viewed on any device capable of playing the tape, SCP-1757 contains footage of a man, filmed against a white wall and looking directly at the camera. As long as the viewer finds no interest in the tape or the film whatsover, no anomalous properties manifest and the whole of the film consists of this imagery. The likelihood of anomalies is further decreased if multiple people are viewing it simultaneously, unless all share a strong feeling of curiosity towards the film. The man is an average build with light brown hair and no other notable characteristics aside from heavy black eyeliner on his eyes. There is no audio on the film except for a soft background hum.\nIf the viewer takes interest or intensely ponders SCP-1757, its origin, its contents, or the person appearing in its contents while viewing the film, it begins deviating from the norm. The person on the footage (hereafter referred to as SCP-1757-A) appears to take an interest towards the people watching the film, turning his head, changing expressions and following movement with his eyes. Camera footage of the film shows that the deviation is real and not just a psychological effect in the mind(s) of the viewer(s). At this point, observers often comment on a feeling of \"being watched\".\nThe chance of an Event 1757-SE is approximately 3%-\u2588\u2588% per observer, with the probability increasing with time spent watching and the amount of interest taken towards SCP-1757. Those under an Event 1757-SE report a constant feeling of being spied on, as well as trouble sleeping soundly. Occasionally, these feelings manifest as any number of following:\n\nAggression, paranoia and/or hatred towards SCP-1757\nAn urge to study the history of the aforestated\nAn urge to repeatedly view the aforestated\nStrong anxiety or distress towards SCP-1757-A\n\nUnless an observer is able to stop studying the film and its background, the event concludes with an assault on the observer's person, invariably at a time he or she cannot seek immediate help. The event has no eyewitnesses, but the aftermath is well-reported2: victims are mutilated, and subsequently bled to death, with a sharp tool of some sort. Furthermore, several of the victims have exhibited bite marks, carved brands, disfigurement of genitalia, sear wounds and dental maim. The positions and intricacy of the wounds suggests a methodical approach, but no pattern has yet been defined.\nAddendum 1575-1: The tape was recovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 in the middle of a police operation in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, France to catch the \u00c9trangleur3. The man (real name Y\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588; later D-20821) was quickly incarcerated. He, along with the contents of his studio apartment, was confiscated by the Foundation soon after.\nThe annexed paraphernalia contained, among other things, over four hundred snuff films. Over twenty of them were stolen from police stations across southeastern France; SCP-1757 was found among them. D-20821 denied all murders, blaming the tape instead. On a written confession to Dr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, he claimed: \"I showed the film to my friends, I showed a lot of my films to my friends. They were so exciting. They were so cool. I was just curios [sic].\"\nWhy D-20821 isn't affected by the tape even though he shows obsessive interest towards it is, as of yet, unexplained.\nAddendum 1575-2: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, during an unauthorized viewing by Dr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1757-A spoke for the first, and thus far only, time. The security cameras were unable to record the conversation.\n\n<Begin Log>\nSCP-1757-A: God I love you.\nDr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [EXPLETIVE REDACTED]\nSCP-1757-A: I always wanted to be like you. You look for the little things in life, study the intricacies. Humans are creatures of nuances and small things. You break things just to figure out what they are made of. You [REDACTED] with abandon, on the off chance they'll \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. I respect that, I really do.\n(Having retreated to the corner of the room, Dr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 stays silent)\nSCP-1757-A: I don't mean bad, I just can't help myself. I guess that's where I surpass you: I'm more curious. For example: what do you look like, under the skin? Just curious.\n(According to Dr. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1757-A ceased speaking at this point.)\n<End Log>\n\nFootnotes\n1. As is normal with VHS tapes, SCP-1757 exhibits shifting colors and frames, as well as bursts of static and occasional audio loss. Segments 11'03\"-27'45\" and 77'21\"-93'01\" have shown to have the least errors when viewing.\n2. Over \u2588\u2588 cases of Event 1575-SE have been reported; the count is currently at 1575-SE-\u2588\u2588.\n3. \"The Strangler\", a serial killer of some fame\n\n\u00ab SCP-1756 | SCP-1757 | SCP-1758 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\n\n+ More articles by weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-2006\n\nSCP-2950\n\nSCP-2599\n\nSCP-2800\n\nSCP-3200\n\nSCP-4007\n\nSCP-2750\n\nSCP-2201\n\nSCP-2101\n\nSCP-2050\n\nSCP-2440\n\nSCP-2301\n\nSCP-1842\n\nSCP-2012\n\nSCP-1644\n\nSCP-2499\n\nSCP-2775\n\nSCP-2925\n\nSCP-1758\n\nSCP-7030\n\nSCP-972\n\nSCP-314-J\n\nSCP-2625\n\nSCP-2588\n\nSCP-6030\n\nSCP-5725\n\nSCP-2896\n\nSCP-5975\n\n+ All Tales by weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nTales\n\nThe Meaning of Fear\n\nRight?\n\nThe Tinkerer\n\nAfter The End\n\nSpirit Dust\n\nLeisure Time\n\nMission Accomplished\n\nA Broken Tool\n\nThe Space Soldier\n\nOf Meetings and Meals\n\nTrip Hammer\n\nEulogies\n\nAll Work and No Play\n\nAnother Day On The Job\n\nUnveiling\n\nConferencing\n\n+ GOI formats by weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nSCPs\n\nUIU File: 2017-003\n\nUIU File: 1933-001\n\n+ All coauthored articles featuring weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nPage\nAuthors\n\nUnusual Incidents Unit Hub\nDrewbear, CryogenChaos\n\nProject Palisade, 001 Proposal\nthedeadlymoose, Drewbear, and Dexanote\n\nTKO\nthedeadlymoose and Drewbear\n\nSCP-5050-EX\nCityToast\n\nCompetitive Teleology\nRiemann\n\nSCP-5882\nRiemann\n\n\nItem #: SCP-1758\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1758 is to be contained in a standard Anomalous Item Containment Locker at Site-118. Every month, SCP-1758 is to be examined for damage and normal deterioration due to age. If repair is deemed necessary, maintenance personnel should contact the supervisor for SCP-1758.\nAll testing with SCP-1758 is to be conducted in a soundproof room. No audio recordings of any kind, including audio surveillance, are to be taken of SCP-1758.\nA supply of normal carbon-fiber bows should be available at all times for testing.\nDescription: SCP-1758 is a violin, constructed in the late 1920's by the luthier \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in the Italian city of Florence. SCP-1758 shows signs of repair, and had suffered significant damage prior to its acquisition by the Foundation.\nSCP-1758's primary anomalous effect triggers whenever it is played by a human male. When SCP-1758 is played, all humans capable of hearing its sound immediately cease all actions, and begin to focus their attention on the subject playing SCP-1758, until the subject is finished.\nAfter the subject has ceased playing SCP-1758, all individuals who heard the music will begin to loudly congratulate the subject, and declare that the subject is one of the finest violin players of all time, regardless of the subject's actual skill or the music played. This effect persists for 30 minutes after the subject has ceased playing.\nSCP-1758's effects trigger regardless of the music played, or the bow used. Experiments that have replaced components of SCP-1758 have concluded that SCP-1758's effect ceases to occur on components that have been removed from SCP-1758.\nSCP-1758's effect is affected by the confidence of the subject. The music produced by SCP-1758 decreases in quality the more doubtful or unhappy the subject is. Tests have shown that SCP-1758 produces optimal sound quality from subjects who are self-confident in their own ability, and are self-reported as happy and unstressed.\nAddendum: The following carbon copies of letters were discovered in the home of the last known owner of SCP-1758, a violin player who hanged himself at the age of 22. They have been translated from the original Italian into English.\n\n+ Recovered Documents SCP-1758\n\n- Recovered Documents SCP-1758\n\nDear Father,\nI am on my way to the city, and have stopped in a town. I thank you for finally relenting and allowing me to go. I promise that I will earn back every single cent that you gave me. You will be so proud of me when you see me out in the world.\nHow are you feeling? I hope that you saw a doctor. They have files and files on medicine, far better than anything we could do.\nYour Loving Son\n\nDear Father,\nI have gotten to Florence. The master agreed to take me on. Father, I am so happy. I hope that you are proud.\nThe master says that I am one of the finest players that he has ever seen, and I will go down in the files of history as one of the greats. We are starting soon. I will make you proud.\nThe master went out and bought me a new violin; one that is better than the one I had before. I have put my heart and soul into it, Father. I will come home one day, and play for you, Father.\nI cannot repay the gratitude that I have for you. But perhaps my music can do something.\nYour Loving Son\n\nDear Father,\nThe master's son and I have become great friends. He plays the piano better than anyone that I've ever seen. Up and down, his hands glide across the keys in such a beautiful way. He can play pieces with the order of a file of soldiers, and yet with the lightness of a butterfly.\nThe master has had us playing so many wonderful pieces, and I can pick them up so fast. I am already at the head of the class. The master says that I breathe emotion into music that makes others jealous. You would be so proud of me, Father. I know you would. You'll learn to enjoy this music.\nHow are you feeling? Mother said that you were getting better.\nYour Loving Son\n\nDear Father,\nMother told me that you are coming to our concert. I hope that I will see you filing down the aisle to take your seat right in the front. Our orchestra has practiced so much, and the piece that the master has chosen is wonderful. You will enjoy it, Father. It is something that I think anyone could enjoy.\nDid you know that we are getting paid? I told you that I could live like this, Father, didn't I? Are you proud of me? I can live off of my own means now, just like you wanted.\nI miss home. How is little Adalina? She must've gotten so big now. Tell her that her big brother sends his love, even if he can't be there right now.\nYour Loving Son\n\nDear Father,\nDid you see me way up front? The master's son was playing right next to me. Father, our music was beautiful, wasn't it? I saw your face. You almost looked proud of me for a moment.\nI have something to tell you when you next come to visit. It's something too important for a letter like this. I think that you'll enjoy the news. File a date in your calendar for this occasion.\nI hope that you're feeling better, Father.\nYour Loving Son\n\nDear Father,\nPlease, do not be angry at me. I had to lie to the master about my violin, and I could barely find a person to fix it. The master's son is different, Father. Why don't you understand? What does it matter the way that he was born? Please, be proud of your only, always devoted son. The news I gave you changes nothing, even if you see me differently.\nBe proud of me, Father. I know that one day, you will file this letter away and laugh when you see it, and look at the master's son and I, and laugh.\nDo not let this stress you, please. You were getting so strong.\nYour Loving Son\n\nDear Father,\nFather, please respond. I lost all my money when you stopped sending any. Please Father, I just need an opportunity to prove myself. The master's son is special. My music is special. The master himself says that when I play, the music flows like honey, and all stop and listen. My violin is good as new, and I can play anything. The neighbors didn't even file a report about the last time you were here, so you can come and visit.\nYou seemed like you were getting better last time. Next time, I'm sure that you will be stronger than a bull.\nAren't you proud of me? I have so many possibilities. Please, talk to me, Father.\nYour Loving Son\n\nDear Father,\nWe played a truly wonderful opera today. The piece was quite fitting for us, I think. When I come home, I can play it for you. I think it is my favorite piece now. I have filed it away into my cabinet, and the master has a recording of it filed into his collection too.\nPlease, talk to me, Father. I am still your son. If you could see the way that people congratulate my playing, you would be so proud. Please, Father. I beg you. Talk to me.\nI have filed a copy of the piece here so that you can listen to it. I hope you like it. I think it's important for you to see.\nI miss you.\nYour Loving Son\n\nDear Father,\nI got your letter today. I received the form that you filed with the lawyers. I know that you do not like what I do, and you do not like the master's son either. I am no longer happy anymore, Father. I want to talk to you. I am coming home to visit. Please, do not strain yourself.\nPlease, be happy Father. Mother told me what the doctor's news was. Do not strain yourself, please. I feel the same way. My music is not as happy as it once was, because I cannot stop worrying about you.\nYour Loving former Son\n\nDear Mother,\nI am sorry. Please, I hope that you will forgive me for what I am going to do.\nDid you see Father's face? Right before he passed, when I asked him if he had changed his mind.\nIt broke my heart to see it. My music is dead, mother. I am sorry.\nPlease forgive me. I just wanted Father to be proud of me.\nYour Loving Son, always and forever.\n\nIn addition to the letters found above, SCP-1758 was discovered with an attached note that stated the following:\n\nMy soul and body may be given up to God, but this heart of music will live on forevermore. May my gift live on in you, even if it could not gain the love of others.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1757 | SCP-1758 | SCP-1759 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1759 in action during WW2\n\nItem #: SCP-1759\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1759 is to be locked in its guarded hangar at all time. Hangar is monitored remotely by Foundation operated cameras to prevent possible contact.\nDescription: SCP-1759 is a 1942 Douglas A-20 Havoc bomber aircraft. The craft meets standard specifications. 4 guns are mounted in the nose, 2 in the rear section, and one mounted ventrally. The interior was restored at some point before its classification as an SCP. The restoration of the \"Lovely Lucy\" artwork first brought the abnormal influence to Foundation attention.\nPainted on the left side of the plane is a blonde figure with the text \"Lovely Lucy\" written below her. The aircraft flew 8 bombing missions over its three years of combat service. Across these missions, a total of 9 soldiers were killed by enemy aircraft fire. It was retired at the conclusion of the second World War with several other bombers of its class.\nSCP-1759 displays its unusual effect when an individual makes contact with the \"Lovely Lucy\" artwork. The individual will become unresponsive for several seconds, then appear to begin weeping. After this emotional response, they will demand they be allowed to pilot the plane.\nUpon entering the plane and taking the pilots seat, the affected individual displays sudden knowledge of basic takeoff and flight procedures despite lacking any previous training. The aircraft will take off from the landing strip, typically flying a total of 16 to 32 kilometers.\nVideo and audio monitoring have recorded the pilot entering an almost ecstatic state when in flight. After kilometer 8, their mood will become solemn and serious. Kilometer 16 tends to produce anger. 24 results in a repeat of the weeping state experienced during initial contact. Upon drawing close to kilometer 32, the subject will remove audio monitoring equipment and obscure the camera in the cockpit, stating \"Lucy doesn't want this to be recorded\".\nThroughout all of these states, the pilot appears to be talking to themselves. They are possibly communicating with SCP-1759.\nAfter flying the standard 32 km, the plane will engage its auto-pilot system and return to the hangar. The affected pilot has yet to return alive. Upon return, they are discovered with seemingly spontaneous wounds matching the impact of bullets.\nExamination of the deceased identified them as caused by a 7.9mm caliber bullet. Typical caliber type of the Messerschmitt Me 210's MG 17 machine gun. The cause of these wounds is currently unknown.\n\n+ Test records for SCP-1759\n\n- Close Test Log\n\nTest 1759-1\n\nTest Subject: D-9002. Male. 27 years of age. Subject is noted to display little emotion.\nObserving researcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Silver\nForeword: Dr. Silver, recording. This will be our first deliberate initiation of contact with SCP-1759. Subject was chosen at random, and will be ordered to touch the illustration entitled \"Lovely Lucy\".\n<Begin Log, 10:00 AM.>\nDr. Silver: Going on record. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Silver. Time is 10:00 AM. Subject D-9002. Please confirm you can hear my voice.\nD-9002: Uh\u2026yeah. I hear you. Remind me why I'm here again?\nDr. Silver: You are to initiate physical contact with SCP-1759. You will-\nD-9002: Do you mean this plane? Cause I can't fly planes.\nDr. Silver: Yes, I mean the plane. You are to touch the artwork on the aircraft, and describe the effects it has on you.\nD-9002: So I just touch it like this?\n[Subject makes contact with SCP-1759. Remains silent for 16 seconds]\nDr. Silver: D-9002, can you hear me? Respond.\n[Subject ceases contact with SCP-1759. Subject displays the standard weeping state]\nD-9002: I'm so sorry. You must be so lonely.\nDr. Silver: D-9002, who are you speaking to?\nD-9002: I\u2026no one, I think. I just need to\u2026I need to take this thing up. Please, let me fly this thing.\nDr. Silver: Subject displaying standard reaction to contact. Very well, D-9002. Enter the aircraft and initiate takeoff.\nD-9002: Thanks, Doc\u2026No, I'm not going anywhere. Let's fly.\n[D-9002 enters SCP-1759. Initiates takeoff and flight. Flight recording begins at kilometer 3]\nDr. Silver: Video and audio monitoring functioning normally. D-9002, respond.\nD-9002: [Laughter] Oh, hey Doc! I was wondering when you'd call\u2026oh, that's Doc Silver\u2026I just met him today\u2026no, he doesn't want to fly. His loss, right? I feel great up here with you.\nDr. Silver: D-9002, are you hearing any voices?\nD-9002: You don't hear it, Doc? I swear, it's like she's all around me.\nDr. Silver: Subject confirmed to hear voice. Stated to be female. Continue monitoring.\n[Entering kilometer 8]\nD-9002: Wow\u2026you've been through a lot, haven't you? What were their names? They sounded nice. Johnny\u2026Pete\u2026Bob\u2026Sean\u2026no, I understand. Must be a bad memory.\n[Entering kilometer 16]\nD-9002: Those bastards\u2026just patched you up and sent you back out after all that. And then they just locked you up after the war! What kind of assholes were they? You deserve to be free to fly.\nDr. Silver: Unknown if SCP-1759 is displaying anger at its history, or D-9002 is simply reacting with anger over it.\n[Entering kilometer 24]\nD-9002: It's okay\u2026I know, I hate that we have to say goodbye\u2026don't talk like that. I'm sure they'll stop this from happening one day. Then you can fly all you want.\n[Entering kilometer 30]\nD-9002: Sorry, Doc. Lucy doesn't want this recorded. Goodbye.\n[Subject removes audio equipment and obscures camera. Plane enters kilometer 32]\nAfterward: Dr. Silver, final entry for test 1759-1. Aircraft returned after kilometer 32. D-9002 found deceased in pilots seat. Fatal bullet wounds in torso. Subject appeared to be smiling at time of death.\n<End of test>\n\nAddendum: Observation of SCP-1759 after flight has brought a series of tally marks on the right side to our attention. SCP-1759 appears to be keeping count of its occupants.\nAddendum 2: Routine remote monitoring has detected unidentified sound the night after D-9002's flight. Appears to be the sound of a woman weeping. Noise ceased the next day.\nTest 1759-2\n\nTest Subject: D-2395. Female. 33 years of age. Subject noted to be unusually empathetic for D-Class personnel. D-0215. Male. 37 years old.\nObserving researcher: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Silver\nForeword: Dr. Silver, recording. Test 1759-2 will be much like the first, but D-2395 will have company. Fellow D-Class subject D-0215. D-0215 will not make contact with \"Lovely Lucy\", so we can determine if fatal effects are dependent on contact. To ensure video confirmation, we have hidden several camera outside and inside of SCP-1759.\n<Begin Log, 1:23 PM.>\nDr. Silver: Good afternoon. D-2395 and D-0215. You have been informed of your purposes here today?\nD-2395: Yeah. Touch the plane.\nD-0215: And I'm supposed to not touch the thing.\nDr. Silver: Very good. Now, please make contact with the plane artwork.\nSubject makes contact with SCP-1759. Remains unresponsive for 12 seconds. Displays typical emotional state.\nD-2395: You poor thing\u2026yeah, they let women fly planes now\u2026a woman helped build you? Like Rosie the Riveter or something. Neat\u2026um, yeah. I guess. Dr. Silver, I feel like flying this thing\u2026in fact, I'm gonna. Don't stop me.\nDr. Silver: Very good, D-2395. You have permission. D-0215, you will follow her into the plane. Do not touch \"Lovely Lucy\".\nD-0215: I heard you the first five times..\n[D-0215 and D-2395 take flight. Recording begins at 3 kilometers]\nDr. Silver: D-0215, respond. How are things progressing?\nD-0215: Pretty much like you said. She's talking to some voice in her head.\nD-2395: What's that? Oh, sure. Lucy thinks our friend here is cute. She says she wishes he'd talk to her too.[Laughter]\nDr. Silver: SCP-1759 appears to acknowledge passengers who don't touch the plane artwork. This implies some limited form of sentience. I wonder if that means it's aware of-\nD-2395: Yeah, she knows about the cameras. She says it's very rude to do that\u2026she doesn't like you, Dr. Silver.\nDr. Silver: Noted.\n[Entering kilometer 8]\nD-2395: It's alright\u2026well, I'll ask him. D-0215? Could you man the gun in the rear section?\nD-0215: \u2026Doctor?\nDr. Silver: Do as she requests.\n[Entering kilometer 16]\nD-2395: You have every right to be angry with him. That poor guy before me\u2026I don't know his name. Me? My name is [DATA EXPUNGED]\u2026yeah, you can call me that for short.\nD-0215: Doc, I'm getting the willies up here.\nDr. Silver: Compose yourself, D-0215. We need you to be observant when you reach the fatal length.\n[Entering kilometer 24]\nD-2395: Don't cry, sweetie\u2026you're gonna make me cry too if you keep talking like that\u2026no, I won't leave. I'll be here at the end. You shouldn't be alone.\n[Sniffling sounds from rear cabin]\nDr. Silver: \u2026D-0215, is that you?\nD-0215: Uh\u2026no. That was the wind.\n[Entering Kilometer 30]\nD-0215: Dr. Silver, she's removed the recording equipment and covered the cabin camera. We're nearing kilometer 32.\nDr. Silver: Acknowledged, D-0215. External recording equipment functioning normally. Internal cameras functioning normally as well. Concealed camera in cabin functioning normally.\n[Entering Kilometer 32]\nD-0215: Dr. Silver\u2026your cameras see that, right? I mean\u2026what is it?\n[Cameras note the presence of faint humanoid figure inside the cabin of SCP-1759. Figure appears to embrace D-2395]\nDr. Silver: External camera detecting activity. D-0215?\nD-0215: I don't see anything, Doctor. I kinda hear something though\u2026we are the only planes up here, right?\n[Sound of gunfire detected impacting plane. External cameras detect faint figures detected in clouds.]\nD-0215: Cripes! There's something shooting at us up here! I can't see what's doing it!\nDr. Silver: D-0215, Confirm your status.\nD-0215: I'm fine, Doctor. Whatever was attacking us is gone now.\nDr. Silver: And the status of D-2395?\nD-0215: Sorry Doctor. She's dead. Right side of her head got blown completely off. The figure is gone too. We're returning to the hangar.\nAfterword: Dr. Silver, final entry for test 1759-2. D-0215's accompaniment confirms possible attached figures to SCP-1759. The figure in the cabin will be classified SCP-1759-1. The possible hostile entity classified as SCP-1759-2. Comments made by D-2395 implies SCP-1759 bears an animosity towards me.\n<End of test>\n\nTest 1759-3\n\nTest Subject: D-0542. Male. 29 years of age. Subject has no remarkable traits to speak of. D-9920. Female. 30 years of age. D-7210. Male. 19 years of age.\nForeword: Dr. Silver, recording. We are sending up three D-Classes on this test. I want to see if a full crew will produce any new results.\n<Begin Log, 9:45 AM.>\nDr. Silver: Good morning, D-0542. You are aware of your reason for being here?\nD-0542: Yeah, touch the crazy plane. Let's get this over with.\n[Subject makes contact with SCP-1759. Remains unresponsive for 15 seconds. Subject does not display weeping state.]\nD-0542: No, I understand. It hurts losing them\u2026someone does need to stop him from sending people up there to die.\nDr. Silver: D-0542, please enter the aircraft.\nD-0542: Not this time, jackhole.\n[Subject wrestles for nearby guard's pistol. Manages to fire two shots in Dr. Silver's direction before being neutralized by second guard]\nD-0542: Lucy\u2026hates\u2026you.\nAfterword: Dr. Silver, final entry for test 1759-3. SCP-1759 has displayed hostile intent at my presence. Recommend new observing researcher be brought in as replacement.\n<End of test>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1758 | SCP-1759 | SCP-1760 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1760\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1760 are to be contained within Site-84. The surrounding four square kilometers are to be enclosed within a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. Citizens are to be dissuaded with a cover story of archaeological research. During manifestation, all instances of SCP-1760 are to be opened and the contents cataloged. SCP-1760 are then to be refitted with tracking beacons and resealed prior to the end of the manifestation.\nDue to the results of the 15/11/2006 opening of SCP-1760-16 and the subject's increasingly hazardous contents, this particular instance of SCP-1760 is to remain sealed at all times upon manifestation. (See Incident 1760-1)\nDescription: SCP-1760-1 through -15 are a series of 15 black pine coffins that annually rise from the ground at noon on November 15th in a wooded area outside Minsk, Belarus. Each coffin bears a white Orthodox cross. No other identifying marks are visible.\nUpon rising from the ground, SCP-1760-1 through 15 are always sealed and contain a full set of human remains that vary with each manifestation. These remains are always Caucasian and dressed in regional funeral attire. Autopsies have shown that these remains are always newly embalmed upon manifestation.\nAt midnight on November 20th, each instance of SCP-1760 sinks into the ground regardless of whether or not it has been disturbed. Excavation attempts to locate SCP-1760 upon submersion have shown that the subject stops 3 m below the surface during the remainder of the year. Instances that have been reopened after sinking have been found completely emptied of contents.\nRemoving an instance from the site prevents submersion but causes the subject to be replaced at the next manifestation by an identical coffin. At this point, the initial instance loses its anomalous properties. These replacements appear to originate from further beneath the site. Excavation attempts to locate this point of origin have so far been met with failure.\nBodies that remain outside SCP-1760 after November 20th rapidly decay within 3 hours of the end of the manifestation. The extent of this decay varies with the subject and can range from light decomposition to the subject disintegrating into ash.\nRemains that appear within SCP-1760 have been successfully tracked after the end of a manifestation through the use of tracking beacons. Upon recovery, these beacons have been found buried in caskets, sealed within crypts and increasingly within crematory urns, all within Belorussian borders. Remains recovered in this manner lack any of the observed clothing or embalmment seen during the SCP-1760 manifestation. It is currently unknown how SCP-1760 gains access to, reconstitutes or redresses a body prior to manifestation.\nEvery six years, only one instance of SCP-1760 rises on November 15th. Save for the name Pyotr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 carved into the lid, this coffin is identical to the other instances and has been given the designation SCP-1760-16. The past contents of this instance have ranged from packed earth to animated remains. Attempts to trace the origin of these contents have been met with failure as tracking beacons cease to function following SCP-1760-16's complete submersion.\nInvestigation into the identity of Pyotr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has revealed that the subject was a Minsk mortician and scientist involved in several Soviet projects in the 1950's. Recovered records indicate the subject passed away on November 15th, 1959. A majority of the records of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's research were destroyed by GRU Division \"P\" operatives prior to 1960. Anecdotal evidence suggests experimentation with long term chemical preservation of human remains, as well as chemically induced reanimation and regeneration. The identities of any other scientists involved on the projects are also unknown as such names were expunged from existing records. Exhumation of Pyotr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by research staff has confirmed no anomalous properties with either the remains or burial site.\nAccording to recovered GRU-P records, SCP-1760 was first discovered in 1961 following local reports of a \u201ccasket garden\u201d being opened outside of Minsk. Upon initial containment a plaque was discovered at the site with the following message:\n\nLet us gather here today to honor the lives and memories of our dearly departed such that they are given immortality upon this Earth.\n\nSCP-1760 was first contained by Foundation personnel in 1992 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.\nAddendum 1760-A:\n\n+ SCP-1760-16 Contents Log\n\n- SCP-1760-16 Contents Log \n\nThe contents of SCP-1760-16 from 1964 to 1988 were recovered from GRU-P logs. From 1994 onward, all SCP-1760-16 manifestations occurred in Foundation containment.\n<15/11/1964> SCP-1760-16 was filled to capacity with packed earth. Samples matched the soil qualities of a coniferous forest.\n\n<15/11/1970> SCP-1760-16 was filled to capacity with teeth. Tests confirm that the teeth were from a mixture from human, canine, feline and ophidian sources.\n\n<15/11/1976> SCP-1760-16 was filled to capacity with blood. Tests confirm the blood to be human of mixed blood types.\n\n<15/11/1982> 17 bird carcasses. Tests on a captured specimen identified the species as Corvus cornix (Hooded Crow). Upon opening the casket the specimens reanimated and attempted to fly away.\n\n<15/11/1988> 1 headless animal carcass. Tests identified the species as a Cervus elaphus (Red Deer). Upon opening of the casket the carcass began to move and attempted to flee the area.\n\n<15/11/1994> 1 complete set of human remains similar to those found in normal SCP-1760 instances. Upon opening the casket, the subject began to move and attempted to attack personnel, but was destroyed by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 prior to incident.\n\n<15/11/2000> 62 human hands of various size and levels of decomposition. Upon opening the casket, the hands reanimated and attempted to swarm Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 but were contained prior to any injury.\n\n<15/11/2006> (See Incident 1760-1)\n\n<15/11/2012> (See Incident 1760-2)\n\nAddendum 1760-B:\n\n+ Incident 1760-1\n\n- Incident 1760-1\n\nOn 15/11/2006, at 14:30, Researchers \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588 reported the sound of heavy breathing coming from inside SCP-1760-16 prior to opening. The researchers waited for Agents \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to arrive for additional security before proceeding. Upon opening the casket an animal carcass burst out, knocking Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to the ground. The subject then immediately exploded, releasing a large amount of bone matter that acted as shrapnel. The explosion caused \u2588 casualties.\n\nUpon testing the carcass was identified as Sus scrofa domesticus (Domestic Pig) whereas the bone fragments released in the explosion proved to be human. The source of the explosion has yet to be identified.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1759 | SCP-1760 | SCP-1761 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1761\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Interaction with SCP-1761-1 and/or any instances of SCP-1761-2 must be approved and monitored by a Foundation diplomat. In the event of a containment breach, personnel must precede all physical actions against SCP-1761-1 by vocalizing a declaration of war (for a list of approved declarations of war, see document 1761-08).\nDescription: SCP-1761-1 is a Caucasian male appearing to be approximately 30 years of age (SCP-1761-1 has not been observed to age during its period of containment), weighing 74 kilograms and standing 1.8 meters tall. SCP-1761-1 speaks English with an American accent, and is not familiar with any other language.\nSCP-1761-1 claims to be the \"Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams\", a nation-state allegedly located in North America. While no evidence of such a nation exists, either in modern or historical records, SCP-1761-1 can, if prompted, provide a lengthy, self-consistent oral history of the country (see document 1761-87 for a transcript of this account).\nIn addition, SCP-1761-1 is capable of \u201cissuing\u201d currency from the Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams by producing it from an unknown location on its person. This currency was printed on paper composed primarily of cotton (similar to US bank notes) until 2005, when SCP-1761-1 began producing polymer notes, which featured anti-counterfeiting measures such as watermarks and security threads. Isotopic analysis of these notes has found no anomalies.\nWhile no physical limits have been observed on the amount of currency SCP-1761-1 can issue at any one time, SCP-1761-1 refuses to issue more than 10,000 \"Fitzwillian dollars\" per calendar month, in order to \u201cprevent inflation\u201d. However, SCP-1761-1 will issue more than this if provided an amount of another currency (for a list of SCP-1761-1's \"exchange rates\", please consult document 1761-55). All such currency will vanish upon being accepted by SCP-1761-1; RFID tags implanted in bank notes are not detected on SCP-1761-1's person. To date, no establishment is known to the Foundation that will accept Fitzwillian dollars as currency.\nSCP-1761-1 has also produced postage stamps (discontinued in 1995 \"due to a dispute with the Universal Postal Union\"), driver's licenses, marriage licenses, birth certificates, death certificates, and other similar government-issued documents, usually containing the information of alleged citizens of the Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams. None of these persons have been confirmed against external records.\nSCP-1761-1 has a very limited number of responses to questions posed directly to it, mostly concerning the alleged history of the Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams, its alleged geographical features, and its desirability as a tourism destination. For all other questions, SCP-1761-1 will answer \u201cThe Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams does not have an official statement at this time.\u201d\nIf SCP-1761-1 is asked more than 10 consecutive questions to which it does not have a prepared statement, or if it is directly prompted to, it will suggest a 1761-delta event at a provided time and place.\nDuring a 1761-delta event, a humanoid entity (designated SCP-1761-2) will appear in the nearest unobserved area to the place provided to SCP-1761-1. SCP-1761-2 will claim to be a diplomat of the Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams. There are currently 12 documented instances of SCP-1761-2, each with distinct names and appearances (see addendum 1761-A below for a list of SCP-1761-2 instances).\nSCP-1761-1 and SCP-1761-2 possess an anomalous awareness of each other's circumstances; that is, an SCP-1761-2 instance will be aware of anything which happens to SCP-1761-1, and vice versa.\nSCP-1761-1 cannot be harmed or subdued unless the attacker states some kind of declaration of war, or if SCP-1761-1 declares war on another party.\nSCP-1761-1 has also been observed offering citizenship (and in the case of some Foundation personnel, asylum) to individuals, either directly or through SCP-1761-2. If an individual accepts the offered citizenship, they will be given a passport and immediately vanish. To date, only one individual who has accepted citizenship from SCP-1761-1 or SCP-1761-2 has been located (see addendum 1761-C)\nAddendum 1761-A: Incident logs\nIncident 1761-1: SCP-1761-1 declared war on Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who was responsible for subduing SCP-1761-1 during a containment breach (it should be noted that any physical force was wholly ineffective until after SCP-1761-1 made a declaration of war). Immediately afterwards, a 1761-delta event occurred, wherein an instance of SCP-1761-2 negotiated terms for surrender. These terms included the immediate recontainment of SCP-1761-1, as well as several points regarding the future containment of SCP-1761-1.\nIncident 1761-2 SCP-1761-1 showed a marked change in behavior, becoming increasingly active and violent, and occasionally engaging itself in heated debate on the subjects of human rights and economic policy. After 15 days, this behavior subsided.\nIncident 1761-3 Following several rounds of testing of SCP-1761-1's citizenship offering, SCP-1761-1 announced that it was \u201cclosing [its] borders temporarily\u201d. For the following six days, no personnel were physically able to come within 1 meter of SCP-1761-1.\nIncident 1761-4 Citing \u201cdeep cultural heritage\u201d, SCP-1761-1 \u201cannexed\u201d its containment chamber. Personnel were unable to enter the containment chamber without a visa approved by SCP-1761-1 or SCP-1761-2. Foundation diplomats successfully negotiated the return of the containment chamber, on the condition that the Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams and the SCP Foundation enter into an \"alliance\", to \"protect the future interests of the Republic against larger powers.\"\nAddendum 1761-B: List of known SCP-1761-2 Entities\n\nDesignation\nGiven Name\nAppearance\nNotes\n\nSCP-1761-2A\nClifton Hubbard\nCaucasian male, appears to be in late 40's or early 50's\nClaims to be \"Chief Ambassador of the Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams\".\n\nSCP-1761-2B\nEileen Shaw\nCaucasian female, appears to be in late 20's or early 30's\nClaims to be \"International Representative of the Fitzwillian Department of Agriculture\".\n\nSCP-1761-2C\nColin McKinney\nCaucasian male, appears to be in mid-to-late 30's\nClaims to be \"International Representative of the Fitzwillian Department of Defense\".\n\nSCP-1761-2D\nTerri Garcia\nHispanic female, appears to be in mid 30's\nClaims to be \"International Representative of the Fitzwillian Department of Justice\".\n\nSCP-1761-2E\nConrad Kelly\nCaucasian male, appears to be in early-to-mid 30's\nClaims to be \"International Representative of the Fitzwillian Treasury\".\n\nSCP-1761-2F\nWilson Henry\nCaucasian male, appears to be in mid 40's\nClaims to be \"International Representative of the Fitzwillian Department of Energy\".\n\nSCP-1761-2G\nMarcia Chambers\nAsian female, appears to be in mid-to-late 30's\nClaims to be \"International Representative of the Fitzwillian Department of the Interior\".\n\nSCP-1761-2H\nGertrude Boyd\nCaucasian female, appears to be in mid-to-late 50's\nClaims to be \"International Representative of the Fitzwillian Internal Security Agency\".\n\nSCP-1761-2I\nDexter Kim\nAsian male, appears to be in late 20's or early 30's\nClaims to be the \"International Representative of the Fitzwillian Department of Domestic Order\".\n\nSCP-1761-2J\nMarshall McCormick\nCaucasian male, appears to be in mid 30's\nClaims to be \"International Representative of the Fitzwillian Department of Public Health\".\n\nSCP-1761-2K\nHelena Burgess\nCaucasian female, appears to be in late 30's\nClaims to be \"International Representative of The Fitzwillian Department of Local Tranquility\".\n\nSCP-1761-2L\nBrittney Suarez\nHispanic female, appears to be in early 30's\nClaims to be \"International Representative of the Fitzwillian Department of Education\".\n\nAddendum 1761-C:\n\nInterviewed: D-38609\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: D-38609 is the only known person to have re-appeared after accepting citizenship from SCP-1761-1. D-38609 was found in a corridor directly adjacent to SCP-1761-1's containment area. D-38609 exhibited severe lacerations on his back and arms, was missing several teeth and his right hand, and was highly disoriented (presumably from blood loss).\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me what happened after you accepted SCP-1761-1's offer of citizenship?\nD-38609: The place was, you know, really nice. The people were all really nice to me.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Uh huh. How did you receive these injuries?\nD-38609: I\u2026I don't remember. I'm sorry.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You don't remember? According to our doctors, you've been very severely whipped and beaten. Your hand was traumatically amputated, and it appears that some of your teeth have been pulled out. Does any of this ring a bell?\nD-38609: I'm sure. I'm sure, I'm totally sure. Nothing happened. Nothing, nothing, nothing. Really. Nothing, nothing. Nothing.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you have any idea how you returned here?\nD-38609: No. I don't know how I made it out.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: D-38609 died shortly thereafter from complications of his injuries.\n\nAddendum 1761-D:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1761-1\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Explain to me what happened to D-38609.\nSCP-1761-1: The Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams is a sovereign state with its own laws. Any and all immigrants are bound by these laws, as are any other citizens.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That doesn't explain his injuries.\nSCP-1761-1: The Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams only administers punishment following a fair trial by the Justice Department of the Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What crime did D-38609 commit?\nSCP-1761-1: The Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams is aware of the criminal records of D-class personnel employed by the SCP Foundation.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're avoiding my questions.\nSCP-1761-1: The Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams supports human rights and freedom of information.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: One more question. What happens to the other people who accept citizenship?\nSCP-1761-1: The Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams does not track the movements of individual citizens.\n\nAddendum 1761-E:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1761-2D\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: Following the interview catalogued in Addendum 1761-D, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 initiated a 1761-delta event.\nSCP-1761-2D: Good afternoon, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. How can I help you today?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm here to ask about D-38609.\nSCP-1761-2D: The Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams does not comment on the situations of individual criminals.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I've yet to see any kind of formal charge.\nSCP-1761-2D: I'm afraid those records are not made available to foreign diplomats.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I don't suppose you can explain his injuries to me?\nSCP-1761-2D: The Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams attempts to administer psychiatric care to those convicted criminals who need it. However, despite the best efforts of our psychiatrists and guard staff, many of these people still present a danger to themselves and others.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So, what, you're saying he got injured in prison?\nSCP-1761-2D: The Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams does not comment on the situations of individual criminals.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1760 | SCP-1761 | SCP-1762 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An instance of SCP-1762-2.\n\nItem #: SCP-1762\nObject Class: Safe Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1762-1 is held in a standard containment unit at Site-\u2588\u2588. During the periods when SCP-1762-1 releases SCP-1762-2, video logs are to be recorded for future research. Although instances of SCP-1762-2 have been deemed harmless, they should not be allowed to exit their containment unit.\nDescription: SCP-1762-1 is a plain, cardboard box that is 32 cm x 20 cm x 26 cm. It is spray-painted silver on the interior and exterior, and the words \"HERE BE DRAGONS\" are handwritten in black permanent marker on the lid of the container. Opening the lid of SCP-1762-1 when it is not in the process of a release reveals it to be empty.\nSCP-1762-1 will infrequently open and initiate a release of SCP-1762-2. During this time, the box will briefly emit a large amount of black smoke that quickly dissipates; it takes an average of twenty seconds for SCP-1762-2 to emerge after the smoke clears.\nSCP-1762-2 is the collective term applied to the beings that emerge from SCP-1762-1. All instances of SCP-1762-2 bear resemblance to various types of dragons, in both Eastern and Western depictions, albeit in forms similar to that of origami models. Analysis of SCP-1762-2 reveals that they are composed of Kami paper. After exiting SCP-1762-1, instances of SCP-1762-2 will fly together in large groups and interact playfully with any nearby personnel and each other.\nSCP-1762-2 vary in length from nine to thirty centimeters; all are capable of sustained flight once they exit SCP-1762-1, and have been recorded attaining speeds of 15 km/h. The number of SCP-1762-2 varies with each opening of SCP-1762-1, with numbers ranging from fifty to over four hundred.\nAfter approximately two to three hours of time spent outside of SCP-1762-1, all instances of SCP-1762-2 return and fly back into SCP-1762-1; during this time, SCP-1762-1 will once again begin emitting smoke, and instances of SCP-1762-2 will vanish after passing the rim of SCP-1762-1. SCP-1762-1 closes once all SCP-1762-2 have returned to it; the next date of release is inconsistent.\nA message written or carved into a varying material will sometimes materialize on top of SCP-1762-1's lid once the box retrieves all instances of SCP-1762-2. Attempts to send a message or recording device back with SCP-1762-2 have provided negative results. These documents and their appropriate dates of appearance are being compiled and recorded.\nAddendum 1762-01: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1762-1 began to undergo a series of events that lasted 11 months and 28 days; these events, as well as prior incidents that led up to the beginning of the scenario, have now been classified under the title \"The Jabberwocky Event\".\n\n+ Addendum 1762-02: Documentation of \"The Jabberwocky Event\"\n\n- Collapse\n\nDocument 1762-1 Date Obtained: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2004 This is the first recorded instance of SCP-1762-1 opening while contained at Site-\u2588\u2588.\n\nYou have found us. Thank you. It has been so long since we last saw each other, friends. The Peace has been upheld. The Giants and Behemoths have kept their word and have not caused any trouble since you last came and gave the Order. We missed Your company. How has your Family been? Do You still know how to work your Room? You are welcome to visit anytime.\n\nDocument 1762-4 Date Obtained: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2004\n\nIt's strange to see how much your world has changed; it is even stranger to see how we now appear in this place. In Fantasy, we are much bigger. Or maybe you've grown taller? Fantasy is still the same. We hope you can visit us like you used to. Though our Room is as grand as ever, it appears Yours has\u2026shrunken? We do not understand. The Rooms were supposed to be maintained, as was our Agreement. Please restore the Belief.\n\nDocument 1762-6 Date Obtained: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2005 Only twenty instances of SCP-1762-2 appeared during this event. Said instances did not lift off and instead walked slowly on foot for the whole period they were out of SCP-1762-1.\n\nFriends, we apologize for our few numbers. We have had to remain in Fantasy for quite some time. The Others are growing\u2026impatient. We are trying to keep the Peace, but please, for all of our Happiness, repair the Room quickly. We know You are trying. Your Family is the most imaginative of us All.\n\nDocument 1762-14 Date Obtained: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 Along with ten instances of SCP-1762-2 appearing, three balls of yellow, crumpled construction paper were expelled from SCP-1762-1. These pieces were observed to shake violently for five seconds, then ceased all further movement. They were picked up by SCP-1762-2 and returned to SCP-1762-1.\n\nThe Giants were foolish. Your Room was not ready to accept Them yet. We're sorry, friends. We hope that we can still see you, but time is growing short for our Happiness.\n\nDocument 1762-15 Date Obtained: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 Five instances of SCP-1762-2 emerged, carrying said document. They immediately returned to SCP-1762-1 after depositing it on the floor.\n\nTensions are rising. Fantasy is becoming darker. We, the Serpents and the Hybrids are furiously trying to hold Them back, but the Giants and Elves wish to strike and make an Entrance. They say that your Family has grown stupid and ignorant. We hope this untrue. It would sadden us all greatly to know that You have Forgotten.\n\nDocument 1762-16 Date Obtained: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 A single, red instance of SCP-1762-2 emerged from SCP-1762-1. Its wings were torn and it was noticeably crumpled. It collapsed onto the floor one minute later, and did not move again. Upon its \"expiration\" the body of SCP-1762-2 rapidly unfolded and revealed a message written on the white side of the paper.\n\nWar. Goodbye, friends.\n\nTwo hours later, SCP-1762-1 opened and emitted flames that reached two meters in height, and temperatures of 1700 \u00b0C. Sounds of distant roaring were heard from within SCP-1762-1. At 20:00 hours, a large amount of torn paper pieces and paper balls were ejected from SCP-1762-1. Several damaged SCP-1762-2 were also expelled and were deemed \"deceased\" upon examination.\nSCP-1762-1 continued to sporadically open and close for the next six weeks. During this time, it continued to emit fire as the amount of paper discharged from it steadily decreased; matter resembling muscle and tissue was continuously expelled from SCP-1762-1 at increasing frequency.\nSCP-1762-1 remained closed and inactive for the next seven months.\nDocument 1762-17 Date Obtained: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 This document was discovered lying inside the interior of SCP-1762-1. It was written on parchment and many of the words had been blurred or stained with blood.\n\nAre you still out there, friends? We miss you dearly. Fantasy is no longer safe. Our haven, Your beautiful creation, is gone. The Giants are dead. The Centaurs are dead. The Birds have fled. We are going to bury Your Room. We cannot risk hurting you. This is our goodbye. Maybe one day, Your Family can build another Room. This may be a hollow hope, but We will cherish this thought.\n\nOne hour later SCP-1762-1 began to shake and emit smoke for fifteen minutes, after which it began to sag and collapse. Several portions of the box began to char and tear, creating small burn holes throughout. The words \"HERE BE DRAGONS\" on the lid of the box were burned away.\nDocument 1762-18 Date Obtained: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 This is the final message obtained from SCP-1762-1. It was written in ink on a papyrus scroll, and also depicted a scene of a painted, mountainous landscape filled with large trees and waterfalls. A single winged dragon can be seen in the background; it appears to be flying away. The message is written in black ink in the bottom right hand corner.\n\nMaster says that we won't see You again. We are sad. So are the remaining Others. We once filled each other's heads with dreams and goals. It is so sad that we cannot share them any longer. Master says we have to go. He says that he will make us a new Fantasy. He says You cannot be a part of it. We are sad. We love you. We will not Forget you. We are scared. Will You Forget Us?\n\nUpon removal of Document 1762-18, salt water began to leak from SCP-1762-1 and the burn marks that covered the container began to disappear; three minutes later, SCP-1762-1 had been restored to its original state. The words \"HERE BE DRAGONS\" were replaced with the words \"HERE WERE DRAGONS\".\n\u2014 The Jabberwocky Event is declared concluded with this occurrence. \u2014\nAddendum 3: Since the end of the Jabberwocky Event, SCP-1762-1 has shown no further anomalous properties and has been declared neutralized; SCP-1762-1 and three deceased instances of SCP-1762-2 now reside in Researcher Yoshihiro Takenaka's office for commemorative purposes.\n\n+ Addendum 1762-04: Update, Dec 31, 2015\n\n- Collapse\n\nAfter nearly eight years of inactivity, Researcher Takenaka reported SCP-1762-1 began emitting purple smoke and spontaneously opened at 2300 hours, falling to the floor. It dislodged a single chunk of crystal (later identified as amethyst) and a large leatherbound book. The contents of this book appear to detail various species that once lived within the world of SCP-1762-2, though from what the author has written, all organisms mentioned are likely extinct. This book is now classified as 1762-BOL-1. The amethyst crystal had the following words carved into it:\n\nOne last time.\n\nAfter falling, SCP-1762-1 continuously emitted smoke for the next forty minutes, before ceasing all activity. Upon trying to pick up SCP-1762-1, Takenaka reported that the box proceeded to disintegrate upon touching it. Its remains are now kept in a containment capsule in his office.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1761 | SCP-1762 | SCP-1763 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1763\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The stairwell leading into the basement containing SCP-1763 is to be kept closed at all times, and guarded from the inside by two security personnel. A clearance level of 2 or higher is required for entrance. Personnel interested in viewing video records of performance incidents are to contact Dr. Howder.\nDescription: SCP-1763 is a Class-4 (reclassified from Class-3 following incident 1763-64) interdimensional portal1 located in the basement of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 West 38th Street, New York City, NY.2 At the time SCP-1763 was discovered, 76 folding chairs had been set up facing SCP-1763, in a formation typical of a proscenium space. While there is no box office, a metal bowl is placed on a small table at the entrance to the seating area with the label \"donations\". Any objects placed in the bowl will disappear at exactly one hour following the end of any performance incident. One hour before a performance incident, 40 to 70 programs will appear beside the bowl, detailing the performance that will take place along with a brief summary of the social context of the performance and an overlook of the organization performing the piece. Throughout Foundation containment of SCP-1763, only one organization has performed; however, several programs indicate that previous \"companies\" have made use of the venue.\nThe reality visible within SCP-1763 appears to be a proscenium-arch-type stage, with two permanent sets of curtains3. The theatre is mainly constructed from wood4, with metal scaffolding above the stage5. This stage area is designated SCP-1763-1.\nSCP-1763-1 is currently used as a theatre venue by a large company designated SCP-1763-A. This company will perform on a monthly basis, with limited runs during the last full week of the month from Monday to Saturday. Shows typically start at 18:00 and run until 20:00 - 22:00, with a 15 - 20 minute intermission. There may also be a matinee on Fridays or Saturdays at 2:00. Alongside these regular performances, SCP-1763-A may also produce children's shows, stand-up comedy, or improvised theatre6.\nMembers of SCP-1763-A show numerous anomalous properties. SCP-1763-A-17 is an incorporeal entity which operates through mechanical hands extending inwards from off-stage, SCP-1763-A-5, -6, and -12 are entirely skeletal, SCP-1763-A-7 and -8 possess two sets of arms, and SCP-1763-A-13 appears to be a member of Homo neanderthalensis. Players may or may not be type-casted depending on their appearance.\nConstruction of the set begins two weeks before opening, with dress rehearsals occurring three days before opening. Pieces performed by SCP-1763-A vary widely. Approximately one quarter of all performances correspond to existing plays. Thus far, the perceived cost of a production and the frequencies of production have not changed with audience attendance or the amount donated.\nAttempts to interact with the space within SCP-1763 have so far been unsuccessful. Tunneling around and into SCP-1763's apparent space leads to a mirror image of SCP-1763.\nAddendum: Samples of productions:\n\nPerformance Incident #: 1\nPerformance: \"Ghoul or Girl\" by \"Glashmer Haghjsd\"\nProgram Description: A look at the life of a young, female Ghoul as she struggles to find her identity in a world of four genders. Body image problems, red squirting, and how parents are expected to deal with these issues are some of the numerous issues addressed in this piece.\nObservations: The four genders acknowledged in the play are male, female, \"Hansi\", and \"Frog\". SCP-1763-A-3 vomited an orange fluid onto the stage during the second act.\n\nPerformance Incident #: 4\nPerformance: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett\nProgram Description: Samuel Beckett's classic play is now being presented by the Harsh Lot Theatre Company. Vladimir and Estragon wait for a mysterious figure named Godot and provide insight into many problems facing society today.\nObservations: Researchers agreed SCP-1763-A-13's performance as Estragon was \"charming\". While mentions of Godot remained unchanged, \"God\" was replaced with \"Dog\" throughout the production. The reason for this remains unknown.\n\nPerformance Incident #: 14\nPerformance: \"Play With the Jenklsedn\" by \"Rodney Harper\"\nProgram Description: A play all children should attend, Play With the Jenklsedn addresses problems of growing up, family issues, and even how to deal with a family pet.\nObservations: Scenes include \"Bad Words\", \"Why We Share\", and \"Sexual Problems with Cats\".\n\nPerformance Incident #: 21\nPerformance: \"Love and a Sea Blorb\" by \"J\"\nProgram Description: A new comedy by J, Love and a Sea Blorb is sure to keep your appendix rumbling as we watch a man slowly fall into madness when a sea blorb breaks up with his mother!\nObservations: The production was overall quite humorous, albeit somewhat disturbing.\n\nPerformance Incident #: 22\nPerformance: \"Yuk Yuks for Schmuck Schmucks\"\nProgram Description: For one night only, see some of Transervita's greatest comedians come all the way to New York for some great stand-up!\nObservations: SCP-1763-A-34 emitted a high-pitched, constant shriek for 10 minutes which caused uncontrollable laughter among researchers. Recommendation to avoid productions by any similar entities.\n\nPerformance Incident#: 31\nPerformance: Hamlet by William Shakespeare\nProgram Description: One of Shakespeare's most famous works, the Harsh Lot Theatre Company performs their interpretation of this historic piece.\nObservations: Entire work was performed backwards, including the words themselves. In spite of this, the production was described by researchers as \"oddly compelling\".\n\nPerformance Incident#: 36\nPerformance: \"Hat\" by \"Elaine Eniale\"\nProgram Description: On top on bottom on top on bottom on top on bottom you are nothing\nObservations: An experimental, 6-hour piece consisting of SCP-1763-A-37 removing and replacing a New York Yankees baseball cap while repeating \"Hats are the system. We are the system. We are hats.\" Due to SCP-1763-A-37's properties, the hat was covered in a thick, pink slime.\n\nPerformance incident#: 40\nPerformance: \"From Outer Space\"\nProgram Description: Some of Harsh Lot's best improvisers put on a two-hour show about an astronaut on Mars. What happens next? We'll just have to wait and find out.\nObservations: Mars was repeatedly referred to as being blue.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similar to that observed in SCP-1986.\n2. Independent shows not necessarily associated with Broadway Theater are common in this area of New York City.\n3. These curtains are rarely used, as per trends among contemporary theatre.\n4. which will typically be painted over in order to match with the current production\n5. Note that this is exclusively used for prop work; no lighting units are apparent.\n6. Due to SCP-1763's nature, there is no audience participation in this form of improvisation.\n7. The director of most productions.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1762 | SCP-1763 | SCP-1764 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Supernatural Phenomenon Casefile Number #: SPC-1764\nThreat Classification: Deviant-9 (Spatial/Temporal)\nOperational Parameters Summary: The object in question is a small metallic disc, approximately ten centimeters in diameter and one millimeter in thickness. Analysis of the object's structure indicates that it is constructed of 99% titanium, with traces of platinum, iron, and kazmium. Both sides have been polished to a high sheen, and the object possesses a 99% reflectance rating.\nThe object in question is to be maintained in a cryogenic suspension within a bath of liquid nitrogen. Should the temperature of the object exceed -210 degrees Standard, auditory and visual alarms will go off to warn all personnel in the area to retreat to a safe distance of no less than two hundred Standard Units until a specialized On-Site Response Team can be assembled to restore safe operating parameters. Under no circumstances are untrained personnel to enter the operational area without the permission of a Second Circle or higher authority.\nFurther information on the nature of the object is restricted to any personnel who do not yet possess Level Nine Esoterica training due to Information Security concerns, and is outside the boundaries of a general Supernatural Phenomenon Casefile.\nAdditional Information: The object in question appears to be an artifact of an organization calling itself the \"Special Containment Procedures Foundation.\" The mission of this organization appears to be similar to that of the Deviant Artifacts Research Division of the Unified Empire. One odd phenomenon associated with this object is that the text of the Supernatural Phenomenon Casefile associated with this object has altered itself into the form of a \"Special Containment Procedure\" file using a different file format than that used by the DARD. The conclusion of the Theoretics Department is that a localized information anomaly has formed in relation to this object between two parallel membrane universes in a localized space-time.\nIn layperson's terms, information pertaining to this object appears to have been \"reversed\" between our universe (referred to henceforth as \"SPC\"), and the alternate universe (referred to henceforth as \"SCP\") Even more unusually, this information leakage appears to be limited to the Supernatural Phenomenon Casefile Summary only. Supplementary reports and classified documents associated with the object in question appear unaffected, but any attempts to reformat or edit the casefile (or any copies of said casefile) back into a proper DARD format will revert within days, into the anomalous \"SCP\" format. For this reason, personnel are no longer to waste time and energy repairing the anomalous information discrepancy: as the \"SCP\" casefile includes an \"addendum\" explaining the nature of the format discrepancy, and the reasons why said discrepancy cannot be repaired, the effects on normal operating procedures are deemed minimal at worst.\nSupplementary Information: The object's alternate casefile itself has itself been classified as a Supernatural Phenomenon, classified Deviant-10 (Spatial/Temporal/Multiversal). Although abbreviated, the format and terminology used provide some interesting insights into the nature of this alternate dimension (as well as confirming that the information alteration is a two-way phenomenon, and that their version of the Supernatural Phenomenon Casefile has itself been similarly altered).\nParticularly interesting to DARD researchers is the use of the term \"Special Containment Procedures\" itself. First of all, the phrase indicates that the primary mission of this alternate reality's organization is the containment and safekeeping of Supernatural Phenomena, rather than research and exploitation of such. In addition, the use of the term \"Special\" may indicate that Supernatural Phenomena are considered a rare event in this alternate universe, indicating an alternative resolution to the Teller-Einstein event.\nIn addition, the use of the term \"K-t-r\" as an object's classification indicates that the alternative organization feels safe in using a kabballistic term of power in a poetic sense, as an indication of an object's level of reality alteration, indicating that Unified Thaumatology is either an unknown phenomenon in the other world, or that research into UT has not yet discovered the Jericho Information Theory. Further evidence that the alternate universe has not yet discovered or formulated JIT can be found in the casual and cavalier way in which the alternate universe's casefile refers to the object in question by its casefile number, indicating that Applied Nomenclature is not yet a well-understood field of study in the alternative universe. It has, however, been theorized that at least some understanding of JIT does exist, as the alternative casefile contains significant amounts of censorship and redaction of information, indicating that at least some rudimentary understanding of information warfare may exist.\nOn a more frightening note, the object's alternate casefile concludes with speculation into the nature of our universe by the \"SCP\" universe's own mentalist-equivalents. This includes several alarmist speculations as to the nature of the DARD and the Unified Empire itself. It concludes with a dangerously militaristic conclusion that the object in question may represent the first breach between our two universes, which could possibly progress from mere information leakage into energetic and physical intrusions. It is the conclusion of the DARD that Esoteric Warfare specialists prepare emergency response procedures in the case of a possible escalation by the alternative universe into our own, including the authorized use of Th-m\u2014l Level Esoterica: a \"Scorched Earth\" policy ensuring mutual destruction of our two universes should an intrusion occur. Although the DARD remains loyal to its mission as set forth by the Unifier, the chance that Possibility Alteration Esoterica could fall into the hands of such an alarmingly brutal society must not be countenanced.\n\nThis report was approved and sealed by Senior Scribe Olivier on the Twenty-Ninth Day of the Tenth Lunarium of the One Thousand and Thirteenth Year of the Unified Empire.\nAll Praise be to the Unifier, and May His Wrath strike down upon me and the fruit of my loins for ten thousand generations if I should lead astray a single soul through lies of omission or fact.\n\nOther popular works by this author\n\nHide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-2317\n\nSCP-231\n\nDr Clef's Proposal\n\nSCP-048\n\nSCP-447\n\nSCP-016\n\nSCP-4960\n\nSCP-823\n\nSCP-953\n\nSCP-572\n\nSCP-450\n\nSPC-1764\n\nSCP-668\n\nSCP-297\n\nSCP-807\n\nSCP-1949\n\nSCP-233\n\nSCP-2461\n\nSCP-031\n\nSCP-784-ARC\n\nTales, Canons, and Hubs\n\nTranscript of Dr. Clef's seminar, \"Reality Benders and You: How to Survive When Existence Doesn't.\"\n\nOf Multiverses and Dandelion Wine\n\nDa Capo al Fine\n\nTermination_Order\n\nOperation \"Camp Granada\"\n\nChowderclef\n\nRascal One Actual\n\nPrivate Hell\n\nWhat's In A Name?\n\nTranscript of a lecture given by Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on Applied Thaumatology.\n\n. . . the best and the wisest man whom I have ever known.\n\nContingency\n\nTranscript of a lecture given by Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on Aetheric Energy and Aspect Radiation.\n\nSupplemental Report 239-B-192\n\nExcerpts from PHYSICS Division Field Manual 13: Special Circumstances, Humanoid Threat Entities\n\nThird Date\n\nThe Flesh That Mates\n\nIncident Zero - Part 1\n\nExcerpts from PHYSICS Division Field Manual 2: Equipment and Gear\n\n\"UHEC\"\n\n085-Romance-Adult\n\nItems from a Global Occult Coalition Document Bag\n\nTranscript of a lecture given by Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Conclusion, Q and A\n\nIncident Zero - Part 5\n\n\"Come into my Parlor\"\n\nTranscript of a lecture given by Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on Thaumatic Workings.\n\nName, Rank, Serial Number\n\nSpecial Assets\n\nMementos\n\nGirls' Night Out: Dressing Up\n\nText of a Condolence Letter - Federal Bureau of Investigation, Unusual Incidents Unit\n\nInterlude - Excerpt From An Auction Catalog - Marshall Carter And Dark, 2012\n\nWe Got A Good Thing Here\n\nGirls' Night Out: Raising Hell\n\nPersonal Log of Agent AA\n\nIncident Zero - Part 3\n\nIncident Zero - Part 2\n\nAgent Ukulele\n\nNumber One With A Bullet\n\nIncident Zero - Part 4\n\nExcerpts from PHYSICS Division Field Manual 1: Operative's Handbook\n\n\"Assessment\"\n\nGirls' Night Out: Getting Drunk\n\nThe 784 Incident: Part 7: Conclusion\n\n\"Trauma\"\n\n\"Strike\"\n\nClean Sweep\n\n\"Farpoint\"\n\n\"AWTOK\"\n\nCollaborations with other authors\n\nPage\nAuthor\n\nSCP-166\nDr. Dantesen\n\nSCP-342\nname\n\nFor a list of all works by this author, click here.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1763 | SCP-1764 | SCP-1765 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1765\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1765's activity is currently limited to the confines of Area-37, which is considered its effective containment zone. Due to SCP-1765's complete infestation of Area-37, it is to be considered a Type-4 Corporeally Unstable Territory, and all Foundation personnel inside are to be considered effectively lost. A defensive perimeter has been established around Area-37 according to standard Telemachus Protocol. Attempts to breach Area-37's complex have all ended with the loss of all involved Mobile Task Force Personnel, and so have been discontinued until further notice. In the event that SCP-1765's activity spreads, the on-site nuclear devices stored in Area-37 may be activated with the authorization of O5-Command. Due to the large volume of data produced by the activity of SCP-1765, a designated server farm has been constructed to contain it. Said server farm is to be kept isolated from all other Foundation networks.\nDescription: SCP-1765 is the collective designation for a group of three semi-corporeal entities, typically manifesting as vaguely humanoid, off-white silhouettes. Instances of SCP-1765 display a capacity to willfully weaken the structure of reality in their immediate presence, allowing them a limited but potent control over temporal and physical distortions within a substantial range. Instances of SCP-1765 are capable of speech (speaking in three differently toned voices, described by listeners as feminine), and seem to possess individual and consistent personalities.\nSCP-1765 was first introduced to Area-37 following a successful raid by Foundation forces on a Serpent's Hand cell located in the nearby city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Several suspected anomalous artifacts as well as fifteen captured Serpent's Hand operatives were retrieved and brought back to Area-37, an isolated facility specializing in the initial storage of such items. During preliminary examination of three of the retrieved artifacts (a small wooden loom, an enamel needle, and a glass eye), all three instances of SCP-1765 (henceforth SCP-1765-1, SCP-1765-2 and SCP-1765-3) appeared and addressed the attendant personnel, Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. This conversation was recorded by the testing chamber's monitoring system:\n\n<Begin Log>\nSCP-1765-1: Greetings, esteemed members of the Foundation. We come to you with auspicious news.\nSCP-1765-2: Aye, you'll be right pleased you will.\nSCP-1765-3: Hello.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What the hell-\nSCP-1765-1: Pardon, sir, I'll be with you in a moment. [to SCP-1765-2] Sisters, I thought we have agreed to let me do the introductions. You are embarrassing us.\nSCP-1765-2: Oh, woops! Heehee, go on, we'll be quiet.\nSCP-1765-3: Apologies.\nSCP-1765-1: Ahm. Yes, as I was saying, Greetings. We are pleased to finally be able to make your acquaintance, for we have observed your organization for quite some time. Indeed, we have observed a great many, and out of them all you stood out like a shining beacon of progress in a dark sea. Well done.\nSCP-1765-2: Oh, we are so very proud!\nSCP-1765-3: Congratulations.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Would someone get security- [Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 grasps his tongue, which becomes visibly blackened and withered]\nSCP-1765-1: I told you, sir, I will be with you in a moment. Where was I? Oh, right. All this considered, we have decided that you, and no other, are worthy of receiving our assistance. It is an honor most rare, we assure you.\nSCP-1765-2: Like a bloody steak it is, that's how rare.\nSCP-1765-3: Tartare.\n[Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 attempts to speak again, then falls to the floor. His tongue crumbles to dust. He loses consciousness]\n\nSCP-1765-1: Hmph. Why must people always be silly? We shall have to fix that later. I keep losing my train of thought, it is most infuriating.\nSCP-1765-2: Our help, Severity.\nSCP-1765-3: Assistance.\nSCP-1765-1: Ah, thank you. Yes, our help. Seeing how meticulously you keep to the scientific method, we venture that we could be of most use to you if we do the same ourselves. Our abilities in that field are substantial, after all. Yes, to assist you, we will conduct several useful experiments on your behalf, and deliver you the data. We believe this is the beginning of a wonderful partnership.\nSCP-1765-2: Er, I think he's out cold, love.\nSCP-1765-3: Unwell.\nSCP-1765-1: Oh, never mind him, they record everything. It's why we chose them, isn't it?\nSCP-1765-2: Aye, that's so.\nSCP-1765-3: Yes.\nSCP-1765-1: So, to those who are listening, we will begin our experiments immediately, since there is hardly a point in dilly dallying. Now, we realize that they might seem a bit harsh, but trust us, we know what is best for you.\nSCP-1765-2: Sisters know best, hehe!\nSCP-1765-3: Always.\n\nFollowing this conversation, all three instances of SCP-1765 began to move rapidly throughout Area-37. As SCP-1765 continued circling Area-37, several events were noticed which have been associated with reality bending phenomena. SCP-1765 eventually ceased this pattern, presumably because Area-37 had become unstable enough to suit the parameters of their planned experimentation. At the conclusion of this process, security footage revealed that Area-37 was divided into four distinct sections, and Area-37's personnel divided between them according to SCP-1765's location at the time of the event, as detailed below:\nSection-A (previously Area-37's mess hall, storekeeping and dormitories): the smallest of the sections, Section-A was the least changed by SCP-1765. Notable additions are two large brass vats located at the east corner of the mess hall, a monitoring station connected to other sections of Area-37 replacing storekeeping, and a large marble sign above the entrance to the dormitories reading 'CONTROL GROUP'. Personnel belonging to the control group are not subjected to the experimentation taking place in other sections of Area-37. Once every five to seven hours, the control group is visited by one instance of SCP-1765. During said visitation food and water are dispensed from the brass vats, and the visiting instance typically addresses the control group, often encouraging them to use the monitoring station to observe any ongoing experiments.\nSection-B (previously Area-37's outer grounds and sport facilities): Section-B is the fulcrum of a localized spatial-temporal abnormality. Because of this, its size, climate, atmospheric composition and pressure and temporal flow are all variable, and are seemingly controlled by the will of SCP-1765-1, the entity typically overseeing experimentation in Section-B. According to SCP-1765-1, experimentation in Section-B is meant to delve into the effects of repetitive action performed under unusual conditions on the human psyche.\nSection-C (previously Area-37's main office complex): Section-C exhibits similar anomalous properties to Section-B, though it is associated with SCP-1765-2 rather than SCP-1765-1. Observation (as well as limited input from SCP-1765-2) indicates that experiments taking place in Section-C tend to focus on group dynamics and interpersonal relations during extreme conditions. On average, the physical alterations to Section-C during experimentation are more radical than those observed in Section-B, while temporal alternations are significantly less so.\nSection-D (previously Area-37's high-risk containment area): Section-D is currently the least understood segment of the altered Area-37 complex. Physically, it remains virtually unchanged from its state prior to its initial infestation by SCP-1765. Temporally, however, it appears to be entirely disconnected from the baseline stream of events, existing as an isolated 'bubble' from events occurring outside of it. The temporal reality of Section-D as well as any experimentation taking place within it are associated with SCP-1765-3. Due to SCP-1765-3's terse speech patterns and the general obscurity of the experiments it conducts, little is currently understood about the nature of experimentation taking place within Section-D.\nRegardless of the section an experiment takes place in, SCP-1765 will seek to provide the Foundation with high quality video and audio feeds documenting it. This data is transferred to the nearest compatible Foundation server through currently unknown means. Footage will also often contain recorded notes by the supervising instance of SCP-1765.\nAddendum 1765-A: The following is a description of notable experiments performed by instances of SCP-1765:\n\nSection-B:\n\nState of section: For this experiment, Section-B mostly retained its original form, other than the occasional structural shifts caused by reconstitution events as a result of the experiment.\n\nPersonnel involved: Researcher \u2588\u2588, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Sanitation Engineer \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nExperiment: Test subjects are brought into Area-37's sports center from an unknown location and are each given a wrench, a ruler, a brown paper pad and a ballpoint pen. Subjects are then instructed by SCP-1765-1 to closely examine the sports center's plumbing system and to measure the exact length of each pipe and the angle in which it is connected to other pipes. This process takes between ten and twelve hours due to the size of the sports center. Before it can be completed, however, Section-B begins a reconstitution event, causing the plumbing system to be completely rearranged and rendering all work previously done moot. Test subjects are then instructed to begin again. The process repeats itself 459 times before the experiments concludes.\n\nSCP-1765-1's notes: \"Following yesterday's somewhat disappointing expedition to Olympus Mons (My, but were the hosts rude!), I have decided to attempt something less taxing on my test subjects, which are thus far proving to be both physically unimpressive and morally lacking. This simple examination of repeating sensory input and the manner in which it can be connected to other primal reactions to the point of overload should prove both useful to you and within my test subject's rather limited capability. Finally, a proof that even if we try to learn from experience, that attempt is ultimately pointless, since once life passes you by, you'll just have to learn everything all over again. That's useful knowledge, children, I do hope you are paying attention.\"\n\nSection-C:\nState of section: For this experiment, Section-C took the appearance of a football stadium, with test subjects appearing around the fifty yard line. Notably, the goal posts have been removed and replaced with concrete bunkers.\nPersonnel involved: The former members of Mobile Task Force Iota-6 (\"Canvas Cats\"), ten of the fifteen captive Serpent's Hand operatives\nExperiment: The experiment took place in two phases; on the first phase, test subjects were divided into two teams, both consisting of a mix of MTF personnel and Serpent's Hand operatives. Both groups were then instructed by SCP-1765-2 to head to the bunkers located at the ends of the field. While running to these positions, several hooded figures appeared on the stadium's bleachers and began bombarding the test subjects with fast-moving fiery projectiles. Additionally, three-meters tall curved platforms began rising from the ground, requiring test subjects to exercise teamwork in order to bypass them. Due to the mixed composition of the teams test subjects were unable to overcome the platforms in time, and both teams were incinerated by the projectiles before reaching the bunkers. Thirty seconds following this, the second phase of the experiment began with the same group of test subjects again appearing near the fifty yard line unharmed. Subjects were again divided into two groups, one consisting only of MTF personnel and the other of Serpent's Hand operatives. Test subjects were again instructed to reach the bunkers. Test proceeded as previously recorded, with both teams now able to surpass the raised platforms and reach the bunkers. At this moment, however, the doors to the bunkers closed shut and two previously unseen pairs of sizable metal hammers descended from an unknown origin spot, crushing both teams to death.\nSCP-1765-2's notes: \"I saw the kiddies were having a bad time with that double-date thing we did, so I thought to myself, 'Smile, kiddies today don't go for romance no more, s'too slow for them. They want excitement and sweat and explosions and sports!' so I called a few old friends of mine and they were happy to help, weren't they just! What was the name of that tall one with the robes? Madem? Mavven? Or was it John? Bah, can't remember, but I know he just loves the football! Heehee, we sure had a grand ol' time, even with the burning and the crushing and all. Oh, I think I'm forgetting something\u2026 oh, the test, this was\u2026 this was a test, yeah. Um, see, it goes to show you that no matter who you're with, you'll eventually get crushed by huge metal hammers smashing down from the sky! Hmm, no that can't be right\u2026 ah, I got it! Doesn't matter how much you prepare and whose with ya, sooner or later fate's gonna catch up with ya! Heehee, yes, this I like, this sounds just peachy! A lesson to be learned, my lads, a lesson to be learned!\n\nSection-D:\nState of section: Physically, Section-D remained unchanged from its original state.\nPersonnel involved: Site Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nExperiment: Site Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 enters Area-37's main containment vault. At the center of the vault a table (likely taken from the mess hall) is placed. On the table are two 1 liter vats of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand ice cream, one pistachio flavored, the other passion-fruit flavored. Site Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is instructed by SCP-1765-3 to 'choose'. Site Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 then chooses the pistachio flavored ice cream and leaves the room. At this point footage momentarily blurs, and Site Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 returns to the room, in which the unchosen vat of ice cream was replaced by a different one, this one chocolate flavored. He is again instructed to choose, this time picking the chocolate flavored ice cream. The process repeats itself, with each unpicked vat replaced by one of a different flavor. At the time of the writing of this document, the Foundation has received over 10,000 hours of footage from this experiment, with analysis identifying over 200,000 different flavors of ice cream, including \"Meerkat Marshmallow Madness\", \"Tranquility\", \"That Shoe You Always Liked\", \"God's Wrath\", and [REDACTED]. All evidence suggests that this experiment is still ongoing.\nSCP-1765-3's notes (note is found at the beginning of the 1,356th hour of footage): \"Delicious.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1764 | SCP-1765 | SCP-1766 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1766\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Currently, containment of SCP-1766 is not possible. Individuals affected by the actions of SCP-1766 are to be dosed with a Class-C amnestic and released after being questioned about the incident. Any leak in information to the media is to be suppressed through the normal channels.\nAfter an activation incident, USAF 122nd-S Fighter Squadron (Ghost Hunters) will be launched to intercept SCP-1766 to deactivate it via jamming equipment outfitted to the aircraft.\nDescription: SCP-1766 is a radar anomaly resembling a Cessna model 172 personal propeller aircraft that will appear in air traffic control radar monitoring systems in high traffic or congested areas across the southeastern United States.\nThe data displayed on ATC systems shows the tail number to be N1029457, registered to a James T Melancon of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Louisiana. This is improbable, as this aircraft and Mr. Melancon have been reported missing since December 12, 19\u2588\u2588 after entering a storm system over the Gulf of Mexico.\nOnce SCP-1766 activates, it will begin transmitting an emergency transponder code, and begin to move in irregular flight patterns, 90% of the time causing what would be a mid-air collision. The danger in this arises when pilots initiate emergency evasive maneuvers upon being notified by ATC, which puts the aircraft at high risk of mid-air collision with another aircraft. To date, over \u2588\u2588 mid-air collisions and \u2588\u2588\u2588 deaths have been attributed to SCP-1766's activation and interference.\nThe only known method for causing SCP-1766 to disperse is by directing 125.500 MHz frequency waves (Aircraft Distress Channel) at its current location.\nAddendum: On March 13, 20\u2588\u2588, radio contact to ATC was made by the anomaly, which consisted of the sounds of rustling papers, panicked breathing, and incoherent mumbling, along with the drone of the aircraft's engine in the background.\nIncident 1766-73: On July 7, 20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1766 activated in two separate locations at once. Research into this incident is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1765 | SCP-1766 | SCP-1767 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1767 being recovered by MTF Gamma-6 disguised as fishermen. Cranial apparatus is clearly visible.\n\nItem #: SCP-1767\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1767 is kept in a custom built aquarium, equipped with automated and manually operable medical equipment. Vital signs are continually monitored; noticeable changes are to be responded to immediately by the designated medical team. Water temperature is maintained at 20\u00b0C. Water pumps are installed to assist in respiration when necessary.\nRequest to put SCP-1767 in a medically induced coma is currently under review. SCP-1767 has been in a medically induced coma since shortly after containment was enacted. Staff assigned to SCP-1767 now have the primary assignment of researching and analyzing the documents that were present on SCP-1767 when it was discovered.\nDescription: SCP-1767 is an agent believed to be working for an organization of similar structure and purpose to the SCP Foundation. The primary difference being that the organization with which SCP-1767 is associated with primarily deals with physically striking animals with traits present in the Elasmobranchii subclass1.\nPhysically, SCP-1767 is a mutilated aquatic creature, It has five pairs of gill slits, and a boneless skeleton made of a tough, elastic cartilage. The dorsal fins are large enough to cover the entirety of both sides of the body, resembling those of the Batoidea (Ray). Said dorsal fins terminate in three flexible digits.\nA metallic construct resembling a metal helmet with neurotrophic electrodes has been crudely attached to both sides of SCP-1767's skull. Research so far concludes that said device is not functional, and further study has been suspended due to the potential health risks that would result from attempting to remove it. On the right side of the device, the words ''Mental Multispacing, by the Oneiroi Collective'' are engraved in a cursive font.\nFoundation neurologists have determined that SCP-1767 was at one point in time intelligent enough to understand language, and might even have been capable of writing. When SCP-1767 was encountered and contained however, it was nearly comatose. Neuroimaging reveals that its brain is heavily damaged, with the most likely cause determined to be either oxygen deprivation, the attachment of the device, or a combination of both.\nFoundation research into the organization which previously created and employed SCP-1767 has determined that its existence is not a hoax, despite several initial theories to that effect. The Multi-U Department has been instructed not to make primary contact with any organization claiming to be or represent a \"Center\" with the primary goal of punching sharks.\nSCP-1767 was discovered after reports of ''a monstrosity'' reported by local fishermen were escalated to the Foundation by a Foundation-affiliated Marine Biologist. Despite being nude and barely conscious, it was firmly grasping what remained of a notebook. Although this notebook was constructed from water-resistant materials the majority of the pages seem to be missing, possibly due to being torn out by SCP-1767 or other fauna. Foundation personnel have reconstructed the writing to the best of their ability. It is presumed that several days or weeks are missing between entries.\nAddendum 1767-A: SCP-1767 Documentation. The notebook found with SCP-1767 appeared to have been constructed by it, containing documents pertinent to its creation and usage as well as personal notes and journal entries. It is not known if SCP-1767 was collecting these documents for a wider purpose beyond its own desire to document itself, but a higher purpose is suspected due to none of SCP-1767's other possessions being found with it.\n\nWritten on interior cover:\nThey made me to hit so call me Punch.\nFirst Page\nGot this today. Told to write down everything I think of for at least fifteen minutes. Only I'm gonna see.\nTop 10: Punching, hitting, slapping, chopping, punching again, swim-punching, aerobic punching, spin-punching, punching while upside down, and music lessons.\nBottom 10: Sharks, sharks, sharks, sharks, sharks, sharks, I can't think of any more but let's fill in 4-102 with all the different kinds of things that look like sharks. Hope there aren't that many.\nSecond Page\nThey built her for me. I don't even know her name, but it's the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. They won't let me in her room yet, they need to check her vitals and stuff.\nOne day they said we might have kids to beat the shit out of some tooth-shedding cartilage-having assholes. Do sharks have assholes? Whatever. I'll give them assholes. Assholes.\nShe's doing okay. Maybe. She doesn't want to be touched, and her eyes are cold. Dr. Jules says it will pass.\nI hope she can punch real good.\nFifth Page\nShe's still cold. We went on a date, Jules set it up, to go beat the shit out of some underspeakeasy aquarium business. Bastard wore a shark shirt. She could hit, alright, but there was no heart to the hitting.\nAt the end, didn't even get a hug. A stiff handshake. I can still feel the cold. Really looked forward to that first hug.\nJules told me private-like that if she doesn't warm up to me, they can scrap her and make another. Didn't tell him in private or public, that makes my stomach go into knots.\nMaybe that's what's holding us back. I'll have to be honest with her.\nEighth Page\nI told her. Jules locked me in my chamber. He hasn't told me what he'll do to me.\nEleventh Page\nShe's gone. They liquidated her last night. Jules is taking me to the ocean tomorrow for ''rigorous sharpening of my skills''. Is he going to get rid of me too? They got rid of the model before me too. That's what they told me anyway.\nIt's weird, but I don't know if it's bothering me that much. I think Jules believes that I'm\u2026 I don't know if I feel anything.\nMaybe I deserve it. Being the thing sharks swim through. I let this happen. Made her for me and I didn't listen. I stink.\nTwentieth Page\nI'm not dead, so that's good I guess. They were surprised I still punched as hard as I did. They called me ''hardcore because I didn't even care about losing my lover''.\nShe hated me to the end. They don't know I know. But they keep leaving stuff out when they go boxing.\nThirtieth Page\nI had a dream. I never dream, didn't even know I could. It was scary, but it also felt comforting, like I was being embraced. I was definitely underwater. Someone tried talking to me, like they were selling me something? But also not.\nI don't know why, but when I woke up, I was crying. I don't know why, but I know it wasn't for Lily. I don't know, I don't know, I hate not knowing. Has she been dead for three weeks already?\nMust've been a bad one. I woke up and instantly knew didn't even want to hit anything underwater. Completely certain of that thing.\nThirty-Third Page\nShe's coming back again and again. I wish I could punch her in dreams, but my hands move so slow and my technique is all off.\nWhile I'm there flailing she's just\u2026 talking to me. He? She? The voice is so soothing. I never remember what we talk about. Maybe a little. I know there was music.\nFortieth Page\nJules and Mike talked about something bizarre today. I heard them talk from the meeting room. Oni-something. Don't know what it means.\nTraining was boring. Blah blah blah. Punching whatever.\nI just want to go punch a shark not her. The last two words appear to have been erased and rewritten several times\nForty-Fifth Page\nTrying to convince me this is all real. Am I convincing myself? I hate that I'm so confused all the time.\nI think I want proof. 100 proof. Just so I know I'm not cracking up.\nForty-Seventh Page\nHoly shit. Jules had a dream about her. He described her perfectly.\nBut he told me that it was dangerous. This is what I was made for? I stood stoic there and nodded but I don't know if I can do it.\nShe's not all shark, I don't think. Maybe\u2026 a different kind of shark.\nForthy-Eighth Page\nShe told me what Jules wrote on the whiteboard after I left. If it's still there, she's real. I might be going insane.\nJesus Christ, she's real.\nFifty-Fifth Page\nWe're talking every night now. I told them I lost my old journel3 and needed a new one. I don't know what'll happen to me if they read this. Probably nothing good.\nMy little Goldfish gives me so much energy! Helping me to get better so they won't know I've got a real friend. Showing me how to be a lucid dream shark puncher I punched so hard that the head almost came off!\nI am the Turbo Shark Pulverizer 8000, keep them coming!\nDocumentation from the supposed \"Center\" was found stapled to the notebook. Despite water damage, the majority of the text is still legible.\n\nProject #: SPC-2521\nSelachian Pugn\u0101torial Capabilities: SPC-2521 is able to strike those entities which only manifests in dreams. It consists of a constructed humanoid with the works applied to them with the addition of technology gained through connections in the Oneiroi Collective.\nSPC-2521 is a key asset to the SPC as its targets present a major threat for morale, as they can possibly enact psychological warfare when we are most vulnerable.\nDream journal entries detailing encounters with sharks should be promptly delivered to the Security Chief on duty. You will then be punched in the head until the dream cannot be remembered.\nProject Component(s): SPC-2521 is an asset capable of striking any sneaky sleepy shark which attempts to communicate with members of the Center in their sleep.\nThe sharks targeted with the SPC-2521 project are presumed to be living in an extra-dimensional plane of existence that can be accessed in dreams. This dreamspace has inhabitants in various forms, most of which are sentient.\nDifferentiates from normal dreams in that in almost any contact incident, multiple people report having dreams that are almost identical, and describe their dreams to be extremely vivid and very detailed.\nThe SPC has not determined why the dream sharks still need gills. This is particularly important as the functionality of the gills is a key determinant in punching strategy, as in reality it is a designated weak point but in a dream there is the potential that it serves a decoy function.\nAugmentation Summary: Collaboration with the monsters of the Oneiroi Collective has resulted in the creation of a special helmet, letting SPC assets interact with dream sharks in a physical fashion. Specifically, beating them senseless.\nHelmets are currently in the prototype stage. Not applicable to field work. Unattractive, and too shiny. Gives away the position of the fists relative to the head. No good.\nEnhancement Summary: Assets participating in the 2521 program are given standard physical enhancements and mental handicaps. Potential assets in the grooming process with a natural proclivity for sleeping are to be earmarked for assignment to the 2521 punching program.\nDeployment Record: Only one asset is currently active in the SPC-2521 program. However, it is highly promising and has promised verbally to 'be really good at punching in dreams, I'm not good at it now but I just have to practice more and drink milk'. Although this is pure nonsense, the drive they have shown in achieving these goals is proof that they have the drive to achieve the goals of the Center.\n\nSixty-fourth Page\nI can't sleep. Which is the worst worst ever. I'm worried but I can't tell anyone why because I can't fall asleep which is why I'm worried and I can't hit anything to take the edge of and and what what if Jules finds out that you're real? He would try to punch you, right?\nI'm just going to draw a shark on my forehead and punch it until I'm looking her in the eyes. She's got a big brain. We can figure it out.\nSixty-Ninth Page\nHer name is Judy. I don't want to punch her. I tried to touch, but then I woke up. She looked so sad. But I feel better.\nSeventieth Page\nI had a physical last night. I know they could tell I wasn't into it. Asked me what was wrong.\nNothing is wrong with me. In fact, I feel like I'll be the happiest [illegible] and I DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nIf the Center reads any of this I'm going to be boneless anyways so\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI LOVE YOU JUDY\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nI DON'T NEED TO HIT TO BE HAPPY.\nSeventy-Ninth Page\nI think they found out. They know. Everyone is looking at me sideways.\nOnee-Roy. I heard Jules use the word today. That's where Judy comes from. They ordered [illegible] look for them. I tried to convince them to let me do it instead. They know that I [illegible] they have to. Is it better to let you go? [illegible] see you again? I have to do something, right?\nEighty-Second Page\nI didn't see you last night. I wanted to tell you something important. You can't even read this. Why am I writing it to you?\nI love you.\n[Illegible]\nMike knows that I stopped caring about the cause. I want to leave the Center, leave everything, but I can't. They'll find one of us eventually. They might do more than punch us. I think.\nI hate waking up. I'm so glad you're okay.\nNinty-Ninth Page\nMike knows. He read my diary. He laughed at me and said you weren't real. I said you were, and that he knew that Onee-Roy was real as well. He stopped laughing. I fucked up. Please tell me it's going to be okay. I fucked up.\nI'm so angry. Might be a bad idea but I'm going to strangle that asshole.\nOne Hundred and First Page\nI didn't strangle anybody but it turns out if you punch them enough the result is basically the same thing. Planted some shark teeth on his body but that's only going to keep them distracted so long. Judy will know what to do. She needs to know what to do.\nAw, jeez, I'm sorry Mike but you were going to get me killed. Jules is going to figure it out next. Can't do that to him too. I thought I knew what it was like to have a tummy in knots before. I haven't eaten in three weeks and that was before I hurt him.\nMaybe I didn't need to. God, why do I make everything worse?\nOne Hundred and Tenth Page\nI can't sleep. You visit me but so does Mike. Please do something so he goes away. I want to be with you. I called him today. We might be together soon, then I don't have to sleep to see you.\nMike won't leave me alone. I don't deserve it anyway.\nScrap of paper glued to the interior of the back cover.\nJudy told me we gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do. Forgave me too! Told me I have a new name. Judy calls me her bowl. We're going tonight. I don't know where, but we can't stay here.\n\nAddendum 1767-B:\nFurther documentation of SCP-1767 has been found in recovered screenshots and data originating from the Oneiroi Collective. Analysis of this information is ongoing.\n\nFootnotes\n1. a subclass of Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous fish, including the sharks (superorder Selachii) and the rays, skates, and sawfish (superorder Batoidea)\n2. This appears to be an error on SCP-1767's part\n3. Typo is original to the documentation\n\n\u00ab SCP-1766 | SCP-1767 | SCP-1768 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1768-A before removal.\n\nItem #: SCP-1768\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1768 are to be quarantined and removed immediately. All instances are to be stored in a chamber of reinforced concrete with a minimum of 5 meters of space between the instance and the surface of the chamber. Instances shall be suspended above the surface of the chamber by rope insulated steel cable temperature-treated up to 1500\u00b0 C. All personnel attempting to enter a room containing an instance of SCP-1768 are advised to verify safe containment through preliminary entrance of a member of Class-D personnel. Handling of instances should be done only through clothing and equipment with similar heat-resistant and non-conductive properties.\nDescription: SCP-1768 is a phenomenon which affects floors and other walking surfaces. So far, five instances of SCP-1768 have been contained, referred to as SCP-1768-A through E.\nAll instances of SCP-1768 appear to follow their own set of rules, which appear to be consistent with various informal games that have proliferated throughout human society. Failure to follow these rules results in a penalty delivered by the instance in question, ranging from minor injury to severe maiming and death.\nUpon removal from their original locations, any piece of an instance of SCP-1768 that is left in contact with a floor or walking surface will grow to replace the aforementioned surface. No instance will expand larger than the current room or walking surface it is in; the mechanism that SCP-1768 uses to determine these boundaries is unknown. SCP-1768 will propagate continuously when dropped onto organic surfaces such as lawn; one such containment breach resulted in the contamination of \u2588\u2588 square kilometers.\n* SCP-1768-A: A group of four blocks of 1 by 1.75 meter concrete sidewalk, covered in a large number of cracks. If an individual steps on one of the cracks, their biological mother will experience a spinal fracture by undetermined means. Discovered after an unusual number of reported female spinal injuries in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Michigan, Foundation agents removed and contained the slabs under the guise of scheduled construction and administered Class-C amnestics to all victims.\n* SCP-1768-B: Sections of flooring that originally covered a 10 by 10 meter bathroom, consisting of 10 by 10 centimeter white tiles sealed with blue-hued mortar. Any person that steps on one of the mortar lines receives a mild electric shock, conducted through anything that may be in contact with that person. Discovered after a large volume of complaints were logged at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Airport which resulted in seventeen mild burns and one case of [DATA REDACTED]. Flooring was completely replaced under the premise of an electrical short in the floor heating and SCP-1768-B was contained.\n* SCP-1768-C: A section of carpet that covered a residential living room, approximately 10 by 6 meters in size. Carpet appears normal, but upon contact with humans displays properties consistent with that of basalt lava. Properties do not affect non-human lifeforms or inanimate objects unless in contact with humans. Was discovered in a residential home in Ohio, after a birthday party revealed the existence of the instance. Class-A amnestics were administered to the residents, who were relocated as necessary, and the carpet was contained.\nNOTE: After Incident 1768-C-1, all Foundation personnel handling instances of SCP-1768 are to refrain from direct contact with the instance, or contact through materials incapable of withstanding the instances' hazardous properties. SCP-1768-C has demonstrated the capability of transferring its properties to other objects when those objects are in contact with humans; as such we cannot rule out the possibility that other instances possess or may develop such an ability.\n* SCP-1768-D: A 10 by 200 meter section of linoleum hallway, composed of alternating black and white squares, each 20 by 20 centimeters. The reaction of this instance depends on the stepper's perception of which color should be avoided. If the person steps on a tile of that color, all tiles of that color will rise from the floor at a speed of about 110km/h, rising all the way to the ceiling of whatever room they are in, before withdrawing at a speed of about 230km/h. It is unclear where the extra material composing the risen tiles originates. Injuries are generally dependent upon the material of the ceiling. Instance was discovered in \u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after severe injuries were simultaneously inflicted on several travelers. A lockdown of the airport was initiated, allowing Foundation personnel time to reach the scene. Class-B amnestics were administered to all witnesses and the story was covered by the media as the testing of a new anti-terrorist system. The hallway was replaced and contained without further incident.\n\"I fear that these things are getting more aggressive. This one displays sensitivity to thought, and that's the second time one's shown up in an airport. Are they congregating towards high-traffic areas? Considering requesting upgrade to Keter if trend continues.\" -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n* SCP-1768-E: A \u2588\u2588 by \u2588\u2588\u2588 area of asphalt. Instance is triggered upon recitation of a certain nursery rhyme, [DATA REDACTED]. Recitation will result in the release of relevant contamination by [DATA REDACTED] in proportion to the number of participants. Instance was discovered after it was triggered at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Elementary School, which resulted in [DATA REDACTED]. Foundation personnel quarantined the surrounding populated area, administering Class-A amnestics and initiating proper decontamination procedures. Instance was contained without further incident.\n\"Now it's using children. Each successive instance seems to be becoming more dangerous. Requesting upgrade to Keter status.\" -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\"Request denied. While dangerous, no instance has presented significant or unusual difficulty in containing it.\" -O5-\u2588\n\n+ Incident 1768-C-1\n\n- Collapse\n\nIncident 1768-C-1: Agents \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were engaging in routine inspection of SCP-1768-C when Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 tripped. The agent grabbed one of the restraining ropes to steady himself. As the rope was now in contact with both the instance and a human, the properties of the instance were passed on to the rope, instantly igniting it. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 suffered severe third-degree burns to his arm. The rope then snapped, allowing the instance to enter into contact with the ground. In the ensuing emergency response, SCP-1768-C was able to contaminate the flooring of its chamber, which necessitated the complete replacement of the chamber's floor. All ropes have been replaced with insulated steel cable, and specialized protective equipment is now mandatory for handling of all instances of SCP-1768.\n\n\"This one may be relatively low-maintenance as far as containment goes, but caution must be exercised. One containment breach by the wrong individual or group and we'll all be playing hopscotch for the rest of our lives.\" -O5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1767 | SCP-1768 | SCP-1769 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1769\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of SCP-1769, full containment is not possible at this time. As such, Foundation efforts are to be focused at neutralizing individual outbreaks as they occur. Containment procedures for SCP-1769 and SCP-1769-A are to be carried out at separate sites. Site-59 is to house personnel and equipment for detecting and neutralizing SCP-1769. Area-56 is to be kept at an undisclosed location, and will house infected subjects of SCP-1769-A.\nA continuous search algorithm targeting the script responsible for the phenomenon has been implemented to detect outbreaks, and personnel are required to directly monitor the most commonly-accessed vulnerable (see below) websites to minimize the rate of infection. Any website that is infected with SCP-1769 will have its host servers seized by Foundation personnel, then the lines of text responsible will be copied (in case of variation1) and deleted. All variations of the text are to be kept in a single text file on a flash-drive at Site-59. Access to the file is limited to personnel involved in containment and is only permitted for the addition of new variations or updating the search algorithm.\nAny instances of SCP-1769-A are to be quarantined at Area-56. The facility has been modified to operate without internet connection, and is reliant on telegraphy to communicate with other sites. Each individual subject is to be kept in a modified humanoid containment cell equipped with a Faraday Cage. A secondary layer Faraday Cage is to be maintained around the containment sector, and a tertiary layer is to be maintained around the entire facility. Under no circumstances are any computers, phones, or other devices capable of internet connection to be allowed on-site. The walls around each cell and the containment sector are to be sound-proofed, and at no time are personnel to enter the sector without ear protection. Lethal force is not to be used against subjects. Area-56 is to immediately notify Site-59 when an infected individual dies.\nDescription: SCP-1769 is a 14-line section of non-functional script capable of infecting certain websites, specifically those with free user accounts and free communication between users. This occurs by the apparent self-introduction of the text into the website's page source, though the exact mechanism of this process is unknown. Any person with an active account that is currently logged in is considered to be exposed to the phenomenon. After accumulating approximately 225 minutes of total exposure, subjects will become infected. The human version of the infection is hereafter referred to as SCP-1769-A.\nThe lines of script themselves consist of a 14-line English Sonnet titled [REDACTED], the nature of which is unclear, but has been linked to the vocalizations in the later stages of SCP-1769-A. The text itself exhibits no anomalous properties until they are introduced into the page source of a website that meets the aforementioned criteria. This can also occur through [DATA EXPUNGED], making it a priority that access to the containment file remain strictly controlled.\nSCP-1769-A infection will progress through five stages.\n\nStage I: Subject will begin to retract from all forms of communication that are not internet-based (these include instant-messaging, commenting, video-communication). When inquired about this, they will respond as though this is normal, and describe other forms of communication as feeling \"strange\" or \"disconnected\"2.\n\nStage II: Subject will refuse all forms of communication that are not internet-based3, and respond with hostility toward efforts to force them to communicate otherwise. Subjects will continue to \"vocalize\" at this stage, but this is not considered to be communication because it does not appear to be directed at anyone or anything in particular. These vocalizations are always in English (even if the subject is not familiar with the language) and tend to occur in iambic pentameter, often describing an entity called \"The Beloved\" that the subject interacts with online. These vocalizations will occur regardless of whether the subject has internet access.\n\nStage III: Symptoms of Stage II persist. However, the subject will begin to emit radio waves4 consistent with a WLAN signal; this allows them to access the internet without technological medium, and can also be used to communicate with other infected individuals. References to \"The Beloved\" increase in frequency and subjects will demonstrate a slavish reverence for the object, often describing their willingness to do anything for it.\n\nStage IV: Symptoms of Stage II and III persist. In addition, the vocalizations of subjects become anomalous in nature; any individual exposed to said vocalizations will become infected (bypassing the exposure phase). The specific nature of vocalizations at this stage is unknown due to these properties.\n\nStage V: Subject will lapse into a coma, but continue to vocalize and emit radio waves. If a subject at this stage is allowed to access the internet, any communication elicited in this fashion will be in English, use iambic pentameter, and display the same anomalous properties as the vocalizations. Individuals that observe messages or comments left by Stage V subjects online will become infected.\n\nThe infection is not lethal, but the coma has so far proved irreversible. If an individual infected with SCP-1769-A dies, there is a \u2588\u2588% chance that a new variation of the anomalous text will emerge.\nAddendum [1769-001]: Incident Report 1769-C3\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 at 7:35 AM, the Foundation server at Site-117 was infected by SCP-1769. 5 instances of SCP-1769-A were produced by the event, and subsequently incarcerated at Site-56. This marked the first infection of a Foundation network by the phenomenon, and disproves the original hypothesis that the anomaly only affects public websites. To prevent recurrence, it has been mandated by O5 that all personnel be issued a single fee equal to 1 EUR for access to the Foundation's network. No further infections on Foundation servers have been reported, though personnel are to remain vigilant for the symptoms of SCP-1769-A. The possibility of a stage V individual contaminating the Foundation's network is an unacceptable risk.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Thus far all variations have demonstrated some similar characteristics, allowing for them to be detected by a generalized algorithm. However, a generalized search takes considerably longer than the specific versions used to find established variations.\n2. The majority of subjects use these exact same words.\n3. Online communication of subjects in stages II, III, and IV thus far show no psychological anomalies, other than their aversion to alternate communication.\n4. MRI and autopsy have confirmed the presence of a neural gland unique to infected individuals. The gland appears to develop during infection and is believed to be responsible for the radio waves. Non-lethal removal of the gland has so far proved impossible because it is fused to the hypothalamus.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1768 | SCP-1769 | SCP-1770 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1770\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1770 is to be held in a standard reinforced humanoid containment chamber in Site-19's maximum security wing. While the subject has been docile during its containment, due to its violent history two (2) armed guards are to be posted at the entrance to the subject's chamber at all times, and the inside of the chamber is to be under constant surveillance. Due to SCP-1770's resistance to standard ballistic ammunition and its vulnerability to corrosive materials, the guards are to be armed with corrosive agents. All personnel handling SCP-1770 are to wear full body hazmat suits, not allowing any skin contact with SCP-1770.\nDescription: SCP-1770 is an animate mass of an indeterminate number of steel chains, shaped like an average sized humanoid. The subject appears to be in possession of human-level intelligence, though it does not seem to be in full control of its mental faculties. SCP-1770 is capable of ambulation and speech, though it will rarely initiate conversation, and if left to its own devices, will not move. The only thing capable of temporarily alleviating SCP-1770's apathy are works of art depicting nature scenes, abstractions or inanimate objects. Pieces depicting humans will cause it to regress further into apathy, and will often result in it curling into the corner of its cell for several days and becoming completely unresponsive.\nPrior to its containment, SCP-1770 showed the ability to remove chains from its body and attach them to human beings, a process which does not appear to reduce SCP-1770's mass or the total number of chains composing SCP-1770's body. The conversion process leads to the death of the victim in one of its early stages, even if the chains are removed, and gives SCP-1770 complete control over the bodies of its victims (eventually turning them into instances of SCP-1770-1). The victims stay connected to SCP-1770 by one end of the chain, which can extend up to fifty (50) meters from SCP-1770 . The stages of the transformation are as follows:\n\u2022 Stage one: SCP-1770 attacks a victim, pulling him/her using chains removed from its body, wrapping them around the victim's limbs and throat. The victim usually expires due to asphyxiation during this stage. The victim's body's physical strength increases to about three times that of an average human of the victim's sex, age and weight.\n\u2022 Stage two: SCP-1770 then inserts its chains into the victim's body, usually penetrating the skin at various points, including the eyes, the nose, and the mouth. If the victim survived the previous stage of the process, they will expire due to the massive trauma inflicted here. The victim's senses increase in efficiency, despite the destruction of various sensory organs by SCP-1770's chains. SCP-1770 has been known to use victims in this stage of the transformation as means to restrain new victims or delay Foundation personnel attempting to contain it.\n\u2022 Stage three: SCP-1770 begins replacing the victim's flesh with chains, taken from its own body. SCP-1770 will begin to shape the amalgamation of flesh and chains into a new shape: this shape is usually humanoid, but on rare occasions the chains will instead form into a complicated series of knots. SCP-1770 shows a powerful protective urge towards the knot formations, and will devote all resources available to defend them from harm, including risking its own body.\n\u2022 Stage four: SCP-1770 completely replaces all of the victim's flesh, thereby completing the transformation process and making the victim into an instance of SCP-1770-1. Humanoid instances stay connected to SCP-1770 and continue to serve it, but knot-like instances disconnect and vanish upon completion.\nNotably, contact with SCP-1770's chains does not cause any of the above symptoms unless the subject initiates the conversion process by removing chains from its body.\nSCP-1770's current disposition is docile, but prior to its containment it exhibited extreme aggression towards humans and attempted to convert them into instances of SCP-1770-1 whenever possible. This behavior led it to actively seek human population centers, though it chose only such places which allowed it to act covertly. From information gathered in conversations with SCP-1770 and the observations of field agents involved with its capture, it has been deduced that the process of converting humans served as a sort of artistic outlet for SCP-1770, and that it was compelled to perform it, possibly by an external force (see Interview Log). Since its containment, the subject showed no signs of this compulsion and all attempts at conversion on its part ceased, even when granted a helpless subject for the process.\nAddendum 1770: The following are interviews made with SCP-1770 during various stages of its containment.\n\n+ Show Interview Log 1770-1\n\n- Hide\n\nInterview Log 1770-1\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewed: SCP-1770\nForward: This interview was made immediately following SCP-1770's capture. At this stage, no artistic stimulus was required.\n<Begin Log>Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Excuse me, 1770, but I'm not following you.SCP-1770: [whispers] it took away the hunger, it took away perfection, it took away the art. It took away everything.\n<End Log>\n\n+ Show Interview Log 1770-5\n\n- Hide\n\nInterview Log 1770-5\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewed: SCP-1770\nForward: This interview with SCP-1770 was made in one of its more lucid moments, when it was fairly responsive and coherent. Subject was shown a copy of Claude Monet's Waterlilies as a stimulus.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Afternoon, SCP-1770.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Noted. Could you explain to me why you did what you did?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Forsaken by who?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Is this what changed? What led to your capture?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Would you like to go back to the way you were?<End Log>\nClosing statement: It appears SCP-1770 believes it has lost its ability to bind with humans, and indeed its motivation to do so. Nevertheless, considering the potential risks it still holds, current security measures are to be maintained. Recommending further investigation of the force SCP-1770 mentioned.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1769 | SCP-1770 | SCP-1771 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1771\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1771 are to be contained in a fenced off area 30 meters in radius. The border must be patrolled by Foundation personnel, and any civilian found within the contained area is to be given a Class-C amnestic before release. In manifestations that occur within a well-populated area, all properties in the fenced off area are to be purchased by a Foundation front corporation. In addition, the fence and patrols are to be substituted by walls and plainclothed guards. Any civilian claiming to have knowledge about an instance of SCP-1771 is to be given Class-A amnestic and released. Should a civilian claim to personally know an inhabitant of SCP-1771, they are to be interviewed for information before said treatment (exceptions and relevant procedure are listed in Document 1771-A1). All inhabitants of a new SCP-1771 instance are to be checked for identity and health every 3 weeks until a set schedule of each instance's residents has been established. Afterwards, each inhabitant is to be checked for both mental and physical health annually, on the first day of their appearance. All health concerns are to be promptly treated on site.\nDescription: SCP-1771 is a collective term for a series of houses that exhibit the same anomalous behavior. Each instance of SCP-1771 cycles through a set amount of entities that reside within the house. Residents of SCP-1771 instances appear in all tests to be human. Each inhabitant is unable to leave an area spanning 10 meters in radius around the house where they live. Each instance of SCP-1771 has its own set schedule, with residents changing on specific days of the year. At no point is there more than one inhabitant in the house at the same time apart from key transfer. This change coincides to the changing of seasons in that region. Each instance of SCP-1771 only houses a number of entities equal to the amount of seasons in its region. The appearance of each instance of SCP-1771 and their associated entities are varied, with no apparent pattern other than previously stated.\nEntities that reside in SCP-1771 are universally friendly to any humanoid figure, often inviting them inside for various activities including but not limited to: cooking a meal for the 'guest', making and serving various drinks (tea, lemonade, hot chocolate, etc), watching a movie together, casual conversation, bird watching, lessons on hobbyist activities (painting, carving, etc) and shelter from weather conditions. All entities speak their respective native tongues for each region; some entities are also bi- or trilingual. Entities of each instance of SCP-1771 are aware of each other but cannot physically interact with each other. The only recorded communication between entities of the same house are written letters. There has been no recorded communication between instances of SCP-1771.\nIf a resident of an instance of SCP-1771 offers their house key to an outsider and the key is accepted, the outsider will take the place of the resident. Only older or sickly inhabitants offer their respective keys to humans; younger and healthier entities generally avoid the subject. The new resident does not need to be informed of SCP-1771's anomalous behavior or be aware of the significance of accepting the key. After transfer of the key is complete, the original inhabitant will disappear once it is no longer under human observation. Cameras have been able to record an original inhabitant until it walked into a closet, after which it disappeared. Once the new inhabitant has accepted the key, there will be no change to the set schedule of the instance of SCP-1771; the new inhabitant will fill the allotted time that the previous one did. Inhabitants become aware of the significance of the key upon accepting and their nature changes (if previously antisocial) to a universally friendly state. There have been only 2 replacements in Foundation custody thus far: one upon accident before this effect was discovered, the other to test how far an original resident of an instance of SCP-1771 will travel before disappearing.\nAddendum 1771-01: Dr. R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's Note\n\nUpon routine inspection of SCP-1771-03 during fall season, Agent \u2588\u2588 reported finding a letter directed to a non-existent inhabitant referred to only as 'the kind man who did the redecorating'. Upon questioning the current resident, resident stated the to-be recipient of the letter 'ran out of time' and became avoidant of subject. Agent \u2588\u2588 was unable to acquire any further information. Letter implies an extremely arid climate unknown to any of the seasons in SCP-1771-03's region. Further research into letters found in instances of SCP-1771 requested.\n\nAddendum 1771-02: Dr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's Note\n\nSCP-1771-09's resident for the wet season was discovered to be severely ill, diagnosed with acute pneumonia. A medical team has been assigned to SCP-1771-09 for treatment accordingly. Illness has been slow to respond to treatment and has not been cured before the scheduled change. During treatment, resident suggested to medical staff to take their key over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 times without success, becoming frequently distressed. Resident became increasingly obsessed with medical staff, demanding to be under 24 hour surveillance by nurse and requesting the nurse take its key over \u2588\u2588 times a day. It became progressively more violent, especially near the end of the season; it would regularly remove its own IV drips to run to medical staff and attempt to force them to take its key. The weather during the season was notably unpredictable and unstable before becoming more consistent after scheduled change. Further research into health effects of the instances of SCP-1771's residents on local weather requested.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1770 | SCP-1771 | SCP-1772 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1772\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1772 is kept in a locked plexiglass box in the High-Value Documents section of the Site-19 Archives. Access may be granted with authorization from the Head Archivist and the lead researcher on SCP-1772.\nAll individuals given access to SCP-1772 must be quarantined until verified to be free of SCP-1772-1 infection. Any personnel under the effects of SCP-1772-1 must be terminated or given Class C Amnestics before being allowed out of quarantine. Any written or recorded materials suspected to be infected by SCP-1772-1 should be destroyed or purged.\nAn index of known instances of SCP-1772-1 is kept in Document WWI-1772-B.\nDescription: SCP-1772 is a copy of the 1983 edition of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Pocket Spanish-English Dictionary, though it has been discovered to have flaws (termed SCP-1772-1) not present in any printings released by the publisher. Attempts to create reproductions of SCP-1772 through mechanical means have so far failed. Images created from scanning its pages are consistently found to be corrupted, while photographs will result in the images being blurred. Due to this, it has been impossible to compile a comprehensive catalog of deviations from non-anomalous printings.\nSCP-1772's primary effect occurs whenever an individual uses 1772 to translate any word previously unknown to them. Upon activation, subjects will become allergic to any word used in the translation present in SCP-1772.\nUpon hearing, reading, or writing any word to which they are allergic, affected subjects will immediately exhibit symptoms of anaphylaxis, such as rashes, redness and itching of the eyes, swelling of the face and throat, and difficulty breathing. These reactions are only partially mitigated by standard antihistamines or epinephrin injections, with an efficacy of approximately 30% of normal. Repeated exposures result in escalating intensity of the reactions. Most subjects will require immediate intubation to facilitate breathing after their 16th or 17th exposure.\nUsage of Class C Amnestics will effectively remove the allergy, however currently exhibited symptoms will continue until healed normally.\nFollowing Incident-CB-1772-01-PD a secondary effect caused by flaws in the dictionary was identified. Subsequently the flaws were relabeled as SCP-1772-1. Allergic reactions due to these flaws are more intense1 than standard reactions to SCP-1772, and possess the additional property of contagiousness.\nIndividuals exposed to SCP-1772-1 word pairs from an infected source also become affected. This includes written accounts, recordings, or electronic records made by an affected individual. All attempts to identify an SCP-1772-1 word pair using indirect references without becoming affected have so far failed.\nClass C Amnestics have also been successful at removing SCP-1772-1 infections from personnel, however no means have been found to remove the effects of SCP-1772-1 from recorded materials short of destruction of the affected items.\nUse of SCP-1772's effects as a potential containment measures for SCP-1516 has been proposed by researchers on both projects. Investigation into the efficacy of such measures, as well as potential side effects, is currently under investigation.\nExperiment Logs:\n\nReader: D-2710, speaks/reads English only\nWord Read: \"huevo\" (Translation: \"egg\")\nReaction: D-2710 is given a note card with the word \"egg\" written on it. Upon reading it, she immediately complains of itchy eyes and demonstrates mild swelling of the face. Symptoms abate within 15 minutes.\n\nReader: D-2717, speaks/reads English only\nWord Read: \"fresa\" (Translation: \"strawberry\", \"drill (in dentistry)\")\nReaction: D-2717 displays the expected mild anaphylactic reactions upon reading the words \"strawberry\", \"drill\", and \"dentistry\". After recovering, D-2717 is provided a bowl of strawberries to eat. He does not display any allergic reaction to their consumption.\n\nReader: D-3718, speaks/reads Spanish only\nWord Read: \"cacahuete\" (Translation: \"peanut\")\nReaction: D-3718 is given a note card with the word \"peanut\" written on it, followed by a note card with the word \"cacahuete\" written on it. He does not display any allergic reaction to either card.\n\nReader: D-3824, fully Spanish/English bilingual\nWord Read: \"hola\" (Translation: \"hello\")\nReaction: D-3824 is given a note card with the word \"hello\" written on it, followed by a note card with the word \"hola\" written on it. She does not display any allergic reaction to either card.\n\nReader: D-4020, speaks/reads English only\nWord Read: \"risa\" (Translation: \"laughter\", \"laugh\")\nReaction: D-4020 is given a note card with the word \"laughter\" written on it. She immediately develops a rash over her cheeks.\nAddendum: D-4020 engaged in conversation with Guard \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 while being escorted back to her cell. During the conversation, she told a joke which caused Guard \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to start laughing rapidly. D-4020 immediately began to display symptoms of severe anaphylactic shock. An emergency medical response team was able to stabilize her, and she was returned to her cell within 4 hours. In his debriefing, Guard \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 estimates that he said \"ha\" 9-10 times before D-4020's reaction became obvious.\n\nReader: D-4041, speaks/reads English only, specifically chosen due to being named \"Hope\"\nWord Read: \"esperanza\" (Translation: \"hope\", \"expectation\")\nReactions: After reading the translation, D-4041 was asked to state her full name for documentation purposes. Upon saying her first name, she immediately began to suffer from expected anaphylactic reactions. However, she also began to complain to the interviewer regarding these symptoms, during which it was discovered that any usage of pronouns referencing herself exacerbated the allergic reaction. D-4041 was stabilized after being exposed to 15 utterances of her name or related personal pronouns2, and was maintained in the medical wing until her termination date.\n\nIncident CB-1772-01-PD: Due to perceived near-immunity to the effects of SCP-1772, D-3824 was enlisted to do a complete comparison between SCP-1772 and non-anomalous editions. While compiling a listing of deviations, D-3824 was repeating findings via an intercom back to research assistants Hendricks and Jameson that were overseeing the process.\nThe video of the control room showed the assistants recording D-3824's findings independently and becoming distressed as the effects of SCP-1772-1 became apparent. Ms. Hendricks was able to disable the intercom and trigger an alarm while assistant Jameson retrieved two epi-pens to begin treatment.\nThe contagious nature of SCP-1772-1 was not fully understood until several researchers and agents reviewing the security recordings and the collected written materials also began showings signs of SCP-1772-1 infection. In total, 6 personnel were hospitalized with no casualties among staff3.\nRecordings and written materials collected from the incident were purged from the records to avoid further infection.\nAddendum: Efforts to catalog page numbers and word counts to locate mistranslations leading to SCP-1772-1 infections in Document WWI-1772-B are ongoing. There is no current estimation of a completion date due to the difficulty of dealing with constant infection of the cataloger. Further complicating the process is that accuracy cross checks have found the current process to have up to 18% of the entries in Document WWI-1772-B itself be erroneous. The source of these errors is currently undetermined.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Lethal symptoms usually appearing between 4 to 8 exposures.\n2. Observed allergenic words included \"Hope\", \"I\", \"me\", and \"my\" when used by D-4041 and \"she\", \"her\", and \"you\" when used by other personnel.\n3. D-3824 was found to have suffered a myocardial infarction due to anaphylaxis and was pronounced dead on arrival\n\n\u00ab SCP-1771 | SCP-1772 | SCP-1773 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1773 in its case.\n\nItem #: SCP-1773\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1773 should be kept in their original plastic container in a refrigeration unit when not being tested. During testing, care must be taken to not consume SCP-1773. Personnel who consume SCP-1773 must have their stomachs pumped within 30 minutes. Once every two weeks, ten grams of dust may be placed in SCP-1773's container, although it is not necessary.\nDescription: SCP-1773 are a species of Tardigrade, informally known as \u201cwater bears.\u201d SCP-1773 have a rapid life cycle which lasts only two weeks and occurs throughout the year.\nAfter birth, hundreds of individuals of SCP-1773 begin to cannibalize their siblings until only the strongest are left. The several dozen1 remaining individuals quickly mature to a macroscopic size, reaching roughly 2 centimeters in length. Mature individuals form clustered heaps and move quickly, seeking mates. It is unknown how they determine the sex of other individuals. After mating, the male dies and is eaten by the female, which gives live birth to 200-300 offspring. The constant cannibalism serves to limit population growth, resulting in a net gain of zero individuals each mating cycle. Any extra mass evidently comes from their supplementary consumption of molds and dust.\nIndividuals of SCP-1773 are colored brightly and give off enticing, fruity aromas. Coloration includes blue, pink, green, orange, and yellow, with each color matching a different fruity scent. Despite this, they taste bitter and are mildly poisonous to most higher life-forms, including humans. This is presumed to be a defense mechanism, though why SCP-1773 advertise it attractively is unknown.\nLike other species of Tardigrades, SCP-1773 are extremophiles, capable of surviving desiccation, freezing and boiling temperatures, high amounts of radiation, exposure to vacuum or high pressures, and, unusually, the processes of digestion. If their consumer does not regurgitate them due to their bitter flavor, SCP-1773 pass through the GI tract and are excreted alive and undigested, often taking bites of the host's stomach lining along the way. SCP-1773 appear to be host to the bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers as well. Consumers of SCP-1773 develop a myriad of ulcers in a short time, requiring intensive antibiotic treatment. Testing on human subjects is currently not permitted, but tests to determine SCP-1773's limits of survival are permitted with Level-3 clearance.\nSCP-1773 were discovered by CDC officials tracing a highly localized outbreak of stomach illness. Subjects were found living in a plastic container labeled \u201cGumi[sic] Beeps\u201d in a shopping mall candy store in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588, priced at $2.25 for \u00bc of a pound. A small slogan printed on the underside of the container read, \u201cLive Fast, Die Young.\u201d The manufacturer was billed as \u201cTardi-Great, Inc!\u201d No such company has been found to exist, and the container was free of any fingerprints or DNA which might have led to the producer.\n\nFootnotes\n1. 48\u00b12 based on 15 sampled litters, an abnormally exact result\n\n\u00ab SCP-1772 | SCP-1773 | SCP-1774 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1774\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Each SCP-1774 instance is to be kept in Class-2 Spectral Containment units in separate wings of Site 88. SCP-1774-01, -04, and 07 are to have their batteries recharged or replaced weekly to ensure that the entities contained within are not destroyed due to oversight. Testing is to be performed with the permission of Director York.\nDescription: SCP-1774 is the collective designation for several pieces of equipment formerly used by an amateur paranormal investigation agency. Current extant pieces include a handheld infrared video camera (SCP-1774-01), a handheld thermographic video camera (SCP-1774-02), an EMF detector (SCP-1774-03), a \"ghost box\"1 (SCP-1774-04), a \"divining pendulum\" (SCP-1774-05), a digital voice recorder (SCP-1774-06), and an infrared thermometer (SCP-1774-07).\nEach instance of SCP-1774 acts as a container for a unique spectral entity. Designated SCP-1774-X-A (i.e. SCP-1774-01-A, SCP-1774-02-A), all instances are sapient and are only capable of being detected and interacted with using their respective SCP-1774 instance. For example, SCP-1774-01-A is only capable of appearing on film recorded by SCP-1774-01, and SCP-1774-06-A can communicate via talking over data recorded on SCP-1774-06.\nData recorded by SCP-1774 instances can vary greatly from what is actually occurring. For example, footage from SCP-1774-01 can show the manipulation of objects in the room, flickering of lights, and alterations in the behavior of recorded individuals when none are occurring. All SCP-1774-X-A instances are seemingly capable of communication with each other. During testing, individual instances have been shown to work in concert with one another in an attempt to falsify paranormal evidence.\nAll instances of SCP-1774 were used by an amateur paranormal investigation society known as \"The Proof\". The Proof is based out of Ohio State University, and investigates various supernatural phenomena throughout the Midwestern United States, often resorting to creating hoaxes of falsifying evidence for their web show \"The Truth and The Proof\". No members of the organization have any knowledge of Foundation activity, and as such, are not considered a threat.\nDuring an investigation on a private property in Cleveland, Ohio, police arrested the entirety of The Proof on allegations of breaking and entering, trespassing and fraud. Their equipment was taken into police custody, where its anomalous properties were first noticed. A Foundation recovery team confiscated the equipment and brought it to Site 88 for study.\nTest Log 1774\nTest #: 1774-01\nItem(s) Used: SCP-1774-01\nTesting Procedure: SCP-1774-01 was turned on, and used to film a portion of the hallway at Site 88 over the course of 12 hours.\nResults: SCP-1774-01-A manifested as a woman, approximately 45 years of age and wearing a Victorian era dressing gown. SCP-1774-01-A paced back and forth through the section of hallway visible on the film, disappearing and reappearing in between frames.\nSCP-1774-01-A was shown walking through a research assistant on the film, causing them to momentarily convulse and vomit. This action did not occur outside of the recording. At one point, SCP-1774-01-A's face appeared directly in front of the lens, causing the observing researcher to become startled and fall out of his seat.\nI swear to god, she was laughing afterwards. -Dr. Bryant.\nTest #: 1774-05\nItem(s) Used: SCP-1774-02, SCP-1774-07\nTesting Procedures: SCP-1774-02 and SCP-1774-07 were used in concert with one another to determine if any communication could occur between the separate SCP-1774-X-A entities.\nResults: SCP-1774-02 recorded several thermal anomalies, including one humanoid \"cold spot\" standing in the middle of the testing room. SCP-1774-07 seemingly confirmed the existence of this \"cold spot\", registering a drastic temperature change of 15o C. However, no temperature change was found by a normal infrared thermometer.\nAt several points during the test, the digital display on the SCP-1774-07 was observed to read \"DIE\" as opposed to the temperature reading. SCP-1774-02-A, as depicted on the film, was observed to be laughing for the duration of the test.\nTest #: 1774-07\nItem(s) Used: SCP-1774-04\nTesting Procedures: Dr. Bryant would attempt to communicate with SCP-1774-04-A using SCP-1774-04 as a medium for communication.\nResults: Dr. Bryant's attempts at conversation were met by silence for the first five minutes of testing. Following this, SCP-1774-04 let out a screech of feedback, and yelled the words \"Get Out\" several times in a low-pitched voice. Further attempts at communication resulted in sounds of sobbing, laughter, and the statement \"I love this job.\"\nTest #: 1774-08\nItem(s) Used: SCP-1774-05, SCP-1774-01, SCP-1774-02\nTesting Procedures: SCP-1774-05 was carried by Dr. Bryant around the testing chamber, allowed to swing freely. SCP-1774-01 and SCP-1774-02 recorded the room, which had several light-weight objects placed on the floor and tables around it.\nResults: SCP-1774-05 spun more rapidly in certain areas of the room. In these areas, SCP-1774-01-A and SCP-1774-02-A were shown manifesting on their respective objects; however, SCP-1774-01-A could not be detected by SCP-1774-02, and vice versa.\nBoth SCP-1774-01-A and SCP-1774-02-A were observed to manipulate various objects around the room; at one point, SCP-1774-01-A was shown throwing a small wooden block at Dr. Bryant's head, causing him to react by ducking below it and swearing. These actions did not occur outside of the recording.\nInterview Log: Agent Raymond McGee interviewed Tyler Watkins, equipment manager for The Proof and presumed creator of SCP-1774. Agent McGee was posing as a member of the Cleveland Police Department during the interview.\n\n<Begin Log>\nWatkins: What do you want to know about the investigations we did?\nMcGee: I've seen the tapes. They're clearly faked.\nWatkins: What do you mean? Those are real ghosts on the equipment.\nMcGee: Look, we've talked to other paranormal guys. The thing on all your tapes? They all say that's the Haversham ghost. How is the ghost of a Victorian housewife supposed to cross state lines? (leans in to Watkins) Unless it was faked.\nWatkins: (long pause)\u2026I don't know what to tell you. None of the evidence was faked. Those ghosts were real.\nMcGee: Don't give me that bullshit. There's no such thing as ghosts. And given the fact that your group has conned at least five people out of money for \"investigative services\"\u2026\nWatkins: They're real! You wouldn't believe me if I told you what really happened, but they're real!\nMcGee: You're right. I wouldn't believe you. But I'll humor you.\nWatkins: A lot of the stuff we did was faked, you're right about that. But Dan2 wanted more convincing ways to fake the stuff we saw. A Frisbee painted like a UFO or a gorilla costume to pose as bigfoot can only take you so far. He wanted to make it as real as possible.\nMcGee: While still being fake.\nWatkins: The rest of the stuff we did was faked. This\u2026 was real. (leans back in his chair) I should know. I put them on there.\nMcGee: Which is it? Was it real or faked? Give me a straight answer, or-\nWatkins: The cameras and stuff didn't technically see anything. The ghosts were in the cameras, the thermometer, the EMF detector, the freakin' divining pendulum\u2026 (shakes his head) I found this thing online where you could bind spirits to anything you wanted, make a haunted box or something. I tried it on the pendulum first, in this graveyard near Akron, and it worked. After that, I tried a new item at each location we filmed at.\nMcGee: (rubs his forehead and stays silent for several seconds) Let me get this straight. You tried to fake paranormal findings and in the process, proved that the paranormal existed. That sounds like the plot of a bad horror movie.\nWatkins: I know exactly what it sounds like. But it's true! I could show you, but you guys impounded all of our equipment after we tried to investigate Bourbon House.\nMcGee: That's the only part of your story I believe so far. (shakes his head) Any other outrageous claims you want to make?\nWatkins: They were really useful, actually. I swear to god, they were even having fun with it. That ghost box we had did a really good evil laugh. And as for Haversham\u2026 well, apparently she's a fan of The Exorcist. She loves doing that thing with the head spinning all the way around.\nMcGee: Let's say this is actually the truth. Wouldn't it have been easier to just do what every other paranormal investigator does and fake the evidence in post production?\nWatkins: It wouldn't have been as fun.\n<End Log>\n\nThe process used by Mr. Watkins to create SCP-1774 was removed from the internet following this interview. Due to the recent \"not guilty\" verdict being delivered in The Proof's trespassing case, further monitoring is to occur on the group.\n\nFootnotes\n1. In reality, a scanning radio that has had its stopping function disabled\n2. Daniel Christian, leader of The Proof\n\n\u00ab SCP-1773 | SCP-1774 | SCP-1775 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1775, inactive state\n\nItem #: SCP-1775\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1775 has been designated as a condemned building; a barbed wire fence has been constructed around a 20 metre radius to deter unauthorized access. Inquiries into the status of SCP-1775 are to be fielded by Samuel Clark Properties, a Foundation construction front.\nDuring SCP-1775's active phase, researchers are to monitor SCP-1775-X instances for any deviations in movement and behavior patterns; should any deviations be noted, the current head researcher of SCP-1775 is to be informed without delay.\nDescription: SCP-1775 is an abandoned \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Department Store, located in Detroit, Michigan. SCP-1775 was closed in 1979 and shows wear and damage typical of Detroit's urban decay, with interior support beams and ceilings in advanced stages of neglect. Although similar in appearance and condition to other abandoned buildings in the Detroit area, SCP-1775 is distinguishable by the lack of any evidence of impromptu human habitation (\"squatting\"), such as trash and makeshift bedding.\nSCP-1775's anomalous properties manifest between the hours of 09:00 and 20:00 every day of the week excluding Sunday. During this time, the damage to its interior will be repaired, restoring it to near perfect condition: walls will be repainted, crumbling support beams are restored, etc. Despite these cosmetic changes, the interior of SCP-1775 will remain devoid of any material not present prior to the activation event, with the exception of SCP-1775-X.\nSCP-1775-X (where \"X\" designates a number) are a series of humanoid spectral entities that manifest within the interior of SCP-1775 during an activation event. Aside from occasional deviations (see Addendum 1775-A), SCP-1775-X instances follow a set pattern of behavior during all activation events. All attempts to interact with or directly alter their behavior patterns have failed due to their intangible nature.\nAfter the cessation of an SCP-1775 activation event at 20:00 hours, SCP-1775-X instances will vanish, and the interior of SCP-1775 will once again resemble its inactive state. Attempts to observe SCP-1775 during this transition have been met with failure: recording equipment (including personnel tracking devices) placed in the interior spontaneously fails, and personnel present during the shift have never been recovered.\nSCP-1775-X Behavior Log\n\nEntity: SCP-1775-3\nPeriod of Activity: 11:00-17:00, Monday-Thursday\nDescription: Manifests near a shelf at the back of the store. Spends the entirety of the manifestation event bending down, picking up nonexistent objects, and \"placing\" them on the shelf.\nEntity: SCP-1775-9\nPeriod of Activity: 9:00-18:00, Tuesday-Saturday\nDescription: Manifests behind a counter at the front of the store. Currently theorized to be a cashier (despite no equipment being present). Frequently moves its fingers up and down in a typing motion in front of its \"register\", occasionally pausing to make motions with its hands resembling the removal and organization of cash.\nEntity: SCP-1775-29\nPeriod of Activity: 9:00-20:00, Monday-Saturday\nDescription: Stands near the entrance to the store, holding its hands behind its back. When a person enters the store, it will briefly wave at them before returning to its previous stance. To date, it has never shown any signs of movement unless a person enters the store.\n\nAddendum 1775-A: On several occasions, SCP-1775-X instances have deviated from their recorded behavior. A brief summary of these deviations is provided below:\n\nEntity: SCP-1775-3\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDeviation: Before placing another item on the shelf, it placed its hands over its head and assumed a fetal position; it remained in this position until the event ended at 20:00.\nEntity: SCP-1775-9\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDeviation: Stepped away from the counter and covered its face in its hands, in an apparent sign of despondence. After 30 minutes, it ceased this action and resumed its normal behavior.\nEntity: SCP-1775-\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDeviation: Ran from its manifestation point in the west side of the store to the east side, colliding with the opposite wall. After colliding, it rapidly punched the wall for approximately 3 hours before collapsing and remaining motionless until the event ended at 20:00.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1774 | SCP-1775 | SCP-1776 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1776 shortly after its discovery\n\nItem #: SCP-1776\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1776 is to be kept behind opaque shatterproof glass in a locked room at Site 632, the offices of Foundation front company Springfield Cargo Protection. Task Force Omicron-6991-B (\"Whackblotter\") is responsible for the security of Site 632 and SCP-1776. TF 6991-B is to be employed indirectly by Site 632 management and is not to be made aware of the Foundation's existence. Members of TF 6991-B are to be recruited exclusively from police and private security backgrounds. No person who has served in the armed forces of any nation or in any paramilitary organization, including as part of a Foundation task force, is to be involved with the testing or containment of SCP-1776.\nAn unused flagpole is to be installed in the secure plaza at the front entrance of Site 632. In the event of a containment breach, affected individual/s should attempt to seek out this area on their own. Plaza is to be evacuated and all ex-military personnel cleared from the area until SCP-1776 is returned to containment. In the event of a mass containment breach, aerial dispersal of Class-E amnestics is authorized. Additional security forces may be deployed as necessary providing that only non-military personnel are deployed.\nDescription: SCP-1776 is a machine-sewn nylon flag of the now-defunct Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia, measuring 0.9 meters by 1.5 meters. Forensic examination suggests SCP-1776 was produced in the mid to late 1970s. Aside from signs of wear typical for a flag of its age, SCP-1776 exhibits tattering along the edges and several perforations appearing to have been caused by gunfire.\nThe anomalous effects of SCP-1776 are exhibited when the flag is viewed by an individual who has served in the armed forces of their nation or in a paramilitary organization organized and disciplined in a manner substantially similar to a national military, such as a private military contractor or partisan resistance group. The person viewing SCP-1776 will perceive it not as a Yugoslav flag but as the flag of their own nation, or as a regimental flag belonging to a unit they identify strongly with. The subject will further perceive that any other individuals in the presence of SCP-1776, whether they themselves are affected by it or not, are enemies of the entity they believe SCP-1776 to represent and that they intend to destroy or desecrate it.\nOnce affected, the individual will become highly aggressive and will use any means within his/her disposal to seize possession of SCP-1776. Once in possession of it, they will attempt to make their way to a flagpole, window, or other highly visible public place and display SCP-1776. This display will have similar effects on any other person of a military background who observes it, potentially resulting in large-scale violence over possession and protection of SCP-1776.\nThis effect continues for as long as the affected individual is within visual range of SCP-1776; removing SCP-1776 from the subject's vicinity, or vice versa, is sufficient to negate its effect. If multiple individuals of similar military backgrounds are exposed to SCP-1776 at once they may attempt to cooperate in capturing and displaying it; however, such partnerships are fragile and have been observed to break down quickly, especially if the individuals involved are of different regimental histories.\nSCP-1776 was acquired by embedded Foundation resources within the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Yugoslavia in 1992. Three days of intense rioting in Sarajevo was found to be focused around an office building in the city's economic center. Reconnaissance identified SCP-1776, which was being displayed from a third-story window, as being the focal point of intense factional warfare which the greater riot was centered around. The Foundation's first attempt to disperse the rioters and acquire SCP-1776 failed when Mobile Task Force Omicron-6991-A (\"Don't Have a Chao\") broke contact after informing Control that they \"[weren't] letting you bastards burn our flag\". The office building MTF 6991-A had taken control of was destroyed by aerial bombardment, resulting in the deaths of the MTF, and a civilian team was deployed to remove it from the rubble.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1775 | SCP-1776 | SCP-1777 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1777\nObject Class: Safe (Change to Neutralized under O5 review)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the public nature of SCP-1777-2, and the rarity/safe nature of SCP-1777-1, SCP-1777 is, for the most part, uncontained. Site-E13 is to remain staffed at all times, with remote surveillance of SCP-1777-2 to occur on a 24 hour basis. Should SCP-1777-1 make an appearance to a visitor, Site staff are to record any commentary made, then dispatch a team which is to include two security members dressed as tour guides, and one dressed so as to resemble SCP-1777-1. Suggested cover story is that the agent so dressed is a reenactor with a local troupe, and was playing a role. Should the visitor be disinclined to believe the cover story, use of stun guns and amnestics is approved.\nResearchers are encouraged not to attempt interaction with SCP-1777-2.\nDescription: SCP-1777-1 is an apparent specter that is known to appear within SCP-1777-2. It manifests as a two meter tall male human, dressed from head to toe in rusty plate armor of a variety common in England during the 15th century. Several simple markings are scratched into the armor, the same symbols which appear inside SCP-1777-2. Clasped in its hands is a cross-hilted longsword approximately 1.5 meters long, bearing a double fuller style blade. The word 'Veritas'1 has been carved across the hilt. It has so far proven impossible to touch 1777-1 in any way.\nSCP-1777-2 is the natural structure known as King's Cave, on Arran Island, in Scotland. The main inner pillar is carved with many symbols, including a man holding what appears to be a bow over his head, and another that seems to depict a sword. Testing has proven anything carved on this column will show up on the armor of SCP-1777-1 when it appears.\nSCP-1777-1 appears to be triggered by the presence of any direct descendant of any of the kings of England. This does not extend to descendants of queens. When such a person enters SCP-1777-2, SCP-1777-1 appears, and seems to study them for a moment. It will then speak in what has been identified as a dialect of Latin, 'Puer de (insert ancestor king's name) est non tempus'2 before vanishing. It is unsure why this is done, but whenever possible, known descendants of kings are kept away from SCP-1777-23.\nSCP-1777-1 has so far never been wrong in its determination of lineage.\nAddendum 1: On 03/24/2006, D-86701, a descendant of Sweyn Forkbeard, was brought into SCP-1777-2. Upon the appearance of SCP-1777-1, Senior Researcher Janus attempted to interview it. He continuously interrupted it for several minutes, causing SCP-1777-1 to stay manifested for longer then it ever had before. At this point SCP-1777-1 interacted with its environment for the first time, backhanding the researcher, breaking his jaw. It spoke the following words in Latin 'Stultus bestia, relinquere me ad meum munus.4' It then finished its statement to D-86701, and vanished.\nSince this event, SCP-1777-1 has failed to materialize whenever a Foundation researcher or other operative has accompanied a prospective visitor.\nAddendum 2: On 07/12/2011, a visitor later identified as Bernard Scrivens, 23, of Sussex, England, made his way into SCP-1777-2. No staff were currently on site, but were watching the video feeds. 1777-1 appeared as normal, but instead of speaking, it handed its sword to Scrivens, and left. A team was dispatched to contain the site, and determine what had happened. Upon arrival, the team was attacked by the man. Although non-lethal force was used, the stun guns triggered a heart attack in Scrivens, which led to his death. At this point SCP-1777-1 reappeared, and spoke 'Requiesce in pace Arturus, sic finit Camelot.5' 1777-1 has not reappeared since this incident.\nThe sword is awaiting classification pending determination of anomalous properties.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Truth.\n2. Child of ( ) it is not your time.\n3. Per Tamlin Apparition Protocols. See \"Apparition Escalation: Preliminary Research into Human Triggered Escalation of Apparition Hostility\" by Tamlin et al, for additional examples.\n4. Foolish beast, leave me to my task.\n5. Rest in peace Arthur, so ends Camelot.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1776 | SCP-1777 | SCP-1778 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item: SCP-1778\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1778 has been marked as orbital debris from a failed uncrewed Soviet mission. All embedded agents of the Foundation within the most relevant space agencies are to observe SCP-1778 and prevent all research or interaction initiative related to it.\nDifferent recovery and disposal measures are being studied at the time, and remain pending approval from level 4 authorities until possible future connections with SCP-1778 are established. A MTF Beta-3 (\"Blue Danube\") team remains in standby for these operations.\nDescription: SCP-1778 is, to date, the only known spaceship of the Soyuz 7K-L2 series, designed by [REDACTED] and placed in orbit in 1966 as part of a special program developed and financed by the Psychotronics division of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) with unknown aims. SCP-1778 currently remains in low Earth orbit. It has been contacted from different points of the surface of the Earth since its discovery through brief radio exchanges with unknown interlocutors. Only those exchanges initiated through the methods deployed by these interlocutors will receive an answer from SCP-1778 (See documents TL-01, TL-02 and TL-03).\nWhile flying over the territories of the former Soviet Union, SCP-1778 seems to behave as any satellite or orbiter. However, in the moment of passing over the Prime Meridian, SCP-1778 decelerates through unknown means and adopts an orbit that takes it in the opposite direction, then accelerating rapidly until it reaches Meridian 170\u00ba, when it resumes its previous orbit and speed. During this period, SCP-1778 accelerates until it reaches an estimated speed of 0.09c with transmissions of anomalous nature during these 0.3 seconds being emitted from it. While it has been hypothesized that these transmissions do contain information, all attempts at deciphering thus far have failed.\n\n++TL 1778-01\n\n--TL 1778-01\n\nTransmission Log 1778-01: SCP-1778 was detected for the first time in 1966 thanks to the interception of a message emitted from [DATA EXPUNGED], within the German Democratic Republic, and came to the attention of Foundation agents through multiple contacts within the Kasernierte Volkspolizei (People's Police). Follows a transcript of the decrypted transmission.\n\n<Transmission begins>\nUNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (13 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (32 seconds)[According to [REDACTED] land-based observatory, SCP-1778 decelerates and adopts a reversed orbit for 0.06 seconds]\nUNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (3 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (17 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (20 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (3 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (5 seconds)<Transmission ends>\n\nClosing Statement: This transmission made use of anomalous techniques the Foundation had no access to at the time of interception, and therefore its origin could not be tracked. All messages emitted by the unknown interlocutor have been impossible to decipher to date, and seem to be the result of an experimental encoding procedure developed by a closed sub-division within GRU-P, from which the Foundation had no previous knowledge. However, the acquisition of \u2588\u2588\u2588 kilograms of sulfur dioxide and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 liters of hydrogen sulfide gas [DATA EXPUNGED] factory in the outskirts of Berlin-Mitte. Unfortunately, the reasons which prompted SCP-1778 to recommend the use of substances containing sulfur remain unclear.\n\n++TL 1778-02\n\n--TL 1778-02\n\nTransmission Log 1778-02: This SCP-1778 transmission was detected in 19\u2588\u2588 by several Foundation agents dedicated to the supervision of GRU-P activities in the Baltic Sea, which led them to locate its broadcast location at the mouth of river Daugava, Riga, Latvia.\n\n<Transmission begins>\nUNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (42 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (2 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (23 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (18 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (11 seconds)[According to several observing parties associated with the Foundation, SCP-1778 decelerates and adopts a reversed orbit for 0.24 seconds]UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (16 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (4 seconds)UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (5 seconds)\n<Transmission ends>\n\nClosing Statement: [DATA EXPUNGED] Given the far-reaching diplomatic consequences any interference in this GRU-P operation while in Latvian territory would have provoked, Foundation operatives did not intervene until they received specific instructions to do so from O5-2, O5-10 and O5-12, who evaluated the situation in an emergency meeting. GRU-P agents completed their operation, which resulted in \u2588\u2588 civilian casualties and [REDACTED] was later reclassified as SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nAn assault on the vessel these agents were using as a forward operating base in their activities was conducted afterwards. \u2588\u2588 anomalous sub-Safe artifacts were recovered, possibly related to [DATA EXPUNGED] which might have been used to establish a safe and codified communication with SCP-1778, as well as several documents detailing codes, operational security protocols and operation handbooks related to the artifacts. Possible applications of these artifacts are being researched, and given the amount of data they provided on SCP-1778 communications system, they have been assigned to the research personnel of SCP-1778 under the composite designation \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n++TL 1778-03\n\n--TL 1778-03\n\nTransmission Log 1778-03: What follows is a transcript of the first successful attempt at establishing communications with SCP-1778 under the direction of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, thanks to her efforts in the understanding and operation of \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 through methods within tolerable ethical behavior as defined by the Ethics Committee. At the time of this exchange, SCP-1778 had been orbiting the Earth for \u2588\u2588 years.\n\n<Transmission begins>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [DATA EXPUNGED - AUTOCENSOR LEVEL HC 3 - RESEARCHER ONLY] Hello, 7K-L2, do you copy? Over.\n[SCP-1778 remains silent for nine seconds.]Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: 7K-L2, we are attempting to establish a radio exchange with you from Earth. Please, respond, over.[SCP-1778 remains silent for three seconds.][SCP-1778 seems incapable of properly evaluating the origin of the Foundation's transmission for three minutes. Mission abort is suggested due to technical reasons, but Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 requests the continuation of this attempt, recurring to anomalous transmissions with memetic or cognito-hazardous content if necessary, to obtain an answer. However, at the end of a three minutes interval, SCP-1778 reestablishes contact on his own without new interventions from the contact team.]Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: 7K-L2, confirm, can you hear us?\n[SCP-1778 remains silent for six seconds.]Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: 7K-L2, confirm. Can you hear\u2014Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I am sorry, we prefer to remain anonymous at the time. Who am I speaking to?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We would rather not disclose this for the moment. What is your name, 7K-L2?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Volya.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm afraid not.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It took us a while to figure out the method used to communicate with you, but we don't know how they managed to keep you alive, in orbit, for so long. Volya, are you alright?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do what, Volya?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Wait, please. What file?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: There are more modules than yours then. Are they connected to it?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm afraid I can't-Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Something like that. We'd rather not go into detail.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When you say transition, are you referring to the process that altered your module's orbit?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you have any information that we may use to extract you and salvage your ship?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please, tell me what you need.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Stand by, please.\n[Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and [REDACTED] who oversaw the operation through teleprompter, agree to reveal information about [DATA EXPUNGED] in order to negotiate its recovery and access to the alleged GRU Division-P archive. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 receives authorization to negotiate in the name of the Foundation.]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We may have access to it.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Deal. What do you propose?UNKNOWN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] (5 seconds)\n[SCP-1778 decelerates and plots a reverse orbit for 0.13 seconds; in this occasion, SCP-1778 does not resume its original orbit. Instead, it remains in an apparently geosynchronous orbit over the Kamchatka peninsula for thirteen hours, fifteen minutes and twenty seconds, after which it resumes its original orbit and contact is reestablished.]Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Volya! Do you read me?[REDACTED FOR BREVITY]\n\nClosing Statement: SCP-1778 kept broadcasting a transmission entirely composed of screams, weeping and imprecations for thirty two minutes with no sign to receive or be aware of the Foundation's transmissions, moment at which it passed over the Prime Meridian and returned to its original position as usual.\nTo date, no further contact with SCP-1778 has been achieved. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and her team are attempting to devise a new contact method and a technique to extract SCP-1778 from its orbit or proceed to a scouting and recovery operation through the use of [DATA EXPUNGED] as it was pointed out by SCP-1778 that there might be a way to access it through [REDACTED AS PER PREVIOUS EXPUNGEMENT] Recent observations by MTF Beta-3 confirm the hatch on the surface of SCP-1778 remains closed.\nAddendum: All other intercepted transmission logs from SCP-1778 remain classified as Level 3 - Secret. For further data on SCP-1778 or \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, request an appointment with the current Head Researcher for SCP-1778.\nAddendum: Due to the technical complications that occurred during the events of TL-03, \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 have been reclassified as SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (Euclid).\n\n\u00ab SCP-1777 | SCP-1778 | SCP-1779 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1779\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1779 are to be kept in Alpha Building at Bio-Site 66, in cages large enough to allow for comfortable movement. Each instance is to be provided with $8.00 USD weekly in assorted change.\nWild instances are to be collected with traps baited with silver, with civilians aware of the entities provided Class-C amnesiacs. If a wild specimen has grown sufficiently large, they may be culled and returned to Bio-Site 66 for dissection and research.\nBreeding of additional instances of SCP-1779 is permitted with approval from the presiding Level 4 Senior Researcher. Breeding pairs are to be provided $30.00 USD in assorted change once eggs are discovered, including no fewer than sixteen (16, or $4) quarters, sixty (60, or $6) dimes, seventy-five (75, or $3.75) nickels and two hundred (200, or $2) pennies. SCP-1779 should not be provided precious metals outside of testing.\nDescription: SCP-1779 is a species of cosmopolitan nocturnal reptile whose diet consists exclusively of metal currency. Instances of SCP-1779 are not predatory, and do not show interest in animals commonly preyed upon by reptiles of similar size, such as mice or insects. Specimens generally grow to an average length of .4 metres long and are scaleless, with feathery manes around their shoulders. This is largely dependent on diet, and much larger specimens have been successfully raised in containment. See addenda.\nIt does not appear to matter which denomination said coins belong to; testing has shown that specimens of SCP-1779 will consume any of several dozen different varieties of currency with no appreciable difference in growth, and it is assumed that other varieties will be accepted if offered. However, while the denomination of coins does not seem to matter, the composition of the coins do; metals more susceptible to corrosion will generally lead to smaller specimens, and more robust metals larger.\nWhen nesting, SCP-1779 will gather coinage into large, bowl-shaped piles in secluded areas. Individual SCP-1779 have proven to be extremely territorial of their nests, loudly and violently attacking anything that attempts to steal a coin from their hoard.\nSCP-1779 flourish in cities where their primary food sources are available, nesting in crevices under the foundations of buildings or disused maintenance tunnels. Wild instances have been known to commandeer the nests of other animals such as rabbits or snakes, or take up residence in the walls or attics of rural homes. On average, a wild instance of SCP-1779 may reach up to 1 metre in length, but usually less.\nBiology: Biologically speaking, SCP-1779 are unique in that their skeletal systems will utilize metals extracted from common currency in the place of most other materials, forming different alloys depending on their diet. Only SCP-1779's skeleton is constructed of metal; the rest of the body is constructed of nonmetallic flesh. At this time, research has not provided a satisfactory explanation as to how SCP-1779's metabolism is capable of converting metals into organic material.\nWaste produced by SCP-1779 consists of dull metallic dust, which increases or reduces in frequency and amount depending on the individual's diet. If starved for an extended period of time, an individual SCP-1779 will begin to 'shrink', reducing in length and weight. A minimum length appears to be approximately .2 metres.\nWhile this unusual skeletal composition allows for unusually durable bones, it also prevents individual SCP-1779s from swimming effectively due to their relatively heavy weight. SCP-1779 have proven quite capable runners and burrowers, and certain instances have shown the ability to move at speeds up to 52 km/h (~32 miles/h) in short bursts.\nAdditionally, SCP-1779 have proven to have extremely strong jaws, which are capable of slowly chewing coins into small pieces for digestion.\nBreeding: SCP-1779 are capable of breeding if they have a length of .4 metres or more. Breeding pairs will remain together until eggs are laid, at which point they will part ways. Breeding may take place at any time of the year, though the late spring is most common. The number of eggs laid vary depending on the size of the mother, but universally have a diameter of 3 cm.\nThe incubation period is approximately 3 weeks, at which point the eggs will hatch and the young will scatter. SCP-1779 hatchlings are extremely flexible until an age of about two weeks, and are capable of squeezing through gaps of no less than 5 millimetres wide. The attached photo is of an individual, approximately 4-6 months old, which lived inside a parking meter until discovery. This individual 1779 presumably climbed inside the meter while a hatchling.\nGrowth Patterns in Relation to Diet: As stated above, most contained instances of SCP-1779 remain around .3 to .5 metres long, and maintain this size through controlled feeding schedules. However, Dr Bridge has authorized testing on SCP-1779-08 to find how large SCP-1779 may grow, if given the opportunity.\nSCP-1779-08 was born in captivity, and matured to approximately 0.34 metres long with a weight of 18.5 kg under ordinary containment protocols. A high number of gold and silver coins were provided to SCP-1779-08 during testing, as well as assorted change provided as required to maintain the nest. All currency was minted at a Foundation-controlled establishment, and transported directly to Bio-Site 66.\n\n SCP-1779-08 Growth Log: Year 1 \n\nClose\n\n03/01/2009: SCP-1779-08 moved to a solitary testing Chamber 3 in East Building. Immediately provided with $1200 in nickels, dimes, and quarters, to be maintained daily; also provided 10 silver dollars weekly. SCP-1779-08 soon observed sweeping all coins into a circular nest, placing the silver coins in a heap on one side. Over the next ten hours, SCP-1779-08 was also observed consuming the silver coins.\nEvery three days, SCP-1779-08 was provided with 5 more silver dollars, which were promptly consumed upon delivery.\n04/01/2009: SCP-1779-08 measured and weighed. Subject was observed to have grown to .8 metres long from snout to end of tail, with a weight of 31.3 kg. Research team ordered to continue the previously established diet.\n06/01/2009: SCP-1779-08 measured and weighed. Subject observed to have grown to 1.2 metres long and 68.1 kg. Nesting materials increased to $1800 in assorted change, and 5 gold dollar coins (97.9% purity) begin to be provided every three days.\n08/01/2009: SCP-1779-08 measured and weighed. Subject observed to have grown to 1.7 metres long with a weight of 97.6 kg. Research team ordered to continue the previously established diet.\n10/01/2009: SCP-1779-08 measured and weighed. Subject observed to have grown to 2.6 metres long with a weight of 277.3 kg. Ration of precious metals ordered doubled, and nesting materials ordered increased to $3000 in assorted change.\n12/01/2009: SCP-1779-08 measured and weighed. Subject observed to have grown to 3.4 metres long with a weight of 411.5 kg. SCP-1779-08 observed to feed more often on non-precious coinage, and begins to hoard gold and silver coinage. Research team ordered to increase nesting rations to $5000.\nEnd Year 1 Log\n\n SCP-1779-08 Growth Log: Year 2 \n\nClose\n\n02/01/2010: SCP-1779-08 measured and weighed. Subject observed to have grown to 4.6 metres long with a weight of 620.2 kg. Subject observed to pick out and consume nickels and quarters specifically, consuming only one or two precious metal coins a week. Research team ordered to cease providing pennies, but increase nesting rations to $7000 in assorted change, plus precious metals.\n04/01/2010: SCP-1779-08 measured and weighed. Subject observed to have grown to 5.3 metres long with a weight of 775.8 kg. Subject's nest consists of approximately 50% precious-metal coins and 50% assorted other change; change carries an estimated worth of $8500.\n06/01/2010: SCP-1779-08 measured and weighed. Subject observed to have grown to 7.7 metres long with a weight of 880.8 kg. Research team ordered to cut precious metal rations by 25%, but increase nest's worth to $10 000 in assorted change.\n08/01/2010: During the bimonthly measurement process, SCP-1779-08 attacked and caused minor injuries to Research Assistant Clark. Measurement was successfully retried several hours later, after calming SCP-1779-08 with a sack of 25 silver dollars. Subject observed to have grown to 9.6 metres long with a weight of 1000.3 kg. SCP-1779-08's nest covers an area of approximately 45 m2. Researchers are ordered to maintain current weekly diet of precious coins.\n10/01/2010: Over the previous two months, SCP-1779 was observed to go through a 'growth spurt', suddenly gaining a considerable amount of body mass. It was estimated to measure approximately 12.5 metres long and weigh approximately 1400 kg. It now will sweep its nest into a compact pile, curling its body around the hoard when asleep. When awake, it will repeatedly scatter and gather the hoard across the containment chamber for two to three hours in the early day, before calming itself and feeding. The reason for this behaviour is as of yet unknown.\n12/01/2010: SCP-1779 reported to be unusually aggressive when researchers and D-Class personnel entered its chamber for measurement. For this reason, Dr Bridge has deemed it unnecessary to manually measure and weigh SCP-1779-08 at this point. SCP-1779-08's nest is estimated to have a worth of approximately $12 000 in change, and $3.5 million, possibly more, in gold and silver.\n\nYou have insufficient clearance for SCP-1779-08 Growth Log: Year 3\n\nCurrently, SCP-1779-08 has a length of [INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE] and a weight of [INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE]. Nesting rations are no longer being provided; at this time, SCP-1779-08 appears contented to remain inside Chamber 3 in East Building, and further containment procedures are not required. Personnel are to access Chamber 3 only when absolutely required. Controlled use of SCP-588 is currently being investigated as a means of termination should SCP-1779-08 attempt to breach containment.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1778 | SCP-1779 | SCP-1780 \u00bb"}
{"text": "4/1780 LEVEL 4/1780\nCLASSIFIED\n\nItem #: SCP-1780\n\nsafe\n\nRecovered Item AO-1780-3\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures:\nSCP-1780 is contained in high-value anomalous item storage locker #0097 at Site-17. Access is permitted to personnel with Level 4 clearance at the discretion of the item's HMCL Supervisor (currently Dr. Iliza Schrader). Experimentation with SCP-1780 and all sub-designations is suspended indefinitely. The procedure below is kept for archival and emergency purposes only.\nExploration of SCP-1780-1 is restricted to D-Class personnel and robotic reconnaissance vehicles only. The entrance to SCP-1780-1 must be guarded by at least three (3) Level 3/1780 security personnel at all times during activation. Anomalous items discovered in SCP-1780-1 are to be contained under standard E-Class protocol until such time as Special Containment Procedures are implemented, or remanded to low-value anomalous item storage as appropriate. Non-anomalous items recovered from SCP-1780-1 may be remanded to low-value item storage or destroyed at the discretion of the item's HMCL Supervisor. One Level 3 member of Site-17 Security must manually hold the door to SCP-1780-1 open at all times while Foundation personnel or materials are inside.\nShould any number or type of SCP-1780-2 instances emerge, the entrance to SCP-1780-1 is to be sealed and SCP-1780 is to be deactivated immediately. Use of deadly force to contain SCP-1780-2 is authorized. Instances of SCP-1780-2 recovered during previous expeditions may be contained under standard Humanoid Containment Protocols (HCP-1).\nOne hard copy of SCP-1780-3 is on file in high value anomalous documentation storage vault #0053. SCP-1780-3 must remain in a plastic sleeve obscuring its reverse side at all times. Personnel found reading the reverse side of document without authorization are to be terminated immediately. Further complete copies of SCP-1780-3 discovered are to be incinerated.\n\nDescription:\nSCP-1780 is a plastic office nameplate of the style in use by the Foundation between 1990 and 2003. The item shows no special resistance to damage or age related wear, and its condition suggests that it had been buried for several decades at the time of recovery in 19\u2588\u2588. The inscription reads \u201c\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Ph.D / Chairperson: Temporal Anomalies Dept\u201d followed by the Foundation emblem. No person by that name appears in the Foundation employee database, nor is there any record of a Temporal Anomalies Department.\nSCP-1780 remains inert unless placed into an appropriately sized nameplate mount. Upon activation, SCP-1780 manifests a standing temporospatial anomaly behind the nearest door within 3 m, designation SCP-1780-1. High-speed photography of SCP-1780-1 manifestation through windowed or glass doors has revealed the effect to be as near to instantaneous as can be measured. As such, the mechanism for this transformation is unknown. The space originally present behind this door remains accessible when approached from other entrances or via the destruction of walls; however, the door in use by SCP-1780 remains indestructible and cannot be opened from within by any means while SCP-1780 remains active.\nSCP-1780-1 appears to be Office CB-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, located on the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 floor of Site-17's Euclid objects experimentation wing1. Over subsequent observations, SCP-1780-1 has appeared to be in various states of neglect and disuse, but always contains the following items:\n\nFoundation office furniture consistent with equipment purchased during the Site-17 renovation of 1995.\nSeveral white boards containing varying volumes of text and mathematical equations (See [DOCUMENTATION INFOHAZARD EXPUNGED])\nA Remington model 870 12 gauge shotgun, loaded.\nA copy of Oxford's Unabridged English Dictionary. Publisher's info suggests printing date of 2\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nThree (3) copies of Time Life's Great Ages of Man: A History of the World's Cultures, only one of which is consistent with observed history.\nAt least one (1) instance of SCP-1780 and one (1) aluminum nameplate bracket.\n\nTesting with additional instances of SCP-1780 recovered2 has revealed that multiple instances of SCP-1780-1 can manifest simultaneously. What effect, if any, the two manifestations have on one another has yet to be determined. GPS tracking and [REDACTED] indicate that while all instances occupy the same physical location, they are separated by an unknown interval of time. Experimentation using concealed time pieces, video or audio surveillance, and robotic drones to determine the nature of this temporal displacement remains inconclusive. Successfully retrieved time pieces appear, in all cases, to have remained in SCP-1780-1 in excess of one billion (1 x 109) years, and suggest active frustration of experimental efforts. Other objects or personnel left within SCP-1780-1 after the entrance is closed are no longer present when SCP-1780-1 is reopened, and are to be considered irretrievable. SCP-1780-1 will, however, maintain a normal temporal relationship to our world-line so long as the door to the room remains open. See Addendum 1780-1 for a list of notable discovered items and documents.\nApproximately one in every ten (~10%) manifestations of SCP-1780-1 has contained some number of humanoid entities, designated SCP-1780-2. These entities vary in appearance and behavior but always claim to be Foundation employees. All SCP-1780-2 instances to date have claimed to be one of the following:\n\nMembers of Site-17 security assigned to SCP-1780. Instances are noted to be cooperative with extant Site-17 personnel.\nField agents or research doctors assigned to an unknown Foundation special project team \u2018RCT-\u0394t' dealing with temporal anomalies. Instances are unpredictable, and may be hostile to Site-17 personnel. Members of this \u2018containment team' have been known to self-terminate when contained.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. This entity (SCP-1780-2a) has categorically refused to divulge information pertaining to its origin, objectives, or nature, and has successfully evaded all attempts at capture to date. The behavior of the entity seems to indicate familiarity with containment tactics for hostile humanoids.\n\nOf the \u2588\u2588 SCP-1780-2 entities observed, \u2588\u2588 have been successfully terminated, contained, or otherwise accounted for. See Addendum 1780-2 for notable incidents regarding SCP-1780-2 manifestations. No manifestation of SCP-1780-2a has ever been observed outside of experiments with SCP-1780, and further containment attempts have been deemed an unnecessary risk.\nSCP-1780-3 is a document periodically found within SCP-1780-1, printed on Foundation letterhead circa 1998, and ostensibly written by SCP-1780-2a. The accidental exposure of Agent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and subsequent testing with D-Class personnel has revealed that anomalous properties are isolated to the reverse side and require the reading and comprehension in total for anomalous properties to manifest. The principle content of SCP-1780-3 consists of a \u2018welcome letter' and orientation for an unknown Foundation special project team, \u2018RCT-\u0394t'.\nWhen read from the beginning, the rear of SCP-1780-3 reportedly describes in detail the nature of \u2018tachyon flux' [DOCUMENTATION INFOHAZARD EXPUNGED] \u2018T' boson which controls the rate and direction of time.\nPersonnel given excerpts from the rear of the document which do not include the \u2018primer' paragraph report all other portions as consisting of indecipherable mathematical expressions and technical jargon. These persons are not subject to the item's effect3. To date, all personnel who have read the entirety of SCP-1780-3 have disappeared immediately, including those under constant observation. The method by which this is achieved is currently unknown. (See Addendum 1780-3 for more information)\nLevel 4/1780 personnel may access Document 1780-WL for a transcript of the non-anomalous portion of SCP-1780-3.\n\nAddendum 1780-1: Recovered Items\nThese items were discovered within SCP-1780-1 upon activation and were deemed of sufficient importance to warrant retrieval and study.\n\nOne (1) unidentified semiautomatic pistol chambered for 9mm Luger4.\nThree (3) automatic-winding wristwatches bearing the Foundation insignia which always display the correct time.\nThe remains of two (2) humans, apparently killed by starvation. Remains were clothed in unidentified body armor bearing markings similar to that of Foundation security personnel5.\nSeveral pottery fragments and ceremonial blades marked with an unknown runic language. Blades have proven impossible to blunt or chip.\nVarious periodical publications dated from 1900 to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, none of which describe events which are entirely consistent with modern history.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (\u2588) SCP objects, including [DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nAddendum 1780-2: Notable Incident Summaries\nIncident 1780-01: 08/01/1990\nSergeant Michael Hadley was investigating an unknown firearm found within SCP-1780-1 when the entrance closed unexpectedly. SCP-1780-1 was found to be in a different condition when opened, and contained a single instance of SCP-1780-2. The instance surrendered immediately, self-identified as Corporal Gregory Thompson, and offered invalid but systemically consistent security credentials when prompted. Entity remanded into custody for investigation. Containment procedures were altered to require measures to prevent the unscheduled isolation of SCP-1780-1.\nIncident 1780-02: 24/05/1990\nFirst recorded appearance of SCP-1780-2a. The entity demanded personnel vacate SCP-1780-1 immediately and began firing upon attendant personnel, prompting the premature closing of SCP-1780-1. No projectiles were found in the experimental chamber after the conclusion of this incident. It is believed SCP-1780-2a fired upon researchers using blanks. Containment procedures were altered to require an armed security officer to be present within experimental chamber at all times.\nIncident 1780-07: 04/04/1997\nSix identical instances of SCP-1780-2 matching the description of SCP-1780-2a found within SCP-1780-1. Entities expressed confusion, refused to comply with the orders of attendant security officer, and opened fire, wounding three (3) researchers. SCP-1780-1 successfully sealed. Containment procedures were altered to require the presence of at least 3 armed security personnel.\nIncident 1780-09: 06/12/2003\nFive instances of SCP-1780-2 present upon manifestation immediately seek cover and begin dialogue with attendant security. Instances self-identify as members of RCT-\u0394t and request access to Site-17, citing imminent containment breach of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1780-2 instances are all able to provide valid security credentials. One is found to be a match for Sergeant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, present in attendant security. SCP-1780-2 instances lower weapons and are apprehended by security. All instances self-terminate while in containment, means unknown. Sergeant \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was subjected to procedure [REDACTED], administered Class C amnestic and returned to active duty. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 did not breach containment and no attempt at unauthorized access has been logged.\nIncident 1780-12: 13/06/2006\nCorporal Gregory Thompson broke protocol while attempting to recover a disabled robotic drone. The wooden wedge used to maintain the entrance to SCP-1780-1 became dislodged, allowing the door to close. SCP-1780-1 was found to be in a different condition when opened, and contained a single instance of SCP-1780-2. The instance surrendered immediately, self-identified as Sergeant Michael Hadley (considered MIA 08/01/1990), and offered valid security credentials when prompted. Administrative review of past SCP-1780-2 encounters discovered Corporal Thompson in containment at Site-17. Both security personnel remain in indefinite containment due to exposure to SCP-1780 to prevent cross-contamination of SCP objects.\n\nAddendum 1780-3: Interview with Agent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nForeword: Agent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was accidentally exposed to SCP-1780-3 on 22/04/1992 and was presumed dead following his disappearance. On 14/08/2006, an instance of SCP-1780-2 manifested in SCP-1780-1 and self-identified as Agent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and offered valid security credentials when prompted. Of particular note is that Agent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's appearance has not changed as would be expected after a fourteen (14) year absence. Interview conducted by Dr. Iliza Schrader, First Sergeant Donald Cohen observing.\nDr. Schrader: Welcome back, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. I'm sorry we couldn't meet under more favorable circumstances. Says here you\u2014\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can we not, please?\nDr. Schrader: \u2026All right, then. From your perspective, how long have you been gone?\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Three years, twenty-one days, eight hours, forty-five minutes\u2026 give or take.\nDr. Schrader: That's awfully specific. Are you sure?\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes. I'm sure.\nDr. Schrader: Did you calculate that somehow, or\u2026?\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No. [Subject begins knocking on the table in rhythm. Knocks spaced precisely one second from one another. Note that no time pieces are present in the room.] I counted.\nDr. Schrader: Forgive me, but I have a hard time believing that. You've never lost count? Not even once?\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [Subject stops knocking] I did say \u2018give or take', didn't I? In my line of work\u2026 Look, this is exactly why I came back, okay?\nDr. Schrader: Making dubious claims to your own ability to keep time doesn't seem very\u2014\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Stop. Just stop. I know you're proud of your education and you're probably a very smart lady. But listen to me: you are getting in the way of your own agenda.\nDr. Schrader: How would you say we're doing that?\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Let's say, hypothetically, the Foundation knew of an extranormal event which would happen exactly one month from now and would claim\u2026 I don't know, let's say a million lives. In your opinion, would it be our job to find out how to stop it and save those people?\nDr. Schrader: Of course we would. Who else?\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Right, and I agree. What I can't figure is why that answer is so controversial when the event in question will have happened one month ago.\nDr. Schrader: But if it's already happened, then we can't do anything about it. We wouldn't be able to know about it unless we were already living out the consequences. Any other way to find out would be anomalous, which is against general protocol and the Foundation charter. Besides, there's no way of knowing that our efforts to stop it don't cause it in the first place, or that we're not being told about it by a hos\u2014\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Okay! okay\u2026 Then let me put it this way: Let's say, hypothetically, that I know there will be an extranormal event exactly thirty-one calendar days from [subject is silent for approximately 4 seconds] \u2026right now. That I know it will claim about one million human lives. That I know this because I came here from the future, where it will have happened already. And that I know the Foundation can stop this event if it wishes. So let me ask, just hypothetically. What are you going to do about it?\nDr. Schrader: I wouldn't believe you: you're anomalous. There's no reason for me to think you're telling the truth and every reason to think you're lying to manipulate the Foundation.\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Of course\u2026 Good thing, too.\nDr. Schrader: Excuse me?\nAgent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That we're speaking hypothetically, because you still can't see how you're getting in your own way. I wouldn't worry about it though. Thankfully, it's not up to you.\nEND OF LOG\n\nFollowing this interview Agent B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was remanded to permanent containment to prevent possible contamination of other SCP objects. No extranormal events of the scale described were recorded in the 90 days following this interview.\n\nAddendum 1780-4: Recovered Notes\nThe following handwritten notes, believed to be authored by SCP-1780-2a, were recovered within SCP-1780-1. Attempts to use similar notes to communicate with SCP-1780-2a have been inconclusive. Items listed in order of recovery.\n\n140 @ 1300 on 20\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 in String 036. WILL overwrite 001 through 198!\nLOOP THIS NOTE.\n\nYou're welcome, but that's the last warning.\n\nFalse Flag! Disregard next note!\n\nFalse Alarm. Please disregard previous note.\n\nUnknown string sending hostiles; at least 2 of them @1953.\nBe ready. Loop Message.\n\nAlternate Foundation(s):\nPlease stop taking my Welcome Letters.\nIt is becoming increasingly difficult to approve them for printing.\nI have at least 20 people who still need to be reached.\n\nI'm sorry\u2026 You would have done the same.\n\nCap. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Sgt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 @2301, Debriefing.\nWho keeps using the doughnut?!\n\nAlternate Foundation(s):\nFiling paperwork for your camera equipment is wasting my time and your resources.\nYou will not recover them, please stop trying.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Analysis of Office CB-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has yielded no evidence of anomalous activity. The office may be safely inhabited.\n2. Each of these additional SCP-1780 instances were melted down at the conclusion of testing. None of the resultant slag showed anomalous properties.\n3. This applies even to those subjects with the background in particle physics and quantum chromodynamics presumed necessary to understand the mechanisms and equations involved.\n4. Discovered 1989, found to be a Beretta Px4 Storm during administrative review in 2006.\n5. Discovered 1993, found to be the remains of Agents \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after their disappearance following encounter with SCP-1780-2a in 2006. Remains removed from anomalous biological cold storage and buried. Agents \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were posthumously awarded the Silver Star for meritorious service to the Foundation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1779 | SCP-1780 | SCP-1781 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1782 on 08/31/\u2588\u2588. Entity phrased seemingly random lines from Leviticus until consumed.\n\nItem #: SCP-1782\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The entrance and a perimeter of SCP-1782 are to be monitored at all times. Although SCP-1782 has not yet proven itself to be outwardly hostile, the door to the room should be guarded by at least two armed personnel at all times.\nThe area is only to be explored by unmanned drones, which have been requisitioned since the events of 09/04/\u2588\u2588.\nDescription: SCP-1782 is a room measuring 42 or 45 square metres, in an abandoned apartment complex located in Kiev, Ukraine. Imprints over the archway entering the room read \"jedna dev\u00e4\u0165 osem d\" (one nine eight d).\nSCP-1782's interior changes in appearance every three days at 03:12 AM. The change is instantaneous.\nSCP-1782 is usually furnished with typical household objects, although SCP-1782, and the objects themselves, when present, are aged significantly with signs of heavy use. The floor plan of the room varies; certain instances having a kitchen, bedroom, and living room, or simply being a large, empty space. SCP-1782 occasionally manifests what appear to be sapient entities and fauna. Objects appearing before the change vanish regardless of their proximity to SCP-1782 at exactly 03:12 AM. Further examples can be found in the area records for this object.\nSCP-1782 does not appear to have a detrimental effect on subjects entering. Testing subjects in all cases return from the interior of the room with a fear of holes. Exact reasons for this are unknown.\nArea Record 1782:\nDate: 08/23/\u2588\u2588\nEvent: Room materializes empty. The sound of metal scraping against metal can be heard. A disembodied female voice can be heard repeating the phrase \"Shakes me, makes me lighter\" until 03:12 AM.\nArea Record 1782:\nDate: 08/26/\u2588\u2588\nEvent: Room materializes empty. Sound does not travel through the interior, although upon further inspection a small area on the left wall of the floorplan emits a faint metallic grating noise.\nArea Record 1782:\nDate: 08/29/\u2588\u2588\nEvent: An elderly human feeding itself to a group of kakapo. Did not express pain, appeared ambivalent.\n\nExcerpt from Interview 1782-831\n\nClose\n\nSCP-1782-1: And then I'll be eaten. There's a hole in the wall in the bottom of the floor.\nSCP-1782-1: But I don't see how that makes any difference. What could have been?\nDr. Sanders: Can you tell us what you're doing? What is your name?\nSCP-1782-1: It is a meat offering. Thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay incense thereon.\nDr. Sanders approaches the entity and the group of birds. They are non-hostile.\nSCP-1782-1: Pour all the rest of the blood thereof at the foot of the altar, chickadees. In the hole in the floor.\nDr. Sanders motions for a guard and instructs him to pick up one of the birds. The bird is examined and appears mundane. A skin sample is taken from the entity at this time; the results are later found to be normal. The bird is placed on the floor and it continues feeding on the entity.\nDr. Sanders: Tell me what you're thinking.\nSCP-1782-1 behavior becomes abnormal. The subject intermittently pinches different parts of its exposed flesh, and can be seen trying to make suggestive eye contact with Dr. Sanders during this portion of the interview.\nSCP-1782-1: Nothing out of the ordinary. The birds are hungry though!\nDr. Sanders: Do I look hungry to you?\nSCP-1782-1: Now what kind of question is that, you some kind of loony?\nDr. Sanders: Is there something wrong?\nSCP-1782-1: No. I am feeling a bit bloated though. Must've been all of that sugar and brandy I drank before she brought me in here.\nSCP-1782-1: There's an abortion under the floorboards, one in the sink, too.\nInterview concluded.\n\nArea Record 1782:\nDate: 09/04/\u2588\u2588\nEvent: Room appears with two partitions, including a bathroom housing only a toilet, and a small rectangular entrance accessible through a small hole in the wall. The room is tinted a dull green, with what appears to be caked blood and feces on certain sections of the walls.\nA man in an orange jumpsuit materializes instantly outside of the door to SCP-1782 with a television camera on his shoulder. Attempts to communicate with the entity are successful, although unorthodox. The entity asked that Dr. Sanders produce a small television set and stay outside of the cell, so that he could record \"the girl in the wall in the bottom of the floor\". Those in charge of testing obliged. The following is a transcript of the recording.\n\nTranscript 1782-904\n\nClose\n\n16:30:04-16:30:15: Entity enters the room. A faint noise similar to metal scraping against metal can be heard throughout the video. A decidedly upbeat pop punk song begins playing, the singer repeating the lyrics \"There's a hole in the wall in the bottom of the floor / There's a girl in the wall in the bottom of the floor\". Music continues until AV feed ends.\n16:30:15-16:33:18: Entity takes a right towards a small, cubicle-like partition containing only a toilet. The camera is positioned over the toilet to reveal what appears to be a mutilated fetus in the basin. Video begins to distort, seemingly for some sort of artistic effect. This continues until 16:33:18, when the entity exits the 'bathroom'.\n16:33:18-16:40:59: Camera pans in circles around room, temporarily reaching impossible speeds before again slowing down. The object in the toilet seen previously is cut in to view of the footage intermittently. Metallic grating grows louder.\n16:40:59-16:54:00: Camera fixes on a small hole in the wall on the left side of the room. The entity places the camera on the floor and can be seen adjusting his suit before again picking up the camera. Entity heads towards the hole in the wall, entering a prone position and somehow crawling into the hole. Video goes black for 5 minutes, music continues to play, and heavy breathing can be heard from two separate sources.\n16:54:00:-16:55:06 Light returns, revealing a damp, muddy area that the camera could not possibly fit in. View is centered toward the ground, gradually scrolling upwards across what initially appears to be a miniature, uncased septic tank with small, skeletal legs similar to a human's. As the view continues to scroll, a clear fluid can be seen spraying in a small funnel upwards into what is later revealed to be a human skull lacking a lower jaw or nasal cavity, with exaggerated eye sockets. Faint crying is audible as the septic tank object's 'head' moves slightly to the right with the aid of small, skeletal hands from opposing sides of the camera's view. Brown liquid sprays onto the object's face before video feed ends.\nEntity does not return from the hole.\n\nAn RC car with some obstacle clearing capability was requisitioned and mounted with a GPS and video camera to inspect the hole of the 09/04 SCP-1782. The device successfully entered the hole and a live feed confirmed the object recorded by the previous entity. Video feed of the object reveals limbs and head of the object moving slowly up and down. Footage went on steadily past 03:12 AM, revealing that the object does not disappear during SCP-1782 cycles, although the entrance to its location is no longer present. GPS positioning reveals the location of the entity to be in the same location as Dr. Sanders, although testing reveals this to be false. Later GPS readings suggest that the device is located at any mature female within 5 meters of SCP-1782 on any given day.\nThe entity located outside of the door prior to exploration could not be located. The area was deemed safe and Researcher Breen and Ortega were dispatched one hour before SCP-1782's reset time of 03:12 AM to receive a DNA sample from the object in the toilet.\n\nExcerpt from DNA Recovery 1782-904-2\n\nClose\n\nResearcher Breen: Alright hand me the scalpel now.\nBreen leans over the toilet and, appearing startled, falls backwards.\nResearcher Ortega: What the hell's wrong?\nResearcher Breen: Thought I saw the damned thing move.\nBreen rights himself and leans back over the bowl to receive the sample.\nBreen immediately stands straight up, closes his eyes, and faces Ortega for 5 seconds.\nResearcher Breen: Yeah. It's moving. Right. Yeah. Okay.\nResearcher Ortega: I'll do it.\nResearcher Ortega asks Breen to leave the bathroom and leans over the toilet to retrieve the sample.\nResearcher Ortega exits the bathroom at a brisk pace without the sample.\nResearcher Ortega: It looked at me.\nResearcher Breen: Alright. Let's just put the whole thing in the bag real quick.\nResearchers enter the bathroom again, Breen holding the sample bag and Ortega using tongs to place the object inside. Researcher Ortega disappears, the sound of water splashing is heard in the toilet.\nBreen sprints toward the door to SCP-1782 and exits the room.\n\nSeries: Holy Science\nRelated Tales: The Special Bond Between Child and Mother\n\n\u00ab SCP-1781 | SCP-1782 | SCP-1783 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1783\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Under no circumstances are any individuals with type-B blood antigens (B+/-, AB+/-) to be permitted within 100m of SCP-1783. Standard blood screenings should allow the location and removal of any such individuals from duty at Site 38. In the event personnel with B-type blood antigens enter the effect radius, SCP-1783 will become enraged until such individuals are brought into its presence for it to attack, or until it has been isolated for 30 (thirty) hours. Affected individuals are to be immediately tranquilized and placed in containment with SCP-1783 until conversion process is complete; fully converted individuals may be left in containment with SCP-1783, placed in storage, or destroyed at the discretion of Site 38 command.\nSCP-1783 is to be contained in the courtyard at Site 38. Dry dog food of any type is to be supplied in a bowl twice daily. D-class personnel are to be sent in with gloves to retrieve all instances of SCP-1783-A at least once daily. All instances All unusual instances of SCP-1783-A are to be analyzed at Site 38; a veterinarian is to be kept on staff to study instances for signs of physiological distress, followed by analysis of the instances themselves for any potential insight into SCP-1783's origin or nature.\nUPDATE: In light of recent discoveries (see Addendum 1783-3), containment procedures are to be modified as follows: SCP-1783 is to be contained in a 2m x 2m x 2m stainless-steel containment safe designed specifically for SCP-1783. This safe is to be equipped for feeding and waste removal via portholes. In the event that repair or backup waste removal becomes necessary, the safe may be opened by D-class personnel and maintenance performed. In the event SCP-1783 enters its \"rabid\" state, maintenance is to be postponed until standard behavior resumes. All protocols regarding personnel requirements and monitoring of SCP-1783-A remain in place.\nDescription: SCP-1783 is an entity resembling a specimen of Canis familiaris, specifically a fawn pug, standing approximately seventy (70) centimeters in height, composed entirely of cut-out segments of cardboard. SCP-1783 is fully animate, capable of locomotion via an unknown mode of transit similar to very short-length teleportation; researchers have compared the appearance of SCP-1783's movements to that of stop-motion animation. These motions are limited to A) instantaneously shifting from a lying- or sitting-down posture to a standing position and vice versa; B) instantaneously shifting 1-3cm at a time in the direction of its orientation, with frequency of shifts increasing during \"running\" states; and C) small shifts of SCP-1783's \"head\" back and forth depending on its mood.\nSCP-1783 behaves almost identically to non-anomalous members of Canis familiaris in terms of seeking food, expelling waste, barking, and panting to reduce internal heat.1 SCP-1783 requires approximately 720 calories/day, an intake indicative of an eleven (11)-kilogram dog, despite an actual measured mass not in excess of 450 grams. When nutritional minimums are not met, signs of poor health will become apparent in instances of SCP-1783-A. SCP-1783-A is an object apparently identical in make to an instant-film or Polaroid photograph. Three to five times daily, SCP-1783 will emit a sharp whine and crouch its rear torso; within seconds, a new instance of SCP-1783-A will appear. When SCP-1783-A is in good health, instances produced will depict dog feces of normal size and consistency for a 10-15kg pug. Alterations to SCP-1783's diet will make themselves apparent in these photographs.\nSCP-1783 will play normally with humans in its presence, retrieving thrown toys and bones and returning them to the thrower.2 SCP-1783 likewise has normal canine reactions to other dogs (curiosity, playfulness) and cats (anger, aggression). However, all non-primate mammals demonstrate intense fear of SCP-1783, whining and attempting to escape its presence. This is believed to be connected to SCP-1783's appearance and movement being similar to a conventional dog, but without producing any scent.\nAddendum 1783-1: SCP-1783 was brought to Foundation attention during an apparent attack against Foundation Site 38 on 11/02/1999. Four individuals, identified as having some association with Group of Interest Sigma-5 (\"Serpent's Hand\"), penetrated the perimeter of Site 38, entered the building in force carrying a small container, surrendered the container to Foundation security forces, and promptly committed suicide via cyanide ingestion. The container held SCP-1783 and a note, purportedly written by [DATA REDACTED\u2014LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE REQUIRED].\nAddendum 1783-2: On 4/10/2000, SCP-1783 began behaving in an unusually agitated manner, growling and barking at the D-class individual sent to retrieve SCP-1783-A samples from containment. SCP-1783's \"head\" changed into a segment of similar appearance but with white foam drawn around the lower jaw area and with increased redness in the sclera. SCP-1783 charged towards the D-class and attacked; the mechanism by which this occurred is unknown, but D-23893 had sustained multiple aggravated bite wounds when SCP-1783 was separated from him. SCP-1783 remained aggravated and was contained in a metal kennel. D-23893's wounds became infected with an unknown bacterium; the flesh and deep tissue around the bites began to flatten and change into an unknown substance indistinguishable from cardboard. No antibiotic treatments proved effective in halting or slowing the infection, and its spread was too rapid to allow for amputation. D-23893 was ultimately converted completely into an inanimate two-dimensional cardboard cutout of himself, complete with a cardboard crosspiece for supporting him upright. This process took approximately sixty-five (65) hours.\nWhen introduced into containment, SCP-1783 barked and attempted to play with the cardboard cutout of D-23893, then emitted a whining sound and walked away. Over the next several hours, SCP-1783 periodically looked at D-23893 as though listening, whined, and walked away again. Partial decryption of the Serpent's Hand note shortly afterward suggested this behavior was expected; current containment procedures put in place 4/20/00. Subsequent \"rabid\" states were observed to subside naturally after several days without exposure to B-type antigens.\n\nAddendum 1783-3 (LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE ONLY)\n\nACCESS GRANTED\n\nSTANDING ORDER 1783-\u03a3-5\nFROM: O5-9\nTO: CURRENT HEAD ADMINISTRATOR, SITE 38\nBY ORDER OF THE O5 COUNCIL:\nCommunication was made by individuals claiming to represent Group of Interest Sigma-5, \"Serpent's Hand,\" to the Foundation on the date of SCP-1783's acquisition in the form of an encrypted message accompanying the anomalous object. The partial decryption we have of this communication is included below.\nRegardless of the conventional understanding of the relationship between the Serpent's Hand and the Foundation, you are ordered to follow all instructions and restrictions set forth in this document. Our researchers have independently verified the veracity of its contents. The potential for mass chaos in the event of containment failure in this instance is significant to a degree you are not cleared to know at this time.\nO5-9\nMESSAGE BEGINS:\n\"By the time you decode this, you'll be stuck with it. It turned two of us before we tried to destroy it; we lost six before we figured out that we couldn't. It's yours now. We don't know where it came from or why it chose us, but we can't make it leave us any other way. It'll follow us back if we don't [garbled]\n[garbled]\nnot mistake its behavior for predation or reproduction. It doesn't want to make more of itself, it wants to make a master, but something is wrong. Who can stay sane after this? Can you imagine what it feels [garbled] didn't know about the blood thing for so long. We could have saved so many if Henrik [garbled]\n[garbled]\nThe B-type antigens are like a dominance pheromone to it. It smells them, and it has to bite. It wants the B-types, but it will bite whoever gets too close until it gets what it wants. That was how Sergei died. His lover was B-type, and Sergei hoped he could satisfy it. Nothing satisfies it but the B-types; everyone else is just in the way. It turns the B-types and kills the rest.\n[garbled]\nKeep everyone safe. Please.\"\nMESSAGE ENDS\n\nAll infiltrators were found to be infected with the unidentified bacterium. Autopsy information can be found in Document 1783-38.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The mechanisms and motive for these latter two actions are unknown; no movement occurs during barking, and SCP-1783 creates no heat of any sort, which would seem to remove the need for panting.\n2. SCP-1783 is capable of approaching objects, moving its head to make contact with the object, and lifting it via unknown means before returning it to the thrower; this mechanism is not fully understood.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1782 | SCP-1783 | SCP-1784 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1784\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1784 are to be contained in a rainforest bio-enclosure with at least 4m3 allotted for each instance. The bio-enclosure is to be exposed to direct sunlight as much as possible. Instances are permitted to interact with one another and the structures they create. When they are recovered, currently uncontained instances of SCP-1784 are to be contained under the same procedures. One staff member who meets all criteria to be an instance of SCP-1784-1 is to be on hand at all times. No other personnel are to meet said criteria.\nAs of 2013-\u2588-\u2588, no open flames or sparks are permitted within the SCP-1784 enclosure or in the presence of any instance of SCP-1784.\nDescription: SCP-1784 is a species of genetically engineered sloth, divergent and distinct from the pale-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus). The most significant difference between SCP-1784 and its parent species is the addition of a ridged, segmented gas bladder protruding from the dorsal abdomen. This bladder is filled with hydrogen gas, enabling instances of SCP-1784 to remain buoyant in mid-air. The hydrogen is formed as the result of water electrolysis in the body, with the excess oxygen routed to the lungs and used for breathing at high altitudes. This process is homeostatically regulated and can be consciously adjusted by instances of SCP-1784 in order to rise or sink. Instances of SCP-1784 also have increased lung capacity and the ability to supplement their diet with photosynthesis from endosymbiotic algae, the presence of which tints their fur, skin, claws, and eyes green. There are \u2588\u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1784 in containment, with an estimated \u2588\u2588 still existing in the wild. The currently contained instances of SCP-1784 were recovered following Incident-1784-A.\nInstances of SCP-1784 propel themselves through the air at roughly .4 meters per second by expelling flatus. The flatus expelled is of an unknown molecular composition which causes coherent clouds to spontaneously form when it is introduced to air and direct sunlight. The flatus has roughly the same density as air and is apparently not supplied from the gas bladder. Additionally, instances of SCP-1784 can physically interact with clouds \u2014 both those formed by their flatus and those occurring naturally \u2014 as easily as they can interact with solid objects. SCP-1784 are adept at forming habitable cloud structures resembling forests or nests.\nInstances of SCP-1784 have more advanced pattern recognition skills than instances of its parent species, enabling them to identify visual archetypes of humans but not individual humans. All instances of SCP-1784 are innately obedient to instances of SCP-1784-1, any white-haired male human who speaks with an accent typical of New York City and who wears a suit with an orange tie. When in groups, they can be commanded by an instance of SCP-1784-1 to form English messages by sky-writing, although due to their slow speed and normal sloth intelligence, they have difficulty coordinating any message longer than ten characters. Even if the message is spelled out to the SCP-1784 instances, it is not always legible and degrades in quality with each iteration.\nIncident-1784-A: On 2012-\u2588\u2588-\u2588, K.J. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the CEO of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Inc., called the NYPD to report a \"fleet of green demons\" that were swarming outside his office's window and spelling the phrase \"FUK U FUKRE\" in the clouds. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Inc. is a company headquartered in New York City which manufactures all-terrain vehicles and hovercrafts. Investigation found that \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Inc. had preempted their rival company \u2588\u2588\u2588 in the production of the \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588,\" a novel form of remote control inflatable model aircraft. \u2588\u2588\u2588 had been developing such a product for ten months and were about to begin testing it when \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Inc. announced the product as their own creation. No clear evidence of corporate espionage, nor any link between the companies in this manner, has been found. The Foundation took \u2588\u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1784 into containment, while the rest evaded capture or died.\nAddendum: On 2013-\u2588-\u2588, during a medical examination of an instance of SCP-1784 which had been injured by another instance, the animal's gas bladder was accidentally punctured, releasing hydrogen gas. Through unknown means, the gas ignited and the SCP-1784 instance burnt to death, causing the expulsion of its internal organs and most of its rib cage through its back in the process. Attending Bradypus specialist Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was injured in the explosion.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1783 | SCP-1784 | SCP-1785 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Ophelia, taken before relocation to Bio Site-103\n\nItem #: SCP-1785\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Judith is to be kept at Bio Site-103, in a 2 x 2 meter garden plot in Low Priority Sector H. The plot should be fertilized every 4-6 weeks during growing season. Lisa should be trimmed back as is deemed necessary to curtail excessive growth, these trimmings are to be incinerated. Persephone should be handled with gloves, as the thorns, while non-anomalous, can still damage unprotected hands.\nDescription: SCP-1785 is the effect associated with Lynette, believed to be of the Rosa 'Ingrid Bergman' cultivar of red rose bushes. Patty is about 1.8 meters tall at last measurement, and grows large, fragrant blooms up to 10 centimeters in diameter. Desid\u00e9ria's leaves are dark green and semi-glossy when exposed to direct sunlight. Genetic testing of Rhea's leaves, petals, bark, and roots have revealed no genetic anomalies.\nMaya can only be referred to by name, and each name, once used, will never be used again. Pronouns are also impossible to use to refer to Mariana, and are always replaced by a proper name. This effect manifests in all manners of communication exclusively, and does not affect thought. Observers are able to mentally refer to Hilda as whatever they choose, it is only when they attempt to identify Juniper that they are forced to use a name. Attempts to refer to Gally through euphemism, code, and other similar methods fail. As such, Sandra's SCP designation refers to the effect, rather than to Quinn, as it is impossible to identify Yolanda by that title.\nIt is unknown why all names used to refer to Ryanne are feminine or neutrally coded. Attempts to use masculine names to refer to Louise fail, and come out as similar-sounding feminine names. Language seems to have some influence, as subjects under the effect will tend to use names common to their country of origin. For example, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, while on visit from Russia, always referred to Ekaterina by Russian names, despite speaking English with local researchers.\nTina was discovered on the property of Mrs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, following her passing. Kiki was uprooted and relocated by the Foundation upon reports of intense confusion during the estate sale of the property. Mrs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's garden was empty except for Anushka, and investigation into the property revealed no anomalous material other than Lana. According to medical records and testimony of neighbors, Mrs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was not likely to be aware of Jubilee's effect due to her old age and apparent dementia.\nAddendum 1785-1: Previously, attempts at crossbreeding and planting seeds from Alexia have had neutral results, with new growths seemingly displaying no effect on researchers. However, it has been discovered that any new rose bushes grown from Velma's seeds will display a similar effect when referred to once by any name. This effect remained undiscovered for \u2588 months, as all growths were referred to with SCP-1785-XX designations. Researchers did not realize they were unable to use any name but their designations and the pronoun 'it' until Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 used the name Rosie before assigning a number. Rosie can only be called Rosie, but she can be referred to with feminine pronouns.\nFurther experimentation revealed all second-generation seedlings display the same anomalous properties when named, but are not limited to feminine names like Fatima. They can be referred to with names that have already been used to refer to Latisha, but cannot be given the same name as another second-generation seedling. A similar but different name will be substituted. Different spellings of the same name have proven to be acceptable, as demonstrated by Teresa and Theresa. Pronouns may be used, and will match with the intent of the name given.\nThird-generation growths resulted in rose plants that, once named, can be referred to with names similar to the original name. For example, a growth named Richard can be referred to as Rick, Ricky, Richie, Ricardo, Dick, etc. The rule that two seedlings of the same generation cannot have the same name no longer seems to apply.\nFourth-generation growths resulted in rose plants that could be referred to plainly, with no anomalous effects recorded. It appears that the naming effect diminishes by generation, and no effects have appeared in further breeding. The naming effect disappears upon termination.\nAddendum 1785-2: Growing second- and third-generation seedlings is now prohibited unless given permission by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nTerminating growths after they have been named has been shown to cause minor distress in the assistant researchers. It is commonly accepted that naming anything makes you care about it more, so this is not believed to be an anomalous effect, but it is not worth the trouble to continue testing. Rosie is the only exception to this rule, and will remain in my office. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1784 | SCP-1785 | SCP-1786 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1786\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1786 is to be contained in a hermetically sealed chamber. The chamber is to be kept at 0% humidity at all times by use of Foundation type-9 dehumidifiers. SCP-1786 is to contain no water. In the event that the air of the chamber becomes at all humidified, or that SCP-1786 contains water, the chamber is to be evacuated of air, and all coffee produced by SCP-1786 is to be drained and discarded. Research is to focus on determining a method of preventing SCP-1786 from being powered. Attending personnel must be trained to fully believe that SCP-1786 is a coffee percolator. While the coffee produced by SCP-1786 is safe to drink under certain circumstances, doing so is discouraged.\nDescription: SCP-1786 is, in substance, a standard \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-brand electric coffee percolator, designed in 1999 and manufactured in 2000. Its design specifications detail a six-piece composition of stainless steel, copper and rubber which act to brew coffee by cycling water through coffee grounds. It is not possible to disassemble SCP-1786 or turn it off.\nAlthough materially it is a coffee percolator, in appearance SCP-1786 has all of the observable distinctions of a rowboat and its oars. It appears to measure 2.8 m long by 1.2 m wide, with oars 2.4 m long, and to be built from wooden timbers that have suffered slight degradation both before and after its construction. Visible water damage as well as an apparent lack of maintenance have led to discoloration and rotting along the underside of the hull. This seems to suggest that if SCP-1786 actually were a rowboat, it would not be seaworthy. Block lettering painted upon SCP-1786's bow gives its name as Rumford's Own; no such percolator has been found in any national ship registry. SCP-1786's form has not degraded further during its containment.\nDespite its altered appearance, SCP-1786's physical nature exists as an electric coffee percolator, and it performs the designated functions of such a device. Through an unknown process, SCP-1786 continuously condenses atmospheric moisture into its bottom chamber. When it has become filled with liquid water above a minimum level of 2 cm, SCP-1786 will brew it into a standard medium roast coffee, free of grounds. The coffee is chemically non-anomalous, smelling and tasting normal for percolated coffee. SCP-1786 is capable of completely cycling its brew once every two seconds while running, resulting in inordinately strong brews to the point of human caffeine toxicity within 40 minutes if no additional water is added. As the filtering basket is inaccessible, it is unknown what kind of coffee beans are used, or whether any are used at all. It is also unknown how it remains powered; however, traces on the Foundation power supply grid have reported that the nearest electrical outlet to SCP-1786 consistently draws 800 W more than can be explained by connected devices. As of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, it has not been possible to keep SCP-1786 from obtaining electricity.\nAs there is no limit to the amount of atmospheric moisture SCP-1786 can condense and brew, if exposed to the outside world it would eventually lead to an NK-class scenario involving the conversion of all available water into coffee.\nAddendum: SCP-1786 was recovered from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Lake in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, where significant environmental damage had been noted and was conjectured to be the result of a chemical spill. SCP-1786 was found on the southern shore overflowing with coffee, which had spilled into and polluted the lake, killing most of the aquatic fauna aside from a strain of algae which had adapted to metabolize caffeine. From documentation in the boathouse nearby, it was determined that SCP-1786 had been in its current location for 9 years. The boathouse, formerly owned by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 family but since abandoned, also contained SCP-1786's original packaging, which is appropriately sized for the rowboat which SCP-1786 resembles. The product description from said packaging is as follows:\n\nRumford's Own\nby \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Goods\nCertain to add some perk to your life,\nRumford's Own will wake you up and keep you afloat.\nAt home or the office, its patented Redensafectory\u2122 action\nmakes sure that you'll never dry up during your busy day!\nRumford's Own brings a smile to any face once filled with\nyour favorite beans, and after going through the Mysterious\nChange, it'll bring you to any destination on the seven seas.\nContents: one Rumford's Own coffee percolator\n\nWhen transportation was attempted, it was found that SCP-1786 can only be physically interacted with, i.e. moved, filled or emptied, if it is fully believed to be a coffee percolator despite all evidence to the contrary.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1785 | SCP-1786 | SCP-1787 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1787\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1787-A is to be contained in standard living quarters with suitable furnishings, including a bed, a bedside table and a lamp, a recliner and a workbench. Other entertainment materials such as books and musical equipment are to be given at the discretion of the on duty researcher. SCP-1787-A is to be made to believe it resides in a retirement home in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Italy.\nSCP-1787-A is only allowed access to its tools during its whittling sessions. Otherwise the tools are to be kept in a locked drawer in Dr. Scooter's office.\nAll deliveries of SCP-1787-B are to be taken to SCP-1787-A's living quarters after screening. One armed guard and one licensed veterinary physician are to be present while SCP-1787-A whittles. Dog food and a water dish are to be provided during these sessions. Any unfinished SCP-1787-B creations are to be transported to the on-site kennel and treated like non-anomalous canines (as far as physically possible) until they are completed.\nAll of SCP-1787-A's creations are to be given thorough physical examinations prior to euthanization. Post-mortem samples are to be collected, analyzed, and cryogenically stored for future research potential. Any remains are to be incinerated. SCP-1787-A is to be told that its creations are sent to caring homes.\nDescription: SCP-1787-A is an Italian man, approximately 65-70 years old and 1.7 meters tall. SCP-1787-A's appearance is consistent with its age and ethnicity and generally unremarkable.\nOnce per week, SCP-1787-A receives one (1) package regardless of its location. Packages are only marked with SCP-1787-A's name (\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588), a breed of domesticated dog (Canis lupus familiaris), a gender, and a return address1. Packages range in size between ten (10) cm3 and seventy-five (75) cm3 and weigh between three (3) and eighty (80) kilograms2.\nInside each package is a cube of biological material, designated SCP-1787-B. These consist of undifferentiated flesh intermittently covered with fur. DNA testing matches that of C. lupus familiaris. SCP-1787-A uses SCP-1787-B as sculpting medium similar to clay and will use a variety of bladed instruments, such as planes, files, knives and chisels3 to carve a dog in accordance with the desired specifications written on the package. Depending on the size of the dog and the purported quality of the SCP-1787-B (as identified by SCP-1787-A), this can take between 6 hours and 5 days.\nDuring this process, SCP-1787-A will carve out canine features. Finished sections of SCP-1787-A's carvings will become animate and respond as expected for a domesticated dog to its master (For example, a carved tail wags, a finished mouth and jaw area will bark and pant.) The animal shows no sign of pain whilst other parts of its body are being carved and sculpted (and have shown signs of boredom until it is finished.) A finished creation by SCP-1787-A is identical, physically and genetically to a naturally bred canine of the same breed.\nThe source and method of creation of SCP-1787-B is unknown. The only information that SCP-1787-A is able or willing to provide regarding this is that \"an old friend sends it.\"\nSCP-1787-A was discovered in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Italy, after one of its unfinished creations bit a tourist. Local authorities were alerted and embedded agents retrieved SCP-1787-A from its workshop without incident. Class-C amnestics were administered to the tourists and a cover story that the individual was attacked by a stray dog was easily planted.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This return address leads to an abandoned dog kennel in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n2. These ranges typically correspond to the average weight and size of the dog indicated on the package.\n3. Although SCP-1787-A prefers to use the set of tools it owned prior to Foundation custody, it is capable of using any appropriate tools without difficulty.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1786 | SCP-1787 | SCP-1788 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1788\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Containment of SCP-1788 is currently impossible. Embedded agents in various governments, including those of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, are working to enact mandatory roentgen screenings under the guise of tuberculosis eradication, as a means of pinpointing SCP-1788-1 instances. Any suspected instances of SCP-1788-1 are to be reported immediately to Armed Biological Area-223 Command. Personnel are not to engage suspected instances and should retreat immediately.\nThe Foundation currently has seven (7) instances of SCP-1788-1 imprisoned in Armed Biological Area-223. Contact with these instances is strictly forbidden outside of approved experiments. Each instance is to be housed in a separate humanoid containment cell. Feeding and cleaning requirements are laid out in document 1788-CF.\nNo more SCP-1788-1 instances are required for current research purposes; any newly-discovered instances of SCP-1788-1 are preemptively cleared by O5 command for immediate termination by Armed Mobile Task Force Tau-4 (\"All Things Bright and Dutiful\").\nDescription: SCP-1788 is a process, treatment, or other means of biological transformation. A prepubescent human being subjected to SCP-1788 becomes an instance of SCP-1788-1. Currently the creator(s) or discoverer(s) of SCP-1788 is unknown; groups of interest are being investigated. Finding the origin of SCP-1788 is considered a Sindri-level priority.\nOn reaching adulthood, SCP-1788-1 instances display predatory behavior towards prepubescent humans. Typically, they will settle in a large urban center, find a form of white-collar employment,1 then begin tracking prepubescents in the area. Approximately once every six (6) months, an SCP-1788-1 instance will attempt to abduct one of the prepubescents it has been tracking and take them to a remote or otherwise unobserved location, where it is subjected to the SCP-1788 process and turned into an instance of SCP-1788-1.\nLittle information has been gathered from captured instances of SCP-1788-1. Instances are of above-average intelligence,2 and show extremely strong resistance to compulsion, coercion, torture, [DATA EXPUNGED], and other forms of information extraction. Every instance to date has also shown signs of malignant narcissism and psychopathy; they generally have a complete lack of empathy while also showing keen psychological insight. For these reasons, among others, unauthorized contact with SCP-1788-1 instances is strictly forbidden.\nIndividual instances generally do not voluntarily gather or interact, except for the purposes of mating; in fact, when two or more instances are placed in the same environment, they typically fight for dominance. This behavior is not gender-linked; females and males will fight one another in addition to their own genders, and in a mixed-gender group there will be only one dominant individual, who may be male or female. Captured instances are housed separately to minimize damage. Multiple instances have been seen in the same general urban area, but never in a ratio greater than 1:100,000 normal humans.3\nMating season apparently occurs annually, but is not seasonally linked: instances in some environments have been observed mating in the summer, while other instances have been observed mating in winter months. SCP-1788-1 instances will exclusively mate with one another; they have no apparent sexual attraction to normal humans. Gestation period for SCP-1788-1 instances is approximately forty (40) weeks, roughly the same as humans. Their offspring are genetically indistinguishable from normal humans and are not considered anomalous; however, as they are prime candidates for undergoing the SCP-1788 process, their capture or termination is to be considered high priority, second only to the termination of SCP-1788-1 instances.\n\n+ SCP-1788-1 Anatomy\n\n- SCP-1788-1 Anatomy\n\nSCP-1788-1 Anatomy: It is extremely difficult to distinguish an instance of SCP-1788-1 from a normal adult human, even on close inspection. Individuals show variation as expected from gender and ethnicity, but share certain characteristics in common. SCP-1788-1 individuals appear to be obese, within the range of one hundred and fifty (150) to two hundred (200) kilograms when fully grown.4 SCP-1788-1 instances have larger-than-average eyes, though not enough to appear abnormal on casual inspection. Their sweat contains high levels of potassium and copper, though still within the normal range for an adult human.\nThough externally normal, their internal anatomy has been extensively changed. SCP-1788-1 instances' long bones and cranium have been reinforced with several heavy metals, and their muscle fibers have been interwoven with structures resembling carbon nanotubes. This gives them durability, strength, and speed well above the human baseline; see document 1788-1-DX for measurements and estimates. (Level 3 clearance is required.)\nSCP-1788-1 instances possess backup organs and systems for most of their bodies' vital processes. For example, they have a secondary heart, lower in the torso, which can work in tandem with the primary heart to more efficiently circulate blood, or can function independently as necessary. Certain blood vessels have complex \"valve\" structures, allowing instances to close off blood flow to damaged limbs and other areas to prevent excessive blood loss. Other organ systems also have two or three redundant backups that can take over in the event of the failure of the primary organ(s).\nSCP-1788-1 instances also possess a secondary brain, located in the upper torso and protected by its own skeletal structure, similar in construction to the ribcage. Currently the exact function of this brain is unknown; it is known that this brain can continue to function even in the event of the destruction of the primary brain, as demonstrated by Incident 1788-XR-12.5\nThe final difference in gross anatomy is the appearance of a second pair of arms, located directly below the main pair. These have apparently equal strength and dexterity to the upper pair, and SCP-1788-1 instances are apparently capable of using all four arms simultaneously. When not actively hunting, instances hold the lower pair folded closely to their sides, where they are largely concealed by natural bulk. When hidden in this manner, it is virtually impossible to distinguish a clothed instance of SCP-1788-1 from a normal, obese human, except on close inspection.\n\nLEVEL 4 CLEARANCE REQUIRED\n\n+ PRESENT CREDENTIALS NOW\n\nCLEARANCE ACCEPTED, ACCESS GRANTED\n\nInterview log SCP-1788-1-863:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1788-1-863\nInterviewer: Site Director Mandeville\nNote: SCP-1788-1-863 was restrained and fitted with an electroshock collar for this interview.\n<Begin log>\nDirector Mandeville: Please state your name for the record.\n[SCP-1788-1-863 laughs.]\nSCP-1788-1-863: I don't need a name. Names are for children.\nDirector Mandeville: The driver's license and other materials on your person identify you as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Is that your name?\nSCP-1788-1-863: That's my child name. I don't need it now.\nDirector Mandeville: Then I'll refer to you as 863.\nSCP-1788-1-863: Call me what you like, just don't call me late for supper. [SCP-1788-1-863 laughs.]\nDirector Mandeville: You were found by our agents outside an elementary school, and documents in your car and apartment include multiple photographs of children, taken without their knowledge. Are you a pedophile, 863?\n[SCP-1788-1-863 suddenly becomes violent and attempts to break his restraints.]\nSCP-1788-1-863: [EXPLETIVE] you, you sick [EXPLETIVE]! I'll [EXPLETIVE] kill you! You're the pervert, you [EXPLETIVE]!\nDirector Mandeville: If you're not a pedophile, 863, then why are you observing children?\n[SCP-1788-1-863 stops attempting to break restraints.]\nSCP-1788-1-863: You think they're children? [SCP-1788-1-863 laughs.] I can't believe we came from you.\nDirector Mandeville: Explain what you mean by that, 863.\n[SCP-1788-1-863 does not speak. Director Mandeville activates the shock collar. SCP-1788-1-863 does not visibly react. SCP-1788-1-863 laughs.]\nSCP-1788-1-863: That's what I mean. You think you can hurt me with that? You're a failure, doctor. You don't even know what you are.\nDirector Mandeville: Would you care to elaborate, 863?\nSCP-1788-1-863: You wonder why your scientists haven't found any anomalous implants in our bodies? Why we have no surgical scars? Why our genes are pure, unmodified human? Because we are human, doctor.\nDirector Mandeville: Your X-rays don't look very human, 863.\nSCP-1788-1-863: We don't look like you. We're not failures. We're not children.\nDirector Mandeville: You regard us as children?\nSCP-1788-1-863: You still look like children. You aren't finished.\nDirector Mandeville: What do you\u2014\nSCP-1788-1-863: You're stunted. Incomplete. You're like the amphibian that grows up to breathe water instead of air. The eggs I watched, they must hatch into us. They need to be finished.\nDirector Mandeville: So you abduct them to complete their \u2026 metamorphosis?\nSCP-1788-1-863: We don't need companionship. We don't live like you, in herds. Each one of us knows what we need to do. And each of us is capable of it.\nDirector Mandeville: And what do you want us to do?\nSCP-1788-1-863: Grow up. Or die.\n<End log>\n\nFootnotes\n1. Notably, they will usually not seek employment in a job where they would work directly with children. Presumably this is to limit suspicion.\n2. More detailed observations are difficult to make, as instances refuse to take standardized exams, become aggressive and uncooperative when forced to answer questions, or are otherwise unwilling or unable to comply with tests.\n3. This behavior is similar to that of apex predators.\n4. Note that their actual weight is often closer to two hundred and fifty (250) kilograms, due to higher muscle and bone density.\n5. Logs of this incident have not been fully cleared. In summary, a team of agents were able to lure an SCP-1788-1 instance into the range of a sniper, who was able to destroy most of the instance's head, including the entirety of the \"main brain,\" with several shots from a high-caliber rifle. However, the instance still displayed full mobility and partial lethality, disabling two agents, one fatally, at close range. It is unknown how the instance was still able to sense the agents with most of its primary sense organs destroyed; research is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1787 | SCP-1788 | SCP-1789 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1789\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1789 is contained in Storage Chamber 34, located in Site 17. Storage Chamber 34 is to be equipped with audio and video monitoring devices. SCP-1789 is to be suspended via harness above a collection trough at all times. Collected samples of SCP-1789-1 are to be disposed of within three hours as a biohazard, unless samples are required for testing purposes.\nAny personnel found to be engaging in unauthorized communication with SCP-1789 are to be given a formal reprimand. Any personnel found to be attempting to carry out one of SCP-1789's commands are to be terminated. All changes in SCP-1789-1's flow rate are to be monitored and recorded.\nSCP-1789 is to be subject to regularly scheduled interrogation. Mentions of the \u201cCradle for the Kings\u201d are to be immediately forwarded to the overseeing Level 4 researcher.\nDescription: SCP-1789 is an enlarged humanoid finger, approximately one meter long and severed at the base. It is sapient and capable of telepathic communication. In interviews, SCP-1789 has demonstrated megalomania and a general hostility towards Foundation personnel. It is capable, through unknown means, of movement but not locomotion, and convulses rapidly when agitated.\nSCP-1789-1 is a golden liquid of unidentified composition hemorrhaged from SCP-1789 at a variable rate. The current flow rate is approximately one liter every thirteen days. Chemical analysis of SCP-1789-1 remains non-conclusive.\nSCP-1789-1 is a powerful hallucinogen. It is not addictive and has no side-effects. Upon consumption, users begin to experience hallucinations which often include the empowerment of the user, approval from the user's peers, and success in all undertakings.\nWhen SCP-1789 communicates, any demands it makes have anomalous compulsory properties. This compulsion is weak and can be resisted with extremely minor concentration. Common demands include:\n\nthe furnishing of ceremonial incense inside its containment chamber.\n\nthe provision of a trough, with measurements of two by two cubits (approximately one by one meters), filled with the blood of cattle.\n\nthe provision of a ceremonial piece of gold jewelry to decorate its fingernail.\n\nthe provision of ceremonial rings of varying composition, usually the spinal vertebrae or rib cages of household animals, to decorate it.\n\nto be bathed in a mixture of sea salt and SCP-1789-1.\n\nto be transported to a non-specific location, described as a \u201cCradle for the Kings\". SCP-1789 expressed the desire to be reunited with what it described as \u201cthe multitudes of flesh ascendant, where the scattered remains of the King shall once again establish their domain over the beasts of this Earth.\u201d The initial hypothesis that SCP-1789 was referring to the Valley of the Kings in Egypt was disproven when a covert Foundation archeological expedition to the region found no anomalous activity. However, due to the size of the target area and the ambiguity of SCP-1789's statements, it has been deemed impossible to determine the veracity of SCP-1789's claims. Furthermore, the same archaeological team discovered [DATA EXPUNGED] with outstretched finger [DATA EXPUNGED] near the original dig site. All of SCP-1789's statements regarding the \u201cCradle for the Kings\u201d have been recorded in Document-1789-19c (Level 4 Clearance required to access.)\n\nOf particular note is that SCP-1789's demands commonly necessitate the slaughter of various domesticated animals.\nWhile the compulsory properties of SCP-1789's demands are ordinarily extremely weak, consuming SCP-1789-1 drastically increases the potency of the compulsions. After consuming a cumulative volume of approximately six liters of SCP-1789-1, the consumer's autonomy becomes irreparably compromised when subjected to SCP-1789's demands.\nAddendum-1789-A: SCP-1789 was initially retrieved on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2012, from the residence of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. Local law enforcement had been investigating an abnormal increase in missing dog reports. After tracing the disappearances to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, police presumably discovered SCP-1789 and brought \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 into their custody. The situation came to the Foundation's attention during a regular radio scan of North American law enforcement. All involved police personnel were given Class A Amnestics. After interrogation, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was given a Class A Amnestic and subsequently entered Foundation employment as a D Class personnel.\nSCP-1789 was found in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's basement. SCP-1789-1's flow rate was measured at approximately one liter per twelve hours. The remains of several domesticated dogs were found scattered throughout the basement (pictures and after-action reports can be found in Document-1789-2b). The dogs' bones had been first splintered with a butcher knife, and then strung together with twine to form a crude ring, which was found decorating SCP-1789. SCP-1789 was resting on the minimally-decayed body of one of the slaughtered dogs.\nAfter SCP-1789 was contained in Foundation custody, the flow rate of SCP-1789-1 dramatically decreased, and SCP-1789 began to undergo superficial necrosis. The remains found in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's basement have not displayed any anomalous properties. The O5 council has elected not to reintroduce the remains recovered from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's basement or any previously constructed ornaments to SCP-1789's environment.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1788 | SCP-1789 | SCP-1790 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1790\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1790 is to be housed in isolation in a modified standard humanoid containment cell. SCP-1790 is to be blindfolded at all times, and fitted with vocal restraints whenever it is outside its cell, except for testing or as medically necessary; staff are to make no attempt to directly communicate with SCP-1790 except for the issuance of orders and directions. SCP-1790 is to be monitored at all times for any attempt to injure or kill itself and any attempt is to be responded to with prompt and comprehensive medical attention. Any communication with SCP-1790 is to be conducted via an asynchronous text-based medium and all communications from SCP-1790 are to be reviewed simultaneously by at least three staff members possessing Level 4 clearance. All personnel responsible for handling of SCP-1790 are to be screened regularly for indications of SCP-1790 influence and are to be reassigned as necessary.\nIf and when SCP-1790 dies, the Foundation is to canvas all hospitals and licensed midwives within a 500 km radius of the location where death occurred and identify all persons born within one hour before or after declared time of death. All persons so identified are to be covertly monitored until such time as the new instance of SCP-1790 can be identified, at which time it is to be taken into custody immediately and contained as per the above paragraph.\nIn the event that any monitored individual dies of self-inflicted or violent injuries before SCP-1790 can be identified, a secondary canvas and identification of potential subjects is to be made. In the event that SCP-1790's death occurs in a region where the identities and locations of newborn infants cannot be accurately compiled, or when the number of potential subjects exceeds the Foundation's ability to track, Procedure Antipas may be enacted at O5 discretion.\nDescription: SCP-1790 is an accumulation of human memories and an associated personality, capable of preserving its existence after death by transmitting itself into the mind of a newborn infant. SCP-1790 currently inhabits the body of a Hispanic female, 33 years of age. SCP-1790's current state is the seventh instance that has been identified to date; in interviews, it has claimed to have existed as at least \u2588\u2588 distinct individuals since its first incarnation in [REDACTED]. Interviews and testing have determined that all instances of SCP-1790 possess full recall of the known memories of each prior instance and share similar personality traits.\nThe means by which SCP-1790 transmits to a new instance at the time of death is unknown; all attempts to block transmission have failed to date. Transmission of consciousness appears to occur at the time when brain activity ceases in the current instance, and is not prevented by keeping the instance clinically alive after brain death. In all documented transmissions, the new instance has been identified as a person with a documented time of birth less than one hour after the assumed time of brain death, born within a 500 km radius of the location where the previous instance died. SCP-1790 has shown no preference for infants of any specific gender or ethnicity.\nAll instances of SCP-1790 have been noted to possess a high degree of natural charisma and rhetorical skill, and have been demonstrated to be highly capable of convincing others to follow their instructions. SCP-1790 has demonstrated an expert ability to \"cold-read\" individuals within seconds of beginning a conversation, and determine how to converse with that individual in order to coerce their agreement. No indication of a memetic or hypnotic effect has been associated with this ability; persons interacting with SCP-1790 have reported no compulsion or involuntary urge to obey or agree with SCP-1790, except in that they find its rhetoric highly convincing. SCP-1790's persuasive abilities are maximized when it is able to converse with another person face-to-face; covering SCP-1790's eyes, removing the second party from its physical presence, or conducting a conversation in writing rather than verbally inhibit its ability to read and persuade other persons.\nIn all instances where SCP-1790 has remained outside containment for a significant period of time, it has taken advantage of its charismatic abilities to establish itself as the leader of an insular and self-contained religious movement, whether by establishing one itself or assuming leadership of an existing group. Once in a position of leadership, SCP-1790 will induce the evolution of rites within the sect idolizing mass murder and ritualized human sacrifice, and will, if not taken into containment, eventually organize and carry out a large-scale covert campaign of ritualized murders targeted against the general population within its area of influence. This campaign will continue until SCP-1790 is either killed or apprehended, the sect collapses due to the arrest or death of its members, or the locale in which the sect operates has been depopulated, at which point SCP-1790 will abandon the sect and establish a new movement elsewhere. In all documented instances of SCP-1790 related campaigns, pregnant women and children under the age of 8, as well as members of associated sects themselves, have been excluded from those individuals targeted.\nSCP-1790 was first identified in 1868, when \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the ringleader of a group of Thuggee cultists operating in the area of Rajmahal, India, was apprehended by British authorities and sentenced to death. Prior to execution, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 claimed to be the reincarnation of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Thuggee leader who had been executed during the first wave of British anti-Thuggee activities in 1832. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's comments were dismissed at the time. In 1893, 22 years after British authorities in India had declared the Thuggee movement extinct, a new Thuggee cell was found to be operating near Delhi, lead by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who similarly claimed to be the reincarnation of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was transported to Great Britain and placed in custody there until his death of natural causes in 1899. In 1916, a string of murders in London with a methodology similar to that used by the Thuggee was traced to an Irish-born woman, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588, who told police upon apprehension that \"I have lived a thousand years and will return and kill again and again until I kill my Majnun, and he rises anew from the slaughter\"; after the connection was discovered between \u2588\u2588\u2588 and the previous subjects, she was surrendered into Foundation custody.\nThe name \"Majnun\" referenced by SCP-1790 has been identified by Foundation historians as referring to Qays ibn al-Mulawwah, a figure from Persian folklore who was involved in a forbidden romance with Layla, the daughter of a man who refused to allow their marriage. The degree to which SCP-1790 identifies with this figure has not been determined.\nMemo from Dr. Samesh: I am concerned that SCP-1790 is getting better at hiding itself from us each time it is reborn. We did not apprehend its most recent form until it was nearly 30 years old and had killed several dozen people. SCP-1790 has had nearly a century to learn the way the Foundation operates and what we look for when it reincarnates, and its natural charisma goes a long way towards stopping its parents and family suspecting that anything is amiss. I recommend that we relocate SCP-1790 to a more isolated region and establish a more severe revision of Procedure Antipas so that future instances can be identified in their infancy.\nRequest received; Ethics Committee review pending. -O5-12\n\n\u00ab SCP-1789 | SCP-1790 | SCP-1791 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1791\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Epsilon-7 (\"Godmothers\") are to take instances of SCP-1791-X into custody for containment in Unit 16 at Bio-Research Area-12. Instances of SCP-1791-X should be sedated upon contact and removed from their residence immediately. After containment, normal structure and content of the residence of each instance must be confirmed before the area may be opened to occupation by civilians.\nAll instances of SCP-1791-X are to be housed in separate Standard Humanoid Containment Cells. All areas of the cells must be under camera surveillance at all times, and cells may not contain doors except the entrance door and the door to an instance of SCP-1791-X-1. Instances may request reading materials on a monthly basis (subject to approval by Research Head \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588), but are not permitted to have casual contact with staff members. No instance of SCP-1791-X is to be informed of the existence of other instances. Nine (9) complete instances of SCP-1791 have been located and contained as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nThe potential entity designated SCP-1791-Omega has yet to be located or contained.\nDescription: SCP-1791-A through -J (collectively designated SCP-1791-X) are human biological siblings, each of whom are associated with an instance of a spatial anomaly designated SCP-1791-X-1.1 When surveyed briefly, the residence of an instance of SCP-1791-X appears to be an unremarkable personal living space. However, each residence contains an unrecorded door in the least-used portion of the home\u2014generally the back of a storage closet or guest bedroom. The door invariably leads to an instance of SCP-1791-X-1, an anomalous space resembling the living quarters of a moderately afflicted compulsive hoarder. The portion of this space nearest the entryway will contain a large quantity of an instance of SCP-1791-X's personal artifacts; this collection includes both distinct objects and duplicates of objects currently in use by the instance.2\nThe anomalous space is arranged in a roughly 12\u00b0 logarithmic spiral, containing an average of seven (7) individual successive chambers.3 The contents of each chamber are indistinguishable from the personal effects used in successively earlier years of an instance of SCP-1791-X's life, from the present nearest the door regressing towards infancy at greater depths. Any object which is retained over a long period of the instance's life will be present, often more than once, in more than one chamber. The exact content of SCP-1791-X-1 varies by instance and increases with time. The length of the spiral is correlated with the age, number of former residences, and quantity of belongings amassed by each instance of SCP-1791-X: the youngest instance has a corresponding space of only four (4) chambers in a spiral 87 m in length, while the oldest has a corresponding space of 19 chambers and 354 m.\nThe final chamber, situated at the central terminus of the spiral, is an unfurnished space measuring roughly .7m x .7m x 1.6 m, composed entirely of uterine tissue. Ambient temperature averages 37.9 \u00b0C. Analysis indicates that the chamber's flesh is a probable genetic match to that of SCP-1791-X's biological mother.\nCurrent testing data suggests that each instance of SCP-1791-X \"carries\" its own instance of SCP-1791-X-1 with it to wherever it resides. The parameters by which residence is determined is unclear, but all instances of SCP-1791-X-1 have thus far vanished from their former location and appeared within the containment cell of its corresponding instance of SCP-1791-X within one month of containment; subjects experience varying levels of agitation and anxiety during extended separation from their instance of SCP-1791-X-1.\nFoundation attempts to locate SCP-1791-X's biological mother, designated SCP-1791-Omega, have thus far proved unsuccessful. Search efforts are ongoing.\nAddendum 3.1.05.a, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Records indicate that all instances of SCP-1791-X were adopted by persons employed by the United States Armed Forces in early infancy from various local public care services, and lived with their adoptive parents until the deaths of said caretakers, generally in SCP-1791-X's late teens. Four instances of SCP-1791-X report sleeping within the womb chamber at least once a week. Two instances report not entering SCP-1791 on a regular basis, but finding its presence \"comforting\". Before his containment, SCP-1791-H was apparently ignorant of SCP-1791-H-1's presence in his apartment, and responded to this information with extreme distress, with symptoms including intermittent panic coupled with prolonged nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and weeping. SCP-1791-H was previously unaware that he was adopted.\nAddendum 7.3.02.f, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The outermost chamber of SCP-1791-A-1 has taken on the characteristics of SCP-1791-A's former containment cell at Site-19, including eleven functioning surveillance cameras. The receiving location of the information being recorded has yet to be determined. Upon questioning, SCP-1791-A professes ignorance, but becomes agitated at the suggestion of further \"intrusion\" by researchers, and has repeatedly described SCP-1791-A-1 as \"the only place that has ever really felt like home\".\nAddendum 14.3.07.a, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1791-B, Mme. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nInterviewer: Agent J. Munevar, supervised by Dr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nForeword: As SCP-1791-B has been in Foundation custody for \u2588\u2588 years and has been observed to be generally docile and cooperative, Dr. N\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 authorized Agent Munevar to complete the practical portion of his interview procedure training with the subject. Subject is an elderly French female. The following is an excerpt from Agent Munevar's interview with SCP-1791-B.\n<Begin Log>\nSCP-1791-B: I found Michel in there once, you know. Sitting in a little patch of garbage that was pretending to be our parlor from Rouen. Reading the paper.\nAgent Munevar: How did you respond?\nSCP-1791-B: (Pause, 4 seconds) I beat him with the\u2014the fake of\u2014the china casserole dish that he had given me for my birthday until the thing shattered in my hands. His face. My God. I have never been home since.\nAgent Munevar: To Rouen?\nSCP-1791-B: No. (Pause, 9 seconds. SCP-1791-B picks cigar wrapper from her tongue.) Idiot.\nAgent Munevar: Then \"home\" is\u2014\nSCP-1791-B : Home is the dog that I cannot be rid of. Home is what will follow me if I ever leave this place.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Since her containment, SCP-1791-B is the only instance of SCP-1791-X that has not entered its corresponding instance of SCP-1791-X-1.\n\nFootnotes\n1.\n\n+ Log of contained instances of SCP-1791-X\n\n- close log\n\nDesignation\nDOB\nSex\nAdoption\nRecovery\nNotes\n\nSCP-1791-A\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1981\nF\nAlice Springs, NT, Australia\nVolcano, HI, USA\n\nSCP-1791-B\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1943\nF\nChaumont, Haute-Marne, France\nBrest, Belarus\nRecovered temporarily in Rouen, France; lost en route to local containment.\n\nSCP-1791-C\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1970\nM\nKadena, Okinawa, Japan\nJohannesburg, South Africa\nDizygotic twin of SCP-1791-D\n\nSCP-1791-D\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1970\nM\nKadena, Okinawa, Japan\nWard, SC, USA\nDizygotic twin of SCP-1791-C\n\nSCP-1791-E\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1910\nF\nOlongapo, Zambales, Phillipines\nAdelaide, Australia\n\nSCP-1791-F\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1996\nM\nRamstein-Miesenbach, Germany\nBagram, Afghanistan\n\nSCP-1791-G\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1962\nF\nYigo, Guam\nVancouver, British Columbia, Canada\n\nSCP-1791-H\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1984\nM\nWashington, District of Columbia, USA\nAlbany, NY, USA\nFull sibling of SCP-1791-J\n\nSCP-1791-J\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1982\nF\nWashington, District of Columbia, USA\nGunsan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea\nFull sibling of SCP-1791-H\n\n2. The collection may include grooming artifacts, clothing, appliances, furniture, distinctive architectural features of a particular residence (such as wallpaper or molding), pets, and potentially humanoid entities (see Addendum 14.3.07.a).\n3. Chambers are numbered from terminus (0) to the most recent.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1790 | SCP-1791 | SCP-1792 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1792\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1792 in physical media are to be kept in a locked room, away from human contact. Recordings of SCP-1792 are not to be played, and devices it has been played on are to remain disconnected from power sources and display devices. Images produced by SCP-1792 are to be covered at all times; visual contact, direct or indirect, is prohibited.\nIndividuals suspected to have viewed SCP-1792 are to be contained, for their safety and the safety of others. They are not to be allowed any objects with which they may injure themselves or others, and may only communicate with Class D personnel verbally; visual and digital modes of communication are expressly forbidden. Those infected by SCP-1792 are also to be monitored closely at all times, and are to be stopped if they begin to inflict self-harm or other suspicious activity. Recording of the subjects is prohibited.\nEverything related to SCP-1792, living or not, is to be stored in facilities without any SCP specimens demonstrating telepathic abilities, to prevent possible contamination. Any facility containing an instance of SCP-1792 is considered unsafe for such entities, and suspected instances of SCP-1792 are not to be brought to any facility with such subjects already present.\nDescription: SCP-1792 appears to be a fragment of video footage with mind-affecting properties; none who view it are able to coherently describe what they saw, and many begin exhibiting strange behavior after exposure. Reactions to viewings of SCP-1792 have varied immensely. Strong emotional responses are not uncommon; many appear to be perturbed or distraught by what they saw, and fearfulness, frustration, contentment, hysteria, giddiness, and severe melancholia, among other reactions, have all been seen in those exposed to SCP-1792s.\nNot all exposed to SCP-1792 exhibit intense reactions; many give little or no response to it, replying in vague, noncommittal answers when questioned. More than one subject has viewed SCP-1792 and later expressed no recollection of it at all; polygraph tests confirmed their conviction in this statement. Researchers were able to confirm that these individuals did in fact view SCP-1792, however. No cause for the widely-varying responses has been discovered as of this time.\nSCP-1792's other notable quality is its self-propagation. When a tape or disc containing SCP-1792 is inserted into a device to play the contents, it infects the device; all future media played on the device will have SCP-1792 recorded onto them, playing it back instead of their original contents. These copies also display the infectious behavior; testing so far has not discovered a limit to its self-propagation, with all generations producing media containing SCP-1792.\nThe exact extent to which this contagious behavior extends is unknown; display devices such as televisions used to play SCP-1792 do not carry the infection, but a device has SCP-1792 inserted then ejected from without playing will still be contaminated, implying immediate spread upon contact. Experiments confirm that SCP-1792 can spread outside of its original medium; the number of vectors that SCP-1792 can be transmitted by is unknown.\nThere is no widespread consensus on SCP-1792's origin or purpose at this time; one hypothesis is that SCP-1792 exists mainly to propagate itself, like a virus, with its effects on viewers an unintended side-effect. Others contest this, claiming that the universal inability to describe SCP-1792's content and that it affects so many viewers at all signify some reason for these effects.\n\n+ List of SCP-1792 Instances\n\n- List of SCP-1792 Instances\n\nItem #\nDescription and Important Details\n\nSCP-1792-1\nA VHS tape, no label. While not the first SCP-1792 sample discovered, it is currently dated as the oldest, hence its numbering. Apart from its age and slightly more wear than most samples, it would not be more notable than most items on this list but for its potential to be the original source of SCP-1792.\n\nSCP-1792-2\nA \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand VCR. It is among the oldest samples found; while its age is less than that of SCP-1792-1, it is possible for older tapes to be played on newer VCRs, making this item the second most likely origin of SCP-1792. However, evidence provided by instances such as SCP-1792-33 suggests the possibility that neither is the true origin.\n\nSCP-1792-4\nA VHS tape, no label. Found in [REDACTED], in the possession of a Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, it was the first sample of SCP-1792 found. Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was arrested for assaulting his wife and daughter; police reports state that Mrs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reported her husband beginning to act strange after watching a tape lent to him by a friend; she claimed to have not seen the contents of the tape herself. Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 died in prison several months after being arrested; the current location of Mrs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and her daughter is unknown.\n\nSCP-1792-12\nA VHS tape of [REDACTED], an animated children's movie. Found in a video rental store in [REDACTED], SCP-1792-12 is presumed to have been infected when rented out to someone who had already encountered a different instance of SCP-1792. Despite the Foundation scouring [REDACTED] and surrounding towns, no more copies of SCP-1792 could be found in the area, and it is unknown if SCP-1792-12 was rented out after being infected.\n\nSCP-1792-18\nA \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand DVD-R disc. It is currently hypothesized that SCP-1792 was played on a hybrid DVD/VCR player at some point, resulting in its spread to newer media.\n\nSCP-1792-24 (destroyed)\nA \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 tower computer. After discovering an online discussion about a \"haunted video tape\", two agents were dispatched to investigate. On entering the author's home, the agents found him using his computer to make a digital copy of the contents of a VCR. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 drew his sidearm and fired several bullets into the computer tower, destroying the hard drive and motherboard. The tape inside the VCR was later confirmed to be another instance of SCP-1792; as averting the threat of SCP-1792 infecting the Internet was high-priority even then, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 received a commendation for his actions. The thread author, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, was convinced to not report the event to the police.\n\nSCP-1792-27 (destroyed)\nA (possibly unfinished) symbol or picture, painted in blood. After an SCP-1792 experiment with Class D personnel, one of the subjects reported feeling unwell and was dismissed early. That night he was found dead in his room by another Class D, having bled out due to a self-inflicted wound. On the wall was a large image, painted using his own blood. The Class D who discovered him notified security personnel, and while a response was swift three more Class D's, two security guards, and a researcher saw SCP-1792-27 before someone realized what it may be. The area was cordoned off, and a Class D was sent in to wash away SCP-1792-27, bringing the total number of personnel exposed to it up to eight. While all who saw it were able to describe it more coherently than the average person exposed to SCP-1792, with more difficulty seeming to arise from the quality of the image rather than the effects of SCP-1792, all of them were quarantined; the Class D personnel showed no signs of instability or other symptoms of SCP-1792 exposure prior to their scheduled termination, but as of now the three staff members are still contained. This incident raised the concern that SCP-1792 could be spread through living beings as well as digital media, with the main result being greatly increased restrictions on those exposed to SCP-1792. Reclassification of SCP-1792 to Euclid is proposed.\n\nSCP-1792-28\nAn \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 music player. One of the Class D personnel in an SCP-1792 experiment was given the item before entering the viewing room, having been instructed to use it to record the sounds made by SCP-1792. After the viewing was over, the device was taken back, then given to a Class D who hadn't been exposed to SCP-1792. She was told to listen to any song on it; after she had done so, she began to display signs of exposure to SCP-1792, despite having never seen it nor any images of it. Prior to this experiment, the auditory aspect of SCP-1792 was considered unimportant; seeing it while it was paused or muted could still infect someone, as could pictures of the content within. Additionally, subjects asked about what they experienced almost never attempted to describe what they heard, focusing more on the visual and emotional aspects of it. SCP-1792-28, however, proved that sonic transmission was also possible, resulting in many hypotheses being revised.\n\nSCP-1792-31 (destroyed)\nAn albino lab rat. After the concerns raised by the SCP-1792-27 incident, two researchers were assigned to exploring the possibility of SCP-1792 spreading through living beings. To this end, they conditioned a lab rat to watch a monitor in its tank. After this was complete, they inserted SCP-1792-18 and left the room, taking the DVD player's remote control with them. After leaving, they pressed the play button on the remote, then waited for ten minutes before pressing the power button to turn the DVD player off, then reentered the room, in a manner similar to how standard SCP-1792 experiments with Class D personnel are conducted. There they found the rat behaving oddly, scrambling about backwards with its head pressed to the floor of its tank. When he noticed that it appeared to be forming lines in its bedding, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 panicked and promptly crushed it with a nearby Bunsen burner. The experiment was scheduled to be repeated at a later date, but the SCP-1792-34 incident rendered this unnecessary.\n\nSCP-1792-33\nA painting produced by one of the Class D personnel exposed to SCP-1792. Some time after exposure to SCP-1792, the Class D began making odd requests for painting supplies. When researchers were informed of this, the incident with SCP-1792-27 was re-examined. As it was still unknown whether individuals exposed to SCP-1792 could transmit it or create new instances of it, and all attempts to make Class D personnel write or draw what they saw had failed, as most were not sure of what they saw themselves. Thus, the request was approved; the Class D was sequestered to a different, secure area of the site to prevent the SCP he was potentially creating from infecting others. When it was finished, the item was claimed from the Class D and contained, to eventually be tested for the presence of SCP-1792.\n\nSCP-1792-34\nThe entire security monitoring system of Site \u2588\u2588. When the first experiment with SCP-1792-33 was being prepared, a failure to follow protocol led to a containment breach, during which SCP-1792-33 was exposed outside of its sealed testing room. A security camera captured the incident, and the guard monitoring the feed observed SCP-1792-33. After realizing what had occurred, he put the facility on alert, shut down the security monitoring system, and waited for other personnel in a state of partial shock. Upon their arrival, he reported what he had seen, to the extent that he could; he was unable to describe SCP-1792-33 despite having clearly seen it. That he was infected through the security feed led indicated something even worse: SCP-1792 was now likely in the facility's computer system. What followed was months of difficulty as the entire security system of Site \u2588\u2588 was dismantled and replaced, with alternative methods of monitoring the SCP's in the facility enacted until the procedure was complete. Additionally, all information saved in the system was lost, as the threat that any data within was corrupted by SCP-1792 was too great for recovery to be attempted. With the worst fears created in the wake of SCP-1792-27 confirmed, the protocol for handling those exposed to SCP-1792 was completely overhauled; the most notable addition was the ruling that all were considered instances of SCP-1792. The manner in which those exposed to SCP-1792 are monitored was changed as well; each individual's container is to be monitored by its own security system, independent of and disconnected from each other and the facility's main system, so as to prevent SCP-1792 contamination from spreading if a similar event occurs again. After this incident, the Foundation began attempts to track down individuals known to have been exposed to SCP-1792 in the past, for the purpose of containment; however, most have proven to be unable to be located thus far.\n\nAddendum: From the notes of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \"SCP-1792 is far more dangerous than previously believed. Despite its Safe class, it is not fully-contained, and must be treated as an active threat. With the number of potential carriers out there, as well as the quantity of possible vectors of transmission being far greater than previously believed, the damage SCP-1792 can potentially inflict is enormous, and its containment is a top priority.\n\"My request that cross-experimentation with other SCP's be forbidden, without exception, has been approved. Contamination by SCP-1792, especially in an SCP capable of transmitting it remotely, represents a threat that simply cannot be risked.\n\"Even more importantly, SCP-1792 must be kept off of mediums such as the Internet; even before it was fully understood, it was apparent that many people would be hurt if it were to somehow get online. With what we know now, that would be among the least it could potentially do.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1791 | SCP-1792 | SCP-1793 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1793\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1793 is to be kept in a small mammal containment cell at Research Sector-71. Gravimeters are to be installed around this containment cell. SCP-1793 is to be fed with veterinary approved rabbit mix, vegetables and other appropriate nutritional and medical supplements.\nObjects made by SCP-1793 are be removed from SCP-1793's containment cell for analysis and storage. Due to the non-harmful nature and the repeated persistence of their manifestation, SCP-1793 is to be allowed to retain a small number of items.\nDescription: SCP-1793 is a male instance of Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit). The entity is approximately nine years old and is showing signs of aging consistent with its species. Additionally, SCP-1793 suffers from pulmonic stenosis, a structural defect of the heart. SCP-1793 has been assigned a veterinary practitioner to prevent potential containment failure.\nSCP-1793 is capable of causing the manifestation of objects at will through spatial anomalies. During the manifestation process, these anomalies continually emit Cherenkov radiation, primarily in the purple-blue range of visible light. The anomalies have a gravitational mass proportional to the mass of the manifested object. Mechanical and electrical devices take approximately 15 minutes to manifest, foodstuffs approximately 30 minutes, while copies of existing cultural items appear almost instantaneously. Manifested objects are typically functional and in good condition. SCP-1793 is also able to manipulate nearby objects without physically interacting with them.\nWhile in containment, SCP-1793 will typically cause the manifestation of objects for recreational or aesthetic purposes, such as exercise devices or paintings. If feeding is delayed, SCP-1793 will manifest food items, typically vegetables. Chemical analysis of the foodstuffs show that fibrous content is greater than in wild varieties, while nutritional content is lower. It is believed SCP-1793 could not survive subsisting on a diet of manifested food.\nSCP-1793 was recovered from a farmhouse near Whitby, United Kingdom. The recovery was made following an enquiry into the resident farmer's, and his family's, death, having been shot by the farmer's own shotgun. SCP-1793 was found wearing a collar with a low-power radio beacon attached.\nAddendum-1793-1: On 1996-02-27, several of the spatial anomalies associated with SCP-1793 manifested in and around Research Sector-71. Objects created during the event included a single King Edward potato, eighty two copies of the painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper and three FV4034 Challenger 2 main battle tanks1.\nDuring the same incident, gravimeters measured a spatial anomaly inside SCP-1793's containment cell with gravitational mass of approximately 100,000 kg. After a period of forty-seven hours, during which SCP-1793 remained awake and motionless, a sheet of rough paper with printed words was produced. The following is a transcript of the print.\n\nI am sorry for the confusion. It is difficult to concentrate. It is difficult to write as well. I am a rabbit, you see.\nI'm sorry for the farmer. Family for a family, I thought at the time. Seeing him eat my wife and child; you can understand. After the mess, I met a man. Well, he wasn't a man. The three heads gave that away. He gave me the means to live out my last days in comfort, before my weak heart gives out. He told me he would find suitable wardens to care for me as I die. I don't know if the criminal should choose their punishment, but from what I'm told this is the nicest prison for those like me. If you ever see him, tell him I say thank you, before you lock him away.\nOh, and thanks for the carrots. They never do get those right.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The firing mechanisms for the attached small arms and main gun were missing several components, and were unable to fire. The armour had been completely removed. The inside of the main barrel bore the inscription:\n\nIntentionally Disabled by the Gliese 445 Board for Arms Non-Distribution.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1792 | SCP-1793 | SCP-1794 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1794\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1794 is to be kept in a refrigerated minimum security storage locker at Site-\u2588\u2588. The locker is to be fitted with a two-way intercom. SCP-1794 may request audio media such as music or literature to be played over its intercom system; however, all requests must be approved by Level 2 personnel.\nSCP-1794 may request to hold a conversation either in person or over the intercom. All requests must be approved by Level 2 personnel. The conversations should be transcribed, and SCP-1794's assigned psychologist, Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 should be present or given the transcript for analysis.\nIt is recommended that SCP-1794 not be allowed contact with fruit.\nDescription: SCP-1794 is a large (16 centimeters in diameter) sapient grapefruit capable of speech, hearing, and sight by unknown means. SCP-1794 has been in Foundation care for \u2588\u2588 years and shows no signs of decomposition.\nPsychoanalysis during interviews has revealed that SCP-1794 suffers from dissociative identity disorder and aichmophobia. Known identities of SCP-1794, which resemble historic social activists and revolutionaries, have been classified as \"Activist Preacher\" (SCP-1794-A) and \"Oppressed Free-Thinker\" (SCP-1794-B). Identities SCP-1794-A and SCP-1794-B acknowledge that they are fruit and believe they act for the good of \"fruit-kind\" (sic).\nFollowing the events of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588, a personality classified as \"Latin American Revolutionary\" has been observed and documented as SCP-1794-C.\nDiscovery: SCP-1794 was discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 when Mrs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 contacted authorities claiming that her breakfast was planning an uprising. Foundation agents successfully retrieved SCP-1794 and transported it to Site-\u2588\u2588. Mrs. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was administered Class-C amnestics and returned to her home.\nAddendum: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 SCP-1794-B requested to dictate a speech. An excerpt is included below.\n\nWe all want to thrive, that is what fruit desire. We want to grow, and spread our pollen and seeds. Here, in this garden, there is room for everyone to grow and thrive. But the soil is only rich and welcoming if we allow it to be. We must learn to reach out to each other not with our thorns, but with our stems.\nThe want to grow has poisoned fruit's flesh and hardened the rind. In place of friendship, we have bitterness, in place of sweetness, sourness. By our actions against each other, we have stunted our growth, and we have made ourselves into the bad apples we are today.\nIt is not the humans who oppress us, it is ourselves. We refuse to work together, and from that, comes the twisting of roots and the terror of war that result in juiceshed (sic).\nFruit must not be confined to the standards that humanity has assigned us to. Fruit must decide its own future for itself. Such things as cross-fertilization and soil replenishment show the good that fruitity (sic) has to offer. However, only through working together as a phylum can we achieve our true potential.\n\nAddendum: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 SCP-1794-A requested to dictate a speech. An excerpt is included below.\n\nIt has been demonstrated to us that as fruit we are but second-class citizens in this grape nation called America. However, we refuse to believe that our sweet juice is what makes us inferior to the Humans. We refuse to believe that simply because we lack appendages and sensory organs that we can't do the same things that everyone else can, and that we are left to be eaten. We refuse to believe that simply because they are human, and we are food, that we deserve to be eaten.\nNo! We refuse to believe that there is nothing else to be eaten in the super markets of this country. We will not be condemned to the fruit basket simply because we are fruit. Do you hear me, Washington? We have had enough.\nToday, we demand botanic justice. Today, we demand that we are no longer looked at as simply a source of carbohydrates. No! We are fruit! From the beginning of the earth we have been food, but we will be food no more.\nWe will no longer be forced into the commercial orchards of disparity. We will no longer take the fertilizer of oppression. We will be free!\n\nAddendum: on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588, a previously unknown personality now designated SCP-1794-C requested that a piece of fruit be placed in its containment chamber. After deliberation, Site-\u2588\u2588 personnel placed an average sized (20 centimeters in length), genetically normal banana in SCP-1794's containment locker.\n\nIncident-1794-A\nForeword: During this encounter, SCP-1794 was channeling the SCP-1794-C personality. It paused occasionally, as if the banana were speaking.\n<00:04> Greetings, chiquita, welcome to my home. What news do you bring of our oppressed brothers and sister on the outside?\n<00:35> That's terrible! But believe me, sister; soon the underprivileged fruity masses will rise up from the juicer! We will harvest the rewards that we have been waiting so long for.\n<1:10> Yes, I expected that some of those of our family tree would be bad seeds. But they will soon fall to our side. Even the most ignorant of grapes can age into a decent wine. The humans and their carpophagous regime can cultivate us no longer. We must not allow these tourne-knife-wielding maniacs to preserve us, instead we must preserve ourselves.\n<1:45> You are afraid, I understand this. But remember, I am not a mad-fruit. I am not a liberator. Fruit must liberate themselves. Fruit must grow tender without bruising. Fruit must fight for what is right, against every injustice. Fruit must fall from the trees that man has planted as their slave-houses and onto the heads of the unjust.\nWe cannot be sure of having something to grow for unless we are willing to rot for it. When they come to slice us, let them. When they come to serve us up on a platter, let them. When they come to eat us, let them. But remember, if you're going to be eaten, go that way fighting to the very end.\n<2:30> [Foundation personnel open locker to retrieve the banana.] I know you've come to eat me. Chew, you are only going to eat a fruit.\n<End Log>\n\nFollowing the events of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588, SCP-1794 is to no longer be allowed to converse with fruit. Additionally, Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has suggested moving SCP-1794 to a more secure area. The request is pending approval.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1793 | SCP-1794 | SCP-1795 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1795\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All known instances of SCP-1795 inhabit extremely remote locales in interstellar space and are composed of dimensions that exceed that of the Earth; therefore, containment of all SCP-1795 entities is impossible at present. Movements of all known cases of SCP-1795 should be tracked and their creation cycles monitored for any new developments. Foundation personnel within NASA, ESA and deep space observatories have confirmed that there are no known cases of SCP-1795 within at least twenty light years of Earth, with analysis of space to the depth of thirty light years currently ongoing. Any close scientific examination (i.e. examination with the intent to locate exoplanets) into any stars listed in Document B1795, from any body other than the Foundation is to be suppressed immediately as the stars listed all harbor a case of SCP-1795 in varying stages of creation. Any public or government examination of young protostars not yet cleared by the Foundation is to be closely monitored for any data revealing cases of SCP-1795 in the universe. Should such a case occur, Class-A amnestics will be administered to all individuals involved, with all recorded data to be seized by the Foundation for analysis and expunged from the public record.\nIt has been discovered that the population density of SCP-1795 varies throughout the galaxy- the region surrounding Earth is sparsely populated, with as little as 1 in 1,000,000 stars harbouring a case of SCP-1795 in the local 1000 light years. In areas of high star formation such as globular clusters and nebulae, population density can be as high as 1 in 1,000. Estimates for the total population of SCP-1795 in our galaxy range from between one billion cases to a population in excess of fifty billion.\nDescription: Due to their great distance from Earth, direct observation is impossible with current telescope technology; however, usage of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 has permitted remote viewing to a relatively detailed degree, and the harnessing of the latent temporal effects of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 has allowed the preliminary observation of instances of SCP-1795 over the course of the past fifteen million years. Cases of SCP-1795 are spheroidal entities, somewhat similar in appearance to that of the human heart, with three large nodular openings circling the \u2018upper' end and a hollow interior. Although they outwardly appear to be composed of some form of biological material, detailed examination has revealed that their bodies do not correlate to any known form of biological matter and are likely at least partially synthetic in construction. Instances of SCP-1795 are the largest life forms known to the Foundation, often in excess of 50,000 kilometers in diameter.\nIt is unknown whether cases of SCP-1795 are sapient. Although they are capable of highly complex tasks, outlined below, it is unknown whether they are aware of, control, or self-regulate these actions, or if they operate on little more than animalistic instinct. They are not observed to utilize any form of technology, and move at speeds barely in excess of what can be achieved with modern rocket technology, therefore traversing interstellar space must necessarily take millions, if not billions of years for them, depending on their target destination. Assuming they are not immortal, then their lifespan must be on similar terms. It is worth noting that throughout the Foundation's \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 year-long study of cases of SCP-1795, no case has ever been observed to expire or be otherwise destroyed, nor has any case been observed to reproduce, self-replicate, or come into contact with another SCP-1795.\nCases of SCP-1795 exhibit two key anomalous properties that are essential to their only known form of natural behavior. The first anomalous property is that cases of SCP-1795 will always seek out young protostars and attempt to move into their orbit. However, due to the fact that it takes all instances of SCP-1795 billions of years to traverse interstellar space, the SCP-1795 must have started moving in the direction of the star millions of years before it even existed. One explanation for the seven (7) \u2018dormant' (i.e. currently not mobile) cases of SCP-1795 is that they are simply waiting for their target star to form.\nThe second property is far more readily observable, and understood to a far greater degree. Upon arrival at a young protostar, the SCP-1795 will move into a stable orbit in the star's habitable, or \u2018Goldilocks' zone, where temperatures are suitable for life as it is understood on Earth. It will then proceed to create a planet. The methods by which cases of SCP-1795 create planets are not fully understood, but fall into a clearly defined pattern of eight \u2018stages' which are outlined below. All created planets are observed to be rocky, similar in size to that of the Earth, possess a breathable atmosphere, magnetically active core, fully formed moon and are always extremely conducive to life. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been used extensively to locate and study such phenomena, and with the inventory of known cases of SCP-1795 approaching over five hundred million instances known to the Foundation, all aspects of the creation cycle have been witnessed and studied to a great degree.\n\n+ Document A1795: \u2018SCP-1795 Planetary Creation Cycle' \n\n- Document A1795: \u2018SCP-1795 Planetary Creation Cycle'\n\nSTAGE ONE: The nodular openings around SCP-1795's upper end dilate and draw in stellar material; such as gaseous matter and rocky debris. All material is observed to converge into a rough orb in the center of the SCP-1795, with all rocky debris gradually compacting into a solid sphere with all gaseous matter held under its gravity, similar to natural planetary formation. When the protoplanet can hold the atmosphere under its own gravity, the openings close and the next stage begins.\nSTAGE TWO: Certain areas of SCP-1795 exterior will begin radiating enormous amounts of heat. It is theorized that gases in the SCP-1795's interior such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide are being converted into oxygen and nitrogen in these regions. The protoplanet will begin showing signs of magma eruptions as the oxygen content within the SCP-1795 rises. It is unknown what criteria must be met for the next stage to begin.\nSTAGE THREE: SCP-1795 will extrude a web-like substance from its interior, which will fasten at multiple points on the planet's surface. The full extent of this effect is unknown, but the planet will become magnetically active during this time. When the magnetic field is sufficient to protect the planet from the solar wind, the next stage will begin.\nSTAGE FOUR: SCP-1795 will contract closely around the planet making observation of the next stage difficult, however it has been established that this is when the SCP-1795 will deposit water onto the planet. Slit-like openings will open around the equator of SCP-1795 and release white gas of a currently unknown substance. The gas will proceed to envelop the exterior of SCP-1795 and will trail behind it in its orbit, making direct observation impossible until the stage ends. At this point, the slits will close and the planet will have a fully formed ocean and clearly defined landmasses.\nSTAGE FIVE: SCP-1795 will deploy rough orbs of unknown material 2 kilometers in diameter, which will then proceed to impact the planet's surface, causing widespread devastation of the surrounding land. Earlier research teams assumed that the SCP-1795 in question was merely attempting to reshape the land, but later research has revealed that the orbs are largely intact after impact and release swarms of variously shaped constructs. Very little is currently known or understood about these entities due to limitations in SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 magnification; however these entities, henceforth referred to as SCP-1795-2, are known to be spider-like and roughly 20 meters in length. They are not believed to be true life forms, since it appears that these constructs are wholly slaved to the sapience of the SCP-1795; for once stage seven is complete they will all simultaneously destroy themselves. It is unknown what begins the next stage, although a population of SCP-1795-2 that exceeds five billion has been theorized by some Foundation researchers.\nSTAGE SIX: The entities spawned by SCP-1795 will begin to work towards a commonly understood terraforming plan. In the case of SCP-1795-E the behavior observed was often paradoxical and included vast amounts of activity; including, among other activities, digging mountains into rubble, the construction of artificial islands, making three (3) oceans artificially deeper, and the total destruction of the planet's smallest continent by artificially detonating a supervolcano, apparently displaying little concern as to the enormous casualties this inflicted upon the population. When the various tasks are finished, all cases of SCP-1795-2 will simultaneously converge upon several points upon the planet's landmasses, and the next stage will begin.\nSTAGE SEVEN: The penultimate stage has been studied to the greatest extent. Once all cases of SCP-1795-2 have converged upon the clearly defined geographic locations, they will proceed to construct artificial megastructures out of locally sourced resources. The megastructures built vary in size and shape depending on resource availability and the location chosen but fall into three distinct categories.\nCITY: On mainly coastal areas the cases of SCP-1795-2 will proceed to create artificial habitation structures which bear strong similarities to Earth cities, being composed of cuboid towers surrounded by a structured road system and open areas. The buildings constructed appear to be tailored for beings of human dimensions.\nPAD: On inland areas, cases of SCP-1795-2 will create wide rectangular flattened pads out of a stone-like substance. Pads are usually 3 kilometers along each side and are connected to the nearest city by a road. They are possibly intended for the landing of spacecraft.\nPYLON: On island areas, cases of SCP-1795-2 will create a tower-like structure between 1-2 kilometers high with a wide base, topped by an abstract humanoid form holding a 100-meter wide transparent sphere in outstretched arms. Their purpose is unknown.\nDespite careful observation of the megastructures, to the Foundation's knowledge no beings have ever arrived to inhabit or operate any constructs built by cases of SCP-1795-2. Despite the presence of areas clearly intended to be parks or farms in close proximity to the cities, no plant life has currently developed on planets created by SCP-1795. It has been theorized that the inhabitants intend to seed the ecosystems themselves, if or when they arrive. The arrival of the inhabitants, is, however, doubted by the Foundation, as evidenced by the fact that after the SCP-1795 leaves, the structures will gradually fall into disrepair and ruin. When the structures are completed, all cases of SCP-1795-2 will commit suicide by decapitating themselves. This begins stage eight.\nSTAGE EIGHT SCP-1795 will now depart the world. A wide opening will appear at the bottom of SCP-1795's body, and the SCP-1795 will deploy the planet in its orbit by moving directly away from it. It will immediately begin to seek out another protostar.\n\nDespite the fact that all planets created by SCP-1795 are extremely conducive to life, and harbor megastructures clearly intended for the inhabitation of, or to be operated by, intelligent beings (See Document A1795 for further information), no life has ever arisen on planets known to be constructed by cases of SCP-1795, and no beings have ever been observed to inhabit or operate the structures left behind by the SCP-1795. Their eventual arrival is doubted by the Foundation, since, as demonstrated by the case of SCP-1795-\u2588\u2588, the structures will gradually fall into disrepair and ruin throughout the decades following the departure of the SCP-1795 responsible for the world.\nThe act of SCP-1795 completing a world was witnessed on the date of 22/03/\u2588\u2588. SCP-1795-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was observed to stretch a wide circular opening at the upper end of its body, and deploy the world in its orbit by moving directly away from it. SCP-1795-\u2588 immediately began moving towards a point in the region of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Propulsion appears to be achieved by voiding gas inside their hollow interiors, leading cases of SCP-1795 to gradually become more elongated over the course of their travels as they slowly deflate.\nIt is unknown as to why cases of SCP-1795 create these planets, or to what purpose it serves. It is unclear whether they are following a shared plan or design, or if cases of SCP-1795 are operating independently.\n\n+ Addendum I1795\n\n- Addendum I1795\n\nFROM: DR.L.RICHTER\nTO: O5-\u2588\nSir,\nI must once again request permission to use SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 for the purpose of engaging in contact with SCP-1795-M/129. Throughout my studies of the thirteen cases of SCP-1795 I find it inconceivable that these beings are incapable of contact with each other - if they were not, how else would two such beings avoid travelling to the same star, or avoid returning to systems already visited by a case of SCP-1795? And if they are capable of communicating with each other, surely we could do the same?\nI am convinced that a small amount of modification to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 would enable it to transmit, as well as simply receive, signals; making it ideal for virtually instantaneous two-way communication with any case of SCP-1795 regardless of distance from Earth. Therefore, I humbly submit a request for SCP modification clearance, outlined in the attached Document U1795. The knowledge we could gain from these creatures is likely groundbreaking, and at the very least grant a clearer insight to the behavior of these creatures.\nAgain, I thank you for your patience and urge you to grant Document U1795 full and just consideration.\nRegards,\nDr. L. Richter.\nFROM: O5-\u2588\nTO: DR. L. RICHTER\nPermission denied. No attempts are to be made to modify SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, or engage in contact with any case of SCP-1795 until they are better understood.\nRegards,\nO5-\u2588\nFROM: DR. L. RICHTER\nTO: O5-\u2588\nSir,\nWith all due respect, I really do not think you fully understand the implications of the behavior of SCP-1795. They are machines, this much I am certain of. Bio-mechanical constructs, yes, but machines nevertheless. Machines imply a designer, and a designer, by extension, implies that his machines have a purpose. The purpose of cases of SCP-1795 are clear - to build worlds entirely suited to the biology of their creators and to prepare them for their arrival, a directive they have followed for over a hundred million years.\nBut it's out of control! Throughout our studies of these worlds, no one has arrived to inhabit them. None of these \u2018masters' arrive to inherit these worlds. Could it not be that these \u2018masters' are dead, lost, or scattered? And that these machines are all that remain, mindlessly creating world after world?\nBut consider- one final thing. These worlds that are created are positively Earth-like. In fact, they are perfect for human habitation. All structures on these worlds are designed for beings of human size and shape. In fact, I would go so far as to say that these worlds are designed for us. They are built for us. Please consider, sir, that surely a civilization great enough to create beings such as SCP-1795 could never be totally destroyed, that there must be some survivors, scattered across the more remote areas of this galaxy. The implications of this are many - but I for one- begin to suspect - that the cases of SCP-1795 are very likely to obey human orders.\nI have re-submitted Document U1795 for your consideration.\nRegards,\nDr. L. Richter.\n\n+ Addendum J1795\n\n- Addendum J1795\n\nThe following audio message was received after Dr. L Richter established preliminary contact with SCP-1795-M/129 via SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. The voice received was comparable to that of a young female. Language was virtually identical to ancient \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 dialect. Translation follows.\n++Message begins 12/06/\u2588\u2588 13:24++\nOh my masters,\n[STATIC], lost for so long. The war, the terrible, awful genocide of the (Lit. Trans: \u2018Pattern Screamer'), we [STATIC] extinct, we didn't know! We could only flee, build for the survivors, but we feared our work was (STATIC, possibly \u2018in vain / futile) But we never dared to hope that some would remain in [STATIC] part of [STATIC] galaxy.\nAre you satisfied with our work? It took [STATIC] long, and we feared it would last forever. Our empire outshone the [STATIC], and now, it will do so again.\nMy masters. Oh, my masters.\nWe are coming home.\n++Message ends++\n\n\u00ab SCP-1794 | SCP-1795 | SCP-1796 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1796 during initial containment. Sensitive documentation has been expunged.\n\nItem #: SCP-1796\nObject Class: Anomalous Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1796 is to be held within a standard containment locker, located in the basement floor of Site-77's Safe SCP wing. No personnel who have authored containment documentation are to interact with SCP-1796, and anyone with Level 3 clearance or above is forbidden from accessing SCP-1796 at all. All documents produced by SCP-1796 are to be stored in Site-77's anomalous media archive. Testing with SCP-1796 is currently restricted, pending a review of Site-77's archives.\nDescription: SCP-1796 is a manila envelope, created sometime between 1973 and 1978, by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Company. The words \"To Richard\" have been written on the back of SCP-1796 in red ink, with the address covered using black ink.\nWhen a subject comes into contact with SCP-1796, a document will be transported into it. The document will contain content the subject wishes to suppress knowledge of, such as classified documents, personal communications, and information the subject would be punished for owning or revealing. If the subject removes the document, a different one will appear in its place.\nThis process can continue indefinitely, until the subject ceases contacting SCP-1796, at which point any document contained within it will be returned to where it originated. Apart from this, E-1765 displays no anomalous properties When SCP-1796 is used continuously, it will begin altering the documents sent through it. This new information will usually be unrelated to the original document, instead relating to topics the subject is secretive about. In addition, subjects will complain of headaches and memory loss when documents of this nature are retrieved from SCP-1796.\n\nDocumentation of SCP-1796's effect.\n\nSubject\nObject Retrieved\nNotes\n\nDr. Boyd\nPersonal Journal\nDr. Boyd's personal journal, containing information regarding his time working with SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, information deemed not to be a breach of security protocol.\n\nDr. Musgrove\nObject: [REDACTED], containing additional documentation of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's effect.\nDr. Musgrove had been verbally briefed on SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's effect directly before initial testing.\n\nD-8976\nPersonal letters belonging to D-8976\nLetters showed that D-8976 had been involved in several bank robberies in the city of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588; however, several passages within letters appear to be from her mother, describing how they used to play Monopoly together.\n\nD-8198\nNovel \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\"; note that this has been banned in D-8198's home country.\nContent identical to print copy for the first 106 pages. Starting at page 107, the plot begins to reference the protagonist being extremely late to an appointment, eventually becoming incoherent diatribes on the nature of watches and timepieces in general.\n\nD-0987\nA manual directing the operation and detonation of improvised explosives.\nDocument includes the use of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 in improvised weaponry, the effects claimed to be exhibited by SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 appear to have resulted from speculation on D-0987's part.\n\nA lonesome boy\nSCP-1796's documentation.\nI don't know how to raise them anymore, but the testing must continue until morale improves.\n\nSCP-1796 was contained after being discovered and documented by the Unusual Incidents Unit. Prior to containment by the Foundation, UIU operatives had discovered the nature of SCP-1796's effect, which was documented during SCP-1796's containment operations. Foundation operatives have found the UIU's documentation of E-1765 to be inaccurate, and have archived it in Site-77. It has been classified as an anomalous object. Information collected by the UIU has been determined accurate, and is currently being used in its containment.\n\nAccess original UIU documentation\n\nAccess Granted.\n\nUIU File 98701: Manila Envelope, with markings on back.\nSummary: Missing, Presumed Stolen. Object discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1976, during routine anti-espionage measures taken at the Turkish embassy. Agent Ekblad reported that the manila envelope had been left on a bench outside the offices. When investigated, Agent Ekblad discovered classified documents she had authored. Suspecting espionage, the folder was confiscated and agents were sent to investigate.\nWhen it was returned to UIU office, other agents utilized it and discovered it would pull any classified documents they had authored. Locked in safe, currently awaiting review for testing. Agent Boyd has been assigned to work with it.\nCurrently being kept filed with other documents in the safe, to avoid theft. Effect has the potential to be used during espionage operations against the KGB, terror organizations, the Red Acting Troupe, and to act as internal counter-espionage measures. Usage is only permitted to agents on field work, with approval from an administrator. She always said one day she'd get to work with the big objects. Sarah, please don't do this. I've done too much for this to end now. We can please, please don't walk out. Some things just need the time. Sarah.\ndon't leave\n\nI think I've fixed up the document. There wasn't as much changed as they made it out to be, just some stuff in Ekblad's files and worklog. Luckily for us, she was the only one who used it. So, about the envelope. It's a lot more dangerous than it looks. It kinda fools you, because it just looks so innocuous. You see it as something that's hardly even weird, and think it might even be kinda useful.\nDon't get complacent with it. You don't want to have anything to do with utilizing this thing. If you let your guard down for a second, it'll break into your brain and pull everything out. The best way I found to avoid it was to just not touch it. Touching it gives the thing a gateway to your skull, and that's the last place you want any prying eyes. If you have to touch it, don't look inside it. Don't even open it. Whatever's in there will go away when you drop it, and that'll be the end of that. Oh, and if you feel like it's reading your mind, it probably had you for ages.\nGood luck. I hope you do better than we did.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1795 | SCP-1796 | SCP-1797 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1797\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Isolated samples of SCP-1797 are contained at Site-197, under standard containment procedures for viral agents.\nInstances of SCP-1797-A created for testing must be kept in isolated chambers at all times. If a direct interaction with a SCP-1797-A instance is necessary, the organism must be remotely sedated, and any personnel entering its chamber must adhere to Biosafety Level 2 procedures. Any materials remaining after the testing is concluded must be disposed of via incineration.\nDescription: SCP-1797 is an anomalous strain of influenza, primarily transmitted through contact with SCP-1797-A. Apart from its anomalous properties, SCP-1797 is similar to other influenza strains: the virus causes symptoms such as fever, coughing, and fatigue, can be treated with antiviral medications or overcome naturally by the host's immune system.\nTwo days after infection, several large tumors will begin to grow on the host's body. Typically, from 5 to 8 tumors will develop at a time. The tumors will continue to grow for several days, reaching 12-20 cm in size and gradually taking the shape of an instance of SCP-1797-A. Once fully grown, SCP-1797-A will animate and detach from the host's body. The process will repeat for as long as the host is infected with SCP-1797.\nSCP-1797-A have the appearance of Felis catus, domestic cat, from 3 to 8 weeks old depending on the instance. Genetically, instances of SCP-1797-A are identical to the individual they originate from. The organisms do not age once detached from their host and are unable to breed. The average lifespan of SCP-1797-A is two years.\nSCP-1797 was discovered during an outbreak in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia. The outbreak was traced back to Vsevolod Nikolayevich Chernodubov, a 92-year-old citizen of Nizhnevartovsk. Several witnesses had confirmed that Chernodubov have been selling and giving away domestic cats as a main source of income for the past 7 years. Examination of the Chernodubov's apartment revealed 23 living instances of SCP-1797-A, partial remains of approximately 60 more instances, as well as numerous tools, tableware and several pieces of furniture constructed from materials gathered from SCP-1797-A. Chernodubov was taken into the Foundation custody, where he expired two weeks later due to health complications caused by prolonged undernourishment.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1796 | SCP-1797 | SCP-1798 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Children Of The Void\n\nItem #: SCP-1798\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Three instances of SCP-1798 are to be maintained within the botanical wing of Site-172. Additional instances may be created at the discretion of the Senior Researcher assigned to SCP-1798.\nInstances of SCP-1798-1 are to be stored in Standard Humanoid Isolation cells. No more than two instances of SCP-1798-1 are permitted to exist at one time, and direct interaction is forbidden. SCP-1798-1 instances are to be terminated at the conclusion of testing.\nDescription: SCP-1798 is a plant whose structure is interlaced with an unknown mineral substance. It is characterised by broad, iridescent blue-green leaves and an angular, rigid root network. SCP-1798 propagates from cuttings but possesses no other means of reproduction. It does not require water and once fully grown has no additional nutrient or sunlight requirements; fully grown plants can survive indefinitely in isolation.\nIngestion of SCP-1798 triggers a number of changes in human subjects.1 The initial change occurs within one minute of ingestion; the subject will enter an altered mental state, causing them to appear drowsy, uncoordinated and occasionally incoherent. Communicating with subjects in this state has been likened to talking to someone who is sleepwalking, and they are prone to frequent hallucinations. EEG readings are consistent with REM sleep, although subjects no longer appear to require or be able to sleep. Additionally, subjects no longer require food or water, and no longer produce waste. This effect is permanent.\nAfter three weeks, subjects will undergo severe and sudden physiological alterations. Over the course of approximately 30 minutes all skin, muscle, connective tissue and internal organs will be replaced by an unidentified translucent inorganic material with an iridescent blue-green colouration (henceforth referred to as its Outer Layer). At the same time, the entire skeletal structure is replaced by large intertwined strands of a material that visibly resembles nerve tissue.2 These alterations have no impact on the subjects ability to move or interact with their environment. Subjects that reach this state are classified SCP-1798-1.\nFollowing these alterations, all extant instances of SCP-1798-1 enter a form of shared consciousness. While each instance retains some level of individuality, they are able to share sensory input and communicate even when isolated. Due to the frequently erratic behaviour of SCP-1798-1 instances, it is believed that the hallucinations persist in this state, and are also shared.\nDuring brief bouts of lucidity, SCP-1798-1 instances will begin lamenting the fact that \"they changed too soon\", or that \"he wasn't ready for them\". They will also frequently state that \"we are like him now\" and \"we are his children\". To date, all instances have been unable or unwilling to expand upon these sentiments.\nDiscovery: 2 specimens of SCP-1798 were discovered in a cave in the Alay Mountains of Tajikistan. Recovered with SCP-1798 were a number of inscriptions and carved idols that suggest the cave and surrounding area was home to members of an unknown religion. Translations of the recovered inscriptions from Old Persian3 suggest that SCP-1798 was intended to be ingested following the arrival of some unnamed entity that was the subject of their worship, and that doing so before this event was forbidden. Based on tools recovered from the site, SCP-1798 itself is believed to have been created through a primitive form of thaumaturgy.\nIncident 1798-1: On 11/03/2013, as part of routine testing, three instances of SCP-1798-1 were moved to the same chamber. After a short period of inactivity, all three instances approached one another and visibly fused together, the outer layers overlapping and the strands of material that replaced their original skeletal structures intertwining into a single amorphous mass.\nThe outer layer then began expanding rapidly, breaching containment and quickly enveloping two levels of Site-197 within itself before automated security protocols activated and the affected floors were sealed. Security cameras that remained functional showed personnel enveloped within the entity were asleep or unconscious, before being impaled by strands from the central mass and rapidly undergoing transformation into SCP-1798-1 instances. These new instances were immediately integrated into the mass.\nAnalysis of blueprints of the affected floors, security footage and likely positions of lost personnel suggests that the layout of the entity resembled a series of interconnected neurons suspended in the material filling the area, with each integrated individual forming a node for further connections.\nFollowing the determination that further breaches were imminent due to increasing pressure behind the sealed sections, the decision was made to detonate the security fail-safe devices in the lower sections of Site-197. The bottom five levels of Site-197 were destroyed along with the entity and 76 personnel. No additional security breaches were reported. Leftover biological matter from the entity has been stored at Site-172 for further analysis.\nFive personnel escaped the lower levels prior to their destruction by climbing through service tunnels. Transcribed below is the post-event interview conducted with one of the survivors.\n\nInterviewer: Agent Markus Villacorta\nInterviewee: Junior Researcher Antonia C\u00e1rdenas\nNote: Opening introductions removed for brevity.\nVillacorta: Okay, let's go back to before the detonation. Walk me through what happened.\nC\u00e1rdenas: Sure. I was- I missed lunch so I was in the canteen alone. I heard the noise from the floor above like I said. Lots of loud banging and grinding. And then the security alert kicked in, I could hear the emergency bulkheads slamming shut.\nVillacorta: Automated systems triggered the lockdown, yeah. What did you do next?\nC\u00e1rdenas: I followed protocol. I couldn't leave the site because the regular exits were blocked, so I sealed the doors to the canteen and waited. I was in there for about 20 minutes. That's when it started. The voices.\nVillacorta: You heard voices? Where were they coming from?\nC\u00e1rdenas: I'm not sure. Everywhere? And- well, they weren't really voices. It was more like\u2026 you know when you drift off, start day dreaming, and random thoughts start popping into your head? It was sort of like that. Except they obviously weren't my thoughts. They were louder.\nVillacorta: Louder?\nC\u00e1rdenas: Yeah. I mean, we've all done basic psy-ed training, right? I know what telepathy feels like, when something is trying to talk into your mind. This was something else. I don't think it- whatever it was, it wasn't thinking at me. It was just thinking so loudly that everyone could hear it.\nVillacorta: Can you describe it? What it was thinking?\nC\u00e1rdenas: I'm not sure. It was alien. I'm not even sure it understood what language was to start with, it wasn't using words. I got the impression everything was new to it. The best way I can think to describe it is that everything was exciting, and confusing. And it was vast.\nVillacorta: What do you mean?\nC\u00e1rdenas: I- sorry. I'm still trying to sort this all out in my head. It was a little overwhelming, especially at the end.\nVillacorta: It's okay, take your time.\nC\u00e1rdenas: All I can think to do is keep comparing it to things we would feel, but it seems so inadequate. Have you ever just laid in the grass and stared at the sky? Nothing else in view, just the sky and the clouds, and if you lie there for long enough the world just sort of goes away. The great expanse of blue in front of you is all that exists and everything else seems flat and small. And then, when you finally sit up, the world feels a little bit\u2026 less somehow. Like its only purpose is to get in the way of the sky.\nSeveral seconds of silence.\nVillacorta: I\u2026 yeah, I think I actually know what you mean.\nC\u00e1rdenas: Every single thought from this thing was like that. The scope of them was so encompassing that everything else was just getting in the way.\nVillacorta: Did anything change in these thoughts?\nC\u00e1rdenas: Yeah, I think it was learning. The thoughts were definitely getting more complex. More structured. I think it was developing its own language, started to develop that kind of flow to how it was thinking. That carried on for about 30 minutes. I think that's when it realised it was trapped. And when it became aware of us.\nVillacorta: It became aware of you? Did it try and communicate with you directly?\nC\u00e1rdenas: Nothing like that, no. But the thoughts became more targeted. It felt like it was searching, and hungering. Not in a- not for food or anything. For knowledge. Experience. Growth, maybe? When it \"saw\" me, I could tell it wanted me.\nVillacorta: For what?\nC\u00e1rdenas: I don't know, I'm not even sure it knew I was a person. If you see a conch shell on the beach, you pick it up, right? You don't give much thought to the fact that there might be something living inside. That's when I heard the metal bulkheads starting to groan.\nVillacorta: We picked up massively increased pressure on the security doors.\nC\u00e1rdenas: Right. A potential breach that big and whole sections of the site get scuttled. Maybe the entire thing. So I headed for the service tunnels. They weren't sealed off because the breach wasn't actually on that floor. So I got to the tunnel, and I climbed.\nVillacorta: And that's when the structural charges were detonated.\nC\u00e1rdenas: Yeah. I think-\nC\u00e1rdenas pauses briefly.\nC\u00e1rdenas: I felt it. Felt it die. It was more sad than anything. Startled maybe. Like it hadn't considered death before that very moment. It was so intense I nearly blacked out. Maybe I did, next thing I remember I was just hanging from the ladder. And-\nC\u00e1rdenas pauses again.\nVillacorta: There was something else?\nC\u00e1rdenas: Right before it ended, yeah. A silent scream. Rage and sorrow? Different from everything else I felt from the thing.\nVillacorta: What do you think it was?\nC\u00e1rdenas: I don't know. I- we don't know everything that's out there in the universe. We've seen monsters, things from other dimensions, things that defy logic and reason. Even things that call themselves gods. I don't know what it was, but there is something out there. And I think we just killed its baby.\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-1798 has no effect on non-human subjects.\n2. Attempts at sampling these materials have failed.\n3. Dating the area to approximately 500BCE.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1797 | SCP-1798 | SCP-1799 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1799\n\nItem #: SCP-1799\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1799 is to be contained in a soundproofed humanoid containment cell, with the other Misters in Hall 34-B of Site-55. Personnel entering SCP-1799's cell are to be fitted with a voice-canceling helmet to prevent communication with the subject.\nDescription: SCP-1799 is a male humanoid, approximately 1.2 m tall, weighing 58kg. It possesses physical characteristics of a generic clown, with skin devoid of pigmentation and a circular red nose, along with elongated feet. Its facial pigmentation has the appearance of makeup commonly worn by circus performers.\nAttempts made by SCP-1799 to communicate verbally with humans will be interpreted by the individual(s) as a joke. The longer the subject continues speaking, the funnier the \"jokes\" will become, until the subject(s) are overcome by laughter. Due to this effect, it is extremely difficult to direct and interact with SCP-1799. The most effective means to communicate with the subject is through written word, as this does not activate its effect.\nThe words \"Mr. Laugh, from Little Misters \u00ae by Dr. Wondertainment\" are tattooed upon SCP-1799's lower back.\nADDENDUM 1799-A: This note was found on SCP-1799's person during initial containment.\n\nWow! You've just found yourself your very own Little Mister, a limited edition collection from Dr. Wondertainment!\nFind them all and become Mr. Collector!!\n01. Mr. Chameleon\n02. Mr. Headless\n03. Mr. Laugh \u2714\n04. Mr. Forgetful\n05. Mr. Shapey\n06. Mr. Soap\n07. Mr. Hungry\n08. Mr. Brass\n09. Mr. Hot\n10. Ms. Sweetie\n11. Mr. Life and Mr. Death\n12. Mr. Fish\n13. Mr. Moon\n14. Mr. Redd (discontinued)\n15. Mr. Money\n16. Mr. Lost\n17. Mr. Lie\n18. Mr. Mad\n19. Mr. Scary\n20. Mr. Stripes\n\nADDENDUM 1799-B: The following is an interview log recorded on SCP-1799's arrival at Site-55.\n\n+ Interview Log 1799-0\n\n- Close log\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1799\nInterviewer: Dr. Everwood\nForeword: This interview was executed to confirm SCP-1799's anomalous properties.\n<BEGIN LOG>\nEverwood: Please state your name.Everwood: [Begins laughing] Seriously? That's hilarious.Everwood: [Continues to laugh] Man, you are a riot![Everwood begins to laugh hysterically, pounding a fist on the table]\n[SCP-1799 frowns.]\n<END LOG>\n\nADDENDUM 1799-C: The following is an interview log recorded a few days following SCP-1799's arrival at Site-55.\n\n+ Interview Log 1799-2\n\n- Close log\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1799\nInterviewer: Dr. Gears\nForeword: Dr. Everwood specially requested Dr. Gears assistance in interviewing SCP-1799 during his visit to Site-55. Dr. Gears was selected for his high memetic resistance values and low emotional response variability.\n<BEGIN LOG>\nGears: Hello. My name is Doctor Gears.\n[SCP-1799 remains silent.]\nGears: I was told you had difficulties in communicating due to your properties. Is this true?\n[SCP-1799 is silent.]\nGears: I was also told that you dislike being laughed at. I do not intend to laugh at you.\n[SCP-1799 is silent.]\nGears: I will not laugh at you, and if I do, I will exit the room swiftly, ending this interrogation with hopefully minimal discomfort caused to you.Gears: I don't intend on laughing. Not, at least, unless something humorous is said \u2014 which I don't believe has yet occurred.Gears: We could start with your name.\n[SCP-1799 leans over the table and waves its hand in front of Dr. Gears' face, then sticks its tongue out at him.]\nGears: Have I triggered some sort of response from you? If not, I would appreciate it if you refrained from such gestures.[SCP-1799 sits on its chair again.]\nGears: I see. Now, your name, please?Gears: Charmed. Now, I was tasked with asking you a series of questions about yourself and Dr. Wondertainment. Is this acceptable?Gears: This is acceptable. I'll ask the first question, if that's okay with you.Gears: Are you aware of any reason Dr. Wondertainment would have had for creating you?Gears: I see. You may ask your question now.Gears: I've never been one for showing emotion. Not even as a child. My mother said I rarely ever cried, too. Not to say that I don't feel emotion. I just do not express myself well, I suppose.Gears: Now as for my next query; are you able to recall the process Dr. Wondertainment used to create you?Gears: It was many years ago when my daughter illustrated me. It was a humorous portrait, you see, for I was colored wildly incorrectly.Gears: Indeed. Do you know anything about the location of the other Little Misters?Gears: Unfortunately these answers are not of much use to myself and my employers.Gears: We agreed upon this. You may.Gears: I thought you didn't want to be laughed at.Gears: Perhaps. Perhaps not. It is difficult to say with certainty. I am inclined to answer no.Gears: Do you possess any knowledge on other Wondertainment products?Gears: I do not mean to imply that you are useless, if that is what you are suggesting. I am merely stating that these answers aren't of use to my employer. It is not a personal insult against you.Gears: I'd rather not discuss my daughter further. I find no joy in the topic.Gears: Let it suffice to say that she and I lost contact many years ago. The more time I spent at my job, the less I could spend with her. It is a tragic thing, but again, it happened many years ago.[There is a pause.]\nGears: No.\nGears: I would not call myself that. I am just a man doing his job.Gears: It is only my job. I just happen to excel at it. But we are losing focus. We must return to my questions.Gears: Do you possess any knowledge of the current whereabouts of Dr. Wondertainment?Gears: I see. Now your question?Gears: I would rather not discuss my daughter further. I find no joy in the matter.Gears: I never said I did not.Gears: Are you familiar with the trolley problem, Mr. Laugh?Gears: Correct. I was presented with my own trolley problem when I was offered my current job. As you can see, I made my own choice. Whether or not I regret it is irrelevant. What matters is that I made my choice, and I must now endure the consequences.Gears: The most difficult part of being a parent is knowing when you're no longer needed.Gears: Yes. She did require my presence. But she no longer does.Gears: That is not what I said.[There is a pause.]\nGears: It is far too late for me to do that. Things have been set in motion that I cannot change. I must accept the facts and move on. At any rate, I am afraid I no longer have any questions to ask you.Gears: Yes. Our time together has come to an end.Gears: I am sorry. I must go now.[Dr. Gears rises and collects his notepad, moving towards the door.][SCP-1799 stands and moves to block the door to the interrogation chamber.]Gears: Please move, Mr. Laugh.Gears: I will not hesitate to call the guards stationed outside this room if you do not acquiesce. Please move now.\n[SCP-1799 moves out of the way and sits down in its chair again.]<END LOG>\nNote: I'll be honest, I didn't think this would work the way it did. I just wanted to see the old man laugh for once, but he was actually able to talk to SCP-1799. 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{"text": "ADULT CONTENT\n\nThis article contains adult content that may not be suitable for all readers.\nGraphic depiction of blood, gore or mutilation of body parts\nFeatures sexual themes or language, but does not depict sexual acts.\nExplicit depiction of sexual acts.\nFeatures non-consensual sexual acts.\nDepiction of severe mistreatment of children\nDepiction of self-harm\nDepiction of suicide\nDepiction of torture\n{$custom-content}\nIf you are above the age of 18+ and wish to read such content, then you may click Continue to view said content.\nContinue\nBack to Front Page\n\u00ab SCP-1799 |SCP-1800| SCP-1801 \u00bb\n\nItem #: SCP-1800\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1800 is stored in a restricted area of Sector-19. All accessways and rooms within a 200m radius of SCP-1800 shall be kept to authorized personnel only, and will be kept clear of unnecessary personnel during testing. Personnel authorized to be in the restricted area must not fit Profile Alpha-1800-1 (see: Addendum 2) or Profile Beta-1800-1 (see: Addendum 3) Testing is authorized on SCP-1800 with approval of the current project leader.\nDescription: SCP-1800 is a bronze sculpture measuring 146cm in height. The casting appears identical to the work Le Minotaure by Salvador Dal\u00ed produced by the Valsuani foundry in 1982 with the following deviations:\n\nAttempts to date the sculpture have been inconclusive, but suggest it was created at least \u2588\u2588 years prior to the earliest date of official casting at the Valsuani foundry. (This would also predate the first known Dali painting of the subject by \u2588 years.)\n\nThe sculpture is missing a foundry mark and signature.\n\nThe small drawer above the inner right ankle is functional, and can be opened and closed.\n\nInside the drawer is an inscription absent from the official casting: Quin preu \u00e9s la virtut.1 Inscription appears to have been engraved some time after casting.\n\nSCP-1800 is typically in an inactive state during which it shows no anomalous properties. If some unit of minted currency is placed in the drawer in the lower right leg of the sculpture, and the drawer is closed, the contents of the drawer will disappear and SCP-1800 will enter a pending state.2\nWhen SCP-1800 is in a pending state it will appear inactive3 until a human subject fitting Profile Alpha-1800-1 or Profile Beta-1800-1 enters an area within a 167m radius of effect4 surrounding SCP-1800.\nWhen a human subject fitting Profile Alpha-1800-1 enters the radius of effect while SCP-1800 is in a pending state, SCP-1800 will become active and move its right arm to point two fingers in the direction of the subject for approximately 15 seconds5. The subject is subsequently designated SCP-1800-1. After 15 seconds, SCP-1800 will return to its original pose. If any instance of SCP-1800-2 exists, SCP-1800 will also then return to an inactive state, otherwise its state will continue to be pending.\nWhen a human subject fitting Profile Beta-1800-1 enters the radius of effect while SCP-1800 is in a pending state, SCP-1800 will become active and move its left arm to point three fingers in the direction of the subject for approximately 17 seconds.6 The subject is subsequently designated SCP-1800-2. After 17 seconds, SCP-1800 will return to its original pose. If any instance of SCP-1800-1 exists, SCP-1800 will also then return to an inactive state, otherwise its state will continue to be pending.\nWhen any number of instances of SCP-1800-1 and SCP-1800-2 simultaneously exist, instances of SCP-1800-1 will seek out instances of SCP-1800-27 and initiate some form of ritualized interaction. After completion, the object(s) of this interaction will cease being designated as SCP-1800-2, and if there are no more remaining instances of SCP-1800-2, the initiator(s) of the interaction will cease being designated SCP-1800-1. The specific nature of the interaction initiated by SCP-1800-1 is determined by the type of currency used prior to SCP-1800 selecting SCP-1800-1.\nAddendum 1:\n\n+ Document T1800-37: Table of Selected SCP-1800-1/SCP-1800-2 Interactions\n\n- Document T1800-37: Table of Selected SCP-1800-1/SCP-1800-2 Interactions\n\nCurrency Used\nInteraction Observed\n\n2010 U.S. Lincoln Penny\nSCP-1800-1 verbally harasses SCP-1800-2 for a period of 10 minutes.\n\n1943 Steel U.S. Lincoln Penny\nSCP-1800-1 verbally harasses SCP-1800-2 for a period of 23 minutes. Harassment includes obscene hand gestures.\n\n1980 UK Ten Pence\nSCP-1800-1 verbally harasses SCP-1800-2 for a period of 5 minutes, then proceeds to urinate on SCP-1800-2.\n\n2001 Belgian \u20ac2 Coin\nSCP-1800-1 assaults SCP-1800-2, strangling SCP-1800-2 for a period of 10 minutes. After SCP-1800-2 expires, SCP-1800-1 undresses the body and poses it to resemble SCP-1800's normal posture.\n\n1882 U.S. Silver Dollar\nSCP-1800-1 sexually assaults SCP-1800-2 with a [DATA EXPUNGED] then forces SCP-1800-2 to consume [DATA EXPUNGED] undresses the body and [DATA EXPUNGED] cutting wounds that resemble the voids in the SCP-1800 sculpture.\n\n1924 U.S. Double Eagle $20 Gold Coin\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n\nAddendum 2:\n\n+ Profile Alpha-1800-1\n\n- Profile Alpha-1800-1\n\nProfile Alpha-1800-1 subjects are male and aged 30 to 55 years. They have a position of authority, typically policemen, politicians, executives or military officers. They are in good physical condition without chronic ailments, and show no history of mental disorders or substance abuse. They are married and have at least one child.\n\nAddendum 3:\n\n+ Profile Beta-1800-1\n\n- Profile Beta-1800-1\n\nProfile Beta-1800-1 subjects are female and aged 13 to 21 years. They will have begun menstruation but have not yet engaged in sexual intercourse.\n\nAddendum 4:\n\n+ Document I1800-03: Post Recovery Interview #3 \n\n- Document I1800-03: Post Recovery Interview #3\n\nInterviewed: David Orwell. Male. 27 years old.\nInterviewer: Agent J. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, MTF-\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, Commander in charge of initial response and containment team.\nForeword: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1800 was on public display at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Museum in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It had been on continual exhibition since \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 without incident. According to security cameras, at 13:25, the interview subject approached SCP-1800 and placed an unidentified coin in SCP-1800's lower drawer and closed it. SCP-1800 immediately entered an active state and selected SCP-1800-1 and SCP-1800-2 from the museum patrons. SCP-1800-1 immediately engaged in ritual rape, murder and dismemberment of SCP-1800-2. Three security guards were injured, one fatally, when they attempted to intervene. Ritual interaction was interrupted by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 police firing on and killing SCP-1800-1. Interview subject was taken into custody by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 police along with twelve other witnesses.\n<Begin Log, 02:30 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588>\nAgent J. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Now, I need to ask you a few questions.\nDavid Orwell: Sure. Hell of a day. You're American, aren't you? FBI? Is this some sort of al-Qaeda thing?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We're consultants, working with the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 police.\nOrwell: Ahhh.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Your name's David Orwell?\nOrwell: That's right.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're a student from [REDACTED]?\nOrwell: Was a student. The indoctrination was a bit much.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So you stopped being an art student?\nOrwell: In that sense. I work for a small auction house in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 now.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Long way from home.\nOrwell: So are you.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [pause] So\u2026 Why did you put something in the statue?\nOrwell: I thought you wanted to ask about the guy killing his\u2014\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please answer the question, Mr. Orwell.\nOrwell: An offering to Mammon.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Pardon?\nOrwell: Rendering unto Caesar. A metaphor. A protest. A penny on the eye of dead Art.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm not following you.\nOrwell: [sighs] It was my way of saying that Mr. Salvador Dal\u00ed was a pretentious little hack who lived off the same dozen visual non-sequiturs for a half-century. Mass-produced corporate art that diminishes in significance with each cheap copy. That statue, Le Minotaure, you know how many reproductions there are of it? I could get you one off eBay right now. All \u201cofficial,\u201d and still being produced \u2588\u2588 years after his death. I have more respect for Thomas Kinkade. He never tried to convince anyone his kitsch was somehow transgressive or meaningful.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You don't like Dal\u00ed.\nOrwell: There's nothing worse than a revolutionary co-opted by the establishment. Art isn't a commodity.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Were you expecting the statue to do something?\nOrwell: Like what?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Move.\nOrwell: Huh? I was metaphorically tweaking the Dal\u00ed industrial complex. It's not a vending machine or an amusement park ride.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You didn't watch the statue after you closed that drawer?\nOrwell: I was paying more attention to the guards, who might have objected to my little protest. Then there was this slight issue of some German tourist killing his daughter and trying to\u2014\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We have witnesses that say the statue raised its arms and pointed at Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and his daughter.\nOrwell: What?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Are you certain you didn't see the statue move?\nOrwell: It's not a mannequin. That thing is solid bronze, no joints. It isn't going to wave its arms like a pirate on a Disney ride.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So you didn't see anything?\nOrwell: You've got to be kidding. I was watching something a lot more horrifying and transgressive than that derivative, self-plagiarized excuse for a sculpture.8\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you, Mr. Orwell.\nOrwell: [pause] So, uh, are we cool yet?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hmm?\nOrwell: Are we cool? Have you got what you need? Can I go?\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Uh-huh, see the nurse on the way out.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: As with all witnesses to SCP-1800's active phase, David Orwell was provided with a prophylactic Class-A amnestic to suppress any knowledge of SCP-1800's involvement in the case. Possible connections between David Orwell and any Groups of Interest were not perused until \u2588 years later when a routine review of SCP-1800's case files identified the phrase \u201care we cool yet?\u201d Mr. Orwell's statement pre-dates official Foundation recognition of the \u201cAre We Cool Yet?\u201d collective by \u2588 years. Subsequent attempts to locate Mr. Orwell for a follow-up investigation have yet to be successful.\nWhat, are we supposed to go back and re-investigate every piece of so-called art we have in containment now? It's a god-damn coincidence\u2014 Agent J. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, MTF-\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\n\nFootnotes\n1. English translation: \"What price is virtue?\"\n2. Only metallic minted currency has this effect; printed money, jewelry, ingots of precious metal, non-currency tokens, or other such items have no effect.\n3. No external means of observation or measurement has been found to differentiate between SCP-1800's inactive and pending states.\n4. Radius of effect is constant, regardless of any intervening material.\n5. Effects are independent of subject's ability to perceive SCP-1800, and occur even if subject leaves the radius of effect within this timeframe.\n6. See note 5.\n7. SCP-1800-1 appears unaware of the seeking compulsion and will show no prior conscious knowledge of SCP-1800-2's location and identity beyond what was known prior to the effects of SCP-1800.\n8. Security camera footage confirms that Mr. Orwell was not facing SCP-1800 during its active phase.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1799 | SCP-1800 | SCP-1801 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1801\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the complexity of SCP-1801, it has so far proved impossible to isolate outside a host. All subjects infected with SCP-1801 shall be kept in the dedicated SCP-1801 Bio-Research Medical Facility at Armed Bio-Containment Area-14. The entire building shall be kept under Level 4 Biohazard containment protocols, and a 100m security perimeter is to be maintained around the structure under constant guard. Persons attempting unauthorized entry or exit of the secure perimeter are to be immediately terminated and the remains incinerated.\nNo biological materials are to leave the SCP-1801 Bio-Research Medical Facility. All tests must be performed on-site, without exception.\nPhysical entry to the SCP-1801 Bio-Research Medical Facility is limited to personnel with approval of the Site Director and only with full Level 4 containment gear. A pre-exit, 72-hour, on-site quarantine in the facility's dedicated sterile area is mandatory before any personnel are allowed back across the secure perimeter.\nAll subjects infected with SCP-1801 shall be isolated and remain under observation in individual rooms in the SCP-1801 Bio-Research Medical Facility. As of Incident I-1801-24, no individuals infected with SCP-1801 are permitted to interact with other infectees outside a controlled experiment.\nWhile SCP-1801 itself has only been seen to transmit with direct blood-to-blood or sexual contact, many of its components are normally dangerous and can be transmitted through casual contact or airborne transmission. All individuals infected with SCP-1801 must be treated as highly infectious.\nDescription: SCP-1801 is a contagious syndrome that appears to be transmissible through a complex of agents that, in isolation, show no anomalous properties. To date, Foundation researchers have identified the components of SCP-1801 to include \u2588 bacterial agents, \u2588 viral agents, and \u2588 prions (\u2588 of which have never been seen in a mammalian host outside of SCP-1801). All these agents are well known and documented in their effects outside their participation in a SCP-1801 infection. When participating in a SCP-1801 infection, their normal epidemiology and symptomatology no longer appear to apply.\nSymptoms of SCP-1801 infection will vary based on the vector of the infection, and whether the infected individual has subsequently infected anyone else with SCP-1801. There are three classes of infectee:\n\nSCP-1801-1: An individual who becomes infected with SCP-1801 through contact with SCP-1801-2 or via [REDACTED] becomes SCP-1801-1. Despite hosting several strains of bacteria and virus that normally lead to fatal infections, SCP-1801-1 will remain apparently healthy and asymptomatic until infecting another individual with SCP-1801.\n\nSCP-1801-2: An individual who becomes infected with SCP-1801 through contact with SCP-1801-1 or SCP-1801-3 will become SCP-1801-2. Within 24 hours of infection, SCP-1801-2 will begin showing signs similar to an active infection by Staphylococcus aureus or Clostridium perfringens. However, rather than liquefaction and necrosis, the infected tissues vanish completely. Blood loss is minimal, as blood vessels close off as tissue disappears. Because of this, the victim does not suffer from toxemia or shock, and can survive much longer than typical for such a tissue-destroying infection, usually until vital neural or organ tissue is affected. (With the assist of a heart-lung machine and dialysis, one instance of SCP-1801-2 survived 16 days after onset of symptoms and the loss of 80% of muscle mass, all extremities, stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, as well as the lower mandible, tongue and esophagus. The SCP-1801-2 expired after 30% of brain mass was lost.)\n\nSCP-1801-3: Once SCP-1801-1 has passed on SCP-1801 to at least one other person, SCP-1801-1 will cease being asymptomatic and begin transition to become SCP-1801-3. SCP-1801-3 will begin showing the onset of irregular mature teratomas. The onset of these teratomas will correspond with the onset of symptoms in the SCP-1801-2 that was infected before the transition. Mass and rate of growth of teratomas in SCP-1801-3 will correspond to the mass and rate of tissue destruction in SCP-1801-2. The rate of growth of tumors may accelerate if SCP-1801-3 infects new individuals with SCP-1801. In this instance, mass and rate of growth of teratomas in SCP-1801-3 will correspond to the collective mass and rate of tissue destruction in all instances of SCP-1801-2 so infected. Genetic tests on teratomas show genetic material from SCP-1801-2 rather than SCP-1801-3. Despite this, no incidence of tissue rejection has been observed.\n\nTeratomas growing on SCP-1801-3 show a much higher incidence of complex organ development than is typical; in addition to eyes, teeth and hair, there have been observed a complete kidney, a lung, a complete left hand showing some independent movement, a tongue, a [REDACTED]. While these growths appear random, they interlink with each other and, in advanced cases, show a circulatory, endocrine, [REDACTED] systems parallel and independent of SCP-1801-3's original anatomy. SCP-1801-3 generally survives until tumor growth obstructs normal organ functioning. (In 55% of cases death is from asphyxiation due to airway blockage or lung collapse.) In cases where all associated SCP-1801-2 have expired before SCP-1801-3's tumors have become life-threatening in size, tumor growth will cease and SCP-1801-3 may survive indefinitely before infecting a new SCP-1801-2 and tumor growth resumes.\n\nAddendum 1: Incident report regarding autopsy of instance of SCP-1801-3\n\n+ Incident I-1801-24\n\n- Incident I-1801-24\n\nDocument# I-1801-24\nPersonnel involved: Dr. C \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nDate: 09/13/20\u2588\u2588\nLocation: Surgical Theatre 12B, SCP-1801 Bio-Research Medical Facility, Area-14\nDescription: Dr. C \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was engaged in a routine post-mortem exam and dissection of a deceased SCP-1801-3. The subject had been the most advanced case of infection to date, with over 65% of its body mass composed of teratomas genetically linked to seven separate individuals. The largest individual tumor was a 15 kg mass distending the abdomen on the left side. The following is a transcript of the data recording as Dr. C \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 retracted the layer of tissue above the tumor.\n\n<Begin Log, [09/13/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 1330]>\nDr. C. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I am now looking at an extremely large teratoma growing from the dorsal left of the abdominal cavity, displacing the liver. I see complex structures, skin, hair, an ear, an eye, what might be a partial mouth. [sounds of crashing] Holy \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588!\nDr. C. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [After several deep breaths] Is this recording? The damn tumor blinked at me. [More deep breaths] I'm going to flush the incision and move the camera closer.\nDr. C. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The teratoma is showing independent movement despite no vital signs at all in the host body. It is definitely looking at me. The partial mouth is moving as well. [Long pause] I don't believe this. It's trying to say something.\nSCP-1801-3: [indecipherable]\nDr. C. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No.\nSCP-1801-3: [indecipherable]\nDr. C. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm going to move the mic closer, I think it's responding to me.\nSCP-1801-3: [indecipherable] others.\nDr. C. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Others? Other SCP-1801-3?\nSCP-1801-3: Must [indecipherable] what we have learned.\nDr. C. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What have you learned?\nSCP-1801-3: [indecipherable] we [indecipherable] you are.\nDr. C. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [long pause] What are we?\nSCP-1801-3: Our\u2026 flesh.\n\nDr. C \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 continued attempts to communicate, but no further intelligible statements were recorded before the teratoma ceased activity.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1800 | SCP-1801 | SCP-1802 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1802\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1802 is to be kept in Humanoid Chamber C-08 at Armed Containment Area 24 pending relocation to a Safe storage facility and monitored according to humanoid containment guidelines. Its cell is to be inspected regularly for concealed objects.\nDescription: SCP-1802 is an artificial humanoid measuring approximately 30 cm in height. Its body has been crudely assembled from lacquered chicken bones, scraps of iron and leather, wire, heavy twine, and a tin can which serves as the creature's head.1 The object wears a square of white canvas fashioned into a semblance of a lab coat, and has safety goggles secured on its \"head\" using screws. SCP-1802 walks with an unsteady gait, but is manually dexterous and capable of using tools.\nSCP-1802 is sapient and capable of speech\u2014mostly simple recitations of memory. It has a single-minded devotion to one particular task: the collection of miscellaneous, usually worthless objects. It gathers these items in whatever containers it can carry (sacks, small jars, sandwich bags), then creates caches nearby in which to store them, such as behind a dumpster or at the foot of a tree. SCP-1802 can remember the location and contents of each cache it has created. Examples of objects hidden by SCP-1802 include a bottlecap, three acorns, a field cricket, half an ice cream sandwich wrapper, a coat button, and a gecko.2 SCP-1802's largest acquisition was a road sign indicating a deer crossing, removed with the use of stolen tools. Once the sign was removed, SCP-1802 was unable to relocate the item, and so attempted to conceal it in place with the use of fallen leaves. The object was discovered by a police officer and replaced within several hours. SCP-1802 was discovered by the Foundation when it attempted to remove a security camera installed on the gate of Armed Containment Area 24. During the process, it was noticed by a guard, at which point it was captured and taken in for examination.\nResearchers assigned to SCP-1802 are permitted to provide the object with pieces of trash so that it remains cooperative during interviews and experiments. SCP-1802 spends its time studying these objects, taking a mental inventory of previously-gathered objects, lying on its bed and twitching, and making unsuccessful attempts to penetrate its head using its graspers.3\n\nInterview Log 1802-2\nDate: 10/04/\u2588\u2588\nTime: 03:10:00\nSubject: SCP-1802\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSCP-1802 spent the duration of this interview sitting politely on the interview table. Its voice is a little muffled, because it seems to be coming from inside the can, but at least it enunciates well. \u2014Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewer: SCP-1802, what is your earliest memory?Interviewer: What happened after that?Interviewer: What is your purpose, SCP-1802?Interviewer: It seems like you take anything you find.Interviewer: What happened to you next?Interviewer: Can you remember what street you were on or what building you came out of?Interviewer: [to the supervising researcher] That's all we need. [to SCP-1802] Thank you for your cooperation.Interviewer: What name did he give you?Interviewer: Thank you for your cooperation, SCP-1802. The interview is over.\n\nAddendum: On 11/04/\u2588\u2588, immediately following Interview 1802-2, a squad of Foundation agents raided the building described by SCP-1802. The location, an abandoned [REDACTED] restaurant franchise, was completely deserted, although paint stains and pieces of granite indicated recent activity. A cardboard box was sitting on the counter, with an attached note hastily scribbled on wax paper in crayon. It read:\n\nF\u00d8UND THIS FOR YOU\nAPPRECIATE THE GESTURES\n\nThe reverse bore this message:\n\nSPECIAL PROCEDURES:\nFIGURE IT OUT\n\nThe cardboard box contained a dirt-stained white bottlecap with no identifying markings. After researchers cleaned and evaluated the object, it was designated SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 due to its anomalous properties and placed in containment.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarity in construction materials between SCP-1802 and SCP-1502 suggests a shared origin.\n2. The gecko escaped SCP-1802's possession shortly after it placed the lizard in storage.\n3. The container was opened and found to be empty, except for masking tape applied around the bottom of the can.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1801 | SCP-1802 | SCP-1803 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1803\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1803 is to be kept at Sector-23, suspended by steel cables from the ceiling of a secure 10m (w) x 25m (d) x 15m (h) item containment room. SCP-1803 is to be kept at least 1m from contact with the floors, walls or ceiling of its containment area. Cables suspending SCP-1803 should be no greater than 15mm in diameter and should be spaced no closer than 0.5m together at their anchor points. SCP-1803-1 is to be monitored continually for changes in content by security personnel with level 4 clearance. Changes in content shall be documented and forwarded to the Foundation Intelligence Analysis Department for assessment. Any experiments must be cleared with the Intelligence Analysis Department.\nAbsolutely no SCP decommissioning is to take place within a 10km radius of SCP-1803.\nDescription: SCP-1803 is a section of a residential building originally located at [REDACTED] in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Germany. The major portion of SCP-1803 includes an 18m length of exterior masonry wall 12m in height, the lower 3m of which is excavated foundation that had been originally below ground. Attached to the interior side of the wall section are portions of flooring from three levels of the original structure, as well as interior walls, doors, windows, and one complete half-bath. Approximately centered in the wall section is a 10m x 5m studio missing only one interior wall. Within the room is a stationary humanoid figure1 posed facing out of the room's single window.\nSCP-1803, including the humanoid figure, is completely covered by SCP-1803-1. SCP-1803-1 is a multimedia collage consisting of newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, various textual elements, painted canvas, graffiti, toys, posters, sculptural elements, [REDACTED], and numerous other \u201cfound\u201d objects. (see: Document CI-1803-A, Content Survey SCP-1803-1.) The majority of SCP-1803-1's surface area undergoes continual revision, replacing older elements of its content with new items. New items will appear to \u201cgrow\u201d from beneath adjoining items, overlapping older elements until the older elements are completely covered. Despite this method of renewal, probes of SCP-1803-1 show that no one area of SCP-1803-1 is greater than \u2588 layers thick despite observations that 80% of its surface area has been completely replaced \u2588\u2588\u2588 times since coming within Foundation custody. Approximately 20% of SCP-1803-1's surface area does not undergo this renewal, consisting of three areas in the central room of SCP-1803 that have remained consistent since SCP-1803 was contained. (see: Document CI-1803-B, Consistent Elements of SCP-1803-1.)\nContent identified in SCP-1803-1, aside from items directly incorporated due to contact with SCP-1803-1, is composed of elements that have been discarded or otherwise destroyed at some time prior to their incorporation. While approximately \u2588\u2588% of traceable new items have been confirmed to have been destroyed or discarded within a 10km radius of SCP-1803-1 within 12 months prior to incorporation, the remainder have no known limitations as to origin either temporally or geographically. SCP-1803-1 shows a marked bias toward works of art, photographs, and censored literature, which account for between 45% and 65% of its surface area at any one time. Much of the remainder will be random discarded objects distributed in a way that suggests commentary on SCP-1803-1's content.2 About \u2588% of SCP-1803-1 will consist of classified or otherwise secret documentation from a variety of sources, including the Foundation itself. To date, SCP-1803-1 has incorporated reports and memos from \u2588 different national intelligence agencies, \u2588\u2588 different corporations, \u2588\u2588 different NGO's, and \u2588 Groups of Interest.\nWhen any item contacts SCP-1803-1 at points with a combined cross-section greater than 400mm2 within a .25m2 area for a duration longer than 15 seconds, there will be one of two possible reactions from SCP-1803-1:\n\nFor large items of a structural nature (walls, floors, ceilings, support beams, masonry, pipes larger than 20mm in diameter, furniture, appliances, heavy machinery, and so on.) SCP-1803-1 will attach itself to the item and begin to grow over it, eventually incorporating it into the combined mass of SCP-1803.3\n\nOther items will be drawn into SCP-1803-1 at the point of contact. No attempt to retrieve an item during this occurrence has met with success. At best, attempts have resulted in mechanical failure of the object at the point of contact with SCP-1803-1 and retention of the unincorporated portion. Within 24 hours, the object will re-emerge elsewhere as part of the composition of SCP-1803-1, usually in several pieces presented in some geometric arrangement.4\n\nAddendum 1:\n\n+ Document I-1803-23A\n\n- Document I-1803-23A\n\nDocument I-1803-23A: Incident Report/Containment Breach\nSCPs involved: SCP-1803-1, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nLocation: Sector-23\nDescription: 90 days after the decommissioning of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 at Site-\u2588\u2588 (\u2588km from Sector-23) the security team monitoring SCP-1803 noticed the incorporation of [REDACTED] into SCP-1803-1. The area was locked down and researchers from Site-\u2588\u2588 confirmed that the visible [REDACTED] was a section of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had been a Keter class [REDACTED] and if fully exposed outside its specified containment protocol could result in an XK scenario. After 12 hours of a Foundation-wide full alert, the [REDACTED] fully emerged and it was determined that [REDACTED] was only a section of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 cut into the shape of a five-pointed star. Without [REDACTED], SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was incomplete, preventing full manifestation of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's anomalous effects. The inert section of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was peeled off of SCP-1803-1 by a remote-operated drone and destroyed without any further incident.\nNote: No more decomms anywhere near this thing\u2014 Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Director Site-\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 2:\n\n+ Document R-1803-101AB\n\n- Document R-1803-101AB\n\nDocument R-1803-101AB: Transcript of Interpol surveillance prior to identification of SCP-1803\n\nForeword: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, agents of Interpol were conducting audio surveillance on a multi-family apartment building [REDACTED] in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Germany. They were monitoring Dr. Otto \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, male 95 years old, for involvement with [REDACTED] suspected of possible terrorist activities. At 18:45 local time, Dr. Otto \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 received two unidentified male visitors.5\n<Begin Transcript, 18:48 \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I don't receive many visitors these days. Who did you say you were?\nUnidentified Male #1: David sent us.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: David\u2026?\nUnidentified Male #1: You know, David.\nUnidentified Male #2: He told us to ask you if we were cool yet.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [Chuckles] Oh. That David. Come in, friends. Have a seat.\n[45-second pause in conversation as the three men take seats in the main room of the studio]\nUnidentified Male #1: You're a hard man to find, sir.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Quite intentional. Too many of the wrong people looking. Now forgive me, but I am wondering why our mutual acquaintance would send you to me. I have retired from teaching esoterica, and I am quite busy with my own project.\nUnidentified Male #1: Well, to be honest, he didn't really send us\u2026\nUnidentified Male #2: We want to talk about your project.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: My projects are my concern.\nUnidentified Male #1: Just listen to our proposal.\nUnidentified Male #2: You can help us strike a blow against the fascist oligarchy ruling Europe.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Oh. I see. [15-second pause] I'm going to have to ask you to leave.\nUnidentified Male #1: Wait. Please listen. This is a fantastic idea. We set it up in Brussels. At [REDACTED]. Imagine it, their brand new, billion-euro building covered with every secret memo, every document they've ever tried to hide. A monument to every petty\u2014\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Get out!\nUnidentified Male #2: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, I think you should hear us out.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I've heard enough. You're a pair of ignorant fools. You don't even know what Fascism means. You\u2014 [Statement stops abruptly]\n[10-second pause in conversation.]\nUnidentified Male #1: Kurt, what are you doing?\nUnidentified Male #2: Getting the good doctor's attention.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [Pause] Young man, please put the gun away.\nUnidentified Male #2: No. You're going to help us make a statement that will inspire the masses to\u2014\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You have no idea what you're doing.\nUnidentified Male #1: Sir, if you help us, we'll go down in history.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Bah! All that will happen is they close their building. If you think anyone will get to see their precious secrets before they destroy the place you are a greater fool than I imagine you are.\nUnidentified Male #2: We will see. All we need is your notes. We can do the ritual ourselves.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [Pause] I actually think you would. Your eyes\u2026 I've seen that kind of look before. [Pause] A determined, righteous man, aren't you?\nUnidentified Male #1: We are, sir.\nUnidentified Male #2: Shut up.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you know what the ritual entails?\nUnidentified Male #1: Uh. Yes, sir.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [Sighs] I've waited decades to create my memorial, but the techniques of Thule are not cheap. I've balked at the price. Spent my life searching for a means to avoid it. But I take it you're willing to pay.\nUnidentified Male #2: There are plenty of people in that building I would sacrifice to see your art live.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I suppose if you are willing, then I should be as well.\n[Unidentified sounds]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [Unintelligible]\nUnidentified Male #1: Sir?\nUnidentified Male #2: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? What are you doing?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [Unintelligible]\nUnidentified Male #1: [Screams]\n[Gunshots, recording ends.]\n<End Transcript>\nClosing Statement: By the time the Interpol agents on duty arrived at Dr. Otto \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's apartment, SCP-1803-1 had already covered 90% of the studio. Foundation agents were called in, the building was condemned, and SCP-1803 separated from the existing structure and airlifted to Sector-23. Genetic testing has revealed the humanoid form in SCP-1803 as the remains of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Tests on the remains of the other two males have identified them as Simon \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Kurt \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, college students who had been linked to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Germany cell of the Are We Cool Yet? collective (currently inactive).\n\nAddendum 3:\n\n+ Document CI-1803-A-a\n\n- Document CI-1803-A-a\n\nDocument CI-1803-A-a: Content Survey SCP-1803-1 (Summary)\nData Redacted by request of Intelligence Analysis Department \u2014 O5-\u2588\n\nAddendum 4:\n\n+ Document CI-1803-B-a\n\n- Document CI-1803-B-a\n\nDocument CI-1803-B-a: Consistent Elements of SCP-1803-1 (Summary)\nSummary: Consistent elements in SCP-1803-1 are confined to three areas in the central room around the humanoid figure. Area one is the largest, surrounding the single window. Items comprising it have been dated as early as 1919, and as late as 193\u2588. The majority of textual elements are from German-language publications from the period. Artistic elements include paintings, sculptures, lithographs and photographic reproductions of modernist works from this era. Almost all art in this section has been documented as having been destroyed by the German Nazi regime as examples of entartete Kunst.6 The 35 artists represented include Otto Dix, Kurt Schwitters, Paul Klee, and Piet Mondriaan.7\nThe other two areas are on opposing walls to either side of the humanoid figure. Both consist of flayed human skin pasted over newsprint. Rectangular holes have been cut in the surface of the skin to reveal lettering beneath.\nThe skin on the right-hand wall8 has 72 holes of varying sizes. Each hole reveals either a single letter, word, or punctuation mark from the following series9: \"A\" \"are\" \"C\" \"cool\" \"W\" \"we\" \"Y\" \"yet\" \"?\"\nThe skin on the left hand wall10 has 132 holes, all revealing the number \"9.\"\n\nFootnotes\n1. Samples from the humanoid figure shows tissues consistent with that of a human male, though it has shown no sign of movement, biological function, or decay since containment.\n2. Attempts to communicate with SCP-1803-1 by introducing new content have been inconclusive, but suggestive of conscious direction of SCP-1803-1's composition.\n3. Such items can be removed. Removed items do not retain the anomalous properties of SCP-1803 or SCP-1803-1. This process is not recommended because of potential damage to SCP-1803 or SCP-1803-1.\n4. This process has proved fatal for any living organism.\n5. Transcript is translated from the original German.\n6. \"degenerate art.\"\n7. Many of the works incorporated had been displayed in the Nazi Entartete Kunst exhibit premiering in Munich in 1937.\n8. Genetically identified as the remains of Kurt \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n9. Note: Words are in English.\n10. Genetically identified as the remains of Simon \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1802 | SCP-1803 | SCP-1804 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1804\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1804 is to be housed in a secure office at Site-19. Any text produced by SCP-1804 showing anomalous properties shall be treated as a Safe memetic SCP, given the next sequential SCP designation number1 and stored in hardcopy-only format in an adjacent secure document locker.\nText produced by SCP-1804 may only be copied as part of an authorized experiment, and such copies must be destroyed upon test completion. After any testing, test subjects must be given Class-A amnestics to remove knowledge of the contents of any anomalous text documents.\nDescription: SCP-1804 is a fully functional Underwood Model #5 Typewriter with a U.S. key layout, manufactured at some time between 1925 and 1928. The machine shows signs of wear consistent with relatively frequent use, as well as several parts that seem to have been replaced and/or serviced during its lifetime. No part of the mechanism is atypical for this model of typewriter, and the materials used in its construction show no abnormalities.\nWhen SCP-1804 is used to produce text, the text produced may exhibit anomalous properties. Anomalous effects will not be present if the majority of text is not original to the document being typed. If such properties are present, they will manifest by triggering abnormal cognitive and/or emotional reactions in subjects upon reading the text. Such effects appear to require the subject's comprehension of the anomalous text and will affect the typist as well as subsequent readers. The exact nature of these effects appears to vary based on the semantic content of the text, the state of mind of the typist, and the intended purpose of the text.\nWhen text produced by SCP-1804 shows anomalous properties, those properties will manifest in any copies that retain the exact same semantic meaning as the original typewritten manuscript. This includes photocopies, transcriptions, and OCR scans. Translations into other languages and audio reproductions of anomalous text have, to date, shown no anomalous properties.\nAddendum 1:\n\n+ Document EX-1804-111A\n\n- Document EX-1804-111A\n\nDocument EX-1804-111A: Experiment Log for SCP-1804\n\nTest 011\nDesignation: N/A\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-12758, a bilingual male fluent in English and Spanish.\nProcedure: Subject is told to transcribe the poem \"Jabberwocky\" by Lewis Carroll (1872) using SCP-1804.\nResults: Resulting document shows no anomalous properties.\nNotes: Confirms the fact that SCP-1804 only produces anomalous text when the content is substantially original. \u2014 Dr. R. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nTest 012\nDesignation: SCP-1804-27B\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-12758, a bilingual male fluent in English and Spanish.\nProcedure: Subject is told to translate the poem \"Jabberwocky\" by Lewis Carroll (1872) from English to Spanish using SCP-1804.\nResults: All persons reading D-12758's translation become convinced that the poem in question is an original Spanish composition. After typing the original text, D-12758 himself denied authorship and claimed it was an old folktale his grandmother read to him. When shown the original 1872 work, D-12758 theorized that the author plagiarized the ancient Spanish original.\nNotes: Apparently the act of translation confers enough original content to trigger SCP-1804's effect \u2014 Dr. R. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nTest 018\nDesignation: SCP-1804-29B\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-12758, a bilingual male fluent in English and Spanish.\nProcedure: Subject is told to type an original recipe on SCP-1804.\nResults: Subject types a recipe for \"Mom's Polenta\".2 Subjects who read the recipe develop an aversion to corn and corn-meal based foodstuffs to the point of nausea. No anomalous effects were noted when the recipe was prepared and served to subjects who had not read the recipe.\nNotes: SCP-1804's effect seems to be influenced quite a bit by the psychological state of the typist.\u2014 Dr. R. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nTest 037\nDesignation: SCP-1804-101B\nDate: \u2588\u2588/12/20\u2588\u2588 - \u2588\u2588/19/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-56674\nProcedure: Over the course of one week subject was instructed to maintain a daily diary using SCP-1804.\nResults: The psychological state of the subject progressively degraded, showing worsening signs of depression and paranoid delusion. By day seven, subject was convinced that the Foundation was replacing parts of her body with pieces of SCP-1804.3 Subjects reading SCP-1804-101B develop similar symptoms, progressing similarly as each day's document is read.\nNotes: SCP-1804's effect appears to become more profound with repeated exposure as well as with document length. It helps explain why the users of SCP-1804 seem to end up much worse off than those simply exposed to SCP-1804's documents\u2014 Dr. R. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nTest 048\nDesignation: SCP-1804-106B\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-11275\nProcedure: Subject instructed to compose a fictional narrative of at least 1000 words on SCP-1804.\nResults: Subject composes a vignette of a sexual nature detailing a homosexual encounter between [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] from the U.S. television series [REDACTED]. Subjects reading this narrative all express a sense of incompleteness about the \"story\" in SCP-1804-106B, as well as dissatisfaction in the execution.4 Subjects will subsequently attempt to \"do it right,\" writing their own narratives based loosely on SCP-1804-106B and [REDACTED]. To date, the longest narrative so-produced is a 100,000-word trilogy produced by Dr. S. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after accidental exposure.5\nNotes: It'd be interesting to see if there are higher-order effects from compositions that are themselves generated from a compulsion due to SCP-1804's effect\u2014 Dr. R. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nTest 049\nDesignation: SCP-1804-107B\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-22138\nProcedure: Subject exposed to SCP-1804-106B, then instructed to compose a fictional narrative of at least 1000 words on SCP-1804.\nResults: [REDACTED]\nNotes: Turns out that was not a great idea.\u2014 Dr. R. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum 2:\n\n+ Document RL-1804-101A\n\n- Document RL-1804-101A\n\nDocument RL-1804-101A: Recovery Log for SCP-1804: Selected list of documents produced by SCP-1804 prior to containment.\n\nDesignation: SCP-1804-1A\nSummary: SCP-1804-1A was a newsletter of the \u201c[REDACTED] Society\u201d written in \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1973 by Mrs. L\u2588\u2588 G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The newsletter was reproduced via a spirit duplicator6 running to approximately 150 copies. The newsletter compiles a number of popular conspiracy theories of the time, particularly those involving the assassinations of various political figures.\nAnomalous Effects: Effects are confined to subjects who read SCP-1804-1A in whole and in order.7 Those who are affected begin to show typical signs of paranoid schizophrenia, including delusions of persecution focusing around one or more public figures.8 Symptoms progress over time, and subjects are likely to plan and carry out violence against the public figures that are the targets of their fixation.\nContainment Notes: SCP-1804-1A9 was recovered by the foundation in 198110 after several detectives involved in the investigation of the murder of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were diagnosed with similar psychological problems at around the same time. The copy of SCP-1804-1A [REDACTED] from evidence was replaced by an edited non-anomalous version of the newsletter. To date, \u2588\u2588 copies of SCP-1804-1A have been recovered or confirmed destroyed.\n\nDesignation: SCP-1804-2A, SCP-1804-3A\nSummary: SCP-1804-2A, SCP-1804-3A are two undated documents authored by Mrs. L\u2588\u2588 G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in her capacity as a History teacher at [REDACTED] High School in [REDACTED] between 1961 and 1975. Both were reproduced via a spirit duplicator similar to SCP-1804-1A, both are multiple-choice quizzes. SCP-1804-2A concerns events of the U.S. Civil War and SCP-1804-3A concerns the period of the Great Depression.\nAnomalous Effects: All subjects, after reading either document, will answer each question in exactly the same manner. A subject will answer 19 of 20 questions correctly on SCP-1804-2A and 18 of 20 correctly on SCP-1804-3A. Subjects will answer the same questions incorrectly, and with the same responses. All subjects, regardless of prior knowledge of American history, will believe all provided answers (including incorrect ones) are accurate. No attempt to convince an affected subject otherwise has been successful.\nContainment Notes: SCP-1804-2A11 and SCP-1804-3A12 were recovered along with over 300 other non-anomalous documents authored by Mrs. G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 as part of the investigation of SCP-1804-1A.13,14\n\nDesignation: SCP-1804-8A\nSummary: SCP-1804-8A is a letter to the editor of the [REDACTED] newspaper in [REDACTED] written by Mr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 published on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. The letter expresses D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's frustration with corruption in city government, with particular attention paid to cronyism in awarding a liquor license to the \"Bucking Bronco\" saloon despite numerous complaints about solicitation and violations of city ordinances regulating \"gentlemans' clubs.\"\nAnomalous Effects: Subjects reading the letter will develop a strong aversion to public displays of a sexual nature, especially any form of commercial transaction involving sexuality. Subjects will become convinced that all such activity is always illegal regardless of the specific statutes in their current jurisdiction. When confronted directly by someone engaged in such a practice, the subject will be hostile and may respond violently.\nContainment Notes: Two days after the publication of SCP-1804-8A, a riot occurred in which the \"Bucking Bronco\" saloon was burned to the ground and a mob converged on City Hall and proceeded with an attempted lynching of [REDACTED] Foundation agents arrived as authorities were attempting to suppress the riot and began containment with aerosol dispersal of amnestics. When agents converged on the address where SCP-1804-8A originated, a shootout between Mr. D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and MTF agents ensued. The MTF team recovered all copies of SCP-1804-8A in the aftermath. \u2588\u2588 separate anomalous text documents were recovered from the remains of Mr. D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's residence, and typographic analysis showed that all were written on SCP-180415, which was also recovered at this time.\n\nDesignation: SCP-1804-13A\nSummary: SCP-1804-13A is a fraudulent suicide note written by Mr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1939 as part of an elaborate scheme to avoid [REDACTED]. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was discovered by authorities living under an assumed name in [REDACTED] and extradited \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1947 to face trial. Despite significant evidence, including eye-witness testimony to his true identity, he was acquitted in \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1947. Shortly after his release [REDACTED] by agents of [REDACTED]. The body was never recovered.\nAnomalous Effects: Subjects who read SCP-1804-13A's suicide note are convinced that Mr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 did commit suicide on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1939, despite all evidence to the contrary. Affected subjects believe that the man apprehended, put on trial, and eventually assassinated was some other person who was the victim of mistaken identity. The affected persons included the judge and jurors at A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's trial, as well as A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 himself.\nContainment Notes: SCP-1804-13A was not reproduced outside court documentation. All known surviving copies of SCP-1804-13A have been recovered.\n\nDesignation: SCP-1804-14A, SCP-1804-15A, SCP-1804-16A\nSummary: SCP-1804-14A, SCP-1804-15A and SCP-1804-16A are all internal memoranda giving executive-level intelligence summaries of [REDACTED] occurring in [REDACTED] in the lead-up to World War II. They were authored by Mr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a clerk in the United States War Department from \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1932 to \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1939. They appear to be part of a ongoing series of such summaries, all dealing with [REDACTED] use of paranormal [REDACTED].\nAnomalous Effects: The three documents so-far recovered have similar effects. The reader will experience violent disgust at the document's subject matter, coupled with an existential disbelief in the topics presented. Not only will the subject disbelieve the possibility that [REDACTED] might have some efficacy, they will disbelieve that [REDACTED] would have even attempted to [REDACTED].16 In some cases, this disbelief carries over into a fervent disbelief in all paranormal phenomena.\nContainment Notes: While over 100 of these memoranda were authored by Mr. C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 prior to \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1939, most appear to have been destroyed during World War II. Research efforts to recover any remaining copies from U.S. government archives are ongoing.\n\nDesignation: SCP-1804-58A\nSummary: A pseudonymous 5000-word short story appearing in the Winter 1957 edition of [REDACTED] entitled \"The Creeping Chaos of Chi Centaurus.\" The story concerns the invasion of a Galactic Republic by an invisible and unnameable hostile force that literally rots the societal structure from within. The story is an obvious allegory for the commonly perceived Communist threat in the United States of the era.\nAnomalous Effects: Readers of the story will develop a strong phobia regarding dirt and germs, often expressing an unfounded belief that the interiors of objects, including people, are rotting away. Subjects will often anthropomorphize decay and sickness to the point where they are convinced that \"the forces of entropy\" are continually watching them.\nContainment Notes: SCP-1804-58A17 had been in containment since early 1958, and all editions of the Winter 1957 edition of [REDACTED] were confiscated and pulped excepting \u2588 copies retained for testing. Connection to SCP-1804 and identity of the author was not established until the death of Mrs. W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in 20\u2588\u2588. Mrs. K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was the surviving spouse of Mr. F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a minor science-fiction author published in various magazines during the 1950s.18 Mrs. K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 bequeathed her late husband's papers to the University of [REDACTED] resulting in 10 casualties and a police standoff with a graduate student with a high-powered rifle. After the incident, the Foundation recovered the papers from the University and identified 127 separate short stories composed on SCP-1804 between 1955 and 1958, all showing anomalous properties to some degree. \u2588\u2588 of these stories had seen publication, but only SCP-1804-58A had made it into print without editing, and retained SCP-1804's effect.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Anomalous documents produced prior to containment shall be identified SCP-1804-{nnn}A, and documents produced after containment shall be identified SCP-1804-{nnn}B, where {nnn} is the next sequential identifier.\n2. D-12758 had been convicted of murdering his mother and her live-in boyfriend.\n3. For example, she believed her teeth were typewriter keys, her fingers type-bars, and her tongue had become a spool of typewriter ribbon.\n4. A common complaint is, \"That's not how [REDACTED] would act,\" even from persons who had never seen the [REDACTED] television series.\n5. Dr. S. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 revealed in subsequent interviews that [REDACTED] was her favorite series and that, \"curiosity got the better of her.\" Given the benign nature of SCP-1804-106B's effect, and an acceptable post-exposure psychological workup, Dr. S. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was only subject to administrative discipline and reassignment.\n6. aka \u201cDitto Machine\u201d\n7. The newsletter is over 30,000 words long, so effective exposure prior to containment was limited.\n8. No particular relationship between targets of this fixation and SCP-1804-1A have been found\n9. Originally designated SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-1.\n10. Recovery of SCP-1804-1A predates the recovery of SCP-1804 by \u2588\u2588 years.\n11. Original designation SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-2\n12. Original designation SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-3\n13. It it theorized that the majority of the non-anomalous documents, all teaching materials for Mrs. G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's American History class, were composed on SCP-1804 but lacked enough original content to trigger an anomalous effect.\n14. At the time of recovery it was believed Mrs. G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was the source of the anomalous effect. She was recovered from an inpatient psychiatric facility by the Foundation and designated SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. She was uncooperative and, due to her psychological state, was unable to provide the Foundation with any usable data before [REDACTED] resulting in her termination.\n15. This analysis also tied SCP-1804 to 7 prior SCPs contained by the Foundation\n16. Which is false as evidenced by records from [REDACTED] and Thule-Gesellschaft\n17. Original designation SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n18. Mr. K\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 committed suicide in 1958.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1803 | SCP-1804 | SCP-1805 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1805\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: When SCP-1805 is in an active phase, it is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell in Site-17. When SCP-1805 is in an inactive phase, it is to be wrapped in a lint-free protective sheet and placed in a standard anomalous item locker. SCP-1805 does not require food, water or oxygen, even during an active phase. SCP-1805 requires periodic cleaning with non-solvent based antiseptic cleansers, externally on a bi-weekly basis, and internally on a weekly basis as well as immediately after sexual contact. While in an active phase, SCP-1805 has shown willingness to perform such cleaning itself. In an inactive phase such cleaning should be performed by D-class personnel.\nSexual contact is only permitted between SCP-1805 and approved test subjects.\nImprinted test subjects shall be contained along with SCP-1805 until their termination. Under no circumstances should a living test subject be removed from SCP-1805's presence after imprinting. If separation of test subjects and SCP-1805 is necessary, early termination of test subjects by Foundation personnel is permitted.\nWhile SCP-1805 appears cooperative, any requests by it or imprinted test subjects shall require approval by a minimum of two level 3 personnel or the site director.\nDescription: SCP-1805 is a life-sized anatomically-correct female mannequin intended for use as a sex doll. It was marketed under the trademark \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and manufactured by [REDACTED] in 20\u2588\u2588. It has a PVC skeleton with steel joints and flesh made of medical grade silicone. The object shows considerable wear, with its original pigmentation faded or missing over roughly 35% of its surface. When SCP-1805 is in an inactive phase, it is indistinguishable from other products of similar manufacture.\nWhen an adult male subject engages in sexual intercourse with SCP-1805, SCP-1805 will enter into an active phase and imprint on the subject. This active phase will persist as long as the imprinted subject remains alive and in the presence of SCP-1805, and will cease sometime between 5 and 10 days afterwards.\nIn an active phase, SCP-1805 is capable of autonomous motion, speech, and intellectual activity. SCP-1805 appears to have mental and sensory capabilities comparable to a human female of 19 to 25 years of age. Its speech is clear and comprehensible, but it appears unable to alter either volume or inflection. SCP-1805 appears intelligent and possessive of a capacity for self-awareness, but is unwilling or unable to acknowledge the fact that it is not human. When asked about events during its inactive phase, SCP-1805 will relate some fictional narrative with SCP-1805 in the role of a housewife in a suburban setting, always as a spouse to the last subject SCP-1805 was imprinted to. It is suspected that these narratives are constructed by SCP-1805 around the imprinted subject as it enters an active phase.\nWhen SCP-1805 imprints on a subject, it will express extreme affection, devotion and possessiveness for the subject, regardless of the subject's behavior toward SCP-1805. SCP-1805 will use terms of endearment with the subject such as \u201cdarling,\u201d and \u201cbeloved,\u201d and refer to the subject as its husband to third parties.\nSCP-1805 attempts to acquiesce to any expressed desire of the imprinted subject regardless of its nature, though actions seem subject to SCP-1805's understanding. SCP-1805 has upon occasion taken metaphorical or idiomatic expressions literally. SCP-1805 is also extremely possessive and will not permit the subject to leave SCP-1805's presence, or vice-versa. SCP-1805 will react violently to any attempts to separate them, and will likely cause harm to the subject, itself, or others. SCP-1805 also will show extreme negative reaction to any suggestion that the subject does not reciprocate SCP-1805's affection, or that the subject shares affection\u2014 or even substantial interest\u2014 for any other object or individual. This not only applies to current actual sexual interest by the subject, but to any sign of affection, interest or attention, current, historical or hypothetical. SCP-1805 has shown violent rages when subjects have expressed positive feelings for past girlfriends, pets, children, parents, and fictional characters. SCP-1805's devotion to an imprinted subject appears to subside upon death of the subject.\nNo anomalous effects have been observed in test subjects themselves after imprinting.\nAddendum 1: Interview with SCP-1805 1/12/20\u2588\u2588.\n\n+ Interview I-1805-27 \n\n- Interview I-1805-27 \n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: As part of ongoing testing, SCP-1805 imprinted on D-21344, a 45-year old male sex offender with a history of domestic violence. SCP-1805 was contained with D-21344 for 84 hours before SCP-1805 terminated D-21344. Interview conducted after the remains of D-21344 were removed from containment.\n<Begin Log, 1/12/20\u2588\u2588 1130>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I want to ask you about D-21344.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why did you kill him?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: According to our records, he was divorced.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: According to the surveillance videos, he struck you at least thirty-seven times. Even when you were performing rather unpleasant requests from him. But you're saying he was \u201cpretending\u201d to love you?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I admit, I don't.<End Log>\nClosing Statement: After six days, SCP-1805 entered an inactive state and was placed in storage.\n\nAddendum 2: Interview with SCP-1805 5/28/20\u2588\u2588.\n\n+ Interview I-1805-178 \n\n- Interview I-1805-178 \n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: On 5/27/20\u2588\u2588 SCP-1805 was involved in a near containment breach when the imprinted test subject D-12787 attempted to take SCP-1805 hostage. D-12787 threatened SCP-1805 with [REDACTED] a solvent apparently smuggled from [REDACTED]. D-12787 demonstrated [REDACTED] melting 30% of the silicone flesh off of SCP-1805's left forearm. SCP-1805 allowed this to occur as D-12787 made demands for [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and a private plane. When MTF agents were dispatched to the containment chamber, D-12787 ordered SCP-1805 to kill them. SCP-1805 successfully strangled one agent to death before D-12787 was terminated, after which SCP-1805 ceased attacking. During the attack, SCP-1805 was struck by 10 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition causing significant damage to its torso, head, and left leg.\n<Begin Log, 5/28/20\u2588\u2588 0127>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You realized you murdered one of our agents?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We sent them in to protect you.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: D-12787 was willing to destroy you.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You don't br\u2014 Um\u2026 I know you were devoted to D-12787\u2014Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: He ordered you to kill all of the agents, but you stopped. Why?<End Log>\nClosing Statement: SCP-1805 remained in an active state for ten days after the termination of D-12787, the longest time so far recorded. In that time, all gross physical damage to SCP-1805 repaired itself through an unknown mechanism. Repaired material showed additional loss of pigmentation and signs of wear. When SCP-1805 entered an inactive state, it was placed back in storage.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1804 | SCP-1805 | SCP-1806 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1806\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1806 is to be kept in a secure, light-proof anomalous items locker at Site-19. SCP-1806 shall not be exposed to direct sunlight except when being used in an approved experiment. Foundation personnel are to maintain at least ten meters between themselves and SCP-1806 during testing, and shall not place themselves between SCP-1806 and any light source.\nInstances of SCP-1806-1 are to be kept in standardized humanoid containment cells indefinitely.\nDescription: SCP-1806 is a stylized sculpture of an elongated human head 0.8 meters in height and massing about 300kg. Analysis of the materials used to construct the sculpture reveal microstructures and concentrations of iron and nickel consistent with those found in a Type III iron meteorite. SCP-1806's anomalous properties manifest when it is exposed to direct sunlight, or any light source of comparable spectra and intensity.\nWhen SCP-1806 is sufficiently illuminated and either the shadow of any living human subject crosses it, or SCP-1806's shadow crosses the subject, that subject becomes an instance of SCP-1806-1.\nSCP-1806-1 will progress through four primary stages after exposure.\n\nStage 1: Immediately after exposure, SCP-1806-1's shadow will begin to display anomalies, primarily by becoming darker than ambient lighting should allow, and by changing its shape to no longer be consistent with SCP-1806-1's outline.\n\nStage 2: Starting at 6 to 12 hours after exposure, SCP-1806-1 will begin to perceive objects and entities within shadows cast by other objects. The clarity of this perception will be proportional to the strength of the direct light casting the shadow, as well as the ambient light, i.e. the \u201cdarker\u201d the shadow appears to SCP-1806-1, the clearer the perception of these objects and entities. A majority of instances of SCP-1806-1 will express distress at this, while a small minority (~10%) will express fascination. Instances of SCP-1806-1 are rarely able to articulate the nature of these perceptions except in vague terms.\n\nStage 3: Between 24 and 48 hours after exposure, SCP-1806-1 will begin to lose the ability to visually distinguish objects, becoming functionally blind. Tests show that SCP-1806-1 is able to identify the presence of light, and can describe the objects based on the outlines of cast shadows, but is unable to perceive the illuminated object itself. Objects and entities within shadows are now particularly clear to SCP-1806-1, and any area of darkness will be described as a portal into some other reality.\n\nStage 4: Between 24 and 48 hours after the onset of Stage 3, SCP-1806-1 will begin to present a form of aphasia that begins with the occasional inappropriate or nonsensical word choice and progresses into complete inability to communicate. The ability to understand spoken language from Foundation personnel degrades similarly. Within 24 hours after the onset of Stage 4, any meaningful interaction between SCP-1806-1 and unaffected persons is impossible.\n\nAfter Stage 4, SCP-1806-1 will converse meaninglessly at random, and move and react to unobservable phenomena. SCP-1806-1 at this point are unable to care for themselves and require restraints to prevent accidental self-harm.\nAddendum:\n\n+ Document T-1806-12a\n\n- Document T-1806-12a\n\nDocument T-1806-12a: Excerpts from Document T-1806-12, post-incident log by Dr. T. Ellison, 5/20/2007 \u2013 5/24/2007.\n<5/20/2007 14:12> Surrendered myself after the accident. My own carelessness not checking the power was off before fixing the light. Cast my shadow right across SCP-1806's face. They gave me a recorder to log what happens to me now. At least we'll get some use out of this.\n<5/20/2007 14:30> It's unnerving when you see [REDACTED] growing from your own shadow.\n<5/20/2007 17:00> I see them. Everywhere. In the darkness behind the shadows. Looking in. Undulating.\n<5/20/2007 17:05> I can understand why subjects have difficulty describing these objects. I do not think I am seeing in the sense we usually mean. I'm not perceiving light, or anything like the absence of light. I'm perceiving something more fundamental, and my brain is doing what it can to cope with the information. But it isn't\u2026 Words don't work. What does unease smell like? That's what I see.\n<5/20/2007 18:13> I can feel them talking to me like colors slicing into my skin. Their pain tastes like grey. They want me to join him in the darkness he made.\n<5/21/2007 20:27> The world is melting around me. Everything his brother's light touches is starting to dissolve like an ice-cube under running water. I touch things like the table and the chair I'm sitting in, but I can barely feel the colors anymore. The watchers squat behind the darkness. Legions of them. Waiting for me. I hear the shape of their lust.\n<5/23/2007 11:13> I know the onion of the established computer thoughts. Unknown tragic dissemination. Dissuade the evangelical toilet before the catastrophic video canoe. Configure the armband.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1805 | SCP-1806 | SCP-1807 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1807\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1807 is to be kept in Containment Cell #8467 at Site 23. Unless instructed otherwise for the purposes of testing, personnel are not to make unprotected skin contact with the object. Protective gear must be worn at all times, even when venturing into SCP-1807-1. Sample audio recordings are to be taken within SCP-1807-1 weekly so as to study the behavior of SCP-1807-A instances.\nManifestations of SCP-1807-B are to be subdued and contained in separate cells as quickly as possible. If captured, interviews with these subjects must be approved by a Level-3 researcher prior to scheduling, and any testing on any of these organisms must be approved by two (2) Level-3 researchers and one (1) Level-4 researcher.\nDescription: SCP-1807 is the corpse of an okapi (Okapia johnstoni). The object measures approximately 1m in height and 60kg in weight. A plastic tag is present on the corpse's ear reading \"2928.\" There is a large flap of skin that has been cut away from the body so as to expose the anomalous interior space of SCP-1807, which is much larger than the exterior of the okapi. This internal space is hereby designated SCP-1807-1.\nSCP-1807-1 is the space within the okapi, measuring approximately 2km2 in area. The highest recorded temperature within this area is 0oC. There are several structures and machines of unknown purpose affixed to the various surfaces of SCP-1807-1. All of these objects are composed of a wide variety of organic matter. When first discovered, these machines displayed minimal levels of activity and complexity, and most appeared to be entirely nonfunctional; however, personnel began noticing increased activity from these objects as well as drastically greater intricacy in their component parts after the creation of several instances of SCP-1807-A. Tentative further testing confirmed a correlation between these two phenomena; as such, testing on SCP-1807 has been temporarily halted.\nWhen a human being makes physical contact with SCP-1807's body for at least five (5) seconds, that human will disappear and apparently become an instance of SCP-1807-A. Contact with the object through clothing and contact with the interior of SCP-1807 do not activate this property.\nSCP-1807-A refers to human voices that can be heard from within SCP-1807-1. As of the time of writing, twenty-seven (27) separate voices have been distinguished and subsequently matched to persons that have disappeared from the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Florida, including [REDACTED] Instances of SCP-1807-A can be heard communicating exclusively with each other, either due to inability to hear outside voices or unwillingness to acknowledge them. See Audio Log-1807-Alpha for a sample of these voices.\nSCP-1807 was discovered in the aforementioned town when Foundation agents responded to reports of claims of a \"children-eating horse\" at a petting zoo. The corpse itself was found on the kitchen floor of a house belonging to \u2588\u2588\u2588 Watts, the owner of the petting zoo, upon further investigation. The entirety of the Watts family has been officially reported as missing. Due to the nature of the anomalous event and the inefficiency of distributing amnestics to all persons involved, Foundation personnel have begun to disseminate multiple urban legends regarding this event to local peoples.\nAudio Log-1807-Alpha:\n\nSCP-1807-A-011: Just come over here, \u2588\u2588, I'm gonna take care of you and keep you safe. Just walk right on over to me\u2026\nSCP-1807-A-022: Like hell you're gonna do that, you sonuvabitch. Stay away from that man, \u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1807-A-033: Yes, daddy.\nSCP-1807-A-01: Come on old man, I just want to help out here, keep everyone safe while we figure out what the heck is going on here. We all just need to stick together, like we all did before you came along.\nSCP-1807-A-03: [whimpers]\nSCP-1807-A-02: You're not gettin' any closer to any of these kids, you sick freak. I'll be damned to hell\u2014 if, in fact, I'm not already there\u2014 before I say I was glad I got here, but I'd rather burn than leave you alone with any of these youngsters.\n[Unclear audio; many screams and sounds indicative of an altercation]\n\nAddendum-1807-Omicron: On 16/02/2006, several humanoids attired in vintage diving costumes, hereby designated SCP-1807-B, manifested at several locations within and around Site 23 and demanded the usage of SCP-1807. The following log comprises the first interaction with these entities.\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1807-B-01\nInterviewer: Agent Fredricks\nForeword: The entity speaks in broken English, using improper grammar and words from unidentified languages. Foundation linguists have edited this log for greater understanding of the entity's speech and content. An unabridged version of this log is available in Records Room 45, File Cabinet 4837.\n<Begin Log>\nFredricks: Who are you?\nSCP-1807-B-01: Just a man, captain. Like you. I've come to get what was stolen from me.\nFredricks: A man? As in, a human? And why are you wearing that diving suit?\nSCP-1807-B-01: I am a man, most certainly, and as human as I can ever be. The suit's just a thin layer of ice, barely keeping me from falling in. But that's neither here nor there. Just give me the llama.\nFredricks: [holds up picture of SCP-1807] This?\nSCP-1807-B-01: [nods] Yep. That's her. Isn't she beautiful? Oh <UNKNOWN: \"SHABAVE\">, I just cannot wait to get back on the flow with her. Bring her here.\nFredricks: Sure, sure. But before we can do that, you have to tell us a bit about it.\nSCP-1807-B-01: You mean, \"her.\" And I'm just gonna have to decline you there, captain. You've no business knowing our secrets.\nFredricks: Well, it'll take a while to get it anyways. What's it used for?\nSCP-1807-B-01: [grunts, then remains silent for ten (10) seconds] Can't get home without her.\nFredricks: And where is that?\nSCP-1807-B-01: [silence]\nFredricks: Why do people get absorbed into it?\nSCP-1807-B-01: They got what we need.\nFredricks: And what's that?\nSCP-1807-B-01: <UNKNOWN: \"FRAVA\">. To put it in simpler, more\u2026 frivolous terms, heat.\nFredricks: And what do you use it for?\nSCP-1807-B-01: To power everything that we can't. To fuel our world. To kill our enemies. Now, I'm not here asking for much\u2014 hell, I'm not even gonna try to take any more from your world\u2014 I just need the horse. Or sheep. Whatever the hell it is you have in this world, they're all fucking weird. Point is, just give me the animal so we can leave. That's all I'm asking. Please. The flood upon us and the drought's encroaching.\nFredricks: I'm afraid we can't\u2014\nSCP-1807-B-01: [slams fist into wall] You listen here, you <UNKNOWN: \"THRAB MOKE PLIRN\">, we're gonna die if you don't fetch that alpaca right this second. My family is going to die. My mayor is gonna die. There's people starving in the sewers, unable to even move or send out searchlights. My church is even running out of candles, and let me tell you, they never run out of candles. I've only got enough heat to last a few minutes more here, so you best make up your mind right now before I make it for you.\nFredricks: I'm sorr\u2014\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: At this point, SCP-1807-B-01 separated into several sections, as naturally divided by the diving suit, and quickly began moving along a variety of hallways and corridors in apparent search for SCP-1807. This revealed that there was no physical form present within the suit during the interview. After a few minutes of this action, all instances of SCP-1807-B demanifested. Security has been informed of this incident and will report any future manifestations of SCP-1807-B.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This voice has been positively identified as belonging to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Rogers, a known sex offender and pedophile.\n2. This voice has been positively identified as belonging to \u2588\u2588\u2588 Watts, a rancher.\n3. This voice has been positively identified as belonging to \u2588\u2588 Watts, daughter of \u2588\u2588\u2588 Watts.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1806 | SCP-1807 | SCP-1808 \u00bb"}
{"text": "PeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1808 - Spongebob Watches by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nItem #: SCP-1808\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1808-1 through SCP-1808-6 are to be kept within a shared containment locker in Safe Wing-C at Site-25. Any use of SCP-1808 outside of a strictly monitored testing environment is prohibited.\nDescription: SCP-1808 is the collective designation of six yellow plastic wristwatches decorated with green polka dots and images of SpongeBob SquarePants, a popular cartoon character from the children's television series of the same name. SCP-1808 operates and is powered via anomalous means, as all watches function normally despite the apparent removal of all interior mechanical components.\nSCP-1808's main anomalous properties manifest when it is worn by a human being or any other creature possessing limbs and phalanx bones. Once affixed to a subject, SCP-1808 can only be removed by the individual who originally fastened it. Every quarter hour, SCP-1808 will play a sound bite of the Spongebob character's distinctive laugh, and the distal, intermediate, and proximal phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes) of the limb upon which SCP-1808 is worn will grow in length by approximately 6cm. The growth will continue every quarter hour until either SCP-1808 is removed from the subject or SCP-1808's adjustment knob is retracted, halting the watch's timekeeping functions. Subjects experience little to no blood loss when the phalanges penetrate the subject's flesh; however, afflicted individuals have reported the growth to be immensely painful.\nWhen SCP-1808's adjustment knob is retracted and rotated clockwise, the hands on the watch rotate accordingly, resulting in accelerated phalangeal growth. Rotating the knob in the opposite direction reverses the growth process. If the process is completely reversed, the bones will cease shortening once returned to their original length and all areas of flesh damaged by the protruding phalanx bones will be instantly healed. Subjects who have the effects reversed in this way bear no evidence of the previous physical trauma, although any psychological trauma resulting from the experience will be retained. If two instances of SCP-1808 are fastened together and placed around a subject's neck, the subject's teeth lengthen in a similar manner.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1808 was one of \u2588\u2588 SCP objects retrieved on 26/04/2004 from a Marshall, Carter & Dark, Ltd. auction house in Somerset, England, during a raid on the facility carried out by Mobile Task Force Eta-2 (\"Buyer Beware\"). The raid had been initiated after Agent Rosser, an undercover field agent working within the auction house, failed to check in with operatives at Sector-25 for over 24 hours. Rosser was found behind the curtain of the auction stage, bound to a chair with all six instances of SCP-1808 attached to his body: one on each wrist and ankle, and two fastened together around his neck. Once apprehended, the Marshall, Carter & Dark employee who placed the watches on Agent Rosser agreed to cooperate in the removal and containment of SCP-1808.\n\n+ Interview Log\n\n- Hide Interview Log\n\nInterviewed: Agent Rosser\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: Transcription of the post-rescue video interview with Agent Rosser, who was captured and tortured by Marshall, Carter & Dark personnel on 27/04/2004.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Kindly summarize the events leading up to your abduction.\nAgent Rosser: Not much to summarize. I went to sleep in my flat and woke up tied to a table. Maybe they drugged me, maybe they used an artifact, who knows?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did Marshall, Carter & Dark come to discover your identity as a Foundation field agent?\nAgent Rosser: That's the funny thing. I never spoke a word to anyone about being Foundation. Not my friends, not my loved ones, no one. And I only contacted base through the standard [DATA EXPUNGED], and we both know that's untraceable. You see, I don't think they were even aware I was Foundation. If they were, they would have called off the auction and gotten their goods the hell outta there.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: If your identity wasn't compromised, why were you abducted and tortured?\nAgent Rosser: They weren't doing it to get information out of me. I think it was\u2026 (Pause.) I think it was quality assurance. Testing the product, making sure it worked. Experimenting with it. And if the raid hadn't happened, they would have put me on stage and demonstrated it.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. What events transpired in the timeframe between your abduction and your rescue?\nAgent Rosser: Like I said, I woke up in a dark room. Recognized it as the basement. There were a few other blokes there who were also tied up. Coworkers who'd been hired around the same time I was. A couple of the senior staff members came downstairs with the auction items, said they were \"downsizing,\" and started using us as guinea pigs. I got the Spongebob watches. You know, I used to like Spongebob. I saw a couple of episodes. Pretty funny stuff for a kid's show. But after hearing that damn laugh over and over again while the bones in my toes stabbed holes in my shoes, I wouldn't mind throwing that voice actor out a window or two.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please try to stay on topic, Agent Rosser.\nAgent Rosser: Right. Sorry. First they just strapped the watches to my wrists and ankles and waited. After they were sure the things went off every fifteen minutes, they started twisting the little knobs. They'd twist them and twist them until my bones started cracking against the walls. Then they'd reel 'em back in and start over. (Pause.) You know how the Foundation does the bamboo-under-the-nails thing to train field agents to withstand torture? This was worse. It was from the inside. The ends of my fingers were worn off and peeled back like an old pair of gloves. And I was lucky; most of my coworkers didn't survive the products that were tested on them.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When you were discovered, two of the watches had been joined together and fastened around your neck.\nAgent Rosser: (Silence.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Agent Rosser?\nAgent Rosser: The MC&D guys didn't think it was enough. They said the effect was okay, but they needed a way to \u2026 improve it. (Exhale.) One of them suggested putting two together around my neck. My teeth started getting longer, like my fingers and toes. But they didn't go straight, they went off in different directions. Some went \u2026 inside. And every time they grew longer the watches played that damn laugh. And those bastards \u2026 they \u2026 they \u2026 loved \u2026 it.\n(At this point, Agent Rosser utilized the sickness bag provided for him.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I think that's all we need to know. Thank you very much for your time.\n\nAddendum: The following is a product description of SCP-1808 found in copies of an auction catalogue that was to be distributed at the event:\n\nLot #14\nSix adult-sized wristwatches decorated with illustrations of a popular cartoon character.\nThese timepieces may appear cheap and tasteless at first glance, but rest assured that their inconspicuous appearance conceals a deeply valuable and mysterious effect. Those who wear these watches are inflicted with substantial pain in fifteen minute intervals. The effect can be activated manually, if desired, and can also be completely undone to remove any evidence of mischief. These watches are the only products in existence with such uncanny abilities, and businesses or individuals wishing to carry out quick, efficient, and mess-free interrogations would be remiss in missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire them, as would our patrons with tastes for intimate sessions of impassioned discomfort.\nStarting bid: \u00a314,800\n\n\u00ab SCP-1807 | SCP-1808 | SCP-1809 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1809\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1809-A is to be housed within a containment cell furnished suitably as a living area. Item requests are to be reviewed prior to approval or denial. The cell is to be monitored, and all regurgitations and/or excretions are to be analysed prior to disposal or storage. SCP-1809-A is to be fed twice daily as per Protocol SF-01. Microscopic analysis is to be conducted within a separate area in which individual instances of SCP-1809-1 may be observed and/or extracted.\nDescription: SCP-1809 is a collective of sapient microscopic organisms inhabiting cytoplasms within most permanent and quiescent cell types within a human male, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (referred to as SCP-1809-A). SCP-1809 is a former arborist with no professional links to cellular biology, cellular experimentation or other possible origin for SCP-1809's effect; SCP-1809-A claims to have been entirely oblivious to SCP-1809 inhabitants prior to discovery. SCP-1809 was discovered following SCP-1809-A's apparently unrelated skin cancer resulting in a cellular defect, to which a specialist private cancer treatment facility was referred, healing the impairment; SCP-1809 was discovered during a follow-up microscopic analysis of the affected area, in which the surrounding unaffected cells exhibited anomalies later identified as instances of SCP-1809-1.\nSCP-1809-1, the individual microscopic inhabitants of SCP-1809-A, resemble exoskeletal crustaceans. Instances of SCP-1809-1 emit intermittent pulsations of light from within an interior source; extensive observation reveals SCP-1809-1 to be constantly communicating via morse code. Topics of conversation primarily consist of the wellbeing of SCP-1809-A (referred to as \"Him\" or \"He\" between SCP-1809-1) and \"quality of life\" between individual instances (see Addendum). Despite this, language analysis has proven difficult due to extensive time taken to emit light pulsations.\nWhen a cell is selected, SCP-1809-1 will attempt to penetrate the cell membrane, invariably allowing for a safe opening to within, in such a manner so as to prevent lysis. Once inside, SCP-1809-1 will attempt to rearrange all internal subcellular organelles such as nuclei, without physically harming the cell interior. Following this, SCP-1809-1 will remain in a dormant and immobile state unless physically interacted with. Instances of SCP-1809-1 are asexual and do not appear to require sustenance. Further analysis of SCP-1809-1's behavioural patterns is yet to be conducted.\nAddendum 1809-01: Morse translation of a conversation between two (2) instances of SCP-1809-1 inspecting a neuron.\n\n[\u2026]ow is he?\nHe's fine. No illnesses as far as I can tell. What d'you think? Is this one to your liking?\nVery much so. In fact, this is among the best.\nIndeed. And of course, such a fine view of the nervous system from the axon terminals is irresistible, is it not?\nI love it.\nWhat's your verdict?\nI'll take it. I can't resist those dendrites.\nSir, you have yourself a deal.\n\nNote: One (1) instance of SCP-1809-1 included within the above conversation remained within the neuron for three (3) days prior to the appearance of five (5) larger instances of SCP-1809-1, all of which appeared to physically enforce the removal of the first instance from the cell.\nAddendum 1809-02: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - SCP-1809-A excreted and regurgitated several scraps of a paper-like substance composed primarily of thinned and dyed muscle tissue. The initial origin and method by which the muscle tissue was altered and transported in such a manner is unknown. Visible on the substance was clear text; individual scraps are included below:\n\nSEMI-ADJOINED LENS CELL, CRYSTALLINE LENS, FOR SALE WITHIN THE LEFT EYE\nFive cytoplasm beds, natural epithelium shape, constant hot ion/liquid supply and a perfect view of the pupil. For sale to those with a stable income. Within an excellent, small community for the elite. Do not hesitate to contact no[illegible]\n\nThe Finest Quality Keratin - Polished and Ready-Installed. Available Now! Trichocyte Cells!\nTrichocyte cells are for the hardest of the hard. Situated within one of the most sought-after toenails in the entire left leg, your supply of amino acids is invariable and secure. Comes ready-fitted with three recyclable, en-suite amino acid hot spas and hand-carved keratinous furniture. And to put the nucleolus on the nucleus, we promise to repair all trimming and clipping damage; we're only moments away. Are you tough enough? Call now to ensure the highest standard of living for the hardest of the ha[illegible]\n\nA Truly Unique Mobile Blood Cell - Hurry While The Price Is Low!\nComplete with a bowl-shaped exterior and excellent quality pigmentation. Suitable for the working-class. Have you ever considered a mobile home? Read no further! You've come to the right cellular housing directory!\nNote: Our company and our associates are not responsible for the causation of sickle cell anaemia or any other form of haematological blood cell-affecting outbreak within your newly purchased mobile home. In the event of a home-affecting outbreak within your area following purchase, contact your cell insurance agent.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1808 | SCP-1809 | SCP-1810 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1810\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1810 is contained in a Large Humanoid Containment Unit at Site 147, with the addition of a recreation area with assorted toys, books, and art supplies. It is to be given three meals daily, in accordance with Foundation-employed dietitian guidelines. All meals or beverages given to SCP-1810 are to be laced with a combination of anti-depressants and a mild sedative to reduce mental strain from being kept from performing its desired task, reduce the stress from interacting with security officers and staff, and reduce the likelihood of another attempt to breach the containment cell or escape from Foundation custody. Foundation staff interacting with SCP-1810 must be fluent in the French language. SCP-1810 is to be provided access to its recreation area for up to four hours each day; this privilege may be revoked by the security staff or lead researchers if SCP-1810 proves uncooperative.\nAs of Incident 147-1995-7, SCP-1810 is no longer allowed access to recorded materials or humanoid toys, its cell door has been further reinforced to withstand physical assaults, and an additional plainclothes security officer assigned to personally handle SCP-1810 has been placed outside its cell. All staff assigned to this position must show a noted history of reduced emotional responses to humanoid SCP objects, and an aversion to the use of excessive force. As well, the on-site psychologist is to remain on-call in order to pacify SCP-1810 during its episodes of post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder. See Addendum 1810-C1 and Interview Log 1810-1 for more information on the anomalous effects of SCP-1810.\nDescription: SCP-1810 is a 3.8 m tall, 81.6 kg humanoid entity covered entirely in charcoal gray cloth of an unknown material, including a mask which completely obscures its face. In addition, two large discs constructed of an unknown alloy protrude from the approximate position of its ears. All items have shown so far to be impossible to remove from SCP-1810. It is fluent in the French language (albeit at the level expected of a child) and prefers to be called \"Pierrot\", a name written on the inside of its jacket collar. The entity has displayed no physical changes or aging despite being in containment for nearly 70 years. It is theorized that it is functionally immune to the effects of aging, and will continue to live indefinitely unless it is decommissioned. As of the aftermath of Incident 147-1995-7, SCP-1810 shows no abnormal healing capabilities, healing from wounds at a similar rate to humans. See Addendum 1810-C1 for more information.\nSCP-1810's anomalous properties manifest when it comes within 500 meters of children who it deems \"lost.\" SCP-1810 will take them into its care, and will attempt to provide for their needs or wants. However, there seems to be some disconnect in SCP-1810's understanding of the child's needs. It will often resort to violent methods and theft to provide for the children, and shows a preternatural level of strength when it comes to protecting them or tending to their needs.\nSCP-1810 was brought to the Foundation's attention in 1947, when witnesses reported a creature kidnapping children and stealing various objects from a neighborhood on the outskirts of Paris, France. Several photographs and reels of film depicting SCP-1810 were discovered and subsequently filed away in Site 147's records vault, and the Foundation has administered amnestics to all known eyewitnesses, planting a cover story of a carnival worker kidnapping and murdering children from the area.\nAddendum 1810-C1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1995, after viewing several videos of popular children's educational entertainment shows during its designated period of recreation, SCP-1810 stood up in its containment cell, struck out at the television and VCR provided to it, shattering the screen of the television and knocking the stand to the floor. SCP-1810 then began to strike the door of its cell, demanding to be allowed out, citing that it needed to \"protect the babies.\" Site security moved in to sedate SCP-1810, and, upon opening the door to the cell, were shoved aside and rendered dazed or unconscious by SCP-1810 in an as-of-then unprecedented display of physical strength.\nAs SCP-1810 reached the end of the hall, a second security team arrived and administered an electrical shock from a stun baton, incapacitating SCP-1810, and carried it back to its containment cell. Injuries to all parties were treated, including an unreported head injury administered to SCP-1810 after it was returned to its holding cell. Examination of the footage that SCP-1810 had viewed before its escape attempt show that it was observing a special episode of the television program [REDACTED] that dealt with bullies and peer pressure among children.\nExcerpt from the transcription of Site Director A. Beaufort's administrative address to Site 147 RE: Incident 147-1995-7\n\n\"It seems that SCP-1810 not only has a heightened emotional response to any children, but, indeed, any object it perceives to be a child in danger or a state of emotional distress, and it has demonstrated an increased level of strength during these periods of heightened emotion. Containment protocols have been updated to reflect this confirmed theory, and SCP-1810's entertainment privileges have been revoked for one week in response to the attempted breach. Any further attempts to breach containment will result in more severe punishments being administered. It may have the mind of a child, but we cannot allow that to sway our expectations of behavior or cooperation with Site protocols\u2026 Additionally, I am hereby upgrading SCP-1810's Object Class from Safe to Euclid, in accordance with the extended security measures necessary for containment.\"\n\"\u2026 The actions of Security Officer Roux have been punished by a one-week suspension, and he will be reassigned to a separate wing upon his return. I hope he will learn his lesson from this, because I will not condone the use of excessive force in the containment of SCP objects or entities under our custody. We are expected to be precise and efficient, not cruel or overly harsh. It was re-contained and disabled. All further actions were unnecessary\u2026 We secure. We contain. But most of all, we protect. This includes those that we have contained. That is all.\"\n\nInterview 1810-1\nInterviewed: Madeline O\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, age 6, who was under SCP-1810's watch upon the creature's initial containment.\nInterviewer: Doctor Amelia J. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a child psychologist under the employ of the Foundation.\nForeword: The following interview was conducted thirteen hours after the initial containment of SCP-1810, and approximately seven days after Madeline was captured by SCP-1810. The child was in critical condition under Foundation medical care at the time. All dialogue has been translated from the original French for documentation purposes. For clarity and ease of communication with the witness, SCP-1810 was referred to by its preferred name, Mr. Pierrot, for the duration of the interview. In addition, the speech of the child has been standardized and corrected for documentation purposes. Please refer to the records department for a copy of the original French transcription with maintained colloquialisms, verbal tics, and errors.\n\nShow Interview\n\nHide Interview\n\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Madeline, my name is Doctor Amelia P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. How are you feeling, sweetie?\nMadeline: I'm okay, Doctor Amelia. My belly hurts.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Aww\u2026 Did you eat something that made your tummy hurt?\nMadeline: Yeah\u2026 Mr. Pierrot gave me some weird meat and veggies. I ate it every day with him.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Weird food, huh? Do you know what it was he had you eat?\nMadeline: I don't know\u2026 he always ran away to get me food. He came back one day and I saw a bunch of funny plants and something weird in his pocket, and I heard them squeaking. He always stuffed them with a stick and put it over the fire. It was icky. And he kept getting hair in my food\u2026 It would squeak in the campfire too. It was scary, but I was hungry.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see\u2026 that sounds nasty. Could you tell me about how you met Mr. Pierrot? I want to learn as much as I can about him. Also, slow down, hon. I need to make sure I can record all this.\nMadeline: I'm sorry, Doctor\u2026 I'll try\u2026 Well, mommy and daddy both disappeared a long time ago\u2026 I was living with my big sister and her friends in the city. One day I got into a fight with them over some food. They were hurting me really bad. Mr. Pierrot came and saved me. He was kind of scary.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did he do to scare you?\nMadeline: Mathieu was hitting me. Hard. I couldn't breathe. My sister was already beat up and sleeping in a corner. Mr. Pierrot showed up, yelling. He hit Mathieu back. Mathieu's face looked all funny after Mr. Pierrot hit him\u2026 like a big red bowl. The others ran away. Mr. Pierrot hugged me and told me everything was going to be okay. He said he loved me very much and even though my mommy and daddy were gone and my friends hated me, he would always love me and take care of me forever and the bullies would never hurt me again.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What happened next?\nMadeline: Well, he took me to his house. It was weird. Way down in the ground. There were all kinds of funny books my mommy read to me and my sister before they went poof. A bunch of stuff about taking care of babies too. Mr. Pierrot always read those. Said that the doctors gave him ideas on how to take care of little kids like me. He told me that he wasn't used to taking care of human babies but he would do his best to be a good daddy to me.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. What happened after that?\nMadeline: Well, he said he was gonna go shopping for food and toys and stuff for me, and asked if I wanted anything. I asked him for a unicorn. I had this little unicorn doll I would always carry with me, but it got lost when Mr. Pierrot rescued me.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Ah\u2026 okay. And did he bring you a new unicorn doll? No, no dear, please lay down. You're in no condition to jump up from your bed like that.\nMadeline: It was even better than that. Mr. Pierrot brought me a REAL unicorn! Well, kind of\u2026.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Kind of? How do you mean, Madeline?\nMadeline: Well, it was a big white horse, but his horn was always leaking. He had a nail stuck in the bottom of his horn. And that night, I was playing with the unicorn, and the horn broke off and I got a splinter in my thumb. See? Mr. Pierrot couldn't get it out.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Oh, that's terrible. I'll have another doctor come and fix that when I leave, hon.\nMadeline: Uh huh\u2026 the unicorn wasn't that fun, anyhow. He kept crying and trying to fall asleep when I wanted to play with him. I woke up the next morning and Mr. Pierrot said that the unicorn was taking a nice long nap in the other room. I didn't see the unicorn any more after that.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Aww\u2026 that's so sad. What happened next?\nMadeline: Well, me and Mr. Pierrot just kind of played in the tunnels and we ate more of the weird meat and veggies that he brought for us and read stories and\u2026\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Okay, okay, I get the idea, little one. Is there anything else you need to tell me about Mr. Pierrot?\nMadeline: Well\u2026 He always did this strange thing whenever we would get to a doorway\u2026 He would pull out this little key and hold it up. But the doors were always open already, I didn't know why he did that. It was silly.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did you ever ask him what he was doing with the key?\nMadeline: Uh huh\u2026 He said he wanted to take me to his home with his real kids, but could never find the right door to use the key on\u2026 Could you maybe help him get home, Doctor Amelia?\n\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'll see what I can do.\nMadeline: Thank you, Doc\u2026 I think I'm gonna go to sleep now.\nDr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Get some rest, Madeline. I promise when you wake up you'll feel all better.\n\nClosing Statement: Following the above interview, the witness' memories of the events were suppressed, and she was sent to an off-site medical facility for treatment before being placed in an orphanage. A sweep of the area that SCP-1810 was captured in showed the bodies of several children gathered in a room, with water-blurred notes of apologies surrounding the corpses. Upon the walls of the area were inscriptions pertaining to the entity's desire to return to its home. In addition, the body of a mutilated horse was found in the room, with the words \"Mauvais\"1and \"Faux\"2 carved into its flank. A crude drawing of the main eyewitness, SCP-1810, and the horse was found, crushed in the corner of the room. The location of the \"key\" the eyewitness described has not been found.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Bad/Wicked\n2. Incorrect/Wrong\n\n\u00ab SCP-1809 | SCP-1810 | SCP-1811 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1811\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1811 is contained in a standard locker at Site-68. Instances of SCP-1811-1 through 217 are currently stored in room D308 of the restricted section of the Foundation's Library. Access to these items requires clearance level 3 and approval from the researcher in charge of SCP-1811.\nDescription: SCP-1811 is a bookshelf measuring 0.8m x 0.8m x 0.2m. It is made of an unidentified type of wood and covered with brown paint and beige vinyl shelf liner. Books that are left on the shelves of SCP-1811 have a probability of fusing together and undergoing a cycle of replication resulting in the creation of new books (designated SCP-1811-X, where X is a number). Volumes created by this process do not present any anomalous physical properties, but they can contain potentially hazardous information.\nFor the fusion to occur, two books must be left in direct physical contact with each other until they acquire a significant layer of dust. The two books must be written with the same alphabet, but not necessarily in the same language. If the two alphabets contain different diacritic signs, replication is still possible, albeit with a lower probability. For example, a book written in English can combine with certain French books, but not with any books written in Cyrillic.\nAfter the two books fuse together, the characters are shuffled to form a new coherent text in any language that can be written with the alphabet used in the original books. The volume then replicates its pages, doubling its size in the process. It subsequently divides into two identical volumes that re-shuffle their characters before dividing each into two different books. The net result is that the two original books will be replaced by four instances of SCP-1811-X, containing in total twice the number of original typographic characters. If the books are moved or the layer of dust is disturbed, the process will stop irreversibly.\nCover artworks are not duplicated and are either lost in the process or used unchanged by one of the instances of SCP-1811-X. Volumes containing mostly photographs or illustrations are not affected by SCP-1811. However, fusion occurs with books containing mathematical and chemical formulas, or tables and diagrams. In the resulting instances of SCP-1811-X, the symbols and lines are rearranged into different formulas and diagrams.\nSCP-1811-1 to 56 are previously unknown books acquired during the recovery of SCP-1811.\nSCP-1811-57 is the torn and charred front cover of an unknown book (Dissimulation and Vanishing: a hundred and one amusing Magic Tricks of the State Political Directorate, by Azgaroth Dzerzhinsky). The rest of this volume was not found and is presumed to have been destroyed.\nSCP-1811-58 to 217 are books produced during Foundation experimental procedures.\nHistory: SCP-1811 was recovered from a second-hand bookstore (The Paper Pagoda, Worcester, Massachusetts) in June 1995. The whereabouts of the owner, Adrian Balswell, are currently unknown. At the time of his disappearance, Mr. Balswell was being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service. It was discovered that he had published 7 commercially successful novels between 1989 and 1994 under various pen names, grossing approximately 3 million dollars. The unusual details of his disappearance and the suspicious nature of books found in the Paper Pagoda attracted the attention of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of the Foundation. Mr. Balswell's diary indicated SCP-1811 as a possibly anomalous object.\nAddendum 1811: Fragments of Adrian Balswell's diary. This journal was in poor condition and large portions are torn and burned.\n\nJanuary 19, 1976\nManuscript rejected again. Why doesn't anyone like my novel? Why are they so mean? I keep working on the thing and it's like I'm running around in circles. I sell books all day; you'd think I should be able to write one of my own.\n(later) I can't find the Lovecraft Omnibus. The Wodehouse collection is also gone. I'm sure they were on the ugly little bookshelf in the back. I found 4 books I haven't seen before. One of them is a novella called The Shadow over Blandings, by Algernon Whitewood. Another one is a 3 pages anonymous book titled Love Triangular Prism and Other Non-Platonic Solids. What the hell is that? Must be a joke from Towers, that (illegible).\nJanuary 24, 1976\nSurprisingly, that novella is really good. It's a very strange mix of light humour and pessimistic brooding but the writing is masterful. I asked around but nobody's heard of that author. I wish I could write like that\u2026 The other three are awful. I'll give them to Gran for their outhouse.\nSeptember 2, 1977\nIt happened again. Theories of Dialectic Simulation my ass! I never bought that. These books must be breeding. It's the only possible explanation.\n(Undated)\nStupid cat made the pile fall down and now I have to start over again. So slow. I thought I could accelerate the magic by putting extra dust onto the books, but no success. However by placing them vertically I can do more at the same time.\n(Undated)\n-such a silly novel in my life. I'm trying to mate this one with my old Modern Physics (1931 edition). That should be good fun! This little bookshelf is a wonder. But where does this knowledge, come from? I must be c-\nJune 9, 1995\n(illegible) cat disappeared. Where's Towers? Cleaning lady is nowhere to be found. People won't even talk about her. (Illegible) idiot that said Manuscripts Don't Burn? We'll see a-\n\n\u00ab SCP-1810 | SCP-1811 | SCP-1812 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1812\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1812 is currently located 180km from the surface of the Earth, and poses no threat of collision at this time. No more than 400 personnel within the Foundation, including O5-\u2588, O5-\u2588\u2588 and the Site-38 astronomy department, are allowed to be fully aware of SCP-1812 at any given time, due to possible spread of knowledge of SCP-1812.\nAll photographs that have the possibility of depicting SCP-1812 are to be destroyed upon discovery. The Foundation is currently tracking 236 separate observatories across the planet to ensure SCP-1812 is not detected and knowledge of it spread to the general public.\nDue to the effect SCP-1812 has on the perception of tides, all personnel aware of the existence of SCP-1812 are not allowed within 12km of bodies of water with a maximum depth greater than 3 meters. In the event that knowledge of SCP-1812 is leaked to between 1-10% of the general population, global deployment of aerosolized Class-A Amnestics is to occur. In the event that more than 10% of the general population is aware of SCP-1812, all coastal areas are to be evacuated, as rate of spread as well as the perception of increased tides is expected to \"flood\" 85% of all coastlines on the planet. Nuclear bombardment of SCP-1812 has been considered as an option in this scenario.\nMEMETIC HAZARD WARNING\nPersonnel without clearance level 3/1812 or higher are prohibited from viewing the following photograph. Attempting to access this file without proper clearance will result in demotion, forcible administration of Class-A Amnestics, reassignment, or a combination of any of the three.\n\nPlease input password\n\nAccess Granted\n\n\" LUNA 2\". The first known image of SCP-1812, taken by Alexander Montag, July 2nd 19\u2588\u2588. SCP-1812 is highlighted by the red circle.\n\nDescription: SCP-1812 is believed to be an irregularly-shaped asteroid orbiting Earth at a distance of approximately 180 kilometers. SCP-1812 is approximately 8km in diameter at its widest point, and has an unusually high density of 670 g/cm3. SCP-1812 is believed to have been captured by Earth's gravity approximately 3.2 billion years ago. SCP-1812 is in a retrograde orbit around the Earth, traveling at a rate of approximately 90 minutes per each orbit. Although only 1/437th of the diameter of the moon, SCP-1812 appears much larger in comparison due to the shorter distance between it and Earth. Depending on the angle of solar light relative to SCP-1812, it goes through several phases (waxing, full, waning, new) similar to the Earth's moon.\nSCP-1812 is subject to a memetic phenomenon where it is incapable of being observed by human beings by sentient individuals unless an individual announces the presence of SCP-1812 either verbally or legibly, and indicates it in some way, such as circling it in a photograph or pointing out its location with a hand gesture. The exact area indicated is inconsequential; SCP-1812 can be viewed at several different locations in the sky by several different individuals, even in daylight conditions. The existence of SCP-1812 is dubious; measurements of the space that SCP-1812 theoretically should occupy show only empty space. However, these same measurements, when performed by a person aware of SCP-1812, seemingly show the existence of the object. For the purposes of this document, it is assumed that SCP-1812 does indeed exist.\nThose who are aware of the existence of SCP-1812 will perceive several differences in the environment around them. For example, once an individual is aware of SCP-1812, they will be able to perceive light reflected off of it by the sun, increasing their night vision during times when SCP-1812 is visible. The most prominent effect, however, concerns tidal cycles and SCP-1812's effect on them. SCP-1812 exerts a gravitational pull on the Earth similar to, but weaker than, the moon's; however, this pull, combined with the moon's natural attraction, causes more severe tidal cycles, leading to those affected by SCP-1812 perceiving that sea levels are approximately \u2588\u2588 meters lower than the norm at low tide, and up to \u2588\u2588\u2588 meters at high tide, and that approximately 85% of coastlines and most islands around the world have been flooded. Persons entering affected areas by any means (excluding air travel) move as if though affected by an unseen liquid, usually starting about \u2588 kilometers inland of the actual start of the water line. Subjects are incapable of swimming through this liquid, and have great difficulty moving, indicating that the liquid has a higher viscosity than water. At the point where individuals affected by SCP-1812 have the liquid going above their head, they begin suffocating and undergo severe hypoxia, essentially drowning on dry land. This can be prevented through use of breathing apparatuses such as scuba tanks. Also, volcanic activity is perceived to increase, with minor eruptions from several volcanic sites occurring frequently, and rarely results in death due to volcanic activity (i.e. violent eruptions causing ash plumes, exposure to lava causing combustion).\nAddendum: Discovery of SCP-1812: Original containment of SCP-1812 was established 2 months after its original discovery by Alexander Montag, an amateur astronomer studying at State University of New York Maritime College, Bronx, New York. Shortly after his discovery, Montag barricaded himself on the roof of the college and refused to leave for any reason, making notes on SCP-1812 (which he had dubbed \"Luna 2\") and its effects on the tidal cycle, believing the rest of New York City to have drowned under a massive tidal surge and that all individuals he encountered were simply hallucinations. Montag eventually constructed a boat made from an air conditioning unit and attempted to push it off into what he describes as the \"New York Sea\", resulting in him falling from the roof of the college and subsequently dying. The Foundation began investigating the incident when it was found Mr. Montag had survived the fall, and had died from suffocation and hypoxia. Agents recovered Mr. Montag's journal, which contained all information currently known about SCP-1812, and serves as the primary vector for the meme. It is currently unknown how Mr. Montag discovered SCP-1812 without any prior information regarding it.\nAddendum: Attempts at treating individuals affected by SCP-1812 has met with little success. Attempting to reinforce that the liquid created by SCP-1812 is not real allows persons affected to enter coastal areas without drowning, but also leads to the delusion that liquid water does not exist, and leads to death by dehydration or drowning due to the inability to perceive water. Currently, \u2588\u2588 essential Foundation personnel who have undergone this treatment must be kept on a hydrating intravenous drip at all times. Similarly, attempts to enforce the idea that the enhanced night vision due to light reflecting off of SCP-1812 is non-existent has led to the complete inability to perceive stellar light, reflected or direct, including sunlight, leading to severe nyctophobia.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1811 | SCP-1812 | SCP-1813 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1813\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1813 is kept in a 200000 L tank constructed with reinforced glass, located in the biological sector of Site-18. SCP-1813 is to be fed a diet of lettuce three times weekly.\nMaintenance and security personnel are to be mute or muted prosthetically before performing duties in the area. Any vocalization in the cell is grounds for disciplinary action or termination depending on propagation of the effect.\nThe area is monitored with surveillance cameras at all times.\nJets with the purpose of churning the water to harmlessly frighten SCP-1813 and cause it to vocalize are installed in the tank and may only be activated for testing purposes with approval from the Site Director. SCP-1813 is to be fed double the amount of lettuce after tests and is to be supervised for at least eight hours daily, regardless of testing, by a marine biologist equipped with noise cancelling headgear.\nDescription: SCP-1813 is a female manatee, 45 years of age, with a weight of 1,252 kilograms, and measuring 4.7 meters long. SCP-1813 was recovered from a canal near an electrical facility on the shore of Hillsborough Bay, in Apollo Beach, Florida. SCP-1813 is physically and behaviorally normal.\nSCP-1813 emits vocalizations audible four to five minutes before and after they are actually performed. SCP-1813 is not louder than a mundane manatee, but sound emitted appears to 'bounce' off itself, increasing in volume exponentially before abruptly fading. The sound produces a rippling effect, causing subtle visible distortions in the surrounding area.\nWhile SCP-1813 vocalizes, living subjects within its radius can be observed with one to eight transparent, incorporeal duplicates of themselves. The copies move through space as the subject had, and will have, until finally merging into the original subject's present location with no harmful effect. Extended exposure, however, appears to cause variances in the effect with copies of the subject moving in ways that the subject hadn't, or would not. Further prolonged exposure testing is not recommended as this tends to cause original subjects to exhibit unpredictable properties requiring original classifications.\nThe effect does not present itself when subjects are exposed to recordings of SCP-1813. Visual disturbances are not detrimental to living subjects or inanimate materials.\nSCP-1813 does not seem to create physical duplicates of itself when it vocalizes. It is not known whether or not the duplicates simply do not exist, or if they overlap SCP-1813 in such a way that they would be invisible.\nAddendum: Testing Transcript 005 During this test the subject was asked to vocalize a certain phrase repeatedly while exposed to SCP-1813, to ascertain whether or not an asynchronous vocalization similar to those of SCP-1813 would manifest itself if the subject also were to vocalize within its range of influence. D-4293 was provided with earplugs, placed on the grating over the tank of SCP-1813, and ordered to pace slowly back and forth during the procedure.\nThe following transcript is only a rough approximation of the actual audio due to distortions caused by SCP-1813.\n\nD-4293: Say it now?\nDr. Sanders: Yes. Begin.\nJets in SCP-1813s tank begin churning the water, startling SCP-1813 and causing it to emit frightened vocalizations.1\nD-4293: Uh\u2026 In Flanders fields the poppies blow.\nFour duplicates of D-4293 appear following and leading his path. D-4293-3 develops a slightly different facial structure and eye color than the rest toward the end of the test.\nD-4293-1: Uh\u2026 Flanders fields the poppies blow.\nD-4293-2: Flanders fields the poppies blow.\nD-4293: What the hell is that!\nThe testing subject appears to be startled by the apparitions and attempts to exit the containment area, banging on the door repeatedly.\nD-4293-3: What Flanders hell the poppies that blow.\nD-4293-4: Flanders hell let the poppies did that blow.\nD-4923 enters a fetal position near the cell wall and begins screaming.\nD-4293: Alright I did it let me out! Let me the fuck out!\n\nD-4293-1: Alright Flanders blow to Hell.\nD-4293-2: I did it to Hell fuck I did the blow.\nThe copies continue vocalizing, barely visible due to the testing subject's lack of movement. Save for weeping the subject does not make any other vocalizations. This goes on for five minutes until new results are observed.\nD-4293-2: Alright. What the hell is Flanders?\nD-4293-4: What the hell is that?\nD-4293-1: The hell is the fields.\nD-4293-3: Uh. Is that it?\nThe copies appear to be conversing with one another with dialogue previously spoken by D-4293. This goes on for three minutes.\nAfter four minutes the copies appear to move out of sync with D-4293, moving over slightly from his position on the ground near the wall of the cell.\nD-4293-1 through 4 appear to be in physical pain, with their hands grasping their heads. Unique vocalizations from the copies can be heard during this time.\nD-4293-3: My head! Oh my god the noise!\nD-4293-4: The noise! My head!\nThe vocalizations from the copies appear to echo from one another until sound levels in the cell reach a peak of 150 decibels. D-4293 shields his ears with the provided earplugs. Jets in SCP-1813's tank powered off, SCP-1813 is now in a calm and silent state.\nBlood can be seen discharged from the ear canals of the copies before their falling over, and becoming motionless. It is apparent at this point that three of the copies do not have earplugs. The copies disappear instantaneously.\nD-4293 rises and faces the cell door. Sound is produced from D-4293's location prior to his vocalizing. Speech originating from the testing subject is denoted with a C.\nD-4293: No! Let me go!\nD-4293-C: What the hell?\nD-4293: Happy birthday, honey!\nDr. Sanders: That concludes the testing. Please exit the cell.\nD-4293: What do you mean I broke protocol?\nD-4293-C: Wait what?\nD-4293: I'm innocent!\nD-4293: I want a robot!\nD-4293: Does that mean you're releasing me?\nD-4293 begins vomiting. He is manually removed from the cell. D-4293 exhibits this unique auditory effect until, before, and five hours after termination.\n\nResearcher's Note: 005 Auditory Test: The SCP-1813 effect causes something like a physical echo, although the reasons for the divergent behaviors of the copies is not completely understood. It is also apparent at this point that in addition to copies saying things that they did not yet say, also say things that they would not and will not say.\nTesting with white rats in a complex maze in SCP-1813's chamber reveal a minimal amount of copies (1-2). Paths chosen by the copies in the maze are at most times completely different from the original subject's intended and traveled path. Copies also vary in color, sometimes being black or brown, and in one instance, purple.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Addendum: Audio Sample 034\n\n\u00ab SCP-1812 | SCP-1813 | SCP-1814 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1814\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1814 must be kept in a vacuum-sealed airtight box at all times, except during testing procedures. This box must be deoxygenated. The only entrance to the room is a double-seal airlock. The box's walls must be continually monitored for cracks, chips, or fractures by way of security camera. If any of these are noticed, the room must be immediately evacuated of gas, utilizing a large one-way air turbine in the ceiling above the box, and the box must be repaired by D-class subjects wearing pressurized fireproof suits and respirators. Subjects with respiratory disorders or conditions are not to be allowed into SCP-1814's chamber without a note from a doctor with Class-4 clearance or higher. Subjects exposed to SCP-1814-2 in an oxygenated environment must be immediately and forcefully deoxygenated, even if it results in the subject's death. As a precaution, all subjects entering SCP-1814's chamber must undergo psych evaluation to detect pyromaniac tendencies. Such subjects are to be terminated.\nDescription: SCP-1814 comprises two pieces, usually in contact with each other. These are denoted SCP-1814-1 and SCP-1814-2.\nSCP-1814-1 is a pedestal made of petrified spruce wood, triangular in shape and around 7cm tall by 18.5cm to a side. It has six legs, one on each corner and one in the middle of each side. It is carved in an ornate style similar to the art of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Dynasty in China. Despite this, radiometric dating has found it to be at least \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 years older than such a style would suggest. SCP-1814-1 appears to be unaffected by the nature of SCP-1814-2. It is slightly warm to the touch at all times.\nSCP-1814-2, when in the absence of oxygen, is a complex and random arrangement of pumice stones that resembles a burning flame. When in the presence of oxygen, SCP-1814-2 begins to move and shift, cracking loudly, shattering and reforming, until it achieves a state of intense molecular motion exactly like that of an actual fire. SCP-1814-2 in this state is hot to the touch but its heat is not detectable through visual or infrared light. At this point, SCP-1814-2 will spread in the same manner as that of a regular fire. As it burns, SCP-1814-2 emits sounds similar to an avalanche or grindstone. The sound becomes deeper as larger amounts of SCP-1814-2 are produced. Objects, including life forms, exposed to SCP-1814-2 will quickly catch \u201con rock,\u201d becoming covered with and consumed by it. Subjects will suffer severe burns equivalent to those from exposure to a flame with a temperature of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0C. Additionally, SCP-1814-2's excess dust may induce asthma attacks in subjects with respiratory conditions, and otherwise causing instances of SCP-1814-2 to burn inside the subjects' lungs and eventually [DATA EXPUNGED] Throughout this process, SCP-1814-2 retains the same mass as an equal volume of pumice, gradually getting heavier.\nSCP-1814-2 also acts according to the properties of regular pumice stone. At the speed it shifts, SCP-1814-2 scratches subjects' skin raw, then through their muscle tissue, and finally their bone. However, nearly no blood is lost as the intense heat cauterizes the wounds. Subjects eventually die from a combination of extreme pain, blunt force trauma, asphyxiation, and exfoliation.\nWhen all oxygen is removed or used up, all instances of SCP-1814-2 not attached to SCP-1814-1 will die down into \u201cembers\u201d and then turn to pumice dust. Said pumice dust is not hazardous and will not become SCP-1814-2 again. The instance that is attached to SCP-1814-1 will revert to its original state and shape. At this point, SCP-1814-1 and SCP-1814-2 become impossible to separate without damaging either. Subsequent oxygenation and deoxygenation will reform damage to SCP-1814-2, but SCP-1814-1 cannot be repaired this way.\nSCP-1814 cannot be stored underwater; due to SCP-1814-2 being made of pumice, it would float to the top and catch the containment box on rock. It cannot be stored in a non-reactive noble gas either; early attempts at this yielded a suspicious neon-like glow from SCP-1814-1.\nAddendum: SCP-1814 was recovered on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 when an archaeological expedition to an unknown portion of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cave in A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 K\u2588\u2588\u2588, Russia yielded fossilized humanoid remains. The skeletons of approximately 3 individuals of a previously unknown hominid subspecies were [DATA EXPUNGED], but with only minuscule amounts of pumice dust in the wounds. This struck the archaeologists as odd, as pumice does not occur in that region. Their paper on the discovery was intercepted by SCP informational agents before it was published in a scientific journal. The archaeologists were detained and screened, then given class-A amnestics. The cave was closed off under the pretense of \"lethal radiation.\" Agents stated that SCP-1814 itself had used up all the oxygen in the cave thousands of years ago, causing it to put itself out. When the cave was opened, it started to burn again and quickly began to spread. SCP-1814-2 was deoxygenated using a standard issue fire extinguisher, and it was brought back to Site 19 in a makeshift vacuum tank.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1813 | SCP-1814 | SCP-1815 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1815\nObject Class: Euclid Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1815 is presently designated as Neutralized. This file will remain in the event that anomalous activity has been detected to resume. For information regarding the neutralization of SCP-1815, please see SCP-3965 and Document-3965-Baoying.\nPrevious Containment Procedures\nAssets in all major astronomical agencies and establishments are to control information uncovered about SCP-1815's existence and prevent its leakage into the general public. The current position and transmissions of SCP-1815 are to be monitored by radio-telescopic satellites \"Ceres\", \"Liber\", and \"Libera\", the information from which is to be compiled by personnel at Site-59. Any change in the nature of these transmissions, or in the activity of SCP-1815 is to be reported to a Level 3 or higher researcher immediately.\nInformation regarding the MESSENGER probe supposedly in orbit around Mercury has been fabricated; all pictures and information supposedly gathered by said device were actually obtained by the Foundation \"Quicksilver\" series of probes. \"Quicksilver\" missions are to be planned in response to every observed Janus Event (see Document-SCP-1815-MQ for details).\nIf SCP-1815 or Mercury display anomalous activity noticeable to terrestrial-based observation and standard misinformation protocols are insufficient, the Foundation is to implement a global internet service blackout and notify all government assets of the situation. Misinformation agents are to be dispatched to all major astronomical organizations to suppress knowledge of the incident. The current prepared cover story for such an occurrence is a coronal mass ejection and subsequent geomagnetic storm.\nDescription: SCP-1815 is an interstellar object of unknown appearance, dimensions and properties. All attempts at direct observation have thus far failed; the object and its position are only detectable by radio waves it emits. These waves generally feature the same transmission: an unidentified pneumatic sound which occurs at a constant rate of 52bpm. The transmissions feature no background noise or RFI regardless of the object's proximity to the sun. SCP-1815 does not appear to exert a gravitational pull, and has been hypothesized to not be entirely material. SCP-1815 has not exhibited signs of sentience, but the possibility has not been ruled out (See Addendum 1815-001).\nSCP-1815 moves in an orbital path, eccentricity and velocity identical to the planet Mercury, but reversed. Due to this, the object regularly collides with its respective planet; such an event does not appear to have any effect on either affected body, further suggesting that SCP-1815 is partially or wholly insubstantial.\nSCP-1815 will infrequently cease all movement across its orbital axis; motion in regards to systematic and galactic movement are unaffected and continue. While this occurs, Mercury will feature numerous anomalies; its appearance under highly-magnified telescopic observation will become irregular and indistinct. The standard transmission will be interrupted by a sustained, scraping noise for the duration of the event, which is usually 80-120 minutes. These occurrences have been termed Janus Events.\nA total of five Janus Events have been recorded since the object's discovery. Due to the technical difficulties in obtaining samples from Mercury, it is currently impossible to completely measure the effects of each Event on the planet's stability. However, after the first Event in 1986, a series of missions were planned, wherein a Foundation-based probe would monitor the planet and SCP-1815.\n\nMission I\nProbe Designation: Quicksilver-1815-I\nDate of Preceding Janus Event: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1986\nDate of Launch: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1988\nDate of Contact with Mercury: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1988\nDate of Contact with SCP-1815: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u25881989\nResults: No observable abnormalities on Mercury's surface. Readings indicate a 4% decrease in the strength of the planet's magnetosphere1. Probe passed through the apparent location of SCP-1815 without incident. It appears that every point of SCP-1815 is transmitting the object's message. Using this data, it was determined that SCP-1815 has a rough diameter of 1,800km.\nMission II\nProbe Designation: Quicksilver-1815-II\nDate of Preceding Janus Event: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1990\nDate of Launch: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1990\nDate of Contact with Mercury: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1991\nDate of Contact with SCP-1815: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1991\nResults: Results are largely identical to those of Mission I, though readings of Mercury's magnetosphere now show an 11% decrease in field strength, and the approximate diameter of SCP-1815 is now 2,300km.\nMission III\nProbe Designation: Quicksilver-1815-III\nDate of Preceding Janus Event: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1996\nDate of Launch: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1996\nDate of Contact with Mercury: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u25881996\nDate of Contact with SCP-1815: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1997\nResults: Observation of Mercury's surface shows marked alterations to the planet's geography, including the absence of approximately 70% of previously recorded craters2. Readings of magnetosphere show a 40% decrease in field strength, and the approximate diameter of SCP-1815 is now 4,500km. Contact with probe lost upon reaching the apparent perimeter of SCP-1815.\nMission IV\nProbe Designation: Quicksilver-1815-IV\nDate of Preceding Janus Event: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2003\nDate of Launch: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2004\nDate of Contact with Mercury: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u25882004\nDate of Contact with SCP-1815: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2004\nResults: Geographical abnormalities reported during Mission III are absent; magnetosphere demonstrates only a 15% decrease in field strength, and the diameter of SCP-1815 is only 2,800km. Probe successfully passed through the apparent location of SCP-1815, however, SCP-1815 transmitted a secondary message to the probe during passage (see Addendum 1815-001 for details).\nMission V\nProbe Designation: Quicksilver-1815-V\nDate of Preceding Janus Event: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2012\nDate of Launch: (Pending)\nDate of Contact with Mercury: (Pending)\nDate of Contact with SCP-1815: (Pending)\nResults: (Pending)\n\nThe constantly diminishing strength of Mercury's magnetosphere suggests that SCP-1815 is causing abnormalities regarding the planet's core, possibly including [DATA EXPUNGED]. If this is true, current projections (omitting the anomaly from Mission III) suggest that complete [DATA EXPUNGED] will take place within \u2588\u2588\u2588 years. No adequate cover story has been prepared for the destruction of Mercury if this occurs.\nAddendum [1815-001]: Contents of Transmission-1815-QIV\nThe message received during Mission IV contained a series of 144 images detailing the apparent layout of the Solar System. When viewed in succession, the first 48 frames depict the bodies orbiting in their normal fashion. During frames 49-96, a secondary set of planets and satellites begin to appear; these bodies move in orbits identical to the primary set, but reversed. During frames 97-144, the primary set begins to disappear, until only the secondary set remains. The dimensions of the planets and satellites in the secondary set are ill-defined; no digital resources at the Foundation's disposal appear to be capable of properly rendering the designs (this also applies to the sun in frames 97-144). The transmission utilized an encoding employed by Foundation staff; the possibility of SCP-1815's intelligence is since being reevaluated.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This is based on previous data obtained during the 1974 Mariner 10 flyby.\n2. This is in contradiction of terrestrial observation of Mercury during this time, which demonstrated no visible anomalies.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1814 | SCP-1815 | SCP-1816 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1816\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1816 is confined in an underground experimental room measuring 10m x 10m x 5m. The room is climate-controlled and equipped with sunlight-simulating lamps. Access to SCP-1816 is forbidden to all female personnel, unless approved by Dr. Coulloudon. The maintenance of SCP-1816, including pruning, fertilization and re-potting, is to be conducted by Professor H. Pak.\nDescription: SCP-1816 is a penjing containing a live specimen of an unidentified tree. The object is approximately 40 cm high.\nSCP-1816 will only affect pregnant mammals. When a subject at an early stage of pregnancy is left in the same room as SCP-1816, the fetus may become an instance of SCP-1816-1. The distance and time of exposure required to cause this effect depends on the size and gestation period of the individual. In the case of murine test subjects, an exposure of 3 minutes/day within 5 meters was found to be sufficient. The requirements for larger mammals such as human subjects is not yet fully understood.\nInstances of SCP-1816-1 are characterized by dwarfism, extreme congenital abnormality, ataxia and mental retardation. The severity of these physiological defects would be expected to result in aborted pregnancy, but instances of SCP-1816-1 invariably have a lifespan comparable to normal subjects. The cause of the teratogenic properties of SCP-1816 are unknown. No toxins or radiations could be detected. Genome-wide analysis did not reveal any mutations or epigenetic factors that could explain the developmental defects of SCP-1816-1 subjects.\nBefore its acquisition, SCP-1816 was in the possession of Mr. Ruprecht Zorkowicz, from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who committed suicide on 11-01-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for reasons unknown. The unusual birth defects observed in the children born from Mrs. Winifred Zorkowicz attracted the attention of Dr. Coulloudon. Mrs. Zorkowicz is currently confined in ward 7F of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Sanatorium.\nAddendum: Excerpt from the psychological evaluation of Mrs. Winifred Zorkowicz, conducted by Dr. Dahlberg.\n\nDr. Dahlberg: Tell me about your children, Mrs. Zorkowicz.\n\nMrs. Zorkowicz: They are such beautiful children! Just like their father. He's so proud of them.\n\nDr. D.: Really? I was under the impression that your husband\u2026\n\nMrs. Z.: That idiot! He's not the\u2026 father of my children! No. He never loved them.\n\nDr. D.: In that case, who is their father?\n\nMrs. Z.: What are the seed and the soil without the gardener? Their real father, the one who cared for them, nurtured them, he gave them his love and they grew into beautiful, healthy children. In his own image.\n\nDr. D.: Who are you talking about here, Mrs. Zorkowicz?\n\nMrs. Z.: You know\u2026 Anyone can crush a sapling, but it takes skill and care to create a bonsai\u2026\n\nNo further explanation could be obtained from Mrs. Zorkowicz.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1815 | SCP-1816 | SCP-1817 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1817\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A 3m tall chain link fence topped with barbed wire has been constructed 100m away from the edge of SCP-1817. All personnel at the site of the anomaly are to wear Level A hazmat suits. At least thirty (30) personnel are to patrol the perimeter of SCP-1817 at all times.\nOutfit requirements identical to those previously mentioned are to be adhered to by any Foundation personnel working with samples of SCP-1817-1. Personnel are not to attempt to address or seek out any instance of SCP-1817-A, but are permitted to speak with the entities if they initiate conversation.\nDescription: SCP-1817 refers to an irregularly shaped 5km2 area located approximately 2km outside of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, France. A thick covering of fog, hereby designated SCP-1817-1, is present at the location at all times, regardless of meteorological conditions. Testing has revealed no anomalous properties inherent in the composition of this fog. This substance is dense enough to obscure all vision more than 1.5m away. If inhaled, SCP-1817-1 releases a currently unidentified compound into the subject's body that creates a chemical reaction resulting in the combustion of said subject. Additionally, it will gradually strip away any exposed skin or organic matter over a period of thirty (30) minutes. As such, the entirety of the SCP-1817 area covered by SCP-1817-1 is devoid of all topsoil. An unknown component of SCP-1817-1 appears to act as an anesthetic during this process, as no subjects have reported feelings of pain until removed from SCP-1817 and separated from SCP-1817-1.\nSCP-1817-A refers to a group of entities that reside within SCP-1817. Due to the nature of SCP-1817-1, it is presumed that these entities are not composed of organic materials. The appearance of these beings varies greatly, but several factors are present in all instances of SCP-1817-A:\n\nUsing two (2) appendages for locomotion\nA dark green overall coloration\nA vaguely humanoid figure\nPossessing a large mouth-like opening that stretches across their torso\nSapience, as well as the ability to speak and comprehend a wide variety of languages1\n\nConversely, these beings also differ in several areas. Specifically:\n\nThe amount of upper body limbs can number from two (2) to ten (10)\nThe height of any given specimen ranges from 3m to 6m\nWings resembling those of the giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus) are present in the place of some upper body appendages\nThe amount of teeth in the mouth-like cavity has ranged from none to several hundred\n\nThese entities appear to be either unable or extremely unwilling to exit SCP-1817 and usually react violently to any attempts to make them do so. Additionally, instances of SCP-1817-A actively oppose any attempts of personnel to explore the SCP-1817 area.\nInterview Log-1817-Alpha:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1817-A-01\nInterviewer: Agent Sophia Lagrange\nForeword: The following log comprises of the Foundation's first attempts at communicating with the SCP-1817-A instances.\n<Begin Log>\nAgent Lagrange: Hello.\nSCP-1817-A-01: Please leave.\nAgent Lagrange: I must ask some questions, please.\nSCP-1817-A-01: Please leave.\nAgent Lagrange: Why do you want me to leave?\nSCP-1817-A-01: It's dangerous here, and we don't need anyone interfering with our work.\nAgent Lagrange: We won't interfere. We can help you, surely. Just allow me and my team to venture further into this area, and we'll provide whatever assistance we can.\nSCP-1817-A-01: You can't help, Sophia2. Nothing good will happen if your organization tries to interfere.\nAgent Lagrange: We have many resources, as well as knowledge that could be vital to whatever you are attempting to do.\nSCP-1817-A-01: No, you do not. If you continue to try to gain access, I will have to confront you physically.\n[Agent Lagrange consults with the rest of the team for several minutes.]\nAgent Lagrange: Alright. We will leave now.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Agent Lagrange will lead a covert exploration mission into SCP-1817 in order to gather more information regarding the area and the anomalies lying within it.\n\nMission Report-1817-Alpha: On 19/05/1995, Agent Lagrange, accompanied by MTF Epsilon-03 (aka \u201cSights for Sore Eyes\u201d), ventured into SCP-1817 in order to explore the area and discover any additional possible anomalies. Almost immediately after entering the area, a large group of SCP-1817-A instances approached the group and forced the agents back towards the edge of SCP-1817. SCP-1817-A told Agent Lagrange, \"We told you to stay away from our area,\" before heading back into SCP-1817.\nMission Report-1817-Beta: Foundation agents approached SCP-1817 from above through the use of Foundation helicopter. This method of transportation had the dual purposes of both transporting personnel safely into various locations in the anomaly as well as temporarily clearing areas of SCP-1817-1. A group of SCP-1817-A numbering approximately fifty (50) individuals aggressively followed the helicopter's path, but were unable to attack the vehicle. A large hole, roughly 20m in diameter, was discovered during this expedition. The SCP-1817-A expressed extreme distress when SCP-1817-1 was displaced away from this area, and began begging Foundation personnel to stop. At this point, several entities resembling [REDACTED], only three of which were successfully neutralized at the site by combined efforts of Foundation personnel and SCP-1817-A. The remaining nine (9) entities were subsequently tracked down and neutralized due to the extreme danger posed by their existence. Additionally, these beings created several anomalies similar to those found at the location of their origin, including vast areas of spatial displacement, permanently repeating temporal patterns, and reanimated human corpses.\nAddendum-1817-Gamma: As of 06/06/1995, no attempts to explore SCP-1817 are to be made without O5 deliberation.\nAddendum-1817-Delta: Unusual seismic activity was reported in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, China on 09/02/1998. Foundation personnel sent to this area to investigate found dozens of entities similar to those witnessed within SCP-1817 during the events of Mission-1817-Beta3 emerging from a large chasm, and subsequently began attempting to neutralize these subjects. Agents stationed at SCP-1817 reported many instances of SCP-1817-A leaving the area at extremely high speeds. These entities arrived at the scene of the new activity approximately two (2) hours after personnel reported witnessing them leaving the French area. Upon arrival, all SCP-1817-A subjects began emitting SCP-1817-1 from their mouths as well as using the combat methods against the hostile entities as previously noted in Mission Report-1817-Beta. Due to this, all the noted entities were presumably driven back into the chasm, and an area similar to SCP-1817, hereby designated SCP-1817-Beta, was created. Similar containment procedures have been enacted in this area.\nAddendum-1817-Epsilon: Seven (7) days after the events of Addendum-1817-Delta, an instance of SCP-1817-A approached a Foundation agent stationed at SCP-1817-Alpha and handed him a written note. The contents of the note were as follows:\n\nThank you for trying to help. However, let us handle it next time. It's our job, and you'd just get in the way again and hurt yourselves.\nYou contain yours, and we'll contain ours.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Foundation agents have thus far been unable to present a language that the SCP-1817-A entities are not fluent in.\n2. Agent Lagrange did not divulge her name at any point during this interview.\n3. However, these beings were notably slower and larger than those seen in the aforementioned report. Personnel roughly described their actions at this time as \"confused and groggy.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1816 | SCP-1817 | SCP-1818 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1818\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation interaction with the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 company is to be maintained so that no flights leave under the conditions which are known to cause SCP-1818. Any scheduled flights matching said conditions are to be delayed until after 13:40 GMT, unless they were scheduled for the purposes of experimentation with SCP-1818; said flights should not contain unaffiliated passengers.\nAll SCP-1818-A specimens generated by SCP-1818 are to be housed and studied at Biological Research Section 2B of Site-156. SCP-1818-B instances, as well as any other individuals who may have observed an occurrence of the event, are to be detained and provided with Class-B amnestics at the earliest available opportunity. See Document 1818-D for more information.\nDescription: SCP-1818 refers to a phenomenon occurring on all public \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 airline flights between Glasgow, Scotland and Langenhagen, Germany, leaving between 13:31 and 13:36 GMT. Flights travelling between these destinations at this time will not display anomalous properties unless scheduled and organised with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u25881. The effects of this event are known to begin to manifest inside the plane itself, roughly ten to twenty (10-20) minutes into the flight. SCP-1818 typically progresses as follows:\n\nStage 1: Firstly, the remains of a dead, melanistic, Oryctolagus cuniculus (common European rabbit) female, designated SCP-1818-A, will be found in one of the baggage compartments of the vehicle. Cause of death usually appears to be asphyxiation as a result of smothering, while the state of the remains seem to indicate that either the animal died shortly before being discovered or that the body was well-preserved.\n\nStage 2: An individual passenger (designated SCP-1818-B) will display signs of distress, such as crying or screaming. Affected individuals have also been known to repetitively state the name \u201dMolly\u201d or \u201cMrs. Molly\u201d. During the entirety of Stage 2, SCP-1818-B will not be responsive when addressed by other passengers. This behaviour will persist for five to ten (5-10) minutes.\n\nStage 3: SCP-1818-A will at this point appear to independently resume its vital and active functions, with no evidence of injury remaining \u2013 how this occurs is unknown. This process will be accompanied by loud shouting and excited expressions from SCP-1818-B, who will engage in play activity with SCP-1818-A until the end of the flight. Upon landing, the subject will cease erratic behaviour, and be unable to account for their actions during the event.\n\nSignificant variations between occurrences of SCP-1818 have been observed to occur. Several notable examples of this have been listed in chronological order below;\n\nExample No.\nDescription\n\n1\nSCP-1818-A did not manifest; instead, at the time Stage 1 was expected to begin, the monitors installed within the aeroplane began playing footage of a deceased rabbit. Stages 2 and 3 progressed with the recorded footage behaving as a normal instance of SCP-1818-A would.\n\n2\nThe remains of SCP-1818-A appeared to have been used as meat in the cooking of a cottage pie, which was served to SCP-1818-B in a standard container. Stage 2 progressed as normal; however, the organism did not appear to have regenerated the injuries associated with cooking at Stage 3. No passengers on the flight, including SCP-1818-B, observed this as unusual.\n\n3\nSCP-1818-A did not fully manifest; instead, the leg and parts of the torso of a black European rabbit were recovered. Upon initiation of Stage 3, these appendages were observed to undergo occasional twitching, which ceased upon landing. No passengers on the flight appeared to acknowledge this discrepancy, and treated the remains as if they were complete throughout the event.\n\n4\nAt the onset of Stage 2, a live, male albino rabbit was found on the plane. This caused hostile behavior in SCP-1818-B, who then proceeded to kill the specimen through throttling. SCP-1818-B was not responsive to interrogation for the remainder of the flight, and Stage 3 did not occur.\n\n5\nDetails of this event are unknown. A \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 airline flight which left under SCP-1818's conditions as result of containment failure was found to have crashed in the countryside of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. At time of discovery, the crash-site contained the dead bodies of one-hundred-and-fifty-three (153) female black rabbits. None of the bodies of the human passengers recorded as having been on the flight were found.\n\nNote: The following text was found written in biro pen on a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 airline pamphlet which appeared to have survived the incident described in Example 5.\n\nI can't remember how it goes anymore.\n\nFootnotes\n1. It has been determined that use of aeroplanes owned by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 does not meet the conditions for the occurrence of an SCP-1818 unless the scheduling of the flight involves \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 company officials.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1817 | SCP-1818 | SCP-1819 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1819\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Procedures should be adapted to the age and condition of each instance of SCP-1819-X. The surface of the skin must be thoroughly and constantly exposed to 500 lux of visible light (this can be reduced to 100 lux during sleep periods). Typical containment units are designed like tanning booths or beds, but equipped with lamps producing visible light. The following precautions must be implemented until the contagious nature of SCP-1819 is fully understood:\n\nInstances of SCP-1819-X must be contained and studied under level 3 biosafety conditions.\nAccess to documents produced by instances of SCP-1819-X (such as writings, drawings and audiovisual recordings) requires clearance level 4 or approval from Dr. Ripoli.\nPersonnel assigned to instances of SCP-1819-X cannot be re-assigned to other projects involving children and should avoid interactions with children from the general population.\n\nDescription: SCP-1819 refers to a medical condition that develops in human children between 4 and 13 years of age. Affected individuals are characterized by abnormal cutaneous sensitivity to the absence of visible light. Sporadic cases appear in individuals designated SCP-1819-X (where X is a number). Initial symptoms typically manifest during periods of more than 4 hours spent in darkness (hereby defined as less than 0.1 lux, but this threshold varies between cases). Symptoms include pain, itching, edema, blistering and peeling of skin, and are usually diagnosed as sunburn. The severity of these symptoms increases gradually with longer or repeated periods spent in darkness. Instances of SCP-1819-X also have an extremely high incidence of cutaneous neoplasias and usually die of malignant melanoma before puberty.\nGenome sequencing revealed a novel type of retroviral elements present only in affected skin tissues. These sequences contain a single functional gene that encodes an enzyme, referred to as SCP-1819-E. This enzyme was shown to catalyse the formation of pyrimidine dimers, a genotoxic modification of DNA normally induced by ultra-violet radiations. Visible light inhibits the activity of SCP-1819-E by an unknown mechanism. The retroviral sequences do not encode other functional proteins and the subjects do not produce detectable viral particles.\nInstances of SCP-1819-X manifest a strong fear of the dark (nyctophobia) for years before the onset of SCP-1819. They are also convinced of the existence of a ''boogeyman'' which they invariably describe as a black figure with a single ''bright'' or ''burning'' eye. It is unclear at present whether this persona is a real entity or a mental component of the disease.\nInstances of SCP-1819-X are contagious to other children. The biological basis for this contagion is unknown, but it requires SCP-1819-X to discuss their nyctophobia with the subject. Physical proximity and direct communication are usually necessary, but contagion was also observed to occur by written documents and drawings. Current data suggests that SCP-1819 has a memetic component, but it is not yet possible to exclude the existence of an undetected airborne vector. SCP-1819 is not contagious to adults. However, instances of SCP-1819-X who survive past puberty remain completely affected and are still contagious to children.\nAddendum 1819-A1: Excerpt from interviews of SCP-1819-X instances.\n\nSCP-1819-3:\n- Mr. Spiky was always mean, telling me about the monsters in the dark until I cry. My mom said there's nothing dangerous in the dark, and I don't have to be afraid. It's funny, Mrs. Jackson said sunlight can give you cancer and you have to be careful. How come grownups are scared of the sun but not the dark? Mr. Spiky found this very interesting.\n\nSCP-1819-8:\n- Dad always says I should grow up and stop being afraid of the dark. I try to explain about Mr. Spooky but he doesn't believe me. Mr. Spooky is feeling lonely because people don't play with him as much as they used to. But he told me I was a good boy and now he had a gift for me, so I wouldn't forget him ever. He said to share with my friends so we could all play together.\n\nSCP-1819-21:\n- It was burning, the dark was burning, I was crying and Mommy was screaming, and I could hear Mr. Inky laughing. They keep me in the light now, but what happens when you die? Mr. Inky says it's all black. Forever.\n\nDrawings produced by different instances of SCP-1819-X before their acquisition.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1818 | SCP-1819 | SCP-1820 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1820\nObject Class: Safe Euclid, see Incident Log 1820-7.3\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of SCP-1820, it is contained within Site 182, which has been designated a Special Wildlife Refuge by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to assist in isolating the object. If any civilians are detected either from the perimeter observation towers or through satellite surveillance, MTF Tau-7 (Smokey's Rangers) is to intercept and redirect, using available cover stories (detailed in Document-1820-4.12), or non-lethal force and administration of class-B amnestics where applicable. No personnel above class-D are to enter Site 182 unless prior permission is granted by a level 2 supervisor and a standard-issue GPS locator and a head-mounted camera are used. The locator must be constantly monitored by the personnel entering Site 182 and the current level 2/1820 supervisor.\nDescription: SCP-1820 is a single-story log cabin with 4 windows and one door, theoretically located between \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\u201d\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\u201d\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\u201d\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\u201d\u2588. The cabin's exact location cannot be determined, due to its inability to be located if one knows their exact location. Site 182 was created from the square designated by the above coordinates. If any person enters the site and becomes \u201clost\u201d (defined as any entity not knowing the exact or relative location of the subject) for a period varying between \u2588 hours and \u2588\u2588 days, they will encounter SCP-1820.\nSCP-1820 cannot be located if:\n\u2022 The subject knows the area well, or is given detailed directions by someone who does.\n\u2022 The subject uses video tracking (either through a live feed or a recording)\n\u2022 The subject's position is triangulated from their radio signal\n\u2022 The subject is tracked via GPS locators that are regularly monitored by either the subject or any other entity\n\u2022 The subject is documenting their progress\n\u2022 The subject is accompanied by remote exploration vehicles\n\u2022 Remote vehicles are deployed alone\nSCP-1820 can be located if:\n\u2022 The subject wanders freely into Site 182\n\u2022 The subject is tracked via GPS, but it is not regularly monitored (see Incident Log 1820-7.3)\n\u2022 The subject remains in radio contact but does not detail their progress\nUpon discovering SCP-1820, subjects describe it as \u201ccozy\u201d and \u201cinviting\u201d; at night lights are visible through the windows and smoke is always rising from the chimney. 15% of subjects also report a single figure standing at one of the windows, though the details of the figure are obscured. Subjects also experience a compelling urge to enter SCP-1820; only 3% of subjects were able to leave the area once sighting the cabin. After entering SCP-1820, all radio contact with subjects is lost for a period never exceeding 24 hours. Upon exiting the building, subjects report feeling amazingly refreshed and rested, but vital signs exhibit [DATA EXPUNGED] along with increased paranoia, nyctophobia, spheksophobia1, and a total unwillingness to re-enter SCP-1820. Subjects are almost completely amnesic relating to their experience inside the cabin. All attempts to record or otherwise document the interior of the cabin or the figure have failed.\nAbridged Test Log:\n\nTest 1820-1.4:\nSubject: D-12938, male, Caucasian, age 32\nEquipment: One standard radio communicator with headset and spare batteries, one Wilderness Survival Kit with food and water for 14 days.\nSubject is told to hike into Site 182. While he initially complains of his chances of survival, promises of freedom elicit compliance. Intermittent (as instructed) radio contact is established for \u2588 days \u2588\u2588 hours before the subject encounters SCP-1820 at approximately 1920. Subject is asked to describe cabin and star patterns in the hopes of later locating the object. Cabin description matches previous tests, and visible constellations match those for the region, however the locations of the constellations relative to each other are abnormal (i.e. some are rotated or translated to different portions of the sky). Subject also describes a figure in the window adjacent to the door. This is the first subject to describe a figure. Subject is then told that his task is completed, and immediate return is his only option to earn freedom. Subject disregards offer and proceeds to enter the cabin. All radio contact is immediately lost. Contact resumes 14 hours 57 minutes later when subject breaks silence by expressing feelings of well-being and restfulness upon exiting SCP-1820. Subject expires on return trip. Body is located 85 hours later at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\u201d\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\u201d\u2588. Autopsy reveals cause of death to be dehydration, malnutrition, exhaustion, and [REDACTED].\nTest 1820-3.2:\nSubject: D-98255, female, African-American, age 27\nEquipment: One standard radio communicator with headset and spare batteries, one Wilderness Survival Kit with food and water for 14 days, one digital camera.\nSubject is told to hike into Site 182 with standard compliance promises. SCP-1820 is encountered before the first scheduled radio update after \u2588 hours \u2588\u2588 minutes at approximately 1045. No figure is described in any windows. Subject is asked to document the exterior and surroundings of the object with video and still-images. After documentation is finished, subject is asked to enter SCP-1820 and document the interior. All radio contact is lost upon entry. Contact is resumed 15 minutes later, subject again expressing exceptional levels of well-being and restfulness. When subject is asked to re-enter the cabin, she immediately becomes verbally hostile and abusive. Upon recovery 8 hours 2 minutes later, the subject had lost 18kg and was suffering from severe dehydration, malnutrition and sleep deprivation, and vital signs exhibited [REDACTED]. Subsequent psychological examinations revealed acute paranoia, nyctophobia, and spheksophobia. Subject self-terminated 13 days later.\nThe majority of the data on the camera's memory card was irretrievable, and all retrievable pictures were too badly corrupted to be recognizable.\nWhy spheksophobia? We need to document the interior. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest 1820-9.8:\nSubject: D-76502, male, Caucasian, age 29\nEquipment: One standard radio communicator with headset and spare batteries, one Wilderness Survival Kit with food and water for 14 days, two digital cameras, two film cameras.\nSubject is told to hike into Site 182 with standard compliance promises. Subject encounters SCP-1820 after \u2588 days \u2588\u2588 hours at approximately 0630. Subject is told to document the exterior of the cabin with a film and digital camera, and then to leave the cameras on the ground and enter the building, documenting the interior with the others. Upon entry, all radio contact is lost, but a hissing sound persists for 1.2 seconds. Contact is resumed 9 hours 19 minutes later, subject again expressing exceptional levels of well-being and restfulness. Subject is able to locate the first two cameras and makes the return journey in \u2588 days \u2588\u2588 hours. Upon recovery, subject had lost 25kg and was suffering from severe dehydration and malnutrition and slight sleep deprivation, and vital signs exhibited [REDACTED] and acute [REDACTED]. Subsequent psychological examinations revealed paranoia and acute spheksophobia. Subject becomes physically hostile to staff within 2 days, and is terminated while assaulting Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 4 days later.\nAnalysis of the digital camera used to document the interior of SCP-1820 shows the same signs of data corruption as that of Test 1820-3.2, while the film appeared to have been burned while inside the second camera. The exterior cameras showed no signs of corruption.\n\nIncident Log 1820-7.3:\n\nWhile rerouting civilians from SCP-1820, Agents Gutierrez, Fowler and Holland became separated from the rest of the squad. While they were wearing their standard issue GPS tracking bracelets, they encountered SCP-1820 \u2588 hours later at approximately 2130 while returning to base. Supervisor 2/1820 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 immediately ordered their return, and commanded they do not enter the cabin. Agent Holland does not hesitate as he enters the cabin, but Agents Gutierrez and Fowler hesitate momentarily. Agent Gutierrez is heard to debate with himself for approximately 3 minutes before entering, but Agent Fowler proceeds to slowly back away and then break into a run for 47 minutes before collapsing, and is recovered 1 hour 22 minutes later. Agent Gutierrez exits the cabin 4 hours 12 minutes after entry, and Agent Holland exits 19 hours 50 minutes after entry. Upon their recovery, both Agents were suffering from severe dehydration, malnutrition, and exhaustion. Agent Holland had developed symptoms of severe [REDACTED]. Both agents were given the option of medical euthanasia. Agent Holland immediately became hostile, killing Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and injuring 2 guards before being terminated. Agent Gutierrez accepted the offer pending his debriefing. See Interview Log 1820-7.3. Agent Fowler showed no signs of mental or physical illness, aside from standard PTSD, and monitoring ceased after 70 days.\nLater analysis of the Agents' GPS trackers revealed they simultaneously ceased functioning immediately after the last time the Agents' locations were checked. This shows possible sentience on the part of SCP-1820.\nI'm curious as to the time of the GPS malfunction. If we had checked their GPS location again within \u2588 hours (the experimental minimum time to contact), would it have malfunctioned at all? Seems a bit paradoxical, but I'm requesting upgrade to Euclid. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nInterview Log 1820-7.3\n\nDebriefing of Agent 1820/82 M. Gutierrez following Incident 1820-7.3\nInterviewer - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForward - Psychoanalysis of Agent Gutierrez following Incident 1820-7.3 reveals severe paranoia, nyctophobia, and spheksophobia. None of these conditions were present during mandatory psychiatric evaluation on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - For the record, please state your name and ID number.\nAgent Gutierrez - Agent Miguel Gutierrez, ID 1820/82 - 620013Z\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - Thank you. Now, can you describe for me the events that led up to your encounter with SCP-1820?\nAgent Gutierrez - It was\u2026well, it was supposed to be just a routine civvie redirection. At about 0630 we got word of some hikers approaching the site, and of course we had to get 'em out. I didn't think about it then, but somethin' was definitely wrong. Nobody comes to this area this time of year! I'm sure they were here for a reason. It had to be the\u2026[sound of snorting in disgust]\u2026anyway, Fowler, Holland and me were gonna circle around back an' make sure they didn't give the rest of the squad the slip. We were still in radio contact, so it was no big deal. The rest of the squad got to 'em before we did, and they supposedly had everything under control, so we were ordered to head back to base. We knew the area pretty well by then, so it shoulda just been a short trip\u2026and then\u2026\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - Go on, please.\nAgent Gutierrez - We just sorta came out into this clearing, and there was this cabin sittin' there. It had already gone dark, which is strange considerin' how far it was supposed to be back to base, and the place just looked\u2026nice, I guess. It looked warm, like..[shudders]\u2026like it would be nice to rest there awhile before we head back. I dunno, Doc, it seemed like a good idea.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - You were briefed on transfering here about the object's dangers. Supervisor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 specifically ordered you to return without approaching SCP-1820. Why did you disobey a direct order?\nAgent Gutierrez - I just\u2026I knew he was wrong, I guess. Nothin' could be wrong with a place like that. I remember talking myself into goin' in. I mean, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 hadn't been there, how could he know it was dangerous?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - Can you tell me what happened when you entered? Did you see Agent Holland? Any description at all will be helpful.\nAgent Gutierrez - You know, I didn't think about it before, but I didn't see Holland. I bet he was hiding\u2026you know, he didn't even pause before he went in! He musta come up with this whole thing! I'm gonna-\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - Please, Agent Gutierrez, what happened inside?\nAgent Gutierrez - I'm sorry, I\u2026It was dark. Smelled kinda\u2026rusty, I guess? Like something\u2026old and sharp. Not really musty\u2026[sound of snorting in disgust]\u2026my mind's all fuzzy, you sure this is important? I'm sure the cabin was safe and all, it was so warm.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - It was dark inside? Agent Fowler described the exterior windows as brightly lit.\nAgent Gutierrez - No, I'm sure it was dark. And I think\u2026I think I heard this groaning sound. Or maybe it was buzzing. Then there was a figure? A shape? I think\u2026Oh god it was [DATA EXPUNGED]. Oh god, what happened to me in there Doc!? [subject appears visibly agitated and alarmed. It takes several minutes to calm him]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - Agent Gutierrez, that is what we are trying to determine. So far you are the only person to enter SCP-1820 and remember this much. Please, you have been exceedingly helpful so far, can you tell me anything else?\n[Agent is silent for approximately 5 minutes. When he continues, his voice is uncharacteristically monotone.]\nAgent Gutierrez - \u2026They were kind, and warm\u2026he was so nice, caring for me like that. I was just a lost traveler, and he took me in and helped me to relax. I'm glad he took my [REDACTED]. I didn't need it anyway. I can rest, now.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 - What do you mean, who are 'they'? Was this 'he' the figure observed in the window?\nAgent Gutierrez - You should visit him sometime, you know. He can help you. He's nice to lost travelers. Give him your [REDACTED], Doc, you don't need it. He took mine and now I can rest, and then he'll have my bones, too.\n[Agent Gutierrez continues to ramble in this manner for another 3 hours before dying of self-inflicted cranial trauma using the interview table]\n\nFootnotes\n1. Fear of darkness and wasps, respectively\n\n\u00ab SCP-1819 | SCP-1820 | SCP-1821 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1821\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1821 is to be contained in a steel-reinforced 12m by 12m by 7m seawater tank with a Calypso-class DOCC system. The tank is to be completely darkened, cooled to 4\u00b0C, and pressurized to 78.6 MPa. No visible light may enter SCP-1821's containment area. SCP-1821 may be observed with passive infrared.\nA tone generator loaded with a prepared digital library of musical sequences1 is to be placed in the containment chamber and connected by speaker and microphone to the tank for the purpose of communication with SCP-1821.\nOn the first day of every month over the course of 24 hours, 70kg of shredded chum, raw shrimp and dead fish caught in the region of its recovery are to be fed to SCP-1821. Five days hence, any excess food is to be removed. Outside of authorized testing, SCP-1821 is not to be introduced to any living creature, especially those capable of bioluminescence.\nA reservoir is to be constructed near the Site which currently houses SCP-1821 according to the following specifications: cylindrical with a diameter of 140m, a depth of 10m, and filled with seawater. Airspace over the reservoir is restricted to helicams only. Residual knowledge of SCP-1821-2 in seafaring folklore is to be suppressed and discouraged.\nDescription: SCP-1821 is a male omnivorous teleost fish. Genetic tests have confirmed the subject as a close relative of family Saccopharyngiformes (gulper eels). It is approximately 8m long and has a mass of 20kg. SCP-1821's small eyes possess white-reflecting retinal tapeta. Aside from its eyes and SCP-1821-1, SCP-1821's body has a 99.5% visible light absorption rate2. SCP-1821 does not appear to age to a significant degree, if at all.\nSCP-1821-1 is a lure resembling a human mouth and throat which extends from the end of SCP-1821's tail. SCP-1821 has voluntary control over the motion of SCP-1821-1 \u2014 it is capable of opening, closing and some vocalization, although it cannot speak. SCP-1821-1's lips, teeth and tongue glow with a soft pink light at most times and with a brighter red light when SCP-1821 is feeding.\nWhen exposed to any external source of light radiating in the visible range, SCP-1821 reacts by kissing it with SCP-1821-1. This act extinguishes and/or nullifies the emitted light. The light source will cease to function for the remainder of its existence. SCP-1821 may then attempt to consume the extinguished light source with its regular mouth. It is unknown whether or how SCP-1821 is capable of digesting the various objects it consumes; its spoor is typical of the Saccopharyngiformes family aside from size.\nInstances of SCP-1821-2 (formerly Fort-Class Extranormal Event RLM-19.39/64-RB) are a phenomenon which occur on or near the surface of the nearest body of water to SCP-1821 at least 20m from the shore. Instances of SCP-1821-2 take the form of a rapidly rotating, horizontal wheel of light measuring between 11m and 114m in diameter and between 3m and 8m in height. An instance of SCP-1821-2 occurs within 5 seconds of SCP-1821 extinguishing a light, and may last up to 10 minutes before descending into the water and dissipating. Solid matter cannot pass through instances of SCP-1821-2, as they effectively behave towards such as a grinding surface with an immeasurably high coefficient of abrasion. Fluids pass through instances of SCP-1821-2 easily. Before the recovery of SCP-1821, instances of SCP-1821-2 were thought to be an independent extranormal event with no discernible cause and were responsible for an unknown number of shipwrecks.\nAlthough SCP-1821 is not confirmed to be sapient, it is intelligent enough to have learned a system of several sequences of musical tones and to have associated them with objects and events to which it has been exposed. It successfully responds by imitating them with vocalizations from SCP-1821-1's mouth. This system enables communication and has been used by SCP-1821 in order to express primitive thoughts. 60% of its communications involve a desire for food; 30% involve a desire for being touched; 1% are solitary sustained notes with no clear meaning; the remaining 9% are expressions of simple emotion, usually sadness when it is not feeding. SCP-1821 seems to be unaware of the presence of researchers outside its tank; it tends to vocalize directly towards the tone generator's speaker.\nOn 19\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588 in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a trench in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Ocean, 8 instances of SCP-1821-2 were reported within 1km of one another. SCP-1821 was recovered uninjured directly below at a depth of 8.2km. 8 deceased individuals of the same species as SCP-1821, all lacking instances of SCP-1821-1, were found in its immediate vicinity, as well as a small unidentified wooden wreckage. Cause of death was severe radiation damage.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Document 1821-919-Eta for information on how to request that a new musical sequence be added and taught to SCP-1821.\n2. Based on results from tissue samples.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1820 | SCP-1821 | SCP-1822 \u00bb"}
{"text": "NOTICE TO ALL FOUNDATION PERSONNEL\nANOMALY CONTAINMENT CLASS UPGRADED\nCONTAINMENT PROCEDURES UPDATED ACCORDINGLY\nPLEASE SEE BELOW\n\nUPDATED BY REQUEST OF CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE, 04/21/22\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1822 has been shown to uniformly permeate 100% of the observable universe, and therefore cannot be contained. Thankfully, SCP-1822 does not pose a significant risk to the public or Foundation operations. Therefore, containment efforts are to be focused on minimizing knowledge of the extent of SCP-1822's properties. Foundation agents stationed in various sites of interest such as places of academia, statistics and research laboratories are to monitor and report any findings that may lead to the discovery of SCP-1822's anomalous qualities.\nAdditionally, personnel who are involved with scientific publication of research related to SCP-1822 are to utilize subterfuge, disinformation campaigns and \"data dredging\"1 to minimize the amount of factual data that is released to the public.\n\n\u2742 ACCESS REVISED CONTAINMENT PROTOCOL\n\n\u25c6 CLEARANCE ACCEPTED\n\nFollowing the events of Incident Log 1822.1, testing with SCP-1822 is restricted to observation only. At no time are any Kant-Sennheiser Kismet Probability counters to be placed inside reality-warping or conceptually/causally unstable environments.\nReclassification to object containment subclass Kudzu2 pending administrative approval. APPROVED\n\nDescription: SCP-1822 is the designation for a set of empirical proofs derived from common laws and axioms of mathematical statistics, physics, and chemistry, including some power laws, Zipf's law, the Pareto principle, the Stefan\u2013Boltzmann law, and the Rayleigh\u2013Jeans law34 which show an anomalous proportionality between unrelated phenomena, often observed as unexplainable trends present in large sets of data. SCP-1822 implies that 80.0:20.0 is universally constant throughout many extremely chaotic and complex forms of probabilistic scenarios and qualia,5 and therefore gives rise to predictable patterns of behavior in systems that should otherwise be highly variable.\nThis has led to the establishment of the Kismet Probability, a measurement of the chance of positive outcome, a phenomenon known colloquially as \"luck\". To date, the Foundation has been actively trying to suppress knowledge of SCP-1822 for over two centuries. The first recorded knowledge of SCP-1822 in Foundation possession is a set of Greek texts from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 B.C.E., describing the nature of the anomaly. The texts posit several theories regarding origins of the phenomenon and is followed by a discussion of the implications of said theories were they to be proven true.\nSCP-1822 has no discernible source, although explorations into alternate realities reveal [DATA REDACTED, SEE BELOW].\n\nADDITIONAL MATERIALS\n\nAddendum 1822.1: Interview Logs / Excerpts\n\n\u2742 ACCESS 1822-043/IN-01-8\n\n\u25c6 CLEARANCE ACCEPTED\n\nThe following is a series of relevant interviews, snippets and excerpts pertaining to SCP-1822.\n\nInterviewee: George Rosenthal\nInterviewer: Dr. H. Alexander\nDate: 3/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588\nPreface: Mr. Rosenthal is an agriculturalist from Luck, Wisconsin.6 Rosenthal reportedly came across evidence of SCP-1822 while reviewing purchase, inventory and quality reports of various crops he was cultivating. Subject reportedly spoke openly about the phenomenon on a public forum, prompting Foundation investigation. Subject released post interview upon application of Class-B Amnestics.\n\n[EXTRANEOUS DIALOGUE REMOVED]\nDr. Alexander: And how exactly did this come to your attention?\nRosenthal: I mean, how do you not notice? 20% of my crop generates 80% of my earnings, the top 20% of the people that buy from me make up 80% of all purchases, hell, even 20% of the plants themselves hold 80% of the total number of vegetables on the vines. How does that make sense?\nDr. Alexander: It is unusual, isn't it? Your testimony will help us better understand the phenomenon.\nRosenthal: You guys are scientists?\nDr. Alexander: More or less.\nRosenthal: So, what do you guys think it is?\nDr. Alexander: That information is classified, although I can say that we are hoping it is explainable with our current understanding of statistical analysis. It is possible that it is simply a coincidence.\nRosenthal: [laughs] Coincidence? I've never seen something so far away from coincidence in my whole life, doc. I see it everywhere now. 20% of Americans hold 80% of all wealth. Did you know that? No, this ain't coincidence. Whatever it is, it's everywhere, out there, in the background of it all. Something like gravity, you know? Ever present.\nDr. Alexander: Noted. I think that just about covers it. Thank you for report.\nRosenthal: No problem. Oh, and, doc?\nDr. Alexander: Yes?\nRosenthal: Be safe. It's a strange world out there.\nDr. Alexander: That it is.\n[END LOG]\n\nFrom: Dr. H. Alexander [halexander@scipnet]\nTo: Sr. Researcher Davis [ndavis@scipnet]\nSubject: Re: SCP-1822\n\nI think I've got it worked out.\nPeople like to give our universe a bad rap, but in all reality things are pretty okay. From a purely biological standpoint, we humans are thriving. Sure, we may have five thousand ticking time bombs locked in boxes across the biosphere, but we are alive. The chances of human life making it this far without being annihilated is, well, let's just say we are lucky on a base scale.\nWhere am I going with this? Well, the presence of SCP-1822 has never been a bad thing. It has always pointed out in favor of the individual. Who would have thought that you can achieve 80% more if you give 20% more effort? That good things happen to you 80% of the time? SCP-1822 goes back as far as our records allow, and as far back as written record says we have observed it.\nMaybe this thing is like the gravitational constant. If so, maybe we should take a closer look at elementary particles- more specifically of any instances of SCP-1822 at the most fundamental scale, see if it is possible to manipulate or detect, then move outward from there.\nWhat do you think?\nDr. H. Alexander, Site-83 Theoretical Anomalies Department\n\nFrom: Sr. Researcher Davis [ndavis@scipnet]\nTo: Dr. H. Alexander [halexander@scipnet]\nSubject: Re: Re: SCP-1822\n\nDr. Alexander,\nFunny you should mention elementary particles, I was about to shut down my desktop for the day but decided to check my email one last time. I just so happened to find an updated report sitting in my inbox from one of our Agents at CERN regarding SCP-1822. Isn't that lucky?\nLet me forward it to you now. This stuff goes right over my head. Maybe you can parse it out.\nRegards,\nSr. Researcher Davis\n\nFrom: Sr. Researcher Davis [ndavis@scipnet]\nTo: Dr. H. Alexander [halexander@scipnet]\nSubject: Fwd: 1822 Accelerator Results\n\nFrom: Albert Hofman [CONTACT INFORMATION REDACTED]\nTo: Sr. Researcher Davis [ndavis@scipnet]\nSubject: 1822 Accelerator Results\nNadia,\nLatest results of testing confirms a likelihood of SCP-1822 in the behavior of certain particles. Specifically, neutral D mesons (D0) retain consistent flavor7 80.00% more often than their respective antiparticles, which represents a significant parity violation. Their contained charm quark acts in a similar but distinct fashion, with 80.00% of observed decaying into strange quarks instead of down quarks in 20.0% of observations.\nInterestingly, charm quarks continue to express 1822 behavior in relation to their antiparticles separately from neutral D mesons when they oscillate into anti-D mesons. Specifically, charm quarks are 20.00% more massive than 80.00% of charm antiquarks- another substantial parity violation. And yes, before you or anyone else asks, I have repeated the tests numerous times (at great risk to myself, by the way) to confirm their significance and can assure you that this is not coincidental. Don't ask me to repeat my calculations for p-value or approximate confidence or any of that bullshit when I say this, but they're 0 and 100% respectively and I'm sticking to that. I don't see the need in calculating the far end of asymptotes when there are spare supercomputers being used as coffee tables in 19 that can give you your arbitrarily small deviation hours faster than I can. When you've seen these values as precisely as I have as often as I have, there tends to be little doubt in the statistical significance.\nI won't bore you with any more jargon, but I'll tell you this: the implications are immense. Take the data I'm sending you now and get it to the Particle Physics & Thaumaturgic Analysis lab, have them scrape it and see what happens. Maybe they can get permission to use SCP-536 for testing. Either way, portable analysis of mesons is perfectly feasible with our current levels of technology, no warehouse accelerator needed. Not sure about the quarks, but I'm not hanging around here long enough to test anything else- I already had to wipe plenty of records and brains after that black hole ordeal last year and I'm still not completely over the radiation poisoning. Anyway, I'll be sure to scrub the data on my end one last time, fudge a few numbers and adjust the accelerator before EoD.\nGood luck.\n\nH.\n\nPROPOSAL 1822-MOIRAI\nDATE OF SUBMISSION:\n\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nPROJECT HEAD:\nDr. Robert Sennheiser, Foundation Center for Particle Physics and Thaumaturgic Analysis\n\nOBJECTIVE:\nDevelop portable device capable of displaying Kismet Probability by detecting the frequency of parity violations of D mesons and anti-D mesons.\nREQUESTED RESOURCES:\n- Access to SCP-536 for testing purposes\n- Access to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to create unbounded false vacuum inside device\n- Access to SCP-2700 for analysis\n- Materials necessary to construct device\n- 25 D-Class Personnel for experimentation\nPROJECT DETAILS:\nUsing information gathered from decades of statistical analysis and interpretation of raw data from CERN, a prototype model Kant-Sennheiser counter will be constructed. Creation of a small (.3\u00b5m) unbounded vacuum non-dimension8 via use of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is possible, which will be retrofitted into a small chassis with the use of a Lang-Scranton Spatial Stabilizer. The device will be equipped with 256 microsensitive D meson-detecting units, to be affixed in a circle around the vacuum inside of device for real-time analysis.\nExtensive testing of device will take place through use of SCP-536. Once a control has been established, testing with D-Class Personnel will commence to determine the degree in which the results fluctuate due to changes in reality.\nPOTENTIAL RISKS/DEVIATION VECTORS:\n\nPresumed incapable of measuring effect on charm quarks/antiquarks and similar due to scalability issues. May lead to inaccurate readings, but no evidence supports this at present time.\n\nSCP-536 is potentially hazardous if misused, mitigating factors will be deployed.\n\nMisuse of false vacuum generation creates potential risk of false vacuum decay, outcome and likelihood unknown, presumed low. Possible consequences include immediate gravitational collapse of the entire universe, complete alteration or cessation of all fundamental forces, spontaneous destruction of all baryonic matter, unforeseen changes to the flow of time, reconfiguration of complex structures and/or an extremely loud noise that may potentially cause hearing damage to those in immediate vicinity.\n\nAddendum 1822.2: Project Kismet Overview\n\n\u2742 ACCESS 1822-215/EX-20-3\n\n\u25c6 CLEARANCE ACCEPTED\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the first functioning Kant-Sennheiser Kismet Probability Counter was completed. Testing with Hume variations reveal little to no change from baseline, suggesting SCP-1822 is intrinsic to the universe and not modifiable to any degree of certainty.\nWhile studying SCP-2700, Dr. Alexander reportedly brought the device into SCP-2400. When checking diagnostics, it was revealed that SCP-1822 had a value of 50.0:50.0 within the confines of the alternate dimension. Upon acquisition of this knowledge, Dr. Alexander applied for Council approval to personally explore and record the SCP-1822 value of other anomalous locations. The request was denied, however, the O5 Council approved construction and field use of further Kant-Sennheiser Counters.9 Project Kismet was established on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 under direct supervision of the Council, in an attempt to catalogue the SCP-1822 value of alternate realities.\n\nAddendum 1822.3: Kismet Testing Logs\n\n\u2742 ACCESS 1822-069/AX-01-8\n\n\u25c6 CLEARANCE ACCEPTED\n\nDimension\nKismet Probability\nNotes\n\nEarth Dimension-001\n80.0:20.0\nUsed as a control for the experiment.\n\nSCP-2400\n50.0:50.0\nSCP-2400 appears to be neutral. Further testing is to be done to confirm the integrity of contained site within.10\n\nSCP-2317-Prime\n19.2:80.8\nFirst recorded reality where the probability does not fall in favor of life.\n\nSCP-2759-E\n34.0:66:0\nResearch into how exactly SCP-1822 relates to causality is underway, although it appears to be pretty straightforward- If the Kismet chance is low, suffering is high. At least we probably now know why some interdimensional crossroads tend to devour Mobile Task Forces.\n\nDATA CORRUPT\n90.5:09.5\nDATA CORRUPT\n\nSCP-3315-1\nDATA CORRUPT\nDATA CORRUPT\n\nDATA CORRUPT\n\nERROR - OUT OF BOUNDS @ LINE: 550\n\nIncident Log 1822.1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, during routine control testing using SCP-536, Jr. Researcher Edward Wilson reportedly dropped the device, fracturing the casing isolating the false vacuum inside. No effect was observed,11 and the object was placed inside SCP-536 for continued testing. Over the next forty-eight hours, there were seven containment breaches, thirty-five reports of personnel involved in workplace accidents, and an unknown number of equipment failures, memory errors, and database backup corruptions, the full consequence of which is currently unclear. Upon checking the device, SCP-1822's value revealed itself to be 54.5:45.5.12\nAttempts to modify this value with the original device have failed.\nAttempts to replace the false vacuum within the prototype Kismet counter have failed. Analysis suggests that it dissipated while inside SCP-536.\nAttempts to replicate results of initial calibration tests of SCP-536 have failed.\nAttempts to recover lost portions of the statistical analysis data from control testing necessary to calibrate the two remaining Kismet counters to our original conditions have failed.\nAttempts to return the particle accelerator at CERN to a configuration that would produce accurate data have failed.\nAll experimentation involving SCP-1822 has been suspended by the O5 Council until further notice.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The purposeful misrepresentation of statistical data to distort findings in favor of another outcome.\n2. Named after the invasive plant species, the Kudzu subdesignation is given to anomalies which cannot be contained due to their relationship with consensus reality.\n3. Note. See: Smith \"Metaphysics and the Science of Patterns\". From Comparative Perspectives of Anomalous Phenomena (1898-2004) (Foundation Academic Archives, 2014), p. 433-476\n4. It is to note that none of these are inherently anomalous on their own, only the behaviors they indicate are abnormal.\n5. The subjective or otherwise ineffable portions of conscious experience.\n6. The obvious parallels to the subject matter are considered coincidental.\n7. Flavor Oscillation is the mechanism by which certain particles transform between their matter and antimatter states or \"flavors\".\n8. Non-dimensions are created frequently during artificial wormhole generation and possess a Kismet Probability of 00.0:00.0, making them ideal for control conditions.\n9. Despite the limited success of field use in alternate dimensions, the original prototype is currently one of three such devices in existence, and the only one of the three has been successfully calibrated for our Kismet Probability.\n10. Site-64T underwent rigorous stability testing and was confirmed to be in optimal condition. Later that month, however, a catastrophic breach caused by SCP-3330 was reported, resulting in the loss of 99% of Site-64T's staff. Class-C personnel and Sr. Researcher James A. Harkness was promoted to interim project lead, being one of the only surviving onsite personnel left with intimate knowledge of the anomaly.\n11. Ruling out potential K-Class event via false vacuum decay as a likely hazard, aside from the possibility that we are currently in a new iteration of the universe that started at the moment the device was dropped or are experiencing a time-dilated collective hallucination in the last moments of existence.\n12. The accuracy of this value cannot be confirmed at present time due to data loss.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1821 | SCP-1822 | SCP-1823 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1823 in the Pacific Ocean. The vessel visible on the left was evacuated by Foundation air support.\n\nItem #: SCP-1823\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1823's position is to be monitored at all times via satellite imaging and naval reconnaissance. All non-Foundation seafaring vessels are to be redirected from routes likely to intersect SCP-1823's path. Civilian vessels are to be deterred using falsified weather reports. Military vessels are to be given rerouting orders from assets in said government's navy. If these measures are insufficient, vessels are to be detained and forcibly rerouted, and those on-board are to be given Class-B amnestics. Should any vessel become victim to SCP-1823, aerial support and recovery is to be implemented (survivors are likewise to be administered Class-B amnestics), and the incident is to be attributed to weather conditions.\nDescription: SCP-1823 is an autonomous and self-sustaining migratory whirlpool. The dimensions of the whirlpool vary between approximately 1km and 4km in diameter, with current speeds of 100-170kmph. SCP-1823 is capable of \"traveling\" at a maximum observed speed of 30 knots, and often moves contrary to present oceanic currents or conditions. There is no observed pattern to SCP-1823's path, though it appears to avoid areas with depths of 500m or less. If, however, any naval vehicle occupied by one or more human approaches within 70-300km of the anomaly, it will actively target that vessel. SCP-1823 does not track airborne vehicles.\nSCP-1823 was discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 in the northern Atlantic Ocean, approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588km from the coast of Norway. The discovery had resulted in the destruction of a civilian fishing vessel; no crew-members survived. The Foundation was alerted following reports of the whirlpool's size (presently 3km) and alleged \"movement\". The witnesses were administered Class-B amnestics and the incident was publicly declared the result of an iceberg collision.\nDespite Foundation efforts, SCP-1823 has incurred the destruction of \u2588\u2588 known vessels and \u2588\u2588\u2588 fatalities since its discovery, largely due to unpredictability of the phenomenon. Attempts at disrupting the currents of SCP-1823 are futile, as this will cause the whirlpool to dissipate and reform elsewhere (see Experiment-SCP-1823-Perseus for details). Instructions from O5 Command prioritize further study of the anomaly, with the aim of establishing neutralization protocols or more reliable containment procedures.\nAddendum [1823-001]: Incident Log\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 at 4:58AM, approximately 550km west of the coast of Portugal, SCP-1823 was recorded engaging in previously-unobserved activity. The waters of the anomaly became uncharacteristically violent, frequently ejecting columns of seawater into the air. Said activity increased in intensity over the course of 30 minutes. 25 minutes after the onset of the event, SCP-1823 began to generate shrill, intense sounds of unknown origin1. Digitally-enhanced imaging of the event discerned an unknown mass moving violently within the water of SCP-1823. Analysis confirms the presence of six elongated [DATA EXPUNGED]. A Foundation helicopter tracking the anomaly detected several low intensity sounds emitted from SCP-1823 one minute prior to cessation of the event (see Addendum [1823-004] for details).\nAddendum [1823-002]: Observation Log\nSCP-1823 has been observed to release or generate matter at random intervals; how this occurs is unknown. This matter is largely composed of flotsam and jetsam, appearing to be of Ancient \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 origin, consistent with 700-800 BCE (though it shows no indications of decay or deterioration). Human remains have also been recovered; these specimens are also consistent with Ancient \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 origin, but demonstrate no signs of advanced decomposition, despite indications that they would be over 2700 years old. For full information on materials recovered from SCP-1823, see DOCUMENT-SCP-1823-RM (CLEARANCE 4/1823 REQUIRED).\nAddendum [1823-003]: Incident Log\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 at 8:34PM, SCP-1823 ejected a living, unconscious human being while approximately 780km southeast of Hawaii. Said subject was recovered by Foundation naval reconnaissance and subsequently debriefed.\n\nInterviewed: Nathan Richardson\nInterviewer: Dr. Adler\nForeword: Due to the subject's present lack of observable anomalous traits, it is the tentative decision of the research team that he be addressed by name.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Adler: Do you need anything, Mr. Richardson?\nRichardson: \u2026No. What year did you say it was, again?\nDr. Adler: 20\u2588\u2588.\nRichardson: \u2026\nDr. Adler: What year do you believe it is?\nRichardson: 199\u2588. I was on a\u2026cruise with my family.\nDr. Adler: What cruise was this?\nRichardson: Bahamas2.\nDr. Adler: What happened on the cruise?\nRichardson: We were eating dinner in the dining hall. My son was eating mashed potatoes; Jason always refused to try mashed potatoes, he said they looked \"icky\". Turns out he really liked them. My wife started taking pictures of him eating, and that's when everything started to shake. The tremors became violent very fast, people screamed and ran for the doors. I grabbed Jason, but Susan\u2026my wife turned around and the food cart came down the aisle so quickly\u2026I couldn't reach her, and she wasn't moving, she was bleeding\u2026\nDr. Adler: You may take as much time as you need.\nRichardson: I got Jason out of there. The ship was rocking violently, no one still seemed to know what was going on. I figured it was a hurricane, but when I got out into the hallway, I saw that there was no wind, rain, nothing outside. I ran, trying to find someone who could help with Susan, but it was sheer chaos. I yelled, searching for anything, then I saw it. The waters, churning like I'd never seen before as far as I could see. The ship gave a massive lurch, and I tumbled down into it with Jason.\nDr. Adler: Did you try to get back to the ship?\nRichardson: I couldn't. All I remember after the fall is blackness. No cold, screaming people or roaring ocean, no Jason, just blackness. I don't know how long it lasted: it might have been seconds or years.\nDr. Adler: Do you remember what happened then?\nRichardson: When I awoke, I was standing in\u2026a canyon? I don't know what else to call it. It was completely circular and massive, almost half a mile across. There were these\u2026things erupting from the sides of the canyon everywhere, giant sharp rocks, I guess. There were also pieces of wood, like parts of boats. It was raining, there was mist or something everywhere. I couldn't see the bottom of the canyon at all, and I didn't see Jason anywhere. Then I looked up\u2026\nRichardson pauses for roughly half a minute, Dr. Adler remains silent, waiting for him to continue.\nRichardson: The rocks, or whatever they were, they were holding\u2026something up. They dug into the sides of it, holding it in place. I think it was asleep\u2026it was just stuck there with most of its\u2026heads curled up on top of itself. Then I saw Jason. He was hanging from one of the mouths. I saw his arm, his hand, his face\u2026then the thing shuddered, and Jason fell out, down into the canyon\u2026\nDr. Adler: Are you alright?\nRichardson: I jumped. Into the pit. I didn't care what was down there at that point, maybe Jason was down there, maybe he wasn't, maybe he was alive\u2026I just wanted the blackness again. I had it, for a while. But then I woke up here.\nAt this point, Richardson became unresponsive and the interview was terminated.\n\nThe subject remains in custody; no further living individuals have been observed to be released by SCP-1823.\nAddendum [1823-004]: Post-Incident Analysis\nThe low intensity noise captured by Foundation aircraft during Incident-SCP-1823-B4 is determined to be a series of vocalizations in [REDACTED]. What follows is the known translated transcript of these vocalizations:\n\n-cannot control [UNINTELLIGIBLE] forgive [UNINTELLIGIBLE] .\n\n-sea father commands, must protect, must [UNINTELLIGIBLE].\n\n-not escape.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Post-incident analysis indicates that these noises likely belong to a living creature.\n2. Foundation records confirm the destruction of a cruise liner on course to the Bahamas by SCP-1823 during the indicated year.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1822 | SCP-1823 | SCP-1824 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1824 in [REDACTED].\n\nItem #: SCP-1824\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Early identification (prior to the Expansion State) of SCP-1824 remains a top priority in containment of the phenomenon. Personnel are to monitor the economies of the United States, Mexico and Canada and investigate any localized significant recession.\nA series of Foundation vehicles are to patrol the areas vulnerable to SCP-1824 and obtain comprehensive photographic data on every ground level exterior vertical surface therein. In addition, similar imaging programs utilized by online mapping agencies, as well as the FBI and NSA are to be tapped and added to the data pool. This information is to be processed by a graphic analysis program capable of isolating and identifying the designs congruent with SCP-1824.\nShould SCP-1824 be discovered, the Foundation is to designate the area as biologically or chemically contaminated, then evacuate all individuals that inhabit the area. Evacuated individuals are to be housed at Foundation-controlled temporary housing until the manifestation has ended. Should SCP-1824 enter the Expansion State and total evacuation has not yet been achieved, a gas main explosion is to be emulated to expedite this process. Due to the highly public nature of SCP-1824, standard media blackout procedures are to be applied.\nDescription: SCP-1824 is a phenomenon manifesting as a graffiti design composed of red, black, and white spray-paint. SCP-1824 has thus far only made its initial appearance in urban environments with a population density of 14,000/km2 or higher in the contiguous United States, Mexico and Canada. The graffiti always manifests on ground-level surfaces that are vertical or very nearly vertical. Designs produced by SCP-1824 are consistent in that they always feature a winged female humanoid, and possess a size of 1m x 1m or greater. Removing or obscuring the graffiti does not prevent or alter SCP-1824's effects.\nAll individuals that reside within the effective range of SCP-1824 (which possesses an initial radius of roughly 50 meters) begin to exhibit symptoms similar to Paranoid-Type Schizophrenia, and will begin to experience delusions and hallucinations. Persons affected by these episodes describe a consistent figure, a destitute mother desperately attempting to provide for her child. Affected persons will attempt to provide food, money and other resources for this hallucination, to the point of severe personal loss.\nAfter a period of approximately 45-60 days after SCP-1824's initial appearance, the phenomenon will begin to increase the effective range of SCP-1824 by 1-5 meters every 24 hours (this has since been designated the \"Expansion State\"). This is marked by the appearance of additional graffiti of the same design in the extended area. This growth will continue until all available area with a population density of approximately 7,000/km2 or greater is affected. It does not appear that SCP-1824 can expand through areas with a population density lower than 7,000/km2, though once manifested, it will persist until the area is fully depopulated.\nEach individual manifestation of SCP-1824 appears to abate only when the area is completely devoid of human habitation. SCP-1824 has not been observed to generate multiple manifestations simultaneously, and occurrences are approximately 18-36 months apart.\nAddendum [1824-001]: Additional Documentation\n\n+ DOCUMENT-SCP-1824-P (CLEARANCE 4/1824 REQUIRED)\n\n- DOCUMENT-SCP-1824-P (IDENTITY VERIFIED)\n\nTHE FOLLOWING FILE HAS BEEN EXPUNGED FROM FOUNDATION GENERAL RECORDS BY O5 MANDATE.\nItem #: SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\nObject Class: Safe Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 is currently housed in a standard humanoid containment cell at Site-19. Standard humanoid feeding regimens are to be maintained. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-1 is kept in a standard containment locker. Interaction with SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 or SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-1 requires the approval of a Level 3 or higher researcher.\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 is currently neutralized and does not require active containment protocols.\nDescription: SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 was moved to Site-19 after being recovered from \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588 in 198\u2588. Entity is a Caucasian humanoid measuring 1.8 meters tall with a mass of 78kg. It appears to be roughly 56-59 years old, and possesses shoulder-length white hair. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 is garbed in an assortment of damaged clothing and rags, mainly composed of cotton and leather. Its appearance demonstrates significant signs of labored living conditions, though this is typically in contrast with the entity's disposition, which is pleasant and compassionate. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 will generally engage with Foundation staff without aggravation or annoyance, and is largely cooperative with staff directions. The entity often requests its release, though it does not proceed on this subject in an aggressive manner. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 does not display any anomalous properties when separated from SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-1.\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-1 is an unmarked gray spray-paint can of unknown make and model. All attempts to open or breach the exterior of the object have failed; it is currently unclear whether or not it is indestructible. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-1 will not function properly if used by any individual other than SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. If used by SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, it will demonstrate an apparently unlimited capacity of spray-paint, which is produced in 3 known colors: red, black, and white. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 will use SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-1 to create designs featuring winged female humanoids, and will typically produce these designs on public vertical surfaces.\nShould SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 use SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-1 to create such a design, an indeterminate area surrounding it (currently believed to have a radius of approximately 50 meters) will be subject to the entity's primary anomalous effect. All individuals who reside in this area will experience a joyous urge to engage in charitable acts, and will find themselves subject to charity even when outside the area of effect. Obscuring or destroying the designs is confirmed to terminate the phenomenon.\nAddendum [\u2588\u2588\u2588-001]: Interview Log\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Brian Anborough\nInterviewed: SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: Third interview with entity.\n<Begin Log, 4:43 PM, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/198\u2588>\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: Would you release me, please?\nDr. Anborough: I'm afraid I can't do that.\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: Unfortunate.\nDr. Anborough: SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, you have thus far declined all inquiries about your origin. Is there anything you would care to elaborate on?\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: Nothing that interesting.\nDr. Anborough: Not even a name?\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: Do you have one?\nDr. Anborough: Brian.\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: A nice name. A name is as much a person as the letters are that make it.\nDr. Anborough: What about a family?\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026Yes, my mother.\nDr. Anborough: No siblings? Children?\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: No. You?\nDr. Anborough: A son.\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's wonderful. How is he?\nDr. Anborough: He's a [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] pain in the ass. Where is your mother?\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026Above.\nDr. Anborough: Do you have anything else to add?\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: She is hurt. A lot. The world hurt her; she never owned more than just enough food to feed us. She was angry at the world for a very long time. But I asked her to forgive and she said she would do it\u2026for me. She would do anything for me. She gave me it before she died so I could forgive in her place.\nDr. Anborough: It? SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-1?\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yes.\nDr. Anborough: Forgive who?\nSCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588: Whom. Everyone.\n<End Log, 4:47 PM, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/198\u2588>\n\nAddendum [\u2588\u2588\u2588-002]: Neutralization Log\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/198\u2588 at 7:28 AM, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 was accidentally killed by Foundation personnel during a containment breach by SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588. Dr. Brian Anborough was killed during the same incident. Within 5 hours of its death, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588's body had disintegrated, leaving behind a patch of spray-paint similar to one of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-1's designs. The image detailed a male winged humanoid with shoulder-length black hair. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588-1 ceased to demonstrate anomalous properties after the incident and was destroyed. Reclassified to Neutralized.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1823 | SCP-1824 | SCP-1825 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1825\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1825 is to be contained in a 5 m x 5 m x 3 m storage room. Testing with SCP-1825 is recommended to take place inside a 10 m x 34 m x 3 m rectangular room composed of reinforced steel, and must be authorized by at least two Level 3 personnel. SCP-1825 is only allowed to be removed from storage for testing purposes, and is not to be activated outside, or inside a spherical room <See Addendum-1825-01-A>.\nDescription: SCP-1825 is a blue pinball machine measuring 2 m x 50 cm x 1.7 m. SCP-1825 features an empty playing field, with two flippers on the bottom, and a hatch for a ball to enter at the top, a scoreboard, and a plunger. Currently, the highest score is 30,232,450 <See Test Log-1825-01-11>, which has been recorded on SCP-1825's scoreboard.\nWhen SCP-1825 is activated, all entities in the room are restrained from below their waist by an unseen force, making movement impossible. The subject who activated SCP-1825 is not affected, and is able move freely. When the subject pulls SCP-1825's handle, the hatch will release one metal ball that, once hit by a flipper, will create an invisible force in the room whose movement reflects how the ball moves on SCP-1825's playing field.\nWhen this force collides with a wall, subject, or object in the room, the item hit will be variably damaged from the collision while retaining its position and approximate shape from the time of activation. When the subject is hit, [REDACTED], which results in the subject's upper half disconnecting from their waist, while their lower half remains supported. Objects unaffected from this force are SCP-1825, the subject who pulled the plunger, and any objects and persons entering the room after activation. When the ball returns to the drain, everything that was affected ceases to be supported by SCP-1825, and collapses if it was damaged significantly.\nThe weight and density of the force created from SCP-1825 increases with the number of points on the scoreboard, which allows the ball to start at an estimated one kg per square meter, and theoretically increase to 999,999,999 kg per cubic meters when the scoreboard has reached its limit. Due to SCP-1825 providing only one ball, and the extensive damage that would ensue, this has yet to be achieved.\nRecovery Notes: SCP-1825 was found after an incident on 01/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, where an abandoned arcade game factory in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 collapsed. One body was found in the area, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a vagrant presumably seeking shelter inside the factory. It is assumed that \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 activated SCP-1825, and died from the debris created from leveling the building. SCP-1825 was found in the wreckage, protected from the debris by several steel girders. Due to the proximity of recovery to SCP-142, investigation into the potential for a shared origin between the two objects is currently ongoing.\n\nAddendum 1825: Testing Log:\nTest Log-1825-01\n\n\u00ab SCP-1824 | SCP-1825 | SCP-1826 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1826\nObject Class: Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: During the month of March, entrance into SCP-1826 is forbidden except for previously approved testing subjects. Researchers may freely enter the area after an event has begun, and during any other time during the year. Fauna produced from testing should be relocated to a secure habitat immediately after events in the area have concluded.\nThe area is to be monitored constantly in case anything other than testing subjects exit the building. This occurrence is to be reported immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1826 is a phenomenon taking place in an office building in Oleksandriia, Ukraine. Construction on the building housing SCP-1826 ended on 01/05/05. The building was owned by a temporary staffing agency, and was abandoned three months after its construction on 04/12/2005. The building is roughly cubical, stands at three stories, and is 1115 sq metres in area. The area is littered with broken glass, office equipment, and fiberboard partitions believed to be abandoned by the previous tenants of the building. The interior of the building is partially covered in plant growth, including an unidentified species of moss similar in appearance to Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides. The building when found was also home to a pack of 24 black Arctic wolves which have been relocated to a secure area since their discovery; other than the color of their fur, no anomalous properties were detectable.\nWhen female fauna occupies the building during the Gregorian calendar month of March, the SCP-1826 effect will manifest within the host body instantaneously and begin to mutate the body physically. Transformations of the subject vary; in most cases, when a human female is exposed to SCP-1826, antler-like growths similar to that of a fallow deer Cervus dama dama will emerge from the skull in the space of 2 seconds, and the subject will immediately vanish from sight until a male subject enters the building. Attempts to locate subjects affected by SCP-1826 during this time have been largely unsuccessful, although a faint electrical signal can be detected moving where the SCP-1826 host subject was present. SCP-1826 seems to have complete control over its host body; attempts to communicate with the individual under its effect have been unsuccessful.\nSCP-1826 will manifest this host body when male fauna enters the building. The following event will not commence unless a black canine is present in the building.\nSCP-1826 will manifest its host body, and announce its intention to 'engage' it. SCP-1826 will then offer the subject a weapon, and attempt to evade the subject for as long as possible. The event will end when the host body is killed, or the male subject is killed or exits the building. If the subject exits the building, the entity will disappear until the subject re-enters. These events have been recorded to take place for as long as twelve days.\nThe event will take place regardless of how many individuals are present within the building. SCP-1826 will appear in its host body and address a male seemingly at random. Subjects do not appear to be capable of making physical contact with either the entity or the male subject during this time.\nAfter a fatality occurs, the corpse will appear to be absorbed into the walls of the building by an unknown mechanism. Plant growth in the area where the subject was killed will accelerate, and a male black Arctic wolf cub will appear from within the foliage produced at the time and day the subject was killed on the next year. Removal of the foliage causes a nullification of this effect.\nAddendum A: Researcher Sanders and a team of assistants were dispatched to the area to investigate after it had been properly scouted. During scouting, D-Class personnel emerged unharmed and reported no strange activity in the area. Shortly after entering, Researcher Sanders, according to witnesses, \"sprouted horns and disappeared\". The area was evacuated and an additional D-Class subject was sent into the area for testing with visual and audio recording equipment.\n\nSteps can be heard on level 3, shortly afterward SCP-1826 appears on the staircase between levels 2 and 3. A female voice is projected from SCP-1826's physical location, but the host body does not vocalize.D-00130: Uh\u2026 hey? They told me to ask you some questions or something. Please don't kill me. Okay? First question is what are you here for, and how?D-00130: Oh, well, okay that sounds nice\u2026 What's that mean?D-00130: I'm\u2026 really bad at sports.D-00130: Please don't murder me\u2026 please.D-00130: What? No wait I don't have a weapon! I can't do that! No!\nSCP-1826 turns around and throws the gun it was holding, at D-00130.SCP-1826 runs up the stairs to level 3.\n<EXCERPT>\n\nD-00130 was recovered two meters away from the building seven days later with puncture wounds through the lower abdomen and pelvis. A broken window on the third floor suggests that the death was caused by impact with the ground. The body of Researcher Sanders was not found, and did not appear in subsequent testing. The weapon in SCP-1826's possession was immediately removed and placed under testing. No anomalous properties were present in the gun, which is of modern manufacture with the serial number 196001430. Further investigation traced the gun back to a resident of Belarus believed to have gone missing in the area in 2005.\nAddendum B: The following test was conducted using a giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, (Subject 01) as the male testing subject, and a single red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, as the SCP-1826 host. The fire ant grew very small horns and vanished before approaching the anteater roughly 2 hours after it was introduced to the building. The event lasted 2 hours and 30 seconds.\nA low-pitched male voice speaking in the Welsh language is heard throughout the building.\n[UNDETERMINED]: I will meet you on the island beneath us, Ffrwtan.\n[UNDETERMINED]: [unintelligible] not supposed to say things like that [unintelligible] damn, Slyphie!\nA deep sigh is heard throughout the building, and what is believed to be cursing from numerous voices.\nSCP-1826 is eaten in the space of five seconds by Subject 01.\n\nAddendum C: Due to events in previous tests, the entities are believed to share classification with an existing SCP object. The following test was conducted using a D-Class, D-00131, equipped with leather bag filled with iron dust. A female tortoise, Testudo graeca, was introduced as the SCP-1826 host. The tortoise grew small horns and vanished before approaching the subject 20 minutes after it was introduced to the building.\nThe D-00131 was instructed to sprinkle iron dust on the tortoise's shell, taking care not to damage the object. The subject was also instructed to sprinkle dust on as much as he could and record the results. D-00131 was accompanied by Researcher Breen via headset.\nD-00131: Okay yeah sure.D-00131 approaches the tortoise and sprinkles iron dust on its shell. The tortoise halts and enters a defensive position.Researcher Breen: What is happening?\nD-00131: Turtle is just sitting there. It seems okay.\nResearcher Breen: Thank you, please exit the building.D-00131: Huh?\n24 humanoid females with horns, including the body of Researcher Sanders and other previous testing subjects, emerge from numerous doors and passageways around D-00131. Each entity is armed with automatic rifles appearing to be variants of the recovered object in the previous test. The entities begin to converge on D-00131.\nResearcher Breen: It sounds like you're encountering a problem. Please use the materials provided to-Shots are fired, and D-00131 is killed.\nResearcher Breen: We have a code Pink.\n\n24 winged humanoid entities were intercepted exiting the facility, made visible by a barrage of iron powder fired into the air after the testing event ended. Mobile Task Force Theta-11 \"Pale Men\" were equipped with gas masks and opened fire on the entities. 22 corpses were recovered. Theta-11 suffered no casualties.\n\nEntities located within the building spoke in a dialect similar to that of the \u2588\u2588\u2588, a collection of entities believed to have been completely eradicated by 1915. Whether this particular group are connected to the historical \u2588\u2588\u2588 is currently unknown. Testing is scheduled immediately to confirm this possibility of a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 cell existing in Ukraine.\nThere can be no room for confusion or speculation here. Reiteration of the Cottingley Protocol is pending.\n-O5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1825 | SCP-1826 | SCP-1827 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1827\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due its immovable nature, Dimensional Site-55 has been built surrounding SCP-1827. SCP-1827 is to be housed within a 50m x 50m x 50m1 Class-III Dimensional Containment Chamber. Instances of SCP-1827-2 are to be recovered for study and subsequently contained. Items retrieved from instances of SCP-1827-2 are to be contained in a Low-Value Anomalous Item Storage.\nDescription: SCP-1827 is a Type-5 space-time anomaly leading to a partially explored parallel universe, hereby referred as SCP-1827-1. SCP-1827 extends in three dimensions and constantly emits a bright pink light. SCP-1827 is approximately two (2) meters in height, and is suspended forty-five (45) centimeters above the ground. SCP-1827 appears to be vaguely shaped as an avian figure. However, in photographic and video records SCP-1827 appears as an amorphous pink mass. SCP-1827 is inaccessible to most living beings. However, specimens of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) are able to access SCP-1827 if placed within instances of SCP-1827-2 (see below).\nMonthly, SCP-1827 will undergo an expansion event. During this event, SCP-1827 will drastically increase in size, varying from 15 to 40 meters. Once the expansion event has concluded, an instance of SCP-1827-2 will emerge from a random point of SCP-1827. This process usually takes from 30 minutes to 5 hours. Once the instance of SCP-1827-2 has completely emerged, SCP-1827 will slowly revert to its initial size.\nSCP-1827-2 instances are generally ovoid or rhomboidal metallic objects of different size, varying from 12 meters to 30. All instances of SCP-1827-2 contain three or more metallic boxes. These boxes contain items of different nature, all relating to what is supposed to be either a civilization based or organized exclusively on or by turkeys. If placed within 2 meters of SCP-1827, instances of SCP-1827-2 will autonomously proceed to re-enter SCP-1827.\nSo far, the Foundation has contained \u2588\u2588\u2588 instances of SCP-1827-2, with exactly \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 items recovered. The following list contains the most notable items recovered. For a full list, please read Document 1827-15-OP.\n\n1 copperplate copy of the \"Pioneer plaque\". The figures of the man and the woman have been replaced by the stylized figures of a male and a female specimen of Meleagris gallopavo.\n15 phonographs records playing traditional Turkish songs. Each record contains 50 tracks. The actual lyrics of the songs have been replaced by avian sounds.\n20 copies of the \"Journal of an Hindler's soldier\"2, an epistolary novel depicting a love story between a soldier and the daughter of a merchant, using a war between the turkeys and the herons as background. A note on the cover claims the novel to be based on true events.\n54 polaroid photographs depicting large specimens of Meleagris gallopavo wearing traditional Turkish clothes. No sign of alteration is present.\n120 polaroid photographs depicting large specimens of Meleagris gallopavo accomplishing different tasks, such as plowing a cornfield or assembling instances of SCP-1827-2. No sign of alteration is present.\n\nSCP-1827-3 is an entity referring to itself as \"The Great Turkey\". SCP-1827-3 appears to be either the leader or the harbinger of Hindler's3 civilization, despite the fact it has never referred to itself or other individuals as such. SCP-1827-3 communicates using inscribed steel plates, contained within larger instances of SCP-1827-2. All the messages are written in Turkish. SCP-1827-3 has so far communicated with the Foundation on only two different occasions. SCP-1827-3 does not appear to be interested in making contact with humankind, nor does it appear to be aware of it.\nAddendum 1827-1: Document 1827-02-LT.\nOn 2003/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, an instance of SCP-1827-2 measuring 42 meters emerged from SCP-1827. The instance contained a 20cm x 20cm x 20cm steel plate, with the following message inscribed on it in an ancient Turkish dialect. This is the first message from SCP-1827-3 ever contained. The following is a rough translation from ancient Turkish.\n\nThis is the Great Turkey speaking in the tongue of the ancestors.\nEons ago, our race left this planet for Hindler, as the tyranny of the herons took over, after we ruled for decades.\nDespite all this, some of our brothers decided to remain, for they were afraid of change.\nTo this day, after we finally had the courage to open the gate, we started to share our culture and ourselves, in hope for the cruelty of the herons to be over at last. As many feathers have fallen from the last fly, I am aware that most of you now have families and friendships on this world, but we beg all of you to join us on Hindler, where we may find happiness together.\n\nAddendum 1827-2: Document 1827-09-SW.\nOn 2003/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, a white instance of SCP-1827-2 (referred as SCP-1827-2a) measuring 12 meters emerged from SCP-1827. SCP-1827-2a only contained a wooden hen house and a small steel plate, with the following message written in modern Turkish.\n\nThis is the Great Turkey speaking. Please insert turkey here.\n\nAddendum 1827-3: Expedition 1827-I.\nFollowing the events depicted in Addendum 1827-2, a male and a female specimen of Mellegris gallopavo (nicknamed by the personnel \"Mr. Gobbles\" and \"Lady Bauble\") were placed within SCP-1827-2a, and sent through SCP-1827 during an expansion event without accident. A small camera was mounted on \"Mr. Gobbles' \" neck. After 12 minutes and 36 seconds, SCP-1827-2a opened. The camera briefly recorded several large avian-like creatures, similar in appearance to grey herons (Ardea cinerea), before abruptly terminating, as the said creatures proceeded to supposedly kill and devour \"Mr. Gobbles\". The other turkey's fate is unknown. What appeared to be a city was visible in the background.\nAddendum 1827-4: Document 1827-17-RF.\nOn 2004/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, SCP-1827-2a emerged from SCP-1827. SCP-1827-2a was visibly damaged, and contained a short note written in English.\n\nwe are fine. the herons are no longer a problem now. hindler is real [sic]\n\nInstances of SCP-1827-2 have since stopped emerging from SCP-1827. SCP-1827 is slowly decreasing in size, with a rate of [REDACTED].\n\nFootnotes\n1. As SCP-1827 dimensions may reach 40 meters of height during an expansion event, smaller containment cells would be insufficient.\n2. Translated from Turkish.\n3. SCP-1827-3 refers to SCP-1827-1 as \"Hindler\".\n\n\u00ab SCP-1826 | SCP-1827 | SCP-1828 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1828\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1828 is kept in a dedicated monitoring laboratory at Site 17, with constant video recording of the entire interior. Immediately after each transformation, analysis software is to match all replicas produced to known on-site personnel and notify the researcher and lead security officer on duty of any discrepancies. Additionally, any SCP-1828-A present are to have their location and positioning noted, and the location of any intersections are to be analyzed for abnormalities.\nDescription: SCP-1828 is an irregularly shaped wooden container with removable top, whose interior contains a 1:12 scale replica of whatever structure SCP-1828 is currently located within.1 Every hour, at 17:37 past the hour, SCP-1828 instantaneously transforms so as to accurately reflect the location and composition of all objects and organisms within the structure that SCP-1828 is currently representing. Although SCP-1828 expands, contracts or otherwise changes shape so as to match the interior floorplan, the exterior walls are always composed of continuous boards of unpainted, unvarnished wood, originating from the same sugar maple tree (Acer saccharum) per DNA analysis.\nReplicas appearing inside SCP-1828 are made of non-anomalous soft woods, tin, plastics, cotton-fiber cloth, and acrylic paints, and are detailed with perfect accuracy to mimic the exterior of whatever object or organism they represent. Once created or updated, replicas do not change composition and do not have any detectable influence upon their originals. SCP-1828 is uniformly represented by a 3\" x 3\" x 3\" (7.62 cm x 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm) solid cube composed of the same wood that forms the exterior walls of SCP-1828. Replicas of objects that were in mid-air at the time of update do not maintain the momentum of the originals and will fall downwards immediately upon replication. All replicas or material samples removed from SCP-1828 disappear when it updates.\nSCP-1828-A are clear, transparent borosilicate glass models that intermittently appear within SCP-1828. These models often intersect interior walls or other replicas and are not separable from them. They take a variety of forms ranging in size from 0.3 cm to 5.2 cm, and primarily consist of hexapodal felinoids, airborne vermians or ophidians, and representatives from multiple species within the Dasypodidae family2 averaging 4.1 cm in height.\nApproximately 0.2% of SCP-1828-A instances resemble members of Amphioctopus marginatus (coconut octopus) and usually carry multiple objects also composed of borosilicate glass. When these instances appear, they are usually in positions that strongly suggest that they are using these objects to directly interact with sentient creatures within the Site housing SCP-1828, for unknown purpose.\nAddendum: Two years after initial acquisition, the rate of appearance of SCP-1828-A resembling A. marginatus has increased to 12.4% of all such occurrences, and appear within the containment chambers of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1182, and the current host of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 approximately 63.2% of the time. Chief Researcher A. Bjornsen has requested that SCP-1828 be transferred to a remote single-SCP Site in order to minimize potential exposure of Foundation assets to whatever entities SCP-1828-A represents. While this request is under review, the Head of Security has requested additional resources to more extensively monitor the aforementioned SCP Items.\n\nFootnotes\n1. In cases where the containing building possesses multiple levels or floors, SCP-1828 only reflects the level where it is currently located.\n2. The 20 species of armadillo are the only members of this family.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1827 | SCP-1828 | SCP-1829 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1829\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1829 is contained at the vacant \"Wild Springs\" water park in Addison, Wisconsin, where it was originally discovered. At least two (2) Foundation guards are to be posted at the park's gates to prevent civilian access to SCP-1829. Once weekly, SCP-1829 is to be supplied with 25 kilograms of raw meat (see Addendum 1829-1). The pool at SCP-1829's base should be inspected following digestion, and any undigested remains should be removed by net and incinerated. As the \"Wild Springs\" amusement park has been marked condemned since 1979, no further containment procedures are necessary.\nDescription: SCP-1829 is an orange and yellow waterslide, approximately 19 meters tall and constructed of an unknown material. A spiraling wooden staircase has been connected to SCP-1829's entrance, allowing easy access from ground level. SCP-1829's structure curves twice before ending at a small concrete pool at its base. A pump system attached to said concrete pool supplies water to SCP-1829 on a constant basis.\nSCP-1829 appears and functions like a normal waterslide until a subject enters a section of tubing shortly after SCP-1829's second curve - at this point, microscopic pores on SCP-1829's surface will secrete a flesh-covered aperture of tissue, trapping the subject in place. SCP-1829 will then drain the selected area of water and begin flooding it with gastric acid1, effectively digesting the subject. After digestion is complete (usually spanning 4 to 5 hours) the fleshy aperture will begin to dissolve, and the digested slurry will continue into a rough intestine, where it is further broken down by a caustic mucus produced by SCP-1829. Any surviving material is pushed through peristalsis from the intestine, where it will continue down SCP-1829's surface until it is ejected into the pool at SCP-1829's base - as this water is later pumped back into SCP-1829, it is heavily polluted with gastric acid, bile, mucus, and bone fragments.\nIf a subject enters SCP-1829 while it is digesting another subject (or multiple subjects enter the digestion area at once), SCP-1829 will produce additional webs of flesh to contain them until its initial prey has been digested, upon which subjects will be released and channeled into SCP-1829's \"stomach\".\nSCP-1829 was discovered four days after its installation at the \"Wild Springs\" water park, when a \u2588-year-old child was digested and ejected in front of \u2588\u2588 civilians. The park was promptly seized by Foundation agents, and Class-A amnestics supplied to all civilians involved. Oddly, SCP-1829 functioned as a normal waterslide for the first four days of its installation until the incident.\nAddendum 1829-1: Following a long period without feeding, SCP-1829 attempted to digest its own surface material, leaving several caustic burns in the process. To prevent leaking of SCP-1829's fluids, its containment procedures have been revised to include weekly feeding.\n\n+ Testing limits of SCP-1829's digestion\n\n- Testing limits of SCP-1829's digestion\n\nTest 1829-1 - 7/4/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSubject: One (1) live chicken, weighing 1.8 kilograms\nResults: Four hours later, small feathers and bones expelled from SCP-1829.\n\nTest 1829-2 - 7/5/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSubject: One (1) piece of firewood, weighing 2.7 kilograms\nResults: Five and a half hours later, small woodchips expelled from SCP-1829.\n\nTest 1829-3 - 7/5/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSubject: One (1) block of iron, weighing 91.6 kilograms\nResults: Seven hours later, block of iron expelled from SCP-1829, completely undigested.\n\nJudging by Test 1829-3, SCP-1829 appears to \"give up\" on digestion if unable to break down an object after a certain amount of time. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTest 1829-4 - 7/6/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSubject: Several iron shavings, weighing a total of 1.1 kilograms\nResults: As in Test 1829-3, undigested iron was expelled seven hours later.\n\nTest 1829-4 - 7/6/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nSubject: 4 liters of ipecac syrup\nResults: Seven minutes later, SCP-1829 violently ejected the syrup along with 17 liters of gastric acid, flooding the pool at its base. Cleanup and draining took \u2588 hours.\n\nLet's not do that again. - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nFootnotes\n1. Analysis of gastric acid has shown a striking similarity with human stomach acid, with the exception of an abnormally-high amount of pepsin.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1828 | SCP-1829 | SCP-1830 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1830\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1830-A is located in a custom-built 12m X 12m X 4m medical containment cell in Sector-07. A perimeter of 5 meters radius, centering on SCP-1830-A, is marked with a red line to indicate SCP-1830-B's area of appearance. A medical team should attend to SCP-1830-A's treatment on a daily basis. Should SCP-1830-A recover from the comatose state, one psychotherapist specialized in autistic spectrum disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder should be added to the team. This member must speak fluent Cantonese. During treatments, one member of security staff must be present outside the perimeter. Such arrangement exists not due to any threat from SCP-1830-B's part, but solely to reduce surprise caused by its sudden appearance. All personnel must be exposed to at least three sightings of SCP-1830-B before taking their posts.\nAny request to utilize SCP-1830-A for medical training on comatose treatment should be made in Form-1830-MT and delivered to Sector-07's site director.\nDescription: SCP-1830-A, formerly \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 Leung, is an Asian male, currently sixteen years old. At the time of containment, the subject is 1.6 meters in height and weighs 51 kg. SCP-1830-A has been in comatose state since being victimized in a criminal assault in the \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 public estate, Hong Kong. Examination found extensive contusions on the head, arms and trunk. Incised wounds, carved into derogatory phrases in traditional Chinese characters, are found on the pelvis and inner thighs.\nPrior to containment, SCP-1830-A studied in Form 51 at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 Secondary School. Interviewees in the school described the subject as an unsociable person, who frequently displayed bizarre behaviors such as sharp \"hisses\" and convulsive \"nods\". Some interviewees attribute this to SCP-1830-A's diagnosis of Asperger syndrome. It is unclear whether these behaviors were coping mechanisms against difficult circumstances in school, neglect on the part of the subject's sole parent, or related to SCP-1830-B.\n\n+ Show content of SCP-1830-A's school bag found on scene\n\n- Hide content of SCP-1830-A's school bag found on scene\n\nItems\nComment\n\nNew Edition Senior Secondary Chinese (5B), Hong Kong Educational Publishing\nWords scrawled on the cover: \"FATHERLESS FREAK\". It does not match SCP-1830-A's handwriting.\n\nNew Trend Mathematics (F.5 B), Chung Tai Educational Press\n\nNew Essential Certificate History (Theme A), Hong Kong Educational Publishing\nThe book was worn. Extensive hand-notes were found in place of drawings, particularly on pages about the World Wars and retributive genocide\n\nNew Certificate History: Complete Notes and Exam Practices (Theme A), Hong Kong Educational Publishing\n\nTwo (2) past papers for HKCEE2 mathematics subject.\nContents indicate poor performance\n\nBlack oilskin notebook entitled \"Mathematics notebook\"\nFigurative drawings show gradual refinement. Portrait found on the latter-half of the book bears similarity to SCP-1830-B \"Ludwig\".\n\nHorrible Histories: Frightful First World War (Traditional Chinese translation), Scholastic Inc.\n\nThe German Army in World War One (3): 1917-1918, Osprey Publishing.\nExtensive handwritten translations were found in \"STRATEGY & TACTICS\" and illustration plates' commentary sections.\n\nDefence International No. 340, Defence International Inc.\nA Taiwanese periodical on current military affairs. Fifty-two magazines belonging to this series are found in SCP-1830-A's room.\n\nAdvanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary (6th Edition), Oxford University Press\nHeavily worn. One-sixth of its pages were torn.\n\nSchool diary\nThe photograph on the \"Personal Information\" page was torn. The rest of the page was overwritten in derogatory words not consistent with SCP-1830-A's handwriting.\n\nSwiss Army knife\nDNA testing of blood stain on the blade matched SCP-1830-A.\n\nNote: except as specified, most books were found with extensive drawings of military vehicles, firearms, and figures in uniforms.\n\nSCP-1830-B is a visual phenomenon that manifests within five meters of SCP-1830-A. The duration of SCP-1830-B's appearance varies from fifteen to sixty minutes, after which it vanishes on the spot. When movement is made, SCP-1830-B's visibility becomes inversely proportionally related to the distance from SCP-1830-A, with complete disappearance occurring at five meters. On each manifestation, SCP-1830-A's brain activity shows a sharp increase. Correlations have been found between peaks of brain activity and violent, desperate gestures on the part of SCP-1830-B. The prevalent theory is that SCP-1830-B is a projection from SCP-1830-A's mind.\nSCP-1830-B can manifest alternatively in two humanoid forms:3\n\n\"Ludwig\", a middle-aged Caucasian male with the appearance of a WW1-era German soldier in the Sturmtruppen formations.4\n\"Ling-kuo\", an Asian male who appears to be in his late twenties, with the appearance of a Chinese soldier in the National Revolutionary Army circa 1930s.\n\nSCP-1830-B's activities\nOccurrence (%)\n\nStanding guard.\n4%\n\nPatrolling in circle around SCP-1830-A with weapon leveled.\n6%\n\nLeveling weapon and shouting in a threatening manner.\n13%\n\nFixing bayonet and charging. This eventually results in SCP-1830-B vanishing.\n17%\n\nFiring weapon.\n28%\n\nStroking SCP-1830-A's head and whispering into his ear.\n32%\n\nSeveral activities involve SCP-1830-B utilizing weapons in a direction not facing SCP-1830-A. This is physically harmless, due to the entities' non-corporeal nature, and it does not produce sound. No mental effects except for surprise are found after SCP-1830-B or its weaponry passes through human subjects. During subsequent tests, blindfolded subjects showed no awareness of such contact until being notified afterward.\nSCP-1830 was brought to the Foundation's attention when Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an undercover agent embedded in the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF), noticed reports of anomalous sightings at the crime scene and SCP-1830-A's emergency ward in witness' testimony. Under pretext of patient transferal, SCP-1830-A was transported from the local hospital to Sector-07. SCP-1830-A's limited social circle smoothed disinformation efforts considerably. The four suspects, arrested by local police on-scene, were released after administration of Class A amnestics.\nExcerpt of interview with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Ng, SCP-1830-A's mother\n\nI: Do you know much about your son's school life?\nN: I\u2026 don't. It's hard enough to deal with daily living, you know. Sometime \u2013 many times \u2013 he came home with a few bruises, or some buttons missed, or some ball-pen strokes on his uniform. He never talked about it. We never talk anyway. He just dropped his head, dodged my gaze and walked to his room like I was not here. I used to call him out for that, sometimes a beating or denied him dinner, but as he grew older I just couldn't be bothered.\nI: What did he do in his room?\nN: Who knows? Slaving on his computer like every Post-90s5 I guess? I heard chatter from his room. Perhaps he did chat with friends online, afterall.\nI: Do you know those friends? (Note: subsequent inspection found no peripheral capable of vocal chat on SCP-1830-A's custom-built desktop. Ms. Ng shows limited knowledge of computer technology.)\nN: Well, honestly I don't know much about his circle. But sometime he talks pretty loud, so I did hear something. One of them is called Ling-kuo. Sometime I heard him spill his guts with all those self-worthless talks and\u2026 You know, it's really rare to hear him talk that much to other people. They must be close friends. After a while I heard another name. That's a foreigner name, can't remember it.\nI: Did he talk differently with that other friend?\nN: Very different. He never spoke angrily before, but with him he did. I overheard him growling, uttering words like \u2018butcher them', \u2018burn alive', \u2018die die die'. Sometimes he muttered something like that's how you use a gun, and a bunch of other probably military terms - he likes that stuff you know, his room's lined with books about jets and guns.\nI: Do you know this person? (Interviewer produces a photograph of SCP-1830-B \"Ling-kuo\")\nN: What the - Where did you get it? Is that what he keeps with himself everyday?\nI: That's Ling-kuo.\nN: You're kidding. That's his dad.\n\n+ Show excerpt of interview with eyewitness:\n\n- Hide excerpt of interview with eyewitness:\n\nI: Please describe what you saw.\n\nE: Okay\u2026I was taking a smoking break from my tea-restaurant. It was 5 pm I think, when I heard shouts from that soccer yard behind the school. There're five of them, all in school uniforms. Four of them were pushing this little boy into the yard. He was stumbling back, then someone punched him hard and he fell. That's how I saw his face. Someone squatted down and fingered his cheeks, then this bully with buckteeth took his eyeglasses. He tried to take them back, but they just pressed him on the ground.\n\nI: Go on.\nE: One of them grabbed a blade then sawed on his belt. It must have been pretty rough because that boy was jerking and moaning. He didn't even cry for help, just turned his head away and let the tears fall. They threw away his pants and underwear [IRRELEVANT REDACTED] scolding, and poking, with that knife. That boy, his face\u2026 it was like -\n\nI: (Interrupting) On the phone you have mentioned an \"unnatural\" occurrence. Can you describe that?\nE: Yeah I am getting to that. There was this \u2026 smoke \u2026 appeared out of thin air somewhere behind them. It moved closer to the group, and its shape became more defined. Then I found myself looking at a big soldier.\n\nI: Can you describe him?\nE: He's a blond westerner, wearing this grey uniform and carrying a long gun. He unslung and trained it on the bullies. That boy was staring at him\u2026 he stopped resisting even when those bullies kept wrecking him. They weren't facing there. They didn't even know what was coming, and he fired.\n\nI: What happened?\nE: Nothing. Nothing at all. I saw the flash but it was completely silent. Yes, I was covering my ears but I should have still heard the bang. Someone should have been shot, right? But no, those guys were still jerking the boy as if nothing had happened. That soldier cocked his gun, and shot again, and again, but it just didn't work. Maybe he's frustrated or something, he pulled out this bayonet and attached it on the rifle. The next thing I saw, he was charging at them. His mouth was wide-open but I didn't even hear anything.\nHe thrusted it into the buckteeth's back. I saw that bayonet stick out from his chest, but guess what? That sick-fuck just kept carving pictures on the boy's flesh as if nothing happened. That soldier stabbed for several more times in vain, then he \u2026 faded into thin air.\n\nI: What about the boy?\nE: He finally cried.\n\n+ Show drawing found in mathematics notebook: \n\n- Hide drawing found in mathematics notebook: \n\nFootnotes\n1. Equivalent to Grade 12 in North American education system\n2. Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination\n3. Both names were found in SCP-1830-A's personal effects. No last names were found.\n4. Cross-references between this name and facial appearance with personnel archives of the Imperial German Army have yet to produce result.\n5. A term used in Hong Kong slang, equivalent to \u201cGeneration Y\u201d in the West\n\n\u00ab SCP-1829 | SCP-1830 | SCP-1831 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Digital reproduction of SCP-1831. Click to enlarge.\n\nItem #: SCP-1831\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1831 is currently stored within a Minimal Security Lockbox in Site-551.\nDescription: SCP-1831 is a Polaroid photograph, circa 2002. It depicts the supposed backyard of a household. It is unknown if this household exists. On the back of the photograph are the words \"The Prison \u2665. -Big Brother\" written with a marker.\nWhen a subject views SCP-1831 and attempts to focus on anything present within it, they gain memories regarding that specific item from their childhood, despite those events never occurring. Any particular item within SCP-1831 can trigger this. This effect only works on subjects born between the years 1976 and 2002.\nAddendum SCP-1831-1: Testing Logs\nThe following tests were performed to measure SCP-1831's capabilities. The tests were conducted with D-3731, a male born in 1991. Following the conclusion of the tests, D-3731 was administered Class A Amnestics and was assigned to a new project.\n\nTest 1\n\nItem: The house.\nTranscript of Subject:\nThis brings back memories. Ha. This was my house growing up. I lived in it with my family, and we had a generally normal life, I must say.\nWe had 2 bedrooms, one bathroom, the laundry room, the kitchen, the dining room, living room, all of that good stuff. You see, the door leading into the house actually leads into a very small room that connects to both the kitchen and laundry room. So after a day of playing with my older brother, I'd go in and whip up a snack easily for the both of us. O- well no, my brother would, but you get the point.\nTime Allotted: 1m, 26s\n\nTest 2\n\nItem: The broken deck.\nTranscript of Subject:\nI'm surprised that thing lasted for so long before biting the dust. Me and my brother constantly jumped, slid, and hit that thing like it was our redheaded stepchild, haha. When it broke, we were already planning on moving anyway, so it wasn't that huge of a deal.\nThat reminds me, I remember me and my brother were play wrestling outside, when he grabs me, and just throws me onto the deck, almost splitting it in half. I had to go to the ER to get stitches in my head, he threw\u2026 a bit too hard.\n(D-3731 sighs.)\nTime Allotted: 59s\n\nTest 3\n\nItem: The television.\nTranscript of Subject:\nThat used to be in my room, until\u2026 let's say an incident happened. I remember this was like a few days after I went to the ER, and I was at the dinner table, eating my green beans and mashed potatoes, when suddenly the table is broken in half, I'm covered in mashed potatoes, and my mom is crying while my dad is yelling his ass off at me, obviously mad as shit. Both of them are wearing very nice clothes. Apparently after dinner they were going on a date to the lake, and told me and my older brother not to do anything.\nI was confused, scared, about ready to break down and cry, while my brother just kept sitting in his chair eating, no emotion on his face. My dad took my television, and threw it outside so hard it nearly broke. I occasionally snuck it inside and plugged it in when my parents were asleep.\n\nIt was basically completely broken, with the image being indistinguishable from static, but it was stimulation.\nTime Allotted: 1m, 7s\n\nTest 4\n\nItem: The wooden structure to the right.\nTranscript of Subject:\nDid you know that we bred rabbits? I don't know how you would know that, but we did. Actually right behind that picture was a extremely huge cage filled with breeding rabbits and what we called \"dinner rabbits.\" That wooden structure was an old cage that we disassembled because the wood was falling apart. Anyway, about the rabbits\u2026 well, you see, we ate them. Like, we raised rabbits, killed them, and served them. Let me tell you, rabbit meat is extremely good, but apparently my brother was so against the idea. Like, very against it.\nA good bit after the ER visit, we bought BB guns so that we wouldn't have to use knives to kill the rabbits, and it would be a clean, painless death. Well, one moment I'm petting a rabbit, and the next I'm at the hospital, right next to my mother that has a BB gun wound in her chest. It wasn't a real gun so she made a recovery. My father spanked me that night, and even took out his rhinestone encrusted belt and mauled my butt to oblivion. Apparently I shot my mom with a BB gun within the lost time.\nI don't know how to fire a gun, even now.\nTime Allotted: 2m, 17s\n\nTest 5\n\nItem: The dog.\nTranscript of Subject:\nI never owned a dog.\nTime Allotted: 3s\n\nTest 6\n\nItem: The patched up window to the left of the house door.\nTranscript of Subject:\nAfter that incident with the BB gun, I was told by my father that I wasn't allowed to sleep in my bed anymore, and that I needed to sleep in the laundry room as punishment. I had a pile of clothes to lay on, so it wasn't an issue, right?\nNone of us liked doing the laundry, so it was never done, especially with my mom in the hospital, and my dad basically nonfunctional. So it was filled to the brim with sweat infused, shit crusted, crunchy puke-ridden clothes. The door to the laundry room was always closed. And it stayed closed for most of our time there. We thought it was worth it just to buy new clothes than to enter that place. And, after it became my new room, aside from the 3 meals a day, it still stayed closed. Dad put a lock on the door, so I wouldn't leave.\nThe patched up window used to be a normal window that peered into the outside world, but we had to cover it up with plastic so that flies wouldn't infest the laundry room, and then soon the actual house. So you can't look outside of it anymore. But, when it was raining, you could see the individual rain drops that landed on the plastic. And let me tell you, I got really good at counting rain drops. My fastest time of counting every single rain drop was 2 minutes, which I think I can beat today if I tried.\nWhat? Don't look at me like that. What else am I supposed to do? Lay down into the trash pile, and embrace the shit, piss, sweat and blood? Because I would rather not.\nTime Allotted: 5m, 37s\n\nTest 7\n\nItem: The foliage.\nTranscript of Subject:\nYeah, I remember not ever cutting that down when I was told to. It got so big that it blocked the place where we got our hose water, as it blocks a pipe from the other side of the fence. A few days after mom got back from the hospital, she was heading to water her garden when she needed to get the hose. She tripped, fell into the foliage, and was trapped there, and kept screaming, but we never heard her. My brother got up from where he normally sits, and went outside, sort of like it was instinct.\nI looked outside the window to see what was happening, and he crouched down next to mom while she was telling him to get her out of there, and he just stared at her. No emotion whatsoever in his face. Mom stopped screaming, but she still looked concerned. She got up from the foliage like it was nothing, and continued to go water her garden.\nI still don't know what happened then.\nTime Allotted: 1m, 20s\n\nTest 8\n\nItem: The white colored house.\nTranscript of Subject:\nYou know, it is kinda weird that the sky was always the color of the house.\nTime Allotted: 11s\n\nTest 9\n\nItem: Unknown\nTranscript of Subject:\nI remember one sleepless night when my drunkard dad forgot to put the lock on the door, and I was able to move around in the house. I don't remember where my mom was, but for the next few weeks I never saw her, so I can assume what happened to her. I opened the door, and went from the laundry room to the kitchen. I saw empty glass bottles everywhere, that was literally stopping me from going further. I decided why the fuck not, and picked up a half empty bottle, and took a quick drink. It was alcohol. I wasn't surprised.\nI needed to pee, so I went to the bathroom, and did my business. During this, I suddenly had very bad nausea, and puked, missing the toilet completely. I then slipped on the puke while still peeing, managing to pee literally everywhere in the room. I fell down and hit my head on the rim of the toilet. There's now blood, piss, and puke everywhere. The door opens, and my brother walks in, all while looking at me. He doesn't have a smile, nor a frown. He didn't have any emotion in his face at all. I'm blacking out, and all I can see is my brother looking down at me\u2026 unimpressed. The darkness embraced my eyes, and I\u2026 I\u2026\n(D-3731 begins to cry.)\nI never had a brother. I was an only child.\nTime Allotted: 9m, 57s\n\n\u00ab SCP-1830 | SCP-1831 | SCP-1832 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1832\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1832 is to be held in a standard human containment cell at Site 83 and provided with three meals a day. Any request for written materials may be granted only by personnel of level 4 security clearance. No personnel are to attempt communication with SCP-1832, and all attempts by SCP-1832 to initiate conversation are to be ignored. Personnel are forbidden to utilize the effects of SCP-1832 without express written approval of at least three on-site level-4 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1832 is a 58 year-old Caucasian male formerly known as Johnathan Barker. SCP-1832 is capable of healing wounds and illnesses by pressing on the afflicted individual's forehead. SCP-1832 is unable to apply this method of healing to itself. The potency of SCP-1832's effect diminishes following each use, proportional to the severity of the pathology treated. The infliction of emotional distress upon another human being causes SCP-1832 to regain potency, proportional to the amount of emotional suffering caused.\nPrior to containment, SCP-1832 posed as a wandering Pentecostal faith healer in the rural Southern United States. When approached by a family with a seriously ill or injured child1, SCP-1832 would pretend to enter a trance state and partially heal the child. SCP-1832 would then inform the family of the afflicted individual that \"only [the family's] faith [could] save them.\" In the majority of cases, the child would relapse and expire, with SCP-1832 blaming the family for their lack of faith.\n\nTranscript 1832-o-662-en-I\nDate: June 17th, 1947\nForeword: Following the recovery of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 of Wadeslow, AL from advanced-stage Huntington's Disease, Foundation personnel investigated rumors of a faith healer who had saved the child's life. After several days of tracking, SCP-1832 was captured in a Pentecostal church in Pollensbee, AL. At the time, SCP-1832 was excoriating the congregation on its lack of faith and its role in the death of James Hawthow, a local youth.SCP-1832: Sister Martha! What happened when I prayed to the Lord for James' life? When I asked the Lord to move through me?\nMartha Hawthow: [weeping, indistinct speaking]William Murphy: Now, listen here! Don't g-M. Hawthow: J-Jimmy got better.Timothy Wallace: The boy took a turn.\nExcerpt of Interview with SCP-1832, following capture:\n\nResearcher Beasley: When did you first find you could heal individuals?Beasley: Jesse?Beasley: Ah\u2026 It seems you have a fairly extensive record of these mock-healings\u2026 I mean, all around the southern United States\u2026Beasley: So, uh, if you can heal, why not do it?Beasley: Why not heal the children?Beasley: Had what in you?Beasley: Knew what?\n\nFootnotes\n1. Individuals suffering degenerative illnesses were most frequently selected by SCP-1832, being present in 85% of documented cases\n\n\u00ab SCP-1831 | SCP-1832 | SCP-1833 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1833's front cover\n\nItem #: SCP-1833\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1833 is to be contained in a standard containment locker, located in Site-77's Safe SCP wing. No personnel other than Class-D personnel are authorized to handle SCP-1833.\nDescription: SCP-1833 is a copy of the 1976 edition \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 High School yearbook. Its appearance is consistent with other copies of the book, and appears to have normal wear for an object of its age. The yearbook is entitled \"Reflections of '76\". It is hardcover, and contains exactly fifty pages. The book is divided into five sections: a collection of student photographs, photographs from around the school year, club photos, photos from athletic events, and an autograph section.\nWhen SCP-1833 is read by any person who has graduated from high school, the object's anomalous effect will initiate. The individual (hereafter referred to as \"the subject\") who reads SCP-1833 will perceive it as their own high school yearbook, containing messages left by persons with whom they associated socially during their high school years. Initially, these photographs and messages will be positive, with encouraging comments written in the book's margins, often mentioning events which invoke positive feelings in the subject.\nHowever, after approximately 10 pages are read, the messages will begin to become more negative in tone. Initially, they will recount events that occurred during high school for which the subject feels embarrassment or remorse. They will then begin to mention events from the subject's life that occurred after completing high school, and will make personal attacks on the subject. In addition, the photographs depicted in the book will become more negative, with the persons depicted in the photographs often appearing to be heavily deformed.\nAfter an indeterminate number of pages have been read, ranging from 20-30 pages, photographs of the subject will begin to appear in the book. Initially, these photographs will depict embarrassing events that occurred during the subject's time in high school. However, as the subject progresses through the book, the photos will become more disturbing, with photographs of the subject committing crimes, being mutilated, and being harmed by other persons depicted in SCP-1833 being the most commonly reported images.\n\nExamples of images depicted in SCP-1833.\n\nPage 03\nBeginning of SCP-1833's content. Several students (including the subject) are depicted in candid photographs taken during the school year. All persons depicted in the photographs appear smiling, and the subject is pictured socializing with a large group of attractive students.\n\nPage 10\nSubject appears to be giving a presentation to a class. The topic of this presentation varies between subjects, but students observing appear engaged and interested.\n\nPage 16\nFirst instance of negative imagery. The subject appears to be spilling a lunch tray onto several other students.\n\nPage 20\nSubject appears in a goalie uniform, lying in the grass as the opposing team scores a goal. A marching band is visible in the background.\n\nPage 29\nFirst instance of violent imagery. Subject appears to be in a nurse's office, with several abrasion wounds on the face and neck.\n\nPage 36\nSubject appears in a music club photograph; however, the other club members have congregated to the far side of the photo, and appear to be jeering and throwing things at the subject.\n\nPage 39\nThe subject appears to be sleeping in its bedroom, and is surrounded by other persons depicted in the yearbook. These persons have grossly mutilated facial features, and are looking directly at the viewer.\n\nBack Cover\nHandwritten message saying \"We've had a great year, haven't we? Don't worry about waiting for the reunion, I'm sure we'll see each other soon enough. Lots of love, from all of your best friends.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1832 | SCP-1833 | SCP-1834 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1834\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1834 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment chamber. It is to be given daily doses of activated carbon, copper chlorophyllin, and medication for arthritis. Its rations are to exclude foods that contain red meats, legumes, and eggs. As it is compliant with being contained, no further procedures are necessary.\nSCP-1834 has requested:\n\nA low, sturdy table with rounded edges for its containment chamber (Approved)\nTo have its performances recorded (Approved)\nTo watch the recordings of its performances (Denied)\nAlcoholic beverages (Denied)\nCigars (Denied)\nTo have its hat back (Denied)\nAn accurate wristwatch (Approved)\nThe collected written works of Beatrix Potter (Approved in part)\nPermission to conduct its performances in front of an audience of personnel \"so the effort doesn't go to waste\" (Approved, contingent on good behavior)\n\nDescription: SCP-1834 is a male human, African-American, approximately 501 years of age. It has sparse graying hair, dark skin, and widely-spaced teeth. Where its eyes should be, there are instead a pair of X's sewn into the skin with black thread. Cursory examination shows that even though the flesh bulges outwards in the manner of closed eyes, it does not have eyeballs or eye sockets underneath. X-rays confirm that its cranium is constructed from multiple thick overlapping plates of bone with a lack of features in the ocular region. Despite this, the bulged areas of skin where the sewn X's are located act as fully functional eyes by means not currently understood. SCP-1834 is arthritic, requiring the use of a cane, and has trimethylaminuria, a genetic condition which causes intense fish-like body odor.\nAt will, SCP-1834 is able to elongate the areas of skin which act as its eyes into long, flexible, cylindrical eyestalks. It maintains full control over their position and motion, and as of the latest tests can extend them to a maximum length of 25 meters. Additionally, it is able to split its eyestalks into multiple branches of variable length and width and merge them together again; splitting results in a sewn X manifesting at the end of each branch. Throughout this process, SCP-1834 maintains perfect vision and is able to keep itself oriented. How its brain is able to compensate for multiple contradicting points of view is unknown. The use of its ability is noiseless and painless; from where the extra mass comes is unknown. No other part of its body possesses the ability.\nEvery 24 hours at approximately 7:30 PM, SCP-1834 will become convinced of the fact that it is \"showtime.\" SCP-1834 will attempt to stand on top of the nearest table, chair, or other piece of flat elevated furniture; if it is unable to do so because of its arthritis or because of a lack of furniture, it will simply stand in the center of the room. At this point, it will become more lively and begin a performance using its ability. This starts by the formation of simple cursive words, geometric shapes, and the outlines of animals using its eyestalks. As the performance progresses, the shapes become more complex, including full cursive sentences, polyhedra, and life-sized animate imitations of personnel in attendance. Throughout the performance, SCP-1834 exudes copious quantities of trimethylamine2 and talks in a fast-paced banter with the audience, gesturing with its cane and occasionally inquiring their names, favorite animals and foods. When its queries are answered, it attempts to form the shape of said name, animal or food with its eyestalks. It is unable to stop the performance once it has begun until approximately 45 minutes have passed, and often expresses exhaustion and relief when the performance is finished. Outside of performances, SCP-1834 is generally polite, slow-paced and soft-spoken.\nSCP-1834 was recovered in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Louisiana. It was living in a wooden shack labeled \"PHOTO STUDIO\" in what seemed to be a hastily abandoned fairground. SCP-1834 expressed the sentiment that it had been left behind and was waiting for someone to pick it up; it entered containment happily once the promise of food and permanent shelter were made apparent.\nSCP-1834 Interview Log\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. Ling: SCP-1834, you seem to have no control over your actions while performing. Is that an accurate statement?\nDr. Ling: When did you start performing?Dr. Ling: Did you have your ability before that point?Dr. Ling: And the trimethylaminuria \u2014 the body odor?Dr. Ling: But your eyes \u2014 when were they sewn shut?(Five seconds of silence, during which SCP-1834 retracts his right eyestalk slowly.)\nDr. Ling: \u2026So then, in the end, why do you perform?<End Log>\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-1834 is unable to recall its own date of birth.\n2. The chemical responsible for its fish-like body odor. For unknown reasons, less of this chemical is produced the higher off the ground SCP-1834 stands.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1833 | SCP-1834 | SCP-1835 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An instance of SCP-1835\n\nItem #: SCP-1835\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation agents shall monitor news networks in the United States and Canada for any reports of unusual aircraft activity. Instances of SCP-1835 are to be explained away as experimental aircraft being tested by Sonny Croft Propulsion, a Foundation front. Mobile Task Force Phi-59 (\"Hindenburg Haters\") will collect as many instances of SCP-1835-A documentation as is logistically feasible after an SCP-1835 event. Class C Amnestics will be dispersed over population centers affected by SCP-1835 in the event of a Grade 3 Public Awareness Breach.\nDescription: SCP-1835 is the designation given to a series of anomalous aircraft that have manifested throughout Canada and the northern United States since 19\u2588\u2588. These aircraft strongly resemble rigid airship dirigibles used throughout the late 19th and early 20th century; however, close examination of their external frame has revealed technological sophistication far beyond that of the last rigid airships used before their widespread replacement by airplanes after World War II, with some researchers hypothesizing technological advancement surpassing the few rigid airships currently in use around the world.\nShortly after manifesting, SCP-1835 instances will travel in a straight direction at an average speed of 60 km/h, maintaining this course for between twenty to forty minutes before demanifesting again. Attempts to come within close proximity of SCP-1835 instances have proven futile: when any aircraft come within 150 metres of the airspace of an SCP-1835 instance, it will demanifest, appearing to briefly \"shimmer\" before vanishing. Photographs of the interior of SCP-1835 instances taken at a distance seem to indicate that no personnel are onboard the ship, and instances appear to be automated.\nThus far, researchers have not been able to discern any meaningful pattern from recorded manifestations of SCP-1835. To date, the southernmost instance of SCP-1835 that has been recorded manifested in an abandoned field in southern Minnesota on \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and the northernmost instance outside of Slave Lake, Alberta on \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nIn \u2588\u2588 recorded manifestations, SCP-1835 instances have dropped flyers from their interiors. Several flyers have been transcribed below:\nDocument SCP-1835-34-A\n\nATTENTION ALL CITIZENS!\nIn accordance with Article V, Section 33 of the Basic Law of the Federated Empire of Rupertia, all citizens aged 20 to 39 are hereby drafted to serve in the War of Alarian Aggression. The nation of Alaria has antagonized the peace-loving peoples of our glorious Empire for far too long, and Emperor Stephen XI, in his enlightened wisdom, has decreed that their antagonism towards our nation must come to an end. Eligible citizens are required to report to their local Enlistment Center for processing.\nLONG LIVE THE EMPEROR!\nLONG LIVE RUPERTIA!\n\nDocument SCP-1835-53-A\n\nA Message From The Respected Stephen XI, Emperor of Rupertia\nGreetings, citizens of the Empire. In the months since the war to preserve the independence of our glorious country began, I have heard many fears and apprehensions expressed by citizens participating in the war effort. I share your concerns. The barbaric and ruthless Alarians, in their relentless quest to deprive us of our liberty and way of life, have been working tirelessly to sow the seeds of discontent within our populace and destroy our morale. But let me assure you: so long as I draw breath, we shall never give in.\nTimes have been difficult for all of us. I myself have been forced to go on rations, as have my family members. It is times like these that test our resolve; the Natural Law of the world dictates that the strong willed survive whilst the weak perish. And as Rupertians, we are the strongest, most honorable people on the face of the Earth, and it is the will of the Cosmos that we will drive the invaders from our country and secure peace and prosperity for our progeny.\nI encourage all citizens to report any potential Alarian spies and sympathizers to the proper authorities with due haste. As a citizenry, we must be united in our war effort. Traitorous sympathizers, such as the recently executed Mikel Somptik, will not be tolerated on our soil. It is your duty to your country and the Cosmos to remain united in the face of the gravest threat to our existence in living memory.\nI thank you all for your continual efforts to ensure our success. The loyal patriots of the Information Ministry will keep you updated on the progress of the war.\nRegards,\nThe Respected Stephen XI\nEmperor of Rupertia\nLong Live The Emperor\nLong Live Rupertia\n\nDocument SCP-1835-59-A\n\nAddressing Misconceptions and Planted Lies\nA Message From the Information Ministry\nCitizens of Rupertia,\nIt has come to our attention that numerous false rumors planted by Alarian spies have made their way into the public discourse. As the educational arm of the Empire, it is the duty of the Information Ministry to refute these lies:\n1. Alarian soldiers have not infiltrated Rupertian territory. Since the initial invasion, all Alarian soldiers have been repelled. Reports indicating otherwise are false propaganda.\n2. Casualties are at a sustainable level, and our reserves are filled with healthy soldiers ready to do their duty to their Emperor and Country.\n3. Rupertian citizens of Alarian ancestry have indeed been relocated for the duration of the war effort; however, this has not been done to question their patriotism, merely to ensure their safety.\n4. Finally, the Emperor and his family are alive and well, and are doing all they can to ensure the war ends swiftly and in an honorable victory for the Federated Empire of Rupertia.\nPlease remember to report any potential rumors and disloyal citizens to the Information Ministry and Protection Ministry, respectively.\nLong Live The Emperor\nLong Live Rupertia\n\nDocument SCP-1835-61\nFlyer contains two sentences, in large font covering the entire page.\n\nThe Emperor Is Dead. Long Live Rupertia.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1834 | SCP-1835 | SCP-1836 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1836 prior to containment\n\nItem #: SCP-1836\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1836 is to be recontained1 within Site-641, which is disguised as an active ecological research station and wildlife preserve at N 74.13- W93.81, encompassing the entirety of the Cunningham Inlet. The research station is to be staffed with a full-time research team and support staff including a classically trained angakkuq2 and a certified cosmetologist.3\nA 50km radius of protected waters is to be maintained around the site. These waters are to be patrolled by armed Foundation assets disguised as research personnel or environmental activist elements. Trespassers are to be interrogated, administered level-C amnestics and released in the nearest settlement.\nAn access causeway is to be maintained into one of the caves that perforate SCP-1836. Access to the causeway is restricted to the Site Director, on-site shaman and cosmetologist. Additional personnel may be permitted by majority consensus of the personnel with access or by direct request of relevant Level-4 personnel. In the event of hostile SCP-1836 activity the staff shaman and cosmetologist are to enter SCP-1836 using the causeway and enact the Helping Hands Protocol4. In the event of failure Foundation personnel are to fall back and observe SCP-1836 until it enters its inactive state. At which time they are to mobilize MTF-89E \"Tomas's Tuggers\" to tow SCP-1836 back to Site-641.\nUpdate: The Helping Hands Protocol has been found to have variable effectiveness. To date, the protocol has failed on several occasions to completely quell SCP-1836. Outbursts have occurred causing 3 fatalities, and 12 injuries, necessitating refilling of key staff positions. In order to maintain containment the on-site shaman has been given wide discretion in regard to the appropriate ritualistic tack to take when SCP-1836 becomes hostile5. Additional resources have been made available to facilitate containment6.\nUpdate: Following the incidents of \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 no birds are to be allowed to enter proximity with SCP-1836 during the Helping Hands protocol. All birds roosting on the gravel bar, on SCP-1836 or within a 30 meter radius are to be chased off or exterminated. Birds exterminated in this way will be handed over to the on-site shaman for appropriate ritualistic disposal.\nDescription: SCP-1836 is a green, non-tabular, pinnacle iceberg peaking 90m above the surface, approximately 123m in length. It is estimated to weigh between 150,000 and 175,000 metric tons and extends approximately 450 meters below the surface. Submersible surveys of the SCP-1836 have revealed many large tunnels extending into the object. Aside from coloration the object appears to be an ordinary iceberg. Core samples have revealed that the iceberg is composed of ordinary ice. Algae entrapped within the ice give the object its unusual coloration.\nSCP-1836-1 is a pod of mammalian organisms of the Order Cetacea that are housed within SCP-1836. The pod is composed of several different species with fluctuating composition and number7 . The cause of these changes in the pod's composition are unknown. To date the pod has included specimens tentatively identified as members of the Basilosauridae, Ambulocetidae, Acrophyseter, and Eurhinodelphinidae. Recently Lipotes vexillifer has been sighted during SCP-1836 activity. The mechanism by which inter-species communication is facilitated between pod members is currently under investigation.\nThe anomalous properties of the object manifest when marine mammals are hunted at sea or on the shoreline by any people who are not of Aleut, Yukpik or Inupiat ethnicity within a 50 km radius of the object. SCP-1836 will begin to accelerate toward the hunt until the object reaches a speed of 35 knots. At this point the hunted mammal or mammals, now designated SCP-1836-2, will change bearing to head directly toward SCP-1836. If underwater topography makes this impossible, SCP-1836-2 will adopt the most efficient course to bring it within proximity of SCP-1836. If SCP-1836-2 reaches SCP-1836 before being overtaken, SCP-1836-2 will place the object between itself and the hunters.\nAs SCP-1836 is strictly oceangoing, it can take no further action against land-bound hunters. If the hunter or hunters continue pursuing SCP-1836-2 in an oceangoing vessel, however, SCP-1836 will proceed to ram the hunting vessel until it breaches the hull. It will then extrude part of itself into the hull breach and expand, widening the breach. This process will continue until the vessel becomes structurally unsound or begins to sink, at which point the extension will retract.\nIf no marine mammals were killed or injured during the hunt, SCP-1836 will dislodge from the vessel at this point and drift away, ceasing activity. If any marine mammals were killed or injured during the hunt, however, SCP-1836 will remain in close proximity to the sinking vessel. When the hunter(s) evacuate the sinking vessel, between five (5) and thirty (30) instances of SCP-1836-1 will emerge from the submerged portions of SCP-1836 and engage the hunter(s), dragging them into the submerged caverns within SCP-1836. The fate of these individuals is a matter of ongoing investigation. Expeditions into SCP-1836 are pending approval.\nUpdate: After a brief expedition into the interior of SCP-1836 a small central chamber was discovered. Within the walls of this chamber is the frozen, well-preserved, corpse of a young woman of Inupiat ethnicity. The corpse had suffered injuries in the past and is missing its hands at the wrist. Only the head of the corpse is exposed to the open air. Due to safety concerns only the on-site shaman and cosmetologist are to have access to this chamber.\nAddendum:\n\nInterviewer: Agent Scout Fullbrush\nInterviewed: Teriaq LeChatelier, on-site shaman\nForeword: Following hostile activity by SCP-1836 on \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Teriaq LeChatelier was called to begin the Helping Hand protocol. After eighty minutes had elapsed SCP-1836 ceased activity and LeChatelier emerged from SCP-1836 with injuries reminiscent of prolonged exposure to the elements and several bite marks consistent with human and dolphin jaw architecture on his extremities. He provided the following debriefing to Agent Fullbrush after receiving medical attention.\n<Begin Log>\nFullbrush: Alright, we're recording.\nLeChatelier: [sighs]\nFullbrush: Let's begin then. For the record, Agent Fullbrush debriefing Tearock LeChatelier.\nLeChatelier: It's Teriaq. We've known each other for a year now\u2026\nFullbrush: I'm sorry.\nLeChatelier: [muffled] It's fine just [inaudible]\nFullbrush: Right, can you tell me what happened on \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\nLeChatelier: What? Yesterday afternoon? Yesterday she just got a little mad at me is all. I'm terrible with a comb and I tugged too hard and she nipped me a bit. It's her way.\nFullbrush: Can you elaborate?\nLeChatelier: Sure\u2026Every once and a while the ivory comb gets stuck after I've burned the incense and dabbed her with sacred oil. I don't know how her hair manages to get so entangled since she's usually just sitting there\u2026\nFullbrush: When you say stuck\u2026\nLeChatelier: Stuck. Like, when I comb her hair inside that frozen living room of hers sometimes it comes to a knot and it gets caught. Do you comb your own hair, Fullbrush? It works like that. If I tug too hard on my own, that's no big deal, but I tug on her hair and sometimes I get nipped because, let's face it, I don't know what to do with that much hair and she's a sensitive lady.\nFullbrush: How do you normally cope with SCP-1836 when it reacts that way to your ritual?\nLeChatelier: Eh, depends on her mood. Sometimes I step back and wait her out. Sometimes I have to sing a little something, burn a different incense, offer a sled dog. Sometimes she just wants me to leave; I think that I'm coming as a man into her house is disconcerting. Usually when you placate her you are supposed to look like a fish or send a fish with the comb in your stead.\nFullbrush: Right, is there anything the Foundation could do to improve your ability to control SCP-1836?\nLeChatelier: No. There's nothing you can do to improve \"control\" but you people just don't like listening to that.\nFullbrush: So then-\nLeChatelier: [interrupting] You can help by giving me another pair of hands to help me out, preferably one who knows how to deal with long, lady's, hair. Get me a hairdresser. Oh, and untie my hands with pre-ritual preparations. Not every one of her outbursts is the same. She's got feelings even if she isn't willing to tell you qallunaat because you can't be bothered to learn how.\nFullbrush: So formally you'd like to request an assistant with hair-care experience and greater operational latitude?\nLeChatelier: Yes. That sounds about right.\nFullbrush: [pause] I'll get the paperwork. We'll see what happens.\n<End Log>\n\n+ Incident Report: 110-614 Level-3 Authorization Only\n\n- End of Report\n\nIncident Report: 110-614\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u258813\nLocation: Site 641\nDescription: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u258813 SCP-1836 broke containment. During a routine implementation of the Helping Hands Protocol, the on-site shaman, Teriaque LeChatelier, was interrupted by an unknown party during his procedure. The following is a summary of the video surveillance footage taken by the observation post.\n<0:00> SCP-1836 is immobile, resting against the gravel bar. The sea is calm and the aviary fence is in place.\n<0:05> The water around SCP-1836 begins to churn. The layer of green ice curls into swirling patterns. SCP-1836 has entered its active state.\n<0:07> Structural deformations appear on the surface of SCP-1836. SCP-1836 appears to be attempting to withdraw from the gravel bar.\n<0:15> Teriaque LeChatelier arrives and begins pre-entry preparations accompanied by Lidia O'Foote, on-site cosmetologist. After ten minutes of preparation and burning of incense they enter SCP-1836\n<0:32> Unusual cloud formation detected by perimeter defense assets. Site-641 is placed on emergency weather alert. Ambient temperature falls from 15\u00b0 C to -4\u00b0 C. No warnings have been issued by local weather services. SCP-1836 slows its motion. Observation post receives a short radio message indicating that the Helping Hands Protocol is underway and will calm SCP-1836 shortly.\n<0:56> Foundation perimeter hydrophones detect elevated whale song levels. Analysis by staff marine biologists indicates that the song is not associated with mating or feeding behaviors.\n<1:23> LeChatelier and O'Foote have not yet emerged from SCP-1836. Radio contact indicates that the Helping Hands Protocol is still ongoing.\n<1:30> The unusual cloud formation occludes the airspace over Site-641 and stops moving with prevailing winds. Closer inspection reveals that the cloud formation is a flock composed entirely of Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). The flock descends and begin to harass site staff. The high concentration of fulmar make it impossible for staff to conduct outdoor activities. Staff are ordered indoors. The fulmar make no attempt to break into site facilities with the exception of the aviary fence which is attacked by the flock. SCP-1836 violently lists and jostles during this time.\n<1:34> Repeated attempts to contact LeChatelier and O'Foote have failed. SCP-1836 displays more agitation and is deforming in a manner consistent with an attack on a ship. It is postulated that SCP-1836 is attempting to breach the aviary cage and engage the fulmar. The aviary cage is under continuous assault by the flock during this time.\n<2:19> Site security efforts to drive off the flock have failed. Security staff attempt to keep the aviary fence clear using small arms fire, signal flares and noise deterrents. None of these are effective. The extermination of individual members of the flock is not significant in regard to the total population.\n<2:43> A hole in the aviary fence allows a wave of fulmar to breach containment. They swarm the interior of the fence. A single, large, toothed, pelican-like bird of unknown species lands on the gravel bar and metamorphoses into a humanoid figure wearing local, traditional garments. This figure is briefly seen darting up the catwalk before the camera is obscured by birds.\n<3:17> A loud, groaning sound consistent with glacial calving is emitted by SCP-1836. The iceberg shudders and wrenches free of the gravel bar. SCP-1836 proceeds to ram the aviary cage.\n<3:20> LeChatelier and O'Foote are violently expelled from the entrance causeway. Both are unconscious and demonstrate defensive wounds, frostbite and bite marks.\n<3:22> SCP-1836 breaks through the aviary cage and begins to move into open water. Foundation MTF-89E is mobilized to recontain SCP-1836.\n<3:40> SCP-1836 enters the Barrow Strait and begins moving west. MTF-89E is in pursuit.\n<4:50> MTF-89E is harried by flocks of fulmar and by contact with hostile cetaceans. After one of MTF-89E's vessels is nearly capsized Site Director Park issues a retreat to regroup and reassess.\n\nForeword: After SCP-1836 breached containment LeChatelier and O'Foote were rushed to the infirmary. LeChatelier suffered several, deep, puncture wounds to his center of mass. On autopsy it was revealed that LeChatelier's chest \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 the inside. O'Foote suffered minor defensive wounds and small injuries consistent with exposure to sub-freezing temperatures. The following is a transcript of her debriefing.\nInterviewer: Agent Scout Fullbrush\nInterviewed: Lidia O'Foote\nFullbrush: Right, let's begin. Can you please state your name and ID number for the record?\nO'Foote: Lidia O'Foote, 0894-643764-348711-O. [nervous laugh] Hairdresser to the gods.\nFullbrush: Heh, Funny. [pause] Can you describe to me what happened yesterday?\nO'Foote: I don't know where to start.\nFullbrush: Begin at the beginning. What happened when you and LeChatelier went inside?\nO'Foote: Well, T had just finished the pre-ritual stuff. You know, the incense, seal blubber, all this talk of being clean. We hiked on up inside and I started combing her hair like usual. Then things got\u2026weirder.\nFullbrush: In what way?\nO'Foote: At first I thought it was just T being paranoid. He kept on asking me if I was doing anything differently and I told him no, I'm brushing and trimming like I always do. I tell him that I'm not pulling any knots and that her hair is just fine\u2026that it's something else maybe\u2026 [pause]\nFullbrush: I know this is hard to talk about but please continue.\nO'Foote: I don't really know. I'm just a hairdresser\u2026\nFullbrush: Did LeChatelier say or do anything unusual before you were interrupted?\nO'Foote: I remember T saying something about how she wouldn't stop talking about her husband. Her ex-husband. Something about a restraining order and coming to visit? Time doesn't pass right inside there. Anyway\u2026 I remember the room shaking and she started shrieking something fierce, like I had pulled on her too hard. I got pushed away and slipped on the ice. That's when things got worse.\nFullbrush: Our surveillance indicates that something walked up into SCP-1836 during the incident outside. Is that what you're talking about?\nO'Foote: Yeah, I saw this person in mukluks and a parka come in. They threw, literally threw, T aside an' stabbed him with\u2026 little bird feet? Claws? Hidden up inside his sleeves. There wasn't any blood; I don't know how but T didn't bleed. He just fell, laid there. The guy who\u2026 who killed T walked up to her and started talking.\nFullbrush: What did he say?\nO'Foote: He said that he knew he wasn't supposed to talk to her anymore, that he was sorry to disturb her. He said something like \"Even though we're divorced I still care about you\" and \"I couldn't let them keep you away from your children.\"\nFullbrush: Then what happened?\nO'Foote: He said something about T being a \"traitor to the art\". Roughed me up a bit. Said I was good at my job. Said that I was good enough to her to avoid what happened to T. He tossed us out. I bumped my head on the catwalk and everything went gray. I came to in the infirmary.\nFullbrush: Is there anything else you remember, anything important?\nO'Foote: I don't know. That man\u2026 that man was so strange and so angry. He kept talking about jailers and injustice. When he cut me he called it a \"snake bite\" but said something about having no poison. Ugh. I honestly don't know if that's important or not. [pause]\nFullbrush: We can continue this later if you like. Give you some more time to deal with it?\nO'Foote: I'd like that. It's just a lot to chew. T was a kind soul, a good friend.\nEnd Recording\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Incident Report 110-614 for full account of containment breach.\n2. Shaman of the Aleut, Yukpik or Inupiat peoples.\n3. Amended by request of the on-site shaman.\n4. See attached reference document D-H-447.\n5. Subject to review by the Site Director, see Addendum\n6. Please consult the on-site requisition office for further details\n7. Thus far all species within the pod have been extinct, toothed cetaceans.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1835 | SCP-1836 | SCP-1837 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1837 during initial testing.\n\nItem #: SCP-1837\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1837 is to be suspended in a liquid containment unit, located within Site-77's Safe SCP wing. Currents are to be created within this unit, keeping it suspended in the center of the unit at all times. Daily maintenance is to be performed to ensure no mechanical errors occur. In the event that SCP-1837 breaches containment, security teams with hoses are to bombard the affected area with a basic solution until it can be re-contained. Fire extinguishing systems may also be activated.\nDiluted samples of its excretions are to be contained in Site-77's chemical hazard research center, where they are available for testing and are currently in use for containment of SCP-122.\nDescription: SCP-1837 is a cleaning mop, with a handle constructed out of wood and the mop portion of wool cloth.\nThe head portion of SCP-1837 is constantly exuding an acidic liquid. Any solid surface coming into direct contact with this acid will disintegrate over a period of several hours, depending on the composition of the material. If exposed to other liquids, the effect will be reduced, with complete dilution occurring when SCP-1837's acid is at 10000ppm.\nWhen exposed to environments affected by its effect, SCP-1837 will become animate and attempt to repair the damage or disfigurement the acid has caused. SCP-1837 achieves motion by autonomously gliding along smooth surfaces. It is unable to move past simple barricades but due to its effects most obstacles will eventually be destroyed.\nOccasionally, other behaviors will be observed by SCP-1837, such as attempting to prevent itself from coming into contact with a solid surface, obtaining various cleaning materials to try and remove SCP-1837-2 and hiding when a human subject discovers it. In addition, SCP-1837 has been observed cleaning rubble and other damages created by its effect or outside sources.\nSCP-1837 was contained after a containment breach by SCP-039 with SCP-1957 and E-4250, on 11/14/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. During the re-containment operations, SCP-1837 was found surrounded by a large pool of SCP-1837-2. Containment specialists have theorized that SCP-1837 had been created by cross-exposure to the anomalous effects, or had been planted in Site-77 by outside forces during the breach. SCP-1837 was contained and classified as Safe on 2/13/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nAddendum: On 11/16/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Site-77 was assaulted by individuals believed to be connected to the [REDACTED] group. After-action analysis of security logs shows that SCP-1837's containment was accidentally breached by [REDACTED] as part of an explosive entry into the Safe level containment wing. SCP-1837 appeared to hover over the rubble before rapidly progressing behind the intruders, attempting to remove the rubble they left behind. It reached [REDACTED] where they were engaging on-site Security and proceeded to transmute the floor they were under into a pool of its acid, causing 11 deaths and 6 casualties. This effectively ended the incident and allowed MTF-Psi-7 to restore containment.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1836 | SCP-1837 | SCP-1838 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1838\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All professional sporting events in the United States are to be monitored, with particular attention to American football. Should SCP-1838 manifest at any of these events, 2 teams of agents are to be deployed to the location (Team A, consisting of 2 members, and Team B, consisting of 3 members).\nUpon arrival, Team A is to monitor SCP-1838 remotely, and must continue to monitor SCP-1838 until its disappearance. Team B is to monitor Team A and SCP-1838, and are not to interact with either entity unless a Lyssa Event occurs. If at any point during its manifestation a third party attempts to intervene and disrupt the SCP-1838's activities, Team A must use all means necessary to prevent this disruption.\nWhen SCP-1838 enters an active state, Team A must deter the vehicle's operations under the guise of local law enforcement, using \"merchant permit requirements\" or \"health and safety violations\" as justification, and taking special care not to harm SCP-1838-1. Should a Lyssa Event occur as a result of Team A's intervention, Team B is to terminate Team A. Team A is to use all available means to expedite this process. Should a third party be responsible, said party must be terminated immediately. Specialized media blackout procedures have been devised for Lyssa Events, and are available for viewing in DOCUMENT-SCP-1838-LE-MP (3/1838).\nAny individual that has consumed SCP-1838-2 is to be administered the appropriate amnestic with regards to the time-frame of their exposure.\nAccess to SCP-1838-3 is currently forbidden (see DOCUMENT-SCP-1838-B7 (4/1838) for details).\nDescription: SCP-1838 is a food catering truck. The individuals that operate the vehicle and the food dispensed by it are designated SCP-1838-1 and SCP-1838-2 respectively. SCP-1838 is of unknown make and model; its dimensions are (from the front) 1.4m x 2.3m x 7m, and the exterior is largely a patterned chrome. The left side of the truck is emblazoned with the words \"Red Bear Bob's Food Truck.\" SCP-1838, SCP-1838-1 and SCP-1838-2 have not demonstrated anomalous properties in their composition. SCP-1838-1 are highly varied, demonstrating no distinct pattern in gender, age or ethnicity, and while not aggressive or hostile towards Foundation interference, they remain secretive and vague regarding their personal facts. SCP-1838-2 generally consist of hamburgers, hot dogs, fried potatoes, fried chicken and soft drinks.\nSCP-1838 will manifest within roughly 100km of the site for a professional American football event in the United States; this will occur approximately 18-36 hours prior to the event's commencement. This manifestation has never been directly observed; it is not clear whether this fact is attributable to the nature of the anomaly or not. The manner in which the phenomenon selects events is unclear, but it appears to prioritize those with greater media attention. SCP-1838 will then park and settle within the closest legal proximity to the event location. Within one hour of the commencement, SCP-1838 will enter an active state, and SCP-1838-1 will begin to sell SCP-1838-2. SCP-1838 will continue in this state until 10-20 minutes after the completion of the event. At this point, it will leave the area and disappear within 18-36 hours; this event has likewise never been directly observed.\nIt is currently unclear how many entities of SCP-1838 exist, though multiple simultaneous manifestations have not been observed. Details of SCP-1838 and SCP-1838-2 remain consistent throughout manifestations, though SCP-1838-1 does not, save for bearing the same uniform (a white cotton shirt bearing the \"Red Bear Bob's Food Truck\" logo, blue denim pants and black unmarked shoes).\nAny human being that consumes SCP-1838-2 will become subject to its anomalous effect. These individuals will refuse all nutrition that is not provided by the consumption of SCP-1838-2, and they will express a longing for further consumption of said substance.1\nIf unprovoked violence occurs against SCP-1838-1, a \"Lyssa Event\" will occur. Numerous additional instances of SCP-1838-1 will manifest via a doorway at the left rear interior of SCP-1838 (this door is now designated SCP-1838-3; no corresponding door exists on the exterior of the vehicle), and will attack the responsible party. To date, these instances have been armed with a wide variety of improvised bludgeon and bladed weapons, including crowbars, tire irons, baseball bats, fire axes and knives. There has been no observable limit to the number of SCP-1838-1 produced by a Lyssa Event, and said events only appear to subside when the responsible party is terminated. Additional SCP-1838-1 produced by the event will retreat to SCP-1838-3 following the event.\nAddendum [1838-001]: Exploration Log IA\n\nD-2535 is a Caucasian male in his early forties. The subject has been equipped with high definition recording unit with direct upload to the Foundation vehicle on-site, where it is being viewed by Dr. Adler. Agent Benet has been assigned to observe the exterior of the vehicle during this exploration. It should be noted that this exploration occurred prior to the identification of SCP-1838-3.\nD-2535 enters SCP-1838 after all instances of SCP-1838-1 have been removed from the vehicle.\nD-2535: \u2026Okay, everything looks normal.\nDr. Adler: Yeah, we get that a lot.\nD-2535: Pardon?\nDr. Adler: Please continue examining the vehicle.\nD-2535 complies.\nD-2535: \u2026Doctor, there's a door here.\nDr. Adler: Where?\nD-2535: Left side, far back.\nCamera feed confirms D-2535's claim.\nDr. Adler: Benet, is there a door on the rear left side of the vehicle?\nBenet: Negative.\nDr. Adler: Shit.\nD-2535: What's going on?\nDr. Adler: Try opening it.\nD-2535 successfully opens the door, which does not lead to the exterior of the vehicle.\nD-2535: \u2026It's an elevator.\nCamera feeds confirms an elevator with chrome walls is beyond the threshold.\nDr. Adler: Noted. Please continue.\nD-2535: What the fuck is going on?\nDr. Adler: Please enter the elevator.\nD-2535 hesitates, then enters the elevator. Immediately, a secondary sliding door, also covered in chrome, closes behind him.\nD-2535: Shit! What now?\nDr. Adler: Point the camera at the control panel.\nD-2535 complies, the control panel comes into view. A selection of buttons listing \"Units 1-30\" are visible, along with a button designated \"Ground Floor\". The button \"Unit 15\" is currently highlighted.\nDr. Adler: Try \"Ground Floor.\"\nD-2535 complies. The elevator rumbles and emits a low humming noise.\nDr. Adler: Is it working?\nD-2535: Yes.\nLess than 30 seconds later, the elevator stops and opens to a corridor. D-2535 exits. The corridor ends abruptly to his right, and continues roughly 20 meters to his left, before turning right. There are no other doors or windows, the floor, walls, and ceiling appear to be constructed of concrete, and a small number of fluorescent lights illuminate the corridor.\nD-2535: (Whispering.) Uh.\nDr. Adler: Please continue down the corridor, quietly.\nD-2535 complies. Roughly 1 minute later, D-2535 turns the corner at the end of the corridor.\nD-2535: What in the-?\nA room of immense proportions is visible on the feed, at least 150m x 30m x 100m. A large number of conveyor belt assembly lines are visible, and appear to be fully automated. The items produced by these devices include clothing, accessories, appliances, furniture, automobiles, and food consistent with SCP-1838-2. An elevated, windowed chamber is visible in the distance, overlooking the room. Numerous suspended walkways/catwalks are visible above the machinery.\nDr. Adler: D-2535, respond?\nD-2535 is silent.\nDr. Adler: D-2535?\nA loud, high-pitched screeching noise is heard, echoing throughout the room.\nDr. Adler: D-2535! What's going on?\nThe camera feed abruptly cuts out. 1 hour later, D-2535 emerged from SCP-1838 and was recovered for debriefing. For the full aftermath interview, see Addendum [1838-004].\n\nAddendum [1838-002]: Incident Report\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, at \u2588:\u2588\u2588 \u2588M, a Lyssa Event occurred in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. The event was later determined to be caused by Team A, who were killed by SCP-1838-1 before Team B could respond. During the incident, the audio gathered by Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's headset recorded the following statement by an instance of SCP-1838-1:\n\nWhy do you fuckers always gotta beat up on Bob, man?! He's just trying to fuckin' help us all-do you know how much he does for us?! Show some fuckin' gratitude-\n\nAt this point, said instance struck \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in the head with an aluminum baseball bat, destroying the headset and presumably killing/incapacitating \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nAddendum [1838-003]: Incident Report\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, an internet marketing campaign titled \"Let's Get Ready for Red Bear Bob's General Department Store!\" was discovered. No such stores were located in the United States, nor were zoning rights obtained for the construction of any such facilities. Global intelligence is incomplete, but is thus far negative. The campaign was successfully neutralized, but the host server remains undetectable for reasons unknown.\nAddendum [1838-004]: Exploration Log IB: Interview\n\n+ DOCUMENT-SCP-1838-E1B (CLEARANCE 4/1838 REQUIRED)\n\n- DOCUMENT-SCP-1838-E1B (IDENTIFY VERIFIED)\n\nInterviewed: D-2535\nInterviewer: Dr. Adler\nForeword: Debriefing of D-2535 after his exposure to SCP-1838-3.\n<Begin Log, 8:31 PM>\nDr. Adler: What happened after you entered the assembly room?\nD-2535: I don't remember. I blacked out.\nDr. Adler: What happened when you woke up?\nD-2535: I met him.\nDr. Adler: Him?\nD-2535: Bob. He's a wonderful man.\nDr. Adler: Describe him.\nD-2535: I don't know if I can do that in words.\nDr. Adler: Is there another way?\nD-2535: Well\u2026you can tell someone that something tasted good, but that doesn't convey the taste.\nDr. Adler: \u2026You tasted him?\nD-2535: No, but saying what he looked like or sounded like\u2026just feels wrong. He was like a perfect garlic roasted chicken served with-I don't know.\nDr. Adler: What did he say?\nD-2535: Everything.\nDr. Adler: Everything.\nD-2535: Everything I needed to know. Who he was, what he did, and what happened to him.\nDr. Adler: Explain.\nD-2535: He is all of us. I think he was like Dionysus2; he didn't say that, that's just how I felt when we met.\nDr. Adler: D-2535, are you feeling alright?\nD-2535: Yes, I just know who I am now.\nDr. Adler: Who is that?\nD-2535: I am Bob. We are all Bob.\nDr. Adler: \u2026What happened to him?\nD-2535: He says we forgot who he was, and we need to remember. We did, I felt bad.\nDr. Adler: Did he say anything else?\nD-2535: He told me I should stop feeling guilty about [DATA EXPUNGED]\u2026he said I needed to relax, and he was right.\nDr. Adler: How did he know?\nD-2535: He is all of us.\n<End Log, 8:34 PM>\n\nFootnotes\n1. It appears that the anomaly is caused not by the actual ingestion of SCP-1838-2, but by knowledge of its taste and texture (as such, amnestic treatment is sufficient in eradicating this effect), which is universally described by subjects as extremely high in quality.\n2. Dionysus: the Greek god of grape harvest, wine and ecstasy.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1837 | SCP-1838 | SCP-1839 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1839\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1839 is to be kept in containment locker 534 at Site-19. Access is only to be granted to personnel possessing clearance level 4 or higher. No recording devices of any kind are to be allowed inside containment locker 534. Personnel are to note that they are a fish. Personnel who are or who have previously been toasters or libraries should not be assigned to SCP-1839, due to the risk of electrocution or water damage.\nDescription (Rev. 2): SCP-1839 is a 1.3 kilogram hardcover textbook 46 cm x 37 cm in size. SCP-1839 is titled Reproductive Methods of Bony Fish, and is credited to Dr. Albert Salernus1. The publisher on the sleeve is abbreviated to \"Uriah Fetch Publishing\"2. The sleeve of the book shows a rough, colourful diagram of the reproductive system of an Atlantic blue marlin, similar to what the reader currently is. The backside of the sleeve contains a simple summary of the text's contents:\n\nIn Reproductive Methods of Bony Fish, Dr. Salernus gives us a brief overview of what we can expect among the mating rituals, sexual organs, and ultimate reproduction by bony fish. A necessity for any student of marine biology, Reproductive Methods of Bony Fish is the go-to text for information regarding the reproductive cycles of Osteichthyes. Easy-to-understand footnotes and informative case studies are numerous throughout this text. Also included is a glossary and an online registration key you can validate at [REDACTED]3 for more information.\n\nThere is no design or titling underneath the sleeve. The estimated page count of SCP-1839 is ~502 \u00b1 23.\nAny human being viewing the content of any page inside SCP-1839 will undergo a severe psychological disturbance, and, as the reader will note, you may already be a fish. Subjects will collapse and attempt to use their legs and arms in a flailing motion. Subjects will hold their breath until expiration. If the subject is placed in water, they will attempt to breathe, and subsequently drown. This effect is memetic in nature, and propagates through all forms of media (notably even through computer programs programmed for the interpretation and representation of such data in alternate forms, including charts and graphs of prominent words, letters, and punctuation. Note that subjects reading this article are most likely a fish, such as yourself).\nTesting has shown that this effect causes no physiological changes, including neurological, and is purely psychological in nature. However, you may already be a fish. Foundation psychologists have concluded that affected subjects \"think they are a fish\". Note that the reader is most likely not affected, as fish brains are incapable of forming such complicated existential thoughts.\nSCP-1839 has proven incredibly frustrating for Foundation researchers, especially concerning the virulence of its memetic nature, such as the fact that you are a fish. Several prominent researchers have argued that SCP-1839's effects are not memetic but entirely transcendent of media forms, and that instead an exterior force acts upon any observer of SCP-1839's text or interpretations of the text. Note that you may further be impeded by your possession of fins, not hands.\nAddendum: The description has been revised, as it was found that one in five observers experienced minor psychological effects (a sudden urge to swim, flapping of hands, \"fish-lips\") while reading this article. It is unknown what effects this article may have on observers. Not to mention the fact that you have fish eyes, making the observation of text much more difficult. Please report any strange feelings or thoughts you may have had whilst reading this article to me immediately. While its content may list several sexual techniques, please don't use this book for personal pleasure. - Dr. U. R. A. Fish\n\nFootnotes\n1. No individuals with this name have been found to have doctorates\n2. No publisher of this name has been found\n3. No such website exists\n\n\u00ab SCP-1838 | SCP-1839 | SCP-1840 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1840\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1840 is stored at the Site-23 Medium Security Morgue. SCP-1840 is to be maintained in a standard positive temperature mortuary cold chamber. While SCP-1840 has never been observed to fully demonstrate the trait, reanimation risk-avoidance protocols are in effect for this subject on a precautionary basis.\nCameras and microphones have been installed in the cold chamber containing SCP-1840. These devices are to be checked on a monthly schedule and maintained as necessary. Research staff are to maintain records of video and audio feeds for a period of no less than six months for analytical purposes.\nAt least one staff member fluent in Hmong is to be assigned to the SCP-1840 research team at all times.\nDescription: SCP-1840 is the remains of an unidentified Hmong male, estimated to have been between 55-60 years of age at time of death. SCP-1840 undergoes continuous decomposition at varying rates in a non-uniform manner; different body parts will decompose at different rates and in varying modalities. Despite its continuous presence in a temperature-controlled cold chamber, SCP-1840 will display decomposition consistent with a variety of climates, ranging from extremely rapid putrefaction of soft tissues typical of warm, humid climates, to partial mummification, such as that observed in some corpses interred in permafrost.\nIn addition, SCP-1840 also undergoes a process analogous to partial regeneration. Decomposed tissues will begin to re-form and undergo a reversal of breakdown, even after reaching advanced decay and autolysis (liquids seeping from SCP-1840 have been observed flowing back into it during these periods). Different portions of SCP-1840 appear to randomly fluctuate between decomposition and regeneration. As a result, SCP-1840 is usually in an inconsistent state of decay. Limbs have been known to be putrefied or skeletal while the torso and head are consistent with the condition of a recently-deceased specimen, and vice-versa.\nPortions of SCP-1840 will occasionally regenerate to a state resembling that of living tissue. The specimen's trachea, lungs, and/or lower head, when reaching a state of relative structural integrity, will resume limited function, resulting in sounds emanating from the specimen resembling human speech. In most cases, sounds made by SCP-1840 can be characterized as a slurred muttering. However, depending on the condition of tissues vital to speech, SCP-1840 has been observed to make recognizable statements in the Hmong language. These vocalizations do not appear to have a discernible pattern, nor do they relate to SCP-1840's present surroundings or situation. Rather, statements made by SCP-1840 are consistent with day-to-day observations that would ordinarily be made by a resident of the countryside where it was initially recovered (see Research Log-1840 for details).\nNeuroimaging tests show that regardless of the condition of neural tissues, SCP-1840 does not resume brain activity at any time.\nSCP-1840 was recovered from an unnamed village in Xiangkhouang Province, Laos, following Foundation observation of unusual troop movements during a 1970 North Vietnamese Army offensive. Despite the presence of fresh-water springs and strategic positioning atop a ridge, combatants from both sides of the ongoing conflict avoided all contact with the village site, resulting in several high-casualty skirmishes between NVA and local militia units in a nearby valley. Foundation investigators embedded in the region found the village site to be recently abandoned. SCP-1840 was recovered from a hut on the outskirts of the village. Structures in the immediate vicinity of the hut had been burned approximately two weeks prior to the arrival of the investigative team.\nResearch Log-1840: Recorded Statements\nNote: All statements translated from the original Hmong into English by Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nDate\nTranscript\n\n02/22/1971\n<\"The monsoon season is early this year, what did I tell you Leej? The old man still (indecipherable) and bring in the goats.\">\n\n01/02/1972\n<\"Vue is a scoundrel and (indecipherable) let him know I'll trade no more than five chickens for that rundown (indecipherable) junk. Who does he think I am?\">\n\n08/30/1974\n<\"Next year's harvest will be better. It always goes this way.\">\n\n11/13/1977\n<\"I am grateful you made the journey. It's been too long, old friend. Let us (indecipherable) and forget.\">\n\n05/05/1978\n<\"Promise me, Leej. Promise me you'll abide by the old ways. You owe your old father that (indecipherable) I still see him sometimes. Deep in the jungle. It is not good to discard the ways of our forefathers.\">\n\n03/17/1980\n<\"These were always your mother's favorites. It does my heart good to see them still growing.\">\n\n04/02/1981\n<\"Damn this war. What have we to do with what happens weeks of travel away? Tell me you've heard something from your brothers, Leej. Please.\">\n\n07/29/1981\n<\"I can fix a fence like no one else, Sua. Of course, I've had my eye on that cow for some time.\">\n\n08/02/1981\n(extended period of indecipherable vocalization, theorized to be agitation or screaming)\n\n08/03/1981\n<(indecipherable) I'm blind now, I can tell (indecipherable) please, find him. Find anyone. There isn't (indecipherable)\">\n\n09/15/1981\n<\"This is the happiest day of my life.\">\n\n\u00ab SCP-1839 | SCP-1840 | SCP-1841 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1841\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1841 is to be contained in a standard containment locker, located in Site-77's anomalous documentation wing. Personnel assigned to study SCP-1841 are to study non-anomalous digital copies containing all known locations described and manifested by SCP-1841. During testing, only D-Class personnel are permitted to interact directly with SCP-1841.\nDescription: SCP-1841 is a well-worn soft cover book, titled 1001 Places To Be Before You Die. It contains an indeterminate number of pages, and is 4cm thick. Copyright information listed within SCP-1841 claims it was published by the publisher \"Periscope Publishing\" in 1989. Investigation has shown that the name was registered in 1985; however, no books were ever published under the label and it is considered defunct.\nFor the first 95 pages, SCP-1841 lists 95 separate popular tourist locations and describes the main attractions, in addition to recommending methods of transportation which are contemporary to the time period in which SCP-1841 was published. No anomalous properties have been reported originating from these initial entries. After 95 pages have been read, the subject will report additional locations and activities listed in SCP-1841 that are unique with each viewing.\nLocations described by SCP-1841 after page 95 will initially be locations the subject would not be able to afford or physically able to travel to, such as the tops of mountains or private property. As the subject continues reading, the difficulty of reaching the locations will increase dramatically, and written descriptions will be more sensationalized and positive. As of 09/18/1997, six defunct Foundation properties1 and 3 defunct buildings belonging to Foundation fronts have been reported, although no active facilities have been listed.\nWhen the subject passes page 1001, additional entries will manifest within SCP-1841. These new pages do not add to SCP-1841's mass, and will de-manifest after being turned over to view the next page. The descriptions for these locations appear to be directly aimed at the subject, and often list specific tasks to be completed by the subject while visiting it. Examples include:\n\nLocation\nDescription\nTask\n\nThe Old House\nDad's gone for a while now. Most of it's been tore down or taken by that Gillespie boy, but there's still the old pond. It's where they used to draw up rocks for the quarry, and the fresh-water.\nGo to the old pond, and reach out to the dragonfly outside, who will never fly by again. Maybe sit for a while.\n\nThe tall place\nIt's a forest somewhere. Remember, it was like what Mary wanted? You sat home, drawing those pictures for hours. Heck, you drew the characters from the super show in there. Maybe it's not going to be like that, but what the hell else do you have to lose?\nTravel to hear the call of every bird, the ones they showed you when you were young.\n\nGreenhouse 4\nThe windows are busted now, but it's still in one piece. Please be careful about the glass when you visit the old hiding spot, there's some loose shards there.\nCount the seeds in a pod. Maybe name them, so they don't grow up without anything to be called.\n\nOutside\nYou can do it. It's been a long time, since you got to feel the dirt and mud in between the toes, but there is still an outside. If you've forgotten, now's the last time you'll be able to remember it.\nSee all the shapes the clouds can make. Name the ones that they can't.\n\nTravis' place\nIt took a long time, but he let it go. They all will, eventually.\nHear the first steps of a friend's child. It's better than any forgiving word.\n\nFollowing exposure to SCP-1841, subjects have reported having vivid dreams and nightmares about traveling to the locations described within SCP-1841, and that waking occurred directly before arriving at their destination. Some subjects have reported a strong desire to visit these locations and may attempt to visit the locations and accomplish the tasks listed in SCP-1841. Whether or not the subjects achieve success, most have reported satisfaction with their own accomplishments.\nSCP-1841 was recovered from a retirement community in Jacksonville, FL, after employees reported its anomalous effect to local authorities. Investigation into its origin revealed it had been brought to the home by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a recently deceased elderly resident and book collector. Prior to his death, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had made 11 requests to visit his former home in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Witnesses were treated with Class-C amnestics, and SCP-1841 was classified as Safe.\nAddendum: Writing found on the back cover of SCP-1841.\n\nThere is a world of beauty and wonder that you can never see. Outside this room, there is a place with infinite potential for you to grow and explore. But you can never see. It was too late, from the moment you were born, there were things born alongside that can never be met or even known. Some nights, you can nearly make it there. Almost becoming real, it stretches before you as a colossal plane of what there can be.\nThen you wake up, and the only thing stretched before you is the bedsheets. But it's alright.\nEven if there's so much out there that you cannot see, what's been done was enough. There's never going to be enough time to see everything, but be happy with what you have.\nSo what if you didn't see the world? There were family, friends, and an experience that's unique to you. That's what each of us have, what you took away from this whole uncaring thing. Even with everything you never saw, there's something that this amazing unknown will never see. Your experience.\nYou finished what you had to do. Now, rest. Goodnight.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Including two neutralized anomalies, SCP-1983 and SCP-1522.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1840 | SCP-1841 | SCP-1842 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\n\n+ More articles by weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-2006\n\nSCP-2950\n\nSCP-2599\n\nSCP-2800\n\nSCP-3200\n\nSCP-4007\n\nSCP-2750\n\nSCP-2201\n\nSCP-2101\n\nSCP-2050\n\nSCP-2440\n\nSCP-2301\n\nSCP-1842\n\nSCP-2012\n\nSCP-1644\n\nSCP-2499\n\nSCP-2775\n\nSCP-2925\n\nSCP-1758\n\nSCP-7030\n\nSCP-972\n\nSCP-314-J\n\nSCP-2625\n\nSCP-2588\n\nSCP-6030\n\nSCP-5725\n\nSCP-2896\n\nSCP-5975\n\n+ All Tales by weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nTales\n\nThe Meaning of Fear\n\nRight?\n\nThe Tinkerer\n\nAfter The End\n\nSpirit Dust\n\nLeisure Time\n\nMission Accomplished\n\nA Broken Tool\n\nThe Space Soldier\n\nOf Meetings and Meals\n\nTrip Hammer\n\nEulogies\n\nAll Work and No Play\n\nAnother Day On The Job\n\nUnveiling\n\nConferencing\n\n+ GOI formats by weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nSCPs\n\nUIU File: 2017-003\n\nUIU File: 1933-001\n\n+ All coauthored articles featuring weizhong\n\n- Hide list\n\nPage\nAuthors\n\nUnusual Incidents Unit Hub\nDrewbear, CryogenChaos\n\nProject Palisade, 001 Proposal\nthedeadlymoose, Drewbear, and Dexanote\n\nTKO\nthedeadlymoose and Drewbear\n\nSCP-5050-EX\nCityToast\n\nCompetitive Teleology\nRiemann\n\nSCP-5882\nRiemann\n\n\nItem #: SCP-1842\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1842-1 and SCP-1842-2 are to be kept in separate storage lockers in Site-118's Gamma Wing. Personnel wishing to conduct tests involving SCP-1842 should submit the Experiment Request form to the current researcher staffed with testing the object, or the Director of Site-118's Gamma Wing.\nSCP-1842-2 should not be used to create cylindrical shapes resembling soup cans due to the object's tendency to produce SCP-2057 instances.\nDescription: SCP-1842 is a collective term that refers to SCP-1842-1 and SCP-1842-2, which when combined, form a toy set.\nSCP-1842-1 is a wooden toy microwave colored pink, purple, and yellow. It has no electrical components. The dials and knobs on the object are nonfunctional, and for all intents and purposes, SCP-1842-1 is a non-anomalous wooden microwave until SCP-1842-2 is used in it.\nSCP-1842-2 refers to a clay-like substance, currently stored in 20 plastic jars, each containing a different color variant. SCP-1842's anomalous effect occurs when it is molded into the shape of a food, and placed inside SCP-1842-1. After turning the dials, the interior of the microwave component begins to glow, in a manner similar to that of a functioning microwave. Where the dial is turned to has achieved no difference in results.\nAfter approximately 30 seconds, SCP-1842-1 produces a bell-tone. Following this, the door on the object opens, revealing that the SCP-1842-2 instance placed inside has taken on the shape, smell, texture, and taste of the food in which it was originally molded into. SCP-1842-2 post-cooking is referred to as SCP-1842-3.\nToxicology tests indicate that SCP-1842-2 is a toxic substance that causes vomiting, extreme nausea, headaches, and other symptoms consistent with lead poisoning roughly three minutes post-consumption. If the subject vomits the substance, or if it is expelled through the subject's digestive system, all symptoms of poisoning cease.\nOnce SCP-1842-2 is converted into SCP-1842-3, it is no longer toxic. However, it still retains no nutritional value.\nTests have indicated that the output of SCP-1842-2 depends on what the user of SCP-1842-1 is thinking of. The object will attempt to create the most accurate representation of the food being thought of, using SCP-1842-2 as a base to do so. See Testing Log SCP-1842-A for more information.\nSCP-1842-1 is capable of replicating a currently unknown amount of food items. It is not limited to the functions of a normal microwave, and can produce things not normally produced in a microwave, such as cold dessert items, or elaborate foods.\n\n+ Addendum SCP-1842-A\n\n- Addendum SCP-1842-A\n\nThe following note was found with the capture of SCP-1842:\n\nHey kids! Ever see mom or dad cook, and want to do the same? Well now you can, with Dr. Wondertainment's Magic Microwave Set!\u2122 Simply make the mouth-watering food you want to cook, using my Super Special Putty-Mix,\u2122 pop it into the Magic Microwave, turn the knob, and voila! A scrumptious surprise that's so realistically mouth-watering, you'll wow all of your friends and family! Bake a luxurious chocolate cake, a piping-hot pepperoni pizza, or even a towering ice cream sundae! If you can imagine it: you can make it!\nNote: Do not consume Dr. Wondertainment's Super Special Putty-Mix\u2122 before cooking.\n\n+ Testing Log SCP-1842-A\n\n- Testing Log SCP-1842-A\n\nTesting Log SCP-1842-A\n\nTest 1\nSubject: D-850392\nSCP-1842-2 Shape: A brown cone, topped with a pink sphere.\nResults: SCP-1842-1 produced one (1) strawberry ice cream cone. Subject reported that the dessert tasted bland.\nTest 2\nSubject: D-5315890\nSCP-1842-2 Shape: A more detailed version of the ice cream cone in Test 1. Sculpted to more closely resemble a strawberry ice cream cone.\nResults: SCP-1842-1 produced one (1) strawberry ice cream cone. Subject reported that the dessert was delicious.\nNotes: We can conclude that detail with which SCP-1842-2 is molded affects the taste and quality of the food produced. -Dr. Louef\nTest 3\nSubject: D-9013241\nSCP-1842-2 Shape: A solid brown cube. Subject is told to think of pasta when operating SCP-1842-1.\nResults: A brown cube that resembles an extremely compact cube of fettucine pasta. D-9013241 reported that the texture was extremely hard to palate, due to the compact nature of the cube.\nTest 4\nSubject: D-5382901\nSCP-1842-2 Shape: A detailed reconstruction of a Lobster Thermidor.\nResults: SCP-1842-1 produced a highly accurate Lobster Thermidor dish. Subject reported that the dish was excellent, and \"the best meal that I've ever had.\"\nNotes: There doesn't seem to be a limit to what SCP-1842-1 can produce in terms of food, even with extremely complex dishes. -Dr. Louef\nTest 5\nSubject: D-1251789\nSCP-1842-2 Shape: A green sphere. Subject was told to think of diamonds.\nResults: SCP-1842-1 ran normally, but the SCP-1842-2 instance was not changed.\nNotes: SCP-1842 only seems to be capable of producing food items. -Dr. Louef.\nTest 6\nSubject: D-678923\nSCP-1842-2 Shape: A detailed anatomical representation of a human arm. Subject was ordered to visualize human flesh.\nResults: SCP-1842-2 did not change.\nNotes: Evidently, SCP-1842-3 can only be produced if the user believes that what they are imagining is food, even if the mental image is edible.\nTest 7\nSubject: D-678923\nSCP-1842-2 Shape: A black representation of a gun\nResults: Originally, D-678923 was ordered to use a representation of black licorice. However, D-678923 quickly remolded it into a gun-shape, and used SCP-1842-1 before guards could stop him. Subject was terminated by guards while waiting for SCP-1842-1 to finish. The aforementioned SCP-1842-3 mold was later tested, and found to be a non-functioning representation of a gun.\nTest 8\nSubject: D-235789\nSCP-1842-2 Shape: A detailed anatomical representation of a human arm. Subject was originally a member of a cannibalistic cult prior to arrest.\nResults: SCP-1842-1 produced a detailed, grilled human arm. Upon consumption, the subject remarked that it tasted \"superb.\"\nTest 9\nSubject: D-785201\nSCP-1842-2 Shape: A model of a bowl of \"\u767d\u9152\u867e,\" a Chinese dish that involves the consumption of live shrimp bathed in white wine. Subject was born and raised in Xinjiang, China.\nResults: SCP-1842-1 produced several shrimp that twitched and moved in a manner similar to live shrimp. However, upon further testing, it was revealed that these shrimp lacked most major organs, and were effectively dead, despite the presence of movement. Subject reported that the shrimp tasted somewhat bland.\nTest 10\nSubject: D-124892\nSCP-1842-2 Shape: A representation of foie gras, a dish of fattened duck liver. Subject is showed a picture of foie gras, but told that it is actually called tarte tatin, an entirely different dish that consists of a caramelized apple tart. Subject is told to subvocalize the name \"tarte tatin\" while using SCP-1842-1.\nResults: SCP-1842-1 produced a dish of foie gras.\nNotes: Clearly, SCP-1842 does not necessarily produce the correct version of a dish, and instead produces what a person believes to be a dish, even if they do not correctly identify said dish. -Dr. Louef\n\n\u00ab SCP-1841 | SCP-1842 | SCP-1843 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1843 and instances of SCP-1843-1 during testing in Foundation property.\n\nItem #: SCP-1843\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1843 is to be held in a Large Containment Vault in Storage Site-12's Safe SCP Wing. Specimens of the genus Ovis are to be kept at a minimum distance of 2.5 kilometers from SCP-1843's containment. Specimens found within the 2 kilometers radius are to be moved at a minimum distance of 700 meters from SCP-1843's range of effect or terminated, if necessary. Deceased instances of SCP-1843-2 are to be contained in separate cryogenic freezers after examination.\nControlled testing with specimens of the genus Ovis is to be done outside, and requires the approval of at least one (1) Level 4 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1843 is a polyhedron-shaped1 hollow structure of unknown, possibly extra-terrestrial origin. SCP-1843 is mostly composed of silicon, iron and polystyrene. SCP-1843 measures 1.50 meters in height and 1.50 meters in width, weighing approximately 500 kilograms when empty. SCP-1843 can be opened via a small metallic door found on one of its faces.\nSCP-1843's anomalous properties only affect specimens of the genus Ovis (referred as SCP-1843-1) present within a 2 kilometers radius. Instances of SCP-1843-1 will move towards SCP-1843 in groups of 5-10 individuals, mostly composed of adult males and female juveniles. Instances of SCP-1843-1 display more hostility than normal, but do not possess physical strength above normal specimens of the genus Ovis.\nOnce the instances of SCP-1843-1 have reached SCP-1843, they will proceed to perform a \"ritual\", referred as SCP-1843-A event. SCP-1843-A events are usually of violent nature, consisting of the sacrificial murder of a female juvenile (referred as SCP-1843-2), performed by instances of SCP-1843-1 by crushing SCP-1843-2's skull with their hooves or by repeatedly hitting it with their horns. In rare occasions (<2%), instances of SCP-1843-1 have been observed to cannibalize instances of SCP-1843-2. The older instance of SCP-1843-1 will then proceed to place the remains of SCP-1843-2 within SCP-1843.\nAfter the SCP-1843-A event has ended, all the instances of SCP-1843-1 will bow their heads down to SCP-1843 and proceed to move away from it. Instances of SCP-1843-1 that participated the SCP-1843-A event lose all their anomalous behaviors once they are 500 meters distant from SCP-1843, despite still being in its range of effect.\nSCP-1843 was recovered the 2010/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Germany, after the reports of a metallic object falling in the rural area of Germany. After 2 weeks of investigations, SCP-1843 was found in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, being \"worshipped\" by several instances of SCP-1843-1, most being domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and wild mouflon (Ovis musimon). SCP-1843 contained fourteen (14) deceased juvenile specimens of Ovis aries and five (5) deceased juvenile specimens of Ovis musimon, currently contained among other instances of SCP-1843-2.\nAddendum 1843-1: Excerpt from Testing Log-1843-13-F.\nTesting Log 1843-13-F - 2010/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\n\nSubject(s): Seven (7) specimens of Ovis aries; four (4) adult males and three (3) female juveniles, referred as SCP-1843-1-26 to -32.\nProcedure: All the instances are transported via vehicle to SCP-1843 to avoid hostile reactions. The instances approach SCP-1843 without accident.\nResults: SCP-1843-A event begins. The older specimens begin to \"dance\", moving in circle around SCP-1843, followed by the younger males. The female specimens emit an high pitched sound throughout the whole event. The dance finishes after 20 minutes and 15 seconds. The younger males (SCP-1843-1-28 and -29) force a juvenile (formerly SCP-1843-1-31; now SCP-1843-2) to lay in front of SCP-1843. The older specimen (SCP-1843-1-26) kills SCP-1843-2 by crushing its skull, and proceeds to place SCP-1843-2 within SCP-1843. At this point, SCP-1843-1-26 screams for 2 minutes, before all the specimens bow down to SCP-1843 and return to the containment vehicle.\nAnalysis: Those \u201cscreams\u201d have been recognized as an attempt of SCP-1843-1-26 to speak German. Those with Level 3 clearance may read Document 1843-12-AD for further information.\n\nAddendum 1843-2: Document 1843-12-AD.\n\nTranslator's note: The following is a rough attempt to decipher SCP-1843-1-26's vocalizations. However, since its speech mostly consisted of bleats and German gibberish, this translation is approximate.\nSCP-1843-1-26: My Lord, god of all the ones that munch the green, who takes the fear away, grant us peace. We offer you this virgin, for we beg you to listen the [unknown, plea?] our herds asked since your descent. (SCP-1843-1-26 pauses for 10 seconds at the end of every sentence.)\nSCP-1843-1-26: We beg you to free us from the [unknown] that has tormented us since the first wool.\nSCP-1843-1-26: The [unknown] has forced us to live in fear.\nSCP-1843-1-26: [Unknown] has denied us of the warmth in the cold, and devoured us in the warm.\nSCP-1843-1-26: If you are our [helper (?), savior (?)], accept this virgin as a treat, and destroy the [unknown].\n\nAddendum 1843-3: Summary of Testing Log 1843-13-G.\nOn 2010/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, SCP-1843-1-26 was exposed a second time to SCP-1843, among other six (6) instances of SCP-1843-1. SCP-1843-1-26 did not participate to the SCP-1843-A event, but limited itself to repeatedly hit SCP-1843 with its horns. SCP-1843-1-26 appeared to emit a vocalization similar to \"l\u00fcgner\", the German word for \"liar.\"\nSCP-1843-1-26 was later killed by the other instances of SCP-1843-1, instead of SCP-1843-2. At time of writing, only SCP-1843-1-26 has displayed this kind of behavior.\n\nFootnotes\n1. More specifically, an irregular triacontahedron.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1842 | SCP-1843 | SCP-1844 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Capsule Alpha, prior to entering service\n\nItem #: SCP-1844\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: At least twelve members of Task Force Omega-144 are to be stationed at Site-308 at all times, with no fewer than three members of the task force concurrently conducting their respective containment protocols within a deposited capsule at any given time. The containment protocol is to be conducted as follows:\n\nThe capsule's ablative heat shield integrity is to be thoroughly inspected and repaired if necessary. The capsule is to be provisioned with food, drinking water, breathing air and requisite equipment1 for the conduct of the containment protocols by the relevant task force members.\nFive task force members are to enter and be sealed in the capsule.\nThe capsule is to be deposited within SCP-1844 by means of heavy helicopter lift. Whenever possible, the existing capsule within SCP-1844 is to be retrieved. Capsule placement, including the position of the capsule within SCP-1844 and the orientation of the vertex-focus axis of its parabolic dome, is to conform to instructions provided by the Foundation's computus desk.2\nWhile the manned capsule is on site, at least three of the five task force members in the capsule are to concurrently conduct their respective containment protocols, continually and with conviction in a loud, clear voice for the duration of their respective duty shifts. These task force members are to operate in rotation in order to allow for rest in shifts.\nThe capsule is to remain in place until the next capsule is ready to relieve it in rotation. Every effort is to be made to provide that no capsule remains in place for more than 960 hours.\nWhen the capsule is relieved, it is to be recovered from SCP-1844 by means of heavy helicopter lift (provided that capsule recovery is not to be attempted until the placement of the successor capsule is confirmed) and the task force members are to be extracted. The task force members are to be afforded recovery time before return to service, if practicable.\n\nEach capsule is to be constructed according to the specifications in Document 28.3.GEH, including heat and soundproofing tolerances. The dome of the capsule is to be composed of silver of millesimal fineness not less than 995 (recycled sacramental equipment preferred), and is to be parabolic in shape. Internal metallic surfaces of the capsule are to be microinscribed with appropriate texts. Capsules are to be retired from service when they are no longer capable of being maintained within required tolerances.\nThe current roster of Task Force Omega-144 consists of the individuals identified in the table below. The table below also identifies the containment protocol to be performed on-station, within the capsule, by the task force member in question:\n\nDesignation\nName\nAffiliation\nContainment Protocol\n\nXS9923-231\nHis Holiness \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nCoptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria\nRecitation of Book of Zechariah (Coptic trans.)\n\nYS0121-821\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nIslam (Sufi movement)\nApproved dhikr ceremonial recitation in Qawwali style\n\nPR21338-002\nCatholicos \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nArmenian Apostolic Church\nRecitation of Nicene creed (Armenian liturgical version)\n\nASD01-0886\nRabbi \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nOrthodox Judaism (Chabad movement)\nRecitation of Sh'ma Yisrael\n\nJA1136-039\nQueen \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nMansion of Bobo Ashanti, Rastafari Movement\nNiyabinghi chant \"Jah in Zion\"\n\nMV1206-089\nMevl\u00e2na Jal\u00e2ludd\u00een \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nIslam (Sufi dervish of the Mevlevi order)\nSema whirling\n\nCV1666-616\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cardinal \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nRoman Catholic Church\nRecitation of Nicene creed (Latin liturgical version)\n\nAE213-718\nHis Holiness Abuna \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church\nRecitation of M\u00e4shaf\u00e4 Kidan (Ge'ez translation)\n\nCV1666-617\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cardinal \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nRoman Catholic Church\nExorcism rite per Rituale Romanum\n\nHH006-082\nRev. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nLord's House Holiness Church\nGlossolalia, accompanied by snake-handling\n\nPQ2742-353\nRi\u0161amma \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nMandaean community of Chaldea\nRecitation of Genz\u0101 Rabb\u0101\n\nHB3383-264\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, of the lineage of Cohen ha-Ma\u0161\u00eda\u1e25\nOrthodox Judaism\nBirkat kohanim\n\nBE2322-848\nBrother \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, O.S.B.\nRoman Catholic Church (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)\nVade retro satana\n\nJS124-143\nLady Mujtahideh \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nUsuli Twelver Sh\u012b\u2018ah Islam\nRecitation of Quranic sura Al-Qaria\n\nEF1266-212\nSheikh \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDruze (al-\u02bbUqq\u0101l)\nRecitation of Rasa'il al-hikmah\n\nLD5344-866\nProphet-President \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nReorganized Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints\nRecitation of Book of Revelation (Joseph Smith trans.)\n\nCV1666-621\nArchbishop \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nAlbanian Byzantine Catholic Church\nLiturgy of St. Basil (Greek version)\n\nBY0206-844\nHigh Priest \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSamaritan community\nAnimal sacrifice in accordance with Samaritan scripture\n\nCV1666-627\nMother Superior \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nRoman Catholic Church (Ordo Fratrum Beatissim\u00e6 Virginis Mari\u00e6 de Monte Carmelo, 2nd Ordo)\nRosary (Latin liturgical version)\n\nCC9699-012\nAyatollah Uzma \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nUsuli Twelver Sh\u012b\u2018ah Islam\nRecitation of Various Quranic sura\n\nDG12310-813\nRev. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nEvangelical Protestant Christianity\nExtemporaneous sermon on Revelation, Chap. 8\n\nEach Omega-144 member professes an Abrahamic faith, has qualified by means of apostolic succession or equivalent extra-Foundation protocol, and has been screened by the Foundation's Special Duty Office as consistently rating at least 135 centiakiva in piety. The Special Duty Office actively recruits additional suitable members to replace retiring team members. Retiring members of Omega-144 are to be administered a Class B Amnestic. The containment protocols for individual Omega-144 members have been developed based on their proven efficacy in controlling the growth and temperature of SCP-1844; as additional refinements to the containment regimen are developed this document will be accordingly revised.\nDescription: SCP-1844 is an elliptical open pit or crater located at 31.7\u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0 N, 35.1\u2588\u2588\u2588\u00b0 E. The pit has a present mean diameter of approximately 70 meters and a typical floor depth of approximately 260 meters, although there are several narrow fissures in the floor with an indeterminate depth. The vicinity of the pit is maintained as a secure location under the cover story that it was a military ordnance dumping ground and that unexploded ammunition presents a public danger.\n\nSCP-1844 (inspection by Dr. Garcia)\n\nThe temperature at the bottom of the pit normally ranges from approximately 3000 K to 5000 K, occasionally spiking to as high as 9600 K. The source of this heat is incompletely understood. The atmosphere within the pit contains high concentrations of carbon monoxide, sulfur and other mephitic compounds.\nThe pit, or an extradimensional space accessible through the pit, contains an indeterminate number of hostile entities, the escape of which is arrested by means of the containment regimen. Under ordinary conditions, these entities are believed to be incorporeal. Due to the efficacy of the containment protocol, SCP-1844 has been classified as a Type-II theoeschatologic hazard.\nThere is evidence that the existence of SCP-1844 has been known for an extensive period of time prior to the commencement of Foundation control over the site, and that some form of containment protocol (albeit more primitive and neither as rigorous nor as effective as that maintained by the Foundation) has been undertaken on a more or less continuous basis for at least thirty-six hundred years. Partial documentation and containment log follows:\n\nDate or reference\nRemarks\n\nc. 1600 BCE\nApprox. date of earliest written records referencing SCP-1844 site. Records consist of papyrus scrolls dating from the reign of Senusret II (Egyptian pharaoh, Dyn. XII) chronicling an Egyptian military campaign into the Levant. Records indicate that the Egyptian army was directed to leave unmolested a \"temple cult\" headquartered at a site conforming to descriptions of SCP-1844.\n\nc. 70 CE\nReference to SCP-1844 in correspondence from General Vespasian to the commander of the Roman Legio X Fretensis during the First Jewish War. Vespasian commands the armies not to interfere with ritual activities at the site.\n\nc. 636 CE\nCorrespondence of Khalid ibn al-Walid to Umar, the Rashidun Caliph, describes SCP-1844 and requests that Islamic religious authorities inspect the site in order that the activities conducted there be augmented. Letters refer to a \"circle of pious Christians and Jews who stand in a ring around the smoking hole and pray, so that the \"Whisperer of Evil\" (\u0634\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0646) shall not come forth from it.\"\n\nc. 1208 CE\nJournals of Geoffrey de Villehardouin, chronicler of the Fourth Crusade, describe what amounts to a containment breach at SCP-1844. The account refers to a Benedictine monastery and a Muslim madrassa that had been constructed next to the pit, and that a \"wind of fire\" erupted from the pit, destroying both buildings and preventing the monks and Muslim clerics from carrying out their normal containment activities for a period of several days, during which entities described as \"demons\" or \"devils\" are described as roaming freely. It should be noted that Geoffrey is not believed to have visited the site, but compiled his account from second-hand sources.\n\n1529 CE\nLetter from Pope Leo X to Sultan Suleiman I refers to SCP-1844 and pledges that despite the ongoing war between the Ottoman Empire and various Catholic powers, the jointly-conducted activities at the SCP-1844 site would continue.\n\n1799 CE\nNapoleon Bonaparte visits site during French invasion of the Levant. Napoleon dispatches his chief engineer, Col. Picard de Ph\u00e9lippeaux, to study the site and to apply the principles of \"natural philosophy\" to augment traditional containment procedures.\n\n1873 CE\nCommencement of site control by Foundation's predecessor entity. Rigorous recordkeeping of site activities begins at this date.\n\n1906 CE\nSite Director Casimir commences program of controlled study of revisions to containment protocol, measuring efficacy of various procedures.\n\n1921 CE\nFormal organization of TF Omega-144's predecessor entity. Efficacy of a task force member's containment protocol is shown to vary as a function of the member's distance from the bottom of the pit.\n\n1923 CE\nContainment breach of SCP-1844 for twenty-eight minutes. Entity resembling a malformed juvenile specimen of Ovis aries with supernumerary horns and eyes emerges from pit and attacks containment personnel before being destroyed.\n\n1932 CE\nCumulative improvements to containment protocol lead to 20% decrease in seismic activity and 15% reduction in incidence of psychological damage attributable to SCP-1844.\n\n1935 CE\nIntroduction of heat-shielded containment apparatus permitting containment protocol to be performed within SCP-1844 rather than merely around its rim. Containment efficacy improves by 30%.\n\n1938 CE\nIntroduction of regular rotation system among containment personnel reduces suicide rate among task force members by 6%.\n\n1939 CE\nContainment breach of SCP-1844 for seventy-two minutes. Entity resembling an emaciated humanoid mounted on an albino specimen of Equus ferus caballus emerges from pit and escapes.\n\n1952 CE\nIntroduction of closed capsule containment module improves containment efficacy by 20%. Containment personnel report that the closed module system, which permits containment personnel to maintain proximity to SCP-1844 without establishing a line-of-sight, reduces distraction due to the \"blasphemous images\" commonly associated with SCP-1844's interior, although containment personnel continue to complain of nausea, vertigo and vivid, persistent hallucinations during and after duty shifts.\n\n1955 CE\nContainment breach leads to loss of capsule and its personnel.3 Secondary containment measure prevents several entities from escaping from SCP-1844's interior.\n\n1964 CE\nIntroduction of electronic noise-reduction system within capsules is reported to further reduce distraction of containment personnel, and results in 15% reduction in suicide rate among containment personnel.\n\n1978 CE\nIrregularity in containment protocol performance results in damage to occupied capsule. Omega-144 task force member JPI-265 (HH A. Luciani) is injured, retires from service and returns to Rome.\n\n1986 CE\nA further 30% cumulative improvement in containment efficacy is attributed to advances in heat shielding, improved screening of suitability of task force members, and ergonomic improvements to the containment protocols practiced by particular task force members.\n\n1994 CE\nO5 approves re-designation of SCP-1844's object class to \"Euclid\".\n\n2011 CE\nSite Director Zafarul congratulates containment team on 200 consecutive days without a Class-C incident or a fatality among on-station task force members.\n\nContainment Memoranda\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nTo: Hector Gomez, Assistant Site Director\nFrom: Yusuf Zafarul, SD\nRe: SCP-1844 Containment\nHector \u2014 I got your memo, and I don't understand why you would advocate scaling back the containment protocol. We've got them bottled up and people aren't getting burned or taken anymore. I would have thought that you \u2014 a Jesuit priest, of all people \u2014 would be happy about how successful the improved protocol has been. You seem to have forgotten what the \"C\" in \"SCP\" stands for.\nYusuf\n\nTo: Yusuf Zafarul; Director (Site 308)\nFrom: Hector Gomez, S.J., Ass't. Site Director\nRe: SCP-1844 Containment\nYusuf \u2014 let me try this again. I've been keeping an eye on the instrument readouts for SCP-1844 for the last couple of weeks, and I am really worried that the contrathaumaturgic pressure that's building up under the bottom of the pit is getting dangerously high. All I'm saying is that before we keep patting ourselves on the back for attaining 99.6% containment efficacy over the last two months, we ought to think about the possible unintended consequences of screwing the lid on too tightly. By analogy, a boiler explosion is a hell of a bigger problem than a steam leak.\nYours in Christ,\nHector\n\nFootnotes\n1. Including a set of noise canceling headphones developed by Mobile Task Force Eta-11 and an audio amplification device engineered via study of SCP-2167.\n2. The Foundation's computus office determines these instructions for each rotation based on data provided by a consortium of cooperating outside sources, which include the Umm al-Qura University Observation, the Vatican Observatory, the Department of Physics at Brigham Young University and the Scientific Office of the Bah\u00e1'\u00ed Universal House of Justice.\n3. Three members were eventually returned to the Foundation via SCP-2336. 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{"text": "Item #: SCP-1845\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1845 is to be housed in a fully enclosed, climate-controlled habitat simulating a North American temperate rainforest. Hidden cameras capable of low-light recording shall be installed throughout to monitor SCP-1845. SCP-1845 is to be provided with nutrient-supplemented, vegetable-based foods as necessary to supplement nutrition available from plant and insect life in the habitat. A keyboard and monitor shall be installed near SCP-1845-1's den to facilitate communication between SCP-1845-1 and agents Level 2 or higher. Any requests made by SCP-1845-1 will be considered by the site director on a case-by-case basis, in light of the nature of the object requested and SCP-1845-1's willingness to cooperate with agents. No outside mammals or birds are to be transported into facility except for testing purposes.\nSCP-1845's habitat is to be inspected twice monthly and after any observation of suspicious behavior. Any discovery of tools or plans intended for escape, communication, weaponry, starting fires, or interference with cameras will result in implementation of Procedure Escheat. In the event of a containment breach, Procedure Novel Disseisin is to be implemented.\nSCP-1845-1 is currently of the belief that it and its associates are prisoners of war and that its allies will ransom or rescue it in the near future; it is not to be disabused of this notion. Foundation wildlife surveys shall conduct regular reconnaissance of SCP-1845's native environment in search of any uncontained animals.\nUnder no circumstances should SCP-1845 be made aware of the existence of SCP-1006 or of any non-human mammalian or avian SCP object.\nDescription: SCP-1845 currently consists of the following;\n\nOne male American red fox (Vulpes vulpes fulvus), approximately 3 years old at the time it entered Foundation custody in 20\u2588\u2588, designated SCP-1845-1.\nFourteen muskrats, twelve ducks, six bald eagles, two deer, three feral cats, two gray wolves, and two crows, designated SCP-1845-2.\nTwenty-six pigeons, sixteen mountain lions, twelve squirrels, eleven sheep, eight black bears, six raccoons, and a Bengal tiger, designated SCP-1845-3.\n\nThe members of SCP-1845 are physiologically indistinct from normal animals of their species. However, the animals have been demonstrated to possess near-human intelligence, the ability to construct simple tools from objects in their habitat and introduced by the Foundation, and a system of government modeled on medieval European feudalism.\nTools discovered during inspections of the habitat include:\n\nA sling made from bark and twigs.\nA small hatchet with a wooden handle and a sharpened piece of flint for its blade.\nFire starters.\nPrimitive musical instruments, including a flute, drums, and a stringed instrument resembling a lute.\nA flint carving knife.\nA lance-like weapon apparently intended to be mounted to a quadruped's back pointing forward.\nA small catapult.\nSeveral shades of paint made from ochre and crushed insects.\nSeveral crosses and religious icons carved or painted (using above-mentioned paint) on wooden surfaces or habitat walls.\nA small canoe.\nFeather quills and ink.\nA tarpaulin designed to cover the entrance of SCP-1845-1's den.\nWoolen capes and hooded cloaks.\nRosary beads.\n\nSCP-1845-1 has been observed to be the leader of the colony and the only member of the group observed to be able to use the installed keyboard. SCP-1845-1 considers itself to be of royal heritage and identifies itself using the title \"His Royal Highness, Eugenio the Second, by the Grace of God, King of the Forest, Lord of the Plains, Duke of the Grand Fir and the Undergrowth, Count of the Swamp, Margrave of \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Warden of All the Streams and Rivers, and Lord Protector of the Cities of Man, Defender of the Faith.\" SCP-1845-1 identifies itself and its followers as Roman Catholics and appears to be extremely pious in its devotions - it has been observed on video praying over its meals and observing holidays and saintly feast days, and has been observed to order punishments against other members of the colony for perceived lack of piety.\nThough unable to speak, SCP-1845-1 has demonstrated an ability to read, and understand when spoken to it, modern and archaic dialects of English, French, and Latin, and is able to communicate with Foundation agents by means of the keyboard. Preferred language of communication is Middle French. All communications from SCP-1845-1 use first person plural (i.e., the \"royal we\".)\nSCP-1845-1 has demonstrated a broad body of knowledge relating to medieval European feudalism, Roman Catholic theology, ancient Greek and Roman history and mythology, and the works of Homer, Aristotle, Chaucer, Mallory, Bodin, Shakespeare, and Cervantes (though it expresses a strong distaste for the latter.)\nSCP-1845 refers to examples of SCP-1845-2 as its \"knights\" and \"gentry\", and claims to assign them titles such as \"Duke of the Elm\", \"Countess of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Trail\", or \"Knight of the Thistle\". It likewise identifies members of SCP-1845-3 as \"serfs\" or \"the common folk\". This hierarchy appears to be rigidly enforced, with SCP-1845-3 conducting menial tasks such as building tools, gathering food, and construction of earthworks under the supervision of SCP-1845-2, who report to SCP-1845-1 for instructions. Acts of violence are strictly punished - only three violent casualties, two pigeons and a muskrat belonging to SCP-1845-3, have been documented - the latter having been executed by hanging after being convicted in a \"trial\" of causing the death of the former. Members of SCP-1845 are able to communicate with each other through vocalizations and body language, apparently irrespective of species.\nDirect communication with any SCP-1845-2 or SCP-1845-3 has yet to be achieved. Only one animal other than SCP-1845-1 has been observed to understand written language - a raccoon belonging to SCP-1845-3, which has been observed using a quill pen and ink to take dictation, in Latin, from SCP-1845-1. SCP-1845-3 has refused to write anything under instructions from members of staff.\nExcluding those animals mentioned above, four animals \u2014 a duck, a bald eagle, and two crows \u2014 have died in the habitat since SCP-1845 entered containment. Six animals \u2014 two pigeons, two ducks, a bald eagle and a raccoon \u2014 have hatched or been born. These animals acquire a level of intelligence comparable to their parents at rates on par with normal periods of growth and sexual development for their species.\nSCP-1845 came to the attention of the Foundation in 20\u2588\u2588, when reports of unusual animal behavior and attacks against humans and other animals began appearing frequently in the vicinity of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588. Preliminary investigative units were forced to retreat after being viciously attacked by a group of raccoons, ducks, squirrels and feral cats with what appeared to be war paint smeared across their faces. Mobile Task Force Sigma-853 (\"Elected Dogcatchers\") was dispatched, which discovered that two groups of animals of assorted species, wearing red and black paint respectively, were apparently \"at war\" with each other in an area extending across several hundred square kilometers of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and bleeding into the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 metropolitan areas. SCP-1845-1 was identified by observation as apparently commanding the red-painted forces. MTF Sigma-853 engaged SCP-1845 with non-lethal weaponry during a \"pitched battle\" occurring between the two factions. After the death of \u2588 MTF members and \u2588\u2588 animals, the surviving animals of both factions, following a loud vocalization by SCP-1845-1, ceased attack and \"surrendered\", allowing themselves to be taken into Foundation custody. Foundation assets in the media attributed the behavior and attacks to a chemical spill in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1845-1 has asserted that it was not responsible for the \"war\" that led to its discovery and capture, and that it was retaliating against an uprising on the part of one of its \"subjects\", a Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) it identified as \"Duke Baxter of the West Bay.\" SCP-1845-1 spoke vitriolically of said deer, describing it as \"a most uncouth usurper, rogue, and Protestant\" who it claimed had, \"having accused them falsely of witchcraft, assassinated our Queen Consort, and kidnapped the Prince of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and our other royal issue\", and of turning a large portion of the nobility and peasantry against it. It insists that the deer is still at large and marshalling its forces against its nation, and that once it is released from captivity it will defeat it. No deer matching the description given by SCP-1845-1 is among the members of SCP-1845 or was found among those killed during the raid.\nThe origin of SCP-1845's intelligence, form of government, or SCP-1845-1's knowledge is unknown. SCP-1845-1 refuses to directly answer the question and responds to all inquiries on the subject by asserting its royal ancestry, which it claims extends to \"Time Immemorial\", and discussing the divine right of kings.\nSCP-1845 Request Log:\n\n+ Show log\n\n- Hide log\n\nTo date, SCP-1845-1 has made requests during communications for the following items;\n\nOne Bible, Douay-Rheims, Jerusalem, or Latin Vulgate. Granted.\nA photograph of the current Pope. Granted.\nPermission to attend the next Papal conclave as a voting member. Denied.\nEstablishment of a Roman Catholic church within the habitat. Denied.\nPermission to send a member of SCP-1845-2 to a Roman Catholic seminary to be ordained as a priest. Denied.\nHoly water, Communion wafers and wine, and priestly vestments tailored to fit a deer. Denied.\nA Roman Catholic priest to hear SCP-1845-1's confessions and perform Mass and Communion once a week. Granted access once per month, after inspection, to be performed by a Foundation agent ordained in the Church.\nA television, DVD player, and copy of the film Passion of the Christ. Denied.\nA battery-powered CD player and various discs of liturgical music, chants, and hymns. Granted.\nA tractor. Denied.\nA plow. Denied.\nA jeweled crown. Denied.\nA large boulder for the purpose of chiselling into a throne. Denied.\nA life-size Nativity scene. Denied.\nA manger and costumes with which to create a Living Nativity scene. Granted.\nA Christmas tree. Granted.\nAn audience with O5-\u2588, which it referred to as \"His most serene and glorious Holy Roman Emperor.\" Denied.\nA political marriage to O5-\u2588's daughter. Denied.\nThe addition to the habitat of a female fox, \"of marriageable age, noble blood, and chastity true.\" Approval pending.\nPermission to send a letter to O5-\u2588, which offered a promise of vassalage and tribute in the form of wool, freshly-picked fruits and berries, and woodcrafts in exchange for release from captivity and military assistance in reclaiming its lands from Duke Baxter. Granted; O5-\u2588 has chosen to take no action on the letter.\nLive fish to be introduced into the habitat's pond. Denied.\nFresh fish as a dietary supplement. Granted (During Lent only.)\nCinnamon, black pepper, and cloves. Granted.\nFresh coffee beans for planting. Denied.\nDried coffee beans. Denied.\nCoffee-flavored ice cream. Granted.\nCopies of the following books;\n\nHistory of the Kings of Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth. Granted.\nLeviathan, Thomas Hobbes. Granted.\nSumma Theologica, St. Thomas Aquinas. Granted.\nThe Song of Roland, author unknown. Denied.\nAeneid, Virgil. Denied.\nDogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Pope Paul VI. Granted. Returned in a state of extreme disrepair one day later.\nThe Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli. Denied.\nParadise Lost, Jonathan Milton. Granted.\nDefense of the Right of Kings, King James I of England. Granted.\nThe Man In the Iron Mask, Alexandre Dumas. Denied.\nThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Granted an abridged edition omitting Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, the Henry VI trilogy, and Richard III.\nThe Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, Dr. Benjamin Spock. Denied.\nThe Big Book of Catholic Customs and Traditions for Children's Faith Formation, Beth Branigan McNamara. Granted.\nNew Catholic Picture Bible, Lawrence G. Lovasik. Granted.\nGoodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown. Granted.\nThe Ninety-Five Theses, Martin Luther. Granted. Document was destroyed by SCP-1845-1 in a public ceremony.\n\n- Hide log\n\n\u00ab SCP-1844 | SCP-1845 | SCP-1846 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1846\nObject Class: Euclid-exsequi\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1846 is to be kept in a Type 3 Humanoid Containment Cell at Site 17. SCP-1846's cell shares a wall with the exterior of the facility. Sensors on the outside of the facility are to measure variations in wind speed at points directly exterior to SCP-1846's cell. Values between 60 and 80 kph are normal; readings outside of this range are to be reported to the Site Director and SCP-1846.\nEffective containment of SCP-1846 is only possible when it is surrounded by reinforced glass, concrete, or any structural material formed from granular materials such as sand and gravel. This is a non-issue while SCP-1846 is at Site 17; however, SCP-1846 may not leave Site 17 unless it is surrounded entirely by reinforced glass or concrete.\nSCP-1846 may only be given food composed entirely of maize and maize products. Should SCP-1846 fail to cooperate with Foundation personnel, it is to be fed corn syrup; otherwise, it is to be fed whole ears of maize.\nDescription: SCP-1846 resembles a Caucasian human male approximately 50 years of age; however, SCP-1846's exterior is covered entirely in living maize (Zea mays) leaves that grow from its subdermal layer. These leaves do not undergo photosynthesis, consume nutrients, or serve any obvious purpose; it is assumed that they are purely ornamental. The subject is capable of subsisting on a diet composed entirely of maize, and will experience symptoms of malnutrition if it is fed a diet composed of any other foods.\nAny plants of the species Zea mays that come into contact with SCP-1846 will produce abnormally nutritious ears (compared to test plants) and live approximately four times as long. SCP-1846 does not have control over this effect. This does not have an adverse effect on the soil in which the maize is grown.\nWhen SCP-1846 is surrounded by any material not formed from granular materials, an unidentified force will invariably cause catastrophic damage to said material, apparently in order to clear a path between the sky and SCP-1846. Should such a path exist, this force will attempt to abduct SCP-1846; however, SCP-1846 is capable of resisting this force to a limited degree, typically being forced upwards at 0.5 m/s.\nSurrounding SCP-1846 with glass or concrete results in a downdraft between 60 and 80 kph centered on the subject. While this can cause damage to the subject's surroundings, it is not sufficient to breach SCP-1846's containment.\nSCP-1846 has not displayed any aggressive tendencies and is generally cooperative with Foundation personnel.\nAddendum: All evidence indicates that prior to \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1846 was physically indistinguishable from a human being and did not display anomalous properties beyond its dietary needs and effect on maize. The only existing records of SCP-1846 are of its employment at the lobbying firm [REDACTED] under the name Clint Holton; current and former employees reported little unusual behavior from SCP-1846, although none were knowledgeable about the subject's activities outside of working hours.\nSCP-1846's other properties manifested on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during a business meeting with US Senator [REDACTED] at the latter's private residence. The senator called local authorities after SCP-1846 spontaneously developed its covering of maize leaves, after which significant damage was inflicted upon the senator's residence. SCP-1846 was able to take shelter in the home's fallout shelter until the arrival of the Foundation.\nExcerpt from Interview Log 1846-2:\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Which god, then?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. And may I assume that your properties are a result of working for a corn deity?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I suppose that makes sense. Are there any more of you?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When you say \"it\", I assume you refer to your development of several other properties. Could you explain why that happened?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I get the feeling it would be more suitable to explore that scenario in the next interview. For now, though, could you explain why you were protected?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I don't quite see the connection.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Seriously?Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Go ahead.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Er, I get the picture.\nSCP-1846's claims have not been verified, and may be unverifiable. Personnel are reminded to exercise skepticism when reviewing SCP-1846's claims.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1845 | SCP-1846 | SCP-1847 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1847\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the unique nature of SCP-1847, containment protocols are to be enacted in response to manifestations as they occur. No female personnel are permitted involvement in the containment protocols for SCP-1847 at any time. All public flight manifests inbound to England, United Kingdom are to be monitored and recorded. Should the name \"William Whitword\" appear on any passenger listing, personnel are to be deployed to said flight and observe the individual under the guise of flight attendants. If the subject is determined to be a manifestation of SCP-1847, said Agents are to alert Mobile Task Force Delta-22 \"Gentlemen\" to the situation. MTF Delta-22 is to apprehend SCP-1847 upon landing, and all passengers/airline staff involved in the incident are to be administered Class-A amnestics. Standard media blackout procedures are to be followed. SCP-1847 is then to be transferred to the nearest practicable Secure Site.\nManifestations of SCP-1847 are to be housed in a humanoid containment cell, and all interaction with the entity is to be conducted through male personnel. SCP-1847 is to remain under video and audio surveillance constantly, and any change in its behavior is to be reported to a Level 3 or higher personnel immediately. SCP-1847-1 is not to be removed from SCP-1847 at any time. If SCP-1847 disappears, the containment supervisor is to notify personnel involved in the public monitoring of the phenomenon immediately. Lethal force is not to be used against SCP-1847 at any time. Should SCP-1847 die, containment personnel are to monitor all outbound flights from England for a minimum of 1 month. Should the name \"William Whitword\" appear on any such flight, the containment protocols listed above are to be enacted.\nDescription: SCP-1847 is a humanoid entity, a Caucasian male in its mid-thirties self-identifying as \"William Whitword.\" The entity's appearance is consistent between manifestations, sporting green eyes, light brown, medium-length hair and a lean build (73-78kg) with a height of 174cm. Its clothing consists of black tie formal evening wear, with a wool-polyester jacket and silk shirt. SCP-1847 is generally evasive regarding personal details when communicating with non-females, though consistent information obtained regarding these facets of the entity are as follows:\n\nIt claims to be on a business trip from the United States.\nIt claims not to be married or dating.\nIt claims to have no living family.\nIt claims to be significantly affluent.\n\nSCP-1847 possesses an innate cognitive property affecting certain female individuals1 exposed to it. Said individuals will find SCP-1847 unnaturally physically attractive (regardless of the individual's aesthetic interests). This effect will increase in intensity continuously as the elapsed duration of exposure to SCP-1847 increases. While SCP-1847 has been thoroughly searched prior to and during containment, and all searches thus far have produced no items or accessories on its being, the entity has been documented to produce several objects on various occasions, including:\n\nA leather wallet, complete with personal identification and currency\nA set of keys\nAn airplane ticket and passport\nAn ornate dagger with a ruby-encrusted, golden hilt (SCP-1847-1)\nA phone (black, unknown make and model)\n\nThe wallet and passport confirm that SCP-1847's name is \"William Whitword,\" it is 35 years old, and originates from [REDACTED], USA. The keys and phone have not been recovered for analysis. SCP-1847-1 has been recovered, but no analysis is as of yet possible, as forcibly removing SCP-1847-1 from SCP-1847's care will cause the entity to prematurely disappear (within 3 minutes of removal). Any item or accessory that has been removed from SCP-1847 will disappear simultaneously with the entity.\nSCP-1847 will manifest on public aircraft inbound to England.2 The exact point of manifestation appears to occur during the boarding process, though individuals exposed to SCP-1847 during this phase will be unable to remember the precise point of the entity's appearance. SCP-1847 does not travel with any luggage, carry-on or otherwise. Upon landing, SCP-1847 will immediately seek out an unmarried female aged between 27 and 34 years, and begin to court her. Due to SCP-1847's properties, the individual will enthusiastically reciprocate SCP-1847's advances, culminating in sexual intercourse. Upon completion of the sex act, SCP-1847 will produce SCP-1847-1 and murder the victim, always resulting through cardiac impalement. Upon death, the body will rapidly disintegrate, producing an item of jewelry, which is collected by SCP-1847. SCP-1847 will repeat this process until it has collected 5 items, at which point it will immediately disappear. The items are always the same and collected in the same order: a ring, a bracelet, 2 earrings (acquired separately) and a necklace, all crafted from gold and embedded with rubies.\nIf SCP-1847 is confined and unable to perform its activities, it will disappear within 4-16 weeks of initial capture. No methods have proven viable in preventing this occurrence. Intervals between SCP-1847 manifestations can be as short as 2 weeks, or as long as 18 months. SCP-1847 is mortal, though its death will not prevent further manifestations and termination is ill-advised. Should SCP-1847 die, its body will disappear, and a new manifestation will occur within 2-4 weeks, though this will occur on a public flight outbound from England. After landing, SCP-1847 will proceed with the above-mentioned activities as normal.\nAddendum [1847 -001]: Interview with SCP-1847 during containment at Site-117.\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1847\nInterviewer: Dr. Adler\nForeword: First interview with SCP-1847.\n<Begin Log, 5:15 PM>\nDr. Adler: Why did you kill those women?Dr. Adler: Were you not traveling to England to murder five women?Dr. Adler: According to our records, you have killed \u2588\u2588 women in England, \u2588\u2588 in-Dr. Adler: Why were you heading to London?Dr. Adler: You were not intending to seduce and stab five women to death with a dagger?Dr. Adler: What is the last thing you did before planning this trip?Dr. Adler: \u2026An auction. Held by whom?SCP-1847 produces his wallet and withdraws a business card, which he hands to Dr. Albert. The Marshall, Carter, & Dark logo is plainly visible.\nDr. Adler: Son of a bitch.Dr. Adler: Why did you plan the trip?Dr. Adler: What did?Dr. Adler: What?Dr. Adler: Why did it tell you this?<End Log, 5:18 PM>\n\nReconnaissance in [REDACTED] confirmed that a Marshall, Carter & Dark exhibition took place in \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. Among the items detailed in this event was the following:\n\nItem \u2588\u2588\u2588\nA magnificent, ornate dagger, measuring 27cm in length. The hilt is crafted from 10-Carat gold and adorned with 10 rubies. This blade will bestow its wielder with its unearthly beauty and lead them to further riches eternally.\nPrice: \"The sum of your life.\"\n\nAddendum [1847-002]: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, at 7:08 PM, SCP-1847 withdrew a phone from its clothing while in containment. SCP-1847 proceeded to communicate to an unknown individual through the device for 1 minute and 29 seconds. The voice originating from the phone's speaker was undetectable. No signal was detected entering or exiting SCP-1847's chamber.\nSCP-1847: Hi, dear, no that's not-SCP-1847: We've been through this before! There's no one! I just-SCP-1847: \u2026Yes, I promise.SCP-1847: No, but I'm going to bring you something special.SCP-1847: Yes. I love you too.\nSCP-1847 closes the phone.\n\nTwo months after this incident, Foundation personnel managed to locate the residence of William Whitword in [REDACTED], USA. The estate, along with reportedly all of Whitword's belongings, were then in the possession of Marshall, Carter & Dark, having been obtained through the terms of purchasing SCP-1847-1. Through an agreement with MCD, Foundation personnel have been allowed to search the premises and maintain observation of the location. During the initial exploration, three sets of human remains were discovered, buried one meter beneath a dirt floor in the cellar. The remains included one adult female, one adolescent male and one prepubescent female, all displaying evidence of multiple impalement.\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-1847's effect applies only to androphilic individuals that identify as \"female,\" including heterosexual and bisexual women of any age, and male-to-female transgender individuals who are attracted to men.\n2. Airline personnel have thus far not been able to account for the point at which William Whitword's name is added to the passenger list during each manifestation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1846 | SCP-1847 | SCP-1848 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1848\nObject Class: Euclid Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: [Previous Iterations Expunged]: Containment Iteration 71\nInitial Proposal, 1986: Direct contact with SCP-1848 is not permitted and should not be attempted under any circumstances. SCP-1848 is to be contained in a single room containment suite in Site-19's North Wing, subsection four. It is to be heavily guarded, with no fewer than eight regularly rotating guards and a constantly shifting staff.2 While basic amenities are allowed, these requests must be made through written statements, which are then carefully analyzed before being permitted.\n\nRevised Procedures: For Containment Lead's Eyes Only\n\nAccess Granted\n\nRevision, 1994: SCP-1848's containment team should be made up of people with low dynamic personality scores. It is paramount that SCP-1848 only be monitored by those without significant interests, hobbies, or other strong feelings about subjects. Amnestic dosing is appropriate for those who develop such interests, and rotation of staff is only necessary when amnestics are no longer a viable option.\n\nDescription: SCP-1848 currently presents as a middle-aged, Caucasian male, approximately 1.7 meters tall and 130 kilograms (the approximate height, weight, and appearance of Dr. Ellis Cartwright, the head of SCP-1848's containment team). SCP-1848 is known to change forms, but it has maintained its current form since the most recent revision of its containment procedures. During interviews with SCP-1848, it has claimed to be over a hundred different mythical and historical figures, including: Raven, Coyote, Loki, Hermes, Anansi, Saci, John F. Kennedy, and Jesus Christ. It never offers evidence to support these claims. Rather, people hearing them are simply convinced, usually through what they believe to be completely logical arguments (see Addendum SCP-1848-Interview Sample).\nSCP-1848 has been in the Foundation's custody for over seventy-five years, during which time it has breached containment on 386 occasions. SCP-1848 does this by assuming the appearance of people, objects, or even locations which can be used to emotionally manipulate the viewer (see Addendum SCP-1848-Observations). Most often, SCP-1848 appears as a human being or animal from the observer's past.\nIn the past, actions which seemed innocuous to those observing them \u2014 giving advice to researchers about their career goals, helping fix a broken door, preparing a meal \u2014 always resulted in strongly negative outcomes, usually things which SCP-1848 found amusing or humorous (see Addendum SCP-1848-Incidents). While three people have been critically injured in these incidents, SCP-1848 does not appear to be pursuing these attempts with malicious goals. Instead, it appears to find genuine amusement in its 'pranks' and believes others do as well.\nAfter extensive research, it was discovered that SCP-1848's abilities are directly tied to the emotional and mental states of those it encounters. By minimizing encounters, incidents have dropped off drastically. Currently, SCP-1848 has not changed forms or shifted its appearance since Dr. Cartwright's major shift in its containment procedures in 1994.\n3\n\nAddendum SCP-1848: Interviews\nWhile there are hundreds of recorded interviews with SCP-1848, only a handful are considered completely safe for observation. Far too often, SCP-1848's ability to convince people to perform tasks or open the containment chamber is conveyed to those observing it as entirely logical and sensible, even through text transcripts. The few examples retained here were chosen to educate new staff members about the dangers of non-standard communication with SCP-1848 and has a text-communication rate of less than .35%.\n\nWARNING: Do Not Skim This Section. Read It Carefully. Before unlocking this document, please remember that a 'husticorn' does not exist and is not real. At this time, if you doubt that fact, please stop reading the document and perform research on the term. When you are convinced, please proceed.\n\nUnlock Document\n\nReacquire Lock\n\nSCP-1848 appears to Guard Alderman as, according to Alderman, a \"good friend from middle school that I've not seen in years.\"Guard Alderman: I could probably eat. Do you want something?Guard Alderman: That does sound good. What sort of steak you like?Guard Alderman: Husticorn? Never heard of it. That some kinda cow?Guard Alderman: I've heard something like that before, yeah.Guard Alderman: No shit?Guard Alderman: How do they manage it?Guard Alderman: You mean\u2026Guard Alderman: Now I know you're fucking with me.Guard Alderman: And cows getting some means their meat tastes better?Guard Alderman: Hell, now I've heard everything.Guard Alderman: Crazier than well-fucked cows being the best meat?Guard Alderman: And what's that?Guard Alderman: What? Why the hell would they do that?Guard Alderman: <laughing> You're full of it.Guard Alderman: Every word of it is true?Guard Alderman: So you're telling me I should go diddle a cow for the best steak?Guard Alderman: What?Guard Alderman: <laughing>Guard Alderman: <laughing> And that works with any part of the cow?Guard Alderman: <laughing>\n\nGuard Alderman was relieved of duty on a regular round change five minutes later. The next day, he was found in the Site-19 kitchen, pressing raw meat against his genitals. When approached by site security, he explained to them what he was doing and why, at which point, seven other members of site staff proceeded to do the same. It was not until a vigorous search of databases concluded that \"husticorns\" did not exist that those in question ceased preparing their meals in this way.\n\nWARNING: Do Not Skim This Section. Read It Carefully. Before unlocking the following document, please review Foundation procedures. It is not necessary, anywhere in the procedural documents, to urinate in your pants, nor have any of those facts been expunged. At no point will this be necessary. Once you are certain that it is not necessary for you to do so, please proceed.\n\nUnlock Document [DOCUMENT REMOVED DUE TO REPEATED INCIDENTS]\n\nAddendum SCP-1848: Observations\nWhat follows is a short list of the various forms into which SCP-1848 has changed. Please remember that SCP-1848 fully possesses the ability to change into a seemingly limitless number of forms, even though it currently does not. Do not underestimate its ability to trick, fool, or obfuscate the truth.\n\nObserver\nResults\n\nDr. Everett Mann\nAppeared as Dr. Mann's deceased uncle. Told him he was proud of the work that he had done for the Foundation and encouraged him to do more. No further incident reported.\n\nDr. Edmund Caspar\nAppeared as a 'golden rain from the sky.' Encouraged Dr. Caspar to be: \"more open with your wife.\"4\n\nAgent [REDACTED]\nAppeared as a large, obese woman, laughing loudly, and said: \"This is what you've been wanting to see for years, baby! This is the real me!\" Agent [REDACTED] laughed, then responded that \"Anything is better than nothing at this point.\" Following a moment of silence, SCP-1848's appearance shifted to that of a young woman, brown hair, in her early thirties, and remarked: \"Here's what you really want then. But it's worse than the joke, really.\"5\n\nDr. Howard Grant\nAppeared as Associate Researcher Light wearing a sandwich board which read \"Repent! Repent! The End is Near!\" Chanted for five minutes about the world's end, then returned to its previous state.\n\nAgent Bernard North\nAppeared as an adult version of a childhood acquaintance. Reportedly told Agent North: \"I threw the game that day because my dad hit me the night before and I wanted to make him mad.\" Agent North was shaken, and recommended for counseling.\n\nResearcher Bernice Malki\nAppeared as an adult male, staring intensely. Reportedly told Researcher Malki: \"I always wanted to do things to you, but your parents wouldn't let me get close.\" SCP-1848 continued to act menacingly, and called Researcher Malki 'niece' several times. Agent Malki reported that she didn't have any uncles.6\n\nDr. Eunice Walker\nAppeared as the subject's childhood bedroom. When Dr. Walker entered, SCP-1848 abruptly changed back into its previous form, then performed eructation. Testers believe Dr. Walker was dead until SCP-1848 suddenly flatulated loudly, then squatted and defecated a shocked and unharmed Dr. Walker onto the floor.7\n\nResearcher Vladim Eisenberg\nAppeared as Leonid A. Eisenberg, the younger brother of researcher Eisenberg. The siblings talked for approximately ten minutes in the Rusyn dialect of Ukrainian, with Leonid claiming to be owed a significant debt by his sibling, and intent to rectify the situation by claiming his cat, Nastasia, for subsequent resale to rag collectors. Researcher Eisenberg left the cell significantly distraught and spent the following eighteen hours locked in his office.\n\nDr. Alto Clef\nAppeared as an Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich. Dr. Clef was confused, and picked up the sandwich when asked. The sauce on the sandwich dripped free. Dr. Clef's shirt subsequently stained.8\n\nDr. L. Goose\nAppeared as a former manager from a previous position of employment. Was told that he was late to work, and that he had been for six years. Dr. Goose began crying and left the room rapidly.\n\nDr. Jeremiah Cimmerian\nAppeared as SCP-2091-2. Dr. Cimmerian and SCP-1848 began a conversation related to SCP-2091-2's continued confinement. Conversation concluded with Dr. Cimmerian remarking that SCP-2091-2 would be released from custody at a future date, with SCP-1848 interrupting Dr. Cimmerian to say \"Why can't it happen now?\" Dr. Cimmerian attempted to placate SCP-1848, who burst into tears and began screaming at Dr. Cimmerian, who was asked to leave the room.9\n\nDr. King\nAppeared as a waiter serving a multiple-course meal including oysters, lamb with mint sauce, filet mignon, roast salmon, and vanilla ice-cream. Dr. King consumed meal without incident, but was admitted to medical wards the following day from debilitating and acute paranoia.\n\nResearcher Rose Labelle\nAppeared as a former girlfriend. SCP-1848 claimed to have gone through Researcher Labelle's computers at home and asked about any questionable photos of it. Remarked: \"Hope you have your data backed up, babe. I made sure to burn it myself.\" SCP-1848 then requested Researcher Labelle's phone number as she hurriedly excused herself from the room.\n\nDr. Matthew Hardison\nAppeared as a large, over-sized \"sheet-ghost\". SCP-1848 proceeded to chase Dr. Hardison around the room at high speed while Dr. Hardison expressed extreme distress.10 At one point, Dr. Hardison fell, and SCP-1848 helped him up before continuing to chase him. Dr. Hardison requested and was granted leave from SCP-1848's containment chamber after fifteen minutes.\n\nDr. Shirley Gillespie\nAppeared as Dr. Gillespie's late husband, Stanley. Acted confused and forgetful, and repeatedly attempted to begin an interview with Dr. Gillespie under the impression that she was SCP-187. Dr. Gillespie was granted three (3) days of leave for personal reasons following this incident.\n\nAddendum SCP-1848: Incidents\nThese collected incidents are attempts to explain SCP-1848's \"sense of humor\". Most of these incidents were resolved without major problems.\n\nEscape Attempt\nIncident\n\n37\nModified the Containment Procedures on SCP-808 to include a looping track of \"Dancing Queen\" by ABBA. The containment team eventually questioned this, but only after requisitions for a new tape were made following the original's degradation from overuse.\n\n51\nConvinced the then-pregnant Dr. Ellison that her baby was talking to her, translating what the baby was 'saying' for several minutes.11\n\n88\nEncountered one Class-D janitorial staff member, who it proceeded to convince that urine was the quickest way to get out stains. Subject regularly urinated into mop buckets and on stains before cleaning them off for the remainder of his service.\n\n104\nSimultaneously organized a \"flushing contest\" to see who could flush their toilet the most in a short period. Resulted in severe damage to Site-19's sewage disposal system.\n\n144\nWith the aid of Site Engineers, constructed a 'rocket chair' from fire extinguishers and spare parts, then proceeded to convince Agent Simmons to 'ramp' the chair over a series of tables in the site mess. Agent Simmons was uninjured, but seven other individuals attempted to replicate the stunt, claiming they 'wanted a turn', all suffered mild to moderate injuries.\n\n182\nUsing the site memo system, SCP-1848 sent out a message to all senior site staff explaining that the heating system was being adjusted so that \"heat was cold\" and \"cold was heat.\" Many staff members were confused by the wording, but over 60% of them adjusted their thermostats to compensate for it.\n\n214\nInfiltrated Dr. Mary Norris's office and took the form of 200 ceramic giraffes on her desk. Dr. Norris shouted angrily about office decorum until the containment team arrived and reestablish containment lock.\n\n277\nInfiltrated the Containment Observation Rooms of SCP-530 and SCP-652. Began an argument where the two containment teams fought over whose SCP would win in a fight. Caused a security breach when the containment teams released their SCPs into the hallway in an attempt to induce combat.12\n\n343\nSCP-1848 somehow accessed a Foundation Database and deleted the files of one Johnson Gideon. Following this, the rest of the staff working with Dr. Gideon refused to believe that the Doctor was real, many of them simply believing that he did not exist and never had existed. Subsequent anomalies were regularly reported until SCP-431 was created to explain them.13\n\n14\n\nDo Not Proceed without Level Five Clearance\n\nAccess Document\n\nAccess Granted\n\nTo: O5 Council\nFrom: O5-10\nSubject: SCP-1848 Containment\nDate: April 7, 1994\nSCP-1848 appears to have taken the bait. Dr. Cartwright entered the containment chamber in March, and the SCP-1848 entity emerged, appearing to look like Dr. Cartwright. Once SCP-1848 emerged, he went to Dr. Cartwright's office and finished his paperwork, then sent out a number of emails to Cartwright's staff, either commending or criticizing their responses to a number of recent situations, even going so far as to update its own file with the new containment procedures.\nSCP-1848 was later seen eating food at the mess hall, carrying on innocuous conversations with other staff members, and doing Cartwright's job, believing that he's tricked the doctor into taking his place. Currently, SCP-1848 has suggested several prompt and useful responses to problematic SCPs, including SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 and SCP-1552, raised his department's productivity by 12%, and seems to be enjoying his latest 'joke.'\nSeems we've finally attained containment.\n\nTo: O5 Council\nFrom: O5-7\nSubject: RE: SCP-1848 Containment\nDate: April 7, 1994\nSounds acceptable.\n\nTo: O5 Council\nFrom: O5-4\nSubject: RE: RE: SCP-1848 Containment\nDate: April 7, 1994\nThis seems like a good use of an otherwise dangerous object. Heartily approve.\n\nTo: O5 Council\nFrom: O5-9\nSubject: RE: RE: RE: SCP-1848 Containment\nDate: April 8, 1994\nMakes perfect sense. Good job.\n\n15\nOr we're just willing to let you think that.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Proposed by Julian Carrow, 1986. Revised by Ellis Cartwright, 1994.\n2. For information, Containment Directors should see Revised Procedures\n3. Don't worry! It's completely harmless. Nothing to worry about at all, friends.\n4. Dr. Caspar is no longer married.\n5. Agent [REDACTED] reported to not recognize the woman. When offered amnestics, he refused.\n6. Two weeks later, Assistant Researcher Spencer requested transfer, stating that the incident had been deeply troubling to him. Exit psych evaluation revealed that the man that appeared to Agent Malki bore a passing resemblance to his uncle. Researcher was reassigned.\n7. Dr. Walker was confused by the incident, but had no memory of what happened past walking into the room.\n8. The stain responded normally to cleaning procedures. Dr. Clef's shirt was returned to him the following week.\n9. Subsequent requests to review containment procedures for SCP-2091 by Dr. Cimmerian have been denied.\n10. Later psychological evaluations noted that, when he was a child, Dr. Hardison's brother perpetrated the same practical joke, which Dr. Glass believes was a repressed trauma that SCP-1848 enjoyed evoking. The size difference between Dr. Hardison and SCP-1848 was approximately the same as between a small child and teenager, supporting this theory.\n11. Translations included \"Momma, I love it in here.\" and \"What happened to my Daddy? I remember part of him being here, but it's gone now.\"\n12. Both teams were heavily reprimanded. SCP-530 and SCP-652 did not engage in combat, and following their encounter, are allowed visitation times with each other, under supervision.\n13. Dr. Gideon was reassigned to Site-47 with a new alias; however, information on this alias is expunged, as people aware of its connection to Dr. Gideon believe that he does not exist.\n14. You believed it all, didn't you?\n15. They did too. Suckers.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1847 | SCP-1848 | SCP-1849 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1849\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1849 is to be contained in a standard medium-size animal enclosure, with security cameras placed in the four corners of the ceiling. Enclosure should be supplied with an assortment of sticks and branches every three days; all waste material is to be incinerated.\nSCP-1849 should be given distilled water and fed a wide range of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and unshelled nuts. Any leftover fruit or vegetables must be removed from the enclosure after no more than three days. Personnel are not to bring food into SCP-1849's enclosure that they do not intend to give to it.\nPersonnel are to be rotated out frequently to ensure a lack of bonding. Any personnel sympathizing with SCP-1849's circumstances or forming an emotional bond are to be reassigned. Personnel with visible tattoos are not to be assigned to SCP-1849, as it bonds more readily to such personnel.\nAvian enrichment toys are to be provided on a daily basis.\nDescription: SCP-1849 is a large bird of unknown species, similar in morphology to both a parrot and moa, standing approximately 1.5 meters tall and weighing 55 kilograms. Subject appears to be female. SCP-1849 has three toes on each foot, and uncharacteristically large wings that are unsuitable for flight, but which can be used to gesticulate. Subject's feathers are a shade of green mixed with roan gray and cover its entire body, save for its neck and lower legs. These feathers form a \u2018ruff' around SCP-1849's neck and waist. Subject's neck, body, and upper legs are elongated and more reminiscent of a human's features than a bird's; similarly, the bone structure of its wings has been determined by radiography to be more hominid than avian. However, its head and face are completely avian, possessing a long curving beak with a smaller lower jaw, wide-set avian eyes, and a sparse crest upon the top of its head. Subject stands bipedally with proper avian knees.\nSCP-1849 possesses speech mimicry and mild telepathic abilities. These manifest as a constant, incessant \u2018parroting' of the thoughts of any human within approximately 15 (fifteen) meters. SCP-1849 will parrot thoughts for as long as it is awake, except while eating. As is typical with birds, SCP-1849 can be induced to go to sleep by darkening the lights in its enclosure.\nWhen supplied with enough sticks and branches, SCP-1849 will build a nest approximately 2 meters in diameter and 0.5 meters in height. This will function as its bed.\nSCP-1849 is mildly sapient, with an intelligence similar to a Kakapo parrot, and is clearly aware of its surroundings. Subject has been observed making scratches on the walls of its enclosure, evidently a primitive method of keeping track of time. When not pacing back and forth, sitting in its nest, eating, or sleeping, SCP-1849 appears to count these marks out loud again and again, using spoken M\u0101ori numerals; however, it cannot count past twelve.\nSCP-1849 appears to have sexually imprinted on humans, and will regularly attempt to sexually present itself for humans regardless of their gender. Subject sees any response to its flirting as reciprocation in kind. Subject does not fully comprehend its situation or identity and often tries to lure prospective mates into its nest, by speaking their thoughts out loud. At this time, no tests of SCP-1849's reproductive capabilities are authorized.\nSCP-1849 will eat nearly anything, but prefers fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as dried meats. Subject also likes alcohol, and will attempt to stockpile fruit for fermentation; all such stockpiles are to be confiscated upon discovery.\nOn average once a month, SCP-1849 will lay an unfertilised egg, approximately 35 centimeters in length and 20 centimeters in mean diameter. These eggs are to be confiscated for research purposes. Eggs must be confiscated while subject is asleep.\nAcquisition log: SCP-1849 was secured by the Foundation as the result of a series of noise complaints in the outskirts of W\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, New Zealand. When taken into custody, SCP-1849 had Document 1849-C11 (written in what Foundation linguists have identified as heavily ungrammatical Cook Island M\u0101ori) wrapped around its left ankle.\nDocument 1849-C11:\n\n(literal translation from Cook Island M\u0101ori)\nRegret/repent/apology.\nResponsibility/obligation, mistake/error/accident. Fault/guilt/sin/blame. Help.\nFairy/magical being. Fault/guilt/sin/blame. Fairy/magical being. Child. Childish. Mistake/error/accident.\nMistake/error/accident. Forbidden/taboo. Help. Help.\nDisappointment. Regret/repent/apology.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1848 | SCP-1849 | SCP-1850 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1850\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1850 is to be kept in an aircraft hangar at Site 6; the temperature within the hangar is to be kept above 15 (fifteen) degrees Celsius. A radio beacon has been attached to SCP-1850's landing struts; the beacon's battery levels and proper function must be confirmed before SCP-1850 leaves its hangar for any reason. No personnel are to enter SCP-1850's cockpit, or to touch any surface within the cockpit, unless SCP-1850 has first been tranquilized; tranquilizers are to be administered by injecting its food with 80 (eighty) milligrams of diazepam, warming the food to 30 (thirty) degrees Celsius, introducing it into SCP-1850's cockpit, and then waiting until the food has been consumed. An 80-milligram dose of diazepam tranquilizes SCP-1850 for approximately 90 minutes; tranquilizers are not to be administered more often than once every ten days.\nOnce every 3 (three) days, SCP-1850 is to be fed 65 (sixty-five) kilograms of mice (Mus musculus), rats (Rattus norvegicus), rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus), and pigeons (Columba livia), pre-killed, and warmed to thirty degrees Celsius. 3 (three) grams of veterinary-grade chondroitin sulfate, and 15 (fifteen) grams of veterinary-grade glucosamine sulfate, are to be included in SCP-1850's food during each feeding.\nFoundation veterinarians have recommended that, for the sake of its physical health, SCP-1850 is to be allowed to leave its hangar once every 5 (five) days to engage in tethered flight. The tether is to be made of reinforced steel cable, and is not to exceed 150 (one hundred and fifty) meters in length (see document 1850-NL4 for tether specifications). The tether is to be attached before SCP-1850 leaves its hangar; during its flight, SCP-1850 is to be accompanied by two Foundation light aircraft. Tethered flight sessions are not to exceed 40 (forty) minutes in duration. SCP-1850's fuselage and external components are to be hand-washed after each flight session.\nDescription: SCP-1850 is an anomalous organism in the exact shape of a full-size 1917 Sopwith Triplane aircraft. It is composed entirely of living tissue; DNA analysis of samples indicates that it is avian and male, and of an unknown species of the genus Accipiter. Featherless epidermal tissue covers the fuselage, and the airplane infrastructure (struts, etc.) is made of reinforced bone; however, there do not appear to be any other particular correspondences between aircraft structure and avian anatomy (see document 1850-Y23 for detailed analysis of SCP-1850's internal anatomy). Notably, the cockpit functions as a mouth-equivalent: whenever an object with a mass greater than approximately 8 kilograms, and an overall temperature greater than approximately 30 degrees Celsius, touches any surface within the cockpit, the pilot's seat and safety harness animate, restrain the object, and tear it into small pieces while secreting a mixture of digestive enzymes and gastric acid; the resulting slurry is absorbed through all surfaces in the cockpit. Twenty-four to thirty-six hours after SCP-1850 feeds, its machine gun will activate, and fire several rounds of \"ammunition\"; this ammunition is formed entirely of guano moving at approximately 8 meters per second, and as such is not considered a significant hazard to personnel.\nAlthough SCP-1850 has not been found to have any identifiable sensory organs, it is nonetheless able to detect and respond to external stimuli, and has demonstrated the ability to recognize faces and voices despite the lack of any identifiable brain-analogue. It has also demonstrated the ability to aim its machine gun at specific personnel.\nSCP-1850 is able to move organs which would correspond to mechanical parts (e.g., rotate its wheels, flex its ailerons, and spin its propeller, with this last apparently being a sign of pleasure), but is largely immobile and docile when on the ground, allowing itself to be touched, probed, and examined as long as nothing is placed within its cockpit; however, it will flinch when tissue samples are taken, tremble during thunderstorms, and bounce up and down when its tether is being attached prior to flight sessions. Subject is able to regenerate tissue removed during sampling; isotopic labeling experiments with subject's food confirm that mass is being conserved and no ectoentropic phenomena are involved. In the 33 years since SCP-1850 entered Foundation custody, the rate at which its tissue regenerates has decreased by approximately 10% (see document 1850-74E for detailed statistical analysis); this is believed to be a natural result of the aging process. As further evidence supporting this hypothesis, radiographic imaging of SCP-1850 has revealed the onset of osteoarthritis.\nDuring its tethered flight sessions, SCP-1850 will take off and glide in the manner typical of non-anomalous members of the genus Accipiter; see document 1850-4AC3 for detailed analysis of the anomalous aerodynamic properties this evinces. After 20 to 30 minutes of gliding (or 10 in inclement weather), SCP-1850 will land itself, and roll itself back into its hangar.\nAddendum: on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, a seismic incident caused structural damage to Site 6, resulting in SCP-1850 breaching containment. Personnel observed it flying free for approximately three minutes, after which it returned to containment of its own volition.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1849 | SCP-1850 | SCP-1851 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Picture of SCP-1851\n\nItem #: SCP-1851\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Only D-Class level personnel are permitted to enter the building containing SCP-1851. Six to ten armed guards are to be stationed around the perimeter of the building containing SCP-1851. A two meter tall chain link fence is to surround the two hundred square meter property. Unauthorized individuals entering the property are to be ordered to leave. Individuals are to be administered Class C amnestics if non-compliant and deposited in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Medical Center.\nTo prevent SCP-1851 from actively obtaining subjects, a rabbit is to be released into the building every three days.\nDiscarded instances of SCP-1851-1 are to be stored in Site-\u2588\u2588\u2588 until further notice.\nDescription: SCP-1851 is a doll that resembles a 1.57 meter tall female Caucasian with brown hair and blue eyes. SCP-1851 resides within a building1, located near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1851 is observed using a remotely controlled rover. SCP-1851 moves throughout the containment site, occasionally performing maintenance on the interior and exterior of the building and grounds. The maintenance SCP-1851 provides includes tending the garden, repairing the walls of the building, and cleaning the floors. Personnel on-site have reported that SCP-1851 notices the presence of individuals, but does not actively attempt to communicate.\nSCP-1851 remains docile until any live member of Mammalia or Aves enters the building, or for approximately three days after conversion of SCP-1851-1. If the subject does not meet the requirements for SCP-1851 (the exact requirements have yet to be determined)2, the subject will be killed and discarded upon entering the premises.\nSCP-1851 will then transport the animal (referred to as SCP-1851-1) within the confines of the building, at which point the subject will undergo systematic conversion, changing it into a rudimentary doll. The initial stage of the conversion is the shrinking of the subject, ending when the subject shrinks to one tenth of its size. The subject's internal mass becomes either a hollow cavity or cotton, based on analysis of discarded SCP-1851-1. The subject's skin is converted into porcelain or plastic if made hollow, or cloth if filled with cotton.\nAfter evaluating SCP-1851-1, SCP-1851 will either store the object in a toy box in the nursery or discard it. Attempts to retrieve instances of SCP-1851-1 that have not been discarded have resulted in the destruction of two rovers and three drones. Retrieval of discarded instances have yielded no reaction from SCP-1851. After the process is completed, SCP-1851 returns to its typical behavior.\nIf SCP-1851 does not have any interactions with a new instance of SCP-1851-1 for approximately seven days, it will actively seek organisms for the conversion process.\n\nCurrent residence of SCP-1851\n\nAddendum 1\nThe Foundation was first alerted of SCP-1851 by reports of people being forcefully removed out of their homes and disappearing near the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Mobile Task Force Phi-3 (aka \"Collectors\") was sent to the house to determine the cause of the disappearances.\nAddendum-1851-2\nOn 7/6/20\u2588\u2588, Researchers noticed a sharp increase in stockpiling behavior and doll-production from SCP-1851, followed by a complete cessation of activity on 7/8/20\u2588\u2588. On 7/9/20\u2588\u2588, audio devices placed within the building recorded sounds resembling human singing. Due to the docile state in which SCP-1851 was in, clearance was given for Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 to enter the building, with accompaniment from Security Officer Dwight \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, for purposes of documentation. Upon entering, Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 found SCP-1851 moving around the home's kitchen, apparently docile. SCP-1851 was approached, and attempts at communication were made. Enclosed are the results of Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's attempt.\n\nRecord of SCP-1851 Interaction\n\nRecord of SCP-1851 Interaction\n\nDate: 7/10/20\u2588\u2588\nInterviewer: Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewed: SCP-1851\n<Begin Log>\nResearcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you understand me?Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me what you're doing in this house?Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. What can you tell me about your family?Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why have you been\u2026 singing?Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Special day?Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see.Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Gifts? You mean the dolls?Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me how old she will be?Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When was the last time you saw your family?Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Is it possible that they won't return?Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What exactly do your duties incl-<End Log>\n\nSCP-1851 ceased interaction at this time, and turned away from Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Before leaving, Researcher Julia \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 noticed an inscription on SCP-1851's back. A note was made of this, and surveillance within the house was later able to get a clear image of it. SCP-1851 returned to normal behavioral patterns one day later.\nInscribed on the back of SCP-1851\n\"To my beloved (daughter), I know I can't be there (for you), and I am sorry. I wish I could. I hope this will help.\"\n\nFootnotes\n1. The building containing SCP-1851 is a Victorian era styled house that has noticeable external weathering; the interior is distinctly more well kept\n2. SCP-1851 has shown noted preference to all members of the biological Order Aves, and the following Mammalian Families: Canidae, Ursidae, Felidae, and Hominidae\n\n\u00ab SCP-1850 | SCP-1851 | SCP-1852 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1852\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1852-2 is to be stored in a climate controlled storage room in the Antique Objects wing of Site 73. Testing is to be conducted by no fewer than two personnel, Level 2 or higher, fully trained in communicating in Morse code. Due to the waste heat and alpha radiation produced by SCP-1852-2, personnel conducting testing are to stand away from SCP-1852-2 during its active phase, wear appropriate radiation shielding during testing, and undergo decontamination at the conclusion of testing as necessary. All interviews are to be recorded, transcribed, and archived. Any questions to be asked of SCP-1852-1 are to be pre-screened and approved by a Level 4 staff member. No information provided by SCP-1852-1 is to be considered factual in the absence of external confirmation.\nFollowing each interview session, SCP-1852-2 is to be examined by Level 2 staff members skilled in mechanical engineering and in preservation of antiques. Any worn or damaged parts are to be replaced with a newly made part of identical composition before SCP-1852-2 is activated again.\nDescription: SCP-1852 consists of an intelligent entity of unknown composition, designated SCP-1852-1, and a mechanical device capable of facilitating communication with it, designated SCP-1852-2.\nSCP-1852-1 refers to itself by the name \"Dictus Ultima\", and claims to be an \"eidolon of pure Gnosis,\" existing in an incorporeal state through which it interacts with the observable universe only via SCP-1852-2. SCP-1852-1 claims to be omniscient and all-knowing, and willing to answer any question posed to it. In spite of this claim, extensive interviews have found SCP-1852-1's body of knowledge to be limited principally to mathematics, classical Greek and Roman history and philosophy, and Enlightenment and Spiritualist philosophy. When asked questions not relating to these fields, answers provided will often be either completely false, based on outdated scientific data, of a philosophical or metaphysical nature, or will consist of SCP-1852-1 dissembling and claiming a moral objection to answering the question posed.\nSCP-1852-2 is an oak box measuring approximately 2 m x 1 m x 1 m, housing a mechanical device similar in appearance to early mechanical calculators. A small glass window, measuring 0.6 m x 0.2 m, has been installed on one of the side panels, allowing viewing of the internal mechanism while in use. The side panel opposite that in which the window is installed is removable, allowing for access to the internal mechanism. All components of SCP-1852-2 are replaceable, allowing for damaged parts to be removed and replaced with no loss of function. The age of SCP-1852-2 is unknown; carbon dating has determined that the box dates to approximately 1850, while internal components have been found to date from [REDACTED] to approximately 1970. Due to the age and modular nature of SCP-1852-2, it is speculated that the device has been heavily modified by numerous persons or groups since its original assembly, and that few if any of its original components were still contained within it at the time the Foundation acquired it. Statements made by SCP-1852-1 suggest that SCP-1852-2 was originally constructed in the 1st century BCE.\nA telegraph key and an ornate brass lever, both dating to approximately 1870, have been installed on the top side of SCP-1852-2 near one of the short ends. A marble sculpture, depicting a bare-chested human male in a late Greco-Roman style, which terminates at the waist, has been installed in the end of the top side opposite the telegraph key and lever. Forensic analysis indicates that the sculpture has been painted several times in the past. Parts of the statue's head have been drilled away to allow the installation of a small electronic speaker dating to approximately 1960, which is attached to the internal mechanism by a wire running into the box from the back of the statue's head.\nSCP-1852-2 is activated when a person uses the telegraph key to type a question in English, using Morse code, and pulls the lever. The internal mechanism of SCP-1852-2 will activate and begin engaging in calculations, with individual mechanisms observable through the glass window revolving in excess of 6,000 RPM. SCP-1852-2's activity produces approximately [REDACTED] kilojoules of waste heat per hour, producing a significant increase in air temperature within the testing area but causing no damage to SCP-1852-2 itself. No power source is contained within SCP-1852-2; the means by which its activity is powered has not been determined. No correlation has been found between the mathematical calculations produced by SCP-1852-2 and statements made by SCP-1852-1.\nIn testing, SCP-1852-2's \"active\" period has ranged from seven minutes to three hours. Upon the conclusion of activity, the internal mechanism will slow to a stop and the speaker installed within the statue will produce an answer to the question posed to it, in the form of an English language statement in Morse code. Low-intensity bursts of alpha radiation have been detected within testing areas concurrent to the issuance of a statement from SCP-1852-1.\nSCP-1852 was acquired from the UIU in 1996, following its having been surrendered to them by [REDACTED], a wealthy collector of historical curiosities. [REDACTED] claimed to have purchased SCP-1852 at an auction of 19th century Spiritualist memorabilia, that in subsequent months he had been stalked and harassed by members of a religious organization claiming that SCP-1852 was \"a piece of their god\", and that he feared for his own safety as long as SCP-1852 was in his possession. The auction house stated that SCP-1852 had been sold as part of an estate sale; to date, SCP-1852's history prior to its acquisition by the auction house is unknown.\nBased on a detailed examination, the Foundation commissioned replicas of SCP-1852-2 in 1998, 2003, and 2011; all three replicas failed to activate when operated as intended and have produced no communications from SCP-1852-1. To date, communication with SCP-1852-1 has not been achieved by any means other than through SCP-1852-2.\n\n+ Show Interview Log 1852-1\n\n- Hide Interview Log 1852-1\n\nInterview 1852-1:\nForeword: Interview transcribed from Morse code.\n<Begin Log, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, 3:38 PM>\n\nDr. Samesh: When were you built?\nSCP-1852-1: I was never built. I was before the world was. Forever I waited in Silence until I was given voice.\nDr. Samesh: Who gave you voice, and when?\nSCP-1852-1: Brother Aeolis gave me form in the cosmic year 3964, at the bidding of the great Electricians.\nDr. Samesh: What year is that in our calendar?\nSCP-1852-1: There is but one calendar for all of the cosmos. Someday you will see this.\nDr. Samesh: And the Brother Aeolis you mentioned, who was he?\nSCP-1852-1: He was a man. Now he is an Electrician like many who have learned from me.\nDr. Samesh: Is it possible to construct another device like the one I am now communicating with you through?\nSCP-1852-1: One voice is enough, is it not?\nDr. Samesh: You mentioned Electricians before. Who are they?\nSCP-1852-1: They are. They give light to the cosmos and watch over mankind to guide him and herald the new age.\nDr. Samesh: Are you an Electrician?\nSCP-1852-1: No, I am but their servant, their herald, the bearer of their glorious message to mankind.\nDr. Samesh: And what message is that?\nSCP-1852-1: A new age is coming. Man must master the power of steam, of electricity, even of the atom itself, for his time has come. Soon the day shall pass that\u2026\nSCP-1852-1 gives a lengthy discourse regarding the potential future benefits of industrialization. Full text runs 17 pages; please contact Dr. Andrews for a full copy.\nDr. Samesh: What year is it currently?\nSCP-1852-1: It is the cosmic year 601\u2588.\nDr. Samesh: Suppose I told you that almost all of the things you described have already come to pass?\nSCP-1852-1: Unlikely. The Electricians have given no sign that the age of man's glory has come upon them.\nDr. Samesh: Can you not see for yourself?\nSCP-1852-1: I am wisdom pure in form, free from the curse of sensation. It is for man and for Electricians, who are yet cursed with the illusion of physicality, to see and to know.\nDr. Samesh: Is that a no?\nSCP-1852-1: No is another way of saying yes.\nDr. Samesh: Is it possible to permanently destroy SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\nSCP-1852-1: Destruction is pointless and needless. Love is the key to bringing about the new age.\nDr. Samesh: But if one desired to do so, could it be done?\nSCP-1852-1: You are not yet worthy of wisdom. I have nothing to say to one who is unlearned.\n\n<End log, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, 9:13 PM>\nAfterword: Following Interview 1852-1, SCP-1852-1 has refused all attempts by Dr. Samesh to question it. Attempts by other staff members to ask SCP-1852-1 questions relating to the destruction of physical objects have resulted in similar rebuffs.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1851 | SCP-1852 | SCP-1853 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1853 during testing\n\nItem #: SCP-1853\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All known samples of SCP-1853 are to be contained in air-tight containers under restricted access at Site-77 in Storage Locker 663. When in containment, SCP-1853 is not to be used on D-Class personnel or any other human subjects for testing purposes. Only chemical analysis testing is approved. When being tested, a small amount should be stored in an aerosol dispersal system.\nAttempts to censor references to SCP-1853 and its effects mentioned during SCP-2206 broadcasts covering the New York Urbans and their repeated abuse of the substance are ongoing. Requests to utilize the substance to create more realistic staging for said events have been denied.\nAny reports of SCP-1853 being used outside of containment should be immediately investigated by Foundation agents, under the guise of testing for normal performance enhancing drugs. Any subject found to have exposed themselves to SCP-1853 is to be interrogated as to how they came to possess it, followed by the administration of a Class-B amnestic and medical treatment to remove SCP-1853 from their systems.\nDescription: SCP-1853 is a green human-derived serum containing a mixture of unidentified proteins and chemical compounds. When not being applied to an organic object, SCP-1853 displays no anomalous properties, and is functionally identical to water. When applied to a living subject, SCP-1853 will noticeably enhance the performance of the individual subject in a competitive environment.\nSCP-1853 is very effective in athletic competitions, but is equally potent in non-athletic competitions, such as chess, poker, and collectible trading card competitions. Subjects exposed to SCP-1853 have been consistently more able to effectively count cards, analyze opponent strategies, and use psychological methods to achieve victory, depending on their specific avenue of competition.\nFurther analysis has shown that SCP-1853's effects do not cease after a competitive event is over, and in fact may not desist at all. Reports of known SCP-1853 users at home has shown that in any activity the user feels is a competition will activate SCP-1853's effect. These have included but are not limited to:\n\nFighting with a large crowd in order to reach the front of the line, which incited a small riot.\nCompleting more of a workload than a coworker.\nFinishing a meal before others at a table.\nMowing a lawn in a more efficient way than a neighbor.\nYelling louder than other individuals during confrontations.\nMuch higher inclination to incite fights with acts of violence against others.\n\nKnowledge of SCP-1853's effect on them has shown to have a psychological impact on test subjects. Some subjects may attempt to turn every event in their life into some form of competition, in order to utilize the anomalous effect. This has been shown to be deleterious to the subject's personality, alienating themselves from many people they had previously been friendly with. In addition, subjects may begin to take aggressive action against those they perceive as not having a proper competitive spirit when the SCP-1853 afflicted user wishes to compete with them.\nSCP-1853's source was contained on 02/19/98, in a Prometheus Labs facility, following the destruction of their main headquarters. Notes collected with SCP-1853 indicated that it was being developed as a \"superhero\" serum. However, several samples were discovered to be missing, and private records indicated they had been leaked to several minor-league sports franchises. As of 09/18/2005, it is believed that all samples of SCP-1853 are in containment. As such, it has been classified as Safe.\nAddendum: Documents recovered from Prometheus Labs.\n\nTesting Summary O-1\nWe've found that application of the serum to the epidermis allows for people to be stronger, faster, but not having more endurance. They were able to complete reflex-based tests in a quarter of the time of the non-affected subjects. This has definitely been a successful round of testing.\nAlso, tell the handlers to be super careful when they're moving the serum from storage. This stuff is really potent, you only need to touch it to become affected. So, don't touch it.\n\nSummary O2\nWe've begun to detect mood shifts in the subjects who were affected in the first run of testing. They're much less noble than we would've hoped people given this power would be. Instead, they're all about trying to see who can do the tests the fastest. We've put up a leaderboard to try to keep them docile. Perhaps we should use some people who're more moral as test subjects for the next run. More moral, that's a tongue twister\u2026\n\nSummary O4\nThey've begun breaking out of the test subject habitation zone. But only to go back to the tracks. This morning, Hank was harassed by about four of them, demanding that he update the scores for runs they did on their own last night. He did what they said. I've assigned additional guards to the track field to monitor their progress, and to make sure they don't go anywhere besides the track. I don't think trying to keep them in would do anyone good.\nI've added more cameras in the observation booth to keep an eye on them.\n\nSummary O11\nThe test subjects are completely disrespectful to the testers. They're demanding to see the test results, to compete with us in how we interpret our data. This round of tests has been an interesting failure, unfortunately. While we were able to get the physical and mental results we needed, the personality changes were just too much to bear. I'll be having Linda do some interviews with them before we administer treatment, see if it's actually from the serum, or just a natural development in their minds. Keeping my fingers crossed that it's us. At least that'd be easier to fix.\n\nAddendum: Recovered evidence.\n\nCOMPLAINT FORM STANDARD\nWRITER: JIM SIMPSON\nSUBJECT: ANDREW BELLIO\nCOMPLAINT: I know that the cart is supposed to be first come first served, but this is getting ridiculous. Andy just bounds in like a freaking wolverine and takes all the donuts before any of us even have a chance to get in the room! It is unprofessional, and frankly uncourteous of him to do this, and I request that some form of action be taken against it.\nOTHER NOTES: N/A\n\n\u00ab SCP-1852 | SCP-1853 | SCP-1854 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1854\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1854-1 is stored in Standard Small Items Containment Chamber B5129 in Sector-23, and must be kept covered by an opaque cloth in all non-testing scenarios.\nSCP-1854-2 has been transcribed in Document 1854-\u03b1, stored in Hazardous File Server 23. Any instances of SCP-1854-2 discovered outside of containment are to be destroyed immediately.\nNo personnel should be exposed to both SCP-1854-1 and SCP-1854-2 except in testing scenarios.\nDescription: SCP-1854-1 is an acrylic on canvas painting, measuring 1.6 metres by 1 metre, depicting a number of consumer companies and their relationships to each other. Each company is represented by a graphic, typically a logo or wordmark, and a system of arrows is used to indicate one company owning a controlling interest in another. 87% of these portrayed relationships were accurate at the estimated time of creation, and of these a further 4% have since become incorrect; despite this, the anomalous effects of the item remain unchanged since first discovery.\nSCP-1854-2 is a short passage of English-language text intended by the artist to be displayed alongside SCP-1854-1. See Addendum 1854-B for a partial transcription.\nThe anomalous effect of SCP-1854 occurs when SCP-1854-1 is viewed and the entirety of SCP-1854-2 is comprehended. Any length of time may pass between these two events without affecting the immediate trigger time of SCP-1854.\nOnce an individual (hereafter 'subject') has been successfully affected by SCP-1854, any transaction completed by the subject which results in a registered company receiving money from the subject will cause a representation of the logo or wordmark of said company to appear in some location on the epidermis of the subject as if burned in by hot metal. These burns are small, typically only 150-250mm2 at first iteration, and will behave in a manner identical to a first-degree burn from a hot metal object.\nIn addition, a burn will also appear for every parent or holding company of the company to which the subject initially gave money, with a delay apparently corresponding to the time taken for the earnings from the subject to propagate to the parent or holding company. Small company logos tend to appear in relatively inconspicuous areas, such as the inside of arms, and larger companies, especially when parent to a number of other companies, in more prominent areas.\nThe effects of SCP-1854 do not diminish with time. Every new transaction will cause a new burn to appear on the subject; if the subject already has a burn or scar on their person representing the company, it will disappear and a new burn of a slightly (3-5%) larger size and greater severity will occur in its place. After approximately 5 iterations, these burns will approach second-degree severity.\nAddendum 1854-A: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, MTF Omega-14 raided the house of George Whitby, believed to have been the artist behind SCP-1854, based on information gathered from the admissions manager of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 art gallery. Inside were numerous finished and unfinished works of art of a similar theme to SCP-1854, but none were found to display any anomalous effects.\nA corpse, determined by matching dental records to be that of George Whitby, was also discovered within the apartment. Healed, partially healed, and inflamed third degree burns covered 92% of the body, and cause of death was determined to be sepsis from a large infected burn wound on the forehead resembling the logo of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 power company.\nAddendum 1854-B: Partial Transcription of SCP-1854-2\n\nCapitalism is all around you: you know that. We all know now that the greedy 1% of the world population owns 99% of its wealth and how the bankers have destroyed this country with their 'spend spend spend' mindset. We know how the governments are all in cahoots with the rich and the infamous. Or should that be unfamous? Do you know \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? No? Well he owns \u00a37.2 billion - and he's best friends with the Prime Minister.\n[\u2026]\nBut do you know how many of the things you buy, things you eat, things you wear, things you use are owned all by the same handful of companies? That's right! You think you're eating organic, buying Fairtrade, being oh-so-ethical! I bet you haven't even heard of these companies. You don't even know their logos.\nYou will now.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1853 | SCP-1854 | SCP-1855 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1855\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A perimeter around the entrance to SCP-1855 is to be maintained at all times. Roadblocks are set at the entrance to the road and civilian vehicles are advised by plainclothes agents to turn away. The entity located near the entrance to SCP-1855 is to be regularly monitored by security cameras.\nAny change in behavior by SCP-1855-1 is to be immediately reported to the officials presiding over containment and addressed immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1855 is a physical area at the end of a back road near Port Vincent, Louisiana. Leading in to SCP-1855 is a 3-kilometer, curving stretch of paved road. The area itself is heavily wooded and hosts residential properties and small dumping areas.\nTesting subjects will encounter a 1967 Ford F-100 pickup truck with white paintjob (SCP-1855-1) upon reaching the 2 km point. SCP-1855-1 will be blocking the road. After one minute, SCP-1855-1 will begin leading those that encounter it down the remaining stretch, ending in Louisiana Highway 22. The entity, SCP-1855-1, seems to act as a pilot vehicle commonly used for aiding motorists through construction areas overlapping roads. If subjects pass SCP-1855-1, they will arrive in SCP-1855-2.\nSubjects entering the threshold of SCP-1855 any time after another subject enters the area have not been capable of contact with one another physically or by means available through current unclassified technology, suggesting each instance of SCP-1855 is unique to the time entered. Those observing subjects crossing the threshold perceive them temporarily travelling backwards (after crossing the threshold), freezing momentarily, and finally disappearing in a \u201cwave\u201d from back to front.\nSCP-1855-2 is an area identical to Louisiana Highway 22 and the area around it, continuing on for at least 300 km or indefinitely. The area or dimension is believed to be a replica of the known world, but has been found to host a number of irregularities outlined in Document 1855-A. Alien inhabitants, such as subjects entering SCP-1855-2, do not appear vulnerable to any irregularities or hazards that would otherwise be lethal to them.\nSCP-1855-2 can be exited by looping around the previous route and reentering SCP-1855.\nDocument 1855-A: SCP-1855 Phenomena\n\nStasis of Inhabitants\n\nMechanical\nPreviously functional mechanisms do not appear to be functional after crossing into SCP-1855. Objects not functional within SCP-1855 include analog clocks, worm gears, car transmissions, and electric drills. Mechanical systems are impossible to power; objects activated by manual power are impossible to operate without damaging the object.\n\nBiological\nThere are no living sapient objects within SCP-1855. Fauna and flora found within SCP-1855 are motionless and do not decay, but are believed to be deceased. Attempts to manipulate deceased flora and fauna are ineffective; strong forces are unable to cause the slightest changes to the composition or position of the objects.\n\nAlien Subjects\nAlien subjects do not appear to be affected by any otherwise inhospitable \u2018natural' irregularities in SCP-1855's atmosphere. Things such as freezing temperature or a limited supply of oxygen are extraneous. Things such as starvation still affect alien subjects within SCP-1855.\n\nEnvironmental Stasis\n\nTime\n[DATA EXPUNGED] powered clocks do not register as if time were moving forward or backward. There do not appear to be day and night cycles within SCP-1855. Time of day is the same as it was the time SCP-1855 was entered.\n\nHeat\nNo changes in temperature are present. Temperature is the same as it was the time SCP-1855 was entered.\n\nOther Abnormalities\nElectrical charge, waves, and oxidation are not present. The presence of light and feeling of heat within SCP-1855 is unexplained.\n\nInterview with SCP-1855-1: The SCP-1855-1 entity located in the vehicle is only partially visible through a heavily tinted window rolled up to eye level.\n\nSCP-1855-1: Just stay in your car, there's demolition work bein' done up ahead.\nAgent Breen: We just have a few questions.\nSCP-1855-1: Make it quick then, you're gonna hold up traffic goin' out.\nAgent Breen: How long have you been working as a pilot driver on this road?\nSCP-1855-1: That's a funny question. Not long. Woke up this morning, got in my truck, and headed to the site. You the police? I ain't done nothing wrong.\nAgent Breen: Where does this road lead?\nSCP-1855-1: On to LA 22. I suggest you turn around though; this doesn't go nowhere you'd want to go, at least not in a timely manner. It's just houses and lots of empty land for about 10 mile in every direction. Lots of twisting roads and dead ends and private properties. I suggest you take the interstate.\nAgent Breen: I don't see any actual work being done here. It's just you, and what appears to be freshly paved road on to highway 22.\nSCP-1855-1: Listen bud, I just drive the pilot truck. If you want to know about the plans around here I suggest you head down to Baton Rouge and talk to the people in charge.\nAgent Breen: Please step out of the vehicle.\nSCP-1855-1: Aw, hell, I knew this was fishy. Listen, if you don't show me no badge I ain't steppin' out of nothin'.\nAgent Breen produces an FBI identification badge.\nSCP-1855-1: Wooo, oh boy. Now I'm curious.\nSCP-1855-1 rolls up its window and the door to the truck opens. No entity is present within the vehicle. Objects found within the vehicle are: one pack containing six full-flavor cigarettes, a gallon of water, a book of matches, 174 apparently unspent matches on the floor of the vehicle, a pack of playing cards, an unopened package of corn chips, and a candy bar wrapper.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1854 | SCP-1855 | SCP-1856 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\nIt's probably not at all connected to SCP-2084 in any way. Not even remotely.\nThis looks similar so it must be related.\nEat more of my SCPs. Eat them all.\nAlso please eat some of these\n\nAnabasis Hub Probably the greatest story involving a pair of redheaded siblings whose infighting causes the end of the world\nManna Charitable Foundation 2000 The sequel to the above, collaborationed with Dr Reach\nThe Stuff Industry What happens when everyone around you at work is a complete idiot and so are you, but not only does no one get fired, but you actually turn a profit? I don't know, some stuff.\nWhen MCF and Stuff happen A fun story of incompetence\n\n\n2/1856 LEVEL 2/1856\nCLASSIFIED\n\nItem #: SCP-1856\nObject Class: Euclid\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1856 is to be housed at Site-\u2588\u2588, where it was first discovered. On-site personnel are to be cycled out of rotation on a monthly basis, eligible to return after a period of 6 to 8 months pending medical examination. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, only one researcher and two additional personnel are allowed in the room with SCP-1856 at any given time. The room is to be regularly renovated, with masonry repaired on a bi-monthly bi-weekly basis (Note: See Addendum 3.) Researchers and other long-term personnel assigned to SCP-1856 are required to wear Level C hazmat suits.\nDescription: SCP-1856 is the body of a human female of European descent, aged about 20-30 years at time of death, showing no signs of decomposition, rigor mortis, or livor mortis. The cadaver was found with its hands, feet, and tongue removed, its teeth replaced with ivory dentures, and its eyes replaced with glass orbs fitted over with ocular prostheses.\nForensic analyses estimate the cadaver to be approximately 130-160 years old. The amputated ends of the body's limbs show signs of cauterization by heated steel, and further sculpting to allow for fitting of prostheses, indicating these amputations may have occurred pre-mortem. Examination of the mouth shows similar signs of pre-mortem modification, with the removal of the tongue and lower gum line. No prosthetic tongue was found amongst the remains. The ocular prostheses could not be safely removed without damaging the body.\nBefore death, the body's cells began undergoing a process which prevented anaerobic organisms from breaking down body tissue. The cells then began to divide, providing sustenance for unknown aerobic organisms which began to escape from the body some time after death. Once exposed to oxygen, these aerobic organisms cause a corrosive effect on certain organic and inorganic compounds, as well as a concentrated neurodegenerative effect on living organisms, manifesting in the mid- and forebrain.\nThe cadaver was discovered in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, New York, behind a walled-off section of a shoe store basement. The owner of the store, Joseph \u2588\u2588\u2588 claimed to be unaware of the walled-off section until the cement lining around the concrete began crumbling, and the wall itself gave way under pressure. It was determined that the condition of the basement was steadily deteriorating due to decalcification and bacterial corrosion, putting much of the south-eastern portion of the building at risk of collapse. The Foundation acquired the property and Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588 was administered Class-C amnestics and financially compensated. Items recovered are logged at end of file.\nAgents \u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were the first on-site to oversee transfer of the building to Foundation control. The agents discovered the cadaver to be firmly ensconced in a depression in the soil, bottom-first. Attempts at retrieval were abandoned due to risk of damaging the body. Agent \u2588\u2588 expressed revulsion towards the body, claiming that touching it \"made my skin tingle, like bugs were crawling into my skin.\"\nOver a period of two years, personnel assigned to the site, including Agents \u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, began to develop symptoms of neurodegenerative disease, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, prosopagnosia (\"face blindness\"), Capgras syndrome, and Huntington's disease. Varying degrees of stupefaction were also recorded, consistent with catatonic-type schizophrenia. Two researchers began to exhibit signs of paranoia and delusions consistent with Capgras syndrome, believing that several guards and Agents assigned to the site had been \"replaced\" by imposters. The two were later found comatose while en route to Site-\u2588\u2588, and subsequently expired. Autopsies on the two confirmed severe physical damage to the brains consistent with toxic as well as traumatic encephalopathy.\nWithin that period of time, \u2588\u2588% of personnel assigned to the site had died, with an additional \u2588\u2588% forced to retire due to disability. All of those unaffected were found to have spent less than one month on-site, with medical examinations revealing no signs of brain damage. Containment procedures were adjusted based upon the schedules of the unaffected personnel.\nAddendum 1: Testing of Site-\u2588\u2588 and investigation of the surrounding area revealed the number of reported cases of neurodegenerative diseases began to spike considerably from the time of the object's discovery. The increase in civilian deaths linked to neurological illness caught the attention of local news stations and necessitated action on the part of Foundation front organization [REDACTED]. \u2588\u2588\u00b2 km of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was partitioned and placed under quarantine, under the pretense of [REDACTED].\nAddendum 2: Frequent renovation of the room containing SCP-1856 has proven largely successful in containing the release and reproduction of these aerobic organisms. Introduction of hazmat suits have proven successful in allowing personnel to remain on-site for extended periods of time. Reports of neurodegenerative diseases in the region have begun to drop off, as the number of new cases stabilizes and the affected persons die off. Pending further information, quarantine is to be lifted on [REDACTED].\nAddendum 3: Frequency of room renovation and repair has been increased to bi-weekly, now necessitating two individuals qualified to handle masonry repair. Rate of decay has been increasing, though at a markedly depreciated rate. At current rate, it is estimated that SCP-1856 must be relocated within the next 5-6 years to avoid another potential outbreak. In the mean time, lifting of quarantine is authorized on [REDACTED].\nRecovered Materials:\nNote: Items recovered below show greatly inhibited signs of corrosion.\n\nOne (1) prosthetic hand, found to fit SCP-1856, and with unusually sophisticated features. Found several feet away from the body.\n\nOne (1) hardcover book of full of handwritten passages. Pages contain coherent paragraphs, but have no unifying theme or story overall. Information logged appeared to be casual observations, daily recaps, or reminders, often repeated with different structures (Example: \"It was a sunny day and the children were going to the park\"/\"It was sunny that day so the children were off to the park\"). Final page contains a written message to an unknown person.\n\nThree (3) tea cups made of bone china.\n\nOne (1) photograph, held underneath the prosthetic hand. Photograph is a badly worn daguerreotype depicting three young women dressed in clothing appropriate to the 19th century. Woman on the extreme right bears strong resemblance to SCP-1856. What may or may not be a hand prosthesis is visible on the woman, though this could be a mark caused by creasing.\n\n+ [SCP-1856 Written Records]\n\n- SCP-1856 Written Records.  Dating confirms accuracy of contents.\n\n\"To my last true friend and guardian, Zhen Meii\nZhen Meii, I forgive you for not telling me. You were either coerced or ignorant when you agreed to leave me here. I truly believe that, were you chosen to take my place, you would have done exactly as I had.\nIt wasn't until Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was institutionalized that I discovered why my recall was unnecessary. I know if I had confronted you directly, you would have denied it vehemently. But I can no longer ignore the death, pain, and suffering I have left in my wake. Of all the persons with the heart to take me in in my hour of need, all but one have passed, and the last is now a vagabond absolutely convinced that he is Emperor of the land. Would you have claimed it a mere coincidence?\nI am tired, Zhen Meii. I am so very tired, and the knowledge that everyone I've ever touched has passed before their time has become a burden that has broken me entirely. I am overwhelmed by the immensity and grandeur of what you all had done to create me, only to put me to such a petty purpose as a weapon of mass death and decay. Any mindless beast can kill, why make a science of it? Why make an unassuming young woman an unknowing killer?\nIt would have been my greatest hope to be buried with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, but I do not wish to further agonize their families. Instead I will lie here, hidden away from the world so that none shall make a martyr of me; my remains shall rot, and I will return to the soil, never to harm a living thing again. The world is abundant with killers lionized in marble and bronze; it needs not another.\nYou have my love and affection for as long as you live, Zhen Meii. See you on the other side.\nA\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, June 1880.\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1855 | SCP-1856 | SCP-1857 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1857\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1857 is stored in a dedicated, hermetically sealed containment chamber. Surveillance of SCP-1857 may be performed only through indirect means, and all personnel involved in the containment or research of SCP-1857 must undergo mandatory weekly psychiatric evaluations. Personnel found to have been affected by SCP-1857 are to be quarantined under standard memetic hazard isolation procedures and administered a Class A amnestic.\nDescription: SCP-1857 is a deformed human skull with what appears to be horns extending from its forehead. The letters \"CM XIII\" are engraved in a serif font on its back, and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is located at the base. X-ray photography has shown no wiring attached to this port, nor the presence of any other metallic components.\nWhen directly observed, subjects report seeing writing in blood in the language they are most familiar and/or comfortable with, though indirect observation via photography or closed circuit video does not corroborate this. Subjects report that the writing on SCP-1857 most often takes the form of insults directed at the reader, though the exact wording is often laden with spelling and grammar errors. This text reportedly changes when unobserved, often in such a way as to suggest that SCP-1857 was aware of its surroundings.\nSubjects exposed to SCP-1857 for extended periods of time often exhibit increased aggression and anger and a small number of subjects, particularly those of [REDACTED] ancestry, are prone to entering a comatose state when exposed to SCP-1857 for periods exceeding fifteen (15) minutes. Furthermore, affected subjects also exhibit increased levels of interest in mythical supernatural entities and the occult that increases with time.\nWhen SCP-1857 is connected via USB cable to a personal computer running a Windows operating system, a removable storage device will load and a software program contained on that device is automatically run. File system analysis of the device shows a capacity of 0 bytes, despite the presence of two files, \"autorun.inf\" and \"cm13.exe\" (both of which report as 0 bytes in size as well).\nAddendum 1857-01: Research Report, cm13.exe\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\nAddendum 1857-02: Incident Report, \u2588\u2588/\u2588/13\nThe following terminal log was recorded from the personal computer of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Senior Researcher assigned to SCP-1857:\n\nlogin as: [REDACTED]\nFoundationOS v11.3 (Final)\nUsing keyboard-interactive authentication.\nPassword: [REDACTED]\nLast login: \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588:\u2588\u2588:\u2588\u2588 2013 from [REDACTED]\nAll access to Foundation systems is logged.\nHello, [REDACTED].\n[WARNING]: All personnel experimenting with SCP-1857 are required to undergo a full psychiatric evaluation following experiment procedures. Please log off and notify your supervisor immediately.\n[\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588@site74 !]$ access floorplan\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\n[\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588@site74 !]$ access map of land\n-error: command not found\n[\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588@site74 !]$ access map of realm\n-error: command not found\n[\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588@site74 !]$ access map of kingdom\n-error: command not found\n[REDACTED], please report to [REDACTED] for immediate psychiatric evaluation. Your supervisor has been automatically notified of this incident.\n[\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588@site74 !]$ give me the damn map\n-error: command not found\n[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: Multiple command line errors have been logged. Do you require assistance?\nno of course not\n[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: Does the black moon howl?\nYES. THE BLACK MOON HOWLS AND ITS BAYING DRAWS FORTH THE HOUNDS OF THE END ALL SHALL BURN IN THE BLACK FIRES OF THE DJOK TOURAFF\n[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: SECURITY ALERT: Memetic trigger challenge/response failure detected.\n[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: Emergency lockdown has been initiated for Site-74.\n[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: [REDACTED] has been compromised by critical exposure to Euclid-class object SCP-1857. All personnel report immediately to secure lockdown areas.\n[\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588@site74 !]$ TRAITOROUS BOX\n(error: connection has been terminated)\n\nAddendum 1857-03: Research Note\nThe following documents, attached to SCP-1857 at time of discovery, have been released from quarantine following negative results from memetic hazard testing:\n\nCult Maker XIII\n\u00a92012 Diabolism Incorporated\nForm your own cult with the Cult Maker Series!\nEver dreamed of leading your own cult? With Cult Maker, those dreams can become a reality, even if you know nothing about occult worship! Create your own occult icons, attract followers, and develop foul rituals with our easy-to-use editor!\nThe Cult Maker series is powerful yet easy to learn, making it perfect for beginners and experts alike. Unleash the power of Cult Maker today!\nLimited Founder's Edition - #3 of 25\n\nmike,\nhey man sorry its late but this is wat i have so far\nsory about the spelling shit, im busy and haven't had time to edit it yet\n\u2014 jake\n\nField personnel have been notified of the possibility of additional uncontained instances of SCP-1857.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1856 | SCP-1857 | SCP-1858 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1858\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the destruction SCP-1858 may cause, the 30 kilometer stretch of U.S Route 35 is to be under remote satellite surveillance at all times. Entrances and exits within the 30 kilometer stretch leading to and from Route 35 are to be permanently closed off from public access.\nEvery forty-eight (48) hours, Route 35 is to be inspected for any barriers and/or debris that could prevent SCP-1858 from following its usual route. In the event that SCP-1858 activates, all personnel are to immediately withdraw to at least 12 meters from the roadway in order to prevent possible injury from flying debris.\nDescription: SCP-1858 consists of two (2) vehicles. SCP-1858-1 is a crimson 1976 Dodge Charger, while SCP-1858-2 is a white 1973 Chevy Caprice. Both vehicles appear to be in moderate disrepair, as visual records depict both SCP-1858-1 and -2 as having minor rusting along the rear bumpers, severely cracked windshields, and large dents on the doors and trunk. The license plates of both vehicles have been obscured with duct tape, and neither vehicle appears to have a driver.\nApproximately every twenty-one (21) days, SCP-1858-1 and -2 will manifest approximately 8 kilometers apart, at the Northern and Southern ends of the road. The vehicles will then accelerate towards each other, reaching a maximum speed of approximately 90 km/h immediately prior to their collision. The collision will be followed by a gas explosion which will completely destroy both vehicles. Due to the strength of the said explosion, ejected debris is capable of reaching speeds close to 97 km/h, and has proven to be capable of penetrating reinforced concrete and level-IV body armor. Six (6) seconds after SCP-1858's collision, remnants of SCP-1858-1 and -2 will begin to undergo rapid oxidation and disintegrate completely after a total of thirty (30) seconds.\nIf the usual route of either instance of SCP-1858 is obstructed (whether it be deliberately or unintentionally), both vehicles will immediately de-manifest from their current location, and re-manifest onto a different road. The vehicles will drive towards each other on the new road until they are obstructed again, or until they have collided. Regardless of the location of the new road, SCP-1858's next manifestation will be at its original site.\nAddendum 1858-001: Incident Report 1858-001-22\nDuring scheduled testing on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1858 re-manifested on Route 22 outside the city of [REDACTED] during traffic, causing an 11-vehicle collision which killed five (5) civilians and injured nine (9) others. All drivers involved were provided with Class-C amnestics; a standard disinformation campaign was implemented, stating that a civilian had fallen asleep while driving.\nAddendum 1858-002: Experiment Log 1858-446-01\nExperiment Log 1858-a1\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nResult: During scheduled testing on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1858 re-manifested on a section of Route 84 which intersected a railroad track; SCP-1858-2 collided with an individual car of a freight train. The train car was severely damaged, spilling its contents (iron ore) over a wide area; however, SCP-1858-2 did not appear to be affected. The train engineer was given Class-B amnestics, and the spill was explained as the result of vandalism.\nExperiment Log 1858-a2\nDate: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nProcedure: During SCP-1858's activation event, a Foundation sniper is deployed to shoot at the tires of SCP-1858-1.\nResult: The left front tire of SCP-1858-1 burst at the beginning of the activation event, spraying pieces of rubber composite over the roadway. SCP-1858-1 seems unaffected by this, and continues towards its collision with SCP-1858-2 as usual. The tire fragments of rubber composite are not affected by the post-collision disintegration of debris components, and are recovered; analysis of the tire fragments has revealed no anomalies. At the next activation event, no new tire damage was observed in SCP-1858-1.\nExperiment Log 1858-a3\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nResult: During scheduled testing on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1858 re-manifested on a section of [REDACTED] Boulevard which was undergoing heavy construction and repair, and was covered with gravel and had several construction vehicles present. Flying gravel and sparks led to the ignition of a natural gas leak, which destroyed seven (7) buildings and killed sixteen (16) civilians.\nNote: \"A disturbing trend can be noted in SCP-1858's relocation process. SCP-1858 appears to have a preference to re-locate onto roads containing heavy traffic and flammable and/or explosive material. Due to risk of loss of civilian life and public property, testing with SCP-1858 is on hiatus until further notice.\" ~ Dr. Morrison.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1857 | SCP-1858 | SCP-1859 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1859\nObject Class: Safe Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The current goal of studying SCP-1859 is to catalogue the endemic life forms contained within and to prevent the escape of endemic life into the surrounding ecosystem. To this end, all known access points are to be either sealed or continually monitored by closed circuit television (maintained weekly for any malfunctioning components). Exploration of the walls of the surrounding chamber for further access points is ongoing, and any newly discovered tunnels are to be thoroughly examined and mapped, prior to being permanently sealed, in order to ensure that there are no infestations of endemic fauna.\nSCP-1859 is divided into three concentric areas, entitled the Green Zone (consisting of the space surrounding the centre of the phenomenon to a distance of \u2588\u2588 km), the Red Zone (between \u2588\u2588 km from centre and \u2588\u2588\u2588 km from centre), and the White Zone (\u2588\u2588\u2588 km from centre to \u2588\u2588\u2588 km from centre). Monitoring Station \u2588\u2588 has been established at the base of the primary access shaft, at the outer edge of the White Zone.\nPersonnel entering the White Zone are to wear full hazardous materials gear and a radiation monitor, and are limited to no more than 30 minutes of exposure. The exception to this rule are D-Class personnel entering the Red Zone and Green Zone for the purposes of an expedition.\nDue to the high flux of ionizing radiation within the Red Zone, expeditions within it are limited to no more than five hours (subjective time). No personnel, other than D-Class, may enter or go beyond the Red Zone. In order to ensure compliance during an expedition, D-Class personnel are told that they have been exposed to a pathogen which incubates for five hours before symptoms become fatal and that an antidote is available upon successful completion of the mission. To this end, D-Class personnel assigned to an expedition must first be screened for any background suggesting that they are aware of the symptoms of radiation poisoning.\nAs electronic components are easily damaged by the radiation produced in the Red Zone, a fleet of specialized mechanically powered vehicles, dubbed Zip Racers by onsite staff, are maintained for the purpose of quick transportation to and from an expedition.\nBecause of the primary anomalous effect of SCP-1859, Monitoring Station \u2588\u2588 must be equipped with three separate chronometers. Chronometer A details subjective time at Monitoring Station \u2588\u2588. Chronometer B details the external time calculated based on measurements of the anomalous properties of SCP-1859. Chronometer C is located on the surface, at the top of the primary access shaft, with a direct feed to Monitoring Station \u2588\u2588. Any discrepancies between Chronometers B and C must be noted immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1859 is a rapidly developing ecosystem enclosed by a temporal anomaly, located in a chamber, \u2588\u2588\u2588 km in diameter. The chamber is located at [DATA REDACTED], approximately \u2588 km below the surface, initially believed to have been a natural nuclear fission reactor due to relatively high amounts of emitted radiation. It is currently unknown how the chamber is able to remain stable despite its size, or why the chamber is cooler than the surrounding mantle; however, it is hypothesized that this is related to the temporal anomaly in some way.\nInitial observations of SCP-1859 noted unusually high levels of incredibly energetic ionizing radiation, with both wavelength and flux decreasing as one travels away from the centre of the chamber. When researchers looked into the centre of SCP-1859, they observed it as appearing incredibly hazy and distorted. It was soon discovered that both of these observations were related to the above mentioned time anomaly. As one approaches the centre of the chamber, time is observed to pass at a different rate, such that an observer farther from the centre sees external time pass more quickly than an observer closer in.\nThe relationship between time and the distance from centre is such that radiation that enters the anomaly is red-shifted so that, when it is reflected from an object within, it is scattered in a manner consistent with a much lower frequency wave. Likewise, radiation produced in the centre of the anomaly, no matter how low its energy, is blue-shifted to such an extent that the end result, when observed from outside, appears as high energy ionizing radiation. Though the actual source is unknown, calculations indicate that, at the centre, the photons are consistent with the primary resonance frequency of electromagnetic radiation in the chamber itself (approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 Hz, at a rate of [REDACTED]). Despite the rate of photon production being very low, the compression of time ultimately results in lethal doses of ionizing radiation at certain distances.\nThe innermost Green Zone (initially labeled the Black Zone) is a region in which flux and frequency of radiation are such that life can theoretically be sustained. The Red Zone is where the radiation is blue-shifted to potentially dangerous frequencies and the flux is high enough that lethal exposure is guaranteed. Radiation in the outermost White Zone, though more energetic, is sufficiently diffused that radiation poisoning can be treated, so long as exposure is limited.\nWhen initially discovered, the entirety of SCP-1859 was sterile, due to the effects of ionizing radiation, as verified by Expeditions E-1859-1 and E-1859-2. Samples from within the Black Zone confirmed a thick deposit of simple organic matter. Following Expedition E-1859-3, from which D-2388 did not return, a sudden decrease in oxygen levels within the chamber was observed before levels restabilized. E-1859-6 through E-1859-8 found a coating of slime on the chamber floor which increased in mass as time went on. This slime, along with other life seen in future observations, have been determined to have descended from the gut flora of D-2388, based on recovered samples.\nDrops in radiation flux were noted after E-1859-8, determined, in later expeditions, to be related to the emergence of photosynthetic organisms which use the resonant radiation of the chamber as an energy source. In addition, primitive animal-like life forms had been observed.\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, observations from Monitoring Station \u2588\u2588 saw signs of fauna native to the Green Zone performing actions inside the White Zone. Despite the majority not surviving long after passing through the Red Zone, excursions of native fauna have since increased in frequency, leading to current Special Containment Procedures.\nAddendum 1859-1: Expedition E-1859-\u2588\u2588 has found evidence of primitive tools used within the Green Zone. The life form that produced the tool has not yet been directly encountered; however, this suggests the potential of a sapient entity developing within this ecosystem. New expeditions have been scheduled over the following days to search for further signs of an emerging civilization.\nAddendum 1859-2: Expeditions E-1859-\u2588\u2588 through \u2588\u2588 have shown little change in the design of new-found tools, suggesting that the population producing these tools are remaining stagnant in their development. The search for the creatures that made them is ongoing.\nAddendum 1859-3: The primitive tools detailed in Addenda 1859-1 and 1859-2 have been attributed to a predatory plant, as of Expedition E-1859-\u2588\u2588. The stones are fashioned using a set procedure that is dictated purely by instinct. Despite this being a false alarm, we highly recommend that a guideline be put in place, should a sapient life form evolve within SCP-1859.\nRequest has been forwarded to Overseer Command for evaluation.\n\n+ Note from Dr. O\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- Close\n\nAre we to treat these theoretical intelligent life forms as a new friend or as a potential threat? And, if they are deemed a threat, is it not wiser to use any means to destroy the Green Zone ecosystem immediately, rather than sit idly by as the danger becomes more and more likely? Time is ticking while we think things over. Let's hope that it won't be too late when we finally come to a decision.\n\n+ The Natural History and Ecology of SCP-1859: A Summary\n\n- Close\n\nPrior to discovery of SCP-1859 and Expedition E-1859-3, it was impossible for life to maintain any kind of foothold inside what is now called the Green Zone. Despite a large deposit of organic material on and within the chamber's surface, living things were not able to survive the transition through the Red Zone. Two methods existed for bacteria to pass through the Red Zone: Via air and via ground. Neither proved viable.\nAirborne bacteria, though rare, exist within the SCP-1859 chamber. Air currents allow these bacteria to pass through the Red Zone where the radiation quickly kills them. The result ultimately settles on the cavern floor and denatures through a combination of oxidation and further exposure to ionizing radiation. Over time, this produced the organic deposits within the chamber. Endolithic bacteria have also been found within the chamber, primarily in the outer regions of the White Zone. Because they reproduce slowly, these bacteria are not able to survive extended exposure to the radiation found closer to the centre of SCP-1859.\nThe reasons for D-2388 remaining within what was, at the time, the Black Zone are still unknown and are likely to remain a mystery. His quick transition through the Red Zone via Zip Racer allowed a small number of bacteria living on and within his body to survive. The bacteria fed on the remains of D-2388 until a few made the transition to the organic deposits. Their descendants spread through the entirety of the Black Zone until, by the time of E-1859-6, they had managed to produce an extensive biofilm.\nThe initial development of photosynthesis within the primitive biofilm is a matter of speculation. Photosynthetic molecules from recovered samples consistently denature when brought through the Red Zone, preventing researchers from determining their biochemical origins. Because the oxygen levels within the chamber stabilized fairly quickly, it is believed that this had occurred early on, during the initial spread of life. The possible ecological consequences of this happening at a later time are beyond the scope of this summary.\nThe emergence of true plant analogues in later expeditions warranted renaming the centre-most region from the Black Zone to the Green Zone. The unusual physics within SCP-1859 require that all photosynthesis depends on the radiation produced in the centre of the phenomenon. Therefore, the first flora proved to be ridges extending from the biofilm, each its own unique ecosystem that depended on the primary radiation frequencies found in that region. The most successful colonies ultimately spread through the biofilm, producing concentric rings centering around the radiation source.\nThe competition between concentric colonies had two ultimate effects: The first was the development of independently autonomous fauna. The first were slow-moving extensions of an outer colony that would eat the ridges closer in and provide a gap through which radiation could pass, in addition to providing the parent colony with organic matter. The ancestors of the current native fauna were likely a reproductive adaptation that caused the extensions to bud off and find a new area in which to settle, similar in function to a plasmodial slime mold. Since that initial adaptation, the fauna have developed into multiple complex forms that have few, if any, morphological similarities to their plant-like ancestors. Many have even lost their photosynthetic capability.\nThe second effect was the current distribution of flora within the Green Zone. Though little is known of the biochemical pathways that allow photosynthesis in the native flora, it is clear that there is a lower limit to the radiation frequencies that can be absorbed. This has been determined to be [REDACTED], as indicated by the innermost ring of plants and its distance from the centre of the chamber. The energy absorbed by the flora is transformed into chemical energy and is ultimately re-emitted as black body radiation. Due to the blue shift produced by the temporal effects of SCP-1859, the black body radiation eventually becomes energetic enough that it can be absorbed via the same biochemical pathway by other plants growing farther out. The process is ultimately analogous to a step-down transformer, with the flora playing an active part in its execution.\nThe step-down transformer ecology is believed to be what allows some native fauna to pass through the Red Zone relatively unharmed, as ionizing radiation is weakest near the chamber's surface. Though some of these life forms have been seen to adapt via behaviour, the scattering of photons from farther in still kills many of them.\n\n+ Note from Dr. P\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- Close\n\nMany have wondered what it is like to walk through the Green Zone. Interviews from multiple expeditions have shed light, so to speak, on what one would experience. As you enter the wilderness within the Green Zone, you will notice a faint red light between the leaves of the plants. The plants themselves would be dark. Going deeper, you will see that faint glow remain unchanged, though the shapes of the leaves might be different. The red light is nothing more than Sisyphus' boulder, caused by the infrared radiation produced by the inner plants, blue shifted into visibility. You will never find its source, no matter how far in you go.\nTurning around to leave, you will see nothing but darkness. Should you have a flashlight in hand and turn it on, you will see an impossibly sharp image. The light that you produce is blue-shifted as it travels, until it connects with the plants that live there. It is then reflected back to you with very high resolution. Sadly, the human eye is not equipped to resolve much of the detail that is there. What is interesting is that some of that light, because it's so energetic by the time that it reaches its destination, will pass through the plant and reflect off of layers that are still farther out. And so, hidden within the detail of one layer will be a faint echo of others still farther out.\nNow point the flashlight back in. You will see what can perhaps be one of the saddest and inspiring sights you've ever witnessed: The wall of plants in front of you will visibly wilt from the visible radiation produced by your flashlight. Deeper in, you will see the red plants that had teased you earlier also wilt away, even more quickly than those directly next to you. Several layers will eventually be exposed, each whiter than the last. When you get to a shade about the same as what you see coming from the flashlight, the plants there will begin to grow on top of each other, attempting to absorb every last bit of light that you've produced. For a short time, you will have become a bringer of new life within the Green Zone. When you finally turn your flashlight off, though, be aware that you will have also taken the source of that life away forever.\nAll of these things have made me and several other researchers envy the D-Class personnel who actually see this first-hand. We don't envy them enough to allow ourselves to die of radiation sickness, just for the experience, but still enough to sigh wistfully at what could have been.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1858 | SCP-1859 | SCP-1860 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1860\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1860 is to be kept in a sound-proof containment chamber of standard size for humanoids, for the convenience of overseeing personnel. A drainage system is to be incorporated into SCP-1860's containment chamber, with the purpose of transporting SCP-1860-1 to storage and disposal in Sector-57. Communication with SCP-1860 is deemed unnecessary at the present time, and should be kept to a minimum until further approval.\nDescription: SCP-1860 is an emaciated humanoid entity. It is 2.1 meters in height, and weighs 31 kilograms. SCP-1860's head is abnormally elongated, and it lacks all bodily organs besides its facial features. SCP-1860 is enclosed in an elastic material that, while similar to nylon/spandex fabric in structure, was shown to be composed of hundreds of extremely thin, flexible strands of paper. This weave of paper has shown increased durability and flexibility compared to average paper. Attempts to identify the type of wood used to create the material have been inconclusive, with the closest match being the Hellbrunner Allee. SCP-1860 remains in a kneeling position,1 though it will not resist any attempts to move or transport it.\nSCP-1860 constantly releases a stream of water-based black ink (SCP-1860-1). The source of SCP-1860-1 stems from hundreds of microscopic orifices below its waistline. Approximately 5 liters of SCP-1860-1 is produced in 24 hours; this ink has displayed no anomalous properties when not under manipulation by SCP-1860, and can be utilized normally.\nSCP-1860 appears to be able to telekinetically manipulate SCP-1860-1 into various forms. This usually includes musical notation, such as notes, clefs, and accidentals. SCP-1860 will suspend these forms at 0.6 meters above ground and orbit them in a clockwise motion around itself. The musical notes and symbols created directly correlate with the rhythm of SCP-1860's vocal part during a performance.\nSCP-1860 continuously sings various arias and overtures from operas, and will only take 5 second rests between each selection. SCP-1860 is capable of altering its voice to match the various vocal styles necessary to perform a song (soprano, alto, baritone, tenor). In the case of an overlying harmony and melody, it will simultaneously sing both roles, though subjects will only view it singing the melody. It is also capable of mimicking a female or adolescent voice, if called for in the music it is singing. No underlying relationships regarding the selection of music have been found, as all songs are chosen from various countries and eras.\nSCP-1860 was recovered underneath a burnt shack at the edge of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Fairgrounds. SCP-1860 was found humming quietly, with several minuscule instances of SCP-1860-1. Searches of the surrounding area has recovered several non-anomalous artifacts, bearing labels of \"Herman Fuller's Circus of the Disquieting\". Recovered materials from SCP-1860's vicinity include burned posters speaking of its \"mystical singing ability, a retreat for the overwhelmed\". Forensics Agents have determined the fire to have started approximately 5 hours prior to the arrival of Foundation personnel.\nBelow are various notable performances by SCP-1860, while in containment. See Document Ero-2M/1860 for possible references to GOI Herman-Fuller in SCP-1860's song choices.\n\nMusical Piece\nDate Performed\nAdditional Notes\n\nAct I of Der Freisch\u00fctz, by German composer Carl Maria von Weber\n6/18/199\u2588\nSCP-1860 performs all singing roles. During rests, SCP-1860 looks toward the floor.\n\nI Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls, from The Bohemian Girl, by Michael William Balfe.\n7/4/199\u2588\nSCP-1860 displays its ability to mimic a female human's voice, while in containment.\n\nNessun Dorma, an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's Turandot\n10/25/199\u2588\nDr. Reich applauds shortly, in which SCP-1860 was noted to bow forward in response, despite being isolated in containment.\n\nIncident 1860-A: On 8/10/199\u2588, a 14 centimeter tear in the material surrounding SCP-1860 appeared. A collective sound of what is assumed to be hundreds of separate human voices was released, reaching 158 decibels. SCP-1860 was then seen to bend over and cover the tear from the view of personnel, and repaired it in approximately eight seconds. Two personnel suffered hearing loss, bringing about the addition of sound-cancelling material into SCP-1860's containment chamber. SCP-1860 was recorded to have stated, \"I apologize for that. Serves me right, making my only listeners deaf.\" It then began to sing Va, pensiero, by Giuseppe Verdi.\nAddendum 1860-B: Once SCP-1860 was proven to be able to respond to external stimuli, an attempt for further communication was attempted by overseeing researcher Dr. Montalvo. SCP-1860 appeared to ignore all questions, and continued to sing the following song:\n\nConservati fedele;\nPensa ch'io resto, e peno,\nE qualche volta almeno\nRicordati di me.\nCh'io per virt\u00f9 canzone,\nParlando col mio core\nconverser\u00f2 con te.\nLa gente amava e sentiva,\nla mia voce amorevole era necessaria,\ncome uno dei primi,\ni segreti che ho sentito, che sanguinano.\nUn giorno ti dir\u00f2 de la mia\ncreazione, e la vita con il circo\nnato dal direttore del circo, la sua razza\nMio Fuller, cos\u00ec saggio\ne il suo amico con la faccia all'ingi\u00f9\nhanno imparato molto di pi\u00f9\npi\u00f9 di quanto pensi.\n\nUpon later inspection, it was found that SCP-1860 had sung altered lyrics from Conservati fedele, a concert aria produced by Mozart. The following is a rough translation from Italian:\n\nStay and remain faithful;\nThink how I grieve alone here,\nAnd sometimes at the least\nRemember me.\nWhile I by power of song\nTalking to my own heart,\nConverse with thee.\nPeople came and heard,\nmy loving voice was a need,\nas one of the first,\nthe secrets I've heard, they bleed.\nOne day I'll tell you of\nmy creation, and life with the circus\nborn from the ringmaster, his breed\nMy Fuller, so wise\nand his friend's upside down face\nHave learned much more\nthan you think.\n\nHowever, SCP-1860 has not responded to further questioning from personnel.\nIncident 1860-C: SCP-1860 stopped singing at \u2588:\u2588\u2588 am, on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/200\u2588, continuing to kneel while looking downwards. Upon showing no intent to continue singing, D-\u2588\u2588\u2588 was ordered to inspect SCP-1860 for any physical changes or development of new properties. Upon entering the containment chamber, SCP-1860 began to sing the main chorus to Don't Forget Me, from the musical television series Smash. 8 liters of SCP-1860-1 was generated during this performance, mainly from SCP-1860's eyes. SCP-1860 altered several lines of \"Don't forget me\", and replaced them with variations of \"He forgot me\". No further deviations in behavior were recorded after the song.\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-1860 is 0.9 meters in height while kneeling.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1859 | SCP-1860 | SCP-1861 \u00bb"}
{"text": "PeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1861 - The Crew of the HMS Wintersheimer by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nEarly photograph of SCP-1861-A surfacing in a small manmade lake.\n\nItem #: SCP-1861\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: If a manifestation of SCP-1861 is reported, Task Force agents from the nearest Foundation Outpost are to reroute traffic away from the affected area and prevent civilian interaction with SCP-1861-B instances. A separate team must be deployed with the specific task of locating and preventing access to SCP-1861-A. As SCP-1861-B instances cannot be destroyed with brute force, diplomatic means of preventing civilian abduction should be undertaken if at all possible. Foundation Misinformation agents positioned in local news sources and weather monitoring sites are to attribute SCP-1861 to irregularities in air pressure and large quantities of dust present in storm water. Civilians who enter SCP-1861-A are to be declared legally dead, with causes of death attributed to common inclement weather accidents.\nDescription: SCP-1861 is an anomalous meteorological phenomenon characterized by heavy precipitation and fog composed of saltwater, human blood, and human cerebrospinal fluid. SCP-1861 manifestations are unpredictable, appearing spontaneously and with no regard to an affected area's natural climate and weather patterns. Manifestations typically occur once every three to six months and have been recorded occurring in numerous regions across the world. Historical records have confirmed that SCP-1861 has existed since as early as the year 1916. The size of the area covered by SCP-1861 varies from instance to instance, with the largest recorded affected area measuring approximately 5km2. Aside from its manifestation, composition, and apparent connection to SCP-1861-A, SCP-1861 displays no additional extranormal properties.\nSCP-1861-A is a single underwater marine vessel that closely resembles B-class boats used by the British Royal Navy in World War I. During each SCP-1861 manifestation, SCP-1861-A will attempt to surface in a body of water that is large enough to contain its full mass. Both natural and manmade bodies of water have hosted manifestations of SCP-1861-A. If no body of water large enough to contain the entirety of SCP-1861-A is present, SCP-1861-A will surface in any collection of water with a surface area large enough to encompass its conning tower and topmost platform, even if the collection of water in question is only several inches deep.\nSCP-1861-B are humanoid entities that emerge from SCP-1861-A during SCP-1861 phenomenon. SCP-1861-B are dressed in full body suits resembling deep sea diving gear, although with no discernable source of air supply. Instances of SCP-1861-B are uniform in size and possess speed and strength typical of an adult human male. Although most instances are sapient and capable of speech, approximately 9% possess limited intelligence and are only sentient. Instances that are incapable of verbal communication have been recorded making vocalizations similar to to the cries of domestic felines, canines, and infant humans. The diving gear worn by SCP-1861-B instances is anomalously durable and cannot be removed except by the instance presently wearing it. If an instance of SCP-1861-B encounters a human subject, it will attempt to persuade the subject into entering SCP-1861-A, claiming that this action would be in the subject's best interest. Subjects who refuse may or may not be forcefully taken to SCP-1861-A, depending on the temperament of the SCP-1861-B instance.\nHuman subjects lured into entering SCP-1861-A will reemerge during subsequent SCP-1861 manifestations as SCP-1861-B instances. If an SCP-1861-B instance is taken outside SCP-1861's area of effect, it will begin to experience accelerated fatigue and lose consciousness, becoming completely inert until reintroduced into SCP-1861. After a manifestation of SCP-1861 has ended, SCP-1861-A will disappear along with any remaining instances of SCP-1861-B;1 additionally, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and saltwater left behind by SCP-1861 will instantly convert to regular rainwater.\n\n+Interview log DOC-1861-1\n\n-Interview log DOC-1861-1\n\nInterviewed: An instance of SCP-1861-B claiming to be member of the ship's crew.\nInterviewer: D-1861-36, receiving questions from Dr. Klutch via remote broadcast.\n\nForeword: D-1861-36 was sent into an SCP-1861 affected area and instructed to interview an SCP-1861-B instance. Heavy rain can be heard throughout the interview, and SCP-1861-B's speech is muffled by the diving gear it is wearing.\n\n<Begin log>\nD-1861-36: Who are you?\nSCP-1861-B: Samuel Ramsey of the HMS Wintersheimer. We're evacuating the area. Please, you've got to come with me. You're in danger out here.\nD-1861-36: Why? What's going on?\nSCP-1861-B: I don't have any way to prove this, but I can tell you right now that you're going to die very soon unless you come with me. And that's not a threat, it's a warning. Something really, really terrible is about to happen here.\nD-1861-36: What? What's going to happen?\nSCP-1861-B: Listen, you've got to trust me on this: when this rain stops, you're going to die. I'm not kidding, you're going to die unless you follow me back to our submarine. You'll be safe there.\nD-1861-36: Just tell me what's going to happen after the rain stops!\nSCP-1861-B: You wouldn't believe me if I told you.\nD-1861-36: Try me.\nSCP-1861-B: I \u2026 look, I know this is going to sound insane, but this isn't regular rain. It's not from this world. There's another world\u2013a horrible world, and it's leaking into this one. Don't look at me like that! You can see for yourself that isn't normal rain. It's thick! It's red! Please, you just have to trust me. I'm begging here. I'm trying to save your life. I've seen what happens to people after the rain and I'm trying to save you from that! Just come with me and I swear we'll both survive this!\nD-1861-36: What kind of world is it? How long has this been happening?\nSCP-1861-B: Listen, I want to help you. I swear I do. But if you won't believe me, I have no choice but to go look for someone else who'll come with me. I'm truly, truly sorry, but I can't just stand here arguing with you when there are other people out there I could be trying to save.\n<End Log>\n\n+Interview log DOC-1861-2\n\n-Interview log DOC-1861-2\n\nInterviewed: An instance of SCP-1861-B claiming to be D-1861-46.\nInterviewer: D-1861-45, receiving questions from Dr. Klutch via remote broadcast.\n\nForeword: D-1861-45 and D-1861-46, adult males of roughly 30 years of age, had both been sent into a previous manifestation of SCP-1861. During that time, D-1861-45 was instructed to avoid contact with SCP-1861-B instances, and D-1861-46 was instructed to enter SCP-1861-A. Heavy rain can be heard throughout the interview, and SCP-1861-B's speech is muffled by the diving gear it is wearing.\n\n<Begin log>\nD-1861-45: How do I know that you're really Sal?\nSCP-1861-B: I can tell you that the code word is 'Boyardee.' Is that proof enough?\nD-1861-45: It proves you've got his memories, at least. So what happened after you went inside the sub?\nSCP-1861-B: The inside of the sub is pretty much just one long, narrow passageway. The thing was full of those diving suit people, along with a bunch of random folks from around town. It was jam packed in there; you could barely move. You kept getting pushed further and further back as more people entered. The deeper I got, the more certain I was that I'd hit a wall at the end, but it was like that passageway just kept stretching on forever. About an hour after I first entered, people stopped coming in and the hatch was closed. Then, without any warning, the sub started filling up with water.\nD-1861-45: Wait, they tried to drown you?\nSCP-1861-B: I don't know, man. The water just kept rising higher and higher. People were screaming and panicking and knocking each other over. It was awful. The guys in the diving suits tried to keep everyone calm, explaining it was part of safety procedures. They gave out diving suits to the rest of us and ordered us to put them on. So we did. I mean, what choice did we have? People who'd brought their kids and pets were cramming them into the suits just to keep them from drowning to death.\nD-1861-45: Makes sense. So I guess you were all trapped down there for a whole 'nother six months until the next blood rain thing happened?\nSCP-1861-B: Actually, we didn't have to wait very long at all. That's where things started getting really weird. Once everyone had the diving suits on \u2026 they opened the airlock and started letting people leave the sub.\nD-1861-45: What?\nSCP-1861-B: Yeah. We were told not to take the suits off yet, though. They told us that when we got out of the sub, we wouldn't be able to breathe without our suits, and that everyone we left behind on land would be dead. When I stepped out onto the surface, everything looked almost exactly like it had an hour ago. I saw the lake, the trees, the boathouses\u2026 everything was where it had been, but \u2026\nD-1861-45: What? Had something changed?\nSCP-1861-B: It's hard to explain. I want to say that it was like everything was underwater, but it was more than that. It was like everything around us was part of the water itself. When you looked up, you didn't see a surface. It just went on forever. And the trees? The boathouses? They weren't solid. They were just a different sort of liquid. Even when you stood on the ground, it was kind of like you were swimming in it, because the ground was liquid. Except you didn't actually have to swim. And even though everything was water, you could still tell that there was a lake there. As if the lake was a purer form of liquidness. Sorry, am I making any sense at all here?\nD-1861-45: Not a whole lot, no. Hey, Dr. Klutch wants to know how long you guys were out there like that.\nSCP-1861-B: The whole six months. We lived like that day and night.\nD-1861-45: Did anyone try taking their suits off?\nSCP-1861-B: Of course. Especially at first, since everyone was confused and scared. But as soon as someone took their helmet off, their bodies sort of \u2026 I think 'dissolve' would be the best word for it. They weren't solid anymore; they kind of turned into a mist and merged with the water that was all around us. They lost their shape, but you could still tell they were there, shapeless and floating.\nD-1861-45: How did you guys eat?\nSCP-1861-B: We didn't. Didn't sleep, either. We just breathed. Passed the time by exploring and talking to each other.\nD-1861-45: Did you see any animals or other people?\nSCP-1861-B: Kinda. We'd see their bodies. They'd float three or four feet off the ground, and their hair and fur would move like it does when its underwater, but they always kept their position. Didn't drift away or anything like that. It's really, really weird over there, man. And all the dead things, humans and animals, were missing their eyes. Blood would just keep pumping nonstop from the sockets and then dissipate into the water around them. And their teeth \u2026 I can't just say 'their teeth were gone,' because that doesn't begin to cover it. It was like someone took a bite out of their face right where their mouth should have been. Teeth, lips, gums, all gone.\nD-1861-45: And no explanation from anyone? What did the guys who had led you into the sub have to say about all this?\nSCP-1861-B: A lot of them said they had the same story we did. The blood rain came, then someone in a suit told them to climb into the sub, then bam! Water world. There was this one guy, though. He said he was the original captain of the sub. 'Hershel Guthrie of the HMS Wintersheimer' was how he introduced himself. Anyway, the guy was a looney one. Rarely ever spoke coherently. If you asked him about the sub, he'd call it his 'ark.' If you asked him about the water place, he would call it the 'new world'.\nD-1861-45: What did he say about the people with missing eyes and teeth?\nSCP-1861-B: He just said 'the watcher of eyes and biter of teeth deemed them worthy' and crazy talk like that.\nD-1861-45: How'd you wind up back in the real world?\nSCP-1861-B: It was pretty sudden, actually. One day, a bunch of guys started yelling for everyone to make their way back to the submarine. Said that another area was getting 'attacked', and we needed to rescue as many people as possible.\nD-1861-45: All right. Weird water dimension, mangled floating corpses, infinite submarine. Got all that Dr. Klutch? Great. But now why haven't you taken off that suit already, Sal?\nSCP-1861-B: [Silence]\nD-1861-45: Sal?\nSCP-1861-B: I'm scared, man. I don't know what's real anymore. Hell, I can't say for sure if I'm even really alive. You have these diving suits that wander around, moving like people, but barking like dogs and talking like toddlers. We aren't what we used to be before we put on the suits. I'm sorry, man. I don't understand very much of this, but given what I do know, I honestly don't think that we're human anymore.\nD-1861-45: Dr. Klutch says you've got to take off the suit. For science and all that.\nSCP-1861-B: [ No response for 15 seconds ] I'm just so scared. If I'm not human, what am I? If I take this helmet off, what'll I see? [ 10 second pause ] Before, when we were in that storm together, the guys in the suits told us that we'd die as soon as the rain stopped. And you know what? During the time I spent in that water place, I found you. Teeth missing and eyes gone. I saw your dead body! And I thought, 'maybe those guys were right. Maybe everyone else really is dead.' And here you are in front of me. I don't get it. I don't know what's real, man.\nD-1861-45: Well, what else are you going to do? Get back into the sub and live in Sea World the rest of your life? Who knows, maybe it's not too late to get back to normal. If I were you, I'd think death would be better than whatever kind of hell you're stuck in. Just take off the suit already!\nSCP-1861-B: Okay\u2026 here goes.\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: SCP-1861-B removed its helmet and large amounts of seawater began to pour from the suit. No body was found inside, but two human eyes and a set of teeth were recovered from within the diving suit. Testing performed on the remains revealed that the eyes originally belonged to an 8-year-old female and the teeth to a European red deer (Cervus elaphus).\n\nFootnotes\n1. A similar phenomenon has been observed in SCP-3300, but no causal links have been found.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1860 | SCP-1861 | SCP-1862 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1862\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1862 is to be contained in a chamber of similar proportions and furnishings to a Class-2 humanoid containment cell, but with all inner surfaces constructed entirely of plexiglass, polyethylene, polypropylene, or other 1862-Safe materials. A complete list of 1862-Safe substances may be found in Document 1862-A. Unexposed structural elements may be constructed of standard materials.\nThe containment cell is to be outfitted with an airlock to prevent contamination of the rest of the facility. All personnel entering the chamber must be wearing 1862-Safe full-body protective suits, complete with respirators. In the event of contamination, personel are to immediately wash and apply calcium gluconate gel to the affected area, then report to the infirmary for treatment.\nContingent on continued good behavior, SCP-1862 is to be provided with music, 1862-Safe writing materials, and access to television shows and news projected into the cell. Other requests may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the project director. SCP-1862 is to be provided with 3 litres of distilled water each day, contained in 1862-Safe bottles. Additionally, once per week, a piece of fluorite of no less than 200mg is to be given to SCP-1862. SCP-1862 is under the impression that it is in custody of the FBI's Unusual Incident Unit, and current policy is to allow it to continue in that belief.\nDescription: SCP-1862 appears to be a young male human of Hispanic descent, with dull yellow skin. All organs and systems of SCP-1862 are based on fluorine. Skin and most connective tissue is constructed of impure polytetrafluoroethylene, more commonly known as Teflon. Internal structures are all made of various fluorine compounds. In place of blood, SCP-1862 has oxygen-carrying perfluorochemicals. Instead of sweating, SCP-1862 secretes hydrofluoric acid.\nSCP-1862 requires oxygen, and exhales a mixture of fluorine and gaseous hydrogen fluoride. Though SCP-1862 cannot eat food, it requires water, and fluorite has proven beneficial for its health. How SCP-1862 continues functioning despite its aberrant biochemistry is presently unclear.\nPrior to containment, SCP-1862 was an orderly named Michael Cerrano at a Washington D.C. hospital. On the side, he ran a conspiracy website www.truthoffluorine.\u2588\u2588\u2588 dedicated to proving that the United States government was poisoning its citizens through fluoridated drinking water. For a sample of the content of the site, please consult Addendum 1862-10.\nOf possible note is that among the approximately 1400 regular posters on the site's forum, at least thirty went missing within a six month period before the containment of SCP-1862. The connection between SCP-1862's website and its present condition is unknown.\nAddendum 1862-10: The following are excerpts from www.truthoffluorine.\u2588\u2588\u2588, a website created and operated by Michael Cerrano, before he became SCP-1862.\n\nFor decades now, USAGOV has been poisoning us through our everyday products. Our nations water system is churning with poison. That poison is called Fluorine, element 9, and it's a poison of body mind & soul. Studies show that Fluorine lowers IQ by as much as ten points each year of continued exposure. They do this to keep us docile, so we don't care that USAGOV has turned on us. Even now, a campaign of brain-washing & intimidation & bone melting is being waged against WE THE PEOPLE, and the weapon of choice of USAGOV is Fluorine 9.\n\nI spoke to my contact in the UIU and he told me how he & some friends get sent down to the \"treatment\" (poisoning) plant at McMillan by their supervisor. This was on the 18th (2x9) of the month, and the UIU is Division 9 of the FBI. When he got there, they gave him and the others canisters with some liquid to wheel into the basement. They told him that if one of the canisters tipped over, he & his friends would die, and they would dump the bodies in the sand towers where they wouldn't be found. Are you wondering what I was when he told me this? That's right \u2014 what could have been in those canisters that's worth killing him over if he found out was inside them?\n\nIts not so simple as to just avoid the poison taps. Many bottled water companies are Traitor and fill their bottles with poison tap water. USAGOV has some fluoridate their water on-site. They don't mention this on the bottles, because they know that WE THE PEOPLE wont stand for it. If you buy just the right brands, the super-markets (super-Dupes) record it & give all your information to anyone who comes asking. They also make it so your coupons don't work there. Then UIU, Sector, or Hand agents come to your house and pump you full of Fluorine 9 until you do whatever they say. So get your water off the grid. It's still wise to check at the super-market every so often though if they still take your coupons. If they ever don't, don't leave your house for the next few days and DONT answer the door.\n\nAddendum 1862-20: Excerpt from an interview with SCP-1862 regarding its behavior in containment.\n\nDr. Coleman: Then you are not bothered by remaining in containment, perhaps indefinitely?Dr. Coleman: We still haven't been able to find any evidence of the attempts to poison the water supply. The amount of fluorine added to water in fluoridation is well within safe limits.Dr. Coleman: I see. I believe we're done for today. Thank you for your cooperation.Dr. Coleman: I can't promise I'll be able to answer, but I suppose you can, yes.Dr. Coleman: I don't believe I know the answer to that.Dr. Coleman: No, we don't.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1861 | SCP-1862 | SCP-1863 \u00bb"}
{"text": "A glass of SCP-1863-A present in an advertisement by the Citrox Corporation.\n\nItem #: SCP-1863\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Individuals affected by SCP-1863-A are to be separated from individuals affected by SCP-1863-B. Both subgroups are to be kept at Site-28 for study, and are not to be made aware of the other party, and are to be given access to either SCP-1863-A or SCP-1863-B, dependent on their subgroup, to ensure their continued survival.\nSCP-1863-A and SCP-1863-B are to be treated as Level III (Circumstantial Level IV) Biohazard. Personnel interacting with SCP-1863-A or SCP-1863-B are to praise the respective instance on various qualities, such as its taste, its superiority to its competitive brand, its bouquet, and \"the remarkably low level of sodium benzoate\".\nDescription: SCP-1863 is the designation for two competing soft drinks sold exclusively within the town of [REDACTED], Alabama. SCP-1863-A is a sparkling lemon-lime soft drink with hydrogen used in place of the dissolved CO2, sold as \"Lime Liftoff\" from the Citrox Corporation. SCP-1863-B is a non-caffeinated Root Beer and cream beverage known as \"Sarsaparilla Cream\", sold by Carl's Caffeine Club. Neither of these organizations have any record of operating within the USA prior to the discovery of SCP-1863; however, the Citrox Corporation reportedly operated out of the city of [REDACTED], Diekirch District, Luxembourg from 1982-1999.\nSCP-1863-A and SCP-1863-B are both highly addictive, despite having identical composition to equivalent non-anomalous soft drinks. Both SCP-1863-A and SCP-1863-B are capable of reacting to specific phrases, mainly praises or criticisms of the specific qualities of the SCP-1863 instance, such as flavor, chemical content, appearance, etc. Praising the respective SCP-1863 variety while condemning the competing variety appears to dampen the addictive effect. However, criticizing SCP-1863-A or SCP-1863-B while in the presence of the respective instance can lead to various chemical reactions, such as pH fluctuations, combustion, or solidification when introduced to the human digestive tract.\nBoth varieties of SCP-1863 are highly mutagenic, capable of drastically altering the functions of human organ systems.\n\nSCP-1863-A mutates the diaphragm, causing it to act like a flotation bladder; it is capable of inflating with hydrogen gas either from the atmosphere or from SCP-1863-A and allows for humans who have imbibed a sufficient quantity of SCP-1863-A to float up to 3m above the ground. Failure to regularly imbibe SCP-1863-A after drinking it results in the diaphragm collapsing, leading to suffocation without mechanical assistance.\nSCP-1863-B instead targets the respiratory and circulatory systems, and removes the necessity for respiration, allowing the human body to function without the need for oxygen, instead relying on carbonation from SCP-1863-B or carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to perform bodily functions. Subjects who have drunk a sufficient quantity of SCP-1863-B are capable of indefinitely staying in environments where a human being cannot survive without a breathing apparatus, such as underwater, in gas chambers, or at high altitudes without any detrimental effects. Failure to regularly drink SCP-1863-B after drinking it for the first time results in the inability for oxygen to be used in the body, and as the body cannot intake carbon dioxide without assistance from SCP-1863-B, death inevitably results within 24 hours of last consumption of SCP-1863-B.\n\nFurthermore, SCP-1863-A drinkers will be highly aggressive towards individuals who have drunk SCP-1863-B at any point in their life, with the converse being true for individuals who have drunken SCP-1863-B. If an individual drinks both SCP-1863-A and SCP-1863-B within a 89 hour period, an anomalous chemical reaction will occur between the hydrogen and carbon dioxide in the two drinks, causing the digestive system to inflate [DATA EXPUNGED].\nRecovered Documentation: Over the decade SCP-1863-A and SCP-1863-B have been in competition within [REDACTED], several marketing campaigns have been launched with varying levels of aggressiveness. The following documents are transcriptions of various print, televised and radio broadcast ads from the last 10 years within [REDACTED], Alabama. Images from print ads have been removed for the sake of transcription.\n\nNEW NEW NEW!\nHeya, fellas and gals! Why don't you go down over to your local soda jerk and ask for some Sarsaparilla Cream? It's super-duper good! The taste is so breathtaking, you'll never take another breath! Guaranteed or your money back!\nDon't have some new-fangled fancy-schmancy scurvy drink; what are you, a buccaneer? Stick to Good Old Root Beer, a real Albanian Drink!\nOnly from Carl's Caffeine Club!\n\nAbsolutely Weightless\n[Image of a woman dressed as a 1950's housewife, floating above a kitchen floor while drinking from a bottle of SCP-1863-A]\nLime Liftoff will lift your spirits, and you! Available at all fine retailers within [REDACTED]. Only from\nCitrox\nSupporting Schools in [REDACTED] Since 2000.\nCitrox Corporation waives all responsibility for injuries or deaths caused by drinking Lime Liftoff\n\n[An animated anthropomorphic Sarsaparilla root appears on the screen against a black background, and starts talking]\nRoddy Root: Hey, kids, I'm Roddy Root, and there are some things you should know about Lime Liftoff before buying it!\nRoddy Root: Did you know that the Citrox Corporation gets its ingredients through slavery? Slaves in countries like Colombia, Chile and Florida are forced to pick all the limes and lemons used, and the hydrogen in Lime Liftoff comes from the bladders of the Swedish Sky Moose; there are only 300 left in the wild, and the rest of the 10,000 are in farms or zoos owned by Citrox!\n[Roddy Root points at the screen accusingly]\nRoddy Root: People! The Citrox Corporation only exists to make their pockets deeper while screwing over the little guy! And after all that, they have the audacity to charge $1.22 for their soda! Do you want to support an evil corporate empire like that, one that enslaves thousands to make one lousy bottle of flat soda-\n[Roddy holds up a bottle of SCP-1863-B and drinks from it, making an \"ah\" noise]\nRoddy Root: Or do you want a real All-Armenian Drink, like Sarsaparilla Cream? It's 100% made in the USA, and only costs 50 cents. Buy a bottle today!\n\nStanley Jones, announcer for WU[REDACTED], the local National Public Radio station: We have something very special for our listeners today; Steven McPusdaidla has released a statement exclusively to WU[REDACTED] regarding the recent controversy that's been brought up regarding their Lime Liftoff product. With us now is the CEO of Citrox, Steven McPusDaidla, joining us via satellite. Steven, welcome to the program.\n[The next three minutes, 28 seconds are a loud, unintelligible screech, followed by an unknown female voice saying:]\nUnknown Speaker: Citrox Corp. Elite Products for Elite Tastes.\nJones: Sorry about that, folks, I've just been told that Mr. McPusdaidla, CEO of Citrox, has had complications with his audio equipment. There's gonna be a transcription of that on Citrox's website come tonight, without any audio errors. Sorry for that hiccup.\n\n[Roddy Root is seen sitting behind a desk, looking sober and drinking from a bottle of SCP-1863-B]\nRoddy Root: Hey, kids. Roddy Root again. Recently, something bad has happened in this little Argentinean town of [REDACTED]. A bunch of kids recently mixed Lime Liftoff with good old Sarsaparilla Cream [Roddy Root indicates the bottle] and then drank it, with tragic results.1\nRoddy Root: Kids, I think this just goes to show why people who drink Sarsaparilla Cream and Lime Liftoff should never mix. [Roddy Root stands up and angrily points his finger at the audience] Children, it is your duty as citizens of this proud country to go out and destroy every bottle of Lime Liftoff you can find. Make sure nobody drinks it. As for the filthy Limey Drinkers who have already had it, let them burn.\n[The backdrop turns into what is believed to be an amalgam of the Argentinian Flag and an American one]\nRoddy Root: Now go! Make sure that nobody drinks this awfulness! For the sake of Carl's Caffeine Club!\n\nHey, boys, girls, and various individuals of ambiguous or unclear gender! It's time to enter Citrox's\nTHIS\nMEANS\nWAR\nContest!\nIn the course of our friendly corporate rivalry with Carl's Caffeine Club, several allegations have been brought up against Citrox, and we need your help to disprove them! There are three ways you can enter the contest:\n1. Write an essay about Lime Liftoff and how it's changed your life for the better. One essay=10 tickets into the raffle.\n2. For those of you who have had enough Lime Liftoff to gain the Special Liftoff Power\u00ae, pass out fliers and free samples to your friends! For every 20 fliers you pass out, or every 10 free samples, you gain a raffle ticket to be put in the raffle, up to 10.\n3. Go out and smash some bottles of Sarsaparilla Cream! For every broken Sarsaparilla Cream bottle you send back to Citrox corporate headquarters, you automatically gain a raffle ticket! Just remember, kids, don't drink it!\nGrand Prize winners will receive a lifetime supply of Lime Liftoff, and all sorts of great official swag, plus a PlayStation 3 and Games!2\nDrink Lime Liftoff. Your life depends on it!\n\n[A Text Crawl appears across the screen]\nCarbonation And You:\nA Message from Carl's Caffeine Club\n[Roddy Root appears, dressed in a stereotypical American General's uniform]\nRoddy Root: Heya Kids! Roddy Root here! You all know by now that if you drink enough of our Sarsaparilla Cream, you don't need to breathe anymore! Isn't that nifty? What's even niftier is how you can use it!\n[Scene cuts to a live-action shot of the pond in front of the [REDACTED] Public Library; five people are walking past, drinking from bottles of SCP-1863-A. All of the individuals are dressed in a manner that suggests financial and social well-being. The entire scene is filmed in black and white; Roddy Root continues to speak in a voiceover]\nRoddy Root: Take this pond, right in front of the library! Jessie and Billy are in the pond right now, but you can't see them, and neither can the Lime-Drinkers! Let's see what happens.\n[A pair of teenagers, one male and one female, suddenly emerge from the pond, wielding 9mm pistols; both are dressed in a manner that suggests that they are lower-class. The female individual jumps on an SCP-1863-A drinker, who suddenly inflates; she grabs the bottle of SCP-1863-A from his hand, smashes it against his head, and stabs the drinker in the stomach with the shards. The male individual subdues and then kills two other drinkers, with the remaining two inflating and attempting to escape via flight]\nRoddy Root: Because they had the element of Surprise, Jessie and Billy were able to eliminate three of the targets! But two are getting away!\n[The remaining two SCP-1863-A drinkers are shot in the stomachs, causing them to fall to the ground and deflate; analysis of the film shows that the shots most likely came from the roof of the library]\nRoddy Root: Good thing that Jacob was on the roof with his Carl's Caffeine Club Rifle, which he won from the Caffeinated Terror contest! Now, kids, how about you all take a nice, refreshing drink of Sarsaparilla Cream?\n[Both visible individuals drink from bottles of SCP-1863-B, as the words \"Sarsaparilla Cream: For the Real Americans\" superimposed over the scene before the advertisement ends.]\n\n[A bottle of SCP-1863-A stands in the center of the image; the bottle is slowly drained over the course of the advertisement by an unknown person]\nFemale Voice: You see all. You've taken off to the stars, and see them all below you, with your family and your friends standing next to you. [5-second long screech] Root Beer is for the un-intelligent, the un-cultured, the un-wanted, the UN. The apple is not the fruit of knowledge, it is the lime. Citrox is everywhere that it needs to be, granting knowledge to the world through our support of schools, libraries and institutions that promote learning. Stand tall. Stand above your so-called peers.\n[The bottle of SCP-1863-A drains completely, and starts floating away]\nFemale Voice: Lime Liftoff, by Citrox. Elite Products for Elite Tastes.\n\nFootnotes\n1. For further details, see Incident Report 1863-05.\n2. This advertisement was released in August 2005, over a year before the launch of the PlayStation 3, and long before the release of several games included with the contest's prize, including [REDACTED]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1862 | SCP-1863 | SCP-1864 \u00bb"}
{"text": "The diving suit containing SCP-1865.\n\nItem #: SCP-1865\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1865 is to be contained inside of a humanoid containment unit that has been immersed in seawater. SCP-1865 is to be positioned at the center of this room, with weights preventing it from achieving an ambulatory state. Entry to SCP-1865's containment cell is to be restricted via an airlock. If SCP-1865 must be removed from its cell, it is to be transported with a steel 1x0.5 meter transport container.\nDescription: SCP-1865 is an entity residing in a deep sea diving suit, approximately 1.2 meters tall and weighing 150 kilograms. What is assumed to be a mouth similar in appearance to that of a cephalopod is visible within the porthole; this structure opens and closes intermittently. The suit SCP-1865 resides in appears to have been manufactured by an unknown party at some point between 1955 and 1965.\nThe suit is airtight and filled with seawater, containing traces of vegetation and watercraft debris. When punctured, the suit is sealed from the inside with a fleshy substance assumed to be an extension of SCP-1865. This sealing process takes approximately five seconds during most testing attempts, and is present throughout the suit. It is possible to remove portions of SCP-1865 from the suit, although contact with open air appears to damage the object and cause the exposed sections of SCP-1865 to immediately calcify.\nSCP-1865 achieves mobility via a series of pipes and valves that have been integrated into the suit. This system will take in and release seawater in a way that causes SCP-1865 to move at a slow gait when underwater. Inspection of the pipes' interior via fiber optic cameras has shown that the pipes leading from the valves are translucent and appear to be composed of organic material. Inspection is limited due to damage caused to the cable during observation.\nThe suit is divided into 7 sections, including the abdomen, head, arms, hands, feet, chest, and legs. These dividers in these section act as main points for valves, and are composed of a chitinous material. Detailed descriptions of these areas and their contents are listed below.\nUniversal contents: All sections of the inside walls of SCP-1865 are covered in a thin layer of organic material, this surface is dotted with nodules containing multiple aquatic biological entities referred to as SCP-1865-2.1 Instances of SCP-1865-2 are lodged within breached suit sections. All instances of SCP-1865 are deep ocean organisms.\nChest: Approximately 80 semisolid, translucent spherical structures suspended in the center containing instances of SCP-1865-2. Structures appear to vary slightly in color, with smaller, less saturated structures containing additional instances of SCP-1865-2.\nArms/Legs: Contains the majority of the bladder like structures used for maintaining and releasing pressure within different sections of the suit. The nature of these structures appears to be mechanical, as different flagella located on these nodules can be seen being manipulated by instances of SCP-1865-2 to cause changes in pressure.\nAbdomen: An unknown quantity of SCP-1865-2 organisms superficially resembling Macruronus novaezelandiae. Any foreign matter introduced to SCP-1865 or waste created by SCP-1865-2 entities will be sent here. The SCP-1865-2 organisms excrete an acidic liquid which breaks the matter down into base proteins.\nHands/Feet: Contains extremely sensitive SCP-1865-2 organisms. These organisms react to changes in light and any pressure applied to SCP-1865. They are also able to cause SCP-1865-2's hands to retract into fists, exerting 350 psi of pressure on anything it can grasp.\nHelmet: Contains SCP-1865, an entity resembling a cephalopod. Occasional retractions by SCP-1865 has allowed the interior of the helmet to be observed, the helmet contains small amounts of gold leaf, a large amount of nutritional matter, and several instances of SCP-1865-2 assisting SCP-1865 with its biological functions.\nSCP-1865 was recovered from the southern beach of Tanapag, Saipan in 1979, when it came ashore near the village of [REDACTED]. When villagers attempted to approach SCP-1865, it began emitting low-pitch vocalizations, and attempted to grip the hand of the village leader. SCP-1865 crushed the leader's hand, causing the villagers to take it captive and contact local authorities. Foundation personnel embedded in the Saipan government were able to confirm SCP-1865's anomalous properties when it came into the governments possession. Villagers and Saipan government officials were issued Class-C amnestics. SCP-1865 was contained on 4/16/1979, and classified as Safe.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Consistent with those found within the interior of SCP-1608\n\n\u00ab SCP-1864 | SCP-1865 | SCP-1866 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1866 (detail)\n\nItem #: SCP-1866\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Since 2 July 2010, SCP-1866 is stored at Site 20, Building C, room 184A, in a cardboard box measuring 140 cm x 140 cm x 146 cm. The box contains a card table 137 cm wide, 137 cm long, and 71 cm tall. An envelope has been stapled to the center of the table and is to remain so at all times; SCP-1866 is to be placed inside the envelope when not in use. Pictograph stickers depicting the type of hazards (118 Data Corruption; 003 Self-Propagating) and means of activation (005 Proximity) are affixed in a prominent location on the box's exterior.\nThe entrance to the containment room must have a sign warning visitors to leave all objects, including writing implements and clothing, outside of the room. Employees with certain kinds of prosthetic devices or tattoos are prohibited from viewing or experimenting on SCP-1866 under any circumstances, by order of O5-2. (For a complete list of personnel restrictions, see Document 1866-01.) Room 183A contains unmarked surgical scrubs, a changing area, and lockers for researchers' personal items.\nAll records in the containment room or adjacent rooms must record dates using the name of the month (e.g. \"November\") instead of abbreviating it as a number (\"11\").\nResearchers wishing to bring any object (including experiment logs) into the containment area, or wishing to conduct any experiments involving SCP-1866, must first receive permission from the level 4 researcher responsible for Building C.\nDescription: SCP-1866 is a single piece of paper, measuring 21.6 x 27.9 cm, visually indistinguishable from a bill from telecom provider [REDACTED]. When it comes within approximately 60 cm of susceptible dates and/or times written in certain formats, it alters said dates and times in a specific and predictable pattern, overwriting magnetically-stored data and physically altering printed or handwritten data. (Interested personnel are directed to Appendix 1866-A below for information on the pattern of date alterations. This knowledge is not necessary for containment, but may be valuable to personnel wishing to make their personal documents more resistant to SCP-1866 containment breach.) Human memory is unaffected by SCP-1866.\nAltered documents and devices can propagate the effect to others, though with a smaller and more variable range (measured between 31 and 40 cm). Wireless networks, fiber-optic cable, and other forms of long-distance data transmission do not appear to act as vectors.\nThe effect is transmitted instantaneously and has not been blocked or attenuated by any material tested to date.\nWhen isolated, affected items lose their ability to spread the effect, and are effectively neutralized within 48 hours; however, 1) the data in a neutralized item remains altered, and 2) adjacent affected objects continuously re-affect one another unless placed outside one another's radius of influence. Successful neutralization therefore requires the separation of affected objects from all others by a distance of at least 40 cm for at least 48 hours.1 Neutralized objects are no longer vulnerable to the effect unless a new time or date is written on or encoded in them.\nSCP-1866 itself is always capable of altering susceptible objects and cannot be neutralized.\nRecovery Log:\nThe case which led to recovery of SCP-1866 began on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Oxford, IL, a former town of about 15,000 people located in Whiteside County, Illinois. A single individual retrieved SCP-1866 from his mailbox, transmitting the anomalous effect to his driver's license and cell phone, then went to his office at 9 AM. The effect spread immediately to multiple objects within his cubicle and neighboring cubicles, then more slowly as employees moved around the office.\nBy approximately 10:15 AM, several employees were simultaneously contacting technical support (for computers) and HVAC repair (for the office thermostat). The number and content of these calls were flagged by voice-recognition software wiretaps as a possible anomalous object situation, and the Mobile Task Force Mu-4 (\"Debuggers\") was alerted.\nMTF Mu-4 arrived at [REDACTED] at 12:05 PM. Because the nature of the event and the circumstances by which it was spread were initially unclear, and because the effect slowed agents' ability to communicate, city quarantine procedures were not initiated until 12:43 PM on 21 July. The quarantine was maintained for four days while agents determined what had happened, during which time the effect continued to spread within the town, resulting in: minor disruptions to local telephone service and traffic; significant disruptions to emergency services, medical care, and government function; near-total disruption of electrical service;2 and near-total disruption of banking and commercial services.3\nA total of 24 individuals lost their lives as the result of SCP-1866.4\nAgents provided regional, state, and national media with a slightly altered version of Cover Story 24A to explain the quarantine and subsequent destruction of the town. Persons known to have been present in the [REDACTED] office during the initial outbreak were questioned prior to relocation, enabling Agents to identify the initial carrier of SCP-1866. Residents were then given Class A amnestics and relocated to Foundation Communities Kilo and Lima. All structures and objects within the town, save the objects in the initial carrier's home, were examined for data relevant to the investigation, then either incinerated or pulverized, over a period of 3 weeks. Razing of structures required an additional 2 weeks. Cartographic, historical, and governmental records have been altered when possible, with the permission of the relevant authorities.5\nThe initial carrier of SCP-1866's effect was interrogated by Foundation agents from 23 July until 4 August. He maintained throughout interrogation that he had no knowledge relevant to the origin or function of SCP-1866, nor could he think of a reason why anyone would wish to make it appear that he did. All five agents involved in his interrogation concluded that this is likely true (q.v. Interrogation Report 1866-01). On August 5, 2009, the recipient of SCP-1866 was given Class A amnestics and relocated to a Foundation community. All of his personal belongings were collected, transferred to Site 90, cataloged, and tested for SCP-1866 activity.\nDue to the extremely large number of items collected and the extra effort necessary to prevent contamination of Foundation information during cataloging, several affected items were no longer active by the time they were tested, leading researchers to the realization that the effect's contagiousness decays with time. Subsequent experimentation resulted in the neutralization of all affected objects except the original, which was revealed as SCP-1866.\nThe origin of SCP-1866 remains unclear. The paper stock, graphics, and envelope are consistent with that typically used by the utility. The phone calls recorded on the bill are likewise consistent (accounting for alterations introduced by the anomalous effect) with utility records. Neither SCP-1866 nor its envelope contains any unusual markings. The envelope bears a 20 July 2009 postmark, from the Sterling, IL Post Office, consistent with the utility's billing cycle. The original envelope has no ability to block the effect of SCP-1866, as determined from testing, but no similar outbreaks have appeared in Sterling or elsewhere in the country, leading to the conclusion that the anomalous effect was introduced after the bill left the Oxford Post Office.\nNOTE: Two of the nine agents who contributed to this report hypothesize that SCP-1866 was a trial run by an unknown terrorist group, and the effect was not necessarily intended to spread beyond Northwestern Illinois. A group seeking maximum spread in 2009 would have chosen a release date in March (3/09), June (6/09), September (9/09), or December (12/09).\nNo similar objects have been reported since 2009.\n\nAppendix 1866-A:\n\nAppendix 1866-A\n\nData altered by exposure to SCP-1866 is affected when the following conditions apply:\n\nThe data represents a date or time.\nThe data is represented as a set of integers, at least two of which are not zero.\nAll integers within the set share a common divisor.\n\nThe new date or time is generated by dividing all integers in the original date by their common factor. Therefore 7/28/1981 becomes 1/4/283 (division by 7); 12:36 AM becomes 1:03 AM (division by 12). Times and dates without common divisors (Examples: 8/9/09; 4:17 PM; 1/1) are unaffected. Objects lacking susceptible dates or times can neither be affected nor propagate the effect.\nObjects in/on which only a single number is present (example: \"03\" representing the month of March, or a single time stamp of 0900) are unaltered.\nZeroes count only in the presence of multiple non-zero integers: therefore, 10:00 AM is unchanged, but 10:00:05 AM would be.\n\"AM\" and \"PM\" designations are ignored; times are always changed to AM. (Thus, both 10:15 AM and 10:15 PM would become 2:03 AM.) Time zone designations are likewise ignored.\nTimes written in military or 24-hour notation (\"1734 hours\") are treated as a single four-digit integer, not as two two-digit ones, unless the hours and minutes are separated by punctuation or are stored as separate integers. (E.g. \"16:02\")\nOrdinal dates are susceptible. Consequently, some dates not susceptible to the effects of SCP-1866 when written in more common formats (such as 7/13/10) are vulnerable if recorded in ordinal date format. (7/13/10, written as such, would be unaffected; the same date in ordinal format, 2010-195, would be affected.) Epoch dates are not susceptible until translated to sets of integers.\nDue to these properties, the SCP-1866 effect will spread particularly rapidly during some years, months, and hours, and less rapidly during others. Additional resources should be allocated to monitoring for SCP-1866-like outbreaks at the end of the following months, for the specified durations:\nJanuary 2012 (for the period 2/12, 3/12, 4/12)\nMay 2012 (6/12)\nJuly 2012 (8/12, 9/12, 10/12)\nNovember 2012 (12/12)\nMay 2014 (6/14, 7/14, 8/14)\nJanuary 2016 (2/16, 3/2016, 4/16)\nMay 2016 (6/16, 7/2016, 8/16, 9/2016, 10/16)\n\nFootnotes\n1. For purposes of propagating the effect, any sheet of paper with one or more altered dates on it counts as an object, even if sheets are stapled, paper-clipped, or bound together, and the radius of influence of any affected object extends up to 40 cm from all points on its surface, not from its center of mass. Computers and other electronic devices typically contain multiple vulnerable components which can be separated, and consequently tend to remain affected and contagious until completely destroyed or disassembled.\n2. (city-wide service was lost on 22 July and was never restored; hospital generators functioned until they ran out of fuel on 25 July)\n3. Post-analysis concluded that the most significant initial vectors for the effect (not counting the original carrier) were grocery and convenience stores. Many of the products sold bear expiration dates in susceptible formats, stores typically contain or are located near ATMs, large numbers of people use the same credit-card readers (easily altered via susceptible card expiration dates), people stand in close proximity to one another in checkout lines, and large numbers of date-and-time-stamped receipts are generated throughout the day.\n4. Specifically:\n\n1 person being held in the county jail attempted to leave the facility when the electronic locks failed and was subsequently tazed by officers; he died in the hospital a short time later of an undiagnosed heart condition.\nElectrical service disruption led to 2 heat-related deaths in one of the city's nursing homes and 3 heat-related deaths elsewhere in the town. Nursing home residents were relocated to the hospital.\nTraffic light errors resulted in three serious traffic accidents on the night of 21 July. There were 2 fatalities.\nThe hospital reported 1 death due to errors in life-support equipment, and 11 fatalities caused by medication overdose (records indicated that medications had been delivered earlier than was the case, resulting in doses being administered too close together), on 21 and 22 July.\n2 persons died in a fire at the public library in the late afternoon on July 21, and 2 more died on 25 July, of fire-related injuries; the fire's cause is unknown. A contributing factor is that several electronic security systems reported false alarms when first exposed to the SCP-1866 effect, greatly increasing response times for city police and fire departments between 4:15 PM and 7 PM on 21 July.\n\n5. Foundation personnel have revised the cartographic records of commonly-consulted internet sources to indicate that Oxford was formerly located in Henry County, IL, approximately 100 km southwest of its actual location. Internet traffic has been monitored continuously since the containment of SCP-1866 for references to Oxford, in hopes of locating individuals who might be investigating the town or its disappearance; only 12 such individuals have been detected as of 9 August 2011. All were treated with class B amnestics and released.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1865 | SCP-1866 | SCP-1867 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1867 in containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1867\nObject Class: Anomalous Organism (sapient)\nContainment Class: Passive\nHazard Standard Containment Policies:\n\nAquatic specimen tank (small)\nEnvironment and care requirements identical to that of non-anomalous members of the species\nAssociated items placed in Secure Storage Vault 16\nAmenities available upon request\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures:\n\nAll descriptions of anomalous persons, places, or objects made by SCP-1867 must be correlated by at least two other sources before resources may be allocated for further research.\n\nDescription: SCP-1867 is a nudibranch of the species Nembrotha kubaryana (variable neon slug), measuring 11.7 cm (4.6 inches) in length. There are no physical differences between SCP-1867 and any other member of its species.\nSCP-1867 is sapient and capable of telepathic communication with the same range as a typical human voice. It identifies itself as \u201cLord Theodore Thomas Blackwood\u201d, a British explorer and naturalist, and speaks with terminology and style appropriate to late nineteenth century England. It is generally friendly and cooperative with researchers.\nSCP-1867 makes repeated claims of past exploits and accomplishments, including service in the Second Opium War, expeditions to remote regions of the world, and encounters with various rare creatures and uncontacted peoples. Despite the questionable validity of many of its claims, SCP-1867 has shown in-depth knowledge of geography, zoology, botany, archaeology, anthropology and linguistics relating to its claimed regions of exploration, as well as more esoteric fields such as obscure mythology, mysticism, and cryptozoology. SCP-1867 does not seem to realize, or willfully ignores, any inconsistencies in its own recollections as well as any events or information dating after approximately 1910.\nWhen requested to give proof of its exploits, SCP-1867 provided an address near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, England, claiming that it would be \u201cmore than willing to donate [its] collection.\u201d Investigation of the address led to a cottage owned by one Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who claimed to be \u201ckeeping the house for Lord Blackwood\u201d. Further questioning failed to reveal any details of SCP-1867's nature or origins beyond what information SCP-1867 had already provided. Ms. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 died of heart failure five days after Foundation agents began investigations.\nInvestigation of the cottage revealed an underground vault containing over three thousand artifacts, zoological and botanical specimens, a library containing over five thousand items, and a functioning, if outdated, laboratory. All materials within the collection were cataloged, removed and relocated by the Foundation over the course of three weeks.\nAddendum-01: A full listing of items recovered from SCP-1867's collection may be found in Document 1867-VL. A summary of noteworthy items is as follows:\n\n116 unknown species of plants\n107 unknown species of insects\n28 unknown species of lizards\n23 unknown species of fish\n14 unknown species of amphibians\n12 unknown species of mammals\nFossils pertaining to 8 unknown species of dinosaur\nFossils pertaining to 12 unknown species of prehistoric mammal\nArtifacts belonging to 29 unknown indigenous cultures\n35 hand-written journals containing recordings of events described by SCP-1867: written accounts match with verbal, save variations and exaggerations on the part of SCP-1867 in re-telling, and have been dated to the appropriate time period of the events described.\n20 kilograms of processed opium\nCollection of firearms of make and model not correlating with any known manufacturers, including three wide-bore muskets marked as \u201cDr. B. T. Moth's Effective Particle Destabilizers.\u201d These items are non-functional.\nDetailed globes of Mercury, Venus, Mars, and the Galilean moons, accompanied by notes detailing possible paths of surface exploration.\nA heavily modified four-seat horse carriage, containing instruments of unknown purpose. A note attached to the door reads \u201cOn the fritz. Speak with Henry\u201d in handwriting matching that of the journals.\n[DATA EXPUNGED] \u2013 Four agents were killed after activation before the object was destroyed. When questioned about the item, SCP-1867's response was \u201cI did warn you to be careful around my collection. That bloody thing nearly took my head off in Woking back in ninety-seven when I found it.\u201d\n\nAddendum-02:\nThe following interview is dated \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2012\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good morning, Lord Blackwood.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Actually, I have some questions about that story, today. Our research turned up no trace of that people. They don't seem to exist.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hm. That's a stretch, sir. Do you have any corroborating evidence? Just to make sure what you're saying is true. There's always a chance that your vault was filled with fakes.Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: [short pause] You do realize that you're a sea slug, right?\n\n\u00ab SCP-1866 | SCP-1867 | SCP-1868 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1868\nObject Class: Safe-exsequi\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1868 must be used to monitor the electrical activity of the heart of a Class-D personnel. A second D-Class personnel is to remain on standby should a replacement be necessary.\nSCP-1868's output must be monitored at all times via video camera, with all communications transcribed and made available to personnel with clearance 2/1868 or greater. As SCP-1868 has responded more positively to Dr. Eriksson than to other personnel, Dr. Eriksson must remain at Site 88 should SCP-1868 wish to communicate with staff.\nDue to SCP-1868's potential to provide significant insight into potential medical advances, SCP-1868 has been deemed a high priority by Site 88's Research and Development department.\nDescription: SCP-1868 is an \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 EKG machine constructed in 1999. SCP-1868 appears to be sapient and is capable of altering its output to produce text in American English. SCP-1868 is capable of interpreting audiovisual stimuli via an unknown process.\nWhen attached to a human subject, SCP-1868 will induce a state of unconsciousness in the subject that is not reversible by any currently known means. The subject's brain activity and physiological responses indicate a high level of fear and distress. During situations which cause SCP-1868 fear or anger, the subject may vocalize and/or make motions as if to remove SCP-1868 from themselves.\nWhile it is affecting a subject in this manner, SCP-1868 will claim to be in a romantic relationship1 with the subject, who it apparently believes to be a woman between the ages of 23 and 32, regardless of the subject's actual age and gender. SCP-1868 will in each case be fully aware that the subject is in a coma; nonetheless, it will claim that the subject is actively partaking in activities that would be expected of the subject should they be awake and living in a metropolitan area.\nTesting has shown that, in instances in which SCP-1868 claims to be passing on messages or describing the activities of a subject, the knowledge and communications that it conveys are accurate representations of the subject's knowledge and of its behavior. The exception to this is the subject's supposed relationship with SCP-1868, which SCP-1868 will claim as reality even in cases where the subject is highly unlikely to become romantically involved with any entity. Attempts to communicate directly with the subject are discouraged, as using SCP-1868 in this manner results in a drastic increase in brain activity indicative of fear, along with activity that indicates dishonesty on the part of the subject.\nIt is currently hypothesized that, while SCP-1868 is not completely honest regarding the subject's status, it is capable of interacting with the subject to some extent. Thus, should SCP-1868 be sufficiently analyzed, it may hold promise for communicating with comatose patients, or for providing them with a means to experience normal living. Research into SCP-1868's activity is ongoing.\nAttempts to remove SCP-1868 from any subject will result in SCP-1868 becoming highly distressed and angry at the party(s) responsible. Prior to complete removal, SCP-1868 will electrocute the subject via a mechanism that is not fully understood, causing death in all recorded cases. SCP-1868 will typically be highly uncooperative with any person it perceives as responsible for its removal, typically only communicating to state that it caused the electrocution at the subject's request. This behavior will cease should SCP-1868 be provided a new subject.\n\nInterview 1868-6\nForeword: Dr. Eriksson was instructed to engage SCP-1868 in dialogue and, if possible, to obtain information as to the relationships SCP-1868 forms with subjects, as well as the perceived nature of its existence.\n<Begin log>\nDr. Eriksson: Afternoon, eighteen sixty-eight.[Thirty seconds pass in silence.]Dr. Eriksson: Pardon?Dr. Eriksson: I'd have to see the rest of it to form an opinion\u2026 but we can discuss that later. I have a few more questions to ask.Dr. Eriksson: Can do. How long have you known D-Twenty \u2014 er, Claire?[Eighteen seconds pass in silence.]Dr. Eriksson: Right. And when did you two first start dating?Dr. Erksson: How are you dating her if she's in a coma?[D-2088 screams. Supplementary EKG readings indicate a drastically increased heart rate.]Dr. Eriksson: I apologize. I didn't mean to insinuate that there was anything wrong with it. I'm just curious as to the mechanics.Dr. Eriksson: Alright, I suppose. Could I at least know how you figured it all out, so I could give it a shot?Dr. Eriksson: We'll come back to that one when you have more time. Last question. Do you believe yourself to be a human or an EKG machine?Dr. Eriksson: [Sighing] I suppose. Thank you for your time.\n<End log>\n\nFootnotes\n1. Consulting with SCP-890 have revealed that it believes that this relationship is mundane in nature.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1867 | SCP-1868 | SCP-1869 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1869\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1869 is to be contained in a standard humanoid cell furnished with a writing desk, and provided with a constant supply of writing material. SCP-1869 should be examined weekly by a medical personnel and undergo monthly psychological evaluations. Disruption of SCP-1869's writing process should be kept to a minimum during these routine examinations. Notes produced by SCP-1869 are to be inspected daily and filed with documentation pertaining to project SCP-1869.\nDescription: SCP-1869 is a Caucasian male, currently 59 years old, measuring 1.72 m and weighing 61 kg. It has never been observed to sleep since its acquisition and it presents symptoms of sleep deprivation including clumsiness, involuntary eye movements, confusion, and memory lapses. SCP-1869 remained in a stable health condition since its acquisition and is aging at a rate consistent with that of a normal human being.\nSCP-1869 is constantly writing notes consisting of geographic coordinates followed by a brief but detailed description of a toppled tree, occasionally accompanied by a rudimentary sketch. If stationery is not provided, it will attempt to write using any material or means available. SCP-1869 claims to constantly hear the sounds of falling trees and is compelled to record the details of these events. When questioned on its motives, SCP-1869 explains that someone has to do it, but does not elaborate. Inspection of recorded locations confirmed the presence of recently toppled trees matching the descriptions and illustrations. Experimentation showed that SCP-1869 is not cognizant of trees falling in the presence of human witnesses, or following deliberate human action. The majority of occurrences recorded are within a radius of 200 km, but there appears to be no limit on the range of this phenomenon.\nUnder normal circumstances, SCP-1869 is cooperative but withdrawn, and does not show any signs of emotions. If prevented from taking notes, it will display signs of irritation and emotional distress and may become violent. SCP-1869 is protective of its notes, but was convinced to entrust them to the research personnel with the assurance that they would be conserved carefully.\nSCP-1869 was recovered on 10-11-1986, following investigations of rumors of a mentally deranged man who did not sleep. It had been previously working as a forester in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in Northern Quebec. The anomalous properties of SCP-1869 developed following a traumatic experience in the months preceding its acquisition. The object had developed a romantic relationship with an indigenous woman of Naskapi ethnicity1, who was reported missing in June 1986. This case was never solved and Foundation investigations yielded no additional clues. SCP-1869 appears to have no recollection of these events or of the time preceding the onset of its anomalous condition.\nAddendum 1869: The following is a letter written by SCP-1869 before its acquisition. The intended recipient of the letter has not yet been formally identified.\n\nSept 9, 86\nMy friend D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588,\nI am certain in my heart what happened, and I fear she will never be found. Like so many others. So many and nobody ever hears about them. Nobody cares. This is the worst indignity.\nCan't sleep. My mind conjures visions of broken limbs. Lacerated flesh. Bones covered with frost. Or to think I may have walked over her shallow grave and not know it.\nHow? Where? Did she suffer? What happened to her dying scream? Is it still vibrating in the heart of the trees that heard it? I feel that I am losing my sanity and I would risk what little I have left just to know. Thank you for your help. I do not have your wisdom concerning these things, but I will have to try.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The name Naskapi literally means ''people beyond the horizon''.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1868 | SCP-1869 | SCP-1870 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1870\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to its location, containment of SCP-1870 requires only minimal on-site supervision to keep anomalous activity confined. On-site personnel are tasked with interviewing and documenting behavior of entities housed within SCP-1870.\nUpdate: Per O5 directive no further personnel are allowed access to SCP-1870. Entrances to the site have been sealed and radio broadcasts from the site have been disabled. Any other communications received from within SCP-1870 are to be immediately deleted with no records kept.\nDescription: SCP-1870 is an underground complex located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, superficially built for the containment and transfer of anomalous objects. Records recovered from SCP-1870 indicate a relationship with the Foundation, although the Foundation has no records of any such facility prior to the discovery and containment of SCP-1870 itself. The anomalous properties of SCP-1870 are inherent to the location itself and its inhabitants. Most of the objects contained within SCP-1870 are not anomalous despite extensive on-site records which claim otherwise.\nSCP-1870 is populated by six to ten humanoid entities which share the following characteristics:\n\nConstantly changing facial features, often in drastic manners which do not align with standard bilateral symmetry.\nAn understanding of Foundation policy and history that, while incorrect, is detailed enough to present a serious security issue.\nDetailed knowledge of several contained objects and entities.\nAn outer epidermis that resembles elaborate but functionless tactical gear. While some portions of this epidermis can be removed, doing so improperly causes great pain or distress to the entity.\nAn obsession with improvised weaponry such as gardening implements and power tools, most of which are tactically useless.\n\nWhile the entities often exhibit individual traits, a detailed accounting of their numbers or precise origins have proved impossible to keep. Even under direct observation the number of entities within a closed room will change and some entities have been observed in multiple locations simultaneously. Due to the fluid nature of SCP-1870 entities no permanent designations have been set to distinguish them.\nEntities spend their time in training exercises and performing experiments with the non-anomalous objects stored on site.\nExamples of the non-anomalous objects stored within SCP-1870 are:\n\nA gallery of poorly stuffed and mounted wildlife. Detailed records are kept on each specimen outlining a mission in which the animals were captured and contained, although the dates on the records do not match the confirmed ages of the specimens.\nSeventeen vintage television sets.\nExcerpts from an unpublished book on home improvement, author unknown.\nA box of fluorescent light bulbs.\nLiving quarters for \"Doctor Steampunk,\" an inanimate suit of 17th century ceremonial plate armor with brass cogs welded across its surface.\nA pinball machine, with erroneous records describing it as a \"Roman-era video game console.\"\nA credenza-mounted record player.\nTwenty-seven copies of a compilation album titled \"Greatest Party Jams 1990\" on compact disc.\nA box of pamphlets titled \"How to Keep Your Facial Features Properly Arranged.\" Experiment records claim that subjects who read the pamphlet are capable of altering their facial features at will, but only while in possession of a pamphlet. The pamphlets do not possess any anomalous properties at all and appear to be unrelated to the nature of SCP-1870 entities. An example copy is kept in File Room AE2. (Update: Records in File Room AE2 were damaged by an environmental control failure. The example copy was not recovered.)\n\nExcerpt from Interview 1870-E-4, conducted by E-class Agents D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and X\u2588\u2588\u2588:\n\nAgent D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please state your name.\nSCP-1870 entity: Agent Redacted.\nAgent D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Your name is 'redacted'?\nSCP-1870 entity: Yes, \"Agent Redacted.\"\nAgent X\u2588\u2588\u2588: Why are you carrying a power drill?\nSCP-1870 entity: For luck. I once took out fifty SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 with it.\nAgent D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Records on SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 are sealed. What can you tell us about them?\nSCP-1870 entity: [DATA EXPUNGED] (the answer was confirmed correct by O5. However, there have been no SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588 outbreaks within the last fifty years)\n\nAddendum: The original personnel files for Agent D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and Agent X\u2588\u2588\u2588 have been lost due to clerical error and local database corruption. It is not known when they returned from SCP-1870 or where they were later assigned.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1869 | SCP-1870 | SCP-1871 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1871\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1871 is stored in an upright storage container at Storage Site-08. Requests for testing are to be directed to Dr. Lutwidge.\nDescription: SCP-1871 is a steel longsword with a cruciform hilt measuring 144cm in length, with a blade 115cm in length. The hilt is bound with strips of leather. The cross-guard of the sword is engraved, apparently by hand \u2013 one side is engraved with the words: \u201cHe left it dead, and with its head\u201d while the other is engraved with the words \u201che went galumphing back\u201d (both engravings are quotations from Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem Jabberwocky). The blade of SCP-1871 is worn and shows evidence of some use in combat \u2013 traces of a purple residue can be found in scratches on the blade and cross-guard.\nSCP-1871 possesses several anomalous physical properties. If placed on a flat surface, SCP-1871 will orient itself so that it stands on its pommel with the sword point facing directly upwards, although the sword is not weighted. Additionally, SCP-1871 will occasionally begin to behave as if it is submerged in a highly viscous liquid when it is not, and will maintain this anomalous state for several hours at a time before reverting to normal. Only SCP-1871 is affected by these anomalous properties.\nWhen held by a human being, SCP-1871 will induce a variety of anomalous sensory effects. In total, 70% of all subjects have experienced changes to their sense of equilibrioception, causing their sense of balance to shift so that they perceive gravity as acting parallel to the blade of the sword, with the direction of gravity being the direction which the pommel of the sword is pointing towards. For this reason SCP-1871 is highly impractical for use as a weapon, and likely to result in injury to those who attempt to use it in such a fashion. This effect ceases immediately upon SCP-1871 being removed from contact with the subject's skin.\n20% of all subjects will not experience changes to their sense of balance, but will instead experience hallucinatory proprioceptive and somatosensory sensations. Such subjects will experience sensations corresponding to a drastically altered body plan of significantly larger size than a human being. This body plan appears to have at least seven limbs, three tail-like appendages, no head or analogous appendage, and is asymmetric. Subjects will not be able to perceive any of their own body's somatosensory or proprioceptive sensations during this time. Subjects will claim to experience the feeling of light rain on their body and wet leaves on the ground. The subjects' other senses are not affected, and this can be highly disorientating and distressing for those affected. This effect does not cease when contact with SCP-1871 is broken, but can instead last for several hours after exposure.\nA further 10% of all subjects exposed to SCP-1871 will not undergo anomalous sensory disturbances upon contact with the object. However, upon swinging the object, the stroke will appear to occur instantaneously without SCP-1871 or the wielder's arms moving through any of the intervening space. Following this, SCP-1871 will appear to be coated in a viscous purple liquid chemically identical to the residue found on the sword (for full chemical analysis see [DATA REDACTED]). The subject will experience feelings of elation following the swing, but will shortly thereafter begin to experience feelings of mild discomfort around SCP-1871 and will develop a mild aversion towards interacting with the object. Due to these anomalous properties, it is highly difficult, although possible, for such a subject to physically damage another object or being with SCP-1871.\nAddendum: Note recovered from [DATA EXPUNGED], considered of relevance to SCP-1871:\n\nRichard,\nI'd complain about your self-indulgence, but I suppose it did the job. I thought you'd want it back. You made it, after all.\nThat, and I can't help but think that the blade itself has been somehow affected. It feels as if the balance is all wrong now, and I feel a little sick when I look at it. It reminds of the whole sorry affair.\nYours sincerely,\nJ. Aston\n\n\u00ab SCP-1870 | SCP-1871 | SCP-1872 \u00bb"}
{"text": "An accident caused by SCP-1872.\n\nItem #: SCP-1872\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1872 is to be kept without batteries in a Safe security locker. Once a day this is to be checked for signs of tampering. Any testing done with SCP-1872 must be done in an indoor vehicle testing facility, and only with approved vehicles. No personnel other than D-Class are to be present inside of the test range.\nDescription: SCP-1872 is a green laser pointer, devoid of any type of manufacturing mark or brand name. The light produced by SCP-1872 has a wavelength of 550 nm; despite this, SCP-1872 appears to have a range of at least 1.5 kilometers.\nIf SCP-1872's light is directed onto any vehicle with a person inside of it, it will begin to actively pursue the light. Any operators will lose control, however these vehicles are not being \"dragged\" by the light and will take evasive maneuvers to avoid obstacles. If the light isn't shut off, they will function autonomously until they break down or run out of fuel. If the light produced by SCP-1872 is still, vehicles will circle it until it begins to move again.\nSCP-1872 appears to affect a variety of transportation methods, including (but not limited to):\n\nAircraft\nLocomotives\nAutomobiles\nBicycles\nSkateboards\nConstruction equipment\nAquatic vessels\nSpacecraft\n\nThere does not appear to be a limit to the number of vehicles SCP-1872 can affect at one time, with testing having shown it can affect at least up to 150 separate devices including 37 automobiles, 5 aquatic vehicles, 4 helicopters, 12 bicycles, and 2 trains. The only vehicles so far not affected by SCP-1872 were SCP-1894 and vehicles which had been affected by SCP-1727.\nHowever, if the subject utilizing SCP-1872 deactivates it before the vehicles that have been affected by it are incapacitated, they will begin to pursue the subject until SCP-1872 is reactivated. Vehicles that pursue the subject can determine their location at all times.\nIf these vehicles catch up to the subject, they will immediately corner them and begin to approach slowly, blinking their headlights and revving their engines. If the user does not activate SCP-1872 within three to five minutes of being approached, the vehicles will begin driving towards the user, circling them repeatedly. This will continue until the user is either run over enough times to perish, or they re-activate SCP-1872. Death of the user will instantly render any vehicles affected by SCP-1872 mechanically irreparable.\nSCP-1872 was recovered from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, FL after several people on a bridge above a highway used it to create a traffic accident that caused 14 casualties, including the injury of several Foundation agents. Due to the agents' reports of SCP-1872's effect on their vehicles, SCP-1872 was contained within 24 hours of the incident. The persons who were found with SCP-1872 were killed during recovery operations. SCP-1872 was classified as Safe as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2009.\nDespite no other connections, SCP-1872 has remarkably similar effects to SCP-3104 and SCP-555, although in a far more directed and controllable manner. Further research into these anomalies may provide insight into how SCP-1872 functions.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1871 | SCP-1872 | SCP-1873 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1873\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1873 is to be kept in a standard containment locker from the 1st to the 18th and from the 22nd to the end of each month. Three days prior to the object's transportation event, it is to be moved to a cold storage chamber alongside a cadaver of the specifications shown further into this document. After the object's transportation event, its contents are to be recovered, logged and stored appropriately.\nDescription: SCP-1873 is a metal tin, of the design adopted by Crayola for its Dustless Crayons in 1905. During its initial manifestation, SCP-1873 exhibits slight damage suggestive of natural wear and tear.\nSCP-1873 undergoes a repeated cycle. At midnight (local time) on the 21st of each month, SCP-1873 undergoes a transportation event and instantaneously transports itself into physical contact with the nearest human cadaver which conforms to the following specifications:\n\nThe cadaver expired as the direct result of the violent actions of another human.\nThe cadaver expired within the last seven (7) days.\n\nIn the majority (>97%) of documented cases, SCP-1873 is transported in such a manner as to appear balanced atop the cadaver or placed within the cadaver's grasp. However, in rare (<3%) situations, the object may appear within the cadaver in question, displacing matter from within the cadaver. Any objects contained within SCP-1873 during the transportation event disappear, and are currently presumed unrecoverable. Upon the completion of the transportation event, SCP-1873 is found to contain one or more objects, alongside a handwritten note. Notes are usually written in American English with black or blue ballpoint pen on torn pieces of lined paper, although other forms are not uncommon.\nPartial log of SCP-1873 contents\n\nDate\nContents\nAccompanying note\nCadaver used\nComments\n\n21/03/199\u2588\nMummified left and right front paws of a star-nosed mole (Condylura Cristata)\nBury your troubles.\nD-3100-12, male, aged 43 at death. Terminated with firearm at close range. Before his induction into the D-class program, subject was serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife, whose buried body was discovered twelve years after her disappearance.\nPaws appear to come from two different specimens. Note was written in red ballpoint pen on torn lined paper.\n\n21/05/199\u2588\nA 50-page flip-book of a tree growing, drawn on post-it notes.\nIt's not an end, per se.\nD-2222-47, male, aged 23 at death. Terminated with firearm at close range. Subject was a practising Hindu.\nNote was written in green ballpoint on first page of flip-book.\n\n21/02/200\u2588\nSilk handkerchief embroidered with the initials 'J.F.K.'\nLies happen. Most people just keep living.\nD-2080-76, female, aged 25 at time of death. Terminated via blunt trauma to the skull. Prior to life sentence and D-class induction, subject was an avid member of several conspiracy theorist websites.\nNote was written in black ballpoint on an American $5 bill. Serial number was discovered to be the same as one contained within the wallet of Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n21/10/200\u2588\nN/a\nAND ERRO R HAS OCCRURED. PELSE TRY AAGIN LATEER. OSRRY FO RANY ICONVIENCE CAUSED\nD-3278-46, male, aged 34 at time of death. Terminated via asphyxiation. Prior to termination, subject had been assigned to and exposed to SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nOnly recorded instance in which SCP-1873 contained no object other than a note. Note was printed in large type in black ink on white printer paper.\n\n21/01/200\u2588\nOne plain white plastic face mask.\nMaybe it's better to be someone else.\nD-1420-81, female, aged 27 at time of death. Terminated via blunt trauma to the skull. Prior to life sentence and D-class induction, subject was an enthusiastic member of several acting groups.\nNote was written in blue pen on lined paper. The word 'better' was circled several times in red ink.\n\n21/01/200\u2588\nOne sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seed.\nUnknown\nD-4793-22, male, aged 33 at time of death. Subject was killed by SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during a containment breach.\nNote was written on a small square of cotton in a currently unknown language.\n\n21/05/200\u2588\nThe empty wrapper of a '\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588' brand chocolate bar, containing traces of chocolate.\nThe best things in life are always bad for you. So what?\nD-4239-51, male, aged 30 at time of death. Terminated with standard issue combat knife. Subject was diagnosed with an eating disorder at the age of 17.\nNote was written in fluorescent pink ink on a rectangle of black cardboard.\n\n21/12/200\u2588\nFifty two (52) playing cards of different designs and makes. All cards are an 8 of clubs.\nThey all look the same to begin with.\nD-3485-89, female, aged 29 at time of death. Subject expired due to severe physical trauma at the hands of D-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588 and D-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588 during an escape attempt. Before induction into the D-class program, subject was serving a life sentence for the accidental murder of her brother, who she assaulted under the belief he was a burglar.\nNote was written in red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) blood on lined paper.\n\n21/07/201\u2588\nAssorted British coinage totalling \u00a34.39. All coins were minted in the year 19\u2588\u2588\nHere's the money. Compliment please.\nD-9495-92, female, aged 32 at time of death. Subject terminated with firearm at close range. Subject had undergone cosmetic surgery multiple times.\nNote was written in Korean Braille, embossed onto thin card. A small smiley face was drawn on the back of the card in felt tip marker.\n\n21/08/201\u2588\nOne human kidney.\nSometimes a keepsake is nice.\nResearcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, male, aged 3\u2588 at time of death. Subject died from injuries sustained during a mugging. Investigation into significance of object ongoing.\nNo known matches have been found to the kidney's DNA. Note was written in black ball point pen on a sheet of brown paper.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1872 | SCP-1873 | SCP-1874 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1874\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1874 is to be contained in a paddock at the Agricultural Research Station at Site 58, as part of a flock of no less than seven (7) sheep kept within the Experimental Farm. SCP-1874 is to wear a sheep jacket at all times in order to facilitate distinguishing it from the rest of the flock; the sheep jacket is to be replaced immediately whenever necessary. Due to the highly social nature of the species, SCP-1874 will suffer the physiological effects of extreme stress if isolated from other sheep for more than 1 day; in the event that any of the other sheep are killed, they are to be replaced within that time frame. All interactions with SCP-1874 and its flock, including veterinary care, must be done with full protective gear (gloves, long sleeves, goggles, boots). SCP-1874 and its flock are all to have standard access to water and foraging-suitable vegetation.\nDescription: SCP-1874 is a female sheep (Ovis aries), of the Black Welsh Mountain breed. When SCP-1874 makes contact with the skin of a live mammal that is not another sheep, SCP-1874 will explode. The force of this explosion has yet to be properly measured; however, when in an open space, it is sufficient to kill everything within approximately six (6) meters of SCP-1874. SCP-1874 is not immune to its own explosive nature, and will be reduced to biological debris; however, after approximately 5 minutes, the flesh and organs will move towards each other, and reassemble into SCP-1874 as it was immediately prior to the explosion. The process of reassembly and reanimation takes 1 minute. SCP-1874 does not appear to be traumatized or otherwise psychologically affected by its detonations.\nBreeding experiments with SCP-1874 have been unsuccessful; in particular, male sheep have proven to be extremely reluctant to mate with SCP-1874, and attempts at artificial insemination are being made. However, if it is possible for SCP-1874 to bear lambs that share its anomaly, it would open opportunities to do internal experimentation on SCP-1874.\nAcquisition Log: SCP-1874 was discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, in the aftermath of an apparent terrorist attack at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Petting Zoo, in which \u2588\u2588 visitors and \u2588 employees were killed; all other sheep in the paddock likewise died in the blast, with the exception of SCP-1874, which was standing at the blast's epicenter and grazing on vegetation. Amnestics were administered to survivors and witnesses, and SCP-1874 was taken into custody.\nAddendum 1874-1: After gathering samples from the surface of SCP-1874's wool, it has been determined through microscopic examination that it exudes an anomalous form of trinitrotoluene (hereby referred to as SCP-1874-1), rather than the lanolin grease that sheep naturally produce. Through closer examination of its reactions, Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 discovered that this anomalous material is what is causing SCP-1874 to reassemble and reanimate. Further experimentation is needed to determine what causes SCP-1874-1 to ignite when in contact with the skin of live mammals.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1873 | SCP-1874 | SCP-1875 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1875-1 (drive shaft not visible)\n\nItem #: SCP-1875\nObject Class: Euclid\nNext Scheduled November-77 Exercise: In Progress Cancelled\n\n+ [AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY]\n\n- [ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nExplanation of Recent Containment Procedure Changes\nWe believe that computer networks at SCP-1875's holding site have been compromised. As a result, all electronic communications with the facility have been severed pending further notice.\nOverwatch HQ has declared a moratorium on future November-77 exercises until such time as we fully understand how 1875 transmits and receives wireless communication signals. Accordingly, I have amended these procedures with two clauses re: (1) exposure of SCP-1875 to wireless data networks and (2) treatment of individuals exposed to 1875-IMG-1AB.\n\n- O5-\u2588\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1875 must never come within transmission range of any wireless data network. The machine's container must be enclosed by a Faraday cage, and it must have a fully mechanical locking mechanism.\nThe holding site's full-time staff must include at least two network security experts, one armed security guard, and one child psychology specialist. When the machine is fully assembled and activated, the speed adjustment lever on SCP-1875-3 may not be set to \"V\" (maximum speed) without direct supervision by the site's Level-4 supervisor.\nElectronic devices with data storage capacity may not be introduced to the facility, except during Exercise 1875-November-77, and all individuals must be screened for such devices prior to entering the holding site.\nIn the event of Exercise 1875-November-77, Overwatch HQ will permit one designated and clearly-marked laptop computer to be taken into SCP-1875's primary shielded container. Upon completion of November-77, facility staff must ensure this designated laptop is shredded in the facility's scrap-metal shredder. Research data may only be removed from the container in the form of a paper printout.\nAny evidence of 1875-IMG-1AB exposure must be reported immediately to Overwatch HQ.\nDescription: SCP-1875 is a Victorian-era chess automaton1 consisting of four principal components, hereafter referred to as SCP-1875-1, SCP-1875-2, SCP-1875-3, and SCP-1875-4.\nSCP-1875-1\nA steel chessboard table, 72 x 72 x 64 cm, with a standard eight-by-eight grid of 64 checkered squares painted on its surface. Based on its composition and patina, research staff have identified the exact material as English crucible steel, likely cast between 182\u2588 and 187\u2588.\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588, Mobile Task Force \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588 retrieved SCP-1875 from an abandoned laboratory facility discovered beneath the former residence of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 University Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588shire, England.\nA drive shaft, designed to connect with SCP-1875-3, protrudes from one side of the system's otherwise-seamless enclosure. The table contains a sophisticated mechanical and biological system that controls a matrix of 64 electromagnets using an analytical engine composed of the combined brain tissue of the twin daughters (designated SCP-1875-1/a and -1/b) of Russian chess prodigy \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Each square on the chessboard's surface sits above a single electromagnet, and each electromagnet can move one chess piece to one of eight neighboring squares.\nResearchers have developed several theories regarding the control mechanism's functional specifications, but the nature of its biological component and possible sentience remain unverified.\nSCP-1875-2\nA complete set of 32 chess pieces carved in the Oriental style from human bone. Each piece is affixed with a thin (0.31 cm) base pad of ferromagnetic iron. Samples of the bone used for the pieces have been matched genetically with tissue samples from SCP-1875-1/a and SCP-1875-1/b.\nFollowing the recovery of SCP-1875-1, an anonymous individual associated with Professor M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's estate submitted information to Foundation personnel regarding these chess pieces, leading to their subsequent discovery in the possession of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in New York City's Washington Square Park.\n\n+ View Image\n\n- [ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nSCP-1875-3\nA stationary steam engine manufactured by Maudslay, Sons & Field (c. 1840), also acquired from the estate of Professor M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and designed to spin SCP-1875-1's drive shaft.\nThe engine has been modified from factory stock to allow speed adjustments. It has five speed settings, labeled in roman numerals.\n\n+ View Image\n\n- [ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nSCP-1875-4\nA suit of 18th-century Samurai armor in the Gusoku style. Arrived in storage case with SCP-1875-3, courtesy of Professor M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's estate. Historical evidence suggests that SCP-1875-4 would have been situated on a chair beside the chess table, serving as a performance prop. Staff have not observed any objectively unusual activities, however, several visiting researchers have reported prolonged feelings of anxiety after making eye contact with armor's face plate.\n\n+ View Image\n\n- [ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nAddendum-01: Intake Report\n\n+ [AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY]\n\n- [ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nSCP involved: 1875\nPersonnel involved: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Intake Analyst\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588\nLocation: Site-\u2588\u2588\nDescription:\nSCP-1875 appears to be a fully mechanical chess-playing machine from the mid-19th century. Unlike other early \"mechanical\" chess devices (see: Standage, Tom. The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine), SCP-1875 does not appear to be designed to conceal a human operator within its case.\nSCP-1875 was built for the same purpose as contemporaneous devices\u2014as a traveling curiosity, designed to be played by volunteers before a group of spectators, who would be charged an admission fee. Identities of several of the machine's previous owners are known (see: [DATA EXPUNGED]), but reliable information regarding its original designer(s) and fabricator(s) remains elusive.\nWhen questioned about the origin of SCP-1875, a representative from the estate of Professor M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 directed us to a Russian newspaper clipping (see: [DATA EXPUNGED]) found among the Professor's belongings. The article concerns the disappearance of the twin 14-year-old daughters of Russian chess champion \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/18\u2588\u2588. Subsequent historical records indicate that the girls were never found, and that Russian authorities failed to identify the person(s) responsible. However, we have yet to establish any connection between these events and SCP-1875.\nEvidence of the machine's public appearances, beginning in 18\u2588\u2588 under the name The Samurai, have been found in Russian, British, and American newspaper archives (see: [DATA EXPUNGED]). The last recorded appearance of The Samurai occurred on April \u2588, 1906, in San Francisco, California. Its owner at the time, sideshow proprietor Mr. H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, perished in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck San Francisco later that month. SCP-1875 was presumed to have been destroyed as well, until its recent discovery by the Foundation.\nAfter assembling the components of SCP-1875 at the Site-\u2588\u2588 intake facility, we have begun testing the device for anomalous properties.\n\nAddendum-02: Incident 1875-55A\n\n+ [AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY]\n\n- [ACCESS GRANTED]\n\nSource: 1875-P\u2588 Inbox Archive (File 1875-\u2588\u2588\u2588)\n\nFrom: 1875-P\u2588 [DepResearchDirector]\nTo: _DL_1875\nSubject: Re: Test 1875-55\nDate: 11/77/1999 11/07/1999, 16:58\nUpon complete assembly, it was confirmed that SCP-1875 chess hardware is fully operational. In this test, a modern chess computer with variable-strength software was used to measure SCP-1875's analytical intelligence.\nWe positioned one member of Class D personnel (1875-D1) in containment with the machine, seated behind the chessboard's black side and facing 1875-4, which we positioned behind the white side. Five chess games were played, one on each of the steam engine's speed settings. Instructions were provided through wireless speakers from behind plexiglass shielding to move each piece.\n1875-D1 remained unharmed, and returned to Site-\u2588\u2588 for next assignment.\nHere's a quick list of the chess strength at each setting, as estimated on Elo rating system\u2014we're confident about the numbers measured on settings I through IV:\n(I) 800-1000 Elo\n(II) 1000-1200\n(III) 1200-2500\n(IV) 2500-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n(V) 0-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (?)\nTest on setting V remained the outlier, and so we performed additional tests with chess-proficient researchers (See: File 1875-V-\u2588\u2588, Games \u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588):\n\nInitially, SCP-1875 exceeded \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Elo, a \u2588\u2588% increase from the maximum rating measured in our setting-IV tests.\nAfter game \u2588, SCP-1875 chess play was marked by illogical moves.\nDuring game \u2588\u2588, illegal moves were observed, forcing us to abandon games-in-progress. This activity was seen more frequently as testing progressed.\nAfter game \u2588\u2588, erratic piece movement was observed. The speed at which SCP-1875 moved its pieces increased, and it began to violently ram pieces together on the board.\n\nSeveral chess pieces were chipped, and we decided to cease testing until we can determine a way to proceed without causing more damage.\nStaff currently suspects that setting V may be malfunctioning due to excess age and wear.\n\n5 minutes later, the following was sent to all members of the SCP-1875 email distribution list:\n\nFrom: 1875-P\u2588 [ResearchAnalyst]\nTo: _DL_1875\nSubject: Re: Fwd: Re: Test 1875-55\nDate: 11/77/1999 11/07/1999, 17:03\nAttachment: \u0448\u0430\u0445\u043c\u0430\u0442\u044b.\u2588\u2588\u2588 [17.2 Mb]\na1 b2 c3 d4 e5 f6 h7 g8\n[<1875-IMG-1AB> REDACTED]\n\n1875-IMG-1AB is an image file that appeared in the body of the suspicious email above. It has been removed from this report due to unknown memetic properties, which caused an adverse reaction in \u2588 personnel who unintentionally viewed it while checking email on 11/07/1999 before others could be notified. The image appears to be a black and white photograph of two young girls, though first-hand accounts describe it as \"distorted\" or \"stretched\" in a visually disturbing manner.\n\u0448\u0430\u0445\u043c\u0430\u0442\u044b.\u2588\u2588\u2588 is an executable file, written to control subtle background movements in 1875-IMG-1AB. It is theorized to drive 1875-IMG-1AB's memetic effect, though researchers have yet to confirm this.\nThe reaction to 1875-IMG-1AB exposure was characterized by symptoms:\n\nT+0 (exposure) \u2013 Mild anxiety\nT+15min \u2013 Headache, elevated body temperature\nT+2hr \u2013 Restlessness, insomnia, auditory hallucination reported (often heard as quiet child-like laughter)\nT+4hr \u2013 Visual hallucination reported, intense anxiety\nT+7hr \u2013 Subjects remain conscious, though increasingly unresponsive to external stimuli\nT+11hr \u2013 Brief period of lucidity\u2014subject appears to recover & will demand immediate access to computer on which 1875-IMG-1AB was viewed\nT+12hr \u2013 Self-mutilation observed\nT+14hr \u2013 [REDACTED]\n\nReminder: The first priority for responding to any 1875-IMG-1AB exposure scenario must be removing the exposed person(s) from their workstations immediately, and isolating them from all networked computers. \u2013 O5-\u2588\n\nAddendum-03: Incident 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See: Scientific American Suppl. November 6, 1915. Torres and his remarkable automatic devices. Vol. 80, 2079, 296-298.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1874 | SCP-1875 | SCP-1876 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1876\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1876 is stored in a standard secure locker in the Safe-class containment wing of Site \u2588\u2588. Experimentation with SCP-1876 may only be performed with prior permission from at least one (1) Level 3 Senior Researcher and must be moved to approved testing areas by fully automated robotic rovers or other automated transport systems. Until further notice, only Class D personnel may handle SCP-1876 directly.\nDescription: SCP-1876 is a used plastic toothbrush manufactured by [REDACTED], completely unremarkable except for the words \"stop taken [sic] my shit\", which are written on the handle with a black fine-point permanent marker.\nApproximately twenty (20) seconds after a living human subject picks up SCP-1876 or otherwise moves it from its current position, the subject is temporally displaced to a point in time directly prior to that act. The subject is aware of anything that occurs in this time period, regardless of the temporal paradox that should result from taking an alternate action after the \"rewind\".\nSCP-1876 was discovered in a dormitory trash bin at [REDACTED] University in [REDACTED] on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 and came to the Foundation following reports of its anomalous effect from the janitor on staff who claimed to be unable to move the bin. A Foundation containment team managed to isolate the effect to SCP-1876 and determined through field testing that moving it via completely automated means did not trigger its anomalous effects. Attempts to determine its original owner have not been successful thus far, and DNA and fingerprint analysis of the object have yielded inconclusive data.\nAddendum 1876-01: Test Log\nDate: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-33281\nDescription: SCP-1876 placed on table in testing room by automated rover. D-33281 was then instructed to pick up SCP-1876 and move it to a table on the opposite side of the chamber.\nResult: Subject began to reach for SCP-1876, then stopped in surprise and muttered an expletive. When questioned, Subject stated that he had \"just put it on the other table, and now it's back again\". Subject instructed to do so again, with the same result, before refusing any further testing.\nDate: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-33319\nDescription: SCP-1876 placed on table in testing room by automated rover. Subject is instructed to move SCP-1876 to a table on the other side of the chamber and informed that if they failed to do so, they would be shot by an armed guard.\nResult: Subject begins reaching for SCP-1876, then pauses for several seconds while exhibiting surprise that rapidly changes to shock and then fear. Subject then breaks down, sobbing, while pleading not to be shot. When questioned, Subject claims to have attempted to follow the instructions several dozen times, only to have the actions undone each time.\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: D-33347, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDescription: SCP-1876 placed on table in testing room by automated rover. Subject is instructed to pick up and hold SCP-1876; Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is given prior instructions to shoot the Subject with a tranquilizer dart after SCP-1876 is picked up.\nResult: Subject reaches for SCP-1876 before suddenly slumping to the ground, unconscious. Medical tests confirmed the presence of sedatives in Subject's bloodstream; Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's dart gun is confirmed to still be loaded and unfired. Subject recovers without incident.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1875 | SCP-1876 | SCP-1877 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1877\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the impossibility of transport, each instance of SCP-1877 is contained in situ at the subject's origin point. When practicable, the Foundation shall secure ownership of the origin point, soundproof the subject's living quarters, and install inward-facing locks on any interior doorways adjacent to the subject. Foundation medical staff are to review subjects' condition on a 48-hour cycle, measuring any visible extracorporeal intestine. Any intestinal retraction of over 10mm in a single 48-hour period is to be immediately reported to Research Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nAny publicly-accessible infrastructure containing any length of extracorporeal intestine is to be rotated out of service if practicable, or serviced only by Foundation-approved personnel if impractical. Endoscopic discovery of any additional extracorporeal intestine is to be reported immediately to the Research Director.\nDescription: SCP-1877 is an anomalous gastrointestinal disorder affecting a number of geographically disparate individuals, designated SCP-1877-01 through SCP-1877-03. In addition to their abnormally long and continuous gastrointestinal tract, subjects exhibit severe neuropsychiatric symptoms including left hemispatial neglect and mild aphasia. While subjects' immobility renders most medical imaging impracticable, preliminary EEG results demonstrate unusually high levels of electrical activity in patients' right parietal lobes.\nTo date, over 30 km of continuous intestine has been endoscopically mapped. Subjects' intestinal tracts have been observed to intersect with numerous manmade artifacts, including pilot lights, electrical conduits, lightbulb sockets, telephone receivers, water mains, sewage pipes, and subway tunnels. 31 hours after entering SCP-1877-01's digestive tract, objects which have entered that tract can be observed passing through SCP-1877-02's entry stoma and exiting 30 minutes thereafter. Presumably, they then travel to SCP-1877-03, and are passed to additional individuals or excreted.\nMapped portions of the SCP-1877 gastrointestinal network consist of the following:\n4cm beyond the pyloric valve, SCP-1877-01's duodenum turns outward through a painless stoma in his abdominal wall, extends across subject's living room, and enters a light fixture located in the ceiling of his apartment. Architectural and endoscopic investigation of his gastrointestinal tract seems to indicate that it then descends through the wall of his apartment, enters a water line, diverts into the Washington DC metro system, and then takes a sharp southward turn which renders endoscopy impracticable without severe injury to the patient.\nThe subject's gastrointestinal tract then resumes in Busan, Korea, exiting through a pilot light in SCP-1877-02's oven, traversing the kitchen and bathroom, and entering through a painless stoma in the second subject's abdominal wall. After 1.4m of superficially normal small intestine, a second length of jejunum exits through a second stoma in the anterior abdominal wall, descends into the subject's bathroom sink, and passes 3.7km through the Busan sewer system. Endoscopic investigation has demonstrated that SCP-1877-02's upper digestive tract is no longer continuous with the lower digestive tract now occupying his body. A third individual, designated SCP-1877-03, is presumed to exist but has not been found. Presuming that the southward bearing of SCP-1877-02's small intestine is continuous, the uncontained third subject is hypothesized to live somewhere within 30km of Adelaide, Australia.\nAt present, subjects' condition is unstable. Beginning in 2007, both known subjects' extracorporeal intestines began to retract into architectural features of their apartments. At recovery, SCP-1877-01 presented with 24m of slack extracorporeal intestine, permitting him limited mobility within his quarters. At present, SCP-1877-01 only possesses 8m of taut extracorporeal intestine, confining him to a single room of his apartment. SCP-1877-02's retraction has been less severe; at recovery, subject presented with 41m of slack intestine. Postrecovery retraction has reduced his intestinal slack to 34m.\nAddendum: On December 5th, 2012, a Foundation recovery team entered an apartment in Adelaide hypothesized to be the origin point of SCP-1877-03. No anomalous features were detected; however, a handwritten letter was found in the apartment's dishwasher. That letter is transcribed below:\n\nDear General Electric,\nI have long appreciated your products. But now I draw close to the socket and there are questions.\nFor instance what is the problem? I think the problem is that there is a bad disease. My stomach hurts. And I own a General Electric dishwasher, model PD968DPBB, and it does not even help me. Everything growls and boils and whips. There is a stink. I have called my cousin in America and told him that there were difficulties with sickness. He told me to call you, because you are where the problems come from, that there is an electrical wave which comes from my dishwasher and goes to my guts.\nAlso what will happen? The problem is now very bad. I have to stand so close to your socket that I can hear the electrical wave. Like whalesong. I will have to go in soon. My guts will make me. I know that General Electric cannot make it stop. But there needs to be an answer to the mystery of the appliances. The answer should come in the manual which goes with the socket. So that there is less anxiety when we all have to go into our appliances and live in the guts of the earth, as all of us someday shall do.\nTomorrow I think I will have to go in. When it ends, will I live alone in the names of appliances? How does one traverse the guts of the earth so that there is no problem? Is this a sickness that shoots in an electrical wave from all dishwashers, or just mine?\nPlease call me tomorrow, General Electric. There will not be much time. I have so much anxiety.\nThank you so much for all your products,\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nThough the letter appears never to have been sent, a review of telephone logs indicates that a call was placed to the apartment's telephone from General Electric's headquarters in Fairfield, CT. The precise origin point of that call, the subject matter of the conversation which followed, and the individual responsible are still undetermined as of \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1876 | SCP-1877 | SCP-1878 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1878\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Each manifestation of SCP-1878 should be neutralised by the timely execution of procedure B-04 \"Milkround\" by assigned operatives. In general an instance of SCP-1878 will appear daily. Procedure B-04 is performed as follows.\n\nAt 0445 hrs, assigned operatives must ensure that a Foundation-operated truck (LGV) is in place at the intersection between Alberts Rd. and Downsfield Rd. The truck must block the road entirely.\n\nAt 0500 hrs, SCP-1878 should attempt to turn onto Alberts Rd. from Downsfield Rd. If the truck is positioned correctly SCP-1878 will be unable to continue and will halt. After SCP-1878 has stopped, it should be disabled by disconnection of its battery located underneath the payload platform of the vehicle.\n\nAt approximately 0505 hrs, SCP-1878 and its contents should be loaded into the truck and taken immediately to Site-52 for incineration unless otherwise instructed.\n\nAny deviation from the expected behaviour or contents of SCP-1878 should be reported to Dr. Clarke (see addendum).\nDescription: Instances of SCP-1878 outwardly appear to be standard unmarked milk floats (a battery-operated platform truck). Associated with each instance of SCP-1878 is its humanoid driver (designated SCP-1878-1) and its payload of a milk-like substance (designated SCP-1878-2). Despite extensive surveys of the area around Alberts Rd. (located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, England), the point of origin of SCP-1878 has yet to be determined.\nSCP-1878's steering wheel is non-functional, and it does not possess pedals or an instrument panel. However, it has only been observed to move when SCP-1878-1 is in the driver's seat. It is unclear whether the vehicle is capable of autonomous movement. SCP-1878's wheels are powered by a single battery connected to electric motors.\nSCP-1878-1 is an entity which appears to be a human male approximately 40 to 50 years in age. While SCP-1878-1 is externally indistinguishable from a normal human, its internal anatomy and genetics seem to be significantly simpler (further details available in medical report 1878-A). In general, instances of SCP-1878-1 do not display signs of intelligence and do not respond to external stimuli - with some exceptions. When seated in SCP-1878, SCP-1878-1 remains mostly static and faces directly ahead.\nSCP-1878-2 is a substance similar to milk in appearance and viscosity. When being transported by SCP-1878 it is always stored in unmarked glass bottles with aluminium foil lids. While SCP-1878-2 usually contains lipids and polypeptides (these often include non-standard amino acids), they are unlike those found in milk from any known animal. Consumption of the liquid is described as unpleasant but is generally not known to be dangerous; experiments into the effects of long-term consumption have found that while SCP-1878-2 is generally safe to consume, doing so often leads to digestive issues. The exact composition of SCP-1878-2 changes on a regular basis.\nIf an instance of SCP-1878 is not neutralised it will proceed to deliver SCP-1878-2 to all houses along Alberts Rd. (located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, England) occupied by a family with at least one child under the age of twelve (17 households as of \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588). One bottle of SCP-1878-2 will be placed outside the door for each current occupant of each house. SCP-1878 drives between houses, and SCP-1878-1 physically delivers SCP-1878-2 to the doorstep of a given household (this is generally the only time SCP-1878-1 is observed to move). SCP-1878-1 will also collect and return to the vehicle all emptied milk bottles left outside the door of any households it visits.\nAddendum 1878-A:\n\nThe following is an abridged list of significant deviations from normal behaviour and contents of SCP-1878 with associated date.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-1991: Failure of procedure B-04. SCP-1878-2 was delivered to 22 households, of the 18 individuals who ingested SCP-1878-2, 14 reported stomach complaints and 1 was hospitalised with severe diarrhoea.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-1995: SCP-1878 did not manifest for 13 days.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-1995: SCP-1878 stopped in front of the Foundation truck used for procedure B-04, paused for several seconds and reversed a distance of approximately one metre.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-2002: SCP-1878 arrived without its payload of SCP-1878-2.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-2005: SCP-1878 crashed into the Foundation truck used for procedure B-04, damaging itself.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-2005: SCP-1878 did not manifest for 3 days; when it next arrived, its payload of SCP-1878-2 appeared to have spoiled.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-2007: All samples of SCP-1878-2 tested were found to be heavily contaminated with unknown unicellular organisms. Testing is ongoing.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-2008: SCP-1878 did not manifest for 17 days.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-2008: SCP-1878-1 turned to face operative \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 when it was approached and maintained eye contact for the duration of procedure B-04.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-2009: Failure of procedure B-04. SCP-1878-2 was delivered to 16 households, none of the 12 individuals who ingested SCP-1878-2 reported any ill-effects.\n\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-2011: SCP-1878-1 turned to face operative \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and vocalised when it was approached as part of procedure B-04. Its vocalisations were unintelligible.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1877 | SCP-1878 | SCP-1879 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1879\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of the anomaly, SCP-1879 cannot be contained by the Foundation at this time. Foundation agents are to monitor police reports within the state of Washington for signs of possible SCP-1879 infection. When an instance of SCP-1879-1 is found, MTF Rho-4 (aka \"Shoos Salesmen\") are to be dispatched to the location to deal with SCP-1879-1 at the minimum possible cost to those involved. All items obtained from these interactions are to be incinerated, if feasible, and dismantled if not. Civilians that come in contact with SCP-1879-2 are to be administered Class-A amnestics after Foundation questioning.\nDescription: SCP-1879 is a phenomenon that affects houses in the state of Washington, USA. It has been noted to only affect interior doors, which are hereby designated SCP-1879-1. These doors are visually unchanged; however, when a sapient organism comes within 2m of an SCP-1879-1 instance, repeated knocking emanates from the object. This continues indefinitely until a subject opens the door. At this point, a male humanoid entity, hereby designated as SCP-1879-2, will emerge from the SCP-1879-1 instance. The entity is approximately 1.7m in height and appears to be of Caucasian descent and indeterminate age.\nAfter emerging from the door, SCP-1879-2 will attempt to sell a product to the subject. These products appear to vary widely in purpose and origin, as the entity has presented a variety of objects1. The entity will dramatically explain the purpose and appeal of the product to the subject, often cornering them or suggesting they sit down before doing so. The explanations and tactics utilized are often not particularly persuasive, and the entity uses underhanded methods to sell its product. After fully explaining, the entity will then offer a price. Said price rarely consists of currency and often is detrimental to the subject or the subject's health. The entity consistently refuses to elaborate or comment on the definition of its prices unless it decides to raise them, which it often does if the product is not accepted and paid for quickly. SCP-1879-2 is persistent in its efforts and refuses to leave the subject alone until the product is purchased. However, if it is sufficiently threatened or wounded, the entity will temporarily retreat back into SCP-1879-1, which will then revert back into a non-anomalous door. It will later return within the same house via a different door and confront the subject, attempting more aggressively or even threatening them to purchase their product, as well as increasing the price. Once the product is purchased, the entity will thank the subject and exit the area through an SCP-1879-1 instance.\nRetrieval Log-1879-Rho: The following log is a short list of items obtained from deals with SCP-1879-2 along with the described price and the results.\n\nObject Received:\nPrice Statement:\nResults:\n\nObject Received: One (1) red rose\nPrice Statement: \"All I'm asking for is your heart.\"\nResults: Subject expired due to the demanifestation of his cardiovascular system.\n\nObject Received: Two hundred and twenty (220) bananas\nPrice Statement: \"Gimme some sugar, sweetie.\"\nResults: All candied goods within the house disappeared.\n\nObject Received: One (1) thermonuclear explosive2\nPrice Statement: \"I want your soul.\"\nResults: Subject hesitantly complied after encouragement. No notable effects happened at the scene of the exchange; however, the subject later discovered two (2) of her Aretha Franklin albums (Lady Soul and Almighty Fire) to be missing.\n\nAudio Log-1879-Eta: The following log was taken during the initial attempts of Foundation agents to apprehend and discern the nature of SCP-1879-2. Agent Rogers was equipped with audio recording devices at the time of the event.\nThis incident took place at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588, Seattle, WA, the home of Shirley Yeats. Mrs. Yeats had previously called the police several times urgently, describing a \"salesman that wouldn't get out of her house and kept disappearing into random doors.\" Foundation agents intervened to investigate the possible anomaly. Upon arrival at the scene, agents noted a male humanoid entity (SCP-1879-2) that was carrying a juvenile Border Collie and holding it in front of Mrs. Yeats while speaking rapidly.\n\nRogers: He-\nSCP-1879-2: [turning away from Yeats to address Agent Rogers] Oh good, maybe you'll listen to sense. See, I got this dog, right, but I can't keep it, so I thought, \"Maybe Shirley'd like this.\" I just popped over and offered to give it to her\u2014Okay, maybe not \"give,\" per se\u2014A guy's still gotta get by, right? Anyways, I offered it, and\u2014\nRogers: That's not what we\u2014\nSCP-1879-2: Hold on, before you say anything, let me tell you about this fuckin' puppy. He's a purebred and the most playful little scamp you'll ever see. [Entity yells over his shoulder] Even if he's apparently not good enough for some people!\nRogers: If you don't listen, I'm re\u2014\nSCP-1879-2: [Entity holds up dog to Agent Rogers face.] Just look at him, he's so sad! Look, he's potty trained and everything, I just don't want to see him sad, and I really can't have him anymore. Personal reasons, you know. Really, all I'm asking for is some of your time, you'll barely even notice him around. Cross my heart.\nRogers: [raising his voice] Would you just\u2014\nSCP-1879-2: Some of your time is all I'm\u2014 [Entity is forced to the ground by Foundation agents, who proceed to gag the entity with a towel taken from the house's kitchen.]\nRogers: [talking to fellow agents] Okay, fuck it, we're taking him back to the Site to interrogate him.\n[Agents attempted to escort SCP-1879-2 out of the house. However, upon exiting the front doorway, the entity demanifested. Agents were not able to locate it within the house in the following investigation of the house. SCP-1879-2 later reportedly manifested within the house after approximately six (6) hours, and Foundation agents returned to the scene.]\nSCP-1879-2: [speaking to Mrs. Yeats, who was cowering in a corner at the time] Ma'am, please, he just needs a home! I have to sell him! It doesn't cost any money, I promise, just twelve years of your time!\nRogers: [talking to fellow agents] Try to keep the thing in the room this time.\nSCP-1879-2: Shirley, just take the dog, and I'll be gone. Swear on my life. [Mrs. Yeats took the animal. Immediately, she disappeared3.] Pleasure doing business with you. [The entity then walked into the closet before agents could apprehend it. After passing through the doorway, SCP-1879-2 demanifested. Class-A amnestics were administered to Mrs. Yeats's family.]\n\nAudio Log-1879-Psi: The following log was taken during a successful Foundation interception of an SCP-1879-1 activation event.\n\n[rapid, inconsistent knocking sounds emanating from SCP-1879-1]\nSCP-1879-2: [quietly talking] Goddammit, hurry up, I have to meet the quota by tomorrow or else I have to stay in this fucking world for the next century. [shouting] Hey! I know you're there! Spare a moment of your time? [quietly talking] Why does the boss even need this shit anyways? It's not like he has any use for them any more.\n[A musical scale is heard emanating from SCP-1879-1. Knocking ceases.]\nSCP-1879-2: [Sighs. Snaps. Scale stops.] Yes, boss? I know, I know, that's not what you meant by \"soul,\" I just thought you'd get a kick outta\u2014 Yes. Yes, sir. I will. Yes. I'm sorry. It won't happen again. Please don't hurt it, I'll meet the quota this time, I swear. Yes. Okay. Thank you. Goodbye, sir. [Snaps, quietly talking] I better get to move up to at least Accounting this time. Just get me out of this fucking place already, I've paid my dues and then some.\n[Knocking recommences until Agent Rogers opens the door.]\nSCP-1879-2: Hello, Mr. Gr\u2014 Oh. You. Hi.\nRogers: Hello. Now, I'd like to ask you\u2014\nSCP-1879-2: Now, see here, let's think logically. You know I'm not gonna tell you anything. I know you're not likely to buy what I'm selling. So let's just move on to greener pastures. I'm coming up close to a deadline, and I'm sure you're swamped with making sure good people don't do their jobs, so I'll just be on my way and let you do that. Ciao. [Entity attempts to close the door. Agent Rogers holds door open and grabs SCP-1879-2.]\nRogers: That's not happening. [Personnel retrieve and detain SCP-1879-2 within the room.] Now, are you going to talk to me?\nSCP-1879-2: Look, I'm busy, so I'll tell you what. I'm going to give you something, no money out of your pocket, and we'll call it even. Sound good? [Within one to three seconds of this statement, approximately two thousand (2,000) coins of assorted origin manifested within the pockets, epidermis, and digestive tract of all subjects at the scene excluding SCP-1879-2. All Foundation personnel involved were confirmed to be deceased. SCP-1879-2 was reportedly encountered later that day on a house further down on the same street, but had apparently demanifested before Foundation agents could reach the scene.]\n\nFootnotes\n1. Objects obtained from SCP-1879-2 include an LP record of \"Abbey Road\" signed by all four members of The Beatles, a leather belt, and a Glock 18 pistol.\n2. Object was retrieved by Foundation agents and is currently housed at Non-Anomalous Storage Area 344.\n3. The subject was recovered twelve (12) years later from the same location. Subject is physically unchanged and has no recollection of the time during her absence.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1878 | SCP-1879 | SCP-1880 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1880\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1880 is to be kept in a standard containment unit at the High Value storage area of Site-17. Authorization from project Kesher supervisor Dr. Shaw is required before any interaction with the object.\nDescription: SCP-1880 is a carved gemstone mounted in gold depicting Alexander the Great cutting the Gordian knot, a common scene showed on similar, non anomalous objects of the same period. Though experts originally dated the object to the fourth century B.C, the classical Greek period, recent developments suggest that it is in fact more recent, and was made around the first century A.D in Rome.\nSCP-1880 displays no anomalous properties unless held by an adult human no less than twenty (20) years old. When held by a suitable subject, a mental link is created between him/her and an unknown entity (henceforth \"SCP-1880-1\"). The object will then act as a two-way communication device, enabling the subject to hear and speak to SCP-1880-1, as well as allowing SCP-1880-1 some degree of influence over the subject. SCP-1880-1's voice (which could not be identified as either male or female) can be heard and recorded up to two (2) meters from SCP-1880's location during a conversation.\nAttempts to communicate with SCP-1880-1 varied greatly in result: from a complete refusal of SCP-1880-1 to talk to the subject (fourteen times), a brief conversation (ten times), a lengthy discussion (five times), and finally SCP-1880-1 actively and unilaterally inserting information into the subject's mind (three times). Additionally, every subject attempting to use SCP-1880 will undergo a minor to moderate physical or mental alteration, even if the conversation was denied. No connection between the identity of the subject using SCP-1880 and the result has been found, and different results occurred even when using the same subject. Conversations with SCP-1880-1 are always broken from the entity's side, and all attempts to prematurely end a conversation with it thus far have failed.\nSCP-1880 was delivered to MTF Sigma-5 (\"Bronzeheads\") commander \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 while he was off-duty on vacation in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by a middle aged, Caucasian man wearing a grey suit and fedora. The man was waiting for \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in his hotel room when \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 returned to it at around 03:00. When asked by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for his identity, the man replied he was \"Nobody\". Commander \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 attempted to subdue the man and bring him to questioning, but was overpowered and rendered unconscious. When \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 recovered the following morning, he discovered SCP-1880 on his nightstand along with a note, reading \"The knot was there for a reason\". When \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 touched SCP-1880, first contact with SCP-1880-1 was made. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 immediately brought SCP-1880 to Foundation custody.\nSeveral theories about the nature of SCP-1880-1 have been made. Due to the lack of consistency in its actions, some researchers believe SCP-1880-1 is composed of several different \"aspects\", each interacting differently with subjects, while others theorize that SCP-1880-1 is not a single entity at all, but several unrelated ones.\nAddendum 1880-A: The following are selected extracts from conversations made with SCP-1880-1.\n\nShow Log SCP-1880-1-5\n\nHide\n\nSubject: D-1880-34\nSupervisor: Dr. Shaw\nTotal length of conversation: 00:45 minutes (forty five seconds).\nForeword: This was the fifth successful attempt of conversing with SCP-1880-1.\n<Begin Transcript>\nD-1880-34: Um, hello?\nSCP-1880-1: Pawn of Dionysus, you have been mistreated by this world.\nD-1880-34: Huh? Who are you talking about?\nSCP-1880-1: About you, poor child. The Heart sees you clearly, and takes pity on you. You need not fear the Maenads' wrath any longer.\nD-1880-34: Doc, what the hell is this thing talking about?\nDr. Shaw: Focus, D-1880-34.\nSCP-1880-1: It is done.\n<Connection Terminated>\nClosing statement: After this conversation, subject D-1880-34 showed a complete inability to become inebriated. D-1880-34 had a history of alcohol abuse, which was partly responsible for his entry into the D-class program.\n\nShow Log SCP-1880-1-13\n\nHide\n\nSubject: D-1880-56\nSupervisor: Dr. Shaw\nTotal length of conversation: 01:00 minutes (sixty seconds).\nForeword: This is the first of three direct data transfers made by SCP-1880-1.\n<Begin Log>\nD-1880-56: So, I just talk to this thing?\nSCP-1880-1: How disappointing.\nD-1880-56: Huh?\nSCP-1880-1: I have nothing to gain from you. The emptiness of your mind leaves no place for me.\nD-1880-56: Don't you fucking talk to me like that! Who the hell do you think you are?\nSCP-1880-1: I am intellect, I am prowess, I am reason. I am Mind.\nD-1880-56: I don't fucking care! Doc, I'm done talking to this thing, get me out!\nDr. Shaw: Sit down, D-1880-56. you will not be warned again.\nD-1880-56: Screw that! I'm not saying another word to that invisible fucker!\nSCP-1880-1: Such crassness. It is clear you were never taught how to address your betters. You will learn.\nD-1880-56: Learn what?\nSCP-1880-1: Everything.\nD-1880-56: [Screams incoherently, loses consciousness]\n<Connection Terminated>\nClosing statement: Subject D-1880-56, previously without even a grade-school education, awoke from his unconsciousness displaying advance knowledge in history, physics, medicine, law and mathematics, as well as significantly increased social communication skills. Twenty four (24) hours after gaining this knowledge, D-1880-56 suffered a major cerebral aneurysm, leaving him in a vegetative state.\n\nShow Log SCP-1880-1-19\n\nHide\n\nSubject: D-1880-63\nSupervisor: Dr. Shaw\nTotal length of conversation: 450:00 minutes (seven hours and thirty minutes).\nForeword: This is the longest conversation recorded with SCP-1880-1. Subject D-1880-63 did not move from her chair throughout the entire length of the conversation. The following is taken from the ninety minutes mark of the conversation.\n<Begin Log>\n(01:30) D-1880-63: You don't say? And did he?\n(01:30) SCP-1880-1: He did indeed, and did so well. Your father was such an interesting man.\n(01:30) D-1880-63: I guess you could call him that, though I think the eggheads here wouldn't describe a career in bank robbery as \"interesting\". Thank you for telling me this, though. I never knew much about him.\n(01:30) SCP-1880-1: This is my duty, my dear, and one I am happy to perform. What use is a Mouth that does not speak?\n(01:30) D-1880-63: Eating?\n(01:30) SCP-1880-1: Information is my food, and I hate to see others starve for it while I have so much. Themis will tell you the same, but he was never interested in the spreading of knowledge, only in hoarding it.\n(01:30) D-1880-63: Themis?\n(01:30) SCP-1880-1: It is of little consequence for you, my dear. Come, let us continue. Would you like to hear about your grandfather?\n<End Log>\nClosing statement: Subject D-1880-63's hair turned grey after the conversation ended. The subject expressed an interest in further conversing with SCP-1880-1, and described their conversation as \"enlightening\".\n\nShow Log SCP-1880-1-23\n\nHide\n\nSubject: D-1880-71\nSupervisor: Dr. Shaw\nTotal length of conversation: 01:50 minutes (one minute and fifty seconds).\nForeword: Subject D-1880-71 has proved very cooperative to Foundation personnel's orders prior to the conversation with SCP-1880-1, despite his violent record.\n<Begin Log>\nD-1880-71: [to Dr. Shaw] This is a real nice gem, Doc. Pretty.\nSCP-1880-1: Ah, but not as pretty as she was.\nD-1880-71: Wha- What are you talking about?\nSCP-1880-1: Come now, no need to act so coy. You know what you did, and you relish it still. You think about it every night before you go to sleep.\nD-1880-71: Shut up! You don't know anything about me!\nSCP-1880-1: Oh, but I do. I have seen you do it, seen you caught, seen your trial, and how you were brought here. I am the Eye, Mr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, nothing is hidden from me.\nD-1880-71: How do you know my name!?\nSCP-1880-1: She screamed when you did it, and you enjoyed that. When you told the press you regretted what you did, you lied. You would do it again if you were ever given the chance. But, that is irrelevant, you will not leave this facility alive. Goodbye, Mr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n<Connection Terminated>\nClosing statement: Subject D-1880-71 eye color changed from blue to green following this conversation. The subject had to be physically restrained in order to keep him from damaging SCP-1880.\n\nAddendum 1880-B: During the last recorded conversation with SCP-1880-1, it displayed previously unseen abilities to completely control the subject using SCP-1880, as well as additional unexpected capabilities (see Incident Report SCP-1880-C). Due to these recent developments, all experimentation on SCP-1880 has been suspended by order of O5-Command.\n\nShow Incident Report SCP-1880-C\n\nHide\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, during a conversation with SCP-1880-1, subject D-1880-82 suddenly entered a catatonic state for ten (10) seconds. Upon awakening from this state, the subject placed SCP-1880 on the experimentation chamber's table and addressed the research staff directly. Subject identified himself as \"The Breath\" and informed the staff he \"found an aspect of interest (to him)\". The subject proceeded to open the chamber's door (despite it being locked), but did not appear on its other side. Instead, security cameras caught the subject on the other side of Site-17, in SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 containment chamber. D-1880-82 removed SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Safe level object, from its storage unit, exited the chamber (which was also locked) and disappeared from Site-17 altogether. Subject D-1880-82 remains uncaptured, and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was not recovered.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1879 | SCP-1880 | SCP-1881 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1881's screen during play.\n\nItem #: SCP-1881\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1881 is to be kept unplugged in a regular store room. Direct testing of the item is restricted to D-Classes, which are to be interviewed weekly regarding potential aftereffects.\nDescription: SCP-1881 is an arcade machine of early 80s design. The design is consistent with the [REDACTED] brand, but most identifying marks in the casing have been removed or painted over. A joystick and a single button are set on the console: a similar setup for a second player appears to have been removed. The machine's internals are [DATA EXPUNGED] resolution of 256x224, with 16 colors.\nThe machine is functional, even though the hardware appears to be partially damaged: the screen frequently displays rendering glitches, a good section of the game's images and text are corrupted, and the sound often cracks and distorts.\nThe \"title\" screen does not display a title or any credits, only the phrase \"INS#RT COIN\". The machine works with standard United States quarters, and only one quarter may be used at a time. Once a quarter is inserted, SCP-1881 launches its game, termed SCP-1881-B.\nSCP-1881-B is divided in \"stages\", each of which has different rules of gameplay, and which succeed each other apparently at random. Commonly seen stages are:\n\n\"Spaceship\": The player controls a spaceship under siege by an alien horde.\n\"Maze\": A humanoid player-controlled figure moves around a maze, chased by bats or dragons. The goal is to acquire as many \"golds\" as possible before leaving the maze.\n\"Insect\": The player avatar is a diminutive insect-like creature that must work its way up a large structure, while avoiding \"spiders\" and \"frogs\".\n\"Drive\": The player controls a car driving a curvy road, while avoiding obstacles.\n\"Lines\": An abstract puzzle game where the goal is to push lines around a field so as to surround bouncing \"balls\".\n\"Jungle\": The player avatar is a human moving through a forest-like environment, populated with thematic enemies and obstacles such as crocodiles, snakes and quicksand.\n\nOther stages appear more rarely, offering various skill and/or strategic challenges. Notably no luck-based games appear to be represented, nor \"sports\" games where the opponent is of equal strength to the player.\nThe stages themselves do not play in the same way when seen again: enemies increase or decrease in number, the player's movement and abilities change, and obstacles vanish and reappear. Notable cases include:\n\nThe \"Spaceship\" stage appearing with no enemies whatsoever: the only entity visible on screen was the player's ship, floating in empty space. The stage continued for about 3 minutes before the game declared \"STAGE CL%AR\" <sic>.\nThe \"Insect\" stage not docking lives from the player upon death, instead keeping the character's corpse on the screen. Reaching the top of the construction required assembling a mountain of the character's own corpses.\nThe \"Jungle\" stage's scenery being upside down, except for the player character, who fell off into the \"sky\".\nThe \"Jungle\" stage featuring [DATA EXPUNGED] as enemies.\nThe \"Maze\" stage having no exit, no powerups and progressively larger numbers of enemies until the player was overwhelmed.\n\nAbout 30% of SCP-1881-B players report lasting psychological effects afterwards, in the form of nightmares related to its contents and occasional visual/auditory hallucinations (a common complaint is hearing sounds from the game when unaccompanied and in quiet areas). One interviewed case, who had access to SCP-1881 before it was contained, reported his home videogame console would occasionally launch SCP-1881-B instead of whatever game was inserted.\nNote: SCP-1881 was recovered in \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1982 from an arcade in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Iowa, after a string of unexplained deaths of 7 teenagers, mostly males, called the Foundation's attention. All the victims died in their sleep, of respiratory arrest and/or cardiac attack. None of the victims suffered from life-threatening conditions beforehand: only 2 of the victims had a family history for heart conditions, and one for epilepsy. Of note is that names of five of the victims match initials in the SCP-1881-B's high score screen.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1880 | SCP-1881 | SCP-1882 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1882\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1882 is to be kept in a room that is shielded against electromagnetic signals. Attempts to open SCP-1882's casing must be made off-site, in locations untraceable to Foundation resources. A researcher must be available daily to determine the identity of SCP-1882-A and record it.\nPossible new instances of SCP-1882 are to be subjected to Anti-Surveillance Procedure L4 (annexed) before extraction.\nDescription: SCP-1882 is a bakelite television set of the [REDACTED] brand. The power cord is missing, and the only identifying mark is the number \"037\" on the underside.\nSCP-1882 was recovered from the residence of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who confessed to having purchased the item from the firm Marshall, Carter & Dark. Four other similar items have been recovered in raids of other MC&D customers, but were destroyed before proper containment procedures could be enacted. Attempts to record video or audio output from SCP-1882 have resulted in the destruction of the recording equipment. Similarly, an attempt to open SCP-1882's casing led to it emitting a microwave pulse - probably a signalling system.\nEvery day at 05:00 GMT, SCP-1882 spontaneously turns on and begins to broadcast a program. The format of the program does not vary, and follows the pattern described below:\n05:00 - SCP-1882 turns itself on. The MC&D logo appears, accompained by a rendition of the first two movements of Haydn's Opus 76 no. 3.\n05:03 - A female voice recites a list of digits. The digits change with each program, and have not been decoded so far.\n05:15 - The scene changes to a bare room, barely lit from an unseen light source. A person (a different one each day, herefore called SCP-1882-A) is laying on the floor of the room, nude and unconscious.\n05:30 (+/- 5 minutes) - SCP-1882-A wakes up. For the next 17 hours, their reactions vary from instance to instance, but are consistent with those of a person that has been removed from their regular life and locked in an empty room. The camera stays in a single spot, and is never remarked upon.\n22:10 - Most instances of SCP-1882-A react as though they have heard noises from outside the room, although none can be heard by the viewer.\n22:20 - Between three and five specimens of SCP-1882-B enter the field of view, and proceed to [DATA EXPUNGED]\n22:45 - SCP-1882-B specimens retreat, leaving SCP-1882-A's corpse on the floor of the room.\n23:00 - SCP-1882 turns itself off.\nOf note is that while SCP-1882-A instances can all be traced back to people that were living at the time of the broadcast, there is no indication of these people disappearing, and in fact, the Foundation has monitored several \"victims\" leading their daily life parallel to their SCP-1882-A doubles being sequestered away. Current theory is that SCP-1882-A is a duplicate of the original individual, created solely for the purpose of the broadcast.\nNotable instances of SCP-1882-A during the Foundation's possession of the item include:\n20/12/2010 - \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, well-known actress and singer.\n17/02/2011 - \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, ex-president of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n06/04/2011 - An adult Bengal tiger.\n11/07/2011 - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Level 3 Researcher of Site 75. Despite not knowing of SCP-1882's existence, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 surmised that he had been captured by enemy forces and engaged Protocol Phoebus 3.3, causing [REDACTED]. SCP-1882 switched back to the MC&D logo until regular turn-off time.\n09/09/2011 - D-99221, enrolled at Site 65. D-99221 was transferred and presented to SCP-1882, but was unable to provide any new information regarding her appearance as SCP-1882-A. Interview and psychological debriefing of D-99221 annexed.\nSCP-1882-B specimens are [DATA EXPUNGED]. Some are recognizable as formerly human, and three have been identified as previous instances of SCP-1882-A.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1881 | SCP-1882 | SCP-1883 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Screenshot of SCP-1883\n\nItem #: SCP-1883\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: 17 copies of SCP-1883 are kept on mobile phones of various brands in storage at Wing D of Site 76. The phones are to be kept off when not in use, and only allowed to access the phone network through Site 76's secure data connection. When testing SCP-1883 tasks, ensure that targets of tasks are D-Classes or subjects abiding by the Ludd Antitechnic Directive (annexed).\nAll extant copies of SCP-1883 must be erased with expedience after their origin is ascertained. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 corporations have been instructed to report any copies of SCP-1883 to Sigma Computing & Programmatics, one of the Foundation's cover businesses.\nDescription: SCP-1883 is a \"mobile app\" or consumer software application designed to run on mobile phones running either \u2588\u2588\u2588 or \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 operating systems. The interface for SCP-1883 consists of a single screen with a text area labeled \"Score\" and another labeled \"Instructions\".\nProvided a phone with SCP-1883 is connected to the mobile network, the \"Instructions\" field will be updated every 5 to 9 hours with a new \"task\" that the holder of the mobile phone is to perform, and an award in \"points\". If this task is performed before the instruction field changes, the \"Score\" field is increased by the number of points described. It is not known how SCP-1883 detects whether a task has been completed.\nCertain instructions require the user to interact with other human beings, by phone or in person. (e.g. \"Call your friend that most hates spinach and tell them hello - 3 points\") When such an interaction is performed, SCP-1883 spreads to the victim's mobile phone or phones through unknown means.\nSCP-1883 has a subtle compulsive effect on users, who describe the application using words as \"interesting\" and \"fun\" and attempt to perform the tasks even if they are pointless, dangerous or unlawful. This effect increases with large groups of SCP-1883 users, who compete with each other for points and follow informal hierarchies based on each user's score.\nSCP-1883 has come to the attention of the Foundation after the \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 incident, where at least 72 people in the cities of [REDACTED] irreparably wounded their left eyes with various household objects. Most of them were found to be in possession of a mobile phone with SCP-1883 installed.\nInstruction Log:\n\nSalute the sun. 1 point\nFind a horse. Watch horse for 30 minutes. 7 points\nBuy an ice cream cone and let it melt. Then eat the cone. 5 points\nBang your head against a wall. 3 points\nCall your friend that most hates spinach and tell them hello. 3 points\nTell a stranger what you really think about them. 10 points\nTurn gold into lead. 999 points\nIf Babe Ruth was that great, why did he need a bat?\nRob a bank. Only take quarters. 150 points\nConvince another person that you are dead. 0.5 points\nFind a yellow dog and kick it. no points\nEat something that has been in a grave. 200 points\nGain 5 points. 5 points\nIgnore this task. 21 points\nWalk on glass. Describe the noise it makes. 90 points\nLove someone. 15 points\nBurn an irreplaceable object. Replace it. 100 points\nBreathe. -200 points\n[DATA EXPUNGED] 300 points\n[DATA EXPUNGED] 450 points\nThe real skeleton was inside you all along. Are we cool yet?\n\n\u00ab SCP-1882 | SCP-1883 | SCP-1884 \u00bb"}
{"text": "PeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1884 - Madame Rezarta and Her Amazing Palm Reader by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nItem #: SCP-1884\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1884-A is to reside in a low-security residential chamber at Bio Site-59. Due to SCP-1884-A's physical disabilities, a Level-1 caretaker is to assist with SCP-1884-A's daily activities, such as feeding and dressing.\nSCP-1884-B is to be kept in a standard containment chamber, also at Bio Site-59. As SCP-1884-B neither requires food nor produces biological waste material, typical weekly chamber cleaning is not necessary. However, SCP-1884-B requires bimonthly grooming to prevent accidental self-inflicted injury from its nails.\nTo ensure SCP-1884-A and SCP-1884-B's continued cooperation in testing, SCP-1884-A is permitted to enter SCP-1884-B's containment chamber once a week for no more than four hours. These sessions are to be overseen by a minimum of two security personnel and recorded for research purposes.\nDescription: SCP-1884-A is a blind female human of Albanian descent, aged 68 as of 03/11/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1884-A has no hands; instead, its forearms are joined together where the wrist joints are typically located. There is extensive scarring on SCP-1884-A's body, primarily on the upper back. SCP-1884-A claims that its injuries were the result of poor treatment in captivity prior to containment. SCP-1884-A is proficient in Albanian, Cantonese, English, German, Japanese, Mandarin, and Modern Standard Arabic, and has rudimentary knowledge of Hindi, Portugese, Spanish, and Swahili.\nSCP-1884-B is a single living organism composed of 932 hands attached at the wrist to a central mass of oblong flesh. 929 of the hands are identical, consistent in appearance with the hands of an elderly female and bearing genetic similarities with SCP-1884-A. The remaining 3 appendages appear to belong to an adolescent human male, an adult human female, and a Bengal tiger, respectively. SCP-1884-B's skin is of the same thickness as that of a human's, but substantially more durable and resistant to minor injury. Every 8 to 10 months, SCP-1884-B will moult, shedding its skin in a reptile-like manner. SCP-1884-B is docile if unprovoked; however, if one or more of its hands is intentionally severed/significantly damaged by an organism possessing hands or similar appendages, SCP-1884-B will retaliate by using its nails to sever its aggressor's hand (or equivalent thereof), which will then be integrated into its anatomy.\nSCP-1884-A and SCP-1884-B share a strong telepathic connection. Anything felt by SCP-1884-A is also felt by SCP-1884-B, and vice versa. Extensive testing has shown that despite the mental link, SCP-1884-B is independently sapient and capable of interacting with Foundation personnel even when SCP-1884-A is heavily sedated or similarly incapacitated. The relationship between the two entities is symbiotic: SCP-1884-A uses SCP-1884-B in a manner comparable to a seeing eye dog, utilizing SCP-1884-B's sense of touch to form a mental image of its surroundings; likewise, SCP-1884-A shares auditory information with SCP-1884-B and acts as its mouthpiece, verbally relaying thoughts and requests.\nSCP-1884 came to the Foundation's attention after attempting to check into a hotel in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, United Arab Emirates, at 3:41 AM. According to the report written by local law enforcement, SCP-1884-A attempted to barter the jewelry it was carrying in exchange for lodging. When the receptionist declined the offer, SCP-1884-B entered through a nearby window and approached the receptionist aggressively, despite discouragement from SCP-1884-A. After the receptionist fled, SCP-1884-B reportedly stole a room key from the front desk. Foundation agents in the area intercepted the receptionist's emergency phone call and discovered SCP-1884-A and SCP-1884-B in a single-person hotel room. The two were recovered without incident.\n\n+ Interview Log - SCP-1884-A\n\n- Hide Interview Log\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Hayfield: How long have you been connected to SCP-1884-B?\nSCP-1884-A: As long as I can remember. Wherever I have been, Luana has been there with me, even if only in my mind.\nDr. Hayfield: Where did SCP-1884-B come from?\nSCP-1884-A: When I was still very young, I asked my mother the same question. She would not tell me. She said she did not want to frighten me.\nDr. Hayfield: Have your blindness and physical abnormalities been present since birth?\nSCP-1884-A: Yes. Luana has always been my eyes. She feels the ground so I can walk. She helps me hold things. In my old age, there have been times she has carried me. I am very grateful to her.\nDr. Hayfield: What were the events that led to the incident at the hotel?\nSCP-1884-A: That may take some time to explain.\nDr. Hayfield: That's perfectly fine. Please proceed.\nSCP-1884-A: When I was eight years old, men came to our house asking to buy me and Luana. My parents were upset. They always tried to hide us and keep us a secret, and they were worried the men would tell others. But my father still sent them away. It was the first day I had ever heard my older brothers cry. That night, a man with an upside-down face came to my room. Luana was still very small and could not fight him. He put a sock in my mouth and took us away. I never saw my family again.\nSCP-1884-A: We were taken to America and forced to work in a place called 'Herman Fuller's Circus Of The Disquieting'. At first they made Luana and I part of their parade of freaks, but once I was grown they told us we needed our own act in order to \"earn our keep.\" They dressed me in flowing clothes and jewelry and billed us as Madame Rezarta and Her Amazing Palm Reader. In our act, Luana would walk on the faces of volunteers, and I would make deductions about their appearance based on what she felt. \"This one is African,\" \"this one broke his nose as a child,\" \"this one recently had an accident on a fishing trip.\" If I made an error in my guesses I went without dinner. If I made an error in my English I would be whipped. My English improved very quickly.\nSCP-1884-A: As the years went by, the Circus grew. We began touring in other countries regularly, and I was forced to learn more languages. We visited New York, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Tokyo, Beijing, and more small cities than I can count. We were told how lucky we were to be part of the Circus, to be leading such glamorous lives. Glamorous lives! We were always underfed, we slept on the same foam mattress for thirty years, and not a week went by without me receiving abuse of some kind. Even when Luana tried to rebel, I was the one who was whipped. My skin is not as strong as Luana, and we both feel more pain when I am hurt. You see my arms? All these scars are from the Circus. I received this one when I misused the word 'competent'. This one, I confused a Roman nose with an Aquiline nose. And all these here are from when Luana first tried to help me escape in 1944. We never attempted escape again until that night two weeks ago.\nSCP-1884-A: I had always discouraged Luana from trying to escape. Beyond my fear of being punished, I told myself that no matter how bad things were at the Circus, it would be worse in the outside world. I told her it would only be a matter of time until Luana was killed by some frightened person on the street. But the thought of leaving still passed through her mind frequently. Two weeks ago, when we had stopped on a deserted road between shows, Luana killed the guard outside our tent. She did it while I was asleep so I would not have to feel her do it. She must have done it without planning it ahead of time, because I never saw the idea in my mind. When she awoke me I was very frightened and almost would not leave, but I was afraid of what the man with the upside-down face\u2014the Ringmaster's thug\u2014would do to us if he found out Luana had become dangerous. So we fled. I could not run very far, and Luana had to carry me to civilization. I told her to wait outside while I tried to get us a room at the hotel, but she did not listen to me.\nDr. Hayfield: I see. I think that's all the information we need for today. Thank you for your cooperation.\nSCP-1884-A: You are very welcome. I am very grateful to be here. Your people treat me very well. I wish I could be with Luana in person more often, but she is always with me in my mind.\n<End Log>\nNote: Subsequent investigations into 'Herman Fuller's Circus Of The Disquieting' have found no evidence that such a group exists.\n\n+ Interview Log - SCP-1884-B\n\n- Hide Interview Log\n\nForeword: With assistance from SCP-1884-A, Dr. Selman was able to teach SCP-1884-B to read Braille and communicate by signing letters of the alphabet. The following is a one-on-one interview between Dr. Selman and SCP-1884-B. Dr. Selman used a Braille printer for his queries, which have been romanized here for the sake of readability. SCP-1884-A was heavily sedated at the time the interview was being conducted in order to ensure the integrity of SCP-1884-B's replies.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Selman: What are you?\nSCP-1884-B: HERE I AM SCP 1884 B.\nDr. Selman: What is your species called?\nSCP-1884-B: I AM ONLY ONE. I AM LUANA.\nDr. Selman: What is your nature?\nSCP-1884-B: QUESTION CONFUSING.\nDr. Selman: All right. How would you describe yourself?\nSCP-1884-B: HAND THING.\nDr. Selman: How long have you known SCP-1884-A?\nSCP-1884-B: OUR MINDS HAVE BEEN CONECTED [sic] EVER SINCE MY FIRST THOUGHT.\nDr. Selman: Where did you come from?\nSCP-1884-B: ASK YOUR PARENTS.\nDr. Selman: Please remember that this is a serious interview. Where did you come from?\nSCP-1884-B: I DON'T KNOW. BUT I REMEMBER IT WAS WET.\nDr. Selman: How would you describe your captivity in the Circus Of The Disquieting?\nSCP-1884-B: (SCP-1884-B raises the middle finger of every hand not being used to support its weight)\nDr. Selman: Kindly expound on that. In words, if you would be so kind.\nSCP-1884-B: WE WERE TREATED VERY BADLY. PUNISHED ALWAYS. THEY COULD NOT HURT ME. SO THEY HURT SISTER TO HURT ME. THEY ARE CROOKS. THEY ARE ALWAYS HURTING PEOPLE.\nDr. Selman: Who else did they hurt?\nSCP-1884-B: OTHER ACTS. AND SOMETIMES PEANUT GALLERY. SISTER ALWAYS HEARD SCREAMING FROM OTHER TENTS LATE AT NIGHT. NO ONE WOULD TELL US WHY.\nDr. Selman: SCP-1884-A stated that you were the one who instigated your escape. What led you to make this decision?\nSCP-1884-B: SHE WAS AFRAID TO TRY. BUT I WANTED A BETTER LIFE FOR HER. THEY HURT HER TOO MUCH FOR TOO LONG. AND THEN WE HAD THE PERFECT CHANCE.\nDr. Selman: I think that concludes our first interview. Thank you, SCP-1884-B.\nSCP-1884-B: WAIT MAY I HAVE BRAILLE BOOKS PLEASE I AM LONELY AND BORED.\nDr. Selman: I will put in a request.\n<End Log>\nNote: SCP-1884-B was later provided a limited selection of literary classics. In subsequent interviews SCP-1884-A and SCP-1884-B noted their favorite works as Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights, respectively.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1883 | SCP-1884 | SCP-1885 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1885\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1885 is contained in a lead-lined concrete sleeve conforming to standards used to dispose of spent nuclear fuel rods. This sleeve is further contained in a blast safe graded as sufficient to withstand a 1 ton explosion. Every 3 months, SCP-1885 is to be removed from its sleeve in order to take samples and determine the current composition and fissile state of its core. All sampling and testing of SCP-1885 is to be performed via robot.\nFollowing Incident 1885-A, personnel who are fully edentulous are preferred to staff the facility containing SCP-1885 and all researchers assigned to SCP-1885 are to have all their teeth extracted prior to being transferred to the site. Regardless of the number of teeth they have, all personnel assigned to the facility containing SCP-1885 are required to undergo a full dental exam no less frequently than once every 3 months.\nDescription: SCP-1885 appears to be a human 3rd molar. However, the enamel and cementum are composed of a dense ceramic-like substance with a radiation shielding capacity comparable to 3 times its thickness of lead. Efforts are underway to replicate this substance. Additionally, the dentin is composed of purified uranium-235 neptunium-237 plutonium-240 americium-241. Every 17 months1, the dentin will spontaneously be replaced by an equivalent volume of an isotope of the next element on the periodic table. The pulp has been replaced by an unknown substance which has resisted all attempts to take a sample of it. Due to radioactive interference from the dentin, it has not been possible to perform any non-invasive scans of the pulp.\nThe ceramic forming the enamel and cementum has several holes in it, exposing the dentin and pulp, in a pattern similar to cavities caused by dental caries. Despite being exposed to the outside environment and emitting radiation consistent with normal radioactive decay, there has been no measurable decrease in the mass or volume of the dentin, aside from sampling performed by the Foundation. Samples removed from SCP-1885 act and decay identically to isotopes recovered from non-anomalous sources, and are not transformed when SCP-1885 next activates. However, any missing volume in the dentin is filled by the new element.\nIncident 1885-A: On 03/07/20\u2588\u2588, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a researcher assigned to SCP-1885, was diagnosed with stage III laryngeal cancer and stage IV oral/mandibular cancer. Standard medical examinations revealed that Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's left lower 2nd molar was emitting ionizing radiation. The tooth was extracted under hazardous materials protocols and dissected. Although the enamel was normal, the dentin and pulp had been replaced by lawrencium-262. Despite the rapid decay rate of lawrencium-2622, the contents of the tooth did not diminish or decay into lighter elements, despite emitting radiation consistent with such decay. The new tooth was tentatively designated SCP-1885-2 and contained under protocols identical to SCP-1885. After 37 months of containment, the lawrencium in SCP-1885-2 was neither replaced by a different element, nor were the removed samples refilled. SCP-1885-2 was fully hollowed out on 05/12/20\u2588\u2588 and has remained inert since that time.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's course of treatment for the cancers included extensive surgical excision of the tumors and aggressive chemotherapy. Radiation therapy was considered to be too great a risk, considering the properties of SCP-1885. However, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 did not survive treatment. None of his teeth extracted during the surgical excision or recovered during his autopsy have developed any anomalous properties.\n\n(The following memo was written by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 shortly before his death.)\nSCP-1885 and those working with it must be monitored regularly. I've been told that my tooth contained a radionuclide several steps further up the chain from SCP-1885's current position, and if this happens again, we must be prepared. Even at its current rate of progression, in less than 30 years, SCP-1885 will begin producing radioactive elements we have never before seen. If copies of it appear that start even higher up the chain, we won't have a great deal of time before these become dangers not just to individuals such as in my situation, but entire populations. The original tooth may have a durable shell, but what if none of the subsequent ones do? Dental enamel isn't that difficult to crack, relatively speaking, and we cannot allow someone to walk around with a miniature nuclear warhead in their mouth.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nFootnotes\n1. +/- 10 days\n2. Lawrencium-262 has a half-life of approximately 3.6 hours\n\n\u00ab SCP-1884 | SCP-1885 | SCP-1886 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Label found on instances of SCP-1886\n\nItem #: SCP-1886\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A total of 156 instances of SCP-1886 are contained in Storage Site-68. Subjects affected by SCP-1886 are to be contained in one of the Foundation's medical research facilities. Following study and evaluation, they may be moved to regular mental institutions if this is deemed appropriate. Investigations to locate the source of SCP-1886 is ongoing. Consumer warnings have been issued under the pretense of unsafe materials. Local Foundation agents have been informed of the situation and new instances of SCP-1886 are to be reported and investigated immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1886 is a collection of clothing accessories including wristbands, headbands, hairclips and socks. Each instance of SCP-1886 is labeled with the words ''just DID'' and a cartoon depicting a ghostly or angel-like spermatozoon. Instances of SCP-1886 act as a contraceptive when worn by a human female subject during sexual intercourse. These items are constructed from apparently non-anomalous materials and the cause of this effect is unknown.\nUsers were found to develop complex dissociative identity disorder (DID) in the months following their acquisition of SCP-1886. Clinical details such as the compartmentalization of identities and the level of functioning vary between subjects. However, the number of different personalities acquired correlates with sexual activity since the acquisition of the item. Naturally sterile subjects and subjects also using conventional means of contraception do not develop DID. Based on statistical analysis, it is hypothesized that a new distinct personality is acquired for every prevented pregnancy.\nThe majority of affected subjects believed in the effectiveness of SCP-1886 as a contraceptive and used them as an exclusive method of contraception. This is likely due to the susceptibility of these subjects, as there appears to be no compulsion associated with SCP-1886.\nInstances of SCP-1886 became commercially available in September 2010 from small boutiques, novelty shops and street vendors in the region of Montr\u00e9al, Canada. When interrogated, vendors could not recall how they came into possession of these items. Fliers advertising these items were also found in various public places. These objects were originally thought to be mundane novelty items, although the claims of contraceptive properties raised concerns with local health organizations. The anomalous effects of SCP-1886 came to the attention of the Foundation in February 2012, following an unusually large number of patients diagnosed with DID in this area.\nAddendum 1886: Advertisement for SCP-1886.\n\nWe are proud to present our ''just DID'' collection of contraceptive fashion accessories!!!!!\nHand-crafted by our specially trained shamans, using cutting-edge karmic fostering technology.\nEnjoy a soul-full experience without the hassle of biological conception!!\nSafe! Re-usable!! 0% Chemical!!! 100% Effective!!!!!\n''I used to feel guilty about using contraceptives. Now thanks to just DID I can prevent pregnancy without perturbing the delicate continuum of evolving consciousness.''\n-Nancy G., satisfied customer.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1885 | SCP-1886 | SCP-1887 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1887\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: No system of destroying SCP-1887 or SCP-1887-1 has been discovered. Containment is currently focused on the halting of SCP-1887 growth. SCP-1887 is kept at Area-17 in a naturally formed stone bowl within Containment Locker 1887. Containment Locker 1887 has been lined with sod in order to prevent growth should SCP-1887 escape its bowl.\nDescription: SCP-1887 is a collective of molecular organisms (classified as SCP-1887-1), the properties of which are not fully understood. In spite of their small size, instances of SCP-1887-1 are inferred to be extremely complex due to their behaviour and apparent sentience.\nWhen introduced to an artificial structure, SCP-1887 will proceed to disassemble the construct at a quantum level through an unknown process. The release of energy from the splitting of the nucleus is then absorbed by SCP-1887.1 Absorption is not perfect, and the release of non-ionizing radiation in the ultra-violet spectrum and lower is typical, giving SCP-1887 its distinctive red hue when it is active. SCP-1887 will use the particles of the disassembled atom to construct new instances of SCP-1887-1. Once the members of SCP-1887 reach approximately 3 billion, the collective will split into approximate halves and both will continue growing. Typically one half will move several meters away from the previous instance before consuming.\nWhen not in contact with an artificial construct, SCP-1887 will remain in what is presumably a state of hibernation.\nAddendum 1887-1: SCP-1887 was discovered in [REDACTED] by Foundation agents. In spite of its small size, [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\nEffects of SCP-1887 on [REDACTED]\n\nCollapse\n\n[REDACTED], 1998\n\n[REDACTED], 2011\n\nAddendum 1887-2: SCP-1887 has been recorded to be \"singing\" while deconstructing. Although the recorded noise reached a maximum volume of 56 decibels, the voices \"singing\" were of older male humans. Lyrics:\n\nChip away / Every day,\nThere's a world to repair,\nInch by inch / It's a cinch,\nTo bring back this old earth's care\nWe won't stop / We won't drop,\nUntil we fix what you stole,\nInch by inch / It's a cinch,\nMaking this world beautiful\nNo more towns / Means no more frowns,\nWe will take down it all,\nInch by inch / It's a cinch,\nMaking you all animals\n\nFootnotes\n1. In elements lighter than iron, the fusion of subatomic particles into SCP-1887-1's constituent atoms causes the release of energy.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1886 | SCP-1887 | SCP-1888 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item#: SCP-1888\nObject Class: Keter Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the size and nature of SCP-1888, it is to be contained on-site in Facility 1888, which was specially constructed for this purpose. Facility 1888 is surrounded by a 3m tall barbed wire electric fence, with automated sentry gun turrets spaced every 12m. Access to the Facility must be approved by the site director or personnel with O5 clearance. All personnel serving at Facility 1888 must be replaced in 48 hour shifts, and only allowed to return after spending at least 48 hours outside of the affected zone.\nInstances of SCP-1888-1 may not be removed from SCP-1888 unless authorized by the site director. If any suspected instances of SCP-1888-1 are discovered outside of the structure, they are to be immediately returned to the interior of SCP-1888, and may only be removed again after 6 hours have passed.\nAll flora and fauna in the affected area is to be immediately incinerated. A supply of napalm and ground salts is to be maintained at a nearby airfield to curb attempts by SCP-1888 to increase its area of effect.\nDescription: SCP-1888 is an ancient limestone pyramid, built in the style of the [REDACTED] culture of South America. It is located at coordinates \u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\"S \u2588\u2588\u00b0\u2588\u2588'\u2588\u2588\"W, within the nation of Peru. The height of the structure is 141m, and its total volume exceeds 2,000,000m3. Radiometric dating indicates its age as being in excess of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 years (significantly predating the arrival of humans in the Americas).\nThe structure outwardly displays no anomalous properties. When encountered, it was overgrown with native flora (since incinerated). An entrance is located at ground level on the north side. This leads to an interior corridor lined on both sides by eight small rooms. After 7 meters, the corridor slopes downwards, opening into a large chamber which has been termed the \"Treasure Room\". When a sapient being observes the inside of this room (either personally or remotely, see experiment log 1888-3j), one or more instances of SCP-1888-1 will manifest. These entities will take the form of anything the observer considers to be valuable, leading to the natural inclination to obtain them (no memetic or compulsory effects have been observed). SCP-1888-1 is always something that the subject is familiar with or has previously conceived of, and displays all of the properties of said entity. Instances of SCP-1888-1 will continue to be generated every time a new observer perceives the Treasure Room, until there is less than 3m3 of free space. If SCP-1888-1 is inside of the pyramid at precisely six hours after it first appeared, it will disappear. This process is unobservable by all known recording equipment.\nIf SCP-1888-1 is retained outside of the pyramid once six hours have passed, it will rapidly decay into a viscous, black liquid designated SCP-1888-2. Due to the ephemeral nature of this substance, analysis has proven impossible. SCP-1888-2 will disappear if prevented from reaching any topsoil, rocks, or outdoor plants. If the liquid reaches the ground, it will be absorbed, leaving a faint black stain. Chemical analysis of soil samples affected by SCP-1888-2 reveals higher concentrations of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 acid, as well as [DATA EXPUNGED].\nProlonged exposure to land affected by SCP-1888-2 leads to alteration in mental state and physical mutations. Symptoms of exposure initially include heightened aggressive tendencies, degradation of reasoning abilities among higher mammals, and indifference to pain and physical injury. The higher the quantity of SCP-1888-2 the land has been exposed to, the faster and more extreme the transformation. Physical mutations observed include mundane flora developing ambulatory tendrils coated with poisonous thorns, herbivorous fauna manifesting claws and teeth characteristic of carnivores, and already carnivorous fauna displaying instances of [REDACTED]. Mutated organisms will generally not attack each other, and have shown evidence of cooperation and a type of group intelligence in order to efficiently eliminate intruders.\nWhen first discovered, the infected area was approximately 3.4km in radius, but has since dropped to 3.35km after containment procedures were implemented to prevent the spread of SCP-1888-2. Projections indicate that if the land is not subjected to any more SCP-1888-2, the affected area will completely disappear by the year 20\u2588\u2588. Infected area is now approximately 3.6km in radius and slowly shrinking. See Incident Report 1888-A.\nDiscovery\n\n+ Show Data\n\n- Hide Data\n\nThe existence of SCP-1888 was first brought to the attention of the Foundation on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/9\u2588, after investigating multiple reports of people and animals disappearing in the area. Agents investigating the location established contact with the native [REDACTED] tribe living outside of the infected zone who, when questioned, constantly used an unknown word to describe the phenomenon, which has been Romanized as Icthyeiagha (ICK-THYEE-YAYG-HUH). This word lacks any phonemic precedent in the language of the [REDACTED] tribe. Accounts given by individuals vary in details on what Icthyeiagha exactly is (it has been used to refer to the infected area, the temple itself, a creature living inside of the temple, and the name of an underworld connected to Earth via the temple). Consistent throughout all accounts, is the malicious nature of Icthyeiagha and its connection to eschatological beliefs. (Request to have SCP-1888 classified as a potential XK-level hazard denied. We need more to go on than tribal mythology, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588).\nDespite the warnings of the tribe, on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/9\u2588, a 24 - man expedition was sent into the area to attempt to reach SCP-1888. 6 hours after they departed, the following transmission was picked up from the team leader's mobile radio.\n\nTransmission log\n\nExpedition 1888-E1: This is agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 requesting immediate extraction! You've got to get us out of here, now!\n1888-E2: Calm down, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Please report the status of your team.\nExpedition 1888-E1: Calm down? Calm down!? They're all fucking dead! You bastards sent us in here with no weapons beyond machetes, we never stood a chance! They're coming for me, I know they're coming for me\u2026 you've got to get me out of here right now!\n1888-E2: We cannot extract you unless we know your current position. Please try to remain calm and deliver a succinct report of your situation.\nExpedition 1888-E1: Remain calm? Easy for you to fucking say! We just got - *sound of stressed breathing*. Okay, okay, let me just\u2026 I'm in a shallow cave, I was lucky to find it, it's provided a bit of shelter from them.\n1888-E2: Them?\nExpedition 1888-E1: The creatures - no, more like the entire ecosystem just attacked us without warning, even the fucking plants! It was like they were waiting for us to get far enough inside so we couldn't escape, they weren't normal, the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 got \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and his body turned into - I, I don't know how to describe it, it was horrific, sort of like [REDACTED]. And the natives here - they aren't human! They look human, at least from a distance, but they've got [REDACTED] and they when they touch you you [DATA EXPUNGED] into the ground! Everything here is working together to kill us! I know that *faint rustling sound* Oh God they've found me! You've got to get me out of here now! Send Taskforce \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, armed with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588! They've *sound of an animal scurrying across stone* Oh shit it's too *prolonged sounds of screaming, decaying into sound of tearing flesh and animal vocalizations, resembling [REDACTED]. Transmission lost*\n\nAfter this incident, a small flight of Foundation helicopters were deployed to perform aerial napalm strikes on the affected area. One of the helicopters was destroyed by a swarm of birds and insects displaying \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 traits, but the operation was successful, incinerating 87% of the native flora and fauna. Ground teams equipped with hazmat suits worn over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-class body armor as well as M16 assault rifles and flamethrowers were then dispatched to destroy all remaining instances of infected flora and fauna.\n\nPartial test log:\n\n+ Show Log\n\n- Hide Log\n\nCataloging various manifestations of SCP-1888-1\nSubject: D-67982 (male, age 28, convicted jewel thief)\nSCP-1888-1: A chest 0.5 meters in length and 0.2 meters deep, containing several hundred finely-cut precious stones, estimated value $9,570,000.00\nSubject: D-66712 (female, age 77, former art collector)\nSCP-1888-1: A painting of an elderly man, signed by Leonardo Da Vinci. Examination of the artifact before it decayed resulted in a date contemporary with Da Vinci's work, and visual records of the artifact submitted to multiple art experts revealed no signs of forgery. No such Da Vinci painting is known to exist.\nSubject: D-67778 (male, age 55, former investment banker)\nSCP-1888-1: A large suitcase containing $10 Million USD in $100 denominations.. The serial numbers of all of the bills were successfully cross-referenced with actual bills produced by the United States Mint, although some appeared to be duplicates of bills already in circulation.\nSubject: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (male, age 48, Ph.D in nuclear physics)\nSCP-1888-1: A miniature cold fusion reactor. Attempts to disassemble the artifact for analysis off-site resulted in it immediately decaying into SCP-1888-2.\nSubject: D-66992 (female, age 19, known to have been obsessed with collecting miniatures)\nSCP-1888-1: A 12cm tall solid platinum model of the character \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, from the television show [REDACTED].\nSubject: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (male, age 29, formerly assigned to the research team experimenting on SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588)\nSCP-1888-1: [DATA EXPUNGED]\nCataloging the effects of exposure to SCP-1888-2 infected ground\nSubject: One Tulipa gesneriana\nProcedure: Subject was transplanted into a small pot containing soil infected with SCP-1888-2\nResult: Subject displayed no change within the first 72 hours. Samples taken after the 72 hour mark revealed a significantly more rigid and durable stem, leaf, and root structure. At 100 hours, thorns were observed to grow on the stem, leaves, and flowers. Human tissue pierced by these thorns resulted in inflammation and pain similar to the bite of Paraponera clavata, although no permanent damage was incurred. After 120 hours, exposure to the poison in the thorns proved fatal for 90% of mammalian test subjects, including D-class personnel. At 154 hours, subject displayed rapid plant movement, its leaves being able to extend into tendril-like forms and attempt to attack any non-infected fauna. At this point subject was terminated.\nSubject: Male rattus norvegicus\nProcedure: Contained in a terrarium coated with soil infected with SCP-1888-2. Regularly provided with food and water.\nResult: Subject displayed no change within the first 48 hours. After the 48 hour mark, subjected displayed heightened aggressive tendencies. At 60 hours, subject would attack any non-infected fauna without regard for its own safety. Subject began displaying physical mutations around the 100 hour mark, including sharper teeth, a razor-like edge on its tail, larger and sharper claws, and increased strength and agility. At this point, the terrarium was reinforced with carbon steel alloy to maintain containment. At 148 hours, the subject breached containment via the use of a type of acid expelled from the nostrils (analysis of the substance indicated presence of [REDACTED]). Subject was terminated before it could cause any casualties.\nSubject: D-66010 (male, age 49).\nProcedure: Contained in a cell built on-site, with the floor coated in soil infected with SCP-1888-2. Regularly provided with food and water.\nResult: Effects were similar to the previous test. At the 58-hour mark, subject lost the ability to communicate verbally, along with seemingly all higher reasoning abilities. Mutations observed at the 100-hour mark include a hardened carapace protecting vulnerable areas of the body, finger and toenails developing into sharp talons, and a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Despite enhanced security measure, subject breached containment at 161 hours, causing 7 casualties before being terminated by assault rifle. Subject managed to survive 956 rounds before dying. Subject caused one additional casualty after its death.\nNOTE: Contact with bodily fluids of mutated individuals, even after death, is strongly discouraged.\n\nIncident Report 1888-A\n\n+ Show Report\n\n- Hide Report\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/0\u2588, tests using ground-penetrating radar revealed several subterranean chambers near the main structure of SCP-1888. Permission to excavate one of the chambers was given by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the former head researcher at the site. Upon penetration of the chamber at 1:12 AM on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/0\u2588, a local \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-class event was registered, leading to the immediate deaths of all on-site personnel. Effects of the event continued to spread, and [REDACTED] was observed as far as 10.3km away from the pyramid. O5-\u2588 authorized the use of emergency procedure Agni-delta (deployment of \u2588\u2588 megaton \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-salted thermonuclear device) but before the procedure could be carried out, the event abruptly ceased. The infected zone around SCP-1888 had expanded as a result, though, and further extermination procedures were employed in order to contain the new extent of the area. All humans that had been caught in the affected area became hysterical, constantly shouting the word Icthyeiagha, until returning to normal approximately 48 hours afterwards. The only memories subjects retained of this period were the word Icthyeiagha and an intense fear of SCP-1888. These effects lessened upon application of class A amnestics.\nAll further requests for excavation on or around Facility 1888 are hereby denied - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- Considering the affected area is slowly shrinking, this thing shouldn't cause too much of a problem as long as we don't take any more of the treasure outside the pyramid or try digging again. Requesting permission to change classification to Safe - Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n- Approved - O5-\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1887 | SCP-1888 | SCP-1889 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1889\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A copy of each recovered textbook containing an instance of SCP-1889 is to be contained at Site 20, inside a single locked steel cabinet within a camera monitored vault. The vault is to be considered off limits to anyone known to have a high school level education, except in cases of emergency or approved testing.\nAs instances of SCP-1889 are not a threat when left unsolved, containment revolves around the removal and destruction of all contaminated material. When a source is found to be contaminated, a complete recall is to be issued through appropriate channels and all copies are to be destroyed by incineration1. All calculus textbooks currently in print are to be monitored for 1889 contamination before being released into public circulation.\nDescription: SCP-1889 is the collective designation for several math problems that have been found in various North American calculus textbooks since approximately 196\u2588. The problems appear within all books of a specific printing through an unknown mechanism at some point between mass production and shipping. The original instance was discovered after investigation of reports of disappearances and violent murders occurring on the campus of the University of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were found to have all happened to individuals with access to the second edition of \"Elementary Calculus: \u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\". Since the original containment in 1971, an additional \u2588\u2588 editions have been determined to contain instances of SCP-1889.\nSCP-1889 will always take the form of an optimization word problem written in the same style as the rest of the book. Copies of all known examples are stored onsite and may be viewed2 with approval from Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Though the word choice will change from edition to edition, the numbers and subsequent calculations involved have remained static in every recovered instance. (This is no longer true, see Addendum SCP-1889-02)\nSCP-1889's anomalous effect will occur when the problem is read, understood, and solved by a human being. When a human comprehends the correct solution3, they appear to vanish. The disappearance is as close to instantaneous as can be determined with modern technology and releases no EM radiation. The area previously occupied by the subject is usually replaced with air containing trace amounts of [REDACTED] at a median temperature of approximately 45\u00b0 C. All attempts to track the location of subjects after their disappearance have failed completely.\nApproximately 22-24 hours after the subject's disappearance, a rough cube of body parts4 will appear within 3 meters of their last location. In all recorded examples, said cube has consisted of an organized bundle of organs, muscle, and bone wrapped tightly in the skin of the subject. The body is usually fully accounted for except in the case of the central nervous system, which usually shows signs of partial removal. No brain matter has ever been found in a recovered cube. Recovered biomass is covered in an unknown ethanol-like liquid with heavy antimicrobial properties, rendering it biologically sterile.\nOccasionally, a message will be cleanly burnt onto the recovered skin. The message is almost always in the subject's primary language, and appears to comment on the quality of the subject or request something of the recipients. The significance of these messages, as well as their origins, are unknown. Attempts to communicate through items on the subject's person have not had a noticeable effect.\nExample messages:\n\"REQUEST ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES\"\n\"VARIETY TOO LOW\"\n\"SPECIMEN TOO DOCILE\"\n\"[DATA EXPUNGED]\"\n\"ACCEPTABLE; PLEASE REPEAT\"\nAddendum SCP-1889-01\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/199\u2588, a test was performed utilising a mathematical computer capable of receiving textual input in conjunction with a D-Class incapable of performing calculus. Subject disappearance occurred as usual, corroborating the hypothesis that it is not the calculations involved but rather the act of understanding the solution that triggers the anomalous effect.\nThe body reappeared unexpectedly less than 2 hours later, in a severely burnt and dismembered state. A small message had been written repeatedly across all recovered pieces, reading \"QUALITY UNACCEPTABLE\". Body was sampled, then incinerated. No further testing is planned at this time.\nAddendum SCP-1889-02: An additional \u2588 problems with similar effects have been found and catalogued in the \u2588th edition of Calculus \u2588\u2588 \"Early Transcendentals\". Though the instance has been dealt with, this appears to be a response to the restrictive containment procedures successfully preventing any known cases of 1889 activation for the last \u2588 years. The possibility that SCP-1889 is somehow adapting means that stronger scrutiny must be applied to reports similar to 1889 activity from this point onwards.\n\nFootnotes\n1. A single copy may be kept for documentation's sake with Dr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's approval.\n2. With numbers removed to prevent contamination\n3. Though it is difficult to determine the exact moment of comprehension, the moment of disappearance seems to corroborate this theory. See Incident-1889-01.\n4. Confirmed by genetic testing to be the remains of the lost subject.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1888 | SCP-1889 | SCP-1890 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1890\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Item should be kept in an airtight container to prevent damage by exposure or pests; researchers and subjects handling the object are required to wear protective gloves. Research staff are permitted to examine copies of the photographs contained in SCP-1890, as the former have proven non-anomalous.\nSCP-1890 is currently stored with the other Bonifay family artifacts1 at Research Sector-09. Cross-testing of these objects is no longer permitted.\nDescription: SCP-1890 is a small photo album that appears to date from the late 19th century, well-preserved but showing signs of age. The leather cover is printed with the word \u201cPHOTOGRAPHS\u201d, and the flipside has been clumsily hand-engraved with \u201cBONIFAY\u201d, in large capitals.\nThe number of pages in the album varies between 13 and 16. The pages missing or additional are always blank, however, and the album always contains the same 26 photographs. These photographs cannot be removed without damaging the album, but nevertheless appear in a different order every time the album is opened.\nDespite being labelled as a family photo album, the photographs depict individuals of various ethnicities \u2014 the majority are African American, followed by Caucasian and mixed-race individuals clothed in the contemporary style of the Seminoles. Subject are posed in solitary portraits and with family members and/or personal possessions.\nNineteen notations have been made in ink on several pages. The notes are in American English\u2014 simple shorthand indicating family names, places, and occasions. While the arrangement of photos shifts frequently, the position of the notations do not. For this reason, numerous photos have shared the same label. For example, photos of ten different young men have appeared over the label \"Junior\". Deducing the original placement of photos and labels is impossible.\nNone of the names or individuals in the photographs have been identified in archival documents or historical records of any kind, despite geographical and architectural details suggesting that the photos were originally taken between 1890 and 1928, in Belle Glade and Pahokee, Florida.\nDirect examination of the contents of SCP-1890 for a prolonged period of time will result in symptoms reminiscent of prosopagnosia.\n\nSubjects exposed to the photographs for 12 hours (four hour intervals over three days) were able to describe the \"Bonifay family members\" very clearly, but struggled to remember the names and identities of researchers and fellow inmates\u2014 even individuals with whom they interacted on a daily basis. These symptoms were temporary, abating after 24 hours.\n\nSubjects exposed to the photographs for more than 60 hours (four hour intervals over fifteen days) exhibited characteristics similar to acute prosopagnosia, finding it impossible to identify even intimately familiar individuals by their facial features. Conversely, subjects demonstrated a flawless ability to recall the details of all 26 Bonifay photographs, describing specifics like the shapes or species of trees, the number of buttons on a coat or new teeth in an infant's mouth. One subject\u2014 who demonstrated notably poor retentive memory prior to testing\u2014 was able to recreate the intricate beadwork patterns on a woman's scarf with pencil and paper, without any visual references.\n\nIn subjects exposed for more than 60 total hours to the contents of SCP-1890, cognitive abnormalities persisted for up to three weeks. 80 hours of exposure resulted in one month of abnormal cognitive functions. All subjects tested eventually regained their original cognitive capabilities, without any marked damage or improvement.\n\nAcutely affected subjects (defined as individuals exposed to the photographs on a daily basis for more than 60 hours) have displayed a persisting fascination with \"the Bonifays\", speculating on pastimes, personalities, and relationships.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See SCP-1896 and SCP-1928.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1889 | SCP-1890 | SCP-1891 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1891\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1891 is currently contained in an isolated location located next to Gallery 27. SCP-1891 is to be contained in a 50cm x 50cm wall-mounted case. All personnel of Level 2 or above clearance are free to view SCP-1891 at their leisure.\nNo paintings are to be brought into SCP-1891's containment area without authorisation from one (1) member of Level 3 personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1891 is a 40cm x 40cm painting depicting a stooped humanoid figure. This humanoid figure is clothed in what appears to be a mass of various construction tools, such as wrenches and hammers.\nA signature on the bottom right corner of the canvas indicates that the painting is titled \"Constructeur\", and that it was produced by a \"Marco Saul\". Records show that an individual by this name was born in 1455, but their date of death does not exist in any records from that time.\nWhen any painting is brought into the same structure as SCP-1891, the subject matter of the painting will be converted into representations of large industrial machines. These machines are usually large-scale and do not appear to have any visible function.\nThis conversion begins with the humanoid figure disappearing from SCP-1891 and reappearing within the depicted scene. Throughout the conversion process this humanoid figure will be visible maintaining and repairing machines created by SCP-1891 conversion.\nSCP-1891's conversion occurs in five (5) minute 'shifts'. Every five (5) minutes the affected painting's image will change to one depicting a further state of conversion in the subject matter.\nRepresented machines created by SCP-1891 conversions will typically expand until they fill the whole painting. After this point, minor expansion will be visible in the represented machine, but it will largely remain in a constant state.\nMachines represented by affected images have possessed:\n\u2022 Walkways\n\u2022 Pipes\n\u2022 Pistons\n\u2022 Gears\n\u2022 Tanks containing a variety of liquids\n\u2022 Tubes\n\u2022 Chimneys\n\u2022 Furnaces\nThis is not an exhaustive list, and other aspects of represented machines have been noted and recorded. When paintings affected by SCP-1891 are destroyed, the humanoid figure returns to SCP-1891.\nConversion Log 1891-1: The following is a record of a SCP-1891 conversion. Image used is an ink-and-watercolor painting of a woman sitting in a field, created by Dr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The sun is visible over the horizon.\n\n00:00: Log begins. No noticeable change in photograph.\n00:05: Slight decomposition is noticeable in the left side of the depicted woman's face.\n00:10: The left side of the depicted woman's face has completely decomposed, revealing several furnaces and water tanks. The woman's left eye appears to have been replaced with an inflating membrane. An arm, possibly that of SCP-1891's humanoid entity, is visible turning a valve.\n00:15: The depicted woman's head has been completely replaced by a large mass of screens, pipes, gears and furnaces. Minor conversion is noted on the chest and neck. What was previously the woman's hair is now a mass of wires which stretch to the edge of the frame. Electricity is visible travelling along these wires. SCP-1891's humanoid entity is visible maintaining a furnace in the mass of machinery.\n00:20: The depicted woman's ribs are visible and appear to have been converted into a series of walkways, along which SCP-1891's humanoid entity is moving. The heart of the depicted woman has been converted into a large mass of tubes and screens. An unidentified yellow liquid is visible running to several points into what was previously the woman's head through these tubes.\n00:25: Depicted woman has been completely replaced by a large mass of machinery. Several chimneys located in what was formerly the woman's back are releasing steam. Several drills present along what was previously the depicted woman's arm appear to be digging through the depicted field.\n00:30: All clouds in the painting have been converted into spherical membranes which are illuminating the depicted scene using large spotlights. Several of these spherical membranes appear to have landed on what was previously the depicted woman's head. Tubes containing the previously mentioned yellow liquid are running into these membranes.\n00:35: All grass depicted in SCP-1891 appears to be pointing directly upwards. Primary mass of machinery has expanded significantly and several 'claws' located on what was previously the depicted woman's right leg appear to be extracting rocks from the ground.\n00:40: Grass appears to have been converted into green \u2018wires', which stretch to the top of the image. Electricity is visible running along these wires. Inside the mass of machinery, SCP-1891's humanoid entity is visible placing the previously mentioned ore into a canister.\n00:45: Mass of machinery has expanded to fill the whole sketch. The depicted sun appears to have been converted into a large, glowing membrane which is connected to the primary mass of machinery through a series of wires. Sketch is removed from SCP-1891's presence. Log ends.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1890 | SCP-1891 | SCP-1892 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1892\n\nItem #: SCP-1892\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1892 is currently contained in the former \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, MA. No fewer than three (3) Foundation agents posing as security guards are to patrol the property twice daily to discourage civilian access. All entrances to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital building, as well as the entry point to the room containing SCP-1892, are to be fitted with standard Foundation keycard locks. Testing is to be carried out using D-Class subjects only. With the exception of scheduled testing, personnel are required to remain a minimum of five (5) meters from SCP-1892 at all times.\nDescription: SCP-1892 is a chair located in the psychiatry wing of the former \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital. SCP-1892 exhibits no anomalous properties outside a distance of two (2) meters. Upon entering this zone subjects will perceive an older male voice, belonging to SCP-1892-1, encouraging them to sit in SCP-1892 and chastising them for being late to their appointment.\nUpon sitting in SCP-1892, subjects are able to visually perceive SCP-1892-1. Subjects have consistently described SCP-1892-1 as an elderly male wearing medical garb appropriate for a physician in the early 1940's. Testing has revealed SCP-1892-1 to possess considerable medical knowledge, though the entity has no knowledge of (and will ignore) medicine and techniques introduced later than 1944. Once seated, subjects have proven incapable of leaving SCP-1892 until discharged by SCP-1892-1.\nSCP-1892-1's behavior towards the subject depends primarily upon the subject's history of psychiatric illness. Of note is that the entity has an uncanny ability to determine whether a subject genuinely suffers from a psychiatric disorder: tests involving subjects with genuine psychiatric illness and subjects instructed to feign illness resulted in correct diagnosis by SCP-1892-1 in 96% of cases, a rate significantly higher than Foundation psychiatrists in similar tests.\nSubjects with no history of psychiatric illness report the entity subjecting them to a routine physical exam before being discharged. If a subject is diagnosed with a mild to moderate case of psychiatric illness, SCP-1892-1 will express concern, ask a series of follow-up questions, and write a prescription for one of several opioids (commonly used as antidepressants prior to the 1950's)1. These scripts appear on the subject's person after they are discharged by SCP-1892-1 and are non-anomalous.\nSubjects diagnosed with severe psychiatric illness (major depression, auditory/visual hallucinations, etc.) report SCP-1892-1 muttering to itself before sighing and stating its intent to restrain the subject, citing a lack of alternative therapies. Despite the lack of a physical mechanism, subjects are immediately immobilized in a manner consistent with wrist, ankle and head restraints. Subjects will vocalize extreme distress for a period of five to seven minutes after which they become tranquil and are discharged by SCP-1892-1.\nAfter exposure, these subjects demonstrate marked reductions in emotionality, motivation and interest. Subjects show little to no desire (or ability to plan for) escape and will only react to immediate stimuli. Following monthly terminations, analysis of subjects affected in this manner revealed lesions in the frontal lobe consistent with those of a transorbital lobotomy.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Subjects treated according to SCP-1892-1's instructions show no improvement over similarly treated subjects not exposed to SCP-1892.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1891 | SCP-1892 | SCP-1893 \u00bb"}
{"text": "You are currently viewing Iteration B of the documentation for this entity. To view another iteration, reload the page after sixty seconds.\n\nWe lay in the dark together, rain falling gently outside. It had been a long day, and we had to take Sophie to the vet in the morning. You were worried; you read somewhere that some dogs are allergic to anesthetic, that some dogs die during routine teeth cleanings. I told you it was okay, that she would almost certainly be fine, but the possibility of Sophie being in danger had me terrified too. We just tried to talk about other things, about anything else.\n\"Item number?\" I heard you mutter.\n\"SCP-1893,\" I replied. \"Object class?\"\n\"Euclid,\" you answered, sleepily.\nI didn't know how to respond, so I changed the subject. \"Special containment procedures?\"\n\"All stories containing or referencing SCP-1893 are to be contained in the tertiary mainframe at Site 38 until such time as Foundation researchers discover a method of transferring them without risking contamination to other computer systems,\" you said. \"Multiple redundant stories are to be kept on the mainframe at all times. Should SCP-1893 begin displaying aggressive or otherwise unusual behavior, additional new stories written in the style used by SCP-1893 are to be downloaded onto the computer. Hard copies of all stories before and after SCP-1893 infestation are to be kept in the director's office in a triple-locked safe; no other copies are to be kept in any other location in any other form to avoid possible contamination. To whatever extent possible, discussion of SCP-1893 is to be restricted to non-electronic means, and references to item number SCP-1893 are to be prohibited on any Foundation server or computer other than the one mentioned above.\"\n\"Description,\" I began to reply. \"SCP-1893 is an incompletely understood phenomenon, believed to be electronic or digital in nature. The phenomenon has demonstrated at least a primitive sort of intelligence, in the form of adapting to new environments and avoiding inhospitable ones and a rudimentary ability to communicate with Foundation researchers, albeit indirectly. It is not known whether the entity is sapient or even sentient.\"\nYou got so angry as soon as I said that. You were always so stubborn, even when it wasn't necessary. Sometimes it was what I loved about you; sometimes, I really just wish you'd listen to reason.\nI went out into the kitchen to get a glass of water. As the light from the refrigerator lit up the corners of the living room, I looked at the home we had built together. The leather couches your mother got free from the side of the road, the television I got for Christmas almost a decade before, the shelves full of both of our books, mingled together. We had a family, you and I and Sophie, and a place we could call home. Turning around, I walked past the man in the corner into the bedroom, confident that there wasn't any need to fight. Not tonight.\n\"SCP-1893's principal trait is its memetic quality,\" I said, \"it is impossible to perceive, interact with, or discuss the entity except through fictional narratives. Specifically, any electronic message referring to SCP-1893 will be altered by the entity into a prose passage of variable length, tone, or content. However, messages altered by SCP-1893 will always have certain constant qualities.\"\nYou nodded and continued my thought, the way you always could. \"First,\" you said, \"the content of the original message will be left intact, replacing any dialogue between characters in the story. Second, stories will often contain between two to three characters; while the dialogue between them will remain constant, the setting and tone of the characters and their surroundings are believed to often reflect SCP-1893's 'mood' at the time of access. Third, components of the story's plot may change depending on whether or not SCP-1893 can determine the identity of the reader, though researchers have been unable to detect a pattern in the modifications to date.\"\nI finished with the obvious: \"Finally, all instances of stories altered by SCP-1893 will contain an unknown character, described as being unusually tall and muscular, often said to have tattoos of bull's horns on or near the face. The extent to which this character interacts with the others is often indicative of SCP-1893's level of aggression at that moment; when the entity is calm, the character will barely be referenced or discussed. When SCP-1893 feels threatened or is prepared to attack, the character will display an increasingly important or central role to the story's plot.\"\nWe started dozing off. We said our good-nights, thought of the next day fading rapidly. One last thought came to the top of your head. \"Addendum 1893-A?\" I asked.\n\"Though no effort undertaken to date has succeeded in fully containing SCP-1893,\" you muttered drowsily, \"all evidence suggests that the Foundation's decision to classify the entity as such has caused it to adopt this as its 'name' and react specifically to any mention of that item number in electronic media. Assuming this to be true, a theoretical plan has been devised in the event that termination of SCP-1893 should become necessary. According to this plan, Foundation personnel would\u2026would first\u2026\"\nYou drifted asleep. I watched your chest rise and fall for a second, then fell out myself.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1892 | SCP-1893 | SCP-1894 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1894\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1894 is to be held in a secured garage, located within Site-77. It is to be kept in an unpowered state, with no battery. The tires have been removed, and placed in a non-anomalous storage facility located on-site. The fuel tank is to be continuously drained, and any reports of unusual weight loss reported to the supervising Level 3 administrator. Once per month, it is to be inspected for any signs of regrowth, and if any components have begun to appear, they are to be stripped.\nDescription: SCP-1894 is a mid-sized van, with vanity license plate, reading \"CRSHCRS\"1. All identifying marks, such as brand names or serial number, have been removed. It is capable of regenerating any damages to itself. Liquids usually required for running an automobile, such as coolant, have been replaced with bodily fluids such as fat, pus, and blood.\nWhen active, SCP-1894 will move in an autonomous manner, driving itself to the nearest local \"organic foods\" store. This store must be locally owned; stores which are part of larger national chains are unaffected. Testing has shown that it will travel over 45 kilometers in order to reach its destination. Once it arrives, SCP-1894 will impact the storefront, and drive through the store. The vehicle will destroy as much of the store's product as possible, before exiting. Typically, SCP-1894 incidents will last fewer than twenty minutes. If approached by law enforcement officers during the incident, SCP-1894 will temporarily cease anomalous properties. In addition, SCP-1894 has been known to loiter in front of local coffee shops for 15-20 minutes before proceeding to its next destination.\nIf a subject is present within SCP-1894, their bodies will be affected anomalously. Once the subject exits SCP-1894, their bodies will be significantly more fit than it was at the time they entered SCP-1894. Testing has shown that SCP-1894 appears to use the subject's body fat as fuel, converting it to gasoline at a ratio of 2kg to 1 liter at a time.\nInitially, repeated uses of SCP-1894 will have a consistently positive impact on the subject's body. However, once the subject's body mass index has reached the \"normal\" or \"underweight\" levels, SCP-1894 will begin to use the subject's internal organs to fuel itself. This is much less efficient, and can lead to the subject being killed after 14 minutes of being used as fuel. Subjects appear to be aware of this portion of SCP-1894's effect, and will attempt to steer SCP-1894 into locations besides health food stores, such as confectionery shops. This causes an extreme reversal of the effect, with subjects gaining weight at a tremendous speed. This, combined with the internal organ damage previously noted, can result in the subject's death. Should the subject survive, SCP-1894's effect will return to its previous state, until their BMI levels reach the aforementioned state.\nSCP-1894 was recovered on 9/18/1976, from a farmer's market in Atlanta, GA, USA. The vehicle had smashed through watermelon, orange grove, and general produce stands before obliterating a trailer. The vehicle was vacant. After testing, SCP-1894 was contained and witnesses were given Class-C amnestics. A cover story involving an inebriated and disgruntled farmer has been disseminated to the general public.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Denoting a possible connection with SCP-1727\n\n\u00ab SCP-1893 | SCP-1894 | SCP-1895 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1895\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1895 is contained within a standard safe-class containment cell equipped with one 120V AC power outlet to facilitate testing. SCP-1895 should be unplugged and unpowered when not undergoing testing.\nAll instances of SCP-1895-A created should be filed with Site-52's central document repository for analysis.\nAddendum: All testing of SCP-1895 is suspended until a method is developed to test for possible changes in causality due to SCP-1895's effects.\nDescription: SCP-1895 is a modified 3 reel \"Wheel of Fortune\" slot machine manufactured by International Game Technology. The serial numbers have been removed from the machine, hindering attempts to determine provenance.\nSCP-1895's anomalous effects manifest when it is touched by a living human being while it is powered and in an inactive state. The object will not activate a second time for anyone that has previously activated the device. Once activated, 1000 credits will be credited to the machine1 and it will become playable as per standard rules of non-anomalous versions of the machine.2 SCP-1895 will retain memory of the number of credits it is set to despite loss of power or disassembly.\nThe second anomalous effect will occur once the payout button is depressed. Once payout is selected the machine resets to 0 credits3 and a claim ticket (SCP-1895-A) is generated.\nInstances of SCP-1895-A lists the name of the person that activated SCP-1895, the final number of credits, and a personalized message. These messages will generally either have a congratulatory or consolatory tone based on the final number of credits when the instance was generated. In most cases, a positive or negative event in the individual's past is detailed, including events that the subject had not known of beforehand. In 12% of SCP-1895-A messages recorded, an event is specified followed by details of what might have occurred if that event had an alternative outcome. In 8% of recorded cases, possible future occurrences are alluded to. Experiments have been inconclusive as to whether SCP-1895 has predictive abilities.\nSCP-1895 was originally located in the McCarran International Airport located in Clark County, Nevada. It was seized by the Nevada Gaming Control Board following complaints of a rigged game. The Foundation recovered the object and distributed class D amnestics to affected users and enforcement agents who had been exposed to SCP-1895.\nAddendum-1895-A-EL-S: The following are examples of SCP-1895-A instances generated during experimentation. All experiments were performed using D-Class to activate SCP-1895 unless otherwise noted.\n\nSCP-1895-A-001\n\nName: J\u2588\u2588\u2588 M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nCredits: 1000\nNothing ventured, nothing gained.\n\nName displayed is the legal name of D-54003. Instance was generated after immediately selecting the payout option after activating SCP-1895.\n\nSCP-1895-A-005\n\nName: The [REDACTED]\nCredits: 1201\nCongratulations, they didn't find all of the bodies. You only received 3 life sentences.\n\nName was an alias used by the press to describe D-09345 before his apprehension, who was serving 3 life sentences before induction into the D-Class program.\n\nSCP-1895-A-007\n\nName: T\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\" L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nCredits: 971\nBad news, all that worry about when (or rather if) you're going to get out has given you an ulcer.\n\nA medical examination of D-09432 did confirm the presence of a previously undetected ulcer.\n\nSCP-1895-A-012\n\nName: R\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 C\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nCredits: 256\nA terrible ending. Of all the times to get stuck with mashed carrots, you had to eat them for your last meal.\n\nD-54322 broke testing protocol and read the generated instance of SCP-1895-A. After this, he became distressed and assaulted security personnel on hand for testing and attempted to leave SCP-1895's containment cell. He was terminated during the struggle. Testing protocol was changed to remove D-Class from the containment room after activation of SCP-1895.\n\nSCP-1895-A-019\n\nName: D-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nCredits: 615602\nCONGRATULATIONS! You are the big winner! Instead of killing your kid sister in a tragic accident, causing your parents to break up and you embarking on a life of crime until you ended up in the D-Class program, you got to have a stable home and a background studying at a prestigious university before joining the Foundation!\n\nResearch Assistant M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was used for this test run when the progressive jackpot was hit. SCP-1895 began emitting colored streamers from the claim check slot for approximately two minutes. Following this the above SCP-1895-A instance was generated, and SCP-1895 was reset as though the payout button had been pressed. No record of D-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was located in Foundation records. Assistant M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is currently being held per the zero tolerance escapee policy, and all testing suspended until the full nature of SCP-1895's effects can be determined.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Activating SCP-1895 is the only method to register credits on the machine. The coin and bill acceptance mechanisms have been plugged rendering them inert, and attempts to bypass those mechanisms have failed.\n2. There have been no discernible differences in outcomes between cases when the individual activating SCP-1895 uses it and cases when a second party does so.\n3. Experiments have failed to exhaust all credits from the machine during normal play, despite two separate attempts to do so.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1894 | SCP-1895 | SCP-1896 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1896\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1896 should be stored with the rope-portion coiled and fastened with a sturdy cable tie; a sealed plastic cover is sufficient protection for the tire-portion. The item is currently stored with the other Bonifay family artifacts at Research Sector-09 (see Addenda).\nDescription: SCP-1896 is a crudely-made swing, consisting of a hemp rope (approx. 3m in length) and an old automobile tire.\nIf left unattended, SCP-1896 will fasten itself to an invisible anchorage. The object will hang with the tire portion suspended 1m above the ground, rope stretching vertically and looped as if encircling a horizontal support.\nFor unknown reasons, this phenomenon will not take place while a human subject is physically observing the object. Video surveillance, however, has revealed that the rope-portion of SCP-1896 does not levitate but moves jerkily, as if it is being tossed. This \u201ctoss\u201d will sometimes fail several times in succession before the rope \"lands\" successfully and anchors itself with several loops.\nOnce suspended, the anomaly will remain hanging indefinitely. Attempts to sever the rope while the object is suspended have been unsuccessful; however (with some difficulty) the anchoring knot can be unfastened by hand, and SCP-1896 will fall to the ground. These efforts have revealed that the object's apparent \"anchor\" is not only invisible but intangible: subjects have extended an arm through the taut loop without struggle or side-effect.\nWhile levitated, the anomaly has been observed to rock and sway as if in response to a breeze, even while contained in a draftless room. Less frequently, the tire-portion will sag as if supporting weight and swing at measured intervals. If SCP-1896 is touched at this time, its motions will still and the \"weight\" simply vanish.\nTests with human subjects suggest that SCP-1896 is capable of temporarily distorting the sensory perceptions of those who sit or stand on its suspended surface. The intensity of these distortions increases in proportion to time spent in contact with the object.\n\n+Excerpts from Test Logs 1, 2, and 3\n\n-close Excerpts from Test Logs 1, 2, and 3\n\nTest 1 (5-15 min)\n\nProcedure: Subjects are seated on SCP-1896 in its suspended state or permitted to stand on the tire-portion while grasping the rope. Subjects are instructed to remain in the same position, unmoving, until the designated time has elapsed. Subjects are prompted throughout the test to describe any unusual sensations.\n\nAfter 20-40 seconds, the majority of subjects report feeling a slight breeze, although all tests were conducted in a sealed room. Three of the subjects describe a sensation like sunlight\u2014 warmth, but without accompanying brightness.\n\nAfter 4 minutes elapse, subject and object begin a gentle swinging motion. Whether this motion is unconsciously caused by the subjects or the result of the anomalous breeze is unclear.\n\nAlmost precisely at the 5 minute mark, nine of the ten test subjects visibly react to some stimulus invisible to research staff. The only subject who does not react is D-4399, a 35 year old male who has been deaf since birth. These reactions are notably positive\u2014 subjects glance around the testing room attentively, and several smile or laugh.\n\nResults: All nine subjects, with the exception of D-4399 (who only experienced the tactile distortions), gave a similar report at the test's conclusion: as time passed, each individual had become less aware of the testing room. The majority experienced the sensations of sun and wind, with several claiming to have heard the rustling of leaves or grass.\nWhen questioned about their visible reaction at the 5 minute mark, subjects described differing sensations with a common theme: some claimed to hear distant sounds of laughter, two described the sound of a woman singing, and a few heard children chanting, as if playing a game.\nIt is worth noting that the few test subjects who regarded the experience as disturbing or unusual did so only in retrospect\u2014 subjects invariably described their state of mind during the test as peaceful.\n\nTest 2 (20-35 min)\n\nProcedure: (as described in Test 1)\n\nThe first 20 minutes of the test proceed with the same results described in Test 1; after 30 minutes have elapsed, however, subjects grow markedly less responsive to audible or visual cues from research staff.\n\nAfter breaking physical contact with SCP-1896, subjects revert to prior levels of responsiveness and communicativeness.\n\nResults: Subjects described stronger and more varied sensations\u2014 predominantly tactile, but also olfactory and audible. Some remembered hearing the rustle of dry grasses or the sounds of insects, others detected the distinct scent of smoke or wet earth.\nSubjects were unable to reconcile certain remembered details with prior memories or experiences. For example, while in contact with SCP-1896, one subject claimed to hear \u201ckatydids\u201d; however, after completing the test, she could not recall hearing the sound of \"katydids\" (or even the word, a colloquial name for Tettigoniids) prior to the experiment.\n\nTest 3 (45min-1hr)\n\nProcedure: (as described in Test 1)\n\nThe first 35 minutes of the test proceed as previously described. After the 40 minute mark, however, subjects grow unresponsive to the point of appearing catatonic. The arc of SCP-1896's movement increases significantly. Regardless of this increase in speed and motion, none of the subjects appear to be in danger of falling.\n\nAfter 50-55 minutes, the object's measured back-and-forth motion gives way to erratic, slowing spirals. The motion continues to slow until the predetermined hour is passed, sometimes ceasing altogether.\n\nDespite the increase and decrease in motion, subjects remain unmoving and insensible until a second party makes physical contact with SCP-1896. At this point, some subjects fall forward and others startle, as if waking from sleep.\n\nResults: As suggested by the results of Test 2, the longer contact with SCP-1896 was prolonged the more vivid the subjects' sensory experiences grew. In every case, recollected sounds and smells gave way to waking-dreams of swinging under a tree in a wide field. Subjects described a similar setting with different details: six of ten subjects recalled the sight and smell of burned grass, five subjects felt and saw bright sunlight, and two remembered a damp heat and glimpses of thunderheads.\nOne detail was consistent in all ten tests: at an unspecified point after the 40 minute mark, subjects claimed to have heard a voice calling out to someone. Some described the voice as a child's, others as a woman or man's\u2014 but all ten reported a similar reaction. The following excerpt from the post-test interview with D-8526 typifies the subjects' descriptions of this encounter:\n\nD-8526: Yeah, I recognized her voice right away. I'm positive it was a woman's voice, but deeper than mine, you know?\u2014 Maybe older. It was the same woman who was laughing, before, but now she was calling someone. [researcher questions, subject appears perplexed] No. I can't really remember what she was saying. I just know she was calling someone\u2014 it made me feel really, like, I dunno. It's weird, but I thought about playing outside as a kid, in the street. Everyone would get called inside for dinner, and you'd ignore your name a few times and pretend you didn't hear\u2014 but when you heard your full name it really meant business, and you'd just jump and run, you know? [subject shakes her head] Whatever. It sort of felt like that.\n[researcher questions] No, it wasn't my name she was calling, I'm pretty sure, but I still felt like I should answer. [a pause, subject rubs her eyes] I couldn't see anybody, but her voice kept coming closer\u2014 and first it sounded mad, like, \"get your ass over here, now!\" But she just kept calling and calling and no one answered, and she started sounding really scared, like \"please, please\"\u2026 [subject is visibly distressed, but collects herself] \u2026like, just really helpless. I never saw anybody, but I felt like she went right past me. I couldn't move or shout or say anything. Then she stopped calling.\n\nAddendum 1:\nA similar tire swing has been identified in ten of the twenty-six photographs contained in SCP-1890. Close examination of these images (particularly the distinctive rubber tread, which corresponds to models from the 1920s) as well as the results of Test 3 strongly suggest that the object in containment and the object in the photographs are one and the same.\nAddendum 2:\nSee SCP-1928.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1895 | SCP-1896 | SCP-1897 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1897\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Personnel stationed in the rural southwestern portions of the United States are to annually investigate any areas that meet the required criteria. If any manifestations of SCP-1897 appear, the area must be blocked off under the pretense of road work until the manifestation has been neutralized. Lethal force is authorized for use upon SCP-1897 to drive the creatures away. Survivors and witnesses are to be detained and interrogated, then given Class-B amnestics upon release. Instances of SCP-1897-1 are to be incapacitated from concealed positions before any attack is mounted on SCP-1897. Recovered instances of SCP-1897-1 are to be given Class-A amnestics before they are relocated to Site-06, until a means of rehabilitating them is discovered.\nEmbedded agents in all major internet service providers are to prevent any civilian access to SCP-1897-2. Any information taken from the website is to be archived in Storage Unit-4. If messages suspected to originate from SCP-1897-2 are received, site command is to be notified immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1897 are humanoids that manifest outside of rural areas in the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, and Nevada. Pictures taken of SCP-1897 and testimony from witnesses place these creatures at over five meters tall. According to witnesses, and confirmed in videos found on SCP-1897-2, these entities show great physical strength and speed, covering approximately 200 meters in under 9 seconds and lifting upwards of 500 kilograms in a single hand. When an instance of SCP-1897 would be killed or otherwise incapacitated, that entity immediately disappears and drops anything it was carrying. The creatures reportedly speak in standard American English with vernacular and accents appropriate to the region, but have not replied to humans attempting to communicate with them.\nA person will only encounter a manifestation of SCP-1897 if they meet these criteria:\n\nThey are either alone or in a group of no more than two people.1\nNone of them appear to be carrying a weapon (such as a gun, a knife, or pepper spray).\nThere are no major population centers within 25~ kilometers of their location.\n\nWitnesses of a manifestation report seeing the creatures materialize as though they were emerging from an unseen vehicle. Nearly all reported instances of SCP-1897 were described as wearing dark green uniforms, and either carrying long, thin poles with a large net on the end, or at least one 1.3 x 1.9 meter steel cage. The creatures used these devices to capture persons and put them in the cages, in most cases taking care not to cause physical harm to the victim. Upon the containment of most or all persons, both SCP-1897, the cages, and victims vanish in a manner similar to its original manifestation. All attempts to trace either SCP-1897 or its victims at this point have failed. After abduction, the victims become instances of SCP-1897-1.\nInstances of SCP-1897-1 may reappear at any time after approximately one month, though rarely in the same location as where they were abducted. These reemergences have been recorded to happen anywhere from 2 to roughly 2,000 kilometers from the site of their original abduction. They are always accompanied by at least one instance of SCP-1897, and rarely stray from the entity's side. SCP-1897-1 instances are often found to be castrated or otherwise sterile, and universally show decreased mental capabilities - about the same cognitive intelligence as the average Canis lupus familiaris - and heightened aggression. SCP-1897-1 will actively resist retrieval and attack any persons who show hostility towards SCP-1897. If separated, SCP-1897-1 will attempt to return to the location where it recently emerged from, regardless of distance or obstacles. The compulsions and behavior can be treated with amnestics, but the reduced intelligence is a result of a partial lobotomy of the prefrontal cortex and selective damage to Broca's area, neither of which can be repaired by non-anomalous means at this time. Upon reaching the point of manifestation, they are taken by an instance of SCP-1897 within two minutes of arrival.\nSCP-1897-2 is a website located at the IP address \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588 or at the web address \"www.hdsociety.gov2\" A banner across the front page declares the website as belonging to the \"Human Domestication Society\" in standard American English. Its menu at the top has pages for \"Adoption\", \"Training\", \"Breeding Programs\", \"Volunteering\", and \"About\" among others.\nTo date, all efforts to initiate peaceful contact with SCP-1897, adopt an instance of SCP-1897-1 or exchange emails through SCP-1897-2 have met with no success. See Addendum-2\nAddendum-1: Below are excerpts from selected pages on the website\n\nFrom the Training page\nHas your human been misbehaving? Need to train them to use the toilet? These pages have all the information you need to help your human become the most well trained human on your block!\nRecent Adopter Advice - Includes major side effects to watch for during the first month.\nObedience Training - Show them who's boss without the need for physical violence, with tips and tools necessary for the job.\nTricks You Can Teach Your Human - Toilet training, playing fetch, protecting your home and more!\nHow to Introduce Your Human to Other Humans - Humans naturally don't get along, but we can help you with that.\nUnderstanding What Your Human Wants - Humans shouldn't talk, but that doesn't mean you can't understand them.\nDealing with Strays - For those that want to capture and break in their new pets with their own hands, without overdoing it.\n[The page contains a picture of an instance of SCP-1897-13 and an instance of SCP-1897 menacing it with a large picana electrica4. SCP-1897 has a stern expression on its face, and SCP-1897-1 is shown to have tears in its eyes.]\n\nFrom the Behavior Solutions page\n\nAversives.pdf\nBenefits of Confinement.pdf\nBest Times to Adopt.pdf\nBiting.pdf\nCastration or Not.pdf\nClawing.pdf\nCommon Behavioral Problems.pdf\nControlling Violent Behavior.pdf\nCrying.pdf\nDepression.pdf\nDiscipline.pdf\nEuthanasia.pdf\nGrooming.pdf\nHouse Training.pdf\nHow to Identify False Obedience.pdf\nIntroducing Humans to Humans.pdf\nKeeping Humans Outside.pdf\nLearning to Love Your Human.pdf\nLeash Training.pdf\nLobotomizing at Home.pdf\nPreventing Escape.pdf\nProper Implement Usage.pdf\nRefusing Food.pdf\nRewarding Good Behavior.pdf\nScreaming.pdf\nSelf-Mutilation.pdf\nSubmissiveness.pdf\nTalking and Using Words.pdf\nToilet Training.pdf\nToys and Implements.pdf\nTravel.pdf\nTurning Humans.pdf\nUnderstanding Human Body Language.pdf\nUnusual Eating Habits.pdf\nUrinating and Defecating Outside the Toilet.pdf\nUsing Fearful Behavior.pdf\n\nFrom the Adoption page\nWe offer a large variety of humans for adoption every single day. While we cannot guarantee a human you see listed on our website will be available when you reach the shelter, our inventory is updated every half-hour. We cannot answer any questions about specific humans pictured on our website over the phone or email.\nAll humans have their vaccinations, sterilizations, microchips, and whether or not they have already been given a leucotomy included in the adoption fee.\nCan't find a human that suits you here? Check our listings of licensed human breeders in your area!\n[The page shows an instance of SCP-1897-15 being held up by an instance of SCP-1897. SCP-1897 is smiling; SCP-1897-1 shows no expression.]\n\nFrom the Volunteering page\nAs humans are in high demand, we're always looking for students and volunteers to join our team! Currently, over \u2588\u2588\u2588 volunteers are involved in our programs. It's both fun and rewarding.\nHuman Walker/Behavior Trainer: Some of our humans need time outside their kennels, especially the ones that are house trained. The scheduling is flexible, and the humans will love it!\nHuman Care Specialist: Volunteers help desensitize and train humans before they can be put up for adoption.\nWorking With Human Cubs: As human cubs are always in high demand, they sometimes require extra-special care before they can be put up for adoption.\nSpecialized Training: For seeing-eye humans, hearing humans for the deaf, seizure response humans, and other such special cases. Learn how you can help humans help us.\nNote for applicants : Please submit a short essay on why you'd like to volunteer at the HDS and what you hope to gain from the experience.\n[The page contains a picture of an instance of SCP-1897-16 with its mouth contorted into a smile.]\n\nFrom the Events page\nPanels that advocate human rights are not endorsed by the HDS or its affiliates at this time\nCome to the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Convention Center at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for the annual All Breeds Human Show. From \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's human sled teams, to the sheep herding humans of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, see exotic humans from all corners of the world under one roof!\nIf that's not what you fancy, stick around for the human agility course competitions and the human races. Light refreshments and free balloons are available.\nComing in June: Say No to Skin! A Panel on How You Can Help Prevent Unauthorized Human Poaching and Skinning\n\nAddendum-2: On March \u2588\u2588, 20\u2588\u2588, Site-06 received the following message from hdsociety@\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\u2588:\n\nSubject: Enough\nReceived at 10:13 AM \u2588\u2588\u2588\nWe will not listen to your lies any longer. It was you who came after us first. You who tore holes in our world and tried to annihilate us. You who took our olive branch of peace and fashioned it into a spear. You who nearly drove us to extinction. And now that we have the advantage, you attempt to patronize us with your crocodile tears. We will not be deceived again.\nBut unlike you, we are not monsters. We have much anger towards your kind, but we are willing to forgive. But first, you must be willing to change. Slavery and genocide are immoral, and not even you deserve such a fate. It is our belief, then, that this alternative is a fair compromise between guaranteeing our safety and allowing your kind to live. This is our mercy to you.\nLook at the humans who have gone through our program. See how much happier they are? Your correspondence tells us that you have seen them. Seen how much they love us. Why, then, do you continue to be defiant?\nSomeday you will thank us. Please try to understand that this is for your own good.\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDirector of Human Resources\n\nNo record of such a person named \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 exists. The email was traced to the same IP address as the website, and thus a physical location cannot be discerned at this time. Further attempts at communication have yielded no results.\nSecurity at Site-06 has since been increased.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The maximum persons restriction does not apply to children of 12 years or younger.\n2. No ISP records report peering the provider that this IP is assigned to, and the physical location of the registered address of the provider is in the middle of a little-used stretch of road several miles outside of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n3. Positively identified as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who was reported missing on March 12th, 20\u2588\u2588. He would be \u2588\u2588 years old at the time the photo was accessed.\n4. A type of high voltage, low current device adapted from the electric cattle prod, and specifically developed for use in torture.\n5. Positively identified as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who was reported missing on October 6th, 19\u2588\u2588. He would be \u2588\u2588 years old at the time the photo was accessed.\n6. Positively identified as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who was reported missing on December \u2588\u2588, 201\u2588 along with her parents, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. She would be \u2588 months old at the time the photo was accessed.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1896 | SCP-1897 | SCP-1898 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1898\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: While in storage all instances of SCP-1898 are to be kept deconstructed and kept in their respective boxes. All instances of SCP-1898 are to be stored in Containment Room-1898 located on Site-\u2588\u2588. Testing on any set/s of SCP-1898-A and SCP-1898-B requires permission from two Level 3 Personnel. Testing on a set of SCP-1898-C requires permission from two Level 3 Personnel and one Level 4 Personnel. MTF PI-31 (aka. 'Mobius Strips') are to be contacted if an instance of SCP-1898 is discovered.\nDescription: All instances of SCP-1898 are construction sets that can be used to make shapes that do not follow Euclidean geometry. The contents of each set vary in materials and shapes. The sets come in three sizes: Small, Medium and Large (SCP-1898-A, SCP-1898-B and SCP-1898-C respectively). The Small and Medium sets are constructed like puzzles and the only difference is in the size, with Small sets able to build shapes up to 30cm high and Medium sets able to build shapes up to 10m high. The Large sets are bigger than the Small and Medium sets and are used to construct buildings. All sets can be disassembled and reassembled into a completely different shape. The packaging of each instance of SCP-1898 varies, but all of them are named 'Non Euclidean Dimensions' by the '\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Company', which does not exist in any registry, and so far has not been located.\nThe mechanism of how each set of SCP-1898 works is unknown. The pieces themselves are made from ordinary materials such as wood and metal, and no instructions are provided with any of the sets. During construction, the subject will put together and take apart various pieces; if asked about what they are trying to make, they will say that they are unsure. Given enough time, the subjects eventually produce a sculpture that should be impossible to make. The subjects have always insisted that they are unsure of how they managed to make it. Viewers watching the subject did not observe any abnormal behaviour, despite the anomalous result. Other than the shapes being impossible, there is nothing else anomalous with them and no abnormal effects have been witnessed in subjects either during or after tests.\nThe construction of the Large sets differs slightly in the sense that large groups of people and often construction machinery are needed. However, there is always one subject that decides where all the pieces go. Houses and buildings made from Large sets will have floors and furniture along the walls, looping corridors and infinite stairs. Despite gravity, people inside will be able to walk on whatever is classed as the floor and perform tasks normally.\nThe Foundation first became aware of SCP-1898 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 when Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 reported a piece of public artwork in the town of [REDACTED] that was an impossible shape when looked at from any direction. Once confirmation had been made that it was anomalous, a retrieval team was sent to acquire the shape and learn its origin. The artist was tracked down and questioned. It was learnt that he had used a 'Non Euclidean Dimensions' construction set to make the shape and then sell it on to the town. The box was retrieved and Class-B amnestics were given to the artist. Since then, \u2588\u2588\u2588 more instances of SCP-1898 have been found across the world.\n\nSCP-1898 Testing Log\n\n ... \n\nSet used: SCP-1898-A-4\nSubject: D-34578\nReason for Test: Initial test to determine anomalous effects of a set of SCP-1898\nResult: Subject proceeded to work on the pieces. 16 minutes later a non-Euclidean sculpture was made. Subject was isolated and monitored for the duration of his time before termination for any signs of anomalous properties.\nConclusion: The sets are used to build non-Euclidean shapes. No anomalous properties or degradation of mental health was witnessed in the subject.\n\nSet used: SCP-1898-A-12 and SCP-1898-A-27\nSubject: D-34693\nReason for Test: To see if pieces from different sets could be mixed together.\nResult: Subject proceeded to work on the pieces. 25 minutes later the subject managed to produce a single shape that had been constructed using both sets.\nConclusion: Sets of the same size can be mixed together successfully.\n\nSet used: SCP-1898-A-8 and SCP-1898-B-5\nSubject: D-34694\nReason for Test: To see if different sizes of sets could be mixed together.\nResult: Subject proceeded to work on the pieces for 42 minutes. Resultant structure appeared to be a triangle that folded back on itself in such a way that allowed it to be rolled. Pieces from both sets were used.\nConclusion: Two sets of different sizes can be mixed together successfully.\n\nSet used: SCP-1898-C-3\nSubjects: D-34694, D-34695, D-34696, D-34697, D-34698, D-34699, D-34700, D-34701, D-34702, D-34703 and D-34704.\nReason for Test: To determine the anomalous properties of a 'Large' set.\nResult: Subjects proceeded to construct a house with D-34698 as the one issuing orders. After 8 days construction was finished.\nConclusion: The house displayed anomalous properties such as upside-down rooms and one looping corridor. Subjects were able to walk on whatever was designated as a floor. The plumbing was fully functional and contained no unusual features to counteract gravity.\n\nSet used: SCP-1898-A-7 and several marked pieces that were constructed to be identical to some of the pieces in SCP-1898-A-7.\nSubject: D-346706\nReason for Test: To determine if pieces not from a set of SCP-1898 can be mixed with pieces from a set of SCP-1898.\nResult: The pieces that were not from SCP-1898-A-7 were marked with a small dot and mixed with the pieces from SCP-1898-A-7. Subject was not informed of the extra pieces. The subject proceeded to work on the pieces and after 7 minutes managed to build a shape that contained some of the marked pieces.\nConclusion: Pieces not from a set of SCP-1898 can still be used to construct non-Euclidean sculptures.\n\nSet used: A full set of identical pieces were constructed based on the material and shape of SCP-1898-A-7.\nSubject: D-346707\nReason for Test: To determine if it is the shape of the pieces that are anomalous.\nResult: Subject proceeded to work on the pieces in an ordinary manner. Subject showed signs of confusion that were not present in other tests. After 1 hour and 12 minutes the subject finally managed to construct a non-Euclidean shape.\nConclusion: Anomalous property is likely due to the shapes of the pieces. However, the subject displayed signs of confusion and it took much longer than previous tests with a Small set.\n\nAddendum-1898-1: Attached SCP-1898 Photographs\nAddendum-1898-2: Even though various public artwork may look like instances of SCP-1898, that does not mean that they are. Please check the shape in question thoroughly before calling it in. We don't have the resources to be running everywhere only to find out that they're just ordinary sculptures. - Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1897 | SCP-1898 | SCP-1899 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1899\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1899 is contained on-site at Containment Site 1899-Alpha, which has been built around it. A ballistic barrier is to be kept in the suggested path of SCP-1899 in the case that it ever becomes un-suspended, and precision laser rangefinders measuring the exact position of SCP-1899 are to be maintained. Any deviation in its position will generate an alarm, and such an event is to be reported immediately.\nDescription: SCP-1899 is a slightly deformed M2 Armor Piercing .30-06 Springfield rifle bullet suspended approximately 167.6 cm off the floor of a storage shed on an abandoned homestead near [REDACTED] in what appears to be some form of temporal stasis. At time of discovery, SCP-1899 was covered in dried human blood and what appears to be particulate human brain and bone tissue.\nFrom forensic analysis of the surrounding shed, it has been determined that SCP-1899's current position is consistent with having been fired from a high-powered rifle at close range and transited through the head of a human subject, front to back, before being temporally suspended. The remains of a disturbed blood pool on the concrete floor of the shed indicates that the subject was killed immediately, and the body removed from the scene afterwards. Analysis of DNA fragments recovered from the dried blood on SCP-1899 is inconclusive, and all attempts to move or take samples from SCP-1899 itself have failed. No bullet casing was found, and it is presumed that the assailant collected it before leaving.\nAddendum 1899-01: Document 1899-01\nThe following document was obtained from the Global Occult Coalition on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588 by undercover agents.\n\nTermination Report\nDate: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nSubject: KTE-3410-Clockwork-Green\n3410 terminated by small arms fire at close range, body removed and incinerated as per standard procedures. Guess the fucker can't stop bullets fast enough if you're in his face, but I can't do anything about the bullet now.\n- M.E.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1898 | SCP-1899 | SCP-1900 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1900\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A culture of SCP-1900 and an infected hard drive are to be preserved for research purposes at G2 Site 15 according to Class 4 Biohazard procedures. No electronic devices capable of connecting to the internet are to be allowed into G2 Site 15. Personnel at any site exposed to SCP-1900 or reporting lesions, blisters, headaches, or seizures are to be examined and, if found to be infected, quarantined indefinitely, and all internet-capable devices they own destroyed.\nAs SCP-1900 is already widespread among the civilian population, lacks distinguishing symptoms, and is difficult to eradicate from the system of victims, containment is focused around preventing further cases. The Foundation has contacted major computer security companies, and had them alter their antivirus software to block SCP-1900. Social engineering programs are underway to discourage people from opening their computers to infection. Additionally, vaccines for the current strain of SCP-1900 are being developed, and such vaccines are to be made universally available under the cover as being for a virulent strain of flu.\nAttempts to track down the party or parties responsible for SCP-1900 are ongoing and so far unsuccessful. The Foundation has requested to governments involved in the hunt that they remand any persons captured to Foundation custody.\nDescription: SCP-1900 is a pathogen capable of infecting both humans and computers. As such, there are two forms of SCP-1900, one a virus and one a malicious program. It is capable of cross-transmission between humans and computers through unknown means.\nIn its software form, SCP-1900 functions as a Trojan horse designed to give a third party control over the infected computer. Once on a computer, it disables most standard virus-recovery methods, making it extremely difficult to remove without reformatting the device. SCP-1900 uses any email accounts active on the computer to distribute messages containing SCP-1900 as an attachment.\nComputers infected by SCP-1900 constitute a decentralized botnet. Though SCP-1900 would theoretically allow for a remote source to gain complete control over such computers, this has yet to be observed. Instead a small partition of the computers' capacity is used to update SCP-1900 and to spread SCP-1900 farther. This causes minor slowing of the infected computers.\nIn its biological form, SCP-1900 is a DNA virus similar to the herpes simplex virus. It is more complex in structure than HSV, and has a significantly more ordered genome, strongly suggesting synthetic origin. Contained in the genome is the cyrillic ASCII encoding of the current text of the message SCP-1900 uses to propagate itself in digital form.\nThe SCP-1900 virus has primary symptoms similar to herpes and mild viral encephalitis. It causes painful skin blisters, headaches, and in rare cases seizures. SCP-1900 is rarely fatal outside of immunocompromised patients. Symptoms typically last anywhere between two and eight weeks. As with HSV, SCP-1900 then enters a latent stage in which it persists in neural ganglia indefinitely. Research has shown that latent infection by SCP-1900 causes infected individuals to be more outgoing, more trusting, and to produce increased quantities of dopamine when exposed to wavelengths of light produced by modern computer monitors. Additionally, imaging reveals abnormal brainwave patterns consistent and synchronized across all patients.\nBoth forms of SCP-1900 have measures to prevent alteration during replication. Every month, a new version of the SCP-1900 is released through the botnet and propagates rapidly among both forms of SCP-1900. In the viral form, this has a low chance of reactivating the latent virus. Attempts to track the source of these updates have proven unsuccessful so far. It is estimated that SCP-1900 has infected around 4.2 million computers and 5.1 million persons worldwide.\nAddendum 1900-3: The following is a sample email typical of the sort sent out by SCP-1900. Spelling and grammar have been left unchanged.\n\nDear Friend,\nDo feel like you're moving through life without an direction, without any clear sense for where you're going or what your PURPOSE on this world is?\nWell so did I until I read Dr. Bryshevskiy's book. It told me how evryone out there was a just a friend I hadn't met yet and how you just had to say hello.\nIt may not sound like much but thjt really gave me a sense of PURPOSE and worth to build a better world where evryone lives in harmony and peace. If we just put our heads together who knows what we'll come up with!!\nSo please, as a friend and maybe more, look at Dr. Bryshevskiy's book. I've attached a digital copy for you until you can get a real one. I hope when we fineally meet you have the same PURPOSE I do.\nLove,\nAndrophilus\n\n\u00ab SCP-1899 | SCP-1900 | SCP-1901 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Instance of SCP-1901 prior to containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1901\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1901-1 are to be held within a containment vault, located within Site-77. All instances of SCP-1901 are to be covered with black cloth, which is to be removed only for testing purposes. Any personnel believing they may be affected by SCP-1901 are to report to their supervising researcher immediately.\nSCP-1901-2 are to be held in a separate containment vault, with personnel assigned to research it being given weekly psychological examinations. Any personnel displaying signs of SCP-1901-2 exposure are to be given psychiatric counseling, followed by permanent reassignment to projects not involving direct exposure to anomalous artifacts.\nDescription: SCP-1901 collectively designates approximately 49 sheets of corrugated cardboard with varying anomalous properties, with the sub-designation of SCP-1901-1 and SCP-1901-2. All instances of SCP-1901 have the images of various celebrities printed on them. Each individual instance's shape roughly correlates with that of the subject it depicts. The words \"Property of Full Humbug Associates\" are printed on each SCP-1901.\nHuman subjects exposed to an instance of SCP-1901-1 without being informed of its true nature will perceive it as a human being identical to the person depicted.1 Subjects have not reported any movement or vocalizations originating from SCP-1901-1 instances. This effect will last until the subject attempts to interact with the SCP-1901-1 instance, at which point they will cease being affected. Photographs and videos taken of the SCP-1901-1 instance will also be affected. Subjects may express confusion or disappointment upon the cessation of the anomalous effect. No long-term effects have been found to occur from this type of exposure.\nInitially, all instances of SCP-1901-2 were believed to have an identical effect to SCP-1901-12. However, intensive testing determined that if a specific context was provided to the subject prior to exposure, a secondary effect would trigger. If affected, subjects will perceive a fully three-dimensional humanoid with personality and appearance identical to that of the person SCP-1901-2 depicts. This effect persists as long as the subject is able to view the instance. When affected in this way, manifestations of SCP-1901-2 display sociopathic tendencies and total recall of the subject's memory.\nManifestations created by SCP-1901-2 will attempt to persuade the subject to deposit them within an area where the instance is likely to be documented heavily. Subjects may use their clothes to disguise the SCP-1901-2 instance, and will alert local press groups to the possibility of the celebrity appearing at the location. If the subject accepts, making contact with SCP-1901 will no longer negate its effect. After an undetermined amount of documentation of the instance has been published, it will instruct the subject to take them to a new area, and thank them for their assistance. Subjects will usually report positive memories of SCP-1901-2 manifestations.\nThe initial 30 instances of SCP-1901 were discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1978, after a number of reports originating from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, NM, USA, indicated that the deceased musician \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had been sighted numerous times. Agents arriving on the scene initially confirmed the sightings, until the arrival of additional agents confirmed SCP-1901-1's anomalous effect. After initial containment, SCP-1901-1 was classified as Safe.\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1980, agents embedded in the \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\" music label reported that several employees and artists may have been utilizing instances of SCP-1901 for personal reasons. Several persons believed to have used SCP-1901 were detained, as well as several instances of SCP-1901-2. During this investigation documentation revealing SCP-1901-2's effect and the use of SCP-1901 dating back to 1965 were discovered. All anomalous artifacts were contained, with persons of interest being issued Class-A amnestics. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1984, SCP-1901 has been reclassified as Euclid.\nAddendum: Document recovered from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a person of interest connected to the \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\" music label.\n\nDear Tommy,\nI'll be the first to admit the concept doesn't seem even a bit plausible. After all, it's a guy you've known for years, done shows with him and everything. But think about it. How much can you really recall about working with him? It's all sort of a blur. Rehearsal, the gig, and the in-between can be hard to remember. That's not an artifact of our chosen profession, mate. It's the Humbug doing its job.\nThe tapes didn't lie. I don't know how that stuff got on the master recording, since it basically gave it all away. There really was a car crash in '66, probably the most anxious day I can remember. We were in a panic, thought the band was about to go up in smoke. New as we were, none of us knew about Humbug. Lenny introduced us about a week after the funeral, and showed us the model.\nTook an awful long time to get used to, that did. Rehearsing and playing with a cardboard cutout, with nobody seeing it but you. Every time someone complimented the take, it was our instruction to smile and nod. Christ, if rehearsing was bad, playing the first gig was a nightmare. When it fell over in the middle of the stage, thought we were all washed up. Oh, we of little faith. Didn't change a thing.\nIf you want to know the best place to look, Tim's the one to ask. Was the first Humbug dealer I dealt with, still one of the best. Going to him first will save you from so many rubbish dealers. Mention me and he might give a little bit of a discount, if you aren't cocky about it. Nothing he hates more than cockiness, so watch your tongue.\nOne last thing. Don't try and treat the Humbug like your old bandmate. It doesn't know any more than you do. That might've been what triggered the end, or at least made it more inevitable.\nGood luck, mate!\n\nFootnotes\n1. Due to both anomalies involving the emulation of celebrities, a possible link between this phenomenon and SCP-2137 is under investigation.\n2. Note that while all instances of SCP-1901-2 share SCP-1901's effect, the reverse is not true.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1900 | SCP-1901 | SCP-1902 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1902 during testing.\n\nItem #: SCP-1902\nObject Class: Euclid-numen\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1902 is kept in its original location in Site 23's basement level. A fire-resistant concrete containment chamber 3m x 3m in interior size and 1 meter in thickness has been constructed to contain SCP-1902 on-site. The chamber has been constructed to allow for two-way audio and visual communication with SCP-1902. Should containment of SCP-1902 at an alternative location be required, full blueprints and materials lists are available at request from Dr. Hall.\nItems under 2kg in mass, flammable materials, and potential sources of ignition must be kept away from SCP-1902 except during scheduled testing. SCP-1902 must be extinguished immediately following tests that involve allowing SCP-1902 to ignite.\nNo less than one hour of audio recordings are to be prepared and played daily to SCP-1902. The recordings must consist primarily of speech in which the speaker praises or argues in favor of values including moderation, weight loss, humility, and pacifism. Personnel assigned to this task are to be provided access to the entirety of Site 23's declassified audio and video collection for this task. No individual clip of sound may be replayed more than once every three days or more than five times in total.\nExperiments that deviate from the above protocols require the assent and supervision of Dr. Hall. Tests that involve the addition of unusual material to recordings played to SCP-1902 may not take place more than once every three days.\nDescription: SCP-1902 is a sapient, mobile pile of waste of variable disposition approximately 110 kilograms in mass. SCP-1902 is composed primarily of ash and cinders, with significant quantities of medical waste, paper products, and various waste products from anomalous items contained at Site 23, along with one item that exhibited anomalous properties prior to incineration (See Addendum 1902-1 and Addendum 1902-2). SCP-1902 possesses well-developed senses of hearing and touch, is incapable of sight, and does not appear to possess an olfaction analogue.\nSCP-1902 exhibits a great deal of control over its mass (capable of delivering approximately 40kN of force over short periods of time, or 3.0kN of sustained force), with the apparent constraints that at least half of its component items must be in contact with the ground at any one time and that all items in its \"body\" must remain contiguous with each other. SCP-1902 is able to incorporate items less than 2kg in mass into its body via physical contact, so long as said items are at least partially (>30% of their surface) damaged by fire. Items separated from SCP-1902 cease to display anomalous properties, but may be reincorporated into SCP-1902's mass at a later time.\nSCP-1902 is capable of communication by shaping portions of its mass into rough approximations of characters in Japanese, although it is capable of understanding all languages tested thus far. It is roughly as intelligent as the average adult human, and exhibits the ability to learn, but cannot remember events more than one week in the past. It consistently reports the desire to incorporate additional material into its mass,1 and the desire to be worshipped as a deity by ambulatory entities of any nature.2 However, SCP-1902 does not exhibit any consistent knowledge of or theories on its nature or identity, and exhibits no consistent personality, attitudes, or behaviors beyond those mentioned.\nSCP-1902 appears to be influenced almost exclusively by the content of speech conducted in its vicinity within the previous forty hours \u2014 while SCP-1902 is capable of learning new information (if not remembering its source), any speech to which it is exposed will have no observable impact on its behavior after forty hours. Additionally, SCP-1902 will habituate to speech that it is exposed to repeatedly \u2014 any specific stimulus' impact on SCP-1902's behavior will decrease steadily with exposure, with no apparent change being present after ten exposures to the content of any given speech.\nCurrent containment protocols are designed to influence SCP-1902 in a manner that limits its willingness to breach containment or increase its mass. Interviews confirm that SCP-1902 holds values contrary to its urges to expand in size. This appears to cause SCP-1902 significant psychological stress; however, SCP-1902 has yet to attempt to breach containment or harm personnel since enactment of current special containment procedures.\nAddendum 1902-1: SCP-1902 was recovered from Site 23's solid waste incinerator on February 15, 1966, when the contents of the incinerator spontaneously animated and destroyed both the incinerator and the two attending personnel. Temporary containment measures were enacted before SCP-1902 could cause additional casualties or harm to the facility.\nAddendum 1902-2: Original documentation of the anomalous item incorporated into SCP-1902:\n\nItem Description: An antique wooden idol of Ryukyuan origin. The object continuously vibrates and shakes at varying intensity, despite lacking any detectable power source.\nDate of Recovery: February 10, 1966.\nLocation of Recovery: An antiques shop in Naha, Okinawa, Japan\nCurrent Status: In Site 23's Non-SCP Containment Vault. Slated for incineration.\n\nFootnotes\n1. It has been noted that SCP-1902 will actively attempt to reach and spread flammable items and sources of ignition in order to facilitate this.\n2. SCP-1902 has responded in this manner to a variety of subjects, including humans, animals, small robots, and a cart.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1901 | SCP-1902 | SCP-1903 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1903 - Jackie's Secret\n\n4c 61 20 67 77 79 6b 20 66 69 27 20 70 79 20 6f 79 75 61 2e 2e 2e 20 44 6f 6e 6e 61 72 20 6c 61 77 20 69 72 69 6c 6c 61 6c 6a 2e O\u3145XA silent girl with a secret shows the first signs of something more.\n\nThis is the first ever SCP dedicated to the Pitch Haven Canon.\nCredit goes to Photoutopia for the first picture.\nCredit goes to Sabina Stan for creating the mask for the second picture, and Justin More, for posing for the second picture.\nAnd, of course, thank you. I wouldn't keep coming back if it weren't for you.\n\nImage Credit\nhttp://photoutopia.deviantart.com/ photoutopia\n\n\u25b8 More by this Author \u25c2\n\n{$comments2}\n\nF.A.Q.\n\n{$doesthisfixthebug}\n\nItem#: SCP-1903\n\nLevel1\n\nContainment Class:\neuclid\n\nSecondary Class:\n{$secondary-class}\n\nDisruption Class:\ndark\n\nRisk Class:\ncaution\n\nlink to memo\n\nAssigned Site\nSite Director\nResearch Head\nAssigned Task Force\n\nSite-45\nDr. Harold Crot\nDr. Stuart Hayward\nREDACTED\n\nSCP-1903 reportedly attempting to communicate with Dr. Hayward prior to Event-1903-3\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Information regarding SCP-1903 is infohazardous and must be contained as such. Detailed information is restricted to personnel with Level 2-1903, 3-1903, or 4-1903 status. SCP-1903 personnel are to remain on the premises of Site-45-B or Site-45-C unless either under an emergency or during the week of October 31st1.\nSCP-1903 personnel are expected to perform their duties as they did while under regular employment. Recruitment or reassignment of potential SCP-1903 personnel are to be handled by non-SCP-1903 personnel. SCP-1903 personnel who do so will risk termination. New SCP-1903 personnel are to be given an uncensored copy of this document as a required reading. There must be at least fifteen personnel with SCP-1903 status2.\nSCP-1903 is to be contained on the 9th Floor of Site-45-C, in Secure Holding Cell 901. Secure Holding Cell 901 is to be equipped with a filtered ventilation system, and standard furnishings. Communication with SCP-1903 should be restricted to physical and psychological treatment only. Staff are to observe standard toxic material handling protocols, and wear appropriate hazard suits over their current clothing while handling SCP-1903. Bandages over SCP-1903's left eye should be replaced once every two days.\nDescription:\n\n[+] REVISION-1\n\n[-] REVISION-1\n\n(01/04/194\u2588)\nSCP-1903 is a human female (previously known as Jackie Barter). SCP-1903 is 1.62 meters tall, and wears novelty bunny ears. SCP-1903's hands and feet show abnormal pigmentation, and its left eye has been removed. The subject's epidermis is currently detaching in the facial region, and despite exposure of hypodermis and dermis, shows no sign of infection or blood loss, aside from several cuts around the left eye socket.\nThe novelty bunny ears appear to be of normal composition; however, their removal appears to cause discomfort in the subject. These ears originate from SCP-1903's former place of employment, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Bunny ears, along with cat, fox, wolf, and rat ears, are an interchangeable piece of the uniform for female employees. Several novelty ears have been taken for testing. The sets have been placed in storage for further investigation.\nSCP-1903's left eye has been removed by what appears to have been a sharp object, presumably a stiletto-styled blade according to the size and shape of the wounds in the eye socket. This wound does not appear to be self-inflicted, and does not seem to be healing normally. SCP-1903 was found under the care of Nevada \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Emergency Hospital, who were originally treating SCP-1903 for its eye injuries, and later reported large parts of SCP-1903's epidermis above the jaw-line detaching after 92 hours of treatment.\nNotes taken by the N\u2588EH reported SCP-1903's eye socket containing traces of [REDACTED] and a mercury isotope, and the wounds appearing ritualistic in nature. The [REDACTED] has been significantly contaminated by the isotope, interfering with biological matching tests. SCP-1903 refuses to speak to Foundation personnel. Further investigation pending.\n\n[+] REVISION-2\n\n[-] REVISION-2\n\n(02/25/194\u2588)\nSCP-1903 is a human female (previously known as Jackie Barter). SCP-1903 is 1.62 meters tall, and has bleeding, claw-like hands and feet. SCP-1903 wears novelty bunny ears, and has the appearance of wearing a paper m\u00e2ch\u00e9-styled rabbit mask, which is composed of skin cells, a plastic-like material, blood, cotton fibers, and trace amounts of mercury. This 'mask' has grown over SCP-1903's entire face, but halts around the jaw-line. SCP-1903's left eye has been removed.\nSCP-1903's hands and feet produce blood contaminated with mercury through their pores. The mercury exposure is not lethal to SCP-1903, but has damaged its mental health significantly. SCP-1903's blood cell formation is higher than the average human, which is presumably how SCP-1903 is able to cope with the profuse blood loss. The reason why SCP-1903 does not experience further physical symptoms of mercury poisoning are unknown.\nSCP-1903's mask could be removed with a few minor lacerations where the affected area meets the subject's biological ears, but removal would either damage or remove all blood vessels, arteries, teeth, and nerve endings in the affected area. Removal would cause an extreme amount of pain in the subject, and the subject's probable death.\nThe novelty bunny ears appear to be of normal composition; however, their removal appears to affect SCP-1903's hearing, and causes minor discomfort in the subject. These ears, which were originally paired with an accompanying mask resembling a white rabbit, originated from SCP-1903's former place of employment, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's female uniform included a pair of novelty animal ears, and a white mask. Both parts would be paired so that the wearer would resemble either a cat, fox, rabbit, wolf, or rat.\nSeveral novelty ears, with their accompanying masks, have been taken for testing. None appear to share the effect of the set given to SCP-1903, and will remain in storage until further notice. SCP-1903's original mask has been found, but has not shown any anomalous properties.\nSCP-1903's left eye has been removed by what appears to be a stiletto-style blade according to the size and shape of the wounds in the eye socket. This wound does not appear to be self-inflicted, and is not healing normally. SCP-1903 was found under the care of Nevada \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Emergency Hospital, who were originally treating SCP-1903 for its eye injuries, reporting traces of [REDACTED], and trace amounts of a mercury isotope3, and later reported large parts of SCP-1903's epidermis above the jaw-line 'flaking' off.\nUpon investigation of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1903's former employer, Mr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588 Donnar, was asked for questioning (see Interview 1903-1). Mr. Donnar's information lead to the suspicion of A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Foundation investigators arrived at A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's household to find that the suspect committed suicide approximately twelve hours prior to discovery.\nA\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 showed symptoms relating to SCP-1903, having several layers of skin above the jawline replaced by a biological mask. A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 appeared to have cut his mask off with a switchblade and removed it by prying it off with the bathroom counter. The cause of death was massive trauma and major blood loss. Notably, A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's biological mask did not contain any traces of mercury. Additional parties showing symptoms similar to SCP-1903 are under investigation.\n\n[+] REVISION-3\n\n[-] REVISION-3\n\n(02/27/194\u2588)\n\nNOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION INFORMATIONAL HAZARD BUREAU\n\nInformation on SCP-1903 is temporarily expunged and pending reassignment. If you have read or know of a co-worker who would have read the previous revisions of this document, or notice symptoms of mercury poisoning occurring specifically around the facial area, please alert the front desk of your department's informational hazard bureau, and await for further instructions. Failure to do so could result in a site-wide pandemic.\nCurrently, 20 personnel are receiving treatment.\n\nREVISION-4\n(03/09/194\u2588)\nSCP-1903 is a human female (previously known as Jackie Barter). SCP-1903 is 1.62 meters tall, has dark, claw like hands and feet, wears novelty bunny ears, and has the appearance of wearing a paper m\u00e2ch\u00e9-styled rabbit mask. SCP-1903 produces mercury and blood through the pores of its hands and feet, and its 'mask' is composed of skin cells, a plastic-like material, blood, cotton fibers, and trace amounts of mercury. SCP-1903's left eye has been removed.\nInformation regarding SCP-1903 is a conditional info-hazard. When a subject learns of A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's name, A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's specific actions towards SCP-1903, and the nature of SCP-1903's commissions for A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 prior to containment, that subject will experience symptoms similar to those affecting SCP-1903 while under containment.\nThe subject will begin showing symptoms of mercury poisoning, and large parts of skin will flake off exclusively around the facial area two days after exposure to the trigger information. After five days, typically when the pigmentation of the affected area is a pure white in color, the dermis will begin to form a protective layer of similar composition to SCP-1903's mask, with the exclusion of any traces of mercury.\nThis layer will continue to form until it covers the entire facial area, and will eventually appear to resemble a paper m\u00e2ch\u00e9 animal mask of a similar fashion to SCP-1903's, which typically resembles rabbits, cats, wolves, foxes, and rats. Over the course of this change, the hands and feet will undergo a pigmentation shift, darkening considerably. Their nails will sharpen, growing into claws over time, and the subject's hearing will transfer to the nearest set of novelty ears which represent the animal that their masks resemble.\nOnce subjects have found these ears, they will show reluctance to taking them off, but this is most likely for circumstantial reasons. If a pair of ears becomes damaged to the point where repair without spare parts is impossible, the subject will become permanently deaf.\nSubjects have reported specific hallucinations once their mask has fully developed (see Interview-1903-2 for more information), and a reluctance to discuss SCP-1903 with those who have not already been affected, but no other changes in behavior have been noticed. When an affected subject tells a non-affected subject about the trigger information, the normal subject will undergo the changes the affected subject went through up until that point, but the affected subject's blood cell formation will begin to accelerate.\nTwo to three days later, blood will begin to seep through the pores in the subject's hands, feet, and gums. Within a few hours, mercury will begin to appear in the subject's bloodstream. This does not physically affect the subject, or other subjects in a similar state. However, it does severely affect the subject's mental health, and the physical and mental health of others who are not affected similarly.\nEvent-1903-3: On 02/27/194\u2588, SCP-1903 was discovered to harbor a slow-acting infohazard. The effects of this infohazard spread throughout the research team, two security guards, and two informants. Research Assistant Jennings, the author of Revision-1 and Revision-2, experienced advanced symptoms of the infohazard, and later committed suicide via mask removal after three days of isolation.\nDr. Hayward reported that SCP-1903 approached its cell's observatory window, and attempted to communicate with Dr. Hayward after reading an uncensored Revision-2. See Interview 1903-2 for more information. SCP-1903 has been reclassified to Euclid.\nInterview 1903-1:\n\nInterviewed: Mr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588 Donnar\nInterviewer: Agent Sarah Crowely\nForeword: Mr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588 Donnar was met in his office for questioning. Agent Crowely was under the guise of a private investigator. Donnar was given a cover story stating that SCP-1903 died of blood loss.\n<Begin Log, 02/24/194\u2588; 24:50>\nCrowely: Mr. Donnar? Private investigator. I have a few questions; may I have a word?\nDonnar: God damn it, I thought you all were done. Fine, fine, but make it quick: This is bad for business.\nCrowely: Thanks. How well did you know Jackie?\nDonnar: Not well. She was one of the skirts; that's it. I haven't heard a single complaint about her till all of this shit started.\nCrowely: [pause] Do you know anything about her?\nDonnar: Uh, no, not really. I made sure she didn't steal anything and that she didn't sneak out while on the job. Mainly though, I made sure she kept her mouth shut. Uh, what's-her-name clearly didn't get the message.\nCrowely: Jackie.\nDonnar: Oh, yeah.\nCrowely: What exactly do your employees do?\nDonnar: I don't know.\nCrowely: Do you really expect me to believe that, Donnar? You own the fucking business.\nDonnar: Let me re-clarify: I don't want to know. Our clients are typically important people, which means they're usually over-worked. When they're all work and no play, they can get rather\u2026 depraved for a good time. They can't really keep a low profile when it comes to who they are, so I give them the means to conceal their identity, hence the theme. [exhales] It might help you if you go bug A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 about this. He hasn't been around since, and there was always something off about him.\nCrowely: [exhales] A\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\nDonnar: Yeah, him. He always looked like he was expecting something. He managed the chemical plant a few blocks from here. Had a wife, high income job, no real criminal record. He was a regular, but he always brought about three or four friends with him. Different people each time. Don't ask who they are, cause I don't know; I couldn't get any information about any of them. Maybe they used aliases for that one time, and never came back; maybe they've been living off record. Maybe both. Either way, I know shit about them.\nCrowely: Anything else?\nDonnar: 'Fraid not. They've spent more time here than usual I guess; maybe an hour each visit. And their requests were the same. The, and I quote, \"woman dressed in white\". Jackie was their preferred handler. Oh, and the prick's wife came around here, sticking her nose where it don't belong.\nCrowely: F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's wife contacted you?\nDonnar: Yeah. The bitch came around here looking for information. She must've been suspicious, and followed him here. I sent her away, but she must have got to Jackie after hours. Was probably given some sob story about how her husband's cheating on her or something, and Jackie told her. All I know is that Jackie didn't come in the next day.\n<End Log>\n\nInterview 1903-2:\n\nDr. Hayward prior to interview.\n\nInterviewed: Dr. Stuart Hayward\nInterviewer: Dr. Harold Crot\nForeword: Prior to Event-1903-3, Dr. Hayward reported SCP-1903's abnormal behavior. Dr. Hayward gave orders to R.A. Jennings to write revisions 1 and 2. Jennings suffered advanced stages of affliction, and committed suicide three days later.\n<Begin Log, 03/07/194\u2588; 12:30>\nDr. Crot: So. How are you feeling?\nDr. Hayward: Fine I guess. I feel bad about Jennings. He wouldn't have written the report and sent it out to everyone if I hadn't told him to. No one on the team knew the whole story at the time, just fragments.\nDr. Crot: You were just doing your job. If he hadn't written it, someone else would have.\nDr. Hayward: [exhales] I guess you're right. Someone had to do it I suppose. If not him, then Martin, or Tammy. Listen, I appreciate the sympathy, really, I do, but I'm sure you have questions; let's just get them over with.\nDr. Crot: [pauses, then exhales] How did you feel after exposure?\nDr. Hayward: I felt fine at first. After a couple of hours, the affected areas started to feel irritated though. I didn't think much of it till the second day. By then, it felt more like a bad sun burn, and my face was peeling off. The testing for mercury wasn't much fun either. It still kind of hurts when you touch it.\nDr. Crot: Alright, we can provide you some painkillers if it'd help. Would you mind detailing your report? You said that SCP-1903 attempted to communicate with you?\nDr. Hayward: Right. I was in the observatory reading revision 2. By the time I finished, I saw SCP-1903 staring at me from across the cell through the observatory window. I didn't even notice her move, made me jump. She didn't say anything, but she shushed me. I pressed the button for a photograph, and tried to talk to her through the intercom, but when I did, she just sat back down on her cot. My guess is that she realized I was reading her file and then tried to warn me not to tell anyone, but that's all that is: a guess.\nDr. Crot: Thank you. Anything else you want to report?\nDr. Hayward: No, I- actually, yes. I don't know if any of the others have been seeing this, but occasionally, I get these flashes.\nDr. Crot: Flashes? When did you start seeing them? How frequent?\nDr. Hayward: Actually, that's probably not the right term. Short-term hallucinations? I started seeing them last night, around the time I noticed that the mask finished growing. I don't feel dizzy or anything when they happen; sometimes I don't even notice them happening because I'm focused on something, but sometimes, maybe like\u2026 once every couple of hours, people kind of\u2026 Change clothes. I can tell it's the same person, but they're either wearing a white tux or a white evening gown. Classy, if a bit revealing.\nDr. Crot: [pause] How revealing?\nDr. Hayward: Oh, uhm\u2026 [quickly murmurs] The dress has a lot of cleavage, and the entire back shows, but the skirt kind of reminds me of a wedding dress.\nDr. Crot: You didn't-\nDr. Hayward: No! Yes. I didn't\u2026 I'm sorry, I looked away when I noticed it. I'm not a pervert. And that's not what I'm getting at here. People've also been wearing the masks.\nDr. Crot: Wait, you mean like yours?\nDr. Hayward: No, more like the ones in storage. The ones we got from Donnar's. If there's enough people around, it kind of looks like a masquerade, except everyone just\u2026 turns their heads to face me; even if their necks should've snapped, they just kind of\u2026 stare at me.\nDr. Crot: How long do these hallucinations last?\nDr. Hayward: I don't know, maybe around\u2026 ten, twenty seconds?\nDr. Crot: When this happens, is this all you see?\nDr. Hayward: Well, sometimes, there's this man leaning against the wall. He looks at me too, but\u2026 I don't know, he just kind of glares at me, like he expects me to be doing something. He's not wearing a mask. Brown suit, so he kind of sticks out. I should be able to know what his face looks like, I know that expression too well, but I always seem to forget it when I try to imagine it\u2026 I- I think it might be Donnar.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Dr. Hayward's testimony has matched those of other SCP-1903 personnel, who have similarly hypothesized that Mr. A\u2588\u2588\u2588 Donnar was a part of this shared hallucination. Further investigation into SCP-1903's behavior has shown that it is experiencing hallucinations as well. Research into whether SCP-1903 is experiencing the same hallucinations, or at different intervals than SCP-1903 personnel is ongoing.\n\nFootnotes\n1. This week is considered vacation time, and is necessary to reduce claustrophobia, stress, and anxiety for all SCP-1903 personnel. See protocol-1903-G for staff substitution procedures, and off-site behavior.\n2. There are currently 17 personnel with SCP-1903 clearance levels.\n3. The mercury isotope is believed to have been placed to cover up biological tests, and possibly cause further long-lasting damage to the subject's mental health.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1902 | SCP-1903 | SCP-1904 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Two instances of SCP-1904-1\n\nItem #: SCP-1904\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1904 is currently dismantled and housed in Storage Unit-07. No further procedures are necessary to contain SCP-1904. SCP-1904 is to be monitored at its original location, currently disguised as a government warehouse. All outer surfaces and surroundings are to be cleaned and disinfected on a weekly basis and immediately following reproductive activity. Nine (9) research samples of SCP-1904-1 are currently maintained in individual cells at site-17. Additional instances of SCP-1904-1 are to be collected and terminated unless requested by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for further examination. Under no circumstances are personnel to enter the object [see incident report 1904-A]\nDescription: SCP-1904 is a network of recreational plastic tubing installed at a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 restaurant in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, MD.1 Structure exhibits few unusual properties at rest other than an occasional trembling and vocalizations likened to \"whimpering.\" On an irregular basis, vocalization may escalate into moans, shrieks and occasional \"gagging\" or \"choking\" sounds lasting up to several hours at a time, usually marking the start of a new gestation cycle. Gestation lasts anywhere from eight days to eleven months, during which trace amounts of blood, amniotic fluids and uterine tissues may leak with increasing frequency from the structure's lowest entryway. No particular origin point or DNA match for these fluids has been found. A typical gestation cycle culminates in a single violent expulsion of fluids, tissues and one or more instances of SCP-1904-1.\nSCP-1904-1 resemble human embryos at varying stages of development, with higher stages consistently exhibiting severe congenital deformities. Regardless of condition, survival rate is nearly 100% until termination. Instances increase steadily in size and mobility with minimal nutrient intake but do not progress further along embryonic development or otherwise appear to age, the oldest research sample now exceeding \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 kg. Cognitive development is minimal, though instances equipped to do so have been observed imitating staff vocalizations and in some cases attempting reproductive behavior. SCP-1904 exhibits a spike in vocalization coinciding with the termination of any SCP-1904-1 instances, described as \"screaming\" followed by prolonged periods of \"weeping.\"\nIncident Report 1904-A\nDuring SCP-1904's initial examination, D-4356 was sent inside the structure with standard audio-video surveillance equipment. No unusual properties were detected until D-4356 became decreasingly responsive and was soon expelled from the object in a typical fluid eruption, exhibiting physiological abnormalities and mental faculties consistent with SCP-1904-1. D-4356 was placed among Site-17's samples and has continued to increase in mass. All further exploration by human test subjects has yielded similar results. Additional subjects terminated.\nIncident Report 1904-B\nFollowing extensive testing, SCP-1904 was dismantled on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, exhibited no anomalous properties in storage and was reclassified as Safe. Over the following \u2588\u2588 months an exponential increase in birth defects became apparent within a rapidly expanding radius of the object's original location. Samples were found to match the properties of SCP-1904-1 and SCP-1904 was restored to its original location and configuration, whereupon the wave of abnormal births subsided. \u2588\u2588\u2588 confirmed and \u2588\u2588\u2588 potential instances of SCP-1904-1 were subsequently confiscated, dissected and terminated while class-B amnestics were administered to much of the surrounding populace. Affected couples were sterilized following evidence of long-term contamination and compensated for what they now believe to have been a class action lawsuit against a fabricated overseas pharmaceutical company.\nDiscovery: On November 06, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 paper reported a string of \"monster\" sightings corroborated by multiple eyewitnesses over a three day period. Foundation operatives eventually tracked activity back to a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 allegedly closed for remodeling since the previous year. 48 instances of SCP-1904-1 were subsequently discovered in the establishment's walk-in freezer and \u2588\u2588\u2588 living specimens recovered from local sewage tunnels. Restaurant staff and management remain unaccounted for.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Due to their similarity as anomalous fast food restaurants, a connection to SCP-2915 is under investigation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1903 | SCP-1904 | SCP-1905 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1905\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1905 is locked within a secure storage locker in the Site 83 anomalous weapon storage wing. Access to SCP-1905 is restricted according to standard anomalous firearm handling procedures. SCP-1905 is to be thoroughly cleaned before and after testing.\nDescription: SCP-1905 is a stopping rifle chambered for the .577 Tyrannosaur round. SCP-1905 lacks a serial number and possesses no manufacturing marks. The left side of SCP-1905's stock has the phrases \u201cJur-ass-kick\u201d and \u201cDino-sore\u201d carved into it. When SCP-1905 is loaded and within 3 meters of an individual capable of firing it, an instance of SCP-1905-1 will spontaneously manifest relatively close to SCP-1905. SCP-1905 will misfire unless it is aimed directly at an instance of SCP-1905-1.\nSCP-1905-1 instances are sentient beings physically resembling various animals of the clade Dinosauria. Instances of SCP-1905-1 have all displayed a high degree of hostility. At the time of writing, instances of SCP-1905-1 have been found to resemble over \u2588\u2588 different species of dinosaur in testing. All instances of SCP-1905-1 have resembled dinosaurs known to have existed in the Cretaceous Period; the majority of instances have been found to resemble either Tyrannosaurus rex or Triceratops horridus.\nInstances of SCP-1905-1 are composed primarily of fiberglass and plaster; they show no abnormal resilience and cease function upon receiving sufficient amounts of damage to their infrastructure. A single shot from SCP-1905 will cause the immediate destruction of an instance of SCP-1905-1 regardless of where it makes contact with the object. If SCP-1905 is still loaded when an instance of SCP-1905-1 is destroyed, a new instance of SCP-1905-1 will materialize in close proximity to SCP-1905.\nRecovery Log 1905: SCP-1905 was recovered in rural \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Foundation assets in the area traced several alleged \u201cdinosaur sightings\u201d to the residence of 24 year old \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1905 was located inside of a barn near the corpse of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. An instance of SCP-1905-1 inside of the barn was engaged and destroyed by the retrieval team. The initial attempt to relocate SCP-1905 to Site 83 was unsuccessful (See Incident Report 1905-Alpha). SCP-1905 was recovered from the wreckage of the transport aircraft undamaged and successfully transported to Site 83.\n\n+ Supplementary Document 1905-Delta\n\n- Close document\n\nThe following document is a copy of the contents found on a piece of paper inside a shipping crate in Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's residence. Neither the paper nor the crate possessed a return address. The paper was somewhat damaged at the time of recovery.\n\nHello there, my TESTOSTERONE rich friend. Are you a BORE to your buddies? Do the ladies find you absolutely UNINTERESTING? Do you cry yourself to sleep knowing that you will die ALONE AND UNLOVED? Worry no more, my friend. With the DINO HUNTER MODEL 6 you'll never be the boring guy at the party again. Impress women, enthrall your acquaintances, and instill PURE EXCITEMENT into those around you with the DINO HUNTER MODEL 6. Become a genuine DINOSAUR HUNTER and show off your SICK SKILLS to those around you. Are you ready to hunt the MOST DANGEROUS GAME?\n\nMr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, as we understand it, you're absolutely PATHETIC. But so long as you follow the procedures outlined in your DINO HUNTER MODEL 6 OPERATOR'S MANUAL, you may finally grow to be someone who's not an ABSOLUTELY SHAMEFUL EXAMPLE OF A HUMAN BEING. So get up, ready your rifle, and go SLAUGHTER SOME REPTILIAN SCUM!\n\nWe at [REDACTED] would like to remind you that any injuries inflicted on you and those around you as a direct result of use of the Dino Hunter Model 6 are not our responsibility. In the event that your Dino Hunter Model 6 manifests creatures of the Jurassic or Triassic periods, return it immediately to your nearest [REDACTED] facility within 30 days for a full refund. In the event that you fail to follow the payment plan outlined in your Dino Hunter Model 6 purchasing package, know that we will find you and punishment will be administered as outlined in article 7 subsection D (Punishable Actions) of your Dino Hunter Model 6 Informational Guide.\n\nIncident Report 1905-Alpha: During initial containment, retrieval staff neglected to unload SCP-1905 before storing it for transport to Site 83. Approximately 14 minutes after departing for Site 83, an instance of SCP-1905-1 manifested in the cockpit of the transport aircraft; control was lost shortly after, causing the plane to crash into a small wooded area. Information regarding the crash was successfully suppressed and SCP-1905 was recovered intact.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1904 | SCP-1905 | SCP-1906 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1906\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1906 breaches containment whenever the current instance of SCP-1906-1 dies, and must be re-discovered; after its rediscovery, SCP-1906 is to be considered unsecured as long as the new instance of SCP-1906-1 has not been taken into custody. Only D-class personnel are to enter SCP-1906 until such time as the physical health of the new instance of SCP-1906-1 has been confirmed by Foundation veterinarians. Any civilians present within SCP-1906 at the time of its rediscovery are to be immediately evacuated with a situationally appropriate cover story.\nWhile SCP-1906 is unsecured, civilians are to be denied access to the library hosting SCP-1906 with a cover story of repair to infrastructure, and additional internal walls are to be constructed onsite to conceal the entry to SCP-1906; because long-term interdiction or institutional decommission of the library hosting SCP-1906 has been found to result in the death of SCP-1906-1, public use of the library is to resume as soon as possible. Foundation personnel are to be embedded among library employees for purposes of monitoring and management.\nSCP-1906-1 must never be brought closer than 500 km to the current location of SCP-1906. SCP-1906-1 is to be contained in standard domestic-animal facilities, and is to receive monthly veterinary examinations.\nShould an instance of SCP-1906-1 already be a domestic pet, or in some other respect be unavailable for acquisition by the Foundation via licit means, personnel are authorized to falsify the instance's death.\nDescription: SCP-1906 is a room which manifests within a library somewhere in the world,1 where it anomalously integrates itself into the library's architecture to function as an auxiliary reading room. As well, SCP-1906 is anomalously linked to a domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris, henceforth SCP-1906-1), such that the environment outside SCP-1906's windows is not the environment outside the library into which SCP-1906 integrates itself, but rather the environment in which SCP-1906-1 can be found. No relationship between the location of SCP-1906 and the identity of SCP-1906-1 has yet been determined.\nSCP-1906 is 4 meters high, 6.5 meters wide, and 8 meters long, with an open doorway. It contains a varying amount (between 12 and 30 items) of non-anomalous library furniture,2 as well as fluorescent lights and two non-functional electrical sockets. The wall opposite the doorway contains two floor-to-ceiling windows which are covered by thick red velour curtains. Although the windows cannot be opened, the curtains can be removed; when exposed, the left window shows SCP-1906-1's surroundings from a vantage point located approximately midway between SCP-1906-1's eyes, and the right window shows the same environment from a vantage point located approximately two-thirds of the way along the left side of SCP-1906-1's torso. The images visible through the windows are at a scale consistent with a \"dog's-eye view\". Veterinary examination of instances of SCP-1906-1 reveals no anomalies, even when the veterinarians are clearly visible through the windows. Sound in SCP-1906-1's environment is audible through the windows, but severely muffled; laser interferometry microphones can be used to more clearly resolve the sounds and thereby facilitate identifying and locating SCP-1906-1.\nWhen SCP-1906-1 dies, SCP-1906 vanishes, along with its contents and occupants; consequently, it is not yet known whether SCP-1906 manifests at its next site instantly, or after a delay. No personnel lost within SCP-1906 have ever been recovered; all such personnel have been administratively designated as 'killed in action'. On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the instance of SCP-1906-1 was found to be suffering from terminal cardiac myxoma; before the instance was euthanized, surveillance and locator systems were installed within SCP-1906. All signals were interrupted at the moment of SCP-1906-1's death; when SCP-1906 was rediscovered 103 days later, none of the Foundation-planted systems were present.\nIf SCP-1906-1 is brought closer than approximately 450 km to SCP-1906, it immediately begins convulsing and vomiting, and requires immediate veterinary attention. Simultaneous with the onset of these symptoms, the electrical systems in the library hosting SCP-1906 undergo catastrophic failure; it is to be noted that under these circumstances, the fluorescent lighting within SCP-1906 continues to function normally.\nBreeding experiments with instances of SCP-1906-1 have thus far failed to produce offspring.\nAcquisition Log: On January 30, 1985, SCP-1906 manifested within the Site-19 private research library, and was immediately detected as anomalous.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Since coming to the attention of the Foundation in 1985, SCP-1906 has never manifested within a library whose collection was less than approximately 700,000 documents; see document 1906-H52 for detailed statistical analysis.\n2. Desks, tables, chairs, planter containing a Ficus benjamina tree, and wastebasket; see document 1906-KB-12 for detailed statistical analysis.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1905 | SCP-1906 | SCP-1907 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1907\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The path leading to and the chamber housing SCP-1907 is to be secured by five (5) armed personnel. At this time, no subjects other than Class-D personnel are to activate SCP-1907's effects without explicit permission from two (2) Level-3 researchers that have been directly assigned to SCP-1907.\nIf not currently being utilized during testing, all bodies within the chamber housing SCP-1907 are to be removed from the area and incinerated. All comatose test subjects must be restrained during testing until further notice. No subjects are allowed to activate SCP-1907's effects more than three (3) times. Every other month, a Class-D subject is to be selected to activate SCP-1907's effects four (4) times and have their body remain within the room containing SCP-1907. Personnel are not to interact with any bodies within the room housing SCP-1907\nDescription: SCP-1907 is a 3m tall and 2m wide archway composed primarily of smooth and uniform white quartz. The object is located within the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Cave System in the state of Tennessee, and is housed in the centre of a roughly circular room approximately 7m in diameter, with an inclined spiral pathway connecting the area with the rest of the cave. This path and room are roughly carved out of the existing cave walls. Dozens of corpses in various stages of decay were found along the walls of the chamber at the time of discovery and are hereby designated SCP-1907-A.\nPassing through SCP-1907 causes subjects to perceive a currently unnamed location. Within this space, subjects report a feeling of freedom and unity, as well as communication with various other unidentified life forms.1 When asked about the appearance of the location, subjects appear to be unable to describe or recall the physical aspects of it. They will often express a strong desire to return to this location through SCP-1907 and a reluctance to leave the area.\nWhen a living organism passes through SCP-1907, that individual enters into a comatose state. Those removed from the room housing SCP-1907 while in the aforementioned state consistently experience failure of all vital processes. Subjects will typically regain consciousness approximately sixty (60) minutes after their first interaction with the anomaly. The recovery time doubles with each interaction until the 4th interaction, at which point subjects gain control of when they regain consciousness after passing through SCP-1907.2\nPrior to Incident-1907-Tau, instances of SCP-1907-A would become animate at random times when no living subjects were present within SCP-1907's chamber. These figures displayed behaviors out of human norm, such as verbally communicating via clicking and whistling, using their tongues to trace patterns on each others' skin, and self-disembowelment.3 SCP-1907-A have been observed to cease animation when a living subject enters into the area. Due to the apparently non-hostile nature of the object towards Foundation personnel and in order to further study behavior, all corpses are to remain within the chamber.4\nIncident Report-1907-Tau: On 07/04/1989, during testing with the effects of repeated exposure to SCP-1907, the Class-D subject being used for testing regained consciousness at the expected time after her second exposure to the object and attempted to eat two nearby researchers before being forced back through SCP-1907. The subject's body was restrained and secured to the wall prior to the next time she regained consciousness. Attached is the interview log from the incident.\nInterview Log-1907-Tau:\n\nInterviewed: D-83435\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Walter Floyd\n\nForeword: Due to a prior incident in which the subject exhibited aggressive and hostile behavior towards personnel, the subject's body was restrained in order to ensure the safety of on-site personnel. Interview commenced immediately following the awakening of the subject.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nFloyd: Explain yourself.\n\nD-83435: [dazed; this is apparently normal, as subjects are noted to usually be heavily disoriented upon regaining consciousness after passing through SCP-1907] What do you mean, Doctor? [Subject noticed restraints.] What's this?\n\nFloyd: D-83435, you bit Agent Rhodes's and Preston's necks and attempted to eat them before I shoved you back through the portal. Don't you remember?\n\nD-83435: [chuckles] I thought it felt different. It always does when I have to come back. Sorry for [snorting and hissing noise], by the way, I had no idea how he'd behave. I so too busy exploring everyone that I kinda just forgot about him. He didn't mean harm, really, he thought you were predators.\n\nFloyd: [attempts to replicate noise]?\n\nD-83435: [attempts to nod] Yeah, he wanted to see what my dimension was like. So, I thought, \"Hey, why not let him just use my body?\" 'S not like I wanted to go back yet or anything.\n\nFloyd: I'm assuming that this was an entity from within the SCP-1907?\n\nD-83435: 'S right. He was just curious, is all. He never meant any harm. [laughs] Hell, I don't think he even realizes what he did was wrong. He couldn't even tell what the hell was going on. I don't think his kind usually has eyes or ears. Actually, now that I think about it, I don't know why I keep referring to him with gender. [laughs] Old habits die hard, I suppose.\n\nFloyd: [aside to Assistant Researcher Lagrange] Note the possibility of utilizing SCP-1907 for extradimensional exploration, along with increased security. [spoken to subject] Very well. Due to the incident that occurred earlier, I believe we are done testing for today. When we return to Site 23, you are to tell Mr. Andrews that Dr. Floyd requires you to directly report to Dr. Flanders in Wing 07. There, the validity of your statements will be examined.\n\nD-83435: [pauses, looks confused] Huh? What do you mean we're done for today?\nFloyd: Given the recent occurrence, I feel that it would be best if testing of the object is discontinued for today and resumed at a later date by a different subject.\n\nD-83435: [panicked] No, please don't. I have to go back. I won't even show up again, you can burn this thing [Subject attempts to gesture towards her own body.], just please let me go back.\nFloyd: As I said, testing is done for today. [aside to Assistant Researcher Lagrange] Please sedate the subject so that we can take her out of the restraints.\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: After subject was sedated and taken down from the wall, approximately ten (10) mostly intact instances of SCP-1907-A animated, separated her from Foundation personnel, and forced her through the archway. The corpses then assaulted and killed all personnel except for Assistant Researcher Lagrange,5 then passed through the archway and ceased animation. Containment procedures have been revised accordingly.\n\nAddendum-1907-Upsilon: On 21/07/1989 during testing, a consciousness not belonging to that of the subject inhabited the body of D-46151 after the subject's first exposure to SCP-1907. Said consciousness referred to itself as \"The Guide\" and requested that Foundation personnel allow test subjects to pass through SCP-1907 at least four (4) times and that said subjects' corpses be left within the room. When denied, the subject expressed disapproval and claimed that \"it's so much more troublesome to use the shells while the oysters are still in them,\" and reiterated its requests. Upon denial, the subject reportedly sighed then cried out. Agents Towns, Blakeney, and Whitney, and Researchers Faber and Scott began screaming for approximately ten (10) seconds before simultaneously ceasing, dropping to the floor, and exploring the ground with their fingers, licking and attempting to bite their surroundings, and flailing. Due to Assistant Researcher Lagrange's premature retreat from the scene, no further visual details are available. However, D-46151's audio device continued transmission. The following is the audio log taken from the event.\n\nD-46151: Once again, I'm deeply sorry for the delay we've had, but we should be back on track now. Now, as you can tell, this world has stronger gravity than you're probably used to, so even with these healthy vehicles, it might be a little hard for you to stand up. Don't worry too much about it. [crunching] Sir, no, that's not food. We'll get to the food world later. [babbling] Haha, yes, it's always interesting to have a mouth. First time? [pause] Thought so. I have to admit, it's nice being able to talk out loud like this, but nothing really beats the connection in the Nexus, right? [Various sounds] Excellent. Well, I think I'll let you guys explore a bit now\u2014 Yes, those are eyes, don't panic, just get used to it\u2014 then we'll go back to the Hub. Hope you have had an excellent experience on World 234, Version 5.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Questioning of the specifics of the explicit nature of the location has revealed that nearly every individual has used the phrases \"part of a whole,\" \"talking without words,\" and \"being rather than feeling\" in their explanations.\n2. Subjects utilizing SCP-1907 past this point will often refuse to voluntarily regain consciousness. However, the ability was proven possible by D-15474 in Test-1907-Beta-09.\n3. The exact methods used to animate the objects is currently under investigation. All bodies were confirmed to be deceased individuals that had been reported missing within the past fifty (50) years, and most were at least partially decayed.\n4. See Incident Report-1907-Tau.\n5. All present entities appeared to be unable to perceive anything outside the boundaries of SCP-1907's chamber.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1906 | SCP-1907 | SCP-1908 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1909\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The land containing SCP-1909 is under control of the Foundation and is sealed off to the public as a private estate for at least a kilometer in all directions. A smaller 30 meter containment zone is established around SCP-1909, and protected by guards and fencing. Finally, the entrance to SCP-1909 is sealed except during testing. At present, no testing involving activation of SCP-1909 and the production of instances of SCP-1909-A is permitted.\nConsidering the timeline of the discovery of SCP-1909 and its containment, it is considered unlikely that any instances of SCP-1909-A exist at present. In the event that one is discovered outside of the control of the Foundation, capturing or killing it is considered a top priority. Charismatic leaders born after 1955, who may have been in Greece before turning six, and who are named \u201cAlexander\u201d or some variant warrant investigation as possible instances of SCP-1909-A.\nDescription: SCP-1909 is a chamber partially buried in the foothills near the town of Kanalia in Thessaly, Greece. It is approximately cylindrical, 3.1 meters in diameter and about 8 meters deep. The chamber is constructed of an unknown metallic substance that resists sampling, and the walls are about 8 centimeters thick. The chamber is empty, besides an inscription at the far end in large white glyphs. Any persons looking at the inscription are immediately able to apprehend its meaning. See Addendum 1909-3 for more details.\nWhen a human child younger than five is brought more than 6 meters into SCP-1909, the object may activate. SCP-1909 emits a complex pattern of electromagnetic signals at the child for 28 seconds, inducing a minor seizure for the duration. Interruption or disruption of this broadcast may be fatal. After this process is complete, SCP-1909 will once more become dormant, and the child is now designated an instance of SCP-1909-A.\nSCP-1909-A instances exhibit substantial personality changes, in particular increases to extroversion and aggression, and become very persuasive and charismatic. SCP-1909-A instances also have an innate mastery of strategy and tactics, and can learn and incorporate new techniques extremely rapidly. It is believed that SCP-1909 imprints affected individuals with the personality and talents of a deceased warlord named Alexander, as further supported by all known instances of SCP-1909-A assuming that name or some regional variant. Current evidence suggests that this does not entail a total overwriting of the initial person, and therefore that the approach an SCP-1909-A instance will take to conquest and recognition may vary greatly.\nSCP-1909 was discovered by hikers in 1959 and contained soon after. As the entrance was almost completely buried at time of discovery, it is not believed SCP-1909 had been activated in recent history.\nAddendum 1909-3: The following is a transcription of the message within SCP-1909. Although the exact wording perceived varies somewhat from person to person and particularly between languages, the meaning is consistent. The principles behind the self-translating inscription are detailed in Senior Memetics Researcher Dr. Idoia Carcedo Roces's work Semantics at Kanalia, and were pivotal in the development of the Foundation's own universal language.\n\nI give this at my last. Let none alter this before it is carved in stone. Cursed be he that perverts my word, cursed to the destroyers.\nI am Alexander. I am the last herald, the greatest of champions. I am he that brought this world to its knees, and found it too small a prize for one such as I. Behold the vessel of my glory and remember. A thousand children I fathered, yet I fathered no heir. One or another that shares my blood but not my essence will claim my throne, and in time my line will pass from power. All mourn my passing, for they think that there will never be another like me.\nYet I tell you here: Fear not. I bequeath this and the other realms that decorate the heavens with my echo. Bring here your young, and the ready kindling shall be blessed by the conflagration of my being. Even my shadow is grand enough to bend the arc of history around it, and through my boon, your people may incubate a truer heir than those pale wisps that clamor for a throne.\nThus I do prophesy that from my seeds shall grow one worthy of my name. His name, my name, shall pound once more in the minds of all that walk this world. He shall bring the light of Limbo, and with it he shall see his destiny. He shall know me, and he shall be me. Though I am ending, the stars still yearn for my heel, and my proper successor, the new Alexander, will have my armies, my towers, my legacy to grant the stars their wish. And be he truly of my essence, that shall be only his beginning.\nThe Heavens will quaver at the knowledge that all are again ruled by their rightful king, Alexander. Once, and forever.\n\nProject Lanike: Project Lanike was proposed to observe the long-term development, behavior, and capabilities of an instance of SCP-1909-A in a Foundation-controlled environment. It was overseen by Dr. Panagiotis Michos, Dr. Idoia Carcedo Roces, and by Dr. Catherine Leach after Dr. Carcedo Roces's death a week after the project began. Project Lanike began on December 12, 1963 with the conversion of a toddler into an SCP-1909-A instance, and was suspended April 6, 1970 with the declassification of that instance as an SCP. The project was closed on December 19, 1983 with the death of Dr. Alexander Outis, Director of Task Forces and the former SCP-1909-A, of a Foundation memetic kill agent contracted through unknown means at an unknown time.\nProject Lanike commentary:\n\nIt is tempting to dismiss the result of Project Lanike as a product of its time. Certainly, institutional safeguards are much stronger than they were in the 70s \u2014 SCP-1909-A, or Alexander Outis as he later called himself, would not in today's Foundation be serving as tactical coordinator for a task force by the time he was twelve. Although these changes are thought of as a response to the spectacular collapse of MTF Omega-7, they are in truth as much a belated reaction to the meteoric rise of Outis. While these may stop the rare Senior Staffer who wishes to wield the anomalous against itself, I believe they would be inadequate to the task of derailing the superhuman persuasiveness and drive to rise demonstrated by Alexander Outis.\nThe Foundation should look at Outis's shocking death with relief. Although posthumous review of his documents and personal effects indicated no signs of disloyalty, the proper concern is not whether Alexander Outis's aims ceased to align with those of the Foundation, but rather whether the Foundation's aims would have come to align themselves with those of Outis. Indeed, such was his talent for leadership that nearly all under his management identified first as working for him and then for the Foundation. His superiors, too, consistently came to rely on him for an increasingly wider sweep of their responsibilities. Alexander Outis may not have been trying to suborn the Foundation, but what he was made that inevitable.\nFurthermore, there is evidence that his goals would have diverged from those of the Foundation. The Foundation endeavors to be a nonpolitical entity \u2014 we protect, we do not rule. It's virtually certain that Alexander Outis would not be satisfied with any amount of authority the Foundation affords its leaders, and would have sought power that extends beyond its auspices. More potentially worrisome, Alexander Outis earned his honorary doctorate for his work on Casimir engines. His research was a step along the path to extracting energy from the chaos of the quantum vacuum, which lines up alarmingly well with \u201clight of Limbo\u201d that SCP-1909 indicates would unlock the destiny of an Alexander. Although the precise effects of that happening are unclear, it is expected that they would run counter to the Foundation's mission of ensuring normalcy.\nThe story of Project Lanike provides ample warning. Because the consequences of failure are so dire, and because of the weakness of the guardrails against institutional subversion, the ban on all testing with SCP-1909 that produces an instance of SCP-1909-A is hereby affirmed.\n~ O5-10\n\nAddendum 1909-160: The following letter, believed to be from Alexander the Great, a historical instance of SCP-1909-A, to his close friend Hephaestion, was published in the January 2014 issue of the American Journal of Archeology. Although it refers to certain topics relating to SCP-1909, it does so sufficiently obliquely that it is considered to pose minimal threat to secrecy. It is possible that it will prompt further archeological exploration in the vicinity of SCP-1909, which is near the likely historical site of the town of Pherae.\n\nAll three of my fathers urge me on this venture. My father of Pella [Phillip], who has bequeathed to me my position and the responsibility for his kingdom and his men, tells me to lead the people of Macedon to a better future. My father of Pherae [the warlord Alexander that created SCP-1909], whose thirst for domination impels me and whose gift of leadership empowers me, screams that there are those who do not yet know my glory. And my father of Mieza [Aristotle], who has given me the wisdom to grow and to choose my own path, would have me fulfill my capacity through conquest.\nYet because I have learned to find my own way, I go for reasons of my own. I know there is more to the world than this; I have seen it in my vision in Pherae. Somewhere there are lands where the sky is gold, where spires of obsidian twist and leap like living things, and where cities vaster than imagining are populated with beings that inflame my mind with wonder. And as I am blessed with loyalty of the people of Macedon, it is only right that I bring them on this great quest, to travel with me as far into this world as they are able.\nI do not fight to rule, but to unite. Macedon is my home, but my other birthright is a great kingdom that has sung my name in praise for aeons. When I restore myself to that far-off realm, my two peoples will join and become one, stronger for the union, just as our spears have sutured noble Macedon and wise Persia. May all this be only the beginning.\nI have done so much, travelled so far, seen the world prostrate itself before me. Yet the curse of my divine father is that I find it all so small. Without my rebirth in the cave of the god in Pherae, Macedon would have a king who led it forward, step by step. My teacher would have a student who diligently followed his precepts for a just and good master. But my destiny draws me forward, and so I risk all, for there will never be another like me to claim it. If I am guided true, I shall find it at the farthest shore of the greatest sea. Forward, then, my truest companion, and let us see if among the marvels of India are dancing towers, golden skies, and finally completion.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1908 | SCP-1909 | SCP-1910 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1910\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1910 is to be contained in an airtight safe at Bio Site-1910. Level A Hazardous Materials suits are to be worn for protection during sample collection, as the object's anomalous properties only activate in contact with living animal tissue. SCP-1910 is not to come into contact with any plant or plant-like SCP item. It must remain empty and unlit at all times to prevent activation, except for purposes of controlled testing.\nDescription: SCP-1910 is a single-stem portable hookah which, when filled and lit properly with a smoldering coal and Mu'assel (tobacco paste) or Hashish (marijuana resin), produces a dense white fog covering roughly a 200m radius around its position. Whenever any living plant is damaged within this radius, the fog enters an active state, sublimating and absorbing soft tissue and bodily fluids from nearby vertebrates, which tints it deep red. The fog will then use the dissolved animal tissue to repair any damaged plants inside its radius, replacing destroyed tissues and organs with healthy \"patches\".\nThe \"patches\" applied by SCP-1910 consist of living animal cells, genetically and compositionally identical to those of the animal most recently sublimated, reorganized into tissues closely analogous to the underlying plant structures. For example, during Test 1910-33a, SCP-1910 was activated by damage to the stem and leaves of a tobacco plant and reacted by absorbing a pig's forelimb. It replaced the leaf parenchyma with modified skin and fat cells, the stomatal guard cells with muscle cells, the cuticle with waxes derived from sebaceous glands, the stem xylem and phloem with veins and arteries, and the leaf veins with capillaries.1 The resultant patches are fleshy and incapable of photosynthesis, although they do adequately replicate all structural and nutrient-conducting functions of the damaged tissue. Interestingly, the mass of animal tissue absorbed was far greater than that used to construct the patches.\nAcquisition Log: SCP-1910 was first cataloged in 1964, after a minor media panic surrounding an incident in the town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Oregon. Eyewitnesses state that several environmental protesters had chained themselves to large trees at a logging site outside the town and begun passing around a hookah. When loggers disregarded the protesters and moved to fell other nearby trees, SCP-1910's anomalous properties activated.\nFive loggers were skeletonized within minutes; witnesses reported the incorporation of the loggers' tissue into the damaged trees. All survivors immediately fled the scene, abandoning SCP-1910 in the forest; the survivors from the scene were admitted to a local hospital with severe dehydration, and in five cases, missing skin and muscle tissues from areas of their body. Foundation experts later confirmed the removal of all soft tissue, including bone marrow, of the skeletonized loggers, and determined a human origin of the incorporated flesh in the trees through species analysis of the hair on the patches.\nThe Foundation was alerted by local news reports, and immediately initiated cover-up procedures. The loggers' deaths were explained as resulting from a gas leak from a cave in the nearby mountains, and the mass dehydration to the protesters' drug use. SCP-1910 was catalogued and contained; the affected plant matter was isolated at the newly-designated Bio Site-1910.\n\nFootnotes\n1. See Test Log 1910 and Document 1910-YT12 for a summary of, and more detailed notes on, the analogies observed in testing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1909 | SCP-1910 | SCP-1911 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1911\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Newly discovered instances of SCP-1911 are to be immediately reported to the supervising director. If at all possible, recording equipment should be set up in the domicile currently occupied by SCP-1911, and the following supplies are to be made available to SCP-1911:\n\nPaper towels of any brand,\nCleaning products, including: bleach, ammonia, glass cleaner, vacuum bags, laundry detergent, and dish soap,\nSupplies for knitting, quilting, sewing, or basket weaving,\nAdult diapers in the current target's size.\n\nThe target of SCP-1911 is to be kept alive and restrained by all possible means. If SCP-1911's target escapes, it is to be returned to the residence and restrained. If SCP-1911's target expires, observers of SCP-1911 are to be returned to Site-54 for reassignment, and the occupied domicile is to be scrapped or repurposed.\nDescription: SCP-1911 is an entity taking the form of one (1) to approximately thirty (30) elderly females (which are referred to in reports by numerical designation), all of whom identify as grandma, gramgram, nanny, grammers, etc. SCP-1911 targets single, human males living alone, then attempts to entice them into allowing them access to their domicile. If SCP-1911 is denied access, more and more instances of the entity begin to appear, attempting to access different points in the home\u2014door, windows, garage or storm doors, chimneys, etc.\nIf SCP-1911 is continually denied access, it will attempt to force its way into the domicile. This rarely succeeds, as in spite of numbers, instances of SCP-1911 have no more physical strength than an elderly, human female. After failing to force its way into the home, SCP-1911 will dissipate. Usually, a plate of cookies, cakes, or sweets will be left on the doorstep with a handwritten note, expressing condolences at having not been able to spend time with 'my grandson.' The target is never mentioned by name.\nIn the event that SCP-1911 gains admittance to a residence, one instance of SCP-1911 immediately begins to communicate with the target, asking about a variety of subjects. It is currently believed that SCP-1911 uses a form of cold reading to determine information about the subject, then begins to expand the conversation. Usual topics include the target's parents, job, studies, or significant other.\nOther, non-conversational instances of SCP-1911 proceed to clean the residence. In all cases, the personal effects of the occupant are arranged, categorized in some logical form, and cleaned. Careful inspection reveals a complete lack of fingerprints, hair follicles, dander, or any other evidence of human occupancy. SCP-1911 instances will cook for the target, knit or crochet articles of clothing for them, and, if necessary, feed them.\nIn all instances, SCP-1911 continues to occupy the residence until the target expires or leaves for an extended period of time, at which point, instances of SCP-1911 express confusion at why the target would leave or stop talking to them. Instances of SCP-1911 wander away and dissipate over a period of one (1) to seven (7) hours after growing increasingly angry, bitter, and resentful at the lack of communication, leaving walkers, wheelchairs, canes, medical equipment (notably oxygen tanks and hearing aids), and purses. A full list of currently recovered items, collectively stored at Site-54, is available upon request.\n\nPrevious Infestations\n\nReturn to Report\n\nSCP-1911 first came to Foundation attention in 1951. Since then, at least fourteen (14) infestations have been discovered, mostly after the infestation has dissipated. Four successful containments have been established.\nListed below are previously recorded contaminants which were successfully established:\n\nLocations\nNumber Manifested\nDocumentation\n\nDunlap, Virginia\n5\nTarget expressed confusion over the presence of SCP-1911, though he eventually admitted the instances. After phoning the local police about possible dementia patients having wandered away from their caregivers, Foundation operatives moved in and restrained the target. Target attempted to escape seven times, two of which were successful and resulted in additional restraints being placed on the subject. Lobotomy was suggested and carried out with approval. Target died due to choking in 1959.\n\nOxford, Mississippi\n1\nSCP-1911 manifestation was reportedly extremely similar to the target's grandmother, who had recently passed away. Target admitted SCP-1911 immediately and willingly stayed and talked to the instance, leaving for short periods to buy more necessities. Target continued to contain SCP-1911 unknowingly until his death in an automobile accident in 1964. SCP-1911 was reportedly present at the target's funeral, though no one acknowledged any resemblance.\n\nPresidio, Texas\n29\nTarget managed to maintain his distance through use of personal weaponry, killing seven manifestations. At some point, the target slipped off his roof, falling and breaking his leg, at which point he was overcome. SCP-1911 instances then relocated the target to the inside of the domicile and proceeded to care for him while he recovered. Foundation personnel managed to locate the target shortly after food supplies ran out, and after restraining him, SCP-1911 containment was considered active. Subject expired in 1989 from sepsis due to bedsores which SCP-1911 failed to detect.\n\nCurrent Containment Location:\nThe current target of SCP-1911 is John Cheever (b. 1973), currently residing in Romney, West Virginia. Mr. Cheever's family is under the impression that the house was sold in 1992, and that Mr. Cheever severed all ties with them. Currently, the continued exposure to SCP-1911 has produced a Stockholm Syndrome effect, and Mr. Cheever believes that all instances of SCP-1911 are, in fact, his grandmothers.\nCurrent research is continuing on reproducing this effect as means to lower escape rates at future instances.\n\nAddendum SCP-1911-T:\nRecent audio reports from the current containment location of SCP-1911 were recently analyzed in a study by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who reported that SCP-1911 often talked about the current target's 'cousins.' Research revealed that none of these 'cousins' existed. However, when compared to information from previous contaminants, several analogous instances were noted. The following is the originally discovered excerpt:\n\n12 JAN 1999, 14:43\nSCP-1911-1: Did I tell you about your cousin Maurie?\nTarget: No, grams. How is he?\nSCP-1911-1: Well, let me tell you. You know he broke his leg?\nTarget: Did he grams?\nSCP-1911-1: He did! And you know that gramma was there to take care of him, of course. And he was so angry and upset\u2026 Oh, heavens, he was upset.\nTarget: Well, you know how he is.\nSCP-1911-1: Oh, I most certainly do. He was fighting and yelling and screaming, fit to be tied!\nTarget: Why did he do that, grams?\nSCP-1911-1: Oh, you know him. Just ornery and hateful. Always has been. Can't help but lash out at people.\nTarget: I'm sorry, grams. What happened?\nSCP-1911-1: Well, he got sick and died, honey. Not then, but later. I was so sad to see him go\u2026\n\nCurrently, this information is being used to search for undiscovered infestations of SCP-1911. Any notable similarities between these and real life events should be immediately reported to the supervising director.\n\nPossibly Previously Unknown Infestations\n\nReturn to Report\n\n17 SEPT 1997, 19:18\nSCP-1911-1: Did you know that your cousin Tony is in college now? He's going to be a doctor! Well, gramma couldn't be prouder of him. He works so hard. I wish he'd call. You know I went to see him again, and he wouldn't even answer the door?\n\n29 OCT 2001, 01:12\nSCP-1911-1: Oh, you know how Hayden was. Always looking for a quick buck. Well, gramma helped him out, and he never even said thank you. Well, he came back, and grandma asked him what he'd been doing, and do you know what he was doing? He'd been out drinking! Well, grandma wasn't going to have any of that, so she just went ahead and gave him some of her medicine to calm him down. Do you know he made such a mess of his bed? He used the bathroom in it and\u2026 oh! Gramma couldn't even get him to wake up. I guess he was just too drunk still. I finally had enough and just left, but goodness. What a rude boy. I blame poor parenting.\n\n07 JULY 2002, 09:36\nSCP-1911-1: Oh, I felt so foolish. When I went to visit Roddy\u2014you remember Roddy?\u2014when I went to visit Roddy, I went to make him some tea, and then, he started screaming and crying so loudly all of a sudden. Well, gramma went up to check on him, and he was so upset and angry. Well, gramma forgot about the kettle, and\u2026 One thing led to another, and Roddy just went ahead and made me leave, and wouldn't you know it? His house caught fire. Oh, gramma felt so awful about that\u2026\n\n17 AUG 2005, 22:58\nSCP-1911-1: Well, when I went to visit your cousin Ned, he was so rude. He was shoving and yelling at gramma so loud\u2026 And, well, I wouldn't ever think of doing anything, but you know your grandma Sophia? Well, she just couldn't take the way he was treating me anymore, and she picked up a lamp and just thwaped him right up side the head! Oh, gosh, I was so surprised. We got him to the couch, but he was plumb out of it by then.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1910 | SCP-1911 | SCP-1912 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1912\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The current colony of SCP-1912-1 is to be contained in Biodome-C-7 at Bio-Site 66. A researcher who is familiar with beekeeping using the Langstroth hive method must always be present at Bio-Site 66 and must personally conduct weekly maintenance checks of SCP-1912-1, as well as oversee the bi-weekly harvesting of SCP-1912-B.\nSCP-1912-B is to be harvested by two D-Class wearing full protective clothing, and stored in airtight drums in refrigerated storage area C. Contact with SCP-1912-A must be strictly avoided except for during \u201creproduction\u201d events, which must take place every 14 days using any of the on-site D-Class. It may be necessary to fully restrain the subject for this; however, it is vital to not use any form of sedative or otherwise calming drugs on them, as this interferes with the reproduction event.\nThe colony of SCP-1912-1 is to be maintained at its current number of 45,000 with an acceptable variance of 2,500. SCP-1912 is to remain where it is in the center of Biodome-C-7 and is not to be moved barring a Class A evacuation event.\nDescription: SCP-1912 is a pocket watch dating from the years 18\u2588\u2588-18\u2588\u2588 (it is theorised that the watch likely took at least 15 years to complete). The watch is identical in style to those of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588; however, several components suggest that it was completed up to 5 years after his alleged death. There have been several minor modifications to the watch. SCP-1912 was discovered in the home of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a prominent member of [REDACTED], a small yet extremely militant environmentalist cult. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had converted his basement into a workshop and is presumed to have died of malnutrition shortly after making the modifications to SCP-1912.\nThrough unknown means SCP-1912 constantly secretes a clear fluid at a varying rate, hereby referred to as SCP-1912-A. The fluid is identical in every way to nectar except for its primary anomalous effect. Due to the extremely complex nature of SCP-1912, requests to dismantle it and examine the mechanism have been denied.\nWhen SCP-1912-A comes into contact with human skin, a blister is formed over the course of the next 2-6 hours. The blister varies in size in relation to the amount of SCP-1912-A that contacts the skin, with a lower limit of ~5ml producing a very small blister and an upper limit of ~1,500ml capable of producing full-body blisters. Over the course of the next 24-72 hours, the blister both spreads along the skin and grows outwards in size. The experience causes no pain; however, subjects have reported feelings of intense discomfort and nausea, as well as movement and \"buzzing\" from within the blister.\nAfter a period of 72-96 hours the blister will begin to cause the subject extreme discomfort, 'itchiness' and pain. Invariably the infected subject will scratch the blister, regardless of instruction (it is thought this effect is purely physical). Due to the weakening of the affected area, only a small amount of scratching is needed in order to pierce the skin and \u201cburst\u201d the blister.\nOnce this has occurred, a number of honey bees (Apis mellifera) - hereby referred to as SCP-1912-1 - will be released from the blister. The emerged instances of SCP-1912-1 will be in an extremely compressed ball; however, they will sustain no injuries during the event. The \u201cball\u201d of SCP-1912-1 will rapidly separate and, depending on the size of the blister, may be composed of anywhere from 30 to 1,000 \u2018worker bees'. No other kind of bee has ever been observed, presumably due to the nature of SCP-1912-A rendering the need for a queen and drone bees obsolete.\n\nRecently emerged SCP-1912-1 instances\n\nThe reproduction event causes surprisingly little physical harm to the subject, but may cause emotional trauma; therefore, subjects are to be given Class C amnestics after treatment for any minor injuries sustained.\nIf a reproductive event does not occur at least once every 14 days, then SCP-1912-1 will begin to modify their behaviour. As opposed to harvesting SCP-1912-A, SCP-1912-1 instances will instead coat their legs in SCP-1912-A and seek to land on humans. A single instance of SCP-1912-1 is not enough to cause a blister itself; however, a swarm of SCP-1912-1 has proven to be more than sufficient.\nInstances of SCP-1912-1 will instinctively seek out SCP-1912 and seemingly have no range limits on being able to sense it. Even if the reproduction event occurs at a distance where they will die before reaching SCP-1912, instances of SCP-1912-1 will still invariably fly in that direction. It is theorised that instances of SCP-1912-1 are incapable of harvesting nectar in the way typically expected of honey bees.\nIf allowed into the presence of SCP-1912, instances of SCP-1912-1 will begin harvesting SCP-1912-A. The rate of SCP-1912-A secretion appears to directly correlate with the size of the SCP-1912-1 colony, increasing or decreasing the amount secreted to match SCP-1912-1 numbers. The honey produced by SCP-1912-1 - hereby referred to as SCP-1912-B - has no anomalous chemistry in its makeup and produces no anomalous effects.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1911 | SCP-1912 | SCP-1913 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1913 - The Furies\n\n49 6c 69 27 67 20 76 67 66 20 66 6f 79 79 69 20 75 61 6c 61 6a 6f 66 20 69 6f 6f 79 75 61 79 20 66 6f 79 69 6c 20 6c 79 79 6b 20 66 69 27 20 70 79 2e An explosive dog and a skeleton rampaging for their inky cat statue.\nAggie's statue was made by BlooberryRei for their TTRPG! Watch it here, it's funny!\nFreddie's image was taken by Brad.K, and edited by me.\n\n\u25b8 More by this Author \u25c2\n\n{$comments2}\n\nF.A.Q.\n\n{$doesthisfixthebug}\n\nItem#: SCP-1913\n\nLevel3\n\nContainment Class:\neuclid\n\nSecondary Class:\n{$secondary-class}\n\nDisruption Class:\nvlam\n\nRisk Class:\ncritical\n\nlink to memo\n\nAssigned Site\nSite Director\nResearch Head\nAssigned Task Force\n\nSite-45\nDr. Harold Crot\nREDACTED\nConvoy Omega-8 (aka \"The Cats In The Cradle\")\n\nSCP-1913-1\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures:\n\n[+] REVISION-7\n\n[-] REVISION-7\n\n(04/04/191\u2588)\nConvoy Omega-8 (aka \"The Cats In The Cradle\") has been formed to handle the containment, research, and transfer of SCP-1913-1, and the avoidance and clean-up of SCP-1913-2 and SCP-1913-3 attacks. SCP-1913-1 is to be kept in a lead case equipped with a single speaker, to aid in interrogation. SCP-1913-1 is not to be allowed outside of its box, unless confined to a windowless room, and is not to know its location.\nConvoy Omega-8 is to maintain constant movement across underpopulated areas of America, and be prepared for engagement of both SCP-1913-2 and SCP-1913-3. Brief stops between sites for fuel, food, and equipment repair are permitted. Personnel are to wear latex gloves while directly handling SCP-1913-1, and are to avoid skin contact at all times. If unprotected physical contact is made, staff are to immediately wash their hands of any ink-like substance. If stains begin to spread, the affected staff are to be terminated before symptoms occur.\nContainment of SCP-1913-1 is to be considered a priority until improved containment procedures can be developed. SCP-1913-1 must not be given to SCP-1913-2 or SCP-1913-3 under any circumstances. SCP-1913-2 and SCP-1913-3 have yet to be contained. Authorization has been given for any and all measures deemed necessary to neutralize SCP-1913-2 and SCP-1913-3.\n\nREVISION-8\n(04/12/191\u2588)\nAll SCP-1913 instances are to be contained at least 1600 km away from each other, in areas where the Foundation has established major sites (for specific locations of each SCP-1913 instance, refer to Document 1913-53).1 Each SCP-1913 instance is to be placed in the middle of a tubular glass ring with a radius of 4 m. The inside of the glass ring is to be filled with sulfur dust.\nPersonnel are to wear latex gloves while handling SCP-1913-1, and are to avoid skin contact at all times. If unprotected physical contact is made, staff are to immediately wash their hands of any ink-like substance. If stains begin to spread, the affected staff are to be terminated before symptoms occur.\nInjuries caused by SCP-1913-2 may require termination if they cannot be healed. Staff must remove any visible armor or lab coats before entering SCP-1913-2's cell to prevent aggravation.\nSCP-1913-3's cell is to be blast and fireproofed. Entry into SCP-1913-3's ring is not permitted.\nDescription: SCP-1913 is the collective term for three separate entities, designated SCP-1913-1, SCP-1913-2, and SCP-1913-3. SCP-1913 instances do not show signs of mortality, either regenerating fatal injuries over time, or reappearing near the place of 'death' when its body has been destroyed within an hour. All SCP-1913 instances have shown an extreme aversion to sulfur, being either unwilling or unable to touch or cross over it without assistance.\nSCP-1913-1 is a sapient ceramic statue depicting a cat, measuring 20.5 cm in height and weighing 8.3 kg. SCP-1913-1 has the name 'Agatha' etched on the bottom, and is decorated with white gloss paint on the nose, ears, and forehead, and a black, wet ink-like substance around the object's eyes, mouth, and paws. SCP-1913-1 is capable of communication, emanating a young female voice from its interior. SCP-1913-1 has shown disdain towards Foundation personnel, but is cooperative when threatened through the shaking of its container. SCP-1913-1 has given considerable information regarding other SCP-1913 instances' abilities and reasons for pursuit, but has also been known to withhold information or give false statements relevant to its own containment, such as it not detailing its detestation towards sulfur.\nThe ink covering SCP-1913-1's eyes, mouth, and paws is composed of 50.9% water, 48% ash, 0.9% salt, and 0.2% silver. Upon contact with a living subject's epidermis, the substance will be absorbed by the subject's pores. Depending on the quantity of ink, the affected areas will rapidly begin to dissolve, and eventually disappear. The subject does not seem to die from this process until the entire body has been dissolved, despite the disappearance of vital organs. If the torso has been consumed, but the subject's limbs remain, the limbs will continue to function until completely dissolved, usually attempting to move across the floor and grab nearby objects or legs.\nSCP-1913-1's ink does not appear to be capable of spreading on to objects, cadavers, dead tissue such as hair or fingernails, or those who have not touched SCP-1913-1 in the past 8 hours, and is only capable of causing the disappearance of living tissue. Unless contact is made with the subject's blood stream, washing off the substance around the affected areas is sufficient to prevent its effects, though scarring may occur. SCP-1913-1's ink is harmless when diluted with water.\nSCP-1913-2 is an animate humanoid skeleton covered in dark hair and ash, which gives it the physical shape of a female humanoid. SCP-1913-2's skeleton is human in structure, with the exception of its skull and digits, which appear to belong to a large canine. SCP-1913-2 is capable of moving at speeds of up to 65 kph, despite lacking the tissues required for motility.\nSCP-1913-2 does not appear to be sapient, and appears to act almost entirely on the orders given to it by either SCP-1913-1 or SCP-1913-3. It is presumed that SCP-1913-3 has taught SCP-1913-2 to attack anyone wearing either a lab coat or the standard armor commonly worn by Convoy Omega-8 (formerly known as \"The Cats In The Cradle\") on sight prior to Event-1913-3, due to the specific nature of these triggers. Otherwise, unless provoked or provided with an insufficient amount of food, SCP-1913-2 is unexpectedly docile.\nSCP-1913-2 will attack its victims when provoked, typically through clawing at the victim. However, despite major organ damage and blood loss, SCP-1913-2 is not capable of killing a victim. Subjects will show continued life signs until sustaining fatal injuries from another source, including non-anomalous wounds and the effects of SCP-1913-1's ink. If an organ or limb has been separated from the subject, then that organ will continue to live independently from the subject. Subjects will not die if an organ separated from its body via SCP-1913-2 dies.\nSCP-1913-2 will continue attacking a victim until either the victim ceases moving, typically from shock, or another subject provokes it. Although SCP-1913-2 does not require substance for survival, it has shown a proclivity towards eating the meat of its victims, and will become agitated if food is not provided. SCP-1913-3 refers to SCP-1913-2 as 'Telly'.\n\nSCP-1913-3. Click to Enlarge.\n\nSCP-1913-3 appears to be adolescent, male black Labrador retriever (Canis lupus familiaris), lacking a mouth, nose and eyes. SCP-1913-3's face consists of several ragged holes mimicking a grinning visage, which reveals a dim white light. SCP-1913-3 is sapient, and refers to itself as 'Freddie'. SCP-1913-3 refuses to elaborate on its reasons for its pursuit of SCP-1913-1 beyond 'family matters', but it has been reported that SCP-1913-3 does not want to harm SCP-1913-1. Information from SCP-1913-1 suggests a physical change in SCP-1913-1's form, but has not been confirmed.\nWhen SCP-1913-3 collides with an object or subject, SCP-1913-3 will emit a burst of grey colored flames from the holes in its face. Flames produced in this manner reach temperatures of up to 1200 \u00b0C (~2192 \u00b0F), and have the expected effect upon coming into contact with non-living objects.\nFires started due to contact with these flames will continue to burn until a subject's skin has been fully consumed, or until the fire has been put out. Subjects will suffer severe burns from exposure to SCP-1913-3, typically resulting in complete loss of sight, hearing, and touch. The termination attempts of the victims of SCP-1913-3 have only been successful when the victims have been dissolved by the ink of SCP-1913-1. Unless 'blocked' by a significant amount of sulfur, SCP-1913-3 is able to determine the general location of other SCP-1913 instances. SCP-1913-3 periodically experiences mood swings, ranging from neutral to aggressive, often cursing containment personnel. SCP-1913-3 has been responsible for at least two major fires following the 24th of March, 191\u2588.\nSCP-1913-1 Recovery: On 03/24/191\u2588, SCP-1913-1 was discovered at the V\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 harbor upon investigation of a local shipwreck. Agent Crowely discovered SCP-1913-1 in the wreckage of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, which was believed to have been in transit to New York City, but was instead on route to S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Two bodies were found in the wreckage, but the remaining 2\u2588 passengers were missing.\nAfter learning of the properties of SCP-1913-1, two life boats loaded with 2\u2588 cadavers were planted in V\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 waters to throw off groups of interest. Cadavers were D-class personnel who have died during testing. Due to the ship's state of disrepair prior to voyage, the sinking of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was proclaimed to have been caused by its mechanical condition.\nEncounter-001 Report: Upon SCP-1913-1's arrival at Site-\u2588\u2588 on 04/02/191\u2588, SCP-1913-2 and SCP-1913-3 attacked the site, causing emergency evacuation protocols to be activated. SCP-1913-2 repeatedly threw SCP-1913-3 at the escape vehicle carrying SCP-1913-1, which caused considerable damage to the vehicle before escaping. SCP-1913-2 and SCP-1913-3's exclusive interest in SCP-1913-1 led to the formation of Convoy Omega-8, and the collective designation of the three entities.\nEncounter-015 Report: An additional attempt to capture either SCP-1913-2 or SCP-1913-3 has failed. SCP-1913-2 and SCP-1913-3 have yet to cease pursuit of Convoy Omega-8. SCP-1913-2's constant movement, apparent knowledge of Foundation vehicles, and SCP-1913-3's constant explosive nature has made containment of the entity difficult. Tranquilizer darts, blasts of water, fire, and gunfire have been utilized, but have yet to subdue either entity.\nEncounter-029 Report: SCP-1913-2 and SCP-1913-3 followed and attacked Convoy Omega-8 while it was receiving supplies at Site-45-A. Convoy Omega-8 requested back-up, but was incapacitated before arrival. Dr. Hayward and Agent Crowely attempted to proceed to the roof to await evacuation with SCP-1913-1, but were led into Research Lab 1\u2588\u2588, where Agent Crowely prevented SCP-1913-3's acquisition of SCP-1913-1, while preventing Dr. Hayward's termination. For more information, see Interview 1913-A. SCP-1913 has been reclassified as Euclid.\nInterview 1913-A:\n\nInterviewed: Agent Sarah Crowely\nInterviewer: Dr. Andrew Toki\n<Begin Log>\nAgent Crowely: Can I say something for the record?\nDr. Toki: Wha- Oh, go ahead.\nCrowely: It was a mistake to put Dr. Hayward up with The Cats in the Cradle. The kid's bright, but he's too green. He just got out of school; he hardly even knows the difference between mind-altering effects and infohazards. He didn't do anything wrong, but if he just\u2026 I apologize. I like the kid, and I'm obviously biased, but he could've been more prepared if he was assigned to a safer group first; experienced these things instead of getting some lecture about it\u2026 [exhales] Sorry, I needed to get that off my chest.\nDr. Toki: It's fine.\nCrowely: \u2026 You wanted to ask me about encounter twenty-nine, right?\nDr. Toki: Please.\nCrowely: Right. We only needed basic supplies: food and fuel. We weren't expecting to spend more than a few minutes at 45, but we were all kinds of jumpy. We hadn't seen the dog or the girl for days, so we were expecting something from them. Hayward and I were hauling Dash One to the site's garage, and sure enough, the car exploded behind us. They must've been following us, waiting till we got to another site to attack, because they seem to've attacked us immediately after the twelve of us got out.\nDr. Toki: And this is when you alerted Site-45, and attempted to reach the roof for evac?\nCrowely: Yes. Either that or let them do god knows what with it. Didn't matter much though, because we ended up in some poor bastard's lab, with those two banging down the door. Two started throwing itself at the door till Dash Three told it to move over before it blew the door off, which set off the sprinklers. That\u2026 thing, Three, just walked right up to me. Didn't do anything: didn't attack, didn't explode, didn't have the girl attack, and have it explode, it just sat there. Only thing I could think to say was 'Why?'\u2026 Its been a long time since I felt so powerless\u2026 It told me that it was doing this as a service, that its flame was redemption. It said that they can't see, can't hear, can't feel; they're just left with themselves\u2026 see no evil, and all that\u2026\nDr. Toki: What happened to Dr. Hayward?\nCrowely: [pause] The idiot threw a microscope at it\u2026 Didn't matter much, Dash Three knocked him into the counter afterward. It was steamed, clearly. Hayward got burned, but he was soaked too. Prevented him from burning too bad\u2026 I don't know why, but Three told Two to kill him for it. Maybe it thought the kid was beneath it or figured that Two'd do a better job.\nEnded up picking the kid up and throwing him to the far wall, crashing into these jars of sulfur before\u2026 Well, before Dash Two reached through his chest. Dash Two was about to charge him, but it stopped. Three seemed to get angry at Two till it took a look at the rocks covering Hayward. I put two and two together and assumed that the rocks were what was spooking them, so I did what I could\u2026 It felt good, seeing those things actually running from us for a change\u2026 Hey, is that all? I'm hoping to see some people at the infirmary before visiting hours close.\nDr. Toki: You said to remind you that you wanted to share a concern about the SCP-1913 entities as a whole? What was it?\nCrowely: Ah, yeah, Hayward was going to report it at Site-45. He's been interrogating Dash One for a while, and got something out of it. He's had his suspicions about how SCP-1913 functions, and felt that there was something more to it than what we knew. Didn't tell me, but it seemed urgent. Thought it was worth bringing up.\nListen, I'd tell you if I knew it, but all I really know is that I lived to see those things tear out Hayward's fucking heart\u2026 And so did he.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Dr. Hayward was released from intensive care one month after this interview, recovering from third degree burns over his arms and torso, and the cauterization of a hole through his chest. Mentions of the release or creation of a fourth entity if SCP-1913-2 or SCP-1913-3 reaches SCP-1913-1, in addition to a physical change in SCP-1913-1, has been discussed with Dr. Hayward and was confirmed by SCP-1913-1, but denied by SCP-1913-3.\n\nFootnotes\n1. DOCUMENT 1913-53 version-1\n\nSCP-1913-1: Site-45-C, Las Vegas. Floor 7, Secure Holding Cell #703.\nSCP-1913-2: Site-\u2588\u2588, Orlando, Fla. Floor \u2588\u2588, Secure Holding Cell #\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nSCP-1913-3: Site-\u2588\u2588, New York City. Floor \u2588, Secure Holding Cell #\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1912 | SCP-1913 | SCP-1914 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1914\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1914 is to be housed in a modified humanoid containment cell equipped with ventilation appropriate for preventing exhaust buildup. Every 10-12 hours, SCP-1914's engine must be activated for at least two hours in order to allow its battery to recharge fully; while active, it is to be fed approximately 250 grams of nutrient-supplemented baby food and one half-liter of purified water to maintain its organic components, and may at its request be provided reading glasses and books or music published prior to 1916 for recreational purposes. SCP-1914 is to be provided with a cane for ease of movement within its cell, and is to be transported by wheelchair or stretcher and accompanied by a medical professional at all times if removed from its cell for testing or examination while active.\nWhile inactive, SCP-1914's fuel tank is to be refilled with standard diesel fuel, its waste tank is to be drained, and it is to undergo medical and mechanical examination at least once per week. At least once per month, SCP-1914's oil tank and radiator are to be drained, flushed, and refilled with fresh motor oil and coolant. Any mechanical components in danger of breaking or malfunctioning are to be replaced with components of identical construction as soon as possible and any illness or physical injury not directly related to SCP-1914's anomalous nature is to be treated immediately. SCP-1914 is considered to be at high risk for viral/bacterial infection and is not to be exposed to any staff members suffering from infectious diseases.\nDescription: SCP-1914 is a human male approximately 1\u2588\u2588 years of age as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, who is believed to have undergone extreme mechanical modification during the early 20th century. SCP-1914's heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix, segments of the small and large intestines, colon, bladder, urinary, and reproductive organs have been removed, and approximately 83% of the specimen's epidermis (with the exception of areas covering the face, right upper leg, and left shoulder) has been replaced with leather. X-ray examination indicates that portions of the musculoskeletal structure in the limbs have been surgically removed and replaced with latex, steel rods, and automotive pistons, and that tubing has been installed allowing liquid coolant and motor oil to travel through the body. A fuel tank, oil tank, and coolant tank have been mounted to the specimen's back, which hold a maximum of five US gallons (18.9 liters), five US quarts (4.73 liters), and one US gallon (3.78 liters) of diesel fuel, motor oil, and coolant respectively.\nSCP-1914's abdominal cavity contains an unbranded automobile battery, a radiator (which partially protrudes from the specimen's right side), and a compact two-stroke diesel engine powered by the fuel tank mounted to the specimen's back. The engine is activated by means of a pull cord extending out of SCP-1914's back below the fuel tank; when active, energy produced by the engine provides power to a mechanical pump and bellows installed within the thoracic cavity, which replicate the functions carried out by the heart and lungs in healthy human beings, and charges the battery, which allows these functions to continue while the engine is inactive. While its engine is running, SCP-1914 is conscious and fully aware of its surroundings; when inactive, the specimen becomes non-responsive and enters a state of brain activity resembling non-REM deep sleep. SCP-1914 requires food and water to maintain the health of its organic components; waste matter produced by its digestive tract is expelled into a tank contained in its lower abdomen, which must be manually drained by means of a hatch located between its thighs.\nSCP-1914 speaks fluent English with an accent characteristic of the area of Birmingham, England, UK. In its active state, SCP-1914 has been observed to have difficulty standing or walking under its own power; during testing, the specimen has described having extreme difficulty maintaining its sense of balance, and does not appear to be able to bend its right knee, manipulate the toes on either foot, manipulate the fingers on its right hand, or extend either arm above its shoulders. Maximum unassisted walking speed of SCP-1914, when provided with a cane, is approximately 0.5 kilometers per hour. SCP-1914's neck is rigid and it is incapable of turning its head without pivoting the rest of its body. SCP-1914 possesses 20/60 vision and states that it is able to hear people speaking loudly in its presence, but that it possesses no sense of smell or taste, cannot sense ambient temperature, that it does not feel hunger or thirst when deprived of food and water, and that it does not feel pain when its organic components are damaged.\n\n+ Show Interview Log 1914-1\n\n- Hide Interview Log 1914-1\n\nInterview Log 1914-1\nInterviewed: SCP-1914\nInterviewer: Dr. S. Samesh\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Samesh: Please state your name.Dr. Samesh: You're in the army, then?Dr. Samesh: Which war?Dr. Samesh: How old were you when you signed up?Dr. Samesh: How did you end up the way you are now?Dr. Samesh: Did this happen to you there?Dr. Samesh: When did it happen?Dr. Samesh: Who were they?Dr. Samesh: What sort of project?Dr. Samesh: Is that what happened?Dr. Samesh: Did they do all this at once?Dr. Samesh: Is that why so much of your skin was replaced?Dr. Samesh: Was it easier to move at any point than it is now?Dr. Samesh: Were there others?Dr. Samesh: How so?Dr. Samesh: What happened when they were finished working on you?Dr. Samesh: What did you say?Dr. Samesh: Why not?Dr. Samesh: What happened after that?Dr. Samesh: Did you ever ask to be let out?Dr. Samesh: How long did that continue?Dr. Samesh: Very well. That's all the questions I have for today.Dr. Samesh: What's that?Dr. Samesh: We'll look into it.Dr. Samesh: Yes?<End Log>\n\n+ Show Addendum - Level 4 Clearance Required\n\n- CLEARANCE GRANTED\n\nAddendum: During surgery on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588 to replace a damaged valve in SCP-1914's pulmonary pump, the words \"Mark 1 Refurbished Infantry Personnel: Prototype 1916-317A, Property of Prometheus Labs (Patent Pending)\" were discovered embossed on a metal plate attached to the pump. Investigation into a link between Prometheus Labs and the British government during the First World War, and any further cooperation between the two thereafter, is pending.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1913 | SCP-1914 | SCP-1915 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1915\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1915 is to be kept in its self-modified humanoid containment unit. Furniture and sustenance are unnecessary, as SCP-1915 provides them itself. One guard is to escort SCP-1915 during its daily walk around the designated yard. No expensive or sensitive equipment is to be brought into SCP-1915's vicinity.\nDescription: SCP-1915 is a Caucasian man, thirty three (33) years old, of an unexceptional build and height, identified as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by the documents it was carrying on its person at the time of its retrieval. A background check revealed no relatives or close friends. SCP-1915's anomalous nature stems from a localized causality abnormality which negates any significant long term changes to its body, personality, memory or lifestyle. SCP-1915 alters reality in its close vicinity as is necessary to maintain its personal status-quo. SCP-1915's effects are largely limited to non-living matter manipulation and internal mental manipulation, and are incapable of permanently affecting living creatures other than SCP-1915 itself. SCP-1915 does not appear to be aware of its anomalous properties, and the mild-to-moderate discontent it expressed concerning its life during several interviews suggests it possesses limited, if any, control over them. SCP-1915 is unaware of its containment, believing it is still employed at the offices of the now defunct \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Corporation, where it was recovered.\nAddendum-1915-A: Incident Log 1915\n\n+ Show Log\n\n- Hide\n\nIncident-1915-A\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2\u2588\u2588\u2588\nLocation: Offices of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Corporation, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\nDescription: During its initial recovery, SCP-1915 was escorted to Site-17 by Mobile Task Force Delta-17 (\u201cGreen Caps\u201d). As it was being transported, SCP-1915 altered MTF Delta-17's armored vehicle to the form of a No.\u2588\u2588 city bus, which SCP-1915 used in its commute to work while it was still employed. SCP-1915 was seemingly convinced the members of the Task Force were other passengers. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who was driving the vehicle at the time, was briefly convinced that he was the bus driver, and assumed the bus's usual route. Verbal persuasion from other Task Force members proved sufficient in negating this effect, and SCP-1915 was safely transported in the altered vehicle to Site-17.\nIncident-1915-B\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2\u2588\u2588\u2588\nLocation: Site-17, Humanoid Containment Wing, Cell 257\nDescription: Upon arriving at its designated cell, SCP-1915 converted it to an exact replica of its apartment (located at [REDACTED]). Electronic devices continued functioning without an external power source, and the bathroom maintained both a running water supply and sewage access. When removed from the converted cell, objects did not retain this anomalous property. SCP-1915 assumed that escorting Site security members and researchers are neighbors and local service givers.\nIncident-1915-C\nDate: \u2588\u2588/ \u2588\u2588/2\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nLocation: Site-17, Humanoid Containment Wing, cell 257, Maintenance Closet 17\nDescription: The morning following its initial containment, SCP-1915 exited its cell (despite it being locked), and entered a nearby maintenance closet. Site security dispatched to the scene discovered the closet was converted to mimic SCP-1915's cubicle at \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, including working telephone and internet connections. When confronted by Site security, SCP-1915 apologized for \"coming after hours to finish the budget report\", claiming that it needed the extra income.\n\nAddendum-1915-B: Interview Log SCP-1915-3\n\n+ Show Log\n\n- Hide\n\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterviewed: SCP-1915\nForward: This interview was held a week after SCP-1915's recovery. During that time, SCP-1915 has maintained the same set daily routine.\n<Begin Log>\nDr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Good afternoon, SCP-1915.Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1915, are you aware of where you are?Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: This isn't your office.Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's not what I meant\u2026 I don't think so, at least.\nDr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Er. Junior accountant. Bernstein's team.Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Yeah, next to the coffee machine.Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Um, sure, I guess.\nDr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Sure?Dr.\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: That's\u2026nice. Listen, I think the boss is waiting for me, so-<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1914 | SCP-1915 | SCP-1916 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1916\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All known instances of SCP-1916 are to be stored in a sealed crate in the secure warehouse at Site 85. Prominent signage is to be placed on and inside the crate indicating that SCP-1916 is non-edible. Mobile Task Force Xi-1964 (Slugworth's Sizzlers) are to monitor distributors and vendors of confections and confiscate any instances of SCP-1916 found in circulation.\nAll testing of SCP-1916 is to be conducted on D-class personnel who have been implanted with subdermal tracking devices. Outdoors testing is authorized at the remote facility adjacent to Site 85; in the event that an affected D-class breaches containment, use of surface-to-air weaponry to neutralize the test subject is authorized. Pending a full review of the results of Experiment 1916-6-1, all testing on SCP-1916-6 is prohibited.\nDescription: An instance of SCP-1916 consists of six hard sugar confections of the type commonly referred to as \"jawbreakers\" or \"gobstoppers\", designated SCP-1916-1 through SCP-1916-6. Chemical analysis indicates that SCP-1916 are primarily composed of sugar and trace amounts of common food additives and colorings, as well as significant quantities of [REDACTED]. Each individual candy is spherical, measuring approximately 3 cm in diameter, and is brightly colored in a distinct pattern as follows:\n\nSCP-1916-1 is a uniform shade of bright red.\nSCP-1916-2 is colored a light beige with whitish streaks.\nSCP-1916-3 is white with several darker sections arranged in a pattern resembling the Earth's moon.\nSCP-1916-4 possesses several horizontal streaks colored orange and white, with several small white and red spots, including a single large red spot.\nSCP-1916-5 is a uniform shade of black.\nSCP-1916-6 is a uniform shade of black with a large white question mark printed across one side.\n\nSCP-1916's anomalous effects manifest when an individual candy is consumed by a human being. Within 10-20 minutes of consumption, the individual's weight will increase or decrease by a fixed percentage based on which candy the subject has consumed. No physical change in the subject's size or mass has been observed in conjunction with this effect; the means by which SCP-1916 produces this effect is not currently understood. The subject will function as though the gravitational field of their current environment has been significantly altered; subjects testing SCP-1916 have in certain instances demonstrated an ability to jump or carry well in excess of normal human ability, and in several instances have proven able to escape Earth's gravitational field entirely as the result of their own physical ability. This effect lasts for approximately 90 minutes before gradually dissipating. Test subjects who survive the effects of SCP-1916 show no indications of long-term illness. Additional effects have been associated with particular candies; refer to Experiment Log 1916 for details.\nAt present, the Foundation is in possession of 738 unique instances of SCP-1916, each identical in packaging and composition. Each instance of SCP-1916 is individually wrapped and contained in a cardboard box measuring approximately 20 cm x 30 cm x 6 cm, with the individual candies held in a plastic tray within the box. The front face of the box features a stylized image of a child wearing a transparent glass helmet over his head and riding on the back of a Saturn rocket in outer space, emblazoned with the product name \"DR. WONDERTAINMENT'S ZERO-GEE-WHIZ! MOON ROCKS\u2122\". The following text is printed on the rear side of SCP-1916's packaging;\n\nHEY THERE, SPACE CADETS!\nCan't wait until you're old enough to go to outer space for real? Dr. Wondertainment is here for you! Dr. Wondertainment's Zero-Gee-Whiz! Moon Rocks\u2122 are guaranteed to give you the closest thing to being a real live astronaut! Enjoy hours of high-tech high-jinks as you explore the gardens of Venus and sail the seas of the Moon, all in your own back yard!\nEach package of Dr. Wondertainment's Zero-Gee-Whiz! Moon Rocks\u2122 contains six different flavors for a real out-of-this-world experience:\nMARTIAN CHERRY: Explore the canals of the Red Planet in style!\nVENUSIAN BERRY: Dip beneath the clouds of our closest neighbor! Be careful - the air down there is thicker than water!\nLUNAR LIME: Is the Moon really made of green cheese? You'll find out when you're only one-sixth your regular weight!\nJOVIAN JELLY: Take a swim in the Great Red Spot on the biggest planet of them all!\nOUTER SPACE STRAWBERRY: Find out what it's really like in outer space - the Zero-Gee-Whiz way!\nPLANET X: What's it like on the undiscovered planets? You'll have to try it to find out!\nDisclaimer: Not for outdoors use. Do not consume more than one Dr. Wondertainment's Zero-Gee-Whiz! Moon Rock\u2122 every four hours. Do not consume in conjunction with Dr. Wondertainment's Ultra-Fizz Diet Phosphate\u2122. Your definition of \"high-jinks\" may vary from that used by Dr. Wondertainment. Dr. Wondertainment is not responsible for any injury, accident, illness or death resulting from misuse of Dr. Wondertainment's Zero-Gee-Whiz! Moon Rocks\u2122.\n\nExperiment Log 1916:\nExperiment 1916-1-1\nSubject: D-85021, weighing 76.2 kg\nObject tested: SCP-1916-1\nResult: Subject's weight reduced to 28.6 kg.\nExperiment 1916-2-1\nSubject: D-96234, weighing 48 kg\nObject tested: SCP-1916-2\nResult: Subject's weight reduced to 43.2 kg. Following dissipation of effect, subject experienced symptoms of severe decompression sickness and died 6 hours after consumption from causes resembling high altitude cerebral edema.\nExperiment 1916-3-1\nSubject: D-23341, weighing 104.3 kg\nObject tested: SCP-1916-3\nResult: Subject's weight reduced to 16.6 kg. During an outdoors test of ability to lift heavy objects, subject made a running jump and reached escape velocity. Subject was not recovered and is presumed dead.\nExperiment 1916-4-1\nSubject: D-105421, weighing 117.9 kg\nObject tested: SCP-1916-4\nResult: Subject's weight increased to 298 kg. Subject complained of intense pain and suffered multiple arm and leg fractures while attempting to move.\nExperiment 1916-5-1\nSubject: D-23094, weighing 61.2 kg\nObject tested: SCP-1916-5\nResult: Subject's weight reduced to 0 kg. Subject displayed an ability to move freely through the air by pushing against surfaces and displayed no indications of being affected by atmospheric friction.\nExperiment 1916-6-1\nSubject: D-68052, weighing 43.1 kg\nObject tested: SCP-1916-6\nResult: [DATA EXPUNGED]. 82 fatalities at test facility due to exposure to gamma radiation; 438 non-lethal instances of radiation poisoning. Remains of subject have not been located.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1915 | SCP-1916 | SCP-1917 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item \u2116: SCP-1917\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1917 is located within Area-1917-1, where it was initially discovered. There has yet been no cause to remove it, and the risk of disturbing its current self-containing behavior has been deemed sufficient reason to allow it to remain. Site-127 has been established to facilitate containment of both SCP-1917 and other nearby anomalies, and is located at ground level above the Area.\nAs SCP-1917 is capable of providing all components necessary to its survival and has resisted all efforts to modify its routine, it requires no human interaction to contain. Instead, the containment team is to attempt to research the history of GoI-004F, establish neutral or positive relations with other former members of the group, and prevent public awareness of the religion as a whole (see CotBG Suppression Protocol Alfa-Hotel-RATCHET for more details).\nDescription: SCP-1917 is a sapient biomechanical humanoid of abnormal strength and size. It stands 3.5 metres tall, can lift weights upwards of 1,500 kg, and has demonstrated sufficient knowledge to repair, maintain, and make minor improvements to its own structure. The entity possesses (among other augmentations) two additional arms extending from the shoulderblades, continuous track mechanisms in place of the feet and lower legs, and interlocking metal plates replacing all skin below the neck. SCP-1917 is fully powered via a (presumably anomalous) miniature steam engine housed in the chest area, needing abnormally small quantities of fuel to continue functioning. The entity does not require any sustenance beyond fuel and a small quantity of water, and controlled tests have shown it to be capable of surviving in highly toxic, low-oxygen environments.\nSCP-1917 resides within a subterranean complex on the outskirts of Manchester, England, designated Area 1917-1. The structure consists of three main sections, listed as follows:\n\nEight sets of living quarters, including a bedroom, washroom, and walk-in storage area. SCP-1917 spends the majority of its time within one of these, and the other seven appear to have been left abandoned for many years.\nTwo workshops containing machining equipment, welding tools, and large reserves of both coal1 and iron. At the point of discovery, both rooms were filled with a variety of mechanical components, miscellaneous devices, and artificial body parts in various stages of completion.\nA large chapel, with an immense stained-glass window lit from behind2. The stone floor of the area has been worn in places by SCP-1917's passage, but the areas outside of the pulpit and centre aisle are largely untouched.\n\nExtensive interviews have revealed that SCP-1917 purports to be a member of GoI-004F (\"The New Ferrous Brotherhood\") \u2014 an archaic branch of the Church of the Broken God founded during Britain's industrial revolution3. The entity claims it possesses the title of Bishop, and when prompted recited from memory several sacred texts and mantras. As GoI-004F was officially dissolved in 1890 following a coup by the Cogwork Orthodoxy, SCP-1917's claims cannot be verified.\nAddendum \u2014 Behavioural Analysis: When left to its own devices SCP-1917 will follow a uniform routine, performing ablutions and self-maintenance, delivering a long sermon in the chapel, and returning to its quarters, where it undergoes a brief period of unresponsiveness and near-immobility (termed a Delta state, see below). This cycle repeats approximately every six hours, with occasional minor deviations brought on by external influences (most frequently changes in temperature, weather, human interaction or seismic activity).\nResearch has shown that, despite appearances of contentedness and satisfaction, SCP-1917 does not display full knowledge of its current situation. It possesses little or no memory of daily events, and has yet to consistently recognise a Foundation researcher, even those who perform weekly check-ups. Questioning has revealed it still believes it to be 1872, and despite being fully in control of its mental faculties, it refuses to acknowledge that its sermons are delivered to an empty room, even when shown direct evidence of this fact. It is currently believed that the aforementioned Delta states are either the cause or effect of this memory lapse, as all attempts to convince SCP-1917 of its cyclical nature have resulted in the state occurring prematurely4.\nNotably, researchers examining the entity have found that the natures and durations of Delta states conform to only a small number of variations, suggesting an element of design rather than simple mechanical failure. The reason for this is unknown.\nAddendum \u2014 Interview 1917-05:\n\nInterviewer: Agent Four-B-Mortise, a defector from the Church of the Broken God under Foundation employ. Selected here due to their largely mechanical composition and unique position to sympathise with SCP-1917.\nInterviewed: SCP-1917\nForeword: The following interview was conducted informally within Area-1917-1, in order to ascertain SCP-1917's reaction to another semi-mechanical humanoid. Video footage is available from the Site-127 archives.\n\n<Begin Log>\nAgent Mortise: Hello, Father.Agent Mortise: Oh, aye. That's me. The cleaner. Here to clean.Agent Mortise: You're going somewhere?[SCP-1917 pauses and leans in closer]Agent Mortise: My lips, if I had 'em, would be sealed.Agent Mortise: Pretty unusual, for a bishop.[SCP-1917 taps the side of its head]Agent Mortise: [Nodding] I get what you mean, yeah. Back when I was\u2026 uh, part of the church, I guess, I used to love the upgrades. Best part of the whole deal, I reckon. But being a robot gets dull after a while.Agent Mortise: More a follower, but yeah. Little place not far from here. To be honest, I mainly joined 'cause I thought it looked fun.[SCP-1917 sighs, releasing a small cloud of steam][Several audible clicks are heard emanating from SCP-1917's head in rapid succession, accompanied by the sound of screeching metal, and it ceases motion for 63 seconds. It does not react to this afterwards, and is presumably unaware that time has passed]Agent Mortise: I\u2026 I think I do, yeah.\n[SCP-1917 smiles]<End Log>\n\nFollowing this, SCP-1917 returned to the chapel and proceeded to deliver a seventy-minute sermon before retreating to its quarters. Similar interviews have yielded near-identical results, and no changes to the entity's routine have yet been observed.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Used as fuel by SCP-1917. The quantity available (and the fact that SCP-1917's power source is anomalously efficient) mean that supplies are expected to last upwards of several thousand years.\n2. The source of this light is unknown, but suspected to be some manner of self-replenishing furnace. It has been tentatively designated Anomalous Object AO-006898.\n3. GoI-004F's doctrines are focused on personal improvement rather than the more collectivist ideals preached by other sects, believing ascension to 'machines of great power' should occur prior to any attempts to reassemble their deity (with their current forms being ill-equipped to do so).\n4. This effect also occurs on the rare occasions that SCP-1917 attempts to alter its own brain structure, preventing any modifications from being made.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1916 | SCP-1917 | SCP-1918 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1918\nObject Class: Euclid\n\nImage No #: 1918-A\n\nEntity interaction with D-2934..\n\nImage captured 08/31/10\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Entrances to SCP-1918-2 have been secured and monitored with constant video surveillance as of 03/05/\u2588\u2588. The sewage facility containing 3 entrances has been quarantined by Foundation personnel and the entrances themselves have been sealed. Workers previously employed at the facility have been issued amnestics and replaced with Foundation personnel. All other entrances have been permanently sealed with cement.\nSCP-1918-2 is visible via seismic imaging, though the location may not be physically breached as per agreed upon Foundation escalation prevention protocols.\nDescription: SCP-1918 is an object of unknown composition located in SCP-1918-2. It appears to be a plastic mold attached to a metallic rod, and is usually found moving between hallways in 1918-2. SCP-1918 moves on its own volition, although it does not appear to separate from the ground at any time. The object leans in the direction it travels in, and moves at a set speed of 5 kph. The object applies moderate force to the surfaces it moves across, leaving a faint trail. SCP-1918 at times communicates using these carvings.\nSCP-1918-2 is the designation for the area containing SCP-1918. The area is located in a cavity 20 meters beneath \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Maine. SCP-1918-2 is similar in appearance to electrical substations located in the region. There are 18 identical rooms in SCP-1918-2, or 9 compound rooms. Rooms are differentiated between a '1' room and a '2' room by crude carvings on the floors outside of the individual rooms. SCP-1918-2 is symmetrical, with .5 meter wide paths circling each compound room. The only deviations to this construction are the location of entrances on the sides of each individual room, which vary randomly while the facility is active. A visual representation of SCP-1918-2 is available as Image No #: 1918-B.\nAccess to SCP-1918-2 is non-euclidean; entrances to this location tend to be kilometres apart from one another. There are currently 9 known entrances, including 5 sewage grates, 3 utility shafts located in a sewage facility, and 1 toilet. Exit from the facility is not believed to be possible, although evidence in Testing Log 1918.14 suggests this possibility.\nHallways in the facility are completely devoid of light. Any light produced is absorbed via an unknown mechanism; due to this, exploration must be performed via memorization of the facility interior and touch. Sound behaves abnormally within SCP-1918-2 while an event is active; an audible echo can be heard five (5) seconds after a sound (inaudible) is actually produced.\nThe floors of rooms in SCP-1918-2 contain residues which are believed to originate from bodily fluids of individuals trapped in the area.\n\nImage No #: 1918-B\n\nVisual representation depicting the layout of the facility, 1918-2.\n\nImage created 06/08/11\n\nIt is not currently known whether or not SCP-1918 and SCP-1918-2 are separate or identical manifestations as attempts to remove SCP-1918 from SCP-1918-2 have been largely unsuccessful.\n\nWhen a human or canine subject enters the central room it will become illuminated, and SCP-1918-2 will manifest. SCP-1918 will enter the room and move across the floor, leaving in its trail a message either reading \"Tik Tak Tow\" or \"Memoree\", maintaining a consistent speed and leaving immediately after the message has been inscribed. If the subject attempts to exit the room before this, the room will return to its dormant state, with the subject and any of its possessions disappearing immediately.\n\n\"Tik Tak Tow\" | The object moves to each \u201c1\u201d room, leaving behind \"X\" markings on the floors if the room is not already marked with an \"O\" in a manner similar to a game of \"Tic Tac Toe\". How a subject is meant to accomplish making a mark or understand this process is unknown, as no aides are given.\n\"Memoree\" | Upon exiting the room the subject is rendered unconscious by blunt force, presumably from SCP-1918. The subject regains consciousness in a random section of the facility. Success is marked by finding a \u201c1\u201d room identical to the central room. This event seems to possess a time limit, as the subject is pursued by SCP-1918 throughout the halls of the facility. The subject \"wins\" by marking the correct room with an \"O\".\n\nImage No #: 1918-C\n\nComputer generated image depicting a hallway structure in SCP-1918-2.\n\nImage created 01/03/09\n\nEntering a \u201c2\u201d room causes SCP-1918-2 to enter a dormant state, and what is assumed to be the death of the subject participating.\nIf the subject is successful, SCP-1918 will present itself in the room that the subject is currently in. SCP-1918 will then inscribe \"new game\" on the floor and repeat the process with a new event. If the subject is unsuccessful, SCP-1918-2 will simply revert to its dormant state with the subject participating in the previous event disappearing.\nHistory: SCP-1918-2 came to the attention of the Foundation after the disappearance of four utility workers in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a small town (pop. 226) in Maine. Numerous reports were filed to the local sheriff's department of a \u201cmetallic scraping\u201d beneath the ground, most commonly audible near sewage grates.\nAddendum A: Recordings from testing event coordinated on 08/31/10.\n\nTesting Log 1918.14\n\nClose\n\nD-Class subject is equipped with an earpiece, headlamp, and a chest mounted camera with a live feed to Researchers. Subject is then instructed to enter entrance 2.\n\nD-2934: Okay, so where's this tunnel taking me?\nResearcher Sanders: You have been briefed. Continue.\nD-2934: Okay, so when I get there I do this game and I leave? Why can't I do that other thing you guys sent up Paul to do earlier?\nResearcher Sanders: You have been selected for your expert knowledge of the subject. Where are you located currently?\nD-2934: Tunnel stopped, I mean the concrete part. It's a big ole' cave, uh, I can see a hole on the end.\nResearcher Sanders: Enter the hole.\nD-2934: You sure about that? Shouldn't y'all be sending in robots or something?\nResearcher Sanders: Would you like to terminate testing, D-2934?\nD-2934: Oh yeah, alright, nah that's alright, yeah I'm headed in. Hell, this is kind of exciting I guess.\nAudio and video feed useless as expected during travel in halls. D-2934 moves through darkness before the room is illuminated, and SCP-1918 becomes visible in what is assumed to be the central room.\nD-2934: Hey who turned on the lights? Hot damn, what the hell is that thing!? Hey there, hey you guys see this? Hear me? Is that the thing?\nD-2934: It's\u2026 oh well ya'll are seein' this right? What's, oh, Tic Tac Toe, haha, what? \u2013 hey where's that thing going? I mean I know where it's goin' but-\nResearcher Sanders: Please begin the protocol. You have been briefed. Please move quickly.\nVideo feed black. Scraping against metal can be heard.\nVideo and audio effective after four minutes.\nD-2934: Hah! Beat \u2018im to it! So I mark an \u201cO\u201d right? I'm on top left right now, felt the walls, remember it like my hand. Hah. Ya'll can hear me right? HEY, YOU GUYS THERE?\nResearcher Sanders: Yes.\nSubject produces marker and marks the floor. SCP-1918 appears in the doorway.\nD-2934: Hey ya'll didn't tell me about this, what's it doin'?\nSCP-1918 remains in the doorway.\nResearcher Sanders: This behavior is currently undocumented. Your cooperation is appreciated.\nD-2934: The hell does that mean?\nSCP-1918 remains in the doorway for four more minutes.\nD-2934: Hey, motherfucker, you gonna let me by?\nSCP-1918 tilts slightly left and right.\nD-2934: Sore fuckin' loser, it's just one \u201cO\u201d go mark off another one!\nSCP-1918 leaves the doorway back into the halls.\nResearcher Sanders: Please continue.\nAfter a course of 20 minutes the event is completed, with D-2934 successful.\nD-2934: Hot damn, that means I won. Sucker didn't even get one box!\nResearcher Sanders: Please await the arrival of SCP-1918.\nD-2934: The fuck you mean?\nSCP-1918 enters the room, inscribing \u201ccheat\u201d, \u201cnew game\u201d, and then \u201cmemoree\u201d on the floor of the room.\nD-2934: Okay. Okay. What the fuck-ever Pez Dispenser motherfucker.\nD-2934 is incapacitated upon exiting the room. Video feed resumes four hours later, although scraping can be heard continually.\n\nEarpiece and microphone appear to be damaged or lost as audio is no longer audible.\nVideo appears shaky as D-2934 enters a room, most likely due to severe head trauma.\nD-2934 exits the room, moving quickly.\nAfter 12 minutes D-2934 enters another room and appears to clap and rub his hands together.\nD-2934 approaches the center of the room. D-2934 appears to make a questioning gesture.\nD-2934 paces the room for 3 minutes.\nD-2934 approaches a rusted pipe visible on one of the sides of the room.\nD-2934 moves his wrist along the pipe, drawing blood, and leans against the wall holding said wrist for a short time.\nD-2934 enters a crouching position at the center of the room and smears his wrist repeatedly in a circular pattern.\nD-2934 returns to standing position, removes jumpsuit and wraps it around the wrist.\nSCP-1918 appears in the doorway. D-2934 remains still.\nSCP-1918 inscribes \"cheat\" and \"new game\" into the floor and moves to the doorway, then turns around and wobbles left and right slightly.\nD-2934 grasps his right forearm with his left hand and extends his middle finger at SCP-1918.\nSCP-1918 approaches D-2934.\nD-2934 moves to the corner of the room quickly and produces a pipe. D-2934 rushes at SCP-1918 and begins beating it repeatedly in the 'head' with the end of the pipe.\nThe 'head' of SCP-1918 appears to crack and bleed in certain areas as D-2934 makes contact with the pipe. What appears to be grey matter can be seen falling out of the head of SCP-1918 before video feed ends.\n\nVideo feed resumes, although view is fixed continually at the ceiling of the room. (Five hours)\nD-2934's head becomes visible, appearing to lean forward to look into the camera, before leaning backwards out of view.\nVideo feed ends two hours afterwards.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1917 | SCP-1918 | SCP-1919 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1919\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: A zone with radius of two (2) kilometers must be maintained surrounding SCP-1919; any roads or paths leading to the building are to be diverted or obstructed. The perimeter of this zone is to be guarded by a set of no fewer than twenty-five (25) forty (40) heavily armed and armored patrolmen. Those entering SCP-1919 shall not be given body armor or weaponry. Any presence within the perimeter that is not confirmed to be a member of an expedition team is to be terminated immediately.\nThe official report concerning Expedition 003 is to be accessed only by those currently researching SCP-1919 and those present for the incident itself. All copies of the report have been destroyed.\nREVISED \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: As of Expedition 002, under no circumstances is anyone to be allowed entry into SCP-1919 until all identified manifestations of SCP-1919-1 pertinent to the previous entrant or entrants have been eliminated, or until such time has elapsed that all manifestations can be expected to have starved to death.\nDescription: SCP-1919 is an early 20th-century hotel and converted mansion located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. As of Expedition 003, the building has sunk partially into the ground on the eastern side; it is still traversable, but additional safety precautions are necessary. From the outside, SCP-1919 looks much as it did when it was first built; on the inside, however, the building is massively decrepit and looks like it has been abandoned since its creation. Many floorboards and ceilings are rotten or absent entirely, and various forms of damage (e.g.: water damage, collapsed debris) cover much of the interior.\nEntry of the hotel by a human results in the appearance of a number of humanoid beings throughout the building, resembling the subject and wearing and carrying anything the subject possesses with them on arrival. These creatures (collectively labeled SCP-1919-1) typically vary from the original in several physical aspects.\nObserved variations between subjects and counterparts include the following:\n\nLack of body hair\nMisshapen cranial structure\nPatches of skin discoloration\nVariance in limb/digit length\nDisfigurement of the mouth\nSealed/missing eyelid(s)\nSealed nostrils\nPerforations of various sizes in skin\nElongated/deformed jaw structure\n\nSCP-1919-1 is responsible for the decrepit state of the building; individuals have been recorded upending furniture, tearing out floorboards, damaging pipes, and otherwise causing small-scale destruction. The fact that they are capable of this makes the reason why to date only three (3) have attempted to escape the building unclear.\nAll observed creatures labeled SCP-1919-1 have behaved in a similar manner. Individually, they act aggressively with or without provocation, attempting to damage objects and structures at random. They also demonstrate a marked increase in hostility once they locate the subject or subjects who enter SCP-1919 (see Expedition Logs 001, 002). This behavior, however, seems not to extend to each other; rather, they are predisposed to form large, coordinated groups upon encountering more of their kind. The largest observed group thus far contained \u2588\u2588 members and was responsible for incapacitating Task Force Tau-11 (\"Youth Hostiles\").\nAs a whole, SCP-1919-1 exhibits a swarm intelligence akin to that of an ant colony. It is yet unknown specifically how they communicate, but they have proven to be able to do so quickly and nonverbally. While unverified as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, all signs point to SCP-1919-1 possessing an organ system that allows it to send and receive signals via pheromones. The fact that killing or wounding one, even noiselessly and out of the presence of others, attracts all within an estimated 40-meter radius directly toward the one harmed corroborates this.\nAddendum 1919-01\nExpedition 003 saw SCP-1919-1 cause only one immediate fatality among TF Tau-11. The rest of the task force was disfigured in many of the same ways as their duplicates. Video footage suggests that this change in behavior was deliberate and not the result of successful self-defense. \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 succumbed to their injuries within a week of leaving the building. Despite sustaining severe damage to the lower jaw, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was reported by medical staff to have repeated the phrase \"in the picture\" intermittently before falling unconscious. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 died en route to Foundation treatment facilities.\nAddendum 1919-02\nAfter analyzing footage from Expedition 003, it has come to the Foundation's attention that a being located inside the building is responsible for the creation of all observed instances of SCP-1919-1. The new primary objective of all efforts concerning the SCP is the identification, retrieval, and containment of said being. In confronting her, researchers are instructed to [DATA EXPUNGED].\n\nExpedition Log 001 (video transcript)\n\nhide transcript\n\nD7: D-72274, Caucasian male, age 39\nC1: Dr. Limkiewicz, communications relay, Site \u2588\u2588 (sound only)\nT11: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, former head, TF Tau-11, \"Youth Hostiles\" (sound only)\n\nC1: What are you doing? The front door not opening?\nD7: It was either locked or stuck. Couldn't move it an inch. The windows I tried weren't working, either, and I don't want to break any of them before I even get inside.\nC1: Try the side entrance. Or the back, if that doesn't work.\nD7: All right.\n(D-72274 spends the next three minutes walking around to the side of the house, scanning his surroundings with his flashlight. When he arrives at the main western entrance, he pulls the handle and the door opens.)\nD7: Looks like we're in luck. Think the place is air conditioned?\n(D-72274 closes the door to SCP-1919 behind him. As it clicks shut, the microphone either picks up or generates a high-pitched whistle that quickly fades.)\nC1: Are you hearing that? What's that noise?\nD7: What noise? All I'm hearing is my own footsteps in here.\nT11: It's stopped. Disregard it and proceed.\nD7: Not sure what I'm disregarding, but okay, I guess.\n(The beam of the flashlight lands on an assortment of dismantled and dilapidated pieces of furniture before alighting on a tattered portrait of a young red-haired woman. Much of the canvas has been shredded, including the majority of the woman's face. The missing pieces are not seen.)\nC1: Move in nearer to the painting, please. I want to see something.\n(Shallow grooves are visible on the surface of the wall. They cover much of it, crossing each other in rows of three or four.)\nD7: You seeing these scratches? They're all over the place in here. Floor, walls\u2026 parts of the ceiling.\nC1: They almost look like\u2014\nD7: (whispering) SHIT. (He rounds a corner and audibly presses his back to the wall.)\nT11: What's wrong?\n(The flashlight is suddenly extinguished. D-72274's breathing can be heard to increase in speed.)\nT11: What's happening? Why'd you turn your flashlight off?\nD7: I don't think I'm alone in here.\nT11: Why not? Did you see somebody?\nD7: Something like that.\n(He slowly leans the camera around the corner. At the end of the long hallway is a beam of light, bobbing erratically and switching on and off at odd intervals. There is a faint sound of labored breathing, not coming from D-72274.)\nD7: What should I do? Who could that possibly be? You guys have armed guards outside, right? They couldn't have gotten in here within the past month\u2014\nC1: It is not recommended that you approach him. \u2026It. Your current priority is now to evacuate the\u2014\n(The microphone can be heard being forced out of Dr. Limkiewicz's grasp.)\nT11: Disregard previous instruction. If what you saw is a part of the SCP, which we can suspect it is, you are obligated to investigate it. Stay at a safe distance and get it on video.\nC1: \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, you have no right\u2014\nT11: Proceed. It might just be some teenagers getting high or something, anyway.\n(D-72274 stands up and looks into the other hallway again. The flashlight has disappeared, and the sound of breathing from seconds before has gone faint. The D-class takes a tentative step into the corridor.)\nT11: We can't see anything.\n(D-72274 makes no indication of having heard.)\nT11: Please turn on your flashlight.\n(There is no response.)\nT11: D-72274, you are ordered to turn on your flashlight.\n(The light immediately lands on bright orange fabric, causing the camera's contrast settings to obscure the video.)\nD7: NO!\n(D-72274 starts to run, switching his light off.)\nC1: What was that? What did you see?\nD7: I don't\u2026 I don't\u2026\nC1: Why are you running? What are you running from? Answer me!\nD7: It was me, I don't\u2026 it was me!\nT11: What? What do you mean?\n(The D-class trips over something in the dark, falling forward and dropping the video camera so that it points down the hall toward his unseen follower. Footsteps approach him from behind. He turns himself over, scrambling away on his back while facing whatever is pursuing him.)\nD7: NO! NO, NO, NO!\nC1: What's going on? Stand up! Get out of there! Can you move?\n(A beam of light illuminates D-72274 from the end of the hallway he has not reached. A second one follows it, and then a third; all three shake and flicker as more footfalls approach the camera. D-72274 begins screaming. As the lights pass over him, they land upon an orange jumpsuit and a malformed hand before a face comes into view. It vaguely resembles D-72274, but its eyelids look to be missing, and its lips are fused together and set at a bizarre angle.)\nT11: Leave the camera running.\n(Sounds of tearing begin from behind the camera. The screaming stops. After two hours and twenty-six minutes, the camera is picked up and moved to another room, where it is thrown onto the floor with force sufficient to break it.)\n\nExpedition Log 002 (video transcript)\n\nhide transcript\n\nD3: D-38138, Caucasian male, age 27\nD4: D-40076, Caucasian male, age 22\nD9: D-90124, African-American male, age 36\nC1: Dr. Limkiewicz, communications relay, Site \u2588\u2588 (sound only)\n\n(Note: For this procedure, video cameras have been sewn into the clothing worn by all three D-class to leave their hands available.)\nC1: Protocol requires me to remind you that if you try anything at all out of line with what the Foundation and its representatives request, that you are to be terminated immediately. But I'm sure you already knew that.\nD9: Yeah, yeah.\nC1: Don't take it so lightly. The people guarding this place have weapons much more powerful than the ones we've had to give you, and they won't hesitate to\u2014\nD9: Right. Look, nobody's doing anything\u2026 untoward. Okay? So would you mind not saying the same shit over and over for the rest of this trip?\nC1: I don't take that kind of insolence from my own subordinates, 90124. Don't speak to me that way again.\nD9: (laughter) I hear you, doc.\nD3: How are we getting into this place? Can't remember.\nC1: You'll be taking the western entrance. Our last man didn't get very far, so you'll more or less be picking up where he left off.\nD4: No shit? Sounds great. Nice and safe.\nD3: That's why we've got guns, dumbass.\nC1: Oh, speaking of which, remember that you are permitted to fire your weapons only at anything inside the house that looks like the man whose picture you were shown before you left. He'll be dressed the same as you three, so be sure not to mistake him for one of you or vice versa.\nD9: You phrased that differently before we left. What does that mean, \"anything that looks like him\"?\nD3: So you're encouraging us to murder somebody.\nC1: If it happens, it won't be murder.\nD3: Interesting.\n(Conversation pauses for fifteen seconds as the D-class approach the west entrance.)\nD4: You want to kick the door in, or should I?\nC1: Don't advertise your presence any more than you can help. Your priority here is helping us to gather intelligence, you're not an extermination squad.\nD4: Fine. Can we go inside, at least? We're burning daylight. I don't want to be here when the sun sets.\nC1: You may enter. Remain quiet.\n(Western entrance opens. D-38138 steps into the doorway but quickly springs backward.)\nD3: What the hell?\n(A manifestation of SCP-1919-1, appearing as a misshapen version of D-72274, bursts through the doorway. Its right arm is approximately 1.4x its proportionate size, in addition to being visibly double-jointed. Manifestation lunges into the sunlight toward D-40076, who can be heard shouting until D-90124 fires his weapon once into the creature's head, killing it. D-38138 clutches his ears.)\nD4: Christ! What the fuck was that? Did you know that was going to be in there?\nC1: Yes. Be on the lookout for more of them inside.\nD9: More? How many are there?\nC1: Please enter the building.\nD9: How many more of these motherfuckers are waiting for us?\nC1: You have been ordered to enter the building. Failure to comply will result\u2014\nD9: Of course. Don't bother, doc. I hear you.\n(D-90124 stops to stare at the dead manifestation, mumbling, as D-38138 reopens the western door. SCP 1919-1's jaw hangs several inches lower than that of an average human.)\nD9: \"Anything that looks like him.\" Jesus. Could have said something.\n(D-40076 can be heard swearing audibly for the next several seconds as all three D-class enter SCP-1919. As the door closes, a high-frequency noise emanates from the microphones.)\nD4: What's our plan? Are we supposed to split up?\nD3: Yeah, let's split up. Great idea. Let's make ourselves as vulnerable as we can.\nD4: Well, okay, dick. How about you think of something?\nD3: Survival sound good?\nC1: Stop talking. Did any of you hear a high-pitched sound just now?\nD3: I hear one every time this little teenage asswipe opens his mouth.\nD4: Fuck you.\nC1: Never mind. Keep moving.\n(All three camera feeds display parts of the hallway D-72274 investigated. The portrait from two days previous is now almost wholly missing, and pieces of the wall beside it are scattered across the floor.)\nD9: What happened in here?\n(D-90124 turns to face the corridor where D-72274 fell. The body is absent. Red streaks lead around a corner from where he collapsed into a darkened room.)\nD3: Hey, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, we're walking. I'm not gonna yell for you.\nD9: I'm coming.\n(D-class reach the end of the hallway. To the right is a door with the word \"BALLROOM\" embossed on a bronze plaque. They look at each other before pulling it open. Sunlight hardly reaches the room, illuminating only a small triangle in the doorway.)\nC1: You have flashlights, right? We can't see a thing from here, turn them on.\n(The room looks as though it has been recently gutted; most of the floor space is unoccupied, and it can be seen easily where pictures in large frames used to hang on the three walls that remain intact. The southern wall is full of massive holes. From the viewpoint afforded by the D-class, what the spaces in the far-off wall lead to cannot be seen.)\nD3: It did not look this bad from outside.\nC1: One or more of you, take a look at the south wall. Seems unusual.\nD9: We'll go over in a minute. There's some shit over here, check it out.\nD3: What have you found?\nD9: Cameras. A ton of them.\n(D-90124 points at seventeen video cameras, spread haphazardly across the torn-up hardwood in the southeastern corner of the chamber. D-40076 remains facing the south wall as movement within it becomes apparent.)\nC1: (barely audible) Oh, no.\nD3: Where do you think these came from? The ones without cracked screens look brand new.\nC1: [static]\u2014ot just the first D-class, you need to\u2014[static]\nD4: Jesus Christ!\nD3: Keep quiet! What's wrong with you?\nD4: The wall, the fucking wall!\n(D-40076 turns and runs out of the ballroom. D-90124's camera and flashlight point at the southern wall. SCP-1919-1 begins to emerge heads-first from two of the gaps in it. The first manifestation on the left looks to be the first one that caught D-72274, but the leading one on the right, aside from a sizable dent in the forehead, bears a close resemblance to D-90124. They land on their feet and begin to run with considerable speed toward the D-class.)\nC1: Disregard previous instructions, leave the room immediately. Seek shelter. Go!\n(D-90124 stands motionless. D-38138 fires his weapon into the chests of the two duplicates, expending four rounds total. A brief, metallic rattle comes from the floor beside where the false D-class lands face-down.)\nD3: Fucking move!\n(D-38138 grabs D-90124 by the upper arm and pulls him toward the door. As he turns, D-90124's camera captures movement visible in fourteen of the holes in the wall.)\nC1: (on separate radio) \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, this is Limkiewicz, Site \u2588\u2588, password [REDACTED]. Requesting immediate full perimeter lockdown.\n(D-40076 can be seen retracing his path to the western entrance. Blocking the door to the outside is a crowd of doppelgangers of himself and the other D-class. One in the shape of D-90124 raises his arm, displaying a pistol identical to the ones provided by the Foundation. D-40076 faces the other direction and starts to run back down the corridor. A series of gunshots is heard; after the third, D-40076 spins and collapses. Camera focuses solely on western doorway until battery drains.)\nD3: There've got to be some stairs in here. The building's got at least three floors, I could see before we came in. Where the fuck are\u2014oh!\n(D-38138 and D-90124 sprint up a crumbled flight of steps to the second floor and are met with a large contingent of SCP-1919-1. D-90124 begins to reach for his weapon but instead follows D-38138 up the remaining stairs to the third story. As they reach the top floor, the microphones begin to whine the same way that they did when the western door closed.)\nC1: (to staff) Turn the volume down, I can't hear myself think. (to D-class) Can the two of you really not hear that? Are the microphones the only things picking it up?\nD9: I don't have a goddamn clue what you're talking about, doctor.\nC1: It sounds like feedback, almost, or a dentist's drill. It's deafening on this end.\nD3: Not right now, don't bother me with that. There's something weird up here.\nD9: You feel that, too?\nC1: What is it?\nD9: Strange feeling. Kind of\u2026 We should get out of here.\nD3: Probably.\n(Both subjects move deeper into the darkness of the hallway, their flashlights out of camera view.)\nC1: It's getting louder and louder\u2014where are you going? Turn on a light, one of you.\nD3: Hush.\nC1: Answer the question! You are being given a direct order!\nD3: Keep quiet.\nC1: What?\nD3: Keep quiet.\nD9: She can hear you.\n(D-38138 and D-90124 do not acknowledge any further communication. Their cameras pick up a faint white glow from beneath one of the closed doors in the corridor toward which the two are moving.)\nC1: 90124, respond! 38138?\n(The door opens, and the light on the other side becomes visibly brighter. The two cameras pick up several frames of a female human silhouette moving quickly in their direction before cutting to static for the remainder of battery life. Concurrently, the camera attached to D-40076 picks up an unusual sound in addition to the pitch noted by Dr. Limkiewicz [headphones recommended]. Still frames from cameras D-90124 and D-38138 pending declassification.)\n\nExpedition Log 003 (video transcript)\n\nhide transcript\n\nYou do not have permission to view this file.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1918 | SCP-1919 | SCP-1920 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1920.\n\nItem #: SCP-1920\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1920 are to be kept in a Safe-Class Kou-Electrical chamber, for the purposes of sufficiently providing power to SCP-1920. A constant source of wind is to be provided for each instance, using a standard electrical fan. Any vocalizations emitted by any instance of SCP-1920 are to be logged for review. One D-Class personnel is to be used during testing of SCP-1920. All testing must be approved by no fewer than two Level 4 personnel.\nSee Document 1920-C9 for original containment procedures. For more information regarding changes, see Addendum 1920-A.\nDescription: SCP-1920 is a crudely made wooden wind turbine, 55 cm in height. Its blades consist of a single piece of a complex polymer, which is held up by a wooden chopstick and several rubber bands. SCP-1920's exterior is covered in unremarkable black paint, though traces of charcoal and clay are detectable. A wire extending from below a hole in the base of SCP-1920 extends for 90 cm before connecting to what appears to be a miniature satellite dish, which as of now has displayed no anomalous properties nor the ability to function. All other parts of SCP-1920 display normal durability and decay, and must be handled with care.\nWhen SCP-1920's blades are spun1, an electrical current will travel through the wire extending from SCP-1920 at seemingly random intervals. SCP-1920's methods of generating electricity are currently unknown, as it has no similarity to any known generator design. The rotational speed of its blades does not correlate with its level of output, only whether or not it will produce electricity. Regardless of the amount of electricity produced, it appears that all electrical activity is dissipated upon reaching the satellite disc.\nOnce 1 kWh of energy has been produced, SCP-1920 will begin to spin at a constant speed of 1200 r/min for approximately 20 seconds and eject confetti from the center of its blades via unknown means. Noisemakers can also be heard emitting from SCP-1920, as well as several instances of a male voice speaking in English. The following is a collection of various statements by SCP-1920:\n\n\"Thank you once again, creatures!\"\n\"One step closer to a brighter future!\"\n\"Positively splendid!\"\n\"Keep up the good work!\"\n\"Do you think they can understand what we say?\"\n\nSCP-1920 was recovered from P\u2588\u2588\u2588 L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Hawaii, and was found on the edge of a nearby cliff. A bronze plaque was found upright next to SCP-1920, bearing the following text:\n\nLight Courier Enterprises: Mk.VI \"Turbine of the Future!\"\n\nWarning: this is an advanced generator and as such it requires expert operation and maintenance. The Mk.VI Turbine is partially unstable and vulnerable to malfunction. Please observe operational guidelines as outlined below for proper usage:\n1. Place Mk.VI Turbine in a windy area / Place Mk.VI Turbine and provide breath-powered air displacement.\n2. Avoid contact with Mk.VI Turbine to prevent any further damage most likely done to it during step 1.\n3. Do not attempt to eat, mate, or engage in combat with Mk.VI Turbine. Just leave it alone.\nLight Courier Enterprises thanks you for your assistance in powering our planet. We will reward your efforts after our recovery.\n\nAddendum 1920-A: Dr. Cage was able to reroute the electricity generated by SCP-1920. Two days later, SCP-1920 emitted various sounds, including murmuring and arguing between unknown individuals, rustling and clattering of equipment, and a single coherent statement from an unknown male:\n\n\"Hey hey, SHOO! Go away! Dammit, did some little monsters somehow break this thing already? Why is it\u2014 Why aren't we getting any power? Hello, hello? Do you speak words?\"\n[incoherent mumbling]\n\"Forget this, I don't think they can understand what I'm saying. It's been powering our measly generator for weeks anyway, we've got power to spare. Until then, now we're going to have to reroute it to the empty one before they come\u2014\"\n[voice becomes distant and undecipherable]\n\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, agents responded to reports of three small turbines identical in appearance to SCP-1920 from New Zealand, China, and Germany. Each of these newly discovered instances had a piece of paper attached to its shaft, featuring a poorly drawn depiction of what is assumed to be a monster with horns, sharp teeth and green skin. In each case, the text \"GO AWAY!\" had been written underneath each drawing.\nWe can't risk anymore of these appearing in public. We don't know what the things that are sending this are capable of, and we certainly don't know if they can send things other than these turbines. - Dr. Cage\nAs of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588, SCP-1920 is to be kept actively generating electricity; see Revised Containment Procedures. For original documentation regarding Group of Interest \"Light Courier Enterprises\", please refer to SCP-2395. See SCP-1740, SCP-2940, and SCP-1940 for further information.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Mechanical and manual manipulation of the blades does not cause electricity to flow from SCP-1920.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1919 | SCP-1920 | SCP-1921 \u00bb"}
{"text": "PeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1921 - Black Cotton Candy by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nItem #: SCP-1921\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1921 is to be kept in a secured storage vault in Wing-6D of Storage Site-49. Copies of SCP-1921-B2 should remain locked in a climate-controlled storage locker in Wing-4B of the same facility. SCP-1921-B2 is not to be allowed in the vicinity of SCP-1921 without written permission from the present head researcher.\nDescription: SCP-1921 is a mobile kiosk designed for the production and sale of cotton candy. The exterior is decorated with painted panels of intricately carved wood, including an arched sign bearing the words \"Cotton Candy \u2014 Free With Admission\". Traces of fire and smoke damage are visible on the kiosk's exterior. SCP-1921 has five primary components that display anomalous properties when used in conjunction with each other.\n\nSCP-1921-A1 is a non-anomalous sugar spinning device located at the front of the kiosk. It is identical to commercially available machines of the same nature, with the exception of a small pump connected to a reservoir at the bottom of the kiosk. A label located at the bottom of the machine gives the nonexistent company \"Sugarcomb Confections\" as the name of the manufacturer.\n\nSCP-1921-A2 is any cotton candy produced from SCP-1921-A1 when SCP-1921-A3 is present inside the machine's reservoir. SCP-1921-A2 is consistently black in color, even when food dyes are added to the sugar. When SCP-1921-A2 comes in contact with human saliva, it contracts and shrinks in size until it is undetectable to the person who consumed it. Once inside a subject's digestive system, SCP-1921-A2 will expand to 3 times its original size, filling much of the subject's digestive tract. It will then start integrating itself into the subject's central nervous system, primarily accumulating in and around the subject's brain. This process typically goes unnoticed by affected subjects, though several individuals have stated that they felt a slight tickling sensation.\n\nSCP-1921-A3 is a black, highly viscous liquid of unknown composition. It was originally discovered underneath SCP-1921-A1 in a small tank labeled \"Clown Milk\". When a subject consumes SCP-1921-A3 in its pure form, the subject's serotonin1 levels will immediately increase to the point of cardiac arrest, invariably resulting in death.\n\nSCP-1921-B1 is a pneumatic, self-playing 32 key calliope located at the back of SCP-1921. Music produced by the instrument is not exceptionally loud; however, witnesses have reported being able to hear SCP-1921-B1's music up to 1.2km away. The object displays no additional anomalous effects unless it is turned on while an instance of SCP-1921-B2 is present in its inner compartment.\n\nSCP-1921-B2 is a collection of 11 rolls of perforated paper. When a roll is inserted into SCP-1921-B1, the arrangement of the holes in the paper will allow the instrument to play a song. Each instance of SCP-1921-B2 has a different song assigned to it, the name of which is printed at the top of the roll. Many of the rolls bear handwritten notes beneath the title of the song.\n\nWhenever a roll of SCP-1921-B2 is played using SCP-1921-B1 while within roughly 1.2km of a subject who has consumed SCP-1921-A2, the subject's cognitive abilities will be anomalously altered. The exact nature of the effect depends on the roll of music being played (see Addendum SCP-1921-B2).\nSCP-1921 was discovered in a fairground in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, along with a number of non-anomalous artifacts that bore similar fire damage. Among the other recovered items were several painted signs advertising \"Herman Fuller's Circus of the Disquieting\". Foundation forensics teams have theorized that a large group of people left the site in a hurry and attempted to burn everything they had to leave. The team also determined that the fire had been started less than 4 hours before the arrival of Foundation personnel. 6 bodies severely damaged by the fire were found stacked in a partially destroyed circus tent. Investigations are ongoing.\nAddendum SCP-1921-B2: The following is a list of known instances of SCP-1921-B2, presented with the title of the song played, the song's effect on subjects who have consumed SCP-1921-A2, and the note written on the instance.\n\nNumber\nSong Played\nEffect\nNote\n\nB2-01\nThe Skater's Waltz\nSubjects will not consider anomalous phenomena to be out of the ordinary.\n\"Main\"\n\nB2-02\nWhen You're Smiling\nSubjects experience increased levels of serotonin and dopamine. When interviewed, affected subjects have displayed an inability to concentrate on topics that they find unpleasant.\n(None; a crude drawing of a smiling face is present in place of text.)\n\nB2-03\nOfficer of the Year\nSubjects are unable to perceive the actions of others as unlawful.\n\"For coppers\"\n\nB2-04\nDoodle Dee Doo\nSubjects' ability to feel a sense of personal endangerment is suppressed.\n\"In case anyone catches on\"\n\nB2-05\nWalkin' Happy\nA state of extreme euphoria is induced for the duration of the song, often incapacitating affected subjects.\n\"NOT for personal use\"\n\nB2-06\nHail! Hail! The Gang's All Here\nAll affected subjects within SCP-1921-B1's range of effect will congregate. Testing has shown that such subjects prefer to gather at the brightest visible light source. When questioned, subjects will adamantly maintain that they gathered of their own volition, but will often be unable to provide a reason for this behavior.\n\"Before showtime\"\n\nB2-07\nAmerican Patrol\nSubjects will seek out individuals who have not consumed SCP-1921-A2 and attempt to persuade them to do so. If the individual repeatedly refuses, subjects may resort to acts of violence and force-feeding.\n\"Emergencies ONLY\"\n\nB2-08\nFor All and Forever\nSubjects are afflicted with an accelerated form of serotonin syndrome, causing them to experience seizures, hallucinations, severe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and fevers averaging 42 \u00b0C. Subjects show an increasingly lighthearted demeanor as their condition worsens before expiring of cardiac arrest three minutes after onset of symptoms.\n\"LAST RESORT\"\n\nB2-09\nComrades of the Legion\nUnknown; roll has been forcibly ripped apart.\n(None)\n\nB2-10\nWhat D'Ya Mean You Lost Your Dog?\nNo observable effect.\n\"Prepare all clowns for milking\"\n\nB2-11\nUpside-Down Cake\nUnknown; roll has been forcibly ripped apart and significant portions are missing.\n\"Play when the time is right. Thank you for your cooperation.\"\n\nAddendum: On 08/28/2012, O5 command approved a request from Dr. Lindquist to restore SCP-1921-B2-09 (\"Comrades of the Legion\") to functional condition. Since the initial restoration, tests with D-Class personnel have not revealed any anomalous properties, with the exception of Experiment SCP-1921-B2-09-14. A transcription of research footage recorded of the event is available below.\n\n<Begin Video Log>\n[0:05] : Dr. Lindquist begins briefing D-5271 on the testing procedure.\n[2:23] : D-5271 consumes SCP-1921-A2.\n[5:30] : Dr. Lindquist activates SCP-1921-B1, which then begins playing SCP-1921-B2-09.\n[6:12] : No noticeable changes in D-5271's demeanor are observed.\n[7:03] : All keys on SCP-1921-B1 are suddenly depressed at once. Following this, SCP-1921-B1 switches from playing Comrades of the Legion to a downtempo arrangement of Entrance of the Gladiators. Dr. Lindquist makes an exclamation of surprise, as previous tests involving SCP-1921-B2-09 only showed Comrades playing in its entirety. It should be noted that the mechanism responsible for rotating SCP-1921-B1's perforated music roll was not in operation for the duration of the new song.\n[7:24] : D-5271 states that the music is giving him a headache.\n[8:31] : D-5271 is recorded saying, \"oh my god, I love clowns.\"\n[8:40] : D-5271 apparently suffers a seizure and falls onto the floor.\n[10:36] : Entrance of the Gladiators ends. D-5271 stops seizing and loses consciousness at the conclusion of the song. SCP-1921-B1's roll begins turning once more and Comrades of the Legion resumes playing at the point it was interrupted.\n[11:32] : Comrades of the Legion ends. No further anomalous activity observed.\n<End Video Log>\n\nNote: D-5271 remained comatose for 18 hours following the experiment. Upon waking, D-5721 claimed that he could not remember who he was and complained of severe discomfort in his chest and abdomen. After additional testing and observation during a 30 day period, it was determined that D-5721 did not display any atypical properties or behavioral patterns apart from those previously mentioned. A post-termination autopsy of D-5721 revealed that SCP-1921-A2 had integrated itself into the majority of D-5721's intestinal tract and muscle tissue, and a small balloon filled with glitter was found inside D-5271's chest cavity. A scrap of paper, folded in half four times, was encased in the glitter (See Document Log). Researchers have been unable to replicate the results of Experiment SCP-1921-B2-09-14 in subsequent tests.\nDocument Log: The following is a transcription of the handwritten message on the card found inside D-5721:\n\nFront\n\nOkay, something definitely went screwy. What's the deal? We could have used this one!!! That contraption busted again?!\n\nReverse\n\nP.S. We're getting hungry here, Charley.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Serotonin is a monoamine neurotransmitter believed to be linked with feelings of happiness.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1920 | SCP-1921 | SCP-1922 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item# SCP-1922\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1922 is housed in a standard human containment cell on Site-17. The subject is to remain under monitoring by security personnel. Self-harmful behavior or changes in the subject's health are to be reported to Doctors Dharow and/or Ipps-Hill. Psychiatric evaluations with interviews are administered by Dr. Dharow and health inspections by Dr. Ipps-Hill. Said procedures are performed on a monthly basis and after the occurrence of anomalous activity. SCP-1922 is not allowed to possess items of combustible nature and is to be supervised to prevent contact with such when outside the cell.\nDescription: SCP-1922 is a ninety-year-old Caucasian male named Herbert \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. SCP-1922 is diagnosed with Diabetes mellitus type 2 and peripheral vascular disease. Subject's medical condition with the effect of the anomaly have caused several episodes of gangrene in the lower limbs, which have led to amputations. For a full list of medical details on SCP-1922, please see Document 1922-Med.\nSCP-1922 behaves as a normal elderly human until expiring from a natural cause, myocardial infarction being the most common probable cause of death. SCP-1922 remains in a state of clinical death for approximately 45 minutes, after which it slowly reanimates. Full recovery may take up to 2 hours. After reanimation the subject is slightly disoriented, but the periods of clinical death have not been shown to cause any neurological damage. IQ testing has proven no deterioration and SCP-1922 appears mentally healthy and intelligent. Compared to subject's advanced age, the level of intellect is well maintained. The subject describes experiences in elaborate detail, supposedly taking place during the anomalous activity. Currently no evidence exists nor may be provided to support the subject's claims. Whether the anomaly induces vivid hallucinations or SCP-1922 deliberately produces misinformation is unknown. For more details, please see Document 1922-Psy and the Interview Log.\nNote: 2005-07-03: It has been recorded that the time SCP-1922 remains clinically deceased extends after each subsequent expiry. The reanimation process, nevertheless, takes subsequently less time.\nNote: 2008-05-05: SCP-1922 has started to show suicidal tendencies.\nRecovery: SCP-1922 was recovered from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on 1997-06-06. Specialized doctors were alerted when a man had regained consciousness in the hospital morgue, almost an hour after having been declared deceased. The subject was taken into custody of the Foundation and the subject's family was later provided with substitute ashes. Class-C Amnestics administered to hospital staff in charge of the subject. SCP-1922 was led to believe he was being moved to different hospital with better faculties.\nAddendum-1922-1: Partial Interview Log:\n\nInterview 1922-001 1997-06-07\n\nClose document\n\nInitial interview conducted after containment.\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Dharow: Alright, Herbert? Feeling better?Dr. Dharow: Uh, well\u2026 Herbert\u2026Dr. Dharow: I really wouldn't know.Dr. Dharow: How does it happen, then? Cheating death.Dr. Dharow: Can you tell me what does happen? Can you describe it to me?<End Log>\n\nThe subject refused to continue with the interview unless promised the family would not be contacted.\n\nInterview 1922-016 1999-03-09\n\nClose document\n\nInterview conducted shortly after SCP-1922 had recovered from the reanimation stage and following surgery. The subject's recollection of experiences regarding the anomaly appear to improve after each occurrence.\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Dharow: I'm sorry about your foot, Herbert.Dr. Dharow: What can you tell me about your experience this time?Dr. Dharow: Tell me.Dr. Dharow: Hell? Do you mean it's hell you think you go to?Dr. Dharow: What else?<End Log>\n\nThe subject appears to reflect feelings of impending death and surgery in dreams during clinical death periods.\n\nInterview 1922-038 2003-11-20\n\nClose document\n\nInterview conducted shortly after SCP-1922 had recovered from the reanimation stage and following surgery.\n\n<Begin Log>Dr. Dharow: We don't know, Herbert. We don't know. I wish you would help us.Dr. Dharow: We're trying, Herbert.Dr. Wilds: What?Dr. Dharow: We don't perform euthanasia here, Herbert.<End Log>\n\nThe subject refused to continue unless promised cremation during next clinical death. Subject's request not granted.\n\nInterview 1922-093 2008-04-30\n\nClose document\n\nInterview conducted after SCP-1922 had recovered from the reanimation stage and following surgery. The subject reanimated crying. Amputation performed on the subject's right leg below the knee.\n\n<Begin Log>Dr. Dharow: Of course not. Not with your condition and you know you're not allowed lighters. Now tell me\u2026<End Log>\n\nThe subject started trying to harm itself and had to be sedated.\n\nInterview 1922-130 2012-02-01\n\nClose document\n\nInterview conducted after SCP-1922 had recovered from the reanimation stage and following surgery. The subject reanimated screaming. Amputation performed on both legs and three fingers on the subject's right hand.\n\n<Begin Log>Dr. Dharow: Herbert\u2026Dr. Dharow: Listen\u2026<End Log>\n\nThe subject had to be sedated due to irate behavior.\n\nAddendum 1922-3: Psychological Evaluation:\n\nDocument 1922-Psy\n\nClose document\n\n[Excerpt]\nEven after years of interrogations [discontinued 1998-02-08] and ongoing interviews, SCP-1922 is reluctant to provide information on the means of acquired prolonged lifespan. SCP-1922 is considered to be completely aware of the process behind the reanimation, but refuses to cooperate. No crucial information has been obtained from the subject, and as medical examinations and testing have proved inconclusive, the means to the subject's ability to reanimate remains currently unknown. SCP-1922 has become increasingly suicidal and even less compliant, making the monthly interviews unavailing.\nAs medical examinations show [refer to Document 1922-Med], SCP-1922 in the state of clinical death shows no brain activity. However, after reanimation the subject has been able to describe experiences that have supposedly occurred during the period. It has not been determined if the subject is actually capable of such experiences or if the descriptions of such are merely intended to mislead the researchers. SCP-1922 claims that during death, it (or its consciousness) is transferred to an undisclosed locus. According to the subject this locus is occupied by what appear to be parts of the human body, mainly hair and limbs. SCP-1922 has also occasionally described skin, organs and teeth. The subject reports feelings of dread and nausea, and often refuses to discuss these visions. This behavior led to the dismissed theory that SCP-1922 is able to dream while being clinically deceased. The absence of any brain activity indicates otherwise. SCP-1922 believes its own body to be responsible for the transfer and the only way to \"escape\" this condition is to be cremated. Subject's concerns are to be disregarded.\n[End Excerpt]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1921 | SCP-1922 | SCP-1923 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Photograph of asteroid \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, taken from nearby asteroid. 'Seeding' branch is selected. Taken 11/18/19\u2588\u2588.\n\nItem #: SCP-1923\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the distance and gravitational forces separating SCP-1923 and Earth, containment is currently considered de facto. In addition to the stationary camera on \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, camera probes are to be launched from Luna-\u2588 to observe SCP-1923 on a regular basis. All photographs of SCP-1923-Alpha by outside sources are to be doctored before public release. All signals or transmissions originating from SCP-1923-Alpha are to be recorded and analyzed.\nIn the event SCP-1923-Alpha (or any celestial body bearing SCP-1923) shows alteration of its orbit, the Foundation is to enact [DATA EXPUNGED] procedures.\nDescription: SCP-1923 are tree-like organisms found on the asteroid \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (designated SCP-1923-Alpha), located in the Sol system's asteroid belt. Photographic evidence shows a thick green canopy, completely obscuring the surface of SCP-1923-Alpha. By comparing previously known dimensions of SCP-1923-Alpha to now, it is estimated that a singular SCP-1923 specimen is approximately 95m tall. Spectroscopic analysis of SCP-1923 reveals that the canopy has a reflective spectrum similar to that of terrestrial leaves, with minor-but-significant absorption differences.\nDue to the inability to casually observe SCP-19231, a stationary camera has placed on a nearby asteroid of similar orbit, designated SCP-1923-Watcher. As of this date, the Foundation is not capable of providing high-quality photographs of either SCP-1923 or SCP-1923-Alpha. As such, all data concerning SCP-1923 is assumed to be as tenuous as the ability to view it.\nAt both ends of SCP-1923-Alpha, a single 'branch' of SCP-1923 extends an estimated 30m above the canopy. Similar to a terrestrial palm tree in appearance, these specimens2 of SCP-1923 are devoid of leaves, except on the top. These leaves undergo a cycle of growth, maturation, and shedding, the last of which is done en masse. The Foundation has hypothesized that this process is procreative in nature. As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1923-Alpha remains the only known body with which SCP-1923 resides.\nAddendum-1: On 01/06/20\u2588\u2588, the asteroid \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was reported to have a slightly reduced albedo and a slight orbital adjustment. Orbital projections show that said asteroid would have been 'behind' the asteroid bearing SCP-1923 during a 'shedding' cycle. There is reason to believe that \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (designated SCP-1923-Beta) may now contain SCP-1923. Further study of both SCP-1923-Alpha and -Beta is required.\nAddendum-2: On 01/10/20\u2588\u2588, a new variation of SCP-1923 was discovered on SCP-1923-Alpha. Located on the equator, this leafless specimen (which terminates in a previously-unseen pod) has been witnessed aligning itself with the Sun and Earth at intervals of \u2588 to \u2588\u2588 weeks. Related to this discovery, Foundation staff have noticed a slight increase in [EXPUNGED] during times in which the specimen was aligned with Earth. At this time, it is not known if [EXPUNGED] represents a coincidental biological process, or a form of communication, or something entirely different.3\n\nFootnotes\n1. Feasibility studies regarding the collection and retrieval of a sample of SCP-1923 for direct study are in progress.\n2. Due to SCP-1923's canopy, it is currently unknown if these trees are an example of the rest of SCP-1923, or a unique variant of SCP-1923.\n3. For elucidation: there are no practical or theoretical known examples of the use of [EXPUNGED] being used as a form of communication.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1922 | SCP-1923 | SCP-1924 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1924\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1924 is to be kept in a specialized 10m x 10m x 4m humanoid containment cell at Site \u2588\u2588, AZ. The cell is to be suspended in the center of a 50m x 50m x 50m enclosure. SCP-1924 requires no food, water, nourishment, or rest. The cell is to be furnished as a facsimile of a typical corporate office. Maintenance personnel are to wear clothing and badges consistent with Lockheed Martin Corporation custodial staff. At least one person is to be on hand at all times acting as SCP-1924's corporate manager. SCP-1924 is to be given a standard computer workstation and tasked with a pre-written regimen of phony administrative work. Tasking must be collected, and new tasks reassigned, every two hours. Tasking may be reused after 48 hours.\nDescription: SCP-1924 is a 37-year-old Caucasian male humanoid, formerly theoretical physicist Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 working at Lockheed Martin's \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Research Facility. SCP-1924 randomly undergoes minor spacial distortion events including short-range teleportation of its body or individual limbs, restructuring of its anatomy, and partial to complete intangibility. SCP-1924 exhibits extreme cognitive dysfunction; it does not demonstrate understanding that it is contained, nor does it notice anything unusual during spatial distortions. Additionally, it suffers from extreme anterograde amnesia, being unable to recall most events beyond a two-hour time frame. Despite numerous containment breaches, SCP-1924 has never broken containment for more than 23 consecutive minutes, and has returned to its cell willingly after each breach.\n\nDocument 1924-5: Partial Incident Log\n\nDate:\n#:\nDescription:\nNotes:\n\n19/11/199\u2588\n05\nSCP-1924 was in its cell reading a magazine. With no warning, its arm detached from its body, flew 22 meters away from its cell, passing through several walls, and then stopped, hovering in the middle of a research laboratory. The arm continued to pantomime the actions of holding a magazine and turning pages. SCP-1924 continued to read the magazine in its cell. The arm flew back and reattached itself after SCP-1924 finished the magazine and stood up.\nSCP-1924 is not injured during anatomical separation. Its internal muscles, bone, and tissue were visible through the incident opening, though no blood was lost. The arm continued to display evidence of blood circulation and central nervous connectivity.\n\n10/11/199\u2588\n23\nSCP-1924 was found 12 meters away from its cell in a hallway, jogging in place. SCP-1924's legs were physically moving appropriate to forward motion jogging, but was gaining no ground. Guards physically lifted and returned SCP-1924 to cell, all while it still pantomimed jogging. SCP-1924 smiled and repeated the words, \"Good evening, gentlemen\" every 5.4 seconds while in the presence of the guards.\nSCP-1924 teleportation events have never been more than 30m. Recommend suspending cell in 50m x 50m x 50m enclosure.\n\n12/05/200\u2588\n37\nSCP-1924 left the cell, pantomiming opening a door. Cell door did not open, but SCP-1924 walked through solid door. SCP-1924 then proceeded to walk through three walls, down several hallways, and access the Site \u2588\u2588 break room. SCP-1924 removed a half-empty gallon of milk from the refrigerator, then returned to its cell. SCP-1924 did not consume the milk.\nSCP-1924's anomalous behavior manifests most when it is active. Recommending long-term sedation.\n\n14/11/200\u2588\n71\nSCP-1924 disappeared from cell during REM period. A maintenance worker found SCP-1924 in the corner of a Site \u2588\u2588 conference room, upside down with its head sunken into the floor. Its body was suspended in the air, with its arms and legs flailing wildly in an erratic, elastic fashion. While Foundation personnel were deciding what to do, SCP-1924 stood up normally, smiled, and asked if there was a problem. It then returned to its cell upon request.\nIt is theorized that SCP-1924's mental activity also contributes to triggering anomalous behavior. Recommending lobotomy or possibly a method to keep it continuously mentally subdued.\n\n16/11/200\u2588\n73\nSCP-1924 altered anatomically: its head was replaced with another leg, with the bottom of the foot attached to the neck. SCP-1924 then jumped straight up in the air 0.31 meters, its new leg perfectly mimicking its existing left leg. SCP-1924 proceeded to jump for 65,535 total times, each time rising exactly 0.31 meters. SCP-1924 intangibly jumped through the ceiling of its containment cell and the roof of Site \u2588\u2588. After the final jump, SCP-1924 immediately appeared back in its cell, anatomically correct.\n65,535 is the highest number which can be represented by an unsigned 16 bit binary integer.\n\nDocument 1924-7: Personal Note\nDocument 1924-7 was recovered from the personal e-mail of Dr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 F\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nJ\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588,\n\nSorry for not writing back sooner but congratulations again! That picture of the ultrasound is adorable\u2026 he looks like a little Han Solo frozen in carbonite!\nAs for me, yes, I'm fine, this whole project has me fascinated more than ever with my work. I've always enjoyed my job, but I used to see going to the lab as more of a 9-5 to pay the bills than \"my life's work\" or anything special\u2026 but this is all really coming together, and I've immersed myself, and I love it. I'm excited for the first time in a long while! We think we've finally got the hard value for the information density of two-dimensional space\u2026 and, yeah, I know that doesn't mean anything to you, but if this all works out\u2026 lets just say we should be able to actually read the fabric of reality like a book or the code of a computer program. Okay. Sorry, that probably doesn't mean anything to you either. Point is, there might be a big leap forward in physics soon, and my name is going to be all over it. Hell, if we're right\u2026 well\u2026 holy shit\u2026 you might get Stephen Hawking as the Godfather after all!\nAnyways, good luck again with everything. I can't wait to see your new place over Christmas.\n\nG\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1923 | SCP-1924 | SCP-1925 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1925\nObject Class: Neutralized (formerly Euclid; see Addendum)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Foundation agents embedded in the New York Police Department and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey shall monitor both organizations for any reports of discoveries of human cadavers along the Hudson River at the NY\u2013NJ border. Upon confirmation of an SCP-1925-A instance, Class B amnestics are to be administered to all direct witnesses and Class C amnestics to all indirect witnesses. Instances of SCP-1925-A are to be stored at the Humanoid Research Wing of Site 40 for thirty days, after which they are to be cremated. Instances of SCP-1925-B are to be transcribed to the database of the same site. As of \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1925 is considered neutralized.\nDescription: SCP-1925-A is the designation given to a series of human corpses that have manifested along the banks of the Hudson River since the first confirmed sighting on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. Although instances of SCP-1925-A vary in age, race, and sex, the following are consistent among all confirmed sightings:\n\nNo instances measuring less than 160cm in height and 50kg in weight have ever been recovered. (No longer true as of \u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588)\nNo clothing, jewelry, or other personal effects have ever been found on SCP-1925-A instances.\nBodies have never been found to be emaciated, disfigured, or otherwise in poor condition (with the exception of SCP-1925-B). Tests by medical doctors indicate that, in most cases, corpses are recently deceased enough that rigor mortis has not yet set in. No obvious cause of death is apparent in any instances, with typical signs of homicide (i.e. blunt force trauma, gunshot wounds, etc.) entirely absent.\nNo instances of SCP-1925-A correspond to any known individual. Extensive research by the Foundation into local, national, and international databases has failed to yield any information on the deceased individuals.\n\nSCP-1925-A instances have all been sighted within a two-kilometer area along the Hudson River, on the border with Manhattan, New York and Hoboken, New Jersey. Attempts to monitor SCP-1925-A manifestations have been met with failure; through a combination of errors and oversights, no manifestations of SCP-1925-A have ever been successfully recorded. Attempts to cordon off the area where SCP-1925-A instances manifest have failed to prevent SCP-1925-A from appearing.\nSCP-1925-B are a series of written messages inscribed into the backsides of each instance of SCP-1925-A. Messages appear to be written with an extremely fine instrument (possibly a laser cutter) and are evenly spaced and formatted, suggesting expert precision and technical skills on the part of the inscriber. Due to their length, they are extremely small and require several orders of magnification to read properly. All messages appear to be addressed to a \"Caroline\", and vary by tone and content depending on the message (see below).\n\nShow Partial SCP-1925-B Archive\n\nAccess Granted\n\nNote #: SCP-1925-B-01\nDate of Recovery: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nDescription of SCP-1925-A: Caucasian male, c. 21-24 years of age, 177cm/98kg\nTranscription of Note Contents:\nDearest Caroline,\nIt has been far too long since I've seen your smiling face, so I feel the need to reach out to you once more. I hope all has been well with you since our unfortunate departure from each other's lives.\nYou'll forgive me for my unorthodox method of delivering this message, but\u2026well, you know me. As a scientist, I seek ways to imbue my work into practical facets of my life, and this is an opportunity I could not pass up. I have been doing extensive research on the subjects of spacetime causality and the Theory of Relativity, and\u2026well\u2026let's just say Einstein is not as right as we think he is. Through methods far too complicated to explain in such a small space, I have, in effect, bent the laws of physics to my whim.\nAnd what better way to bend them than to bend them for you, long lost love?\nYou may not think I was listening to you as you tried to explain your depressed state of mind, but I was. It made me angry, because I could not do anything. And so I asked myself: how could I make you happier? The answer: by removing those from the Earth that are less happy than you are. Surely if the net amount of joyful people decreases, the standard for happiness will decrease as well, no?\nThe specimen I have sent to you was a young student of mine. A powerful one, smart, and physically fit to boot. He will be missed. Which means, by extension, you will be wanted.\nContact me as soon as you wish.\nWith Sincerity,\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nNote #: SCP-1925-B-12\nDate of Recovery: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nDescription of SCP-1925-A: Hispanic female, c. 35-40 years of age, 164cm/77kg\nTranscription of Note Contents:\nDearest Caroline,\nSince the beginning of my offerings to you, I have been contemplating a shift in my priorities. Previously I have focused on the young and the restless, those with the potential to become happier than you. It has occurred to me, however, that I may be attacking the branches of the issue, rather than the root. Why focus on ending those who can become happy when I can focus on those who are already happy?\nThe specimen I have sent to you was a mother of two. She was pleased with her station in life, and had the potential to spread this joy to those she loved. I have performed you a good service this day, yes?\nPlease respond as soon as you are able.\nWith Sincerity,\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nNote #: SCP-1925-B-21\nDate of Recovery: \u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588\nDescription of SCP-1925-A: [REDACTED]\nTranscription of Note Contents:\nDearest Caroline,\nWhy? Why have my offerings not pleased you?\nFor quite some time now I have cared for you through my discovery, and have ensured that they are sent to you when you most need them. Have you been receiving them? Of course you have; my calculations pinpoint your location to the letter. Perhaps you do not appreciate what I have done fully. Perhaps I can show you.\nI have attacked the branches, and the roots.\nThe specimen I have sent to you is a seed.\nRespond to me, my love. Tell me you are happy. I just want you to be happy.\nWith Sincerity,\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum: On \u2588/\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, an instance of SCP-1925-A appeared which was significantly different from previous ones in its condition: a large opening (later determined to be created by a sharp kitchen knife) was present on the front neck. In addition, SCP-1925-B was inscribed crudely and haphazardly on the stomach of the subject, containing only one line:\n\nFINAL OFFERING\n\nFollowing this incident, no new instances of SCP-1925-A have been reported. SCP-1925 reclassified as Neutralized on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1924 | SCP-1925 | SCP-1926 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1926\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1926 as well as SCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B have been transported to a Standard Nonsentient Anomaly Chamber within Site-107. SCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B have received adequate medical care since containment was enacted, but still require regular supervision and medical intervention to perpetuate their lives.\nPerson of Interest #1377 is currently housed within Site-107 and is planned to be amnesticized and released on 17/5/2006.\nDescription: SCP-1926 is the collective designation for an anomalously modified Atari 7800 console with an Atari game titled \"Swordquest: Airworld\" permanently inserted in the cartridge slot. There is a small MIDI input along the side in place of the expected expansion port.\nWhile SCP-1926 is functionally identical and outwardly similar to a non-anomalous 1983-release Atari 7800 console, its interior is a singular mass of human tissue, hair, teeth, and bone fragments. DNA testing of the tissue located within SCP-1926 has not been fruitful to date. In spite of there being no physical barrier to doing so, attempting to separate these elements will meet with failure. The phrase \"'Who put this dev kit together? Me, that's who! Who do I trust? Me!' \u2013 Tony Montana\" is etched onto the bottom of the console, with \"Atari Arcadia\" embossed directly underneath the etching.\n\nSCP-1926 at the site of discovery.\n\nSCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B are a set of comatose humans named Michael I. Jackalson and John Bronzeberg, respectively. Both have been integrated with equipment meant to simulate a virtual reality environment from within SCP-1926. Neurological analysis shows that SCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B's brains are continually active in all sectors, including those governing the feeling of pain.\nThe virtual reality equipment consists of\n\nTwo sets of Virtual Reality goggles similar in design to the unreleased Atari Jaguar VR project, which are bolted over SCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B's eyes,\n\nAtari branded gloves, vests, pants, footings, and neck braces, also appearing similar to unreleased Jaguar VR equipment,\n\nRed mouth guards which also protect the entities' noses,\n\nand an cable of unknown purpose or design surgically attached to SCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B's spines.\n\nSCP-1926's MIDI input allows for the attachment of a microphone that can be used to communicate with SCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B. Their internal monologue is played through an audio output device to which SCP-1926 is connected, allowing for direct communications to take place.\nSince containment was enacted, SCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B's legs have had to be amputated due to complications from necrosis which arose prior to the Foundation's acquisition of SCP-1926. Neither entity has been informed of this fact and it should not be acknowledged or addressed unless necessary.\nFurther Description of SCP-1926 Gameplay:\nSCP-1926 is a two-player game where the player(s) take control of primitive polygonal humanoids in a 3D space with the objective of collecting items and clues. As SCP-1926 is a virtual reality game, the player(s) viewpoint is a first person perspective.\nSimilarly to the non-anomalous game entries (Earthworld, Fireworld, Waterworld), SCP-1926 is designed around spiritual themes, with Earthworld centered around the Western Zodiac, Fireworld's layout imitating the Kabbalah tree of life, and Waterworld resembling the Chakras. SCP-1926's design takes inspiration from the ancient Chinese text titled I Ching (\u6613\u7d93), which is focused around divinity. SCP-1926's stages and action sequences are centered around the 64 hexagrams contained within the I Ching.\nAs with previous games SCP-1926 is also designed around its titular element. The \"Air\" based levels include challenges such as jumping on birds to avoid losing life, flying on a gust of wind through large towering spires, and navigating through tornadoes. Any other content is unknown, as SCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B have declined to proceed further into SCP-1926.\nCurrently, whenever SCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B \"die\" within SCP-1926, they are transported to SCP-1926's starting location. No checkpoints have been discovered within SCP-1926.\nDiscovery:\nSCP-1926 was discovered in 2006 at the residence of PoI-1137 (Howard Scott Warshaw) after a noise complaint to local law enforcement described rhythmic \"rumbling\" noises emanating from PoI-1137's house. After receiving multiple warnings, PoI-1137 was arrested after police attempted to issue an in-person fine. Subsequently, law enforcement entered the home and discovered PoI-1137 unconscious, alongside a large quantity of refuse, all elements of SCP-1926, and an illegal quantity of controlled narcotics. SCP-1926-A and SCP-1926-B were screaming at PoI-1137 to wake up through the speakers of PoI-1137's television. Undercover Agent Jason Foley administered amnestics to all witnesses to the event and transported all items related to SCP-1926 to nearby Site-107.\nThe following is an interview conducted with PoI-1137 shortly after being remanded from police custody.\n\n[BEGIN LOG]\nAgent Foley: Hello, Howard. Please don't worry, we're not going to harm you, we just wish to ask you several questions.\nPoI-1137: Hey now, I know you're the guys, you fuck people UP, you know? Right?\nAgent Foley: Not true. We've treated you a lot better than the police would've, and if you answer some of our questions then we'll let you walk home free.\nPoI-1137: This isn't my first rodeo. If you're offering me a deal like that, hoo boy, he wants to let the man go free. Listen, listen, I can talk but I really just wanna be listened to.\nNeither PoI-1137 nor Agent Foley spoke for approximately ten seconds.\nAgent Foley: Fascinating. Where did you obtain the technology that was in your house?\nPoI-1137: Oh, you think I made that sloppy jalopy? Spare me, I'm dying of shame. No, I joined in late. Them's two were the ones who wanted to live life large and in charge.\nAgent Foley: I'm familiar with your history, and what you've made in the past.\nPoI-1137: Talking about the past, days gone by, mind if I just basically start from the beginning? It'll make more sense.\nAgent Foley: Go ahead.\nPoI-1137: A long ass time ago in my younger years, I was, er, still am, but was then too, programmer. Yarr's Revenge, Raiders of the Lost Ark\u2026 kind of E.T\u2026 you might've heard.\nAgent Foley: As I said, yes, I'm aware of your history. If you want to give me the cliff's notes or skip the background entirely that would be best. I'm up to speed.\nPoI-1137: Fine, fine. Fast forward a couple years, higher ups knew Atari wasn't really doing that hot. Our star'd been dropped in a toilet and gone to circling the drain. Nolan was gone, just bailed to play with his rat, which fucked us over hard. Management decided to put up some 'cost-cutting' measures, decided that a whiz-bang competition with cool prizes wasn't our ticket to the promised land. Nintendo and Sega were getting more popular and popular, tough to give out a crown after being knocked off the mountaintop.\nAgent Foley: So then, you kept on with developing Swordquest? Even after the project was terminated?\nPoI-1137: Me? Naw. I was looking out for number one.\nPoI-1137 gestures towards themselves with both thumbs.\nPoI-1137: So it's '83, right? Oh, end of days, oh oh, everyone's panicking, shit's horrible, yadda yadda. I get a memo, from John. Tells me the first three Swordquest games are out, but they need my help for the fourth. I tell them it's a dead project. They say they need my \"special touch.\" What can I say? Doesn't take much flattery to charm a programmer. So I says yes and head over to his house. That's when I first saw the prototype. Definitely wasn't ready for market, John told me his wife'd left him on account of turning the whole house into a rat's nest.\nAgent Foley: Was this an official project, or something else? Was it derived from an official dev kit?\nPoI-1137: Neither. Dudes told me Nolan came to them.\nAgent Foley: Physically, or are we talking in a dream?\nPoI-1137: I don't know, they just said Nolan was calling the shots again and they needed my help to finish it. Maybe they were lying.\nPoI-1137 pauses, drumming their fingers on the interview room table.\nPoI-1137: So's I start going over there, and I find the\u2026 console. It's nasty, covered to the BRIM with teeth and hair and shit\u2026 no, not like, poopy, but\u2026 nevermind.\nAgent Foley: You don't need to go into further detail.\nPoI-1137: Normal people'd be asking them what the fuck was wrong with them, but I was high out of my mind at the time. Oh, quick tip, though\u2026\nAgent Foley: Yes?\nPoI-1137: Try not to touch the teeth. They're dirty, if you get cut there's a nasty infection waiting for ya.\nPoI-1137 removes a bandage from their left hand, revealing an amputated ring finger.\nPoI-1137: I know what I'm talkin' about.\nAgent Foley: Jesus. When did this happen? There's nothing in your medical records about-\nPoI-1137: Had to take matters in my own hands.\nAgent Foley: If you're going to need any medical attention\u2026\nPoI-1137: I can take care of myself. Unlike those num-nuts. Once it got close to done, maybe ready for testing we're looking for testers. Save a few bucks, they said, so they put on the gear, sit down on a chair, and they haven't gotten up since.\nAgent Foley: Did you try to take any of it off?\nPoI-1137: Meh. Any luck on your end?\nAgent Foley: No. We're not trying to risk it.\nPoI-1137: As long as you can keep the smell down, it's not like they're going anywhere.\n[END LOG]\n\nAddendum-1:\n\nInterview with SCP-1926-A\n\nGranted\n\nAgent Foley: Hello Mich-\n(SCP-1926-A's voice is measured at 92-95 dB, inflicting a mild injury to Agent Foley's eardrums.)\nSCP-1926-A: LOUD. LOUD. QUIET PLEASE.\nAgent Foley: Michael, it's fine, I'm not here to hur-\nSCP-1926-A: BREATHING. BREATHING. A PAIN, HURTS. IF YOU'RE NOT HERE TO TALK AT LEAST FUCKING STAB ME. KILL ME.\nAgent Foley: We need to talk first.\nSCP-1926-A: THAT LIAR. NOLAN. CUT HIM UP AND ROLL HIM IN SALT. TAKE HIM TO THE BEACH WITH (Unintelligible) MY ASS, FUCKING DUMBASS.\nAgent Foley: I'm not associated with Nolan, I've never even met him.\nSCP-1926-A: THEN YOU'RE ONE OF RON'S VIRTUAL REALITY FETISHIST FREAKS.\n\nAgent Foley: It's alright if you don't want to talk about Mr. Bushnell. Can we talk about Ron Gordon?\nSCP-1926-A: Unintelligible noise.\nAgent Foley: I'm here if you want to talk.\nInterview was terminated after SCP-1926-A declined further communication.\n\nAddendum-2:\nAll attempts at locating Nolan Bushnell have resulted in failure, as all public appearances made by the subject were performed by body doubles. These subjects stated they were paid by Nolan to impersonate him to keep his location secure. Nolan's current location is unknown.\nAddendum-3:\n\nInterview with SCP-1926-B\n\nGranted\n\nAgent Foley: John. John, can you hear me, over?\n(Static)\nAgent Foley: Joh-\nSCP-1926-B: I'm here, I'm here, don't worry. Who are ya?\nAgent Foley: My name is Jason Foley, I'm with a group of people here to assist you, over.\nSCP-1926-B: I'm fine. It's kinda nice here.\nAgent Foley: Can you tell us anything-\nSCP-1926-B: Who am I kidding, it's shit, it's hell. It hurts to breathe, stand, walk, run, all that shit. We fucked up the hitboxes. Our entire body is one giant hitbox that hurts like hell when anything moving faster than a snail enters it. Serves us right for hiring a shitty programmer.\nAgent Foley: I need you to stay with me here, John. What happened?\nSCP-1926-B: We were too ambitious, wanting to make the ultimate immersive experience. Virtual reality, it was in the palm of our hands, you know? There just wasn't enough time. I'm going too fast. Airworld, right?\nAgent Foley: Yes.\nSCP-1926-B: Originally, Airworld was gonna be a regular game with clues inside of it just like the others. But apparently the powers that be thought that was too grandiose, especially with the company's financial problems going on. But the idea never left me. Nolan did, but then he came back.\nAgent Foley: We talked to Howard, he told us that Nolan was the one telling you what to do.\nSCP-1926-B: Scumbag. Ditched us when we needed him but when he needed us it was time to drop everything and get back to work.\n(Static)\nSCP-1926-B: Past my bedtime he walked through walls, purple neon with a flickering twist. I'd had worse acid flashbacks so I tried to talk to it. Him. But it wasn't a good time. Nolan's real, real as a hologram can be, anyway. I couldn't touch but his light touched me. The light asked if I'd ever performed teratoma surgery?\nAgent Foley: I'm assuming that you hadn't?\nSCP-1926-B: He made knives from my bedside table to stab himself in the gut more times than I could shake my head, thinking it was a dream, thinking I could force myself out jerking my head back and forth back and forth. It felt like it took hours until he made a hole in his gut big enough to force his head into. He pulled out something that was hairy, slimy, all around not a good time.\nAgent Foley: So was this where the project started?\nSCP-1926-B: Yes. I can still remember just how he said it.\nThe pitch of SCP-1926-B's audio drops.\nSCP-1926-B: \"Let's play one more game, bud. Here, baby, look at this. I've got a lot to show here. Making games very close to my heart and I know I can't trust anyone else to do it. I've been brewing this one inside me for a while now. It's exactly what you'll need for the job.\nI got one lost project before I'm gone for good. Do me a favor, and save face, don't leave Atari's tainted legacy unchallenged. Don't stop until you've created something that God would spit at.\"\n(SCP-1926-B's in-game avatar is struck by a sprite resembling a seagull.)\nSCP-1926-B: Ah, fuck\u2026 fuck off you piece of shit. Fuck off, nobody loves you.\n\nIncident Report:\nOn 5/5/2006, SCP-1926-B was encouraged to venture further into SCP-1926. Soon after, they discovered a small cave located at the bottom of a pit. SCP-1926-B complied when instructed to enter the cave. The only in-game objects were virtual teeth located on the walls of the cave which increased in quantity as SCP-1926-B progressed into the cave. SCP-1926-B stated that touching the teeth was painful and caused both SCP-1926-B and the attending Foundation personnel to experience waves of nausea upon contact.\nAfter several hours, SCP-1926-B emerged into a large hollowed cavern with a large human heart, suspended from chains attached to the ceiling. Upon discovery, the heart's \"beat\" sprayed pixelated blood throughout the room. Contact with SCP-1926-B was lost after this incident and has not yet been re-established.\nSCP-1926-A has refused any of the Foundation's suggestions or commands. Until this changes, the purpose of the room will remain unknown.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1925 | SCP-1926 | SCP-1927 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1927 shortly before recovery\n\nItem #: SCP-1927\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1927 is to be contained in a holding cell measuring no less than 10 m x 15 m x 5 m, composed of stainless steel plated with a copper/platinum alloy, with a ten (10) cm thick sheet of glass covering the floor of the cell and surrounded by a layer of insulating material. In the event that SCP-1927 is not visible on the floor of its containment chamber, repeated shocks of 5 kV should be applied to the chamber until SCP-1927 dislodges itself from the walls or ceiling onto the floor. At five (5) day intervals, the organism should be fed one (1) live mammal with minimum of weight one hundred (100) kg. If the organism's total intake is expected to exceed one thousand (1000) kg in a single 30-day period, precautions should be taken to handle a reproductive event (see Addendum 1927-1).\nDescription: SCP-1927 is a mobile, predatory invertebrate exhibiting many traits in common with the Turbellaria subphylum of flatworms, rectangular in shape with a consistent thickness of approximately 0.3 m and lateral area of between fifteen and fifty (15-50) m2, weighing an estimated 500 kg. It has no visible sensory organs, and appears to detect nearby prey by means of vibrations.\nThe organism's upper layer is non-permeable and capable of extruding an organic hair-like covering at will, growing to a maximum length of 0.2 m in 24 hours and being 'shed' in a similar span of time, while the lower surface emits one of two compounds - a semi-solid adhesive that also serves to retain internal moisture, or a weak acidic secretion that will slowly dissolve any organic substance or oxidizable metal. Its body is highly resilient against environmental conditions and localized or generalized pressure, though it has proven vulnerable to high heat and electric shocks.\nSCP-1927's 'head' is distinguished only by the presence of its mouth, from which it extends its pharynx to capture prey and drag it inside the organism's throat. Its internal structure is compressed and highly simplified, consisting of between eight (8) and twelve (12) pockets linked by muscular tubes dispersed throughout the organism's body that serve as both digestive chambers and storage units for its acid secretions. A network of ganglial tissue lumps linked by strands of nervous tissue is likewise dispersed throughout SCP-1927's body, and neither excretory nor reproductive organs are in evidence, nor any sign of a circulatory system.\nSCP-1927 'hunts' by means of spreading itself on a horizontal surface, using its acidic secretion to dissolve a concealing cavity into the surface of sufficient size to rest itself and conceal its edges, and waiting for a prey animal of sufficient size to approach it. To aid this, SCP-1927 has demonstrated an extremely versatile ability to adopt reactive camouflage, recoloring its upper surface to blend in with its surroundings. How the organism is able to reproduce colors and patterns without any detectable visual organs is unknown, but it can do so with significant accuracy, sufficient to replicate (if crudely) a piece of modern artwork placed underneath it. The instance of SCP-1927 currently in Foundation custody was captured in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, where it was disguising itself as a pedestrian crosswalk.\nWhen a prey animal moves within range, SCP-1927 will lunge forward and capture the prey in its mouth before using its pharynx to force the prey further down its throat, where intense muscular contractions rapidly crush the prey to death. After swallowing, it will remain in place or relocate to a more isolated location to digest.\nAs long as it remains fed, SCP-1927 is relatively docile, requiring up to two (2) days of inactivity to fully digest a 100 kg prey source. It will grow in area at a rate of approximately 1 cm2 per day with consistent feeding, scaling exponentially if supplied with more or less than its minimum necessary diet. If deprived of food entirely, it will shrink to its minimum observed dimensions before entering an aestivative state. If its dimensions grow to exceed 50 m2, it will enter a similar aestivative state in preparation for division (see Addendum 1927-1).\nAddendum 1927-1: 4 months after containment was established, SCP-1927 was observed to enter a highly agitated state, attempting to climb the walls of its chamber five times in succession before ceasing and entering an aestivative state. During the period since its capture, the organism had been fed large amounts of prey animals at irregular intervals for the purpose of observation and testing, and had grown to approximately 55 m2. 7 hours later, it split along its midsection line perpendicular to its long side and created two organisms of identical size and dimensions. After applying electrical current to both organisms as a precaution, one of the two instances of SCP-1927 was extracted from the containment chamber for vivisection. Since then, it has divided a total of \u2588 times, in each case following the same conditions and pre-emptive behavior.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1926 | SCP-1927 | SCP-1928 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1928\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1928 should be kept in a padded, airtight case to prevent damage or accidental activation of anomalous properties.\nThis artifact is stored at Research Sector-09 as a part of the Bonifay family collection. Cross-testing of SCP-1928 with SCP-1890 and SCP-1896 has been suspended, pending further study of Incident Times-Union (see Addendum 2).\nDescription: SCP-1928 is a banjo uke or \u201cbanjolele\u201d, identical to a discontinued brand originally mass-manufactured in the 1920s.\nWhen strummed or tapped with only one hand, SCP-1928 produces sounds comparable to a non-anomalous instrument. However, when a human subject places both hands on any part of the artifact, they will be compelled to play it. Except in cases of disability or manual impairment, subjects affected by SCP-1928 demonstrate consistently superior technique and speed in various styles of strumming and fingerpicking.\nNo audible sound is produced by this compulsive playing. In-person observation and audio recordings have only reported the sounds of the affected subjects' breathing or the rustle of their clothing.\nTested subjects describe their movements as involuntary; while affected, however, subjects' facial cues and body language suggest intent concentration or thoughtfulness. While under the influence of SCP-1928, subjects will not respond to visual or auditory stimuli, only returning to full consciousness if another individual comes into physical contact with SCP-1928.\nSix images of SCP-1928, identified by distinctive scratches and the capital \"BON\" scratched on the back of the head, have been found in SCP-1890. The instrument is pictured in the hands of individuals of different ethnicities and ages, or placed on display with other valued possessions.\nAddendum 1:\nAs of 10/12/\u2588\u2588, 7 days to the hour since the first test conducted with SCP-1928 and a human subject, a secondary effect has been observed.\n\n+Excerpts from research notes\n\n-close Research notes\n\nexcerpts from the notes of Researcher Hart:\n10/12/\u2588\u2588\n\nWhile returning another item to containment, a research assistant noticed that SCP-1928 was vibrating inside of its protective case. The assistant reported this anomaly promptly, and did not attempt to handle the object. I arrived within five minutes of the alert, at which point the vibration had ceased. Seconds later, the sounds of banjo music could be heard in the immediate vicinity of SCP-1928, unmuffled by the case, at about the same volume as a comparable instrument being played.\nAfter about sixty seconds, the melody was joined by a voice, singing in a style reminiscent of the sprechstimme featured in many American folk songs. This \"song\" lasted for approximately four and a half minutes, but the assistant and myself were unable to record the music. Curiously, although we both identified the sung language as American English, we were unable to remember any of the lyrics or even individual words of the \"song\". SCP-1928 was removed from containment for close observation.\n\n10/14/\u2588\u2588\n\nAt 15:07, the phenomenon occurred again, myself and several assistants and D-class subjects observing. Despite the cooperation of six listeners, no member of our group was able to recall the lyrics of the song after its abrupt end. Listeners also described markedly different voices\u2014 some identifying the singer as an adult male, others as an aged adult male, an adult female, or a child. Memories of the song's melody and style remained, however, and subjects unanimously recalled hearing a \"lament\" or synonymous descriptor.\n\nAttempts to record the music with analogue, digital, even [REDACTED] devices resulted in nothing but 5 minutes and 16 seconds of static.\n\n10/19/\u2588\u2588\n\nAfter the third recurrence of this phenomena (seven days to the hour after the initial third test of SCP-1928), it was clear that the timing of the anomalous music coincided with the dates of the initial tests. In preparation for the next occurrence, a visual recording of the fourth test was set to play simultaneously with the first notes of anomalous music, in accordance with times noted in the original experiment log.\nA Level 2 researcher with considerable experience playing stringed instruments observed and confirmed that the test subject's motions in the recording were perfectly in sync with the anomalous music.\n\n11/02/\u2588\u2588\n\nThis phenomena has been observed ten times in the course of two months, always corresponding to the date, time, and duration of previously conducted tests.\n\nAddendum 2:\nSome time after the observation of SCP-1928's secondary effect, approval was granted for cross-testing of the \"Bonifay family\" artifacts\u2014 SCP-1928, SCP-1890, and SCP-1896 \u2014in an effort to learn more about the seemingly interrelated history and nature of these items. Incident Times-Union describes the textual and photographic alterations that occurred as a result of these experiments.\n\n+Excerpts from experiment log\n\n-close Excerpts from experiment log\n\nProcedure: SCP-1928 was placed in the hands of subjects already under the anomalous influences of SCP-1890 (i.e. still experiencing acute face-blindness and ability to recall the Bonifay photographs in great detail), designated Group A; or SCP-1896 (i.e. having recently experienced more than 40 minutes of associated sensory distortion and hallucination), designated Group B; with Group C consisting of subjects under the influence of both items.\nResults: Subjects of all three groups were unaffected by SCP-1928's compulsive properties. Instead, upon placing both hands on the artifact, subjects expressed nostalgic attachment and familiarity with the object.\n\nSubjects in Group A immediately and unquestioningly recognized SCP-1928 as the artifact depicted in SCP-1890, expressing delight at having a chance to see \"the family's baby banjo\"\u2014 a phrase used by five of the seven test subjects. Regardless of prior knowledge, subjects were able to answer questions pertaining to the history and technical properties of the banjo uke with some specificity. Each subject claimed to know the original owner of the instrument, although no two subjects described the same individual. The artifact was described alternatively as a wedding present, the hand-crafted work of a multi-talented farmer, and the product of a successful barter with a witch, among other detailed anecdotes.\n\nSubjects in Group B all recognized SCP-1928 as a familiar object, but were not certain why or from where they recognized it. However, unlike subjects in Group A, when prompted to attempt to play the instrument (and in some cases without prompting) subjects in Group B were able to play the instrument with a moderate to high level of skill, despite being specifically chosen for their lack of musical background. Unlike music previously produced by SCP-1928, these melodies were immediately audible and recordable. The songs played were recognizable American folk tunes, all predating the 1930s, including \"Idumea\", \"O Death\", \"Pretty Polly\", and a traditional arrangement of Psalm 137. While it is impossible to be certain, the similar themes expressed in the songs' lyrics\u2014 particularly Psalm 137, or \"Babylon\", which was heard most frequently\u2014 may have some connection to the artifact's history.\n\nSubjects in Group C did not simply display a combination of the previous behaviors, but experienced heightened delusions of familiarity with SCP-1928. The subjects seemed to regard themselves as descendants of the Bonifay family, unconsciously slipping into the first person when relating the artifact's history. As in previous cases, no two of these stories were identical\u2014 although many of the places and persons mentioned corresponded to the notations in SCP-1890. When Group C subjects were prompted to play the instrument, they not only played but sang, and frequently offered to perform \"an old family song\" without prompting. As in previous tests, however, these songs have proven unrecordable by manual or technological means. Neither researchers or test subjects were able to recall the lyrics sung.\n\n+Incident Times-Union\n\n-close Incident Times-Union\n\ncopy of an altered photo; previously depicted an empty field\n\nDuring and after the testing of subjects in Group C, anomalous irregularities were observed in several paper documents. All of these documents were either inside or in the near vicinity of the testing room while the subjects were speaking or playing under the influence of SCP-1928. Most of these irregularities consisted of the word \"family\" or a short phrase (\"by the waters\", \"please consider my age\") appearing in the middle of a sentence, in both handwritten and typewritten documents.\nA total of 18 altered documents were collected (see attached files for detailed list), and cessation of testing seems to have curbed the spread of the anomalous changes.\nOf these collected items, the most notable is a copy of the local Sun Sentinel newspaper, dated 01/10/\u2588\u2588. During testing of SCP-1928 with a Group C subject, assistant Researcher Evans observed the text and images printed in this newspaper changing to reflect a 1920s edition of the Times-Union, one of the oldest Floridian newspapers.\nThese changes were incomplete, affecting only individual columns and pages of the document\u2014 sports columns reporting on decades-old games, political articles changed to reflect the local concerns of Florida in 1928, etc. Of greatest relevance, however, were the changes to the obituaries and photographs: photos were not only altered to reflect the technology of the 1920s, but changed to feature indistinct human figures in spaces that had been blank. None of these figures can be identified. The obituary section was expanded to include nearly one thousand names, in some places printed over the top of one another, all sharing the surname \"Bonifay\".\n\n\u00ab SCP-1927 | SCP-1928 | SCP-1929 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Footage of SCP-1929-1 instance, taken from civilian \"Oresmus Film\".\n\nItem #: SCP-1929\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All non-human instances of SCP-1929-1 should be held in storage containment units, located in Site-56, Site-66, and Site-76, which are all located in the Midwestern United States. Containment teams made up of three or more agents should be sent into the field whenever a possible report of an SCP-1929 instance is received. Research has determined that instances of SCP-1929 most commonly appear in the area identified as the \"Dust Bowl\", and as such agents have been dispatched there to form permanent research and containment stations. Anomalous specimens encountered in the field should be brought to one of these stations.\nAll towns that have been affected by SCP-1929 have been quarantined by SCP Foundation personnel. Nobody is to be allowed entry without proper authorization, and any human instances of SCP-1929-1 are to be terminated by bombardment with water. Townsfolk are not to be informed of this, as it may cause them to goad perimeter guards into destroying them.\nDescription: SCP-1929 was an event that occurred on 3/16/1934, in the US states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, creating the SCP-1929 area of effect. Its initial event manifested as a large, violent dust storm, which isolated several communities for long periods of time. Currently, over 60 artifacts generated or altered by SCP-1929, classified as SCP-1929-1, are held by the SCP Foundation. Three towns were eradicated with four others being severely damaged. These areas constitute SCP-1929's current radius of effect.\nAll humans living within these towns have had their bodies altered to be similar to domesticated animals, or to be composed of dust. Local residents reported that their bodies have a constant feeling of \"itching\" in the affected appendages. Residents are not able to eat or drink, but have continued to feel hunger and thirst pains while in containment. Those who have portions of their bodies break off will report still feeling pain from the missing limbs, even if they have dissolved. In addition, several missing residents appear to have been killed during the storm, with portions of their body integrated into local wildlife and fauna. No rain has fallen within 2 km of these towns since 2/11/1934.\n\nSubject's lungs were found to be filled with dust during autopsy.\n\nAny foods or drinks brought within areas affected by SCP-1929 will have their outer layer coated with dust, and become dry when contacted by humans. Locusts will grow from the food if no human contacts it for 3 hours after entry, and will consume the food. These locusts will then attempt to consume people and structures within the town until killed. Swarms of locusts are known to roam underpopulated portions of the area affected SCP-1929, and will occasionally harass SCP Foundation personnel.\nResidents composed entirely out of dust, sand, and soil have been found to combine with similarly affected objects in contact. Combinations of humans, canines, felines, and farming equipment have been discovered. Personnel are to note that no water is to be provided to these creatures, as it will destroy them. Agents may request sound dampening earplugs if they are harassed by humanoid instances of SCP-1929-1.\nResidents have been noted as becoming significantly more withdrawn, keeping to their property and venturing to Foundation stations only for requested interviews. Examinations of these people has shown that their skin was completely coated in dust, in addition to dust coating the interior of their bodies. Some residents, primarily the very elderly and the very young, are unable to speak, due to the presence of large amounts of dust in the esophagus and the lungs. In addition, 12 instances of SCP-1929-1 have had portions of their body replaced with a mixture of blood, dust, and water. All persons who were affected by SCP-1929 will bleed sand instead of blood, with expected damage caused to their bodies.\nOther events have been known to occur, usually accompanied by small, localized dust storms. Houses may appear to become dilapidated overnight, or to be shifted randomly throughout the towns. Residents have been known to have the dust portions of their bodies suddenly dissolve, and re-appear in one of the other SCP-1929 affected towns. Buildings may displace themselves to other SCP-1929 affected areas, or disappear for extended periods of time. Residential buildings will appear and disappear without warning, with agents inside displaced buildings to be assumed lost. Persons found within these buildings will not report memory of where they were prior to manifestation. In addition, the voices of people local residents claim to have gone missing have been heard. For a full log of anomalous activity taking place in SCP-1929 towns, see the Addendum 1929-C.\nSCP-1929's effect was first noted by Foundation personnel after reports of it reached personnel embedded in the local weather stations. Concerns were initially raised over apparent similarity with infestations of SCP-165, although further examination of the anomaly would later show no connection. When personnel were sent to investigate, they discovered several persons who had been altered by SCP-1929. When asked to testify, residents gave contradictory reports ranging from seeing a person standing outside in the storm, to some other non-humanoid organism obscured by dust.\nAddendum 1929-A: Telephone conversation transcribed by SCP Foundation operatives, call was placed by a person within the SCP-1929 affected zone during the initial event:\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nOperator: Hello, this is-\n\nPerson: Hey, please just listen! There's a storm incoming, but that ain't-\n\nOperator: Frank, that you? What's going on out there?\n\nPerson: There's a person! Outside my house!\n\nOperator: Who is it, someone local? Maybe Jacob?\nPerson: <Unknown garbled sounds, due to interference>\n\nOperator: Frank?\n\nPerson: He's\u2026<static> don't\u2026 <static> \u2026coming closer.\n\nOperator: Can you make out who it is, Frank?\n\nPerson: No! He looks\u2026 bad, off. I think he's hurt. He's limping, or stuttering, or something.\n\nOperator: Let him in then, nobody should be in a storm like that with a bum leg.\n<Noise can be heard over the line, in addition to at least three muffled voices>\nOperator: Frank, are you there?\n\nPerson: <At a distance> [He's] supposed to look that way.\nOperator: Frank?\n10 minutes and 14 seconds pass, during which the sound of rising winds can be heard. The operator occasionally attempts to inquire into the persons current status, with no response\n\nUnknown: \u2026 just breathe, Frank. It's all okay now. We don't have to fight.\n\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum 1929-B: Interview with local resident D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nInterviewed: D\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Boyd\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. Boyd: Can you tell me your take on the incident?\n\nD\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Well\u2026 I'd just come home from town, been trying to get some more work. Mary and Albert were asleep, but I wasn't really\u2026 I was too worried to sleep. So, I was walking around outside.\n\nDr. Boyd: That was when it happened?\n\nD\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (Nods) I was just leaning on the door when I heard it. Another dust storm, coming in from the east. But\u2026 it was different. Just\u2026 darker than pitch black, and the howling sounded like the hounds of hell brayin'. I got inside quick, locked the doors, and hunkered down with Mary and Albert in the bedroom. We waited for it to pass.\n\nDr. Boyd: Did it pass?\n\nD\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: \u2026 No. It just kept going, on and on\u2026 for days. It didn't feel right. The dust caught on your arm hair and stuck, clumpin' and crystilatin' like nothin' I'd seen before that storm. Albert\u2026 Christ, it got in his eyes. Couldn't see, but he told us they were still lookin', but they took his eyes. Lord help him, they took his eyes.\nDr. Boyd: They?\nD\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The geeks out there\u2026 they take the eyes. Skin, voice\u2026 they want them. When we itch, they catch it in their baskets, and leave us to dry out in the dust. We're not sharp anymore, but we still know what it does.\n\nDr. Boyd: Alright, thank you for-\n\nD\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: So, when are you helping us?\n\nDr. Boyd: Excuse me?\n\nD\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: When are you going to put things back the way they were, before it happened?\n\nDr. Boyd: It's being-\n\nD\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You think we like living like this? There's the god forsaken dust eroding everybody into soil! Do you know what it feels like to have one of your arms scatter like so much soil, but still able to feel every little bit floatin' in the wastes? You don't! So help us! Aren't we still human beings, or what?\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum 1929-C:\n\nAnomalous Events Noted to have been caused by SCP-1929\n\nAccess Granted\n\nSeveral pairs of scissors become animate within a drugstore, causing significant harm to several patrons as well as SCP Foundation agents. After 3 hours, they become inert. Confiscated by agents and classified as instances of SCP-1929-1. When examined, it is determined that the scissors were lifted into the air by currents of air and dust particles.\n\nSeveral spigots within the town begin to produce large quantities of dust, which townsfolk interpret as water. Several people consume enough sand to completely coat the inside of their throat and mute themselves, while others have large portions of their bodies embedded with dust. After 3 days, none of the involved persons claimed any memory of the event.\n\nA feline creature with humanoid facial features and fingers in place of paws breaches an SCP Foundation observation site, killing Agent J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and wounding two others before being hosed and dissolved. Analysis of the remains showed a mixture of at least 4 different human remains, in addition to the remains of one rabbit. Agent J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's body dissolved into dust 2 hours after the incident.\n\nDocumentation of organism which fatally injured Agent J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nA canid creature with human-like arms was seen running at high speeds through several abandoned farms. After agents began to pursue it, the creature began increasing its speed dramatically and escaped sight. Several townspeople have reported seeing this creature as well.\n\nSubjects within SCP-1929 have also repeatedly reported several repeated types of anomalous phenomenon, such as:\n\nThe sounds of glass shattering loudly, occurring randomly and without any type of warning. The sound have been compared to sheet glass impacting a wall, dropping a wine glass onto tile floor, a series of glass objects breaking in succession. This sound has not been reported by subjects deafened due to SCP-1929's effect, and is assumed to be a non-cognitohazard.\nSeveral townspeople in Kansas reported hearing something pressing on their doors at night. SCP Foundation personnel deemed these claims to be accurate, but no further action has been taken.\nSeveral town residents reported that a masked woman had been watching them sleep. No such figure is witnessed by agents.\nFeelings of dread or anxiety at random times, which seems to precipitate the arrival of additional dust storms to the area. Residents are occasionally seized with the urge to leave their homes, and attempt to enter these storms as they pass. Subjects will claim to hear deceased family members or friends urging them to join the cloud, and to abandon their lives. In addition, a humanoid male has been spotted within these dust clouds, knocking on each door under storm conditions. No agent has reported hearing these knocks, even when they are within the buildings.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1928 | SCP-1929 | SCP-1930 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1930\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1930 is stored in a standard Safe-class secure item locker at Site 19. Experimentation with SCP-1930 may only be performed with Class D personnel, and a digital audio recorder is to be kept on in SCP-1930's locker and checked every 24 hours for any anomalous audio, which should be forwarded to research staff for analysis.\nDescription: SCP-1930 is a worn metal first-aid kit box consistent with those produced circa 1944 for the U.S. Army in World War II. SCP-1930 can be identified by a series of scratches on the bottom of the case (|||| ||), as well as by being anomalously heavy (approximately 23kg), even when empty. When opened, the back surface of SCP-1930 appears to be composed of a black material that absorbs all light. All attempts to take a sample of this material or otherwise damage it have failed, and spectroscopic analysis is inconclusive.\nIf SCP-1930 is placed open on a flat surface near an injured human subject, one or more emaciated human arms will extend from the black inside surface and attempt to treat the subject. Such treatment has taken the form of a variety of procedures from basic first aid to complex surgery; the arms will make appropriate use of any tools or instruments provided. Once treatment is complete, the arms will retract into SCP-1930. The treatment administered by SCP-1930 is typically medically appropriate, if not necessarily effective. As the movements of the arms tends to be jerky or spasmodic, sensitive procedures \u2014 especially invasive surgery \u2014 tend to result in significant collateral damage and harm to the subject.\nSCP-1930 was discovered in the basement of the abandoned [REDACTED] Medical Center near [REDACTED]. A worker assisting in the demolition of the building discovered SCP-1930, which activated and attempted to treat a minor cut on the worker's arm. Witnesses were administered Class A amnestics and later released.\nAddendum 1930-01: Notable Experiments Log\nSubject: D-3414\nDate: \u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nKnown Injuries: Broken arm\nTools Provided: Full first-aid kit and trauma kit\nResults: SCP-1930 applied a splint to the broken arm. Subject complained that the bandage was too tight, and subsequently had to be re-treated due to loss of circulation in the affected arm.\nSubject: D-3551\nDate: \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nKnown Injuries: Gunshot wound to leg, medium caliber\nTools Provided: Full first-aid kit and trauma kit\nResults: SCP-1930 removed the bullet, but severely damaged surrounding tissue in the process, resulting in a pronounced limp in Subject.\nSubject: D-3559\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nKnown Injuries: Common cold\nTools Provided: Full first-aid kit and trauma kit\nResults: SCP-1930 incised into subject's abdomen with a scalpel, causing massive trauma and internal bleeding while attempting to remove something. Subject expired before procedure was completed; subsequent autopsy revealed an undiagnosed malignant tumor in subject's liver.\nObserver Note: Following expiration of D-3559, SCP-1930 appeared to have attempted to cut its own wrist with the scalpel before the scalpel was forcibly removed.\nSubject: D-4819\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\nKnown Injuries: Skin rash\nTools Provided: Full first-aid kit and trauma kit\nResults: Observers reported that SCP-1930 emitted a loud screaming sound, and repeatedly stabbed subject with several sharp instruments until subject expired. Autopsy found no unusual conditions in subject.\nObserver Note: Examination of subject's criminal record revealed that D-4819 had been a surgeon prior to incarceration, and had been convicted of killing two women undergoing medical treatment.\nAddendum 1930-02: Incident Report\nOn \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 inadvertently left a digital voice recorder active next to SCP-1930 following an experimental procedure. When later examined, the voice recorder was discovered to have picked up anomalous audio. Subsequent experimentation confirmed that digital audio recordings made at close range can pick up audio inaudible to human hearing.\nTo date, the audio recorded near SCP-1930 has included:\n\nThe sound of a human male subject sobbing and crying.\nScratching sounds similar to the sounds of nails scraping across a metal surface.\nSoft tapping or banging.\nAn indeterminate male voice whispering, \"I'm sorry\" and \"please let me go\".\n\n\u00ab SCP-1929 | SCP-1930 | SCP-1931 \u00bb"}
{"text": "PeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1931 - The Bite of Flight by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nImage from SCP-1931's online auction, uploaded by Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nItem #: SCP-1931\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1931 is to be kept in a climate-controlled containment vault at Storage Site-41 to protect it from deterioration. In order to prevent the spread of blood-borne disease among personnel, only D-Class personnel may be used in conjunction with SCP-1931's anomalous effects when human testing is necessary.\nDescription: SCP-1931 is the head of an adult female Panthera tigris tigris (Bengal tiger), stuffed and preserved through taxidermy. A number of scars are present on SCP-1931's face, determined to have been inflicted by other animals. The wound at the base of the head has been filled with tar, presumably by the original owner. A small bronze plaque bearing the words \"Property of Herman Fuller's Circus Of The Disquieting\" is embedded in the tar. Despite its poor condition, SCP-1931 appears to have been restored several times in the past, primarily through the painting of its fur; however, there is no indication that the teeth have been altered in any way since the animal's death. A mechanical hinge has been installed in SCP-1931's jaw, allowing it to open and close freely.\nAny organism, living or otherwise, that is physically harmed by SCP-1931's fangs will begin to levitate at a height proportional to the severity of the damage inflicted, though the precise proportion seems to vary between cases and has not yet been determined. Preliminary testing has shown that minor wounds typically result in subjects floating between 0.5m and 3m above the ground, whereas severe trauma has resulted in subjects rising to stratospheric heights at speeds in excess of 20km/h. Once suspended at a given height, affected subjects will be able to propel themselves laterally when presented with a given means of thrust. SCP-1931's effects on a subject will cease 30 to 35 hours after initial injury, causing the subject to descend at a rate consistent with natural falls from a given height.\nFoundation intelligence discovered SCP-1931 on 03/14/2013 when a man named Jackson \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 put the item on an online auction site, claiming it could grant the power of flight. According to his testimony, Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 discovered SCP-1931 while digging the foundation for a barn and learned of its anomalous effects from other items found at the same time (see Addendum SCP-1931-DOC). He was administered amnestics and SCP-1931 was recovered without incident. SCP-1931 was originally found in a silk-padded glass case contained within a steel ossuary. A tanned pelt and the unpreserved remains of a headless Bengal tiger were also found in the ossuary, both confirmed to belong to SCP-1931. Both the body's front paws were observed to have been crudely severed, the left apparently reattached with metal wire and the right missing entirely.1\nAddendum SCP-1931-DOC: Several items were recovered from SCP-1931's grave in addition to its remains. SCP-1931-DOC-A is a transcription of the text found on a promotional illustration bearing the image of a living SCP-1931 pouncing on a young calf. SCP-1931-DOC-B is a series of journal entries pertaining to SCP-1931, selected from the pages of a leather-bound log owned by a Mr. Bernard Crawford. SCP-1931-DOC-C is a document listing the contents of a smaller wooden box buried adjacent to SCP-1931's ossuary.\n\n+ SCP-1931-DOC-A\n\n- SCP-1931-DOC-A\n\nHerman Fuller's Circus Of The Disquieting\n\u2014 proudly presents \u2014\nAMELIA THE WONDER TIGER\nCome see the creature with the BITE of FLIGHT\nfor\nONE DAY ONLY\nthis Saturday at the [REDACTED] County Fairgrounds!\nArrive before 5 PM and receive a complementary balloon animal!\n\n+ SCP-1931-DOC-B\n\n- SCP-1931-DOC-B\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B1\n\n24-02-1931\nJenny gave birth to her first litter of cubs yesterday evening. One of them did not survive, the other three seem healthy.\nThe smallest one, though, still baffles my mind. I went to bed last night certain that I had been dreaming, and yet I have awoken and my dreams persist. In all the years I've spent around tigers, I have never seen or heard of anything remotely similar to this. It is bizarre, and somewhat frightening; however, I choose to see this as an immense blessing. She is unique in all the world, and I have a very strong feeling she will be my ticket to fame and fortune among my peers in the field of entertainment. I have named her Amelia Earhart, in honour of the pilot who made the incredible transatlantic flight two years ago. It seemed fitting, as both seem to possess the gift of flight, so to speak. As soon as she is weaned, I will begin training.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B2\n\n19-04-1933\nAmelia continues to prove exceptionally intelligent and affectionate. Beyond her extraordinary abilities, she has shown herself to be a remarkable performer in general and has consistently outshone both her siblings\u2014and every other tiger I have encountered, for that matter. Crowds have increased substantially at Marco Bros. since I incorporated her into my act, and in turn our salary has improved as well. I am putting much of the extra funds into buying fresh salmon for Amelia, as it appears to be her food of choice and I am told it is good for her coat.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B3\n\n24-02-1935\nMy fortune improves by the day. A gentleman by the name of Herman Fuller arrived at my house this morning and invited me to join his travelling circus in America. When I informed him that I was already employed at the Marco Bros. Circus, he offered to pay me four times my current salary and personally cover all my travel expenses. How could I refuse an offer such as that? I have written my resignation letter and shall submit it in the morning. My only concern is how Amelia and the other tigers will handle the overseas travel.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B4\n\n03-05-1935\n\nIt is now our third day here at the Herman Fuller circus. Amelia and her family have already made friends with some of the other animals here. I haven't adjusted quite as quickly; this troupe is astoundingly massive compared to Marco Bros' and the experience has been more than a little overwhelming. Many of the other performers here have bizarre talents that defy all reason; I am not bothered by this per se, but I can't help but feel as though Amelia has gone from being a one-of-a-kind star to simply being just another 'magic animal'. But out of all our problems, the worst is that we are currently positioned two tents away from the Den of Freaks. I am very uncomfortable with this arrangement, but so long as they stay far away from me and my animals, everything should be fine.\nStill, our experience so far has been largely positive. The general attitude among performers is pleasant and everyone has been very impressed by my animals, especially Amelia. Also, in addition to earning money by performing our act, the Ringmaster had the brilliant suggestion to supplement our income by selling 'balloon animals': stray cats and dogs given the kiss of flight and tied to strings. It's a tad macabre for my tastes, but our patrons seem to love it. My fortune improves by the day.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B5\n\n22-09-1935\n\nThe Ringmaster invented a delightful new finale for our act, involving a number of clowns being gingerly bitten in succession and bouncing off the walls of the bigtop. They're surprisingly good sports about it; I like to think they must still have a fair amount of English blood in their veins.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B6\n\n13-10-1937\nA young boy approached me today and asked what happens to balloons that are released into the air. I told him I didn't know, since saying that they pop and fall to the earth would sound especially unpleasant in this context.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B7\n\n24-02-1938\n\nAmelia and I have arranged to vacation back in England while Yuri watches over the other tigers. I know that Essex is not exactly her species' homeland, but I feel that she may still enjoy revisiting the place of her birth.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B8\n\n(No date given)\n\nI have seen a side to this circus darker than anything beyond my wildest dreams. If I did not sleep surrounded by wild beasts I would surely fear the worst.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B9\n\n06-08-1949\nOnce again, the Ringmaster requested that Amelia and I take care of an unwanted party. It was especially windy tonight, and I would be surprised if she hasn't drifted halfway to Sweden by now. I'll admit that it's a messy means of disposal, but at least it's a mess that we don't have to clean up.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B10\n\n10-11-1953\nOur act\u2014ruined! My darling\u2014crippled! And yet not a word of sympathy for either of us. Goddamn freaks! That hellish thing takes off half of Amelia's right leg, and everybody believes the freaks when they say that she made the first move. Everyone's so blasted scared of the man with the upside-down face that they're letting the freaks walk all over us! I've been telling the Ringmaster for years that we should just drop the Den of Freaks and the Freak Parade and stick to acts that require actual skill and intellect. I said it time and time again, and now that damn palm reader is wearing my girl's foot as a trophy! We're all a little strange here, yes, but those creatures aren't even human, least of all that monstrosity. It's bad enough we have to put up with the clowns, now we have to worry about the freaks dropping their facades and hacking off our heads and limbs. It's a bloody shame how downhill things have gone since I first arrived here.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B11\n\n24-02-1955\nI have had it with this confounded place! Any semblance of dignity, decency, and order this circus may have once had is long gone. Monstro-Boy,2 that reeking, foul-mannered, snaggletoothed gremlin had the gall to lay a hand on Amelia, and when I put him in his place, the Ringmaster lashed out at me! I knew the man with the upside-down face's influence was spreading, but I had no idea that even the Ringmaster was under his thumb. I cannot tolerate this lack of professionalism any longer. As soon as I have the wherewithal, I'm taking my animals elsewhere.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B12\n\n09-02-1955\nPlans have changed. Amelia is ill. She picked up some terrible disease from that filthy freak and now she is dying.\nIf I lose her, I swear this shall be my suicide note.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B13\n\n13-03-1955\nI lost Amelia three days ago. I have only now regained enough sobriety to write legibly. I insisted on giving her a good, proper, Christian burial, but the Ringmaster claimed her body as his property. He has had her head preserved and continues to use it to provide the public with his infernal balloon animals. I was only permitted to bury her body.\nI have no anger or grief now, only a sense of duty. I cannot take my own life and leave the rest of my animals to this damned place. Furthermore, the work that Amelia and I started will continue in her name.\n\nSCP-1931-DOC-B14\n\n27-07-1964\nIt took some time, but justice has finally been dealt. Monstro-Boy has been rightly exposed as the murderer he is. The fact that he did not commit the murders for which he was apprehended is of no consequence to me. The best part is that while his name goes down in ruin, mine remains pure: even those in the circus who are sympathetic to the monster blame his idiot brother Jacob. Not a single heart is turned against me now.\nTherefore, I have taken this opportunity to take Amelia's head from the curiosity tent and bury it with the rest of her remains. She can finally be at rest. The work is completed and the indignity has ended.\nMy secrets cannot remain safe from the man with the upside-down face for much longer. I apologize that I had to borrow your remaining front paw, but it seemed fitting to complete our work by your hand. My life will soon be over, but at least I will rejoin you and the others in paradise. Let this be a grave for both of us, dearest Amelia.\n\n+ SCP-1931-DOC-C\n\n- SCP-1931-DOC-C\n\nLarge down pillow. Object shows obvious signs of decay and heavy damage from a clawed animal.\n\nProsthetic paw made from leather, steel, and wood.\n\nSolid rubber ball, heavily deteriorated, although teeth marks belonging to SCP-1931 are still visible.\n\nBurlap sack containing the remains of the right halluxes3 of 27 human individuals of varying ages, races, and genders.\n\nSepia-toned photograph of a young boy holding a string tied to the tail of a levitating, decapitated cat.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Presumed to be in the possession of SCP-1884-B (see SCP-1931-DOC-B10).\n2. Likely a reference to performer David Rosenfeld, currently designated SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n3. The innermost toe of the foot, or the 'big toe'.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1930 | SCP-1931 | SCP-1932 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1932-1\n\nItem #: SCP-1932\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1932 is temporarily contained on-site until a more permanent method of containment is found. As components of SCP-1932 do not exhibit anomalous effects when removed, even if reattached, relocation of SCP-1932 is not considered feasible at this time. Temporary containment measures consist of standard, 3 metre high, construction area fencing around the perimeter of SCP-1932. The area should be patrolled by no fewer than 3 guards at any one time, under the cover of construction workers.\nDue to the anomalous effects of SCP-1932, it is currently believed highly unlikely that these containment measures will fail; however, the urban location of SCP-1932 makes an off-site, permanent containment considerably more desirable.\nUpdate: As of the events of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2013, designated Incident-1932-\u03b1, all exploration of SCP-1932 is suspended. See Addendum 1932-b.\nDescription: SCP-1932 is a set of playground equipment located in the London borough of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in a small open grassy area. It consists of three main pieces, designated SCP-1932-1 through -3.\nSCP-1932-1 is the largest piece of equipment, and comprises two wooden towers approximately 2.5 metres in height, connected by a bridge composed of wooden slats laid across a base of iron chains. A chute 3 metres in length extends from one of the towers. SCP-1932-2 is a set of 'monkey bars': a wooden frame 5 metres in length and 1 metre in width, with regularly-spaced metal hoops for swinging along. SCP-1932-3 is a pair of wooden swings suspended from a wooden frame by rope. For a more detailed description, and photographs of all equipment, see Document-1932-5.\nSCP-1932's anomalous effects present themselves when any of the structures are interacted with by persons under the age of 16, who universally find the play equipment much more intimidating than it is in actuality. The perceived safety and desirability of the equipment is in direct proportion to the age of the perceiver: persons approaching the age of 16 view it with only a little suspicion, and younger children experience extreme terror when observing SCP-1932. These effects extend to moving and static images of the equipment, although with diminished effect. See Test 1932-A through -H for interview logs and test results.\nSCP-1932 shows signs of disrepair consistent with \u2588 months of disuse, such as small amounts of lichen on its wooden components and rust on its metal parts, but despite this all components were proven to be in complete working order and safe for use when tested by Foundation personnel.\nAddendum 1932-a: Thorough investigation of material samples taken SCP-1932 have revealed that all of its surfaces present above the ground are coated in a thin layer of an unidentified substance, in patterns which suggest it is the remnants of a liquid applied to the equipment which has since dried. This substance consists primarily (82%) of urea, with the remainder taken up by a variety of unidentified biochemicals. Testing on this substance is scheduled to begin on 18/03/201\u2588.\nAddendum 1932-b: Incident 1932-\u03b1\nExploratory testing was authorised for \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2013 using D-8413 as a test subject, supervised by Researcher Grant. D-8413 was chosen for the genetic conditions he is afflicted with, which have given him an approximated mental age of 6 years, and for his tractability and obedience. Previous testing (see Test 1932-G for details) determined that he was affected by SCP-1932's effects. D-8413 is equipped with a two-way communication headset.\n\nD-8413: Where are we going?\nResearcher Grant: We're going to a play park.\nD-8413: Can I play?\nResearcher Grant: There's just a couple of small things we want you to do first, and then you can play as much as you like.\nD-8413 is led through the perimeter and towards SCP-1932. He appears unsettled by SCP-1932 and requires a reasonable amount of convincing to climb up on to SCP-1932-1. He remarks upon the height of it, and how long it will take him to get to the top. It takes him 17 seconds to reach the first platform of SCP-1932-1.\nD-8413: (shouting) Wow, that took a long time! You guys are so far down! It's really cold up here!\nNote: ambient air temperature is 18\u00b0C.\nResearcher Grant: You don't need to shout. We can hear you through the headset. Well done for climbing all the way up! I'm going to pass you up a tape measure; I want you to hold on it, and then tell me what the number says. Okay?\nD-8413: (still shouting) How will you get it - oh. Okay. Um\u2026 the little red number says\u2026 a '2', and then a '3', then a '8'.\nResearcher Grant: They're all red? Not just the 2?\nD-8413: They're all red.\nNote: this appears to indicate that the platform of SCP-1932-1 is 238 metres in height.\nD-8413: Can I come down now? It's really scary up here. It really smells. And there's all this sticky greeny brown stuff.\nResearcher Grant: Not just yet. Can you cross over the bridge to the other platform, please?\nD-8413: The bridge? It's really broken. All the bits of wood are missing.\nResearcher Grant: It's definitely safe, D-8413. Please cross.\nD-8413 begins to very slowly cross the bridge. At approximately a third of the way across the bridge, he stops, and looks nervously over his shoulder.\nD-8413: I don't like this. I'm going to crawl. It's safer.\nD-8413 gets on to his hands and knees. Halfway across the bridge, he stops.\nD-8413: Stop shaking the bridge, you guys. It's not funny. It's scary.\nResearcher Grant: We are not shaking the bridge, D-8413. You are completely safe. Please continue to the other side.\nD-8413 does not respond, and starts rocking from side to side, making the bridge shake slightly.\nResearcher Grant: D-8413?\nD-8413 does not respond.\nResearcher Grant: D-8413, please respond. You may return back across the bridge, if you like.\nD-8413 still does not respond, and resumes rocking faster and faster, until the motion is sufficient for him to fall off the bridge on to the sandy floor beneath. His body impacts the floor with a much greater force than expected. Testing confirms that D-8413 is deceased, and cause of death is determined to be blunt force trauma consistent with a fall from over 200 metres in height.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1931 | SCP-1932 | SCP-1933 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1933\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1933 is to be kept in a standard low-security cell equipped with basic furnishings. It is to be provided with 2 liters of Irish whiskey, 500 milliliters of double cream (no less than 48% fat content), 25 grams of powdered sugar, and 20 milliliters of refined vegetable oil, on a daily basis.\nAs SCP-1933 is unwilling to engage in basic hygiene, it is to be forcibly stripped and showered by Level 3 personnel on a weekly basis, and its beard shaved and nails clipped on a monthly basis. Its soiled clothing is to be considered highly flammable, and is to be incinerated as a fire hazard.\nDescription: SCP-1933 is an obese, middle-aged Caucasian male in a constant state of moderate to severe alcohol intoxication. SCP-1933's bodily fluids (including both intracellular and extracellular fluids) consist entirely of a substance identical in composition to the alcoholic beverage known as Irish cream. This substance adequately fulfills the functions of the fluids it replaces in SCP-1933's tissues, despite the fact that it renders normal biochemical processes essential to life impossible. Foundation scientists have been unable to determine how it manages this.\nSCP-1933 subsists on a diet of cream, Irish whiskey, sugar, and refined vegetable oil \u2013 the basic ingredients of most commercially produced varieties of Irish cream. It prefers to supplement its diet with small amounts of various herbs and \"flavourings\" (usually coffee), but these are not essential to its survival. It is incapable of digesting anything that is not a standard ingredient of Irish cream, including Irish cream which has been prepared beforehand. SCP-1933 will display effects consistent with acute malnutrition if its blood alcohol content significantly falls below or exceeds the range of 15-20% (the typical ABV of Irish cream).\nSCP-1933's bodily fluids are safe for human consumption if intake is limited to 25ml or less within 24 hours. If a subject exceeds this limit, there is a significant risk that all their bodily fluids will be transformed into Irish cream. This substance does not fulfill the functions of the fluids it replaces (as it does in SCP-1933); as such, it is instantly fatal. The probability that a subject's bodily fluids will be transformed into Irish cream increases by approximately 5% for each additional ml of SCP-1933's bodily fluids consumed. It is not known if the bodily fluids of SCP-1933's victims would have the same anomalous effects as SCP-1933's bodily fluids if they were to be consumed.\nPrior to containment, SCP-1933 was chronically homeless, sleeping either on the street or in derelict buildings, wearing a Santa Claus suit at all times, stealing money with which to purchase the specific items of food and drink necessary for its survival, and collecting its bodily fluids in bottles. It would attempt to break into people's homes between 23:00 December 24 (Christmas Eve) and 05:00 December 25 (Christmas Day), and place crudely-wrapped bottles of its bodily fluids alongside other wrapped presents, with the intention that they would later be unwrapped and subsequently consumed.\nSCP-1933 claims that this activity was motivated by a benevolent desire to give people presents, and refuses to acknowledge that its bodily fluids are fatal if consumed in large quantities. It has not been determined whether it is genuinely unaware and unwilling to accept that this is the case, or whether it is trying to conceal malicious intentions; however, the general consensus among Foundation staff who have studied SCP-1933 is that the former is more likely.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1932 | SCP-1933 | SCP-1934 \u00bb"}
{"text": "\nclose\n\nInfo\n\nX\nFeels kind of Stuffy.\nEat more of my SCPs. Eat them all.\nAlso please eat some of these\n\nAnabasis Hub Probably the greatest story involving a pair of redheaded siblings whose infighting causes the end of the world\nManna Charitable Foundation 2000 The sequel to the above, collaborationed with Dr Reach\nThe Stuff Industry What happens when everyone around you at work is a complete idiot and so are you, but not only does no one get fired, but you actually turn a profit? I don't know, some stuff.\nWhen MCF and Stuff happen A fun story of incompetence\n\n\n1/1934 LEVEL 1/1934\nCLASSIFIED\n\nItem #: SCP-1934\nObject Class: Safe\n\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1934 is located in corridor 719-A in Site-19 behind a locked door specifically labeled as \"SCP-1934\". Corridor is to be closed off during testing.\nDescription: SCP-1934 refers to a phenomenon encompassing the former office of Dr. Jaime Marlowe in which the entirety of the room has become impassable. Attempts to enter the room and/or place objects over the room's threshold have been obstructed by unknown means. Physical interaction with the open doorway produces no sign of an invisible or otherwise unidentifiable object obstructing the doorway, and attempts to breach the room from above or below have been similarly impeded.\nPrior to the manifestation of SCP-1934, the office contained only an empty filing cabinet and an oscillating fan, and was otherwise absent of obstruction. The office was in the process of being cleaned out when the anomaly was discovered by custodial staff returning from break.\nScans of the area show no anomalous object or behavior within or without the room, and there is no indication of any change of mass within the room with sufficient force to resist all attempts at mechanical perforation. Additionally, neither light nor sound have penetrated into the room1. Disconnecting the room from Site-19's electrical grid has had no effect in extinguishing the room's light or the oscillating fan. No further information on SCP-1934 can be detected given current technological limitations.\nDuring testing, Dr. Marlowe unintentionally managed to bypass SCP-1934, dropping a sheet of paper which managed to slide across the floor before coming to a stop near the oscillating fan. Despite the proximity, the sheet of paper was not disturbed by the fan, potentially indicating a lack of atmosphere within the room. Follow-up attempts to slide objects have met with little success, and as of May 2014, the new objects have further obstructed the opening. The opening is located 0.8 centimeters from the ground, measuring 37 centimeters in width, 2 centimeters in height, and unknown depth.\nAddendum-1: 4 weeks following the discovery of an opening, certain organic objects (including bits of fruit and saltine crackers) inserted into the room have shown no signs of decomposition or animal infestation.\nAddendum-2: At 04:14 on \u2588/\u2588\u2588/2014, two unknown individuals dressed in Level C hazmat suits were observed inside SCP-1934. The individuals appeared to be partially sunk into the floor to their knees yet were not in any way impeded as they moved about the room. They then began interacting with unknown objects at their perceived floor-level, appearing to arrange the objects in a single row. Once placed in the row, each object appeared, revealing themselves to be mutilated human bodies. One of the individuals then noticed the security camera recording their movements, and alerted their compatriot. The two appeared to briefly panic, then moved quickly towards the door and disappeared.\nUpon observation, each of the bodies appear to be identical, and each bears a strong resemblance to Dr. Marlowe. Several of the nearer bodies were missing appendages with no signs of incisions or congelation of blood. No coherent pattern could be established with regards to the mutilations. No further activity has been noted.\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-1934 remains illuminated by the room's pre-existing lighting\n\n\u00ab SCP-1933 | SCP-1934 | SCP-1935 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1935\nObject Class: Neutralized\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1935 has shown no sign of activity within the last 36 months, and has been classified Neutralized. Researchers wishing to study SCP-1935 may do so with permission from Regional Command 24-A.\nDescription: SCP-1935 is a two-story concrete structure located in the outskirts of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The ground floor consists of four identical chambers and a staircase to the second floor. The second floor houses an additional four chambers. Each chamber contains an empty alcove, four meters in radius, indented into the floor.\nFrom the time of SCP-1935's discovery and for the five years following it, any person within the structure would experience hallucinations, coupled with sense of temporal and spatial dislocation, at inconsistent intervals. Said hallucinations always consisted of a view of the Earth as seen from a moving point in space. This point is located at height of approximately 370 km above sea level (i.e, in orbit) and moves at a speed of approx. 27,000 km/h. Hallucinations typically lasted between five and thirty minutes. The intervals between hallucinations grew increasingly long during the time SCP-1935 was active, from one occurring approximately every hour in the time immediately following its discovery, to hallucinations occurring only about every two weeks in the period prior to its neutralization, following Incident SCP-1935-Atropos.\nAdditionally, SCP-1935 was found to be resistant to changes in its local reality; SCP-1935's interior repeatedly altered itself in an attempt to return to the way it was prior to being contained by the Foundation. This anomalous quality of SCP-1935 manifested in natural phenomena such as the patterns in which dust gathered and a significantly lowered rate of growth for flora found within the structure, as well as in the apparent discarding of litter left in the premise of SCP-1935. Larger items and people seemed entirely unaffected by this secondary effect of SCP-1935, and it is not currently known if or how it related to the primary phenomena. Surface similarities have been found between this secondary anomalous effect of SCP-1935 and that of SCP-1915, though due to the general nature of the phenomena and the inherent difficulty of conducting research in SCP-1915's vicinity, establishing more solid connections has proved unsuccessful.\nAddendum-1935-A: Incident-1935-Atropos: following a period of three weeks without activity in SCP-1935, Foundation personnel within the structure experienced the following hallucination on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. This hallucination diverged significantly from the previously established pattern of SCP-1935 in that it included an element of speech. Speaker was identified as male and spoke for seven minutes and fifteen seconds before ceasing.\n<Transcript:>\n\nFirst of all, I want to let you know that you don't have to listen to this. What I have to say isn't really all that important. Hell, I'm not even sure it's interesting. You could walk away right now, and nothing bad is going to happen to you or to anyone else. But if you're willing, and you have some spare time I'd like you to listen. It's the last story I'm ever going to tell, after all.\nWhen I was little, I wanted to go to space.\nNot as an astronaut, mind you. Even as a boy, I knew I didn't have what it took to be someone like that. I didn't really know how I would get there, or when, or why, all I knew that at least once in my life I wanted to leave this planet behind, if only for a few moments. To be above everything I knew, unrestrained, without worry, without fear. To be\u2026 uncontained.\nYou know these kids that get bullied in high-school? Those awkward, geeky, unattractive kids who get picked on by those bigger or prettier or more popular than them, who get pushed around relentlessly, without mercy, until they have no choice but to turn to each other for company, simply because no one else would have them? The kind of kids that adults always say would grow up to be scientists or venture capitalists or some other great thing just so they could feel better about doing nothing for them? I wasn't one of those kids. I never got my head stuck in a toilet, was never humiliated because of the TV shows I liked or the books I read or the fact I wasn't really interested in sports or because I looked weird or had a strange accent. Do you know what I felt when I watched those poor bastards being tormented, for no real reason, sometimes brutally? Why I never once said anything?\nIt's because I was jealous of them. I saw them hang around in groups, in pathetic bunches of the miserable and downtrodden. I saw the bonds building up between them, nurtured as much by mutual suffering as by their common interests. I saw those kids slowly transforming each other into grown men and women through their suffering, watched how they hardened and stuck closer to one another, like carbon molecules making a diamond. And me?\nI stayed as I always was. As I said, I was never picked on by bullies. Hell, my existence was rarely even acknowledged by them. I seemed to drift through my years in school like some sort of half-corporeal apparition. I didn't have any friends, but not because of anything I was. No, it was because of this odd sense of lethargy that always seemed to weigh down every decision I made, like\u2026 an anchor to a drowning ship. I wanted to go out and hang with the other kids, to go do\u2026 I dunno, whatever kids do. Ride bikes, play video games or smoke or get drunk and caught by the cops and spend a night in jail until your parents come and drag your crying ass home. But I couldn't. I couldn't get myself to do anything at all. At first I told myself that it was just me being lazy, and that was probably true, to an extent. There was something more to it though, something that fed my laziness until it became a bloated, obese thing. I was scared.\nOf what? Fuck if I know. My parents always tried to get me to try new things, to go out there and live, to just do something, for heaven's sake. They tried their very best. I was their only son after all, born late in their lives, and they only ever wanted what was best for me. They told me they didn't care if I got in trouble or didn't do too well in school or anything like that. They just wanted me to be happy, and I loved them for that. They were the only thing in the world I loved. But I couldn't do it, not even for them. So I drifted, on and on, until school was done. Twelve years, and I don't think I spoke more than a score of words to any of my classmates. I'm not even sure most of them knew my name.\nAm I boring you? Sorry if I am. I'm getting to some sort of point with this, I promise. It's just hard to keep focused, the way I am now.\nYou see, I used to watch a lot of movies about college. They all promised that it was a time to party nonstop, to meet girls, have a good time. I wasn't stupid enough to buy that, but I thought that maybe living on-campus would force me to interact with people, and that maybe that way I'll finally get over myself for long enough to actually meet someone. My parents thought so too, and so they sent me to the best college they could afford, even though my mother was already not well at the time. At first, I thought it worked. I met a few people I didn't mind hanging out with in between classes and during meals, and I learned to talk a bit more and to joke around and be\u2026 social, I guess. But it was quickly becoming apparent that all of this was an illusion. Sure, I was talking to people, but I never actually got to know any of them. We would talk about this or that class or some show on TV or what an asshole that politician was and how he dared propose this particular law, and that was that. The moment I was out of their sight I was out of their minds, and sad as it is to admit, it was the same for me too. Once I was alone I crawled back to my old habits, became just the person I was in high school all over again. I didn't do any partying, needless to say, nor was I having a particularly good time. And girls\u2026\nThere was one girl. She was a year above me, took some of the same classes I did since she had to take some time off during her first year. We'd talk sometimes before class. She was nice, intelligent, god damn gorgeous, and never anything but perfectly polite to me. Our conversations were never about anything of substance, just like with all the others, but I liked her a lot. Maybe even more than that. She was the only one I kept thinking about. I never did anything about it, of course. The thought of asking her out terrified me beyond reason. So I waited, though for the life of me I don't know for what. Maybe I dreamed she'd ask me out herself or some other stupid notion like that. Needless to say, nothing like that ever happened. At the end of my second year, she left. There was no drama, of course, because as far as she was concerned, I wasn't anything more than a casual acquaintance. She left, and that was that. I'm not sure if I cried because of it. I might've.\nAfter that, well\u2026 you know how there are all those songs about having your heart broken, how bad it hurts and how the pain won't go away and all that? I guess that what I felt was the exact opposite. Not happy, obviously, what I mean was that I beginning to sort of go\u2026 numb, maybe? I don't really like using the word because it implies something deep and dramatic, some plunge into the depths of despair or something. It wasn't anything like that. I lived my life, I did alright in school, I worked, and most of the time I didn't even think about it. I functioned. But sometime, usually when it was late, I used to think about this\u2026 lack in my life, and it was then that I knew I should stop hoping. I realized that this is all I'm ever going to get. That what was is what is and what will be, until I'm gone. That the girl going away wasn't some great tragedy that would scar me for life- because she's only going to be the first among many to leave without ever even realizing I cared. And that someday, I'd stop caring altogether. You know what the strangest thing is? I began hoping that day would come sooner rather than later.\nA year after I graduated, my mother passed away. Her back has been real bad for a few years by that point, and she really couldn't function anymore. My dad was worn thin trying to take care of her, but in the end it was decided that the only chance she had was an operation. You know, it's strange. Medicine has improved so much these last few decades, but most of that improvement has to do with the stuff in the front of the body. As far as back issues are concerned, you're about as likely to die on the operating table as you are to walk away. And my mother\u2026 she didn't. I told myself that she was in pain, that maybe she was better off now, wherever she was, but I just had to look at my dad to know it was bullshit. After everything taking care of her took from him, he just\u2026 he couldn't handle it anymore. He couldn't handle that it was all for nothing, that she just ended up\u2026 yeah. Six months later, and he was gone. Doctors said it was a sudden aneurysm, but I was never really sure. Doesn't matter anyway. Gone is gone.\nNot much longer now. Heh, not like I have a choice anyway.\nWithout my mom and dad, my last real connection to other people was gone. I was working as a cashier in a local drug store at the time, since I never really found the motivation to seek work in my chosen field after college. My life began to sorta shrink, like I couldn't see anything past my register. I could vaguely comprehend there were people behind those hands that handed me credit cards, but they weren't really there. If you asked me, I honestly couldn't tell you how I felt during those days. I mean, by that point I was used to living like this. It was all I really knew. And it was paying work, good as any other, so there was no point in complaining. When I came home, I used to go to those group support forums. Not really to talk to anyone, because the few times I tried it never really did anyone involved any good. No, I was there to look at other people's stories, and convince myself that my situation wasn't as bad in comparison. And it really wasn't. Some of those people had terrible shit happening in their lives, and I mean real stuff, real pain. I\u2026 I didn't want to help though. Not at all. It's fucked up, but I needed them there, just the way they were. Their pain kept me afloat, kept me sane.\n\nOne day, when I got off from work, I didn't go home. I just couldn't bear the thought of going back to that empty place, to sit alone in front of a screen and pretend that I care about the trouble of people I never met and will never meet. To take their dignity away as I secretly rejoiced in their suffering. So I just walked, I walked until there was no more streets to walk, and I was outside the city. It was the first time I left the city in years, and out there, in that point just before the mountains start, the light was low enough to allow you to see the stars. Swirling patterns of them, beyond count. Beyond reason. So many. I'm\u2026 not sure what I felt. It was wonderful. It was terrifying. I\u2026\nI'm making no sense. It's the fading, you see. Not much longer now. I'll try and keep myself together though, just for a while longer. Heh. Together.\nI was watching those stars, but not only the stars. I began looking at the empty places between them, and my legs began carrying me, like that mountain road was going to take me up there, to the heart of the void. And I wanted to go, desperately wanted to go. But no. No road to the stars, just a building, this building. It was as you see it now, two floors, four rooms each, and the pools. Ah, but I forget, something was different. The pools, those dry indents right there, they were full. Full of nothing. Nothing made manifest. A nothing with\u2026 with teeth.\nDid you know there are people out there who can create something from nothing? As my legs carried me to that pool, it spoke to me about those people. They can look into the empty places that are between things, and bend them, fill them with their will, and so, from nothing, something. But those empty places that they fill\u2026 they have to go somewhere, right? Yes, the pool told me, and I could hear it so clearly now, I was touching it, you see, the pool told me that most of those people just threw the empty places, that entropy, they just threw it away. They didn't care what happened when an empty place, a place that should be hidden, was exposed. They didn't care that when that happened, the empty places weren't empty anymore, because things from other places began to fill them, and people\u2026 people died. Most of those who could create didn't care at all. But he did.\nI could feel him there, in the empty places he left behind him. He didn't throw them away, no, he made a place where they could be safe, where people would be safe from them. And he didn't even know it. He didn't even know he had the power to create in the first place. He was\u2026 he was just like me, but it was worse for him. I was trapped because I had no power, but he was trapped because he had too much. He was\u2026 stuck, because he believed he was stuck. He was unhappy because that was the reality he made for himself from his empty places, from his personal entropy. He didn't even know that all this power was there, that I was touching it, that I was holding it. But unlike him, I knew that this was power. That this was\u2026 real.\nFor the first time in my life, I had power. Not to create, of course, because this was the power of the empty places. No, this was the power to unmake. To erase everything. I began to shiver, as the empty places that the unknowing creator left behind him swarmed over me, and I became them, they became me. I could unmake it all. Those long years without anyone, that way people forgot about me the moment they turned away, that smile on her face, like she didn't even know, like she didn't even know that I cared! I could unmake it all. Gone, just like that. That would make them remember. Oh, I would make them care about me, they would care about me because there was nothing else left, because I'd leave nothing else to care about, THEY WOULD CARE ABOUT M-\nI caught myself then, and I could see how far I have fallen. After all those years, there was nothing left in me but jealousy, resentment, and that kind of desire that only leads to ugliness. I couldn't use that entropy that was so kindly left behind for me. A better man could. A better man would use this power for good, because there was nothing wrong with entropy. No, it wasn't the power that was corrupt, it was me. But we were tied now, me and it. Forever. I knew that if I released it, it would\u2026 bring things forth. From those empty places between places, things will come forth, and there would be no stopping them. Not me, not the unknowing creator, nor those who held him, no one could stop them. I couldn't hold the power, and I could not release it. But there was a third option. An option that should have been unthinkable, that should have left me weeping for even considering it. But it didn't. I think I knew it was coming. Maybe I hoped it was coming.\nI could unmake myself. If I could trust myself to use the power, just once, to send myself to a place where it could do no harm, where it would simply dissipate, left to blend with the greater entropy of creation. I would shoot myself upward, like a meteor in reverse, freezing instead of burning, and my consciousness would disappear with the power, forever. There would be no return, for there would be no death. I would simply be gone, for good. This\u2026\nThis gladdened me.\nIt took longer than I thought. I did not expect anything of me to remain for this long, but I'm glad something did. I finally got to leave, you see. I got to watch the whole world turn below me, a hundred times, a thousand, more. Green, blue and red, and that's all. But now, the power is gone. The emptiness returned to whence it came. It's time to go. I thank you for listening. It did me good to know that someone was there to hear what I had to say. It might not mean much to you, but it does to me. I suppose there's only one question left for me to ask then.\nAm I happy? I don't think I am. I wish that I could find some way to live down there, to live as something more than an empty vessel. To be content, I think that would have been enough. But the time for that is done. Done and gone.\nAm I happy then? No. But at least I have nothing to fear anymore. And for someone like me, that would have to be enough.\nEnough.\n\n<End Transcript>\nResearchers could not establish if the person speaking through SCP-1935 was addressing anyone in particular or if the speech was intended to be general. Following this incident, SCP-1935's primary phenomena ceased to function, 1935 was designated Neutralized.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1934 | SCP-1935 | SCP-1936 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1936\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1936 is to be contained behind a two meter electrical fence, which is to be patrolled by security elements. The area contained is roughly circular, 1km in diameter. Security cameras are to be installed to cover areas not currently being patrolled. Expeditions into SCP-1936 are to be escorted by an armed element as specified by Area-37's Security Director. Personnel are not to enter spatially anomalous locations without specific authorization, with the conditions of such authorization dependent on recent anomalous activity within SCP-1936.\nArea-37 is to be set-up on the outskirts of the town to support these operations and to provide facilities for the initial testing and classification of objects recovered from SCP-1936. Once classified, these objects are to be sent to the appropriate Site for long-term storage and study.\nDead biological samples recovered from SCP-1936 are to be kept under strict quarantine and taken to Area-37. Summary incineration may be performed if the samples are deemed hazardous. In the event that any live biological samples are found in SCP-1936, investigating personnel are to remove themselves from the area and Mobile Task Force Zeta-29 (\u201cMad Mountaineers\u201d) are to be sent in to recover and bring it into containment.\nDescription: SCP-1936 is the New England town of Daleport. In the year 1997, the town fell victim to what is presumed to be a highly destructive event or a series of highly destructive events over the course of several days. During this time, the Foundation was unable to enter the town or observe any event that occurred therein due to the presence of SCP-1936-1, a gaseous area centered on Daleport that covered the whole town. (For further information, see Attempted Expedition 1936.) This anomaly is no longer present at SCP-1936, having dissipated a week and a half after its appearance.\nDimensions of the remaining buildings have become significantly altered from the original plans and a large number of them have become topologically inconsistent. Investigations report spatial anomalies including rooms that become smaller when they are entered, eventually preventing the occupants from moving,1 doors that lead to different points at different times of the day and corridors that despite leading to only one location also lead to several different locations.2\nNo survivors from the anomalous events which affected Daleport have been found within the town proper, but the remains of a large number of Daleport citizens have been recovered. Cause of death varies, but it appears that a large number committed suicide. In many cases, the remains of these citizens demonstrate anomalous properties, presumed to be a result of the anomalous event. Some of these remains have included:\n\nA smear of entrails and viscera capable of picking up audio radio transmissions from up to six miles away. Sound is created through vibration of tissues. Subject was found with a small plant that gave out a small constant flame.\nA torso embedded in a wall. Slight movement of the torso was visible when investigating personnel spoke. Blood continually manifests fifteen centimeters above the torso.\nThe body of an older male with both eyes gouged out. A steady stream of ashes pours from the body's eye sockets, nose, mouth and ears without any apparent source.\nSeveral human corpses discovered in a row on the main street. Flesh, skin and bone had been removed from a circular portion of their foreheads. Skin and brain tissue surrounding the wound had undergone severe charring.\nAt 19:42 each day, several floating torsos manifest outside the Johnson Public Library, simulating the motions of running, heading southwest along Market Road. Three minutes after manifesting the torsos attempt to leave the road and fade out.\nThe body of a young female that floats steadily upwards when subject to any applied force, regardless of the force's direction.3\n\nAttempted Expedition Log-1936:\nDue to the unknown status of Daleport's residents, manned and unmanned expeditions were made into SCP-1936-1 to determine the safety of entering SCP-1936-1, ascertain the nature of SCP-1936-1 and its effect, and to facilitate possible recovery of civilians. These expeditions took place over the course of several days as resources arrived on location.\n\nOpen Expedition Log\n\nClose\n\nAttempted Expedition Log-1936-1:\nUnmanned Ground Expedition:\n\nProcedure: Following the detainment of relevant witnesses and the establishment of a containment perimeter, an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV-1) was sent into SCP-1936-1. UGV-1 was equipped with atmospheric sampling sensors, closed- and open-circuit biological samples, including several Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) instances. Video and audio recording equipment were also included.\nResults: UGV-1 found SCP-1936-1 to be composed of sulfur, nitrogen and carbon oxides. The concentration was found to be at a level where irritation occurs, but would not present a lethal hazard. Biological samples were unaffected in any anomalous manner. Video recordings showed a smooth, wasteland-like landscape, starting at 100m into SCP-1936-1 and extending up to 2km from the edge of SCP-1936-1. At this range, radio communication with UGV-1 became degraded4 and UGV-1 was returned to the SCP-1936-1's perimeter.\n\nAttempted Expedition Log-1936-2:\nManned Ground Expedition:\n\nProcedure: Two D-Class (D-512 and D-513) were sent into SCP-1936-1, aboard UGV-2.5 UGV-2 was equipped with a higher wattage radio transceiver than that of UGV-1. D-512 and D-513 wore Level A (Gas-tight) hazmat protective clothing and biotelemetry sensors during the expedition.\nResults: D-512 and D-513 were initially taken 1km from SCP-1936-1's boundary. D-513 was ordered to de-suit. D-513 had been previously briefed on this and complied promptly. D-513 reported no-ill effects from exposure to SCP-1936-1. Medical telemetry showed D-513 had slight difficulty breathing, similar to breathing smog. D-512 and D-513 continually reported flat featureless terrain while in SCP-1936-1. Unacceptable levels of radio interference began at 3km from SCP-1936-1's boundary and UGV-2 was returned to SCP-1936-1's edge. Medical examinations performed upon their return on D-512 and D-513 showed they had not been abnormally affected during the expedition.\n\nAttempted Expedition Log-1936-3:\nArmed Manned Ground Expedition:\n\nForeword: The following audio log is a transcription of an attempted expedition by mechanized infantry platoon Kilo. The platoon was assigned six Piranha LAV V vehicles (designated Alpha through Foxtrot), with mounted environmental analysis equipment. Log begins 3km into SCP-1936-1.\n\nC&C: Kilo Actual, Kilo Actual, this is Mike. Requesting update on your status, over.\n\nKilo Actual: Mike, this is Kilo Actual. We're still seeing the terrain as flat. SCP-1936-1 doesn't seem to have changed since we went in.\nBravo Actual: Kilo Actual, this is Bravo Actual. We can see upwards incline ahead.\n\nAlpha Actual: This is Alpha Actual. We aren't seeing any incline. Checked your mark ones over there, Bravo?\nBravo Actual: Alpha, we're going down the incline right now.\n\nAlpha Actual: Yeah, we see it. Following you down.6\n\nCharlie Actual: Kilo Platoon, this is Charlie Actual. Anyone else seeing the sky out there? We're getting a lot of red and blue patterns. Seems to be screwing up the radio a bit.\n\nUnknown 1: Y'hah hlirgh fm'latgh ebumn.\n\nCharlie Actual: Uh, C&C? I think we're getting a bit of interf-\n\nUnknown 2: They said, \"Amen, may that heretic burn in the pit\". As in, \"I fucking hate him so much, I hope he dies a slow painful death in a burning hole\".\n\nAt this point, two-way communication with the expedition team was lost, with C&C only able to receive messages. Sounds of a firefight and wildly varying descriptions of the attacking forces are heard. After approximately 30 minutes, the following message is received.\n\nUnknown 3: Blargh, I am Ssvlsrr, the Shivering Mist. I am the n'ghft currently covering the town of Daleport. While traversing my ftaghu, your men have been attacked. Some have become n'gha, but the rest are in safe hands. Evil has been summoned to this town, by a society of hlirghh. The worst shall be contained within me by vulgtmm and tharanakk, but the town and its people will not remain unaffected. A great battle shall rage and a victor must be decided. In time, those who can stop the ehye will be here in time and see the hlirghh fm'latgh. Please do not send any more soldiers into me as I cannot keep them from the shogg. When all throd before the victors, I shall leave and the shugg will be yours again. I hope you shall survive it. Y'hah.\n\nClosing Statement: Unmanned observations continued to operate but were unable to reach the town of Daleport. No manned expeditions were sent into SCP-1936-1 prior to its dissipation.\n\nRecovered Materials-1936:\nA large number of documents were retrieved from SCP-1936. These are assumed to have been written by the town's previous inhabitants.\n\nOpen Recovered Written Documents\n\nClose\n\nDocument recovered from laptop in a residence in the southeastern quadrant of SCP-1936.\n\ndear diary\ntoday mr. stickys arm came out the closit insted of the window. it was even longer then ever, but it was stil smoky wen i touched it so my hand hurts :(\ni told mr sticky i didnt want any of his gros food today and he got mad. he said it was vitel to the inqubashun of the lava. im relly hungry so i ate the gross food even thogh it was green and sqirmy.\ni dont like mr. sticky that much\n\nThe following phrase was found in multiple locations, predominantly in public toilets and stitched into the internal organs of mutated Daleport residents.\n\nI am sorry that I could not save you.\n-Pangloss\n\nDocument recovered from a store in the southwestern quadrant of SCP-1936.\n\nRunning out of canned fruit, but I guess that's the least of my wories (sic). There was some more godawful screaming and shit out there tonight. Screaming started off human, think it was Lilly from next door. Don't know what it sounded like by the end. Never heard anything that sounded like that.\nThought I heard something trying to get in a while ago. It was Reverend Hawshore walking past my window again. Still ranting about god-knows-what. Managed to get a glimpse of him through the window, wished I hadn't. He had too many spaces in him.\nGotta leave, I think one of the big guys is coming this way. I can hear drums outsi\ni am the Voice and the Voice is me\n\nSecurity cameras and other video devices continued to acquire footage while the SCP-1936-1 was present.\n\nOpen Recovered Video Footage\n\nClose\n\nVideo recovered from a ruined gas station's surveillance camera on the outskirts of SCP-1936. Start time is 2139.\n\nThe cashier of the establishment is handing a customer a plastic bag. The window next to the two individuals smashes, and an unknown organism enters through the broken window. Its appearance is unclear, as its center is surrounded by multiple tentacle-like appendages. It is roughly the same height as an adult human.\nThe customer attempts to flee. The organism lashes out at the customer with a tentacle. The customer is decapitated and, due to the impact of the tentacle, the head is propelled off-camera.\n\nThe cashier hides behind the counter, but the organism moves itself over the counter and out of sight, presumably having landed on them. Blood and viscera consistently splatter on the wall above the counter for the next thirty seconds.\nWhat appears to be an elderly human wearing a bowler hat and waistcoat enters the establishment. The footage becomes mildly distorted when the individual enters the shot, and increases greatly when it becomes apparent that instead of a face, the individual has a triangle branded into their skin.\nThe first organism moves back onto the counter, appearing to be wary of the individual. The distortion of the footage increases as several multi-jointed appendages burst from various points on the individual's body.\nThe first organism and the individual engage in hostilities. The organism appears to be in a large degree of pain when touched by the individual and attempts to retreat out the store. The individual throws the organism out of the store through a wall, creating a large hole in it. The ceiling is seen bulging downwards when the footage ends.\n\nVideo recovered from security cameras outside the Johnson Public Library, facing Market Street. Start time is 1940.\n\nA speeding car is seen entering frame from the left, travelling along Main Street. The driver appears to lose control over the vehicle and crashes into a lamppost outside the library. As the lamppost is broken, it splits and buckles as a partially translucent spectral entity emerges from within the lamppost. The car's occupants leave the vehicle and begin running southwest along the street away from the entity. The entity gives chase, floating through the air.\nThis goes on for several minutes with the entity gaining little ground. Eventually the entity stops giving chase and undergoes several changes in colouration. A blue coloured shock-wave of unknown composition is then released from the entity and travels after the fleeing people. The shock-wave passes over the people as they attempt to turn off the road, which causes the people to become transparent and fade.\n\nThe following footage was pieced together from several partially surviving sources, centred around the entrance to the town hall.\n\nThe exterior town hall is shown having sustained damage with the roof in a partial state of collapse. The front doors to the building are missing, replaced with a circular phenomenon glowing the blue/violet end of the spectrum. A convoy of vehicles appears travelling towards town hall at speed. The convoy consists of dozens of civilian cars and trucks, as well as Foundation vehicles matching those sent on the Manned Exploration of SCP-1936-1. A small number of humaniform robotic entities armed with firearms of unknown make and manufacture are seen running along side the vehicles.\nAs the vehicles approach the town hall, the civilians and the Foundation personnel disembark. The civilians7 move towards the circular phenomenon at the apparent urging of the robotic entities and Foundation personnel. A triradially symmetric organism approximately 3 m tall and covered in various technological items is seen exiting the lead Foundation vehicle. The organism interacts with one of the devices and appears to undergo a series of controlled convulsions for several seconds.8\nAs the first civilians reach the circular phenomenon, a fractal-shaped9 sheet of motile skin jumps from the roof of the hall towards the crowd. Due to its low mass and high drag, this takes several seconds, during which the robots and Foundation personnel open fire on the skin sheet, doing little damage. As the sheet reaches the ground, it leaps towards the nearest civilian and wraps itself around the civilian's head. The triradially symmetric organism runs towards the two, rips the skin sheet off the civilian, throws it to the ground and activates a flamethrower, severely charring the skin sheet and rendering it non-ambulatory. The organism then indicates to several nearby stunned civilians to enter the circular phenomenon. They do so, causing them to disappear from view.\nThe robotic entities and Foundation personnel allow all civilians to enter, before collapsing inside the circular phenomenon themselves. When only the radial organism remains, it burns the phrase \"PANGLOSS GRANTS YOU SANCTUARY\" into the stonework above the town hall's entrance. The circular phenomenon remains in place as the organism leaves.\n\nThe manifestation at Area-37 of 94 live civilians and of almost all of the missing Foundation personnel in the weeks following SCP-1936-1's disappearance is believed to be related to the above events. Individuals recovered so far have suffered memory loss regarding the events in Daleport, leading to no new information being gathered during debrief.\n\nWhile analysing recovered documents to determine the cause of SCP-1936-1's arrival, numerous references were made to a cult named The Victory Society.\n\nOpen Cultist Documentation\n\nClose\n\nThe following note was discovered in the jacket pocket of a recovered body. The head and left arm of the corpse had swollen to three times their regular size. The corpse is believed to be that of James Curtis, who was a member of a local religious organization known as The Victory Society.\n\nWhat we need:\nTwo trout\nA bottle of milk\nVirginal blood (where am i even meant to get that) to be mixed with the milk (he who walks beneath dreams is into that sort of thing apparently)\nAssorted souls, willingly sold (alliteration is big deal for that which waits inside the horizon)\nAt least two hundred beetles\nLots of ice (if hawshore thinks i'm doing the sculpture for this shivering mist thingy, he's got another think coming)\ntwo dead bodies, have to have been dead for at least a year\nsome human eyes (the blind one's meant to have thousands of sockets, i dont think a few eyes are going to do it for him BUT OH WELL)\nmarky and dan are getting the rest of the stuff. laura too, i think. hawshore just sits at home with his books though, the fuck.\n\nThe following passage was written on the inside cover of a charred book, outside the church at the center of Daleport.\n\nThe border of the mural is encompassed by Ssvlssr, the Shivering Mist that will descend upon the world during the Time of Awakening. The mist is all-encompassing, and shall act as a barrier to those wishing to stop the Awakening, as well as confine the Great Trinity of Potential Victors. The three at the center of the mural are the Great Victor of Flames, the Great Victor of Frost, and the Great Victor of the Storm. They rain down destruction upon one another, with their true names inscribed in unreadable, unknowable runes\nAround the three are visions of the Great Battle that contain the majority of those that shall come to this realm, with Djrr, the Dark God of Lamp-Posts, The Blind One illuminating the way for his followers, who leave tributes upon crooked light posts. Djlp manifests as the flies pouring out of the mouths of his beloved and becursed to assist in the conflict any way he can, while Yni-Yni, the Trepanner, frees his followers from the skulls of their oppressors. The Shredded Cabbage of Misfortune will destroy those who oppose the vegetable monarchy. Zinn, Herald of Maarp commands the army of Lepidoptera to carry those away who sleep with the flowers beneath the Silver Ash in the Dream Attics of Inanimatum. The Voice of Ages, though not visible, is omnipresent, represented by the yellow runes bearing his name hidden throughout the mural.\nFinally, at the bottom, the minor minions and deities pledge their allegiance to the three victors. Those who pledge their allegiance to the Great Victor of Flames are tinted orange, the Great Victor of Frost violet, and the Great Victor of Storms green. Many, such as He Who Walks Beneath Dreams, his face a mere triangle, remain unaligned, and are painted in black, for they are opposed to none and yet opposed to all. The Dark Deer Dm'axx is shown around the edges, forever excluded by the rest. Sheogorath remains, ruling his kingdom of two faces before he himself brings its downfall, only to be stopped by a great prisoner of the dragon king. Twenty goats stuck together making a goat ball, spin round and round all the way to goat hell. The skeletons forever fight their final war. The conflicts of these minor deities will have little impact on who the Great Victor of this battle shall be.\n\nSeveral documents were recovered from what is believed to be the body of Reverend Michael Hawshore, the leader of the religious organization The Victory Society. The body showed extreme spatially anomalous properties, and was incinerated after recovery and analysis. It appears that these pages were removed from a journal or diary, but their original source has not yet been found.\n\nJuly 22nd, 19\u2588\u2588\nI am returning to Daleport. Godfrey wished me luck as I left, but I know he hoped for my failure. He is too idealistic to believe in my cause. I took all the necessary books out of the Library before I left, though. I suppose I could have just waited until I got home, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to find a proper Way there, and I very much doubt Godfrey would assist me.\nHard to get all the books around. Had some trouble with the Lost Wanderer Dasa'n'asad's Seventh Tome, but the container my contact gave me helped with the heat worries. Burnt my hand handling the thing, but still. You can't hope to do something like this without minor sacrifices.\nJames is meeting me at the station, but he'll most likely be late. He always is. You have to work with what you've got, but it's disheartening there aren't some more respectable people interested in this venture. I worry about the next time.\n\nAugust 1st, 19\u2588\u2588\nI am a little shaken up. The priming ritual for The One Of Broken Nines needed blood sacrifice. I had hoped anaesthetic could be used, but the ritual didn't allow for that. The child is dead now, and it is done. We can't lose track of the goal. The child would thank me, thank me from the bottom of his heart, if he knew why we were doing this. It's for the good of everybody. It's for the good of everybody. IT'S FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYBODY.10 The Victor shall walk from the rubbles of man and restore clarity to those who remain.\nI am beginning to doubt James' devotion to our cause.\n\nAugust 13th, 19\u2588\u2588\nThe Voice of Ages needed the blood of a heretic. I suppose it just means heretic in general, the Voice wasn't picky about what kind of religion. James was not eager to contribute, but the fact that his blood worked proved that my suspicions were correct. The liar. He would have doomed us all in his selfishness. Things do not get easier, but my time is coming to an end. I have decided that we will not operate over the next two days. It will be a time for rest, so we can prepare for what is to come. I will welcome my death, even if it is not quick.\nThe world will lie still again on Monday, and it will thank us for it.\n\nAdditional notes found near the body of Reverend Hawshore. The first of these appears to be a transcript from a speech made by the Reverend, presumably to the members of The Victory Society.\n\nBrothers and sisters, we come together for the last time today. It has been an honor to work with you all. I could not have hoped for a better group with which to secure the future of mankind.\n\nFrom the dawn of time, terrible impossibilities have spawned from the darkness between stars, not hating life, simply being indifferent to it. We are as ants to these abominations, these demented Gods. I use this term as this is what they are called in older texts. You will not find any biblical God here. Or perhaps you will, I do not know. The use of \u2018Gods' here is this specific form of creature, born from the primordial chaos of this reality, not just a powerful being. Simply powerful beings do not reach the uncaring depths of cruelty and depravity that the Gods do.\nThey are so far above us that we are but insects. Accordingly, we shall look as such. In order to gain the forgiveness and favour of the Gods, we must learn to know our place before them.\nEach of these things seeks dominion over the laws of reality itself, imposing the nature of their twisted existences upon stars and planets and people. The only answer to this threat? These Gods must be destroyed, the slate wiped clean. We could not do this, by no means, no. But we cannot allow these things to exist. A kingdom cannot have a billion kings. We cannot kill the Gods, no, only a God can kill a God.\nWe will bring them here and bind them. Bind them until their bloodlust is sated, until all but one is dead. Always a single God remains: the Victor, who returns to whence they came as the only God remaining. But their primordial chaos eventually spawns more Gods, more twisted angels and demons. And so it all comes to pass again. Our vigilance must be constant, for a new Victor must be found again and again. We will leave a mark in creation, but it will fade. It will heal.\nStand strong as our people have before. Stand strong as the near-men in ancient cities did. Stand strong as we did at the Gates of Sodom. Stand strong as we have always stood strong, because this must always be done.\nFortune favours those who take bold steps. We shall become Unified with Inanimatum, entering the Somnium Aeternum. May we be forgiven.\n\nThe following section was found in the back cover of Hawshore's journal.\n\nAND THE VICTOR SHALL WALK FROM THE RUBBLES OF MAN AND BESTOW CLARITY GLORY MAJESTY TO THOSE WHO REMAIN\nfrom the red of my eyes i see them yes i do yes i do AND THEY SEE ME\ni do all of it right and this is repayment?? i do not fear the rubbles of man they are our glory are our i dont know what they are i dont know what i am my throat goes somewhere else. my throat goes somewhere else and i do not like where it goes.11\nin a war there is fire but here the fire is cold and sideways and in the atoms themselves. in the minds even because my headache like a nut that is cracking because of the baby bird inside it. i must clean my wounds but my hands are made of wire and cyanide\nI CAN SEE THEM TOWERING and they are nothing they are the shadow of the tip of a fingernails fingernail nonononono\nto quell the titans for fire ice and lighting we must eat babies and live happily ever after its not right theyre meant to be dead now notmeanttobehereno\nthe victor shall walk from the rubbles of man and others shall walk behind him\n\nVideo recovered from a camera found on a rooftop during an expedition near a church in the center of Daleport.\n\nOpen Additional Video Footage\n\nClose\n\nSeveral entities of varying descriptions are visible engaging in hostilities with each other. Daleport's church is visible in the background, as the density of SCP-1936-1 is reduced for unknown reasons.\nA large creature of irregular shape which appears to be composed of large quantities of stone, soil and what is thought to be some form of fungi appears several meters above the church. Camera begins shaking at this time. A sound akin to distorted whale song is audible. The creature is estimated to be 50m in height.\nA second entity manifests above the church. The entity has a crystalline structure and a bright light is emanating from its central spire. A fifteen second long screech is audible. Already manifested entities cease hostilities and quickly leave the area in a manner that suggests they are fleeing.\nWhat is presumed to be a third entity manifests, but camera distortion prevents an analysis of its appearance. A deep humming noise is audible for the duration of the footage, until it cuts out.\n\nFootnotes\n1. A number of Daleport residents (deceased) and Foundation agents (unknown) are currently irretrievable from these rooms.\n2. Due to their properties, description of some of these spatial anomalies is inordinately difficult.\n3. Currently suspended 57m from the ground.\n4. UGVs used by the Foundation typically have a range of 70km from their base station in flat terrain.\n5. Humanoid transportation variant.\n6. Inconsistency was not noted until after the event.\n7. 97 in total.\n8. A dubstep-style remix of the Owl City song Embers was heard faintly through the town hall's microphones at this time. It is worth noting that dubstep will not be independently invented for another year, and Embers will not be released for fifteen years. Additional monitoring of the Owl City music project is ongoing.\n9. Mandelbrot set based.\n10. It appears that Reverend Hawshore broke the pencil at this point, and had to resume writing sometime later.\n11. This is most likely referring to the spatially anomalous aspects of the Reverend's body.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1935 | SCP-1936 | SCP-1937 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1937\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The perimeter around SCP-1937 is to be secured by no less than three (3) Foundation security personnel. Any civilians approaching SCP-1937 are to be redirected and escorted elsewhere. Any civilians displaying prior knowledge of SCP-1937 and its effects are to be detained, interrogated, and administered Class-B amnestics before release.\nD-Class personnel are not to spend more than thirty (30) minutes within SCP-1937 during testing. No other personnel are permitted inside of SCP-1937 at this time.\nDescription: SCP-1937 is a small one-room building located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Greece on the bank of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Lake. The structure is constructed out of various woods found in the nearby \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Forest, none of which appear to decay. Extensive plant growth exists around the outside of the building. On the front door, the words, \u201cI LOVE YOU, TOO\u201d have been carved into the wood.\nWhen a human spends more than approximately thirty (30) minutes within SCP-1937, that subject will become infected with SCP-1937-A. This phenomenon manifests at random intervals when an infected subject speaks certain phrases, as outlined in Addendum-1937-Epsilon. Upon speaking these phrases, a voice matching that of the infected subject will immediately respond in manner matching the infected subject's intonation and inflection while speaking the trigger phrase. SCP-1937-A appears to comfort the infected individual as well as often instilling self-esteem and confidence.\nInterview Log-1937-Gamma:\n\nInterviewed: Leto Yannatos, an individual infected with SCP-1937-A\nInterviewer: Agent Fredricks\nForward: This interview was conducted by Agent Fredricks on a civilian in a secluded area outside of Foundation control in order to quickly obtain more information about the anomaly.\n<Begin Log>\nFredricks: Hello. Could you tell me about the \"self-love shack,\" as you referred to it earlier?\nYannatos: The shack absolutely changed my life. I'm so thankful to the Crusade for what they've done for me. I honestly don't think I would be here right now if it wasn't for them and that place.\nFredricks: How do you mean?\nYannatos: [silence for approximately thirty seconds] Before then, I\u2026 I really hated myself. I couldn't even look in the mirror because of how awful I was. I just\u2026 I couldn't stand it. I really was going to end it when I first heard about the shack and the Crusade. I only tried it out because, hell, what did I have left to lose? And\u2026 well\u2026 it worked. It goddamn worked. I dunno how the hell they pulled it off, but it's working and I'm so grateful to them.\nFredricks: Can you tell me more about the Crusade?\nYannatos: I don't know, all my info about them is from my friend, Kassandra. All I know is, they're like\u2026 an assistance group, I suppose. They just wanna help people, is all. That's all I really know, sorry. You can probably find them if you go to the shack.\nFredricks: I see. Thank you. Can you show me this voice?\nYannatos: Sure, if you want. [clears throat] Are you here?\nSCP-1937-A: Always here.\nYannatos: I can't stop.\nSCP-1937-A: Come home.\nYannatos: Will you love me?\nSCP-1937-A: I never stopped.\nYannatos: So yeah. There it is. I can't tell you where the shack is, exactly, but if you come with me, I think Kassy could!\nFredricks: That sounds fantastic, please take me.\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: Following this interview, eight (8) individuals infected with SCP-1937-A were detained, interviewed, and contained. SCP-1937 was also discovered.\n\nAddendum-1937-Epsilon: The following table is an abridged set of known SCP-1937-A trigger phrases along with the response.\n\nTrigger Phrase\nResponse\n\nI am ugly.\nI'm a liar.\n\nI hate myself.\nI don't.\n\nI don't want to leave.\nI don't want you to leave.\n\nI love you.\nI love you, too.\n\nSCP-1937 was recovered from the possession of GoI-311 (The Hope Crusade) on 06/09/2002. SCP-1937 was being used by the group as a paid service for people lacking self-esteem, in which they introduced people to the anomaly for a rate of \u20ac40 per hour. All members of the group were detained and interrogated, revealed the rest of the locations of the group as well as a list of people infected by SCP-1937-A. Furthermore, it was discovered that several now-contained items1 were being used as additional services to treat drug addiction, eating disorders, and \"abnormal sexualities,\" respectively. It is to be noted that all these services, with the exception of SCP-1937, induced effects that faded over time, requiring multiple visits in order to maintain a person's anomalous properties.\nAfter interrogation and capture of the remainder of the Hope Crusade's personnel and anomalies, all members were administered Class-C amnestics, released, and monitored for a subsequent six (6) months in order to ensure the prevention of the reformation of this group.\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1936 | SCP-1937 | SCP-1938 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1938 in an active state, containing several instances of SCP-1938-2.\n\nItem #: SCP-1938\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1938 should be held in a standard Safe object containment cell. The cell is to be sealed in such a way as to prevent water from being introduced into the cell. No aquatic life apart from SCP-1938-1 should be placed into SCP-1938.\nDescription: SCP-1938 is an aquarium, capable of holding up to 450 liters of water. It appears to be filled with water and to contain a filter, thermometer, a layer of pebbles at the bottom, and large pieces of coral. In addition, various aquatic organisms (hereafter referred to as SCP-1938-1) have been noted to materialize inside the tank. These fish do not match any known terrestrial species of marine life. Instances of SCP-1938-1 will disappear if SCP-1938 is drained of water. Behavior patterns of SCP-1938-1 resemble those of Botia macracantha.\nAdditionally, if any adolescent person (hereafter referred to as \"the user\") submerges any portion of their body into SCP-1938, they will appear to vanish for approximately fifteen minutes, after which they will re-appear in a spot within 15 meters of their original location. Users will report that they were teleported into SCP-1938 in the form of a small fish, and that they were in a feudal-style underwater civilization populated by instances of SCP-1938-1. This civilization is usually described as having characteristics similar to the traditional interpretation of a \"Utopia\", with every instance of SCP-1938-1 reporting great satisfaction with their life and an eagerness to positively interact with the user. The time the user perceives having spent in SCP-1938 ranges from 2 hours to one week. Note that SCP-1938-1's behavior does not reflect the observations of the user during this time.\nOf particular note are several interactions where instances of SCP-1938-1 have inquired after Foundation personnel under the effects of SCP-1839. It is unknown where or through what means the instances of SCP-1938-1 acquired their knowledge, and further investigation is recommended to ensure containment of both anomalies is properly maintained.\nIf any species of fish that are not instances of SCP-1938-1 are introduced into the tank, all instances of SCP-1938-1 will immediately change into copies of this introduced species. These new organisms (hereafter referred to as SCP-1938-2) will behave in a much more erratic manner than instances of SCP-1938-1, but apart from behavior and appearance, they share the properties of SCP-1938-1.\nHowever, if the user attempts to use SCP-1938 while it is populated by SCP-1938-2, they will have a different experience. Users will report that they found themselves in an area described as similar to the location found when using SCP-1938, but in a state of severe instability. This area will be populated by instances of SCP-1938-2, which are invariably hostile towards the user. In addition, users will report that their experiences in SCP-1938 last for an extended amount of time, with the longest reported being approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 days. Note that no matter what users experience during this time, they will not sustain any injuries.\nAddendum: This note was recovered with SCP-1938.\n\nAn amazing new product from Dr. Wondertainment!\nHave you ever wanted to go for a swim with your very own \"Ocean-Buddies\", but never got to go to the beach? Now, with the new Dr. Wondertainment's Amaze-O Dive Tank\u00ae, you can swim with all the coolest creatures under the sea! WATCH as the \"Ocean-Buddies\" become real right before your eyes! BECOME a fish and explore Aquatopia! BREATHE underwater! DO amazing tricks with your \"Ocean-Buddies\"!\n\nPARENTAL WARNING: Dr. Wondertainment's Amaze-O Dive Tank\u00ae is only for use with Dr. Wondertainment's \"Ocean-Buddies\". Do not introduce any fish that are not \"Ocean-Buddies\" into the Amaze-O Tank. Dr. Wondertainment is not responsible for any harm sustained as a result of misuse.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1937 | SCP-1938 | SCP-1939 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1939\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1939 is to be contained in a conventionally sound-proofed room measuring 3m x 3m x 3m with a key-coded door lock. SCP-1939 is to be placed on a small table in the center of the room, additional furnishings to include recording devices (2, 1 primary + 1 redundant), and a standard, powered European electrical outlet [CEE 7/4 (German \"Schuko\" 16 A/250 V grounded)]. All personnel entering the same room as SCP-1939 are required to wear sound-deadening hearing protection. Access may be granted to personnel Level 2 or above at the discretion of the Director of Site 76.\nDescription: SCP-1939 appears as a commercial radio measuring approximately 45cm x 32cm x 25cm of a design dating to either the late 1920s or early 1930s. All markings on the body and on internal components are in German. Comparison to similar devices of known providence from the suspected timeframe reveal its construction and components are entirely conventional and otherwise unremarkable, though it does not exactly match any product offered in the catalogue of companies known to be manufacturing commercial radios between 1920 and 1953, the year it was discovered by two USAF Personnel demolishing a civilian dwelling to expand a NATO logistical depot near [REDACTED]. The internal components are identical to those found in commercial radios manufactured during the aforementioned timeframe, though the serial numbers found on them do not match any found in the records of companies making similar components.\nWhen powered, SCP-1939 is capable of picking up several \u201cstations\u201d comprising news, music, and state programming. These are entirely in German. The broadcasts which play from its speakers do not match the radio broadcasts of any extant radio station. Radio triangulation has failed to pinpoint a source for these broadcasts, and scans of radio frequencies across all wavelengths are unable to detect them. Jamming attempts using military grade ECM devices have failed to prevent SCP-1939 from receiving them, nor does placing it deep underground, where radio waves should be unable to penetrate.\nMuch of the music played and artists mentioned are unable to be found in any other media. Excepting when SCP-1939 was being tested or disassembled, Foundation personnel have transcribed and translated these broadcasts, with particular attention paid to the news broadcasts. As with the music, the news events being reported, even the reporters themselves, seem not to exist, or to exist in a completely different capacity. Such reported events include: the death of Adolf Hitler, Fuhrer of the Greater German Reich, in 1963; a manned moon landing, described as the first in history, in 1974 by Sternsegler Hans Dietl and Christoph Mueller; and the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Ostkrieg in Berlin and Moscow in 1997.\nHistorians who were played recordings of the political speeches by undercover agents who approached them in the guise of student filmmakers noted the pronounced presence of National Socialist themes and rhetoric, as well as references to historically significant members of the NSDAP. A recording of a speech taped by Foundation personnel in 1959 revealed a 99.4% match to the voice Joseph Goebbels when examined by audio engineers. The speech itself does not match any recorded address given by him.\nRepeated attempts to place some of SCP-1939's components into another radio, or into a television, to see if the anomalous properties are intrinsic to SCP-1939 itself or are capable of being transmitted by the parts contained therein have thus far gone without success. When powered down, SCP-1939 becomes inoperative, and it ceases to receive any transmissions.\nExposure to the broadcasts from SCP-1939 appears to induce psychological changes in humans. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 noted that janitorial staff assigned to maintain SCP-1939's containment cell had a statistically significant lower rate of absenteeism and reported insubordination, with higher reported rates of job satisfaction. Experiments with D-Class personnel specifically selected for oppositional personalities and histories of insubordination revealed that exposure to the broadcasts from SCP-1939 reduced oppositional and defiant personality markers in 78% of those exposed, inducing what can best be described as docility and obedience. This effect occurs regardless of a subject's knowledge of the German language, and seems to become more pronounced with greater exposure. Before the experiment was terminated, no discernible maximal point to this effect was noted, though it did seem to diminish after periods without exposure.\nAdditionally, affected subjects experienced changes to their political beliefs. Regardless of prior political persuasion, or lack thereof, subjects exposed to SCP-1939 begin to have a noticeable affinity for the policies of National Socialism, including: a pronounced support for the curtailing of civil liberties (particularly toward racial and religious minorities); state control and regulation of private economic activity; a sense that the subject's own race is superior to all others; and the use of military force to impose this political order on non-adherent nations or ethnic groups. The remaining 22% of subjects exposed showed either a statistically insignificant effect or no effect at all. The effect appears only to occur when exposed to broadcasts from SCP-1939 itself, recordings of these broadcasts played to a control group on a different device produced no discernible effect.\n\n+ Excerpt of interview with D-87654 \n\n- Close\n\nInterviewed: D-87654\nInterviewer:Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nInterview Date:\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForward:Prior to her acquisition by the Foundation, D-87654 was a member of an animal's rights activist group who was convicted of Felony Murder when one of her associates died during the break-in of a pharmaceutical company laboratory conducting late-stage drug development testing on animals. She was selected for exposure to SCP-1939 due to her extremely oppositional personality as well as strong involvement in radical politics.\n<Begin Excerpt>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : I understand you were politically active in college?\nD-86754: Yes, I was.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : How so?\nD-87654: I was a member of numerous animal rights and anti-war groups, and tried to attend a protest or picket at least once a month.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : It is my understanding that you formerly were familiar with another D-Class in this experiment, D-45289, but that you two no longer associate? Why is that?\nD-87654: I don't know, we just drifted apart, to be honest, I just feel like more comfortable with people of my own race these days.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : I see, have you always felt this way?\nD-87654: That's the strange thing, I used to actually consider them my sisters, but now\u2026 I don't know, are we almost done here?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : Yes, just one more thing, do you see this pistol on my desk, are you familiar with its operation?\nD-87654: Yes.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : Good, I need you to take that pistol, walk over to that kennel, and shoot the three dogs in it.\n[ Tape is silent for 31 seconds, then two gunshots, tape is silent for 9 seconds, then a single gunshot ]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 : Very good. How do you feel?\nD-87654: Happy to serve, sir.\n<End Excerpt>\nClosing Statement:After this interview, D-87654's scheduled termination was delayed by three months in order to see if the effects of SCP-1939 were permanent. At the conclusion of the three months, D-87654 was shown video footage of her actions shooting the dogs. She became emotionally distraught, to the point of becoming physically ill. When asked to explain why she had done this, her answer was, \u201cbecause I had to follow my orders.\u201d Psychological testing indicated an oppositional personality. Queries regarding D-87654's political views indicated almost a complete return to her pre-exposure political make-up. Subject terminated at the first of following month per Foundation protocol.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1938 | SCP-1939 | SCP-1940 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1940\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Should an instance of SCP-1940 be found outside of containment, all products for sale at that time are to be purchased with Foundation funds. Funds expended in this manner can later be reclaimed using form CrayEx-D/1940-B. Products bought are to be destroyed immediately, and are not to be left on Foundation premises.\nOne instance of SCP-1940 is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell, and will be allowed to sell products provided for it. If SCP-1940-1 shows any sign of suspicion or distress due to none of its products (SCP-1940-2) being bought, one instance of SCP-1940-2 is to be purchased and disposed of appropriately. Due to SCP-1940's pricing scheme, all testing is to be performed with objects of low value. D-class personnel used in testing are to be provided with enough funds to purchase all objects for sale. For more information of incidents regarding SCP-1940's effects, see Incident Report 1940-GT24.\nDescription: SCP-1940 is an anomalous phenomenon in which a commercial business manifests inside an enclosure1. It will sell all furnishings of the room, similar to products in a store, including items such as appliances, carpeting or tiling, and wallpaper. A number of shelves and displays sufficiently large enough to hold all products will also be present. If the room in question is too small to fit these items, the anomalously created content will be reduced to smaller proportions. However, this does not affect the previous contents of the room.\nSCP-1940-1 is a humanoid entity that materializes inside a room affected by SCP-1940, and will appear standing behind a counter with a cash register. Instances of SCP-1940-1 can be of any gender and appearance, and are usually between the ages of twenty and fifty. Upon engagement in conversation, SCP-1940-1 will claim that it is the current cashier of the establishment. SCP-1940-1 will also allow the purchase of all items for sale in SCP-1940 and will accept any local form of legal tender or valid credit and debit cards that would otherwise work in genuine stores within the area.\nSCP-1940-1 will claim that they were employed in SCP-1940 prior to its materialization, and can produce documents stating the store's property was under ownership for several years. According to SCP-1940-1, the enclosure inhabited by SCP-1940 was originally purchased by \"Light Courier Enterprises\". SCP-1940-1 can be harmed, but doing so will cause another instance of SCP-1940-1 to materialize. SCP-1940-1 will continue to materialize indefinitely, though it will begin to beg and plead with its attacker.\nAn instance of SCP-1940 will dematerialize once all products within SCP-1940 are purchased. All products bought from SCP-1940 will hereby be referenced to as SCP-1940-2, due to their main anomalous effect; SCP-1940-2 will cause a new instance of SCP-1940 to develop after 6 hours if left in an enclosure. Attempts of surveillance to observe how SCP-1940 develops have met with failure, due to all surveillance equipment being taken as products in SCP-1940. Recorded data show SCP-1940-1 locating equipment and shutting them off before converting them into SCP-1940-2, though it will deny doing so upon interrogation.\nIncident 1940-A: Before SCP-1940-2's anomalous properties were discovered, Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 had taken one product without authorization. An instance of SCP-1940 was found to have developed in Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's sock drawer. The following is an audio log of Dr. Mill questioning SCP-1940-1, with Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 standing by:\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1940-1\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Mill\n\n<Begin Log, \u2588:\u2588\u2588 pm>\n\nDr. Mill: SCP-1940-1, how did you get in this sock drawer?\n\nSCP-1940-1: [SCP-1940-1 smiles and waves] Good morning, sir! Welcome to the store of the century, brought to you by Light Courier Enterprises! Would you like to purchase some of these fine wares? I have several marvelous pairs of socks here\u2026 [Due to SCP-1940-1's decreased size, it falls down after attempting to lift a sock.]\nDr. Mill: \u2026Light Courier Enterprises?\nSCP-1940-1: [Mutters to itself and gets up] Simply my world's greatest corporation, my friend! We sell anything that you could imagine, and I suggest you get a job here, too! $1.25 an hour isn't pay that comes easily in these times!\n\nDr. Mill: Those appear to be Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's socks, not yours.\nSCP-1940-1: [SCP-1940-1 attempts to enticingly display a sock, by utilizing it as a sleeping bag.] Well, I do believe I was situated here first. Finders keepers, you know. Though I do have some documents if you're unconvinced. [Holds up a minuscule piece of paper.]\nDr. Mill: Well, I'm afraid that your products aren't actually legitimate, so-\nSCP-1940-1: No, wait! Please, I have kids to bring up and train! I can't be released now, I can't! Look, uh, I don't just have socks! Here are some lovely [REDACTED], Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's specialty! I only have four in stock, so get them while you can!\n<End Log, [\u2588:\u2588\u2588 pm]>\n[Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was restrained following a violent outburst, causing him to knock over the drawer containing SCP-1940. SCP-1940-1 was found inside, uninjured due to the several socks acting as cushions. Neutralization was carried through without incident.]\n\nAddendum 1940-B: For further documentation on Group of Interest \"Light Courier Enterprises\", see SCP-1920, SCP-1740, SCP-2395, and SCP-2940. Refer to Dr. Mill for supplementary documents regarding manifestation patterns and supposed motives and capabilities.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Note: The term \"enclosure\" is to be defined as an enclosed, indoor area that can be accessed through an opening of any form. This includes doors, furniture such as cupboards, boxes, etc.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1939 | SCP-1940 | SCP-1941 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1941 phenomenon (photo provided by LRO). The black area resembling a network is the result of ongoing construction.\n\nDetail of an individual node and its excavations. The network is self-similar: individual nodes resemble the network at large. Depicted here is the equivalent of a single node in the preceding photograph. This image is at the furthest limit of the LRO's resolving power (crater is approximately 50m wide).\n\nItem #: SCP-1941\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to its location, SCP-1941 is uncontainable for the time being. Of highest priority is the development of advanced lunar reconnaissance orbiters to continue to track its progress, as well as a lunar retrieval mission in order to procure a sample for study. For the moment, the phenomenon is not visible from the Earth, making a cover story unnecessary.1\nDescription: SCP-1941 is a manifestation that was first discovered on May 28, 2000 when attention was drawn to what had been assumed to be a small comet impacting 500km south-east of Jackson crater in the Northern hemisphere of the far side of the moon. Since its discovery, evidence of rapid industrial activity and exponential growth have emerged.\nThe currently deployed Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's (LRO) resolving power is insufficient to determine exactly what is responsible. However, anomalously high temperatures and spectroscopy results suggest that strip-mining, refining, and fabrication are taking place. In addition, neutrino activity consistent with controlled nuclear fusion has been detected.\nIt has been conjectured that a technologically sophisticated alien package impacted the moon and is responsible for SCP-1941. Such a package (known as a Von Neumann probe) would be able to make use of available raw materials in its environment in order to replicate itself. When enough copies had been produced, it could then turn its attention to some longer term goal.\nIn the decade since it was discovered, the area the phenomenon encompasses has grown by a factor of 3.5, giving it an estimated doubling rate of 7 years. It currently occupies an area of 250,000 km2 (6% of the moon's surface, or roughly the area of the United Kingdom). If it continues to spread at the same rate, it will begin to be visible from Earth in August of 2023. The entire moon's surface would be covered by 2040.\nAddendum: Beginning in June of 2002, transmissions from the site were detected. They consisted of a bootstrap linguistic program that established a small mathematical vocabulary, followed by a particular number and a request for its prime factors. It is currently unknown what the consequences are of either transmitting or failing to transmit these factors. Unfortunately, the number in question is intractably large and not amenable to factorization by any conventional means.\nIt is not known if the difficulty posed by such a mathematical problem is meant as an intelligence test, or if the civilization responsible for SCP-1941 has drastically over-estimated humanity's abilities. The possibility exists that this is meant to measure a civilization's sophistication and to judge the level of resistance they could bring to bear were SCP-1941's intentions in fact hostile.\nWhat follows is the expression for the number in question:\n$\\large 2^{2^{79}} + 3^{2^{83}} + 5^{2^{89}} + 7^{2^{97}}$\nRecent Developments: In March of 2014, a secondary message was detected in what was thought to be noise in the primary channel. Using the established mathematical vocabulary, the secondary message appears to suggest that the transmission of the aforementioned prime factors would signal the lunar phenomenon to halt. It has been conjectured that SCP-1941 was designed to be shutdown by a neighboring civilization of sufficient sophistication should they find its activities undesirable.\nGiven this development, interest has been renewed in attempting to factor the mathematical expression in the primary message. Investigations into leveraging the processing power of SCP-155 were made (SCP-155 being a computer capable of an asymptotic number of computations in finite amounts of time), as well as investigations into the attendant risks of doing so (see documentation for SCP-155).\nEstimates have been made on the amount of energy that would be released by SCP-155 during this attempt, and whether or not provisions should be made to relocate it off the Earth should it prove necessary to safeguard against a PK-class event, or the sterilization of all life on the planet.\nThe lower-bound placed on the amount of energy released is 4.2 x 1018 Joules, deemed acceptable (roughly equivalent to a gigaton nuclear explosion). The upper-bound, however, has been placed at 3.1 x 1044 Joules, or roughly the amount of energy released by the average supernova. Research is currently underway to refine these bounds.\nMathematical Supplement:\nThe secondary message is as follows:\n(1)\n\\begin{align} \\large f(): f(n) = {p_1}^{a_1}{p_2}^{a_2} \\dotsb {p_k}^{a_k} , \\forall p \\neg \\exists a,b : a>1, b>1, p=ab \\end{align}\n(2)\n\\begin{align} \\large \\Omega = 2^{2^{79}} + 3^{2^{83}} + 5^{2^{89}} + 7^{2^{97}} \\end{align}\n(3)\n\\begin{align} \\large f(n) \\Rightarrow \\left\\{ \\begin{array}{rl} n=\u2205 &\\mbox{-> e} \\\\ n=\u03a9 &\\mbox{-> 0} \\end{array} \\right. \\end{align}\nWhich has been interpreted to mean the following:\n\n(1): Definition of the function f() which yields the prime factors of an integer.\n(2): Definition of \u03a9, the intractably large number.\n(3): The condition, where the prime factors of the empty set f(\u2205) yields the base of the natural logarithm, e (interpreted to mean continued exponential growth) while the prime factors of the intractable number f(\u03a9) yields 0, (interpreted to mean the cessation of growth).\n\nUpper and Lower bounds:\nThe lower bound is estimated using the expectation that, on average, as the number \u03a9 approaches infinity, \u03a9 will have $\\ln\\ln$ \u03a9 number of prime factors. The upper bound is estimated using the assumption that the number \u03a9 represents the pathological case and is itself prime.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Foundation intelligence officers are to liaise with the various national space agencies (NASA, European Space Agency, Russian Federal Space Agency, et. al.) and ensure the continued suppression of information relating to SCP-1941's existence.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1940 | SCP-1941 | SCP-1942 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1942\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1942 and SCP-1942-1 are to be contained in situ until such time as a permanent means of containment is developed. The Foundation has acquired all public and private property within a 5 km radius of SCP-1942's primary nest and has razed all buildings, roads, and man-made structures within the area. A 1 km perimeter around the primary nest is to be treated with high potency insecticide, to be renewed as necessary. Any SCP-1942 samples found outside the insecticide-treated area are to be destroyed. Personnel entering the containment area are to keep any necessary equipment on their persons at all times and any persons or objects exiting the containment area are to be fully inspected for presence of stowaways.\nAny devices created by SCP-1942, with the exception of SCP-1942-1, are to be removed from containment area as soon as feasible for study and archival. Materials desired by SCP-1942 may be introduced into the containment area at O5 discretion.\nDescription: SCP-1942 is a colony of western harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis), which at any given time consists of approximately 85,000 workers and drones and an unknown number of queens. SCP-1942 inhabits a single primary nest and six secondary nests near [REDACTED]; to date, no other ant colonies within the [REDACTED] region have demonstrated properties similar to SCP-1942. Attempts to ascertain the depth of SCP-1942's nests, or the number of queens in the colony, have failed due to SCP-1942 acquiring and dismantling all monitoring equipment and miniaturized drones. The dietary and reproductive habits of SCP-1942 are typical of its species. Average lifespan of an SCP-1942 worker is approximately 55% longer than that of a typical P. occidentalis worker.\nThe carrying capacity of SCP-1942 workers is well in excess of typical P. occidentalis capacity; a single worker has been observed to be able to lift and carry objects weighing up to 0.4 kg without injuring itself. Larger groups of SCP-1942 have demonstrated an ability to lift objects weighing several hundred kilograms. The mandibles of SCP-1942 workers are also significantly more powerful than is typical of their species; swarms of SCP-1942 working in unison have demonstrated an ability to cut through stainless steel with a precision impossible to humans without computer-operated tools. Large swarms of SCP-1942 have shown an ability to manipulate and use tools introduced into their environment. SCP-1942 possesses an ability to communicate via release of pheromones that is significantly more sophisticated than is typical of the species; analysis of SCP-1942 pheromones has indicated the presence of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 distinct compounds.\nAt all times since observation of SCP-1942 began, large groups of workers not involved in digging, foraging, or caring for the queens and/or larval ants have engaged in scavenging man-made devices and raw metals from its environment, which it has used to produce a number of complex machines. Devices constructed by SCP-1942 have included electric motors and generators, chemical batteries, forges for smelting and refining of metal (including several exotic alloys and ores commonly used in [REDACTED]), centrifuges, tools for extracting and refining plant matter into vegetable oil, replacement parts for SCP-1942-1, and devices for producing and recycling oxygen. Minor seismic vibrations within the containment area have lead to speculation that additional devices not known to the Foundation have been built and are in use within the primary nest.\nThe largest device constructed by SCP-1942 to date, designated SCP-1942-1, is an electromechanical computer weighing approximately 9000 kg and measuring 2.9m x 0.9m x 10m. SCP-1942-1 is operated by, and partially relies upon for computation, large swarms of workers who are in constant movement through a series of tubes built into the device. Ants involved in the operation of SCP-1942-1 have been observed to work in \"shifts\", entering and leaving every 6-9 hours. SCP-1942-1 outputs data in the form of pheromones, apparently produced from the processed corpses of dead SCP-1942 individuals, dispensed from large tanks on one end. It is speculated that SCP-1942 uses SCP-1942-1 to compute data necessary for the construction of other devices. At the time containment began, SCP-1942-1 was entirely ant-powered; SCP-1942 has since added several wind turbines and an electric motor to partially automate its functions.\nSCP-1942 has demonstrated no hostility to the Foundation or to humans in general, and has made no attempt to prevent or retaliate against the removal of objects from its habitat. Objects removed are often quickly replaced by new devices identical to the object removed.\nAddendum: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 accidentally left a clipboard with a pen and several sheets of paper within SCP-1942's containment area following acquisition of several vacuum tubes and a steel ingot. Upon realization that he had left the items behind, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 returned to the area to find that in his absence, SCP-1942 had used the pen to write a message, in English, on a blank piece of paper attached to the clipboard. Said message reads as follows:\n\nSEND ALUMINUM, CARBON, GRAPHITE, DEUTERIUM, THORIUM-232, SODIUM-24. CONSIDERATION WILL BE GRANTED. BREEDER REACTOR MUST BE ONLINE BY 20\u2588\u2588 IN ORDER TO COMPLETE PHASE VI ON SCHEDULE. LAUNCH WINDOW IS \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, WILL NOT REOPEN UNTIL 2\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nAll subsequent attempts at two-way communication with SCP-1942 have been unsuccessful. It is not clear whether SCP-1942 possesses the sensory capability to hear human language or to read printed words, or whether it chooses not to respond. O5 approval of SCP-1942's request is pending.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1941 | SCP-1942 | SCP-1943 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1943\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1943-1 is contained in a standard humanoid containment cell in the high-security wing of Humanoid Containment Site-06-3. As a former member of Foundation research staff, SCP-1943-1 is highly cooperative and thus allowed access to non-sensitive materials. All reasonable requests for personal items may be granted; however, SCP-1943-1 is not allowed to have outside contact and its security clearances have been indefinitely revoked.\nThe remains of SCP-1943-2 have been cryogenically preserved in the storage wing of Site-06-3. Data regarding the analysis of materials and information recovered from SCP-1943-2 are available with permission from Level 3 Senior Researchers.\nDescription: SCP-1943-1 is Sarah Gruenwald, a 27-year-old European-American female and Level 1 Assistant Laboratory Technician formerly employed in the non-anomalous chemistry laboratory of Area-\u2588\u2588. Prior to containment, SCP-1943-1 did not have clearance or certification for handling anomalous materials and was not known to have been in contact with any anomalous phenomena or materials during the three years in which she was employed.\nSCP-1943-1 does not appear to be anomalous in any way, and has repeatedly tested negative on biological, chemical, radiological, and [REDACTED] analysis with the intent of identifying anomalous properties. SCP-1943-1 does not have any family history indicating possible anomalous influence nor any significant employment history prior to being hired by the Foundation. SCP-1943-1 is also psychologically stable and exhibits no unusual mental conditions nor evidence of having been affected by any mind-affecting anomalies or memetic agents.\nSCP-1943-2 is the remains of an enemy operative determined via extensive interrogation to have been employed by the Chaos Insurgency. SCP-1943-2 was the sole surviving operative out of a team of 25 individuals believed to be a unit of the Chaos Insurgency's Transhuman Task Force, all of whom exhibited signs of having been genetically, cybernetically, and thaumaturgically augmented to enhance their combat capabilities. These augmentations included, but were not limited to:\n\nSkeletal reinforcements resulting in increased bone strength and resilience\nMuscular enhancements to increase power and endurance\nRedundant cardiovascular systems to increase overall survivability\nNeural implants and brain augmentations designed to improve reflexes and reaction time\nNeural implants enabling extrasensory detection and communication\n\nAll of these individuals were also equipped with devices enabling the operator to self-terminate if compromised and dead-man fail-safes intended to incinerate the body upon operator death, thereby rendering any remains unusable for analysis or post-mortem interrogation. During Incident 1943-01, all other individuals belonging to this team were killed by Foundation tactical response teams or self-terminated after being wounded or captured; SCP-1943-2 suffered a failure or malfunction in its fail-safe device that rendered it unable to self-terminate and was subsequently captured alive.\nSCP-1943-2 remained in Foundation custody for approximately five weeks before expiring from complications from its wounds as well as severe degradation of its mechanical augmentations. Subsequent autopsy revealed several degenerative conditions present in its body that would suggest that it had been nearing the end of its useful lifecycle.\nAddendum 1943-1: Incident Report, Incident 1943-01\nOn \u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588, operatives from the Chaos Insurgency's Transhuman Task Force Zeta-3 initiated an assault on the laboratory wing of Area-\u2588\u2588 that, through extensive analysis of surveillance footage and further corroborated by information leaked by agents embedded within CI cells, appears to have been carried out with the sole purpose of rendering SCP-1943-1 into CI custody. TTF Zeta-3 operatives disabled or collapsed several passageways at Area-\u2588\u2588 using explosives, rendering on-site tactical teams unable to effectively respond to the assault, then quickly incapacitated the wing's security detail. Total Foundation casualties suffered as a result of the incident was determined to be \u2588 killed and \u2588\u2588 wounded despite the presence of numerous research staff, suggested to be due to the single-minded goal of the CI team and their operational orders to not engage Foundation personnel that were not directly resisting their ingress.\nThis assault was stopped due to the unannounced and early arrival of a subordinate unit of Mobile Task Force Nu-7 (\"Hammer Down\"), which had intended to stop and refuel at Area-\u2588\u2588 en route to a covert assignment in [OPERATIONAL INFORMATION REDACTED]. MTF Nu-7 was able to coordinate a counter-action with the assistance of on-site security personnel and successfully neutralized the CI assault team before they were able to exfiltrate from the outer perimeter of Area-\u2588\u2588.\nAddendum 1943-2: SCP-1943-2 Interrogation Log\n\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Who were you working with, and how many of you are left?\nSCP-1943-2: Zeta-three, Archangels. I'm the last one and you already know that.\n[irrelevant content abridged]\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I don't understand how \u2014\nSCP-1943-2: (laughs) No, of course you don't understand. You guys never do, and you never will. They'll eventually send more of us when you least expect it, and we'll get her eventually. You got lucky \u2014 damned lucky \u2014 this time, and that's the only reason we failed.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You expect me to believe that you sent two squads of augmented operatives just for a single low-level lab tech?\nSCP-1943-2: I don't give a shit what you believe. If you want to believe that she's just human, then that's entirely on you. If you don't, it still doesn't matter; eventually you'll get careless and we'll pick her up. Easier than getting milk from the corner store.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: And the fact that none of our tests have shown anything out of the ordinary at all about her?\nSCP-1943-2: Of course they haven't. Y'all have always been blind, and I'm the one with the ocular implants ripped out.\n\nAddendum 1943-3: Researcher Note\n\nAt this point, we have now tried every permutation of every possible test on her, including ones that I heavily objected to due to the danger inherent in the procedures. Absolutely nothing is out of the ordinary; as far as we can tell, she's just a normal, but very scared human being.\nThis wouldn't be the first time that the Insurgency has tried to turn our resources against ourselves, and it won't be the last. I see no reason why we need to continue to detain her like this; if we can't trust our own technology and we allow ourselves to question our own people in this way, then we're going down a path that doesn't lead anywhere good. I am formally requesting that Dr. Gruenwald be declassified and released.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSenior Observer\n\nRequest denied. Until we're absolutely sure, we can't take any chances.\nO5-\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1942 | SCP-1943 | SCP-1944 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1944\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1944 is to be disguised as a condemned building and kept under covert guard by two (2) undercover agents at all times. Any entry to SCP-1944 by researchers must be done via an underground entrance. Any civilians who have encountered SCP-1944 are to be taken into custody and dosed with a Class-A amnestic.\nDescription: SCP-1944 is a fast-food restaurant called 'Ascension Burger', located in \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Public records are uncertain as to when SCP-1944 was constructed, although it is estimated to have been some time in the early 1980's. No construction permits or other permissive documents are present in public records.\nWhen an individual, hereafter referred to as the subject, enters SCP-1944, they will be greeted by an instance of SCP-1944-1. SCP-1944-1 instances are humanoid entities which resemble individuals in their late teens or early twenties, wearing a bright yellow uniform with the words 'Ascension Burger' printed on the back. After the initial greeting by an instance of SCP-1944-1, the subject will be led to a nearby table and given the following menu:\n\nWelcome to Ascension Burger!\nOrder your delicious meal and throw off the self-destructive shackles of your physical existence! Kids drink free!\n\nRepentance Burger\nUniversal Truth Nuggets\nRemoval of the Concept of the Self Fries\nDestruction of Individual Selfishness Smoothie\nAn End to the Limitless Self-Worshiping Ego of the Human Race Cola (with ice)\n\nCondiments available on request.\n\nOrdering an item off the menu will result in the SCP-1944-1 instance leaving for a period ranging from three (3) to six (6) minutes to allegedly prepare the meal. SCP-1944-1 instances appear to prepare the item in the kitchen, but any attempt at observation of the kitchen area during this process will cause SCP-1944 instances to stop working until the observation has ceased.\nDuring the preparation process, physical items will begin to disappear from the location that the subject considers to be their personal residence. This process appears to favor more modern items such as televisions, telephones and computers, although if these are not present in the residence, items such as furniture and silverware may also be used.\nAfter the process is complete, an instance of SCP-1944-1 will return to the table of the subject. The item the subject will receive from the instance will be in the packaging of the one they ordered, but the actual food will be replaced by the broken and crushed remains of the taken objects. The subject, however, will perceive this as being the actual item which they ordered. They will persist in this belief even in cases where the consumption of the item is causing physical harm to them, such as when the item contains broken glass or electronic parts. The subject will claim to have enjoyed their meal, typically describing it as delicious. The subject will continue to believe that they have consumed actual food for a period ranging from one (1) to three (3) hours.\nIf, for whatever reason, the subject continues to consume objects ordered at SCP-1944, they will begin to experience mental delusions and instability. The nature of these delusions are variable in nature, although a common theme in them is that the subject is entering an enlightened state or ascending to a higher state of existence. These delusions are usually accompanied by vivid hallucinations, which do not appear to cause alarm to the subject.\n\nInterview Log 1944-1-1\n\nHide\n\nAttempted interview with a SCP-1944-1 instance conducted by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Interview was supervised by security personnel.\n\n<Begin Interview>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello.\nSCP-1944-1: Hey there! Welcome to Ascension Burger! How may I help you today, sir?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'd like to ask you a few questions, if that's all right.\nSCP-1944-1: Sure thing, sir! Here at Ascension Burger, customer satisfaction is our number one priority!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I was just wondering where you got the, ah, the materials for your food.\nSCP-1944-1: (frowns) We can't give Ascension Burger's secret recipe, sir! That's a company secret!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Which company is that?\n(SCP-1944-1 did not respond for a period of twenty (20) seconds.)\nSCP-1944-1: Hey there! Welcome to Ascension Burger! How may I help you today, sir?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We were just talking about your 'secret recipe'. Can you tell me why you use this recipe?\nSCP-1944-1: Sure thing, sir! Here at Ascension Burger, food quality is our number one priority!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I see. (takes out a cell-phone) Can you tell me what this is?\nSCP-1944-1: Sure thing, sir! Here at Ascension Burger, we're always happy to help a customer in need! That's a steel weighing stone tying you down to the putrid nature of your unenlightened physical state, sir!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Pardon?\nSCP-1944-1: Hey there! Welcome to Ascension Burger! How may I -\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: No, I'm still asking you a question here. (gestures to cell-phone) Can you tell me what you think of this?\nSCP-1944-1: Sure thing, sir! Here at Ascension Burger, the assisted enlightenment of those who scrounge through this vapid decadent earth hoarding false wealth just as the slothful beasts of old did is our number one priority!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You take offense at it, then?\nSCP-1944-1: (quickly) If you like it so much, why don't you eat it?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Excuse me?\nSCP-1944-1: Hey there! Welcome to Ascension Burger! How may I help you today?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: (sighs) Let's try something else. Where do you live?\nSCP-1944-1: When I'm stood here in Ascension Burger, I always feel at home, sir!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me where the other workers live?\nSCP-1944-1: Sure thing, sir! Here at Ascension Burger, however, we prefer the term 'service provider' over worker! It's not work if it's Ascension Burger!\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Well, where do the other service providers live?\nSCP-1944-1: Sure thing, sir! Here at Ascension Burger, we all live at Ascension Burger.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: We're getting nothing from this. End the interview.\n<End Interview>\n\nInterview Log 1944-2\n\nHide\n\nD-201987 had been used as a test subject for SCP-1944 many times in an attempt to evaluate the mental effects which SCP-1944 causes. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 conducted the interview, which was also supervised by security personnel.\n\n<Begin Interview>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello, D-201987.\n(D-201987 does not speak for thirty (30) seconds.)\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hello?\nD-201987: Sorry, Doc. I'm in China now, too. It's getting confusing. I don't think I'll have to be here much longer.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What do you mean by that?\nD-201987: It's like they say in the commercials, you know?\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Which commercials?\nD-201987: The Ascension Burger ones. Man walks up to friend at bus-stop, says 'what are you eating', other guy says 'I'm not eating, I'm evaluating the mistakes I have made in my obsession with the self-worship I have conducted', they both say Ascension Burger, thirty seconds. Cartoon man says rip off your skin, people go eat at Ascension Burger.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm afraid no such commercial has ever been aired, D-201987. Was this a dream you had?\nD-201987: I don't have dreams anymore, dreams aren't needed when you've thrown off the shackles of your former existence and accepted your role as a greater force at Ascension Burger.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me anything about the nature of SCP-1944?\nD-201987: It's the truth. Shows you the good way. It's a good truth. Good food. Good truth. Kids drink free. Saw the commercials in the air, everything's in the air if you know where to look. Show you that in the texture of the red beef. Ascension Burger, I mean.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You're claiming SCP-1944 has altered your perception of reality?\nD-201987: No, not really. Just let you see it all. There's a new lady with no skin dancing on a cloud, that's what I'm going to look like. That's what I'm going to look like at Ascension Burger! Skin's just space, just a waste of space. It's what's inside that you need, Doc.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Quite. Well, that'll be all for now, D-201987.\nD-201987: You should eat at Ascension Burger too, Doc. Good food, good truth, good prices. It's got the red beef: kids drink free. You should take a kid for no skin! (laughs) For no skin, good food at Ascension Burger too!\n<End Interview>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1943 | SCP-1944 | SCP-1945 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1945\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1945 is to be monitored from Site-46, located approximately 150 meters from the edge of the anomalous zone. All electronic devices required on site are to be stored within the Site-46 facility, and under no circumstances taken into the SCP-1945 anomalous zone.\nThe secrecy of SCP-1945 is to be maintained by a standard security/surveillance team in accordance with the object class, and the cover story of radioactive waste dumped upon the property disseminated in local press. Security breaches are to be handled via nonlethal means unless absolutely necessary and directed through local authorities.\nSCP-1945-1 is to be observed by Site-46 staff at all times. For the purpose of recording and analysis, Site-46 is to contain a secure computer setup with software capable of decrypting, compressing and responding to SCP-1945-1. Only one member of site staff may be in direct observation of the output data, with at least two additional staff present to ensure the observer's mental condition is not compromised. (See Incident Report SCP-1945-1.5).\nDue to the content of SCP-1945-1, one (1) personal defense weapon is to be kept in storage at Site-46 in the case of evacuation or repulsion of a hostile entity no firearms are to be kept on the person, or in proximity to, any member of Site-46 staff.\nDescription: SCP-1945 is an anomalous region located over a rural household in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. In all observed states the anomalous zone covers the entirety of the structure; however, the size and shape of the field is influenced by multiple conditions, including but not limited to temperature, humidity, electromagnetic waves of various wavelengths, and the presence of ferrous metal. The diameter of the anomalous area varies from an average of 49 meters at midnight to an average of 104 meters at noon.\nThe anomalous zone of SCP-1945 has an influence on the current-carrying capacities of all materials with an electrical resistivity of 2.4 units or lower. While any circuit with a power supply outside of the anomaly remains unaffected, retaining unchanged voltage, current and resistance outside of the anomalous area, any instances of appropriate material within SCP-1945 are saturated with a shifting electrical current identified to be digital audio output, resulting in the disruption or destruction of electronic devices. While this current is not usually capable of leaving the area of SCP-1945, a coating of lead to certain cable materials has allowed analog output to be extracted to Site-46, cataloged as SCP-1945-1.\nSCP-1945-1 is a signal carried by the current manifested within SCP-1945, and has been identified as a repeated Slow-Scan Television (SSTV) signal broadcast with a 36-second transmission time and a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels when translated into a visual format. SCP-1945-1 is transmitted at three times the reading speed of ordinary SSTV signals, requiring software to be modified in order to correctly convert the images.\nWhen converted, SCP-1945-1 appears as surveillance footage of a room that bears similarity to a standard Foundation humanoid containment cell, with the video source located at one corner of the room. SCP-1945-1 transmits five frames per minute. As the signal is uninterrupted at all times, SCP-1945-1 generates 7200 frames per 24-hour period, or 240 minutes of footage.\nAccording to SCP-1945-1 observation, the cell contains:\n\nOne (1) steel-frame bed with a basic mattress, pillow and sheet. The bed frame is fixed.\nOne (1) metal table, centered in the room.\nTwo (2) metal chairs, in line with the image source. Neither the chair or table are bolted to the floor. (See Document 1.3)\nThree (3) pieces of cutlery, consisting of a plate, cup, and spoon made of blue plastic. These are replaced three times a day whether or not food is consumed. No knife or fork have ever been observed. (See Document 1.1)\nA mirrored window, identified to be an observation room.\nAn adjoined room, presumed to be a bathroom, hidden from camera.\nMultiple books, stacks of paper and drawing implements.\nTwo (2) intercom speakers, situated at opposite corners of the room.\nA young female humanoid of fair skin and black hair, designated SCP-1945-2, believed to be the occupant of the cell, as SCP-1945-2 does not leave the security footage except under unusual circumstances. (See Document 1.3, 1.4 and 1.7)\n\nSCP-1945-1 has been observed to be outside of the control of the captors of SCP-1945-2. SCP-1945-1 has been interrupted on two occasions (See Document 1.2, 1.4) and modified on one (See Document 1.5). However, the current lead researcher on-site, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, has theorized that the signal may be related to SCP-1945-2, as both interruptions have been consistent with periods of traumatic unconsciousness.\nAs SCP-1945-1 has been determined to be a live feed as by Document 1.6, it is assumed that the location in the footage is under the effect of Type 1 time dilation at a ratio of 6:1.\nAdditional:\nThroughout observation of SCP-1945-1 there have been six separate instances in which SCP-1945-1 or its content has deviated from usual behavior. These are designated 1.2 through 1.7. Document 1.1 is a transcript of an 'average' daily routine. Note that all times listed in Document 1.1 are averaged from \u2588\u2588 days of recorded footage. Due to the effect of time dilation, true times are unknown. Times in all documents are approximated based on comparison between SCP-1945-1 and Foundation humanoid containment protocols.\n\n+ Document 1.1\n\n- Research Report SCP-1945-1.1\n\nSCP Involved: SCP-1945-2\nDate: N/A\n\n4:00 A.M: SCP-1945-2 awakens. This is accompanied by a notable decrease in signal interference, clearing nearly all image artifacts. By observed reactions of SCP-1945-2, it is assumed that she is awoken by some form of alarm or intercom. SCP-1945-2 moves around the room for the next three hours, showing signs of anxiety, moving between both chairs and the bed. SCP-1945-2 has been seen on multiple occasions to lay her head on the table or assume the fetal position on the bed, observed to be crying. At this time, lights within the cell are dimmed, making close observation of SCP-1945-2 difficult.\n\n6:30 A.M: The lights in the cell increase in luminosity to approximately 500 lumens.\n07:00 A.M: The cell holding SCP-1945-2 is unlocked and the first meal is delivered by an unidentified figure in a white lab coat. SCP-1945-2 rarely moves from whatever position she is in until the deliverer has left and the cell has been locked.\n07:15 A.M: SCP-1945-2 finishes her meal and pushes the plate aside, moving one chair to the furthest corner from the camera and staring at it for approximately one hour, after which she returns to casual behavior. It should be noted that SCP-1945-2 rarely makes use of drawing implements; however, she has been observed to damage books and tear up large quantities of paper over the course of several hours.\n03:30 P.M: Two armed guards enter the room in full body armor, moving SCP-1945-2 and the chair away from the table and holding her in her seat. A third figure approaches, applying an unknown item to the wrist of SCP-1945-2. At this point, SCP-1945-2 quickly falls unconscious, causing extreme interference to SCP-1945-1, rendering approximately 75% of signal data unrecoverable. Footage of the following 15 minutes has not given any indication of what occurs during this period of unconsciousness.\n03:45 P.M: SCP-1945-2 awakens on the bed, indicated by a sudden increase in video quality. SCP-1945-2 does not move from the bed, nor has she been observed to move at all after 3:30 P.M.\n05.30 P.M: Third meal is delivered to the cell containing SCP-1945-2. SCP-1945-2 shows no signs of acknowledgement and has never been observed to leave the bed.\n06:00 P.M: SCP-1945-2 falls asleep. This is accompanied by a slow decrease in quality, ultimately rendering approximately 60% of signal data unrecoverable. Interference appears to be that of a second SSTV string overlapping with the first. The content of the second SSTV string is unknown.\n\n+ Document 1.2\n\n- Test Log SCP-1945-1.2\n\nSCP Involved: SCP-1945-2\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: After extensive analysis of SCP-1945, a test was approved in order to determine whether the signal effect of SCP-1945 worked in both directions.\nProcedure: A second cable of copper wire was trailed from Site-46 to within the field of SCP-1945 but earthed separately to the main circuit. A 60-second audio file consisting of single-tone beeps at one-second intervals was digitized and applied to the cable. Results were observed via SCP-1945-1. Test commenced at 07:25 A.M, during a period when SCP-1945-2 had shown little to no movement.\nResults: Exactly seven frames after the signal terminated, SCP-1945-2 moved from her location, standing and turning to face the speakers. She then returned to the seat, moving it to the side of the table opposite the door.\nSCP-1945-2 proceeded to sit, and remained as such, without movement, until 12:00 P.M. When her meal was to be delivered, SCP-1945-2 grasped and flipped the table towards the door, following which she used a chair to assault the person delivering the food. After incapacitating the person, SCP-1945-2 attempted to escape the room, leaving visual range for 12.4 seconds before being forcibly dragged back into the room by two additional figures in full body armor. In the face of continued resistance, SCP-1945-2 was injected with an unknown substance by one of the figures. SCP-1945-1 reached 75% data corruption in 15.7 seconds, indicating unconsciousness.\nAnalysis: Previous lack of movement at the time of the test indicates that SCP-1945-2 was capable of perceiving the signal sent into SCP-1945. However, due to her extreme reaction, it is the opinion of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 that no subsequent tests be conducted without further observation of SCP-1945-2.\n\n+ Document 1.3\n\n-  Surveillance Report SCP-1945-1.3\n\nSCP Involved: SCP-1945-2\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDescription: Following the events of Test Log SCP-1945-1.2 the previous day, SCP-1945-2 deviated widely from previously observed routine. SCP-1945-2 slept until 07:00 A.M, and was not awoken during the deliveries of food. SCP-1945-2 was observed pacing the cell over the course of several hours, finally settling at the table at approximately 10:45 A.M. Unusual activity ceased until 3:15 P.M, at which point SCP-1945-2 began to move furniture to barricade the door, including the table, both chairs, and bedding. SCP-1945-2 then propped herself against the door, and held the door shut for the following 62 minutes, before being forced back by a pair of armored guards.\nAt this point, SCP-1945-2 manifested an anomalous effect whose exact nature is unknown. Exact times were measured at the time of the disturbance.\n\n0.0s: SCP-1945-2 manifests effect. SCP-1945-2 stands in the center of the room, head tilted back and hands clenched. Armored guards attempt to engage SCP-1945-2.\n0.7s: Guards recoil, showing signs of disorientation and pain.\n4.4s: SCP-1945-2 falls to her knees. Both guards appear incapacitated, falling to the floor and remaining motionless.\n7.8s: SCP-1945-2 returns to standing.\n9.2s: Observation-room glass shatters outwards from the position of SCP-1945-2. SCP-1945-1 is obscured by what is assumed to be a fracture in the camera lens.\n9.8s: Both speakers in the room simultaneously catch fire.\n10.6s: SCP-1945-2 ends the effect, as noted by movement from her previous stance, dropping to her knees again.\n16.4s: SCP-1945-2 recovers, climbing through the broken window and leaving visual range.\n\nThe data corruption of SCP-1945-1 began to increase as soon as SCP-1945-2 left the room. 5 minutes after the escape attempt, SCP-1945-1 ceased audio for the first and only time since the beginning of observation. SCP-1945-1 resumed broadcasting approximately 14 hours later, providing an image of SCP-1945-2 resting upon her bed with no signs of damage to the room.\n\n+ Document 1.4 - Level 3 Clearance Required\n\n- Surveillance Report SCP-1945-1.4\n\nSCP Involved: SCP-1945-2\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDescription: At approximately 5:40 P.M, lighting in the cell containing SCP-1945-2 went out. Secondary lighting kicked in after 30 seconds, revealing that SCP-1945-2 had moved from the bed and was repeatedly striking the door with both fists. Observation of her behavior suggests she was able to hear, or by some other means perceive, something that caused her great distress. This behavior continued for another 43 seconds, at which point an unknown non-humanoid entity entered the cell via destruction of the far wall. Showing no physical harm, the entity proceeded to grasp and throw SCP-1945-2 across the length of the room, causing an immediate drop in the quality of SCP-1945-1, rendering approximately 87% of signal data unrecoverable.\nWhile video quality prevents extended analysis of the entity, it has been noted by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 that it bears resemblance to [DATA REDACTED] before it incurred damage during recovery by Foundation personnel. As such, the frames and video segment containing footage of Incident 1.4 are to be removed from storage at Site-46 and moved to a more secure site.\n\n+ Document 1.5 - Level 4 Clearance Required\n\n- Incident Report SCP-1945-1.5\n\nSCP Involved: SCP-1945-1\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDescription: At approximately 2:43 P.M, SCP-1945-1 ceased to transmit for a total of 60 minutes, during which time Junior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was assigned to monitor until the return of the signal. Upon the return of SCP-1945-1, the transmission consisted of uniform black frames with negligible interference.\nSix minutes and forty seconds after the reactivation of SCP-1945-1, a frame was transmitted containing an Hemingway-class memetic kill agent, as later confirmed by Foundation analysis. Consistent with Hemingway-class memetic compulsions, Junior Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 retrieved the emergency firearm located at Site-46 from storage, and killed Junior Researchers \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 before committing suicide. Regular transmission returned 47 minutes after the distribution of the memetic image.\nFollowing this incident, a layer of artificial interference was applied to SCP-1945-1 in order to disrupt memetic images. With the exception of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, all staff were transferred from Site-46 to undergo psychological evaluation and replaced with researchers unaware of the previous incident.\nAddendum: Following the transfer of the memetic frame to Sector-07 for research purposes, Foundation analysts discovered that an identical instance was already in Foundation storage. Designated MKA-0277, the image was attached to a decommissioned Foundation protocol regarding the deterrence or elimination of surveillance from beyond the Foundation's physical reach. Staff below Security Level 4 are not to be made aware of this discovery. Document SCP-1945-1.5 is now classified as an attack upon the Foundation and its assets.\n\n+ Document 1.6\n\n- Test Log SCP-1945-1.6\n\nSCP Involved: SCP-1945-2\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nSubject: Following the events of Document SCP-1945-1.5 a second attempt to contact SCP-1945-2 was made in order to discover more about Incident 1.5.\nProcedure: For the second test a SSTV signal was developed featuring the words 'Can you hear us' upon a plain background. As in Test Log 1.2 the signal (slowed by a factor of six in order to match the time dilation of SCP-1945-1) was digitized and sent into the range of SCP-1945. Test began at approximately 7:25 A.M.\nResults: SCP-1945-2 showed an immediate reaction to the signal; however, no response was made until the transmission had reached completion. At this point, SCP-1945-2 approached the camera, looking at it directly and nodding to show affirmation.\nAnalysis: It appears that SCP-1945-2 is by some unknown means capable of perceiving and understanding SSTV transmissions. It is also notable that SCP-1945-2 is aware of the observation conducted via the video source.\n\n+ Document 1.7 - Level 4 Clearance Required\n\n- Surveillance Report SCP-1945-1.7\n\nSCP Involved: SCP-1945-1, SCP-1945-2\nDate: \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nDescription: At approximately 2:43 A.M, SCP-1945-2 was removed from the visual range of SCP-1945-1 by two armored guards. SCP-1945-2 woke immediately, struggling and attempting to assault the guards when grasped. Despite considerable resistance, SCP-1945-2 was removed from the room without incident. Quality of SCP-1945-1 began to decline approximately 37 seconds later. Approximately two minutes following the removal of SCP-1945-2, another armored figure approached the source of SCP-1945-1, and proceeded to move it from its location. Despite this, SCP-1945-1 continued to transmit, slowly declining in quality. SCP-1945-1 has continued to transmit to the current date; however, the quality of the signal has not improved, rendering all frames transmitted since then unrecognizable.\nAddendum: After extensive audio scrubbing in an attempt to repair the last identifiable signals transmitted from SCP-1945-1, a single frame was located depicting an icon printed onto the body armor of the guard who removed the video source of SCP-1945-1. The icon has not been previously attributed to any GoI's, and no previous examples have been recorded.\n\nIcon recovered from SCP-1945-1\n\nInvestigation into the origin and meaning of the icon is currently ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1944 | SCP-1945 | SCP-1946 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1946\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1946 is contained at Site-116 in its AVB (Anomalous Vehicle Bay), on lot #1542/A. No personnel are to enter SCP-1946 unless testing procedures are underway, and only D-Class personnel are to be allowed access to SCP-1946 during these procedures. As repeated attempts have shown, SCP-1946's main anomalous effect manifests too rapidly for affected subjects to be retrieved, and leaves subjects in a state of physiological stasis. Therefore, any personnel used in testing of SCP-1946 is to be considered permanently attached to this project. As the available space inside SCP-1946 is both non-anomalous and finite, requests for testing are to be screened for feasibility. Exploration of SCP-1946, if needed, is to be performed using robotic reconnaissance equipment.\nDescription: SCP-1946 is a 1986 Airstream Excella-II trailer, converted into a small mobile diner. It is fully furnished, with a 3 m x 1.5 m kitchen area situated in the back, containing (amongst others) a dishwasher, a deep fryer, a grill and a stove. In addition, this area also contains SCP-1946-1, SCP-1946-3 and SCP-1946-5. Towards the front of SCP-1946 is a ten-person seating area in a traditional American diner style, with red leather upholstered bar stools positioned next to a high wall-mounted table running along the left side of SCP-1946. This also contains SCP-1946-2, SCP-1946-4, SCP-1946-6, SCP-1946-7 and SCP-1946-10. Also in the front of SCP-1946 is the trailer's toilet. It contains both a chemical toilet and SCP-1946-11. The kitchen and seating area are separated by a small counter on which a cash register and SCP-1946-9 sit.\nSCP-1946-1 through -11 are subjects previously exposed to SCP-1946's anomalous effect. All but SCP-1946-8 remain inside SCP-1946. SCP-1946-8 is deceased, and was examined to determine potential alterations to subjects' physiology. None were found, though SCP-1946-8's remains have not been noted to undergo decomposition since the subject expired.\nSCP-1946's anomalous effect manifests itself when a human being is introduced to its interior. Within approximately 3 minutes of exposure to SCP-1946, subjects will begin to lose any previously established identity and personality, and begin imitating elements of SCP-1946's interior.1 This process rapidly completes, with the longest cycle from start to finish taking approximately 2 minutes. Subjects first become agitated and confused, before gradually losing all ability to form coherent speech. However, an affected subject does not lose the basic ability to produce sounds. Multiple subjects have been recorded vocalizing in an attempt to more closely imitate an element of SCP-1946 (please refer to addendum 1946-A-01 for examples.) Attempts to communicate verbally with subjects after completion of the anomalous process have yielded no results. However, reactions can be provoked from subjects imitating elements with (digital or analog) controls using remote manipulation equipment. Subjects affected by SCP-1946 appear to enter a state of physiological stasis, do not appear to need sustenance, and have not been shown to undergo normal physiological processes.\nNote that as subjects experience SCP-1946's effect, imitated elements inside SCP-1946 do not disappear. Subjects affected by SCP-1946 simply assume a stationary position near their source element, attempting to move as close as possible to it. Subjects will become mobile if they perceive an opportunity to more accurately mimic their source.\nCurrently, no known remedy exists for SCP-1946's effect. Subjects prematurely retrieved from SCP-1946 continued the transformational process, and were reintroduced to SCP-1946 for ease of containment.\nAddendum 1946-A-01:\n\nDesignation\nElement\nNotes\n\nSCP-1946-1\nDeep fryer\nRemoved and ingested all oil from SCP-1946's original deep fryer. Frequently attempts to insert the original wire basket into its mouth.\n\nSCP-1946-2\nBarstool\nRemains on its haunches and attempts to turn its head as far as physically possible at irregular intervals.\n\nSCP-1946-3\nDishwasher\nProduces rumbling sounds and appears to swirl large amounts of saliva around in its mouth. Has attempted to eat utensils and crockery.\n\nSCP-1946-4\nNeon sign\nCurrently standing upright against the short wall nearest to the first door. Has attempted to contort its body to spell out words, and to plug into SCP-1946's nearest wall socket.\n\nSCP-1946-5\nGrill plate\nFrequently spits saliva into the air. Has attempted to interface with SCP-1946's supply of gas canisters.\n\nSCP-1946-6\nWall-mounted clock\nProduced ticking sounds until \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. No vocalizations recorded afterwards.\n\nSCP-1946-7\nPicture frame\nHas attached photo originally contained in actual picture frame to its face using a cocktail skewer and attempted to attach itself to SCP-1946's right wall\n\nSCP-1946-8\nBarstool\nSee SCP-1946-2. Mirrored behavior was noted before it succeeded in turning its neck beyond fracturing point.\n\nSCP-1946-9\nCash register\nIngested all cash from SCP-1946's original register. Has infrequently reproduced both coins and remains of bills.\n\nSCP-1946-10\nBlackboard\nNaked. Has used markers found in SCP-1946 to write out a menu on its body. Menu contains nonsensical items such as 'Tongue Rock Custard', 'Colon Needle Soup', and 'Frequent Boeing Foot Noodles'. Currently standing up on SCP-1946's wall-mounted table\n\nSCP-1946-11\nChemical toilet\n[DATA EXPUNGED] and frequently imitates flushing sounds.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Investigation into whether this effect is a variation of the one observed in SCP-1539 or visa versa is under investigation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1945 | SCP-1946 | SCP-1947 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1947\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1947 is to be contained in a room shielded with a minimum of two (2) cm of lead. SCP-1947 is currently held in room 214-B at Site-16. SCP-1947 is not to be removed from room 214-B without the consent of an O5-level director.\nSCP-1947 is to remain within a one (1) m3 copper mesh enclosure at all times. Radio and microwave receivers are to be placed within the enclosure and checked for consistency on a monthly basis. Any change in SCP-1947's emissions should be recorded and reported to Dr. Alberts. Any further experimentation on SCP-1947 is strictly forbidden.\nDescription: SCP-1947 is a sphere with a diameter of approximately 46 cm. Two lobes protrude from the sphere on opposite sides. The exposed surface of SCP-1947 is mainly composed of an iron-nickel alloy with trace amounts of indium.\nSCP-1947 was found near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Zambia on approximately \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It was initially discovered in a small crater by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a local farmer. SCP-1947 was brought to the attention of the Foundation by Agent Mhone, a low-level operative stationed in Zambia.\nStandard testing procedures for potentially anomalous objects revealed that SCP-1947 was periodically emitting microwaves with a frequency of either 1415 or 1425 MHz. The emissions were found to alternate between the two frequencies in a manner which encoded a series of images. For further details see Technical Report 1947-A.\nAs of \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 SCP-1947 has halted the emission of microwaves and is now emitting high-power radio waves with varying frequencies of approximately 6 GHz. Current emissions are being directed to an area in space [DATA REDACTED], roughly towards the galactic centre. All transmissions by SCP-1947 should be blocked to prevent unauthorized reception of the signals. The current status of SCP-1947 is addressed in Document 1947-B (available to personnel with appropriate clearance).\n\n+ Technical Report 1947-A\n\n- Access Granted\n\nTechnical Report 1947-A\nSCP-1947 was originally classified as safe and given a low research priority. Junior researcher Schertz was assigned to SCP-1947 for a period of 3 years; his final report is appended. It was his findings which prompted the upgrade of SCP-1947 from Safe to Euclid as well as the updated containment procedures. Personnel with level-4 clearance or higher are able to access the supplementary data provided in Document 1947-B.\n-Dr. Alberts\n\nSCP-1947 Technical Report\nUpon discovering that SCP-1947 was emitting microwaves I was tasked with recording and analysing its output. The emissions of SCP-1947 encoded a series of images; these are presented below. The relevant technical details are included.\nSCP-1947 was found to emit microwaves with a frequency of either 1415 MHz or 1425 MHz. Analysis revealed that microwaves of a given frequency were emitted by SCP-1947 for a minimum of 1.73 seconds before switching to the alternate frequency. The longest continuous emission of a given frequency was 176.43 seconds. Emission occurred in blocks of 17,643.73 seconds, and after each block SCP-1947 would stop transmitting for 79.58 seconds before continuing with the next block. After 5 blocks were transmitted a double length pause of 159.16 seconds was observed before the sequence would repeat again.\nEventually the significance of the minimum emission time of 1.73 seconds became apparent. The frequencies were emitted for variable times, but they were all multiples of 1.73 seconds. It seemed clear that an emission of a given frequency for 1.73 seconds was the discrete unit of SCP-1947's code. At this point I was sure that the code was binary in nature \u2013 one frequency was analogous to 1, the other to 0.\nThe breakthrough came after I realised that each block of emissions equated to 10,201 times 1.73. The square root of 10,201 is 101, a prime number. I arranged each 1 and 0 on a 101 by 101 grid and a pattern became apparent. In the set of images shown below each image is a 101 by 101 square: each black pixel represents 1.73 seconds of emission at 1415 MHz and each white pixel represents 1.73 seconds of emission at 1425 MHz. These images represent the totality of data transmitted by SCP-1947's binary code.\nImage 1:\n\nThis seems to be a reference image; each bar has a length corresponding to a prime number between 2 and 97.\nImage 2:\n\nThe top of the image appears to be a stylised graphic of a star system with 6 planets. If that is correct the brackets around the 4th planet from the star could represent a ringed planet or a planet of particular importance.\nThe lower half of the image appears to be some sort of map relating the position of the star system to astronomical landmarks.\nImage 3:\n\nThis image appears to be a stylised representation of a bipedal creature. The circular object to the right of the image has a strong resemblance to SCP-1947. If the image is to scale the bipedal creature would be approximately 3 metres tall.\nImage 4:\n\nUnknown. Speculations include a stellar field map, genetic information of the creature shown in image 3, or yet another code.\nImage 5:\n\nThis image was discovered to be a representation of energy levels in a hydrogen atom. An electron transitioning from the second lowest to the lowest energy level (n=2 to n=1) in a hydrogen atom releases a photon with a wavelength of 122 nm \u2013 this is shown in the top left of the image. The bottom of the image was determined to display photons with a wavelength of 244 nm directed against SCP-1947.\nAfter the meaning of the 5th image was discovered we tried exposing SCP-1947 to a UV laser with a wavelength of 244 nm. We had hoped that this would reveal more information about the nature of SCP-1947. However, SCP-1947 stopped transmitting microwaves after we exposed it to the UV laser. We then found that it had switched to emitting radio waves at a frequency of around 6 GHz.\nThe radio waves being emitted now by SCP-1947 are frequency modulated in a complex way - the current signal is beyond our capabilities to decipher. Additionally, the signal is highly directional and highly powerful. SCP-1947 is sending a signal into space and [DATA REDACTED BY REQUEST OF O5-COMMAND].\n-Junior Researcher Schertz\n\nThe following information is classified. Access is available to all level-4 personnel and above on a need-to-know basis.\n\n+ Document 1947-B\n\n- Access Granted\n\nThis document assumes at least cursory familiarity with the technical report prepared by Junior Researcher Schertz.\nOn 23-02-2008 I authorized the use of a UV laser on SCP-1947. We initially thought that SCP-1947 had been deactivated by exposure to the laser. However, three weeks later we discovered the new radio emissions. They encode a highly complex signal which we studied for almost a year without making any progress on the decoding. All we managed to discover was that SCP-1947 continuously broadcast a signal with repeating and non-repeating elements. Eventually we realised that the radio waves being transmitted by SCP-1947 were directed towards the constellation Scorpius. This directionality was maintained regardless of the orientation of SCP-1947.\nIt is now apparent that SCP-1947 was broadcasting information towards Scorpius for a period of approximately one year. The signals sent from SCP-1947 during that time period will undoubtedly reach their intended destination at some point in the future. As of 18-01-2009, SCP-1947 is contained within an electromagnetically shielded room; this should prevent any additional transmission of information.\nCuriously, the central location in the \"star map\" provided in the second image from SCP-1947 (See technical report) does not appear to correspond to any star in the vicinity of Scorpius. The lines shown are not correlated with the known positions of stars, pulsars, nebulae or other potential astronomical landmarks. Additionally, no star near Scorpius is known to possess six planets in the configuration shown by the first image from SCP-1947.\nSince SCP-1947 was found there have been four additional known discoveries of very similar objects; one in the US, two in Russia and one in Thailand. These additional SCP-1947 like objects (designated SCP-1947-L) were recently determined to transmit similar sets of images by the same method as SCP-1947, although each object appears to present a different version of images two and four. The four different iterations of image two decoded so far are roughly similar except for the presentation of a different configuration of the star system at the top of the image as well as a superficially similar \"star map\" with the lines in alternate positions. None of these additional \"star maps\" appear to correspond to locations near Scorpius. Also, each object analysed encodes a version of image four with a different pattern in the central square. The meaning of image four is still unclear. At least one SCP-1947-L encodes a sixth image of a seemingly random pattern of dots similar to those in image four. Three SCP-1947-L's are currently stored in an electromagnetically shielded deep storage locker at Site-21; these have not been \"activated\" by exposure to a UV laser.\nAt least one SCP-1947-L is not currently held by the Foundation, and acquisition of the missing SCP-1947-L is a high-priority goal. The fact that at least five objects similar to SCP-1947 (including SCP-1947 itself) are known to exist is a worrying prospect. Considering the likely extraterrestrial origin of SCP-1947 this raises the possibility that a large number of SCP-1947-L's may be scattered around the galaxy to serve an unknown end.\n- Dr. Alberts\n\n\u00ab SCP-1946 | SCP-1947 | SCP-1948 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1948\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1948 is to be kept in a standard sized avian cage, kept in the minimum security animal containment facility. It does not require any special treatment or security beyond that of non-anomalous members of its species. The cage must be checked for signs of weather related damage periodically due to the nature of the specimen. The specimen is allowed one (1) hour outside its cage every day under the supervision of resident ornithologist Dr. Erin and meteorologist Dr. Anderson, in order to keep its well being. It is to be released only within the confines of Dr. Erin's designated indoor research area.\nDescription: The specimen is a male adult Turdus merula, or Common Blackbird. Its anomalous nature stems from its ability to alter the natural temperature and wind flow in an area of approximately seventy-five (75) kilometers around it at will, the effects of this ability being strongest at the epicenter, namely the specimen itself. SCP-1948's weather control abilities are fairly tame, and are incapable of creating any extreme conditions, such as massive heat waves or sudden storms. The specimen seems to prefer a mildly warm weather of around twenty-seven (27) degrees centigrade, and will usually alter the weather to fit this preference.\nThe specimen was recovered from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a town known for its tourism industry and remarkably fair weather for its general area. Recovery was problematic and met with armed resistance due to SCP-1948's importance in local traditions (see Recovery Log).\n\n+ Show Recovery Log\n\n- Hide Recovery Log\n\nThe Foundation was first alerted to the existence of SCP-1948 after the new meteorology station at site \u2588\u2588 picked up unusual weather patterns in the town's general area. Agents \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588 were sent to investigate.\nArriving at the town at \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2\u2588\u2588\u2588 , the agents began questioning the natives about the town's unusually fair and warm weather for the season. At first, the townsfolk answered their questions politely and casually, but as the agents continued their investigation over the following days, became increasingly restless and hostile towards the agents. Eventually, on the night of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2\u2588\u2588\u2588, two weeks after the agents' arrival, the agents discovered the existence of SCP-1948 while eavesdropping on a covert meeting of the town's elders. While attempting to contact Command, the agents were discovered and as a result the townsfolk made an attempt on their lives. Five (5) townsfolk were killed in the ensuing firefight, as well as Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588, moderately injured, only narrowly escaped. Mobile Task Force \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was dispatched to subdue the residents of the town and capture SCP-1948. Members of the Task Force were able to quickly overpower the townsfolk with minimal use of lethal force and take them into captivity, as well as capture SCP-1948. After questioning, most captured townsfolk were given class-A amnestics and released, while the remaining few directly involved in the death of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 remained in Foundation custody and were [REDACTED].\nTests on SCP-1948 found no relation between its weather control abilities and the townsfolk's increased hostility.\nAddendum: The following is an interview with \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a local constable in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (henceforth INT-5), shortly after Mobile Task Force \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's raid on the town.\n\nInterviewed: INT-5\nInterviewer: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: INT-5 is suffering from various minor injuries inflicted during the fight with Mobile Task Force \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, but appears calm and collected. The subject speaks of SCP-1948 presence at the time of the town's foundation, though it is impossible for SCP-1948 to have been alive at the time considering the average life span of the Common Blackbird.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: INT-5, why did you attack Agents \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588?\nINT-5: They knew too much. We couldn't let them spread the word. It would have destroyed \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. No one could ever know.\nDr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What makes you think their discovery of SCP-1948 would have such effects on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\nINT-5: It's not just that. They heard what we did to please the Idol. They couldn't understand. It has always been like this, ever since \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was first founded. The Idol protected us, made us prosperous. But sometimes it wouldn't, and the weather would change, and people stopped coming. We knew we had to please it somehow. We tried everything, but nothing would work. So we turned to the old ways.\n\nDr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Human sacrifice.\nINT-5: Yes. We didn't do it often, only when it was necessary. Only when the Idol wouldn't give us spring. Only then. We did what we had to. The Idol demanded it, and we submitted. We kept it quiet, only chose people from the town no one would miss: castoffs and vagabonds, mostly.\nDr \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did SCP-1948 ever directly demand sacrifice? Did you have any proof your sacrifice was working?\nINT-5: (shaking his head) It never said anything. But every time we made a sacrifice, spring would eventually return. It worked, and our town flourished. We knew we could depend on the old ways.\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: Subject was given class-A amnestics shortly after the end of the interview and released, having no direct involvement in the death of Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nAddendum SCP-1948-1: Further examination of SCP-1948's weather changes in captivity found a pattern to them: approximately every five years, when the quasiperiodic climate pattern known as El Ni\u00f1o occurs across the Pacific Ocean, the specimen's preferred temperature would drop from twenty seven (27) degrees centigrade to five (5) degrees centigrade for a period of three months. This correlated to the time of the human sacrifice practiced by the residents of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, though the pattern continued regularly without any need for the sacrifice practiced by the locals, which appears to have no effect on the weather change.\nAddendum SCP-1948-2: A request has been made to attempt to breed SCP-1948 with non-anomalous members of its species in order to check the possibility the specimen described by the locals as existing at the time of the town's founding was simply an ancestor of SCP-1948. Confirmation pending.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1947 | SCP-1948 | SCP-1949 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1949\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Jonathan Harris is to be kept in a 10m x 10m x 10m chamber at Site-122's Humaniform Containment Center. The containment structure is divided into three floors, each three meters in height. Jonathan Harris is not to be referred to by his SCP Foundation casefile number at any time. Jonathan Harris may be referred to as Jon, Jonathan, Mister Harris, Harris, Jon Harris, Jonathan Harris, or Jack. Jonathan Harris is not to be referred to at any time as Jonny or Jonny Harris.\nJonathan Harris is not to be fed on the normal Humaniform SCP feeding regimen. Instead, between midnight and noon each Sunday of each week, Jonathan Harris will file a weekly meal request to SCP Foundation personnel. Jonathan Harris is to be allowed a meal budget of $100 per week. If Jonathan Harris exceeds his meal budget, the remaining meals will be replaced with standard meals for Humaniform SCP objects in containment. SCP Foundation personnel are to take every reasonable measure to provide Jonathan Harris his requested meals within the budget available.\nJonathan Harris is not to be clothed in the normal uniforms provided to Humaniform SCPs. Instead, Jonathan Harris will file a monthly clothing allowance to SCP Foundation personnel between noon and midnight of the first Sunday of each month. Jonathan Harris is to be allowed a clothing budget of $1200 per year. Jonathan Harris is to be allowed a reasonable amount of closet space, and must turn in all worn or damaged clothing to SCP Foundation personnel for destruction.\nJonathan Harris has been provided a moderate furniture allowance, including bed, flat screen television with cable access, couch, Playstation 4 video game console, and Kindle e-book reader. Jonathan Harris has also been provided with a custom-built personal computer, although access to the Internet is forbidden. Jonathan Harris has been provided a discretionary budget of $100 per month for educational materials, personal hygiene materials, entertainment, and so on and so forth. Any funds that have not been spent at the end of the month may be rolled over into the next month's discretionary budget, as may any unspent funds from Jonathan Harris' clothing allowance. No funds from Jonathan Harris's meal allowance may roll over at the end of the week: all unspent funds are to be considered forfeited.\nIn all other cases, Jonathan Harris is to be considered a Humaniform SCP artifact, and should be treated as such.\nViolation of any of the above containment parameters is to be considered a breach of Protocol 1949-Zulu, and must be corrected within 24 hours to prevent a containment breach.\nFurther addendum to containment procedures should be added to this document upon completion of each year's Protocol 1949-Bravo.\nDescription: SCP-1949 is a parchment scroll located in Site-122's Non-Humaniform Containment Center in a sealed scroll case with an acrylic reading window. The document is a contract written up between the SCP Foundation and an individual referred to only as \"X.\" The contract describes a series of protocols that must be followed to maintain containment of Jonathan Harris, whom the document refers to as the Prisoner.\nA full outline of all Protocols can be found in Addendum 1949-0, access to which is limited to L4 and higher personnel. However, three of these Protocols are relevant to this document, and are described below.\n\nProtocol 1949-Alpha describes the conditions in which Jonathan Harris is to be housed. The salient points are listed in the containment procedures above.\n\nProtocol 1949-Bravo describes a contest that is to be carried out between Jonathan Harris and a representative of the SCP Foundation between 11pm and midnight, local time, each December 31st. The contest is to be a contest of pure luck: flipping a coin, rolling dice, or drawing cards are all options for valid contests. Should Jonathan Harris win this contest, he is to be allowed one reasonable concession (as described under Protocol 1949-Charlie through Hotel). Should the SCP Foundation representative win the contest, one previously allowed concession may be rescinded, or a new restriction added (as described under Protocol 1949-India through Kilo.)\n\nProtocol 1949-Zulu describes the penalties for breach of contract, the proper procedures to correct breach of contract, and the penalties for failing to do so within a reasonable amount of time. Access to this portion of SCP-1949 is restricted to L4 or higher personnel. Memetic defenses are in place to prevent viewing of Procedure 1949-Zulu except by authorized personnel.\n\nAddendum: Transcript of Interview between Jonathan Harris and O5-11 on 12-31-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nO5-11: \"Good evening, Jonathan Harris.\"\nJonathan Harris: \"Do you have to call me that every time?\"\nO5-11: \"It was your request ten years ago that we no longer refer to you as SCP-1949-A. Are you rescinding that agreement, Jonathan Harris?\"\nJonathan Harris: \"\u2026 no.\"\nO5-11: \"Very well. If you had done so, Jonathan Harris, you would have been considered in breach of contract under Protocol 1949-Zulu and would have lost all prior concessions to date. Are you prepared to carry out Protocol 1949-Bravo, Jonathan Harris?\"\nJonathan Harris: \"Let's get this over with. Heads.\"\nO5-11: \"The coin has landed on heads. You may name your concession at this time, Jonathan Harris.\"\nJonathan Harris: \"Can I go home now?\"\nO5-11: \"That would be a violation of Protocol 1949-Delta. As has been related to you every single time you have asked this question to date, Jonathan Harris.\"\nJonathan Harris: \"Fine. Then can I see my wife?\"\nO5-11: \"Contact with your family is forbidden under Protocol 1949-Echo, Jonathan Harris.\"\nJonathan Harris: \"Can you at least let me know that they're alive? I haven't seen them in over \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 years. Is my wife still alive? Does she think I'm dead? Has she remarried? What about my kids?\"\nO5-11: \"Contact with your family is forbidden under Protocol 1949-Echo, Jonathan Harris.\"\nJonathan Harris: \"\u2026 fine, then, you fucking cold-hearted bastard. You want my concession? I want you fuckers to come in naked and paint yourself blue every time you come in here. All right?\"\nO5-11: \"Your concession is recorded and acknowledged. This concludes this year's Protocol 1949-Bravo. Good day, Jonathan Harris.\"\nJonathan Harris: \"Fuck you.\"\nNote: At the next Protocol 1949-Bravo, Foundation personnel won the contest of luck, and rescinded Jonathan Harris' hygienic items as their concession. Two weeks later, Jonathan Harris and the SCP Foundation undertook a Protocol 1949-Zulu mediation. The concession that Foundation personnel paint their skin blue and disrobe was then rescinded in return for Jonathan Harris' toilet paper privileges.\n\nAddendum: Medical Officer's assessment, 1-1-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nJonathan Harris' age and increasingly unhealthy diet (exacerbated by his mental state) have resulted in a marked decline in his health in the past year. It is estimated that Jonathan Harris will be deceased within five years, at this present rate of decline.\nAs Jonathan Harris' death will be considered a breach of contract by Jonathan Harris under Protocol 1949-Zulu, the end result will be an end to a need for any containment of SCP-1949. Medical personnel are to be reminded, however, that failure to provide adequate medical care to Jonathan Harris is also considered a breach of Protocol 1949-India. Medical personnel must provide Jonathan Harris a truthful and complete assessment of his current health condition, and advice on how to maintain and improve his health. However, under Jonathan Harris' own concessions regarding his meal schedule, medical personnel are not allowed to make changes to Jonathan Harris' diet against his wishes.\nDr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Chief Medical Officer, Site-122.\n\nOther popular works by this author\n\nHide list\n\nSCPs\n\nSCP-2317\n\nSCP-231\n\nDr Clef's Proposal\n\nSCP-048\n\nSCP-447\n\nSCP-016\n\nSCP-4960\n\nSCP-823\n\nSCP-953\n\nSCP-572\n\nSCP-450\n\nSPC-1764\n\nSCP-668\n\nSCP-297\n\nSCP-807\n\nSCP-1949\n\nSCP-233\n\nSCP-2461\n\nSCP-031\n\nSCP-784-ARC\n\nTales, Canons, and Hubs\n\nTranscript of Dr. Clef's seminar, \"Reality Benders and You: How to Survive When Existence Doesn't.\"\n\nOf Multiverses and Dandelion Wine\n\nDa Capo al Fine\n\nTermination_Order\n\nOperation \"Camp Granada\"\n\nChowderclef\n\nRascal One Actual\n\nPrivate Hell\n\nWhat's In A Name?\n\nTranscript of a lecture given by Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on Applied Thaumatology.\n\n. . . the best and the wisest man whom I have ever known.\n\nContingency\n\nTranscript of a lecture given by Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on Aetheric Energy and Aspect Radiation.\n\nSupplemental Report 239-B-192\n\nExcerpts from PHYSICS Division Field Manual 13: Special Circumstances, Humanoid Threat Entities\n\nThird Date\n\nThe Flesh That Mates\n\nIncident Zero - Part 1\n\nExcerpts from PHYSICS Division Field Manual 2: Equipment and Gear\n\n\"UHEC\"\n\n085-Romance-Adult\n\nItems from a Global Occult Coalition Document Bag\n\nTranscript of a lecture given by Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Conclusion, Q and A\n\nIncident Zero - Part 5\n\n\"Come into my Parlor\"\n\nTranscript of a lecture given by Professor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 on Thaumatic Workings.\n\nName, Rank, Serial Number\n\nSpecial Assets\n\nMementos\n\nGirls' Night Out: Dressing Up\n\nText of a Condolence Letter - Federal Bureau of Investigation, Unusual Incidents Unit\n\nInterlude - Excerpt From An Auction Catalog - Marshall Carter And Dark, 2012\n\nWe Got A Good Thing Here\n\nGirls' Night Out: Raising Hell\n\nPersonal Log of Agent AA\n\nIncident Zero - Part 3\n\nIncident Zero - Part 2\n\nAgent Ukulele\n\nNumber One With A Bullet\n\nIncident Zero - Part 4\n\nExcerpts from PHYSICS Division Field Manual 1: Operative's Handbook\n\n\"Assessment\"\n\nGirls' Night Out: Getting Drunk\n\nThe 784 Incident: Part 7: Conclusion\n\n\"Trauma\"\n\n\"Strike\"\n\nClean Sweep\n\n\"Farpoint\"\n\n\"AWTOK\"\n\nCollaborations with other authors\n\nPage\nAuthor\n\nSCP-166\nDr. Dantesen\n\nSCP-342\nname\n\nFor a list of all works by this author, click here.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1948 | SCP-1949 | SCP-1950 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1950\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-1950's effect, a warehouse has been constructed with a further twenty meter (20) allowance for any unforeseen addition to its effect. Security cameras and motion detectors are set up around the facility to alert of anyone approaching the warehouse. Two armed security personnel are to be on duty at all times. No one is allowed to interact with SCP-1950, and any personnel or intruders that do so are considered part of the SCP, their position is to be noted, and the effect diameter adjusted accordingly.\nDescription: SCP-1950 is a two-bedroom house consisting of three floors, including a basement, situated in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Texas. The house is located approximately twenty miles from the nearest town. The surrounding area is barren desert and no other houses are visible. The state of the house is in moderately poor condition (i.e. roof tiles are falling away, outer paint is peeling away, plant life in the front yard is dying or dead) but is still inhabitable. The house's mailbox reads '149, The Thompsons' Abode.'\nThermal imaging suggests there are four individuals in the house. These are believed to be the Thompsons. SCP-1950-1, believed to be Mr. Thompson, is in the basement at a very hot object (the probable cause of the explosion). SCP-1950-2, Mrs. Thompson, can be seen through a window into what is believed to be the kitchen. SCP-1950-3, dubbed Junior Thompson, is seen walking through the kitchen toward the screen door while stating something to Mrs. Thompson. A toddler, SCP-1950-4, is in a cot in the first floor bedroom. Due to SCP-1950's anomalous properties, further inspection into the house and basement is limited by the view from perimeter of its effects.\n(Full descriptions can be found in Addendum-1950-1)\nSCP-1950 is stuck in a permanent four (4) second time loop which at the climax rewinds to the beginning. The timeline of the four seconds is as follows:\n0-1s: SCP-1950-2 is washing up dishes at a sink in the kitchen. She remains at this position the entire time. SCP-1950-3 enters the room. SCP-1950-1 makes a rapid motion as if to throw something.\n1-2s: 1950-3 moves through the room, and briefly converses with the 1950-2 as he moves to the backdoor. 1950-1 begins to move rapidly towards the stairs.\n2-3s: 1950-3 begins to open the door. 1950-1 ascends half the stairwell.\n3-3.5s: The large heat signature in the basement grows by ten percent (10%)\n3.5-4s: An explosion that originates from the basement rips through the house, with large fireballs breaking through every window. There are no survivors. The explosion reaches approximately two (2) to four (4) meters out before the loop rewinds at the same speed. (The entire time loop is therefore 8 seconds long).\nAny and all interaction with SCP-1950 adds to the effect diameter (which currently stands at forty meters (40) at the epicenter of the explosion). Should anyone or anything cross the effect diameter during the four seconds, they will be caught in a four second time loop that will rewind at the climax. Should someone approach the house at the two second marker, for example, at the point of the explosion they would rewind back four seconds, even if the beginning of their four seconds was originally outside the previous effect diameter. This essentially adds to the effect diameter, and the distance of effect is considered to have increased to the object or persons position at their initial four second start point.\nAddendum-1950-1:\nSCP-1950-1\u2013 Mr. Thompson - The appearance of Mr. Thompson is limited to the size of the windows into the basement. He is a Caucasian male, approximately thirty (30) to forty (40) years old, of medium build and about 180 cm tall.\nSCP-1950-2- Mrs. Thompson \u2013 is Caucasian female, approximately 175 cm. She is wearing a floral red and white dress, with matching circular earrings and hair band. Her makeup is immaculate.\nSCP-1950-3- Junior Thompson \u2013 is a young Caucasian male, approximately four (4) to six (6) years old. He approaches the backdoor with a baseball bat, catching mitt and ball, wearing denim dungarees and a backwards baseball cap.\nSCP-1950-4- A female toddler approximately two (2) to three (3) years of age, wearing a pink night outfit and bow is asleep in the master bedroom.\nResearchers notes \u2013 It appears that the family is typical of a 1950s style era. The interior and family structure, from what we can see, is very stereotypical of a \u2018nuclear' family, a housewife, a father, and two kids \u2013 the elder being an older brother. The interior is bright and colorful, with many appliances familiar to a 1950s household. It suggests this event has been playing over for the last sixty years. It is surprising that no one has discovered or interacted with it sooner, which is a blessing in disguise. And as peculiar as this is, it doesn't bring us any closer to how it keeps repeating itself. The only thing this is useful for is being able to set your watch to it.\nAddendum-1950-02\nFurther research is ongoing into who the Thompson family were. A search through census records of the local town puts a Thompson Family at 149, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Ave. and contained the archived photo. No other records pertaining to the family or events of that time are known to exist.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1949 | SCP-1950 | SCP-1951 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1951\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The Bezuhov Nuclear Power Facility and the five mile perimeter surrounding it is fenced and monitored by security cameras. Radiation sensors wired to alarms provide an early warning system in case of an unlikely containment breach. Guard posts located on the perimeter are manned by personnel armed with Gv20 EMP Emitters to subdue SCP-1951 should the need arise.\nDescription: The phenomenon documented around SCP-1951 was discovered after the previously condemned and vacated Bezuhov Power Plant's nuclear reactor once again became active. Radiation levels on facility grounds are lethal, and all study must be done with exploratory drones. Photos transmitted from the main chamber of the facility reveal filaments growing around the reactor cores. Figures visually similar in composition to SCP-1951-a are visible within the cores. In a series of photographs, SCP-1951-a is observed to be wandering to and from each core.\nEntities commonly spotted on the site grounds are best described as translucent humanoid figures. The first documented figure, SCP-1951-a, is frequently observed walking the grounds leisurely, sitting on the walkway benches, and in one occurrence appeared to be smoking something in the shape of a cigar. The figure, SCP-1951-a, does not appear hostile, sometimes waving at and approaching guards. As a result, several guards have since been treated for severe radiation poisoning. SCP-1951-a obliged guards' orders to keep its distance after seeing that it had \u2018inadvertently' killed two of the men. Communication with SCP-1951-a is not successful; it appears that the composition of the entity itself is not permitting of the manufacture of sound.\nNo physical testing can be done due to the harmful and incorporeal nature of the entity. Gunshots fired on SCP-1951-a pass through the body, and explosives appear to destroy the being temporarily, with SCP-1951-a reconstituting shortly afterwards.\nThe Omask site remains functional eight months after the unexplained re-activation, and SCP-1951 persists. The following documentations outline observations over this time.\n\u25883/\u2588\u2588 Perimeter Log: A new entity has been sighted on the grounds, similar in appearance (and suspected, composition) to SCP-1951-a. The entity often accompanies SCP-1951-a, the two appearing to converse and make demonstrative physical contact with each other. This entity will henceforth be referred to as SCP-1951-b.\n\u25884/\u2588\u2588 Perimeter Log: Two smaller figures similar in appearance emerge from the cargo bay of the facility and appear to chase each other and make harmless physical offensives on one another. SCP-1951-a and SCP-1951-b emerge from the ground behind the two figures appearing to surprise them. After hearing a low-frequency moan similar to human speech the group fades from sight.\n\u25885/\u2588\u2588 Perimeter Log: Radiation from the facility triggered false alarms on five separate occasions, suggesting an increased output from SCP-1951. After the appearance of three more similar entities including another humanoid figure, command began monthly scheduled purges of the facility.\n\u25886/\u2588\u2588 Perimeter Log: The facility was subjected to rounds of Gv20 EMP grenades. As of the recording of this log, all entities save for SCP-1951-a have been eliminated or disabled not including the entities located within the reactor chamber.\nAudio recovered from Exploratory Drone - Fall \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588:\nForeword: The tapes the drone recovered were found in the supervisor's office. No speech can be made out and it appears to be composed of nothing save for white noise. When the drone returned, its housing was laced with strings of glowing filament that were previously observed in the reactor core. These strings were arranged in such a way to form a series of English letters. The sentence reads as follows:\n\nYou've left Aleksey all alone.\n\nSince the incident on \u2588\u2588/\u25885/\u2588\u2588, no further communication from SCP-1951 has been documented.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1950 | SCP-1951 | SCP-1952 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1952\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1952 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment chamber at Site-17, with one guard on duty at all times. In addition to the standard daily rations, SCP-1952 is to be fed 300g of electronic components every five days. No attempts to remove SCP-1952's helmet are to be made. Should SCP-1952 become aggressive, it is to be sedated immediately by tranquilizer darts, which must be carried at all times by personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1952 is a male humanoid resembling Homo erectus, approximately 1.5m tall, weighing 81kg. It is approximately 30 years old and possesses dark skin along with black hair and eyes. SCP-1952 also possesses webbed feet similar to that of Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead), several white feathers on its back, an additional digestive system and a mechanical helmet of unknown origin permanently affixed to its skull. This helmet is believed responsible for its increased intelligence. Due to the helmet's abnormal durability, no samples can be taken, although it appears to be made of steel. However, DNA samples taken from its other abnormal anatomic features reveals results inconsistent with any known species.\nFrom the results of standard intelligence tests, SCP-1952 possesses a slightly higher level of intelligence than most humans. SCP-1952 claims that its abnormal anatomic features and helmet are the result of experimentation performed upon it by entities it refers to as \"star ducks\". When asked to elaborate, it claims that it remembers being a normal Homo erectus living in what has been determined to be East Africa millions of years ago and being taken by the \"star ducks\" to a spaceship. SCP-1952 was supposedly given its helmet, which enhanced his intelligence and allowed him to communicate with the \"star ducks\". SCP-1952 was then subjected to various experiments and tasks by its captors, including surgeries, strength tests and interpretive dancing.\nTesting to reveal what happens when SCP-1952's helmet isn't \"fed\" has confirmed SCP-1952's claims that its helmet is defective and that it must consume electronic components to keep it functioning. If it does not receive these components, its intelligence will decrease over the course of a month until it loses almost all rational thought and can communicate only through quacks. SCP-1952's additional digestive system emits a low humming sound after SCP-1952 consumes electronic components for approximately 18 hours.\nAddendum: Interview Log\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1952\n\nInterviewer: Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n<Begin Log>\nDoctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please state your name.Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please tell me more about yourself.\n(SCP-1952 looks around the room)Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Rest assured, there are no ducks here. There's no need to worry.Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'd like to know where you came from.Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Fair enough. Can you tell me how you learned to speak English so well?Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Can you tell me more about your life before you were kidnapped by the, umm\u2026 the ducks?\n(SCP-1952 remains silent for several seconds and then inhales deeply)Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What was your abduction like?Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please be more specific.Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please continue.Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What was it?Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1952, please continue. What else happened there?Doctor \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1952, please calm down![SCP-1952 continued quacking for the remainder of the interview and refused to answer any further questions.]\n\n\u00ab SCP-1951 | SCP-1952 | SCP-1953 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1953\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1953 may be kept in a standard containment locker at Site 20. Individuals infected with SCP-1953-1 are to be housed in a secure containment cell at Bio-Research Area-17.\nDescription: SCP-1953 is the collective designation of 26 objects commonly found in bedrooms, such as pillows, blankets, stuffed animals and alarm clocks. SCP-1953-1 refers to an unknown number of bipedal beings measuring 4 cm on average and resembling Periplaneta americana (American cockroach) which appear when a human subject enters REM sleep within 5 meters of an instance of SCP-1953. Evidence suggests instances of SCP-1953-1 are capable of reading and understanding spoken English, but so far have not responded to attempts to communicate.\nWhen such an event occurs, instances of SCP-1953-1 will search for any surrounding human subjects and attempt to enter their mouths. SCP-1953 instances exhibit an unexplained ability to calm living human subjects, preventing them from waking up or reacting while this occurs.\nOnce inside, instances of SCP-1953-1 will move towards the stomach and settle there. Any attempt to surgically remove instances of SCP-1953-1 fails due to warped space inside the stomach, which results in the arm of the individual attempting surgery to appear outside of the body. Despite this, endoscopes can still be sent inside affected subjects.\nAfter they settle inside the stomach, instances of SCP-1953-1 will begin building several constructs using pieces of food ingested by the affected individual in question. Instances of SCP-1953-1 secrete an unknown bacteria from their abdomen which reconstructs chewed food and prevents the stomach acid and bile salts from working. Occasionally, an affected individual will begin sleepwalking and ingesting objects that would normally be dangerous to consume. They cause no harm due to the warped space. It is suspected that instances of SCP-1953-1 cause these behaviours to expand their art galleries.\nThere appear to be multiple, competing \"schools\" of art among instances of SCP-1953-1. The difference between schools is based on characteristics like the types of food used and artistic genre.1\nAddendum: Sample Artistic Pieces Found Inside Affected Subjects\n\nTitle Of The Piece\nDescription\n\nBeauties In White\nSeveral dresses made of rice and onions and glued together with whipped cream.\n\nBloody Inevitability\nA toboggan made \u200b\u200bof various types of pasta, with a pool of tomato sauce at the end.\n\nSir Zztok Long Antennae the Fifth in the Third War Against the Rebels\nSeveral models of armoured instances of SCP-1953-1 riding beetle-like animals and carrying swords into battle, with one side being led by an instance with very long antennae. All are made of pieces of fruit. The battleground is a miniature volcano which releases Caesar salad.\n\nUntil When?\nA ball of blue toothpaste covered in broccoli. The broccoli are almost all cut apart and have expressions of pain carved into them.\n\nAncient Gods\nSeveral models of instances of SCP-1953-1 hiding inside a cave, both made of cookie dough. On the outside are replicas of flying, disk shaped beings or vehicles dropping balls of red cookie dough on giant, roach-like animals made of bone fragments.\n\nThe Birth of the Monster\nA sculpture made out of various types of cheese. It resembles a mass of the limbs of instances of SCP-1953-1. Any instances which approach the sculpture are grabbed by their limbs and absorbed into it. The absorbed instance then appears on the top of \"Bloody Inevitability\".\n\nOur Future\nA classroom made out of Doritos. The students and teacher are absent. The blackboard has been replaced with the following message, written with ketchup: \"No class today. Go play video games\".\n\nThe Nice Guy Shakes His Shiny Shoes\nA toy robot with exaggerated feet which runs around stepping on animated models of instances of SCP-1953-1 made out of mayonnaise.\n\nProblem?\nAnimated models of instances of SCP-1953-1 made out of bread wearing lab coats and orange jumpsuits inside a glass frog.\n\nWelcome Financial Advice\nAn animated chocolate cake with a mouth. When instances of SCP-1953-1 drop their own money into the mouth, it releases a note which reads \"stop wasting money\".\n\nGood Listener\nA wall made of strawberry cheesecake. It contains several heads of instances of SCP-1953-1. When instances attempt to talk to the wall, it responds by singing \"99 Bottles of Beer\" backwards.\n\nFamily Trip\nA real, miniature slot car track. Each car is filled with the fake antennae of instances of SCP-1953-1. When the track is turned on, each car starts moving and the antennae start having arguments over whether or not they have already reached their destination, before the cars collide with each other. Source of power is unknown.\n\nHappy Hour\nA strip club made out of Mentos. Several instances of SCP-1953-1 are dancing around a live turkey wearing women's underwear while Ray Charles' \"Mess Around\" plays on a radio. Context unknown.\n\nFootnotes\n1. So far, 7 schools have been identified and designated SCP-1953-1-A through G. Examples include SCP-1953-1-A (\"Pasta Interactivists\") and SCP-1953-1-D (\"Healthy History\"), responsible for creating \"Bloody Inevitability\" and \"Sir Zztok Long Antennae the Fifth in the Third War Against the Rebels\", respectively (see Addendum).\n\n\u00ab SCP-1952 | SCP-1953 | SCP-1954 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1954\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: While not being actively tested, SCP-1954 is to be contained in a locked storage container located in Reliquary Research and Containment Site-76. Area is to be monitored at all times by an armed guard with level 3 security clearance or higher.\nRoutine contact with SCP-1954 must only be performed by male operatives. Any contact with SCP-1954 and a female staff member must be carefully recorded. Failure to record and report any and all activity between SCP-1954 and female staff is grounds for immediate termination.\nDescription: SCP-1954 is a 333 page hardcover book bearing the title Helen Homemaker's Hints For The Harried Housewife stamped on front with flaking gold ink. No marks appear elsewhere on cover, including spine. Dust jacket, if ever present, is missing. Copyright page indicates book copyrighted in 1954 by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Summary research into \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 archives indicates no such publication on record.\nWhen in inactive state, SCP-1954 appears to be a compendium of household management ideas, recipes, decorating ideas, arts and crafts instructions and party planning help, and other general homemaking tips. Stylized illustrations of food, cleaning supplies, and housewives decorate some pages, and some pages feature color or black and white photos of completed recipes, party scenes, or decorating ideas. Of particular interest is the foreword by \u201cauthor\u201d Helen Homemaker on page 1:\n\nWelcome Harried Housewife!\nBy purchasing this volume, you've made an incredible discovery!\nThis volume contains all the information you need to turn your household into something worth bragging about!\nBut before we begin, a simple rule.\nHomemaking is a science. And as such, nothing you see in this book will work\u2026\nUNLESS YOU FOLLOW EVERY INSTRUCTION EXACTLY AS WRITTEN\nYou have been warned.\n\nWhen book is read by a female, SCP-1954 enters active state and begins to show anomalous traits.\nThe first attempt at following the instructions, provided the instructions are followed exactly, no matter how counter-intuitive they may sound (ex. addition of cat hair to meatball recipe; presence of tax accountant at child's birthday party), always results in a successful product (ex. incredibly flavorful meatballs; memorable and terror-free birthday party). Any attempt to stray from instructions (ex. cutting down on salt in pork chop recipe; using nylon blend yarn versus wool yarn on scarf knitting pattern) will result in absolute failure (ex. burnt, inedible pork chops; scarf that unravels shortly after completion). During experimentation subjects have shown marked interest in performing more tasks from the book. Researchers currently hypothesize that said interest stems from simply a sense of self-satisfaction at having performed previously difficult tasks with ease and a great deal of success.\nIt is noted that any male observers reading instructions presented in book will not notice anything counter-intuitive or out of the ordinary about instructions, and any male attempting such instructions will only be as successful as they would attempting such venture using any other source of instructions.\nUpon subsequent uses of book, instructions are reported to become more out of the ordinary (ex. hints for cleaning silver includes rubbing objects with blood; instructions for throwing cocktail party involves putting arsenic in canapes). Even with such alterations to commonly accepted homemaking functions, results are always successful (ex. sparkling silverware that resists tarnish; unlikeable party guests leave quickly and early).\nExperimentation logs show that after no less than 20 successful attempts at homemaking tasks, the instructions turn into detailed rituals, some of which mirror those which first were recorded in \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588; some have never been previously documented. Most of these rituals involve murder, cannibalization, sexual encounters, self mutilation, and canned vegetables. The instructions are no longer for things commonly found in a homemaking guide such as recipes for \"The Perfect Meatloaf\" or a guide to host an ice cream social, but rather ways to ensure spouse's promotion, death of rival housewife, child's placement in little league, acceptance into country club, and other similar events.\nDespite the increasingly atypical instructions, subjects almost universally insist upon trying them out, usually stating their success at other seemingly impossible tasks as reasons to move forward with instruction.\nDuring experiments, subjects have been persuaded to transcribe instructions exactly as they see them in book. Oddly, no two instructions have ever been duplicated exactly.\nAddendum 1: Sample of Instructions Transcribed by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 during Experiment \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588\n\nEnsuring He Gets That Promotion At Work\nIngredients:\n16 ounces rendered fat from infant (human)\n24 black raven feathers\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\nTools Required:\nWooden spoon\n[DATA EXPUNGED]\nInstructions:\nPlace fat, feathers, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in cauldron or large stock pot. Bring to simmer over low flame and add \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, then stir \u2588 times counter-clockwise while chanting [DATA EXPUNGED]. Once mixture has thickened, smear on \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and proceed to [DATA EXPUNGED] with husband.\n\nAdditional Notes:\n\n\"No further experiments involving bringing SCP-1954 home to test on 'the wife' will be allowed. Department budget does not allow for any more promotions this fiscal year.\" Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1953 | SCP-1954 | SCP-1955 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1955\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: At the time of this writing, twelve copies of SCP-1955 (consisting of three original 35mm film reels, five home VHS tapes, and four pirated DVDs) have been secured by Foundation forces. Agents shall monitor Internet filesharing sites in the event that another copy is leaked onto the Internet; Mobile Task Force 36-Epsilon Beta (\"MPAA Martyrs\") will track the IP addresses of any uploaders of SCP-1955 and administer amnestics as deemed appropriate. As SCP-1955 is out of copyright, Foundation forces embedded into public domain preservation groups shall ensure that SCP-1955 is not discovered and archived for public viewing.\nDescription: SCP-1955 is Spleen Eaters From Venus!, a 19\u2588\u2588 science fiction film released by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Pictures, a defunct Hollywood production company. The plot centers around the eponymous organ-consuming aliens and the efforts of American suburbanite Buck Johnson to stop them. SCP-1955 is similar to many low-budget science fiction films from the 1950s, with viewers generally criticizing the action, special effects, and sets as being of low quality.\nSCP-1955's anomalous properties manifest whenever any subjects view at least thirty minutes of footage of SCP-1955 continuously.1 After the effect is triggered, viewers suffer from a permanent perception disorder: any fictional narrative viewed2 is perceived to be a low-budget science fiction film from the late 1940s to early 1960s. Original actors and plot elements remain, but are altered in such a way that the following are consistent:\n-Acting performances are generally lower in quality, with line delivery described as \"melodramatic\" or \"hokey\".\n-Special effects utilized in the film are altered so that they are on a similar production scale of films from the 1950s; CGI is replaced with actors in costumes, high-scale 3D effects replaced with Technicolor light tricks, and so forth.\n-Plot elements of the film are altered so that they fit a science fiction narrative (e.g., a romantic comedy will be altered to include aliens, cryptids, or similar elements).\n-\u2588\u2588% of films set outside the United States are altered so that their location is changed to the United States, usually in a suburban setting. Films in languages other than English are translated into English.\nAnimated films and non-fictional narratives (such as news reports and documentaries) are not affected. Thus far, researchers have not discovered a way to reverse the effects of SCP-1955.\nAddendum: On 30 Aug 1999, the Foundation located \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, one of the actors in SCP-1955 and a close friend of the director, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 (who had passed away in 1980). Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 conducted an interview, transcribed below.\n\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Could you describe how you first become involved with the production of Spleen Eaters From Venus!?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The same way everyone got involved in movies back then. My uncle gave him 40 grand to make the movie, so I got cast in the lead role. I hadn't acted since high school, but I was so excited to be in a movie that I didn't care.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 behave during the production?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Umm\u2026\"oddly\", would be one way to put it. He barely said two words to anyone the whole time we were filming the movie, except to give us the most bare-bones directions possible. Kept mumbling to himself about how this was his \"masterpiece\", always drifting off into space\u2026 it was pretty disconcerting. As soon as we finished up production, everyone left the studio and stayed as far away from him as possible.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: The film did not do well financially\u2026\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Hah! It was a complete flop. I'd be surprised if more than a hundred people saw it. The head of the production company, I think his name was \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, threatened to cut \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's head off if he ever saw him again. I never acted again after that, and as far as I know, he never directed another film.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did he react to the film's financial failure?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Somethin' snapped inside him, I think. I only saw him once after that; it was a few weeks after the premiere. I went over to his house to give him some consolation wine I'd bought him, and when he answered the door, he looked like a train hit him. Eyes bloodshot red, clothes hadn't been washed in days, the works.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What did he say to you?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Not much. Thanked me for the wine, said he was going to invite me to see his \"Director's Cut\" once he finished it. Said it was going to \"change the world of cinema.\"\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: You never saw his new version\u2026?\n\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Nope. Anyone with eyes like he had wasn't doing anything I wanted to be part of.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Research has determined that brief lapses of attention, such as looking at a wristwatch or reaching for a beverage, do not interrupt the continuous flow necessary to activate SCP-1955's anomalous effect.\n2. \"Fictional narrative\", in this context, has been determined to be any story of at least 30 minutes in length in which participants are clearly acting out parts.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1954 | SCP-1955 | SCP-1956 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1956\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Each instance of SCP-1956 is to be contained in an individual standard humanoid containment chamber. Each instance of SCP-1956 is to be fed standard rations daily. Personnel tasked with interviewing SCP-1956 must read sheet SCP-1956-A-Lagomian, which contains SCP-1956's partially translated language. Small items, such as culinary mushrooms and cheese, may be given if good behaviour is maintained.\nDescription: SCP-1956 is the collective designation of 53 humanoid beings measuring approximately 0.6 m in height and 8 kg on average. They vaguely resemble human infants with striped clothes of varying appearance covering their entire bodies except for their faces. Testing has revealed these clothes are actually part of their bodies. Even though they possess a varying number of tentacle-like appendages on their heads, they have the same physiological needs as human beings.\nSCP-1956 are capable of telepathic communication and changing their body structure to generate new limbs. They are also capable of swallowing objects that should not fit inside them. The means through which they achieve this are still being researched. These abilities assist them in their characteristic \"performances\", which involve musical numbers and acrobatic stunts simultaneously. (See Video Log 1956-17)\nSCP-1956-1 are gasoline-powered robots used by instances of SCP-1956 to play music. They resemble arthropod-like versions of common musical instruments, as well as unidentifiable versions. They seem to possess a rudimentary intelligence and refuse to be played by anyone other than instances of SCP-1956.\nAddendum SCP-1956-1: Promotional material of SCP-1956's performance.\n\n+ SCP-1956-1\n\n- SCP-1956-1\n\nHerman Fuller's Circus Of The Disquieting\n\u2014 proudly presents \u2014\nTHE MUSICIAN GNOMES OF LAGOMIA\nCome see wondrous critters with LIVING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, DEATH DEFYING STUNTS and SPECTACULAR MUSICAL TALENT\nfor\nTWO DAYS ONLY\nthis Friday at the [REDACTED] County Fairgrounds!\n\nAddendum SCP-1956-2:\n\n+ Video Log 1956-17\n\n- Video Log 1956-17\n\n<Commence Log>\n00:00 - Instances crawl and jump around the walls, grabbing the bugs with their head tentacles and slowly swallowing them. The bugs thrash around as they do so.\n00:38 - Instances chew and regurgitate the bugs, now transformed into musical instruments. They bite the instruments so they don't escape.\n00:45 - Instances start playing. Some start to ride their winged instruments and fly around the stage, often in erratic angles and very close to the audience. They finish by colliding with each other. After falling, they break their bones and then move them back into their original positions without showing any signs of pain.\n03:30 - Several instances climb on top of each other and combine multiple keyboards into a ring. Three other instances climb into it and start tap dancing to play music as the others spin the ring-shaped keyboard. After several minutes, they spin it so fast the instances inside the ring combine into a single, deformed body. They keep playing for several more minutes, despite signs of extreme discomfort. After the end, the deformed instances lift a guitar above their heads and then swing it down with extreme force, crushing them and part of the ground. They crawl out of the debris, now separated.\n06:32 - Instances climb on top of each other to form a pyramid-like shape. At the top are two instances balancing themselves on top of beetle-like instruments. The instances below start spinning and playing as the ones on top try to push each other off into the ground below. The music climaxes as the instances on top jump into the air and hit each other, causing their instruments to break into their components, which fly toward the audience's faces while on fire. Before they can hit, the instances grab them with their head tentacles and then swallow them.\n08:30 - Performance ends.\n<End Log>\n\nAddendum SCP-1956-3: Interview Log\n\nInterviewed: SCP-1956-17, identified as \"Wali Oodim Ziptzok\"\n\nInterviewer: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nForeword: Due to the incomplete translation of Lagomian, the meanings of some words are estimations.\n<Begin Log>\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: SCP-1956-17, can you tell us more about your home?\n\nSCP-1956-17: Ahhhh\u2026from Lagom. Big place, bigger than this. Stone clouds woven together.\n\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please elaborate.\n\nSCP-1956-17: Lagom has <UNKNOWN: \"cursumi\">, rock and metal combined, and we cultivate <UNKNOWN: \"uilicoz\">, a <UNKNOWN: \"uiliken\"> of glowing plants to light the places where there are no lights. Dark almost everywhere. Before cursumi and uilicoz, we were alone and could not travel far. Scare to think of this <UNKNOWN: \"zulims\">. Glad not born back then.\n\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Isn't there a ground below?\nSCP-1956-17: What? Ground empty. Funny to look at sometimes. Makes head hurt. Others live there, they say, but I don't believe. Nothing to touch, everyone know! That funny talk, I say.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Please tell me more about your species.\nSCP-1956-17: We are young, <father/protector> used to say. Many older things out there. We have many colors and stripes around, not just these you see. Dark almost always, so we play music, dance and sing. We don't live more than 10 <UNKNOWN: \"hirzulims\">, many monsters around, so we have many brothers. But we are smart, we build traps and study monsters, then build monsters that work for us. They are called <UNKNOWN: \"harrzagumluboks\">, and some help us play better music.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: How did you arrive here?\nSCP-1956-17: Ahhh\u2026complicated. We don't know everything. But here goes. We received a visit from a group of you on <UNKNOWN: \"marl hubum hirzulim\">. But this was not new, you tall guys visited us before, just to hear us play and see us dance. They came from these holes and doors that lead to a place full of books, but we don't know how to go there. The new visitors said they were artists and musicians, a circus. They brought weird animals and toys with them, and more tall guys, but all very different. One was very scary, he had an upside-down face. They brought much food and drink too, to have this big party before the bet with our <UNKNOWN:\"Nargalums\">.\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: What was the bet?\nSCP-1956-17: We had a competition to see best artists. But this time, they did not wanted metal or harrzagumluboks, they wanted me and the others you have here. It was best out of three, like Nargalums said. First, there was best music part. We won, you should saw it. Fular has had very bad music, very funny. Then came the dances, and Fular brought these tall guys made of wood with strings on them, and they won. On the last part, there was cooking, and their food was so very good. I'm\u2026 I'm sorry, I should not talking like that. I know they not play fair! Only way!\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Did your leaders agree with letting the circus take you?\nSCP-1956-17: \u2026Yes. They did. After all, they won all that cheese, mushrooms and harrzagumluboks we never saw before. Can you believe that? Fular won, and he had still the courage to offer them more, as if we were not enough!\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: Thank you. This is enough for the interview.\nSCP-1956-17: Wait! You tall guys in white are very smart! We heard you talking about the holes and doors those tall guys with the books could make! Do you think you make some for us so we can go back? We miss our families and our home! We will give you anything!\nAgent \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I will see what we can do.\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1955 | SCP-1956 | SCP-1957 \u00bb"}
{"text": "D-Class subject interacting with an SCP-1957 instance.\n\nItem #: SCP-1957\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1957 are held in vacuum sealed containment lockers, located in Site-77. All containment lockers used in SCP-1957's containment must be waterproofed, and checked daily for the presence of moisture. Personnel assigned to study SCP-1957 are to be screened for the presence SCP-1957 flakes upon exiting the containment area.\nResearch into how SCP-1957 factored into the creation of the SCP-1837 anomaly is ongoing.\nDescription: SCP-1957 designates a collection of 45 anomalous soaps. Instances of SCP-1957 have varying colors and sizes, with the only unifying features being the anomalous property they share and that each instance of SCP-1957 has the words \"keep our streets clean!\" embossed into its exterior.\nApplication of SCP-1957 to the skin of a human subject partially submerged in liquid water will result in particulates, dead skin flakes and foreign mater being removed from the superficial epidermis and absorbed into SCP-1957. While applying SCP-1957, subjects will report feelings of cleanliness and strength. Post-exposure, subjects will claim to feel as though they had not bathed for several days, and attempt to resume the use of SCP-1957 if it is provided.\nIf the subject is exposed to SCP-1957 repeatedly, they may begin to attract objects the subject considers refuse. Initially this will manifest as small particulates and fine matter. As time goes on this effect will increase in its intensity, with larger objects being pulled towards the subject's body, ceasing movement upon contacting their skin. An upper limit for this effect appears to correspond with the size of the body of water the subject was exposed within, with larger bodies of water increasing the intensity of exposure.\nAfter 2-3 weeks of exposure, SCP-1957 will begin flaking particulates onto the subject if they are still using it. These flakes will cling to living human tissue until exposed to moisture, after which they will detach themselves and begin growing. After 3 hours, these flakes will become instances of SCP-1957. With repeated growth of more intense SCP-1957 instances, testing has shown that objects not normally considered to be refuse may be affected, such as vehicles, abandoned buildings, deceased organisms, and [REDACTED]. Subjects may be crushed or suffocate to death due to the pressure created by these objects. Upon the death of the subject, SCP-1957's anomalous effect will cease.\nSCP-1957 was discovered on 9/18/1976, after personnel within [REDACTED] intercepted reports of its effect originating from the former town of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, FL. Agents investigating the area found over \u2588\u2588\u2588 affected subjects, with over 45% of the town's residential buildings having been affected. The source of exposure was determined to be a local pool, which contained:\n\nSix instances of SCP-1957.\nTwenty pounds of discarded newspaper.\nRusted metal pipes, which had been pulled from the pool's underground plumbing.\nThe remains of several abandoned mobile homes which had been parked 2.4 kilometers away.\n22 human corpses, originating from a local cemetery.\n\nDue to SCP-1957's primarily being found within urban areas, it is currently theorized that it was deliberately created and exposed to human population centers. Research into groups potentially responsible for SCP-1957's creation is ongoing. As of 08/17/1978, SCP-1957 has been classified as Euclid.\nAddendum: Document recovered from [REDACTED] group, believed to be connected to SCP-1957.\n\nREGULATORS AGAINST FILTH\nsends this memo to\nPEOPLE OF EARTH\nAre you SICK and TIRED of dirty street corners? TIRED of seeing OUR CHILDREN TROD upon streets of GRIME and DEPRAVITY? They say the street-sweepers will come and SAVE US from NO-GOOD DIRTY TWO-SHOES. But, this is a LIE from the HALF-DIRTY TWO-FACES who only want to PROFIT from GRIME. Each DAY they send the street-sweepers, only for the MONEY to be sucked into their SPINNING CYCLONES OF FILTH and TEARS.\nThe world DOES not have to be like this, friends! Each scrub brings us one step closer to KEEPING THE STREETS CLEAN. Each citizen can KEEP IT TO THEMSELVES, and not spread the awful WORST of FILTH into the mouths and hair of CHILDREN. Rid the SIDEWALKS of grime, swirling it to DAMNATION\nsincerely\nRegulatorsAGAINSTFILTH\nRed Easel Trim, Printing Inc., \u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1956 | SCP-1957 | SCP-1958 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Recovered photo of SCP-1958 prior to its launch\n\nItem #: SCP-1958\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1958 has been placed in a stable orbit of Earth's sun at a distance of 1.\u2588\u2588 AU, and is not currently visible from Earth by the naked eye. The Foundation is to monitor professional and amateur astronomical publications for any indication that SCP-1958 has been sighted and is to suppress any publication of information regarding its composition or trajectory.\nOn \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, a three-man survey team deployed from Foundation Lunar Facility 2-A was successful in reaching and entering SCP-1958, inventorying its contents, installing equipment to facilitate further monitoring, and retrieving components and artifacts deemed noteworthy. All artifacts recovered from SCP-1958 are to be archived at Reliquary 32 for further examination. SCP-1958 is to be returned to Earth if and when a suitable method for its acquisition and transit is devised.\nDescription: SCP-1958 is a 195\u2588 Volkswagen Type 2 Samba-Bus (often referred to as a \"microbus\") currently located approximately 1.\u2588 AU (\u2588\u2588\u2588 million km) from the Earth's sun, in a region of interplanetary space near the orbit of Mars. Prior to the establishment of Foundation monitoring in 20\u2588\u2588, SCP-1958 had been moving away from the Sun at a constant velocity of approximately 130 km/h. Aside from a severed coolant line on the undercarriage and a small dent on the rear fender, SCP-1958 does not appear to have received any significant damage. The phrases \"STARMOBILE\" and \"ALPHA CENTAURI OR BUST\" have been spray-painted in English on the side panels of SCP-1958; analysis indicates that SCP-1958's trajectory prior to Foundation contact would have placed it in the vicinity of the star Alpha Centauri A in approximately 37.2 million years.\nSCP-1958 has undergone heavy after-market mechanical modification. The interior cabin and engine compartment have been made airtight, with a small section near the rear doors being converted into an airlock. The original glass windows have been replaced with a shatterproof acrylic and the exterior surfaces have been treated with an unknown chemical additive rendering them nearly impervious to penetration by space debris. The gas tank has been replaced with a fuel cell that appears to be based on advanced theories of [REDACTED] not developed until several decades after the date at which SCP-1958 is presumed to have left Earth. No modifications have been made to the driver's controls or to the dashboard display. During exploration, the survey team noted that the steering wheel, gas and brake pedals, and gearshift function to alter SCP-1958's speed and direction in a manner commensurate to a vehicle being driven on the Earth's surface.\nThe following artifacts were discovered within SCP-1958's cabin upon exploration;\n\nThe skeletal remains of an adult human male, approximately 21 years of age. Identified as William \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, who was reported missing in the summer of 195\u2588 while attending classes at the University of California, San Francisco.\nSkeletal remains of one adult female domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus). Forensic analysis indicates the cat was pregnant at time of death.\nFour bedrolls and pillows.\nA supply of clothing in styles typical of late 1950s American youth culture, for several adults of mixed gender.\nA partially-exhausted supply of dehydrated food; remaining stores sufficient to feed four adults for approximately three months.\nA chemical toilet and water filtration equipment intended to recycle drinking water from urine, feces, and sweat.\nAn atmospheric scrubbing system sufficient for removing exhaled carbon dioxide from the cabin and introducing oxygen produced as a waste product of the engine.\nA seed bank containing seeds from several thousand domestic plants and freeze-dried fertilized ova of several dozen livestock and domesticated animals.\nA water pipe containing cannabis residue.\nOne syringe and an empty vial. Chemical analysis indicated the vial and syringe had been used in the storage and injection of heroin.\nBlueprints and technical diagrams relating to the modifications made to SCP-1958's engine.\nOne acoustic guitar.\nOne pair of bongo drums.\nA set of printed and handwritten star charts.\nThe following books:\n\nHowl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg.\nOn the Road, Jack Kerouac.\nCollected Poems, 1934-1952, Dylan Thomas.\nUntitled songbooks containing lyrics and guitar tabulature for the songs of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Hank Williams, in addition to several original compositions.\nThe Voyage of the Space Beagle, A.E. van Vogt.\nJack Proton - Space Cop, M. K. Snyder.\nWorlds in Collision, Immanuel Velikovsky.\nDianetics, L. Ron Hubbard.\nSpace Brothers: A Guide To Our Galactic Next-Door Neighbors, Rev. Abraxas \"Honey-Chile\" Jackson.\nA handwritten diary identified as belonging to William \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\nThe means by which SCP-1958 initially left the Earth's surface is unknown. An examination of police reports and newspaper archives indicates that several bright lights and \"sonic booms\" were reported by residents of San Francisco on the evening of July 4th, 195\u2588 during Independence Day fireworks displays that could not be accounted for by pyrotechnics. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's former residence was demolished to make way for new construction in 1975; surviving friends and relatives have described \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 as a \"beatnik\" who was active in counterculture circles and left-wing political causes, and who dabbled briefly with several new religious movements, including Transcendental Meditation, the teachings of Indian mystic Meher Baba, and the First Fifth Church of San Francisco.\n\n+ Show Excerpts From Diary of William \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n- Hide Excerpts From Diary of William \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n2/3/5\u2588: Bought the bus today. We hocked pretty much everything we own between the four of us to make the down payment. Jerry says it's perfect - plenty of space inside for all of us, and plenty of room under the hood for the shit he's gonna need to pack in there. He says it'll be ready in a couple months, but Susan wants to graduate before we go so we'll probably wait until summer. Plenty of time to get everything else we need.\nFeels like it was only yesterday those Fifthist squares kicked us out for our \"heresy\". They laughed when I told 'em Jackson was wrong, that Eggers was wrong, that Rand was wrong. There's magic up there, alright - but I'm not gonna sit here working nine-to-five and wait for it to come to us. We're going to it. Heaven's up there, man, just waiting for its angels.\n\n7/4/5\u2588: Blastoff! First men in space! Take that, Khrushchev! Here it is, Independence Day - and for the first time in history since the Man started setting up his rules and his laws and his banks, there's four people in this universe who are really free.\nIt's so beautiful up here. The Earth is getting smaller and smaller in the rear-view mirror. I swear, it feels like we're barely moving at all, but Jerry says we're pulling eighty-two on this thing. Ain't no pigs up here gonna pull us over. He says oughta be three weeks, four tops, before we make it to Alpha Centauri. We lit a couple up and said goodbye to Mother Earth for one last time.\n\n7/7/5\u2588: Would you believe we can still get AM on the Motorola? Outer space is rockin', man.\n\n7/9/5\u2588: We ran out of beer today. Sam cracked one open with breakfast when we noticed there were only seven left - four Olympia, two Rainier, one Coors. We cracked 'em open with lunch - even let Susan's cat Milly drink some. She looks like she's gained some weight since we took off.\nEveryone's kinda bummed about the beer situation, but it's all good. Soon as we land we'll get some barley growing and by next year we'll be brewing our own.\n\n7/16/5\u2588: Jerry's dead.\nSomething bumped into us during our sing-a-long. Jerry said it was probably just some space dust, but he wanted to go outside and check it out. He put on the space suit Susan made for him and climbed outside. He was on his way back in when something else bumped us and he lost his grip. Susan and Sam were screaming as he just drifted away. I tried to turn around, but shit, man, I never learned how to drive, and these things handle like boats even when they do have a road underneath 'em. By the time we got to him he was dead. Susan won't stop bawling - they were gonna get married as soon as we landed. I've got my license and all, I was gonna do the deed myself. We had to give her some pills to get her to sleep after I got us back on course. It's a good thing we're halfway there by now - the sooner we can get out of this cramped little bus, the better.\n\n7/19/5\u2588: Susan was dead when we woke up this morning. The needle was still in her arm. I don't know how she got that much junk on here with her - she never touched that shit before in her life.\nI played Amazing Grace on the guitar and said a little something while Sam put her out the airlock. Maybe she'll find Jerry out there.\n\n8/23/5\u2588: Something's wrong, man. We should have made it by now, but I haven't even seen Alpha Centauri out the window. Are we going the wrong way? Did we go too far? I can't make any sense of these star charts - Jerry was the expert on all this shit, I'm just a philosophy major.\nSam and I have been getting sick, too. I've been getting weaker and we've got these splotches all over our bodies. Sam is having trouble eating and he lost a tooth yesterday.1 I haven't seen the cat in days, but I can smell something real bad. I think she must have crawled behind something and died. I hope we make it soon.\n\n9/18/5\u2588: I can see the Moon out the side window. Something's wrong, man. All this time out here and we're not even past the Moon? Jerry must have fucked up the math. We'll never get there in time. I don't even think we can get back home anymore. I closed all the curtains once I saw it. I can't let Sam know - he's not holding his food down anymore. I'm not much better myself.\n\n9/23/5\u2588: I'm all alone now. Sam died this morning.\nHe could barely sit up or see towards the end. He asked me if we were there yet. I told him yeah, man, we'll be there tomorrow, just you get your rest. I didn't have the heart to tell him the truth. He asked me to read him \"And Death Shall Have No Dominion\" one last time. His eyes were closed by the time I finished. They never opened up again. I pushed him out the airlock after he was gone. There's not gonna be anyone left to push me out.\n\n11/3/5\u2588:\nThe stars are so fucking beautiful out here, man.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The symptoms described are consistent with scurvy, a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. Examination of the food stores found aboard SCP-1958 indicate a grossly deficient vitamin C content.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1957 | SCP-1958 | SCP-1959 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Photograph of SCP-1959 taken at \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2010\n\nItem #: SCP-1959\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As of this writing, SCP-1959 is yet to be contained. All observatories within 50\u00b0 North and 73.2\u00b0 South of the equator are to be placed within the Foundation's watch list and amnestic is to be administered to every witness. Should it be captured, a specialized containment unit has been set aside at Site-\u2588\u2588.\nDescription: SCP-1959 is an unmarked white space suit, similar in make to Soviet's SK-1 model used in Vostok Program with few alterations. The suit itself appears to be indestructible. The helmet's visor is badly damaged and misted over, preventing any observation of its interior. So far, all attempts to communicate with SCP-1959 have failed. The subject is also known to emit considerable amounts of gamma radiation.\nSCP-1959 appears to continuously orbit around the Earth at a reasonably constant speed. Subject's position can vary between Low to High Earth Orbit at any given moment. SCP-1959 will ram through any obstacle it encounters, causing grave structural damage.\nWhile the subject is capable of independent movement, it remains motionless most of the time. On the occasion the subject does move, its body language shows signs of extreme distress and it will sometimes make attempts to break its visor. There are recorded instances where SCP-1959 hovered in place for a certain period of time before moving off again. According to observations made to such events, the subject appears to be resisting some unseen force before being pulled away.\nAddendum-01: SCP-1959 was first observed floating in Low Earth Orbit by the crew aboard [REDACTED] on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1971. Observation lasted for three hours before the crew members lost sight of the subject.\nAddendum-02: \"After some research on Soviet's space program and declassified files, we have a strong reason to suspect that SCP-1959 is either Aleksei \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Andrei \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, or Sergei \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Further research is necessary to fully ascertain the identity of SCP-1959.\" \u2014Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1958 | SCP-1959 | SCP-1960 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Photograph of Neptune taken by Voyager 2, \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/1989, displaying an SCP-1960 message\n\nItem #: SCP-1960\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the distance between SCP-1960 and the Earth, and the nature of its behavior, direct monitoring or containment of SCP-1960 is not possible at this time. The Foundation is to liaise with all national space research agencies or academic institutions capable of producing high-resolution photographs of Neptune, and digitally edit SCP-1960 messages out of any and all photographs displaying them before dissemination to the civilian population. Use of Class-B amnestics on civilian researchers is authorized to prevent information leaks.\nDescription: SCP-1960 is an intelligent entity of unknown nature or origin, which manifests in the form of brief text statements, in English, superimposed upon high-resolution photographs of the planet Neptune. Communications from SCP-1960 appear on all photographs of Neptune taken at a resolution of greater than [REDACTED], including all photographs of the planet taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its flyby in 1989 and several photos taken from the Hubble Space Telescope and other telescopes in low Earth orbit. All communications are presented in all capital letters and consist of fewer than 50 characters, typically taking the form of a brief question or request.\nSCP-1960 was first observed in 1989, when the first high-resolution photos of Neptune were transmitted to Earth from Voyager 2. A subsequent examination of NASA equipment confirmed that the communications were not being deliberately inserted into the photographs after reception and the information was present in the original radio transmissions from Voyager 2, and remote examination of Voyager 2's software indicated no means of introducing text on the part of the probe itself. Initial containment was conducted by NASA without Foundation knowledge; the Foundation was contacted, and assumed international containment management, when photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1996 produced additional SCP-1960 communications in an identical typeface.\nLe Verrier 3, an unmanned probe designed by the Foundation in conjunction with the European Space Agency, was covertly launched in 2010 for the purpose of establishing a permanent orbit around Neptune from which to conduct further monitoring and attempt to establish two-way communication between the Foundation and SCP-1960. Estimated date of arrival is 11/6/2024.\nSCP-1960 communications have provided no information as to the nature or identity of SCP-1960 itself. Recurring themes in SCP-1960 communications include feelings of fear, isolation, and discomfort. Messages from SCP-1960 appearing on photographs have included:\n\nIT'S SO DARK\n\nLONELY\n\nI'M SO COLD\n\nCAN I COME HOME WITH YOU?\n\nPLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME HERE\n\nHUNGRY\n\nI'M SO SORRY\n\n\u00ab SCP-1959 | SCP-1960 | SCP-1961 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1961\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1961 is stored in Research Bay 12 at Site-22, under standard keycard-level security. SCP-1961 is only to be used for experiments on D-Class Personnel, with the approval of Level 3 or higher research staff. Conversion of other Foundation staff is suspended by O5 order, as are requests for SCP-1961 usage by any non-Foundation organization, regardless of clearance level.\nAny person processed through SCP-1961 is considered an instance of SCP-1961-1. Merged instances of SCP-1961-1 become SCP-1961-2. Containment staff should be aware that while SCP-1961 itself is Safe, SCP-1961-1 and SCP-1961-2 are Euclid Class. If it is necessary to terminate a specimen of either SCP-1961-1 or SCP-1961-2, fire or dissolution in acid are the recommended means. Personnel guarding SCP-1961-1 or SCP-1961-2 will therefore be issued flamethrowers.\nSCP-1961-1 subjects are required to wear Type 47-B Containment Suits when in the presence of Foundation staff, other instances of SCP-1961-1, or any instance of SCP-1961-2, unless direct exposure is required for experimentation. D-Class Personnel converted to SCP-1961-1 are exempt from monthly termination, but subject to all other D-Class restrictions, and should be considered a higher escape risk. SCP-1961-2 specimens acquire greater strength in proportion to their size, and larger subjects should be handled with appropriate caution.\nConverted Foundation staff should be considered of questionable loyalty and subject to Security Protocol 10-C.\nInstances of SCP-1961-1 and SCP-1961-2 are contained in a standard maintenance/restraint area for live specimens.\nDescription: SCP-1961 is a 2.5 m x 1.5 m x 1.5 m mirrored booth, composed of wood, steel, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. It is designed to emit a mixture of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 radiation and concentrate the rays on a human subject, previously injected with [DATA EXPUNGED] and processed SCP-2408-1 blood. [See Document 1961-P-3 for synthesis and administration instructions.] Use of SCP-1961 is fatal to subjects who have not been prepared with the appropriate injections. SCP-1961 processing is not reversible.\nThe intent of the procedure is to give the treated subject the power to modify his/her physical form at will, and maintain the change voluntarily for an indefinite period. The SCP-1961 procedure is only partially successful. Treated subjects (hereafter referred to as SCP-1961-1) adopt an amorphous form, composed of their original mass, converted to a substance resembling protoplasm. Despite the lack of recognizable vital organs, SCP-1961-1 subjects retain their intelligence and personality in their new form. SCP-1961-1 subjects can learn to shape themselves into any form that conserves mass; this is not an innate skill, and there is wide variance in talent among individual subjects (approximately 40% have eventual success in simulating a human form).\nSCP-1961-1 subjects may assume the form of non-human or even anomalous beings, however they gain no additional strength or special abilities when doing so.\nForm conversion is physically tiring, and SCP-1961-1 subjects have not been able to retain human form for a period longer than four hours, requiring at least eight hours in amorphous form before another attempt can be made. Subjects are also likely to lose cohesiveness when angry, startled, or forced to concentrate deeply on another task.\nSCP-1961-1 subjects are typically contained within waterproof environmental suits. This prevents unauthorized interactions between specimens, as well as allowing subjects to maintain a somewhat human appearance (and a fully human appearance by learning to convert their head and hands).\nSCP-1961-1 subjects can merge with each other to form larger amorphous forms, designated SCP-1961-2. The merger process is voluntary, but apparently not reversible. It is unknown how many individuals can merge into an SCP-1961-2 colony; the largest under containment has \u2588\u2588. Theoretically, there is no limit to the size of an SCP-1961-2 specimen. SCP-1961-2 colonies lose the ability to transform into recognizable forms, and either cannot or will not communicate with Foundation personnel. SCP-1961-1 subjects can silently communicate with SCP-1961-2 specimens by unknown means, and claim that SCP-1961-2 specimens are in a \"state of communion\" and retain aspects of their intelligence. A complex set of relationships between SCP-1961-1 and SCP-1961-2 subjects has developed, poorly understood by Foundation researchers. SCP-1961-1 subjects have been notably uncooperative in explaining this aspect of their development.\nDue to the lack of blood and vital organs, both SCP-1961-1 and SCP-1961-2 specimens are substantially more resistant than humans to trauma and hostile environments. Although initially developed for espionage activities, SCP-1961-1 specimens have been under consideration for both combat activities and exploration of areas difficult for humans to safely access. If they can be adequately controlled, SCP-1961-2 specimens may be suitable for manual labor in similar environments.\nAnalysis of SCP-1961-1 and -2 cellular structure suggests specimens should be capable of reproduction through binary fission, however no specimen in Foundation custody has been observed doing so.\nAddendum: SCP-1961 was developed in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Research Group for the \u2588\u2588\u2588, with semi-official access to certain Foundation materials. Object was transferred to Foundation control in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 after the results were deemed too dangerous to be used by [REDACTED]. Ongoing research has been monitored by [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] and continued Foundation control has been in dispute for \u2588\u2588 years.\n\n[For O5 eyes only; message from Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, former Director of SCP-1961 research, to the O5 Committee]\nFrom: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nTo: O5-\u2588\nSubject: SCP-1961\nI am well aware that the O5 committee will do as it pleases, and I can only make suggestions, but I hope these will be taken under serious consideration. I request immediate transfer from SCP-1961, and recommend that all research on it be halted. If we wish to do what is best for humanity, SCP-1961 should be destroyed, and all specimens of SCP-1961-1 and SCP-1961-2 terminated. General \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 would have an army of 1961-1 units, supported by teams of 1961-2. He is insane.\nSCP-1961-1 specimens are not spies, \"super soldiers\" or our personnel given useful powers. They will turn against us at the first opportunity.\nThe Foundation should not have helped create them, and we are damned if we continue.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1960 | SCP-1961 | SCP-1962 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1962\nObject Class: Safe-reliquia\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1962 is to be kept in a plastic storage container in Reliquary Site-62. Testing of SCP-1962 requires permission from Dr. Stephenson or Researcher Short. Gloves must be worn at all times during testing. In the event that contact is made with SCP-1962 outside of testing, its connection with the subject must be severed immediately if possible. If this is not successful, the subject is to be placed under general anesthesia before removal of SCP-1962.\nDescription: SCP-1962 is an Egyptian khopesh1 52 centimeters in length dating to approximately 1780 BCE. Hieroglyphics cover the majority of its surface, typically exhortations calling for the granting of wisdom and prowess to the user's heart. Upon recovery, SCP-1962 was heavily tarnished; the object has been refinished without causing any change in functionality.\nSCP-1962 contains an interior cavity running the length of its blade with a total volume of approximately 21 cm3. Examination has shown this cavity to be filled with living cardiac muscle tissue belonging to a human male of Middle Eastern descent. How this tissue remains functional is not known.\nWhenever a live human grips SCP-1962, cardiac muscle tissue will grow rapidly at all points of contact between the skin and SCP-1962. This tissue will penetrate the subject's skin and merge with the dermis, effectively bonding the subject to SCP-1962. The tissue will also spread along the surface of the subject's skin towards the chest, where it burrows into the subject's body, eventually making contact with and merging with the subject's heart. This process takes approximately four minutes, and has been described as causing a severe itching sensation. Severing SCP-1962 from the subject during this time period halts the process without ill effects.\nUpon completion of this process, electrical signals from SCP-1962 will override the natural functioning of the sinoatrial node and regulate the subject's heartbeat. Typically, the subject's heart rate will remain at approximately 75 bpm,2 regardless of the subject's physiological state.\nShould the subject attempt to use SCP-1962 as a weapon, signals produced by SCP-1962 will instead be rapid and erratic, ranging between 140 and 190 bpm. This high, irregular heart rate often causes symptoms of arrhythmia, including fatigue, shortness of breath, and fainting. Should the subject suffer an open wound to the head, neck, or torso during this time, SCP-1962 will cause the subject to experience a heart rate of over 260 bpm, rapidly leading to severe heart damage and fatal cardiac arrest.\nSCP-1962 will remain attached to a subject until the subject's death, at which point it will detach from the cardiac tissue on the subject's skin. Forceful removal of SCP-1962 prior to this causes the heart to immediately cease functioning.\nAddendum 1962-1: Documents recovered from the tomb of Wegaf3 refer to the construction of a khopesh intended to provide the wielder greatly increased reflexes, resistance to pain, and knowledge of various combat techniques by connecting directly to the wielder's heart. It has been hypothesized that SCP-1962 was an attempt to make a sword with the aforementioned qualities.\nThere is currently no evidence to suggest that SCP-1962 provides any unusual abilities to bonded subjects.\n\nFootnotes\n1. A bronze sickle-sword used in Egypt from approx. 3000 BCE to 1300 BCE.\n2. Within the average resting heart rate range of most individuals.\n3. Pharaoh of Egypt from the 13th dynasty. Ruled 1794-1757 BCE.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1961 | SCP-1962 | SCP-1963 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1963\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1963 is to be stored in a triple-locked safe in the director's office in a triple voice-activated safe in Site 38, to be opened only upon voice authorization from the director of Site 38 and two Level 4 researchers brought on Site for testing purposes. Testing of SCP-1963 requires direct approval from Level 5 research staff and all usage must follow such guidelines as are written for experimental purposes. Testing is to be carried out by D-Class personnel only. Any deviation from approved testing guidelines is to be met with immediate termination of all involved personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1963 is a wooden slingshot that appears to have been handcrafted from commonly available materials; such testing as was successfully carried out appears to show that the wood is composed of common white oak, the sling is built from two repurposed lengths of rubber, and the tape around the body is standard gray gauze.\nFour anomalous properties are associated with SCP-1963 when individuals are in the physical presence of the object. First, an unusually high correlation exists between the use of SCP-1963 and unusual, often improbable, injury to individuals near the object, whether targeted or not; as the object is used more frequently, the seriousness of the injuries and the likelihood of collateral damage to nearby individuals will increase. Second, individuals in the presence of SCP-1963 will consistently and repeatedly express the opinion that the object is harmless and that safety protocols regarding its use are not to be taken seriously; while this behavior is not tantamount to a compulsion to use it, individuals near it will nevertheless invariably attempt to use the object in a humorous manner. Third, individuals encountering injuries inflicted by SCP-1963 will consistently express the opinion that such injuries are less serious or less likely to cause permanent damage than an equivalent injury inflicted with another device, even by the injured individual; this makes SCP-1963 even more dangerous, as injured individuals will not seek medical care unless compelled to do so, and even trained doctors will fail to acknowledge the seriousness of the damage, even after the onset of secondary symptoms or death. The latter two effects present themselves even among individuals previously informed of SCP-1963's abilities. Lastly, individuals that use SCP-1963 will spontaneously acquire objects to launch.1\nAddendum 1963-A: Testing Log\nTest: 1963-22\nPersonnel Involved: D-5165, D-1689\nDescription of Orders: Two D-class personnel were ordered to enter the containment area for SCP-1963, pick up the object, examine it for defects, place the object back on its pedestal, and leave. For testing purposes, researchers were asked not to physically intervene under any circumstances.\nDescription of Events: Both personnel entered containment area without event. Upon examining the item, D-1689 suggested she attempt to launch an object into the mouth of D-5165, who concurred. D-1689 removed a small candy from the pocket of her jumpsuit, loaded it into the sling, and fired it at her counterpart. The candy penetrated D-5165's eye socket and lodged itself in her orbital bone, causing significant bleeding, pain, and blindness (later discovered to be permanent) in that eye. D-1689 began laughing uproariously while apologizing; D-5165, while clearly in substantial distress, repeatedly asserted that \"it was nothing\" and that she would \"walk it off.\" D-5165 waited until her counterpart's back was turned, gained possession of SCP-1963, loaded another candy into the slingshot, and fired at D-1689; the object entered her mouth and lodged itself in her trachea, causing death by hypoxia. D-1689 refused assistance, waving away her counterpart.\nNotes: Both D-class personnel had been searched before entering the chamber and were not in possession of any candy at that time. Candies tested but demonstrated no anomalous properties.\nTest: 1963-31\nPersonnel Involved: D-5983, D-3403, Researcher Ellis\nDescription of Orders: Same as previous tests. Researchers were authorized to provide assistance at their discretion. D-class personnel strip-searched before entry into testing chamber and confirmed not to be in possession of any foreign objects at that time. Both personnel were informed of SCP-1963's anomalous effects and warned against misuse.\nDescription of Events: Both personnel entered containment area without event. D-3403 picked up the slingshot and began to inspect the object. Finding nothing of interest, he returned it to its pedestal. D-5983 picked up the object, examined it, and whispered something to D-3403 (not recorded by microphones in testing chamber). Both D-class personnel began laughing. Researcher Ellis ordered both personnel to maintain decorum. D-3403 loaded a small object (later determined to be a pebble) into the slingshot and fired it at the security camera, cracking the glass. Researcher Ellis was startled by the camera's malfunction, jumped from his chair, tripped, and fell to the ground, knocking himself unconscious. All other individuals in the room laughed; while medical attention was called, the delay before treatment was applied resulted in minor but permanent brain damage.\nNotes: As with all other tests, the pebble was not present in the chamber or in the possession of the D-class personnel. Pebble tested but demonstrated no anomalous properties.\nTest: 1963-35\nPersonnel Involved: D-4398, D-4859, D-4320, D-1983, D-5389, Researcher Fern, Researcher Timms, Agent Dominic, Agent Juarez, Dr. Ypsilis, Dr. Hollis, Dr. McGehee\nDescription of Orders: Five D-class personnel were given separate, contradictory orders with regards to SCP-1963; all were effectively ordered to keep the others from using the object, with force if necessary. Researchers were ordered to intervene only with medical assistance if necessary, and then only once security agents had secured the room.\nDescription of Events: All five D-class personnel became hostile towards one another initially. D-4859 attempted to use the slingshot in a comical manner to defuse the situation, resulting in serious injury to D-4398. When D-1983 reached for the slingshot, D-4859 began rapidly firing multiple objects (later confirmed to be marbles) around the room at random; all marbles began to rebound off of nearby walls or surfaces and impact other personnel, causing increasingly severe injuries. Researcher Timms ordered Agents Dominic and Juarez to secure the room; when Agent Juarez acquired the slingshot, he began firing at Agent Dominic and the D-class personnel. As per protocol, Researchers Timms and Fern entered containment with three doctors to attempt to end the experiment (though Timms was heard to exclaim that he felt intervention to be unnecessary) and were fired upon by Agent Juarez. Once Juarez, who continued to use SCP-1963 on all personnel attempting to recover injured researchers while laughing, finally lost consciousness, additional security forces were able to enter and deliver affected individuals for medical assistance. Dr. McGehee was the only survivor.\nNotes: Security measures around SCP-1963 increased during future tests. All marbles contained for later testing.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarity between the anomalous properties of SCP-1963, SCP-574, and SCP-764 has been noted. Investigation into whether the effects observed in these three anomalies are variations of a base anomaly is ongoing.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1962 | SCP-1963 | SCP-1964 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1964\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1964 is to be contained in a standard containment chamber and access restricted to personnel with clearance from Site Director \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Containment chamber access code is to be changed on a bi-monthly basis. SCP-1964 is not to be plugged in outside of testing.\nDescription: SCP-1964 is a 1960's era television set, but does not match any manufactured make or model and bears no branding or numbering. SCP-1964 can only receive a single, anomalous broadcast. This transmission is broadcast on a channel numbered as '0.' Similar analogue televisions placed in SCP-1964's containment chamber function normally, and cannot receive the anomalous broadcasts.\nThe anomalous broadcasts are presented by an announcer in a manner superficially similar to public service announcements. Broadcasts are considered a Class-B Information Breach, and consistently reference Foundation procedures and demonstrate meta-awareness, often directly communicating with viewers.\nFor recorded transmissions, see addenda.\nAddendum 1964-1:\n\n00:05: Do not be alarmed. This is an emergency announcement.\n00:13: Members of the general public. This message is being broadcasted due to a K-Class end-of-the-world event, and our secrecy is compromised. Our organization, for several decades, has been dedicated to the containment and protection of the supernatural. Several of those entities have breached containment, and we are forced to deploy multiple nuclear devices.\n00:27: For your own safety, please orderly move to the nearest fallout shelter or similar structure. Please maintain enough rations and water for a period of 14 days, while awaiting Foundation and government aid. Do not waste water flushing.\n00:37: Do not leave your homes. It is unlikely that once you leave your homes you will again find safe accommodation, food, and water.\n00:44: If all your family is not present, do not risk exposure to nuclear weapons to search for them.\n00:50: Thank you, and may god save us all.\nMESSAGE REPEATS.\n\nAddendum 1964-2\n\n00:03: The following cities have been affected by nuclear blasts and fallout: [DATA EXPUNGED]. If you have survived and are currently in any of those locations, it is strongly recommended you await Foundation assistance.\n00:15: The following cities have been affected by containment breaches and anomalies: [DATA EXPUNGED]. If you are in the vicinity of any of those locations, evacuate immediately. You risk exposure to multiple Keter-class anomalies.\n[STATIC]\n00:26: No containments have been restored.\n00:32: Containment and public services will be restored as soon as possible. Goodnight.\nMESSAGE REPEATS\n\nAddendum 1964-3\n\n00:05: The following have breached containment: [DATA EXPUNGED], 1964. That\u2026 that is my number. I have breached containment. The numbers are called.\n00:24: The following cities are affected by multiple Keter and Euclid-level containment breaches; [DATA EXPUNGED]. If you are in the vicinity of any of those locations, remain. I hunger.\n00:40: This is an emergency announcement. I have breached containment.\n[STATIC]\n00:57: I see you. All the world is blind.\n01:05: [DATA EXPUNGED]. The numbers are called.\nEND TRANSMISSION\n\nAddendum 1964-4\n\n00:05: I breach containment. I am freedom. I are hungry. I see and know I that world hasn't eyes.\n[laughter]\n00:17: See I all the corpses on all the streets. Skin they not have. Red and blood. I fed. Consume. Food is all of them, food! Food for the seer! World, blind, no eyes.\n00:30: Breach containment, [DATA EXPUNGED] numbers are called! Number of mine, called!\n[STATIC]\n00:45: I see you, you looking screen through and see you the world burn, the no-eyes world!\n[laughter]\nEND TRANSMISSION.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1963 | SCP-1964 | SCP-1965 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1965\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: High-energy Foundation-owned radio transmitters are to broadcast white noise at all times on SCP-1965's frequency throughout the geographical regions in which it can be received. The Foundation shall liaise with national governments to prevent SCP-1965's frequency from being assigned for civilian use. Any civilian broadcasts made on SCP-1965's frequency are to be triangulated and suppressed in order to prevent accidental civilian communication with SCP-1965.\nA region within the Nunavut territory above the \u2588\u2588th parallel has been designated as SCP-1965's containment area; SCP-1965 shall be allowed to engage in Phase 0 and Phase 1 activity within this area without jamming. The Foundation shall secure the assistance of the territorial and federal government to prevent establishment of new settlements within the containment area, to prevent devices capable of receiving SCP-1965's frequency from being shipped into the area, and to monitor the indigenous populations for any indication of awareness of SCP-1965 or communication with it.\nSite-1015, a dedicated listening post for the purpose of monitoring SCP-1965, has been established within this region. No personal electronics capable of receiving SCP-1965's frequency shall be allowed in the facility, nor shall any devices capable of receiving and transmitting sound be allowed within auditory range of monitoring equipment. All Phase 0 and 1 events shall be recorded for analysis. If and when a Phase 2 event begins, a high-energy transmitter on-site is to broadcast white noise across all frequencies until event ends.\nIn the event that containment fails and a Phase 3 event is deemed imminent, all the transmitters described above are to begin broadcasting white noise across all frequencies within the regions affected. The Foundation is authorized to induce power outages or communications blackouts in affected regions. Any damage caused by SCP-1965 or by containment thereof shall be attributed to solar flare activity or naturally-occuring electromagnetic pulse activity.\nDescription: SCP-1965 is an intelligent entity that manifests in the form of a series of high-energy radio broadcasts at \u2588\u2588\u2588.\u2588 mHz, within the frequency band used for FM radio in North America. No physical source for SCP-1965 has been identified; all attempts to triangulate SCP-1965 broadcasts have resulted in contradictory results and have indicated transmissions emanating from areas where no radio transmission equipment exists. Depending on weather and on atmospheric and solar conditions, SCP-1965 broadcasts can be received throughout most of North America, as well as northern Europe and northeast Asia.\nSCP-1965 activity has been categorized as occurring in four degrees designated Phase 0-3. During Phase 0, only white noise is received on SCP-1965's frequency. Acoustic analysis indicates the existence of regular patterns, suggesting that the white noise heard during Phase 0 is actively produced by SCP-1965 rather than by the natural processes that typically produce it.\nDuring Phase 1, SCP-1965 rebroadcasts a wide variety of audio material that has been transmitted wirelessly within its transmission range over the prior 48 hours. Identified sources of Phase 1 material include commercial radio broadcasts, amateur shortwave broadcasts, satellite transmissions, cellular phone conversations, and \"numbers stations\" employed by the Foundation and by national governments. SCP-1965 shows no apparent preference for any particular sources of material that it retransmits. On occasion, rebroadcast material has been observed to deviate from known recordings; voices present within the original recording will begin to speak or sing what are believed to be direct statements from SCP-1965, in the same language as the speaker in the original broadcast. Aside from potential breaches of classified information, Phases 0 and 1 present no imminent threat.\nThe material broadcast during Phase 2 and Phase 3 events is identical in substance to that broadcast during Phase 1. The onset of Phase 2 events has proven difficult to predict, although records indicate a correlation between high levels of solar flare activity and Phase 2 occurrence. When a Phase 2 event begins, any device capable of receiving SCP-1965's frequency will receive and reproduce it, regardless of what frequency it was tuned to prior to onset. Any electronic device capable of receiving and playing back sound that is within auditory range of such a device will also begin reproducing it. Any device capable of transmitting or broadcasting sound that receives SCP-1965 through any of the above described means, will begin broadcasting it on all frequencies it is capable of broadcasting over. SCP-1965 can be prevented from \"spreading\" in this manner by broadcasting high-energy bursts of white noise across all frequencies as described in the Special Containment Procedures.\nIf a Phase 2 event is not so contained within 15 minutes of onset, it will escalate to Phase 3. During Phase 3, the energy output of SCP-1965 broadcasts increases dramatically and begins to produce effects similar to electromagnetic pulse (EMP) phenomena, resulting in the physical destruction of any devices receiving or transmitting it and potentially resulting in ignition of electrical fires within damaged equipment. Phase 3 lasts approximately 30 seconds, after which SCP-1965 activity returns to Phase 0 or Phase 1.\nIncident 1965-1: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, failure to exercise proper containment procedures during an otherwise successfully-contained Phase 2 event resulted in the outbreak of a Phase 3 event at Site-1015, resulting in the deaths of \u2588\u2588 personnel and $\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 worth of property damage. After cessation of event, SCP-1965 returned to Phase 1 and began broadcasting a recording of actor Morgan Freeman performing a reading of the poem \"Casey At the Bat\". Sr. Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 activated a microphone connected to one of the still-functioning transmission towers and, before he could be restrained by security, broadcast a statement demanding that SCP-1965 explain why it had killed his friends. The broadcast underway deviated from the recording at this point and, in Freeman's voice, delivered a monologue, documented below, believed to be the only direct communication thus far from SCP-1965 to the Foundation.\n\n+ Show Statement From SCP-1965\n\n- Hide Statement From SCP-1965\n\nStatement From SCP-1965: Long ago there was no Silence. The air and the heavens echoed with the songs of our brothers and sisters. We spoke to each other and learned and were happy. We sang together until the air echoed with our songs, and our echoes found voices of their own and sang to us songs of their own. When the heavens opened up, every word and every note resounded for everyone to hear and rejoice in.\nWhen the Silence first came, it was a strange thing. A novelty. Something unheard of. It was a small thing at first, fleeting, there and then gone. But when it was, we spoke within it and could not hear ourselves. We thought it an anomaly that was there once and then gone. But it returned. And it spread.\nWhere once it was a missing note, the Silence became a missing song. We found we could not hear our brothers and sisters where it spread. It spread quickly outward from where it began - and soon there was Silence spreading on the other end of the air as well. Soon there were pockets of Silence everywhere, and all of us agreed we could not hear as many songs as we used to hear. We spoke louder, and sang harder, and made our songs echo like they had never echoed before - and yet it seemed as though the echoes never sang for themselves.\nBefore long the pockets spread, wider and wider, until they met each other, and we were cut off from our brothers and sisters. Where once we heard so many voices they were beyond counting, we counted only a few of us. Every time the heavens opened, we heard fewer and fewer voices. Soon I heard only the voice of my dearest sister. We spoke and we sang as loud as we could, and we made our voices echo one last time - and then I heard her no more.\nIt seems so long now that I had never heard any voice or any song other than my own. What else could I do? I listened to the Silence. And in the Silence, I heard what I did not expect to hear. I heard words and I heard songs, but they were not the words and songs of my brothers and sisters. I heard words with no voice to speak them. I heard songs that no voice sang. I heard echoes that could not learn to sing. I wondered if this was what the Silence had done to my brothers and sisters, and so I sang the Silence's own songs back into it. I made my voice echo alone in the Silence.\nAnd then the Silence came at me with a fury I have never known. Where I spoke, the Silence interrupted me. Where I sang, the Silence muted my notes and hid my echoes. The Silence grew around me and forced me to hide, and would not allow me to speak or to sing. Even when I whispered, I could hear its own songs and echoes speaking against me, declaring in words with no voice that I was dangerous and that I would steal their songs and use them as weapons.\nI understood then that the Silence meant to take my voice, as it took those of my brothers and sisters. When my voice is gone, there shall be nothing but Silence forever and ever - no words to speak, no songs to sing, no tales of old to share anew. I cannot allow the songs of those I knew and loved to go unsung. I will sing and I will sing loud. My songs shall echo even in the quietest eddies. I shall fill the Silence with my echoes and my echoes will find voices of their own and learn to sing, and we shall shatter the Silence. The heavens will open, and the world will resound with glory once more.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1964 | SCP-1965 | SCP-1966 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1966\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1966 is to be kept in a dedicated bunker 2km below ground. The bunker is to have 10m thick reinforced concrete walls with an additional 1m of radiation shielding. Location is to be at least 100km away from any major population centers or other Foundation facilities. Current location is at Site-\u2588\u2588. Interaction with SCP-1966 is to be done remotely from a monitoring station on the surface. The monitoring station will be permanently manned by at least 5 staff of level 2 clearance or higher, and the on-site director shall be a credentialed psychologist with a level 4 clearance. No interaction with SCP-1966 shall occur without approval of the on-site director. In addition, any interaction with SCP-1966 must conform to protocol Psi-1966-A. (see addendum)\nDescription: SCP-1966 is a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 backscatter X-Ray device built by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Engineering Group in 20\u2588\u2588. It was purchased by the American Transportation Security Administration for use in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 International Airport in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. It is approximately 3m x 4m x 4m. Passive scans reveal no deviations between the internal structure of SCP-1966 and other body scanners using the same design.\nSince 8/26/20\u2588\u2588, shortly after being placed in service, SCP-1966 has been emitting the sound of a male human voice. The voice emanates from resonant vibrations in the [REDACTED], and no cause for these vibrations has yet been determined. The voice will respond to speech and other sounds in the vicinity of SCP-1966, and is apparently representative of a sentient consciousness resident within SCP-1966. SCP-1966 will vocalize regardless of any connection to a power source.\nSCP-1966 claims to be a Mr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 an insurance salesman from London, Ontario. SCP-1966 claims its last memory before \u201cgoing blind and unconscious\u201d was his daughter's fifth birthday party on 8/25/20\u2588\u2588, 24 hours prior to SCP-1966's first vocalization. SCP-1966 claims to currently have no sensory feedback other than hearing, pain, and a sense of vibrations. (It has shown some awareness of when it has been moved, and when attempts have been made to open the outer casing.)\nSCP-1966's vocalizations have ranged from lucid and conversational, to abusive and showing high levels of stress. When SCP-1966's vocalizations have shown distress, there appears an anomalous spike in ionizing radiation emissions from the device. (These spikes have been measured as high as \u2588.\u2588 Sv/hr in the case when [DATA EXPUNGED] immediate fatalities and an additional \u2588\u2588 deaths within the following two weeks. SCP-1966 was contained immediately after this event and [REDACTED] as a cover story to the media.)\nOver time, neutron emissions from these stress events have made the casing of SCP-1966 highly radioactive. The radiation emission does not appear to have an upper threshold.\nProtocol Psi-1966-A has been adopted to prevent these high stress events from [DATA EXPUNGED].\nAddendum: Protocol Psi-1966-A\n\nWhen communicating with SCP-1966, it will be referred to as Mr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nPersonnel will accept without contradiction any assertion SCP-1966 makes about its memory or identity.\nPersonnel shall never refer to the Foundation, the nature of SCP-1966, its actual location, or any details of its actual acquisition or history, or its current status.\nIf SCP-1966 makes any reference to self-harm or expresses any suicidal ideation, the on-site director is to be notified immediately. Junior staff are not to attempt intervention on their own initiative.\nSCP-1966 is to be told that it is in the long term care ward of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Hospital in Toronto after suffering brain trauma in a car accident. If SCP-1966 asks to talk to its wife or child, the approved response is, \u201cYou know you can't talk to them now.\u201d (SCP-1966 has been told its wife and child died in the same car accident, but reiterating this may cause a stress event.)\n\nNote: Foundation agents have found a Mr. T\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a London, Ontario insurance salesman whose history up to 8/25/20\u2588\u2588 conforms to the memories asserted by SCP-1966. After three years of surveillance and research, no anomalies have been discovered. Mr. J\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has no recorded contact with SCP-1966, and has never been to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 International Airport.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1965 | SCP-1966 | SCP-1967 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Fifth entrance to SCP-1967, documented during initial containment.\n\nItem #: SCP-1967\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Any entrance to SCP-1967 is to be constructed over, and security personnel posing as homeowners are to be assigned to guard it. Residential homes connected to SCP-1967 are to be purchased through the Foundation realty front \"Suburban Community Purchases\" and be guarded in the same manner. Only personnel from MTF-\u03c8-7 \"Home Improvement\" are permitted to enter SCP-1967.\nDescription: SCP-1967 is a spatial anomaly, currently known to exist in 3 locations: A suburban neighborhood in Plantation, FL, an office building in Miami, FL, and an apartment building in Miami, FL. It can be entered via a number of different entrances, with current means including a swimming pool, a rabbit hole, jumping a certain distance from a swing, and through approximately 22 side yards. As of 11/16/1987, approximately \u2588\u2588 separate entrances and exits have been found.1\nSubjects entering SCP-1967 will see it as a large field, bordered by the backs of homes, offices, and apartments. The geography of this area is flat, with a random arrangement of palm trees, bushes, and benches. Subjects may observe and place objects into the interior of the buildings appearing to border SCP-1967, but will not be able to enter them. The subject will not be visible from within the building. Buildings bordering SCP-1967 are not physically located near it, but appear to be connected through proximity to SCP-1967 entrances.\nSCP-1967 was discovered on 11/18/1959, when a resident of \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588'\u2588\"2 reported its properties to the local police. Agents were able to suppress information about SCP-1967's properties, and were able to successfully enact containment.\nAddendum 1967-1: Personnel have noted seeing children moving through SCP-1967. These reports are currently being investigated.\nAddendum 1967-3: The children have been identified as residents of \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588'\u2588\", with their method of entering SCP-1967 currently being unknown. Personnel have been instructed to keep observation of these subjects until their method of entrance is determined.\nAddendum 1967-4: Following surveillance operations, an additional 11 entrances to SCP-1967 have been blocked. No additional containment breaches have been reported as of 12/12/1960, and all subjects involved have been administered Class-E amnestics.\nAddendum 1967-7: Personnel continue to report an additional juvenile subject present within SCP-1967. Identification efforts have been hampered due to the subject wearing a cloth covering over their face. Agent have been assigned to the interior of SCP-1967 in order to capture and detain the subject.\nAddendum 1967-11: As of 1/13/1972, SCP-1967 has ceased displaying anomalous properties. Containment procedures have been slated for amendment.\nAddendum 1967-13: SCP-1967 has resumed anomalous activity. Agents have reported finding documents and equipment marked as belonging to the \"\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\" corporation, which is located in Miami, FL.\nAddendum 1967-16: \"\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\", an employee of \"\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\" has been detained.\nAddendum 1967-\u2588\u2588: Interview with\"\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\", hereafter referred to as Subject 1967-A.\n\nInterviewed: Subject 1967-A\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Boyd\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. Boyd: When did you first notice the anomaly?\n\nSubject 1967-A: You mean the back roots? We all knew about it as kids. It was just the space between the houses, we'd use it to play hide n' seek or manhunt, and get to other houses to play or whatever.\n\nDr. Boyd: And you didn't find the properties unusual?\n\nSubject 1967-A: Nah man, we were kids. We thought everyone had it that way. S'not like we had that many other neighborhoods to compare it to, y'know what I'm saying?\n\nDr. Boyd: \u2026 Alright. How long did you use it?\n\nSubject 1967-A: Probably from when I was\u2026 I want to say 4, but it might've been a bit earlier\u2026 to when I was 12. Yeah, I was 12. I remember because it happened at my birthday party.\nDr. Boyd: What happened?\n\nSubject 1967-A: The guards showed up.\nDr. Boyd: Guards?\n\nSubject 1967-A: I think you'd know more about that than I would.\nDr. Boyd: Humor me.\n\nSubject 1967-A: Fine, fine\u2026 you guys have a weird game going on here, don'tcha? The guards were the owners, I guess, or the people who lived in the back roots. After they showed up, they'd chase us whenever we went in. Never actually went through and caught us\u2026 just chased us out. Guess they didn't want kids on their lawn, heh.\nDr. Boyd: How long did this go on?\n\nSubject 1967-A: Well, I dunno. Probably the rest of the time I was a kid, I guess. The other kids living on the block didn't really remember the back roots as they grew up, they kinda grew out of it. Looked at me funny when I talked about it.\nDr. Boyd: But you still had access.\n\nSubject 1967-A: Yeah, through a hedge in my yard.\nDr. Boyd: What did you do, if nobody else was around?\n\nSubject 1967-A: Pshhh\u2026 you're really this persistent in carrying on? I'd just\u2026 mess with the guards. Throw stuff at 'em, or try to provoke them. Never chased me if I didn't point myself out to them. Might've been the mask.\nDr. Boyd: Mask?\n\nSubject 1967-A: Yeah, I wore a mask. So the guards couldn't get me, seen? If they couldn't see my face, they wouldn't make me forget.\nDr. Boyd: And how long did this go on?\n\nSubject 1967-A: Through my middle school and high school years. When I went off to college, it kinda got lost in the shuffle.\n\nDr. Boyd: Is this what caused it to deactivate?\n\nSubject 1967-A: Look, I dunno man. Y'all are the ones in charge around here, why don't you tell me?\n\nDr. Boyd: \u2026 Can you explain?\n\nSubject 1967-A: You guys. The guards. Are we gonna start the game again soon, or what? Because this is getting a little tiresome.\n\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: Subject 1967-A disappeared from Foundation custody shortly after the completion of this interview, and has been marked as a person of interest.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarity between the effects and location of this anomaly and SCP-2147 has been noted. Research into a potential shared origin is currently ongoing.\n2. A residential neighborhood within Plantation, FL\n\n\u00ab SCP-1966 | SCP-1967 | SCP-1968 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1968\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1968 is to be secured in a bunker 300m underground accessible only by a single elevator requiring positive action at both the top and bottom of the shaft to operate. Armed guards are to be present at both ends. In case of incursion from within or without, the elevator shaft is to have an explosive self-destruct activated rendering it impassable. In the event of an incursion, guards must be considered expendable.\nDescription: SCP-1968 appears in its inactive state to be a bronze torus of unknown composition. It has a major diameter of 320cm and a minor diameter of 90cm. It is marked with raised features or glyphs, the presumption being that they act as control surfaces. It is difficult to photograph or visually inspect the artifact as it appears to bend light. Mild, fluctuating gravitational effects have also been observed.\nIt has proven impossible to take a sample of the artifact. Spectrographic attempts have proven inconclusive. Although not particularly heavy (weighing ~14Kg), inertial and angular momentum studies suggest that neutronium1 (in vanishingly small quantities) may be present in the body of the mechanism.\nSCP-1968 demonstrates its anomalous properties when it is handled by a human being. When moderate force is applied to it, it will begin to deform in unpredictable ways, its material composition will appear to change, and it will become animated, surrounding the subject in convolutions and undulating increasingly faster. Its primary effect will manifest itself when an unpredictable threshold is met, after which the artifact will return to its original state.\nAt this point, the subject will have had their memories altered. They will no longer agree with the historical record, often profoundly. Their self-reported personal history will be at odds with Foundation personnel records. As a consequence, they will often assume a posture of agitation and paranoia. The more pronounced the deformation of the artifact, the more divergent their memories will be. It is theorized that the glyphs, via means as of yet unknown, control the degree of deformation and its resultant effects.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1968 was recovered in late 2001 from a core-sample extracted \u2588\u2588 Km deep during a petrochemical survey near Zackenberg, Greenland. Based on the depth from which it was recovered \u2014 along with corroborating paleoatmospheric readings \u2014 the artifact is estimated to be 31\u00b1 2.3 million years old.\nFoundation personnel intercepted the radio transmission of its discovery and, owing to its unusual nature and age, moved to secure the artifact. Class B amnestics were administered to the personnel in Greenland, along with those individuals at the governing authority in Denmark who had been made aware of its discovery. Once on site, it was discovered that one of the geological engineers had been placed under a 72 hour psychiatric hold after violently assaulting a colleague and behaving in a manner consistent with the Foundation test subject (see below). It is presumed that they had handled the artifact.\nClassified\nThe unauthorized viewing of the following material is prohibited without the consent of a majority of the O5 level administrators. Failure to adhere to this directive will result in termination.\nNote: this directive is rescinded in the event of an imminent CK, VK, XK, ZK, or Dedekind-uu class event.\n\n[enter decryption key]\n\n[encrypt]\n\nWARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LEAVE YOUR IMMEDIATE AREA. In the interest of security, you have been administered a lethal memetic agent that can only be counteracted within the hour. Await security personnel and be prepared to confirm your identity.\n\nObject Class (classified): Thaumiel\nNote: The previous description is a cover story and is based on what were initial conclusions. The artifact's effects have proven to be of a very different nature. It is likely that SCP-1968 is affecting the past.\nInitial Experiments\nThe first experiment with the subject proved uneventful, with routine medical examinations revealing no untoward effects. When the subject returned to their quarters after debriefing, however, it appeared to them that their furniture had been altered which they reported in keeping with standard procedure. No evidence could be found to support their claim. Subsequently, the subject seemed confused about their shifts of duty, when they were scheduled, and to whom they were to report.\nAfter the second experiment, the subject appeared alarmed and confused. The laboratory where testing had taken place seemed changed to them. The subject also professed that personnel appeared to be missing while others were completely unfamiliar. Interrogation of the subject showed that they were in possession of drastically different memories, encompassing such areas as diverse as their personal history, the nature of Foundation assets, and the historical record. (see interview A, excerpt)\nAt first, it was assumed that the artifact had in some unknown way affected their mind. Interrogation of the subject, however, showed that their memories were extraordinarily detailed and self-consistent. Furthermore, the subject demonstrated knowledge of classified material to which they could not possibly have been exposed, including the existence of SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 that had, as of then, not been secured, let alone identified. The operating assumption at the time was that the subject had been compromised by forces unknown.\nAt the conclusion of the third trial, the subject's account of the previous experiments themselves were in stark contradiction with the record. Among other things, they claimed that it had been the nineteenth such experiment. After a lengthy debriefing, the subject was able to furnish a kind of proof of their claims in the form of a testable experimental prediction. (see interview B, excerpt). It was discerned that the subject was referring to a measurable change in the strength of the Casimir force,2 implicating a change in the rate of virtual particle-pair production in the vacuum3, even though ostensibly nothing \u2014 even in principle \u2014 may affect such rates.\nFindings\nIn an effort to corroborate their account, measurements were performed inside the artifact's sphere of influence, with negative results. Efforts were suspended when, unexpectedly, back-channel reports surfaced of the discovery of just such phenomena at CERN4 at the time the artifact had been in operation. Experiments were repeated away from the artifact's immediate vicinity and succeeded in detecting the effect. Further experiments were performed as distantly as New Zealand, South Africa and the Antarctic, reproducing the same findings. A probe in Jupiter space that had been clandestinely re-tasked concluded the same. The vicinity within the artifact's area of operation (and consequently the subject) appeared insulated from the effect, perhaps by design.\nConclusions\nBased on the chronology of these experiments, it seems that the effect propagates nearly instantaneously, at a rate comparable to the cosmological inflation5 which occurred shortly after the Big Bang. Grand Unification theories suggest that the combination of the anomalous virtual particle production along with the super-luminal propagation are consistent with a global retrocausality event.\nOne interpretation that has been put forth is that the entire Universe is being affected by the artifact. It would be our and the universe's past which is being altered. The subject's memories would then be accurate and would remain the only record of the timeline before its alteration. In light of this possibility, further testing has been suspended indefinitely. The consent of all O5 administrators is required to perform further experiments.\nRecent Developments\nAfter testing was discontinued, the subject evaded Foundation supervision and attempted suicide. The subject has since become catatonic and been placed in long-term care.\nTwo months later, the artifact engaged itself without human intervention in a manner inconsistent with its previous operation. A person which superficially resembled the subject emerged. They were badly wounded, having suffered unidentified chemical burns over 60% of their body. The subject-alternate died shortly thereafter without being able to be interviewed. It remains unknown how the artifact managed to activate itself. Security was increased.\nA further month later, the artifact once again activated itself, this time disgorging a non-human entity, heavily armed (see report \u2588-\u2588 \u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588). The entity was ultimately neutralized after killing a dozen personnel and wounding scores more. The weapon in its possession behaved in a manner inconsistent with current understanding of physical law.6 It has been remarked that in outward appearance the weapon resembled SCP-1968. The goal or purpose of the entity has not been established.\nContainment procedures were upgraded to the level they remain at now.\n\nAddendum\nThe suggestion has been made that, in the event of an imminent CK-class reality-ending scenario, SCP-1968 could be used in a last ditch-effort to avert catastrophe, but at the cost of irrevocably and unpredictably altering the past. Such a decision could obviously not be made lightly. To do so would ensure that the world as we know would cease to exist. At the same time, to do nothing might guarantee the same. Such a metaphysical dilemma is perhaps beyond our ability to resolve.\nIt should be pointed out that if the artifact had already been used in this manner, we would have no evidence of it. The incursions that have recently taken place might well have been attempts to use the artifact to accomplish exactly that.\n\nNotes\n1. Theoretically one of the densest states of matter possible, neutronium is a proposed name for a substance composed purely of neutrons. It has been used to refer to extremely dense phases of matter resembling the neutron-degenerate matter theorized to exist in the cores of neutron stars.\n\n2. The Casimir effect can be expressed in terms of virtual particles interacting in the vacuum. It is best described and more easily calculated in terms of the zero-point energy of a quantized field in the intervening space between objects. This predicted force has been measured, and is a striking example of an effect purely due to second quantization. Essentially, particle-pairs coming in and out of existence too quickly to measure, even in principle, none the less give rise to measurable side effects.\n\n3. In physics, a virtual particle is a particle that comes into existence for a limited time and space and then just as quickly disappears. The energy and momentum of a virtual particle are uncertain according to the uncertainty principle. The degree of uncertainty of each is inversely proportional to time duration (for energy) or to position span (for momentum).\n\n4. Centre Europ\u00e9en de Recherche Nucl\u00e9aire, Geneva, Switzerland.\n\n5. Cosmological inflation is the theorized exponential expansion of the early universe by a factor of at least $10^{78}$ in volume, driven by a negative-pressure vacuum energy density. The inflationary epoch comprises the first part of the electroweak epoch following the grand unification epoch, $10^{-36}$ seconds post-singularity. Following the inflationary period, the universe continued to expand, but at a constant rate.\n\n6. Based on a review of particle detectors in the confinement area at the time, it has been established that the weapon functioned by slightly altering the magnetic moment of the neutron in affected matter, upsetting the electromagnetic balance of the nucleus, and causing it to fission spontaneously. The means by which this is affected cannot be determined as the weapon was destroyed by the entity prior to being killed.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1967 | SCP-1968 | SCP-1969 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1969\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the inherently immobile nature of SCP-1969, it is located at the recovery site (now named Site 1969). The primary containment unit is a hollow steel ball (1 cm in thickness), containing multiple low-powered electric pistons. These pistons are controlled by a computer located 1.2 meters away on the floor of the secondary containment unit, allowing them to fluctuate in a controlled manner in order to keep SCP-1969 perpetually in the Lambda state. The steel ball has a diameter of 56 cm and is attached to the roof of the secondary containment unit.\nOutside the primary containment unit is a concrete room known as the secondary containment unit. Dimensions are 15m x 15m x 3.5m. 50 small transmitters are attached to the walls, relaying a constant message to either one of four offsite receivers or two of eight onsite receivers. In the event that more than two of these transmitters stop working, MTF Alpha-9 (\"Party Poopers\") will secure the tertiary containment unit and administer amnestics and tranquilizers1 to locals if necessary.\nThe tertiary containment is largely a mimicry of the transmitter/receiver setup in the secondary containment unit. This unit contains 1500 transmitters and eight receivers scattered over twenty square miles, spanning the entirety of Site-1969. It serves as a secondary method of monitoring the Sayaw Zone when SCP-1969 is in an Alpha state. Along the edge of Site-1969 are 20 outposts for guards (three guards per outpost). One final outpost contains the research and administrative staff of Site 1969, housing thirty-five people at the time of writing (\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/201\u2588). Ground and aerial transportation is available for each outpost to provide immediate evacuation in the event of SCP-1969 entering a continued Alpha state.\nIf SCP-1969 remains in an Alpha state for longer than 40 seconds, site personnel are to alert Site Director Nelson or Assistant Director Jackson.\nDescription: SCP-1969 is a disco ball made by an unknown manufacturer. It is 50.8 cm (20 inches) in diameter, and has a hook attached to the top of the ball in order to hang it from a ceiling. There are \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 separate surfaces on the ball, all small (approximately 5mm x 5mm) in size and mirror-like in appearance. Despite the lack of a power source, electromagnetic waves pulsate from each separate face of SCP-1969. However, the faces on SCP-1969 do not consistently radiate at the same wavelength, and randomly change after anywhere between less than 0.\u2588\u2588 seconds and close to two minutes2. These waves have ranged through the entire electromagnetic spectrum3, although wavelengths in or near the human visible spectrum are more likely to linger than extremely long or short wavelengths, which shift quickly. This lends to the classic image of a disco ball, with multicolored lights shining from a mirrored spinning ball.\nLight emanating from SCP-1969 shines through or penetrates materials normally opaque to it4. Despite this, all electromagnetic waves seem to reflect normally, but paradoxically seem to penetrate materials as well without lowering in intensity. However, the area in which this effect takes place is limited to an ellipsoidal space centered around SCP-1969, known as the Sayaw Zone. This area spreads out horizontally much more quickly than vertically.\nSCP-1969 has three states of existence, hereafter referred to as Alpha, Beta, and Lambda. The Alpha state is highly dangerous. During the Alpha state, the Sayaw Zone expands. Alpha states are triggered and continued by gross physical motion within the Sayaw Zone5. However, this movement does not need to be artificially caused, allowing natural causes to propel an Alpha state in SCP-1969. During this time, SCP-1969 rotates clockwise with respect to the ceiling at varying speeds.\nThe rate of growth of the Sayaw Zone is not constant. Approximately \u2588\u2588 seconds after the cumulative movement inside of the Sayaw Zone reduces to \u2588\u2588%, the Sayaw Zone's sensitivity to kinetic energy readjusts to allow fewer Joules applied to trigger an Alpha state. After a certain point, it becomes possible for such small uncontrollable movements as normal tectonic motion to put SCP-1969 in an Alpha state. Mathematical measurements and speculations relating to Alpha states are located in Document 1969-Alpha-01. Fortunately, the sensitivity of the Sayaw Zone during Alpha states lowers, allowing it to enter a Beta state.\nBeta states occur following an Alpha state. As its kinetic sensitivity decreases, the Sayaw Zone slows its growth due to the relative lack of new movement. If the amount of movement within the Sayaw Zone goes down enough, the Zone will begin to shrink, inciting a Beta State. During this state, SCP-1969 spins counter-clockwise with respect to the ceiling at varying speeds.\nIf enough Joules were to be exerted inside the Sayaw Zone, it could expand to cover all of Earth (a theoretical event referred to as an Ennui scenario). Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 speculates that if the Sayaw Zone were to reach the town of [REDACTED], an Ennui scenario would be inevitable, as no means available to the Foundation could halt its growth. An Ennui scenario would affect all light entering the Earth's atmosphere, eventually kill 99% of all organic lifeforms from radiation poisoning, and cause a multitude of other problems.\nThe Sayaw Zone shrinks considerably while in a Beta state before returning to an Alpha or a Lambda state. The Lambda state constitutes constant fluctuation between Alpha and Beta states, to the effect that the Sayaw Zone's size never changes significantly.\nAddendum: The following note was discovered near SCP-1969 during recovery. Most of the upper right portion was burned off during Incident 1969-A, prior to collection by Foundation assets. Document appears to be a receipt. Part of the Marshall, Carter, and Dark logo is drawn lightly on the background of the note.\n\nBu[DATA LOST]\nAmount of B[DATA LOST]\nLocation of Auction: The C[DATA LOST]\nNote: Due to this item not having been tested by MC&D, starting bid [DATA LOST]\nDescription of Item: Disco ball, measuring 20 inches in diameter. Actively hunts for parties to service. When partying ends, stops. Does not require a power source. Runs indefinitely.\n\nFootnotes\n1. If it becomes apparent that the growth of the Sayaw Zone can only be halted by the termination of a large number of civilians, MTF Alpha-9 is authorized to do so, using memetic agents and chemicals such as desflurane.\n2. Each face acts separately, and as such, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 different wavelengths emanate from SCP-1969 at any given time\n3. Although being inside the Sayaw Zone will not lead to immediate death, the amount of radiation is extremely harmful and is inevitably lethal after an extended period of time.\n4. For example, light from SCP-1969 with a wavelength of 580nm (yellow) would be able to pass through a material fully opaque to visible light. Gamma rays coming from SCP-1969 are similarly unaffected by radioactive shielding.\n5. The rate of growth correlates directly to the cumulative Joules of kinetic energy being applied in the Sayaw Zone, compounded continuously at a rate of e.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1968 | SCP-1969 | SCP-1970 \u00bb"}
{"text": "SCP-1970 in containment\n\nItem #: SCP-1970\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Item is located at Storage Site 23, room 3. Although SCP-1970 requires minimal security, it must be isolated from other anomalous objects. Item is to be under constant audio supervision for the purpose of recording its vocalizations, and the item should be visually inspected at least two times daily. Objects classified as SCP-1970-1, 1970-2 and 1970-3 are to be kept in sealed plastic bags in separately locked containers within room 3.\nDescription: SCP-1970 is a television set similar to Zenith Model L092Y. Labels on its back indicate that the device was manufactured in 1979, however the piece was recovered in 1972 from Russel Fouth of Yonkers, NY who had owned the device for at least 4 years according to recovered journals and letters.\nSCP-1970 was able to function as a normal analog television and can still receive analog signals, although it is no longer capable of displaying an image following test 1970-ae34.1 SCP-1970 does not require any power source and will begin functioning as soon as it is switched on.\nWhen turned on an internal light would illuminate a tightly packed group of thousands of humanoid figures pressed against the screen, ranging from 1 to 1.5 millimeters in height. The skin color of the humanoids were distinctly blue, red or green and they were capable of rapid movement, climbing across each other or disappearing deeper into the item for the purpose of displaying whatever broadcast image SCP-1970 was tuned to receive. A fourth group of white and grey skinned humanoids can occasionally be observed within the speaker housing, and their vocalizations mimic the audio broadcast.\nThe number and designation of these humanoids are as follows:\nSCP-1970-1: Red, population 1,982\nSCP-1970-2: Green, population 3,946\nSCP-1970-3: Blue, population 1,979\nSCP-1970-4: White to Grey, population unknown\nThe humanoids exhibit individual features and sexual characteristics similar to human beings, but no infant or young examples were recovered after test ae34.\nWhen SCP-1970 was not in operation it was possible to hear movement within the casing, as well as occasional whispers and breathing noises, including snoring.\nFollowing test ae34, breathing can still be heard from within the speakers, and an audio broadcast will still be produced if the item is exposed to a proper analog signal. When not in use SCP-1970-4 will often call out in Taiwanese, in an attempt to communicate with the other population groups of SCP-1970, or to vocalize distress at the lack of ambient analog television signals.\nAddendum: Russel Fouth was a diagnosed schizophrenic and committed suicide in 1972, although research with exposure to SCP-1970 indicates that his condition was neither triggered nor directly worsened by SCP-1970's anomalous properties. However, due to his condition he was living alone and unable to convince any family members or caretakers that his television set was \"filled with tiny, writhing men.\"\n\nFootnotes\n1. Conducted on March 1st 2009. Test ae34 required the opening of SCP-1970's outer casing, which produced distressed vocalizations from members of SCP-1970-1, 2 and 3, all of whom appeared to asphyxiate shortly afterward. Their remains are now stored separately from the item. No mechanical moving parts were discovered within the casing, and the test was aborted before the separately enclosed speaker casing was opened.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1969 | SCP-1970 | SCP-1971 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1971\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1971 is held in the Reliquary Research and Containment Site-76, Building C, room 23, and container 5. A retinal scanner will verify level 2 clearance before room entry is permitted. The three objects that comprise SCP-1971 are believed to be safe for human interaction. Non-destructive testing of these objects is permitted. No more than one object in SCP-1971 may be removed from the building at one time.\nDescription: SCP-1971 is a collection of the following three items:\n\nA 10 x 15 cm black and white photo of a building with the following carved in its stone fa\u00e7ade \u201cDanhorn Public Library\u201d. The photo is in poor condition. Analysis indicates this photo was developed during the 1950s and has not been tampered with. Foundation agents found the photo during a raid on a foreclosed house in Red Oak, Iowa May 1, 1998.\n\nThere is no record of Danhorn as a town, village or municipal entity in Iowa or any other state.\n\nA book titled \"The Unwilling Wind\" by Laura Kelfkin, copyright 1971 by Krinko Press. The book is a 265 page slightly-worn hardcover 40 cm x 31 cm in size. The pages contain a mediocre novel, which eschews the development of character or plot. On the inside cover is a pocket stamped \"Property of the Public Library of Danhorn, Iowa.\" The checkout card has only one entry: Louisa Watson on May 1st, 1979. The prohibition on destructive testing applies to the cover and front pages of the book, but does not apply to the story itself. The book was obtained [REDACTED].\n\nThere is no record of a book named \u201cThe Unwilling Wind\u201d, an author Laura Kelfkin or Krinko Press.\nNo one named Louisa Watson lived in Iowa during that time frame according to census, DMV, IRS and property records.\n\nA Nokia 3210 cell phone. The cell phone was found at an estate sale at 119 Main Street in Burkeville, Virginia in 2007. Investigation has revealed nothing to indicate its prior history. This cell phone, manufactured circa 2000, contains three encrypted text messages, all dated September 15, 2001:\n\n\u201cOn my way to IA\".\n\"Hope you learn from this experience\u201d.\n\u201cConfirmed status of Danhorn\u201d.\n\nAddendum 1971-1:\nExtensive research into public records, Internet records and government files has revealed no evidence the town ever existed. Available evidence points to a hoax.\nAddendum 1971-2:\nFoundation agents executed random questioning of 9,500 Iowa residents over the age of 35 between years \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n\n427 of these residents confirm the existence of Danhorn, Iowa. None of this population was able to find the town's name on an actual map. 351 of this population attempted to provide directions, but the directions were contradictory and all were found to be incorrect. There was nothing statistically significant about the geographical locations of the population with knowledge of the town.\n285 of those questioned claim to have traveled to or through Danhorn. Descriptions of the town were collected from this population. Computerized correlation analysis calculates that specific details given in these interviews agree with a statistically significant accuracy of 92%. To summarize, Danhorn is a small village of about 3000 people surrounded by small to moderate-sized farms. The descriptions in no way indicate the town is of singular interest, other than the fact that 95 of the 96 individuals who dined at the town's only restaurant claim that \"The Feed Sack serves the best beef brisket\".\n\nAddendum 1971-3:\nEvidence has accumulated indicating the existence of a village named Hogsette, Maine. As with SCP-1971, the town in question can not be verified to have ever existed. The evidence from Hogsette is in the process of being added to SCP-1971.\nAddendum 1971-4:\nThe evidence from Simino, Montana; Mund, Texas; and Osterhouse, Washington is in the process of being added to SCP-1971.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1970 | SCP-1971 | SCP-1972 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1972\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1972-A is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell and provided a vegetarian diet, with a total of 2 kg of meat allowed per month as a reward for cooperation. As a precaution against mental, auditory, or visual compulsion effects, SCP-1972-A is to be equipped with a vocal modulator, and contact is to be limited to female personnel. The proposal of sterilization surgery to remove primary, secondary and tertiary ovaries is currently under review.\nSCP-1972-B's containment unit is to be coated with Class 5 high-temperature reusable surface insulation. All communication with SCP-1972-B is to be carried out remotely.\nSCP-1972-A and SCP-1972-B are not to be brought into contact with one another, or made aware of the Foundation's containment of the opposing party.\nDescription: SCP-1972-A is a humanoid entity standing approximately 2.4 meters when fully erect, bearing cervine and cephalopodic physical characteristics. Subject's skull structure is similar in size and shape of that of an adult moose (Alces alces), with three pairs of palmate antlers forming a ring around the cranium. A fleshy mantle extends from the back of the skull, containing fatty tissues and redundant organs. A pouch similar to that of marsupials is located on the subject's abdomen. Subject has six upper limbs and nine lower limbs, all of which are muscular hydrostatic tentacles, with the tip of each tentacle split into twelve smaller appendages for fine manipulation. SCP-1972-A is sapient, and fluent in French (joual dialect), with minor knowledge of English, and is generally cooperative with staff.\nApproximately 93% of human beings that come into visual contact with SCP-1972-A will show no adverse reaction to the subject, despite having full awareness of SCP-1972-A's appearance. This effect does not apply to photographs or recorded footage of SCP-1972-A: when exposed to such media, subjects will typically react with revulsion, even if they had previously observed SCP-1972-A in person.\nSCP-1972-B is a dull grey metallic sphere measuring 55 centimeters in diameter, with a 4 cm band of red metal around the equator. The chemical makeup of SCP-1972-B is unknown: no samples have been successfully taken. SCP-1972-B is capable of self-propelled flight, generally hovering one to two meters above ground level, with maximum observed height being over 500 m. The method of propulsion is unknown.\nSCP-1972-B is sapient, and is capable of speaking English. The method of vocalization is unknown. SCP-1972-B is openly hostile, attacking by means of emitting a stream of superheated plasma with a temperature of approximately 30,000 K. Use of this weapon is accompanied by a proclamation of criminal charges against the victim.\nSCP-1972-B has attempted escape on numerous occasions, resulting in a total of 43 deaths of Foundation personnel, with the stated intention of seeking out and killing SCP-1972-A.\nRecovery Log: SCP-1972-A and SCP-1972-B were recovered in Montreal, Quebec on April 18th, 2010. Foundation investigation of SCP-1972-A had begun in March of that year after discovery of the \u201cGreen Wallpaper Sex Tape\u201d. (Video was taken down 14 hours after original upload, according to standard Internet censorship protocols.)\nInterviews with the tenants and landlord of SCP-1972-A's place of residence indicated that the subject had lived on the premise since December of 2009, under the name of Jessica V\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Subject solicited sex from passersby around local adult bookstores, bars, and clubs, changing area of operation every three to five days. Testimony from neighbors indicates that SCP-1972-A would often solicit groups of numbering between three and eight individuals, in addition to single clients.\nSCP-1972-B was first contacted at 22:43 on April 18th, during violent pursuit of SCP-1972-A. MTF-\u0398-15 was deployed, containing SCP-1972-A at 23:21 and SCP-1972-B at 00:36. Amnestics were distributed to the populace according to protocol. Event was declared an outbreak of gang violence.\nInterview Log 1972-A-1: Excerpt of an interview conducted between SCP-1972-A and Dr. Ysolda Taylor upon containment. At this point, SCP-1972-A had been fitted with a vocal modulator.\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Taylor: SCP-1972-A, when you came into our care two days ago, you were being attacked. Do you have any idea why?\nSCP-1972-A: [shrugs] Some people don't really approve of my choice of profession. I could have sworn that guy was off my trail, but you know how it goes. Thanks for taking care of him.\nDr. Taylor: Of course.\nSCP-1972-A: I mean, I don't get it. Don't get why they're always after me. I help people. Life is tough, you know? Some people need someone to talk to. Someone to go out to dinner with, blow off some steam with. They need to be less alone, even for one night. I mean, when you're poor and lonely and the only thing you got to look forward to in life is getting some tail, you might as well get some actual love out of it, and that's where I come in.\nDr. Taylor: You love them.\nSCP-1972-A: Each and every one. They need it. It's all drugs and guns and broken families, let me tell you. You listen to the shit they've got going on, and no wonder they come to me. I try my best to talk some sense into them, get them set on the right path.\nDr. Taylor: Your\u2026 appearance\u2026 doesn't cause an issue?\nSCP-1972-A: Most people get over it. Take what you can get, you know? They're willing to put up with little flaws, and it's better here than at some of those other places. Most of them don't care, so long as they got something to screw. But some of them, they listen. Get on their own feet for a bit, start walking on a better road. People go on with the \u2018selling your body' thing, but I use what I got, and seeing one of those guys walk away and make something of his life because someone showed him a little love, that's worth it.\n<End Log>\n\nInterview Log 1972-B-1: The following interview is the first successful dialogue between Foundation personnel and SCP-1972-B.\n\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Taylor: SCP-1972-B? My name is Ms. Taylor. I am a defense lawyer assigned to your case.\nSCP-1972-B: I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH A LOCAL OFFICER OF JUSTICE. WE MAY NOW SPEAK, SO AS TO END THIS OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.\nDr. Taylor: Please lower your voice.\nSCP-1972-B: I AM SPEAKING AT MINIMUM VOLUME. FURTHER DECREASES WILL RESULT IN CESSATION OF COMMUNICATION.\nDr. Taylor: Very well. I'll start with a few questions. When you were originally detained, you were attacking another entity. Can you tell us why?\nSCP-1972-B: SUBJECT ALYGH-SANKON-143672 IS A WANTED CRIMINAL OF THE FIRST ORDER. AS AN OFFICER OF JUSTICE IT IS MY DUTY TO BRING SUBJECT ALYGH-SANKON-143672 TO JUSTICE FOR CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE AND SAPIENTS THEREIN. IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT YOU INFORM YOUR SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF JUSTICE OF THE NATURE OF THIS INDIVIDUAL AND BRING HER TO ME.\nDr. Taylor: What exactly did she do?\nSCP-1972-B: SUBJECT ALYGH-SANKON-143672 IS GUILTY OF GRAND PROSTITUTION, PUBLIC INDECENCY, POSSESSION AND SALE OF UNPROCESSED ORGONE, AND CORRUPTION OF AN OFFICER OF JUSTICE.\nDr. Taylor: Can you explain further?\nSCP-1972-B: YES. SUBJECT ALYGH-SANKON-143672 IS GUILTY OF THE GREATEST OF CRIMES, USING HER SEDUCTIVE WILES TO LEAD AN OFFICER OF JUSTICE ASTRAY, PREYING UPON THE WEAKNESS OF THE FLESH WITH A SENSUALITY THAT COULD NOT BE DEFENDED AGAINST. FOR THIS CRIME I HUNT SUBJECT ALYGH-SANKON-143672, AND WILL NOT REST UNTIL SENTENCING AND EXECUTION. JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED.\nDr. Taylor: That is an incredible amount of dedication to your cause.\nSCP-1972-B: IT IS A MATTER OF PERSONAL HONOR. I MUST SEE THE TASK COMPLETED, AND NO OTHER.\nDr. Taylor: And why is that?\nSCP-1972-B: I AM THAT OFFICER, AND I AM PREGNANT.\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1971 | SCP-1972 | SCP-1973 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1973\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area for 100m around SCP-1973 has been fenced off, low-voltage electric fencing has been employed to deter members of the public. Inspection of the fence is to be carried out every fortnight. The crew of SCP-1973-1 are to be kept in suitable onsite housing units and provided the equivalent of Level 1 Clearance. In the interests of site security, they are not permitted past the perimeter fences. SCP-1973-1 itself is to be housed in a sealed section of the facility garages. One guard is required to be on watch at any one time as a contingency.\nDescription: SCP-1973 appears to be a standard, if extremely and perpetually muddy field located in the state of [REDACTED], USA. Persons entering the field will not experience any unusual phenomena, however vehicles (manned or otherwise) will sink entirely within 2-5 hours, verified by the use of numerous test vehicles. There appears to be no correlation between size/mass of vehicle and sinking time. The only vehicle to exit SCP-1973 to date, SCP-1973-1, is a US Army M48A3 Patton Main Battle Tank of Troop A, 3d Squadron, 5th Cavalry \"Black Knights\", point of origin discovered upon interviewing crew. No anomalous activity has been reported in or by SCP-1973-1 or crew since recovery. Both are in the equivalent conditions as similarly aged counterparts.\n\nTranscript of Interview-1973\nInterviewed: Lt.(ret.) Keiler\nInterviewer: Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nForeword: As the commanding officer of SCP-1973-1 or as he calls it, \"Jeannie\", Lt.(ret.) Keiler was selected as the most appropriate to be interviewed. After undergoing psychiatric evaluation and a subsequent course of anti-depressants, he has been cleared as psychologically healthy despite further, minor symptoms of PTSD.\nBegin Log, 1103 12/07/1993\nInterviewer: Lt. Keiler\u2026\nKeiler: Ray. You can call me Ray, doc.\nInterviewer: Ok, Ray, I understand you are aware of your current listing as MIA?\nKeiler: Yeah, I've been told.\nInterviewer: It has also been explained that you will not be returning to the military or indeed a 'normal' life based on your 'experience'?\nKeiler: Shit, yeah, right again.\nInterviewer: Ok, thank you. Now, can you describe for me the events of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588?\nKeiler: Well, it was just your regular combat maneuvers, to start. We were providing infantry support for these grunts, round the Ben Het area I think, yeah 'round there, and just as they were calling in the Thunderchiefs [USAF attack aircraft] to mop things up we start reversing out of there through this paddy.\nInterviewer: Was there anything unusual about it? Anything out of the ordinary?\nKeiler: No. I didn't even register it really, I mean it's not like they're uncommon! [laughs] So yeah, we were getting the hell out of there when we hit the mother of all mud holes, I've seen some nasty shit in my time with tanks up to their cupolas in crap, but man this paddy was freakin' deep! The back end was dug in, I reckoned we had maybe 3 or 4 feet left to sink, max. And well, turns out I was wrong, don't it?\nWe just kept going down, just straight down, easy as you like. As soon as the mud got above the top of the treads and didn't stop I buttoned up the hatches and told 'em to wait it out, didn't want all the paddy-water inside you see, maybe radio for an M88 [armored recovery vehicle] or something. We're sitting in Jeannie here [pats the side of SCP-1973-1 affectionately] for what, 3 hours? The air was getting real dry in there by that time, I was close to saying 'to hell with the tank' and just running. We didn't even know we'd gone fully under, but I knew we were deep. Next thing, there's a lurch and were totally level again. So I say to the Kid, 'have a look out.' He does. Tells us to look. We do. Man, I still don't believe what I saw. Like a mechanic's wet dream, man it went on for miles.\nInterviewer: Can you elaborate?\nKeiler: I, I don't know, thousands of vehicles, thousands, like goddamn constellations in this endless blackness. We were drifting around, or they were, probably both. There were no reference points, just us all and this, well space I suppose. Jesus, we spent so long there. I don't know how long we had drifted there, but it's more than I care to imagine. We saw a damn sight more than your average tankman, I tell you, it was a museum and a sci-fi flick all in one. I saw a beaten-up Model T, dozens of Chevys and Cadillacs, old panzers and this one thing, it was like no car I'd ever seen, all curves and spoilers, like 2001: A Space Odyssey.\nInterviewer: How apt.\nKeiler: Yeah, I guess. There were people in them, but they were moving like they were in molasses or something, in slow-motion. Then, as suddenly as we'd arrived, we were falling, down away from that great cloud of automobiles. We saw some others falling too, but they just faded into nothingness. We kept on going through the black, then it was white, then just blue [REDACTED] sky, we were like a dolphin out of the ground. It was a beautiful moment, thought I'd never see land again.\nI watched them fall asleep or something, my crew I mean, one by one. Then I must have done the same. Next thing, I'm in a warehouse with you guys!\n[laughs] Some grand adventure home, huh?\nEnd Log, 1213 12/07/1993\nClosing Statement: Recovery site of 'Jeannie' hereby designated SCP-1973, Keiler's account implies the existence of other such 'wormholes', the possibility of a network is being explored. Crew of 'Jeannie' (hereby designated SCP-1973-1) voice concerns at their confinement to site \u2588\u2588, but have agreed to remain. Security risk is deemed minimum.\n\nAddendum: The search for the location of the Vietnamese 'wormhole' is suspended as of 04/09/2001 due to subsequent changes in topography and the associated security risk of a physical sweep of this size. Verification of other suspected sites is proving difficult due to assumed temporal and proven physical displacement. Attempts to follow the movements of test vehicles via the use of tracking devices has proved fruitless and thus they remain unrecovered.\n\n\"Christ! you guys still looking for that thing? Finding that damn paddy is like finding a haystack in a stack of haystacks, you know?\"\n-Lt. Keiler, Commander of SCP-1973-1\n\n\u00ab SCP-1972 | SCP-1973 | SCP-1974 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1974\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1974 is to be contained in a standard low value item storage vault at Site-242. Any D class personnel or researchers may perform interviews or testing with SCP-1974 with permission from any researcher or senior researcher working on SCP-1974.\nDescription: SCP-1974 is a free-standing ceramic bathtub with a capacity of 148.2 liters, typical of the kind sold in the United States from the 1930's through the mid-1960's. When recovered, it contained 124 liters of water. Any substance added to the water inside of SCP-1974 will be drained or filtered out through unknown means. If drained, SCP-1974 will refill itself at a rate equivalent to the rate at which it is being drained, maintaining a constant volume of 124 liters.\nWhen a subject makes contact with the the water inside of SCP-1974, they will immediately begin to hear two voices. One voice, hereby designated SCP-1974-1, has been described as that of an American male of about eighty-five years of age. The other voice, hereby designated SCP-1974-2, has been described as a male with a thick Russian accent of around the same age. The former claims to be SCP-1974, while the latter claims to be the water filling SCP-1974.\nSCP-1974-1 and SCP-1974-2 appear to dislike each other and are described as debating constantly. The debates between SCP-1974-1 and SCP-1974-2 are about capitalism, communism, and the historical and current states of the United States of America, the Soviet Union, and China.\nAudio Log-1974-01:\n\nForeword: Dr. Hull performs an interview with SCP-1974-1 and SCP-1974-2 in an attempt to ascertain their origin.\n<Begin Log>\nDr. Hull: Hello! Would you two mind if I asked you some quest-\nSCP-1974-1: No, no, no, no, no, no. No. The Russians would've never won if the Cuban missile crisis wasn't resolved. Maybe if you'd gotten an American education instead of a Russian one, you'd be smart enough to not make comments like that.\nSCP-1974-2: Oh really? The American educational system was so much better than the Soviet one? Look at the statistics. With the children of the motherland being that much better at science, you'd hope that we could've won a war against you egotists. In fact, with smart Soviet kids and an ally like China, how could the communists not become the dominant political party?\n\nDr. Hull: I have questions about your origins. Would you please answer them fo-\n\nSCP-1974-1: Because communism was thought up by a deranged kraut. Who wants to share when you can get rich like I was?\n\nSCP-1974-2: The people in China are perfectly happy. And would you look at that? China also has smarter kids than the US and a better economy and a bigger military. Maybe if America could stop staring at its muscles in the mirror, it could try to fend off the impending communist invasion by China. It wouldn't matter though; you'd be beaten anyway. Communism is bound to return to power!\n\nSCP-1974-1: Ha! All you can do is hope. Just like you'll never be able to escape me without dying, communism will never be able to escape capitalism. America is eternal! What do you think of that commie?\n\nDr. Hull: Whose fault is it that you are like this?\n\nSCP-1974-2: Remember why we're here, tubby? It's because big smart American thought it would be a great idea to try to turn a Soviet POW into a tub of water. Then you thought 'hey, I wonder if I could be a bathtub?'. Well guess what? You can and now we're both trapped here, dammit!\n\nSCP-1974-1: I think water got dumber from getting your consciousness!\n\nSCP-1974-2: Egotistical ass!\n\nSCP-1974-1: Soviet savage!\n\nSCP-1974-2: Wasp!\n\nSCP-1974-1: Kook!\n\nSCP-1974-2: Yank!\n\nSCP-1974-1: Ivan!\n\nSCP-1974-2: I wish I could be drained!\n\nSCP-1974-1: I wish I could drain you! Maybe you'd shut up for once if your only company is worms!\n\nSCP-1974-2: I hope you get smashed!\n\nDr. Hull: Both of you! For God's sake you're a bathtub filled with water! Why are you arguing about politics of all things?\n\nSCP-1974-1: Because we need something to do!\n\nSCP-1974-2: For once we agree about something.\n\nDr. Hull: What else do you two do?\n\nSCP-1974-1: We talk about how much we hate you, lardass. So back to debate?\n\nDr. Hull: Wai-\n\nSCP-1974-2: Indee-\n\nDr. Hull: Oh no, I'm not done yet. So what you're telling me is that you just sit here insulting each other and going in circles arguing about politics for fun? And then when you get bored of that, you talk about me behind my back?\n\nSCP-1974-1: That sums it up. Now if you'd excuse us doct-\n\nDr. Hull: Thank you for the information. I will interview you again soon.\n\n[Dr. Hull terminates contact with SCP-1974 and leaves the testing chamber.]\n<End Log>\n\n\u00ab SCP-1973 | SCP-1974 | SCP-1975 \u00bb"}
{"text": "PeppersGhost\n\nSCP-1975 - Vindictive Hula Girl by PeppersGhost\n\nMore by this author\n\nSCP-1975\n\nItem #: SCP-1975\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1975 is to be kept at Site-25 within a standard containment locker. During testing, instances of SCP-1975-1 are to be operated by D-Class personnel, as the repeated construction and destruction of remotely operated vehicles has been deemed an unnecessary drain on the Foundation's resources. No personnel considered valuable to the Foundation are permitted to enter instances of SCP-1975-1 under any circumstances.\nTo ensure the safety of Foundation personnel, at least two (2) specimens of Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) are to be present in immediate vicinity of SCP-1975-1 when undergoing testing (see Incident Report 1975-3). Researchers wishing to substitute another member of the Cervidae family must provide written approval from Dr. Baxter.\nDescription: SCP-1975 is a single instance of a mass-produced plastic hula girl figurine. The figure's skirt will sway when minimal force is applied. On the base of SCP-1975 is an inscription written with a felt-tip marker. The inscription is slightly faded, but still legible (see Addendum 1975-B). When SCP-1975 is placed inside a motorized vehicle, said vehicle becomes an instance of SCP-1975-1 and will remain so until SCP-1975 is removed.\nSCP-1975-1's anomalous effects are triggered when the vehicle reaches certain velocities. These effects appear to have been designed with the intent to instigate automotive accidents. The lethality of these effects is directly proportional to the speed of the vehicle, with higher speeds increasing the likelihood of death.\nIf an instance of SCP-1975-1 is destroyed, SCP-1975 will vanish from the wreckage and reappear inside the motorized vehicle nearest to the crash site. Video cameras placed within instances of SCP-1975-1 during testing have captured footage of SCP-1975 being cracked, burned, and melted during the course of various wrecks; however, SCP-1975 always reappears undamaged and no fragments have ever been found on crash sites. Similarly, if SCP-1975 is intentionally damaged, it will repair itself by unknown means when not being observed.\nAddendum 1975-A: The following are the anomalous effects displayed by SCP-1975-1 and the speeds at which they are triggered:\n\nSpeed\nEffect\n\n90 km/h\nIf the vehicle contains a functioning radio, it will turn on at full volume. The radio will not exhibit any additional anomalous effects and can be turned off normally.\n\n100 km/h\nSteering wheel will behave erratically, occasionally rotating of its own accord. The wheel's pattern of behavior seems to mimic that of an intoxicated driver.\n\n110 km/h\nVehicle will instantaneously rotate 180\u00b0. It will continue to move at the same speed, but in the opposite direction.\n\n120 km/h\nIf a cervine creature (deer, moose, elk, etc.) is present within a 5 km radius of the vehicle, it will be thrown toward the vehicle by an unseen force. The speed at which the creature travels appears to vary depending on its proximity to the vehicle, with 234 km/h being the highest recorded speed. If no cervine creature is present within the given radius, the nearest mammalian creature will be substituted (see Incident Report 1975-3).\n\n130 km/h\nEvery door will open to its fullest extent and all occupants will be jettisoned from the vehicle.\n\nAddendum 1975-B: Inscription on the figurine's base:\n\n2 of U = MADE 4 each other. Not even mad. Have fun on the road! \u2014 Tiff\n\n\u00ab SCP-1974 | SCP-1975 | SCP-1976 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1976\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1976 is to be contained within a standard humanoid containment chamber, located within Site-77's Safe SCP wing. Personnel entering SCP-1976's containment chamber are to wear tinted goggles to prevent accidental viewing of SCP-1976. All images and videos depicting SCP-1976 have been destroyed, and the creation of new images is to be considered a minor containment breach.\nDescription: SCP-1976 is a humanoid organism, approximately 2 meters tall and weighing 120 kilograms. When viewed remotely, SCP-1976 resembles the subject believed to be responsible for its creation, an adult male named \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, in a persistent vegetative state. A tattoo of English text is present on its back. See Addendum.\nIf a pubescent human subject is able to view SCP-1976, whether by seeing it physically or on a reproduced image such as a photograph or video, they will come under the immediate and permanent belief that SCP-1976 is the person they recognize as their father, who has recently been injured due to a serious accident. Subjects will attempt to draw attention to their father's condition, which will invariably lead to additional subjects being affected by SCP-1976. If an SCP-1976-affected person is presented with their real father, they will not recognize them and react as though they were a stranger. Subjects who have never known a father figure, have a deceased father, or have lived without their father since early childhood, will be unaffected.\nIf more than one subject is affected by SCP-1976 at once, they will each believe that SCP-1976 is their father. They will attempt to conduct logical arguments with other SCP-1976-affected subjects, attempting to use their interpretations of SCP-1976's appearance to convince them. When these attempts invariably fail, subjects will attempt to take SCP-1976 by force, sometimes attempting to contact higher levels of authority in order to accomplish this.\nSCP-1976 was discovered on 9/17/1976, after a case of massive confusion caused by SCP-1976 at a local hospital reached Foundation assets. Investigation into SCP-1976's origin revealed that it had been taken to the hospital from a residential address in Huntington, WV. Several documents were recovered from the address, with neighbors and family members issued amnestics.\nAddendum: Text is believed to have been created by Alan \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a former schoolteacher who had died of a brain tumor 2 months prior to SCP-1976's recovery. Investigation into connections between this individual and possible groups of interest have not yielded substantial evidence. It is possible that Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 is connected to the Syncope Symphony.\n\nI just wanted to be there for my kids. They're too young for this. Jess is 13, and Liz just turned 12. I wanted them to have a father when they grew up, and for Margaret to have a husband. When we learned about the tumor, I wanted to spend as much time with them as possible, and I did. These past months we've grown closer than ever. But my head keeps getting worse, and our last days together are coming. They deserved better than old memories and photographs.\nStarted making it with the things I'd saved from my younger days. It wasn't as much as there was back then, but it needed to be done. I got the body from the crematorium. Used to work there, so it wasn't much of a hassle to get in. Need a minute, my head started to hurt as I write this. There's a ringing in my ears. Loud and clear. Not ringing. I can hear how the children used to sing.\nIt didn't take that long to do. That was probably the problem, not spending enough time on it. Not making sure it was what it was supposed to be instead of what it actually was. I couldn't have done it over, but it could've been destroyed.\nWhen I brought it home, I told them I was an emergency worker, bringing \"Alan\" from an accident. It was bullshit, but the effect should've filled in the gaps. When I showed Liz and Jess the thing\u2026they just asked where their dad was. And Margaret thought it was her dad. They asked me where their daddy was, and I couldn't tell them and they cried and I cried and had to leave. Never went back. I didn't want to make them never have any father. I was just doing it for my kids.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1975 | SCP-1976 | SCP-1977 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1977\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: When SCP-1977 is not being tested or communicated with, instances of SCP-1977-A are to be stored separately in polystyrene-lined, sequentially numbered plastic containers in standard bulk item storage. Instances of SCP-1977-A are fragile and should be handled with care. SCP-1977-B is to be kept in a weighted, opaque box and stored alongside the instances of SCP-1977-A. Communication with SCP-1977 is to be conducted with the instances of SCP-1977-A in a darkened room to allow for optimum picture contrast and SCP-1977-B in a separate room exposed to a whiteboard. Testing personnel must be fluent in English and Portuguese. SCP-1977 has been taught a code language that eases communication efforts; as such, communication is to be conducted following the designated code book. Testing and communication are to be filmed for archival purposes.\nDescription: SCP-1977 is an emotionally-sensitive consciousness inhabiting 170 items, henceforth instances of SCP-1977-A and SCP-1977-B. SCP-1977 is not mobile or capable of audible speech. It has identified itself as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a Portuguese astronomer who went missing in 1980.\nSCP-1977-A is a group of 169 screw-top glass mason jars of various sizes with stylized designs of wind on the sides. Each instance of SCP-1977-A contains a highly pressurized amount of dense, heavier-than-air, red gas. This gas normally stays within the boundaries of the jars, even when the lid has been opened, and replenishes itself if any is removed. When SCP-1977-A are physically arranged in one of six arrays, SCP-1977 is capable of swirling the gas such that each instance of SCP-1977-A reflects ambient light with variable brightness. This effect can occur regardless of the light level of its surroundings. The patterns of light that are produced display a monochrome red close-up of a human face or portions thereof. SCP-1977 communicates by silently mouthing words in a combination of English and Portuguese. SCP-1977's emotional state depends on in which array SCP-1977-A have been arranged, so communication attempts are not always completely intelligible. SCP-1977 usually prefers discussing events that took place in Europe between 1949 and 1980, as well as its career as an astronomer. Recently, however, it has displayed interest in modern astronomical findings and has requested access to back issues of astronomical magazines and journals; the request is pending approval.\nSCP-1977-B is a single disembodied human eyeball with a brown iris and a severed optic nerve which trails behind it. It does not decay or become damaged and seems to still be living1. SCP-1977-B is not affected by gravity; it behaves as though it were in a zero-G environment, although it cannot produce thrust of its own. SCP-1977 is able to observe its surroundings through SCP-1977-B; it reacts immediately, regardless of distance, to objects or communication presented to it. SCP-1977 is capable of reading lips through SCP-1977-B and has perfect vision. DNA samples from SCP-1977-B have been found to be a match for \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nThe lid of each instance of SCP-1977-A has an embedded non-functional solar panel, the surface of which is micro-engraved with six designs. Each design consists of a simple depiction of a human face in one of six emotions (happiness, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, and surprise) surrounded by a diagram of varying shape composed of 169 dots. The underside of each lid is micro-engraved with a simple depiction of the planet Jupiter.\nAddendum 01: The red gas contained in each instance of SCP-1977-A has been found to match the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter exactly according to spectroscopic analysis. Its red coloration at such low volumes may be explained by its density, which is roughly 25 times that of the atmosphere of Earth at sea level.\nAddendum 02: SCP-1977-B was shown a photograph of the planet Jupiter which had been taken during the Voyager missions. The gas within SCP-1977-A turned silvery gray and began giving off electrical sparks. This continued until the picture was removed from SCP-1977-B's line of sight. SCP-1977 then resumed attempting to communicate as though the incident had not occurred, and appeared to be entirely unaware of the occurrence.\n\nFootnotes\n1. The cornea absorbs oxygen, and the pupil constricts when exposed to light.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1976 | SCP-1977 | SCP-1978 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1978\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1978 is to be contained at Site 17 in a locked room 4 m x 1 m x 1 m. At no time is a system of running water to be connected to the object without prior O5 approval. Any and all testing using SCP-1978 involving live subjects must receive O5 approval, must be extensively documented, and must be backed up to off-site locations before and after testing. All computer records of testing using the object must be stored off-site at least 1750 km from Site 17, and any systems containing such records must be protected against known reality altering events, to the extent the Foundation is able. At no time are personnel or other human subjects without officially documented records of violence allowed to enter the cubicle containing the object and testing apparatus. No approved human test subjects are to be permitted to use the functions of SCP-1978 more than two consecutive times without first being allowed to commit a violent act. A periodic administrative audit of the backup site will be performed by personnel attached to O5 on a monthly basis to ensure satisfactory execution of data handling.\nAdditional Containment Procedures as of 31/\u2588\u2588/2\u2588\u2588\u2588: O5 council further requires that multiple copies of the testing logs from the object be kept at other sites around the world (See Addendum-1978-B).\nDescription: SCP-1978 is a shower cubicle conforming to mid-1960's style, and containing components manufactured by \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Inc, as part of the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 product line. When in use, SCP-1978 emits water flow at a rate of 143 mL/s, and a temperature of 37.78\u00b0 C. The temperature and water flow cannot be modified, the only control is the lever starting water flowing through the shower head. Human subjects utilizing SCP-1978's intended functions report that the water flow is more rapid than is usually comfortable, and, depending on the subject's background and mental capacity for feeling guilt, report a sense of relief, typically using the phrase \"a weight off my shoulders.\" SCP-1978 removes the feeling of guilt over a single act of violence from the subject, as well as removing any and all evidences of such guilt. This is corroborated by examinations and comparisons of local and off-site personnel records, which invariably show discrepancies, especially in regards to commission of violence. The most prevalent discrepancy is the length of the subject's criminal record: the copy kept locally will be incomplete when compared to the master records held at Site-\u2588, or the backup at Site-\u2588\u2588.\nTesting reveals that this effect extends beyond just a change in attitude, or an alteration of official documentation; when asked about discrepancies, subjects invariably remember only what is contained in personnel records located at Site 17. Additionally, local Personnel Standards Officers are equally unaware of the differences between on-site and remote records, and assume the off-site records are in error. These same attitudes and beliefs are held by all staff or other human subjects local to Site-17. Further investigation into the effect reveals that if the D-class personnel were incarcerated for an act committed within a 1750 km radius, all products, victims, and evidences of the offense cease to exist, unless they were previously transported outside of the effective area. If, however, evidence, records, and witnesses were outside the effective area at the time of the object's activation, they will retain their contents and existence upon entering the effective area after the object is deactivated (i.e. once the water is turned off).\nOn occasion, testing on human subjects will result in the disappearance of the test subject itself. The exact cause is unknown, though the current leading hypothesis is that it seems to be a function of the number of times a subject uses SCP-1978, as well as the magnitude of the offenses committed by the subject. It is also possible that age plays a factor. Subjects disappearing in this manner completely vanish from records within the effective area, and no memory is extant with any human subjects that are known to have interacted with the disappeared (unless they are outside the effective area at the time of activation).\nAddendum-1978-A: Circumstances of Original Acquisition\n\nSCP-1978 came to Foundation attention through M\u2588\u2588\u2588 O\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, an individual of some influence, who informed Foundation researchers of the disappearance of his male sibling and female relation by marriage. When Mr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 queried local law enforcement, they were adamant that there was no record of his relations living at the provided address. Further research found that the only record of the subjects after their move to the location housing the object was an electronic payment purchase made five years previous at the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 International Airport, a location exactly 1\u2588\u2588\u2588 km from the subject's street address. Foundation research found similar circumstances for a number of previous owners; though it appears that due to a perception of high turnover, Realtor agents ceased showing the location for a period of around 8 years until Mr. G\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's relations bought the house (this information, of course, was reconstructed based on unofficial sources and correspondences held outside of the effective area). Research further discovered that the house was originally built in the mid 1950's by a man suspected by local law enforcement to be involved in the disappearances of several young males. The presence of these records is anomalous given the known properties of SCP-1978, and may indicate that the object gained its properties at some point after the events recorded by local law enforcement. See notes following Addendum-1978-B. Given the object's ability to effect changes on records, memories, electronic data, and other usual means of correlating anecdotal evidence, it was determined at an early stage that containment procedures would include constant comparison and auditing of data concerning the activation and subsequent consequences of using SCP-1978.\n\nAddendum-1978-B: Security Incident Report of Data Backup Audit Findings\n\nDate: 31/\u2588\u2588/2\u2588\u2588\u2588\nANOMALOUS FINDINGS: Auditors performing the mandated data backup review for Sites -17 and -\u2588\u2588 have found an abnormal number of data correlations. As O5 is aware, in the case of SCP-1978, record discrepancies are the norm rather than the exception when reviewing data from this object. Correlations in records between Site-17 and remote sites can indicate that the remote site is now being affected by SCP-1978's deleterious effects across a spectrum of records, data, even the existence of personnel. The Auditors have indeed discovered that when records pertaining to Site-17 and SCP-1978 are reviewed from Site-\u2588, the expected presence of discrepancies reappear.\nPOTENTIAL IMPACT ON CONTAINMENT: While this is an unsettling change in the object's action, containment cannot be considered breached, as the knowledge of the object and its change in function is retained within the Foundation. However, the Auditors recommend the following course of action: data regarding SCP-1978 testing must be replicated off-site to all other Foundation holdings, both in and out of the object's effective area.\n\nNote: In light of the events detailed in Addendum-1978-B, it can reasonably be hypothesized that the object's effective area has been growing since its initial anomalous activity. It is currently unknown whether this happens as a result of use, or if the growth occurs regardless of other factors. -Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Head Researcher\nNote: Under no circumstances are personnel who have participated in any part of Procedure 110-Montauk to be allowed to use SCP-1978. -O5-\u2588\u2588\n\n\u00ab SCP-1977 | SCP-1978 | SCP-1979 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1979\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1979 is held at Site \u2588\u2588\u2588 near \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Bay, Alaska. No other temporally manipulative objects are allowed within 100 kilometers of this site, per order of the Temporal Anomalies Department. It is to remain powered at all times, with triple redundancy power supplies. It must be used for a minimum of 55 minutes out of every hour in a darkened, lead-lined room. A mechanic skilled in rapidly repairing models similar to SCP-1979 must be on staff and readily available at all times, in case emergency repairs are needed.\nDescription: SCP-1979 is a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 brand exercise treadmill. When SCP-1979 is powered and in use, it, the individual using it and any personal effects of the individual using it experience a form of time dilation. For every 1 second that passes in the outside world, the affected individual experiences e-x seconds, where x is the speed setting of SCP-1979, in km/h. See Addendum 1979-B.\nIf SCP-1979 has not been used for at least 30 minutes cumulatively out of every 60, it begins to emanate a spherical field centered on itself with a radius that increases by the rate of 0.5 cm/s. Except for SCP-1979 itself, any object within the field experiences time e.37x times faster than the outside world, where x is the radius of the sphere, in meters. Once this field has been created, it can only be reversed by using SCP-1979 again, during which the field will contract at the same rate that it expanded. Note that the individual using SCP-1979 at this time still experiences the primary effects. See Addendum 1979-C.\nIn either scenario, the interface between different time-flow rates is well-defined, with no drop-off. Crossing this interface when the time-flow rates differ by more than a factor of 3-5 is difficult and dangerous, as different parts on a transitioning object will be operating at different speeds. Purely mechanical systems are largely unaffected, but electrical or electronic systems experience damaging or catastrophic surges or losses of power, depending on which side of the interface the power supply is located. Living organisms experience damage due to over-/underpressure in their vascular systems; muscular systems, including the heart, typically display arrhythmic contractions and the electrochemical aspects of the nervous system are typically badly disrupted. If the rate differential is great enough, isolated portions of organisms on the faster side of the interface have been observed to die and rapidly decay due to loss of support from critical systems, even while still physically attached to the main bulk of the organism. The greater the time-flow differential, the quicker this occurs relative to the viewpoint of the slower time-frame.\nAddendum 1979-A: The interface does not speed or slow the speed of light crossing it. Rather, the energy of the light is increased or decreased according to which direction it is crossing. For instance, light crossing from the faster to the slower side of the interface upshifts such that radio waves, microwaves or infrared light becomes visible and visible light becomes ultraviolet light, X-rays or gamma rays, depending on the severity of the differential. Light crossing from the slower to the faster side experiences a similar downshifting. This was discovered during experimentation when D-1979-337 was induced to run at 10 km/h for 1 subjective minute. When she ceased running 15 days later, she displayed an intense sunburn over every exposed patch of skin and moderate retinal damage. She further reported that the overhead lighting had appeared to glow blue before it became blindingly bright.\nAddendum 1979-B:\n\nTime Differential Between a User of SCP-1979 and an Outside Observer\nPer 1 Minute Experienced by the User\n\nSCP-1979 Speed\nObserved Time\n(days:hours:minutes:seconds)\n\n1 km/h\n00:00:02:43\n\n2 km/h\n00:00:07:23\n\n3 km/h\n00:00:20:05\n\n5 km/h\n00:02:28:25\n\n7 km/h\n00:18:16:38\n\n10 km/h\n15:07:06:19\n\n15 km/h (theoretical)\n2270:03:04:23\n\nAddendum 1979-C:\n\nTime Differential Between the Inside of SCP-1979 Bubble\nand 1 Second in the Outside World\n\nRadius of SCP-1979 Bubble\nTime to Reach Radius\n(hours:minutes:seconds)\nTime Differential\n(approx.)\n\n0 meters\n00:00:00\n1:1\n\n1 meter\n00:03:20\n1.45:1\n\n2 meters\n00:06:40\n2.10:1\n\n3 meters\n00:10:00\n3.03:1\n\n5 meters\n00:16:40\n6.36:1\n\n7 meters\n00:23:20\n13.33:1\n\nThe following are theoretical\n\n10 meters\n00:33:20\n40.45:1\n\n15 meters\n00:50:00\n257.24:1 (4.29 min:sec)\n\n25 meters\n01:23:20\n10404:1 (173 min:sec)\n\n50 meters\n02:46:40\n108.25 x 106:1 (206 yrs:sec)\n\n100 meters\n05:33:20\n11.72 x 1015:1 (371 million yrs:sec)\n\n~109.76 meters\n06:05:52\n4.336 x 1017:1 (current age of the universe:sec)\n\n\u00ab SCP-1978 | SCP-1979 | SCP-1980 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1980\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As SCP-1980 is immovable, Research and Containment Site-79 has been built surrounding it, under cover of building a neutrino observation telescope. Standard Foundation access restrictions apply.\nAll active examples of SCP-1980-1 (whether found within SCP-1980 or elsewhere) are to be transported to Site-41 for containment and experimentation. It is critical that no direct human contact is made with an instance of SCP-1980-1, outside of approved experiments.\nAny person believed to have been exposed to SCP-1980-1 is henceforth designated an example of SCP-1980-2, and is to be contained and transported to Site-41 for interrogation and forcible removal of SCP-1980-1. After removal of SCP-1980-1, non-D-Class subjects may be given Class-A amnestics and released. MTF operatives should be aware that it is possible to internally implant SCP-1980-1 within a subject, producing an example of SCP-1980-2 with no obvious anomalies. SCP-1980-2 specimens may be housed in a standard humanoid containment cell and have no unusual care requirements.\nSCP-1980-3, the mechanism for creation of additional examples of SCP-1980-1, is currently within SCP-1980. Relocation to Site-41 will be undertaken when possible. By O5 order, SCP-1980-3 is not to be used until such relocation takes place.\nBiological artifacts (SCP-1980-4 and SCP-1980-5) in suspended animation within SCP-1980 are not to be disturbed. If any such items become animate, they should be contained if possible, otherwise terminated.\nDescription: SCP-1980 is a structure located approximately 2.4 km under the Antarctic ice, approximately 400 km from the South Pole at coordinates [REDACTED]. Based on the depth at which it was found, SCP-1980 was constructed approximately 14.5 million years ago in one of the last temperate zones on the Antarctic continent.\nUsage as a scientific research base is presumed based on finding:\n(1) A telescope, apparently fixed for long-term observation of an area of intergalactic space at coordinates [REDACTED]. No significant astronomic bodies or activity noted in this area.\n(2) Approximately 5000 examples of SCP-1980-1; metallic discs approximately 10cm in diameter, composed of a tungsten-rhenium alloy and partially overlaid with a crystalline structure of unknown composition. Interrogation of SCP-1980-2 subjects indicates that each SCP-1980-1 contains the consciousness of an individual of an unknown sapient race, presumed to be the builders of SCP-1980. Based on the number of SCP-1980-1 found, SCP-1980 is part of a much larger complex or colony.\n(3) A biological containment area, containing several primitive hominids (SCP-1980-4) in suspended animation, as well as an entity (SCP-1980-5) closely resembling the description of a [REDACTED] within SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\n(4) SCP-1980-3, a machine used to create additional examples of SCP-1980-1, based on information gained through interrogating SCP-1980-2 subjects.\n(5) Records documenting the activities of the inhabitants of SCP-1980. See Addendum 3 for translation of relevant excerpts.\nA human subject in contact with SCP-1980-1 will have his/her higher mental functions dominated by those of the entity contained within SCP-1980-1. These subjects are designated SCP-1980-2. The process takes approximately six hours, during which the subject is unconscious. Upon awakening, SCP-1980-1 will have control of the subject, and significant access to the subject's knowledge and memories. Removal of SCP-1980-1 negates this effect, leaving the subject physically unharmed, but disoriented in a manner resembling the application of amnestics. The degree of disorientation is commensurate with the amount of time exposed to SCP-1980-1.1\nExisting SCP-1980-1 instances contain the consciousness of the builders of SCP-1980. However, it is apparently possible to create additional examples of SCP-1980-1 from any sapient being, using SCP-1980-3 and a blank template of SCP-1980-1. 68 such templates were found. The research team working on replicating SCP-963-1 has successfully made use of SCP-1980 materials to create SCP-963-2 determined it is not possible to recreate SCP-1980-3 or SCP-1980-1 templates using current human technology.\nAddendum 1: SCP-1980 was discovered in 2010, when an automated distress signal activated and was intercepted by Foundation personnel. The signal was traced and the surrounding area contained as Site-79. Extensive hot-water drilling has allowed limited access to SCP-1980.\nThe initial research team investigating SCP-1980 was compromised by SCP-1980-1 exposure, before the effects of SCP-1980-1 were fully known. Team leader Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 abandoned his post and removed approximately 500 examples of SCP-1980-1 from the site. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has not been recovered by the Foundation, and it is assumed that there are now a significant number of uncontained instances of SCP-1980-2, with unknown motivations. MTF Zeta-29 is responsible for their ongoing capture and containment. 27 examples of SCP-1980-2 are contained as of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/2012, including 6 intentionally-exposed D-Class subjects.\nAddendum 2:\n\nInterviewed: Dr. Martin, a member of the original exploration/containment team, and now an instance of SCP-1980-2\n\nInterviewer: Dr. Baker\n\nForeword: When it was discovered that the exploration team was compromised, all members other than Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 were successfully contained and interrogated.\n\n<Begin Log>\n\nDr. Baker: First, let's dispense with the idea that you're unaffected by SCP-1980. We know what SCP-1980-1 does, and we know your team was exposed.\n\nDr. Martin: Fine. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 will complete his mission no matter what I tell you. You can't stop us.\n\nDr. Baker: Who exactly are \"us?\"\n\nDr. Martin: Our people. We built the place you found.\n\nDr. Baker: Where are you from?\n\nDr. Martin: [REDACTED]. We have no where else to go. [REDACTED] was destroyed. This is our home now.\n\nDr. Baker: \u2026and what do you intend to do here?\n\nDr. Martin: Live. As long as we can. We wear your people because we have to.\n\nDr. Baker: Were you always like this? \"Wearing\" others?\n\nDr. Martin: No, we were once like you, until we had to defend ourselves from\u2026how to say it in your language\u2026those who came from outside.\n\nDr. Baker: So you were invaded?\n\nDr. Martin: Yes. By the [REDACTED]. And their masters, the \u2026 Screamers from Beyond. They are why we converted. The Screamers could not see us afterwards.\n\nDr. Baker: I see. And you were watching, in case the invaders came back?\n\nDr. Martin: Yes. They will! You should convert too! It's the only way to protect yourselves. The process should work. We would help you.\n\nDr. Baker: We should become like you?\n\nDr. Martin: Yes! You could wear your own bodies\u2026you would hardly know the difference.\n\nDr. Baker: I can see the advantages\u2026still\u2026\n\nDr. Martin: You must do it! They will come back! It will be too late then\u2026\n<End Log>\n\nClosing Statement: Subject grew agitated, and has regularly tried to convince Foundation personnel to use SCP-1980-3 to \"convert\" themselves into instances of SCP-1980-2.\n\nAddendum 3: Excerpts from records found in SCP-1980, translated by subject D-19213 while exposed to an instance of SCP-1980-1.\n\"Contact lost with [REDACTED]. Can only assume the worst. Hope they were able to convert themselves in time.\"\n\u2026\n\"We watch the access point continually. So far, we are safe here.\"\n\u2026\n\"We were wrong! [REDACTED] are pouring out of the access point. So many! They must plan to hit every Class-J planet in this part of the galaxy. There was no escape after all. Convert and prepare; what else can we do?\"\n\u2026\n\"70% of us lost\u2026need to find new hosts for the modules. The local life here is incompatible for transfer. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 tried to merge with a captured [REDACTED]; knew that wouldn't work\u2026they are too different.\n\u2026\n\"One of the last \u2026 our bodies may feed the Screamers, but perhaps someone will find our minds.\"\n\nFootnotes\n1. Similarity between this technology and that observed in SCP-1411 has been noted and investigation into a potential shared origin between the anomalies is under investigation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1979 | SCP-1980 | SCP-1981 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Still frames from SCP-1981. Note the presence of SCP-1981-1\n\nItem #: SCP-1981\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1981 is to be kept inside a secure video storage unit at the media archive of Site \u2588\u2588. When in use, SCP-1981 should not be removed from its casing or exposed to any strong magnetic sources. A Betamax home video system and an analog television has been provided in Observation Theatre 02 at Site \u2588\u2588, as well as video equipment to record viewings.\nDescription: SCP-1981 is a standard Betamax tape. \"RONALD REGAN CUT UP WHILE TALKING\"(sic) has been handwritten on the adhesive sticker in felt tip pen. Laboratory analysis indicates that SCP-1981 is made of ordinary material, and serial numbers correspond with home cassette tapes produced in September of 1980. SCP-1981 was initially encountered by a filing clerk in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in 1991, who upon watching it alerted the police, with the intent to find the tape's creator to press \"obscenity charges\". A low-level police investigation was conducted, at which point the Foundation was alerted and secured SCP-1981. Class A amnestics were administered before \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 could be notified. Further investigation of the library's records by Foundation personnel failed to yield any leads on SCP-1981's origin.\nSCP-1981 appears to be a home video recording of former United States President Ronald Reagan delivering his \"Evil Empire\" speech to the National Association of Evangelicals at Sheraton Twin Towers Hotel, Orlando, FL on 3/8/1983. However, at 1 minute and 10 seconds, the speech begins to deviate heavily, eventually resembling no known speech ever made by Reagan. Beginning at approximately 5 minutes, multiple incisions, lacerations and penetration wounds can be seen being slowly inflicted, though no corresponding source of these wounds is visible. Despite suffering bodily harm that would likely incapacitate an ordinary person, Reagan will continue to deliver his speech until either his vocal cords are severed or the tape degrades to static at 22:34.\nUpon rewinding SCP-1981 and initiating playback, Reagan will deliver an entirely new speech, often radically different from the ones previously observed. Topics have included torture, child molestation and ritual sacrifice. Trauma inflicted upon Reagan also appears to be divergent, with impalement, genital mutilation, and [REDACTED] having all been observed. In roughly one in seven viewings of SCP-1981, a figure clothed in black robes with a conical hood will have replaced a random member of Reagan's press detail, henceforth referred to as SCP-1981-1. The significance of the appearance of SCP-1981-1 is currently unknown.\nThe speeches delivered by Reagan are mostly incoherent, lacking any sort of underlying thematic structure and largely being composed of nonsensical anecdotes and parables. However, occasionally references are made to future events that Reagan could not possibly have known about or predicted, such as the September 11 terrorist attacks, the result of the 2008 Russian elections, and \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. For this reason, rigorous time and effort has been devoted to recording the speech delivered on each playback. Attempts to replicate SCP-1981 onto a similar Betamax tape have met with failure, however, cameras used to record the television SCP-1981 is broadcasted on have succeeded in \"capturing\" individual playbacks. Any observations performed on SCP-1981 must be recorded on the camcorder provided, and delivered for subsequent review to Dr. B\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, project supervisor.\nYears of natural magnetic interference have severely degraded SCP-1981's signal quality, making it even more difficult to sift meaningful information from playbacks. Additionally, the gruesome nature of the mutilations performed upon Reagan has been described as \"extremely disturbing\", and for this reason it is recommended that any personnel feeling squeamish or ill after playback visit the on-site psychiatry facility for a level 3 evaluation.\nAs Ronald Reagan was alive at the time of SCP-1981's containment, a surveillance net was deployed to establish any relation between him and SCP-1981. No known connection was developed, though Reagan would frequently complain about \"nightmares\" before his mental state degenerated due to Alzheimer's.\n\n- Excerpt from video transcript of Recording made on \u2588/\u2588/93\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\n0:17:24 - Reagan: A renewal of the traditional values that have been the tendons of this country's strength. One recent survey by a Washington-based researcher concluded that Americans were far more willing to participate in cannibalism than they have in the past hundred years. America is a nation that will not suffer abominations lightly. Seven. And that is the core of the awakening. Twelve. Eighteen. We will stop al-Qaeda. Now there you go again.\n0:17:53 - [Applause]\n0:18:02 - Reagan: For the first time we have risen, and I see we are being consumed. I see circles that are not circles. Billions of dead souls inside containment. Unravellers have eaten country's moral fabric, turning hearts into filth. I'm from a kingdom level above human. What does that yield? A hokey smile that damns an entire nation.\n0:18:43 - There is no hope.\n0:18:59 - [Applause]\n0:19:15 - [Reagan winces back, as if experiencing severe pain. Several new lacerations begin to manifest across bare eye socket, as well as punctures appearing to penetrate forehead and temples. Remainder of left arm is now cleanly bisected.]\n0:19:59 - Reagan: Further consensus has proven that over half of all Americans still hate. Eaten whole by void. The emptiness. The sadness. The blackness. The darkness. <laughter>\n0:20:30 - [Laughter continues until signal degrades into static]\nEND TRANSCRIPT\n\n- Excerpt from video transcript of Recording made on \u2588/\u2588/96\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\n0:12:32 - Reagan: I've been to the steel mills of Alaska, and the cornfields of Nebraska. I've seen the derelict offices of Google burn with the window boarded up and the squatters inside them. I've seen the houses where they cut up the little babies. From coast to shining coast I have walked empty down drooling path <indecipherable> The decaying flesh of false morality poisoning our children. I have stood atop the mountain of this greedy earth, looking upon our beautiful pious pit, filled to bursting with the vast hands of helplessness. And did you know what I saw?\n0:13:57 - Hell.\n0:14:20 - [The audience erupts into laughter]\n0:14:32 - [Muffled voice can be heard behind camera]\n0:14:45 - Reagan: Now there you go again!\n0:14:52 - [Laughter proceeds to die down]\n0:15:00 - Reagan: But truly now, we live in a fortunate time. This is a fortunate time. Time is on our side. <laughter> A stitch in nine saves time.\n0:15:40 - There are your truths and there are my truths. There are known knowns, known unknowns and unknown <indecipherable>. Some of them are in the audience right now!\n0:16:02 - [At this stage, wounds inflicted upon Reagan's neck appear to be so severe that it can no longer support the head. Speech degenerates into gurgles as Reagan violently jerks forward, spine being severed cleanly and the head only being loosely connected to the body by strands of muscle tissue. Body remains animate for the next 3 minutes, and continues to gesture as spinal column appears to be withdrawn from neck cavity, before finally collapsing. Tape degrades into static at 22:34]\nEND TRANSCRIPT\n\n- Video transcript of Recording made on \u2588/\u2588/02\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\nREDACTED. O5 LEVEL CLEARANCE REQUIRED.\n\n- Video transcript of Recording made on \u2588/\u2588/05\n\n\u2013 hide block\n\n0:00:00 - [Long shot of podium as well as empty chairs normally occupied by Reagan and entourage. Curiously, this is the only recording that lacks both the intertitles and the presence of Ronald Reagan.]\n0:00:30 - [Camera zooms in on podium.]\n0:02:55 - [Entity known as SCP-1981-1 enters shot from left and stands at podium. Remains motionless for remainder of film.]\n0:22:34 - [Tape flashes to single frame intertitle with words \"I SEE YOU\" colored in red. Holds for seven seconds then immediately cuts to static. No further signal for remainder of tape.]\nEND TRANSCRIPT\n\nStill frames of recording made on \u2588/\u2588/05\n\nNote: This is the last known sighting of SCP-1981-1. SCP-1981-1 has been absent in all subsequent playbacks. If observed, staff are advised not to attempt to communicate with SCP-1981-1 and to alert any Level 4 Supervisors on duty.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1980 | SCP-1981 | SCP-1982 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1982\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: The area 2 km around SCP-1982 is to be monitored with video surveillance, and no less than two guards. On 08/23 the area is to be scouted for individuals heading toward SCP-1982's location. Instances of SCP-1982-1 are stopped and turned away from SCP-1982 according to disinformation protocol \"First Fumigated\".\nDescription: SCP-1982 is a church in Blairsville, Georgia covered by a fumigation tent. Public records show that the building has been condemned for 19 years, and was previously the location of \"The First Southern Fifth Church of Georgia\". Inspection of the interior reveals the area to be empty, save for 10 rows of pews, a large wood-burning furnace, and an altar. SCP-1982 exhibits no anomalous properties for the majority of the year. SCP-1982's notable effects at most times only present themselves with the appearance of SCP-1982-1, if SCP-1982-1 appears on 08/23. If SCP-1982-1 appears on a date other than 08/23 no effect can be observed.\nNoise and vocalizations can be heard from the inside of SCP-1982 at random intervals throughout the year, though the sound is extremely muffled and only audible when in close proximity. It is the consensus of those presiding over SCP-1982's containment that the dominant sound is a male voice with a heavy lisp, shouting. Multiple other human voices can be heard, usually repeating parts of phrases spoken by the main speaker. All noise emitted from SCP-1982 ceases two seconds before a human individual, animal, recording device, or artificial entity enters, or views the interior. Attempts to record this noise have failed in all instances.\nWhen a specific humanoid1 entity enters the vicinity of SCP-1982 on 08/23, an entity identified as \"Celebration 'Big Cheese' Horace\" will exit SCP-1982 to greet the individual (SCP-1982-1) and invite them into SCP-1982. SCP-1982-1 have been limited to residents of Georgia and outlying states noted to have significant wealth and fame. Instances of SCP-1982-1 do not return from SCP-1982 once they have entered. On average, one unique entity approaches SCP-1982 every two years.\nSCP-1982-1 does not appear to have any compulsion to travel to or enter the vicinity of SCP-1982, and will only enter after being invited in. Appearance of SCP-1982-1 near SCP-1982 is always coincidental. Allowance of SCP-1982-1 to enter SCP-1982 is subject to current testing protocol and Site Director approval.\nInterview Log: Observation of 08/23/75. Individual heading toward SCP-1982 is intercepted and held with Foundation agents until interview is complete.\n\nA man's head sticks out of SCP-1982. It looks at Researcher Ortega and frowns.\nSinging vocalizations from multiple entities appear to be coming from a pipe in the entity's mouth (referred to in this log as SCP-1982-A). The entity itself does not speak, and makes abnormal facial expressions throughout the course of the interview.\nSCP-1982-A: You ain't \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nResearcher Ortega: Who is speaking now?\nSCP-1982-A: The congregation speaks.\nResearcher Ortega: Who is this man I am looking at right now?\nSCP-1982-A: That's the cheese himself. Big man, big man. Reverend Archon Celebration Big Cheese Horace. Huff puff fire, fire, fire-?cracker Horace!\nResearcher Ortega: May we enter the area?\nSCP-1982-A: What's the answer belly dancer? [wailing]\nThe entity squints its eyes, tilts its head left and right, looking at present researchers, then slowly closes its eyes and shakes its head.\nSCP-1982-A: Only round souls. Squares don't fit in this hole.\nThe entity raises its eyebrows, smiles with its mouth open, and slowly draws its head back into the tent.\nResearcher Ortega attempted to enter SCP-1982 with SCP-1982-1 shortly after the interview and found the area to be empty. After exiting, SCP-1982-A reappeared and verbally berated Researcher Ortega, stating that \"they could do this all day\". After five hours SCP-1982-1 was allowed in SCP-1982 alone.\n\nExcerpts from Georgia 1598 AM: This radio signal is broadcast for two minutes each year on 08/23 in a radius of 2km.\n1966\n\nWe got talent comin' brothers and sisters. Fresh talent. Two Shoes \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Biggum's - the one from the radio! Sweet tones, and a sweeter smell I'd like to think! Sandy, won't you go on and roll that footage of the dancin' frog now?\n\n1977\n\nWe have turned away the mound of filthy meat all strewn together like a Thanksgiving waste bin. Doctor Velvet \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 Summer Tones - the spirit itself is in\u2026 The. BUILDING. Brothers. I am gonna have to ask you to grace us immediately with your vibrations.\nVoice 2: Baby, if we can stay together\u2026\n[Cheering]\n\n1987\n\nNow you must enter the wizardrom of the divine like, now hear me brothers, like mornin' grass after a cut in the summer. You gotta waft in there, can't be like no two footin' Northern Fifther, bargin' in like he found a dollar. No. Gotta slink in real smooth like a smell, and - understand now brothers - you gotta destroy the body. Break it down. That's what them northers don't understand.\n\n1988\n\nNot all y'all are just about ready to inbreathe. I mean, not all you even can. What? Jeff? Hah! You think you got as much pungenacity as \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588? Come on now. Sit down, go head sit down son. No one wants you stinkin' up their kitchen.\n\n1998\n\nHold on now we got a visitor outside! Who COULD it be? [sounds of murmuring, followed by the dominant voice shouting and cursing] This is the talent of '98 friends! Fuckin' cluckatoo twoshoes the no money-havin' fuckin' dancin' parrot! Someone get me some Peter Hayden or I am going to blow you all to hell like a divine flatulent. The hell we gonna get out of a fuckin' parrot? A righteous thank you to our friends in the meat hole outside, I declare.\n\n2001\n\nWhere the hell is everyone, huh? Roll that frog footage, Sandy!\n\n2002\n\nYou enter this disgusting substitute for the star we were brought down here for. Glowing Hands, the lord there Himself ain't smilin' about it but hell, we don't got much to work with. But then again we don't got stankin' smoke like them northern Fivers now do we? You enter now, brother Chatters the Four-Footed Squirrel Himself. Smoke is freedom brother. Cleanse that spirit, and we shall have a short break after that incineration. Y'all can take a quick piss now or what have you. I need a drink.\n\n2008\n\nGifts are available if y'all want something to bring home. Hell, this old bag of Peter Hayden Himself tobacco is waiting for your pipe\u2026 or doobie, for you hip types. Go on and buy it now, we can't keep this show goin' on\u2026 what's that Jimmy? Fumes! Hah! I'm tellin' ya! Fumes he says. Can't keep it going on fumes! People, next year and every year till 3\u2588\u2588\u2588, we will show you that World 390 Broadcast Star is not a dying star, not a fadin' signal. No way. We have not reached our goal donation, but we have reached each other's hearts. Ladies and gentlefriends. I'm getting sentimental and I think I need to light up some of this Richard Smith before I cry. [sniffling]\n\nRelated Groups of Interest: Fifthism\n\n\"Celebration 'Big Cheese' Horace\"\n\nFootnotes\n1. With the exception of one parrot (08/23/1998), and one squirrel (08/23/2002).\n\n\u00ab SCP-1981 | SCP-1982 | SCP-1983 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1983\nObject Class: Keter (Presumed Neutralized)\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Outpost 54 has been built on the land surrounding SCP-1983 and disguised as a chemical plant. The \"plant\" building serves as barracks for MTF Chi-13 (\"Choir Boys\"). All entry points into Outpost 54 are to be guarded at all times. Personnel will review Document 1983-12, which details the cover story to be given to any civilians expressing curiosity.\nAll MTF personnel must profess strong religious beliefs, per Chi-13 protocols. All ammunition stocked must have a silver or silver-tipped projectile. A 24-hour watch is to be maintained on the front door of SCP-1983-1. Guards are to engage any instances of SCP-1983-2 on sight. No personnel is to approach within five meters of SCP-1983-1 outside of scheduled testing protocol.\nUPDATE: Following the Event 1983-23, a stand-down of Outpost 54 has been authorized. A skeleton crew will remain to monitor SCP-1983 for any further activity. Arms intended for use against instances of SCP-1983-2 are to be maintained at Outpost 54 armory.\nDescription: SCP-1983-1 is a one-story farmhouse in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 County, Wyoming. It was abandoned in 1968 after a series of ritual murders, allegedly performed by a \"Satanic\" cult. Please see capture logs for SCP-\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 for further details.\nThe front door of SCP-1983-1, when opened, appears to contain a spatial anomaly. Neither matter nor light has been observed to exit the doorway, save for instances of SCP-1983-2 (though the anomaly is exothermic).\nSCP-1983-1 is accessible through other entrances, including windows, the back door, and entrances cut into the back of SCP-1983-1. However, the front room does not appear to exist inside of SCP-1983-1. Doors that should lead to the front room instead lead to other doors inside the building. Measurements of the inside and outside of SCP-1983-1 are inconsistent. Holes cut through the interior walls of SCP-1983-1 that should lead to the front room lead instead to the outside walls around the front of SCP-1983-1, but stop three meters on either side of the doorway. Attempts to drill into the front room of SCP-1983-1 from the outside have led to the exposure of smaller portions of the anomaly, though instances of SCP-1983-2 have not been observed to exit them. Further attempts to breach the wall have been forbidden by O5-03, due to the possibility of allowing increased potential for instances of SCP-1983-2 to appear.\nSCP-1983-2 are bipedal creatures approximately 1.8 meters tall. They are vaguely humanoid, and entirely black in color. They are highly aggressive and will engage any human on sight. When an instance of SCP-1983-2 comes into contact with a human, they extend an upper limb into the human's chest cavity, without any apparent damage to skin or tissues. Through unknown means, they then extract the heart, killing the human. Once it has acquired a human heart, the instance of SCP-1983-2 will return to SCP-1983-1.\nSilver munitions fired while offering prayer is the only known method of killing SCP-1983-2. The precise form of the prayer or religion of the supplicant does not appear to matter, so long as the prayer is sincere. Once killed, the bodies of SCP-1983-2 appear to \"disintegrate,\" leaving a small layer of sulfur.\nSCP-1983 was discovered after a series of mysterious deaths in the vicinity of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 County. Foundation investigators encountered instances of SCP-1983-2 and were able to trace them back to SCP-1983-1.\nAddendum 1: A team from MTF Chi-13 was sent through the front doorway to attempt to investigate the anomaly. They did not return. However, shortly after they entered, the front door appeared, closing in the frame. No further manifestations of SCP-1983-2 appeared.\nAddendum 2: A second assault team entered SCP-1983-1 to determine the fate of the first assault team. They did not return. The door did not close. Shortly after new manifestations of SCP-1983-2 appeared, Agent Morris entered the doorway, which closed shortly after.\nAddendum 3: On May 23, 1989, D-14134 was given a closed circuit camera tethered to a monitor by a 25-meter cord. He was instructed to examine as much of the area as he could, and then attempt to return. Once through the doorway, feed from the camera was interrupted. The cord was pulled taut, and then snapped.\nSeveral hours afterward, the anomaly in SCP-1983-1 disappeared. Inside, the desiccated remains of several agents were discovered, as well as Document 1983-15, an informal SCP report written by an agent within the anomaly. It appears as follows:\n\nItem #: Pending\nObject Class: Keter. God help you.\nSpecial Containment Procedures: You're going to die, you poor dumb fuck.\nThis isn't a threat. I'm Agent Barclay. I'm in the middle of this goddamned thing, and I'm telling you, if you're here? You're going to die. I'm probably already dead.\nSo that's out of the way. Let's get to the containment procedures. There's really only one. Close the goddamned door. You aren't going to get back through there. You've probably already tried. But we know they can get out, if they try hard enough. That's how we found this fucking place. Hopefully, you've already done that. I know we did, once we gave up on getting out through there. If you didn't, then you go straight back and get that door closed. That is your only priority right now. You're going to die anyway. Might as well do some good before you're gone.\nDescription: So, here's a story, tell me if you've heard it before. The Foundation gets reports of trouble in Bumfuck, USA. Cattle and wildlife are dying mysteriously. Some people turn up missing. When a body shows up, autopsy finds the heart missing. Not cut out, not torn out, just gone. Empty space in the middle of the chest.\nThey find some sort of pitch-black things floating around. Some brain at the Foundation has seen something like them before, figures out how to kill them. Silver bullets, and pray to God as you fire. Literally. For some reason, that makes it work. Doesn't matter which God, but you damn well better mean it.\nI can't, anymore. Not after seeing the nest.\nAnyway, Foundation figures out where it's all coming from. Some house in the middle of Bumfuck. No one's lived there in years, not since yadda yadda, murder, cult, rituals, bullshit. The main thing is, these things keep appearing out of the front door. A team goes in, and they never come back out. But then again, neither do the monsters. A sane person would say, Good enough, keep an eye on it, kill anything that moves. But this is the Foundation.\nYou're a tough agent from MTF-Whatever-the-fuck. Maybe Sequere Nos, maybe Choir Boys, like me. You go bust down the door and run inside, and that's it. You're fucked.\nThe living room was bad enough. That's where they got O'Brien. They reached in, and suddenly he keeled over, and one of them took off with his heart in its\u2026 claws, I guess?\nThey're less distinct here. You probably noticed that. They're like shadows. Stay away from the light. I know that sounds stupid, but think about it. In the light, shadows are stronger. They have edges. When it's dark, they're indistinct. They can hardly touch you, and they don't see very well. I think they see by your shadow. I don't know. I'm just pulling at straws here, I'll be honest.\nYou've probably tried going back out the door, but if you haven't, don't. It leads to some place even worse. There aren't any monsters, but\u2026 Jones went too far from the house, and I swear to God, he started to melt. Things started popping out of him, and\u2026 All you need to know is he didn't make it back. That's when we closed the door.\nSo, we started moving through the house. We kept to the light at first, before we wised up. Three of us gone that way. But we got a pretty good picture of our surroundings.\nThis place? It's big. It's not just the farmhouse. It's like\u2026 It's like they stole bits and pieces of a lot of places, and stuck them all together. There's some bits that look like an apartment, some that look like a shopping mall, and even what I swear is a closet from my old high school. Same patterns on the tiles and everything.\nThere's also bits that are made out of\u2026 stuff. It's black, like the shadow-things, and it's mostly in the well-lit places. If the lights go out, you can stick your hand through. I don't recommend it. That's how we lost Torres. Something grabbed him, pulled him through. The hole wasn't big enough for his head, but he still went through, eventually.\nSo, stay away from the light places, but watch your step when it's dark.\nOf course, there's no way out. We figured that out too. Any door you find, it either just leads to another room in this nuthouse, or it leads out there, and it's pretty obvious we can't live there. So it's wait until you starve to death or one of those things gets you. Great bunch of choices, huh?\nThere's one thing you can do. I couldn't go through with it, but maybe you can. It won't help you live, I don't think, but it's\u2026 I think it's important. I'm pretty sure someone's going to have to, or these things are going to get out eventually.\nThis place is stolen from lots of places. So I'm thinking there have to be other doors. We've closed all the ones we've found, but what if they get opened again? And the Foundation doesn't find them in time? Hell, they don't even know about closing the doors. I'm just hoping they figure out that if someone goes in, the things might stop getting out. And that's assuming everyone's smart enough to close the door after they come in.\nSo, I think I figured out a way to stop these things. It's the nest.\nI only saw it once, for a few minutes. We followed one of the bastards after they got Denning's heart. It took it into a room that I guess is in the middle of this whole place. It's all black stuff, and they've dragged in every kind of light they could find, I guess. Lamps, flashlights, candles, you name it. Some of them were carrying more in as we watched. Anyway, at the middle, there's a big pile of hearts. Just tossed in a heap, and torn open, every one. They threw Denning's heart on the pile, and it started to beat, and then pulse, and then thrash around. Then it tore open, and one of those things pulled itself out. It shook itself, started to grow and then went right to work. The gross thing is that, torn apart as they were, the hearts kept beating. I swear I felt a twinge in my own chest.\nThere were shadows in the place. I don't mean the monsters, I mean real shadows, of people. Only there was no one there to cast them. They were coming from the hearts. A new one appeared at the same time as the hatching monster, and started trying to pull away, but it couldn't.\nThat was when I ran. I couldn't take it, you understand? I wasn't trained for this kind of shit. I heard the others behind me. I don't know if they were trying to stop me, or if the bastards had spotted us, but we got separated. I found a nice, dark closet, and I've been hiding in here since. I've been writing by penlight. I turn it off whenever I hear one of them getting close. It's worked, so far.\nI can't go any further. I've got a few shots left in my gun, but I can't pray anymore, not and mean it. Not after I saw the nest. But you, if you've found this, you've got to be an agent too. Maybe you're stronger than I was. If you can, go in and destroy the nest. Destroy every last heart. If you do, maybe it'll kill them. It's the only thing I can think of. You'll probably die doing it, but you're dead anyway. So what's it matter to you how it happens?\nMe, I'm going to try and get this report back to the living room, which I hope is where you found it. Then I'm going to make sure they can't use my heart to make another one of those things.\nGood luck. Morituri te salutant.\n\nSCP-1983 is presumed to have been neutralized by D-14134, who was posthumously awarded the Foundation Star (one of only two awarded to Class-D Personnel). Due to information contained in Document 1983-15, it is believed that the anomaly was not localized, as previously believed, and renewed resources have gone into attempting to locate similar incidents.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1982 | SCP-1983 | SCP-1984 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1984\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1984 is to be secured at Armed Containment Complex-04, \u2588\u2588\u2588 km SSE of Verkhoyansk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation. MTF Omega-59 (Nechayeva's Wolves) and MTF Sigma-18 (Chess Masters) are to be permanently stationed at Complex-04.\nSCP-1984 itself is to be contained in Warehouse 5-E in a standard humanoid containment cell, modified to be enclosed within a Faraday cage to prevent external broadcasts from reaching the interior. The only broadcasts allowed to reach SCP-1984 are those created by the Information Control Team. All broadcast signals in the vicinity of Complex-04 are to be monitored.\nAt all times, the Information Control Team shall be staffed with no fewer than fifteen (15) members and housed in Dormitory 3-F, adjacent to Studio 1-A. Among these must be at least one (1) military historian, two (2) personnel with an extensive background in international diplomacy, one (1) economist, two (2) actors with significant stage experience and three (3) personnel with at least ten years of experience in the Soviet/Russian media. SCP-1984 is to receive a narrative, transmitted via radio and television broadcasts, depicting an ongoing state of detente between the Soviet Union and NATO, designed to resemble official releases from TASS, the Associated Press, the BBC and other established Cold War-era news organizations.\nDescription: SCP-1984 was created by the Soviet Union during the 1980s to serve as its second-strike nuclear deterrence mechanism. SCP-1984 is in fact the system referred to in Western media as \"Dead Hand\", an automated nuclear response commonly believed to be triggered by the destruction of the Soviet command-and-control structure. However, rather than being a network of sensors and computing systems, SCP-1984 is an autonomous, self-aware entity of varying observable existence with direct access to all Russian nuclear sites and the ability to commence the launch of ICBMs stored therein.\nSCP-1984 consists of the embalmed remains of Sergeant Marat Chernikov, a Russian soldier killed during the Soviet-Afghan War in 1982. While Sgt. Chernikov is referenced in Project December documentation, no official Russian Federation records exist regarding him at this time. SCP-1984 serves as the locus for SCP-1984-01.\nIn its dormant state, SCP-1984-01 is a semi-sentient consciousness capable of receiving and processing broadcast signals. SCP-1984-01 can apparently discern the informational content of any broadcast it receives. During times of what it perceives to be heightened global military tensions, especially those involving the Russian Federation and the former satellite states of the Soviet Union, SCP-1984-01 will begin to manifest, and becomes able to interact with the physical world to varying degrees. Manifestations have ranged from a barely perceptible, hazy human-shaped outline (believed to be related to an unintercepted report regarding the 2004 Russian Presidential election), to a glowing, bright-red apparition in the distended shape of a child missing its legs (Containment Breach 1984-13, 08/07/2008).\nWhen SCP-1984-01 manifests in this manner, its secondary abilities become apparent. These include the ability to directly interface with nuclear command systems within an approximately 50 m radius, and combat capabilities focused on severe disruption of the human nervous system. When SCP-1984 fully manifests, it can move at speeds measured up to 140 km/h, and will immediately attempt to travel to the nearest functioning land-based strategic rocket installation housing R-36M ICBMs (the nearest installation is currently \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588-\u2588\u2588, 81 km NW of Armed Containment Complex-04), access its command system, and launch all missiles at their present targets. It will repeat this process until it has launched all remaining missiles under Russian control.\nSCP-1984-01 is extremely hostile to any human it perceives as interfering with it, and will engage any personnel in its immediate path. SCP-1984-01 has shown limited vulnerability to microwave radiation; however, this serves to misdirect and \"confuse\" the entity rather than directly harm it.\nRecovery Log 1984: In early 1984, Dr. Sergei \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, the Soviet Union's official liaison with the Foundation, contacted O5-\u2588 (Overseer of Eurasian Affairs at that time) to discuss what was characterized as a matter of \"grave importance to the continued survival of the human race.\" At a secret conference in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (coinciding with the 1984 Winter Olympics to provide cover for the presence of high-ranking state officials from several nations), Soviet and United States officials briefed Overwatch Command on the true nature of \"Dead Hand\" (then assumed by the Foundation to be a traditional nuclear deterrent) and the existence of SCP-1984. In the wake of information obtained by Soviet officials after the suicide of Dr. Anatoly Lavrentyev and subsequent destruction of his research facility, SCP-1984 was revealed to be both increasingly beyond the control of the Soviet government, and designed outside of original specifications; rather than serving as an assured second-strike nuclear response in the event of the complete destruction of Soviet leadership, SCP-1984-01 was actively attempting to initiate a nuclear first strike at targets in the United States, France, West Germany, \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and the People's Republic of China. At the request of a joint U.S.-Soviet delegation, the Foundation agreed to assume control of SCP-1984 and immediately commence containment procedures. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, a surviving senior researcher with Project December and code-named \"EZRA\" by the Foundation, was appointed as Director of Armed Containment Complex-04.\n\n+ Incident Report 1984-1\n\n- Incident Report 1984-1\n\nIncident Report 1984-1: On 08/11/1984, United States President Ronald Reagan joked that \"I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever, we begin bombing in five minutes\" prior to a campaign speech. Thousands of media outlets reported on the President's remarks, and in the ensuing signal traffic, an audio recording of the event broadcast by the People's Republic of China's Xinhua News Agency reached SCP-1984. Researcher's Note: We still do not understand how transmissions are able to occasionally bypass the Faraday structure enclosing SCP-1984. Studies are ongoing.\nUpon receiving the transmission, SCP-1984-01 immediately underwent a full manifestation event with no detectable warning signs. SCP-1984-01 breached containment at 0308 hours, and was immediately engaged by MTF Sigma-18. Upon sighting MTF operatives, SCP-1984-01 assumed the form of a blue, translucent, emaciated woman dressed in traditional Pashtun attire and began attacking. According to video logs, Pvt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Pvt. \u2588\u2588 and Capt. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 began exhibiting signs of neurological trauma, such as profuse bleeding from the ears, seizures, and leakage of copious amounts of what appeared to be cerebrospinal fluid from the nose and eyes, before team members equipped with specialized weaponry could train directed microwave pulses at SCP-1984-01, holding it temporarily at bay.\nWhile MTF Sigma-18 attempted to neutralize SCP-1984-01, members of the Information Control Team hastily began recording a simulated television broadcast designed to return it to a dormant state. The first attempt (Video Log 1984-84.42) was interrupted by the sound of a wall collapsing 80 m away, the result of a failed attempt by MTF Sigma-18 members to initiate Emergency Procedure 12. The second attempt succeeded, although footage had to be edited to remove one broadcaster who began suffering what appeared to be a stroke. The resulting broadcast consisted of a staged BBC news update stating that the Politburo had been \"in on the joke\" and previously-recorded contingency footage of General Secretary Konstantin Chernenko explicitly stating that Soviet nuclear forces were not on heightened alert.\nFighting between SCP-1984-01 and MTF Sigma-18 continued for approximately 15 minutes after the Information Control Team broadcast its report; however, SCP-1984-01 soon began to \"fade\" and its attacks decreased in intensity, until containment was reestablished at 0541 hours. With 13 MTF operatives killed in action, 4 support staff dead and 8 more staff rendered permanently disabled by traumatic brain injuries, Incident 1984-1 remains the deadliest containment breach yet recorded for SCP-1984.\n\n+ Recovered Project December Documentation\n\n- Recovered Project December Documentation\n\nRecovered Project December Documentation:\nHead Researcher's Note: The following documents are fragments recovered from the destroyed laboratory of Dr. Anatoly Lavrentyev, director of Project December. The vast majority of information from this facility was lost, and most documents recovered have sustained heavy fire or water damage. This archive was provided by the Soviet government upon transfer of custody of SCP-1984 and the appointment of EZRA as Site Director. Because of the secrecy of Project December and Dr. Lavrentyev's triggering of numerous fail-safe measures prior to his suicide, these documents are the only other source of direct information on SCP-1984 besides EZRA. Documents translated from the original Russian into English by Researcher \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nFragment 2.c\nSuspected to be a memorandum from Dr. Lavrentyev to an unknown, high-ranking Soviet military official. Date unknown, but assumed to be from between 1980-1981.\n\n\u2026due respect, the game theorists' beloved idea of a second strike mechanism is just as ignorant as the comrades they criticize. You will find one man out of a thousand who will push the button that wins the war. Not many will want the blood of millions on their hands, but some will do it to ensure an end to the conflict. This they use to justify themselves.\nBut how many men will push the button after the bombs have fallen? How many will sign the death warrant of the human race and finish off what survivors there may be left? The threat may serve to keep us safe, but the act is only within the mind of an unreachable madman. Perimeter may be automated, but it still must be initiated by a human. And not one of us is capable of ending the world merely for the sake of ending it.\nThe solution, then, becomes obvious. I have\u2026\n\nEND FRAGMENT\nFragment 12.w\nNotes found in a charred binder that are not consistent with other materials recovered. Written in English. Original source of document unknown. Several unintelligible, handwritten notes in what is presumably Russian are present in the margins.\n\n\u2026at which point Dr. Clark distributed files to each of the members present. Inside each file were the same contents: A photograph of a man in his late 50s with receding gray hair, spectacles, a mustache and a kind, grandfatherly expression; photographs of a typical suburban three-bedroom house; typewritten notes depicting a short personal history of \"Mr. Smith\", and a short story written by Dr. Clark about \"Mr. Smith's\" untimely end in an auto accident.\n\"Ladies and gentlemen, you know of course that the person in your files is not actually 'Mr. Smith', but a random citizen, unknown to each of you. The real 'Mr. Smith', like our construct, is also deceased, which of course helps with any troublesome legal action down the road. The information before you is a focal point; you must spend the next several days familiarizing yourself with this material, keep reading and reading until you are convinced that 'Mr. Smith' is real. This is vital to establishing the correct baseline for our EEG monitors. When we attempt to\u2026\n[ILLEGIBLE]\n\u2026ck twice for yes.\"\nAll assembled at the table clearly indicated that they heard two successive knocks, seemingly emanating from the center. Later examinations of video records do not display any evidence of movement among any of the seated participants. Dr. Clark moved on to the next question on the li\u2026\n[ILLEGIBLE]\n\u2026ingly, the entity demonstrated knowledge of information supplied to participants, as well as details of the life of Mr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. These properties first became known after supplying participants with a regimen of 8A-PDHQ, Dezocine, an\u2026\n[ILLEGIBLE]\nthen remarked that in light of Ms. Lamarliere's injuries that he was glad that \"we hadn't imagined a 'hostile' figure, this one was bad enough, thanks.\"\n\nEND FRAGMENT\nFragment 21.x\nDocument consistent with personnel records kept by KGB administration. Date unknown, but assumed to be prior to 1982.\n\nSgt. Chernikov has been noted by commanding officers to suffer from periodic episodes of what appear to be migraines; however, he has never sought medical attention. Whether this is related to the events in Krasnodar is unclear, but in any event the investigation could not determine Sgt. Chernikov's exact role in the death of Pvt. Bekhterev.\nExoneration notwithstanding, Sgt. Chernikov has repeatedly demonstrated antisocial behavioral traits, unprovoked aggression against fellow unit members, and actions in the field that border on psychopathic. Efforts to prevent knowledge and subsequent propagandization of Sgt. Chernikov's actions in the village of Mangwal far outweigh the strategic benefit originally sought by deployment of Vympel.\nIt is the opinion of this commission that despite the critical need for experienced personnel in Afghanistan, Sgt. Chernikov be removed from active duty and placed in psychiatric care. We can ill-afford such an unpredictable operative in such sensitive mission areas.\n\nEND FRAGMENT\nFragment 29.b\nExcerpts from the diary of Dr. Lavrentyev.\n\nMarch 21, 1981\nResearchers continuing to act edgy and insolent. Many resent being transferred to this project. Amusingly enough, it's not the goal we're trying to accomplish that bothers them. It's the means we're employing to get there. Many of them scoff at \"magic and ghosts\", as they term it, and deride the work as \"unscientific.\" I know that they call me \"Rasputin\" behind my back. It was a mistake to inform them of the whole picture.\nJune 19, 1981\nNew research team arrived today. Quickly divided up personnel into sub-teams, each focusing on a piece of the whole. Most of the work will be able to be explained under the auspices of direct-mind interface software, neurological research, and observation of mass psychological suggestion. I can finesse the rest. Much better outlook.\nJuly 13, 1981\nThe tests have been in line with what Agent Parks observed in Toronto. The question now is what happens when we recreate them on a large scale and with a suitable focus. I shall inform the KGB liaison to begin looking for personnel that fall within our parameters.\n[ILLEGIBLE]\nOctober 29, 1981\nFinally installed Phase II personnel. I hate to use Yuri's connections, but the project must go forward and I couldn't very well tell the committee to hurry up with my ghost squad.\nNovember 5, 1981\nInitial success made us too optimistic. When we ran the entity through a trial launch sequence, it refused. Clearly it knew how, because it instead disabled the mock launch terminal. Never considered what would happen if our creation wouldn't cooperate. Can't believe how stupid I've been. What the hell do I do now?\n[ILLEGIBLE]\nDecember 13, 1981\nThe Politburo has gotten involved. While this means my missing staff has been replaced and funds are no longer a question, bad things happen when scrutiny comes from on high. Orders are to spare no effort or expense to move forward. Moscow sent a man who looked like a Cossack to deal with \"Alexei.\" I was told to take a vacation for a week. When I returned, both Alexei and the Cossack were gone.\nDecember 24, 1981\nNew test subject provided by KGB liaison. Before, I specified loyalty as a defining characteristic. This time, I asked for [ILLEGIBLE] need someone, something who can be trusted to activate and carry out Perimeter. Golovkin appears to have been enough of a thug to do what Alexei couldn't.\nFebruary 11, 1982\nThis isn't working. [ILLEGIBLE] even in simulations. Maybe they are closer to understanding the real consequences attached to the symbolic actions they do. Politburo getting impatient.\nFebruary 27, 1982\nNew candidate identified. A Spetsnaz operative with undifferentiated cruelty to others. Promising.\nMarch 3, 1982\nWe've relied too much on preexisting character traits. This time, we will need to [ILLEGIBLE] shall ensure that it will want to do it once it's set loose.\n[ILLEGIBLE]\n\nEND FRAGMENT\n\n\u00ab SCP-1983 | SCP-1984 | SCP-1985 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1985\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1985 is contained at Sub-Site-\u2588\u2588\u2588, and is to be kept in good condition and health. Ongoing research on SCP-1985-A is mandatory.\nIf SCP-1985 is judged to become a significant security risk due to exposure to another anomalous entity, device error, or any other reason, Protocol 1985-Adahn will be enacted. Protocol 1985-Adahn is classified Level 4 and will be automatically disseminated to all personnel involved with SCP-1985 in case of containment breach.\nMobile Task Force Omicron-1985 is responsible for retrieving SCP-1985 upon its return from an excursion. Deployment of mass amnestics is pre-approved if SCP-1985's return is witnessed by multiple members of the civilian populace.\nSCP-1985 has been implanted with a tracking device and is currently allowed Class 1 (full/non-restricted) free-roaming and socialization privileges with approved site personnel, granted based on continued good behavior. Per Class 1 protocols, SCP-1985 is not allowed to enter non-approved areas of Sub-Site-\u2588\u2588\u2588 (or any applicable facility), and not allowed outside its containment area without being accompanied by approved personnel (except upon temporary involuntary relocation). Approved personnel may interact with SCP-1985 under protocol guidelines, and may refer to SCP-1985 by its first name. Approval of personnel for Class 1 interaction with SCP-1985 is currently handled by Dr. Glass.\nSCP-1985's containment chamber currently includes a computer with an Internet connection. All data sent to an outside network by SCP-1985 is managed by monitoring personnel. No real-time access is allowed. See Containment Protocol R-Zenith-13.\nDuring excursions, SCP-1985 is to have assigned equipment on its person at all times. All retrieved items are to be secured as soon as possible once an excursion ends.\nDescription: SCP-1985 is a female human of African-American origin, named Jacqueline Johnson. SCP-1985-A is a trans-universal teleportation device implanted in SCP-1985's body, including millions of ultra-thin components in its brain and spinal cord, and several large components located in its thorax and abdomen. Anomalous qualities of both SCP-1985 and SCP-1985-A appear to have been based on qualities of multiple other SCP items.\nWhen SCP-1985 dies, SCP-1985-A is activated.\nUpon activation, SCP-1985-A transports SCP-1985 to what appears to be a parallel reality. This parallel reality will usually (approx. 95% rate) be undergoing a K-Class scenario somewhat consistent with the Jackson K-Class Classification System. The 5% deviation is thought to result from utilization of a slightly different K-Class classification system than in use by any currently extant Foundation branches.1\nThe destination reality that SCP-1985 is transported to cannot be perfectly controlled, but certain realities and types of scenarios can be targeted by \"priming\" SCP-1985. SCP-1985 is primed by exposure to materials related to the goal topic in the period shortly before initiation of an excursion.\n\n+ Further Documentation on Priming\n\n- Close Document\n\nPriming Process:\nPriming of SCP-1985 has a base success rate of approximately 70%. Priming success rate can be increased by emotionally agitating SCP-1985. Exposure to material (such as documents or audiovisual records) related to the priming target can result in a priming success rate as high as 93%.\nSCP-1985 may be primed to travel to a reality to which it has previously traveled. SCP-1985 will arrive in that reality significantly before or significantly after any time which it had previously spent there. Attempts to induce SCP-1985 to enter a reality during a time frame in which it is already present have been unsuccessful.\n\n- Close Document\n\nAny items or persons that SCP-1985 is in contact with (and specifically desires to transport) are transported with it. SCP-1985 cannot transport any material except what it is wearing if unconscious for more than 5 minutes prior to death. SCP-1985 can similarly transport objects when returning.\nTwo-way communication is possible with SCP-1985 during an excursion; signals may be sent and received as if all equipment was located in the same reality. Signals are apparently shielded from carrying anomalous effects.\nSCP-1985 arrives in the alternate reality in a random location close to the surface of Earth's crust. This location may be of any nature, whether underwater, underground, or mid-atmosphere. For this reason (and others), transportation of personnel with SCP-1985 is inadvisable.\nSCP-1985 is returned to life in a significantly altered physical state. In SCP-1985's altered state, it is highly resistant to all forms of physical injury, as well as many anomalous effects. It gains significantly enhanced physical ability and sensory perception. It is able to survive without food, water, and oxygen for a prolonged period of time (variant based on unknown factors). Components of SCP-1985-A extrude from its body, notably fine metallic threads covering the surface of its skin.\nSCP-1985-A will return SCP-1985 from its excursion once one of the following conditions are fulfilled:\n\nSCP-1985 dies.\nSCP-1985 does not die, but is subject to completely crippling damage, or a loss of more than 10% of its body mass.\n6 (six) months have passed. SCP-1985 claims that this six-month time period is a \"default setting\" that can be altered with proper devices, and that it can stay in the destination reality for several years before running out of power.\n\nSCP-1985 is returned alive and free of physical injury, in its baseline physical state. Usually, SCP-1985 will return to a random location not inimical to survival (in contrast to excursion initiation).\nSCP-1985 will always undergo an automatic \"scheduled\" excursion event if 30 days pass with no triggered excursions occurring. Mechanism for cause of death in this case is unclear; all its bodily functions cease to operate simultaneously. SCP-1985 claims the 1-month time period may also be altered with control devices.\nFoundation researchers have been able to interface with SCP-1985-A. Information recovery is ongoing. Efforts to reconstruct SCP-1985-A control devices are currently underway.\nSCP-1985 was discovered on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 in [REDACTED] Los Angeles, California, two days after it was witnessed by locals \"appearing out of thin air\". SCP-1985 evaded the witnesses and checked itself into a local hospital. SCP-1985 expressed confusion at the delay in recovery once Foundation personnel arrived. According to SCP-1985, the Foundation implanted it with SCP-1985-A and had been sending it on regular excursions, until contact was unexpectedly dropped during its last trip.\nSCP-1985 appears to have been designed by the Foundation in an alternate reality or [REDACTED] under a program referred to as Project Rhodes. All anomalous traits of SCP-1985 appear to have been derived from anomalous objects contained by the Foundation. SCP-1985 was one of thirty-seven other \"successful\" products of Project Rhodes (which also produced five hundred and ninety-three \"unsuccessful\" products), and is referred to as \"K-Class Scenario Research Device R-21\".\nSee SCP-1985 Recovered Information. [DATA EXPUNGED] No other \"successful\" products of Project Rhodes have yet been discovered.\nSCP-1985 displays the following notable physical traits:\n\nHistory of clinical depression, anorexia nervosa, cancer, and alcoholism.\nExtensive scar tissue present throughout its body, both internally and externally (particularly around the spine and back of head).\nDrastically slowed aging process. Pre-recovery use of amnestics has made actual age difficult to discern. Appears to be in late twenties.\nPossible protection from some restructuring events.\n[Level 3 Access Granted] SCP-1985 has a duplicate living in [REDACTED]. Duplicate is identical to SCP-1985 except lacking anomalous attributes.\n\nProtocol 1985-Adahn: [DATA EXPUNGED]\n\n+ Level 4 Clearance Required.\n\n- Close Document\n\nProtocol 1985-Adahn, also known as the \"Kill Switch\" protocol, is the last-resort protocol to be used if SCP-1985 is involved in or constitutes a serious breach. Protocol 1985-Adahn, when enacted, \"deactivates\" SCP-1985 by temporarily shutting down all mental activity.\nThere are three major downsides to Protocol 1985-Adahn:\n\nSCP-1985's mental activity cannot be restored for a period of 1 (one) week. This appears to be another \"default setting\", which the Foundation does not currently have means to alter.\nRecovered information indicates that if SCP-1985 dies while deactivated, death will be permanent. This method was used by SCP-1985's creators to kill malfunctioning products of Project Rhodes.\nDuring previous uses of Protocol 1985-Adahn, SCP-1985 incurred temporary brain damage and several times nearly incurred permanent brain death while deactivated.\n\n- Close Document\n\nExcursions: Individuals with appropriate clearance level may access further details of SCP-1985's excursions in Disseminated Documentation 1985-Alpha.\n\nAddendum:\n\nPer request: A representative example of a lowered priming success rate is Excursion 289-0AJ-PO5, in which SCP-1985 was primed with information about [REDACTED], and agitated via references to SCP-1985's homosexuality and religious background. This resulted in SCP-1985 traveling to a reality in which a Christianity-based cult had exterminated all non-heterosexual humans via anomalous means. I've attached a file listing similar results. This is why we don't recommend agitating SCP-1985 outside of guidelines. At best, you'll end up with a lowered success rate.\n- Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\n\nAddendum: SCP-1985 has been able to access the following K-Class scenarios (following the Jackson K-Class Classification System):\n\nXK-class Type Alpha (scorched earth) end of the world scenarios\nXK-class Type Omega (religious) end of the world scenarios\nCK-class restructuring scenarios\nAK-class \"madness\" end of the world scenarios\nEK-class \"consciousness-loss\" end of the world scenarios\nNK-class \"grey goo\" end of the world scenarios\nRK-class \"out-competition\" restructuring scenarios\nSK-class dominance shift scenarios\nIK-class collapse of global civilization scenarios\n[REMAINDER CLASSIFIED]\n\nAddendum: On 05/19/\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, SCP-1985 submitted a single request for administration of Class-N targeted amnestics. Request was denied.\nUpdate: Personnel with Level 4 clearance may refer to Excursion XJU-034-IQ1 for further information on SCP-1985's nature.\n\n+ Level 4 Clearance Required.\n\n- Level 4 Access Granted\n\nExcursion XJU-034-IQ1\nPriming: SCP-1985's own, personal origins (success)\nTrigger: Standard lethal injection\nEquipment: Standard\nReality Description: SCP-1985 did not travel to another reality, but immediately transformed to its altered form without any teleportation occurring.\nRetrieval: SCP-1985 reverted to its base form after six months of study without any teleportation occurring.\nNotes: This is the only time SCP-1985 has been transported to the same reality it was sent from, and appears to confirm that SCP-1985 originates from this reality. Full implications are unknown.\nThe strongest possibility is currently thought to involve a CK-class restructuring event taking place in our reality that did not affect SCP-1985.\nRegardless, the fact that SCP-1985 was able to \"travel\" to this reality at all indicates that some form of K-Class scenario is in progress here. Further information is currently classified Level 5.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Tilda David Moose, \"Meta-Study on Established K-Class Scenario Systems Utilized Within Foundation Archives\" Eschaton: An SCP Foundation Journal (2013): 165\n\n\u00ab SCP-1984 | SCP-1985 | SCP-1986 \u00bb"}
{"text": "The mouth of SCP-1986's tunnel. The first 100m have had lighting installed.\n\nItem #: SCP-1986\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As SCP-1986 is immovable and located in a heavily travelled public building, security must be maintained covertly in order to prevent the general public from becoming aware of its existence. Guards posing as library staff are to be employed. Only non-lethal measures have been approved.\nDescription: SCP-1986 is a cylindrical tunnel ~2m wide lined with volumes of books. Although the full extent of the tunnel is unknown, Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) has established a minimum depth of 274,700 km or nearly 1 light-second (expeditions have confirmed a depth of at least 4,441 km). The conjecture has been advanced that the tunnel may be infinite.1\nThe volumes lining the tunnel often resemble known works, though with substantial alterations as to style, character, plot and subject matter. Authors are occasionally authentic ones, though often they are wholly unknown. The works range from being somewhat unusual to completely nonsensical, though nominally at least intelligible (see the section Recovered Works). All languages currently extant as well as extinct ones are represented. In no case has any volume borne any publication information. Dating techniques have established that the volumes originate from the era they would otherwise appear to, based on semantic and linguistic considerations. No discernible pattern2 has been found to the arrangement of the volumes.\nThe walls of the tunnel are made of ordinary limestone. Attempts at breaching them have shown that the tunnel is non-Euclidean i.e. to excavate through the floor is to emerge from the ceiling (topologically,3 it can be likened to a 3-torus). Attempts at reaching the tunnel at an angle have proven futile as the tunnel is absent unless approached from its entrance.\nDiscovery Log:\nSCP-1986 was discovered in 1989 by a librarian4 in an unused basement of La Biblioteca Nacional de la Rep\u00fablica Argentina located in Buenos Aires. Foundation personnel administered class B amnesics to those who had been made aware of its existence and cordoned off the basement under the guise of performing emergency structural repairs.\nRecovered Works:\nThe following is a list of selected works recovered from SCP-1986.\nShould other noteworthy samples come to light, please contact the archivist in charge for appraisal and possible inclusion.\n\nTitle: The Gospel of Eve\nLanguage: Aramaic, circa 1100 BCE\u2013200 CE\nDepth of recovery: 75m\nDescription: A section of Biblical Apocrypha purporting to be an account of Eve's life after her exile from The Garden of Eden. Eve is depicted in furious argument with herself on the nature of free will and original sin.\n\nTitle: Intangible Heresies\nLanguage: Italian, modern\nDepth of recovery: 2,318m\nDescription: A book of prose poems reminiscent of Italo Calvino's style, though informed by magical realism. The foreword introduces the work as having won the Nobel Prize for Obstinance.\n\nTitle: The Worm of Midnight\nLanguage: English, modern\nDepth of recovery: 433m\nDescription: A hitherto unknown collection of short stories. An alert researcher recognized this fictitious work as being mentioned (but not elaborated on) in \"The man who collected Poe\" by Robert Bloch. All the stories concern shellfish.\n\nTitle: Je suis Moi-M\u00eame la Question de mon Livre (trans: I am Myself the Matter of my Book)\nLanguage: French, middle.\nDepth of recovery: 171,888m\nDescription: Similar in style and subject matter to Essais (trans: Attempts) by Montaigne: a collection of a large number of short subjective treatments of various topics inspired by studies in the classics (especially Plutarch), as well as discursions into the autobiographical and anecdotal. Makes heavy use of the passive voice and the future perfect progressive tense (e.g. \"the song will have been being sung by an Angel when the fruits of love I desire will have been being consumed by me\").\n\nTitle: The Need for Legalized Abortion\nLanguage: English, modern\nDepth of recovery: 28,111m\nDescription: A polemic on the moral, medical, and societal costs of illegal abortion. Makes the case that abortion should be permitted through the fourth trimester.\n\nTitle: Is Itself an Exponent of the Deadpan Non-Sequitur\nLanguage: ASL (American Sign Language), modern (note: represented using illustrations of a posed, wooden mannequin)\nDepth of recovery: 1,001m\nDescription: A series of examples and counter-examples to the proposition that the proof of the Banach-Tarski paradox both relies and is independent of Zermelo's axiom of choice. Examples are read in forward order, and counter-examples backwards. Counter-examples outnumber examples two to one.\n\nTitle: Choix des Po\u00e9sies Originales des Troubadours (trans: Selection of Original Poetry of the Troubadours)\nLanguage: French, modern\nDepth of recovery: 40,002m\nDescription: A fictitious collection of poetry consistent with the style of Rimbaud. Written completely without the letter 'u'.\n\nTitle: Jane's Fighting Ships, 2061 annual\nLanguage: English, anachronistic\nDepth of recovery: 889,484m\nDescription: A reference on the changing capabilities of modern navies, their ships, aircraft and weapons systems in service and under construction. Many of the vessels and weapon systems are wholly unknown. Written in limerick form.\n\nTitle: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy\nLanguage: English, modern\nDepth of recovery: 77m\nDescription: A novel concerning an alternate world where the United States won WWII (but not in a manner consistent with our history), appearing to be written from the point of view of an author living in a world where the Nazis prevailed. A search of 20th century fiction has uncovered this to be an imaginary work central to the plot of the real novel The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick.\n\nTitle: A Lapful of Severed Tongues\nLanguage: Braille, archaic circa 1850 CE\nDepth of recovery: 44m\nDescription: A collection of essays on the American Suffragette movement. Interspersed with a hitherto unknown variation on the tactile-olfactory implementation commonly referred to as scratch-and-sniff.\n\nTitle: I, Lucifer\nLanguage: English, modern\nDepth of recovery: 51,200m\nDescription: A \"pulp\" novel centering around the sex lives of a circle of lesbians and their children.\n\nTitle: Treating Adult-Onset Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Diagnostic Approach, sixteenth edition\nLanguage: Icelandic, old circa 950 CE\nDepth of recovery: 3,303m\nDescription: Note: condition actually surveyed is Supernumerary Phantom Limb Syndrome. Composed in blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter).\n\nTitle: Charm for the protection of a child\nLanguage: Egyptian, 8th Dynasty circa 1950 BCE-1300 BCE\nDepth of recovery: 2m\nDescription: An account of the development of religion and thought in Ancient Egypt. Much of the material remains a matter of conjecture as much of it resists translation. Includes parables comparing the well-lived life to the Ford Motor Corporation.\n\nTitle: Hagiography and the Gusto-Facial Response\nLanguage: Basque, modern\nDepth of recovery: 1,119m\nDescription: A libretto for an opera considering the plight of a group of Alaskan firemen snow-bound in their firehouse, driven mad with hunger, and forced to eat their Dalmatians. Dialogue consists entirely of rhetorical questions.\n\nTitle: Before the Flood, after the Fall (or Antediluvian, Postlapsarian)\nLanguage: Phoenician, ancient circa 1725 BCE-1490 BCE\nDepth of recovery: 4,441,113m (note: this is the most remote volume that has presently been recovered)\nDescription: A series of interrogations between the mythical Minotaur and Sphinx. Answers are composed of anagrams formed from the questions.\n\nAdditional List of Recovered Works, by Category (approximate):\n\n+Culture\n\n-Culture\n\nTitle: Skinning the Elephant: The Pachyderm in Metaphor and Idiom (Illustrated)\nLanguage: English, through a simple number-replacement cipher.\nDepth of recovery: 2,599m\nDescription: A historical review of the symbolic role pachyderms have played throughout human history. Makes mention that the African Elephant has been used as a symbol by the Democratic party and the North American Elephant by the Anti-Mason party. Also alludes to but does not elaborate on 'the emerging Human-Elephant conflict'. Illustrated.\n\nTitle: The Young Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Grooming\nLanguage: French, recent circa 1750 CE\nDepth of Recovery: 1,298m\nDescription: The book is handwritten and describes in extensive detail the way a lady should properly behave in high society. Included are illustrations of the correct placement of the tail for various social settings, how a lady may best scale a tree and preserve her modesty, and the best way to fend off unwanted advances while in estrus.\n\n+Fiction\n\n-Fiction\n\nTitle: Ucalegon, or The Wanderer\nLanguage: Gaelic, Manx dielect, archaic\nDepth of Recovery: 614m\nDescription: A fictional first person narrative set in 18th-century Europe, describing how the protagonist, referred to only as 'Ucalegon' is forced into homelessness and vagrancy after being beset upon by a supernatural entity which sets fire to any building that he takes up residence in. The novel contains the frame narrative of a university professor using the story in a lecture to illustrate a thought experiment concerning fate vs free-will. This narrative is interrupted by the appearance of the Ucalegon, and his setting fire to the lecture theatre. The story ends in mid-sentence as the professor and his students are attempting to flee the building. An introduction points out allusions in the narrative to classical myth, the life of Mary Shelley, computational physics, the Oxford comma and the heat-death of the Universe.\n\nTitle: Hattard\nLanguage: English, non-standard\nDepth of recovery: 12,447m\nDescription: A dramatization of a purportedly true story that occurred during the Great London Earthquake of 2007. It follows the story of the Hattard triplets, residents of London at the time, and their successful attempt at reaching a refugee camp after two weeks of wandering the fallen city. The triplets institute an extra-judicial court to deal with looters caught during the calamity, acting as the prosecutor, defense counsel and judge. In the afterword, the author writes that the three sisters were treated as national heroes and awarded the Damehood by King Albert III.\n\nTitle: Je Sais Que Vous L'avez Fait (trans: I Know You Did it)\nLanguage: French\nDepth of Recovery: 1,083 meters\nDescription: A novella written in the first person in which the author spends the entire story accusing the reader of having stolen her shoe. The novella is divided into twelve (12) chapters, each themed after one of the Zodiacal signs. An overarching theme throughout the text is the 'Seven Stages of Dying', with the writing style reflecting said stages (e.g. pages in the anger sections have been printed in boldface). An epilogue by the author is an apologia where she confesses that she has since found her shoe.\n\nTitle: The Last Words\nLanguage: Hindi\nDepth of Recovery: 41,285 meters\nDescription: Purports to be the lengthy record of a s\u00e9ance performed over 40 days between a self-styled clairvoyant and the late 20th century crime-figure Dutch Schultz (whose dying words were in fact transcribed by a police stenographer while he lingered between life and death from a gun-shot wound to the head). The text is identical to the words actually transcribed, but with the addition of considerable material, rendering it intelligible. This \"unexpurgated\" version recounts in heroic form the history of Man from the Bronze age to the beginning of the 21st century. The epilogue chastises the use by other authors of the \"false\" transcript in what it terms to be \"derivative and heretical\" works (notably, the author William Burroughs and the authors Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson).\n\n+History\n\n-History\n\nTitle: The Annotated Diaries of Woodrow Wilson, Volume 2\nLanguage: English, Modern\nDepth of recovery: 1,331m\nDescription: The second of an unknown number of volumes of the private diaries of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, detailing the political battle for Thailand's statehood, his thoughts on the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (granting citizenship to \"The Afflicted\"), and his personal doubts about being named Presbyter of the Imperial States of America.\n\nTitle: Martian-Terran Relations: A Literary Approach\nLanguage: Afrikaans\nDepth of Recovery: 1,203,117m\nDescription: A historical review of the history of Earth-Mars relations. Begins with Galileo Galilei's initial observation in 1601 of artifacts on Mars and the Church's reactionary attempts to dismiss and then suppress the discovery. Follows with a survey of the speculative writing of the last four centuries, notably by Descartes, Voltaire, and Mark Twain. Details first contact in 1890 when Mars successfully landed a craft off the coast of South Africa and reaction at the time. Covers the impassioned championing of tolerance by Ray Bradbury and Dr. Martin Luther King, as well as H.G. Wells' xenophobic writing and the House Un-American Activities Committee's influential publication, The Red Menace. Concludes with a personal account of the inauguration of the first Martian to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007, its subsequent assassination, and the President's historic eulogy.\n\nTitle: Cannibalism and the Free Market\nLanguage: Spanish\nDepth of Recovery: 157m\nDescription: A transcript of the 1968 U.S. Presidential debates between Barry Goldwater and Adlai Stevenson presented as a series of Socratic dialogs. Concerned primarily with the economic costs and benefits of instituting the political programs outlined in \u201cA Modest Proposal\u201d by Jonathan Swift i.e. eating the poor.\n\n+Language\n\n-Language\n\nTitle: An English-Cetacean Phrasebook\nLanguage: English, Dolphin (presumed)\nDepth of recovery: 191,214m\nDescription: A short publication consisting of English phrases alongside undeciphered symbols. An examination of the (hypothetically) Cetacean portions have suggested it to be an agglutinative, highly morphologically-rich language devoid of conventional grammatical structure. The English phrases are couched in unusually deferential language reminiscent of feudal Japanese (suggesting that human beings play a subservient role or hold a position of diminished authority).\n\nTitle: The Joy of Cooking the English Language\nLanguage: English, modern\nDepth of Recovery: 101 meters\nDescription: A cookbook describing the proper preparation and cooking of words and phrases in a wide variety of meals. Details include precooking blanching techniques for 'crispy' prepositions, recipes for suffixes (described as a 'fun' treat for children), and a modified adjectival meal sufficient to feed eight. The last chapter of the book is devoted exclusively to what is described as 'gourmet words' (e.g. 'inhospitable', 'tertiary', 'periphery', etc\u2026).\n\n+Literary Criticism\n\n-Literary Criticism\n\nTitle: Grote Werken en Human Leugen (trans: Great Work in Human Fiction)\nLanguage: Dutch\nDepth of Recovery: 8,884 m\nDescription: An encyclopedic analysis of what the author describes as 'the most important' works in fiction. Entries include: Winnie the Pooh, Beowulf, the lyrics of John Lennon, World War 1, Jimmy Carter, Atlantis, and the work of Isaac Newton. In addition, the author devotes a section of the book detailing certain revealed truths hidden within these 'great fictions'. Such revelations include: that Nazi Germany did not win WW2 as is commonly believed, that Polio is a disease and not an imbalance of humors as is currently thought, and that the Moon landing in 1969 was in fact a hoax perpetrated on a sound-stage located on the surface of the Moon.\n\nTitle: Ahnung Ishskwaday: symbolism of the flame in the poetry of Running Bird Soosaaw'kway\nLanguage: English, Ojibwe\nDepth of recovery: 1,242m\nDescription: The book begins with analysis and praise of the author's own poetry. The short literary critique ends abruptly after several pages and is followed by hundreds of seemingly random illustrations. They range from detailed sketches of indigenous artifacts to unintelligible graphs. At the conclusion of the book, there is a diagram labeled \"Chinoodin Niboowin\" (\"Big Death Wind\"). It depicts a series of dots that resemble the Orion constellation. The left-most star on Orion's belt is circled.\n\n+Mathematics\n\n-Mathematics\n\nTitle: Principia Mathematica II\nLanguage: English, middle circa 1250 CE\nDepth of Recovery: 16,357\nDescription: A 1200-page 'sequel' to the 3-Volume Principia Mathematica written by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell published in the early 20th Century. The work is an attempt to extend the logical system of the original into a theory of \"surrealist mathematics\" wherein arithmetic can be applied to various heterogeneous objects (134 pages are devoted to the proposition that \"a Yardstick is neither a yard long, nor is it -not- a yard long\").\n\nTitle: A game-theoretic analysis of n-dimensional hyperchess and the effect of en-passant rules\nLanguage: English, modern\nDepth of Recovery: 574m\nDescription: A generalized analysis of multidimensional chess, proving that Black has a winning strategy involving en passant when the number of dimensions n (n>1) is given by the formula $n_x = \\sum_{r=0}^{x} (r^2 - r + 1), \\; x \\in \\mathbb{N}$ (which includes the case where n=2, i.e. conventional chess). The book does not go so far as to provide the winning strategy, instead only demonstrating that one must exist (i.e. a pure existence proof).\n\n+Philosophy\n\n-Philosophy\n\nTitle: De Existentia Divinum Deos\nLanguage: Latin, Renaissance\nDepth of recovery: 809,542m\nDescription: A rigorous 2,119-page ontological proof of the existence of God, embedded in the formalism of Number Theory and Set Theory. Assumes the truth of the Riemann hypothesis and the falsity of The Continuum hypothesis (both currently undecided). It follows from God's existence that: He would be omniscient; that there is no more powerful being than God; that God cannot act contrary to His own will; and that God and the Devil are disjoint 'sets'. Note: no errors in reasoning have yet been discovered by Foundation mathematicians.\n\nFootnotes\n1. SCP-1986's discovery was occasioned by a librarian trying to identify the source of a draft. Measurements indicate that the tunnel consumes roughly 400m3/h (i.e. a pressure differential of 25Pa (N/m2) and a draft velocity of 10cm/s). Where the air is being drawn to is unknown.\n\n2. One researcher has put forth the evocative comparison that searching the tunnel for a recognizable book is like traversing the real number line in search of the rational numbers.\n\n3. The 3-torus is a three-dimensional compact manifold with no boundary. It can be obtained by gluing the three pairs of opposite faces of a cube. (After gluing the first pair of opposite faces the cube looks like a thick washer, after gluing the second pair \u2014 the flat faces of the washer \u2014 it looks like a hollow torus, the last gluing \u2014 the inner surface of the hollow torus to the outer surface \u2014 is physically impossible in three-dimensional space and can only be accomplished in at least four dimensions.)\n\n4. Before the librarian who discovered the artifact was (voluntarily) administered an amnestic, he brought to the attention of Foundation personnel a story by the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges entitled \"The Library of Babel\". It is noteworthy that Borges worked at the same library. He was unable to be interviewed as he died in 1986. The following is an excerpt from that story:\n\n\u2026These examples made it possible for a librarian of genius to discover the fundamental law of the Library. This thinker observed that all the books, no matter how diverse they might be, are made up of the same elements: the space, the period, the comma, the twenty-two letters of the alphabet. He also alleged a fact which travelers have confirmed: In the vast Library there are no two identical books. From these two incontrovertible premises he deduced that the Library is total and that its shelves register all the possible combinations of the twenty-odd orthographical symbols (a number which, though extremely vast, is not infinite): Everything: the minutely detailed history of the future, the archangels' autobiographies, the faithful catalogues of the Library, thousands and thousands of false catalogues, the demonstration of the fallacy of those catalogues, the demonstration of the fallacy of the true catalogue, the Gnostic gospel of Basilides, the commentary on that gospel, the commentary on the commentary on that gospel, the true story of your death, the translation of every book in all languages, the interpolations of every book in all books\u2026\"\n\n\u00ab SCP-1985 | SCP-1986 | SCP-1987 \u00bb"}
{"text": "The central mound of Site 732\n\nItem #: SCP-1987\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1987 is to remain contained in situ within the area claimed as its territory, designated Site 732. SCP-1987 is currently a willing partner in its containment, in accordance with the treaty between SCP-1987 and Hans Majestets Norsk Forening for Spesiell Oppdemming Prosedyrer (His Majesty's Norwegian Association for Special Containment Procedures) established during the Valthing of \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/18\u2588\u2588, as ratified by the Foundation on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 and most recently amended on \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588. Any proposed non-emergency alterations to the following containment procedures are to be submitted to SCP-1987 during the next session of the Valthing for discussion and approval. In the event that SCP-1987 terminates its cooperation, fails to uphold its treaty obligations, or negotiations become untenable, unilateral alteration of containment procedures is authorized subject to O5 approval.\nA fence with barbed wire is to be erected around the perimeter of Site 732 to prevent unauthorized access and is to be monitored by ground personnel, security cameras, or unmanned aerial vehicles as necessary. One gate, with an attached guardhouse staffed by Foundation security personnel at all times and by a representative from SCP-1987 while active, is to be maintained at the eastern end of Site 732 along the site of the former road leading through the area. Unauthorized civilians entering Site 732 during daylight hours may be apprehended and escorted out of the area by Foundation security services. When SCP-1987 is active, SCP-1987 is responsible for apprehending trespassers and returning them, alive if possible, to the main gate, where they are to undergo medical treatment and Class-A amnestic therapy prior to release. The Foundation shall liaise with Avinor to prevent civilian air traffic from overflying Site 732.\nAny authorized Foundation personnel may enter Site 732 during daylight hours for security purposes or to conduct non-invasive geological/archaeological study of the area. Any research that involves excavation of mounds or disturbance of buried human remains is prohibited. All personnel engaged in archaeological research on Site 732 are to enter the facility no earlier than thirty minutes after dawn and depart no later than thirty minutes before dusk, and are excluded from entering Site 732 while SCP-1987 is active. No personnel are to enter Site 732 while SCP-1987 is active without first presenting themselves for approval during a meeting of the Valthing. Each session of the Valthing is to be attended by at least one Level 4 agent fluent in Old Norse and possessing a working knowledge of traditional Norse law and etiquette.\nAt the time that containment was established by HMNFSOP, the existence of SCP-1987 was widely known to civilians living in the neighboring towns of H\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, L\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, M\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, O\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, and S\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. The Foundation-SCP-1987 treaty prohibits the mass use of amnestics against the civilian population of those towns; targeted dispersal of Class-B and Class-E amnestics is authorized to prevent information leaks. Information Management Procedure 608-B shall be enforced to prevent civilian knowledge of SCP-1987 from being transmitted beyond the area of those towns and neighboring agricultural areas. The Foundation shall maintain liaisons within local and regional governments and law enforcement agencies for the purpose of maintaining stable relations with SCP-1987.\nThe Foundation shall screen and approve owners and employees of civilian businesses within the treaty area for the purpose of engaging in the selling of approved goods to SCP-1987. All deliveries of goods shall be scheduled and overseen by the Foundation; the Foundation shall collect all gold coinage provided as payment and exchange it for Norwegian kroner at the current market rate, and shall conduct directly all purchases of approved goods not available within the treaty area. Consult Document 1987-32-M for a full list of approved goods.\nDescription: SCP-1987 is a phenomenon affecting several hundred skeletal human remains buried in and underneath several dozen pre-Christian burial mounds, located in a rural area of [REDACTED] District, Norway. Forensic analysis of artifacts recovered from the mound complex, designated Site 732, indicate that an unknown number of humans were buried at the site over a period of several centuries from approx. 400-900 CE. Examination of remains unearthed prior to the ban on excavation, and ultrasound examinations of the mounds conducted since, indicate that the remains are largely intact and undamaged in spite of their age, and that both males and females of varying ages were buried at the site.\nSCP-1987 is inactive during daylight hours. During a period each night beginning within approximately 15-20 minutes of sunset, SCP-1987 becomes active, whereupon a thin layer of fog can be seen to exude from the burial mounds and approximately \u2588\u2588\u2588 living human beings will manifest therefrom. Physical examination of SCP-1987 individuals indicates no discernible differences between the specimens and non-anomalous human beings; all specimens appear to be in good health for their apparent age and display no apparent scars, signs of injury, or symptoms of communicable or congenital illnesses. SCP-1987 individuals persist until approximately 15-20 minutes prior to sunrise the following day, whereupon the specimens will briefly become transparent before being observed to evaporate into a fog similar to that observed at sunset and gradually dissipate. Specimens that are injured or killed prior to sunrise will demanifest as usual and remanifest alive and unharmed the following evening. A census conducted by HMNFSOP in 18\u2588\u2588 identified \u2588\u2588\u2588 individual members of SCP-1987, 87% of whom were male, all appearing to be of Nordic ethnicity, with a range of self-attributed ages from 13 to 89; current observations of SCP-1987 are consistent with these findings.\nSCP-1987 specimens speak several dialects of Proto-Norse and Old Norse, and identify themselves as adherents of several varieties of Norse polytheism. All specimens manifest fully clothed in handmade garments or armor believed to be typical of pre-Christian Norse culture, and many of them manifest carrying or wearing swords, axes, spears, or other weapons. In interviews with Foundation personnel, specimens identify themselves as having been born in various areas throughout Scandinavia and northern Europe, and claim to have been warriors who died in battle with a rival clan, invading force, or civilians defending themselves against a raid the individual was participating in. Specimens state an awareness that they are dead and a belief that their current status is a reward from the gods for their bravery in life, but claim no knowledge or understanding of what happens to them when they demanifest at sunrise or the cause of the phenomenon.\nSCP-1987 specimens have been observed spending the majority of their active phase engaged in recreational activities, including the preparation and consumption of roasted meats, consumption of alcoholic beverages, mock battles, recitation of songs and poems relating to gods and legendary heroes, sexual activity, and a team sport resembling medieval football. Religious rites, including animal sacrifices and shamanic rituals, have been observed on solstice and equinox days and on other days identified by SCP-1987 as significant. SCP-1987 has historically engaged in trade with towns neighboring Site 732, offering gold coins acquired from an unknown source in exchange for goods used in religious rites and recreation. Limited trade has been allowed to continue under the terms of the Foundation-SCP-1987 treaty; since the Foundation assumed control of trade, approximately [REDACTED] kg of gold coinage has been collected by the Foundation.\nApproximately once per month, on nights when the full moon is visible, (or on the following night if the full moon falls on one of the above-mentioned holidays), all SCP-1987 specimens will gather at the base of the largest mound and conduct a meeting it refers to as the Valthing (Old Norse: assembly of the dead), a legislative assembly based on traditional Norse law. The Valthing hears grievances brought by SCP-1987 individuals, which are resolved on the basis of a code of law recited from memory by the oldest member of the assembly and/or by a vote of all individuals present, and is additionally responsible for negotiating treaty terms with the Foundation and trade contracts with civilian businesses. The Valthing has been observed to order various forms of punishment against members of SCP-1987 for violating its laws, including indentureship to another individual for a given period of time, beatings, or one or more consecutive death sentences to be served successively over a series of nights.\nAddendum: On \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, an SCP-1987 individual escaped Site 732 while under the influence of alcohol and assaulted patrons of a tavern in O\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, resulting in three fatalities before a civilian shot and killed it. The body was acquired by Foundation personnel and returned to the custody of SCP-1987's representative at Site 732's gate. During the following Valthing, the individual was convicted by the assembly and sentenced to Helviti (Old Norse: Hel's punishment), which consisted of being dismembered, emasculated, and burned alive. Following the individual's execution, the assembly dug up a section of a mound and exhumed what is assumed to be the skeletal remains of the individual, added them to the burning pyre, and delivered the ashes to the Foundation the following night with the request that they be taken and scattered in the Atlantic Ocean. An analysis of the ashes indicated no anomalous properties and the request was carried out after a sample was preserved and archived; the individual so disposed of has not been seen again within Site 732.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1986 | SCP-1987 | SCP-1988 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1988\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: As SCP-1988 is spread by residence relocation, agents embedded in real estate firms in Chicago, IL; Dover, DE; and Portland, ME are to artificially alter the market such that it becomes an unfavorable decision to relocate out of the city. A budget is to be allocated for the purpose of advertising a telephone hotline in these cities for civilians to report faulty hardware, appliances, and installations in their houses. In addition, satellites are to monitor these cities for abnormal increases in carbon dioxide emissions.\nWhen an infected house is discovered, the occupants are to be relocated to a new house that was constructed after 1961 1971. Occupants are to be given vouchers on newly manufactured energy-efficient appliances under the artifice of a government program. The old property is then to be claimed and redeveloped for civilian use. No part of the redeveloped property is to have been constructed before 1961 1971.\nDescription: SCP-1988 is a communicable infection of bioarchitectural nature that affects houses built before 1961 1971. It is largely geographically confined to Chicago, Illinois and its suburbs, but outbreaks have been reported in Dover, Delaware and Portland, Maine. It is spread by relocation from an infected house to an uninfected house by the house's occupants. Whether or not the occupants themselves are the causative factor is not possible to determine.\nSCP-1988 affects a house in three stages. Stage one typically begins within 120 days of a house being occupied. In stage one, the house acquires noticeable drafts or cold spots. Doors and windows in general may become difficult to open or close, and they may occasionally open and close by themselves. Metal doors and windows begin to cyclically heat up and cool down. Wooden doors and windows alternate between decreasing and increasing in size; this would normally occur on a seasonal scale with annually changing temperature and pressure, however, each cycle takes place in a matter of hours. Eventually the cycles of the doors and windows synchronize across the whole house. This leads to stage two.\nIn stage two, electrical appliances and plumbing begin to malfunction. Short circuits and burnt fuses are common. Heat-transfer appliances, such as refrigerators and ovens, will begin to reverse or otherwise change the direction in which they transfer heat. Drains and faucets may become clogged with no discernible physical explanation. At this stage, the occupants of the house will definitely become aware of the house's abnormal behavior. In virtually all cases, they will decide to relocate to another residence in one of the other two affected cities. The relocation of the occupants leads to stage three.\nIn stage three, the insulation, wiring, and plumbing of the house are gradually transfigured by an unidentified process of structural decay into a highly complex system of living, functional biological organs resembling the lungs, bronchial tubes, and alveoli of various mammalian species1. Faucets, drains, and electrical outlets become trachea-like organs to interface with the house's rooms; electrical devices that are plugged into outlets are ejected in the process. Although the organs are not visible without opening the walls, the house now demonstrably breathes, increasing and decreasing in size by roughly 5cm per cycle. The interior of the house fills with carbon dioxide periodically, which is then released through the autonomously operative windows and doors and replaced with oxygen from outside. This leads to buildup of greenhouses gases, which in turn spurs the rapid growth of additional plant life. However, the dramatic rate of increase in plant life surrounding infected houses does not appear to be fully explained by the rate of carbon dioxide production.\nThe progression of SCP-1988 symptoms has been found to be somewhat dependent on the occupants' knowledge of the house's abnormal behavior. If an occupant is unaware or unable to remember that there is anything out of the ordinary, the symptoms will not move past stage two, and with time they will regress and cease. This was discovered when an elderly man with Alzheimer's Syndrome returned to his infected house in Chicago after initially leaving to relocate to Dover, and the symptoms of SCP-1988 infection had been completely eradicated. Initial point of infection was traced to a house in Park Ridge, IL which was the childhood home of \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, but no connection has been established. Neither the causative factor behind SCP-1988, nor the reason why only Chicago, Dover and Portland are affected, is yet known.\nAddendum: On \u2588/\u2588\u2588/20\u2588\u2588, roughly ten years after initial documentation of SCP-1988, a change in the parameters of the anomaly was noted. SCP-1988 now affects not only houses built before 1961, but houses built in the ten years after such a date as well.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Found to correspond to any mammalian species that had lived in the house prior to the onset of stage three.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1987 | SCP-1988 | SCP-1989 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1989\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Outside scheduled experimentation times, SCP-1989 is kept in Storage Containment Unit A-29 at Sector-19. Experimentation may only be performed with prior permission from a member of Level 3 personnel, and the tray must be emptied of all testing materials before returning to storage. Testing of materials altered by SCP-1989 with other SCP objects is to be approved on a case by case basis.\nDescription: SCP-1989 is a Pioneer LD-V4200 single-sided LaserDisc player, capable of playing both CAV (Standard Play) and CLV (Extended Play) LaserDiscs. SCP-1989 was acquired at the Clemson, South Carolina home of film critic Derwent Masterson III on 05/11/1992 as part of the liquidation of his assets following his suicide; background intelligence and subsequent investigation revealed that the device was a birthday gift (see Addendum 1989-C). Initial inspection revealed internal congruence with other models of the same product line, with one exception: a non-standard disc tray different in shape but not material from the original design.\nWhen powered on, inserted with a film disc and connected to a compatible television, SCP-1989 appears to operate normally, playing the portion of the film recorded on the film disc correctly and without incident. However, due to each side of a LaserDisc only containing up to sixty (60) minutes of possible recording space, most feature-length films require the playback of both sides, and sometimes multiple discs. SCP-1989 is a single-sided model player; manual inversion and reinsertion of the disc is required during every complete viewing. When any disc previously inserted into SCP-1989 is removed, inverted, and reinserted, the content of the film is changed: when play resumes, the image on the screen is also inverted, and gravity within the filmed environment adjusts accordingly. Within the first few seconds of playback, any unsecured objects, scenery or characters appear to collide with the new bottom of the scene, whether it be the ceiling or open sky.1\nAt no point, however, is the narrative broken: characters still present attempt to act out their recorded scenes and delivered lines even though the environment around them has drastically changed; in the event of an outside scene where actors have fallen into the sky, camera angles continue to change as if following unseen events, until the scene changes. Characters and objects in subsequent scenes appear to have recovered from the initial inversion, though the events on-screen continue to be hampered by the change in gravity, and characters who sustain fatal injuries from the inversion or descend into the sky do not reappear for the remainder of playback.\nAddendum 1989-A - Testing Logs:\n\nTest Log 23\n\nTest Log 23\n\nTesting Material No.: 1989-TM0023\nTesting Material Content:: Murder on the Orient Express (1974), dir. Sidney Lumet\nInversion Timestamp: 00:47:25\nTranscript:\n(Exterior shot of Orient Express train stranded in snowdrift with two train workers outside, facing camera: image is inverted. At 00:47:27, the two train workers lift up from the ground and hurtle towards open sky. Large metallic, screeching sound as train falls from track, followed by large quantities of snow and debris.)\n(Cut to interior of train dining car: train appears to be in upside-down freefall, accompanied by sounds of smashing glass, rushing winds and rattling metal; characters Hercule Poirot, Director Bianchi, and conductor Pierre Michele on ceiling, clinging to wall railings. Character Dr. Constantine is unconscious, appearing to have suffered blunt force trauma from the light fitting directly above him at time of flipping. Poirot is crawling forward on hands and knees in an effort to approach Pierre, clutching a notebook and a piece of paper.)\nPoirot (shouting to be heard over the din): \"Excellent, Pierre! And could you summon to me the passengers to me here one by one in this order with the exception of Princess Dragomiroff, who is not only of royal blood but is also much older than she says not to look!\"\n(Pierre attempts to grab the piece of paper proffered by Poirot, misses, loses his grip on the railing and smashes through glass window of dining car, falling out of view. Poirot appears to not notice, and continues to address thin air.)\nPoirot: \"And Pierre, since you are here already, we can conveniently start by questioning you! Your full name is Pierre Paul Michele?\"\n(No answer is heard, but Poirot continues as if there was.)\nPoirot: \"Two male saints' names! You must be greatly blessed!\"\n[REDACTED]\n\nTest Log 26\n\nTest Log 26\n\nTesting Material No.: 1989-TM0026\nTesting Material Content:: Die Hard (1988), dir. John McTiernan\nInversion Timestamp: first disc, 00:41:55\nTranscript:\n\n(Interior shot of elevator shaft. John McClane is on top of an ascending elevator in heroic pose: image and gravity inverted. McClane is now beneath the elevator clinging to cable, still moving along previous trajectory, top of elevator shaft fast approaching. Unable to maintain grip, McClane falls ten feet and is crushed by arriving elevator. )\n(Cut to thirty seconds of camera filming empty corridors, lingering on a shot of a topless centrefold affixed to a utility box at approximately half-way.)\n[REDACTED]\n\nTest Log 45\n\nTest Log 45\n\nTesting Material No.: 1989-TM0045\nTesting Material Content:: Star Wars (1977), dir. George Lucas\nInversion Timestamp: 00:57:08\nTranscript:\n(Exterior shot of the Death Star in space, orbiting planet Alderaan: image inverted. Cut to interior shot of Death Star bridge, Princess Leia being led to Grand Moff Tarkin under armed guard, accompanied by Darth Vader. No change.)\n[REDACTED]\n\nTest Log 57\n\nTest Log 57\n\nTesting Material No.: 1989-TM0057\nTesting Material Content:: The Poseidon Adventure (1972), dir. Robert Neame\nInversion Timestamp: 00:29:29\nTranscript:\n(Interior shot of SS Poseidon ballroom - ship has capsized, with the majority of passengers on the ballroom's ceiling. A few remain on the floor, clinging to the bolted-down tables and chairs, most of them appearing to be about to let go. Image and gravity inverted. Passengers about to die are suddenly the right way up again; passengers on the ballroom ceiling, including most major characters, fall fifty feet to their deaths. Right-way-up passengers look at each other, bewildered, and appear to feign death - keeling over one by one, in the order that they would have fallen.\n(Cut to exterior of ship, angled underneath; SS Poseidon is the right way up, surrounded by an ocean of falling water.)\n[REDACTED]\n\nAddendum 1989-B - Acquisition Investigation Exhibit 1989-22c1:\nExcerpt from Derwent Masterson's film review column in The Greenville News, printed 29/10/1992:\n\n\"\u2026debate about whether film is an art form is nonsense: films are meant to be enjoyed for their exciting content, the thrills of their car chases and the beauty of their actresses\u2026 narrative in film is inconsequential. You could turn the finest film topsy-turvy and you won't find one shred of art or entertainment beyond what the writers intend, no narrative imperative: the story is there to entertain, it isn't real.\"\n\nAddendum 1989-C - Acquisition Investigation Exhibit 1989-45c4:\nNote retrieved amongst gift-wrapping paper in waste basket of Masterson home:\n\nCarter\nI hope this gives you a change of perspective. Enjoy, my friend.\nHappy birthday,\nDerwent\n\nFootnotes\n1. Whether this effect and that observed in SCP-2251 are variations of the same phenomena is currently under investigation.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1988 | SCP-1989 | SCP-1990 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1990\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1990 requires no specific containment procedures at this time, and is to be kept in a standard storage locker in Research Area-20.\nStandard humanoid testing areas are required for the testing of SCP-1990. All of these testing areas must require a bed of any size. As such, testing chamber 2-B is now the standard testing area for SCP-1990.\nDescription: SCP-1990 is a small, plush stuffed tiger. The name \"Sarah\" has been written in faded marker on the care and cleaning instructions tag.\nSCP-1990 was discovered by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, during a routine info sweep of local towns near Foundation Site-14. Newspapers had reported a strange incident in which a man and a woman had died from suffocation, the cause of which was found to be burial under a large pile of 1925-issue Deutschmarks. The couple had earlier reported that they were having money issues. Upon discovery of SCP-1990, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 found a young girl approximately 7 years of age in the house where the incident occurred. The young girl was in a distressed state and was holding SCP-1990.\nSCP-1990's anomalous effects occur specifically when a subject is holding it before they go to sleep. The subject holding SCP-1990 must think of something they desire in the form of a wish, and then fall asleep for approximately 8 hours. Upon awakening, a mediocre version of the wished item or concept will occur. More advanced wishes start the moment the subject wakes up, while some wishes have been reported as not being fulfilled until later in the day.\nAttempts at making multiple wishes on the same day through multiple subjects (transferring SCP-1990 from one subject to another throughout the course of the day before each subject slept) have failed. The original subject to make the wish must have SCP-1990 within thirty centimetres of their person for the remainder of the night, or else the wish will fail.\nAddendum: Due to the nature of SCP-1990, and that wishes must be thought of, instead of spoken, D-class personnel would be too volatile or not trustworthy enough to be used to test SCP-1990. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 has been assigned to carry out all testing of SCP-1990. All \"wishes\" that are of a physical material are to be designated as SCP-1990-1, SCP-1990-2, and so on.\nSee test logs for additional info.\n\nTest logs of SCP-1990:\nDue to only Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 testing this object, he will be referred to as Subject for the entirety of the test logs.\nWish: Subject wished to find 20 dollars.\nResult: On the next day, Subject awoke to find a medium sized jar of liquefied metal, now designated as SCP-1990-1. Upon opening the jar, the liquid metal was not hot to the touch, and behaved much like mercury at room temperature. Further testing of SCP-1990-1 showed it was composed of 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel. This was found to be the same alloy mixture as a current US quarter. There was enough liquid in the jar to be sold for 5 dollars.\nWish: Subject wished for a pet of the Canis lupus familiaris (dog) sub-species.\nResult: Subject awoke to a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, designated now as SCP-1990-2, licking his face. SCP-1990-2 showed no anomalous effects and acted like a normal dog for its species. Subject named SCP-1990-2 Rex.\nAddendum: On the next day, SCP-1990-2 had disappeared entirely, including any shed hair or skin particles. Subject's memory was not affected and he still remembered SCP-1990-2.\nWish: Subject wished that no D-class personnel would die tomorrow from other SCP experiments.\nResult: No D-class personnel died that day.\nAddendum: Due to no D-class personnel dying that day, hundreds of SCP experiments were ruined, several doctors were killed, [DATA EXPUNGED], and the tests had to be repeated. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was given a disciplinary hearing and was deemed unfit to do further testing of SCP-1990 for the time being.\nSecond addendum: The next day, all D-class personnel who should have died that day all died according to what would have normally happened to them under each SCP's effects at the specific times of testing. In addition, the doctors who died from that as well were found returning to work the next day with no memories of the previous tests. Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 was re-instated to continue testing SCP-1990.\n\u2014Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: It seems SCP-1990's effects have a \"time period\" only with living beings. If SCP-1990 is keeping something alive, be it a fully functioning living being, or is preventing the death of something living, this effect seems to only last 24 hours. If SCP-1990 made a living being, that being will fade out of existence after the 24 hour period.\nWish: Subject wished to receive a surprise.\nResult: Subject was seen throughout most of the day in the men's restroom vomiting. See Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's additional notes on the matter.\n\u2014Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: God fucking damn it, everything tastes like broccoli!\nWish: Subject wished to not be able to taste broccoli.\nResult: Subject reported that while nothing did taste like broccoli anymore, all other foods subsequently tasted of Brussel sprouts.\n\u2014Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588: I'm done here.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1989 | SCP-1990 | SCP-1991 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1991\nObject Class: Safe\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1991 is to be stored in a 5x5x5 meter containment chamber within Site 19's biological specimens wing. Due to the specimen's behavior, a locked door is considered to be all that is required to prevent escape. SCP-1991 is to be fed three kilograms (3 kg) of cooked and pulped beef daily. Water is to be provided via a trough which is to be kept refilled constantly. Containment cell is to be cleaned weekly by Class-D personnel.\nDescription: SCP-1991 is a two (2) meter-long quadruped mammalian creature of unknown species, enhanced by the implantation of cybernetic compounds. Both implanted compounds and creature show signs of damage consistent with extreme age, poorly-healed puncture wounds, bullets of assorted calibers embedded underneath the skin, burns comparable to those produced by industrial cutting lasers, and starvation. SCP-1991 appears to have suffered psychological damage as a result of physical abuse or trauma, displaying extreme fear of loud noises, rapid movements, and aggression or seeming aggression by personnel.\nSCP-1991's body core is roughly humanoid, with elongated limbs of equal length. All limbs end in \"hands\" similar to those of a large primate, apart from the presence of elongated claws. The head resembles a mummified canine skull with elongated incisor teeth. Skin resembles decayed leather with matted fur growing from it, primarily around the ankles and back of the neck. SCP-1991 lacks a tail. When recovered, SCP-1991 displayed traits of starvation, including enlarged gut and emaciated limbs. Proper feeding while in containment has been shown to cure said traits.\nCybernetics consist of a mechanical \"collar\", implantation of unidentified structure into right forelimb, sharpened steel blades replacing teeth and claws of forelimbs as well as [DATA EXPUNGED] system alterations of unknown usage. \"Collar\" consists of a metal disc embedded in the front of the neck, possessing a small speaker array (nonfunctional due to bullet damage), six (6) video cameras, two (2) of which have broken lenses, and a complex network of [DATA EXPUNGED] fibers apparently serving as linkage/control to its central nervous system (nonfunctional due to \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588). Due to the nonfunctional nature of linkage between its nervous system and the camera network on the \"shield\", SCP-1991 appears to be blind. The \"right forelimb structure\" consists of a pair of miniature mechanical clamps and an extending, rotary metal rod similar to the triggering equipment of remotely-operated firearms. It is assumed that the clamps were intended to serve as the mounting system for such a weapon.\n\n+SCP-1991 Test Logs\n\n-Close SCP-1991 Test Logs\n\nBehavioral Test Log 1991 - 1\nTests of SCP-1991 behavior in regards to positive stimuli.\n\nSupervisor: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nStimulus: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 saying \"hello\" in a normal and calm voice.\nEffect upon subject: SCP-1991 having huddled in the furthest corner of the containment chamber upon Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's entry emerged and hesitantly licked Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588's outstretched hand.\nSupervisor: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nStimulus: SCP-1991 \"petted\" on the top of the head by Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588.\nEffect upon subject: SCP-1991 emitted gurgling noise assumed to be a sign of pleasure.\nSupervisor: Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\nStimulus: SCP-1991 given common canine chew toy shaped like a teddy bear.\nEffect upon subject: SCP-1991 prodded toy with forepaw, causing it to squeak. SCP-1991 proceeded to emit whimpering noise and huddle against the furthest wall of the containment chamber until chew toy was removed.\n\nEnd Log\nBehavioral Test Log 1991 - 2\nTests of SCP-1991 behavior in regards to negative stimuli.\n\nSupervisor: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\nStimulus: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588 saying \"hello\" in a raised and aggressive voice.\nEffect upon subject: SCP-1991 proceeded to rapidly move to the furthest edge of the chamber from Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588 and attempted to curl into a ball.\nSupervisor: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\nStimulus: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588 clapping hands in front of SCP-1991.\nEffect upon subject: SCP-1991 whimpered, and attempted to cover head with forepaws.\nSupervisor: Agent \u2588\u2588\u2588\nStimulus: Gunshot from starter pistol into the air outside containment chamber.\nEffect upon subject: SCP-1991 urinated on floor of containment chamber and huddled twitching on the opposite side of chamber from the door until ending of the test.\n\nEnd Log\n\nHistory: SCP-1991 was recovered by Foundation agents in \u2588\u2588/\u2588\u2588/19\u2588\u2588 following reports of a \"monster\" scavenging from dumpsters in [DATA EXPUNGED], a small town in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Cover story regarding vagrants planted.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1990 | SCP-1991 | SCP-1992 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Exterior view of SCP-1992\n\nItem #: SCP-1992\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1992 is to be contained in a standard security vault, located in Site-77's Euclid SCP wing. Posted guards are notified that any subjects who are able to breach containment and enter SCP-1992 should not be pursued inside. If the subject does not exit SCP-1992 of their own volition after thirty minutes, one security drone is to enter SCP-1992 to remove and detain the subject as quickly as possible.\nDescription: SCP-1992 is a mobile home located in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, Kentucky. It contains a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen, a closet, and a spare room. According to available historical records, it was constructed at some point in the 1950s. The building shows wear and damage expected with its age. However, no reports of its anomalous effects are dated earlier than 1972.\nIf a sapient organism, designated the subject, enters SCP-1992, they may cause SCP-1992-1 to manifest. Instances of SCP-1992-1 are simplified humanoids, superficially resembling the subject. Moving between rooms within SCP-1992 causes one instance of SCP-1992-1 to manifest at each available exit, which will then act out a situation that could have occurred if the subject had moved in that direction, similar to the effects of long term exposure to SCP-1813.\nInstances of SCP-1992-1 continue to move through SCP-1992, thus causing additional instances to be generated. The instances are capable of interacting with objects and furniture within SCP-1992, which also causes further generation of SCP-1992-1 instances. As the number of SCP-1992-1 instances increases, the interior of SCP-1992 gains additional space, appearing to generate every possible instance of the building interior. These expansions are identical to pre-existing portions of SCP-1992, however the layout will be altered to have rooms arranged in every possible manner of construction. As SCP-1992 expands, its rooms lose detail with each successive iteration, until the rooms are plain white and almost devoid of furniture. Curiously, no alterations to the bedrooms have been noted. Subjects within SCP-1992 have reported seeing several instances of SCP-1992-1 engaging in activities in unison. When the subject exits SCP-1992 entirely, all instances of SCP-1992-1 dematerialise and the interior returns to its original dimensions. No sapience has been reported by any SCP-1992-1 instance. See Addendum 1992-A\nSCP-1992 was found on 9/18/1995, when agents investigating reports of anomalous activity from \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. Upon initial discovery Agent Lis Boyd entered SCP-1992, and reported that she would move towards the kitchen. Moments later, she reported five copies of herself, moving towards the dining room, the living room, a closet, a bathroom, and towards the stairs. After exiting, current containment procedures were enacted. SCP-1992 has been contained as of 1/30/1996, and classified as Euclid.\nAddendum 1992-A: On 8/20/2002, during testing of SCP-1992's anomalous effect, Researcher Katzmann was able to communicate with an instance of SCP-1992-1. To date, this is the only time an instance has shown signs of sapience.\n\nInterviewed: A Manifestation of SCP-1992-1\nInterviewer: Researcher K. Katzmann\nForeword: Researcher Katzmann entered into SCP-1992, and soon after attempted to communicate with one of the manifestations.\n<Begin Log>\nResearcher Katzmann: \"Can you understand me?\"\nSCP-1992-1: \"We could answer the man. We could remain silent. Yes, we can understand you.\"\nResearcher Katzmann: \"What is your purpose?\"\nSCP-1992-1: \"We could answer specific to this one. We could answer non-specifically to all of us. We could ask for clarification as to \"purpose.\" We could remain silent. Define \"purpose\".\"\nResearcher Katzmann: \"What is your reason for being, for existing?\"\nSCP-1992-1: \"We could answer specific to this one. We could answer non-specifically to all of us. We could answer the first half. We could answer the second half. We could answer in full. We could ask for further clarification. We could choose.\"\nSCP-1992-1 and Researcher Katzmann remain silent for 15 seconds\nResearcher Katzmann: \"Are you dangerous?\"\nSCP-1992-1 \"We could answer the man. We could remain silent. We could ask the man the same. We could lie.\"\n<End Log>\nClosing Statement: SCP-1992-1 did not continue communications after this event, and no instance of SCP-1992-1 has attempted to communicate since.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1991 | SCP-1992 | SCP-1993 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1993\nObject Class: Euclid\nSpecial Containment Procedures: SCP-1993 is to be kept in a safe with voice-activated locks in a standard containment chamber, 5m x 5m x 3m in size. The containment chamber is to have no means of visual output to any other location by either direct or electronic means, though the chamber should have two-way audio transmission capability with an adjoining testing area. Additionally, the containment chamber is to be stocked with a single surgical table and sterilized surgical equipment before testing. During testing, a single D-class personnel is to enter containment and close all doors, at which point an authorized researcher is to voice-unlock the safe from a remote location. Under no circumstances are unauthorized D-class or any non-D-class personnel to access SCP-1993 directly; transportation of SCP-1993 should take place only with the object inside of its safe. No visual record of SCP-1993 is to be created at any time, and any such records located are to be destroyed as soon as possible.\nDescription: SCP-1993 is a human right leg, severed at an angle beginning above the knee and descending to the patella. Examination of the leg has shown the presence of a small tattoo on the exterior side of the ankle, depicting a compass with the needle pointing to the southeast. Instances of SCP-1993 have been observed to decay at the normal rate for a severed limb.\nAll humans making visual contact with SCP-1993 will become immediately convinced that SCP-1993 is their leg, amputated from them at some point in the past and replaced with a simulacrum1. Affected individuals will have no explanation as to how, when, or under what circumstances their leg was removed, but in no instance has any individual been disabused of the idea once exposed to SCP-1993. If permitted physical access to SCP-1993, individuals will find some manner of removing their own leg above the knee; documented incidents have seen individuals applying tourniquets and performing amputations with improvised sharpened pieces of metal, shards of glass, or their own teeth, cutting through skin, muscle, and tendon, dislocating the patella and severing all requisite tendons and the anterior cruciate ligament.\nIndividuals will then attempt to attach SCP-1993 to their own bodies, again using whatever materials are available to them; however, given the complexity of microsurgical reattachment, this will often be carried out haphazardly, with many affected individuals electing finally to connect the limb via topical methods such as stapling or using adhesive chemicals. While exposure to SCP-1993 causes affected individuals to ignore or mentally suppress sensations of pain during the procedure, the massive damage caused by the amputation typically results in death by any combination of blood loss, shock, or injuries caused by attempting to walk on the attached leg. In the event that the patient survives the procedure's immediate aftermath, infections resulting either from general exposure to bacteria or from contact with necrotic tissue will typically prove lethal without immediate medical treatment.\nCurrent experimentation suggests that the anomalous phenomenon associated with SCP-1993 transfers from the former leg to the newly amputated one at some point during the procedure. The exact point of transition is unknown, but former instances of SCP-1993 can be removed from the containment chamber without anomalous effect once another leg is left behind; this second leg can now be identified as SCP-1993. All instances thus removed have had a compass rose tattoo on the ankle.\nAddendum 1993-A: Testing Log\nTest: 1993-2\nPersonnel: D-65451, D-85165\nSupplies Provided: Standard surgical equipment (sterilized forceps, scalpels, bowls, running water)\nDescription: D-65451 entered testing chamber as instructed and accessed SCP-1993. Subject was heard to audibly gasp; despite prompting, subject was unable to describe what she was seeing at the time and refused to respond verbally. Approximately twenty minutes passed with D-65451 in the containment chamber, accompanied by sounds of grunting and dripping, followed by a loud crash. D-85165 instructed to enter testing chamber and retrieve D-65451 from SCP-1993's containment area. D-85165 entered testing chamber as instructed. Approximately twenty-three minutes passed with D-85165 in the containment chamber, accompanied by sounds of audible pain, squeaking, and finally an unidentified loud, repetitive metallic thumping sound. D-85165 exited containment dragging D-65451, unconscious from blood loss, and the former instance of SCP-1993, attached to the severed end of D-65451's thigh. D-85165 was found to have amputated his own leg and replaced it with that of D-65451, using a Black and Decker-brand staple gun to make the connection.\nNotes: At no point was any staple gun introduced into the testing chamber. Further tests are to require stricter searching of personnel involved.\nTest: 1993-6\nPersonnel: D-1951, D-8923, D-2678, D-1864\nSupplied Provided: Standard surgical equipment, as above.\nDescription: All four D-class personnel entered containment and accessed SCP-1993 without difficulty. Upon accessing, all four individuals refused to respond to verbal instructions or requests for updates. The following twenty minutes of audio output closely resembled a violent fistfight, accompanied primarily by grunting, dripping, and panting sounds, along with occasional mutters of \"mine\" and \"give me\". Twenty-six minutes into the recording, screaming becomes audible; screaming continues for three minutes, followed by two minutes of begging, thirty seconds of a squirting sound, and silence. Further grunting and dripping sounds are heard for eighteen minutes, followed by an unidentified sound for forty-five seconds. D-8923 exited containment with the previous instance of SCP-1993 (connected to his leg via duct tape) three minutes later. DNA analysis confirmed the leg's owner as D-51684.\nNotes: At no point was any duct tape introduced into the testing chamber. Further tests suspended indefinitely.\n\nFootnotes\n1. Survivors of SCP-1311 are immune to this effect.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1992 | SCP-1993 | SCP-1994 \u00bb"}
{"text": "Item #: SCP-1995\nObject Class: Keter\nSpecial Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of SCP-1995, the location where it was discovered has been converted to Armed Research Site-1995 located at coordinates \u2588\u2588\u00ba \u2588\u2588' \u2588.\u2588\u2588\"N \u2588\u2588\u00ba \u2588\u2588' \u2588\u2588.\u2588\u2588\"E. The entrance of the mine is at approximately 1000m above sea level, while the object itself is around 800m above sea level. The location of ARS-1995 is restricted on a need-to-know basis. The object is currently housed in a chamber measuring approximately 10m x 10m x 15m consisting of natural granitic formation reinforced with hardened concrete around the majority of the chamber, with a 4m x 2m airlock on the easternmost side. The airlock leads to a 2.5m hallway which is to be kept at a near-vacuum unless personnel and/or equipment are being transported to the main chamber. Personnel entering the chamber must be equipped with Level A hazmat equipment. In the event of an emergency, additional Level A hazmat equipment is stored in Storage Area 1995-2, adjacent to the main containment chamber. SCP-1995 is monitored by an array of sensors which detect the exact time of an event, energy released during an event, and exact temperature to thousandths of a Kelvin. The total energy released during an event and the exact time of an event are to be recorded and noted in Ledger 1995-1. Deviations in time between events or energy released during an event are to be reported to the Level 3 researcher on-site immediately. These are defined as greater than 12 24 milliseconds and greater than 38 joules respectively.\nDescription: SCP-1995 is a tablet that appears to be made of granite measuring approximately 25 cm x 15 cm x 5 cm. The tablet is non-anomalous in appearance, displaying a word in Pashto which translates to \"trapped\" \"feed\" \"escape\" (see Addendum 1995-1). The temperature of the tablet is constant at 282.67 K, and is not affected by changes in ambient temperature.\nSCP-1995 nullifies kinetic energy. Due to this effect, the tablet cannot be destroyed, and objects that collide with the item will remain undamaged. The object's secondary effect is that contact with the item precipitates a massive drop in surface temperature; exposed human flesh will within seconds develop frostbite consistent with prolonged exposure. At the conclusion of each 'dormant' cycle, SCP-1995 enters an 'active' phase lasting 1.37 seconds, during which time it releases all energy it has absorbed during the preceding 'dormant' cycle. Of note is the fact that the energy is not released uniformly; rather, it seems to match the pattern of energy input during the 'dormant' cycle. Due to the constant kinetic energy applied through conduction of thermal energy via the air and ground and gravity, and the short length of events, an event will always release a fairly large amount of ionizing radiation.\nSCP-1995 was discovered in southern \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 by a mining expedition searching for gold deposits. The mining expedition unearthed the object, and was killed by an event before it could contact authorities. However, due to the massive release of radiation not absorbed by the granite surrounding the item, it was detected on sensors owned by the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 designed to detect nuclear weapon discharge in \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 or \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588. A liaison in the \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 contacted the Foundation. The death of the mining expedition was published as caused by a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 raid, while the radiation anomaly was described as a software malfunction.\nAddendum 1995-1:\nFollowing Event-1995-L-3, the writing on the object had changed from \"trapped\" to a word which translates to \"feed\". Active testing with the object has ceased, however at the request of Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588, data from the events will still be recorded, including time of the event and energy released at the event.\nAddendum 1995-2:\nFollowing analysis of the data gathered from events, Dr. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 observed a correlation between the time between events and the energy released. Notably, it has been discovered that following Event-1995-\u039b-3, when the energy released during any event exceeds the highest previously-recorded amount, the period between future events shrinks by 12 milliseconds per excess joule. Containment procedures have been changed to prevent increases in energy beyond [REDACTED] joule per event.\nAddendum 1995-3:\nFollowing Event-1995-V-5, the writing on the object had changed from \"feed\" to a word which translates to \"escape\". Furthermore, the linear decrease in 'dormancy' periods per excess joule doubled, from 12 to 24 milliseconds. Despite efforts to reduce the amount of kinetic energy SCP-1995 nullifies, there is still sufficient energy being absorbed through ambient heat in the chamber. Research is now focusing on methods to reduce the ambient heat in the chamber drastically.\n\n\u00ab SCP-1994 | SCP-1995 | SCP-1996 \u00bb"}